The Sun. — London, England, 1841-10-25 00:00:00

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS FROM TIM DAILY P &PEES OF SATURDAY GLOBE.—The only elEcient mode of Church Ex tension has been at length pu:, in operation ; end, judg ing of the harvest by the first fruits, bids fair ti incalculable advantages. By an Act passed in the list Parliament, in pursuance of the Fourth Repel. , of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, certain canon ries and prebends in several cathedral and coke giate churches were suspen • de'l, and their revenues. devoted to the purpose of augmenting the amount of stipend derived from poor benefices, especiall: , in populous parishes—thus obviating the necessity imposed on the clergy for holding' more than one cure, in order to obtain a sufficient amount of income. An Order in Council, bearing date the 6th hitt., is now before us. By this , t appears that, under the provisions of the above Act of Parliament, nearly 100 poor benefices, which combine the largest amount of population with the smallest amount of endowment, "lave been augmented by grants from the funds thu. derived, in sums varying from 1261. to 6/. A gross sun, of 126,800/. in Three per Cent. Stock has been thus distributed. When it is remembered that the Act has been in operation but little more than a year, it cannot fail to gratify the friends of religion generally, and the members of the Establishment especially, when they find the absolutely useless and unsightly appendages to the Church separated from the structure which they so long disfigured and weakened, and their revenues applied to a purpose which every honest heart will ap prove—that of affording to the working clergy sti pends somewhat commensurate with the labour they take, an I thus diminishing their anxieties respecting worldly things, which corrode and distract, and enabling them to give undivided and devoted attention to the duties of their spiritual calling. We are not of the number of " levellers, who wish to see the incomes of the clergy equalized." On the contrary, we think it absolutely necessary that the heads of the Churcb should be supplied from the revenues of the Church with fluids adequate to the stations which they occupy, and to the exereise of the virtues that should adorn them, among which enlightened beneficence and unos tentatious hospitality are not the least. STANDARD.--e' The League" has at length corn witted itself to the " total and immediate abolition" of the Corn-laws. Qualification or delay is not now to be entertained—nothing less than total and immediate abolition will satisfy, or at least will silence, the con federacy. For this unequivocal declaration of the designs of the millowners the country is indebted to our old friend Ur. Joseph Sturge, who has em ployed to that end the means which are proverbially said to " make the mare to go." Mr. Sturge, it appears, made a promise of an annual payment of money (we believe 2004) to aid the operations of the Leaeue—a promise which caused the eyes of the Sidney Smiths and the Ac lands to sparkle with peculiar lustre, and on the faith of which " they raved, recited, maddened through the land," unabashed by the groans and hisses of the mil lion, and unscared by even the broadest hints of proxi mate kerse-ponds. All the while Joseph Sturge was on his travels in the United States, very properly exert ing himself to promote the abolition of negro slavery ; but, as it is not uncharitable to suppose, now and then resting his jaded philanthropy by a hasty calculation as to the probable returns of the American harvest, and their effect upon the market, with a view to a different abolition of less certain merit ; for be it known, Joseph Sturge is an extensive corn-dealer of Birmingham and Mark-lane. Returned to England with his stock of philanthropy pretty well exhausted, but with an ample store of knowledge, useful in Mark lane, our meek friend seems to have received a gentle hint that the performance of his promise would be agreeable. " Nay," replied Joseph, "my promise was conditional, wed thee bast violated the condition. Thee bast united thyself to an Administration that talks of a duty of Bs. a quarter, whereas I contemplated total and immediate abolition." As to the scheme for extending the slave trade, Joseph said nothing of it ; for, as we have remarked, he had squandered all his philan thropy in the New World. For a time the League seemed to demur to the plea of a condition, and possi bly law) ers were consulted ; but in the end they struck, as all such men will strike, when money is lost by obstinacy, or money gained by submission. Mill owner Cobden and Lecturer Smith declared themselves -- " for better for worse, Still ruled by the man who carried the purse ;" and committed themselves to total and immediate abo lition, regretting, no doubt, that they could not, to gratify their monied friend, go further than the total, or begin sooner than the immediate. COURIER.—We have attentively watched the re peal movement, if that which is confined to a small knot of needy agitators congregating in the Corn Ex change can be justly called a movement, from its first promulgation in 1831, to spite Earl Grey and his col leagues for the indifference and contempt they had evinced towards Mr. O'Connell, to its exhumation last year for the avowed purpose of embarrassing the Ad ministration whose accession to power was then Been to be inevitable ; and we have no hesitation in characterising' it as a hollow, heartless move ment, neither formidable from the sincerity or the numbers of those embarked in it. We look upon it therefore with regard to its ultimately pro fessed aim, as supremely contemptible, being solely de pendent for the few flickerings of life it has ever ma nifested on the energy and influence of the " bold, bad mart" with whom it originated, and finding sup porters and advocates only amongst the merest of his creatures, and the meanest of his followers. The re spectable and intelligent of the people of Ireland, with out distinction of class or creed, knowing it to have sprung from a spirit of heartless, sordid selfishness, have studiously kept aloof flora the Corn Exchange sedition, leaving it to be monopolised by bankrupts alike in purse and character. Even they, if there he any of that class, who dreem about the glory of Ireland, as a separate and independent nation, have shrunk from,the infamy of an association with the refuse of Irish Radicalism that flock to the Corn Exchange, not wishing to lend themselves to a scheme for obtaining money under false pretences—for that is the alpha and the omega of the Repeal project. But although, as we have seen, it finds no favour, yet it has produced a world of mischief, and appears likely to produe.e more. In the first place it has contrived to preserve in unimpaired distinctness the broad line of demarcation between different sections of the community, first drawn by the penal laws, and to maintain in full and vigorous mali g nity the mutual animosities:cherished o n e ithe r s id e : o f that dividing line ; and next, to divert men's minds and attention, who had the will and the power to promote measures beneficial to that country, from a consideration of its condition, under the disheartening conviction that, propose what they w o uld, an d exert themselves as they might in the furtherance of wise and salutary reforms, there was at work a principle of mischief which would baffle and counteract them a ll. I t i s upon I re l an d i tse lf t h at t h e rantic p ro j ect of Repeal exerts such a baneful influ ence ; and therefore it is that we rejoice to find men— such men as the Earl of Shrewsbury and M-. Sharman Crawford— com i ng forward to denounce it as fraught with mischief to the best interests of that:portion of the Uniten Kingdom. HIDEOUS BARB AR , T A horrible m ha; just been committed inithYe.;;partment of the Meuse, I under circumstances as mysterious h ie district, ea* th endarmes and by tiro physicians, the y. The juge de paix as they are extraor wP2slicians, proceeded, in ac accompanied by cordance with information ch e f s he had received, to the house of a carpenter named hold of this house, covered with U n t°Phw. Upon the thres lay the inanimate body O f . a girl - u c f ° l a-rse and bloody cloth, gaping b ll a •o r un f of enormous size. of the neck appeared a 4 d . On the right side a firearm. The evidently produced by the d physicians decided that the wound was so large that the murderer, after ha vin g fire d his gun i n t o t h e throat of his victim, bll..;( iand to wound mmt have driven a knife i nto the ratna despatch her. The li p s of the wou nd were black burnt, clearly p rovin g that the muzzle of the gun have been laid ag ainst her skin. Her handkerchi e f was in part coastitued, and, by a most remarkable circumstance, proving the cool barbarity of the poor girl's assassin, a piece of her muslin jichn, which had served as wadding for the gun, was found deeply bedded in her flesh. The body bore no further traces of violence, and there was nothing to indicate that the criminal had striven to satisfy a brutal appetite. The father of the deceased was absent at the period when the jive de pair.' made his visitation. He was said to have gone to a town sonic ten miles dis tant to collect some money that was due to him. The mother gave an incoherent account of the transaction — an account, however, which went directly to criminate the poor girl's lover. It is impossible to say whether the young man became a murderer through jealousy, or through despair, it being generally said that the parents of the poor girl had refused bins her hand. The young man has not yet been found. We und ers t an d i t i s ver y probable that Lieut. - Generalh Lord Fit zro y Somerset, Military Secre tar y at the horse Guards, will be shortly appointed to the Go vernment of Madras. Majorm-G_neral Sackville . Hamilton Berkeley matesof tharr-General Sir William Gomm in the cons succeed sir c troops at Jamaica ; and Sir William will bistriet of England. Napier in command of the Northern at th e Ca Major-General Berkeley served tu of St. Jutr° ()f_ Surinam in 1804, the Danish Islands - d it'ld St. Croix in 1807 and Martiniquein ' 1809, mein a n d the siege , of in filling up .the vacant command e siege of Fort Bourbon. The delay trict has receipt of a of the Northern Dis ansen from the Horse Guards waiting the co mmunication from Sir W. Gomm. THE NEW COURT S OF CHANCERY.—Work men are now aet• p two new the sittings of thl"lY eng aged ' Vice -Chancellors, under the Administration of Justice A c e e t the business of sciueareCourt of Chancery.' rorrbeexpsietceliting lected is Old- Lord Chancellor'a co,urkincoln's Inn, at the back of the CONVERSION op L TO T ors on Frni°lll3 AND LADYHOLLAND conversion of Lord andl,t-j\Ve rejoice to announce the Catholic faith, which 7 Holland to the (Roman) Rome the latter end of gratifying event took place in such a circumstance, it i. :• month. In connection with intelligence has been brought by interesting, that the man, who went abroad a ProtesYta young English gentle t laymen, a Catholic priest. —Cork Exam: and returns INSOLVENT COURT. On Saturday John Edward Carew, the sculptor, ap plied to be discharged on sureties until his he :ring. It tiTeared by the schedule of the insolvent, that after hav :rig been employed by Sir Richard Westmacott at a ialary of 1,200/. a year, during which time he also rea iized annually in his own studio 800/., he entered into an engagement with the late Earl of Egremont, seventeen rears before his Lordship's death, to work under his Lordship's directions with a salary of 1,700/. a year for ,ife, the Noble Earl undertaking to make the necessary provision for payment in the event of the death of Ms Lordship preceding that of the insolvent. Upon the death of the Earl no provision was found to have been made, and as the executors could not recognise the claim of the insolvent, it was agreed that an action should be tried, those gentlemen pledging themselves to be bound by the result. An action was accordingly commenced, to which a defence was set up, and the insolvent was non-suited. The executors were inserted in the sche dule for the law-costs, 600/. Bail was accepted. CITY OF LONDON SESSIONS. Richard Archer and John Sutherland were indicted for assaulting William Miller. It appeared by the evidence that the parties met in Cursitor-street, and an altercation having arisen a box ing match ensued, when the prosecutor received a severe blow, in consequence of which he was confined for several weeks in the hospital. Mr. Payne defended the prisoners, and cross-ex amined the prosecutor, who said his mother was matron in the hospital, but he was admitted there as a patient, and did not go as a visitor to her. More than a week elapsed from the time of the assault until he was ad mitted to the hospital, labourinc , under a concussion of the brain. He had been previously affected with a brain fever, but did not attribute his recent illness to it. Several witnesses having been called for the defence, who stated that Archer had never struck the prosecutor, The RECORDER. summed up, and said the question for the Jury to decide upon was, whether the parties mu tually agreed to fight, or whether Miller was struck by the prisoners without any such agreement, as in the latter case alone could an indictment for assault be laid. The Jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty. Robert Shaw, alias Darrow, and George Watson were indicted for assaulting Mrs. Sarah Abrahams. The brief facts of this case, which have been recently before the public, were, that the two prisoners passed a bad half-crown in the shop of the prosecutrix, and a po liceman, seeing them leave the shop, suspected what had been their object, when he brought them back in custody; and Mrs. Abrahams, having produced the half crown, the prisoner Shaw seized her by the arm, and snatched it from her hand, swallowed it. The other prisoner, Watson, called out the cant phrase among smashers—" Gnash it." From the fact of the prisoners' having destroyed the half-crown no evidence could be ad duced against them of passing base coin, and in order that they might not entirely evade justiee, the present in• dictment was laid. The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty, and the pri soners were sentenced to three months' imprisonment, with hard labour. Several persons were indicted by the Police for keeping houses of ill-fame, and sentenced to terms of imprisonment, varying from six weeks to three months, and ordered to enter into their own recognizances in the sum of 3001., to be of good behaviour for two years. Tho nuisances complained of were mostly situated in the Courts lead ing from Fleet -street. LONDON SESSIONS, GUILDHALL. OCT. 23.—Mr. Bodkin applied on behalf of Mr. Lewis Benjamin, proprietor of Howard's Coffee-house, St. James's, Duke's-place, for the renewal of a music and dancing license, and said it was very desirable his client should be protected against common informers, as per sons of the Jewish persuasion were in the habit of cele brating their marriages in this house by grand musical entertainments. There was no opposition, and the license was renewed. Mr. Bodkin then applied for a similar license for Mr. John Turins, of the Fox and Grapes, Primrose-street, Bishopsgate, and stated that, upon an action being brought against a house permitting such performances without license, the Judges decided that it was requisite for every man to have a license for music and dancing. Lord Abinger had expressed an opinion that places oc casionally used for dancing and music did not come within the meaning of the Act, and that proof was necessary that a place was ordinarily used for such purposes, to support an information, but that decision had been set aside. He trusted that a license would be granted to his client, since about twenty or thirty societies of a philanthropic and benevolent character were in the habit of using it, and spending the evening in the national amusement of singing. The petition was supported by about 300 of the most respectable neighbours, and there would be no difficulty in obtaining the signature of every councilman in the ward. The ALDERMEN, after conferring together, said that, though the applicant was a most respectable man, still there was no security how long he would continue to keep the house ; that, if this license were granted, a si milar one could not be refused to every house in the City ; they would, therefore, refuse the application. Mr. Bodkin thought, if any legal objections existed to the license being granted, they should be stated in Court. No avowed opposition of any kind had been offered. He observed that some alteration was greatly required in the law upon this subject. SURREY QUARTER SESSIONS. GEORGE POOR V. A CONVICTION OF J.COTTINGEAM, ESQ. This was an appeal against a decision of Mr. Cutting ham, the Union-hall Magistrate, sentencing the appellant to two months' hard labour as a rogue and vagabond. The circumstances were of rather an extraordinary cha racter. The appellant was charged by two policemen with having attempted to pick pockets at .Camberwell fair, and it was sworn that he had been seen attempting to pick several gentlemen's pockets, and, also, that he was a notorious bad character ; and, upon this evidence, Mr. Cottingham convicted the appellant, and ordered him to be kept to hard labour for two months. It turned out that the lad bore a very good character, that his friends were respectable mechanics, and that so far from his having been in the fair for the purpose of committing felony, that ho had gone there with three other lads to amuse themselves, and that he had himself been robbed of his handkerchief. An appeal was immediately entered against the conviction 'under the provisions of the Act of the sth Geo. IV., and came on this day to be heard. Mr. Walline;er; who appeared for the appellant, stated the circumstances under which the appeal arose, and he said that he believed the worthy Magistrate, from his knowledge of the real circumstances of the case, had no intention to support .his conviction ; and he, therefore, moved that the conviction be quashed. The COURT was about to allow the appeal accordingly, when the policeman got into the box, and expressed a wish to proceed with the case. The CHAIRMAN, after consulting with his colleagues, said, that as Mr. Cottingham had not thought proper to instruct Counsel to support his conviction, they had no doubt he had good grounds for not doing so, and he did not see how the Court could go on in his absence. Mr. Wallinger observed that Mr. Cottingham had thought it was a proper case ho would have instructed Counsel to support the conviction. The COURT concurred, and ordered the conviction t,) be quashed, and the appellant to bo set at liberty. PER TINS, ESQ., V. AN ORDER OF TWO JUSTICES TO STOP UP _A HIGHWAY CALLED CLAY-LANE, IN NUTFIILD. This was an appeal of a somewhat novel and important character. It occupied the Court for seven hours on Eriday, and was not concluded until nearly 11 at night. The question came before the Court in this shape : The Magistrates had signed as order to stop up the lane in question, and at the same time declared that it was unnnecessary for the public. The appellant, on the other hand, appealed, on the ground that he was acr e;rieved by the road being closed, and also on the ground that the road was necessary for the convenience of the public, and a Jury was empanelled to try those issues. Mr. Wallinger and Mr. Locke conducted the case for the appellant, and Mr. Montagu Chambers conducted the respondent's case. When the Jury had been sworn, a long discussion arose as to which party ought to begin ; and it being al together a novel case, some considerable difficulty ap peared to felt upon the subject. The Court ultimately decided that as the appellant had set up certain facts in support of the appeal, it was incumbent upon him to make out his case in the first instance. A number of witnesses were then called from whose evidence it appeared that Mr. Perkins, who is a gentle man of fortune residing at Nutfield, was in the possession of property abutting upon this Clay-lane, and across which the South-Eastern Railway is carried, and as there a w t a c s it another road near the spot it was arranged that no arch should be made by that Company, but that their part orderb rd k e m tch e lea n; in ould be carried across it, and the Magis trates after going through the necessary forms, signed an appellant, the it roadwae question was a convenience of his propertywas unnecessary. t h atte lOannetliine another,ence. tobu but himt appearedto go fro that one t c a r r o t and it was also admPitotne were other equally convenient modes of access to it, that the lac e in ques tion was only a summ er roa d , and that in winter it was com pletely impass a bl e , and could months in the yea r , an d that in parts to pass, an d it n4'Fiyts itb e wae use v d ery fo n r e a rr f o e w w , inly affording ro om f or one v ap peared that taking it, a lt oget h er, real utility or conveni ence to the itubliaL )t i ( cli . it was y proved e that a better road had been la made at a short distance. A number o f Pe placeva n r d that f.re n they iving neighbourhood were examined, andin the they expres se d their opinion that the road was necessary, were in the habit of using it to go to one, t t i l d e eally an other in the neighbourhood. There w as e evi dence, however, to show that the plaintiff individually little was aggrieved by the road being stopped up. Mr. Chambers, at the close of the evidence, proceeded to reply upon the whole case, and he contended that tke appellant had failed in making out his grounds of appeal. The CHAIRMAN summed up, and the Jury, after about ten minutes' deliberation, returned the following ver dict :—" We find that the appellant, Mr. Perkins, NI not aggrieved by the road being closed, but we are of opinion that the road is necessary for the convenience of the public." The effect of this verdict will he that the Magistrates' order will be quashed, and the road be again thrown open to the public. On Saturday, at the Town Hall of St. Albans, Jabez Kirk, aged 19, a private in the 34th Regiment of Foot, was brought up for re-examination, charged with having attempted to murder Jane Pearce, an unfortu nate girl, aged 18. Dr. Webster, in answer to a ques tion from the Magistrates, having stated that it would be some time before the girl would recover, and that she rett i v i e v l c i i ll er ci o:T s t h e o e f h w e o r ul e d x a b m e was ho not in a fit state to be examined, said he thought, i s n o t ti fa o r h recovered Thepri s b o y n } e ' r r , i d w a h y o n a e p x . t . Itncoucertied,wltstlim remanded till that day. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. A young man, who said that his name was George Junes, was brought before Mr. Alderman ririe (the Lord Mayer elect) charged with having committed an assault upon Mrs. Hannah Townley, on Friday night. Bromley, the policeman, who apprehended the defen dant, stated that he had another man in company with Jones, for having also offended the lady, but the Inspec tor not having allowed him to put handcuffs on the two men, one of them escaped as he was conducting them from the Compter. Mrs. Townley stated that she had been at the house of a friend near Houndsditch until eleven o'clock, and while she was waiting at the corner of the street for an omnibus, the defendant and two other persons came up and used very offensive language to her. She threatened to give them in charge to a policeman, upon which they declared that they would give her in charge, and laid hold of her. A young man came up, when she called for protection, to her assistance, when he was immedi ately knocked down by the defendant, whose language was'most grossly insulting. One of the three men escaped. The defendant and the other were taken into custody by the policemen. Alfred Allendale, a mere lad, stated that upon hear ing the cry for protection he ran up and saw the defen dant and two other men with their hands upon Mrs. Townley. The defendant, who was the worst of the three, offered to fight witness for a sovereign, and pitched into him at once. _ Defendant stated that he was a shopman at a draper's inlVhitechapel, and that he was tipsy on the occasion, and insulted Mrs. Townley, but never laid a hand on her. Alderman Pintr, ordered that the defendant should find bail to answer the complaint next Sessions, himself in 501., and two sureties in 251. each. HA TrON GARDEN. A gentleman, named Handscomb, was brought before Mr. Jardine, charged by police constable Owen, 109 G, with assaulting him in the execution of his duty. Mr. Head, from the office of Mr. Steele, defended the prisoner. The complainant, having been sworn, stated that be tween eleven and twelve o'clock on Friday night, while on duty in Exmouth-street, Spafields, he picked up a white pocket handkerchief, and, three females claiming it, he asked them separately if there was any particular mark by which either of them could distinguish it. At this time the defendant had come up, and, pointing to one of the ladies, he said, " Why don't you give it to her, and go about your business ?" To which witness replied, " How do you know ?" When he answered, " Any one can see by her manner that it is her property. You don't know your business." The same female then mentioned that a bit of edging had been torn off the handkerchief, and witness finding that to be so, immediately restored it to her, and the persons who had assembled, with the ex ception of the prisoner, began to disperse. The latter, however, refused to go on, and declared his intention of staying there as long as he liked, at the same instant de siring witness to proceed on his beat, and pushing him forward. Upon this witness observed, " Such conduct as this does not become you, and if you persist in stop ping here, I shall remove 3ou to the station-house." The prisoner did persist in remaining there, and witness in consequence locked him up. In answer to Mr. Head, the complainant said he thought Mr. Handscomb had been drinking ; but he did not charge him with intoxication, but with assaulting him by pushing him. Hutchings, No. 22 G, a very steady and excellent offi cer, was next examined, and gave a very different feature to the case. He said his beat was on the opposite side of the street to that of the complainant, and hearing him in altercation with some persons, he walked over to see what it was about. The defendant and several other gentlemen were good-humouredly requesting constable Owen to hand over the handkerchief to a lady; and they complaining that he had kept them quibbling about it for more than a quarter of an hour, witness remarked,'" Why don't you give it up? If you have any doubt about it, take it to the station-house." Owen thereupon gave up the handkerchief, and most of the bystanders instantly dispersed, the defendant intimating to Owen that if he proceeded forward all would be instantly quiet. Owen, however, insisted on Mr. Handscomb going away first ; and he objecting, the officer took him to the station-house. Mr. JARDINE-Dill the gentleman who is now at the bar assault your brother officer? Hutchings—Not at all. Mr. JARDINE—Did he lay hands upon him ? Hutch ings —No, Sir ; he merely motioned his hand when he told to Owen that he had better proceed on his duty. Mr. JARDINE—Did his hand touch him then ? Hutch ings—lt might have slightly brushed his sleeve ; but I did not see it. They were very close together. The defendant was leaning his back against some shutters, and Owen was in front of him. Mr. Head—lf my client had assaulted the officer by , pushing him violently must you have seen him ? Hutch ings—Certainly. Mr. Head (te Mr. Jardine)—After what you have heard, probably you will think it unnecessary for me to comment on the case, or call any witnesses. The evi dence of Hutchings speaks volumes for my injured client. Mr. JARDINE—I should certainly decide at once that it is unnecessary for me to hear further testimony to in duce me to say that Mr. Handscomb has been wrong fully charged; but as I have another object in view I will hear one of them. Mr. Head then called a gentleman named Williams, who resides in York-street, Queen-square. lie stated that hearing an altercation in Exmouth-street, on Friday night, he stopped andlotind that it arose about a pocket handkerchief, and his first impression was that the police man (Owen) was drunk, and that impression was con firmed in consequence of there bentg several other officers in the crowd, not one of whom interfered until Hutchings recommended him to hand over the handkerchief to the rightful owner ; on which Mr. Handscomb, in a gentle manly manner, observed, " Ah, take the advice of your brother officer, and let the woman go." Owen, after telling the defendant that he was drunk, did as Hutchings had recommended ; and all might then ye quietly ended had the complainant chosen. It was plain, however, that there was a bad feeling on the part of Owen, and witness stopped to hear the result, which was that Mr. Handscomb was dragged to the station-house without the slightest cause. The defendant, when seized by Owen, did not resist, but the latter used him violently, and many times pushed him as he took him along. Mr. JARDINE—Are you a friend of Mr. Handscomb? Mr. Williams—Until last night I had never, to my knowledge, seen him. Mr. JARDINE, addressing Mr. Handscomb. said he considered he had been greatly ill-used, and that he had done no act whatever which in the slightest degree called for the interference of a constable. Such treatment he deeply regretted, and without saying anything further, he should dismiss the complaint. Mr. Handscomb having thanked the Magistrate for the attention he had bestowed upon the matter, bowed, and retired with his friends. Jane Coope, a handsome young female, was put to the bar, charged with felony, under very aggravated circum stances. Mr. James Creedy, a baker in, Rawstorne-street, Clerkenwell, stated that the prisoner was a neighbour and housekeeper of her brother, who is a most respect able tradesman. Not long ago, the latter called upon Mrs. Creedy and said that his sister had been taken sud denly ill, and she being, comparatively speaking, a stranger in that district, she did not know any female that she could take the liberty of consulting with, and he asked her advice under the circumstances. Mrs. Creedy immediately voluuteered her assistance, and ac companied the brother to the prisoner, who was certainly ♦ery ill. She attended the prisoner for several days and nights, invited her after recovery to her house, and treated her in every respect with the greatest kindnois. She frequently visited at witness's house, and no suspicion of the prisoner's disposition appeared until the present week, when, in consequence of witness missing a sum of 9/. from a drawer in a sleeping-room, and none but his own family having access to that, excepting the prisoner, the painful fact struck forcibly on his mind that she was the thief. For three days afterwards the accused was in and out of the house, and money being again missed, he took means to make a detection, by marking a number of pieces of coin in the presence of several per sons. On that morning the prisoner paid her accustomed visit, and was seen to enter the bud-room, and directly she came out, the sum of IL 19s. being missed, she was accused of the robbery, which she denied in the most positive terms. The police were sent fur, and she was handed over to a woman to be searched, when the whole of the marked money was found on her, and she was at once removed to this office. The prisoner was fully committed to Newgate. LAMBETH-STREET. Saturday a considerable portion of the time of the sit ting Magistrate, Mr. Norton, was occupied in hearing the evidence against Edward Beamond and Solomon Levine, who were brought from the Mansion-house, and who have been examined on a charge of being con cerned with others in obtaining several bales of goods from Miller's Wharf, Lower East Smithfield, by means of forged orders. Mr. Child appeared for the prisoner Levine, Mr. Stod dart forßeamond, and Mr.llumphries for the prosecution. From the evidence given at the Mansion-house, it appeared that a person, not as yet in custody, called at Miller's Wharf, and presented an order purporting to come froth Mr. Sangster, of Queen-street, Cheapside, for three bales of goods which had been brought from Scot land. The order being in the usual printed form, and signed by a clerk in the employment of Mr. Sangster, no suspicion was entertained about it, and the goods were delivered up to the man, and on the following day the forgery was detected. On the following day also a great portion of the goods so stolen were traced to the possession of the prisoner Beamond, and they were sub sequently sold by the prisoner Levine to different trades man at the cast end of the town. W Mr. Manning, alinen-draper in t p e i c e lr e e l so , f depose eot t o n d that he had purchased thirty-fou r goods from Levine, who had been known to him as a commission agent for some years, on the 13th of the present month, for ad. I Is. Bd., or 30. per yard, and paid him by a cheque. Levine led him to believe the goods belonged to Beamond, who had brought them from the country, and who at tended with Levine when he received the cheque in payment for them. Mr. Seaward, of the Commercial road, purchased eighty-four pieces of the stolen goods for 33/. uls., and Mr. Spcckman, of Ratcliffe Iligl7way, ten pieces for 10/. lls., and in all cases Beamond was present to receive the money, and Levine made the in voices out in his name. In addition to this evidence Mrs. Slade, of No. 116, Lucas -street, Commercial-road, stated that the prisoner Levine lodged at her house since the 9th of August last, and represented himself as a com mission agent. On Wednesday week the prisoner Bea mond called at the house with a horse and cart, and left a bale and a bag for Levine, and in the course of the day both prisoners came to her house together and opened the packages, which co n t a i ned pieces of cotton, suc h as that produced by the officer, and they took away some of the property with them, and ultimately took away all, except one piece which Levine induced her, witness, to purchase. She had seen the prisoner• Beamond at her house with Levine, and on one occasion he brought a bag of tallow on a truck and left it for Levine, and thi, they afterwards carried away. After a very lengthened examination, Mr. Humphrie applied to have the prisoners remanded to a future day. In doing so he remarked that the robbery was one of au extensive description, and one which had been accom plished with such cunning and tact that it was perfectly clear there were more than the prisoners engaged in it. and the object of the remand was, therefore, to get at those parties not yet in custody. Mr. Child applied to admit his client to bail, observing he had nothing whatever to do with obtaining the goods, and all he had done was merely to sell them openly as the agent of Beamond. Mr. NonToN refused the application, and the prisoners were remanded to a future day. COURT OF REQUESTS. On Saturday a numerous meeting of the Conamis sionei s of the ‘Vhitechapel Court of Requests, was held in their large room in Osborn-street, in consequence of one of their body, Mr. Brushfield, being some time ago served with notice of action for false imprisonment, and to consider the best means of providing the neces sary funds for defending such action. It appears that some six or seven weeks ago Mr. Jeremiah John Kelly, landlord of the Black Horse public-house, in Shadwell, had been summoned before the Commissioners of the Court for a sum of money alleged to be due to the members of a musical band, who had been engaged to play for the members of Mr. Hutchinson's Committee, during the last election for the Tower Hamlets. On the hearing of the case, the claimants swore they were hired by Mr. Kelly, who was r.n active member of Mr. Hutchinson's Committee, and, therefore, they looked to him for payment. Mr. Kelly, in reply, denied the hiring of the band, but ad mitted at the same time they gave their services for two days to the cause of Mr. Hutchinson, and he (Mr. Hutchinson) should in justice pay them. The applicants, however, repeated they had been en gaged by Mr. Kelly, and the Commissioners, in con sequence, made an order on him for the payment. Mr. Kelly feeling annoyed at what he considered an improper decision, got into a great passion, and ad dressing Mr. Brushfield, who had taken the most pro minent part in the hearing of the case, told him, with some warmth, he was as good a man as he was, and that they would meet somewhere else. Mr. Brushfield considering this, from the tone and manner in which it bad been expressed, not only an in sult to the dignity of the Court, but in the nature of a personal threat towards himself, ordered Gregory, one of the officers of the Court, to take him into custody. Mr. Kelly was accordingly taken into custody, and several of the Commissioners requested he would make an apology, but he refused to offer any unless one of a very qualified description, and Mr. Brushfield, feeling dissatisfied with it, appealed to Mr. Lang, a solicitor, who is one of the clerks of the Court. That gentle. man recommended his (Mr. Kelly's) removal to Lam beth-street Police Court, and he was accordingly taken there and charged by Mr. Brushfield with a want of proper courtesy towards the Court, and the threat to wards himself. On referring to the authorities upon the subject, Mr. Norton discovered he hal no jurisdic tion in the matter, and that the Commissioners had by their own Act, the only power of punishing par ties under such circumstances, as it enacted, " that if any person or persons shall contemptuously and wilfully insult or abuse any of the said Commissioners or any of the officers of the said Court during its proceedings, it shall be lawful for the beadle of the Court to take such person or persons, by orderof the said Commissioners, into custody ; and the said Commissioners shall then examine into such insult, &c., on oath, and upon such nsult, abuse, or misbehaviour being duly proved, it shall and may be lawful to and for the said Commissioners to impose a fine not exceeding 5/. for each and every such offence." The clause then empowers them to issue a warrant of distress on the goods of such person, and if he has none, to commit him to the House of Correction for two months. Mr. Lang, finding the dilemma he was placed in, ordered his officer to take Mr. Kelly back to the Court house to be dealt with by the Commissioners, but Mr. Kelly refused to comply with the request, and told the beadle of the Court that if he attempted to take him back, he must take the consequences, as he was not legally in custody. The beadle took the hint, and Mr. Kelly was allowed to go at large, and he has since brought an action against Mr. Brushfield for false im prisonment. After some discussion, it was moved and seconded that the expense of defending the action be defrayed out of the funds of the Court. Mr. Waite, one of the Commissioners, strenuously opposed the proposition, and urged that, as Mr. Lang had been allowed a very liberal salary as one of the legal advisers of the Court, and had led the Court into error, he should pay the expenses out of his own pocket. Mr. Waite also urged that the funds from which it was intended to defend the action were barely suffieient to pay the officers ; and that, therefore, it would be unjust to meddle with them for this purpose. The proposition was, however, car ried, Mr. Waite's being the only hand held up against it. MARYLEBO - i - NEVESTRY. On Saturday, at the meeting of the Marylebone Vestry, Mr. Gomm in the Chair, the Vestry entered upon the discussion of the Minute, for confirmation, agruing to accept' the proposal of Messrs. Margrove and Esdaile, the proprietors of Rankin's Patent Wood Paving, to lay down 600 yards of their specimen in Oxford-street, between South Molton-street and Duke street, without subjecting the Vestry to any outlay, but at an annual charge of 33. per square yard per annum. Mr. FLOOD (the Vestry Clerk) said he had received a letter from the proprietors of Rankin's Patent, more clearly defining the terms upon which they proposed to lay down their specimen than the tender of the previous week. The Vestry Clerk having read the letter, • Mr. HARBERT moved the conconfirmation of the minute, on the ground that the Vestry had no right to incur additional expense, whilst the specimen of the Metropolitan Wood Company was still in a course of being tested., Mr. GLastEn hoped, the vestry would give Rankin's Wood Paving a fair trial. The proposition of the pro prietors was most straightforward ; they, in fact, as the Vestry had seen from the letter just read, offered to test their paving on a declivity, and in the very worst part of Oxford-street. The proprietors too were to lay down the wood paving at their owo expense, and remove it whenever the Vestry thought proper. Mr. GEORGE had previously opposed the adoption of wood pavement, but believing the specimen now under discussion would remove all the objections which had arisen to the slipperiness of all the specimens of wood paving hitherto laid down, he should certainly vote for the confirmation of the minute. Mr. SODEN and others supported the confirmation of the minute in favour of Rankin's Wood Paving, which was eventually carried by a majority of 25 to 14. DISTRESS IN THE METROPOLIS Yesterday the Rev. Mr. Hearne„ Roman Catholic pastor of the chapel, Lincoln's Inn-fields, made a strong appeal in behalf of the destitute poor of his district. The details of misery and destitution, and to the truth of which he pledged his sacred character, were of so horrifying a character as to excite amongst his congre gation an involuntary shudder, and several ladies were moved to tears by their recital. The Rev. Gentleman solemnly declared that there were thousands totally de void of common subsistence, that the garrets were crammed with the starving and the naked, that on his visitations he found the rarents stretched upon the bed of sickness, while their famished children were crying for bread and there was none for them. Because so occupied were the wealthier portion of his congregation in assisting individual distress, and so crippled were even they by the sad revulsion that had taken place in the prosperity of the country, that they could not contri bute, as they had been accustomed, to the general poor box. In fact, he said, that there were not more than Gs., or at the most Bs., contributed weekly to that bolt. The clergy of that district were compelled to lessen the amount that had been weekly allowed to certain pen sioners, and would he obliged to cease giving even that reduced assistance to those pensioners if immediate aid was not Oforded the clergy towards alleviating the miseries that they witnessed at the beds of the sick and dying. THE CUR.ATE ACIA IN.—ln another part of this day's .Mercury we have given a brief outline of the im proper conduct of Mr. Metcalf, one of the curates of the Vicar of Huddersfield, at a funeral last week. We regret to state that no signs of amendment are yet apparent in this young clergyman, and we fear some blame attaches in a higher quarter, otherwise he would not dare to out rage the feelings of the parishioners. This is the general impression, and it would be well for the Vicar to take timely warning of a line of conduct that may counteract his usefulness, and disturb his own peace. For instance, on Monday last, the remains of Mr. John Hanson, sen., an old and highly respectable inhabitant, were taken to the church for interment. The funeral certainly was much beyond the time, owing to the sudden illness of ono of the deceased's sons. The curate was in the vestry in no friendly mood, and it was not until twice earnestly solicited, and the cause of delay explained, that ho would consent to perform his duty and inter the corpse, which he did in any way but a gracious and reverent manner. Surely he and his patron mistake the character of the neighbourho o d where such unseemly acts are now so fre quently exhibited.—Leeds Mercury. We are sorry to state that at the time of high water on Sunday night last upwards of eighty yards of the unfinished part of the New North Pier, Whitehaven, where it abuts upon the north wall, was either washed down or greatly damaged. More than sixty yards of the inside breasting of the pier were thrown down to the first tier of stones, and the other twenty y ard s , though not so complet e l y demolished, have, nevertheless, sus tained great injury. —Carlisle Journal. During the p ast wee k, the wind blowing strong to the south-west, a grea t many vessels have again taken shelter in Ramsgate h ar bour, so that there is now quite a fleet, amounting to nea rly 200— among them a collier which received great damage off Du n genes s by another vessel running into her stern, which stove it in, whereby two of the crew we re d row ned, fulling over by the colli sion.—Kent Herald SPORTING INT EL I, r.GENCE. NEWMAEKET HOUGHTON MEETING. EWMARKET, SATURDAY: ArrzuNooN.—The follow ug list of the races for next week includes all the new matches : MONDAY.--llandicap Sweepstakes or 25 sovs. cash, for threc yrs old and upwards. d). tit. The Criterion Stakes of 30 sovs. each, 20 ft, for three yrs old colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 51b ; the second horse to save his stake, &c. Mr. Wreford's Wiseacre (71bs extra)—Lord Bruce's Rostrum (21b extra)—Mr. Treen's Barrier (21b extra)— hir. Thornhill's Eusebia—Lord Albemarle's Robin—Mr. J. Day's Curator—Lord Exeter's Albion, Patchwork, Revulsion, and Revision—Mr. Forth's Vibration—Mr. Litchwald's b c by Langar, out of Manta—Mr. Shackel's Meal (211, extra)—Mr. Connop's Marshal Biron, Mid- Day. and Miss Wicked—Colonel Peel's ch c by The Colonel, out of Hester (71b extra), and Rochester—Gene ral Yates's Seahorse—Mr. Rogers's Prosody—Mr. Pet tit's eh c by St. Patrick, out of Moor-hen—Mr. Prince's Rook with—Lord Orford's Bridal—Mr. F. Wood's Timo leon—Mr.Ridsdale'sLucullus—Mr. Newton's f by Jerry, out of Fanchon—Mr. Byng's Ca Ira—Lord Albemarle's Dorothy (paid)--General Yates' Strap (paid)—Lord Chesterfield's All-my eye (paid)—Duke of Grafton's Canadian and Utopia (paid)—Mr. Greville's Edgworth Bess (paid)—Mr. Etwall's Palladium (paid)—Lord Lichfield's Miniature c and Sister to Portrait filly (paid) —Lord G. Bentinck's Misdeal, Firebrand and Pelopon nessus :(paid)—Wiseacre, Robin, Hester, Barrier, and three or four others are expected to run. The Cambridgeshire Stakes of 25 sovs each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared, with 100 added, &c., last mile and a distance of B. C. The Doctor, aged, 9st 21b—Orelia, 5 yrs, Bst 9lb Calypso, 4 yrs, Bst 91b—Roscius, 5 yrs, Bst 7 Ib—Wardan, 4 yrs, Bst 71b—Garry Owen, 4 yrs, Bst 61b—Rory O'More, 5 yrs, Sst 41b—The Currier, 5 yrs, Bst 31b— Cruiskecn, aged, Bst 31b—The Corsair, 5 yrs, Bst 21b— Remnant, 4 yrs, Sst 21b—Melody colt, 4 yrs, Bst 21b— Retriever, 5 yrs, Bst 21b—Welfare, 4 yrs, Bst Po cahontas, 4 yrs, 7st 121b—Johnny, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b Miss lleathcote, 4 yrs, 7st 111b—Recorder, 5 yrs, ist 101b—Compensation, 6 yrs, 7st 91b—Broadwath, 4 yrs, ist 61b—Vulcan, 4 yrs, 7st 41b—Miss Stilton, 3 yrs, 7st 31b—Diana, 4 yrs, 7st llb—Zelmyra, 4 yrs, ist 21b—Te leta, 4 yrs, 7st 21b Sir Hans, 3 yrs, 6st 131 b The Knight of the Whistle, 3 yrs, 6st 131 b —Belgrade, 3 yrs, Est 131b—Iliona, 4 yrs, 6st, 131 b I-am-not-aware, 6 yrs, Est 111b—Emma colt, 3 yrs, Est 1 lib—Stamboul, 4 yrs, Gst 111b—Silistria, 4 yrs, Gst 91b—The Ruler, 4 yrs, Gst 91b—The Young-'un, 4 yrs, 6st 91b—Dromedary, 4 yrs, Est 81b—Langolee, 3 yrs, Gst 71b—VVirrestrew, 5 yrs, 6st 71b—Ermengardis, 3 yrs, Est 61b—St. Colomb, 3 yrs, Gst 41b—Scarf, 3 yrs, Gst 2lb —Henri Quatre, 3 yrs, Gst 21b—Diversion, 3 yrs, Gst lib —Portsolten, 3 yrs, sst 1 lib—Miss Mary Ann filly, 3 yrs, sst 1 llb—Clementine, 3 yrs, sst 1 11b—The Dey of Algiers, 5 yrs, Bst 111 b (paid)—Gibraltar, 4 yrs, Bst 1 llb (paid)—Taurida, 3 yrs, Gst 91b (paid)—Mustapha, 3 yrs, 6st 21b ,paid)—Bracelet, 6 yrs (paid). The rest declared forfeit. Nearly the whole of the horses are on the spot. Mr. Greville's Palmmon agst Lord Exeter's Cesare witch, Bst 7lb each. T.Y.C. ; 100, li ft. _ _ _ Mr. Byng's Garry Owen, Bst 1011., agst Mr. Good man's Sister to Glencoe, Gst 101 b, T.Y.C., 50,. h ft. Mr. Treen's Fitzroy, Bst 71b, agst Lord Albemarle's Ralph, 7st 71b., DJ., 300, h ft. Mr. Goodman's Mungo Parke, 4 yrs, Est 71b, agst Mr. Byng's Ca Ira, 2 yrs, 6st 71b ; T.Y.C., 50, h ft. Duk• of Bedford's John o' Gaunt, Bst 51b, agst Goodman's Belgrade, Bst. Ab. M. 100 soys ; h ft. All the match horses are here, but that between Cesare witch and Palmmon will not be run. TUESDAY.—Handicap Plate of 1001. for three yrs old and upwards. D.I. Fifty Pounds, for two yrs old, a feather ; three, 7st 51b; four, Bst 91b ; five, 9st 31b ; six and aged, 9st 71b. Last three miles of B.C. Winner to be sold for 300 guineas. Mr. Gardnor's }Ethon, Bst 121 b, agst Mr. J. Day's Viola, Bst ;lb., T.Y.C., 100 h ft. WEDNESDAY.—Handicap Plate of 501. for three yrs old, &c. A.F. Subscription Plate of 501. for two yrs old, 6st 71b ; and three, Bst. T.Y.C. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each for two yrs old, 7st 21b ; and three yrs, 9st. T.Y.C. The winner to be sold for 1501. Handicap Sweepstakes of 30 sm. each, 10 ft if de clared, &c., for three yrs old. Last mile and a distance of B.C. Mr. Byng's Garry Owen, Bst 71b, agst Lord Miltown's Cruiskeen, Bst 51b., D.M., 200, h ft. Lord Exeter's Scutari, Bst 7st, agst the Duke of Bed ford's John o' Gaunt, Bst 41b., D.M., 200, h ft. Duke of Bedford's Taurida, Bst 71b, asst Lord Exeter's Scarf, ist 131 b., T.M.M., 100. THURSDAT.—Subscription Handicap Plato of 501. for three yrs old and upwards. D.I. _ _ Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each ; for two yrs old, 7st, and three, Bst 121 b ; fillies allowed 21b. Winner to be sold for 80, &c. T.Y.C. Sweepstakes of 50 sous. each, h 11; for two yrs old; colts, Bst 71b, and fillies, Bst 41b. Ab.M.—Lord Or ford's c by Jerry, out of Pettito's dam—Mr. Wreford's Wiseacre—Lord Bruce's Rostrum—Lord Albetnarle's Robin—Col. Peel's c by The Colonel, out of Hester, rnd Seahorse—Mr. Etwall's Palladium—Lord G. Bentinck's Misdeal, Peloponnessus, and f Firebrand—Lord Lich field's c out of Miniature, and f out of Sister to Portrait. Not more than two or three likely to start. Capt. Rous's Nicholas, Bst 71b, agst Lord Aliltown's Zelinyra, Bst lib, T.Y.C., 50. Lord Exeter's Abydos agst Mr. Greville's Palmmon, Bst 71b each, T.Y.C., 100, It ft. Lord Exeter's Albion agst Lord Albemarle's Nuncio, Bst 71b each, T.Y.C., 100. The first of these matches is not expected to be run. FRIDAY.—The Audley End Stake; of 30 sovs. each, for all ages but two yrs. A.E.C. Nursery Stakes of 25 sovs. each; for two yrs old, D.M. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each; for two yrs old; colts, Bst 71b, and fillies, Bst 51b. Winner to be sold for 501, &c. First half of Ab.M. Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each; for three yrs old, &c. T.Y.C. Lord Exeter's Cesarewitch agst the Duke of Rutland's Sir Hans, Bst 71b each, T.Y.C., 200. Lord Albemarle'i Ralph agst Mr. Bell's The Squire, Bst each, DJ., 500, h ft. The first of the matches will not come off. Amongst the recent arrivals are the Melody colt, Iliona, Barrier, Fitzroy, Diversion, The Nub, Jessica, Palladium, &c. THE ARMY. We earnestly beg the attention of the authorities to the present position of the old Majors of the Army, many of whom were Field-officers before some officers now holding the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel entered the service ! There are forty-eight Majors of the year 1826, twenty six of whom were in the Peninsular war, and nine of them at Waterloo ! This is anything but encouraging. It is to be hoped that some sympathy may exist in the breasts of the guardians of the profession. and that upon the event of her Majesty's accouchement an opportunity will arise to give these old officers their just reward. We know that a promotion of Majors to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel by Brevet incurs no expense ; there fore there can be no excuse as far as finance is concerned for their being neglected ; and it is painful to think that the dirty consideration of a few pounds should militate against the claims of the old Captains. The Army look to Lord Hill and Sir Henry Hardinge as their supporters ; and it is presumed that after a lapse of nearly two years the feelings of Sir Henry are not changed upon the subject of a Brevet. He is represented to have stated in the House of Commons, " that he wished the Brevet could have taken place on her Ma jesty's wedding ; but he begged to remind the lion. Gentleman that there would shortly be another oppor tunity on the occasion of her Majesty's birth-day,--- Naval and Military Gazette. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the Hampshire Telegraph.) The Styx steam frigate. Captain Vidal, which arrived on Sunday, sailed on Wednesday, with his Excellency Sir Charles Bagot, the Governor-General of Canada, and suite, on board. She anchored in Yarmouth Roads that night, and proceeded on Thursday morning. The Volcano, steam-vessel, Lieut. West, arrived yes terday from Woolwich, and proceeded the same day for the Mediterranean, touching at Plymouth. Captain Purvis is to hOist his blue pendent in the Alfred, 50 guns, and not in the Fox as at first intended. The Illustrious, 72, has had her complement of men increased to 628. She is to receive on board 140 super numeraries, for distribution among the ships on the station to which she is destined, and is to be got ready for sea with all despatch.—The Comet steamer arrived on Wed nesday, from the Eastward, with volunteers, having been some days blocked up in Newhaven Harbour, by the shingle thrown up by the gales.—The Prospero steamer conveyed volunteer seamen from Pembroke to Plymouth on Monday. Lieut. Ellicombe, of the Excellent, has been sent to Gloucester to raise landsmen for the ships fitting out.—The complement to be borne by the Queen, 110, is fixed to be 900. Of these there are to be 13 boys of the first class, and 18 of the second. She is to bear only one clerk, being a reduction of one.—The Siren, 16, Com mander W. Smith, was taken out of the basin, at Wool wich, on Tuesday, and, it is understood, will leave in a few days for China.—The Apollo troop-ship is forthwith to be paid off, and will be re-commissioned by a Com mander, fora special service.—The Thunderer survey ing vessel sailed from the Little Nore on Friday at noon, and was riding in the Downs last evening, with about 120 sail of merchantmen. Wind from S. to S.S.W., blowing hard. The Thunderer left Chatham on Thurs day.—The Numa transport is about to embark, at Wool wich, Captain Kendall's company of Royal Artillery, for Barbadoes. She will also take out detachments to com plete the companies in the Windward and Leeward Islands. Sir George Seymour and the Right lion. H. 'l'. L. Corry, Lords of the Admiralty, accompanied by Captain Brafidreth, having inspected the Naval Departments here, lefton Tuesday for Plymouth. They travelled by land, though the Firebrand, steamer yacht, was waiting on them, the weather being very boisterous. The Geyser steam-vessel, fitted with her machinery by Messrs. Seaward and Co., is ready for trial, and will leave Limehouse in a few days for Sheerness. The Emerald, tender, sailed on Wednesday for Brid port and Poole for newly-raised men ; and the Rapid, 10, on the following day, for Cork and Waterford, for the same purpose. The St. James, New York packet, arrived at Spithead yesterday in the short space of 27 hours from the Lon don Docks, a distance of 242 miles—one-third the dis tance in an easterly, and two-thirds in a westerly direction. In Harbour—St. Vincent, Victory, Queen, Excellent, Illustrious, Vindictive, Warspite, Madagascar, Belvidere, Royal George, North Star, Driver, Hazard, Pantaloon, Viper, Apollo troop-ship, Echo, Alban, Sylvia, and Mercury. A diving apparatus has, this summer, been set to work off Cape Bear, _Prince Edwards IsTand, to raise the guns and shot thrown overboard from the Malabar, about two years since. Eighteen guns had been weighed and sent to I a iihx. with several shot, and the remainder be recovered next summer. Lang, Fincham, and Atkins, it appears, have surveyed, in the last fortni,(!ht, thirty-three ship.; in the ordinary at this port, note ithstanding the tempestuous state of the weather, blowing, and raining every day more or less ; these officers have previously visited Sheerness and Chatham, and examined the ordinary at each port ; they will now proceed to Plymouth on a similar service, having been selected by the Admiralty for the purpose. PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS. PROMOTION.—Second Master—The intrepidity of George Hodges, second master of the Warspite, which we recorded last week, in saving a lad from being drowned, has been to-day rewariled by his promotion to the rank of Master. APPOINTMENTS.—Captain--Thomas Ogle, to the Southampton, vice William Hillyar. Commander—George Knyvctt Wilson, to the Cam bridge. Lieutenants— James Saunderson, to the Malabar; G. Kenyon, to the Madagascar ; 11. Wellington, to be Flag Lieutenant to Sir Edward Owen ; E. Sotheby, from the Madagascar to the Alfred ; John Wildey, to the Sema phore Station, Portsdown Hill. vice Long, to rendezvous, Douglas, Isle of Man ; David Elliot, to the Siren, vice Sibbald. Mates—R. L. Curtis, to the Cambrian ; B. H. Blake, to the Excellent ; J. E. Bridges, to the Madagascar ; A. C. Kerr, to the Heroine. Second Master and Pilot—J. Matthews, to the Queen; J. M. O'Brien, to be senior Second Master of the Apollo. Clerks—G. S. Singer, to be Secretary's Clerk, and E. A. Smith, acting additional Clerk, to the Queen. Volunteers, First Class—G. M. Purvis, to the Howe ; WT. Lowry. to the Queen ; C. Moore, to the Implacable. Lieut. Hill, of the Semaphore, near Downton, Wilts, has been appointed to open a rendezvous for the purpose of raising volunteers for the Royal Navy. Mr. Thomas Gibson is appointed Surgeon-Superin tendent of the Somersetshire, convict ship, and Mr. David Wyse, Surgeon-Superintendent of the John Brewer, convict ship, both fitting at Deptford. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. VESSELS SPOKEN WITIL—The John Mere, Hondu ras to Cork, 19th ult., off Cat Key Light ; Lady Cam bridge, St. John's to London, with bowsprit gone, Ist inst., lat. 45, lon. 41, by the William and Elizabeth, arrived at Liverpool. David Banks, Malta to Plymouth, 13th ult., off Cape Pallas ; Lord Nelson, bound to Lon don ; Sophia and Wave, Malaga to London, by the Mo narch, arrived at Dartmouth. Armata, Jamaica to Swan sea, 16th inst., lat. 4S, lon. 16, by the Pakenham, arri ved at Liverpool. Childers, London to Sydney, New South Wales, 12th August, out 56 days, lat. 24 S., lon. 29 W., by H.M.S. Acorn, arrived at St. Helena ; Dia mond, London for Port Phillip, 29th August, lat. 3 S., lon. 19 W., by the John Reyes, arrived in the River. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. Arrivals—The Louisa, Jackson, from Bombay, in the River; sailed, June 22, St. Helena, Sept. 4; Lion, Ruxton, from Bombay, in the River, sailed 22d June, St. Helena, Sept. 4; Goshawk, Willey, from New South Wales, at Liverpool, sailed Bth June; Samuel Barker, Wild, Mauritius, at Liverpool, sailed 20th June, St. Helena, 27th August. Arrivals at St. Helena—Nocton, Walker, Sept. 1, from New South Wales; Cheribon, 2d, Batavia ; Acorn, Rio Plata ; Wycherly, 2d, from Port Philip, and sailed, 3d, to London ; Minerva, Brown, 3d, China ; and sailed, 3d, to Glasgow ; John Horrocks, 3d, Singa pore, and sailed to London ; Nantucket, Winsor, Cal cutta to Boston ; Laidman, Scott, China to London ; Bengal, Merchant, Hemery, Madras ; William Wolley. Departures from Sydney, New South Wales—Star, Ebrill, June Ist for Tahite ; Earl Durham, Cabell, New Zealand and Valparaiso ; Jewess, Crawl, Port Philip ; George, Robertson, Valparaiso. Departure from Mauritius—Superb, Stewart, July 21, Calcutta. THE STORMY WEATHER. (LATEST ACCOUNTS.) The mountains have again assumed their snowy mantles, and everything promises that we shall have a long and rigorous winter. The various wild fowl, whose early appearance generally denotes a severe season, have, it is said, already appeared in great numbers on the various coasts of the kingdom.—Carnarvon Herald. KENDAL, TIIURSDAY.—With the exception of two days, the weather, since our last, has been unfavourable for farm work. Yesterday was very stormy, accom panied with thunder and lightning. The hills in this neighbourhood were capped with snow this morning.— Lancaster Guardian. _ _ _ This neighbourhood was visited on Sunday by a most violent storm of wind and rain, which raged for many hours. The whole of Sunday and Saturday night had been very boisterous, the frequent gusts of wind being mixed with heavy showers of rain ; but it was not until the evening of Sunday that the storm reached its height. The wind was then terrible, and it continued to blow without intermission during the whole night. On Thursday morning, about daylight, there was a ♦iolent thunder storm, accompanied by a heavy fall of hail, which remained on the ground for several hours, the thermometer being down to freezing point, and thus gave the first serious indication of an early and severe winter. The month, owing to the heavy and continued rains, has been most unfavourable for the operations of the husbandman, and it is now all but certain that a deficient and unsound harvest will be followed by one of the worst seeding times ever known.—Liverpool Journal. SIGNS OP WINTER.—On Tuesday morning last Pendia Hill, and the hills in the neighbourhood of Haslingden, were covered with snow. On Thursday morning, we believe, there was a very heavy fall of snow in Derbyshire, the hills on this side of Buxton being capped with white. There was also a fall of sleet and snow in this town and immediate neighbour hood, ar an early hour on Thursday morning ; and we perceive that similar wintery showers were experienced at Shrewsbury, the hills in the neighbourhood of that town being covered by it. Yesterday the weather COM. tinned cold, but fair, with a decided appearance of im provement.—Manchester Guardian. The latter past of the last, and the beginning of this week, was exceedingly tempestuous, and on the arrival of the Lady de Saumarez on Monday morning, considerable alarm was occasioned by her bringing the intelligence that the Calpe, which had left Southampton for Guernsey and Jersey on Thursday evening, with a large number of passengers, had not arrived at Guern sey on Sunday morning. The next arrival from the islands was looked for with great anxiety by those who had friends on board the Calpe, and happily, on Wed nesday, a vessel came up from Jersey and reported that the Calpe hal arrived on Sunday, all safe, after a most perilous and prolonged passage of three nights and three days.—Hainpshire Paper. With the exception of yesterday and to-day, which have been fine and seasonable, we have had for many weeks a continuance of storm, floods of rain, and gales of wind. Now a change we hope has set in : the tem perature is cool, with a smell of frost in it, especially towards sunset, but the air is dry and bright, and a few days of it would bring the ground into trim for the seed, and enable the potato crop to be gathered. Yes ' terday morning, between eight and nine o'clock, a smart shower of snow fell at Great Malvern, being the first decided symptom of the approaching winter which has been noticed in this neighbourhood.-- Worcester Herald. On Thursday morning, the 21st, the mountains and hills upon Stainmore, Winter Fell, Wild-boar Fell, and the surrounding bills of Kirkby Stephen, were com pletely covered with snow, as in the depth of winter.— Kendal Mercury. We have had a week of most disagreeable weather. Hail, rain, thunder, lightning, and high winds, have been the order of the week, and most of the moun tains in the neighbourhood have been capped with snow. Much of the grain on the high grounds of the western portion of the county remains in the &ids, and has sustained great damage from the storms.—Carlisle Journal. ULVERSTON.—TIie weather since our last has been very changeable—at one time blowing the cold, bleak winds of December, and at another the balmy breezes of spring ; at one time the clouds threatening a coming storm, and at another the glorious or of day breaking forth with his cheerful rays, inviting you to a walk to admire nature's beauties. Sunday night last, says the driver of the Burton mail cart, was the stormiest he ever experienced ; the wind blew a perfect hurricane, and it was all he could do to keep his seat in the gig ; Wednesday night there was sleet and snow in abun dance ; Thursday (the time when we are writing) has the appearance of an April day, and the hills and moun tains in the distance are covered with a cap of snow.— Kendal Mercury. TESTIMONIAL TO MR. JOHN MITCHELL, BOOKSELLER, QUEEN-STREET.—On Tuesday evening last, Mr. Mitchell was er.tertained, by a party of his friends, in the Bon-Accord Temperance Cot - Fee-room, for the purpose of presenting him with a handsome and elegantly-finished Time-piece, as a mark of esteem for his able and consistent advocacy of the people's rights— Mr. Mackay, printer, in the chair. The Chairman, after expressing the high satisfaction he felt in presiding o n such an occasion, introduced Mr. 11Plienzie, who pre sented the testimonial in a neat and appropriate speech. Mr. Mitchell returned thanks in his usual frank and open manner. Mr. Ord next addressed the meeting briefly. Mr. Strachan, after eulogising Mr. Mitchell fur his straightforward conduct, alluded to his talented de fence of Lovett's Chartism, and called upon the mem bers of the National Association to exert themselves, as he was sure that the principles of the " new move" re quired only to be known to be appreciated. Mr. Lobban also gave au excellent speech. The meeting was enter tained by a number of beautiful songs and recitations, and broke up at an early hour on Wednesday mornin g , hi g hly delighted at the way iu which they h a d en j oye d themselves. —Glasgow Paper. We hear that Sir Robert Peel is labouring hard to procure the retirement of several public officers.- He is anxious to substitute his friend Mr. Gregson for Mr. Phillips, Under Secretary at the Home Department. flints were given to Mr. Dean, Chairman of the Board of Customs, to resign ; but Tory though he is to the backbone,. he showed that from him there was no hope for the hungry expeetautse—Observer. -- ....... ---__ T 1-1 E NO T TING 11 AM RE FORMERS' nio l t : s h e in 29 ; h ot a t zi v h e a r n s l ary i i ri, din tier had hitherto taken .( 1 ) the t 2 c , itil v, v , !: Monday, at the White Steno, : l'..;.ttinghatn. r ' -e 1- y than his politics, but the landlord having rcccet' 1 the Liberal, changed the " venue." The room ar 3s tastefully decorated with flowers, and at the back oft the the m to, pine at the Duke of York, top table was the old 1812 flag, bearing " Rancli ff e and Independence, and the glorion; WO" rity of 1812." The wells were also hung with the Ow traits of Lord Rancliffe Sir Jos. Birch, and Mr. T. Wakefield. The last-named gentleman sh eciplietribre,;:di °Pon on the occasion. Ile was supporte d by Lord it° . Al d. Leaver!, cliffe, Mr. J. R. Alien, Mr. J. Barber, ( • Mr. H . Oldknow, Mr. It. Sands, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. H C. Leavers, and Mr. J. Wilcockson. 0 Q u een, The CHAIRMAN having given " The with OW with three times three ; " The People," times three ; " Prince Albert and the Princes! an d the. .res t took the chair Royal ;" " The Duke of Sussex, of the Royal Family," proposed " The twentrainta anniversary of the return of Lord Rancliffe for Nntr ie b g e : i harn."—(Great cheering.) He (Mr. Waltdiel d ) ; a ieved that at almost every one of their meetings '4l - bad attended, and at most of them he had had t.b e pleasurc,as well as honour, of presiding, and of Pr o p f o r the health of their esteemed guest.—(Cheers.). 0 was it one that, to secure their regard, required,lol, it argument ; he would much rather ask them ta dy ing to fitndfrom old recollections, for it was more gratifying ds that they could entertain the same feeling w w6r list b e their Noble Friend as in years gone by, 50d t lie still advocated the same opinions.—(Hear, hea r ' ) ..... merited their greeteet applause, and it wa s a wenrits. for, after they had found a Nobleman Eke I , °r d L a nd wo cliffe, a large landowner, still the same ardent "'ad to the mass of the people as when they firs t se in returning him, he did say the highest tneurit Ant y due to him.—(Cheers.) He wished he cow' :sad, and with truth, that the electors were not e be t 9 : is and that they still held the same opinions, and v , ° l - re -d o't the ad same manner, as in 1812. But they m ust ahr o ° l / , it was impossible but what they could feel ' jeer ( ' ad e# that there was not the same steady resolution a s o termination to act freely now that there wa s thee' 0. concluded by giving " Lord Rancliffe—the stead% tive, and consistent advocate of the people's righ t t o id his Lordship, " twenty-nine years' Laid RANCLIFIT returned thanks. " Afte r 'a e - f a. t . n—a virtue which at twenty one the Tories proooud coming forward did not give me credit for-- 1 01 to to find that I still hold the same sentiments, b ait au see around me the same friends who gave Iri° l4 to O to hearty assistance in 1812. I am ashame d of myself so much, but it is most satisfacteltig mature CMO' - to me, that alter so great a lapse of time I ,.,, eeil a :er advocate the same measures I formerlY w u _r o ut , sures which, if they had been carrie",ooo, would have rendered this country haPPY* --t 'bet'hear, h ear, hear.) The same mottoes which w ore fro em oiled on my banners I now hold to my heartL c ks, Trade, the Ballot, the Emancip ation of the m ,,, -- 1 0."' and I could have put Whites also at the bni'l•red, (Hear)—and the other great reforms so much re.,(l°o-rthl the partial carrying out of which only, you r , year' ) C I hairman has told you, have done much gonclP - A fi Vl a never was one for pushing things forward --4 '-ieevea great thing could not be obtained all at once-Ar;,:sticl by the renowned Sir Robert Peel or the Cha rt ' s- 6har' be it known I go nearly the whole length o f the, fro o tists, if not the whole length.--(" Hear, he ar ' st is several). I have not a shilling in the world but w b i t he in land, but I believe that ere log the whee:nding great machine will come round agai n ; that ° lle . 11 1 / 8 he cannot do without another, a general unienk.,wfideo.° cemented, and each try to lighten - the otheeie;3o,ieet His Lordship in conclusion gave—" The Inu r he s.) electors of 1812, and also of 1841."—(Loud e-er stag' The Vice-Chairman then gave his excellent 0 " Rancliffe, 01" amid loud applause. He ' Ling 11 , a M rp e e m at b . :_rs ( f c or he th er e s aey well as he had done for m Sir " G T . h L e Town, Sir J. 0 u years past. j....ot.hous e sea .) n ion l upon Mr. Wakefield, for his e p x a e s r s t l io erg ns a in h r e h b e ell e :l i th lei Lord RANCLIFFE, after ' h ig h 0 13-°ll3 be town, as well as ti e Liberal . cause, gave " r, -- -- b the Chairman." e _HAIRMAN replied in a neat speech. 4 00 Th C In the course of the e ven i ng the f0110w 416 ,1 Dien: were also given, and duly honoured :—The L or :l e s 01 tenant of the County—Success to the Prine'Pa-per Free Trade—The Liberty of the Press- -Ler Aveca re , of man, the upright Judge, and the enlightened a " a " an a persecuted and injured Queen --The Trade of Nottingham. - . . STRIKE OF THE mA,St,II—N ietw We have been requested to publish the followoloooo from the Scottish Association of Masons 1 ° the lately employed at the new H uses of Parlianie° 0 41 , , " Edinburgh, Oct 2k tr the lfr s BRETHREN,—I have just received yours ° apps C ll r instant, and regret that th e r e should be °:/"-°th„tybo, backwardness on our part ; b u t iye understo r to je l a delegate here w ou ld h ave wr itt en to you 1) c°ll 3 P Sfr leaving for Dundee on 'Wednesday morning , ac by a member of this branch. n ,¢n „ A lt " We beg to state that the rumour abou t engaged here for London was altoget her foundation. b e i " In reference to pecuniary aid, you Int ist ihe c0 ...4 P -114 :4 that we cannot act in that respect with° ll , t , ; L rence of others, but no tim e s h a ll b e lost. . 1 ' I. " ; 11 0 01- 0 a meeting of the National Committee for th' s aistela 1 11 who may probably t a k e it u p on them il°lo, l f,„ - r send you one hundred pounds. In the ruee n, ~- 110 ' Me is no fear of money. The Edinburgh brow' t wit ' A nirnously passed a resolution reconunendingthe oe:a hundred pounds be sent to London to suppor t e ptr lately employed at the new Houses of more if required. ari ls ° ~ for* " A circular will be issued to-night, and r e t ,,36 41 • question called for, but many will not h• 3 There is no doubt of plenty of money: i Y° l ",,,,ge " I need not state how earnestly we fe e l -11001e fairs, but the best way to demonstrate this is In. ) , J , substantial way. Let our English brethren pq1;10.9 each other. The battle they have engftged i i i ii n de l fer Binary one. Let them know that they s"," "hoe Ais; the struggle alone—a nation (as masons) W° 9 ; been conquered, a nation of hardy Scotsine n '4.oe. they may count upon us • come weal, corne e o , o 'ol o o no hesitation—no wavering—no breakin" . ,„`i c tori„i s 'a• One unbroken, undecided movement, 1 1,71 " :,,on be ours. lam in haste, but shall write Y° ll l terw io " With an earnest anxiety for a succ es tion, I remain, brother, your's devotedly , , t , c re; 4o " JOIIN ADIE, Nation al " 19, Penton-street, Edinburgh." SILVER PLATED CORNER soit h ; s 'o B A. B. SAVORY and SONS, Manufacturing Salve Cornhill, London, opposite the Bank l a te r t ow , prices of the following patterns of strongly - P DISHES, with silver handles and edges, spa engraving the crest or coat of arms : p a tter The'Gadroon Pattern. The of : 11 ; learv t dci rOo: ::"11• ° l° Four strongly-1 lated cor- Four extra $ nor Dishes and Covers... XlO 10 plated Corne r o • t Four extra strongly plat, d Coner Dish and t overs N.B. The es Covers are made wit a li nd m C ov °Y e e e: l; '''''''''''''''''''''''''' they form extra dishes. Draw ings of the abl e free. to any part of Great Britain or Ir e land, postag Fr io o rdi C. J. DENT begs to acquaint hi s f the Public that he has ju s t had the honour subjoined letter from the Admiralty :-- ,-• A Id 4 itl LC( i ' r P a l'i y ) 29th septembe.%d of " Sir—The annual trial of chrono'ineterisnaftaeej,;ll sliratorieloolie Majesty's Government having now term •raltY A e mended by my Lords Commissioners of the Ado' b a se i the y•ou that their Lordships have directed me to Fur: g oo lowing chronometers at the various prices gre cl4. respectively, guinea s Dent, No. 1,571 ''.........'.''''' " • eal - _ 40 go!E1 . the " TbeirDDLeenenrlClANNhieoplsslh:6a6l.27ln.g.p.beeek'ne..ti.)sle.ils.itl: , .i 'ooeg-tclueint r e o ls l .°rilu'-r-'llll‘l.l superier performance of 1,571, to assign to i t /LP Increased price to that usually given. /anti t,e, " I am, Sir, your most obedient s,,ee !o gre' F. BEAUFORT, -"grid Jto '' To Mr. Dent, Chronometer Maker, 82, theOluatteoStraL o bjee t rtke trialfbo Chronometers, by NiaArxiodusisli the ed itioo , 0:0 above three, with two selected for the Ni9ee E l l ) he b e es th e thers, enables Mr. Dent to affirm that hebbelieveseters t ° l ; bi year supplied their Lordships with more Chroli_Aet to the use of the Royal Navy than have been furnish's' .O S t it o f any other Maker. te th s 00e It affords Mr. Dent additio*al pleasure to s te he ii° ° , $ 9 to their Lordships' high recommendation he ewe s i t l o vie 0 having made a Gold Chronometer, presented to t 0, t pedition by his Royal Highness Prince Albert. d si r s tch ie d tO Dent's Lectures on Chronometers, Clocks, but ill' Pr es° be obtained at 82, Strand, nice one shilling, - eustomers gratitously. I 40 O uirje° Present price of - Two-day Claronosseters, - 111)51,akers,otoice 0 04 0( lady „ the v Harris, Esq., of a son. On the 21st inst ,at Vange RectorY, E sSe "' (6 , '. the Rev. J. A. Stewart,; of a-daughter. lady °' ,i. jr , On the 22d inst., at arrow-on -the-1A the B IRTITS. Gh at ' °f O res On the 22d inst., Mrs. Thomas Greenwood,ardipP fl , non Lodge, of a son. On the 23d inst ~ at York-terrace , Esq., of a son. le io ly 0. On the 23d inst., , at Lexden house, Es4es , t 1 the ion ef 13. i ob 7 00 ' Rix, Esq., cf a son. t sr .sttili nster' On the 24(h inst.., at Old Palace lard, " ' r. W. Webster, of a daughter. IV Y ' tbeditht MARRIED. logi e ' . k,PI), , On the 21st inst., at Milford Church, I .Y rn p o thi' le d,P . t o Frederick Walter I3aker, M.A., of St. Illary'sL,_color _ a, jo to Lucy, second daughter of the late Vichard "A', oo( lava t ~e R,clard " I and granddaughter of the Right RCA , . lij e 'o Lord Bishop of Cloync. Ch ( t ell 'Ori ih ' ( On the 21st ii,st., at St. George's Church , bti . of Payne, of London, to Bossy, younEest bug Rogers, Esq., of Bristol. 50 1 1 4 DlED.Witts°e!oh, WWI 4, On the 14th inst., at Merton Hall, E. S idney, 1 or pp+ ' younger brother of Rigby Wason, Esq., I%),,,quare, je On the 17th inst., in Store-street, 11e , h"" , , ftee,.,, Frances Walwyn, aged 78. svi (e ' N attr ' On the 20th inst., at Worthing, Caroline, t . h ( e r e, ott j lidg e.. .- ' rick Mackenzie, Esq., of Flowerbourn Rosssn‘t, coobe..tc ter of Mrs. Parker Hamond, On the 22d inst., at Chertsey, Sarah, r elict ' (t SO. , f Dew, Esq., of her Majesty's Customs, age--, / ,....-• tt Olls-' 0 __.......-- ---'7—!!!--_..rr---sts-0 o ols of Parnper'ford ga l .' ',,f 0 0 j. London: Printed and Published by M 1 .39 l a, i i t ' r No. 112, Strand, at The Sea Office, I‘°•„., )84" .the county of Middlesex, Blonde'', October x' EVF,NINCT SUN THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1841: F, V bIN I I;,' G SUN :___.