The Sun. — London, England, 1842-01-05 00:00:00

1rn...... - ~.A•011 lEIi (I asleep, but at -actrd at e of that ereeiving window. Chris- moselle. .7 Knight. h delight , ght. stone. iged dart► wountl;" n dean- - tr ! Hung, le prize entwined; 1 ''s mind. oices 1 nd side, ' ride. DAY.) EVENIN(I. SUN and, whos s „ whose iderably t ° tt the b, r ; trging b l :,/ instead rt, make . essions, rd, he wow who ted by tri be it he b' e i Le priso o • )pinion, t 1,9 )ner ) 015 - bar. 23, watb,e, felooi o i i to defro )f Englo Adolpht ; - , ' MI. I‘ ll ' and Da' re f lulusl ol. 4o is the S' i d sed a f °rb d rr , I in C Q 'Lbe on it ,o be cl e ate t° ture• foti ed the Jury fl.l , V f e „' [ll to proV' lAARO ste e l, ibr Bv ; at Cher 9i1°.1 e . liiPr wi, l b, r whee•. o o , ft an B'l'. rd. c:l't ! Clio 1 I anoth er :d I willt coo t f ) f tlio r , ! a but' 4 w ill put bi 4 rL} tool‘ t he trial of bi,,o nil 01 , be ta I the °t ET' IP bou' bw ,te l o t dine ,tr 0 1 1 , , o r 7 ), 0 1 C° / L „de 111 7,0se v sup r f rat Ing3ll‘ SOUTH SEA COMPANY. (THIS DAY.) A General Meeting of the Proprietors of this Company was held this day at the South Sea House, Thre:tchicedle street, for the purpose of receiving the statement of the accOnnts horn the Secretary, and also to declare a divi th"na f , .r the half year. The meeting was but thinly attended. Mr. Fe..mis took the Chair, and called on the Secre tary to read the minutes of the last meeting, which were confirmed. The CHAIRMAN said the Court was called for the pur pose of considering a dividend, but he thought it would he hest fur the Secretary previously to read the answers received to the addresses of congratulation agreed at the last meeting of the Company. The SECRETARY then read a letter from Sir James Graham; in acknowledgment of the receipt of the ad dress, and conveying her Majesty's thanks ; also a letter from Mr. G. A. Anson, acknowledging the address to his Royal Highness Prince Albert. • The CHAIRMAN said the Secretary would read the statement of the accounts, prepared for the purpose of proposing a dividend. The SECRETARY rend the accounts, and it appeared that the income fir the half year, was 162,0221. 19s. 6d. and the opt-goings 101,790/ 3s. ')d. The amount to be provided for ha:f a year's dividend on 3.662.784/. Bs. Gd. South Sea Siock at 11- per cent. 64,091. 14s. Gd. The deficiency to be supplied by the Government pursuant to Act 55. George 111.. cap.,57, 3,86:d, 18s. 2d., making a total On each side of 165,8881. I 7s. Btl. The CUAIicaAN said, l'rom. this it appeared that the Company Avas enabled to declare a dividend of 11 per cent., and he had therefore to propose that warrants be made to he paid on the same day as the Government. A nnuities. This motion "as put and c a r r i e d ; and there being no further b us i ness the meeting adjourned. COTTIBII. CORPORATION. (THIS _DAY.) hj-d meetingis i of the subscribers to this Institution was Lay, at their rooms , C rane - cour t, Fl ee t-street, fax the Purpose of receiving• the accounts, and affixing the seal o f the Corporatio'n to the transfer of certain stock belonging to the lostitu Lion, called the Kin toul Stock. Mr. NtisalTy took the Chair, and called on the Secre tary..to read the -minutes of the last meeting. The CHAIRMAN inquired if any gentletnan had any observation to make before he put the confirmation of the minutes to the meeting. • Mr. DA vrtisoN said he would make one observation, not with a vim of narrowing the limits of the charity, but 'with a cont rar y o bj ect . Th ere h a d b een so much favouritism shown that it almost became 4 el qtletti(Ml . whet! • they should not bar the doors of the because l man}- of its subscribers had fa vourites. li e sa i d, open the doors to all. Mr. IV EitSTER thought it was not a question to be de relded upon a motion made for the confirmation of the mi nutes. He thought they ought to be very cautious in setting aside any standinglaw. • After a f ew wor d s from General ArreffEsoN, • The CHAIRMAN said the question before the COM tatee Was as to the confirmation of the minutes, there re theme who r.pproved.or disflpproved of them, would the ' , Ralf , in ih , ---sn had any ohser 'On The motion was ti rried. t n _tile SECRETARY then read the ~.ecount, s , - from which it appeared that the.expenses for the year were 6161. 16s. 4 d, and the income: 80.11. 19s. 3,1, leaving a balance in Vic 'and s o f t h e Treasurer of 1881.. 2s. lid., which had b een carried to the credit of the Treasurer. The accounts were ordered to be received, and entered on the minutes. The SECRETARY then read a letter from his Grace the Mule of Sutherland, expressing the Noble Duke's anxiety for the institution, and enclosing his subscrip tion of SC/. 11r• WArrs moved that a vote of thanks of the sleeting be given to the Duke of Sutherland ; but thr-I:He SECRETARY said the Noble Duke bad been i I llked already a t th e l ast meet i ng , 'anti the motion was rumediately ithdrawn, The CHAIRMAN then said he had to submit a motion to the meeting, for the purpose of empowering the insti tution t o sell :it 1,0001. of the stock, called Kintoul Stock, belon g i ng to t h e i nst i tut i on. Dr': BELL said the proposal to sell out the 1,0001. would or course diminish the Kintoul trust, and he took the liberty of urging a suggestion which he had made ,°ll more occasions th a n o ne , re l a ti ve t o t h e sel ling of this stock, which would go on diminishing until the whole of that immense sum of money was lost. He thought they should apply to the Legislature, or, at all events, take the advice of Counsel learned in the law as to the question. General ArrcuEsox said he would submit to the Court whether it was at all usual, that when one subject was before a meeting, another should bo introduced. He had no wish to interrupt, but merely to suggest that by such a course of proceeding they would get into all sorts of irregularity. Dr. BELL said they had not perfectly understood him, and the Gallant General had quite misunderstood his ob servation. The CHAIRMAN said the question was as to their sel ling out the stock of 1,0001. lir. BELL said he was going to move an amendment to th e mot i on b e f ore t h em. General .AITeIIESON said the that th e seal of the Corporation ' should d n b b e ef a o ffi re x t e h d em to i t v i a le s transfer o f t h e stoc k for 1,0001. ; and he (Dr. Be)l) Nvi,hed to introduce a motion as to wheth er they to m co could ( k . alter a ge n tl eman ' s w ill . H e humbly u m it s ) h IkeyGentlean that this course was out of all order. 1) r. BELL sa id , would they allow him to .pinie.n, and h e t h oug h t i t wou ld saveaTte his own good deal of In c'? . He perfectly understood themotion before them. TN he ettAinslA said that they had granted pen si o ns, a nd they must adoptthis course to meet the grant. _ Dr. BELL said it : it was but a matter of form ho had totally thibunderstood it. Ile thought it was a motion Itiosrhtehpeocil.efelioltiolyration of that Court, and it seemed to him competent to any one meet it with an amendment. The Cuantmati s meats, and aid th e y were un d er suc h engage must kp them After a few w ee ords in explanation from Dr. BELL, . The CitAthatAN put the question, mu the me e t were then taken into consideration, which was carr . ied e meeting adjourned at two o'clock. !ra t %_Tese,„,atecamen, DAY.) IvThhe aIAJIKETS..._(T HIS CORN EXCIIANGE. Fleur also s_tloPPsloile(si i o l f ea G vi r .i it 3 i ,. n since Monday have peen . small i t s i _ arl eY, and Oats, all very dull at last quotations COLONIAL MARKET. • Although there waS little ' activity in the market, .the orders for goods are grailuall increasing, and prices firm for sill the lent% articlesY ; confidence has much fairinFreased amongst mercantile men. Raw Sugar met a sale. Brown IVest Yellow, G ls. to 71s. I ndia, 58s. to GOs. ; low to fine quest, standard lam per cwt. R e fi ne d goo d s i n f a i r re ps 803.'6d. per cwt.' TEA MARKET. There was a good demand for Free Trade T e a and prices were firm ; Is. 9id. was the lowest rate of Common Congou cash. Company's Is. 10d, per lb. TALLOW MARKET. A good demand ; prices firm at 48s. 6d. on the spot, and 495. for delivery in the next two months. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. There was but a moderate inquiry for meat. The supplies were fair, but in prices no variation - occurred worthy of notice. Of Game and Poultry we had a fair show ; but t ra d e was dull, and prices nearly nominal. Eggs dull of sale, at 4s. Gcl. to 10s. per 120. 1,........._ • ANIMAL MAGNETISM We cannot adduce stronger evidence of our disposition to treat fairly the pretensions of those who profess to thave the power of producing magetie sleep, than by at ending yesterday, ut the H anover - square R ooms, Mr. I-J uneau's second lecture. We witnessed his debut In London, an amount of which we published a few days back. The lecture yesterday was simi:ar to the. one delivered at the City of London Tavern. The theory which this gentle- Man is commissioned to propound is certainly most prepos terous. It was quite unnecessary for Mr. Duncan to repu diate all knowledge of anatomy and physiology, for alter his exposition no one conversant with medical matters would for a moment believe that he was acquainted even with the elements of these sciences ; but for a surgeon, for a man who is represented to be ' one of the first anatomists and physiologists in this country," having the slightest claim to a knowledge of anatomy . and physio logy, to b r i ng b e f o r e t h e p u bli c suc h a rationa l e of mag netic sleep, is, indeed, incomprehensible. What evi dence have we that' congestion of the brain, lungs, and heart takes place in any state of somnolency? It is a mere gratuitous assumption, unsupported by the sem blance of a fact. Admitting that the brain, &c., are in a state of congestion, is it not ridiculous to suppose that this unnatural condition of all the vital organs can be i nstantaneously removed by a puff of wind ? Yet such, we are told, is the result. In a twinkling of an eye, by mdee:ie)lsyl blow in" upon the f ace , th e pat i ent i s roused from This, if true, is indeed a most wonderful discovery in physiology. After subjecting the same lady who was perated upon at th e L on d on T avern to some m agnetic experiment s , Mr. Duncan volunteered to mag netise ally one present. Two persons mounted the plat form, and had pieces of cork strapped to their foreheads, at which they were told unflinchingly to gaze. After the lapse of fifteen minutes one person manifested, much to the joy of the operator, appearances of sleep. His arms and legs were extended, and they were found per f .etly rigid. Upon one arm a chair was placed, which the agnetized p erson sustained with ease. The majority of those present appeared satisfied with the result of the "Periment. Indeed, it was wonderful to witness the unan imity whi c h preva i led throughout the whole of the el.heedings. Th e l ecture was scarcely interrupted by a nYer e interrog a t ory . M ust of the persons present were it his friends or zealous advocates of mesmerism. tut USS what d oes t h e experiment prove ? We do not cc- ITthe the lecturer of having acted in collusion with the Is ° 4 whom he appeared to magnetize, but certainly eLre e — • • ~.istances warranted such a supposition. He repre sented himself to be " warehouseman." and two of his i:r s advanced in front of the platform to vouch for itee.ipectability. As for the tetanic spasm exhibited aau Patient , it was proved to amount to nothing, for dt,rTal gentleman present showed that he was able to ter l 4 ( si t V the weight of the same chair upon his ex m without being mesmerized. Until we have hii:tx;it li tlte person upon whom Mr. Duncan performed Ie„ twyeritnent yesterday was perfectly unknown to him, wh o s 'T still be sceptic on the pOint. The other person im oP ... e_ra 7 t i i i o n ti es. had not the slightest nutrkePd That , g what 1 call a finished sermon," re finished at la b, as he w a rs coming out of church. "Yes, think it itiaes‘t,er'" though I began LITERATURE. QUARTERLY REVIEW, No, 137. Murray, London, 15 42 . The general character of Wordsworth's poetry, especially of his Sonnets, is discussed at consider rable length in this Number. The discussion is fairly enough carried on, and if in places it be a little too exuberant in point of panegyric, such excess is a fault on the right side, more particu larly when we bear in mind the flagrant in justice with which the great Lake poet was treated by certain influential critics for the best part of a quarter of a century. Mr. Words worth is a rare instance of an author not only creating the taste by which he is to be appreciated, but reaping, in his own lifetime, the full harvest of that improved taste. Year after year, in spite of all that ridicule,or prejudice could do, he has seen the circle of his admirers gradually Widening, until at length it embraces almost every name of any note in political literature. His reputation is now placed beyond the reach of envy and detraction ; but though enemies are no longer to be feared, much mischief may be done by the blind enthusiasm of friends, who are often a great writer's worst foes. When we find Mr. Wordsworth constantly compared to Milton, whose sustained majesty of thought and depth of feeling, developed apparently without effort, he has never, with all his straining, been able to approach ; when we find Lord Byron contemptuously thrust aside, in order that all eyes may be fixed uninterruptedly on him ; when we are told that he has exhibited evidences of imagination superior to any that modern poetry can show; and that the melody of his versifiea tion is only to be equalled by the uniform purity of his taste; when we find these exaggerated praises heaped upon Mr. Wordsworth, we are strongly tempted to regard them in no more fa vourable light than as attempts to coerce public opinion into absolute. submission. It was but the other day we read in a literary journal of some influence, that if there was one quality more than another for which the author of the " Excursion" was remarkable, it was pathos! Now, we have been for years no inat s tentive readers of his poetry, and we hope we have profited by the high and pure moral truths they enunciate ; but never yet have we perused them otherwise than with an unmoistened eye. Often have we recognised in them the pre sence of a lofty intellect, speculating on hu manity in the kindliest and most indulgent mood, and giving all the fervour of a pro phet utterance to the most exalted senti ments; but we have been unable to detect any of that - quick, active, trembling sensibility, _which makes its appeal direct to the heart. Mr. Wordsworth, we suspect, would himself be the first to repudiate such tenderness, as derogating from the high, pretensions of the philosopher. A certain slisds pewiveness at times steals over his spirit-1 - 0e T i"; inseparable from fixed habits of contempla 1:so ; but he never strikes a deeper chord of feeling To do so would he inconsis tent with his philosophic, creed, which in some points is singularly austere. We perfectly agree with thellikkiewer that his " Sonnets" are among his best andinost characteristic productions ; and we may add, too, that they are incomparably the finest in the language. Their clearness and com pactness are unrivalled, mid not less worthy of note are the felicitous diction and ima gery in which they abound. What, for instance, can be more appropriate than such expressions as the " sonnet's scanty plot of ground"—the set ting"'sna'spathetieligh t"—the " audacious flight" of genius—or " pure religion breathing house hold laws P"-Or what more definite and impres sive than the image of .upstart wealth, which must needs " run glittering like a brook in open sunshine ?" We could easily multiply instances of similar felicities of thought and expression, but we must hurry on with our notice. To pro ceed, therefore ; the Reviewer quotes several un published sonnets, wherein Mr. - Wordsworth in timates his ideas of " Punishment by Death," to which, in the case of murder, lie appears de cidedly favourable. In the subjoined poems it will be seen that lie illustrates the question with great force and subtlety : . ‘.‘ Ah, think how one compelled for life to abide Locked in a dungeon, needs must eat the heart hope less that in a u t l u u r t a u l a d l o c o a m re c s o p n r fi t d e ; Out of his own humanity, and part `Vi a exile on a s a v age coas t, life-long f l e s el - I l vo o etr i l g yd Soon the relapsing penitent may boast , fit, Of yet more heinous guilt, w i t h fi ercer pride.,Hence thoughtful me rc y, mercy sage anilpure, .Sanctions the forfeiture that law demands, Leaving the final issue in His hands Whose goodness knows no change, whose love is sure, Who sees, foresees ; who cannot judge amiss ; And wafts at will the contrite soul to bliss." See the Condemned alone within his cell, And prostrate at some moment when remorse Stings to the quick, and with resistless force Assaults the pride she strove in vain to quell. Then mark Mai, him who could so long rebel, The crime confessed, a kneeling penitent Before the altar, where the sacrament Softens his heart, till from his eyes outwell Tears of salvation. Welcome, death ! while Heaven . , Does in this change exceedingly rejoice ; While yet the solemn heed the State Lath given Helps him to meet the last tribunal's voice In faith, which fresh offences, were lie cast On old temptations, might for ever blast." " Margaret Davidson" is a notice of a biogra phical sketch of this young American poetess, recently deceased, which has been published by Mr. Washington Irving in Philadelphia. The notice is penned in a kindly spirit, though the Reviewer is not wholly devoid of a certain whole some distrust respecting the precocious powers of the young Margaret. If we even believe half of what is recorded of her by her biographer, enough will still remain to call forth our wonder and admiration. At six rears of age she was familiar with the poems of Milton, "and marked with taste and discrimination the passages which struck her ;" and when little more than four years old, " a bright star-light night," we are told, • "would seem to awaken a mysterious rapture in her infant bosom, and one of her early expressions in speaking of the stars was, that they shone like the eyes of angels !" This gifted young girl died when she was only fifteen, of confirmed consump tion, brought on s --or at any rate aggravated—by her constant habit, which she could not repress, of overtasking all , her mental faculties. The " Copyright Question" is an admirably . rea soned article—eloquent, Where eloquence is ne cessary—argumentative, where plain argument will best answer the purpose—full of perti nent facts, all bearing directly on the question, and from which facts such deductions are drawn as might bring conviction home even to the perverse, and somewhat obtuse, understanding of a Warburton. Those who have read Mr. Ser geant Talfourd's splendid speeches on the subject of copyright, should read this article with .equal attention, for though it does not possess the lofty tone of thought, the rich poetic colouring, and the generous enthusiasm of those eloquent orations, yet it brings equal sincerity and manli ness of reasoning to its task. We quote an able passage, which combines clearness of argument with vigour and animation of style in no ordinary degree : The greatest antagonist of the very principle of lite rary property in the last age was far too sagacious not to see the consequences that must in reason flow from it— were it once admitted. Not venturing to contradict the statement on the other side, that even then the days of the patronage plan were over, he denied boldly that any effective stimulus for minds capable of worthy things in letters or science ever had been or could be supplied by the hope of any worldly delight or advantage what soever, except only the pure 'enjoyment of intellectual exertion, and its consequence in honour, respect, fame. But these motives, however powerful, can he. of them selves. sufficient only in the case of-men fortunate enough to need nothing beyond what these motives point to. In the energetic exertion of every noble fa culty there is a delight beside which no other earthly pleasure can be named. The soldier knows it, a:.d so does the poet. The aged bard was found with streaming and flashing eyes, trembling all over, in the midst of his Alexander's feast. After an interval, the secrets of which we can never penetrate, lie exults over again in the applause of educated England. He has this joy and honour, because they cannot be denied him—and lie gets them at nobody's cost ; the accordance of them is in stinctive, and in itself a delight to the yielders. But shall this be all? Grant that the creative glow, and this reflex confirmation of its high origin—attained or anti. cipated—may indeed be the sufficient rewards of the il lustrious effort itself ; such efforts occupy, after all, but a small space in the mind that is most capable of them— they are severe though sweet—perilous as well as price less: let them be frequent and continuous, as the lesser heroes of ordinary toil may safely be—and there ensues a madness or a torpor. And since a man is not the less a husband and a father because he is also a Dryden, and the broad course of time and life must be given to the Common cares of the whole humanity that is in every man—we must, if we would have such efforts repeated, reconcile it with the standing reason of this favourite of Nature, that ho shall so order his existence as to keep that intellectual power which might have been profitably diffused over a wide space, concentrated and compressed for the exhausting energy of divine moments. It is the same with the hero. He too puts forth one at least of the noblest attributes of man in that splendid perfection which implies consummate felicity in the act, and which cannot be observed of other men without drawing from them precious worship. " Sound—sound the clarion ! fill the fife ! To all the sensual world proclaim — One crowded hour of glorious life - Is worth an age without a name." But what nation ever proclaimed to her soldiers that this was to be their sole recompense ? " England ex pects every man to do his duty," said Nelson, before a battle ; bat, under the like circumstances, he had said also, "A Peerage or Westminster Abbey!" The lreview -of " Stephens's Travels in Central America," is a careliil digest of a work chiefly valuable for its accumulation of useful facts. " Fish-markets and Fish-ponds," is an amusing paper, conveying brief directions for stocking ponds with the best fresh-water fish. In the course of this article we are told that Professor Owen has lately discovered a multitude of fossil turtle at Sheppey, whence we infer, that if lie will persevere in is examination of the locality, he will find, at no _great distance off, a multi tude of fossil Aldermen, since, wherever there is a turtle; there, in the immediate neighbourhood, one is sure to find an Alderman. " Turtle with out Aldermen," says the Reviewer, " seems a strange dispensation"—a remark in the justice of which we cordially concur. "Letters of John Adams" is a dull, wearisome notice of the re cently published correspondence of one of the great founders of the American Republic, the friend and colleague of Washington during his first and secondTresidentship. Of the two re maining articles, the most readable is the one "On the Principles of Gothic Architecture." THE SUN, LON - DON, WEDN FNDAY, JANUARY 5, 1842. COURT CIRCULAR. "WINDSOR, TUESDA V.—The queen and Prince Albert walked both in the formujon and after noon in the Home Park. . Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by .Lady Fanny Howard, walked to Datchet, and returned in a pony phaeton. Lord Byron has succeeded Viscount Sydney as the Lord in Waiting on - the Qneen, and Sir Frederick Stovi a has succeeded Sir Robert ()may as the Groom in Waiting on her Majesty. The Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, Bart., is expected this evening on a visit to her Majesty. .Viscount Melbourne and the Hon. Sarah Mary Cavendish left the Castle this morning. A splendid Shield, executed in silver, repre senting in has relief the achievements of the three P.+tro❑ Saints of Great Britain—viz., St. George, St. Andrew, and St. Patrick, enclosing a radiated centre, on which is the profile of her Majesty; was submitted to her Majesty's inspec tion this morning. The Shield was executed fur Mr. W. E. Drax, M.P., by Messrs. Green and Ward, in commemoration of her Majesty's Coro nation. Their Royal Higlineses - the Duchess of Cam bridge, Prince George, and the Princess Augusta of Cambridge, attended by Lady Atignsta So meniet, honoured Drury-lane Theatre with their I►resence on Monday evening. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess. and the Princess Au gusta of Cambridge afterwards returned to their residence at Kew. The Attorney-General and the Solicitor-Ge neral had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Downing street. Ilobert Peel firrived lii town ye. ,,, terii:;v af ternoon, IT-om hi 4 seat, Dray tOn shire. 'The Rip.ht Tlon. Baronet, oyt proceeded front, the Euston-square terminus of the Birmingham - Railway to the terminus of the Great West6l Railway at Paddington, and left, town on a visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle. Lord Stanley left town yeSterday on a visit to the Duke of Buckingham, at his seat, Stowe, 13-ticks. The Archbishop of Canterbury had au inter view yesterday with the Chancellor of the Ex - - etualuer, in Downing-street. • Sir James Graham left town yesterday fin• Stowe, Bucks, on a visit to the Duke of Buck iffghain. • Despatches from the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope were received yesterday at the Co hinial-office. SUNDAY TRAVELLING. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. " Est modus in rebus ; sunt certi denique fines, Quos ultras citraque nequit consistere rectum." Ant,---Differing as I do, in many points, from your able Journal, I have all along admired its unremitting hostility and successful exposure of cant, .humbug, and hypocrisy. I have therefore taken the liberty of inclosing to you a document signed by the Chief Magistrate of this city, and extensively and gratuitously distributed through out this and the neighbouring towns. Of the good taste, Christian feeling, and humility dis pia) ed in this production, as well as the consi deration evinced for the labouring manufacturing classes, you will be no incompetent—no indiffe rent judge. The proposed 'Julius for attaining the desired end, are likewise not unworthy of observation. The object of this precious document, ema nating, as it does, from a fiction in the Kirk of Scotland, who are endeavouring, per fits out nefas, to obtain a domination for their priest craft over our civil as well as religious liberty, is to prevent any railway commuuication betwixt Edinburgh and Glasgow, or the intermediate places, on the Sabbath day. The means, you iserve, by which this end is to lie accom plished, are not by showing to the people of this country, Or to the directory or proprietors of the railway, the heinous nature of the sin they are about to sanction. No ; these proprietors, we are told, are chiefly English, and what can be expected from them? The mode which these goodl2hristians adopt for teaching religion to the shareholders, for inculcating the observance of the word of' God unto them, is by an appeal to their pockets. The proposal of these latter day saints, is that persons holding their doctrines should become members of a Sunday club, and enter into a bond altogether to abstain from tra velling by the railroad, to avenge upon the share- holders the difference of opinion which they may dare to entertain from these bigoted and self elected judges of Christianity. That is the mode by which Sunday travelling is to be prevented by these conscientious and re liiious men; but what are the means by wllich that mode is to be obtained. " Let it, (says this manifesto of those who profess to believe that God can Work out his own good end), let it, how ever, be particularly attended to, that, under God, success depends on the amount of signa tures." The word " amount" of signatures is, you will - perceive, in italics. Gracious Provi dence ! have these persons conic to this, that the observance of what •they consider, or affect to consider,. God's laws, is to depend on the amount of signatures, to a matter of' pounds, shil lings, and . pence, to a Railway Company II any one fancies that this precious Address, coming, though it does, with the awful autho rity of the Provost of Edinburgh at its back, is the true opinion or feelings of Scotchmen gene rally, they are wofully in error. It is the pro duction of a few bigots among the laity, and ty rannical ministers, too common in the Scotch Kirk, intended to procure for them the means of imposing cruel and unjust fetters on the rest of the people, ,especially the manufacturing classes. C. D. Edinburgh, Jan. 1. [The writer discusses this precious scheme ‘vith much impartiality, but his letter extends to such a length, that we can find room for only a portion of it.] RECANTATION. (Front the Morning Herald.) In our paper of the 21st ultimo we noticed, upon autho rity on which we have been accustomed to place implicit reliance, the existence of rumours relative to the Exche quer Bill Fraud, which we were assured had gained an extensive circulation in the City. The result of inquiries which we subsequently- instituted on the subject, now leads us to the conviction that we have been imp,sed Upon; and that such rumours had gained no such circula, lien as our informant confidently stated. To have given currency .to an unfounded statement such as we allude to, is a matter of regret ; but, having aseertained its want of foundation, there is only one course to be adopted, and that course we do now sponta neously adopt by thus making the tact just stated public. It has, we regret to find, been supposed that our pant , graph, with its quotation from Milton, • " What seemed its head, The likeness of a • hingly crown had on." • alluded to a Noble 'Marquis lately. Viceroy of Ireland, and subsequently high in, her Majesty's Government. -We take this opportunity to avow our thorough comic don that there could not be the sthallest foundation for any such charge. We need hardly add, that to any one who should understand our allusions as directed against him, we should convey a most false imputation against that Noble Lord which we should be the first to regret. The Cologne Gazelte'of the 31st ult. publishes a letter from the banks of the Niemen, stating that in consequence of the treaty of London closing the Straits, the tribes of the Caucasus who - revolted no longer re ceive assistance so regularly as formerly, and no doubt was entertained but that they would be obliged to sub mit, and recognise the rights of sovereignty acquired by Russia, in consequence of the treaty concluded with the Sultan. SINGULAR ROBBERY.—A singular robbery took place, on Alonday last, at the Custom-house, Liverpool. A gentleman went in to one of the departments to pay duty. lie placed a 100 1. Bank note on the counter ; whilst the proper officer was calculating what was to pay, the gentleman turned his back for a moment to the counter. On fum ing round again he found, to his astonishment and con sternation, that the note had disappeared. It is conjec tured that it was stolen by some person who was at the counter at the same time. --- THE NEW YEAR IN EDINBURGH. On Saturday the new year was ushered in, in Edinburgh, with the usual demonstrations, by crowds of persons in the principal thoroughfares, but hilarity and good humour universally prevailed. To, the credit of our citi zens, it ought to be remarked that the unseemly broils and riots which formerly disgraced Edinburgh at this season have lung since disappeared.—Edinburgh Paper. Cll l - 4 i 7 OF 'DUBLIN ELECTION. DunLvn, JAN. 3.—This day there was a meeting of the citizens in • the great round room of the Mansion house, called by the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, to a.do.pt means for securing the return of Lord Morpeth as representative of this city. At half-past one o'clock the Lord Mayor entered the building, which was then densely crowded in every part. All the leading Reform ers were present. His Lordship was greeted with pro tracted cheering ; and when order was restored, The LORD MAYOR said that he felt it his duty to call this meeting with a view of taking into consideration the propriety of selecting a representative fur thiS city, in the room of the late Mr. West. His Lordship spoke at soma length in praise of the private character of the late lamented gentleman. Mr. West, he said, had ob tained a great victory over his political opponents—his own party and friends were in power, and lie had every reason to presume, that if the Almighty spared him but a short time longer, he would have received full and ample Ir Ynour and emolument for his sacrifices for his party. It was much to the credit of the Liberals of all de nominations, that they not only neveruttered a word of sa tisfaction at the death of their political opponent, but they openly avowed their deep regret at the melancholy event which deprived his amiable and lovely family of the best of fathers.—(hear, bear.) His Lordship continued-- 7 Since the last election a Tory Government had come into power, professing. all kinds of liberality, justice, and impartiality in words, b u t i n a c ts he had only to refer to the appointments of Brew s te r , Jackson, and Lefroy— the inveterate and constant ene mies of the Irish people. —(Groans.) The Orange faction,. taking courage from these persons being in power, together with the charac ter of the men who have possession of the Government, had commenced their atrocities again in the north of Ireland. Within a few days several homicides and grievous outrages have been committed on the Liberals by the Orange faction in Ulster. This was the state of things that had .grown up since the last election, and which the electors of Dublin were about to be called upon to approve or disapprove of. The person whom many of the leading Liberals had pledged themselves to support was Lord Morpeth.—(Enthusiastic cheer ing.) If he could procure a Repealer, lie would be much better pleased ; but as that would be out of the question raider the present circumstances, he felt con vinced that a better man than Lord Morpeth could not possibly be found. That excellent young Nobleman was at present in America, wherJ, by his advice, his kind manner, hospitality; and charity, he was doing much to remove that asperity which was felt. towards Great Bri tain, end which he (the Lord Mayor) hoped would prove the means of terminating a quarrel in peace,. which was likely only to end in blows-and blood.—(Cheers.) The Lord Mayor, after reviewing - the position of the country under the present Administration, and the state of the Dublin franchise, called upon the people to mark their disapprobation of that Administration, by returning Lord Morpeth in opposition. to the Orange and Tory candi 7 date.(Cheers.) Sir J. POWER, Bart., moved a resolution to the effect, " That a vacancy having occurred in the representation of thiS city, it was advisable to return a friend to reform and civil and religious liberty." . De. STOCK, M.P., seconded the resolution in an (Alec-. tire FpPc , eh it the eonriusion of which plam amid -:aid he ranPil" . " to the reF , olliti 4 )ll. - ( 1 L -1 a eene of the greatest nprormr 10tq,,--continued and hisses poured out when his Reverence essayed to speak.) -In the midst of the early part of his harangue we could hear him say, " No Sir Robert Peel"—(Great uproar)—" No Duke of Wellington"—(Renewed up roar)—l have a great respect for O'Connell.—(Coutinued uproar.) Ido not consider you could have a better re presentative than Lord Alorpeth. But I for one am op posed to him, because of his support of the Poor-law Bill. The poor have as good a right to live, as the rich —(hear, hear) —they should have subsistence without imprisonment. The poor were comparatively happy Whon time Whigs came into power —they were joined by the Duke of Wellington, Sir Robert Peel, and Lord Niorpeth, who became the prisoners of the poor. I op pose Lord Morpeth. (said Mr. Gregg) because he has acted contrary to his own principles.—(Great uproar.) I say also that the Duke of Wellington and Sir Robert Peel are inconsistent. with their principles.—(C.heers.)His Reverence concluded by moving an amendment to the ef fect that Sir Charles Wetherell, or some supporter of Protestant ascendency, should bo called upon to come forward as a candidate. There was great uproar while the resolution and amend ment were being put from the chair—not more than four persons appearing in favour of the amendment. JOHN 11.1.TcuELL, Esq, Q. C., came forward and moved " that Lord Morpeth be put in nomination as the candidate for the city of Dublin."—(Cheers.) He re gretted exceedingly the scene that had just been wit man, pretending to be [messed, produced as it was by a Reverend Gentleman.— ristian religion, should Hear, hear.) The ( ah G al‘n r . e c i m a n n ias s cite ) erdo l fs l ( e t)h r ed e i g gs go r e sr ptateeeeldfiuitilh the: t p a C 7 rh , t only part of the Rev. Gentleman's advice that he heard had for its object an attack upon Lord Morpeth for a want of proper feeling for the poor. If ever there mere feelings of benevolence and charity deeply implanted in the breast of man, they were in that of Lord Morpeth. There was no public or private charity in this country that came to his knowledv that he did not contribute to. Such a charge against Lord Morpeth could only have been actuated by the worst, the most mischievous mo• fives.--(Cheers.) Alderman G. RoE, in seconding the motion, said that as a Protestant he felt the deepest indignation at the course taken by the Rev. Mr. Gregg.—(llear, hear.) Alderman Roe spoke for some time in favour of Lord Morpeth's claims upon the people of Ireland. Al+noNv, Esq., said • that he also, as a Pro• testant, felt bound to protest against the course taken by the Rev. Mr. Gregg. _ It was a disgrace to see a minister ‘.... the Christian religion acting the part of a firebrand, when he ought, if he mite at all, to be the advocate of peace and good will.—(Cheers.) They, however, too koten found that ministers of the Gospel were employing the very worst passions fur the worst purposes. The resolution was put from the chair, and carried by acclamation, the Rev. Mr. Gregg alone dissenting. Alderman PURCELL moved a resolution pledging the meeting to use all the legal means in their power to se cure the return or Lord Morpeth. Mr. BARRET and Mr. C. M‘LauctthiN addressed the meeting in support of the resolution. It was resolved that a subscription be opened, and that Patrick Curtis, Esq., be appointed treasurer. A list of subscriptions, amounting to about 1,2001., was read amid great applause. The nomination of Lord Morpeth has united the whole Liberal party as one man, and all are working with zeal and energy to secure his election. THE TEN HOURS FACTORY QUESTION. CONTINUATION 'or A REPORT ADDRESSED TO THE SHORT TIME COMMITTEES OF THE WEST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE OF CERTAIN CONFERENCES HELD WITH THE RIGHT HON. SIR R. PEEL, BART., AND SEVERAL OF HIS COLLEAGUES, ON THE SUBJECT OF THE TEN HOURS FACTORY BILL. hs well as their workpeople,from utter destruction. His -Lordship said that he supposed that might be the case with the! smaller manufacturers, but such instances of approval of the Ten Hours Bill, he thought, were rare among the more wealthy and extensive capitalists. The Deputation stated that as a general rule that might be so, but that many of the large employers were now coming round to the same opinions. In corroboration of that statement the deputy from Huddersfield mentioned the names of several of the most extensive and influential mill-oWners of that district, with whom his Lordship was well acquainted. Mr. GLADSTONE, at the termination of a most encou raging interview, expressed himself highly gratified with the conversation, and said it was impossible to direct the attention of Government to subjects of graver import ance than those which the Deputation had brought before Lord Wharncliffe and himself. " You may," said he "rest assured that I will devote my best attention to them, in conjunction with the Cabinet, and with an earnest desire to discover and adopt those measures which may be best calculated to put a stop to the evils you have described. Where we may happen to differ, I feel a confidence that our motives and opinions will re ceive from you a fair and liberal construction. But, in deed, it is nut fair to assume that we do or shall differ, fur the evils are palpable, demand immediate remedy, and your claims are just and reasonable. The spirit and tendency of: your views are alike rational and concili atory." Lord WHARNCLIFFE, at the request of the Deputation. readily, and in the kindest manner,. gave a letter of in troduction to his Grace the Duke of Buckingham, upon whom the Deputation next proposed to wait. The impression left on the minds of all the members of the Deputation by the bearing of Mr. Gladstone was of the most favourable description, and gave rise to hopes of a cheering nature as to the ultimate results of their labours, and the intention of the Government, both with reference to the Ten Hours Bill, and also to other mea sures deeply affecting; the operative classes. And of Lord Wharncliffe the Deputation have to report that he rendered them very valuable assistance by corroborating several of their strongest statements from his own per sonal knowledge of the manufacturing districts. GEORGE A. FLENIING. JOSHUA HOBSON. JOHN LEECH. TITUS S. BROOKE. AIARK CRABTREE. WEST INDIA MONOPOLISTS AT WORK AGAIN. It appears by the last advices from Jamaica, that a public meeting had been held, at which it was resolved, " That a memorial be presented to the Lords Commis sioners'of her Majesty's Treasury, setting forth the in jury inflicted on, and the - evils arising to, the British West India Coffee planters, by the importation through the. Cape of Good hope of coffee raised and Manufactured by slave labour, and trans-shipped thence into the home market, and that a Committee be appointed to prepare the same." This is a specimen of effrontery unparalleled in the history of monopoly, and beats the bread taxers hollow ; for ihe latter do permit corn to come in at starvation hut th=e Niorthies would have no Oiler in England. ll appc. - o , ,410 i to l': - ,rliament, that in the rout. (,) the totM quantity of British Planta tion Coffee imported was 55,618,206 lbs. Ditto on vr hich duty was paid The consumption, however, was double 107,768,682 „ The deficiency being made up by East India Coffee, on which - duty was paid 28,499,526 „ Foreign Ditto, through the Cape of Good [lope It must not be forgotten that during the whole of the years, the price of coffee was extravagantly high ; that the proteaion duty on Foreign Coffee through the Cape. of Good Hope is 50 per cent. ; and that the people of England have to pay, in additidn, all the extra charges on shipment to the Cape, and transhipment there to England. • The importations of British Plantation Coffee were, in 1e37 15,208,7551b5. 1838 16,909,716 1839 10,769,655 • 1840 12,730,080 and so long as discriminating duties are allowed to exist, it is the interest of the West India Planters to grow just so much coffee as, at Ole consequent high prices, will yield them as large an income as a greater quantity at lower prices. Corollary.—The demand for the 'consumption of Corn and Coffee in Great Britain exceeding the power of pro duction by the two vested monopolies, it is the interest of both to keep their respective productions below the wants of the consumers.—(From a Correspondent of the Liverpool Times.) TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR—You would greatly oblige me by giving insertion to the following, or otherwise assist me, as your judg ment may suggest.—A young man of the name of James Nicholson, journeyman tailor, left this place (llebden- Bridge), about four years ago ; and, notwithstanding every inquiry, I have not been able to gain any satisfac tory intelligence of him. I have just now heard, from a person in the trade, that a man answering his descrip tion, and having two thimbles in his pockets, was found by two dogs, on the hills between Pontypool and Mei thyr-Tydvil, last winter, frozen to death. What gives _ he statement more weight, he was in the habit of writi ng at intervals, when similarly absenting himself. If to be still living, and should this meet his eye, he need not be told in what state his relations are on his aecount. Should you not think proper to insert the above, by suggesting the means of my ascertaining the authorities of the place where the individual above re ferred to was interred, you will greatly oblige his dis consolate brother, E. N. Ilebden Bridge, Jan. 1, 1842. LORD ASHBURTON, MINISTER PLENIPOTENTIARY FROM GREAT BRITAIN TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Stn—The announcement of the above appointment, or intended appointment, by the present Tory Admi nistration, and the cordiality with which it has been ap proved by the Morning Chronicle, the Globe, and the Examiner, the respective organs of the late Whig Cabinet, have struck with dismay every mind, alive to the interest of this country and of humanity. It sounds as the knell of departing freedom. For where can we place our hopes when those on whom we trusted, almost implicitly, bid us rely—on whom ? On Lord Ash burton I Is he not one of the greatest landowners in the United States ? Are not his lands, too, exclusively to be cultivated by negro—that is, by slave labour ? Was he not, if he be not now, the greatest money jobber in the world, the largest creditor of American debtors ; the greatest holder of American securities as they are falsely called ; the accredited agent (by his dependent relations) of the Philadelphia United States Bank, of swindling notoriety ;—in one word, was he not the Bri• tish Biddle I On him ! we are told to rely for the equitable adjust ment of all our differences with the United States, and for the effectual suppression of that slave trade by which alone can immense tracts of lands in Texas and Louisi ana, said to belong to him, be brought into immediate culture ; or the immense claims, public and private which he, and those for whom he acts, have on the slave holding States of America, be redeemed. And is it come to this, Messrs. of the Morning Chronicle, of the Globe, and of the Examiner ? Are we to seek for trustworthy men in the class of renegades to which Lord Ashburton belongs ? And is it you who advise us to do this ? Fob, how it stinks ! " Go, Counsellor! —you and my bosom henceforth shall be twain." For a set of Tory fundholders who have, at the in stance of a wily old fox, been cajoled into lending money to American planters, to be laid out on the im provement of lands, some of which are held by Lord Ashburton, it is quite natural for them to call upon him to go and look after his and their interests, perhaps to save them and himself from bank ruptcy. That is . a thing to surprise no one, nor can it be reasonably objected to by any one who helped to force the , present Cabinet into the counsels of the Queen. The reports of the loans made to the Americans by the leaders of the Tory faction were too rife, and too generally believed, to leave to such any ground of complaint upon this occasion. They knew their men, and promoted them accordingly. But for d anz re m ,m a e n s , o o r r t au , set of men professing apirrocefetsinsi:gtotodeffecenidftoor the last the cause of justice and of freedom, for them to join in eulogizing such an appointment, was surely re served for the last extremity of British self-degradation. From the remarks made in The Sun of last Saturday, I am happy to see that in the ranks of the British press there is still found one faithful sentinel. I trust that others will be found to rally to him, and in that hope, I remain, Sir, your obliged servant, January 3, 1842. ABNER. INTERVIEWS WITII LOUD WHARNCLIFFE, LORD PRESI TheN t E .,) , 1 I V o 1 1 I C .i E n g r R d E a S y l D t DENT OF THE COUN CI L , AND MR. W. E. GLAD, STO E h N e T d o e F p u T t a u t E i 0 E n o h A : R I d D a O n F i T c l t t e k r D v j E e . w with Lord Wharnelitfe and Mr. Gladstone. As in former cases, the deputation proceeded to ex plain the nature of the measure which they advocated, and the economical and moral reasons upon which they based their claim. Lord WHARNCLIFFE testified, from his own know ledge, to the fact that the statements thus presented as to the physical, the domestic, and the mental and moral condition of the factory workers, were not in the slight est degree exaggerated. Mr. GLADSTONE appeared to take an earnest interest in those portions of our statement which had reference to the educatioeal, the domestic, and the moral and re ligious statistics of the subject, and paid particular at tention to the proposed restriction, of which Sir Robert Peel seemed tio doubt the practicability—namely, that which would limit the employment of female labour. Mr. Gladstone treated this subject in a very able and practical manner. Agreeing in all the deputation stated as to the evil effects, both on individual character and on the domestic condition of families, which resulted from the present mode of substituting female for adult male labour, he asked, " What practical measures would you suggest to make such a clause as you propose generally operative r"The deputation, in their replies to this question, were rather aided by Mr. Gladstone than oitn,rwisa; and it was ailtimately suggested, that the ob ject might be effected' by ineans •of three ,regulations. First, by fixing a higher age for the commencement of infant female- labour than for the commencement of in lint male-labour in factories. Secondly, by limiting the number of females in proportion to the number of males in any one factory. Thirdly, by forbidding a female to work in - a factory after h er mar riage , and during the life time of her husband. It will be seen that these sugges tlvilescltitlaYtreland impracticable tions meet the case put by Sir Robert Peel, and at the p t r h. e e se i t t i n t same time obviate the objections . taken. • THE BISHOP OF GLOUCESTER AND THE • : k in et th w e as fi a r l s s t o pl e e r e y , nature of its provisions illustrated by facts well known TRACTISTS.—We are enabled positively to contradict to all conversant with the subject. The Deputation, the report, originating in a London paper; that the fully The ca w n o v r a k s i s n e g d, of a t n li c e i Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol was perfectly satisfied that the short-time Committees and the friends of the by Mr. Williams's explanation of his Tract on Reserve in factory labourer had been no parties to that measure religious teachin gaolich his Lordship severely censured (the Act of 1833) ; that they had seen from the begin- in Ins late Charg his Clergy.—British Journal. ot work, and they while on this part of the subject, ning that it would n were thoroughly FIRE IN THE LONDON DOCK.—Yesterday convinced that it had been adopted more as a means of morning, about six o'clock, a fire broke out on board the evading, than satisfying the demand for the due regula- schooner Lady Ann, lying alongside the north quay of tion .of the labour in factories. With respect to the the London Dock. Mr. Clement, the principal of the education for which it professe's to make provision, it dock police, saw the smoke issuing from the forecastle , was notorious that in most cases its provision had either and immediately collected the Thames police and land been entirely evaded, or that what instruction had been policemen of the H division in the dock, and they scon given had been imparted under circumstances which broke through a bulkhead into the forecastle, where the made it a mockery both as to quality y and quantity ; and fire was raging; and by means of buckets of water thrown one instance in particular was adduced, in which the on the flames, the fire was got under without doing much damage. The fire is supposed to have been caused by stoker of a steam - e n g ine h ad been constituted the schoolmaster, and the tire-hole had been made the the ignition of a box of lucifer matches which a boy school-room. who slept in the forecastle placed under his bed to keep After the ten hours' m easu re had been very fully can- them dry. The boy narrowly escaped with his life. vassed in its various bearings, the Deputaiion took the On the afternoon of Thursday week, as Wil liberty of laying before his Lordship and Mr. Gladstone Liam Pringle, groom at St. Fort, near Newport, Fife, was (as they had already done with Sir R. Peel) their views entering the stable to look after the horses, one of them as to the imperative necessity of passing it in connection kicked and killed him on the spot. No one was present with an alteration of the Poor-law, in accordance with when the accident occurred ; but an individual who was the dictates of humanity and justice, and as an instal- I passing, hearing the noise, entered the stable and found went of good measures to the working classes. These the poor man quite , dead. The body was with difficulty were matters about which the Deputation thought there extricated from amon g st the animal's feet. , The strokes should be no delay, as upon them an immense mass which he received must have been•dreadful, as a large evidence had already be en accumulated. ke y which he had in his p ocket was driven into his bod y . Lord WHARNCLIFFE asked whether the masters were He has left a wife and family to lament his lose. The not generally opposed to the views advocated by the horse was shot the following Monday.—Scotch Paper. Deputation in reference to the Ten Hours Bill? To I The Bishop of St. David's is said to be so which it was replied, that the masters were nosy in fascinated with the beauties of the Welsh language, of many instances becoming convinced, by dear-bought which he has made himself master, as to have determined experience, that these views were correct ; that a ten to. trace it to its sources, as a key to the early history of L hours restriction would be the only means of saving them i Wales.—BratolJournal. MEETING OF SURREY BIAGIS- TRATES. Yesterday there was a full attendance of the Surrey Magistrates at the Sessions-house, Newington, and amongst those present were Mr. Puckle ( Chairman), Earl Lovelace, Mr. Kemble, MX., Mr. Trotter, M.P., Mr. Hawes, M.P., Alderman Humphery, M.P., Col. Challoner, Sir T. M. Reed, Captain Pag e, &c. The business brought before the Court was of an important character, and prior to its being gone into the Grand Jury were called and sworn. The CHAIRMAN, in the course of his charge to the Grand Jury, observed that there was nothing parti cular in the calendar that _demanded any observation from him, except the case of, an assault and riot com mitted by thirteen persons on some officers in the exe cution of their duty. He was sorry that he could not congratulate them upon the diminution of crime in this county ; he had 14en at some pains to compare the years 1830 and 1831 with 1840 and 1841, and making every allowance for the increase of population, he found there bad been a considerable increase of crimi nals during the last two years. This fact would be a disappointment to those benevolent individuals who had exerted themselves to improve the lower orders by edu cating them. He entertained an opinion, and it was a strong one, that the children in many of our charity schools and union workhouses were too highly educated. Ile had seen them taught the use of the globl-s, geometry, geography, and other branches of learning, which could be of little or no service to them in after life, and in place of which he considered it would be much more beneficial if they were taught their moral and religious duties. He was happy to say that our prisoners had been considerably improved. He knew that there were men who enter tained the opinion that persons who had been frequently imprisoned were irreclaimable ; he knew, however, bet. to-. - By the Magistrates of Surrey an asylum had been established into which offenders were received at the recommendation of a chaplain of the prison, and they were taught trades, and furnished with the means of obtaining 'an honest livelihood. He was glad to say that many who had been thus treated were become good and useful members of society, and he hoped the institution would have the patronage of all who could contribute towards its support. Perhaps in a short time the subject would meet with the attention of Go vernment, and in the meantime it was the duty of the Magistrates to do all that they could to check crime in their own county. He had heard that the plan had ' been followed up in other counties. He heartily wished it might be supported, and attended with success. The Grand Jury then retired, and the county busi ness proceeded. , THE GAOLS. Froth the various reports of the Governors of the different gaols in the county, it appeared that there were at present in Horsemonger.lane gaol 218 pri soners, namely, 183 males and 35 females ; in Brixton House of Correction 223 male and 64 females, total, 287. In the House of Correction at ( 7 uil:lford, 82 waies and 13 females, making 95 ; and in the Kiasrston le .101, 13 males and 10 feniates. VINANCE or THF. LiWNiy. Mr. SIiALL.PIECE, the Treasurer of the County, re ported that after all payments the County was indebted 4811. Is. over and above the expenditure of the cur rent quarter. Mr. HAWES, M.P., said he understood that the sum of 32,000/. was insufficient to meet the county ex penses ; but it should be known that the expenditure had not increased, but that the substantial cause of the increase was the creation of new offences under new laws, to the operation of which, with an improved systetn of police, might be attributed the increase of the county expenses. They were also paying off the principal and interest upon the Lunatic. Asylum. After some discussion a two-penny rate was allowed, in answer to Mr. Smallpiece's application. APPLICATION TO GOVERNMENT TO ESTABLISH ASY• LUMS FOR DISCHARGED JUVENILE PRISONERS. Upon the Reports of the Visiting Justices of the se veral prisons being brought up, Mr. Hawes rose, and observed that before the Court sanctioned the report of the House of Correction at Brixton, perhaps he might be allowed to draw the attention of the Court to the large number of young offenders who tad been committed to that prison ; and he held in his hand a return, to show bow little effect had been produced upon them by their imprisonment. He believed that the motion he was about to preface would not only reduce the county rates, but would also diminish mime. In 1840 he found that the number of . Juvenile offenders committed to the several prisons in this county, amounted in number to 503 males under 17 years of age, and 76 females under the same age ; but of these no less than 284 had been previously con victed ; so that in point of fact, assuming that be could suggest any plan to the Court for the reduction of crime among this class of offenders, a dimiUutioU of the expenditure of the county funds would follow as a matter of necessity.—(Hear.) The object his motion sought to attain was to arrest the progress of crime, and prevent young offenders being re-committed.— ( Hear.) The Court was aware that a very admirable system had been established in this county for the pur pose of recovering young offenders when they were dis charged from gaol. In order to show them the good that the Asylum for the Destitute had done he would refer them to the 36 youths who had been admitted into it between the beginning of 1839 and the month of November 1841—three of them had been placed in the Children's Friend Society, two of them had been heard of and were doing remarkably well, but no ac counts had been received from the third. He would, however, leave those three, and allude to the other 53 that were received into the Refuge, and who were employed during their stay in that Asylum in cutting wood and in various other ways. After they left the Institution twenty-five of them became shoemakers, and thirteen followed tailoring, and all of them were following industrious habits. Of the fifty-three already mentioned eight had been apprenticed by the Refuge, with a premium of ,51. each, and had turned out good members of society. Five of them had been sent to Canada, with proper outfits, and were doing well ; and seven had been restored to their friends. There were still twenty-four in the Refuge, who likewise pro mised to turn out well. Now, if out of the 284 juve nile offenders who had been recommitted to prison in 1840, anything like such a proportion had been re claimed, it would have been attended with a consider able saving to the county, and the Magistrates would have had the gratification of rescuing many from that wretchedness which the repetition of crime must in evitably bring upon them. Ho called upon the Court, therefore, to memorialize the Secretary of State to give Justices the power to raise rates for the maintenance of refuges for discharged and destitute prisoners, just the same as they now can for maintaining prisons and houses of correction. It was calculated that fifty juvenile offenders would cost but 231. per head per annum, making less than 1,200/. per year, which would not re quire the sixth of a penny county rate. Mr. Hawes then alluded to the opinions of several Judges upon the necessity of discharged prisoners being provided for, and concluded by reading a memorial to the Secretary of State, embracing the chief points of his ,address to the Court. Mr. JEFFERY seconded the motion. Mr. Baiscox regretted that notice had not been given by the Hon. Member for Lambeth .of his inten tion to bring forward this motion. He should be sorry to be supposed to be objecting to it, but he could not consent to concur in it without giving it his most serious and attentive consideration. He begged to urge upon the Hon. Member for Lambeth the necessity of post: potting so very important a subject until the attention of the whole of the Magistracy could be drawn to it, and when he (Mr. Briscoe) had no doubt he should be able to lay some facts connected with the prisons be fore them. The worthy Magistrate concluded by moving, as an amendment, the postponement of the question turtd•next Session. - • Earl Lover..tes urged the necessity of the Court at once deciding upon JAIr. Hawes's motion, ou the ground of the near approach of the sitting of Parliament, and the many important questions which would press on the Secretary of State as the Session advanced. Mr. ItEMBLE, M.P., supported Mr. Briscoe's amend. raent. In reply, the amendment was put and negatived, and the original motion for memorialising the Secretary of State was carried. Then Court then adjourned. ANOTHER CONVERT TO ROME.—It is with great concern that we record another example of the influence and tendency of Puseyism. Since the publica tion of our last paper, a respectable tradesman of this city, and his family, have left the Establishment, and joined the Church of Rome ; the party we refer to at tended " the Sacrifice of the Mass" at the Roman Catho lic Chapel in St. Clement's on Christmas Day, and was then received into communion, and on Sunday last attended the same place with his wife and family. W hen we state that the person we refer to has been a diligent reader of the " Tracts for the Times," and a constant attendant upon the ministry of Mr. Newman at St. Mary's, the circum tances will excite little surprise; but indignation will mingle with the regret which the fact calls forth ; and it will be demanded—how long will Mr. Newman be permitted from the pulpit of St. Mary's to point the way toward Rome. We have not a word of reproach for the man whose faith has been thus perverted :—" Church Principles" have been inculcated upon him ; he has re ceived them, and, no doubt, after severe mental strug gles, he has followed these "principles" to their natural consequences.—Oxford Chronicle, Jan. 1. We have just received the following account of a barbarous murder which took place near Grange, in the county of Sligo, on Christmas Eve :—Two neigh bouring men went into an unlicensed whisky-shop to drink. They were shown into a room, and a noggin of whisky was brought to them. After sit ting some time chatting, one of them pulled a dinner knife from his breast, and stabbed his companion to the heart. He then deliberately walked out as if in tending to return in a few moments ; but not doing so, the landlord went into the room to see what the other man was about, when, to his surprise and horror, he found him bleeding profusely, the knife still fastened in the wound, and he rolling about the floor speechless and insensible. The murderer has not yet been apprehended. —Ballyshannon Herald. EVENING SUN WOOLWICH. TUESDAY. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The Firebrand steamer is ordered to form part of the squadron to attend upon the convey of the King of Prussia from Ostend . to this country, and it is expected his Majesty and tuite will land at Woolwich about the 21st of this month. Commander John Neale Nott, from the Excellent gunnery ship, at Portsmouth, and Lieutenant James Alexander Gordon (v), from the Warspite, have boen appointed to the Wiliam and Mary yacht, at Wool wich, for service in the Firebrand, on the occasion of the King of Prussia's visit to his Royal relative?, and to be present at the christening of the Prince of Wales. His Majesty will, it i s expecte d, em b ar k i n the Warspite, C tptain the Right Hon. Lord John Hay, C. 8., and Grand Cross of Charles 111., and in the event of the weather being calm or the wind con trary, this fine 50 gun frigate will be towed by the Firebrand to ensure the arrival of the Ki ng o f p rasi i s in this country as ntarly as possible to the time con templated. It is anticipated that his 11..)yul Highness Prince Albert will come to Woolwich to ne'corne the King of Prussia oa his arrival. The Alban steam vessel, Master John King (acting), arrived at Woolwich on Saturday from Plymouth, an d afterwards went to ll,:ptford. She is under orders to proceed immediately to Pembroke. The Mtgacra st , am vessel, commanded bYWin. N. mate, her I tte commander, Lieut. Hugh C. Goldsmith, having died in the West Indies, arrived at Plymouth On Wednesday last from Barbadoes, and is ordered round to Woolwich to be. paid off. She has brought home a.number of invalids from that unhealthy climate. The Goodwill atrivei at Wbolwich on Saturday. The Falmouth is on her wil) , round Irony Portsmouth to Woolwich. Mr. Patrick O'Connor is nPpoin'ted purser of the Growler steam vctsel, vice Milner, whose warrant has • been cancelled. Mr. Edward F.,Cavell-is appointed acting•maslet of the Shearwatcr steam velscl, vice Brehaut, appointed to the Carysfort. •: - • - • Yesterday the master shipwrights, Mr. Oliver Lang, of Woolwich Dockyard l Mr. John Mitcham, • of Chatham Dockyard ; Mr. Jaides Atkins, of Sheerness Dockyard ; Mr.afelta - rit-Btake, of Portsmouth Dock yard ; and Alivi.Risktits, late of Detonport Dockyard, assembled at the-Woolwich Dockyard to decide upon the plans which :it would be mast desirable •to adhere to in future as.a fixed principle for building vessels for her Majesty's nariy. This .iesolation on the part of the Admiralty-will pin vnt -all chances of difference of opi nion on such , stuatthrs,.and--prevent the possihd ty. of the work of one, masher-shipwright being• altered or con demne'd when the' vessel is sent to-• any other tlockard than the one wherer;she . was • constructed, for repair, which has .soinctimes teen:the case on former occasions. One fixed•prineipkvacif: siiipbuildiag at all her Mnje3ty's dockyari4 i •iwillitie attaudi-d, with very tenelieial results to thz selviee,vismilit , avould Le advantageous were the master sltipwrights , tomectiutoitally,- Of oftener, to it.to consitleratimrsiuelvdisovt-aies atilitight tria.,le, ow ing to the present advanced i.tate•of seivntitio.ittioA 1,1 z(;. CQ,IION.LAI. 13ANK,—Y#sterday a half-yearly general,Ciou*,,g L'.roprieturs in this .corporation was held: at t*Loniloit TUN erp; for. the purpose of receiviia a Report. : Ac?aohe L',AArt.,of Directors relativ e t o the ,theßani., to declare a dividend, and to Aect live DireciorS and gn Auditor in the &Om or those w,ho, under the provision of the charter, go out of office by rotation. The chair was taken by Mr. J. Irvine, M.P., and the advertisement convening the meeting having been read, the Secretary, Mr. Calvert, read the Report of the Directors, which stated that the total debts of the bank during the half-year ending the 30th of June last, .were 1,578,653/., comprising 183,181'1. as its circulation, 84; ,00C1. deposits and other liabilities, 500,0001. paid up capital, 24,000/. reserved fund, and 24,0001. profit. Its assets were—specie, 266,4371 ; other assets, 1,299,710/. ; and balance of prel►m►nary expenses, 12,50 e/. The BAnk had sustained losses by the money eri,is in the' West Indies, but the Direc tors were nevertheless in a situation to declare with con fidence a dividend at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum. The Report was, after some discussion relative to the affairs of the hank, adopted. In proposing a vote of thanks to the Court of Directors, Mr. Gurney paid the executive body a compliment for the zeal and ability with which they had managed the affairs of the Institution, the details of which required double attention in the past year, especially as there had been commercial embarrass ments in the West Indies of no ordinary character. As an auditor of the accounts of the Corporation it would, he fully believed, be found that though the Bank had suffered losses, alike with nearly all other establishments in the past year, still that the surplus profits of the half year, after providing for the dividend, would be sufficient .to meet those losses.—(llear, hear.) The vote of thanks to the Directors was seconded by Sir George Carroll, and carried. The Chairman returned thanks. The Direc tors and the Auditors, who had gone out of office by rota tion, were re-elected, and the meeting adjourned. FRAUD ON LORD STANLEY.—In the early part of last week a middle-aged man, of respectable ap pearance and platisible manners, called at the Colonial office, in Downing•street, and inquired for the Colonial Secretary. lie was informed by the messengers in at tendance that Lord and Lady Stanley were at the time on a visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle, and were not expected in town until the following Thursday. The stranger was then asked to leave his name, when he said that lie was commissioned by the principal officers of the Custom-house to deliver to Lord Stanley the box which he had with him, and which contained a most costly and magnificent chandelier, intended as a Christmas present to Lady Stanley from some of the foreign Courts, and that he was also instruc:el to say that thirty-five cases of wine had been received as a present for his Lordship, which would be delivered on the following morning. Some further conversation followed, in the course of which the stranger gave particular directions that the package he had with him should be carefully attended to. He then pulled out of his pocket some papers, which ap peared to be regular Custom-house certificates, signed " George Lamb," and stated that ho was to 'receive 3/. ss. •Id., the amount of the regular dues. The office keeper 'desired him to write a receipt for the money, which he did in the presence of that gentleman's daugh ter. The amount was paid over to him, and he left the office. The costly present Was removed with all due care to the mansion of Lord Stanley, in St. James's-square, and, on the arrival of the Noble Lord and his lady from Windsor, on Thyrsday last, opened with the greatest caution, when its valuable contents were found to consist of a few brick bats, packed in a manner to prevent them rolling in the case. Immediately on the fraud being dis covered, by directions of the Noble Secretary, intbrma don was given at the police-station in Scotland-yard, and also to the City police, and every exertion in consequence used to discover the delinquent. The exertions have beets successful, and the suspected party has been appre hended in the neighbourhood of the Custom-house,• and will undergo an examination at Bow-street Police Court to-morrow (this day). It is, perhaps, needless to add that the thirty-live eases of wine have not been heard of. DISTRESSED PRINTERS.—We take great plea sure in stating that Mr. G. Smith, the lessee of the Barn well Theatre, has granted the gratuitous use of the same for the two performances in aid of the distressed letter press printers, in the following generous terms:—" I consider the printers of this country generally a very valuable body of men; and no person kels more for their privations than myself, and more particularly from its being so patiently endured. The Barnwell Theatre is at the service of the Committee, free of any expense what ever, on my part." The good feeling with which the favour was conferred greatly enhances its value, and we hope that it will be heartily seconded by the liberal support of the public. We understand that the perform ances will take place about the middle of the present month.— Cambridge Advertiser. ROTA OF THE JUDGES APPOINTED TO PRESIDE IN THE CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT FOR THE YEAR 18.14.—January Session, Mr. Baron Gurney, Mr. Justice Mande, Mr. Justice Wightman ; February Ses sion, Lord Chief Baron Abinger, Mr. Justice Bosan plot, Mr. Justice Williams ; March Session, the Judges who go the Norfolk and North \Vales Circuits ; April Session, Mr. Justice Coleridge, Mr. Justice Erskine, Mr. Baron Rolfe ; May Session, Lord Chief Justice Denman, Mr. Baron Alderson, Mt. Justice Coltman ; June Session, Lord Chief Justice Tindal, ➢lr. Justice Pattison, Mr. Baron Gurney ; July Session, the Judges who go to the Norfolk and North Wales Circuit; August Session, Lord Chief Baron Abinger, Mr. Justice Wil liams, Mr. Justice Erskine ; September Session, Mr. Baron Parke, Mr. Justice Bosanquet, Mr. Justice Wight man ; October Session, Mr. Justice Coleridge, Mr. Jus tice Maule, Mr. Baron 'toile. The appointments only extend to the termination of the Mayoralty in each year. COLONEL THOMPSON AND THE °TON- NonrrEs.—We do not know that we should have npticed the O'Connorites, or their doings, but for their recent conduct towards a man who, we should have thought, of all the public characters of the age, would have been safe from the attacks of a party professing to adyocate the cause of the non-electors. Colonel Thompson, has, it seems, been honoured with the abuse of the Styr! Why, if there be one man who, more than another, has made sacrifices of every kind in . his consistent , devo tion at the altar of popular freedom—that man -is Colonel Thompson. Yet he is denounced as. a traitor and renegade by this tool of the Aristocracy, fur having lectured against the Corn4aw s—a queStion with which • his name was gloriously identified fifteen years before the Charter was framed or thought of. We are half inclined to regret that the author of the Catechism of the Corn laws should have condescended to notice and ex pose the falsehoods of the Northein Star. We thittle he might safely have left his well-earned reputation for ho nesty to have shiilled him from the assaults of such de tractors. We are right glad, however, that they have over-shot their mark, in aiming their poisoned darts at such a man, believing that it will do more than anything to open the eyes of the - Working-class to the true cha racter and designs of the fellows who are doing the bid ding of O'Connor and his .brother landlords•—Slielield Yesterday a deplorable accident befel a respect able married woman, named Deborah Raymond, who resides in Grey- - streqi, Waterloo -road. She had using ptir chasedl an old turpentine barrel, for the purpose of it us a, water-butt, but _being desirous of cleansing, it, she pit a handful of straw and set light to. its and placed it in the barrel to endeavour to cleanse 'it, No sooner was the light put into the barrel than it blazed forth almost as high as the first-floor windows. The poor woman, being a nxious to save the glass in the win dows, endeavoured to turn the tub over, and, in so doing, it set fire.te her dreis, and before any assistance eoula be obtained, she WAS almost burnt to death. WWI 11E1