The Sun. — London, England, 1841-11-06 00:00:00

EVENING SUN 5 9 fr ~t 0 be to 1 16 rot lOC during the Parliamentary season, and have generally' Se duced th e C hancellors of the Exchequer for the t i me b eing to partak of he' hospitality after dinner one of the numbe r lulls he Right Honour , able Gentleman and members to sleep, for the benefit of their di gestion, by reading aloud a paper on one of those dog 7latic points of human economy which never practically etibiters into the business circle of human affairs. The en thusiasm of the essayist in reading hie own transcendental to n inn, wholly prevents him from observing the some thehey of his supposed auditory ; his silence when of n „ ss saY—" big with the fate of Caesar an of " I 'e —.is exhausted, recalls his friends to the charms the wine and dessert, and their subsequent gravity and profound nods when he illustrates, or tediously re- P e at,s, the arguments they did not hear, convinces the el h o lbit ,r, o,f each succeeding dinner . party, that the Fi eels luster of the country will at once act on his he ws all and be supported by pamphlets from the pens I self pis sil in which friends. Such is the circle of Zdeceit which the members of the Political Eco lialY Cl u b move gently round, by means of the goo d hotneLers Co. Ricardo, Mr. wines of the Cockspur-street Took rdo, Mr. Mill, Mr. Holland were, Mr. e, Cel- r e Torrens, M r . J o nes Loyd, and Mr. Norman caw , all members of thi s h arm l ess but self-deluding and "le, caw thee little dining club." A. The North Devon Journal thus alludes to . the present ,iii_srtre.ssed state of the country :—" The distress of the 'Cretong classes in the manufacturing districts is gradually e ev n g itself upon public attention. The statements r.e tio 4113 We in the House of Commons, and the contradic °l:subsequently given to some of them, have led to anxi areitlicluirY en the part of many benevolent individuals; h ad b e result notonly confirms the representations which t-, een niade, but proves that the half had not been Pen e have availed ourselves of means which we hap -111,1*„° possess of instituting private investigation, pri tow"). directin g , our attention to the district which Dr. ae rerings statements have rendered so notorious ; and drew vet to fi n d that dark as was t h e picture which he truth Would h ave j ust ifi e d a ye t d ee p er colouring. te s T a king of the rumour of the appointment of a Pro le„-un„t Bishop to the See of Jerusalem, the Brighton te r b ur , re rnarks—" What right the Archbishop of Can litho,„,) can have to send a Bishop into a country of eenc e i —e 'anie governed by one of our Allies, we cannot Siete:* What would be said in England if the Grand °f ' pr o ; I v ere to o p en a mosque i n London, with a view lip i t , a ' e tY;ing the English? All the country would Upon ri ? 33. Then, why should we force our Bishops Th e f it )' belonging to another Sovereign?" . Po s e : _ el ,,lnwing remarks are from the Dublin Evening Ord El ‘.‘ in the deep disgrace of Lord de Grey and trti a e le ts-the ready professors of conciliation and , im fro . 9y__ !ee are forced to write the words, Judge prof s ,'.; As to Sir Robert Peel, no one believes his ,"e tai i nS . Expediency has ever been his mot t o , and forced u P a Inan or a measure just as he finds himself Lis circumstances, without the slightest regard to i t ~,east de clarations. But with Lord Eliot, at least, 4o;sesi, different—he had a character for straightforward now h ati c d , v nanY people, therefore, believed him ; but c a e f , a nda before the world as the stultified tool of - `Y and unprincipled faction amongst whom his ambition has brought him." A i t ,, I „"ZZY—TRADE— COMMERCE.' - W as e oA "ng of th e mason s connected with the strike u at the Crown and Anchor Tavern yesterday lueorig. There were at least 5,000 present. One reso enneuPr°Pesed was " th a t th e m e e ting condemned the lteeet." of those men who had been so unmanly as to it was r ) PinYment from Messrs. Grissell and Peto, and that s u Ped that no shelter would be given to them, and and ~411),.Pert should be denied to every lodging-house ttroo.vti'olic-house that took them in. Mr. Wakley tha.V.' advocated the cause of the masons, observing ;bottle ;vas contrary to human nature that 200 men " 41 )je et vol untarily throw themselves out of work, and tel,o, themselves to all the domestic privations conse the 'kW -re cin, unless they were actuated by some high Lthe Cr of duty." Another meeting will be held at at ' av ,en Hea, Drury-lane, next Wednesday even " e ight o'clock. Th e • COMMERCIAL REFORM. tO ertetthstress in Bethnal-green is increasing from week a bout i ; the workhouse has in it above 800 paupers, and etde a ,2 2o o receive out-door relief. The overseers have )ireli,it'ilred to f arm ou t th e p au per s at Norwood and e vere rr , l * vi The Spitalfi e lds workhouse is in the same " Iv tel state. 1.1 ) p„„ NAVAL AND MILITARY. Atlantice -Leland Islands, situated as it were between the v ent and Pacific oceans are regarded by many emi tocea , 'r our 4 ' authorities, as ca p a bl e o f forming noble ports tr efti „pships on the South American station. The r „ nt p s lslands are abo u t 200 in number ; and settle -44 have been formed on the East and West Falkland. inee t e s teen island is stated to be 130 miles long by 80 Nit a i n ; ; t he smaller island 100 miles long by 50 broad : e"4tag g toether 13,00 square miles, situated 360 Pots„et from the nearest main land. These islands 4 % ' littl e s h ort of 40,000 head of wild cattle, and Tl l , 4 l ,' ° ° o wild horses. Puti - ` - 'agle, 60, and Castor, 36, at Chatham, arc to be o n ". e „ n numission. liep o -thursday, the anniversary of the day. on which ket„eapitulated to the British, an address was pre v#ieCi to Sir Robert Stopford, the Governor of Green e‘eitsliespital, by the pupils of the Royal Naval School, lie :men- About 800 boys of the Greenwich schools, , I le - ;:j ur itY of Whom are the sons of seamen, and 200 , n th e sons of naval and marine officers, were present, tabu : C easion. They dined together afterwards, and, Per of s h erry, gave three cheers for the Governor, Ru bin. THEATRICAL. m eth ~ en arriving at Bayonne, is said to have been o f 4 . ,; (1 , 4 Per8011 of distinction from the Musical Lyceum 'Phei s C d . to urge him immediately to proceed to the Il tde r eaPital, whither the illustrious tenor started, "a Wort of 30 horsemen. ,14 p•UTERARY AND SCIENTIFIC. 1% 1 1 ,44 . s o ls „ he r , of Downing College, Cambridge, was gree sor n W ednesday,* the 3d inst., to the Dow' n e ing s 'et y of Medicine. The income of the office ,;"'• Per annum, but it is one of much honour, and ikeh curse of lectures is expected to be given, in ki4elinas Term 111 4 t. te w il r ell o v i Y m t r i e re the: fees demanded by the Dean and p at e -bb Westminster for the erection of monuments t ool 9•, that they are a constant subject of very tl Plaint among sculptors The monument to the of h h • ilea, pe a r ,a; ana, executed by Bacon, cost that artist, in lY 7004 18 R COURT -FASHIONABLE. . e L t erd a ° , 3lll Highness the Duke of Cambridge left town is v.,xnni,o, ruing, for the Military College at Sandhurst. ste vi 'enency Prince Esterhazy is expected to arrive .11 10 l e pna early next month. 'feel pike and Duchess of Beaufort leave Hampton t ith e lj ace to-day for Badminton. 4 1 te,l o u r k , e and Duchess of Sutherland leave the Earl r tiptl i i r 8 seat in Wales this day, for their place in 11;4e earl ktfo rd r t of Clarendon has returned to Grove Park, T o 4 tl e. of Kinnoul returned last week to Dublin hC eo „ otel on ;utuouer.ountess Baptiste Metaxa from Mivart's 1 1 . 4 trib t .„. MISCELLANEOUS. 1,;.% i:ingContemporary relates a strange story about 1Z i44 %; 4 1 alp having encountered in the e ars s 4 drifting vessel, having an officer and five ly °lttl board II f whom were fast asleep, and were 13{4114IN ' L ! "1 " 1 a the n firing of the Calliope's thirty-two e4 Ptiiti lt t ----if th i s s le epy crew had been reading . any of the ir tx l.lijot,sines proclamations or manifestos, lie e l' t h i o e n bub s i i inoninolen . ce is at once accounted for. thst - j'orporation console themselves by the re toul r, th e I : o 7 s u ci gh the , great s Repeal Agitator is a tee- The wir e r as covivial a host as they t,li tQ punishing M3ol' a bottle at their festivals. 'Mon, f Reporter announces the conversion to this7rother, the ultra-Tory Member for .I..incoln, say to K a eat' Ver Y Whiskers, we suspect, will bristle up, ist 4 k h 3 back, with horror. c:; l ,oti.. u .e n e A k Mr. Abraham Turner, of Charlestown, near 1 L'ire t ,".er-Lyne, died in his 100th year, having 11 ' grandchildren, 36 great grandchildren, and t'o 4t l ' e at grandchild; in all 85 persons. Upwards ttti„_ relations and friends accompanied him to his last ) 4 1 ; 71 ) 104e th unfortunate lunatic, who accompanied Lord ra:p from Greece, t and who beheld the poet expire, he Faversham Lunatic Asylum, but was l i h tl 'roti o the following Sunday. t ll i N -t :agi n strates, gentry, and clergy of Waterford_ (1.4 the forward to resist any agitation pursued by t' lagistrate of Dublin. ting was held tft 'Llen Monday last, at Shana A ha in n' e ,, e Gr . eat Rooms, i ° ';„ 4l society was formed to maintain by every 11- ' l4 - ' 44 1 means the legislative Union between Great 1 11 4144 Ir la_nd Z 4t e e d f :' e nds e of Parliamentary . Reform dined together .n 4 ;71%! evening at Anderton's Hotel, Fleet-street, i n. y 4 t4 4 „ - : 34 of the forty-seventh anniversary of the a l e . ",tiardHorne Tooke, and Thelwall, from the . 1 44 , They met," said the .Chair -41 - , ° l l ° - tr " e lebra e t a e so a n. occasion in which, if he might be 1 : - Ke t11 ; — ,expres s it, n the jaw-teeth of tyranny were t - 1 , 0 is mouth." Above 130 gentlemen were pre ,il4l4t the 1 4 • dinner Among other toasts was propoproposed, thory of Margarot Muir, Gerold, and Skirving, s of the Scotch Co ' Courts in 1794." 1,1 40 i,i)day, 1 , q5 3 1 is the anniversary of the death of Gustavus in 1632, fell at the battle of Lutzen. in 1817, the Princess Charlotte died. vlte Yesterday unera f the late Thomas Philipps, Esq., took at the parish church of St. Ann's, Soho. a t It ....,,,..........—,....... I tt / tr, it , jr 9 Nov. I.—Our coal trade has been 4 Ne l 'en cut up this year by the continual ' arrival of Qatic)lssQls with car oes for sale on ships acFount N , s lY m1f,,r,°,41 Sunderla g nd were disposed of liFre in th 7 e: . —l ' I eel of the year at the very low freight of / (lu l , l : l '; Q :ih es 'l r . 0 did hope - that the trade would be better h ,: r i arld urnm er ; over vess . els c9ntinued to arrive with re so and coals of a y inferior . description, which I.ll:l4lo,o•l4`itaattean exceedingly low freight, to induce the purclia-e them. - As low as 61. per keel 144 rt 11.4 ' Paid f o ' cargoes brought by Sunder be t .An during last month ships have h e . on e l*eli so t i t) arrive from L i n n derland, and their cargoes av STATE at Cl. 103. per keel freight. I.!f ) tet,: r ; Or TRADE IN MANCHESTER. --The • qtel liF' °44 Pretty generally entertained, that the r e ec i e re n_t v t ' 3 4,Z",ce from the United States would r caus sost,ertieA.t here, has not been realised. 4 4 ott,ller extensive orders were receiveld\bey Acadia, ilk_ 'ors, which had previously been given condition forbtheea that e l - v fully Confirmed ,• but the effect of these orders t l l 4red to have been fully anticipated, and the mark tluthatulufitetured goods, and particularly for printing L lt ecea W d a ss i quite a s , muchdepressed as any of those which -4 AD e t a ' n ,,c'r yarn the market was fiat ; but there 911-6 ' 3 ut prices, —Manchester Guardian. --A MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK, LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, Nov. s.—The Cotton market has been very dul l throughout the week, and prices of American descriptions are 4d. par lb. lower, prime quality excepted. There has been very little doing in Brazils and Egyptians ; the former are *d. to Id. per lb. lower, a nd the latter Id. per lb. , in all quali ties but the best. Surat have declined 4d. per lb. There has been taken on speculation 700 American and 500 Surat, and for exportation 300 American and 700 Surat; 800 white and 200 stained Sea Islands are announced for auction on Friday next. LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET, Nov. s.—The tran sactions are this reported at the Stock Exchange:— Eastern Counties, 7-a; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 431; Grand Junction, 190 ; Ditto, Quarter Shares, 254 ; London and Birmingham, 1564; Ditto,New Shares, 244; London and Brighton, 37; London and South Western, 52k; Midland Counties, New, 204; North Union, 754. MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, Nov. s.—There is a fair inquiry to-day, but, for want of Stock, scarcely any business done. Closing prices :—London and South Western, 52 to 52i ; Manchester and Leeds, 56 to 564 ; Manchester and Birmingham; 21 to 214; Midland Coun ties, 82 to 83 ; North Midland, 65 to 66. Cape of Good Hope Papers to the 11th of September have been received, but they do not contain any news of interest. THE FUNDS. Consols opened at 881 - 7 ,- for Money, and 881 -- for Account ; Spanish Active Stock 214 ; Passive 41 5 ; Portuguese Five per Cents. 29i 30 ; I. itto Threes 184. Very little business doing. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE. RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share. Great Western Ditto New London and Brighton London and Blackwall London and Birmingham ... 90 ls7i to North Midland South Eastern and Dover York and North Midland... JOINT STOCK BANKS. Australasia 4O ...... 504...... to Union of Australia. ... 25 COURSE OF EXCHANGE—(YESTERDAY ). Amsterdam CF. 12 4-IGibraltar . Ditto, at sight Rotterdam ...2 U. 12 8 Genoa . ... 25 85 Antwerp Hamburgh M. B. 13 13i Venice ... 47 Altona Paris, 3 days' sight ... 25 55 Palermo, per oz 1181 Ditto, 3 months 25 80 Lisbon Marseilles Bourdeauz 25 85 Rio Janeiro 27 Frankfort on Maine... 150* Bahia Petersburgh, 3Us ... 374- Buenos Ayres 8er1in..... ... ............ 7 New York, 21 days sight 44 Vienna, effec. 11. 3M. 954 Philadelphia Trieste ditto 56 PRI or BULLION, PER OZ. Madrid ' Cadiz 36 Foreign Gold, bars... 3 17 9 Bilbao 36 New Doubloons OO 0 Barcelona Seville PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, NOV. 4. 3 per Cent. Consols Three and Half Stock 974 'Grand Canal Stock .. Ditto Reduced ...... ... Ditto Debs. 6 per cent... Ditto New 1830......... 97i Ditto 4 per cent ... 3i par Cent. Debs. HALF PAST ONE. A slight improvement has taken place in the English Stock Market since the opening. Consols are now 83/ 89; for Money, and 89 for the Account - Three per Cent. Reduced 87-i i ; Ditto, Three-and-a:Half 974 i ; India Bonds par to 2 prem. Scarcely a bargain has been transacted in the Foreign Market, up to the present time. The following are the only quotations : Peruvian for the Account, 134 ; Spanish Active Stock, 211; Dutch Five per Cents., 99i. Not much business doing in the Share Market. London and Brighton has advanced to 381. per Share. Great Western, New, were 561 ; London and Blackwall 94 ; North Midland, 65 ; York and North Midland 801 to 81. QUARTER PAST TWO. Consols, Money, 88i 89 ; Ditto for Account, 89* ; Spanish, 21 *1 QUARTER TO THREE. The recent convulsions in the Tallow market have rendered it an object of much attention. The following are the latest statistics respecting the imports from Russia : Of the qurntity shipped there are:— 1841 52,700 28,675 To London Outports Great Britain Foreigners 1840 62,870 37,420 81,375 20,200 101,575 110,140 To be accounted for 23,425 Total casks 125,000 THE MARKETS—THIS DAY. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. There was a good show of Meat. The demand for Beef and Mutton was dull, but in prices little variation took place. The supply of Game and Poultry was good, the demand fair, and prices about the same as last quoted. Eggs dull of sale at previous rates. WHITECH4PEL MARKET. The trade was very sluggish, and had the weather been unfavourable prices would have been much lower. Beef, 2s. Bd. to 45.; Mutton, 2s. Bd. to 3s. 10d. ; Veal, 2s. Bd. to 4s. Bd.; Pork, 3s. Bd. to ss. Bd.; Lamb, 3s. to 4s. 4d. Clover, 31. to 51 . 18s.; Hay, 21. to 41. 10s.; Straw, 1/. 12s. to 1/. 16s. TEA MARKET. Prices were sustained, but the operations were limited. Company's Congou could not be purchased under Is. 10d. cash. The deliveries of Tea, however, keep large. TALLOW MARKET. The operations were fair, and prices were supported. P. Y. Candle on the spot, 475.' and 465. 9d. for delivery up to the end of the year. The arrivals still largs. WOOL MARKET. The demand was brisk at the public sales, and former rates were fully supported ; the principal part offered was disposed of. LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Nov. 6.—Wind this day at noon S., to S.W. DEAL, Nov. s.—Wind S.—Arrd. from the river and sld., Jamaica, Antigua ; Java, Sierra Leone ; British Queen, Azores. PORTSMOUTH, Nov. s.—Wind S.—Arrd. her Majesty's ship Seringapatam, Halifax—sailed 18th ult. OFF PENZANCE, Nov. 4.—Jane Thompson, Weymouth, Calcutta, with loss of bulwarks, head, cutwater, sails, &c.; Triton, Smith, Manilla—sld. 20th May, Anjer 7th July, Ascension 10th September, Fuyal 20th ult. ; Hartley, Bradford, Sierra Leone. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 5.--Wind S.S.E.—Arrd. Village Girl, Woof, Buenos Ayres ; Aurora, Sierra Leone ; Duchess of Portland, Demerara; Octorara, Philadelphia ; Mearus, Quebec; Envoy, Port Wallace; Euphemia, New foundland; Mermaid, Cephalonia. Sld. William Gillies, Bombay; Thomas Hunter, Africa; Resolution, Maran ham ; Lady Colebrook, Savannah; Italy, New York. STANG ATE CREEK, NOV. s.—Arrd. Pet, Smyrna. POOLE, Nov. 4.—Arrd. Findon, Wil!is, Quebec. COWES, Nov. s.—Arrd. Angelo, Virginia ; Persever ance, Adams, Faro. - OFF DARTMOUTH, Nov. 4.—Anna Maria, Fenwick, China and Cape. PLYMOUTH, NOV. s.—Wind E. by S.—Arrd. Eagle, London, for Port Philip. Sld. Mary Jane, Lima. Arrd. off, Nocton, Walker, Sydney, New South Wales. FALMOUTH, Nov. 4.—Wind . S.E. to E., fresh.—Arrd. Provost, Odessa ; Waterville, Leghorn , Wm. Duke, Xabia ; Hecla steamer, Texel for Batavia. Arrd. off, Ganges, Singapore ; Elizabeth Holderness, Miramichi ; Dahlia, Leghorn. SUNDERLAND, Nov. s.—Sld. Colony, St. Helena. THE QUEEN DOWAGER: The alarm excited by the bulletin of her Majesty's health received in town yesterday has been lessencd by the arrival in town this morning of the following bulletin : " The Queen Dowager slept at intervals during the latter part of the night, has been less harrassed by her cough, and her Majesty is somewhat more comfortable this morning. "DAVID DAVIES, M.D. " Sudbury Hall, Nov. 5, 1841." Immediately on the arrival of the above, the intelligence was communicated to her Majesty and Prince Albert, and the Royal Family. 0 wing to the interest excited by the critical state of her Majesty, the inquiries this morning at Marlborough House were very numerous. THE QUEEN. Her Majesty, we are happy to sate, continues in the enjoyment of excellent health this morning. COURT CIRCULAR. Her Majesty and Prince Albert walked yesterday morning in the garden of Buckingham Palace. His Serene Highness Prince Ernest of Hesse Phil lippsthal visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent at Clarence House, St. James's, yesterday. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge left town at seven o'clock yesterday morning for the Royal Mili tary College at Sandhurst. His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge arrived in town yesterday from Kew. Chief Justice Saunderson, of Trinidad, had an inter- Chief ay at the Colonial-office. view with Lord St anle y y ester The Governor of the Bank of England, and the De puty-Governor, had an interview is official Thane the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, hidin Downing-street. Despatches from the Governor of New South Wales. and from the Governor of Newfoundland, were received yesterday at the Colonial-011.m The lion. Miss Anson, Maid of Honour in Waiting on the Quceu, gave a sitting to Miss Boss yesterday, at Buckingham Palace, by command of her Majesty. THE QUEEN DOWAGER. The Members of the Royal Family received accounts of the health of her Majesty from Sudbury Hall, Derby shire, yesterday morning. Dr. Chambers was sent for yesterday morning t( attend her Majesty, and left town in the afternoon for Sudbury Hall. The following account of the state of her Majesty was received in town yesterday, and was exhibited at Marlborough House, Pall-mall, to all inquirers on the part of the Nobility and Gentry. " Her Majesty the Queen Dowager has had a restless night owing to the severity of the cough, and is this morning suffering from consequent exhaustion. " DAVID DAVIES, M.D. " Sudbury Hall, Nov. 4, 1841," THE SUN, LONDON. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6 1841. up(in the policy of the 3d of September, 1836, which had lapsed. Under ,these circumstances his Lordship was of opinion that the plaintiff was not entitled to recc ver, because the money had been paid, they having at the time full means of knowleke. Lord ABINGER—No full knowledge, because the evi dence of one of the clerks in the office was, that he had not only mentioned the fact several, times, but, according to the practice of the office, the lapsed policy was carried through five different books. Mr. THEsIGER—There was no doubt they had the knoviiedge at the time the policy lapsed, but the circum stance was forgot at the time of the payment of the money, and the question was, had they not a right to recover it, it having been paid under an evident mistake. The law upon the point was very obscure. It was laid down that all monies paid by mistake, but where the party had a full means of, knowledge, were not recover able; but he could find no authority for saying that where a party has the means of knowledge, but has not the actual knowledge at the moment of payment of the money, is precluded from recovering. The Learned Gentleman went at considerable length into the cases of Byas v.. Dickenson, Ist term Reports, 285; Bilby and Lumley, 2d, East 649; Cox and P ren ti ce , 3, Maule and Selwyn, 344; Wilkinson and Johnson, 3d; Barnewell and Cresswell, and Mills and Duncan, 6; Barnewell and Cresswell, 671; and trusted that as the law was so ob scure, and as the point in question was of so much im portance, the Court would see fit to grant him a rule. The COURT granted a rule to show cause why the ver dict should not be entered for the plaintiff for 1971. 10s. CHANCERY COURT-(THIS DAY). The Lord Chancellor took his seat in his Court at Westminster to-day shortly after ten o'clock. rN THE MATTER OF SWINDELL, A LUNATIC. The further arguments in this lunatic petition, which were opened yesterday, were resumed this morning, and occupied the Court the whole day. The object of the petitton was the removal of the Committee, on the ground of miscJnduct. We refrain from entering further into the particulars of the case till the arguments are concluded. VICE-CHANCE4Y`MS DAY ) (Before the VicE-CHANCELLOR of England.) Cause petitions occupied his Honour the whole morning. (Before Vice-Chancellor KNIGHT BaucE.) His Honour was engaged the entire day in hearing the arguments in a cause which presented no feature of pub lic interest. ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) GURDEN V. BADCOCK. Lord LANGDALE, after hearing Mr. Pemberton in re ply to this case, which was reported in our paper yester day, said that he did not think he should be satisfied to make an order without further information as to the de crees and directions of the Court in the suit. It ap peared that in 1791 a testator named Smithers charged his estate with certain debts and an nuities, and, subject to the payment of these, devised it to his son, with remainder to the plain tiffs, if his son should die before attaining the age of 21 years. Testator died, and his son also died before attaining the age of twenty-one years A bill was then filed to administer the trusts of the will, and for the purpose of procuring payment of the bequests, to those who were entitled under the will, and Mr. Dray son was appointed receiver of the rents and profits of the estate in the year 1806, and was continued as receiver by a decree made in February, 1808. In his life-time Mr. Drayson passed two accounts, and paid into Court the money chargeable to him on the balance. After his death his executor and executrix applied to the Court for leave to pay into Court the balance due from the roceiver, which application was made with full know ledge of his assets ; and upon their petition an or der was made for an inquiry, by which it appeared that the sum of 992/. was due from them on account of the receiver. This report was made in 1812, and the Master afterw Irds made his general report, and when the case came on for further direction it appeared that Mr. Bice, one of the persons entitled to the estate sub ject to the charges, was in possession of the estate, but what provision was made for payment of the charges did not appear. He (his Lordship), therefore, wished to see the decrees to know what was done. But it appeared to him that the charges provided for, and intended to be paid, still subsisted, and the money was due from the executors of the receiver which they were entitled to pay. There was then subsisting the order to pay into Court the sum of 9921., and unsatisfied claims to wards the satisfaction of which this sum was liable. In this state of things all the persons concerned in the case seemed to have abandoned attention to it. Mrs. Saunders, one of the persons entitled to an annuity under the will died in the year 1829 ; the conduct of the cause was given to the petitioners in 1830, and in 1841 they discovered that the sum of 9921. which ought to have been paid into Court in 1812 , had never been paid. It was said that it was extremely hard to come upon the parties after so great a length of time, but was there ever a time in which the executor did not know the state of the case ? It was matter of consideration over and over again, and instead of considering what it was their duty to perform the executors and his solicitor seemed to have considered it their duty to enter into an arrange ment with the tenant for life, and to set off this sum in part of payments made to him. If the receiver had taken upon himself to see that the charges on the estate were sa tisfied, and had then thought fit to make the payment there might be no reflection on him ; but he had thought fit to make this arrangement without regard to those who had prior claims. He (his Lordship) should not give a final opinion, but he was strongly impressed that the money must be brought into Court to satisfy those claims. QUEEN.S BENCH-(THIS DAY.) PHILIP JOHN MILES V. BOUGH. This was an action brought by the plaintiff as trea surer of the Clifton Suspension Bridge Company, of Bristol, to recover the amount of calls upon certain shares in that Company. The case was tried before Mr. Baron Maule at the last Gloucester Assizes, and a verdict had for the plaintiff for 171.105. Mr. Sergeant BOMPAS now moved fora rule to show cause why the verdict should not be set aside, and a non. suit entered, on the ground of the admission of improper evidence. The Company was formed some years since for the purpose of carrying into effect a plan for building a suspension bridge across the river Avon below Bristol, to the opposite shore of Somerset. A sum of money had been originally bequeathed by a gentleman for that purpose, which having accumulated to between 10,000/. and 15,000 L, an Act of Parliament was obtained, and a Company formed, with power to raise money upon loan or otherwise. At the trial the books of the Company were produced, but the resolution authorizing the calls was not signed by the Chairman as it ought to have been. Now, in the case of the South ampton Railway v. Richards, the same point had been raised. and it was decreed in that case that the books shculd be signed by the Chairman at the time when the meeting was ht 11 at which the calls were authorize l. Another objection was that there were - no Trustees within the meaning of the Act, as it was not proved that they had been regularly sworn. The COURT thought the Learned Gentleman was en titled to the rule, but as the question was one of some im portance, they would see Mr. Baron Maule in the first instance. COATES AND ANOTHER V. BURCH. This was an action for an escape out of custody upon an execution. It was tried before Mr. Justice Wight man, at the last Liverpool assizes, and a verdict had for the plaintiff for 831. Mr. CRESWELL now moved for a rule to show cause why the verdict should not be set. aside, and a nonsuit entered, for although the Learned Judge had decided the point which had been raised in favour.of the plaintiff, if it was ruled the other way the plaintiff must have been nonsuited. It appeared at the trial that there were two writs against the party—one in the hands of the officer, and the other in the Sheriff's-office, and in order to connect the Sheriff with the arrest it was necessary to prove the warrant. Keely, the officer, was called and was asked if he had the warrant, and he said he had not. The defendant's attorney was then called, and he was asked whether he had got the warrant. He (Mr. Creswell) objected to his being asked that question until he had first answered the question of whether all the papers which had come to him connected with the case had not come to him from his client for the purpose of defending the action. He replied in the affirmative, and the objection was then raised that answering such a question was a controversion of the privileges of his client, and that whatever passed between the attorney and client in reference to the case ought not to be dis closed. The Learned Judge, however, was of opinion that his having or not having the warrant was a question of fact to which he might speak. The Learned Coun sel referred to some authorities bearing upon the same point, but The COURT was of opinion that the question having been decided in a former case the other way, it would not be right in them now te raise a doubt. The rule, berefore, must be refused. WILLIAMS V. FORD. This was an action of replevin tried before Mr. Baron Maule at the last Wiltshire Assizes. There was an avowry of rent in arrear to the amount of 451., and a plea of payment. The Jury found a verdict for the defendant. Mr. ERLE now moved for a rule to show cause why the verdict should not be set aside and a new trial had, on the ground of its being against evidence. On the part of the plaintiff it was proved that after the rent be came due there was a sale of a portion of his property, which amounted to 4CI. The defendant was present, and said he had his own rent to pay, and requested plain tiff to let him have the 451. The son of the plaintiff went and borrowed 51., and the father having added that to the produce of the sale, handed it to the defendant. A servant of the plaintiff heard the defendant say he was in a hurry to go and pay his rent, and that he supposed the receipt would do at another time. Not withstanding that evidence, which was not contradicted, the Jury found for the defendant. There was no question about the 451: having been paid to the defendant, but there was a large sum due by plaintiff to defend ant for a considerable period, and the only question was whether the payer, in handing over the money appro priated it to the rent, or gave it to the creditor to be ap plied to the liquidation of a portion of the old debt. He did not think under these circumstances that any other conclusion could be come to than that the plaintiff was entitled to a verdict, and there being no fact to dis credit the witnesses for the plaintiff, he was entitled to say that the verdict was contrary to the evidence, and that the case should have a reconsideration. Lord DENMAN said the Court would consult Mr. Baron Maule as to his view of the case. EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY KELLY V. SOLARI. This action was brought by Mr. Alderman Kelly, as ; one of the Directors of the Argus Life-office, to recover from Mrs. Solari the sum of 1971. 10s. alleged to have been paid to her in mistake. It was tried before Lord Abinge rat the sittings in London after last Term, when, under the direction of his Lordship, the Jury returned a verdict for the defendant, he at the same time giving the plaintiff's counsel leave to move to enter the verdict for the plaintiff if he was wrong in the law. Mr. THESIGER now moved accordingly. He said the late Angelo Solari had three policies upon his life in the Argus office, one for 4004 dated 3d August, 1836, one for 2001., the one in question, dated 3d September, 1836, and one for 400/., dated 23d May, 1837. The premiums upon the policy effected in September, 1836, amounting co 13/. 165., was payable quarterly, viz. 31. 9s. on the 3d March, the 3d June, 3d September, and 3d December ; and there was a provision in the policy that it should cease in case of the non-payment of the premium within 21 days after it became due. It appeared that Solari received notice on the 3d September, 1840, that the pre mium was due. He did not pay, and consequently the policy expired on the 23d September. On the 18th Octo ber Angelo Solari died. On a day in the February fol lowing application for the amounts of the poli cies was made at the office by Mr. Rapallo, on behalf of Mrs. Solari, the defendant. It ap peared that one of the Directors, named Clift, being made aware of the fact of the premium not having had written on the policy the word " lapsed" but when Mr. Rapello calkd for payment, the b a ine c e t p u ne a np r c y aiild ieing then in the country, and the director Clift having no recollection of the facts at the moment he paid the sum of 9971. 10s. to Mr. Rapallo on behalf of Mr. Solari, the - der9liclant inolittling i n. that s4ra 1974 los. BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) EXPARTE CIIILDE. Mr. DOWDESWELL made an application to the Court on behelf of a person named Childe, for three rules, calling upon the Rev. C. Langley to reinstate the appli cant in the offices of parish clerk of the Church of St. Clement's, Wallingford, and of parish clerk and sexton of the Church of St. Mary's, Wallingford. It appeared from the affidavit of the applicant that he had held the offices in question prior to the appointment of the Rev. C. Langley as Rector, and that the Reverend Gentleman had dismissed' him from these offices. The only reason alleged for • dismissing him from the office of parish clerk of St. Clement's was, that ,he had refused to deliver up the keys of the church, and in the case of St. Mary's the reason alleged for dismissing him from the offices of parish clerk and sexton was drunkenness. The applicant on oath denied the truth of these things. The Learned Counsel contended that the Rector had no authority whatever to dismiss the appli cant in the manner he had done, and, therefore, he applied to the Court for redress.—. Application granted. LECTURES ON ANIMAL mAG- NETISM. (From the Midland Counties Herald.) Monsieur Lafontaine, whose recent exhibitions at the Hanover-square Rooms, London, as well as in other parts of the kingdom, have excited no small degree of interest amongst scientific men, has been lecturing during the past and present week at the Birmingham Athenaeum, to very respectable and numerous audiences. Monsieur Lafontaine's exhibitions are preceded by an essay, in French, giving a brief history of Mesmerism from the period of its discovery, the mode of operation adopted, and the effects produced on certain individuals who have been subjected with manipulations. Beingunable tocom municate with his audience in English, M. Lafontaine-has availed himself of the services of M. O'Flanagan, of Great Charles-street, professor of the French and other Con tinental languages, who has been the medium of com munication each evening between the lecturer, or rather the operator, and the assembly, for the essay is trans lated and read by Mr. O'Flanagan. The following is, we believe, a correct abstract of the essay read on Wed nesday evening ; the essay preceding the exhibition on Friday being chiefly occupied with a catalogue of cures performed under the influence of magnetic power, and a description of those diseases in which Mesmerism might be employed with advantage as a sanatory agent. Mesmer announced his discovery to be a universal fluid existing throughout all nature, forming in animated bodies the principle of life, capable of transmission from one to another, and producing by means of this communication effects more or less sensible, A com mission was named by the University of Paris to examine the principles which served as a basis to the theory, to report on the effects produced, and the treatment adopted. It is proper here to state that the commission, as well as other learned bodies, while they acknowledged the existence of mag netic power, and the influence of man on man through that medium, decided against its efficacy for sanatory purposes. A covered wooden bowl, from which emeged iron rods—a rope, by which the patients were surrounded while holding each other's hands, were the instruments employed, and to which were attributed the property of concentrating the fluid spread through the atmos phere, of transmitting it to each individual, and of making it circulate from one to the other. This action was augmented by the magnetic process, which, at one time, was used concurrently with the above prepara tions, and at other times employed alone. This con sisted in rubbing—simple conta2t—or pressure on the epigastrium, hypogastrium, and the lower region of the stomach—in direct movements of the rod, or merely of the finger, upon the persons magnetised. Among the effects which resulted, some were internal, and could be known only by the relation of him who felt them ; such were heat in that part of the body in contact with the iron bars—the circulation of a fluid, favoured by the chain of invalids placed in a circle and holding each other by the hand—an impression of heat or cold, of comfort or discomfort, excited by the proceedings. The external results manifested themselves by yawning, perspiration, tears, laughter, agitation, convulsions more or less violent, sleep, suspension of the senses, and evacuations of divers natures. The convulsions were very violent, and lasted sometimes three hours, rapidly passing from one to another; so that twenty or thirty persons often presented this result, which was considered a most favourable sy Of the truth of the existence of this fluid phy sical proofs were wanting, and they were obliged to con fess that it fell not under the evidence of the senses, and that its existence could only be demonstrated by its ac tion on living bodies. Somnambulism was soon found to be in many instances combined with mag netism, and produced along with it many remark able results. The French Revolution, which over turned everything for a while, threw magnetism into the back ground; but in 1816 it re-appeared on the stage, but this time denuded of all the paraphernalia to which we have alluded above, and substituting for the theory of a universal fluid, the doctrine of an individual vital fluid, accumulated or secreted in the brain, to which the nerves served as conductors. This fluid is subject to the will, and may, under its influence, be attracted, and directed in any substance, living or dead. But the main difference in the practice consists in the admission of the will of the magnetiser as: to the emission of the fluid, and the pro duction of magnetic phenomena. Violent convulsive mo tions have partially diminished, if not entirely ceased ; so far from being produced by magnetism, they are, under the new system, considerably diminished by it. The sensations experienced by the patient may be said now to consist chiefly in a pleasing langour, and an invincible heaviness; the pulse beats fuller and more regular, and in process of time the patient, who is successfully subjected to it, loses all consciousness. Many diseases are said to be cured by magnetism. It would perhaps be better to assume, that as its action is entirely through the nerves, it is only persons of a more or less nervous temperament who are likely to be benefited by it. These dis eases are, for the most part, of a nervous charac ter, as epilepsy, hysteria, and convulsions of every kind. The indications of Mesmeric influence may be classed under the heads of somnolence, profound sleep, catalepsy, somnambulism, clairvoyance, and previ • sion. The three first of these effects were repeatedly exhibited in the course of M. Lafontaine's exhibitions. At the close of the lecture on the 'Wednesday evening, M. Lafontaine proceeded to magnetise one of his sujets, a young girl of about eighteen years of age. In a few mi nutes she became profoundly comatose, and perfectly in sensible to all that was transpiring around her. The magnetiser then proceeded to prove her insensibility by placing immediately under her nose a phial containing a' strong solution of ammonia, which she inspired without evincing tle slightest expression of uneasiness. After wards, a lighted lucifer match was placed in the same position, and produced no manifest effect on the compo • sure of the countenance. Next, percussion caps were ex ploded by a pistol close - to the ear, whilst every precaution was insisted upon by the audience which might prevent collusion, but she gave no start, and moved not a fibre. Afterwards her arms were, by certain passes, rendered rigid and cataleptic, and were retained in the extended position for snore than an hour and a half; and the lower extremities in like manner. Whilst the arms were thus horizontally extended, an electro-magnetic current from a powerful arrangement was made to pass through them; but, although her arms were shaken by the violence of the current, her countenance gave no indication of sen sibility. Throughout all these and other operations, as of pinching, and the introduction of pins into the arms and face, she remained in a state of profound sleep, until she was aroused from it by certain passes made by M. Lafon taine. A young man now made his appearance, of a sallow olive complexion, and of about seventeen or eighteen years of age. He was seated in an arm-chair, and sub mitted to similar manipulations, with analagous results. The magnetiser, however, rendered his entire body cata leptic ; so that when he was raised to the perpendicular, he balanced to one side or the other by every impulse communicated to him by either of the gentlemen whose united strength was required to keep him in that position. Whilst thus circumstanced, M. Lafontaine, by sonic passes made behind him, released his limbs, and, supported by the gentlemen already alluded to, he was made to take a few steps; his power to do so, however, was at once cut off by the magnetiser, and at a given signal from one of the audience which could not have been by possibility noticed by the young man, his limbs became as rigid and immo vable as before. After being liberated from this condi tion, he descended the platform, followed by the young girl, in apparently perfect health, and with the greatest ease imaginable. A gentleman, one of the audience, now presented himself (Mr. Jabet, a solicitor of our town), and declared himself willing to submit to the manipulations of the magnetiser. M. Lafontaine begged to say, by his inter preter,that though it was possible he might not succeed in producing somnolency in the first instance in Mr. Jabet, he would yet attempt to do so, if his audience would preserve a perfect silence. These terms were readily complied with, and in about ten minutes the eye-lids - of Mr. Jabet fell, and he became somnolent. In this state he remained for about a quarter of an hour, when the magnetiser disengaged him Ilona his torpor, and Mr. Jabet proceeded to detail the sensations he had expe rienced. At the next meeting the effects of mes merism, or rather of magnetism, upon disease, were discussed ; and at the close of the lecture, in which , as on te former evening, efficient service was rendered to M. Lafontaine by the interpretations of Mr. O'Flanagan, the same manipulations were practised upon the two principal sujets. Mr. Levison, one of our sur geon-dentists in Birmingham, then submitted himself to the treatment of the magnetiser, and in a little time be came somnolent. M. Lafontaine rendered one of his legs catele - ttic, and Mr. Levison sat for a quarter of an hour without any power, as he himself declared, to move it from the position in which it had been placed. Mr. R. Collis next presented himself, and declared himself will ing to give IN. to one of the medical charities of Bir mingham, provided the operator should render him sothholent. Though the operator considered Mr. Collis as by no means an " impressible" subject, but quite the reverse, owing to his robust health, he yet engaged in the manipulations, and persisted in them for nearly 10 minutes, but without any apparent result. Mr. Collis kindly said that though no impression was produced, he would yet give 51. to one of the hospitals, to which M. Lafontaine replied, by his interpreter, that he should be happy to mesmerise every gentleman in his audience on the same terms. Mr. Jabet now again assumed the chair, and in a few minutes both his arms and legs were extended and ren dered perfectly cataleptic. In this otherwise painful and altogether impracticable position he retained them for nearly twenty minutes, and would have continued to do so but for the manipulations of M. Lafontaine, who now liberated him from his restraint. On restoration from his somnolency, he assured the audience that he was totally unable to let his limbs fall into their proper posi tion, though he retained h is consciousness, andßeard w hat was transpiring around h im. Pins were pushed into his hand; but without producing any pain. We forbear making any observations upon these phenomena, and shall report in our next the proceedings of the sub. I sequent reunions Mesmeriques. ,ge LEFROY A JUDGE! !--It is even so. OUT Orange masters, who have been so profuse in their pro fessions of conciliation, and of their determination to exclude partisans from the a dministration of justice, have determined to appoint Mr. Lefroy—the most osten • tatious, unscrupulous, Orange partisan amongst the entire faction—to adjudicate upon the lives and liberties of the Catholics of Ireland !—Publin Evening Post. ANTI-CORN -LAW LEAGUE.--ACCOrding to the Anti-Bread -tax Circular, a great special meeting of the deputies of the League has been called for the 17th instant,' for business solely. Its attention will be princi pally directed to the arrangement of a plan of proceed ings during the winter campaign. Circulars have been issued; and a numerous attendance is expected. THE FIRE IN THE TOWER.---While the fire prevailed, the military, in searching for property, found a 51. note in one part of the Armoury, Si. worth of Pest office s tamps in another, and a tin bo x , w hi c h t h ey t h rew aside, believing it contained snuff. The tin box was af terwards found among the ruins, and contained jewels to the amount Of 4,0001. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY) . The Court was occupied the whole of the morning with motions of course, which presented no feature of the slightest interest. BOW-STREET.—(THIS DAY.) John Kennot, Thomas Packard, and John Packard, were placed at the bar before Mr. Hall, charged on sus picion with having administered deleterious drugs on yesterday evening to a man named Aurigier, thereby causing his death. The prisoner John Packard was not present during the first part of the examination of witnesses. _ John Kemp, a cab-driver, was sworn, and deposed as follows :—About half-past two o'clock this morning, a boy came to me at my stand in the Strand, and told me to go to a druggist's shop in Drury-lane, to take up a gentleman. I went to the shop, which is the second house from the corner of Russell-street, towards Holborn. I waited about half an hour in the house, when a gen tleman, whom I supposed to belong to the shop, but it was neither of the prisoners now present, came down and brought me hal fa glass of brandy and water. After waiting for about another half hour the prisoner Kennot and the other gentleman brought down a gentleman very much in toxicated. The prisoners and the other man took the de ceased into a back room, where they gave him some drink, telling him to take it, and that he would be bet ter. I was in the front shop. I could not see anything, but I heard them urge the deceased once or twice to drink. They then took him up stairs again, and I heard one of the prisoners tell the man to lie down, and that he would be better. About ten mi nutes or a quarter of an hour after that they brought him down stairs again and put him in the cab. I saw the prisoner Kennot and the gentleman who is not now present. The prisoner Kennot and the other person got on the box . with me. They told me to drive to the Hummums, in Covent Garden. I did so, and we stopped there.- The prisoner and the other gentleman got down, and one of them gave me a half-crown, de siring me to drive the drunken man in the cab to 18, Chancery-lane. I did so, but I found no one up at the house, and after knocking for some time I drove back again to the shop in Drury-lane. After ringing the bell, and not finding any one answer, I brought the man to the station-house in Bow-street. I immediately saw the inspector, to whom I stated what had occurred; and he told me he could not interfere in the case; and I again returned to the shop, but could not gain admittance. I brought the gentleman back to Bow-street ; I then took him out of the cab, and tried to set him standing on the pavement, near the end of Arch-street. A police constable then came up, and, on looking at the man, said he was dying or dead. I told the constable what had occurred. I thought myself at the time that the mkn was dead. The gentleman was then conveyed on a stretcher to the Bow-street station-house. I afterwards returned, with a constable, to the shoe, in Drury-lane ; but we could obtain no admittance. On returning to the station-house again I met the two prisoners, and having p Anted them out to the constable, he took them into custody. Police-constable F 51, stated that he had seen the de ceased when brought out of the cab, as stated by the preceding witness. He took the number of the cab, after saying that he thought the man was dead. The man was brought to the station-house, and put into a cell. Witness afterwards took the prisoners into cus tody, they having been pointed out to him by the cab driver. A surgeon was then sent for, and he found the man was dead. When the prisoner Kennot was told of that he said he knew nothing about it, and he denied that he had been present when the man was put into the cab. He afterwards admitted that he had been in the house of the druggist at the time the circumstance had occurred. John Hambley stated that he was a Sheriff's Officer, and by virtue of a warrant of the Sheriff of Middlesex, he had levied an execution at the house of Mr. Packard, in Drury-lane, against his goods, and left the deceased in possession. It was then between twelve and one o'clock. To the best of his belief, he saw the prisoner Packard in the house. At the time he left the deceased in the house he appeared to be perfectly sober. There were four or five persons in the house, but he could not say the prisoner Kennot was one of them. The Sheriff's officers were now in possession of the house. Charles Pearson, an errand boy to Mr. Packard, stated that he was in the house yesterday, when the man was put in possession by the Sheriff's-officer, and he:continued to remain there during the day. The deceased had been playing cards in the evening, in the kitchen, with a servant woman, and the witness heard him several times call for gin. He got no gin ; but Mr. Packard, the brother of one of the prisoners, came and told him to come into the pal lour where he gave him some rum and water. That was between six and seven o'clock. The wit ness went afterwards into the room and saw the deceased drinking. Mr. Paeakrd and the two prisoners were with him. Witness knew it was ruin and water, because his master had given him some of the same drink out of the same bottle, but not from the same glass. The other three parties had wine glasses and a bottle of wine on the table. Witness then left the room, and did not re turn for about a quarter of an hour. They were then sitting as before. No one but his master seemed at the time intoxicated. The parties afterwards had supper ; and, about two o'clock in the morning, wit ness went to the Strand to call a cab. He saw his master and the prisoners take the man up stairs while the cabman was waiting; and his master and the pri soner Kennot afterwards brought him down. They drove away with him in the cab, and they returned in about half an hour. Mr. John Richard Packard, the elder brother of one of the prisoners already under trial, was here brought in and also placed at the bar. Jemima Cato stated that she was a servant in the house of Mr. Packard. The deceased had been playing cards with her on yesterday evening. He had asked her to go for 3s. 6d. for him to her master. It was then about 12 o'clock. The deceased had taken supper with her in the kitchen, and had had a pint of porter. A little after twelve o'clock the deceased had gone into the room to her master. They then had supper served to them. They remained in the room till about two o'clock ; and the witness had been there during the whole time, ex cept that she had gone for a moment for a plate. The parties present were herself, the deceased, and the three prisoners. They had four bottles of sherry, which the gentlemen drank; and they afterwards had each a glass of brandy. The deceased had drank some rum and water ; he left part of it, which the boy drank. The deceased_ had taken a glass of gin and water early in the day ; he had afterwards taken porter four times, and the rum and water which the witness had mixed. Besides the four bottles of sherry there had been also a bottle of port drunk. She had seen the deceased on the sofa when her master had given him some soda. Her master and Mr. Ken not afterwards drove away with him ; and they re turned in less than an hour. Her master had been very tipsy . . The prisoners were then removed in the custody of the police, and ordered to be brought up again on Tuesday. On Monday a Coroner's inquest will take place upon `he body of the deceased. ~. THE LONDON, CROYDON, AND BRIGIITON RAILWAY.—The inconvenience arising from the stoppai_ of this line has been partly removed by the steps taken by the Directors. The trains now run up close to the spot where the slip took place. The passengers then alight, and, ascending some steps to the top of the em (nearly three miles), have been em bankment, walk to the other side of the obstruction, where a train is in readiness to proceed to Croydon and Brighton. The omnibuses and coaches, which for the EP.—Mr. D. Webb, first two days conveyed passengers along the high road discontinued. the weight of fat with the to tEhexSTy(RlAenol:mp EXTRAORDINARY butcher, of Homend-street, in this town, requests us to state, that he last week killed a small ewe slit ep, which (size of the sheep) the greatest curiosity of the kind atAißonY SHE which ever fell under his observation. The animal he considers (comparing (which was five years old) weighed only 1011 s. per quar ter ; she had in her inside 9Pbs. of rough fat and the weight of suet on each kidney was Vbs. The sheep was fed on Malvern Hill.— Worcestershire Chronicle. Hutchinson, who for the last forty years has been the chief stable-man at the Pavilion, dredon Thurs day last, after A severe illoos.—Brighton Herald. . • FIRE IN THE TOWER OF LONDON. About mid-day yesterday smoke issued from one of the apartments in the Bowyer Tower, indicating that the devouring element was not yet powerless, but it was soon extinguished. The scaffolding erected in front of the grand entrance for the purpose of saving the sculptured coat of arms (and which has been contracted for by Messrs. Harri son), is now nearly completed, and hopes are entertained that this fine work of art will be taken down with very little injury. It was executed by the celebrated Gib bons, and great merit is due to the Board of Ordnance for their attempts to save it. Colonel Gurwood, Governor of the Tower, who left England for the Continent on Saturday morning last, has not yet returned. Despatches were forwarded to him on Monday, acquainting him with the melancholy disaster, but it is supposed that they' have not yet reached his hands. The Board of Ordnance met again yesterday, and proceeded with the investigation, Colonel Peel in the Chair. Mr. Swifte, and several gunsmiths were exa mined, but the profoundest secrecy is observed. No person is allowed to go over the ruins, unless pro vided with an order in Major Elrington's name. That portion of the Tower denominated the view de partment, in which the arms were inspected previous to being brought into service, is entirely destroyed, and my riads (it may almost be said) of cavalry swords, carbines, and fusees are blended in one undistinguishable mass in the cellars beneath. Major Elrington, the Governor, on Tuesday submitted to his Grace the Duke of Wellington a report contain- ing all the,. circumstances relative io the fire, and yester day the following communication from his Grace rela tive to the subject was publicly read to the officers and entire battalion of Scotch Fusileer Guards on the *ade fronting the Armoury. " London, November 3, 1841. " Sir—l beg to communicate to the officers of the Tower and the warders the expression of the sense I en tertain of the general zeal, alacrity, diligence, and in telligence which they displayed in the performance of the laborious duties imposed upon them in consequence of the occurrence of the late calamitous event in the Tower. " I selected them for the appointments which they hold in the Tower for those very qualifications in the performances of their duties in their several regiments ; and I am happy to find that the public have had the ad vantage of being served by men of this description. " I will not fail to report their conduct in such quar ters as that a knowledge of their merits may reach our most gracious Sovereign. " I have the honour to be faithfully yours, " Major Elrington. " WELLINGTON." WOOL WICH.—Nov. 5, ROYAL ARTILLERY. GENERAL ORDER, OCT. 29, 1841. The Master-General directs the following circular from the Horse Guards, dated Ist inst., to be promul gated in general orders to the Royal Artillery, and de sires in the event of parties of Artillery being required to escort deserters by railway, that the army practice be adopted. (Signed) J. E. JONES, Lieutenant-Colonel, Assistant Adjutant-General. (Circular.) " Horse Guards, Oct. 1, 1841. " Memorandum.—The General Commanding-in-Chief desires that escorts proceeding by railroads in charge of deserters do not load their muskets until they shall have quitted the train, and that whilst travelling by the rail road-carriages the deserters may be handcuffed. " By command of the Right Honourable the General Commanding-in-Chief. (Signed) J. MACDONALD, Adjutant-General." ROYAL MARINE OFFICE. The following appointments and promotions, dated Nov. 3, have taken place in the Royal Marines: — First Lieut. James Buchannair, of the Woolwich divi sion, to be Captain, and appointed to the same division, vice Captain W. Wood, placed on half-pay. First Lieut. Henry George Mitford, of the Woolwich division, to be Captain, and appointed to the Chatham division, vice Capt. H. G. Morrish, placed on half-pay. Second Lieut. John H. Mercer, of the Woolwich divi sion, to be First Lieut. in the same division, vice Buchan nan, promoted. Second Lieut. George W. Whiting, to be First Lieut. and appointed to the Woolwich division, vice Mitford, promoted. The funeral of the late Lieut.-Colonel Sir F. G. G. Lee, Knight, took place privately this morning at ten o'clock. The body was interred in the parish church yard of Woolwich. ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY. The gentlemen cadets, having obtained permission, held a masquerade last evening, and the proceedings were conducted with great spirit and the highest satis faction to all parties. The RacquetsCourt was covered in for the occasion, a gallery erected for the accommo dation of their friends and the families of the officers and respectable gentry in the neighbourhood, and the whole space very tastefully decorated with transparen cies, a profusion of lamps and evergreens, and had a very fine effect. Shortly after eight o'clock Major- General Sir George Whitmore, K.C.H., Lieutenant- Governor of the Institution, arrived, and was received by the band of Royal Artillery playing " God save the Queen," and the gentlemen cadets all standing unco vered. Dancing then commenced, and the evening was spent in the greatest harmony. The masks were excel lent, and the characters well sustained, particularly three young gentlemen, who sung the Canadian boat song. There appeared to be every variety of costume usual on such occasions, and got up with great taste, considering the idea of the masquerade had been so short a time in contemplation. At halt-past eleven the band again played " God save the Queen," and the company separated after a delightful evening's entertainments. EXTREME MEASURES. The Sun newspaper has startled the monopolist journals by advocating the doctrine that the people are the proper judges whether a law ought to be obeyed, and that the Corn-law, being murderous in its consequences, ought to be evaded, or if possible resisted. The Sun puts the matter entirely on the ground that the Col n law violates the great principles of right upon which all society is founded, the right of every man to live by the sweat of his brow. There can be no doubt of the truth of this position. We should deem it meritorious to evade the Corn-law, and if, to-morrow, we could land a million barrels of flour on our coasts, and deliver it to the starving operatives of Yorkshire and. Lancashire, free of the landlord's tax, we should consider ourselves not merely justified in rendering so great a service to the cause of humanity, but actually performing a duty to the God of justice, who has declared in his sacred volume, that the food of the whole earth was created for the use of all mankind. V -- The Sun puts the question of resistance to the Corn law as a matter of expediency only ; the people being left to decide whether they are able to resist it success fully. By " the people" we presume our Contemporary means something more than the great majority of the people. There can be no doubt that five-sixths of the community are opposed to the Corn-law. Would The Sun then counsel rebellion ? Nothing of the kind. That able and excellent Journal knows very well that some thing more than numerical strength is required. We must have a large preponderance of the mind, the wealth, and the religious feeling of the country on our side, to which point we are fast approaching, and then we shall be able to resist the Corn-laws, not by rebellion, but by the more effectual means of abolishing them. We have formerly called in question the right of the landowners to make a monopoly of the first necessaries of life. Monopolies, by the Sovereign, were declared illegal by the highest authorities more than a century ago. They were, in consequence, wholly abolished, and if our present monarch were to attempt to revive the system, it would be perfectly legal in her subjects to re sist her authority in that particular, and the judges would give to such resistance the sanction of law. The time is, we trust, not far distant when it will be held equally a violation of the law of the land for the land lords, or any other class, to do what the Queen is pro hibited from doing. As the Monopolist journals appear to be somewhat fluttered by the doctrines put forth by The Sun, we must take the opportunity of telling them that similar views are rapidly taking hold of the p ublic mind. There is an increasing distrust spreading, as to the possibility of abolishing the corn monopoly by peaceful means. Sug gestions pour in upon us from many parts in favour of all sorts of schemes for accomplishing our object. One of the greatest dangers to which the patrons of the Morning Post and the other honest advocates of monopoly (we do not include the hectoring Times in the number) are exposed, is their profound ignorance of the state of public opinion. They would do well to regard the doc trines so ably advocated by The Sun, h o wever distasteful, a as the opinions of large and continually , in creas i ng . body of the commu nity.—Anti- Bread- tax Circular, STRANGE DELUSION.—On Wednesday a long investigation was gone into before Mr. Baker, the Co roner, at the Royal Oak , Galway-street, St. Luke's, on the body of Elizabeth Morgan, aged 55, whose death was alleged to have been caused through improper treatment. Maria Walker, of 31, Cross-street, Islington, said she had known the deceased about 12 months, by living at No. 41, Ironmonger-row, St. Luke's, and for some time past she had suffered from a spasmodic affection. On Tuesday last she was sent for to attend the deceased, and found her very ill, and complaining of a violent pain. Hot fomentations, castor oil, and leeches had been ap plied, but no medical gentleman was called in, it being against the religious tenets of the sect to which the de ceased belonged to do so. The deceased might have had one, but she declined, sayinn' 40 could do her no good. The sect, to which sh e a l so belonged, styled themselves " the Church of Jesus Christ and Latter-day Saints," their place of meeting being in Castle-street, Cow-cross. They dated their origin from the Apostles, and treated their sick according to th e f o ll ow i ng , t a ken from the last chap ter of the Epistle o f St. J ames —" If any be ill amongs you, ye shall eall f or th e elders of the Church, and anoint ry yourself with oil i n th e name of the Lord." The jury returned a verdict of " Natural Death," with abotfteetshecatt the present inquiry would act as a caution to SHORT Ts"Pg tu how they acte ji4t '2.—We are sor r y to medical cases for the future. h av e to an nounce ' that seven of the large mills in Bradf or d corn last. Thi s is menced running short time on Monday " —York Courant. another of the " signs of the TiT atand belys mad on 's an s d i i• u n i - board The Limerick following :_4, Newis o n , j a i i n v , i, backs,o i n n e a l s - d m h ai e c: rippard, also new heds, ribs, assy, painter." APPLES.Mr. John Mead, t o he sh s e h gn ortest notice. N.B. Choes mended, &e.—Pat MAGNUM BONUM from an espalier in his garden , 17 ap ples, recen tly gathered F a rm, in the parish of Fivehead, Somerset, of Stowey 131 inches each , and in horizontal t h r ee of which weighed 3lbs., and measured round the nose and stem Slgirth2 F Es i whets ; they arvuormer as gopd its great. EVENING LITERATUR: A RUN THROUGH THE UN. I - UN 1 -i: 0 , i -• 1 " 4. . I ', . 7,/,‘ ; i t': .. -----*.4- • ‘ii\l4l.*___*_: izo. , 4 2 Vols. Co&urn, London The author of the se vo l umes I, A them in his pref ace , w h en h e sa p avys, h consist of Letters " hastily and carelessly written, and in a great measure occupied by the. trivial subjects of an every-day tour over a beaten track." A better idea could not be formed of the character of their contents than is contained in these words. The Letters are, in deed, for the most part, crude and careless, fly ing from theme to Theme—as the author flew from place to place—with railway speed and telling us nothing respectinc , the United States that has not been told a hundred times already. In vain have we searched for something fresh or novel in the Letters. All is hacknied; though it must be added, to the author's credit, that he tells a truism, or describes a well-known scene, in a pleasant, good-humoured manner. His opinions, too, of the Americans are all of a con ciliatory nature. He appears to have been uni formly well treated by them, and in return is resolved that they shall experience no other than kindly treatment at his hands. As, how ever, his views are at best but superficial, and his opportunity of forming correct estimates of men. and things were extremely limited, we must be. careful not to lay too much stress on his opi nions, especially when we find them at vari ance with those of more experienced American travellers. The most amusing portion of his work are his sketches of the Shakers—a curious religious sect, whose founder, it seems, it was Anne Lee, an Englishwoman; she came from the old country some years ago, and established the first family at Niskayuna, near Albany. The Shakers regard her as nearly equal to the Saviour, or rather as a female Saviour; and as sert themselves to be the only persons on whom the light of the Spirit has shone." If we mis take not, Captain Marryatt has given us some piquant sketches of these comical fanatics, and Mr. Buckingham has more than once made mention of their vagaries. The New York chambermaids, we are assured, are ladies of re markably chaste and delicate sensibilities. Their virtue takes alarm at the slightest thing, and though " they will condescend to make your bed and clean your room during the time you are at breakfast, yet neither love, nor money, nor compassion either, will persuade one of these American Dianas to enter your apartment at a later hour of the day." This is the very sub lime of prudery, and to our less squeamish Eng lish chambermaids, must appear little less than. miraculous. "I was vastly amused with this re finement," continues the author, " and asked one of the chambermaids if she would do me the favour to sew a button on the collar of a shirt which I proffered to her. She started back from the dilapidated vestment, dangled her two hands from her wrists, locked aghast, and ut tering that universal word of American asto nishment ' Lawk 1' . turned away, and told me she would send a man for the thing.'" These volumes have come out just at a seasonable pe riod, when M'Leod's trial has attracted all eyes to the United States. It is to this lucky contin gency that they will be chiefly indebted for whatever popularity they may acquire ; for as a work of reference and sound, carefully digested opinion, they are nearly, if not quite, valueless. ESSAY ON THE EVFLUENCE OF WELSH TRADITION. The prize of the Abergavenny Cyinreigyddion Society was awarded to this Essay at the Eisteddvod of 1840, and is now translated from its original German form. It evinces much laborious research, and works out some•clever hypotheses. By assuming King Arthur as the centre of the ancient national traditions_ of Wales, Mr. Schulz shows that from this single root, France, Germany, and Scandinavia have been successively overspread and influenced by the fables or historic shoots which have emanated and branched off from it. In each of these countries, the author adduces much learning to prove that the most important part of their early literature—the conventional life of chivalry and the moral education of the nobles, was per vaded to a very extensive degree, and to a late period, by elements whose origin was undeni ably and primitively Welsh. ALEXANDER'S EAST INDIA MAGAZINE. Alleged mismanagement in the affairs of Herat by the Indian Government, induces the writer on this topic to propose some prescriptive remedies, the chief of which are, the necessity of forthwith occupying Herat as the key to India, and the interference of the British upon the treachery and conduct of Kam ram Shah. " Steam Navigation between India and England," announces the fact that a cotn munication twice a month between England and Alexandria is now in process of establishment. " Kishun Koover—a Tragedy" is the first in stance _ of a dramatic work that has appeared in English from the pen of a Hindoo. It is written by Soob Row, Dewan or Prime Minister to the intelligent Rajah of Travancore, and is founded on Rajpoot incidents. " Sugar and Coffee Trade of the World in 1839" shows by comparison those countries from which our colonies have most to dread competition; but as the statistics on which the paper is grounded are somewhat old of date, and cultivation has since then very largely ex tended, the paper loses the value it would other; wise possess, had it been based on present data. BRIGHTON, Nov. 4.—The Earl of Albe marle has engaged No. 9, Eastern-terrace for the sea son. The Earl of Plymouth' is occupying No. 134, King's-road. Lord Calthorpe and family hare ar rived at No. 30, Brunswick-square. The _Earl _ of Denbigh has arrived at East Lodge. The Hon. Mrs. Herbert has removed from the Brunswick Hutel to 14, Brunswick-square. Mr. and Lady Caroline Knox, and Mr. and Lady Elizabeth Conroy, have arrived on a visit to the Countess of Rosse, in Brunswick-square. Sir Thomas and Lady Baring are residing at Mount Edge cumbe House, Marine Parade. Sir R. Adair has re moved from the Bedford Hotel to Lower Rock Gardens. Sir Gregory and Lady Way have removed from the Brunswick Hotel to 38, Brunswick-terrace. Lord Ruth yen has taken 3, Silwood-place. Arrivals—Mr. L — a M fOr ß d ro l. w f u r - . Brown rigg, M.P., Admiral Sir John and Lad y dsir D. M‘Leod, Hanbury Tracy, Lady John Towns ien ~ Lady Hall, &c. &c. Departure Rothschild, Mrs. Mount- Captain Curwen, Mrs. Montague B B u ar rg o r d e o , 3 S r i o r o J e o o h ro n , a t n h d e Portuguese Ambassador; B3afraornabies, Captain and Mrs. joy Martyn, Sir Thomas Wynyard , Sir Robert and Lady Dallas, and de Cherbourg informs US that 27 Lit tfi l e 1)01,, JournalL i... a a ,, d , i , e - y. '!'ht dead bodies were washed on shore on the 27th ult, near Vauville iii.d d'Audervill. The coast was strewed with fragments of one or more wrecks, although no vessels had been perceived on the coast. It was supposed that t h es e unfortunate men had belonged to some trading vesse l s , which left Charbourg a few days previously. LINCOLN, Nov. 3.—(From a Correspondent.) Inclosed is a proof as to how the Tories would stand at Lincoln with an extension of the Suffrage. The great body of the people, anxious to rescue our city from the disgrace into which a few of their more privileged, fellow-citizens, (the householders), had plunged it by the disgraceful result of the late city election, have nobly stepped forward, fought the Tories in their strongholds, and honourably beaten them, and we can beat them, and we will again. We have received the state of the poll, and are glad to find that the Liberals have done their duty. No Tory has been returned. THE ALARM OF FIRE AT GOILDHALLe —Ar t are happy to say, that only a small part of the roof by()1 the Council Chamber of the Guildhall was effect d e d ai the ignition of gas on Thursday evening , a l !. ~r „ t , promptness with which it was extinguished credit upon the parties immediately in attenclemnucech good circumstance, however, will be productive of authorities, for the future, in the opinion of some of the creased ages lance guarding against similar accident l s , j ' and the offices lance for the security of the noble h ‘ a u _ brill i anc y to the attached thereto, as well as to give d e 0 the Polish Ball a scene on Lord Mayor's Day, and to reflect s k, The l effectual le Corporation authorities are d of these splendid scenes, so means to give effect to each few days afterwards, will be the_ o u o n tin u g b t t n Fide will be ushered that the Mayoralty of Alderrna The Lord Mayor and in with extraordinary eclat. 1 the Committee of Cit y . are indefatigable r e l m re o s s u t lts. Sheriffs' Committees, as wel l as • ble in their Lands and General Puri) Kapp p u blic, and distingui shed and comfort of the which will conduce to d guests invited for Lord Mayor's o several iay. departments, tto:osePsr duce those arrangements to the President of the Council o p a very long addreshsas been transmitted- to him by the Ministers, which Commerc e of Bordeaux, praying, in the The Memorial Bordelais of the 31st ult. gives Chamber of ..I and shipping interests, for a revi sionrespecting colonial sugars. Most of the of the law contained in this address have been already arguments . ffLrent occasions, and are well known to the urged on d! We shall only notice, therefore, the most Public. . the • are applied to th e pr t eSeil cir cumstances.striking points as ) name of the colon ial . The address states that, since the late law of equalization of duty, the price of colonial sugar has again fallen, the raw sugar No. 4, which was at the time of the passing of the law 108 francs, being now 104 francs the hundred kilogrammes (224 pounds English), with the prospect of a further fall, as the stock on hand is very large, that is to say, at least 23,000 barrels at Havre, and about the same quantity in the other ports of the kingdom collectively. The address ascribes the dtpression of colonial sugars to the encouragement given to the manufacture of beet -root sugar, and replies to the argument which has been urged in support of that en couragement, viz., the necessity of encouraging agricul ture, by stating that 80,000 hectares (200,000 acres) of land planted with beet -root will yield 120 millions of kilogrammes of sugar, the entire annual consumption of France. 80,000 hectares, say the petitioners, are only the twelfth part of a single department, the Gi ronde, and they deny, therefore, that for so limited an interest as this, the interests of the colonists and stip mars should be SaCriaCede