The Sun. — London, England, 1842-01-11 00:00:00

EVENING SUN SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM TIIE EVENING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. GLOBE.—The Dublin Tories are at their wits'- ernls. The deputation sent by the Dawson-street Orange Club (the Carlton of Dublin) to this country in search of a candidate has failed in accomplishing the object of its mission. Of the numerous aspirants to the honour of a seat in Parliament, no one has been found sufficiently destitute of brains to commit himself to the consequences of a contest, with such fearful odds against success, when co nnec t e d w i t h a compliance with the pre liminary clause in the agreement, of placing the formidable suns of 6,000/. at the discretional power of the Club. All this was bad enough. To learn that their depu tation had been received with cold formality, instead of bceing greete d w i th cordiality, and the object of its mis sion hailed with delight by those to whom they . pre sented th e i r cre d ent i als, was su iE c i ent l y rsiortilying to the ov erween i ng h opes of the always - su ffi cie ntly-inflated Dublin Tories. Poor Alderman Boyce and Commis sioner Carey, in their report, told a melancholy tile of what th e y hail heard, and seen, and felt, in their pro. gress from on e grea t man's house to another in further ance of their ample instructions. How they were bowed out of ono presence and refused audience by another person—from whom they expected very different kind of treatment. Flow the Carlton Club itself cast cad water upon their hopes, and refused to advance cash for their purposes. All this was narrated with a p propriate amplification and illustrations, and heard with indigna tion, vented in execrations both loud and deep, by the conclave assembled to learn the result. The measure of mortification was not yet filled. Just as the Dawson street conclave was making a virtue of necessity, and were engaged in close consultation as to what was lest to be done under the heavy blow and discouragement to which they had been subjected—just as they had deter mined to fall back upon such choice as was yet within their power—although bad was the best which remained out of which to make a selection—a new embarrass ment arose. An article of fearful import appeared in the columns of the Evening Mail—one of their own Journals. Instead of sympathy, there was censure. In place of consolation under calamity, there was reproach, administered in terms of biting sarcasm. The oracle uttered sounds prophetic of approaching defeat—and, what was yet worse, exulted in the prospect. STAND.I RD.—The interviews which hare lately passed between her Majesty's Ministers and the dele gates upon the Ten Hours Factory Bill have'obtained already a large share of public attention, and they merit even more than th e y h ave o b ta i ne d . S uc h immediate communications between the members of the Executive and the humble labouring classes of the community open a now chapter in our social history, and are rendered mora auspicious by the good feeling which it has mani festly inspired in the less elevated party. The examples of Sir It. Peel, the Duke of Buckingham, Lord Lynd hurst, and others, the most distinguished men by genius, rank, and birth which the country possesses, cannot fail to afford a useful lesson, on one side, as to the man ner in which our fallow-subjects of all conditions ought to be received by gentlemen and wise men, while the courtesy and candour with which the representatives of the labouring class have been met, cannot fail to inspire gratitude for the present (as we see it has done), and for the future that self-respect which, in all men, is the best human guarantee for good conduct. The benefit of the lesson will not be con fi ne d t o E ng l an d. It will teach to the Mi n i s t ers o f M onarc hi es the policy of affability and an accessible habit—to repub licans, the benefit of good manners. It is quite plain that with all the Ministers the factory delegates have succeeded to a great extent, with some to the whole length of their objects. The only objections that they have had to encounter are theoretical, part of the dog matism of the now happily expiring system of political economy constructed by Mr. Malthus and his contem poraries and fellow labourers—a system which we are proud to remember we have opposed from its first pro mulgation, and when it numbered almost the whole country among its disciples. SHOCKING TRAGEDY AT SHEFFIELD. The town of Sheffield has been the scene of a very shocking occurrence, the result of intemperance. A young man, aged 25, named Henry Vaughan, a table-knife manufacturer, living in Whitecroft, had, it appears, paid attentions to Sarah Poole, who, with her two sisters, lived at Pyc Bank Bridgehouses and ob tained a respectable livelihood by dressmaking ; but about eighteen mouths ago, in consequence of his disso lute conduct and intemperate habits, she refused any longer to keep company with him. Soon after this period, he called upon her, and endeavoured to induce her to revoke her determination to discard him as a lover. But finding his persuasions in vain he drew out a razor, and attempted her life. She, however, with great promptitude and spirit, threw him down, and got the razor from his hand. In October he hail fired a pistol at the house, and on Monday last he visited her and uttered such alarming threats that she applied to the Magistrates for protection, and obtained a peace warrant. Vaughan was summoned to appear be fore the bench on Friday. The sisters had, in conse quence of his violence, been latterly in the habit of fasten ing the door and window-shutters in the evening ; but on Friday night unfortunately forgot or neglected to do so. At about a quarter before eight o'clock they were sitting at their work, when Vaughan suddenly rushed in at the outer door, closing it after him as he entered, and cried, " Rever.ge ! revenge this night. if I go out a corpse!' He then drew his hands from his pockets with a pistol in each. Sarah Poole immediately rushed to the door, followed by her sister Harriet, who, perceiving that he was aiming at Sarah, shut the door, but he fired one pistol before it was closed. Sarah escaped down the stairs, but Harriet, by closing the door, shut her self in with the infuriated man, while the third sister, Hannah, escaped out at the front door, and ran over to give alarm at the public-house opposite. Vaughan essayed to follow Sarah, but H arr i e t, w ith great pre sence of mind and wonderful intrepidity, pushed him backwards and he fell. At this moment she snatched from him what she supposed to be the other loaded pistol, threw it down, and (seeping into the next room, made for the window. She threw open the sash, and pushing open the unfastened shutters, was in the act of jumping out, when the villain fired at her. The ball struck her upon the shoulder, inflicting a superficial wound, and passed by her cheek. At this moment the landlord of the Barrel public-house, and Mr. Palfreyman, a commercial traveller, came over, upon which the desperate fellow fired a third pistol through the pannel of the door, the ball from which entered the front of Mr. Palfreyman's trowsers and tore his shirt, but, wonderful to say, passed over his thigh without wounding him. The door still remained fastened, and they were afraid to make any further attempt at entering until the police should arrive. In the interval three other shots were heard in the room, and when they at length entered they found the miserable man in his last agony. He hid discharged one of the pistols at his own breast. Near him lay three pocket pistols, one discharged, one loaded, and the third with the barrel partially un screwed, as if an attempt had been made a second time to reload it. Two or three bullets were found on the floor, and that fired at Sarah Poole, which bad touched her left temple and raised a small lump, had flattened . against the wall, and fallen down the cellar steps. An inquest was held on the body of the suicide on Saturday afternoon and a verdict of Felo de se returned, after the facts above related had been deposed to before the jury by the witnesses to the dreadfol transaction. The Coroner accordingly gave the usual directions for the interment of the body at midnight, without Chris tial burial.—Abridged from the Shejcld Independent. POST-OFFICE INTELLIGENCE.—According to notices issued at the General Post-office, the Janet will convey ship-letter bags for the Mauritius from London on the 20th inst., and the Heroine on the 24th ; the Persia for Ceylon from London o n th e 20th ; th e Sale-. by Castle and the Raymond for Bombay from London on the,lsth ; the Florist for Calcutta from Portsmouth on the 20th, and the Santon froM Liverpool on the 15th ; the Abbotsford and the Lord Lowther for Madras and Calcutta from London on the 15th, and on the same day the Conqneror from PortSmouth ; the Devonshire for BataVia from London on the 15th ; the Peruvian for Canton from LiverpoOl on the 19th; the Wilmot and Warloek for New South Wales from London on the 20th ; the Itelso, from Plymouth, on the 18th ;'the Eden, from London, on the 15th ; and the St. George, from Plym ou th, o n the . 20th. he Medusa, for New South IVales and New Zealand from London, on the 25th. The Union, for Launceston, from London, on the 15th ; and the Ocean Queen o n th e 20th. Th e S u lt an , for Van Diemen's Land, from London, on the 20th ; and the Orleana -on the 12th of February. The Seppings, for Van Dieman's Land and Port Philip, from London, on the 15th inst. The General Brock, for Sierra Leone, from London, on the' 18th. The Sea Witch, for St. Mary's, River GaMbia, from London, on the 20th. The Australia, for Bahia, from Liverpool, on the 'l6th. The Thirteen, for Rio de Janeiro, from Liverpool, on the 11th. The Jane Prowse, for Valparaiso, from Liverpool, on the 17th ; and the Ann Baldwin, for Arica Islay, and Lima, from Liverpool, on the 20th. JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL.—Their Lordships had appointed this morning to proceed with the hearing Of appeals, and at ten o'clock Lord Brougham, Lord Campbell, and Mr. Justice Erskine arrived at the Council -office. Shortly after wards a message was received from Lord Wharncliffe, announcing the death of Lady Erne, mother to Lady Wharneliffe, and consequently the Noble President of the Council was not able to attend to-day. Their Lord- Ships immediately afterwards rose, and adjourned their eittnags. No business transacted. VACANT BISHOPRIC.—Dr. Hook, Dr. Wordsworth, the Archdeacon 401, and the Rev. John Peel, Canon of Canterbury, brother of Sir R. Peel, are spoken of as likely to be raised to the see of Chichester, vacant by the death of Dr. Shuttleworth. SOUTHAMPTON, JANIJARY Bt—(From our own Correspondent.)—The Braganza steam-packet left Southampton this afternoon,- to ,'ceive, at-Falmouth, on the morning of the 10th instant, the mails for -Madeira, Lisbon, Gibraltar, - and Spain. The Montrose , that brought the, Indian mail, will shortly be at the Mother bank, to perform- quarantine. ..4 CAPTAIN PAGE'S INTERESTING NARRATIVE OF A CAPTIVITY IN BORNEO. At 9 P.m., on the 4th of January, the Sultana was under double-reefe4 topsails in a fresh north-easterly gale, with heavy sea and rain, when her main topmast and mainmast-head were shivered by lightning, and seve ral of the crew in and on the forecastle being knocked down, made me oonclude it had passed from the ship by the el.ain cables. At 11h. 30m. smoke was discovered issuing from below, fore and aft, and the decks we-c found to he much heated. We endeavoured to get at the gunpowder, but found it impossible, and, being of opinion that the fire was generally below, the ship was hove to, and with much difficulty we succeeded in hoist ing out the longboit, the flames forcing themselves up the main hatchway, and the vessel pitching heavily. On this occasion, as well as on all throughout, the greatest credit is due to the officers, gunners, and seacunnies. The boats were dropped astern, and the small quantity of biscuit, &c., in them was nearly all rendered useless from the salt water. At Ih. 30m. A.M. on the sth, not knowing how soon she would blow up, the chief officer and myself joined the boats. At this time every thing was rapidly burning on deck, and about 15 minutes afterwards the masts fell, when the poop became a mass of fire and wreck. We remained near the hill until nine, and then made sail in the long-boat, with a top-gallant studding sail, taking the other boats in tow, for the wreck of the French frigate Magicienne, which was lying in three feet water on the south-east extreme of the Bombay Shoal, bearing south-west about 40 miles, intending to fit out from her, and proceed to Singapore. At day -Ight, on the 6th, went within a few feet of the wreck, but could not effect a landing ; the wind increasing, and the boats falling to leeward, we made sail for the land of Palawan, then in sight. Served out for three days I-6th part of a biscuit to each person, which was our entire stock, and two wine glasses of water. Had fresh north-easterly winds with a most scorching sun. On the 9th the longboat was with great difficulty kept afloat. Lost sight of the cutter pulling in for the shore. Balaback Island north-cast, distant ten miles. On the 10th ran our boat on one of the Maugoak Islands, where we stopped some of our leaks, and procured very bad water and a few shell fish. Pound there two Malay huts with fires in them. On the 11th, expecting an at tack from the Malays on the opposite shore, we lighted our fires and left in the dark, and from that time to the 16th had light variable airs with strong currents, when we arrived at the entrance of the Borneo River in the extreme of misery, with the wind and tide setting us in, and no means of bringing up. Many of us had been twelve days with nothing more to cat than half a bis cuit. There were in this boat Mrs. Page and her at tendant, Mr. and Miss Da Souza, Mr. Gill, the chief officer, Mr. Young, A. Geiser, the Nakhoda, myself, and Lascars. We determined on applying to the Sultan for provisions to enable us to reach Singa pore, and took in a pilot from one of his boats. This man informed us that a ship had left the roads for Singapore two days before, and that three prows were preparing to start by the next moon, in which, no doubt, the Sultan, whom he described to be an excellent old man, would order us a passage, as he repeatedly did the same with others in our situation. When within a few miles of the Sultan's house we were boarded by a heavily armed boat, which directions from the Sultan to take us and our effects before him, and he would be respon sible for all. To this we submitted, and were landed in Borneo at an outhouse of the Sultan's, where we were detained and most of our clothes, &c., taken and examined by him. My butler had a box of trinkets of Mrs. Page's, which was forced from him by one of the Sultan's people, and given to the Sultan, whom I requested to see, but was told it was impossible. as he was too great a man to be disturbed. At that time he was seen by the officers examining our parcels. He sent me a message by the gunner, the purport of which was, that if we did not give up all we had to the person he had appointed, Pangeran Momain, his son-in law, the people around us, who afterwards proved to be his private attendants, would take them and our lives, and if we did not wish to die, we had better entrust everything to his care, which should be returned when we left. An account was then taken in our presence, and all valuables delivered to him accordingly, it being evident he was determined to have them. We pointed out the man who stole the trinket-box, of whom they took no notice. They gave us some rice and fruit, and we were removed to a small room belonging to one of the Rajahs, and being thoroughly exhausted went to sleep. Immediately on awaking I went to look after our boat, but only found part of her hull remaining, the Sultan having taken everything from her, even to the ironwork, which we saw repeatedly afterwards in his house. On returning I found a disgusting looking Malay, who told us he was the Sultan, and we must always address him as Patik Toonkoo, and that we were truly fortunate in having fallen into his kind care, as any other Rajah would have taken - all we brought and then killed us. He then, without waiting a women started off, accompanied by a train of armed men and boys, his constant attendants. I followed and requested to purchase provisions, saying we intended repairing our boat and leaving for Singapore in a few days. Ho re plied that he was far too good a Kin.. ' to permit us t o leave in so small a boat, that he had a large Govern ment prow, which should be despatched in a few days with us for Singapore ' and that, as his mo s t anx i ous wish was to gain the favourable opinion of the English, he had ordered clothes to be made for us, and we Ishould be sent away loaded with presents. This I did not believe, and told him our own boat with a little provision would answer our purpose much better than his, and that we would certainly give him a high cha racter at Singapore. At this he was much displeased, and desired me to leave him. This day we were fad on boiled grass and the heads and tails of small fish, the bodies of which we had the satisfactisn of seeing the Malays appropriate to themselves. The same descrip tion of food continued ten clays, with the exception of one duck, served so economically that it lasted our party, of eleven in number, four days, with a piece of tough buffalo. Amongst other things he had 340 dollars of the chief mate's, which I demanded to defray our expense!, but he would not part with one of them. He ❑ow called constantly, pilfering on all occasions. Five days after our arrival I demanded our boat, when he told me if ever I mentioned her again he should be much annoyed, as he wanted her himself, and then ordered his people to send rae away from his presence. I called the following day, and he said in seven days more the prow would be ready, as they were only detained to have cabins made for the ladies. He adv►sed me to be patient, as I was not a Captain in Borneo, and that he always did as he pleased. Mr. Da Souza and I, he said, were good men, and he would give us our lives and liberty ; but the officers (who had not offended him in any way) should have that, placing his hand in a threatening manner on his crease. Pangeron Eusof now arrived, who is next in rank to the Sultan, and a counsel was held which consisted of the Sultan and four Rajahs. We were informed that its result was that we should be all sent to Singa pore in three prows, which the Pangerang would have ready to sail in fifteen days. He gate some clothes and a buffalo calf, part of which the Sultan took with- out ceremony. I requested a Led for Mrs. Page, and received a rug instead two months afterwards. We were now allowed one rupee per day in value, with which, and our prospect of leaving, we became some what reconciled. The Sultan after this told me he was sorry to disturb uk, but he must have our apart ment for a wedding to take place there, as,. we were to. honour it in our new clothes.. This was the last we heard of either. The Lascars used to be harangued by him, and told that the Captain wasa, bad man, &c. This I gave him to understand was quite out of the ques tion. I requested the Sultan to permit us to leave in a pri vate prow about to sail, but be said we must go in his. and asked me which of the things we had lett in his charge I should require. I replied he might have them all, and our beat also, if he did not prevent us departing iminediately; but he observed he must have his present as well, to show my,heart was pure towards him, and I had better not attempt to write to Singapore, as God would assist in getting us there.: said- we had' lost everything in the ship. and could not give more than be already possessed of ours. The next day ho offered me some sweet rice,' and said what he had of ours was of no value. I told him the property in his possession be longing to the officers and myself was worth at least 3,000 dollars, and that he might have it and our boat if he sent us to Singapore at once ; to which he replied, he feared there was but little prospect of recovering the trinket-box for me, as the Malays were very cun ning thieves, aq excepting himself; he was like an Englishman, as he had never uttered a falsehood, or stolen any thing in his life. Mr. da Souza and I then accompanied him in canoe up the river, when ho amused himself blowing a boatswain's call ho had forced from one of the tindals by threatening him with 5,000 lashes. It was attached to one of Mrs. Page's guard chains, which he wore round his neck, and was in the trinket- box when taken. We repeatedly saw him afterwards with her rings on his fingers, taken from the same box. _An old blind Rajah, his usual companion, boasted of their having cut off in English vessel and killed her officers, without the British Government taking the least notice of it. The officers' names were Dixon, Walker, Campbell, and Tate; and twenty-two Europeans, who all died about thesame time) We were now ordered by the Sultan. to lea►e our few remaining articles, and were conducted through a scorching sun o►er a pas sage of sticks, 70 yards in length, elevated on piles; 10 feet above the mud, most of them either rotten or broken, a difficult task for an active person. Mrs. Page had to go repeatedly on her hands and knees, which might have been obviated, bad ;the scoundrel allowed me to procure a canoe. found a wretched hut for our reception, with e of it as a fire-place, without a door ; and wh it rained we might as well have been in the open air. Four places of a similar description were on the same platform, with us, occupied by the Sultan's slaves. Our few effects werttaken to his house and examined by himself, when he stole several of them. The allowance daily decreased, and we bad numbers of armed men and boys continually in our room, who examined our food, and (committed -the most disgusting acts. He THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, JANUARY ii, 1842 took the flannel shirt off my back himself, and sent for those of the officers. On the 26th of February we heard that Da Souza had settled with him to leave i❑ a few days by promising a large sum of money. He now would not see us, and engaged men to strike me amongst the Lascars, and who were ordered not to supply us with wood and water. I accidentally met him, wh en h e said he had heard the boats would be ready in a few days, and we should all be sent to Singapore. He demanded what present I intended making him ? I again mentioned the jewel-box, &c. At this he was vexed, and said I must consider that, and all we had brought here, as burnt in the ship, and our lives would have been lost also if he had not given them us. I offered him 300 dollars, being convinced he would not allow us to leave without some fresh inducement, at which he laughed in my face. Pangeran Eusof now returned after an absence of 45 days instead of 15. We immediately called on him, but were received without civility. He said the Sultan would do as he pleased, and the prows would leave the next moon for all that he knew. The Sultan now sent for Mrs. Page's wedding ring, observ ing that the English custom was the same as theirs, not to take it off the finger, but that was nothing to him ; he wanted it. It was sent him on the following day, when he told me he did not care whether I was angry , about the ring or not, and that he would make me an swerable for my wife's acts. Our means of procuring food were now stopped altogether. I demanded what be in'ended doing with us. He replied, he had give❑ us our lives, and wanted his present, but would not say how much. I offered 2,000 dollars for all, but he would not allow me to mention the Lascars, and di rected me to sigu documents to the amount of 2,750 dollars for the officers and myself, and he would send to Singapore for the money. We mentioned to Pangeran Eusof we had no food, when he laughei, but made no reply. I then told him if ho would supply us with provisions and use his influence to procure us a passage we would make him a present of 1,000 dollars, at which he promised to speak iu our favour to the Sultan, and said if we would make him our friend that he did not want the 1,000 dollars ; all ho wished was to assist poor men in distress, but we must promise to give all the money we sent for into his hands, and he would take care of us until one of our party returned from Singapore with it, and we had better send for all the funds we could raise, and he would pre. cure merchandise for them, and insure me a large profit. The following morning he requested me to write a list of upwards of 1,000 Spanish dollars' worth of articles, which he gave Mr. Gill instructions to bring as his pre sent, informing me that we must pay besides for all we had from him ; and on the 30th of March we took up our abode in an outbuilding close to his house. Mrs. Page was confined the night after, and all went well with her, notwithstanding her wretched situation. The Sultan now ordered us to make all the Rajahs presents, and we were obliged to give notes to the amount of 2,500 dollars. The prows were to sail in four days, but did not leave until the 23d of May, when they took Mr. Gill, Miss and Mr. da Souza, and three native servants, we being detained as hostages. Pangeran Eusot'a brother, Pangeran Yacob, informed us the Sultan had sold us to Pangeran Eusof ; this we heard from all quarters. About this time a teak-built vessel of 30 tons or thereabouts arrived, jury rigged, which the Malays said the pirates had given them for 19 dollars. She had been a cutter and probably a Dutch trader or gun-boat. Pangeran Eusof allowed us sufficient to procure food, rupees per day, and was kind in sending Mrs. Page tea, &c., and sold us some cloth for a change of clothes. They now commenced building what they called forts ; several prows were con verted into gunboats, and their conversation was ge nerally about fighting white men. On the nlJth of July we saw our boat burnt for the iron work. On the sth of August an English schooner was reported to have anchored in the roads. All our Lascars were sent out of the way and closely guarded, and the entire force of Borneo went to the river's entrance, as we feared, to cur her off. On the 9th Pangerau Eusof returned and told us the schooner had come to trade, but on being questioned he admitted she had demanded us, but the Sultan had decided not to let us go until his prows and the money arrived from Singa pore, even if ten ships should be sent. Many of the Malays had told us that if their people were detained by the English Government they would murder every Eu ropean they could get bold of, and that the Sultan now regretted that he did not kill us in the first instance. Pangeran Eusof had expressed himself much pleased at the manner in which the Sultan had acted, and informed me the prows Mr. Gill went in were dismasted, and blockaded by pirates. He desired me to write to Singapore, and he would send the letter by one of his prows, to say that we were deter mined not to leave until a ship was sent for us, as we feared the pirates, and that the schooner, which now proved to be the Royalist, nobly sent by Mr. Brooke from Serawak for us, was too small. I ad vised him to persuade the Sultan to let U 3 depart in the prow, as we did not fear pirates, and he might send a person with us to settle accounts, but I positively re fused to write, as the Singapore authorities would now certainly know our situation. He asked me if I had written to Mr. Gill for ships of war, but he observed, " I don't care whether you have or not, as it will be the worse for yourselves, as our forts are now all ready, and we don't fear them. On the 25th, 18 of the crew who were in the cutter arrived from Maludu, which place they reached two days after we lost sight of them ; 9 of that party died from eating oysters and green mangoes on landing, and 19 are still near Maludu, which, with those who were in the long-boat, account fur all that were on board the Sultana. They brought a report of an European lady being near there, whose husband, along with the officers of the ship, was killed by the Rajah 15 years since. She attempted to destroy herself at their death, but was prevented by the Rajah, by whom she is said to have a family. She begged the Lascars to inform the English of her wretched situation, but as they only saw her they learned no further parti culars. On the 2d of September we heard that seven ships were in the roads, and two steam-vessels " like mountains." All their force were dispatched to the forts, and I was told that it was all my fault, and I had sent for them. Extra guards were placed over us, and they said if a Malay was killed it would be bad for me. Oa the 3d a boat arrived from the Hon. Company's steam-vessel Diana, with Pangeran Eusof, who ordered me immediately to go to the vessel, as the captain wanted to see me alone. I positively refused to leave without the rest of our party, and alter a good deal of palaver we started from Borneo, accompanied by Pan geran Eusof, and arrived on board the Diana two hours afterwards. We found her the only vessel, and that she had been sent by the Singapore authorities. She was at anchor within gun shot of their absurd and harmless forts, and to the gallant manner in which Captain Con gleton stood up the river I entirely attribute his success. We heard, to our very deep regret that the prow Messrs. Gill and the Da Souzas went in was not forth coming, although a gun-boat had been sent by the Singa pore authorities in search of her. Captain Congleton with much difficulty procured all the people who arrived in Borneo in the long-boar, and nine of those that came from Maludu, so there arc now in Borneo nine of the Sultana's crew. Messrs. Zachariah and Co. have sent a brig in search of the prow, and to their exertions we are particularly indebted. We have received the most generous kindness from Captain Congleton and all on board the Diana. THE LATE SHIP SULTANA'S CREW AND PASSENGERS. Left Borneo in the Hon. Company's steam•vessel Diana, on.the 7th of September—Mrs. Page and infant, Mr. Page, Mr. Alexander Young, ship Nakhoda and Craney, Mr. Anderson, Andrew Goise, and 37 natives. Left Borneo on the 23d of May in a prow for Singapore —Miss Da Souza, Mr. Da Souza, Mr. G. H. W. Gill, and three native servants. Nine Lascars in Borneo, 19 men at Maludu, ,and nine dead.—Total number on board the. Sultana, 87. fCHRISTENING OF THE PRINCE OF WALES. —(From a Correspondent.)—We understand that it is now definitely settled that the solemn and imposing cere mony of christening the Heir Apparent to the British Throne is to take place in St. George's Chapel, Windsor, on Wednesday, the 26th inst. Sir George Clerk, Sir Thomas Fremantle, and Mr. Bonham, had long interviews with Sir James Gra ham yesterday, at the Home-office. DEATH OF LADY EHNE.—We regret to an nounce the death of the Countess of Erne, mother to Lady Wharnclitle, and grandmother to the Hon. J. S. Wortley, M.P. for Yorkshire. Her Ladyship. expired at Hampton Court Palace, this morning, at three o'clock, after a somewhat short • but severe illness. The late Countess was widow of the first Earl of Erne, of Crum Castle, county of Fermanagh, by whom she had several children who survive her. Lady Erne was one of the Ladies, of. the Bedchamber for several years to Queen Charlotte,: and on the death of George 111. had apart ments assigned to her in Hampton Court Palace, which she occupied until the time of her decease. • FATAL ACCIDENT.—At a quarter past f our o'clock on Sunday evening Henry Woolin, aged 21 y ears , apprentice to Mr. Scott, No. 4, Pearson -street, Kings land-road, and Frederick Atkins, aged 17, of Cornwallis court, Curtain-road, were walking on the ice in Bunker's pond, Hackney-road, when both fell in, and were dragged out and conveyed to the Carpenter's Arms, Anne's place, Pritchard-road. They were attended by Mr. Ten nison, of Hackney-road, and every effort to restore ani mation was tried, but with regard to one of them, H. Woolin, without success. The body lies at the Car penter's Arms to await a Coroner's inquest. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—WhiIst the wife of Charles Devonport,' moulder, of Cyfarthfa Iron Works, went to the shop on Monday morninglast, she left two chil dren in bed; when on her return, without being absent very long, the first spectacle she beheld was a fine, intelligent 'boy of five years of age, almost burnt to a cinder. It is easier to conjecture than' to describe her feelings at such a sight. An inquest was held on the body before Wm. Davies, Esq., Coroner, when a verdict was returned ac cordingly. Here is another warning to parents. We would strongly recommend families where there are chil dren, to have guards to prevent them from going too near the consuming element.— S iluria n. The statement that the Duke of Bedford has disposed of property near Covent Garden, for land in the Regent's Park, is an erroneous one. No such trans action ha,s taken place or been contemplated. TURKEY. CONSTANTINOPLE, DEC. 17.—N0 progress has been made in the Jerusalem church affair. • Mr. Bankhead being fully aware of the impediments encountered by his predecessor, has, according to public report, left the renewal of these negotiations to Sir C. Canning. If the object be desirable, it is to be hoped that his Excellency will succeed ; but in truth it is difficult to comprehend the utility of appointing a Bishop, and of erecting church, where there is no flock, or prospect of a flock ; or at all events where the congregation will be restricted to successive Consular agents, or to some half dozen casual English travellers. These latter will, doubtless, dine with the worthy Bishop, and bleat over his Leban wine, es becomes lambs of the true fold ; but they will expend all their superfluous " circular notes" in the pur chase of Catholic relics, and return home with rheuma tisms " caught" in the empty Anglo-Prussian church at Jerusalem. Fine figures would Lord Ashley and Sir H. Inglis cut if, after a journey to the Holy Land, they re-ap peared at home on crutches—not from bullets picked up in the victory that would infallibly have been gained over Ibrahim Fuchs, had not Commodore Napier im mortalised himself by his diplomatic triumph at Alex andria—but from sitting in a damp, tenantless church of their own architecture. Principle apart, what great religious or political ob ject can be gained ? If the purport be political, then it is profane and jesuitical, and we should he guilty of the very duplicity which we condemn in the French. Then as to proselytism there Can be little hope of such an issue amidst the prejudices, bigotry, ind intrigue, and fanatic malevolence to which the new foundation will be exposed. The Church may be planted, well tended. and well guarded, but as for flourishing, that cannot be expected by the most sanguine. However, as it would be the climax of absurdity to maintain a Bishop without a Church, and as it is requi site for consistency's sake that the negotiation should be revived, the Church must be sent, as soon as possible, to shelter the pastor, thus reversing the old story of Mehemet, who finding the mountain somewhat adverse to locomotion, jumped on his camel and trotted off to say Namez on the mountain. The Turks, they say, are all ill-disposed towards Christians. If this be true, there is apparently little love lost. For all Christiana, especially French Christians, according to the French Press, which by the bye has no fixed creed, moral or political, most cordially hate all Turks. But Turkish animosity towards unbelievers of all denominations, is tenderness when compared with the bitter aversion of the Latin and Greek Church, at Jerusalem, against Protestant heretics. The official establishment of a new Church—new at least legally speaking—may be a cause for union between Catho lics, Greeks, Armenians, and schismatics ; but it will be the signal for interminable and rancorous hostilities against the, so called, intruders. This, however, may be an additional motive for losing no time in furnishing the Bishop with a fortress wherein to defend himself. The mere fact, also, of the first Protestant Bishop not being an original Christian will operate unfavour ably. This observation is made with profound defer ence for the Bishop's personal merits, and with equal respect for the liberal sentiments of those who selected him. But the fact will be disadvantageous to him as a preacher and converter. It will diminish the respect of bigoted Christians, and increase the hatred of Israel ites and Turks. Thus, in lieu of his being held up as an example worthy of imitation, this antecedent wiil be employed as a term of reproach. The Bishop's piety, learning, and acknowledged virtues will be feeble bar riers against the crafty malice and ignorant superstition of a jealous and rapacious priestcraft ; and whilst he is solely occupied with the duties of his sacred mission, they will be constantly engaged in seeking, by every possible religious intrigue and political cabal, to bestrew his path with thorns. Sooner than the Bishop should undergo this species of martyrdom, we wish him, not at Jericho, but at Durham, Winchester, or any o th er good bishopric not in partibus infidelium. But the question is not whether the Bishop will be well or ill received, but whether he will have a roof under which he may receive his limited Anglo-Prussic flock. Capitulations have been ransacked; Dragomen have passed sleepless nights in hunting for precedents ; equitable arguments and diplomatic subtleties have been exhausted ; but your Ullemah is a sturdy caitiff, a mixture of crocodile and tortoise, and unless Sir S. Canning is prepared to discover a loop-hole in the shell of the Koran, or to crack a vertebra of the restrictive Fetwahs, it is highly problematical whether his Excel lency will succeed i❑ adding this pious victory to his previous diplomatic triumphs. In the meanwhile, in addition to the change already operated in the Ministry, by the re-annexation of the department of commerce to that of customs under one director-general, Tahir Bey, agent to the Validi, it is intended to abolish all the mouhassils (a kind of sub. prefect), who were appointed according to the plan in troduced by Reschid Pacha. From early times down to the period when this innovation, which has proved detrimental both to government and contributors, was introduced, the mode of levying the direct taxes was a system of farms, somewhat similar to that in vogue dur ing the existence of the French fermiers generaux. That is to say, the resources of each district and sub district in the different pachalics having been calculated approximatively, upon returns furnished by the different ayes (mayors—literally eyes), the receive ships were privately bargained for the paellas, or put up to public auction in the presence of the divan or council attached to each provincial Government. The purchaser, after deducting provincial expenses from the amount offered, paid the surplus to the Government, and was permitted to levy the taxes in the manner best suited to his own interests, and this without control as to the amount. The result not only was, that the farmers committed the most illegal and oppressive exactions on the people, who paid double or treble the amount received by Government, but that the pachas became the monopolists of all the farms, and generally paid to the State only two-thirds of the real amount which their district was enabled to produce. For, in the event of their not being able to conclude a satisfactory private bargain, and their iltezam being put up to public auction in their presence, no man dared to bid beyond a certain price, lest he should in cur the wrath of the Pacha. Whereupon the latter forwarded the highest " bid" to the Minister of Finance, and, as a proof of disinterestedness, usually added an offer of a few thousand piastres, which was of course ac cepted, and thus, as before said, the Government was pitilessly defrauded, under the mask of the most perfect legality. The only benefit in this plan was that the Government pretty well knew how much it would re ceive, no matter how small. However, in order to da away with this system of malversation, and to increase the revenues of the State, whilst it diminished the bur dens of the people, a cadastral return was ordered to be made by all the mayors of the capabilities of their can tons, and a fixed standard of taxation determined upon, beyond which they were not required to pay a single piastre. Forced contributions and exactions were strictly forbidden ; the Pachas received regular salaries, according to the magnitude of their commands, and the niouhassils (uniting the functions of district magis trates and inspectors of revenue) were appointed to pre side over the receipts, which were paid into the hands of the Deftedar (treasurer and accountant). All dis bursements, civil and milit try, for local and provincia purposes, were paid by the latter, by order of the moo hassils, and the remainder was forwarded to the Trete sury. This system promised to act well, and if honestly car ried into execution would have been advantageous to the state, and beneficial to the people. In the imme diate vicinity of the capital,the system produced the de sired effect, but in the , distant provinces it proved worse even that the old mode of collection. Instead of one great robber—the Pacha—there were as many plun derers as monhassils, and these added to their numbers the Pachas and defterdars, whose silence they were obliged to purchase by enormous bribes, So in the end the people were doubly fleeced, the Government doubly, plupdered, and the.Pachas discontented. It was diQr cult to select between,two evils, the old or new system, but as under both the people were plundered, the Go- ♦ernrent has determined to return to that which at leabt secured theMselves. It' fiai therefore been re solved to abolish the mouhassiliks, and to farm the re venues to the Pachas, not' as formerly by auction, but according to the taxation returns, which are in the pos session of the finance department. The Paella, upon nomination, will be obliged to pay a certain number of purses to Government, and he will then be at liberty to levy the taxes and collect the revenues, according to the returns furnished to him by the Mayors, and reimburse himself in this manner for the sums paid to the treasury. This, of course, will lead to a buses, but at all events the Government will be assured of receiving a fixed sum, upon which it may calculate its expenses. This is a very imperfect account of the institution, but may serve to give an idea of the past and projected systems. It appears that the dismissal of Ali Effendi, Under- Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, has been re scinded. He continues to bold office, and Nouri and Sarim Effendis are appointed members of the Council. Ali Effendi's amiable and polite manners and perfect knowledge of the French language have rendered him a favourite with the whole diplomatic corps ; his continu:, tion in office has therefore given ge neral satisfaction, Four out of the fire line-of-battle ships and t h ree fri gates are already equipped, and the remainder of the squadron destined in case of need to be employed upon the coasts of Greece and Albania will be ready in the course of a m on th. Th e crews are completed, and are daily exercis e d i n t h e h ar b our . Regiments of redif (militia) conti nue to arr i ve d a ily from Asia Minor to supply the pl ace o f t h e corps that are directed upon Adrianople and Sofia. : The Austrian frigate Venere, after removing her artillery and stores on board the three-decker, Fevziete, in the outer harbour, has gone into dock to be h ove d own a nd repaired. Admiral Bandeira continues to reside at the Austrian palace until his vessel is refitted. The Talbot (Captain Stop ford), the Austrian and French brigs, Monticuculi and Bougainville, are moored near the shore, opposite Tophaue ; a Russian schooner and war-steatner are anchored on , the opposite side, near the celebrated Ynli (bank side) Kiosk. Major Farrant t recently- arrived from Tabriz with • despatches frOm Persia, will continue bis route via Malta, and thence by the Oriental to England, this afternoon. The despatches brought by Major Parrant, who has been compelled to perform quaramtine, have already been forwarded to the Government. They are said to be of no great importance. Sir S. Canning is ex. pected here in about ten days. His arrival is looked forward to with anxiety by his colleagues and by the Turkish Government. ZachariaTacha is expected every day to take cam mend of the army of observation in Roumelia. It ap pears that the destination of Yacoub Pacha has been changed, and that he will proc ee d t o r e pl ace S a id Pacha at Aid in. Mr. Fellowes, accompanied by the Rev. Mr. Daniel, Las left Smyrna in the Beacon. Being in possession of the necessary firman, obtained for him by. Mr. Bankhead, he will be able to prosecute his researches in Syria, and to enrich the British Mu scum with several interesting antiquities already dis covered. It is curious that the ruins discovered by Mr. Fellowes should have escaped the notice of the French Commission which was sent, some time past, to explore various part; of Ask Minor for the same pur pose. This commission returned .home without mak ing any important discoveries or additions to the royal collection. The French Government steamer was again forty. eight hours of er her time. The inefficiency of these vessels to perform their passage with regularity, except in modera•e wewher, is constantly proved by the delays that take place in their arrival. The French man•of war steamer Veloce has this instant entered the port (1 rx.), having on board M. de 13 iurqueney. The batteries and guns of the shipping are firing the cus tomary salutes. LAW INTELLIGEN CE. SHERIFFS' COURT, Jan. 10. , THE QUEEN V. THE LATE THEODORE HOOK. The Court sat specially yesterday for the purpose of executing a writ of extent which had been sued out at the instance of the Crown, to inquire what proporty the late Theodore Hook was possessed of and entitled to at the time of his death. Mr. Carpenter Rowe, the Barrister, attended on beha] of the Crown. Mr. ROWE stated that this was a case of a peculiar nature, and he would state the facts as shortly as he could to the Jury. They were probably aware that Mr. Theodore Hook had been a man of considerable wealth, and was celebrated in literature. In the year 1813 he obtained an appointment under the Government in the Mauritius, and continued to fill his office until 1818, when it was found there was a certain deficiency in his accounts, and he was found to be indebted to the Crown in the sum of 12,5851. 14s. 6d., and a Commission re turned Mr. Hook as a debtor to the Treasury in that amount. At the time that Mr. Hook's defalcations were discovered, the Crown issued an extent against him; but in 1825, upon petition of himself and some friends, it was superseded. In the autumn of last year Mr. Hook died, and therefore it now became necessary to proceed again. The two main questions for the Jury would be, first, when did Mr. Hook die, and, secondly, what property was he entitled to, and debts due to him, at the time of his death ? It would be shown that he had a house of furniture at -Fulham when he died, and that a portion of it had been sold and applied in payment of servants' wages, and of the fune ral expenses ; but the most valuable part had been:sent to Mr. George Robins to be submitted to the hammer. The Crown, previous, to the sale, made a formal seizure, through Mr. Hemp, the Sheriff's officer ; but did not interfere with the auction, as it was thought that any in terference might prevent the sale from going on so well. Mr. Hook, it appeared, left a will behind him ; but did not name any executors in it. However, Mr. Broderick had taken out letters of administration, and the produce of the sale had been paid over to that gentleman, who had converted the money into Exchequer bills. There was no doubt, therefore, that the Crown would be entitled to this money. About 1820 Mr. Hook became acquainted with some gentlemen who were carrying on the John Bull newspaper, a very valuable property, and eventually he became entitled to one-fourth share, and also a quarter share of the type and other articles upon the premises, and the leasehold where the publication was carried on. He was, in addition, appointed Editor of the John Bull, at a salary of 5001. per year. Here their inquiry might have ended ; but a Mr. Joel Ed wards had sent in an account between himself and Mr. Hook, in which he debits himself with several items re ceived on Hook's account from the proprietors of the John Bull, and amongst others there is a sum of 2,0031. It would transpire that in 1831, Mr. Hook being in diffi culties, borrowed 3,0001. from Mr. Joel Edwards, and the former entered into an agreement to assign his share in the John Bull to the latter gentleman by way of security, and further covenanted to insure his life for 2,000/. In 1834 Mr. Hook borrowed a further sum of 1,0001., and having failed to perform 'his covenant by in suring his life, Mr. Edwards did so for him to the amount of 4,0001. in the Rock Insurance Office, and continued to pay the premium from time to time out of a sum of 4001. per year which he received from the John Bull office upon the order of Mr. Hook. Now he (Mr. Rowe) contended that Mr. Edwards was acting in the character of a trustee of Mr. Hook, and that the Crown was, therefore, entitled to that portion of Mr. Hook's property at his death. The Crown was not desirous of acting harshly towards Mr. Edwards, but it was understood that Mr. Edwards had received 4,0001. in hard cash from the Rock-office, and instead of applying it in paying off the mortgage on Mr. Hook's interest in the John Bull, he had appropriated it to the liquidation of some bill transac tions, which he alleged had likewise taken place between them, and which were all of a subsequent date to the mortgage. The Crown, as he had before said, was anxious to do justice ; but if Mr. Edwards insisted upon the course he had adopted, the Crown would take the high ground of asserting its priority of claim, and the' mortgage deed would be thereby rendered as useless as a piece of waste paper. Several witnesses were examined, who spoke in corro boration of the circumstances mentioned above,and finally Mr. Joel Edwards, of Hanover-street, Hanover-square, gave an explanation of his conduct respecting the sum in question, by deposing that he insured Mr. Hook's life in the Rock-office for 4,0001., and had been in the habit of receiving 4001. per year from the John Bull office, by Mr. Hook's order, for some time past. He appropriated the 400/. towards liquidating bills from time to time, which Mr. Hook gave him for money advanced. Wit ness had received the 4,0001. from the Rock-office. The sum of 2,000/. charged in his balance sheet to the credit of Mr. Hook, was received from him at different times as a portion of the 4,000/. Witness did not pay the whole of the premium upon the insurance out of the 4001. re ceived from the John Bull, but only the premium upon 2.000/., the amount Mr. Hook had covenanted to insure for under the mortgage and assignment. The remainder of the 400!. was carried to Mr. Hook's account, in liqui dation of the principal and interest due to witness. Mr. Hook altogether owed him (Mr. Edwards) 8,0001. at the time of his death, and in simple words, he had applied the 4,0001. towards liquidating that amount. The witness having undergone a lengthy examination, Mr. HopiuNsoN addressed the Court on behalf of Mr. Edwards, and contended that he was justified in what he had done, and after considerable discussion, the Jury returned a verdict, setting forth the facts as they ap peared in evidence, and leaving the parties to contest the matter hereafter in the Court of Exchequer. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Jan. 10. IN THE MATTER OF GEORGE HINLEY. This day was fixed for the adjourned examination of the bankrupt, who was described as an " auctioneer, of Surrey-street, Strand," but who was, in fact, a " loan agent to a considerable extent; and the public must judge for themselves as to the sufferings of a variety of all classes of creditors, who trusted in receiving an extra ordinary rate of interest, when they now find that they should have little or nothing to receive for their invest ments. Two witnesses, of the names of Jervis and Dickensori, were, it appeared, necessary to be summoned as wit nesses in this case, but the messenger in vain sought to discover their place of residence, and the result was, al though extraordinary disclosures were expected of neces sity to come out, that the further hearing was adjourned. EVSOLVENT,DEBTORS' COURT, Jan. 10. IN RE W)I. STEWART MORGAN. Tlip insolvent in this case described himself as a lite rau,wrii,er, and was opposed by Mr. WOODROFFE, on lighalfo,l-lenry Chute, the proprietor of the Cambrian Caffeci-house, Russell-street, Covent-garden. lit appeared that the insolvent, his wife, four children, and a•female friend, had taken up their abode at the house of the opposing creditor, where a bill was run up, which the defendant was unable to pay. Several other debts having been read from his balance sheet, Mr. Commissioner BOWEN said he considered that the insolvent had contracted the debt with Mr. Chute with out any reasonable expectation of paying it. As he had been already three months in prison, the judgment of the Court was, that he be further confined for seven months. IN RE JOHN PETER HOLLOWAY. This insolvent, who was a very aged and infirm man, appeared on his petition to be discharged. His liabilities were very large, and he was examined at great length by Mr. WOODROFFE, regardinc , certain chattels which he had given to a person named Smart, and the disposal of a policy of insurance effected upon his own life for 1,500/ The Learned COMMISSIONER said, in the present state of the case, he should order it to stand over for a few days. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MARLBOROUGH -STREET. There appeared in The Snn yesterday an account of the eccentric doings of a person who on Saturday last represented himself as Sir Thomas Sibley, Bart., and a member of the Reform Club. On that occasion he charged a gentleman of the name of Wyatt with assault ing him ; the charge was, however, dismissed by Mr. Hardwick, the then sitting Magistrate. No. sin the list of charges was one against the same individual, preferred by an unfortunate girl of the name of Chebley, for vio lently assaulting her. Inspectors Jarvis—Since that it was necessary he should state to the worthy Magistrate that the de fendant in this case was a person who had' been bailed out on, the previous night, and who had not appeared to answer the charge preferred against him, neither had his bail made their appearance. There was no doubt that the gentleman was insane. While the Inspector was making his statement, a gen tleman entered the Court, and stated that he was the , person who had bailed the pretended Baronet, whose real name was Thomas Selby ; he stated that the gen tleman, who is possessed of estates in the West Indies to the amount of nearly 80,0001. per annum, is most de cidedly 'insane, and handed at the same time a certificate, signed .by a surgeon of the name of Andrews, to Mr..„ Maltby • the certificate testified that Mr. Selby was of unsoundmind, and unfit to be at large, and was in con sequence now confined in a private asylum. The Inspector stated that the lunatic had done consi derable damage to the cell in which he was confined on the previous night. Mr. MALTnic, after hearing the evidence, said that it appeared to him that the pretended Baronet was not in his right senses, and, therefore, not accountable for his actions; there was a medical certificate before him (Mr. Maltby) to that effect, and the case must therefore be discharged. UNION-HALL. Yesterday Edward Perkins and John Skitter, two young men of respectabli; appearance, were brought be fore Mr. Traill, charged with causing a disturbance in the Surrey Theatre on Saturday night. It appeared that the defenda n t s occupied a privatts box on a level with the stage at the prompter's side of the Surrey Theatre on the night in question, and that during the performance of the pantomime they conducted. themselves in such a manner as to attract much at— tention, and interrupt the performance. One of the, defendants (Shuter) commenced by throwing his hat. on the stage to impede the actors, and when the, figurantes came on both the defendants tried to catc'n hold of their dresses as they passed near the box :;,n which they were. The extraordinary manner in which the defendants went on caused a good deal of uproa r in the house, which was increased when Perkins jumpe d on the stage, and ran across into the opposite box, wren he was secured by the constable who attends the theatt e. The other defendant subsequently attempted to resca e his companion, but he was also taken into custody, ant' they were both conveyed to the station-house, when or der was at length restored in the theatre. The defendants, who said nothing in their defence, were ordered to enter into their recognizances to keep the peace for six months. William Yates, the notorious begging-letter writer, was brought up for re-examination, charged with obtain ing money of different charitable institutions by means of forged cheques. In addition to the cases already brought forward against the prisoner, the following were entered into : The Rev. Mr. Brockenbury stated that he was Secre tary to the Magdalen Asylum, and that the prisoner called at the institution with a note, purporting to have been written by Sir Matthew Filmer, of Langley Priory, near Maidstone, enclosing a cheque for 5/. The writer expressed a, desire to become a subscriber, and men tioned that he and Ladj' Filmer had forwarded four gui neas to be appropriated -lo the benefit of the charity. The prisoner, when questioned By the Secretary, said. that he was steward to Sir Natthew, and when it was remarked that it was Sir Edmond Filmer who lived at Langley Priory, the prisoner immediately said that Sir Edmond was dead, and that Sir klatthew, his successor, was the present Baronet. This assertion of the prisoner threw the Rev. Gentleman off his' guard, and the pri soner having hinted that he was to receive the 165., the difference of the donation and the cheque, it was handed over to him, and he departed. Whet the cheque was subsequently presented for payment, :it was discovered to be a forgery, and that the individurd whose signature was attached, had been dead for some 'length of time. The Secretary of the Blind School also detailed a case against the prisoner. Mr. Knevitt, the Secretary of the Memii:city Society, stated that the prisoner had been convictod on several occasions by means of the Society, for wr i t i n g begging letters, at which he was an experienced hand ; and that he could only have been out of gaol a day or two ago, when he altered his pl an o f " doing business." • Mr. TRAILL said that it would be desirable if 21, ossible to make out a charge of forgery against the prison Pr, to send him out of the country, for the punishment of im prisonment had not the least effect in preventing ,him from pursuing his old practices. The Magistrate th en remanded the prisoner for a week. WORSHIP-STREET. James Orridge, the driver of one of Barber's Hackney omnibuses, was charged with having driven over an aged woman named Louisa Gardiner, and thereby caused her death. Several witnesses were examined, from whose evidence it appeared that at about eight o'clock on Saturday even ing, the defendant was driving his omnibus along High street, Shoreilitch, when the unfortunate woman was in the act of crossing the road, and although the prisoner called out three times to apprise her of her danger, and endeavoured ineffectually to pull up his horses, she made no effort to get out of the way, and was knocked down under one of the fore wheels of the omnibus, which passed over her neck. She was picked up in an inani mate state, and on being taken to the shop of Mr. French, a chemist, in the street, it was found that she was dead. All the witnesses represented the occurrence as having been purely accidental, and said that after it took pl4ne the prisoner cried bitterly, and rendered, all the assist= ante that the deplorable result enabled him to do. Tho prisoner was discharged. U CROYDON POLICE. A young. men, having the appearance of a gipsy, named Wm—Davidson, was brought before Messrs. Currie and Sutherland upon two charges of stealing a donkey and a pony. The proceedings adopted by the pri soner to avoid discovery were of rather a novel character. A young man named Popjoy proved that on the 16th of December his mother lost a donkey off the Common at Streatham, and that he afterwards heard the prisoner had been seen in possession of an animal answering the description of the one that had been stolen. William Wilson, a pot-boy to a public-house at Brixton, said, that a day or tw( after the robbery the prisoner, whom he had known before, came to him, and after they had had some beer together, he asked him whether he had heard about old mother Popjoy losing her ass. He then went on to tell him that he and another drove the donkey into the prisoner's shed, and that they clipped him, gave him some corn, and stained his nose, which before was white, a dark colour, and then took him up to Smithfield, and sold him. He also said, that what they did to the " moke" so altered his appearance, that if the old woman had seen it she would not have known her ass again. Inspector Collier said that some clue was obtained to . the stolen donkey, but having ascertained that the don key sold by the prisoner was not a white-faced one, this for a time, put a stop to the inquiry. The stolen ani mal was so disfigured that its own father would not have known it again.—(Laughter.) The MAGISTRATES said they thought that, under the circumstances, time ought to be given for further in quiry, and they remanded the prisoner upon this charge. The prisoner was then charged with stealing a pony from Clapham Common. Evidence having been given to show that the pony was seen on the Common, John Steadman, who described himself as helper to his uncle, who, he said, was a horse-dealer, was ex amined, and he said he had a string of horses at the World Upside Down, in the Kent-road, where he saw the prisoner with a Chesnut pony, and it kept getting loose, and seemed very hungry ; and he asked the priso ner what he wanted for it, and he replied that 'it was a " stunning pony," and he must have thirty bob for it. " I axed him," proceeded the witness, " if it was sound ?" " Sound I" says he, " ah, as the day ven it vos folded." " Vy," says I, it's got a dreadful pair of broken knees." " Vell," says he, " barrin that, and its broken-vinded and blind, I considers it sound." The witness proceeded to state that after some bargaining he gave the prisoner twenty-three " bobs" for the pony, which he afterwards took to Smithfield, and sold. _ _ Mr. CunntF.—(To the witness)—What sort of a pony was this ? Witness—A regular boiler.—(Laughter.) It wasn't lit for nuffin but the knacker. The prisoner, who said nothing in his defence, was then remanded upon both charges. ASYLUM FOR THE DEAF AND DUMB.— A general meeting of the members of the above charity was held yesterday, at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate street, to receive the report, and to elect 30 children as inmates of the Asylum, from a list of 72 candidates. Alderman Gibbs, one of the Vice-Presidents, was voted Chairman. The Secretary read the Report. It appeared that the Society had already been the means of giving, in the establishment in the Kent road, instruction to up wards of 1,800 children, who, without the assistance of that particular charity, must have remained useless and burthensome to themselves, to their friends, and to their country. The greater number were now, through the in strumentality of the Association, enabled to par ticipate in the general intellectual advantages of mankind, to communicate their thoughts as social and intelligent members of the community ; to understand what was written and expressed by those with whom they associated, and to read the Scriptures. The annual subscriptions from members amounted to 2,3771. Os. 6d., the life subscriptions to 4361. 175., which with the dividend on stock, legacies, the balanle from the last year, &c., made the receipts amount t 11,5761. 7s. 6d. The board and tuition of two hundred and seventy-two children was 3,891/. 19s. 3d. ; and the entire expenditure left a balance of 802/. 4s. 9d. in the hands of the banker. The report was adopted, after which her Royal Highness the Duchess of Glou cester was appointed Patroness, and the Archbishop of Canterbury, the MarquiS of Bristol, the Earl of Zetland, Lord Viscount Sidmouth, Lord Calthorpe, Lord Rolle, Lord — Bexley, Sir Wm. Ashburnham, Bart., and nine others, were re-elected Vice-Presidents. The meeting next proceeded with the election of children as inmates, and at three o'clock the thirty successful candidates were announced. Thanks were voted to the Chairman, and the meeting brokeup. DISTRESS IN THE METROPOLIS.—It is a melancholy circumstance that the number of applica tions for relief at the principal charitable institutions of the metropolis has been much greater this season than the last, notwithstanding ,its less severity. Up to Sun day night the number of applications from persons who were completely destitute, at the Refuge for the House less, in Playhouse-yard, Whitecross-street, was 1,762, being 457 more than during the corresponding number of nights last year. Oh the first night of last year the number admitted was 40, whilst on the first of the pre sent season they were 112. The nightly average num ber of inmates has been about 360, and on the last day of the year they were 393. The great majority of the applicants are strangers to London, having no claim upon any parish, and each inmate receives a ration of half a pound of bread night and morning. At the West ern Refuge for the Houseless, in Market-street, Edgware road, where admission is obtained only by tickets from subsyribers, the. number of applicants has been much more numerous than in previous years, and although nightly accommodation is only provided for 100, on one night last week no less than 136 were admitted. The ac commodation here is of a superior order, as straw beds with a blanket and two rugs are provided for the inmates who are admitted, two to each bed. Each evening they are supplied with bread and soup, and in the morning with bread and milk. The applications at the Destitute Sailors' Asylum, Dock-street, Wellclose-square, the other remaining institution for the reception of the house less, have been less this season than for some years past, o n account of thesirtdemand for seamen for the navy a nd commercial service. FSENING SUN "WOOLWICH.—MoisiDAY. ROYAL, .ARTILLERY.—The following has just bee ll „ received .11. t head-quarters here, with instructions that it should be read in all departments of the Ordnance set' vice, and the men, both military and civil, be so in' strutted to thoroughly understand the nature of it" contents, at !d to pay the strictest attention to the order promulgateCin it • " The att antion of the Master-General and Board Uf Ordnance h aving been drawn to the fact, as disclosed by the evidence: taken before the Commitße appointed to investigate the circumstances connected with the late fire in the 'Tower .of London that, if the witness who first saw a TheAt in the buildi ng where the fire broke out h ad given an immediate alarm, the disastrous result might in all probability have been prevented, or , at least greatly lessened, by the. early opportunity which would .thus have been afforded of resorti ng to ' t h e p r oper means of extinguishing the fire. " The Master-General and Board avail themselves et this occasion to express to the several persons reside!' within the 'rower and other garrisons, and in the Ord' name establishments generally in the British. dominien e s their confident hope and expectati on th a t i n t h e evell'.l t any unusual appearance of tire or light, however trivw it may seem, within the walls or buildings of those gat" rison and establishments, i ns t an t aneous notice will LB given by the party witnessing it to the proper authors' ties, so as to guard as much as possible against any re" currence of the calamity that has recently taken place. "This order to be notified to all heads of departmen ts ' military and civil, in Ordnance service, and through thou to the several individuals under their directi o n accerc i " ingly." ~• OOLWICH DOCK-YARD.—The Lord s Commissionet of the Admiralty have very properly issued instructio ns that all the fire-engines in this dock-yard should be ex l ‘; mined every ten days, to ascertain that every part them continue in proper working order, and be on such occasions exercised .by the police-force, with wa ter, t° ensure their efficiency in case of th e i r serv i ces being,.. required. One of the inspect ors o f police to be prese u ! I then the engines are examin e d, an d b e respons ible tire' t hey are in good working order. • LLO V D'S SHIPPING VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.-Lady Combermere fc° 7l/ Bonr. , y, Nov. 6, 60 miles E.S.E. of Prince's Island' Prenuer, Reynolds, Dundee, 29th, lat. 2, ion. 21. ,_ Brougham, London ,to New Zealand, 29th; - Jane, Gut u` Canso, to Rio, 4th ult, lat. 8, lon. 26 ; Sprance, Monts Video to Malaga, 16th ult.; Thomas - Bell, 4th ins t. ' 22 miles S.S.W. of Kinsale, by the Hero, arrd. off Cork' Boadicea of Plymouth, 21st u lt., l a t. 36, ion. 9, by th e Richard Watson, arrd. at ditto. Dibdin of Newcastle, sth inst., 70 miles from the Lizard, by the Sancho Panic, arrived at Falmouth. Indus of Scarborough, for /3 0 , 111 : bay, 25th ult., lat. 40, lon. 13, by th e A rrow, arrd. at'''. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. Arrivals-Lena, Ford, from Bengal, off Liverpool, sailed July 24, St. Helena Nov. 5 ; Baboo, Stewart, frl, Ceylon, off Liverpool, sailed Sept. 19, Ascension Nov. 2 ; Wetherall, Hall, f rom Si ngapore, o ff C ork, sa il e d Ju ly 27, St. Helena Nov. 11 ; William Lushington, Atkins' from Bombay, off Liverpool, sailed Aug. 15, St. Helen a Nov. 6. Arrivals at Anjer-Diana, Sept. 11, from Singar r° to London, on the 28th Aug. grounded on the Lacipl Shoal, and remained forty- e i g ht h ours, t h rew p a rt °, cargo overboard ; La Belle Alliance, from London to China . W. S. Hamilton and M ar y A nn Webb, 25,, , lis " from Liverpool ; Cordelia, 28th, from Liverpool ; Jobs o' Gaunt, Oct 6, from Liverpool. " Arrivals at Singapore-Tyrone, Sept. 9, from! 14ut t ; doo• Dumfries, 11th, from Penang, an d sa il e d O c t. 10 4 London ; General Ryde, 12th' from Penang, and sai l ,. 11th to China ; Elizabeth, 12th from S wa n Bi l ' e ,ji and sailed Oct. 3, on her return ; Colonist, 14 ; from London, and s a il e d O c t. 16 t o B om b ay ; Clec' land, 15th from Calc u tt a , an d s a il e d 1 7 t h to China' Samuel Winter, 16th from Calcutta ; John Knox fr,°, l / 1 1 Sydney, and sailed Oct. 2 to London • Guisachan, 1 .,,,a ' ' 1 from Bombay, and sailed 22d to China ; Gunza, 2 ' - ; from Lombock, and sailed Oct. 19 on her retur nl ,, Friends, from Liverpool ; B oman j ee Hormusjee, 2°:io( fi-om Bombay, and sailed 29th to China ; Columba .. .28t.1i from Sydney, and sailed Oct. 13 to BorabaYj e Gu it.`na, 30th, from Sydney, and sailed O c t. 8 t o Pells v Isla titi ; Queen, 30th from Bombay, and s a iled Oct. 3 Chin a ; Actress, from Sydney ; Asiati c , O c t. 4 fe o ' , Bomlra v ; Salopian, 4th, and Magnolia, 3d, from Li .(er 0 pool ; V.smeralda, 2d from Ham - burgh ; Heloise, fi' l9 to Bremen ; Lyra, sth from Penang, I" and sailed 17th ~, London ; -Wanderer, from Calcutta, and sailed loth China ; :Sophia, from Bombay, and sailed Bth to China' Mary Anti, 10th from C a l cu tt a , an d sa il e d 13th w China ; Stil,.;nes Castle, 11th f rom M a d ras •, British Is les, i 14th from Clyde ; Persian, 14th f rom Hobart Toc- iio Thomas Perk ins, 15th from Calcutta, and sailed 20th t Manilla ; Alkgator, 16th from London ; Potentate, f r ,, ° ; l : Clyde ; Falcaa, 18th from Calc u tt a ; h er Majesty's s'.* Pelican, 25th from Gibraltar. Departures f'4.orri Singapore-Defiance, Sept. to 12, , a. China ; Belhaven, 14th, to Manilla ; H ar l equ i n , 14th, ''',,i. London ; Earl Grey and Vansittart, to China ;• Si n g; pore, 15th, to London ; Ellen to China ' • Flora, 18tht tir Manilla ; Amelia, 19th, to Bally ; Duchess of i O , umberland, 19th, to China ; Yare, 19th, and - R es g lo 20th, to Mauritius ;. Carlton and Sumatra, 251 . ' Lady Grant, Oct. 2, all to China ; Janet, sth to . Co'v e ko Countess of Durham, 9th, to London ; Ib er i a , 10th, ' Manilla ; Freak, 16th, to Bombay. t o Departure from Batavia-Georgetown, Oct. 7, Demerara. Arrival at Sourabaya-Charles Huntly, previous to 30th Sept., from Sydney. Arrival at Samarang-Psyche, Somerville, previous t° 30th Sept., from Batavia. Arrivals at Khyoak Gchoo-Sea Hors e , Oct. 31 ; 11 , 115‘ tina, Nov. 3, Trio and 4mindar, sth, all from Bengt'.;. THE MARKETS. PR LE , •F rs ., EAD.- 41 8 ' 'lhe highest . rile , if 4., i .he Alctrotyks is 10d for the Loaf. Go: d Bre...d may be had at &I. PRILE3 OF SEEDS. Per Cwt. 1 Pei Quartet. . ~‘ N'cw E gl sh Reci C10ver...76s 955 St. Fein • ...- 4 ---•'' i ~..t.° Old Lit' Ditto . g —s —s --- C.O a Rye Grass New Foreign Ditto......—s 70s 92s Pacey Grass —s ---' .40 Old Di to Dian —s —s —s Linseed, fur fealiug ...—s 81 : 05 1 New White Clover 5Gs eta 70 s 'Dit o, f or sow i ng —s ''' 5 3 Old Ditt, Ditto —s s —s'Ditt o , f or crus hi ng ....— S '',,,, P New Tre 0i1... — s 20s 405 11,-m „...—s 4, ittl Old Ditto Tr. tannin - s —s —Bl Per B.ishel. tcl English Carraway — s 50 s 51 8 Od . White Mustard..:. Os to l im 4s td Foreign ;;Itto —s 46s 50s Brown Ditto... ...... 12 s Od to s„, pi Coriander ... — s —s s.Tares ss Cd to f° PRICE OF TALLOW, SOAP, &c. per 1121 b. ,6 6 Town Tallow ... ...... .......t2 12 6 Melting Stuff' ~.fl . 0 Yellow Russia ........ ...—.. 2 10 0 Ditto Rough , I • d White ii 0 0 Graves "..." . 01b 0 Soap Ditto 0 0 0 0 Good Dregs ... .......... ..... A , PRICE OF RAW FAT, per stone of Albs. i ll. Price of Tallow (as stated by th e T a ll ow Melters) '4l. ' PnICE JF OIL Rape Oil, brown, per ton . ~..f5l 0 r Ditto, re fi ned • s2 0 0 Linseed Oil .56 , J 41., ' Lins_ed Oil Cake at the Mill (per 1000) l3 Rape Lake, per ton 7-10 ,) R , „, i 10 COAL MARKET. 16 Ships arrived since last market slay, 8. , ' A, d. ' 9 Buddle's West Hartley lB 6 W a ll s E nd Russell ' s Hetto u "R , Taylosi's Hartley , 17 I. Walls End Stewart's ........ .• 'il P, West Hartley ..... Wylam Walls End Clennell l7 0 Cowpen Walls End Newmarch lB 0 MARKETS. A IN. 10 1 Barley, Mecklenb urg h 162 t ° ,9 , -- Magdeburgh 171 10 160 0—..--- Holstein WI t ° 1 4 —_,.. Odeibruck lO to . 1 4 Oats, Eider OO to ,§ 2,.• to J',,, ---- Mec.klenburg , tw.-.. , -, jj. , ---- Holstein P..3 t . 155 Upland Pease, Mecklenburg Beans 258 " I .li Buck Wheat 231 t° Get m Rapeseed, Hanover alt Tares 258 t° Lig. ) 70 ma...ham Madras 5)O Surat, Domingo ....., RE, 5 0 0 Domingo SS t- 0' La Cluavra 4 7, Porto Rico 5% „; llavannah 4 , Lli 8% Discount.) n •4 N Bahia, r / o li w it n e ....... ....15,4 to i ii ' • -' B Pernambuco, White ... 11 ,1- 1 'n. 2% to 2% Brown ...1A1,.,,••_ HAMBURG GR. Wneat, Marks 4'2o to 519 - Magdeburg 396 to 525 Anhalt, Willie 444 to 525 ----- red 39f; to 525 Brunswick 420 to 519 .--- Mecklenburg 378 to 519 - Polish 456 t0:46 ---- Holstein 3 0 to 4( 8 Rye, Mecklenburg 246 to 2911 -- Marks ...........» 264 to 30J1 Elbing and Ku- nigiburg ` , 24 to 28' , - Pomeranian 246 to 2g Anhait COrl Carolina and Tennes see 7% to :% Georgia, Ist sort 7 24 2d 6% tiN :Id and 4th ~bl4l ._. ~. CO}. Meebs . l3 to 135 Batavia 4h 5% %urnatra Rio Ul 4 b% Bahia 3% 3% SUGAR.—(Wit. Havannah, White 3 to ;`X • Brown 2% 21i Rio, White 2i 4 Brown Manilla. Brows SILVER TEA SERVICES.--A. B. SA L l n and Suns, Manufacturing Sil versm ith, N o . 14, C orn h'u' o f the don, opposite the Bank of England, submit the price, The' following SILVER TEA and COFFEE SERVICE , '_ and• , Cottage Pattern i s pl a i n , stan d ing on shell feet, the ‘'.gis coffee-pots with a fl ower ornament on the lids. The 1‘ ," 1"e Pattern is richly embossed with flowers and scrolls. Thu 6 114 of either is new and elegant : ccriTAGE PATTERN. I KING'S PATTERN. .S. °. Strong Silver Tea-p0t....:12 0 Strong Silver Teapot ......•% Ditto Sugar Basin 616 Ditto Sugar Basin 7 Ditto Milk Ewer. 410 Ditto Cream Ewer s(t Ditto Coffee-pot. 15 0 Ditto Coffee-pot.. 15 C Complete £3B 6 Complete X4 O A variety of upward s o f fift y T ea an d C o ff ee , Services ,T e i g). e ye seen in the Show-room s , w h ere may b e se l ecte d eve ry 0 ,10. of Silver requisite for th e s id e b oar d or p l ate - c h est . PalnlT st is • of prices, illustrated with sket c h es o f th e var i ous ar ticles, g` and forwarded postage free to any part of the kingdoni• B. SAVORY and SONS, No. 9, Cornhill, London, 41 ,0 ' the Bank of England. BIRTHS. On the Bth inst., at Windsor, the wife of John Fraser , 944 of Achnagairn, of a daughter. • cis On the 6th inst., at Kensworth, Herts, the lady of Fray Hamilton, Esq , of a son. of r On the 9th inst., th e l a d y o f Willi am Haigh, -"sq' daughter. soO# On the 9th in s t., a t L ower Cl apton, M rs. R . M on t, ei° , t he On thn 9th inst., at Gr ea t C oram - s t ree t, R usse ll-squ re lady of Lieutenant-Cglonel C. Smyth, C. 8., of a sort. WO On the 9th inst., 'at St. Katharine Dock-house, the I , of the late Charles earter,son. On the 10th inst., at Blonsfield House, Bishop's-road , 131)i4, water, the lady of A. B. Wall, Esq., surgeon, of a sort____,,e' MARR. On the 16th of November l a s t ED at Bangalore, East In ds t o Major Henry Prior, commanding the 23d Light Infant t i l' ol es Geargiana Gifford, eldest d aug ht er o f Jll a j or -General Allan, C. 8., commanding the Mysore division of that art_ DIED. A non On the 31st ult., in High-street, Clapham, Margare t Trage, aged 66. On the Ist inst., at Watkins' -terrace, Eaton-square, P in " lie°' El On len, daughter of Mr . John Cassaine, aged 4. the 4th inst., at Cleve's Lodge g , Chelsea, Mr. Sotherbl' late of Wellington -street, Strand, aged 71. of On the-4th inst., Anne, the wife of Mr. Joseph Jes' 4 ' Grove Farm, Chiswick, aged 75. London: Printed and Published' by MURDO YOU N Strap in No. 112, Stran:i; at Th e Sun Offi `• ce, No:112, ° l. " -- , the County of Middlesex, Tuesday, January 11, 1544' lb c io c .•• b et , JE Red fort th !()( ►nl Lill fo, tic