The Sun. — London, England, 1848-01-14 00:00:00

-•''..%.....a0.• ....op.-, to be properly installed. The Act of Henry 1 . 111. 1 was passed to take from the Pope all pow( r in the election of l•ishops. That, he contended, was the sole object which the Legislature feel in view, And it was termed " the non-payment of first fruits to the Bishop of Rome." It provided, if the Archbishop re fused to proceed to the business of confirmation, that he should be subject to the pains and penalties of prtemunire. It was, he contended, the business of the Archbishop, or of his Vicar-General, if he acted in accordance with the statute, to enter into tlyi whole capabilities of the bishop elect. There was nothing in the statute to prevent the adoption of such a course by him. Proof of the capabilities of the bishop elect being required, he was utterly at a loss to understand what ground there was for the argument that the authorities who considered it their duty to do all this, yet refused to hear evidence on the most important point of all. Unhappily the question of the fitness of Dr. Hampden for the high office of bishop had bren raised, but those who opposed the completeness of his induction felt that the question W2S not only important to the Church, but to the people, and hence, however reluctant they might be to place themselves in hostility to the Rev. Gentleman, they felt that in doing s ) they were simply dis charging a great public duty. If a mistake had been made—if the Dean and Chapter of Hereford and the Minister of the Crown had been deceived—if one unfit and grievously wrong in point of doctrine — nay, he took an extreme case, and would assume the case of an infidel returned by the Dean and Chapter, and afterwards submitted to the tribunal constituted by the Commissioners —surely, before his confirmation was perfected—before he was declared a fit and proper man—those who knew of his error ought not be denied a right to appear and proclaim it. Why, in other words, if no efficient ex amination took place, a man in error in point of doctrime, or a confirmed infidel, might become a bishop, and there was no power given to those clergy placed under him—under his spiritual teaching—to object to him. lie would say nothing there about the opinions of the Rev. Gentleman being orthodox or not; he would merely say this, that those for whom he appeared contended that the nature of his teaching unfitted him to fulfil the office of a bishop Let them look at the position in which parties would be placed if they , were altogether denied the right of opposition. Un der the Church Discipline Act a bishop became an ecclesiastical judge in various points of doctrine Ile took the case of a deacon within such a bishop's diocese. Ile might know of errors of doctrine in the bishop's teaching, and be able satisfactorily to prove them, and yet he was denied all remedy. If, therefore, when they found that no bishops were confirmed without this citation, and that several solemn proceedings were gone through—that all opponents were called upon to appear, and yet were refused—told one moment that he shall be heard, and the next that he shall not be heard—was he not justified in saying that the proceedings were a delusion and a mockery, and that the most solemn proceedings in which men could engage became an object of ridicule. The Learned Gentleman then quoted several old authorities or text writers, as he termed them, to show that non-com pliance with any one of the conditions prescribed by the Act rendered the whole proceedings invalid. The case of Evans v. Nasmvth will be found in Palmer's Reports, p. 472, and the argument of Sir William Jones were amongst these. Sir William Jones argued that not only must the citation he made, but that the tribnnal must examine into the fitness of the person to be confirmed. One of those conditions was his " piety," and it was urged in the petition of the opposing parties, that unless they inquired that the Commissioners would not discharge their duties properly. All they asked for was that the Archbishop or his Vicar- General should be called upon to in quire into the soundness or unsoundness of the Reverend Gentleman's doctrine. .1 he case Was not unlike a quarter sessions refusing to hear both parties to an appeal. He was also in structed to move for a writ of prohibition, to restrain the proceedings of the Commissioners. Lord DENMAN considered that the Learned Counsel shoulti simply confine his application to the terms with which he set out. Sir F. Kluzr then, in conclusion, viewing the importance of the matter, and the injustice of the refusal of the Commissioners to hear opposing parties, earnestly called upon the Court to accede to his ap plication. LORD DENII I / 1 1—Take a rule. Rule granted. The court was crowded during the speech of the Learned Counsel; a great many clergymen were present, and a few ladies occupied seats in the galleries. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) NEW ZEALAND. (From the New Zealand Southern Cross, Aug. 28.) WANGAN Our readers will perceive by Colonel M'Cleverty's dispatch, in another portion of our columns, that a rencontre has recently taken place at Wanganui be tween the troops and the natives. If we were dis posed to play the part of the critic, we might say some very severe things about this dispatch ; but we merely remark, that as all the sciences have their own peculiar technical expressions and terms of art, which serve the purpose of mystifying the mode of commu nication, the sons of Mars, we presume, must be allowed to give thei r narrations of events connected with the art of war in their own style. But as com mon minds may not appreciate the force and beauty of such compositions, we think it proper to give the natural history of the same affair. It seems that the natives hare been in the habit of coming down pretty regularly to the stockade, grimacing, dancing, and making use of some rather equivocal gesticu lations, in order to draw the soldiers out; and that in these excursions if anything desirable offered, a pig, a stray cow, or what not, they quietly walked off with the prize in the sight of their formidable foes. On the morning in question they must have been unusually provoking and insult ing, for the soldiers did come out ; and it would ap pear by the dispatch that a masterly disposition of several detachments had nearly effected the capture of the two toes, who were in advance. A desultory fight followed, lasting nearly the whole of the day. The advantages were so nearly balanced that neither party could claim the victory. Indeed, it would appear as though it leaned towards the natives, as they carried off not only their own dead and wounded, but the remains of one of their enemies. To their honour be it known, that the last sad rites were performed for private Weller with as much care and propriety as if he had been one of them selves. He was decently interred, and the burial service in the Maori language read . over his grave. How savage I Really, the question involuntarily arises in our mind, would the same respect have been shown to one of them, had a slain warrior fallen into our hands ? It is high time that England should know the character of the men against whom she is contending, and that she should be well assured of the cause for which she is fighting. At an early opportu nity we shall recur to this subject, and publish—what we had long prepared—a history of the Wanganui land question, as we think that it is high time that this unholy war should be concluded. Our brave troops have been long enough exposed to hardships and dangers, and we cannot bear to hear of the loss of their valuable lives in a cause so unjust as that which led to the Wanganui war. It has been said that his . Excellency is endeavouring to get up a party of na tives under our northern hero, Thomas Walo., to go down to Wanganui, but we sincerely hope this is not true. It would indeed be worthy of the barbarous ages for England to further her own designs by set ting one native chief against another. Waka'a inter ference has hitherto been the spontaneous movement of his loyal heart, and it would be an eternal stain upon us if we were now to take advantage of his dis • interested and noble conduct by urging him to expose himself and his people to still greater dangers in fight ing our battles. THOMPSON V. FISHER. This action was tried before the Chief Justice at the last sittings at Guildhall, and a verdict found for the plaintiffs. The plaintiffs are iron merchants, and sought to recover damages from the defendant, who is an iron manufacturer in Staffordshire, for the due delivery of a certain quantity of iron which he had contracted to deliver at a certain price. It appeared, that shortly after the contract was entered into, iron rose greatly in price. The ;jury: found for plaintiffs for the difference between the price of the iron when it wai contracted for, and the market price at the time when the contract ought to have been per formed. Mr. WATSON applied for a rule to show cause why there should not be a new trial, on the ground that the verdict was not warranted by the evidence. The COURT refused to grant a rule. Camp, Wanganui, July 20, 1847. Sir,—l have the honour to report to your Excel lency the proceedings of the force under my command, in action with the enemy yesterday afternoon, ex tending from our position to St. John's Wood. I acquainted your Excellency, in letters dated sth, 10th, an•l 17th inst., dispatched by the Racehorse, of the daring manner in which the enemy penetrated into our own earthen outworks on more than one occasion ; I, therefore, decided on at once checking this custom, should an opportunity offer. Yesterday, about twelve o'clock, they approached, evidently with an intention to draw the troops out of the stockade, and two, more daring than the rest, in hopes to cut off a settler and some cattle, were pursued by two parties of the 58th, under Lieutenant Pedder, and 65th, under Ensign Thelwall ; and joined by a further reinforcement of the 58th Regiment, under Ensign Middleton, the whole under my orders; these two men narrowly escaped capture, and fled by the ravine and entrenchments towards Mr. Harrison's, at the back of St. John's Wood, where a body of the Hotite was bayoneted by a soldier of the 58th Regi ment, named Lowry, who carried off his musket. The body of private Weller, of the 58th Regiment, was found and carrie I away by the enemy, who read prayers over and buried him at Aramoho, without de grading mutilation. The police under Mr. Chetham Strode were with the advance, vying with her Majesty's troops. I cannot conclude this dispatch without the ex pression of admiration of the gallantry of the officers and men engaged. The daring of the enemy in ad vancing to within fifteen yards of the troops bears me out in this, and I must beg in addition to the enumera tion of the services already detailed, to bring to your Excellency's notice the conduct of my acting Bri gade Major Master, Ensign 58th Regiment, and of Lieut. Collison, Royal Engineers, for the service they rendered me under fire, in conveying orders. The duties of the latter officer, since the formation of this post, have been most arduous, in which he has had the valuable assistance of Lieut. Balneavis, 58th Regiment, from the commencement ; and from these two officers great benefit has been obtained to many branches of the service, both in fortifying this posi tion (one of great difficulty) and in every part of the engineers department. To Captain Henderton, commanding the Royal Artillery, and my second in command in the advance yesterday, I beg to offer my thanks for his assistance and advice. To Captain Hardy, commanding detach ment 58th Regiment, I am equally indebted, as my second in command of the forces ; also to Captain Wolf, commanding 65th detachment in the absence of Captain O'Connell (who, prevented by an accident from partaking in active operations, took command of the posts, and rendered the best assistance); to Lieutenant Holmes, R.N„ of her. Majesty's ship Cal liope, alluded to more than once by Captain Haye, lam under obligation for his unceasing exertions. I can only refer to my preceding details, and your Ex cellency's knowledge of the ground, as to the support I received from both officers and men of her Majesty's service, and the armed police under Deputy Inspector Strode, opposed to an enemy unsurpassed as skir mishers. Lieut. Bernard, 65th Regiment, though wounded in the head, the ball having remained in his cap, continued with the advance. To Staff-Surgeon Courtenay, and Assistant-Sur geon Philson, 58th Regiment, both of whom were present in the field, I have to express my thanks for their assiduity and attention to the wounded. Respecting your native allies of the Ngatitoa tribe, though but three in number, under Lieutenant Servantes, one of whom was wounded, I would call your Excellency's attention to their gallant conduct; nor can I omit to bring to your notice the devotion shown by the Putiki natives, who proved their attach ment to the British Government on this occasion. rebels lay concealed. This brought on an action with the enemy, and, sending back for reinforcements, I indulged a hope that they might be induced to fight on our ground, in front of and towards our position. After four hours' fighting, the enemy declintd advancing beyond the cover of their own breastworks, on the face of the hill, which your Excellency will remember, at St. John's Wood, and which have been multiplied and extended. A gallant charge was here made with the bayonet, fifteen yards' distant, and the enemy broke and fled, on hearing the cheer by detachments of the 58th and 65th Regiments, under the command of Captain Wolf, of the latter corps. Lieutenant Balneavis com mander; that of the 58th Regiment. Lieutenant Page, 58th Regiment, and Barnard, of the 65th Regiment, though previously wounded in the head, and Ensign Middleton, 58th, and Thelwall, 65th Regiment, were present at this charge, made at the distance of fifteen yards. The latter officer narrowly escaped being tomahawked by one of the enemy, who was shot by a soldier of: the 58th Regiment. Some of the enemy were here bayoneted. We had 400 men engaged, the enemy about the same number ; but owing to the difficult, broken, and swampy state of the ground which extends from the right of our position to St. John's Wood, I was of neces:ity obliged to place junior officers in command of detachments in extension, under the general superintendence of the seniors, and thus protecting LIST OF KILLED AND WOUNDED IN AfiTION, ON THE 19TH OF JULY, 1847. KILLED. Private William Weller, No. 5 company, 68th regiment. Private Joseph Spratt, Grenadiers, 65th regiment. WOUND BD. Lieutenant Bernard, Grenadiers, 65th regiment, slightly in the head. Gunner William Connolly, Royal Artillery, since dead. Gunner Matthew Broadhurst, ditto, slightly. Sergeant William Gibson, 58th Regiment, slightly. Corporal Francis Reelley, 58th Regiment, slightly. Private Henry Storey, 58th Regiment, severely if not dangerously ; wound of shoulder joint. Private W illiam Dunn, 58th Regiment, severely, injury of the fore-arm. Private Martin Rogers, 58th Regiment, slightly. Sergeant Thomas hells, 65th Regiment, slightly. Corporal William Alisop, 6Sth Regiment, severely ; wound of the thigh. tiugh. Private James Fryan, tl.sth Regiment, slightly. Herikiwa Ruawiwi, a Ngatitoa ally, slightly. RECAPITULATION. One officer wounded,2 men killed, and 11 wounded (1, Royal Artillery, mortally, since dead). Many settlers were out and in the front, amongst whom was Mr. M'Gregor, wounded on the Ist July. I beg to express my thanks to Messrs. Deighton (in terpreter to the force stationed at Wanganui) and Duncan (attached as interpreter to myself). " I have, &c., (Signed) " W. A. M'CLEVERTY, " Lieut.-Colonel commanding Troops, New Zealand." Camp, Wanganui, July 23, 1847. Sir,—l have the honour to inform you in continua tion of my letter of the 20th, that last evening I re ceived intelligence that an attack by night was pre meditated by the enemy on different parts of the town, as a finale previous to the Taua breaking up; their arrangement was, Mamuko to attack the lower stockade, the Ngatiruaba the upper, and the Ngati maniapoto that in course of erection on the Middle Hill. Every preparation was made to repel this. At nine o'clock this morning the enemy was seen in numbers proceeding to St. John's 'Wood and the earthen entrenchments on the hill, which they occupied on the 19th, and through which we pissed on the re connoisance of the Ist inst. On the crest of the range they planted a red ensign; their numbers were E at least 600 men, having apparently collected nearly all their force. BANKRUPTCY.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUE.) IN RE CHAMBERS AND CO. An audit meeting was held this day, under the estate of Abraham Henry Chambers, of the firm of Chambers and Co., formerly bankers in Bond -street, and who were connected with the Italian Opera House. The business to•day was pro forma, most of the affairs of the bankruptcy, which has been depending for upwards of twenty years, being nearly brought to a close. The dividend meeting is fixed for Tuesday next. A previous dividend of .ss. 6d. in the pound has been paid under this separate estate, and as the next meet ing will probably absorb all the assets, persons whose proofs were adjourned on former occasions should not fail to attend. I occupied the middle hill with the greater part of the detachment of the 65th Regiment, under Captain Wolf, and a 6-pound field-piece, under Lieut. the Hon. W. C. Yelverton ; a detachment of the 58th Regiment, under Lieut. Balneavis, with a 3-pound gun, were in the breastwork in advance of the upper stockade, in which latter (both under Captain Hen derson, Royal Artillery) was a 12-pound gun, and a strong reserve, under Captain Hardy, ready to move out ; a flanking party, under Ensign Middleton, 58th Regiment, occupied the edge of the swamp, and kept up the communication with the seamen under Lieut. Holmes; and the 58th detachment, under Lieut. Hay, at the lower stockade ; thus securing our posi tion, and rendering a forward movement easy at any moment. our flanks. Captain Henderson, Royal Artillery, with the assistance of Lieutenant the Hon. W. Yelverton, pushed forward a brass 3-pounder and a 42.5 th inch field howitzer, to cannonade the enemy's position, and I cannot help drawing attention to the devoted gal lantry of this small body, who, from the nature of their service were exposed to the most galling fire, by which they had one man mortally and another severely wounded. In the mean time I had detached Lieutenant hay, 58th Regiment, in command of a party of the 58th and 65th Regiments, the latter commanded by Lieutenant M'Coy, and some of the armed police, to endeavour to outflank the enemy by the left, by which means the enemy's fire was partially diverted fro.n our advanced body ; and they were obliged to detach a body against this party, who had pushed across a swamp of some extent, above their knees in water. Lieutenant Hay was now supported by Captain Hardy, 58th Regiment, who, as next in command, I had left in charge of the p , st, with discretionary powers. Captain O'Con nell, 65th Regiment, a Peninsular officer, though in the sick report from a severe sprain of the ankle, then volunteered to take command of the stockade, having Lieutenant Trafford, 65th Regiment, to assist him; the party under Lieutenant Hay joined Cap tain Hardy without loss, and took up a commanding position under cover, and prevented the enemy from showing themselves on cur left flank. At the commencement, unseen by the enemy, I bad thrown Lieutenant Pedder, with 20 men, into a breastwork on the right, and below the upper stockade, and Lieutenant Holmes, R. N., of her Majesty's ship Calliope , who had with the same alacrity which he has so often evinced, detached some men to assist in dragging the guns, and with the remainder, and Mr. Carnegie, midshipman, of her Majesty's ship Calliope, he manned his gun-boat, and pushed others forward to the first creek, 150 yards from the lower stockade, and opened a fire of musketry, and from the 12-pound carronade, which checked a party, who, under Mamuko, were advanc ing by the banks of the river. This completed the chain of posts that protected our right flank, and they suffered no loss. .. The fighting continued with' the main body, and I determined, if possible, to draw the enemy down, and with this view took up a new position with the guns. The enemy, with great intrepidity, came down to within 15 yards of the advance, when the charge alluded to took place. At this time our prin cipal loss occurred ; one man of the 58th Regiment (Weller), and another of the 65th Regiment (Spratt), were shot dead in the high fenn; the body of the former was not recovered. The artillery here suf fered the loss of the services of two of their men— one mortally (Connolly), and the other slightly wounded, and the other gallant men were here wounded, of the 58th and 65th Regiments. With this advance Lieutenant Servantes, 96th Foot, inter p r N g e t a e t r i t o t a o a l t l h i e e s forces, on e of w w h a o s m p r w e saeant woundwit h e d o i u n r t h t e h l r e e g e while rr h gal lantly een em en emy u ow fighting. seemed disinclined to advance be yond the point where they - were charged. The fire in their front was heavy from the artillery and mus ketry, and also on their right from the musketry of Captain Hardy's party, and as evening was coming on I returned to the camp. Though I hat:e to deplore the loss of three gallant soldiers, and the temporary deprivation of the services of eight others, the enemy have suffered more severely. We know of three killed and ten wounded, by their own admission ; the former are Te Kapua, Paora to Hotite, and Te Tere Tere ; the two first chiefs amongst the wounded are Jaime, the native teacher, who pursued Mr. Macgregor on the Ist of July down from Shakspere's Cliff, Wiremu Wan ganui, Wit emu to Waruite, and Ngatinmanapoto, who was wounded in front of Lieutenant Holmes and Lieutenant Pedder's parties. I have no doubt that their loss far exceeds that of present information, which is limited to accidental knowledge, but more than three were killed in the charge alone, shot or bayoneted—the natives having an anxiety to conceal their loss. Their women were heard last night lamenting their lose at Ur. liarriaon'a. ram Se A few of the enemy showed themselves on the low hills between our stockade and St. John's wood, where they were in force, and the guns opened a fire; the enemy retired and seemed determined not to risk an attack ; contrary to my expectation, they are well supplied with ammunition. The chief of Putiki wished to hold a conversation with the enemy, which they invited, and I granted permission. Mr. Duncan, my interpreter, also, at their request., went forward; they stated that they would not attack, fearful of our artillery (from this and other causes I infer that they had suffered from the guns on the 19th), and as we would not attack their entrenchments they would retire from them. The Pukihika natives intend to retire to morrow, if not the whole of the Tana • if so, the war is ended for this winter, though I shall not relax in vigilance, having no reliance on expressions founded in fears. Mamuko again was not present in the front, but his brother, Te Oro, stated his determination to Mr. Duncan not to have peace, a proposition which was not made to him, as I consider it far from a deside ratum, nor do I believe it to be your Excellency S wish. On the present presumed cessation of hostilities I beg to make the following remarks. It will be found difficult again to collect so large a war party, more particularly as the result has been on every occasion against them ; as the summer advances they will desire to lay in their stock of fish for the next season and other supplies, and I would strongly recommend that no canoes should on any account be permitted to pass below Shakspeare's Cliff, in the present state of Wanganui. The enforcement of the above by a strong military post will be a serious deprivation to the enemy, who generally stated their determination to renew hostilities in the summer. I would recom mend a continuance of martial law in this district, and shall put up a notice during year Excellency's absence, and subject to your approval, renewing it till further orders, as some of the enemy will continue to prowl in the neighbourhood. I beg, in conclusion, to bring to your Excellency's notice the rlofessional assistance and kind attention voluntarily rendered by Dr. Wilson, half.pay Royal Navy, and Dr. Rees, both residents of this place; the medical officers of the force and myself have to express our thankful acknowledgements to them. I have, &c., (Signed) W. A. M'CLEVERTY, Lieut.-Colonel commanding Troops, New Zealand. His Excellency Governor Grey. 25th—The small marauding parties of the enemy have ceased since the 19th, and a serious quarrel took place among them on the evening of the 23d. Another of the enemy is dead, Ko Hika-anu. SECONDARIES.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Secondary POTTER.) WEBBER C. JAMES. This was an action to recover the sum of 121. on a bill of exchange. The defendant pleaded that he did not accept the bill. Mr. Shannon, one of the officers of the Sheriffs of Miibilesex, however proved the fact, and a verdict was given for the amount. WRIT OF INQUIRY. The only other case was a writ of inquiry, but the plaintiff's counsel was not present. Mr. PRENTIS, for the defendant, claimed that the case should be proceeded with. The Learned SECONDARY said the notices of exe cuting writs of inquiry were given for between eleven and one of the clock, and therefOra some dif ficulty arose. He believed it was generally thought that twelve o'clock was the hour at which inquiries would be taken, but it ought to be known they were taken as they stood in the list. Under the circum stances the case ought not to be passed on. The case then stood over until counsel was in attendance. BOW-STREET.—(THIS DAY.) George Walker, who had been twice remanded on a charge of uttering a forged cheque for 3001., purporting to be drawn by Messrs. Mayhew and Reynolds, of Carey• street, Lincoln's Inn, on Messrs. Dixon and Co., hankers, of Chancery-lane, was again brought before the magistrate, Mr. Henry, this morning. Mr. Mayhew said that he had made inquiries, the result of which was, that he was was convinced the prisoner had no guilty knowledge. Indeed, he now regretted that the prisoner had been confined so long, and he would not hesitate to make any reasonable compensation to him. At the same time he would wish the prisoner to be bound over to appear on a future occasion if required. Mr. lIENax accordingly discharged the prisoner, Holding him to bail to appear again in the course of next month. The officers of the 16th Lancers intend to give grand ball at the Tow n Hall, Brighton, on the 28th inst,a in comnaemorAtion of the battle of Aliwal. REVERSE or FORTUNE. —Yesterday forenoon an inquest was taken by G. Ireland Mills, deputy coroner, at the Grafton Arms, Grafton•street, Tottenham•court road, on view of the body of Sarah Shomeley, aged sixty-six, who died under circumstances of great desti tution, in a room at No. 4, Fitzroy-market. It appealed from the evidence that the deceased and her husband were formerly in a prosperous way of business, and kept their servants. In consequence ti reverses, they became much reduced, and latterly her husband got his livelihood as a jobbing porter. A few weeks ago deceased tcok the above apartment, which she occupied without any furniture. During the last week her daughter kit her situation to wait upon deceased, and they both slept on the bare boards without any covering over them than the dresses they had on. She was continually assis'ed by her sister, a housekeeper in South Molton-street, who was not aware of the state of destitution in which the deceased was, and she had received two loaves; from St Pancras parish, but never applied for any more. Last Saturday she was attended to by Mr. Croft, of the Uni versity College Hospital, and she died in his presence, in his opinion, from disease of the lungs, accelerated by bar privotione. Verdict•-• , " Figural death." W. A. M'CLEVERTY, Lieutenant•Coloni RESIGNATION OF Da. CANDLISH as PROFESSOR OF THEOLOGY.—The Caledonian Mercury states that at a meeting of the Free Presbytery of Edinburgh, held on Wednesday, Dr. Candlish intimated his final determina tion to resign his connexion with the College, and to return to his ministry in St. George's Free Church. SINGULAR CrIARGE.-At the Dublin Head Police office, a few days ago, a man named Anthony Willis, swore informations, before Sir N. Fitzsimon, against Mr. F. Hojel, attorney, and Mr. James Tilson, for hav ing bribed informant to murder John Tilson, Mr. Da rage, and Mr. M'Dermott, in order that James Tilson might get into certain lands in the county Meath, by putting John Tilson and the others out of the way. In formant stated that Me: Hojel and Tilson employed him to "do the j b" on the 12th December, and that they promised to support him and his family until it should bo executed, and afterwards to give him a lease of twenty acres of land and his heirs after him for ever. It appeared that the informant was a notorious character, and bad been confined in Mullingar gaol fifteen times for various offences. The tables were turned on him, and he was removed in custody on a charge of wilful , stud corrupt perjury, THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 14, 1848 PIUS IX. AND HIS PEOPLE . into conflagration by the quarrel for the inheritance of the throne. When such cases occur laws are of ; no force, and tribunals and Parliaments are silent. An appeal is made to the nation; arms are snatched up ; he is called on who exercises sovereignty de facto, and the right to it is decided by force. All pretenders then appeal to the decision of the nation, because no one wishes to pass for a King imposed on the people. Philip of Anjou and Charles of Austria spoke, both, of the love of the people to them. Joseph Bo naparte himself, the most intrusive monarch ever known in Spain, never would admit that they were Spaniards who expelled him. Thus it will happen in the case we suppose. Montpensier will invoke the will of Spain ; Montemolin will do the same. And a great part of the nation will, from the first moment, be found in the camp, but divided. " But the Progressista party ? Is it possible to reply to this question, we ask in our turn ? Have we liberty sufficient to discuss it ? Has that party re flected sufficiently, and with the deliberation neces sary, to resolve on what ought to be done in such a case—taking into account the whole of the ante cedents—all the circumstances—the laws—the con stitution—the interests of our national independence —those of the representative system—its future lot— the exigencies of its principles ?" IRISH SPECIAL COMMISSION. (From Saunders' News Letter of Jan. 13.) OPENING OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE COUNTY CLARE. ENNIS, JAN. 12.—The special commission for this county was opened to-day at half-past one, by the Lord Chief Justice and the Lord Chief Baron, who arrived in town from Limerick shortly after twelve. Their Lordships left the city at nine A.M., escorted by a troop of the Queen's Bays, and were met some miles out of town by the High Sheriff, Robert A. Studdart, Esq., of Kilkishan House, who accompanied them to their lodgings. When their Lordships had taken their seats upon the bench, The Clerk of the Court (George Samson, Esq.) read the writ of commission, after which the following gentlemen were sworn in on the grand jury : Sir Lucius O'Brien, Bart., foreman ; Sir Hugh Dillon Massey, Bart.; Sir Edward Fitzgerald, Bart.; Charles Crotton Vandeleur, Captain Francis M'Ns►- mara, John M'Donnell, Bindon Blood, Richard J. Stackpoie, James Malony, Simon G. Purdon, John O'Brien, Augustin Butler, Colonel Charles Syng, Thomas D. Studdart, James Butler, George Stud dart, Major W. H. Ball, F. J. Fitzgerald, William M. Malony, Marcus Patterson, Philip Read, F. Gore, an d William Butler, Esq. There was a very large attendance—so much so, that the first twenty-three names on the panel formed the jury. The Chief Baron was just commencing his address at post hour. THE CALENDAR.—The number of cases in this county, although not as great as the number which appeared upon the Limerick calendar, is extremely large. There are not less than 164 prisoners in cus tody, and seventy to eighty trials to be disposed of, including six cases of murder, in which there are from fifteen to twenty prisoners. The other cases are al most all offences under the Whiteboy Act. The bills in the following prosecutions will be sent before the grand jury the moment they are sworn : Martin Scott, for theinurder of Thomas M'Mahon. Stephen M‘Namara, for the murder of P. Frawley. Terence Kennedy, ditto. James Hayes, for the murder of James Watson. Patrick Ryan, ditto. Michael Butler, for the murder of Patrick Cleary. Matthew Hourigan, ditto. No trial of importance will take place to-day ; in deed, it is moat probable that their Lordships will adjourn until morning, after charging the grand jury, and then proceed with one of the capital cases. The Attorney-General, the Solicitor-General, Messrs. Bennett, Q.C., and Plunkett, Q.C., have ar rived, to conduct the prosecution ; and Mr. O'Hea to act for the prisoners. ADJOURNMENT OF THE COURT IN COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert walked early yes ttrday in Claremont Park. The Royal Family rode on ponies and walked yesterday, in the vicinity of Claremont. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by some of the Gentlemen of the Royal Suite, enjoyed the sport of shooting yesterday forenoon. Her Majesty and Prince Albert drove out in an open carriage yesterday afternoon. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge and his Serene Highness Prince Frederick of Hesse, visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday. A Cabinet Council was held at twelve o'clock yes terday, at the Foreign-office. The Ministers present were—Lord John Russell, the Lord Chancellor, Sir George Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of Auckland, the Marquis of Clanricarde, Lord Campbell, the Right Hon. H. Labouchere, and Viscount Morpeth. The Council sat three hours and a half. The Postmaster-General had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street. A deputation respecting the Bristol Docks Transfer, consisting of the Hon. F. Berkeley, M.P., Mr. Coates, Colonel - Roberts, Mr. Burroughs, Mr. Beadon, Cap tain Thornborough, Mr. Brittan, and Mr. Ellicombe, had an interview with the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade. Dispatches from the Governors of Ceylon, South Australia, Malta, and Gibraltar, were received yes terday at the Colonial-office. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) THE PUBLIC HEALTH. It is highly satisfactory to be enabled to state that, while coughs and colds have prevailed, and such nu merous deaths have taken place in other parts of the kingdom, this town has been as free from them as in other years. The Registrar's return of deaths for the quarter ending the 31st of Dec.,1846, was 18 ; in the same quarter of 1847, it was 19, out of a population of about 4,500. DECREASE or CRIME. At the general quarter sessions for the Isle of Wight, held at Newport, on Wednesday last, Lthere were only three cases for trial (one from Ryde, and two from V entnor), and only two convictions. There are commonly about twenty cases. There are at present about 1,300 troops in Albany Barracks. • TUE MODEL UNION. By thepublished accountsot the expenses of the poor in the Line of Wight, it appears that 4,000/.103.4d. was given in out-door relief in money, 1,6211. 16s. 11 id. in bread ; relief out of the island, 1781. 7s. 8(1. , wine, meat, &c., to the sick by the surgeons, 184/. 2s. 2d. Total out-relief charges, 5,9341. 17s. lid. While the in-maintenance amounted in the year to 4,6041. 17s. sd. Establishment charges, including six relieving-officers, 4211. 10s.; thirteen surgeons, 7541., and other salaries, removals, &c., 2 352/.123.2d.; registry of births and deaths, 1321. 19s. 2d. ; vaccine. tion, 251.135.; county and police rates, 5,390/.73.8d.! ! Total expenses for the year, 12,8491. 3s. 10d. The island had a population, in 1841, of 42,547, which has been considerably increased since that period, and contains about 105,000 acres, and is di vided into thirty parishes. The present House of Industry for the island was commenced in 1770. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTRSALL'B.—YEsTsupay. A m.derate amount of business was transacted at the following prices:— LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 15 to 1 on the field 20 to 1 agst Sir Arthur 30 to 1 agst Brunette—taken 30 to 1 ugst Latitat—taken 50 to 1 agst Chatham—taken to 50/. 50 to 1 agst Discount—taken to 25/. 50 to 1 agst Khondocz—taken to 23/. 50 to I agst Profligate—taken to 25/. 1,000 to 10 agst Sparta►—taken CHESTER CCP. 500 to 10 agst Col. Anson's Blaze—taken and offered 600 to 10 agst Sir J. Hawley's Mendicant—taken at.d offered 1,000 to 20 agst Mr. Watts's Chat—taken 1,000 to 15 agst Mr. Greville's Jonathan Wild—taken 1,000 to 15 agst Mr. S. L. Fox's Executor—taken 300 to 10 agst Mr. Medley's Cossack and Foreclo sure—taken DERBY. 10 to lon the field 20 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Springy Jack—taken and afterwards offered 25 to 1 agst Mr. J. Day's Nil Desperandum—taken 35 to 1 egst Mr. Medley's Besborough—taken 1,000 to 15 agst Mr. R. Watson's The Fiddler—taken 2,500 to 25 agst Mr. J. Scott's Brockott—taken THE NATIONAL TEMPERANCE SOCIETY. On Wednesday and Thursday evenings, the first and second of a course of three lectures, on the " Scientific Truths connected with Teetotalism," were delivered by Dr. Carr, of Birmingham, in the large room of the Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street. The first lecture was devoted to a description of the structure and functions of the human frame, and showing that the habitual use of alcoholic beverages interfered with digestion, and, by destroying the healthy action of the stomach, laid the foundation of disease. In the second lecture, Dr. Carr detailed the dis eases which were entirely produced by the use of alcoholic drinks, and for which no remedy, apart from the practice of total abstinence, would avail. In the course of these lectures, the talented Doctor did essential service to the cause of sanitary improve ment, by proving, from good authority, that in pre vious attacks of cholera and fever, in this and other countries, cleanliness and temperance were the best preventives from their attack. Great praise is due to the committee of the Na tional Temperance Society for securing the valuable services of Dr. Carr, at a time when the country is threatened with cholera. A numerous and respectable auditory testified their approbation by repeated app!auso. ASTLEY'S AMPIIITIMATES.—Last night was wha is termed a juvenile night at this theatre, the pantomime being played before the other entertainments of the evening, for the purpose of affording an opportunity to the young folks of seeing the tricks and gambols of the motley artists at an hour earlier than that at which little heads ought to be on their pillow. In consequence, a great part of the audience consisted of men and women in miniature, who seemed to enjoy the performances with unmixed delight, clapping their little hands and shouting with glee at the audacious thefts of the Clown, the light-footed dancing of Caumbine, the cuffs and mis chances of the old Pantaloon, and the agile capering of Harlequin. Nor were they less pleased with the eques trian teats in the circle, heartily applauding the perfor mances of the docile and gracetullyanaged horses, applause in which the older portion of the audience cor dially joined. The house was well filled in every part. POST-OPTICS ON SUNDAT.—The mayor of South ampton has received a communication from the Post master-General, in which his Lordship states that the memorial sent by his Worship , on the part of the in habitants, for the closing of the post-office during the greater part of Sunday, has been complied with. SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY, JAN. la.—The Penin sular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's ship Sultan, George Brooks commander, arrived on Wednes day evening from Consta ntino p le, Trebizond, Smyrna, Malta, and Gibraltar, bringing the Bombay mail and ten passengers. The Sultan has on freight 41 packages of specie, value 61,644/. sterling, 72 cases of opium, 12 packages of sponge, cases of scamony, 49 cases of silk, 6 9 cases of otto of roses, 38 boxes of oranges, 182 bales of goat's wool, 27 barrel' and 29 bags of yellow berries, 15 tubs of leeches, and 72 packages of sundries. At the date of the Sultan's departure from Malta no additional particulars bad been received relative to the loss of the Avenger. The steamer dispatched by the Admiral to Galita bad not returned to Malta. The Montrose, with the Spanish and Portuguese mails, is due on the 15th. 3 he Jupiter will sail on the 17th for Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gib r altar, and the Forth on the same day with West India mails. M. Her* formerly Deputy from the Gironde, and conseiller at the Court of Causation, threw himself on Tuesday out of a window on the third story of the house in which he lived. This desperate act is said to have been committed at the moment of the entrance of a huissier, who came to make a levy upon his property for a debt ineurted by some unfortunate speculations.-- LIMERICK. As I mentioned in my letter yesterday (by antici pation, for their Lordships had not risen at the hour of post), the Court adjourned to this day week, the 19th instant. In the case of the " Queen v. Haslet and Shaughnessy"— the particulars of which I for warded in my last—there was a conviction, and both prisoners were sentenced to be transported for life. MEETING OF MIDDLESEX MAGISTRATES. The customary meeting of the Middlesex magis trates took place yesterday, at the Sessions-house, Clerkenwell. The chair was occupied by Mr. Pownall. The Deputy-Clerk of the Peace laid before the Court the various prison reports. The Coldbath fields Prison contained, it appeared, 758 male, 239 female, and 12 juvenile prisoners; total, 1,009. Westminster ditto, 739 prisoners. Sickness prevailed to the extent of 21 amongst the males, and 6 per cent. amongst the females. Not a single prisoner had been attacked by influenza. In the House of Detention there were near 100 prisoners. FRENCH CRIMINAL AND PAUPER LUNATICS. At the July session last year a Frenchman, named Peter Tesside, was convicted and sentenced to three months' hard labour, for having presented a pistol loaded with a ball at the breast of a youth, and threa tened to shoot him. Soon after his admission into Westminster House of Correction he exhibited marked symptoms of insanity, and it was soon discovered that he was a confirmed lunatic, and had been trans ported to this country without passport, by order of the French Government, his alleged offence being his having been found under very suspicious circumstances at the Chateau d'Eu, armed, and it was said with the intention of shooting at King Louis Philippe. The visiting justices communicated with the Home• office, when they were informed by the Secretary of State that there were some negotiations pending upon the matter between the Governments of England and France relative to the maintenance of pauper and criminal lunatics in either country, and that the French Government would defray the expense incurred by the county of Middlesex in maintaining Peter Tesside. Tesside was, therefore, placed in the County Lunatic Asylum, at Hanwell. A short time ago an application was made at the French embassy for payment of the expense the country had been put to in Tesside's case, but the answer was that no official notification had been re ceived from the French Government; upon this, Mr. Allen wrote to the Secretary of State, and the fol lowing answer from the Ilome-office was now laid before the Court: " Whitehall. " Sir,—With reference to your letter of the 23d ult., as t• the repayment by the French Government of the expense incurred by the county of Middlesex in maintaining a French pauper lunatic named Peter Tesside, I am directed by Secretary Sir George Grey to acquaint you, for the information of the visiting justices of the Westminster House of Correction, that it appears from a communication which has been re ceived from the Foreign-office upon this subject, the French Government to the proposal made to them by her Majesty's Government that they should defray the expenses incurred by the mainte nance of French pauper lunatics in this country, and that the proposed arrangement between the two countries will again be brought under the notice of the French Government in order to obtain their answer thereupon. "Peter Tesside will, therefore, remain in the Hanwell Lunatic asylum for the present, and when the determination of the French Government tshall have been received, Sir George Grey will address a further communication to you upon the subject. " I am, Sir, your obedient servant, " S. M. PHILLIPS. " Mr. Allen." Mr. B. ROTCH, as one of the visiting justices con cerned, called the attention of the Court to the sub ject matter of this correspondence, which he said involved a rather important question between the Government of this country and that of France, with regard to the maintenance of pauper and criminal lunatics who might be in either country. The French Government had chosen to transport this man to this country, denying him a passport, and becaute he did not possess that passport they refused to take him back again. He considered it a violation of the law and property of nations, and a matter less for the Home than the Foreign-office. He would urge upon the Court the necessity of Lord Palmerston's taking the matter in hand, with the view of br i ng ing the w French th re gaGovernmentrd t o thq u t e o s t i s o o n inf determination ( P it ti v , e hear. This suggestion m et with general approbation from the other Magistrates. The Court then adjourned. . _ DARING BramLutr.—On Wednesday morning last, about half-past one. o'clock, another of the violent robberies which seem to be getting common in the neighbourhood, was perpetrated near Waterloo, in Live sey, about a mile and a half from Blackburn. In this instance the robbery was again committed by men with blackened faces, and otherwise disguised. The intended victim of the robbery is -James Haworth, stonemason, who is at present employed and resident during the week at Whalley. Mrs. Haworth, his wife, was sole occupant of the ,house, which the men entered by the removal of a back window. On obtaining an entrance one of the robbers pinioned Mrs. Haworth in bed, and the other proceeded to search the house for money, and succeeded in obtaining nineteen sovereigns, one half sovereign, and 2s. Mrs. Haworth struggled hard for her release, and inflicted rather a severe bite upon the hand of the robber who held her. On obtaining their intended booty the robbers were in the act of decamping, when Mrs. Haworth seized a hedge hook, which they had brought with them, with which she valiantly at tacked the retreating robbers, and inflicted a severe cut on the hand of the one who held the money, causing him to drop eighteen sovereigns on the floor. They escaped with one sovereign, a half sovereign, and Ss. The police are on the alert for the apprehension of the robbers, who are not supposed to be the same who com mitted the robbery at the Hill Farm.—Blackburn Stan dard. Rome.— Among the English families of rank passing the winter in " the eternal city," are—the Mar quis of Conyngham, the Earl Mount Charles and family. the Earrand Countess of Balearree, the Countess (Fran ces)d of Waldegrave and Mr. G. V. Harcourt, and Lady Norreys, Lord and Lady Lindsay,M Cranbourne, Lady Eleanor Butler, Sir Hon e Whaler T° Sidney and family,Sir Wm. Gordon, the RiVi;count and family, the lion. Sydney Derrepo Herbert, M.P., and Mrs Herber!, Mrg.hneit,otdaadryt, CMh.aPr.., lotte Bury, the Hon. Colonel Hamilton, Mr. cromby Hon. Captain Lin dsay, Colonel and Lady Mary Aber- Nicholl and family, the lion. oughby, Sir H. and Lady Mary Ross and .3 1 6;Rirossvv, the ill /tight Hon. T. Doyle, General the Right lion. Sir F. Adam, Mr. Dyce t C° Cl l i o v n e e , l an ß d o ld w is er s s es li C o li n v . e ß , Sombre, Sir J. W. Guise and family, Lady Williams, . H. likely to be attended with seCMlrriAiv.oeau,jensdMrcaol:sneek:::ll7!dacthkiellihsciu,awtorliaeosek place a few days ago between Captain H. and Mr. D. H. K., a magistrate, and an ex tensive landed proprietor in this and the adjoining county. We understand that an amicable adjustment too k F4o.....Baccomnt Jountra, PROM THE PRIVATE LETTER OF A DISTINGUISHED TRAVELLER.) On the 3d of October, Sunday (a feast day), at half past ten o'clock in the morning, I was at the Quirinal Palace, and crowds of people had already assembled at Mount Cavalho ; the Garde Nobile, the troops of the line, and the halberdiers, all ranged themselves as for a great feast. At half-past eleven I remarked several carriages enter the court of the Quirinal Palace, containing the cardinals and principal per sonages of the Pontifical Court. At length the magnificent carriage of his Holiness arrived, drawn by eight milk white horses, of rare beauty, superbly caparisoned, and a few minutes after the august Pontiff, Pius IX., entered the vehicle to proceed to celebrate the mass at one of the principal churches. At the very moment the Pope mounted the steps of the carriage the halberdiers commenced their march, then the pages of his Holiness, all dressed in the cos tume of Henry of France, to the number of thirty or forty young men, preceded by music ; following them came infantine pages carrying baskets of beautiful flowers, which they strewed from the Quirinal to the church; then appeared his Holiness, surrounded by the Garde Noioil ; and as his carriage advanced slowly, the great Pontiff dispensed his benedictions to 'his adoring people. The cortege was closed by the splendid retinues of the court. At the church the ceremony was, as usual upon all occasions when the Pope officiates at the mass, most imposing, and many of the spectators were moved even to tears. The same order of representation was adopted on the return of his Holiness to the Quirinal Palace. By special sanction I obtained a most ad vantageous position in the Palace, opposite to the Piazza di Monte Cavalho, whence I had a full view of the balcony from which the Pope was to give his saintly benediction to the people. One after another the different companies of the civic guard arrived with their banners and music, the crowd became im mense, and the Monte Cavalho filled. As each com pany assembled I observed . its distinctive banner. " Viva Pio Nono I" "Viva la Liberta Italiana !" " Viva le Commerce I" " Viva Inglielterra (Eng land)!" " Viva gl' Inglesi (the English) I" were amongst those which created the greatest sympathy. Each of the Roman States was represented by her banner. At the same time the personage who gave me the carte d#s pays pointed out to me the renowned Cicerovacchio with the banner " Viva Pio Nono I" The cries and enthusiasm redoubled as each suc cessive company arrived on the Plaza, and all eyes were directed to the balcosy where the immortal Pio Nono was to appear. At length the great and beloved Pontiff advanced into the balcony with the baldequin over his head, and with the cortege usual on these occasions All unanimously rent the air with their acclamatioss, and then, as if the whole people were animated but by one soul, every knee was bent, and every eye fixed, even respiration seemed momentarily withheld whilst the sublime Vicegerent of God on earth gave his benediction to all around him. With his hands uplifted to heaven, he then chaunted some pious ejaculations, and the people responded; and then the Pope, again giviag his benediction, and extending his arms as if to press his beloved people in one embrace, retired from the balcony; but as he retreated, like a tender father who gives one lingering glance to his dear children, Pius IX. again turned to look at his people, which the multitude, impressionable to every fine feeling of the heart, understood, and, as if electri fied by a burst of filial attachment, the cries for their beloved Sovereign were redoubled beyond all descrip tion, and Pio Nono again returned to the balcony, and again blessed his faithful subjects. The Pope then withdrew, and this dense multi tude went tranquilly to their homes, with joy and gratitude in their hearts, for the benefits dispensed to them by their Sovereign Pontiff. No demonstration whatever of force was necessary, nor indeed did any sort of control exist to ensure the public order—all seemed to be the children of one great family united in the bonds of sympathy . and attachment to their idolized parent. No tongue could relate or pen describe the intensity of the feelings which predominate between the Pope and his people, and cold indeed must be the heart in this land of liberty that would not respond to the unanimous cries of " Viva Pio Nono !" " Viva Com merce with England !" " The English for ever !" Let us then aid to the utmost this great regenerator in the wise reforms he finds it necessary to make for his THE SPANISH SUCCESSION. The Eco del Comercio, a Madrid journal, is pub lishing a series of articles on the Spanish succession. The following extract will be read with interest : " If," says the Eco, " oAing to some casualty, Queen Isabella should die without leaving direct suc cession—it is very possible, as up to the present she bats had no issue, and as there is no reason for hoping she will have issue, owing to circumstances the ex planation of which is beyond the jurisdiction of the press—the entire nation, the Spain of all parties, will be in a state of the most serious perplexity. It is true that the Queen has A sister called by the con stitution to the inheritance of the throne, in the case we suppose alone ; but, as we have elsewhere said, the Infanta of Spain is married to a French prince, who, in consequence of treaties celebrated between nations, and of solemn renunciations, appears ex cluded from the right of succession to our monarchy, both himself and his issue. It is true that the mar ria have also sh own t h a t a t e r r ible protest, legally and in ge was approved by the Spani sh Cortes ; but we due time drawn up, was presented against it ; a pro test, too, the most explicit and the most solemn that ever was attempted with respect to us. Neither must it be forgotten that these Cortes were formed and constituted of one only of all the political parties in Spain. The others had no participation whatever ; they contracted no engagement of any kind ; no tie unites them to that act of approval beyond the re spect which in representative countries is due to whatever e mana t es f rom that which is termed the legislative Power, when this is considered as the con stitutional e x p ress i on o f th e people. It follows, then, that the Infanta Donna Luisa Fernanda will natu rallydispensably o bli gatory, o f th e en gagements, and of ascend the throne, counting on the support, in thelaws of that same Moderado party, which rejected the protests of the foreign nations, and the petitions of the nation, addressed against, and previously to, the marriage. " England sees with dislike the immense influence which the Court of the Tuileries has acquired in our affairs. England has not forgotten the Family Com pact, and the senseless assistance we, to please France, period of th e i r emanc i pat i on. E ng l an d k no ws well what gave to the Anglo-American colonies at the Spain will be for her, with an Orleans on the throne in M a d r id . E ng l an d, f rom the fact of her being an insular nation. and of France pretending to become her ri va l , can never conse nt with impunity to the immense p es to Castile and Estremadura. It power she would acquire by trans ferring the Pyrene is not nec essary to b e a very pro f oun d s t a t esm a n to know that the British Government has to make every possible effort against, perhaps, the only neutral nation on the continent, having on its throne a French Prince. The rivalries and antipathies of nations and of Governments necessarily terminate in war, and the way of protocols being once opened, there is a serious risk of diplomatic notes being soon converted int o cannon b alls, and eac h prepares f ur war I during peace. " But it will be asked, what are those ' possible' efforts of England to produce a conflict amongst Spaniards f Bat we mistake ' • such a question there is no necessity t o as k . In London there resides a personage who was born on the steps of the throne — the son of a Pretend er w h o. disputed the crown with Isabella ll.—wh o ; i s -the representative of a principle that existed for ages —who has inherited the preten sions and the party o f hi s f ather, and who may serve as a watchword for Great Britain to direct in Spain its opposition to the enthronement of the Orleans dynasty. And that England will make use of him there is no doubt ; because English Ministers are Englishmen above all, and they will never permit the Spanish Government to become the intimate friend, the near relative, the ward as it were of the Government of Paris. It may be that there are no :recent notes o f t h e Cabinet of St. J ames re specting the re - establish men t o f th e S a lique law ; b u t it is a fact th a t t h ere are ot h ers w hi c h against the Orleans succession, an conduct f o ll owed by Englan d t h ese l as t fourteenincdludteha protest e months clearly indicates that she is not dis posed to give a friendly consent to it. It is positive, and Spaniards of all parties are conyineed of the fact, that to s the pn ai `casualty' to which we refer occur, the Infants bei n g in Paris, Montpensier and Montemolin will come f almost at the same time. 64 We are, then, in a state of war ; M ontpens i er, s p ea king in the name of th e const it u ti ona l r i g ht s o f the sister of Is ab ella 11. i supported by the Mode. rados, who were the supporters, the approvers of the marriage; aided efficaciously by France, of which there is no doubt ; and reviving perhaps the period and perhaps the armies of Louis XIV.; Montemolin, speaking in t h e name Of other laws of a far more ancient date ; citing incompatibilities written in European treaties ; invokin 4 - a principle, which, though defeated, yet still has its partizans; aided by a party which but a short time ago sustained a war o f seven years, and assisted, without any doubt, by England, with greater or less show, but most surely and efficiently. ,6 The Moderados and tho Carlista fight. The latter have numbers on their aide , because the Carlists are far more numerous in Spain than the Moderados. The Moderados count on the organization and force which every constituted Government has at its die posit i•, aticl,the Spanish Government is Moderado, ezoiusiv•ly Moderado. Here you bays o,plia tiwows ,:,y FLANDERS MAIL. BRUSSELS, JAN. 11.—There has been a great deal said for some time respecting the creation of new sources of revenue in the State ;put these new imposts are not to relieve the poor, but to permit the means for new expenses. The Government proposes the Establishment of a duty on successions in the right line, and the re-establishment of the oath in the col lateral line. It is said that they are inclined towards a system which, by the monopoly of assurances in their hand, will give them a revenue of three millions of francs. We are opposed to this system, and are convinced that in the present state of things, certain retrenchments would suffice for maintaining the equilibrium between the receipts and expenses. It is insisted that the financial state of Belgium calls for prompt succour they quote the words which have escaped from two of our Ministers, Messrs. Frere and Rogier, and we in return draw attention to those of M. Veydt, which he pro nounced in the Chamber and Senate. M. Veydt acknowledged that our financial situation is good; that the State will not take a loan except upon reason able conditions, and that it will do so only to fulfil the engagements into which it entered at the time of the constitution of the Cabinet, for the execution of necessary public works. In the sitting of the Senate, on the 31st December, M. Veydt said "the financial situation may be sounded without fear. I believe that it is calculated to inspire confidence. By acting with this circumspection, we shall pass happily through the present moment, which has its difficulties. These difficulties the Minister is the first to compre hend, and to examine, but ;he is also con vinced that the Government may surmount them, and further, that it will surmount them. There is nothing here to indicate penury such as to call for extreme measures. Immediately after this speech the Minister undertook to point out the public works which were to be undertaken, and the loan to be concluded, as if they stood in connexion :—" If I am to give my opinion on the question whether the Ministers propose soon to make a loan, and if they intend to execute the extensive works which have been so often spoken of, I should say that if they de cided upon thetn it would be impossible to do so with out creating extraordinary resources, which must be procured by a loan, on account of the considerable sums which they will require ; but it will not be ne cessary to undertake them simultaneously." Ac cording to this it is evident that the public works projected will alone render the creation of extraordi nary resources necessary. A provisionary credit of one million francs has been opened for the department of Justice. The report of M. Tielemans on the budget of Public Works is about to be distributed ; it is a very voluminous document, which demands particular examination. KARLSRUBE.—When the creditors of Heber and Sons, bankers, had a meeting, and granted them u respite of ten days, three of the manufactories sup ported by that firm addressed a petition to the Minis ter of State for a loan from the Government. A committee, consisting of members of the departments of Finance and the Interior, has beer. appointed to in vestigate the case. They have already visited the manufactories, and as their financial difficulties are merely temporary, it is confidently hoped that not only these, but the house of Heber and Sons, will be saved. Accounts from Presburg state that his Imperial Highness the Archduke Palatine is considered con valescent from the measles, but will not be permitted to leave his room for the next two or three weeks. Prince Michael of Servia, who has obtained a year's leave of absence, set out for St. Petersburgh on the 31st of December.—Brussels Papers, Jan. 10. BERLIN, JAN. 10.—In consequence of the low ex change of Francfort on the Main the Cologne and Northern Railway shares have fallen considerably— other funds were firmer, though lower than on Saturday. BRUSSELS, JAN 12.—The average price of corn the week ending January the Bth was, wheat, 21f. 82c.; rye, 14f. 02c ; being a fall on heat of 50e., rye, 19c. From the sth to the 10th of January three vessels entered the port of Antwerp laden wholly or in part with grain. The importations made were-- Rye .. 156,600 kil. Rice Total The King of the Belgians returned from Paris last night. Her Majesty will remain with her august family a few days longer. It is confidently asserted that his Majesty was actively engaged in endeavouring to make a loan, for the purpose of finishing the railways of this kingdom. He is said to have had several interviews with Messrs. Roths child and other capitalists The retirement of the three Ministers—Messrs. Veydt, Frere, and d'Hoff schmidt—from the Cabinet, appears to be more than mere report. It is said that they will be succeeded by Messrs. Rousselle, of Mons ; Lehon, of Tournay ; and Delhounge, of Ghent, who, being all deeply in terested in Flanders, have consented to act with Messrs. Rogier and Chard. M. Nothomb, who has formally declared his intention of resigning his post of Ambassador at the Court of Berlin, will be suc ceeded there by M. d'lloffschmidt. These changes, says the Liberal Liegeois, have been determined not only by the former disagreement upon seve ral questions between Messrs. Rogier and Frere, but by the new discord which has occurred between the Minister of Public Works and the Minister for Foreign Affairs on the question of the restitution of the securities given by the railway companies. Public prayers have been ordered in all the churches on account of the contagious disease which is now prevalent in Flanders. From the statistical report it appears that during the month of December the number of births in Brussels was 431, that of deaths, 493, being an excess of 62 deaths. The annual return for 1847 on a po pulation of about 125,000 souls, was—births, 4,325; deaths, 5,201 ; being an excess of 376 deaths. The mortality in 1847 was 485 more than 1846.—Brus sels Papers, Jan. 13. RAILWA TS. The Northern, or Ferdinand • • • • • • • • • • . 10% Gloggnitz • • • •••• • • • • ............. 110 Vienna—Milan • • • •• • • •• • • Grosetto• • • • • • • • • • • • Oldenburg . • • • Pestoja .............. „ Perth Bridge ............ • . Apennine!! DUTCH FUNDS.—AiItaTNADAM, Jas. 11. Money. Bills Actual Debt, 24 per Cent •••••• • • • • • 54 3 / 4 5 3 4 Ditto, 3 per Cent ••••••••• • • • • . • • . • 66 3 / 4 67 Ditto, 4 per Cent. ••.. .. Amort Syndic, 3% per Cent ••••• • • • • • Commercial Company, 4% per Cent • • 162% 163% East India Loan, 4 per Cent........... Exchange on London, at sight •• . • • 12 12 Two months. •• • • ...... 12 On Hamburgh, at eight •• • • 33 62 Two months.• ••••••• •• • • • • 34 On Paris • ••••••• • • • • • • • i 6 CO Two mouths. •••••••• • • • • •• Sc . GQI~ 83 clock last night, a strong DESTRU CTIVE FIRE. a s seve fe n it d proceeding from the shop smellAb oouftbhuranlfi-npga,swt of Mr. Freckleton, hat manufacturer, Trongate, and in a few minu tes thereafter flames s uddenly burst out from the shop windows, which soon presented a truly terrific appearance. The alarm was speedily communicated to the Central-office, and in a very short time the Glasgow Fire Brigade and %Vest of England engine arrived at the spot. And fortunate it was that assistance was given so promptly, or the consequence would have been most calamitous. When the engines reached the burning premises the flames had broken out-of the windows-of the shop with almost uncontrolable violence, and, rushing fiercely upwards, had caught the windows of the flat above, occupied as a warehouse by Campbell, Richmond, and Co., which were almost instantly consumed. The fire was progressing into the interior of the ware house, which would-very soon, in all probability, have shared the fate of the flat beneath, but at this moment the engines came into play, and, under the able direc tion of Mr. Forsyth, the superintendent, the further progress of the flames was completely checked, though the destruction of valuable property has been. very great. Mr. Freckleton's warehouse, which ex tends back from the street, a distance of some 50 or 60 feet, has been completely gutted, and nothing but heaps of rubbish and charred and blackened walls are left. None of the stock could be recovered from the fire, for though the shop had been only shut up half an hour previous to the ala rm being given, yet so sudden was the outburst of the flames, and such the of the premises, that the en tire contents of the w arehouse were consumed before hold which they ba d taken is as ca sz w e ven an effort could be made to preserve anything , le are fully lly insured, a, s so is f fr o m the conflagra tion. The premises Campbell, Richmond, and w hose stock, principally con s i s ti ng o f bales of wo ollen cloth, has also been much d amage d, as well by the water which was copi ous ly thr ow n in, as by the ls fiam es. iti a the fire cccurred in a part of the also to:e with able thoseto learn, d r) f n Messrs. city where the aid of the fire brigade could not has, been so readily procured, or had the fire engines net come so promptly forward, the damage done must have been immense, as the place where it originated is in the very densest part of the street, and sur rounded on every side by valuable shops and ware rooms. No cause can be assigned for the fire, though it would almost appear that it must have been smoul dering in some quarter of the premises before the place was locked up for the night—North British Mail of Wednesday. ARRIVAL or Srzaz.—The vessel rreussischer Adler, arrived in the River from Cork, has brought $ parcel of specie es a portion of her general cargo. LORD /losses TzLrscorz....The diameter of the speculum was but a fraction bend we feet► and the L total waisht 000 OM* Lam• ~..,~: