The Sun. — London, England, 1841-09-20 00:00:00

EVENING SUN' SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. Through a press of matter we were compelled to leave out the following extracts from the Evening papers of Friday : GLOBE.—The apathy which has suffered the resto ration of the present party in power is responded to very , a PPropriately by t h e apat h y of its chief, as displayed last night. The country has bought a pig in a poke ; and in its poke, says Sir Robert Peel, the pig shall stay. The pig is not to b e d rawn f rom i ts poke, and produced to the eager eyes of its purchasers, till next February at soonest. T u P as vou l u, G eorges D andin ! We should apologise for this simile ; but we have the prim example of the Premier to plead for it. Shear the pigs , before you fleece the sheep,' exclaimed that re fi ned and Right Hon. Gentleman, in one of his speeches last session, in ridicule of the claims of the fManufacturers to be allowed to feed themselves. The P i ke comparis on did not appear i n the correcte d report uis epeech ; b ut t h e sheep who heard it applauded at the expense of the sw i n i s h mu l t i tu d e . W e w i s h th e '"ight Honourable Baronet joy of this notion of li s hearing the pigs ; but we suspect that, like a person of 1 b ad eminenc e , w h o i s sa i d to have tr i e d t h at expei i- luent before him, he will have much cry and little vio _ L el• Howe ver t hi s may b e, the p i gs are f orewarne d , and may_ look ou t f or t h e t h reatene d shearing. The fight . E lonourable Baronet has made it clear &Om his language at Tamworth, that his theory of the present distress is, that—if the pigs are not fed—it is all their e wn fault. T he swinish multitude have being going too b i ch npon ti c k ; the j o i nt - stoc k b an k s h ave b een to tlame i n giving them too much credit. But you blink e fact th at the swinish multitude must live, and that that cl ass You rep resent i s c h argea bl e w i t h cutt i ng away at solid b asis of commercial transactions which consists in what surplus population importing food for work done. L . at we call the surplus population is that part winch you zanier - and your landlords make surplus—that part, feed you and you have neither sufficient corn to for the . an average of years) nor su • fficient demand In' th e rou. Products to employ—and whom (true dogs feed, anger) ea r „ you will not suffer others to employ and re a l buif'4euave said, on former occasions, that the can f ee d I : employment is food. Whom the is capitalist Work et, .0 can employ at any time. Taerealw s food • he to be done, for native or foreign uses, if allow e i c ; a ll to ovved to be abundant —if the labourer is presen t andcrime of the live. But the misery - The rs 3 stem is this, that—at periods of fre T he h rec urrence--fo o d is not allowed to be abundant. than he me- P rod ucer takes upon him to supply more price con con do regularly. When stimulated by high ahund en r e d aided by fine seasons, he produces l'aged b he is half - ruined. When discou to b y that very abundance which has caused millions fe ri a e em PloYed and fed, uteri has injured the farmer en ` r u, the present system), nd when bad seasons ro ta ,Aue produces less—then is the time for the millions decrer—and then is the time for Sir James Graham to re that diminished high arises—the produce must be compensated by us to es—the prices of scarcity !We take it upon country that this is the first time, in the history of this of F a ‘ r Y , that a Minister has dared to avow the intention / 0 . to win' • keep price high, by 'keeping food scarce—the ealcula°till4sf lawclass- gto uarante the e agricultural or anyent other of azlcactxrcity of Prices on a ofit b nations food!! Sir James Graham of l ee k to explain himself out of this infamy. He cail a„,iiis lan guage means noth i ng, or i t means th i s. bee':-A.NDARD.---The Ministers, says Lord John, have , it is t rue, only a fortnight in office (if he had ;aid Sir Robert Peel has been only a fortnight in office t le would have spoken more accurately), but then before e t:7 were in office they had time to consider of a finan- Wat Plan. Indeed ! How ? A financial plan surely a as , a n asPect to the prababilities of expense, and how ,c 1.9 the late opposition form any conception of the pro babilities of expense —a very great part of which must pin truth, t h e expense of wars, of the state and es p,ects of whi c h it i s a b so l ute l y i mposs ibl e 1 , 1 - the m to know anything ? Sir R o b er t P ee l can wit now say w h e th er we are at war or peace i th China or Afighanista.n, or whether we are likely le have war or peace with the United States ; and until tI had access to the Foreign-office he could scarcely say vith certainty, whether we were or were not to have a il r epean war. If in F e b ruar y h e s h a ll h ave f u ll know tt"ge Upon a ll th ese matters it w i ll b e then early. But fo r Lord J o h n R usse ll seems to say, that the necessity ur an exposure of the financial plan is extremely urgent. de • hayed in what position do he and his colleagues, who ~,,‘'elayed that exposure at least one month, appear ? ;; 1 1 the 19th of July Lord John confessed his know edge that Si r R . P eel would be the Queen's Minister Upon the meeting of Parliament—why, then, was not that month given him to prepare for Parliament that financial arrangement which Lord John Russell says will !o little bear delay that it ought to be extemporised, even In ignorance of the foreign relations of the empire ? If the late Ministers had resigned, as the ought to have done, on t h e 18th of May, there would-be some reason to call upon their successors in office to produce a budg e t in the middle of September ; but cling ing to office until the very end of August, when they were at length turned out by main force, it is going a little too far to make the demand upon the 16th of the following month. Why, Sir Robert Peel has barely had time to form his Government, although no Government was ever formed with so little delay from jealousies or doubts, when the most important act of a Government is required of him. The Parliamentary officer whom he is to address, the Chairman of Com mittees, has actually still to be appointed before a finan cial plan for future years is called for. As to the value of unofficial preparation, we have shown how very little it is where official knowledge is so important as it is in affairs of revenue. COURIER.—The House of Commons resumed its sit tings yesterday, when the First Lord of her Majesty's Treasury proceeded to lay dov - n the routine of the official business he proposed to take in hand and dispatch during the present Session; and to indicate also those more im portant questions and measures of policy, the mature consideration and careful preparation of which necessarily required a longer delay, and ' postponement therefore to the ensuing Session. This is the course which by anticipa tion yesterday we presumed to state would be followed on this occasion, for it is the only course reconcileable indeed with prudent legislation. Lord J. Russell, who appears resolved to assume and preserve the post of leader of the Opposition, encouraged probably by the farcical failure of Mr. Roebuck in that character, deemed other wise. So prodigal now in his assurance and estimate of the transcendent talents of Sir Robert Peel is the Noble Lord, that he considers him fully equal to the terculean task of clearing out the Augean stables from the ten years of overlaid and accumulated rubbish and almost inextricable confusion, financial and political, within the brief space of some fortnight's labour ; en cumbered, too, as that fortnight has been with all the cares and formalities of constructing an administration and inducting into office men worthy of the confidence of the Crown and the country. HiS Lordship, before inti mating the convictions he entertained of this surpassing capacity in Sir Robert, obligingly condescended on the in formation that he should not factiously oppose the passage of the estimates for the public service, because they were prepared by himself and his late colleagues. This is emi nently considerate an d forbearing •to commence with. With regard," said he, "to the miscellaneous esti- Mates, considering myself and those lately in office par ties to those estimates, I shall feel it my duty to attend and give my support to those votes. But, with regard to the further statement of the Right Hon. Gentleman, I Shall certainly deem it my duty to take the opportunity to-morrow, before the Houie shall go into Committee of Supply, to state the view which I take of the present state of public affairs." Upon which, says the report, loud cheers resounded from the Opposition benches ; but whether in applause of the magnanimity which dis dained to slaughter his own offspring, or the fearl e ssn e ss with which he volunteered a speech. de omnibus rebus for the morrow, as much as to say " who's afraid," does not so clearly appear. FRO3I THE DAILY PAPERS OF SATURDAY. GLOBE.—If the Right Hon. Baronet who, by grace of the squires, rules the empire, is not to be prevailed upon (for the lengthy reasons he gave last night) to draw his pig out of the poke—if we may again imitate one of his own similes—shrewd suspicions will arise, from the speeches of Lord John Russell and Lord Pal merston, that his best excuse is really this—there is no pi g in it. It is bad enough t o h ave b oug h t a p i g i n a puke; but it is worse still if the country shall discover tha . t , it has bought the poke without the Pig. There is another poke however ; and another pig; farthat pig squeaks so naturally, there is no mistakityr eal grunter. Our readers may remember the fable °f an actor whose fent was squeakity , like a pig, and 4 ' rustic rival, whom the audience . b decided did not „ ( lueak half so naturally, until it was discovered that ,r : I ne latter had a pig under his cloak. Even stronger an this is the illusion of those Tory commercialist , , ;""ese faith in Sir Robert Peel makes them believe 44 the real presence of his pig (or. in other words, th at he will really go the whole hog for co mmercial Z fr anchisement), though he will neither let them see ct bear any symptom to that effect. In the mean ;tlle, Lord Sandon, the rival provincial actor, makes no kl e ,ret of his pig, which is most assuredly alive and Nj i l ,ing, whatever becomes of that of the Premier. It Sandon be strange indeed if the positive evidence of Lord andon in the Commons, in addition to that of the Duke . linekingham in the Cabinet, and the Duke of Rich tp°4l in the Lords should not open the eyes of these noth stl llg Tories to the nature of their blind bargain with 's Ministry ! Lord Sandon saia, "It was well known, and tl°„tdisynised, that the . present Ministry did not attribute th a T t p r esent distress to the existence of the Corn-laws, and L e " measure . tihieh they might produce to the H ouse wou ld "'ought forward founded on the distress which at present Jr.fro d N Hawes said—" They had at last got a speech I an Hon. Member opposite, and that of the Noble t i l (/ ‘ , 1 ' , 1 the Member for Liverpool did throw some light on ekilitnie commercial policy of the Government. The th ° ,",. l , ° Lord had said that it was perfectly well known p,.;" "er Majesty's present Ministers did not impute the th t ,':aiNg distress to the state of the Cont-laws." Do d ea -1 linpute that distress in no measure tu scarce and footl for some years past ? Do they impute that ta leelless and dearness in no measure to the ope th"1.:()11 of r the present Corn-laws ? Then they shut eyes to the plainest facts, and set at defiance the estr obvious deductions from them. But what are fac ts and reasons to m onopo li sts ? If f act an d reason jllli tleneed them, no monopoly ever would-have been in titlited. If monopolists only were consulted, no mono- P o ly ever would have been overthrown. This will be b ove rthrown however ! I ts overthrow will quickly ensue rthis Ministry sp ea ki ng out fur its maintenance. The eaki ng up of his party would ensue on the Premier speaking out against it.. That is " his difficulty Plausibility will suffice to di ssem b le it ; and we believe Perfect sincerity we say, we fear ) he has no force of purpose and character to meet and surmount it. 6TANDARD.—Granting, for argument sake, that a irr_alerial change in the Corn -laws is necessary for the t -1 1: 71 of distress in the manufacturing disticts and grvnt -1 g also that this distress ma be relieved by' such a change—propositions which we shouline, very unwilling to concede except for the sake of argument—granting thus much, we ask, what reason is there to suppose that the relief could be present, or that it would be obtained earlier in effect, or in a more beneficial manner, by an impatient discussion in a hurried Ses sion, than by waiting until the regular Parliamentary period ? Markets are not opened in a day, nor can it be expected that a question affecting so many and so great interests as are affected by the Corn laws, can be disposed of in a summary debate. As Sir Robert Peel showed, in reference to the late Budget, years must elapse before the good effects of such changes as are proposed can be witnessed, if they are to produce any ; and it is also very certain, that if a discussion of the Corn-laws were commenced in September, the end would not be a day earlier than if the commencement should be postponed to February. The insinuated pro mise of immediate relief is, therefore, a gross fallacy. Re lief from this quarter, if it arrive at all, cannot possibly arrive before the end of next year ; and questionless it is not less likely to be beneficial when it shall come, because the measures from which it is to flow shall have been calmly and deliberately considered. Lord John Russell, however, who seems to have a misgiving of the efficacy of his panacea, says, though you cannot relieve the people by a change of the Corn laws, you can at least satisfy them of the impossibility. Yes, but this is only shifting the difficulty as respects the question of time. You cannot satisfy the people upon the point but by a full discussion, and such a discussion is not attainable within the limits of a hurried session. In order to refuse graciously, it is necessary to show that the refusal is the result of careful consideration. Gifts cannot be made with too much alacrity—refusals must be reluctant to be respectful ; but whether the Legislature of a great country gives or refuses, it is above all things necessary that it act with forethought and de liberation. Next comes Lord John's strange argument, that Sir Robert Peel is bound by the Speech prepared by him, Lord John, and his colleagues. If this argu • ment were permitted to prevail, no change of Ministers would be ever practicable ; for the men in office could always contrive so to tie the hands of such as should be called to succeed them, as to continue their own system indefinitely—a slavery not to be submitted to by any honourable men. NEWS OF THE PRESIDENT. The following letter, from an intelligent and trust worthy corresondent, will be read with interest, as ap parently throwing some light upon the fate of the Pre sident : "'To the Editor of the Vindicator. " Sir—On arriving in Belfast, from Brazil, I first saw the announcement relative to the loss of the President steamer, and, as anything, however remotely connected with that vessel, must be interesting to your readers, I hasten to lay before them the following facts, which came under my own immediate observation during the homeward-bound passage :—On August 29th, or there abouts, being then in the vicinity of the Azores, my bro ther, who was amusing himself on the maintop, observed in the distance what he considered to be a boat exposed. On his announcing the circumstance below, the captain, after surveying the object with his glass, ordered the ship to lie to. On approaching nearer, we found it was the side of an immense vessel, having the beams erect resembling masts, the other side was away. All hands concurred in opinion that it was the wreck of a large steamer. It may or may not have been part of the hulk of the President. If, as has been conjectured, the above mentioned vessel struck on the ice of Newfoundland, it is highly probable that the great Atlantic current, which sets in from the north during the summer, may have drifted the ill-fated ship thus far to the southward. At all events, it was the wreck of a very large vessel, and may yet prove disastrous to any crew who may have the misfortune to run foul of it during the night. " I am, Sir, your's, &c. " VINCENZO GUERRINI." COMMISSION OF LUNACY. On Friday a commission of lunacy was opened at the Swan-inn, Old Brompton, before the Chief Commis sioner, Mr. Phillimore, and Commissioners Winslow and West, to inquire into the state of mind of William Au gustus Newton, Esq., a solicitor, formerly, of South square, Gray's-inn, and Amersham, Bucks, and now an inmate of Messrs. Elliot's lunatic asylum, Cowper-house, Old Brompton. Mr. Wakefield, Queen's Counsel, of the Chancery bar, attended in support of the commission ; and. Mr. Heaton, of the Queen's Bench, on behalf of Mr. Newton. The Learned CHIEF CommissioNEß having directed the attention of the Jury to the points for their con sideration, Mr. Wakefield observed that he attended on this me lancholy occasion on behalf of the wife of Mr. Newton, at whose instance the commission had been sued out, and it would be most satisfactory to that lady's feelings if the result of this inquiry should be the establishment of her husband's sanity. Mr. Cyrus Alexander Elliot examined—l knew Wil liam Augustus Newton. I first became acquainted with him on the 12th of November, 1839. He was then in a very excited state, and I saw him in his garden, at Amersham, Bucks, running up and down without his coat. He had then two attendants with him ; he was removed to our establishment, Cowper-house, upon the certificate of Dr. Rumsey, and lie has remained under our care ever since. I have conversed with him daily, and he has told me that he formerly belonged to the nary, and had served under Nelson at the battle of Trafalgar. He has stated that he was on board the Euryalus, a flag frigate, employed to carry signals round the fleet, when the vessels were at a distance. While so engaged, he boarded a French vessel, ran up the mast, and taking down the colours, he wrapped them round his body. He then re turned to his own ship, but received three wounds in his gallant enterprise; one lie described in his forehead, where he certainly has got a scar ; another on his finger, where he also has a scar ; and the third he told me was made by a boarding-pike being thrust through him, which entered his naval and came an'inch and a half out of his back. I examined his back, and finding no scar there, I mentioned it to him, and he said that the wound had healed ; he added, that lie was promoted to a lieu tenancy in consideration of his gallantry. I remarked that he must have been a very young lieutenant, as he could not have been above ten or twelve years of age, upon which he said he had been in other actions. He had been at Corunna and fought under Sir John Moore, and the spent ball which killed the general struck an officer near him, and in falling the latter knocked , him down. After giving other instances of the patient's state of mind, witness said in conclusion he was decidedly of opinion that he was incapable of governing himself and his affiiirs. Drs. Monro, Southey, and Sutherland, and a number of other witnesses were examined, from whose testimony it appeared that Mr. Newton laboured under the delu sion that he . obtained a medal at Oxford, that he went to the battle of Waterloo to make officers' wills, that he had been engaged oh board the Asia and Sparrowhawk in cutting out vessels in the Channel, and he entered the San Josef at Plymouth, and that he had shot six of his keepers in 1839. Proof was also adduced that he had never been in the navy, and his disease was stated to be of a permanent nature, as it arose from paralysis. Upon tffe introduction of Mr. Newton, who is of di minutive stature, the Chief Commissioner asked him if he was aware what he came there fur ? To which he replied, "To be discharged." Upon further interroga tion, be said that he was in a very nervous state when he went to Messrs. Elliot's, in 1839, but that he was now quite well. He was aware of the nature of the pro ceeding, and had no objection to answer any question. He was born on the 12th of September, 1795, at Taun ton, in Somerset, and his father was a coal-merchant. He was articled to Cardale's, in Bedford-row, and after wards became a partner, and was solicitor to the trea surer and benchers of Gray's Inn. If he had his liberty he should continue to reside at Amersham, and come up to town to chambers as usual. The Chief Commissioner then questioned him about the delusions detailed in evidence ; upon which Mr. Newton exhibited his insanity by his incoherent and in consistent answers. Ile insisted that he was a member of the United Service Club, and said he was introduced by Sir Hussey Vivian, who was his client. Upon leaving the room he thanked the Jury for their kindness. Mr. Heaton said he had been instructed to watch the case on the part of Mr. Newton, and having satisfied his own mind of the unfortunate gentleman's insanity, he did not feel justifie 1 in troubling the Jury with any remarks. 'The Jury, without hesitation, returned a verdict, find ing Mr. Newton of unsound mind since the 12th Novem ber, 1839. ( ' iI I P ON SIE-- F THE III pe i c n i t a o l R C EC O O U NS R TR T uc LAW COURTS. Court sid was held for the purpose of re. O C N I : ry. C OUNCIL. L,I On a S re ceiving and Friday taking Lands'Committee relative to e . ration the Report of the City Law Courts of the City. important improvements in the Deputy BRIDGE, in bringing up Com mittee, called the attention of the Court the Report of the proposed improvements, which he to the model of the said had met ' cidel approbation of all who had seen it, and with the de various advantages likely to result to those which detailed the partments connected with the administrationenolaged in the de th, public, from the adoption of the suggestion justice, and of the to mittee. The Report br iefl y stated " th at the Committee Como had viewed the Courts , a nd heard Dr. Reid on the subject adapting them to his p lans of ventilation and sound, ; :nd of reefed the Clerk of the City Wo rks to p ro p o se plans for thecredi_ of the three Cou rts of Justice in the buildingc the east side of Guildhall - ya rd —the Court of Queen ' s B ench ,n the Court of Exchequer, and the Court of Common Pleas— ant! for providing the necessary accommodation for the Court, Counsel. Attorneys, Jurymen, and witnesses, and that the es timate of the expense of carrying such alterations into effect bring 8,600/., inclusive of the expense of adopting Dr. Reid's plans of ventilation, and said the Committee were of opinion that great convenience would be afforded thereby to the public, and recommended that they should be empowered to give the necessary directions for the performance of the works, and af terwards to draw upon the Chamberlain for the expenses in curred." After some observations as to the expediency of making the proposed alterations, he moved that the Report he agreed to, and sent back to the Committee to be carried into effect. A short discussion followed, when the motion was adopted by a majority of 49 to 31. MINISTERIAL CHANGES.—An old lady is said to have thus expressed her opinion of Ministerial changes :—" In my time there was Lord North and the South Sea bubble, and Billy Pitt the Tory, and Charley Fox, Mr. P erc i va l, and Bellingham, and Lord Liverpool, and Castlereagh, and Canning. Oh, dear ! I forget who they all were, and what they talked about ; they talked a great deal, and made a great noise, and all the time the people cried, ' Change me the Ministers,' and grumbled ; and then, after one change, Change me them again,' and they grumbled ; and so. change and grumble, change and grumble ; and the only thing they did not change was their grumble ; and so it has been always. Ido not hear as much as I used, but I dare say they grumble all the same." 71411 SUN, LONDON, MONDAY. 5 E PTEMIER 20, 1841. DREADYCL - MURDER AT ESK DALESIDE, NEAR WHITBY. (From the York Herald of Si: turday.) It has never before been our painful du.tv to record so foul and atrocious a murder, committed witi2in the above quiet and peaceful d istr ict, as the one which Was perpe trated at the dwelline - of Mr. William Rubinson, yeoman, at Eskdale%ide, on the forenoon of Tuesday las:. Mr. Robinson, it appear: ;, left his house on the morning of that day, for the purr ose of attending Egton Fair, and his servants for the he rvest field, leaving Mrs. Robinson alone to manage the d omestic concerns of the house. At about ten o'ck ick, Mr. Hill, miller, of Thura - dale, made his usual call for orders, when he found Mrs. Robinson cheerfully pursuing her avocations. and apparently in frarfect health, wishing him good morning when he took his departure. On the re turn of the servants, however, to dinner at noon, a scene the most - horrifying presented itself--they discovered their mistress lying upon her face on the floor, surrounded by a pool of blood. After they had in som e degree recovered from their alarm, they raised the body and discovercd her head nearly severed from the trunk, and in a rigid state. The kitchen floor on which the deed of darkness was coma pitted appeared to be in confusion, and, on a closer examination, they found that the drawers, &c., had been broken open and ransacked, the murderers leaving traces of their guilt on the various articles of furniture which they had touched during their pilfer. Messengers were immediately despatched to Mr. Robinson, at Egton, and to the police at Whitby. We will not attempt to describe the agony of the be reaved husband. Mr. Wilkinson, the head of the Whitby police, ac companied by two vigilant officers, promptly attended, and after examinig the premises, and obtaining all the information relative to the foul crime which those around were able to atrord, commenced a pursuit after two suspicious characters, who had been seen near the house during the morning.. Some clue to their supposed destination was furnished by the finding of a pocket book, which was identified by one of Mr. Robinson's servants, and which had been left in safety in his box in the morning. Mr. Wilkinson, having discovered that the men had taken the road leading to Lyth, immediately proceeded to that village, and succeeded in capturing them. They proved to be two Irish reapers, travelling in search of employment. On searching them, not any evidence of their participation in the crime could be found on their :persons. They stated they were going to the neighbourhood of Mickf,lby for work, at which place they had been engaged last autumn. Mr. W. felt justified in Weir detention, and removed them to Whitby, where they Underwent an examination before C. Richardson and J. Chapman, Esqs., and were remanded until after the Coroner's inquest, which was then sitting at the Tunnel Inn, which, after a lengthened investigation, was adjourned until Thursday morning, at nine o'clock. During the whole of Wednesday the town of Whitby and the surrounding neighbourhood were in a state of the greatest possible excitement. The police and the neighbouring farmers were unremitting in their exer tions to discover the assassin ; rumour upon rumour was greedily received as fact by the multitude, and we regret that one name was most unjustly connected with this mysterious affair. Unfortunately at a late hour no information could be gained of the murderer. On Thursday morning the adjourned inquest met, the Coroner (John Buchanan, Esq.) being accompanied by the Whitby bench of Magistrates.. The Irishmen were removed to the Tunnel Inn, for the purpose of being present at the investigation. We much doubt if any evidence can be adduced to criminate them. They were recognised by several farmers, and from their testimony we judge them to be quiet and inoffensive men. The deceased was the wife of a very highly respected farmer, and aged about sixty-one years. Though the transaction of the tragedy is as mysterious as it is alarm ing, we fancy we should deceive ourselves were we to imagine that it had been committed by the hands of a perfect stranger. It is supposed that the deed had been done with a shoemaker's knife, one having been found in the fire with the handle burnt off it. There is no doubt but booty alone has led to the crime,_ although we have not as yet ascertained that more than 321. in gold is missing up to the time that our account left Whitby. The Jury were still sitting, and we, therefore, are unable to give the result of their patient inquiry. POLICE INTELLK,ENCE. BOIV-STREET. CHARGE AGAINST POLICE CONSTABLE BEVEREDGE. —Captain Macdonald, of the Royal Horse Guards (Blue), attended this day to prosecute police-constable Beveredge, 59 F, for improperly and without just cause taking him into custody. It appears that on Wednesday night Captain Macdonald was coming along Russell street, Covent-garden, when he observed the constable dragging along a female in a most violent manner, and twisting her arm behind her in such a manner as to throw her down. The prosecutor then went up and ex postulated with the constable on his violent conduct. Beveredge told him to mind his own business. He (Cap tain Macdonald) then took hold of the woman's other arm, and asked her to go along quietly, and on refusing to go away on being ordered by the policeman, was given into custody. He was brought before Mr. Jardine on the following morning, and charged with attempting to rescue the prisoner Collins; but on making his de fence, and calling several witnesses to pi ove that he never attempted to release the woman, but had merely requested her in a tone of kindness to go quietly with Beveredge, Mr. Jardine discharged both the captain and the female, remarking at the same time that the con stable was greatly to blame, both for dragging the wo man (whose arm was dreadfully bruised) in the way he did, and also for taking Captain Macdonald into custody. The worthy magistrate also made a note on the charge sheet, to the effect that the case was one which ought to be reported to the Commissioners, which was ac cordingly done, and this clay (Saturday) was appointed for its being brought before this Court. On Captain Macdonald and his witness coming into the office, how ever, and the Inspector being desired to produce his con stable, it was found that he had made his escape. Mr. Greenwood, therefore, ordered the hearing of the case should be postponed until the delinquent was found. This is the second constable who has deserted from this division of police during the past fortnight. The former, a man named Job Thorne, deserted on Friday night week, to avoid the punishment to which he had rendered himself liable by being found in a brothel with a female when he ought to llit - ve been on duty. Four summonses, which worse taken out by musicians at Drury-lane Theatre against Mr. Eliason for not pay ing their wages, were ordered to be issued afresh, as the defendant was not present ; and on another player making an application of a similar character, Mr. Green wood said he had better wait and hear what became of the other cases, as he might only spend his two shillings for a summons to no purpose. HATTON GARDEJV. Mr. James Williams, landlord of the Ship public hous in Glasshouse-yard, was charged with permitting drunkenness in his house. Mr. Duncombe, the solicitor to the Licensed Victual lers' Society, appeared in behalf of the defendant. Inspector Penny, of the G division, said, that at a quarter-past one on Tuesday morning, the 7th instant, he visited the defendant's house ; it was closed, but on see . ing a light inside and hearing voices, he knocked at the door, calling out that the police were anxious to get in, when he was instantly admitted. In the tap-room were four men drunk, and in front of the bar were nino per sons, three of whom were women, and they were intoxi cated. He told the landlady it was quite time her house was cleared, and that he should mention what he had :een to the Magistrates at this office. On cross-examination, witness admitted there was not the least disturbance in the house. Sergeant Hall, G No. 5, said three of the women were decidedly drunk. Mr. Duncombe being told that that was the case against his client, remarked that publicans were so awk wardly situated, that it was very seldom indeed that they could bring forward evidence to rebut the trumped up charges that are too frequently made against them. In the present instance, however, lie had an abundance of testimony of the most respectable kind to produce, and, although he was convinced there was no necessity to put his witnesses into the lion to cause a dismissal of the information, no charge being made out for which the Magistrate could punish his client, still he thought, for more reasons than one, that the Magistrate should hear them, that the case might be put in a proper light before the public. He then called Sarah Sadler, of 37, Glasshouse-yard, servant. She said she was at defendant's when the police went in. Sho was there for a pint of half-and-half to take home. All present at the time were neighbours, and were conversing friendly together. There was a loud knocking at the door before the inspector was admitted, and a voice out side called out, "Is my old woman here?" Mrs. Fos dick, one of the females, considering it was her " old man" that was in search of her, requested that the door might be opened, when in pounced the police. This witness most positively swore that not one person in the house was in the remotest degree the worse for liquor. Two other witnesses gave similar evidence, and Mr. Duncombe was about to call a fourth, when he was stop ped by Mr. COMBE, who said there was contradiction enough to call upon him to dismiss the case. Mr. Isuncombe—l am much obliged to your Worship, and I can assure you there was not the slightest founda tion for the charge, which has put my client to 6/. or 71. expense. Inspector Penny—l was desired by the licensing Ma gistrate to look after the house, the licence to which was suspended on the last licensing day. MARYLEBONE, The defendant, John Alexandci• Willnwtt, a man of about 60 years of age, describing himself as a solicitor, was, on the 14th ult., summoned for assaulting Mrs. Mary Ann Stamp, but he did not appear, and a warrant was subsequently obtained against him by Mr. Johnstone, a medical student, for a violent assault upon him. The defendant is the father of Wilhnott, tried at Rochester some time ago for bigamy. Mrs. Stamp, on being sworn, said she was a widow, and about two years ago the defendant took apartments at her house, and in a fortnight after he came to the pre mises he made her an offer of marriage, saying he was a man of property, and should come into 15,0001. He wrote an agreement to marry her, and on t h e next day they went out as if going to church f or t h e ceremony, but returned to their friends, who were invited to break fast, without having been married, a step he had been de sired to take for the purpose of not b ur th en i ng h er pro perty with any responphility,. regarding a sum o f 5 00 1 . Which he had made himself liable to on the part of his son. The promise of marriage was this—" When ever my circumstances will enable me to m arry Mrs. Stamp without endangering the loss of . her pro perty, I engage , at her request, to marry ter without de. lay." On the 7th of March last he absco ruled from Mrs. Stamp. She then discovered that all hi ! representations as to his property wer e f a l se . Sh e h e d a ch i ld by him twelve months old, and had been left vi ithout any assist ante. On Thursday week defendai it, disguised in a cap and mustachios, and having the al opearance of a man in distress, stepped up to her, saying„ " Take pity on a poor man." She said she knew nothiae of him. " What! don't you know the father of your elr',id ?" said he, and then struck her two or three times, and had since that assaulted her again. Mr. Johnstone, the medical stud ent, proved having been twice assaulted by defendant. The defendant made a long, r ambling defence, in which he denied nearly all alleged against him. Mr. LONG convicted him in two Penalties of 40s. each. ,He was then locked up. MORTALITY in the 31. - ETROPOLIS. The following are the results of " A Table of Mortality in the Metropolis, showing the Number If Deaths from all Causes Registered in the week ending Sept. l._1,1841." The Table is issued from the Office of the Registrar -General : CAUSES OF DEATH. Weekly Total. Average 1838-9-40 Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagions Diseases. 180 204 Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and; .enses l5B 151 Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of Respiration •• Diseases of the Hea-t and Bloody essels Diseases of the Stomach, Liv er, and other Organs of Digestion ... lOl 60 Diseases of the kidnays, &c...., ~ Childbed, Diseases of the Uterus:, &c. Diseases of the Joints, Bones, an w l M use l es Diseases of the Skin, &c .... 0 1 Diseases of Uncertain Seat Old Age, or Natural Decay Deaths by - Violence, Privation, or 1 ntemperance 15 25 Causes not specified Deaths from all causes... - Average Weekly Deaths .. 926 Deaths in the Average Weekly V7eek. Deaths, 1838-9-40 Western Districts ..... ll5 ...... 139 North Districts Central Districts T.B3 ..... 190 East Districts South Districts ... ...... Total 8 69 926 It is stated that under the term Metropolis are comprised the 32 districts herein mentioned, whichi include the City of Lon don with and without the walls, tfie City and Liberties of Westminster, the out-parishes within. the Bills of Mortality—. and the parishes of St. Marylebone, St. Pancras, Kensington, Fulham, Hammersmith (Chapelry), tit. Luke (Chelsea), Pad dington, St. Mary (Stoke Newingtoii), St. Leonard (Brom ley), St. Mary-le-bow, Camber yell, Greenwich, St. Nicholas and St. Paul (Deptford), and Woolwich. The population, as enumerated in 1631, was 1,594,890. The weekly average for 1838, 1839, and 1840, was obtained by dividing the deaths in the three years by 156. TEMPERATURE IN THE WSEKS ENDING Stet. 4. Sept. 11. 77 69 1 .51 • 43 64 57 16, 1811. Highest Lowest Daily Mean General ltegister Office, Sept. PRISON DISCIPLINE. We copy the following case from. the Sunday Times. If faithfully reported, the language used by the Magis trate is liable to just censure. If the " padrones" are the real offenders, why commit children to prison to be thus disfigured for the crimes of their masters ? MARLBOROUGH -STREET, SATUEDA.Y. - A gentleman entered the Court, accompanied by r 6 little Italian boy, to make this inquiry of Mr. Hardwick:, the sitting Ma gistrate : About a fortnight ago the boy had been apprehended by a policeman for begging in Rupert-street; on his per son the sum of 2s. sd. was found, and this was produced in such a way as to make it appear that the money was the produce of begging. On tile evidence of the police man, _Mr. Hardwick sent the boy to prison for 14 days. Now he (the applicant) entertained an impression that the hoy had been wrongly committed, because just be fore the boy was taken by the policeman he had received from him (applicant) half-a-crown for sittting to him to have his picture taken. The boy himself denied to him that he had been begging, and alleged that the money found upon him was the sum he had - received for.allow ing his picture to be taken, and that he had spent one penny only. But what he (the applicant) wished princi pally to direct the Magistrate's attention to, was the way in which the boy had been treated when taken to Tothill-fields ; the prison-keeper had not only cut the boy's hair close, but had also cat off his eyebrows. Mr. HARDWICK said he presumed the boy had been dealt with in the usual manner adopted towards persons committed as vagrants. The gentleman said it might be excused had the boy's hair only been cropped ; but he did not think the prison authorities were justified in disfiguring the boy by cut ting off his eyebrows. Mr. HARDWICK remarked that the number of foreign beggars were on the increase. We had enough of our own native mendicants without being overrun with those of other countries. He was determined to do all he could to punish vagrants, and more particularly he should put the law in full force against those " padrones," who made a profit out of the mendicant practices of the boys they brought into this country. The gentleman said he had brought the case before the Court because he thought the boy had been very badly used. The subject then dropped. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. DONCASTER RACES.—Fmany. The meeting terminated this afternoon with racing of a better quality than could have been expected from the limited returns of the previous days, the continued bril liantly-fine weather: to the close forming almost the only agreeable feature of the meeting. We are happy to state, however, that the prospects for next year are of the most encouraging description. The Corporation, as we stated in our report of Thursday's races, have guaranteed the sum of 1,0001., a portion of which will be disposed of in the shape of a Cup, value 300 guineas, with 50 sovs. for the second, and 200/. to the Great Yorkshire Handicap, of which the second horse will be entitled to 1001. The Cup weights will be as follows :-3 yrs, 7st-4 yrs, Bst 51b-5 yrs, Bst 121b-6. yrs and aged, 9st 91b ; mares and geldings allowed 31bs the winner of the St. Leger, slbs, and the second, 21bs extra. The Handi cap will be run for over the St. Leger course, and has already 70 subscribers. Many more may be ex pected in the course of the Liverpool and Newmarket meetings. The Municipal Stakes of 500 sovs. each has six or seven names down, and will no doubt have more be fore it closes. The meeting will commence on Monday, and finish on Friday, and Mr. Clark, of Newmarket, will be judge in the room of Mr. W. Lockwood, who has " accepted the Chiltern Hundreds." It is also in con templation to appoint an efficient starter, and to carry the inclosure up to the Stewards' and Subscription stands, to raise the lawn so as to afford a view of the races with out entering the stand, and to make such other altera tions as may be considered essential to the prosperity of the meeting, and satisfactory to its patrons. DERBY. 1600 to 100 agst Lord Exeter's lot 18 to 1 agst Attila (taken). 25 to 1 agst Brother to Phcenix. 33 to 1 agst Seahorse. 40 to 1 agst Curator. 4000 to 60 agst Lord of Holderness. 4000 to 85 agst William Fortibus. 50 to 1 agst Rosalie colt (taken). The following horses were sold on Friday : Chapeau de Paille (sister to Camarine's dam) 2B gs. Marine, 5 yes 2O Filly foal by Bay Middleton, out of Chapeau de Paille Filly ditto by Bay Middleton, out of Squib lO Colt foal by Physician, out of Johanna Southcote 75 Witch of Whorley Hill Young Johanna Southcote A yearling filly by Sheet Anchor, d. by Borodina 33 B. filly by Stumps d. by Battledore All-my-Eye (in the 1842) Cachuce RO WING MATCHES. There were two very excellent rowing matches on Fri day, from 'Westminster to Putney, the one an oars' wager,. between Newel of B a ttl e -b r id ge sta i rs, an d E verar d o f Blackfriars-bridge, and Dodd of . Hungerford, and Williams of Waterloo-bridge ; and the other a scullers contest, between Lane and Harvey, both below-bridge men. The oars' wager emanated from the grand regatta at Putney about a month since, in which Dodd and Newel won. The gentlemen who subscribed to that race (the Leander and London Amateur Sullers' Club), entertained a difference of opinion as to the respective merits of Williams and Everard, and in oreer to test their power, it was resolved that each of these men s h ou ld take the laliour-oar, the former having Dodd as his bow partner, - and the latter Newel, and yesterday was ap pointed for the struggle. Betting was 5 to 4 in favour of Newel and his partner. The start took place from Westminster-bridge, at a quarter-past three, and was ex-. ceedingly even. In a few strokes Newel and his partner gradually drew away, and off Corvenden and Ventzell's (above Lambeth Palace) were two or th ree l engths a head. As there was but little wind out, th e l a b our was not very severe, and all hands worked well ; b u t i n t h e reach of water above Vauxhall, Newel and his part ner increased their advantage, and, maintaining the leading place, won the match by arriving at Put ney one minute a-head of their opponents. The scullers' wager was a very sharp One. They were s “ c s u p ll u a r p o s o c s u e l l l y to rr tl e l s e se H d o b rys.efheirsryadversary, . Harvey mad e a and some v er y hard and first-rate rowing ensued, until their arrival off Cubett's factory, where Harvey gradually left his oppo nent in the rear. Harvey won by a few lengths only. apers of Satur 7atAld had found Fridaygp UNFOUNDED REPORT OF A Du n E ig iG h 1 i m o i n c o h r n i i n t was alleged had taken place between the Earl of Cardigan and dwiatss relating‘a currenti n t to aoabnoeudtoufteo thev w n Colonel Wood, M.P. for Middlesex. The paragraph circumstantially adds, that the G a ll ant Colonel had received a wound in the head from the ball of his antagonist. The statement, we have good reason to believe, is a pure fiction, and h as not t h e slightest basis of truth to rest upon. Colonel Wood was himself alive and, well in the House of Commons on Friday night, until the adjournment took place, and he then returned to his house in Cavendish-spiare, whence he on Saturday took his departure for Littleton, one of the seats of the family. Not a word of the matter bas been heard of at the Clubs, which is good prima facie evidence of its being devoid of truth. A Yankee paper says, gg our glass went clear forty degrees below nothing ; and would have gone much lower, but it wasn't long enough." Another paper says, " We have no thermometer in this town, so it ge t s as cold as it pleases." GRAND DINNER AT THE MAN• SION HOUSE. On Thursday last the Lord Mayor gave a splendid entertainment to the Court of Almoners of Christ's Hos pital, at the Mansion House. Amongst the dishes were haunches of venison, which had been presented to his Lordship by her Majesty, and were of first-rate excel lence. The tables abounded with all sorts of delicacies, and the champagne, hock, and claret were of the very. finest quality. The occasion was one of no inconsider able interest to the venerable host himself, who had re• ceived his education in the great institution, the powerful supervisors of which were assembled round him. The LORD MAYOR, in proposing the health of her Majesty, a toast which, some how or other, has of late drawn down more vehement shouts of approbation than we have been accustomed to hear upon its announcement within these walls, stated, that he felt high gratification in rising to drink to the Queen. He knew the loyalty and sincere constitutional attachment of the gentlemen who honoured him with their company, and he felt assureil of their unanimous approbation of a toast which, at the same time thkt it expressed their sense of duty to the Sovereign, indicated the affixtion and respect which they entertained for the amiable character of her Majesty.—(Loud cheering.) It was with no slight de gree of pleasure he communicated to his guests the fact that the venison which they had just tasted was provided by the kindness of her Majesty, who evidently took delight in actions of graceful condescen sion. He congratulated the country upon the prospect of a reign of great length and prosperity, alike honour able to the Queen and to her united and affectionate people, and with those sentiments operating upon him with peculiar force, he proposed her Most Gracious Ma jesty, with three times three.—(lmmense applause.) The LORD MAYOR next proposed the health of Prince Albert, who was daily, by the exercise of the most attractive qualities, endearing himself more and more to the people of this country. His Lordship thought it ne cessary, in a most emphatic manner, to allude to the fre quency with which his Royal Highness attended public meetings for the promotion of charity, and the interests of science and humanity, and expressed a thorough convic tion that the high national prognostications which had been made when the Prince became the husband of our Queen, would be realised.—(Loud cheers.) In proposing the health of the rest of the Royal Fa mily, the LORD MAYOR stated that it was with warm feelings of gratitude he acknowledged the honor he had received from the company of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, during his Mayoralty. After the toast of the Navy and Army, which his Lordship eulogized with much fervour, The LORD MAYoR proposed her Majesty's Ministers. —(Great cheering followed the announcement.) lie was sure that the most zealous efforts would be made by the Administration to accomplish the greatest possible good for all ranks and degrees of the great community of these kingdoms ; and it gave him unaffected pleasure to declare that the sentiment he had uttered was but the echo of the voice of the mass of her Majesty's subjects. To say nothing of the other individuals who formed the new Administration, the names of Sir Robert Peel and the Duke of Wellington presented a complete security for the strength, and efficacy, and stability of the Go verntnent. (Loud cheers.) But, in fact, all the ma terials which the Premier had it in his power to select seemed to have been grasped by him in the emergency ' which had presented itself, and from such a combination of virtue, influence, and ability, the public formed ex pectations which he believed would not be disappointed. —(Cheering.) In the greatest reliance upon those who constituted her Majesty's Government—in the firmest assurance that their measures would produce immense national advantages, and increase the prosperity and glory of the three kingdoms, he felt the highest pleasure in proposing her Majesty's Ministers. The toast was drank with enthusiasm. Sheriff GIBBS next rose to propose the health of the excellent Chairman the Lord Mayor.—(Great cheering.) It was with sincere pleasure he proposed a toast which would supply him with the opportunity of bearing testi mony at the close of his Shrievalty to the able and up right manner in which the Lord Mayor had acted in the character of Chief Magistrate of the City of London. The duties of . the high office which his Lordship filled required very assiduous attention; and in the performance of these duties the Lord Mayor had proved himself to be a most impartial as well as a most able and judicious Magistrate. His Lordship had, too, with great spirit and liberality, sustained the dignity of Chief Magistrate, and had claims of the highest description upon the re spect and affection of his fellow-citizens.—(Cheers.) The LORD MAYOR returned thanks. He felt most grateful for the honour just done him, and took that op portunity to declare that he had received from his brother Magistrates the most prompt and active assistance in the laborious business of the Mayoralty. Sir CHARLES PRICE then proposed "The health of the Lady Mayoress," which was drank with great applause. The LORD MAYOR returned thanks, and stated that he was under deep obligations to the lady who had done him the honour to act as Lady Mayoress, and who con tributed in an especial manner to the happiness of the numerous and elevated visitors to the Mansion House. His Lordship then proposed " The President, Treasurer, and Almoners of Christ's Hospital." He spoke of the benefits derivable from the great institution over which these gentlemen presided, and alluded in terms of the most distinguished praise to the munificent spirit with which Alderman Thompson, the President of Christ's Hospital, had acted towards that institution—the last gift of that most respected gentleman being a check for the enor mous sum of 4,oool.—(Loud cheers.) The support of so noble a charity was dependent upon the bounty of those who, like Alderman Thompson, united to the power the will to render extensive service to the rising generation, by dispensing the advantages of general in s true tion.—(Ch eers.) Mr. PIDGEON (the Treasurer of Christ's Hospital) re turned thanks ; in doing which he dwelt upon the ex traordinary services rendered by Alderman Thompson to the institution which reflected so much credit upon the City of London. He stated that these services were not confined to the liberal gift of money, but embraced the most effective measures for the advantage of the esta blishment in every possible way, and placed Alderman Thompson at the very head of the great benefactors of Christ's Hospital.—(Loud cheers.) _ _ The Lolly MAyoti took occasion to state that Alder man Thompson would have been present to return thanks himself, if he had not been obliged to go down to West moreland, to stand for the representation of that his native county, in the room of Lord Lowther, whom the Alderman would most worthily succeed. The company nest drunk " the Sheriffs," and con cluded .with the health of " the Rev. Dr. Rice," the head Master of Christ's Hospital. They then joined the ladies at tea, and the last carriage left the door before eleven o'clock. ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION OF INQUIRY. T. J. KNOWLYS, ESQ. V. THE REV. R. 8. BARTON. . _ For some considerable time past the parish of Heysham has been thrown into very great excitement. in conse quence of T. J. Knowlys, Esq., a Magistrate residing there, having transmitted to the Bishop of Chester charges of a very grave and serious nature against the conduct of the Rev. Robinson Shuttleworth Barton, the present Rector of Heysham, and also a Magistrate of the county. The Bishop, therefore, in order that justice might be done both to the complainant, the accused, and the parishioners over whom he is delegated the spiritual guide, ordered a Commission of Inquiry, under a recent Act of Parliament for the better regulation of church d:scipline, to sit to investigate most fully all the bearings of the case. The charge was, being guilty of " lewd and immoral conduct, profane cursing and swearing, and intempe rance." The following clergymen were appointed Commis sioners :—The Rev. J. Mackreth, Rector of Halton, to whom, as Rural Dean, the Commission was directed ; the Rev. Carus Wilson, of Casterton ; the Rev. E. Scott, of Poulton ; the Reverend D. Umpleby, Chaplain to the Asylum ; and the Reverend Thurtill, of Caton ; the Reverend Mr. Mackretli, President. Mr. Knolwys was attended by Mr. Buck, of Preston, as his professional adviser, and Mr. Barton had retained the assistance of Mr. Brandt, the barrister, and Mr. Shutticworth, of Preston. Mr.Knowlys briefly addressed the Court. He said that the Legislature had thought proper to pass an Act to dis countenance and punish all persons who might be a scandal to these realms ; whilst it required all persons in authority, both civil and ecclesiastic, to set an example the more effectually to reform those who led dissolute lives. Mr. Barton had conducted himself unbecoming a clergyman, and he (Mr. Knowlys) therefore held it to be his duty as a Magistrate and a Justice of the Peace, to take the proceedings which he has done, and he was there to make a charge of excessive drinking, lewdness, and other immoral practices against the Rev. Mr. Barton. Mr. Knowlys, to substantiate the charge, proceeded to call upwards of a score of witnesses during the investi gatitn, which lasted two days, Tuesday and Wednesday; but as the ease is still pending, (the further hearing being adjourned until next Thursday) as Mr. Barton has not been heard in his defence, and since no decision has been pronounced (perhaps none will be made public) by the Commissioners, we refrain from giving a full and detailed report of the proceedings ; indeed some of them are scarcely fit for publication, as they have hitherto transpired during the past week at Halton.—Lancaster Guardian. THE RECENT Loss OF LIFE AT EYE MOUTH.—The following is an extract of a letter received by Mr. West, the Secretary of the Shipwrecked Fisher men and Marines' Benevolent Society, in reference to the distressing case of loss of life which has recently oc curred at Eyemouth, and to which we have previously alluded in our columns :—" I have much pleasure in ac knowledging the receipt of your letter of the 11th inst., informing me that the Board of Management had autho rised you to remit to me a sum of money to be applied on account of the widows and orphans of the five men who were lately drowned on this coast. Immediately on receipt of your letter, I communicated the purport of it to the Committee of subscribers on behalf of the unfor tunate fishermens' families, and they reque s t e d me to convey to the Board their deep sense of gratitude for their very liberal donation, and to yourself their thanks for your prompt attention to my application." (Signed) " Thomas Bowhill, Treasurer of the Eyemouth Auxi liary." _ _ FIRM BRICK-WORK.—Few who behold the im mense brick walls which surround the Prince's Dock and the docks northward of Liverpool, will withhold their admiration at their vast length and apparent solidity —a proof of which latter quality may be seen by a walk to the Prince's Basin. It being found necessary to remove a portion of the south wall of the Waterloo Dock, to make room for a building now erecting—instead of " pulling down," the desired space was obtained by cut ting or " riving" the brick-work into large unif)rm masses, and conveying them away to the quay in that state, with the appearance and seeming solidity of blocks of granitee.-Liverpool JournaL WEALD OF t-31,1i,REY AND SUSSEX AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION, The annual meeting and ploughing match of the above Association took plaee on Friday, at Ockley-green, near Dorking, on the borders of the county of Sussex, upon the estate of Walter Calvert, Esq., of Ockley Court. There was a very good show of stock, which also exhi bited a decided improvement upon that of last year. When the ploughing-match had terminated, the com pany adjourned to dinner in a spacious marquee. W. J. Denison, Esq., M. P., presided, and there were also present C. Barclay, Esq., W. H. Sumner, Esq., the Rev. Mr. Dawson, Lee Steere, 1' q., J. S. Broadwood, Esq., A. Spotiswo•;de, Esq., J. Small peice, Esq., Larpent, Esq., Arbuthnot, Esq., E. Calvert, Esq., and nearly three hundred farmers and others, members of the Association. After dinner the prizes were delivered to those ser vants ix husbandry %vim were considered entitled to them by reason of long and honest servitude. This portion of the proceedings was most gratifying. Some of t l 2e reci pients of the prizes had bees in the scene of employ. meat for a period verging towards half a century, and although their grey hairs and venerable appearance bespoke their advanced age, they - still appeared well and hearty, and the cheering position in which they found themselves- placed, seemed almost to make them young again. The Chairman, in award ing' the prizes, said he hoped the example of the honest men he saw before him would be followed by their neighbours, and that the Association would have to award many such prizes on future occasions. When this interesting portion of the day's proceed • ings was concluded, and the usual loyal and patriotic toasts had been proposed and responded to, - The CHAIRMAN, in a short speech, then proposed " The Weald of Surrey and Sussex Agricultural Asso ciation." A number of other speeches were made on the occa sion, but they possessed little public interest. THE REV. MR. HEAD AND THE BISHOP OF EXETER. It will be seen by the following correspondence, that Bishop Philpotts has commenced proceedings against the Rev. Henry Erskine Head. The truth may be preached with boldness, but not with impunity. We be lieve that Mr. Head will do honour to the neat Pro testant principle which he has so forcibly maintained. It was stated in Honiton, on Wednesday, that the Bishop had declared at Mr. Justice Coleridge's, at Ottery, that he would strip Mr. Head of his gown : Palace, Exeter, Sept. 15, 1841. R3v. Sir—My attention has been called to a printed paper, purporting to be " A.View of the Duplicity of the present System of Episcopal Ministration, in a Letter addressed to the Parishioners of Feniton, Devon, occa sioned by the Bishop of Exeter's Circular on Confirma tion, by Henry Erskine Head, A.M., Rector of Feniton, Devon." This paper, I am informed, was published on the 21st August last, in the Western Times newspaper, with your name appended to it. I think it right to inform you that I deem it necessary to take proceedings against you as the author of this paper. 'With this declaration of my purpose, I now ask whether you admit yourself to be the author or not. It may be proper for me to add that I am induced to take this step, by my having understood that you avow your readiness to declare yourself the author, and to submit to legal investigation of the case. I am, Rev. Sir, your obedient servant, Rev. 11. E. Head. H. EXETER. Rectory, Feniton, Sept. 14, 1841. My Lord—l have had the honour of receiving a letter from . your Lordship, inquiring if I am the author of a letter in the Western Times on " The Duplicity of the present system of Episcopal Ministration," &c., to which question I have the honour to reply in the affirmative. I beg leave also to state that the subject of that letter is more fully entered into in another letter in the Western Times of last Saturday, " To the Spiritual Peers in Par liament, on their Abuse of Prelatical Power in requiring unlawful and contradictory - Subscription from Candidates for Ordination in the Ministry in the National Church" (or words to that effect—for I have not the document aft hand) of which letter I also acknowledge myself to be the author—as indeed my own signature appended to the document sufficiently attests. I also beg leave to have the honour of stating to your Lordship, with reference to my having declined, for merly, on a similar occasion, to give your Lordship ex plicit answers—that this proceeded, not from hesitation to avow my sentiments, but in order that I might first more fully lay before the public (which I have since been enabled to do) what those sentiments really are, and on what principles they are founded. I have the honour to be, my Lord, Your Lordship's most obedient humble servant, HENRY ERSKINE BEAD. To the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Exeter. =Western Times. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. (LLOYD'S.) VESSELS SPOKEN WlTlT.—Lusitania, from Newfound land to Naples, 3d inst., lat. 23, lon. 41 ; Emma, New South Wales to Liverpool, 12th inst., off Cape Clear, by the J. P. Dobree, arrived at Liverpool. Lavinia, Lon don to Calcutta, 13th inst„ let. 48, lon. 8. by the Ad vena, arrived at Portsmouth. Brutus of Greenock, 11th ult., lat. 19, lon. 36 ; Triton of Westerweck, 12th ult., lat. 49, lon. 8, by the Bakenhaupt, arrived off the Start. Isabella, bound to Bristol, 3d inst., lat. 50, lon. 12, by the Eagle, arrived at Bristol. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of September 17.) SUGAR. —To-day the market closed rather heavily for West India Muscovado Sugar, the sales not exceeding 300 hhds and tres, and prices were full Is per cwt lower for all descriptions, except the good and fine bright grocery sorts, which, being scarce, brought nearly the former value. The total sales of the week are about 2,000 hhds and tres. The stock of British Plantation Sugar is now 22,137 hhds and trcs, which is 3,321 more than last year at the same period. The stock of Mauri tius is 93,377 bags, being 77,751 more than last year. The stock of Bengal is 75,124 bags, which is 52,207 more than last year. The delivery of British Plantation Sugar for the last week was 1,678 hhits and tres, being 163 less than during the same time last year. The delivery of Mauritius OM 9,858 bags, which is 6,488 b a g s more th an l ast year. T he delivery of Bengal was 7,767 bags, being 5,575 more than during the corresponding week last year. REFINED. —Standard Lumps 81s to 82s. Foreign refined in bond—of crushed first quality there has been a large parcel sold at 29s 9d per cwt ; but the refiners are now holding more firmly at 30s per cwt. Loaves continue neglected. 111 AURATIUS.—Good to fine bright yebow sold at 59s to 6Es 6d, low to good middling do at 57s 6d to 58s 6d, good to fine brown at 48s to 525, and low to middling brown at 40s to 47s 6d per cwt. This afternoon a public sale of 7,285 bags 85 cks were brought forward, and the good and fine grocery sorts went off steadily at previous rates, but all other kinds were again rather lower ; low to fine bright yellow 'sold at 57s to 655, inferior to good brown at 48s to 51s, low brown at 37s to 41s per cwt. EAST INDIA.— This afternoon there was not a steady demand for white sorts of Bengal, and full prices were paid; other sorts quiet, but not generally cheaper • the quantity offered at auc tion were 5,146 bags, whiCh nearly all sold, mid to fine whit e a t 67e to 71s, soft g oo white et 67s 6d, and low brown to good yellow at 40s to 56s per cwt. FOILEIG x.—The transactions in this market continues to be upon a very limited scale, and generally much heaviness pre vails, but the merchants will not make any concession as re gards prices, and nearly the whole quantity brought to public sale has been bought in above the value ; 137 chests 114 boxes 285 brls Pernambuco taken in at 20s to 25s for low soft to good white, at 16s to 17s 6d for low and mid bright yellow, and at 14s to 15s 6d for brown ; 418 bales 127 bags 20 chests Rio at 17s 6d to 19s 6d for mid to good yellow, and at 15s to 15s 6d for brown ; and 216 chests 50 brls Bahia, low and mid grey at 22s to 245, soft. yellow at 20s to 2 Is, and good and fine brown at 17s 6d to 19s per cwt. Privately no transactions worth reporting have taken place, and the market is indifferently sup plied, especially with yellow Havannah. WEST INDIA MOLASSES—_The prices of this article have given way a little, which has been an inducement to the buyers to come forward more freely, and about 400 puns have changed hands, at from 22s to 27s fur low to fine quality ; 60 puns St. Lucia at public sale went at 22s to 22s 6d per cwt. Russ, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—FFICCS remain much the same as last week, and the transactions are limited to about 150 puns Leewards, proof strength, at 2s ld per gallon. Brandy continues firm, and a goodde mand has prevailed principally from the home trade and speculators, Cognac first brands of the vintage of 1835 has been selling at 5s 9d in hhds, puns 5s 7d ; ditto 1837 hhds 5s 6d, puns 5s 4d ; ditto 1838 hhds 5s 4d, 'puns 5s 2d ; ditto 1839 hhds 4s 10d, puns 4s 8d ; ditto 1840 hhds 3s 9d, puns 2s 7d per gallon, at which rates the merchants are firm; the stock has decreased considerably of late. Geneva has been in good demand by the shippers at 2s Id to 2s 2d, and small parcels of fine fetch 2s 7d to 2s 8d for home consumption. Prices remain at lOs 4d for British Corn Spirits for cash, and are likely so to continue for a few weeks, there being a fair demand. TEA.—We have this week to report a more settled market for Tea, with a somewhat firmer appearance, and rather in creased demand to meet the wants of the trade, who have been compelled to pay rather stiffer rates for some sorts, but more especially the low kinds of Congou, which has become scarce, is in i d to Is 10d cash paid for common Congou, and this price may now be considered the lowest point of the market. Twankay of low quality has also been sold at is 10d per lb cash. No public sales have been brought forward, nor are there any declared at present. Company's Congou, in the early part of the week, was Is 9-1 d cash, advanced on Wednes day to Is 10id,. but have subsequently become dull at is 10d per lb cash. To-day there was no new feature in the Tea market except Company's Congou was sold in the forenoon at Is 101-4 per lb cash, but afterward s d ec li ne d to i s 10k, at which the market closed. COFFEE.—This afternoon the market continued in a very dull state, andrather prices were again lower; the public sales consisted of 1,030 bags Ceylon, 470 Java, and 54 casks Jamaica, which went off very heavily ; of the Ceylon a small part only was sold at 67s 6d to 68s for good ordinary dingy, and at 90s for fine middling; the Java withdrawn at 65s for colours' fine ordinary; a few lots only of the Jamaica were sold, low middling at 104 s per cwt. To-day the public auctions consisted of 1,334 bags Sumatra Pepper, 210 chests Cas•da Lignea ; the Pepper only partly sold, but at fair prices, viz., 3d to 3 1 4 d for ordinary to good light; the Cassia Lignea was all disposed of at full prices. PROVISIONS.--In Irish Butter the transactions have been upon a small scale only, the trade taking barely enough for their immediate wants, and their having been large arrivals prices have given way Is to 2s per cwt. On board sales of Carlow have been made at 90s to 935, Cork 87s to 885, Limerick 83s to 84s, Waterford 87s to 90s. Banded Carlow, from 90s to 94s ; Cork, from 88s to 90s ; Limerick, from 86s to 88s ; Waterford, 88s to 91s. The stock is large. Dutch has been in good demand, and prices role high , fine sort s sell ing at 100 s to 104 s per cwt ; the arrivals were 10,200 casks last week. The supply is large of Fresh Butter. Bacon has met with a dull sale, and prices have a downward tendency ; sm a ll sales landed of prime meat have been made at bOs to 635, and heavy 57s to 59s per cwt ; on board there has been nothing d-ne, 1,810 bales were received last week ; Middles have main- Lined the former value, but there has been less demand. Hams have been in good request, and 66s to 70s paid for small Irish. Prices are rather lower for Lard, and the demand has been dull; prime Waterford bladdered has sold 74s to 76s per cwt. Pi ices have been supported for all kinds of Beef and Pork, but the o perations have been upon a small scale only. The Government contract is expected to be taken high rates. Wheat. BaVey. Oats. Beans. aitirt .. 127 to 28 22 25 22 24 126 31 25 23 25 ...17 23 .26 14 47 i 9 35 3ft 40 casure v, I(LFON Barley. 3163 355 03 304 01 tbcrdeen Berwick Coldstream Cupar (Fife) Dunbar Elgin Inverness Kelso , 6C to 70 4i 56 47 50 43 65 59 65 fri 60 48 (:0 ^8 51 SI 64; 60 t;7 ,iz.: of the H ADDII Wheat. F6s Oil 74t 0,1 62s Oil Average DALKEITH Cui 1 Wheat. Barley. qte; .n 3/s 0 6'ls 01 34s Cd 51. s 0! 28. 01 ULASGO W CO Wheat, per ::4011). s. 0. s. d. Kritish, 0141 - rew Canada, free ..... —.4, 0 0 Irish Barky, pot 3201 b English. c9 0 20 6 Scottish 23 0 2fa 0 Irish EDINBURGH C( Kirkality Perth ft Tli o First Second Third First Sacond Third . Wriceir. enriey. First B 4A. 041 354. Od. Second nird Average pricy of Wheat, PRICER an PR 21 to 25 —to lit 21) 30 33 17 19 ::.8 ::0 18 22 22 26 21 24 37 39 22 25 15 5. -.. 21 25 32 3:4 1 17 20 30 :'.2 2I 25 45 45 43 25 35 41 44 1 aries throughout the conatr• . ORN MARKET. 1 Oats. Berns ' Peay. 276 04 44s Od 41, (St 22s Od 4 NI --, 0,1 2rs 01 404 Od —s Oti ...31. 54. Id 9 12tes. IN MARKET. i Oats. Per e. Br.a ic 2& Rd 44 GI 445 6 i :3s 4d 44s Od 4a It. , 01 —5 6,1 i 6-5 62 RN DI/ RKET. Oat', per 2641 b. ~ n. s. Irict ) l7 6 too 6 British l9 0 tO ti Beans, per 2601 b. English Scottish 22 0 ;i:i 0 Pease, Scottish Oatmeal,per 1101 b l7 6 19 6 Flour.per 250 11 % 44 0 bti 0 :)RN MARKET. t., al 32 Beef, per w. us. srl. tatis.ad. u 5 Il 7 Veal *MP. 0 7 0 JO 05 0 7 Lam°, prr gr. 2 0 4 (► fallow, 0 42 0 2aartern 0 9 P0tat0c5,141b....... 0 0 0 5 S 7 .... S 39 :4e.t, F. Pew. 455. 0:1. 4S 143 " 4f , 0 40 0 34 15s. 6 , 1. VISIONS +,.c. oats. 90s O. Yb ) f.O 0 iFreshiltltter, 1 od to tN 1 Sett 0 10 0 11 Dit to, per cn, t... 85 0 SI !Egg3, per. dea. 0 6 .4 OatStrdw(kpl.).. r. • 10 0 Wheat I)itto...- R 0 10 0 Barley Ditto ti 0 7 0 Hay, 0 n 1 0 EDINLUROII MEAL MARKET Per Sack of 2EOlb. Imp. Per Stone of 1415. Imp Best Oatmeal ilecond ditto..,, Barleymeal....... ...... —... I il 0 Barleywal ......... .....-- 0 1 1 P.tasenk‘al 1 8 0 Peasemcal . 0 1 4 Pot Uariev from 30s. to 455. per sact FOREIGN CONSECRATION OF BISHOPS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SU.N. Sett—An Act of the fourteenth of Charles the Se cond, entitled " An Act for the Uniformity of Public Prayers and the Administration of Sacraments and other rites and ceremonies, and fur establishing the form of making, ordaining, and consecrating, Bishops, Priests, and Deacons in the Church of England," in the form for " the consecration of Bishops," orders and directs that when the Bishops present to the Archbishop " the godly and well-learned man to be ordained and conse- crated Bishop," he " shall demand the King's mandate for the consecration, and cause it to be read." How then can there be any doubt on the question whether the Archbishop has power to ordain without leave of the Crown ? If the Archbishop had placed this form of consecration before the civil lawyers they would not have been puzzled on this point. If it be intended by a side-wind in the new " Foreign Consecration Bill' to repeal the rubric in the " Form of Consecration of Bi shops" in the Act for Uniformity, &c. &c,, and allow the Archbishops to consecrate Bishops without the King's mandate, it ought to be most strenuously op posed. The Church has already too much power in its hands, and it ought not to have this enormous authority conceded to it. If Bishops be necessary in foreign parts it will be quite sufficient that the Crown should deter mine pediaell9ccy,orlodfLnelga.lcyh. consecration, and issue the ll ß fr oo a )f c - o at m lhe be x mandate Sept. I am, Sir, your's, &c. R [This letter an d some others were duly received,W. D. [This were accidentally mislaid.] A. L -t ,ewis, a scene of a novel character was exhibited on Saturday last. A child of Mr. Button's of the Cliffe havino• died a few days ago, application was made to the newly -appointed clergyman, Mr. Russell, to attend at the chu rc h on S atur d ay and perform the usual service previous to the interment. This was refused 91 1 the ground that the child had not been christened (its parents are Dissenters, of the Baptist denomination) , and consequently that it had not been received withi n the pale of the church, and that its reception w c as oramon trary to the law as laid down in the book of e _,,,... a prayer. Subsequent applications having yin Mr. t 1 ‘ 'similar result, it was concluded that the Re service Davisl.' t he grave; tne the Baptist Minister, should perform a neighbour's garden adjoining the yard Rev. G od entle his use. On the arrivalof the corp s e, the i that they were grave; but it being illegal to do so in l a t d h e s n e .a r s church ff r ya yar d, man commenced his oration by amongst proceeded tom an on thisaware o melancholy fthe cause oe o c cas i on, i o h n i , s the service by reading the sth_ as after death came death, as his hearers the ne cessityat its c conclusion being usion prepared y ' n chapter dstl leu appearanc e h f e Romans; the judgment. He also e urred in this locality. The iil) r) r ef i os n sr s e : d a l nc e d the recent sudden by a prayer suitable to the occa sion, that had lately oe that the efforts of minis terson and preaching in what ever of whatever dent)! d d with blessed results the glory ts to A large number of persons services i on , a and was with co n cluded asf M as t r h , e ig n nh t . „ glory ofi the .A t h e mournful ceremony.-- i h r. o at p i e Brighton Guardian of Sept. 15. e w v e e r r e walls present RAILWAY TRAFFIC.—One week's receipts to be l a vi t t t n e Tess e. from the principal lines of Railway in Great Btitain, according to our last week's returns, amounted to 97,6701. on a capital of 37,000,000/. Deducting one • half for expenses, which is full as much as they average, there remains a balance for dividend of about seven per cent., proving at once that Railway specu- Wiens have not been so unproductive as some would represent ; for although there has been a loss (or rather no profit) on some lines, it is more than made up from others. The country at large, therefore, has been ra ther a gainer in regard to investment of capital, to sag nothing .of tile immense benefits conferred on the whole community in making and keeping those unekrtakings in repair, ns well as in the cheaper, speedier, cad safer mode of travelling to which they have given birth. — Rail oay Times. TRIFLES ARE NOT TO DE DEsprsED.—The nerve of a tooth, not as large, :is the finest cambric needle, will sometimes drive a strong man to distraction. A mus quito can make an elephant absolutely mad. The coral rock which causes a navy to founder, is the work of worms. The warrior th at w i thstood d eat h i n a thousand forms may be killed by an i nsect. Th e d e epest wretched ness often results from a perpetual continuance of petty rains. A chance look from those we love often produces exquisite pain or unal!oyed pleasure. EVENING S RicE.—Tbis afternoon there was very little de mold for Den 2:a I, and a very small proportion only of 2,600 bagp 300 packet: offered at public sale was dispo s ed of, mid to good white at 11 s to I2s 6d, and erd at lOs to lOs 6d, Which is about: 6d nneer the prPv ions value. TALLOW. —The demand for Russian Tallow has continued dull throughout the week, and the tendency of prices is still downward ; sales have been made on the spot at 4 & and 4Ss 3d, and the latter price is now with difficulty obtained. For forward delivery there appears to be very little inclination to purchase, and the price is almost nominal at 48s per cwt, de liverable up to the end of the year. This afternoon there was very little business done in Russian Tallow, and no further alteration took place in prices ; Candle 48e to 48a 3d per cwt. OILS.—The demand for common Fish Oils continues steady, and prices are firmly maintained, with a prospect of higher rates for pale Seal, owing to scarcity, holders now ask 351 103 to 361 per tun. Sales have been made in Southern Whale Oil of first quality at 311 per tun.—ln Sperm Oil there is not much business doing, but prices are steadily maintained : 11.51 is the nearest price for fine quality of British fishing.—Linseed Oil has gone off steadily both for home use and export, at about 31s 6d per cwt, at which price the crushers are firm. Rape Oil very scarce, and orders are with difficulty executed, even at stiffer prices. Olive Oil still looking up, and in good request. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS. Wheat. Barley. Per Quarter. A.iunguvis Andover $ inbnry gstol e C t./tventty s. to s. .8 71 6c 70 04 74 6 76 t 74 s. to s. 30 36 :53 34 32 40 XI 37 32 ns 39 38 44 34 :1; s. to a. 40 42 s. 6. fle 41 36 40 42 46 40 4:! 30 94 44 46 63 71 milet) Rungerfold 'Stilton 50 71 liS f,4 54 S) 6i 70 03 E 0 20 37 27 .30 32 35 32 38 30 34 St 36 40 45 33 4 Haiecrihea - cf Nottingliem Wantage Warwick Winchester Yea ... 40 44 40 44 36 46 40 44 - 43 60 7F A 32 33 41 Per Bushel Birmingham s. d. s. d. 70 S 6 s. d. s. d. 36 46 DS CORN lli k, 601 b (J:n. 601 b , Folk inonlnshirc s. d, s. d. 60 70 s. d. F. d. 6G 66 LEE 'oil: and Sttf Wheat, N')rl - York Barley, Nor( rind Lim , folk and Su!! :shire and LI !ding to is.l to 70s. 13 3418. to :336. 4 ,7 . , .78. to 215.. „ ••••••••. YOT Gri Beans Oats, rotatoe For. lid. Shelling .... t *b...., :tss. to ',Ns I Ei , 401. to 41% ...... to 25,) Eng. I 1 liN DIARKI pet tone tu 308. rer lead T. DEVIZES CO For Sack. s. d. a. d. iirstiN heat......... 30 -0 to :7 0, Second . 9‘2. 0 :'5 0 1 rhird darley 3O 0 35 (.. CHELTENii A. Per Bushel. s. d. to s d I • -, d. I• d. Wheat Barley .3 0 3 9 Mutton Oa'a 3 0 3 9 Veal Beans Pease 5 0 8 0 Lamb 7 9 klay V. (la. to 41. 10s. 0.1. per ion. CANTERBURY MARK ET. Wheat, white,,-- 600. to 68a. ...... 01(1 „...... 74.. oo 74s red.............. €.os. to 655....... 01d............ Obt. to 714 Barlsy, Malting —30 s. to a 55...... Cir•nding.. —s. to --... Oats ~ 26a. to 3,15. —01 d—....— —s. to _s. Beans. .. —........... 3's to 425...... 01d—,....—. —s. to a . Pease n••••.nnnro.*.... SAL to ••••••*. ..... care5'........ tai. to —a. CI - lELMSFORiI MARKET. Per Quarter. s. .1. s. e. Uate............ •'2 oto :2 0 !cans (per V) 0 24 0 !Hour (per h2g) — (1 t 3 13 rctad (per ral i on) 1 3 0 tI MAttKETS. Per Wheat, White F9 to 77 I Oats 23 to 10. Red 2 23 White Carley Cheralier Ifi 31 I Beans. Tick . -ii Grinding HULL. CORN MARKET. Whit( (per Quarter) 72s. 7tis. :84. Red "Ms. 745. 784. Foreign Malting 9.)s. 30s. , 2s. Grinding 2 , s. t. 9.. :?ON. Oats, British - . . .. Wheat, Barley, Foreign (in bond) Beans Pease, Grey Blue and White 36s :N.,. &O;. Linseed sros Flour (per sack) Rapeseed per 10 quarters) —/. 33/. 3.W, CORNWALL MARKETS. (Calculated at 24 gallons to the bushel.) Wheat. Barley. a. d. to R. d. s. d. to s. Truro — 0 10 t:. 0 3 Helstene — , 9 ti 0 3 St. Austell 0 7 7 0 3 Bodnun C 8 3 0 4 taskeard 0 7 6 9 3 Launceston—. Carnclford 9 0 10 0 3 0 8 Penzance. ..... SCOTCH MARKETS. Oats. a. to R. `-'4 f 5 27 21 3:3 24 S 8 24 25 31 98 SS 25 29 23 50 22 34 25 21 27 30 22 26 02 23 25 s. d. s. d. l 36 40 MARKE' Beans, !~~+.. cc Oatt, et. s. d. Ce. e. 0 2 11 0 0 I—o 3 2 4 0 3 —0 3 0 8 -- 0 2 t 420 2 4 0 0 2 ($ Pena: elf 11 11 ' tea 003 ll~g n or lee Ci tb ° , , t c 10111 NQ 00 a tb° T ye, and n or ,one ;Sj o ,ve thi s