The Sun. — London, England, 1837-12-04 00:00:00

S: I PIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. vve Must urge all Liberal Members to be in their Places duri ng t h e w h o l e o f t h e present wee k , as Si r R obert Peel an d M r. G ou lb urn h ave a l most i nt i mate d their ,. int en ti on to oppose the appo i ntment of a Com mittee to inquire int o th e P e nsions. I n the C omm itt ee n it the Civil List on Friday, the Chancellor of the titehequer prop ose d t h at th e sum o f 75,0001. b e con ulled perm anent l y on t h e Ci v il Li st , to b e app li e d L her Majesty in pensions. Mr. Grote opposed this p r oposition, a n d move d t h a t w h atever sum s hould er eafter be th us app li e d s h ou ld b e c h arge d u p o n the C onsolidat e d .. Fund, with a view to its being brought constantly under the view of Parliament. This ;notion w as seconded by Si r R o b er t Peel, and the Chancellor of r : the Exch equer was l e f t . i n a m i nor i ty . Wh a t M r . urote's o bj ect was i s su ffi c i ent l y ev id ent. Th ere can b e n o harm i n h e separat i on of t h e pens i oners f rom t h e Civil List. But had S ir Rob ert Peel and Mr. Goul burn the sam e o bj ec t w ith M r . G ro t e ? By no means. S ir Rob ert oppose d t h e propos i t i on f or sett li ng t he 1 , amount of th e p ens i ons f or th e p ur pose of em ufassi..._ arr the uovernment, by stopping the settlement the Civil List till the whole inquiry into the pen -81(244 should be completed. Sir Robert wishes to /flake the inquiry into the pensions as obnoxious as possible, and at all events he and the Tories mean to p re vent the appointment o f a Committee if they find t he Reformers absent from their post. The country W ill not easily pardon any Liberal Member who ab- Se ntg himself during proceedings of so much impor tance. If any Members had thoughts of leaving town, a nd we have heard that some were preparing to leave it, i n the expectation of there being no further divi -84415, we request them to undeceive themselves. There will not only in all probability be divisions on the mo tion for a C omm i ttee to i nquire i n t o th e P ens i on Li st , Ix ," on other questions of importance during the we e k. "e may instance the motions respecting election pea ti°llB. No excuse will be allowed for absence at such a time. We trust, therefore, that we shall not have Members painf u l d u ty o f recor di ng th e a b sence o f Lib era l " v -tembers from their post, and that their constituencies Fill not have cause to reproach them with a signal ne glect of duty. There must be no mistake.—Morning _Chronicle. The present Ministers have the repulation, and none will say that they do not well deserve it, of being gifted with a large amount of cunning. Cunning, as e ontradistinguished from sagacity, is that power ich qualifies men to succeed in securing immediate ob- leets, and which, generally speaking, disposes them to be somewhat unscrupulous about the means of such success. But cunning does not often, like sagacity, enable m en t o t a k e a compre h ens i ve v i ew o f t h eir own Interest s , even when understood in the most selfish sig nification of the term, nor does it suggest to them complex or multiform contingencies, or fit them to aPpre c i a t e j ust l y , resu l ts , however important and however probable, if they be not close at hand. Cunning, therefore, is for the most part shortsighted, and the cunning of these Whig Ministers has Proved itself in many instances to be nearly purblind. The Reform Bill was one example of that instruc tive fact. It was designed for the narrow and selfish Purpose of bringing about a speedy change in the re presentation, which should be favourable to the in stantaneous aggrandizement of the faction that framed the Bill, and for the no less prompt demolition of a rival party. The new construction of the elective body under that Bill accomplished both the ends proposed by it —accomplished them for a time, a very short time. It gave the Whigs a formidable majority in Parlia ment, and reduced in the same ratio the effective numbers of the Tories. But where are the two par ties now, and what is their relative power ? Before the Reform Bill was four years in operation, the free vent which it had provided for the expression of the Public feeling, aided by the experience which the Peopl e of England ,had by that time acquired of the gross incapacity of the present Ministers as states- Men, transferred the majority of English representa tives from the framers of the Reform Bill, which was their only merit, to its opponents, whose only crime Was their opposition to it, and constituted Sir Robert Peel and his friends the de jure, and almost de facto, administrators of the Government. Among the fruits of the 'Whig Reform Bill it may be recognised as o_ll , e beyo n d a ll quest i on , t h at t h e j ea l ousy o f w hi c h l °ries were the natu ra l o bj ec t s w h en t h e y w i e ld e d an unconstitutional monopoly of power has compa ac ci n 7elY disappeared, and that the Conservative prin atands at this moment on broader, firmer, and ore enduring ground throughout the nation than it h eve k r , did or could have done while associated in the public mind with the inherent vices and extravagancies °r the old borough system. That was one punishment inflicted on the Whigs by their own licentious greedi ness for power, through the introduction of a change in the elements of the Constitution which they had previously and solemnly, in the face of Parliament, condemned. Another offence, proceeding from the sam e vile motive, has been followed by similar conse quences. The part of the faction which remained united after Lords Grey, Stanley (with his friends), and Althorp had broken away from it—every one of them—in more or less disgust, had neither fortitude to sustain the entire loss of office, nor dignity to ab jure the resumption of it, if attainable no otherwise than through profligate and disgraceful courses. They differed from the party calling itself Radical, and their differences were publicly recorded upon questions which might be termed organic —viz., an extension of the suffrage, a curtailment of the life of Parliament, secret voting, the transfer of the army to the House of Commons, an encroachment on the recognized rights of the Peerage, and a spoliation of the ancient property of the Church. Had the Whig Ministers, therefore, been either honest or longsighted even, they would have made up their minds at once to the moral impos sibility of any co-operation, real or apparent, with a body of revolutionists, between whom and themselves there existed an absence of all sympathy so perfect, Upon a series of questions comprehending whatever Was most vital to the nature and permanency of the State itself. But no such difficulty met the eyss of gentlemen gloating over one concentrated and exclu sive object, namely, the Treasury Bench. They saw, that although an ostensible disclaimer of their old prof ess i ons in favour of the Established Church might degrade them with the more respectable por tion of the world, and separate them for ever from the great Conservative party, it would recommend the m to the indulgence of the democrats and Papists, and enabl e th em , by means of that conjoint machi nery, to seize again, perhaps retain, the patronage and salaries of office. They realized, so far, their corrupt theory of morals. Parties who abhorred each other, agreed upon a make-believe political alliance, and here, as in all other cases, the outrage to truth and de cency has burst upon the heads of the double-tongued hypocrites who on both sides offered it. The Whigs have been utterly lost throughout the kingdom by their base concessions to the devouring principle of Radi calism ; and even the Radicals have been spit upon by the multitude, whom they individually have duped and disappointed, for their creeping subserviency to those very Whig placemen who began by overtures of peace and complaisance, and have ended by insolently scttin g their makers at defiance. But there are points more tangible, and of more specific, though limited b earing, to be noticed under this head of retributive Justice, which in the order of Providence is sure to vi sit political, as it does personal, offenders. Mi nisters have in nothipg been more culpable and servile t han in yielding to those exactions of democracy as against the Crown which, while they themselves censured as unreasonable and pernicious, they never theless sanctioned by their measures. We do not dis approve the subjection of the Civil Lis, and, above all, of thePensionList, to the strict investigations of a Com mittee of the House of Commons. But the Whi g s w ben they t urne d ou t th e D u k e o f Wellington's M inistry upon th e q ues ti on o f su bmitting the Civil List t o a C omm i ttee, proved t h e h o ll owness o f t h e i r pro fessions upon that subject, by afterwards, in their preparation of King William's Civil List, flying un (gr_atefully in the fac e of that C o mmittee, the institution ) which had forced them into power. Now, let us L : I°o k a little i n t o th e i r recen t con d uc t. O n the 20th f o : , Nov. ult., there wa s a s ki r mi s h, s omew hat after the 31li0n of a stage fight, between Whigs and Radicals i nueh mutual jawing—much clatteri ng of brass an d °" her base metals. It had all the semblance of an at tack by Radicalism, but, as we declared at the time, very little, if anything of the substance. Radical pride, however, demanded that the sauciness of office should come down a peg or two, and that some sort of Brummagem atonement should be made to demo cracy for the Brummagem superciliousness of Lord John Russell. There came, three clays afterwards, the desired opportunity—Mr. Spring Rice brought forward a Ci vil List once more, and Mr. Whittle Harvey pushed for that form of concession which had been so de cidedly refused him by Lord Althorp, viz., a Com mittee of Inquiry into the details of the Pension List, exemplified in the merits of each particular pension. Mr. Spring Rice, after some miserable—but to those %li° were in the secret most ludicrous—affectation .of being taken unawares" by an alleged change in Mr. Whittle Harvey's motion (the altered motion being previously as well known to Mr. Spring Rice as it was to the clever mover himself) gave way according to the plan concerted, and the Committee of Inquiry was allowed. It is the acknowledged privilege of this Committee to report to the House which of the existing pensions ought to stand, and which to be abo lished. Very well. But in the mean time, the Commit tee for revising the entire Civil List has been sitting, and of this Committee, Mr. S. Riee is Chairman. They met on Friday, and what occurred ? The Chancellor of the Exchequer, who had formally consented that the new pension list should not be voted but subject to the report of Mr. Whittle Harvey's Committee, had the assurance to propose, point blank, that the sum of 75,0001. should be granted to her Majesty for pen sions, thereby nullifying in effect the whole object of Mr. Harvey, and of the pledge which had been ob tained ! But the Right Hon. Superficial fell into the popularity-pit which he had dug for the interment of all rival Finance Ministers. Mr. Grote at once ex claimed " No ; you must wait for Mr. Harvey's Com mittee." Mr. Hume—" No, no ; see what Mr. Har vey says to you." Sir Robert Peel again—" No, no, we can't do this. I dislike your Committee ; on prin ciple I opposed it. I think it mischeivous and repre hensible ; but you carried it against me, and you must now abide by it as I shall. It would be inconsistent, it would be a breach of faith to vote this pension list until Mr. Harvey has reported. Suppose his Committee to recommend to Parliament that 20,000/. of specific pensions should be struck off the list, and that in the mean time the Civil List Bill should have passed, fixing the gross Pension List at the 75,0001. now demanded by the Chancellor of the Exchequer—what happens ? Why, that existing pen sioners, to the amount of 20,0001. per annum, will have been sent to starve, and the equivalent sum of 20,0001. will be left at the disposal of the Minister to grant to whom he pleases I" The proposition upon this was put to the vote, and the Minister was actually beaten on his own pet question, in his own Committee. Is not this " retributive justice ?" How will the tricky man get out of this predicament ? What will he try next ? Will he dare to do a second time what he did before, and set aside the vote of the Committee because it is adverse to him, as he and his colleagues have threatened that they will supersede the existing law of the land because it is unfavourable to the usur pations of their virtuous supporters ? We look on with curiosity, but with not much more, to see the ca tastrophe of this drama.—Times. The editor of the Lancet has conferred upon the author of Don Carlos an obligation of no common magnitude. Lord John Russell has hitherto enjoyed the reputation of being a politician of bad principles, or of no principles : whereas, the confession of faith elicited by the merciless infliction of Mr. Wakley's amendment to the Address has demonstrated that his Lordship's present principles are comparatively—in deed, up to a certain point, positively—good. Neither is the dissipation of that cloud of obloquy in which the humiliating necessities of his political position had in volved the Conservative leader of the liberality-mongers in the reformed House of Commons the only practical advantage proceeding from the well-timed motion of the Member for Finsbury. It has drawn between Ministers and the Radical section of their sup porters a line of distinction in principle so broad and well-defined that henceforward neither can deceive the other ; nor can the public be again imposed on by the joint exertions of both. The Radical revolutionists have been taught that the oligarchical and exclusive Whigs, though condescend ing to make use of them as an indispensable though dirty and dangerous convenience, are far from disposed to endanger the pride, pomp, and circumstance of their own social position by realizing the Republican theories of their obscene allies. Ministers, on the other hand, and their natural supporters the Melbourne 'Whigs, have learned the wholesome lesson that if they like the purchase they must pay the price ; and that, too, not, as hitherto, in mere mouth homage to liberal principles, in an interchange of Parliamentary and public courtesies, and an occasional condescension to personal intercourse in private ; but in the current coin of revolutionary measures equally incom patible with the inherent principle and with the long-descended practice of the Constitution ; and, what is more to the purpose, leading by a direct and compendious process of Liberal logic and Jacobin law to the abolition of hereditary rank, the destruction of entailed property, the overthrow of our mixed and balanced Government, and the ultimate establishment of a pure democracy. This was too much even for the " large and liberal" conscience of him who first defended, and then, for a paltry mess of party potage, sold, the old representative system of England ; and, by way of illustrating at once the con sistency of his principles and the acuteness of his in tellect became the champion of that Reform Bill which perniciously diminished the saving influence of pro perty, and now menaces its very existence ; for, con cede the Ballot, Universal Suffrage, and Annual Par liaments, and the legitimate influence of property is at an end. What, then, is to defend its existence against the ravenous appetite of the hungry masses ? Lord John Russell has discovered at the eleventh hour the imminent dangers of the path into which he and his colleagues had betrayed the country. For his unexpected apparition as a Conservative the pub lic is indebted to the magical amendment of Mr. Wakley. By fracturing the august skull of the Olympian Jove, Vulcan gave birth to the Goddess of Wisdom. By an obstetric operation equally unex pected and efficacious, the Finsbury Vulcan deli vered the Jupiter of the Reformed House of his long-carried and well-concealed Conservatism. For this patriotic and professional performance the Mem ber for Finsbury has been, nevertheless, to use the expressive phrase of the Spectator, " snubbed" on all sides. This is both ungrateful and unjust. Mr. Wakley not only exhibited that " moral courage" which is the essential, but most rare, qualification for a Representativ e o f th e peop l e ," b ut h e ren d ere d the Radical cause another and an important service, by teaching " the masses" to distinguish between the men who are devoted to them and to their objects, and those who, " for a reason they have," are un willing to embarrass the march of the Ministerial dis pensers of patronage. Our acute contemporary, the John Bull, is of opinion that Lord John's warnin , to his Radical supporters is a mere " sham," "a shabby trick," " a Whig-Radical shuffle," to cheat the Con servatives, and cover some intended thimble-riggery in reference to the election petitions. This would be qu ite worthy of Lord John Russell ; and the idea is confirmed by the subdued and peace-preaching tone of the cautious and calculating Examiner, who sees evi dences of a good sense and a good temper which do in finite honour to the Radical Reformers, and which will secure a safe course through all difficulties, if met by some portion of the corresponding qualities on the part of Government ; in the pacific language of Mr. Hawes, Mr. Charles Buller, and Mr. Clay, at the late 'Camberwell meeting ; as well as in the equally rod-kissing and pretty-behaved declaration of Mr. B. Wood, the Chairman of the Southwark din ner. Those respectable Radicals do seem rather slow at taking a hint, or at taking offence, it must be con fessed ; but those self-respecting individuals have, no doubt, their reasons, and expect to have their reward. The question seems to be, as John Bull observes, " how long they will consent to be kicked and spit upon—in fun.' This question we will not undertake to answer, not having any standard by which to mea sure the depth of degradation into which a Whig Mi nister may, with impunity, plunge a Radical parasite. But we must admit, with the. Examiner, that, " At present all the forbearances are exercised on the side of the Radicals." The secret of " all the forbear ances" is easily explained. The Conservative Lord John Russell can dispense with the Radicals. The Radicals cannot dispense with Lord John Russell. Therefore, it would be hazardous to conjecture " how long they will consent to be kicked and spit upon." Probably, however, till they think they are strong enough to set up for themselves.—Morning Post. A few clays since we congratulated our readers and the country on the unequivocal declaration of Lord Brougham in favour of an extension of the franchise. We expressed, at the same time, our conviction that we should soon have to number the Noble Lord amon g the converts to the Ballot. Our prediction is already verified, and it is now our grateful duty to proclaim to the British nation, that the most distlnautshed ma n and greatest genius of the present day has publicly and unequivocally declared himself in fizvour of the Vote by Ballot. This important declaration was made by Lord Brougham on Friday evening in the House of Peers. It will diffuse universal joy among the people. Need we add, that it will strike terror into the hearts of the Tories ? In that declaration the people will see the germ of infinite good : they will see in it the realiza tion of all their highest and most hallowed hopes. The question of the Ballot we now regard as virtually car ried—the very name of Henry Brougham is in such a case a tower of strength. He is a host in him self. Opposed to his advocacy, the hostility of a dozen Lord John Russells were but as the feebleness of a pigmy in antagonism to-the mighty energies of a giant. The manliness of Lord Brougham, in thus openly avowing himself a convert to the Ballot, will excite universal admiration. He had, up to the present time, been its most decided and most formidable opponent. He has written against it in every variety of form ; he has spoken in uncompromising opposition to it times without number. For a man, then, openly to avow himself a convert to the very principle which he had systematically and with unusual zeal denounced for the period of thirty years, requires a degree of moral courage which none but a philosopher of the highest order could display. The Noble Lord could no longer resist the overwhelming torrent of evidence which pressed on his mind demonstrative of the necessity of the Ballot, and the moment the conviction was forced on him, that the protection of secresy was indispen sable to the legitimate exercise of the franchise, that moment he comes forward with all the inherent manli ness of his generous nature, and declares in that very place—the House of Lords—where the announcement was sure to be more unpopular than in any assembly of men that could have been got elsewhere together, —that the voter was entitled to the shield of the Bal lot, and that that shield must be thrown around him. Lord Brougham is, we rejoice to say, perfectly re covered from the indisposition which for the last two years has deprived the country of his invaluable ser vices ; and he now stands up in the House of Lords to the utter dismay of the hosts of corruption, like a giant refreshed by his recent cessation from labour. He has now fairly committed himself anew with the people. He has done so at a time of great emergency to the popular cause. Already has he declared him self in favour of two of the three great principles which Lord John Russell a fortnight since so vehemently denounced in the House of Commons—the principles, namely, of an extension of the Suffrage and the vote by Ballot. The remaining principle, to wit, triennial Parliaments, is one to which he is equally favourable. To this fact we pledge ourselves, though he has not yet made any public declaration on the subject. That, we doubt not, he will do without delay. Here, then, we have the Noble Lord closely identified with the people in their efforts to secure the triumph of the three great principles in question. Let the people strengthen his hands and encourage his heart by every demonstration of their confidence and sup port which it is in their power to give him, while he stands boldly forward as the great pio neer in their hallowed cause. And in justice to our fellow-countrymen, let us assure Lord Brougham that all eyes are at this moment towards him—that the people look on him as emphatically their representa tive—and that their hearts are not only exulting at the noble declarations to which we have referred, but that he occupies in their esteem the highest place which a fellow-subject could occupy—a place, more over, from which neither the mendacious efforts of his open enemies, nor the cunning and skulking attacks of pretended friends, can ever dislodge him. Never did man occupy a more lofty position than does Lord Brougham at this moment. The work before him is glorious work, and gloriously will he perform it. The millions he represents, and whose destinies are in his hand, are panting with an unquenchable eagerness of desire to see 'him once more fairly pitted on the floor of the House of Lords against the Tory hosts. Their desires will soon be gratified, and rare havoc will he make in the Conservative ranks.—Morning Advertiser. LAW INTELLIGENCE. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT DEC. 2. BLOOD V. THE BIRMINGHAM AND DERBY JUNCTION RAILROAD. This was a motion for an injunction to restrain the de fendants from digging, cutting up, or preparing a certain piece of land, containing four acres belonging to the plain tiT, at Bolehall, in the parish of Tamworth. The of jest was to prevent the defendants carrying on their works for the railroad until it should be decided whether interest since last August upon the money tobe paid by the Railway Company, amounting to 1,620/., should be awarded by the Court, for which purpose a bill had been filed. The VICE-CHANCELLOR refused the application with osts. ROLLS' COURT, Dac. 2. CROOK V. BARTON-CONTEMPT OF COURT. This was an application for a writ of habeas corpus to bring up the body of a man ;named Brcnan, now in the custody of the Sheriff of Kent, and to have him committed to the Fleet Prison for contempt of Court, under the following circumstances :—The plaintiffs, who are the creditors of the late Mr. George Barton Greenwood (well-known about town as a most eccentric character, and a great cricket-player), procured an order of the Court of Chancery, appointing Mr. William Edward Graves, of Staple-Inn-Buildings, receiver of the rents of certain houses and other premises, part of the estate of Mr. Greenwood, situated in Wood -street, Brompton, near Chatham, in the county of Kent. The tenants of this property having refused to pay any rent to the receiver, he obtained legal authority to take possessisn of the premises, for which purpose, on the 17th of November, he served Edward Brenan with an order in the cause, commanding him to pay to the receiver 401., being the arrears of rent due to the estate. On Mr. Grave's demanding the money from Brenan, he swore he would burn the houses down, attempted to strike him with a hammer, swore he would murder him ; and, when the hammer was taken from him, he attempted to strike at his head with a butcher's cleaver. Brenan was taken into custody for this assault, and com mitted to gaol by the Magistrates for want of bail. Mr. AYRTON applied for a writ of habeas corpus, to bring up the body of Brenas, now in Chatham Gaol, and to have him committed to the custody of the Warden of the Fleet for this act of contempt of the authority of this Court. The MASTER of the ROLLS would not interfere to p un ish a man twice for the same offence. If after his imprison ment had expired he still persisted in his contempt, the Court would entertain a motion for his committal. COURT OF Q UEEN'S BENCH, Doe. 2. THE QUEEN V. MURPHY AND DOUGLAS• In this case, which was not concluded on Saturday when we want to press, after Counsel had been beard at some length, the further hearing was adjourned to Monday. DEC. 1. IiONIFREY V. YUMA. This was an action upon a Bill of Exchange for 3001., brought by the plaintiff, an attorney, against Madame Vestris, the celebrated actress. The bill was drawn by Mr. Anderson, the defendant's brother-in-law, and accepted by Madame Vestris, and the defendant's plea was, that the bill had been accepted by her for the accommodation of Mr. Anderson, and for which sh . e had received no valuable consideration —and it was further pleaded that the bill had been accepted, In order that it might be discounted by Mr. Anderson and applied to the purposes of the defendant, but that he did not do so, but passed it to the plaintiff after it had become due, without having received any consideration from the plaintiff. The case having been briefly stated by Mr. Titussirma, Mr. Edward Hooper, formerly treasurer at the Olympic Theatre, and a t present acting manager at the Victoria, proved the defendant's hand-writi ng on the bill. He h a d a Chancery suit with th e defendant, and had arrested her shortly after she had superseded her bankruptcy. Mr. HUMPHREYS addressed the Jury for the defendant, and called, J. R. Anderson—_l am the drawer of the bill in question. I think it was accepted in blank, as Madame Vestris was in the habit of giving me blank acceptances to raise money for her. I know the plaintiff for three years. I was obliged to leave-bills in the hands of several persons to raise money for her. The bill was drawn in December, and I believe it was discounted in January. I received 2001. from plaintiff on ac count of the bill, which I immediately 'handed to Madame Vestris, who was in the next room. In the evening of the same day he brought me 701. more, and I also transferred it to her. The discount was 301. Whatever the charge for dis count was I was compelled to allow it, as she told me she could not go on without the money. The Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Disc. 2. WILMOT AND OTIIERS V. SIR FR.EDERICK WETHERALL. This was an action on the case brought by the trustees of certain property in the parish of Isleworth, the proceeds of which were to be applied for the benefit of the poor, re specting a small plot of waste land granted to the defen dant by the lord of the manor ; and the only, or rather substantial, question in the case was, where the boundary , between the property of the parties and that of Sir Frede rick Wetherall was situated. Several surveyors were exa mined, who had at different times made surreys of the land, and their testimony generally confirmed the correctness of the plans which were put in on behalf of the plaintiffs. When the plaintiffs' case was concluded, Mr. Segeant WILDE objected that the present plaintiffs had no right of action. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE thought the wiser course would be to appoint some gentlemen to draw a proper boundary line.—Accordingly a verdict was taken fbr 405., with leave to either party to apply to the Court as to the mode of entering up the verdict. SHERIFF'S COURT, Dec. 2. BOYS V. THE LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY COMPANY. In this case the claimant, Mr. Edward Boys, proprietor of Dorehouse Farm, Middlesex, sought to recover compen sation from the London and Birmingham Railway Com pany for the injury he would sustain in consequence of an alteration and diversion of the line of road made by the Company for their railway, which passed through his land. Mr. KELLY appeared. for the claimant, and Sir W. FoL LETT for the Company. The Jury, after an hour's absence, awarded Mr. Boys the sum of 5941. 10s. ARCHES COURT.-DEC. 2. THE BISHOP OF WORCESTER V. THE REY. MR. CRANE. In this suite the office of the Judge is promoted by his Grace the Lord Bishop of Worcester against the Rev. Mr. Crane, a Clergyman of the Established Church, who holds a living in the Diocese of Worcester. The cause is insti tuted for the purpose of obtaining ecclesiastical punish ment against the Rev. Defendant, who has been charged with the commission of adultery, and who, though urging some circumstances as a justification of;the crime, has not denied the truth of the accusation. The suite is brought by letters of request from the Consistorial Court of the Bishop of Worcester. The Learned Judge gave his deeision this day. He stated briefly the circumstances of the case, and said the Court would suspend the party for a period of three years from the duties of the living, and must debar him from ac cepting the profits of it during the term of suspension, which must be sequestered. A certificate from the seques trator of the good conduct of the party during the suspen sion must be given to the Court, until the production of which the suspension would exist. The Reverend de fendant must be condemned in the costs of the suit, and the sentence of the Court must be read publicly in the Church. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-110U USE. A man named Thomas Quin was brought before the LORD MAYOR on Saturday, charged by Mr. Edward Law ford, the Solicitor to the East India Company, with having threatened to assassinate Mr. William Wigram, one of the Directors. The LORD Nl.tron remanded the prisoner till Wednesday. MURDER ON THE HIGH SEAS. John Leggatt, master of the barque 3fargaret, of Glas gow, and James Nesbitt, mate of the said vessel, were brought up at the Liverpool Police-office on Friday last, charged with the murder of Joseph Brown, one of the crew, during the voyage of the Margaret from St. An drew's, N. 8., to this port. James Carr was engaged at St. Andrew's, N. 8., to ship on board the Margaret, bound for this country. Soon after they left St. Andrew's the captain said, " Bring that fellow from below. I'll see whether he cannot work, and if he does not work he shall have nothing to eat." De ceased was then brought up. It was the first time witness had seen him, or knew there was such a person on board. Deceased was very sickly and lame. His body was swelled all over. He appeared hardly able to stand. He was placed on a chair at the wheel, and kept there four hours,with scarcely anything to cover him. The night was very rough and cold. About a fortnight after, when crossing the banks of New foundland, the deceased was placed at the cat-head to look out, although not able to stand. He was hauled upon deck by the captain's orders, the captain going below and putting a rope round him for that purpose. Deceased called out that they were very much hurting him, and egged of them to desist. After having been kept on the look-out some time, he was let down in the same way that he was hauled up. On the 1 lth of November, when off Cape Clear, witness was below in the forecastle. Deceasd appeared to be in a state of insanity, and talked a great deal in his sleep. Shortly after the mate came down and put a rope round the deceased and ordered him to be hauled on deck, where the captain was. The captain then struck the deceased, and knocked him down. On one occasion, while lying on the deck, unable to rise, the mate threw a quantity of water, in which some salt beef had been steeped, upon him, and gave him a kick, and desired him to leave the deck. The cook assisted in hauling the deceased on deck on the last occasion alluded to. Some time after witness assisted in placing the de ceased on some deal boards, which were part of the deck cargo. While lying on the deck the sea frequently washed over the deceased. When the captain was told of the si tuation the deceased was in, and the crew thought he was dyin g , he replied, " Let him die and be d—d, if he like s ." The deceased expired about half-past 12 that night. He was thrown into the sea the day following, without any prayer being said over him. William Sear, John Brandt, and William Davis, seamen on board the vessel, fully corroborated the statements of the preceding witness, and bore testimony to various acts of cruelty of a similar nature to those which he had stated. The prisoners Leggatt and Nesbitt were asked whether they wished to say anything ; to which they answered in the negative. _ They were then committed to take their trial for wilful murder at the Central Criminal Court, held in the Old Bailey, London. ALL FOR LOVE.—A couple of swains named Masters and Bradley, the one a barber and the other a cooper, rival candidates for the hand and heart of a fair maiden, a baker's daughter, in Ratcliffe, after sundry quarrels as to who had the greatest claim to the lady, came to an open rupture last week ; and the mistress of the rolls refusing to decide in favour of either of her suitors, the friseur, next morning, sent a formal challenge to the cooper, to the effect that, if he was a man, and had any pluck, he would meet him alone, with no other weapons but his fists, at Limehouse Church gates, at 11 o'clock on the following Saturday night. The parties accor dingly met at the appointed hour, and repaired to a field near the church, and btripped. Before they began knocking each other about, they mutually agreed that the conquered party should waive his pretensions to the baker's daughter, and not attempt to go near her father's shop again. This being settled, the lore-sick gallants began pummelling each other in good earnest, and after a fight which la , ted half an hour, the barber was glad to say " Hold—enough," and gave in. Both men were severely punished, the poor barber in particular, and he has ever since kept his bed, wounded alike in body and spirits. The cooper's face was so well marked by his rival, that he has not yet dared to show it to his fair enslaver ; but there is no doubt, after the bravery he has manifested, and the danger he bas incurred, that she will consent to become Mistress Bradley, the man of staves having, previous to the fight, been the fa voured lover. The affair has caused much amusement in the ancient hamlet of' Ratcliffe. A rich vein of copper ore has recently been disco vered near Laca-bridge, Doe-castle, on the estate of Captain Hart. The ore is richer than any which has ever met our in spection, and promises to be much more valuable than any now worked in Ireland. It is of a pale gold colour, is very re splendent, and freo from the least mixture of earthy or stony substance. The mineral riches of the great mountain tract of the county of Donegal, running due south from Lough Salt to Barnsmore, are well worthy the notice both of capitalists and geologists. In this tract, besides ores of every valuable metal, a ro to be found strata of fine gray and white marble, suited to every purpose of the statuary and the architect. It was from the vast mountain of Muckish (the Pig's Back) that 13 years ago, Baker, the sculptor, se;ected an immense block for the stat ue o f t h e late Lord Castlereag h. A t t h e top o f this mountain, a l so, is a vast quantity of delicate white sand, prized b e y on d measure by glass manu f acturers . Thi s san d i s rolled fr om t h e top of the mounta i n i n sma ll canvass b ags, collected a t t h e bottom, and thence conveyed to Liverpool, Glasgow, D um b arton , an d C or k. Manganese, steatit e , gypsum, &c., are also to be met with in large quantities in this district. The tracks of thunder stones are visible on the sides of several of the hills. In short, we know not any part of Ire land which offers a wider field for the labour and gratification of the mineralogist. —Londonderry Paper. Last week a gentleman, named Jordan, who resides in Parker's-place, Kent-road, was robbed of a valuable gold watch ad appendages, in the crowd at the pit door of Co vent-garden Theatre. Mr. Jordan felt the watch safe in his pocket only a few minutes before he missed it. He suspects the thief to be a woman who stood near him, and complained loudly of the pushing of the crowd. A strong hair-guard at tached to the watch was out through. THE FOG. On Saturday night the western and northern portions of the metropolis and its suburbs were enveloped in one of the most dense fogs that has been remembered for many years. In the western suburbs of town the fog began to thicken shortly before six o'clock, and in half an hour the darkness was so great that the omnibuses from Hounslow, Brentford, Richmond, Ealing, &c., were unable to proceed a single yard without the guidance and assistance of per sons with flambeaux and lanterns. Even then the collisions were frequent, and it is feared that many accidents have occurred, although, from the confusion which prevailed, it was impossible to ascertain the nature or the extent of the damage done. At Hammersmith an aged female, named Jane Wilson, residing at Barnes, S urrey , w hil e cross i ng the Broadway, in th direction of the Bridge-road, was knocked down by a cart belonging to George Dickens, a gardener at Ealing, and severely injured. Very few of the omnibuses above mentioned were able, on their journey to London, to proceed beyond Kensington ; seve ral of their passengers got out at Hammersmith, prefer ring at all risks walking the distance to running the chance of being dashed to pieces. From Kensington to Piccadilly the confusion was beyond description, persons walking on the footpath not being able to discern their way. Those walking to town were repeatedly dazzled by the lanthorns and links borne by those who were progressing therefrom, and the consequence was that many persons narrowly escaped being run over. Along the road many vehicles of a light description were upset, among which was the chaise of a gentleman named Phillips, residing in Smith-street, Chelsea, who was thrown into the middle of the carriage road, and before ho could be rescued from his perilous situ ation some cart passed over his right thigh, and fractured it dreadfully. The long coaches leaving town were all attended by a number of men with lights, and even then they were unable to progress beyond a walking pace. Most of those returning to London were detained on the road several hours, and did not reach their respective inns till a late hour in the night. Even the cabs and hackney coaches at the west end of the town had lights. The mails on the w e st e rn r oa d l e ft th e Regent Circus, Pic cadilly, in the usual manner, about eight o'clock, but they had not proceeded a quarter of a mile out of town before they found it necessary to proceed at a very slow pace, al though men with lights had been hired to attend them. On the north-west and northern roads the darkness was equally great. In the southern and south-eastern portions of the metropolis the fog was not so dense as during the day ; and from six o'clock until after eight, the Strand, Fleet-street, &e., were comparatively clear. After that hour, however, it began to thicken, and continued very dense during the night.—Sunday Paper. DREADFUL ACCIDENT FROM THE FOG ON SATURDAY NIGHT.—About eight o'clock on Saturday night the com pany at Mr. Workman's, the Storey-gate Hotel, were alarmed by the rapid clatter of wheels and a violent shock. In rushing out to ascertain the cause, a phaeton was dis covered broken in pieces, and a horse stuck by his haunches in the foot-path on the left hand side going into St. James's park. After a few moments a man about 35 years of age was found under the feet of the horse, bleeding violently, and speechless. A solicitor of the name of Henderson next appeared covered with mud, having been thrown out by the concussion, but only hurt in the knee ; then a cab man, also covered with mud, who had been thrown out by the horse and chaise of the solicitor. The poor man, who was injured, was carried to the Westminster Hospital, where he expired in a minute and a half. The solicitor said that his horse kad been frightened at the end of Great George -street, and had ran away with him. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the Hampshire Telegraph.) PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 2.—The Hyacinth. 18, Commander Warren, sailed this afternoon for the East Indies. The Volage, 28, has been commissioned at Chatham, by Captain Henry Smith, presumed for the West Indies. The Vestal, 26, has been commissioned at Sheerness, by Captain Thomas 'Wren Carter, for the South American station. The Royal George yacht, Captain Lord Adolphus Fitz clarence, was paid off on Thursday, and re-commissioned yesterday, by the same Nobleman. All the officers have been re-appointed to her excepting Lieutenant Bisson, it being intended that she shall only have one tender, the Pantaloon, which vessel will continue in the command of Lieutenant John M'Donell. The President, 52, Captain Scott,.has bent sails, and will proceed to Spithead in a day or two : report sends her to sea with Admiral Ross's flag, about the middle of the month. The Thunder, surveying vessel, is ready for sea, and will go out of harbour in a few days. The Medea steam-frigate at Woolwich is ordered to be brought forward for commission, and will be ready about Christmas. The Meteor steamer is fitting for commission (supposed for the West Indies) and will be ready about the end of this month. The Dee steamer is ready for commission. The Dryad frigate is fitting as a receiving hulk in this har bour. The Horatio, hired transport, will sail as soon as the wind permits, with detachments of the 67th, 69th, 74th, and 76th Regiments. In the Harbour.—Britannia, Victory, Melville, Excellent, President, Royal George, Tyne, Electra, Wasp, Thunder, Pantaloon, Messenger (steamer), and Diligence (naval trans port.) The family of the Hon. Admiral Elliot is arrived here pre paratory to their embarkation for the Cape of Good Hope, in the Melville, 74 guns, Hon. Captain Duudas, which ship reports ready for sea on the 10th inst. PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.—Messrs. Stopford, Oli ver, and the Hon. Mr, Kerr, Mates of the Princess Charlotte, are promoted to the rank of Lieutenant ; Lieutenant Graham Gore, Mr. George Hope Skcad, Acting Master, Mr. Benja min M'Avoy, Surgeon, and Mr. David Thomas, Assistant Surgeon, to the Modeste ; Lieutenant Smith to command the Thund. , r surveying vessel vice Bird Allen, superseded; Lieu tenant T. S. Hill, and Mr. F. Bailey, Midshipman to the the Thunder ; Lieutenant John Henry Norcock, Mr. T. H. Herring, Second Master and Pilot, and Mr. John Inglefleld Acheson, Assistant Surgeon to the Vestal ; Mr. George Phayre, Mate, and Mr. Richard Denton Mason, Assistant Surgeon to the Electra; Mr. H. Harrison, Assistant Surgeon to the Melville ; Mr. J. H. Page, Mate to the Britannia ; Lieutenant Arthur Lowe. and Mr. W. L. Brown, Mate to the Volage •' Mr. George Keith E. Wright, Mate to the Sa vage ; Mr. Thomas H. Snoswell, Clerk-in-charge, and Mr. William Draper, Second Master, to the Pincher. ROYAL MARINES.—Messrs. Moubray (son of Capt. Moubray, R.N.), J. W. Waring, (son of Capt. Waring, R.N.), C. Louis (son of Capt. Sir J. Louis, Bart.., R.N.), and R. Clavell (son of Capt. Clavell, R. N. ), are appointed Second Lieu tenants. Captain Shute (of Plymouth) is ordered to join the battalion on the north coast of Spain, vice Morgan, invalided; First Lieut. Harrington to the Vanguard, vice Topham, de ceased; First Lieut. Dwyer has relieved Lieut. Clarke, at Pem broke; Lieut. Caleb Barnes, to Island Ajutaat at Ascension. (From the Devonport Independent.) PLYMOUTH, DED. 2.—The Devon, lighter, will sail this day (Saturday), with provisions and stores for the North Coast of Spain. The Rochester, lighter, sailed on Wednesday with stores for Falmouth, and from thence to Pembroke. _ _ The Stirling Castle, was warped alongside the sheer hulk on Wednesday, to have her masts taken out. The Triton, a small Dutch frigate of 28 guns, Captain N. C. Edeling, arrived at this port on Sunday, from theTexel, bound to the Dutch settlements at Batavia. She is completing her stock of water and provisions, and will sail for her desti nation as soon as the weather permits. The President. 52, Captain Scott, with the flag of Rear- Admiral C. B. H. Ross, C. 8., is daily expected to call at this port from Portsmouth on her way to South America, to relieve the Dublin, 52, Captain R. Tait, with the flag of Vico- Admiral Sir G. E. Hamor.d, Bart., K. C.B. The latter vessel was at Rio de Janeiro, the 15th of September, anxiously looking out for her relief. The North Star, 28, Commodore Right Hon. Lord John Hay, C. 8., was at Passages on the 9th ult. Lord John was busy erecting works on the western heights of Passages. The Pembroke, 74, Capt. F. Moresby, C. 8., sailed from Barcelona for Figueira, on the 3d of November, to co-operate with the Talavera, 74, Capt. W. Mends, C. 8., and the Clio, 18, Commander W. Richardson, in rendering assistance to the cause of the Queen of Spain. The Salamander, 4, steam-vessel, Commander S. C. Dacres, was at Passages the 9th of November ; she broke adrift during boisterous weather, and sustained considerable damage. The Wolf, and Pelorus, from Madras, arrived at Calcutta on the 30th of August. The Wanderer, 18, Commander T. Bushby, from Quebec, and Spey packet, from Falmouth, arrived at Halifax (N. S.) on the 2d November. Lieut. Calet Barnes, of the Royal Marines, is appointed Fort Adjutant in the Island of Ascension. Ships in Harbour—Royal Adelaide, San Josef, and Race horse. In Barnpool—Alligator. In the Sound—Pique, and Triton Dutch frigate. MONEY MARKET.—A report has been current this (Saturday) afternoon, that the Bank Direct Ors have it in contemplation to pay off a portion of their capital to the pro prietors, say, a fifth - or a fourth part, as a mode of securing, nominally at least, the same amount of dividend as at present. As the current rate of money cannot be quoted higher than 3} per cent., this would be equivalent to a reduction of profit on Bank Stock to 7 per cent., and would leave the concern with a diminution of power, which it may not be politic to part with at this moment. The stock continues to decline. It left off at 203 f to 204. Times. A MAN CHOKED.—On Thursday morning, a man named Allan, who lodged in the house of a Mrs. Butchart, spirit-dealer, Tindall's Wynd, Dundee, was choked while taking bis breakfast in his bed, by a piece of beef-steak sticking in his throat. Dr. Webster was sent for; his life was completely extinct before his arrival. Allan was for some time in the service of Lord Kinnaird.—Scots Times. The whole Liberal Provincial Press, as far as we have had opportunity of observing, unite to censure Mr. Wak ley's conduct on the Address, and to denounce Lord John Russell's declaration against the Ballot as offensive to a large section of the supporters of Ministers, and adverse to the stabi lity of the Government. BIRMINGHAM-SUNDAY. FOG ACCIDENTS—THE M (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPO In the memory of several of the g lect the fog being so dense as it was ing, between here and London, wit t Fenny Stratford. The Liverpool, mails were more than an hour behin to) late for the first trans. The Ho after, an accident was predicted, but a at a place about two miles on the of ivirqi : l afsS called Wille n h a ll ; th e a lt era ti o ns ill' t.ll ng awl7l - e hill, and filling up the valley, have been going on rapidly for some time past, but in the opinion of many, left in a very dangerous state, as is proved whin the last ten days_ there having been no less than four upsets, viz.. the Manches ter mail, and the Railway coach through Boxmoor ; yesterday morning the Swallow, and this morning the Holyhead mail. In the former no serious injury has been received, but with the latter the guard, Hall, was thrown from his seat, and received a most extensive fracture at the back of his head ; and an outside passenger (the only one), a Mr. Jones, a dealer, very severe injuries in his back. There were two inside passengers, who, with the coachman, escaped. The coach was not quite over, having run upon a heap of stones. Both persons are considered out of danger. Another accident, which most fortunately has not deprived any one of life, occurred upon the Railway. In consequence of the non-arrival of the mails, the seven o'clock train was started, after being detained nearly forty minutes, about ten minutes to eight. The mails arrived, and an express was dispatched after the train, with one carriage attached, in which was a gentleman upon urgent business. at Warrington, and upon a lorry (or carriage for heavy goods) were the mail bags, accompanied by Mr. Rogers, the mail-inspector at the station. As the train had not started above twenty minutes, it was thought it would be overtaken at Wolverhampton ; but about two miles from that place, Mr. Rogers, who was standing on the lurry, perceived suddenly Powell, the guard of the train, standing on the road, holding up his hands, and in a mo ment perceived that they were coming upon the train ; the engineer gave the usual whistle as a signal, they in a few seconds ran upon the last carriage (the mail), the hind part cf which was completely smashed. A gentleman (the only ono inside) re ceived a violent shock, and was much cut and bruised on the head. In the carriage preceding the mail were two gentlemen, who, in proportion received a severe shock. The train was not, owing to some deficiency, going above three miles an hour, consequently there was no noise, and owing to the dense fog no smoke could be perceived. Powell, the guard, showed great presence of mind, as did Mr. Rogers ; the former, see ing the engine, actually alighted ; and the latter, on seeing Powell and the engine, lay down on the bags. When the train was seen, they were not above 20 yards from it, so dense was the fog. Had not the guard left the mail, he must have been killed instantly. The gentleman who received the greatest injury is out of danger. No blame can be attachedto the engineer; they were going about 30 miles an hour at the time. kY t—r q 4; l thi ,P4 D ‘ G eirnguftroPii.7.'lti ! ' Ktr7s_ , Akkg'-- . h I P 4 ,04-c—oils)eqiietrilst, SOCIETY OF ARTS. This Institution, which may be considered the parent of all the Societies for the encouragement and diffusion of the Arts and Sciences in this country, has been for several years in a declining and decaying condition. The services it has ren dered, not alone to science in particular, but to society in general, have been very great. Its leading object, to induce, by rewards and honours, ingenious men to give the results of their labours and discoveries to the world, instead of taking out patents to confine the enjoyment of the profit of such discoveries to themselves, has been steadily and most successfully pursued. Many of the nobility. and especially a Royal Duke, of great and deserved popularity, have taken a very warm personal interest in its welfare. Nevertheless, in spite of all those encouraging circumstances, it has fallen in its funds so much, that its annual ordinary expenditure ex ceeded last year its receipts. Many causes are assigned for this. Some think that the number of other scientific Institu tions, that have of late years risen up, have so divided the friends of Science, that there arc not sufficient to support any one Institution upon so grand a scale as the Society of Arts has been accustomed to ba conducted. Others, how ever, entertain a very different opinion, and contend that the popular taste for Science has fully kept pace with the in creasing means for its enjoyment; hence they ascribe the decay of this Society to its faulty and exclusive character. They say that the confining the publication of its transac tions to an annual volume, instead of allowing the world to have the advantage of every discovery or improvement as soon as communicated, is inconsistent with its avowed object; and that people soon lose sight of en Institution which only comes before them once a year. One of the latter class of reasoners has given notice of a series of resolutions to be proposed at the General Meeting on the 6th of December, (next Wednes day,) which, if carried, will popularize and give a new charac ter to this very valuable Institution. The following are the resolutions to be proposed, as at present stuck up in the hall :-- " Parliament-street, Westminster, Nov. 23, 1837. " I hereby give notice, that at the General Meeting to be held on Wednesday, the 6th of December next, I shall movo tho following resolutions, seriatim:7: ~ W. S. NORTHHOUSE. " 1. That a Catalogue of the models, plans, books, &c., belonging to this Institution be forthwith prepared and printed. " 2. That a copy of such Catalogue be sent, at the first convenient opportunity, to each learned Society, Mechanics' Institution, &c., in the kingdom, with the description of the pictures, and the rules. " 3. That the president and honorary secretary of every such society or institution, shall be admitted honorary members of this institution, and being such, shall have the power, by letter or personally, to admit any one student or member of such society or institution, to examine the models or peruse the books belonging to this society. " 4. That the president or secretary of every such society or institution be requested to transmit to this society a copy of the history, rulcs, or proceedings of such society or institu tion, with such other information as he may deem expedient, gratuitously. " 5. That it being a main object of this society to secure to the public the benefit of all useful inventions and disco veries connected with the arts or manufactures, it would faci litate such object by permitting such inventions and disco veries to be published before, and without waiting for, the annual volume of the transactions. " 6, That the e.iltors or reporters of all scientific periodicals be permitted to attend general and committee meetings, unless special circumstances may render the publication of the proceedings, in any particular instance, inexpedient, of which the then existing chairman shall be the judge. " 7. That a committee be appointed to carry the above re solutions into effect." • THE REFORM ACT.—Mr. Gracie, W.S., who has paid a good deal of attention to the Reform Act, has fa voured us with his views as to the necessity, and a plan, for amending it. They appear to be very simple, and we consi der it right to lay them before the public, so as to be fairly considered nod discussed. They are as follows : —l. To make residence an essential point of the qualification. 2. To do away with both joint ownership and joint occupancy. And 3. To allow of no liferent qualification, save that of a husband in right of his wife.—Scotsman. METROPOLITAN INFIRMARY FOR THE CURE or STRICTURE.—We regret to observe by an advertisement in our publication of this day, that the above valuable charity (after having been established two years) is closed for the want of funds. We trust, however, its closure will be but temporary, as we feel assured that it needs but to be known to command the support of a benevolent public. This insti. tution is solely devoted to the cure of the above distressing malady, one which from its frequency and importance w ell merits an exclusive establishment ; indeed, we feel assured that many and great advantages would result both to the medical profession and the public were it mote general in this country to found separate medical charities ;or the treatment of the more prevalent and serious maladies which " flash is heir to" than has hitherto been the case ; it is by the individual attention of men of science to some one particular branch of their art that most improvements are made, and rarely by theft) whose attention is distracted by a multiplicity of pursuit;. Thus in surgery the man whose time is fully occupied in what is termed general practice, has his mind so constantly diverted by the continual succession of complicated and various disorders that the human frame is liable to, that however great his diligence, he seldom rises above madiecrity in his profession, and it is but too often the case, we fear, that many are con tented to pin their faith to the dogmas of the scho)l in which they may have been educated, without any inquiry on their part as to the soundness of them, thus following a mere (if we may so express ourselves,) routine of practice. In no branch of surgery has this (we believe) been so much the case as in the treatment of stricture. We are therefore happy to find that the patrons of this institution in selecting a surgeon, have chosen one who, although he has not raised himself to emi nence by his skill in the use of the scalpel, has earned con siderable celebrity by his successful treatment of this awful malady, and is consequently well calculated to discharge the duties of his office. We congratulate Mr. Courtenay on his appointment, as we feel convinced that be will not fail to make the increased opportunities he will have of witnessing this dis ease under all its modifications subservient to the general good. CHELTENHAM, Nov. 29.—1 regret to have to communicate to you the death of Lady Clayton, whose demise took place on Thursday last, at her mansion on. Oriel-terrace. This respected lady was the widow of the late Sir Richard Clayton, Bart., of Adlington-ball. Lancaster. The Duchess of Montrose has left for town. Sir Augustus D'Este has ar rived in Spa-building from Malvern Wells. Lord and Lady William Somerset arc occupying one of the promenade villas. Sir H. and the Hon. Lady Williamson, Dowager Lady Southampton, Hon. A. Macdonald, and Sir John Woodford arc among the latest arrivals. _ _ 'Thursday afternoon a man was driving a cab, No. 1,150, to the stand in Pickett-street at the moment that one of the conveyances (No. 25) belonging to the Parcels Deli very Company was proceeding in an opposite direction at a rapid rate. The two vehicles came in collision with such vi)lence, that the cabman was dashed from his scat into the road. The poor fellow fell u p on hi s h ea d, w hich was frac tured in a frightful manner. He wai removed to the hospital, where he at present lies in a very dangerouS state. Startling and perfectly unparalleled, in any state of society in which man is confined to one mate at a time, as the following stat emen t ma y b e , we are assured by one of the in. specters of registration, &c., that it is str ictly and perfectly true. A man named Arthur Conalty, residing in Gra)son street, Liverpool, 79 years of age, has had 17 wives, having been married nine times in St. Peter's Church, and eight times in Wallasey, Church. He has been the father of so children, and is now . "open for another match," as the :•porti:,g people term it.—L i verpool Mercury. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1837. .