The Sun. — London, England, 1837-10-20 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. s_ECOND OCTOBER MEETING.—YESTERDAY. ^aeartakes of 10 sovs, each.—For two-years old colts, Sst. 41b „. d ,,fi,llies, Bst. 21b. First half of Ab. M. The winner to be t o r "" toe 40 sous., if demanded, & c. 5 Subs. a , Albemarle's Hand Dandy 1.0r4 Stradbroke's Lara y Cotton 1 13 lIke of Richmond's Wimple - 2 3 ter The following also started, but were not placed :—Mr. Hun- Her" by Gustavus, out ef Peggy, and Mr. J. Day's b. c. by Sir _jaceuttliensg_out of Belinda. 7to 4 agst Wimple 2to 1 agst Handy Dandy, 3to 1 tst Lara, and 4to 1 agst Mr. ' Day's colt. Won by half a length. Winner claimed. lla !d vir ie-a? plate of 100 sovs., for three-years old and upwards. A. F. Car . son s Quicksilver, 3 yrs, ist. 71b rain Gardnor's Magician, 4 yrs, Bst, 81b ~ be following also started : —Mr. SOwerbv's St. Luke, 4 yrs, Bst. 121 b ; Lord Suffield's Tilfoan - , 5 yrs, 7sii 121 b ; Lord Exeter's Zlirniate, 3 yrs, al. Smith' s La M e • , 7st. 71b ; M c - Batson's Voluptuary, 3 yrs, 7st. lib ; Phia teet3tinyrs, sst. 121'1,,P,ris .. , e, - 3 . yrs, 6st. 71b ; and Mr. Elis's Miss So agst c —2 to. 1 agst St. Luke, 4to 1 agst Voluptuary, sto 1 ?ate 7 ' •t o a„., , rst L Meprisee Bto 1 a Turban, lem ag , s t t ll ,Aliss Sophia, I and 10 a to 1 - agst ' Quicksilver g , st o w whon l3 by to a Ss;' eepstakes of 10 sovs each.—For t w o-years old colt s , B s t. 61b ; and fillies, Bst. 41b. •T.Y. C. The winner to be sold fer 150 Dikes if demanded, &c. 6 Subs. Use d of Grafton's b. f. Elf •••13ecl Albemarle 's Hurricane Th e f 1 Il• h ° loWing also started, but were not placed :—The Duke of ki e ni0 ,,,, i ss ,-, "A e. by Tranhy, out of Conciliation ; Colonel Peel's Be \Alford ; by Lord Exeter's filly by Sultan, out of Salute. and ttin g - 7 to 4 agst Lord Exeter's f., 5 to 2 agst Hurricane, T Mate? agat Elf. Won by a head. ' " 1 507 , h. ft. T . Y . C .—Lord Suff i eld ' s l i nt, Bst, aga i nst ,',latc 1 Chesterfield's Sn ar l eyow, 7 st. 101 b. Off b y consent. 41h, h, 5 0, h. ft. T. Y. C.—Duke of Richmond's Hoogley, 15st. e pnsent a g a inst Lord Ch ester fi e l d ' s Snarleyow, Bst , l lb . Off by Newmarket, Wednesday Night. Ow: first mg to th e sales the races did not commence till late ; the to "event decided was the Oatlands,, and as Ruby contrived, first s; throw a plate, and then to make a dead heat, the company did ro t get away from ' the heath until near five o'clock. tha l L e following returns will show that the sport turned out better , r i „ -as expected :- - Uatlands Stakes of 80 soy,. each, 10 ft. if declared by one °'tlo e k on .. clared Tuesday. B.M. 5 Subscribers, three of whom de -1 . 41 jor; Sowerby's Ruby, 3 yrs, Bst. 71b Robinson 1 ~,d, Suffield's Pocket Hercules, 3 vrs, 7st. 121 b - on Ruby, it then decreased to s h' 5, and during the delay occasioned by his throwing a plate, ifted to 6 on the other ; a goad deal of money being laid out. p N ket Her cu l es took the lead, and at the top of the hill ap _,eared # :'" at h, 4 ` , ..., be wi nn i ng i n a canter. Robinson, however, finding had a li ttle left in his horse, waited with great patience, ".e a t remendous rush two or three strides from the chair, and enabled the Judge to pronounce it a dead heat. 7 Ile second heat was run after the match, the odds then being fer ' 0 4on Pocket Hercules. The race this time was run very dif b,ecatlY, Ruby making nearly all the play, and winning in a canter 5',... °11 r lencrtlis. "„eepstake's of 10 sovs. each, for two-yr-olds, 7st. 31b. ; and three, 4 2L Fillies allowed 31b. T. Y. C. The winner to be sold for Las says. 5 Subs. L in Gardnor's Dudu, 3 yrs baur,tl A lbemarle's Handy Dandy, 2 yrs 3 r ' e of Grafton's Novello, 2 yrs 10._. Atkins's Antelope, 3 yrs . `„ 1 " bond's Kensington, 2 yrs 5 1 . 3 o to 5 agst Duch', 3 to 1 agst Novelle), and 4 to I agst Handy 1.,&.141Y. Dudu made all the play, won by two lengths, and was c - L in ed. The others were dispersed all over the course. 12f-match, 50 sovs. A.F.—Duke of Richmond's c. by Tranby, out Conciliation Bst. 71b. (Rogers), beat Mr. W. S. Stanley's Ti -li, Brother to ' Tiber Bst Ilb. tettin-r-6 and 7 t 0 ,4 on . Tivoli who was beaten by a head. r eceive d Ma t b , 200, h. ft ,T. Y. ' ord Chestesfield's Critic, Bst 81b. , forfeit from Lord Sheffield's Bamboo, ist. tm'Previous to the races the following yearlings from the Duke of ton's stud were sold :_..._ CS. Celt.• by Lan gar, out of Dublin Colt, by Taurus, out of Tontine Ceit t .'L b Y,Meediant, out of Zinc l7O Fin - "Y l' , . Patrick, out of Pastille... Pill by Taurus, out of Problem 145 y 4 by :Merchant, out of Turqnoise ... Bl THE DERBY. 10 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's lon—taken H t o 1 agst Lord Jersey's Cobweb colt 15 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's lot 16 to 1 agst Mr. E. Peel' s Th e E ar ly Bird—taken a 2 0 to 1 gst Sir J. Mills's Volunteer 2 0 to 1 agst Mr. Coo m b es ' s C o bh am 2 ) to,l agst Mr. Armitage's colt, out of Nonplus's dam 20 to 1 a gs t M r. Bowes's Grey Momus 20 fo 1 agst Mr. J. Day's D'Egville 2 0 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Marinello colt—taken 30 to 1 agst Dormouse 3 3 to 1 agst Lord Suffield's Bamboo--taken „,„,,50 to 1 a gs t C o l onel Peel ' s Enoch '& 1 0 0 to 30 agst Nina and Sister to Glaucus—taken 000 (odds afte laid on Colonel s on Lord Peel for t Exet Dhe er).erby agst Lord Exeter for the a l's d A EOLY WELL o ffUNT RACE S.—TUESDAY. , Produce Sweepstakes f5O sovs. each, h. ft., for the produce of snares covered in 1833 ; colts, Bst. 51b. ; fillies, Bst. 31b. ; those by untried stallions, or out of mares whose produce never won before the day of naming, allowed 31bs., but only one allowance. 8 Subs it ' W. lialkeley's ch. c. Banalre s weepstakes o f 50 sovs, each, g h. o ft., for three years old lked foals of 1834 b • colts, Bst. 71b. ; filli es , B s t . 51b . O ne m i le and a half. 3 Sus. 1..0rd Westminster's ch. c. Pantomime walked ever Th e Peng wern S ta k es of 30 sovs. each, 10 ft. ; for three years old, 4 st•9 , b L • I . ; four, Bst. 91b. One mile and three quarters. 3 Subs. .rzed. illostyn na. Trapball three tarn Stakes of 50 soya. each, h. ft., for horses then si mile e Y e d • colts, fist. Sib ; fillies, Bst. Sib. The Mostyn . Sub s I RSV w L or . Dulkeley's ch. c. Bangalore Darling 1 Th e cL est minster's eh. c. Pantomime , .4aMp 2 gne Stakes of 50 sues. each, h. ft., for two years old ; e n e l_ts. Bst. 51b ; fillies, Bst. 31b. The last half mile. The win sir e ,f, to Ove two dozen champagne to the Club. 4 Subs. 1%6. 4p• Stanley's Piccaroon ... ..... s ir r, Pr Captain Pop! Templeman 2 1 3 Tr, j-:"•• Bulkeley's b. f. sister to Mona's Pride "e Atostyn Stakes of 10 sues. each ; three years old, ist. 51b ; p, Bst. 51b ; five, Bst. 121 b ; six, 9st ; aged, 9st. 21b. The k r "tYn mile. 25 Subs. 4r. Bird's b. c. Redshank 4 yrs ~,• Cellett's b. m. Nell Gwynne, aged 2 rv r ., I he following also started, but were not placed :—Mr. Price's entworth, 4 yrs Mosts Birdlime, 6 yrs ; Sir T. StySon ers Violet, 3 yrs ; and Mr. Phallips's The Maid of Monton, rs. A Fre i NGLETV OOD HUNT RACES .—FRIDAY. Handicap for a Purse from the Racing Fund, for horses of Ai r. ~ , all ages, &c. Mile ar',', a quarter. H A e l a r ts. Kino. 1 I AI .n.lng sb. c. Vernal, 3 -i rs , 7st iLr: •Laques's Billy Bow, 6 yrs, Bst 1%;11. towers's Za.Th 'aged Bst. 71b 3 3 T. Sa lsrf,Cl's br a . ' rn. by , Young Comus, 5 yrs, 7st '2 dr A Two well contested heats. ' eltlt e of 50/., given from the Hunt Racing Fund, &c., for all 1 4, r. x• , ages. Three mile heats. Mr. King 1 1 Ar r. „ng s Remnant, 4 yrs, 7st kr. k-,lark's Swainby, 4 yrs, Bst. 31b Jaques's b. f. by Corinthian, 5 yrs, Bst. 51b 3 dr 1,1 SOMERVILLE ASTON RACES. iese races came off on Friday and Saturday last as follows : h : Silver Cup, th e annua l g i ft of E. Holland, Esq., was won by `lVCrowther's Th e Cl ou d s (M r. C rowt h er, j un. ), beating Mr. ward's Noreomb, and four others. w c " Somerville Aston Stakes of 3 sovs. each, with 20 added, c won by Mr. Reeves's Sybil (owner), beating Mr. Carlisle's Countess of Devon and Mr. Crowther's Conjuror. vaArcrSilver Cup, the gift of Mr. Crowther, was won by Mr. Wood afte. Norcomb (M r . P owe ll), b ea ti ng C on j uror an d another, three severe heats. Ai r ' . e Rack St a k es o f 5 sovs . eac h , w i t h 1 9 a dd e d , were won by I A Reeves's Sybil (owner), beating two others emily. h ers, °reed Handicap of 3 soya. each, with 10 added, for the win nd fre e f or all others, was won by Mr. Carlisle's Countess of A. beatin g three others. toad Nt eeple Chase St a k es o f 3 so y a. eac h , & c., were won b y R a il - Ca r ii ( , e ‘lr• S. Olive r ), b ea ti ng Air. Crowther's The Clouds, Ai r . gr ey Z a : t a .e ?ount ess of Devon, Chasseuse, Snipe, and Mr. Freeman's CUR E - k i , --AGE OCTOBER MEETING.—MoNnAr.. I "'au Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h. ft. ; second horse to save his ki:.r. s own'sar dM stake. Red Post. illt Hkaway, 3 yrs, Bst. 21b Holmes 1 Colo oven's Bl ac kf oot, 4 yrs, Bst. 71b 2 .., ,vnel Westenr a ' s F reney, age d , B s t. 10Ib 3 St Others p a id f or f e i t. Af ter two f a l se s t ar t s th e y a ll wen t o ff etlgth I aye terrible p ace, b ut H ar k away won c l ever l y b y more th an a 4 ' l. ° Stakes of 50 sovs., h. ft., for two years old; colts, Sst. 41b; fir.% fillies, Bst. T. Y. C. il,, Maher's b , c . b y Sk y l ar k M oc k en 1 .. 4 • Rolmes s Fir e 2 Ora killtown's Potteen % Four others paid. ~ TUESDAY. , -`PStakes of 10 sovs., h. ft., with 25 added ; second horse to Morat ord szlv . e his stake. One mile and a quarter on Peel Course. kr. %ahlltovvns Cruiskeen, 3 yrs, ist. llb Isborne's Frank, 3 yrs, 6st. 81b 2 t. George's Waterwitch, 4 yrs, ist. 81b 3 Sw ee Four others started, but were not placed. f o , l : s takes of 5 sovs. each, with 25 added ; three years, r 75t..61b ; t I.' B st• 61b ; five, Bst. 111 b ; six and aged, 9st. The winner 141 , 0 ° 11eursseold for 70 sovs., &c. One mile and a half on the Peel k° kr th°r ne's Frank , 3 yrs T. Miller 1 r t • Xell * • • O'Reilly Lightning,2 ... 3 yi•• Y's Saiicy MOII, aged Two others started, and two paid. ARCHERY.... boarcii.co(p„Ba's, BATTERSEA..—Mr. Bond, gunmaker to the ttreher vrdnance, gave yesterday a very elegant fete to his I "'lli e ' 3 " fri ends, at Falconer's grounds, near the Red-house. Batters°f the best shots in town accepted the invitation, and boa„, ea-fields resounded " to the twang of the tough yew art,,,,rright,e . Th prizes were won by Messrs. Wyatt, Betty, Bond, Falcone r , and Fortescue. Thi s , Chi.' "ay is the anniversary of the birth of Sir wh o stqber Wren, the celebrated architect of St. Paul's, vih• ' i v all bor n at le hi, f East Knowle, in Wiltshire, in 1632, of 4 ta father was rector. q o ne "chant who had to sign the baptismal register writheur his children, wrote " Peter Coule and Company, " °- hi s fP r ceiving his error till aroused to it by the laug h ter I t i _"nds. tati, o ' said that during a late Parliamentary investi -Ihim N. a n official person, upon having his evidence sent to : 1 1 At 'S a r i e t „ v r is r , i , ° ,a sod correction, in many instances so com ".the c nion,. (noillittee whether they would nut publish both REFORM DINNER AT ASHTON. IN HONOUR OF THE SECOND RETURN OF C. HINDLEY, ESQ. On Tuesday evening a large public dinner was given by the Reformers at Ashton-ander-Lyne, to their excellent re presentative Charles Hindley, Esq., in honour of his second return for that borough, and to celebrate the triumph over Toryism, and over the hypocrisy of the Tory-Radicals, in the defeat of Mr. Wood, and the Rev. J. R. Stephens. Samuel Swire, Esq., presided, and we'observed among the principal guests dining at the Commercial, Joseph Brother ton, Esq., M.P. for Salford ; John Fielden, Esq., M.P. for Oldham ; and William Halliwell, Esq., of Lees. In ad dition to the dinner at•the Commercial Hotel, there were eleven others at different inns in the town, owing to there being no dining-room in Ashton capable of accommodat ing the whole of the company (about 500) ; and they as sembled together after dinner in a spacious school-room, in Mill-lane, which was elegantly and comfortably fitted up for the occasion, having about forty tables, merely of sufficient width to hold the wines. The adjournment hat ing taking place, The CHAIRMAN gave " The Queen ;" " The People ;" " The Duchess of Kent and the Duke of Sussex ;" and " Charles Hindley, Esq." Mr. HINDLEY, after the cheering with which the toast was received had subsided, rose amidst renewed bursts of enthusiastic cheering. Alluding to the unhappy bereave ment which had caused his absence at the late election, he trusted that the electors would not, if he did not sufficiently express the gratitude which he felt at the hearty reception he had met, attribute it to any want of respect or decrease of regard to the people, but to that cause which had kept him from being present at the; election, a cause with which they were well acquainted, and for which he had al ready received their kind sympathies, a cause which would still have kept him absent but that he felt he had too large a balance to settle with the electors to neglect the duty he owed them longer. He felt that no personal feel ings of his ought to keep him from meeting them on this occasion to thank the 237 electors whO, by a triumphant majority, had a second time found him worthy to be their representative, and ,who came forward to tell iim that though 200 miles off, they considered he had disc Urged his duty, and that he ought no longer to delay coming forward also to return thus publicly his thanks to that gentleman (VV. Halliwell, Esq.) who during the contest, had come forward in his behalf to undertake the difficult task of being his (Mr. H.'s) representative in his absence.—(Cheers.) To that gentleman, who had so ably acquitted himself in the task— who had pledged him to nothing which he was not ready to redeem—who had repelled the attacks of his enemies, and defeated their objects, by exposing the misrepresentations by which they had sought to poison the minds of the elec tors—(Cheers)—for this he did most cordially thank him. When first placed in the proud situation to which they had thought proper to elect him, he felt assured that they did not think he entered upon those duties lightly—(No, no) — and he could tell them honestly, that ever since that time had he thought it his duty to attend to their interests—the good of the people at large.—(Cheers.) He could assure them he had done it, however imperfectly, as far as he knew how, honestly and faithfully.—(Cheers.) It was hard enough for the representatives of the people to fight their cause with the people at their backs, but with the people divided against themselves, it would be impossible.—(Hear, hear.) He should now allude to two instances of misrepresentation on the part of his opponents at the late election. The first of these was, that he had betrayed the cause of the people by giving up the factory question to Lord Ashley. The best reply he could make to that assertion was a copy of resolutions which had been sent to him when the question was under consideration, at the time alluded to, by the Committee appointed to watch the progress of the question—of which Committee the Rev. Mr. Stephens (the author of the misrepresentation) was one of the members. A copy of these resolutions he held in his hand, and would read to them. They were as follows :—" Ist, That the introduction of Mr. P. Thomson's Bill in the opinion of this meeting places us under the necessity of at present acting on the defensive. 2d, That in the opinion of this meeting Lord Ashley, from the position he occupies in the House of Commons, and the peculiar advantages which his having introduced in 1833 a Factory Bill, for which the present Act is substituted, under the plea of its provisions being more humane, gives him in opposing the thirteen-year old clause, is the most suitable in resisting Mr. Poulett Thomson's measure. 3d, That Lord Ashley be therefore requested to move as an amendment, upon the second read ing of Mr. Poulett Thomson's Bill, either that it be read that day six months, or that there be an instruction to the Committee to enact that no child or young person under twenty-one years of age shall work more than ten hours in any one ,day. 4th, That until the result of this mode of proceeding be seen, Mr. Hindley be requested not to pro ceed with his Bill ; and that in the event of Lord Ashley's latter amendment being carried, Mr. Hindley be requested not to proceed with his Bill." This document was signed —Turner, Chairman. He (Mr. H.) thought it rather too bad, after complying with these instructions, that the party who had furnished them now came forward and misrepresented his conduct, by saying that he had be trayed the cause of the people, by giving up their cause to Lord Ashley.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) The second misrepresentation to which he should allude was, that he had said he was in favour of having the Poor-law Amendment Bill tried. He had voted, it was known to them, with Mr. Walter, in moving for an inquiry into the working of that Bill ; but he would deny ever having said one word about giving the Bill a trial. In fact, he had voted in every division with the Hon. Gentleman who had so strenuously opposed this Bill in the House of Commons ; and he was sure that, if they would take up his votes and see how he voted on the Irish Poor Law Bill, they would see that he must be opposed to the objection able clauses of the new Poor Law Amendment Act.— (Cheers.) To show his feeling on that Bill, he had only to say, that he would pledge himself, when the Hon. Gen tleman at his side (Mr. Fielden) moved for a repeal of that Bill, to support him—( Loud cheers)—and what was more, he would make every Gentleman in the House vote on the question. And what did they anticipate would be the re sult ? Why, it would be expected, as generally was the case, on such occasions, that the supporters of the motion would walk out on the division to the left gallery behind the Speaker, to the number of some 40 or 50.—(Laugh ter.) Many, no doubt, in supporting the Bill now in existence, considered themselves as the friends of the people in preventing the idle from living upon the indus trious.—(Hear.) No doubt in some instances its most stringent classes might be beneficial. Perhaps the applica tion of a whip might improve a schoolboy ; but its efficacy was not the same in all cases. There may have been idle people who wished to live upon the industrious, and who were anxious to imitate those who having riches, were nevertheless not ashamed to have their name upon the Pension List—(Hear, hear)—and in driving away such improper objects of relief the Bill might have been success ful, in one or two instances. A Queen, he could admire and love, or a King ; but the three Kings in Somerset House, be could not acknowledge. If the measure was repealed, he believed it could be effected only by the pres sure from without, and he believed that that pressure, if it accomplished nothing more, would drive away the Poor-law Commissioners, whose term of office, if not renewed, would expire in five years from the passing of the Bill.—(Hear, hear.) Passing from these subjects, he asked what course would they have him pursut in reference to the general po litical questions of the country ? They would see that we had nearly got to a stand still—(Laughter)—neither Whig nor Tory could move on much longer. Would they have him to support her Majesty's Ministers ?—( Hear.) He would say, in answer to this question, that though he agreed with Mr. Fielding that many of their acts were such as did not entitle them to the confidence of Reformers, yet he could not go the length of attributing to Lord Melbourne's Government all the blame which that gentleman had. He thought that many of the measures for which he blamed that Go vernment were the result rather of the circumstances in which they had been placed by the preceding Government —that of Lord Grey.—(Hear.) He did not mean to de fend either Administration ; but he thoudht the Noble Earl in his reforms was something like (if he might make use of a figure familiar to them) a weaver, who had con structed a loom on a good principle, and placed in it a warp, and set to weaving with bad twist, &c. It would be impossible for a second workman with such materials as well as the first to produce good work. This was ex actly, he thought, a case in point ; and his Hon. Friend (Mr. Fielden) had blamed the second weaver for what was the fault of the first.—(Hear, hear.) He did not mean to say, however, that he should support the latter Government. He would do so as long as there was a reasonable hope that they would legislate for the people, but if they pursued an opposite policy, he should feel it his duty to part company with them. It would be folly, however, to seek relief by jumping out of the frying pan into the fire. Some men seemed to think that if they could only get the " bloody Whigs" out, they should be able to get the Tories to do as they wished ; but he was not so sanguine. He must first see them exhibit some signs of repentance for their past conduct, in that long sinning set of politicians, before he could be led to believe their natures had changed. But had any one seen them exhibit any such signs? On the contrary, when the To ries had gone out of office, a Bill had lately been introduced into Parliament (Duncan's Bill) in reference to the rate paying clauses, but it was defeated by the Tories.--',Hear.) It was well known now that if the householder neglected to pay his rates, he became absolutely disfranchised. The ne cessity of the repeal of these clauses was evident, for the voice of the people to be represented, and yet the Tories, when the question was brought forward, after much boast ing. would rot support it. The Torios had professed an anxiety to support the Church, and yet denied that they were opposed to reforms in it. If ever the word reform sounded COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. Yesterday a Court was held for the despatch of business. THE EXPECTED VISIT OF THE QUEEN. Under-Sheriff WIRE rose to propose members of the Court to act as a deputation to accompany the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Sheriffs to Temple-bar, on the 9th of November, in order to receive her Majesty. Mr. Hour suggested the propriety of selecting gentle men of equest tact and ability to fill the office of riders on the occas'ol, that the procession might not be marred by a blunder. Mr. ALDERMAN said, that as there were so many can didates for tie honour of serving in the deputation, it would perhaps be prudent to submit the matter to a Committee, who might decide upon the qualifications of those who were put in nomination.—('• Hear," and loud laughter.) Mr. GODSON said, it was, in his opinion, a thing of great importance, that the best-looking fellows in the Court should be appointed to meet her Majesty, and conduct her through the City. The following gentlemen were then elected according to their station in the scale of personal beauty and accom plishments :—Deputy Peacock, and Messrs. Collingwood, Bedford, Hunter, Dixon, and Anderton. They had, it appeared, been all seen on horseback, and been received, if we are to rely upon the declaration of their proposers, with unbounded approbation. Sir Peter Laurie having at the moment entered the Court, Under-Sheriff WIRE had been given to understand that the City would provide horses for the deputations from the two Courts, and that the worthy Knight was to be manager of the equestrian department. Sir PETER LAURIE said it was true that if the Corpo ration should, according to ancient custom, go to meet her Majesty at Temple-bar, he was to be Master of the City Horse on that very interesting occasion. —(A laugh.) He should be happy to do the equestrian honours to an eques trian Queen, and he should take particular care that in his department there should be no cause of censure or ridicule. —( Hear, hear.) He should answer for the horses, and he hoped the deputation just appointed would show, above all things, courage upon their horses.—(Laughter.) Upon a former occasion, the want of the indispensable quality o f courage was so much felt, that it was proposed to dress up a troop of dragoons as Common Councilmen, and make them act as substitutes.—(Laughter.) Care must be taken on this occasion to guard against so farcical an alternative. Mr. ALDERMAN asked how many of the Court of Alder men intended to go in the deputation ? Sir PETER LAURIE—I believe that sixteen or eighteen of us will go. THE BALL FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE DIS _ TRESSED POLES. Some conversation took place upon the subject of the admission of the public to see the hall in all the splendour of its decorations, and it was agreed that for two days after the 9th of November it should be opened by tickets to the friends of the Corporation. It was supposed by some that the ball to be given for the destitute Poles ought to take place before the exhibition of the Guildhall, bul the Court were generally of opinion that the charity would be benefitted by the delay, and a strong hope was expressed that an immense assemblage would take pl ace on that most interesting occasion. THE SWINDLERS IN THE CITY. Deputy CORNEY said that he rose to advert to what had taken place since he had presented a petition to that Court on the subject of a gang of swindlers in the ward which he had the honour to represent. A great deal of misrepresentation had taken place as to his mo tives and object in bringing that matter before the Court. Alderman Thomas Wood had charged him not only with ignorance of what he spoke upon, but accused him of having made imputations upon the conduct of the officers, while he was all the while reprobating the prin ciple, and not the officers who carried it into effect. He was prepared to prove that the principle which he had de scribed did exist at that moment, and he called upon the City Magistrates, in order to enable him to show that it existed, to order that the officers should make a return upon oath of all the emoluments they had received, over and above their salaries, since 1830. If it then appeared that their receipts were insignificant, the public would be relieved from a great deal of present misconception ; then the charge of want of knowledge of what he had under taken to do was totally groundless. He had uniformly sup ported the life election of aldermen, but he should now be gin to think that an annual election would be more desir able.—(Laughter.) A conviction was now beginning to dawn upon him, that the aldermen ought to be compelled to throw up their gowns periodically, and go to their con stituency for their suffrages.—(Hear, hear.) Alderman T. WOOD said that the Deputy came to that Court and arraigned the conduct of the aldermen, accused the police of gross neglect of duty, and the aldermen for having permitted it. Where was the breach of privilege, then, in denyinc , in the Court of Aldermen the truth of the allegations made against them ? Was not the proper course for the Deputy to follow, if he thought that the police were negligent or inefficient or dishonest, to represent his im pression to the Magistrates? Instead of which he opened out against them in that Court, and why did he now com plain of being accused of ignorance ? Was that imputation groundless?—(Hear, hear.) The subject then dropped. POST-OFFICE REGULATIONS. Mr. W. PRITCHARD, in rising to present a series of re solutions, o f w hi c h he had given notice, with reference to Post-office reform, felt relieved by the reflection that the subject was one not open to the taint of party feeling, nor requiring any great extent of experiment to demonstrate its importance to the commercial and social interests of the community. Parliament had been petitioned by most of the great commercial bodies of the country against the existing system, the injurious effects of which to the interests of commerce and the diffusion of knowledge had been pointed out. It had been truly stated by the Commissioners of In quiry, that " tiw fteil;ty of frequent, punctual, aryl quick I com inun,,,,,..ion,v,hich the institution of the Post-office was calculated to secure, may be justly classed amongst the ele- THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1837 sweetly, oh how sweet to hear it from the mouth of a Tory. Yes, they talked of a reform in the Church. And hoe did they propose to effect it ? Why, they told us that they had no objection for the thousands a year of one Church to be applied to another, if they could find a place where there is no church money.—(Hear, hear.) Now this was fair ground to meet upon. There was the Rector of Ashton—perhaps it might be dangerous to speak, for h( believed it was entirely owing to having meddled with the Church that their Worthy and Hon. Friend had brought so much obloquy upon himself in Ashton. There was the Rector of Ashton, he repeated, who was living in Oxford.. shire, and receiving 1,200/. or 1,3001. a year for doing no thing. Was this an abuse ?—(Yes, yes.) Then this was a case for reform. Now he (Mr. H.) did not wish to de prive Dr. Chetwood of one farthing of this money, but h( would say, at his death let it not go to another Clergyman in Oxford, but as 300/. is enough for many Clergymen to live upon, let it be divided, and given to four hard-working and deserving Clergymen. This was what the Tories pro fessed to want, and why did they refuse to accede to it The fact was, that when we came to prescribe measures like this, the Tories were Tories still.—( Hear and cheers.) He (Mr. H.) had seen the necessity of testing their sincerity on this point on the Wigan business. They said, if the funds of the Church could be increased, they would have no objection to the increase being applied to the increase of institutions among the people ; and yet, though the Rector of Wigan had an increase in value of nearly 2,000/., they refused to apply the smallest portion of it to that purpose. Mr. H. in conclusion briefly adverted to the Canada ques tion, and sat down amidst hearty cheering. Mr. CHARLES CLAY, the Vice-President, amidst loud cheers, proposed the health of Joseph Brotherton, Esq., and the independent electors of the borough of Salford, and the vote by ballot. Mr. BROTHERTON, on rising, was greeted with most en thusiatic cheering. I accepted the invitation to attend this meeting with very great pleasure, in order that I might have an opportunity of paying my humble tribute of respect to your worthy representative. I appear be fore you in the character of a witness, and can bear testi mony relative to his conduct during the time that we were together in Parliament, and I have no hesitation in saying that he does honour to your choice.—(Cheers.) I have S ways held it as a principle that the people are able to ma nage their own affairs ; and, entertaining these opinions, I come to the conclusion that the end of all good govern ment is the peace, the prosperity, and the happiness of the people.—(Cheers.) I, therefore, as a practical Reformer, am in favour of those measures which are conducive to the welfare of the people in general. I am, indeed, an advo cate for " the greatest happiness to the greatest number," and I believe I shall be borne out in saying that in the votes I have given since I had the honour of a seat in the House of Commons, I was always an advocate of the rights of the people. I look not to parties or men on either side, but I look to their principles ; and with respect to her Majesty's Ministers, I wish it to be understood that I have supported them when I thought they were right, and opposed them when I thought they were wrong. I would continue to do this, and I would' always seek to weaken the power of the aristocracy and to strengthen the power of the people.—(Cheers.) Mr. BROTHERTON proposed the electors of Ashton, which was responded to by Mr. Clay, the Vice-President. Several other toasts were proposed arid responded to in the course of the evening, among which was the health of Halliwell, Esq., .of Lees, the representative of Mr. Hindley, at the late election, to which Mr. Halliwell re sponded in an able address, animadverting in severe terms on the conduct of Mr. Stephens, the Tory-Radical candi date at the last election.—The company separated at a late hour. REGISTRATION OF VOTERS. MA RYL ED ONE. Yesterday morning Messrs. COVENTRY and TAMLYN, the Barristers appointed to revise the lists for the borough of Marylebone, held their Courts at the Court-house, Marylebone-lane. The Court-room was crowded by per sons objected to, although the Conservatives had indirectly withdrawn many of the objections. The number of objec tions stated to be now left arc 2,584. The Revising Barrister, after hearing Mr. Ager and Mr. Holmes on the subject, said that he thought there was nothing illegal in the objections, but suspended his general opinion, and proceeded to go through the list. The Court sat till five o'clock, but no case of any public interest occurred up to its rising. (Before Mr:TA MLYN.) Sr. PANCRAS.—The Liberal claims in this parish amount to 113, and the Conservative to 43 ; total, 156. Liberal objections, 24 ; Conservative, 261 ; total, 285. Decision on several cases was deferred. The whole pro ceedings in this Court were without any other interest than that'referrable to the desperation of the Tories, whose ob jections were frivolous to a degree. The Court did not rise till a quarter to seven. ments of profitable commerce. It is essential to the purposes of Government and subservient to all the ends of national policy." The same public consideration gave the people a right to expect that when the Government, on account of its superior means, assumed a monopoly of the business of the Post-office, and interdicted private modes of convey awe, the best possible system would be resorted to, making the question of revenue a secondary one. Mr. Pritchard referred to Mr. Rowland Hill's pamphlet on the subject of reforming the Post-office, and he concluded by moving a series of resolutions to the following effect :—That a swift, certain, and cheap communication by post tended greatly to the advancement of the commerce, manufac tures, and agriculture of the country, and was of high im portance as affording facilities for the collection and diffu sion of information, by which the education of the people would be greatly accelerated, and as promoting friendly in tercourse amongst all classes ; though the present commu o;cation by post was tolerably certain, yet owing to the in frequency of transmission and slowness of delivery, it was not so, swift as it readily might be, and it was not cheap. These evils of slowness and high cost were serious impedi ments to an extended and prosperous state of commerce and manufactures. By creating obstacles and involving expenses in almost every stage of the progress of a literary work, they constituted a heavy tax on literature, and pre vented the diffusion of information and the progress of education, and they were also productive of moral disad vantages, by checking the spread of friendly intercourse. These evils of slowness and high cost were not justified by any ultimate advantage to the revenue ; on the contrary, they gave rise to a large amount of illicit carriage of let ters, and, by preventing to a great extent communication altogether, the present high rates of postage had been positively injurious to the revenue itself ; in proof of which it was only necessary to refer to the extraordi nary fact, that during the last twenty years, whilst the population of the country had increased nearly one-third, and commerce and education had advanced in even a greater ratio, the revenue from the Post-office had not im proved at all. Owing to the present facility of conveyance between all the post-towns in the country, and to the 4 - rest number of letters generally earried together, the cost of transmission, when divided amongst the separate letters, was almost imperceptible, and might be left -mat of consideration in determining the rates of postage, and, therefore, the expense of the communication by post might be considered to consist almost entirely of the cost of distribution and of the general management of the Post office. By adopting an equalized and greatly reduced rate of postage, and by requiring that it should be paid in advance, through the medium of stamped envelopes, or -otherwise, the cost of the general management of the Post-office would be greatly reduced, and the revenue ulti mately increased, or at least not materially reduced. As an approximation to a system of equalized and reduced system of postage payable in advance, the recommenda tions contained in the ninth report of the Commissioners of Post-office Inquiry for its adoption in the twopenny post department were satisfactory ; and though that mea sure might, from its limited character, but imperfectly illus trate the advantage which would attend the improved system if generally adopted, it could not fail to prove highly valuable as a great public accommodation, Lnd a means of reducing taxation with very little, if any, loss to the revenue. It was, therefore, necessary that an uniform and low rate of postage , should be established, instead of the present varying and high rate ; that it should be henceforth one penny (paid in advance) for every letter or packet of let ters, not exceeding half an ounce in weight, with an addi tional penny for each additional half ounce, to any conve nient amount • that advantage might be taken of the faci lities which exist, particularly as respected large towns, 'for the more frequent transmission of the mails than once in the 24 hours ; and that, pending the necessary arrange ments for the general adoption of these improvements, im mediate effect might be given to the recommendations of the Commissioners for introducing similar improvements in the twopenny -post department." These resolutions were, with some modifications sug gested by Mr. E. L. Jones and Mr. Obbard, adopted, and the Court adjourned. WEST KENT. BOROUGH OF CHATHAM.—On Tuesday the Revising Barristers resumed their sittings. A case which had been made the subject of much conversation, and which created much interest, was called on. It was an objection, on the part of the Liberals, to the vote of the Rev. Dr. Irving, who claimed in respect of the church and church-yard, he being rated to the poor. The Rev. Mr. Edward's evidence was taken, as well as that of the collector of the rates. The professional gentleman who appeared for the Tories then rose. Mr. Holmes, contra, then followed ; after which The REVISING BARRISTERS gave their decision. Mr. RICHMOND said be thought that the question of ownership had not been made out, or had that of occu pancy, as required by the Act; and with regard to its rate ability, according to the 27th section of the Reform Act, the building was not one of that description which the Legislature contemplated. The edifice is one of a superior description, and it was not mentioned, and it surely never could have been intended, to first name an inferior class, and then add asuperior class at the foot. Mr. BULLOCK said it was clear there was no occupation under the meaning of house, warehouse, shop, or other building, contemplated in the 27th section of the Act. He most fully concurred in the view taken of the question by his Learned Friend. The objection was allowed. The result of the Chatham list stands thus : Tory objections, 49 ; sustained, 27 ; claims 16 ; allowed, 10. Liberal objections, 41 ; sustained, 38 ; claims, 27 ; allowed, 21. - - Parish of Gillingham.—Tory objections, 14 ; sustained, 3 ; claims, 4 ; sustained, 2. Liberal objections, 6 ; sus tained, 5 ; claims, 2 ; sustained, 1. City of Rochester.—Householders.--Tory claims, sus tained, 10 ; failed, 18. Liberal claims, sustained, 32 ; failed, 5. Tory objections, sustained, 12 ; failed, 17. Li beral objections, sustained, 17 ; failed, 14. Freemen.—Li beral claims, sustained, 19 ; failed, 15. Tory claims, sus tained, 4 ; failed, 9. Liberal objections, sustained, 14 ; failed, 7 ; Tory objections, sustained, 8 ; failed, 11. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. The comedy of The Provoked Husband was last night performed. It was, for the most part, strongly cast, and was received as such a production, when even moderately well supported, must always be received,. with great appro bation. Mr. Macready, as L or d Townly, has improved much. He dresses the character better than he was wont to do, and his manner has more of the ease of the beau monde than it formerly possessed. He was always excellent in the delivery of the text, especially in the fine and touch ing separation scene, and _never more so than last night. Lady Townly was personated by Miss H. Faucit mode rately well. She cannot assume that exuberant buoyancy of spirit by which the careless woman of fashion is distin guished. Mr. Bartley, as Sir Francis Wronghead, placed the pompous blund er i ng o f th e country M em b er o f Parlia ment in a bro a dly r idi cu l ous li g h t. Hi s hope f u l o ff spr i ng , Squire Richard, and Miss Jenny, were rather caricatured by Mr Meadows and Miss Taylor. Mrs. W. Clifford's Lady Wronghead is the best we have seen for many years. It was humorously vulgar, without any taint of extrava gance. The comedy was followed by a new piece, entitled, the Afrancesado ; or, Secrecy and Truth, which the bill denominated " a melo-dramatic. romance." We, however, are much pu zz l e d t o di scover to whatorder of , dramatic architecture it belongs. It is, in our opinion, a sort of bas tard composite, where we find tragedy, comedy, farce, and opera jumbled together. This piece occupied two hours. The performance was suffered to proceed with a patience truly exemplary until nearly the close of the second act, when a st orm o f hi sses p l a i n l y spo k e t h e f ee l ings o f th e un biassed part of the audience. Friday evening, about seven, a few hours before the lunar eclipse began, the tide rose so suddenly in the river Parrett, between the bridge and basin, that seven or eight heavily laien barges, which were about to enter the canal for this town, were driven from their moorings, and, being forced against each other, were much damaged ; one, we are sorry to hear, belonging to Messrs. Stuckey and Co., with a valuable cargo on board, was driven underneath another boat, and icamediately sunk. Such ... sudden and boisterous influx of the tide has not been before known in that river for the last 30 years.—Taunion Courier. POST-HORSE DUTIES. CON VEY ANCE OF MAILS ON CROSS ROADS. The following letter from Mr. Gillon is well-deserving of public attention. We have had the report on Toternal Com munication lying before us for many weeks, and incant to present a general view of its contents to our readers, bull have never been able to find time. The Committee We I moved for by Mr. Gillon, and we believe he chiefly con ducted the investigation. The results are of no small com mercial importance. They show how the facilities for com munication might be multiplied in this country by a modi fication of certain taxes, which would take only a very trifling sum from the revenue. "TO THE EDITOR OF THE SCOTSMAN.' " Stet,—l observe in the Scotsman of Saturday last a letter from Mr. Wallace, on the subject of the Post-office generally, and especially on the constant refusal of that de partment. to permit the mail bags to be carried by stage coaches, although running upon roads where no regular mails exist ; and although, by such an arrangement, supe rior economy might be combined with vast additional ac commodation to the public. The last report of the Post office Commissioners more than bears out all that is ad duced by Mr. Wallace, and brings to light an obstinate adherence to old rules and forms, contrary alike to ezpe diency and common sense, such as would scarcely be credi ble were it not vouched for by such high authority. Near the beginning of his letter, Mr. Wallace alludes ts, persons resident in localities not intersected by great lines of road having mail-coaches travelling on them, and such as require more frequent opportunities of correspondence." It is to these localities that I wish more especially to call your at tention and that of the public, and to the ready means which present themselves of removing many of the inconve niences which a remote situation necessarily implies. In the Committee which I moved for and obtained in the last Session of Parliament on Internal Communication Taxa tion, we had the benefit of the evidence of Sir Edward Lees, whose views on these subjects were most liberal and enlarged. He called our attention to the great extent of cross and mountainous roads in Scotland which are altoge ther unprovided with public conveyances, and where the posts are conveyed either on horseback, or by foot-runners as they are termed, involving great expense, much delay, and a total absence of all security for the safe delivery of the bags. The charge of conveying the horse-posts amounts to about 3d. per single mile per day ; whereas Sir Edward is of opinion that, by a better arrangement, affording many facilities of travelling to the public which do not now exist, the posts might be conveyed more rapidly and more securely for Id. per mile. " The extent of roads in Scotland thus imperfectly sup plied with mails amounts to between 2,500 and 3,000 miles. This state of Scotland, where the roads are so excellent, contrasts strangely with that of Ireland, nearly all the cross roads of which are travelled by light cars, carrying four or six persons, as the case may be, at the rate of from eight to nine miles an hour, and conveying at the same time the mail-bags, which are deposited in a box below the driver's seat. The reason why these conveyances have been esta blished in Ireland, while Scotland is as yet unprovided with them, is, that in the former country they are untaxed, while in the latter they are loaded with a heavy taxation—as mileage duty on the passengers, licence duty on the car riages themselves, and assessed taxes upon the servants em ployed in conducting them. It is quite obvious that no greater boon could be conferred on the middle and even humble classes of society, than rendering travelling as cheap and easy as possible ; and I hope that, at no distant date, the state of the public finances will enable the Chancellor of the Exchequer to remove all the taxes affecting travel ling, which now operate in a way so unfair and so unequal. Common justice demands that, while steam-boats ply for hire free from all duty, and while the taxation on railway travelling by steam power is merely illusory, the enormous pressure of taxation on road travelling by animal power should be lightened. The Committee to which I have al ready referred, have recommended the immediate abolition of the licence duty on carriages let for hire ; and if it shall still be necessary to raise a certain amount of revenue by a tax on travelling, at least a modification of the heavy mile age duty paid for passengers. " But whatever may be effected hereafter in the reduc tion of taxation on travelling, it must be obvious to any one who considers the subject, that to levy a duty on coaches carrying the mail-bags, as is the case with the mail-coaches at - present, is no gain, but, on the contrary, a loss to the revenue. This is made quite clear by Mr. Smith, of the Stamp and Tax-office in London, in his evidence before the Committee to which I have alluded. He says,' I consider that the whole of the duty on mail-coaches might be re pealed with gain to the revenue ; the fact being, that the duty levied by the Stamp-office upon the coach-proprietors, is repaid by the Post-office in the contract for carrying the mails ; the only additional circumstance of the collection being, that whatever portion is collected by the distributors of stamps pays the poundage which is lost to the public. Were coaches carrying the mail-bags to run duty free, in stead of the Post-office as at present paying a large sum to the coach-proprietors for carrying the mails, these indivi duals would in many instances offer a large premium for being permitted to take charge of them, and would, of course, as it was an objecl of advantage,-pay every atten tion to their due delivery, so that in all instances the public would enjoy the benefit of the most direct and the cheapest conveyance. " Another advantage arising from this arrangement would be, the establishing on most of the cross and mountainous roads, now destitute of public conveyances, of light cars similar to those in use in Ireland (as soon as it should be known that in the event of their carrying the mail bags they would run duty free), in which case, either the corre spondence would be conveyed gratis, or a premium would be offered for permission to carry it, as the circumstances of the peculiar locality, and the competition of contractors might bring about, I must quote from the valuable evi dence of Sir Edward Lees :—being asked, " As far as the conveyance of mails is concerned, do you think there would be any loss to the Government if the tax were taken off ?" His reply is, " None whatever ; because there are no such conveyances in existence where I would propose to send these cars, and therefore there can be nothing to pro duce a revenue to the Government at present ?" " Would a better system enable you to convey posts into districts which are now altogether destitute ?" " Certainly, great facilities would be afforded for such extension ; my impression is, that if it were generally known that a mail-cart carrying the mail would be exempt from these public taxes, which prevent their introduction now, we should have offers from every part of the country for the establishment of them." The limits of a letter will not permit me to go further. I can only recommend to the public to peruse the evidence on this important subject, as I am sure it is such as will convince them of the propriety of reducing and equalizing the heavy taxation now pressing on land conveyances, and of facilitating by every practicable means the transmission of the mails to every district of the country, especially seeing that the revenue is not to suffer in the attempt. My conviction that it is only when these matters are generally known, and freely canvassed and discussed by the public, that antiquated and erroneous systems will be abandoned, and the necessary changes and reforms effected, must be my apology for troubling you at this time. " I am, Sir, &c., ,‘ W. D. GILLON. " Wallhouse, 10th Oct. 1837."—Scotsman. Yesterday William Westwood, of the First Life Guards, who distinguished himself by his extraordinary bravery in the grand charge at Waterloo, when the Cui rassiers, the flower of the French cavalry, were routed, was buried in St. Margaret's churchyard, Westminster, in a manner honourable to the deceased soldier. About two months ago Westwood voluntarily accepted his discharge, on account of ill health, and retired on his full pension. When he found his death approaching, he expressed a most anxious wish to be followed to his grave by his compa nions in arms, and to be buried with military honours. His wishes, however, could not be literally complied with, as his regiment was on duty at Windsor at the time of his death ; but the Blues, in a highly honourable spirit, vo lunteered their services, and did the proper honours to the remains of the veteran, with an entire troop, and their full band playing the " Dead March in ',Saul." The proces sion was received at the north gate of the churchyard by the clergyman, the Reverend Mr. Milman, who pre ceded the coffin to the church, reading the funeral service. The Blues drew up in, double line before the church door, and the coffin, followed by the widow and children of the deceased, was carried up the middle. As the widow passed, the Blues, standing with their arms reversed, gave her the salute, which mark of respect so much affected her that she burst into tears, which she had repressed throughout the previous part of the solemn ceremony. Tb usual volley was fired over the grave, after which the vast crowd that had attended the funeral dispersed. NEW INVENTION.— That veteran in mechanical and scientific experiments, Mr. John Barton, the inventor of the improved metallic piston, now almost universally used in her Majesty's steam-vessels, as well as generally through out the kingdom, has just completed a new condensing engine, boilers, &c., by which one-half the space may be saved, one-third in weight of engine and fuel, and above one-third in expense. The construction of the engine is such that it will be almost impossible for any vessel in which it is adopted to be lost at sea ; the engines and boilers are in their formation completely novel, and not less ingenious ; and they are not only particularly strong, but peculiarly adapted to obviate the possibility of explosion. The plans have been submitted to several scientific gentlemen, who have expressed the warmest approbation of them ; but, al though they are not yet entirely completed, and it would be premature at present to enter into further particulars, the Inventor has no objection to explain his views to any gentleman who may feel an interest in the subject. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF . LICENSED VICTUALERS. The first anniversary meeting of this Association took place yesterday, at the Half Moon, Clipstsne-street, .Maq lebone, to transact business, The object for which, this Institution has been established is to protect the interesti:of the trade from any encroachments, and particularly to gu4rit osalost any legislative measures being adopted to the injury o f the trade, and the Committee are persuaded that the in formation ~,:hich they have been enabled to afford to various members of parliament, has tended to remove many erro neous opinions entC.rtained by them with regard to the seve ral bills proposed in il:lrliament, for the regulation of trade, and that the Association will be found ultimately highly useful, and productive of the; greatest advantages to the trade in general. The SECRETARY (Mr. Keymer) ,pad the report, from which it appeared, that Branch Associatioos had bceu formed in Liverpool, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Maccles field, Bath, Worcester, Sheffield, Chatham, Stroud, Roches ter, Wakefield, York, Bradford, Portsmouth, Windsor, &c. It was also stated that there 1,080 members attached ..to the Branch Societies. The PRESIDENT (Mr. Morgan) and the Committee which had acted with so much zeal during the previous year were re-appointed, subject to the confi7mation of the Branch Associations. The Treasurer (Mr. Wells) and the Secretary (Mr. Keymer) were also re-appointed, sub ject also to the approval of the District Societies. The accounts of the Association were audited and passed, when there appeared a small balance to the credit of the Associa tion in the hands of the Treasurer ; but as it was antici pated that the Committee might be involved in conside rable expenses in protecting the interests of the trade in the course of the ensuing session of Parliament, it was re solved that the members of the Committee should be em powered to receive subscriptions in aid of the funds of the Association, from such members of the trade as might be inclined to contribute to the promotion of the objects of the Association. 'We subjoin the following extract from the Report : " Your Committee feel that it would be impossible to enter individually into a recapitulation of the numerous and important means which they have had recourse to in order to accomplish the end they had in view ; still more would it be so, to point out the multifarious ways in which they have been successfully enabled to serve and uphold the best interests of the trade. Those means and those successes have had but one grand aim ; and to prove that they have been signally triumphant, they need only remark that through the instrumentality an 2 exertions of the Associa tion the Bill introduced by Mr. Bockingham in the Com mons House of Parliament was totally pnevented from passing, while the measure given notice of by Mr. Warburton in the early part of the last Session, not only never Jnade its ap pearance, but was absolutely strangled in its bil th, princi pally from the exertions and unflinching opposition which it was known had been excited against it by the Association. To account in some measure for the great influence thus exercised, your Committee feel it necessary to state that in several instances in which they had the honour to wait upon different Members of Parliament, they found them so little acquainted with the subject, as not to be by any means alive to the injustice and irreparable ruin which those measures were calculated to produce ; and it therefore only became necessary for your Committee to set the subject in its proper light, to convince them of the iniquity of the contemplated enactments, and to render them willing sup porters of your cause, instead of being its enemies. In other instances, in which Hon. Members had been pre viously prejudiced in favour of the Beer Bill, your Com mittee have been so far successful in their endeavours as to prove to them the injustice of any- encroachments on the present system, and to convince them that no alteration ought to take place to the disadvantage of the Licensed Victualler, without due compensation being ma.de. " In conclusion, your Committee would again impress upon you the necessity for renewed and increased exer tion, particularly on the part of the country Commiaees of the branch Associations. Without their assistance, the utmost endeavours of your metropolitan Committee will be more than half-neutralized, and no effort ought to be spared until every town and every village in the immediate vicinity of those already enrolled had been induced to join the As sociation. With the ensuing Session of Parliament your Committee feel assured the battle will again commence. Measures of more than an ordinary and alarming nature to the interests of the trade are threatened to be introduced, and, in the words of a former address, they may peculiarly say, at the present moment, that aggression, unless success fully resisted, will lead to aggression, and encroachment to encroachment ; but, with justice on your side, you have only to step forward manfully to the struggle, to be firm, united, and persevering, and your triumph is secure." The preliminary business having been disposed of, the Committee sat down to a most excellent dinner, which the hospitable proprietor of the Half Moon (Mr. Wells, a past Chairman of the Committee of the Licensed Victuallers' Society), had provided for them. Mr. Morgan (President of the Association) took the Chair. The cloth having been removed, and grace said, The CHAIRMAN proposed " The health of the Queen," which was drunk with great enthusiasm. Song—" God save the Queen," in which the whole com pany joined chorus. The CHAIRMAN then proposed " The health of the Duke of Sussex and the rest of the Royal Family," Drunk with great applause. The CHAIRMAN proposed " Prosperity to the National Association of Licensed Victuallers," which was drunk with great enthusiasm. Mr. WELLS said that the Licensed Victuallers had al ready established various Institutions, which had been found most useful as contributing to the comfort and support of their decayed members, and for the education of orphans; but, beneficial and advantageous as those Institutions were, he considered this Institution of still greater importance, inasmuch as it was calculated to protect themselves, and by so doing enabling them to supply the funds necessary to support and sustain the Institutions already established.— (Hear, hear.) He felt convinced that all that was neces sary to secure its ultimate and permanent success was, that it should be made known to the trade that such a Society existed, and when they were made acquainted with the ad vantages which it was calculated to confer, they would not be bacward in supporting it. The CHAIRMAN then proposed " Her Majesty's Minis ters, and may they bring forward measures beneficial to the country." Drank with great applause. " The Members of both Houses of Parliament, who had supported the rights of the trade," was the next toast, which was drunk with great enthusiasm. Mr. HIBBLE then proposed " the Branch Associations of the Society." He said that the toast was one which claimed their peculiar attention. It was only by the as sistance of the branch societies they could hope to effect any beneficial effect ; they would contribute in supplying the necessary funds for the protection of their interests. It was said that they wished to have :a monopoly ; he denied it. By the law as it stood at present, the magis trates had the power to grant a license in . any neighbour ... . hood in which such additional acommodationwas requir ed, and there was no instance in which a new neighbour hood had been formed where any such accommodation bad been withheld from the public. He considered it to be the duty of the Legislature to protect the property of the Li censed Victuallers ; they bad invested capital in their houses, which they bad purchased under the sanction of the law, and it was therefore unjust to destroy the interests which were created under such sanctions. He was no enemy to competition ; it existed in the trade fir all bene ficial purposes, and he felt convinced that any extension of that principle would prove injurious. The cry at present was " Open the trade," but those who held out such lan guage were ignorant of the ruin and distress in which its adoption would involve many meritorious families. Mr. Hibble concluded a very eloquent speech, which we regret our space will not allow us to do justice to. The CHAIRMAN then proposed " The Charitable Insti tutions connected with the Licensed Victuallers." Messrs. BALDRY and WELLS acknowledged this toast. " Mr. Anderson and the Press" was then drunk with every mark of respect. The healths of the Treasurer, Deputy Chairman (Mr. Toombs), and Secretary (Mr. Keymer), having been drunk the company separated much pleased with the even ing's entertainment, in the course of which several ad mirable songs were sung, which, with the good feeling which . prevailed, contributed to the enjoyment of the evening. About one o'clock on Sunday morning, Mr. Richard s , of the King's-road, who formerly carried on an extensive business as a linendraper, in Oxford-street; London, and had retired to reside permanently at Brighton, suddenly jumped out of bed, and, after complaining of a pain in the chest, died almost immediately. —Brighte n Gazelle. On Tuesday night a Custom-house officer, stationed on board the John Bull steam-ship, lying off the Tower, came upon deck about eight o'clock, to take his watch, and soon afterwards went forward and leant on the rail. Unfortunately, it was not made fast, and gave way, pre cipitating the officer into the river. The splash was heard by the crew, and immediate assistance was rendered, but the poor fellow never rose again. The deceased, who has left a young wife and two children unprovidod for, was a respectable and steady officer, and his loss is much regret ted at the Custom-house. Yesterday morning Henry Marlow, coal merchant, residing in Albany-street, Regent's Park, was drowned near Blackfriars-bridge. He was crossing some planks placed across coal barges, and from the sudden spring of one of them he lost his toot-hold, and fell between two barges. Before assistance could be rendered the body was drawn beneath the tier. He has left a widow and five children.