The Sun. — London, England, 1835-12-03 00:00:00

RING'SBEIYCII.-(THIS DAY.) STOCKDALE V. CHAPMAN. ri 2e Phcare , intiff, who conducted his own care, addressed the r ~Jury at considerable length. The present was an ac t'on brought by John Joseph Stockdale, the well-known I l lblisber and ‘‘ something more," against Thomas Chapman , i p arsbal of th e . M ars h a l s ea of the King's Bench prison, for 18 e imprisonment. The damages were laid at 4,0 001 . He 4ohopedinto he should not give offence by claiming the right to Lnt() details connected with his character, as no Jury, unless they were more than men, could help feeling some e _fre of prejudice against the individual before them. He .. _ad been indicted in company with another individual named Richard MOntprivet, at the prosecution of the Earl rCountess Cornwallis for a conspiracy, and had been ,'u,nd guilty. It would be necessary to go into the de 'ths of that trial, for nemo repenle fuit turpissimus. Lord DENMAN was willing to allow the plaintiff every possible latitude, but he thought the details of that case had nothing to do with the present action. Mr. STOCKDALE proceeded. He had been f ound g uilt y . the face of numerous, irrefragable, and unimpeachable affidavits which were on the files of the Court, and was sen tenced to one year's imprisonment from the 10th Februar y 18 34, to the 10th of February, 1835. He had been the i letim of a universal and artfully-excited prejudice, apd he 11 ° 1 v presented himself as . .a proscribed individual, under Cir cumstances o f persec ution, which had been aggravated "erY succeeding hour, and which he hoped, for the sake justice and the honour of England, never would again ettur. His conduct, during forty years, bad been that of °lle who had clothed the naked, fed the hungry, sheltered the houseless, and protected the opp ressed, for which he had received nothing but virtue's self-recompense. Burke, the atrocious murderer, and Tophana, the Italian female, w ho put her victims to death by slow poison, were more fairly treated than himself, for they had able counsel and ire Partial Judges. The plaintiff proceeded to read several extracts from comments by the editor of the Monthly Mit gkzine upon the life and characte r of De Foe, the author of " Robinson Crusoc," and drew a parallel between his Omen case and that of De Foe, and concluded a long and v e; . y unc onnected address, by intima t i n g to the Jury that 110 should have an opportunity of addressing them again. Mr. Ser ca nt ANDREWS, for the de fendant, then ad dressed the Jury. The plaintiff had omitted to state the pound of his complaint against the defendant, which !as, that he had been detained in prison four 'lays after the term of his imprisonment had expired, namely Un til the 14th of February, he having refused to pay The usual fees, .1/. 17s. 10d. and having declined to p etition the aiarsl ia l t o release him 'from their payment, on the ground °.! Poverty. The whole question would turn upon the 'gilt of the defendant to demand these fees, and upon this Point lie should prove the usage of the p rison, and refer to the several acts of parliament which authorized the defen dant to demand these fees. The Learned SERGEANT then proceeded to call the se veral officers of the prison and their witnesses, who could speak as to the custom of the prison. The trial is not ' l ikely to terminate till a late hour. t.K.CHEtitIER COURT.-(THIS DAY WAINWRIGHT V. BLAND. Mr. DILE (with whom was Mr. ANDERSON) stated that this acti o n - was brought to recover the sum of 3,000/. on a DOlicy o f i cs vrance upon the life of a young lady named Abercrombie. The case had already been before a Jury, and therefore he Icnew the sort of defence that was likely to be se t up ; anci..he was bound to say that a more mon strous one he had novel - heard in a Court of Law. The deceased was the daughter of an officer in the army, and was left with a sister, as orphans. They had a half sister, who was married to the plaini.;ff. In the year 1830 the two siste rs were on a visit at the house of the brother-in-law, at Which time she came of age. She then wished to make a Provision for her sister, and went to the office in question 141 order to insure her life for two years, by which time she "Pected to be put in possession of certain property which was under litigation in the Court of Chancery. After de tailing the facts as they appear in evidence, he said he for certain his Learned Friends w ould fail in their defence, '°r th e J ur y could not find for the defendant, without de elaring t h e p l a i n tiff, the half sister of the deceased, to have f ormed a conspiracy for the purpose of defrauding these 'Aces by her own murder, to which she consented. Samuel Ingman —On the 15th of October he saw Miss Atercrombie, and took the premium from her for the Policy now put in, which was signed by the Directors. Cross-examined by the ATTORNEY-GENERAL —Had been ..Actuary of the Imperial Office for seven or eight Year s . Saw Miss Abercrombie in company with a lady, whom he- learned from the Secretary of the Globe was Mrs. Wainwrigirt. It was always usual to ask what was the motive for insuring. The premium for two years would be !wo-thirds of ennual premium for a life. The lady said the intention o f the insurance was to sec ure a sum fOr her siste r i n case of her death within two y ears —she would then be able t o d o so in another way. The lad y who was with her said s h e intended to insure 5,000/. alto g ether, but as They took only 3,0001. they would propose 2,000/. in some other office. He saw Miss Abercrombie on the 22d, When lie said he had ascertained that she had effected an insurance for 5,0001. in one office, and had proposed to ano ther which had been refused, the Directors were displeased at her want of candour. Miss A. said she understood very littl e of the matter herself, she acted as her friends directed. §lie then signed the Policy. If the Directors bad known of Itsurances to the amount of 11,000/. or 12,0001. on the Same life, for short periods they would have made more in quiries into the motive for the insurance. They knew nothing of Miss Abercrombie further than that the ladies e l7 ile in a carriage. • Re-examined—lt was a custom ar y thin g for parties to insure in different offices. The referees were a Dr. Locock and a Mrs: Everill. One of the directors said Dr. Lo- cock was a very respectable man. Mr. ERLE then put in the will of Miss Abercrombie, by `'llieh her sister was made heir to all her property, and the Plaintiff executor. He also put in the probate of the will of he r grandfather, John Weller, of Mortlake, by which Miss Abercrombie and her sisters were left 301. i year each. Mr. James Stewart, an auctioneer at Mortlake, received Tents for Mrs. Abercrombie for a time, for some leasehold and copybold property. The re nts were 1001., and the freeh o ld sold for 2001. Cross-examined—The property altogether was sold in 1829 . There was now from 401. to 40/. owing to him for 11101 1ey advanced to Mrs. Abercrombie: • Dr. Locock, of Hanover-square, was called upon to at tend K.ss Abercrombie on the 16th December. He bad seen her before, and had known some part of her family for many years. He found her labouring under a pressure on the I.rai r ,.. On inquiry, he found that on the previous Monday she tad gone to the play and supped on oysters andottled porter ; that on Tuesday she again went to the play and got wet feat, with which she sat throughout the ni g ht. On g etting lioine she at first refused to take any supper, but after 14rds when pressed took a hearty supper of oysters and porter. These, with other symptoms, accounted to him for the pre.3sure on the brain. •He learned she had taken a black draught. He gave her such medicine as he thought necessary. -It did not abate the pressure, and he then • `tipPed.. her. Her illness continued, and when she was getting better she was attacked with conv ulsions, which •eltded ia death. There Was nothing particular in her disease. -He atiecded a post mortenr examination, and found a serum on the b rain, which accounted for the death. - lie applied for the first exaininatioa, and the plaintiff did a ll in his power to help it forward. Another examination took place, and his first impression was not alt teed. He signed a certificate as to the cause of death. The friends Uf the young lady appeared to pay her every attention. Cross-examined —Suffusion on the brain might be pro quced by violent vomiting, but he thought it would be lltore likely to produce the bursting of a blood vessel. Il e had not seen any stomach examined of persons who had died of vegetable poison, which was most difficult to detect. After her death be made some enquiry whether there was no love affair. Did not prescribe any powders for lier Re-examined—The sickness. was caused by tbe supper, ullieh had disagreed with her. By the COURT—Had seen nothing to lead him to sus- Pect that she had caused her own death, or had died from Poison. Edward Hanks was called in, when - Miss Abercrombie was seized with convulsions. Her eyes were very much dilated. He gave her some medicine, but Dr. Locock (tam e in soon after. Was with Dr. Locock at the exami nation of the head, and was satisfied then that they had found the cause of death as be had seen it. He attended the second examination, and found nothing in the state of th e stomach to cause a suspicion of foul play. Cross-examined—From what be. heard he thought that die brain was affected in conseque nce of the continual fever. The origin of the disease was in the stomach. Re-examined—The diseased stomach was the result of eold and a supper which disagreed with hcr. The ATTOIIN EY-GENERAL, Sir F. POLLOCK, Mr. THESI- G ", at, another Gentleman, appeared for the defence. The Attorney-General had not concluded his opening of ~,the defence when our reporter left. The cause is most likely to occupy the whole day. On Sunday cycling last, Mary Hodges, wife of Bodges, publ'ican, near Ledbury, retired to bed in her usual good health, but her husband, on awaking in the tnght and finding her very cold, discovered, to his astonish 'tent, that she was a corpse.—Worcester Herald. Several dogs in a rabid state have been recently destroyed in the neighbo urhood of Worcester. The , "ruyor or that city has directed that all dogs permitted to gu unmuzzied in the streets shall be destroyed. min ands. ogra- part, chart; New Iv of lhjtc- Dun- ester. e size TEI? ; AND of this than a can be ecuted :,("race . render terally, nerara, •anches lips of of the foliage. an this whose Tdinary exture ; tre, but. the A.p -) is fur r which ) it, and this cup r the in -1 of the ry much the cup .toni is a October. s, and is seed be ,ot to be en grow nd June, 1 its self- tree, g. layu. It • in great ry pretty e flowers r by cut compact, aches, its its being r gardens., ortance to Alen with z, and its may be of Great rally valu lew, hardy nmon soil. and toil' small size, y beautiful !sly during ense green► wers, form m, a most is of rather 1 an abuir CORN, tlt9 L e t urns ut and Wales, Per 15s. I Id. s. 8(1* WEEKS 15s SA• 355. lu.• Ms. Ws SA' AY.) 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I o f the bre's r ces from s ° ' , l, in lsP ee ; c I d Arner— ,, a t he • m ain 01 ' " Is n o t e%P ec ._coder UNIVERSITY OF LONDON• • Yesterday a Special General Meeting of the Proprietors cf this University was held - in one of the halls of the insti tution, in consequence of the following requisition to the Council of the University : " To the Council of the University of London, their Secre tary, or Principal Clerk, as the case may be. " My LORDS ANA GENTLEMEN—We the undersigned pro prietors of the University of London, hereby request that you will forthwith cause to be convened a Special General Meet ing. of the proprietors, to consider the question of the grant and tenor of a charter to the said University, with reference to the address of the House of Commons of the 26th of March last ; his Majesty's most gracious answer thereto ; and the in timation since given by his Ministers of their intention in re spect thereto, and thereupon to receive the instruction of such General Meeting on the subject. " London, Oct. 29, 1835. ( Signed) Brougham John Wilks, M. P. T. W. Beaumont, M. P. J. Scholefield, M.P. W. Tooke, M.P. Thos. Wilde, M.P. • S. Lushington, M. P. J. Temple Leader, M.P. Chas. A, Tulk, M.P. W. M. Thiselton Richard Potter, M.P. Thos. Thornely,. M.P. Daniel Gaskell, M.P. Jas. Burchell Edward Busk . W. Bromley A. H. Lynch, M.P. Wm. Bromley Charles Lemon Arthur W. Tooke Robert Winter R. Winter" Shortly after one o'clock Lord Brougham took the chair, at which time about -400 proprietors of the University were present. The NOBLE CEIAIRMAN stated that, in consequence ce the very judicious course taken, and distributing amongst the proprietors of the University during the last week the papers basins , reference to the subject-matter of the meet- Mg, it would be unnecessary for him to detain them. The i e was one observation, however, be wished to make, which had impressed itself on some of thoSe who had signed the requisition, namely, that if proper time was not given to the proprietors to make up their minds, that their answer might be decided in the negative to the proposition of the Government. He knew that in the first instance this was the opinion of three or four proprietors, and he was also undoubtedly of the same opinion. He, however, had seen reason to abandon this opinion, and be believed that this was also the case with Most of those who bad read the admirable address of the Senatus on the subject of the pro posed charter.—(Hear, bear.) Suppose they should rely upon three or four objections as of a most serious nature, what course ought they to adopt? The proprietors, how ever, possessed a great advantage at present in coming to a determination on the question. The Professors of the University, who were more deeply interested than the proprietors, or any other persons, in the prosperity of the University—for they must not only feel anxious for the welfare of their respective classes, but they had also a deep pecuniary interest at stake in the success of the University—had met together, and after the fullest deli beration and discussion respecting the proposed charter, and having, as he had before said, the interests of the Uni versity so much at heart, and having so deep an interest in arriving at a proper result on the subject—they had come to an unanimous conclusion, and he would almost say in an unprecedented manner, in favour of the plan of the Government.—(Hear, bear.) He was sure that the meeting would ,a g ree with him, that this was a ve r y powerful reason to induce the proprietors of the Univer sity to accept and adopt the proffered charter.—( Hear, hear.) He admitted, however, that there were some ob jections to parts of the plan ; but the question was, were these of sufficient moment to induce the meeting to reject the plan ? He certainly thought not ; but still it would be the duty of the Council to endeavour to have these objec tionable points changed. Perhaps, however, the details should not be entered upon at the present meeting ; and, to say the least of it, it would be an unprofitable course of proceeding. He would, however, just advert to one or two points which might be objected to. He thought that the proposition for limiting the Board to form the Senate of the new University was open to some objections. With respect also to the name—he admitted that it might be considered objectionable that the new body should bear the name they had held from their foundation, and, sinking the name of University, become only a Col lege. He thought, however, if they obtained in sub stance all they desired in other respects, that they might be content to part with their name. There was one other point s however, which he considered ob jectionable, and to which he should not so readily feel disposed to agree. He perceived that the degrees pro posed to be granted by the University were not to be pre cisely the same as those now given by the old Universities. —(Hear, hear.) In page 3of the pamphlet to which be had before adverted, he found the initials of the de g rees at the new University differed from those conferred at the old Universities. It might appear a trifling,. matter at first sight, but he was satisfied that it was not so. and he did not see why they should have different degrees from the old Universities. It was an old observation, that under some circumstances " words became things," and in this case it might be truly said that words were things.— (Hear, hear.) He thought that if a change was not made in this respect, an invidious and improper distinction. would be created between the degrees conferred by the old and new Universities.—(Hear.) He felt considerable regret that a distinction of this kind should be introduced into the plan ; but be confessed that he would rather have it with this objection, than reject it merely on the ground that such a distinction was made. Some gentlemen might feel disappointed that that University had not been empowered to grant degrees ; but he thought all the arguments on this point had been carefully and jinliciously treated in the paper of the Senatus. He had thought that they should have the power of granting degrees in the Faculties of arts and law ; but he did not think that the degrees would have less value when conferred by the new College. There was one other point to which he wished to allude, and which cer tainly had operated on the minds of the Council of the Uni versity. The Council were fully aware That they were only trustees for the Proprietors ; but in the various discussions which had taken place respecting the grant of the charter, they had wished to act in such a manner as to be on a friendly footing with the Government. They trusted that any thing calculated to put a stop to this would be avoided at the present meeting, and that nothing would be said or done which could occasion any embarrassment as regarded the Government, who had acted throughout conscien tiously, and in a manner which they believed was best calcu lated to promote the welfare of the public at large.—(Loud cheers.) They were called together to give their sentiments for the governance and guidance of the Council in this matter. He understood that a resolution would be pro posed to them, embodying much of what he had said, re commending the Council to agree to the plan proposed by the Government. This resolution would not he binding, but only be an instruction as to the mode in which the Council should proceed ; and the Council would be most glad to conform, as it had always done, to the opinions of the proprietors at large.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. Was. TOOKE, M. P., felt disappointed at that Insti tution not standing on an independent footing ; but still placing reliance, as lie did, on the judgment of the Council and Professors, lie was induced to abandon his former nion, and to give his assent t o the p lan p ro p osed by the G o vernment.—( Hear, hear.) Satisfied also, as he was, that the Government was formed of men of liberal opi nions, and that they were friendly to the cause of general education, be felt disposed to give them credit for having acted with a zealous desire to attain the object that insti tution had in view, he should submit to the course they had proposed.—(Hear, hear.) The Hon. Gentleman con cluded with proposing a resolution to the effect , " That ' al though the meetine. believed that his Majesty's gracious a nswer to the Address of the House of Commons of the 26th of March, was calculated to raise expectations of his conferring an independent charter on this University, so as 'to enable it to grant degrees in all the Faculties excepting those of divinity and medicine, yet his Majesty's Ministers having devised a more comprehensive and efficient plan, embracing all seminaries of the kind for education, and con fiding also in the sufficiency of the Board of Examiners to be appointed to the new University, and this institution hav ing. nothing to fear from competition with other similar es tablishments, recommends to the Council gratefully to ac cept the proposed charter." Colonel JONES thought that it would be better to leave out the first paragraph. of the resolution of his Hon. and Learned Friend. He thought that the Government had given a charter in as large a sense as could be required. — (Hear, hear.) He believed that the Government was anxious to meet the wishes of the proprietors and the pub lic on this subject ; lie was therefore anxious that they should lay aside all appearance of difference.—(Hear.) Mr. Tootle did rot feel disposed to assent to the recom mendation of the Hon, Gentleman. He trusted he would not persist in his objection. Mr. SASS preferred the plan of the Government to that originally proposed by the Council. Mr. it. TAYLOR thought they ought to feel much obliged to the Government for their plan, for he thought that un der it the Institution was much more likely to prosper than if it hail a separate charter to grant degree a,—(Hear, hear.) He, therefore, arced with Colonel Jones in wishing that the early part of the saiWution should be struck out. lie thought the letters by which the degrees were to be desig nated were of great importance.,—(fiear, hour,) Colonel JONES was authorised 14 a person on whew bp could rely, to state that he had bean present a few days ago at a conversation with Mr. Spring Rice, when that gentles man said that the new University should havesthe power of geaosin exactly the same degrees as the old Universities. In a letter i4s t olud. in the pamphlet, Mr. Spring Rice also states that it shoolet e4vays hp ,ppt in mind that the new University was to be placed OR 4 fontip pi epnelity in all Majesty. Mr. 1 4 '1UEND strongly urged the importance of unanimity in the meeting. Mr. RoaiiisoN should have felt great pleasure if Mr Tooke had yielded, and he should give a decided vote for an amendment, should one be proposed. The measure of the Government was decidelly the best, and they would do injustice to themselves if they did not make this appear on the face of the resolution. He would read two or three sentences he had written down, expressive of his bpinion as to the nature of the resolution which should be adopted ; of course, however, he would not press it on them. " Re solved—That we unreluctantly lay aside the title of Uni versity the moment the title is legally conferred on the other body announced by his Majesty's Ministers, and will cordially and gratefully accept the Charter which proposes to incorporate our intended University as a College when ever the Metropolitan University itself shall be established, without which we should deem the College Charter itself to be worthless ; but in connection with which we confi dently trust that it will answer every purpose which our in corporation as a University would fulfil."—(Hear.) Mr. TooKE, as no amendment had been moved, would alter his resolution, by proposinc , that it should commence " His Majesty's Ministers having been induced to give effect to the address of the House of Commons of the 26th of March, to which a gracious answer was returned by his Majesty, by advising a more comprehensive and efficient plan," &c. Dr. BROWN appeared there as one of the delegates of the Protestant Dissenters, and, he wished, to press on the Council the necessity of taking care that there was no dif ference between the degrees of the new University and those of Oxford and Cambridge. Mr. TuLx, M.P., could confirm the statement made by Colonel Jones as to the language of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, that there should be no distinction between the new and old Universities. At the suggestion of Lord BROUGHAM, the resolution was amended, by striking out the allusion to the address of the House of Commons. After a few words from Mr. Jones, Mr. Hume, Mr. Brown, and some other Gentlemen, Mr. Professor KEY had heard Mr. Spring Rice declare that it was intended that the degrees in the new University should be precisely the same as those at Oxford and Cam bridge. He (Mr. Key) had proposed that there should be a degree in the Faculty of Science, and Mr. Spring Rice replied " No, let them be precisely the same." The motion was then agreed to. Colonel JONES .then moved a vote of thanks to the Council, which was carried; as were also votes of thanks to Lord Brougham and Mr. Tooke. COURT CIRCULAR. His Majesty will hold a Privy Council to-morrow after noon at the Pavilion, at Brighton. Mr. Colquhoun, 'accompanied by Mr. Pogson, Greene, Mr. Swindvell, and Mr. Adamson, proprietors from the Island of St. Christopher's, had an interview with Sir Georme Grey yesterday, at the Colonial Office. Countßjornstjerna, the Swedish Minister, had an intor view yesterday with Mr. Poulett Thompson, at the office of the Board of Trade. Mr. Irving also visited the Right Hon. Gentleman yesterday. The French Ambassador and the Sardinian Minister transacted business yesterday artern;ion, at the office of Se cretary of State for Foreign Affaires. The Right. Hon. C. Poulett Thomson entertained the Cabinet Ministers at dinner last evening, at his residence in South Audley-street. BRIGHTON.-WEDNESDAY. The King, accompanied by Madlle. D'Este, drove out this afternoon on the Shoreham-road. This morning, shortly after twelve o'clock, the Queen drove out, accompanied by Madlle. D'Este and the lion. Miss Bagot. Her Majesty alighted at the Chain Pier lodge, and walked on the pier for about an hour. M e Royal party was joined by the Marchioness of Ely. Her Majesty had no domestic attendants with her. The King gave audience to the Duke of Gordon this morning, at one o'clock. The Duke and Duchess of Gordon, Gen. Phipps, the Marchioness and Ladies Cornwallis, and Sir John and Lady Shelley, received the Royal commands to dine at the Palace this evening. The Duke and Duchess of Gordon arrived last night at the Albion Hotel. The Earl and COuntess of Jersey take their departure to-morrow, for their seat in Oxfordshire. The Russian Ambassador has been laid up since Monday with an attack of gout. The house in which he resides he has taken for a month, but it is probable that he may re main during the stay of the Court. Lord Beverley, who was expected here yesterday, has been taken suddenly ill with inflammation. The Archbishop of Canterbury quitted Brighton this morning at half-past nine, after having breakfasted with their Majesties. • - The Dowager . Lady Dillon returns to-day fro m the Con fluent, by the General Steam Navigation Company's packet the Mountaineer. The communication between Brighton and Dieppe closes for the season with this voyage. The Earl and Countess of Norbury and the Ladies Toler, who had been at Bognor during the sojourn of the Landgravine of Hesse Homburg, returned yesterday to Brunswick-terrace. Captain Back, R.N., quitted Brighton yesterday, for the metropolis. POLISH REVOLUTION TO THE EDITOR OP THE SUN. Sin—ln your leading article of this evening on the Polish meeting, you state that a gentleman who addressed the company, observed—" That the treaty of Vienna gua ranteed Belgium to Holland. Belgium :Turned the degra dation, and we acknowledged her right to freedom. Armies marched and fleets sailed to assist her. If it were right to assist Belgium, it was a grievous wrong to desert Poland. That treaty guaranteed the independence of Poland—that she should have a free Constitution and Representative Government. After that treaty Poland was oppressed and tortured." " This," you observe, "is well put, for never was a more flagrant act than the violation of the treaty of Vienna by the Emperor Nicholas." Now, Sir, just put this the other way. The treaty. of Vienna guaranteed Belgium to Holland, and a free Consti tution to Poland, which it also annexed to Russia: Bel gium spurns the degradation, and WE ADMIT its right to freedom ; and not caring for the hostility of the Dutch, march an army and send a fleet to assist her : very pro perly, perhaps, but in the teeth of the treaty • of Vienna. Poland, insulted, also spurns the degradation of its con nectionwhich, however, denies its right to freedom, Russia; marches om in the Russian Empire ; certainly in a sia; n army and incorporates its heretofor e inde v pe d oi i l t t h ki t d the face of the Vienna treaty, but not more so than the dis memberment of the Low Countries. It is not, therefore, because France and England violated the treaty of Vienna, when it happened to suit their views, that they can exclaim against Russia for its infraction ; nor is it because they, then in close alliance, had joined in the creation of an independent kingdom, which might serve as 'a barrier between the now dynasty of France and the despots of Eastern Europe, disregarding the claims of Holland, which they had as sacredly ,recogniied as He yq4 pall the modern Nero, or his prede..:essors, had im of thipder" qn the solemn f aith gua ranteed the 40ependenee of Poland, that th e y could pres ume to speak in 4 tq Or treaties, Which are, after all, mere lists of waste paper, who they iMpeac the free 4nd nater4l course 0f events. Using the right of. the g m pg, they 000 1 d do no more with Russia than acknowledge its injustice ; but we, Sir, may cry shame on the cowards who were valiant enough in assailing the King of a little territory like Holland ; . and ready enough to assist in stripping hiM of possess.ous, awarded in exchange for others held by themselves, but Tll SUN AON DO N > THITRS DA V DECV At BE 13, 3, 183 respect swith the old Universities; and 'Would be relieved from those thin! ;s which had impeded Oxfo r d and Cambridge. Mr. WARBURTONi M.P.,. thought that the terms of the resolution were not so warm as the feelings of the meeting. He had always thought that the plan of the Government was the only one that could be successfully carried into effect. He thought that a charter to enable them to grant degrees themselves was ridiculous and impracticable. He hoped his Hon. Friend would agree to the alteration that had been suggested. Mr. HARDY (the Examiner of the Apcthecaries' Com pany), thought that the plan of the Government deserved the warmest approbation of the meeting. lie earnestly trusted that the meeting would, unanimously agree to the resolution as proposed to be amended. Lard BROUGHAM said, that there never was the least in tention to allow the Council to fill up any vacancies that might arise in that body. Mr. Husta thought that the objection of Colonel Jones was rather a matter of form than one of substance. He was satisfied that the Government had come forward I spirit of the utmost fairness, and that the plan proposed by them would work better than if that institution had the power of granting degrees -solely.—(Hear, hear.) He re commended his Hon. Friend to alter his proposition, by leaving out all the words before " His Majesty's Ministers having devised a more comprehensive and efficient plan,"&e. Colonel JONES thought that somebody should move a vote of thanks to his Majesty's Ministers for their conduct respecting this subject. . Mr. TOOKE should most cordially concur in the plan of the Government ; but still he would urge on the meeting that this was a business resolution, and it was desirable to identify the apparent feeling of the meeting, with the re solution of the House of Commons, and the answer of his who beheld - with unconcern the di•eadful tyranny and in- ' sulting (iipression of .the ft usSian . A .uto4rat—and, as you say, only ventured a f;raceless, and -very subdued, remon strance, when the very extirpaticrn of the Poles was threatened. Understand me, however. I admit that Belgium has a perfect right to an independent Govern ment. Ido not mean to deny that was. gross impolicy in the advisers of the King o f Holland which led to a rupture ; but I think I have shown that the Governments of Eng land and France,. as far as they were concerned in it, were not in a condition to appeal to the letter of treaties. Their crime was, that daring to violate them for merely political, and even" party . purposes, that they had not the courage to interfere in vindication of a nation, oppressed and insulted, where they would have roused the sympathies of every friend of humanity in the world, and have been cordially supported by every one of their fellow-citizens, who were indignant, at - eir apathy. Has Palatal then no.hope ? Yes ! Sir, as long as a Pole exists ; and the time is fast coming when she shall exact a dreadful vengeance for her wrongs. Not all the Governments of Europe can long repress the feelings of ' hatred and horror towards the mons ter, who, from a throne which he desecrates, dared to utter to the world a speech as insulting to humanity as to the degraded nation which it threatens with annihilation. The NTH is off indeed, and all men see a tyranny as unblushing as it is hideous ; which mocks at their independence as " illusion," and promises, after its fashion, " to do them good in spite of themselves." The time, however, is far distant when the inhabitants, of this tltir world—transformed into a Hall of Eblis, of which the Siberian Fiend would be the fitting Sovereign— shall bow down in bitterness at the foot of his unhallowed throne, and when they shall wander through his empire in speechless agony, their hand upon their heart; filled with the consuming fires of despair, in which hope itself shall be destroyed. That this generation may not pass away without a full retribution for the " wrongs of Poland," is ithe sincere prayer of millions, and of none more devotedly than Yours respectfully, Cheapside, Dec. 1. A CITIZEN OF LONDON. PARIS. COURT OF PEERS, SITTING OP NOV. 30. TRIAL OP TIIE STATE PRISONERS. After the private sitting of the Court, which terminated at half-past 12, the Luneville and Epinal prisoners were in troduced as on former occasions. AS - soon as the appel nominal was concluded, The President directed the examination of witnesses to be ttsumed. first witness called was a sub-lieutenant, named Viola, who denied having heard the prisoner Thomas cry out in a coffeehouse at Luneville, " Vive la Republique," or excite those present to join in that exclamation, although he had stated to that effect in his depositions. M. Cremier submitted, on behalf of the prisoners, that the oral evidence of the witness. Viola ought to be received in preference to that of the depositions, of which he seemed now to have no recollection. The Procureur-General contended that the depositions ought to be received as originally taken ; the evidence they contained was much more exact, and being given imme diately after the occurrence, were consequently entitled to more credit. The President said that the depositions and the oral evidence would be taken together, and jointly considered by the Court. M. Brunellien, quartermaster in the Ist regiment of Curassiers, stated that on the 16th of April last, he met the prisoner Tricotel on the Place Stanislaus at Nancy ; he was in uniform, and informed witness of the plan of insur rection which had been formed by the non-commissioned officers at Luneville. As well as he could recollect,•Tri cotel told him that amongst the persons whom he was in the habit .of seeing at Nancy, was the editor of one of the journals of that place. A trumpeter of the 4th regiment of Curassiers, deposed to the various propositions made to him by the prisoners Caillie and Dc Regnier, to join in the insurrection ; he had frequently heard De Regnier say, " We have been be trayed, but there is no retreating now." He also told him that they were prepared to mount their horses and set out that night, as there were 1,500 young men belonging to the Society of the Rights of Man who were waiting their arrival at Nancy. Witness, on arriving at the barracks, disclosed to the master of the band the entire of the above conversations, and begged him to inform the Colonel of the plan which had bee;formed. Bernard, d private in the 4th Regiment of Cuirassiers, stated, that on the evening of the 16th of April, a soldier of the name of Petit told him that the nor-commissioned officers had determined to seize on the Colonel, and confine him in the. strong-room, and that it was also their intention to assassinate the Commandant Granger, Captain Wonky, and Adjutant Major Conasuin. The witness also deposed to the fact, that the soldiers implicated in the project of insurrection had taken care to place their uniforms, port manteaus, &c., in their rooms, so as to be in readiness at time moment fixed for their departure. Captain Dormant, of the 9th Regiment of Cuirassiers, stated, that on the evening of the 16th of April he received orders from the Colonel to attend at the barracks in full uniform. On arriving there he ascertained what had oc curred, and mounted guard at the head of 50 men ; as soon as Quartermaster Thomas came in, he was-put under arrest by order of the Colonel ; witness then visited the soldiers' rooms, and found - that the Ist division had prepared - their portmanteaus, cuirasses, &C., 'so as to be able to mount their horses at a moment's notice.' The Court was engaged in hearing the evidence of an other witness when our reporter was obliged to leave. DUTCH PAPERS. Tim II Aour, Nov. 27.—The Second Chamber, in its sitting to day, approved the protocol of the secret sitting of the 23d of October, in which a communication was made on the part of the Government relative to the state of the finances of our colonies ; the injunction of secrecy was therefore removed. Many petitions, chiefly relative to the state of agricul tuie, and to the project of law respecting it, were sent to the committee, which made a great many reports on peti tions relative to this and other subjects. Among the peti tions on which a report was brought up was that of the far mers of Groningen, Gelderland, Sm., in favour of agricul ture, while the project of law for promoting its interest is combated by ship-owners of Amsterdam, Minim, Van llowlen, near Rotterdam, distillers at Delft and Dclfs- haven, &c. It was expected that In the sitting of the Chamber to day, the central section would have made its report on one or more of the pending projects of law; but we inderstand that the central section, will have, to-morrow, a conference with the Minister of Finance respecting them. Yesterday there was a grand ball at the Palace of their Royal Hi 3 linesses the Prince and Princess of Orange, Which, for the first time after a long interval, the diplomatic body was again present. AMSTERDAM, Nov. 30.—The sections of the Second Chamber of the States-General have been engaged for ' some days in examining the answers of the Government to the objections that have been made to the p e ndin , financial laws. In the answers it is stated in general , with respect 'to the budget of the public expenditure, that the Govern ment is thoroughly impressed with the justice of the wish expressed for further retrenchments, and that it constantly and seriously devotes its attention to all the branches of the public expenditure. THE I-ItiouE, Nov. 29.—The Second Chamber of the States-General will sit to-morrow. In the morning the sections will be engaged in examining the project of law for modifying the law respecting the personal tax. The trial of Pierro Rosielle, and others, before the Court of Assizes, was obliged to be suspended on the 27th, in consequence of the illness of one of the Members of the Court. DUTCH FONDS—Amair:trum, Nov.:10. Money. bits. Artitzl Debt, '2% per Cent. 55 t 5 ,4 Loan (1K0) 5 per cent. Alum L Syndic, -1t. , ,; per cent......... Ditto, ditto, 111:', per cent 79's 1111.4 Cmninercial Company, 4 per cnt I tl\ 12 iIA Ditto (Mkt and IK13) 5 per cent. Exchange on London, One nam.'i l'2 '2O Two months —Dutch Papers, Dec. 1. . GERMAN AND BELGIAN PAPERS FRONTIERS Or-POLAND, Nov. 14.—The Emperor and King, as we perceive from the deed of gift, has combined the right of inheritance of the estates in Poland, granted to several Generals and civil officers, with the profession of the Greek religion. In this condition we see the intention of the Russian Government, which is manifested in many other ordinanc e s, to blend the Polish nation more and more closely with th e Russian. To this is to be added the cir cumstance, that at the time of the conquest of the Poles of the provinces of Volhynia and Podolia (which, in conse quence of the second partition of Poland, were re-incorpo rated with the Russian Empire), all the landowners who are adherents of the Greek Church were expelled by the Polish conquerors, and their estates given to Catholics of their own nation, while the great body of the population continued to return to the religion of their ancestors, and are still called United• Greek Christians. The met 4 pro, fqtmd tranquillity prevails throughout. the kiugdoni,— , 5?Pq64 AfiTcur:l4. BuitNE, Ischarner has really signed the indictment in the proceedings for high treason. The public; however, acquits him of all share in drawing it up. It ex tends to 550 closely-written pages. . The Government, or the Minister of Justice, who have employed full three years , in producing this work; now require the accused to have their defence ready in thirty-five days ! in order to draw IT ..4 which defence, an immense mass of documents, of InITIV thousand pages, must be consulted ! However. after such tedious delay, the hastening of' the proceedings may .be considered as a benefit to the accused.--Frankfort Paper,. Nov. 25. BRUSSELS, Nov. 30.—The Minister of the Interior has just sent to our Chamber of Commerce the extract of a Rep , t of our Consul at Buenos Ayres, con;.. , :ong inter jSt ing ormat ion respecting the articles which relgium may import with advantage into the United Provinces of Rio de la Plata. A project of law is nearly readyfor being laid before the Chambers for ;ranting bounties in the buildin of new ships intended for long voyages, and encouragement to ship owners and merchants who s'rall direct their operations to countries where it is the interest of Belgium to open new markets for its produce, or to re-establish those that formerly existed. Most of the Poles residing at Brusse!s attended mass yesterday morning, in commemoration of the fifth anniver sary of the Polish Revolution. Yesterday the medals adjudged to various persons whose productions were distinguished in the Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures, were distributed with much ceremony in the Palace of Industry, in the presence of several of the Ministers and other persons of distinction, and of about 1,500 persons, of whom a great number were ladies. The proceedings were opened by Baron de Stassurt, who ad dressed the Minister of the Interior in an appropriate speech, to which the Minister replied in a speech represent ing in very flattering terms the situation of t l ,l country. The account of the proceedings, witli Ow names of the persons to whom medals wcw awarded, fills 13 columns of the Illoniteqr lfclge;. iinussELs, DEC. I.—Don Juan Van Halm Lieutenant,- General in the service of Belgium, to which be (migrated as a, Spanish patriot, ball arrived at Madrid, heviag ob tained 'from the King of the Belgians unlimited leave of absence, that he may enter again into the service dlais own country. The Polish 13ancinet. the day before yesterday, to cele brate The VOA aVkliivumary of the Polish revolution, had M. Cieutichion to preside, supported by MM. Lelovel and Kaleski. M. Lelewel made a speech which deeply affected the company, and was warmly applauded, as .ere the speeches of MM, Gondebien, Bastels, &c. The wholQ wont off in perfect order, and the company broke IT at nine o'clock. It seems that there will be a great concourse of people to-day at Louvain; to, witaes& the ceremony of the installa tion Of the Cathollo University. Several Members of the Chambers are gone thither for the purpose, The Second Chamber of the State's General is still en gaged in the discussion of the project of law on.. the import duty on horned cattle, horses, sheep, &c. Only .the Ist Article has yet been passed, after the discussion and rejec tion of numerous amendments. The. Miolsior of Finance hopes to present the Budget of Ways and Means in three four days.—Brussels Papers, December 2. LONDON MECHANICS' INSTITUTION.—This In stitution held its usual Quarterly Meeting last night, in its Theatre, Southampton-buildings, Chancery-lane. Dr. Clutterbudi, V. P., in the chair. A Report from the Committee of Managers was presented for the informa tion of the members, by which it appeared that the num ber of members at the end of the last quarter was 1,031, and that the present number is I,2ll,showing an increase of members during the quarter, of 180. The finances of the Institution are also in a very flourishing condition, nearly I,SOO/. having been received during the last twelve month, and nearly 7W. now remains, in tho hands of the bankers. CAMDEN LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC TloN.—The last of a series of four Lectures on scientific subjects, delivered gratuitously by Dr. Grant, M. Hig gins, Mr. W. J. Wilson, and Mr. Wallis, on the occasion of commencing this excellent Institution, was delivered yesterday - evening by the last named gentleman, "Pn tha Laws of Planetary motion." The Concert Roost of the Castle Tavern, capable of holding 450 ..pOit';ollS, was crowded, and numbers went away, Unahlo to effect au en trance. The composition of the audience was hhalily re spectable, and it gave us additional satisfaction to see that a large proportion consisted -of young ladies. At the conclusion of the Lecture, Mr. Mann, one of the Vices.' Presidents, stated that on Thursday next Mr. Cowper would open the regular course of Lectures, by one on the application of machinery to carving and sculpture ; that the annual subscription, entitling the subscribers to every ad vantage of the Institution (which appears to us very great), would be one guinea asyeata To non-subscribers the price of admission to the lectures will be 2s. Gd. A detailed prospectus of the nature, objects, &c., of the Institution has been issued by the Committee. A list was also read of donations of hooks, &c., to the Library of the Institu tion, among which Mr. Sowerby's name most honourably appeared as a donor of the Annals of Philosophy, in 100 volumes, besides other works. DINNER TO DANIEL GASKIO.I., ESQ., M.P.— Oa Monday a splendid entertainment was given to Daniel Gaskell, Esq., the Liberal representative for Wakefield, by the electors and non-electors of that borough, inhonour of his private worth and services. The - dinner took place in the commodious banquetting-fall rooms (for merly the residence of the 'Mikes' lh which _may,\ / was. 'Atted up for the occasion in a very superior style. Tha room is 63 feet by 32 ; there were five tables lengthwise, and two across, winch accommodated 330 pet - saw. There were upwards of 100 applicants for tielscis who were disap pointed in procuring them. The tables were liberally sup plied with game by Sir Francis Isiniev Woud, Bert„ Sir Edward Vavasem', Bart., and T. W. Beaumont, Eae., M.P. The chair - was occupied by the Rev, Dr, Naylor, and the Vice-chair by the Rev. Thomas Johnstone. Amongst. other gentlemen present were E. Barnes, Esq., M.P., John Golly, Esq., M.P., Peter Ainsworth, Esq., M.P., Dr. Crowther, the Rev. -- Armstrong, W. Leathern, Esq„ Vol jambe, Esq., T. Lee, Esq., George Craven, Esq., Stc.-- ,Slidlichl LORD WINCIIILSEA AN 1-11 E ORANGEMEN.-- Lord Winchilsea has addroaed the following letter to Mr. H. Maxwell, of Dublin : " Eastwell Park, Nov. the 24th, 1E335. " Dear Sir,—la consequence of the ob - Aervations contained in the last Report of the Grand Orange Lodge, which appears in the Standard of this day, and to which your name is affixed as Secretary, respecting the letter which I lately ad dressed to the Members of the Synod of Aberdeen, I trouble you with these few lines to expresS my great regret that any part of that letter should have left an impression upon the minds of a single Orangeman in Ireland, that I wished to re commend the suppression of Orange societies. i have only to add, that valuing as I do these truly Protestant and loyal associations, which I have long regarded as the great bul warks of Protestantism in that part of the united kingdom, and of which I feel proud in being a member, it was farthest from my wish to make any such recommendation. The sug gestion which I intended to make in that letter was the forma tion of one General Protestaat Association throughout the empire, which I still hope to see effected, and which I sin cerely hope will receive the countenance and support of every Orangeman it, Ireland. " I have the honour to remain, dear Sir, with every re spect, your most obedient humble servant and brother, "To Henry Maxwell, M.P. " WINCHILSEA, LORD MILTON'S LAST MOMENTS.—AS this event will long possess a melancholy interest, we give the following, which we believe may be depended on :—Some hours before he breathed his last the noble sufferer, posses sing a consciousness of the approach of death, affectionately requested his lady to remain by him to the last, which she of course did:. At the last moment., the chief personages present were her Ladyship and her noble father the Earl of Liverpool, the latter seated in melancholy silence on one side of the bed, and the former with her elbow on his Lord hip's pillow, and her heed reclining - on' her hand, as she anxiously beheld the ebbing of that life for which miliions would gladly have been paid, were it possible, under any circumstances, to bribe the common enemy of Our nature. As soon as it was ascertained that life had expired, the Earl of Liverpool rose from his seat and closed the eyes with his nun hand, and affectionately taking hold of his suffering daughter supported her out of the room, without any other noise save that of the deep ,and expressive sobs which nature in such circumstances can bi no means re press.—Shellidd Iris. In consequence of the lamented death of the Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury, the members of the Berklann stead Club have deferred the ball which was to have been at the King's Arms the latter end of this month. Her Ladyship had p.itrollized and attended it for a course of years. The members have, therefore, done this as a tri bute of respect to the memory of her Ladyship and the worthy family, as also expressive of the sorrow which they felt for this melancholy and fial event. HATFIELD HOUSE.—We have the melancholy satisfaction to state that the body of the unfortunate Dow ager Marchioness of Salisbury was discovered yesterday, very little injured. The head and one arm only were par tially burnt, and there is now no doubt of her havitsts from suffocation. Her Ladyship was discovere-d hi one cor ner of the room, and the preservation of tice body was owing to a beam of oak which fell io a tlirect;ou to protect the person. It 15 nwo; ascertained that, previous to the awful occurreace aI liotlield House, the Mirehicmoss bad partly dressed for dinner, and, as she could not .bear the fatigue of dressing entirely at, the same time, while she rested she dis pensed with the presence of her female attendant, who, in the interim, was desired by her Ladyship always to talw her tea with the other domestics of the household a aid then re turn. It was during the absence o.flassa waiting woman that the tire commenced ' . Vressious, however, to her quitting the opartmen', the Marchioness desired her to tin‘:.:‘ candles, anti bring her a reading-eandlestick ; feisty, which it is interred that she was readitas a newansr Wham the event took place, and that, the paper catching fire, the ft une com municated to her head-dress, and set tire to her clothe', Her. daughter, Lady Cowley, had a long presentiment that the Marchioness would s't her clothes on fire, which dwelt much on her mind. When her tlNith was commonicated to this amiable Lady she received it u 411 coruparative comp. sure, not being aware of the cause ; but when this was made known to herby degrees, sho became distracted, anti still remains indisposed. A grand dinner was to have 1 )0 09 given on Saturday last, to a party of taventp.3ix ; 7ncl ) 34 t evening a sp:endid ball and supper td ail the nuighlmitring Nobility and Gentry, rn..l % N utt of Salisbury, in a leo, ter to her Majesty, narrating the melancholy details of tip. ; late fire at Hatfield House, mentions that the library i R p,re served. It has been erroneously stated by songl,t' o „ r contemporaries that this valulible collection of k o k s war ', destroyed. The late Dowager Marchioness of . .3alishory is • supposed to have had with her at the time o f 1 1 6. death r di her diamonds, which ore said to be onmmense value, ;Ina amongtt them an extraordinary . Eltyard 111. to the celebr. 'pearl necklace, given by 'i.ed Countess of Salisbury. 'chis necklace was pm:NW!, to the family of Cecil by King; Charles 11. On Montl",: y :- evening a gentleman named Wilson with cous ; ' ) ,,erable difficulty rescued a female child named Wary builivan from the hands of a man who had tal'hen her to a retired spot on the Victoria-road, near Hyde-harp, evidently for the purpose of violating her person. Although some soldiers immediately went in pursuit of the ruffian, he succeeded in effecting his escape. A contract for a loan of eight millions of dollars for Don Carlos was yesterday (Sunday) concluded here by an Amsterdam house (Bischoffschelin and •Co.) On this you may rely.—Paris Leiter of a Contemporary. Portobello and Panama have been declared free ports foe D) years to come to all nations not at war with. New Granada ; the importation of slaves is prohbiteda The Custom houses of Panama, Portobello, and Chagres are in consequence abolished. MDLLE. ern - moons .report has been circulated respecting GrU. It has been stated. that she is married, has left the stage, and will not revisit this country. This is not the case, Mademoiselle may have married, but in the meantime she is singing nightly in Park; in 11 Birz.vo, Ler Sonnambvia, Ote11:), &e., and has nearly closed bee en gagement for the ensuing London season. Bellinis Norma is Going prepared for her in the French metropoli% and Costa's Opera of lek Adhel, of which much is expected, is about to be put in rehearsal. Whatever id".ts Mae. Grisi may entertain about retiring into private iife,they will tbe realiZed till after-the Londoa season, becat;e 5,0001. in` four months is not to be despised, notwithstanding hel:- having met with a quasi-rival in alittle 'Englishwoman, Mss Howson, now Madame Albertazzi. Getv.) , rai Dembinski has published in Paris a strong and indignant refutation of the reproach addreved to the Poles by the Czar, of ingratit-ade to Ale: - .ander. By the resignation o!: Aiderme:, An , •:ey and Hun the distinguished post of father of the e it y will d evo lve open Alderman Sehti!ey. trade of Dundee con i t N in c u l e t s E t A o S iLr (l e r ase ' .. Pß l A 'r p oi E n .— a 'l tia i t l e e %ent just published of the quantity of flax, hemp, flax-cocrila, and hemp-codilla w imported from the ist of lanuri- : to the Ist of November in 1834 and 181,5, there ap - e_rs to have been in MI, 15,140 tons, and in 1585; 5.41:49 tons. Increase last year 9,109 tons. In the ex- - ,orts of manufactured good:: during the same perioi there is an incrca:.:e last : - .ear of 8;1,907 pieces, The all-absorbing topic of the week among com mercial men, says the ManehesLT Chronicle, has been the failure, under the most extraordinary eircur.istanees, of a person extensively known here. His debts are understood. to amount to upward of 20,0001., to meet which the assets are very far from being adequate. Bill transactions of a very snspicious character have also occurred. Too indivi dual principally concerned has quitted time town, and is Stated to have embarked for America. 'The practice of plucking geese twice a yea r , f or th e sake of the feathers, is very prevalent' at Lrowlelist, and. other parts of this country. The tortures which the poor animals are. thus occasioned may be conceived from the • fact, that the extractio►i . of every feath er o p ens as many bleeding- pores. To strip a living goose of its clothing., worth, :Ater all, not more than (id., is a refinement in cruelty which the human mind revolts at. At the last Wimborne Justice meeting, 152, persons were summoned for non-payment of Poor Rates. Mr. Richard Ellis, late Assistant Overseer of this parish, but now of Abingdon, was shot at on Saturday night last, whilst sitting in an taper room with his family. The bullet entered by the window , passed through parti tion, and penetrated nearly TU . , loch intn the opposite wall. Five persons were in the r.,ont at the time, and ail, provi dentially, were uninjurr I—Devoiport 7 'ek.;-raph. At the County iviaqistratcs' Meeting on Tuesday, no business of public interest was transacted ; but a me lancholy prtri, of the difficulties in which the fbw remaining small furriers are invelved, was ,nforded in the cases of one or two individuals of this class, re-,ding in the neighbour- ItY" of Downton, who were summoned for long m•rears of rates ; and who declared that they had no alternative but to submit to a distress-warrant, and take refuge, with their families, in time workhouse The =Me evil of which our farmers complain, namely, lowness of price, is a en ect c);* complaint in ILA land, where the States-General are at this time eonsidering a law to remedy it—hm France, where the n i ; riculturiA; have recently memorialized the Government—in Prussia, and throughout Germany, where it is continually lamented, and even ice the United States. It is, therefore, a general nbeenomenon, arishag from general causes, beyond the con trol of any one Legislature.—Prigobtort Guardian. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.—A special Court 'was fixed for yesterday morning for the termination of the dis pute between the Vestry and the Church trustees of .St. Pancras, respectim* the auditing the accounts of the latter. There art,` two Acts of Parliament-- a general and local one—and the question is, which gives power : the vestry to call for the passing. of the accounts in open sessional court, or the trustees? The subject has been discussed "pots mandamus and motion in the Court of King's Bench ; hut as other applications are before that Court, the matter was again, referred to a future day.—This is the last struggle of the Tories in St. Pancras to have controul over the pa rish fuu:ls. LATE ACCIDENT AT GREENOCIC.—On Wed nesday evening, a public meeting of the sufferers by the awful calamity was held, at which it was resolved to prose cute the Slums Water Company for damages. One of the greatest sufferers was select-A to prosecute, but the prose cution was to be at the expense of time whole. ' The Shaws Water Company, it is said, are determined to resist pay ment of damages, on the ground that they are not respon sible. Yesterday an interdict was served on the Compauy, at the instance (.fMr. Ardhnehle, prohibiting them it front doing anything t o th e breach in time dam until a proper satve.y had 13(ICZI made. For three days Imaek a number of workmen have been engaged in judicial surveys of the pro perty injurtsd. If time Shaws Water Company resist com pensation for the damages done, a law suit will he 'and . the Ir:hail:tants of Gr;:enock are determined to support; time suffere - .s.—Glasgow. Chrouicla. Duiing the severe and sudden little of Wesincsday list, a.,(lsli - ing boat, belonging to Portessie, WaS .. uvet among the breakers, on time sands of Cullen ; nod tin! whole crew, consisting of eight men. perished. .By this niLlaneholy acci dent, -five women have been rendered widows, and 2 t cbii dren fstherless. From the reduced state of the fishe-men.. along this coast, in consequence of the failure of the fisblm n during the'last two or three bygone years, these fa-milies timu left in a very indigent and helpless condition The men who . perished vere—.lohn Connack and hi-. eldest son, James : :Fames Farquhar and his eldes t . son, :John ; William Farquhar ramt his eldest son, James ; tozether with Johnt• Farquhar and Alexander Smith, • Three of these were heads of ratoui., and all the sous of one old man, 15110 has thus, in one tio, been depriyed of all' his famous, land been left alone to struggle with - the increasing Infirmities of age and the iron grasp of poverty, without a relative: who can solace his sorrows, contribute to his wants, or even lay his hoary head in its 'last resting place. The body of John Farquhar alone lies yet been found, The accident happened close by the shore, in sight of hundreds, who were unable to render any assistance to their perishing fellow-men. A subscription has been set on foot fhr the. relief of the destitute widows amid fiutilies, and it is to 1 3e hoped that the charity or the public will not be withheld, ip a case of so much distress.—Aberken Herald. DREADFUL STORMS IN SHETLANDe—Th c monthly return from Sumburgh-bead Lighthouse. tor the month of October, contains an account ( storms which h ave v i s it e d Shetland during t,)lk:attlirveandtriehadofunl the I.3th, at four in the morning, a tempest sprung up from the - north-west, accompanied 'by a thiek fug and heavy showers of hail, which fell in pieces of about an inch in cir cumference. At Bigton House, the residence of William Bruce, Esq., seventy-four },.woes of glue, wore broken, Dud the bail-storm, runnitvg along the ground, swept awa:,.thatmy fields of corn hehia'ing to the poor people, who ',re left in, a state of starvation. Again, ou the 24th, a \ 'plea gale from time south-west visited the same devoted. region, and completely destroyed t't whole corn crop the fanners at Sumburzh. Slot:l,4mA sheaves were smu t* careering before it for some ViAes ; and many or the tofortnuate Shot wcre much hurt in trying to 1, 1 0,e general ruin. The linnkes, save a pittattee' Trout, cm, have suffered mud* damage ; and one Inty.4 ‘y;,..t.:tr;tained severp,,ipjurft. having been alas- by :he tenr,o, 11, 11 , t h e, thatched roo - : of their which they vt,roat' ; e ni pti ng . p re tidnt-teini, away by time "ilia., new aid. It is ~.„ark,a, that the lighthomise upon an ex Pu , A /Aeadl'and has u iTe r " a , i Iparytr,37Zale ..,, Anion 4 . l"t'-:'(n, qd, kltllSt Ii !IY3T ~; ly - -yr