The Sun. — London, England, 1846-03-19 00:00:00

LITERAT URE. WE STMIA STER RE VIEW. No. LXXXVIII. Considering our precarious, or, perhaps, we should say, our doubtful position at the present moment, as far as the continuation of peace is concerned—looking at the belligerent attitude assumed by a certain class of Americans, and beholding the strife now raging in the Soikh territories—a more felicitous juncture could scarcely have been selected for the publication of those inquiries into the " racial, moral, and intellectual con dion of the army," which constitute the opening paper in this number cf the We,tminster Review. Nothing is of such vital and supreme importance to a great nation as the inculcation of a healthy tone into the system of its protective force, and, consequently, nothing is so incum bent upn the Legislature as to suppress anythtng con ducive to the demoralisation of its standing armies. In remote ages this truth was acknowledged, and upon it was erected the stern bulk of the Spartan commonwealth. Even when the ancestral barbarians were exposed to the incursions of other predatory hordes, a certain rugged morale was deemed requisite for the perpetuation, and even for preservation of their power ; a morale founded upon activity, upon a development of muscular energy— upon a oneness of feeling —upon a continuous subjection ' to diseipline—and upon that peculiar valour which sustains a man under the most severe privations. But, as civilisation advanced, more refinement and symmetry were instilled into the military as well as into the intellectual and political codes. And, as civili sation ever strives to extract an increase of advantage from whatever is submitted to its influence, the hitherto inactive cohorts, which were maintained by consular and imperial Rome as the safeguards of its authority, where rendered subservient to the interests of its em ployers. In this manner, during the intervals of peace, the sword was thrown aside for the mattock ; and the veterans, whose courage in battle had incited them to the spoliation of their enemies, rendered themselves of double benefit to their country by strewing it with the embellishments of their industry—a policy which that mighty warrior, the Emperor Napoleon, did not regard as unworthy of imitation. With reference to these par ticulars, our own troops are utterly beneath comparison; beside the legions of France and Italy they are as gaudy drones. Instead of their peaceful exertions being de voted to the adornment or improvement of our cities, or our rural districts, they are restricted to pipeclay and sand-paper. Upon this miserable fact we cannot do better than transcribe a few sentences from our re- viewer:— " Surely the British soldier has no claim to take a higher rank than the Roman and yet look at the Roman works —the roads which remaia to this day —the Thames em bankments, than which Britain cannot even now boast a snore important work—these, and other works equally great were performed, too, let it be recollected, by men under arms and constantly liable to surprise—almost con stantly in fact, engaged in actual warfare. What works would such soldiers as these have performed in thirty years of unbroken peace? Or, to come to times and to a people twa rer t o us , look at that magnificent Gallic work, the Route du Simplon, executed during a fiercer war, and sub ject to all the rigours of an Alpine climate. But it is use less to multiply instances which are familiar to every well read per ou. Wbv, also, should not the British soldier be employed in uat•ful public works—roads, canals, and bridges, for instance?" As inculcating by the manner of their jurisdiction a perseverance in their idle and useless habits, the military authorities of Great Britain have been most culpable ; while, by abandoning the soldiery to inaction, they have placed incitements to viciousness, and opportunities for the cultivation of debauchery in the way of an igno rant and naturally dissolute class of men. It is against this ignorance, and against this dissoluteness of the English army that the pre- ent strictures in the Westminster Review are especially directed. Yet, agree ing as we undoubtedly do in the generality of the writer's views upon the subject, we must take leave to protest against the acerbity and almost rancourous ill nature nhich pervades the article. Conscious of the existence of very great abuses, the writer directs atten tion to them in tones of passionate indignation, insomuch that he occasionally descends to a virulence of scorn, quite incompatible with the office of a Public Censor. Thus while inveighing against the gross and murky ignorance of the " privates," and sometimes indeed of the ()Slicers themselves, he attaches this stigma of in competency to the nines of brevet-majors and colonels, and even higher up in the scale of promotion: and again, when taunting tke army for its immorality, he gene ralises the imputation of licentiousness ; he brands with one sweeping accusation the whole military esta blishment. Granted that a vast number of our so called defenders—granted even that a huge majority of them —are worthy of reprobation as a most vicious and unprincipled class—(and we are compelled, alas from all rationsl experience to acquiesce in the justice of such a deduction)—still, it is beyond all precedent—it is beyond all human candour to implicate, as equally vile, men of undoubted honour, men of undoubted purity, men of undoubted acquirements, men, in fine, of un impeachable and elevated character, and men there are of this description in the British army. Of soldiers in the ranks what does the reviewer remark ? Why, this: No unprotected woman can pass them, of whatever con dition in life, that is not rudely stared in the face, with some gross audible remark to create a blush; and the ernbarass• meat into which she is thrown mostly gives rise to a repeti tion of some ' standing joke of the barracks' and its conse quent chorus of a horse-laugh.' We hare seen it often, and with deep indignation." We would undertake to vouch that this latter assertion is merely a very wide stretch of that very elastic article, the imagination; or if the writer really has "seen it awn," it has been simply like Hamlet, "in my mind's eye, Horatio!" Altogether, we cannot but regard the forgoing peragraph as littl e b e tt er t h an cant—as a very fustian effort after effect—as a mere straining after a m o st morbid species of humanity. It is nothing but irrate gessip—iedderdasb, in short; and, but that other por tens of the disquisition are really of a high order of merit, would tend to deteriorate the contributor as one utterly unworthy of joining in the corps of the !Vest hiomter Review. We have said that the paper has por tiene of high merit, and this we could undertake to de monstrate tlid our columns permit ; a reference, however, to the article itself, will be an ample corro boration of the remark, while at the present momentous crisis its perusal cannot but prove interesting even to the most phlegmatic. Some of the recommendations incorporated in :the review demand the deepest con sideration, as likely to produce, by trial, a very decided improvement in the organisation of our military. Among these we would particularise, as ebeet the most feasible and the most judicious, the pr , po,al that our raw recruits—drawn gene rally funi the lowest dregs of the population— should ho submitted to a system of rational tuition, that their faculties for observation and reflection should un aergo a wholesome culture, whereby they would be come mere opened to an appreciation of their position as sentient heiogs ; while their bodies should be drilled by a succession of more bracing and invigorating ma noeuvres than are witnessed now-a-days in the Rio r , gish discipline of the barrack-yards. For the officers, nothing can be more requisite than a thorough course of instruction in the mysteries of military tactics—a necessity which is now almost entirely overlooked. Fredericks, and Cromwells, and Marlboroughs, and Massenas were not fostered in the purlieus of such scenes as Arthur's, or in the atmosphere of fribbles and sentimental young ladies. A great re organisation is demanded among our soldiery, from the staff officer downwards to the sutler; that reorganisation may be arranged with all decorum if the authorities will he afoot upon the matter ; otherwise, public opinion will drive the change to its accomplishment, as it ultimately does all other neglected abuses. Before relinquishing the subject of this first article, we must utter our fullest condemnation of the subjoined paragraph:— s' We see France armed to the very teeth, and increasing her ansnaments with unparalleled rapidity and energy—half her popuLition are frantic for an English war, to avenge her former defeats. * * * We see, again, America, headed by a reckless President, intoxicated with the prospect of irritating England on the Oregon or any other question which should give him a pretext for the annexation' of the Canadas to the republic. On the other side Wt: see, the dark and insidious barbarian Czar, whose hatred of fill liberal principles and of the gene ral diffusion of intelligence fenders England peculiarly odious to him, crouching like a wolf to seize the first favourable chance for blotting out England, as he has done Poland, from the map- of Europe. We see, moreover, the Pope, his vassal and semi-vassal—Austria and Prussia—and his spiritual serfs in the Peninsula, in Belgium, in Germany, and indeed throughout Christendom, gloating with all the ani mosity of theological hate to renew their autos upon the he retic and the infidel in Smithfield. We even see Ireland, itself an integral portion of the British empire, in a state of general disaffection, under the dictation of one who inspires, till it becomes almost instinctive, an unrelenting and interminable hatred of the " Saxon race.' And, in addition to all this, we see the unexampled fruits of our national industry, manu. facturing ingenuity, and commercial enterprise, exposed to the cupidity of the world, an d h o ldi ng out the most ravish ing prospects of plunder that can lure the foreign bandit on to superhuman isereism These are most vicious sentiments most viciously ex pressed ; they are to us a strange anomaly in the !Vest niiister Review —they are vicious, as searching after the incitement of a feeling of panic. Besides which they form an accumulation of very novel historical discoveries. For example, it is something really bold to imply that Nicholas the First " blotted Poland from the nea p of Europe!" and as to the ann ouncement that i'russits with its " orthodox" monarch is the semi -vassal of the sovereign Pontiff ; it is one for which we confess unprepared. The insinuation a b out o urselves totally /Connell and the stirring up of Irish bile against the " Saxon race" is surely too obsolete, so long subsequ ent to the " Liberator's" exit from the Richmond Peniten tiary. Far is it from our intention to lull one single .English mind into a delusive confidence ; nevertheless, we must reprobate such unchallenged and gratuitous libels upon a peaceful authority like that of the Papal States, with a revival of the old bugbear cry of . " loat;na teeth all the aninio,ity th renew hate to en .t em • . their • autos' upon the heretic and the infidel S'int h• field sentence which contains the very quintessence of bigotry and illiberality. With this observation we shall teseehele our notice of the " Social, Moral, and In telketual Condition of the Army." Mr. Thornton Hunt, as the author of the " Foster-Brother," is dis sected with much spirit in a paper on historical romance; nor does the writer of Whitehall come off without some few bitter stripes. The " Life of Dalton" is a passage of philosophic biography, most instructiv as an example. ' A stringent analysis of "The Medical Police of the United Kingdom" is striking the iron while it is hot, and striking some heavy sledge-hammer blows to boot. " The Registration of Larded Property" will command a very general perusal, and will amply repay curiosity. To the survey of the " Present State of Parties" we :titan possikly take an opportunity of referring shortly, ea a sensible and terse series of thoughts. And with a perfect encyclop*dia respecting the "Affairs of New Zealand" the catalogue of contents is completed. The number in all essential particulars is valuable eels well tiumed. 1 ir. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 19, 1846. PEERS AND PART ENUS. 3 Vols. By Mrs. Gore. Among all descriptions of light literature, fashionable novels are proverbially the most monotonous, the most unanimated, and the most flimsy. For these very rea sons, it is something peculiarly worthy of commend . a tion, when a fiction of this descripti o n, though bearing about it all the general characteristics of its class, car ries with it a prominence of conception, and force of imagination, sufficient to form for itself a certain pro portion of individuality. To this commendation the three volumes before us are fully entitled ; they c(eist!- Lute a tale of no inconsiderable interest —they sp , rkte with much vivacity of observation—they contain en agreeable and ingenious diversity of character. In awarding these laudatory expressions, however, to " Peers and Parvenus," we are compelled to compro mise their full application. A perception of the clever. ness which glitters over the surface of each chapter cannot blind our eyes to the numerous blemishes, over sights, and discrepancies which militate very powerfully against the merits of an otherwise excellent production. In one particular (no u nimportant one, be it ob serve d)— namely, in the diction with which Mrs. Gore has clothed her imaginings—there is a most intolerable carelessne ss , or a most egregious indifference to elegance ; a failieg not only derogatory to authorcraft, but liable to deterio rate the very ideas which the language embodies. Thus the pages are swarming with such superfluous and un musical coinages as the following :—" Indispensability," " inseparability, " justifiability," " aggrandization," " custOmerless," " irreproachability," " artificiality," all of which, though literary foibles only in themselves, are surely better avoided. Occasionally, also, Mrs. Gore employs expressions of singular coarseness, the more singular, perhaps, from the usual refinement of her imagery ; thus, for example (vol. iii p. 91), we hear of " Herbert Davenport hitting upon a new raw, through which it was easy to i n fl ic t tortures upon his rival. " Turning, however, from these l esser tarnishes, let us particularise the more successf u l f eatures of the novel. It T has some piquant touches of sarcasm, as when Lady L rsula Wainwright exclaim s , " Wh at man ' s consiitency is to be relied upon! The creat ures h ave enoug h to do t o beep their word to thei r const i tuents. " Many of the minor personages i n the story are sketched, likewise, with ge nuine humour, mgr. the subjoined mention of Peter Parmenter :—" P. P. was sitti ng at an anc i ent b ureau, covered with ragged, rusty, black leather, and sur mounted by a rusty black teaboard, sipping small tea, also purporting to be black, and dipping into it sippits of bread and butter, purporting to be brown." The pen-and-ink portrait of Sir Robert Dashwood is no less happy :—" An exceedingly narrative old gentleman, who would lend his ears to the longest story, to have the satisfaction of repeating it in his turn. Circumstantial as a legal conveyance, as an auditor he was full of ques tions as, when a narrator, of expletives." Or again, Sir Robert's nephew :—" Young Dashwood was as rash ani rapid as old Dashwood was deliberate. He had been up in a balloon, down in a diving-bell, and was the ori ginal deviser of the aerial carriage. Everything he did, said, wore, ate, or drank, was done, said, worn, eaten, and drunk on the newest an d most approved principle. The most minute action of his life might have afforded matter for a patent." Of main characters we can speak in terms of still more decided praise : some of these are admirably delineated. The Hillingdons—callous, worldly, selfish, and unprincipled ; the Clutterbucks— showy, ambitious, and extravagant upstarts ; the Cor bets, quiet and homely in their simplicity—are each re presentatives of a genus familiar to hundreds of readers. Jervis Cleve, however, is the most delicately-conceived and elaborately-drawn character in the work—Jervis Cleve, in short, is the hero—Jervis Cleve, to speak plainly, is an original and beautiful creation, and in his fortunes is centred the principal charm of the fiction. The child of a day-labourer, the protege of a fine lady, the inmate of a chanty-school, Jervis gradually elevates him se lf by hi s gen i us and his fascina tion of form and manner, into the very beau ideal of a hero of romance ; and, nevertheless, the gradation is managed most arti s ti ca ll y — not hi ng i s strained in the portraiture of his elevation. Of course there is, ther. the approved fashio n o f nove l an d me l o -d ramat i c wr i ters, a villain ; the one, in this instance, is a Colonel Cleve land, the most improbable and ill-conceived personage in the book. And as if to consummate the absurdity of the character, this man, who is introduced to 'he reader r as a most elegant and accomplished roué, at the denoue ment changes abruptly into a swaggering, cut-and- thrust bully, larding his conversation with cant phrases and vulgar pronunciation. It is in the conclusion of this novel that Mrs. Gore's chief failure consists ; the third volume is miserably disproportioned to its predeces.ors. Indeed the two first volumes are admirable, the last in excusably bad. Poetical justice is put entirely at de fiance ; the wishes and expectations of the reader are every way disappointed ; the vicious characters are crowned with success, the virtuous or amiable consigned to irreparable woe and despondency. , Vol. 111. should never have been published ; Mrs. Gore should hare burnt the manuscriFt, and re-writtenr the terminatio n o f her story as she could have writt en ft in a moment of better inspiration. We are thus decided in our con demnation from the pleasure we experienced in a perusal of the first and second volumes, and the utter dissatis faction with which we closed their successor. " Peers and Parvenus" e ill, notwithstanding, become popular for the many charming pictures which it contains— descriptions of the creme de la creme in the London drawing-rooms ; of the alumni amongst the excavations and eruptions of Vesuvius ; of the Parvenus in the rustic haunts of England ; and the Peers amidst the variable society of Naples. THE OREGON TERRITORY. —Knight's Weekly Volume. No. LXXXIX. 1 ! A clear, candid, and comprehensive description of those territories on the western coast of North America known by the geographical name of Oregon, was very greatly wanted, both on account of their growing im portance and in consequence of the friendship at pre sent subsisting between Great Britain and the United States being just now at jeopardy solely on the score of that segment of the Western Hemisphere. This de ! sired description is fully realised in the little volume before us, for it possesses a title to those very requisites, perspicuity, candour, and comprehensiveness. We re turn our acknowledgments to the Rev. Mr. Nicolay for having satisfied a justifiable curiosity ; he has treated 1 the subject in a manner precisely suitable, and without I any loftier pretensions than that of stating facts with as much terseness as is compatible with clearness. And while we can never cease to deprecate that atrocious spirit of avarice which would plunge nations into war tfare for the mere purpose of individual agrandisement, we cannot, especially after a perusal of this book, but I acknowledge that a country so fertile in its resources 1 and so advantageously situated for the interests of its possessors, is no very contemptible or valuless tempta tion. To no kingdom, however, could this plea form a sufficient palliation for the commencement of a gigantic and sanguinary contest ; and how much the more does this observation apply to nations so blended together in all their social, political, and moral relations as England and America ! No language can be strong enough to reprobate those who would embroil such countries in ! such a struggle fir such unprincipled and mercenary motives ! It would be a spectacle of civil war upon a grand scale ; it would be an antagonism of the same tongue, of the same religion, of the same political sym pathies. Before hostilities, however, are further dreamt of, let all brawlers for national honour pause and medi tate ; there is a moral to be drawn even from the fable of the two peasants who fought for the mule while a neighbour availed himself of the opportunity to appro priate the animal "to his own uses. It appears thut the natural productions of Oregon are various—an abund ante of furs, profitable whale fisheries, wool, hides, tim ber, tallow, and cattle of different descriptions ; to which must be added wheat, barley, Indian corn, apples, and minerals, such as iron, lead, tin, and copper. The herds of wild horses alone, might be rendered a source of extraordinary wealth, scattered over the plains in bands of from 3,000 to 4,000. For the exportation of these the ports are most advantage ously situated ; and, altogether the Oregon territories, though no El Dorado, may in future times become the seat of vast commercial enterprise. RECRUlTlNG.—ltecruiting has been " looking up," in this sub-division of the northern district for the last six weeks. The Artillery are carrying all before them, and one party of " the line," stationed in this town—the 57th—have, we understand, procured twenty " tight-looking fellows" in the course of a single month. this success, of late, is at tributable to the lowering of the standard height, and divid ing the bonus with civilians, who bring forward persons eligible to be enlisted by military men. We understand that the 57th have got nearly 1,000 excellent recruits in and about Belfast, during the last twelve years. The service corn panies of this corps embarked for India in January, 1825. They are now at Fort St. George, Presidency of Madras, and the depot of Chatham. —Banner of Water. OPTICAL DELUSION IN A RCEITECTURE.—Mr. J. J. Scoles, in a paper read at the Institute of British Architects, on the 23d ultimo, said :—" It is well known to architects, that if the shafts of columns are made perfectly straight, that the effect to the eve would be an appearance of curving in wards; and this unpleasing effect is remedied by giving an entasis or swelling to the columns. As Stuart and Bevel had not shown any entasis to the columns of the Parthenon, I felt a desire, when I was at Athens, to ascertain it' the architect of the Parthenon had overlooked this point—if these columns were really executed without any entasis ; I had the opportunity of measuring each diameter of the blocks of a fallen column, which clearly proved that an entasis was given, but so slightly as not to give any appearance of swelling out, which is so often seen in the buildings of Italy, but yet sufficient to correct the defect that would have been apparent if the shafts had had a straight line. —The Buider. Railway King's, Queens, and Princesses figure, " not W isely, but too well," in Mrs. Gore's amusing novel of "Peers and Parvenus." What will the nouveaux rules of the s hare - holding world say to this? Probably, that they fare no worse than the fashionable dramatis personm, both Eng. fish and Foreign, whose mysterious adventures have creat e d I such universal interest in this work. The character of George Jodd re u hearted and empty- p o c keted che f d'oeuvre, as a type of the empty hearted overbearing—but not the less exquisites of the day—selfish— vues;sth3et darling of fashionable life. SPLENDID FORTY.' Highness Pri n ce 'WITH TEM QUEEN'S Eucir- HOUNDS.—IIis Serene 111 Edward of Saxe Wei mar, Lord Paget, Lord Neville, the taeoriere...n.emnen, several et the officers of the Grenadier Guards, and a hundred, hunted with the royal etastinuadt,ll,l4 3°,f upwards of one taking place at the Golden Ball, Bracknell. The beaountdiafaly'lltthtlee hmineedt. Madcap, which had been hunted upon three different occasions during the present season, and afforded excellent sport, uncartod, close is the place of meeting , took away to tait=til circling round to Old Bracknell , where it doubled to Southi4teat a rk: skirting the park palings, over the plantations to the P r h xce consort's farm, at Ripley, and thence to Swinley, where it brok e away to Tower-hill, doubling back again to Swlnley, over the b oa . to Chevy-downs, on to Winktield-row, nearly to the church, at a ratiung pace, thinning th e field by a wholesale species of tailing off. The gallant little Madcap then crossed fur Captain Forbes's, at Winkfieid-place, into the forest, nearly to iit..Leonerds, breaking away for th e N ag's Head, at Oakiey-irre ea, and thence for the Thames crossing the river at Pollard'e , a nd landing on the s p . posits side, in Bucks. The hounds were broaght through Blowe rßlley. and Windsor, over the bridge, into Eton, and laid on near Boveney. From the length of the run, up to the deer taking the water, and the racing pace throughout, only three (independently of the huntsman and whipper.iii) out of the numerous field at the onset crossed Windsor-bridge to renew the sport. Upon the pack being again lai d en, liedcap made away through Briganshaw's farm , a nd was ta ken close to Ili' Maidenhead Railway Station, after one of the must splen did three hours , plus h 4 sgasen, over at least forty miles of country. The meet to-day will ' take plait. 0 Littleton, and ox Friday at the crooked Billet, Iver•heatia. NEW ORDERS IN CHANCERY. A series of orders relative to the drainage of waste lands, comprised in twenty-one clauses, and signed by the Lord Chancellor and the Master of the Rolls, has just been issued. The preamble to these orders recites that, by virtue of an Act passed in the Bth and 9th Victoria, to alter and amend an Act passed in the 3d and 4th Victoria, to enable the owners of settled estates to defray the expenses of draining the same by way of mortgage, it was enacted that, for simplifying proceed ings, and ren d er i ng t h e same i nexpens i ve , it should be iawful for the Lord Chancellor and Mager of the Rolls to make orders and provisions for facilitatimg the mode of application to the Court, and of proceedings before the Master or otherwise. Now, therefore, it is ordered by the Lord Chancellor and Master of the Rolls, that all applications made pursuant to such Act and proceed ings thereunder, shall be made and conducted as follows: 1. Any person entitled to land withim the meaning of the said Act, may present to the Lord Chancellor or Master of the Rolls, a petition in the form set forth, and to this order annexed. 2. The petitioner in any such petition is to mark the same with the name of one of the Vice-Chan cellors. 3. The Master of the Rolls, in the case of any such petition preserted to him and the Vice Chancellor, with whose name petiti on s h a ll b e marked, may, upon con sideration of petition, and without attendance of coun sel, solicitor, or petitioner thereon, if he shall so think . fit, make an or d er on suc h pet i tion to the effect set forth in a form of order annexed, or to such other effect with such variations as circumstances may require. 4. The Master, to whom reference may be made, to require proof of doed, will, or other i'strument, under which petitioner claims to be entitled to the land, and other manner in which he claims title under the same, but he is not otherwise to require proof of title to the land. 5. The Master, if he think it necessary, for due prose cution of references, may direct petitioner to serve any other person interested with notice of proceedings, and person so served may attend proceedings as party thereto, but if he shall decline to attend, Master may proceed in his absence, and he is to state the same in his report. 6. Mager to be at liberty to apply to the judges by whom order was made, for special directions or leave to state special circumstances touching the matters referred to him ; and if he receives directions or leave, to state the same in report. 7. Proceedings upon reference to be conduetcd ac cording to general rules and orders of the Court of Chancery, so far as consistent with these orders. S. Master's report to be filed in Report-office. 9. Any person interested in land is, within fourteen days of filing of report, to be at liberty to petition Lord Chancellor in case reference was made by him, or Vice- Chancellor or Master of Rolle, in case reference was made, that report be reviewed. 10. If petition be presenttd, judge, by whom refer ence was made, to take into consideration, and if he think fit may dispose thereof either by dismissing same or refer the matter back to Master, with or without special orders. - 11. Judge considering petition that Master's report may not be confirmed, may direct person interested to attend, and may, if necessary, direct same to be argued by counsel in open court, or otherwise. 12. If reference back to Master is made, proceedings to be as an original reference. _ _ 13. If no petition that report be received is presented, person who obtained rep.,rt may, after fourteen days from filing report, present petition for confirmation, and leave to make proposed improvements, and petition may be in form to order annexed. 14. On pre ,, entation of last-mentioned petition, judge by whom references were made to consider same, and to dispose thereof by confirming report and giving per mission asked, or referring matter back to Master, or dismissing petition, as justice of case may require. 15. On consideration of last-mentioned petition, judge may require attendance of persons interested ; and, if necessary, may direct matter to be argued by counsel. 16. Order confirming report may be in form to this order, also annexed. 17. Master, by whom report made, may, upon pro duction of order confirming the same, and giving leave to make improvements, deliver to party who has obtained order, certificate in form specified. 18. Certificates to be made in duplicates, and copy to be filed in Report-office, and other copy to party. 19. Upon application of party to whom certificates granted, Master may inquire what sums of money have bean bona fide expended in making permanent improve ments in laud, as mentioned and certified to be proper, in report, and defra) ing expenses in said Act mentioned, and upon what terms as to interest and repayment by instalments, money was advanced, and Master having duly inquired into matter, and being satisfied, may make endorsement on certificate to effect and in form in this order set forth. 20. Endorsement to be made in duplicate, and one copy to be written on parties' certificate, and the other to be filed and annexed to copy of certificate filed in Report-otlice. 21. All orders by Master of the Rolls or Vice-Chan cellor subject to be discharged by Lord Chancellor on petition. EUGENE SUE. M. Eugene Sue, whose fictions are at present so po pular, was born at Paris on the 10th of December, 1804. The Empress Josephine and her son, Prince Eugene Beauharnois, were his godfather and godmother. The Sue family is very ancient, and has been established for many years at Lacolme, near Cannes, in Provence. It is still represented there by M. Sue, a retired officer of high rank, and great-uncle to our author. The majority of Eugene Sue's relatives have been physi cians of great celibrity. His great grandfather, Peter, and his grandfather, Joseph, have left extensive ana tomical works ; and to them the French medical school owes the introduction of the pathology of Gaubius, which succeeded that of Boerhaave. Joseph and Jean Joseph both graduated at the Edin burgh University, and make known to their countrymen, in numerous translations, the works of the Scotch school of medicine. Our author's father was chief phy sician to the Imperial Guard in the Russian campaign, and has also published several popular works. Imme diately after the restoration, he became the King's phy sician, and lived in intimate friendship with the Empress Josephine, Franklin, Massena, Moreau, and all the great personages of the Consulate epoch. He made a gene rous bequest to the Academy of Fine Arts of a magni ficent collection of comparative anatomy, and objects of natural history, formed in his own family by four gene rations of physicians, and which constitutes a gallery in the Palace of the Fine Arts of great value. Eugene Sue himself, according to the wishes of his father, en tered upon- the medical career. He was surgeon at tached to the military suite of the King ; then to the staff of the army in Spain in 1823 ; and also in the same campaign, to the seventh regiment of artillery. He was present at the siege of Cadiz, at the taking of Trocadero, and at that of Tarafa. In 1824 he quitted the land for the naval service. Ile made se veral voyages in the Atlantic ; and having traversed the West Indies, he returned to the Mediterranean, visited Greece, and in 1828 was present in the ship Bresliau at the battle of Navarino. On returning from his campaign, he renounced the navy and medicine, and took up his abode at Paris, where, thetas to the handsome income he enjoys as a paternal inheritance, he was enabled to lead a life of brilliant happiness. His favourite occupation at this time was painting, which he studied at his friend's the celebrated Gudin. The idea of turning novel writer was not thought of by Eugene Sue till 1830, when an old comrade of the artillery happened, in conversation, to remark that as "Cooper and Marryatt had made the sea romance popular, he ought to write his recollections, and create the maritime romance of the French." This pleased our author. He quitted the painting-brush anti took up the pen. His first work was "K ernoc k t h e Pirate,' the success of which caused him to continue to write, following the dictates of a lively and fertile fancy. Thus appeared in succession numerous works, which may he arranged in the following order:—Sea Romances, Kernock the Pirate, Flick and Pluck, Attar Gull, the Salamander, and the Watch Tower of Koatver e Mari time History—History of the French Marine under Louis IV., and abridgement of the military marine of every people. Historical Romances—Latreaumont, Jean Cavalier, and Letorieres, the Commander of Malta. Romances of Manners Arthur, La Concaratcha, Dylcy tar, L'Hotel Lambert Ma &c., Philosophical and Political Romances —The Mysteries of Paris, the Female Blue Beard, and the Wandering Jew, a tale of the Jesuits. Dasamar Latreumont, the Pretendress, and several others of great effect, produced in concert with Messrs. Dinaux and Le gouve. M.Eugene Sue at present inhabits, in the heights of the Faubourg St. Honore, a little mansion covered with creepin g plants and flowers, whi c h overarc h t h e peristyle. A fountain plays in his most beautiful of gardens, in the midst of rocks and sea plants, and a long close gallery, wa ll e d i n w i t h sculpture and plants, leads from the house to a little outer gate quite hidden under an artificial rock. The inferior of the houses composed of very small apartments, somewhat confined, and rendered obscure by the flowers hanging down the windows. The furniture is crimson, with golden nails ; the sleeping apartment alone, is lighter, and of a blue colour. There is scat tered about a little ofevery style—Gothic, Renaissance, Fantastic, and French. The walls of the drawing room are hid by works of art, painting, and sculpture, various cu riosities, family portraits, masterpieces, and works of modern artists, his friends. Glorious names shine in every part—Delcroix, Gudin, Isabey, Vernet, &c. A drawing of Madame de Lamertine, and some verses of the illustrious poet occupy a conspicuous place. One picture in partiaular has a privileged situ ation upon canvass, in the midst of the co quetries of the drawing-room. It is an anchorite of Isabey, of terrible effect, forming a remark able contrast in that little temple of luxury. The favourite horses, dogs, &c. of M. Sue are the subjects of the ma jority of the remainder, painted either by himself or by M. Alfred Dedreux. In all these we detect traits of character, a passion for luxury and strong emotions, with a reaction towards retirement and meditation, en enlightened taste for the fine arts, and a love of animals and plants. Among the many autl. ors who may be termed successful, few have attained a popularity so ex tensive as Eugene Sue.—Correspondent of Glasgow Examiner. E. INTELLIGENCE.—During the time of the mis sionary meeting held in Queen Anne's-street Church, on Sabbath evening, the 7th instant, the news arrived of Sir R. Peel's majority of 97 for free-trade. A gentleman, anxious to learn the result of the division before he went to church, waited the arrival of the post, and as soon as lie heard the amount of the majority, he went to church, and banded to another gentleman on a slip of paper the announcement of Peel's majority. The card, during the time of the delivery of a very excellent missionary address, was handed through a considerable number of the congregation.—Fffeshire Journal. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, March 18. The Lord Chancellor sat in Lincoln's Inn Hall to-day, an, heard appeals. '!'he jury found the prisoner guilty of larceny, and sentence was deferred. Mr. Baron ALDERSON disposed of several of the corn mon jury causes, but none of the details were of an 3 intere,t. WESTERN ClRCUlT.—Dorchester, March 16. James Mart was indicted for maliciously setting on fire a certain stack of furze, the property of David Slade, at Lvtchett Minster. - Mr. You Men was counsel for the prosecution, and Mr. Stock for the prisoner. It appeared th*t the prosecutor had a rick of furze made about a week before the sth of November. On that day, in the evening, it was seen to be on fire, and was entirely con sumed. The prisoner at that time was at work at the Dor chester and Southampton Railway at Lytchett. A few days bel.re the sth of November the prisoner told a fellow-labourer that a man named Sw•atlield had persuaded him to set this rick of furze en fire, and he should do it. The party to whom he told this recommended him not to do it; but he said he w3uld. The prisoner repeated his intention en the afternoon of the sth of November, and proceeded towards the spot where the rick was, and it soon after was on fire. The next morning a man said to him, "Well, you've done it, then ;" and he said he had; that be had struck four lucifers on the top of the box and then set it on fire, and before he could get across the field the rick was all in a blaze. The men all left the employ in a day or two, and went to Portsmouth. The one to whom the prisoner had told this returned again in about a month, when he gave information. Another labourer, who was present when the prisoner uttered his threat, and afterwards stated what he had done, confirmed the evidence of the first labourer. The prisoner was appre hended on the sth of December. When the prisoner was in custody, he said it was no use to deny it—he had done it, and Swaflield had persuaded him. The prisoner had always borne the character of being a quiet, hard-working lad, eighteen years of age. For the prisoner it was urged that it was a mischievous frolic, for the purpose of making a bonfire on the sth of November. The jury found the prisoner Guilty. Sentence—three months' imprisonment. NISI PRIUS COURT. The whole of the day has been occupied in trying a right of way cause, in which all the points have been left for the consideration of the Court above. Mr. Cockburn and Mr. Fitzherbert were for the plaintiff, and Mr. Crowder and Mr. Steck for the defendant. OXFORD CIRCUIT.— Worcester, March 16. (Before the LORD CHIEF BARON.) Joseph Brooks, aged 29, labourer, was indicted for com mitting a rape upon Ellen Banks, on the 18th of July last. The evidence is of course unfit for publication. The jury found the prisoner Guilty, and the Learned Judge sentenced him to transportation for life. John Howel was charged with committing a like crime upon the person of a little girl, only eight years old. The jury found the prisoner Guilty, and he was sentenced to transportation for life. Both these crimes were committed in the parish of St. Andrew's, in this city. a spot infested by the most notorious characters. (Before Mr. Baron PLATT.) Harriett Allard, said to be only 15, and the daughter of a very respectable farmer, was indicted for shop-lifting. Though this trial lasted four hours, the facts were very similar to those which form the usual features in such cases. It appeared that the articles alleged to have been stolen by the prisoner were found in her basket, but the possession of one article, a veil, was accounted for by the prisoner, who said she considered she had bought it, but had not paid for it, as she was going to call again, when a balaEce would he struck of the accounts between herself and the prosecutor's wife, the prisoner 11..ving been accustomed to sell butter and eggs on market-day when she visited the city. The only al ternative whereby to account for the other articles being found in the prisoner's basket was that the prosecutor's wife had placed them there. It was proved she had the opportu nity, and also had on a former occasion made a false charge against a person. The jury adopted this view, as suggested in a very able defence by the prisoner's counsel, and ac quitted her. - The verdict WAS received with applause, and it is right to add that the prisoner received an excellent character from the clergyman of her parish, who had known her from infancy. Mr..Selfe appeared for the Crown, and Mr. Traddlestone defended the prisoner. viz 17. C Si i r R N C . T. Ti — nd p ar e Ilon. Sir Th A e H n D ig L ht A Thomas Coltman arrived in this town about two o'clock, and opened the commission for this county with the usual for malities, after which their Lordships proceeded to attend divine service at St. Mary's Church. . The Lard Chief Justice took his seat in the Nisi Prins Court, at ten o'clock this morning; and Mr. Justice Coltman at eleven, in the Crown Court. The list presented fourteen causes for trial, of which four were marked for special juries; but of these three are by the same plaintiffs, and one only, if any, of them will be tried. They are said to be in respect to the right to hold races here. The other is an action of ejectment—Doe, dem. Thornhill v. Thornhill—by the devisee against the heir-at-law, to recover possession of a very valuable property on the ground of the insanity of the test.itor, in which Mr. Cockburn, Q.C., is coming down specially, and which will be commenced to morrow morning, and will probably last two long days. Of the common jury cases, four are cross actions, two only of which will therefore be tried. The list was thus reduced to 10, of which five were at 4 o'clock disposed of, and the remaining three will he, probably, in the course of the day. The calendar is num.erically, but not otherwise, heavy, there being 59 prisoners and 45 cases for trial ; of which two are light cases of burglary, two, also light, cases of robbery, one o breaking and entering a dwehing-house, three of breaking and entering warehouses, one of forgery (no evidence ()tiered), two of stabbing and wounding, one of a felonious assault upon a woman, one of horse-stealing, and two of riot and assault upon peace-officers. Down to 4 o'clock to-day nothing had occured in either court justifying any report. In consequence of the anticipated duration of the great special jury cause above referred to, for three days at least, the commission day at Leicester has been postponed from Friday till Saturday, on which latter day only the borough business will be taken. The county business will, therefore, commence there on Monday morning next. NORFOLK CI He Urr.—Cambridge. March 16. NISI PRIUS COURT.--(Before Mr. Baron PARKE and a Special Jury.) MICHAEL AUGUSTE'S GATHERCOLE, CLERK, V. MULL. Mr.-GuNsinG ( with whom was Mr. Sanders) stated, that this was an action in which the plaintiff sought to recover damages from the defendant for the publication of a libel of and concerning him in the character of vicar of Chatteris, in the Isle of Ely, to which the defendant had pleaded only the general issue. The plaintiff was a clergyman of the Established Church, and had lately been presented to the vicarage of Chatteris, a parish situate in the fens of Cam bridge, and containing a population of 5,000 souls. In early life lie had by great assiduity attained to great learning, and, though born and educated a Dissenter, had at the age of 25 embraced the doctrines of the Established Church. In this character he had obtained the high opindai of all who knew him, and having recently been presented to this piece of pre ferment, which was said to be worth 2,0001. per annum, he had set about the dicharge of his high duties with great zeal and industry. This was a most difficult task, and he had not been so fortunate as to escape the attacks of the press; for on the 7th of January in the present year there ..ppeared in the Nonconformist, a weekly di ssent i ng j ourna l, an a r ti c l e which formed the grou n d wor k of the present act i on. Th at publication was the sole property of the defendant, who was a well-known Dissenter, a man of talent and wealth, and who had recently contested the borough of Southwark, in opposi• tion to Sir W. Molesworth. When the article in question appeared, the plaintiff applied to the defendant for the name of the author, and that king refused, he had no alternative left but to appeal to a jury for protection from what he could not but feel to be a most wanton, unprovoked, and malicious attack upon him in his sacred character, and one which could only have l.roceeded from the worst personal motives, though the writer professed to aim at the Church rather than its unworthy minister. In that article the plaintiff was spoken of as " the notorious Gathercole," " the apostate Gathercole," and a " twice-convicl d libeller." But, though true it was that Mr. Gathercole had, whilst engaged in con ducting a periodical, been indicted and wads criminally re- ARCIIX/I V. HopsoN. The further arguments on this part heard appeal occupied his Lordship the whole morning. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S CV URT, March 18. (Before the VICE-CILANCELLOR of ENGLAND.) DUNCOMBE V. LEWIS AND LEVY. This case stood on the paper to-day by speci.l arrangement. Mr. Burin I, at the sitting of the Court, stated that, so far as the defendant Mrs. Levy was concerned, he wouli not trouble his f lend .11r, Wakefield to addmis the Court, as the answer, he was thaind to confess, was too strong for him. As to the other defendant, Lewis, he had not seen his answer, 'but he would look into it by to-morrow, and tell his Learned Friend, Mr. Stuart, what he thought of it. Mr. STUART thought that his Learned Friend, Mr. Bethel!, would find the answer of Lewis as strong as that put in by Mrs. Levy. Mr. WAKEFIELD—Then the order, as far as Mrs. Levy is concerned, is made absolute? Mr. BEIRRELL—Yes, and as to Lewis the case will stand over till to-morrow. ANDREWS V. Loetwoon. The remainder of the morning was occupied with the arguments in this case, which came before the Court upon a plea to a bill of revival. The question in the case is merely one relating to the practice of the Court, and presented no feature of the least public interest. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME CIRCUIT.—Lewes, March 17. The commission fbr the county of Sussex was opened en Monday at this place. The business is rather heavier than usual at these assizes, there being fifty-five persons for trial, many of whom are charged with the most serious offences, and fifteen causes are entered on the civil side, five of which are special jury casts. Lord Chief Justice Denman commenced the business of the assize this morning in the Crown Court, and Mr. Baron Alderson at Nisi Prius. CROWN COURT—(More the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE.) William Benslcad, 23, a young man of respectable appearance, and formerly a clerk in the Post-office at Chichester, was indicted for feloniously stealing a gold watch, the property of her Majesty's Postmaster- General. Mr. Russell Gurney, with Mr. Clarkson, conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Johnson defended the prisoner. It appeared from the testimony adduced that, in the beginning of last December, a watchmaker, at York, named Bell, sent the watch in question, which was a flat gold one, enclosed in a letter, to a person named Apted, in the service of the Duke of Richmond, at Good wood. The letter never arrived at its proper destina tion, and, on a representation being made upon the sub ject to the autherities of the Post-office, inquiries were set on foot, which resulted in the apprehension of the prisoner. It was then ascertained that almost immedi ately after the period when the letter, with the watch, would in due course have arrived at Chichester, the prisoner took the watch in question to a watchmaker, and emplyed him to remove the hands from it and place others upon it of a different description, at the same time telling him not to say anything about it. When the prisoner was taken into custody the watch was found in his po3iessien, and was now clearly identified. Mr. JOHNSON, on behalf of the prisoner, urged that, as there was no proof of the letter having been seen in his possession, it was probable that the watch might have fallen from it accidentally, and that he was not proved to be guilty of the most serious part of the charge. sponsible 'or the contents of an article, yet the defendant could not be therefore justified in styling him "twice-con victed," or in charging him, as he did in one part of his libel, with obtaining his living by simony. - ;`he Learned Gentleman then proceeded t o rsad and tsaninent on the As!, and contended that his client was justly entitled to substan tial damages at the hands of the jury for tins ou;rageaus at tack on him. The libel was then put in and reed, of which the following are extracts:— " Prior to the unexpected accession of Gathercole to this living, the inh Witants, of all religious deuaininations, had amicably co-operated fir charitable purposes. One of these associations was a clothing society for the sick poor, under the sole management of the ladies. But a few weeks, how ever, after his arrival, he intruded himself, with characteristic impudence, into a meeting of the committee, were, after a tirade against Dissent and Dissenters, of a most furious and insulting character, he virtually dissolved the society, by declaring that be should have nothing to do' with Dis senters, and he should expect his congregation to follow his example. Upon the ruins of this liberal society a. (He ano ther, with the title of the Chatteris Church Clothing Club, Patron, the Rev. the Vicar.' " " It would be vain to waste a sentence in reprobation of the character and conduct of so degraded a person as Gather cole; but what are we to say of ths system under which a man, whose writings proclaim him at once imbecile, ignorant., and malignant, can be thus paid front the plunder of the people, to spurt his filthy venom, week by week, upon those of whom the world is not worthy—to revile the humble piety of his neighbours, and, in the licensed security of his pulpit, to hold up, with an air of smug vulgarity, their works of faith and labours of love to the derision of his hearers." "But, singularly enough, the same district which is suf fering under the ecclesiastical marauding of Gathercole, is at this moment affording as interesting an illustration of the benign moral effects of the voluntary principle as this clerical nuisance affords of the pernicious tendency of the compulsory system. Hard by the town of Chatteris is the village of Doddington, the richest living in Great Britain, affording to the Rev. Algernon Peyton, the rector, upwards of 10,000/. a year. Almost under the shadow of Doddington stesple is the village of Manea, the curate of which, remunerated for his labours with 100/. a year, died some few weeks ago, as we learn from the local papers, leaving a widow and three adult children with resources barely sufficient to pay the ex penses of his funeral. The wealthy and respected rector of Doddington at once took into his hands this truly pitiable case, and, by the joint exertions of all the religious denomi nations in the neighbourhood, upwards of 5(X):. has been raised for the benefit of this afflicted and destitute lady, to which fund the Dissenters of Chatteris, who had scarcely even heard the name of the deceased clergymen, subscribed their money with the mat cheerful liberality. Yet these are the men against whom Gathercole raves as' blasphemous heretics,' with dangerous impostors ' for their teachers." The case for the plaintiff having closed by proof of the ciraulatien of the newspaper hi qusstion among several mem bers of his congregation at Chatteris, some of whom admitt that he was " very severe on Dissenters." Mr. Sergeant BYI.Es (with whom was Mr. O'Malley) ad dressed the jury fur the defendant, contending that lie was entitled to a verdict, as the article insert( d in his paper was not a libel, or that the verdict ought to be for nominal damages. Every one acquaimed with the history of the plaintiff well knew him to be a " notorious" man, and his own counsel had admitted him to be a "convicted libeller." Such a man could nut therefore come into Court to claim damages for a libel on him with " clean hands," and it was tot the jury to say whether the article complained of was not justifiable as an attack on a public man, in dealing with whom great latitude of criticism ought to be allowed in this country, which was the temple of liberty, both civil and reli gious. Statesmen and Churchmen were alike exposed to such observations on their conduct, and when we saw the Ministry of the day and even the prelates attacked without any re mark or notice on their part, he (Mr. Sergeant Bytes) could not help thinking that the plaintiff would have dose well to pass by this article without. notice, as one which his public conduct, as the vicar of Chatteris, had exposed him to. The judges themselves and the bar were all liable to censure. One great man, G. Fox, had written thus:—" We have an army of lawyers, with tough consciences, and tough parch. merits, and interminable tongues —an army of soldiers to fight the French, an ar n . s of doctors to fight Death, and we have an army of parsons to fight the Devil, of whom be standeth not much in awe "—(Laughter)—and it was sot to be expected that a man who had attacked the Dissenters himself so violently should not rouse them into something like a kindred feeling. If such a man, continued the Learned Sergeant, reading from a book before him, which he covertly insinuated to be the letters of " L. S. E." alluded to in the libel, said that " the religion of Dissenting preachers was merely a cloak for everything that was bad ;" that "deceit and hypocrisy were the commodities in which they dealt ;" that t heir principles were "infernal," and that they were "an ungodly set of atheists and infidels ;" it could nut be contended that this retort was wanton and unprovoked; and if in the rules of his " Church Clothing Club " he had excluded all Dissenters from participation in common with thieves, drunkards, robbers, and persons guilty of " other deadly sins," it was not to be con • ceived but that he should be met with abuse and cutting criticism in the discharge of his public duties as vicar of Chatteris. As far,, therefore, as the gene ral scope of this article went, it was submitted that it was not libellous, while as regarded its " sting," which consisted in the imputation of " simony," the article did not bear any such construction, for it spolte of his having obtained his preferment as " the wages of his treachery," which implied that the living had been given •o, and not bought by, him in an illegal manner. If, however, the jury ghoul 1 think the plaintiff was entitled to a verdict, the Learned Counsel con cluded by asserting that the smallest coin in the realm would be an ample measure of damages to which the plaintiff was entitled in such a case. Mr. Baron PARKE, in slimming up the case to the jury, left it to them to - say whether this was a libel, in the first place ; and, if so, whether there was any occasion to justify or excuse its publication of the plaintiff as the vicar of Chatteris. He (Mr. Baron Parke) apprehended that no reasonable man could doubt that such an attack on a man as this was a libel, which in law was the writing anything of a man which was. calculated to bring him into discredit and odium. Was there, then, any ground for jus tification or excuse for its publication? It had been con tended by the Learned Sergeant that it was open to the de fendant to observe on the plaintiff's conduct as vicar of Chat tells, on the ground that the office of a clergyman was a public one, and that, like stateamen, commanders, and judges, the public had a right to criticise their conduct. He, however, did not go along with the Learned Sergeant to that extent, for he had yet to learn that there was any right in the press to publish an opinion attic conduct of a clergy man in his parish and the method in which he might see fit to administer its charities. If, indeed, a clergyman pub lished a sermon which he delivered to his parish he trade it public property, and conferred thereby on the public the right of observing on it and criticising it, if done fairly and without malicious motives. Short of this there was malting in the conduct of a clergyman which could confer on the press any ground for commenting on him. As for the impu tation of simony, he certainly thought that the context did not warrant the construction put on that branch of the article by the plaintiff; fir it (lid not impute that he had obtained the living by simony, for it spoke of his getting it as the wages of his treachery. Under these circuit'. starces, it was fur the jury to say what fair amount of com pensation they would award to the plaintiff for the article complained of by him. The jury, having retired to consider their verdict, returned into Couri. after an absence of half an hour with a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 2001. JAMES v. THE EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY COMPANY. Mr. Sergeant Ryles. Mr. Gunning, and Mr. Burcham were counsel for the plaintiff, ard Mr. O'Malley and Mr. Sanders for the defendants. This was a c.rse involving a question of considerable im portance to the Eastern Counties Railway, being a claim ter tolls alleged to be due by them to the plaintiff as the lessee of the Commissioners for Paving and Lighting the, town of Cambridge. Though the question was stated to be purely one of law, which could not be decided at Nisi Prins, yet the circumstances under which it arose anti the points intended to be raised for the opinion of the Court may not be uninteresting to the railway interest. It is known t , .) all the world, doubtless, that the Eastern Counties Railway station for this town is situate at a little distance out of the town, the line of railway crossing the Hills-road and the Newmarket-road, which are both carried over it on bridges, but would otherwise have been crossed on a level, and Coldham-lane on a dead level, there being there gates for the safety of the public. From first. to lasi the railway runs a distance of 2& miles within the limits of the borough, but the points at which it crot , es the roads are all out of what may be popularly termed " the town," the paving and lighting not being carried up is them when this action Was commenced, and there not being a continuous line of houses up to them. Before the railway was opened to Cam bridge and now there were commisNioners appointed under various Acts for paving, lighting, and cleansing the town, who were empowered to collect Is. 6d., by way of toll, front every stage-coach, diligence, er other such public carriage, carrying passengers or parcels for hire, and 2d. for every waggon, wain, cart, or other such carriage laden with any goods, wares, or other merchandise coming to, or piing from, or tout of the said town of Cambridge, besides other tolls for all stock brought into ti me same These tolls the commis sioners may, by lease, authorise other parties to collect, and as since the opening of the railway all the coaches whose names have been cherished in the memory of old Cantabs, such as the Time, the Star, the Rocket, the Telegraph, and even Marsh and Swan's stage waggons, have depsh ted this life, the sources of the commissioners' income would seem to have been well nigh exhausted. A keen investigation of the various Acts under which the town was governed and the tolls authorised to be collected led to the belief- that they might still be enforced from the railway company,' and the present action was forthwith brought against them to recover the amount of 1591., as tolls alleged to be due for the first six months of their operations, it being contended that he was ,entitled to levy the tolls speciti, d in the Commiss (mere Act 'on each railway carriage and truck, on pas-iag through the town of Cambridge or the precincts thereof; while the de fendants insisted that they did not come within any such liability, Sr that, at all events, the toll could only I e levied on each train. The facts above stated having been agreed upon between the learned counsel, it was arranged that a special verige should be taken, in order to raise the question in dispwa ter the opinion of the Court of Queen's Bench. Subject, there. fore, to this plan, the jury fout,d a verdict for the plaintiff for 1591. POLICE INTELLIGENCE, MANSIoN-BOUSE. A person named Henry Miller, vva, char‘ed by Mr. Wm. Hitchcock, of Ni. 2, Friday -street, factor and warehouseman, under the followiog circumstances : Mr. Hitchcock stated that the rt feodant, who was not known to him even by name, willc,Td into the warehouse, took a seat, and refused to leave the place. In his in tention to remain, he was encouraged by some•persons, who told him they would sup ply him with meat and beer, and whatever else he might be in need ct during the time it might be his pleAsure to stay there. Witness told him that he must not be in the way of the business of the house, hut finding that expostulation was useless, caused him to he apprehentle.l, after having refers d him to Messrs. Wire and Cnild, as their solicitors, who acted for the house, and were qualified to transact any business with customers. • • The defendant declared that he and his partn- r sent some goods fri m M uchester, where they Carried on business, to Mr. Hitchcock, for s.tle in the London mar ket ; that the male was accordingly effected, but they could not p , evail upon the gentleman to whom they 11;41:1 remitted the goods to come t, a settlement, on which %mount it was cA7sidered alvisable• to persevere in mi,king the demand on the premises. Mr. Hitchcock said he had no notion of disguising! the fact that the house had recited the goods, 1, , ,v had re ceived and sold them according to the instructions which had been sent, and he was desirous to CAlle. to an imme- . diets settlement ; but from what occurred subsequebtly; ho apprehended that there was some doubt as to the manner in which they had been obtained. L appeared i to him to be rather a crooked affair, aad he,had ref •rre-1 the parties who applies!-to him tor the value - orb', pro perty, to Messrs. Wire and Child, whoa) it would be tau- Mr. Tabor—l object altogether upon principle. A mau named Pope wai charged by Mr. Pelham, upon lie part of the Board of Trude, for having taken money from a seaman named Fox, as recompense fur procuring a ship for him. The Act was made for the protection of seamen, but the evideNce adduced in support of the accusation VI4S not sutfiziently strong, and the defendant was dis missed. GREENWICH. TV, H. Bungard, a police-constable, 247 I?, was placed at the bar of the Greenwich Police-court, before Mr. Jeremy, charged with being accessory to the concealment of the birth of a child, of which Caroline Bailey wa.s the mother, in the parish of Eltham. The inquiry was instituted at the instance of the Commis missioners of Police, and Mr. Superintendent Mallalieu at tended to watch the proceedings. Amelia Baxter, a dressmaker, deposed that Caroline Bailey resided with her some time previous to and after Christmas last. She had made three dresses for her during that period, and observing an increase in her size. told her of it, upon whist' she laughed, and said, " No, you are joking." In January she observed that she was much stouter. After leaving her house some tins.: she appeared as usual. A few days since she saw her again, when she cried and confessed her condition. Saw her the last time on Monday, when she was very ill in bed and could not move. Rebecca Evans deposed that Caroline Bailey came to lodge at her house on the 10th of January. She remained six weeks and five des, and left on the sth inst. She appeared to be in the family way. Said that she came to be confined, and had engaged a surgeon to attend her. Two medical men attended and examined her. She said she would be confined abort the 14th of February. Thought she was not enciente, al though appearances and fulness of dress indicated it. Dr. Davenport advised her to examine Miss Bailey, but she re fused to permit her. Her mother washed her clothes. On the Ist and 10th of January the young woman walked out with the accused. It was on Saturday and Monday. In the evening they returned together. She appeared ill, took some tea and went to bed in an hour afterwards. . The ac cused remained with her half an hour. She continued un well for a few days. William Carr, surgeon, Lee, near Blackheath, deposed, that he was sent for on Friday night last, and found her suffering gre'it pain. She told witness that she had been recently confined, and bad been very much ill-used. She s id that she had been intimate with a police-constable, by whom she became pregnant. The ac .used had taken apartments for her to be confined in, at Eltham, and while lodging there she went at the accused's request to take a walk. He took her into a field where he used groat violence to her person twice. On his repeating this treatment after a fainting fit, she cried and said, " Oh, dear," and told him he had taken the child from her, that she was in a dreadful state, and the ac cused partly managed to carry her home. Witness is satis fied that she had been delivered of a child; could not say whether full grown or not. The injured parts were lacerated and ulcerated. Doubts that it was a full grown child. The inflammation supervened from violence. Perhaps within six weeks of her full time. Miss Bailey is about 21 years of age. Mrs. Evans was here recalled, and said that the accused took the lodging, and said it was fur a young woman near her confinement. Amelia Baxter was recalled, and in answer to the accused, said that she went with Miss Bailey to Sidcup, for the pur pose of telling him her hard situation, when he gave them half-a-crown to pay her carriage home. Is certain she was in the family way and could not walk. Had examined her person as to that fact, and had also made her baby linen Witness told the accused that she was in the family way, and he replied that as witness was a respectable person be would believe her. The accused, addressing the magistrate, said that it was all false. There had been great deceit all through the business, and that Baxter was a partial witness. 1 - I.:r statement was at valiance with what she told the superin tendent. Jane Evans, cousin to Rebecca Evans, residing at Eltham, deposed that Caroline Bailey stopped at her house eight weeks ago, before going to Mr. Evans's. came home late on a Thursday night. Witne4s was in bed. Bailey ap peared very ill and grand,. exhausted. Said she had been very ill-used and pulled about by Buogard, who had broken and torn her stays. Said that she was with child. Ap peared so. She had half a sovereign in her hand, and said that Bungard had given it her, and w tilted to Like it away again. _ _ _ _ _ - Mr. Jr.semr asked when the young woman would be able :o attend ? Sergeant Lovell, 15 11', said he had seen her, and that she was so ill that she could nut be left alone, and could not rise from her bed. Mr. Jauntr said, under such circumstances, he should re mand the case for a fortnight. There was direct and positive evidence, at present, of felony. It was, at least, assuming that character. and was a most serious affair. If the medical testimony should be corroborated, there would then be no doubt that a felony had been committed, and would involve more than the concealment of birth. The accused here said that he wished Drs. Viillimore and Davenport to he examined. Those gentlemen and other persons would prove the charge to be Ain. He then handed a long statement in writing to the magistrate. Mr. JEREMY, after reading it carefully over, said he must remand the accused until such times as the injured girl could attend and give her own statement. As to the state ment he had just read, it went a great way strongly to con firm the other evidence; the rest appeared utterly irrecon cilestble. The accused said he believed that she had never borne a child, at least not by him. Mr. JEREMY said, under all circumstances he would re mand him for one day, in order to have the evidence of those persons required by the accused. He would therefore be brought up again to-morrow (this day). Sergeant Lovell said he would warn the parties to attend. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Wm. Murray, James Smith, Thomas Mutoror, Win. Keefe, Edward Barker, and Henry .Dwyer, were charged with the. following outrage: — Between the hours of three and four o'clock on Tuesday afternoon the prisoners, with a mob of about forty or fifty othors—the greater part of them armed with formidable bludgeons—were parading St. Giles's, stopping every person they met, and demanding that money should be given them, on account of its being " St. Patrick's-day." They also en tered several shops and demanded money, and On meeting with a refusal they attempted to extort it by intimidation, brandish ing their bludgeons in a menacing manner, and threatening, if money was nut given to them, to break and destroy the shop and the goods in it. In Dudley -:.trees the prisoner Barker struck a poor man who refused to give him a half penny. Ultimately the prisoners were secured by the police. Mr. MAtTRY asked if they were known? The police SAW they were all bad characters; some of than were convicted thieves. They were ordered each to find two sureties in 15/. for their appearance at the sessions, to answer any indictment that might be preferred against them. ALLEGED INCENDIARISM IN GRACECHURCH-STREET. The inquiry into the circumstances attending the fire which occurred at No. 6, Gracechurch-street, on Sunday last was resumed yesterday afternoon, at 5 o'clock, at the London Tavern, Bishoissgate-street. The house, which is occupied by Mr. Plant, stands at the corner of an arched gateway, known as Corbet-court. A private door opens into this court, arid upon the left hand on entering there is a glass partition which separates the shop from the passage leading to the staircase. Smoke was first observed issuing from the above private door in question, by a policeman who was passing through Corbet-court from Gracechurch-street. The officer immediately aroused the in mates, several of whom appear to have escaped with great di fficulty. The family consisted of Mr. and Mrs. Plant, with an infant child, a young man named William Jordan, who was a nephew of Mrs. Plant, and acted as shopnian, two other youths also employed in the shop, and It woman servant. William Jordan was the first person who answered the po liceman when he gave the alarm, who, when bad that the shop was " all on . fire," replied, to use the officer's words, " Very well, very' well." Mr. Braidwood, the superintendent of tke London fire engine estsblishment, gave it as his opinion, arising from an examination of the premises after the flames were got under, that there had been two or three distinct fires in the shop. He also stated that he found several parcels - of hosiery and other goods drawn partly out of the partitions in which they were ordinarily kept, some of which had the ends Of the paper in which they were enclosed tont open, as it to facili tate their ignition. The fire bud raged fiercest behind the counter, but a partition on the opposite side of the shop was much burnt, and marks of pitch or tar, or some such com position, were clearly discoverable on the panels in two places. Altogether the appearances were such that he (Mr. Braidwood) die net consider it at all.prolsahle the fire had been the result of accident. William 'Janson, jun., a shepman in Mr. Plant's em who ploy,was called—fie said it was customary for the last person left the shop to lock the glass door in the partit ik i o o e n, e whichd and separated the shop from the passage. It butted on Saturday ni g ht. Jordan told wet to lock He said " Lock the door, for I shall not go ._` 'wie o l u sl t to-night. Witness was alarmed about four o'clock on Sunda,yfir, and morning by a loud knocking at the door, and cries of e escaped over the root, in consequence of the dense enaoko which was coining up_ the staircase. Mr. Robert Plant said he 1.4.4-d to rest about eleven o'clock on Saturday tAight, 4hd. was awake by an alarm o f fideoniat ► m w oc r ic tut the fc.ilsolving morning. When cessary to satisfy that it had been honestly got posses sion of. The Lo :D MAYOR asked the defendant whether he and his partners had a warehouse at Mancht , ster? feL , (l nt—We have a cellar there in which we keep our goo:1,, consisting of twtialii, velvets ' &c. Mr. Hitchcock—l am willing to leave the money in the hands of your Lordship, or any other respectable mar, until a satisfactory account of the transactien shall be rendered to me. The de!endant said his partner qated that there was no ground for the deteritiuir of his 1 ,1. , pert - ,r. Tht goo,Ls had been regularly sent up through Pickfird's house to Mr. Hitchcock, whose clerk or warehouseman had been previously spoken with upon the subject of making the sale, to which u prompt assent had been given. The LORD MAYOR—It the defendant and his partn , -r have any chum upon Mr. Hitchcock, they must odolit different course. It is quite inipossiule to permit a per son to make a claim in such a manner as that adored. All th,..t Mr. Hitchcock wants is to know wk rimer lee would be justified in paying the amount of the sale.tp the !lorries applying. The defendant was then bound over, to the amount, of 201.. to give no further annoyance to Mr. Hitchcock, Mr. Tabor, of No. 21, (heat Trinity-bane, was sum moned for having refitted to pay tithes for the main tenance of the rector of the parish of Holy Trinity the Less.' The coil , etor of tithes for the parish stet( d that he had previously sent a summons to Mr. Tabor, who made it a rule not to take notice of such authority, and the second summons contained a threat of the issue of a warrant for 'the apprehension of the recusant if he should persevere in rtyecting the claim. The LORD MAYOR—What is your oljection to the payment of the tithe, Mr. Tabor ? Dent . enclant—l re fuse upon principle altogetoer. lam sure we cannot find any authority for the charge in the doctrine of Christ. It is contrary to Christianity. The Loup MAYoa—lt is not contrary to law, I know; and as you are able to pay it you must pay is. Mr. Tabor—l dare say I shall pay the demand. He then drew out his purse and paid the amount of the tithe The LORD MAYOR—Now, why do you give us and yourself so much trouble for nothing? Mr. Tabor—lf I happened to be robbed in the street I would take the trou ble of prosecuting the thief, although I should gain nothing by my trouble, and I think it necessary to pro test against this demand while I pay it. The L'nto MAYOR—You have ti pay the costs, as well as the demand, for your obstinacy. You may just as well protest when the collector calls upon you in the first instance. MARKET NE WS.-( YESTERDAY English ...... Irish Foreign ...... Wheat. 790 qrs. 10,00 Malt. 870 qrs. WILITECHAPEZ. We had a fair average supply of tach kind of Meat on Sel e . ,, i l while the demand was in a slug g i s h s t a t e , a t b are l y stationalic:ol, Beet; from 2s 6d to 3s 8d ; Mutt on , 3 s 8d t o 4 s 8d ' Is 10t1 to 5s lid; and Perk 3s 10d to 51 per 81bs by the carcase. THE POTATO DISEASE. the The following is an abstract of returns furnished to it Foreign-office by her Majesty's Consuls i n E uro pe, 5h00 ... , the state of the potato disease in their several Consulates . Alicant—No disease, but potatoes soa py, scarce , and d ea r Bayonne—Crop much dise ase d, an d un lit f ur use in 11 '' place-. Barcelona—No dis ase: crop abundant. pf Boulogne—Crop diseased an d d e f ect i ve to t h e ate° one-halt or two-thirds. Brest—Crop diseased and defective to the extent of oar half or two-thirds. Bilbao—Crop greatly affected. Bourdeaux—Early crop sound : later crop halt lost irc ul disease. Carthagena—No disesse, but carriage difficult and dear' Cadiz—No disease, but none to be had. Cette—;-No disease, but none to be had. . Christiania — Disease p ar ti a l, a b out Ski en ( N ov. 25 ) • portation prohibited. Calais—Much disease: two-thirds lost. Corsica—No disease: good crop. Charente—Much disease in heavy l an d s: mos tly so— fled light sandy soil. Genoa—No disease : none to be had. Galicia—No disease: crop very abundant. Granville—Much disease: three quarters lost. Havre--Diseese very general : 'half lost near V"' r nine-tsnths near Rouen. Leg lorn—No disease :no supplies can be bad now. a r Lisb , n—Crop diseased at Figutira and Coimbra: no pearance of it at Lisbon : very few to be had, Nov. •,,, l e Figueira district disease so genera l t h at f ew p ro prietors enough left for seed. The tew potatoes affected in the ve,..,`e' r bonstiood of Lisbon were g own f rom see d rece i ve d f ro m P' land! Dec. 29 Marseilles—No disease in Provence : symptoms havo nifested themselves in the neighbouring departments. Malaga—No disease: few or none to be had. Nantes—Disease considerable. Naples—No disease: crup abundant and excellent. bg Oporto—Di•Tase ill the districts near the amro: thong o f to be contagious. In th e B e i ra a l ta , an d neighbourhoo t a ces °port., an abundance ; b u t now (N ov. 15 ), i n man yo l of the Mira alta and Tre s os M ontes , t h ey are begin°.;vg to rot. Palermo—No disease: none to be had: will not keep. Stockholm—Exportation prohibited. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. id Arrivals—Willia at Hyd e , St e w ar d , f rom N ew Z e aland 0 , the D.,wras, sailed from A uc kl an d 24 t h November, rerllccto buco, 4th February : Sappho, Dunlop, tram China i" Dtnyns, sailed 19th November, Anger, 3d December, or Helena, 29th January ; Culdee, Campbell, from Chino' 'e, Karalsev, railed 17th Octobe r , A nger , 21 st N ovem ber. 0 ' ; 18th January ; Herschel, Robertson, from M au ritius . Gravesend, sailed sth D ecem b er , S t. H e l ena, 13t h Januar:co Arrivals at St. Helena—Lucie, Jan. 20, from Bata vi ' h i,! l e r. sailed 29th to H a v re; H en d r i c k Jan, from Batavia; truida Maria, from Batavia; Colebri, 27th, from Singl l- to to Hamburgti ; Robert H en d erson , 28 t h , an d sa il e d 29 1 "i er4 Liverpool; Panama, M'L eo d, f rom B om b ay; Jan Fle.iled Koen, from Batavi a; A nge l o . 28 t h, f rom M anil l a, and a‘;'9tll, 29th, to Bosto n ; Vriezidschip, from Batavia ; Arun, 01 0. ! - rom China ; Passenge r , 29th, f rom Chi na ; Th ere sa, 'r Batavia. Departures from St. Helena—Amelia MulhollstEtt J- 111 * to London ; Naples Packet, 29th, to London. frodi Arrivals in Table Bay—Cape of Good Hope, Mani% Manila, with loss of sails, bulwarks, &c. * Departure from Sydney—C as h mere t o London, Oc t ' 24 The Munro, for Liverpool, was to sail Nov. 26 4. 11 Arrivals at Auckl an d, N ew Z ea l and—Louisa Casi r and Legia, from Sydney. WHALER. --On atth e n.s 2 t 4 iy th oe, u N lti ort m h o y a eu b . oll sb t ,et r an o d. h t f r a l e o l fe l whales were them were driven ashore without receiving a Single w oan s. bos i ' people were not prepared for the encoueter, having only knif.''' d hooks, and similar weapons. The day WAS nutiellineent' sn scene meet animating.—Caktionian Nereery, e l f% [ ADVERT'S EMZI4T.] DRAFtsness AND DEF E N 4 41 VISION RELIEVED, 350, ALBERmARLD-STREIT, PICCADMLY. 7MP° invented acoustic tubes, for relief of e • treme dearness, A n ''..er' inserted in the ear cannot b e perceived by the nearest obee, h l ' esr they are entirely different fr om a ll ethers, and are the small , 1 1 . ,IA lug instruments constructed —measuring only a quarter of an D u ' no tr their widest part; they may b e securely adjusted in the W I per' served, and removed therefrom with as great ease and facilitP te st suns are euab.ed to join in general conversation, and to 11 ! * r oaf distinctly in a place of worship, &c., and what should be g o od considered, a natural impulsion of the cavity of th, ear Is P e6 :s pse -a thickeilig or Contraction o f w hi c h i n many instances eel' tially the cause of deatliess--and by their use the unpleass7 o Litton of singing noises i n the ears is entirely ob v i a ted. )1 ` 1 ,„ the proved hearing trump e t s o f every description. Unwed /ere:foot newly-invented spectacle lenses ire placed before imperfect ;owe; either by day or candl. light, that mist an dullness v 1 2; c h i . Ar before the eyes is at once removed, every object b _Ton c le ar an d distinct, so that the most aged defective sight becomes brie, , t att brilliant, and is brought to its youthful, naturd, and origina l s n d Also the most powerful achromatic telescopes, opera gis' e fi ', , ar e microscopes. Caution—Messrs S. and B. Solomens, opticia. not in any was eonnectei with a person of the same nare• 1 700 immediate neighbourhood nor in any part of the country. TO , P w erir utistakes, be cautious, and observe—only to be had iit 39, Alb . ' street, Piccadilly, opposite the Turk Hotel. A D VEKTISEMENT.I—; I OILLUI7VAY'S OINTMEN T AoA )fr PILLS ARE PRODUCING I MMENSE S ENSATION IN THE .41,1110'._ ' ISLANDS.—A hater recently received from Mr. Frederick . uor of Nassau, states 4 . I have known many h ere th at h av e Hi— t odr loway's Ville, and who Stave derived the greater t benefit ftO A use, In one ease, in particular, a lady whose fear was IlL. o eri: dreadfid state that to save her life amputation walk deemed o f end yet she ri gained the complete use of her limb by these C... 00 e i medicines." Any wound, sore, ulcer, abscess, or bad legs, twenty years itaßueg, Nval readly heal by their app licatie. i eet by all medicine ve n dors , and at Frofessor i Holloway's establf 244, Strand, London. BIRTHS CoO rillis On the 14th inst., at the Rect or y H ouse, S t. Micho. , ..°o the wife of the Rev. T. W. Wrench, ef a daughter. an. w ile °I ii. On the 15th inst., in Bediord-pla..e, Russell-square. ~- w Martin, Esq., of a eon. S ourer tii. On the 15th inst., at Kingsbury Epi seop i Vicarage. ~- lady of the Rev.Foßamsgate,wler, 01 a daughter. coo. c . c f, On the 15th inst., at the lady of Lieutena nt 52d Regiment Madras Native Infantry, of a daughter. 8010 4 On the 11th inst., at Frant Vicarage, the lady of the Rev. Thompson, Bart, of a sou, who survived but a few hours. ..,.. shy. 01. the 13th hist., in Hyde Park-s q uar e , th e lady of J. " qua, Esq., 13th i nst., of a daughter. 4 1 't eri On the at flonchurch, Isle of Wight. Lady /le of a son. 010" - On the 13th inst., at Walberton H o u s e, Sussex. the lady o f . , Snlivan, of a d Oil the 13th inst., aughter. Mrs. Alexander Gillespie. of Anwric a42ar" OP of a Cull. On the 15th inst., the lady of Philip __-..... or a .on. Baker. Eig.. of Eustoll4o AtAKICIED. O the 1 1th ult.. at Gibraltar, Captain Hackett Smith, late of t ij° 71qh Highlanders, to Antonia, daughter of Senor Cavalier°. „,, f id. On the 7th inst., at Greenwich, Mr. 11. Love, to Miss Helen Ka m On the 10th lust , at Chiswick Church, Alexander Dan% elder son of A. Cooper, Eeq., It A., to Maria Louisa, third daughter 0 late Edward Ste v, art Cann-ron, Eeq. artol9. On the 1 Ith inst.. at NVeston Underwood, Bucks, Mr. T. n of Newgrite-street, London, to Harriet Carolina, youngest O of Mr. William Ilipweli, late of Western Underwood. al Zio. ...AO' On the Iltk inst., in Eath-street, London, of rapid oo nsm. Letinem Mackie, Esq. tMe On tie 15t11 inst., in Pork-street, J ane D orot h ea Lady --° D r .-a 1 ' On the 20th of December last, at Kingston, Jamaic*. . 1 relict or the late Admiral Thomas Drury, lazed IS. i.eis D sla O d n e, t t he sq a . t , k ag it e ts d t. B , s. at stye, suysei, bu rnsT_,' On the 12th met., at Woodside, Whetstone , jauw 7.f o re w J of a:::: 0 0-1- 01 pp On the 12th inst., at St. Helier's, Jersey, Charles - Jam "-- ..e of the late Dr. Ilaillie. d, row On the 12th inst., in Munden-terraee, Hammersmith - T o-.- _,.. ts' ElizaOu thee Anneinst.„ , onlylii child Walton W-o of n the-Nate, Essen . - l eyste,Jilsq. L, IWO' 13th wife of Mr. T .rAo. til . 011. On the ifibh tilt., Mary, the wif e of M. Henry Budd. - „...e." . ! ton,roAd, West 'oitriie-terove, Bayswitter. 4 , iirsio i t Loniel: Printed aud Pii'disit..,l ks . 1 7.71-:Du Y 0 1 . 14 0/..; r -1 it kitrand, Printer. Ai i'.. P N.:A. •: 'nice, .\o. 112. t'-'tr,...d. In r__ sal' -- of the -S4vO Y. in Lk ,L vokt..,.y ,It ,40.;,,,QX, 113UX5347, • 19, 11149, . aroused he immediately got out of bed and followed his ifif! I down stair!. He believed the maid-servant passe d him 0 , 3 the staitcase. When h e go t d own th e street-door was 0 1 ) .`: . , Witness went into Jordan' s -b e d- room as he came down st3ire-i. Jordan was then pullin g hi s tr o users on . Witness, s., d having obtained some clothing from a neighbour, retue to the shop, when Mr. Braidwood pointed out the marks , 3 :" ready alluded to. Witness hat! not the slightest kuow:eur as to how the fire originated. He had passed through alit time all was sale. There was no keyhole on the outside the private door, and no person . could unless he were admitted by s ome p erson f ront the inside. Mts. Plant confirmed the etattnien i , that the private r d oo was unlocked and the bolt dra wn b ac k o n the Saud° . morning. • get into the b one ee• Wiliam Jordan was called—He said he bad the Mol e ' ment of Mr. Plant's busit•ess, and left the shop a few miu u . t l, before eleven o'clock on Saturday night, shortly he retired to bed. He wes awakened by an alarm of be about four o'clock en Suntby morning, and shertly escaped by the private door. After the fire was got du d in witness went into the shop, and lo..ked first to the box to which the money was kept. Witness foued that a 101. aft er w I/ 1 , 4 0 and seven -overeigne were mis-ing from the box. ' l l , money was all safe at half-past five o'clock on SaturdAY ' ve te ing. money was possible that some person might have got the cellar during .the evening, but witness did not thit lk ot likely. The pitch marks on the side of the shop were ll there on Saturday night, an d th e parce l s o f hosiery Were!„, perfectly smooth when w i tness l e f t t h e s h op. Witness ; it , unable to form any opinion as to the cause of the fire. ness never left his room after he went to bed until the W arm of fire was given. At the close of this witness's examination the Court I lls cleared of strangers. tbs Upon our re-admiseien Into the Court, we l ear ned that be verdict was to the following effect :—" Wilfully set on fire some person or versons unknown." Eventually the following resolutions were passed I' o' till gentlemen ol* the jury : " That, the prompt and energetic conduct of Police - co b tl : stab'.e William Ledam (586 City), upon the occasion ut . l - t late fire, at 6, Gracechurch-street, is deserving of the big" l e praise; and this jury recommeed him especially to notice of the Commissioner of th e City Police, and to the several fire-offices interested in the preservation of the sib ° premises." be As a proof of the value entertained by the jury °- t et, services of the above officer, a colection was made by the and Mr. Deputy Stevens handed hi m th e su m o f 11. 16s. „be The following resolve met with th e co r di a l response 01 ' whole of the jury:— end "That the best and sincerest th an k s are due are. hereby given, by this jury to William Payne, coroner for the City of London, for the lengthened, Pe tie- e and complete investigation. AS to the cause of the tire 0t Gracechurch-street, on Sunday m orn i ng l as t, and W e ., further desire to express their great satisfaction aL„ t revival, by that gentleman, of the anc i en t pract i ce o f h01a,2 courts of inquiry on all such fearf u l occas i ons i n t h e city London, which we doubt not will be produ c ti ve o f m ost its portant results." Mr. PAYNE returned thanks in a few words, and t b/l. mysterious investigation terminated for the present. to • g It was stated in the inquest room, that a vestry wee — will be forthwith called for further pursuing this inquiry. -EXCHANGE. s The arrivals of E CORN ngli , ll Wheat for our market still continu ed moderate scale. "! he stands were scantily filled with samples , ' T o the demand was again steady, at fully Monday's quotalisps• c ol Foreign Wheat, the supply of which wa s uncommon ly smaliOn t s off steadily, and prices were well supported. Corn under I° ' o ,lor slow inquiry. The best Malting Barley was quite as dear. Tn n ib kinds very little business was tran sac t e d . M a lt, O a t s , Beans. • and Flour were unaltered in value. ARRIVALS. Barley. I Oats • ) SV 510 qrs. 820 qrs. 71 2,460 690 the" tl Luisa intlu 13:14111 Th to r, X.IOR Der c Ap kaiiv 17t ..___ Th, ch)i e tfttio t toss Xtt, C hat that be nu n , Th Th ea Petri e 46 e tr of W . f q ter ,‘ The .onti 9 ',itch t 3 A 100( TI 104:11;.,e4 rii 4 • Att. , • Cot W tn. J. d U's x,a• 'F Willia m C aptain 11 etiry c Zel)h aries bj: k its Ol D i r l O t 're c ttntl,t, or eltun F at col a it a~ here n ag Q~ eR made Uhl at a Aitale, to barracks iTh ' r esse , l t / 1V To be di , Ch ...ANlci 1:7,6 ,iSatett: gar ' l 1 v_ ,4ellB, '. 41 1t "`qlis thilareTli Th e , 0 1 lip e11 ; !ti ; (14 ' ,1 4 fOoi l ?rlt,s vrill I.TorIZZ! lit t *l ti-ki rel" th: ., t4tr io ~,41 h t -4„oot t , rcii , 44 E L ' 1 41, 443444 bt't 14 11) ki 4ta _ l kik • kkt 3k ,i