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

MORN IN G SUN efouei., . • . , e viti r a , it is afraid to take a strong decided part, lest it teai. ) otrayinherent weakness, and the distrusts v e ,l'Aeueies that rage within the sacred pale. The 1;01 audacity of the Puseyites, who are daily more and Kre unmasking their batteries, and revealing their ile :rior views, are the best proofs of the inherent weak - °f l ef their orthodox opponents. t o Adverti ser , i n an ar ti c l e on th e C orn -l aws , an d fe e r w oralising effects produced by this impost, makes 4 follo w i ng remarks:— " With the fearful commercial e rt , l3t ers, and th e i nca l cu l a bl e amoun t o f i n di v idual mi thee P l '?(lnced by the corn monopoly, staring him in the hc Sir Robert Pe e l not o n ly gives no intimation of e l ; a l iriteation to bring forward any measure for abolish kratetnonopoly, but even persists in his determination l ik , -atlmmon Parliament together, to devise measures s od 7manistering temporary relief, before the usual pe este:'Whe conduct of the Premier, in adopting this loe'C'' :is as perilous as it is heartless. What may occur ti,, e 7 the 3d of February, in the present dreadful coin llaveisis, and with so many of the elements of poli te, , s satisfaction in full operation, it is impossible to il l it t l e k It is to be h o p e d that there may be more virtue ,, lit ruled, than there is humanity in the rulers. hee•eobert Peel may twist and wriggle, and make wry C0r. 8 ,1 b ut, despite his reluctance, he must alter the Ile Caws, or bid a long adieu to office and its sweets. lee no alternative left him. The question is now come Ike 4t Pass, that to stop is madness, to go back to hazard : hole frame-work of society. (tile Worcester Herald thus refers to the late Derby e i tic iere n e y• e f __ " The large assembly of manufacturers, ‘44 the other day at Derby, for the purpose of receiving he n - parin g evidence against the Corn-laws, is an bight P r egnant with importance. It is impossible too V6i et i Y t ° appreciate the value of the , statistical facts 1 , 11 were published at that meeting. fej o 6 Dublin Evening Post makes the following obser -44118. on the subject of the present manufacturing dis tp,,re"• The struggle between the manufacturing ell t , 4t ion and the Corn- law monopolists is assuming a bay aspect. The distress of the manufacturers ht ee T°tne so general and so overwhelming that all seem hoe 'the necessity of a determined and persevering ex er eo,'eaa the only means of averting actual ruin. The feb ri t nent now in progress throughout Great Britain Itte,: (* s all descriptions of trade. The statements put ;,7 11l e various meetings prove that 1 the pressure is ile • , k - ' l st ; and, by all, the Corn-laws are regarded as le n cta caus e o f th e p ara ly s i s w hi c h h as fallen upon Lational industry." kr„ k ,ing of the Tre a t falling-off in the sale of cheap 1 let—t t wns, the Cheltenham Examiner says :—" This 'NC a natural consequence of the growing dis tikti ; with work scarce, food dear, and wages depre- N ll 4 , the w or ki ng man can not s pare even the few he used to devote to his mental improvement ; l 'lte r rently the spread of knowledge, that bugbear Nil: ll °Y and bigotry, is effectually checked, and the klfjktnain in ignora ' nee. This may be all very good teolfor those who benefit by ignorance, who are no t lep t ; e l Wlee in their generation,' and yet it may not an -1 t tfte t irirTurpose as well as they imagine. In their b. lt ilt b i,.,agairest knowledge they may be only laying one NV' t to conjure up another more formidable in its 1 1.. 1 1; Jfb: e -, F ork Courant remarks, in allusion to the late C onference :—" Surely the startling mass of evi- N„l.lich is collecting—the intelligence . and the re • ~"ItY of the authority upon which it is established & Nte: r °Press upon the Legislature and the Goveim ,7 the awful precipice, upon the very verge of which e Ntp e r eat —nay, evcn the very vital interests of the Nee t remble—and arouse them to immediate, and 1 ' and honest exertion." At C ONEY—TRADE—COMMERCE. 7gAy meeting of the principal rate-payers, held on Wed ,7eti,,,_st Birmingham, to consider the causes of the ex -It4 taxation ‘axation on the town, and means of their removal, 111,1e4LItated that for the maintenance of the Corporation, l !f re : Police and poor, no less than 42,0001. per annum .e e , • - . l deite, and that the taxation amounted to at least 'e eeet e b,he s ip_ on the entire rentals of the population. rinaii,,, ".eulture, commenced in the Deccan, is pre klAV W ell- Last July, 8,548 mulberry trees, and feet 0 f hedges were planted there by 71 ryots, L L s i t of the Melee and Koombee castes, and a few eieens and Banyans. These are watered by wells, h t4it ne - 1 ) , a nd running streams. Mr. Mutti, the chief u t, 4 r, has sent cocoons and eggs from there to 80rn .14 h e 4ili tli, Poona, Nuggur, line - neir, Kaira, Madras, ~,, ngal. )0, 4 , e x COMMERCIAL REFORM. t,eish ed etnlal Anti-Corn-law Association have just ‘`t eh, all address (sold at one penny, and consisting ; the pre ! Printed pages), to the inhabitants of Kendal, , t ee,; a t e i sent state of the borough in connection with 41e;- Sir Edward Coke's intrinsic and audio th:f e"roa form its motto, " Freedom of trade is the iotrea '4' ; and all monopolies and restrictions of 44 oeerthrow trade." hi„ ei arl AGRICULTURAL. to o - 7thil a. B thirteen silver cups have been awarded as regerbe w i nter by Sir Charles Morgan, B art., for en , e,, : t • 14 to agric u ltur e i n the Principality. Q 1 l it I LAW' AND POLICE. %A." t u e tl,,,, e eee e te „ ndy Williams who had been repeatedly ieeeefe i rr foe examination at Bow-street, .on the tititt,44,Zealing.- plate from the Rev. J. A. Giles, of d 4 i e 3S,, eii;;illall, was convicted of stealing, at the Old 40C:Ittee,.. a .s ettenced to be transported for seven 'fag !Yee,7o,.teiralty 'Court, Dr. Lushington awarded to ler e e7 th )terrierf the pilot-boat Flora, for the sa - te e i'''itre e ' e e Basque, a French lugger, off the k i ,Ptilor i t, on the 21st of July last. The lugger tl i ''n sh c , the Brockenmoor, and the captain and crew i: k 4 tlte r '" would soon go to the bottom, got on board Lt site .'eesel, and were landed at Cowes. The pilot- Oitr i , l i ni n . g tip' with the derelict .next morning, carried "qp B l into the same place. The value of the pr 0,41 ,41 Worship -street was 3,2501.. - , , ,A t a boy, ten years of age, was 1. 1 1 r„, 'with stealing a shoulder of bacon. He told a eL a tteous tale, which the Magistrate, Mr. Broughton, 'Pe t ' ll to be correct. His father, he said, had died Vet Ite Years ago , and his mother about twelve months ‘v e e r ds- His grandmother, who, until lately , gave Let4'nnty support, had been compelled to go into the ke ee 3t tle workhouse. He had begged his way up to th'' , where he had procured bread by holding horses pt!ti: d t reet, but not being able to gain a subsistence by Na e ' • he was compelled, from hunger, to steal. The Le4rate sent him to the House of Correction, not for NettNe tt l bet, and expressed a hope that the boy would be er • into the House of Refuge. ; 4.4 rPn FINE ARTS. v6%--ent restoration of the Charter-house Hall, and ' i lnee ern °r'B Room, furnishes one of the finest specimens 12gal Elizabetha n de c oration to be found in London. 11 c it l i Zß.R AND SCIENTIFIC. lel until of the Zoological Society, at their meet rottt Si e ' D e ll 'Wednesday, in lamenting the death of the i ki t he e l; r atels Chantrey, passed a high eulogium on him o,otaracteristic ardour with which that great artist slas ed hiesowers to the improvements and arrange llN°Ltil.eir rdens and Society. 1 11 0 ej l ' , l l rl stafas Waits in their origin are derived from 1 4 i ll i l ' s °f angels that attended the birth of Christ, le„ 4 4 l ti lt ation of whom the Calabrian Shepherds usher . ‘tioo, . 44 with pastorali and rural music. Some Cor e in England still keep the Waits in pay. l iti tib i E S i l i s THEATRICAL. It t rat i ti , feted in Spain beyond all precedent. His of ma t t t he last act of Lucia di Lammermoor excites (fee' ke t i,, °ll s such as never were heard within the walls Oa t ena'to theatre. He is now the guest of the Duke -ti nt ti t , l , ) , El e of the richest Dukes in Europe, not for ith ' "'Graces of Bedford and Northumberland. % t lil C OURT—FASHIONABI.E. 4,, iv,ptreneh Ambassador leaves town at the end of -* ---, 0 L a t3 stl, , T 1 a visit to the Marquis of Lansdowne, at vete to , ittivf e va. , 1-24 0 arrived in Portman-square on Tuesday, 4 . 0 k 7 Ite e - ,; to Lord Redesdale in Gloucestershire. , 0 .11, is 011ie of Winchester has derived great benefit feet not If t "enee at Leamington Spa. Itee. atuzevic has arrived at Badminton, Glouces lit e t.°n a visit to the Duke of Beaufort. le cle /the e ! O e f Yarboroueh came to town last week from k, t lii-Jf 'Lincolnshire' hie ,- e t oreV i tiss Octavio Macdonald, sister of the pre \f•:'; 4 0 ,7 4 edonald, was married on Tuesday week, to he e tteee m e, e J ohnstone, of Annandale. to ,l t er o - "",t- Vincent and the Hon. W. Yates Peel, q 1,, fefiee'rehave presented fifty pounds each Q "gele."' tor Church Extension, in the diocese of q e „, 141 4 kt ,:, - a MISCELLANEOUS. . tocLtinp , L -4 Ln. an American paper that in the progress letatltitiq;',_e Delaware canal, four kegs of gunpowder, %le l ' aterh ttw nit 100 pounds, were used for . a single the L 4O O bk it d had the effect of rending . in pieces more 'Ziclrge:, - ,_° Yards of rock. " This," it is added, "is t om ee ele - t ‘ °last ever made in the United States! , I 'o4, i i ag t o Pjoceeds of the Polish Ball and Concert, !tee Ibe geld wle report of the Committee, whose meeting sq of °4 1_ 75 24. _ Sat urday last at Guildhall, amount to the fe.,7leed o e„s• 2d. N I Il te. cell ists have frequently avenged their . own 1 punt efo i , o 44 enriette Sylvie of Nlolera, fought with an- IleN man in male habits. A lady of Ileaucaire, and the shies Yof rank, fought with swords in their gar teti epe4 streeteah. Mademoiselle Durieux fought in th t de d 11, r with her lover Antinotti, who had of tetl4l°et ee But Maupin, a performer at the Opera, was Tents. Like female duellist, and killed many op ;ll.aeenni.'4.,tkie‘instances have occurred as late as 1826. toil gay r a el ginner of the Charterhouse took place on °e red for ; 100 sat down to dinner, and 1001. were 8041e ur the orator. hie! Ya1 0 ,,,,, e1 Runjeet Singh's swords, the blades alone lied Ro ' - ' 4 ,at 1 ,0001., and the gold and jewels on their t op he G a ,uberds at five times that sum. The greatest Illec'''Or 4 ha d was the great diamond called the Kohee ko Illy, In Mountain of Light." It is badly cut, set 4 : g e ld, but valued at three millions and a half of k t ti j os a t i r n l o ° lithe fire-offi ces f o r the amount of the pro tie,. 11 , e yed by fire at the Exeter Railway station o te„ ti • ettl e e , and the sum of 11,5501. has been ob -11.11 thir ri t t C ompensation for the loss. Oa; „gre et - V , in 1653, Cromwell was declred Protector. 'ln i and laborious Selden was als a o born on this A iit 584 . illt, ), or tt - ..0 l i ng Contemporary says, that " Crockford's b, 1) 0 . lia e IV '4O l ag b as, on Saturday last, in imminent danger re naturalurned.” , We can readily believe this, for what than that a Hell should be on fire ? tribe. po Itxrzyroults OF THE DAY. h P e is so delighted with the turn regio Viej o I ,, v ° taken in England, that he is about to sends I,,,itriti;;',(lsPo:t °heal to Oxford, to consult with . P . usey_and of all oth ° the most fitting time for receiving them Ad Atoteht and repentant Protestants into the bosom fl it. , e D uke r Church. lli erh l iet of of Sussex, it is said, is to be omitted from ''' - rin 4 Pelosors at ' the approaching christening of A a " t) f . Weles. --- ie' t ".........-- ,e3lO ter fro.- I" . dit Jr from B russels of the 10th i nst., i n t h e 11% Dor f UPI-" Gener a l L ec h a rlier, who has just hmoor at liberty demands th e r es t ora ti on o f a su m of ot tl)l 4' which, he sas, was taken from his trunk, Pee of residen y ce was seuched by the Police." COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, THURSDAY.—The Prince Castelci c:.ala, Neapolitan Minister, and Mr. Edward Everett, American Minister, arrived here to day at the Castle from town, on a visit to her Majesty. In the afternoon the Earl of Aber deen, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, ar rived at the Castle from town. In the forenoon the Queen and Prince Albert walked on the Terrace and in the Little Park. Afterwards the Prince enjoyed a run with the beagles, attended by the Earl of Warwick, the Hon. C. A. Murray, Sir Edward Bowater, and Mr. G. E. Anson. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent walked for some time on the Castle Terrace. This afternoon her Majesty and Prince Albert walked to Adelaide Cottage, attended by part of the Royal Suite. General the Hon. Sir W. Lumley, Colonel Arbuthnot, and Sir E. Bowater, rode out on horseback. Mr. G. E. and the Hon. Mrs. Anson will have the honour of joining the Royal dinner party at the Castle this evening. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George and the Princess Augusta of Cambridge, attended by Lady Au gusta. Somerset, left their residence at Kew, on Wednesday, to honour the Earl and Countess Delawarr with a visit at their seat, Buckhurst Park, Sussex. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at the F4ireign-office. It was attended by Sir Robert Peel, the Duke of Wellington, Lord Wham clifre, the Duke of Buckingham, the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord Stanley, Sir James Graham, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Earl of Had dington, Lord Fitzgerald, Earl of Ripon, Sir Henry Hardinge, and Sir Edward Knatchbull. The Council sat two hours. Sir Henry Harding - e left town after the break ing up of the Council; The- Chevalier Bunsen, Eth , oy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the King of Prussia, had an interview with Sir Robert Peel, yesterday, at his official residence in Downing street. Baron Brunow, the Russian Minister, and Count Kielniansegg,e, the Hanoverian Minister, transacted business yesterday at the Foreign office. The Mayor of Manchester, and a Deputation, had an interview yesterday with Sir Robert Peel in Downing-street. The Postmaster-General had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at hip official residence in Downing-street. The Lord Mayor had au interview with Sir Robert Peel on Wednesday. DEATH OF THE EARL OF WEST MORELAND. BRIGHTON, DEC. 16.—This venerable Earl, who had been confined to his bed for some weeks past, expired last night at five minutes after ten, in the presence of Lady Burghersh, and other branches of the family. The Noble Lord inherited the title as tenth Earl, at the decease of his father, on the 26th of April, 1774. He married first on the 20th of May, 1782, Sarah Anne, only daughter and heiress of Robert Child, Esq., the eminent banker of Ostesley Park, Middlesex, by whom he had issue, one son and three daughters, viz., John Lord Burghersh, who married Priscilla Anne, daughter of the Right Hon. William Wellesley Pole, now Lord Maryborough ; Sarah Sophia, who inherited by be. queEt the immense fortune of her maternal grandfather, and who married in 1804,'George, the present Earl of Jersey ; Augusta, married in 1804, to Lord Boringdon, now Earl of Morley r her Ladyship was divorced by Act of Parliament in 1809, and in the same year mar ried tle Right Hon. Sir Arthur Paget, G.C.B. ; and Maria, who was married on the 16th of November, 1805, to John William, Viscount Duncannot), M.P. The deceased Earl married again on the 24th of March, 1800, Jane, eldest daughter and co-heiress of Richard H. Saunders, ALD. ; by this marriage he had issue two sons and one daughter, viz., Henry Sutton, a Lieut.- Colonel in the army, born 14th January, 1804 ; Montague Villiers, born 19th Sept., 1605, and Ctcily Jane Georgina. His Lordship was Lord-Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum for the county of Northampton, Recorder of Lyme Regis, and patron of three livings ; was Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland from 1790 to 1795, and filled the office of Lord Privy Seal from 1795 to 1806, and from 1807 to 1827, thus having been Privy Seal for the long period of 20 years. He was born in 1759, and was consequently 82 years of cge at his death, His eldest sop, now Earl of Westmoreland, is British Minister at the Court of Berlin, and is in his 58th year. SABBATH OBSERVANCE.—At the meeting of the Edinburgh Town Council, held on Tuesday, Baillie Johnston moved " That it be remitted to the Lord provost's Committee to consider and devise the best means of counteracting the de moralising practice of selling spirits and other intoxicating drinks on the Sabbath-day through out the ,city." The motio n , a f ter some di scuss i on, was agreed to, but it was evident from what was said by all the spea!i.ers, except a Dr. Macaulay, that they agreed[ to it rather with a view to allow the Baillie to ride his hobby than with the slightest prospect of carrying his fanatical purpose into effect. One of the Councillors said—" I am aware that it is both difficult and dangerous to legislate on matters re lating to the first day of the week, or what we are accustomed to call the Christian Sabbath. There is no direct command in the New Testa ment, so far as I am aware, in reference to the observance of the first day of the week, neither during the ordinary times of Divine Worship, nor any other time." Another said he did not see what the Council could do in the matter ; a third maintained that the Sabbath was much better observed now than it was twenty years ago ; and a fourth, who would heartily g.) along with the Council in the inquiry, told them that it would just end where it began. This is a strange waste of time. We would have given the Baillie's speech at length but for want of room, for it is a great curiosity. According to his account, the people of Edinburgh, with all their strict Sunday ob servance, must be the most immoral people in the world, there being not fewer than 18,500 habitual Sabbath-breakers by traffic alone, inde pendent of drunkards, swearers, cursers, blas phemers, lewd persons, thieves, and infidels, in a population less than that of Marylebone ! STROUD.—The Anti- Corn-la w agitation is making very rapid progress in the borough of Stroud. Associations are formed in several of the parishes in the neighbourhood, and meetings are held every week to receive members; and to discuss the bearings of these unjust laws on the distress of the country. The operatives are just getting alive to the duty of watching over their own interests, and are beginning to put forth rational and moral ener gies, which no Government will be able to resist. The Tories, before another year is past, will have deeply to regret their defeat of the Whigs, and the objection of the Bs. duty. Their doing so has aroused the labouring classes. Notwithstanding their poverty, the people feel their strength, they know that, properly speaking, they are the real wealth of the country, and that, apart from labour, the land is worthless, and ships and machinery useless, and they are determined to have the 'grieVance, under which they at present groan, redressed: Their first movement, therefore, will be confined to the state rnont of their grievances, and petitioning the Legis lature. Lectures ate every week delivered on the in justice and cruelty of the Corn-laws.—Clicltenharn _Examiner. TXWKESBURY.—The population of this town is about 6,000, of which number nearly half stand in need of relief; very many being in the greatest distress. A few wealthy individuals, and, in fact, all who can afford to do so, have subscribed towards supplying 800 families with coal during the ensuing winter, but although several hun dred pounds have already been raised, the subscription is not so large as it might at first sight have been expected to be, owing to the trade in the town being in such a de plorable state as to prevent the tradespeople acting as they would wish to do.--Worcestershire Chronicle. 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 w s a fast -sailing vessel, was run down on the night of the sth inst., between 10 and 11, near Harwich, by a brig called the Conudon, of Stockton, and it was a miracle that the crew, many of whom were asleep in their berths, were not carried down with the vessel, for she sank 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 be insured. The Nancy was lost on the same night, and the account given of her loss is, that she was in the roads off the eastern coast, making for Yarmouth, when the Jean and Mary, of Whitby, came athwart her bows with such tremendous violence that the almost immediately sank, an it was with the utmost difficulty that the other vessel was prevented from sinking, her starboard quarter being completely driven in. The master, Mr. Todd, and the crew saved themselves by mping into th e l ong boat, and landed the followin g morning at Yarmouth very much exhausted. The Jean and Mary has sin c e b een run ashore to save her. Both vessels are insured. As regards the Defiance, she was lost on the 10th instant, elf Cromer Lighthouse. She was at anchor at the time, and the vessel that caused her destruction was the sch ooner Al er t, of Whitby. The master, who is the owner of the vessel, is unfortunately not insured. On the morning of the 11th, Saturday last, the Queen, on her voyage to London from Shields, laden deeply with coals, when off Scarborough, was run down by a barque, name unknown, and three of the crew sank with the ship. The remaining portion of the crew sprang into the jollyboat just as she was sinking and were picked up about four hours after by a fishing smack, and lauded at Elanaborough. The vessel was valued at 2,000/. FASTI G IMPOSTORS. This appears to have been an old " 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 huve 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 t.t 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— " Nowes from Derbyshire, or the Wonder of all Wonders that ever yet was printe3, 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 Bakewcll, in Derbyshire, hard by a pasture, commonly called Hadon Pasture. This maid, as it bath pleased the Lord, she hatii 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, Set 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. (bell. man of Derby)." It was published at " London, Oct, 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 irom a learned gentleman of that time, Mr. Joseph Reynolds, and is entitled " A Discourse upon prodigious Abstinence, oc 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) bath 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 consequence 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 even and lively : and it is said that alter 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 bad 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 usue.l habits. The parish register records the burial of her as having taken place June 12, 1684. It is probable that Ann Moor, a notorious " lasting" 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 leading 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 Sudbury, 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 conducted with so much care and skill that she found it impossible to elude the vigi. lance of the watchers, and at length, when nature was almost exliduifed in the real fasting, she confessed her self an impostor. Tl - 17 TRACTARIANS. Extract of the letter from Wm. Palmer, M.A., Fel low and Tut4r of St. Mary Magdalene College, Oxford, and Deacon in the Church of England, to the Rev. C. P. Golightly :—" Certainly, I am for no middle ways, as you will understand when I tell you plainly, that for myself I 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 ProteAantism (which may God of his infinite mercy forbid I) 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. ln conclueion, I once mots publicly profess 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 'ast a very fine pair of chimpanzees were pur chased by the Committee of 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 v:sitors from all parts. From the circumstance of no specimen having been preserved in this country for a longer period than a few morths, 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 baying 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, iver, 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 weakeced, 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 been wanting that attribute which gives man the superiority over and command of the brute creation. This no dis position of mere matter can give ; and the body, how perfectly soever formed, is formed in vain when it is not gifted with the soul to direct its operations.—Bristei Standard.. The packet-ship Hendrik Hud son , E. E . Mor gan, arrived .at Portsmouth yesterd a y f rom New York, after a pleasant passage of 21 days, and h as b rought pas senger Nathan Dunn, Esq., of P hiladelphia, with his collction of Chinese curiosities; their manners, customs, figures, dresses,•&c:,-for whioh. there is a building goine , on at Hyde Park-corner, where“the exhibition will take place. Mr. Dunn, when last in.Lcintion, obtained an order from the Lords of the Treasury allowing him to bring in his celebrated collection for exhibition free of duty, so that in a measure it may be_said to.he . under th e patronage of the British. Goverutnent. The collection h as cost Mr. Dunn half his life and great expense. Th e French Government Offered Mr. Dunn 65,0001. sterling fur the collection. It is described as being true to life ; you have the arts and sciences, trade and occupations of every description before you; for instance, the shopman stands behind his counter selling his goods precisely the same as you would see him in Canton. When a Chinese would visit the exhibition at Philadelphia, he would laugh at first, and afterwards weep, it brought every thing so fresh to his memory. A Commission de Lunatico Inquirendo sat in Dublin on Tuesday on the Right Rev. Robert Fowler, D.D., Lord Bishop of Ossory. The jury found his Lord-- ship to be of unsound mind. His property in ready money and the Funds was proved to be about 80,0001, landed estates in Ireland and England B,oool. , a=year, the in , come of his Lordship's see being ,009/. : peF t).i4i4tun. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1841. LITERATURE. THE VETERANS OF CHELSEA HOSPI- TAL, 3 Vols Bentley, London, 1841. One or two of the stories in this collection have, if we are not mistaken, already appeared in the pages of" Bentley's Miscellany." " Du malton's Story," in particular, we well remem ber; and as we expresse d our op i n i on o f it at the time of its publication, there is no further need to enlarge on it. The work is from the pen of Mr. Gleig, and though it is ably written in places, yet we cannot rank it among his, best perform - ances. In general, it i s c h aracter i se d by an air of tameness and langour, as if the author's heart were not in his task. The cleverest tale in the collection is that e n titl e d " S turrey ' s St or y," in which we find a brief but spirited sketch of the battle of Barossa, and several interesting per sonal reminiscences of the Peninsular war. The tale is supposed to be a yarn spun by an old Chelsea pensioner, who draws upon his own re collections for the chief incidents contained in it. The principal defect of the work is a want of dramatic spirit; the tales are all in the narrative form, and an animated dialogue is quite a rarity. BELGIAN U NDS—Bausmr. Dec. 14. Actual Debt, 2% per Cent. Rothschild's Lean, 5 per Cent lOl% Loan of Thirty Millions, 4 per Cent. 92 ------. ---- 3 Per Cent. — Tnirty.seyen---- ... 7IN _(1 840) lO ll Loan of City, 1C32, 4 per Cent. ......... Society ef Commerce, 45;per Cent Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent .. 7 4 k NationalSeciety. — Exchange on London (short) - -Brussels Papers, Dec. 14. DISA LLOWA NCH OF EXPENSES OF WIT-' NESSES.—Some time since a rule was laid down by the Judges at the Central Criminal Court, that in cases where persons were convicted of stealing goods, which hung exposed for sale outside their doors, they should not be allowed their expenses, it being considered as holding out a temptation to the poor and profligate. The same rule applied to the stealing of publicans' pots, unless they were taken from off their premises. At the Sessions just ended, there were an unusual number of prisoners charged with stealing articles thus exposed, and the Commissioners expressed a determination henceforth to enforce the rule above referred to. A corps-de•garde, in stone, is now building•in one of the courts of the Hotel des Invalides,ithinc diately adjoining the dome, where the guard, whicli'will constantly watch over the Emperor's coffin and tomb, will be posted. Thelinpaltial de la Meurthe mentions the fol lowing remarkable instance of unintentional spffocation, which has just happened at Blamont, in that depart ment :—" A horse belonging ,to a person who had seve ral others, being attacked with violent pains in the loins, had been fomented with a large bag of hot bran, steeped in vinegar ; but this not relieving the animal, the owner ordered that the bran should be heated again, applied dry to the part affected, and there left for the night. On the following morning the servants, on entering the stable, found the poor animal, with two others shut up with it, dead from suffocation ; and, on inspecting the other buildings adjoining, four fine cows, and between 80 and 100 head of poultry were discovered in the same state. It appeared that some particles of the bran had inadvertently been ignited in heating, and had gradually smouldered during the night, until it caught the bed of straw on which the sick horse lay, and even the partition which divided him from the next stall. The smoke thus occasioned did not break into a flame from the want of air, the stable being very close. SELKIRK.—MONUMENT TO THE LATE MuNco PARK.—A public meeting of the inhabitants of this burgh is to be held on the 20th inst., in the Court House, for the purpose of adopting measures for erecting a monument to the memory of this enterprising travel ler, who was a native of the county of Selkirk. Professor David Don, whose death we an nounced some days ago, was the second son of the late Mr. George Don, long the Curator of the Royal Botanic Garden, Leith-walk. About five-and-twenty years ago Mr. David Don went to London, carrying with him an introduction from a friend to the celebrated Robert Brown. This gentleman soon perceived and duly appre ciated the merits of the young Scotch botanist ; and through his powerful recommendation he was succes sively appointed Keeper of the Lambertian Herbarium and Librarian to,.the Linnaean Society, and latterly he became Professor of Botany in King's College, Somerset House. INSTINCT OF PLANTS.—A rather remarkable instance of the instinct of plants in searching out food and support for themselves, is just now to be seen t 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 soiland hold rather stinted, and observing (one is a l mos t inclined to think) a more fertile spot below, has sent off a foraging party in the shape of a large " root trunk," for: sey*l. 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 again descends, until it eventually seizes, in its many-fingered grasp, the object it travelled so far in search of.—Stirling Advertiser. - It is said that the Right Hon. E. Ellice, M.P. for Coventry, is so seriously indisposed with a complaint in the throat, to which he is subject, that he will be com pelled to reside in Italy for the benefit of the climate during the winter season.— Worcester Journal. .• THE CITY : PLEADERSIIIP.—LI the event of the promotion of one of the pleaders to the office of Judge of the Sheriffs' Court, in the room of Sergeant Arabin, deceased, Mr. Laurie will become a candidate for the office of City Pleader. 'We regret to hear that Charles Day, Esq., the eminent surgeon and one of the leading Reformers of the Isle of Wight, lies so dangerously ill at his house at Cowes, that his life is despaired of. RATHER ODD !---There is 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 th e notice of our rea d ers , v i z . : — that there are Single men occupying th e i r own houses. 541 " Single women occupying their own houses 541 As— "So sure a class were never seen So justly formed to meet by nature," We would certainly advise these solitaires to "pair off" with all convenient speed !—Scottish Paper. Blidgewater has been greatly benefited since the openinrr. 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 •benelited, 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 seen. Bath Chronicle. THE CHARTER AND THE CORN-LAWS.- We are glad to state that in the Liberal city of Bath the Chartists and Corn-law repealers are likely to come to a mutual understanding respecting the points of difference between them. Mr. Alderman Crisp, the Rev. T. Spencer, of Milton, the late Mayor (Mr. Edridge), Mr. Vincent, Mr. Philp, and some others, have taken an active part in arranging matters, and a great meeting will be held at Bath next week, to discuss the Corn-laws and the Charter. Each party will propose their specific resolutions, which it is understood will be acceded to by the other. CHARTER HOUSE•ANNIVERSARY.—This an nual dinner took place on Monday last, the founder's day, the 12th of December, having fallen on the preceding ct T o h f e i r t e s isa: Peculiarity a b out t hi s ce l e b rat i on being held w i th i n the. prec i ncts of the inh the osp Sunday. ita f l a itself, which gives it an interest above any other public school dinner. There is something also which adds to the solemnity without detracting from the good-fellowship of the meetiug, in Clinging to the ori ginal founder's day, despite the unfashionableness of December, and in hallowing the commemoration of the benefactor, and the cementing and revival of school-boy friendships, by Divine service in the chapel of the insti tution. On Monday lest there was shown no want of in terest in all these attractions, and both the dinner and the orator's cap proved that the recent success of Charter house at the Universities had stimulated the old Car thusians to an attendance and liberality beyond all former years. One hundred sat clown to dinner, and upwards of 1001. was collected for the orator. The oration, toasts, and speeches went off with the usual spirit, end the recent restoration of the hall, and the Governor's room, one of the finest specimens of internal Elizabethan deco ration to be found, perhaps, in London, excited the ad miration of all present. The examination of the foun dation-scholars took place on the preceding Saturday, and the examiners had the satisfaction of reporting for the continuance of the whole number in tNe school. CORONER'S INQUEST.—At the inquest on the body of Peter Dolan, murdered at Drogheda, the evi dence against Patrick Hamill, who endeavoured to prove an alibi, and whose shoe-tracks had been distinctly traced in deceased's garden, the Jury returned a verdict, "That deceased came to his death in consequence of wounds inflicted on his head by some person or persons unknown; but that from circumstances which have transpired dur ing the investigation, the Jury are of opinion that Pa trick Hamill was concerned in the transaction." . Hamill has been committed to prison on the Coroner's warrant. He is about 25, stoutly made. and about 5 feet 7 inches in height. that Countess De Grey, died on the previous d ay . n yv te y l n li n g e e , n o c f e Hr,tezatec,,h,eodod;psuligboli,nbroonthir.ionn..idaaw of the y THETHAMES,ROXAL MAIL STEAM -PACKET. —An excursion down the, river from the Brunswick wharf to Greenbithe iMir back was ma d e in this vessel yesterday by Mr. Mandslay, the engineer, Mr. Pilcher, 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. Her 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 wh o h a d i n .. spected her previously and were on board during the trip. She is one of the vessels destined to carry the mails to the \Vest 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 of beain is about 46 feet ;,she is rigged with three masts ; her deck is flush, and not divided by the paddle-boxes, as in smaller steamers. She was built at Northfleet, and is a very ;supericsr model:of her- claSs of vessels. 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 .50/. 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 Clark of Billingsgate Market, for bis extraordinary exertions dUring the past year. Sir Chapman Marshall, Alderman Thomas Wood, Mr. Jupp, Sir Peter 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 IILACKFRIARS- 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. " Sta,—The model for the proposed steam-boat pier at 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 gi 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, a t each end, a sloping stage, the lower ends resting upon the floats or barges, which r i se an d f a ll w ith th tide. The floats or barges have a covered accommodation for passengers. _ _ _ " The whole cost, including deepening to give 6 feet. water at low water spring tides, is estimated at 9,0001. " I am, Sir, your very obedient servant, " Mr. Henry Woodtborpe. " J. WALKER." THE DEATH OF SERGEANT ARAZIN. 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 AN TI-MONOPNL Y ASSOCIATION. A full Meeting of the Central Committee of this As sociation was held last evening at Hart's Hotel, 159, Aldersgatc-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. CtrarmiNG 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. HILt., in a neat speech, seconded the resolution, which was put, and carried unanimously. Mr. W. Lyoo, of Camberwell, and Mr. H. Booth, of Clerkenwell, were elected members of the Committee. The names of several new members were thee handed in, a vote of thanks was passed to the Chair, and the meeting then adjourned at a late hour till Thursday next. 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 13azy. 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 flare of the Brussels' brodouses had been employed in' the 'de signing of ciphers on the almost gossamer 'brtptifc 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 Lauro 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 venuto 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'ocil 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 at 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. NOBLE CONDUCT OF A PORTLAND MAN. —On the morning of the loss of the brig Amyntas on Portland Beach, a party of Portland men were anxiously awaiting the unfortunate vessel coming on shore, and all equally desirous of assisting in saving the lives of the crew. Shortly after she struck these brave fellows were to be seen in the midst of the foaming surf (trusting only to a rope fastened rottnel the waist, which was held by their companions) throw ing ropes on board for the crew to secure themselves ; the ship was at this moment struck by a tremendous sea, so violently that the foremast (on which six of the crew had sought safety) was carried away, and broken in three places, and the whole were pre cipitated into the midst of the surf. One loud shriek was heard .from those who witnessed this awful sight. All were on the look-out to offer assistance and to save life ; and, in an instant, J. Hansford, a Portlander, rushed into the surf and was buried amongst the white foam. After the receding of the waves he was seen struggling with a man in each hand, and, although he was unable to keep upon his legs, he firmly kept his hold of them, and was by his brave companions hauled up the beach, bringing with him the two poor fellows, who with Hansford were with difficulty re stored. Such scenes redound to the credit of these brave islanders. The whole of the cargo of this vessel, consisting of timber, belonging to Mr. Cornish, builder, of Exeter, has been, under the able direction and superintendence of Mr. G. Arden, agent to Lloyd's, safely got out. The bodies of the master, Hallett, who has left a widow, and two chil dren, and John Harris, cook, were picked up on Wednesday last, off Fleet. On Monday the leg of a youth was found on the beach, having been by the violence of the sea torn from the body ; it is sup posed to be that of Robert Harris, the other sufferer. ORIGIN OF COPYRIGHT, AND THE FIRST LITERARY PIRACY.—The first appearance of any thing in the shape of a legal security granted to authors for their productions, is referred, by Mr. D'lsraeli, to the reign of Queen Elizabeth. No book was allowed to be published without the permission of the licensers of the press, who were instructed, for the better protection of literary property, to give only one licence for the same book. This does not, however, appear to have had the desired effect, since these. persons were easily tampered with by the booksellers of those clays, to furnish half-a dozen authorities to different persons for the same work. In Queen Anne's reign, the office of licenser of the press was done away with, and literature received a more de finite and decided protection ; a limited term was granted to every author to reap the fruit of his labour ; after which a man's right in his own work ceased altogether. This has been the case ever 'since. BREAKING UP OF THE LATEEARL OF HARE , wooh's MANsroN.—Harewood is now quite a desert. The present Earl has resolved upon living at Goldsbury House, where he resided at the time of his father'; decease, for eighteen months, during which time Harewood 'louse will be closed. At the late Earl's death there were, be tween domestic, farm, and other servants, upwards of 200 employed about the princely mansion. Of that number the Earl now has kept only six to watch the house. The old butler and housekeeper are of this number. Al though the late Earl's splendid pack of hounds will re main in their kennels for the season, they have been handed over to George Lane Foa, E s q • jun. The late Earl's stud of horses will be shortly offered fo r sa l e. The lite Mr. Courtney, I ate forßridg water, whose death took place at the Adelphi Hotel at Liverpool, was father of the ill-f s teel Li eu t enan t William Hayley Courteniiv, of the Ist Fitzroy Lennox, Ir. Wyk-chain. liovals who , with Lord the comedian, unhappily r , and Mr. Power , . ensiled n board the Presi dent steamer in, March las • SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE B/SNING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. GLOBE.—We wonder whether those who rule us in the name 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! D o th e y k now w h a t th e 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 their stale hash of so phi str i es for the Landlord's' 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—that all the Parliamentary piety of the Grahams and Gladscones, and all the Parliamentary candour of the Premier, have no charm for 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 feel for men, and act for them as a nation —and not political artificers 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 will 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 '9B to 1800—aggravated by all the sub sequent increase of people, and dependence en 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 formerly 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 administration 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 clathour of party oppression was again raised, because Lord De Grey dared to change his medical adviser 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. gr. :—" 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 suc cessors o f t h e Whigs of 1688) should take umbrage at the per severance ofthe Government, as far as possible, in the foreign poliey 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 footing of some security if the world is to enjoy 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 lotions. Hence the mischief of a bad Ministry often outlives its authors, and if there be anything fitulty in the foreign policy of the country, it is the Melbourne Ministry sinning in its grave that ought to answer for 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 ofthese Churchmen in their application to her Majesty's Ministers 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 saying that " the Church" would be content with 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 all things, which the Church is pleased to taboo as spiritual, is to be forced upon Sir Robert Peel, as was that of the 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 clerical clamour! MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS: FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. POST.—When Mr. Daniel Webster was in England lie took great pains to, persuade the British public that it might rely with confidence on the determination, as well as the ability, of the American States to• pay the interest of their debts with punctuality and honour. '.Mr. Web ster's convictions to this effect *ere recorded in the newspapers, in answer:to some interrogato ries that were put to him by the house of Baring- , Brothers, and Co., and these , too, in what was intended to be language inure than ordinarilylartilliye solemn and impressive. We thought at the time,- however, tnat Mr. Web N s o te tw l thn l s e t t a tei d • h 1 had a sus picious appearance. a ffected gravity and impartiality of of the writer, an overzealous we ,recognised in it the puff a d voca te; and, with our accustomed candour, over we took the liberty to say so. Since the publi cation of the letter in question,te the American f fallingone a st t r e a r ngely with the other I S v t i a a t i es a h r a u v p e idi b t e y e n contrasts that the openly declared sentiments of Mr. 'Webster, which are already falsified on both points; for, if the example of Mississipmeetpihonour,the and Michigan may be assumed as a te s t o f the ability to with punctuality andct, there is not only not the bButatteeveenn g t a h g e e d m i s e p n o t .. 8 sition to do so is - wanting. Such is the discord ance between th e Webster two opinions promulgated by Mr. citizens of theyears ago, and the conduct of the due to ' [lion since, that, while the divi dends State creditors are dishonestly with held, the surest passport to their Governorships appear to be • the unequivocal avowal on the Part of candidates for t h e office, of their bias in favour o f repu di at i on . Mr. 'Webster may Pretend to think that a better feeling in the States will prevail before long, and that, al though the payment of the dividends of some of them is at present suspended, the evil is one of a temporary nature. This is mere matter of opinion, but, admitting that such may be the i case, we do not see how t hose persons Who have been compelled or induced to sell their stocks at a greatly depreciated value are ever to be in demnified for their losses. For the Mississippi bonds we have no quotation. They are probably not saleable at any price, but Illinois, which, on the 30th.of August last, were at 55 to 56, were by the last quotation from New York at only 34 to 35; - and Indiana, which were, on the 30th of August, at 56 to 57, had fallen, by the 30th of November, to 34 36. The democracy of America is not to be con vinced of the policy of upholding the credit of the States; and the increasing demand for repu- MORNING SUN diation among the humbler classes seems to lead to the conclusion that the principle will, in the course of time, become almost general. This is, perhaps, the best evidence that can be offered of the danger of placing the supreme power of A country in the hands of the uneducated and un thinking masses, or, as the economists express it, " of the people." HERALD.—Tn the absence of particular and mercantile news from abroad, conversation and interest in the City is intensely directed to cer tain proceedings in the Court of Bankruptcy now in progress. The people of the old and honest system of trade are extremely scandalised by the exposures which are taking place, and these exposures do not fail to recal recollection to the nefarious system of trade introduced some twenty years ago by some select houses, noto rious for the " immense fortunes" made in a short time by it. By decree of the 27th of January, 1833, the importation of iron chain cables fbr the service of the Royal Navy in Spain was permitted sub ject to a duty of 15 per cent. in Spanish vessels and 25 per cent. in foreign, calculated upon a value of 60 reals per quintal. On the represen tations of a commercial house at Barcelona this permission was extended, by royal order of May 3, 1840, to chain cables for the merchant service. Thislpermission is, however, only provisional; as it is enacted that foreign cables shall only be admissible so long as none shall be manufactured in the Peninsula. Latterly, however, a chain cable manufactory has been established at Barcelona, by an Association under the title of the Catalan Company, conducted by means of English workmen, and it may be feared, therefore, that occasion will be taken to obtain from the Spanish Government the re-establish ment of the prohibition. Mines of argentiferous lead have been recently discovered in the sierra, or mountain range, of Almagrera, or of Montroy, in the province of Almetra, at a short distance from the town of that name. Four hundred excavations or open ings have already been made, but two mines only in the Jaboso excavation, on the side of the plateau of Maleyra, have as yet led to results of particular consequence. The analysis of the products of these mines made at Al meira gives sixty per cent. per quintal of lead, and from 18 to 24 ounces of silver, or on the average 21 ounces. Lead is more abun dant in the mining district of Gador, but the pre sence of silver has raised the value of the mineral of Altnagrera to 25 reales de vellon per arroba; and as it was considered that this price was still below the real value a further rise was expected. The products obtained since the commencement of the workings have been as abundant as those of the well-known and longer-worked sierra of Gador. It frequently occurs in the mines of this sierra, which are all of a great depth, and in the grounds where the mines are opened and worked, that the yield scarcely covers the ex penses of extraction. In the sierra of Almagrera, on the contrary, the mines are almost always near the surface, so that the opening of eight mines cost no more than what is required for one only at Gador, whilst the vein, once dis covered, remains profitable for a long and con tinned extraction of metal. So that, at actual prices, the working of these mines becomes au advantageous speculation. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, Dec. 16. This being the third seal after Michaelmas Term, the Court took motions to-day. IN RE AMIOT. This case came before the Court upon motion to dis solve an injunction which had been granted by his Lord ship a short time since, upon petition, under the fourth clause of the Administration of Justice Amendment Act, which provided, that in all cases where the Equity Ex chequer (which was abolished by the Act) had hitherto granted distringas upon stock, the Court should have the power to grant injunctions upon petition, without the filing of a bill. The fifth clause of the same Act was rather inconsistent with the 4th, and under that clause it was contended that the Court could not grant the injunction in the way it had been done in the present instance. Mr. Wilbraham appeared on behalf of the application to dissolve the injunction, and Mr. Wakefield and Mr. Beale were in support of it. The LORD CHANCELLOR thought'this a case in which it was necessary that he should consult with the other Judges of the Court as to the practice to be adopted under these clauses. His Lordship did not think the parties who had conducted the bill through the House were at all aware of the nature of those two clauses. From what he had heard, the second of those clauses was intended as a substitute for the first. They must however, take the law as they found it, and the Judges of the Court must consult together as to how it should be carried into effect. ROLLS COURT, Dec. 16. CALVERT V. WATSON. This was a motion for an order for 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, did 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 proposit;on, 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. Parker appeared for the plain tiff, and Mr. liindersley, 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 pur chaser was an acceptance of the title, and that what had taken place afterwards did not operate as a waiver ; but it did not fol!ow 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 p e t i tion in the manner he had mentioned, if she should be so advised. The oth e r part of her motion, relati n g to he r discharge from the pur chase, must be dismissed with costs. VICE CHANCELLORS' COURT, Dec. 16. f l 3 e c n f d o an re tthf from V: makinge E- N u n s ::: 1, L o o t; This was an application for an injunction to restrain R of ENGLAND.) KUNTZ V. VIA' the de( or counterfeiting, a certain manufacture sheathing of the ,bottc i: i metal-plates, applied to the plaintiff,Mr. Muntz, th toms of ships, and for which the e Member for Birmingham, had taken out a patent in th It appeared fr om c e month of October, 182 2 . opened the cco he statement of Mr. Bethel! , who the plaintiffs, that the plates , w hich were now extensively y l in use, consisted of an alloy of cop per and zinc • , mixed in the proportions of 6 0 per cent. of copper, and 40 per cent. n arose from of zinc. The great val ue of the Compost t . its durability, and from its oxidatingion with salt water, which kept it all • • N 11.3 s clean. The plaintiff had en j o y ed the sole and undisputed p ossess i on of the patent until the year 1839, when the defendant, who is the principal partner in a foundery at Bristol, manufactured a similar composition for the same purpose, which he still continued to do. The defendant, however, rolled the metal cold, while plaintiff rolled it hot, this last process being stated by the plain tiff to be less expensive and more expeditious. Various affidavits were put in, for the purpose of showing that the invention of Mr. Muntz had completely succeeded, and had attained the objects set forth in the patent. Mr. Rini-ull:6 urged for the defence that the heating of the metals was an essential part of the process fo r 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. liis lloNoun, in delivering his judgment, said that he did not think there could be any doubt a s to the validity of the patent, because there had b een such a possession as conferred a right to i t. 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 a ll the circumstances of the ca s e he sho uld make order, but be would leave it to t he p laintiff to bring no a ction at law for the infringement of the patent,ll and, an until that action was tried he would pronounce nitive judgment in the matter. He should, i n th ° defi nitive give both parties liberty to apply. e mean (Before Vice-Chancellor KNIGHT BlitteE.) HOLLAND V. CLARK. Ilis HONOUR was occupied during .the greater part of the day in hearing the arguments in th is cause, which were not concluded at the rising of the Court. THE l's - ENV ORDERS. Just before his Honour rose, _ . , Mr. bDIPICINSON 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 him, it to was provided pay money into Court. By that, in su c h cases, the party should be brought to the b ar on - t h e groun d of contempt. beenth the 1 lt h served New upon Order His HONOUR said that, as the cue was the first of the kind which )ad occurred, he would defer his decision upon it until to-morrow. (Before Vice Chancellor WIGRAM.) MELTX V. BELL. ___ __ His HONOUR gave judgment in this cause. The sub ject of this interpleading suit was a bond dated July 5, 1824, by which certain persons, including Thomas Star ling Benson, became jointly and severally bound to DiarY dot rO On'