The Express. — London, England, 1846-11-14 00:00:00

• ----------7;r"he pettv sessions , w . ma gistrates,Meesrs. Tabuteau owl Wellington, convicted them in 101., or three months un rooneut. RORK. —FRIGHTRUL STATE DIBTREBB.—The Cork to d e er of yesterday says, " a statement has been made to ~n t o d e e by a Catholic clergyman. on whose accuracy and faith ee place the most unlimited confideneo—that ire rn pose, ono of the most favoured in this tow:l4,oler, wet ly 1,000 persons who may he said to be slowly dying ef Nev ition. Tor le kTitEtr IOWER AT CORE.—The following is a doseipdon of the interior of the tower erected at Cork be isooemorate the reception of Father Mathew by the cid los of Coik :—Nothing in their style could exceed the si r si tteal ilecuratons of the principal room. It is, of course, ter, being about sixteen feet in diameter. The windows nrce ,• ' reel the Gothic order, the upper portion, being composed abeautibil stained glass, shaped in various designs. The window frames and outer edg.nge are of fluted oak, and the latter an snrmounted with carved heads ; over these rises splentl:illy-executed stucco work, which is continued s log the entire ceiling, and gives the apartment a grand sad claesic appearance. In a niche between two of the windows s tands, on a handsome rosewood pedestal, and peered with a glass shade, an exquisite marble bust of the Try Rev. T. Mathew, by Hogan ; aud above thisbust of or venerated bishop, the Right Rev. Doctor Murphy. This ,weat i s also adorned t t a massive chimney-piece, on X - bont of which is a small Lasso-relievo figure of Father Sathew, holding Britannia and Erin by either hand, sur wended by the emblems of both countries; and from the centre of the ceiling hangs a very beautiful chandelier. The staircase tower is 20 feet higher, being nearly 100 feet from th e e l se. At a soiree given on the evening of Tuesday, at the opening of the tower, the Rev. Father Mathew's health was drunk, and he returned thanks as follows: — The very Rev. T. Mathew said he thanked them ftom his heart for the kind manner in a hich they had received the o ention of his name. The kinilnesa and hospitality he had received from the English people had made an impression en his mind which would never be effaced ; but that splen did monument erected by Mr. O'Connor would in future generations —when all there as•embled should have tinned away—hasid to posterity the ine.uory of that kindness and heepitatity. (Cheers). He again thanked them fo r their en thusiasm: and he, in an eveesal manner, thanked Cap tain Irvine for having come there on two occasions—to lay the fouudat:on stone, sod to open the tower. (Loud cheers.) ne company then returned to the lawu where an oak was planted in commemoration of th e event, by Master Beamish, after which they separated. The excel lent band of the Globe Lace Society attended during the day, and played several airs in first-rate style. In the evening, the tower was brilliantly illuminated, by variegate d lamps, which were suspended from the inside of the windows. The stone balustrade which surrounds the base of thetower, and on which are a number of pretty plaster figures, emblematic ofFaith, Hope, Charity, Fidelity dm, was aka brilliantly lighted; and a number of fancy la n .ps were hung round a stone statue or the Apostle of Tenmerince, which stands a little in advance of tht column, and behind a very elegant jet-d'eati. Altogether the illu mination had a most grand and imposing effect, and was visible at a great distance. Isles:ereo as THE ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOPS.—Such of the Bishops as are trustees of Maynooth met to-day to dis cos matters connected with the college. It was understood that no other topics would be debated to-day. I believe that matters of importance relative to the National Board cf Edu cstion will lie die:weed to-marrow (Friday) ; and it is pro bable the Synod will dissolve without any discussion on the new Colleges Bill, owine to the non-arrival of an expected letter from the Court orltome. LORI) LLCAN.—CIIINIINAL INFOHMATION.—Mr. Napier moved the Court of Queen's Bench on behalf of Lord Lucan, for a conditional order for a criminal information against the Honourable Frederick Cavendish, proprietor of the Mayo Telegraph, fur the publication of a malicious libel in his paper, en the 14th of October last. The plaintiff was the Lord Lieutenant of the county Mayo; and in that capacity the defendant charged him with having excluded from a committee formed under the Labour Rate Act, two Catholic clergymen, the Rev. Mr. t. urley and the Rev. Mr. Gerretty. He also charged him with having held a secret meeting, and with h..viug used Lis authority as Lord Lieutenant of the county, in a presump tuous and dictatorial manner in the administration of the labour rate act. The defendant urged that in conse quence of such conduct on the part of Lord Lucan, a remon strance ought to be addressed to the government, praying tbrt he should be removed from his office us Lord Lieute nant of the county.—The plaintiff, in his affidavit, denied that he had been guilty of the conduct attributed to him; and stated that he had termed the committee in conformity with the instructions which he had received from the go vernment ; and that he discharged his duty in the beat man ner he could, to carry out, for the benefit of the suffering poor. the provisions of the labour-rate act.—Court: Take a conditional order. SCOTLAND. THE RECTORIAL ELECTION AT GLASGOW.—The Glasgow Chronicle nye The election of a Lord Rector takes place en Monday. The candidates, we understand, are now limited to Lord John Russell and Mr. Wordsworth—the favourers of Lord Morpeth and Mr. Macaulay having yielded to the more widely-spread preference given to the Premier. In such circumstances, we should have expected the election to proceed very quietly. It seems, however, that there is to be a struggle, though we cannot doubt what the issue of it will be. 'the minister is likely to defeat the poet. AN Al lIDENT occurred on the North Britidi Railway on Saturday, and another on the Glmgow and Paisley on Mon - day. Fortunately no lives were lost. OLAsGOW MLNIcIrAL AFFAIRS.—The new Glasgow Town Council, constituted under a special act of parliament, met:for the - fint time on Wednesday last, and unanimously appointed Alexander Rustic, Lord Provost. They also appointed eight bailies, and a full staff of other officials. That which makes this election worthy of notice, is the f -et that formerly t..ere were no fewer than four separate sets of councils and magistrates, and tivc different police establish ments belonging to Gla.-igow and the suburbs. Now the whole are amalgamated, and the present council of fifty manages the municipal and police affairs of the total inha bitants, numbering upwards of 320,000. The council has also directly or indirectly the charge of 200,0001. per annum, and a large amount of patronage. EXTRAoIiDINARY PROCEEDINGS IN A CASE OP ALLEGED MURDER.—In the month of April last a weaver, named David Love, met his death, according to the testimony of on lookers, at the hands of a man named James Daly, hoke:st an eating-house in Goosedubbs-str.et, Glasgow. Daly fled, but was apprehended, and, in due course, was indicted to stand his trial at the Autumn Circuit Court, on the charge of mur der or culpable homicide. About the period fixed for the trial, however, Daly either became insane, or feigned insa nity; and, on a remit being made to Drs. Easton and Craw ford, while the Circuit Conn was sitting, to inquire and report as to Daly's ease, they gave it as their qualm, that, " from the special difficulties the case presents, the real state of his mind can only be satisfactorily determined bya series of observations continued during several weeks." At this time the indictment was withdrawn, or the case delayed; no medical examine. ion followed that we are aware of ; and Daly has beau liberated by orders of the law authorities in Edinburgh, on finding hail to keep the peace for t he s p ace of twelve months, under the penalty of 201. The liberation of a man charged with such a grave offence, without tr.al, has been regarded here as a most extraordinary proceeding; and it is earnestly to be hoped, for the sake of the pure I character which should attend the administration of justice, tled the law authorities in Ediaburgh may be enabled and willing to give some explanation which will relieve the public mind.—G/a.wmio herald. The Earl `of Ellesmere has been elected Lord Rector of the University of Aberdeen for the ensuing year. PROVINCIAL. LANCASIIIRE. WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON, the anti-slavery lecturer, left Liverpool for Boston last week. PRE.EN CATION.—On Saturday last a public tea party met at Bury, when a number of addresses were delivered, and a h endsome mahogany arm-chair was presented to Dr. C - dlin, of Manchester, as a testimonial of the service he had rendered, by the delivery of thirteen lectures in that town on medical botany. wow fa/ TORKsIIIRE. THE " OLDEST INHADITANT " of the town of Knaresbro' —Mr. Matthew Pearson—breathed his last on Thursday, in the one hundred and fourte-nth year of his age. This modern Old Parr was a native of I'annal, a village about four miles west of Knaresbro', where, in former days, he kept a public-house, near to the once far-famed " Pannal Ash," now no more ; and followed the occupation of a COM zoo, carrier. He could well remember many curious inci dents in connexion with the Scottish Rebellion in 1745, and maintained his faculties to the very last. "WANTED—a WEDDIND-RING."—The Bradford 06- urcer telt% the following matrimonial story:—At a pariah church near Leeds, about three weeks ago, a widow and widower appeared before the altar, to be nutted. The cler gyman proceeded with the ceremony to that part of it where the bridegroom decorates the fourth finger of the bride with the magic ring, _when the following dialogue took place betwixt the betrothed :—Widower : " Give me the ring."— Widow : " Hain't you got it ?"—" No."—" I thought you'd borrowed your sister's."—" No."—A pause occurred; the parties left the church in quest of the ring, and the clergyman went home displeased. In a little time a ling was borrowed, and the party returned, but the Paton was gone, and it was apprehended would not return A messenger was quickly despatched to the clergyman of the next village for his aid, informing him the other was unwell. lie promptly attended at the church to finish the ceremony, when lo! the would-be man and wife had is despair gone to some neighbour's house to await the coming of the clergyman. The parson, finding it would be a short time ere the couple returned, walked for amusement a little way into the fielda. In the meantime the lovers re appeared with the ring. The clerk instantly ran in search of the parson, whom he missed, and tha latter reached the church soon after he was gone. The sexton directly ran after the clerk to bring him back, who appears to have gone too far, for as they were returning, the parish clock, which had he " steadily proceeding, struck the fatal number twelve, to the great disappointment of the hapless lovers. What made the matter worse, a fine leg of mutton had been hung up to toast at the o u t se t o f th e affair, and partly frizzled , was take n down when the first demur occurred, but was hung up a second time, when the prospect brightened of the marriage being consummated, and was now too far done to be further delayed. The guests w e re u nhappily obliged to consume the welding dinner before the marriage, which did, however, take place the following day. CHESE. A MExclatar, has been presented to the Lords of the Treasury by the merchants and shipowners of Runcorn, pr: , ing them to concede to it the privileges of a bonded port. It contains some interesting and important information con nected With the progress of this rising town. The popula- THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY dock walls rendered necessary by this extension are built in a remarkably substantial manner, and faced with granite. On the eastern side of the new dock there is a "slip" for the purpose of allowin; carts to approach vessels lying in that portion of the harbour. A beaching place is si.so provided in the new dock. The next principal feature in the improve ments is a new entrance to the "peat," or inner harbour. This entrance opens f.ocu the new xcarations, and is ',early double the width of the old northern gates, measuring nearly rutty feet wide, and having three feet more water, thus ad mitting vessels of a much larger burden than heretofore. It is provided with lock-gates formed of massive cast iron ribs, with planks on each side to render them buoyant. Across this entrance a awing bridge is thrown. This work is a very beautiful specimen of mechanical ingenuity, having a span of 60 feet, and a roadway 1 6 feet wide. The other works, in brief, consist of a stone apron (technically so called), which has been thrown ,up between Cheeseman's Head and the south pier, for the purpose of pr o tecting that port:on of the harbour. The excavation of the " pent," or inner harbour, t i make it avoilahle for larger vessels, the removal of the pilothouse further wet, and the erection of a sea wall from the terminus of the railway to the har bour, th • latter work having been undertaken by the direc tors of the South Eastern Railway Company, who are about to erect a new hotel immediately adjoining the pier head. SUSSEX. THE SALE OF POISONOUS DICI:OIA—Sir,—A case ißustra fire of dreadful effects of permitting the sale of poisonous drugs by general shopkeepers, or by any but the qualified medical prac titioner, tame under my own observation so late as last week. Basin se having led me down to the as all village of Heatbfield, news comet° the inn where I sat lost a lad, only twelve rears of age, of the name of Hepham, and living close by, hadpoisoned himself; on further inquiry it appeared he had, the day lure the sth inst.), fraudulently obtained from a neighbour Ste sum of Ss., under pre tence that his mottler had sent him to borrow it, but really for the purpose of expending it on fireworks. On his mother discovering his delinquency, and threatenini; him with punishment, he contrived to get away from her, and having a few halfpence remaining, purchased two pennyworth of arsenic, and ate half of it dry. Now this is only one of the meg instances that occur in the country from the want of proper restriction• re-ruling the sale of these dangerous drugs ; not long since another shopkeeper in the same village acknowledged to me he had unfortuindely sold to a girl of sixteen three pennyworth of laudanum, which she took, and died from the effects of. The simple fact, indeed, of a boy twelve yearn of age deliberately pur chasing poison, goes fur to show how commonly this mode of suit ite is resorted to in wane country places. Is it not dreadful that this should he al:owed tugs on, that Poi in :luny east's, low, illainformid, and frequently very needy persons should Hills have the lives of their fellow-creatures place tin their hand. , to sell or to withhold? I think you solos agree wits me that scarcely any one, and especially in the country, would endeavour to obtain poison from the pi-truth doctor, or from any respectable medical man; for di i they mak e tile attempt, the probability is he would know enough of them, and wined exercise sufficient shrewdness to ascertain, beyond a doubt, for what purposes they required it. SUFFOLK. THE St:lmolai. STAG-HOUNDS, which have regularly hunted SuffGlk far the last five sears under the very able management of Thcobald Thenbak, Esq., are about to leave for Cambridge,hire, to be located at Drayton-lodge, near the town of Cambridge. DEVONSHIRE. REPRESENTATION or ETETER.—" The Protestants " of Exeter have had a correepGndenee, through the Rev. W. liockin, with Mr. Divert. They state that they are deter mined henceforth to vote only for those candidates in whom they can place reliance as defenders of the Protestant faith. They add that " at present they have some reason to fear, that whatever party may be in power, some further conces sion to popery, in the endowment of its priesthood, will he proposed, and they therefore beg to ask of you, as one of the representatives of this city, whether you are prepared to give such proposal, or any simi.ar one, your earnest oppo•ition— from whatever source it may be proposed to provide the necessary funds?" To this letter Mr. Dived replies by stating that the question is one which appears to him in tended to fetter the independent excrciu of his judgment in parliament; and he therefore re-peetfully, but in the most distinct and emphatic manner, declines to give any pledge en the subject. Several letters follow on the subject, but the secretary is unable to move the hon. member from his position. A PROPOSAL HAS BEEN MADE TO ESTABLISH A CEME TERY AT BARNbTAPLE.—The Bishop has been asked, in a memorial from the Town Council, not to consecrate any ad ditional ground in the town for purposes of sepulture. To this he declines to accede, and gives the councillors ten objurgatory rebuke fur allowing their churchyard to get over crowded when they had the means of taking in neighbour ing fields at a small expense. The Bishop expresses him self as strongly opposed to the formation of cemeteries gene- . _ rally. GLOUCESTER•iIIIRE. BRISTOL FREE PORT ASSOCIATION.—A public meeting of operatives of t%e city of Bristol, to the number of upwards of 3,000, was held on Thursday evening iu the large public room, Broadmead, for the purpose of aiding the above 'Asso ciation in its efforts to reduce the excessive port charges. The speakers dwelt upon the manner in Which the pressure of the dock dues had reduced the trade of the city, and ex pressed the general belief that a resluction of clines to the extent of a nearly free port would restore the ancient pros perity of the city. One of the speakers promulgated a plan by which the operatives might contribute over 3,0001. a year to the object; and it was unanimously . resolved to lend all possible aid, as well pecuniary as otherwise. HEREFORDSHIRE. REPRESENTATION OP REKEFORD,,HIRE.—Nothing defi nitive has transpired on this subje‘ t, though meetings were held several weeks ago on the matter. We (Hereford Jour nal) have heard a doubt expressed whether, atter all, Mr. Hoskins will retire. SHROPSHIRE. THE EDITOR of the " SALOPIAN JOURNAL haS pub lished a circular marked "Private and confidential," from one of the recent lecturers of the Anti-corn-law League in which he explains the cbjeety of the " Liberal Registration Offices." After a somewhat inflated thurish about " the exhaustion of th.• septenni.d cycle " which will render a general election necessary. this document continues, " It becomes essential to the interests of the liberal party that they should be able ve form same estimate of their actual position in the various counties and boroughs at the date of the commencement of the present rev ision of the register, and of the results of that revision with reference tii the state of parties. I shall feel much obliged tiler:- fore by the ititi rposition of your kind offices to procure tar me stivh information you powess or can obtain on this subject, in reference to the berougb of Bridgnorth." LITERATURE. The A n atomy of the Arteriet of the Human Hotly. By RicHtliD QI IN, F.R.S. ; the Draertngs, from Nature. By JOSEPH 51AuLtam. Taylor and Walton. The daily press is not expected to give its opinion on works written striqly for professional readers, and embracing the technical details of an art ; but we think an exception occurs when a book is got up with an expense and labour which constitutes it a national work, and when its extent and importance is such as to form an era in the branch of science to which it is devoted. Such we regard the great work of Pro fessor Quain, and as such we devote a few lines to a notice of it. An accurate knowledge of the positions and relations of the various arteries of the body is as necessary to the success of the operations of the surgeon as a knowledge of latitude and longitude is to the success of the voyages of the mariner. If a man ignorantly plunges his knife into an artery, the chances are that death will ensue. Hence the earnestness with which modern surgeons have pursued the course of these vessels, which all of them, unlike the veins, run deep down amongst the other parts of the body. The great Huller was one of the first who devoted himself to au exclusive ex amination of the arteries, with a view to the assistance of the surgeon, and his work is, at the present day, un paralleled for the accuracy of his descriptions, but his drawings are in many respects very deficient. He was followed by the Italian Searpa, who, in a great work on Aneurisms, described and figured with much care and accuracy many of the arteries of the human body. The last great attempt, previous to the present one, was that of Professor 'fiedemann, of Heidelberg, who, in 11422, published a series of diagrams of the arteries, more accurate and systematic than the precedin r, but wanting in the great essential for practical purposes, the relative anatomy of each artery. Under these circumstances, it appeared that another work of the same magnitude as these was yet wanted, and which should embrace the relative anatomy of these organs. Having secured the services of Mr. Joseph .Maclise, the brother of the celebrated artist, Professor Quain commenced a series of dissec tions with the view of accurately representing every artery that could be of any consequence in surgery, and the veins, nerves, and muscles by which it was surrounded. The drawings thus obtained constitute the present work, which consists of eighty-seven plates in imperial folio. The whole is accompanied by an explanatory octavo volume, in which not only are the drawings described, but the result of Profes sor Quain's observations on the distributions of the arteries of 1,040 human bodies are given. This part of the work constitutes one its most valuable and distinguishing features, as by this means the frequency of the occurrence of a particular variety in the distribution of an artery is tested by numbers. It frequently happens that arteries vary, sometimes in their number, sometimes in the relative position of particular branches ; and the consequence is, that unless the surgeon is alive to this fact, or on the look-out for these abnomal occurrences, he may commit the very injury he is most anxious to avoid. On this point, Professor Quain s work contains an immense mass of original matter, the results of which are given in a tabular form. These tables look simple and unpretending enough, but they are the result of laborious investigation and incessant labour for many years in the dissecting-room. That such a work as this should bring a heavy loss on its talented author and spirited publishers, would be a national disgrace, a disgrace by far the largest ' share of which must be borne by the medical profes- 1 sion, to enable whom to perform their duties with more efficiency to the public, this work was most especially produced. It has not, however, up to the present moment, although published at an unusually low price for so splendid a work, obtained a sale that would pay for anything like the cost of its produc- • NOVEMBER 14, 1 tloo. setting aside the labour of the author and the artist. The consequence is, that Messrs. Taylor and Walton have opened a subscription list, which, when it amounts to five hundred, they propose to strike off the requisite number of copies, and destroy the stones from which the plates have been lithographed. The terms of the subscription are very low, and we hope for the sake of humanity that those medical gentle men who are engaged in operative surgery will not lose the opportunity of obtaining this truly valuable and magnificent Work. ilbt 'Drama. THE FRENCH PLAYS.—The St. James's Theatre opened last evening for the' performances of French plays, uader the management of Mr. Mitchell. The season pro mines to be a brilliant one. The programme of engagements , put forth by the spirited lessee, contains the names of many of the brightest stars of the Parisian stage, who are to visit us in uninterrupted succession. Among them are Paint, Mlle. Broken, Frederic Lemaltre, Mlle. Rose Cheri, Bouffe, and—last and greatest—the illustrious Rachel. Me regular company for the season is numerous, and most of its members are already established in the fa vour of the English public. The " stars" provided for the opening of the season were Perlet and Munk. Brohan. The celebrated comedian's arrival has been retarded by indispo sition, but is expected next week. hfadlle. Brohan, who is the prcrnii•re soubrette of the Theatre Francais, appeared its two of her favourite parts. The first was in Re gnard's comedy, " Les Folic.' Amoureuses," in which she performed the part of Lisette. Bkgnard belongs to the school of Mollify, of whom, indeed, he is a close imitator, with the usual difference which we find between an original and a copy. This play is made up of the ordinary materials of the older French comedy. An amorous dotard; a damsel whom he wishes to marry, but who prefers a younger lover ; the gentleman's valet and the lady's chambermaid, an intriguing pair, who mystify the poor old soul by a variety of tricks, till they best him off the field, and of course bring about the union of the lovers. The inci dents in this play are excessively farcical,—too much so for comedy: but their absurdities are redeemed by the wit and spirit of the dialogue. Lisette, the soubrette, is the most prominent character, and was acted as a Frenchwoman only can art; with a mixture of exuberant vivacity and saucy archness, tempered by a natural grace and polish which removes it from the slightest approach to vulgarity. She has the further atraction of a very pretty face and figure ; and, it is almost needless to say, was received with the warmest applause. Crispin, the intriguing valet, was cleverly played by M. Lucien. Cartigny, a most sterling comedian, was admirable in the old man ; and Mademoiselle Vallee, who was the young lady, promises to be an acquisi tion in such characters. This comedy was preceded by "La Jeunesse de Henri V.", a piece which has been brought on our stage in a somewhat altered form, Henry being substi tuted for Charles. It has little merit, and is chiefly remarkable for the ridiculous blunders made by the drama tist in the English characters. He actually introduces Rochester as contemporary of Henry V. After the second piece, " God save the Queen" was well sung ; and the even ing concluded with a one-act farce called " Les Rivaux d'Eux-mimes," in which Mdlle. Brohan again appeared. There was a very good house; and the boxes had a much more brilliant aspect than might have been expected in the month of. November. elnibtrottp anD Clerical Acton. New Cm•acires.—There are of present thirty-three churches in course of construction throughout England and Wales, under the auspices or the commissioners fur building new churches, calculated to afford accommodation to 27,8. th persons, of which 19,270 are to hie free eittinge. Of these there are in Criswell diocese, 8 churches, 0,421 sittings, of which 4,327 are free, vu.: at Ashton-under-Lyne ((iotnic with tower); Bury. Itamebottain (Gothic), Manchester, Fads worth (Gothic) ; Manchester, Heaton Norris (Gothic with ti wer) ; Manchester, St. Simon's district, Salford (Gothic with tower and spire); Oldham, Fet Compton (Gothic with tower) ; Oldham, Waterbead Mill (early English with bell turret). In the diocese of Lupine there are tux, with accormnodutien for 7,024,4,801 being free, :at Wool with (early English) ; Hackney, Homerton, (Gothic with tower); Hackney South ((iothic with tower and spire) • SL.rylebone, te ton-rrace, Christ Church district (decorated Gothic with tower and spire); Marylebone, Well's-street, All Soule district, (perpendicular Gothic with tower and Petrel ; Whitechapel, (early English and Gothic with tower at south west angle). In ]tiros diocese, six, aeximmo dating 3,94.5, of which 2 412 are to be free, s ix.: at Binge , Wykh (Gothic with tower and spire) ; Bradford, Denham Gate, (Gothic wit; tower and spire) ; Bradford, Eocleshill, (Gothic with tower and spire), Halifax, Kings Clues, (Gothic with tower and spire); Keighley, Oakwurth, illothie with belfry); Leeds, Saint Philip's Ile.ui, Ing, (early English decorated with tower and spire). In the dimescof LICHFIELD there are four, with 3,898 sittings, 2,898 being free, vies. Glossop Howard's Town ((Gothic, with tow r and spire); Rowley Regis, Ik:than-hill (Gothic); Kingawinford Perisnett (pointed Gothic, with Tower); Kingewinford Quarry-bank (Gothic, with cupola).— Diocese of Heenan: 3 churches; 2,118 sittings-1,510 free: viz., Gatesheaditenham (Norman, with tower); Monkweannouth 'Gothic, with bell turret); Morpeth (Norman, with centre tower).-11susroi and Gioreseran diocese: 1 church; 703 sittings-195 free: viz., St. Philip and at. Jacob, St. Simon's district, Brietot (early English, , with tower and spire).--Cuieusierku diocese: I church; 1,200 sittings 7 01 free: All Sainte, Brighton (early decorated, with tower).—Sr. Asada diocese : 1 church; 322 sittings—all free; Llangollen Point (adoir :early English, with tower).—Noinnem diocese: I church; 807 sittingia • ell free: Et. Margaret's, Lynn (Gothic, with tower).— TAANIMEI : 1 church; 1,200 sittings-600 free: Merthyr 'llOll !Gothic, with bell tarret).—Es rent diocese: I church ; 802 sittings— :ill free: Barnstaple (Gothic, with tower). Cameo INNOVATIONS ix Eesex. -Statements have recently been published, relative to certain alleged innovation! , in the church service at %%Inge, Ease:. The following letter upon the subject appears in the Chelmsford Lioronicle of yesterday: Sir,—A paragraph appeared in the riser, on Saturday last, iopied frum•your paper, with the heading, "Church Innovations In lemex," on which I beg hare to make a tew remarks. It is simply satire that a " difference of feel ing hoe existed for a considerable pe :lad " between myself and the parishioner~ of Venge, on account of what am termed " alteration in the performance of divine worship" in the church. It is true that a few sndirolunts in the parish, of loose religious habits, have ab sented themselves from public worship for some time poet; but this WAY no matter of surprise to any one. Ttuse persons took the opportu nity of the Bishop of Itscluster'e visit to Venire, to present a "memorial" to his lordship, stating that the services on Sun der were not performed according to their taste, and that they could not join in the chanting of the psalm., tee. ISO lordship, under the impression that this was the generd feeling of the parishioners, diree.ed the psalms in future to be read. There have been DO altera tions in the church services, except the use of low desk, at the en trams of the chancel, for saying, the litany, and the antiphonal chant ing of the psalms to the Gregorian tones, iroteed of reading them, as formerly. These alterations can warmly be simpered to have given offence to any right-thinking persons. In Pet, they have been ac quiesced in for nearly two years, and have fally now been made nutter of complaint by the individuals above itEuded to. Neither is it true that there sus anything on the altar when the arch-deacon visited the church, except the cross,whichnanallystood on the altar-ledge. under' painted window. On this ledge were also placed the candlesticks, to which our late diocese!, In his charge of Is 12, said he saw "no objection ;" an alms-dish in the centre: and, on festivals, soars con taming natural flowers. Now, so far is it from being true that the Bishop of Rochester ordered the removal of these ornaments, his lordship, on his Reels - al at the church, actually reproved the church. warden for his rashness and impiety, and desired him to brim/ them hock; the Bishop then reeled the cross on the cover of the font (which bad alsi been removed) with his own hands, and ordered the almsdish to he replacer! on the aitsr-ledge. To the candlesticks end vases Ills lordship said he saw no objection whatever; but, so they appeared to give offence to the people, aml were not essential, he recommended that the use of them should be discontinued. Them, sir, are the pets of the ease. The Archdeacon Jones was, of course, entirely justified in expressing his opinion, but it was (hr Winner in which he expremed that opinion that has been attended with such distressing results. Your correspondent con cludes by expressing a ron,fident hope that the visit of the bishop to Vow will notonly restore unanimity and peace, but effect that which has never yet been effected by any human instrument, via., "enable ALL to pin fervently and heartily in the public worship of God !" I am very reluctant td bring these matters before the public, but, as the obvious tendency of the paragraph in question is to place me in an un desirable position in the eyes of the church, I rely on your liberality and sense of justice, to give insertion to this letter in your next Chrs. aide and Hera/4.-1 remain, Sir, Ike. True RECTOR OF VANI•E. The Lon ! Bishop of Salisbury intermits we hear, to confer the vacant prebend or canonry of NetberaYou, anciently founded in the cathedral church of Sarum, on the Rev. John Watts, M.A., rector of Tarrant (boodle, and rural dean of the deanery of Pimperne. A renew., It is said, will be presented to both Houses of Parlia ment from the Rev. Dr. Thorpe, minister of Belgrave Chapel, on the subject of licensing curates, occasioned by the refusal of the Bishop of London to receive a clergyman into his diocese on the ground of his being an Trish clergyman. The Bishop has laid down the following rule :—" Not to admit any Irish clergyman into the diooeseof London, unless he has been previously received into some other English dio , caw" It is obvious that if the other English bishops acted on the rime principle, the frith clergy would be excluded from the church If this country, while Englishmen hold archbishopric and bishoprics MEd some of the most valuable benefices in Ireland. Not only is this not doing justice to Ireland, but it is a direct infraction of the Act of Delon, which made the two churches one, under the title of the .Cuited Church of England and Ireland." It remains to be seen whether the legielature wilt sanction is. On Suaday last the Rev. V. I. Eyre,th Perpetual Curate of Winter ' borne Danusey, duly installed at the Carthedril Church os Sub-l Wan of Sarum. The °Moe hail been vacant since the decease of the late Chancellor Marsh. l'azvERNENT..—The Rm . . J. Williams, M.A. ' to Trinity Church, Yeovil, in the diocese of Bath and Wells; the Rev. J. &what to the chaplaincy of Chichester Gaol ler the coming year. VACANClFlL—Winterslow, IL, Wilts, duo. Salists, value 7841., with residence; patron, the Rev. 11. E. Fryer, who recently resigned the benefice.—Bartan-on-the-Ileath, lt.,Warwickeh. dio. Wonwst., value 3641. with resident's ; patrons Trin. Coll- Oxf., vacant by the death of the Rev. J. Seholefield. Lion is stated to be 10,000, and still on the increase. There are two manufactories of soap, paying duties to government amounts g to 109,0001. per annum, with several large ropery establishments. The docks, wharfs, warehouses. and quays, comprise an area of 100,000 square yards, and the docks now formed will accommodate Tessa, of 500 tons burden or even larger. In 1845 they were used by nearly 3,000 sea-going vessels. The weight of goods imported coastwise, during that year, was upwards, of 189.000 tons, and of goods exported, during the same period, 95,000 tons ; making a total of upwards of 284,000 tons in one year. Since May last it appears that 22 vessels from the northern ports of Europe have eischarged upwards of 3.500 tons of timber and other goods there, paying a duty of 4,4871. 1 Is. 9d.; and, in the year 1845, about 26,000 toes of grain, meal, and flour, were brought in. In addition to this it is stated that 1,250,000 tons of goods passed through Runcorn in the course of the same year. DURHAM. SPEEDY APPREHENSION OP A RUNAWAT CASHIER. — Considerable excitement has been occasioned in this county by the absconding of W. H. Cowap, the clerk of Lnrd How den's colliery, situated near Hartlepool. The following par ticulars have been obtained from authentic sources:—lt appears that on the 23rd of October, Cowap received, as usual, a cheque for the colliery pay , and proceeded to Sunder land the same morning. He got the cheque cashed at the branch bank of the Northumberland and Durham District Banking Company, the colilery bankers, and received the amount, about 7001., chiefly in gold and silver, but did not return to the colliery. Much surprise was naturally occa sioned by the circumstance. On investigation being made, it appeared that atter getting the naoney, he had, at Sunder land, purchased a gold chain ands rin at a Je w wellWhia er's— pair ot mustachios, imperial, and wig,a t the s P hop ot te law, a hairdresser, Whom he ale° employed to cut his hair short ; an amusing book, to beguile the tedium of a journey, at a bookseller's, and then obtained a tiel - et at the Monk wearmouth station of the York and Nev-castle Railway for Leeds. Inquiry being telegraphed to Leeds, as to whether a Sunderland ticket had been received at that p'ace on the Friday, and the answer "No !" being speedily received, he was at once pursued to York, and on being searched for, it wee ascertained that he had been at a house of ill-fame, living in a reckless manner, and had departed in company with a young woman for Hull. Ore thearrival of his pursuers at that port, they learned that he had sailed for Antwerp only about an hour before they reached the place. To Ant hadthe srtisfaction ed to fi n d that from th e prompt e measures taken by his noble employer, he was already arrested by the authorities in Belgium, and may shortly be expected in this country. Cowap had only been a short time at the colliery, and highly recommended for the situation. On inquiry, however, it now appears that his past and present conduct did not warrant these recommendations,which have involved the parties who gave them in a justly painful cecsure and heavy responsibility, for which (it is arid) they should be held accountable as an example to others. WARWICKSHIRE. CENTRAL BARRACI.S. BIRMINOIIAM, THVRSDAY. Government have at length decided that this town should he the spot for a great central military depot. This matter has been for some time in contemplation, and we are now en . abled to asnounce that the ground has been actually pur chased ; the site is between the London and North-Western and Birmingham and Derby Railway stations. THE SUPPOSED CASE OP PUISUNING.—On Wednesday last, the adjourned inquest was resumed upon the body of Abraham White, which had, the week before, been exhumed in All Saints-churchyard, Loughborough. Mr Hyde, sur geon, in continuation of his previous evidence, said, —During the past week, in connexion with Mr. Davis, he had sub jected the parts taken from the body of the deceased to a strict analysis. They first examined parts of the liver, but found no indication of arsenic there. They then took the stomach, which, after preparing they tried strictly by all the various tests applicable, hut without finding the slightest in dication 01 arsenic being present, nor could they discover any mineral poison ; and they were satisfied that no arsenic was in the body. After investigating the case thorough l y , it was his decided opinion, as from the first, that the man had ro;; come by his death tram any mineral poison which had been administered to him, hut from constitutional mortification. —Verdict, " Died from natural causes." NOTTINGLIAMSIIIRE. SIIAIL , PERE'a DE.,,CENI).I'sr4.—A Nottingham paper says :—There is now living in the village of Hesston, the wife of a mechanic, a daughter of the late Mr. William Hart, and sister to Mr. Thomas Hart, of Tewkesbury, lineal di scendants of Sbakapere. 0•••••••• THE EXTRAORDINARY itOIIUEIIY RY A YOUNG FRENCH WONAN.—On Thursday Malviva Florentine de Saumarez was brought before the magistrates of the county, at Fareham, to answer a charge of stealing a cash-box containing about 2001. in sovereigns, two double sovereigns, a guinea, and a cheek on the Fareham bank for 991. 135., the property of Mr. Purkass, a ship-builder, at Fareham. Thu prisoner, who appeared dreadfully ill, was led into the magistrates' room in a fainting condition. Two metrical gentlemen were in attendance upon her, and several times during the exami nation she WAS carried out in fits. It was stated that since her apprehension at the Rallis ay Hotel, Niue Elms, on Mon day last, she had tasted no food, and it was with the utmost difficulty she could be induced to swallow a cup of tea that morning. When asked her name, she said it was Malvina Florentine de Saumarez, but as to who her friends were, and at what part they resided, she p 'pities-1y refusal to answer. The prisoner arrived at Southampton from Guernsey about two months since, and took apartments at a very respectable boarding-house. to the proprietress of which she represented herself as the niece of Lady De Saumarez, of Guernsey, to whom she had been on a visit, and that, after spending u few (lays in England, she intended to go by way of Havre-de-Grace to Paris, where her mother resided. Her ladylike deportment and fasci nating manners so won upon the lady at whose house she was staying, that she introduced the prisoner to the family of Mr. Purkass, of Fareham, at whose house she was in vited to pass a week. It was during her stay there that she discovered where the cash-box was kept. The prisoner, after the expiration of a week, rett.rned to Southampton, first promising that she would call and bid them farewell be fore she left for France. About a fortnight afterwards, the prisoner having previously purchased a cash-box in South ampton, went to Mr. Purkass's house, under pretence of bidding the family adieu. She then complained of a severe headat he. and asked permission tolie down on the bed, which was readily - granted. The prisoner finally left her unsus ecting friends, and walking back to Southa m p ton, she told her landlady that she had that day received a remittance of 201. from Paris, and would discharge her account, which amounted to 101. She then said she would take London on her way to Paris, and immediately left for the metropolis. The robbery was not discovered until Saturday last, when, suspicion lighted upon the prisoner, and 201. reward was of fered for her apprehension. Her arrival at the Railway Hotel, and what transpired during her stay there, was proved in evidence by Mr. G. Howse, the proprietor of the hotel, and Mies E. Howse, his daughter. Mr. Richards, the ironmonger at Southampton, identified the prisoner as having purchased the cash-box produced by Superintendent Gow, at his shop, about a fortnight previously.—Mr. Purkass, sea., in the ab- ' aence of his SOD, the owner of the property, who is now in Ireland, was unable to state the exact amount of money in ' the cash-box when stolen, but he identified the check an. -, an old guinea which were f.,und upon the prisoner.—Superin tendcnt Clow then recapitulated the confession the pnsoner had made to him, after which the depositions of the wit nesses were read over —Mr. Thresher asked the prisoner if she wished to make any statement relative either to herself or the charge ; if so, she was at liberty to make it.—The prisoner, in a faint voice, said " No ;" but afterwards, in a vehement manner, said, " Do not let the world know that I am a De Saumarez."—Mr. Fresher fully committed the pri soner to take her trial at the general quarter sessions, to be holden at Winchester on the sth of January next.—The prisoner was removed, sobbing hysterically. She was after warlds taken by the South Western Railwa y to Winchester 111 0 OSBORNE HOUSB.—Upon the arrival of the Court in the Isle of Wight, next week, the planting of several thousands of trees, consisting of oak, elm, and chesnut, will take place upon the grounds around Osborne House. and at Barton, under the immediate superintendence of Her Majesty and Prince Albert. Various additions will also be made to the ornamental shrubberies in the immediate vicinity of her Majesty's Marine residence in the island. NORFOLK. WINOLAND, THE NOVA TERRA. IN THE COUNTIES or Noel-out AND LINCOLN.—In addition to the large tract of land which has already been reclaimed from the sea, a fur ther reclamation of five hundred acres has been made during the last few weeks, and measures arc now being taken to bring it at once into cultivation. It is said that such is the productive nature of the sail that the greater portion of the land will not be sold for less than 1001. per acre. The suc cess which has attended these and other operations con nected therewith, entitles to high praise the chairman of the Commissioners of the River Nene Outfall, Tycho Wing, Esq.. after whose name this district has been called. Much credit is also due to the engineers, Sir John Rennie and Mr. Hamilton Fulton, for the economy with which the works have been carried out. SURREY. COMMISSION HT THE LORD-LIWUTENANT.—TIon. A. Onslow, commonly called Vise. Cranley, to be Major of 2nd reg. of Surrey Militia. icn"r. THE LORD WARDEN'S ANNEAL VISITATION TO Devea. —The Duke of Wellington, as Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, presided at Dover, yesterday, at the Harbour Sessions, held annually before the Commissioners there. The pro ceedings, which are generally of a mere routine character , possessed unusual interest on this occasion, from the fact of the extensive improvements which hare been in pro gress in the harbour during the past three years having been just brought to a close. The opportunity of the gallant Lord Warden's visit was chosen by the Commissioners to open, for the first time, a very beautifully constructed swing-bridge, which has been thrown across a portion of the newly-constructed dock, for the purpose of affording a com munication between the Esplanade or Marine Parade, and the body of the town. This intention on the part of the Commissioners having become very generally known, the harbour and its vicinitl/4:sresented an unusual scene P. of activity. Sir B. W. Bri , Bart., W. Deedes, Esq., M. and , J. P. Plumptree, Esq., .P., the Mayor of Dover, other of the commissioners, attended by Mr. James Walker, C.E., and Mr. P. Hardwick, architect to the board, were in attendance to receive the Duke, who inspected the works and declared his approval of them. The bridge was named " Wellington Bridge." These improvements were com menced in May, 1841. They consist chiefly of an extension of the outer harbour to the eastward; the additional surface of water thus obtained covering upwards of furfo a cres d- To gain this space a number of houses standing he or nance property, and nearly the whole of Union-street (ex cept Lathom's bank), have been pulled down. The new NAVAL. PORT , MOIITH, No;. Ajar, 56, steam-screw I block-ship, is fast progressing, and will be complet in about 1 two months for the trial which it is intended shall take place with her screw, previous to fitting the Edinburgh in the , same manner, as some question has arisen whether a slight alteration in the position of the screw would not be desirable. The Vengeance, Capt. S. Lushington, is still short about 90 hands. At this season of the year we should expect them more ready to enter, but it appears good seamen, such as are ' required for a British man-of-war, are not to be so easily obtained. She will be ready in about ten days, and will proceed first to Gibraltar to bring home a regiment, and afterwards to Cork for the winter. The Fairy yacht went out to try her screw this morning. She left her moorings, went out round the Nab, and returned into harbour in the short space of one hour, and is now ready for her Majesty's orders. It is expected Lord Frederick Fitz Clarence will suc ceed Sir H. Pakenham in the command of this garrison. SHEERNESS.—The Birkenhead, steam-troop-ship, was commissoncd on Thursday, by Commander Ingram. The Belleisle, troop-ship, Captain Kingcorne, will sail as soon as the weather, which bas been lately very boisterous, mode rates. She has taken a small detactment of marines on board for a passage to theWestlndies, whether the Belleisk will shortly proceed to move some regiments stationed there. The Albatross, 16, has hoisted the pendant at Chatham, and is fitting along her hulk The htutine, 12, Commander Tryon, is ready for VA, and will proceeed to Sheerness in the course of next week. Captain Price, appointed Superin tendent of Sheerness Dockyard, arrived there on Tkurday, and superseded Captain Arthur, C. 8., just promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on the white list. LIGHTNING Cortmtcroas.—The Court of Directors of the East India Company have given notice, in last night's Gazette, that all ships engaged in future by the E. I. Com pany for the conveyance of troops or ammunition to any of the presidencies in India, will be required to be fitted with lightning conductors, and that a preference will be given to such ship; so fitted as may hereafter be engaged for the con ' veyauce to India of ordinary stores. SPORTING. NEWPORT PAGNEL STEEPLE CHASE. Aineep:snrxs for the Newport Pepsi Annual Steeple Chore 4weep . (including :Its extra), mit 61bs; Saucepan, Ifs; Salute, list Disensuit, I Ist 911 s Culver:hoepe, 114 GUS ; Ilst 4lbs; Christop.Ser North, Ilst 4118; Peter Simple, Hat; Nimble Hwy, list; Road, J let; FAerton, I Id; Ambassador, Het; lOst ins; /mug, Filbs; Mameluke, 10:4 121 be ; Tramp, 10st 'Sibs; Quicksilver, 10st fibs; Grenade, lOst %be; St. S.ithi n , 10st albs; Amami, 100 Ms; Sir William, 10:4; Little Tommy, 9st 1011*; Water-Illy Set IMba. ASHDOWN PARK courcsm MEETING. —TaellanAT. DIIUIT. --Sitcom) Ti. Wyandotte beat Lightning, Stockton beat Baltimore. Osits—Secoan Tian—White Rose beat Lowy Beak, Waterfall beat Caprice. Coe.—Fissr Tna.—Fancy beet Lamprey, Wittle beat Lothario, Elegance bent Faked Lam, Will the Smuggler beat Brown Star. Claris Peery Sraiea.—Mr. Lawrence's Emereost ran a bye; (Mr. Bowles's Zariffa drawn • Mr. Goddard's Gladiator beat Mr. Gordon's Cabrera. Sir H. Fleetwo od's Flank beat Mr. King's Worthless Winks, Sir H. Fleetwood's Flower of Orange beat Mr. W. Etwalr. Wit- Cusmor ALL-sliao STALCA.—Mr. W. Etwall's We-wont-bes Feat beat Mr. Goddard's Creeper, Mr. King's Wee l'et beat Sir H. Fleet wood's Foundling, Mr. Rake's Itescree beat Mr. Bowles's Btrwingion. ANIDOWN Al.L.Aurit STAKE, Mr. I:Mr/WS EtorLiA i beat Mr. Bowles's Beat-niedf-yencan ; Mr. Rake's ltrmana beat Mr. Gordon's Cackfighter ; Mr. King's Winnibald the Wise beat Mr. Rake's liasper. WAYLAND Poser STAINS. Mr. Goddard's Bracelet beat Mr. Bowles's Itches; Mr. Etwall's Whiteface beat Mr. King's War minster._ _ _ _ SWAFFEJAM COURSING MEETlNG.—Tirtmeovr. Ctr.-2nd Tim—Math= Smeetb.—Silesia beat Garlick; Bak aberah beat Mawworm. _ -- Flanitl:-godi7;a7LTrue Blue beat Steamer ; , Buonapart4 ran • bye. Omm.-2nd Tma—Amy beat Cobweb; Twilight ran a bye. 11•101011.00011 ALL-Aolb STAXM—Ist Tina —Canulla beat Tint deld ; Camilla beat Gertrude. Warw.—Mr. Vythe's Firefly beatLord;Stradbroke's Mae. other hand, take plaintiffs' claim was to Lc preferred the defendant Julio Jones w ou ld b e i n no worse position than any other equitable mortgagee, who, after advancing his mousy, finds that his security is subject t,,.„ a prior incumbrance. he question to be consi dered was what were the strict rights of the parties? and in his opinion the plaintiff: were entitled to the priority which they claimed. Supposing the defendant. John Jones, to hart' had the security which the mortgagor said he had, and the mortgagor by payment to have afterwards extin guished t.•e charge, unquestionably the extinguishment wou ld h av e enured to the benefit of the plaintiff'. So also if it bed been avoided as being illegal, or by any act of the mortgagor or 01" the plaintiffs. Both these propositims were clear, the princit. 'c of the decisions being that the mortgago as between the mo. - tgagor and the mortgagee, is a mortgage of the entire interest of the mortgagor, saving any right of prior incumbrancers. If in the present ease John Jones had not intervened, the who:einterest of the mortgagor would have been pledged by the mor.'gare of the Bth Sept., and ti .c mort gagor would, after executyut that mortgage, have had no in terest in the property in pet, city to that of the plaintiffs, o which he could have transfers ed to John Junes. The priority of the charges was to he determined by the dates of the ad vances. That was in the plaintiffs' favour, and not less strongly so because J. Jones had said that be had no notice of the plaintiffs' security, for upon the supposition lie could not by pos.ibilitv be misled by the form of the et entity. His Honour then said, that as the issue as to the notice was im material, either upon the question of merits, or upon that of the coats in the muse, lie could net make Jones pay the costs which hod ls.en occa sioned thereby. Nor could he give the general co-fit of the suit mer.ly because the second mortgage had been made with notice of the first. The decree, therefore, would be, that the plaintiff was entitled to the first charge upon the mortgaged premises, and to add his cost to his debt. There would be the usual decree for foreclosure. BLAIR v. BROMLET.—MISADYROPRIATION BY SOLICI. TORS OF A FI:ND REMITTED TO TRESS FOR INVEsI Si ENT. — The plaintiffs in the cause were Messrs. W. T. Blair and T. Blair, executors of Mr. Thomas Blair, decea.ed ; the de fendant was Mr. Joseph Warner Bromley, a soi:citor ; and the object of the suit was to have it declared that the de f, talent was personally liable to make good a sum of 4.5i1J1., which it was alleged had been misappropriated by him and William Bromley, his brother and late partner. — Mr. Bethel', in opening the case for the plaintiffs, st.teil that the sum iu question had been remitted by the plaintiffs to the Bromleys, who were at the time acting as solicitors fur the estate, and that the same had been received by them in that capacity, for the purpose of being invested upon a par ticular mortgage that Vs-imam Bromley afterwards repre sented the mortgage to have been duly made, and continued from year to year to pay interest upon such alleged mort gage to the parties entitled thereto under the will; until upon the bankruptcy of the firm of the Brorrileys it came out that uo such mortgage had ev e r ex i s t e d, an d that the money, which had been abstracted from the bankers of tho firm, was irrecoverably lost to the plaintiffs, unless it could be recovered personally against the defendant. Hence the present suit. &tire Vim-Chancellor Knight Bruce. LANGTON V. BRACKE.NBURI.—RIUII Us OF INFANT TE NANT ris TAIL—Mr. Greene staled that this was the peti tion of the plaintiff, who wag an infant tenant in tail of an estate at Langton, in Lincolnshire, consisting of 1,360 acres of land, rental 630/. per annum, asking far a ref ri nce to the Master to inquire whether it Mould be beneficial to the estate that a good road of sand and chalk should tine made from the infant's residence to the village of Lanaton, at the expense of the estate. The cost would be about 1001.—His Honour said that he would mokc the order without a refer ence to the Master, upon having proper affidavits. Ex PARE SAMSON.—II:(IIITS OF FItEEMEN OP BEE WICK.—COSTA OP ATTENDING TO OIITAIN CORUECTIONS MADE IN ACTO OP I'AILLIAmENT,—Iii this cave the object of the petition was to obtain taxation and payment of the petitioner's costs, charges, and expenses of attending the House of Commons, and procuring alterations to be made in an act of parliament under these circumstances. Previuus to toe passing of the Municipal Corporation Act, the ancient freemen end widewa of freemen of the town of Berwick, were entitl.d tome:sin rights, which they conceived to have been invaded by the corporation of Berwick since the pawing of that act. They accordingly filed a bill in the Court of Ex•hequer against the corporation, fir an Augment of their rights. That suit, however, was compromised, and it was proposed by both parties that the compromise should be settled and established by act of parliament, and accordingly notice was given of the intention to apply fur an art of parliament, and the bill on which the act was to be founded w...s printed. Some of the clauses in this bill being objected to by many of the freemen, they con vened a meeting, in March, 1813, for the purpose of taking measures to oppose those clauses. At this meeting the pe titioner acted as chairman, and a committee was appointed for carrying the object of the meeting into execution. After considerab'e debate and uproar, the majority .d the meeting, though not of the enninittee, voted that Samson should pro ceed to London and conduct the opposition to the clauses in question. Ile was warned, however, by some of the committee, that if he went ho must do so at his own expense. lie proecedid to Lon• don, and was in active attendance at the House of Commons during the passing of the bill, and had many in terviews with Mr. Hodgson, M.P. for Berwick, on the sub ject. It was admitted, however, that he did not address the committee of the House of Commons. He was not a &elici tor, but an accountant. lie succeeded in carrying some of the proposed alterations, and the bill ultimately pass,tl under the title of 6 and 7 Vic., c. 23. By one of the sections of the act prosislon is ins le for the costs (as between solicitor and client), of the parties to the exchequer suit, up to the period of the corporation putting in their answer, " and all costs, charges, and expanses attending the arrangement for determining the said suit, and settling the said dismees and differences, and of soliciting, applying for, obtaining and passing the said act end incident thereto." By an order nude the 13th of January last, on the petition of the plaintiffs in the Exchequer suit, the costs of the parties to the suit were ordered to be taxed (the order following the exact words of the Act of Parliament), mid to he paid not of a certain fund in court, arising from moneys pria'uced by the sale of some lands of the corporation to • railway company. Under this order the petition. r, Samson, had applied to the Taxing Master for the taxation end payment of the costs, charges, and espouses incident to his journey to and from London, and his attendance and labour at the House of Commons. The Taxing Master, however, was of opinion that, upon the true construction of the act of parlia ment, he was sot entitled to any such taxation or payment. —Mr. Taylor appeared in support of the petition, and con tended that the petitioner was fairly entitled to his costs. The circumstance that he was not a solicitor was immaterial. His Honour: I see he is described as an accountant. Can any one inform me what an accountant is?—Mr. Craig, for the corporation, resisted the application, observing that the Petitioner had been duly warned that he could not be paid his expenses. His Honour: I wish I could assist you, Mr. Taylor, hut I am sorry to say that I am unable to prop' uace this to be a cam within the language of the act of parliame nt. Petition dismissed without costs. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. (Sittings in Nana,.) OMEROD AND OTHERS T. CHADWICK AND ANOTHER. — FORM lII' A WARRANT OF DISTRESS BY JUSTICES OF THE Fe.stn.—This was an a tion of trespass, brought against two justices of the peace, who had signed a numler of warrants to distrain the goods of the plaintiffs, for the pureave of en forcing the payment of poor rates in the township of Tod rnorden, in Lancashiie. At the trial, which took place before Mr. Justice Coleridge at the assizes of Liverp-iol, various ob jections were taken to the validity of the warrants. However, the result was, that a verdict passed for the plaintiff% for 811., subject to a motion to enter it for the defendants. The main questions were, whether the noticesof the ran shad been duly published, and whether the warrants were good in them selves? It appeared that Todmorden was a townshi p , sup porting its poor jointly with the township of Wslsden, where there bad been an Lee -nt church, which, about 12 years ago, was partly abandoned for a new one, and which, since the erection and consecration of the new one had only been used for the holding of vestry meetings and for the pi iformance of occasional cli rival duties—such as burials and christenings— as the old church was more convenient to the clergyman —the new one being a little farther from his residence. It appeared that by the Hth of Oco. 11., notices of such rates were required to be published " urin divine service " upon the parish churches, but by a re d s tatute s tatute (passed during the present reign), the publication of notices for such pur poses was directed to lie " at or near the doors of all the churches and chapels " in each district ; thereby substitut ing this mode of publication for the pasting " during divine service." The notices of the rates in question were not posted at all at the old church, and only on one—the princi pal—of the doors of the new one. Under these cir cumstances a rule nisi was obtained to enter a verdict for the defendants.—Mr. Baines, Q.C., and Mr. Hall were now heard at considerable length in showing cause against it. They contended that the act required notices to be posted at all the outer doors of all the churches in the township, and that therefore the old church was in cluded, because although divine service might not have been performed there on Sundays, yet it was the church upon which the notices should have been posted. The object manifestly being, to prevent secret or clandestine acts at vestry meetings; with respect to the warrant, it was con tended it Was bad, as it stated that the rate was "duly proved "to have been refused, whereas it should ve stated that it was " proved on oath." A further objection was urged that the warrant recited the rate as payable on the 2.5 th of November, there being no such rate then made. Mr. Martin and Mr. Addison, in support of the rule, con tended that it was sufficient to give notice upon the churches which, de facto, were the churches for the celebration of divine service, and as to the warrant, it was sufficient, inas much as a justice was not compelled to 'tatr that he had taken evidence upon oath, but it should be presumed that he had performed his duties properly, and that he had taken the evidence in the usual course.—l he Court, in the course of the argument, intimated that the only question with reference to which they had any doubt was, as to the necessity of stating that thc, evidence taken before the justice was " upon oath ; " however, they wished to take time to consi der as to the case generally. _ _ COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Sittings in Banco. BARRY AND ANOTHER v. NESHANI AND ANOTHER.—LIA BILITY OP COPARTNERS IN TILE PROPRIETORSHIP OF A whether, a SpeCiell CILSO SUbMitted tO their lordships to decide upon the;facts, the de • fendants, Nesbam and Lowthian, w • berelolartly,inte rested in the profits of a newspapia • o ;. NAseerae , lsnd Tyne Advertiser. ---..., • r , - - u en a s•ef nseney It appeared that the plaintina . . . from tho defendants for stamp , ,• ' lottich l/sisy plied to the paper in question ; a.t , e s s kfeaulant,l.4antm, resisted the claim, oil the grow:000w was 0 4 - 0 torift• > .- .-- 1".... , - • latu Intelligence. LAW NOTICES.—THIS DAY. Crams or Casacsar, Westinlnner, at 10.—For judgment: Morris v. Hewes (2); Attorney-General v. Malkin. Appeals: Andrews v. Walton (part beard); Watts v. Hyde; Eyre v. Green ; Ansley T. Collins._ VICr-CivarC7l.l.ollll' Cowers, Westminezr, at 10.—Before Sir 1.. SkadwelL—Neste v. Pink, petition part heard ; Carter v. GUI, peti tion. Causes, &e. commencing Grand Junction Canal ()eln's.. v. Pim., part heard. Before air J. Knight Inure: G.toiev v. Nerley, motion by order. Causes, Ke. Harrison v. Brandi, by order; Jacques v. Chambers; Wilcox a. Cooke; Weston v. Radford; Beach v. Row ley, part heard; Stewart v. Buslaby Apyerley v. Page; Coward v. Upward ; Francis v. Francis ; Edwards v. Browne. Before Slr I. Wigrarn.—Wood v. Mackie, for Judgment; after which, abort causes and unnamed petitions. Causes, itc., commencing Blair v. Bretulry, part he itoug Corer, WesUnirteter, at 10.—Remaining petitions: com mencing Hamilton v. Lawler (2), part heard; after which, short causes, &c.: Perry v. Meddowcroft, part heard Cosier or Query's Baxes, Westminster, at 10.—Sittings in Bnnoo. Corer or DAEMON Puns, Wennllneter, at 10.— Middlesex Com ma& Juries.—Hollis v. Essex, part heard; Mackenzie v. Hunter ; Shaw v. Clarkson. The Court will also sit in Banco. cot•ar or Excamoce, Wannunster, at 10.—Sittinv in Banco. EQUITY COURTS.—YESTERDAY. Before the Master of the Roll•. LORD NRI.BON V. LORD BRIDPORT.—ESTATE OF BRONTE. —WILL OF LORD NELSON.—The Master of the Rolls gave judgment in this cave, on the exceptions which the plaintiff had taken to the Master's report, and which involved the title to the estate of Bronte, in Sicily, granted with the duchy of that name by Ferdinand IV., King of the Two Siciliee, to Horatio, Lord Viscount Nelson, on the occasion of the victory of the Nile, in 1799. The grant was made in the nature of a fief to Lord Nelson and the heirs of his body, according to the law of the Franks, which gave preference to the elder over the younger, and to the male over the fe male ; and power was given to Lord Nelson to appoint a successor to the estate, in default of issue of his own. Lord Nelson, by his will, dated in 1803, after making a pro vision fur his wife, appointed his brother William, afterwards Earl Nelson, and William Hazlewood, to succeed to the estate of Bronte, and he devised the estate to them and their heirs upon trust, to settle, convey, and assure the same to the uses which he afterwards declared, if the law and cus toms of Sicily would permit; and, if they would not permit it, then in such manner and form as in the discretion of the trustees would be consistent with the law of Sicily. Awd the uses declared were fur his brother William, Earl Nel son, for life, with remainder to trustees, to preserve con tingent remainders, with remainder to the first and other sons of the body of William, Earl Nelson, in strict settle ment, with remainder to the teetator's sister, Mrs. Bolton, for life, with like remainders, in strict settlement, to her issue male, with rema'uder to his sister, Mrs. Matcham, for life, with like remainders to her issue male, and with an ul timate limitation to the right heirs of the testator. And the testator gave a power to the trustees to sell the estate of Bronte, and lay oust the purchase-money in buying lands in England, to be settled to the like uses as were declared of the Bronte estate, and he gave other powers respecting the estate, and by a codicil, mock in February, 1304, he charged the Bronte estate with an Annuity of 5001 . in favour of Lady Hamilton. Lord Nelson died in October, 180.5, and his brother, William, Earl Nelson, presented a memorial to the King of the two Sicilies, praying for cot.firmation of the will; and in June, 180 G, investiture of the estate was granted to William, Earl Nelson, who then became cntitledto the estate subject to the laws of Sicily. Ile had a son, who died in 1803 without issue. Lady Bridport was his only surviving , chill. During the life-time of William, Earl Nelson, a law AVM parted in Sicily abolishing feudal tenure and the law of entail, and authorising parties having estates of that tenure to dispose of them as absolute owners. William, Earl Nelson, availed himself of this alteration in the law, and by his will gave the est itc of Bronte to his daughter, L sly Bridport, for her absolute disposal by deed or will ; and he died in 1835, when he was succeeded in the title by Thomas, the eldest son of Mrs. Bolton, upon whose death the title devolved to his son, the present plaintiff, lloratin, Earl Nelson. Lady Bridport claimed to be entitled to the Bronte estate under the disposition made by her father in her favour ; and the plaintiff claimed either the estate or some compensa tion for it, under the trusts of the will of Lurd Nele , n. Inquiries as to the law of Sicily, and the effect of it on the rights of the parties having been directed, the Master found in favour of Lady Bridport'e claim. The Master of the Rolls went through the facts of the case in considerable detail. Having regard to the evidence, he thought himself hound to consider that William, Earl Nelson, was duly appointed the successor to the estate within the meaning of the grant, and thathe was entitled to claim inv etiture of it. He acquired by the investiture an inalienable estate, which would have descended to his son, and on failure of male issue, to his daughter, instead of passing to Susannah Bolton, the plain tiff's grandmother, as was cont. nded. Lord Nelson could only deal with the property according to the law of Sicily; and amongst the incidents of that law was an order of suc cession different from that pointed out by him. Nor could he impose duties on his successor which were not annexed by the law of Sicily. lie, therefore, thought the trustees could not have made a valid sale, or entitled a purchaser to inves titure. They did, in fact, permit so much of the will to be carried into effect as was consistent with the law of Sici:y. The alteration of the law of Sicily could not be deemed to have revived the executory nature of the trust, imposed by the will. It eularged the estate of William, Earl Nelson, who thereby became entitled to the absolute disposal of it. He was, on the whole, of iminion that the Broote estate could not be conveyed or settled conformably to the limitations directed by the will of Lord Nelson. That William, Earl Nelson, and Wm. Ilezlewood, had no power to make a valid sale of the estate, and that the alteration made in the law of Sicily gave the absolute ownership to William, Earl Nelson, and that the estate did not thereby become subject to the trusts of the will. lie thought the Master's finding correct, and he must overrule the exceptions, but, having regard to the difficulty of the case. without costs. Before the Vice-Chancellor of England. HALE V. HUGONIN.—A MARRIED WOMAN HAVING HAD THE LIFE INTEREST OP A REVEILSION ASSIONED TO HEIL, IT WAS HELD THAT THE. HISHAND WAS AB...OM:TELT ENTI TLED TO THE FEED.—A question of much legal interest arose in this awe. The bill was filed by William Hale and Caroline his wife, against the trustees of a fundof 2,511/. lie. Bank Annuities, in order to compel them to transfer that fund to the husband, under the following circumstances : By a settlement made on the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar, a sum of 5,029/. was settled en the husband for life, remainder to the wife for life, remainder to the children of the marriage, and if no child, then as the wife should appoint ; and in case of no appointment, and the wife should die in the lifetime of the husband, then to the wife's next of kin, as if she had died unmarried. Upon a reference to the Muter, it was found that Mrs. Edgar had died without issue, and without having made any appointment, and that the plaintiff Caroline Hale was one of the two next of kin of Mrs. Edgar. The plaintiff William Hale purchased the life interest of Mrs. Edgar in the moiety of the fund. end by an assignment the same w•as at the request of William Hale assigned to Caroline Hale, to the intent that the same might be merged and extinguished in the immediate reversion, and that the reversion might be reduced into possession. Wil liam Hale now claimed to have that sum transferred to him on Mrs. Hale'a appearing in court and consenting thereto. —Mr. Bethel! and Mr. Oliver, for the plaintiffs, contended that the assignment of the life interest to the person entitled to the reversion in the fund, gave an absolute interest in pos session, and that the husband and wife together could deal with the fund as they pleasad.—Mr. Roltandliendall, for the trustees, contended that the court would never permit a married woman to deal with her chose in action, and that the assignment was a mere contrivance to do that indirectly which could not otherwise be effected, and that the wife, on becoming discovert, might repudiate the assignment, and make the trustees liable. The Vice-Chancellor said this might he considered rather an experimental ease, as there was no direct au thority upon the subject. The wife, it appeared, had purchased the life interest in a fund to the rever sion of which she was also entitled. The question we% whether the court could not deal with that interest as if the fund had been given originally to the wife absolutely. In such a case, the husband might present a petiti In, upon the consent of the wife, that the fund should be transferred to the nominee of the husband. The wife might preaent a bill to have a settlement of the property, but she might, by her consent in court, waive all her right to such settlement. His Honour thought it was most for the convenience of mankind that such should he the case, and he was of opinion that, on principle, this application ought to be allowed, and the fund transferred to the husband, upon the wife's consent being in court. Before Vim -Chancellor Wigram. FILLEER V. JONER.—PRIORITIES AN BETWEEN Mont omanna.—The Vice-Chancellor delivered judgment in this case, the facta of which appear in detail in our impression of Monday last.—His Honour said the state of the question was such, that if he gave to the defendant John Jones all that he asked for, he should not by so doing deprive the plaintiffs of any part of the security for which they had con tracted, and which they supposed themselves to have ac quired. That amount of security would still he left to them, though they contended that under thc circumstance., and by a dry rule of law, they were entitled to more. If, on the