The Sun. — London, England, 1834-01-14 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. There are two great bodies of Englishmen who complain of grievances affecting themselves, and arising from the present condition of the Church of England ; Ist, the Dissenters, who, under sundry denominations, unite in calling for a removal of certain specific disadvantages suffered by them in their daily and domestic concerns, by reason of their not belonging to the Episcopal Church—viz., as already enume rated in this journal—the want of a registration of births, ditto of marriages, the inability to bury their dead in churchyards according to their own rites, and the want of access to the means of a learned education at our Universities. Of these four evils, the first, second, and fourth on the list, will probably be got rid of without much trouble. The third bids fair to be made, on the part of the established clergy, a matter of more persevering opposition, on the prin ciple that if a service not that of the church is read in the church-yard, the next step will be to perform it in the church itself. Another grievance alleged by the Dissenters, and one of a more extensive, and we believe irremediable nature, is the connexion of the Church with the State, by which they seem to mean that there is a fund, which the Legislature has full authority to dispose of at its own free will, now appropriated to the maintenance of an Episcopalian clergy ; perhaps they also murmur, although they have not distinctly stated so much, that the Bishops have seats in Parliament. Such we think may be understood to embrace the out line of the " grievances" complained of by Dis senters. But there is yet a body of Englishmen much more numerous than the Dissenters, — namely, the whole nation, including Episcopa lians, Dissenters, and Catholics, who have also their grievances in relation to the Church of Eng land to be removed. They, one and all, enterta;n the most bitter sense of the oppressive character of that revenue by which the Church has hitherto been supported,—viz., the tithe of all agricul tural produce. Against this system the lay com munity of the Church of England is not less embittered than any of the rival sects, whether Catholic or Protestant. Again, there is a re maining division of grievances, which affects more immediately, and wounds far more keenly, the entire communion of the Church of England than their Dissenting neighbours ; because they are to be found, not in the principles, doctrines, discipline, or any other essential characteristic of the Established Church, but in its temporal administration merely, of which they constitute the abuses. With regard, then, to the Dissen ters, we have already stated our hope that their practical grievances will before long be redressed ; and for their great speculative wrong —or, in other words, the existence of the Established Church and its rank and attributes as one of the institutions of the country—we really cannot see much benefit in carrying on a dis cussion between parties who differ widely on first principles, and are, some of them at least, we fear, not much inclined to extricate the question even from its unnecessary difficulties, by a clear exposition of their own arguments, or a frank understanding of those opposed to them. The attempt to involve the subject of an establishment defended on strictly temporal and political grounds, in a maze of theological subtleties, or of precepts and authorities from Scripture, of which nothing can be conceived more gratuitous than the assumption that they are ever so remotely applicable to the only question in dispute, is one which fills us with a strong distaste for controversy so conducted, and from the hopelessness of its leading to any satis factory result, has decided us on putting an end to it. Dr. Epps, for several of whose preceding letters we have made room, though at some inconvenience, now favours us with one of un common length, but which, after a tedious journey, seems to us to come back, like Tony Lurnpkin's mother, to the post it started from. If the learned Doctor would help us to a word less offensive than " special pleading," and equally descriptive of his mode of arguing, we should be happy to use it in reference to his last letter, which he will pardon us for declining to publish. In answer both to him and to various other correspondents, we here positively declare our utter repugnance to proceed further with a controversy which can lead to no practical good, inasmuch as every man of common sense is aware that many years, possibly some ages, may elapse, before Parlia ment will legislate on the speculative views of the Dissenters. We invite the attention of our readers to an account of a county meeting of Devonshire, held at Exeter on Friday last. The discussion turned on the amount of agricultural produce which should be transferred to the clergy, in commutation for tithe ; and the pro position made to the meeting, and carried by a large majority, was, that a sum equal to one tenth of the net rent payable to the landlord should be the amount of commutation awarded to the Church. This proposal, though carried, was warmly resisted by Lord Ebrington, Mr. Divett, and Captain Buller. It does not appear to us that among reflecting men any objection has been urged against the gross amount of the revenue appropriated to the Church, but merely to the source from which it was derived, and to the monstrous inequality of its distribution. Whether the whole income of the parochial 'lergy would produce an average of 3001. or 400:. per annum to each, we do not believe that it has met, or would meet, with any general op position on that score, admitting th'at clergymen ought to possess the decencies of life, and to have at their disposal some small means of cha rity. When, therefore, it was recommended to the landowners of Devon, that one-tenth only of the net rent of the soil should be granted to the Church in lieu of tithe, the meeting ought to have taken as an element of its calculation upon the equity of such a suggestion, some knowledge of what the existing tithe amounts to when paid in money. IN ith regard to tithe, it should be also remembered that no wise or just Legislature would think of transferring the income of the clergyman, or half of it, to the landlord's pocket ; and that by bringing forward extravagant motions, the whole object of church reform might for the present be defeated. Thu country is not so indebted to the landed interest for corn laws, mal-administered poor laws, or °a go. such blessings, as to sacrifice the Church on the altar of the squirearchy Moloch. The abuses of the Church, we know and insist, must be remedied, but not for the sole benefit of a less deserving race of men. We have left ourselves no time nor space to advert to other topics of church reform ; a pressing one, that of the epis copal patronage and ?evenues, must therefore be re*erved for to-morrow.— Times. akVe insert in another part of our paper a dltlaration which has already received the sane `iaf some of thelnost distinguished and in. flue 1 - communion with the Church of England, and which expresses sentiments to which no sincere member of the national Church can hesitate to subscribe. It is necessary that some such general expression of opinion and feeling should be put forth, now that the enemies of the Church of England are so active as we behold them in their endeavours to prepare the way for measures which are not precisely de fined, and thus elude investigation,but which we may naturally expect, from what we know of the character and objects of their most zealous pro moters, are calculated to lessen the influence and impair the foundations of the Church. This is necessary, first, in order to give to the Sove reign that support which lie is entitled to expect from his faithful subjects in his wise and vir tuous determination to resist any attempt that may be made in any quarter to invade the rights, property, or discipline of that Church which he has sworn to maintain and defend. This is necessary, also, in order to strengthen the hands and sustain the energy and the courage of the defenders of the Church in Parliament. And last, not least, this is necessary in order that the immense body of men who are sincerely attached to the Church, constituting, we believe, a great majority of the people of this country, may be enabled to look back without remorse at their own conduct, let the issue of the ap proaching conflict between the Church and its enemies be what it may. That some measure of aggression upon the Church will be proposed during the approaching Session there is the greatest reason to apprehend ; for the present Ministers of the Crown have never yet, whether in or out of office, resisted the influence of that class of their supporters whose proclamations of hostility against the Establishment become louder and louder every day, and who are plainly determined to require the sacri fice of the Church, as the indispensable condition of their continued adhesion to the Administration. What form this attack may assume it is at present impossible to foresee. But it is, therefore, only the more important that those who would prevent the total overthrow of that venerable and beneficent institution should be arrayed and disciplined for an encounter in ,which, if thus prepared, they will repel, we trust, the first approaches of its foes. The assault may be violent or it may be insidious. From present symptoms we are in clined to suspect that it will be of the latter character. It will, we apprehend, be the object of the enemies of the Church to veil their attack under the cloak of such plausible reforms as may seem most likely to create divisions among its friends. This is the great danger against which it especially behoves the sincere friends of the Establishment to be upon their guard. And we know of no means by which their unani mity can be so effectually preserved as by the universal resolution to defer ab solutely and implicitly upon all questions which threaten to excite doubts or dissensions among churchmen to the opinion of the able, zealous, and faithful heads of the Church, the duty of whose sacred office it is to watch over its welfare and promote its efficiency. The lay members of the Church will do well to avoid perplexing themselves with questions upon the merits of which many of them may probably feel themselves incompetent to form a decided opinion, and to content themselves with the general but inflexible determination to resist to the utmost of their power any proposed change affecting in the slightest degree the rights, privi leges, property, or discipline of the Church which is not recommended to their acquiescence by the unreluctant support of a decided majority of the Episcopal Bench, or which Ministers do not submit, in the first instance, to the House of Lords, in order that the best opportunity may be afforded to those elevated guides and guardians of the Church for the expression of their unbiassed and independent opinion.— Morning Post. COURT OF CHANCERY-JAN. 13. KING V. HAMLET. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL appeared in this case for the Honourable Robert King, eldest son and heir apparent of Viscount Lorton. In 1828, Mr. King, the plaintiff, wished to obtain a loan, and Mr. Newland, solicitor to Mr. Hamlet, the jeweller, in Sidney's-alley, entered into treaty with him to effect that purpose. Mr. Newland, on behalf of Mr. Hamlet, offered to negotiate with Mr. King a loan to the amount of 8,0001., the whole of that sum to be paid in goods. Mr. King gave as a security an annuity of 8001. per annum on certain Irish estates settled on him by a family agreement, but, that an nuity appearing to be incumbered to its full value, Mr. King mortgaged his reversionary life interest in the family estates to Mr. Hamlet. For the sake of greater security Mr. Hamlet required Mr. King to give a promissory note for 8,0001., and also ob tained from that gentleman two warrants of attorney to the amount of 16,0001. each, and also a power to lease out the property. Mr. King agreed to these conditions, and, after signing the necessary instruments and deeds, he selected from Mr. Hamlet's shop jewellery, plate, &c., to the amount of 8,0001., which goods were, after a month's delay, received by his solicitor, and afterwards sold by Mr. George Robins fora sum greatly inferior to that for which they were advanced. The object of the present suit was to have the mortgage deed given up by the de fendant to the plaintiff; and he had no doubt but that he could now prove to his Lordship's satisfac tion one of the most material points in the case, viz., that Mr. Hamlet knew that the only property of Mr. King consisted of this annuity, settled on him by his family. He commented at considerable length on the very unusual securities given to Mr. Hamlet ; he required, besides the interest of five per cent. on the goods advanced in lieu of money, promissory notes, two warrants of attorney, and a power of leasing the property. Mr. Hamlet had made an at tempt in his answer to induce his Lordship to be lieve that such a dealing as the one now the main point in this case was an ordinary transaction with men of fashion going to be married. Let it be so, and he should still think it a money-lending trans action, Mr. Hamlet lending his money to his own advantage, and to the least possible advantage to his debtor. To advance money did not then suit Mr. Hamlet ; for although he was to have his five per cent. interest on the loan, and the other great securities, yet that was not so profitable to Thomas Hamlet, Esq., of Cavendish-square, as for the trades man of Sidney's-alley to furnish goods instead of money. He should, in concluding, only advert to the fact that Mr. Hamlet swore that he would not have entered into au agreement unless the plaintiff's father, Viscount Lorton, had given his consent. He thought his Lordship would be surprised when he told him that no communication had taken place be tween Viscount Lorton and the defendant; in face that they had never come by any chance in contact with one another; and therefore, as to his having given his consent, it was impossible for him to have done so. Viscount Lorton and Sergeant Lefroy, the brother-in-law of the plaintiff, swore most de cidedly to the contrary. Sir E. SUGDEN was heard at great length on the same side, and was followed by Mr. PERRY. The further hearing was postponed till to-morrow (this day). Mr. Ralph, of Etterby, near Carlisle, had a dish of new potatoes on New Year's Day, which be had reared in the open air.—Kendal Chronicle. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JAN. 13. FOX V. KEELING AND ANOTHER. This was a qui tam action to recover several penalties on usurious transactions arising out of the discounting of bills by the defendant, an attorney. The cause was tried before L. Lord Chief Justice at the sittings after Michaelmas Term. A witness, named Newton, proved that in various instances the defendant Keeling discounted his bills, and renewed them when dishonoured, upon usurious interest. The Jury found a verdict for the whole of the penalties. Mr. ITureniNsoN this day moved to set aside the verdict and enter a nonsuit. The COURT granted a rule to show cause. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, JAN. 13 A MUSICAL FAMILY.—IIenry Barr, a journey man bricklayer, applied on his petition to be dis charged. He was not opposed, but stated, in an swer to the interrogatories of the Learned CHIEF COMMISSIONER, that he had been taken in execution for 1/. 145., and after he had petitioned the Court another detainer was lodged against him for a small amount borrowed some time ago of a horse-dealer; the debt was not mentioned in the schedule. The CHIEF COMMISSIONER, after inspecting the schedule, inquired of the insolvent who was the most musical person in the family, for he saw that he, a journeyman bricklayer, had in his possession a grand pianoforte ; he wished to know to whom it belonged. The insolvent said it was his wife's sister's. It had been left her. CHIEF COMMISSIONER—And pray, Sir, what is your wife's sister ? Insolvent—She is the wife, Sir, of a working man. CHIEF COMMISSIONER—So the lady of a working man plays on the piano ?—(A laugh.) Insolvent— Yes, Sir. CHIEF COMMISSIONER—You are only in prison for 1/. 145., have paid 21. to your attorney, and have got a detainer lodged against you for a debt not in the schedule. Go and play on the piano at horn e, but these airs must not be played here. The petition was accordingly dismissed. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET. DISCOVERY OF A HORRIBLE DEN.—Yesterday a most disgusting-looking man of colour, of gigantic stature, named Henry Murphy, and Jame: Murphy, his son, were charged with decoying children to an infamous house, which the elder prisoner kept, in Charles-street, Drury-lane, and sending them out to beg and steal. A very intelligent boy, ten years of age, named George Trabshaw, gave a statement which was really horrifying . He was in Oxford-str ee t, a t play with some oth er boys, when the younger prisoner came up to him and tempted him to go to his father's house, where he found fifteen or sixteen girls and boys, all very young, and in a miserable state as to dress. They were huddled together in one roots, and were supping together upon cold potatoes, and using very disgusting language. On the following morning the younger prisoner was sent out by the father to " prig" some " queer togs" for the boy Trabshaw to go out begging in, and the latter was very speedily dressed out in ragged apparel, the clothes which he had on when he was decoyed away being taken from him and sold by the old man. He was then sent out from day to day to beg, always watched by the younger prisoner, who took from him whatever he got, and if he got less than six pence he was severely beaten on returning to the den. On a Sunday morning the old man said there was nothing to eat in the house, and Trabshaw and three girls were sent out to " pick up" whatever they could. In Newton-street the girls desired Trabshaw to wait at the door while they went in, and they presently came out with a piece of pork about four pounds, and a piece of bacon weighing two pounds, together with a quantity of vegetables, which they said they had contrived to steal "nicely," the " old dame," meaning the mistress of the shop, being fast asleep in the parlour. The boy went on to state many other circumstances too disgusting to detail, and was corroborated in part by other wit nesses. The younger prisoner, when asked for his defence, admitted all that had been stated, but was compelled to act as he had done by his father, who, if he re fused, threatened to stab or shoot him, and often beat him with a poker. The wretched old black, when asked if he had anything to say, pretended not to understand Eng lish, but was heard distinctly to say to his son, in an under tone, that he would "sarve him out" if he got over " this job." Mr. HALLS expressed his horror at the disclosures which had been made, and said no exertions should be spared to bring ample justice upon the head of the hoary delinquent. The two prisoners were then remanded until Wednesday. _ _ MAR YLEB ONE. TALE OF A PlG.—Jacob Dash, a costermonger, wearing a bran new beaver and a pair of white smalls, adorned with mother-o'-pearl buttons, was yesterday brought up on a warrant, charged with detaining a pig belonging to John Granger, of Ar lington Mews, Paddington, which had, without due permission of its master, taken up its abode in the stye of the said Jacob Dash. Complainant, on the 6th of December, missed one of his pigs, which, on Thursday last, he was informed was in possession of the defendant, to whom he applied to have it restored; but the defendant refusing to give it up, he the next day obtained a warrant to compel him. Mr. RAWLINSON (to defendant)—Well, Mr. Dash, what is your reply ? Defendant (putting a fresh quid into his mouth)—Vy, please yer Vorship, the stray pig wot I've got came to me on Christmas day, vich vos nineteen days arter the complainant lost his'n. Very yell, I druv him away two or three times, but he would come back to " pig" along with my own pigs, whereupon I took no more no tice on him, but let him stay along with them. Mr. RAWLINSON—Why didn't you give it up when the complainant applied for it ? Defendant —Cause, please yer Vorship, he couldn't tell vhat colour the hanimal vos. He said it vos black, whereas it's a black and white un. Moreover than that, yer Vorship, he didn't know vot its sex vos, vether it vos a male or a female.—(Laughter.) Mr. RAWLINSON said the defendant had answered the charge, and he should dismiss the warrant, leaving (if the complainant chose to go to law) the gentlemen of the long robe to decide to which of the two the pig belonged. Q UEEN- S Q UARE. THE IRISH TAILOR.—A LOVE AFFAIR.—An elderly female, named Mrs. ill‘Corntick, was placed at the bar, charged with robbing one Mr. Phelim Dunn, who described himself by profession an Irish tailor, and an out-pensioner of Chelsea Hospital, of a purse containing 45., a beaver hat, a pair of un mentionables, and several other articles of wearing apparel. The Irish tailor had a most formidable appearance, arid was enveloped in a most enormous military cloak and a red coloured wig, which gave him the most fiery look possible. Mr. Phelim Dunn on the 11th of December was at the Snow Shoes public-house at Chelsea drinking with a friend. Mrs. McCormick, whom he only knew by sight, was also there. She, however, drank with him several times. When he went away the prisoner followed him to his house in Lo verband-yard, Jews-row, Chelsea. Witness went to bed, and soon after heard a noise in his room. He called out and asked who was there, when a person said, " It is me." " And who is me ?" exclaimed myself. " Wily, it is me," said she. " Faith," says I, "I don't know who me is ;" when, after some time, I found out that it was Mrs. M‘Cormick that was moving about my apartment. "Pray, Mr. Dunn," inquired Mr. GREGORIE, " are you a housekeeper ?" " You may say that," replied Mr. Dunn. " I rent a cottage in Lover band-yard, and inhabit it all myself. I called out to Mrs. M'Cormick, and axed her how she got into the house, and she said that she followed me in. " Faith, then," says I, " Mrs. M'Cormick, but I did not see you." " Oh," says she, " after we got in I took the key and went out for a short time, and here lam again." Well, she remained all night, and the next day she was off with all my money and clothes. Mr. GREGORIE—Why you must have known of her claming in in the first instance ? Mr. Dunn — On the honour of a soldier, I did not. Mr. GREGORIE—In what room in your house did she secrete herself ? Mr. Dunn—Why, in my room. Mr. GREGORIE—And you not know it ? That is very strange. Pray how many rooms are there in your house ? Mr. Dunn—My cottage contains but one large big room; so she could not have got into any of the others.—(Laughter.) The prisoner was now called upon for her defence, when her version of the story was quite different. She said that she was at the Snow Shoes public house, where she met Mr. Dunn and his friend, with whom she had something to drink, and it was at his pressing invitation that she accompanied him home to his cottage, where she remained with him all night. The next morning, when they got up, he said that he had two gentlemen who were com ing to breakfast with him, and desired her to take his coat and pawn it for 55., which she did, and bought some new-laid eggs for breakfast, and got all matters ready for him. The gentlemen soon ar rived; the name of one was Raffray, and the other was a black gentleman, whose name she had forgot, but he said that he was a countryman of his.— (Loud laughter at the idea of a black Irishman.) After breakfast they went out and had various glasses at different public-houses, and she provided dinner for them at the cottage. He then sent her out with his cloak to pawn, but he was in such a hurry that he followed her and received the money himself. She remained with him all the next night, and went away the following morning ; but with regard to things which he said she had stolen she knew nothing about them. Mr. GREGORIE was about to discharge the case, as it appeared there was a great deal of truth in the prisoner's statement, but Mr. Dunn positively asserted that he could bring forward the pawn broker with whom she had pledged his property. She was remanded. A NEW WAY TO PAY OLD DEBTS.—A labour ing man named John Payne was charged with breaking the windows of Mr. Edward Chapman, a licensed victualler in College-street, Lambeth. The defendant had a score at the house, and he wanted forcibly to rub it out, that the landlord might not have any claim against him. He was, however, prevented, and in revenge he smashed the windows. The defendant, who appeared to be very penitent for his outrageous conduct, was discharged, the com plainant consenting to take his word for the payment of the damage. HAT T ON- GARDEN. Yesterday John Woo flax, an elderly man of re spectable appearance, was brought before Mr. LAING, in the custody of Colla, a constable of Clerken well, and a policeman of the G division, charged with having created a disturbance by preaching in the public streets. Colla, on Sunday morning last, was passing along Aylesbury street, Clerkenwell, when he saw the prisoner standing in the middle of the street, preach ing in a loud strain, with a Bible in his hand, and surrounded by a crowd of persons, while he was in a state of intoxication. Prisoner (starting back)—What ! me in a state of intoxication ! You wretch, there is another bar before which you must appear to answer for this (pointing to the ceiling). I mean the bar above. Colla—Yes, you were drunk, and you fell down four times on your road to the station.house. Prisoner—Oh ! it is false. Mr. LAING—A. pretty preacher. What was he preaching about ? Colla—That when we die we should be damned. Another policeman corroborated this evidence. Mr. LAING (to prisoner)—Pray what are you ? Prison€r—l am a lathrender. Mr. LAlNG—Where did you come from ? Pri soner—From Devonshire. Mr. LAING —What for ? Prisoner—Why, to look after work. Mr. LAING—What have you to say to the charge? Prisoner—That I was preaching, that I made no disturbance, and that I was not drunk. Mr. LAING—I shall order you to find bail. The prisoner, on leaving the bar, looked at the officers revengefully, and exclaimed, " You'll suffer at the bar above." Mr. LAING told the officers to take care of him, as, judging from his manner, he might assault them. The prisoner was then locked up. A young woman of stylish appearance was brought from Rosoman-street station-house, charged with being houseless. It appeared that at an early hour yesterday morn ing a police constable saw the prisoner wandering about a field at the back of the House of Correc tion while it was pouring with rain, Being struck by her respectable appearance he questioned her, when she seemed much affected, and said that she had no place to go to, and was in great distress. He took her to the station-house, where on being questioned she said that she was a native of Bir mingham, where her friends were living in great respectability, but she had been seduced by an indi vidual, who brought her to London and deserted her, without having afforded her the least assistance. Two volumes of the works of Robert Burns, the poet, were found in her possession, which belonged to the ruffian who had seduced her. She said her name was Saunders. She was closely interrogated by Mr. LAING, who ordered that she should be protected in the work house until her friends could be written to. UNION-HALL. Yesterday John Wyatt, the landlord of the Mar quis of Granby, in Loman's pond, Southwark, was brought up for final examination, charged under Lord Ellenborough's Act with cutting and maiming his wife. Since the first examination Mrs. Wyatt has so far recovered from the effects of the wound inflicted on her neck as to be enabled to give her attendance on this occasion without risk, and the following evidence, in addition to that which has already appeared, was then adduced : Mrs. Susannah Wyatt was then sworn. The prisoner is my husband, and during the last two years he has given way to drinking, and is frequently i n a state of intoxication. When in that condition I believe he is perfectly unconscious of what he says or does, and upon these occasions he has frequently beaten me violently. On Sunday, the .sth instant, m y husband was worse for liquor, and very early in the day we had high words with one another, and also throughout the remaining part of that day. At about half-past seven o'clock, as I was sitting by the fireside in the bar, my husband walked in, and went to the cupboard at the other side of the fireplace. Having stopped there a short period he came up to my chair, and, uttering an endearing expression, put his arm round my neck, at the moment I felt the sensation of something cutting my neck, and immediately afterwards felt the blood trickle down into my bosom. This alarmed me so much that I called out " Murder !" and have no further recollection of the circumstance in consequence of insensibility. When I recovered my senses I found myself in the bar, and a number of persons attending upon me. The knife which, it will be recollected, was found in the bar with blood upon it, was here pro duced, and Mrs. Wyatt, on seeing it, said that it belonged to her husband, and that he generally kept it in the cupboard, or else in his pocket. Mary Ellis, the barmaid—l was in the bar with Mrs. Wyatt when the prisoner entered and went up to the cupboard. While she was sitting in the way described, I saw the prisoner put his arm round her neck, and heard her scream out " Murder 1" imme diately afrerwards. I ran towards the:prisoner, and, seizing him by the coat, pulled him away from Mrs Wyatt, down whose neck I saw the blood streaming from a wound. Sergeant M'Craw stated, that when the prisoner was brought to the station-house he was intoxicated, and when witness expressed his surprise at seeing him there, charged with such an offence as cutting his wife's throat, the prisoner merely said, " It is a bad job." The prisoner then added, "My son is the sole cause of this, for he keeps late hours and the company of thieves, and when I attempt to correct him his mother takes his part, and that causes the quarrels between us." The prisoner, who declined saying anything in answer to the charge, was then fully committed for trial. MARLBOROUGH I STREET. STREET FRUIT SELLERS.-It has been usual, for some length of time, each Monday morning, for the police to bring up a number of men and women, all Irish, for the offence of selling fruit in the public streets during divine service. Yesterday, whe❑ the batch was disposed of, Mr. CONANT took occasion to ask Inspector Baker under whose authority the police acted, in seizing the baskets of the fruit people. Inspector Baker said the men acted on orders from their superintendent, and he believed the orders had been given in consequence of the com plaints. of the inhabitants in those neighbourhoods where the fruit-sellers mostly congregated. It was only during divine service that the men had orders to stop the street traffic. Mr. CONANT said he did not think the police ought to take indiscriminately all those who might be found in the streets with baskets of fruit. It appeared from the evidence, the fruit-sellers did not put their baskets on the pavement, and thus create an obstruction, and he cculd not think there was much harm in the desire to sell fruit on the Sunday, provided it was done in an orderly way. He thought the police %should have in structions not to molest those who conducted themselves quietly ; but in those cases where they were noisy, so as to interrupt Divine Service, drunk, or annoying and obstructing foot passengers, the police ought to take the offenders into custody. He wished this distinction to be represented to the quarter from whence the directions to the police emanated. Inspector Baker promised to lay the Magistrate's suggestion before the Superintendent, and the sub• ject dropped. THE NIGER EXPEDITION. Richard Lander was at Atta on the 21st of July; and, we rejoice to say, in vigorous health. He was making preparations to ascend the river in the Alburka, accom. panied by Lieutenant Allen, and a medical man. His voyage from the coast in a canoe (as mentioned in our preceding notice of the expedition), occupied him thirty. two days. In a letter to his brother, of the date stated, with a delightful extract from which we are favoured, he says-- " You know that when we were here together, Abucco, chief of Damuggoo, had been at variance for several years with his brother, the ruler of Atta. On arriving at the former place from the coast, I was sorry to find the lirJ there, with their respective subjects, still engaged in that petty but obstina'e and ferocious warfare which had distinguished the quarrel at the commencement. De termined, if possible, to effect a reconciliation between them, I prevailed upon my old friend Abucco to ac company me to Atta, promising to introduce him to his brother, and pledging my life for his safety. The meet ing teok place on the 22d of November, and a highly in. teresting one it was, I assure you. Our party, preceded by Jowdie and a few drummers, were introduced into a large square enclosure. The chief, seated on a kind of throne, was surrounded by all his mallams, and a multi tude of his attendants. Ills wives were seated un ter a veranda, from which were suspended several handsome Turkey carpets, which served them for a screen. Abucco instinctively drew back as he approached the throne, but, taking him by the hand, I led, or rather pulled, him to wards his brother. At this moment his confidence seemed to have forsaken him entirely; his head hung down on his breast, and I could feel him tremble violently. Whilst I was displaying my presents to the chief of Atta, I per ceived him several times bestow a hasty and displeased Iduk on his brother, who had disengaged himself from my hand, and was sitting on the ground. Though seven years had elapsed since their last meeting, neither of the rulers uttered a word. The curiosity of the chief of Atta having in some measure been gratified, I im mediately introduced his brother to his notice, by paying him a high compliment, which Abucco had certainly deserved. I then expressed the re gret I felt on witnessing the bad effects of the misunderstanding which bad existed between them for so many years ; insisted on the necessity of brothers living together in harmony ; and said, I was determined not to quit the spot until I bad established a perfect reconciliation between them. The chief was extremely disconcerted, but be made no reply. I then desired Abucco to rise, and leading him to his brother, I took the right hand of each, and, pressing both hands together, made them shake hands heartily, observing—' You are now friends, and may God keep you so.' Th© brothers were deeply affected, and neither of them could utter a syllable for several seconds afterwards. Every countenance beamed with delight at the happy termination of the in terview, and the multitude gave vent to their feelings in a loud, long, and general shout. For my part, I need not say, I cannot tell the heartfelt gratification I felt at that moment. But this is not the most important good that I have been the bumble means of effecting at this place. From time immemorial it has been a custom with the rulers of Atta to sacrifice human beings on rejoicing days, and o❑ all public occasions. At the interview which 1 have just described to you, two poor creatures were brought before us to be slain, in order that their blo id might be sprinkled about the yard. I shuddered at the proposal, and begged with earnestness that nothing of the kind might be done. I assured the chief lie would one day have to give an account to God of every life he might wantonly destroy : and also made him sensible that though after death his body would moulder into dust, his soul would live for ever, and that it would be happy or miserable in proportion to the good or bad actions he had performed, or might yet perform in this world. The Chief was evidently much affected at my words, and desired his followers to unbind the intended victims, and remove them from the yard. He then made a solemn promise to put an end to the custom of sacrificing human beings. As soon as this declaration was made known to the mallams, and the crowd of attendants in the yard, they all held up their hands in token of approbation, and shouted for joy. It is now seven or eight months since this promise was made, and I am happy to say it has been religiously kept.—Literary Gazette. We are glad to learn that the Iron Masters who have been latterly a little elevated, are not disposed to carry their prices to an unnatural and imprudent extreme. At the quarterly meeting of the Staffordshire and Shrop shire Iron Manufacturers, on Tuesday, it was considered expedient to maintain the prices of last quarter. A further advance was talked of, but we understand it is not likely to take effect. It was hinted by pretty competent judges, that but for a scarcity of coal, iron must have fallen in price, the market for ore being by no means so brisk as at the commencement of last quarter. A slight advance in pigs is not altogether improbable. We observe that some of the Journalists, whose readers are c hi e fl y concerned in the iron trade, have discovered a capital reason for advancing prices, viz., that when iron was high in price the country was happy and prosperous —ergo the way to make the country both prosperous and happy, is to raise the price of that staple, and the higher the price the happier the people. This beats Mr. Attwood'a paper currency mono-mama—Sheffield Mercury. LORDS AND FARM SERVANTS.-HARES AND CATS.-A shooting party, consisting of sundry of our Tory nobility and gentry, passed a farm-steading , not a hundred miles west from Perth, the other day. A favourite house cat, belongi ng to a f a rm-servant resident there, happened to be amusing itself at the door. One of the party, a Noble Lord and M.P., fired his gun at poor puss, at a distance of only five yards, and blew the un offending animal to atoms. We have not heard that the noble Sportsman has been brought to task for his heartless conduct. A few days after this event, at a faros a little further to the westward, one of the servants had, by em. ployment of his master, placed a snare for destroying rab bits. The son of a Noble Lord, the proprietor of the farm, and the Noble Lord's gamekeeper, found, or alleged they found, a hare in the snare. The farm servant was in consequence convicted of an offence against the game laws, and committed to prison. So much for house cats, and so much for hares I—Perthshire Advertiser. PROSPERITY OF THE IRON AND COAL TRADE OF MERTHYR. We are gratified to corroborate, by the very substantial, proof which we are now enabled to give, the accounts we have published during the past year of the improved a nd improving state of the mines, rosnufactures, and commerce of this county. The quantities of Iron and Coal sent down the Glamorganshire Canal to Cardiff, during the twelve months, ending the 31st day of December, 1833, is so very considerable an increase upon those of last year, that any further proof of the improved state of the country is unnecessary, for it is known to our readers, that upon the state of the Iron and Coal Trade of this county mainly depends the prosperity of the agricultural and labouring c'asse9, &c. &e. Iron sent down the Glainorganshire Canal the year ending the 31st day of December, 1833 : Tons. By William Crawshay, Esq 37,380 The Dowlais Iron Company 35,072 The Penydarran Company 12,150 R. and A. Hills 12,093 The Aberdare Iron Company 6,964 Richard Blakemore and Company 3,519 Taff Vale Company 3,461 Brown, Lennox, and Company B9O Bute Iron Company 572 Gadlys Iron Company 214 112,315 Tons. Coal sent down the Glamo r 112,315 Canal the year ending 31st day of December, 1833 : Tons. Thomas Powell and C0mpany,,,,,,,,,., 69,233 Walter C0ffin50,475 Robert Thomas George Insole 12,943 Morgan Thomas Cairns and Davies 8,657 Dowlais Iron Company Philip Thomas Sir Christopher Smith Evan Evans 300 171,978 Tons. Crawshay (the father of the gentleman residing at the works), is the largest individual ironraaster in the world, and it is a well-known fact, that the whole of the Cyfarthfa Works are his own, making, as will be seen by the above account, the enormous quantity of 37,380 tons of iron in one year ; a proof of the enterprisin g spirit and patriotic exertions of one individual Englishman, at the age of seventy years !!! What would a foreigner say of the individual who, with such enormous wealth, still em ployed it in industry and for the benefit of the labouring classes of the country, &c. &c. —Cambrian. LONDON INIARKETS. PRICE OF BREAD. The highest price of Bread in the Metropolis is 634 d. fot thel fib. Loaf. There are others who sell from 30. to 134 d. below that price. PRICE OF SEEDS.--Jan. 13. New English Red Clover Seed (per Cwt.) 465. 588. fine 60s. 655. Old Ditto Ditto - - - -s. -s. fine -s. -s. New Foreign Ditto - sos. 565. fine -s. 635. Old Ditto .......w...........r0wnw0..«................,,,,,,,,,,,.... -s. 445. fine -s. 565. New White Clover...-. - Old Ditto Di tt0................. - s's. 56; fine -s. -s. Stew Trefoil . .. l7s. 20s. fine 21s. 235. 31d Ditto ..M-s. -s. fine -s. -s. Rib Grass ..........._____„_„__,......................- 14s. 16s; fine -s. -s. English Carraway Seed _ -s. -s. 84s. fine 88s. Foreign Ditto ...................-......,„_.......... -s. -s. 83s. fine 86s. Coriander ...... -s. 12s. fine - 8 . 14s. St. Foils (per Quarter).....-..... 465. 48s. fine 50s. 545. Rye Grass Pacey Ditto ......................--....---.................,.... -s. -s. new --s. --a. Linseed, for feeding - ...... -s. 58. S fine -s. 565. Ditto, for cru5hing..........................„,...,. 48s. 545. -s. fine-s. Canary Seed, New----.......e..w............,,,,,,, ••,4,, -s. 565, fine 63r l'itto 01d..............----......- ..... -s. -s. -s. fine -s. White Mustard Seed ......(per 8u5he1)........ -s. 12s. ms. fine.-s. Brown Ditto ..,........____w.................... --s. 17s. 16s. fine -s. Turnip Seeds, Rounds .............. -s. -s. 18s. fine 20s. . . Green - and Red Ditto —s. —s. IBs. fine 215., fares, Old 4s. Od. fine 4s. 6d. Ditto New Rai•eSeed, English, fine (per Last) 9.51. 27/. .......... Foreign 24/. 261. PRICES or HOPS,—Jan. 13 New Kent Pockets (per cwt.) 51. Os. 51. 12s. to 61. Os. Choice 61. Os. 01. Os, to 71. Os. East 61. Os. 01. Os. to 61. 108. Choice 71. 10s. 71. 10s. to st.los. New Sussex Pockets 5/. Its. 01. Os. to 5/. 10s. Superfine Ditto Farnham 118. 0/. Os. to 121. 12s. Ditto (seconds)..,. , lO/ . Os. 0/. Os to 11/. Os. PRICE OF OIL. Rape Oil, brown , .38/. Os. Refined 6 Linseed Oil 27 10 Linseed Oil Cake at the Mill, per thousand, , l2 12 Rape Cake, per ton I'ltlCh OF PO I'ATOES.—Jan. 13. ShaWS -......,...,....—...... Middling ---, Marsh Champions Scotch Red 5.....—.. Chats eI'V.M•••M•• Ved.• Os. to 31. :Os. per ton. Os. to J. ss. ditto. Os. to 4/. 10s. ditto. 10s. to 4/. Os. ditto. Os. to 2/. Os. ditto. Wil I'I'ECH AYEL HAY AI ARAL .—Jati. 11. Hay 70s. Od. to S4s. Od. I Clover 75c Od. to 955. Od. Straw 24s. Od. to 28g. Od. 'ItIOES 0. Per lb. d. to d. Butts, 14 24 Ditto, Foreign 13 '2O Dressing Hides 11 [l5 i 2 l, 16 Ditto, light Crop Hides, light 12 13j to 501 b. 12 16 Ditto l4 181 LEATHER. Per lb. d. to d. English Horse Hides... 14 19 Spanish Ditto ...—......... 17 26 Per dozen. Calf Skins.. SO to 4(11b. 14 21 Ditto ............ 40 to 601 b. 17 23 Ditto 70 to 901 b. 20 2:3 Small Seals, Greenland 16 la Large ditt0...—................... 12 16 PRICE OF CANDLES. The price of Store Candles, in the retail shops, is as follow Candles, per doz. 7s. Od. to Ss. Od. I Moulds, per dozen—.,.!)s. 6d. RICE OF RAW FAT, per stone of 81b. Price of Tallow (as stated by the Tallow Melters).—.... 2s. lld. PRICE 01 TALLOV fown Tallow 48s. Od. Yellow Russia. _ 48s. Od. White —s. Od. Soap Ditto —s. Od. netted Stuff— 375. Od. Ditto Itough---- 21s. Od. , SOAP, &c. per 1121 b. Yellow Soap. _ 625. Od• Mottled ~ 70s. Oct. White 72g. Od• Graves Good Dregs .—.......--.. ss. 0d• COAL MAR Per Ton, s. d. Adair's. .. l6 3 East Percy.— l4 3 Holywell Kenton West 15 6 Ord's ILedhugh 14 6 Peiaw Picton. CET.—Jan. 13. Per Ton. s. 4. Walls End Newmarch..... 15 Ditto Northumberland.. 16 Walls End Perkins......—, 15 3 walls End Riddell's 18 0 Walls End Hetton ---- 19 6 Walls End Eambton 20 0 Walls End Lyons 17 6 Walls Er d Stewart' s ..., 19 Walls End Adelaide ....... 16 6 Walls End 17 0 W. E South Durham., 16 0 6 Walls End Tees 18 Hartley 16 3 Newhall Main..... 24 0 last market-day, 3. 14 0 Pontop Windsor 15 0 :infield 16 0 West Hartley 15 6 Walls End Bewicke & Co. 18 3 W.E. Clarke and 14 6 Walls End Hilda,— ,15 9 Walls End 14 9 Ships arrived since MINING IN TELL' GENCE. Tons. Cwt. Quantity of Copper Ore sold at Redruth last Thurday 2,913 0 Average Produce 8% (1 Quantity of fine Copper—,..—. 243 10 Amount.of Sale, 18,3231.75. 6d.—Average Standard, 1091.85. Od. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS AT THE COURT, BASINGHALL-STREET. (From the London Gazette.) TO-MORROW, JAN. 15. DIVIDENDS. P. Barker, grocer, Cambridge atIC J. Turner, jeweller, Lynn *l3* BIRTHS. On the 11th inst., Mrs. Oliver, of Surrey-house, Newington• causeway, of a son. On the 12th inst., at Cumberland terrace, Regent's-park, the lady of Thomas Hankey, Esq., of a daughter, At Chudleigh, the lady of Major Henry Yarde, of a daughter. At Newton Abbott, the lady of P. Pearce, Esq., solicitor, of a daughter. At Camborne, Cornwall, the lady of W. T. Reynolds, Esq., of a son. At Launceston, Cornwall, the wife of Mr. Pearce, surgeon, of a daughter. MARRIED. At Taunton, I'. S. Ho Esq., surgeon, of Sidmouth, to Miss Aim Durell. Bt Broadhempstone, near Totnes, Charles Edwards, Esq., of the latter place, to Charlotte, youngest daughter of William Skinner, Esq., of Knowle. On the Bth inst., at Walton Church, Charles Lewis Wren shall, to Seli na Whittenbury, eldest daughter of Ph ; I ......nstopaer Jones, Esq., of Everton. On the Bth inst., Mr. S. H. S amuel, Liverpool, to PhilliS, eldest (laughter of Lewis Sam uel, Es q . On the sth inst., at St. J ohn's, To xteth-park, Mr. Edward Butler On the 4th inst. , at St. Thomas ' s Church, Liverpool, Mr., to Jane, third d a ughter of the l a t e C aptain Robert Mid dleton.B. Wright, youngest son of John Wright, Esq., of Wallsend, near Newcastle-upon-Tyne, to 3fary, eldest daughter of the late Mr. John Houghton, solicitor, Liverpool. DIED, On the 11th inst., at the residence of his father, in the Wandsworth Road, sincerely lamented, Mr. Thomas Pierce Denison, Solicitor, late of the Inner Temple, aged 29. On the 12th inst., at Hampstead, aged 35, Hannah, the be loved wife of Benjamin Clarkson, Esq., of No. 157, Cheapside. On the 10th inst., at the Vaccine Institution, St. Pancras, the infant daughter of W. L. Wheeler, Esq., resident surgeon to the institution. On the Bth inst., at Iver, Mrs. Cooke, relict of the late Mr. R. Cooke, St. Bride's-passage, Fleet-street, aged 79. On the 11th inst., at Guildford, Francis Skurray, Es q ., aged 74. On the loth inst., at Wallington, Surrey, George Loraine, Esq., in his 76th year. On the loth inst., in Trinity-square , Southwark, Elizabeth, relict of the late Mr. Joseph Pe r ry , in her 86th year. On the Ist inst., at Muswell-hill, Mrs Elizabeth King, of Demerara. On tohfe,gtrhnhinamst._,gargeeecnl.47, Hannah, wife of Mr. Peter Gan- On the 11th inst., at B ennington.park, Charles Montgomery Campbell, Esq., aged 44. PRINTED AND PUBLIPIIED ByMURDO YOUNG', AT TR I SUN OFFICE, 112, STRAND.. } .. jl':. ,t.