The Sun. — London, England, 1842-01-21 00:00:00

ber of ;sition n s dy !annot i ° LII jor e (lan- EIVENING SUN NAVAL AND MILITARY. :Iwo gold medals have been conferred by the King tlFc i, rench on Captain Sharp and Captain Ward, for services rendered by them In the French frigate "uagicie nne w h en wrec k e d i n th e China seas. The American the Government have also , handsomely noticed conduct of 'Captain Stamp, who rescued eleven per !'pris belon g i ng to a foundered American vessel, at the Imminent risk of his own ship. LAW AND POLICE. The affairs of. Mr. Theodore Hook were again inves ',lgated yesterday at the Secondaries' Court. The Jury '°und for the Crown to the amount 'of Mr. Hook's defal eati°lls, subject, however, to the debt'due to the partners. In the Court of Common Connell yesterday, the Lord . • a 3or announced that there wad; a vacancy in - the office ' ) ,,f Judg e o f t h e Sh er iff s ' Coed, I.y the death of Sergeant '„,:abilt, and that another vacat•ey had occurred in the c e of Clerk of the Chamber, in consequence of the With of Mr. Scott. The successor to Sir John Bosanquet has at last been appointed. Mr. Cress'well is to be the new Judge, and go the Northern Circuit with Mr. Justice Wightman. lis appointment creates a vacancy for the borough of ..-av erpooL The Rev. ,31. Wagner, Vicar of Brighton, appeared Thursday at the Town-hall, Brighton, to answer the ch arge of .cruelly beating with a riding - whip a l i t tle ° Y. , named (4-over, aged sevenyears, who had cried V I P' Who st - tt.ped the clock?" alluding to the clock of th e in tha :own, which had not been wound up since "le ref usa l o f t h e last Church-rate. The Magistrates, a bet hearing saunsel, found theßev.defendantguilty of the a.stault, a, a fined him 40S. and costs. Mr. Saunders, the City Comptroller, stated yesterday 1 the Common Council that, agreeably to an order of 4' Court, dated the 15th of July, he had appointed Mr. , To-.Richa r d so , son of the late Deputy of Walbrook, "nveyancing C .erk for the City. FINE ARTS. Mr. William Essex has been appointed painter in Arad to his Rt .yal Highness Prince Albert. In one of the rooms of the Louvre, there has lately "'eh placed on a rich pedestal a small group in bronze, re presenting a e , ;mbat between two warriors ; on the Lonth is ins c ribed, " Given to the King of the French, Louis Philippe 1., by the King of Prussia, Frederick Pitliam III." Lord Northwick's , picture •gallery, at the seat that hears his name, nu rrowly escaped from fire last Saturday . SPORTING. Yesterday there were about 5,000 skaiters in Knnsing- IP Gardens, and in the Regent's, Hyde, and St: James's ar k-s, about 3,000. COURT—rasuioNisium. ue Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch were expected at d 'inlague House last night from Dalkeith Palace. The Duke of Wellington leaves town this morning to Taeet the , King of Prussia at greenwich. Ris Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury and Mrs." leyw hav e 0 • The. Earl and Countess of Moun •Edgcurnbe return to this country frotu Italy ,eurly in March. The Earl of Uxbridge left town '4l Wednesday, on a riot' for ten days. The Earl of. Clare returns to Belgrave-street .to-mor row from Grimthorpe' Castle: , Viscount and Viscountess Villiers have returned to Upton House. W ortley Wh ar ncliffe arrived in town on Wednesday from 17°1110Y Hall, Yorkshire, and aftewards joined the Ca- Met dinner given by Sir James Graham in Hill-street. I , v .Lord C osmo -R usse ll has returned to Park - lane, from ( thilrli Abbey. The t Earl of Morley, it is reported, is about to l ead t , t 0 the altar Mrs. Cory ton, relict of Mr. J . C o*Yton. The Duchess of Somerset isr7illyapproaching con ;al „ • mixscmx.x.arezous. p :he marriage of the. present King of Prussia, then b r inee Royal, with the Princess of Bavaria , was eele ‘ rated by an- extraordinary 4 , dance of torches,” borne :1 7 all. th e C o:nc ill o rs and Ministers of State in the Saloon," the bridegroom and I -ride preceding. i v To-morrow will be the anniversary of the birth of - Lord Bacon it 1561, and of Lord Shaftesbury in 1683, arW Of the late distinguished Lord Byron in 1788 ; and 11 1 e day a ft er w ill be the anniversary of the death of the 'me William Pitt, who died in 1806. At the christening of George IV. the desire of persons 6 1 fashion to taste the Royal cake and eaudla was so great, as -to cause 40 guineas extra expenditure to be 1114,1 e" daily. ..:.The number of christenings also in the ! a n* year in London was increased by 5,341 over the : P r eceding. Greek P shop, aged 36, returning from tour in Egyp , was wreckacton the 24th ult. by of- wind off A lexandria, and drowned, With his servant and t 1 other passengers. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. - CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. LIVERPOOL - COTTON Alsni_c.E al r e , s J3AONO. of which sales hai,o C( tton to-day are 3,000 Kb ales, taken by Exporter s. The tendency of the market condi:lles in favour of the buyer. LIVERPQOL SHARE MARKET, JAN. 20.—The titans tetions at the Share Market this day have been . .to a I`, lni te( l : , xtent - ; they comprise — Ea stern Counties, 8 .4 1 ; eiZtiw and Birmingham Quarter Shares , 35 ; " i ALteds, Quarter Shares, 3 /. 13 s. 6d. ; Nor t h -44 ;106, 16i. • ,3TER STOCK EXCHANGE, JAN. 20.—Wejitive market to-day :—York and North Midland, ;: .hester and Birmingham, 27i ; South' Lan -k; 41. Ti.i - THE FUNDS. Oto e k is'been but little business transacted in the Fr ange up to the present time. Consols are I. for Money, and 89-.?1- 14 the ACcount ; qtequer Bills 16 'lB' prem. e e " - Panish A c ti ve ' Stock, 241- . 25 ; Portuguese • Fiv e p e r 1 / i ts • 33 1 341 ; ditto Threes , 20- i . 'c - Majesty's packet Hope has arrived , w ith the over wail trom the West Indies. PRICES OP SHARES THIS DAY A T ONE. C hatt R. ILWAYS. Paid. .Per hare. 'l'm and Great Western. 72fr l O . ...... , tn L o udon ane B r ighton. .. . ..... .... 50 • 376.., ~ to 364 lii n d d m an - , Greenwich ( * New). '2O ....... 6it1... -- '4 , 'and CJunties .....100 . 82 ...... to n°4 ... and North Midland..,. .... 50 +Aft( ) New Share's—• l5 • 3ll --to HALF PAST TWO. tit ,, ll ,°tif the English and Foreign Markets continue wit h but a very moderate business doing.' Consols ' , limey are now 89 to *, and for the Account 891 • Bgcheque Bills 16 18 prem.; Three per Cents:' Reduced Thrce-and;a-Half per Cents. -- Reduced • 98t; Now M exican, I - I -a-Half per Cents. 98.1 SpaniSh Stock 25 ; 291 ; Portuguese Three per Cents. 20-f. ' JP the afire Market the trans actions have been ver y ei . ."',„` t red; --London •and Brighton are heavy at 361„a de per cent. upon the highest q uotations of yes -41113'; ulland Counties are 82. .HALF-PAST TWO.. 29 Consuls, Money. 89* ; Ditto , Account, 891 ; Mexican, it ; Spanish, 244 25.. Nothing whatever doing. QUARTER TO THREE. i m The all-engrossing subject among the Stockbrokin g oleriest in the City . is at present th e p robable p lan •k II ' l . Borra r,o, the Spanish Commissioner. The greatest neertainty apparentl exists upon the one point of intense a i n ,, t "est to the bondho y lders, viz, ,whether there is any ney forthcoming, and if so ' how soon it wil the paid? t cannot Fay how gratified the bondholders would be ''see the advertisement for the dividend in Tfe Sun. S HIPPING—(THIS DAY.) `-'°1•11)0N JAN. ,21.—Wind this day at noon N.E. Th itamsci!;rE, JAN. 20.—S 1 d. Hannah Grayson , Rio. the Alar;,itai Rod), got entangled this motuing with Good A in 'Sands, but was extricated, with assistance, • `7,proc eded to the westward. from-LavEa: not., JAN. 20.—Wind, S.S.E.-'rho George, nigh to this port, grounded at the entrance of 4 . 154 g1as Harbour on the 16 th instant and tilled, car g o l hargf.d and sold. The vessel must be repaired. The a tY,f roni Dundee, and the Ann, froth Port William, .'°asit,ire on Bootle Land - marks. The Mar g aret, fo r. boss, is ashore on Burbo, and the E l i zabeth, for London ; iiHar Leasaine Castle. The Daniel Grant , Mi n ty , hence t ° Lima, was spoken Sept. 13 , off Cape Horn, she had r)( 'n repa:red at the Falkland Islands, after striking on Sunken rock off . the Island of Beauchene. Arrd. • 1 011 4 Bro( ks, Porto Cabello, sld. 12th inst; Lochinvar, estcott, and M e dford, New Orleans ; Jessie ,. Miller , • 'al'annab Olive Branch, and E l i zabeth Bruce, ditto ; t " 1 : 4 0.1 Litelc, Alexandria. Sailed, Leila, Savannah ; funarch. Bombay ; Jamaica, Jamaica ; Fergus, Apa iiicola ; Ace of Trumps. Arrd. off, Stamboul, Smyrna. 4 .11.1.EA1 NORTH OF ENGLAND RAILWAY. Traffic r turns fur the week, ending Jan. 8, 1842: Pass: tigers £629 12 -6 • Akre' t :maize 377 7 4 ii,006 19 I 0 Traffic htturns for the week endit Jan. 15 : Pass,engers . ,C635 7 .1 Merchandise £1,085 10 • W. O'BRIEN, Secret y. Darlington, Jan. 19. F lIMINI THE FUNDS—(CLOSINGPRICI S): BRITISH FUNDS. Bank Stock ... 167 (India Stock 1 74 a Per C ent Red. 894 Ditto Bonds uier Cent Cons B9 'Ditto Old Annuities ... ° Per tent Red .. 994 Ditte New Annuities... I °l 4 per Cent 7.," 5 per Cent. " 4113 g Annuities •,' °expire 1 Ditto Small .. .... Je pm ', J ae. .„ 12 9-16 Bank Stock for Acct — Oet 1850 . .. . ..., 124 Indib, Stock for Acct B9/1 ;an. 1860 . ..' - Consols for Open ..•••• -- . FOREIGN FUNDS. Austrian, e..... ppa cent.— Portuguese, 5 per cent. -- n --, s_pai cent — Ditto, New Ditto • arazilian Boncis.... ...... 6-54 Prussian, 5 per cent. , , Itenos Ayres 6 per ces Russian, 5 per cent ... . a il l'en, 6 per cent..... 70 Ditto, i Metallic ...... . , 10 tabian, 6 pee cent., =-• (Spanish, b per cent..., 24i Ditto, 1 824...... . . ... Ditto, Deferred.... ,-- G an _ l3ll , 3 per cen t ' -,-. Fiench, 5 per cent. —1...... c. M r e "ek, 1825, 5 per cent — Exchange............ —f . -. -c. b it lic an , 5 per cent— — French, 3 per cent. - ... ... c „ Ditto per cell'. 1837 Dutch, 24 per cont. ~ . .1. r - er li ~ , , vian,lB.s, f per et. (Ditto, 5 per cent. .. , ' SHARES. • ... --- Bristol 4nd Exeter (60 paid) ..... . 4t Cheltenham and Great Western (7.21 1 paid) 1: Great Western Railway( 65 paid) 37 Ditto New Shares (50 paid) • ... 1 3 1 ! . London and Brighton (50 paid) 37! London andßillninghitm (90) ...... lei! ! London and Greenwich Railway (20 - 0) Ditto New Shares (‘i4:l paid) Midland Counties Railway (100 paid) South Eastern and Dover (45 paid)... ••• • York and North Midland Railway (50 paid) Ditto New Shares (lb paid -.. -__ _ i• AW INTELLIGENCE. _;HAIsTCERY COURT—(TH IS DAY). WARD V. ALSAGER. The Solicitor-General concluded his reply in this case to-day, and the Lord Chancellor postpoied his judgment. ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) WILSON V. TUNSTALL. The further arguments in this case were resumed this morning. His LORDSHIP, in giving his opinion upon this case, after recapitulating the circumstances, said that although there might be a breach of the injunction, yet it did not follow that he must commit the defendant for that breach. That Court had as much regard as any Court in the kingdom to the liberty of the subject, and it had also re gard to the feelings of the subject, and was slow in im posing any sort of hardship. was admitted by the Learned Counsel for the • defendant that he had the oil in question for the same purpose as that for which it had been used by the plaintiff, and his Lordship then felt, from what had appeared in the de fendant's affidavits, that he determined still to do so. lie would not state his opinion then as to whether there had been a breach of the injunction, but give time. to the defendant, in order that he might make further affida vits as to what he intended to do hereafter. He would therefore wish this case to stand over till next term, in order to give the defendant time to make such affidavits, and his Lordship would then be better able to judge of the case. VICE-CHANCERY(THIS DAY.) (Before Vice-Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE.) RUSSELL V. BUCHANAN. . In this cause the plaintiff's were Mrs. E. S. Russell, the testator's widow,—ancL her five infant children, who were beneficially interested under the settlement executed on the marriage of Mrs.,Russell with her husband. The defendants, Buchanan and Nicolls, were the trustees un der the settlement. Mr. Wzottem, for the plaintiffs stated that the bill prayed that a dividend of 1681. which had been received by the defendant Buchanan, should be paid into Court, and that the interest thereon, together with that of the sum of 10,000/., the trust-fund now stand ing to the credit of the Accountant-General in Court should be paid to ,theplaintiffs, who claimed to be entitled thereto according to the provisions of the trust-deed. . Mr. COOPER, who appeared for the defendant Bu chanan, admitted the receipt of the dividend by his client, but stated that certain sums of money were due to him by the plaintiff. Mrs: Rus sell, whose brother he was, and .for• whom he had transacted business in the capacity of_sOlicitor; and thOse bills of costs he . put as a set off against the divi dends received. His HONOUR decreed a reference to the Master, to inquire whether, there was any debt due from one party to the.other, in .respect of the matters men tioned at either side--4he payments of the dividends to be made to the widow until farther order of the Court— and the Master to take whatever accounts might be. found necessary between the parties, and to state special cir cumstances. (Before Vice-Chancellor 'ManAm.) WILKINSON V. PAGE. ,This case stood,over from yesterday. It was a motion and cross-motion, to set aside an award made by Mr. Sergeant Goulburn, in reference to matters in dispute between the parties, who had been in partnership for a short time as attorneys. The following are the facts of the case:—The City Solicitor, Mr. Pearson, on his ap pointment to that office, sold one-half share in the firm in which he was a partner to the defendant, Mr. Page, for 1,500/. ; 7501. was paid at the time, and a bill of ex change given for the remainder. Disagreements sub sequently arose between Mr. Williamson and Mr. Page ; the former complaining that Mr. Page had incorrectly represented himself as notary public, and the latter that the profits accruing from the business, had been repre sented to him as 1,5001. a year, whereas, in truth, they did not amount to more than half that sum. A bill was filed by Mr. Williamson for the dissolution of partnership, which by the articles was to continue ten years. The defend ant, in his answer, insisted that fraud and deception had been practised upon him, and the parties agreed to refer the matter to arbitration. The arbitrator awarded that Mr. Wilkinson should pay Mr. Page 7001. on the Ist of January instant. Mr. Wilkinson moved to set aside the award, on the ground that the sum in question was a matter of account, and that the matters referred to the arbitrator had been left untouched.. Mr. Sharp and Mr. Anderson appeared for the plain tiff, and Mr. Wood for the defendant. The hearing was concluded this morning, but his notsoun deferred his judgment. QUEEN'S BENCH-(THIS DAY.) WATERS C. THE EARL OF THANET. The COURT gave judgment in this case, which was an action upon two bills of exchange drawn in 1801 at three months' date, and accepted by the defendant. Pre vitiusfy to the bills becoming clue the defendant gave a written promise to the plaintiff to pay the bills .wheniie , was of ability to do so, and in consideration of not .being then pressed for payment, undertook not to avail himself of the statute of limitationS. In 1835 the defendant succeeded to the title and estates of the Earl of Thanet, but the plaintiff being abroad, was not made aware of it for seven or eight years -afterwards. At the trial the defendant pleaded the statute of limita tions, and the Jury, found a verdict for the plaintiff for - the amount claimed. A rule for nonsuit was subsequently obtained on the ground that the statute of -limitations began to run from the time the defendant was of ability to pay. It was urged on behalf of the plaintiff, that the right of action did not accrue until a demand ' was made. The defendant in the present ease was of ability to pay in 1825, but it was argued that the plaintiff did not know of it till within six years before the action was brought. As a general rule, it might be assumed that the knowledge of a debtor's ability was locked up in his own breast ; but there was generally: some evidence from outward appearances which would lead the creditor to infer his circumstances. Where a debtor promised to pay when able, the cre ditor must be supposed to be on the watch. The period, however, from which . that must be com puted was the time when the fact took place, and not the time when the creditor became acquainted with it. For these reasons the Court was of opinion that the de fendant was -entitled to the nonsuit claimed by him on account of the action not being brought before the ex piration of six years after the defendant became of ability to Pay.—JUdgment for the defendant. GREEN V. MURRAY. This was an action brought by the plaintiff to recover the sum of 600/., being the value of a Metropolitan Wood Paving Share. The case was tried before Lord Denman at the sittings after last term, and the plaintiff nonsuited on the ground that no demand had been made by the plaintiff before bringing his action. A rule to set aside the nonsuit and for a new trial was subsequently obtained by ISIr. Warren, on the ground that no previous demand was necessary in a case like the present. The COURT was of opinion that the duty cast upon the defendant, was not like the duty cast upon a person to pay a surn of money,- for that was what all persons ought to do when indebted: It might be extremely in- convenient to transfer a share, or other matter of that description, at any time, and the demand was, in the opinion of -the Court, a necessary part of the plaintiff case. In the present case, the demand was not for the transfer of the share, but for the payment of its valuein Money, in consequence of its being sold. The rule, therefore, for a new trial must be discharged. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) BEI,CHRTC - V. CAPPER. This is an action on a policy of insurance. The Court was occupied the whole of the day, and part of Wednes day, in hearing the arguments on demurrer to the repli cation. The argument was wholly destitute of popular interest. BAIL COUKT.-(THIS DAY.) EX PARTE .BARNARD C AVANAGII. Mr: JAMES was heard this morning in support of the rule for bringing up the body of Barnard Cavanagh by writ of habeas corpus, in reply to the Solicitor-General and Mr. Cowling, who were yesterday heard against the rule. The Learned Counsel submitted that it was the form of commitment only that the Court could adjudicate on,- as _that was the only duet).- meet of which the Court had. cognizance, and that i . inaa much as that commitment was bad upon the face of 'it, the writ of habeas must issue to bring up the man. Mr. Justice WILLIA.MS—It ought to go to the gaoler. It was yesterday stated that it was to the Magistrate the rule was directed. Mr. JAMES said that it was quite a mistake on the part of his Learned Friend' to imagine any such thing. It was directed to the gaoler, and as a matter of courtesy,act;ta had been served on the com mitting Magistrate,,afidlie had chosen to appear. He would submit, dint Ore Only document which would in i form either the Court or the prisoner of the cause of offence for what he was committed was the commitment. It was in fact well *flown that in such cases the conviction was seldom drawn up at all, unless appealed against, and then it was drawn up after the grounds of appeal became .known, and he ought to meet those grounds. The com , mitment was the only document to which. the prisoner could look for information ; and, therefore, it was the only document to which the Court could look on the return to . the habeas. When a prisoner was in custody, he had a right, under the Habeas Corpus Act, to demand from the gaoler a copy of . the commitment, and that was the only means he had of knowing why he was detained in custody. A copy of the conviction was not furnished to the gaoler, and in all cases of a return to a writ of habeas corpus the gaoler had invariably returned the commitment as the authority under which the prisoner was detained in cus tody. He knew nothing of the conviction which when drawn up at all was returned to the Quar ter Sessions, and not given to the gaoler. Now in all the cases to which he had alluded, when he moved for the rule, it had been laid down that a com mitment in execution must specify, with the same accu racy as an indictment, the character of the offence for which the individual was committed. The cases of com mitments by the House of Commons for contempt, to which allusion had been made yesterday, had been de cided upon tt totally different principle; but even in those instances the writ of habeas had been granted, and on the return to the writ when the goaler showed that the commitment was by the House of Commons for contempt, the Court decided that that was sufficient, as the House of Commons was competent to [lam:nine what was or what was not a contempt of its authority. 134 the writ of habeas was granted even in these cases. In fact it was th►i sqllject'a right ex dpbito justiciw. The question was, was the offence as set f or th in the commitment a sufficient ground for detoiailig the prisoner in custody or not? It wa THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 1842. set forth that he, the said 'Barnard - Cavanagh Was committed as a rogue and vagabond within the meaning of the Statute of George IV., fbr that he, the said Bernard Cavanagh, had gone about to levy chari table contributions under false pretences. Now, he sub mitted that the prisoner had committed no offence within the meaning of the Act of Parliament. Cavanagh had gone to exhibit himself as an object of public curiosity. He had not gone about from door to door, seek ing to levy charitable contributions. He had not gone about at all ; he had taken a room in an hotel at Reading, and issued placards stating -that. ; he could abstain from food for five years, and of all those who went to see "him and paid their sixpence 'for so doing not one could venture to swear diet he had paid' his money from Motives of charity. It might be per fectly true that he had been guilty of deception, but that did not bring him within the meaning of the Vagrant Act.. - They might if they had chosen ba-ve indicted him as a cheat, and then he would have been put upon his defence, and would have been treed to negative the pretence. If this commitment was good, because he had pretended to do that which he did not do, and that those who had paid money to see him, were to be taken to give him money from motives of charity, there was no knowing to what the principle might lead. There was a gentleman some time since exhibited himself at the Adelphi as a man who could permit himself to be shot at with a real gun, really loaded,without injury. This, of course,was phy sically impossible, and it might be as well contended that the prices of admission to see him were charitable contribu tions. NO one would be safe. Mr. Macready advertised that on a certain night he would appear as Macbeth. It was well known, of course, that he was not really Mac beth ; and it might be as well contended that lie had levied charitable contributions, under false pre tences, by taking money at the doors of his theatre; as that Cavanagh had done so. The money paid by the persons who came to see Cavanagh were no more charitable contributions than the money paid at the pit door of the Opera. The persons who had . paid their money had had their quid pro quo—they had paid to see the man who professed he could abstain from food for five years, and they had seen him. Accord ing to the Act, solicitation is necessary to constitute the gist of the offence. Now, in this case there had been no sort of solicitation, nor anything done to excite feelings of charity. It might as well be pretended that a person pretending he had the power to repeal a parti cular Act of Parliament, it being . well known that no single individual could possess such power, and who, iv. der pretence of procuring such repeal, should levy con tributions, was levying contributions within the meaning of the Act.• It was utterly absurd to put any such construction upon the words of the Act: The opinion of.. Lord Tenterden, reported in 7 Bame well and Cresswell, p. 669, was decided on the point that every committal in execution should distiuctly show the nature of the offence. In De Gronberi case, in Lord Raymond's Reports, it was distinctly laid down, that " the cause of commitment must be certain, to the end that the party may know why he suffered, and how he may regain his liberty." And it was but rea sonable it should be so. The Sessions might not take place for three months, the man would have suffered his Punishment before his appeal could be heard, and it was a great hardship upon persons in the prisoner's situation that the conviction was never drawn up until after the grounds of appeal were known, and then the Magistrates generally had it drawn up by some profes sional person in town, with a view specially to meet the grounds of the appeal. If persons thus situated were not entitled to their habeas corpus, it would amount to a practical abrogation of the Habeas Corpus Act. Suppose the commitment had set forth that lie had been committed for wearing a brown coat, or for eating without a silver fork. If the Court were to refuse a habeas corpus, the man would have no remedy. He therefore contended, that inasmuch as there could be no pretence for saying that the prisoner had gone about collecting alms or charitable contributions within the meaning a the Act, and inasmuch as the commitment did not sho‘.. that any sufficient offence bad been com mitted, the (A.mmitment was bad upon the face of it ; and that therefore the rule must be made absolute. Mr. Justice WILLIAMS did not feel himself called upon to adjudicate finally in this case, inasmuch as if the writ were to go the matter would again be solemnly argued on the return to it. Now, on the authority of the case, the King v. Brown, it appeared clearly that the Court would and did look in cases of summary conviction of this nature, to see if the offence as set forth was sufficient to warrant the committal. In that case Brown had been commited as a rogue and vaga bond, because he had in possession various implements for housebreaking. He was brought up by hafteas, and it was argued that the comtnitiinent was bad, inasmuch as it did not state that Brown was in pos session of those instruments at the time of his appre hension. In giving judgment in this case, Lord Kenyon had said that he yielded with great reluctance to the ob jection, and that was quite sufficient to show that it was not sufficient for commitments of this nature, to set forth that the party had been committed as a rogue and vagabond, for if that had been suf ficient, Brown would not have been discharged. and as it scented exceedingly equivocal and doubtful whether the conduct of Cavanagh could be construed into a going about to gather alms or collect charitable 'contributions, he was of opinion that the writ must go. Rule absolute. . 7 CRIMINAL INFORMATION AGAINST THE " HAMPSHIRE INDEPENDENT."—THE QUEEN V—HARMER. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved, on behalf of Mr. Dickson, the Mayor of Southampton, for a rule, calling upon the defendant, the proprietor of the Hampshire Independent • newspaper, to show. cause why a criminal information should not be filed Against him for the publication of a 'series of para graphs reflecting upon the character, of the applicant, Mr. Dickson who was of COnservatiye politics, had been elected Mayor the 9th November, and on . 11 th had announced a meeting for the purpose of addressing her Majesty, to congratulate her on the birth of a Prince of Wales. At that meeting some persons had thought proper to bring politics under consideration, and an adjournment had been moved; that motion had been submitted to the meeting, - by the Mayor as Chairman and had by him been decided in accordance with what he believed to be the decision of the majority. That de cision had not met with the approbation of the defendant, who had, week after week, published in his paper a series of paragraphs, imputing to Mr. Dickson that he had lent himself to, be . the tool of a party, and had been actuated . solely by party motives in coming to the decision to which he had come on the occasion referred to. On the first occasion he had taken no notice; of the paragraph, as he considered it merely an ebulition of disappointment, but the continued attacks were seriously .affecting his efficiency as a Magistrate, and, therefore, he applied to this Court for protection. Mr. Justice WILLIABIS—Take a rule. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL—I may as well state that the object of the Mayor in making this application is merely to restrain this series•of attacks, and to get the protection of the Court, so as to enable him to exercise the functions of his office in such a manner as to be be neficial to his fellow-citizens. Mr. Justice WILLIAMS—How far that may be satin Lctory I cannot say. I hope it may lead to some suds Lctory result. INSOLVENT COURT.—THIS DAY IN THE MATTER OF JOHN RANGELEY. The insolvent, u hose case had been previously inves• tigated before the Court, and was reported in ?he Sun came up again for judgment this morning. Ile was de scribed as engineer to the Patent Safety Rotation Corm patty, and the inventor and patentee of certain improve , ments in railway locomotion. The COURT ordered him to be discharged. • IN RE HICKMAN. ; The insolvent was a jeweller and silversmith, carry ing on business under the firm of Hickman and Turner, It appeared that the insolvent bought the good will in certain premises and stock in trade from the opposing creditor, for 750/. which eventually turned out to be a bad speculation, and having offi..red to rescind the bar gain, which was refused by the opposing creditrol+ caused himself to be arrested by a friend, whenlvq filed his petition, and gave up his property, in order that an equal dividend might be made amongst the - 04.difi l u's,-4- t Discharged. IN THE MATTER OF JOHN REM) ROBERTS. The applied on his insolven t p ported b~ Mr. e ti tion t a , oi s odn a r ot s ioi : b r , g ea e ld o i Navy, d opposed on telm,lvfis) cer tain creditors in Plymouth by Mr. Cooke. He bad retired from the Navy many years ago on - 104/. annual half-pay, and commenced practising his profession in Frankfort-street, Plymouth. llis present liabilities amounted to 1,2001., of which there were out standing debts to the amount of 2351., which would be available to, his creditors. lie also had been entitled t 9, a reversionary life interest in sonic property il,Chelsea, after the death of his mother and aunt. In 1837 he was elected town councillor of Plymouth; the qualification required for which was 1,0001. above all debts or de mands, but since that. time he had:suffered some, severe losses by a speculation in which he entered into to start a newspaper in Plymouth. Mr. Coos. applied to have at least 17/. 4s. a year ap propriated to the creditors. - • - Mr. Commissioner BOWMAN said the sum was so small as to be totally useless to the body of the creditors, and as the insolvent, had three children, with his mother and aunt (the latter of whom-was blind), who sacrificed their property for him, he could not make any order on the subject. Mr.WOODROFFE said there was an " order" presented to the insolvent-as a mark of respect by the Portuguese Government, the kones of which were found to be coun terfeit—(he supposed the jeweller who made it tricked the Government)—and there was also a beautiful snuff box presented to him by the workmen on the Plymouth Breakwater, in return for many acts of professional kindness which he had conferred upon them. These articles, with same others, had been handed to. Mr. Cafe, the auctioneer of that ourt, and their ultimate value was found to be less than 8/. Mr. COOKE said ho was instructed by the creditors to state that Mr. Roberts should not be deprived of.testimo dais so honourable to him. Ile was then ordered to be discharged. MARLBOROUGH-STREET 4 (THIS DAY.) Henry Smith, . alias 'Godfrey, was brought up for re examination on -a charge of haying been found in the drawing-room of the residence of Mr. Richard Bentley, of No. 8, New Burlington-street. Mr. HARDWICK inquired whether there was any proof of the prisoner having been convicted of felony. William Horsford, the head constable employed by the Mendicity Society, stated, :that in Oct. 1826, the pri soner was convicted at the Old Bailey of an extensive . robbery in Bond - str eet, and sentenced to seven y ears ' transportation, but which was commuted to five years' imprisonment on board the hulks. He had previously been known to the police as a desperate burglar, and mediately on his liberation returned to-his-evil courses. Edward Jones, one of the ushers of Marylebone Police Court, identified the prisoner as having been convicted at that Court, on the Ist May, 1841, of robbing Ins ready-furnished lodgings, and sentenced to two months' imprisonment in, the House of Correction. lie had sub sequently been charged with robbing a gentleman's house in Dorset-silintre, but the evidence was insufficient to convict him. He was considered to be one of the most expert and daring thieves that infested the metropolis. `The MAGISTRATE convicted him under the Police Act, and sentenced him to three months' imprisonment and hard labour. THE MARKETS..---(T HIS DAY.) COHN EXCHANGE. The supplies of all grain have been small this week, and very little business has been transacted. Wheat hardly maintained last quotations. Barley firm. Oats were hold •at Monday's prices. Flour very dull. SMITHFIELD. The supply was short, with a dull demand for Beef and Mutton, but Park and Veal sold briskly at the fol lowing quotations :—Beasts, 421 ; Sheep, 2,120 ; Pigs, 321 ; Calves, 40. 3s. Bd. to 4s. 10d. ; Mutton, 3s. Bd. to 4,. 10d. ; Veal, 4s. Bd. to 68 • Pork 4s. Bd. to ss. 6d. Queen,. was at the Chapel this morning-for the-purpose of selecting au eligible, elevation whence to take a sketch of the important ceremony, for a grand historical paint ing to, be executed by command of her Majesty'. From 40 t o 50 distinguish e d visitor's will be admitted to the Queen's closet; a'position which will command an excellent view of the ceremony, being just over the plat form where the Royal and illustrious party will take their stations during the performance of the solemn rite. It is stated that after the christening the public will be admitted by tickets - . to view the interior of St. George's Chapel and _St. George's Hall, which will be left, with reference to the fittings and decorations, in the same state as on the day and evening of the'ceremony. Mr. Stacey, of the Ordnance Department in the Tower, has been occupied for some days past in arrang ing the beautiful specimens of arms, .86c., which were collected by his late Majesty George IV., and also in de corating the ante-room leading to the Waterloo Chamber. The Lord Chamberlain arrived at Windsor this after noon by the two o'clock train from town. His Lordship has been busily engaged during the whole time he has been at the Castle in inspecting the progress of the ex tensive preparations now being made in the private and state apartments at the Castle, and also in St. George's Hall, under the superintendence of Mr. Saunders. Yesterday afternoon messengers were despatched from the Castle to countermand the attendance Of two cavalry regiments, which had been ordered to Windsoi- as a por tion of the troops which were to have been reviewed in the Great Park on Thursday next. Several large vans laden with furniture from Bucking ham Palace arrived at the Castle at six o'clock this evening. REJOICINGS AT WINDSOR. Extensive preparations are in progress for a general illumination throughout the town on the evening of the christening. Numerous flags, banners, and other appro priate devices will be displayed by the inhabitants during the day, which will be one of universal rejoicing and festivity. A grand dinner will take place at 5 o'clock in the Townhall (the Mayor in the chair), for .which upwards of 100 tickets have been issued. The stewards, 22, com prise several of the Magistrates, Aldermen, and Mem bers of the Town Council, and other of the principal in habitants. In order that the humbler classes should be enabled to rejoice, upon this festive occasion, 1,000 families will be supplied on the day preceding with meat, bread, tea; coffee, and ale, in the average proportion to each of 61b. of meat, 3 half-quartern loaves, 2s. in tea and coffee, and 6 pints of ale. This expense will be defrayed by the gracious donation of her I\lajesty of 320/. The subscriptions of tfie inhabitants, amounting to nearly 2501. more, will be distributed to the same number of families in coals, the whole being under the direction of a Committee appointed at a public meeting of the inhabitants. The persons who will thus be benefited amount to upwards of 4,000. The. supply. of the benevolences of her Majesty is to be entirely confided to the Royal tradesmen in the town, viz., four butchers, two bakers, three grocers, and one breWer. This arrangement (of which her Majesty doubtlessly knows nothing) has naturally created great discontent in the minds of other Windsor tradesmen in the same lines, who consider that, upon a public occasion of this nature, such favours should be fairly and equally divided amongst the whole. It is so with the donations of • coals, paid for out of the town subscriptions, the several coal-merchants each supplying a portion. On the Thursday following the christening there will be a public ball in the Town-hall to celebrate the event. RalpliNeyille, Esq., MX., the Mayor, Capt. Bulkeley, Ist Life Guards, and 20 of the most influential inhabit ants, officiating as stewards. On the next evening a grand vocal and instrumental concert will take place in the Theatre Royal, in aid of the Building Fund of the Windsor and Eton Literary and Scientific Institution (patrons, their Royal High nesses Prince Albert and the Duke of Callibridge, the High Steward of the Borough), conducted by 1)r. G. J. Elvey. Amongst the numerous vocalists engaged are Miss Rainsforth, Mr. Wilson, Mr. W. Harrison, and Mr. J. Parry. The orchestra will consist of upwards of 70 performers, comprising the bands of the Royal Horse Guards and the 72d Highlanders, who will execute the whole of the music commanded to be played in St. George's Hall during the banquet on the evening of the christening, and selected by his Royal Highness Prince Albert. A battery will be constructed in the Bachelor's-acre, upon which will be mounted the ordnance of the Cor poration, and Royal salutes will be fired during " the great, the important day." LANDING OF THE KING OF PRUSSIA: CEREMONY , TO BE OBSERVED UPON HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF PRUSSIA LANDING AT THE ROYAL HOSPI TAR, GREENWICH. Officers are to appear in full-dress uniforms. Pensioners, including boatswains and mates, to be dressed in their best clothes, and drawn up at convenient distances in the carriage road, on the east and west sides of the Quadrangle, extending their lines north and south. Such of the pensioners as cannot find room within these lines, or who may be selected by the Adjutant-Lieute nant, are to be placed within the Quadrangle. As soon as his Majesty the King of Prussia reaches the centre of the Grand Square, on his way to his car riage, the pensioners are to give three cheers, on a sig nal for that.purpose being given by Lieutenant Rivers. The guard of honour, consisting of the Royal Marines, . is to be drawn up within the Quadrangle, and to face the river, leaving a space in the centre. The • commanding officer to lower the colours to his Majesty the King of Prussia, and to receive his Majesty with the other usual honours, the bands playing. The boys of the Greenwich Hospital schools are to be stationed upon the steps in the space between the Chapel and the Painted Hall, and are to join in the three cheers given by the pensioners. His Majesty the King of Prussia, after landing, will walk the centre path to the end facing the steps, where the Royal carriages will be in waiting. His Royal Highness Prince Albert will receive his Majesty the King of Prussia on landing, and will =coin.; pany him to Windsor Castle. The River-terrace and the road adjoining, in a line with the corner of the building, are to be solely oc-, cupied by persons attending upon the King of Prussia ; her Majesty's Ministers, and the Corps Diplomatique ; also by the officers of Greenwich Hospital. The east side of the Quadrangle, and the wards form ing the square, are for the families of the officers and visitors, who are to be only admitted by tickets of ad mission to pass through the east gate of the Royal Hos pital. Lieutenant Rivers is to have the charge of the landing place, and will be assisted by Mr. Fisher, the high-con stable of Greenwich, and the police, in keeping that place clear of persons. Strong barriers are to be erected across the River terrace to keep the landing clear. The Governor's barge is to be afloat and manned, to gether - with the Admiralty barge, which is ordered to be in attendance. _ _ . Lieutenant Rouse, R.N., after placing the boys, is to join the Governor and accompany the King to his carriage. Lieutenant Casey is to be in charge of the west gate, with a sufficient number of boatswains and police to en force order and regularity. Lieutenants Tucker and Montmorency to superintend the east and south gates for a similar purpose. No carriages are to be admitted at any gate except the west gate, and those are to be confined to the Royal car riages, those of the members of her Majesty's Govern ment, and Ministers and Foreign Ambassadors. Lieutenant Bedford will superintend the pensionerS stationed about the Quadrangle, to preserve order and regularity. Captains Edge, Huskisson, and Clavel, with Commis;• sioners Williams, Dalzell, and Corbyn (as far as their health will permit) are to superintend and assist in the various duties pointed out in this order. ROBERT STOPFORD, Governor. SUICIDE.—This morning, about half-past six o'clock, Mr. H. Barwell, potato-dealer and green-grocer, No. 42, New-cut, Lambeth,. committed suicide. The unfortunate man arose at his usual hour for going to market, six : p!elock, and about an hour afterwards the shopman knocked at his room door, when the unfortu nate man was discovered with his head nearly severed from his body. :An alarm was instantly raised, and seve ral medical gentlemen were in. immediate attendance, but of course their services were useless. From in quiries made on the spot, it was stated that the deceased had, within the last few days, been its a very low. spirited state of mind, but not of, a. nature to excite any ap prehension. BRUTAL EXHIBITION.—A prize fight, be tween two men, termed " the light weights of the ring," named Walker and . Mason, alias the " Bull-dog," took place on Tuesday last, for 60/. a side, at a spot called Heneker's Lodge, about two miles from Oakingham, in Berkshire. The fight, which lasted for upwards of an hour and a quarter, during which considerable punish ment was administered on both sides, terminated in fa vour of Walker. Before the affair was over, both eyes of Mason were completely closed, and the other worthy had broken his thumb. Nothwithstanding the losing man Was " stone blind" during , the last round which was fought, he refused to ". give in," and was ultimately obliged to .be dragged away by his seconds. Walker, with the exception of his broken thumb, escaped coin aratively uninjured. LIBERALITY OF THE CLOTHWORKERS' CoMPANY.—Yesterday . the poorer debtors 'confined in the Queen's ' Bench prison received five shillings each from the Clothworkers' Company, through the hands of Mr. Chapman, the Marshal, who recently, at his own expense, distributed a liberal supply of coals amongst the same distressed individuals. THE FROST ON THE RAILWAYS.—Such was the slippery stase of the rails upon the Eastern Counties line on Thursday last, that the evening •train was with difficulty conveyed from Romford to the Brentwood ter minus at a very reduced•rate of travelling, with the aid of three engines. The same -.difficulty has presented it self, more or less upon 'all the lines, the engines being at times only made to progress at starting by manual labour. The Diaro of Seville says that the students of the University in that town have determined on adopting the large old Spanish hat, called the sombrero, of the time, of Philip 11., with a feather, as a means of giving thein selves a sin . gular appearance. THE ENGLISH OAK.—Even when it has been cut down and stripped of what 'Cowper called " its latitude of boughs," the oak still carries with it a prin ciple of life : it may. almost be said to last as long when it is dead as when it is alive. In ancient churches and halls we frequently notice the wonderful beauty and freshness of its appearance. The doors of the inner chapels of Westminster Abbey are 1,200 years old. The oak table in Winchester Castle, which tradi tion associates with the history of Arthur, has probably lasted a thousand years. ~~ _.. ~' COLONIAL MARKET. Prices firm,:with a good demand from the home trade; the arrivals keep_ small, but several vessels are near at land. TEA MARKET. There yeas a_ good demand, and price were firm Company's Conon is. Hd. cash, which was the lowest rate for Free, Trade Congoth TALLOW MARKET. Prices ruled high, with a good demand. P.Y. Candle on the spOt, 48s. 3d. ; and for delivery, 48s. 6d. to 48s. 9d. per cwt. PROMENADE CONCERTS, ENG- LISH OPERA-HOUSE. These delightful concerts were last evening resumed at this house. Signor Orsini, from the Philharmonic Con eerts at Rome, making his first appearance before an English audience as conductor. Signor Orsini is a thorough musician, Understands what his duty is as a conductor, and executes it perfectly, without any of those apish airs and affectations in which some of the white-gloved race delight to indulge.Rln . a word, he is worthy . to succeed 1. Musard, and this we consider" no mean praise.: Among the pieces performed last even ing, was a fantasia,, including all the most popular airs from Donizetti's opera L'Elisir d'Amore, in the arrange ment and adaptation of which Signor Orsini has exhi bited great taste, and considerable musical skill. The performance of this fantasia was much applauded. Mr. Richardson also made his first appearance at these Con certs, since his return from Ireland, and performed a series of variations on " God save the Queen" on the flute, with his accustomed taste and ability. This gen tleman is decidedly the first flute player of the day, and we are glad to see that he is engaged to perform at these Concerts every evening during the week. In addition to the usual selection of overtures, waltzes, and quadrilles, we had a grand selection from the music of the. Tempest, which was admirably performed, and loudly applauded. The house was exceedingly well filled. DUTCH MAIL. THE HAGUE, JAN. 16.—According to the accounts received to-day. of the state of the rivers, the Upper Rhine near Cologne, continued to fall ; but little change has taken place in the Dutch rivers. Count Von Lotturn, the Prussian Minister at our Court, set out yesterday for Aix-la-Chapelle, to pay his respects to his Sovereign, on his way to England. It appears from an official report that the population of the kingdom on the Ist of January, 1841, amounted to 2,893,716. The number of births in the year 1840 was 105,698. The number of deaths 72,636. Excess of births, .33,062. Since Wednesday the English steamers, with the mail and passengers, have taken their departure from Sche veningen. To-day (Sunday). the steamer from London had arrived at six o'clock, so that the English letters and newspapers, which at this season are generally deli vered in the afternoon, or towards the evening, were de livered this morning. THE HAGUE, JAN. 18.—Ilis Majesty, by a Decree of December 15, authorised the Minister of the Interior, in concert with the Governor of the Grand Duchy of Lux-• embourg, to appoint a special commission for the pur pose of entering into a negotiation with the Prussian Company which has completed the iron railroads from Cologne to Aix-la-Chapelle, for the junction of the pro jected railway from Maestricht to the Prussian frontier with that railroad, and to all the necessary steps for that plan.—Dutch Papers, Jan. 18. ST. PETERSBURG,. JAN. s.—The New Russian Tariff permits the importation of some articles formerly prohi bited, but which cannot now injure the national maim facture. Among the many articles, the importation -of which is prohibited by the new Tariff,' are all'eotton ma nufactures, nankeen, body linen, sewed and henimed, ex cept such as travellers arriving iii Russia actually have on; all iron or cast iron cannon, mortars, balls; bombs, &c. ; trinkets (everything included in the mane of Ga lanterie), except of steel and some others which are per mitted; gall and silver lace, looking-glasses, umbrellas, leather, linen, furs, - seal-skin, articles made of fur, except cases; boots, shoes, &c.; ready made women's clothes, guutiowder„ porcelain, tallow and tallow candles, car riages, except those for travellers aught by-the steam boats; sugars of every kind, in loaves, pieces, or pounded; ladies' head-dresses, such as silk hats, toques, caps, &c.— Berlin State Gazette, Jan.... 13. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, TIIIIRSDAY.---ller Majesty and Prince. Albert have not taken their accustomed airing to-day. Every preparation has been made at the Castle for the reception of the Illustrious Visitors who are expected to arrive to-morrow from the Continent. The Royal Dinn9r Party at the Castle this evening will include only the Royal Suite. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Augusta of Cambridge, attended by Lady Augusta Somerset, arrived in town yesterday from their residence at Kew, and visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester at Gloucester House. Their Royal Highnesses returned to Kew iu the afternoon. - o A Deputation from the City of London, including Mr. Masterman M.P., Mr. Jones, and the City Remem brancer, had an interview with Sir Robert Peel.on Wed nesday, at his official residence in Downing-street. Baron tie Moncorvo, the Portuguese Minister, trans acted business yesterday at the Foreign-office. Mr.. Godson, 111. P., had an interview with Lord Stan • ley yesterday at the Colonial-office. Lord Wharncliffe arrived in town on Wednesday evening from his seat Wortley Hall, Yorkshire, and afterwards joined his colleagues at the Cabinet dinner, given by Sir J. Graham, at his residence in Hill-street. THE ROYAL CHRISTENING. - WINDSOR, T RURSDAY. - -Yesterday evening, after tne Royal dinner party had broken up at the Castle, a re hearsal of the sacred music to be performed in St. George's Chapel during the ceremony of the christening of the Prince pf Wales took place in the Music-room, by com mand and in the presence of her Majesty, for the first time, by the Queen's' private band, which was led by Mr. Anderson. 1)r. Rivey presided at the organ. His Royal Highness Prince' lbert, her Royal High ness the Duchess of Kent, and the members of the Court were alsa present. The pieces performed were a march from the oratorio of Joseph, preceded by a martial symphony from the ora torio of Belshazzar, and Handel's Occasional Overture. This afternoon a change in these compositions was de termined upon by his Royal highness Prince Albert, and a grand march front the oratorio of Judas Maccabeus has been commanded to be substituted for the martial sym phony and the march in Joseph. The order of the music to be performed in St. George's Chapel, which has now been definitively arranged, will be as follows: The "March" from Judas Maccabees will be played upon the entrance of the procession to the choir. The ceremony will then commence; tl4 ":lAinelrA f being sung full choir. At its conehrston-lirrilllrdleltijali Chorus" will also be sung by the 'cubit; congaing of the lay clerks and choristers of St. George's,. several gentlemen of the Chapel Royal, St. James's, and nume rous assistants. Upon the procession retiring from the t i --Occasions-ioemeinvrat Overture will be perforttnxl 7:7 7 tre organ and the full , hand. • In addition to her Majesty's private hand, •the follow ing gentlemen of the state band will attend and perform at the chapel of St. George during the ceremony:— , Violins—Mr. F. Cramer, master Mr. Blagrove, Mr . 0. Anderson, Mr. J. Leder, Mr. T.'Cooke, and Mr. W. Cramer. • Viola L -Mr. A. Moralt . Trombones -L-Mr, Smithie and Mr. Smithie, jun. TrumpetsL-Mr. Harper and Mr. Irvin. The last rehearsal, at which the whole of the instru mental performers will be . present, will take place at St. George's Chapel on Monday, at twelve o'clock. The March from Hercules (an oratorio, and not an opera, as it has been stated), by Handel, was performed at the co n fi rmat i on o f hi s ' by command of William IV., Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge in August, 1835. It has been performed upon several similar occa sions in religious edifices ; and as it has no libretto, the music partakes of the same character which appertains' to the marches in the sacred oratorios of its eminent composer. The platform in front of the altar in St. George's Cha pel, for her Majesty, prince Albert, an d t h e R oya l an d illustrious sponsors, a nd their imm e di ate atten d ants , i s upwards of 30 feet long (extending froni north to south,) and 12 feet wide. The walls of the various aisles through which the pro- . cession will pass have been thoroughly cleansed and whitewashed, and the whole of that part of the chapel assumes an extremely neat app earance. Her Majesty? will retire from the Chapter-room (whither the Queen will first proceed upon leaving W'olsey's Hall) and enter the choir at a door nearly opposite, in the north aisle, leading up a short fligh t o f steps , di rec t upon the platform. A few yards lower down this aisle (towards the nave) a temporary gallery has been erected facing eastward, capable of containing about 60 visitors, who will thus possess an excell ent v i ew of t hi s part o f the procession, and who will be admitted to the chapel by tickets from the Lord Chamberlain. The King of Prussia and other Royal and distin guished personages will, upon entering the chapel from Cardinal Wolsey's Hall at the back of the altar, proceed to the south aisle and thence enter the choir, upon the platforni, from a door opposite to the Queen's entrance. A similar gallery to accommodate the same number of visitors as the 'one in the north aisle, has been erected in the southern aisle, to which those invited will also be admitted by tickets from the Lord Chamberlain. Mr. Hayter,. painter of history and portraits to the DETENTION .OF PASSENGERS . • AT NORMANTON. TO THE DIRECTORS OF THE MANCHESTER AND LEEDS - AND .NORTH MIDLAND RAILWAYS. -------- GENTLEME2 ! I=I think it due to the public to take notice iu the manner most likely to arrest.yoUr attention, and to enforce improved arrangements for the future, of the great inconvenience, annoyance, and injustice to which a number of your passengers were subjected on Tuesday last . . You have made considerable efforts to bring upon your lines a portion of the traffic for the south, which would otherwise proceed by the Grand Junction ; but you appear to have made no adequate arrangements to secure the regular and timely convey-, ance of your passengers. On Tuesday last, a number of passengers, of Whom I was one, took tickets at the Manchester, and other sta tions of the Manchester and Leeds line, for Barnsley, Sheffield, Derby, London, &c., by the 4. 45. p.m. train. We left Manchester at that time, and on arriving at the Normanton station, we found that the train by which we should have been conveyed forward, had started not more than two minutes before—in fact, we had met the train within 300 yards of the platform. ,No attempt was made to detain the South train for the few moments that would have sufficed to detach our carriage. And there we were at Normanton, whence no other passenger train for the south was to start until the next morning. We applied to the station master to have a pilot en gine attached to our carriage, to convey us forward. It was a North Midland carriage, which we had been told at Manchester was there expressly for the south passen gers, in order that no time -might be lost by a change of carriage at Normanton. There, then, was the carriage at Normanton, ready to proceed, and there, too, stood upon the rails, an unengaged engine, with the steam up, which might have been attached to our carriage to overtake the mail train; or, if not, to convey it forward to Derby. 'We strongly urged our claim to be thus forwarded, but we were peremptorily told that such a thing never had been, and could not now be done. But the offer was made, with that exquisite consideration in which railway officials seem to be great proficientsolot to send us south, accord ing to the en g agement of - our tickets, but to send us north to Leeds ! where 'we might stay for the night ; and whence gentlemen who had important engagements in London for the next morning, might then, instead of being at their destination, start for town ! This insulting pro posal was, of course, indignantly rejected. During the altercation which took place between us (the party of detained passengers), and the servants of the railway, we accidentally learned that Mr. Stansfield, one of the Directors of the North Midland, was at the adjoining Hotel. To him, therefore, we repaired ; and there we found also Mr. Craig, superintendent of the Leeds station. It appeared that Mr. Stansfield was in the same boat with ourselves, he having come from Man chester for the south. Mr. Stansfield and Mr. Craig concurred in telling us that they had no power to order out a special engine fur our conveyance, and even as sured us that there was not a spare engine at the station, for that Ivhich we had seen belonged to the York and North Midland. It was also gravely represented to us by these gentlemen and the station master, that to send a special train would be very dangerous, Because, as the mail train had not signalised that any other was to follow it, there might be rails taken up, or other work in pro gress on the line. But Mr. Stansfield and Mr. Craig of fered us the alternative of being carried north to Leeds for the night, or being attached to the luggage train ex pected from Leeds at about half-past eight, and so con veyed, though late and slowly, towards our respective destinations. We chose the latter, but not without great uneasiness, thinking of the danger mentioned by Mr. Stansfield and Mr. Craig, and remembering the late ter rific accident on the Great Western, to passengers tra velling with a luggage train. Our anxiety was not a little increased at Barnsley, by the attaching of several heavy trucks behind our carriage, which in the event of any accident occasioning a sudden stoppage, would pro bably have overwhelmed us in the same way as the un fortunate passengers on the Western were de stroyed, on the occasion to which I have referred. Hap pily, however, we arrived in safety, though late, at Mas borough. There Mr. Stansfield, who had, Ahroughout, conducted himself with the greatest politeness, as sumed an authority which we blame him only for not hav ing exercised at Normanton. He ordered out a pilot engine and a Royal carriage (which was at Masborough to convey Lord Wharneliffe to town on the following day) by which we were soon conveyed to Sheffield the passengers for Derby, &c., having proceeded with the luggage train. But even in the short run from Masborough to Sheffield, we found fresh cause for uneasiness, in the discovery that the tender ran before the engine—that unsafe and improper arrangement which, about twelve months ago, caused a dreadful accident and the deaths of an engineer and stoker, on this very line. We arrived at Sheffield a quarter before twelve. But the passengers for the south, on their arrival, at a late hour, at Derby, would have to remain there until a quarter past eight on • - the following morning, before they could proceed to town. I have thus given you a plain statement of the filets, and I remark that no sufficient reason but bad manage ment or negligence can be assigned for cur- arriving at Normanton too late for the south train; that arriving there immediately after the train had started, it would have been the easiest thing imaginable to stop the train fur the few moments necessary to attach ourcurriage, and even had the detention amounted to five minutes, the loss could have been recovered with fhe utmost ease before ; arrtivini rat the next station; and my third remark is, that ` if the Nurtnantou station. be, as .we were assured, unpro vided with a pilot - engine, if the station master has - no authority to fulfil tho engagements of the Companies with their passengers, this state of things betrays a shameful disregard of he rights of the public, and of the contract into which the Companies enter with their passengers. Under the old system of coaching, the public were protected by the power which passen gers had to provide themselves with another convey ance at the cost of the coach proprietors. But since the Railway Companies, by keeping exclusively in their - own hands the passenger traffic on their lines, deprive the public of this remedy, it is incumbent upon them not only to make such arrangements as shall reduce the un certainties of travelling to the minimum, but also to make provision fur the prompt redress of such wrongs as the mismanagement of their servants may at any time cause. Their engagements with passengers ought to be :kept with scrupulous fidelity. They have no right to throw upon the public all the loss and inconveniences of the casualties of the line. When a bargain is made with: .a passenger, by the issue of a ticket, to convey him to a given place, by a given time, that passenger has a right to expect the utmost exertion to be made by the Company to overcome any accidental difficulty that may arise. But for Railway Companies, that have contracted to deliver passengers in London, on the Wed nesday morning, to suffer their understrappers at Nor manton to offer, as the only alternative in the case of disappointment, a conveyance back to Leeds, is adding insult to injury, and is a flagrant violation of that good faith which the public have a right to expect. I remain, Gentlemen, yours obediently, - THOMAS WILEY. No. 12, Old Ira/market, Sheffield, Jan. 19, 1842. P.S.—I would - Just add, that a short statement of the facts was made in ihe'Company's books, at Normanton, and signed by the.' following gentlemen and several others:—Mr. John Armitage, Mr. Win. Pitt and bro ther, and Mr. Thos. Swift, of Huddersfield • Mr. Low max, of Rochdale; Mr. Hamilton, of Sheffield, &c. MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS. The following are the results of " A Table of Mortality in the Metropolis, showing the Number of Deaths from all Causes Registered in the week ending Jan.ls, 1842." The Table is issued from the Office of the Registrar-General:— Weekly Average 108-9-40-1. Four ,I Four wi oters Years Epidemic, Endemic, Sc Contagious Diseases 162 199 190 Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses 165 160 149 Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of Respiration Diseases of the flea-t and Blood-vessels Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. Childbed, Diseases of the Uterus, &e 7 11 10 Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles 7 7 6 Diseases of the Skin, &c 1 1 1 Diseases of Uncertain Seat 124 115 104 Old Age, or Natural Decay .. lO7 90 69 Deaths by Violence, Privation, or Intern- 26 perance Causes not specified Deaths from all causes . 1042 ---- Average Weekly Deaths. Population Average Deaths Low. Weekly in Inerated Deaths the 1641. P.39-9-4NI. Week. West—Kensington;St:George (Hanover-square),Westmin- Four I Four ster, St. Martin in the Fields, Years. Wint:rs. St. James North—St. Mary-le-bone, St . Pancras, Islington, Hackney 365,660 162 182 Is 7 Central—Saint Giles and Saint George, Strand, Clerkenwell, Holborn St. Luke, East Lon don, West London, City of London ...273,806 188 213 221 East—Shoreditch,Whitechapel, Bethnal Green, St. George in the East, Stepney, Poplar 392;492 206 228 214 South—St Saviour, St. Olave, St. George ( Soutlwark),Ber mond‘ey, Newington. Lam beth, Camberwell; Bother- Greenwich .... -.438,060 221 243 266 CAUSES OF DEATH. Total. 26 2 6 7 7 DISTRICTS. Total 1,870,727 912 1017 1042 It is stated that under the term Metropolis are comprised the 32 districts herein mentioned, which include the City of Lou don with and without the walls, the City and Liberties of Westminster, the out-parishes within the Bills of Mortality—• and the parishes of St. Marylebone, St. Pancras, Kensington, Fulham, Hammersmith(Chapelry), St. Luke (Chelsea), Pad dington, St. Mary (Stoke Newington), St. Leonard (Brom ley ' ) St. Mary-le-bow, Camberwell, Greenwich, St. Nicholas and St. Paul (Deptford), and Woolwich. The population, as enumerated in 1831, was 1,594,890; and in June 1841, was 1,870,727. The- weekly average for 1838, 1839,1840, and 1841, was obtained by:dividing the deaths in the four years by 208, and the deaths in the four winters by 52. TEMPERATURE IN TILE WEEKS ENDING Jan. 8. ;Jan. 15. 41° 38' 28 29 34 33 20, 1842. Highest Lowest Daily Mean .... General Register Office, Jan. DEATH OF LADY FRANCES PHILLOTT.—. Her Ladyship died at Bath on Sunday last. The de ceased, who was youngest daugl►tcr of Thomas first Earl of Howth, and aunt of the present Earl, was relict of the late venerable Dr. James Phillott, Archdeacon of Bath, and was upwards of 80 years of age. The families of the Earl and Countess of Howth, Viscountess Dungar van, Sir Edward and Lady Elizabeth Borough, Mr. and Lady Matilda Burke, &C., are placed iu mourning by her Ladyship's demise. EVENING SU 7,1 177, v 4 ; Af• 'r.~ -= tr Y !! GROSS ASSAULT COMMIT — TV). BY THE VICAR OF BRIGHTON ON :A• BOY. TOWN -HALL, BRIGHTON, THURSDAY.---This boing-:the day appointed for hearing the summons issued agsiifiSt the Rev. 11. M. Wagner, the Vicar of Brighton, charging him with assault i ng a li tt l e boy named Grover, long before th e appo i nted hour t h e ne i g hb our h oo d o f th e Town-hall was crowded by persona anxious to obtain admittance, and When the Court was opened nearly 500 persons were present, and a much larger number were outside unable to obtain admittance. At eleven o'clock, J. N. Wigney, Esq., M.P., Basevi, Esq., Major and Major Willard, the Magistrates, took their seats on the Bench. Mr. Sydney Walsingliam Bennett appeared for the complainant, and Mr. Cooper and Mr. Demptter for the Rev. defendant, who did not attend. The little fellow was then placed on the table. He appeared an intelligent boy, but being too young to be sworn, he was merely questioned by Mr. Wigney. He said he had to complain against the Vicar, who beat him very much because he said, " Who stopped the clod]: ?" He ran away home,'and Mr. Wagner followed hire, and burst the door open, and laid hold of his arm whilst he struck him with his whip ever the head and face, and a mark was now left over his eye. Elizabeth Grover was then sworn, and deposed that she was the mother of the child, and resided at No. 60, Upper North-street. Ile was seven years of age. On Saturday, between three and four o'clock in the after noon, as witness was engaged in an outhouse, the child came running in, got into the back room, and bolted the door inside. Mr. Wagner followed in a few minutes. He had a whip in his hatid, and appeared in a great passion. Ile gave the door a push and forced it open, entered the room, and began to flog the child. Witness could not say how he had got hold of him, but he was hitting him over the head with a whip. Mr. Dempster here produced the whip ; it was an or dinary sized riding whip, mounted with silver. Witness believed the whip produced to be the one used. Mr. Wagner seined in a great passion as he was hitting the child. The child received one blow on his face which blackened his eye ; the remains of the mark are still visible. During the time he was flogging the child his screams brought a lodger dowq, who asked him why he was flogging the chid, when the Vicar said, " Oh, he knows; he said I stopped the church clock, and I did not." He then shook the child, and 'took him into the passage, to show the crowd outside. Witness said • to the boy, " You naughty boy, you ought to be ashamed of yourself; it serves you right, for being so saucy." The Vicar then gate the boy who held his horse a penny and galloped away. Mr. Cooper then addressed the Bench at considerable length for the Re,v. defendant, and condemned the course pursued by Mr. Bennett in opposing a compromise,' al though the Magistrates suggested that a private arrange ment might be entered into. During the ease a great deal of angry recrimination passed between the solicitors. The Magistrates retired to consider their decision, anti during their absence the Court presented a most extraor dinary scene, from the great uproar, and cries of " Who stopped the clock ?" referring to St:Peter's clock not being wound up since the last church-rate was refused. On the Magistrates returning, Mr. Wigney said they had given the case their best consideration, a nd h a d com e to the conclusion that the defendant was guilty of the assault, and must be tined 40s. and costs. Yesterday there was a meeting of Middlesex Magistrates at clerkeuwell-green. The Report of the visiting Justices of the Hanwell Lunatic Asylum was read, and after some discussion it was agreed that a sum not exceeding 4,0001. be raised by. way of mortgage on the county rate for the works required at that asylum. Mr. Laurie moved "That a representation be made by this Court to the Secretary of State for the Home De partment upon the state of the law relating to granting licenses for public music and dancing in this county, and of the necessity of an amendment of the statute 25 George 11., cap. 36." Sir John Scott Lillie seconded the motion, and after a few words from Sir .James Williams in support of it, Mr. Wilks moved as an amendment that a Committee of seven gentleman be ap pointed to consider the state of tite law and report to this Court thereon, which Mr Laurie adopted in place of his original motion. The amendment was then unanimously carried, and a Committee appointed. The Chairman said the next business on the paper was for Mr. Sergeant Halcombe to move " to take into consideration the cir cumstances under which the appointment of the Rev. Mr. Tebbutt us clit.rplaiu to the County Lunatic Asylum has been-annulled by the visiting Justices, and that they be requested to pay hint his salary up to the present time." Mr. Sergeant lialcombe, however, said he did nut wish that any discussion should take place upon the matter :it present, and ultimately the motion was with drawn. A county mite was carried of three-farthings in the pound, but as there was a balance of 7,867 i. 12s. 9d. in thehands of the county treasurer the rate was sus pended for a fortnight. Yesterday morning a meeting of the church wardens and parishioners of St. Mary, Whiteclapel, was held in the vestry of the church for adopting some mode, of celebrating the approaching christening of his Royal liiglinco the Prince of Wales, in place of the usual illumination ; the rector, the Rev. 'l'. Champney, in the chair. The Chirmae, in: ttpening the . busi ness of the meeting, said the parish of Whiteehapel had never been berdni in testifying their loyalty and rejoic ing on all public occasions, and as a demonstration of their loyalty and affection on the present, interesting . oecasiOn was highly desirable, the more particularly us this was the fir.t time in the annals of this kingdom that a Queen Regnant had given to her country an heir to the Throne, and it having been suggested that in place of the usual illumination a subscription should be set on foot, by means of which the deserving poor of the parish might be relieved, thereby enabling them, in common with their more fortunate brethren, to participate in the joy 'lath ral to so important an occasion, several gentlemen ad . dressed the meeting, when the following resolution was proposed and imanimottsly adopted—" That it appears ' to this meeting to be highly desirable that the baptism of the Prince of Wales be celebrated in this parish by re lief being given in some way to the poor instead of il luminating." A Committee was then formed to divide the parish into districts, and Call VaSS the parishioners for subscriptions, and to emisider the best mode of carrying into elicit the object of the meeting. Thanks were then. voted to the Chairman, and the meeting separated. LAMENTABLE CASE OF DROWNING...-An inquest was held before J. W. Cowley, Esq., one of her Majesty's Coroners for the county of Bucks, on the 17th inst., at Ashendon, on view of the, body of Alfred Smith, aged seven years. On the previous Friday deceased and his broth r, aged nine years, left home for the purpose of sliding upon a pond in the neighbourhood. The survivor stated that he and his deceased brother went on the ice together, that the ice broke, and let him in. It was ,not over his head. The deceased immediately tried to pull him out by the hand ; that in so endeavouring he fell in. The older one, being somewhat taller, broke his way out, and was saved. lie could not see his poor brother, being, as it was supposed, at the time under the ice. He ran home and told his mother, who with others succeeded in getting the body out. Every means was resorted to to restore animation ; all, however, proved .unavailing. Verdict, " Accidentally drowned." A gentleman travelling in Ireland asked a fille de-ehambre at Belfast if she was sure the railway from thence went no further than Lisburn ; she replied, " In 'deed it does not, but it comes back again." LINENDRAPERS , , oILEMERCERS', LACE MEN'S, HARERDAsPIERS', AND HOSIERS' INSTITUTION.— The annual ball in support of the funds of this Institu tion was held at the•Queetes Concert-rooms, Hanover square, last evening, and the exertions of the stewards ,met with the greatest success, upwards of 500 persons being present. Mr. Adams was is attendance with his band, and the party had not separated at an early hour this morning. There were nine recipients of pecuniary relief last year, and we are glad to learn that there is every prospect of the full fund of 20,000/. being realised this year. NARROW ESCAPE OF LORD NORTHWICK'S PICTURE . GALLERY FROM DESTRUCTION BY FIRE. — About 12 o'clock at night on Saturday last a young man employed in the gardens at Northwiek (the seat of the .Noble Lord of that name), and who sleeps on the : premises, was iteturning home from BlOckley, where he had 'been sacrificing to Bacchus, when he per ceived an unusual smoke issuing from a building which encloses an apparatus Fur airing his Lordship's picture gallery. Though considerably elevated with what h e he bad drank, his wits were not so far goat as to prevent his arousing the inmates of the mansion ; and by dint of the most strenuous exertions on the part of the female, as well as the male, portion of the household, the fire was completely subdued without the neighbourhood being, alarmed, although when the servants reached the burn ing edifice the roof was falling in. Had not the fire been fortunately dist:owed when ft was, in all probability Lord Tiorthwick's splendid picture-gallery would have fallen a prey to the devouring element. His Lordship was at Cheltenham at the time of the accident. The damage done is inconsiderable ; a new roof and a few pounds expenditure will put all to rights again.— WON cester Chronicle. INQUEST.—Last evening a long investigation took placa betre Mr. Baker, the Coroner, at the Hare, Cambridge-heath, Bethnal-green, on the, body .of Daniel Mulhallin, • aged 74, whose death it was alleged wdk caused by " drugging." Amelia Mulltallin, of No. 2, Cambridge-place, said that she was deceased's widow. He was formerly a non-oommissioned officer, and latterly lived upon his pension of 5L 4s. 10 1 ,d. per month, with the assistance which witness affiirded him. On Thursday morning last he went to Oxford-market to receive the amount of his pension, and as he did not return by the evening She went with a relation to the various police stations, and gave notice of his absence. Ile slid not return until two o'clock the next day, when he said that he had been locked up in the station-house all the. previous night, and that he had that day, (Friday) been discharged by the Alagistrate. He •a!so said that whilst walking along Holborn, a man, re'spectably dressed, knocked his (deceased's) stick from his hand, but afterwards apologised, and prevailed upon him to go to a public house in Eagle-street, Red Lion-square, called the Yorkshire Grey, and have some " egg-hot." He thought that the man "fumbled" with the liquor before of fered it to him. He then became insensible, and did not recover until he 'found hims'ell in the station-house. Whilst there he was very cold, and he asked permission to sit by the fire outside the rooni,.but they would not allow him. When he returned, witnessrFe"ived chest: tit • he was unwell, and he complained olptun lu ' He said he thought the liquor which he had drankalul'll th ed ' the man had been drugged. He grew from complained. I on Monday morning last. At the Co roner, the policeman said that he oriwould seription of the man of whom deceits F the landlord of the public - hou se, and u se a 1 his endea. yours to have him appee hended. The Jury returned • - verdict of " Natural death by apoplexy, winch may hare • I b een brought au by drugging and excitement,' N r r _ N_ `' N .„f,,.-yam " ` VS a"o we a ° (OW t i t le, 3et o k© a re w rove• ," h o° Inger I A I