The Sun. — London, England, 1835-02-05 00:00:00

KING'S BENCH-(THIS LAY.) LAURENCE V. . This w as an action brought by the POLE plaintiff, an accountant, Aagainst Mr. Charles Pole to recover damages for work and rbour don e . T he defendant, who was residing at Bologne, .ote him to to the plaintiff in te month of May 1831, requesting open a correspondence and ent er into certain arrange ments, for th e p ayment of his nephew's debts, and the letter concluded by stating, ~ if the matters are amicably settled, your efforts shall be duly and honourably rewarded." The plaintiff accol - dingly took a journey to Hiistol, and opened a correspondence with two gentlemen, and although the affair Was not amicabl y- arranged, it wa s not TKing to any want of zeal up on his part. - The sum clalned was 331. lls. 6d. Mr. PLATT appeared for 'tile plaintiff and Mr. HODGENS for the defendant. a Ip B zt iff to ok , , The first' wi';,ess was a M r . L ane, who deposed that the a journey t o Bristol in the month of S e pt em b er , , A nother witness, Mr. Hall, was exam i ne d, b u t h e k new no twig of the transaction. Mr. HODGENS submitted that the evidence was quite insuffi cient, and the plaintiff was nonsuited. POINT V. This was a n action brought by STAFF. a Staffordshire warehouse blau, residing in Farringdon-street, against a blacking manu facturer, carrying on business in the Strand, to recover a sum of ni Ar s-. s s. 6d. for b o ttl es so ld an d d el i vered. The defendant ..sputed the price of the bottles, and when proceedings were Tramenced, alleged that he had a partner (Mr. Crucifix), who sho uld have been included in the action. Mr, JONES appeared for the plaintiff, and Sir JOIIN CAMPBELL for the defendant. Several witnesses were examined on both sides. It was stated that the name over the door of the defendant's residence sWas Saunders and Co. The landlord deposed, that the per s residin g i n i t were the defendant and Crucifix, and that Co rent was al ways pa id b y a bill accepted " for Saunders and ~ Wm. Staff." deLord DENMAN observed, that there was not the least evi nce that the plaintiff ever hea r d o f C ruc ifi x b e i ng a partner. s Ppeared, on the contrary, that throughout, the person who dealt with the plaint was Staff, and it was merely an attempt to e vade the payment of a small debt by setting up a partership. T he Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff a ss. n 6d. COOPER V. HARRI SON . taThis vvas an action upon a bond which was to secure the Y l nent of p r i nc i pa l an d i nterest of a mortgage. The bond as for the sum of 23001. ; part of the principal and interest had been paid, and the balance now c l a i me d was 1050 1 . it Mr. DuNtms, for the defendant, took an objection to the i ls ar ap upon the bond, which, according to the provisions of e 55th of Geo. 111 should not only be marked for 205., but I o uld also ca rr y an a d va l orem stamp for the mortgage, ll 'uic h h in this case would amount to 71. e M r• RILL rep li e d, b ut was i nterrupted by his solicitor pla ill in his h an d s an adm i ssion from the defendant's solicitor of , ' of the stam. i be validity Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for 10501. COMMON PLEAS-(THIS DAY.) STENNETT V. PLANT. midilis WaS an action brought by th e pl a i n tiff, a l etter-carr i er, fng at Stonebridge, in the Harrow-road, against the de ,,,eindunt, a. man of independent fortune, residing at the same r ac e, to recover damages for certain slanderous imputations R gailist the plaintiff. Itt theTh plaintiff, in the ordinary discharge of his c1f!...--y, called defendant's house to deliver letters ; Mt, i "ten the defend. n the most public manner, from 1 1:3 own window, used ezPressions res etin the plaintiff , publication. Pe g which totally unfit for arc The ease having I ;een proved on the part of the plaintiff, an 4 Polo & ue ' 3 ' was offel•ed by the defendant's counsel, which was n .... s eePteci, an d a verdict was taken for nominal damages, to iTY costs, ROSE V. . balan ce wa s an act i on brought BALLARD to recover a sum of 241. as a due t o t h e plaintiff,for the maintena nce o f a c hild o f „teaefendant. Th e mot h er o f t h e ch i ld, which was an illegi -4.e1 one, lived w ith t h e p l a i nt iff during her confinement, ti 7 shortly after having obtained a servant's place in a famil 1 4t was goin g down to Yorkshire, she left the child with th y e 37;P aintiff and went to Yorkshire, where she remained for three ars, d uring the whole of which time the plaintiff took care o ch the c hil d. The defendant frequently called to see the ‘1,21d, which he acknowledged to be his, an d th e expense o f bh7se mai ntenance he was in the habit of p a yi ng , t h e bill s b i ng always charged in his name. The defendant also called t prl the plaintiff's attirney, and promi s ed if th e act i on was f,,l ) Ped that to iv he pay the debt and th e ex p enses , b ut re - The d efendant y , on the other hand, denied havi ng ever i n Way contracted to pay for the maintenance o f th e c hild, ~ e ae" merely paid the plaintiff the mone y w hi c h h e re he from the m o th er o f t h e c hild for that purpose; even if to, 5y re liable, the plaintiff charged more than he had any right t h e s• oeing, as he contended, a sufficient weekly payment for it tl PPort of the child, whereas the plaintiff charged 7s. 4 "e Jury found for the plaintiff--Damages 20/. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. 10 14, ----Perceiving in your excellent Paper tl , .. - dt one of the Zof St of the Cathedral at this plaCe is Parish Clerk t 't• Martin's in the Fields, I beg to 'enquire of some of your of o e n ili gent and patriotic correspond.ents, whether the Rector of Litchfield e of the churches at Birm'azgham (one of the Prebends „ Cathedral) be - dot also a Parish Clerk?_-viz., of ^n. George's, 14 --anover--,q uare . Litchfield, Feb. 4, - 1 1r 8 0 37. CONSTANT READER. FUNDS. -CLOSING PRICES. BRITISI toek . Per c . ............ Red.. 224 921, Ver tent Con s 92 , 4, et Per c ent Per c ent R e d lON 411 N pe rZent 99A, cent. Dissented sented 5",1f Annuities to expire 0 "1860 . et. 18 0 . ....................... 17% .18 (10 ........................ ........................ ....... C; A4 atr Qe t . gi a - h - ", 5 per ce t .rs;•,;' , 5 per e n ION Bondsent 83% Cile° 3 Ayr es a n, _ . per cont 4l e i l,tirrib i " n Pel: cent j)..q9, (' per cent. OP l th .." eek p cn .• • ds, 1825.5 per cen t — I,htt o o _ , 5 per cent 1825 — 'rt4i 4 „' 4 4 . 6 per cent. ", 6 Per cent Ali d, FUNDS. India Stock Ditto 80nd5...... 20 pm South Sea Stock ....... Ditto Old Annuities I)itto New Annuities Ex. Bills, 10(t/.... Ditto 500/ 4l pm. Ditto 5u1 , / 4l pm. Bank Stock for Act. India Stock Or Opg. Consols for Opg. "21e N . FUNDS. Portuguese Bonds, 5 per cent. 9!% Ditto, New Ditto 92% Prussian. 5 per cent. — Russian Bonds, 3 per cent. lO% Ditto, Metallic Spanish, 3 per cent 557a Ditto, 1K23 — French, 5 per cent Exchange French, 3 per cent —f. —c. Dutch, d 5 percent. 354 Ditto, 5 per cent. .. . 101% po. loubt as to th e M arqu i s o f L on d on d erry ' s ap ialLtLaent to the Russian embassy, is now at an end, the No 134Carquis having —at the late Conservative meeting . at rev, 4113--- announced his departure as likely to take place in a Weeks, TheINNER AT THE G ERARD ' S H ALL H OTEL.— t erd annual dinner at the Gerard's Hall Hotel was held yes "dsplendid affair it was. Mr. Lainson, the . a very keeeessful candidate for Surrey at the election before last, ts s i now candidate f or th e a ld erman i c gown, vacant b y the ration o f Si r R . Carr Glyn, took the chair, and was faced s did, t Shuttleworth who, it i 3 whispered, will also be a can , Aise, e or the same civic h onour . Af ter t h e usua l toasts were treate the Chai rman propose d " T he greatest good of the st e number" Liberty of consci ence an d f ree d om o f ,tl e b e „ ll "--- —,, and many other sen ti ments o f a strong lib era l ten healbut th e greatest enthusiasm was manifested when the t ett `u of the M em b ers f or the City was proposed. The large for d ° Wavin g of handkerchiefs and cheering did not subside DoiWilnY minutes. As this festival had nothing to do with Les or parties, but was a mere demonstration of respect to tio lt "unghushand, th e propr i etor o f the house, these exhibi ohsB cf liberal opinion s were t h e more str i king. Many of the tlis - t " 41 ° 1 1 Council were present, and several of them declared tlip„ tneY never before th oug h t t h at so l arge and respectable a 1 1 ' could be got up in Bread-street Ward. ki,„ W hile duly sensible of the advantage and conve tilee i ntended, by assigning a separate gallery for reporters . to „ e A t eniporary House of Commons, we regret, on visiting it, th e that, when seated on it, the whole, or nearly the whole, Iktit."l Treasury Bench and its opposite, from which most i letlr l.B rise, is hid from the sight ; so that, besides seeing tep o t t, and thereby missing a great deal of what occurs, the lts, r ter Will be frequently at a loss, especially in a new Par tlow"leat, to know who the speaker is whose address he is taking 4--Aforning Paper. ' n s " NEW STR EET .—Thi s s t ree t, w hi c h h as b een ' 4l l t o ted by some g en tl emen o f t h e W oo d s an d Forests' Office, Ve y e surv e y o f t h e Commissioners with the Parochial Sur is Preparatory to its being finished without further delay, iltid . Paved from th e entrance i n t h e S trand to Exeter-street, .Itmthw_7ill e xtend to York -str ee t, C oven t- gar d en, i n t h e course 6e:week, and will b e spee dil y opene d f or carr i ages to pass. ' ea rn int ended, it i s un d erstoo d , to remove the unsightly ap %tle, n ee of the eparty-wall of opposite Walker's house at the east ;iki: 4,l Mr. Poland' s a t the corner of the Strand,. by hi c kthem hand some entrances i nto t h e s h ops of the parties, geo s „ will giv e a fi n i s h to that part of the street. The new t 4s a . t ` s near Ta v i stoc k -street will soon be finished, and.the ex eos,lsll are at work preparing for the foundation of a row of to be built at the opposite side ; but still there will be Ishiti.eat fault in the street, as it is in the form of a bow, ilr t e „, Will obstruct the view of Waterloo-bridge from Charles .'" Covent-garden. eh„ ' i es ed - s IN ENGLAND.—The quantity of corn ;pr od ,: Per acre varies of course according to the soil. The lti kr "ce or wheat at some spots amounts to six quarters, but in ok ie s to only 14- per acre; but 9 1 quarters for wheat, 4 for :i'es?' and 44- for oats may be considered - a fair average. The 11 13 5 . ge weight of a bushel of good English wheat is about RI ad seasons it does m..t exceed 56 or 57, but in eata it sometimes weighs from 60 to 62, and in s ome cheatplaces 641 b at e tt hr s. The bushel yields 431bs. of flour for u standard e t tl aro e ad ;or 461bs. for h ouse h o ld bread. The tll4 ti h irr buc wheat in England h as o f l a t e years b een 4° o g' n Wished The quantity o f h o p s ra i se d i s very flue -1tO.00„ "Obutlbs nlay be computed at an annual average o f INtItPOO COTTON-MARKET, FEB. 3.—The 4" '4"° L bags of f, de, . cotton continues : to. day's sales are 3,500 s'illierrlptions at very ric full prices, and with a p ros p ec t o f a il ltProve ment in pes. lection of all. lost her nose rark was upon ;e the witness one* history of d in detailing .losed with a also put in a had been ser as suncessful, fichm an, aged other articles well knowing Mary-le-Bow rabic quantity a information , )hers, mother id any know eplied in the articles which n said she had ner had acted cted with pa itnesses who the husband -ections upon► ?stion arose 10 an affirma •:ided that he aid the only female pri • not. the mother, old, was con ch so young I never do so isported. It upon him, as l to the bulks, and taught a 27, were in ty of Gerard ting the lead e being quite against both ppeared that e themselves Ist emaciated i of these cir ntence would it stealing a oak from the The grand a pawnbro- defence, the ecute at first, e police. He [is grandson, m picked up dente of the try found the he River and Lpe of Good d Sarah, for rest of the , ezes. Ar 18th ult. ; :eneral Kyd► China. vith damage, ew Al' Kean, Coysh, from from , from Monte James, Pet a Scotland, eilles ; Lady anter, The Corin y, with 100 nn New Or- elfish, Cow' Pond, from HE CUS- Whana•l 1 m, Richard dry Queen, and Altio Faro ; Bro ; Daw- -:;, FEB. 4• Strickneg , , Moryson, Newfound ans Repos, I Honduras , Snell, Gib- ), FEB. 4. le ; Crosby , ; William Dec. 16, i° ived in the LOCK ie Briseis , :e, Halifax :he 17th of e been re luse. One the express eign trade; ind a corn" jesty, praY- Esor, Pares - Sherburne , the colon) . - as well as expressed 1., now an: Aishment 1 0 contribute , ;n trade to 'hat cer tain at the ol d Led accor gcsted by tnd enter y ackun' nment. estimates , Le differen t this was 1 any nevi! summone d Lnuary. ,inued firer s began th count, re- This 4 achegne r d going t ° new Spa m, by th e d Foreigh tors wer e .ain out 0 wards th ions fund Account; present At tch 55-11' Antwerp) filth of the etirely re" ONE t, and f or Ils 40 41' :ock 22 4 f great 0. ,o cx• COURT CIRCULAR, MIDDLESEX ELECTION DINNER. A Dinner was yesterday given by the friends of Reform at Jack Straw's Castle, Hampstead, to celebrate the return of Mr. Byng and Mr. Hume. • Amongst the company present we no ticed Messrs. Hume, M. P., Villers, M. P., Blackburne, M. P., Roebuck, M. P., Adam, Blisset, Murphy ; Lund, &c., with Sir J o h n S cott Lilli e , M a j or R eve ll, M r . Commissioner Evans, and Mr. Childs of Bungay. The Meeting was most numerously and respectably at tended, and as the district of Hampstead had been considered as the strong-hold of the Tories, it seems to have created much sensation in the neighbourhood. Due praise ought to be given to the Landlord for his taste in the arrangement of the decorations. In the front of the Tavern, laurels, inter spersed with variegated lamps, had a very imposing effect, whilst the appearance of the lobby and interior of the room at tracted not less attention. Banners were hung along the walls, containing appropriate inscriptions, and amongst others we noticed " The glorious 3096, unbought and unbiassed," " The Kin.- ' and his Prerogative," " The Peopl e an d t h e i r Rights," "Civil and Religious Liberty," "Good and cheap Government," " Hume and Independence," " Triumph of Prin ciple." Every effort seems to have been made, as well for the comfort, as the convenience of the company. At a little after six o'clock John Kelly, Esq. took the chair. Mr. Hume took his scat on the right of the Chairman, and Mr. Black burn, M. P. for Huddersfield, on his left. To the right of Mr. Hume were Mr. Roebuck, and Mr. Villers, M. P. for Canterbury. After the usual toasts of " the King," " the Duke of Sussex, and the rest of the Royal Family," the Chairman proposed the " People, the true source of all legitimate power," which was drunk with great enthusiasm. The CHAIRMAN then said, they were assembled to celebrate the triumph of their two worthy representatives, who had been elected in spite of such great opposition on the p ar t o f t h e Tories, who h a d exer t e d the influence of that wealth which had been dragged from the pockets of the people, to intimidate them from voting according to their conscience, and who, by living on pensions and sinecures, had enchained the energies of the people, and had driven multitudes of their fellow coun trymen to seek a precarious subsistence in the most remote re gions of the world. It would not be his duty, however, to describe their conduct in the presence of those gentlemen, who had honored him on this oceasior with their company, to whom their principles were so much better known than he could de scribe them. What had taken place, however, would prove, that there was no re-action on the part of the people, but that on the contrary a great triumph had been effected by them, in destroying the power of Tory faction in this district of the county.—( Cheers.) That burst of acclamation assured him that they were determined to move on with the man under whose banners they had fought and conquered, notwithstanding the gross calumnies which had been resorted to, to destroy their confidence in him, and this day convinced him they would still turn to him whose life had been devoted to the welfare of his country. The Chairman concluded by giving the health of Mr. Hume, the unflinching and uncom promising advocate of retrenchment and reform, who cl irned their gratitUde alike with their unqualified sup port on every future occasion—may he long live to be our re presentative In P - ar ament, Drunk with nine times nine. Mr. HUME said he could assure them he felt deeply grateful for the gratifying manner in which they had received the toast proposed by his friend. He was at all times happy to meet with those who were interested in the question which he had so long advocated, though he felt that their chairman, in stat ing his claims to their attention, might have partially expressed them. If, however, he had any Clain' to their attention it was that of consistency. He had none of those claims for elo quence which had hitherto been the passport to political power and political influence. He was one of those possess ing common Intelligence, with unremitting exertion, and as he had before stated, he felt his only claim on their attention and support, was on his consistency in advocating those re forms which he thought the present meeting were desirous of continuing. There were times in which it became imperative to celebrate a triumph, uncl one of those he thought the pre sent, now that the Tories had again come forward in the full strength of that power which ought long ago to have been crushed, It was incumbent on the electors to show that no reaction had taken place to rally reiiild their standard on occa sions like the present, and from the respectability of this meeting, it was to him a convincing fact that they were not sa tisfied with what had beeri dune, Their opponents had made a great show of victory on the score Of hie having been beaten in the Hampstead district ; and he had seen a report in Which it had been stated that only eight of its electors had Voted for him. Now such was not the fact, and he felt it his duty thus publicly to refute this untruth. The numbers were, for Hume, 45; Byng, 52; Wood, 80. This corrected state ment had been sent to the Morning Post, and he understood they had refused t o giv e i nser ti on to Shame.) So much for Tory justice. He did not think he should be going far from truth in saying that he was not supported by the rich, the powerful, the great : but, on the contrary, his friends lay amongst the middling and the industrious classes of society; in short, he might state, that wherever there was a prepon derating influence of the Church and the law, they were in variably against him. But in the parish of St. Luke's he had received no less than 87 votes, whilst Wood had only re ceived 22. He could not wonder at the state of ,public affairs up to the time of passing the Reform Bill, but he hoped the time was now fast approaching when none would be allowed to re ceive the public money but those who worked for it, and when none would be called on for more than was necessary to defray the expenses of a cheap and efficient Government. Mr. Cameron, the gentleman who presided on the occasion of the Conservative dinner at the Holly Bush, had exult ingly exclaimed, that at least in the neighbourhood of Hampstead they had put down "sedition," a term he employed to designate a demand for Reform ; but he trusted and felt assured that that gentleman would find, at the next election, that the demand for Reform would be much stronger than it had ever been before. If their enemies had triumphed, it was owing to their own supineness and negligence, and to the improper confidence they had placed in their own security. They considered the Reform Bill had done every thing for them, whereas he could assure them they must fiill be on the alert, must still be watchful, if they wished to posses; them selves of the advantages which the Reform Bill had given. That bill had placed sufficient power in the hands of the people, who were most interested in its introduction, if they would divest themselves of carelessness. The late Ministry, ' he considered, had been rather slow in lopping off abuses ; y e t when he now reflected on all the opposition they had to con tend with—the secret intrigues of rank and influence, and, he might add, a power behind the throne greater than the throne, he did not feel so much surprised; nor would he, at the same time, if then as well aware of these impediments as at present, have given them such decided opposition as he had. The question, however, now was, which was the best method to drive out the Tories from the place which a Liberal Ministry ought to occupy—a Ministry which would carry forward all the provisions of a Liberal Government. He trusted that on the first day of the session the Metropolitan members would be as one in asserting their choice in the election of their own Speaker, which would at once discover the waverers. The country had suffered more, he was convinced, from this class of individuals than from any other; yet he hoped the first day would set such an example, as that they would be afraid to repose confidence in the Tories. Mr. Cameron had stated that they possessed all the wealth, and intelligence, and re spectability with them, and thus he supposed inferring that he ( Mr. Hume), and such as thought and acted with him, were to be considered as the tag-rag and bob-tail. However that might be, he should never alter his opinion, for he never had been, nor ever would be, a half-and-half man.—( Cheers.) He had been calumniated in all quarters behind his back, by persons who dared not publicly avow themselves, and the ears of the electors had been poisoned by the most slanderous and infa mous reports. Still he hoped that the people would ever find him on the right side on all occasions which tended to their amelioration, and the extension of their liberties. He had so often had occasion to address them on the Reform Bill, that he should not detain them on that subject; but there was one point to which he would for a moment allude, namely, that of the vote by ballot, as he was fully convinced in his own mind that nothing but that could protect the people from the in fluence and intimidation of the rich. No where had this been more obvious than at Enfield. He had received many painful communications from individuals, stating they would have voted for him if they had dared. lie hoped, however, that at the next election many would then vote for him, who were now disabled from so doing in consequence of the ab sence of ballot. In conclusion, he would earnestly enjoin them to look after the lists at the time of registration, to see that none were put upon the list which ought not to be there, nor that any were o m itt e d w h o oug h t to b e reg i stered. The Tories had gained every thing by looking after these points. There now only remained to him to return his sincere and grateful thanks to the electors of Hampstead, who had so manfully come forward in support of the cause which he advocated; and he, therefore, begged to propose, with permission of the Chair man, the health of the 3096 independent, unbought, and un biassed electors by whose majority he had been returned.— Drunk with enthusiastic cheering. The CHAIRMAN next proposed the health of Mr. Blackburn, M. P., and Corporation Reform. Mr. BLACKBURN returned thanks for the honour which the electors had done him, from the manner in which they had re ceived his name, not, he was convinced, for any thing which they knew of him, but as connected with a branch of reform which would be attended by the greatest advantage to the country. He felt assured that when the whole of the proceed ings of the Commissioners were completed, it would be seen by the country that they had effected a great and permanent good to the country. This meeting furnished an evident proof that no re-action had taken place in the public mind with respect to reform. He most sincerely congratulated them on the triumph they had achieved on the election of their long-tried and faithful representatives. he CHAIRMAN then proposed "the health of Mr. Roebuck, and the cause of education." Mr. ROEBUCK, in returning thanks for the honor that had been done him, said that he congratulated the meeting that they belbnged to a constituency in which the business of electing a Representative was their's, not his, as well for the example which they had set to the whole country in impres sing this great truth. They were distinguished from almost all others in this respect, and it was a privilege which they ought highly to prize. With the exception of one or two boroughs, there were none like them. • There was, however, one he could name that was superior to tkem, namely, Dun dee, where they had dispensed with the presence of their Representative to cansass them.—( Here Mr. Blackburn inti mated that such had been the case at Huddersfield.) The Hon. Gentleman, in an able speech, commented on the acts of the late Ministry, and said, that though they were perhaps excusable for not having effected so much reform, from the opposition they had to contend with, yet they were not excus able, for not endeavouring to carry them forward—they were The Dwthes§ of Kent and the Princess Victoria walked for rattle time in Hyde-park yesterday forenoon. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at the Foreign-office. It was attended by the Lord Chancellor, Sir Robert Peel, the Duke of Wellington, the Earl of Rosslyn, Lord Wharncliffe, Mr. Secretary Goulburn, the Earl of Aber deen, Lord Ellenborough, Earl de Grey, Sir Edward Knatch bull, the Right Hons. Alexander Baring, John Herries, and C. W. Wynn. The Council sat in deliberation till half-past six o'clock. Count d'Aglie, the Sardinian Minister, General Alava, the Spanish Minister, and Count Seckendorff, the Prussian Charge d'Affaires, transacted business yeSterday at the Foreign-office. The Cabinet Ministers dined last evening with the Earl of Rosslyn, at his residence in Grosvenor-place. The Earl of Aberdeen entertained Sir George Murray and a select party at dinner on Tuesday evening, at his residence in Argyll -street. _ _ The Marquis of Aylesbury visited Sir Robert Peel yesterday. Despatches from Sir R. Wilmot Horton, the Governor of Ceylon, were received yesterday at the Colonial-office. The Duchess of Bedford and Lady Georgiana Rus sell are about to leave Woburn Abbey, where a gay party is assembled, on a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of Aber corn, who, with his Lordship's brother, Lord Claude Hamil ton, the new Member for Tyrone, remain at Baron's Court, Strabane. Lord Kenyon and family are expected from Gre dington, at his Lordship's residence in Portman-square, to morrow. Lord Holland is about to commence his regular dinner parties in Burlington-street. Lord Durham is expected in town from Durham Castle in the course of the ensuing week. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Fane, G.C.B. (who is proceeding to Bengal as Commander-in- Chief of his Majesty's forces serving in India), was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the East India Company's forces there. The undermentioned appointments were likewise made, viz.:—W. B. Martin, Esq., provisionally, as the Third Or dinary Member of the Council of India; and John Sullivan, Esq., provisionally, as a Member of Council for Fort St, George. Mr. Scatcherd, Chairman, with a deputation from the Committee of Excluded Maritime Officers of the Hon. East India Company's service, had an intervieW yesterday with the Right Hon. the President of the Board of Controul. The Secretary of the ex-Master-General of the Ordnance (Colonel Cowper) hot received a step in rank, and the second class of the Guelphic Order, on the oc casion of the change in that department. Lord Edward Somerset has entered on his official flinetion§ at tli6 of iii Pall-mall as Surveyor. , Ocoerai, vice Colonel Fox. At a Meeting of the National Society for the Edu cation of the Poor, &c., held yesterdt_ty at the Central S c h oo l, Westmi ns t er , t h ere were present—Th e Bishops of London and St. Asaph ; Joshua Watson, Esq. ; Rev. Dr. Walmesley ; Rev. H. H. Norris ; James Trimmer, Esq. ; William Davis, Esq. ; William Cotton, Esq. ; and the Rev. J. C. Wigram. Queensberry House, Piccadilly, which has been taken on lease by Lord Cadogan, from the Marchioness of Hertford—after remaininr , uninhabited for more than twenty years—will, it is reported, be complete in its improvements in three weeks, when the Earl and Countess will remove, from their present temporary residence, at the Green Park Hotel. The diplomatic business of the Brazilian Embassy, during the absence of the Chevalier Ribeiro, on a complimen tary mission to the young Queen of Portugal, sister to his So vereign, has been confided to the Chevalier Lisboa, the Secre tary of Legation, and the attaché M. de Paiva. The official residence of the Chancellor of the Ex chequer, in Downing -street, remains for the present closed up. All the books and papers of Earl Spencer have been removed to the family mansion in St. James's Place. It is rumoured that Sir G. Clerk, joint secretary to the Treasury, has been offered the premises by Sir R. Peel, and it is believed that he will remove to them. The Grecian resident Minister and his lady have removed to one of the elegant mansions in Chester Terrace, Regent's-park. WEST SURREY CONSERVATIVE DINNER.—A dinner was given at the White Hart, Guildford, on Tuesday last, to celebrate the return of Charles Barclay, Esq., for the Western Division of Surrey. About 120 gentlemen sat down to dinner, among whom were Admiral Sir Graham Moore, Lord Grantley, and others. Miles Stringer, Esq., was in the chair. The usual Conservative speeches were made, and the party broke up at a late hour. BURGHLEY HOUSE.—The following have been visiting at ',his splendid mansion, during the past week : The Duke of Rutland, the Marquis of Graham, the Earl of , rtnchilsea, the Earl of Lonsdale, Earl Spencer, Lord Burghersh, Lord Rokeby, Sir John Trollope, Lady Clinton, Lady Frederick Bentinck, Lady Georgiana Fane, the Hon. Captain and Mrs. Spencer, Colonel and Lady Eleanor Low ther, Colonel and Mrs. Chaplin, Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Heath cote, Mr. and Mrs. P. Pierrepont, Mr. W. S. Poyntz, M.P., Captain Townshend, John Moore, Esq., &c. THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S FATHER.—The first and last Lord Mornington (Garrett Wellesley) had always a strong partiality for the harpsichord, and contrived to steal intervals of practice in spite of his sister's assertion that he only spoiled the instrument. His father about this time de claring his intention of having an organ for his chapel, Garrett undertook to be ready to officiate as organist the moment the instrument should be finished. This was accomplished in less than a year and a half ; and at the expiration of that period he sat down at the maker's, and played an extempore fugue, to the astonishment of all present, who did not imagine that he could have executed a bar of a single tune. MAJOR MACNAMARA.—Upon inquiry, we have ascertained that there is no foundation for the report of this patriotic member's sudden death, of apoplexy, which had been circulated through the city on Saturday. We are glad to find that not only is the report totally unfounded, but that the gal lant member is in the enjoyment of excellent health.—Free man's Journal. CONSERVATIVE MEETING AT DARTMOUTH.-- A meeting of the Conservatives of this borough took place on Friday last. Above one hundred and thirty of the principal inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood were present on this occasion. A. H. Holdsworth, Esq., presided. The toasts were those usually selected on such occasions, but with this addition, that each was introduced with an appropriate speech.-- Western Luminary. The father of the present Sir Watkin Williams Wynn was a great patron of the arts, and so fond was he of plays that he built a very handsome little theatre at Wynnstay, in North Wales. On one occasion Austin, the actor, then manager of the Chester Theatre, was requested by Sir Watkin to assist him in superintending the getting up of a favourite comedy, which was to be acted entirely by amateurs, many of whom were noblemen and ladies of rank. A day was fixed for the performance, and, as a matter of course, a rehearsal was called in the morning. Sir Watkin and Austin were at their post, making all preparation to give effect to the play. All was ready. " Clear the stage," cried Sir Watkin, " and call Lord A—." " His Lordship's gone a shooting," ex claimed a servant. " Call Sir B. then." "He is gone a fishing, Sir Watkin." " Request Lady D— to come, then," exclaimed Sir Watkin rather peevishly. " Her Ladyship and several oshers are just gone out for for a ride," answered one of the servants. " Who the devil," cried Sir Watkin, " would be a manager ?" "I am sure I would not, said Austin, " if I had your fortune." SEAMENS' HOSPITAL SOCIETY.—The annual meeting of this Society was held yesterday at the office in I3ishopsgate-street ; Lord Radstock in the Chair. The Secretary. Mr. Harley, read the proceedings of the last General Meeting. and also the report for the past year, which were adopted with th e unan i mous appro b at i on of. a meeting most numerously and respectably attended. The several re solutions were moved and seconded by Messrs. Urquhart, Labouchere, Rotheram, Grey, Shepherd, and Young, and passed unanimously. By the report of this most efficient and benevolent institution it appears that during the past year 2,422 patients were admitted into the hospital, and 1,043 per sons relieved as out-patients. We regret to state that the pecuniary affairs of the Society are not commensurate with their humane exertions ; the available sums for the present year being—interest on funded property, 1,520/. ; annual sub scriptions about 1,4401. ; and the probable receipts from the Merchant Seamen's Bill about 200/., making a total of 3,1601., to meet an expenditure of above 5.000/. We are sorry to perceive that the subscription for the poorer classes of sufferers by the late dreadful hurricane in Dominica, makes but little progress. That hurricane, we are told, " reduced the town of Roseau to a heap of ruins, the country to an arid and parched waste, and deprived upwards of twenty thousand persons of food and shelter ;"—and yet in a period of four months the subscriptions amount to only 2,973 l.—scarcely three shillings for each person. The celebrated Captain Johnson, who acquired so great a notoriety by his escapes from different prisons, and his invention to liberate Napoleon, has forwarded the following letter to the author of " Scenes and Stories, by a Clergyman in Debt, written during his confinement in the Debtors' Prison." DEAR SIR, London, December 20, 1834. I have to thank you for laying before me the materials which your industry has gathered respecting my changeful career. They are, however, spurious, as well as all former anecdotes of me have been ; not excepting those of Sir Walter Scott. I have now cor rected them, and added other materials connected with my escapes and expeditions; as well as a description of the power of the submarine ships by means of which the Emperor Napoleon was to have been rescued from St. Helena. It gratifies me to add that your work will now contain the only correct account of me that can be published until I can fulfil my design of placing my own life before the world, of which the pages you have given can of course be considered only as an episode. Yours, faithfully, THOMAS JOHNSON. The Author of " Scenes and Stories, by a Clergyman in Debt." The other subjects which Captain Johnson has mentioned in this letter, involve, we are told, matters of the highest public importance; among which are an account of his contract with the King of Holland, to form an effective defence of the Scheldt, during the late war with Belgium, by means of his submarine torpedo warfare—his late negotiation with the Pacha of Egypt—the overtures of Buonaparte for his ser vices—arid many anecdotes of the late Duke of York—Sir Home Popham—and some living characters. We look with great curiosity for the appearance of the work. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1835. not deterred from bringing down argument. He could not phicc confidence in Sir Robert Peel, a man who at one time declared that :D. change was mischievous, and consequently every tendency to change—ofie who had gained his seat by opposing the Ministry when out of office, yet now, when in office, actually turned round, and made use of their own words. The CHAIRMAN then gave the health of Mr. Villiers, the Member for Canterbury. Mr. VILLIEits returned thanks, and observed that the vic tory which he had gained was a victory over the influence of property and persons. He had gone into the strong old of Toryism and monopoly. He had, as it were, taken the 10 4 11 by the horns, and the triumph which he had gained had been in spite of the atrocious influence of the Cathedral and the Corporation. The CHAIRMAN next proposed the health of Mr. Hill, late Member for Hull. Mr. HILL felt grateful to them for the honour they had done him, though he did not occupy the same proud station with those who had last addressed them. lle was a defeated candidate. Before the passing of the Reform Bill Hull was a sort of Nazareth among election places—to go to Hull was to go to a den of corruption. When he went to it, however, he was returned free of all expenses, excepting those authorized by law. He had no band, for he did not whistle himself into favour—he had no good cheer, for he did not wish to drink himself into favour. Subsequently, his enemies had bestirred themselves—they had spent 12,0001. to eject him—he, him self had not V,OOO/. to spend, and if he had, he would not have spent it for such purpose. The consequence was, he was no longer Member for Hull. He congratulated the meeting on the success of their election, and trusted that, so long as that Hon. Gentleman continued to serve them faith fully, they would not forget their duty towards him. The CHAIRMAN then proposed the health of Sir John Scott Lillie and Mr. Barclay. Sir J. S. LILLIE briefly returned thanks. Mr. BARCLAY said he had been less fortunate than the Hon. Gentleman, who had previously addressed them. He had taken the hull by the tall, and thus getting too near its heels he had been laid prostrate. He trusted, however, that a dif ferent spirit would be acted on at a future election, as he was determined to have another run at the bull, when he anti cipated a different result. Sir J. S. LILLIE then proposed the health of their respected Chairman, who briefly returned thankA. Mr. HUME observed that as it was now growing late, and he had some distance to return home, he would propose " Ireland" before the meeting separated. We have great pleasure in expressing our sense of the ex cellence of the accommodation provided on this occasion by Mr. W. H. James, the honorary secretary to the committee. Much praise is due to this gentleman for his endeavours to secure the harmony of the meeting, by promoting the conve nience of the individual members. ST. MARTIN'S-IN-THE-FIELDS. (THIS DAY.) At ten o'clock a Vestry Meeting of the parishioners of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields was held in the Vestry-room, the Rev. Mr. DITKENFIELD in the Chair, for the purpose of nominating, electing, and choosing, a fit and proper person as parish clerk, in the room of the Rev. Anthony Hamilton, who had declined the office. The Vestry-room was crowded. Mr. SIMPSON, junior Churchwarden, entered into a state ment of the circumstances in consequence of which the office of parish clerk became vacant by the resignation of the Rev. Anthony Hamilton. He contended that the right of nomina tion and election rested with the parishioners in Vestry assem bled, and referred to documents then on the table, which he read from their ancient parish records, sheaving that their right existed previous to the promulgation of the ecclesiastical Canons, which were passed in the year 1603. He then referred to circumstances where the parish exerted that right, and called upon them to maintain their privileges. He concluded by proposing Mr. Parkes, late the Deputy to Mr. Hamilton, as parish clerk. Mr. MAyEs seconded the resolution. Mr. FENN, in a long speech, supported what he maintained to be the privileges of the parish, and proposed a counter-re solution, stating the mode in which the salary should be paid. The CHAIRMAN said, that if he took that motion, it must come as an amendment. After a short discussion, the two motions were embodied, as a substantive resolution. Mr. FEN N then proposed Mr. Alexander Smith, as Parish Clerk. Mr. SMITH said, that in allowing himself to be nominated, it was only to maintain the right of nomination by the Parish. If he were chosen, he would decline for Mr. Parkes. The CHAIRMAN, before the question was put, wished to as sert his right to the nomination of Parish Clerk. He did so in order that his successor might not be deprived of the privi lege he considered they were entitled to. He would, how ever, only so far show his dissent, as he did not wish any ill feeling to exist in the parish.—( Hear, hear.) The question was then put, when Mr. Parkes was chosen unanimously. After a ion.- discussion upon the point of salary and fees to Parish Clerk— Mr. FENN moved " that the fees now received by the clerk of the Church of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, in virtue of his office as lay clerk, be continued to him by the vestry." The resolution—on being seconded—was agreed to unani mously. Col. JONES, Messrs. POUNCY, WYLDE, &c., addressed the chair, when, the minutes of the proceedings having been read and signed by the Reverend Chairman, thanks were voted to hire, and the vestry separated. THE MARKETS-(THIS DAY). GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN, For the Week ended Jan. SO, 1834, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and \Vales, per Imperial Quarter. Wheat 4ls 7d Oats Barley ...... ... 32s 7d. I Rye ..... .... 31s. Id. I Pease 395. L•cl. IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF THE SIX WEEKS PRECEDING. W h eat... ...... 4(s. Pd. I Oats Barley 3ls 7d Rye DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. ~Vil at 46s. , d. Oats .. 15s 3d. Beans 15s. 6d. B ar t,y HAY 3IARK-ETS.--(At per Load of 36 Trusses. ) C: I I%II3ERLAND. Coars^ heavy Lowland Meadow Hay - ... £4 i., to £4 5 New Meadow Hay Useful Old Ditto . - F'lne Upland Meadow and ltye grass Hay .... 5 5 5 8 Clover Hay 4 5 5 5 Cat Straw. XI 10 to .£l 12( Wheat Straw 1 14 1 16 SMITHFIELD Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay £3 15 to £4 G New Meadow Hay Usot..l Old I Fine Upland Meadow and Rye.grass Hay (lover Hay extra fine £5 10 ...Generally ~ Oat Straw ...... 11 Bto 110 I Wheat straw ll2 1 16 lIUNGERFORD, £4 0 to £4 5 w 'Ltd Me'l°:l 10 to 13 I Wheat Straw Coarse Meadow Hay r. 0 0 0 ,0 New Meadow hay .. 4 10 4 15 Useful Old Ditto .. 0 5 and Rye grass Fl ay 4 " la 510 COU7liaont‘e-SeUrtraw COAL MARI. 8. (1. Adair's Fast Percy l5 0 HArtru.n Main Holy well — 0 Ditto Ileitis Prct,n l4 9 South Hariley Taorield West Hartley 1tr,.(16 . 11's Itichmond Main 2O 6 Dixon's Butterknowl. l7 9 I loward's Netherton Main Holmes Main , l7 (i Hartley Silkstone Pia! and Co Walls End Bell, Hobson /V Co l9 Walls End Bewicke and Co 26 6 Ships arrived since Per Ton. C. Er —Feb. 4. Per Ton s. d. Walls End Gosforth 2l 3 W.lls End Heaton 2O 9 Walls End Hilda 2O 0 Walls End Hotspur 2O 0 %Valls End Newmarch 2O 0 Walls End Perkins l9 6 Walls End Riddell's Walls End Braddyll Walls End Hetton 22 f; Walls En.i lambi ,n Walls End Stewart s ...... 22 Walls End Adelaide Walls End Butterknowl Walls End South Durham 2O 9 Walls End West Hetton Walls End Henderson last market-day, 24 A FROLIC.—The keeper of the Liverpool Bride well and the deputy constable of the same town, are now wait ing in London as witnesses in a cause which is coming on in the King's Bench. Yesterday, as they were passing Charing cross, the latter, seeing a new-police man walking along, fell into the rear of his friend, and told the policeman that the gentleman just before them had escaped from the Bridewell at Liverpool. The policeman was not quite certain how to act upon such information, but on the other insisting upon the matter, and offering himself as a witness of the fact, and to go at once and swear to the matter, he went up to Mr. Batchelor, the master of the Bridewell, and said, " You are my prisoner, Sir." Mr. 8., rather astonished, asked for what, when the police man very gravely said, " For escaping from the Liverpool Bridcwell." Mr. B.'s eyes were opened by the answer, and seeing his friend enjoying the joke, he also entered into it, and said he could not deny the charge. He had been in the bridewell not long ago. The policeman having such an ad mission, thinking he was now sure of a good case, and had the prospect of a nice trip to Liverpool, walked his prisoner off towards the station-house in Scotland-yard. When they had gone far enough to make the joke complete, the deputy con stable came up and let the policeman into the secret--wisely, he laughed at the circumstance, and was rewarded with some thing to cheer him under the disappointment. EXTRAORDINARY FEROCITY OF A RAT.--The following singular case ought to operate as a caution to per sons entrusted with the care of children. On the return last Thursday night of Mr. G. Wieland, of Drury-lane Theatre, who is a widower, from his duties in King Arthur, to his abode in Wakefield -street, Regent's-square, he was informed by his housekeeper that his child (eighteen months old) had been disturbed several times, but from what cause she knew not. She had taken the infant. up three times, but being overcome with sleep had laid her down again. Mr. Wieland, it appears, took no immediate notice of the circumstance, but was shortly afterwards alarmed by hearing a dreadful scream. He flew to the bedroom and took up the child. On removing the sheet he found to his great surprise a quantity of blood round the feet. He gave the infant to the woman to examine, and in the meanwhile turned down the bed-clothes, when a tremendous rat started forth. With great presence of mind Mr. Wieland quickly covered the clothes all over the bed, and tucked them tightly round, by which means he was fortunately enabled to catch and destroy the monster. The first toe on the right foot of the infant was bitten completely round the joint, and on the side of the left foot the rat's teeth had met in to ',a places. The little sufferer was placed under the care of D,.. Ramadge, of Ely-place, Holborn, who has pronounced her out o f d anger, an d h as expressed h i s aston i shment at h er miraculous escape. The xat measured sixteen inches, and it supposed nut have made it's way from the kitchen to the top of the house.., • • DEVONPORT. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Slk,—Presuming that we are the persons alluded to in a letter in the Standard, signed " Amiens Veritatis," of the 26th January last, we cannot but exprfss our astonishment that Captain Curry should have procured an auxiliary to sup port his cause, solely on hearsay evidence, and whatever ser vices Captain C. might have performed to entitle him to the character of one who adorns the British navy, we submit to the decision of an impartial public, whether the unanimous and solemn assertion of eight individuals (equally respectable in character with Captain Curry) could for one moment ques 4'sn the validity of their statement. " Amicus Veritatis" thinks is vemarkable that " the assurance of Captain Curry, relative to the Cfbnversation that passed between him and Sir Edward Codrington, s',Z'tild be ventured to be denied" by eight persons who were present an !•aard all that was said. Would it not be imposing on the good sense Cf the public to make a further remark ? In conclusion, we call upon " Amicus Veritatis'' give his real name, instead of assuming that which, in our opitroi, he is not entitled to, and we pledge ourselves to meet him on this subject whenever he may think fit, and trusting you will give this letter insertion in The Sun of Thursday next, We have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servants, JOHN CLOUTER. JOHN ELLIOT. Committeeßoom, Devonport, Feb. 3, 1835. The Standard has shewn great liberality in refusing to in sert the accompanying. This correspondence would have been sent to you before, but the .Committee had not time to copy it to save post. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR—In reply to a letter from Captain Curry, inserted in the Standard of the 28th instant, giving what he calls " his version of the affair" between Sir E. Codrington and himself, we regret to find that Captain Curry has been so ill advised as to lend his sanction to the foul calumny contained in the paragraph which gave rise to this correspondence, particularly after he had been informed that it would be positively denied by those who were present at the time, and heard all that passed. . _ _ We do not impute intentional misrepresentation to Captain Curry, but the great nervous excitement under which he ap peared to labour at the time alluded to, might have thus im paired his recollection of the circumstances, and we have good reason to think this must be the case, from the confused ac count Captain Curry gave of the interview to the deputation, which informed him that the report would be contradicted. As to Captain Curry not condescending to answer any further remarks, is of little consequence; we feel assured that a dis cerning public will not place reliance on the statement of one individual, when contradicted by the solemn declaration of eight disinterested persons, equally respectable in character with Captain Curry, and who are ready to verify on oath the correctness of all they have advanced. " We again repeat that the report given by us in your paper of the 24th ult., and in the Standard of the same date, con tained neither more nor less than what actually transpired. " JOHN CLOUTER. R. W. HUNT. "JOHN ELLIOT. WILLIAM LEWIS. " HENRY GILL. JOHN WHITE. " EDWARD STONE. R. C. SMITH " We, the undersigned, being the deputation from Sir Ed ward Codrington's Committee who called on Captain Curry, think it right to state that we never requested him (Capt. C.) to contradict the paragraph alluded to, as stated by him, but had waited on him, to know if he had authorized its being put into the Standard, to which he replied, no • that he had shown it that morning, and was sorry to find it inserted ; but, said Captain Curry, I was much more indignant, and ex pressed myself in stronger terms to Sir Edward Codrington than is reported in that paper.' We. replied, You did not show the least indignation in our presence, when the Admiral addressed you, nor did you make use of the l anguage y ou h ave now stated to have passed.' Captain Curry again said, " I certainly did, and named it to many of my brother officers, which I would swear to a thousand times, and I did everything in my power to induce them to vote against Sir Edward Cod rington, whether they were pledged or not.': We then t o ld Captain Curry, that as the paragraph appeared to have ori ginated with him, as a Committee we felt ourselves bound to give a positive contradiction to it,' " Therefore, how Captain Curry can say he was surprised on the 26th ult. to see in the Standard a letter, with the sig natures of eight persons, who stated they were present, and most positively denied that any such conversation had taken place,'—we are at a loss to conceive ; and with regard to its being remarkable that this conversation should never have been contradicted before, &c.', we reply, that as we were not aware that the language had either publicly or privately been put forth, until it appeared in the Standard of the 20th of Ja nuary, it was impossible for us to have noticed it earlier than was done.' " We also think it proper to mention, that during the above interview, Captain Curry was very boisterous in his manner. " We are, Sir, your most obedient servants, "JOHN CLOUTER. JOHN ELLIOT. " HENRY GILL. JOHN THOMAS. " Committee-room, Devonport, Feb. 3." THE DUKE OF ARGYLL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. " Golden-square, Feb. '2, 1835. SIR,— Having observed in the Morning Chronicle of Friday last, an article purporting to be extracted from the Scots Times, containing charges-against the Duke of Argyll, which so far as they relate to the late election for the Argyll and Ayrshire District of boroughs, I knew to be groundless ; I beg that, in justice to the Noble Duke, you will publish the following copy of a letter which his Grace did me the honour to address to me from Paris on the 17th of last month, to be communicated to a committee of gentlemen in Glasgow, for promoting the return of Mr. Johnston (the unsuccessful candi date) in answer to a letter from them, complaining of undue influence, intimidation, and the stoppage of the supply of fuel from the Duke's estate to such electors as would not vote for Lord James Stuart, the other candidate, by Mr. Lorn Stewart, his Grace's Chamberlain, at Campbelltown. A copy of the Duke's letter was forwarded by me to those gentlemen, and I have been since informed by one of them that it was read by Mr. Johnston, at the close of the poll, at Campbelltown, on the 23d, and, having given great satisfaction to the electors, the reading of it was followed by three hearty cheers for his Grace, showing that neither the electors nor Mr. Johnston and his supporters participate in the unjust charges made by the Glasgow newspaper against a nobleman so long distin guished for his consistent and zealous support of the great causes of Civil and Religious Liberty an d R e f orm. From the impartial character of your Journal I dlubt riot thzt. you will readily admit the refutation of these unfoundej charges against his Grace the Duke of Argyll. I am, Sir, your most obedient servaut, DAVID CALDWELL. I Paris, January 17, 1835. DEAR SlR,—Though, like any other individual, I claim the right of expressing my opinion freely of any candidate for any county, borough, or set of boroughs, yet it so happens that I ha, e not expressed my opinion or written one word to Mr. Stewart 0 . the subject of the Argyllshire and Ayrshire bo roughs, and , ..°fully convinced that M r . St ewart cannot have allowed himself tt; make use of any thi ng lik e intimida tion to any tenant or person ,:fmnected with me, or w ithh e ld any article of the produce of my es sate from sale for politi ca l purposes. I have no hesitation in avovvh.; that I wish L or d James Stuart, whom I know and esteem, ana whose political ,: opinions I believe to be liberal like my own, s e ed in his canvas for the borough. Of Mr. Johnstone, till I 'reCPived your letter, I knew nothing, not even that he was a candidate. I write this to you wishing to make a proper and immediate reply to your letter, though not exactly seeing Ole necessity of the interference of a dozen of gentlemen of Ghsgow with the Argyllshire boroughs, and if I was so disposed I might perhaps retort the charge of intimidation on those gentlemen ; for what else can be understood, with respect to no, from the mention of Lord Mulgrave's Committee and the Glasyow Frcc Press. I beg leave, however, to assure you that I bear no sort of ill will to your friends for their zeal in favour of their candidate, and I repeat that no measures of intimidation will ever be sanctioned by me, or permitted to be used by any of my agents. I am, dear sir, your obedient humble servan! ARGYLL. David Caldwell, Esq., Golden-square, London. THE PRESENT CRISIS. (From the Christian Reformer.) The first Reform Parliament has been dissolved, and a new Parliament chosen. The Elections have been conducted with great heat, and from supineness or unpreparedness, the people have suffered more Tories to be returned than had been antici pated by the Reformers. It would almost seem that the High- Church party foresaw the dissolution months before it took place, for they were ready for action on the instant, and the polling generally manifested that they had not slept during the registration of votes in the summer. With this advantage, aided by a profuse supply of Conservative gold, their unex ampled energy has brought in supporters of the present Mi nistry for many towns and counties, in which the representa tion was before, in whole or in part, in favour of tl:e people. This we regret, and are persuaded the electors will deplore in the end. There have, nevertheless, been great and signal triumphs on behalf of liberty. The metropolis, and the me tropolitan county and boroughs, have chosen none but decided Reformers. Several of the Ministers have been rejected by populous constituencies, and amongst them Sir George IVlur ray, who is thus punished for the forfeiture of his pledge to the county of Perth to support the Dissenters' claim for ad mission to the English Universities. The relative strength of the Ministers and the Opposition, in the Parliament which is about to be assembled, is not correctly ascertained. If public professions and past conduct may be relied upon, there will certainly be a considerable majority of friends of real reform in Church and State. Sir Robert Peel, on the part of the Administration, is taking every opportunity of assuring the public of a Liberal Government under his Premiership. He no doubt sees the necessity of conforming to the spirit of the age. But his position is critical and perilous. If he " under take," in his own phrase, searching reforms, and no others will satisfy Great Britain, much less Ireland, the most cla morous of his own party will turn against him ; there are not wanting, thus early, symptoms of apprehension and distrust on their part with regard to Church measures supposed to be under contemplation : should he, however, content himself with the superficial correction of abuses, or amuse the Com mons with some popular Bills which he has provided no means for carrying through the Lords, he will raise such a storm as no Minister ever yet survived. Many of the new Members that have stood upon his celebrated " Address to the Electors of Tarniyorth," will be too fearful of another dissolution to support him in any departure from the letter of this speciota document. Amidst these difficulties, he will display more talent and firmness than the country, with its evident indul gence towards him, has given him credit for, if he shall be able, with his present strangely-compounded Cabinet, to main tun his ground. It is needless, however, to speculate upork the result. A few days will bring the parties into conflict. 'I he ejected Ministry will presently give us the true history of their abrupt dismissal before trial ; and we shall hear the 'de fence of the Duke of Wellington for taking upon his owls shoulders the whole weight of the Government for weeks, aid of Sir Robert Peel for incurring, by taking office, the re sponsibility of the measures that led to his elevation. The House of Commons, we apprehend, will not listen so readily as the cotton-spinners of Tamworth to the disclaimer of what the Right Hon. Gentleman, not very constitutionally or deco rously or loyally, calls " ante-dated responsibility."—The late elections have taught the people the necessity of greater union, vigilance, and activity. They must not treat the threat of another dissolution as idle. The Anti-Reformers will resort to this and even more desperate measures, sooner than loosen their hold of the abuses by which they subsist. But should any menace of this sort be uttered in Parliament, we trust that it will be instantly visited with solemn and publicly-re corded condemnation, and that the people in every part of the kingdom will support their Representatives by petition and remonstrance to the Throne against evil advisers, who would for factious purposes set the King in direct conflict with the nation, and convulse the kingdom with jealousies and fears. NEW IRISH SHERIFFS. ( From the Dublin Gazette.) DUBLIN CASTLE, JAN. 31, 1835.—His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant has been pleased to appoint the following gentle men to be High Sheriffs for the present year : Antrim—Hugh Lecky, Esq., of Bushmills. Armagh—Edmond Bacon, Esq., of Rich-hill. Carlow—James H. Eustace, Esq., of Hardymount. Cavan—John Finlay, Esq., of Brachley-lodge. Clare—Lucius O'Brien, of Dromoland, Esq. Cork—Viscount Berehaven. Donegal—R. M'Clintock, Esq., of Dunmore. Down—N.. Batt, Esq., of Purdysburn. Dublin—The Viscount Brabazon. Fermanagh—J. Lendrum, Esq., of Jamestown. Galway—D. Persse, Esq., of Roxborough. Kerry—J. F. Bland, Esq., of Derryquin Castle. Kildare—John Bonham, Esq., of Ballintaggart. Kilkenny—William Stannard, Esq., of Grange. King's County—Lord Viscount Glandine, of Durrow. Leitrim—T. B. Jones,,Esq., of Dromard House. Limerick—Wm. Monsell, Esq., of Tervoe. Longford—F. J. Jessop, Esq., of Doory Hall. Louth—G. Taaffe, Esq., of Smarmore Castle. Mayo—J. K. Gildea, Esq., of Clooncormac. Meath—R. Fowler, Esq., of Rathmelion. Monaghan—B. 0. Cole, Esq., of Criave. Queen's County—John Piggott, Esq., of Cappard. Roscommon—Sir G. King, Bart., of Jamestown. Sligo--T. Jones, Esq., of Ardnaree. Tipperary—John, Earl of Ossory. Tyrone—C. Eccles, Esq., of Ecclesville. Waterford—P. Barron, Esq., of Tramore Lodge. Westmeath—Sir P. Nugent, Bart. , of Donore. Wexford—R. Doyne, jun. Esq., of Wells. Wicklow—Wm. Beresford, Esq., of Ballinastow. LAW NOTICES. HOME CIRCUIT.-LENT ASSIZES. The following is the arrangement for holding the Lent Assizes of the Home Circuit, under the sth of William IV. ;- 11Kar roansHlßE—Wednesday, March 4, at Hertford. Essex—Monday, 9, at Chelmsford. KENT—Monday, 16, at Maidstone. Suss E X—Monday, 28, at Lewes. SURREY —Monday, 30, at Kingston-on-Thames. JUSTICES.—The Right Honourable Thomas Lord Denman, Chief Justice of our Lord the King, assigned to hold Pleas before the King himself, and the Honourable Sir Stephen Gaselee, Knight, one of the Justices of our said Lord the King, of his Court of Common Pleas. DUBLIN. (FROM OyR OWN CORRESPONDENT. Sir Robert Peel makes so many protestations of Reform, that it is unpleasant to doubt his sincerity. If alteration means reform, and a total departure from the course of his predecessors savours of innovation, we cannot without in justice deny him the honour he lays claim to. A recapitu lation of a few of the doings of the Government in Ireland will supply the best comment upon the sayings of its head at Tamworth, and show in what " spirit" he is likely to proceed, if the people and their representatives allow him. The elevation of Messrs. Shaw, Lefroy, and Gregory to be members of the Privy Council evinces a jealous regard of' popular rights. To revoke the appointment of Lord Roden, while those three lights of the age were brought forward, looks like straining at a gnat and swallowing --not a c.unel indeed, but—three great big blue-bottle flies. " The Trinity College Orange Lodge" addressed his Majesty on the change of men, and Mr. Goulburn did not reprove the insolence of an illegal society, in darinto avow its factious designation to the Sovereign. N o ;but he writes to the Secretary fo assure him that the address has been " most graciously received." The address of an Orange Lodge most graciously received ! Think of that from the Home Secretary! The Secretary to the Commander-in-Chief issues an order, thanking the soldiers employed in the " melancholy collision at Rathcormac," for having conducted themselves so as " to call forth the most unqualified approbation on the part of the magistrates :" the said magistrates, be it remembered, still lying under a charge of wilful murder on the oaths of thirteen of their fellow-countrymen! While the addresses of large and respectable portions of the King's subjects, remonstrating against the late unprece dented exercise of the prerogative, are unnoticed, or ac knowledged in a tone of haughty superciliousness ; while such men as Lord Durham are " slighted off," the Premier himself disdains not to indite a long autograph to the Reve rend John B. .21/PCrea !! ! and bandy compliments with him—the Master of the Calvin Orange Lodge, who, about two months back, in preaching to his congregation of respectable, and, as the cant goes, " Christian Dissenters," predicted that he should live to see the " Popish priests of Ireland fall victims to the (perhaps) unrighteous indigna tion of a people, the blood of whose forefathers cries to. heaven for vengeance against the Man of Sin!" The Castle of Dublin itself assumes all the appearance and character of an Orange Lodge. Preferments are lavished upon persons who have never been known, except as Oran factionists or the sons of fa c ti on i s t s ; an d a ll o f them the crzintures and nominees of that mighty autocrat, Mr. Frederick ,:Shaw Mr. Striven, his next-door neigh bour, and, I believe, his father's tenant, is made Register of the Bankruptcy Court. Mr. Robinson, his colleague, as Secretary to the Sundkj School Society, is made Assis tant Barrister of the Co my of Carlow. Mr. Lendrick, one of his Committee at the College election, is made Assistant Barrister of some otter county. In fact, Shaw is the government de facto of Irelacd ; and his friends openly boast of it. They assert, that as tho confidential friend and near connection of the Earl of Rode,'', he has been in vested with a sovereign power in Irel,lnd. Poor Lord paddin g ton is Viceroy under him ; and even Sir Henry Hafdinp hides his diminished head, and bones his fiery spirit—before Shaw ! The Lord Lieutenant is grossly imposed on, or else he must be a very weak-minded and ill-judging person. He has made the Archdeacon of Kilmacduah, more familiarly known by the name of Tommy Magee, his Chaplabl ; and at a dinner given in honour of his Excellency last week, by the Lord Mayor, the Church of Ireland was re presented by that little dignitary, supported by the Rev. Marcus Beresford and the Rev. Charles Boyton ! ! As if these things were not enough to prove how the spirit of the Bill is to work, under the veteran Reformer who has taken the helm in his hand, the party have recourse to the most infamous fabrications and perversions of the plain and simple truth, to secure for Ireland a full measure of Tam worth anzelioration and protection. Not only is the influ ence of the Roman Catholic Clergy at the elections shame fully misrepresented and exaggerated, to afford the villainous renegades of the London press a pretext for demanding fresh invasions of popular freedom, but downright lies are invented and propagated to rob us, per fas ant nefas, of the niggardly measure of Reform which has been al lowed us. If such falsehoods merely appeared in the c6Jumns of the Times, or other kindred journals, on the credit of their anonymous mercenaries, they would be perhaps, unwa, - thy of notice ; but when noblemen connected with the govern ment are induced to lend them the sanction of their great names, it is high time to speak out. Lord Chandos has been made a dupe of some designing enemies of this country, and its liberty ; and his noble na ture been imposed on to disseminate calumnies utterly un founded and malicious. The following extract from his Lordship's speech at Newport Pagnell, on Wednesday last, places him in an unenviable light ; and for the clearance of his own honour he is bound to expose the,knaves who have attempted to put a stain upon it, by making him the uncon scious vehicle of a fabrication so foul and atrocious : " He had bean told that many Irish • members were re turned, not only through intimidation; but he was told that at many elections blood was shed, and that many electors did not live to return home and tell their wives for whom they voted ; but that they had left the polling books and the boothes, stained with their blood." The Noble Lord's informant told him a most egregious falsehood. Never were elections conducted with more order or regularity. The only bloodshed we have heard (j; was that of A WOMAN, who was shot BY A POLICEMAN at Cork. ROMANCES OF MANY LANDS.—WC are requested to state that the " Romances of Many Lands, with Sketches of Life and Manners, Comic and Serious," will be published by Mr. Bentley, New Burlington-street, on Tuesday next, the 10th inst. Orders should be transmitted forthwith to the various Booksellers to ensure the early delivery of this work.