The Express. — London, England, 1847-12-18 00:00:00

use was delivered by Lord Aenteg ; but as far as it contained any argument, it ought to have led to an o pposite conclusion. He eulogised the Jews in terms Too thy of Mr. Disaasu ; he repudiated the some what antiquated objection to their sitting in parlia ment because they were accomplices in the crucifixion; and he confined himself principally to the necessity of ac k n owledging Christianity in name. In onepart of his speech he almost repeated the statement of Lord J. Russet'. First, we made a stand, he said, for the c h u rch, then for a protestant parliament, now for a Cluistian parliament—we may soon have to defend a w hite parliament We should like to know whether there is now auy test of colour—any pledge on the f a ith of a white man. The virtuous electors of Sud bury did rot look at Mr. DYCE SOMBRE'S pedigree ; and would have elected a Boejesman, or a liottentot, if he had given them equally solid reasons for doing so. Mr. GLADSTONE'S was the only speech, except Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S, which was likely to influence votes. i t di s played the usual defects of his character in its m aned and minute arguments and apologetic t on e. But it must be remembered that he w as voting against the wish of his constituents, and speaking against principles which he might be su pposed to hold. The strength of his reasoning consisted not in broad and simple views of justice and expediency, but in skilful fencing with the reli gious scruples which stand in the way of a recogni tion of the Jewish claims. It was more to his purpose to show that a person of strong and exclusive religious opinions might consistently dispense with political exclusion, than to repeat the more ordinary argu ments which hsve been used on the same side. We have no doubt that he would have adopted the in ference which was tauntingly thrown out on the same side, that Mahometans or Pagans would in a similar case be entitled to the same con sideration. When such religionists form a part of the native inhabitants of Great Britain and Ireland, and are likely to find constituents, we agree that they ought not to be excluded. The error of Dr. VAN OVENS, in saying that a majority of the nation is not Christian, consists in confounding our eastern dependants with ourselves. No one calls India a Christian country. The British Empire is Christian, in as far as the English are the dominant portion of the population ; and these islands are Christian because the immense majority of the inhabitants adhere to that faith. It pleases Dr. VAN Ovarrs indeed, to say that England is not Christian be cause it contains some Jews; an assertion which excites the indignation of Sir ROBERT INGLIS, who thinks that so small a body cannot affect the national character. But, says Mr. GLADSTONE, if it is an offence to say that 30,000 or 40,000 Jews unchristianise a nation, why should three or four unchrietianise a parliament; especially as Jews al ready have a share in electing our Christian parlia ment? It is fortunate that, out of their four mem bers, the universities have one who is chosen for some intellectual qualities, independent of the pos. minion of " Protestant principles." The fate of the proposed bill in the House of Commons is decided. We also think that the turn which the debate has taken is favourable to its success in the House of Lords. Lord J. RUSSELL has not only expressed a sincere sympathy for the reli gious feelings of the country, a hile he attempts to abolish political disabilities, but he has lately conciliated the ultra-Protestant party in the church by the hostility which he has expressed to the minority which is so obnoxious to it. Both Lord ASHLEY and Mr. GLADSTONE contributed to relieve the subject from prejudice, and to lay before the country the true issue—whether a nominal recognition of Christianity unknown to the constitu tion in former times, and operating in a manner which was never contemplated when the Abjuration Act was introduced, is worth preserving at the ex pense of injustice and anomaly. Lord JOHN RUSSELL well observes that parliament is under no compulsion. It may if it chooses safely persecute the Jews. They cannot raise mobs or rebel, they will not even call in their mortgages. They have no claim but that which ought to be all-sufficient, the claim of expedi ency and of political right. A summary of the following appeared in a part of - our last evening's issue. The reform banquets continue to occupy a large space in the French journals, and the subject excites their serious attention. In those of Thursday we find voluminous reports of that of Nieubourg, which we noticed yesterday as having been held on the 12th. At this meeting speeches were delivered by M. Dupont (de I'Eure), who presided, M. Paguerre, and M. Gamier Pages. The reform banquet of the fourteenth arrondisse ment, held at St. Denis on Tuesday, which we noticed in our correspondence of yesterday, was one of the most imposing of these popular demonstrations. It was attended by 1,100 guests, and conducted under the presidency of M. F. de Lasterie, deputy of St. Denis, supported by MM. Odilon Barrot, Marie, La fayette, L'Herbette, Gamier Pages, Vavio, Betbruont, and a host of leading members of the opposition. The toast to the King was omitted, being replaced by that to "the Sovereignty of the Nation. M. Marie introduced the great tout of the day, " Elec toral and parliamentary reform," by a speech cha racterised by more even than his usual ability. The anniversary of the arrival of the remains of the Emperor Napoleon at the Invalides, was cele brated by a religious solemnity in the chapel of the hospital on Wednesday. Prince Jerome, ex-king of Webtphalia, with his eon and daughter, were present on the occasi n. The chapel was filled with officers and soldiers of the empire, and functionaries of the imperial court. The ladies present, who were nume rous, appeared in mourning. The King and Royal family will remain at St. Cloud until the 23rd, after which they will as usual at this season inhabit the Tuileries. The Pattie affirms that the decision of the Diet which settled the difference with the principality of Neufchatel by a pecuniary indemnity, was made at the saggestion of Sir Stratford Canning. The answer of the Swiss Diet to the note of M. Bois-le-Comte, was officially received at the Hotel des Affaires Etraugeree, on Tuesday. We have letters from various parts of Italy ; from Turin to the 11th, Leghorn to the 10th, and Rome and Naples to the Bth. The letter of our own our. e spondent from Rome will be found below. The Sar dinian government is proceeding steadily with the stem of reform, which the King has pledged him self to, and which it is now understood will be ex tended to the island of Sardinia. It is expected that a general amnesty for political offences will be pro claimed on the first day of the new year. A popular demonstration took place in Leghorn on the Bth, on the arrival of the intelligence of the success of the Diet against the Sonderbund, similar to that which occurred at Rome and which we have already reported. The affair was con ducted with the most perfect order, and no interrup tion of the tranquillity of the town took place. The arrangement we have already reported as having been agreed on between Tuscany and Modena, under the arbitration of the Pope and the King of Sardinia, has been carried into effect without any resistance or further effervescence on the part of the population of Lunigiana, which now constitutes, part of Modena. A popular movement was reported to have taken' place at Trapani, in Sicily, similar to that which • lately occurred at Palermo, but without any serious consequences. The Nourelliate of Marseilles says : A new act of firmness and high independence of Pius IX. proves to the last evidence that this great pontiff, if he has always united his right to a sage moderation, has not the less pursued with firmness the reparation of the insult offered at Ferrara. The momentary withdrawal of Cardinal Ciacchl, the energetic legate of that province, being of a nature to leave room for interpretations capable of compromising the dignity of the Roman government, this prelate has just re mired orders to return immediately to Ferrara. His absence would in fact appear a compensation or a satisfaction given to Austria in exchange for the evacuation of the troops. Car dinal Ciacchi has been ordered to remain at his post until the evacuation has bees concluded. A letter from Genoa, dated the 10th, says: We have had td day a glorious festival to celebrate the victory gained by the Genoese over the Austrians in 1746. Accustomed as I am to popular demonstrations, I never yet saw anything to stupor the meeting which I have just wit nessed. At an early hour this morning the almost entire population of the city went in proccesion to the church d'Oreguia, when 'solemn Te Delos was sung, the multi tude remaining uncovered outside. It was an affecting thing to see there, on the battle-field won by their ancestors, so many thousands raisin g _ their heads and hearts in thanks and praying Divine Providence to defend their country from foreign domination. When divine movie., was concluded the multitude again formed, and proceeded in excellent order through the principal streets of the city. Frothing could exceed the perfect order and obedience to their chide observed by all classes. No military, no polio, mete present, A number of well-dressed ladies formed pan of the procession, and marched, preceded by the public, in a style to please the strictest diaciplinarian. The clergy elan took a prominent part in the proceedings of the day. It is now night, the city is illuminated, and the nelighboaring costa presents to the ye a long line of light, The streets resound with the patriotic songs, "Sorgete Itshaul," and " il barber° trate." On every side is heard the cry of " Viva l'indeptnes Italians!_' The Madrid math) of the 11th have arrived. The journals and correspondence are almost exclusively occupied with the debates in the chambers. There is no news of general interest. The correspondence from Berne to the 12th has been received. The Diet had resolved on the further reduction of the army raised for the purposes of the late war. The elections of the members of the new grand councils of the cantons of Friburg and Lucerne had been completed. 'the great majority of these were understood to be on the liberal side. There is, however, an intermixture of conservatives. These bodies were to meet on the 16th, to appoint the can tonal governments and the delegates to the Diet. The Bak Gazette of the 14th states that the police at Domodossola, searching the baggage of M. Sieg wart Muller, found a box containing 50,000 francs, which they seized, although M. Muller declared it was Austrian money. M. S. Muller left for Novara, which the governor of the province assigned as his residence. ROME, Dsc. 8. The British admiral, Sir W. Parker, landed this morning from the Gladiator steam-frigate at Civita Vecchia, and will join Lord Minto this evening in Rome. He left our fleet riding at anchor in the downs off Leghorn, and I find that Florence is en livened by the presence of blue jackets in good force. What part oar admiral intends taking at the helm of St. Peter's barque here is a puzzle. The sudden death, of one of the two members for Bologna has interrupted the sittings of parliament in the Vatican for the last few days. Silvani was one of the ablest thinkers and speakers in that assembly, and the funeral honours paid him were on a scale of national magnificence. The question of English resident artists being com pelled to serve in the civic ranks has been tacitly compounded, by their each contributing the complete equipment of a native subAitute, with helmet and regimentals, man for man. Count Rossi's right hand man, Abbe de Bounecheee, who got him out of all his difficulties in the Jesuit negotiation, has been just made Bishop of Carcassonne, on the demand of Louis Philippe. The Carlist faction is furious at this ap pointment, and have taken to maligning the new dig nitary in their newspapers; but every one who knows the abbe knows him to besincere in any view be takes, uncompromising and fearless, and born a gentleman. By the way there is &controversy going on quietly here as to the duty of the French ambassador to repair the grand travertine staircase of Trinita de Monte, which is nearly ruined by progressive dilapidation, and its splendid balustrades all broken and tottering. This once magnificent structure was the work of Car dinal Polignac, when French ambassador, under the reign of Pope Benedict XIV., which fact is in large let ters emblazoned on the great marble basement. Now, the board of works here fancy that they ought not in etiquette presume to cobble up this broken down me morial of former Galilean generosity; while, on the other hand, Rossi pretends not to be cognisant of its tumble-down condition, and the result is, that several elderly gentlemen break their necks of a dark winter evening coming home from Piazza d'Spagna. As to Cardinal Massimo (the president of the " streets and aqueducts"), he is but too glad to have an excuse for doing nothing : to do nothing as long as they can help it is the motto of the family, whose descent I alluded to in a former letter. " Otenctanito reatituit rem" is inscribed on their escutcheon. His brother, Prince Massimo, who is postmaster-general, has not improved since I gave him a hint last year, though he made a greit fuss here in tracing out the writer, instead of pondering on what was written. The six first miles from the Florentine frontier to Aquapendente are a disgrace to any civilised country, and the 'illations engineering thereof has not been meddled with since Gregory the Thirteenth, some hundreds of years ago. This caretaker of the Pope's highway reminds one of the French satire on a similar functionary who ruled les ponts et chaisesees in the reign of Louis XV. ii ern charge sans boute— thl wit a q uell, an; Morns pour Knorr is route Que postr—fatra tun cheortsn! The Rev. Mr. Newman leaves Rome to-morrow for England. He is bearer of the greatest papal docu ment which has reached your island since that read by Cardinal Pole in the Howie of Lords under Queen Mary, by which the Pope reconciled England to his see, took off the ban, and authorised the secabirisation of the church lauds. This boll, of which Mr. New man is in charge, sweeps away for ever the power of " Vicars Apo/A.11k," and substitutes twelve bishoprics with an archbishop in merry England. I presume it will be allowed to pass freely at the Custom-house under Peel's new tariff. FRANCE. — PARIS, DEC. 16.— Tile CASE OF COUNT MORTIZIA—The result of the demand of interdiction made by Countess Mortitr has been • decision of the court ordering proofs to be given, with all speeil, of the sets corn- mitted by Count Mortier when in a state of hallucination on divers occasions, already publicly stated. And for that pur pose the court further ordered H. Cazenave, judge, to pro ' ceed to the examination at Paris ; and gave full commission to the judicial authorities of Berne, Lucerne, Turin. Ostend, and Bruges, to interrogate such witnesses as it may be neces sary to call before them ,• ordered that the investigation be co mmensed within the fortnight after the judgment was de livered ; that the Doctors Fabret, Leuret, and Foville to visit Count Mortier ; and that within a fortnight at farthest from the day on which said judgment was given, that they shall give in a first report on the question of Mortier's being able with safety to be removed to an establishment not con secrated to madmen and fools ; and that they shall also give in a report on the question as to whether Monier ought to be considered as affected with mental alienation. HOLLAND. AMSTERDAM, Dec. 16.--Doting the three last days cabinet councils of long duration have been held at the Hague, under the presidency of the Ring. The Prince of Orange and Prince Frederick were present each time. Rumours of all kinds are current respecting the object of such continuous sittings. The electric telegraph is now in operation between Rotterdam and the Hague, thus completing the arrange ments for a direct telegraphic communication between the first place and Amsterdam. PRUSSIA.—BERLIN.—MEETING OP THE HOLDERS OF SPANISH BONDS.—Ths Cologne Casette of the 16th gives a brief account of a meeting lately held in the Prussian capital, with the view of furthering the interests of the un fortunate holders of Spanish bonds. Herr Jacobson, the well-known banker, presided, and stated in the course of his addre.ts that his recent intercourse with distinguished Spa nish diplomatists and with the ministers of his own country had convinced him that the present was the moat favourable ' time for urging the claims of the holders of Spanish bonds. A long debate ensued as to whether the Prussian holders of • those bonds should co-operate with the committees already formed in other countries or should act for themselves It was finally decided that a Prussian committee should be formed, and that it should act independently of any other similar body, SOON steps having been taken else where, which the meeting (it was said) could not approve of. It is stated in another German journal that the Prussian • holders of Spanish bonds hope to gain more by the suoviter Ins mod° than by the _Petite+ . in re. It was also resolved to raise a voluntary subscription for the defraying of the Pietism BAVARIA.—DEATH OP PRINCE PAUL OF WER TIMBERII.—Letters from Bamberg announce the death of the above prince aft r a painful Mama. HESSE CASSEL, DEc. 12.—The new Elector, having received the commission deputed by the States to offer the condolence of that assembly, has returned an answer to the Diet, in which it is stated that the government of Cassel will shortly present to that body a Krim of proposals tending to the introduction of certain changes in the consti tution ; these changes are, it is added, to be as much for the service of the country as for that of the electoral house, and will guarantee the existence of the constitution in a durable manner. COLONIAL. BRITISH NORTH AMERICA. Our dates by the Acadia are : Halifax, Dec. 3 ; Montreal, Nov. 27 ; Toronto, Nov. 17 ; St. John's (New Brunswick), Nov 30; St. John's (Newfound land), Nov. 27. CANADA.—The provincial parliament was, by a notice in the Gazette of Nov. 20, prorogued to the 4th of January. The rumour that a dissolution was near at hand continued to gain more believers. The papers are full of paragraphs relative to electioneering prospects in various localities. The Pilot, which is (or was) the organ of the Baldwin-Lafontaine party in Montreal, expresses dissatisfac tion at the prospect of a dissolution ; mil Lithe Minerva, the chief organ of the same party among the French journals of Lower Canada, and the Globe, their representative at To ronto, follow the lead. These papers deny the act of dissolution, and seek to represent it as forced upon the provincial cabinet by Lord Elgin, with a view to get rid of them by Owing them in minority. This rather far-fetched supposition enables the Montreal Gazette to taunt their party, plausibly enougt, with fear of the con. sequences (for them) of an appeal to the people. Mr. Duggan applied to the lice. Mr. Sherwood for information as to the alleged pressure by the Governor-General on the cabinet, ' and elicited from that gentleman a flat contradiction of the story. The weather at Montreal continued remarkably mild and open—more like April than November, according to the Mostreal Casette. The snow had disapPeared from the en virons, and there was no sign of ice on the river. The gelds Mal afforded pasture, and the neck of winter fodder would in consequence be much economised. In the upper province the weather wee more severe, 'leo in the district of Quebec. Near Berthier the sleighing was active. The numtwr of sick in the emigrant hospital at Point fit. Charles was 626 on the 14th of November; 621 on the 15th; 691 on the 16th ; 598 on the 17th ; 695 on the 18th ; 660 on the 19th; and 666 on the 20th. The deaths during the week were : 6 on the 14th ; 6 on the 16th ; 12 on the 16th ; 9 on the 17th ; 11 on the 18th ; 8 on the 19th; and 6 on the 20th. Captain Bell, of the Lord Ashburton emigrant \TINA, died of typhus at Quebec on the 17th. • • PRINCE EDWARD'S ISLAND.—" Sir Edward Vert Huntley," says the Halifax Sun, " late governor of Prime Edward's Island, arrived in this city, en route for England, on Wednesday evening. His excellency was in vited to a public breakfast, by a large party of his friends and supporters, the morning he left the island. We notice that he made some further liberal appointments previous to his surrender of office. We think it will be a long time ere he is again sent to govern a colony of British freemen. He 111.1 at Gambia before be was sent to Prince Edward's Island." HE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 18, 1847. Cbt Court. The unfavourable state of the weather yesterday morning prevented her Majesty and her royal consort taking their usual early walk, or the royal children from taking their accustomed walking and riding exercise on the sea beach. The Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Fanny Howard, arrived at Clarence House, St. James's, at twenty minutes before twelve o'clock yesterday, from her residence, Frogmore House, Windsor. Her Royal Highness, attended by Lady Fanny Howard, let town at a quarter past two o'clock on her return to Frosmore House. A cabinet council was held at one o'clock yesterday afternoon at the Foreign-office. The ministers present were Lard J. Russell, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Sir O. Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey, the Earl of Auckland, Sir J. Hobbouee, Lord Campbell, the Marquis of Clanricante, Viscount Morpeth, the Right Hon. H. Labouchere, and the Right llon. T. B. Macaulay. The Chancellor of the Es chequer arrived soon after two o'clock, and joined his coi -1 legmes. The council sat two hours and a half. Mr. Brotherton and Mr. Roberts had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday, at the Home-office. Mr. Cowell had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday, at the Colonial-office. Major Macnamars had an interview with Lord John Russell yesterday, at hie official residence, in Downing-street. Mr. Adair had an interview with the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade. Despatches from the Governor-General of Canada, and also from the governors of the other North American provinces, were received yesterday at the Colonial-office. Despatches were sent off last evening from the Colonial-office for the governors of the North American provinces. The judicial committee of the Privy Council sat yes terday. Mr. Crowder, Queen's counsel, was heard on an appeal from the High Court of Admiralty, "Green v. Ryan," relative to the Seringapatara. Mr. Wigram, Queen's counsel, wan heard in reply. [From lest night's Gazette.] WHITEHALL, Dec. 13.—The Queen has been pleased by letters patent under the great seal of the United Kingdom to nominate, constitute, and appoint Charles Buller, Esq., to be a Poor-law Commissioner for England. WAR OPYFIE, Dec. 17. lad Regt. of L. Oneedu—Llent. W. A. Tollemacht to be apt., by per, vice Boyce, prone.; Cm. and ilib.Lieut. W. H. I:regale, to be lieut., by par., vioeTollemache; C. 11. Miller, gent, to be nor. and sub-lieut., by par, Woe Creel le. 1.0 Rest- of P.—Ben.-Major 11. P. Raymond, to be major, by par., vice Bennett, who ret ; lieut. J. E. Sharpe to be amt., by per., vies Raymond ; Ens. E. 11. Finney to be lieut., by par., Woe Sharp ; C. l. Philippa, gent., to be eau, by per., vice Finney. 4th F.—. erg. T. G. Logan, M. D., from the 631t1 F., tetbe surirece, vice Dartoell, who each. Itch F.--Cept. 0. F. Moore, from the 28th F., to be captain, vice Genie, who each. 16th F.—Major F. W. Dillon to be Heat-col., without par., vice Cowper, die.; Brer.-MeJor F. %triton to be major, vice Dillon; Lieut. J. J. Wood to be cep., vice Wigstan ; Ent E. Jones to be lieut., vice Wood P. 113. 0. A. Elliot, from the 44th F., to be end , vice lima. 22nd F..-Lient. F. O. Moore, from the 48th F., to be lieut., vice Umber, who 2Sth F.— e Ge i n g t=W. H. Newenharn, from the Royal MIL to be ens, without per., vice M'Bestli, dec. 26th F.—Capt. J. T.Oorle, from the 10th F., to be apt., vice Moore, who exch.; Lieut J. T. Caber, from the 22nd F., to be lieut., vice Moore, who exchanges. 44th F.—Gent. Cadet J. 0. M. Strode, from the Royal MIL Coll., to be ens., withoatpur., vice Elliot, app. to 18th F. S3ed P.--Eurg. N. Donnell, from 4th F., to be wag., vice Logan, who ezebancea. 76th F.-0. A. Wilkinson, gent, to be amietucag., vice Wallace, deceased. 84th F.—Lieut. J. W. Maack, to be adjut, vice Seymour prom. 86th F.—Lleut. C. F. Heady, to bo paymet., vice Ormond, den; Limy. 0. Fitzgerald, from Cade Mounted to be Use;., vice Sty ' appointed paymaster. 93rd P.—Ens. IL E. Scion, to be lieut., by pur., vice 16.130na1d, Nom. In the 37th F.; J. M. Bannatyne, gent., to be one., by per. vice Mon Pith F.—Ens. J. Buchanan, to be bent., vithout par., vice Cardew, dec. ; Ent N. B. Walton, to be lieut, by pur., vice H. W. B. Cleve land, who mt.; D. M. Farrington, gent, to be ens., by per., vice Walton; J. E. Whalte, gent., to be ens., vice Buchanan. Sod Week India Regt.—Lleut. J. W. (Hebb, to be apt., without O Woo Campbell, dec.; Ens. A. J. B. Child, to be tient, vice Olubb; S. Sexton, gent, to be en.., vise Limit J. It 'Doriagh, to be dj., vice Harper, who resigns the adjutancy only. Ceylon Rifle Regt..—Set-Lieut. C. C. Grantham, to be nrstileut., 1 without pun., vice Irwin, app. to ISM F.; Lieut. F. Taylor, from 46th F., to be lieut., via Adam% app. to 48th Y. ; Sec. Lieut. C. P. Teesdale, to be drat . Heat, by pun., vice Taylor, who retiree; J. Winterbottom, gent., to be sec. heut., Ace Gnuttharn; W. H. Long, gent., to be sec. tient, by par. vice Teesdale. Cape Mounted Rlfiemen.—Lient. W. H. Emery); from h.-p. Seth P. to be lieut., vice Fitzgerald, app. to 06th F. • Iloartrm. ST/17.—F. A. Kingdom, M.D., to be eredst-cure. to the Faces. texcerm in the Gazette of Gee- ,14 1642.-44th P.—Pa Lent. W. Evans, to be apt, vice Rubinson, killed in action, reed Lent. W. 11. Dodgier, to be apt, vice Robinson, kilted In action; and Lieut. W. Evan; to be rapt., vice Dodgin, killed in action. Masonessint—The name. of the gentleman appointed to the Cold stream Regt. of F. Guar* on the 10th Wet., are Arthur John Betitell Thellmoon. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, Dec. 16. RI. Artillery—Msjor.Cien. T. J. Forbes, to be coL commandant, vice lent.-Gen. Sir J. Carncrces, ILCB., dec. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. Yesterday a court wan held for the despatch of im portant public badness. The freedom of the City was presented to Maior-General Sir George Pollock, "in honour of his glorious 'services in India." 1 . /INSANITARY STAIR OF TEN CITY OP LONDON.—Deputy Peacoat prUented a report from the Commissioners of Sewers, certifying that they had caused the necessary notices to be given of an application to parliament in the next session, and had directed the Remembrancer to prepare the draft of a bill to provide for the sanitary improvement of the City of London. The Deputy took occasion to contradict tome grossly false reports which had been generally circu lated, to the effect that the corporation had prevailed upon Lord John Russell to have the City of London excluded from a participation in the metropolitan sanitary regu lations. Nothing could, he declared, be a more monstrous falsehood. The corporation merely sought to communicate with Lord Morpeth upon the bill in contemplation, and his lordship at once declared that the government had no notion of interfering with the City, as they considered it to be in a most excellent condition. Mr. Low asked whether it was true that the unitary commissioners had signed a report recommending that the commission of sewers for the City of London should last no longer than two yearn, and then be swept away for ever, the duty devolving on the metropolitan commissioners Mr. R. L Joss!' bed not heard of anything of the kind. Mr. W. 8. Harz understood, from what he had read in the publiaked report of the commissioners, that there was a decided wish amoncot those who drew up that document, that all the sewers of the metropolis, iocluding the City, should be under one and the same authority. Mr. Winn said it was necessary to give a peremptory contradiction to the utter falsehoods and calumnies which were every day issued against the City of London. Persons were regularly employed to go about and cry out against the drainage and sewerage of the City, as if those who are of the commission were inch foils as to be careless about their own lives, as wall as indifferent about the lives of their neigh bours. There could be ao greater falsehood invented than that contained in that atrocious charge. The report was then received and agreed to, and the peti tion to parliament was adopted. CONSERVANCY OP THE TM AM ES.—MT. R. L. Joan brought up a report recommending en application to parlia ment for leave to bring in a bill relating to the conservancy sf the Thames. SMITHFIELD MARX/FY—II was determined that the market days should not be changed. WESTMINSTER SANITARY ASSOCIATION. The anniversary meeting of this association was held yesterday at the residence of Dr. Alai!, Chester-square, Pimlico. Lord ROBE= 01108VENOR, m.r., presided, and opened the proceedings by congratulating the meeting on the favourable state in which the question at present stood, front its having been taken up by government. The SECRESIdLY then read the report, wherein the com mittee, after adverting to the necessities which exist for sanitary reform, and the difficulties which its advocates had to contend with in combating antagonistic preudices, ex plained the origin and objects of the society. The associa tion had also been the medium of the exhibition of Mr. Ellttman's deodorising fluid, and had entertained the views of the Smithfield-market and Abattoir Company, the Metropolitan Sewage and Manure, and the Che mical Manure Companies, as far sa they deemed them beneficial to the public. While regretting the want of sympathy in the cause amongst nosy ef dm public, the committee felt that they had nelehoss swemeded in removing many abominable nuisances . Th e reesipte for the present year amounted to 3.51. 16e. lid., out al which • balance remained of 81. 18s. lid.—The Starstarr observed that although Mr. C. Cochrane's nears wan:AO lie re port, he begged to express the eslosewiedommle of the committee to that gentleman for his disimphlwil eurviem in the muse, and but for whom the society amoeba now have been in existence. Mr. C. Losnisorox, M.P., in an a ble speech, vont& the adoption of the report. Mr. RIDOWLY DrOMlded the resolution, which was carried unanimous y. Mr. Hoeg this awed the alma residatiou Siesetes animas emaliele tee 'Mews rod W o is.; et Sie emilmewe kr Ile goirwiwies, VIII power t sad le *dr aulabw:-0. I. 11. 7 %11ik v. iL16., adman halal 010. N Triggprer; Ida Haw. Lulin lN g; Ism Beased lamb; time, Ilimb. A. Omit Esq.; IL /I. Abraham, ligg.; W. C. MAP^ F.eq.; lad W.V. Pet grew, LAI , Mr. ELLsament aseseded the resolution, which was carried. Mr — . °Lunn' mond: neat *is reseed' with meeh maracas*, inesieenteat els unary sesien by Inelialmers gorenement, nal the lota. Waal on lea el a ow Umaintealsd °am nion= sewers arab and Ms madang pledgee itself to ampere the grupeneent nu made by It tepees • woad aidDr"..Crivenn=meeaera a resolution. Mr. ABassua sapported the resolution. He was well acquainted with every part of Weotm neer, where the num ber of poor had been accumulating for maay years, and long aft-rthere hadoeued to be any accommodation for them. The lower part of Westminster, which he might well call the lower part, as it was considerably under the level of high water mark, was undrained, There were in that locality about three hundred lodginghousee, containing from 6 to 8 and 10 rooms each, and it was not unfrequent for 12 or 14 persons to sleep together at 2d. per night in one of these small room, ' while poor people slept on the stairs for one penny. In those houses there were no drains or accommo (laden for washing, and nothing was done fur the sake of decency. The resolution haying been carried, thanks were voted to the chairman on the motion of the Rev. Mr. Luaignan ; and the chairman having hr;efiy acknowledged the oompli. went, the meeting separated. METROPOLITAN COMMISSION OF SEWERS.—The first general meeting of the Metropolitan Commission of Sewers, appointed under the authority of the Greet Seal, in pursuance of the recommendations of the Metropolitan Sani tary Commissioners, wu held enThu rsday , in Committee-room No. 8, House of Commons, for the transaction of the joint business of the late courts of sewers. Present—The Right Hon. Lord Morpetb, M.P. (in the their), Lord Ashley, M.P., H. A Blaney, Esq., M.P., Sir E. Buxton' M.P., the Hon. F. Byng , J. Buller, Esq., Dr. Southwood Smith, J. Bidwell, Esq., J. Walter, Esq., M.P., E. Chadwick, Req., J. Leslie, Esq., Professor Owen, W. Hutton, Esq., Rev. W. Stone, W. J. Broderip, Exj., R. L. Jones, Esq., and W. Puckle, Esq. After some formal business the following re solutions for the guidance of the commission were agreed to: That the serethers be emoted to take imeedithe meeteree kr the flushing stheedni s td the sewers eed, MME af the the iset lastman with the meth% alleys onsr lil iol Meets NM =X i the poorer deem TIM betide mime Ow tenter be to Glade eYlgwel emplim et weir hem the wets eienosaise, sad to maw tap addltiongeedstmes mid lableirmS Sig Ise tilt further orders That they be negespeed le en en the seam entered into in regent to elethleg wefts trim the lemeel ether districts. Tnat a comealte mesesfag et the thistring ilaiatilearre be authorised to all the mete with Lthemetin, end to communicate wlsl the keel bowie hawks duces el works at paving end th em e sad lathe air esepostlon to massed at OP SIM gm with weeks the metre die, vis. : Ilea 7. INs& hassar%lrt. Chedwisk. be lin Ibis, Ng Or lair. W. Moak That the Xr. serveyeeL eithe be seam!seth we sew he propos as are el immedine sod = ii =eles will est require le be sedge% end eat sy-ttan of sworeml *Wm worked b 7 mar ain V i t meter, and as may be be geoneded with beim et • petal eurrey. That la xenon to works now la mer e= ere tecenaletent white erten et mums and dais tang by vemlated supplies*/ water, or width mg net be esildimerled en without a enemy, the surveyor's's aederel , t= direellmehelenag them smirk sod oColith,P of 800 whisk lialdine with the patella Mae laillealiallely saga geld. lbw Me now appointed be Wrested te make se inmate report weeks kr white aseirmle lave been mewed the. TIM the estvemes mestier brand& se to the erneetng tap ef say epee tomes et litho width *ppm to be dews= le paths heath s end they reposkthementhme. dialtig, TIM agelludaa be ferdbili7 mode to bar lewd el nin=e is limit • meth ler the district on the r *Me el the army Teseetly the!of ether Imes In Laseeddre end naltst U" = err H igalli s4 l % "d le Beim and Yr. Chedwit be siellnelesd report retheetles the M. swam ed eath portlegiers la die warm es WA Meet it he the regeleemelselthe mils aerate; sad that end Mr. Magid lanshest7mes be depend te EMIG the emnfaiero for the City el Lenin lej les eiend oie In theteppleatine. That • aomeattere for general eth. to seethe or t folioed= iekeseere Ile Hoskin Oadw he _m Mr. Mr. Laths, Mr. Bidwell, Mr. Bradarlp, had 14. ar The Court was then adjourned. TOWER HAMLETS SEWERS' CoMMlSSlON.—Yester day, at a meeting of the rate-payers of Hackney, in vestry, the Rev. T. 0. Goodchild, rector, in the chair, Mr. Charles Green, after a few facetious observations on the defunct sewers' commissions ' submitted the following resolution, which was received with much laughter and applause: " That this meeting of inhabitants of Hackney heartily re joice at the death of the sewer commission for the Tower Hamlets. from whose bad management and inefficiency they have suffered so severely, and beg cordially is thank her Majesty's government fur becoming the executioners of a body which, had only justice been awarded to it, would have been executed many yeArs ago .' Mr. Dennis seconded the resolution ; and Mr. 1 . V . Green and others congratulated the parishioners en the change of sewer management. INQUESTS, YESTERDAY.—BURNED TO DEATH.— Before Mr.Wakley, at University College Hospital, on John Gerinn, who died there on Tuesday night last. The de ceased, who was • captain in the merchant service, and who I , was subject to epileptic fits, was found in his apartment on Tuesday evening last dreadfully burned, and is supposed to have set himself on fire while in a fit; the bedclothes, as well as the carpet, being also much burned. Verdict, " As. cidentally burned."—Suicuth room Gnier.—Befons Mr. Wakley, at the Laurie Arms, Sbouldham-street, St. Mary lebone, on the bodies of Lewis and Elizabeth Gutteridge, aged 76 and 78 year,. By the evidence of a very intelligent child, who lived in the same house with the demathd It appeared that at 4 o'clock in the afternoon of Tuesday last the old couple were found In their apartmeot at 71, Craw . ford-street, the woman lying dead on the bed, and the old man hanging by the neck at the bed-post, also dead. It was clearly proved by the medical testimony teat the woman died of acirrhua of the colon, extensive disease being present, and it was conjectured that the husband hung himself from grief at the lose of his wife. Verdict, in the case of the woman, " Died front natural disease ;" in the case of the man, " Snicide by hanging, state of mind unknown." IRELAND. Dosant, Thro. 16. The Roman Catholic prelates, it, is reported, are deeply dissatisfied with the neglect of the government to their memorial. A disarming act has been passed, but no means of employment or popular maintenance provided, as had been urged by their lordships. In consequence, it is rumoured that a number. of the prelates will go over to London on the re-assembling of parliament, and renew their remonstrance to the government. If the public feeling of England should prove adverse to their suggestion, they will, in that event. address the Irish people on the course they should pursue. Matters may prove more embarrass ing than ministers may contemplate. The pressure of the poor rate has fallen clergy. with over ' whelming force on the Protestant r 111 as others have fared, they are almost reduced to beg cary ;in truth, the incomes of many—more espe ially the smaller incumbents—are purely nominal. In all cases where the poor rate rises to 10s. in the pound the clergyman has nothing. This really piti able condition of the clergy is beginning to attract the attention of the landed proprietors. Several in the counties of Limerick and Tipperary have agreed not to subtract the rate in the amount of the rent charge. The names of these considerate owners of property are, the Earl of Courtoun, Sir John Carden, J. Carden, of Baraane. the O'Grady, Darby O'Grady,' and Grant of Doves, Eaqrs. Mr. Dillon Browne has fallen into sad disrepute with his former co-patriots. At a meeting of the North Dublin Union, yesterday, Mr. Arkins in a most collateral discussion, in which the Imperial Union was hooked on to the poor-law anion, stated that one of the most disastrous results of the former win the dereliction of the member for Mayo, who received while head warden of the west the weekly stipend of 141. " of the people's pence for organising Connaught," and so coolly deserted in the hour of trial. The Limerick Chronicle has thus early pro vided for the member for Mayo—with the Commis sionership of Greenwich Hospital. IRISH LIMAL APpOINTIUNTS.—The *Medal announce. ment on this subject is as fellows:—Mr. Moore, Judge of the Queen's Bench; Mr. Monahan, Attorney, and Mr. Hatchet, Solicitor• General ; Mr. Baldwin, Q.C., legal ad viser to the Castle. These are, you will perceive, precisely aa I had announced, as soon as Mr. Justice Burton had departed. PROVINCIAL INSlCAslimus. LIVERPOOL DISTRICT COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. — The weed hearing under the fiat of bankruptcy against Messrs. Higginson end Deane, better known as the firm of Barton, Mem, and Higginson, took place yesterday , before I Mr. Serjeut Ludlow.--Mr. Lace applied to the judegibr an order, on behalf of Sir A. Gibbs and 8 . Osborne, ~ to sell two estates us Barbadoes, purc.based of them by r. Higginson in 1846, of which a conveyance bad been made, but of which the purchase money, amounting to 18,0001., bad not yet been paid..-The Judge suggested a conference between the two solicitors. which wee in.—After a few claims had been put in, Mr. J. was then further eiandnedlry Mr. Lowndes. The question was, uto a letter received from Mr. B. Menlo - re. it Charleston, dated October 23, 1847, enclosing an in a du Char lotte's cargo. Mr. Higginson sold he did me veralleet having reeehred the letter and invoice blamdf t lot it had been received by the house. He did am kW, where either of them were now. The nut guides rem as to considerable tranautions in railway Mr. Higgioson had had with Mears. H. Dav ies ad g ith . It sip peered that inn , the month of Apnl, of Ike psommt yetr, Mears. Ditifta had paid for Mr. Bigoted!' • aiS so 183 i South BAP" number teen ; and on the Ill! May the same call At 1,276 shone in the same stock ; poifi that he the 19th July they had also said a call on Om MK bat had paid no call on the 1,276. He was asked Wbefilliedbenome of the latter ? Mr. Higginson repliediket Ili Wed the assignee, had got them. They were is *bids of asesmato with the Commercial Bank. They had boss Wog thams for two years, aver since they had been granted. The Est re ferred to was sought ; and as some of the items which it contained appeared complicated in character, it vas deemed adsisabha to pOstpone the inquiry ; and the further hearing of the erns was adjourned till Wednesday, Dec. 29. CIIf.BIIIRE. RXIIIIISENTATION OF STOCKPORT.—Mr. Kershaw has alai the following Warm to the Wean : Geolimma i -1 hot= to War ma my meet areirtal tahretteleit made ler the boom ffww hem Wes me m idememem one of your SW Na he,. Nobly UMW yam geisWas et support, mil tits ewe= alitr a te mattered Ulm mom aralltylme to s ae hea Min we et sad lan 'Waal ern Urn le = a ; Is Os bet, that the mewl re ham am dorsal am mesas which aid/ the elhilieet either ems yea or smelt WNW lam espeetelly and to the members el my .- committee, mot %my trim& semersey, tor their vamerled isd dis intereeted czarism ea my Wolf, widt to to ow poornts Wimp et the waited courtesy m 1 hams the honour to be Me espreamesttee et MI the Mhebta of weltpert, to whatever polled wiles they wey balsew I teal at all ems be ready to promote to the beet of too &MOW *a Imal intends ot the borousq eat MIL Met Wm I *el be smit Wier to twosomes with the swls ma vibe IS,. awed it right M mow OS an the waft th ateedem. Ima imply Wiromal the mommilillty, sot We Wm bit lima; at Id the weeirmet el my alewives Mead Cabies smi I et al emote, mare you, that IWM meek semmaly tbe et the hatertmet position to which yam have pissed pm by wan esthete. eletheme the utmost seal and ability *Mali I sem be abla be emert. —I have, ha, Jam. 'imamate. AND CLERICAL OXFORD, Date. 17.—1 n a convocation holden this morn ing, tho Rev. C. J. Vsogisan, D.D., of TrinityCsillryiv, Cambridge, and head master of Harrow School, wm admitted ad eurodess. In a congregation holden immediately afterw.rds, the following degree, were conferred—viz.:—hart , toe in Divinity : Rev. J. M. Wilson, and Rev. M. Harrison, fellows of Corpus C. ColL—llaster of Arta J. Riddell, follow of BAIL Coll.; W. C. Denehlre, Queen's Cull.; Rey. J. K. Glaxelimmk, Mond. liall ; Rey. E. F. Boyle, Bros. Coll. (by incorporation).—Bachelor of Arts: F. B. Woodman, St. MaHill; A. Bradley. Michel. Embib. of Queen's ; T. Mush, lit. Edmd. hall ; 0. R. Gilman, Oriel Coll. ; and K. Miller, fellow of New Coil. UNIVERSITY OF DUBLIN. —the gold medals for Greek, founded by Bishop Berkley, have been awarded to S. W. Davis, BA and T. Moore, 8.A., aldirs of Trinity College. The subject of the Etrington Th. ological Prize Composi tion for this year was, "Credulity is displayed in the Disbelief, not In the Haddon Christianity," awarded to It. Macdonald, 8.A., scholar. I The subject for the enenieg year is, "The Dantean between the Pro pbecies recorded in Italy netpture and the Grades of the Heathen." At the Regius Professor's Divinity Examination the sue-1 cessful candidates for price. wen: N. Batt, 8.A., exachoLar; W. Nesbitt, BA., 'chola.; It. B. Mason, B.A. And Archbishop King's prises were awarded, in the Junior elms, to F, Williams, BA.; 8. Taylor, B.A. ;W. Cheethan, B.A. ; Waldo (certificate). At the examination for the University Diploma in Rugi- Deming the fallowing students. having tamed the three wars' stody la that branch. wen passed as qualified :—W. Porter, BA.; A. Char. tres, 8.A.; C. E. Moore, 8.4. The exhibitions from the funds of the Royal Schools have bees awarded se follow : Armagh IL W. Robisismi, 201. per an. for 5 years. Ennincillen : F. G. Evelyn, 501 perm., and It. Roger., WI. per an., each for 5 ye...,ra DIUMIII: W. Inseam, 501. per an. for 5 years ; Moore, 201. per sn. for S ever E. Smith's Exhibitione Ennis College, IL King; Drogheda School, J. Wisdom ; J. K. Leslie, 0. Decoked. The subjects fur Vice Chancellor's prizes, at spring, 1849, ere:—For graduates: Greek, Latin, nr English prole " The Idio ms' of Education, religions and secular, in repressing Crime." For indergradustes 'Greek, Latin, or English verse: "Italy." The eompovitions under fictitious signatures to be sent to the senior /re turn, before Feb. It, 1818. PREFERMENTIL — Rev. H. H. Browns, V. P., of St. David's Coll., Lampeter, to an hon. canonry in the Cathedral Church of fit. Darld's.—Rev. T. C. Browne, to a rea rship at Christ's Church, Newgste-street, London.—Rev. R. Davies, to Llanliwny V., w. Liam elhangel Ithceysorn C., Catnh.; 1031. with residence pat., the Bishop ef St. David's; Rev. D. Bowen, doe.—Rev. J. a Foot, C of Itt Mary, Southwark, to be resident chaplain to the taboo for the Indigent Blind.—ltev. P. Peace, to Fatmore Green C., Mang barn. Dome ; dio. Salisbury.—Rev..l Pugh to Merthyr Tydell, mist. C., GlarooegansiL ; dia. Llandaff.—Rev. U. T. Spring, to Peat Clar ion and Botolph, Claydon C., Bucks; dio. Oaf.—Rev. C. Wank to Wsdworth V., co. and arclidlo. Yotk ; 110 f. with residence : pat., W. Walker, Esq.—Rev. H. Watts, to Shipmeadow, stipendiary C., Suffolk db. Norwich.—Rev. T. IL White, to Staomnre it., MMdlesex ; dio. London ; 5861. with residence to the Marquis of Abercorm—Rev. B. H. Woodall, to Bra Margaret it, Centerbury ; 871.: pat. the Arch deacon cfr Canterbury . —Rev. H. G. Nicholls, to Holy Trinity P. r., the Forest of Dean, dio cad co. of Gloucester; 1301.: pat., the Crown ; vacant by he death of the Rev. 11. Birkin.—Rev. R. U. M. 7. Johnson, to Hiltisy C. Norfolk...-Rev. T. L. Hole, late minister of tit. Georges Chapel, Stonehoub, has been elected by the Inhabitants of Kinashridge to the Duncombe Lectureship in that town. VACANCtrtf.—Priceipalship of St. Mary Hall and Canonry of Christ Church, Oaf.; Rev. R. D. Hampden, 0.13., promoted to ttie see of Hereford.—Cireneester Royal Agricultural Coll. thaplamey; 9001.: with room, and board In eollega—Tynetnouth C., Northumb. ; dia. Durham; 1001. NAVAL. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 17.—Roll►, 10, Cont. H. M. Elli combo arrived this morning from Sierra Leone, which she left on the 17th ult. Amphitrite, 28. and Dart, 3, Lieut. Glynn, were them the former bad arrived on the loth alt. from Lisbon, to relieve the Aeftooe, 26, Capt. Mansell. The mine afternoon that the Rolla left the Dart woe to sail in march of a mire belooging to the Thilomel, and which had not arrived an soon as expected. Growler, et-v., was to leave Sierra Leone on the 19th ult., for the West Indic*. —oentatir, et-fr., went out of harbour this morning to try her en ginee.—Rhaiamanthus, it., failed this day for Devonport with sayer numeraries for ships at that port—Cockatrice, tender to Asia, did not get RIM, yesterday, so expected. but woe towed out of harbour this morning, and proceeded to Devonport Sautilus, trap., with old storm, arrived this morning noun Ascension. MILITARY. WOOLWICH.—A public examination of the gentlemen cadets studying in the practical elms at the Royal Arsenal, took place yesterday, when the following gentlemen paned fur oommirmone in the Royal Artillery, and Royal Engineer.: C. Z. Cumberland, R. G. Handcook, J. W.C. B. Hoare, G. R. Lereprienk J. Grantham, H. C. Elphinstans, A. B. ryas, P. Case, W. 11. B. Bhuman, H. L. Talbot, L W. Penn, G. Neville, H. &sideman, G. Davis, W. J. WHOM, D. Janes, G. Savage, J. M. Savage, Batchelor, GB. Traberne, H. Benny, W. Morrie, C. P. Retain, W. J. Bolton, W. C. Philpotta, J. 1). Ramsay, T. E. Byrne, L. C. Barber, H. B. Saunders, C. Z. We , cot, E. G. Snow, J. P. Cox, J. T. Lathes, G. Burtchall, H. T. Middle. ton, E. G. Btedin, A. 8. Creyke, 11. J. T. Tocnkluson and J. Sinclair. The regulation word for general good conductwas a;arded to Mr. A. B. Fyers, awl vanuta other prizes, chiefly of hooka Lobe moat prof. dent etudcoU. MEDICAL ROYAL COLLPON o SUROZONS.—The following members of the college Wising peened the required esamination for the fellow sblp, in pursuance of the charter, were *donned Fellows of t h e eolkqie cm the 16th lost, viz.: amts. E. T. Warry, Lyndhurst, diploma dated Sept. 2, 1825; J. Cockle, Guilford-street, RasselL equare, April 3, 1833; C. Radford, Ucklielit, &max, June 12, 1133; J. S. Bertram, Bath, May ii, 1338; T. 8. Beck, Upper Marylebone. greet, April 29, 1839• W. Clapp, Greenwich, Asc. 30, 1839; D.. de B. Revell, Mart, Nov. 1, 1839; J. W. Pletcher, Bengal Army, Dee. 6, 1839 ; andlT. T. Callaway, jun., WelLington-atmet, Southwark, May 24, 1844. APOTHECARIBB' HALL.—Names of gentlemen wbo pawed their examination in the science and pescties of medicine, and re ceived oartilcatee to practise on Thursday last, Dec. 16 A. G. Cock burn, Tialeelton, Heworth, York ; G. I. Knight, Tilbury Fort ; H. H. Smith, Ramegate; NV. U. White, Stevenage, e ta ;H. Green, Bozford, Suffolk. Lath intelltutnct. COURT OF QUERN'S BENCH. Nut Pairs, Oviumatt.—Before Lord Denman and Special Juries. WATSON N. LORD CRARLEMONT AND OTNEDA.—ACTION TOR THE BACOT EDT 0 ' , DEPOSITA PAID ON RA ILWIT SHARES. —Sir F. Thesiger, Q.C., Mr. Butt, Q.C., and Mr. Hogging, were counsel for the plaintiff, who sought to recover frem Lord Charlemont, Lord Claude Hamilton, and Sir William Young, as money had and received, a certain sum which he had paid on certain scrip shares in the Newry, Armagh, and Londonderry Junction Railway Company. The plaintiff had paid, on the 9th of September, 1845, a deposit of 21. 10s. per share, and on his executing the parliamentary contract and signing the subscribers' agreement, in compliance with the condition of the letter of allotment, and the promise in his own application for shares, the scrip was lamed to him. Subsequently application was made to parliament for a bill, which the company was obliged to abandon. The plaintif f conceived that there had been a total failure of the conai Jer ation for his payments, and then brought this action. Diffi culties were thrown in the way of the formal proof, and also of evidence tendered for the purpose of showing that the company had, in advertisements, and a certain report, made statements respecting its own affairs, and espe cially concerning the amount of the deposits actually paid, which were not well founded, and amounted to legal fraud. —Mr. Chambers, Q.C., and Mr. Braman, for the defendants, contended. I. That there was no evidence to show that all three defendants were so connected on Sept. 9, 1846, with the receipt of the plaintiff's money as to he all jointly liable to him ; 2. That the plaintiff had, by executing the parlia mentary contract and the subscribers' agreement at the time he paid the deposits, made these instruments the evi denee of his real contract with the defendants, and yet had not produced these instruments; and 3. That if there had been any misrepresentations in fact, it had net been shown that they were made at a time which admitted of their having bad in. ffuence on the plaintiff's determination to pay on the 9th of September, 1846.—Mr. Butt and Mr. lloggins contended that the objections firstly and thirdly taken by the de fendants were not supported by the facts, and that the second objection could only apply to a case in which fraud was not imputed.—Lord Denman said that he understood the charge of fraud to mean that misrepresentations had been made, not by the defendants, but for which they were an swerable. The question whether there had been such fraud was for the jury, Upon the first point, also, he thought that there was evidence to ge to the jury ; but the third ob jection he could not entertain.—Mr. Chambers then ad dressed the jury (or the defendants.—Lord Denman having summed up, the jury found a verdict for the plaintiff.—On being asked by the judge, they said that they found fraud, but did not impute it to the defendants.—Verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 751. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. ituureetz--Befor• the lied Chief Jostiee and a Special Jury. 8 MARV v. ALIPON.—WATOANTY OP • 110141 E.—Mr. Cockburn, Mr. Jame*, and Mr. Bramwell for the plaintiff ; Mr. Knowles and Mr. Addison for the defendant,—Thia was an action to recover compensation in damages for an alleged breach of warranty as to the soundotas of a horse which the plaintiff had purchased of the defendant. The plaintiff was a liorsedealer at Cricklade, in Wilt shire, and the defendant was a farmer at Darlington, in the math of Ragland. The horse in question was pur chased en the 23d of September, 1848, at Howden fair, and the las paid for it by the plaintiff was 1601., the defendant elm kim a warranty al mandnaer. The plaintiff sicartly_ahamirda veld the animal to a gentleman of fortune for UK, bat list wawilewasa rstassed it as unsound, and the ph WM pume his bask the he had paid for it. The oblotlfthimeepor ems& whe mow tho al t Wa o be ezenined by mayoral wfraskary seroombled am *mix opinion that thelimme woo willbelet mmi, kola a &same of the bit. The plaited" thwein% charged the hatighgat with hulas spa isteisi a lima el warranty, amid 'abed upon hie teas him lb mid to What& the bps". The horwrier, owl dm heti (til was a Wee ItuaiSr) was whine* Wig ea's npedtett bt Thegremit Wks wet Aladin leought to rearm ose bohatimitheime soil thi newel MINT kr. .Ibellorea, old the gumbo& amin was whablit animal was Pond at the time the defendant sold Nukt Pam, or not $ it to the plaintiff, or whether it had become lame subsequent to the sa le .—Numerous witnesses were called on both sides, and their testimony was, as usual in such cues, of a very conflicting character.—The jury returned a verdict fer the plaintiff, damages 991. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. San Panta—Beibre 6ir P. Pollock, CB., and a leaden acerb] Jury. DUNCAN O. DINSON.—To WHAT EXTENT ARE MASTITIS or VISITSII/1 AUTHORISED TO SITIRCISE Dte0111IT101( IN noanownio MONST on Barrowne Bonne f—Mr, Martin, Q.C., and Mr. Willes, were counsel for the plaintiff; Sir F. Thesiger, Q.C., and Mr. Barstow, for the defendant. This case has been, in various wale, frequently brought under the consideration of the Court of Exchequer. The present action was brought by the owner of the cargo, valued at 19,0001., shipped on board the defendant's vessel, the Lord Cochrane, at Pernambuco, for debt cry at Liverpool, and a portion of which was sold to satisfy a debt contracted by the master for repairing ths vessel. It appeared after the ship had set out on her voyage from Pernambuco with the cargo In question onboard, she sustained inch injuries as ren dered it necessary that she should at once put boa. The master, Captain Smith, caused sev.ral surveys to be made, and ultimately had her repaired at the coat of 7,1321., which he to , rrowed upon a bottomry bond. The vessel was then spwards of thirty years old, and was, together with her out fit, before she left England for Pernambuco, valued at 4,6001. The freight for the plaintiff's cargo amounted to 2,1001., and ea the arrival of the vessel at Liverpool proceedings were Instituted for the recovery of the seam lent to the master for repairs. She was abandoned by the owner, and ultimately sold by auction for 1,6761. under an order of the Court of Admiralty, obtained by the lenders of the 7,1321. Although that sum had been expended upon there pairs, it appears they could have been done in London under 1,6001., and within a fortnight. For the plaintiff it was contended that he should not be held responsible for say part of the expenses incurred in repairing the "noel—that his contract was to have his goods safely and securely de livered at Liverpool upon the payment of a certain sum, and that the muter, to whom no misconduct or improper motive whatever was imputed, had acted prudently in the seam he had taken. For the defendant it was urged that the menet had not acted prudently—that the expenses be bad incurred in repairing the vessel were enormously extravagant and unjustifiable, and that as the defendant bad given up the ship and the freight to which he was entitled, he was no furthcr liable.—The Lova Chief Baron, summing op, said there could be no doubt of the shipowner's liability for the amount of the bottomry hood executed by the master, and expended upon necessary repairs. All the material facts had been settled between the parties for the purpose of sub mitting hereafter to that court the questions of law. The only question of fact to be decided by the jury was, whether the conduct of the captain was prudent, or such as a prudent owner of the vessel in question would, under the circumstances, have pursued. The question was whether a prudent man would, to order to earn a little more than 2,0001., and save a vessel which upon sale produced lets than 2,0001., expend upwards of 7,0001. upon her repairs. They should also take into their consideration the fact that the cargo at the time on board the vessel was very valuable, and, upon the whole. say whether the captain had exerciWd a fair, honest, and prudent judgment.—The jury found that the captain, as agent for the owner of the ship, acted prudently in rering . her at Pernambuco, aud returned a verdict fur the plantiff.— Damages, 7611. Bs. Before Sir F. Pollock, C. 8., and a London Common July. CROUCH c. BOUTHOATE.—SALIS Ix AUCTION.—Mr. Pri deaux and Mr. Joyce were the plaintiff 'scouneel. Mr. Chun hen. Q.C., and Mr. Swann, conducted the defendant's rase. This action was tried on Thursday against the well known book auctioneers in Fleet-street, tor alleged negligence in the publication of advettisements of au auction, and the sale thereat, in the month of May last, of upwards of 900 copies of the London Art Union Prize Annuals, for 1845 and 1846. The cause hutted from the sitting of the oeurt up to 6 o'clock. It appeared that the plaintiff. who puechased the annuals in question from Mr. Spriggs , their publisher, valued them at 8001., and obtained from the defendants, in the month of April last, an advance of 4001. upon their security. The defendants suggested that the reserved price determined upon by the plaintiff was much too large, and on the 4th of May, immediately previous to the sale, he wrote to the defendaum to state, that although he thought the prices they auggisted too small, he would leave the whole matter an their hands, and, rely , ing upon their discretion, he was sure they would do their beat for him. The sale took place on the Bth of May • up wards of 60 copies were bought in, but the proceeds amounted only to 6361. By the evidence it appeared the defendants had undertaken to advertise the sale " in all iho London and provincial newspapers," and that " every book seller in the kingdom" should be furnished with a catalogue. It was questionable whether the parties meant those stipula tions to be literally observed, but the fact was, the only ad vertieement which was proved to have been published in any newspaper, either in London or in the provinces, ap peared in the Times, in three publications immediately be fore the auction. After the jury had been in consultation for some time, one of them expressed his opinion that the defendants bad been guilty of negligence by not advertising the sale in a reasonable number of the metropolitan and pro vincial newspapers. They were, however, unable to agree in their verdict at half-past six o'clock, when, by consent, they were discharged until yesterdsy morning, when they reassembled, and after having remained in deliberation for several hnurv, returned a verdict for the defendant. Fre quent applications had been previously made to discharge them without finding a verdict, but the plaintiff's counsel refuted to consent to that proceeding; a coarse which the learned judge designated as " extremely unjust." ARCHES COURT. Before Sir IL J. Flift. Gotta V. GElLB.—Yesterday Dr. Addams brought his argument to • conclusion. The points on which he dwelt had reference to the charge with which he concluded on the last court day, and which, he contended, the evidence clearly and distinctly proved. It was set up, on the other side, that this pert of the ease was a wilful invention, but all the cir cumstances rebutted that assertion. As he understood, the plea of condonation was alleged, but he denied that there was any proof of it. Aspersions bad been thrown on the character of Mrs. Geils out of court, for bringing such a case before the public—Dr. Harding submitted that his learned friend bad o right to refer to anything which had taken piece out of court.—The learned judge complained that aspersions had also been thrown on the court. There had been innunetions in the interrogatories addressed to Mrs. Geils, sea., and to Mrs. Napean. as to Mr. Geils being buoyed up in the expectation of Otaining • decision in his favour in consequence of the connexion be tween the practitioners engemed for him and the court. The word, " Of course, most falsely," had been introduced into the interrogatory in a parenthesis; but he regarded thoso words as merely ironical. The learned counsel had stated, in the course of the argument, that the pleas and interro gatories had been drawn by himself, without consultation with the proctor, and he (the learned judge) wished to know whether Dr. Addams disclaimed what he conceived to be the imputation contained in the words quoted.—Dr. Addams said that he was answerable for every word contained in the interrogatories, aad he should not have closed his case with out referring to those just alluded to by the court. The constitution of this country required that the administrator of justice should be beyond all suspicion of partiality. Formerly a judge of amine was not permitted to bold • commission in his own county, and there the witnesses were examined vin voce, and there was the guardianship of a jury. At common law a judge frequently refused to express his opinion on a case, because at one time he had been counsel in it —The learned 'ledge bad not the least objection to constitu tional jealousy regarding counsel and parties engaged ho a cause ; all he complained of was that the objection had not been brought fairly and openly before the court, but appeared in the m.•ner to w hich he had referred lathe interrogatories. The cause was originally brought to this wort by letters of request.—Dr. Addams considered that it wee a 'ere unfortu nate position. If the thing occurred in a single ass it might not be a grievance, but it perpetually occurred that he had the same phalanx arrayed against him; it was very oppressive, and he had borne it till to bear more would be pusillaeimity ; he had, therefore, brought it out by an inter rogatory, which might travel to another tribunal, and on which he might then make such observations as he thought it deserved. He (Dr. Addanm)hai now disposed of the whole ogee, and with respect to which he mustexpress his detesta tion and abhorrence. The ease now stood before the court and the public in its ewe glaring and monstrous character. Every part of it was proved to a demons ration, and that to an extent which he never saw in any other CAW He could not for a moment entertain a doubt that the court must pro nounce for the sentence prayed for by Mrs. Geils, and relieve her from returning to cohabitation with her husband.—Dr. Curteis, having been heard on the same side, Dr. Jailer (with whom is Dr. Harding) commenced his addicts to the court on behalf of Mr. Oeils. If Dr. Addams • had had the triumphant case which he appeared to' think, how came he to occupy four entire days in arguing it ? He (Dr. J.) had never heard a opeeer so replete with abuse as that which had been addressed to the court. It hod not been confined to the parties in the cause, and to the living members of the family, but Colonel Geillaathe father of Mr. Gelb, had been dragged out of his grave, and attacks had been made upon the conduct of the examiner, the learned counsel who was with him (Dr. Jenner) and himself. The examiner bad been actually se lected by the proctor for Mrs. Geils, and then, as a matter of common courtesy, employed by the proctor for Mr. Geils. Dr. Addams had complained of the extent to which the examiner had taken the evidence on behalf of Mr. Geils am compared with that for Mrs. Geils, but it arose from the way in which the interrogatories had been drawn by the respective parties. Had the evidence for Mr. Gaits on int terrogatory been taken to ten times the length it had been i would have excited no surprise in his (Dr. Jenner's) mind. It had been said that Mrs. Geils, mu., and Mrs. Nepean had been examined at Ducabuck, but that was a mere mat ter of convenience, and was done under the sanction of the proctor for Mrs. Gels. 'the learned counsel then referred to a part of the case unfit for publication, after which its further hearing was adjourned. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. Before Mr. Commissioner Rekord. IN RI WILLIAY QULNEY.—JUDOILENT.—BILL rli/NS ACTIONII.—This bankrupt, who had carried on business as a ;at:worker, under the style or firm of Howard and Co., a bout six weeks since for his certificate, when his d e f e rred givingjidiment till this day.—His Honour now amid: I have carer considered all the circumstances of *Awe, and I feel bound to say that the embarrassments da l e '.krupt must be attributed to his own fault, and not tto tee of trade or =avoidable misfortune. His nt was one of the largest of the kind in London. It to me that tke absence of profits is mainly to be to that most ruinous of all resources, 'armoire engage menu fa bill transactions many of which were ILC00112: dent and renewals theriolfrola time tO time. In Apr 2, 1846, 1