The Sun. — London, England, 1849-12-17 00:00:00

m got off krbroatb, re Watt r ih Swan, N.W. be•• • '.'Several ny of the consider - ott, is in Fortitude, for Ham lel," was borland. I.—Arrd., the winds )reventing Le Islands. .s cume on :ars to ho open, and staves, has :ut crown, )een found d upon it. Nancy of e off and P.—Arrd., ge timber ish Bank. he last few ked " Barl 12th inst. )AY.) DAY. 3cs, held on WILIS expe nd Foreign ind inferior Malting Lite as dear, foreign ad le has been Up to our grain were )oral, viz:--- rley, 17,046 of Beane. 2,580 ditto .of sundry of Flour. resh up to Suffolk, e. By land small. The leseriptions, f both town especially t prices fully ight, and At a quality of ing from the Drtion of the having been being good, total sup' artheless, as Jes, as a fall• cpected, fine currency. 1 0 ited business I no demand are nominal• ely supplied. onsive. The , adily, at full but we have quotations• Dderafe, sold no change to for some time steady, and a very slog wavily at, 1 0 r. The best for kinds, so ,ed. RE. . 563 to 5 2 ‘ and Fe‘d. 143 A 6l , ...... 171 2" dCork, ▪ 185 1 ▪ 145 16 185 2 , 1 , ...... 265 3-b 30s 31° 265 28 2 7 5 2. " •• •• 275 30 ...... 290 ade... 35e 40 : ...... 3es 3 !' iorfolk 301 338 o.day, at full)! :hiding cskegy y was paid 0 0 9 ditto during • 29s 34f 1621 22 ; uarter 325 35 6 : wing.. 545 5 , 3 ; ...... 40s I A , 381 ." ▪ 425 4" I,ooo— 91 Os 101 s• , 1 1 ton 610 s 0 , 41 on 4/ 5s wag •r Ist 28/ Os 2.- CATTLE ly placed, as far tis eiri.:Lim-;taisces admitted. As the morning advanced thouiluds of persons, ini.dud log buyers fro:n Bristol, Hull, Newcastle, Birmingham, Liverpool, Southampton, and several other parts of England came flecking in. The number of foreigners was large, and we need scarcely say that all parties cx pr,ssed their astonishment at the extraordinary sight presentA to them. From the west of England, as well as !rem some other quarter?, the owners cf the stock veera present as sellers. The closing of the navigation r:n some parts of the Continent has produced a falling off 1 n the imports of foreign stock into London since Mon - ( 1 '.4.y last. DI:: total arriTal has amounted to 3,720 hearl, !gainst 1,913 ditto at the kanin time in 1847, cod 3,155 in 1848. IMPORTS INTO LONDON IN I'IIE FAST WEEK. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calvas. Rotterdam 432 819 ... 144 Antwerp — Ostend.. • — na; lin gen 63 ... 1,182 Nieu 1) iep 38 ... 822 Pigs 7 ... 13 ... - ~. 6 ... 4 fetal Corresponding Week in 1843 625 .., 2,432 ... 96 ... 2 Sam e week in 1847.. Amongst the beasts ve e observed, in COMIIIOII with most other persons, some extraordinary Herefords and short horns, the property of Mr. William Goodall, of Market beeping, Lincolnshire; others belonging to Mr. Thomas, of Ilolbeach Marsh, Lincolnshire; several sent by Mr. I.lewson and Mr. Dunn, of that county; and a very fine drove forwarded by Mr. Alday, of Solehill, near Birm ingham. These wonderful beasts were consigned to Mr. Robert Morgan, whose stand was decidedly the best in the market. Mr. Morgan had also on sale some very god Scots, belonging to Mr. G. Knowles, Flesher, of Aberdeen, which reached the metropolis too late for the a bowyard. The runts forwarded to Mr. Morgan by Messrs. Attenborn, of Northamptonshire, were greatly admired. Respecting the aggregate supply of Sheep, we may state that it was a very excellent one, the time of year consider e d. The wonders were that portion of it shown by Messrs. Weall. These comprised 4$ Downs, bred by E. F. Whittingstall, Esq., of Langley, Bury, lierts ; 4 sent by S. Addams, Esq., of Ware ; 5 Gloucosters, 19 Rylands, and 77 Gloucester ewes, bred and fed by Mr. Rowland of Preslow, rear Ayles bur.7—. Some of the former sold as high as 5/ 5s each. The number of beasts from the north of England was about 2,600, the remainder of the supply being derived from various quarters. We regret to find that several of the salesmen continuo to speak widely for space. This has frequ en tly an i n j ur i ous e ff ec t u p on th e t ra d e , as th e butchery almost invariably purchase cautiously in the face of large bespoke numbers, which have very little to do with the actual supply in the market. STATE OF THE TRADE. Notwithstanding the extensive numbers of beasts brought forward, the Beef trade, owing to the nume rous attendance of buyers, and to Christmas day falling early in next week, was steady. Com paratively speaking, however, prices were low. . - rhe top figure for the best Scots and Herefords, Inelyding a few of the shorthorns, being 4s 6d per Sibs. It is, however, gratifying to observe that nearly, or quite, the whole of the Beasts were disposed of prior to the close of business. We were tolerably well, but not to say heavily, supplied with Sheep. Large heavy qualities, such as.we have already alluded to, were a ll oiy inquiry. In all other breeds of Sheep a steady bustnes4 was transacted at fully Friday's quotations, ten stone Downs realising 4s 4d per Sibs without diffi "ltY• Calves, the supply of which was small, were in tacllerate request, and last week's prices were well I naintained. Prime small Pigs supported late rates. Otherwise the pork trade ruled dull. Per Slbs.to sink the offal. s. d. to s. Cl _, s. d. to s. e. Inferior Beasts..... 3 4 3 6 Second val. Sheep 3 6 3 8 ec orkl quality 3 8 310 Coarse-woolledditto3 10 4 0 rinle 1:ago Oxon.. 4 0 4 2 Southdown Nether 4 2 4 4 Pri rne Scots .. .... 4 4 4 6 Ditto eut of the woo: 0 0 0 0 i ra.. l lc coarse C a lv es 3 4 3 6 L arge H ogs ......3 4 3 8 praesanth ditto .. 3 8 4 0 Small Porkers .... 310 4 2 TL le llint„ Calves ..13 0 27 0 Quarter old Pigs • .18 0 23 0 `werlor Sheep •• • 3 2 3 4 Lambs •• • • ...... 0 0 0 0 TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET. Beasts, I Sheep. I Calves. I Pigs. 5,6,..5 21,030 I 103 240 FOREIGN SUPPLY. 11 I 113 , 'asts. Sheep. I Calv 7 es. 1 rigs. 1,160 1 NENITGATE AND LEADENZIALL. %Dee this day te'nuivht the arrivals of country-killed li e" up to these markets by railway and steam-boat conveyance have Len v e ry e x t ens i ve , v:z , upwards of , 44 0 00 carcases, From Scotland 1,000 carcases came to uttnd, i n fair average condition. The supplies on offer, slaughtered in the metropolis, have been seasonably g o od, but of very middling quality. The general de 112Etad has ruled firm, and prices have had an upward tendency. At per stone by the Carcase. v. d. to v. d. v. d. v. d. teef,inferior. •..• • 2 4 2 6 Mutton, inferior .. 2 8 10 middling •• 2 8 210 - middling.. 3 0 3 4 primelarge 3 0 3 2 - prime .• .. 3 6 310 prime small .• 3 4 2 8 I Pork, large. •• • .... Y 6 3 4 Veal ........ ...... 3 0 310 - email ........ 3 6 4 2 nonouGn AND -SPITAIMIELDS. The numerous changes in the weather, and the low Prices of Bread, continue to operate against our markets. Since Monday last, nearly 4,000 tons of Potatoes have arrived hither, coastwise and by railway, in somewhat improved condition. The imports from abroad have eompthed 282 tons from Louvaine, 60 from Dieppe, 15 9 from D un ki r k, 259 f rom R ouen , 21 f rom Gh en t, 255 f rom „ Antwerp, 715 from Rotterdam, and 252 from Calais, forming a total supply of 2,008 tons. The ag gregate quantity of Potatoes offering having exceeded t he demand, r a ther lower prices have, in some instances, een accepted to eficet clearances. This day's rat©s are he under:— Per Ton. _Y9rlt. Regents 1003 to I If .uitto Shaws —s to —s Sc otch Reds . 703 to 753 Ditto min. Cups 55s to 60s Ditto Buffs ... 50s to 55s "lines 6os to 65s p ink Eyes ' .l ncoln.Regents 9os to 95s W isbeach ditto 80s to 85s N ewcastle Kidneys m ewcastleßegts 7os to 80s Per Ton. Common Whites 50s to 55s Kent Kidneys Bos to 905 Essex Regents —s to —s 'late Shags —s to —s Ditto Kidneys —s to —5 French Whites C5z to 75s Ditto Reds 6ss to 70s Belgian ditto sss to 65s Ditto Reds 6os to 65s Dutch ditto German ditto BOROUGH HOP PIZARZET. , The show of Hops—especially of fine new qualities 4aa become small, and it is estimated that nearly two thirds of this year's growth have passed into the hands of the brewers. For most descriptions the demand is heady, at very full prices. Since our last several parcels of Foreign Hops have been withdrawn from public sale, at 414 s per cwt. The imports into London last week f rom to 68 bales from Ghent, 10 from Antwerp, 46 'NM New York, and 4 pockets from Ireland. New Mid and East Kent Pockets, 61 10s to 121; New Weald of l(eot ditto, 61 5s to Si; New Sussex ditto, 51 15s to 15 i ; New Farnhams, 121 to 131; Yearling Kents, 3 1to 4/ 120; Yearling Sussex, 21 8s to 31 17s; Old Hops, 1 1 to 4/. WOOL. „The Wool sales have passed off very satisfactorily. The f ew qua li t i es were ta k en i n d ur i ng th e i r p r ogress. 41 in finest fleeces produced, in some instances, an ad l'arlce of 2d per lb; while the general qualities were quite Id higher than at the previous auctions. In tho rovate market, there is more firmness on the par r of the ldtrs ; but, as yet, no material change has taken place 1 n prices. The imports, last week, were confined to 112 bale s from the Cape, 30 ditto from Buenos Ayres, and 1 2 ditto from Cuxhaven. TALLOW. Our market to-day is very steady for most kinds of Tallow, at fully last week's quotations. P.Y.C. on the spot 13 selling at 38s 6d to 395, for delivery to the end of the Year, 38s. 6d; and for Jannary to March, 3Ss 6d to 39s Per cwt. A few parcels of new for delivery in Oct. to I) ,„ee, 1850, have changed hands at 39s 6d. Town : 4 1low, 39s 6d per cwt, net cash; Rough Fat, 2s. 3d per ?lbs. We have letters from St. Petersburgh to the Bth lost The weathr.r was warmer. COO casks had sold f °r August delivery, at 114 roubles, with 10 down. 1845. 1846. 1847. 1848. 1849. Stock this day ...... 31,446 25,493 11,358 36,176 48,795 Price of v r 41s 9d 51s 6d 46 s 9d 44 s Od to 38s 6d •••• / to Os 0,1 to Os Od to 473 Od 43s 6.1 t 0398 Od Delivery last week; .• 1,962 2,529 2,776 1,594 2,504 Ditto from June 1.• • • 57,874 51,561 54,282 56,655 52,701 "r , ivals last week • 3,079 2,2 51 2 , 472 5,263 2,581 ultto from Juno 1 ... 73,334 66,151 57,511 85,294 76023 f ries of Town ••• • .. 453 02 533 Od 49s Ed 1453 02 42s 02 n A. Leicester ewe, belonging to John Thomlinson, ( ' 1 "'lowland s , yearn d two lambs on Wednesday morn ',he'', the sth December, having:had two on the 18th cf 'January last. —Carlisle Journal. PRIZE OXEN AND THOSE WHO FED THEM.--.The beast and his driver furnished us with some wrange nontrasts. The ox has been petted from his youth up wards. , The driver sent into the world to be the s lave of the ox, living in the foulest of dens, harassed by 4 3 7 with the toil, by night with the anxiety, of providing `f or 4he hunger (scarcely ever satisfied) of the next day; fed with the coarsest of food, of less value to his employer than the cattle, the implements, the bricks and mortar 1: 1 the farm. Measured against the prize beast, the l abourer's value shrinks into nothing. His parish would I ,e but t oo g l a d t o ma k e a present of him, and a hundred )liket. him, to any man or nation under the sun. What, ho wever, must he his feelings if he is taken into the e %ttle-sh ow ? lie will find thousands of lookers on, who discourse with rapture of the fat oxen, with unction and Inientitic precision on clovers, on oil-cake, and on every thing which makes oxen fat; on everything except the P?or h uman l a b our i ng mac hi ne —himself, and others like VIII, whose highest mission seems to be to form a cheap 'lnk of communication between the fat beast and the rich nwner.— Historic Times. CHEAP Gas.—lt has been stoutly insisted that the ( 1 11 (114 of the gas will be deteriorated in consequence of 13- 4(3 reduction in price. Now, we will undertake very 1 „ /44 ilY to show that it must, on the contrary, be improved Purity, even to the utmost, in consequence of these, a nd such as these, very reductions. The manufacturers, 9 1(1 and new, will soon find that increased consumption in Private dwellings will constitute their grand field of Profitable operations, and with all our hearts we will S econd their efforts in this direction, for that is the real TiFLI of a ll our past exert i ons i n t hi s goo d cause . B u t t o th is anticipated and almost illimitable diffusion in pri vate dwellings—from hall to kitchen, from kitchen to parlour, and from parlour to drawing-room and bed 'pi:Ether—purity, ex t reme p ur ity, i s a b s olut e ly essenti a l. tiere can and will be no such diffusion without it, and e rlee the b r i ng i ng o f th e p r i ce w ithi n the r eac h of a ll gsrh in do mes ti c lif e w ill in e vitably be accompanied by a an increase, not by a deterioration of purity. More „vr, the advancement of chemical economy is rendering 1 ,', 11 s very purification itself a self-compensatory and pro- The Earl of Jersey is suffering front a severe tack of gout at Middleton Park, near Bicester. The _,"le Earl an d C oun t ess w ill rece i ve a l arge patty at the abo ve seat during the holidays. THE SUN, LAW INTELLIGENCE. JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL.-(THIS DAY.) (Before the ArabiThor of Canterbury, tho Arcbbishop of York, the Bishcp of London, the Marquis of Lang &ea ne, L , .)rd Larqdrale, Lord Campbell, Mr. Baron Parke, Cue Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce, Dr. Lush ington, cud Mr. Pemberton Leigh.) BANKRUPTCY.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner O .3OtiLINTitN.) IN RE EDWARD WHALLEY. In this case the bankrupt a short time since endca • voured to effect an arrangement under the Debtor and Creditor's Arrangement Act, but the petition was dis missed by Mr. Commisaioner Iloiroyd, and the bankrupt at once signed a consent to an advertisement of anjudi cation. Mr. STURGEON now applied for delay of publication of the advertisement, on the ground that Mr. Whdlley had since discovered that a sufficient number of creditors had agreed to the arrangement that a valid deed could be executed. His IloNoua said ha had no power. Mr. STURGEON said the consent had been signed in ad vertvnlly. His HoNouu said, it was not a case in which he had the power to do required.—Application refused. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY. OLD C0U1?7;.- The last sessions of the present year, and the second of the existing mayoralty, were opened this morning before the e Lord Mayor, the Common Sergeant, Aldermen Hunter and Carden, and the Sheriffs (Alder man Lawrence and J. Nicoll, Esq.) The first edition of the calendar contains the names of 109 prisoners. The grand jury having been sworn and empannelled, The COMMON SERGEANT charged them to the follow ing effect:—Ha said, although the last session had scarcely been closed more than a fortnight, there were still between 140 and 150 prisoners to ba tried during the present sesdon. Most of the cases, however, were of a trivial and ordinary character, and, with but one or two exceptions, they called for no remark from .him. There were three cases of cutting and wounding with a sharp instrument, such as a knife; and several cases of repo, some of which appeared to have been committ , d on children under ten years of age. Now, the law formerly constituted a rape violence committed on children up to twelve years of age, with or without consent on the part of the child; but the existing law made the offence a misdemeanour where it could 1 e shown that the child consented to the proceeding of the offender; and he bad therefore directed that two distinct bills should be preferred against the prisoners, so that the jury might have the option of returning true bills either for felony or misdemeanour, as circumstances might require. There were only two other cases in the calendar that called for remark, tied those were that of William Lake and that of Edward Nairne, who were charged as fraudulent bankrupts under the new Bank ruptcy Act. The jury would probably have some diffi culty in finding bills against these ,parties if they were to rely entirely upon the evidence that must come before them in the regular course. They, however, had the power of calling in the assistance of an officer who now sat beneath biro, and through him of obtaining do cumentary testimony. It by no means followed from this observation that a grand jury were considered incom petent to form a correct opinion in all cases that were bleat before them, but the officer he alluded to was allowed to examine and cross examine witnesses, which they could not do, and for the purpose of serving the ends of justice it was sometimes indispensably necessary to enlist his services, and obtain access to the contents of the documents in his possession. The grand jury then retired to their room and entered upon their duties. GOAHAM V. THE BISHOP OF EXETER. The argument in this case was resumed at ten o'c►ock this moning„ on the re assembling of the Privy Council. There was an obvious falling off in the attendance of auditors today, compared with the preceding ones, though, as the day advanced, there was a con siderable accession of visitors, including several The great body of clergymen in particular, who had attended from day to day were not to be seen. Die public curiosity and interest in the case seem to have flagged, at least so far as respects the argument ; and the decision of the Council, fraught as it must be with a very important bearing upon the position of clergy men in the Church of England, and a deep interest to all Christendom, is the only matter that now appears to be looked to with any great degree of interest. Dr. ADDAMS continued his address immediately on the assembling of the Council. He proceeded to contend that the Articles of the Church of England were not Calvinistic; and even if they were Calvi nistic they were not incompatible with the doctrine of baptismal regeneration. In support of that assertion he read extracts from a work written by Dr. Thorne, the " Bampton Lectures" of Dr. Laurence, and " Cardwell's Conferences." He then said that the Long Parliament had, on the 3d January, 1645, changed the ordinances of the Church of England, and introduced a Directory instead of the Book of Common Prayer, and on the 231 of August, in the same year, they passed another ordinance, which went much further, inasmuch as it prohibited, under very severe penalties, the use of the Book of Common Prayer. The very form of baptism which was used by Calvin himself was in troduced into the Directory ordained by the Long Parliament. The terms used in the baptismal office in the Directory, namely, that baptism was the seal of life and grace, the remission of sins, and that children by baptism were received into the body of the church, were similar to those employed in the Book of Common Prayer. In the first of King Edward Vl.'s service books there was a prayer for the consecration of the water used in baptism ; but that prayer was omitted in the second service book . promulgated in that King's reign, at the instance of Bucer, he having an objection to it; and in that way the service remained in all the succeeding reigns down to the Savoy Conference, by whom the prayer for the consecration of the water, which had been omitted in the second service book of King Edward VI., to please Bucer, was again inserted with some modifica tion in point of form. The Savoy Conference also altered the rubric as to the salvation of baptised in fants. Before that conference there was no rubric on that subject before the office for the public baptism of infants. The rubric was before the order of con firmation, and it was to the effect that children were undoubtedly saved by baptism. That was objected to by the Savoy Conference as being a doubtful matter, and one which they desired to change in some way. They therefore inserted a rubric in sub stance that " Children being baptised, if they depart out of this life in their infancy, are undoubtedly saved." Now, Mr. Gorham professed his knowledge of that being the rule of doctrine of the Church of England, and that he being a dutiful son of the Church of England, entirely subscribed to that rule. How a person could deny the spiritual regeneration of infants at baptism, and at the same time subscribe to the - rubric just quoted, and which was part and parcel of the Act of Uniformity, was what he (Dr. Addams) could not understand. Mr. Gorham had said that children that were baptized were undoubtedly saved if they died whilst they were infants, but he explained that by stating that he understood that the children so un doubtedly saved to be those of godly parents. Upon what authority Mr. Gorham so qualified the rubric in that respect he (Dr. Addams) did not know. Again, it was a matter of notoriety, that in consequence of the Act of Uniformity the declaration as to assent and consent to the Book of Common Prayer was only required of persons who had been instituted to benefices. It was not required of curates, nor of persons who came to be ordained. No thing could be more sweeping than the assent and consent which were there declared ; those who were instituted to benefices were required to declare their unfeigned assent and consent to all and everything contained in the Book of Common Prayer, but those who were candidates for ordination were only required to declare that they did not believe anything contrary to the word of God. He (Dr. Addams) did not understand the quibble which was implied in that distinction. Lord LANGDALE asked Dr. Addams if he had un derstood him to say that the conflict of opinion was that the doctrine of the Church of England was, that baptism and spiritual regeneration were contempora neous, and were convertible terms ; whereas, acc or di ng to Mr. Gorham, the spiritual regeneration might be conferred either at, or before, or subsequent to the:act of baptism ? Dr. ADDAms replied that the conflict of opinion was, that the Church of England taught that the regeneration of infants was inva riable ; that it was given in and by baptism, and not by any prevenient act of grace ; and that in the case of adults it was the same, except, in their case, that faith and repentance were necessary ; whereas the doctrine of Mr. Gorham was, that the grace and the sacrament of baptism had no necessary connexion at all. The Learned Civilian concluded his protracted address by contending that Mr. Gorham had departed from the Articles and doctrine of the Church of England in the particulars of baptismal regeneration, and that being so, that the Council ought to affirm the judgment pronounced in the Court below. Mr. BADELEY followed on the same side. He said he had the honour to appear before their Lordships in support of the judgment pronounced in the Court of Arches. The importance of the question before their Lordships could not be overrated, inasmuch as it involved the teaching of the Church of England on one of its fundamental doctrines. The question before their Lordships was whether the judgment pronounced by the Court of Arches was right or wrong ; and in order to prove that it was wrong his Learned Friends on the other side were bound to prove one of two things, either that the principles on which that judgment was grounded were erroneous, or, although correct, that they had been wrongly applied to Mr. Gorham's case. He believed that in both respects that judgment was correct. He proposed, therefore, in order to put the matter as clearly as he could before their Lordships, to consider the principles on which that judgment was fc unded, and then to see how those principles applied to Mr. Gorham's doctrines. In examining that judgment, he must say that the very first thing that struck him es as, that if ever there was a judgment of an able, learned, end careful j udge, fully considered and carefully arranged, this was that judgment. The main principles on which that judgment was founded were three :—First, If the Church of England had declared herself on the question in dispute—that of baptismal regeneration — that declaration must bind the parties, and that no private interpretation put upon the language of Scripture was to be allowed ;. secondly, that such declaration of the Church of England was' to be sought for in the Articles and formularies of the Church, and if either of those was explicit, the decision must be according to what was ther e by l a id d own , and that ' the opinions of the Reformers, and of persons employed in drawing up those Articles and formularies could not explain them away ; thirdly, that the Articles and formularies of the Church of England do explicitly state, and fully and sufficiently state, the doctrine or the baptismal regeneration of infants, and that on the due administration of this sacrament the infant is at once baptized and regenerated. The fourth deduction which the Learned Judge had made was that the doctrine of Mr. Gorham was inconsistent with the declaration of the Church of England so expressed, and that the Bishop was correct in refusing him institution. As to the first point, that was, if the Church of England had declared herself on a question of dispute that declaration must bind the parties, and that no private interpretation of Scripture was allowable, lie (Mr. Badeley) must contend that the clergy were estopped from doubting that to be the declaration of Scripture if the Church of England had so declared it. With respect to the second question, that the declaration of the Church of England was to be sought for in the Articles and formularies of the Ch urc h , an d if e i t h er of these was explicit the opinions of Reformers and others were not to explain them away, that brought him to the consideration of a point which had been raised and strongly insisted in on the other side, as to the comparative v a l ue o f th e de clarations of doctrine in the Articles and the formu lsries of the Church. He (Mr. Badeley) said that the Articles and formularies were of equal force and of equal validity, and that they were equally to be resorted to, in order to ascertain the doctrine of the Church of England, and therefore to ascertain the law by which the question was to he resolved. (The case was proceeding when our report left.) BO W-STREET.-(THIS DAY) A respectably-attired man, whose name did not transpire, but who was described as a cabman, was charged with having assaulted the police while in the execution of their duty. Police-constable F 116 stated that on Saturday night, about nine o'clock, he was on duty in Shire-lane, when he observed a number of prostitutes and the prisoner making a noise and creating a disturbance. He re quested them to go away, but the prisoner said that they should not do so, remarking that he and those like Lim paid for the clothes the police wore. The officer told him it was his duty to see that order was kept in the streets, and they must therefore retire or desist from causing such a noise. The prisoner then shook his fist in his (the officer's) face, nuking use of a very gross and brutal expression; and, thinking it high time to put a stop to the dispute, he walked him uff to the station house. An lderly gentleman said he attended on behalf of the prisoner. Mr. HALL, wished to know if he was a solicitor?—Ho replied that ho was not, but acted as managing clerk to Mr. Oliver. Mr. HALL questioned him farther, with a view of str ati} ing himself that he was what he represented, and observed that 11 , .: did so, not with any intention of easing disrespect upon the gentleman, but he made it a practice of asking these questions for the purpose of guarding against being imposed upon by a class of persons very properly designated " Police-court touters," who were a great nuisance and a curse to the public. They often obtained money from persons who were charged with offences without being,able to render them the remotest assistance, and he had determined to put a stop to the practice. The gentleman then stated that the prisoner was one of those unfortunate individuals who had once commit ted an error, and it would seem that for some reason, of which he and the prisoner were ignorant, the polies were anxious to get him committed upon some paltry charge of this sort. He had been mice before at this court and discharged, and had also been acquitted at the Middlesex Sessions on an unfounded :accusation of mis demeanour. A second police-officer confirmed the statement of the first witness, denying, in reply to a *question from the solicitor, that either he or his brother *officer were drunk on the occasion. The solicitor then applied for s remand, on the ground that there were several respeo table persons tot present who could give a different. , complexion to the transaction. Mr. HALL declined to adjourn it , . for a short period, inasmuch as it would deprive the olficers of their rest, but he consented to admit him to d in his own recog nizance of 201. and one surety of 1.401. to appear again on Thursday next at twelve o'clock. The bail was put in and the prisi 'Ler liberated. AWFUL CATASTROPHE AND LOSS OF LIFE AT KILM)SH. INQUEST OF THE BODIES.--THE VERDICT. DUBLIN, SATURDAY EVENIN C rumour re specting a lamentable loss of life at Kilrush is un happily confirmed by the sec or d edition of the Weekly Freeman, published this ,aff;ernoon. The fol lowing are the pal titulars "Kilrush, Dec. 13, 5 o'clock A.m. " The number of bodies found (luring this day, as I have already stated, are 33, five of vi how are not as yet claimed by any friend. Many of the bodies, though not quite 24 hours in the water, are so m utilated that it was with difficulty they could be identi Stied. There are 12 others yet missing. The fatal r• yev-boat has been for many years in the service, and has been Heretofore em ployed as a horse-boat, but, beiirg found too weak, was used as a passenger boat. She , belonged to a mast named Williams, who has for t r a last three }ears let her at a weekly rent ti the 1.) , ,a,tmen who worked her, both parties neglecting he r repairs ; come quently this sacrifice of human 1•1 e. The description given by the surviving boatman of tthe accident is, that when within about GO yards of the• beach the boat split frcm the bows down by the keel, 117 d began to fill with water, when the passengers loaned tto the side favouring the swell of the sea, when she up et with crew and pas sengers-49 or more human beim la, as the precise num ber lost cannot be yet ascertain& d. There were four persons saved by another ferry hos ,t'is crew. An inquest was held by Mr. F. O'Donnell, cot 'oiler, this evening, on the bodies found, at which Captai a Kennedy, poor-law inspector, attended, who ordere& coffins for all the bodies recovered. Another batch , of coffins will be in readincsi to-morrow for any move that may be found. Tha verdict returned was— "' We find that Jonathan Br Ins and other persons came by their deaths, on Wednestia:/, the 12th instant, by drowning, while crossing the ferry at Cornogue, on their way home from the Kilru sla workhouse through the mismanagement of the boatms ri and passengers.' " TIM lIUNGARIAN REFUGEES - The subscription announced in our last for these gat lint sufferers produced enough to supply them with outfit a., to pay their passage to America, and leave about 150/.. to be divided among them on landing, a sum which wit'l be considerably in - creased by the subscriptions ope n ed in Greenock und other places. Application was Ilia de to the E and Glasgow Railway Company t' carry the refugees to Glasgow at a reduced fare, but ti 19 t greediest and most unpopular of companies sharply and peremptorily de clined. The Caledonian Compa) sp , however, acted in a very different spirit. The retug N s leave Edinburgh by the Caledonian line this morning. • and in the evening sail from Grtenock in the liountstut. rt -Elphinstone for New York.— Scotsman. ROYAL AGRICULTURA L &IC/ ETY:—The ordinary half-yearly general meeting of t is society WRS held at the society's house, Hanover-sqt le re, at eleven o'clock, on Saturcliy; his Grace the Dul a .'of Richmond in the chair. In the report from the c c tned, which was read by the secretary, it was stated that the last country meeting of the society, at Nc vich, had been mo.t successful, and that the affairs of the society were in the most flourishing condition. The opinion of Sir Frede rick Thesiger and Mr. Warren had been obtained as to the liability of members to r arrears of subscrip Lions ; and the council recommen le d that those members in arrear for more than two ye. tr s' subscription should he sued in the county courts. ter a good deal of dis cussion, several parties being 01 ip , osed to legal proceed ings, whilst others maintained tF te necessity of resorting to them, the report was age e• 1 to. Mr. Raymond Barker, on the part of the C ommittee on Finance. brought forward the statement o E the society's pecuniary affairs for the half-year ending el last, from which it appeared that the receipts anion ;Led to 5,750/. 183. Id., whilst the expenditure was only 3,9204 17s. 4d., leaving a balance in the hands of the b It.kers and secretary of the society of 1,8291. Os. 9d. 'l3 the recommendation of the council it was unanimo ti sly resolved that the veterinary surgeon of the societT . should be instructed to pay particular attention to the du .eases in cattle all over the country during the ensuing 9 , ear, and with that view the society agreed to[pay hint 21.. 2s, and 11. Is. for travelling expenses, to visit d'tse aced cattle throughout the kingdom, and report to the society thereon. A vote of thanks having been aware ,eel to the chairman, the meetis g adjourned. LARGE CABBAGE. —We r eve seen an extraordinary large cabbage, grown in ( ,Iteeklaw , Nursery, Dunse Cattle. The cabbage is ont. ; of the Drumhead species, and inenur, d 13 het in a iret , mference, and weighed, when taken out of the gr ono ( 36 lbs. The quality seemed to be good, and ovc fi'y p a tof it sound.— Berwick Advertiser. LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 17,' 1849. LIT ERA TURE. GILFILLILV'S GALLERY OF LITERARY PORTRAITS. Second Series. Having already commented upon these composi tions accordingly as they appeared periodically in Tait's Magazine, we have scarcely anything to re mai k upon the occasion of their collective publication beyond the mere fact of that announcement. It is impossible for us to compliment the author upon any improvement in his style, already sufficiently ver bose, and most certainly we cannot felicitate him upon the ripening of either his taste or judgment. Several of his views as to the ability and merits of some of the most. conspicuous among the living literati are so directly at variance with our own views that we can feel but little sympathy with one whose intellect is so monstrously obfuscated by his obdurate prejudices and unconquerable predilections. A man who can glorify to the seventh heaven tha poetical powers of Mr. Baily, and treat with a sort of contemptuous good humour the genius of Tennyson, has no share whatever in our more exquisite sympathies. One who can discourse most eloquently in praise of George Dawson, and can descant almost in the same breath upon Charles Dickens, with a sort of sublime commiseration for his littleness (!), has no thought akin with ours, not one chord of his heart vibrates in unison with our own. To speak of the refinement of Mr. Gilfillan's nature as a critic would be a mere absurdity, after the coarse and vulgar abuse he has poured over the head of Mr. Macaulay in the shape of a sneering anecdote unauthenticated by any names. Charmed at the outsat with the music of Mr. Gilfillan's diction, it is impossible after a little while not to become painfully alive to his short comings and other blemishes. CHEAP EDITIONS. MARTIN CTIUZZLE WIT. By Charles Dickens. After periodical appearance in weekly parts and monthly numbers, the cheap republication of this admirable fiction has very recently been completed in the , form of a handsome an d su b s t an ti a l vo l u me. rank Stone has been anything b u t f e licitous in his drawing of the frontispiece, and he would certainly have displayed more discretion in leaving the work altogether unillustrated. In his preface to the present edition Mr. Dickens informs us of the principal object he had in view when writing "Martin Chuz zlewit," namely, to expose the hideous propagation of selfishness—how well he succeeded in his purpose may be readily recognised by.all familiar with the career of the different fictitious characters introduced into the narrative, more especially the characters of 3 oung Martin and Mr. Pecksniff. In addition to this, he explains the consistency of the ideal of Jenas Chuzzlewit; and intimates that he had a project for the advancement of sanitary improvements among the poor, and for the rectification of the evils resulting from the mercenary dispositions of hospital nurses in the delineation of Betsey Prig and the immortal Mrs. Gainp. We observe likewise, with pleasure, a declara tion on the part of the author that he had no intention whatever of caricaturing the Americans in the parts of the story relating to that eccentric people, but that he selected for portraiture, as he had already done amongst ourselves, the ludicrous side of the national character. As far as our judgment was concerned we needed no such disclaimer, but a repudiation of the charge was advisable in reference to others who could in no other manner be convinced to the contrary. Now that the cheaper edition of " Martin Chuzzlewit" is actually before the public, we are sanguine that it will become more popular even than heretofore, and that many a new home may be gladdened by the presence of our chief favourite, dear old Tom Pinch. THE LAST OF 7'HE BARONS. By Sir E. Bulwer Lytton, Bart. Like his " illustrious - contemporary," Charles Dickens, Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton is superintend ing the re-publication of his versatile and already widely-popular fictions in a form, the cheapness of which must tend to their yet wider disst-mination. The volume just completed contains the magnificent historical romance of the " Last of the Barons," in which the voluptuous court of Edward IV., and the gigantic power of the king-rnak er Warwick, and the subtle and flexile genius of Richard, Duke of Glou cester, are delineated with such a masterly hand. Without going so far as to assert with several critics that this is the finest of all the prose compositions of this most gifted and remarkable author, rememberi ng as we do the gorgeous and mystical " Zanoni," the noble and symmetrical proportions of " Harold," and the mingled grace, ;wisdom, and sweetness of the "Caxtons," we are ready to assert that it is among the finest of all the effusions of the genius of Sir Bulwer Lytton. Hence, and ri having scarcely any moral alloy amalgamated with the pure gold of romance, we are rejoiced to see the work in its new shape adapted to the bookshelves of the multitude. Sir Edward, from a sentence in his Preface to the Cheap Edition, appears to regard the character of Adam Warner as the best and most -artistic he has yet delineated with the exception, he says, alone of Zanoni. We had almost said the same but for our recollection of William Brandon the Judge in " Paul Clifford." The volume is embellished by a graceful frontispiece from the pencil of Hablot K. Browne, an artist always happy in his sketches of horses. We commend the book to the finer tastes and loftier imaginations of the people. COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, SATURDAY. The inclemency of the weather this morning pre vented the Queen and Prince and the younger mem bers of the Royal Family taking their usual morning walk. Lord John Russell and Sir James Clark arrived at Osborne yesterday afternoon, and had the honour of joining the royal dinner party. Colonel the Hon. and Mrs. Phipps were also in cluded in the royal dinner party. Lord John Russell left Osborne this forenoon, on his return to Richmond Park. - Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent (attended by Lady Fanny Howard and Sir George Couper) is expected at Osborne this day. SUNDAY. The Queen and Prince, her Royal Highness the Princess Royal, and the ladies and gentlemen of the royal household, attended Divine service this morning at Whippingham church. The service was performed and sermon preached by the Rev. T. Prot hero?. _ Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Fanny Howard and Colonel Sir G Couper, arrived at Osborne about four o'clock yesterday afternoon. Tim Royal dinner party yesterday included Sir James Clark and Dr. Robertson. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent arrived in town en Friday from her residence, Frogmore Ilouse, Windsor. Her Royal Highness visited the Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester house. On Saturday morning her Royal Highness, attended by Lady Fanny Howard and Sir George Couper, left Clarence House, St. James's, for the Waterloo ter minus of the South 'Western Railway, and proceeded to Osborne, Isle of Wight. Their Serene Highnesses the Duchess and the Princesses Anne and Amelie of Saxe Weimar, arrived at Marlborough house on Pi iday, from a visit to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, at Frogmore House. Their Serene Highnesses went to the Priory at Stanmore. Colonel Maherly had an interview vi Lb the Chan cellor of the Exchequer on Saturday, at his official residence in Downing•street. A deputation, on the subject of the Gold Coast, consisting of Sir Robert Inglis, Rev. IL Venn, Mr. W. Hutton, and Sir Edward Buxton, had an inter view with Earl Grey on Saturday, at the Colonial office. The deputation introduced to the Noble Earl the Rev. Mr. Gellmer, a missionary from Bedagry. Lord J. Russell returned to Pembroke Lodge, Richmond Park, on Saturday, from Osborne, Isle of Wight. The Earl of Carlis!e left town on Saturday after noon for Panshanger, the seat of Earl Cowper. Dispatches were sent off for the Governors of the %Vest India colonies on Saturday evening from the Colonial- office. TILE CLIURCII.—The Lord Chancellor has appointed the following clergymen to benefices in his gift:—The Rev. John Burdon, M.A., Rector of English Bicknor, Glocestershire, to the rectory of Welsh Bicknor, Mon mouthshire, rendered vacant by the death of the Rev. John Seager, M.A.; the Rev. Edmund Bridgetnan, curate of Wigan, Lancashire, to the rectory of Kinnerley, Salop, rendered vacant by the cession of the Rev. Turner Edwards; the Rev. John Birk( tt, M.A., to the rectory of St. James's, Colchester, rendered vacant by the promotion of the Rev. Dr. Seaman; the Rev. George Willcock, M.A., incumbeat of Salcombe, near Kingsbridge, Devon, to the rectory of St. Martin's, Colchester, rendered vacant by the cession of the Rev. William Murray, M.A.; the Rev. J. B. Roberts, M.A., to the vicarage of Shilbottlo, Northumberland, rendered vacant by the promotion of the Rev. W. G. Smythies.— VI et kly Chronicle. lOFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.—The vacancy in the office of Factory Inspector, casts( d by the death of Mr. James Stewart, has enabled the Goverament to effect saving of 7001. a year in that department. The Factory Act rcquires the appointment of four inspectors. Mr. Stewart was inspector. for Scotland and the manufActur ing portion of Ireland at Dublin and Belfast. Chpt-..in Nairne, who is Inspector of Prisons for Scotland, is ap pointed inspector, and takes that district. In addition to his present salary as Prison Inspector he is to receive 2004 a year. The Irish division will be taken by Mr. Howell, one of the other three inspcctors, who will re ceive 1004 a-year in addition to his present salary, which is considered as an equivalent only for the addi tional expenses of travelling, &c., to which he will be put by the arrangement. In this way the saving of 7001. a year will be effected by substituting NU fur 1,000/. a year. Mr. Garcia is appointed Solicitor-General at Trinidad. — Sunday Paper. UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE. The groat eight. oared cutter match between the gentlemen of the Universities of Oxford and Cam ',midge was decided on Saturday, ;Ind( r circumstances which served to detract from the pleasure which would otherwise have been experienced, not only by the vast concourse of spectators, but by the many thousands who directly or indirectly take an interest in matters of this description. Not only did the cir cumstances inflict considerable disappointment, but it was extremely unpleasant i❑ many respects ; least of all, perhaps, that of still leaving the question un decided as to which is the better crew. It is unnecessary to Expatiate upon the rowing merits of the University men, of their prowess, courage, or the degree of science to which they hive brought the art of sowing. Every man who has " embellished" an oar's end, or taken a pair of sculls in hand, would consider himself lost to a sense of justice if he could for a moment question their superiority on these attainments ; from their earliest days they indulge in this healthful pastime, and the result, both with oars and sculls in the various aquatic tournaments, has given the strongest evidence of their celebrity as rowers. Triumph has generally crowned the exertions of the Cantabs in the many and gallant conflicts that have occurred between the two University crews. Match has succeeded match, although replete with the most gallant exertions on either side, which almost invari ably ended with (but one exception that we can re member) the same result—the success of the Cam bridge party. In 1845 the Oxonians achieved a victory, and it is pronounced questionable by many whether they would nqt have repeated it on Saturday last, without the intervention of the referee, but for the " foul," which called upon him in the upright, although unpleasant discharge of his onerous duty, to pronounce the fiat ; but with these exceptions the Cantabs have multiplied their victories. The rival crews—or crews from the two Univer sitEes—contended, on the 29th of last March, with the usual result—the triumph of the Cambridge men ; and circumstances to which it is not at all necessary further to allude induced the Oxonians to hazard another endeavour to pluck the laurels from the Can tabs ; the latter, always willing—and willing to be beaten too, if the challengers could find stuff enough to do it—accepted the proposal, and the day was fixed. In our previous notices of this great race we have laid before our readers every circumstance which we deemed worthy of remark with reference to the arri val of the crews in town, their condition, the betting, &c., a repetition of which would be but unnecessarily to occupy valuable space, and to inflict upon the reader a repetition of what, through our columns, he must be already well acquainted with. Saturday's muster of gentlemen—and there were several ladies too—considering the miserable state of the weather, was more than the greatest admirer or patron of the sport could have hoped in his strongest imagination ever to have seen realised. Four steamers had quite as many persons on board, or rather forward—for the after-deck was deserted—as they could conveniently carry, while a fifth was tLe bearer of some of the elite of one of the parties. Of small boats there were but very few indeed, the sea son of the year, the distance to be done by the rival candidates for aquatic fame, and the pace at which the result of trials in training proved they could go, necessarily deterred persons from resorting to that order of conveyance. Equestrians abounded, and galloped or trotted up the towing-path on the Surrey side of the Thames, their horses being occasionally something like knee-deep in water; and pedestrians, occupants of cabs, and others, were scattered about, up to their ancles in mud, in all directions. There had been considerable speculation upon the event at even, but the anxiety of persons to get money on it induced them on Saturday morning to start 5 to 4 on Cambridge, which found ready takers, the reason assigned for the odds being that the strong head wind was considerably against the lofty sweep of the Oxford oars, and offered less obstruction to the Cambridge stroke. It is probable, however, that this was not the only reason for the favouritism, at any rate on a general view, that we have recorded. The following gentlemen were those selected to dis pute the aquatic honours of the rival Universities : OXFORD. st. lb ... 11 0 ... 11 2 ... 11 7 ... 11 9 . . 12 1 ... 12 2 ... 11 2 ... 10 2 ... 9 0 1. J. J. Ilornby, Brasenose 2. Houghton, Brasenose 3. Wroo - clhoue, Exeter 4. J. W. Chitty, Balliol 5. J. Aitkin, Exeter ... a. Stewart, Oriel ... 7. Sykes, Worcester Rich, Christ Church (stroke) Cotton, Christ Church (steerer) CAMBRIDGE. 1. A. T. Baldrey, First Trinity ... ... 10 10 2. H. P. Welles, Third Trinity ... 10 0 3. A. R. de Routzen, Third Trinity ... 11 8 4. C. J. Ridden, Third Trinity ... 11 11 5. W. L. Bagshawe, Third Trinity ... 12 0 6. H. F. Miller, Third Trinity ... ... 12 0 7. T. W. Richards, First Trinity 11 3 J. C. Wray, Second Trinity (stroke) ... 11 0 C. G. Do Boath, First Trinity (steerer) ... 10 12 Mr. Fellows, having been " specially retained" to officiate as umpire, accompanied the match in an eight-oared cutter, manned by picked London water men ; it being usual on these occasions to select the referee from the Leander Club, which, though not in the habit of entering of late into aquatic contests, holds, nevertheless, a high position on the river, not only from the fact of its numbering among its mem bers some of the best judges of the art of rowing, but also from the circumstance of its having been one of the chief promoters of the Royal Thames Regatta, and a stanch supporter of the London watermen. Mr. E. Searle officiated as starter. The distance to be rowed was from Putney•bridge to Barker's rails, Mortlake, and at sixteen minutes to three the signal was given, and they started—the Oxonians, from what some conceived to be the posi tion they should not have chosen, that on the Mid dlesex side. The Cambridge men jumped away with a good lead, and just before their arrival off Messrs. Searle's had drawn their length clear, and in the next two or three minutes triflingly improved this advantage. From this point up to that a little below the Crab-tree the distance continued between them much about the same, the Cantabs having taken their opponents' line. here the Oxford men, however, materially improved their position at every stroke. Opposite the Crab-tree the Cantabs began to cross towards the Surrey shore to mike fur Hammersmith bridge, but in consequence of the Oxford men over hauling them so much at each stroke, the Cambridge steerer could not continue to cross, and bring himself clear, consequently he pressed Lis antagonist, who would not yield to the bearing, but held his course, and the consequence was that he ran into the Cam bridge boat and struck them just before the rudder, running his nose up the side of the boat to the stroke outrigger. The Oxford men left off rowing, and the Cembridge men went away with almost three lengths in advance of the Oxonians before the latter began to row again, but as soon as they did they followed the Cantabs up till near Hammersmith bridge, when the Oxonians swerved a little to the Middlesex shore, and went through the middle arch, further from the Surrey shore by some distance than their opponents, who hugged it pretty closely. From this point to the railway bridge at Barnes, the steering on both sides was wild, and after they had got through the bridge the Oxford men began to overhaul their opponents, and continued to do so until the finish, when it was so near a thing that the Oxford men were beginning to overtake their adversaries' boat, which had contrived to continue the lead. Mr. Fello Ns, under the above circumstances, immediately pronounced his decision that the Oxford men were the winners—a decision which was concurred in, not only by the best judges who had witnessed the race, but by the Cambridge gentlemen who had themselves been engaged in the contest, the rule in the code of rowing laws being, "that a boat's own water is the straight or true course from the station assigned to it at starting, but if two boats are racing, and one fairly takes the other's water by a clear lead, it shall be en • titled to keep that water to the end of the course ; and if the two boats afterwards come into contact while the leading boat continues in the water so taken, the boat whose water has been so taken shall be deemed to have committed a foul,' but if they come into contact by the leading boat's departing from the water so taken, the leading boat shall be deemed to have committed a foul ;" the Cambridge having wanted to take their opponents' water again at a time they had not lead enough to do so, and should have continued their then course. The rival crews rowed throughout a smart and gallant match, and the deepest regret was expressed, we under stand, by the Cambridge party that a foul should have occurred. The distance was performed in about twenty-five minutes, but many who timed it, from the difficulties surrounding them, differ in a few seconds, both over and under. Both boats were built by the Messrs. Searle, and were first-rate specimens of the art. The Oxford measured G4f feet in length; their opponents' was an inch lets. Their breadth was 2 feet 3 inches the midships, and they were ovided with washboards shortly before the start. We understand the crews and their friends dined together after the match and spent a must agreeable evening. LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY.—The North American mail steamer Cambria, Captain Shannon, depart( d from the Mersey this forenoon, for Halifax and Boston, with the semimonthly mails, ninety passengers, and a full cargo The steamer Commodore, Captain Little, the first of the new line to Havre, also sailed to day for that port. The royal steamer Czil.cdotia, Captain Leizch, with the North American mails, Boston and Halifax, of the 5.h and 7th inst., respectively, will be due here on Tuesday. She w . :11 bi ing reports of Presi dent Taylor's messago on the opening of Congrcss at Washington on the ad inst. TYPOGRAPHICAL WIDOW, ORL'ITAN, AND NOMINEE FUND. On Saturday evening last a general meeting of compositors favourable to the establishment of a widow, orphan, or nominee fund, was held in the British School-room, Neville's•court, Fetter-lane, for the purpose of taking into consideration the regula tions and rules prepared for the government of the proposed institution by the provisional committee which had been appointed on a previous occasion, and whose labours had been brought to a close. The meeting was very numerously attended, and Mr. Hartwell was unanimously called upon to preside. The CHAIRMAN said he had often had occasion to take part in the proceedings of meetings which had in view objects similar to that on which they were now assembled, and he thought that every reflecting mind must feel the necessity of some scheme or plan like that now in contemplation being acted upon.— (Hear, hear.) The honorary secretary would read the rules, which, after much discussion and considera tion, had been prepared by the provisional committee. After that, he (as ch a i rman ) s h ou ld su b m i t eac h ru l e seriatim to the meeting for its adoption or rejection. Mr. JAMES LONGMAN (the honorary secretary) then read at length the rules as prepared by the provisional committee. The CHAIRMAN then put to the meeting the first rule, which was, " That the society shall be entitled the Metropolitan Typographical IVidow, Orphan, and Nominee Fund, and that its object shall be to afford pecuniary assistance to the widows, orphans, or nominees of deceased members." This rule, it is al most needless to state, met with the unanimous ap proval of the meeting. The CHAIRMAN having submitted the second rule, " That the society be composed of compositors of fair character, who have served seven years to the busi ness, or who are otherwise entitled by patrimony, including also those gentlemen who are holding si tuations either as printers or overseers ; also readers who have not served an apprenticeship to the busi ness : always provided that they meet with the appro bation of the committee in attendance for the admission of members," Mr. Salmon begged to ask what was the definition of the words "fair character," which were embodied in the rule proposed. The CHAIRMAN replied that this was a question which had been much discussed in the provisional committee; and there it had been resolved that it should be left to the meeting to determine and decide who were men of " fair character." He (the Chair man) understood the words to mean men paying to the trade societies ; and it was for the present meeting to decide whether or not men working in houses not recognised by the trade should or should not be admitted. Several amendments and suggestions, having for their object the alteration, restriction, or extension of the application of the rule were proposed and dis cussed, but eventually the original resolution, as pro posed by the committee, was agreed to. The remaining rules were adopted, with a few verbal amendments, the principal of which were fixing the amount of subscription at 3d. per week, with Is. entrance, and giving the sum of 20/. at a member's death. The CHAIRMAN said the next business would he to elect three trustees, and he was happy to say that Luke Hansard, Esq., had consented to become one, expressing at the same time the greatest interest in the society. The committee therefore suggested the appointment of Luke Hansard, Esq., Mr. John Chap man, and Mr. Jackson. The names of these gentlemen having been put to the meeting, were carried by acclamation. Mr. C. Cooke was elected treasurer, and Mr. J. Longman secretary. The provisional committee were re-appointed as the committee for the ensuing year, with power to fill up any vacancies in their number from gentle men connected with the book department—Mr. Hall and Mr. Mitchell being added to the committee. Votes of thanks were then given to_the provisional committee and the chairman. The CHAIRMAN, in acknowledging the above, an nounced that the secretary would attend at the White Hart, Catherine•street, Strand, every Saturday even ing, until further notice, to enrol members. The meeting then separated with three hearty cheers for the proposed society. METROPOLITAN SEWERS COMMISSION. On Saturday a general court of commissioners assembled at the offices, Greek-street, Soho. Present : Lord Ebrington, M.P. (presiding), Sir John Bur goyne, Captain Vetch, and Messrs. Hawes, Lawes, and Harthrieke. UNAUTUOBISED PUBLICATION OP AN OFFICIAL DOCU• MENT-SUSPENSION OF THE SURVEYOR. Lord EI3RINGTON said it would be in the recollec tion of the Court what he had yesterday stated in reference to Mr. Hale. A paper had been addressed by that gentleman, bearing his own signature and dated from 1, Greek•street, Soho, Dec. 4, to the editor of the Mechanics' Magazine, and published in that journal. The commissioners had Mr. Hale be fore them, and he had acknowledged the authorship of this statement, which was headed "Experiments on the discharge of sewage water in pipes, made under the sanction of the Metropolitan Commis sioners of Sewers," and he had given no explanations whatever that could be con sidered satisfactory to the commissioners. The Court were of opinion that it was desirable that this breach of discipline and decided irregularity and impropriety of conduct should be punished. He (the Chairman) would therefore move the Court that Mr. Hale be suspended till the end of the time for which he was originally engaged. It would be in the remembrance of the Court, that upon the occa sion of their first meeting, they had agreed to re• engage the services of the corresponding clerks, secre tary, and others, without mentioning any particular term for their re-engagement, but they had re-ap pointed the whole of the surveyors' department, with the distinct announcement that this was for three months only, as it was the intention of the commis sioners to revise that department. Without making any further observations, he would propose, " That, as Mr. Hale caused to be published in the Mechanics' Magazine a letter, giving an account of experiments p:rformed at the expense of the commissioners of sewers, whilst an official in their service, not only without the permissit.‘n of the court, but before an account of their experiments had been presented to it, he be suspended till the 17th of January. Mr. HAnnwicKE seconded the motion. Mr. lIALE requested to be allowed time to put certain explantions upon paper, and that he might be permitted to hold his appointment in the meanwhile. Lord EBRINGTON thought the Court would have no objection to receive any explanations Mr. Hale might dtcm it right to put forward, but as to the latter part of his application he did not think it could be complied with, because by such a step the official could prolong his term of service indefinitely. After some discussion Lord ERRINGTON put the motion, which was unanimously agreed to, remarking at the same time that it would afford him great plea sure to see Mr. Hale completely justified. The Court then formed itself into a committee (at which the majority of the city representatives were present), "to consider the course to be adopted respecting the plans sent in to the commission for the drainage of the metropolis.' THE LATE EXTRAORDINARY AFFAIR AT KENSALL. GREEN: CENErERY.—Ors Saturday afternoon a commu nication was made to Mr. M. H. Wakley, respecting the late exhumation of the body of a gentleman, named James Hendry, husband of the Countess de Tourville, of No. 13, Cambridge-terrace. Hyde Park-square, in Kensall.green Cemetery, on Tuesday, the 4th inst., for the purpose of ascertaining whether he intended to hold a coroner's inquest on the remains of that gentle man, which were exhumed in order to make a search for a will, which was supposed to have been placed in the coffin previous to interment. The scrutiny was made, but the will was not discovered, and the deputy coroner determined on ordering a post morient examina. tion, and analysis of the contend of the stomach, which was entrusted to Dr. Gariod, one of the physicians of University College Hospital. Dr. Garrod sent in his report two or three days since, in which he stated, that in his opinion the deceased had died from natural causes. Mr. Wakley, on the receipt of the report, communicated with the friends of the deceased, and on Saturday Mr. Wakley decided that an inquest was unnecessary. The ffin, containing the remains of the deceased gentleman, which had been kept above ground, in case a jury should have to view the body, was on Saturday again lowered into the grave, where it is to be hoped it will be allowed to remain in peace for the future. DOCKYARD REDUCTIONS. Twenty-five of the workmen in the steam engine factory of Woolwich Dockyard having received notice that their services would not be required after last Saturday, and it being understood that a similar number of men would be dis charged every week until the total reduction exceeded 300, meetings of the workmen, and also of the inhabi tants of Woolwich, have been hold, and it has been determined to memorialize the Admiralty, representing the great dearth of employment in the engine trade at present, and the prospect of many families becoming destitute if ,the reduction should be made now, and at this inclement season of the year, and accordingly soli citing some delay. Mr. Ballard, an operative, who was in the chair at the meeting of workmen, put the matter as a question of humanity. The Rev. Dr. Carlisle took the chair at the meeting of the inhabi , ants, and a depu tation was appointed to wait upon the Lords of the Admiralty. A number of the operatives attended this letter meeting, and empowered the deputation to state that the workmen were willing to work at reduced wages, or a less number of days in the week, rather than their fellow-workmen should be thrown out of employment as proposed. SEVENTH DRAGOON GUARPS.—A young man, now sen. Fig as a private soldier in this regiment, has lately con into possession of landed property in Ireland to the v our of 12,0 U rer annum, in addition to a large amount of ea,h. 110 Leomes of age in a fcw months, when hi, will quit the profession of arms for the quietude of civil life.--British Army Despatch, THE PENINSULAR MALL.. SOUTHA M PTON, DF C. 16 —Vbe Ppriirrsul4‘ Oriental Company's steam ship !Xontrose,C6 - ptain42,- Bowen, with the usual Peninsular mails, inlchargv,ur , .: I Lieut. James Inglis, arrived : at .half•paseVei o'clock, p.m. During the homewarcl voyage 0f_013: ,- , 3 Montrose she experi ence d s tr o n g wek terl t - whirls and th;ck weather. Her dates of sailing were, Gibraltar, Dec. G; Cadiz, 7; Lisbon, 10; Oporto, 11 ; Vigo, 12. The freight of the Montrose was large and valuable, consisting of 14 boxes of specie, 348 boxes of oranges, 137 cases of eggs, 132 barrels of dates, 100 boxes of almonds, &c. The passengers by the Montrose amount to about twenty, amongst whom were Captain Hussey, Mrs. Hussey and three children, Mrs. Sheils, Mr. Green wood, Mr. Braid waite, Mrs. Morgan, &c. STATIONS OF HER NIAJESI T'S SHIPS. At Gibraltar—Her Majesty's steam•ship Janus. Dec. 6, at seven P.M., exchanged blue lights with three of her Majesty's steam-ships steering in for Gi braltar Bay, off Cabreta Point, supposed to be the Arrogant, Encounter, and Hogue. They left Lisbon Dec. 4. At Lisbon—The Leander, Scourge, and Con flict ; Russian frigate Pallas; Austrian frigateVenere. Dec. 12, at one P.M., exchanged colours with the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship Ju piter, in lat. 42 28 N., long. 8 58 W., steering to the southward against a fresh south-west gale. Dec. 14, at three P.M., exchanged signals with the barque Mountaineer, in lat. 48 50 N., steering to the eastward ; a fresh breeze and thick weather. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship Sultan arrived at Gibraltar on the sth inst., and left the same day for Malta and Constantinople. At Gibraltar it is stated that two or thres cases of cholera had occurred in the garrison. The quarantine restrictions at Lisbon had been re newed in regard to vessels from Great Britain. Exchange on London, 54. Discount on Lisbon Bank-notes, 15. All Government papers are getting higher prices. ROCHDALE SAVINGS' BANK. As the investigation into the affairs of the bank continues the discoveries become more and more alarming. The acttal deficit is now estimated at upwards of 70,0001., the total amount of the liabilities or the bank being, as far as can be ascertained, 100,000/. Great unwillingness still continues to be manifested by many of the depositors to bring in their pass-books to the bank, though nothing can be more unwise than this, as, if the books are not sent in, no claim can be after wards mach upon the trustees or other parties. It is said that Mrs. Hawarth (the widow of the late actuary) insists upon the maintenance of her rights, founded upon the will of her husband, though such will, of course, is null and void. With regard to Mr. Hawarth's death and its cause, many rumours are afloat in the town, one of these being to the effect that he was not in reality dead, but that he had escaped in disguise, and that a mock funeral had taken place. It was also extensively circulated that he had died by poison. An agent from the office in which he had insured his life has, during the last week, been making inquiries as to the cause of death ; and be was assured by the medical gentle man who attended Mr. Hawarth, that he had in reality died from disease of the heart. A meeting has been held in Rochdale, principally composed of gen- lemen who have been trustees of the bank at different times during the years over which the defalcations have extended ; and it has been resolved to commence a subscription tor meeting the deficiency, whatever it may be. The following subscriptions have been pro mised :—Rev. Dr. Moles worth, 1,0001.; Henry Kelsall, Esq., 1,0001.; George Ash worth, Esq., 1,000/. ; J. A. Crook, Esq , 1,0001.; Samuel Lomax, Eeq , 1,000/ ; James Schulfishl, E q., 1,0001.; Clement Royds, Esq, 1,0001.; IVilliam Chadwick, Esq., 1,000/. ; James Fenton, Esq , 1,0001.; John Fenton, E q , 1,0001.; Entwistle, E: q. (high sheriff of the county), 1,000/. ; A. 11. Itoyds, .F.l , 1,0001 ; W. E. Royds, Esq., 1,0001.; snaking a total of 13,0001 On Thurs day, the sale of the effects of the deceased took place. As is natural, considerable speculation ex ists as to the manner in which the late actuary dis posed of the large sums of money which he abstracted, and though nothing has been positively asctrtained upon this important point, it is known that within the last month prior to Mr. Hawarth's death, many packages have been sent from his house, which are supposed to have contained valu able property. One of these boxes was conveyed to Liverpool and thence to Cincinnati, United States. It is supposed to have been filled with silver. With regard to the unenrolled societies which had deposits at the bank, we believe they need entertain no apprehension that their claims will not be allowed; for though, in strict law, they could not probably recover, Mr. Till Pratt will exercise a jurisdiction rather equitable than legal in the matter, and doubt less will satisfy all their demands. A meeting is to be held this evening of all the unenrolled friendly societies interested in the bank, to adopt measures to bring their claims before the trustees and managers. DIAMOND DUST. (From Eliza Cook's Journal.) A little wrong done to another is a great wrong don to ourselves. A beau dressed out resembles the cinnamon tree—the bark is of greater value thee the body. Philosophy is the drawing off of the mind from bodily things, to the contemplation of truth and virtue. An idle brain is the devil's shop. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—I see in this evening's Sun an account of the official trial of an apparatus on board her Majesty's steamboat the Ariel, intended to consume the smoke arising from her furnaces ; as the name of the patentee is not mentioned, I take the liberty of in forming you that it is not my Patent Furnace, as applied to the boiler of the General Post office, which has been recently inspected by many scientific and other gentlemen. Your love of justice will, I have no doubt, induce you to lay this disclaimer berore the public. I am, Sir, your most obedient servant, SAMUEL lIALL. No. 28, Swan-chambers, Gresham-street, Dec. 15, 1849. OPENING OF THE OLYMPIC.—The announcement of the opening of this nevrly.bnilt theatre at Christmas, under the management of Mr. Watts, gives hopes of the reform of an abuse existing at some of the minor theatres, aed which, there is little doubt, keeps many respectable persons away from them—namely, the exac tions and insolence of box•keepers, who, as they pay the managers for their situations, give great annoyance by their peculiarly offensive mode of waking their places profitable Mr. Watts says in his advertisement, "It is respectfully intimated that no charge will be made at the box-office fur booking places, neither will any lees or gratuities whatever be allowed to bo taken by the box-keepers. And any inattention on the part of the servants will be imme dieted) . noticed." This regulation has, we are aware, been previously in force in other theatres, and has been rendered nugatory by the pressing solici tations of box-keepers for the sale of play-bills; but to avoid this the manager of the new theatre promises that " Each person entering to either the boxes or pit will be presented with a bill of the eight's performance." The domestic servants of the late Queen Dowager have had notice gite n them that their services will be dispensed with on the Ist of next month. On the 7th of January a sale of her Majesty's stud will take place. RUMOURED RESIGNATION OF LORD DENMAN.— It is reported that Lord Campbell will take his seat as Chief Justice in the Queen's Bench on the first day of next term, and that Lurd John now holds his resignation AS Chancellor of the Duchy cf Lancaster.—Morning paper. THE LATE CATTLE SHOW, BIRMINGHAM, SA. TURDAT.—Duri‘4 the four days of the late cattle show in this town not fewer than between 25,000 to 26,000 persons were admitted to the exhibition. Nearly 1,0001. was received from tickets, and this amount, coupled with subscriptions and entrance f , es laid by exhibitors, will, it is understood, amply defray the expenses incurred. The exertions of Messrs. T. B. Wright, Lowe, and Shackel have justly , merited the th asks of the inhabitants of Birmeim!harn and its neighbourhood. Under the pre eideecy of Lord Ilathk rton the exhibition of next year promises to far exceed that which has just terminated. REVISION OF THE STAMP LAWS.—Among the measures in preparation for the next session of . Parlia ment, none will so interest end give so much sane:aim to the profession as the contemplated revision and Con solidation of the stamp laws. We have not ascertained whether there is to be a chance in the duties, if the monstrous inequalities that now deform them are to be removed, or whether they are to be imposed upon a strict rule of ad valorem. But thus much is certain, that many i of the inconveniences n the working of th e l a w are t o b e remo ved and facilities given to prretitioners to avoid the consequences of errors re coking from doubts in the law. One of the most useful and practical of these improve ments is a proNision that, in any case of doubt as to what is the proper stamp, an application may be made, on a statement of facts, to the Solicitor of Stamps and Taxes, and if such a stamp shall to affixed as he shall decide to be the proper one, such stamp shall afterwards be valid. —Law Times. THE LOCHY SU6PENSION-BRIDGE...-FORT WIL LIAM, DEC. 10.—We have had excellent weather here fur some time back, which has been of the greatest ser vice to the only public concern going on here, viz., the Lochy Ferry-bridge, now drawing last to completion. It is now open to foat-pas!engere, and will be ready for carriages within a week if the weather continues fine. It has a very handsome appearance. 'I he suspension only pillars are of granite,; the style is rustic reek-work, which gives it a very appropriate aspect. The iron work appears light, but, from its scientific arrangement, it will carry a greater weight than can be nut upon it with ordinary treflie. It is ceiculated to carry 310 tons. It has ft span of 240 Let, and the first stone was laid ou the 5.h or August last. Mr. Dredge, on whose plan it is, has tuperiuterded the whele personally, and so admirable have been his arrangements that, with one or two exceptions, the whole the workmen by whom the erection has been completed in this short period belong to the neighbourhood.--Inverness Courier.