The Sun. — London, England, 1841-12-16 00:00:00

EVENING' S.U. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE EVENING - PAPERS, OF YESTERDAY. GLOBE.—If the Times finds it impossible to preserve consistency of opinion, and avoid self= - !ontradiction oven throughout any one leading article, - still more impossible does it seem to find it to preserve any sort of coherency, or common Tendency, amongst those motley guerillas of its vorrespOndence columns, which it equally honours with large type and prominent place in the same day's publication. When knaves tall out, it is said, honest men come by their own ; and when Times correspond ents of one column fall foul with pious zeal, and scriptural quotations, of the very palliatives fOr our present evils which the Times correspond ents of another column suggest, they give wel come tokens of that discord in the enemy's vamp, which must yield to determined onset— that restless want of union in wrong, which cannot stand before union in th e right. The scriptural gentleman in to-day's Times attacks the last " Queen's letter" to the Archbishop of of Canterbury, which calls on her Majesty's loyal subjects to co-Operate with the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, is catrying on and promoting the good designs or that Society : " We are told in the Queen's letter that the present state of the labouring classes in Great Britain, together with the demand for labourers in every British colony, affords reasons for be tieving that emigration will be carried on fou many years to come upon an increasing scale, and that the condition of our countrymen who qbit their iaative land, and settle in distant coun tries, without any public provision for their re :l4l'l)ms instruction, gives them a strong claim upon the Christian sympathy of the mother country." Now we must so far agree with the scriptural gentleman in the Times, as to say that it is in deed startling to find her Most Gracious Majesty ( who has done her best, at least, to provide that her subjects should have bread at home) reduced to apply to them in this language ! The present state of the labouring classes (no reserve, Rio qualification !) is such as to afford " reason for believing" that they must be expatriated 'wholesale ! This is the first time a Sovereign of England holds such language to her subjects! Mani: God we have a Sovereign whose will is innocent of these extremities ! And these ex :.emitics—were they not foreseen and foretold hen the Corn-laws were first enacted ? We have quoted the late Lord Grenville on this tYoint. We will quote him again : " The first petition which he begged leave to present to their Lordships (March 6, 18150 was "6'olll the merchants, manufacturers, cotton-spin ners, and others in and about the town of Man chester, signed by 52,000 persons. . . . . The petition was read, and stated the mischiefs which, in the opinion of the petitioners, would result from a perseverance in the proposed altera tion in the Corn-laws, by raising the price of p,•ovisions in general, sending skilful workmen out of the country to France, the United States of Americ2, &c., and ultimately proving highly iaje.rious even to the owners of land.' Lord Grenville, the late Sir Robert Peel, the present Lord Ashburton, and others in both Urouses, enforced the prayers of these petitions with an earnest emphasis, which has proved pro phetic I Yes—labourers are to be sent out of the country to relieve their whole class I—a most monstrous absurdity—individuals may be bet tered—the class will not. Labourers are to be exiled, because trade is prohibited; and agricul tore needs not our increasing numbers—the po pulation in some great acrricultural counties is even diminishing. The landlords don't want us on their lands—the foreigners shan't feed us in our towns! STANDARD.—A week, or .thereabout, has passed since we put a plain question arising out of Lord Palmerston's letter, viz., if the late Ca binet were impressed, as Lord Palmerston said they were always, with the necessity of adopting the principles of their abortive budget, why did they postpone the adoption of those principles to the month of April, 1841 ? The question has not been answered; as far as we are . able to discover no serious attempt has been made to answer it. The fact is remarkable. It certainly is not that other matters of more pressing interest occupy the attention and the labour of our Contemporaries; for we scarcely remembeF a season when "a subject for a lead ing article was more in request, and we see by marks, obvious to the initiated, though die vulgar overlook them (at least we hope so), that our Liberal Contemporaries are not the lightest sufferers by the prevailing dearth of topics. Day after day the Morning Chronicle spreads its Anti -Corn-law sophistries and crotchets - as nearly as it can in new shapes, as one sees an old l a dy somet i mes spreading her fifty-two pasteboard playthings, in the hope of obtat fling a novel combination—still with the same wearisome disappointment to matron and jour nalist ; they are still the same elements, only a little damaged by thumbing, and all the modes of arranging them have - been long exhausted. ,]" , ,`ight after night we have the Globe yawning, and making its readers yawn, over the same dreary " game of patience." Now surely when "a new hare has been started," one would expect that such an unexpected chase in so dull a season ould be eagerly followed, if there should not be danger apprehended from the pursuit. So ye - suspect it is : the question which we have ,pro , ' Funded is not one that will hear handling by hig-Radical hands—for either Lord Palmer ston's proposition must be admitted false, or his Lordship and his party must plead guilty to a ten years' gross neglect of duty. We have heard a whispered explanation, indeed, that the Whig- Radical Ministers were not strong enough to :parry a free -t ra d e l aw , an d, therefore, they did not make the attempt. Let us try to understand this. The Whig-Radical Ministers were strong enough to carry the Parliamentary Reform Bill, the Municipal Reform Bill, various Irish Church Amendment Bills, the East India Trade Bill, many other Bills no less grave in their opAmtions, and, finally, the Bill which more than ad others outraged ancient habits and wounded pliblic feeling, the New Poor-law Bill. All ;Lase they were strong enough to carry—why could they not carry the free trade law? It will be said that the combination of monopolists opposed them upon this last subject, though not Oh others. What, are we to understand then that it was by the aid of the " combination of mono- poiists "that the Parliamentary Reform Bill and 1.:!i the other great measures of the late Adminis- were Carried? Alas! fin- the honour o t . : - ! , orin, it' this is true—it; after all, we have re e;-,ved our new constitution at the bands of (we tOttsit to write it) a combination of monopolists. LATEST mANctiEsTMANCHESTER BET TIN G. As on this da • E . R , TUESDAY EVENING. I):,;ember. A „I ri 7 e ek , the attendance was good for Dtwhy. Two or th'ree. of oilers were made on the no. i.ions to support nalliilluential parties seemed very de.•;iess ; rafter gentleman rele and the Lord of Hot -300, laid 300 to 10 against each of tli.:11, and wards two . same against Robert de 10 against Wiseacre, and Gorham. These prices, however, may he considered 11 . nrIce.t ; the closing rort,rs bins the extreme of the or g 500 to 20 against i t her the Lord of Holdernes4o4trialliniteele, and about 25 to I was Robert do t ered to a small T'a off price ; 80 to 10 s , :as laid agaitist Attila, and 11 to to I a i t ' , en ,oei. against Chatham ; 200 to 6 „ as atG.tayrds 1,000 t,o ; 50 on Aleteor, agai tz offer of t , a-ilaill against Mr. Booth's two. Si r .. a jew pounds, to i t either, xtcys were a good deal talked about, but the s two 0, sayttianienst, . $ ...-,.. 40 to 30 abet tu t or 1,000 to 15 li , l Ilk caAys. a bet to be pencilled down ; 35 ,4 cAQC - of the Marquis of Wcstminster's tw la.i:!(llintt William tie Fort:bust, we imagine wall he had. 4>, bet of 50 at. ovens on William against Auckland was c , ..;:red.; 4,000.t0 50 against all the mares was off ere d in .t.:4 iri ; 30 to 1 was offered against William le Gros, an d l , :• 'same against Brother to Phmaix. Tij OAKS.-5. 1 ; to I was offered against Passion. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTS3IOUTH, DEC. 14.—0 n Sunday, sailed the Vi per, 6, Lieutenant Carter commanding, for South Awe riee, having on board Mr. Ball, Secretary of Legali° ll She returned to the anch orage o f St. Helen's this morn ing, owing to adverse winds. The Serpent., 16, Captain Devereux, sailed this after noon for Plymouth, to join the North Ster, Captain Sir Everard Home, Bart. These ships, in company with the Apollo and .Sapphire, will proceed to China, the two latter vessels with troops. • The Belvidere, 46, will sail to-morrow for the Medi terranean. Captain the Hon. G. Grey, who commands the Belvidere, has gone to Genoa by laud, to arrange the affairs, and take charge of his late sister's family, Lady Durham. Lieut. Bullet' will take charge of the Bell until she arrives 'at Genoa. The Warspite, 50, Lord John Hay, will go out of bar boar on Thursday. The Athol, troop-ship, Mr. Bellamy, master, is or u°r'd to proceed to Barbadoes w:th troops, calling fieneork. The Dido, 20, Captain th e H onoura bl e he Rend, on her way from the River to Spit has put back to the Downs to make good her u-ltets. ha v i ng enc o untere d heavy weather off Mui r ~.I . .e r• The R ap id, l ate ten d er to the Royal George, 1:, ordered to b e fi tte d f or the coast of Africa • Lieut. J. .if..r.e ba paid is appoi nted to command. The Royal George will o on Saturday, and recommissioned by Captain Aphus Fitzclarence; Lieut. 'Hawker is appointed First Lieutenant, vice Tryon, promoted. The Earl of Aberdeen, and several of the Ca binet Ministers, visit e d Si r R. Peel yesterday morning at the Right Honourable Baronet's official residence in Downing-street, STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian.) MANCHESTER.—The market continues exceedingly depressed, and• rather lower prices, both for goods and yarn, have been pretty generally submitted to. We understand, however, that the very low rates now cur rent have had the effect of causing some speculative in quiry, both in yarn and goods. There have been, during the past week, several failures at Glasgow and Paisley, two of which are of some magnitude ; but we understand that one only is likely to affect this neigh bourhood, which it will do to the extent of about 14,000 L ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, DEC. 13.—We have had a fair average market to-day, With no change in prices. The wool market has undergone no change this week. BEAUTIES OF ENGLISH LAW. On the sth of February last, there was published in the Shrewsbury Chronicle a paragraph, in which Mr. Fountleroy, a wool-merchant of Bermondsey, was stated to have suffered a heavy loss, from having been induced to give goods to a person named Howell, engaged in the woollen trade at Llanidloes, hich were afterwards ob• tained by the party by whom the character was given. The name of the individual who gave the character was not stated in the paragraph, but on the 12th February the attorney of Mr. Jones, a banker at Llanidloes, sent an affidavit to the Shrewsbury Chronicle, to the effect that his client was the party alluded to in the paragraph. On the 4th of March, Jones, through his attorney, de manded the name of the person who forwarded the original paragraph for publication, accompanied by a suggestion, that if a statement were inserted to the effect that the editor "had inquired into the ac cusation against Jones and found it false," this might end all further proceedings. After some correspondence, the name of the writer of the writer of the paragraph was communicated to Jones, and in the Shrewsbury Chroni cle, of the 12th of March, appeared the following retrac tation!—" As son:e persons seem to imagine that the statements in the paragraph of the sth of February apply to Benjamin Jones, Esq., banker, Llanidloes, we have made inquiry, and are authorised to state, that not the slightest imputation rests on that gentleman. We are glad to give this decided contradiction." On the day that this contradiction appeared, the writ in the action was issued. The trial was appointed to take place in London in June last, and for eighteen days the plaintiff and his attorney and witnesses, and the witnesses of the defendant, were kept there at an enormous expense, and dismissed without the cause being tried. The plaintiff then caused a Special Jury to be summoned to try the cause, and all the witnesses on both sides had again to be taken to London, where, on Friday, the 3d inst., the cause was tried, and one farthing damages were given. The plaintiff applied to his Lordship to certify, in or der to have his costs ; but Lord Denman said he did not consider this a case which required a certificate. The Shrewsbury Chronicle gives the following estimate of the plaintiff's costs : EXPENSES OF WITNESSES, &C., ON THE FIRST TRIAL, IN JUNE. JONES V. WATTON. £ s. d. OwENS, solicitor, 18 days, at 2 guineas a day 37 16 0 Travelling expenses, 186 miles, at ls. a mile up 9 6 0 Ditto, down 9 6 0 PRYCE, manufacturer, 15s. a day for 18 days 13 10 0 Travelling expenses, up and down, ls. a mile, from Llanidloes to Lon- don, 200 miles 2O 0 0 MORRIS, stationer, 15s. a day for 18 days Travelling expenses, up and down, 200 miles - - 20 0 0 STURKEY, 18 days, at a guinea a day Travelling expenses, 186 miles, up and down lB 12 0 HAYWARD, 18 days at 2 guineas a day Travelling expenses JONES, 18 days, at 15s. a day l3 10 0 Travelling expenses Fees to the Counsel Briefs SECOND TRIAL. OWENS, 5 days Travelling expenses, up and down STURKEY, 5 days Travelling expenses HAYWARD, 5 days lO 10 0 Travelling expenses Flux, 5 days Travelling expenses DAVIES, 5 days Travelling expenses JONES, 5 days 3 15 0 Travelling expenses Refreshers to three Counsel Fees to their Clerks Special Jury Court Fees Other Costs of the Cause £5ll 13 0 These are independent of the defendant's costs, the greater part of which, as it turns out, the plaintiff will have to pay, and also independent of all the costs between himself and his attorney. The Welsh have the character of being a very litigious people, and no stronger proof could be given of their peculiar propensity than this brief narrative. Mr. Jones, however, must be convinced now that a man may " pay too much for his whistle." LAW INTELLIGENCE. ROLLS COURT, Dec. 15. CREASE AND OTHERS V. JOHNS AND ANOTHER. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) The MASTER of the RoLLs having heard Mr. Kinders ley and Mr. Bacon for the defendants, and Mr. Pem berton, in reply, for the plaintiffs, said that he thought the plaintiffs were entitled to tranquil possession under the Duchy lease pending the trial, provided he was sa tisfied that the legal right would be protected, and that what was done with the property in that period would be consistent with the interests of the parties. But it appeared to him that the defendants, before that Court came as agents of Mr. Williams, and it was important, therefore, to know whether Mr. Williams would come forward. The defendant's Counsel said that he would do so to-morrow, and he, therefore, thought it would be his duty to let the case stand over till then, that Mr. Williams might be formally before the Court. VICE CHANCELLORS' COURT, Dec. 15. (Before Vice-Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE.) HOLLAND V. CLARK. In this case the bill was filed to recover the sum of 150/, the amount of a legacy to which the plaintiff claimed to be entitled in right of his wife. The de fendant, who was trustee under the will, had on one oc casion given a promise to pay the legacy, but afterwards alleged that he had no assets for that purpose. The question was whether he had rendered himself liable to the payment by his promise to the plaintiff. The case was not concluded at the rising of the Court. (Before Vice-Chancellor WIGRAM.) His HONOUR disposed of several petitions and short causes, none of which involved any feature of public in terest. lILAKESLEY V. WHIELDON In this case the bill was filed with reference to con tain coal mines which were worked by the defendant. Before the plaintiff's case was concluded, the Couri rose, and the further hearing was postponed till to morrow. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Dec. 15. (Sittings in London before the LORD CIIIEF JUSTICE and a Special Jury.) . HARRISON AND OTHERS V. lIEATHERN AND OTHERS. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) For the plaintiff it was proved that bills of exchange to the amount of 6,0001. drawn by the defendants, and accepted by the plaintiffs, were paid by the latter, upon an agreement that the drawers should be severally liable, if the Company should fail. The defence was that the Company was not legal, in asmuch as the provisions of the Act, the sth and 6th Geo. IV., commonly called the "Bubble Act," had not been complied with, and that therefore the money was advanced for illegal purposes, and the plaintiffs had no claim against the Shareholders. The trial occupied the Court from half• past nino o'clock in the morning. until half-past four, when a ver dict was returned for the plaintiffs, with leave to the defendants to move for a nonsuit upon several points reserved. ADMIRALTY COURT, Dec. 15. THE NORMANDY.—SALVAGE This was a suit for salvage service rendered to the Normanby, while on a voyage from Stockton with a cargo of coals to Chatham. Off the coast of Suffolk the vessel ran on the Cutter Sand, on the 28th September last, but was got off shortly afterwards ; but being leaky, signals tor assistance were hoisted, and the Hero and Aurora's F beenclui I ncrea.se ran up to her assistance. The Normanby was safely., conducted into port notwithstanding the weather Was s made 3".1:0hfe5 value eL of the ship and cargo was esti mated at 1 300/ ; a tender for the services of the salvors had The C OURT said h t ere was not much difference between the partiesthe . The vessel had been in a leaky state, and assistance rendered ' Therehad was not more than pilotage ser vice.tender of 50/. 0 would not condcueng mark its opinion action for 2501., it nomine expensarum. not beer: much danger or risk, and the h i t to have been accepted. The Court o i r the salvors in costs, but in order to felttlir conduct, in having entered an THE COURIE R This vessel, a French 1 the Branken-moor on the Dorchester, while on a voy a r., The former being very muiii were entertained that she would n„ a BASQUE. taking place - in the night, the captain bound to condemn them in 10/. t,tr, came in collision with July last, off the coast of from d Havre to Bayonne. so a t tl n ag9d, and as fears sink, the collision and got' on board the Branken-inoor, l i lt c i •rew left her into Cowes. The pilot-boat Flora fell in with taken the Cou rier Basque on the followin g mornin g , i n derelict, after very great diffi cult y and danger, succe eded in and steer ing her into Cowes , where she was delivered o ver to the qtptain.The value of the property thus salved, wa - , ' 3,250/. Drs. ILIGGARp and JENNER appeared fur the salvors, and contended that a most p raiseworthy service had bee n rendered by their clients, not only in saving so valuable a property, but in removing from the Channel a vessel which, from its not being under control, might, durin g the night, have come in collision with other ships. In the attempt of the salvors to get on board, one of them was cast into the sea, of the name of Jonas, but he was fortunately saved. So precipitate was the abandonment of the Courier Basque, that the crew left their money and watches on hoard. The Court would, under these circumstances, reward the salvors liberally. Dr. ADDAMS and Dr. PRATT for the owners, did not deny the salvors had saved the ship and cargo, but it could not be contended that the vessel was a derelict, as it had been the intention of the Captain and crew to go again on board of her. The Learned Advocates com plained of the mode in which tho suit had been conducted. - Dr LUSIIINGTON said the principal ground upon which the salvors must rest their claim was the danger incurred in rendering their services. The vessel was run down by a ship of 300 to 400 tons burthen on the 21st of July, and it was fortunate that she had not been sunk. The crew and passengers, thinking their lives were in peril, immediately got on board the Branken-moor, and the Courier Basque was left to the mercy of the winds and waves, without any one on board. The pilot vessel was the only salvor, and by the exertions of its crew property of the value of 3,2501. had been saved from de struction. The Court must consider this a case of derelict, but derelicts differed in degrees. The largest reward ever given under the most perilous circumstances was a moity of the value of the property saved. In the present case there had not been any very great peril, and the Court thought the salvors would be amply rewarded by receiving 750/. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1841. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Dec. 15. IN TUE MATTER OF WM. HITCHCOCK, A BANKRUPT. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. LLEWELLYN, one of the assignees, said that Mr. Shoolbred had stated to him the whole of the circum stances some time since, and that as soon as they had entertained the least suspicion that there was anything wrong, they had insisted on the parties taking back the goods, and returning them the money. Mr. HUMFREY had held no conversation with Mr. Llewellyn, and he was exceedingly glad to hear that gentleman make the statement he had made. Mr. LLEWELLYN—It was stated to me that on the oc casion referred to, Mr. Gregory Cook had asked for a reference, and that the person referred to had said— " You need not take the trouble to ask for a re ference, for I am very well known to Mr. Shoolbred." Mr. Cook could not at that time refer to Mr. Shoolbred, because he was absent in Ireland. Mr. lIUMFREY—ExactIy so, and of course he could never imagine for a moment that a man would refer him to his own partner if he had no knowledge of him. Mr: LLEWELLYN had, when he heard the bankrupt make the statement, doubted whether he ought not to have contradicted him. The bankrupt was about to address the Court, when he was interrupted by the Learned Commissioner. The bankrupt—l have evidence in Court to prove what I have stated. Mr. Commissioner HoLaorp—lt is unfortunate that these sort of things should go forth to the public in the newspapers. Mr. lIUMFREY—It is unfortunate it should so go forth, but it is impossible my clients can suffer these statements to remain uncontradicted. Then, with respect to the statement of the bankrupt, that Shool bred and Cook had had to pay 1,020/. to keep ,a man out of Newgate, nothing could be more false. There had never been a suspicion of the kind until Mr. Hitchcock had wickedly made the state ment. The only desire of his client was that the contradiction should go forth as widely to the public as the statement had gone, and he could assure the Court that an opportunity should be afforded of testing tho accuracy of Mr. Hitchcock's statement, that he would be made responsible for what he had said, and most likely criminally so. Mr. Commissioner HOLROYD—As far as the Court is concerned, nothing that is stated prejudicial to the cha racter of an individual has any effect until it has been properly heard, and the case comes on for judgment. The bankrupt—l hope it will not be understood that the charge is not sustained until further evidence has been heard. The examination was then resumed. Did you not, after the payment of that check, put down figures in the presence of Mr. Cook, and take cre dit for the same as against your cash account ?—I do not recollect having done so. After looking at my banker's pass-book, I see the check was paid on the 18th of May. Will you swear that you did not put down figures in the presence of Mr. Cook, and afterwards take credit for it on your cash account ?—I will not ; but I think it likely that some figuring took place between myself and Mr. Cook, after I had written my second letter at their request. In that letter I think I asked them to pass it to the credit of my cash account, for I believe Mr. Gladstone observed to me at the time I wrote the second letter (and he dictated it to me), " I think we are not safe with this letter—we wish, therefore, that you would write a second." My im pression now is, that on May 15 we did not owe Messrs. Cook and Gladstone . this 8631. Bs. 9d. undrawn, and that therefore was the object of the /word " cash " being introduced into the second letter, and which, I think, was omitted in the former. The second letter has been seen by a third party now in Court, and who saw it previous to my send ing it to Messrs. Cook and Gladstone. My question is without reference to the first or second letter. The question was repeated.—l do not recollect it. If I did I think it must have been subsequent to the writing of the second letter. Will you swear you did not ? I have already declined to swear. Give the date of the first and second letters to which you refer ?—The first letter I have already stated, the 15th of May , the second letter was written during the time the conversations took place in the li brary or dining-room before referred to, and I believe was dated back to the 15th of May, by their request. By request of which of them ?—I believe Mr. Glad stone. Is the letter now produced bearing date 28th May, marked E., in your hand-writing ?—lt is. The letter was here put in and read, dated 28th May, signed W. Hitchcock, and addressed to Messrs. Cook and Gladstone, enclosing the check, stating that the writer could not pay more thatmonth, and requesting the renewal of two bills of 1,0001. each. The letter stated the writer to be under great obligations to the party ad dressed. Do you not in that letter take credit for the check in question as paid in your cash account ?—I cannot answer that question. Mr. Commissioner Ho'morn—The letter explains itself. How do you reconcile that letter with the answers you have previously given ?—This letter was written in the hurry of business, and was chiefly intended to bring to Messrs. Cook and Gladstone's mind, that after they had complied with the request contained in the letter, that it would show them I should have reduced my liabilities to them of 3,1384 during that month; and that the items contained in the letter being only in round numbers, will show it. I did not think at the time I was writing this letter that the account stood in the same form in my books, but simply to draw their attention to my reducing the liability to the amouut of about 3,0001. The bankrupt—l wish for the letter in reply to this, and for the letter which drew forth mine. I have not the originals, but I have no doubt but that Cook and Glad stone have copies. It was stated there were no copies in existence. Is the letter now produced dated May 31, 1841, signed W. Hitchcock, in your hand-writing ?—Yes. Was it not addressed by you to Cook and Gladstone? —Yes. Is the letter marked G., dated May 15, 1841, in your hand-writing ?—Yes. • Was that addressed by you to them ? The letters were then put in and read. The first re lated to the bill of Heeles and Co., as being in a satisfactory train for settlement by that firm, and the second stated that the bankrupt, in order to prevent detriment to his position, had ordered his bankers not to pay Heeles' bill, but that he remitted a check to Cook and Gladstone, as the holders of that bill, requesting them to place it to his general cash account, and to hold over the bill, so as to enable him to recover from Heeles and Co. What was the amount of your debt to Cook and Glad stone at the beginning or 1841 ?—I do not at all recol lect, but can tell by having proper time given me to re fer to my books. .. You are requestedqo refer to your books, and state?— I cannot refer to my books in Court, and give such an answer as I could wish. Can you not state nearly the amount that was owing? —No ; nor do I wish, without reference to my books. Mr. ASIIIIRST had no objection to wait until to-mor row morning for the answer, in order to give the bankrupt time to refer to his books. The bankrupt homed, - considering the fatigue he had undergone, that the Court would give him one clear day to examine his books, and that he should have notice of what was required. _ _ Mr. ASHURST wished him to be prepared to give a statement of the accounts between him and Cook and Gladstone, from the beginning of 1841. He would not. Mr. SOLE wished to ask the bankrupt one question. Mr. Ashurst had stated that the assignees had promised, the bankrupt his certificate. lie wished to ask the bankrupt the question, because, no doubt, it would go forth to the world. Mr. Commissioner HoLitovD thought it was better not to put any such question. Mr. ASHURST-It was merely a bye observation of mine, and I withdraw it. I have not been so thin skinned as to what the bankrupt may have said. Mr. SOLE—Yes, but I wish it to be distinctly under stood that such is not the case, and I wish it should go forth to the pu'die. Mr. Commissioner HoLnoYD—lie has a lung way to travel before he conies to his certificate. The bankrupt applied for the exhibition of the se cond letter written by him to Cook and Gladstone. Mr. ASITURST —I have that letter, and it shall be put in in due time—at present I do not think it necessary. Mr. SOLE, on behalf of the assignees, pressed that the examination should .be proceeded with to-morrow. The bankrupt said it was a complicated question of accounts, and he required time. Mr. ASHURST had no wish to enable the defendant to continue himself as an object of public exhibition longer than necessary. He would therefore abandon the ques tion of interest, and merely confine his examination to showing how the bankrupt had travelled into Cook and Gladstone's debt, while representing he was getting out of it. He would merely as the bankrupt to detail the state of the account between himself and Cook and Gladstone on the first day of every month from the is of June, 1841. • The bankrupt—l require a day to do that. After some discussion it was arranged that the examina tion should be resumed to-morrow, and that Mr. Ashurst should confine himself to the Ist January, 1841. The bankrupt—l accept that. The Court then adjourned till to-morrow at eleven o'clock. INSOLVENT DEB7Y)RS' COURT, Dec. 15. Iv RE THE nEv. WILLIAM JOHN ST. AUDYN. The insolvent in this case, who had been frequently before the Court on his application to be discharged, again came up in custody of the Warden of the Queen's Bench. It may be recollected from the previous report of the examination in The Sun, that he had been the Rector of Stoke-Damarel, in Devonshire, and was the son of Sir John St. Aubyn. By his ecc l e siastical emoluments he derived After a lengthened examimation&iearned Commis sioner ordered the applicant to be discharged. COURT OF EXCISE, Dec. 14. Tun PICCADILLY SALOON.—Thomas Alexander Beale, proprietor of the house known as " Goodered's," or the "Piccadilly Saloon," was charged on information with retailing beer. without a license on his premises, situate No. 2221-, The defendant did not appear, but was defended by Mr. T. WoNmEn, who stated that Mr. Beale was un able to appear, but he wished the case to be proceeded with. Witnesses having been called in support of the case, the COURT gate judgment in a penalty for the full amount. Another information of a similar description was pre ferred for offences committed on the 25th of the same month (September). The case was proved by the same Officers. Mr. MAYow—I must beg the judgment of the Court in this case also for the full penalty. Mr. STEPHENSON—Yes, certainly. William Burdon, of the Battle of the Nile public-house, York-street, Botherhithe, was charged with adulterating his beer. Mr. Geary, the officer, said he examined the stock of beer of the defendant, and found one cask slightly sweet ened. The others were in excellent condition. Defend ant said it was the bottoms of the casks anti waste beer. He had also mixed it with ale and a very small portion of sugar tc, take off the acidity. The defendant prayed most earnestly the mercy of the Court, as he was a ruined man. He had served his late Majesty, and prayed their merciful consideration. The COURT said they could not help him, but he might petition the Board, and fined him in the penalty of 201. Edward. Wells, of the Sir Hugh Myddelton public house, Myddelton-place, Sadler's Wells, was charged with having in his possession forty gallons of b ran d y without a permit, or entry of the same. The COURT ordered the whole to be condemned. Thomas Chiddell and Edward Jones, spirits-mer chants, of Hays-lane, Southwark, were charged with having an excess in their stock ; the excess of spirits condemned. Jonathan Hall, of the Ship and Whale, Russell-street, Rotherhithe, was charged with having in his possession a quantity of foreign Geneva, without any permit or regular entry. An officer deposed to finding it in the cellar; it was what was called " tub gin," and was commonly smug gled. It was ordered to be condemned. Percival Scott, of Fair-street, Horslydown; Francis Farnham, of the King's Arms, Old Jewry ; Alexander Vicary, of St. Paul's public-house, Walworth-common ; and Martin Gaherty, of the White Swan, Sheaman's row, Holloway-row, were charged with having in their possession rum and brandy varying from 24 to 30 under proof, and in each case the spirits were ordered to be condemned. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT• OLD COURT. Mr. William Croft, a respectable tradesman, was in dicted for a felonious assault upon Sarah Deborah Stevens. Mr. Ryland, at the request of the Court, read the depositions ; and Messrs. Clarkson and Charnock ap peared for the prisoner. When thv prosecutrix was called, she requested that she might be allowed to retract a portion of what she had sworn before the Magistrates. The COURT told her that was not the proper time, and when she came to the part of the evidence she wished to correct, she might do so. She was then sworn, and according to her evidence the defendant went to her lodging for a newspaper, and there being no one else in the house he took the oppor tunity of committing the offence, to which she swore positively. Upon her being cross-examined, she admitted that she had sworn before the Magistrate that she was married to the person named Stevens whom she was living with, but she now admitted that this was false, and that Ste vens was already married, and that she was aware of that fact at the time; and she assumed the name of his real wife when she was at the police office. She also said that she had been accused of pawning a blanket, and that on another occasion she was locked up all night in the station-house, and she said that the reason was because she refused to give a policeman some drink. She also said that Stevens told her to swear that she was his wife, to the Magistrate, in order that the prisoner might be brought to justice. She said that her real name was Sarah Harman. Mr. Baron ALDERSON said this put an end to the case. The indictment charged her name to be Steven s . Mr. CLARKSON wished to put another question to the witness, and he asked her whether, as she and Stevens were going to the police-office, she did not hear him ask if the prisoner were to come forward and make an offer to settle the matter, what they should do ?—.The witness swore that she did not hear anything of the kind. Mr. Baron ALDEitSoN expressed his opinion that the case was very properly at an end, and he did not think the parties would venture to prefer another indictment. The Jury immediately returned a verdict of Not Guilty. Mr. CLARKSON said that he felt called, upon to state, that if the case had gone on, he was in a position to have shown that the whole transaction was a gross conspiracy to extort money. The defendant was immediately discharged. Frederick Andrews, 16, was indicted for feloniously cutting and wounding Thomas Husband, with intent to maim and disable, or to do him some grievous bodily harm. It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner and the prosecutor had a dispute, and the prosecutor struck the prisoner on the head. Some further angry alterca tion took place, and subsequently they scuffled together, and the prosecutor received a wound on the leg from a knife which the prisoner had in his hand. The prisoner admitted that he inflicted the wound, and said that he should not have done it if the prose cutor had not struck him. The Jury found the prisoner Guilty of the felony, but at the same time recommended him to mercy on account of the provocation he had received. . _ Baron ALDERSON said it wa;avery proper verdict. He did not like to see Juries, where parties were charged with using a knife in this way, return verdicts of assault against them upon slight grounds, and he was sorry to find by the newspapers that this was a practice prevail ing to some extent. The Learned JUDGE, in passing sentence upon the prisoner, observed that it w as to t h e a d vantage o f all that the law;hould be fearlessly administered, and that Juries should always return verdicts in accordance with the evi dence, no matter what the result might be. He regretted to find that offences of this description were very much on the increase, and he feared this might in some measure be attributed to Juries returning verdicts of assault only in such cases. Taking into consideration the circum stances of the cap, and the recommendation of the Jury, he should only pass the same sentence upon the prisoner that be should have done if he had only been convicted of an assault—that sentence was that he be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for nine calendar months. Four young men, named Wm. Lee, Wm. Way, Thomas Norton, and Henry Saunders, were indicted for attempt ing to rescue a prisoner from the custody of the police; and they were also charged with assaulting the con stables in the execution of their duty. Mr. Payne and Mr. Ballantine appeared for two of the defendants. When the case was called on, Mr. Baron Alderson in quired whether any counsel were retained on behalf of the Commissioners of Police to conduct the prosecution, and on an answer being given in the negative, he said that counsel ought to have been employed in a case pro secuted by such a body as the Metropolitan Police. Wit nesses were then examined, but it is needless to give the evidence, as it has appeared in the police reports. The Jury found the defendants guilty of assaulting the officers in the execution of their duty. Mr. Baron ALDERSON sentenced Saunders to be im prisoned for six, Lee for four, Way for three, and Norton for two months in the House of Correction, and there to be kept to hard labour. This case concluded the business of the session, which - has thus only lasted three days. The Grand Jury were discharged on Tuesday, a circumstance that has never befOre taken place since the establishment of the Central Criminal Court. The next session will commence on the 3d January. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. William Sutherind, the master of a fishing-vessel, appeared before the LORD MAYOR, upon an information preferred against him by Mr. Thomas Kiwi., the Secre tary to the Marine Society, for having violated the 33d of George 11., cap. 27, which enacts that the master of any fishing-ship, &c., ,shall, within three days after ar rival at the None, with any fish, truly report the time of arrival to the clerk in the Coast-office, London. The penalty annexed to the violation of the Act, in every in stance, is the serious one of 501, without mitigation. Mr. Young, the solicitor to the Marine Society, stated that the Secretary had proceeded against the defendant at the desire of the Society, for the purpose of giving an effectual check to the practice which had for seine time existed of evading the payment of ;the fees established by Act of Parliament, for the admirable purpose of defray ing the expenses incurred by apprenticing the boys un der the care of the Institution, in various ways, to the sea service. The fees, of course, reverted to the hands of the masters or owners of the vessel, subjected to the provisions of the Act, to whom the boys of the Marine S oc i ety are b oun d, and the advantages derivable from the system, were public and extensive. The defendant, against whom there were two cases ca pable of being established at once, had prudently deter mined to pl ea d gu il ty ; and, a l t h oug h i t was out o f t h e power of th e M ag i strate to rem i t or even m i t i gate t h e penalty, th e plea of ignorance of the law, and the posi tive assurance of future observance of it, would no doubt produce a favourable effect upon the Directors of the Marine Society. The LORD MAYOR said it was most important that the fishing vessel s , which became liable to the operation of the Act, should b e s:rictly obliged to comply with its provisions. He knew that, in consequence of the lax manner in which the duties of the persons appointed to see that regular reports were made, had been performed, the mass of proprietors of vessels contrived to evade the payment of the fees. Mr. Hobler then read the first 'information, and asked the defendant whether he pleaded guilty or not guilty- The defendant said that he was guilty from ignorance. He begged that the Lord Mayor would understand that he could not read. The Secretary elated that the defendant and the owner upwards of 1,8001., and had in right of his wife's jointure 800/. a year ; yet during a few years he managed to incur debts to the amount of 22,0001,, and upon.proceedings being instituted in the Ecclesiastical Court his living was sequestrated and a curate appointed to do the duties of the parish, which yielded I,ISOOL per annum, for an annual salary of 1001., while 2001. arising from surplice fees was allowed for the yearly support of the insolvent, mid the balance made available to his creditors. of the vessel had been supplied with copies of the cx tracts of the regulations of the Act of Parliament. The Lour) MAYOR—I suppose the Marine Society evil be Fatislied with one conviction ? Mr. Young—Certainly. It is now your Tywdship's duty to inflict the penalty of 501. I am, however, at liberty to tell the def en d a nt that if, w ith t h e ass i stance of Air. uldham, the clerk of Billingsgate Market, he will draw up and present a memorial to the Marine Society, express ing his determination never to violate the Act again, due attention would be paid to the application. The Loup M..tvon then fined the defendant 51x1. His Lordship observed that from the nature of his business lie was necessarily conversant with the advantages de rivable from the Alarine Society, and he should rigidly enforce the penalties in every case that might hencefor ward be proved before him. Rickard Bevill, a little fellow, who anpeared to b^ 18 or 19 years of age, was brought before his Lordship upon the following extraordinary charge :—Mr. Holman, No. 14, Poultry, tailor, stated that the prisoner came to him as a customer, and said that he had been just left a fortune of 250,000/. by an uncle, and that lie wanted clothes to the amount of about 50/., which he accord ingly ordered. The Lout) MAvon—You did not know anything about him ? Mr. Holman—Nothing. Lolly MAYon—And did you believe him ? Mr. Ifol man—l scarcely believed him. LORD MAYOR—CouId you believe anything of the kind ? Mr. Holman--I asked him fir a deposit., and he told me that he would leave lot. or 12/. with me. After seine further conversation, he asked Inc whether I could recommend him to a haberdasher, as he wanted some articles of hosiery. The Lolls M.tvort•- And did you recommend him ? Mr. Holman--I did. I 0)0k him to Mr. Hancock's, the hosier, in the Poultry, and he gave an order them also. Mr. Hancock said that the prisoner, upon being intro duced by Mr. Holman, stated that his uncle had be queathed bins the large suns of 250,0001., and had left sixteen other near relatives without a penny. The young gentleman then looked out various articles to the amount of about 601., amongst which were three dozens of the best Irish linen shirts, and numbers of silk and satin scarfs and hose. As suspicions were entertained of his character, he was closely watched. Indeed, it was be lieved that the prisoner's object was to get what he could off the counter. Upon being questioned about the pay ment, he stated that he was to receive 5001. next day. Chancy, the street-keeper of the district, stated that the complainants gave bins instructions about the pri soner, whose object was supposed to be plunder, and whom he, therefore, took into custody. The LORD MAI - on—What have you to say in answer to this strange accusation, prisonor ? Prisoner—l am very sorry for what I have done, my Lord. I acknow ledge that it was a very foolish and unsteady act. Mr. Hancock—We had him taken into custody becalm we apprehended he might have committed depredations. The Loup MAvon—Prisoner, it looks as if you in tended to plunder these people. Prisoner—l can take my oath I had no notion of the kind, but it was foolish entirely. I can produce most respectable friends. The LORD Mayou—Very well, do so. I shall remand you till to -morrow.—The prisoner was then remanded. DINNER TO THE POOR IN THE NORWICH WORKHOUSE. (From the Norfolk Chronicle.) The Lord Bishop having intimated to the Governor and members of the Court of Guardians in this city, his desire to give to the poor Inmates of the workhouse a good dinner of old English fare of roast beef and plum pudding, in celebration of the birth of a Prince, the heir apparent to the Throne, Tuesday last was the day fixed for . carrying his Lordship's benevolent intention into effect. There are nearly 400 persons in the house, and for these ample provision was furnished ; plum puddings of the best quality were made, and joints of beef of the primest kind were procured ; the hall kitchen, once a busy scene, in whose grates, since the introduction of a reform ing municipality, no fire has burned, nor has the note of preparation even sounded within its walls for civic hos pitality—this spacious kitchen and the materials which it affords for cooking a good dinner, were again brought into requisition. About half-past one o'clock the dishes were pllced upon the tables which had been arranged, three in the centre aisle, and one by the side ; and it being announced that all was ready, the boys and girls in the establishment first entered and took their places, and were followed by the men and women, and it was a pleasing sight to see so many, both of old and young,; whom poverty and not their will consents to be the recipients of workhouse fare, sitting down before fine joints of beef, and smoking dishes of plum pudding. Grace was said by the Bishop, and " Non nobis, Domine," was sung by the choristers of the Cathedral, who were stationed in the orchestra. The Chaplain to the workhouse (Rev. J. B. Tomp son), the Governor, and several of the Guardians as sisted in carving, and most successful was the attack made upon the provisions, every one seeming to enjoy the day. Mrs. and Miss Stanley, and several other ladies evinced much interest in the personal comfort and en joyment of the guests, particularly of the junior ob jects of his Lordship's bounty, Grace having been pronounced by his Lordship, and the seen, women, and children having resumed their places— The BISHOP said, " My friends, I am in duty bound to give a toast, and I shall give you ' The health of her Majesty Queen Victoria,' our Sovereign, the guardian of the British empire, and gratified, indeed, would sho be to witness this scene. True it is that she is the highest authority of the land, but exalted as is her station, if she were here, Englishwoman as she is, with an English heart and a mother's feelings, there is no thing, I well know, which would please Queen Vic toria more, than to behold the sight I now witness, of nearly 400 poor persons regaling themselves on the oc casion of her son's birth. Her Majesty has received addresses from the highest and noblest of the land, but this sight would give her more real pleasure than all the addresses and congratulations that her Majesty has re ceived. My friends, let us drink the health of Queen Victoria, long may she reign, happy may she be, the beloved Sovereign of a loyal, free, and grateful people." " God save the Queen" was then sung by the cho risters of the Cathedral, assisted by the organ. The 131st-toe—Now, my friends, I must this day give you another toast, and it is the health of the Royal In fant, who is, under Divine Providence, to be our future King. May God Almighty so impress him with a right spirit within, that being moulded and fashioned as a child in the true spirit of wisdom, he may, when be grows up to manhood, prove a real blessing to the land which gave him birth. As by his birth he will be the first man in the country, so by his education may he be come the best, and fitted for his exalted station. May he above all things set a bright exainple to those whom he may govern, that they may feel it both a duty and a pleasure to obey him, and to yield to him the homage of loyal, obedient, and happy subjects. I give you, " The Health of the Royal Infant, who is to be our future King."—(Great cheering.) Air—Rule Britannia. The BISHOP again said—My friends, I must give you one more toast, and I will be short in my re marks, but nevertheless it is one in which I boast, " England, the land we live in," may she ever be the first country in the world, first in entergrise, first in re ligion, and first in the happiness and welfare of her people."—(Cheers.) Air—Britons strike home. The GOVERNOR said—l have the permission of the Bishop to propose a toast, and I will give you one in which I am sure you will all unite most cordially ; it is the health of one who does high honour to the high and sacred office which he holds, and who exemplifies that office by kindness, by generosity, and good feeling. It must delight all who venerate our Church, to see the manner in which the head of that Church in that dio cese exercises his office ; it gives me satisfaction to pro pose, and I am sure that you will heartily drink, " The health of the Bishop."—( Cheers.) His LORDSHIP said—Five years I have been among you, and I have passed many happy hours in this dio cese, but I know not that I ever passed one more satis factorily to myself, than in seeiug, es I have done this day, nearly 400 of the poor regaling themselves on this auspicious occasion. I have seen St. Andrew's Hall crowded at many meetings, for benevolent, religious, and almost every variety of objects, but I have never seen it filled ip a manner more gratifying than it is now, by persons of the poorer class regaling themselves on an occasion joyful to England itself. I myself only regret that every poor person, not only in Norwich, but throughout England, is not able by his industry and honest exertions to celebrate the event in the same manner. My caraest prayer to God is, that things may improve ; so that every industrious man may be able to earn a competency and be able to live in the enjoy ment of the privileges of his country.—(Cheers.) The Bistros then gave" Health, success, and happi ness to the poor in Norwich and the poor in England." His Lordship, Mrs. Stanley, and the company who had been present in the ha?!, then retired. We will not c l ose our account of t h e proceedings of this interesting day, w ith out pay i ng a j us t tr ib ute of praise to Mr. and Mrs. Lowne, the master and matron of the workhouse, for the excellent arrangements they had made, and the cleanly and respectable appearauce of the poor inmates was highly creditable to them as managers of the establishment. ANTI-SI•AVE FUN DS. The Committee of the British and Foreign Anti- Slavery Society are under the necessity of calling the attention of their friends throughout the country to the low state of their funds. The list of contributions which they have the pleasure of presenting to-day, shows that their kind and valued co-operators do not forget them ; but the supplies at present, and for a con siderable tim e past afforded, are not equal to their ne cessities. So very far, indeed, is this from being the case, that arrears have accumulated to the very serious and embarrassing amount of fifteen hundred pounds, and the evil is increasing every week. The attention of the Committee has been closely directed to an exa mination of the expenditure, and to measures of eco nomy, of which latter we may have something more to gay in our ❑ext. But no idea can be entertained of carrying on the highly-important operations of the So ciety on any scale of efficiency, without larger supplies. —Anti-Slavery Reporter. IMPORTANT MEETING AT LEEDS (ti" AN TI-CoRN-LAW DEPUTIES FROM THE WEST RIDING. (From the 17erfreehesice Guardian.) A numerous and higimly-s .- sPeetabl" meeting was held on Menday last, in the Mush: 11,1 , 11, Leeds, of de putations from the various Auti•Ceen.,:w Associations of the West Ridi ng , to m a k e arrangements for the col lection and publication of statistical reports rele:i" to the state of tr a d e in th a t di s t r i c t a s effected by tn° Corn and other Monopoly-laws ; and to determine upon the course of proceedings to be adopted previous to the meeting of Parliament. The gentlemen who attesetted as Delegates are almost all extensively engaged in mi• nufecturiug and commercial pursuits, and therefore well qualified to speak as to this present and past condition of trade in their respective localities ; and the state ments made were such as to convince every one of the deep injury inflicted on our trade by the operation of the Corn-laws, and all commercial restrictions. Amongst the gentlemen present, we noticed W. Aldam, jun., Esq., M.P., Joseph lloldsworth, Esq., M.P., Edward Baines, Esq., Hamer Stansfield, Esq., T. Flint, Esq., &c., of Leeds ; Jonathan Ackroyd, Esq., John Bald win, Esq., of Halifax ; J. Batley, Esq., W. Willans, Esq., of Huddersfield ; lt. Milligan, Esq. ; W. Mut . - gatroyd, Esq., H. Forbes, Esq., of Bradford, &c., &c. The chair was taken at twelve o'clock by James Marshall, Esq., one of the most extensive flax-spinners in this or any other country. He commenced by stat ing, that the present important meeting had been con vened for the purpose of joint discussion and inquiry as to the actual effects of the Corn-laws upon the various important branch es of trade in the West Riding, and of enabling them at once to adopt the most active and energetic measures for obtaining the repeal of those op pressive statutes. The circumstances of national dis tress, under which they were mct together, called upon them for the exertion of their best judgment in a serious, earnest, and dispassionate inquiry into the cause of those evils ; and no less called upon them for the adoption of prompt and vigorous plans to obtain their immediate and entire removal.—(Cheers.) Their first great business would be to hear from eye-witnesses as complete a statement as possible of the condition of the population ; and also to express those general principles, by reason of which they thought that the oppressive taxes amounted to an infraction of the in alienable and constitutional rights of the people. Mr. T. FLINT, of Leeds, moved the first resolu tion, in a very spirited and eloquent speech. The re solution was in these terms : " That the Corn and Provision-laws are unjust and unconstitutional in principle, and in their effects pro ductive of deep injury to the community;—that they deprive the industrious classes of the free use of their labour and capital, and thereby directly invade the rights of property as well as the sacred and inalien able right of the workman to the fruits of his honest industry ;—that these laws are a tax upon the nation, not for the common benefit, but for the benefit of one class only, and in their operation inflict a far larger amount of evil on the people at large than they confer benefit on the protected and privileged class ;—that thus they violate the spirit of the British Constitution, which rests upon the principle that Government exists for the benefit of the whole people, and which no less forbids the taxing of the whole for the exclusive advan tage of one class, than it does the abolition of the great safeguards of public liberty—the trial by jury, the liberty of the press, and the right of meeting and petition. That on these grounds this meeting regards the Corn and Provision-laws as equally unconstitu tional, unjust, and injurious ; and as tending, if perti naciously maintained, to destroy the attachment and al legiance of the people to the Government." Mr. Plint said, said, that it devplved upon him to make the first statement to this meeting. He would, first of all, give them a few plain and undeniable facts, relative to the state of trade, and the condition of the working population, in the town of Leeds. The first subject on which he would touch was the amount of insolvencies of this town, since 1838, to the present time. There had been, during this period, twenty-nine houses engaged in the woollen trade (he referred to the town of Leeds, not the clothiers in the surrounding villages), twenty-nine houses that h a d b ecome insol vent, whose united liabilities amounted to 515,500/. There had been cloth finishers connected with the trade who had failed, and their liabilities amounted to 38,1001. In the woollen trade, therefore, there had been thirty-nine failures, to the amount of 553,6001. Of flax and tow spinners, during the same time, there had failed eighteen firms. He had not been able to ascertain their liabilities, but the amount of capital employed in them was 217,800/. ; and it was found, almost invariably, that the liabilities were more than the capital employed. In one instance, he knew that, where the capital was 40,0001. the liabilities were 70,0001. Of machine makers, sixteen firms had failed, with a capital of 47,0001. With regard to the wool staplers, it appeared that, whilst from 1834 to 1837 there had been but three failures, from 1838 to 1841 sixteen houses had failed, or gone out of trade, with. a capital of 174,600/. Of stuff merchants, and worsted spinners and manufacturers, there bad been nine houses failed, whose liabilities amounted to 457,8001. The total amount, therefore, of bad debts, be calcu lated at no less a sum than 1,451,4001. He would ask whether, taking the whole of the period from 1819 to 1837, there had been anything like this amount of failure ?—(Hear, hear.) And what had been the divi dends paid on this enormous amount ? He spoke within bounds when he said, that, taking one with an other, there had not been more paid than 63.81 in the pound. In the calculation he had preiented to them he had thrown entirely out of the account the insol vencies in all the surrounding villages. If he were to add these to what he had already given them, they would, he was convinced, amount to not less than two millions, or 500,0001. during each of the four years to which be had referred.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") Mr. Plint then alluded to the amount of employment in the woollen trade of the town. There had not been, during the last twelve months, more than one-half employment. It would be within the recollection of all, that, from 1833 to 1836, all the machinery had been fully employed, and,i in many cases, working over-hours. Now they were not working more than three short days in the week, and a great number of hands had been thrown entirely out of employment.—(Hear.) With regard to the deteriora tion in the value of mill property, he had three very important facts to state. In a valuation of the pro perty of the town, recently laid before the Town Coun cil, it was shown so clearly that no one could dispute it, that mill property had depreciated in value, during the last few years, not less than 25 to 30 per cent. Next in time Registration Court, at Brad ford, a few months ago, a great many votes had been struck off the Pudsey list, on the ground that mill property in than village bad so much lowered that they would not give the owners a vote ; so that the tendency of the Corn-laws had been, not only to deprive men of their property, but to rob them also of their political rights. And, thirdly, all would know the ruinous price at which machinery had been sold of late, when, in consequence of failures, it bad been brought under the hammer. They would bear him out in the assertion, that it had not realized more than one-third of its value.—(Cheers.) lie would next allude to the con dition of the people, as shown by the number of uninha bited houses as compared with 1831. In the West Riding, in 1831, there had been 12,147 houses unoccu pied; in 1841, 18,870—an increase of 50 or 5.5 per cent. Another important fact was, that the rate of mortality had been going on increasing during the last ten, and especially the last two years. In 1780, it had been 1 in 40 ; in 1801, 1 in 48 ; in 1831, 1 in 58 ; whilst in 1841, it was 1 in 45.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) Mr. Plint next entered into some highly_ important statements relative to the consumption of butchers' meat in Leeds . . The information was derived from a gentleman thoroughly acquainted with the subject, and went to prove, that, whilst the prices had risen something like 40 per cent., the consumption had decreased from 2,450 head of cattle weekly, to 1,800 ! Mr Flint next brought forward a great quantity of facts relative to the failures amongst the retail dealers in Leeds, and calculations as to the diminished amount of wages paid by the manufacturers and others. He referred to the causes of the prevalent distress alleged by different parties, and traced the distress to its grand source, the operation of commercial restrictions, and the monopoly of food ; and concluded by an elo quent appeal to his audience, to join energetically in the demand for the tot 11 abolition of these iniquitous and oppressive laws. Mr. Pilot was loudly cheered on re suming his seat. Mr. BATLEY, of Huddersfield, seconded the resolu tion, and gave some interesting statements as to the condition of trade in that town. HENRY FORBES, Esq., of Bradford, proposed the second resolution : " That,all restrictive and prohibitory duties, inter fering with the free interchange of commodities, and not levied solely for the purposes of revenue, are in prin ciple unjust, and in their effects ultimately prejudicial to all clinics of the community. That this meeting, therefore, claims as a right the removal of all prohibi tions or restrictions on the importation of corn and pro visions ; and at the same time is willing and desirous that the duties intended for the protection of British manufactures should he repealed ; and that the just, wise, and peaceful principles of free trade should govern the entire commercial legislation of the empire." He statel that, for fouryears past,trade had gradually been getting worse in that town. Thirty failures had occurred in three years in one street and its immediate neighbourhood, all connected with their staple trade. Mill property had deteriorated 'fully 35 per cent. The rents of cottage property had lowered from 71. to 51 ., and many proprietors would not get any rent et all. A greet reduction had take n p lac e in wages ; in the comb• iag of English wool 16 to 25 per cent., and of forelgn wool as much as from :30 to 50 per cent. Three fourths of the combers were on shortdworkir,eaenydeadrisdangoot. earn more than half the wages they id ti JONATHAN ACKROYD, Esq., of Halifax, seconded the resolution, and gave a statement of the condition of that town, which, although not suffering so much as some others, was yet gradually declining. EVENING SIN,, _ CORN A VERA GlE°; so CO li t > 4 GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF 11 11 , 11 ,: - /,,9e /Ito. J For the Week ended Dec. 10, 1641 , made up 0° " ‘ "i 0 Pr twheallenss!picecrtolapiner7itadhl.e different Cities and To"' Quarter.)ats ...O s. Wheat Barley 3os. 9d. Rye AVERAGES OF THE LAST Sll WE s ';;ris. ..„....1 Week ending WHEAT. BARLEY. OATS. B ."' H ....,.../ .... 40 4 4 . -------'-------'..--. ---..-------, . 0 41 Nov. 5 65 5' 32 8i 22 0 38 7 , : 0 1/ 4p ! 12 6l 4 33 4 2° 0 40 2 , .43 t 4C i 19 65 11 :33 4 22 8 40 a - I ' 0 0 - / 4- 4 , 4 26 6l 9 32 4 22 6 41 • 5 9 59 Dec. 3 63 6 31 9 '42 2 14 ! 39 41 _,-,al o _, 10 62 7 30 9 22 2 44 a' .., i'L L VIP IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES or v i- .o• -- 4 , 1 , u,..5••••" 40/. Wheat 6ly D o .i Oats ~....... 224. &LI ~, .... Barley. 32a 1 4d, Rye DUTIES ON FOREIGN I C01L1 ( *.„ 4 ,,.. ..... 9 , Wheat 22s. 6d. 1 Oats ........ Barley l3l 10d, i Rye THE M . COAL $.l stcwar es '''' •'' Walls - En- ' p• - ' southl'elton ; ''' L ott 0 Walls End Ben t ` e l ',' .... "" if 6 Walls End Cars o- .. 0 Walla Wall. Walla Walls EE'llE:j"ddadd Brown'sit 1 4 A CK d v er e l e :1 1 ° e a c Fd o 9 . e 0 0 0 1 1• 1 1 : • 8 7 1 9 6 Walls i W vaa a il l i l gs s South Walls End Tees He"° • 1 Walls End West Ni ails End West d 1 1 Anthracite ...... .• ••• )5 Hartley . .. Howard' Nethertow - 'N [AIMEE l" 40. last marKeto Ships arrived since Adair's 6 Buddies West ilartley l6 ti Hebburn Main l7 0 Llolyweil Main l7 ti New Tantield Moor l4 6 Ord's Redheugh l4 6 WWIIEnd ClarkandCo. Walls End aosforth Walls End Hedlcy l7 it Walls End Hilda.. Walls End Hotspur Walls End killingworth Walls End Newmareh l7 I Walls End Norihua,berland If 6 Walls End Ramsey W. E. Eraddyll'slletton Walls End llelmoni, Walls End Hetton 2O 6 Walls End Lambton Walls End Russell's lletton 20 :3 COUNYRY CO, —____ ----"- Wheat. i Barley. 1 Oat.'. '—.— _...___....---"' Per Quarter. s. t o S. s . t o k. c to A Boston ilrainttee 52 70 27 34 .93 ....n Ili ighton 63 74 31 40 23 ~ Cambridge — 62 ._.l) 2'-' Chichester 56 63 30 28 24 F,ug Dunmow 5B 62 30 3o :20 Grantham Grimsby 56 74 28 33 16 .„' tiailsham 66 72 33 3.5 22 ld o Ilitchin 5O 73 27 35 20 0 Ipswich 6O 67 28 22 21 0 I,CWOS 62. 66 32 36 21 2 2 Lynn 54 66 26 34 no ! t. ; Maidstone 59 76 36 39 26 ''.„.' Norwich Potworth Romford 56 '7O 28 31 21 ~:3 , 2 , Sandwich 6l 71 23 34 25 •'',; Tnerford 57 66 22 36 24 F:, Wisbech Witham 6l 71 29 35 24 303' Yarmouth 6O 74 li l i 32 24 HAMBURG MARKE T GRAIN. itt ck Wheat, Marks 405 to 510(13arley, .-c - ., --- Magdeburg 3Bl to 516 1 --- Map , Anhalt, white 435 to 5161--- Hoist' I . 4 to r ; 33 45 37 53 --- to. 0. te .9 40 95 I; 36 :so ...0 id 51 40 5) , 0 SI 0 SS 0 40 Se 4i 4 0 4 0 0 6 S 0 41 SS S 0 SI 40 3 40 lARKETS. • ifa .I . gli ; s n ii g i o °l ,„6 ° Barley, Meeklenbor I,— 1,- --- magdeburgo... 150 4 ..0 '------ Holstein ..... ••• i:4 tO 1;4 ---- Sumnser...'" 90 f e 0 i Oats, Eider ....... ...... l ea ' 0 Mecklenburg •• . 0 to 04 -- Holsteln ... ...1". ice i l o 0 I--- Eist t rieslau og o 10 ,4 Pease, Mecklenburg • no 04-$ Beans ..... .. ............. ..• .. :igt t - :,,,i Buck Wheat .............. ;iy go ca Rapeseed, Hanover ••• 0 c•li Mitt ....................... 20 0S i Tares ............... .....' 434 l'O N. A Lu bja Marpnham ................ 1 , Madras ......... . ...... ; 0 Swat; _ ............ ,„,.. ...... Domingo ...,.. ••••''''' t o h/t FEE. 5% I% Liming ................... , I La Guayra. ................ . ; ; 34 Pqrto Rico ........ ..... ..... 4 Havanna]) ............... .. .. sz to/f 18% ll:scoria. ) ~,27 gm Bahia, Whit 5....... 0•••..1%, $ Brown ...... , . •••" 1 IS Pernambuco, Wh ite ''..l , • 1. 2% to 2ii 14-19111.-- white 43" i to 51.0 - red 3SI to 510 1 - Brunswick 403 to 510' -- Mecklenburg 331 to 510 -- Polish .150 to 519 - Holstein Rye, Mecklenburg - Dantzic - Elhing and Ko_ nigsburg -- Upland -- Hirt COTJ Carolina and Tennessee 714 to 9% Georgia, lit suit 6 , 4 7 , 4 tid and 4th --- - COT Mweirg„ I" to 1:3IA, Batavia intnatra — Rio I; 51 5% Bahia 1 % 5''44 SUGAR.— (Wit Havannah, White.-- 1 to :;77,4 Zr0wn.,.... :2t ‘2% Rio, White Brown . 1 14 7 7 ,4 Manila, Brow no' SILVER WATCHES. CIO e s E. J. DENT, by special appointment'iolisbnoi meter and Watchmaker to the Queen, and his kletilsges Prince Albert, o ff ers an ex t ens ive assortme nt Watches at 4/. 14s. 6d., each. From their g ee3 ,; c e over those of the vertical description in perforrl:, ( :t Vdish ante, and flatness , he recommends them fur 11 ,'!, silver and men's wear. They have elegant engraved or Pla l l'holeti' o's and cases, and the movements aro jewelled in for 0 .. Pe va , the performance guaranteed. An abstract fruo o f e b i re by Lectures on the Construction and Managetnenta 104 tel meters, Watches, and Clocks, may be had W . ,. customers, or to the public, price Is., at 82., Strand D Cern' SILVERTLATED CORNER - . N T '4 7 ;,b T. COX SAVORY, Manufacturing Silversmith,' 7., Corn e t hill, London (Seven door. from Giaceclearch-streetti fur the prices of the following patterns of stronglY, PI : ' shi eld° Dishes, with silver handles and edges, and sii ec " engraving the crest or coat of arms:— The Gadroo n Pattern. ii ° 1° Four Strongly Plated Corner Dishes anti Covers" A . 0 Four Extra Strongly Plated Corner Dishes 50 ' . 19 1 ' ..•• Covers ..... Four Extra Strongly Plated Flower Pattern. A . ij N.B. The covers are . any part of Great Britain l' Covers ................ el 2 ......... • ii ' so _ A t" 3 1 nl.a.otae.. eC with hi: (1....................................................... tto they form extra dishes.above fore( , Drawings of the ~ p ..- 0f 00:::,ti::er..1.,2::: inst., the lady A. D.. D. Ing l i'7 E l . ' the gli.f6 00 the l:Ith inst .a.:11:e -:iearag------e, Kinlet, Sa l ' C. .W..Mu * rray, of a soil. ~ o f the On ' the Ll ( l l l ., m o s i t a ., daatuSiliotaenr.e-strect, the slue f. late v Ilieha • I I? Mrs' G. On the lsth inst., in Mecklenburgh -street, Shuttleworth, jun., of a daughter. s sod . MARRIED. On the 7th inst., at Kingston-tipon-l'hames, I• 1 „;; I .; Co t t ; low, eldest son of I. 1. 1. Sudlow, hag., of Coombe 0 , t he la tags, Kingston-hill, to Harriett, youngest daughter. e j . 4, Mr. Robert Cooke, of Kingston-upon:Hull, Yorktlitr ~..eio Jam O e n s th p e il l l t o th n inst., Roche,a B:L11i n t a o ga E l l l i z C a l:u o r n eh ly , William Varnham, Esq Esq., dVaeusgtinhtertho'fitbe hit° _ I) Ile D. li r A d, On the tl2d of September, at llowrah, Calcutta, •8' Esq., Como angler of the ship George the Fourth. oec liar On the Itali inst., Miss 31argaret Fowke, of Castle „oaf ham, Essex, youngest daughter of the late MajOr I',lo. Thorpe Fowke, "loyal Marines, and sister attic late Rea' miral 0. Fowke, of Sible Iledingliam, same countY• ir A len' On the 13th inst., the Nev. NV. Eyre,ol.l%ag hall, Oxford. ------' 0 London: Printed aid Published by MililDU Ov ~lranl• ► i Nu. 112, Stran.! at the Sun °thee, .1%;9, 112, Sir',l * . the County of Aii'dcUesex, Thursday, December 16, 18' thirl ----- CLAY, r t . r e e s s ° s tu e t i x ° i a s i t a i g n in n ov e fe i g r YR ! . b la o il: u Pt l o ki t o ;g ;I P . Pr i7 T tl i gr e eedo i tf e lits67-I:irtiagli. vas as folllows : " nig, it has been pr embarrassmenttbf amount merchants andari d i: the'r • °r pit .anr mime d. .attffcr ing amo ng t h e wor ki ng classes. h " ail fo the demandeafrosr throughout the the West the demand for manufactured goods, R b i o di o ng f f; ! . forei, gn an d h ome mar k ets, has g s eriously:de clie_A lett that. several of our roost valuable foreign ° l e d if are in part lost, owing to the high duties jail°, t o a countries on British manufactures; f or , our restrictions on their corn, timber, anr i pro p ucts, and owing also to the rapid P're.g re , manufactures, which arc obviously PirLpe by tin :English Corn-laws ;—that the home de bed for mat tufactured goods of every kind h' s f grevily A sdneed, in consequence of the high price% tM chief oecet 'spry of life, which has nearly a!fs°, rbe g uss means or the humbler classes ; —that from k j e c cause the ck n.isumption of butchers' mea t, gr. ° , -e ock and most of tt lo comforts of life, has fallen -off l i c ;leis an extent in the g district, as to involve the retail ( t oo retohltbe in embarrassment, and to reduce great number' ° 010 es tabhih re ol to insolvency ;—tha t many manufacturing Lave been closed. with an almost entire loss of th e c o . d . ‘of invested therein, throwing ahousands of vvorkulen t b. einpioy ;—and at, in the opinion of tbis be and iS4 main cause of these accumulated evils is to be.fe„ the inhuman and anti-con imercial restrictions 11" importation of food." o l g tiolh Mr. NUSSEY, or Batley, seconded the slop which was supported by W. A CXRDYD, E sq - ' ° f A t he Mr. AARON PEASE, of Clayton W est, In°v " fourth resolution : evec oo' " That this meeting pledges itself to uge r ' c o ,ra stitutional means for obtaining the repoat the s tior and Provision-laws, and earnestly recornmerodePleogh• tion of the i.nost active and energetic measures liot i,j out the West Riding for the p ublic meetiy 0 romo tion of t tbe object, especially the holding of preparation of petitions to the Legislature fro'eery r e town, village, camigregation. and workshop rs.'tteapleo ing of memorials to her Majesty the Quee n, praying her Maje, , ty to use all her constituF; i i food: p fluence for the rvin 'al of the taxes on her peel) e4crioo —the collection of information, showing the inflicted by thos e t a .xes on th e co mmunity; an6isule dir tribution of traces, ca lculated to spread sou nd and to correct error on this gr ea t national ques t: to the Mr. PEASE gave some int e r e sting detail s 0 of isi ' condition of the villages in the neiAbourhood 00 4, iS dersfield, where the manufacture of foncY g f carried on. Igl op, I This resolution was seconded by lg r • %00 ° Holrnfirth, and supported by Mr. ALE jt ''''' of Barnsley. Ags 9 ' f The fifth resolution wa s proposed by " r. as' ° Luddendea Foot, and seconded by Mr. g s Skipton. It was as follows P t"' " That it is highly desirab.le that the fw s opu latil tive of the condition of tranre and of the foroge should be collected by local C omm itteeq e . Goit re :, in such a form th a t th e y ma y be laid berfro-t dal ; went and Parliament ;—that this ine ri T 1° „ - hereby recomme n d e d t o b e en t rus ted in e°'",,,persn e l small Committee of well-informed' and judie le j e ted —that, when the facts shall have belt:Die:tie:7;er; arranged, the members of the local Co putics from th em , s h a ll mee t i n L e eds, tiP t l t he , ?! b r° ,,o r. Wednesday the 12th o f J anuary , to oul 'elt mation, and decide upon the mann.or Leg': 131 m 1 ; be laid before th e G overnment an d the ro, A The chair was th en t a k en b y Edward , , when Mr. Josh ua B ower propose d, and - seconded, a vote of thanks to the Cliairmapt the carried unanimously. j e The delegates dined together subseq uen oi t jun., of th e M us i c H a ll, wbeU Esq., M.P. for Leeds, presided. tL IP,