The Sun. — London, England, 1841-11-29 00:00:00

EVENING.' SUN LAS;: I "I TTELLIGENCE. QUE EN , . 0 BE - Yar_7(THIS DA Y.) Thi s _ ROSS V. CLIFTON. totor of " 33 au action brought b y t h e p l a i nt iff as proprie ld; V,ain cottages in St. George's-place, Pocock's tha ,t)ticiway, to recover compensation for injury done khoar t nises, in consequence of the erection of a ~the d ,i:lse ilninediately in the rear of No. 8, by which ‘ltehe r ris 41414 Ws prevented, and the washhouses or itd been caused to smoke very much. The case kd iv.. under the consideration of a Jury once before, again submitted to them for the purpose wnether any and what damage had been Ike4llirieient4jealiriwgthe erection of the building in question. Itzsig:enre,rgroeratnhtSdheeraenapdpuneat.red for the plaintiff and Mr. Ilidh:' lOIRSet, thetenant, of No. 8, was'first examined, .1 1 0y.,1 he. . ee seh,-,m.lnjury done to the house by the erection of so talie7Luse in the rear. The wash-house smoked ills we'retliat they could not keep a fire in it, and the Il ik ) hth e extr emely damp from the water being turned rla o , roof instead of being allowed to run into the fort'.l,4rassi,f9rmerl He was a weekly tenant, and . had` Poreehialng some time in the house. The putting teha t i e tan eY Pots did not cure the smoke. ku e ,,, sstP,e.ar.--I am a builder in the Holloway-road. litt!oitnitied tokTirrgee's-place for thirty_ years. ou T se h s e l l v a o ri r d e 4 ts e i c e ," L e • The laridPef before Mr. Ross's n re the school- At h'' 1 -'ill. is call o e south,! _ , e a , At o )- a he' called Pocock s-fields and was b p ligh i t f age and an open ditch. The water . flowed Ile d am r ° lll west to east, and emptied itself into a e I,_, running towards Holloway. I recollect the , wat"'ng grubbed up by Mr Pocock's orders, and a 1 4/ ) , ss s e Put in its place. Mr. Pocock was succeeded in th,.,°tl of that land by Mr. Elliot. He built the ~110 „ - , 's e s, and the wall w built upon as the back of Nia '''• I recoil as being built ad- It . li o a. recollect the school-house e , 4 ktt ith,, he school-house wall was built five or Itiag "",v,c the wash-house chimne of No. 8. I went k lk fun „,, e 'Pek at it by Captain Ross's orders. The place - ' stoke in in put ), li llot s e b „. nobody could rema . . k ' T u l / 2 old chimney, and raised it as high as the r ith he vet also in con -1114 see e t ~, came through the house v , t k the alt,..ie spouts bein turned. I undertook to i . ttrto rations thatwould the smoke and the c., r 2 3 , cure 4 , i :itli zt ' About 5/. would set the chimney right. I A t _ t ng the chimney with the pots did not pre- Cc;, • ,jat4 ° ,,,„rig• a k ;(i`fs. 2 , l „"' all-I am a bricklayer. I know St. N . , a It 4t r'ee about thirty-six years. I know there I#2,,abseatrieeorse next the hedge on the south side. I th i ', ah eil lorn the neighbourhood for some time, and in c,,,,l'ecl ge. 4, returned, a wall had been substituted for *ere orders I repaired the wall in 1820 by lMr. Po e ttr th e : tit was thrown down at night as people „7m i t to a.abit of Passing across it. I subsequently ale ' "ht f • his • • 0 04 1 4 th e R , feet high by directions, to keep the ti t tlt i at th el d• Pocock 's-fields was a piece of waste Osia years e time. The houses were not built for i4o;llia4, afterwards. ttka ,St G arr eo--I am an architect and surveyor. I 'ill ft the brrge's-place, and the watercourse which kkOPtil l as ,eac of the houses. I was at the house No. I tln v 14 eo r „" The fire in the kitchen smoked very Il k the e7quenee of a sehool-house wall being raised ;i': t llks j 4 4 , 11111 eY• k tt 's„tio ti4 j e--- , I am a builder, and know the houses l c l th e , . 4 oe evidence of this witness was similar to il ote pit , e previously examined. ii 'l:i ( ,f , treher was employed to build No. 8, and the ;,t,t0,,r,,..r toss's houses. He built them for Mr. Th e 'L' i d the wall running along the ditch to build 41 11 5° f *e rn ° uses drained into the ditch-that from loi.dra.over the wall with a shoot, or spout, and kid ri (l4 of Page went through the wall. vl, ota Elliottease and release from Pocock to Elliott, , , r,,,. to plaintiff, were put in and read. kti-Ikt. sae) to then addd d the Jury for the de e t b ad , resse . k p i Of th e ~'•ett alleged on the other side that the '4 t ( te of mischief was a wanton and gratin ktifwas „atctschief on the part of the defendant, but b 4 t Y ' 1 01 111 ,„, mg whatever disclosed by the evidence to liPossibie arrantable an assertion He did not know I ttl 4 ,,Rs a elli'm!ves the trustees of the school-house, t , , in ,tie, aritable institution, could have had in k Pity to such Planner. The plaintiff complained of s , N liafre !us reversionary interest, and alleged that l', l te t il ti v il been such that his property was de kthrsttill het', value but it had been shown that the same N,k any house house at the same rent, although he wi •14 , 1 ,,f,,,m, e have quitted at a week's notice. That kt,teir„ old show that the injury, if any, had been , thilutg nature. 1, 4 ,M t o _ re. The Learned Counsel then ,tay tbevorament upon the injury that had been r th e „ evidence to have been done to the remi ' Wlt ‘cl th e raisi n of the p . k ° 'ite stnipke, the . school-house wall had ocFa. old t oot' was 44., patting up of the pots, by which t at th e n SGi bore the wall, must have ill:. 4e to , s. science, and the whole damage done k„ ach,','ould 4, 0 _ Li,! sum paid to the witness W.ar '4,4tiff, w-h olue 4 7 turther that the wall upon which %(,) was built, was not the wall of the i t° I . 3 tNN i ill, the Sul' you hare a right to build • 4 You ~71 1 , Yet if you neigh 4. P. ' l ,, 3, Co tn , e . oeCasion injury to your ~fil id ttsiQ E , e nsate him. 'IN h ° ws, th e mePntended that unless, as in the case 4. e could r atntiff had . • ht by twenty ~I , l ll )E N, T ical Required a rig it to „ if ' klg did compensation. vett fr itl e ~ manof think it required twenty years lwas , ° , nl „, t he ease t : t h ,ave his house habitable. It bi• Tn4°sitive inja ry s " ° l ) Ping up windows, inasmuch Ai;\ u Mich lit said there Y I NI. the question ere Was another view of the N ia t 4 that t h e wan on was of some importance.. .It 141 4 44 us ed it ..1 as a party wall, and if the de ,),, 4 re cover ..._l,lnuer the party Act, the plaintiff ;, 4 kti r :l * on p u u re 'es . s, under the 10 0th i seetlon b o r fjatt ‘t , Nee wit hin thr viuus notcei a T if t l ie IL L7a;ned Counsel u v,„,, , , ced ed , three months. ~t,,,., St i b_. to comment upon the other parts of the Nltil et 'lltt,ed that the! defendant was entitled to ' li arh.s. _ . o r the jury. e th °F Virtisurveyor, was examined as t o th e po ' ' t- t h i a ge and ditch. ile said the land on w h ic h e s ~, edge j' it C e re built could never have drained into the ~1 t il l Much lower than the ditch. I lf"' -4(4.- --I h d the land in which the pure ase i . 1% , and sold it in (Th o th c r buirt from Pocock, e Plaintiff • when we went to press.) k, w as proceeding Llontii---,-- N ---Q UER.-(T HIS DAY.) ,Y. wire three Special Jury causes in the paper for 1 ,1 4 17 , -p. the sitting of the Court the Attorney- N t ,''y ','"Pton was called on. The panel was called, 4 ' " ' e 'l of the Special Jury answered to their V' ll I -ltt,tre GURNEY k: t , l‘ t a; 4t , - „ s tri l, ll EY inuired of the Sheriff what ex tniLiaue $ The officer said many of them R ' l 4 I ,ttity PO 4 Wi t 'Some were excused 1 44 . 4'11 0 , t)ll e Dilate being called the Learned Baron tit 'fAt er " vr voci the summons ? 41,11404 GI did, nay Lord, on Saturday last. lt 4 q 4ll la • elt 'lEY-On Saturday last. How came t t h tt . r itY ? V. ..t ja... the R.k 'leer. arehell-I gave it in due time to l a ek e 4 si, die t who se r said it did not 4 q the district ved the summons it ; that kr, hero o ,_ of the officer who first got t i kt ill tth a r • kk a Y kt e t4 „ 44" N EY---It is the duty of the Sheriff to • The ti, tl N ...r are summoned in proper time. , Al l ; 1. 14 ta e vh ,., e 2 l they do not appear, and the Sheriff ‘3ltatste Pa y a penalty of 5/. 1, 1 0 1? e,, all ,IrtliEr-GENErtit. V. TIPTON. V I e 4 ` Penaittn ormation filed against the defendant ki4 L l l'ek . , 1 " f el' a breach of the Excise laws. qke, iil 4,e it , - GE NE the Crown, , t e ti as l aa ' nat. appeared for . 1' , (1 , 4 1f,,,ce . , of „IVY to be enabled to state that in Viet i'" , hi ,ea r nn into between ';•4 ~'or th 3 gement entered ‘:,"er y e d ero ed Friend Mr. Kelly, who was N t etr ' "uld b all t , his Lordship's time, and that f t hat t 3 a4d • Friend had ' leg d. a verdi • , His Learned..for ea ch titl e; and e, should pass against him _ (; q ... sThe vercePen two counts for penalties of ONE et was entered accordingly. 1, 11 - ib:------___,_ t 41,4 r e ., / . 4 „,A. S.-(T HIS DAY.) ivit h , it i. ~ -v• PASSENGER. IN qt.!, ap pa ,_ . La e f Patentee of an improved smoke 1 4 1 ,t la `° ree o ;‘ 4l a, and this action was brought by the k)vh,Prot„o,.er remunerati f lie ed services as l t/ i 'eh e " n g•the on or ag . . The )t 4:1,11,1°144410d ngeneral use of the invention. materi Ipoint of interest, occu (;i, Pte4e ra°roing,cland had a concluded when we 1 14 1 • not `NA --------. 0),,,‘ L co y ~ „,i , t v ~., RT-(T HIS r - N A AN the firs ''' -4-1-) COURT. 1 4 4 ill Op; th Session of the Central Criminal 'ith'ia 'Ate f r e Present blavoraltv the Lord Mayor ./ t Lo i . cl ( !el the Mansion-house ••• ' ' at ten o'clock. th e ta 814 , 3 . ansion-house k Y., e stu t i , arrival the Court was opened 1 tci, kel t b 'ermalie !tt, t, t e R. les. There were present ai, 4e,, ~the e Right Uonourabl the Lord Mayor, the ~:iir •La ° Mmou e If R rs ii 1•1 1, th Undof ergeant, Mr. Sheri oge , 1,0 q e r Chapman Marshall, Mr. Alderman ;1,,) o, ‘.. nd jr Sheriffs, sce ' q atab l : l7 haying been.sworn 11 hi tt eont4 Proceeded to deliver' his charge. The 4 tit4lib;Peri eri e e . the names of 269 prisoners ; and Or, to tight e °f the past, he was apprehensive I,'?t,, 44 re e 1 e xPeet that number to be aug ,..'ore le t, n „„tuldred, and probably to exceed it, 'VIII ' ileld 14401 1 of their labours.He could , t ,, p,. , ()„,. to ~ not, '' 41 14" 14 1(1 h ""* them any expectation that their , ti, a 4 eith e 1 . h The ki- a t ttra r short or ig t. calendar 'N A,,_ ew of of cases of a most anxious descrip :4*, NI ,Which he would briefly advert. He G ili l l tio t r: e or n their attention to a class of cases of 4tl n o , ° Y el tY• There were two cases of indi ttqy Ni. kr with feloniously . 'ira ha ,4 0 ,,,, . attempting to destroy ) , , t, Et a epe ced ) lo eases of attempts of that nature it ki ll qtlati kiel th at ~, persons who had been saved h:' l4 . I,ltteritniY de persons were afterwards made the sub !l w ~ht st rafe, p r osecution. The lenity of the pre 'lll,kilt; 4e tier 4 o, , before whom such persons were 4 041 itiesti atlY induced hi t discharge them, but ti t , Wi t l s r it 4 1 9 , 11 wheth m * ° , not ct „ er such Magistrates were a Vle, ", whiP, ("ea judg lent, and whether the impu '%,ths gall ` Persons lied hitherto been suffered to 00 4 , N I , . 11 0 t, „, 1 4 , i t , MI N() Perated as an encouragement 'tY 4 1 1 fa ct 11 , of the crime. It was an th cl it 1 _kd b ? that although attempts of this ' tu,' ° htl e e eo of f ' in the ( 1 , 4 1 th,., (I h . t', y et s; requent . occurrence 0 h..q.sons f or ' ne ? the Magistrates had committed 0 ) , 3, 14 - 7t l 4 . le _ trio, not a single attempt of the 4 ,1! kre th e n ue ' .Now there could be no doubt but kr 1p 1 , th •-°Eomiss' A k er ef ton of suicide amounted to a fe at 4 wa • °re any I dal tai sel , attempt to commit such felony NI Per eme il,. ti ee so las , anour, and was punishable as such, q,, 1 4, q to alt l ' M % in a moment of excitement, might ) t ~aa.,r . . . . ( ili ii , tr i ,.‘4l ktte:...Pi. suicide, might be restrained from ktr a m t t ti t Z°lal Pros e w ts by the dread of the disgrace attend ,ill,6lenki_tition, and the public exposure conse "n twopens abundantly proved by the fact, that " °l2B had been committed for trial no at' i THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY, NOVENBER 29, 1841. tempt of the sort had been made within the city of Lon don. There were three charges of manslaughter—one against the driver of an omnibus, in which much con flicting evidence would be laid before them. If in that case they were of opinion that the loss of life resulted from any carelessness on the part of the prisoner, it would be their duty to put the matter in the course of further inves tigation. Another charge of manslaughterwas against a man for occasioning the death of a woman with whom he cohabited through ill-usage, and there was a third case of manslaughter, of a very peculiar character. Two persons, one of whom was a surgeon, were charged with having occasioned the death of a Sheriff's officer who was in possession of the house of one of the defendants, by inducing him to drink immense quantities of spiritous liquors, and when he was intoxicated to an extent bor dering on apoplexy, sending him out in a cab, and driving him about the town. The man was subsequently found dead in the bottom of the cab. If they should be of opinion that this was merely an attempt to make a man drunk for the purpose of, getting; out of possession, then di:, case would assume • a different character; but if they were of opinion that the prisoners, one of whom, it was to be recollected, was a medical man, were aware that the immense quantities of liquor they were administering must necessarily en danger the man's health, then it would be their duty to send the case before a Petty Jury. There was one person charged with the atrocious crime of murder, alleged to have been committed by the prisoner on the child of a woman with whom ho cohabited. The child bad been found with its features crushed, the accused stated that it was the result of ac cident—on the other side there was evidence that the party in question had used violence towards the child, and the instrument supposed to have been employed was stated to have been a hammer. If they had reason to suppose that any such instrument had been used, it would be their duty to put the case in the course of further inquiry. There were three cases of forgery, one of them, an ordinary case, of the forgery of a bill of exchange. The other two cases were those of persons charged with forging and uttering Exchequer bills. The Act of Parliament under which Exchequer bills were is sued was the 4th and sth, William IV., cap. 15. By the 26th section of that Act it was enacted that all Exche quer bills should be made, prepared, and issued, by the Comptroller-General of the Exchequer acting under the direction of the Commissioners of the Treasury, and that such bills should be made out and prepared in the office of the said Comptroller, in such manner as the Com missioners of the Treasury may from time to time di rect. The Act then went to confirm the regulations relating to the issue of Exchequer bills, enacted by the 48th of George the Third, cap. 1, except so far as the same should be altered by that Act. It was enacted that all such bills should be signed by the Comptroller-General, or by his assistant in his name. The 28th section provided for the punishment of per sons convicted of perjury, or uttering any warrant or document for the payment of money on any Exchequer bills. It would be necessary to go at some length into the provisions of the 48th George 111. By the 2d section the bills were directed to be made out and signed by the auditor. The 3d section directed that they should be numbered arithmetically : the 4th section directed the course to be pursued in the payment of the bills, and that the party paying them in should write his name on the back of them. By the 7th section the bills were to be prepared with checks, indents, and coun terfoils, under the direction of the Commissioners of the Treasury. Such books of checks, indents, and counterfoils to be in the custody of the auditor for the convenience of reference, and for the purpose of check ing such bills when they should be presented for pay ment. By the 9th section the forgery of Exchequer bills was declared to be felony without benefit of clergy. The capital punishment had, by a subsequent statute, been removed, and that of transportation for life, or for a shorter period of imprisonment for a term not exceed ing a time specified in the Act, substituted in its place. So that the forging Exchequer bills, or uttering them knowing them to be forged, was now a felony punishable with transportation. The Act had provided certain checks to prevent an improper issue of Exchequer bills. In the present instance, one of the parties charged was represented as being a clerk actually employed in part of the process of making Exchequer bills previous to their issue, and the other party was represented cognisant of the character filled by him, and yet receiving the bills from his hand, so that the alleged forgeries were represented as inpassing directly from the hands of a person employed the Exchequer office into the hands of the other party, who, it appeared was made out as admitting that he had received these Exchequer bills from an officer of the Exchequer, with out any consideration. That the one had issued them was not denied, and with regard to the other party, they would have to consider what were the circumstances which could induce a stranger, without the pay ment of any consideration, to receive from a clerk in the Exchequer Bill-office a large amount of Ex chequer bills ; whether it was possible he could consider such bills had been issued in due course, when he found himself receiving from a clerk in the Exchequer, of limited salary, Exchequer bills amounting to several thousand pounds. He perhaps had entered too fully into the circumstances of the case, but he had done so because the case was altogether one of an extraordinary character, and the fact of being found in possession of the forged instruments, which, under ordinary circumstances would not, perhaps, be of much weight, might, when it was known that these bills had been issued by a clerk in the Exchequer Bill-office, had been received from him without the payment of any consideration by the person in whose possession they were found, lead to a strong inference that such person must, when uttering them, have been aware that such bills could not have been fairly come by. If such should be their opinion, it would be:their duty to send the case before the Petty . Jury, - in order that it might have the fullest investigation. The Learned RECORDER having finished his charge, the Grand Jury retired to their room. (Before the RECORDER.) Ann Parsley was indicted for stealing twelve yards of mouseline de laine, and a quantity of lace, amounting in value to 4/. 3s. 2d., the property of John Redburn, under false pretences. The prisoner went into the shop of the prosecutor and represented herself as the servant of one of his customers, and obtained the articles named in the indictment. It appeared that the prisoner had formerly been in the service of the person she represented, but had left that service some time ago. The prisoner, wlio was a good-looking young woman, apparently about twenty-two years of age, and who held an infant in her arms, said in her defence that she was driven to the commission of the offence by distress. The Jury at once found the prisoner Guilty, and she was sentenced to one month's imprisonment and hard labour. The prisoner had been indicted and found guilty for a similar offence at the last Session, but owing to the circumstance of her being at that time near her confine ment the judgment of the Court was respited. The Learned Recorder then sentenced her upon the former indictment, and said that taking into consideration the fact of the prisoner having been confined only a fortnight, and the further circumstance of her already having been in prison for three months, that sentence would be a light one. The sentence of the COurt was that for that offence she be further imprisoned for the term of fourteen days, to commence at the expiration of the former sentence. The Learned RECORDER then gave directions that the surgeon's report should be made to the Court, in order to ascertain if the prisoner was in a fit state for the addition to the sentence of hard labour. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. The arrivals last week were good of Irish Oats, and small of English grain. The fresh supply was again moderate. Wheat came mostly tender ; fine parcels maintained their value, other surts were rather lower. Barley also came coarse, and was ls. per quarter cheaper. Beans and Peas unvaried. Oats met a slack demand, at former prices. The Flour trade remained very heavy. 4.ItRIVALS OF GRAIN IN LONDON DURING LAST WEEK Wheat. Barley. Oats. 1 Flour English 2,990 qrs. 3,593 qrs. I ~ 2 •27 qrs. 7,0;9 saw Irish - - 17,9.'7 --- Foreign 10,654 380 590 59 brls PRICES Oit BOARD OF SVIP, Wheat ' Red (old) - s -s. Beans, Small (new) 38s. 40s. .....-..... White (01d).,..., -.I. -8. ----..- (old) ----.-.• Red(1841) s2s. 55s -- Tick (new) 3l. 325. Fine 565. 635. Superfine 665. 67e. - Harrow (new) 34%.355, .---- White (1841) ....Ms. 58s. -.-.-- Fine 60s. 62s Brank s. /1. --- Superfine......:... 725. Oats, Feed a s ----Foreign free 561 76s --....-- New 188.245. Rye 3 8 s 40s. -- Poland -s s. Barley 265. 325 ----New 22s 26a --- Grinding 98s. 325. -- Potatoe -e. -s. ••••••••• Malting ...... .......335. 365. ----- *Jew 26s 295. Malt Ms. 60s. - Scotch 26s 30s. Fine New... 645. 665. - Irish 168. ... 195.235. Pease, Grey, New ..... ....358. 375. Flour Town (per sack).... Ms. 625. ----- Maple New .......365. 40s. ---- Seconds 325. 545. .---- White 345. 365. --.- Ninth C0untry...508.54i. ---. Rollers 375. 42a. Bran 7s. Ss. SMITHFIELD. The supply of cattle was good. Trade not very brisk, but last Monday's prices fully maintained. Of Sheep the supply middling, the demand good. Of Calves the supply was short. Of Pigs the supply was a fair one and the trade brisk. Beasts, 3,417 ; Sheep, 22,280 ; Pigs, 670 ; Calves, 84. Beef, 3s. 4d. to 4s. 6d. ; Mutton, 4s. to ss. ; Veal, 4s. to ss. 4d. ; Pork, 4s. Bd. to ss. 6d. ' COLONIAL MARKET. There was not much life in the market but holders were firm, and refrained from pressing sales. Raw Sugar was wanted, and stiffer rates paid. Refined goods in request, standard lumps, 81s. per cwt. PROVISION MARKET. Butter in fair request at full rates, 1063. paid for the best Dutch ; Bacon difficult of sale, and 60s. the price for the best meat. Prime bladdered Lard 755. to 795. per cwt. TEA MARKET, Some large parcels of Tea being declared for public sale, caused the trade to operate with caution, but holders would not sell Company's Congou under Is 9id cash. The deliveries keep large. The lowest price of common Congou, cash, was Is. 9d. per lb. FRUIT MARKET. There was a brisk demand for all sorts of new Fruit. Valentia Raisins, 365., and Currants, 575. to 635. per cwt. New Fine Elene Figs, 70s. to 755. per cwt. TALLOW MARKET. There was a fair demand for P. Y. Candle, and prices were firm, at 465. 6d. to 465. 9d. for parcels on the spot and for delivery up to the end of the year ; 48s. 6d. asked for spring months. HOP MARKET. The Market was in a dull state, and rather lower rates were taken, excepting for fine, which was held firmly. The duty was declared at 146,0001. BRUSSELS, Nov. 24.—0 n Sunday the police made another search in the 4th section, when they seized four barrels of gunpowder. — the Lord Chamberlain has granted an extension of license for two months to the Haymarket Theatre. THE LATE FIRE IN THE TOWER The Committee of Inquiry, appointed by the Master- General of the Ordnance, have made the following Re port. The fire broke out in the Bowyer Tower, but it is impossible to say whether it originated in the Round Table-room, the View-room, or the staircase leading from the View-room to the back stair. The Ccmmittee are also of opinion that the system of watching is very defective, and that the workshops ought not to have been connected with the armoury. The next paragraphs confirm all that has been published respecting the gross negligence of the guardians of this venerable citadel. The Committee having concluded their evidence, pro ceeded on the 12th inst. to draw up their Report for pre sentation to the Master-General and the Board of Ordnance, which was presented by Colonel Peel, .the Chairman, as under : " Board-room, Tower, Nov. 12, 1841. " The Committee having examined many witnesses, the evidence of 44 of whom, with reference to the First Head of Inquiry, is herewith transmitted, together with explanatory plans and sections of the places referred to by them : it appears to the Committee, that the fire broke out in the Bowyer Tower, and that it was first confined ,to it, as its communication from that tower to the other buildings consumed has been most clearly traced in the evidence. It is, therefore, necessary to describe very minutely this tower, which is built against the wall of the great staircase of the Grand Storehouse or arm oury ; the basement of which is called the Clarence vault, over which are two rooms used as workshops—the View-room and the Round Table or upper room, which had a double floor, with an interval of about 18 inches. Each had an outer door opening into the line wall marked E on plan, and an inner door communicating with the back staircase which leads to the three several floors of the Grand Storehouse—namely, the train of artillery, the small arms armoury, and the tent-room, which latter is in the roof. " The Round Table-room and the View-room were provided with stoves on Arnott's principle ; the pipe of that in the Round Tablb room went into the flue of a chimney on the east side of the Tower ; the pipe of that in the View room went directly through on the west side; and there is no reason to believe that these stoves were improperly placed, unless it be considered that they should have been placed upon a plate of metal, which was not the case. The entrance from the back staircase into the View room was by a flight of about a dozen steps partitioned off, on the left of which was a wood-cellar running un der the floor of the View-room, and on the right of the steps a window looking upon the roof of the Survey room adjoining the B ow y e r T ower . The V4ew-room was divided by a wooden partition. " The Round Table-room extended over the passage leading from the back staircase into the View-room, and had no partition in it. The stove stood nearly in the centre. " The fire was lighted in the stove in the View-room on Saturday morning, the 30th of October, which went out early in the day. The fire in the Round Table-room was also lighted in the morning, and went out in the afternoon. The stoves and pipes were thoroughly cleansed, to prevent smoking, and after wards some wood and chips were lighted in the stove to see how it would draw ; these chips were allowed to burn out, and when the men left the room there was no appearance of fire. The doors were locked, as usual, at four o'clock, and the keys delivered to Bell, the foreman. With regard to the exact spot in the Bowyer Tower where the fire broke out, the evidence is so various that it is impossible to say whether it originated in the Round Table-room, the View-room, or the staircase leading from the View-room to the back staircase. " Some witnesses describe the fire as haying broken out before any light was perceptible either in the Round Table or the View-room. Mr. and Mrs. Gollings de scribe the smoke as first proceeding from the upper or Round Table-room, while Morris and Sergeants Ed wards, Knott, and Nash state that although the upper room was full of smoke, there was no fire there when the lower or View•room was in flames. "The only way of reconciling these various state ments, and to account for the fire having occurred acci dentally, is to suppose that some ignited substance had fallen from the stove in the Round Table or upper room between the double floor, there producing a smouldering fire, which broke out very partially at nine o'clock, oc casioning the light described by the witnesses, Lock and his wife, and afterwards the smoke seen in the upper room by Gollings and his wife at a quarter before ten o'clock; that it continued to burn gradually till it arrived over the staircase leading from the View-room to the back staircase, where it burst into flames, and from the Bow yer Tower it was distinctly seen to communicate with the roof of the Armoury, extending east and west, and gaining ground so rapidly as to account for the impres sion on the minds of some that the buildings were on fire at distant parts at the same moment. " Various reports have reached the Committee, which, if true, would prove that it was the act of an incendiary ; but upon the most diligent inquiry, and strictest exami nation of the persons giving information, it has been impossible to trace the slightest foundation for them. It is clear, however, from the situations of the workshops, and the easy access to them from the line wall, such an act might have been easily accomplished. "From the evidence of the witnesses examined with regard to the sdcond head, of inquiry, it appears that the foremen of the several store-rooms and workshops are considered responsible for their fires being extinguished before they leave off work, and that the rooms are safe previous to being locked up. "There are four night watchmen, two of whom are stationed on the wharf, and their duties confined to it ; one at the gate until closed, and the fourth at the north east angle of the White Tower, whose orders are to exa mine all the doors and windows of the several buildings to which he has access. " The sentries have orders to give the alarm in case of fire, but it does not appear that the buildings imme diately in rear of the Grand Armoury are in view of their posts, nor are they v i s it e d b y th e watc h men. " t further appears to the Committee, from the evi dence now transmitted, 65 well as from the evidence under the first head of inciffry, that all these precautions were taken, and that no blame attaches to the persons whose duty it was to carry them into effect ; but it is the opinion of the Committee that it would have been far better if some one responsible person had been appointed to visit the several storehouses and workshops, after the workmen had quitted them, reporting to the proper au thority that all was s a f e an d secure. " It also appears that the system of watch ing is very deficient, the watchmen being few in number, and previously exhausted by daily la bour. Had the buildings in rear of the Grand Armoury beers watched and guarded, which was the more necessary from the circumstance of their being very easy of access from the roofs of the adjoining buildings, the late fire must have been early discovered and easily extinguished ; this would also have been the case had John Lock, the first witness examined, given the alarm when he first saw the light in the Bower Tower, which he undoubtedly ought to have done. "As relate; to - the fifth head of inquiry—namely, Whether there appears to have been any want of due consideration with regard to the position of the workshops in the vicinity of the building containing the small arms, or the position of the fire-places or the flues put up for warming those shops. " The Committee are of opinion that the workshops (which have been used as such from a very remote period) ought not to have been connected with the Grand Armoury, more particularly as the use of stoves cannot but be attended with some degree of danger. In the present instance attention appears to have been paid to the position of the stoves, with the exception of their not having been placed on a sheet of metal. " As relates to the sixth head of inquiry—namely, To ascertain to what extent the want of water, which is said to have existed, is attributable to any imperfection in the arrangement for furnishing a supply, or to any negligence of those under whose superintendence those arrangement are.' " It appears that the charge of the waterworks, tanks, mains, stop-cocks, &c., for the supply of water to the Tower, are under the superintendence of the engine keeper, Mr. Smart, who has also the care of the fire-en gines and all appertaining thereto. " There are five underground tanks capable of con taining 36,662 gallons. These tanks ought to be kept constantly full, for when circumstances occur to prevent the working of the steam-engine or the water-wheel (which is the case at low water, or when undergoing repair), they are the only means of supply to the garri son, and although ample for ordinary purposes, are in sufficient in case of fire, as their contents may be pumped out by one fire-engine throwing off 80 gallons per minute in eight hours, or by eight engines in one hour (as stated in evidence). " On the night of the fire there were eighteen engines in operation, and if these had been dependent on the tanks alone for water, supposing they had been full (of which there is no evidence to the contrary) every build ing within the Tower defences would in all probability have been destroyed. " The main pipes which supply the barracks and houses are of lead, only three inches in diameter, having at intervals of about forty yards stop-cocks and delivery pipes, to which the fire engine hose may be attached ; but before any water can be thrown into these mains, the steam engine at the water-works, or the water-tank, must be put in motion ; this would occasion considerable delay, and if the tide should be out, and the moat dry from having the water let off to cleanse it, there could be no supply of water. The Committee are therefore of opinion that the ar rangements in case of fire are imperfect, and that the practice hitherto adopted of only inspecting the t an k s once in three months is not sufficient, and accounts for their not having been full stated in evidence) ( 4 6 th e -night of the fire. " The erroneous impression, however, in the minds of some of the witnesses that there was no water in the tanks, arose from ignorance of their const ruct i on, and depth to the surface of the water in the eastern one (which is upon a higher level than the others) to be much less, as shown in the accompanying section of the tanks. " Mr. Smart being the only person responsible f or t h e supply of water, it was impossible for him to be a t t h e w aterworks, at the tanks, and at the main pipes, at one and the same time ; fortunately the foreman of the works and one of the labourers in the engineer department, who have a knowledge of the waterworks and pipe; were on the spot to render assistance, but even this was very far from sufficient for the emergency ; the Committee therefore respectfully suggest, that the Ordnance fire engines be placed under the control of the officer com manding the detachment of Royal Artillery stationed in the Tower, whose duty it should be to instruct his men as to the means of obtaining a supply of water, and see the engines practised at least once a month. " The Committee are also of opinion that iron main pipes of six or eight inches in diameter should be laid down in place of the present three-inch leaden ones, and t h a t water should be laid on when required, in case of fire, by one of the London Waterworks Companies. " For ordinary purposes, and for the sake of economy, these iron pipes might be supplied with water by the means now in use. " J. PEEL, Lieutenant-Colonel, and Surveyor- General of the Ordnance. " L. A. HALL, Major Royal Engineers. " A. MACBEAN, Captain Royal Artillery. " A. PORRETT, Chief Clerk to the Principal Storekeeper." RAILWAYS. (From the Railway Magazine.) SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY. We understand Sir F. Smith left town yesterday (Fri day), to re-inspect the Gosport branch for the second time prior to its opening. To-day the Directors go down the line to attend a public dinner in honour of the event. MANCHESTER AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY. This line will open to Crewe, that is the remaining distance throughout, in March next. SECOND SLIP ON THE CROYDON. The first slip, which occurred about a fortnight since, was completely cleared away by Saturday last, so that the trains traversed the line on the following Sunday and Monday ; but on Tuesday morning a mass of earth fell down on the floor of the slip, covering the rail to the extent of several feet. The passage of the trains thus being impeded, the Brighton passengers were conveyed by omnibuses to the Dartmouth station, and on Wed nesday afternoon a way was made for the waggons to pass through, and the men have been employed in clear ing away the rubbish both by night and by day. The road is expected to be made passable in a day or two, when the trains will resume their running. Mean while passengers are passed over the slip, by means of a raised platform on one side the cutting, sheltered by an awning, which causes about a ten minutes' deten tion of the train. The passengers thus meet with no inconvenience, and we understand that many of them have personally expressed their thanks to Charles Hut ton Gregory, Esq., the Company's engineer, for the kind precautions which he has taken to ensure their comfort. HAMBURGH AND BERLIN RAILWAY. The several Governments interested have, says the Journal of Commerce, agreed to the construction of this line, which is to join on to the Hamburgh and Bergedorf Railway, already completed. LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY. On Monday evening a stoppage of one of the trains for a short time took place by the breaking of an axle, near Harrow, but no other inconvenience than the delay ensued. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. The whole of the locomotive department of the G rea Western Railway has been removed from Wootton Basse to Swindon, so as to be more central. SWINDLING BY WHOLESALE. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) COWES,.Nov. 27.-A gentleman, calling himself John Adams, Esq., has been levying heavy contributions on numerous tradesmen in London, and other parts ; he addressed his letters from Oak Cottage, Co wes (where he was not known), and stated that he was recommended by members of the Royal Yacht Squadron to London merchants for wine, but as the parties he applied to were not in the habit of supplying the Royal Yacht Squadron, they came to Cowes, and inquired for Mr. A., who not being known at Oak Cottage or the Squadron-house, decided the party on declining the intended honor. Another gentlemen sent down his assistant with a valu able chronometer, but obtaining the same information, and being also cautioned, he took the article back to town. It was understood that Mr. A. had taken up his abode at Southampton. The suspicion created at Cowes having reached the former place the gentleman was taken before the Magistrates, and by them remanded till Monday. Several invoices were produced, by which it appears he had gone by the name of Colonel Hill, but he said his real name was Joseph Adams, and he described himself as a London merchant, and it appeared lie was desirous of doing a large business. On search ing him upwards of forty duplicates were found on him for valuable articles he had pledged ; he had a small bag, curiously concealed near his neck with seven so vereigns in it. Two splendid silk dresses were taken from the coach-office by the prisoner, the boxes addressed to Colonel Hill ; he had a gold watch by Webster, a valuable mourning-ring and a diamond-ring, inclosed in a casket ; he, of course, wore spectacles, and had a lady with him, whom he called his wife. Great praise is due to the Secretary of the Royal Yacht Squadron for his exertions to detect and expose this gentleman's proceed ings. Independent of the number of articles arriving at Southampton for Col. Hill, cases of wine, &c., have been shipped in the Isle of Wight traders from Cotton. Wharf, and have arrived at Cowes for the same gentle man, under another name (Mr. J. Adanis), which the shippers should lose no time in claiming. SPAIN. Nov. 20.—The Stock Market has been remarkably active this day. The Three per Cents. have been done as high as 24, and the Fives, with all the overdue dividend warrants attached to them, close at 331 at sixty days, and 321 for cash, and the total amount of business done is about 390,0001. sterling. The rate of continuation is, as you willnbserve, 18 per cent. It is said that the Com pany of the Cinco Gremios, now winding :up its affairs, has this day availed itself of the favourable opportunity, and sold about 2,900,000 dollars of said stock which it held, to be paid for this next week. It now remains to be seen who will gain the day whether the supporters of the market or those acting for the fall, the struggle among whom is very great, and many failures must be the inevitable consequence. Such of your readers as are holders of Treasury bonds will be glad to hear that M. Cantero, the Director of the Sinking Fund, has sent in his report on Mr. Talker's petition, which is favourable to the interests of the parties concerned. It could hardly well be otherwise. Orders have been issued to all Generals and other mili tary men absent from Spain, whether on leaving or other wise, to return hither forthwith—such as do, if not guilty, will continue to receive their half-pay, but such as do not within the given short time will be cashiered. The Cortes are to meet on the 26th of December, and most factious ones will they prove to the present Minis ters, who will be compelled to dissolve them if they mean to do any good for the country. If they wish to carry out their measures of wholesome reform and ame lioration in every branch, the present Ministers, with all ' their faults, should be supported, because they form the best Cabinet that has ruled the country during the last eight years—we might well say many more—an if they have not all the . power, we cannot but give them credit for an honest intention of contributing with all their might to the happiness and prosperity of the country. The Regent is expected on the 23d. He cannot come before, because he waits for the final construction of 'the triumphal arch. Pity that those about him do not re mind him that the very same arch, erected on the very same spot, has served for the reception of former tyrants and absolute Sovereigns ! Pity that he cannot feel that these things, instead of enhancing, only lower him in public estimation ! The finding of the Court-martial held this day on twelve officers of the Royal Guard is not known, but there is good reason for hoping, although the Fiscal de mands the last penalty of the law for most of them, that none of the five in custody will be doomed to it, but that their lives will be spared. How could it well be other wise, in the face of the culpable leniency with which the Barcelona and Valencia ruffians have been dealt with, by being suffered to escape ? M. Garcia Hidalgo, whose arrest I mentioned the other day, has been allowed to _go at large on parole ; and M. Durana, a most respectable, wealthy gentleman, who had been kept "ausecret," is now allowed to see his friends—thanks to a declaration in his favour given by M. Isturiz, with great personal danger, being himself con cealed beyond the reach of the authorities. Such is the system of regularity that begins to be ob servable in the finance departments, that remittances, in money or bills, are every now and then received from the provinces, as surplus of the monthly revenues over the amount of drafts drawn by the Minister ; thirty-six cart loads of silver and copper coin arrived from Toledo yes terday at the public Treasury. The navy of Spain will be composed of one seventy-four, five frigates, five brigs, three schooners, and as many steamers by the Ist of March, besides those on the Cuba station, and they are all to be at sea, and upon the war establishment, it being further intended to build another line of battle ship, two frigates, and two corvettes against December, 1842. CONVOCATION OF THE CORTES. (From the Madrid Gazette of November 3.) EXPOSE OF MOTIVES OF THE MINISTER OF THE INTE- RIOR TO THE REGENT. Your Excellency—The laws decreed last Session by the Cortes with so much zeal and wisdom are of the highest importance and have had immense results. It would have been desirable that they could have continued their duties until they had satisfied the wants of the peo ple and consolidated the principles of the Constitution ; but the Legislature had prolonged its sittings consider ably beyond the period convenient to the private affairs and to the situation of the Senators and the Deputies, and which could no longer be neglected. For this rea son your Highness deigned to grant them a short re spite, and to defer the completion of your vast desires for the welfare of the magnanimous nation which has con fided to your Highness the direction of its affairs during the minority of her Majesty Isabella 11. •The revolt of October having been crushed in the bud the country having re-assumed its normal state, the re presentatives of the nations have taken the repose ne cessary, and regulated their private affairs ; the time is come for them again to take charge of the public inte rest, in order to realise the Constitution and open to the nation the high road to grandeur and prosperity. Up to this moment the budget has not been discussed, or so tardily that it can suffice only for a short period. The Government has promised to present this year the bud get of the next, and would have done so before, but for the late events, and for the exclusive measure resulting therefrom. The organical laws, with others of which the Government will perceive the importance, necessi tate the co-operation of the Cortes and their speedy con vocation. For this reason the undersigned, convinced of the importance of the said debates, has the honour of re questing your Highness's approval of the decree for the convocation of the Cortes in ordinary. Saragossa, Nov. 16, 1841. FACUNDO INFANTE. DECREE. " Isabella 11., by the grace of God, &c. Ardently de siring the consolidation of the liberal institutions which the nation has given to itself, by means of wise and op portune laws, and the proposal, discussion, and approba tion of all other laws tending to the prosperity of the country, and to surround the country with the splendour and grandeur of which it is so worthy ; in virtue of the power given to us by the Constitution promulgated on the 18th June, 1839, and after having heard the Council of Ministers, we have resolved to convoke, and do, by the present, convoke, the Extraordinary Cortes, con formably to the said Constitution, for the 26th December next. We desire and ordain that, on the said 26th De cember, the Senators and Deputies shall meet in the capital of Spain, to hold their usual Session. " Duca de la VITORIA." The following is the decree of the Regent, dated, Sa ragossa, the 10th, relieving from blockade the coast of Cantabria " The total extinction of the rebellion having taken place, which, amongst other measures, rendered neces sary the blockade of the coast of Cantabria, from Castro Urdiales to Fuentarabia, with the exception of those two ports, and those of Guetaria, San Sebastian, and Pas sages, as has been stated in the decree dated the 17th of October last, desirous that the interests of commerce may be no further injured, and by the advice of the Mi nisters with whose consent I act, I, as Regent of the Kingdom, in the name, and during the minority of her Majesty the Queen Donna Isabella, decree as follows : " The blockade of the coast of Cantabria, established by the aforementioned decree of , the 17th of October, is removed ; consequently all the ports of the _said coast will be open to the vessels frequenting them, and in conformity with the laws.' " Saragossa, Nov. 10. " The Duke of VICTORY." PORTUGAL. The Braganza steamer, Captain Lewis, arrived on Sa turday at Falmouth, furnishing our usual continental files of papers and correspondence. She left Gibraltar on the 18th, Cadiz 19th, Lisbon 22d, could not commu nicate with Oporto, and from Vigo 24th. Passengers— Capt. Bagot and servant, Capt. Wharton, 46th Regiment; Lieut. Wombwell, Mr. Samuda, and Mr. G. P. Rickards. The principal matters of interest by this arrival are the prorogation of the Legislative Chambers by Queen Donna Maria, the disturbed state of the y.olitical relations be tween Portugal and Spain, and the method proposed by the Government to meet the demands of the next di vidends. LISBON, Nov. 22.—The Queen, in person, closed the Cortes on the 18th inst., on which occasion her Majesty pronounced a speech, of which the following is a trans lation:— " Gentlemen—After the constant and assiduous atten tion you have bestowed upon the varied business of the present session, your minds require to recruit their strength by the enjoyment of some period of repose be fore resuming their important labours. "I congratulate myself with the members of the legis lative body on the zeal and diligence which they have shown for the public service during this prolonged ses sion, and the particular care with which they have attended to the subjects recommended by me on opening the Chambers. " The most important and urgent of those subjects was doubtless the attention claimed by the finances, and without which it would be impossible to meet the nu merous and long-standing engagements of the country, or to set in due order the other branches of the Adminis tration. " I cannot but lament that the public exigencies and the sacred obligations incumbent upon the nation should have rendered necessary the imposition of some new taxes. I am, however, convinced that my subjects will readily make any sacrifice required for the support of the national honour and credit. " You have seen that public security has increased in the interior of the kingdom. The banditti who infested Algarve and part of Alemtejo have diminished conside rably in number, owing to the effectual measures adopted against them, to the zeal of the authorities, and to the efficacious co-operation of the military force. This sub ject continuesite employ the attention of my Government. " I thank the Chambers for the supplies they have voted, as well to defray the charges of the public eervice as to meet those engagements to which the national cre dit stands pledged. " Sirs—The confidence I have in your enlightened patriotism makes me feel assured that after retiring to your respective provinces, and there collecting from per sonal observation further stores of knowledge as to th e wants and resources of the people, and meditating at leasure upon the means of promoting the public welfare, you will retura to your Parliamentary duties animated by the same noble sentiments which have hitherto di rected your conduct, and with the same attention to the great end of consoli datin g the p olitical institut es of the prosperity of monarchy, and concu rrin g towards the the nation. " The session is closed." The encomium upon the constant and assiduous atten• tion of the Chambers to their duties, sounded much like a joke, considering that the senators seldom met in suf. ficient number for the transaction of business , and that the closing of the session was actually put off from day to day for more t han a week ow ing to the same ca use , and to the consequent impossibility of concluding b s e o fo m r e e matters which had necessarily to the legislative bodies could be dismissed. Two or three hundred Christino soldiers and officers implicated in the late attempted insurrection, having re cently taken refuge in the Portuguese province of Tras •"s `Montes, the Spanish Regent demanded that t . ne ' should be delivered over to him, grounding his demand upon a Convention entered into by the two countries in the year 1823, whereby it was stipulated that military deserters should be mutually given up in all cases. The Portuguese Government, fully aware that if the unfor tunate officers fell into the hands of their enemies, some of them at, least would share the fate of Leon and Qui raga, have, without positively denying the obligation imposed upon them by that Convention, been endeavour ing to evade it by delay, so as to give time for Espar tero's wrath to subside. I learn that this mameuvrehas been so far effectual that he has reduced his demand to the delivery of the two principal officers—namely, Briga dier Ruy and 'Colonel Pezuelo ; but upon this he posi tively insists. The two individuals in question are, how ever, said to be at present in concealment in this city, and to be about to embark for England. " Among the items of the Budget of the general in come of 10,332,626,618 reis (2,367,893/. 12s. sterling), are set apart 1,074,755,090 reis (246,300/. sterling) for the payment of the dividends of the foreign loan ; to insure which the Lisbon Bank will co-operate with the Board of Public Credit agreeably to a portaria from the Minister of Finance, published in the Diario do Governo this day; and under the head of ExtraordinaryExpenses,' 100,000,000 reis (22,920/. sterling) for the amount of the claims of the officers who served in the liberating army, which may be liquidated by the mixed commission in London during the economic year ending the 30th of June, 1842 ; 48,000,000 reis (11,000/. sterling) for the four instalments so long due to the British Peninsular war officers of the Portuguese army who have been many years pensioned from that service ; and 402,370,293 reis (91,371/. I Is. 9d. sterling) for part payment of the British Commissariat in 1827, and civil claims. " The Opposition press, having commented upon the speech from the throne in rather strong language, more particularly in alluding to no mention having been made to the existing constitution, or to the foreign policy of the country, has fallen under the displeasure of the Go vernment, and several indictments for an abuse of the liberty of the press have been issued. The accusations now against the Nacional are 14 ; Revolucao de Se tembro, 10; Constitutional (a Chartist Opposition paper), ; and Portugal Velho (a Royalist paper), 4. " The loan for 500 contos de reis (115,0001. sterling), which, as mentioned in my last communication, Ministers were authorised to effect by mixed operations to make up the deficit of 650,375,923 reis (149,000/. sterling) only if the Treasury statement can be relied upon, has this day been advertised for tenders, which are to be opened in the Minister's bureau fifteen days from the 20th instant. " The capitalization of the active and inactive classes, widows', and orphans' allowances, &c., is looked upon generally as a coup de banque, it more or less being imly available to certain individuals within the walls of the Treasury, who are, lamentable to observe, said to be on a perfectly good understanding with the agiotas, or usu rers, out of doors, to the prejudice of the numerous pen sioners whose miserable pittances, even if paid in full, would scarcely amount to a cammon maintenance. " The revenue of the Lisbon Custom-house and Ex cise -office, and the Custom-house of Oporto, for the month of October last, paid in debentures, ex-paper money, and coin, amounts conjointly to 425,965,639 reis, equal to 97,6171 2s. 6d. sterling, showing an increase on the preceding month of September of 27,9461. 2s. 2d. sterling. "As regards the guerillas in the southern provinces little or nothing has transpired of late, which may in a measure be accounted for by the heavy rains which have in a degree rendered the roads impervious. " Yesterday (Sunday) being so boisterous and rainy, the Portuguese ships of war, French corvette, British brig Espoir, and Braganza steam-packet, although in the morning dressed in their variegated flags for the express purpose of celebrating the birth of the Prince Royal of Great Britain, did not salute, which demons tration was deferred until to-day. Her Britannic Ma jesty's Envoy at this Court, Lord Howard de Walden, in honour of the gratifying occasion, will give, this evening, a splendid dinner to all the Ministers of State, corps diplomatique, &c. " Exchange upon London at 30 days' sight 5314. per milrei. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, Nov. 27.—There will be an election on Fri day, Feb. 11, at Corpus Christi College of two Scholars, open to natives of Bedfordshire and Lincolnshire, respec tively, candidates for which must be under 19 years of age, and are required to present themselves to the Presi dent on Saturday, Feb. 5, at eleven o'clock, with the usual certificates and testimonials ; also Latin epistles to the electors. The following Scholars of Corpus Christi College have been admitted Probationary Fellows of that Society :—The Rev. M. Harrison, and the Rev. W. .R. Wardale. C. J. Dawson, of the Charterhouse School, and J. Taylor, of St. John's College, have been elected Exhibi tioners on the Michel Foundation, at Queen's College. J. H. Latham, of Brazennose College, has been elected to the Craven Scholarship.. _ _ _ _ _ E. Palmer, of Charterhouse school, and E. Walford, late of that School, have been elected Scholars of Balliol College. Thirty candidates offered themselves for these Scholarships. The Lord Bishop of Oxford will hold a General Or dination at Christ Church, on Sunday, December 19. The Master and Fellows of Balliol College have pre sented the Rev. R. Hill, Fellow of their Society, to the Rectory of Timsbury, Somerset. In consequence of the failure of the Chichester Old Bank, a meeting was held on behalf of the Chiches ter Infirmary, the whole of their funds being deposited in the Bank. Lord George Lennox proposed that a subscription be immediately set on foot, when, in the short space of 12 hours, upward s o f 500 1 . was su b scr ib e d. LONGEVITY.— Ab out six months since we no ticed the death of Mr. Mark Nathan, ,of this town, at the good old age of 96 ; and this week it is our melancholy duty to record the death of his still more venerable widow, Mrs. Mark Mathab, who died at the abode of her son, Mr. Barnard Nathan, Snargate-street, Dover, on the 24th in stant, at the uncommonly advanced age of 104.—Dover Chronicle. TouRsING.—We understand that the Hampton Park Club will course at Streatly, near Reading, by per mission of the proprietor, on Thursday and Friday, not being allowed to meet in the park this season. Yesterday evening, about five o'clock, a young woman, named Emma Wardlow, a dressmaker, in the employ of Mrs. Macmillan, of White Horse-street, Lam- beth, committed self-destruction. She complained to her mistress of being low-spirited, and said she thought that she should go out and call upon her sister, instoad of which she walked to the river side, and when nearly op posite the Penitentiary, Millbank, threw herself into the wilier, and was instantly carried down with the current. , During the last few days we have experienced tremendous gales at Weymouth, varying from the N. W. to S.W. We regret to state that fears are entertained of a vessel having gone to pieces,in the West Bay, during the awful storm of Saturday night week, as no fewer than four bodies have been seen in the wash of the sea near the shore, one of them that of a woman.—Dorset Chron. - The following statement from the Number of Tait's Magazine just published, illustrates the mis chievous consequences of the attempt of the followers of Sir A. Agnew to subvert the Christian character of the first day of the week by engrafting on it some of the obso lete restrictions of the Jewish Sabbath :--" The recent at tempt to prevent the running of coaches on, and even to stop, the conveyance of the mail by, the Edinburgh and Glas gow railway on Sunday, has already had a serious influ ence in depreciating the stock. No longer ago than 28th July last, when 40/. a share had been paid, the shares were selling at 391. 10s.; now that other 101. per share have been paid, they are only worth 44/. ss. Since the stopping of the trains on Sunday has been so much agi tated, the price has sunk rapidly ; so that, taking in to account the interest on the instalments, about 71. per share have been lost during four months; and seeing that there are 18,000 shares, the proprietors of this single railway have lost within four months, 126,0001. by the attempt to enforce an ultra-puritanical observance of the Sunday. We understand that Messrs. C. Chubb and Son, of St. Paul's Churchyard, have just had the gratification of receiving the following appointment , by command of his Royal Highness Prince Albert :—" TheMarqu Marquis of Exeter Ch nhh a has thewarrant pleasure s appointingur eof forwarding himpatent lock and Mr. Charles patent fire-proof safe-maker to his Royal Highness Prince Albert, by his Royal Highness's command.— Buckingham Palace, November 22, 1841." RESTITUTION.—The executors of a late draper, in Truro, have received an anonymous letter, en closing sixty postage stamps, and stating that some years ago, a person having the care of a draper's shop, made the writer a present of a black silk handkerchief, which he fears was not paid for. A sermon which the writer heard led to this act of restitution.—Plymouth Journal. DREADFUL ACCIDENT.—A fine youth, son of Mr. Anthony Cliffe, of Bellevue, had his arm so shattered by a bone-grinding machine a few days back that ampu tation has become necessary. The unfortunate young gentleman unguardedly approached too closely to the machinery, whilst in full play, and having got entangled therein the terrible result ensued. — Wexford Independent. A Bayonne Correspondence of the France Me ridionale writes on the 22d:—" The French ehasse mar ee , La Nouvelle Lune, having been driven on shore with in: two gun-shots of Behobia , the Spanish authorities de manded the usual dues in such cases , maintaing that the essel had stranded on Spa ni s h g r ound. The captain appealed ;1 atdo beenthe Cgoimv given Commissary r t y h eo Spanishf r a in e , troopslvho to enter on, seeinw that orders the disputed territory, and make a seizure of the Nou velle Lune, demanded the aid of the armed force. Two companies wore immediately marched from Crogne to Hendaye, to support the detached company in that lage, and a brisk firing ensued, which was heard at St. Jean de Luz. The fact is positive, but any further de tails are wanting. There are fifty men employed at our arsenal in making up 9,000,000 ball cartridges, and it ap pears beyond all doubt that five or six regiments wil shortly be in this country. The arrival of three regi ments of dragoons and tome strong detachments of ar tillery is talked of. The:Stockholm papers mentics that the Jury has ac quitted the publishers of the Swedish translation of Str auss's "Life of Christ," against whom proceedings • bad be`'.ll opened by the Government. BELGIUM. BRUSSELS, Nov. 27.—The Central Section has com pleted the examination of the Public Debt and the Do tations, and appointed M. Oey its reporter. It has also finished its examination of the Ways and Means, and that of the Department of Justice. The examination of the Budget, of the Department of the Interior and Public Works, proceed rapidly. The Central Section, for ex amining the Budget of the Department of Foreign Af fairs and the Marine will meet to-day. The object of the project of law, for the expulsion of foreigners, is to prolong till the Ist of January, 1845, the law of the 24th of March, 1838, with the excep tion, however, of the second article of that law, which entirely protects from expulsion a foreigner married to a Belgian woman, to whom he has children, born in Bel gium. By the project of law of the Minister of Justice, foreigners of this class may be expelled in future like others. The preliminary inquiry respecting the late conspiracy is going on with great activity; three examining Judges are engaged consecutively in it, every day, till a late hour in the night. More than 100 witnesses have been heard this week; the accused are kept in the strictest seclusion, and undergo frequent examinations. The Poles residing in Belgium, will celebrate, at Brussels, on Monday next, the 11th anniversary of their revolution. A report was spread yesterday morning that there had been riots at Liege, and even that depots of powder had been discovered in several houses. The whole is a mere fable, the only foundation for which was the breaking of a few lamps in the night by some intoxicated persons. SWITZERLAND. A kind of revolution has taken place at Geneva, if so alarming a name can be given to a change which de stroys the exclusive influence of a score of rich and old families, and opens the councils to the mass of respect able citizens. This is reform, not revolution. All the Swiss cantons have undergone this reform during the last ten years. Tessin began even before the Revolu tion of July ; and many have led to convulsions. The Bernese farmers have been obliged to exile their aristo cracy. An attempt at reform in Basle, led to a separa tion of town and country into two cantons. In Schwitz and Valais it produced bloodshed, as well as in Basle. And the present unsettled state of things in Argau and Lucerne, has been produced by the same changes. Lu cerne, after having made a Radical reform, made a counter reform, and placed power in the hands of its priesthood. Geneva could not escape. Such are the remote causes of the revolution which opens the borough of Geneva. The immediate cause, however, is curious. It arose in the disputes respecting the suppressed convents of Argau. In the votes of the Diet one was surprised to find the deputies of Protestant States embrace the cause of convents and hyper-Catho licism. They did so from a religious-aristocratic feeling, akin to Puseyism ; the result of which was, to disgust the religious-democratic and liberal party. The deputy of Vaud was called to order, and received counter instructions. In Valais troubles are pending in con sequence. The deputy of Protestant Neufchatel cannot be punished or displaced, the Prussian Government sup porting his conduct. But in Geneva the Government itself has fallen in consequence of the conduct of its Deputy. The zealous Calvinists of Geneva united in an association on the 3d of March last, in consequence of the vote of the Deputy Rigaud; and it is this Association, by labouring, and preaching, and clamouring for poli tical reform, in order to the preservation of Protestant doctrine, which has produced the revolution of the other day. This revolution consists in the promise of the ex isting Council to call a General Council, especially elected and charged with the task. of reforming the Constitution. - (From the Journal de Geneve.) It is to be, feared that public discontent will break out if the Council of State does not add to its programme the reforms demanded. This is what we said in our number of the 20th. Before that, on the 18th, we said that " The authorities intended to have the Town-hall guarded during the deliberations of the Representative Government by a few companies of the National Militia. This mark of diffidence on the kart of Government might produce unfortunate events.' The events have verified our predictions. As soon as the projects of law to be discussed were known, there was great agitation. The necessity of a constituent assembly has become quite popular, and the resolution of enforcing the recourse to this mode of revision has been taken generally. On the 21st (Sunday), on account of the silence observed by Government, the agitation increased. Nevertheless, no groups formed in the streets, and no kind of disturbance took place. The morning of the 22d was patiently waited for, when of a sudden it was learned that Govern ment, frightened by rumours, no doubt exaggerated, had called out the militia, and caused the Hotel de Ville to be guarded by armed troops. At this news, immediately con firmed by the sight of some militia, a shout of i s n o d gr ig ea4 Lion rose from all sides, and the detachment had scarcely formed before the Town - hall than the people gathered t r h o r u o n u d g t h he th m e , nanigdh, in b t egan ord to e lriotootshaonwd sthhoeuirt disapprobationat- them, even of this measure. Finally, the e xasperation %M that the doors of the Town-hall were obliged to be shut, and even barricadoed. Nevertheless, Government had in the evening cemprehended the necessity of calming the public discontent by making some Promises, and publish ing" the following w o i f ng o p e r n oc era la , t s ati j o u n ce : — the last few weeks a po litical agitation has manifested itself among you ; the Council of State had to seek the cause of this; it believed that cause to be in the desire of . a modification in the in stitutions which ch changes g o e r s rwelifoicrlmi wnepgroenvtGorilitriahusk. el ;lt hastened to examine the is about to be called to ielthe place first, and prepared pro jectsthe system, will be submitted Representative Council deliberate. The most important of these changes, Tstaautgeheloubyntetdhe tweet law of the organisation of the elec toral to it in a very short time. them ; ealidivhieh, y-seven years past,. the Council of upon the calmness and moderation of the Geneves spread that in difficult times, has distinguished now that sinister rumours are there are projects f or hi n d er i ng the deliberations of t he m Co e un s cil, it appeals to ever y c it i zen that he may use eve r y 1 an to prevent disorders, which wou ld tarnish the honour which th e nat i on h as , until now, kept spotle ss. In the name of the Council of State, " DEROCHE, Secretary of State. " Geneva, Nov. 21, 1841." In reply to this proclamation of the Cou h neg of uo S t t h a e te, the Association of the 3d of Ma beggin gpurity o of their d the e summons of . 8 1 . 1 :n u d blb3 nfi e den a t in th r e t ts he a i d r h m er o e t n iv ts es t , e il r o e t ri v i v ld wou remain the armed force by the Council. . ey united, and continue to call for the rights of the Geneveso 1117s e ti el n mh 4 .h g people. 'es' of rural At last Monday a rrived. Some compam militia arrived, not ver y numerous. Those of the town did not attend. Such force as did collect mustered be fore th e Hotel de Ville, and endea v o ured to keep back the people, till, pressed on all hands witho ut power of r esisting, they resolved to disband, to their own relief EVENING SUN and that of the citizens. With their dispersal the irri tation was appeased. The Council met at ten o'clock, and were able to deliberate without disturbance. The people were, indeed, impatient, but were calmed, espe cially by M. Bachelard, one of the members of the As sociation of the 3d of March. It was then rumoured that the Council had appointed a commission to examine immediately whether it would be better to call a consti tnante, or for the present Council to prepare an electoral law. The first opinion prevailed, and the proposal of a constituante was adopted ; and the people dispersed with loud acclamations. FLANDERS AND DUTCH MAIL. BRUSSELS, Nov. 25.—The average price of wheat last t week was 22-58 E ; and that of rye 13-40 f. per hectolite. Mr. Ernest Vandersmissen, jun., was conveyed to the civil and military prison of this city . the day before yes terday, in the morning, as being implicated in the plot against the safety of the State. A writ has been issued for the arrest of the homme d'atraires of General Vandermere. A long search has been made in his residence. The Minister for Foreign Affairs confirmed, to-day, in the Chamber of Representatives, the news published in the French papers, of the withdrawal of the French troops which were assembled on our frontier to the num ber of 20,000 men. M. Delehaye, deputy of Ghent, called on the Govern ment to declare whether it was true that the French pa pers said that these troops (contrary to what Count de Briey had declared in another sitting) had assembled only at the request of the Belgian Ministry. The Minis ter for Foreign Affairs refused to comply with the desire of the Deputy of Ghent. The majority of the Chamber warmly applauded the reserve of the Minister. The Journal which announced yesterday that the King was gone to his seat at Ardennes was mistaken. His Majesty has not quitted Laeken. BRUSSELS, Nov. 26.—The King will make his excur sion to Ardenne very shortly. Ile was to have gone on on Wednesday last, but it seems that the arrival of Lord Burghersh, the English Minister to the Court of Prussia, has caused him to delay his journey for a few days. Lord Burghersh left Brussels this morning. AMSTERDAM, Nov. 26.—His Royal Highness Prince William Frederick henry arrived here to-day, to be pre sent at the launch of his Majesty's frigate Doggerbank, which took place at three o'clock. THE HAGUE, Nov. 25.—An article in the Haarlem Courant gives some details of the operations for drain ing the vale of Haarlem, which have been going on for two years. Everything has fully succeeded accord ing to expectation, and it is probable that, in the fifth year, the proposed object will be fully obtained, and an exent of 18,000 acres drained. ST. PETERSBURG'', Nov. 15.—0 n Saturday night there was so much drift in the Neva that it was neces sary to remove the bridges. Yesterday (Sunday) the canal was frozen over, though but little snow has fallen. Sledges have been ploughing the streets ever since Fri day.-11 de St. Petersburgh,Nor. 16. BELGIAN ILI NDS—BaussaLs. Nov. 27. Actual Debt, 5% per Cent. Rothschild's Loan, 5 per Loan of Thirty Millions, 4 per dent --- 3 per Cent. Thirty 4er ••.. (1840) lols, Loan of City, 1C32, 4 per Cent Society of Commerce, 4 ,iper Cent ..... Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent ............ 74; National Society. Exchange on Lonclem (short) --Brussels Papers, Nov. 27. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, Nov. 19. five per Coats. Ptletalliques • lo6}i Four per Cents. ..... ....... ........ P9ys, Three per Cents. . .......... ..... ..... . ....... 51,i Bank Shares ........ .... 1689 ....411gerneine Zetiumg. Nov, 24. COURT CIRCULAR. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty yesterday at Buckingham Palace. Her Royal Highness the Princess Mary of Cambridge, attended by Lady Augusta Somerset, visited the Queen on Saturday afternoon at Buck ingham Palace. The Lord Mayor, accompanied by the City Remembrancer, had an audience of his Royal Highness Prince Albert on Saturday, at Buck- ingham Palace. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent vi sited her Majesty on Saturday afternoon. His Royal Highness Prince Albert visited the Riding School at Pimlico on Saturday. His Royal Highness Prince Albert honoured Mr. J. Lucas with a sitting on Saturday, at Buck ingham Palace, for a full-length portrait. Saturday was the birthday of her Royal High ness the Princess Mary of Cambridge. The Duchess of Gloucester gave a juvenile fete in honour of the day, at Gloucester House. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess .of Cambridge and the Princesses Augusta and Mary of Cambridge, attended by Lady Augusta So merset, arrived from their residence at Kew, at three o'clock. The Princess Mary, after paying a visit to her Majesty at Buckingham Palace, re turned to Gloucester House. Soon after their Royal Highnesses' arrival, the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Charlotte Dundas, his Serene Highness Prince Ernest of Hesse Philippsthal, attended by the Baron de e Spessliardt and Prince George of Cambridge, joined the Royal party. At four o'clock a select party of the Nobility and Gentry, with the juveniles of their respec tive families, arrived at Gloucester House, and were received in the lower suite of rooms, where ' the Duchess of Gloucester and her Illustridus Visitors were assembled. The Infant Sappho had the honour of singing before the Royal party : Mr. Weippert was in attendance, and qua drilles were next danced by the youthful guests, a new set, composed in honour of his Royal Highness the Infant Prince, and called " The Royal Cornwall Set," being introduced. The Infant Harpist had the honour ofperform ing before the distinguished company. The Duchess of Gloucester, with her Royal and Noble Visitors, afterwards went to the upper suite of state rooms, where a dcjeune was served. Among the company present were Prince Nicholas Esterhazy ; Count Kielmansegge, the Hanoverian Minister; the Countess Jersey, Lady Sarah Villiers, Mr. Frederick Villiers, Vis countess Hawarden, Lady Burghersh, Lady . E. Lowther, Lady Charles Somerset, Laity Napier, Lady Stratheden, Lady Theresa. Lister, Lady Augusta Gordon, Lady Peel, Miss Peel, Sir George Clerk, Miss Clerk, Lady Currey, Sir Samuel G. Higgins, Sir H. and Lady Campbell, Sir Charles Thornton, Baron Knesebeck, Hon. Mrs. Villiers, Rev. E. Nepean, Colonel Keate, Colonel and Mrs. Montagu, Colonel and Mrs. B. Knox, Captain and Mrs. Moorson, Colonel Jones, Mrs. Hicks, Mdlle D'Este, Miss Seymour. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent attended Divine Service yesterday morning in the Chapel at Kensington Palace. Lady Char lotte Dundas was in waiting on her Royal Highness. His Serene Highness Prince Ernest of Hesse 0 fB ruses. Philippsthal visited the Duchess of Kent yester day at Clarence House, St. James's. cl y G u e i s o s t v e e L r i d . i s n a b o y r o , f or the s i Brazi lian Gibraltar L D e ems C pi o an m tics m itlee a rs, n d lfe e of u rt r t ot A hN l ve a n r were sent off from the Colonial -office -o ce on Satur day evening. THE QUEEN DOWAGER His Serene Highness the Duke Mein ingen, attended by Sir Andr ew Barnard, Clerk Marshal to the Queen Dow ager, left Marlbo rough House, on a v i s i t to his August Relative, at half-past ten o'clock on Saturday morning. His Serene Highness travelled by the London and Birmingham Railway. The official account of her Majesty's health, received at Marlborough House on Saturday, Was as follows : " The Queen Dowager a ga in yesterday for some h sat up _ ours and her M • feels liersNl ;est re freshed this morn ing , h ad a frovi com fortablehaving night's rest.. A "26D,.181314ALY " Sud bury Hall,*N ov . a o further bulletin w ill beD i ssue d till on day t t p xt . • lES, MD. " . DAVIES." wim.ms , .._—_- -•••-- gig""1" LLANGOLLEN.—lntellig ence o f a serious affray with poachers in Wynnstay Park has been just received through the medium of John Kyllin, Eq., superin tendent of police. From what has transpired it appears that information had been forwarded to Mr. Holt, Sir Watkin's head game-keeper, the a gang of six or seven poachers were carousing at a public house at Ruabon, on Tuesday evening, and purposed visiting Sir Watkin's preserves that night. Accordingly he and five Or six Of his men were on the watch. In the course of the night, or early on Wednesday morning, they met at a gate o f the preserves, whereupon one of the poachers shot at the foremost keeper, and wounded him in the foot and leg, w hi c h felled him to the ground. On reco c v to e a ri rnb r iag per_ et he levelled his piece at the depredator, and severely wounded him in the abdomen. His life is despaired of. One of the poachers, besides the one wounded, has been cap tured, and the police are out in all directions in purstii arcof Wrexham.— all supposed exham ..._... s o o f n t s he fr o om the the fugitives. neighbourhoodTheY in who the has neighb ou rhood FOUR SEASONS IN A DAL—The He T ra i l i d E . Correspondent, r po h n e d a e r ndt,week o b f ef l o l r a e d l s as to t ek th b e y m a c name. In the same day there was heavy given u s hi s lightning at Bruton ; snow fell here the sam th under and on that day also strawberries and rasp b erries e day, and gathered in this immediate neighbourhoo d , were the apple-trees in several gardens are to b where also lossom.—Bath Paper. e seen in full The Constituti'onne/ publishes the following from Hanover, 19th inst. :—" An important incident has just occurrc d in the affair of the Council of Signature, •rga nised by, the King for the Prince, but without the con sent of the agnates of the House of Hanover. The Dukes of Cambridge and Sussex have sent a protest here from London against the measure, and have for warded it to the Germanic Diet, which will take it into consideration at their next session. The Courts of Berlin and Brunswick have also receivid communica tions of this protest. The election intrigues continue,and there is general dissatisfaction in the eountry.,, ✓~~' r~.i V.~j''~Y 1; 11° ; 1 I I • 4 . 1 • • d , ,fl') ~ ~{) . I , n 4 •