The Sun. — London, England, 1837-01-12 00:00:00

BRIGHTON-WEDNESDAY. His Majesty, accompanied by the Countess of Errol, took a carriage drive this morning on the R o ttingdean-road. This is the first time his Majesty has been out within the last fortnight. THE DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER.---The following bul letin was issued this morning : The Duchess of Gloucester has had some sleep during the night." In the absence of Sir Henry Halford, her Royal High ness is attended by Sir Matthew Tierney. The Royal dinner invitations yesterday comprised— Admiral Sir James Wells, Capt. Pechell, R.N., Capt. Sir J. B. Pechell, Capt. H. Hope, Admiral Sir T. Rodd, Capt. Fremantle, Admiral Sir R. Otway, Capt. Hon. Sir A. Maude, Admiral Lord Colville, Capt. Skipsey, Capt. Morgan, R.N., Capt. Sir G. Westphal, Capt. Townshend, R.N., Sir J. Reynett, Sir H. Neal, Col. Higgins, Sir G. Seymour, Sir T. Cartwright. Sir William Woods, Clarenceux King of Arms, and Major-Gen. Sir Charles Dalbiac, are among our arrivals. The Duchess of Cannizzaro went to town on Monday, but will return in a few days. Yesterday Mr. Martins was presented to the King by the Lord Chamberlain, upon his promotion in his Majesty's Household, as successor to Sir Thomas Mash, and had the honour of kissing hands upon his appointment as Gentleman Usher Daily Waiter to the Kin". Sir George Seymour arrived last night, and joined the Royal suite. Mr. Cartwright was knighted yesterday by his Majesty. The Princess Augusta, accompanied by Miss Wynward, took a carriage drive this morning before luncheon. • The Committee appointed for the relief of the poor du ring the inclement weather have opened three soup kitchens, at which 2,500 gallons of nutritious soup are distributed three times a week ; 2,000 bushels of coke are in course of gratuitous distribution ; and 3001. have been appropriated for the supply of coals at the reduced price of 9d. per cwt., and 5001. for the entirely gratuitous distribution of warm clothing. His Majesty has subscribed 501., the Queen 201., and the Princess Augusta and the Duchess of Glouces ter, 201. MR. GREEN'S BALLOON. t`~ PARIS, JAN. 9.—This day, at half past one o'clock, the celebrated Vauxhall balloon, under the direction of Mr. Green, made its second ascent in Paris i from the barrack yard of the Faubourg Poissonniere. There were in the car (a plain one, covered with basket-work), seven persons be sides Mr. Green. An unlucky incident, within a few se conds after its release, changed the delight occasioned by the ascent of the machine into terror and alarm. The wind blew rather fresh from the south at the moment of the ascent, and when the balloon had risen so high as to expe rience the strength of the breeze, it was carried with fear ful force against the side wall of one of the houses to the left of the barrack, on the summit of which several per sons were stationed. The first concussion was awfully violent. A general shriek was heard. The spectators on the wall disappeared, as did the persons in the car, which robounded, and the machine rose higher, but continuing its northerly course, was for an instant embayed, as it were by sarrounding walls and chimneys. In a second, however, it extricated itself, and resuming its flight proceeded with such velocity that the car and balloon had no longer any perpen dicular relations. Mr. Green re-appeared, and, waving a flag, re-assured the spectators in some degree. In another moment, however, the balloon was enveloped in a fog or cloud, which completely concealed it, leaving a very painful impression on the minds of all who had witnessed its depar ture, and enhancing considerably the anxiety naturally felt for the fate of the voyagers. The balloon struck down a portion of the wall of the house to which I have alluded. A man appeared on the top of it a few instants after the balloon had passed, and waved (I think) the principal flag it had borne, and which was supposed to have fallen from the car. We just learn, that Mr. Green's balloon descended at a village beyond Claye, nine leagues from Paris, in fifty minutes. The mronauts say that their voyage was per fectly satisfactory. Above the clouds they found the at mosphere warm. The following are the names of the voyagers :—Count Zichy, Capt. Gronow, M. Peri, M. A. Seguin, De la Salle, M. de Generte, Mr. Gye, jun., Mr. Green, and an Ame rican, whose name has not transpired. M. Alexander Dumas was not of the party ; so we shall lose Impressions de Voyage, Count Zichy and two more oldie, vo)agers had returned to Paris at seven o'clock. The balloon is to set out to-day for London but by a terrestrial conveyance. Mr. Green seems to be much sa tisfied with the Parisians.—Journal du Commerce, Jan. 10. SIR G. MURRAY and COL. NAPIER In Colonel Napier's " Reply to the Third Article in the Quarterly Review, on Col. Napier's History of the Penin sular War," published in the last Number of the London and Westminster Review, the gallant author says— " When I first commenced my work, amongst the many persons from whom I sought information was Sir George Murray, and this in consequence of a message from him, delivered to me by Sir John Colborne, to the effect that, if I would call upon him, he would answer any question I put to him on the subject of the Peninsular War. The interview took place, but Sir George Murray, far from giving me information, seemed intent upon persuading me to abandon my design, repeating continually that it was his inteniton to write the history of the war himself. He seemed also desirous of learning what sources of informa tion I had access to. I took occasion to tell him that the Duke of Wellington had desired me to ask him particu larly for the " Order of Movements," as essentially necessary to a right understanding of the campaign, and the saving of trouble ; because otherwise I should have to search out the different movements through a variety of documents. Sir George replied that he knew of no such document ; that he did not understand me : to which I could only reply that I spoke as the Duke had desired me, and knew no more. I then asked his permission to have reduced plans made from Captain Mitchel's fine drawings, informing him that that officer was my intimate friend, and that he was desirous so to assist me. His reply was uncourtcously vehement—' No ! certainly not !' I proposed to be allowed to inspect those drawings if I were at any time at a loss about ground. The answer was still No !' As Sir George then intimated to me that my work could only be a momentary affair for the booksellers, and would not require plans, I took my leave. I afterwards discovered that he had immediately caused Captain Mitchel's draw ings to be locked up and sealed. " I afterwards waited on Sir Willoughby Gordon, the Quarter-Master General, who received me with great kind ness, and sent me to the chief of the plan department in his ffice, with an order to have access to everything which might be useful. From that officer I received every atten tion, but he told me that Sir George Murray had been there the day before to borrow all the best plans relating to the Peninsular war, and that consequently little help could be given to me. Now Captain Mitchel's drawings were made by him after the war, by order of the Government, and at the public expense. He remained in the Peninsula for more than two years, with pay as a staff officer ; his extra expences were paid, and the whole mission was costly, as he was attended constantly by two Spanish dragoons as a protection. Never was money better laid out, for I believe no topographical drawings, whether they be considered for ac curacy of detail, perfection of manner, or beauty of exe cution, never equalled Mitchel's. But those drawings be long to the public, and were placed in Sir George Murray's keeping merely because he was at the time Lieutenant-Ge neral of the Ordnance. I believe that they are still in his possession ; and it would be well if some Member of Par liament were to ask why they are thus made the property of a private man ? " Here I cannot refrain from observing that, in the course of my labours, I have asked information of many per sons of various nations, even of Spaniards ; and that after my first volume was published, and the unfavourable view I took of their exertions known, yet, from Spaniards, Portuguese, English, French, Germans, and others, whe ther of high or low rank, I have invariably met with the greatest kindness, and found an eager desire to aid me. Sir George Murray only has thrown obstacles in my way ; and if I am rightly informed of the following circumstances, his opposition has not been confined to what I have stated above. Mr. Murray, the bookseller, purchased my first volume, with the right of refusal of the second volume. When the latter was nearly ready, a friend informed me that he did not think Murray would purchase, because be had heard him say that Sir George Murray had declared it was not The Book.' He did not point out any particular error ; but it was not The Book,' meaning, doubtless, that his own pro duction, when it appeared, would be The Book.' My friend's prognostic was not false. I was offered just half of the sum given for the first volume. I declined it, and published it on my own account ; and certainly I have had no reason to regret that Mr. Bookseller Murray waited for The Book.' Indeed, he has since told me very frankly that he had mistaken his own interest. Now, whether three articles in the' Quarterly,' and a promise of more, be a tribute paid to the importance of My Book,' or whether they be the puff preliminary to The Book,' I know not ; but I am equally bound to Mr. Editor Lockhart for the distinction, and only wished he had not hired such a stum bling sore-backed hackney for the work." During the plague season the Coptic Priests recite the prayers of the dead over their congregations in the churches ; and if any of them die between that day and their next meeting, their bodies are interred without the braver being repeated. Nk Na t NHE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1837. which alone he grounded his hopes of success. Mr. POTTER was equally energetic with Mr. FITTON in his exhortations to the Reformers to be united ; and observed, " he was grieved to see some gentlemen of very considerable talent and influence who, because they could not get all they wished, were endeavouring to run down the Ministers." This is certainly a sub ject for regret, but the number of such misguided, though perhaps well-intentioned, opponents of Govern ment, is daily diminishing, so general is become the conviction, that without union among Reformers, the great work of Legislative improvement must infallibly retrograde. We are pleased with the tone of Mr. POTTER'S speech ; it was brief, but pertinent, and possessed that best eloquence—the eloquence of truth and sincerity. The University of Oxford is without exception the most illiberal institution in the known world. While learning and science have every where else exercised their benign influence on the human character by en lightening the human mind, here they have failed to soften the spirit of bigotry, engendered and fostered by an exclusive system of religion. This spirit is as pre valent and as bitter at the present moment, among the members of the University of Oxford, as ever it was among their monkish predecessors in the days of dark ness and barbarism. It is in truth a thousand times more bitter, and more revolting; for the monks were in the main good natured, though indolent men. Their zeal, if it was not always according to knowledge, was at least sincere. It was uncontaminated with the base alloy of party politics ; whereas the Oxford monks of the pre sent day regard religion as a secondary consideration, though they make it a stalking horse to further their po litical designs. They would have the world believe that they are actuated solely by a desire to protect the purity of the established faith, and promote the interests of the Christian religion, when their actions prove that all they want to protect is the monopoly which they enjoy to the great detriment of the community, and that what they are above all things anxious to promote is their own interest, not that of Christianity. The case of Dr. HAMPDEN, to which our atten- tion has been drawn by the interesting documents which we have inserted elsewhere, illustrates, in a striking manner, the real character of the body called the University of Oxford. Dr. HAMPDEN is ac knowledged on all hands to be one of the most accomplished men of the present day. His lite rary attainments are of the highest order ; his moral character is above even the calumny of his bitterest enemy ; and his temper, as his opponents have well experienced, has been disciplined according to the standard of the sanctuary. Such a character could not fail, even at Oxford, to raise its possessor to emi nence ; and accordingly we find that high honours Were successively conferred upon this distinguished man by the University. When, however, Dr. HAMP DEN hinted that there were things at Oxford of which he did not approve—the moment that he announced himself, a reformer of abuses—the milk of human kindness was turned into gall, and a persecution commenced which is a disgrace to a civilized country. Dr. HAMPDEN was accused of heresy— the old and stale accusation of hypocrites—and where was this heresy detected ? In detached sentences of an abstract work, published years before, and since the publication of which, the accusing body had given him repeated proofs of its approbation !! Such is the consistency—such the high principle of the University of Oxford. The persecutors are, we believe, by this time pretty well convinced that they have gone rather too far. The legal opinions which will be found in the cases to which we have referred, show that the charter of the insti tution has been endangered by the proceedings which have been resorted to, to gratify the worst passions of the human heart. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, Dr. LUSHINGTON, and Mr. HULL, all agree that the University had no power to act as it has done towards the Regius Professor of Divinity. On Tuesday the French Chamber of Deputies re ceived, and ordered to be read, the address in answer to the speech from the Throne, as prepared by the Committee appointed for that purpose. It it through out a mere echo of the Royal speech. The first two paragraphs are divided between the expression of pro found grief, and inexpressible joy :—grief for the attempt made upon the KING'S life ; joy for its provi dential failure. In the third paragraph France is made to applaud herself for having, by firmness and wisdom, contri buted to maintain the repose of the world. This is very like a bounce. But we shall not quarrel with the Deputies for according as much applause to France as his Majesty the KING did to himself in his speech from the Throne. The two next paragraphs merely express satisfac' tion, that all differences between !the Government o France and those of the United States and Switzer land, have been amicably adjusted. We now come to the paragraph which relates to Spain. We shall quote it in the words of the Com- mittee : "We deplore, along with your Majesty, the civil war which continues to desolate Spain. France was affected by the grave events which burst forth at Lisbon and Ma drid, but she hopes that, thanks to the wisdom and energy of the people of the Peninsula, constitutional monarchy will triumph over the evils which menace it. We make sincere vows for the cause of Queen Isabella 11. ; and we are con fident that the intimate alliance of your Majesty with the King of Great Britain, and your perseverance in causing the Quadruple Alliance to be executed, will contribute to save Spain from the misfortune of a counter-revolution. Your Government, Sire, has well comprehended the in terests and sentiments of France, in preserving it from the sacrifices and incalculable consequences which might have flowed from an armed intervention in the internal affairs of Spain. Nevertheless, France will always know how to make its honour and security be respected ; and her sol diers, if called to arms, s hall . march every w here under our glorious flag to shed that blood which nothing but imperious necessity should demand of them." But for one fact admitted in the above paragraph, we should treat it as one of the most contemptible effusions to which a French Cabinet could give exist ence. The fact we allude to is the recognition by the Chamber of the Revolution of La Granja. The Con stitution is thus admitted by France to be the great bulwark of Spanish independence, and the Quadruple Treaty is invoked to secure it from the machinations of the counter-revolutionists—the defenders of DE LA ROSA and TORENO'S Estatuto Real. This is the only redeeming feature in the whole passage ; for what can be more ridiculous than a French Legislative Assembly employed in making vows for the cause of the Queen of SPAIN ? Prayers are generally the contribution of States without the means of affording more tangible succour. They are ridiculous in the mouth of a nation so powerful as France. The De puties have only to will the deliverance of Spain, and to express that will as becomes the dignity of the Representatives of so powerful a Monarchy, and the speedy overthrow of the Carlists will soon follow. In the concluding sente nce the p rais e be stowed upon Ministers—a praise , by the way, w the KING in his speech claimed for himself personally-- is neutralized by a recognition of the principle of au armed co-operation. This was l\'l. TRIERS' sugges tion, and will greatly annoy the KING, against whom it is indirectly levelled. The next paragraph relates to the disasters in Con stantine. The Deputies recommend inquiry into the causes of the recent calamity. The paragraphs that follow are of no moment what ever, being mere verbal repetitions of the speech from the Throne. The Deputies promise to give attention to all business submitted to them, and particularly to r the Family Bills of which the KING gave notice ; and in conclusion, augur prosperity to France, from the past deliverances of the country—from so much civil courage near the Throne—and from the virtues of a family that has become a dynasty by the national choice. . . In the whole document there is not a single spirit stirring sentence—a single expression indicative of either inherent dignity or greatness in the French Chamber of Representatives. There is not the shadow of a thought, either vigorous or original, to be found in it. Even piquancy is wanting in the paragraphs which would have admitted of liveliness of expression. We therefore pronounce it to be altogether a very sorry affair ; though certainly commensurate in dignity and importance with the inherent worth of the Cabinet whence it emanated. The address of the Chamber of Peers, with a long debate upon it, which continued during the sittings of Monday and Tuesday, will be found in another column. The speeches are full of spirit and energy, and from the bold stand made by the Opposition, it is plain that Ministers will have enough to do to retain their posts. The Duke of DREUX BREZE, a noted Royalist, and an avowed enemy of the alliance with England, was the first to attack the Cabinet. The reasoning of this No bleman is seldom remarkable for its conclusiveness, and on this occasion, it was more than ordinarily at variance with truth. M. MOLE, Minister for Foreign Affairs and President of the Council, defended, to the best of his ability, the conduct of his Government. He main tained that it differed in nothing essential from that ' which preceded it, and that it was based upon the prin ciples which dictated the British Alliance. The Duke de BROGLIE, Marshal SOULT, and M. CousiN, severally addressed the Chamber with consi derable effect. The speeches deserve to be read with great attention. Marshal CLAUSEL is performing quarantine at Trieste ; his arrival in Paris is daily expected. The following telegraphic intelligence was commu nicated to the French Government on Tuesday " BAYONNE, JAN. s.—On the Ist inst. the contending parties were in the same position, Espartero in Bilboa, and the Carlists between Guadalcano and Miravalles ; Don Carlos was still at Durango. Villareal had tendered his resignation, which had been accepted. The Infant Don Sebastian is appointed General-in-Chief of the Carlist forces. Morena is to be the chief of his Staff, and Villa real his first Aide-de-camp. Eguia is appointed Minister of War. The principle of the direct election had been adopted at Madrid by a majority of 88 to 63." We find no additional news of any importance in the French Papers of Monday and Tuesday. The reports of the trial at Strasburg are too ridiculous for either insertion or notice. It appears that the whole plot in which Prince Louis BONAPARTE was implicated was well known to the Government from the com mencement, and that it rather fostered than discou raged it I " Brussels and German Papers have been received The former contain no intelligence of importance. In the latter we find the following extract of a letter from Turkey, to which we direct particular attention : CONSTANTINOPLE, DEC. 14.—The relations between the Porte and England, which lately appeared to assume a friendly character, have been again disturbed by accidents. It appears that Lord Ponsonby is at variance with Mr. Urquhart respecting the satisfaction to be given to Mr. Churchill, the one desiring that the Porte should be corn pletely humbled, the other that the respect due to a friendly nation should not be lost sight of. Each of them wrote to London, according to their own views ; and when every body thought that the whole affair was forgotten, or at least settled, instructions came to the English Legation, by which it is directed to require from the Porte, that the newly appointed High Admiral, Muschi Ahmed Feuzi Pacha, shall be not only dismissed from that post, but also removed from his Paellalik of Ruda Verdeicier, because, at the time of the ill treatment suffered by Mr. Churchill, he behaved in a harsh and partial manner towards him. Lord Ponsonby has, in consequence, addressed a note to the Porte, in conformity with the commands of his Court. He has not yet received any answer, and it is very doubt ful whether it will be such an one as the English Legation seems to expect. What however appears to be beyond all doubt is, that Lord Ponsonby's position here is untenable, since it is invariably affirmed that he himself, in fact, called for the instructions, which may cause him no small em barrassment ; for however placable the Porte may be, it seems incompatible with its honour to be subject to the caprice of a foreign Agent, and dismiss from the service of the State a man like Ahmed Feuzi Pacha, who possesses the entire confidence of the Sultan, and has rendered the country so many services. At present there is nothing to authorise the belief that Lord Ponsonby's demands will be complied with ; what course he may think fit to adopt cannot be foreseen. I will not pretend to say whether it is designedly or accidentally, but Feuzi has just been honoured by the Sultan. He gave his name to a frigate which was lately launched, and is called the Feuzi ; but be this as it may, this circumstance clearly shews the favour that Feuzi enjoys, and how ill-advised it is to re quire his removal at a time when it is so much desired to recover the lost influence at the Porte. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY DEAL, JAN. 11.—Wind light airs.—Arrived the Lord Hill, Kent, from Quebec ; Tiger, Oswald, from Mira michi ; Emma, Fowler, from Leghorn; and Martha Pope, Jones, from Waterford. SrANGATE CREEK, JAN. 11.—Arrived the Packet, Gibbs, from Marsatta. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 10.— Arrived the Zante, Winsor, from Cephalonia ; Atalanta, —, from Malaga ; Post Boy, Per riam, from Leghorn; Surprise, Harvey, from Malta; De dalus, —, from Africa ; Liverpool, —, from St. John's, New Brunswick. NEWRY, JAN. 9.—Arrived the Spread Eagle, Phillips, from London. DUBLIN, JAN. 9.—Arrived the Mountaineer, Cook, from Leghorn ; Henry Brougham , —, from Genoa. CORK, JAN. 9.—Arrived the Penelope, Hunbrod, from Que bec ; Cherub, Blake, from Messina. A vessel, with a woman's bust head, painted white, with eleven ports at each side, a low poop, about 350 tons, supposed to be the Asia, of London, was passed, waterlogged, the 20th ult., in lat. 47. long. 26., by the Penelope, arrived here. CLYDE, JAN. 10.—Arrived the Bethea, —, from Demerara; Nelby, from Marseilles; Mercer, Mercer, from Marseilles; and Maltina, Buckle, from Trieste. LOWESTOPPE, DEC. 10. -- Arrived the Ugie, Bruriton. The Spring, Stokes ; Britannia, Gibson ; Eagle, Graham, and the Equity of Sunderland, which were ashore, were assisted off this morning, and brought into this harbour. The Suc cess, of Sunderland, and the Yarm, ditto, were got off Wake field Beach last night, and brought into this harbour. YARMOUTH, JAN. 10.—The following vessels, which were ashore on this beach, have been got off, and arrived here, viz., the Allendale, Alcock, Braes, Alderman, Miller, Henry Ox ley, and Eagles, Sinclair. The Pheenix, Lamb, from Pictou to Hull, in consequence of the Heicaster floating light having been taken from her station, grounded on Hasbro' and filled with water, knocked her rudder adrift, lost anchor and chain, but got off and has been assisted into this harbour. SCARBOROUGH, JAN. 9.—The Eliza Brown, from Newcastle to Wisbeach, got in contact with a brig off Flamborough Head on Saturday, which left her in a sinking state ; she was afterwards assisted to Feby, where the cargo was discharged, and sold, and she has put into this port to repair. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 11.—Wind E. N. E.—Arrived the Timor, and President Chadwick, from London. Sailed the Rhoda, Calvert, for Seaham ; President Chadwick, for New York; and Ranger, Dring, for St. George's. - PI, rmotrm.—Wind E. N. E.—Arrived the Gazelle, from Dundee ; and Herald (steamer), from London to Cork. Sailed the Louisa, Walker, for London. The Ant, Pounds, bound to London, has put back to Lime, rick leaky, and must discharge, having been on shore. The Mary, Scarborough, from London, sunk in the Hum. ber the 10th inst., having been in contact with the Liberty Watson, from Wisbeach. The following letter was this morning posted at Lloyd's : " Foreign Office, Jan. 9, 1837. " Sir ' —I am directed by Viscount Palmerston to transmit to you, for the information of the Committee of Lloyd's, the accompanying printed notice, which has been received from the Government of France, announcing that a new Light has been built at the Isle of Oleron. " I am, Sir, your obedient humble servant, " J. BACKHOUSE. " To the Secretary of the Committee at Lloyd's." (Translated from the French.) NOTICE TO MARINERS. New Light House of Chassiron, Isle of Oleron, in the De. partment of the Charente. Inferieure navigators are apprised that from the Ist Decem ber next, the fixed light on the old Tower of Chassiron, situated on the N.E. point of the Isle of Oleron (in lat. 46 deg. 2 min. 52 sec., and long. 3 deg. 44 min. 56 sec. E.), will be suppressed, and replaced by a light of the same de scription, which will be illuminated throughout the night upon the Tower recently constructed, at 100 metres E. 4 S.E. bf the ancient beacon. The new light is erected at 43 metres above the ground, and 50 metres above the level of the sea at high water mark. The light will be perceivable in fine weather at a distance of seven marine leagues. . .... Royal Printing-office, Paris, November, 1836. DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS Bank Stock..... ..... ....... 210 3 per Cent. Red..... 5914 % 1 : 3 per Cent. Cons. 89 syB , 3% per ..... 3.4 Ditto Red New 3% per Cet t 96% 714 New 5 per Cent. 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N.B.—During the Eventful Session now at hand, THE SUN will endeavour to outdo its former exertions, in giving the very latest, and fullest, Reports of Parliamentary Debates, up to the hour of Post, and when necessary, by Express, on all the great Lines of Road. SUN Newspaper Office, 112, Strand, London. January 12, 1837. The publication of TnE SUN NIMSPAPER commenced this day at 20 minutes past Three o'clock. LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 12, 1837. The Operative Conservative Associations have, as we suspected, turned out a failure, especially in Lan cashire, where they were first instituted. The good sense of the country has unequivocally declared against them ; and the consequence is, they are daily diminish ing in numbers and energy. On Monday last, one of these notable societies attempted .to get up a grand procession at Heywood—a flourishing manufacturing village, situated in the heart of the district where the Conservatives imagined they were unusually strong. And what was the consequence of this insane attempt ? Why, just this, that the Reform Association announced a Meeting for the same day, which so completely damped the hopes of the rival Society, that they gave up their procession in despair, and were fain to con tent themselves with a small private dinner ; while the Reformers, after mustering in vast numbers, and being joined by the Associations of the different neighbour hoods, sat down to a grand public entertainment, at which upwards of 1,300 gentlemen were present. What renders this triumph of the Reformers more signal, is, that they had assembled together almost at a day's warning, while the Tories had been making active preparations for full a week previously. So end the hopes of the faction in that very district where they flattered themselves they were so influential ! We venture to predict they " - will never raise their heads in Heywood, Rochdale, Bury, or Middleton, again. They have had quite enough of defeat; and enough, it is well known, is as good as a feast. At the Heywood Reform dinner, Mr. FITTON aptly alluded to this defeat of the Conservatives ; and strongly impressed on' all Reformers the necessity of being united, as the surest—indeed, the only—means of effectin g the utter extinction of the faction. Mr. FITTO N has here hit the nail on the head. It is in vain for us to talk of the wonders which we mean to achieve against the Tory forces, unless we are deter mined to make our attack in a compact phalanx. The Reformers should never forget the declaration of Sir ROBERT PEEL, made publicly in Parliament, that he never would have dr( tamed of taking office, had it not been for the dissensio xis among the Liberal party, on - A _ 4 ! 'l • , tv • e€,lltaL 7,5 CHANCERY {THIS DAY.) ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. IRONMONGERS' COMPANY. It will be recollected by our readers that the information in this case related to Betton's charity. The property in dispute was left to the Ironmongers' Company in trust for the redemption of slaves in Turkey and Barbary. The trustees no longer being able to discover proper obj e cts for the charity, the information was filed, praying the judgment of the Court for a scheme to be sent to the Master ; and a decree was obtained from the Court, directing the Mas ter to approve of a proper scheme. Sir WILLIAm HORNE now appeared in support of the petition of the relators, which prayed that the Master might be directed to receive and take into consideration and proceed upon a scheme or proposal carried in by the relators. The Learned Counsel observed that the relators were as much entitled to propose a scheme as the defend ants, and he could not conceive on what ground it was the Master had refused to proceed with it. The only object of the petitioners was, to have the matter brought to a final conclusion. Messrs. WIGRAM and DUCKWORTH, for the Ironmongers' Company, contended that the petition was altogether irre gular. The proper course was to let the Master proceed in the way he thought proper, and then; after the report was made, for those who were dissatisfied with it, to take exceptions. The solicitors for the relators had issued an advertisement, stating that all Charities, corporate or in corporate, might go into the Master's Office and propose a claim to the charity, provided each charity deposited 101. with them, to answer extra costs. This was the scheme that was now sought to be carried in before the Master ; and the Learned Counsel, therefore, trusted the Court would dismiss the petition with costs. The LORD CHANCELLOR, without hearing the reply, ob served that he believed it was not usual pending proceed ings in the Master's Office to give directions to the Master ; but in this case a great many months had elapsed without the relators being allowed to carry in any scheme at all. He did not think that was a correct mode of proceeding. Although he should not make any order, yet his Lordship wished that what he had thrown out might be intimated to the Master. VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) The arguments of Counsel upon a cause petition of no public importance, in " Hoare v. Everest," occcupied the attention of his Honour the whole of the morning. ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) WATERS V. WATERS. Mr. PEMBERTON appeared in support of the petition of Mrs. Waters, praying that she might be at liberty to have access to her children. Mr. TEMPLE appeared for the guardians. It had been suggested to his clients that the lady would be satisfied with seeing her children once a month, attended by some re spectable person, to be agreed on. This the trustees could have no objection to, and the only difficulty would be in agreeing upon the person who should attend with her. Unfortunate circumstances occurred which rendered it impossible that the mother should have the sole custody of her children, and the guardians therefore were only desirous of doing that which would be right, and of being protected from annoyance. The petition was ordered to stand over till to-morrow week, in order, if possible, that some arrangement might be come to in the meantime between the parties. No other petition of any interest was opened up to the time of our leaving. KING'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) THE KING V. TYNDALL AND OTHERS. In this case, which was an indictment charging the de fendants with having created a nuisance in the harbour of Scarborough, the CHIEF JUSTICE proceeded to pass the judgment of the Court. The indictment stated that by means of certain planks placed in the river by the defen dants the harbour was rendered insecure. The Jury found a special verdict to the effect, that notwithstanding the planking and piling placed in the upper part of the river, close to the premises of which the defendants were the owners, the water could yet flow between the pilings, that the works created by the defendants were, in conjunction with other circumstances, the cause of rendering the harbour insecure ; but that they were not more than sufficient to protect their property from the ef fects produced by the tide. Upon the first view of the special verdict, the Court were under the impression that they should direct a venire de novo, but upon the whole of the facts they were of opinion that they might now pass judgment upon them, and indeed the Jury might by their finding be supposed to ask the Court to do so. The question was whether the effects produced by the defen dant's works were sufficiently described so as to enable the Court to pronounce them a nuisance. They thought the expression in the verdict finding the harbour to be, in consequence of the defendant's works in conjunction with other circumstances, less secure than it otherwise would be, was vague and indefinite. Without saying how far the conduct of the defendants was justifiable, if their works were in themselves the cause of injury to the harbour, the Court was of o pinion that under all the circumstances, they did not constitute a nuisance, and they should therefore di rect a verdict of not guilty to be entered. LORD G. LENNOX V. DESBOROUGH AND OTHERS. The A T TORNEY-GENERAL said it was his intention as expressed yesterday to move at the sitting of the Court this m orning for a new trial in this case, but he understood that such a course would be unnecessary from what had since occurred. It would be observed that upon the third issue as to the fact of the assured Lieutenant-Colonel Gress wolde being affected with fits, the jury found that there had not been an examination by the usual medical officer of the Company, and unless the opposite party made some motion on the subj ec t, h e wou ld no t t rou bl e th e i r L o rdships further upon it. Mr. THESSIGER for the plaintiff, wished the Court to state its opinion. The CHIEF-JUSTICE said the parties were before him in Chamber this morning, and after hearing both sides, he di rected a verdict to be entered generally for the defendants. Mr. THESSIGER would ithen take time to consider the subject, and would probably make some motion respect ing it. BAMSTON V. BOND AND ANOTHER. This was an action for an assault committed by the de fendants in turning the plaintiff out of the church of Sta pelford Thorney, in the county of Essex. It was tried at the last Westminster Sittings, before Mr. Justice Coleridge, and a verdict was given with 40s. damages for the plaintiff. Mr. THESSIGER now moved for a new trial on the ground of misdirection, inasmuch as the facts g iven in evidence were not clearly put to the Jury. The plaintiff was school master of the parish, and the defendant, Mr. Bond, was the curate ; the other defendant was churchwarden. A short time before the celebration of divine service, on the day of the alleged assault, the plaintiff was called into the vestry-room, and was told by Mr. Bond that in conse quence of a public remonstrance respecting his irregularity he, the plaintiff, should resign his situation ; whereupon he made a great noise, and an alterc a ti on ar ising the plaintiff was removed from the church, and not suffered to remain there to the disturbance and disedification of the congrega tion. Upon the trial the Learned Judge told the Jury that a previous notice to leave the church ought to have been given to the plaintiff before he could be removed by force, and he (Mr. Thessiger) now contended that under the cir cumstances such notice was unnecessary, and the justifica4 tion of the defendants ought to have been held sufficient. The Learned Counsel having read over the evidence, The CHIEF JUSTICE said he concurred in the opinion expressed by Mr. Thessiger, that notice to leave a church was not necessary, where from the circumstances such an affray was likely to occur as would have the effect of dis turbing the congregation. But in the present case it ap peared that the plaintiff was called into the vestry-room by the curate, and such an altercation did not appear to have arisen as would justify the defendant in removing the plaintiff. He did not think there was any misdirection on the part of Mr. Justice Coleridge, and he should say the verdict ought not to be disturbed. Justices LITTLEDALE and WILLIAMS expressed their concurrence in this opinion, and Mr. Justice COLERIDGE said he would gladly review any of his decisions ; but in this instance he did not think he had misdirected the jury, but had fairly put the facts before them as they appeared in evidence.—Rule refused. H INTS ON ETIQUETTE.—Success is generally a proof of merit, and in the instance of th e little work above mentioned, we think de cidedl y so. Nearly nine thousand copies of it have been sold within twelve months. The Athenteum of January 7, says—" It is a matter of some surprise to us, that in these days, full of improv emen t as they have been, as well as are, two works on Etiquette should have been popular and necessary." The other work is the " Science of Etiquette," against which, we saw a few days since that an injunction had been obtained, on account of its being a piracy of the " Hints." The Exeter Gazette of January 7, in noticing the " Hints,' says, " We are in duced to notice this excellent little work, because its suc cess has brought out several other publications under a si milar title, but of a very different character. The periodi cal press has been universal in the praise of the " Hints.' The Court Journal observes, " that many persons in the polite world' would benefit by a perusal of these sugges tions." We conclude by cordially recommending it to our readers. It is rather singular, by the bye, that in the ap plication for the injunction we mentioned above, Mr. Day (who was stated in Court to be the author) should have been supported by Mr. Knight. It is not usual to see Day and Night on the same side. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Two French mails are arrived, bringing accounts from the Carlist head-quarters, of the date of the 2d inst. Vil lareal had resigned the command of the army, and the In fant Don Sebastian is appointed in his stead as Commander in-Chief. Eguia is to be Minister of War. On the Ist inst. the contending parties were in the same position. A report prevailed yesterday among the monied interest that some of the drafts of a provincial bank had been refused acceptance by a London banking-house, which turns out to have originated in a mistake ; it had the effect during the morning to cause a heaviness in the various funds. THE FUNDS. Consols, which closed yesterday at 908 for the Ac count, and 888 89 for Money, opened at the same prices Lis morning. Exchequer Bills, 23 25 ; India Bonds, 12 14 ; Bank Stock, 210 211. Spanish Active 24i 25-4-; Portuguese, 472 ; Three per Cents., 291 30. The following is an extract of a letter from an officer on board his Majesty's brig Leveret, at sea, October 8, 1836 : —" On the 9th September his Majesty's brig Leveret, when on return to the Cape of Good Hope from a six months' cruize on the east coast of Africa, in lat. about 24 50 south, and long. 40 40 east, fell in with a brig under Spanish colours, who having considerably the advan tage of sailing, the boats of the Leveret were sent to board her. Mr. Foote, mate, in the gig, and J. Russell, second master, following in the cutter, armed. The former, when under the stern, hailed the brig, and enquired where she was from. A. person announced in English, Eighty days from the Havannah, bound to Manilla' Mr. Foote then told them he wished to come on board. The same person replied, If you attempt to come on board we will kill you all ;' but the gallant Leverets were not to be repulsed without a trial, and pushed on, when on a sudden a number of men to the number of eighty, made their appearance, and opened a heavy fire of musketry and swivel guns, killing and wounding several, Mr. Russell being shot through the arm, and the sailing -master being severely wounded in the elbow-joint, so as to render imme diate amputation necessary. From the number wounded our boats were obliged to return to the Leveret, being then distant about two miles. The Commander being determined to trace the haunt of the pirate, returned towards Mozambique, anchoring there on the 20th of September ; and on the 25th, whilst laying at anchor under St. George's Island, off Mo zambique, a redish-looking brig was discried in the offing, who hoisted Spanish colours ; we all knew our vessel ; the Leveret was disguised to give her the appearance of a Bra zilian slaver, and the ruse answered—the Spaniard continued nearing the harbour, not a person was to be seen about the Leveret's decks. When the Spaniard got into the harbour the Leveret tripped her anchor and made sail into the har bour, and boarded in prime style the Spanish piratical and slave brig Dioginese, mounting eight long twenty-four pounders, having a crew of 69 men ; at the moment of boarding she threw her slave coppers overboard, and the Portuguese Fort of St. Sebastian mounting 80 guns, twenty-three of which were aimed at the Leveret, the guns beinc , worked by the crews of the Spanish vessels in the harbour, opened fire on us, one shot entering the hiwer deck ; a message was sent to the Government informing them of our waving taken possession of a Spanish pirate. This did not satisfy them, and they were not content with insulting the British flag, but they endeavoured by sinister means to get our Commander on shore to make a prisoner of him. After amusing themselves for three days firing on the Leverct and her lawful prize, five shot having struck the Leveret, they made an attempt to take the prize, which at first proving unsuccessful, they sent off a message to say that if the Spanish brig did not hoist Portuguese colours by four o'clock ; they would sink us and our prize. Four o'clock arrived, and no Portuguese colours were hoisted, they opened fire on the prize, and nine shot having entered her hull, we hauled down our colours to prevent downright murder, for we were laying within pistol-shot of the fort, and the shots were flying about like hail-stones ; the Portuguese sent off a large launch filled with soldiers, supposed to be Spaniards, belonging to the ships in the harbour —they took forcible possession of our prize." Our arrivals this morning are two French and the Os tend Mails, with ship letters from Oporto and Teneriffe. HALF-PAST ONE. A meeting of Colombian Bondholders has been convened for this afternoon, to have submitted to them CcWaincom munications from the Colombian Government, relative to an arrangement for the liquidation of the dividends. Consols, which were in the early part of the morning 90r for the Account, have improved to 90i- ; Money, 89-fr ; little doing except in making up the accounts against to-morrow (settling day) in Consols. Exchequer Bills (not so good), 25 22 prem. ; India Bonds, 14 prem. ; Bank Stock 210 ; India Stock 2551. In the Foreign Market Spanish Active receded from 241 to 241- ; Passive, 78 ; Deferred, 111 ; Portuguese, 47f ; Three per Cents. 30 ; Colombian, 27 ; Dutch Two-and-a- Half per Cents., 534 M. Alvarez, nephew to M. Mendizabal, has arrived in London from Madrid. THREE 0' CL 0 CK. Consols for the Account, 901 THE NEW COMIC PERIODICA L WORK, EDITED BY " Boz."—The difference between promise and per formance is one of those convenient topics on which the most silent men can dilate. It was with a pretty strong perception of this fact that we opened " Bentley's Miscel lany." We had no small faith in the ingenious conductor ; but though we knew that " Boz" could not easily write— we had some misgivings that he might edit—matter dull enough. Had the ample promise of amusement in " Bent ley's Miscellany" proved in the performance as dull as a thrice-told tale, we were fully prepared to submit to the disappointment. For once in our age of infidelity a miracle has burst upon us. The deed does not only fall below— it rises above the word. The " Miscellany" is more than witty—it is full of wit. Such a crowd of good things we may occasionally have observed in some advanced Number of a long-established periodical ; in a first Number, never. - - Birmingham Journal. Duke Charles of Brunswick has removed from the Carlton Hotel to a mansion in Bryanston-square, where his Highness will reside during the season. Influenza is very prevalent in Edinburgh at present. The Solicitor-General has been severely attacked by it, and many other individuals arc suffering from its effects. A preparatory meeting took place at Northampton, consisting of the most influential boely of Dissenters from different parts of the county, to take into consideration the best means of relieving themselves fi om that most obnoxi ous imp os t—Church -rates. Dalkeith Palace, the seat of the Duke of Buc c leu c h, was the scene of much festivity du ring the holidays. 'The house was full of cumpany. Lord Marsham had left the Palace to preside at a Conservative dinner at Maidstone. A soup-house for the poor of the vicinity is kept up during the winter, at the expense of her Grace. Viscount Melbourne is expected in town in a few days, from Ireland. Viscount Morpeth has arrived at Carlisle House, Grosvenor-place, from Dublin Castle, for the season. His Lordship's Under-Secretary, Mr. Drummond, will act as Deputy-Secretary during his absence, and G. Yates, Esq., Will exercise the functions of D eputy Lord Privy Seal . of Ireland. The French Papers contain an account of another ascent of Mr. Green, in his monster balloon. The intre pid voyager narrowly escaped an accident that might have proved serious. The car came in contact with the wall of a house in the ascent, but fortunately without injury to Mr. Green or his companion. The. utmost ala rm was create d at the moment amongst the spectators. Most of the mails arriveil yesterday morning at or near the regular hour, and the last of them had come in before nine o'clock, so that by• a little extra activity in the sorting department, the whole of the letters and papers were sent out for delivery by about the regular hour, being the first time this had been accomplished since the com mencement of the snow storm. All the inconveniencos re sulting from want of punctuality in the post, delivered' as well in the provinces as in the metropolis, are now consi dered to be at an end. Last week a man was devoured by wolves in th .e forest of Cardaillac, n ear S t. G au d ens, F rance. Noth i ni V was left of him except the bones and his clothes. The cold at Strasburg and Dijon has been ems—. s i ve . The thermometer was at one time as low as 10 5-10 4 below zero of Reamur, or 8 of Fahrenheit. We learn from Caen that the game has been so , Cle.. stroyed in that part of the country, in consequence or 'the d ee p snow, that for some years it is likely to be exe ed ingly scarce. The hares have fallen by hundreds by • the sticks of the poachers, who find it unnecessary to use t Heir guns . Some sportsmen of Ligny recently killed t time wolves, which were seen prowling about the streets and neighbourhood of that town. The animals had no d( rubt been drawn by the severity of the weather from their • ac customed haunts in the forests,—French Paper. The celebrated Norwegian sculptor, ThorwaldE‘A en, who is now at Rome, is executing a statue of Konradin, of Swabia, for the Prince Royal of Bavaria. He has j t i st finished a magnificent bas-relief representing Hector, whi ch excites general admiration. 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