The Sun. — London, England, 1829-12-19 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. 'B y a mistake in our article of S a t ur d a y l as t, on the reforms necessary to be introduced into the administration; of justice in our colonies, we omitted, in referring to the reports of the Com missioners of Legal Inquiry on the subject, to notice the name of the senior Commissioner (Mr. Henry), and only noticed that of Mr. Dwarris, by which it would appear that we had confounded two distinct commissions. We must, therefore, in order to correct this error, beg to be understood, that in noticing the reforms ne cessary in the Antilles, or Westward and Lee ward Islands, we are referring only to the re ports of Mr. Dwarris and his late colleague, Mr. Maddocks ; and when noticing those Daces , nary in .Jamaica, Demerara, Berbice, St. Lucia, the Honduras, the Bahamas, and the Bermudas. we are referring to Mr. Henry's reports on these colonies, and his late colleague, Mr. Coney's, under the present and existing Commission.— Times. We have not hitherto noticed the pamphlet ou Church Reform, in the shape of a Letter to the Duke of Wellington, by a Minister of the Establishment, which the author (said to be a Mr. Berens) announces to be merely the com mencement of a series. The pamphlet has at tracted considerable attention, and we have no doubt that the views of the writer are shared by all those who have not an interest in the abuses which he wishes to see remedied. Indeed we understand there is at present a very large party among the Clergy of the Establishment, who are anxious to separate the Church from an alliance with the Stateovhich renders her so much an ob ject of suspicion. They have the example of the United States, in which the Episcopalian Church rests entirely on the attachment of the people, aed is rapidly gaining ground. But notwith standing the disposition towards a reform to which we have alluded, it may well be ques tioned whether the high aristocracy of this country will ever consent to such distribution el the Church Revenues as would render the establishment more effective for its object while it would deprive it of those prizes, the monopoly of which they conceive belongs to their body.— The author informs us, on the authority of the Blenheim Papers, that the Duke of Marl borough once ventured to suggest to Queen Anne, a plan of Reform—a leading feature of. which was the equalization of Bishoprics, and quotes the annotations to Burnet's History, by Lord Dartmouth, a Secretary of State of that time distinguished for his high Church feeliege, recommending a still more thorough reformation. "If the lands (said his Lord ship) belonging to the Deans and Chapters, who we of no more use, either to the Church or State, than Abbots and Monks, were divided among the poorer Clergy, there would be no just Calla) of complaint, unless that Bishops' daughters would not go off so well as they now do with a good sinecure :" and again—'' And eo if Bishops themselves were brought to an equality of revenue as well as function, it would prevent the great scandal given by commendams and translations, that are daily increasing. But it is to be hoped that the Legislature will think proper, some time or other, to put them under a proper regulation." A great authority has declared, " That the great bane of religion and curse of the Church is a Priesthood which is merely the organized puppet of the State, and moves and acts only as it is directed by a poli tical Administration." The author of this pamphlet seems to subscribe to this view, which he declares to be general. " True also it is," he says, " that the prevailing sentiments of the clergy have for some time declared the stability of thf,. Church to consist in the scripturality and purity of its worship, and good works among the people. The famous alliance, therefore, be tween Church and State, once so powerfully ad vocated by the great Warburton, is now re garded (and justly so, by those who hold that the Church of England ceases not to be the Church of Christ because it is the religion of Ilia State), as a low-minded and revolting alliance, not very dissimilar in its effects to We degredieg connection between the master and his slave, in which the latter is ruled over so despo tically, that upon the slightest infringement of the unconditional obedience exacted for the pro tection extended towards him, he is liable to be left, at a moment's notice, helpless and hopeless; whereas, from the cause of the Gospel being a common cause, in which laity and clergy are mutually and equally concerned, so oug:it. the AiiimleebetweenChurch and State to partake of such a character of holy sublime union as to have po separate interest or existence, because the former Putties and gives a sort of perpe tuity to the latter; and therefore its essential t eletnent ought to consist in the promotion not only oi the social, political, and moral, but eter nal wvlfare of the human species." Lord Plun kett, se remember, wished to have it believed that, in the present age, religion could only fol low i►► the train of wealth, and that were it not that people see Bishop and other dignitaries turn religion to piofitable account, they would cease to hold it in any regard. The nature of the regard which is bestowed on the substitu tion of that fur religion which is at direct vari ance with its spirit, is not to be mistaken. If Mete is one thing more clear than another in Scripture, it is, that the aspiration after worldly pomp and splendour is at variance with the principles of Christianity. That wealth and splendour will always obtain regard for- an In. •titution whidi posseezes them, whether it be Mahomedan or Christian, wiU not be disputed; but that regard is not certainly paid to religion, which is paid to ivliat religion condemns. The author of the pamphlet -- quotes a passage from Dr. King's Memoirs, illustrative of the coo of estitnatlon which a regard for money has procured for the heads of the Church " I know nothing that has brought so great a reproach on the Church of England as the ava rice and ambition of our Bishops. Chandler, Bishop of Durham ; Willis, Bishop of Win .. __ chester; Potter, Archbishop of Canterbury ; Gibson and Sherlock, Bishops of London, all died shamefully rich—sorne of them worth mora than 100,0001." It may safely be assumed, notwithstanding all that has been said by the Bishop of Ferns to the contrary, that as long as some Bishops possess princely incomes, while others are poorly provided for, the idea which will be uppermost in the heads of all who are at the top of the seat will be translation. Every one knows what riding and running there is when a rumour spreads that one of the great Sees is about to be vacant ; what kind in- quiries are made as to. the health of the incum bent, &c. What a curious record we shotlid have, it all the billets of our Reverend Fathers in God, addressed to the dispensers of promo tion, were to be collected and laid before the Public ! The late Queen, who, according to Bi s h op Watson, bore sway over the Church, most hoe left some invaluable materials in ' the family archives, which it is to be hoped will be preserved. The idea has been par ticularly suggested to us by the disclosure of the contents of a Minister's portfolio, by Dr. 11I'Crie, in the History of the Reforma tion in Spain, which that eminent scholar and able writer has just published. "No sooner (says the historian) was it known that Egidius was condemned, than a flight of hungry appli cants gathered round the fat benefice of Tortosa, like crows around carrion. The Holy Fathers assembled at Trent were not so intently occupied in watching over the interest of the Catholic Church as not to have an eye turned to Spain, and ready to discern what might happen there to turn to their advantage. While the trial of the Bishop electwas in dependence, Cardinal Gran vine, then Bishop of Arras and Prime Minister of Spain, had his table covered with applica tions, in which the incense of adulation was thickly sprinkled on rancid a7arice. In a letter dated from Trent on the 19th of November, 1551, tl:e titular Bishop Jubin, in partibus irfi dellum, writes We have received intelligence here that the Bishop of Tortosa has been con demned to perpetual imprisonment. I shall be infinitely obliged to you to think of me—the least of your servants—provided his Lordship of Elna shall be translated to the Bishopric of Tortosa, now vacant by this means." On the preceding day the Bishop of Elna had addressed a letter to the same quarter, in which, without giving the least hint of the object he had in view, he begs the Premier to command him as the meanest domestic of his household,' calls himself his slave,' and assures him that the rare qualities of his Eminence, his native goodness, and the favours he had , conferred, were so deeply seated in the heart of his ser vant, that he remembered him without ceasing, especially in his poor sacrifices, the fittest time to make mention of one's matters.' Two d a y s after, the modest Bishop has acquired as much courage as to name his request; he acknow ledges that the Bishopric of Tortosa was too weighty a burden for his weak shoulders, but urges that he could discharge his episcopal functions better in such a tranquil spot than in ' the frontier province of lioussellon, where his pious exercises were interrupted by the noise of warlike instruments, and that he felt a strong desire to end his days in tending his infirm sheep in the peace of God,' The Bishop of Algeri was equally disinterested as his brethren in seeking promotion. It was not avarice that induced him to ask the favour' to be translated from the Island of Sardinia ;he only wished to have his residence on terra, firma, that his spirit being relieved from the continual agitation in which it was kept by the restless waves which surrounded him, he might be at more liberty to serve God, and pray for the life of the King and his Minis ter.' The Bishop of Elna having been unsuccess ful in his application, renewed it in the course of the following year, when he had recourse to a new line of argument in its support. After telling the Premier that his hands had made him,' he requests him to remember, if he pleased, that his Majesty had certain rights in Valencia called les Bayles de Morella, of which large sums were due to the Treasury; as would appear from the lists which he had procured, and took the liberty to transmit to his Eminence ; that most luckily the diocese of Tortosa included that district, though the episcopal seat was in his native country of Catalonia ; and that if it should please his Majesty to gratify him with that Bishopric, lie could see to the payment of those dues, without leaving his diocese, and this would leave it in his power to serve God and the King at the same time.' 0 the duplicity, the selfish ness, the servility of the Clergy! What good cause but one would they not have ruined ? And how deeply has that been marred by them !" Dr. M'Crie is entitled to hold this language, because he is without his equal at this day for learning and research among the Clergy of this island ; and with an income of we believe not more than 1,50/. a year, which he would not allow his affectionate flock to raise, he enjoys a respectability which no amount of wealth can increase.—Morning Chronicle. The Morning Paper which expressed its satis- faction the other day at the inability of the farmers to pay their rents throughout the country and wished to see the instances of their insol vency more numerous, is likely to be gratified to the utmost extent of its patriotic desires. The list of abatements of rent and tithe in- creases daily. These abatements are the sacri fice which the landlord and the tithe owner make to the distresses of the country. They are the consequence and the proof of those distresses. When agriculture flourished—when the labours of the plough produced a " golden harvest"— we heard of no abatements. Why should we expect voluntary and generous sacrifices from the landowners any more than from the f un dh o ld ers ? Why should the one class give up a portion of their rent any more than the other give up a portion of their interests F But then, says the Journal in question, the payment of the i►►terest of the debt is a sacred obligation, So we say all contracts should be sacred, and the contract by which the landlord is entitled to a certain rent ought tobe as inviolate as that by whielithe public creditor is entitled to a certain interest. Why, then, are the landlords all through the country making abatements of 10, 15,25, and even 30 per cent, ? Simply because they cannot get more than they talc mthout ruining their tenants, and thus puttin,,, , Y their own interests in a worse condition than they have been alreaely reduced to by the operation of " the debt," and the calamitous policy of Government. The fundholder still gns his interest—the means are still forthcom- mg, and therefore he makes no abatement. Whenever a time comes that he does not receive all, it will be a matter of necessity, not of u lioice—it will be an application of the maxim, sales poplai supreina est lex, and nothing else. We do not think it just that the landed interest should be particularly pointed at as the proper object for the spoliation arising out of the ne cessity. If one class be obliged to sacrifice a great deal, other classes ought at least to sacri fice something to the public good, If the ves sel be in danger of foundering in the storm, and it be necessary to throw part of the cargo over board, the damage should be borne proportion ably by all those who have an interest in her preservation. The Times rejoices to see the landowners suffer—chuckles over the probable downfall of their establishments—and advises the a Hero of Waterloo" to make war upon their kennels, and drive their fox-hounds from the field. The Duke of Wellington is himself a sportsman. The miseries of the country have not caused him to abstain in any degreee from his favourite amusetnews. nor have the cares of State made him less ardently pursue the excite ment of rustic pastimes. Cruel indeed would it be in him to make war upon field sports ; and, if he did so, no country gentleman would pity [ him.if, like Acteon, he were turned upon by his own hounds. No, before he takes the advice [ of the, Times, and puts whole troops of Nitn4. rods hors du combat, let him try what can be done to alleviate the public burdens by a ju dicious system of retrenchment and economy. Let Ministers make abatements from their sale , riesas well as country gentlemen from their rents; and let the great sinecurists .give back to the country the revenues which pampered idle.; ness extracts from the resources of a suffering people.—Morning Herald. One of those party pamphlets, which gene rally issue in such numbers, at this season of the year, from the shops of our metropolis, previous to the meeting of Parliament, has just been put into our hands. It is entitled The Old Citizen, and is assuredly one of the most curious productions which has ever issued from the press. The writer takes care to inform his readers that " it would be idiotcy to deny" some of his positions; yet even at the risk of incur ring this charge we will venture to inform him that almost all his positions are untenable, and uterly at variance with well-known facts. His opinion of his own abilities and wisdom may be judged of from the assertion which he makes, that " all, nearly all, that has been written on the subject of public economy, from the days of Adam Smith down to my Lord Grenville, is false in foundation or premises, and consequently wrong in deduction or conclusion ;" and his ac curate knowledge of the state of the country, from the declaration " that the inhabitants of this envied state have now more comforts than had their forefathers, are better clothed, better fed, and better lodged." " The tradesman," says he, " that fifty years ago, walked to his business, now rides in his gig; he that rode in his gig, now rolls in his chariot.—. Many citizens once let lodgings in their houses of business, but they now disdain such a procedure, and not only inhabit them, but have, to boor, their country boxes. The mercantile clerk is now better dressed, fed, and lodged,, than the principal was at the time above mentioned, and the generality of yeomen and farmers, who at that time were content with a horn or iron spoon, now sport their sideboards of plate. Look at the nation at large—observe her roads, her canab, her docks, her bridges, her pave ments, her countless number of ships overspreading the oceans of the world—her intercourse with all nations—her rapid and expeditious travelling—her well-governed and numerous navy—her inimitably disciplined and gallant army,—look at these superio rit ics,and feel honoured in being born an Englishman." The above extract will go far to satisfy our readers respecting the profound wisdom of an " Old Citizen ;" but choice as the above morsel is, there is one still more singular and consolatory on the subject of the national debt : " I assert and maintain, in the teeth of these political economists, that the public securities of Great Britain are not a n a ti ona l d e bt. Wh en 1 . _ look at the eight hundred millions of money which compose these securities, I see and feel that the in habitants of this empire and its dependencies have done and performed eight hundred millions' worth of labour more than the said population consumed. The national securities are the honey-comb qf the United Kingdom—they form a great saving bank ; without these funds enterprise would languish, im provents stop, and speculation be known only by name. No one person, or class of persons, are forced t) become members of these securities ; no pro perty is seized or taken by force to augment their amount ; the holders of the different shares.are all willing proprietors, and any of them wishing to be not so, have only to make their intentions known to be otherwise; in short, these funds are composed of the savings of all classes of the community, forming a surplus of labour, as proprietors of which, the title of a Peer of the realm, and the name of an judo"- trions shoe-black, may be noted in the same book." What a pity it is that the country does not owe a million of millions of pounds sterling ! How rich we should then be ! How lightly would the finger of taxation press upon us! How much more smoothly would the current of trade and commerce roll ! And what a plenti ful crop of speculators would spring up around us ! Verily, a Daniel sitteth in the seat of judgment, and the light which bath hitherto shone upon us bath been but dark►►ess ! We conclude by extracting from the pamphlet, which we have merely noticed on account of its singularity, the writer's portraits of " a political economist and a public economist." " He who will use every endeavour to sow the seeds of discord between the high and low classes of society ; who will strenuously persuade the latter that the former are their oppressors ; who will vitu perate all public officers ; who will find fault with all public measures ; who will stra:n every nerve to cut down and render inefficient the army and navy; who will, by hypocrital cant, annihilate colonial property ; who will deprive every one of his legal employment ; who mill, by these means, swell the lists of pauperism; who will, when such is the case, cry out that the country is ruined by poor-rates; and who will bring true religion into contempt by invading the properties of the church ;—stich a man is a political economist " He that does not desire to separate the Church from the State; who does not wish to rend from the mother country her colonies; who regards pro petty of every description as holy and inviolable; who brings into requisition his ability and his influ ence to keep , like the bundle of sticks in the fable, all the interests of the state in one band of union; who feels fur the faults and sufferings of his fellow subjects; and who ❑ses ever!, endeavour to reform the one, and ameliorate the other ;—such a man is, and worthy to be, denonthiated a public economist." —Morning Advertiser. TRAVELLERS' TA L ES.—TWO commercial -travellers. dimpling notes upon the respectability ofrthe houses represented by them, one was pleased to remark, that their house expended no less than 1501. a year in the single article of writing-ink alone. The other imme diately observed, " Why we save more than that sum in our house by that very article, by only omitting. the dots to the is and strokes to the t's.—Cheltenham Chronicle. On Saturday night, the sth inst., a robbery was committed at the dwelling-house of Mrs. MARIA GoonroßD, 13, Gloucester-row, Clifton, whence property to a considerable amount in cash was stolen. The box in which the property had been deposited was found empty in the road near Clifton church, on Sunday morning, on the inside of which the villains had impudently written, Bravo! ten pounds a-piece."—Bath Chronicle. Tug SEA CAT.—This fish is progressively disappearing from the shores of the Frith of Forth, to the great satisfaction of the fishermen. It bears a striking resemblance to the bend cat, in the head—it is as well provided with a series of formidable rows of teeth as the shark, and it is so fierce and ferocious, that it will seize an ear or boat-hook, or even a bar of iron, and hold on, till fairly pulled out of the water. They have frequently been taken four feet in length, and those of that large size, when hauled into the boat, uniformly make at the fisher men, with outstretched jaws, and being remarkably tena cious of lite, they continue to struggle till they are killed by numberless le, avy blows. Such strong and formidable creatures are dreadfully destructive among the fishing ap paratus, and from their uncouth and repulsive appearance they are nearly unsaleable. Unseemly as it is, the sea cat, when skinned, cut up into thin slices, and properly fried, is as white as the turbot, and preferable to the taste. They are very seldom seen in the market in this city, and the few who know their value, and disregard their appearance, get rare bargains, as they seldom bring above a halfpenny per pound. To inland readers it must appear strange, - that a fish of such excellent quality is sold so cheap that it as hardly worth bringing to market, tven from New haven, though the distance is only two nflee and a half,— Scotman. LAW INTELLIGENCE. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, DEC. IS. IN THE MATTER OF WARD. In this case a prohibition had issued to restrain proceedings of the Court of the Dean and Chapter of York against Robert Ward. Those proceeding's arose out of a claim for tithes in the parish of Bur'' ' . ton Leonard, and Robert Ward had obtained the prohibition on the ground that the parish of Burton Leonard was not within the jurisdiction of the Dean and Chapter of York, but in that of the Archdeacon of Richmond. Mr. SPENCE (with whom was Mr. CRESSWELL) now applied to the Court to supersede the prohi bition. Mr. KNIGHT supported the prohibition. A long legal argument respecting the practice of the Court of King's Bench, in granting prohibitions, then ensued bet►ceen the Counsel on each side. The VICE-CHANCELLOR thought that Ward had clearly raised the question of jurisdiction, and he must, therefore, continue the prohibition, directing, at the same time, an issue to try, whether Burton Leonard was within the jurisdiction of the Dean and Chapter of York, or within the jurisdiction of the Archdeacon of Richmond. He should not, however, dismiss this motion with costs, because there had been a departure from the plain truth of the case in the original affidavits. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Dec. IS. BRETT V. BEALES AND OTHERS. This case was resumed to-day. Mr. TAUNTON replied in a speech of three hours and a half. Lord TENTERDEN, at one o'clock, began summing up the evidence. . This, he said, was an action brought by Mr. Joseph Brett, as lessee under the Corporation of Cambridge,. of certain tolls, to re cover from the defendants, Messrs. Beales and Co., corn and coal-merchants in Cambridge, a toll of 2d, in respect of certain carte of theirs passing out of Cambridge laden with coals or corn. The declara tion contained a count for a toll for passing over a certain bridge ; but as no evidence had been offered in support of that count, the Jury would of course dismiss it from their consideration. The toll, to which the evidence adduced was applicable, was a toll of 2d. upon all loaded carts and waggons coming into the town, or loaded in it, and passing out therefrom into the country. The. Jury were to con• eider whether the Corporation of Cambridge were entitled to such a toll from all persons, whether in habitants of Cambridge or strangers to that town.— . One mode by which such a toll might legally exist and be claimed was this a person repaired the highways, he might have a right to take a toll from all persons passing into and out of the town. This was what the lawyers called a toll thorough ;.but it did not appear in this case that the Corporation of Cambridge ever did take upon themselves the burden of repairing all the toads and streets belong ing to the town, but only some of them. This toll could not, therefore, be sustained as a toll. thorough. Another description of toll was, that where the owner of the soil at the time he first laid out the land, and gave the public the use of it as a highway, demanded a toll for the passage over it ; if he imposed the toll at the instant of laying out the highway, he was entitled by law to demand it ; and this was what in law was called a toll traverse. To sustain such a toll in this case, it was necessary for the plaintiff to make out to the satisfaction of the Jury that it had a legal existence at, and even before the time of, the Con quest. A great deal of observation had been mode on the part of the defendants, as to usurpation and fraud by the Corporation of Cambridge; and it was said that the Jury ought to receive the evidence ad duced in support of the claim to this toll with a good deal of scrupulosity, and that it ought to be very rigidly examined. No doubt, every claim against common right ought to be rigidly examined; but he (Lord Tenterden) could not, in the consi deration of a legal question, accede to the doctrine, that it was to be assumed that a Corporation claim ing a right had acquired that right by usurpation and fraud; on the contrary, when it was shown that the right claimed had existed for a considerable period of time, it became the duty of a Jury to see whether it could not be traced to a legal origin. The Noble Lord then summed up the caseat length, after which, The Jury retired for about ten minutes, and then returned with a verdict for the. defendants. A similar verdict was given on the former trial of this cause ; but in the other cause, that of " Brett v. Fisher," which was tried about two years ago, arid in which the question is the same, the plaintiff obtained a verdict; but there is a rule nisi to set i aside now pending. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, DEC. 18. LAFITTR AND OTHERS V. SLATTER. The plaintiffs are eminent bankers at Paris, the defendant is a bookseller at Oxford. The action was brought to recover the amount of a bill of ex change for 31.51. 165., drawn by the defendant on a persen of the name of Tebbs. It was passed to the plaintiffs by a Mr. Magrath of Paris, and was in the hands of Sir Wm. Curtis and Co, when it fell due on the 21st ofJune last. Not having been honoured by the acceptor, the bill was taken up by Mr. Roths child, for the honour of Messrs. Lafitte, and by him transmitted to Pads. It arrived in Paris on Friday the 26th; Saturday was consumed in seeking for Mr. Magrath; and on Tuesday the bill was sent hack to London, that being the day on which it was customary to calculate the exchanges. On Friday, the 3d of July, the bill arrived in London, and' on Saturday notice of its dis honour was sent to the defendant at Oxford. It was contended upon these facts, that in consequence of the delay which had taken place before the plain tiffs had caused the defendant to receive notice of the dishonour of the bill, he was discharged from his liability as drawer. For the plaintiffs, however, it was insisted that bankers were always allowed one day to consult their principal, and on the present occasion only one post day had been omitted before the bill was sent off to London. But it was further contended on their behalf, that in this case there was no necessity for notice at all, because it appeared from the testimony of a witness named O'Meara,. that before the bill had become due, Tebbs, the acceptor, stated to the defendant, that he had never received any value for it, but had been induced by a stuck jobber of the name of Rose, who had since ran awav, to accept it. The Loan CHIEF JUSTICE declined to nonsuit the plaintiffs, observing that the point most in their favour was Tebbs' saying he had received no con sideration for the bill, and would not be able to take it up. His Lordship, therefore, directed the Jury to find a verdict for the plaintiffs, at the same time g:ving the defendant leave to move to set it aside and enter a nonsuit. A verdict was accordingly entered for the plaintiffs PALACE COURT, Dec. 18. MARTIN V. WILLIS.--AN EXPE:VSIVI4 SUIT. Thi3 was an action brought to recover the sum of 9/.89., for one suit of black clothes. Mr. FLANAGAN stated that the plaintiff was an eminent tailor, carrying on business in Regent street. The defendant, a gentleman of fashion, called upon the plaintiff and requested a suit of black clothes to be made, of the best materials, and to be ready the next day, and gave a reference to Joy's hotel. Upon itiquiiy the answers were satis factory, and the order was comp l ete d . The charge, 9/ . 8,;., might be considered rather large, but it was occasioned by the request of the de fendant to have the clothes sent the day after that whenwages for their 'asgi‘ei speed. This was ex plained doubletlle orderw .agl' as the workmen we r e to the defendant wh en h e gave th e or d er , an d the amount mentioned. Aelenplaintiff p rove d t h e or d er o f t h e defendant, and thet he due completion arid delivery of the clothes, The charges were fair and reasonab!e, a; it was necessary to pay the workmen double wagesohe time allowed being so short. Mr. Ross, for the defendant, said the charge had been resisted as a most exorbitant one. The Jury, after some consideration, returned a verdict for 9/. Bs., the full amount claimed. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Dxc. 18. Samuel Mogford, of Church. row, Chelsea, builder, was opposed by Mr. HEATH, on the part of two creditors, Messrs. Simmonds and Ste phenson. After the ease had been gone into at length, Mr. Commissioner HARRIS ordered it to stand adjourned, and, when the insolvent came up again, the Court would be prepared to give judgment. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET. Yesterday Mr. Snow, the surgeon of Hampstead, accompanied by his brother-in-law, Mr. Churchill, the barrister, waited upon Sir R. BIRNIE for the purpose of submitting to that Magistrate and Mr. HALLS the brief which had been made out for Mr. Adolphus when that Learned Gentleman appeared at Bow-street in support of an application for a ju- dicial inquiry into the circumstances touching the mysterious death of Mrs. Phillips. Sir R. BIRNIE was of opinion that the brief of Mr. Adolphus would in no way assist Mr. Halls and himself in coming to a decision upon the matter in question. A great mass of documents had al ready been submitted to their inspection, and others were almost hourly pouring in upon, them. Mr. Churchill wished it to be distinctly under stood that Mr. Snow was not a party to the present proceeding. Sir R. BIRNIE observed, that lie believed no person considered Mr. SrioW in the light of a pro secutor upon the present occasion. Mr. Churchill—When the inquiry was first insti tuted, Mr. Snow certainly was the person who caused a great portion of evidence to be collected at Finchley, and 38 witnesses were ready to be exa mined upon oath touching the circumstances con nected with the death of the unfortunate lady. The only object which Mr. Snow had now in view in offering the brief of Mr. Adolphus to him (Sir R. Birnie) was, that it contained a summary of the whole of the evidence taken by his (Mr. Snow's) directions, and as such it might in some degree re lieve the Magistrates from the labour of wading through a mass of evidence. A list of the 38 wit nesses was also subjoined, and might be considered of some service in case the Magistrates should deem it necessary to call those witnesses before them. Sir RICHARD BIRNIE would not say at present what course himself and Mr. Halls would feel it necessary to adopt. In fact, neither of them had as vet got through the documents with which they had been furnished. A large packet had been for warded so late as twelve o'clock on the preceding night, and another document had arrived from Mr. Cox within the last half hour. Under these cir cumstances, it would be difficult to suy when a decision should be come to; but every exertion should be made to bring the matter to an issue on Tuesday next ; previous to which, after having pe rused all the documents, Mr. Halls and himself would lay their heads together for the purpose of determining what course they ought to adopt. " I shall certainly endeavour," added the Magistrate, " to do justice to the best of my ability, notwith standing the attack made upon me by Mr. Phillips, who charged me with being a partial magistrate, end threatened to apply to the Lord High Chan cellor to have another Magistrate appointed in my place." Mr. Snow observed, that Mr. Phillips appeared to have attacked every body who chose to have an opinion of their own. Sir R. MaNtE—But why he should attack me I am quite at a loss to learn, as I am perfectly un conscious of havnig used any expression that could warrant the observation which he made. I certainly remember to have said that I had the pleasure of knowing Mr. Snow for many years, and I beliered him to be a skilful conscientious man; but that was no reason why I should depart from that line of strict impartiality which I am bound to observe to wards all partie, , . Had I known as much of Mr. Phillips, I should have expressed myself in the same terms towards him. Mr. Phillips, howeier, denied the words imputed to him. Mr. Churchill—He certainly used them, notwith standing; and I think I remember to have read them in a letter which he published in the Morning Sir R. BIIIIIIE-Mr. Phillips appears to carry his feelings of distrust towards me to the last, for the documents rshich he has forwarded are addressed to Mr. Halls, and not jointly to us both, which shows that he considers me " a partial magistrate," although God knows I don't know why. I believe Mr. Snow, that you and I are mere acquaintances; at least I know this, that I never in the course of my life put my legs under your table. Mr. Snow—You certainly never have done so, Sir Richard, and I regret that I have not had such an opportunity of enjoying your society. Mr. Snow and Mr. Churchill soon after took their departure, having left the brief of Mr. Adolphus and the other documents in the handsof the Magis trate, who said he should refer to them if necessary. Soon after Mr. I-1.41.m came upon the bench, and Sir RICHARD 131RNIE showed him the brief of Mr. Adolphus, explaining that Mr. Snow had left it for the purpose of shortening their labours. Mr. HALLS remarked that he would much rather depend upon the abstract of the evidence which he himself had made, than upon the brief of the Learned Gentleman. It is now understood that on Tuesday next the Magistrates will give their decision. In justice to Mr. Cox, and the other gentlemen, whose appear ance was looked for on Wednesday last at Bow street, we ought to observe that there was no pre cise understanding that the Magistrates were to come to a decision on that day. On the contrary, we believe it was said, that the parties interested should have notice. lIATTON.GARDRN. John Aklhouse, who keeps a coffee-shop on Hol born-hill, was brought up on a warrant, to answer the complaint of Mrs. Anne Walker, for an assault. The complainant stated, that on Tuesday last, she, her daughter, and the defendant's servant-girl were joking and laughing in the defendant's bar, when be interfered, and in a very angry manner brought them to an account for doing so. The complainant ex postulated with him, and was about to explain their motives, when the defendant struck her, and knocked her down, kicked and abused her in so violent a man- tier, that she was obliged immediately to have me dical aid, and was yet in a very delicate state. Ihe complainant's daughter and the servant-girl proved the assault. Ayoung man, named Edmond Little, a lodger in the house, corroborated the above statement, and also complained of having been himself assaulted by the defendant. The defendant admitted the assault, but insisted that he was provoked to it by the conduct of the complainant and her witnesses, who, by their un seasonable mirth, awoke him out of his sleep, an d prevented his taking rest. The Magistrates considered the assault to be one of an aggravated nature, and held the defendant to bail. LANBETH.STItEET. Henry Poyez was again brought up yesterday for examination, on a charge of having stolen a chest of tea, the property of Mr. John Nicholson, of Feu. church-street. After hearing the evidence, Mr. 'WALKER said there was no evidence to detain the prisoner, and ordered him to be discharged, and the tea was or dere:l to be deli vered up to Mr. Nicholson. Three respectable-looking men, named Jerdon, Grin; and Freeston, were yoForday brought before Mr. 'WALKER, charged by the . headbo,ough of Step ney, with haring. been playing the /Mak ft morning in the Stepney-road. The first prisoner was di sc h arge d, : a nd tlies others were sent for one calendar month the House of Correction. GERMAN PAPERS. STOCKHOLM, NOV, 11 '0 The Session of th e Diet is still protraete°, h ' of the members th emse l ves part i c i pate in the viti i the nation , that it may soon be c losed. li reti 'be doubtful whether the most important affairs et c , terminated by the 20th December, the latest : L i , fixed by the King for the duration of the Se7he It is therefore believed that his Majesty will, request of the speakers, prolong it for some w ee b e but on the express condition that all the sums tO l granted by the Diet shall commence from th e of February. Though they are considerabl4 tl ;ll will be covered by the receipt of the custom gr ore require no addition to the taxes. This is thefo u surprising as 2,800,000 d o ll ar s h ave b een voted r the extraordinary expenses of the army and nig' FROM THE MAINE, DSC. 4 1f It is said that every thing rel at i ve to the O r ij fortunes of Caspar Hauser have now been discovered through an old midwife in the neighbourhoa ti, o Nuremburg; it is said that he is the eon. o f Bavarian officer, who was killed in the lass It that his uncle took him under his care a fter.r,ri death of his father, and when he was a year P., gave out that he was dead. This uncle has 0 0 " possession of the whole property of the yot 11 : : amounting to above a million of florins. Ile supposed to be the person who, about six weeks Of; attempted to murder Hauser in Nuremburg. young man is now perfectly recovered. FRANKFORT, DEC. We hear that the ordinary sittings of the DO j will, be resumed in the course of this awn" • that Baron Vo n Mu nc h B e lli ng h ause n, the Presv dent, may be shortly ex p ec t e d f rom Vienna to opea the Session. BERLIN, DEC. , Count Von Hougnitz, the Minister of State, IT been here for some tim e , an d, it i s sa id, not mer e l on private business. here is a report that three P ro f e ssors of this University will shortly go over to the Cathy Church. It is intended shortly to give public notice, th at henceforth no foreigner is to be admitted to fill Of civil office in the Prussian States, without his ref' jesty's special permission. DEC. 7.—The treaty of peace, as inserted in the St. St. Petersburgh Journals, agrees pretty exactly 0 ,, the copy already given in the German Journals, o pt that at the end of the 4th Article, among the t er , ritor'es in Asia to be ced e d by the Porte, the ci t i and Pachalik of Bajazik are mentioned. HAMBURG, DEC. I I• In corn generally sp ea ki ng t h ere h a s, during the present week, been very li tt l e d o i n g. For Wil e , there were no purchasers, except our own C OI ! sumers, and th e y on l y b oug h t such as they wer e immediately in want of. . During the last fi ve d ays o f N ove mber nip cargoes of corn passed through the Sound —on e '': he bound for London, t wo for Dutch ports, 50 d - remainder for Danish and Norwegian ports i x dollars. Weight. 1 2 0 to :10 Dantzie Wheat........ 122 to l'26••••• • t og to / 15 Pomeranian Anhalt, white llB to 124 ...... IW) to ~.i red 122 to 128 .....•116 to 1 4 " ) Danish 120 t o 128 ...... t° 03 l'etersburgh and Riga 120 to 129 ...... 100 to ) Dantzie Rye llB to 122-- 63 to ti.ll Upland 116 to 123 6" fir, 2dagdeburgh Barley 9B to 104 5O to ..; Anhalt 9B to 104 52 to ° l l Meeklenhurgh Oats 66 to 74. 4O to il Pomeranian Malt to 52 to n Pease, Upland, yellow Holstein Rapeseed — to —......150 to.lo o • . . . -- Funds hisve risen considerably, and large Trans" actions hails been effected in almost every specie° of security. At a Cabinet Council held in London a certalo great capitalist is said to have been requested to give his opinion as to the capability of the Pq7. to discharge the debt du e t o R uss i a, l ate l y r ecoaT e n . The Anglo-Danish Bonds, it is believed in Ire don, will next year b e pl ace d on t h e Comte thentique, published in Paris. The wind, which fur some time past was etister l iP has during the course of the day been weste rly; hopes of a thaw are in cons e q uence en tertained. End of December. Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per cent Anglo-Russian Loan lO6 Hamburg-Russian Loan lOO • Polish Bonds lll% Austrian Bank Shares 11411 Austrian Metalliques lO3 New Austrian 4 per Cents. ODESSA, Nov. _2l. During the last three days no casualty has take place in that part of the city not under genital Inspection. In two houses of the Moldavaul te i which were placed ander inspection on the 9th inetjr and in which Guiton Morreux's system of fiit,„r. gation was adopted in consequence of th e ir havir4 held communication with su.pected persons, fin e individuals (Jews) were, nevertheless, taken ill oil the 19th. Three of them died yesterday, and th e remainder have been taken t o t h e tempora ry qu a . j routine establishment. The E ng li s h f r i gate Blow! which arrived here on the 17th from Constantinop le ! sailed again the same day. A short time p re viousTY L to her departure from Const an ti no pl e , th e Englise Ambassador had given a brilliant entertainment 011 board the frigate. The principal Turkish fou e ' tioraries were present, among whom were the Seraskier Paella, Halil Pacha, and the Capitet t Pacha. Supper was s erve d a t ten i n t h e e vening' and after the distinguished guests had each danced a Polonaise, they offered their arms to their fair partners, led them to the table, sat down by them, and eat and drank with the ga ilie . freedom as the rest of the com p any . Th e whol te presented a spectacle such as had never been Bee f '. before. The company did not break up till fou r o'clock in the morning.—Journal d' Odessa. A dreadful occurrence took place at BisilOP,, Stortford on Saturday. Mr. Faaxtrwr, a respect; publican and fishmonger, who keeps the Carriers' /VP — Inn, quarrelled with his wife ; such was his *PC vernable rage that he struck her a desp era t e bl o w 00 head, which brought her to the floor. The daughter '; serving the perilous situation of h er mo th er , f o rced b e , into the street, where FRANKLIN instantly followed, e l , her down again, trampled on her breast, and injured I :, e so that else died in half an h o ur a ft erwar d s . H e leo '4: scantly taken into custody. The un f or t una t e woman': represented as having been of a very quarrelsome dispo t i ; tion, and addicted to drinking to excess, which is suPP„ to have been the cause of this melancholy ca tastor " They have lived in a v er y uncomfortable manner for 50°6 time past, continually disagreeing. FRANKLIN had befel l ? in one of his ferocious fits of passion, broken some of tb deceased's ribs. As soon as she had received the ini oe r she said i‘ I am a d ea d woman ;" an d t h ey were the oci words she was lie ird to titter. She has l e ft a faadli ° • seven children.—Lineola Mercury. BIRTHS. On the 17th inst. in Upper Grosvenor-street, the I ' dl of General Fermer, of a daughter. On the 15th inst. the lady of J. H. Isra I, of G {°l ' tester-phtee, Portman-square, Esq. of a son. MARRIED. On the 17th inst. at Charlt on , near Ch e lt nhant, the Rev. Giffard Wells, M.A., Curate of Stuv e rton, N° l4'. amptonshire, to Ma r y A nne , on ly d aug h ter o f the lee ".. Bradshaw, Esq. DIED. On the 13th inst., in Holler-street, Cavendish-equurf", Mrs. Helena Lyndon. On the 15th inst. at Blackheath, the Rev. A. Gleanlo6 LL. D., in his 81st year. On the 14th inst , at North Crescent, Bedford-sclu s : . Mrs. C. Runcitnan, widow of Lient. Runchnan, of 6th West India Regiment. I ,„ r t On the 17th inst. Eliza, o n ly d anz ht tr o f Mr. It" - Polwarth, Stockbildge-tetrace, Pimlico , agel Yea"; to On the 17th inst. Harnett, wife of Mr. Shepherd, la of Ludgate-street. of On the 17th imt. aged 57, Joseph Sparkes, Lothbury. ---, PHINYED AND PUBLISHED BY 111URDO youN G, THE SUN OFFICX u; STRAND / LONVIIIII