The Express. — London, England, 1848-01-15 00:00:00

a d these reports of the unsuccessful exertions and endea yoursir of those who were sent to rescue any survivors of the 111- f a t e d Avenger ; and their lordships will perceive by these r eports, es well as by my letter to the vice-admiral, that not a vestige of this vessel was to he found near the place of wreck, except those therein mentioned, but the several parts wile met with by vessels in the neighbourhood of the Islands of Gahm, Zembra, and Maritinio.—Lvt;tve Cuaxis, Reif- Admiesl.-11. G. Ward, Esq. fler Majesty's Stcaus.ressel Iterate, Malts, Jan. 2.—Sir, —ln compliance with your orders of the 28th ult., that I p roceed with her Majesty's steamer under my command to the island of Gallia, for the purpose of obtaining any infer nation relative to the wreck or crew of the Av, nger, I have the honour to report, for the information of the commander in-chief, my proceeding- , in accordance thereto. On Thurs. dey;the 30th, at daylight, &elite bore W. by N. 12 miles ; goo d M for the island, and descried three boats under the east end of it. On communicating with them I found that two of them had that morning reached the island from Bizerte, sent thither by the consul of that place, in charge of 'dime, to glean intelligence of the wreck, and, further, to save such portions of her so they could. I ascertained f rom these neat', as also from the other one, which was a Neapo litan fisherman, that • French steamer, together with sp English one, had b. en at the ialaud four days oree tously, and had cruised about it for four hours ,• they also Informed me that I should in all probability find the wreck on the west, and between the small islands of itgoolis and Galitoas. I accordingly steamed round to the spot zadiceted, and perceiving nu trace of the vessel, sent a boat, with a lieutenant in her, to pass between the islands, whilst I proceeded with the shin round them, picking up the boat to te eatward of them. N trace of the wreck uld bee discovered on them island', e i ther by the officer i n the boat or from the ship. I then stood in fur another part of Galita, and perceiving some fragments of wreck on the beach where the boatel from Bizerte had in the mean time landed, boat on shore to bring some portions off, and to ascertain the description of the wreck. It consisted ed Wall pieces of bulk-heading and other like fitting% of which I brought off two pieces of musket • limberbox belonging to a field-piece, the bad at . a 12-pounder carronade, and part of • hatchway orating. I now . a t 1 p.m., proceeded from the south end of Agnelli, steering a W. 1 S. course by compass 101 miles, the course and distance of the Sorclli rocks irons the island as laid down in the Admizalty chart by Captain Smith. I could rot perceive the least vestige of the wreck, nor of broken water; hut as there is very deep water all about those rocks, which are, I believe, of a conical form, I am inclined to think that their position will be seldom discovered by any ripple or break of the sea. 1 obtained soundings in SO fa thoms —mine sand and shells. I then bore vp again for oaks, for tee purpose of communicating with the hots sent frtm lbenta, they having undertaken, during my &b -ootee to search on the north side of the island ; but they gated, from the heavy surf, they were unable to obtain a landing. Under the conviction, as well from the pieces of wreck on the south side of Galita as from the statement of Lieutenant Rooke, that the ship struck en the Sorelli rocks, I lost no more time in pro tooling to Tunis, in order to ascertain if the French steamer, Lavoisier, had gleaned any or more tidings of the wreck than I had, and arrived there at 4. pm. on the 31st. It appears that the Lavoisier left Tunis at noon on the 25th, and was at Galas, in company with the Orien tal Company's steamship Pacha, on the following day. Beth re-eels steamed round the island and towards the Bora rocks, where they obtained soundings in 26 and 28 fathoms. All they could discover relative to the wreck were broken piece's of planking and beams, some casks, a cabin door, and furniture, consisting of a chair and small table, which the P took on board - . The fact of those portions of the wreck and casks being seen will be conclusive of the vessel Navin_ gone to pieces, which, from the tempestuous weather at the time of the ship striking, must have very soon taken place. This, together with the distance of the wreck from the land, will preclude all hope of any of the unfortu nets crew being saved beyond those who reached the coast in the cutter. The gig, as I am informed by Lieut. Hooke, was swamped in the attempt to lower her, and he has every reason to believe the other cutter shared a similar fate. Sir Thomas Reade, her Majesty . ' consul-general at Tunis, has sent horsemen along the coast for the purpose of siring interment to such bodies of the crew as may he cast on it, and also to save any thing that may be thrown on shore. I have taken occasion to thank the commander of the Lavoisier fur the effectual and persevering means which he adopted to discover the wreck, or to rescue such survivors as might have been cast on shore at Galita. The cumin - node r-inchief will be more fully apprised of this by the copy of his statement of proceedings furnished by Sir Thomas Meade. Lieut. Rooke, Mr. Larkhani, the gunner; Thomas Hill, steward; and Jas. Morley. bay; were received on board the Hecate yes terday, and at 4 pm., she left Tunis on her return to Malta, where sae arrived at 4.45 p.m. of this date. With this I take leave to enclose a track chart, showing the course and progress of the Hecate, in pursuance of your order.—l have ice •the honour, &c., IL MoostueN, Commander. Rear-Admi ral Sir Lucius Curtis, C. B. Malta. 'a ra- rb- MAILS TO THE COAST OF AFRICA.—The first regular mail to the coast of Africa will be made up in the General Post office on the evening of the last day of this month. This mail, I. accordance with a notice issued by the Postmaster-General a short time since, will be conveyed by one of her Nlsjesty 'is ships. She will drop a mailbag at Madeira on her way to her destination. The postage on Madeira letters conveyed by this ship will be the regular packet postage of Is. 10d., and on letters for the wed coast of Africa is. each. The despatching of mailbags by her Majesty's ships outward bound is becoming very general. The Postmaster-General is compelled by law to charge the full packet postage on all letters conveyed by ouch means, sad when there is no packet postage hied by act of parlia ment on letters addressed to any particular foreign country, letters for that country must he conveyed by her Majesty's ships free from any postal charge. A case in point has just happened. Mails for the Azores, Madeira, Cape de Verdes, and Ascension, have just been made up to be conveyed by her Majesty's ship Ilonetta, and as there is no legal packet tale to the Cape de Verdes, the letters for those islands will be conveyed free from postage. Cbt Court. Lord John Russell arrived at Claremont yesterday forenoon from his residence iu Richmond-park. The Duchess of Gloucester visited the Princess Sophia on Thursday at her residence at Kensington. Mr. Wickham, Chairman of the Stamps and Taxes, and Mr. Presaly, Secretary to the Board, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his offi cial residence in Downing-street. Mr. Bonham had an interview with Earl Grey yes terday, at the Colonial office. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a central meeting on Thursday, at their office in Whitehall- Sir Randolph Routh had an interview yesterday with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. [From last night's Gazelle ] FOREIGN -OFFICE, JAN. 13.—The Queen has been p! eta ecl to approve of Mr. Luke Livingston, as Consul at Trinidad, for her Majesty the Queen of Portugal and the AlguTes- WAR OFFICE, JAN. 14. 22nd F.-Lieut. F. G. 11. G. Williams, from the 41st F., to be heat. Om Hunt, who mehangui. C.i.f.-Lest. W. Hunt, from the gad F., to be limit., vice Wil iam, who exchanges. :Mb 1.-En.. J. Mason, to be Beat., without our., vice Machin, dce4 Gent-Cadet. J. It. Turnbull, from the RI. MIL College, to Deena., me Mason. Ist W. I. Regt.-0. G. Stokes, gent., to be ens., by par., vice Searle, ;emoted Hon Starr.—N. J. Watson, gent., to be assist.-earg. to the firm Isrucern.—Brew. Lieut.-Col. J. C. Smith, from mains ht-p., mat., to be lieut.-col., without pur.; rims. Major L. F. Jones, from the 96th F, to be Major, without pur.; Lieut. J. Nicholls, from the Rojal Newfoundland C.ompames, to be rcpt., without pur. ADMIRALTY, JAN. 3. The following prnmottorss hare this day taken piece, consequent Wm the death of Vice. Adm. W. Granger :—Vice-Adm. of the White the Bari of Dursionahl, G.C.8., to be rice-who. of the red; Vice- Adm. ofthe Blue T. Browne, to be rioe-adto. of the white; Rear adm.of the Red lion. F. W. Aylmer, C. 8., to be rice-adm. of the doe; Rear-Adm. of the White M. A. N. De Stank, to be rear-adm. altered; Rau-Adm. of the Blue W. Ward, to he rear-adur. of the state; Capt. Hon. A. Jones, to be rear-adm. of the blue. ADMIRALTY, JAN. 7. The touwrirts renataiGisHaviehi; dp taken place, consequent spa the death of Rear-Adm. Sir T. Ember, C. 8., t Rear-Adm. cf *Moe Sir S. J. R. Prehell, hart, C. 8., K.C.11., to be rear-adm. dike white; Capt. P. J. Douglas, to be rear-adm. of the blue. ADMIRALTY, Jon. 8. he bllowing promotions have this day taken place, consequent wpm the death of Adm. Sir IL Laurie, Bart., K.C.R.: Ades. of the lae tti B. Ileathcote, Kai, to be adm. of the white; Vice-Athn. of he Red or C. Adam, K.C.8., to be adm. of the blue; Viee-Adm. of tie White Sir W. Parker, Bart., G.C.8., to be vice-adm. of the red; Ise-Adm, of the Blue W. 11. B. Teemlett, to be vise-adm. of the v s: 8 ; Itmr..hlm. of the lied R. Thorium, to be vice-Wm. of the blue; sew-Adm. of the White A. Lys:LOA, to be rear-adm. of the red; illw-Adm. of the Blue It. Elliot, to be rear.adm. of the white; Capt. B .kaulth, C. 8., to be rear-adm. of the blue. JEWISH DISABILITIES. lu pursuance of a requisition addressed to the high baths, ' public meeting of the inhabitants of Southwark was o ddyesterday at the Town-hall, for the purpose of consider -21 the propriety A petitioning parliament (or the removal f the remaining disqualifications elf. ctiog members of the It sidapersuasion. Mr. Pritchard, the high bailiff, took the claw, and in a suitable speech, which was loudly ap *add, introduced the subject of discussion. *lc Pritsrr moved the following resolution: 114 ": 6 - , meeting, having been long opposed to the principle of ad._ aim from politimil rights founded on differences of religious be __ .' ,4 te teearded with the greatest satisfaction the passing of the statutes by which that principle has of late been gradually re ssd brethren of the Roman wtholic religion, and pco .7• lit dissenters, restored to the exercise of their constitutional pri r. They have beheld with equal enlist:maim a similar removal 1 ,a 1, 1 of the di-abilities affecting their brethren professing the lr.„__Teltainn. but have, notwithstanding, been compelled to deplore . ..dawn( her Majwity'ssubjects, though now rendered eligible iM:nolfices, and to be elected members of the Commons' House t, are nevertheless prevented from taking their seats and ‘ lll l in Shit assembly, except on condition of their taking certain t ' , bleb they do not object in substance, but the form of which I' I nUM with their religious sentiments. TIMAITES, in seconding the resolution, said his :I:Tim on the subject was, that no magistrate or parliament ▪ right to interfere with the consciences of the or to interpose or7disturb the representation by re iht in parliament to whomsoever they chose to send "Zan account of his religious opinions. 41 4 resolution was then put and carried all but unani 7rf.illftre being only one dissentient. .Inossnonuow bore testimony to the charitable and ft s t character of the Jews, instancing many cases 13 own knowledge, and concluded by moving the resolution ' l4 la these impressions, the meeting are =IOW to awes their unqualified approbation of the choice male by their trotber electors of London of Baron Lionel de liothahibl, so a fit and proper person to represent their ancient city in the house of Commons, and rejoice to learn that the first minister of the crown, the Hight Hon. Lord J. Rama, has introduced a bill Into that honourable house for removing the ts. remaining disqualifications affecting Ler Majesty's Jewish&Oa Mr. HOOD, seconded the resolution, which was unani mously adopted. Mr. HOWARD, who fully concurred in the sentiments of the last speaker, moved that a petition, founded on the fore going resolutions, and praying that Lord J. Russell's bill might be passed into a law , be proposed, and that a deputa tion (consisting of the movers and seconders) asit upon Lord J. Ewell and Earl Grey, and request them to present it to their respective houses, and that the borough members be re quested to support the prayer. The resolution having been seconded by Mr. J. HAURIS, and agreed to, a petition was adopted. Mt. KRYZOIII begged to be permitted to thank the meeting for the sentiments it had expressed towards the Jewish body, of which he was a member. (Hear, hear.) Although born a British subject, and although he had actually drawn his sword in the British service, and was ever ready to protect the wooden walls of old Eng land, he was still looked upon and called a foreigner. Now he did feel aggrieved at that—(hear. hear) ; for he would be u ready to defend the - country against a foreign toe as any other British-born subject in it. He and Iris brethren only asked to be called Englishmen, and treated as such. (Hear, hear.) He always made it his endeavour to bring up his children with a due reverence for the Christian religion, and if he knew any one of them to entertain feelings hostile to that religion be would " horsewhip" them. It was not that they were only 40,000 in number that they were to be despised—it was not numbers which made the wheel go round—it was mosey ; and if they wanted money to prepare soldiers to fight for their country let them come to the Jews, and they should leave it. (Hear.) There was no fear of the Jews making proselytes of their Christian fellow. subjects, for none of them could be admitted into the Jewish persua sion unless they first consented to be circumcised. There was, therefore, no great fear of many proselytes being made front the Christian religion to the Jewish. The 111011-BAILIFF having expressed his cordial concur rence in the sentiments of the resolutions and petition the meeting separated. DREADFUL ACCIDENT ON THE LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. An accident occurred last night on this railway, by which en engine-driver lost his lute, and several pas sengers have been more or less injured It appears that the 6 p.m. up-train from Southampton bad proceeded as far as Frimley, , about a mile and a half on the Southampton side of Woking, where, owing to some disarrangement of the machinery of the engine, it was brought to a standstill. The driver, David Maitland, immediately proceeded to repair the defect, and in order to prevent accident the second guard was sent back with a red light to stay the progress of the usual night luggage-train from Southampton. This officer had been gone twenty minutes, when the expected train was heard ap proaching, and, in order to ensure safety, another person was sent back with a red lamp. This go rson had scarcely cleared the passenger train, when the luggage train ran into it with terrific force, carrying destruction on everyside. Maitland, the engine -driver, who was just potting the finishing stroke to the repairs of his engine—the first guard holding his lamp to him at the time--was crushed to death beneath it, and the brakesman and the stoker of the luggage train were very seriously injured. The passenger train itself suffered meat in the centre, the carriages being more or le-a crushed and thrown off the line. Their inmates were of course seriously mutilated and hurt, but happily It dues not appear that any of their lives were lost. The engines of both the trains were so much shaken by the collision as to be quite unable to proceed, and the trains remained stationary, until the arrival of the first being expected at Woking, and long over-due, pilot engines were sent out to seek it. On their arrival at Frimley- bank the unfortunate cause of the delay was ascertained. and the I trains having been put together as well as possible, were brought on to Nine Elms, where they arrived shorily after eleven o'clock, being more than two hours after their usual time. _ The wounded parties, on their arrival at the Station, re ceived the kindest attention from Mr. Godson, the superin tendent, and Mr. Beat, ie, of the carriage department, both of whom were in attendance, and displayed the most anxious care in ministering to their distresses. The brakes man of the luggage train, who wan most serinu-ly injured was placed on a stretcher, and conveyed to St. Thomas's Hospital. The wounded passengers were chiefly conveyed to the railway hotel opposite the station, where medical as sistance was instantly afforded them. One gentleman has his leg broke, and two or three ladies are much hurt. The body of Maitland, who wan one of the best drivers on the line, remains at Frimley. He has left a wife and family. We trust that the statement of some of the p ,s•amgers who aver that notwithstanding the carriages were full of wounded persona, the train was detained nstrly a quarter of au hour at the ticket platform, is capable of explanation. RUMOURED ACCIDENT ON TILE EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY:A rumour prrveilcd last night, owing to the non-arrival of the express train, that an accident isleurred also on this line. This train is due at Shoreditch at 10h. 35min., but it did not arrive till 12ti. 2.5 min., thus being nearly two hours behind time. The delay arose from a coke waggon getting off the rails, and blocking up the line be tween Waterbeach and Ely. No casually occurred beyond the delay caused whilst removing the waggon Irom off the up line of rails. SANITARY REFORM IN ST. NIARTIN'S PARISH.— 1 A vestry, convened by the churchwardens of the parish of St. Martin in the Fields, in consequence of a requiition presented to them by certain rate-payers, was held yesterday morning, at II o'clock, to consider the subject of sanitary re form, and afford her Majesty's government, as the pro. spectus said, every assistance possible. Some att. mpt had been made to air.: this meeting an air of great consequencJ, for a circular letter was addressed to all the metropolitan joaruals and elsewhere by some individual, dating from ‘ No. 40, Leisester. square," informing them that " a most important meeting" would take place at the vestry room of St. Martin's, at the hour signified, and request ing the presence of reporters. On entering the room, however, there were uo signs of any such " important meet ing " as that indicated, there being is attendance six or eight reporters, about as many parishioners, two or three idlers, and the well-known Mr. Charles Cochrane, who, as president of a society at " No. 40, Leicester-equare," main tains, it api:ears, a right to take pert in the proceedings of the vestries of this parish.—Mr. Churchwarden Dalton, in the absence of the Rev. Sir Henry Dukinfleld, the vicar of St. Martin's, took the chair, and briefly opened the pro. ceediags.—Mr. C. Cochrane then ro-e and made a long address, which he concluded by moving a resolution to the effect, that it was in the highest degree important to provide by every available means for the health of the parishoners and for the employment of the able-bodied poor, and that a committee be appointed to carry out these objects and to give every assistance to the government in this sanitary measure.— This resolution having been seconded, Mr. Staunton declared that the appointment of a commission was unnecess iry, and would be entirely useless—Mr. Brooks moved as an amend ment that all the first part of the original resolution which related to the appointment of a committee should be omitted.—The amendment having been seconded and the question put, Mr. Cobbett, as chairman of the board of guardians of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, wished to hear his I testimony as to the nuisance arising from multitudes being drawn to receive given relief at a given spot. Not hog ago Mr. Cochrane had published in a print he had established, called the Poor Man's Guardian, a scurrilous attack on the authorities of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, and yet he came there that day and lauded them to the skies. Timis required some explanation. He ventured to tell the gentleman that his society was drawing paupers from all parts into that parish, and that his proposal made there that day resolved itself into nothing less than this, that guardians were to find paupers that the community might use them. The measure Mr. Cochrane would have them adopt would throw the pauper out of the workhouse in order to throw the industrious man out of employment.—After some further observations, Mr. Cochrane somewhat angrily replied. He did not think the window tax a question to be considered that day. As to the workhouse, he begged to say that all the reforms in it had taken place in consequence of his writiegs in the I'oor Alan's Guardian. The new orders had been only posted up since his letters had appeared.—Mr. Cobbett denied this, and said that the orders referred to had been adopted some time since in consequence of inquiries which he (Mr. Cobbett) had per sonally instituted in many union houses. —Mr. Cochrane then said that the measures he proposed had been adopted in the ward presided over by Ald. Gibbs, therefore he felt convinced they were useful. Respecting the nuisance, as it was des cribed, arising from his soup-kitchen, he begged to say that the poor came to the parish b fore his soup-kitchen was opened.—Mr. Le Breton, the clerk to the board of guar dians, said that in order to put an end to a uselessly pro tracted discussion about nothing, he should move that this meeting do stand adjourned until after her Majesty's go vernment had brought forward their measure of sanitary reform. This amendment being put, was carried unani mously, not a single hand being held up for Mr. Cochrane's original resolution. A vote of thanks was then passed to tit:: chairman, and the meeting broke up, Mr. Cochrane , leaving the room apparently chagrined. SEIZING A DEAD BODY FOR DEBT.—Yesterday a woman waited in great distress upon Mr. Mills, the deputy coroner for Middlesex, and begged his advice under the fol lowing circumstances : she said that a female re , ative of hen had died, and her body had been seized for debt, and when the friends had assembled that day to bury it the keepers refused to give it up. Mr. Mills directed her to make application to the magistrate of the district, or to leave the body with the creditors, who would gladly get rid of it by themselves defraying the expense of sepulture. FIRE AT CAMBERWELL.—A few minutes before five o'clock yesterday morning, a conflagration took place on the premises of a coschmaker, near Southern ton-street, Camber well-green. When first discovered, a small quantity of water would have arrested the progress of the flames, but no supply could be obtained. Several engines were soon on the spot, but as only • little water could be procured from a ditch, barely sufficient to supply a garden-engine, the firemen's ex ertions were fruitless, and the whole range of workshops, tools, stock &c. were destroyed. Nothing was known of its origin, and the loss is estimated at between 6001. and 6001. The property was insured in the Royal Exchange and Sun fire-offices. INQUEST, YESTERDAY. NIANSLAUGITTER. By adjournment before Mr. W. Baker the coroner, at the Jolly Anglers, Lea-bridge, Clapton, as to the death of W. Ives, a labourer, aged 37, whose death was caused by w a h b o, ow wi h t e h n D: ceived from • shovel, inflicted b y J. Kem p , Cradgington, a returned convict, has since the occurrence been committed to the Clerkenwell sessions for assaulting deceased. Their trial was postponed until the next sessions in consequence of the dangerous state of the deceased. The deceased was subsequently attacked with smallpox and died on Monday last. Mr. B. Clarke, surgeon, made a post mar tens examination of the body, and discovered four of the left ribs to be fractured, which in his opinion was the cause of death. The deceased was at work in Cambridge-road, Beth nal-green, on Friday the 24th of December last, when Kemp, Crudgingten, sad another man approached him. They all appeared to be intoxicated, and Crudgington pushed Kemp against him. The deceased asked why he did it, and Crudgington instantly struck him a violent blow on the face. The deceased raised his shovel he hail been working with to protect himself, and Kemp caught hold of it and endeavoured to wrench it from him. A struggle ensued, and Kemp succeeded in obtaining the shovel. Kemp immediately raised it and struck the deceased a violent blow with the edge of it against his left side. He placed his hand to his side, and complained of great pain. Crudgington attempted to strike him again, and Kemp cried out, " Don't strike him again." The three men immediately decamped, and, after a desperate resist ance, two of them were captured and conveyed to the station-house.—Mr. Clarke was recalled, and described the common and ordinary symptoms and appearances, both before and after death, by smallpox. He was of opinion that the smallpox, irrespective of the injury from the blow, was not of such a character as would have caused death. He was also of opinion that the deceased was suffering frem small pox when he received the injury.—Mr. Bull, another sur geon, who assisted in the post mortem examination, said, from the appearances he discovered he was of opinion that the deceased died from the combined effects of the injury and the smallpox.—The Jury returned a verdict of "Man slaughter against Daniel Crudgington and Joshua Kemp," and the coroner issued his warrant for their committal to Newgate. THE EXPRI•Sti, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 15, 1848. street. This was its ninth annual meeting, and Mr. J. Barlow, of the firm of Barlow and Astons presided. Mr. T. Taylor, the hon. sec., read the following report, which stated amongst other things that: Few measures of any material importance to the pecifeselon were , introduced into parliament daring the lest session. She tankruptcy bill. brought into the House of Leeds by the Lord Chancellor and Lord itrougham, are the only measares requiring any particular notice. Thee bills, after a careful ooesideratioo, your committee thought did eat promise such a reform of the bankruptcy law as appeared likely to be seceptable or useful to the commercial community, and they were amonlingly refereed to a sub-committee, with a reveet that they would communicate with the Manchester Chamber of Oomcoerce and the Commercial Association on the subject. Tour tom ! mhtee have great pleasure in stating that both thew bodies, I after having been waited upon by the nth-committee, at once I agreed to to with thin society is endeavouring to place the law of bankruptcy and insolvency upon a eatiafactory foot ing. The bills were withdrawn, and have not yet been introduced into the present parliament ; but as the necessity the a material alters . Oen in the law is too prewing to be long delayed, your committee beg • to call the earnest attention of their successors In office to thin sub. jest, and to suggest the great importance of ecnoperatien with the commercial community, through the medium of their societies. The amendment of the present law of mortmain bar received the anxious consideration of your committee. Your committee having swertained that the Secretary of State for the Home Deportment was willing to receive suggeetions from this association for an intendment of the law of rnortmain, and obtained an assurance from him that such suggestions should receive his beet cooskieration, a milkmen mittee, conaicing of gentlemen who have paid especial attention to that hoe, applied die inely. diligently te the object of devising & scheme for reforming the present law and practice of snort:nein and charitable twee, which ! whilst it should not do violence to the religious or political feelinsrs of any persons or party, would effec tually remove that inconvenience and inquietude of title which are known to lawyers to spring from eke present law ; and have sent to Sir George Grey a statement of their views, which hue been courteously acknowle d ged. it the course which yaw committee have taken on this oubject, they have justified and borne out the credit which the meociation has &limys taken to itself, of being ready to procure or support such sound alterations of the law es will be practically beoe&ial to the public. Your committee, daring the put year, have found it necessary to call the attention of the secretary of the incorporated Law Society, and the solicitor to the stamps and team to several parties in this town and neighbourhood net -thing without certificate, coneldering it to be their duty not to allow may advantage to be takes of those members of the ;oohed= who obey the law, however unjust that law may be. You committee have also felt called upon to oppose the renewal of a certificate In one instance. They furnished the incorporated society with &ai d:trim, selling forth the grounds of their opposition, and that society instructed counsel to oppose the application ; the party alluded to declined going into the inquiry, and at once withdrew his name. CHARGE OF ROBBERY AGAINST RAILWAY CLERKS. —Yesterday, at the Leeds Court-house, Edward Scott. 17, and Jensen Ridudale, 19, two clerks in the employ of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Hallway Company, at the Leeds station, were charged before It. blarkland Esq., and 1). W. Nell, Esq., with having robbed or defrauded their employers of a considerable sum of money. The case wu not fully gone into, but it appeared from the statemen s mode to the magistrates, that some time ago, Itidsdale, who had charge of the daily receipts, reported to Mr. Macgregor, a superior officer of the cam , pony, that his cash was unaccountably diminishing; but Mr. Macgregor suggested that possibly it might turn out to be a mistake. The diminution however went on, and there is now a deficiency amounting to nearly 2001. Both the prisoners were in consequence taken into custody on Thurs day night, and when in custody Scott admitted that he had • key which would open the eash.drawer, and that at sundry times he had taken out money for his own use, amounting, he supposed, to about 201.; but Itidsdale denied having at any time appropriated any of the company's money to his own use. The further heariag of the case was adjourned to Monday next. err•ox•rve.v.moc IMPORTANT PO S T-OFFICE CASE.—The following important case was heard at the County Court, at Rugby, on Tuesday. For the particulars our correspoadent at Bir mingham was indebted to the editor of the Journal for a slip of the report for his own paper:—" The County Court at Rugby was held oa Tuesday last, and a great deal of interest was felt by a very large assemblage to hear the case of Mr. Wratislaw, solicitor, who brought actions against the Post master-General for the recovery of the sum of two-pence overcharge on a foreign newspaper, and for the recovery of the value of another newspaper detained by the General Postotfice. Mr. Wratislaw pleaded his own case. Mr. Hubbard, from the firm of Messrs. Harris and Son, appeared on the part of the Postmaster General, together with Mr. Peacock, from that establishment. Mr. Wratislaw stated that being connected with the kingdom of Bohemia, he was in the habit of taking the paper called the Prager Zeitung, the postage of which paper, when single, was 2d. that the cover is marked abroad, when single," one Prager Zeitwag "—the General Poet.office mark it also one, and then charge 2d. On the 2nd of November last he received this paper, although marked as single, charged 4d. His clerk having paid this 44., he sent it back to the poet office, and had it opened in the presence of the postmaster, and requested to h►ve the extra 2d. returned. This the postmaster declined, but di rected that the coy r should be sent to the General Post office, who could order him to repay the 11., and he would then do so. By that morning's post he wrote as follows: Sir,—The Prague paper which: was in this cover was only a single paper, although charged double. I have submitted the paper and coverto the post-odice here, and am directed to send the cover to you, and you will be pleased to order the postmaster here to re turn to me the extra postage of 2d.-1 urn, sir, yours very obediently, W.F. WILATI,I.IW. Husby, Nov. 2, 1547.—F0r the Secretary to the General PCl4.offir*, Loudon. _ . _ Mr. Wratislaw stated that on the 6th of November he received the usual printed acknowledgment from Lieutenant Colonel Maberly ; on the 9th of November this single Prague newspaper came with a charge of is. 2d. upon it which he refused to pay, and directed the postmaster to send it back by that night's post to the general post office, Mr. Wratislaw by that morning's post writing as follows: Sir,- -The Prague paper was this morning char ged Is. Id. for post, age, and, of course, I did not take it in. It is mar ked with the figure I." drooling It ea a single paper, and I have to request that you will be pleased to direct this sort of overcharge may sot in future be made, and that tail paper may be returned to me, with the proper charge of 2d. I should also be glad to have the M. overcharge in the last paper complained of by me.- I have the honour to be, six, yours, moot obediently, W. F. WILATISLAW.—Rugby, Nov. 9, 1817.—T0 the Secretary of . the General Post-office. —On the 12th November he received a second printed ac knowledgment, as before, and also a letter from Mr. John. son, the deputy-seeretary to the poet-office, returning the cover marked 2d., and requiring the paper of the 2nd of November to be sent up. He wrote in answer that the paper was not then in existence, and he could not therefore comply with their request. That he had strictly followed the directions of the Rugby postmaster, which was all the Post-office required. Mr. Wratislaw, not ri ceiving any fur ther notice of his applications, went to London on the 29th of November, to see the Postmaster-general. On going to his office, the secretary stated that his lordship could not be seen, but he would see to anything the same as his lordship, Having explained the case, the secretary engaged to have these matters looked to instantly , and that he should hear by the first post. Having waite d in vain for some notice of this application, he had brought these actions to see if a sum ' unjustly paid under compulsion was not recoverable, and if the Post-office could detain a newspaper at their pleasure. Mr. Wratislaw having established his case by the testimony of his clerk, and the several letters and papers, Mr. Hubbard put in several acts of parliament, and also the decision in the action against Lord Le Despencer, for the loss of a letter with ' money in it —This, Mr. Wratislaw contended, did not apply to his case. If the money so lost had been traced to the hands of the Postmaster-General, that action would have been sustained. In this case he had notice before the extra two-pence was paid over to any other person, the Rugby postmaster admitted the receipt, and if it got into any other hands, it wu through his lordship's default —The Judge said the laws of England supposed there was no cause of complaint but what the law redressed. In this case there was an admitted wrong, and he was afraid no redress, as he felt bouod by the case against Lord Le 'Despencer, and must direct a nonnut, at the same time he must say that it would have been more creditable to the Post-office authorities to have returned this admitted overcharge, than have put the plain tiff to the unnecessary expenses they had done.—Mr. Wratis law, in the next case, as to the newspaper, stated that he must bow to the decision of the court, and be non-suited ; at the same time he must complain of the gross negligence of the General Post Office, as they had notice in sufficient time to have looked over for the paper charged is. 2d., and to have found out which of the clerks had played the trick of strik ing out the charge of 2d., and putting over it Is. 2d., and they ought to have done so, as such things were very dis creditable to the Post-office, and exceedingly annoying to individuals ; that as the Post-office had taken these legal ob jections, it was his determination to bring the cases before both houses of parliament. AND CLERICAL. OXFORD, Jeer. 14.—1 n a congregation holden this morn ing, being the first day of Lent term. the following degrees were conferred, viz.: Bachelor of Civil Law by Commuta tion : Robert Evens, Jesus Cull., head master of Bristol Grammar School. Masters of Arts: Of Brasenose Coll., Mews. Rev. G. 8. Masters; Rev. J. H. Brooks, Fellow; J. W. Barlow, Rey. G. H. Phillips, and Rev. T. Mullah ; Rev. R. S. Redfern, Queen's Coll.; C. T. James, Exeter; E. A. Freeman, Fellow and Tutor of Trin. Coll. ; Rev. G. W. Chamberlain, Wad. Coll. ; W. Merry, Women. Coll. ; Rey. F. Sowden, St. Mary Hull; and Rev. G. 0. Lawrence, St. Edmund Hall.—Bachelors of Arts : H. T. Salmon, Exeter Coll. ; A. Wiehaw, Trin. Coll. ; and R. Fort, St. John's Coll. REOISTRAIL OP THP UNIPERBITY.—In anticipation that Dr. Bills will be appointed to the Headship of St. Mary Heil, in the room of Dr. Hampden, promoted to the see of Hereford, the Rev. H. Wall, Fellow of Balliol College, and Vice-Principal of St. Alban Hall, is a candidate for the im portant office of Registrar of the University, which :has been so ably filled by Dr. Bliss for upwards of 23 years. THE TEA DUTIES. Yesterday a public meeting of the inhabitants of Lir, rpool, convened by the Mayor, was held in the Sessions house, to consider of the best means of promoting a reduc tion in the present exorbitant duties on tea. His worship the mayor, T. B. lioitereLL, Esq., took the chair shortly after 12 o'clock, at which time the court-house was about three parts full. The meeting consisted of men of all shades of politics, anxious toe sprees their opposition to a tax which presses so heavily upon the poor, and detracts from their means of social enjoyment.—The Town-clerk having read the requisition, The MAYOtt said the reduction of the duty on tea was not only a question ef great commercial importance, but it was a question affecting the very well-being and social welfare of the community. It was on those two grounds that he trusted the question would be brought under the considers. don of her Majesty's government. It was no question of patty politics—no question of commercial competition be tween one branch of commerce and another—it was a question on which all might, on one common ground, request her Majesty's government to reduce what was considered a most exorbitant duty on one of the almost necessaries of life. The merchant said, and said truly reduce the exorbitant duty on tee, and you enable me to export more largely the manufactures of this country. Toe manufacturer said, and said truly— reduce the exorbitant duty on tea, and you enable me to ma nufacture mere extensively, and, consequently, employ the labouring population of this country. The operative said, and said truly—reduce the duty on tea, and you give me employment, and not only this, but you enable me to enjoy in my own domestic family circle that luxury which at pre sent is almost confined to the wealthier classes. Mr. S. HOLME moved the first resolution: That the report of :he parliamentary committee of lad melon has conclusively established the case of the advocates fora reduction of the tea duty, and that that report claims the immediate attention of her Majeety's government—proving, as it does, the injustice, ae well as the impolicy, of continuing so heavy a tax on an artists which is mainly received in better fur British manufactures. Mr. R. Cuoln3LEY sLeonded the resolution, which wan carried unanimously. Mr. W. 11/amour:2 moved the second resolution That it is the deliberate opinion of this meeting, founded on the experience of the lest three years, that union, the duty on tea be Un mtdiately reduced, the question is no longer one of an increase or de crease of our trade with China, but almolt of its very existence, se a prolititble outlet for the products of British industry. Mr. L. BILODKIIIH, in seconding the Desolation, said it spoke of the experience of the last three year, as proving that if a reduction was not made in the duty, the trade would be destroyed. In proof of this, he wucl the export, of woollen goods, during the last three years, to China were as follow ;-184.5, 106,948,000 yards ; 1846, 68,396,000 yards • and in 1847, only 63,278,000. Or print., in 1845, 2,309,00 0 yards were exported ; in 1846, 2,451,000; and in 1847 only 2,063,000. The effects had also been dhastrous to the ship ping. In 1815, 112 vessels, of 48,503 tons, cleared out of China ; in 1846, 91 vessels, of 38,310 tons ; in 1847, 73 vessels, of 29,606 tons, and two of the latter vessels in ballast. He then proceeded to show that the opening of the China trade had not benefited the merchants, and argued, at great length, and with much energy, in favour of a reduction of the duty. The resolution was put and carried unanimously. Mr Joux SMiTif, seconded by Mr. Churchwarden FEB OI'OON, proposed the third revolution That it in the bounden duty of government to foster and encourage, not to jeopardise, so important a trade as that opened up to us in the Tut empire of China. The remainder of the resolutions adopted by the meeting were as follows That awl meeting is of opinion that no direct loss would excrue to the revenue from a considerable reduction in the ditty on tea; but that, even it a temporary di heiericy were to arise, the considerations of a social and moral character, in ieparalgy connected with this great question, are of paramount importance to those of a mere fiscal nature. That it Is a fart which can no longer be concealed, that the pressure which commenced wits the manutacturing and mercantile body Is MOO extending, in a frightful degree, to e.ery clam of the community; and that, unless the cost of the necesvaries of life be lessened to the public generally, and above all, to the working classes, the present revenue of the country cannot he maintained. The following memorial WOO their read: TO Tilt Slott ZION. THE 1011110 roMMIAMOELRA OI rata MAJESTY'S TKVASI•4V. The memorial of the inhabitants of Liverpool, in public meeting assembled, respectfully showed, that on A former occasion, during the loot aeration of parliament, when the inhabitants of thin town met together to remonstrate against the impelicy of continuing so henry a duty upon the article of tea, the meuturialieut endeavoured to recom mend their views to the ineourab e consideration of your lordship., by arguments drawn from statistics, from practical experience, and from incontrovertible facto. Since that period the question has gone through the ordeal of a searching pat liameatary inquiry, the result of which has been to establish conclusively the Hustle's, as well as the impulicy, of continuing so heave a tax on an anise which is mainly received in barter for Brandi manufactures. Your memorial ' ista, assembled on the prceet occasion, can only reiterate these anti menta in the strongest psaible manner; and It is their deliberate opinion, founded on the experience of the last three years, that unless the duty on tea be immediately reduced, the question will not be one of inermee or decrease in our trade with Chine, but of its existence an a protitoble outlet (or the products of British industry. That your mesuorialiets would respectfully urge on ber Majesty's government the noreasity of ((tete, ing and encouraging, not jeopardising, no important a trade as that opened up to us in the vast empire of China. That your memonalists are of opinion that no direct loos will accrue to the revenue from a cornidemble reduction of the duty on tea; but that, even if a temporary deficiency were to aria, the ceitundendimui of a social and moral character inseparably con nected with this great question are of paramount importance to those of a mere fiend nature. It is a fact that can no longer be concealed that the pressure which commenced with the manufacturing and mercantile body is now extending in a frightful degree to every class of the community, and that, unless the cost of thy necessaries of life be materially lenience, to the public generally, and, above all, to the working-elasees, the pi event revenue of the country cannot he main tained. Your memorialists, therefore, now urge upon your lord ships' consideration the immediate adoption of the recommendations of the select committee of the House of 0,01010113, ad your memo. Mast/ will ever piny. Moved by Mr. C. TURNER, and seconded : That the memorial now read, embodying the foregoing resolutions, be adopted, and that his worship the mayor be respectfully requested to sign the same on behalf of the meeting; and that a deputation be appointed to wait on her Majesty's government therewith, to lay be fore them the sentiments of this meeting, and to urge the immediate adoption of the recommendation of the select committee of the House of Commons. Several gentlemen were then appointed to form a depu tation. Mr. EARLE then moved the following resolution, which was adopted unanimously : That the cordial thanks of thin meeting be given to his worship the mayor for the alacrity with which he responded to the wishee of the requisitionists in calling this meeting, tor his kindness in preeiding at it, and for his able conduct in the choir. IRELAND. DCALIN, JAN. 13. At the meeting of the Irish Confederation last night, Mr. Leech, from Manchester, displayed his oratorical powers, and avowed himself a " chartist." The spirit of the Nation, which once animated the confederates, appears to have evaporated, for the ap plauded of the night was Mr. Mitchell. Mr. Duffy has ceased to be popular, and how far that feeling will extend a few weeks more will bear witness. SCOTLAND. WRECK OF A FRENCH VESSEL.—A large French ship from Newcastle, for Bordeaux, was wrecked on the 9th inst., on the coast near the entrance to the harbour of Aber deen. It appears that this ship had left Newcastle for Bor deaux ten days before. She was overtaken in a south-east gale, and driven out of her course to leeward. The vessel was very deep, and after several attempts to lighten her by throwing a great quantity of coals overboard, se mach water was shipped that the crew were obliged to batten down the hatches. For six days they were out of sight of land, and the ship became nearly as unmanage able se if she had been waterlogged. The decks were completely swept, the boats carried away, and the cabin tilled with water. The only provisions which the men bad were a small quantity of biscuit, and some grapes. The captain having made the land on the 9th, resolved to run for Aberdeen, but when he get round the Oirdleness and saw the sea breaking on the end of the pier, he imagined from the apparent smooth that was at the north aide that the entrance was there, and ran for it, until he found him self among the breakers, and, unable to put about, was driven to leeward ashore. Finding himself among the breakers, he let go his anchor, and for a short time it held, but the sea was rolling so heavily that no anchor could hold long, and accordingly about six o'clock the vessel drove ashore. in a short time the life-boat was got ready, brought along the sands, and a crew mustered to attempt to board the wreck. In this they were successful, and had the happi ness of rescuing 16 seamen, including the master, but no entreaty could induce the mate to leave, though the sea was making a clean breach over the ship. At 9 o'clock the mate was also persuaded to come ashore, and thus all the crew were saved. It appears that when the life-boat reached the vessel the captain had very little faith in the Christianity of his benefactors, or those amongst whom he expected to land, for he armed himself with a brace of pistols, and otherwise gave token that he was not disposed to commit himself to the protection of moral force. NAVAL PROVINCIAL. LANCASHIRE. THE MANCHESTER LAW ASSOCIATION held their annual meeting on Wednesday, at the rooms, in Norfolk- Movemztvre.—Jan. 6, in Malta Harbour, Ceylon, 12, with the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir L. Curtis ; Vanguard, 80; Vengeance, 84; Harlequin, 16. Steamers: Hecate, Vol. cano, Porcupine, Oberon, and Locust ; her Majesty's transport Blenheim ; French steamers Longsor sad Ithanices ; Royal steam yachts Fairy and Gitana. DevoNrour, JAN. 13. Netley, tender, arrived this morning with supernumeraries from Portamouth.—Adven lure, transport, sailed yesterday with stores for Deptford.— The following superannuations have taken place from the dockyard this day .—One inspector of police, one muter of the steam-tugConfionce, one locksmith, one shipwright, two ropemakers, six sawyers, and one rigger. Succarcres JAN. 13.—Orders have been reoeived here to prepare the Lo ndoni for engines of 789-horse power. The orders for paying off the Modesto and Hecla are counter manded, and the Modesto will be paid off on Saturday next and the Heels on Tuesday next. The Wildfire is to be paid off here early next week. It is reported the Lucifer will be commissioned here to-morrow or on Saturday. Several of the officers and men of the Ocean have been transferred to the Ganges. The entry wl/1 - he open for seamen for the COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Ltunosat r. HOOD.—THE Monti& OP Mt ILLEGITIMATE CHILD CAN RECOVER AOAINOT THE FATHER MAINTEN ANCE PEOMIAED, TO PREVENT AN °EDER OP AFFILIATION -On this ease, which was tried before the under-sheriff of Surrey, Mr. Phion moved to enter a nonsuit. The action was brought by the mother of an illegitimate child against the father to recover a sum due for tome weeks' mainten ance of the child, at '2s. 6d. a week. It appeared that the father had promised to pay that eam to induce the plaintiff not to go before the magistrates for an order of affi liation and maintenance. It was urged that as there had been an ezpress promise the declaration should have stated it specially, and that there was no evidence to show whether the payment of the 2a. 6d. a week was for apart consideration, or for the support of the child.--The Court was of opinion that the declaration was sufficient, was supported by the evidence. and that the coat dention for the payment of the sum agreed on had toga --:••• . ". O would gladly get rid of it the entrance was lucre, aou ....... .„ ~......._ .____, ____ with H_Etere.—_ Jan A . 6, i t Malta . Harbour, Ceylon rc -- - ----- -e - - ---- e with the fiag of Rear- dm Sir L. Curtis • Vanguard ' , 80 f, advocate of the court, and presented by a proctor - as the l ' °v° ' - ' en° "' ° k . '" r " . '"""'S `" '." ""'..'• ...". '.. e among th ose of sepulture. driven f tee ara n otengletehweebedreaetherser,e.andF,teudntaebglehttreo himself f t about, was few minutes before five Vengeance, 84; Harleq n 16. Steamers ' • Hecate Vol • required. The proclamation was made by the apparitor- other judges ) — Take a rule. o P rcu • e Obe -u'. ' Ig ' .. 6 general, he having been called upon to do so by the vicar- flagration took place on the transport Blenheim ; French steamers Lo or and but the sea was rolling so heavily that no anchor could hold ean , 0 Pin , . roil, and Locust ; her ajesty breakers, he let go his anchor, and fora short time it held, General; and he prayed the attention of ea lordships th • to COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. ,utham ton-street, Camber- -1 a small quantity of waterßhamses • Royal steam yachts Fan and G•tan the words wed, which appeared to be the same as those LtNEGAR v. HODD.—T/SE MOTHER OP MI ILLEGITIMATE long, and accordingly about six o'clock the vessel drove tranaPo adopted uniformly—he might say, without a single excep. CHILD CAN RECOVER AGAINST THE FATHER MAINTEN- 'ONP HT ashore. In a short time the life-boat was got ready, brought , y ia. 4 the flames, but no supply along the sands, and a crew mustered to attempt to board DEN • 0 , JAN. 13. NeUey, tender, arrived this ~ ,r ..ori—ior many centuries—certainly, however, since the ANCS PROMISED, TO PREVENT AN ORDER OF AFFILIATION- tes were soon on the spot, the wreck. In this they were successful, and had the happi- morning with supernumeraries from Portamouth.—Adven• revival of the act of Henry VIII. in the reign of Elizabeth. —On this ease, which was tried before the under-sheriff of e p rocur ed f rom a d it ch , nem of rescuing 16 seamen , including the master, but no lure, transport, sailed yesterday with stores for Deptford.— The learned gentleman here read the proclamation, calling Surrey, Mr. rhino moved to enter a nonsuit. The action n gin the firemen's ex- entreaty could induce the mate to leave, though the sea WAS The following superannuations have taken place from the upon all parties who had any opposition to offer to come for- was brought by the mother of an illegitimate child against known engine, e n tht ra e n e ge of worksho ps, Nothing was of itsward and make their objections, and they should be heard, the father to recover a sum due for some weeks' mainten- was also persuaded to come ashore, and thus all the crew the steam-tug . Confience, one locksmith, one shipwright, two Mr Townshendmid he appeared for the Rev. Mr. Huntley and ante of the child , at 23- 6d . a week. It appeared that the r t between 600/. and 6001. Roya l E xc h ange and g ni , were nee d . Rappears that when the life-boat reached the ropemakers, six sawyers, and one rigger. the other two clergymen, and exhibited the proxies, stating father had promised to pay that sum to induce the plainti ff SHEERNESS JAN. 13.—Orders have been received here to that the objections were in writing, were in the form of a not to go before the magistrates for ea order of aril- i vessel the captain had very little faith in the Christianity iff prepare the Linden for engines of 789-horse power. The libel or plea, and whilst be was in the act of presenting them liation and maintenance. It was urged that as MANSLAUGHTER. By .er the coroner, at the Jolly for he armed himself with a brace of pistols , and otherwise his benefactors , or those amongst whom he e orders for paying o the odeste and Hecla are counter- the vicar-general said, "We are acting here under a man there had been an express promise the declaration xpected to land , . it 11 mended, and the Modesto will be paid off on Saturday next date from the crown, issued in accordance with the act of ehoeld have stated it specially, and that there was no to the death of W. Ives, a the Protection of moral force. gave token that he was not dispose d to commit himself to and the Hecla on Tuesday next. The Wildfire is to be paid Henry the Eighth, and we conceive ourselves bound to con- evidence to show whether the payment of the 2.1. 6d. re. caused by a blow he re. . off here early next week. It is reported the Lucifer will firm without suffering anyopposition." Dr. Lushington, one a week was for apart consideration, or for the support of the 1 , J. Kemp, who, with D. PROVINCIAL. be commissioned here to-morrow or on Saturday. Several of the assessors, was also of a similar opinion, but Sir J. child.—The Court was of opinion that the declaration was has since the occurrence LANCASHIRE . of the officers and men of the Ocean have been transferred to Dodson, the other assessor, had some doubts on the point ,• sufficient, was supported by the evidence, and that the cogel- „":".,....., yell sessions for assaulting red until the next sessions THE MANCHESTER LAW ASSOCIATION held their the Ganges. The entry wlll be open for seamen for the two out of the three, however , thought they were bound deration for the payment of the sum agreed on had Immo •--• • .. - --!:eer fv , , rooms under the penalty of prernunire to rejeet all opposition. Ile carried out.—Rule refused. s- .••'' ... state of the deceased. The annual meeting au Wednesday, at the ,in Norfolk- Omen in • few days. - Pi •,- • ; •,- i'Vl rs :'• -, PI - -r X tvg • . 1 :, • . .. sr 'l.,iii% . , ' Y X 0 ------ - - tato intrlltacnct. EQUITY COURTS. Before the Lord Chancellor. MAITLAND V. BACNHOI/131 AND OTHERS —The argu ments upon the motion to dissolve the injunction were con cluded. Before the Master of the Eons. ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF DUCHY OF CORNWALL C. LAMBS.—PRODUCTION OF DOLOR—The Muter of the Rolls gave judgment in this ease, and decided that the defen dant was bound to produce the conveyance of Feb., 1829, under which he claimed to be en•itled to the interest of Mr. Trevanion in the tract of land which was the subject of the suit. ATTORNEY-GENERAL 0. GAINS —TENANT-RIGHT.—Thie was a petition by the Attorney-General that the Master might review his report. It appeared that the suit was in stituted for the better adinimstration of a charity at Loughborough, and the Master was directed to grant leases of the land belonging to the charity, and for that purpose to have them valued. A portion of land,containing about 32 acres, had been many years in the occupation of a. Mr. Lacey, who was stated to be a very skilful farmer, and to have laid out larva sums in improving the property. For this piece of land Mr. Lacey bad paid 671. ayt ar rent, and it was valued under the Master's direction at 861. There were two other plots of land adjoining Mr. Lacey's land, consietiog of about 20 acres more, and Mr. Lacey was anxious to have a Imre as well of this additional land u of his old farm : and the whole together being valued at 1481. a year, he offered that rent. But it having been arranged, with the Master's approbation, that the tenant should have the right of shooting thereon. Mr. Parke, M.P., who was the squire of the place, and was anxious to get the property, which was in the midst of his preserves, offered 1881. a-year for it. Mr. Lacey thereupon offered the Name rent and then Mr. Parke advanced his offer to 2201.; which the Master accepted and reported him as • proper person to be tenant —The Attor ney-Cleneral, who thought Mr. Lacey had been hardly used, therefore presented this petition with a view to have Mr. Lacey continued as tenant at the rent of 1881., or to procure him an allowance as compensation for monies expended by him in improvements. The Attorney-General being of opinion that if Mr. Lacey was turned out it would deter tenants from improving their land, and that the charity pro perty ought to be managed on the same principle u a pru -11 dent landlord would manage his. Messrs. Kindersly and Blunt eupported the petition ; Willcock oontrit.—The Master of the Hulls expressed his opinion that charity property could not be treated in the someway as that of a private individual, who might afford to be generous, but the court, acting for a charity, could not. Both parties in this case attached a parti cular value to the land, and the reasons which actuated them did not signify. It was a strong thing to say that she cha rity should not have the benefit of the larger rent when there was no evidence to show that the party offering it would not be as good a tenant as Lacey. Lacey might be entitled to compensation, and it might be that the amount awarded to hint on that account would be equal to the be nefits to be derived to the charity from the increased rent offered by Parke, though, looking at the party, he did not think that would be so. The Master might inquire what compensation was due to Lacey, and review his report, taking such compensation into consideration. Before the of England. THE BIEHOP OF HEREFORD O. GUIPIIN.—COPYRIORT. —Mr. Bethel and Mr. Fleming moved in this case, on behall of the plaintiff, who was the author of an article published in the Encyclopedia Metropolitans, upon the life of Thomas Aquinas, for an injunction ex pane to restrain the defendants, Mesars.Griffin. wbo were the proprietors of the Encyclopmdia, from publishing or selliog the said article in a separate form. The article in question was written in the year 1833 for the booksellers who were then the proprietors of the Eneylo media upon the express understanding that it was to be pub lished only in the Encyclopaedia. It had lately been inti mated to the plaintiff by the defendants that they intended publishing the article upon the life of Thomas Aquinas in a separate form. This the plaintiff objected to, but the Messrs. Griffin having persisted in their inten tion, the present application was rendered necessary. On behalf of the plaintiff it was alleged that the copyright still remained in him, and was not effected by the sth and 6th of Vic., cap. 45, and that the proprietors of the Encyclo piedia had on right to repiiblish the article in a separate form.—The Vice-Chancellor granted the injunction. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. Sittings in Santo. TILE BISHOP ELECT OF HEREFORD.-1 Sir F. Kelly moved for a rule to show cause why a manda mus should net issue, directed to the Archbishop of Canterbury and to Dr. Burnaby, hie vicar-general, commanding them, at a court to be holden, to bear the objections tendered on be half of the Itev. Win. Webster Huntley, Clerk, Vicar of Alberbury ; the Rev. John Jebb, Clerk, Rector of Petentow, both in the county of Hereford ; and the Rev. Win. Frederick Powell, Clerk, perpetual curate of Cirencester, in the county of Glouce ter, against the confirmation of the election of Dr. Hampden to the see of Hereford, and to hear and determine on such opposition, and the articles, matters, and proofs thereof. The application involved a question of the highest importance, which had been raised in the late proceedings in the confirmation of the Bishop elect of Hereford. Their lordships were aware that on the election of any individual to a vacant see, by canoe d' elire to the dean and chapter of such see, the sovereign issued letters patent commanding the archbishop of the province to proceed to a confirmation of the person who had thus become bishop elect, and, by the law and usage which bad now prevailed for many centuries without variation, upon these letters being received, the archbishop proceeded, either in person to by his vicar-gene ral, to hold a court, at which the business of the confirmation was transacted. He should have to bring under their lord ships' attention the various forms and matters constituting I that proceeding; but perhaps the most important of them I l was, that at some reasonable and convenient time before such court was held, it was necessary to publish a citation either to certain individuals or generally, as the case might be, calling upon all persons to come in and oppose, if they had any ground for such opposition, the confirmation of the bishop elect. The bishop elect had to propound a petition, setting forth various matters, and to prove, amongst other things, his fitness in point of learning, doctrine, piety, conduct, birth, and other qualifications, for the office ; and it was then the duty of the court solemnly to make proclamation, calling upon all persons, who should have any ground of opposition, to come in and oppose the petition of the bishop elect. Upon the non-appearance of any one opposing the bishop elect, they were to be declared contumacious, and the archbishop or his vicar-general was bound to examine into the matters of the petition, and when satisfied that they had been proved in fact and de jure, a solemn decree was to be pronounced confirm ing the election of the bishop, and a decree was issued to the archbishop of the province, requiring him to enthrone and consecrate the bishop. The question which their lordships would have to determine, under the cinumstanceswkich had taken place with respect to the Rev. Dr. Hampden, was whether the practice which had prevailed under the canon law, which for that purpose had become part of the common law of England for many centuries, of citing all opposers, and if they appeared hearing, discussing, and deter mining upon evidence, among other things, the fitness and competence of the bishop elect to be confirmed, was meant to be a mere useless form—a mete mockery and delusion ; and whether, if the clergy and others in the diocese deeply inte rested in the character and fitness of the person to be ap pointed bishop over them came forward, and in due form of law offered opposition to such confirmation, and proposed to verify it according to the usual terms and modes of the law—the ques tion was, whether all that was to be set aside, and whether, under the statute of Henry VIII., although it was necessary that these forms should be gone through, the court was pro hibited from inquiring into the very matter which they had assembled to inquire into, and was compelled to reject all op position—to deny a hearing to all opposers, and, fit or unfit, without inquiry or evidence, to proceed at once to confirm the individual as bishop of the diocese, When he bad drawn their lordships' attention to what had taken place on this occasion—to the forms pointed out in ell the books of authority of the proceedings on such occasions—when he should have referred the court to the statute which was passed for a purpose wholly foreign to the business of the confirmation, and the necessary and proper inquiry into the character of the person to be confirmed ; and when he should also have directed their lordships' attention to the authorities on the subject, which were all uniform, it would be seen that not only was there no authority for saying that the in quiry ought not to take place, and that the parties opposing should not be heard, but that it was manifest from a long course of authority on the subject, from the text writers on the canon and common law of this kingdom, that not only must these forms be observed, and the inquiry take t lace, but if there was a failure in any . part of the proceeding, the confirmation of the individual in question would be alto gether void in law. On the part of the opposers, all had been done which it was necessary should be done in order to put Dr. Hampden on proof, sad the court upon the examina tion of bis fitness. Ica the affidavit on which he made the application, it was etated that on the 28th of December last, Dr. Hampden had been elected by the dean and chapter of Hereford as bishop of that see—that the election had been duly certified to the crown, and that the sove reign had issued the letters patent to proceed to the con firmation of the bishop elect ; that a court was accordieitly held for that purpose at Bow church, on the Ilth of Jan. inst., that the citation had been duly published calling on all persons to come forward to oppose the confirmation, that the persons making the affidavit " being of opinion and of mind to urge objections" against the confirmation, they had pre pared written grounds of objection, which were signed by an advocate of the court, and presented by a proctor as the law required. The proclamation was made by the apparitor general, be having been called upon to do so by the vicar general; and he prayed the attention of their lordships to the words used, which appeared to be the same as those adopted uniformly—be might say, without a single excep tion—for many centuries—certainly, however, since the revival of the act of Henry VIII. in the reign of Elizabeth. The learned gentleman here read the proclamation, calling upon all parties who had any opposition to offer to come ter- I ward and make their objections, and they should be heard. Mr Townshend said he appeared for the Rev. Mr. Huntley and the other two clergymen, and exhibited the proxies, stating that the objections were in writing, were in the form of a libel or plea, and whilst be was in the act of presenting them the vicar-general said, " We are acting here under a man date from the crown, issued in accordance with the act of I Henry the Eighth, and we conceive ourselves bound to con firm without suffering anyopposition." Dr. Lushington, one of the assessors, was also of a similar opinion, but Sir J. Dodson, the other assessor, had some doubts on the point ,• two out of the three, however, thought they were bound _... __ however would submit that so far from the statute of Henry VIII. preveuting the court from entertaining any objectiorui that might be urged, they were bound by the terms of the 'tatter, in connexion with the canon and common law of England, to hear all objections that might he made. The proceeding was not a ministerial but a judicial one. The court was bound to consider the fitness and qualineet ions of the bishop elect, to hear objections and evidence, nu I to de cide. •By the citation of the court they invited epposition, and they possessed the jurisdiction to hear and den retina all objections.. If they refused to enter on the inquiry, and denied opposers the right of oeiag heard, they exceeded their jurisdiction ; they denied justice, and their proceedings were altogether null and void in point of law. The learned gentleman then referred to the last volume of " Burn's Ecclesiastical Law," page 205, in which, under the statute, when taken together with the canon law and common law, the whole form of proceeding which the law required was very distinctly given. He then proceeded to read at length from the 14th article, which treats of confirmation, the neces sary forms to be adopted, and referred to the maudate or letters patent from the crown, which was in the following • terms : After reciting the election of the individual by t h e dean and chapter, the certificate of that election, and the ap probationof the crown, proceeded asfollowe " We, accepting of such election, have given our royal assent thereto, and this we signify by these presents, requiring you to omit= the said Mectior, and to consecrate the said Dr. Dickson Rein Hampden, and to do all such other things as be long to your pastoral office, aocording to the laws and statutes of Eneland." The learned gentlemen went on to &how, from the same authority, what the " other things" were in the " business"—as it was called—of confirmation ; and that they ineluded the necessity of citing all opposers to appear on the day of confirmation, according to the direction of the ancient canon law—the form of citation being con tained in the first volume of " Gibson's Codex ;" that the proclamation was to be made which explicitly and publicly called upon all persons to make their objections in due form of law, " and they should be beard." After the citation aui proclamation, if no one came to oppose, even then, so far from it being a command prematurely to proceed to hes confirmation, and to do an act ministerial without inquiry and discussion, and not by way of decision and judgment, the bishop elect had, through his proctor, to present his petition, in which he had to allege and prone nine articles, the sixth article beirg that he war aufficiently qualified by age, knowledge, learning, order, sobriety, condition, fidelity to the Queen, and piety. So that proof was required even when there was no opposition in support of his petition ; and was it now to be said after • bone fide opposition, upon sufficient grounds, and in compliance with all the legal forma, that the opposers must not be permitted to be heard ? If the letters patent were to be considered as a peremptory command to do a ministerial act only, why should even the bishop pre sent a petition, or observe any other form whatever ? With the exception of one case, to which he was about to call the attention of the court, he did not Stud any instance of an ob jection having been urged against a bishop nominated by the crown; and he hoped no such instance would hereafter occur. When Laud had been removed from the bishopric of Bali and Wells to that of Chichester, he was succeeded by Bishop Montague, and a bookseller of the name of lows objected to his confirmation, charging him with popery. On that omission the court acknowledged the right of Jones to be heard in opposition, but the petition was not formal; it had not been signed by an advocate, nor pre sented by a proctor. The subject was subsequently taken up in the house, and it was acknowledged on all hands that Jones had a right to be heard if the application had been formal. It might be said that that was in troublesome ' times, but such was not the fact. It was in 1628, when the law of England was administered with impartiality, a great many years before the civil war broke out, and when law and justice were as well administered in our courts as dur ing any period in the early part of that century ; and their lordships would bear in mind that all which he had quoted from Burn had been written after the passing of the act of Lien. VIII., to which he had referred. So far from its , being supposed that the 25th Hen. VIII., e. 20, had at al tered either the form or effect of any portion of the proceedings I or the nature of the duty of the court before which the con firmation took place, Burn and other subsequent writers all referred to that statute, and pointed out the forms which he had detailed as the mode of proceeding invariably adopted since and under the statute. The act in question bad no re lation at all to the form of proceeding. It stated that the usual forms and ceremonies should be observed in the con ermation of a bishop; and without specifying these it enacted that no bull, command, or interference of the Bishop of Rome should be permitted in the election or confirmation of a bishop. It was intended to prevent the transferring from the crown of this realm to the Pope any ecclesiastical juris diction or power in the nomination or appointment of a bishop, and it was entitled " An act for the nonpayment of first fruits to the Bishop of Rome." It was partly repealed by Edward the Sixth, and wholly by Mary; but it was sub sequently re-enacted in the reign of Elizabeth ; and it was, he repeated, laid down by all the text writers that the sta tute did not alter or make unnecessary the forms and cere monies which must be observed in the confirmation of a bishop, as pointed out by the canon and common law. The learned gentleman read extracts from the act in ques tion, and contended that it had nothing whateve r to do with the mode of confirmation, but that it was intended that it should take place as it had before, according to the canon and common law. The confirmation was not a simple act, but it was a judicial trial, in which various parties wens concerned, and the proceedings were upon pleadings, articles, and proof, and the court was to proceed also to judgment and sentence founded upon the articles produced I being substantiated by proof. He must intreat their lord ships to remember the importance of the question now raised for the first time, hut which must be settled as a question of such vital importance to the church and the people of this country. It was on such judicial proceeding of confirmation alone that any inquiry or examination could take place under the law as to the tithes+ in point of piety and doctrine of the individual in ques tion to be one of the bishops of the ci urch of England. If the dean and chapter, the crown, or the minister of the crown were deceived or ignorant, and one however unfit, however grievously he might have erred in point of doctrine—nay, even if he were an infidel, to put an extreme case, or if he denied the doctrine of the Trinity, and believed that there were three Goda instead of One,—if such a person were ignorantly elected by the dean and chapter, although other, might be aware of hie error and vice, they would, according to the recent decision, be Beni: d the right of proving it, and no power could prevent it, no, not even the clergy of the diocese who were to be placed under his spiritual, and in some respects temporal, government. He did not wish to offer an opinion upon the points of doctrine upon which it was supposed Dr. Hampden was not strictly orthodox, according to the true and pure doctrine of the church of England—it was not a point for the consideration of that court; and it was enough to know that beneficed clergymen of that church within the dio cese of Hereford had come forward and undertaken to prove that he was not of sound doctrine and teaching, and was, therefore, not duly qualified to be a bishop of the church. lie would beg their lordships to regard the situa tion in which all persons within the diocese would be placed if no examination could be had. Under the Church Disci ' pline Act the moment confirmation finally took place the bishop became an ecclesiastical judge, and he had sole and exclusive power in many points of p roceeding in governing under that act. Now he would take the case of a deacon within the diocese not ordained as a priest—he might know the erroneous doctrine of the bishop elect, and might be able to prove it, but if the confirmation took place without such proof being allowed, he might, by reason of that very error, refuse to ordain such deacon, holding the true doctrines of the church, as a priest, and he would be accountable to no higher tribunal. Other clergymen might be denied advancement in the church from the same cause. If there wu sal thing in the proclamation which said that all who hid objections to urge should be heard, then to be told immediately after that they could not be heard was making the whole pro ceedings worse than a mere useless form, they were a mockery and a delusion, and that upon the mot solemn and sacred, and important subjects in which mankind could be engaged. The learned gentleman then referred to various authorities in support of his views—amongst others to a case of " Evans and Astell," in Palmer's reports, 432 ; Sir William Jones, 160 • and the i following writers on eoclesiesteml us let book of Lancillotnstitutionis juria C 4101116, 38 ; Fee rarins bibliotheca canonic& ; Gibson's Codex • Lyndewode's Provinciale, 218 ; Ayliffe's Paragon, 21.5 ; the gloss of Juhn de Atbo, as an appendix to Lyndewode's Provinciale. In all these *ethers it was distinctly laid down that the court was bound to hear all objections that might be legally urged, and it was wore* than useless to publish the citation if that was not to he the case. The learned advocate then cited authorities to show that a writ of mandamus from the Court of Queen's Bench was the proper remedy under the circumstances; contending that in point of law the cue stood thus: Here was an in ferior court with a case before it which was at this moment undetermined ; certain parties were before that court, tame of whom had been heard, whilst others had claimed to he heard but had been refused. It was therefore not the un common case of a court with a cause before it which it re fused to hear; and the proper course was to cbtain a man damus from the Queen's Bench, as the superior court, com manding them to proceed with their cue—to hear it, and give judgment upon it. If an inferior court proceeded upon • misconstruction of an act of parliament, although they had jurisdiction it was unauthorised in point of law; and he was also instructed to more for • writ of prohibition to restrain the proceedings. Lord Denman thought the learned gentleman had better not mix up that point with the other. Sir F. Kelly would leave the case in the hands of the court without further remark. The question involved was most important one. He was sure the court would de cide it without reference to persons, parties, or consequences and that they would grant a rule to show cause why the objectors should not be heard. Lord Denman (after consulting for a few minutes with the other judges)—Take a rule. ~: hat ior, ign her Lion M. j us ud- xu- one cts, porn and ilex leas late weT the At fall The lope eor in' Sir putt I