The Sun. — London, England, 1841-12-17 00:00:00

EVENING SUN SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF YESTRRDAY. GLOBE.—We wonder• whether those who rule us in the nacre of that ravenous caste whom nothing will satisfy but prices of the People's food screwed purposely (Lord Stanley has said so) - above the rates of the whole world besides -we-wonder whether those, who have the bad courage to rule in us that name, have eyes, ears, or understandings for the signs of ap proaching tempest! Do they know what the season threatens?—do they know what the minds of men brood upon'! Are they " preparing their statistics' perchance, or filling up their commis sions of the peace, or quartering their relatives on the public service—are they warming up tear stale hash ofsophisti ies for the Landlords' House'' —what, in :Heaven's name, arc they doing, or thinking of,• in this most perilous state of the country - Let them assure themselves that their • old tricks of recrimination, and cant, and cavil—hat-all the Parliamentary piety of the Grahams and Gladscones, and al+ the Parliamentary candour of the Premier, have no charm kr hunger—that we will have men now, and not symbols of - this or that creed or class in terest—that we will have men who can kel for inen, and act for them as a nation—and nut pulitical ar:ificers bent wholly on " building up" party power. .The next month or two will decide whether the men who have built up this precious fabric will have strength or virtue to save it from being battered about their ears—whether the -use to which they will put their power wiil -be better than the, means thay employed to gain it—whether, hav ing risen by aid of all the monopolies, and all the prejudices—they will have courage to kick their ladder—useless for all future purpose — down from under them! Well they know that they cannot realise a single hope that was fanned to raise them—that they dare neither grant the prayers of INtolerance, nor preserve the integrity of Monopoly. Perhaps they do not wish to do either. But what do they mean to do Every hour of delay is darkening with dangers and dif ficulties. We are threatened with an epoch like that from 'OB to 1800—aggravated by all the sub sequent increase of people, and dependence on commerce. We are threatened with more than all the privations we have experienced—and less patience, on the part of the injured interests, than . was ibrinerly brought to meet them. For now .the injury is felt to be wilful, and is sharpened with insult. STANDARD.—It is pretty manifest that, let Sir Robert Peel do what he may, he will not give satisfaction to those whom he has deprived of the adminisration of the Government. In October the country was made to ring with the unjust violence of his changes, because the Irish Attorney-General preferred his own ne phews for Private Secretary and Private As sistant, before the persons who had acted for Mr. Pigot in these several capacities, and but a few hours since the clamour of party oppression was again raised, because Lord De Grey dared to change his medical ad v iser and his apothecary—a liberty which every one, high or low, thinks he has a right to claim. This' morning, however, the wind shifts, though without any abatement of its vio lence ; and we have the Premier reproached - for the continuance in office of so many di plomatic servants of the late Government, ex.-y)..:—" Will the Tories be contented that the miserable upshot of all their ravings is to be Lord Aberdeen's adoption of the .same (Whig-Radical) policy carried out by the same men ?" It is marvellous—the generous care with which the Whig-Radical Journals seem to watch over the interests of the Conservative Go vernment. All their anxiety about the appoint ment in Mr. Blackburne's office respected the tendency of such appointments to alienate the Roman Catholics ; and, now they are sorely distressed lest the Conservatives (whom they call Tories, but who are the true successors of the Whigs of 1688) should take umbrage at the per severance of the Government, as far as possible, in the foreign policy of its predecessors, and even in the diplomatic appointments. The intelligent portion of the Irish Roman Catholics have, how ever, been unable, and are unwilling, to extract insult or oppression from the appointment of the Messrs. Webb. by their uncle, and the Con servative party will not be more unreasonable. We know that the foreign policy of a country cannot change on every change of Ministers. Our relations with foreigners must be placed upon a tooting of some security if the w o rld is to e njoy the blessings of peace ; but they would rest upon no such footing should every new Ministry, in every country, feel at liberty to recast those re lations. Hence the mischief of a bad Ministry often outlives its authors, and if there be any thing Ainilty in the foreign policy of the country, it is the Melbourne Ministry sinning in its grave that ought to answer fur it. COURIER.— The pretensions of " The Church" in Scotland are now coming out in bold and prominent relief. It is contended by the Churchmen, now in the ascendant, that the Ge neral Assembly is a " Court of Christ," inde pendent of, and superior to, any civil judicatory of the country; and its right, de jure divino, to enact whatever laws it sees proper, and to enforce them on the ministers, elders, and mem bers of the establishment, under any penalties which it may deem fit to impose, is now openly declared and advocated by Dr. Candlish and Mr. Cunningham ! To wrest from the Government a legislative sanction to these claims our clerical "agitators" are now organising the people of Scotland into what are called "Church Defence Associations;" and almost every parish over the country is about to glory in one of these affiliated societies ! It is very true, that the conduct of these Churchmen in their application to her Majesty's Ministero to sanction these claims, is not very con sistent with the high source to which they trace -them; and we are occasionally presented with very strange anomalies in the course they are pur suing. At a meeting lately held of the congre gation of St. George's church, Edinburgh, Dr. Candlish, in alluding to the particular point of settling ministers in vacant parishes, took the opportunity of sayino . that " the Church" would be co n t en t w ith' . nothing short of a legislative enactment, providing that when the majority of a parish shall pronounce a presentee " unacceptable," his presentation shall be null and void. In one word, " the Veto, the whole Veto, and nothing but the Veto," is now the war-cry of the Non-Intrusion party ; and " Presbyterian emancipation" from the yoke of patronage, and the control of the Civil Courts in s i all things, which the Churchpleased to taboo as spiritual, is to be forced upon Sir Robert Peel, as was that of time Catholics in Ireland from poli tical degradation , by an overawing display of physical force ready to seize by terror what may not be granted to cler ical clamou r ! - MYSTERIOUS AFiAIR Yesterday forenoon, at half-past eleven o'clock, an in fl in t i le board-room of sl(iillry in quest was taken. before Mr. Wakley. ALp a and a hi hl - respectable Jury, • . arylebo workhouse, on view of the body of Mr. aged G 5, a mealnian, in an extensive way Uxbridge, who was round lying dead, with his Pockets rifled, in North-bank, Regent's-park. Thomas Day, painter, of No. 30, North•street, Port man-market, stated that on Monday evening last, about passing along North. half-paet seven o'clock, he was business Geargy‘i bank, \v hen he saw a baker in a cart suddenly stop op posite an avenue which led out of the main road, and who presently, after calling to witness, said " Come here, here's a man either dead or drunk." Witness ac eordingly proceeded to the spot, and going a few steps down the turning alluded to, he SW deceased lying in the road ; he was quite dead, but his body was a little warm. Immediately afterwards some police men arrived, and deceased was conveyed by them to the station-house, where a surgeon was sent for, who pro nounced life to be extinct. The pockets of deceased were then searched, and all the property therein having been taken charge of by the Inspector, he was brought to _ that institution. 'Witness (lid not observe any marks of violence on deceased. The place where deceased was found had no regular path, was about one hundred yards In length, and had no carriage-way. The back doors of some houses in Lodge-road opened into it. In answ er to the que s ti o n of a gentle ma n, who stated himself to be the eldest son of 'the deceased, the wit that ness said , the baker, when he called to hi m , w a s not by tne side of deceased, but was standing on the path in North-bank Collo . NEB, to the son—l guess the reason of your ask ing that • : yes, ~_ question is, that you miss some, property? Son— °,l' ; a watch and a quantity of gold. Gay 0 . -.to me 1 • his parents in larrison, an intelligent lad, residing with a Prinecs-street, Portman-market, deposed that Oil be, with another youth, was proceeding alon g Y "ing the place above referred North bank' when, on looking down referred to, they ground near the saw something on the covered to be tiw, wall, b which, on approaching, they dis tionlevs. Win e ,, • body of a man, ly . ingon ; his side mu alarmed, and V4 I6 ' l' Y come were dreadfully eAlied to him seeingc. filter eome along in his cart, wit nessto deceased, he g o t StU p , when, directing his attention There was a great o utilealand undid deceased's neckerchief. 'Witness then hurried of froth round deceased's mouth. made known the circumstance the station-house, and having p4ioidi4lccpati to 4he nee several policemen accom was taken aVitt,t4l spot with a stretcher, and de ceasedl)4Zenik" I , per, • carrying rese(httiAlea-,t,tijoln22hS; said he assisted in search ing Th . . 2 :,,,,,„ ~,,__. breast - ouse, where, on oar... A ; , . " . u1: - '1 1 1 .!9 coat-pocket a pocket- Art , "ir- - 441‘. Bank of England -sCdlito - i - faleitr %v., notes, three several blank cheques, and iodirf ece r arY, with some - 1ii . ,11 T . S : foirnd 2s. 6d. -.. memorandums. in silver a pair of JfirgePec es, 6: ,p nknife, and a p oe k ' et -comb, , but no otlidn)rop • °h 'y description. The son of deceased here said, that his father left home on Monday morning in the full enjoyment of health, for the purpose of coming to London to re ceive some bills. He had since ascertained that de ceased, as he always (lid on his visiting town, had dined at the King's Arms Inn, Oxford-street, which house he left near upon five o'clock with the intention of proceeding to the Great Western Railway (which was quite in a contrary direction to where he was found), and at that time he had his watch in his fob, add between 40 and 50 sovereigns in a canvas bag in his breeches pocket. Deceased was a remarkably sober man, and had never been attacked with a fit. CORONER—From the evidence which has been ad duced, I do not feel at all justified in closing this inquiry without having a post mortem examination of the body made, to discover whether death was the result of natu ral causes or otherwise, as well as to give time for every person to come forward who can at all state anything which will tend to elucidate the mystery in which the death of the deceased is at present involved. The inquest was then adjourned till two o'clock this day. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PLYMOUTH.—The Crocodile, 26, lately paid off at this port, was taken into the Stern-dock on Monday evening. In the Sound (Tuesday).—The Malabar, Madagascar, North Star, Harlequin, Espoir ; Belleisle, Apollo, Sap phire, troop-ships ; Somersetshire, convict-ship ; and Diligence, transport. In Harbour in Commission.—The Caledonia, guard ship ; San Josef, Minden, Isis, Fly, Ferret ; Alban, steam-vessel ; and Hamoaze, Devon, and Camel, lighters. In Dock.—The Resistance, Canopus, Bellona, line-of battle ships, repairing ; Crocodile, 36, to be examined ; Wolf, brig, under large repair. On the Slips, building.—The Albion, 90, laid down two years and three months in slip No. 1 ; Exmouth, 90, laid down sixteen months, slip No. 2 ; Aboukir, 90, just be gun, on slip No. 3 ; Flora, frigate, No. 4 slip. In consequence of the ravages on the wood floors of slips No. 1,2, and 3 committed by the li,nnoria, or gribble worm, and the teredo navalis, or auger worm, it has been considered necessary to substitute granite stone for wood. The bottom of the slip on which the Aboukir is laid has lately been repaired with stone. The wood in some parts was so thoroughly eaten by these little de structives as to appear like sponge. APPOINT3IENTS. Dec. 9th.—Lieutenants—John Elliott, to the North Star ; S W. Dorville, to the Minden. Assistant-Surgeon—W. Rogers (b), to the Feria. Mate—Thomas - J. Smyth, to thedaledonia. _ . Dec. 10th.—Lieutenants—George Edwin Patey to the Caledonia ; R. K. Jenkins, to the. Ferret ; Robert Phil lips, to the North Star. Dec. 11th.—Lieutenants—G. . L. Norenek, to the North Star. Surgeon—Alfred G. C. Tucker, to the Minden. Assistant-Surgeons—Dr. David Thompson (c.) (act ing), Dr. W. Whipple (acting), to the Minden ; Dr. John Henderson (additional acting), to the Caledonia ; Dr. Archibald Sibbald, to the Fly. Mate—Edward J. Voules, to the Caledonia. Dec.l2.—Lieut. Thomas Crofton, to the Minden. (From the Brighton Gazette.) PortTsmourm—Vice-Adiniral Sir Edward Bruce, K.C.8., one of the heroes of Algiers, is appointed to the command at the Nore, vacant by the promotion of Sir Henry Digby to the rank of Admiral of the Blue Squa dron. Captain Francis Brace to be Flag Captain, and Mr. Thomas) Woodman, Purser, R.N., to be Secretary. The Gallant Officer has hoisted his flag (white at the fore) on board the Camperdown, 104. The Volcano steam vessel, at Plymouth, is to be com manded by Lieut. C. Featherstone . ; it is reported for the Mediterranean. The steam war-ship Growler, is com missioned at Sheerness by Commander C. Buckle ; it is believed for the West Indies. The Volage, 26, Captain Sir Wm. Dickson, Bart., and Dido corvette, Captain the Hon. Henry Keppel, are ex pected at Spithead from Chatham. Destination unknown. The Snake, 18, Commander the Hon. W. Devereux, is to proceed to the Mediterranean, calling at this port and Plymouth, and is daily expected from Chatham. She is to relieve the Wasp, 16, ordered home. The Thalia, 46, Captain Charles Hope, has been very successful in entering men at Leith, the gallant Captain being popular in that locality. The Fly, 18, and schooner Bramble, will be ready at Plyir outh to proceed to Torres Straits, under Captain Blackwood, in the early part of March. Volunteers for the expedition, however, enter very slowly. The Malabar, 72, Captain Sir G. Sartorius, and Aigle, 24, Captain Lord C. Paget, both bound to the Mediter ranean, are still detained in Plymouth Sound. The troop-ships Apollo, Commander Frederick, and Sapphire, 28, Mr. Cole, have put into Torbay, on their way to Plymouth and China. Commander W. Nevill, of rVinchester, has taken the command of the Serpent, 16, now at Spithead, said to be destined for the Brazils. The brig Pantaloon, 10, Lieut. Lapidge, will proceed to the coast of Africa in about a fortnight, and the Athol, 28, Mr. Bellamy, master, to Jamaica, with troops. At Spithead.:—Belvidera, 38, and Serpent, 16. In Harbour.—St. Vincent, Queen, Victory, Excellent, Royal George yacht, Warspite, Vindictive, Hazard, Pan taloon, Athol!, Echo, and Rapid. TROUSSEAU OF THE LADY SARAH VILLIERS. Amongst ladies of fashion curiosity has naturally been on tip-toe to behold the trousseau of the future lovely bride of his Serene Highness Prince Nicholas Ester ! hazy. The young and noble betrothed has kindly •granted the desired treat at the earnest request of her many distinguished friends. Yesterday and the day before, Berkeley-square was thronged with the car riages of visitors in quest of a. gratification ladies alone comprehend, and a feminine pen alone can describe. None of the fair visitors could leave, we should think, without their previous imaginings being fully realised. Far, as the beautiful panoply of the bride lay strewed before the many gazers, it was at the first glance seen by a lady's eye that the savoir faire of the Brussels' brodvuses had been employed in the de signing of ciphers on the almost gossamer bapti s te ; that Belgium had contributed its exquisite lace ; Paris its flowers, so true to nature; Lyons its silk and velvets of the rarest textures and most fascinating hues ; whilst the hands of many a modiste had been employed to fashion the tissues to the fairy form of the bride under the inspiration of Laure and Vouillon. Neither was there wanting jewellery of the most light imaginative form, testifying that the goldsmith's art has not lost its creative power, although it can no longer boast a Bene yenta° Cellini ; jewels of the mildest rays alone, suited to that beauty and that youthful age in which eyes out shine diamonds, and teeth pearls, were not wanting. Not the least interesting part of the coup d'cril were the many presents destined to remind the young and noble lady of her many absent and devoted friends, when her Lady ship resides in the splendid palaces of the Esterhazys at Vienna and a Eisenstadt, &c. The articles which principally attracted notice were the following : A wedding dress of splendid Brussels lace over white satin, likewise richly trimmed with lace and with bou quets composed of orange blossom and lilies of the val ley. For a head-dress, superb Brussels veil, orange and lily wreath, &c. Most magnificent presents of bijouterie—amongst which we were much struck with a small looking-glass, in a frame inlaid with rubies, emeralds, and pearls ; a gold inkstand, presented by Lord Willoughby D'Eresby; and a green velvet watch-box, inlaid with precious stones, each corner ornamented with rare cameos. In a word. the whole trousseau, consisting of an endless variety of splendid dresses of the richest materials of mantles of every costly material, of handkerchiefs embroidered with the princely ciphers embowered in wreaths and ara besques, &c., is in perfect taste and refined splendour. FOUR VESSELS RUN DOWN AT SEA.— Within the last two or three dayS the underwriters at Lloyd's have received intelligence of four vessels having been run down during the late dreadful gales from the north-west, unhappily attended with loss of life. The vessels in question are the schooner Eliza, belonging to Ipswich, the Defiance, of Greenwich, the schooner Nancy, belonging to Yarmouth, and the brig Queen, of Newcastle. It appears that the Eliza, which wls a fast-sailing vessel, was run down on the night of the sth inst., between 10 and 11, near llarwich, by a brig called the Conudon, of Stockton, and it was a miracle that the crew, many of whom were asleep in their b ert h s , were not carr i e d d own w i t h t h e vesse l, f or shesank in a few minutes after the collision. Fortu nately they got on board of the brig, but were not able to save any property. The vessel is supposed to roads off theneedastTrryt be in • sured. The Nancy was lost 'on the same night, and the account ' en of her loss is, that she was in the bows with the Jean coast, making - for Yarmouth, when immediately snot Mary, of. Whitby; came athwart • her sank, tremendous, violence that the almost that the other ;e and it was with the utmost difficulty starboard quarter vessel was prevented from sinking, her Alveet el o,f isi a n to fo r r d tunaltdaecslytt Todd, a it e n i d g completely driven in. The boat crew saved themselves by master, Mr. jumping into the lone. oat, and landed the following ' v e e n vy r ruch exhausted. The Jean morning at Yarmont b h e run ashore to save her. Both and Mary has since the Defiance, she was t ei b ir e t vh o oe 37. morningan g e er otofLotheefridou from sbierludnasydia ;I mer Lighthouse. She vessels are insured. As re the 11 th, vessel that caused her lvso.asst at tn anchor 0 a t h t theinstant, time,ta nt, (:: t n r thr . :: Whitby. The and Scarborough, threee f wasthe destruction was the schooner crew sa nk o' the ninoll st Queen, itnesru'rwho . o n i sO h dbyeeaplbyar;•iuteh, coals,name with the ship. The remaining portion of the whenoff unknown, crew sprang into the jollyboat just as s h e was sinking and were picked up about four hours after by a fishing smack, and landed at Flamborough. The vessel was val ue d at 2,000/. RATHER ODD I—There i s a circumstance stated in Mr. Penny's enumeration of the census of Perth, ,which, from the " singular oddity of the thing," we beg to present to the notice of our readers, viz. :._. that there are Single men occupying their owa hous es 541 Single women occupying their own ho uses 541 As— " So sure a class were never seen So justly formed to meet by nature,' pair " we would Certainly advise these solitaires to " pair oft with all convenient speed !—Scottish Paper. Btidgewater has been greatly benefited since the opening of the railway. Last year, only eight coaches passed through the town, but there are now forty-seven visiting it every day. Not only are the innkeepers materially benefited, but the other tradesmen in the town partake of the prosperity. What the effect will be when ' the line is opened lower down, remains to be semi'. Bath Chronicle. A letter from Brussels of the 10th inst., in the Echo du Nord, says—" General Lecharlier, who has just been set at liberty, demands the restoration of a sum of 17,000 E, which, he says, was taken from his trunk, when his place of residence was searched by the police." LAW INTELLIGENCE. ROLLS COURT, Dee. 16. CALVERT U. WATSON. This was a motion for an order fur the payment into Court of the purchase money of an estate sold under a decree of the Court, and for the purchaser to complete- the purchase. Miss Watson, the defendant, was reported the purchaser of the property in question, and shortly afterwards was furnished with an abstract of the title. The abstract so delivered was laid before Counsel, and. after ample opportunity for examination had been allowed. it was assumed between the parties that there was a good title, and an arrangement was proposed for the purchaser to take possession, but which arrangement, in conse quence of the illness of Miss Watson, (lid not immediately take effect. However possession was taken on the 10th of November last, and on the next day Mr. Nisbett, the purchaser's solicitor, was alleged to have stated to the agent of the vendor, that the possession so taken was without prejudice to the right of the purchaser to dispute the title, and to refuse on that ground to complete the purchase. The vendor's solicitor absolutely refused to accede to this proposition, and the defendant not being satisfied with the title, refused to complete the purchase, and met the motion of the other party by a motion to be discharged therefrom for want of title. Mr. Pemberton and Mr. Parkersappeared for the plain tiff, and Mr. Kindersley, Mr. Walker, and Mr. C. J. Selwyn for the defendant. The MASTER of the ROLLS said that upon the evidence he was of opinion that the possession taken by the pm.; chaser was an acceptance of the title, and that what had taken place afterwards did not operate as a waiver ; but it did not follow if the title was bad that therefore the Court would order a conveyance to be made of what it knew to be a bad title. There was a mode in which re lief might be obtained in circumstances such as this, not by such a motion as that on the part of the defendant, but by a petition stating the circumstances under which it had been found that the title was bad, and praying for an inquiry with regard to these circumstances. What seemed to him as right to be done on this occasion was to order the purchase money to be paid into Court to be carried to the account of Miss Watson's purchase, leaving her at liberty to present a petition in the manner he had mentioned, if she should be so advised. The other part of her motion, relating to her discharge from the pur chase, must be dismissed with costs, VICE CHANCELLORS' COURT, Dec. 16. (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND.) MUUTZ V. TIVIAN. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. RICHARD/ urged for the defence that the heating of the metals was an essential part of the process for which the patent had been granted ; and that his client did not, consequently, interfere with it. Besides, the principle of manufacturing an alloy from copper and zinc had been long known, and could not therefore become the subject of a patent. His HONOUR, in delivering his judgment, said that he did not think there could be any doubt as to the validity of the patent, because there had been such a possession as conferred a right to it. But it did appear to him, that from the terms of the specification, the plaintiff himself considered the heat ing of the metal an essential part of the process. Under all the circumstances of the case he should make no order, but he would leave it to the plaintiff to bring an action at law for the infringement of the patent, and, until that action was tried he would pronounce no defi nitive judgment in the matter. He should, in the mean time, give both parties liberty to apply. (Before Vice-Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE.) THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER ]7, 1841. HOLLAND V. CLARK. His HONOUR was occupied during the greater part 01 the day in hearing the arguments in this cause, which were not concluded at the rising of the Court. THE NEW ORDERS. Just before his Honour rose, Mr. SIMPHINSON applied to the Court to issue an order to the Sergeant-at-Arms, to bring Alfred Collett to the bar, for neglecting to comply with an order which had been served upon him, to pay money into Court. By the 11th New Order it was provided that, in such cases, the party should be brought to the bar on the ground of contempt. His HONOUR said that, as the case was the first of the kind which had occurred, he would defer his decision upon it until to-morrow. (Before Vice -Chancellor WIGRAM.) MEIIX V. BELL. Considerable discussion having arisen at the bar in reference to the situation and rights of the several parties to the suit, his Honour made the following addition to his decree:—" Declare that Bell is entitled to stand in the . place of Henry Jordan during his life (provided he remains a widower) in the event of his surviving his wife, and declare that he is entitled to a lien on the fund to that extent. Declare that the fund subject to the inter est of Bell, belongs to the trustees of the settlement made on Mrs. Jordan's marriage upon the trusts of that settle ment. Let the fund be transferred to the trustees of that settlement, and let the cash in Court, or stock, arising from dividends invested, be paid to Mrs. Jordan, and if necessary, let the Master ascertain how much of the fund in Court has arisen from dividends accrued since the fund was transferred into Court. Declare that this order is without prejudice to the claim of the trustees to be re imbursed their costs out of the trust fun d." 'rho COURT was occupied until its rising in hearing the urther arguments in this cause. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Dec. 16. (Sittings at Guildhall, before Lord DENMAN and a Special Jury.) CRAIG, BART., AND OTHERS V. FENN AND OTHERS. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Stephen Light—l am night porter alternate nights with Horton at Hatchard's. I sometimes let Mr. Talbot in two or three times a week. That was pretty regular. He was sometimes the worse for liquor. He never re quired any assistance to go to his room. He always took his candle himself. He was able to take care of himself. I thought him a little the worse by the violent knockings at the door. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL addressed the Jury for the defendants, and commented at great length upon the evi dence given by the several witnesses for the plaintiff's. He believed it had been established saisfactorily that Mr. Talbot was addicted to drinking, and that his habits were anything but temperate and moderate at the time the insurance was effected. He also read the depositions of a Lieut. Pine, of the Royal Navy, who was on terms of intimacy, and,who stated that in the middle of the - year 1837, Mr. Talbot was frequently intoxicated. • The following witnesses were then examined : Sir Wyndham Anstruther—l knew the late Mr. Tal bot for eight or ten years. In July and August, 1837, I was staying at Margate. I called two or three times a week on him, and dined perhaps ten or fifteen times. I left him generally between seven or eight o'clock. HQ drauk beer freely at dinner, and Port wine afterwards, and some times brandy and water. He was always the worse for the wine drinking during that time, and some times drunk. I went to St. Peter's with him ; he had drank a little before and after he got there ; he drank malt liquor, brandy and water. He became very trouble some, and I got him out. He refused to go home, and said he would :go down to Newbold's, a public-house, and said he would have some more brandy and water. He was then decidedly drunk. I saw him again at the gardens, and he was theli tipsy, and was calling for more brandy and water. I saw him drink bottled porter be • fore dinner ; about one o'clock. I called on him one afternoon after dinner. He was sober, and there were as many as half a dozen bottles of porter opened. He drank a good deal of it, and was evidently affected by it. He sometimes called on me at Margate after dinner ; sometimes he was the worse for drink. He used to call for more, and one time he drank to excess. On another occasion he was also very much affected by wine. Cross-examined—l was never drunk in my life. I often drank as much as Mr. Talbot, but very little ap- peared to affect him. He was very talkative after he had had some wine. Wm. Blake, clerk to the defendant's solicitors, proved that Mr. Pine was at present at Malta. George Fox—l live at Broadstairs. I assist my fa ther, who keeps flyes and chaises. I knew Mr. Talbot in 1835. I occasionally drove him. I have frequently gone out with him of a night to the lowest public houses, and he there drank a great deal. The liquor had a very great effect on him. I never saw him go sober from a public-house. I have gone to his house often, and drank with him there. He used to drink porter, wine, rum and water, and other things. I have met him at the Dolphin public-house, where he has treated the whole of the company. If he was not tipsy when he went there, he was sure to get intoxicated. I never saw any altera tion in his manner all the time he was at Broadstairs. Jesse Roome—l kept the Dolphin public-house at Broadstairs. Mr. Talbot was in the habit of frequenting my house down to September, 1837. lie was there some times successive nights, and sometimes not for three or four nights. He mostly drank ale ; on one occasion punch. I never recollect him to have left my house sober. George Fox was sometimes with Lim, and sometimes a tall gentleman. John Hillar—l saw Mr. Talbot at the Nelson and at the Rose Inn, Broadstairs, in 1836 and 1837. I saw Mr. Talbot in the front room; there was wine, spirits, and all on the table. Mr. Talbot was drunk when I left at 9 or 10 o'clock. I saw him about the second week in October, 1837, and between June, July, and October, in the same year. William Smith—l am a sawyer. I have seen Mr. Tal bot at the Dolphin in 1836, and twice in 1837, about Au gust or September. On one occasion he drank nothing, but was drunk. A fortnight afterwards he came and called for a pot of ale. He appeared to be drunk then. John Brown, a carpenter, gave evidence to a similar effect. A letter from Mr. Farren to Mr. Caulfield, dated the 2d of November, 1837, was then put in and read. It stated that the Asylum Company had ascertained that Mr. Talbot's habits were not temperate and moderate at the time the insurance was effected, and stating that they would not consider the , contract binding, as it was based upon misrepresentations-. Mr. Caulfield's answer, and some further correspondence on the subject of the insu rance, were also wad. Mrs Gardner —I rent the house in Broadstairs which Mr. Talbot lived in. I used to let him in at night. He was generally tipsy. I saw no particular change down to the time Mr. Talbot left. Fox sometimes came and went into the drawing room. 1 think Mr. Talbot went to bed oftener tipsy thati sober. Mr. CRESSWELL replied. Lord DENMAN summed up. The Jury retired, and after an absence.of three quar ters of an hour, returned into Court with a verdict for the defendants. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Dec. 16. BURDETT v. JOHNSON. This was an action brought to recover the ♦alue of necessaries supplied to the wife of the defendant. The formal proof of the supply of the goods having been given, Mr. J. JARVIS, for the defendant, met the case with alleging adultery upon the part of the wife, which, if proved, would exonerate the defendant from the liabi lity. He called several witnesses, who proved the mar riage of the parties in 1832. Two years afterwards, after they separated, and the wife had to support her self in the best manner she could. She at one time was in service, and at another kept a school for female chil dren, and at different times lived at various lodgings. where a man named Holman visited her, and, according to the testimony of the witnesses, was seen to kiss her, and sometimes put his arm round her waist. To meet 'he case Mr. Platt called Holman, who stated that his attention was first called to Mrs. Johnson by his mother, who said she had been very ill-used by her husband, who had deserted her, and who desired him to do her any kindness in his power. He assisted her to remove on one or two occasions, and having met her at a lodging-house, to the landlady of which he was pay ing his addresses, and seeing her anxiety to do well and provide for her child, he did call upon her some times to see how she got on, but he swore positively that nothing criminal had ever passed between them. He also put the daughter of the defendant into the box, who h'd always lived with her mother, who always slept with her, who had seen Holman often call, but never saw any familiarity between them. It was also proved that the defendant, who was living in adultery himself; not only refused all assistance to his wife, .but on several occasions had threatened to ruin her. The Jury found a verdict for the defendant. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Dec. 16. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) BORRODAILE V. SIR C. I!UNTER, BART., AND OTHERS. Upon the part of the insurers, the facts of the case were stated to be these :—The Rev. William Borrodaile insured his life in the London Life Association in the sum of 1,0001 This was in the year 1824, a t w hi c h period he married his wife, the pr esen t pl a i n tiff. Th e suicide was committed in 1838, under these circum stances :—On the 10th of Febru ar y h e l e ft hi s res id ence at Wandsworth, early in the morning. intending to pro ceed towards London. At ten o'clock in the day he was met by a Mr. Unwin, on the r oa d l ea di ng t o Vauxhall bridge, and that individual noticed an alteration in his manner at the time. The next time he was seen by any one who was acquainted with him was about one o'clock, when he was beheld climbing upon the parapet of Vauxhall-bridge, whence he threw him self into the river and was drowned. Under these circumstances, application was made to the Insur ance-office for the amount of the policy, which had been bequeathed to the widow and children of the deceased ; but payment of the sum was refused, on the ground that Mr. Borrodaile had committed suicide, and that this, ac cording to the words of the instrument, vitiated the po licy, as he had " died by his own hand." The present action was, accordingly, brought to recover the amount of the policy of insurance• upon this gentleman's life. From the evidence. given on behalf of the defendants, it appeared that, according to the opinion of the witnesses, the Rev. William Borrodaile was of sane mind at the period of his death ; and that as a proof of the same, he had only on the preceding Sunday administered the Sa crament, as usual, in his own church. Mr. Justice Erskine said, he supposed that the mere act of destroy ing himself, whether in sleep or by accident, would not be contended by the defendants to bring a man within the meaning of the words=" died by his Oil n hand." If this gentleman had voluntarily precipitated himself into the water, to destroy life, then the case would be within the meaning of the words in the policy ; but if his mind were then so far gone that he did not know the probable consequences of what he did, then it would not be within those words. The case for the plaintiff was then proceeded with, from which it appeared that the deceased gentleman was married in 1824, and that he was in the re ceipt of about 8001. a year from his living at Wands worth. Latterly, however, he had suffered under diffi culties, and had been much distressed in mind, from the default of a tax-gatherer in his parish, for whom he had become surety, and on account of whom he had to pay 5,0001. Shortly before his death he became depressed and melancholy and disquieted in his manner. On the morning of the suicide he had ordered clothes to be packed up for him, as he intended to join his wife and children at Worthing that day; and all his acts on that morning showed that he went oat with an expectation of life. There seemed every reason to believe that the thought of self-destruction came suddenly, and that the act was not one of premeditation and deliberation. The deceased had no motive for self-destruction, and therefore that act must have resulted from a state of insanity at the time he 'committed it. The witnesses all spoke of the decided alteration in his manner for some time before, and on the day of his suicide. Dr. Morrison, the physi cian, was called, and said that from the evidence he h a d heard during the cause respecting the conduct of the Rev. Wm. Borrodaile, he was of a decided opinion that the gentleman was not in a sane state of mind at the time he threw himself into the Thames. The witness said he had come to that conclusion on the subject of the insanity of the deceased, from the change in his man ners, the depression in spirits, and the restlessness he exhibited. The witness had no doubt that Mr. Borro daile laboured under the symptoms of incipient insanity, that exploded in the act of self-destruction. He had often known in similar cases patients to commit suicide from a sudden impulse, and without any previous inten tion to commit the act of self-destruction. Several other physicians were examined, and gave similar testimony as to their opinion of Mr. Borrodaile's insanity, after having heard the evidence adduced upon that point. This closed the plaintiff's case. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL having replied on behalf of the defendants, Mr. Justice ' ERSKINE summed up, and the Jury re tired at half-past nine, and returned at ten o'clock with the following verdict :—" That Mr. Borrodaile threw himself into the , river with the intention of destroying himself, but that there was no evidence of his insanity previously to the act. His Lordship having objected to the verdict, the Jury again retired, and returned with a verdict for the plaintiff. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Dec. 16. IN RE W. HITCHCOCK'S BANKRUPTCY. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. SOLE now called upon Mr. Ashurst to place Messrs. Cook and Gladstone in the box as he had pro mised. Mr. Asitunsir would redeem his pledge at the proper time, but he wished to have the whole of the bankrupt's examination finished in the first instance. Mr. MARSDEN said, if there was any gentleman who wished to examine the bankrupt he was now ready to answer any questions that might be put to him. He had nothing to conceal, and was anxious to meet the charges that had been brought against him. The COMMISSIONER said it would appear that Mr. Ashurst supposed that it was intended to call some wit nesses in support of the bankrupt's evidence. Mr. MARSDEN said that Certainly was what he intended to do. He hoped, however, he would be allowed a. few days to prepare his case. Mr. ASHURST had no objection whatever to such a course. He would give him time to make copies of the depositions. The Com Mammal. thought it would be as well now to hear the official assignee's statement of the balance sheet, as that might guide them in their future operations. Mr. SOLE.now proposed to call Mr. Wheeler.—(Ap plause.) The CommissroNEß said, if these noises were perse vered in he would be compelled to adjourn the Court. The statement of the official assignee was then read as to the balance sheet up to llth January, 1839, showing a surplus of 3,8001. up to that date. The balance sheet of 1841 showed a surplus of 3,288/., and then ho would leave a deficiency of 13,0001. to be accounted for from that period up to the time of the bankruptcy. The in vestigation was said to be cursory because the official assignee had not had time to examine the books. Mr. MARSDEN was instructed to say that that balance sheet was commenced, and that period agreed upon by the bankrupt and the official assignee and Mr. Sole. Mr Hitchcock was ready to give any further informatio'i in his power. He would be enabled to give a sufficient explanation of the profit, which was stated at 121 per Cent., and which would show why it was that there was not a larger balance in his favour. He wished the ex amination to be adjourned for a sufficient time to en able the bankrupt to give a full statement of all his af fairs to the Court. The Official Assignee said the period of January, 1839, had been agreed to, as that was the time up to which the bankrupt said he would be enabled to give a clear state ment of his affairs. Now the bankrupt had merely given the totals, and he had reason to believe that they did not agree with the totals that had now been drawn up. The Bankrupt thought the official assignee should be at all events disinterested, and when he stated that he had applied for certain accounts; it would have been more in accordance with his public duty, and more just to a fallen man, if he had stated that the bankrupt had not had time to prepare these accounta, instead of passing a censure upon him...He was prepared to show that lie was solvent in January, 1839. When he showed a ba lance of 3,800/. less to the time of his failure there were no stock takings in his own possession, and when he ap plied to Cook and Gladstone they said they had no stock takings of his, but afterwards they selected that of 11th of Jan., 1839, as being that which would best answer their purpose. As to the deficiency of 13,000/., which was said to exist, he denied that there was any regular balance sheet of January, 1841 ; and as to the document in Cook and Gladstone's handwriting, he would prove it to be a falsehood altogether, and he would stand or fall by that assertion.—(Loud cheers.) The COMMISSIONER said he should adjourn the Court, and declared the Court adjourned. The bankrupt was about to make some further obser vations, when The COMMISSIONER said—" The examination is ad journed sine die, and whenever the bankrupt is ready to proceed he must apply for another sitting." The COURT was then cleared by the officer, and at half-past two the proceedings abruptly terminated in the way above stated. INSTINCT 01 PLANTS.—A rather remarkable instance of the instin c t o f p l an t s in searching out food and support for themselves, is just now to be seen in the woods of Comrie. An oak tree, high perched upon the point of a comparatively bare rock in the face of Dun more Hill, finding its home supplies of soil and hedd rather stinted, and observing (one is almost inclined to think) a more fertile spot below, has sent off a foraging party in the shape of a large " root trunk," for several yards directly down the precipice on which it stands. This root-branch, after reaching a projecting point of the rock, bends horizontally towards, cleaving firmly to the rock in all its course, till it reaches another face— down which it agai n d escen d s , u ntil it eventually seizes, in its many-fingered gras p, the object it travelled so far in search of.—Sti r li ng Ad ver ti ser . Intelligence reached Dublin on Monday that Mr. Wynne, of Hazlewood, Sligo, brother-in-law of the Countess De Grey, died on the previous day. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. QUEEN SQUARE. Yesterday James Hopkins, a man about sixty years of age, who lives at Manor house, Rochester-row, West minster, and is said to be very wealthy, surrendered to his bail, and was placed in the dock, before Mr. Hard wick, charged with the abduction of Mary Anne Howell, a weak-looking child, only ten years of age. Mr. Price, the barrister, appeared for the prisoner. Mary Howell, the mother of the child, was first exa mined. She said she was the wife of a shoemaker, and lived at No. 37, Old Rochester-row, Westminster. Her child was ten years of age on the 6th of April last. She had known the prisoner for 24 years; he had formerly kept an oil shop at the corner of Rochester-row. and had been her husband's landlord eight years. On last Monday week the prisoner came for his rent. No one was then present but witness's son, who is thirteen years of age, and her daughter, the subject of the pre sent complaint. After some conversation, prisoner said, I want the girl to go with a lady to Southampton, who is in very delicate health. She will have nothing to do but to nurse the baby and run of little errands. Witness said it was a long way for a child of such tender years to go, and she must first ask the child's fattier. 'l'he child was present all the time, and repeatedly said, "Do let me go." 'l'he child, though so young, had always been eager to go into service. When the father came in she told him the circumstance, and he said he had no objec tion. The prisoner then went away, saying he would bring the lady in the afternoon. A number of witnesses were then examined, whose evidence want to prove that the prisoner had, by fraudu lent representations, carried away the child, and the Magistrate ordered him to find bail, himself in 200/., and two sureties in 100/. each. THAMES POLICE. Yesterday afternoon a Malay, naniedliandromon, was brought before Mr. Ballantine, charged with cutting and wounding a Chinese called Howsung, who appeared be f()re the Magistrate in a dreadful state. his face had been cut down from the temple to the chin, and his gar ments were covered with blood. The parties were sea men on board the Scaleby Castle, East Indianian, from Canton, which was navigated homewards by a mixed crew of Lascars, Malays, and Chinese, of whom little care has been taken since their arrival in the port of London, and who have made complaints to the Magi strates, of the want of proper clothing and provisions. Luke, a constable, said this day, at ten o'clock, Sir, I was informed the Chinamen and Malays had got fighting en board the Scaleby Castle, and that one man had been nearly killed. On reaching the vessel I found her in a state of great disorder ; there had, indeed, been nothing but fighting and noise all the morning. The wounded man had been removed from the ship before I got there, and this Malay was pointed out to me by a Chinese sea man as the person who cut his cheek open. A Chinese sailor, with a long tail which nearly reached to the ground, was here put forth to interpret the evidence, but he could only speak a few words of English. It, however, appeared that he saw the affray, and he stated that the Malay took up a long knife and cut the man Howsung on the face, and there was a good deal of lighting. Mr. BALLATINE—Ifere is a pretty state of things—a parcel of Malays and Chinamen fighting, and with knives, and they are under no control at all. There should be some English person invested with authority to manage them, and superintend their provisioning and control them. Where are the European officers of the ship— don't they look after them ? Luke—The European officers don't care a farthing about them—they don't care if all the Lascars, Malays, and Chinese kill each other after the ship is brought home. Mr. BALLANTINE—There ought by all means to be an European boatswain to look after them and prevent them getting into disorder. Does the captain of the ship look after them? Luke —lie is not often on board, Sir. I do all I can to keep them quiet, but they are too much for me. The officers said the Captain of the Scaleby Castle had waited on Mr. Broderip in the early part of the week, and complained that many or his Asiatic crew were annoying the owners of the vessel, and loitering about their offices in the city. Mr. BALLANTINE said it too often happened that the Lascars became vagrants in our streets, because they were not properly looked after. 1)o you expect any more of these men ? Luke—Yes, Sir ; the Fort Wil liam, a 1,200 or 1,300 ton ship, is coming in to-morrow, full of these black people. Mr. BALLANTINE then directed that the prisoner should be detained until to-morrow (this day) at the station house, and that in the meantime a proper interpreter should be engaged to explain the evidence to the Court. Ife would suggest also while the Lascars, Malays, and Chinamen were in the East India Dock, that policemen or some persons armed with sufficient authority, should be stationed on board the different ships, where they were to prevent similar outrages, and see that the men were properly treated. The state of things which existed at present was quite disgraceful. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. Yesterday a Court was held for the dispatch of pub lie business. There was a full attendance of Memb, rs. The Report relative to the Medicated Bath Institu tion, recommending the grant of the sum of .501. in aid of the Charity, was brought up and agreed to. GRATUITIES TO THE OFFICERS OF THE CORPORATION. A Report was brought up from the Committee in relation to officers and clerks of the• Corporation, re commending that a gratuity be paid to Mr. Goldham, the Clerk of Billingsgate Market, for his extraordinary exertions during the past year. Sir Chapman Marshall, Alderman Thomas Wood, Mr. Jupp, Sir Pt;ter Laurie, and finally Mr. Wells, bore warm testimony to the merits of the Cleik of Bil lingsgate Market, and the Report was agreed to by acclamation, and sent back to be carried into effect. PROPOSED PIER FOR STEAM-VESSELS AT BLACKFRIARS BRIDGE. Mr. PRIOR, the Chairman of the Blackfriars-bridge Committee, brought up the Report, to which he intreated the most particular attention of the Court. The report extended to a great length, and was, after some discussion, adopted. The Committee approved of the plan laid down by Mr. Walker, and recommended that 9,000/. be paid out of the City funds for the erec tion, and that such fees should be paid for the use of the pier, as the Bridge Committee might think fit. The following letter of Mr. Walker to the City Clerk gives every necessary information respecting the work : " 23, Great George-street, April 6, 1841. " SlR,—The model for the proposed steam-boat pier of Blackfriar's bridge, prepared by order of the Black friar's-bridge Committee, is sent herewith, and is so ex planatory as to require but little written description. It starts from the line and level of the footway paving on the west side of Chatham-place, and is extended by means of two cast-iron arches of 84 feet span, resting upon cast-iron piers, placed in nearly the line of the bridge piers, to the third opening arch ; the whole length of the passage or way being 205 feet, and the width 12 feet. From this a flight of steps descends to a fixed platform upon piles, to which is attached, at each cad, a sloping stage, the low er ends resting upon the floats or barges, which rise and fall with the tide. The floats or barges have a covered accommodation for passengers. _ The whole cost, including deepening to give 6 fee water at low water spring tides, is estimated at 9,0001. " I am, Sir, your very obedient servant, " Mr. Henry Woodthorpe. " J. WALKER." THE DEATH OF SERGEANT ARABIN. Information having been received of the death of Sergeant Arabin, some conversation arose upon the propriety of appointing a gentleman as soon as possible to one of the offices (that of Judge of the Sheriffs' Court) held by the deceased Sergeant. The matter was postponed.—Adjourned. METROPOLITAN YOUNG MEN'S ANTI-MONOPNLY ASSOCIATIGN. A full Meeting of the Central Committee of this As sociation was held last evening at Hart's Hotel, 159, Aldersgate-street, Mr. R. H. Pugh in the Chair. The CHAIRMAN, in opening the business of the even ing, alluded to the recent meeting of the members of the Association, where they had unanimously pledged themselves to " use, collectively and individually, every exertion in increasing the numbers of the Society, and to render the Committee every assistance in their power." He regretted so few had redeemed that pledge —(Hear, hear)—as he had considered the Committee would have received some relief from their difficult un dertaking, the labours of which were daily increasing. The SECRETARY (Mr. H. Preston, jun.) then laid before the Committee several letters which had been received since their last meeting,—among others a com munication was received from Dr. Oxley, of Hackney, offering the use of a public room to the Society. Mr. CUNNING moved that a Course of Lectures be delivered at Finsbury Chapel, South•place, in connec tion with the Association, upon the Corn and Provision monopolies, to commence on Wednesday evening next. Mr. HILL, in a neat speech, seconded the resolution, which• was put, and carriel unanimously. Mr. W. Lyon, of Camberwell, and Mr. H. Booth, of Clerkenwell, were elected members of the Committee. The names of several new members were then handed in, a vote of thanks was passed to the Chair, and the meeting then adjourned at a late hour till Thursday next. TUETHAMES ROYAL MAIL STEAM-PACKET. —An excursion down the river from the Brunswick wharf to Greenbithe and back was made in this vessel on Wednesday by Mr. Mandslay, the engineer, Mr. Filcher, the ship-builder, and builder of the Thames, and a numerous company of gentlemen connected with or interested in the Royal mail steamers. The vessel pro ceeded down the river shortly after 11 o'clock, and re turned to her moorings a little before 3. Iler perform ance gave great satisfaction to all who witnessed her progress down and up the river, and fully equalled the expectations formed of her by those who had in spected her previously and were on board during the trip. She is one of the vessels destined to carry the mails to the West Indies. Five of these vessels - are now at Southampton, and are about to sail for their respective destinations in a few days ; and three are at Blackwall or in the East India Docks, being prepared to proceed on their several voyages. They are all very fine ves sels. The Thames is of 1,800 tons burden, and of 400 horse power ; she measures from stem to stem 246 feet ; her breadth o f b eam i s a b ou t 46 f ee t ; s h e i s rigg e d with three masts ; her deck is flush, and not divided by the paddle-boxes, as i n sma ll er s t ea mers. She was built at Northfleet, and is a very _superior model of her class of vessels. FASTING IMPOSTORS. This appears to have been an c.ld " trick ;" and with what success Cavanagh had obtained the character of an " original" may be judged from the brief details re specting two women, in precisely the same "line," who have preceded him, and regarding whom hitherto no thing has appeared. The earliest mention of these " non•such wonders" is the celebrated fasting damsel, Martha Taylor, born at Over Haddon, in Derbyshire, about the middle of the 17th century. She seems to have been the Mira bile Pecci of the day, and to have caused a most extra ordinary sensation throughout the country, for as many as four pamphlets relating to her are extant. The titles are— " Newes from Derbyshire, or the Wonder of all Wonders that ever yet was prime.% being a relation of the handywork of Almighty God, shown upon the body of one Martha Taylor living about a mile or some thing more from Bakewell, in Derbyshire, hard by a pasture, commonly c,lled Hadon Pasture. This maid, as it bath pleased the Lord, she hatn fasted forty weeks and more, which may very well be called a wonder of all wonders, though most people who hear this may censure this to be some fable, et if they please but to take the pains to read over the book, I hope that they will be better satisfied, and have some faith to believe." The worthy writer was "T. Robins, B. of D. (bel man of Derby)." It was published at " London, Oe 13, 1668." The next is by the same author, who is less prolix in his title. It is named " The Wonder of the World," wherein, as related by that veritable func tionary, is given " the whole truth, acd no more, as it was taken from the mouth of the damsel and her mother." However, the next pamphlet comes from a learned gentleman of that time, Mr. Joseph Reynolds, and is entitled " A Discourse upon prodigious Abstinence, casioned by the twelvemonths fasting of Martha Taylor, the famous Derbyshire damosell, proving that without any miracle the texture of human bodies may be so al tered that life may be long continued without the sup plies of meat and drink ; with an account of the heart and how far it is interested in the business of fermen tation." Which he " humbly offered to the Royal Society." The last bears the date of " London, March 30, 1669," and is entitled " Mirabile Pecci, or the Non such Wonder of the Peak, in Derbyshire, discover'd in a full, though succinct narrative of the more than ordi nary parts, piety, and preservation of Martha Taylor, one that (who) path been supported in time above a year. beyond the ordinary course of nature, without meat or drink. By H. A." It is evident that the Derbyshire girl caused no or dinary interest in those days from all the narratives being published in London, when the metropolis was a seven days', instead of, as now, as many hours, journey from Bakewell and Derby. It is said that she began to abstain from food on the 22d December, 1667, being then in her 18th year, in consequecce of the effects of a blow received some years before, but her illness is said not to have commenced till the end of August, or the beginning of September preceding. According to the last-mentioned pamphlet she was living, and continued to fast, when it was published, and her face is there described as plump and ruddy ; her pulse as e%en and lively : and it is said that after she had left off eating she once swal lowed part of a fig, which had nearly proved fatal to her ; that the vertebrae of her back might be felt through the abdomen ; that she had very little sleep, and was once wholly without sleep for five weeks. It appears that she underwent two watches, having been attended by from forty to sixty women, who watched her strictly night and day. One of these watches was appointed by the neighbouring townships, the other by the Earl of Devonshire. There is no account of the sequel of this " interesting phenomenon," whether she was detected as an impostor, or whether she was a real sufferer, and, having recovered, returned to her usual habits. The parish register records the burial of her as having taken place June 12, 1684. It is probable that Ann Moor, a notorious " fasting" impostor of the last century, might have heard of the existence of Martha Taylor, and even some copies of these pamphlets might have fallen into her hands at some period, but the leuding circumstances of her im positions were precisely the same as the present unfor tunate Irish " gentleman" in Reading gaol. Ann Moor was also a Derbyshire woman, having been born at Roston, in the parish of Worbury, and resided at Tutbury, Staffordshire, on the borders of Derbyshire, about four miles from Sadbury, where the Queen Dowager is now residing, and it was at that town, during a pretended fasting of more than four years, she contrived that her case should, in almost every particular, resemble that of Martha Taylor. Having successfully eluded one watch of 17 days and nights, she continued her 'imposture with the greatest confidence ; till at length, having reluctantly submitted to a second ordeal, it was conduct e d with so much care and skill that she found it impossible to etude the vigi lance of the watcherr, and at length, when nature was almost exhausted in the real fasting, she confessed her self an impostor. THE TRAiAARIANS. Extract of the letter from Wm. Palmer. M.A., Fel low and Tutor of St. Mary Magdalene College, Oxford, and Deacon in the Cilarch id' England, to the Rev. C. P. Golightly :—`• Get tainly, I am for no middle ways, as you wi.l understand when I tell you plainly, that for myself 1 utterly reject and anathematize the principle of Protestantism as a heresy, with all its forms, sects, and denominations. And if the Church of Eng land should ever unhappily profess herself to be a form of Protestantism (which may God of his infinite mercy forbid !) then I would reject and anathematize the Church of England, and would separate myself from her immediately as from a human sect, without giving Protestants any unnecessary trouble to procure my ex pulsion. In conclusion, I once more publicly piofess myself a Catholic, and a member of a Catholic Church, and say anathema to the principle of Protestantism (which I regard as identical with the principle of Dis sent), and to all its forms, sects, and denominations, especially to those of the Lutherans and Calvinists, and British and American Dissenters." INTERESTING ANATOMICAL EX AMINATION OF A FEMALE CHIMPANZEE. In July last a very fine pair of chimpanzees were pur chased by the Committee nf the Bristol and Clifton Zoological Gardens, they having been brought direct from Africa to this port. During the summer and autumn these rare animals attracted the attention of visitors from all parts. From the circumstance of no specimen having been preserved in this country for a longer period than a few meths, as they have generally died of consumption, more than ordinary care and atten tion were bestowed upon them by the keeper ; for as there were a pair --a very unusual thing—the Commit tee set a very high value upon them ; but it was of no avail, as far as relates to the female, for she died on the sth instant, though not (as it has subsequently been found) of the usual disease, consumption, but of dysentery, to which she had, in fact, been subject on her voyage, and continued to suffer from it till her death. Indeed, there was no remedy, for it was found impossible to administer any medicine. The keeper was in the habit of masticating her food, and feeding her from his mouth ; but the moment any kind of medicine was attempted to be introduced she rejected it, and even after it had been forced down her throat she would throw it off her stomach. The body having been pre sented to the Bristol Philosophic Institution, was opened by Dr. Fairbrother, in the presence of some of the members. On being anatomically examined, its great similarity to the human frame was surprisingly appa rent. The brain, lungs, heart, stomach, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestines, &c., were in form and shape almost exactly the counterpart of those in a human being ; the heart, in particular, presented a peculiarity never found in any other of the monkey tribe, that is, it had nearly the same obliquity, and rested on the midriff in the same manner as in the human body ; indeed, the only striking exception was in the organs of the voice, there being on the upper part of the ventricles of the larynx two small membranous bags or sacks, into which part of the air must pass from the lungs during respira tion ; so that the column of air is divided and diminished and consequently the vibrations produced by its passage through the glottis are weakened, and the voice be comes inarticulate. It it were not for this singular pro vision, it is supposed that the chimpanzee would be capable of giving utterance to its feelings and wants in the same manner that man does. But, even had it been perfect in this respect, there would still have be en wanting that attribut e whi c h g i ves man th e superio ri ty over and command of the b ru t e crea ti on . This no dis position of mere matter can give ; and the body, h ow perfectly soever formed, is formed in vain when it is not gifted with the soul to direct its operations.—Bristol Standard. The packet-ship Hendrik Hudson, E. E. Mor gan, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday from New York, after a pleasant passage of 21 days, and has brought pas senger Nathan Dunn, Esq., of Philadelphia, with his collection of Chinese curiosities, their manners, customs, figures, dresses, &c., for which there is a building going on at Hyde Park-corner, where the exhibition will take place. Mr. Dunn, when last in London, obtained an order from the Lords of the Treasury, allowing him to bring i n hi s celebrated collection for e xhibition free of duty, so that in a measure it may be said to be under the patronage of the British Government. The collection has cos t M r. Dunn half his life and great expense. The French Government offered Mr. Dunn 65,000 i. sterling for the his goods leio:malinfe.s;taynodus collection. It is described as bein , g th t e rt s i have the arts and sciences, trade and occupations of every precisely the same n l c N e 'hen a Chinese would description before you; f gc br an in to s n ta . he would laugh at a s behindyou wouldh i s counter se e him i s m e I l i i n n brought every thing so fresh visit the e xhibition at Phila it d first, and ac nd om af m ter: s lt io rd n s weep, it to his memory. Lunatico Inquirendo sat in Dublin on Tuesday on the Right Rev. Robert Fowler, D.D., Lord Bishop of Ossotl i The jury found his Lord.. and d p mind.tthoeble,o4udnsswotaisndproved to be is p abota ready 3 i ( n o o o l. , moneylanded estates in Irelatid and England 8,000/. a-year, the in- come of his Lordship's see being 5,0004 per annum. EVENING SUN SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S— YEsTE RPA Y. THE DERBY.—Ballißla Ole had a strong party, sle d f° o l. want of bett er o dd s th e twenty fives t o one-were ta ken eagerly. th a t l ong b e f ore th e c l ose o f th e betting the cur m rent offers on the part of the lavers did not excee d 20 1- 1; it is still the prevailing- opinion that he will beenn 8 English property. Chatham, Robert de Gorham, thel v Dirce colt, and Wiseacre, were in favour at pretty nelt r i f i the averages of Monday last, and a few bets were la" small sums against outsiders, without leading to any title' tuations worth mention. No offers on the field. THE DERBY. 25 to 1 agst All the mares 11 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Chatham—taken 20 to I agst Mr. Maher's Ballinkcele 22 to 1 agst Mr. G. Clark's Lord of H o lderness 25 to 1 agst Lord Verulam's Robert de Gorham." 33 to I agst Lord Chesterfield's Dirce colt—tak en 33 to I agst Mr. Wreford's Wiseacre—taken • 40 to I agst Mr. Bowes' Meteor 50 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Brother to Pheenix --tsk. 50 to 1 agst Mr. Ramshay's Moss Trooper 1000 to 13 agst Mr. Dixon's Honest John—taken 1000 to 15 agst . Mr. Dixon's Lord George—take)) 4, 1000 to It) agst Mr. Connop's The Oneida 1000 to 10 asst Mr. Morgan's The Agreeable Colt 01: 500 to 15 agst Honest John and Wild Duck colt - rs t . 500 to 25 agst Ballinkeele winning Derby ani: "' Leger, and Passion the Oak s-- " THE OAKS. 6 to 1 was laid to a small sum against Passion 4 afterwards offered • THE MARKETS. COUNTRY MARL ETS. Wheat. Barley. U . tr . ; . ro•br tO 40 Per Quarter.l s. to s. %s.to s. s. t • s. s. to t;• Sath Blandford -, 32 12 31 32 :3 26 46 -- itridport - 68 - - -j- 7, chard --....- 56 72 29 32 22 26 38 " Exeter Illoucester SO 61 26 37 21 ~ ,14 40 ~.,:' dui Idford 154 76 30 59 23 31 34 4- ` 0 Newbury Reading ......, 45 72 i 5 38 19 31 33 4 „; Salisbury !52 72 '27 34 ::0 zrr 40 0 '; ShErborne 168 72 23 35 1.4 32 4 2 4 _,Zi SheptonMallct SI 73 28 37 , .41 27 % 40 '- Uxbridge -. : - - 37 43 ? :::: 28 - .‘, Warminster 54 69 28 35 !24 29 42 '," Worcester 64 68 32 31 % ..,t 26 I •:•13 44 '''' leovil '52 60 i2B 32 ;. 0 24 40 ' L V ERPOOL CORN MARKET.-Dec• 14, to 10 1 ~,°'.• WHEAT, English, White, per 701 b... Red - 0 - Scotch, Welch, and Manx --Irish, White 7 9 8 e -- Red 7 g 0 4 0 3 0 0 ' Foreign Q . 1 OATS, ElAglith, Welsh, and Scotch, per 451 b.......... 2 9 •," 3 a 0 ° - Iris!, .. ..„ *" i. 0 56 0 - Foreign BARLEY, English, Malting, per Imp. quarter ...... ••• 04 . 1 4 -3 A ° - Scotch and Irish, pet 60Ibs. - Feeding 4 _ 4 9 • 44 ° ' '4d 6 BEANS, English, per Imperial quarter 40 . 0 . 4 0. : - Irish, Ba, - Foreign PEASE, English, per Imperial quarter 4l''' 4 1 of 44 0 h 4 0 - Foreign 0; 0 0 & FLOUR, English, per 28(39. h " 0 ) .. .....• Irish OATMEAL, English and Irish, per 2401 by . ••• 3; d a 60 . INDIAN CORN, PLY 4801 b. RYE, per Imperial quarter MALT, per Imperial quarter ... LEEDS CORN Al tRKET. 04. toll& 1 Wheat, Norfolk and Sullidk, 601 b. , .......... •......"• ,10 11i• - York , and Lincoln. 6011. •.,5,... 10 ar . Barley, Norfolk and 8.011.1 k .................................. .311,04: --- Yorkshire and Lincolnshire - Grinding .. ' 4.1 413- 01 4° .. ' Beans 63lb. .. . 945. t".„, goo!, Oats, I'otatne -51ealing, For. lid . tolid Eng. 12%;. 1 . t".„320.P" ihelling .: 0 ,• .`" d. DEVIZES CORN MARKET. U. Q ui Per Sack. s. .4. s. d. Per Qua) ter. ! 2 : 2 oto ••F 0 iirst Wheat 35 oto :ft 0 0at5......... •••••• .. 1 9 0 D I 0 Second ....., 0 - .Ik, Piiird .3..aley 23 0 33 6 Bread (per gallon , • CHELTENHAM MARKETS. d. i . . f - Per Bushel. s. dto s d • • Per lb. 6 'd Wheat Barley : 73 0 3 9 9° B M e . e i tf t , Or .......................". .................. : ' t9``- Oats Oats 3 0 3 9 Ve a l ............... .... .... 6 _. Beans r ease 5 0 8 0 Lamb ......... ........•._O. ••••• Hay 4l, ss. to 41. 10s. 00 . p er '" CANTERBURY MARKET. ..._,, to 16 3 Wheat, white.......--.. 61s. to 7:s. Old.* .....• ,to ': -- red -.............• 545. to 675. ......-. 01d...,......* _ A , ..... ~ to ••••'• Barley, Ma1ting,,,,,.,. 303. to 35; ......... Grnding•• tot' Oats .......-.....-........-". 21s. to 21.8...... 014- , ..--.~* tO ~...S. ...A Beans o-........................ 32s to 40s. „„...., 01d........""" - t gas. Pease ~....-.-...--.. 355. to -s. ......... GreY......*" 0 CHELMSFORD MARKET. • g2l° Wheat, White 5 5 33 7 1 to (3 6 ;46 9 P0eaut5e.,...6.r...-y.................:: .......... .:5 t Red Barley Chevalier 31 3'i Beans, Tick . ........... ..... ,ij 3, Grinding 40 . - 44 0 37 35 0 36 .., 4,' r , r zfl ...- --, 40 96 , ,~sib~e A Magnifiers , DEAFNESS. — Soun d agnifiers, an a 00 9 4 Operative Voice Conductors, to enable persons A . l PO : 0 age, and of old standing extreme deafness, to Jolow. tea' conversation, and to catch the sound of a distai n sotalo at a publie assembly; they are the size a ave r ` a f tta n seven shilling piece, and when in the cavity 0- gorti blit are not in the least perceptible, nor more unCaa" ar e C oler° having a small piece of fine wool in its place ; they o s. alto of a metal to collect sound, peculiar to the lg ea l t ; e raell Solomons themselves ; and although they are soe des fneeas ' yet they enable those afflicted with extreraa 1p those who are only slightly dull of hearing t • $ i respect equal to those of most acute hearing. gtts B. Solomons, 39, Albemarle.street, Piccadilly, 01W v ",,, f etis." - York Hotel, and 76, King William-street, City. NevIIP" - I feit..l. Spectacles, immediately they are placed before imperfect whr" either by day or candlelight, that mist and euilsw bee ro appears before the eyes is at once removed, every objet If clear and distinct, so that the most age d d e f ec tive el e i A o ritar" comes bright and bril:iant, and is bro ug ht t o •its yoldl if %ined 41 :1 and original state. These valuable i n ve n tions have g robe tios A patronage of the ltoyal Family, and the unqualified a fl css iOn. 1 :4 above 400 of the principal members of the medical Pr u beeo 0 0 10 numerous individuals of high distinction, eb• , hate di PP I 4O benefited by their use. 99 ; Albemarle.street, r ieee the York Hotel, and 711, King Willi am.s t r ect, City. --, " an' with persons of the same name. _ th .. to Professor David Don, whose de° f the • .on ° ootain e nouneed some days ago, was the second floyi" o p Mr. George Don, long the Curator of the Yet - in a n Garden, Leith-walk. About with ' — o bert Mr. David Don went to London, ctirrY ill i g b rit ted l t re introduction from a friend to the c , e „ e n d dulY ° P od Brown. This gentleman soon perceive" i ; botanis t ' ; ,,es• elated the merits of the younc, Scotch was w as s ll- : t o through his powerful recommendation n g e rball ye sively appointed Keeper of the Lamber tia d l a tterly se t and Librarian to the Linnrean Society, an tie, Son e ' became Profinsor of Botany in King's C° l House. • I APP oillt t; E. J. DENT, 82, Strand, by Speela• vit to ,I!' r went CHRONOMETER and WATCI - 9 1 ,, A ;''AtI 3f ~P .r : QUEEN and his Royal Highness 13R114''' unequalled Governmento h b ,r t m ai a n n e e d e t o h f e h g i i s va c t hronometer, N - Rew - ard for the vaned -io four hundredths of a second in twelve monbthicsh. In f a the i lt r o , onlY vo t itio (1 , this distinction, he has just received, by order % n ogg - 4 . Commissioners of the Admiralty the highest WO! „ItesP e i s e by their Lordships for the good per f o rmance ef. t i,' " lvigh tl ' r e ' r Mr. Dent, anxious to remove y prejudice whi e " n for '° to to his general business from the idea that his age, i r. l beg l t bs elusively devoted to instruments of the highest ora e l ' e j to ~ state, that while his principal care is necessarily dire o c, ot tebn, , latter, he is not unmindful of the manufacture : lif fi c ieo s Pi i r i which, while they are greatly lower in price, a re be si' l os - ,- accurate for all ordinary purposes, and will, thereto! , e ote d ,_. most in demand. The wh o le of his extensive s tock i 7 o, s o; has had the advantage o f hi s selection and exanlieat int o& P s .4 has arranged a departme n t, under competent suP,eric s prl c i• for offering to the p u bli c goo d plain watches at as ful ly str e . is compatible with any pretensions to correctness, e , cella pating, from an increase of business, an advant ag e:o n) p ,„ A sation for reduc ion in price. Ladies' or Ge olle A L e 4s. Watches, from 101. 10s. each; Silver ditto kor a - Strand. vs W I :I! ' PLATE.—A. B. SAVORY and SO'' le . e " Ice factoring Silversmiths, No. 14, Cornhill, London OP ~0 5 , , h‘ Bank of England).—The best wrought Fiddle-rtt.e,,jr° '..0. Spoons and Forks, as 7s. 2d. per ounce. The follosslitibter heavier r s arte theco m m sameendepdr,i price e u i t )e r t h a e un ar e t e i articles may be ha d d. 1. oz. s cl r ; 10 /6 12 Fiddle P d a i t . t t e o rn Silver Table S o ons 30 at 7 - ''' 1 - 0 12 ditto 12 12 ditto Dessert ditto 20 a t 7 9 ••• 3 1 1 10 a 2 ditto D T e a s b s l e e rt F p d o i r t k to s 20 30 a a t t 7 7 , . ::: 107 1 , 5 ; 3 : Gravy Spoons 10 a t 7 31_ i 1 ditto 4 ditto s S sa o aul u tc p es L pood a i d tt l no e s .. 4 ditto 1 ditto Fish 51ice................. s .. 3 1 6 , 12 ditto 1 ditto lig/ t N.B. A price current, stamped as a newsPaP er ' to the P or Pair Sugar Tongs drawings, and containing every information relative licati o, , Tea Spoons... 10 a ( t stro intis * 0 0 0 1 0 : 1 chase of silver or Sheffield plate, may be had an,q l L o tter l° will be sent into the country, free of postage , in --• paid letter. ( .... g i l l t g s taartton77o: :: : i " It) ; 00e B I R THS. On the 12th inst., at Ardfert Abbey, Kerry, th e hull ° I ll' WV T. Crosbie, Esq., of a daughter. O G n . inst., a G s r o e n e . n, Stratford, E 9seli tile w ieti ofLodi On the 13th inst., at Rock-hill, Donegal, the 0 0 ' Stewart, On then a son. f the 14th inst., at %Surr ey, the fleet, lady 0 - ets J. Foster Alleyne, of a son: ladOyn of tl E te d l m b o th od i ß us r t y . a , n a , t E l s i g y . fle o e f t aLdndloggeh, Surre y'teCro.blianl On the 16th inst ,at Fi.zroy s uare, the- Vinu. WillWil Mitcalfe, Esq., of a son. ' -- q ......../.". . 0 11 ; Robinson,.on . thel l. 2 ti th o. i , ns E t. s , q. a , t T2lfriAnißtßCihgurl:h., Cloudesler e?",,, -- s u e eg ' ' daughter of the late H. W of . Holloway , Walkden Etosq.,,laortyHAtanuFsule,,,asdr..,o of On the 14th inst ,at St. James's Church, Mr. J. m - o f yr' S K i ng-street, a n r g b - o s n t r e e , e o t i D S O; n j - a s m t r e e s e s t , I t ' o i e ll e a l a d r i I Y I y ' (iP rr Ate,i On the 16th inst., at St. John's, Hackney, . 1 - ''fi c are e ` ' L'cl., to Susanna, eldest daughter of the late W. 0 S. Esq., of Upper Claptort. Mr. W nth On the pith inst. , at. All Saints, Westham, W. ot of Stratford, Essex, to Emily, elder daughte late J. Warren, Esq., ot Trinity'-square, Tower-hill. _. fo ncOt On the 16th inst., at Gillingham, Kent, the Bev. -r , •.,' e ' A te .eldest daughter of Chadvcell, Essex, td Eliza-Ann eldest daughter of t'' , _..----/ Major Newton, of the Ist Garrison Battalion --- ---- N ot DIED. This morning, at a quarter past eight, Emma Mall t w Y Vali daughter of Mr. Robert Johnson , C resent-place, Ne street. •I• of t b° On the 12th of October, at Bombay, Louisa , w" • 4 / 0 Hon. Sir Erskine Perry, one of the Judges of her Sale Supreme Court at that Presidency. ~ QC' On the 10th inst., at Liverpool, P. Courtenal, •r•s t i" t o Bencher of the Inner Temple, and late M.P. for Bridglool On the 10th inst., at Coker-court, Soraersetsbire, w • Helyar, Esq., aged 63 . park - On of Par On the 11th inst., Mr. W. B. JefferY , . Greenwich. f Jeff i r On the 11th inst., at Mellerstain, G. Baillie, Esq. , ° ~ woods, aged 79. Elizabet h On the 12th inst., at Mount-street, Whitechapel, ,r...- Al at e e r i•l a t g h e l i n 7 l.., at Enfield, J. Strange, Esq' --ea ----;f 20 82. --- ---- ,,, i iji,1 0, „ London : Printed a id Published by MURDO J.'', a nd '" No. 112, Strand, at The Sua Office, No. 112, .'' l l . ' the County of Middlesex, Friday, December 17, I°' 1 J TI live r "( thi ii, 1 . , kant Ttt A t 4Acit ' gut t