The Sun. — London, England, 1841-11-08 00:00:00

EVENING SUN SECOND EDITION THE FUNDS-(CLOSING PRICES.) BRITISH FUNDS. Bank Stock 1644 :India Stock 247 3 per Cent Red. 86,1- Ditto Bonds 2 pr 3 per Cent Cons B9 Ditto Old Annuities ... 3i per Cent Red.. New 3i per Cent 99i Ex. Bills, 1,000/....2id 11 pm New 5 per Cent Ditto 5001.... lO pra Long Annuitiestoexpire Ditto Small. ...12 pm Jan 1860 l2 7-16 Bank Stock for Acct... Oct. 1859 Jan. 1860. Consols for Acct B9i FOREIGN FUNDS. Austrian, 5 per cent Portuguese, 5 per cent. Belgian, 5 per cent lOO4 'Ditto, New Ditto — Brazilian 80nd5.... 574 ,Prussian, 5 per cent. Buenos Ayres, 6 per cent Russian, 5 per eent — Chilian, 6 per cent...... 694 Ditto, Metallic — Colombian, 6 per cent... Spanish, 5 per cent 2IA Ditto, 1824. — ,Ditto, Deferred ... 10,1 Danish, 3 per cent 79 French, 5 per cent. —f. —e. Greek, 1825, 5 per cent — Exchange —f. —e. Mexican, 5 per cent.... 252 'French, 3 per cent Bof. —c Ditto, 6 per cent, 1825 jDutch, 2} per cent 5l Peruvian,lB2s, 6 per et. 27 . 'Ditto, 5 per cent. _ . SHARES Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (100 p) 60 Bristol and Exeter (60 paid) ..... . Cheltenham and Great Western (62k paid) Great Western Railway (65 paid) BO Ditto New Shares (50 paid 5 7 - Ditto Fifth (4 paid) London and Brighton (50 paid) 3B London and Birmingham (90) ......... Ditto Quarter Shares ( .5 paid) 214 Ditto 'Thirds (32 paid) 52 Ditto New Shares ( 2 paid) London and Greenwich Railway (20 pd) Ditto New Shares (20 paid) London and South Western Midland Counties Railway (100 paid) North Midland Railway (100 paid) Ditto New Shares (40 paid) Ditto Thirds (15 paid) York and North Midland Railway (50 paid) 82 QUEENS BENCH-(THIS DAY.) (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) SMITH V. CLINCH. This was an action of trespass brought by the plaintiff, a widow, residing at Witney, in Oxfordshire, against the defendant, a banker and brewer of that place, for break ing and entering the plaintiff's premises and taking away certain goods. The defendant pleaded not guilty, and that the goods and chattels were not the property of the plaintiff. The case was tried before Mr. Justice Williams at the last Oxford Assizes, and a verdict had for the plaintiff, subject to a motion for leave to set aside the verdict and enter a nonsuit. A rule to that effect having been subsequently obtained, Mr. WAKELY now appeared to show cause against the rule, which had been obtained on the ground that there was no evidence to fix the defendant with the proceed ings had under the writ. The facts of the case were as follow :—ln November, 1835, the plaintiff, Smith (since dead) executed a power of attorney to Clinch, for a sum of 1,0001. money lent. In February, 1837, a mortgage was made for a further security. In December, 1639, judgment was entered up upon the warrant of attorney, and on the morning of the 16th Dec, three days after wards, Smith died. On the same evening the writ issued, clearly, and, as it was admitted on all hands, after Smith died, and on the following day the goods were seized for a sum of 9071. 10s. The case afterwards came be fore Mr. Justice Coleridge, and on the 31st January, 1840, the writ was set aside on the ground of its having issued after the death of Smith, and on the 13th Febru ary the order issued, on which the present action was brought, the proceeds of the sale having been paid into Court, and the action was brought to ascertain NI hat damages the plaintiff was entitled to for the seizure of her goods, it having been proved that the goods which were sold for 1751. were worth 50/. more. The Learned Counsel said the writ in this case havirv , been set aside, was the same as if no writ had issued,' and the question for the consideration of the Court now was, whether there was evidence to fix the defendant in the writ of ti. fa. The principal evidence on that point was the similarity of the name, and the production of the office copy of the affidavit, on which the execution issued, from the rule office. Now, he apprehended, that it would not be denied that that was a document which might be received in evidence, It appeared that the defendant had attended the sale of the plaintiff's goods, and had given directions respect ing some of the articles, and it was quite clear, under all the circumstances, that the defendant had acted in the case, and had rendered himself liable. Mr. ALEXANDER was heard in support of the rule. The question was whether the defendant had done any thing by which he had made himself liable to an action of damages to Mrs. Smith. Mr. Justice COLERIDGE wished to know how the Learned Counsel could get over the difficulty of the de fendant having interfered at the sale, and directed some of his men to go and measure the potatoes ? Mr. ALEXANDER submitted that was merely hearsay evidence, and that the defendant might have been a purchaser. Besides, the evidence of the defendant's attorney went distinctly to negative any interference on his part, because, when the Sheriff's officer came to him with the writ, the defendant's attorney said "go and do your duty on your own responsibility. I will give you no authority." Now, the evidence on the subject of the defendant's signature to the affidavit on which the writ issued, appeared to him extremely incon clusive. The original document was not produced in Court, and there was no means of testing the witness's knowledge of the defendant's signature. Lord DENMAN said it had been decided by Lord El lenborough that the original document ought to be produced, and that opinion was concurred in by the Court of Common Pleas. Mr. Justice Garrow, in com menting upon the opinion of Lord Ellenborough in a subsequent case, thought the production of . an office copy sufficient where the affidavit it self was the only question, but where there was an allegation that the affidavit was made by a parti cular party, then that the original document ought to be 'produced, and he (Lord Denham) confessed that where the object was to prove the identity of the party, he thought the Court ought to have the original document. Ali. ALEXANDER submitted that the evidence of iden tity upon that point being so extremely inconclusive, there was nothing on which the other party could rely but the alleged interference of the defendant at the sale, and that he had already explained as being by no means sufficient to bind the defendant, and render him liable. The Learned Counsel, after referring to several authorities on the :object, concluded by sub mitting that the defendant was entitled to a nonsuit, and that the rule ought to be made absolute. The Court thught there ought to be a new trial. Rule for a new trial absolute. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. GLOBE.—By the law of England the unpaid Ma gistrates are the supervisors of the far larger number of the prisons throughout the kingdom. Until within the last half century they exercised their functions in this, as in almost every other depart ment of their Magisterial office, ;without control or molestation from Parliamentary inquiry or public opinion. While the higher officers of the State were allowed to prosecute the policy ambition or interest prescribes, without tho interposition of those salutary , restraints which have been since gradually in creasing in number and in strength, it was not very pro bable, that the public would be very acute in discerning where securities are wanted in the subordinate branches of administration. The improvement in the public mind, which has gradually exercised its influence upon other subjects of national importance, has included the discipline of criminal prisons within its range ; and cer tainly, " the secrets of the prison-house," as they have been successively disclosed, have not only been " worth knowing," as they have furnished food for the gratifi cation of curiosity ; they also exhibited a state of things which showed how dangerous it is to intrust ir responsible power to the hands of any body of men, however estimable in their private and social rela tions, which, from the inherent infirmity of our na ture, is certain to be abused. We do not suppose that the great body of our unpaid Magistracy, either in the present or the former periods of its existence, have been worse than other men. Their actions show that they have not been better. The same mo tives which govern other men in their several avoca tions have actuated them. Of these motives it is only necessary to observe, in order to subject them to a jealous scrutiny, that they invariably lead a man to seek his own happiness ; but that it depends, (as far as re gards ordinary men) in a great degree, upon the situa tion in which a man is placed, whether be will promote that of others. Hence it is the duty of the Legisla ture to take care that every public functionary shall be supplied with a strong motive to perform well the duties of his office. Publicity—that is, having the internal state of several prisons laid bare to the public eye by means of authenticated periodical reports from responsible public officers, appointed by the Go vernment, and wholly unconnected with the Magis• tracy, and having authority to enter the prisons at all times, for the purposes of inspection —seems to be the most powerful check to evil, and the best means of effectuating good. The powers thus subjected to public inspection and control may not, and probably will not, approve of this intrusion, but society cannot fail to de rive from it considerable benefits. STANDARD.—Sir Robert Peel has taken the earliest opportunity of the possession of office to re sume that character of a real and useful Reformer with ' which he commenced his public life, and which he has never for a moment laid aside, except when disabled by circumstances from acting in it. The reform in the administration of the law, which he began nearly 30 years ago, with so much benefit to the public, and which he vigorously prosecuted while in office from 1824 to 1827, is to be again taken seriously in hand. A com mission—it is scarcely necessary to say an unpaid com mission—composed of the principal Judges in equity, has been appointed to consider of the manner in which suits in that department of the administration of justice, ever which they preside, may be rendered less complicated, expensive, and tedious than they have hitherto been. If these Commissioners discharge the duty confided to them honestly and boldly, and free from professional prejudices —and it were unjust to doubt them—they will confer upon the country a benefit which it is impossible to overrate. The Courts of Equity are now practically closed against all the people, except where objects of very great value are concerned, and practically closed against the less wealthy , whatever may be the object. If the C ourts of Equity , are good for any thing, it is a good confined to the wealthy ; and these Courts are often a positive evil to the poor dragged within their meshes , witho ut the power either to from the thraldom. It de fend themselves when i ent however,hrall enthralled, e a s u cape to present in adequate view of the evils .t arising from the expense and tediousness of e evils to the cases immediately to limit these three-fourths or more of y the o equity jurisdiction ; justice committed by the aidopporfess c ion and in process is the effect o f the inacces s ib l e mo n h law ter of relief in the Eq u it y C ourts. Take ara thce common case of a debt unju s tl y c h arged, against which it may happen, from a thousand blameless causes, the party sued has no remedy at law. Equity provides a remedy against the injustice to which this attempt at fraud must in the Common Law Courts inevitably lead. The remedy consists in a rigid examination of the plaint ff, and other means ; but at present this remedy, by an equity process, is so dear, that it is never resort e d to, except when large sums are in jeopardy, an d eve n then it need scarcely be said ttsat it can be r esorte d to only by the comparatively rich. Thus the paralysis in the Equity Courts invades the whole administratio n of the law, and nurses a race of cheats and swindle rs , whose malignant influence upon the higher interests of credit and commerce, and even of p ublic morals, can scarcely be conceived by those who have not long in vestigated and seriously considered the matter. •-- MELANCHOLY AND FATAL ACCIDENT.- We regret to have to announce the melancholy death of Miss Anson, sister to Mr. G. E. Anson, treasurer to his Royal Highness Prince Albert, which took place under most distressing circumstances on Satur day ar . trnoon, in Hyde Park. The unfortunate young lady was at the tim e o f th e a cc ident riding a high spirited horse, which she was in the act of correcting, when the animal suddenly ran away with her at full speed, and threw her with great violence to the ground, close to a gentleman's carriage which was passing at the time, the wheels of which unfortunately passed over her neck, and deprived her of life. On being raised from the gruund she breathed for two or three seconds, but before she could be conveyed to St. George's Hospital she had ceased to exist. The accident, as may be well imagined, caused a most painful sensation in all the fashionable circles to which it became known. The body of the ill-fated lady was removed from the hospital in the course of the evening. This distressing visitation will put in mourning the Houses of Lichfield, Rosebery, Forrester, Mansfield, and Waterpark, and several other families. THE PUBLIC REVENUE.—(From a Corre spondent.)—The Commission appointed by the Crown to inquire into the charge of collecting the public re venue, and of considering whether it will be possible to effect any reduction in that charge, met this morning at twelve o'clock at the official residence of Sir Robert Peel, in Downing-street, when Lord Granville Somerset was elected chairman. In consequence, however, of there not being any room sufficiently prepared for con ducting the inquiry, after some formal proceedings had been gone through, the meeting adjourned until to morrow. FIRE AT PRIOR PARK.—At the moment of going to press, we learned that Prior Park, Bath, the residence of the Catholic Bishop, Dr. Baines, was on fire yesterday morning, during the hours of Divine Service. Captain Carroll and the police were called out of church to assist in extinguishing the flames. We have received no particulars, and therefore cannot state the cause of the fire, nor the extent of the injury sustained. It will be recollected that Prior Park was accidentally burnt down about four or five years since. THE EXCHEQUER-BILL AFFAIR.—The in quiry is again proceeding to-day with unabated vigilance. Mr. Beaumont Smith, we understand, has specially re tained Sir Thomas Wilde to conduct his defence. BRITISH TA RS.—A few days before the Orestes, just arrived at Portsmouth, sailed from Rio, the Constitution and otomac, two sixty-gun American frigates, were lying there, and their Captains had mustered their ships' companies, and told them, as a war with England was almost certain, it became requi site that they should practise more than usual with their great guns. The whole of the Englishmen (and we record it as a noble trait in the character of British sailors)—as if by mutual understanding, stepped out and declared they would not fire a shot against the flag of their native country—against any other they had no objection, and would be glad of the opportunity. More than half of the ship's company of the Constitution, and a great many of the Potomac's are Englishmen, and many of them old English men-of-war's men. in a launch belonging to one of the frigates three were recog nised as having once belonged to the Excellent. The Toulon papers mention that the Monte bello and Hercule of the line are going to have new masts fitted, and that they are to be made of Canada pine furnished by an English house. This is the first application of this wood in that dock-yard. A SHARP AND A FLAT.--011 Tuesday, the 19th, a captain of a boat, rejoicing in the very euphonious cognomen of Ner Twissle, sent a bright youth named George Mayer to the keeper of the Park-street lock, to inquire if a letter, which he expected to receive from Gloucester, had been left at his house, and, if so, desired him to open it, and take the office order which it would contain to the post-office to be cashed. Mayer accord ingly started on his mission, and, falling in with a fellow named William Snell, very kindly told him his errand. Snell most disinterestedly effered to accompany the simpleton, and on procuring the letter the precious pair went to the post-office, where Snell made his mark (as if he were the veritable Ner Twissle) and touched the cash. The upshot of the affair was that Snell was taken into custody, and the next day Mr. Sidebottom com mitted him to take his trial at the sessions.— Worcester shire Chronicle. STEAM V. THE SWORD.--It is a melancholy fact (sa:, s an American journalist, speaking of the wide application of the powers of steam), that, "in these piping times of peace," we are destroying about as many human beings by steam, as when " dread Bellona" reigned triumphant, fell victims to the sword ! A sur vey of the many accidents that :have occurred through this tremendous power will tolerably support the assertion. The General Steam Navigation Company's packet, the Giraffe, TI. Stranack, from Rotterdam, arrived off the Custom-House yesterday, with the Dutch mail. LAW INTELLIGENCE. BAIL COURT, Nov. 6. SPENCER V. TRUSLOE. In this case both plaintiff and defendant were barge owners at Rotherhithe, and on the 30th August, when there was a rowing match in the river, plaintiff was standing on his barge, when defendant stepped up to him, and after challenging him to fight, which plaintiff refused, he pulled plaintiff's nose. To recover damages for this injury the present action was brought. Mr. HUMPHREY having stated the case to the Jury, cal led Ann Snow, who said she saw the nose pulling take place. Cross-examined by Mr. PLATT—Did the nose crackle? —(A laugh.) Witness—l cannot say. I did not hear. Mr. Spencer took it very quietly. Mr. PLATT—What, as if he were used to it. Another witness, who was excessively deaf, was called to prove that defendant had said that he had pulled Mr. Spencer's nose. _ _ Mr. PLATT (for the defence) denied that any assault had been committed. In the course ofa, quarrel between the parties, the plaintiff had said to the defendant you are drunk, upon which the defendant said, " If you say that again I will pull your nose." Mr. Spencer, with a proper regard to his nose, abstained from repeating the offensive expression, and Mr. Trusloe left, and never returned, so that no assault whatever was committed. Several witnesses were called for the defence, who stated they had witnessed the whole transaction, and swore distinctly that no nose-pulling whatever had taken place, although it had been threatened. Mr. HUMPHREY having replied, Mr. Justice PATTEsoN, in summing up, said that the shaking of the fist in a man's face was an assault, even if there were no wringing of the nose. The Jury found a verdict for_ the plaintiff—Damages 51., costs 40s. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. A lad named William Hopkins, who was errand-boy in the establishment of Messrs. Edgcombe and Co., of No. 24, Watling-street, was charged with having stolen several bobbins and a skein of silk, and his father, Ed ward Hopkins, was charged with having received the property, knowing it to hare been stolen. 111 r. J. 11. Fellowes stated that he had the care of the house, and having reason for suspecting the boy, he went with an officer to the house of Edward Hopkins, the boy's father, and found in the drawers, the keys of which the father had in his pocket, several bobbins of silk, from which the name of the prosecutor had been evidently burnt off. The father said that they were his property, and that he had had them for years, but he afterwards stated that his son had brought them home. The LORD MAYOR—What account does the father now give of the business ? The father (Edward Hopkins)-- I am completely innocent of any intention to do the least wrong, and shall state the whole matter most truly. I was suspicious that my son was not going on properly, upon finding that he had more halfpence than in my opi nion he ought to have, for I only allowed him ninepence a week for pocket money ; and having mentioned the matter to my wife, she determined to go and watch for him in Watling-street, which she had to pass on her way to business. She ob:zerved him go from his employer's house towards Milk-street with a bundle, and she fol lowed, and demanded it ; and the boy having refused to deliver it up, she called a policeman, and, by his inter ference, succeeded in obliging him to hand it over to her. Upon bringing it home she found that it contained a sailor's jacket and trousers, and in the pockets were the bobbins of silk, which were afterwards found in the drawers by the officer. The boy ran off, and my wife, after she brought home the bobbins, burned off the name of Mr. Edgcombe. The LORD Mavort—Why did she do that ? The fa ther—l suppose because she was afraid he might be ap prehended. I put the bobbins in my drawers afterwards that he might not come at them again, and I said no thing about it, because I thought it hard that a parent should give evidence against his own child, which I am afraid I shall be obliged to do now. lam totally guiltless. The mother, who was called in, stated the circum stances in nearly the same manner. She declared that when she found her son had been acting dishonestly, she wished to burn the bobbins altogether, for she could not think of going against her own child ; and how it was possible to avoid that, and speak of what she had found in his pockets, she did not:know. If either her husband or herself deserved blame, she was the culpable person. Mr. Edgecombe stated, that he employed from 250 to 300 men, women, and children, in his business, and he suffered dreadfully from constant pilferings. It was only a few days ago he lost silk by pilfering to the amount of 151. He should, therefore prosecute the boy. The LORD MAYOR—I shall commit the boy for trial, and the father must find bail for the appearance of his wife and himself on the trial. William Hopkins was then committed to Newgate. BOTV-STREET. FORGERY.—Joseph Paybody, charged with uttering a forged cheque for 100/., with intent to defraud Messrs. Snow, Paul, and Co., the bankers, underwent a final ex amination, and was ultimately committed for trial on that charge, but remanded for a fortnight on another charge of uttering a forged cheque on the same banker. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. 1 illenry Sims J. Minor, and Frederick Bowman, three healthy s t ou t lads ) strong enough to do men's work, were charged with having conducted themselves in a disorderly manner in St. George's Workhouse, of which place they were pauper inmates. Mr. Rainsforth, the governor of the workhouse, made r fiwae t nr e c; ) a . put to, compl a i nts of the unruly conduct of the ,defen dantsand had They assaulted an d other lads maintained at the expense of the h . e a a o en(oi d n ss o to t ms do ee to ft i the tieheauo work pr w ai w tui h pe i se c r l a i s tt em ployed d ploy e d in various situations in the house, and they had created a great disturbance in their bed-rooms the over night. Mr. Rainsforth further said that the language and songs which the lads indulged in, were of the most depraved character. In answer to the charge, the lads said, they were only phaving pers a lark with "Upright Billy," one of ll " the old au. Mr. lIARDWICK asked why such lads ere per mitted work in the orlihouse?—Lace w • Y, the messenger, saidit was impossible to get rid of them. Mr. HARDWICK told the lads it would be no more than a grateful return for the shelter and maintenance they received, to conduct themselves with propriety. The lads were sent to hard labour for 21 days. THE QUEEN DOWAGER. It is with extreme regret that we have received in telligence confirming the worst fears respecting the alarming and critical state of the Queen Dowager's health. From communications we have received from Sudbury Hall, we regret to state that her Majesty has unhappily been deprived of speech for the last three or four days ; and that it is only by signs that her Majesty's wants and wishes can be ex pressed. The care and attention of her Majesty's me dical attendants have been incessant ; and the services of the Royal household have been unremitting. It is the express command of the Queen Dowager that the bul letins be shown to hor Majesty, previous to their trans mission to Marlborough House. Immediately on the ar rival of the bulletin in town, copies are despatched to the Queen, Duchess of Kent, and Duchess of Glluce‘ter, Dr. Chamfers returned to town yesterday evening, and states that her Majesty is a little better, and gives some faint hopes ; but there is no doubt that her Majesty has been in great danger for some time past. The answer to the numerous inquiries at Marlborough House to-day is, that her Majesty is better ; no bul letin has been received to-day from Sudbury Hall. ANOTHER ACCOUNT.—The afflicting state of debi lity, and the symptoms which indicate imminent dan ger of a fatal termination to the insidious disease that has taken so firm a hold of her Majesty's constitution, we were the first to announce, from a source in the means of knowledge to communicate the real state of the case, we could well rely. We are sorry to state that no alleviation of the alarming symptoms has been experi enced by the illustrious sufferer ; and that, although, from the nature of the disease, a sudden termination of life may not result, there is but slight hopes that medi cal skill will be successful in arresting its progress, or even of materially checking its inroads upon the essen tial organs of life, for any considerable period. ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY) RANELAGH t. RANELACH Mr. PEMBERTON, with whom was Mr. RoMILLY, moved for an order to the Accountant-Ganeral to transfer to the petitioners, Ann Marston, the repre sentative of Sarah Antonia Jones, a certain fund be queathed to her by the will of her late father, and which was now in custody of the Court. The testator, Thomas Lord Viscount Ranelagh, made Iris will on the 20th August, 1814, and a codicil thereto on the 18th December, 1818. By this codicil he be queathed to his daughter, Marianne Jones, 200/. to be paid forthwith; to his daughters Sarah Antonia Jones, and Louisa Jones, the sum of 4,0001. sterling each; and to his two sons, Thomas Cowley Jones, and Thomas Edward Jones, 2,0001. each during their natural lives, with legal interest at 5 per cent., to be paid to all of them in equal quarterly payments, commencing from the day of his decease, till his son, the Hon. Thomas Jones, or his heir in entail, attained his or her 21st year of age, and in case of the demise of any of the above parties without legitimate issue, then his or her proportions to be divided equally amongst the sur vivors; and the testator's son, the present Lord Rane lagh, was appointed residuary legatee. A bill having been filed, it was contended on behalf of the two daugh ters and two youngest sons, that they took an absolute interest in their respective legacies, on the ground that the gift over in case of the demise of any of them without issue was to be referred to an indefinite failure of issue. The case came before the Master of the Rolls in 1832, and his Honour decided that the presumption was that the testator had not in contemplation an indefinite failure of issue, and his Lordship directed the sums to be secured in Court, and the dividends paid to the legatees for their respective lives, with liberty to any person to apply on the death of each legatee, and on appeal the Lord Chancellor (Lord Brougham) confirmed the judg ment of the Master of the Rolls. One of the legatees, Sarah Antonia Jones, being dead without issue, Mr. PEMBERTON applied on behalf of her executor to transfer to her her portion of the funds in Court, and contended that if any of the legatees died without issue, the testator intended the gift over should take effect. Mr. TINNET and Mr. BIGG on behalf of Thomas Cow ley Jones, and Mr. KINDERSLEY on behalf of the other surviving children, contended that the death of the legatee could not determine that she took an absolute interest. The Court having said that she was not en titled to it when the case came before it on a former occasion, it lay upon them to show that though not entitled to it when the decree was pronounced, subse quent circumstancesgave it to her, but the circumstances that had occurred, prevented the possibility of her having a better interest. Mr. TURNER argued that the fund should be divided, and one-third be given to each survivor. Mr. PEMBERTON rose to reply, when His LORDSHIP observed, that he feared the decision of the Court was binding upon him, and requested to hear the Learned Gentleman on that point. Mr. PEMBERTON said they must altogether discard the report, except as a legal authority. This legacy having been carried to the separate account of this lega tee, that legatee was entitled to present a petition for the purpo se of obtaining payment. And lest Isis Lordship should say, that to make this order con clusive against the right of the party, it must be so clear as to prevent doubt, the only proposition in support of this argument was to suppose the parties entitled now were entitled at the time when the case came before the Court. If that could be maintained, he admitted they were concluded, but otherwise not. The simple order being to carry the fund over to the se parate account, and the dividends to be paid to the legatee for life, with liberty f or other persons to apply at her death, what he was asking was not f i e n r crsistent with an absolute interest. H e would, there to his Lordship that in conformityiahtt p sith the practice submitof m the Court, whatever weight be p,_eiven c to ice t au thority of this case, ther e was notning in the order produced to exclude the right of the repre sentative of this lady from s a yi ng that, inthe event which had happened, no person could claim in competition with him, and therefore he hoped the Court wo uld make the transfer to him. Lord LANGDALE said the case came on under circum stances of extreme difiiculty. He must assume, in the ab sencestatement to the contrastrhlyne,atdheaitnthtielevpelreyadTnignt; of any in the case contended for to-day was beyond all doubt it was& dis c ussed hearing of the cause made that Sarah Antonia Jones and a claim then being was entitled absolutely Us this legacy, the Court deter mined that she was entitled only to an order to place thiS money to her account, and ordered the dividend to Le paid to her with liberty to any . person to apply at h er death. He emild not help concluding from that that that claim of this lady was ab solutel y negatived by the probability o b h a e b i i l l a i l t r y of of Court, because notwithstanding . the a claim to be afterwards raised o children, there being then an interest, alleged to be vested, it seemed to him incumbent on the Court to decree specifically that the right existed, or to do that which would amount to a negative as , that right, and he thought the Court had done the latter. It, there fore, appeared to him that, under the form of the order, he was precluded from decision. If it were not so, then Caine the question, whether, there heirsg no decision in the case there would be authority binding him to act ; but all preceding authorities being in favour of such a con clUsion the question was, whether he was not bound to adhere to those authorities, and whether it would be con sistent with his duty to snake a decision to that effect directly contrary to that of preceding Judges. If both these difficulties were got rid of, he should still have exceeding difficulty. The words appeared to him extremely doubtful, and he must have taken considerable time to consider them, but under the circumstances, he thought himself precluded. He thought it, however, better not to say further, be cause, if the parties had a right, they had a right to bring it before a tribunal not fettered by the decision in the case. The costs must be costs in the cause. ial••••=glamm.ll. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) (Before Vice-Chancellur WIGRAM.) CLAYTON v. MEADOWS. The further hearing of this cause was adjourned till to-morrow. THE EAST INDIA COMP ANY V. T HE COOPER ' S C O MPA N Y . This cause, which was the eighteenth on the paper, on the application of ALr. Cooper, was ordered to stand over generally. The Court rose at three o'clock. A Cabinet Council, which wa s attended by most of the Ministers, was held at the Foreign Office to-day a t three o'clock. The Earl of Ripon arrived in town on Satur. day from his seat in Yorkshire, THE SUN. LON ON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 18 . 11 THE PRINTING TRADE. TO THE EDITOI: tir THE SIR—I observe in your paper of Tuesday an appeal to the public on behalf of the unemployed compositors and pressmen in the metropolis, by Mr. Bicknell. As a person who has been long and still is connected with the press, and who has had ample opportunity of know ing the arduous nature of the employment, I sincerely hope that the appeal now made will meet with a hearty r and ready response. But while such is my hope, I think the present is a fitting moment for bringing under the notice of the printers in connection with the appeal now made to the public, the great hardship which their " combination,' for to all intents and purposes it is a " combination," inflicts upon the employers, and the disadvantage it entails upon themselves. One passage in Mr. Bicknell's address is apt to mislead. He says, " In the composing branch upwards of 1,000 are seeking employment in vain, and besides about 500 more ave raging ten shillings a week." Now, it may be supposed that this is the average allowance for the week's work, while the truth is, that it is the remuneration which will be earned in less than two days. It may be said that this does not lessen the distress arising from the want of sufficient employment. It does not; but it leads me to say, that sooner than accept of a reduced rate of allowance, compositors will go about idle. In the pro. vinces no journeyman is allowed to accept of less than a .fixed rate of wages, and neither will the employer be allowed to exercise his undoubted right of employing as many apprentices as he pleases. I have known of in stances where the workmen have come in a body, and told the master that the apprentice he had intro duced, being one more than the " trade " allowed, he must be dismissed, otherwise they would strike. In most businesses a threat of this kind can be resisted (as wit ness the late strike at the new Houses of Parliament) by the employer. He may let his work stand, and throw himself upon the indulgence of the parties who have contracted with him for work—but the proprietor of a newspaper is powerless. The salvation of his pro perty depends upon the publication of his paper by a cer tain day and hour ; and to keep up a warfare with the hands upon whom he depends for the accomplish ment of this is out of the question. I have no hesitation in saying that these arbitrary rules have tended in a great many instances to sour employers towards their workmen, and to put a clog on speculations calculated to create employment. Many newspapers and publications would hare been started had it not been for the obstruc tions thrown in the way of conducting the mechanical department in an economical manner, and booksellers and others would have added " printers" to their other avocations, had they seen the prospect of a profit. At present in provincial towns there is no hope for a man establishing himself as a printer, unless he be able and willing to work at the business with his own hands. Now look at the effect. A practical printer commences busi ness for himself, takes as many apprentices as he likes— the rules of the " trade" cannot reach him, because he has no journeymen upon whom the rules can be brought to bear. A newspaper proprietor again, who employs a number of journeymen on the newspaper and on job printing, has to compete with his neighbour over the way, who works with his own hands, and is aided by apprentices. The one must pay a certain sum to his journeymen, and employ only a certain number of ap prentices, the other can do as he likes,—he is beyond the reach of the combined compositors. Is not this an obstruction to enterprise in the printing business ? Is it just or equitable that the printers should convert into a lever to raise wages, the peculiarity I have noticed in the newspaper trade ? In the English provincial towns, 245. must be paid to every journeyman, no matter what his abilities are ; in Scotland 20s. is the smallest sum. If you engage a journeyman you engage a man " protected" at all points. First, his wages are fixed ; and, second, his station must he kept up by an embargo on appren tices. His capabilities are the only thing about which there is any doubt. It may be said, well, look at our condition even with the limitations we have fixed, what would it have been had we allowed the competition to ex ist which arises from an unlimited number of appren tices ? This looks specious, but it is hollow. Every thing which cramps the efforts of employers is sure to operate, sooner or later, against the employed. My im pression is that had the non-restrictive policy not been in operation, the wages of good workmen would not have been less than they are at present, and a greater demand for hands would have existed, as well as a more friendly spirit between the employer and the employed. While I allow the right of every man to sell his labour at the best market, I deny as firmly his right to adopt other than legitimate means to effect his object. As regards the question of " relief," the necessity of affording it rests up the existence of distress, and there can be no doubt that that distress does exist to a touch ing extent. Nov. 3, 1841. FAIR PLAY. A LE S SON TO POLITICAL CON- SPIRATORS. In the month of March, 1840, Robert Pedie, William Brooke, Paul Holesworth, and James Drake, were tried at York, among others of the " Chartists," upon the charge of "conspiracy to raise insurrections," &c., in Bradford, and the two former had been committed for high treason. An important part of the evidence was supplied by John Ashton, an accomplice, and James Harrison, who admitted himself to be a paid spy, and that he had been instrumental, to a certain extent, in for warding the design which he came to prove. The four defendants were found guilty, and sentenced as follows : Pedie, to be imprisoned threw years in Beverly House of Correction ; Brooke, three years in Northallerton ; Holdsworth, three years in Northallerton ; and Drake, eighteen months in Beverly. On the 23d of last month (October) the James Harrison above mentioned was tried at the Preston Quarter Sessions, upon the charge of stealing a horse, the property of Stephen Fawcett. He was found guilty, and sentenced to be im prisoned, with hard labour, in the Castle of Lancaster, for two years. He had once been a turnkey in the Pres ton House of Correction, and was subsequently well known in that neighbourhood as a common informer. It was proved at the trial that Harrison's offence had been effected by a scheme of singul ar a t roc ity, an d qu i te in keeping with his previous habits. He had employed two young men (who did not clearly appear to have any guilty knowledge in the matter) as his agents, to lead the horse to a place at which he appointed to meet them, and pay them for their trouble. He then informed against them to the police, telling an officer such an account as might ensure their detection ; at the same time, however, suggesting to him that he should not be too hasty in making known the guilty parties, as it was most likely a " reward" would be advertised, if sufficient time were allowed ! The agents, Edward English and William Lambert, were accordingly apprehended and committed for trial. But finally the tables were turned on the informer, who this time stood in the dock, in stead of the witness-box, while the two young men were brought as witnesses against him, and were afterwards discharged from custody, and so luckily escaped the trap that had been laid for them. ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE COURT OF CHANCERY—NEW JUDGES. As the Bill entitled An Act to make further Pro vision for the Administration of Justice," originally pre sented to the Lords, but afterwards originated in the Commons, oa account of money clauses, must now be viewed as the law of the land, a fuller abstract of it, as it finally passed, than has yet appeared, may be accept able and useful. Preamble.—Whereas the business on the plea side of her Majesty's Court of Exchequer at Westminster has of ;ate years greatly increased, and a transfer to the Court of Chancery of the jurisdiction of the said Court of Exchvquer as a court of equity would relieve the judges of the said Court of Exchequer, and would otherwise tend to promote the public advantage, be it therefore enacted, &c. 1. The opening clause enacts, that the jurisdiction of the Cnurt of Exchequer as a court of equity, &c., be abolished, and transferred to the Court of Chancery, on the 15th of October, 1841, with, however, the proviso that this Act shall not abridge, lessen, or in anywise affect the power, authority, or jurisdiction of, or incident to.), the said Court of Exchequer as a court of law, or The power, authority, or jurisdiction of the same court :as a court of revenue, not heretofore exercised by the same court sitting as a court of equity. 2. Suits depending, and proceedings transferred to tine Court of Chancery, to be carried on according to Ile practice of that court, after the said 15th of Octo beer, 1841. Writs returnable in the Exchequer to be u turnable in Chancery. The Court of Chancery em pc bwered to direct transferred suits to be carried on ac mrding to the practice of the Court of Exchequer, if it; shall so think fit. 3. 'rho Lord Chancellor to make general orders for flae taxation of costs, &c. 4. Gives, after the 15th instant, power to the Court o f Chancery to restrain the Bank of England, &e., from p ermitting transfer of stock, &c.," upon the application o f any party interested, by motion or petition, in a sum o iary way, without bill filed t o restrain the Governor a nd Comp an y o f t h e Bank of England, or any other p ab p übliciic company,Company, from, orfrom permitting the transfer of any stock in th e p u bli c f unds, or any stoc k or s h a re s i n an y pa ying any dividend or doiidands doe or to become due thereon," &c. 5. Writ of &stringers to be issued from the Court of Cl iancery according to the form given in the first sche chile to the Act. 6. Certain funds now standing in the name of the at rountant•gcneral of the Exchequer to be transferred tt the Queen's remembrancer, being regarding causes d !pending in the Court of Exchequer as a court of re, v !nue. [The causes are enumerated]. 7. Stocks, &c., now standing in the name of the ac aantant-general of the Court of Exchequer to be trans ferred into the name of the accountant-general of the C curt of Chancery, and to be applicable to such pur pt s es as the same were respectively a pplicable to. Of- &t rs of the Bank of England, &c., directed to make the transfer. 58, The accountant-gener a l of the Court of Exche qi eer to make up the accounts with the accountant- gt neral of the Court of Chancery. 9. Stocks, &c., to be entered causewise, and cash one cc mmon cash. 10. The property vests In the a ccountant-general of the Court of Chancery by this Act to go to his sue cc Isors in office. .11.. Certain funds transferred to the accountant-gene ral of the Court of Chancery to, ``the account of moneys plAeecl out for the b ene fi t and better security of the suitors of the Court of Exchequer," now to ho trans fe ;.red to the Chancery Suitors' Fund. 12. Also the Redemption Fund of the Exchequer at. itors to be transferred to the ac countant-general of the Court of Chancery, to the " aeenunt of securities pur• atirelus L;; . . 13. Money by any Act, &c., directed to be paid into the Bank to the credit of the accountant-general of the Court of Exchequer to be so paid to the credit of the accountant-general of the Court of Chancery. Stocks, &c., transferable into the name of the accountant-gene ral of the Court of Chancery, 14. The Court of Chancery to make orders as to the arranging of balances with the Bank, &c. lb. Certain officers of the Court of Exchequer abo lished—namely, those of master on the equity side of the Court of Exchequer, clerk to the masters on the equity side of the same court, clerk to the accountant general, and clerk of the reports to the Court of Ex chequer, and clerk examiner to the barons of the same Court. 16. Proportionate parts of the salaries of officers of the Court of Exchequer up to the 15:h of October, 1841, to be paid out of the account of interest arising from moneys placed out for the benefit and better se curity of the Exchequer suitors. 17. Proceedings of the Court of Exchequer as a court of equity to be delivered by officers to such per sons as the Master of the Rolls, by warrant, counter signed by the Lord Chancellor, shall direct ; and to be deemed records of the Court of Chancery, subject to the provisions of the Ist and 2d of Victoria, c. 94, for keeping safely the public records. 18. The duties of accountant-general and masters in revenue business to be performed by the Queen's re membrsncer. 19. Her Majesty empowered to appoint two addi tional judges assistant to the Lord Chancellor, to be respectively called Vice-Chancellor. 20. Power to supply vacancies in the office of Vice- Chancellor, who shall be first appointed under the au thority of this Act, by the death, resignation, or re moval from office of such Vice-Chancellor or his suc cessor for the time being, to her Majesty, by letters patent under the great seal, to appoint a fit person, being or haling been a barrister-at-law of 15 years' standing at the least, to supply such vacancy. 21. Nothing in the Act to authorise the appoint ment of a successor to the Vice-Chancellor secondly ap pointed under the authority of this Act. 22. Powers of the Vice-Chancellor—That each such Vice-Chancellor have full power to hear and determine all causes, m fitters, and things which are, or shall be, at any time depending in the Court of Chancery in England, either as a court of lair or as a court of equity, or incident to any ministerial office of the said court, or which have been, or shall be submitted to the jurisdiction of the said court, or of the Lord Chancellor, by the special authority of as Act of Parliament, as the Lord Chancellor shall from time to time direct ; and all decrees, orders, and acts of such Vice-Chancellor to be deemed and taken respectively, as the naturo of the case shall require, decrees, orders, and acts of the said Court of Chancery, &c. ; but the Vice-Chan cellor not to discharge, &c., orders of any Vice- Chancellor, not being his predecessor in office, or any orders, &c., of the Lord Chancellor, unless authorised by him, &c. 23. Empowers the Vice-Chancellor to sit in the ab sence of the Lord Chancellor, or in a separate court : That each or either of the Vice-Chancellors to be ap pointed in pursuance of this Act shall sit for the Lord Chancellor whenever he shall require him so to do, and shall also, at such other times as the Lord Chancellor shall direct, sit in a separate court, whether the Lord Chan cellor or the Master of the Rolls, or the Vice-Chan cellor appointed in pursuance of the said Act, shall be sitting or not, for which purpose the Lord Chancellor shall make such orders as to him shall appear to be proper sad convenient, from time to time, as occasion shall require. 24. The Vice-Chancellor, if he be a Privy Coun cillor, to be a member of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. 25. To have the rank and precedent next after the Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer. 26. Secretary, usher, and trainbearer to be ap pointed by each Vice-Chancellor ; and the secretaries, registrars, and other officers appointed to attend the Lord Chancellor to attend each such .Vice-Chancellor when sitting for the Lord Chancellor, and also when sitting in his separate court, as circumstances shall re quire, and as the Lord Chancellor shall order and direct. 27. The Vice-Chancellor to hold office during good behaviour, but may be removed upon an address by both Houses of Parliament. 28. Oath.—" I do solemnly and sin cerely promise and swear that I will duly and faithfully, and to the best of my skill and power, execute the office of Vice-Chancellor. So help me God." 29. Empowers the Lord Chancellor, with the con currence of the Master of the Rolls and Vice-Chancel lor, or any two of them, to make orders, &c. 30. Lord Chancellor, with concurrence of Master of the Rolls, may direct causes, &c., depending before the letter to be heard by the Lord Chancellor, or any Vice- Chancellor, &c. 31. Gives power to the Lord Chancellor, &c., to re verse, &c., orders of the Court of Exchequer. 32. That Richard Richards, Esq., the present ac countant-general, and one of the masters of the said Court of Exchequer, become by force of this Act a mas ter in ordinary of the High Court of Chancery, in addi tion to the present masters, &c., and references depend ing before the masters on the equity side of Exchequer transferred to him, and such other references as the Lord Chancellor shall direct. 33. Empowers her Majesty, by letters patent, to ap. point successors to Mr. Richards. 34. Appoints N. Buckland, the present clerk to the masters in Exchequer, to be chief clerk to said master in Chancery, &e. 35. The salaries to Vice-Chancellor and his officers, and to master, to be paid out of interest and dividends arising from Suitors' Fund. 36: Her Majesty empowered to grant an annuity to a Vice-Chancellor, on his resignation, of 3,5001., but after 15 years' service, except cases of bodily infirmity, &c., shall disqualify. 37. Regulating future salaries of Vice• Chancellor ap pointed under 58 Geo. 111., c. 24, to be reduced to 3,5001., and secretary to 3001. 38. The number of registrars increased to ten. 39. The registrars to attend each judge of the court as the Lord Chancellor, &c., shall direct ; in case of illness they may appoint a deputy, to be approved by the Lord Chancellor. 40. Clerks to the registrars increased to 12 ; vacan cies to be filled up by seniority. 41. The Lord Chancellor to appoint 10th, 11th, and 12th clerks, and fill up vacancies in office of 12th clerk ; parties to have been art;cled to solicitors or attorneys. 42. Empowers the Lord Chancellor to increase the number of clerks in the registrar's office. 43. Preserves rights to present registrars and clerks, 44. Prov;so as to succession of sworn clerks, &c. 45. As to office of master of reports and entries. 46. Describes duties of registrars' clerks. 47. The Lord Chancellor may appoint persons to keep order in the courts. 48. Masters, registrars, and clerks to registrars, to hold their offices during good behaviour, and with other officers, to be subject to prohibitions against holding other offices, &c. 49. Gives power to the Lord Chancellor, wi►h the concurrence of the Master of the Rolls and the Vice- Chancellor, to remove officers " for some sufficient cause, to be expressed in the order of dismission." 50. Makes provision for certain expenses and salaries. 51. Repeal of certain provisions of 3 and 4 WM. IV., c. 94, regarding the mode of paying salaries. 52. Directs that the salaries to the registrars and clerks, and masters' clerks, be paid out of the Suitors' Fee nine. 53. Awards allowances to registrars for copying, &c. 54. Gives power to the Lord Chancellor to order re tiring annuity to Mr. Richards and his successors, not exceeding 1,5001. _ _ _ 55. Enacts that officers whose offices are abolished may make claims for compensation, but within 6 months. 56. Empowers the Lord Chancellor to order retiring pension to registrars, &c. 57. Compensation to the Hon. Mr. Scarlett, master of the Court of Exchequer, to cease when he shall be come a peer. 58. Makes provision in case of surplus or deficiency of Fee Fund ; application in either case to be to the fund for paying officers of the Court of Chancery. 59. Power to invest surplus interest fund. 60. Enacts that money so placed out, if required to answer demands of suitors, to be called in. 61. Accountant-general of the Court of Chancery to pay over 1501. yearly to Suitors' Fund. 62. Gives power to change securities purchaseable under this Act. 63. Accountant-gener a l to make certain returns an nually, to be laid on the table of the House of Commons, showing the state of the several funds i■ his name, called " The Suitors' Fund," and " The Suitors' Fee Fund," and the charges upon the same funds respectively, &c. THIRD SCHEDIPLE REFERRED TO BY FOREGOING ACT. The first registrar, 2,000/. per annum. The second, third, and fourth registrars, 1,8001. per annum each. The fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth registrars, 1,5001. per annum each. Trio ninth and tenth registrars, 1,250/. per ann. each. TLe first and second clerks to the registrars, 8001. per annum each. The third, fourth, fifth, and sixth clerks to the re gistrars, 6001. per annum each. The seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth clerks to the registrars, 400/. per annum each. The 11th and 12th clerks to the registrars, any ad ditional clerks to the registrars, to be appointed under this Act, 300/. per annum each. The chief clerk to the master in ordinary in Chan cery appointed tinder this Act, 1,0001. per annum. The junior clerk of such master, 150/. per annum. We understand that the Government have made overtures to the chiefs of the Non-intrusion party in the Scotch Kirk, which had been broken off, and that the affair has turned out a second Aberdeen correspon dence—an affair of promises, made for party purposes, and broken for the same reason. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE, Groin tho ilanipshiic Telz:yrgpit of .2\ et.. e). PonTsmou'rll, Nov. 6.—The Geyser has been re moved to Sheerness, to be fitted for commission. The Vixen, Devastation, and Rhadamanthus steam vessels, and the Heroine brig, will be ready for sea by the end of the month. The Dasher is already for proceeding to her station, at Weymouth. The Seringapatam, Captain W. W. P. Johnson (Act ing), arrived yesterday with the broad pendant of Com modore Douglas, from Halifax, from which she sailed on the 18th, leaving there the Winchester (with the flag of Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Adam), Pique, Crocodile, Cleopatra, Charybdis, Racer, and Victor. Capt. Leith relinquished the command of the Seringapatam at Hali fax, and returned to England in the packet.—Captain Boxer (late of the Pique), arrived at Quebec in the steam ship Unicorn, on the 7th October. This gallant officer is either to hold the office of Captain of the Port of Quebec or hoist his broad pendant at Jamaica. Com modore Douglas struck his broad pendant at sunset this evening. The - Orestes, 18, Commander Hambly, arrived on the same day, from South America, with 2,500,000 dollars. She made her passage from Rio Janeiro, in 56 days. The Britannia, 120, Captain Mansel, arrived on Tues day from Plymouth ; she was inspected by the Com mander-in-Chief on Wednesday, when her practice in gunnery was displayed, and came into harbour on Thurs. day, to be paid off.—The Harlequin, 16, Commander the Hon. G. Hastings, arrived on Thursday, from the East ward, and sailed to-day for Plymouth. Her ultimate destination is understood to be China.—The Lynx, Lieut. J. Burslem, arrived on Tuesday from Chatham, was paid advance of wages yesterday, and sailed to-day for Lisbon, touching at Plymouth.—The Spider, schooner, Lieutenant O'Reilly, arrived on Monday from the Brazils, where she has been sta tioned nearly six years. She proceeded to the eastward on Tuesday to be paid off.—The Madagascar, 44, Capt. Foote, went out of harbour yesterday, and sailed to day for Plymouth to complete her complement. To what foreign ports she is destined it has not transpired ; and the same may be said of the Malabar, 72, at Plymouth.— The North Star, 26, Capt. Sir E. Home, Bart., will be taken out of the basin on Tuesday or Wednesday, go out of harbour on the following day, and shortly after wards sail for China.—The Apollo troop ship, Com mander Festing, is under orders for China. It is supposed she will convey part of the 93th Re giment. She was recommissioned on Monday.—Vice- Admiral Sir Edward Owen, K.C.8., hoisted his flag on Tuesday on board the Queen, 110. This ship went out of the basin on the same clay. Sir Ed ward struck his flag again at sunset on Thursday.—The Carysfort, 23, Captain Martin, was paid off on Monday; the crew subscribed Si. to the Dreadnought. She is or dered to be repaired for foreign service.- -The Eagle, 50, and Castor, 36, at Chatham, are ordered to be prepared for, commissioning. Orders are also daily expected here to commission the Ringdove, 16, and Satellite, 18.—The Driver steam-frigate, Commander Harmer, sailed yes terday to North Yarmouth, for seamen, and will then proceed to Woolwich to take in her guns. —The Isis, 50, Captain Sir John Marshall, is to proceed to Liverpool to complete her crew.—The Clio, 18, Commander E. N. Troubridge, has quitted the South American Station for China.—The Sapphire, troop ship, arrived on Tuesday from Quebec, with in valids, &c. Lieut.-Col. Oidfield, K.H., Commandant of the Royal Engineers in Canada, came home also in this ship.— The Cambrian, 36, Capt. Chads, C. 8., we are told, leaves Plymouth to-morrow, with Lord Ellenborough the Governor-General of India, and suite, on board, for Calcutta ; the Cambrian then proceeds to China.— The Spartan, 26, Hon. Captain Elliot, will proceed to China, the moment she can get away from Plymouth. EVENING SUN SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. COURSING. Mr. Chew's (Fleetwood-on-Wyre) Meeting, Oct. 2 7 t _ . 28, and 29. The Great Fleetwood Prize of 120/. was won by 3 1 , 1 ; Hunt's Harriett ; the Rossall of 32 sovs., by Mr. Hi s ,i r Holdfast ; the Wyre, of 391, by Mr. Garnett's Mg ~. flyer ; the Morecombe Bay, C of 321., by Mr. Clarke ,.. F. Bank ; the Lighthouse, of 321., by Mr. Hnnt'sl3l; the Landmark, of 16/., by Mr. Wood's Venus ; and Burr Hall Stakes, by Mr. Wood's Dart. by Whitehaven, Oct. 25 and 06.—The Cup was won 0 Mr. Briscoe's Ivanh oe ; th e Fir s t Puppy Stakes , by cirr''. 1 .1? o u x g ' g s a l n ; la s s h 8 ; 11 e; t ~, n Hill—Second r a i' i n d g t ; he t C I o n S sT e clioe Ties for Puppy gStptoank Hill ie:,,i t t ea , : o ation, y i r. os Ben Brace. , Qt aes Allin —Mr. Inksip . 's Isa bt Mr. Finch's Gossoi ; 'u l.-- wards's Antoinette bt Mr. Saberton's Swift. Ileil bt Second Ties for the Cu Mr. Dobede's Duna ~, IA Mr. Saberton's Souvenir; Mr. Gillett's Ganylneue Mr. Nash's Cadiz. Second Ties for Chippenham Stakes—Mr. TYs,°°'9 Fake-away bt Mr. Dobede's Defiance ; Mr. Gillett's vv nuine bt Me. Inskip's Irishman. t Second Ties for Port Stakes—Mr. Dobede's Dell bh, Air. Finch's Ghita ; Captain Daintree's Knob bt Gillett's Gambler. First for the Rutland Stakes--Captain m mtree " -- 1,01 Kathleen bt Mr. Edwards' Antar ; Mr. Fysons bt Mr. Insltip's lanthe ; Mr. Edwards's Arsenio bt3ir Dobede's Douglas ; Mr. Dobede's Dxdalus 17 Nash's Caleb. Second Ties—Fairy bt Kathleen, Arsenic bt lIEDNESPORD RACES—FRIDAY. ppfO Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, with 9 ft, with $ added. Two miles. Mr. Saunders' Kitty Cockle, aged (Mr. J. Hawk er) ti Mr. Robinson's Finality, aged ........................... Mr. Evans' Fat Jack, aged ................................. 4 Mr. Barrow's Catherina, aged............................. 6 Mr. Dawson's Helpmate, 5 yrs, Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each. h ft. Half a Mr. Hawkes' Hawkes' Heirloom, 6 yrs, walked ove,r• n e ol Match-25 sovs, pp . Half a m il e . Mr. Li ° gr m, aged (owner), beat Mr. Hawkes' Dick. ' hes t& Handicap of 3 sovs each, and a P urse a dd e d. N' e 1 Mr. Bradley nd Rebecca, 3 yrs (M r . li r • r eev A Mr. Peel's bm, aged ....................................... $ Mr. Hawkes' ch m, aged, ................................ p ll Match-501. Half a m il e . M r . Gilbert's pert (owner), beat Mr. Collett's Jumping Jenny. Per Quarter. Abingdon Andover Banbury Basiugs toke Cirenc.ster Coventry L)aventry Darby Howden Hungerford Dlalton enhead Nottingham Wantage Warwick Winchester York Per Bushel Birmingham THE MARKETS COUNTRY CORN MARKETS. 1 Wheat. a. to s. 58 78 66 70 64 74 CO 72 60 70 64 72 66 78 50 '74 ~ 4 :6 54 8i 60 76 64 80 - 76 55 70 s. d. B.d. 0 86 Barley. S. to S. 30 36 33 34 32 40 32 37 92 95 30 39 38 44 32 39 29 37 30 34 32 35 30 25 30 34 32 36 30 32 Oats. s.d. s.d. 36 4 6 JLL CORD , r Quarter) 8. to 11. 94 39 27 2'3 33 24 2$ 24 25 24 31 VS 34 21 28 25 30 22 34 25 31 .•3 2$ 30 32 26 32 Os. 7 25 . /91. •••• tiOs• 6t4. 70s • " 665. 62 4 . 1 30s. 3 25 . ''''' a's. 295. s o, ' ~ c ig . 225. 2 6 Ns. 2 05 . 2% Beans Pease, Grey 315.3 6 4 •' Blue and White 365. 38 5 . 03 ' Linseed sos. 5 65 . 623. Flour (per sack) -5. 4 95 . 564 ,. Rapeseed per 10 quarters) .--1 371. J. l . WAKEFIELD CORN MARI,Ef. as eile egi. Wneat, Red, Norfolk and Suffolk -4.635. to ...S. . 4 ,104 ----- Lin. and Cam --- Yorkshire II 383. to 823. r: 691. - white .• .....--- Foreign, lted s 648. to 685. rin...as. oi '- White --s. 655. to 705. 0 _s6s. Barley, Norfolk and Suffolk 3ls. to 345. 00:0,. --- Lincolnshire -- Yorkshire Wold ....... ......... 30s. to --s. !L.. - Foreign Beans, New .......... 383. to --s• A n n i e 49vr -- Old Oats, Potato -0 to 288. 0 0 .0 j, 0 -.-- Poland -s. -s. to :I t . eiss -. Frie;land and Small -s. s to 20s. 7 .0 e, - 15.ealing Shelling ........ ................. .......... ... ...... 30s. to 325. Od . P e ; jAO Malt . -...5. 40s. fine 425. P 0 psi Rapeseed ..... -1 Os. 361.05. 381. 00 . P e " , EDINBURGH CORN MARKET. rola Wneat. Barley. Oats. leans. boo . First t.45. Od 41.. Od. 50s. 4.1. 50s. rid. 0 w Second 72 0 86 0 25 0 45 0 40 0 ril ird Average price of Wheat 3l. 14s. 6d. PRICES OF PROVISIONS, seic. .. se I h l4l Beef, per iv. ........ Os. sd. to Os. Pd. Freshßutter, fit. it Od 0 i n i , Mutton .................«. 0 5 0 7 Salt Ditto-...... 0 1 „' 90 Vea1..................... 0 7 010 Ditto, per mt... 86 1 I ~ ,t P0rk...........--......... 0 5 0 7 Eggs, per dos.. 8 ; 0 , IS ' Lamp, per qr. ....... 3 0 4 0 OatStraw(kpl.)..lo 10 . fallow, cwt....... 39 0 42 0 Wheat Ditto.. „ • 0 8 7., 14 Quartern L0af.,,.., ti 9} 010 Barley Ditto ...JO 0 10 1 Potatoes,l4lb.....- 0 0 0 5 flay, per5t........... 0 0 EDINEURUH MEAL MARKET , y Per Sack of 280Ib. Imp. First Oatmeal 0 / jil second ditt 0.,.. Barleymeal. ..... P.mserseal I 8 0 Peasenieal Pot Barley from 30s. to 435. persack e l . 0 ... 5 .. 1 . 4 . .... sly_. oeratn2Steena 19 22 Wheat, s.d. s.d. 36 40 MARKE Beans. s. to I. g a g ' 4 1 40 42 ••• 36 40 di 42 46 . 4 ! 40 4 39 -- 30 44 43 47 - 42 $ 40 4 5 °3 40- 44 41 44 36 444 - 43 36 45 s. d, ad. Vi 50 70 - , Whitt (pe, Red Foreign-- , Malting Grinding Iritish 'oreign (in bond) Barley, Oats, CORNWALL MARKETS. r lculated at 44 gallons to the bushel.) (Calculated at 24 gallons to the bushel.)___,.-.- .4 Wheat. ! Barley. (....1 4 s. d. to s. d. s. d. to e. d. e. d. to l i It Truro — 0 7 3 I 3 8— 2 ,, 9 t ° , • Helstene St. Austell 0 7 6 0 3 S -- 9 ~,'" Bodnun 0 88— 0 44_ 7, 3 „, 1- ist-card 0 7 6 0 3 6 il 9 ii Launceston — 0 7 5 - 0 3 8 -''' 0 is A - Carnelford 6 6 7 E 3 0 3 4 2 7., gw Penzance 7 0 V4 — 0 4 0 v ~,, Csvii' MINING INTELLIOEWCE. Tons. 0 , 2uantlty of Copper ures sold at ltcdruth Isl week... V . : 32 Average Produce .... 7% 0 4 04, 2uantity ol tine Copp 905 er ..., i2Ol ' 61 ' Amount of sale, 26,916#.25. Od —Average Standard, -- MINING INTI 2uantlty of Copper ures sold at !lei Average Produce 2uantity of tine Copper Amount of sale, 26,916#, 2s. Oil .Average Stands, Several of the Cabinet Ministers Robert Peel on Saturday morning, in Whit 4 'tea 1.4 visi lhall-gsru PATENT LEVER WATello c k° This celebrated construction (the most acc urate on " d iet watch can be made) is now ()tiered at the followi0C; 0 0 with the latest improvements, i. e. the detached esc_rosilr jewelled in four holes, hand to mark th e secon ds, au" taining power to continue going chile winding up, SILVER CASES, With double-bottom cases, capped £9 6 With hunting cases, capped l6 GOLD CASES. at 0 Size for Ladies, with elegant gold dial I 2 1• 0 Ditto in double-backed eases l4 1 4 0 Size for Gentlemen, enamelled dial 13 15 0 Ditto extra full size, capped l7 1 7 . 4 6 10 ,. A Pamphlet, containing observations respecting th e 0 constructions on which watches are made, with the pric n, in gold and silver cares, and a variety o f sketches of IleA bo signs, which have just been completed in gold Chains , ll.' sent, gratis and postage free, on appli ca ti on by letter to.,Proo SAVORY and SONS, Watchmak ers , N o . 9, Cornbil l ° don, opposite the Bank of England C. J. DENT begs to acquaint his Friend s the Public that he has just had the honour of receil l4 subjoined letter from the Admiralty : ( Copy.) .$4l. " Admiralty, 29th September , D ' o f " Sir—The annual trial of chronom e t e rs f ir the ° S it e f Majesty's Government having now terminated, I an ' o f mended by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty O the ,Pl"; you that their Lordship s h ave di recte d me to purchasa t lowing chronometers at the v ar i ous p r i ces speci fi e d respectively, viz.:— Dent, No. 1,571 55 guineas Dent, Ne. 1,606 .. .... 49 guineaa Dent, No. 5,621 (pocket) 3O guineas " Their Lordships having been pleased, in order to "'mealt7 superior performance of 1,571, to assign to it a protier ti , increased price to that usually given. " I am, Sir, your most obedient serrant._4o. " F. BEA UFORT, 11.7 ./ droir "To Mr. Dent, Chronometer Maker, 82, Str and., tea to Out of 30 Chronom e te rs , by var i ous M a k er s , the late trial by order of their Lordships, the eb°`,yoo, sad T a g above three, with two selected for the Ni ger Eapet",:bs, others, enables Mr. Dent to affirm that h e b e li ev es for "*"„ year supplied their Lord s hip s w ith mere Chrenonle"7beal use of the Royal Navy than have been furnished any other Maker. It affords Mr. Dent additi ona l pl easure to state Niger i t slag s nour:: to their Lordships' high r ecommen d a ti on h e owes th siger v having made a Gold Chronometer, presented to the to pedition by his ol Highness Prince Abert. iv t ow, Dent's Lect ß ures ya on Chronometers, Cl o l cks, and 7;604 to be obtained at 82, Strand, price one shilling, but customers gratuitously. Present price of Two-day Chronometers, 40 BIRTHS. bi t. On the 3d inst., in Portland-place, the lady of •i I • Esq., of a son . w, On the sth inst., a t Tunbridge-wells, the Lady Sarah I/11 of a daughter. O W ' On the sth in s t., at Aldersgate-street, Mrs. Job ° of a daughter. dir On the 6th inst., Mrs. T. C. Simmons, Park•roado ham- road, of a daughter. MARRIED. • b O s- Oft the 21st of September at the Chapel of the Britisawit, e bassy, Naples, Major Charters, Royal Artillery, to Mrs.. P erl iee widow of Dr. Hardy, of the Hon. East India CompatlY s 'oritisi On the 26th ult., at Florence, at the house of o°,oo Minister, Captain B. Popham, R.N., son of the late Sir Home Popham, to Susan, eldest daughter of Murray, Esq., of Arthurstone, Perthshire. op ft der. - p On the 2d inst , at St. Paul's, Deptford, Mr. J. p~ of Martin's-lane, ' to Maria, only daughter of the late 00' Noel, of Lambeth. I'Vatric DIED. Richer— 11' neex,Esq ,cl Suddenly, on the 16th ult., highly respected , bite ton, in the county of Salop , George Aloli neux , E sq ., o f W o lverhampton, in the c" Y St d affor. On the 16th of August last, at Dominica , West Indif BlAi bsra Murra. the wife of his Excellency 31ajor Dort, t of .ry 81st Regiment, administering the Gover nmen t of that , ishiu On the 14th of September last, at the Island o f St. Vinci West Indies, Mr. John Reckless, aged 29 . On the 28th ult., at Sheerness, Lieutena nt Willisur, field, R.N., of her Majesty's ship Ocean. son of t he d i of _ of DTTAnley On the 31st ult., Mrs. J. Grant, sets., Middlesex. no gesi On the 4th inst., at Slough, TT. .1. Stedman., Esq., son of the late Rev. 'l'. Stedman, Vicar of St. Chad's, Shre -- bury. On the sth inst., in Weymouth-strf_.et, Portland -place Catherine Anne, relict of Thomas Lack., On Esq. the sth inst., at Norwood, Surrey, Lora Sophia, younge daughter of Lewis Leese, M.D. On the sth inst., Lieutenant G. L. H. Bazeley, op / London : Printed and Published by MURDO OU' . VI No. 112, Strand, at The Sun Office, No. 112, St r aw h county of Middlesex, Monday, November 8, 1841. PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS. PROMOTlON.—Commanders—Charles Napier (of the Pelican), to the rank of Captain, and to be appointed to the first vacancy in China; Stephen G. Fremantle (of the Clio), to be Acting Captain of the Southampton, vice Hillyar. Mate—Augustus Charles Murray (1835), of the Dol phin, to the rank of Lieutenant. Second Master—John Fletcher Rees, of the Dolphin, to the rank of Master. Assistant-Surgeon—W. F. Carter (1828), to the rank of surgeon. APP - OlNTMENTS.—Commanders--B. resting, to the Apollo, armee en flute. _ _ _ Lieutenants—S. H. Bridges, to the Alfred ;G. S. Parsons, to be Admiralty Agent of one o f the Halifax Packets ; J. Moore, H. A. Oliver, and G. G. Wellesley, to the Queen ; W. Carr, F. A. Ellis, J. Gennys, and W. Luard, to the Vindictive. Masters—C. Pope, to the Vindictive ; F. Wills, to the Snake ; George Wright (Acting), to the Belleisle. Pursers—Alexander Penprase, to the Belleisle ; T. D. Gulliver, to the Apollo. Second Master- - -J. Hughes, to the Pantaloon. Masters' Assistants—J. Pollard, to the Belvidera ; J. R. Godden, to the Hazard ; C. C. Mitchell, to the Vin dictive. Mates—W. Dean, to the St. Vincent; H. Kensman, W. Morton, and E. Hornby, to the Vindictive; Messrs. M'Naughten and Isaacson, to the Formidable; J. W. Probart, to the Spartan; C. J. Hoffmeister, to the Cale donia; W.W.H. Stewart and J. Boyce, to the Illustrious. Surgeon—A. Allen, to the Vindictive; P. Keown, to the Snake. Midshipmen—C. G. Rowley, to the Dido; the Hon. F. Walpole, to the Vernon; H. F. M'Kellop, to the Vin dictive; John Corbet, to the St. Vincent; H. G. Simpson, to the Formidable. Clerk—C. N. Goddin, to the Hazard. Volunteer First Class—R. B. Atkinson, to North Star. ROYAL MARlNES.—Captain Edwards, to be Lieut.- Colonel, vice Lee, deceased; First Lieutenants Land, Buchanan, and Mitford, to be Captains, vice Edwards, Wood, and Morrish—the two latter retired on half-pay; Second Lieutenant Wemyss, Mercer, and Whiting, to be First Lieutenants. PLYMOUTH, Nov. 6.—The following steamers have arrived within the last few days from different ports, with volunteers for the navy :—Alban, Pros pero, and Volcano, and they have since sailed for Liverpool, where the men are waiting for convey ance to join different ships. The Spy, 2, Lieut. J. M. Potbury, Commander, arrived last Thursday, after post, from Portsmouth, and proceeded to Liverpool for men the Sunday following. The Britannia, 120, Capt. Mansel, sailed for Portsmouth on Sunday, and the Spider, 6, Lieut. J. O'Reilly, sailed the same day to the Eastward to be paid off. The Avon steamer, Lieut. C. Jenkins, sailed for Liverpool for men last Saturday. The Cam brian, 36, Captain Chads, was towed into the Sound on Tuesday, by the Prospero steamer ; and the Malabar, 72, Captain Sir G. R. Sartorius, bent sails on the same day and only waits a fair wind to go into the Sound. The Resistance, 42, is ordered to be fitted for a troop ship, on a similar plan to the Apollo. The Siren, 16, Commander W. Smith, arrived from Woolwich on Wednesday. In Harbour—Caledonia, San Josef, Ma labar, Belleisle, Spartan, Forest, Adventure. In . the Sound—Cambrian. MALTA, OCT. 25, 1841.—1 N PORT—The Ceylon, 6 (bearing the flag of the Rear-Admiral Sir John Louis, Bart.) ; Powerful (bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir J. A. Ommanney, K.C.8.) ; Howe, 120 ; Rodney, 92 ; Calcutta, 84 ; Ganges, 80 ; Revenge, 80 ; Indus, 72 ; Vanguard, 72. Frigates Inconstant and Magicienne. Brig Savage. Steam frigates Cyclops, Vesuvius, Phco nix, Medea. Steamers Prometheus, Alecto, Locust, Acheron, and Iberia. Yacht cutter Stork. French steamers Leonidas, Sesostris, and Minos. LLOYDS' SHIPPING. VESSELS SPOKEN WlTH.—Pandora, of and from Li verpool, 27th ult., lat. 44, lon. 12, by the Waterville, arrived at Falmouth. William Shand, Troon to Algiers, 30th, lat. 43, lon. 10 ; Sally, for Malta, Ist instant, lat. 43, lon. 9, by the William Duke, arrived at do. Co lumbus, of Liverpool, 31st ult., lat. 48, lon. 13 ; De spatch. Ist inst., lat. 48, lon. 10, by the Hartley, arri ve d off Penzance. Plantagenet, London to Cape, 16th of September, lat. 23, lon. 20, W. ; William Mitchell, Leith to Port Philip, 17th, lat. 1, S., lon. 21 ; her Majesty's ship Zebra, for Rio, 23d, bit. 10, N., lon. 25 ; Wren, 31st ult., lat. 46, lon. 14, by the Triton, arrived off Pen zance. William Nuttall, London to Sydney, 28th of September, lat. 13, S., lon. 30, W. ; Caledonia, Liver pool, Vera. Cruz, 18th ult., lat. 22, N., lon. 38, by the Village Girl, arrived at Liverpool. Delia, Adery, in the St. Lawrence, by the Findon, arrived at Poole. Vernon, London to Calcutta, 30th of September, lat. 3, S., lon. 18, W. ; M. A. Hatton, Liverpool to New Or leans, lat. 28, N., lon. 33, by the Anna Maria, arrived off Dartmouth. Vanguard, London to Mauritius, 29th of july, lat. 31, S., lon. 16, W. ; Mary, Liverpool to Mau ritius, 15th of August, lat. 33, S., lon. 15, E. ; Aden, China to Liverpool, 15th of August, by the William, ar rived at the Cape. NOTICE TO MARINERS. The following has been received at Lloyd's:— Admiralty, Nov. 1, 1841. Sin—l am commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, to transmit to you herewith, copies of a notice of the erection of a lighthouse on the Island of Hesselo, in the Cattegat, received from her Majesty's Consul at Elsinore. I am, Sir, your obedient servant. (Signed) SIDNEY HERBERT. To Wm. Dobson, Esq., Sec. Lloyd's. Hydrographic-office, Oct. 9, 1841. HESSELO LIGHT, CATTEGAT. The Board of Customs at Copenhagen has given notice that a lighthouse has been recently erected on the Island of Hesselo, in the Cattegat, and will be lighted in the present month. It will be a revolving light, every revolution occupy ing one minute, in dub following order:—A very strong light will continue for 11 seconds; this will be succeeded by 19 seconds of a weaker light. The light then be comes altogether invisible for 11 seconds, but will again appear for 19 seconds previous to the return of a strong glare. The light being 85 feet above the level of the sea will be visible from all parts of the horizon within the distance of 14 miles. The building, which is 32 feet high, will be kept white-washed, and stands in lat. 56 11 45 N. and lon. 11 42 20 E. of Greenwich. STATE OF PAISLEY.—The number of persons on the supply list of the Relief Committee is unhappily st ill on the increase. The number is now 1,170, with 3,000 dependents. The number supplied with soup yesterday, a separate class, amounts to 694 ; some of whom got two, or three, or four quarts of soup, according to the extent of their families ; a halfpenny-scone is given with each quart of soup. The total number of quarts issued would be about 1,300. It is a most cheering feature in society to see those who are able showing themselves equally willing to ex tend their aid in relieving the existing distress. We trust one and all of the kind donors will experience the truth of the axiom, that it is more blessed to give than to receive. Total number requiring aid, s,9o2.—Paisley Advertiser. Proud men never have friends, neither in pros perity, because they know nobody; nor in adversity, for nobody knows them.