The Sun. — London, England, 1841-12-24 00:00:00

MEETING AT BATH. UNION OF THE CIIARTISTS AND CORN-LAW RE PE ALERS. A Public Meeting was held on Wednesday in the large room of the Guildhall, for the purpose of petitioning Par liament for a total repeal of the Corn-laws. The:plat form was well filled, and the room was crowded by a number of the middle and working-classes. On the motion of Admiral GORDON, W. Hunt, Esq., called on to preside. The CHAIRMAN, after stating the object of the meeting, and dwelling upon the fact, that the interests of the land owner and manufacturer are compatible with each other, adverted to the assertion used by every advocate for the Corn-laws, that if they were repealed the country would be inundated with foreign wheat. In answer to this, said he, I will put two questions—Where is the wheat to come from that is to inundate this country ? and what would be the average price at which any wheat, in the event of free trade, could be delivered in this country ? With regard to the first question. The average con sumption of wheat in this country is about 18 millions of quarters. Now it has been ascertained, that from the whole of Europe we could not, consistently with what they must grow for their own population, obtain more than 2 millions of quarters, even supposing them to carry cultivation to its highest pitch. Suppose to this we add two millions more from America. Why, even with this supply, we are yet left under the absolute necessity of raising 14 millions from the land of this kingdom. With what reason, then, can it be said that the abolition of these laws would throw all our land out of cultivation, or even half the land, or a quarter, or indeed any portion of when increased commerce would occasion increased consumption, and any land there might be to spare could so advantageously be laid down in pasturage ? And the lands being cultivated, the agricultural population is engaged upon them ; and hence the notion of their being driven to manufacturing towns falls to the ground, with the assertion of all land thrown out of cultivation, as to require no further argument to confute it. With regard to my second question, as to what is likely to be the average price at which corn can be brought to this country free of duty—l say, hardly below 50s. the quarter, for it has been ascertained that the average price at Dantzic is about 345. the quarter, and that shipping, landing, ware housing for 6 months, and selling commission, and other charges, may be fairly computed at 18s. the quarter ; so that we may put the average price at 50s. Now, is the British corn-grower able to compete with this price I am sure you will say yes, when I tell you that, in a recent statement from the Board of Trade, it was said that the average price of wheat for the whole kingdom for the last seven years was 525. 2d. the quarter. Here, then, is scarcely a difference between a price which the landholder does not pretend to complain of, and the rate at which wheat could be imported when free of duty. Would our landlords be at any disadvantage with competition of this character, especially when the advantage of skill, capital, machinery, and scientific research, would be entirely on their side? The probability is that our landholders would carry the day against the Continent, while a free trade would open a hundred ports for our manufactures, and plant a wedge in the German League now forming against us, that, driven home, by the skill and industry of our manufacturers, would split it into a thousand pieces.— (Loud cheers.) After dwelling on similar topics often discussed, he thus concludes :—Even if the Corn-laws had any pretensions to sound policy, they could not be maintained at the expense of happiness, morals, and lire itself. The benificence of Christianity can never har monise with a systeni that strikes down the arm of in dustry, that limits the means and attacks the very right of subsistence.—(Hear, hear.) The example of our Lord, who fed multitudes in the wilderness, might teach us how much the provision of bodily necessities is within the scope and design of the Gospel ; and he can never pretend to an imitation of that character, who, in the face of famishing multitudes, would obstruct a supply of bread. This is the natural operation of Corn-laws, for, by cramping our commerce, they diminish that demand which creates employment, and thus cut off the indus trious man from the chance of that daily labour upon which he depends for his daily subsistence. " Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself," is a command too plain to be evaded or misunderstood: yet, what love can that be which, for the sake of a questionable and remote advan tage, would suffer multitudes of our neighbours and countrymen to languish in pauperism or perish for want? —(Cheers.) Neither the laws of God or man can tolerate such a course; and therefore it is, that if the Corn-laws have been brought in in error, or for any exclusive inte rest, in justice to sound principles of commerce, in duty to the interests and safety of the nation, and in obedience to Him who is eminently the "Judge of the poor of the people, and who shall save the children of the needy, and break in pieces the oppressor," let us denounce the per nicious tendency of such laws, and earnestly petition that they be erased from our statute-book for ever.—(Cheers.) The Rev. THoMAs SPENCER, in moving the first reso lution, said he stood there as the advocate of free trade in its largest sense—(Cheers)—and he maintained that this country had no more right to be fettered in its commerce than the Somersetshire man had to object to the Wilt shire man coming into his market ; or the owner of a bad farm to apply to Parliament to tax his more fortu nate neighbour ; or to object to an interchange of corn rrodities between the butcher, the baker, and the grocer. —(Hear, hear.) Towns were made up of individuals ; nations of towns ; and the world of nations ; and the sooner the whole world became interested in each other's welfare, and were as one family of man, the sooner, he believed, it would be better for all.—(Cheers.) He would now answer some of the objections which had been urged against a repeal of the Corn-laws, as, in his opinion, there was more to be gained from argument than from threats of physical force or of destruc tion of property.—(Loud cries of "Hear, hear.") The first objection which was generally urged was, that it would be a bad thing for the country to be dependent on foreign nations for its corn, especially in time of war. But it was a curious fact, that none were now more dependant on foreign nations than were the English. The articles which furnished the rich man's breakfast, his dinner, his mahogany, his wine, his gold and his silver—for all these he was dependent on foreign nations; and, in fact, there was scarcely anything for which he did not depend on them. As to the danger in time of war, the very danger of war at all arose from the Corn laws. If there were to be a war with America, would most probably arise from wanting unfair terms. Was there any tradesman who in his dealings had a customer of 5001., from which he derived his profit, who would be likely to quarrel with his customer? So it was with nations; and if they wanted America—which was one of the greatest, and would, probably, one day be the greatest, nation of the earth—if, he said, England wanted America to be her friend, let her send out her 100,0001. a-year to her for corn, and it was not probable she would then fall out. Solomon was the wisest of men ; and of him it was recorded, that when building the temple, he sent to Hiram, King of Tyre, for timber, —" and Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household, and twenty mea sures of pule oil ; thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year." And.iu the very next verse it said, "and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon."—(Loud cheers.) They read also in Scripture of the people of Tyre coming to Herod, and desiring peace with hi m , " because their country was nourishe by the King's country." And so it would always be ; when one country was " nourished" by another it could not afford to quarrel. He (the Rev. Speaker) wanted to know if the British farmer could not compete with a man 3,000 miles off, who had first to carry his corn an im mense distance to ship it, and then to transport it across the Atlantic? Ile heard the other day of an American house which owed a Birmingham firm 500,0001. which they were unable to pay in money, but were quite willing to pay in flour ; but they could not because of the Corn laws. He would ask, what did Birmingham want more than the flour, and what more did the American house want but to be enabled to pay its debt ? He met with a gentleman on a coach the other day, who was a Conser vative in principle, and talked very freely of the then Radical 3linistry and the distress of the country. It was with some fear that he asked the gentleman his "Oh !" he replied, '° they opinion of the Co rn-l aws. are at the bottom of it There was another objection, which was ver y popular w i t h the middle and lower classes, which was, that cheapness of food would produce lowness of wa g es. N ow , in America, where food was very cheap, the demand for labour was very great, and the wage s very good ;—so gr eat, i ndeed, was the demand for labour, that there were those in the Every un s kill e d higher orders who worked at ag riculture. labourer got a dollar (4s. 3 d.) a 'lay , while in En g l and wages were not more than be 6d. n - day. Y et there ltd. a bread was cheap, meat was che ap —pork lb., beef, lid. a lb., and wages, 4s. The 3d. a day.highness or lowness of wages depended on the demand for labour ; and with free trade, with a demand for manufactures, with railways to convey them at home, and steam vessels to carry them abroad, every one could afford to keep up wages, and the consequence of free trade would be cheap bread.—(Loud cheers.) In conclusion, he would ask, Who were interested in their maintenance ?-30,000. Who were desirous of their repeal ?-26 millions. As one who wished the greatest happiness to the greatest number, he certainly preferred the majority of 26 mil lions to the minority of 30,000.—(Great cheering.) He would advise his hearers to be united in what they sought. So long as the monopolists saw the middle and working classes pulling against each other, so long would they be Secure. It was a law in mechanics, that two Powers equal and opposing, destroyed eac h other ; but when both were urged in the same direction, then the entire force was the sum of the two. While disunited, the monopolists would laugh at their opposition, but firmly combined, no power on earth could resist them. The Rev. Speaker concluded by reading the resolution, which was condemnatory of the Corn-laws, and declar ing that they ought to be repealed, and sat down amidst considerable applause. Admiral GORDON seconded the resolution, and entered into some statistical details. The resolution was then put, and carried by an over wh!ining ma j or i ty, t h ere b e i ng only four dissentients. Mr. nk:NAY VINCENT was announced to move th e second resolution, and on presenting himself was re ceived with deafening applause. Before he proceeded with proceed e with the o bservations he should offer on the resolution, he would congratulate the meeting and the liberal gen tlemen upo n the platform, upon the happy augury which that assembl y he d out of its being the precursor to a better state of feeling between the middle and the work ing classes, the foundation of England's • national glory.— (Hear, hear, hear.) He entered upon the present dis cussion with feelings. of the sincerest nature, and he would yield to none ' in a desire to see his country free, and her people happy. There was a fearful and startling truth running through the resolution which had just been pa i se d, that Gove rnment hitherto had existed for itself, and not for the interests of the governed, the Le gislature taking care that laws should be made for their own interests, and not for those for whose benefit all laws ought tO exist. Now he (Mr. Vincent) maintained that Government had no right to interfere with the commerce o f the country. Every man had a right to sell his own labour when, where, and how he pleased. (H ear, hear.) Every combination of men had a right to do the same r Great Britain had a right to do the same ; but it was going a step too far for the Legislature to say what mar kets they should have, and what they should not. Let them see what such a system of Legislature had done. It had not only passed a Corn-law, but it had denied that the world should be thrown open to the produce of their labour. How had the world been degraded by legislation intended for the interest of the governors apart from the governed. From the page of history and of Scripture they learned that all Governments had over-taxed their people ; and when they had awoke i from their oppres sion, and endeavoured to enter nto fraternizing combi nations with other countries, their governors had set them at war, in order that they might butcher each other.—(Cheers.) There never would be security for the peace of Europe or the world till the interests of the governed were made equal with those of the gover nors. And it was on this broad principle that he came forward that day with the greatest possible pleasure to give his protest against all class legislation, not merely against the Corn-laws, but against every species of ill which distressed, and divided, and desolated the -na tion.—(Applause.) He most cordially supported the preceding resolution ; but the one he had to pro pose followed it up ; and, while denouncing the Corn-laws, it was too honest to allow those who passed the Corn -laws to escape without censure. They would tell Sir Robert Peel that they required something more than speeches in Parliament—that they wanted honest and practical statesmen—that they wanted deci sive measures to promote the glory and happiness of the people ; and they would present their respectful compli ment to Sir Robert Peel, and tell him that if their re quests were not complied with they would lay the axe of democratic freedom at the root of the corruptive tree. — (Cheers.) His resolution spoke of the full, fair, and entire representation of the people in the House of Com mons. But let them look at those who now sat iu that House—at Colonel Sibthorp in the Commons, and the Duke of Buckingham in the Lords—(Hear, hear) — and then ask themselves if they expected the prayer of their petition would be granted ? If they did they had forgotten what Dean Swift had said, long ago—" Blessed are they that expect nothing, for they shall not be disappointed."—(Laughter.) When Parliament met there would be plenty of peti tions for its consideration. There would doubtless be a large one from the Anti-Corn-law League, and he knew there would be another large one from the party to which he belonged. But what would be their reception? Why, Sir Robert Peel, who was well known as a prac tised and wily dog, would rise up and say in the kindest manner, " Mr. Speaker, all who know me will believe that no one more sincerely sympathizes with the dis tresses of the people than myself ;" and then he would wind up by declaring, " But, Sir, evils such as these cannot be relieved by legislation ; Parliament cannot reach them." This accursed law would continue till the Anti-Corn-law League would come over, and declare for a full, fair, and entire representation of the people in the Commons' House of Parliament.—(Hear, hear.) Let them look at the power that would repeal the Corn laws. If an agitation could be got up, such as produced the passing of the Reform Bill ; if, as then, a Commit tee of gentlemen sat at Charing-cross, with twenty non commissioned officers enrolled among their number ; if, as then, large meetings, such as the present, were pre sided over by Lords-Lieutenant of counties ; and a great fermentation were created throughout the country; then the Duke of Wellington and Sir Robert Peel would hold a consultation on the matter, and ,say, Lest they destroy us altogether, let us concede part of what they ask. But if the non-commissioned officers were to proceed by railway to different parts of the country, and, backed by the people, to offer an open resistance, then the Corn-laws would be re pealed to morrow. But these measures need not be re sorted to. Mr. Vincent proceeded at great length to argue for the identity of interest which existed between the mid dle and working classes, calling on the former to give up their prejudices, and on the latter to fit themselves for the exercise of political power. He stated his concur rence in the guarded manner in which the resolution had been framed, at the same time expressing his interpreta tion of a " full, fair, and impartial representation" of the people to be nothing short of Universal Suffrage. His speech, which was attentively listened to, was loudly cheered at its conclusion. The resolution was seconded by Mr. PHILP, and sup• ported by Mr. W. P. ROBERTS. . _ _ J. EDIUDGE, Esq., proposed the adoption of a petition, founded on the resolutions, to both Houses of Parliament, which was seconded by Mr. BOLWELL, sen. A vote of thanks to the Mayor, for the use of the Hall, and to W. Hunt, Esq., for presiding on the occasion, was moved by Mr. ARCHARD and seconded by Mr. G. Cox ; and Mr. Hunt having acknowledged the compliment, th e meeting has dissolved. MORNING SUN ELECTION OF COMMON COUN CI LMEN. LANGBOURNEFARD7: I F - IN - ALCLOSE OF THE POLL. This day, at twelve o'clock, the poll for the above wet(' finally closed, when the numbers were as follow : Stabbings (Deputy) ... 711Unwin Adamson Snelling 6B Collinson Howard 73 Dixon *Nicholson (L.) : 43 The first eight gentlemen were then declared duly elected, and a vote of thanks having been given to Sir John Key, the wardmote separated. ALDERSGATE WARD. . STATE OF THE GROSS POLL AT THE CLOSE. John Wood De Jersey ll6 Mottram 94 Godson Lorkin Stacy . . 110 The ALDERMAN declared the first eight gentlemen duly elected. BISHOPSGATE WARD. Yestgrday afternoon, at four o'clock, the election of the Common Councilmen of the ward for the ensuing year having terminated, the state of the full poll was de clared as follows : Stevens (Deputy) (L) 272 Pilcher Peacock (lleputy)(L) 251 Bennett (L) 246 Barker (L) 216 Johnson (L) 207 Carr (L) 201 Hall (L) 185 Gibson (C) 155 Mattheson (L) 148 Welsh (C) 141 Rodgers (C) 130 Jones Thomas (L) 236 Pat ten (L) 233 Tagg (L) 228 Wilkinson (L) 225 ... ___ Alderman W. T. C OPELAND then declared the first fourteen candidates duly elected. FARRINGD6N WARD WITHIN. The poll for Common Councilmen for this Ward was continued yesterday at the Queen's Arms Tavern, New gate-street, with unabated vigour, and after one of the most severe contests ever known, the books were finally closed at three o'clock. Mr. Alderman KELLY soon after stated the numbers to be as follow : Mr. Deputy Pritchard 127 Mr. Wheelton 163 Mr. Deputy Westwood 215 gr. Emerson Mr. Ridley 203 *Mr. Taylor Mr. Holt 2OO Mr. Hartley Mr. Bonser 196 *Mr.Virtue 124 Mr. Ashurst Mr. Rutter Mr. Eagleton Mr. Hayward l66,Mr. Thompson BO The ALDERMAN then formally declared the first four teen named gentlemen duly elected ; and after brief ad dresses from Mr. Pritchard,,Mr. Eagleton, and others, the meeting separated. WALBROOK WARD. FINAL CLOSE OF THE POLL.-SINGULAR CASE. At three o'clock yesterday afternoon the poll closed, when the numbers for candidates stood as under : Walkins (Deputy) Hale Dawson 77 *Rowley 57 *Colman The ALDERMAN said that the numbers for Messrs. Rowley and Colman, the new candidates, being equal, he could only swear in the five other gentlemen, and the choice of the sixth must be decided by the Court of Al dermen on Plough-Monday. The five first-named gentlemen were then sworn in, and each returned thanks in a neat speech, as did also the other two candidates. CRIPPLEGATE WITHIN. The contest in this ward, which has been very strong, came to a conclusion yesterday, at four o'clock, the poll being closed by the new candidates themselves voting, which was done amidst great uproar and confusion. The books were then made up, and the numbers read as Mr, if oc ; l e l5l Mr. Brass Mr. Brown .. . Mr, Smith Mr. Lort Mr. Beeton The presiding Alderman, Sir M. Wood, Bart., then declared the first eight gentlemen elected, and they were sworn in accordingly. 'New CI GRE . - !andidates. _AT NORTH OF ENGLAND RAILWAY. Traffic returns for the week ending Dec. 20, 1841: Passengers .............................. X 735 11 7 Merchandize ........................... 430 7 7 Darlington, Dec. 22. £1,165 19 2 W. O'BRIEN, Secretar WednesdayA. Taylor, at 'B-Al-1-1-1- i ----------- I-IvIONOPOLY YOUNG NEN ASSOCIATION . the subject A meeting of this Society was on Finsbury Chapel, to hear an address from P. jun . , Esq., upon the subject of the restrictive duties on 7 or, M. JOSEPH PRESTON was unanimously called to the Chair, and briefly addressed the meeting a n they were assembled to discuss. Mr. P. TAYLOR then addreSsed the Association with great effect, describing the principal baneful effects o f the Corn•laws on our trade, our manufactures, our so cial happiness, and our intellectual improvement. H e adverted feelingly to the thoughts and associations the present season was fitted to call forth; but he hoped that amid all the festivities and happiness which all he ad dressed would enjoy, they would not forget the fearful amount of distress existing around them, and that much, if not all, of that distress was traceable to the effects of monopoly. lie trusted that such feelings would nerve them to increasing efforts in the cause of free trade, and consequently the cause of moral and social good. Mr. P. Taylor's address was greeted with loud and repeated marks of approbation. At its conclusion; a vote of thanks was passed by acclamation to Mr. Taylor, who briefly returned thanks. The next meeting of this Association will take place on the 3d of January. BILLS PAYABLE.—The public will recollect that all bills falling clue on Christmas-day and the Sun day following are payable On nifty, thia-24th inst. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, Dec. 23. SMITH V. THE EAST INDIA COMPANY.--.JUDGMENT. The LORD CHANCELLOR gave judgment to-day in this case, which was argued before the Court on the first day of Term. The only question in the case was, whether certain documents, being the correspondence between the Court of Directors of the East India Company and the Commissioners for the Affairs of India, contained in the third schedule of the answers of the defendants, should be produced. It was said that they ought not, because they were part of a confidential correspondence. Now that was no answer to the production of deeds or documents when they were referred to in the an swer. But then it was said that they were official documents, and that therefore they were privileged, But official correspondence was not privileged unless under peculiar circumstances. Such being the case it became necessary for his Lordship to look to the Act of the 3d and 4th of William 111. By that Act all the territorial property in the East Indies was transferred from the East India Company to the Crown, to be held by the Company in trust, and to be managed by them for the benefit of the Crown. In addition to this all their property and 'estates were transferred to the Crown, to be managed by the East India Com pany, in trust for the service of the Govern ment ; and they were prevented from carrying on any commercial transaction, except for the purpose of winding up their affairs, or for the purpose of the Go vernment of India. This was the state of the East India Company by the passing of the Act of the 3d and 4th of William the Third ; all their affairs were placed under the superintendence, direction, and control, of the Com missioners for the Affairs of India ; and in order that control might be exercised effectively, it was ne cessary that the most unreserved communications should take place between the Directors of the East India Company and the Board of Control ; and accordingly there were in the Act of Parliament, particularly in the 29th section, and other parts, provi sions by which the Directors of the East India Company were required to make communications of all their acts in correspondence to the Board of Control. It was ob vious that public policy required, and looking to the Act it is clear that that was the result contemplated by it, that the most unreserved communications should take place between the East India Directors and the Board of Control, subject to no restraint or limitation ; but it was obvious if at the suit of one individual those communica tions should be produced in a Court of Justice, the effect would be to restrain the communications and render them more cautious. On the whole his Lord ship thought the communications referred to, came within the class of communications that were privi leged, that they could not be communicated without infringing the policy of the Act, or interfering with the public interest. The order, therefore, that had been made upon the motion by the Vice-Chancellor of Eng. land, must be discharged. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1841. IN THE MATTER OF STAPLETON, A LUNATIC. The Loan CHANCELLOR said in this case, which was heard, he had been considering what he should do. The administration of the property of a lunatic by the Court was always conducted upon the principle of considering, in the first instance, the benefit of the lunatic himself. It was clearly for the benefit of the lunatic to allow his debts to be paid, be cause it freed him from being arrested or harassed. In the present case it was suggested that the arrangement that had been proposed would be for the benefit of the lunatic. Now with respect to that his Lordship wished that it should be clearly ascertained before he gave his final judgment. He thought, therefore, that it would be right to refer it to the Master to inquire whether it would be for the benefit of the lunatic to acquiesce in the report with reference to the particular debts, or whe ther a further inquiry should take place. PRICE V. NORTH. His LORDSHIP stated that in this case in which he had given judgment a few days ago, he was of opinion that the party was not entitled to interest upon his bond debt. IN THE MATTER OF GUNDRY, A SUPPOSED LUNATIC. This petition, the object of which is to obtain a com mission of lunacy against Mr. Gundry, who figured a short time ago at Marlborough-street, in consequence of some violent acts, while in a state of great excitement, was postponed till the first day of next term. His LORDSHIP, after disposing of the whole of the lunatic petitions in his paper, and several motions, rose between one and two o'clock. The Court will not sit again till the first day of next term. ROLLS COURT, Dec. 23. COCKELL V, BRIDGEMAN. The MASTER of the RoLLs gave judgment in this case, which was heard on the Bth inst., and reported in The Sun of that day. His Lordship said the bill was filed by the indorser and holder of a lost bill of exchange against the acceptor, for payment of the amount due on the bill, upon giving proper indemnity. The plaintiffs bill alleged the loss of the bill, and the defendant ad mitted that he had never paid it. Plaintiff al leged that when it became due he had re quired payment, but that since the 23d of May he had never been able to find the bill, and that it had been lost, mislaid, or accidentally destroyed ; and defendant admitted that plaintiff had frequently required payment, but alleged that he did not know whether the bill was lost or not. Both parties had gone :into evi dence, but plaintiff had given no evidence that he had made diligent search for the bill, or that he was unable now to produce it, except by an affidavit of his clerk. This affidavit was no evidence that the bill was lost, but it was required for propriety of jurisdiction. Defendant had not admitted the loss, and plaintiff alleged that no proof could be given of the loss. In some cases losses must be clearly proved, in others they might be inferred from circumstances, but here was no evidence, either direct or circumstantial. The plaintiff therefore fails, not from want of right, but from defect of evidence. The bill must, therefore, be dismissed with costs, without prejudice to the right of the plaintiff to file another bill if he shall be so advised. SMITH V. JEYES. The MASTER of the RoLLs also gave judgment in this case, the facts of which were reported in The Sun a few days ago. His Lordship said the plaintiff and defendant were attorneys and solicitors, and on June 1, 1835, en tered into partnership for ten years under an indenture, by which it was provided, among other things, that for the several causes therein mentioned, either party should beat liberty to determine the partnership between them at an earlier period. Plaintiff had given notice of dissolution on the 21st of August last, and subsequently filed a bill to have it declared that the part nership was dissolved, and he now moved to have a re ceiver appointed to collect the debts, and to wind up the affairs of the partnership, and for an injunction to re strain the defendant from interfering therein. The plaintiff was not entitled to such an order, unless he had shown a right to dissolve under the deed, or had shown facts to entitle him to a decree for dissolution. One cause alleged was outstanding debts, and another that defendant h a d n o t b roug t in capital. Defendant alleged that if the plaintiff had got in the out standing debts there would have been sufficient capital, and that if defendant had retained moneys of the part nership such money was less in amount than the subsist ence money, to which he would have been entitled if the outstanding debts had been collected. It did not appear to his Lordship that the plaintiff had been guilty of the supineness laid to his charge, or that the evidence justi fied the allegations of the defendant. It appeared to him that the conduct of the defendant had been such as to make it impossible that the business could be carried on in partnership with mutual benefit. The neglect of the defendant to account for the moneys'he had received on account of the partnership, and his refusal to sign cheques to enable the business to be carried on unless cheques were signed for his own use, were acts inconsistent with the duty of a partner. These acts were not disproved or satisfactorily explained, and being such as if proved at the hearing would have entitled plaintiff to a dissolution, it appeared to his Lordship that he was entitled to what he now asked. The order prayed for must therefore be granted. CLARKE V. CLARKE. This case, which was reported in The Sun of Tuesday, was again mentioned yesterday afternoon. The MASTER of the ROLLS said that he had considered the matter, and was of opinion that the proceedings were regular. The application that the bill might be taken pro confesso must be granted. VICE CHANCELLORS' COURT, Dec. 23. (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR Of ENGLAND.) THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. THE GREENWICH RAILWAY COMPANY. Mr. WOOD, on the part of the defendants, made an application to the Court to alter the words of its late de cision in this case, as they appeared in the minutes of the Registrar. It appeared from the statement of Mr. Wood, that his Honour had made a certain order, adding the words, " on condition nevertheless that the Attorney- General do prefer an indictment" against the Company, leaving it to the Attorney-General to proceed or not in the way specified, as he might think proper. The words, however, appeared in the minutes of the Registrar as fol lows :—" And let the Attorney- General proceed by indict ment," which would compel him to proceed. The Registrar stated that he had copied the words of the decree, in part, from memory ; and admitted that his Honour had used the words " on condition nevertheless," although they were omitted in the minute. Mr. BETHELL (who appeared for the Attorney-Gene ral) objected to the making any alteration in the minutes of the Registrar. Such a course would establish a very inconvenient precedent. His Hosrona said that he was not inclined to alter the minute. If there was anything wrong, the defendants must have the case re-heard. Mr. Wool) said that he feared the matter would cer tainly come to that. The application was then dismissed, but without costs. (Before Vice-Chancellor KNIGHT BaucE.) His Hosiona was engaged during the whole of the morning in hearing a continuation of the arguments in the part-heard case of Cockburn v. Singleton. (Before Vice-Chancellor WIGRAM ) RAINE V. CAIRNES. MS HONOUR gave judgment in this cause. The plain tiff was rector of the parish of Meldun, ir: the county of Northumberland. The parish consisted of between 900 and 1,000 acres, the whole of which had been pur chased by the defendant, Mr. Cookson, from the Green wich Hospital in the year 1832. The object of the suit was to have it declared that - the plaintiff was entitled to the payment of tithesin kind ; in answer to which the defendant alleged a modus of 131. 6s. Bd. from the year 1637. It appeared as a fact that Mr. Cookson purchased with ex press notice that in 1823, the year after the institution of the present rector; an agreement had been come to be tween Mr. Raine and the Hospital, that in consideration of the former giving up some arrears of rent he should in future receive tithes in kind. His Honour then com mented at great length upon the evidence as to the modus, and the inference to be drawn from the receipts, and observed . =that there was nothing 'upon the face of the-receipts to show that they were inittft aatisfactiou of tithe in kind, whilst the earlier ones, which were the most worthy of the attention of the Court, were quite opposed to the notion of a modus. The word "modes" no where appeared in evidence. His Honour, after referr ing to several cases, gave judgment for the plaintiff with costs. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Dec. 23. (Sittings at Nisi Prius at Guildhall, before Lord DEN MAN and a Special Jury.) HENNIKER v. WIGGE AND OTHERS. This was an action brought by the plaintiffs, trustees of the East of England Bank, to recover the sum of 1,0001. and interest, being the amount of a bond entered into by the defendants, who are farmers and cattle-deal ers at Saxmundham. The bond was executed in Ja nuary, 1837, and subsequently Lionel Wigge, the party in whose favour the bond was executed, became a bank rupt, and the action was brought against the other de fendants as sureties, to recover the amount with interest, being 1,1931. After evidence had been given on the part of the plain tiffs, it was agreed to refer the accounts as they appeared in the banker's books, to a reference, and a verdict was taken by consent. RAYNER V. NICIIOLSON. This was an action to recover wages due to the plain tiff as master of a vessel. The case was to have been tried by a common jury, but there were only ten jurors in attendance, and after some time spent in endeavouring to procure two additional jurors, Mr. Kelly, for the plain tiff, agreed to have the question in dispute r e f erre d. Lord DENMAN said it was very disgraceful that there were not more jurors in attendance. Here a party had been obliged, from the absence of jurors, to refer his case, which might be a matter of great importance to him. Some of the absent jurors were fined, and a verdict was then taken by consent. ELWIN V. GALLOWAY AND OTHERS. This was an action upon a charterparty to recover a balance of freight and demurrage, amounting to about 601. The defendants, Alexander Galloway, Brothers, and Co., had a quantity of machinery to ship for Malta, and it was agreed that the goods should be sent on board a vessel belonging to the plaintiff called the Union, of 262 tons burden. The freight was to be paid in the lump, amounting to 5101., but there having been thirty two days expended in loading the vessel at the London Docks, it was agreed that a further sum of 101. should be paid on that account. The defendants gave a bill for 4861., and had paid a further sum of 321. 10s. into Court, and the action was brought to recover the balance, amounting to 241. odd. Witnesses having been examined to prove the case on the part of the plaintiff, Mr. ANDREWS addressed the Jury for the defendants ; and after a lengthened investigation of the accounts, and the custom of the trade as to hoisting, stowing, demur rage, and commission on freight, Lord DENMAN summed up to the Jury, who returned a verdict for the plaintiff-191. 18s. 7d. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Dec. 23. GREGORY U. TATE. This action was brought to recover damages for injury done to the horse of the plaintiff, by the cart of the de fendant being driven against him through the negli gence of the driver. It was proved that the horse at the time of the occurrence was worth 30/., and that his value at present, in consequence of the injury, was not, more than 10/. The plaintiff claimed 201. for the de terioration, and 101. for loss of labour and veterinary expenses, and the Jury gave a verdict for the whole amount. Several other cases of minor importance were also disposed of, presenting no incident of the least interest. SHERIFFS' CO URT, Dec. 23. M`NAMARA V. LISTON. This was an action to recover the sum of 101. 10s., for wages alleged to be clue by the defendant to plaintiff. Mr. C. Jones appeared for the• plaintiff, and Mr. Thomas for the defendant. The defendant is a gentleman of independent pro perty, and the plaintiff is a labourer. The action was brought to recover the amount named, as wages for work done by the plaintiff, which consisted of his taking care of a house belonging to the defendant in the Finchley road. The house was a new one, and fires were kept in each of the rooms, for the purpose of airing it. It was alleged, on the part of the plaintiff, that a contract had been entered into between him and defendant, by which the defendant agreed to pay the plaintiff 7s. a week. The action was brought for 30 weeks alleged to be in arrear. Mr. THOMAS addressed the Jury, and contended that no such contract was ever made, and that the defen dant and his wife had been very kind to plaintiff's family, and put him into the house and kept them, and afterwards, by the influence of defendant, the plaintiff went into the police force. Mr. Thomas put the follow ing letter in evidence, which caused much laughter, and which we give verbatim et literatim : " Mr. John liston, Esq. " I hope you will ttake id in to consideration, and al low my wife a littl for her labour, for both me and my husband been dutyful servants to, and we never thought you would act so unkind as you have don to us. You know that I took care of your property when you where robed of both money and property from you, so I hope you will consider us for our labour, or if you dont I will wright to his lordship, and tell him you have cheated my wife out of so much ears, bisid I will show you up in the Papers, so it wont be wising to you 5 times the sum. I hope yowill answer this letter on this day, or you will have a Counsellor letter to-morro.—(Loud laughter.) lam your obedint servant, " MRS..M‘NAMARA. " No. 4, North-place, hatten-st., lisingrove." Mr. THOMAS said the defendant was agent to a certain Noble Lord for property in Marylebone, and this it was to which the letter alluded. The man was put into the house in question, to live till it was let, when he was to have a gratuity. He lived rent-free, and had coals, &c., supplied him. It appeared, continued Mr. Thomas, that a gentleman, or friend to the defendant, went to look at the house, and upon asking the plaintiff the questions, he said, being an Irishman, " Faith, Sir, the house is damp, and the drains smells dreadful, and the rent is enormous."—(Laughter.) This was a pretty recommen dation for a house that was to be let.—(Laughter.) Upon hearing this the gentleman went to the defendant, and told him what M‘Namara had said. He came down to the house, and asked him how he could act so ungratefully, when the plaintiff said he would not go out of the house unless he received three pounds, for he would barricade the house. Mr. THOMAS then called witnesses, who proved this statement ; and one of them deposed that the defendant had made the plaintiff the present of a sovereign on the occasion of his wife's lying-in. It appeared the plaintiff was in the habit of telling people who came to look at the house that it was damp, and the drains smelt, by which the house obtained a bad character, and was not let to this day. The Learned SHERIFF having summed up the evi dence, the jury at once returned a verdict for the defendant COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Dec. 23. IN RE ANTHONY LAFARGUE. A meeting of creditors being appointed for this day to appoint an assignee under the fiat against the bank rupt, who was a foreign merchant carrying on business in Great St. llelens, Mr. CLArtasoN appeared to oppose the debt of Mr. Berger, a foreign broker, on the grounds that an action concerning this claim was now pending in a superior Court. The claim arose from the fact of certain con tracts between him and the bankrupt having been entered into in the transfer of a large quantity of cinnamon and other spices, and as there were similar contracts sought to be proved by other parties, he trusted the Court would reject the claim. Mr. Commissioner MERRIVALE said, under the cir cumstances of these debts being under investigation in a superior Court, he would not admit them yet. Madame Lafargue, a very elderly and feeble lady, said she was a Spaniard by birth, and allowed the bank rupt, who is her son, to sell out a quantity of stock, to the amount of 5,000 f., which he applied to his business transactions. After a few questions from Mr. Knight, solicitor to Mr. Berger, the claim was admitted. Mr. CLARKSON said the bankrupt's mother was the largest creditor, and according to the usual course ob served in the Court should be appointed assignee ; how ever, he would suggest th e a pp o i ntment o f Mr. Nicolls. Mr. Nicholls was then chosen assignee, and the further consideration of Mr. Berger's claim postponed to Friday, the 31st December. The accounts of the bankrupt have not been as yet sufficiently arranged to give any statement of the debts and liabilities or the assets. -- --- POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. A foreigner, named .lleyer Morris, was charged with having obtained a quantity of cutlery from Mr. Peter Moore, Orange-street, Sheffield. The prosecutor stated that the prisoner called at his warehouse, in Sheffield, and gave him an order for cut lery goods to the amount of 341., for which cash was to be paid, as a matter of. course. The prisoner desired the bill to be made out in his name, and a man who was with him also gave him an order, but the former was re sponsible for the amount. The prisoner made a great many excuses about the payment, and at last contrived to obtain possession of them, without paying a farthing, and to convey them to Hull ; but the prosecutor followed him, and finding that the goods were actually on board the steamer, got into the vessel and remained in a diffe rent cabin until the arrival in London, when he appeared before Mr. Morris, claimed the cutlery, and employed an officer to take the prisoner into custody. The prisoner's Solicitor—Were not other goods packed up with the cutlery at your warehouse? Prosecutor—No. Alderman WasoN—Who was the person who accom panied the prisoner to your warehouse ? Prosecutor— His name was W oo lf e . The prisoner's Solicitor—Did you not take prisoner's guarantee for what the other had of you ? Prosecutor— The prisoner told me to make out the whole bill in his name. Alderman WasoN—And you were to be paid in cash ? Prosecutor—Certainly. The prisoner, after trying all other means with me, wanted me to go over with him and the goods to Haniburgh, where his brother would, he aid, pay me.—(A laugh.) Alderman WiLsolv then, at the prosecutor's request, remanded the prisoner, with directions that upon the ar rival of a warrant from Sheffield, the case should be sent thither. A woman named Elizabeth Smith was charged with having smuggled two bottles of French brandy. A Revenue Officer, who stated that the smuggling on board the steamers was most extensive, notwithstanding the great exertions made to detect and punish, said that he observed the defendant coming from the Harlequin, a Boulogne steamer, at Fresh Wharf, and suspecting that she had smuggled goods about her, found with very little trouble that she had two bottles containing a pint and a half of brandy under her cloak. -Alderman WILSON—We have constant complaints of smuggling on board the Harlequin. I thought that when a vessel became notorious for conveying contraband goods the Commissioners put an effectual stop to the smuggling in that vessel by seizing it. The officer said that vessels were frequently put upon "the stop," for having smuggled goods en board, and the Harlequin had been served in that way ; but not withstanding all that could be done the practice was car ried on enormously. The Company to which the Harle quin belonged did all they could to prevent the contra band dealing, and had upon one occasion discharged the whole crew. It would, therefore, be very hard upon the Company to seize and sell their vessel under such cir cumstances. Alderman WiLsoN—Certainly it would. What has the defendant to say to the charge ?—The defendant who endeavoured to attract compassion, by carrying an i n f an t in her arm s , sa id s h e was h e d f or the seamen on board the Harlequin, and they gave her the brandy for her own use. The officer said that great numbers of persons were generally engaged to take away small quantities. The defendant was fined twenty shillings, which she immediately paid. GUILDHALL. A respectable-looking young man, who described him self as clerk to a wine merchant in the City, was charged with stealing a sovereign. Sergeant Dewlin said the prisoner was brought to the station-house, in Black Horse-court, on the preceding night, by two men, who gave their names and addresses, and stated that, a short time previously, they went into the Dolphin Tavern, Ludgate-hill, where they saw the prisoner standing at the bar, and one of them, in the course of conversation with him, laid his hand on his shoulder, when the prisoner pushed it away, and a sovereign, which was between the glove and the palm of his hand, was lost. He entered the charge as one of robbery on the police sheet. The complainants did not attend. Sir P. LAURIE said this was a most scandalous case, and he thought there were substantial grounds for an action for false imprisonment. All that surprised him was, that the person on duty at the station-house could be so foolish as to take such a charge. He should or der the prisoner to be at once discharged, informing him, at the same time, that there was not the slightest imputation against his character. MYSTERIOUS DEA L TH ofa YOUNG FEMALE at HAMMERSMITH. Wednesday afternoon a lengthened investigation was proceeded with, before Mr. T. Wakley, M.P., Coroner for the Western District of Middlesex, and a respectably Jury, at the Blue Anchor beer-shop, on the Upper Mall, near Hammersmith Suspension-bridge, on view of the body of Drascella Muller, a young female of remarkable prepossessing appearance, 19 years of age, who was, on Saturday last, found dead with marks of violence on her person, in the mud of the creek leading from the Thames into the High-street of Hammersmith. The Jury having been sworn, proceeded to view the body, and on their return the following evidence was adduced. George Rutty, a boy, residing in New-street, Ham mersmith, deposed that on Saturday last, about twelve o'clock, he was standing near the High-bridge, crossing the creek, when he saw something in the water, upon which he hallooed out, and Mr. Parker and other persons came up and went to see what it was. Mr. Thomas Poole Parker, master of the Hammer smith National School, deposed that on being called he jumped over a fence into the water, when he found the body of the deceased. With the assistance of a plank he got the body ashore, and, after having been refused at two public-houses to admit it, brought it to that house. The deceased was respectably dressed, and had on a pair of gloves, in one of which was a patent latch-key, and in the other is. 2d. in halfpence. Mr. William Simpson, surgeon, of Hammersmith Broadway, deposed that he had made a post mortem ex amination by order of the Coroner, and had found a slight contusion on the forehead of the deceased, but saw no marks of violence on any other part of the body. The injury on the scalp might have been occasioned by a fall from a high place. Should say that the injury was received before death, and that the immediate cause of death had been drowning. Mr. John Fitness deposed that he had a situation in the Treasury, and resided at No. 64, Stafford-place, Pim lico. Deceased had been in his service since the 23d of July, but had been missing since Friday, the 3d inst. On the morning of that day he saw her last alive, between ten and eleven o'clock, in the kitchen, in hich she slept. She then appeared in her usual state of health and mind. On the following morning, on coming down, he was surprised at finding the breakfast not ready, and on going into the kitchen could not find the deceased. From that time, although every possible ex ertion was made to discover her, no trace could be ob tained until the finding of the body. All her boxes and clothes were in their usual state. She was always very steady in her habits ; and he had every reason to be sa tisfied with her conduct. She was rather too reserved, and had no male acquaintance to his knowledge. The CORONER said the case was certainly enveloped in considerable mystery, and The Jury returned a verdict of " Found Drowned, but how the deceased came into the water there was no evi dence to show." NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the Brighton Gazette.) PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 22.—The brig Snake, 16, Com mander the Hon. W. Devereux, arrived. of Sunday, from Chatham, and has been paid the usual , wiyanee of wages. Her destination is the Mediterranean,. whither she will proceed in a day or two, calling at Plymouth for final orders. The Crocodile, 26, recently returned from the Wes Indies, is ordered to be again brought forward for com. mission. The Hastings, 72, on her arrival at this port, will pro ceed to the eastward to be paid off, and her crew drafted into the ships fitting out. The Pantaloon, 10, Lieut. Lapidge, and Rapid, 10, Lieut. Earle, will proceed shortly to the coast of Africa, for the suppression of the slave trade. The Heroine, 10, Lieut. Stewart, arrived on Sunday from Chatham, and is ordered to Plymouth to await orders. The corvette Dido, Captain the ].lon. Henry Keppel, is at Spithead, on her way to Plymouth to receive final or ders. She has embarked a few hands at this port. The Carysfort and Tyne, 26• gun ships, are preparing for commission here ; the former will be commanded by Captain Lord George Paula. The new steam-ship, Geyser, has been commissioned at Sheerness by Commander Edward Carpenter, it is re ported for the West Indies. The Formidable, 84, Capt. Sir Ch ar l es S u lli van, i s or dered to be expedited at Chatham to proceed to the Mediterranean, calling at Spithead. The Thalia, 46, Captain Hope, may shortly be ex pected from Leith to complete her equipment, destina tion unknown. The Scringapatam, 46, has been undergoing survey to ascertain her fitness for re-commissioning at Sheerness. The brig Ferret, 10, Commander Oake, will soon be ready at Plymouth to proceed to the Coast of Africa. The Conway, 26, Captain Bethune, may be expected from the East Indies about the middle of January, ac cording to private letters. The Resistance, 38, is ordered at Plymouth to be fitted as a troop-ship, and the Owen Glendower, 44, at Chat ham as a convict Chip, to proceed to Gibraltar. Capt. Sir Francis Collier, K.C.8., has had the ap pointment conferred on him of Superindendent of Pem broke Dock-yard, vice Jackson, promoted to be Rear. Admiral. At Spithead—Dido, 18, Snake, 16, and Heroine, 10. In Harbour—St. Vincent, Queen, Victory, Warspite, Vindictive, Hazard, Pantaloon, Rapid, Echo ; Atholl, Ex. cellent, and Royal George yacht. LLOYD'S SHIPPING LONDON, DEC. 23.—Wind this day at noon N.W. DEAL, DEC. 22.—Arrd from the River, Corsair for Port Philip 4Harriet, for Mauritius ; George, Cape of Good Hope ; John and British Monarch, Jamaica ; Atlas, Trieste ; Apame, Algoa Bay. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 22.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrived the Marion, Campbell, from Tobasco. Sailed the Harriet, Scott, for Bombay ; Olive Branch, for Ceylon ; Co lumbia, Jamaica ; Dennison, Antigua ; Jesse Harri son, Monte Video Tiber, New Orleans ; Hercules and Princess Victoria, Mobile ; Garland, Apalachicola ; Oxford, New York ; John Taylor, Africa ; Mermaid, Leghorn. The William Murray, for Gibralter, and Dennison, for Antigua, did not sail as reported yesterday. The Fleurs, Thompson, hence to Porto Rico was wrecked on the Island of Tyrree, 10th inst., crew saved. DOVER, DEC. 22.—Sld. Prince Albert, Buenos Ayres. PLYMOUTH, DEC. 22.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Cato, Hen derson, Quebec; Theresa, London for Sydney. Sld. her Majesty's ship Belleisle, North Star, Apollo (troop ship), and Sophia (troop ship), China, with the rest of the out ward bound. FALMOUTH, DEC. 21.—Wind N.N.E. to N.—Arrd. Active, Dunble, Newport for London, with loss of jib boom, having been in contact with a schooner last night off the Lizard. SMALLS.—The Elizabeth, Allen, from Aux Cayes, which put in here on the 19th inst., with foremast sprung, is discharging her cargo. WEST INDIA ROYAL MAIL STEAM•PACKETS. SOUTIIAMPTON, DEC. 22.—The following account of the trial of those vessels that have left will no doubt be read with interest, as it will show that the speed of these ships is greater than that of any vessel of the same class. The distance was rather more than 15 2.3 sta tute miles, and was performed as under : The Clyde, in 1 hour 1 I minutes, being at the rate of 13 miles per hour ; the Tweed 1 hour 13 minutes, being at the rate of 12 1-35th miles per hour; the Sol way, 1 hour 17 minutes, being at the rate of 12 miles per hour ; the Tay, 1 hour 9 minutes, being at the rate of 13} miles per hour. These trials may be considered interesting to the nautical world, as three of these ships have precisely the same rate of engines —viz., the Tay, the Tweed, and the Clyde, and the difference is t o a tt r ib u t e d to the form s o f the ships themselves. The chief peculiarity of the Tay is in consequence of the wave-principle of the bow. The difference of these ships in coming round from the north to Southampton loaded is equally interesting. The same distance of 15 2-3 miles was performed as follows :—The Clyde, with 425 tons of goals, in 1 hour 17 min., or 12 miles per hour ; the Tweed, 265 tons, in 1 hour 16 min., or 12 1-sth miles ; the Solway, 250 tons, in 1 h our 24 m i n ., or 11 1-6th miles. The Clyde, from the river Clyde, completed her pas sage to the Needles in 65 hours, the Tweed in 56, and the Solway in 73, being a distance of 650 miles, and that in boisterous weather. 0 ,n Monday last, the Marquis of Salisbury was elected Chairman of the Hertfordshire Qtiarter Sessi!,,ms, in the room of Lo r d D acre , res i gne d .. INTENDED VISIT OF THE KING OF PRUSSIA TO TIIIS COUNTRY. PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY.—There is now no doubt that it is the intention of his Majesty the King .A'Prus sia to attend in person at the christening of* the infant Prince of Wales, and that a squadron of ships of war will be dispatched from this country to convey him and his retinue to England. The vessel which is specially destined for the conveyance of his Majesty is understood to be her Majesty's ship Warspite, 50, Capt. Lord John Hay, C. 8., and there is no question that this is correct, for she is perfectly ready for sea, and was to have one out of harbour last Monday, but she has been Zetained, and is now being fitted up in such a style as plainly to indicate the nature of the service for which she is in tended. The Government could not have selected a better ship for this purpose, as she is one of those splen did flushed frigates carrying 50 guns, with a complement of 500 men. She has very superior accommodations, has plenty of room, and is in every way well adapted for the reception of the illustrious passenger about to em bark on board of her. She has an excellent ship's com pany, being a selection from the Britannia, Orestes, and other men-of-war, which have been recently paid off, and she is commanded by an able and experienced officer. As the Warspite has only the internal decorations and fittings-up to complete, being otherwise perfectly equipped, she will be ready to proceed on her mission in a few days. It is not at present known what vessels will accompany the IVarspite, but it is supposed that the Thalia, 42, Capt. C. Hope. and the Volage, 26, Capt. Sir W. Dick son, Bart., both of which ships are daily expected here, will be appointed to this service. This is not impro bable, as they are both in a sufficient state of forward ness to undertake this duty, which will scarcely cause them any delay in proceeding to the destination for which they were originally intended. MEMOIR OF DANNEKER, THE SCULPTOR. Praxitelean shapes, whose marble smiles Fill the hushed air with everlasting love. The hand of Danneker the sculptor, which, during the greater part of the last half-century, has produced so many admirable pieces of art, is now cold and motionless. He died on the eighth of last month, and leaves another blank among the sculptors of the age. Jot3n Heinrich Danneker was a native of Stut gard, where he was born on the 15th of October, 1758, of humble parents. At a very early age the bent of his genius was manifested by his scratching with 3 nail flowers and figures on a smooth stone and he shortly after, contrary to the wishes of his parents, obtained admission into the public academy. He was here taken under the protection of the Duke Charles of Wurtemberg, predecessor of the late King. His father had been for some time employed in the King's studio, and through the interest which he possessed, succeeded in getting young Danneker admitted to the Military Artistical Academy at the " Solitude," a Royal Castle near Stutgard, where, free of expense, young students were instructed in a course of fine art. But in 1774, his own natural genius worked its own triumphs. His model of Milo of Cor tona carried off the prize, and the Caryatides and other statues which he then executed, when he was only in his seventeenth or eighteenth year, adorn at the present moment the Royal Palace at Stutgard. One of the greatest delights of Danneker's after-life was the close friendship which subsisted between the great Schiller and himself, who was also a native of Stutgard, and with whom in the same form at school, at the Royal Academy of the " Solitude," and over the same books, he studied for a considerable period. The sublimi ties which characterise the poems of " William Tell," " Die Schuld," and " Die Ahnfrau," were shared in another shape, but still in the same inspired manner, by the sculptor of " Ariadne" and the " Venus." He now travelled abroad, and in 1781 visited Paris, having obtained this permission from the Court. Here he met with the sculptor Schef fauer, and the pupil of Pajou. While at Paris, instead of studying the antique models to be met with in the Louvre and other public edifices, he rather studied nature, and sculptured from the living form, whence the beautiful flexibility of his marble was in great measure derived. In 1785, Danneker quitted Paris with Schef fauer, in company with whom he travelled to Rome. In this city he met with Canova, with Goethe, and with Herder, who had all been attracted to the Roman metropolis to examine its relics and beauties; and while here, enjoyed so greatly the instruction and advice of Canova, that we need not wonder at his own productions teeming in a variety of instances with all the sweetness and majesty of his master. The corn crowned Ceres, and omnipotent Bacchus, which brought him into such high repute, were exe cuted. by him while in Italy, and the academies of Milan and Bologna were not slack in ac knowledging his pre-eminence by electing him a member of their bodies. On his return he was employed by the Duke Charles in modelling a variety of subjects; but it was in 1796, when leaving the lower branches of his profession, he commenced to work again in marble. Danneker preserved but few of his works, for they were rapidly sought after by others. His celebrated Sappho, the original of which is now at Monrepos, was soon required from his hands to adorn a more noble apart ment, but one darling work he constantly kept —the colossal bust of his friend and school-fel low, Schiller. In speaking of his own productions Danneker was alike remarkable for his modesty and frank simplicity. His works were widely scat tered throughout Germany, and several are to be met with in Russia, but few have as yet made their way to England. The very loveliest of his works, undoubtedly the perfection of marble beauty, is his Ariadne, in Mr. Bateman's collec tion at Frankfort—,Ariadne, as the Bride of Bacchus, borne upon a panther. Another beau tiful piece of design, the exquisite allegory of which is borrowed from Apuleius, is his Eros, represented at the particular moment when Psyche is pouring on his snow-white shoulders the drops of burning oil.. But the grandest work of art from the chisel of Danneker is his statue of Christ, a work which for eight years he laboured and studied at, and finally completed in 1824. This statue was on its completion sent to the Empress Maria Feodorouna, of Russia, who afterwards presented it to the Emperor Alexander. Danneker was very generally known by the title of the " German Canova ;" and in the lightness of his forms, the exquisitely winning sweetness infused into their features, and the elegant and attractive pose of his figures, he fully confirmed the fact of their close and reci procal resemblance. Danneker died in his 84th year. Wagner, at Rome, whose name has been long among the distinguished, was his pupil. His great accumu lation of years caused him to cease in his latter days from all active employment, and he had indeed fallen into the state of "second childhood." Accounts of his funeral have not yet arrived, but the ceremony is expected to be both im posing and splendid, befitting the memory of a man who has eminently adorned his city, and whose works entitle him to add his own fair and honourable name in an especial manner, to the number of illustrious countrymen that have pre ceded him. ASCENT OF THE JUNGFRAU. For the last two Saturdays, Mr. Forbes, Professor of of Natural Philosophy in the University of Edinburgh, delivered two lectures in his class-room, to a crowded audience, on an excursion which he undertook last sum mer, in company with Professor Agassiz and others, through part of the glacier region of Switzerland, and the ascent of the Jungfrau. The object of the lectures is to explain the theory of glaciers, with some of the more peculiar phenomena which that interesting region exhibits. A glacier he described to be a mass of ice descending from the higher regions to the lower. The descent was greater at one time than another, and the laws of its progress were not yet determined ; but it was always more or less in motion, so that a glacier might more properly be described as a frozen torrent than as a frozen sea. The progress of the glaciers was evi denced in two ways—first, by the continued wasting away of the glacier at its inferior part, and its being fed from above ; and the other was, the ascertained removal of blocks of stone and other objects from a higher to a lower level. Of this last instance he quoted an interesting extract from Agassiz, who, on ascending the glacier in a former year, was surprised to find a hut which had been erected about ten or twelve years before, now moved upwards of a mile from the site on which it was built, though still standing ; and on visiting it again this year, he (Professor Forbes) found it several hundred yards farther down. He then referred to the ice cones, which abound in these regions, and of which he exhibited drawings. They are regu larly formed, and rise sometimes to the )eight of 20 or 30 feet. What is most remarkable, they have all a thin coating of brown mould or gravel, which presents a sin gular appearance in the midst of this frozen scenery. The explanation of this phenomenon Professor Forbes considered to be, that the water courses, which abound in all directions through the glaciers, occasionally bring down detritus from the mountain cliffs, which they de posit in a hollow basin. These water courses are con tinually changing their direction, leaving, of course, the detritus deposited on the i ce. The surface of ? the stray, under the influen ce rays, except m cep e t it t ig h n at part of it whi c h i s shel teredof glacier the i 01 3 1 o continually from the sun by the protection of the mould. As the s urrounding ice melts away the gravel, of course, falls down gradually to a level, sheltering the ice where ever it falls, till it forms the cone already described. The lecturer was confirmed in this opinion by seeing cones in all stages of formation, where the gravel MORNING SUN was falling down as the ice melted. Another War tration of the same fact was exhibited in an ; 0 1? resting drawing, where an enormous boulder, which originally had fallen upon the frozen surface, was now suspended at a considerable distance from th e level ice, resting upon a pillar of ice, which it overlaPPed like an umbrella, protectin g it f rom th e su n's rays- v n the other hand, any substance which absorbed hest caused the ice to melt in an accelerated proportion ; the shape of thnt substance, whether it were a withered leaf or a bit of slate, was faithfully and accurately Pr.' served in the hole which it produced. The lecturer de* scribed a glacier to consist properly of three parts--the first being that icy portion which is properly called a glacier ; the second the region of snow which aceutnu' lates in the basins between the hills, and which f ee d the glacier proper ; and the third portion is the ice, in th e most elevated regions of the wh o l e , w hi c h descend jato the region of snow. The learned Professor then ga ve a personal narrative of his journey, describing with much graphic power the perils of travelling over these fields of ice, whose enormous' fissures, effectually concealed from travellers by a thin coating of ice or snow, Ya wn beneath their tread, and where a single false step would precipitate the heedless traveller beyond the reach of human help. To avoid this, the travellers marched, in single file, each planting hi s f ee t i n the foot marks of the guide, who, on his part, took no step without first sounding with his staff to ascertain its solidity ; and, a still tartber precaution, the whole party were tied to' gether, that if one should by acc id en t s t u mble on oae tf these fissures, the others might be able to drag him The ascent of the Jungfrau was singularly interestiogi After a long and toilsome march over bills and Oil' s° perpetual ice or snow, the t ra v e ll ers cam e at last to thee peak of the mountain, all the aides o f which but one were so precipitous that neither s n ow nor ice woul d "'- here to them, and were, of course, altogether icseeeesi Bible. The only other sid e was ver y s t ee p, and col l o with what the travellers sanguinely trusted would pr o ' to be snow ; in this, however, they were mistaken ; even in that elevated region, occasional thaws took p isc o r f which freezing again, rendered the steep one ma ss ti t solid ice. There was, therefore, no alt e rnative but to u steps in the ice, 700 of which wer e r eq uired before the: could reach the top. The travellers were tied tor ther as before, that if one missed his footing, the others; though apt to be dragged down by him, were yet 11/ :: likely to be able to drag him back to his place 11 ,, i g- n - 7, The summit of the peak was reached without aow e e - to and the view from the top was described as s uffiejee'_ r _ repay them for all their toils. By this time, boles; the sun was setting, and the more p er ilous descent we„ still to be accomplished. They came down tied "by ther as before, with their faces to the ice, holding ee _ wo their ice poles, and on moving one foot from the I a step, taking care to find out the next by scraping al the the side before they moved the other. In this to/ _ ass peak was descended ; and the rest of the journey s i e' bt „ the extensive ice -fields, was accomplished by woo S o The travellers safely reached the place from which teen set out about midnight, having been more than se phis hours on the excursion. Oth er t wo lectures on t."..coo teresting subject remain y e t t o b e delivered ; hitt / 4,l s yst sequence of the intervention of the Christmas " o p the next is postponed till S a t ar d a y, the Bth of Jal3" CORN AVERAGEM... co ns, . GENERAL AVERAGE I'RICES OF 8R1T1. ,-- , Be ture o ,4 For the Week ended Dec. 17, 1641, made up from , tne,,,japi a. the Inspectors in the different Cities and 'fawn' in m""" Wales, per Imperial Quarter. OS. 9d* Wheat ...... 3 1 24.. 3d. 9 I V it a y t e s ... ..... Lis s. . 5 5, 1.1 B re e as an: . .. ... ........ 59 , ttl• Barley AVERAGES OF THE LAST $ll W EEKS' ? WS' Week ending WHEAT. BARLEY. OATS. RYE. I OSA" . .../".-.... ............-•••• 4 t 9 •------ ---•••• •-.-.- -..-••• I 9 Nov. 12 6-1 4 33 4 '22 0 40 2 40 1 4 40 9 19 65 11 33 4 22 5 40 2 40 • 4 0 i 26 65 9 32 4 22 6 44 7 41 j 39 63 6 31 6 22 2 44 5 - o Dec. 3 59 4 ail 4 „ .••• . 0 „ 10 62 7 39 9 t 2 2 44 8 39 g .7. 17 62 9 30 5 21 5 39 5 "• ~,, vif O m ' IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF THI ` l. '" .. 39/. A .s' Wheat......... 61s. 4d. 1 Oats •.......... 225. &LI Beans..... 40 3 . . Barley.. od. DUTIES OW FOREIGN conic. ..11% 04 Wheat... ..... 225. Bd. 1 Oats .. es . Barley l3s 1 led. Aye Y. THE MARKETS.—YESTER"nA. COLONIAL MARKET. There was little business done, but prices were tained for most articles. The imports were air' TEA MARKET. „ a n The biddings were languid at the publi c sale'any 'i but a small part sold, at barely former rates. C° D3 P te of Congou is. 81d. cash; Is. 81-d. was the lowest TA free trade Congou, cash. TALLOW MARKET. e sP 4 A good demand for Russian Tallow, bot h 0 tb 894 to and for delivery up to the end of the yea r at 48s. 6d. per cwt. METAL MARKET. sold Speller in good request at 401. on the spot. -''''";teii( l l steadily. British Pig at 191. 15s. per ton. If°. at former rates. WHITECHAPEL HAY MARKE T trade he The market was moderately supplied and t 5 / 1354 good at the following quotations :—Clover, t° Hay, 21. to 41. Bs. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS. .............----"" reo. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Beans. -0' ......" I. Per Quarter. s. to s. a. to s. s. to s. a. to a. '" 4$ Boston liraintree 52 70 27 34 k 93 29 '33 38 B ighton 63 74 01 40 23 27 37 45 .. ..... 44 Cambridge — 63 2F 22 a. 0.1 40 Chichester 56 63 30 28 24 26 44 17 5 , .-- Dunmow 5B 62 30 3o 20 26 30 '` 40 "'" . 0 Grantham 5 4 Grim sb y 56 74 29 33 lb 21 3 6 5 11 ~ Hailshain - si Hitchin 5O 73 27 35 20 30 3„, 4 31 „., 31 64 Ipswich 6O 67 29 2 21 26 u 2, se3 ~,„•' SO LeWITS 62 63 32 36 21 22 0 7, 46 " •-•- Lynn Maidstone 59 76 Oil 39 26 92 ..'„,,' 40 ' 7 ' m 42 Norwich Petworth Rom ford 56 70 28 3; 21 32 ~,,," C 2 """ a g 1, 1 Sandwich 6l 71 23 31 25 30 "„„ 44 r i . 3?, Thetford 57 68 32 36 24 2 8 „,„'"' 42 ," 4u Wisbech 61 71 29 35 24 3 1 s '"i ; 40 "" Witham Yarmouth 6O 74 30 32 24 30 -,,,,,. 21. ,0, S t *: LIVERPOOL CORN MAIIKET. --m 0 0,1.1 0 ' 0 WHEAT, English, White, per 701 b. ... ..............•.1 ;• 6 lg ..-•-•••••••-•-... Red ••• 0 0 9 0 ! scotch, Welch, and Manx ..................... 7 9 9 . 6 --- Irish, White 7 0 no 2. ----- Red Foreign OATS, Bnglish, Welsh, and Scotch, per 451 b 3 0 —a-- Irish Foreign 34 0 BARLEY, English, Malting, per Imp. quarter ...... Scotch and Irish, pei 60Ibs. --- Feeding 44 0 BEANS, English, per Imperial quarter ................•' 0 Irish, &t. Foreign PEASE, English, per Imperial quarter , 44 0 -- Foreign FLOUR, English, per 2801 b. l6 0 Irish OATMEAL, English and Irish,per 2401t0s ......... . - •. 97 3 s 0 INDIAN CORN, per 4801 b. , ~MI ........ ••••.•.: 3 1 0 RYE, per Imperial quarter "' .... 4b ° MALT, per Imperial quarter ... ........ . ............ " Tuesday's Gazette contains a list 0 1 ,„ tio pr 'r e t s h en o t f e( re to P h r t i l n . ce ma o j f esty three bi addresses of congratulation to the Quee n - w ere addreSses the m edium o f _ xceP tlQii Home Sir ' Secretary, Sir James Graham, with th e e o llf perse of one f T rom amworth, which was presented Wales. through e t s h e e by Sir R. Peel 0 tCt PATENT LEVER SILVER 11 k tch, —E. J. DENT, 82, Strand, Chronomete r, Clock Maker, by special appointment to her Meit e LV Queen and his Royal Highness Prince ASSORTMENT o(these superiorly constructed i" eas es ' at 61. 6s. each. They have double-bottomed flat silv.toritt jewelled (six holes) movements, and cOnting• to Y;ireal whilst being wound, with other modern movement s ' -s . performance guaranteed. Their particular advanrtefilw;t strength. moderate price, capability of bearing roue".„,,rater motion without derangement, and stnall expense of `r iti s..", if they meet with injury. Gold cases from Si. to 101. e 82, Strand, three doors west of Cecil-street. .Albert, ovo EC g : Corn t : SILVER TEA SER T' Iii t " . —T. COX SAVORY, Working Sil v ersmith, 47, .to th,s London, seven doors from Gracechurch-street, Vlasfll' prices of the following SILVER TEA and COFr be n feet , VICES. The Cottage Pattern is plain, standing en 'l id ,. 0 6 the tea and coffee pots with a flower ornament ou the 5a9 119. King's Pattern i s r i c hly embossed with flowe rs an ° The shape of either is new and elegant. ~,,m , s PATTE RN. i; .6 COTTAGE PATTERN. t 12 0 Strong Silver Tea-pot ...12 0 Strong Silver Tea-P u n in 7, , Ditto Sugar Basin 616 Ditto c B r e e g a l in r • i as w t e .. r i 0 Ditto Milk Ewer. 410 Ditto Ditto Coffee-p0t..15 0 Ditto Coffe e-P° ..-- * 0 Complete £3B 6 sr° Complete ....... ireo 0 ... A variety of upwards of fifty Tea and Coffee Ser v er f ' be seen in the Show-rooms, where may be selected v er y Nur clo of silver requisite for the sideboard or plate-ches otic10: phlets of prices, illustrated by sketches of the variengt,ingdoill•! gratis, and forwa-ded, postage free, to an? , ar —T. COX SAVORY, No. 47, Cornhil , London' ael t, from Gracechurch-street. .. ,r, Waorndetnh,eolf7athdaiungsht.t,er. BI R THS 1 ' ... t of the .. 0 4 0 0/! .. * tver I Mfg' On the 16th inst., at Falkuer- terrace, L . Pc ° ' g Siair r, the lady of the Rev J. of a son. ye dia liw' ' at ßo Hackney, faacosn,no. a Mrs. . Cha r I " "" ' . ' . i ,' On the 19th inst., at the Parsonage, Lanabourne ..n . ` i o f 0 1 1 / the O ß n e t v h . e ß 2 . o l‘ th i. i w nst o . t;d a , t Latimer Rectory, Bucks, t he lad till . On the 20th inst., at Gayfield-square, Edinburgh, of Captain Clegg, East India Company's Service, oa ses, a n ' t he On the 21st inst., at the Vicarage, East Ham, wife of the Rev. W. Streatfeild, of a daughter. MARRIED. g s q . On the 20th of October, at Guntoor G. S. Forbes, _me the Madras Civil Service, to Charlotte 'Louisa, eldestod.al,ol. of the late Major Lake, of the Madras Engivers, a a 6 daughter of Admiral Sir Willoughby Lake, K.C.B. of cor On the 15th inst., at Great Burstead, J. R. Gibson , e ldet thall-court, London, solicitor, to Mary Eleonora,, one of daughter of Denzil Ede, of Billericay, Esq., R.M. an s her Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the county of On the 21st inst., at Christchurch, Marylebone, of T. lius Pettigrew, Esq., M.D., to Fra nces Mary, daughter Moore, Esq., of Dorset-square D lED. r On the '2oth inst., at Harley-place, Bow-road, Mg W' ' beth Sack, aged 62. lb 0 0 0 On the 21st inst., at the Rectory , Fulmer, the ReY• Weldon Champnes, aged 69. coke, On the 21st inst., M 11 Maria, eldest daughter o f R. . Esq., of Dulw:ch. sr.mothorne"'i On the 21st inst., at Glastonbury , T. W. "`"' s , Esq., solicitor. - - de ; i On the 22d inst., at Camberwell, Mrs. H. Scarrattl, Ile D i London: Printed and Published by DIVADO YOlitd iit No. 112, Strand. .t TI.. gu . ( A . .., N ,,, I so , Str f the County of Middlesex, Friday , December 24'1841. I ~: .1 1 r . 1 ' -~~:: a Or a , tr ay cont Per( teati PI St tie ter Le, litt !°g , Ad, de;;, 4 fe, 8 Ler ties; Att ~o tto 4 1 4 m t heir i ha ve eit el; Wi t h th _ ,