The Sun. — London, England, 1837-12-21 00:00:00

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In the HOUSE OF LORDS yesterday, after the Houses of Parliament Bill had been read a second time, their Lordships proceeded to the business of the evening, namely, the Civil List Bill, which was read a second time, after two speeches of considerable length from Viscount MELBOURNE and Lord Bat:walla:4 ; the latter did not oppose the second reading, but thought, nevertheless, that the Government were calling upon Parliament to legislate in the dark and on extremely er roneous principles. "It was," said the Noble and Learned Lord, " a most unwise, improvident, and he would even add, nnstatesmanlike mode of proceeding with such a subject, to legislate at this time prospectively for possibly half a century. What man could venture to predict—what limited understand ing could pretend to foresee—what audacity could inspire any one to foretell anything relating to the state of our affairs some fifty, forty, thirty, or even ten years hence ? Here were their Lordships, in the year 1837, acting as if they could meet every contingency which might arise in 1860 or 1870 ; here were they venturing to decide what would be the proper Court establishment for the Monarch of England at that dis tant day, to ts hick the eye of fancy alone could give the slight est size, form, or colouring 1 Here were they now in 1837. venturing to foretell what the state of society might be in 1867 ' —what expendit ure , and what establishment might be neces sary in that year, which few of them would live to see, for the decent, and necessary, and nothing more than decorous and needful state of the Prince who at that remote period might be upon the Throne." The Municipal Officers' Regulation Bill was read a third time, and their Lordships adjourned. In the HOUSE of COMMONS, there being only thirty Mem hers present at four o'clock, the SPEAKER adjourned the House till to-morrow (this day). The Civil List Bill was read a second time in the House of Lords last night. From the anxiety of Ministers to carry this Bill before the holidays, we suspect that they are fully persuaded that it would not be safe to leave it much longer in abeyance. Not that Parliament would hesitate for an instant to make a munificent provisiols for the main tenance of the Royal dignity whenever called upon ; but because Ministers are aware that stricter inquiries would be instituted to ascertain the amount of the revenues enjoyed by the Crown from those sources of which it is not now cognizant—the in comes of the Duchies of Cornwall and Lancaster. With singular inconsistency, Lord MELBOURNE, in moving the second reading of the Bill, proved at great length, and with much acuteness, that the en joyment of hereditary revenues by the Crown was dan gerous to civil liberty. His Lordship said— He need scarcely inform their Lordships, that in the times before the Restoration the ancient revenue of the Kings of Englani, not by any contrivance, not by any arrange snort, but oiling, to circumstances ccnnected with the na ture of society, and with the state of affairs in which it had grown up, was partly territorial, partly feudal, and partly arising from the prerogative of the Crown. But that revenue was entirely the property of the Crown, from which it was bound to provide for the great military and civil services of the country, ti'y coming to Parliament when the improvidence of the Sovereign had involved him in difficulties, or when his am bition had led him to make aggressions on his neighbours, or when a war, waged against himself, had plunged the country into a state of necessity and danger, from which it could not be extricated without Parliamentary interference. Whatever other advantages this system might produce, it was nit difficult to foresee a priori that no system could be worse ea!eulated than it was to secure anything like constitutional liberty to the country. —(Hear, hear.) No stronger argument could be urged against the retension of the revenues of the Duchies by the Crown than is here set forth by the Noble Premier—a fact which did not escape the vigilance of Lord BRO UG lIA m, who in a masterly speech deprecated the conduct of Ministers in voting a Civil List without suffering Parliament to be informed respecting the actual wants and resources of the Crown. The insolent reply of the Dean of Westminster to the application of the Home Secretary, for opening Westminster Abbey to the public, holds out a fair pros pect of success. It has made an impression in the proper quarter. Lord Joirx Russzu. feels indig nant, and the public, in whose behalf he was acting, will feel indignant, that a building which has been raised and adorned by the munificence of former So vereigns, and contains the monuments of so many il lustrious men, should be closed or opened accor ding to the caprice of the Dean and Chapter, and his Lordship gives a proper warning to that body, by informing theta that " they cannot ex pect the practice ;an continue without exciting the attention of I `.'a MAJESTY'S advisers and the public." If her ...'SIAJESTY's advisers act with vigour, they will soon teach these " legal guardians of the pro perty" their duty. The shallowness of their preten mons to the sole guardianship of the Abbey, in op position to th e w i s h es o f t h e Crown, is only equalled by their futile reasons for the exclusion of the public. The history of the Abb ey may b e sa i d to be little elio than a history of the right and power of the Crown to interfere in its management. It was founded by a Catholic Sovereign ; rebuilt several times by Catholic Sovereigns ; it was converted into a college and afterwards into a Cathedral by Henry VIII. The See was dissolved by Edward VI. It was again M institution was into an Abbey by _Mary, and that Was dissolved by Elizabeth, who founded the present establishment, consisting of a Dean and Secular and petty Canons. If the advisers of the Crown consider that it is not managed in accordance with the wishes and wants of the people, and the spirit of the times, they can have no difficulty in finding precedents for inter- ferencc. As to the alleged abuses that would arise from unrestricted admission, the hypocritical ftrguments of these " legal guardians" Ott that point hardly re quire refutation. The Dean and Canons of West minster refuse to admit the public on account of the injury done to the monuments, and the disturbance of the daily prayers ; and the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's have resolved that the public shall be freely admitted " during the prayers," and shall not be driven out at the conclusion, but remain, if they please, for the rest of the day. The latter body are fully as religious as the former, and they show a great deal more of Christian charity. The other reasons for exclusion are, that " there would be indecorous beha viour, a constant noise, and that the Church would be in a filthy state in wet weather." Are not the British Museum, Westminster-hall, and Guildhall, infinitely better aired and more clean than Westminster Abbey ; and for this reason, that, by throwing them open during the clay, the pure air is admitted ? Is there any indecorous behaviour in the British Museum, or in St. Peter's at Rome, or in any of the Cathedrals on the Continent ? The conduct of the lower classes in the Parks that have been thrown open, and in the Museum, shows that they are just as much civilized as their neighbours ; and it ill becomes the Clergy to refuse them admission to our Cathedrals, on the ground that they are so destitute of religious feeling, that they cannot respect these sacred edifices. In our columns of to-day will be found a long letter from Mr. O'CONNELL to his constituents on the im portant subject of a Poor Law for Ireland. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman denounces the Ministerial Bill as calculated to make bad worse—to augment rather than to alleviate the misery of the Irish poor —to encourage rather than prevent absenteeism—to foster rather than to extinguish the passion of Irish landlords for ejecting their tenantry, casting them forth in the dead of winter naked, hungry, and houseless upon the world : but it is evident from the nature of his objections, that no Bill, giving to the poor a compulsory right ,to relief, would be otherwise represented by him. The plain English of the matter is that Mr. O'CONNELL will not, and never intended to support a Poor-law for Ireland in any shape. We do not blame him for this if he cannot bring himself to consider such a measure necessary to the well-being of his native country, whose interest we know he has truly at heart ; but we would blame the British Legislature if, after being persuaded that without a good Poor-law the social re generation of Ireland is impossible, it hesitated an instant to adopt such a law, no matter by whom op posed. Mr. O'CoN NELL'S prejudice upon this ques tion quite obscures his judgment. For instance : The Poor-law Bill assesses the rate-payers within each of the hundred unions into which Ireland is to be divided, to support the destitute poor belonging to each union. By this assessing, a heavy tax will be imposed on the landlords, who now pay no tax at all ; and yet Mr. O'CONNELL asserts that a law so operating encourages landlords to disinherit their tenantry--in other words, taxation is so delightful to Irish landlords, that to in crease their rates they will do all they can to drive their tenants into the workhouse ! Again, Mr. O'CON NELL complains that the Bill does not include a law of Settlement, as if the absence of such a clause did not take away from the depopulating landlord the only security that he could have of deriving any advantage from the oppression of the poor. But if a Poor-law cannot prevent the oppression of tenants by their landlords—if it cannot mitigate the misery that now exists in Ireland—we beg to ask the Honourable and Learned Member for Dublin what will do it ? A re peal of the Legislative Union cannot be expected by its most sanguine supporters to give Ireland what the Act of Union never deprived her of—namely, a protec tion for the indigent poor. What other measure then will the Hon. and Learned Gentleman put forth calcu lated to secure this right to the Irish people ? We are impatient to learn his panacea for Irish misery. And as he denounces the ejection of tenants by their landlords as a process the most cruel and unjust, we should like to know why he does not bring a Bill into Parliament for their protection, based on the principles of Mr. SHA RMAN CRAWFORD'S Landlord and Tenant Bill ? But we are attaching to Mr. O'CoNNELL's letter an importance which it does not deserve. In fact we never read but once before such a feeble production from so powerful a pen. Several of the assumptions contained in it—and upon which Mr. O'CONNELL bases his strongest arguments —arc destitute of all foundation. After referring to the benevolent schemes had recourse to in Ireland since the Union to prevent absenteeism, the Honourable and Learned Gentleman, with an air of triumph, thus exultingly points to the Poor Law Bill—" Well, here is an Act of Parliament in the direct reverse sense—here is a law which offers a bonus to every landlord to become an absentee. It actually pays him, that is, gives him a sum of money for be coming and continuing an absentee." Is the Hon. and Learned Gentleman in his dotage to put forth such an absurdity ? Does he know that in taxing the estate of tile absentee to pay for the maintenance of the in digent poor upon it,'or in its vicinity, a penalty is in flicted upon such absentee for neglecting the means in his power to improve the condition of the poorest class of inhabitants ? It is a stran ge bonus truly, to be obliged to contribute to thz, maintenance of eight hun dred paupers I We are rather inclined to think that it it not the Poor Law Bill that at present annoys Mr. ()TON NELL, and, chat in attacking it with so much bitterness, his ob. j . ect is to make it a handle for agitating again the Repeal of the Union. Now why does not the Hon. awl Learned Gentleman go in a more straightforward and manly way to work ? Why does he not tell his z7ountrymen that the SPOTTISWOODE conspiracy has deprived hi m o f a ll d epen d ence upon the impar tiality of an English tribunal--that British pre judices are not to be overcome by an appeal to reason and common-sense—and that Ireland to be free must have a domestic Legislature ? This would be a course more worthy of Mr. O'CoNNELL, than vainly attempting to raise a prejudice upon a measure supported by nine-tenths of the people of Ireland. We are confident that it is the SPOTTIS WOODE conspiracy, and not the Poor-law Bill, that prompts Mr. O'CONNELL to agitate anew the repeal of the Union ; and we respectfully submit that it were better not to jumble and confound questions of such magnitude—especially when writing upon them. We quote the following significant paragraph from the Advertiser, of this morning :--" The town of Eltham and its immediate vicinity contain sixty-nine registered freeholders ; of these, at the last election, forty-three voted for Sir W. GEARY, and forty out of that number split their votes in favour of Sir E. FILMER, the other Tory candidate. That old and tried Reformer, T. L. HODGES, Esq., M.P., who brought the f a th er o f Sir W. GEARY (also a Re former) into Parliament for the county, obtained no more than fourteen votes, only one of which was split with GEARY ; thirteen freeholders, presumed to be under some bias or fear of their Tory neighbours, did not vote. Thus, it will appear, that near a sixth of the freeholders did not exercise the elective franchise 1 Since the election the people of West Kent have felt convinced, that the franchise is a thing of no force or meaning without the Ballot ; and not long since, a petition was got up in Eltham, calling upon Parliament and the advocates of Reform, to comply THE SUN, LONDON, THIMMAY, 1)VCRIVIBEll 2i, isit with the wishes of the Kent constituency. petition was handed to the sixty-nine freeholders o Eltham, and signed by no less than sixty-four r' Can there be a stronger or more convincing proof of the necessity of the Ballot, than is contained in the above passage ? We could adduce many other instances of a similar character ; but the question is one so generally understood, that it would be superfluous to attempt to throw new lights cti it by means of further practical arguments. Suffice it, therefore, to say, that the Ballot is a protection to which the people feel that they have a legitimate right ; and that it is a question which they will never cease to agitate until it be settled in their favour, even though by per tinaciously insisting on it they occasion the abrupt evanishment of Lord JOAN RUSSELL from the Treasury Bench. That we do not speak without warrant, is evident from every day's experience. Meetings in favour of the Ballot are taking place in all parts of the country ; and it is edifying to ob serve how different is the language now held, from that held but one short year since, on the same subject. The Noble Lord, by his recent cavalier declarations, has put an end to a world of ceremony. He has compelled the people to speak out without reserve or disguise ; to come at once to the point in a blunt, business-like fashion ; and boldly insist on the Ballot, where before—in the confident hope that Mi nisters were not decidedly hostile to it—they con tented themselves with the mild language of suppli cation. We are grateful to his Lordship for having drawn forth this energetic spirit. It is a reviving draught of which we stood much in need. Had we continued our old fashion of measured and courteous remonstrance, never should we have had even a chance of obtain ing the Ballot ; but now that we are rousing our selves—now that we are showing our teeth and set ting up our bristles—in n word, now that we are giving daily proofs that we are really in earnest, and will not be diverted from our end even by the frowns of a scion of the house of Bedford—why, now that we ate acting in this determined spirit, there is every hope of our efforts being crowned with success. We must take care, however, that we do not sink back into lethargy. The exertions we make to-day we must re peat to-morrow, or we shall be in a worse position than we were in before we stirred. The general sense of the country must be manifested boldly and unequi vocally, before the question of the Ballot comes on for discussion in the House of Commons ; or its op ponents will make a point of urging the usual stale objection, that the pear is not yet ripe. The The Birmingham " Loyal and Constitutional Asso ciation"—a Society of Tories, under the above title— held their annual meeting at Dec's Royal Hotel, Bir mingham, on Tuesday last. Due notice of this im portant event was given in the Tory Papers, and every means adopted to secure a gathering upon the occa sion. But alas !—man is born to disappointments and sorrow, and nobody but a Tory would think of claiming exemption from the lot of humanity. The hour of meeting arrived, the Noble President, the Earl of BRADFORD, had his speech cut and dry for the once. sion—all the officers of the Society were in attendance —a goodly row of benches was provided ; but the Members of this Society---where were they ? About fifty or sixty answered to the muster-roll— a ll that could be collected in town and country on this memorable occasion ! The Times, and other Tory papers, will probably magnify this affair into a most " numerous and respectable meeting," and talk of a " reaction" in Birmingham in favour of Conservatism : but believe it not. If such an impudent falsehood is attempted to be foisted upon the public, pray set it down as a TORY LIE! The funds of the Society, like many of its members, are in a deplorable state of decay, the best proof of which is afforded by the fact, that they could not muster sufficient to get up a dinner, as has been the custom for the last three years. Nothing but a guzzle can catch the gudgeons, and make the Tories eloquent► But when there is neither money nor credit, what is to be done ? Just endea vour to make a virtue of necessity (the only virtue it must be acknowledged that is found amongst Tories) —they say that the " present distressed state of the trade of Birmingham renders this a very inopportune season for political feasting" II I What sympathy for the suffering poor I What more than Roman heroism ! What noble, what exalted self-denial I The Tories of Birmingham feel so much for die wants of their fellow-creatures, that they could not think, poor souls, for the life of them, of indulging in a dinner. Surely such men never could have lavished money, under the old Corporation rule, in feasting and corruption, while their poorer brethren were starving around them I RELIGIOUS LIBERTY. PROTEST AGAINST THE MUNICIPAL OFFI CERS' DECLARATION BILL. DISSENTIENT :- 1. Because the declared purpose of the Bill is to relieve persons whose conscientious scruples prevent them from com plying with the existing law; and it is the avowed principle of the Bill that no class of men ought to be excluded from civil office on account of their religious opinions. Nevertheless, the operation of the Bill is confined to three classes of Dis senters alone, as if its principle did not extend equally to all. 2. Because this violation of principle, and this injustice to wards all who arc thus excluded from the benefit of the pro posed Act, is not justified by a consideration of the numbers whom it will relieve—these being a very small, though re spectable body of persons. 3. Because, even in the relief proposed to be given ti those persons, there is a wide departure from the true principles of Religious Liberty, by the declaration of religious belief which is exacted. This declaration is framed upon the assumption that the State has a right to inquire into the spiritual faith of its subjects—a position which has been the stronghold of in tolerance in all ages ; and may still, if maintained, be used to defend every kind of persecution. BROUGHAM. RADNOR. DENMAN. VASSALL HOLLAND. FIRE A,T OSCOT COLLEGE, (PROM OUR CORRESPONDENT AT BIRMINGHAM.) Wednesday Night. Information reached Birmingham last night, by a messenger, sent express, for all the fire-engines which could be spared, that the Roman Catholic College of Oscot, Staffordshire, was in flame•. The intelligence has spread the greatest alarm through out the town, and we anxiously look for further particulars re. spccting this sad event. TO TILE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Birmingham Fire Office, Dec. 20, 1837. Sia,—Being informed by Mr. Mansell of his having for warded to you a report of a fire at the New Catholic College, near Birmingham, I am requested by him to state (since my return therefrom), some further particulars respecting it. On arriving with the engines, I found the fire had broken out in an upper story,where some carpenters had been employed, and had made a fire in an open fire-place, and in consequence of the proximity of the timbers of a part o f th e roo f a dj o i n i ng (the brickwork being roughly pointed), they had taken fire, but being early discovered, the fire was exti ngu i s h e d , with damage not exceeding five pounds in amount. find the fire attained an ascendancy, no doubt, from the extremely high wind, and the scarcity of water on the spot, the whole building would have been consumed. I am, Sir, your's, respectfully, JOHN SIAINIONS, Secretary. The Duchess Countess of Sutherland will give her last dinner party before the Christmas recess this evening, in Hamilton-place : her Grace, with the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, will join the party about to assemble for the ho lydays, at Lord Francis Egerton's delightful seat, Oatlands. The Archbishop of York is receiving a large circle of friends at Bishopthorpe, his seat near York. An annual tax has just been laid upon dogs, from the Ist of January, 1838, in all the towns and communes of the province of Brabant, in Belgium, and is fixed as follows:- 3.A per head for every greyhound; sf. per head for sporting dogs of every description ; and 2f. per head for all other dogs. The only dogs exempt from the tax are those that serve to lead the blind. The net produce of these taxes will be applied as an encouragement to the communes for paving the roads, widening and giving regularity to the streets, constructing bridges and other public works, and for the improvement of the communications. CHANCERY COURT.-(THIS DAY.) The LORD CIIA ritELLO heard liintitia OtitiOdg 634* none of which possested &ay points Ot intetest except to the partieS tettc:etned. VICE-CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.) LE*Ii.—TIIE POOR LAW COMMISSIONERS. this case came before the Court upon demurrer. The bill was filed by the Guvernor and Directors of the united pa rishes of St. Andrew Holborn, and St. George the Martyr above Bar, against the Poor Law Commissioners, for the pur pose of obtaining the order of the Court, restraining them from proceeding to enlarge the workhouse in Little Gray's Inn lane, on the ground that they had no authority to do so. 'to this bill the defendants put in a general demurrer stir want tif ju. ris,lietion. That demurrer now came on for argument. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL, with whom was Mr. TOMLINSON, was addressing the Court on behalf of the Poor Law Corn mis,:ioners in support of the demurrer when our reporter left. The case will doubtless occupy the whole day. ROLLS' COURT-(THIS DAY). BARBER V. BARBER.—JUDGMENT. The question reserved in this ease was, whether a share of the residue of the testator's estate, given to a person appointed executor, who renounced probate of the will, lapsed for the benefit of the next of kin, or devolved on the executors who proved the will ? Lord LANODALE this morning, in giving judgment upon The point, said the case was attended with considerable diffi culty ; but be thought the residue was vested in such persons as had legally assumed the character of tenants in common, and that the share of the executor was vested in the residuary legatee executor who did prove the will. The costs to come out of the testator's estate. The Court then proceeded to hear the remaining petitions. QUEEN'S BENCH-(THIS DAY). a ge t m o w e ei e lnf e tu 'quay; given. a n D s l) S t a W b eo falsee dem (. Tehaisnowra,sinanhai v T n i d li n defendant answer ndant f for a one m i o s - f the questions which was administered to him by the poll clerk, at the last election for the county of Middlesex. The ATTORNF.I.GENERAL (with whom was Mr. ERLE) stated the case for the prosecution. It appeared that the defendant is a surgeon, residing on the road to Brentford, in the parish of Turnham Green ; that he occupied a house, for which he paid 50/. a year rent ; and was registered for that qualification, in November, 1836. Subsequently, however, he left this house, and went to reside on the other side of the road, and his term of possession expired on Lady-day in the present year. At the last election for the county of Middle sex he was canvassed for Mr. Hume, and promised his vote to that gentleman. It was, however, afterwards found that he had lost his qualification, and he was warned not to vote. He did, however, go to the poll at the Hammersmith booth; and being then asked by the poll clerk, " Do you still hold the qualification for which you were originally registered ?" replied in the affirmative and then voted for Wood and Pownall. The Lea r n e d Attorney-General said, nobody would doubt, that under the existing law upon the subject of regis tration of voters, if a p erson changed his residence, though it might be only to an adjoining house, after he had been regis tered, he could not vote till his new residence had been in serted upon the register. Sir W. FOLLETT intimated a doubt as to that point. He thought it had been otherwise decided by Committees of the House of Commons. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL was quite surprised to hear a doubt expressed as to the law on this subject. Committees of the House of Commons, in the Rochester case for in stance, had expressly decided that a party who had changed his residence had no right to vote, even though he retained a sufficient qualification, until the entry on the registry had been amended. lie (the Attorney-General) proceeded to say that the Act of Parliament under which the elections for Member.; of Parliament were now conducted, enacted that three questions should be put to each voter presenting himself at the polling-booths; and that any person who wilfully gave a false answer should be indictable for a misdemeanour. Now there could be no doubt that Mr. Dodsworth did wilfully an swer the question as to continued qualification untruly, for he must have been aware of his change of residence ; the house to which ha removed was only one of 25/. a-year rent and he had repeatedly been informed that he had lost his qualifi cation for the county, and warned not to vote. The Learned Gentleman then called the following wit nesses : Joseph Williams, one of the Clerks In the Crown-office, produced the attested copy of the writ of election, for the county of Middlesex. Mr. Oliver Teakel, one of the Deputy- Sheriffs at the elec tion, was next called, and deposed that he presided in the Hammersmith booth. There were six eottiortments in the booth besides that in which witness presided. One of these compartments was assigned to the parish of Chiswick. Re ceived directions from Messrs. Wood and Pownall, two of the candidates, to put the oath to every elector on the two first questions under section 58 of the Act, and imme diately after to put the third question. Gave orders to the poll clerks and register clerks in each compartment to follow these directions, and further, if the voter refused to take the oath, to refer him to him. Has every reason to suppose that they followed these directions. As far as be knew no voter was received who did not answer the third question. Swore all the poll clerks before the election commenced to perform this duty. Sir WILLIAM FOLLETT—By what authority did you do that? Witness—By the authority of the Act. Sir WILLIAM FOLLETT—Show me now what clause in the Act authorised you to put the oath, for we arc sometimes puzzled as to the construction of the Reform Act ? Witness—l have no doubt that I had power to put it. I received a printed form from the Sheriff for that purpose. The ATTORNEY•GENERAL—Was not the oath which you say you put to them the oath which they subscribed ? Witness—lt was. Colonel Clitheroe, the Chairman of the Central Com mittee for securing Messrs. Wood and Pownal's election, was next called, and deposed to his having sent a letter to the Sheriffs, giving them directions with respect to the question being put as to qualification. The letter was then put in, in evidence. John Harvey, one of the Register Clerks in the Hammer smith Booth No. 3, deposed that he received instructions from Mr. Teakel that he was to take no vote unless the elector an swered the questions he was directed by his instructions to put. Did not allow any elector to poll who did not answer the question. Recollected writing the name of Frederick Christopher Dods worth in the poll-book. (The poll-book, which was kept in the compartment, No. 3, was here put in.) The name of Frederick Christopher Dodsworth was written in the book by witness in the absence of the poll-clerk, Mr. Banner. It was the only name which he wrote in the book. He put the oath and the question as to qualification to Mr. Dodsnorth. The register of electors for the county of Middlesex for 1836 and 1837 was here put in and read. By the ATTORNEY-GENF.RAL—Had a copy of the register in his booth to which he referred. Sir W. FOLLETT said that his Learned Friend was bound to prove that the copy produced by witness was the official copy of the register. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL contended that all that k was necessary for him to prove was, that the entry of Mr. Dods worth's qualification in the copy was the same as in the register. The objection was over-ruled, and Mr. Harvey's examina tion was proceeded with. Witness stated that when Mr. Dodsworth came up to ♦ote, he referred to the register, and having put the oath to him, put also the third question, as to whether he had the same qualification originally inserted in the register fur Middlesex. Mr. Dodswor th answered in the affirmative, and then polled for Messrs. Wood and Pownall. Messrs. Banner and Cooke, poll and register clerks in the booth, corroborated the evidence of the last witness, the former having returned to the booth just as Mr. Harvey was putting the question as to the qualification, and the latter being pre sent when the defendant presented himself to poll. Samuel Minton, the prosecutor in the indictment, was next examined, and stated that four or five days before the election, he canvassed Mr. Dodsworth on the part of Mr. Hume, and after some hesitation he promised to vote for him. In conse quence of information which he received as to his not being qualified to vote, he called on Mr. Dodsworth to caution him against doing so, and on not finding him at home, left a mes sage to that effect with his shopman. On Saturday, the second day after the election, he again called in company with Mr. Finni,, the vestry-clerk of the parish of Chiswick, and saw Ir. Dodsworth. He asked him if it was true that he had voted for Messrs. Pownall and Wood. He said, " perhaps he had." Witness demanded a distinct answer from him on the subject, and his reply was, that if he had, ho had a right to change his mind. Witness then asked him whether he had received a message from him through his shcpman as to his having no right to vote; and ho admitted that he had, but he told him that he had consulted the Committee of Messrs. Wood and Pownall, and that they gave their opinion that he had a right to vote. Witness then left the house, after giving him notice to: his intention to in dict him for falsely swearing. Cross-examined by Sir W. FOLLETT---W as much interested in the success of Mr. Hume. Was a member of the District Committee. Had heavy bets pending on the election and lost them ; of course he was not pleased at losing his bets.— ( Laughter.) Knew that Mr. Dodsworth had taken a house from Mr. Lawless, but did not know whether he resided in that or the surgery ; witness's impression as well as that of the district committee, was that he had a right to vote did not go to his house on the Friday to bring him up to poll ; swears that his only object in going there was to caution him against voting. Was very indignant at Mr. Dodsworth's conduct. v Robert Finnic, the vestry-clerk of the parish of Chiswick, corroborated the particulars of the conversation which the last witness stated took place between him and Mr. Dodsworth. He recollected that in June last Mr. Dodsworth appealed at the vestry against the Poor-rates, which he said were levied on two houses, one of which he had ceased to occupy in con sequence of its dangerous state. The rate was remitted. Mr. William King deposed that Mr. Dodsworth rented a house from him at the south side of Turnham-green, for which he paid him 601. a-year. He ceased to be his tenant in March last. . _ Mr. Godfrey Baines deposed that Mr. Dodsworth was his tenant from year to year for the surgery at the north side of Turnham-green, at a rent of 311. a-year. Mr. Howe stated that lie had a conversation with the de fendant, in which he (witness) distinctly apprised him that he had no qualification. Mr. Lawless was called, but wa , , not examined. Sir W. FOLLETT then rose to address the Jury on behalf • of the defendant, and after sortie general observations with respect to the uncertain construes idli the ,Reform Act, and of the Clatise ip particuliir under which this lndktrotent was laid; several t'ommittees of the House of Comnioil deeded upon it different way 4, proceeded to say that, as fe , garded the present case, th e edify in the register was of such a genei-al nature; the defendant's deeiipati3ti !rt Turnham gfetirl Reitis;.l;lerely dacrilied at " ofthe valtie of 56L ani^ op witi.ds," without sttithlj thto the pfeeige nature of the occupation, whether household or otherielsci it was in. sufficient to sustain the indictment. It could not tfe th>ri?ed; indeed it was proved by the evidence for the prosecution itself, that the defendant WAS in the occupation of premises to that amount in t ritrilhaftl-gret'n; Even, however, if the allegation were borne out that the defendant had toted out of premises which he did not occupy, ft itaS necessary iti Order to support an indictment for perjury, WhiCh this in effict Was, to show that he did it knowing that he did riit posy .ss the qualification. fiti'w it was quite clear, from what had been stated by Minton, tint! the witnesses for the prosecution, namely, that the defendant NA him that be had asked the advice of Messrs. Wood and Nit nall's Votnrnitted OU the subject, and that they had given their opinion in favour of the qualification ; and moreover that even Mr, flume's Committee, including Minton himself, were for some time under the same impression ; that the defendant voted under the conviction that he really possessed the qualification. Not only was no wilful:inten tion of deceiving shown, but on tho Contrary, the entire of the evidence went to disprove it. Under these elteurwannees he confidently relied on the verdict being returned in favour of his client. The Learned Gentleman called no witness. Lord DENMAN briefly summed up the evidence, and the Jury, after a few minutes' deliberation, returned a verdict of " Not Guilty." THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY. TWELVE O'CLOCK. Owing to the boisterous state of the weather during the whole of last night, we are this morning without the French mail; and the Express from Paris still remains due. Venezuela rapers to the 13th of November have been re ceived, by which it seems that a good deal of agitation pre vailed in the public mind; but no exact account is given of the cause. Some of the papers in the interest of the move ment party were urging the establishment of a new Constitu tion, and the convocation of a national convention. These papers contain two proclamations to the people—one from the Vice-President, the other from the President, General Paez, who lives in retirement. Both these documents arc of consi derable length. Their aim is to allay the public discontent, and any ambitious designs against their liberties on the part of the Government. THE FUNDS. The Funds during the whole of yesterday were inanimate. Little doing in the Consol Market, and the only fluctuation in Consols was from 031 to 934 for the opening ; they closed at 934 buyers; opened this morning at 934 A. Exchequer Bills, 2fd. per day, 45 47 ; those at 2d. per day, 42 44 ; Bank Stock, 206} 2071- The Foreign Securities were also heavy during yesterday, with little business doing. Spanish Active, 191 to 20k, with Coupons ; Portuguese Five per Cents., 29,1- to 30k ; opened at same; Three per Cents., 194 to 20; Spanish opened at 20; 'Dutch Two-and-a- Half per Cents., 54 ; Brazilian, 801 4 ; improved to 804 81 ; Mexican, 27f 28 ; Colom bian, 24.1 25k. Scarce a bargain doing in either of the Markets. _ _ We have received by the Ostend mail the Journal du Commerce of yesterday's date, bringing the Dutch prices of the 18th inst. Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 53 7-16 ; Five per Cents., 101 9-16; Spanish, 20. HALF-PAST ONB O'CLOCK. Consols are a shade better than in the early part of the morning, but no business, of the least importance, doing in either of the Markets. Consols may be quoted 93 1 -, for the opening; Exchequer Bills, 45 47 ; Exchequer Bills, 2d. 41 43 ; India Bonds, 26 ; Bank Stock, 206. The Foreign Market is also in a stagnant state, with the exception of Brazilian bonds, which improved to 814 2, owing to a. vessel having arrived at Cowes from Rio Janeiro, which at first was thought to have brought some favourable news from that quarter, since which it is stated to be of an old date, and Brazil Stock has receded to 811. Spanish Active, 20 with Coupons ; Portuguese Five per Cents., 301; Three per Cents., 20; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 541-; Mexi can, 271; Colombian, 244. This day is the weekly meeting day of the Bank Directors, but to the present hour nothing has transpired. TRREE O'CLOCK. Consols for the Anoint, 93%. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, YESTERDAY.— The demand to-day has been very animated, and Americans are id. per lb. dearer. Since Friday last the sales amount to 8,000 bags. If Heaven did not send calamities into the world we should havo no opportunity of exercising mercy.—Chinese Proverb. An announcement in one of the back streets of Clerkenwell intimates that in a certain " scolastic establish ment young gentlemen are instructed in Reading, Writeing, and Gography," for the small charge of two-pence each per week 1 Orthography is, of course, included. Besides the lute, poliphant, and virginal, it is con jectured that Queen Elizabeth was a performer on the violin ; for an instrument of singular construction, with the arms of England, and the crest of Dudley, Earl of Leicester, the Queen's favourite, engraved upon it, was purchased at the sale of the late Duke of Dorset's effects. The date of its mako was 1578 ; and from the arms being engraved upon it, it has been conjectured that her Majesty was its original possessor.— Musical World. Attached to one of the coaches running from Bristol through Bath to London, and called the Monarch, is a guard who has been about 27 years a guard of A coach or mail. He states that, during that period, he has travelled for 14 nights out of 21, and, upon an average, has proceeded each of these 14 nights a distance of 135 miles. He seems in excellent health, and has carefully avoided spirituous liquors. Upon this calculation he must have travelled during the 33,940 nights, and during the 27 years, 886,380 miles. —Rath Journal. THE QUEEN.—A circumstance which displayed, in an eminent degree, the natural benevolence of our young Queen, occurred some time since at Tunbridge Wells. As every thing connected with so illustrious and amiable a per sonage must be of interest to the public, we do not hesitate in giving the facts. When her Majesty (then Princess Vic toria) was with her Royal Mother sojourning at the above place, a female member of the theatrical company then acting there had the misfortune to lose her husband, and this afflic tion, grievous in itself, was rendered doubly so, by the widow being within a few weeks of becoming a mother. Her situa tion was made known to their Royal Highnesses, which was no sooner done than both, with their accustomed goodness, sought to alleviate, as far as human means could, the sufferings of a fellow-creature. The Duchess was about to inclose 10/. to the bereaved mourner when the young Princess, adding an equal sum, requested permission of her mother to be the hearer of the benefaction. This was readily acceded to, and in a few moments the future Queen of England was seen, unattended, and without any sign of outward pomp, hastening towards the humble dwelling of the actress. Iler Mijesty must, it would appear, have discovered, in the object of her benevolence. something above what is usually found in the members of an obscure country comparty of comedians, for, on the third day after her accession to the throne, Mrs. received an inti mation that an annuity of 401. had been granted, and would be continued during her life.—M orn ing Paper. THE SCHOOLMASTER WANTED IN SURREY. —The calendar ot, the last Surrey Sessions, held at Newing ton, contained the names of eighty prisoners in Horsemonger Lane goal committed since November. Of the number 32 could neither read nor write, seven could read imperfectly, 45 could read and write imperfectly, and three could only read and write well. This is about the average number of each class throughout the year. M. de Chantelauze, ex-Minister of Charles the Tenth, has resumed the place in the Academy of Lyons which he occupied before he left that City.—Conatitutionnel, Dec. 18. A KIND INVITATION.—The following intelli gible invitation to some gentlemanly member of the illegitimate appropriation fraternity is posted up at a furnishing ironmon ger's, in liathbone.placc t--" If the absent gentleman, who took away, by mistake, a few days since, a shovel and tongs, will apply within, he will be presented with a poker to match. They arc a set, and one will be comparatively of little value to him without the other." Previous to Mr. and Mrs. Wyndham Lewis leaving the town last wee k, t h ey not on l y d i rected their names to be set down as contributors to the local charities, but left 6001. to he disposed of as last year-300/., a present from Mrs. Lewis, to old,, infirm, and necessitous women, under the direction of a Committee of Ladies, and the same amount from Mr. Lewis to be managed by a Committee of Gentlemen. We echo only the sentiments of every one of our readers, and of hundreds whose Christmas will be cheered by their bounty, when we fervently hope, they may live many years to enjoy the supreme luxury of good doing.--Maidstone Journal. On Tuesday morning, in the New-road, a little girl, named Harriet Basford, whose parents reside in Somers-town, was run over by a cab, which was proceeding at full gallop, the driver lashing his horse without intermission. The little girl was much injured, being cut about the head and face, and having one 'of her shoulders dislocated. These accidents are now of daily occurrence. A few days ago, an old man, named Itanken, who gets his living by hawking tape and other trifling articles about the streets, was run over by a cab in Blackfriars road, near the Obelisk. In both these cases the drivers were evidently intoxicated. It is nothing unusual to see fellows in this state driving about the streets at a most furious rate with callingdrunken prostitutes in their vehicles , and at every se cond gin-shop on their route. It is surprising that cab-owners trust their cattle and property to such reckless vagabonds. What shall we say of that person, who labours un der great ignorance, who knows but imperfectly the nature of things, and the true principles of morality, and who never. theless appears with his head lifted up, opening g I •at e eyes, bridling his chin, thrusting out his belly, marching haughtily, and as if he counted his steps? Is there an object more worthy of compassion ? Were he a hundred years upon the earth, could one say of such a one he had lived a day ?—Chinese Rules of Conduct. Typhus fever has been both very prevalent and fatal in Paisley and some of the neighbouring villages, for some time past. At Bridge of Weir the mortality has not been so great during the memory of the oldest residenter as during the last three weeks.—Edinburgh Courant. fIIPPING.-(T11 1) DEAL, DEC. 2d•— ,, Win'l W. S. SV., blowing strong throng-b -out the day in squalls, itith rain.—Arrived the Proctor, from Pernerara ; Richmond, fiord the Mediterranean; Kilkenny (goBnv.-3r), from Ireland. Came down from the River, and remain with the oCtward hound, the John Woodall, ,Nlossman. for Bombay. The Isabella, Munro, for Calcutta, is reported W have cut from her anchor anti cable in the Downs. P oß nApw'lll, DEC. 20.—Wind W. S. W.—lt has boo blowing a hard gale to-day W. S W.—No arrivals or sailings , PM:MOUTH, DEC 19. —Wind S. W. to W. S. W., freds gales and thick weather.—Sailed the Tag us (steamer), Sf mon, for Vigo i Oporto, Lisbon. Cadiz, and Gibraltar, with mails ; Mayflower, Loch, for ondon lonia, Giles C , for London. COWES, DEC. 20.—Arri L ved the Victoria, opkenholdt, from Rio Janeiro. BRISTOL, thc. 20.—Arrived the Cam illa, Oldridgc, Fayal. 01;occEsma, 19.—Arrived the William, Adams, from gt. Michael's. DUBLIN, VEr,. 19..—Arrived the Demerara , Miller, from Demerara; John Sett, from Demerara ; City of Limerick (steamer), from London. PLYMOCTII, DEC. 20.—Arrived the Fairy Queen, Lever ing, from St. ;Michaels. DARTMOUTH, DEC. 19.—Arrived the Colombia, Bartleft, from Cephalonia. oA.LwAt i DEe.lB.—Arrived Triumvirate, Olivera. St. Übes. JERstf, 19.—Arrived the Navigator, Rillalo,from Stettin ; and isetbfa, Le Bas, from Oporto. GUERNSEY, DEC. 19.—Arrived Lorraine, Matilda , frotls LivEßeooE, DEC. 20. Arrived the Rowena , Ed in g tohl PertittMlowo ; Amelia, Chalditch, from Palermo; Lyn t' ox, Craigton, from Lisbon; and Bolivar, from S t. Übes. Off port, James Tureen, from Calcutta; and Landanus, from Savanilla. Wyberg. HULL, DEC. 19.—Arrived the Leeds, from Hamburgh. KILUUSII, DEC. 15.—The Brothers, Evans of Newrt i P started frpin her anchor this morning, in Scattering R oads, and is lying at the entrance of this creek. WATERFORD, 17.—A quantity of Bacon and Butter is ported to have been wavbed ashore in Tranmore Bay. RAMSGATE, DEC. 20.—Arrived the Isabella, Dempster,trom Palma; Hope, Rodwell, from Portsmouth, assisted in lettkY and with loss of anchor and chain, having been on shore on the South Foreland, bound to Sunderland. TORBAY, DEC. 19.—Arrived the Rapid, Nefore, froth Antwerp, with ea-na g e and loss of sails, &e., bound to LlSbo ll * CAMPBLETOWN, DEC. 18.—The wreck of a vessel wit,_ ll " Rothesay" on the stern was driven on shore on the 14th inst., and has broken up. ELSINORE, DEC. 12,—The Garnet, Akester, from Hull to St. Pctersburgh, which was on shore at Kongsbach, and got off the 21st inst., was towed through the Grounds yesterday. Pearl (steamer), Houghton, from London, bore up from North coast of Spain, hound to Jamaica. concord, Martin, from London, lost bowsprit, jib boorot an figurehead, having been in contact in the Downs. Since the commencement of the present • net' there have been several highway robberies in the Isle of NCI"' —a crime, till lately, unknown in that peaceful region. FARM HORSES.—At the anniversary of the Pres ton Agricultural Society, Lancashire, Mr. Cunliffe aged the great necessity of more attention being given by farmevo to the breed of horses. He had found a blood colt quite 8 4 efficient a plough tit as the coarsest bred one ; and on the blood colt becoming a four or five year old, he need not say how different he was in value to the coarsest bred horse. The land on his own farm had been ploughed bI horses varying in value from 40/. to 1001., and he had never yet found them injured by half a day's work.— Worcester Herald. BUCKINGHAM.—The Bucks Gazette says that the remains of a Roman villa have been recently discovered within two miles of Buckingham, on the road to Stoney Stratford, on a farm belonging to his Grace the Duke of Buckingham , who has given directions that the whole of the foundatiod should be explored. Already a frigidarium and caldarium (cold and warm bath) have been discovered, lined with red coloured stucco, and a great quantity of loose tessera, which composed the floor of one of the adjoining rooms, probably the apodyterium or undressing room. Large square hollow tiles, which had evidently been used as flues to warm the sudaterie or sweating-rooms, have also been dug out. Within these fort days another floor, composed of coarse red tesserte, has bees exposed, and a coin found with the reverse bearing the Cross and the Alpha and Omega, indicating that it was struck sub sequently to the time of Constantine, and probably by one of his sons, or the usurper, Decentius, whose head and coin it most resembles, though the inscription is illegible. Within a mile of this villa are two tumuli or barrows, sup posed to contain the remains of Roman Generals ; they do not appear to have been opened, and, as they are situated on the property of the Duke of Buckingham, it is probable they will be examined. Bishop Kennett, in his " Parochial Anti quities," states that Buckingham m t ,•st have been a place of considerable antiquity, as the spot is ear which the Roman General Aulus Plautius surprised and routed the Britons, under the command of Caractacus and To •Inninus, the sons of Cunobelin. And it is probable the barrows above alluded to may be the almost imperishable monuments of that event. The town was celebrated in early Saxon times as t. t, e burial place of St. Rumbeld, who was born at King's 3 utton, and who, according to a p o pi s h l egen d, li ve d on ly three days ; b u t a s h o rt ti me a f ter birth declared himself a Christiaa, and bequeathed his body after death t o S u tt on f o r one year, to Brackley for two years, and then to Buckingham for ever. Pilgrims came in crowds to his shrine and well, which still exists. Monday, at twelve o'clock, an inquiry, which lasted the whole of the day, was instituted before Mr. Stirling and a most respectable Jury, at the Wellington Tavern, South street, Chelsea, relative to the death of Mrs. Esther Jarman, aged 64, which was alleged to have been occasioned by the violence of her husband, William Jarman. After the exami nation of a great number of witnesses the room was cleared o the strangers, and the Jury, after a consultation of half-an hour, returned a verdict " That the deceased died from loss of blood occasioned by the shifting of the bolster which covered the orifice of the arm where she had recently been bled." The inquiry lasted seven hours. I never (said Sir W. Scott) could eat the flesh of any creature I had known while alive. I had once a noble yoke of oxen, which, with the usual agricultural gratitude, we killed for the table; they said it was the finest beef in the four counties, but I never could taste Gog or Magog, whom I used to admire in the plough. THE ONE-SHELL PATTERN SPOONS AND FORKS, The neatness and elegance of which has now a very general prefer' ence, are charged 7s. 3d. per oz., at T. COX SAVORY'S, 47, CORNHILL, LONDON. The following are the usual weights:— oz. s. d. £P. d . 12 Shell Pattern Table Spoons ... 3O at 7 3 10 17 6 12 Ditto Dessert ditto 2O at 7 3 7 5 0 12 Ditto Table Forks 3O at 7 3 10 17 6 12 Ditto Dessert ditto 2O at 7 3 76 , 0 2 Ditto Gravy Spoons ... 10 at 7 3 3 12 ° 1 Ditto Soup Ladle ... 10 at 7 3 3 12 3 4 Ditto Sauce 4 Ditto Salt (gilt and strong) 1 1 ,i ) 1 Fish Knife... 2 12 7 12 Tea Spoons 1 Pair Sugar Tongs 0 16 0 The Plain Fiddle Pattern, of the same weights as the above, ar e offered one penny per oz. cheaper. A Pamphlet may b e h a d G ra ti s , con t a i n i ng a d e t a il e d Li s t an Drawings a Drawings of the various Patterns of Sil ver Sp oons an d F or ks, Si t ‘ ver Tea and Coffee Services, Plated Ware, Watches, Clocks, 4 5 ' c ' The Show Rooms contain a large variety of patterns of Plate' Plated Goods, and every article requisite to complete a Service. _ BIRTHS. On the 14th inst., in Connaught-square, the lady of J. E. G°" don, Esq., of a son. On the 15th inst., Viscountess Encombe, of a daughter. On the 13th inst., the lady of John G. Reynell, Esq., of Chan' eory-lane, of a daughter. On the 14th inst., in Russell-square, Mrs. Charles W. Tabor, of a daughter. On the 14th inst., at Weston Lodge , Derbyshire, the lady of t he Hon. and Rev. Alfred Curzon, of a daughter. &di On the 14th inst., in Chester-street, Grosvenor - place , the of H. Whittaker, Esq., of a daughter. On the 12th inst., at Blythe, Lancashire, the. Hon. Mrs. Bootle Wilbraham, of a son. On the Bth inst., at Brighton , the lady of E. B. Thomas, 17-54" of the Madras Civil Service, of a son. MARRIED. . On the 14th inst. , at Great Cunford, Dorsetshire , the Right FT°, George Lord Kinnaird , to Frances Ann Georgiana , onl y daughte of the llon. W. F, S. Ponsonbv n of On the 12th inst., at Brightwell, Henry Rice, Esq., third °Ale the Hon. and Very Rev . . the Dean of Gloucester, to Emma; r k, youngest daughter of W, i", L. Stone, Esq., of Brightwell I' Oxfordshire. ete'' , On the 14th inst., at St. Mark's, Kennington, John ' to jun., Esq., late of the Hon. East India Company's Eliza Gertrude, youngest daughter f the late Wm. Deey, 1 -'• 94 P of Dublin. if enrY At St. Martin's-in-the -Fields, on the 16th inst., Ja mes - 5 001k- Wolfenden Johnson, eldest son of Dr. Jan Johnson, of : jack. . place, to Mary Alicia Charlotte, only daughter it , son, Esq., of Castleviesv, county Cork. Hill, county..., of Aso Service; _., On the 6th inst., at Genoa - , Eyre Evans, jun., ....," 1 :.' 0 - f Lord SophiaCrofton , Crofton. Limerick, to the Hon: siste.` 1 . ,00 1- On the 16th inst., at St. Edmund the King an d Martyr, 'l-a .. bard-st ree t, City, Captain G.. Whyte, of the t ‘ C ambrian, bella Griffiths, of Thornton House, Greenwich. day last, at her rDesi/ d ED. . man. square, Mrs Elizabeth Garforth, aged SO years. f EsqO: On o tAh f f e° B 7n l t o h u rinnit.u. ;t Port , . ence in Bryanstone-s see , n the 9 d . . 3 t c !dt, Sarah Maria, wife of G. N. Emmett . , - inst., in Greek-street, Soho, Walter Turnbull, Este in h i s 62d year. On the 10th inst , at Bath, Anna Maria. eldest daughter of the late T. Patten, Esq.,. of Bank Hall, Lancashire, aged 50. f . At Simla in Bengal, on the sth of July last, ajor John Eliot i of the 4th dueen's Own Light Drarroons, Deputy Adjut;ant-Gelera of her M a j es ty' s F orc es in India, and second son of the late Sir w ni • Eliott, Bart., of Stobs, Roxburghshire. On the 15th inst ,in Gutter-lane, Cheapside, Sar: ill, Nvi fe of J . J K u e s n ti n c e e d s y a , , t E ll i a q v .., n la n t a . c h. l\l.P. for Tiverton, and one of her Majesty a On ,the 14th inst ,at No. 23, Devonshire -place, John .Stuat Sullivan, Esq. . On the sth inst., at Martinstown, county Kildare, Ireland, CI: Esq ~ an d gran% thrrine, the eldest daughter of Robert Borrower, daughter of the late Sir K. D. Borrowes, Bart., of Gilltown, 1 o unt that coun. In Albem ty arle-street, He nr y Barre Beresford, Esq., ( if Lea rin ___......... Castle, county Londonderry - 11 o• London ; rrinted and Published by ranOd, MURDOSt YNG, 112, Strand, at The Sun Offi ecember 21,112, 1837. U i the " of Middlesex. —Thursday, D