The Sun. — London, England, 1841-11-12 00:00:00

II,: 01 the, tea EVENING SUN r to' e l4 ' fie' " One good effect, we trust, will result from this civi3 tppointment--a cessation of that repeal agitation which f! s 'it O'Connell h as k e pt u p f or so bug a period. The orange bigotry of the old Dublin Corporation, and the senseless raving for repeal should fall together, and be interred in one common grave." The followi ng is from the Sherborne Journal:—"We have this w ee k the high gratification of announcing the birth of a Prince of Wales. Such a gladful event dis pels the gloom which would otherwise arise from the depression that we hear of in the manufacturing districts; an ait will, in all probability, prove a lucky card for Sir liebert Peel, who really seems to have fresh difficulties .created every day." The MONEY—TRADE—COMMERCE. annual income of George IV. as Prince of Wales was discharged by his father George 111. out of his own private income ; 50,000/. was to be settled on the Prince, to b e paid out of the civil list ; and all that was de manded was 60,000/. as a temporary aid to equip him at his outset in life. COMUIERCIAL anroxtra. - The Anti-Corn-law cause has accomplished more r i tbin the last t wo m onths than during the six prece ng- There are now 60 Associations in and about the metrop o li s t o promote the repeal of the bread-tax. An auxiliary branch to the Anti-Corn-law Associa tion was formed in the parish of St. Anne yesterday ev ening; and a Provisional Committee chosen. The first anniversary of the Derby Liberal Operative Association was held at the Lecture Hall, Warwick, On Monday last. Five hundred sat down to dinner. Among E company were Edward Strutt, Esq., M.P., W. Evans, Zs q ., ALP:, T. Gisborne. Esq., Dr. Forester. STATISTICS. The population of Rome has long been matter of dis phe, but the most t tnexaggerated statement is perhaps , following :—lt appears from the very learned and elaborat e researches of M. Dureau de la Malle (Econo tale Publique des Romains), that the area of Rome, in !laded withi n th e wa ll s of Aurelian, which have been ' r aced and laid down with the utmost precision, amounts to about 3-sths the area of Paris ; and the fair pre suraPtion is, that its population, as compared with that of Pari s , would be in a less proportion. The population Of Rome, including its suburbs, in its most flourishing Dehod, may be fairly estimated, allowing for troops and atraggers, at between 560,000 and 570,000. How small ever it may appear when contrasted with the statements 'at bare been long current as to its vast magnitude, a tPulation of 600,000 is really immense for a city like nle, Without either manufactures or trade, and the in .",abitants of which chiefly depended for subsistence on e gratuitous distribution of the corn supplied by the conquered provinces. LAW AND POLICE. Yesterday at Guildhall an aged woman was charged „ Llth breaking two panel of glass, in order to ensure r t finement in Bridewell. She was convicted, and or ed to be imprisoned for a month, Sir Peter Laurie 6 e li," l33o .ting, as he passed sentence, that the Governors of iewell had last week resolved to reduce the dietary o r the Prison to that of the Poor •law Union in its vicinity. At Lambeth -street, Richard Hart, who had been a : 4 e - fighter, was charged with stabbing and attempting h shoot a policeman. The policeman it appeared had anely interfered when the prisoner was beating one is dogs, a scuffle took place, and great violence was i' l / 4 (1 sn both sides. The prisoner was remanded till the 4 tgeon could be examined. LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC. . 4, t Berlin, the second part of the poems of the well %l:7lM Hoffman Fellermaier have been prohibited on unt of their dangerous tendency. Legal proceed have been also commenced against him, likely to deprive him of his professorship. Paper was read at a late meeting of the Statistical SOfaet3', entitled " Statistics of Newspapers in various Cou lr n l ries," by Mr. P. L. Simmonds. In 169 6 , there t h er e bus nine newspapers published in London, all of :al at w ae kly i n t erva l s . In 1709, the number had in e4ed to eighteen, of which one was published daily. W n 1 724, there were three daily, seven three times a tw e ?k, three halfpenny posts, and the London Gazette . 1v ,„„ 1e ,,k week. ers. In 1792, thirteen daily and twenty-seven - ""Y Pap Th e PINE ARTS. t h ..raliery consecrated to the memory of Goethe, in th e i &dace of the Grand Duke, is so far advanced, that Latin ainter Neker, who had to furnish the pictures re g to the ballads of the great Roet, has left for Leip v.t• The architecture and decorations of the Gallery are , e r designs of Schinkel. C ll e University of Oxford has determined on pur 4448Lng by subscription the drawings of. Michael Angelo 6 4 maffaelle, formerly in Sir Thomas Lawrence's col ; 500/. has already been subscribed for the pur to they will be placed in the new galleries now in ursc Merection in the University. llis COURT—FASIZIONABLE. un Roy a l Highness the Duke of Cambridge left town e, s ,vv edne s d a v, for Petworth House, Sussex, to visit vu nel and Sir.. l . Wyndham. for Prince Nicholas Estherhazy left town on Wednesday, :Nl iddleton P ar k. vi T h e Marquis of Bute has arrived at Willinghan on a ;,to the I3ishop of I,sncoln. s q a u e Earl and Countess o ,r Wilton arrived in Grosvenor -1111:e ,° ll Tu es day, from the, Isle of Wight. di - r , xeellency, the Russian Minister, gives a grand liner to-morrow at Ashburnham House. Ellenborough embarked at Devonport on board to e Camb r i an on Sunday, and the next morning sailed Earls India.Sencer and Radnor are shortly expected at B 'e3 . Park, P Northamptonshire, on a visit W Sir Charles n 'ghtle i 3% 402eount Duncannon is shortly expected in Cavendish e, from Dublin. MISCELLANEOUS. ItZeaterday was the anniversary of the festival of St. th e ti n, the soldier and Bishop of Pannonia. lle was h e great Iconoclast of his day, breaking down all the , k e it i . t i lle ri images and altars standing. France had for -144-44 such an esteem for him that his helmet alwa)s tobefore in battle. ne hundred and sixty-four gentlemen have applied thlt le," as attorneys in the Court of Queen's Bench , % le ," ; and eleven gentlemen to be re-admitted. btr 'lnnday "last the Members of the Post-office Li lts:it:94h .gave a public dinner to John Addy Curran, kd e i o arrister-at•law, at the Northumberland Hotel, k@ 4-1114 Y, Dublin, in testimony of his great services and k e t tions in the cause: of Reform, and civil and religious The 1 -TPwards c,4* 150 gentlemen were present. demolition of the Ranger's lodge in the Green bee,,'9le residence of the late Lady William Gordon, has eided on by the Commissioners of Woods and I'lll t i'' and the whole of the site with the shrubberies , re m ,e thrown into the park. The lodge is the only aini ng obstruction to a sight of the park from tam e , is understood that an arrangement will shortly be tvie et , o r sending du) mail from London to Edinburgh in isix hours. Go v ItIIMO URS or THE DAY. !no, ' er ,nment, it is said, intend to bring in a Bill t o ell t h an to purelvise Battersea-fields for a park, to tee, ed Lan caster Park. It is also the intention of the t 4 e w o rr il t° Construct a carriage-road alongside the water , "titl2l, , -es Pund with tile intended road from Vauxhall jc.- Battersea-bridge- Ireiltrltunderstood that the Roman Catholic Bishops of ' ll ll have determined to olply to the Government for t i hr4 a t t ,a e of the grant to Mai.-Nooth College, and that a iL n. appointed by them are to wait upon the Lord : .11 ,, t on the subject. A ge.leral feeling prevails e e -rt p rant should be rejected all,ogether, if Sir Ro 'efuses to increase it to an a,:!equate amount. Li do 1 40 ,, 'S - 413 S HIPPING—(THIS DAY.) 40 13 , b °N, Nov. 12.—Wi n d thi s d a y a t nom:, variable, the southward and westward. IS'W' L, Nov. 11.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. kir,ga r. re . t e , 4h ea ' tl °Y7 Sierr a Leone ; Vestal, Constantinople. " 4 ' John, from Boston to London, has sprunt,', r , f r ,ssilllnast, havin g been in contact with the Sea Nyrol c3 i4 tlyth to Fecamp. Qe r ' irv EttPooL, Nov. 11.—Wind N.W.—Arrd. k t ; ll Qre ! Armstrong, Calcutta; Eliza. Laguna ; Orlando, k t , -, r, Montreal ; :Durango, Scott, Bathurst ; Acapulco, ; John, Quebec. bt... ( trsmouTH, Nov. 11.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrd. her test .y , s ship Crocodile, from Halifax. to (;?-'v'tn, Nov. 11.—Th? Aigle steamer, from Hamburg Ili r Z i rasburg, was fallen withinoff Beachy Head, in a It n S state ul a , at ,d in here yesterday. -tt A-I itC , ATE, NOV L—Arrd. Nymph,Sea 'W,. s ie' t ,P; with l o ss ,of bowsprit, having beers in contact 4 io t O 7 Alpha brig, in the Downs. The Newport, from 4lanburgh, , rot on the Goodwin Sands, but was T he tplsted °o' and is expected in the harbour flt tide. ISt ki iteia ne, which puti in here on the 9th inst., bound to O FF has damago d her rudder. 111 E GALLOPER, Nov. 9.—Anne and Emili e, 4Qt l , for La Gua yra. C lio A-TX CREEK Nov. 11.—Arrd. Dean, Smyrna ; „ At , I....4l4.7,jet c h AoLy n . a ll ov. . kl.___Arrd. Amethyst, Whiteman, t ltrni e l tlt '"unt, No v . 9.—Arrd. Calypso, Hullman, Mi %,l ; Jane, Almit am, Tarragona. elt ooluiAvEN , Nov. 6.—Flora, Bombay for the ', Nov. 10.- -The St. Peter, from Youghal to hr ° " l , was strand ed this morning near Aberdovy, atla3 becom e a wreck, cargo saved in a damaged 11 1 thestate. c 'vr Nov. 10 -The Bellona, from Gaspe, fell 1111 cargo (1 harbo ur l aa : n i g h t; s h e i s now against the pier aP P e ars to h ave. su ff ere d ve ry considerably; the _ Y 47 n ot suppos e d tc • h ave su st a ined much damage. Oq„ 14°11TR, N ov. 1 I.—The Indian, Muller, from tlo r i ;: w hich was on she ~re on Scroby Sand, scoured off Site night and ha t ; been towed into the Roads. Uq th o Ll3B , Nov. 1 0. — T, he William Wallace, which was ittiloonnthteheshleerdatSsaoll litd, was got off this afteron, h ;Shields, seriously damaged. ~,,---- ': Si lt -1 .,9 THE EDIT, )R OF THE SUN. . at elt r -1 beg leave, respect fully, to correct you the an' it ' You have üblisl 'ted respecting the Bristol m it Bh elpal You P You h ave reversed the statement, t 4 It °111 ; (1 h ave be • five ub Pals and eleven Tories, as li. i - "Astol e ' .Li . e ' . .0 You may . rely on this papei pio •-• tittilig correct. I am l u l lrue; Liberal, troth, tO a u portthe 4- but wish to keep to the and will do to my , its , a P cause, . 4 ni sure you do. a_ b I am, Sir, yo ur's, respectfully, W. REID. '64l,l:Gad-street, Bristol, Nov. 11. H. B . e lip,,,,e cannot account for the mi stake, but, as our Corr o _ teplarTat believes, it was unin ten tional. It is worthy f parties th at in several returns sent the politics of the are not even hinted at. —ED. Sun.] i t 4 111 , . RIV ~...........,.„..„,„....• ~.............. , TaY • R ATHER. W e regret to say that an tic %usable h 1, 14 ed . ange has again taken place, and thatit "Mt,. l ' u ght, and continuesd to do so throughout the Part of th' s a d D 5/ - iy.— 114 ix Evening Mail. CHANCERY COURT-(THIS DAY). The LORD CHANCELLOR proceeded with the hearing of appeals to• day. LLOYD V. WAIT. The arguments it; this case, which were part, heard yesterday, were resumed to-day. The bill was filed for the purpose of the redemption of a mortgage created as long back as the year 1803. The right of the plaintiff to redeem, phich depended on a question of pedigree, was disputed by the defendant. The arguments had not concluded when we went to press. VICE CEIANCERY-(TIIIS DAY.) His HONOUR the Vice-Chancellor of ENGLAND was occupied the whole morning with unopposed causes, petitions, and short causes. (Before Vice-Chancellor IVicrinm). . . His Honour was engaged the whole morning in hearing a cause of Sutherland v. Briggs, which involved no point of public interest. (Before Vice Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE.) SEARLE V. COLT AND OTHERS. The argun;;;;tTil - 11;iscaaei;1i.iedthe Court tho entire morning and were not concluded at the time of our going to press. QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) At the sitting of the Court this morning, the Right Hon. Henry Goulburn took the usual oaths on his ap pointment as Chancellor and Treasurer of the Exchequer. WILLIAMS V. JONES. This was an action to recover a sum of 2561., being the amount of an attorney's bill of costs for work and labour done in the Court of Chancery and the Court of Commo❑ Pleas. • The declaration alleged that the de fendant was indebted to the plaintiff in a certain sum for work and labour done in prosecuting divers suits at law and in equity ; there was also a count for money paid, and upon an account stated. To these the defendant had pleaded, in substance, that at the time the cause of action mentioned in the declaration accrued, the plaintiff was not duly admitted and enrolled an attorney of the Court of Chancery ; and to the count for work done in the Court of Common Pleas, the defendant pleaded that at the time the cause of action accrued in that Court, the defendant was not duly admitted and enrolled an at torney of that Court. To these pleas the plaintiff had demurred specially, and Mr. KELLY now appeared in support of the demurrer. He submitted that the pleas were bad for ambiguity and uncertainty, and for this reason, that it neither admitted nor denied that he was an attorney at the time, because it may be that the plaintiff was an attorney, but that there was some irregularity or illegality in his enrol ment. The plaintiff claimed compensation for certain work and labour done, and had a good cause of action, unless the defendant by his pleas set up a good cause of action in point of law and fact. The plea stated that at the time the cause of action accrued the plaintiff was not duly ad mitted and enrolled an attorney; but admitting for a moment that he was not an attorney at the time, their Lordships would immediately perceive that it would not be an answer to the action. It was quite possible that the plaintiff might not be an attorney at the time the cause of action accrued, but the question the Court would have to decide was, whether at the time he carried on these suits and performed that work he was an attorney. Now it appeared to him that for that ambiguity the plea was bad, and could not be maintained. Suppose, as was quite consistent with everything that appeared on the record, the plaintiff had undertaken to carry on certain suits, and that he would not ask for payment until a certain sum had been recovered out of Chancery, he would have carried on that business at a time when he was duly admitted and enrolled, and the business having terminated, he might have ceased to be a solicitor—then perhaps a month afterwards the defendant received his money out of Chancery, and the plaintiff applied fur payment—it would be clearly no defence to the action then, that the plaintiff had ceased to be a solicitor, and had no right to recover. In every conceivable case in which a solicitor did business for his client, and in which he gave credit—whether for a month or till the end of the suit—whether for a time certain or conditional—in every single case in which credit was given, the cause of action did not accrue till the suit had terminated. The Learned Counsel, after citing several authorities on the subject, concluded by submitting that the pleas were bad, and that the judgment of the Court must be for the de fendant. _ _ _ Mr. CRESWELL, for the defendant, contended that none of the objections of his Learned Friend were tenable. The declaration was not for work and labour done in the ordinary terms, but for work and labour done for the defendant as his agent, and upon his retainer and re • quest in prosecuting and defending divers suits at law and in equity. It was, in plain terms, for work done in his capacity of an attorney, and which he could not do unless he was authorised by enrolment, and he thought that must be held to be a good defence to the action. The COURT was of opinion that the pleas were bad for the defects pointed out by the Learned Counsel, in the first place, because there was a duplicity in them, there being not less than three distinct facts alleged, either of which, if sustained, would have been a sufficient answer to the action. Thiii with regard to the plea of time, it appeared to them that the objection was valid, inasmuch as they could not tell when the cause of action had commenced or accrued. It was possible that it might have accrued in consequence of credit given, and for that uncertainty, and the reasons already stated, the Court was of opinion that the pleas were bad, and their judg ment must be for the plaintiff. EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.) At the sitting of the Court this tnorning the Right Hon. Henry Goulburn cane upon the bench in his robes of office, and took the oaths of allegiance, &c., ap pointed to be taken by any one appointed to the office of Chancellor of the Exchequer. DALY V. THOMSON. The LORD CHIEF BARON read over the notes taken by him upon the trial of this case, from which it appeared that the action was brought against the Secretary of the Anti-Dry-Rot Company, for not registering the defen dant as the proprietor of 20 shares, of which he had purchased the scrip certificates. The Company was to have a capital of 250,0001., divided into 10,000 shares, which the Directors were obliged to re gister in a book kept for the purpose. It ap peared that there was a Director named Ferry, who in fraud of the Company re-issued a vast number of the scrip certificates after they had been registered, and after the register was full. Upon the fraud being found out, Ferry absconded, and it had an immediate effect upon the market ; from 13/. 10s. the shares fell to 31. 10s. The defendant bought the shares at the latter price; and after full notice of the fraud had been given, and brought to his notice, when he went to the office, the defendant informed him that the register was full. He therefore brought his action for the refusal to register the shares he held. At the trial his Lordship thought the plaintiff could not maintain his action, and directed him to be nonsuited. Mr. ERLE in the early part of the Term obtained a rule nisi to set the nonsuit aside. Cause against thaurule was now shown by Mr. KELLY and Mr. BYLEs. They relied on the Act of Parliament, which constituted the count, by the provisions of which the Directors were bound to enter and register 10,000 shares and no more ; this they had done, and they had no power to do more. The plaintiff had evidently in tended to take advantage . of the fraud of Ferry, for he was aware of it ; he knew before he purchased that the register was full, and if the plaintiff had any remedy at all, he had misconceived it by bringing his action against the Secretary for not registering. Probably he might maintain his action against the Directors, whose names wore appended to the certificates, for the fraudu lent re-issue of the shares, but under the circumstances they submitted that the nonsuit was right, and ought to stand. _ _ Baron RoLFE—Suppose a person had purchased ten shares on the day after the passing of the Act, and neg lected to register them until the 10,000 were filled up, would he have no remedy ? Mr. KELLY could not go that length ; he had assumed that the 10,000 shares had been properly registered. In ,this case, it was to be borne in mind that the plaintiff h h d bought after notice of the fraud, and at a low price in c onseqminco of it. Baron PARKE—Was it not the duty of the defendant to show :hat the plaintiff had no right to register upon the certificate he held ? Mr. KELLV . hoped that would not be laid down as law ; for how would it be possible for the defendant to call the owners of the 10,000 shares, and that would be the only way the defendant could show that fact. He would raise another point which, if ho was driven to it, must, he thought, ho decisive against the plaintiff—he had not proved his title. He denied that a title was conferred by the mere passing from hand to hand of the certificate, which for such a purpbse was a mere piece of waste paper. It was not proved that any writing passed at the purchase of the scrip, therefore there had been no legal transfer of the shares. The COURT said it had been decided in the Exchequer Chamber, in the case of a Railroad Company, that certi ficates in a public Company passing from hand to hand conferred a title. Mr. KELLY could not properly meet the point, because the case referred to had not yet been reported, but he would be astonished to hear that their Lordships had laid down a rule that an interest in land might pass instrument. Mr. a written Mr. WATSON, in support of the rule, con tended that both according to the Act of Parlia ment and many decided cases, the plaintiff had saecriqupi.redTahecommpereetencithetsittlieohbyhetfhhere mtehreecthruain:tsfwe,rasofuptl(ime g tt i i s a t t er the w t e e r n e , bt v ho h nh o ah m s a fin t the us n o ma n h a u e s me sb p e r r o se b l a lt n oe d rf e i dt l y e or not. It i t o i c f m P t h r p o e s v n i y n l g t e was clear that it. was for them to p rove that the plaintiff had no claim to be registere d, because he made out a prima facie case, by producing a certificate signed by three of the Directors of the Company, appointed by the Act of Parliament. If any negligence had been committed, it was by the defendants themselves, and therefore it was for them to show that the 10,000 names they had chosen to enter in their book had a right to be there. The COURT said the case was one of some difficulty and of much importance as the Company might be entirely ruined by an adverse decision, they would take time to consider their judgment. The Court rose early, in order that preparation might be made for the nomination of Sheriffs. This being what is called the morrow of St. Mar tin, a Privy Council was held in the Court, for the purpose of settling the names of gentle men to be returned to fill up the roll fin* Sheriff. Soon after two o'clock the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Lord Chancellor, Lord Wharncliffe (Lord President), Lord Denman, Lord Abinger, Chief Justice Tindal, Sir James Graham, Sir E. Knatch bull, and Baron Parke took their seats on the bench ; the other Judges sat below. The Judges who went the respective Circuits gave in names to fill up the roll. The objections were not numerous, and none of a peculiar nature. BAIL COURT-(THIS DAY.) NICHOLLS V. LORD HUNTINGTOWER---PRICE V. THE SAME. Mr. HUMFREY moved fora rule to show cause ; why the attorney for the defendant in both the above causes, should not be changed, on the costs due to him being paid. It appeared from the affidavits that Lord Hunting tower had been taken in execution for debts amounting to between 3,000/. and 4,000/. His Lordship swore that of the existence of these debts he had no knowledge what ever, and he imputed collusion to his own attorney and the attorney for the plaintiffs. A motion somewhat analogous to the present one had been made in the other Court on a former day, a report of which had appeared in the newspapers. Lord Huntingtower had since received a letter from the gentleman who had acted as his attorney, stating that having read the report in the Times he was desirous that a termina tion should be put to their relative positions as attorney and client. The defendant swore that lie had had no in timation whatever that any proceedings had been taken against him until the execution had been served upon him, and that he had never given any authority to the gentleman officiating as jiffs attorney in the causes to act, and he further stated his belief that the gentleman iu question was indebted to him in a considerable sum of money. He (Mr. Ilumfrey), on behalf of the defendant, had therefore to apply that the name of Mr. Footner might be substituted for that of the gentleman at present claiming to act for the defendant, and that leave might be given to the defendant to plead de novo.—Rule granted. Mr. Justice PATTESON having gone through the bar, and having waited a considerable time, asked if any gen tleman had anything to move, when, receiving no answer, his Lordship rose shortly after eleven o'clock. After the lapse of a quarter of an hour; several Counsel came run ning into 'Court, and asked the Master if Mr. Justice Patte son was gone. A message was sent to his Lordship, who kindly consented to return to the Court. It is, however, much to be desired that Counsel would be more punctual in their attendance, and not waste the time of.the Court by useless delays. EXPARTE JOHN BRIGHTMAN, IN THE MATTER OF AN:AT TORNEY OF THIS COURT ; EXPARTE CHARLES BURGIN, IN THE MATTER OF THE SAME ATTORNEY. _ , Mr. PASRLEY applied to the Court for a rule absolute for an attachment against an attorney of this Court, for non-payment of a sum of money ordered by him to be paid . to the applicant. It appeared that the wife of Mr. Bright man had, before her marriage, employed the attorney in question as her professional adviser, and that he had represented to her that a Mr. Herring was desirous of borrowing 2001. on mortgage, with which sum she had entrusted the attorney, for the purpose of paying over the same to Herring. For some time the interest was regularly paid. At length suspicion was aroused, from the fact of the mortgage deeds not being forthcoming. Inquiries were made of Herring, and it was discovered that he had never received any money, nor had he ever applied to the attorney to raise money by mortgage. On discovering this, application was made to the Court for a rule, calling on the attorney to show cause why he should not pay over the money in question to Mr. Bright man, which rule was eventually made absolute. Under these circumstances, he applied for a rule absolute at once. In the case of Mr. Burgin, the attorney acting for that gentleman had received a sum of money, for the purpose of paying the same over to a person to whom Mr. Burgin was indebted. He told Mr. Burgin he had done so, and when subsequently Mr. Burgin was served with a writ to recover the amount, the attorney said he would pay the money, and would indemnify him. Mr. Burgin then applied to another at torney. Application was made to this Court for a rule, as in the former instance, which was also made absolute. The day before execution was to be levied, a fiat in bank ruptcy was sued out against the attorney by his under agent. Under these circumstances, he applied for a rule absolute for an attachment, and for a rule nisi, calling on the attorney to show cause why his name should not be struck off the rolls. Mr. Justice PATTESON—Take the two rules in both cases. THE QUEEN V. CALDECOTT AND WYRE. In this case, which was tried at the last Staffordshire Assizes, the defendant had been convicted of a libel. Subsequently a side bar rule had been obtained, calling upon the defendant to pay. the costs. Now it appeared that the prosecutor in such cases could not call upon the defendants to pay costs unless he were personally ag grieved. In the present case, the libel consisted in an account given of a Conservative dinner at Bilston, over which Lord Ingestre had presided. His Lordship, how ever, had nothing to do with the prosecution, which had been instituted by a local Conservative Associatioit Under these circumstances the plaintiffs were not en titled to costs, and therefore he moved for a rule nisi to set aside the side bar rule.—Application granted. THE EASTERN COUNTIES' RAILWAY V. COOK.-THE SAME v. FAIRCLOTH. Mr. Sergeant SHEA moved for a rule to show cause why a mistake which had occurred in drawing up a rule in the above cases should not be corrected. Mr. Justice Littledale had granted the defendants leave to place a variety of pleas upon the record, but on application being made to the Court the only pleas allowed to stand were the lst,2d, and4th. In drawing up the rule, however, sc me mistake had arisen in consequence of some discrepancy in the endorsements on the briefs. To remedy this was the object of the present application.—Rule nisi granted. In addition to the above cases the following gentle men made applications to the Court after Mr. Justice Matteson had returned and taken his seat upon the bench a second time—Mr. Platt, Mr. Chadwick Jones, and Mr. Williams. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) The Court was occupied the greater part of the mcrn ing in hearing special cases of demurrer of no popular interest. This was an action for false imprisonment, under these circumstances:—A boy, alleged to have been sent by the plaintiff, applied to defendant at the bank of Cox and Co. for a blank cheque-book in the name of a customer. Defendant suspecting frand, followed the boy into the street, and saw him give the book to the plaintiff, whom he immediately gave into custody. The Magistrates ultimately discharged the plaintiff not considering the fraudulent intention to be proved. For the arrest and detention this action was brought. . . . The defendant pleaded justification; under the statute, alleging that the plaintiff was about to commit an in dictable offence. The plaintiff demurred to this plea, and the arguments upon the demurrer came on this day, Mr. Sergeant Talfourd for the plaintiff, and Mr. Channell for the dt fendant. But the Court decided for the plaintiff, and admitted the demurrer. THE SUN. LONDON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1841. THE AYLESBURY RAILWAY COMPANY V. MANT. This was an action to compel the payment of a call, which was made whilst the defendant was a shareholder, he having since transferred his shares. The defendant pleaded that the Company had accepted the transfer, and thereby released him from all obligation to pay, the transferee alone being liable. Mr. Sergeant CnANNELL, in support of the plaintiff's demurrer, rested upon a special clause in the Company's Act of Incorporation, in which the present case was in cluded, as it provided that every person shall be liable for all calls made during the time of his being a share holder. The Learned Sergeant had not concluded his argument, when the Court rose at two o'clock. SECONDARIES' COURT. (THIS DAY.) DODD V. MORECROFT. This was an action to recover the sum of 31. for work done and performed. The plaintiff is an accountant, and had been em ployed by the defendant, who is an executor to his (de fendant's) father, to prepare the necessary documents for passing the accounts at the Legacy Duty-office, and obtaining the probate for the will. Verdict for the plaintiff. KINDER V. HUBBARD. This was an action to recover the sum of 51., due upon an I. 0. U. to the plaintiff's father, deceased. Mr. JAMES conducted the case for the plaintiff, and the defendant defended the action in person. The plaintiff is a carpenter and glazier, and pleaded a set-off for work done and performed. The hand writing to the I. 0. U. was proved, and this being the case for the plaintiff, the defendant addressed the Jury, and stated that he had a bill against deceased amounting to 31. 2s. 6d., but he could not prove the whole of the items, as one of his witnesses was absent ; but the action must be postponed if they did not believe him (defendant). The SECONDARY.-Oh, no, it must not. If you have not your witnesses here that is your fault. The defendant then read over the items in his bill, which was principally filled with charges for shaking carpets and cleaning windows ; one item was 21. for the loss sustained by defendant in moving a summer-house for the deceased, but Which the son Would not now take to. He failed in proving any of the items, and The Learned SECONDARY said he thought it would be better if the parties made an arrangement between them selves; but, if the case went on, in strictness he was bound to reject the set• off. The plaintiff said he would allow 11. 2s. 6d. off the 1.0. U., and a verdict passed for the plaintiff for 31. 2s. 6d. The defendant, in leaving the Court, declared that he would never pay the money. MARi3OROUG ft-STREET. (THIS DAY.) A fashionably dressed young m an of gentlemanly man ners, who gave his name as John Brown, was placed at the bar before Mr. Hardwick, the presiding Magistrate, charged with attempting to pick pockets under the fol lowing circumstances : Police constable, No. 96 of the C division, stated that about half-past 10 o'clock last night he was proceeding on duty along Bear.street,, Leicester-square, when he observed the prisoner following so closely up behind two gentlemen walking arm in arm together that he was induced to ..watch.. him, and saw him dis tinctly sound the skirt .pockets of both of them, and in going through Sidney-alley, the prisoner got his hand into one of the gentlemen's pockets, and at that instant witness seized him. The , prisoner did not succeed in withdrawing anything from the p o cket. The gentlemen declined to give their names and address, and passed on. The prisoner protested in the strongest and most earn est manner that the police constable was mistaken. Mr. 11AnDwIcx inquired if he was known to the Ushers of the Court or the Police. Several of those officers having looked at him, stated that they did not recollect him to have been in custody before, and that they had not seen him about the streets with any of the gang of pickpocket s th at in festi n company the Mr. HARDWICK inquired of police constable No. 96, w hether there was the possibility of his being mistaken ? The police constable said there could be none whatever. W' est End. Mr. HARD WICK said he should remand the prisoner in order to give time for the necessary inquiries to be made. COURT CIRCULAR. The Lord Mayor of London and the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex were received in State yesterday at Buckingham Palace. His Lord ship and the Lady Mayoress, accompanied by the City Remembrancer, and followed by the Sheriffs, Messrs. Magnay and Rogers, arrived at the Palace twenty minutes, before three o'clock, and were ushered up the grand staircase. This party were received by the following Ladies and Officers of her Majesty's Household: —The Duchess of Buccleuch, Mistress of the Robes; the Countess of Charlemont, Lady in Waiting; the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamber lain, the Master of the Horse, Earl of Hard wicke, Lord in Waiting. ; the Treasurer of the Household;the Vice-Chamberlain, the Master of the Household, Capt. Meynell, Groom in Waiting, and Colonel Arbuthnot, Equerry in Waiting. After having had candle served, the Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress, the Sheriffs, and the Remembrancer were conducted by the Lord Chamberlain to the apartments of his Royal Highness Prince Albert, to pay a visit of congratulation to his Royal Highness. A few of the Foreign Ministers, including M. Dedel, the Netherlands Minister ; Baron Gersdorff, the Saxon Minister; the Rus sian Minister and the Baroness Brunovv ; the Grecian Minister, and Madame Tricoupi ; the Bavarian Minister, and Baron de Neumann ; and a party of Ladies, including the Countess Dela warr, Lady Elizabeth West, the Countess of Uxbridge, and the Ladies Eleanora and Con stance Paget, the Countess of Haddington, the Countess of Wilton, Lady Stanley, Hon. Miss Cavendish, Mrs. Harcourt, Hon. Mrs. G. E. Anson, followed the Civic party. The Lord Mayor and the Sheriffs had an audience of his Royal Highness Prince Albert, who was attended by the Marquis of Exeter, Groom of the Stole ; Lord Colville, Lord in Waiting; Captain Francis Seymour, Groom in Waiting ; and Colonel Wylde, Equerry in Waiting. His Royal Highness the Infant Prince was afterwards brought into the room, in which were assembled the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress, the Sheriffs, the City Remembrancer, the Mem bers of the Diplomatic Corps, and the Ladies who had been honoured With invitations; and also the great Officers of State, and the Ladies and Gen . tlemen of the Royal Household in Waiting. The Royal Infant was carried round to all the distinguished visitors present. The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress, and the Sheriffs, then took their leave of his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and left the Palace at half past three o'clock. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Glou cester sent, at an early hour yesterday morning, to Buckingham Palace, to learn the state of her Majesty and the Infant Prince. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty yesterday morning. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess and the Princess Augusta of Cambridge arrived at Buck ingham Palace in the afternoon from their resi dence at Kew, and made inquiry respecting the health of her Majesty and the Royal Infant. Before leaving town for Kew their Royal High nesses returned to the Palace. His Royal Highness Prince Geor t ge" of Cam bridge called to inquire after her Majesty and the infant Prince. The following bulletin was issued yesterday forenoon : " Buckingham Palace, Nov. 11, 1841, Half-past Nine, A.m. " The Queen has passed , an excellent night. " Her Majesty and the infant Prince are going on well. " JAMES CLARK, M.D. CHARLES LOCOCK, M.D. ROBERT FERGUSON, M.D. RICHARD BLAGDEN." Among the Nobility and Gentry who called yesterday at Buckingham Palace to make their dutiful inquiries, were Prince Ernest of Hesse Philippsthal, the French Ambassador, the Por tuguese, Brazilian, Sardinian, and Neapolitan Ministers, the Belgian Minister and Madame Van de Weyer, the Bavarian Minister and Ba ronness de Cetto, the Turkish, Prussian, and Neapolitan Charge d'Affaires, the Danish Charge d'Affaires and Countess Bille Brahe, the Swedish Charge d'Affaires and Baroness Rehausen ; Mr. Colquhoun, Agent for the Hanse Towns, and Mrs. and Miss Col quhoun ; the Mexican Charge d'Affaires and Madame Murphy; Count Revel, Mons. de Paiva, Chevalier George Maunders, M. Hye Hoys, Mons. Lobo de Moira, the Archbishop of Can terbury and Mrs. Howley, the Lord Chancellor and Lady Lyndhurst, the Bishop of London, the Duke of Buccleuch, Duke and Duchess of Rich mond and Lady C. G. Lennox, the Marchioness of Wellesley, Marquis and Marchioness of Bristol, Earl and Countess of Belfast, Earl and Countess of Clarendon, Countess of Morley, Countess of Kingston, Countess Dowager Listowel, Earl of Portarlington, Earl and Countess Brownlow and Ladies Cust, Earl of Liverpool, Earl and Lady K. Jermyn, Earl of Mallet, Earl of Leicester, Countess of Mex borough, Lady Sarah Savile, Lord Pollington, Dowager Countess Cornwall, Earl and Countess Radnor, Countess of Chesterfield, Earl and Countess Malmesbury, Countess Stradbroke, Earl and Countess De la Warr, Lady Elizabeth West, Earl of Haddington, Earl and Countess Uxbridge, Ladies E. and C. Paget, Earl and Countess Rosslyn, Viscount Heretbrd, Viscount Cantelupe, Viscount Lowther, Lord Langdale, Lady A. M. Dawson, Lord Fitzgerald and Vesci, Lord Marcus Hill, Lord Denman, Lord Clifford, Lord Hill, Lady Augusta Gordon, Dowager Lady Brownlow, Lord Willoughby de Eresby, Lady and the Hon. Miss Denman, the Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce, Baron and Lady Gurney, the Attorney-General and Lady Pollock, Honourable Mr. Corry, Honourable C. Law, Recorder of London, M.P., Q.C., Miss Elizabeth Law, Lady Wheatley, Misses Wheat ley, Right Hon. H. Goulburn, Mr. and Mrs. Ashley, Right Hop. T. B. Macaulay, Hon. Cap thin and Mrs. G. Campbell, lion. Mrs. Denman, Hon. Miss A. Denman, Hon. Miss Fox, Major- Gen. Sir H. and Lady E. Hardinge, Sir William and Lady Poland, Sir J. and Lady Graham, Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore, Sir R. and Lady Peel, Lieutenant-General Sir J. Macdonald, Lady and Miss Macdonald, Lady Taylor, Lieutenant-General Sir C. and Lady Egerton, Lady and Miss Trotter, Colonel Sir G. and Lady Cooper, General Sir . and Lady Grey, Sir R. Chester, Sir W. and Lady Clay, Miss Clay, Sir Charles Smith, Sir E. and Lady Antrobus, Sir H. Halford, Sir Richard Westmacott, Sir J. M. and Lady Burgoyne, Sir Chapman Marshall, Sir T. and Lady Barrett Lennard, Sir J. Beckett, Sir Fred. and Lady Wetherall, Sir J. Duke, M.P., Sir Peter Laurie, Sir T. Wilde, Sir Henry Richardson, Mr. Sergeant Goulburn, Mr. Sergeant Spankie, Q.C., Mr. Sergeant and Mrs. Talfourd, Colonel W. Sibthorp, M.P., Mr. Ser geant Andrews, Lieutenant-Colonel and Mrs. H. Hanmer, Colonel Richardson, Rev. Dr. Dakins, Principal Chaplain to the Forces, Major and Mrs. Waytnouth, Col. and Lady J. Wemyss, Rev. Dr. Kuper, Col. Peel, M.P., Alderman J. Johnson, Major Macarthur, Alderman Humphery, M.P., Alderman Farneombe, Lieut.-Col. and Mrs. Bou verie, Captain Grant, Captain Pitt, Mr. The siger, M.P., Mr. and Mrs. Hume, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence, Miss Disbrowe, Mr. Fitz roy Kelly, Q, C., Mrs. Fitzroy Kelly, Mr. Courtenay, Q. C., Mr. Crowder, Q.C., Miss Blake, Mr. G. Spence, Q. C., Mr. George Hayter, Mr. Holt, Q. C., Mr. Ho race Twiss, Mr. D. Pollock, Q.C., Mr. Whit marsh, Q.C., Mr. and Mrs. W. Gladstone, - Mr. S. Sharpe, Q.C., Mr. Baines, Q C., Mr. Tem ple, Q.C., Mr. J. W. Farrer, Mr. Emerson T E e v n a i n-i s,. en t 4 M c f M.P., 0. Handon, &c., Mr. B. Montag u , Q.C., Mr. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent returned to the Palace in - the evening. Her Majesty and the Infant Prince were both doing well last evening. Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal took an airing in Buckingham Palace Garden yes terday. The Duke of Cambridge left his residence at Kew on Wednesday for Petwoith. The Duchess and the Princess Augusta of Cambridge visited the Duchess of Kent yesterday. A deputation from the Strand Union, conduc ted by Mr. Edward Willoughby, the Chairman, e C du o c lo a n ti i o a n ho of Colonial-office, i 3 and Mr. Dowling , the Vi ce - Chairman of the Board of Guardian s, acco mpanied by Mr. Cor der,t;fant poor. esterday, on the clerk, had an interview with the Lord President at o the netatf DERBY MEETING OF MANUFACTURE RS .— A public meeting of the hosiery manufacturers and others, engaged in trade in the• Midland Counties, will be held in Derby, on Thursday, the 9th day of Decem ber next, when a full exposition of the present state of trade in the counties of Derby, Nottingham, and Lei isionill.a:nvis, thaenhdigahge stand to Lei cester, and the condition of the operatives, will be made; a plan of co-operation wi ll be t hen adopted, to facilitate the cted'to attend, we repealan patea g o r f e t a h t e and t C re o a r t n fer t hPeroi friends tici of commercial i r n e g fo a r m n d o a f b o i luitt•yc,commerthecialt i s e y s s e t e x m p e . free dom, and we most fervently hope, their endeavours will be crowned with success. —Derby R e porter. During the early part of the week Clifton was honoured with a visit froth. Lord Lowther, the Post master-General ; and we hare heard that the Pier, at Portishead, has been since visited by several official gentlemen connected with the packet department. — Bristol Mercur,Y. LITERAT U RE. AMERICA AND THE IFS;CORN-LA ,• , nr; FACTS AND EVIDENCE SHOWING TH.E EXTENSIVE SUPPLY OF FOOD WHICH MAY BE BROUGHT FROM. AMERICA, AND THE EFFECTS OF THE RESTRIC TIVE SYSTEM ON THE BRITISH AND AMERICAN TRADE. By JOHN CURTIS, of Ohio, United States. This is a most valuable pamphlet, full of facts and cogent reasoning. Mr. Curtis appears in the light of a great benefactor to the two nations, and if their rulers had half his knowledge and philanthropy, the peace between them would be, id spite of frontier brawlers and newspaper in cendiaries, for ever assured. We quote the following specim9n from page 15:— Wheat once formed a leading article in the exports of the United States. The trade of that country with Great Britain was then double the present amount, iu proportion to the number of the population.. Had the trade of the two countries continued free, it would have increased with the increase of population and capital. The legitimate exchange trade has decreased between England and America' for thirty years. What part has the restrictive system had in producing this result ? A few facts may enable us not only to answer this question, but to anticipate the consequence of a continuance of the same policy. From the time of the revolutionary war in America until 1812, the trade between the two countries regularly increased with the increase of the population. The average annual consumption of foreign merchandise in the United States, for each inhabitant, was— From 1790 to 1800, 395. 4d. 1800 to 1810, 41s. Bd. In 1812 came the second American war, and in 1815 the British Corn-law, which was promptly followed by the high American tariff of 1816. For ten years prior, to 1830 the annual average consumption of merchandise hud fallen to 225. 6(1., while the population of the States was nearly double, and their capital treble that of the ten years preceding 1810. Soon after 1830 followed the modification of the American tariff, and the importations based on the great transatlantic loans of that period. But, notwithstanding the stimulation and extravagance of the time, the average annual consumption amounted to only 31s. per head of foreign produce during the ten years prior to 1840. Abating the importation based on the loans of the last few years, and the trade of England with the United States has not increased in amount for the last thirty years, while the population of England has increased from eighteen to twenty-seven millions, and that of the States from seven to seventeen millions. CORN AND COTTON. With a POSTSCRIPT on DISTRESS. By ONE OF THE PEOPLE. This pamphlet contains the substance of a series of articles which appeared in opposition to the repeal of the Corn-laws, in a landlord's journal, which was written rather to flatter the prejudices of the landlords than expound the principles of the important question at issue. A specimen of the unfairness—the one-sidedness of its facts—and of the hollowness of its reasoning, may be found in the Postcript at p. 61,where the trade to the United States, from the example of the year 1837, when they were lessening a small portion of their indebtedness to England, and ex ported to this country, fora wonder, a million ster ling more than they imported, is represented as a trade of which the balance is against us, and must be habitually paid. with money. Every person at all acquainted with the fact knows that the reverse was, till 1837, and is, on the average, the case, and that annually the exports from England to the United States exceed the exports from the United States to England. One-third of their whole foreign trade is carried on with England, and in the year ending 1839.theirim ports exceeded their exportsbyis.l,o32,l64/., a great partor.whith went from England. Even during the last three years-1838,1839, and 1840, the exports exceeded the imports by 21,351,097 dollars. Bating the partisanship and one-sided ness of the pamphlet, however, it is extremely well-written, and had the ingenious author a better cause to advocate he would have done it, we have no doubt, with distinguished success. A TREATISE ON THE COMMERCIAL SYS TEM AND STAMP LAWS OF GREAT BRI TAIN, 6-c. By AYLING CHAMBERLAIN. _ _ A parriphlet - directed against the restrictive system, and especially advocating a revision of the stamp duties as well as the tariff. The fol lowing specimen shows how the rich have been able to influence the Legislature to make partial laws in their. favour : Suppose the estate of a deceased person to be worth 2,000/. ,• it will be seen by referring to the Stamp Act, that 50/. probate duty must be paid on proving the will. But suppose another to be worth 10,0001. ; common sense and common justice, one would think, demand that this estate, being five times the amount, pay five times as much duty, viz., 2501. ; but no, 2001. only is de manded. Here, then, supposing the duty on 2,00C1. to be no more than it ought to be, is clearly a loss to the revenue of 50/. But suppose a third estate to be worth 20,0001.. an every-day occurrence recollect, certainly if 50/. is to be levied on 2,000/., 500/. ought in fairness to be levied on the 20,000/. ; but how stands the case ? Look at the Stamp Act, and you will see this 20,000/ is only charged- with 35C/. ; the revenue therefore loses 1501. But, suppose a fourth estate to be worth 100,000/., a very common case ; why is not this 100,000/. to be charged with 2,500/., if 2,000/. is charged with 50/. ? But it is only charged with 1,500/. ; a loss to the revenue therefore takes place of no less a sum than 1,000/. from the proportion of taxes which ought to be received from the estate of one individual, if those who are poorer do not pay too much. There is another part of this schedule by which the effects of intestate persons are taxed, and as much fault may be found of it-as of the other. The tax is levied most partially; a few words will prove this. Suppose a person to die intestate, worth 1,0001. in personal property, his effects would be charged with 45/ ; but suppose another to die worth 7,0001., his effects should be charged with what? Seven times as much, I am told, 315/. It should be so.; but 210/. is all that is demanded; 105/. too little, if 451 on 1,000/. is no more than right. Suppose again, eight individuals to die intestate, worth respectively, in per sonal property, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 25, 30, and 35 thou sand pounds; assuming 45/. to be a just charge on 1,000/, the revenue, in consequence of these sums being taxed at a lower rate would lose no less than 3,4751. It is really difficult to imagine upon what principle or method of calculation the framers of these schedules hare proceeded: if indeed they have proceeded upon any principle or method at all. To this should be added the fact, that no administration duty whatever is charged on freehold land and houses; so that while the estate of a person of the middling class, who may at any time die and leave to his family a bare provision in personal property, is charged with a very heavy tax in probate duty; the family of a rich landed proprietor, who dies possessed of freehold estates to the amount of perhaps 500,000/., or in fact to any athount, however great, is not called upon to pay one farthing in this way. This is fair taxation indeed! Wise legislation! SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY. The attention of the few subscribers in attendance was 60 much taken up in discussing matters having reference to the past rather than to the coming Derby, that very little business was transacted, and none that calls for any introductory observations. We shall content ourselves, therefore, with quoting the prices of the horses men tioned in the course of the afternoon. DERBY. 20 to 1 agst Lord Verulam's Robert de Gorham -22 to 1 laid once 30 to 1 agst Mr. Maher's Ballinkeele—taken 33 to 1 agst Hon. S. Herbert's Nessus—taken 33 to 1 agst Lord Westminster's Auckland 35 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes' Meteor 40 to 1 agst Mr. Cooke's Palinurus—taken 40 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Dirce colt—ditto 1000 to 10 agst Duke of Grafton's Canadian—ditto COURSING. MATCllES.—Mr.Grout'sllolphin beat Mr.Baggc's Kiss; Lord Stradbroke's Marquis beat Lord Glentworth's Lopus; Mr. Burroughes' Citizen beat Lord Glentworth's Lubin Log; Lord Stradbroke's Musician beat Mr. Cald well's Rounceval; Mr. Buroughes' Congress beat Mr. Bagge's Kangaroo. SWAFFIIAM COURSING MRETING. (CONTINUED.) THURSDAY (MARKHAM SMEETH.) SECOND TIES FOR THE CUP. Lord Stradbroke's Minerva beat Mr. Buckworth's Be som ; Mr. Gurney's Admiral beat Mr. Bagge's The Toad. TIES FOR THE DERBY STAKES. Lord Glentworth's Lablache beat Lord Stradbroke's Matthew ; Mr. Gurney's Ajax beat Mr.: Burroughes' Comet. DECIDING COARSE FOR THE WALTON STAKFS. Mr. Gurney's Aleppo beat Mr. Burroughe's Claret, and won the Stakes. DECIDING COURSE FOR THE WESTACRE STAKES. Lord Stradbrooke's Merryman beat Mr. B. Smyth's Salamander, and won the Stakes. OXFORD, NOV. 10..—INCENDIARY This morning, about five o'clock, an extensive fire broke out in a large farm-yard belonging to Mr. Gale, of Cud desden, near this city, and within a short distance of the Bishop of Oxford's palace, which in the course of a short time destroyed a large quantity of valuable property, consisting of four wheat and hay ricks, two barns, ate of which contained near 3,000 sacks of potatoes, and the other a quantity of wheat ready for market. The fire was first seen issuing from a corner of the barn, and owing to the wind, and not having engines on the spot, it soon gained such an ascendancy that, to save a large barn containing several hundred pounds' worth of wool, a row of buildings was obliged to be pulled down. Had the wind been in a different quarter the parish church must have fallen a prey to the devouring element. As soon as the news reached this city two engines were im mediately despatched, but owing to the distance; and the rapidity of the fire, when they arrived they Were of but little service. The estimated loss is about 3,0001., part of which, we u nderstand, is insur ed inthe Counti Fire office. We regret to add that there is no' doubt of its being the work of an incendiary. This morning, about a quarter before eleven o'clock, a most alarming fire broke . - mit on the premises of Mr. Smylie, copper-plate printer, in Bedford-court, Covent-garden. The Chandos-street engine was almost instantly on the spot, followed by others. Luckily, a plentiful supply of water was obtained, otherwise the d a mage must have been serious, owing to the denseness of the neighbourhood. The loss has been variously ru moured, but, from what we could gather, . does not ex ceed 100/, Smylie is insured i n th e land-in-liand - Oflee). CHIEF MAGISTRATES OF BO ROUGHS FOR THE ENSUING YEAR. The following is a list of the Chief Magistrates in several of the boroughs of the United Kingdom. We trust to be able to make it more complete in a few days : London—John Pirie, Esq., Tory. Edinburgh—Sir James Forrest, Bart., Liberal. Dublin—Daniel O'Connell, Esq., Liberal. York—Henry Cobb, Esq. • Liverpool—John Shaw Leigh, Esq. Manchester—Henry Thompson, Esq. Liberal. Birmingham—Samuel Beale, E s q., Liberal. Harwich —Francis Freeling Hart, Esq., surgeon, Liberal. Chester—W. Brown, Esq., Liberal. Bath—George Norman, Esq. Kerry— Fitzsimon, Esq. Boston-IV. H. Adams, Esq., Conservative. Bristol—Geo. Woodroofe Franklyn, Esq., Conservative Cambridge—George Fisher, Esq., Conservative. Weymouth—Charles Bridge, Esq. Wisbeach—Thomas Stear, Esq., Conservative. Hastings—William Duke, Esq., Liberal. Oxford— {— Browning, Es q ., Lib era l . Sheriff Hunt, Esq. Poole—Richard Penney, Esq., Liberal. Stockport—William Nelstrop, Esq., Liberal. Wallingford—Hollancl Thos. Birkett, Esq., Reformer. Stafford—John Rogers, Esq., twice Mayor before. Walsall—Thomas Oerton, Esq., Conservative. Leeds—William ,Pawson, Esq. . Ripon-=-John Walbran, Esq. Warwick—George Cattell Greenway, Esq. Cork—Thomas Lyons, :Esq.; Liberal. Derby— Gamble„Esq. Plymouth-George W. Salim!, Esq. Worcester—:E. - Evans, Esq. Evesham—T: White, ESq. Kidderminster—W. H. North, Esq. Bewdley—T. S. Cartwright, Esq. Tewskesbury—C. Porter, Esq., Catholic. Gloucester—M. Meyler, Esq. Hereford—Captain Benett. Shrewsbury—T. J. Badger, Esq. Oswestry—J. Hayward, Esq. Exeter—C. 11. Turner, Esq. Wells—W. Welsh, Esq., elected three years running. Newcastle-on-Tyne—James Hodgson, Esq., Reformer. Gateshead—George Sowerby, Esq., Reformer. Launceston—J. E. Prockter, Esq. Lyme Regis—W. M. Tartt, Esq. Fahneuth—Robert R. Broad, Esq., Reformer. Penryn—W. Corfield, Esq. Lymington—Edward Hicks, Esq. Windsor--John Clode, Esq., twice elected before: Kendal—John 'Wakefield, Esq., banker. Sunderland—Sir Hedworth 'Williamson, Bart. Tewkesbury—Charles Porter, Esq. Inverness—Provost Nicoll. Colchester— Vint, Esq. Chesterfield—G. Crompton, Esq. Blandford—A. S. Hodges, Esq. Sherborne—R. W. Spicer, Esq. Dcvonport—W. P. Billing, Esq. Nottingham—Richard Morley, Esq. Devizes— Crocket, Esq. Chippenham—Harry Goldney, Esq. Winchester—W. W. Buepete, Esq. THE CONVICT BLAKESLEY. Since the conviction of this unhappy man, the utmost exertions have been made by his friends, and also by his attorney, to get up a statement of facts, embodied in a petition to the Secretary of State, with a view to obtain a commutation of the capital punishment, the chief ground relied upon being, that although the prisoner may not be, perhaps, in an actual state of insanity, yet tlOt his mind was natually weak and feeble , and that at , tlie time he committed the dreadful deed, his reason was completely overpowered b y the distressing situation in which he was placed ; and that when he committed it, he was not aware what he was doing. How far this view of the case is borne out by the circumstances, as they were detailed in evidence, is a question for the proper authorities to decide ; but although not the slightest in timation has yet been given of any intention to commute the sentence, and yesterday the workmen were engaged in making the usual preparations at the drop and scaf :old in the Old Bailey yard, yet the prisoner's friends still entertain hopes, strengthened by the recent happy event, that the mercy of the Crown may still be awarded to the unhappy man to the extent of saving his life. After Blakesley's conviction, he was removed to the cell in the chapel ward of the gaol, that is now ap propriated for the reception of murderers, and in which Pegsworth, Lees, Greenacre, and Courvoisier were con tined prior to their execution. Blakesley has been vi sited in the gaol by his father, and some other members of his family, and he has generally conducted himself with propriety ; but yesterday he became very violent and excited, and attempted to assault one of the turn keys, and it was at length found necessary to place him under additional restraint, and he was secured to his iron bedstead, and, while in this position, he continued to rave most violently, and frequently exclaimed, " My wife, my wife—Sarah, Sarah." The surgeons of the ;aol were speedily informed of what had taken place, ' and they saw the wretched man ; and, we understand, the opinion anymz, the authorities of the gaol was, that . . the violence and excitation was to a great extent as sumed. Every precaution, however, is taken to prevent him from doing any violence either to himself or others, and turnkeys remain with him night and day. Should no respite be sent to the gaol, the sentence of the law will be carried into effect on Monday next at eight o'clock. RADCLIFFE-CLOSE READING- MOON. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) On Saturday evening, the 6th of November inst., the members of the reading-roota in connection with the works and tenantry of Mrs. M. Bealey and Son, Rad cliffe, held a tea party, to commemorate their first anni versary. Afterwards James Booth, Esq., treasurer, was unanimously called to preside, and opened the meeting by an appropriate speech, when Mr. F. Gooden, the se cretary, read the report of the past year, which was very interesting and encouraging. The meeting was then addressed by several of the members, on the ad vantages to be derived from such institutions, and at in tervals was .enlivened by select pieces of vocal music from Handel, Mozart, &c. &c. About ten o'clock the meet ing brcke up, highly gratified with the proceedings of the evening, and with increased respect to the worthy family, to whom must be attributed the existence of the institution. About fifteen months ago the reading-room was fitted up with everything necessary for the accommodation of the members, by Messrs. M. Bealey and Sons, and has since received the additional present of a splendid set of maps. The'reading-room is governed by a Committee chosen annually by the members from among their own body. The adult members subscribe 3d. a month ; boys under sixteen years of age, 2d. The periodicals at present received are six in number, which, with two daily and nine weekly newspapers, selected from among the most respectable of all parties, forms a very good assortment of reading. OFFICERS ON HALF-PAY. TO THE EDITOR Ok THE SUN. Slit, I must beg to plead, through the public Press, for a class of men who, strange to say, are neglected and forgotten—whose services appear to have escaped those who have most deeply benefited by them, and who, uninfluential and insignificant themselves, have little to hope, except from the love of justice and fairplay in the British people. The late most joyful event, in which every loyal Eng lishman exults, holds forth to the British army the prospect of an extensive Brevet. In this all grades will participate except one—the Subalterns placed on half-pay at the close of the war. Many of these men have lavished th e ir blood in those. victories that reward their leaders with honours and dis tinction. Many have suffered from sickness and dis ease in unhealthy climates. Many have purchased their commissions, and been twice reduced. They have been warned that their half-pay was a retaining fee, not a re ward for past services. A strict espionage . has been held over them, and any attempt to add to their pittance has been followed by an order to accept a commuted allow ance. Thus have these men been held inactive for more than a quarter of a century, waiting until called upon by their country. Surely something might be done ? Th e B revet of Captain, with an extra shilling a day, would not ruin the country, and would prove to them th a t th ey were not forgotten. I leave this to your able advocacy, Mr. Editor, and am your obedient servant, Nov. 11, 18 41 . A LIE UTENANT OP 1813. We have pleasure in stating that on Sabbath the 31st ult., a collection was made in the Rev. George Lawson's Church, Selkirk, in behalf of the unemployed weavers at Paisley, amounting to 18/. 6d. sterling, a sum alike honourable to the congregation and their respected pastor, who pled with heart -touching eloquence, the cause of the sufferers. We think it right to mention, that Mr. Campbell, the parish minister, intimated to his people the object of the collection, a circumstance worthy the imitation of Christian Ministers of all denominations, to co-operate with one another in every good work.— Edinburgh paper. THE LATE AUSPICIOUS EVENT.—The form of prayer and thanksgiving for the safe delivery of the Queen and the birth of a Prince of Wales, has just been sent to us in a very elegant form. It is printed in golden letters on a bronze ground, with the crest of the Prince of Wales, beautifully executed, immediately over the prayer. It is executed by a young tradesman of Fore street, who deser ves p ra i se f or :the beauty of the design and the desintch which he has shown in bringing it out, and the trifling price at which it can be sold. ,We regret to have to announce thefd:e,liel.oatuhenotf eloquent Peter Burrowes, Esq., long the well-known an member of the Irish Bar, and who, up tlooniamissioner of since, discharged the duties of Chi the Insolvent Debtors' Court, Itrheelaiinn,ll,,stCin 'which he was succeeded by the son of one of his own day and party in Ireland, Mr. Curran.. this country, resided in Burrowes, who had for ;:onieop country, chiefly for the sake Mr. timeniedical aedmviicnee,ntdmieednonnf year. t and the ex - Chief. Justice square,3lo Monday at in t his s s r9eostillen3ce i.illllveliThiettitia; setmpt,tiCoanvseonfdistillie ex-Lord Chancellor 1 have yesterday since that day from Bofutshheettrieriasosiacamrecielllty7atesurvivor left of the great men t s . r ,: c t , e l e i n a i v t h e a d s v i aGnlaiWistbober of failures had taken place in t b h e a e t n ei n ty am . e A d m to on u g s the more i m portant croew,ledaartnecibte houses, letterss i e i s i : with the supposed amount of their liabilities, but we have dit advisable to withhold the particulars. In the deemed meantime we may observe that these failures have added greatly to the existing apprehensions in that important commercial mart.—Chronicle. EVENING SUN`- THE WEATHER IN SCOTLAND. - ‘1 The month of N ovem b er h as i mpro7e d vast l y on its.* predecessor ; and the prevalence of dry, sunny weather', 1 has enabled ou r hill f armers to gather in their long out -65 standing crop with com f ort and advantage., Illselatt 4 ' part is indeed better than the for' - - :rowi)*,-t,,: e favourable turn of the weather, which - 44A and ven tilated the stooks, and permitted the whole to be housed in tolerable condition. A few patches of beans May still be seen in the -field, but the corn harvest is over. Wheat sowing will now be in progress ; but, as we have before remarked, the uncertain nature of this grain in our variable climate has greatly abridged the quantity sown, and oats, or barley, are found to be a more sure and profitable crop. A gen tleman in Fifeshire writes us—" We have enjoyed for the last ten days a tract of very favourable harvest weather. The outstanding corn will now be secured, and the greater portion of the potato crop got up. 1 learn from Perthshire that the crop has not suffered any thing like what was feared." Potato-lifting is now the order of the day, in all our rural districts. The accounts are contradictory as to the effects of the lite frost. In a field near this town, ' some women observed to us that their potatoes were much damaged ; that they had lifted a boll, and that one-half of them was scarcely worth taking home. On mentioning this to a farmer in the immediate neighbourhood, he remarked, that the women knew nothing of the matter, and that he did not conceive the crop would be any thing the worse ! Of course, much will depend on situation. A farmer, near Cromarty, said to us the other day— " My potatoes are all secured, and though we bad much frost, they have sustained scarcely any damage ; they are of good size and quelity, but rather deficient in quantity." That this is not generally the case, even in the more exposed Highland districts, is proved by the following agreeable intelligence, conveyed by a gen tleman who has just returned from Strathglass : " I was paying our friend, Mr. Robertson, of Aigas, a visit last week. On my arrival I found his servants raising the potatoes, and I went to the field to look at them. I never saw such a crop, either as to size or quantity. The field contained oLly two acres, and there were upwards of ninety bolls raised from it. I weighed two of them, and the largest was lib. 12oz. . I am cer tain there was a cart-load of them which would ave rage in weight 260 z." Of abundant produce, the following is a remarkable instance :—Two potatoes of the Rohan kind were planted last season in the garden of Ballindalloch ; the produce of the two has been 1191bs. 14oz. In Glengarry, and the neighbouring districts, the harvest is completely over ; the oat crop is the-principal one, and it is fay an average. The potatoes are plen tiful, though in some instances, to a trifling extent, touched with frost. The accounts from those fertile districts, the Carse of Gowrie and Strathmore, are nearly the same as our own. Rain—rain ; but at length partial fine weather, and the crop secured, though not always in the best condition. Of Strathmore, the Dundee Advertiser re ports " The lifting of the potatoes, and the getting-in of the wheat see.d, where the ground is already cleared, is now the burden of out-door labour; but the seve.e nocturnal frosts prevectirg the commencement of these operations until the day is considerably advanced, and the difficulty in many places tf procuring a sufficiency of hands, renders the progress-making much more tardy than we could eeire. The p tatoes, upon the whole, are a good return, and not so much in jured by the sJperabundance of moisture as might have been expected. The turnips, however, have been more seriously inkirel by the protracted rains; and, although in general they appeared to come away fairly during the early part of the season, a lack of sunshine, together with the excess of moisture, has prevented them swelling fret:ly into bulb, and conse quently they will be rasher a dt fieient return. It would be premature at present to speculate much upon the quality of the different sorts of grain, although it will, without doubt, be inferior, 53 well as in quantity. The prices of all sorts of grain are at present on the advance, whilst those of the various sorts of catee, but especially wintering, would appear to be declining."—lnverness Courier. PORTSMOUTH, (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) The result of the municipal elections on the Ist No vember, 184 I, Was the return of—Reformers, 14; Tories, 1. The only ward-that was contested was among the Re formers themselves fur St. Thomas's, being the town of Portsmouth. The result was— Mr. Warn (Radical) I7 I IM r. Hawkins (Radical) 60 Mr. Bramble (Whig)., 13'4 Mr. - Iluish (Whig), a Mr. Childs (Radical) 133; candidate forthe office Mr. Burne (Whig) l23i of Mayor 6l Mr. Miller (Whig), ex- .1 • churchwarden ... - 116 The: first four elected. On the 9th Mr. Howard (a Whig) was elected Mayor, having carried the election in opposition to Mr. Casher (a Whig). The Ward of St. Thomas's was entitled to the Mayor, but the chance - of the birth of a Prince of Wales, and the bauble of Knighthood, was so great a temptation to the " Griflinites " as could not be with stood, and they came primed to the brim to do any act of injustice to another Ward, so that they could grasp the bauble for themselves. If such had not been the case, and the only objection had been to Mr. Casher, they would have proposed Alderman Carter, or Mr. Hoskins, or Mr. Slight. The Griffinites entered into a compromise to elect a Tory Alderman in the room of one of the seven going out of office (who was disqualified), to get their great " Dan " (not Daniel O'Connell) elect ed Mayor. Dr. Thompson is the first and Only Tory Alderman. Mr. C. Baldwin, the Conservative M.P. for Totnes, is now in Ireland, where he has proceeded for the purpose of visiting his estates. Mr. Baldwin is at present staying with Lord Charleville. CURIOUS - ROBBERY.—On Lord Mayor's Day, as the procession was passing the Mansion House, the thieves were, as might be expected, very busily employed. Amongst the persons robbed was a French gentleman. The way in which the robbery was committed had a good deal of coolness and comedy about it. The gentleman had his watch, to which there was a guard, in one waistcoat pocket, and a purse containing 15 sovereign. in the other, and he kept his arms down so as to protect the property in both pockets. As he walked along a well-dressed person, who had noticed him for some time, said to him, " Oh, Sir, if you carry your arms in that way, you will have your pockets picked as sure as ever you were born." " All," said the French gentlemin, ' "Sare, I shall thank you let me know how I carry my arms." " Why, this way to be sure, replied the p o lit e adviser ; and taking hold of one of the Frenchman' s, . raised it up, and, with amazing quickness, whipped out the purse, while the grateful foreigner passed along, saying, " Sare, I thank you vera much for showing me how not to be robbed." The gentleman did not ascer tain that he had lost anything till he got into Wood street, where he visited a family and mentioned the ad venture pretty nearly as it is stated above. The state ment of this robbery at the .Ml.lansion House brought to mind an impudent robbery 'which was committed on Ludgate-hill in the mayoralty of Alderman Thompson. Upon that occasion a little elderly dressy man, who had a diamond pin in his shirt, stood nut of the crowd upon the steps of a hall door, and was enjoying the procession with great dignity. The sparkling gem in his shirt, hOwever, soon attracted the attention of a gang of thieves, who went over to the place on which he stood, and held him by the arms, while ono of the fraternity quietly took.the pin out of th e li tt l e f e ll ow ' s shirt, and fixing it in his own, said, " I say, old fellow, don't it look a precious sight better where it is now, eh ?" It WAS in vain the loser cried out. Th e gang drowned his voice by their vociferations; and, getting among the crowd. in their work without any interruption from him. COACH ACCIDENT.--On Thursday morning, about ten o'clock, as the Birmingham mail was proceed ingtiner along Barr's-lane, it came in contact with tim b er waggon waggon unloading at the yard of Mr. Trapn:_ . , concussion was so violent that the coa chnu f tn wh n o u in t";: a ' s of the passengers were thrown off, one eonoveyed to Mr. severely injured. lle was immediately proceeded and Macdonald's, surgeon, in St. James was promptly attended to by that gentlema n, the plane of his imme diately afterwards proceeded to Ite rative _ ct some slight residence. One of the horses no further injury bruises, but we are happy to add that was clone.—Slicrborne Journal. A mason of LaMarche, MURDER WILL OUT. 1., for a reward of 10f., to in the Nievre, lately undertoo k, a poor neighbour to the ntlencmarar where he carry the illegitimate I Hospice at Autun, the body of the infant t day river. The unfortunate moth er , was found drowned in a future day she might be able to re claim her child , h at hoping that at somei w ritten its baptismal name and th e name of its godmother n a piece of paper, and sew e d i t to part of the dress. This remained unobliterated b y the water, and led - nd led to the ascertaining f theidentity of the child. TIT man has not yet been arrested, b ut the pursuit of him.—Paris p aper , o fficers of justice are in GREAT MINDS IN SMALL BODIES.—It WOW(' cost little exertion of memory to swell the list of great m inds in diminutive frames , who , " ingentes anin ios a:rgusto in corpore versant." The names of David. Alex ander, Pepin, Tamerlane, Napoleon, are best known among the rulers of the earth ; and in private eminence those of Horace, Pomponatius, Fracastor, Vida, Galli leo, Sarpi, Pope , Rousseau , Wilberforce, Grattan, Cur ran, Gibbon, Erskine, Sir Humphrey Davy, the Ven dean chief Charette ; and so many more, among whom are some living statesmen—Guizot, Thiers, and Lord John Russell, who resemble the honiuncio exilis staturGe, of Demosthenes.—Gentiernan's Magazine for November. DREADFUL ACCIDENT. --A few days ago, a gentleman of the name of Gibbs (of London) was riding a very, beautiful and spirited horse, on the road about a mile and a half out of Dartford, at the turn of two roads the animal took fright at a pointing -post, and galloped off at a dreadful rate clown the hill till he came to the chalk-pits. The animal gave a plunge and fell near 90 feet over the cliff. Mr. Gibbs bein g • warned by two or I three persons, who witnessed his frightfuPsituation, had the presence of mind to throw himself from his horse. He was immediately taken up, and it was found he had broken his arm in two places. The horse was killed on the spot. On Thursday last about thirty,individuals of the labouring population left Melksham as emigrants to the island of Jamaica, whither several had before gone, ; who are doing well. They are employed on the coffee plantations on the hills.— Wiltshire Independent.