The Sun. — London, England, 1842-01-18 00:00:00

EVENING SUN Fat .up by Henry Bradley was, that at the meeting of the 7th of March, it was agreed that he should de fend Henry Perkins upon his trial, and that the expenses incurred should be paid out of the stock in question. He setup a claim to those costs, and also to the costs incur red in removing the distringas. That being the state of the case between Bradley and the plaintiff, inasmuch as the defendant's costs, when added to the paid mortgages, exceeded the amount of the stock, it had become neces sary to determine the 'question of priority between the parties. A third party, however, had set up a claim to the entire stock, and if that claim should be established, it would be quite unnecessary to enter into the question between the two other parties. The Crown said that who* these several securities were executed, H. Perkins 1, was awaiting his trial on a charge of felony. On the Ist 'of March, 1838, shortly after these several transactions, Henry Perkins was convicted of felony, and all his goods s),' and chattels being thus forfeited to the Crown, the Crown Insisted that that forfeiture overreached these several C: t ransactions. Now it was a settled point of law that the g° 0 0:18 and .chattels of a felon were forfeited only from the time of conviction. The authorities upon that point were Coke upon Littleton, 391 A ; Hawkins's Pleas of .;' the Crown, 2d book, c.:49; and Blackstone's Comments ries, pp. 387 and 388. He quite concurred in the argu , pleat for the. Crown, that the alienation had been frau dalent, and for, the purpose merely of avoiding the for feiture, that alienation could not stand against the right of the Crown ; but if the alienation h a d been for value „:, • and b ona fide, to say that in that case it should not pre ‘ pail against the right of the Crown, would be to deny the main proposition, that the forfeiture took place only from the time of conviction; it was, in other words, a declara• ton that the right of property remained in the felon up t ',. to that time. His Honour then referred to several cases , to establi s h the p o i n t, th a t th e f or f e i ture cou ld on l y ope '„ rate from the conviction. He felt therefore bound by the authorities, to hold that a felon, indicted but not con (.--',victed, had power to pay his debts. As to the question • of whether this was an alienation for value, it appeared • that in May 1836, the sum of 4271. was advanced by the plaintiff to his brother, for the purpose ofeuabling him to - embark in trade, for which an I. 0. U. was given at the time. With respect, therefore, to that sum, the felon did nothing more than pay a debt which was due from him to his brother. The first sum of 50L ap peared to have been expended in the costs of the trial ; - that too, was clearly a bona fide payment. With respect further inquiry, on the part of the Crown, if the case went before the. Master, upon the present state of the e vidence, and the Master decided that these were not" bona fide transactions, and exceptions were t a k en " should feel bound to overrule those exceptions.- Then, ik with respect to the second mortgage of 501., it had been (,anged that when Bradley received the money from • Llenry Perkins he should pay the plaintiff's claim out of 4 1 . ;he money so received.. The deed of the 14th of . • lareh could give him no, priority. The defendant a ; l'altned a lien upon all money which came into his .441ut., amending to pay himself the expenses incurred in getending Henry Perkins.. The law of the case was, L,' , that if a solicitor recovered motley in 'a suit to the ex , t e k nt of the costs included in reCovering that money, he • l'ad a lien upon it, but he had no lien at all upon the etoney in respect of any general claim. He was of ( Tinton, therefore, that the claims must be taken in this order. First, 50L payable to = Bradley.; secondly, 4171 , payable to the plaintiff; thirdly, the costs with respect to t h e di str i ngas ; an d , f ourthly, the claim of Kerry Bradley. The Bank of England had been made ;Party to the suit, but as he could•see no r e ason why that had been done, he must refuse to grant costs. The Plaintiff must recover costs from the corporation of Cam ridge. The defendant might, if he pleased, take a re . r e„.nee with respect to the second transaction. s if 'lne case was then ordered to stand over for a few days. ::,. N EW APPOINTMENTS OF QUEEN'S COUNSEL. • air. Loftus Wigram, Mr. Matthews, Mr. Koe, Mr. ta: Te ed and Mr. Lowndes, took their seats within the bar. n. , DIONR. V. TANKERVILLE. r. GIRDLESTONE opened this case at great length this 4 strning. " The plaintiffs are Sir Charles Miles Lam -4i ar t Monk and Mary Elizabeth his wife ; the de aindants to the record are the Earl of Tankerville and 44,7ances Hills, and the object of the suit is to have it ueelared that Frances Hills became the trustee of a sum .401" 8 48/. I2s. 3d. Three per Cent. Annuities, and to obtain rtYttent of that sum, together with the dividends which ,:ta„.., 4 „ve accrued since the death of the l a t e E ar l o f Tanker ,`"le in 1836. • T—. l '." case is expected to last two or three days ; we ?nail give an outline of it in a more advanced stage of the Preceedings. QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.) HOWARD V. GOSSETT AND OTHERS. gi This was an action of trespass for breaking and enter •lug the pl a i n tiff' s h ouse, and making therein a g rea t ' ll ohe and disturbance. Th e d e f en d ants had pleaded, first, that as to breaking and entering the plaintiff's house they were not guilty ; and, secondly, that as to the alleged trespass, the Parliament of the Sovereign was being holden at Westminster, and on,the 27th January it was ordered and resolved by the House of. Commons "Alit the plaintiff do attend the said House, of which he 4 41 notice, but had neglected and refused to do so ; that tSi the 4th February . it was ordered that the plaintiff be sent for and brought in custody of the Sergeant-at-Arms, and . that the Speaker do ipsue his warrant for that pur -1)'150 ' • and accordingly the then Speaker, Charles ShawNo, -14 : f N o, "re, issued his warrant to the Sergeant-at-Arms, by mn ito it was delivered to the defendants, as his deputies b ut , 1 1,. s . s i, , tants, who proceeded thereupon to execute it, leg tn °"t using any unnecessary violence, and think dw,Vrohable the plaintiff' would shortly return to his Vint , 1 ) 11 g - houso they remained there for some time. To n „ B ,, f , t he Hain& had demurred, that the second plea arith i o ll -ncient in law, as it did not disclose any sufficient fe ndQ 1 %3' for the violence that had been used by the de reitt“,l'ts,) and also, that although the second plea ad th ‘ , -e " the acts that had been done, it did not show that 144', w ere acting under any authority prodbeding from, . te 'lt to, or recognized by law; nor did it show what B it t „,1, 1 1 4 4 been committed by the plaintiff, which rendered ‘ 2 l/".'"atory tveith er , upon him to attend the House of Commons. or or e , the plea state any particular contempts id, - en of privilege committed by the plaintiff ; nor did it 'cO ar w. that the warrant - contained any distinct_ ground or ilonge against the defendant; nor that he was in the th c ' e St the time the defendants went there to execute s h - d w arrant • and, lastly, that it was bad for uncertainty i n Sn rr. a 3. „KELLY now appeared on behalf of the plaintiff, in 4L ir r i rt of the demurrer, and submitted that the plea I ',,.rred to was wholly insufficient in law, and set forth Th'ttieierit justification of the trespass complained of. knee question was one of very considerable import rao,,,,e) and involved considerations of the greatest li e - " e "t as regarded the liberty of the subject. p P r esumed it was th e o bj ect o f t h ose w h o j ust ifi e d t h e t It e :; t ., ( ' Put forward t wo p ro p os iti ons f or th e d ec i s i on o f lla t i t s , - Lordships—fi rs t, w h e th er th e H ouse o f C ommons 44, 1 „,`e Power o f arrest i ng an d i mpr i son i ng t h e Q ueen ' s lo4vets 'without their ha v ing been guilty of any offence )5, 4 ,4 1 , 1 ' 4 1 1 to th e law, but merely for a contempt of their e goa ; and, secondly, whether, if the House had end .Power they could justify their officers in breaking t heip tlit ering a dwelling-house and remaining there at 6 wu pleasure, even although the party against 'wa s - t uo warrant was issued was not in the house, and 44, 1 , 4 alleged to have been there. But there were o ne . f •P r i. oliminary questions first to be disposed of, and t hem was that there was no actual charge of the th Itlaving committed any contempt of the privileges . N I : 110 11 Se of Commons. There was no allegation in ty (h `ea that after notice had been served on the plaintiff tli .e House a reasonable time had elapsed, previously not e.taking of these further and more stringent steps— /vithti,,t(! the plea allege that he had refused to attend i4 jtt ° j ' any reasonable or legal excuse. A . further 'kel t ( VII was that the warrant, the foundation of the t he (° proceedings, proceedings, was not set forth on the plea, and h 4 4-0 art had no means of judging whether the defendants i tl oh t " ?', legal and sufficient authority for what they had ' - `.'llese were objections in point of form to the plea as 4 ec oil ar -pgarded the first count,; but with regard to the t hehi s. Plea, wherein it was stated that it was probable 4elitraintiff would return, by way of justifying a second 41 i nto the house, there was an allegation that they tani.vetl or had every reason to suppose that he would re geher,l\low their Lordships wer e awa r e th a t it was a 44,1;4, Principle of law that the plea must be taken most did..l)? against the party pleading, and in the present . 11 (1 1) ;., 1 uust be taken to be-bad for uncertainty, because it ,q 4 tlt s -v ‘ state whether . the warrant authorised the defen e - Se bee take the plaintiff; and bring him in custody h qit ol I:louse of Conimons. or that they were to bring 1) the House for a contempt of its privileges. He • t ti i) ,,`ted that such a warrant, so vague and uncertain in ktsr t ,""rs, was a violation of Magna Charts. If a party ;tai rt i t 7 , l on. suc h a warrant were b roug h t b e f ore t h e i r 4,4 e -41 ' I llis On a wr it o f h a b eas corpus they could not N,tirl a nything of t h e nature o f t h e o ff ence c h arge d to st lila, and unless they went the length of ascrib -444ti the Ho use of Commons the arbitrary and un q4e 'char t,tiB tionalcj 'power of arresting and imprisoning the subjects without any cause assigned, they must teedinge the p r i soner. In the case of a Magistrate ex tile g i lls jurisdiction, and wilfully imprisoning one of Ittlii,7l.ll7lls subjects, a prosecution might be instituted att `v B n t any other of the authorities known to the tliet,tr-nsgressed their authority the same remedy was N n „. : ' t he party aggrieved, but in the case of the House of look 7.," 8 , it was to their Lordships alone the public could th,174 protection, and it was the more imperative upon the,, catch their proceedings narrowly, inasmuch as ere in almost all respects an irresponsible body. If co tx , i hti 'Lup•aiit had been issued by that House upon a be 1 1 ,,'Lluo for a contempt, then it could not vo lts 'Peached in the present mode, because it jqistuadinitted that • the House of ommons had (1 , 1 11 in all cases of contempt. The Learned be arin B o then referred to a number of authorities d, ate ".Pon the privileg es of th e H ouse o f C ommons , tided l lght to commit for • a contempt, and con toi4e that the p resent case d i d not properly N u in ;within them. Il e su b m i tte d t h at if the plea At at i on i 'V the def en d ants was to be taken to be a justi- Par t ,of the trespass, the consequence would be that a rant, an go as often as he pleased to execute a war tilba's:ind remai n in the house on each occasion as long as he ben :t7-Lord Tenterden's remark/about a man's house tr t „..i s ts castle would be a complete dead letter, for the t o t tZ, and breaking, and entry, might be carried ket4, l ,7tent of dhpossessing a man of his house alto- In knvi If such a doctrine was recognised there was no cl ` 4l ll. to what an •• • it •ht be ". lie injurious extent e ar would now come to the entry, which it was t)t. felo n unjustifiable and unlawful, except in cases l lot Y•lt was stated i n the declaration, and was antranathat th e defendants, without attempting an \va3 wr", °'w by the door h a d f orc ib ly broken open 11 and effected an entrance tl in that to s ib i erye _ ill, had ilesidcasite of do Burdett v. Abbott, Mr. Justice d o t o h r a t and a partyfnrne an n ad Pr o ,,,at open an outer ti,ittlitLecl there was first a kati o w aY, and a refusal. Thek. d emand of entry in the of either a demand tt e d w at t si h o rever, no alle refusal, F. DAY)' lay the foj: , h i s Lot • tea a ppal thews, gr. rder to el!" b ut ply Gentiencg motion for the vice: ireet2dth° the wining s the sub !m ental b"' ist ituteabl comm i t tee, ke del lir • an one was tee 1°- ate ring 5 .-11 10 'Eng lP h lived' witt vd by tne . been () bee& Ole Vice-Chew I, and fro the pen" - d, and tb ing pl y r discharge; In to stan d ies time r n junction .TIC. ;hefartb' the had to /AY.) RT. e d isebit r g_ to Pled d been fi l l .glecte d n t y uttarbr a" , if une, 5.4 ver to ni notice. nes IPPe alli off 2UStOCIY been C O' • tv mrdshaP a the "P; fendan t 1 ant of )sequent Cha llet° o had be es ;, could 1" really, sr o t •der hlm is , d, le first BP' wa ned en: .a th y n hot, arge ; 0 , )erlf ad he •ed to '' a ce in COD' leet. tbe tha t Itice, as,. nce witlw:, mdtat • ry aPP eor' ilefentho thaj t judiew, e , ppearao- Lintarl t/r Pr w het he eX I ton T • L4 51 :0 t wag nake 011/0 ble Ytn i 1 tVItS clii' Fleet, A 11,61 into I ' l9 • or a „Awlt r essary as No' 4 0 vided i rerrq e ltj, PP64lwr A.Y.) ND) ciff ° no t ,as re P r o c r 0 ,9 ; re fore!, dir*" • in th 9, to sr. set out on the plea in the present case, and the proceeding was therefore clearly unjustifiable and illegal. (The case was proceeding when we went to Press.) EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.) The Court was engaged the whole of the morning with cases in the New Trial Paper. Their Lordships found much difficulty in, proceeding in consequence of the absence of Mr: Wortley, Who is attending the obsequies of the Countess of Earn, his grandmother. He is engaged in many of the causes which now standfirst on the list, and they being put off until his return, the cases which stand lower were called on suddenly, and the parties were not prepared. There was no point of interest raised in any of the causes which were argued. BAIL COURT-(THIS DAY.) THE QUEEN V. THE GREENWICH RAILWAY COMPANY. Mr. WALLINGER moved for a certiorari to remove into this Court three indictments which had been found against the Greenwich Railway Company, for a nuisance in building certain arches across a road, on the ground that on the trial of those indictments many points of law would be likely to arise on which it would be desirable to have the opinion of the Court. Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN granted the application. HULL V. FEARNLEY. This was an action brought by Benjamin Hull against Henry Fearnley, to recover compensation in damages for having been run over by the defendant's cart, in conse quence of which plaintiff's leg was fractured. Mr. T. CROWDER stated the case to the Jury. The plaintiff, whose name was Benjamin Hull, was in a humble station of life, and up to the 9th of June last, had been in the employment of Messrs. Venables and Hull as light porter. The defendant, Henry Fearnley was a coppersmith, carrying on business in Shorerlitch. On the 9th June last, the plaintiff had been sent by his mas ters, who carry on business in the City to Tottenham court-road, for the purpose of fetching a parcel, and when on his return, passing on the narrow footpath close to St. Giles's Church, with the parcel on his left arm, his right arm being towards the road, he felt something touch his right arm, turned, and immediately was knocked down by a cart, the wheel of which passed over his leg and broke it. When picked up he was found with his body lying across the pavement and his feet in the road. The cart which had done this mis chief was the property of the defendant, and was driven by him at the time. The cart drove on, but was stopped, and the plaintiff was taken to a surgeon's, and subse quently to the Middlesex Hospital, where he remained seven weeks. At the time of the accident the plaintiff was earning 18s. a week, but had not been able to do any work since. Mr. Venables had called on Mr. Fearnley, who had. . never made any inquiries, and Mr. Fearnley had in con sequence gone to the hospital, and given the plaintiff 55., and said he must see what could be done for him when he should came out. Application was accordingly made to Fearnley, who offered 21. as compensation, which was re fused. Mr. Fearnley subsequently raised his offer to 51., which was refused. Mr. Fearnley had never imputed any blame to the plaintiff, and the only excuse he had made for his conduct was, that he had that morning been teaching his son to drive. The Learned Gentleman then called his witnesses, who deposed to the facts of the case, and who were subjected to a = rigid cross-examina tion by Mr. Thesiger, on the part of the defendant, in the course of which it was elicited, that at the time the ac cident had happened, an omnibus, followed by a cab, was coming in an opposite direction to defendant's cart; that the road was very narrow ; and that some of the per sons who had taken plaintiff to the surgeon's had said that he had slipped off the curb, and been run over. Mr. TIIESIGER (with whom was Mr. Knowles) then addressed the jury for the defendant, and begged to as sure them that no one could more deeply regret the un fortunate accident than the defendant himself, on whom his Learned Friend had been instructed to cast what he (Mr. T.) must characterize as most unjustifiablelmput#- tions. At the time the accident had occurred, the defendant was utterly ignorant that he had occasioned any accident. He was not driving at an unreasonable rate at the time, the rate at which he was going not being more than five miles an hour. The moment the defendant knew the injury he had occasioned, he went to the Hospital, gave plaintiff 55., told him to want ' for nothing, and promised to satisfy him when he should come. out. Now, what could he have done more ? He contended that the plaintiff had nutieistahlished the fact, that the injury he had sustained had been in consequence of the blameable conduct of the ,defe i tchint, which-he was bound to do to recover da mages,D In any ease of inevitable accident no plaintiff ,copy recover. sow, he contended that this was a case of that natige h and therefore the defendant was not liable. Mr. Justice WicarrNAN, in summing , up, said that after the accident had occured it-appeared to hint: that the defendant had done all that he could .doi antli,that 4 - con sequently, no blame attached to him for ths.t. ‘if the. Jury were of opinion that the mischief was occasioned.by , in evitable accident their verdict must be for the defendant. If, on the contrary, they should be of opinion that it had been occasioned by any default of the defendant, then their verdict must be for the plaintiff, with such damages as they might think the justice of the case required. The Jury found a verdict for the defendant. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) CLARRIDGE V. M`KENZIE. The defendant rented a house in High-street, Mary lebone, from a person who held the premises under a lease from the plaintiff's father. Upon the expiration of the term, the lessee informed the defendant that Clar- , ridge's interest was also expired, and that the rent must in future be paid to the Duke of Portland, the ground landlord. On the other hand Miss Clarridge served the doCe.ndant with notice that the interest of her deceased father, whose heir she was, continued, and that the rent must be paid to her. Tito defendant ag...A_ first to pay her, if she would reduce the rent, and shb consent ing, he did pay the first quarter, but on the second be coming due, refused, and this action was brought for the rent since alleged to be due. For the defendant witnesses were called, who stated that when Clarridge gave the lease to M'Kenzie ' he said it was for the whole term of his own interest. The plain tiff produced no proof of the nature of her father's inter est, and the Jury found for the defendant. Mr. Sergeant SHEA this day moved for a rule nisi to set aside the verdict and grant a new trial, on the ground that the defendant, having acknowledged the plaintiff as his landlord, could not afterwards question the right. It was the. Duke of Portland's case in reality ; and the pro per mode of bringing the plaintiff's right into question, was by an ejectment. The COURT refused the rule. INSOLVENT COURT-THIS DAY. IN THE MATTER OF CLARKE. The insolvent, who described himself as foreman in the establishment of Messrs. Clarke and Turner, was op posed by Mr. Woodruffe, on behalf of Mr. Robinson. the proprietor of the extensive horse repository in Little Britain, on the ground of having contracted debts on ac commodation bills without any reasonable prospect of meeting them. It appeared that he had been twice insolvent before, and had, in . connection with a horse jockey named Grant, raised 92/. from the opposing creditor on these joint bills, soon after which Grant disappeared, ;when the in solvent was sued, and defended the action at consider able expense with plaintiff. He had also dealt very ex tensively in accommodation bills, and in his schedule appeared the names of several loan societies to which he had become security. Mr. Commissioner BOWAN said the insolvent, accord ing to his own representation, could not have entertained the slightest hopes of being able to pay the debt he had contracted with Mr. Robinson, and upon the face of the schedule there appeared no means of paying it. The judgment of the Court, therefore, was that he be im prisoned for eight months from the date of his vest ing order. IN THE MATTER OF JOHN CRUTCHLEY. The insolvent was opposed by 11/1;:ii;l1, — ;11 behalf of Mr. Allen, of the firm of Allen and Co. Piccadilly. The grounds of opposition were that the insolvent rented a tenement from the opposing creditor, and on leaving it did not give up the key until two days after the termination of the last quarter day, and ho conse quently sued for a quarter's rent. Mr. WOODRUFFE was about addressing the Court for the insolvent, when— Mr. Commissioner BOWAN said the grounds of opposi tion were most frivolous, and at once ordered the insol vent's discharge. SPURTING. The following correspondence respecting the claims on Mr. Gurney may be interesting to some of our readers : (Copy) " Harcourt House, Dec. 28. " Sir—Mr. Dixon having publicly stated yesterday at Tattersall's that Clarke had compromised matters with you in regard to your claims on Gurney, by paying you at the Hampton Races ten shillings in the pound in lieu of your full and just claim, as bound to do by the joint guarantee of the assignees, I will thank you to commu nicate to me, for the information of other parties con cerned, and for the correct guidance of the public mind upon this matter, the true and precise character of the transaction, stating-- " Ist. The full amount of your winnings from Gurney. " 2dly. The price at which Clarkbought upyour claim. " 3dly. The date of the transaction. " 4thly. The statements and arguments by which, being one of the guarantees, he induced you to forego your ' full claim,' and to accept a compromise. instead thereof.—l have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant, " G. BENTINCK. " To Wm. M`Donogh, Esq." (Copy.) " January 3, 1842. "My Lord—l only this evening received your letter, and in reply b eg t o inform you that the amount of my claim on Mr. Gurney was 3051. " On the last day of the Hampton Races I spoke to Mr. Clarke, and expressed a wish that he would purchase my claim. He replied by saying—' He could not well do so, but he thought he could ar range it so that I should be able to dispose of it to another person, whom he would speak to.' In about a quarter of an hourafter I spoke to Mr. Clarke, Mr. Deshow came to me, and finally agreed to give me one hundred and ninety pounds for Mr. Gurney's debt, if I should give him a receipt for 305/., which I agreed to do, and gave him same the day after, on receiving a cheque for one hundred and ninety pounds.—•l have the honour to remain, my Lord, your humble servant, "Post-office, Birmingham. " WM. M`DONOGH." A Tory Journal, the Limerick Chronicle, con tains the following announcement :—" There has not been a grain of wheat from Ireland imported into the London market for the last three months, and the con sumption of foreign wheat increases with every day that passes I What must it be in the next six months, with the prospect of a late, and, we apprehend, again deficient harvest in this country ?" :":_'': THE SUN . ., LONDON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, _1842. SOME ANSWER TO THE INQUIRY, WHY ARE YOU BECOME A CATHOLIC ? IN A LETTER TO A FRIEND, BY RICHARD WALDO SIETHORP, 8.D., LATE MINISTER ST. JAMES'S, HYDE, ISLE OF WIGHT. The Rev. R. W. Sibthorp, now more conspicuous in the religious world than his brother of Lincoln in the politi cal, has since his conversion, had so many letters ad dressed to him, with the interrogatory, " Why are you become a Catholic ?" that in order to save trouble, and also, probably, with a view to make converts, he has pub lished an exposition of his belief, and his reasons for en tering into the Holy Catholic Church. The statement, which is drawn up with considerable skill, breathes throughout thu warmest devotion in the cause of Divine truth ; and, at the same time, exhibits the author in such a favourable light, both as regards those who differ with him, and the grounds for his conclusions, that we are much mistaken if it fail to make many Puseyites alto gether Catholics. The primary cause of his conversion may be traced to first love, not of carnal woman, but of Mother Church;' for at an early age he sought admission into that Church, and but for the interference of the law, being then under age, would have joined her. First love, it is said, is not easily forgotten, and the most trivial, nay, sometimes irrelative circumstances, call it to mind, and only the more confirm the original impression. This was the case with Mr. Sibthorp. " About five years since," says he, "in the course of my ministry at Hyde, I was led to review the Jewish Economy, or the Church under the old dispensation. The subject came minutely under my notice, while engaged in a series of lecturss on the Levitical law and institutions. It is universally admitted that these were typical of something better—' of good things to come,' from Israel viewed as a nation, down to the smallest ornaments of the tabernacle, respecting which Jehovah had said, See that thou make all things according to the pattern which was showed thee in the Mount.' Where, then, was to be found this some thing better, thus accurately prefigured, thus largely and minutely typified ? Where the antitype of this typical dispensation ? I naturally sought it in a careful comparison of the Christian Dispensation with these types ; and I found one immediate answer to my inquiry, and full of holy and consolatory instruction." The Mosaic dispensation, therefore, led him to look for a church characterised by oneness by the strictest re quired holiness by Catholicity, by a supreme spiritual rule, by continual daily sacrifice, and by an impressive magni ficent and significant ritual. He then inquires—" Was the accomplishment of the glorious Levitical shadows to be found in a patchwork combination of a multitude of sects, as opposed in their interests as in their belief and worship ? Could the typified holy—separated as to others, and as to themselves visibly united—nation, the one body of Christ, eonsist of a mixture of Prussian Luthereans, French Calvinists, and Swiss Socinians; of Independents, Baptists, Quakers, Shakers, of Irvingites and Plymouth Brethren; of Methodists of the Old and of the New Connection ; of New Jerusalemites, and Primitive Revivalists? Could such disorder be the de signed fulfilment of a type of such holy order?—such disunion be the rightful substance of a shadow marked by an entire harmony of its parts, and perfect oneness of outline? Ingenuity could not trace a resemblance. But when I looked back to the primitive apostolic Church of the first six centuries, I found an exact cor respondency with the type :—when I also looked back to the ancient Church of England, as first formed by St. Augustine, I found the most entire agreement, and an actual, visible, professed oneness, with that apostolic Church, as it had existed for six centuries : it was a provincial limb of that vast Catholic body which was then co-extensive with the knowledge of Christianity. When I viewed it at any subsequent period down to the commencement of the.sixteenth century, I met with the same unaltered character ; and though the Catholic body had been lopped of some of its limbs by the severing strokes of heresy or schism, it still flourished a vigorous, stately, wide-expanded tree, the same in every essential, almost in every minute particular, which it had been, when the English branch first grew from out its sustain ing, fostering trunk. The Catholic Church in commu nion with the see of Rome, stood forth, in my view, the close and perfect antitype of the Church under the Old Testament." He is further strengthened in his belief by reference to the New Testament, in which a remarkable promise is given to Peter in these words—" Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven." He therefore regards this Apostle as the founder of the pure Church on earth, and, when he died, another took his position to occupy it •, another, and another; have suc cessively filled the Chair of St. Peter for eighteen hun dred years, on the same warrant, with the same design, and the same darkness, as to the Lord's time of return, " herein accomplishing the type of the continuous high priesthood of the Jews." The unity of the Anglican Church with that of Rome, which many Episcopal clergymen of the present day assert, he utterly denies. Dr. Howley, he says, teaches doctrines entirely opposed to those taught by the great Fathers of the Church, and ho therefore rejects his authority. " Am Ito be told," he asks, "there is no occasion for you to be dissatisfied with the Anglican as not being a true portion of the Catholic Church, and a loving sister of the Rattan Church, because she is identically the very same Church under Dr. Howley, as she was under Dr. War ham, or St. Thomas, or St. Augustine ? I cannot be lieve what is so palpably untrue. And to test its truth a little farther, suppose myself, or any Presbyter of the Anglican Church, coming before these four prelates, and submissively listening to receive Catholic verity from their concordant confession, as knowing that the truth of God cannot vary, and with a real attachment to Ca tholic unity ? It is undoubted, that while three of them woukl enjoin me, on pain of heavy spiritual penalties, to offer np the sacrifice of the mass, the inculcation on my flock of the doctrines, for example, of purgatory, of invocation of the Blessed Virgin and of the saints,—the last-named, Dr. -Howtay, _weak' as strongly forbid me to do the former, or to hold or to teach either of the latter. While St. Augustine, St. Thomas, and Arch bishop Warham, would require me to profess an hearty allegiance to the See of Rome, in matters spiritual and ecclesiastical, as Divinely constituted to rule and con centrate the kingdom of Christ on earth, Archbishop Howley would threaten me with heavy penalties, if I held the Bishop of Rome to have any jurisdiction at all in England, or any supremacy beyond his own See. I state no more than fact." With another extract we shall close the notice of this remarkable letter and the statement it contains will have some weight, as coming from a clergyman who has studied the subject carefully, and knows the Puseyites well:—" It is," he says, " maintained by many, and that publicly, of whose integrity and piety, no more than of their learning and talents, can the least question be raised by all who have the privilege to know them, that the Anglican Church is truly Catholic as it respects these doctrines, and that no one who subscribes the Thirty-nine Articles is called on to reject purgatory, transubstantiation, invocation of the B. Virgin Mary and of the saints, the fficacy of the sacrifice of the mass, as defined by the Council of Trent, &c. In other words, he may be a Tridentine Catholic at heart, and an Anglican clergyman by profession. This is a - startling position, and as might be supposed, has startled the Established Church throughout her length and breadth, from Ber wick-upon-Tweed to the Land's-end. A sound has gone forth from Oxford, which has troubled alike the Metro politan at Lambeth, and the humble curate in the Welsh mountains. It has penetrated the British Senate ; (per adventure it may not be unheard in another Council Chamber); it certainly has not been unheard in the Vatican." MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. CHRONICLE.—The embarrassed condition of the United States Treasury had created a great sensation. Mr. Fillemon, Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means, having stated in debate that the Secretary of the Treasury had informed him that there was a present de ficiency to meet the demands of upwards of 250,000 dol lars, and that, unless the money was provided, the Go vernment must be dishonoured. Everything had been fought off, in the expectation that Congress would imme diately vote the needful supplies, but instead of that, the House had passed appropriations without granting means. The resumption of 'January, 1841, not having been fully maintained, or carried out, is considered to have been more disastrous to the currency than if the attempt had not been made. At no period since 1815 has tlii3',AMOL rican currency been in such a deplorable conditioil:'' ' POST.—A question has arisen darin g th e ' iliffr " ri days respecting the large masses of light sOyeti S - O which are known to have accumulated in the 'eothl ( i The Bank cannot take this deteriorated coin and again put it into circulation, otherwise its present stock of' treasure would, it is considered, be at once augmented by at least three or four millions. The vaults of the Corpo ration have, as the last monthly average shows, been re plenished of tihne x aeveerhyanges consid w e a r r a r b a le nt d s egr th e e e, ex a p n ee d t t h a e ti h on eal o V a . further accession from week to week for some time to come ; but notwithstanding this promised abundance, negotiations are, it is believed, going on for relieving the holders of light sovereigns from the disqualifica tions imposed by the monetary laws regulating the proceedings of the Rank. The coin in question has, for the most part, been rendered ineligible for payment there by the process of what is technically called , " sweating," as practised by the lower order of bullion dealers, and to recoin the metal at the expense of the Crown would be at once to act contrary to law, and to hold out a premium on the system that could not fail to insure its continuance.' Unless, therefore, by the intro duction into the recoinage of an element of alloy which will effectually prevent abrasion, it seems difficult to per ceive how the evil is to be dealt with. This may, how ever, it is said by scientific persons, be accomplished. Some remedy for it, at all events, is becoming indispens able, and it is rather this necessity, we presume, that is forcing itself upon the attention of the public authori tid, tlian the adoption of any expedient with a view simply to tie strengthening of the hands of the Bank, although it billet improbable that some extension of the note circulatiort,.• BS the spring season advances, may be thought desirable. s"'' SUN.—Therity festivities, though a source of grati fication to hundreds, have been, nevertheless, a hin drance to business, where such must necessarily be car ried on, as in the case of bankers and brokers, M e event, however, beim , s o truly civic in itself —th e foun dation of an Exchange for the merchant Princes of England—the most plodding can hardly be disposed to quarrel with the preparations and holiday m ovements attending it. The market for Stocks was affected prejudicially by the heavy sales made again on account, as was before and is still supposed, of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. When we remark, however, that 210,0001. Stock was thrown upon the market in one bargain, it will excite surprise that the decline was no more than i to 4 per cent. Consols for immediate transfer ranged from 89i to 88/ an d 59 ; and from 891 to 894 for the Account. The time bargains were not to any extent. Exchequer Bills obtained to 15s. and 17s. premium, and East India Bonds 10s. to 12s, 'premium, Bank Stock.was worth , 1661- to 167, Reduced Three-andfa-Half per Cents. brought 994 to i; and the Three per Cent. Annuities 89ttoi. Nothing definite has transpired yet on the sub ject of the capitalization of Spanish Bonds, and there is, consequently, an indisposition to operate. In the other Foreign Stocks there was only a slight increase of business. The Active Spanish Bonds were done to day at 24i to ; Dutch Five per Cents. were 1001 1 i to 101 ; Chilian wire rather better, being quoted 69 to 71; Colombian were steady at 21i, and Mexican improved to 29i and 291. Brazil Bonds were again quoted 64. Railway - Shares attracted but little attention. Brighton improved slightly, viz. to 121 and 12 discount; Blackwall were 131; and Midland Counties, 16 discount, Great Western New Shares were lii, and Birmingham 79 to 79i premium. ''HE ROYAL CHRISTENING . - • - WINDSOR, MONDAY.—A second rehearsal of the mu sic to be performed at the ceremony of the christening of the Prince of Wales took place this morning in St. George's Chapel, when two new pieces, which had been selected by his Royal Highness Prince Albert, both from the sacred compositions of Handel, were played for the first time, viz., a Martial Symphony from the Oratorio of Belshazzar, and a Grand March from the Oratorio of Joseph, Ilandel's Occasional Overture, and the Hal lelujah Choi& (the latter beautifully given by the Lay Clerks and Choristers of St. George's), were also re hearsed. It is expected that the Martial Symphony and the . March from Joseph, played to-day for the first time, will be substituted for the Overture to the Oratorio of Sampson, and the-Grand March in Hercules, which had been previously determined upon. Amongst those who were present at the performances were the Earl of Liverpool, the Lord Steward ofher Ma jesty's Household (who_ left Windsor for London imme diately it had concluded), the Rev. Lord Wriothesley. Russell, the Hon. Mrs. Arbuthnot, the Rev. William Canning, the Hon. Captain Forrester, and several of the Officers of the Royal Horse Guards (Blue), and the 72d Highlanders. Her Majesty has commanded invitations to be dis patched to the Right Hon. John Pirie, the Lord Mayor of London and Mr. Sheriff Rogers and Mr. Sheriff Mag nay, to be present at. the ceremony in St. George's Chapel, to the grand luncheon at the Castle afterwards, and to the banquet in the Hall of St. George in the evening. Sleeping apartments at the Palace have been com manded to be prepared for the civic functionaries. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, MONDAY.—Prince Alb er t l e ft the Castle this morning for Slough, where a special train awaited him for London. Col. Bouverie and Mr. G. E. Anson were in waiting on his Royal Highness. The Earl of Liverpool, the Earl Delawarr, and the Earl of Jersey took their departure from the Castle this morning. Part of the suite of his Majesty the King of Prussia are expected to arrive at the Castle to-night. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Mr. George Edward Anson, Treasurer, and Colonel Bouve rie, Equerry in Waiting, arrived in town at one o'clock yesterday afternoon from Windsor Castle. His Royal Highness and Suite immediately left the Great Western railway terminus at Paddington for the City. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge arrived in town . yesterday from his residence at Kew. His Royal Highness and Prince George of Cambridge, at tended by Colonel Jones, left town to honour the Duke of Rutland with a visit at his seat, Belvoir Castle, Lei cestershire. Baron de , Moncorvo, the Portuguese Minister, and Count Kielmannsegg, the Hanoverian Minister, received invitations last week, as Ministers de Famille, to be ,present at the Royal ceremony of the baptism of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales ; as also for the dejeuner to be given after the ceremony, and for the Grand Banquet in St. George's Hall in the course of the day ; with the declaration that they are to remain at the Castle until Wednesday, the 26th. Lord Wharncliffe, Lord President of the Council, issued invitations yesterday to the Cabinet Ministers, and also to the Great Officers of State, for a grand dinner on Monday, the 31st instant. The roll of Sheriffs for the present year will be settled at the meeting at his Lordship's residence in Curzon-street. Baron Brunow, the Russian Minister, transacted busi ness yesterday at the Foreign-office. Count Kielmannsegg, the Hanoverian Minister, had an interview with the Earl of Ripon on Wednesday, at the Office of the Board of Trade. Despatches from the Governors of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia were received yesterday at the Colonial office. The Count and Countess de Adania hare left Far• rance's Hotel, Belgrare-street, for Paris. SURREY THEATRE. A new piece, named Elizabeth Lazarus, or the Lawyer and the Widow, was produced at this theatre last night, to the full satisfaction of a crowded audience. It is founded on the well known and greatly amusing novel, by Captain Glascock, R.N., entitled " Land Sharks and Sea Gulls." The plot is in the main the same as that of the novel, though in some parts the condensation is so strenuous,- and the alteration so complete, that the gallant author, we are free to say, would hardly recog nise any similarity. The whole strength of the corps is thrown into it; the part of a barrister at law, Mr. Walter Waddy, is sustained by Mr. W. Smith; the 'Squire of Ravenswood Manor, Mr. Mordaunt, by Mr. H. Hughes; an Irish adventurer (why Irish?) by Mr. Neville; Jack Bobson, a flash adept, by Mr. Hicks; Mr. Waddy's Clerk, by Mr. Lewis; Lusliy Dick, by Mr. Buckingham, and so forth. The female characters were well enacted by Mrs. Hughes, as a disinherited lady; Mrs. IV. Daly, an old spinster; her toady, Mrs. Lewis; the sugar baker's widow, Miss Martin; Elizabeth Lazarus, a young Jewess, and the heroine of the "piece, Mrs. 11. Vining. The pe riod of the drama is laid in 1795. The scenery is ex ceedingly good; it embraces a distant view of Harrow, the villain's trysting-place ; cottage in a lane near Wil lesden, surrounded by gardens; passages of Clement's Inn and church of St. Clement's by moonlight, in which a street row in 1745 is spiritedly represented. The piece is well got up, and the curtain fell amidst loud and general applause. QUEEN'S THEATRE. A new coniedietta entitled, Nobodies at Home ! Some bodies Abroad, the production of Mrs. Hallett, the authoress of Woman's Whims, and other popular operatic dramas, was brought out at this theatre last night. The plot, which was replete with humour and effect, may be thus briefly depicted. Mrs. Loosecash, a rich widow, keeping a butcher's shop in Whitechapel, is blessed with two daughters, the one, Miss Seraphina, "who wings her eager flight " after a titled husband ; and the other, Miss Iphiginia, a sentimental young lady, " darkly, deeply, beautifully blue." In accordance with the mania so pre valent amongst the monied cocknies, the rich widow determines upon a sojourn at Boulogne, whither she re pairs, attended by an Irish servant, one Masther O'Flin, who induces the sentimental one to marry him, under the impression that he is a descendant from some of the " ould " Irish kings. Baron d e Q uatre F ranc, a penny less French peer, is upon the point of eloping with Miss Seraphina, when Mr. Buggins, a London cheesemonger, and brother to Mrs. Loosecash, arrives a propo, and frustrates the Frenchman's attempt to make her his fifth wife, after which, the family of Loosecash return to the land of roast beef, impressed with sentiments more in accordance with their position in society. Of the acting we must speak in terms of high commendation respecting Miss Wrighten as the Blue Stocking, in which character she sings two very pretty songs —one " I wish I were a Sprite," by the authoress of the piece, which was loudly encored. Mr. Renaud, as O'Flin, seemed to please the Cockney deities highly, although to an ear attuned amongst the " pisan try," his intonations appeared most unreal. On the whole we have seldom seen a more light and sparkling emanation of humour and fun, without any violation of probability, or one which bids fairer, judging by the manner in which it was received by a very numerous and respectable audience, to become a permanent fa vourite with the play-going public. To-day, about twelve o'clock, a well-dressed young man was detected in the act of picking the pocket of a gentleman in the Court of Queen's Bench. On per ceiving he was discovered he rushed out of the Court and made for Westminster-bridge, and ultimately took refuge in a coal barge at Bent's wharf, where he was captured, and after being searched was sent to the station-house. BRITISH ORPHAN ASYLum.—Yesterday the annual meeting of this institution was held at the Lon don Tavern, when seven children were elected from a list of sixteen candidates. The chair was taken by Joshua Hart, Esq., when the report was read, from which it appeared that twenty children had been admitted dur ing the past year; fourteen were removed for situations, and three had died. Of .the twenty admitted, fourteen were successful at the elections, five by payment of the full amount of purchase 'money, and one by the payment of 351., agreeably to the regulation to that effect. The Committee had been enabled to fund 200/. during the year, which made the capital 3,450 Three per Cents. The income for the past sear was 2,259/. 12s. 4d., and the payments,l,9o6/., 'which left;a: balance of 353/. 12s. 4d. on the 31st of December. •. The Report having been adopted, the officers, were appointed, when the Chair man gave rewards to those children who had been edu cated in the institution, and brought testimonials from their employers for their good behaviour. A vote of thanks was passed to the Directors, and to the Ladies' Committee, and also to the Chairman, who said he had collected eighty-four guineas during the day towards the institution. Yesterday evening, between five and six o'clock, the following serious and alarming cabriolet accident oc curred to Sir Henry Webster, residing in Dorset-place, Waterloo-place, Regent- street :—Sir Henry, accompanied by his groom, was proceeding from Pimlico into St. James's Park, entering by Buckingham -gate, driving his cabriolet, drawn by a high-spirited horse, when he acci dentallydrove thewheel over ahigh loose stone,which forced the wheel with great viol t ence against some high paving. The collision was so great that Sir Henry was thrown out of the cabriolet with great force; the groom leapt from behind the cab, and fortunately secured the horse. Sir Henry sustained some severe injuries, but was ena bled to walk home. The shafts and cab were broken in pieces. _ A railway from Middlesborough to Redcar is, we understand, projected. A meeting was held in the latter town last week, to take into consideration the propriety of extending the communication from Middlesborough by a railroad to that place. A numerous and most re spectable party assembled, and having unanimously agreed upon the great advantages to be derived both by the inhabitants and the immediate neighbourhood from the adoption of the measure, resolutions were proposed and agreed to for the purpose of carrying the same into effect with as little delay as possible.—Northern Times. CATHOLIC CHARITABLE ASSEIABLIES. The proceeds of the last of these assemblies, which was held at the Queen's Concert-rooms, Hanover-square, amounted to 521.85. 2d., and have been divided between the Associated Catholic Charities and the Spitalfields Catholic Free Schools. Another assembly on behalf of those deserving charities will take place, we understand, in the latter part of this month. The police officers of Paris, two nights ago, thought themselves fortunate in arresting one of the most desperate housebreakers in the capital, named Mercier, and they lodged him in the guard-house of the Rue Mauconseil. Next morning, when they went to conduct him to the Prefecture, they found the lock-up room vacant, Mercier having defeated all their vigilance, and by some unknown means effected his escape. His re treat has not yet been discovered. MUSIC MUSICAL EDUCATION; OR, THE ART OF PIANO-FORTE PLAYING. Cramer, Regefit-street. The above brochure emanates from the pen of Miss Geary, well known in the musical circles as a very brilliant and powerful pianiste, and whose superior execution of dashing fantasias from Thalberg and Dobler at Willis's and the English Opera, last season, drew down on her the combined praises of the press: An accomplished professnr of her art, this lady now advances, for the general guidance of instructresses and learners, such musical advice as her own experience and skill have convinced her to prove of benefit to initia tors • and their noviciates. Though the mind must be the ultimate perfecter of musical pur suits, yet the mechanical branch of the art, as averred by our authoress, is that which at first must wholly engross attention, leaving mentali activity to grow with the growth of the be ginner. In pursuance of this principle, a synopsis of a gradual train of teaching is exhibited, recommendatory of a progressive scale of practice, which, if followed out from the juvenile age of seven to that of sixteen, and acted upon for the specific times laid down, is calculated to form a fine instrumental performer. The excellence of the method laid down calls for hearty concurrence and adoption, and testifies Miss Geary to be asjudiciously-minded as finished at her profession. The over-confinement and application, arising, in a great measure, from irregularity of plan, to which many masters of the day subject their pupils, and which have been known .in more cases than one to be the cause of premature departure, is hereby avoided and counteracted. The " many-toned science" is attained by smooth and pleasant initiation, and as the fingers improve in their •dexterity, the mind unfolds itself as gradatively. towards the comprehension of genuine harmony. Among other little note-worthy observations scattered through her page, our authoress re marks that briefness is a great virtue in perform ances on the instrument, and instead of loading the piano-keys with heavy half-hour sonatos and interminable rondos, it is judiciously recom mended by her that— A piece destined to please should never exceed seven or ten minutes ; it is 'rarely done by the finest masters, unless it be.in concertos, which, with the relief of a full orchestra, are offered exclusively to a musical audience. The following is a gift to the player of one of the little available mysteries in the music-art : In cadences of extreme delicacy and refinement of style, the una cords, or soft pedal, used in conjunction with the open pedal, creates an effect that is singular; beautiful, Miss Geary relates a pleasing instance of the power of the piano-tones in correcting perversity and unamiability of temper in a young lady : At seasons of temporary misbehaviour, her gover ness would request the favour of her playing " Tutto e sciolto " or some similarly pathetic composition, and by the time this had been once or twice repeated, serenity again shone on her countenance, and to the soothing tones of her piano-forte she constantly had recourse, as Milton expresses it, to put her soul in tune. Another appreciative feature in this lady's " model of practice," lies in the fact that the lesson-books recommended by her for commence ment, are those of the same masters whose stu dies are still kept before her pupils in maturer years; so that while Cramer, Kalkbrenner, and Moscheles are made conducible to the teach ing of the pupil's earliest key-notes, these are but introductory at an advanced stage of progress, to the more involved brilliancy, or display of instrumentation demanded by the un interpolated compositions of each of those maestri individually. The instructions in Miss Geary's book ought inseparably to accompany the teacher at the piano : her lucid system will be found of most effectual avail, and evinces her to be no less a mistress of her art than the best practical musical teacher we could recommend. NOVEL ROWING MATCH.—On Thursday next a grand oars match will take place on the river, for 251. a side, which is likely to excite considerable interest. The competitors will be Mr. Wm. Judge, a Thames po lice inspector, and Mr. George Smith, landlord of the George, in Broad-street, St. George's East, who are to be oppo;ed to Mr. Wm. Hampshire, master-builder, of Old Gravel-lane, and Mr. R. Gibson, foreman of the Baltic Wharf, Wapping. The parties are to start pre cisely at two o'clock, from the Shears at Woolwich, and proceed to London-bridge, against tide. Judge was tbrmerly a waterman, and is one of the four Judges, all inspectors belonging to the river police, and is a remark ably strong muscular man. His partner is a skilful rower. Messrs. Hampshire and Gibson are well known amateurs, who have rowed several matches on the river, and whose prowess is notorious. Betting at present is in favour of Judge and Smith. LONDON COFFEE AND EATING-HOUSE KEEP Eas.—Last evening the tenth general half-yearly meeting of this Society took place at Anderton's Hotel, Fleet -street, for the purpose of receiving the report of the Committee, and to elect officers for the year ensuing. Mr. Marshall, the President, was in the chair, and con gratulated the meeting on the increased prosperity of the institution. The Secretary then read the Report, which set forth that the receipts, including the last year's ba lance, amounted to 230/. 14s. 4id., and the disburse ments to 200/. Os. 4d., leaving a balance of 30/. 14s. Oid., in addition to 1,300/. invested in Government securities. They were now ready to receive applications from mem bers who were in distress, and desirous to be placed on the pension list. The Report having been received and adopted thanks were given to the public press generally for their assistance, and after a vote of thanks had passed to the Chairman the meeting separated. PROVIDENT CLERK'S MUTUAL BENEFIT AS. soClATlON.—Yesterday evening the first annual meeting of the benevolent department of this Association, which is patronised by most of the bankers and leading mer chants of the metropolis, was held at the offices of the Association, No. 60, King William -street, City. The chair was taken by George Thomas, Esq., Secretary to the Imperial Brazilian Mining Association, who read a Report for the year elapsed, f rom w hi c h it appeared that although only established at the close of 1840, it has a be nevolent fund for affording relief to distressed clerks, their widows and families, of 9,400/. Three per Cents., and that the assurances had been equal to the expectation of the Board of Management, considering the short time since the establishment of the Association. Mr. Rice moved the adoption of the Report, which was seconded by Mr. Chambers, and carried unanimously. Mr. Richard Price (of Davidson, Barclay, and Co.) moved the second resolution, that being sensible of the advantages of mu tual life assurances, the meeting pledged its best exer tions to make known amongst clerks the objects of the Association, which was seconded by Mr. Clarke (of Hankeys and Co.). Mr. C. Lloyd (of Fletcher, Alex ander, and CO.) proposed a vote of thanks to the trus tees, Thomas Baring, Esq., Jeremiah Harman, Esq., W. G. Prescott, Esq., and to the treasurer, John Abel Smith, Esq., M.P., which was carried amidst much ap plause. A vote of thanks was also passed to the Chair man (Mr. Thomas), and Deputy Chairman (Mr. it. H. Jones, of Thomson, Hankey, and Co.). and , the Board of i!flanagement, for their gratuitous services.. Mr. Hooper, erf. the Bank of England, Mr. Stacey, Mr. Woodward, aind several other clerks in eminent Merdantile and banks ing establishments, spoke in favour of the objects of the Association, after which a vote of thanks wait passed to ? the Chairman, and the m ee ti ng a djourned. Colonel Blacker, who was put out of the com mission of the peace because his lady thought proper to decorate her person with an orange scarf, is to be restored without delay.—Dublin paper. mail st eam - pac k et - -- The - lio - and Halifax Colombia carried out 15,000 letters on her last trip to the United States. The returns of wine exported from Oporto last year give 26,355 pipes, out o f which 21,505 , p i pes were sent to Great Britain and the British possessions. SIR ALEXANDER BURNESO--A very painful feeling was excited here on the arrival of the India mail on Sunday last, by the appearance of a paragraph in se veral papers, stating, on the authority of a letter from Meerut, that an insurrection of Affghans had taken place in Cabul, and that Sir Alexander Burnes was killed or severely wounded. We are happy to learn, on inquiry, that no confirmation of this melancholy intelligence has been received by Sir Alexander's family; but that, on the contrary, the accounts they have received afford the strongest presumption of its being untrue. 7tr on. . ---......r05e Standard. . _ Viscointe de Rohasi Chabot, Aide.d e .c amp to the French King, an d b ro ther-in-law of th e D u k e of Leinster, by the death of Lady Elizabeth Mathew, comes into a fortune of 9,000/, per annum. The Viscomte was Major in the late 18th Hussars, and stationed w i t h t h at splendid corps in this ga rr i s on. —Limerick Ch ronicle. The election of Coroner for the county of West moreland took place on the eth instant, when George Thompson, Esq., solicitor, Appl eby, was appoi n t e d t o that oflice.—Carlisle Journal. The Gazette of Aix la Chapelle announces that the King of Prussia will Arrive tnere on the 19th, and stop there for the night, CHELTINHAZ4,--On Saturday a man, who went by the name of Ed war d Keerser, a n d represented himself to be a butler in the service of Captain Oakland, came into this town and hired Gloucester lodge, in the PrPMengde, in the name of his master, who, he said, was a gentleman possessed of 35,0001 a-year. His next step was to dispense his orders on his master's account very liberally among the vari ous tradesmen, but the suspicion s of Mr. French, grocer , b e i ng excited, the scoundrel was defeated in his designs, and made a precipitate retreat from the town, .r =X' e +~.v. ~ GRAND BALL at the TUILERIES. As early as seven o'clock on Wednesday evening the Rue de Rivoli was crowded with equipages of every species, and with a dense body of spectators to see the company going to the grand ball, given at the Palace of the Tuileries. At this splendid entertain ment, to which between 4,000 and 500 persons were invited, courtiers and citizens danced together in the same quadrille, and prolonged their enjoyments until six in the morning. All the extensive galleries and saloons of the royal residence were most brilliantly il luminated, and resounded with gay and spirit-stirring music, under the direction of Tolbecq, who is second only to Strauss. The orchestras, of 50 performers in each, were in the Hall of the Marshals and in the Ga lerie de la Paix. Their Majesties entered at eight o'clock. The King, the Prince Royal, and the Duke do Nemours wore the uniform of Lieutenant-General, and the Duke d'Aumale that of Colonel of his regiment, the 17th Light Infantry. Their Majesties, the Princes and Princesses, stopped in the throne-room, and com plimented the members of the Corps Diplomatique. On perceiving M. Kisseleff, the Russian Charge d'Af faires, who appeared to be completely recovered from his late indisposition, the King addressed him, and re mainea a few minutes in conversation with him. Their Majesties then moved towards the ball-rooms, stopping at almost every step to receive the respects of the nu merous personages who pressed around them. The Queen took her seat in the Hall of the Marshals, the most sumptuous and extensive of the Palace. On one of the first benches was the Queen, who wore a parure of sapphires and diamonds, which spread from her head dress to the bottom of her robe, which was of white satin, sprigged with gold. Oa her Majesty's left hand was Queen Maria Christina of Spain, who wore a rich dress of red velvet open in front, and ornaments of beautiful cameos set in diamonds. Her Spanish Ma jesty displayed several orders, with a star of brilliants of the first water. The Duchess of Orleans was on the right of the Queen, wearing a superb set of rubies and diamonds, on a dress of white tulle, garnished with wild roses. The Duchess de Nemours was distinguished by her emerald and diamond ornaments, and a dress of rose coloured satin. Being enceinte, her Royal Highness did not dance. The Princess Clementine was dressed in the same coloured robe, and similar jewels, but in more simple style. Madame Adelaide was dressed with great splendour. The Princess de Wagrarn sat next to Queen Maria Christina. Behind the Royal bench were the ladies of the Ambassadors and Foreign Ministers. Among those most distinguished for the splendour and taste of their attire, were Lady Cowley, the Duchess de Serra Capriole, the Marquise de Brig nole, and the Marquise de Torreno, Lady of Honour to the Queen of Spain, and Madame de Kisseleff, aunt of the Russian Charge d'Affaires. The ladies' toilettes were more rich, and the profusion of jewels much greater than we remember to have seen at any former court ball since 1830. The whole of the Corps Diplomatique were present. Reschid Pacha was the object of much attention. There were not perhaps as many foreigners of distinction at this as at the court-ball of list year. Several ladies were presented by Lady Cowley. The first contre-danse was composed of the Duchess of Orleans and the Prince de Wagrane Princess Cle mentine and a Colonel of the National Guard, the Duke d'Aumale and Mlle. Lobau, with other distin guished couples. In the second, the Princess Cle mentine danced with a Colonel of Light Infantry. In the Hall of the Marshals there was one quadrille of an immense number of dancers, and there were three other sets in the Galerie Louis-Philippe, where their Ma jesties at a later hour of the evening made their ap pearance. In the other saloons the company were able to walk about without being too much crowded. The richness and variety of the numerous uniforms were very striking. All the gentlemen, not military or naval, were in full costume, except the Deputies, who were mostly in black ; many of them wore the insignia of various orders. The foreigners, among whom the English were incontestably the most numerous and observant, were remarkable for the eclat and splendour, and in many instances the singularity, of their uniforms. The new uniform recently adopted by the French in fantry officers demands our notice. It is certainly well suited for the parade and the field, but for appearance at Court and dancing with Princesses, as several officers did on Wednesday night, nothing can be more inconvenient, more inelegant, than these frocks of dark blue cloth, falling below the knees, with very full trou sers and large boots. Economy is carried too far when it is at variance with consistency. We saw several gen tlemen with the order of Jerusalem glittering on their breasts, which, whether from their having been led into Palestine by the late events in the East, or from their having travelled thither with other motives, they had received from the Reverend the Guardian of the Holy City. It was with regret we observed some persons who, though annually invited, have not yet learned that there is a certain res p ec t an d propr i ety of conduct to I be adopted not only in the immediate presence of Princes, hut at all times when within the walls of a pa lace. Wednesday evening was rendered scandalous by the renewal of a positive battle between the servants posted at the doors of the room appropriated to the supper of the Queen and the ladies, and a crowd of per sons that cannot be called gentlemen, but who, with shouts and cries, and even with their hats on their heads, that their arms might be more at liberty, tried to force their way in. After all, in no Court of Eu rope can there be a finer spectacle than was exhibited in this room, where upwards of 1,500 ladies were seated, and served with every possible delicacy of the season. The supper for ladies was served at midnight. Supper for gentlemen continued long after the dances were concluded, and the hall of the theatre in which it was served was filled three successive times by the guests. Two hundred maitres d'hotel and five hundred footmen waited on the company. The King, who looked remarkably well, retired at half-past ten, but the Queen and the rest of the Royal family remained till near two. PRUSSIA. (From the Aug:burgh Gazette, of Jan. 10.) The Ministers of State exercising the authority of censors, have addressed to the superior Presidents of the provinces the following remarkable instruction to the censors, in order to render the application of their at tributes more uniform. From this day the press is to be affranchised from those inconvenient restrictions which do not coincide with the King's views ; conse quently his Majesty has, by a superior order, dated January 10, declared his disapprobation of all inoppor tune enthralment of the press. The Monarch recog nises the necessity of countenancing a free and re spectful publicity, and enjoins the censors not to lose sight of Article 2 of the Edict. of the Censure, dated October 18th, 1819. According to this edict the Censure is not to oppose any serious research after truth, nor raise any inconvenient obstacle to free trade in books. The object is to prevent any publi cation contrary to the precepts of religion, to morality, and to good conduct, as also to combat the fanatic adoption of religious axioms and dogmas in politics, and the false ideas which result therefrom. Also to obviate any circumstance which might compromise the safety of Prussia and of the other States of the Confederation. The privileges of the Censure ought not to be exer cised with narrow views, and contrary to the spirit of the law. The censor may authorise a free discus sion of even the affairs of the State. The linen testible difficulty which existed in determining the true limit should not lead from a true application of the law, nor inspire that anxiety which has already giVen rise to false and lamentable interpretations of the Government views. Although it be impossible to fore see every particular case which may result from in structi ons of this nature, the education and the position of the censors are a certain guarantee that they will maintain a mean term, thus conciliating what is due to science and to morality, and what is owing to private in terest as well as to general. Hence it results that writings containing an opinion upon the administration or upon one of its branches, of laws enacted or to be en acted, indicating errors, or false ideas, or ameliorations, ought not to be repulsed because they are conceived in a tense contrary to that of the Government, provided always the editing of the same be worthy, and its ten dency benevolent. The limits within which Govern ment measures may be subjected to a critique of this na ture depends upon the manner in which the debates of the Rhenish States have been published ; but it must never be lost sight of that the observations addressed to the Government must not have a malevolent charac ter. It is also essential for the censors to know how to make a distinction of this nature. Their attention must be directed to the form and to the tone of the works, and to the prohibitio n of their publication if they in them perceive a passionate, violent, or arrogant spirit. All that is contrary to the Christian religion, or to any dogma of that religion, must not be tolerated. It roust also be the same as regards anything which may offend morality, or whi c h i s contrary to dcency. Offensive expressions to individuals, wounding their honour, must not be printed. The same rule must be observed also with regard to a criticism of private opinions, or of entire classes of society, the use of party names, and other personalities. If the Censure be ex ercised according to these indications, conformably with the edict on the Censure of the 18th of October, 1819, a sufficient publicity may thus be enjoyed, and be conformable with the rules of good conduct. Hence will result a greater sympathy for the interests of the country, whilst the national prosperity will be a gainer thereby. Thus it is permitted to hope that political literature and the daily press will the better understand their object, will assume a more worthy tone, and will not seek to speculate upon publie curi osity, by communicating unmeaning articles bor rowed from foreign journals, or news furnished ' by ill-disposed or ill-informed correspondents, and by reproducing personalities- The Censure is evidently delegated not to tolerate such a state of things, but to attain this end it is necessary to act with the greatest precaution when new journals are authorised or new editors admitted. The daily press ought to be confided only to respectable men, whose knowledge, position, end character, are the gua rantee for the loyalty of their sentimeilts: The ---- . EVENING SUN sam e pi u lent c - mrse ought to be adopted in nominating Censors, in order that the attributes of the Censure may be confided on l y to men o f i ntegr i ty and capacity, and who can p rove worthy the confidence reposed in them—. men knowing skilfully how to discern between the sense and the form, and in this respect, with a certain tact, form their determinations. In charging the superior President to give th e necessary instructions to the cen sors within his jurisdiction, we believe that on his side he will reflect on the present lett er o f i ns t ruc ti on i n order to fulfil the intentions of his Majesty the King. (Signed) DE ROCHHON, Minister of the Interior. EICHHORN, Min. of Pub. Instruction and Worship. Count de MALTZAHN, Minister for Foreign Affairs. Berlin, Dec. 26, 1841. ARCHBISHOPRIC OF COLOGNE. The following is a copy of the lettet which his Ma jesty the King of Prussia addressed to the Archbishop of Cologne, Baron Drost de Vischering, on the 19th of last October : " Monsieur l'Archevique—You have doubtles learnt that the affairs of the Church of Cologne ha\ e been happily arranged by the prudent intervention of the Court of Rome ; and I have not lost sight of the fact that you have zealously co-operated in the attainment of an end so anxiously desired. More than a year ago you gave me your word that ynu would take no undue advantage of your liberty in order to return to Co logne. You have conscientiously kept your promise ; and, in signifying to you my satisfaction with your con duct, I absolve you from your parole, on condition that, if you wish to visit Cologne, yon will not do so before the arrival and installation of the coadjutor. " I could never believe that you had borne part in any revolutionary intrigues, and my Government has already taken occasion to refute the charge ; but, knowing that y our honourable family is earnestly de sirous that I should personally make a similar declara tion, I avail myself with pleasure of this opportunity to assure you, that there is no ground whatever for a suspicion that you have abused the dignity of your station and functions for the purpose of favouri►, g poli tical or revolutionary intrigues, or to assotiate your self with persons who had such objects in view. I sin cerely hope that this assurance will convey to you the tranquillity you deserve to enjoy, and that Providence will long permit you, in a ,quiet old age, to rejoice in the rc-establishment of the peace of the Church. (Signed) FREDERICK WILLIAM." INQUEST ON A PAUPER—EXTRA ORDINARY PROCEEDINGS. On Friday last an inquest was held before Mr. Wak ley, in the board-room of the Hendon Union workhouse, on view of the body of John Catlin, upwards of eighty years of age, an inmate of that workhouse. The Coroner having received notice of the death, issued his warrant for the summoning a Jury to meet at the Workhouse, and proceeded to join them. In the high road, when about to alight from his carriage, Mr. Wakley found Mr. Tootell, the solicitor, of Edgware, and clerk to the Board of Guardians of the Hendon Union, waiting in his gig to announce to him that he must proceed to an inn on the London-road, some dis tance from' the workhouse, to hold the inquiry, as the Jury had been directed that morning to assemble there instead of at the workhouse, and that the Coroner would there also find the constable. The Coroner expressed his astonishment at this proceeding, and inquired the cause. Mr. Tootell replied, that the Guardians refused to al low any more inquests to be held in the workhouse. The CORONER said that surely Mr. Tootell, as a la.w yer, must be aware that the Coroner was bound to hold his inquest super visunt corporis, and that he could en force his power of entering any place where the body might lie, in order to fulfil the demands of the law. . Mr. Tootell replied that that might be quite true, as regarded the Coroner and jury being admitted to see the body, but that they must then immediately depart and hold the inquest somewhere. else. Such were the direc tions of the Board of Guardians, and any attempt on the part of the Coroner to enter the building there to hold the inquest, would be resisted, and the doors barred aginst him. The CORONER said he should be extremely sorry to resort to force, but he wasdetormined that the power of his office and the interests of the poor should not suffer in his person, and that if the entry of the Coroner and the Jury were opposed, he should at once call in the aid of the police, and, with the assistance of a sledgehammer from Edgware, he doubted not he should speedily ob tain the required admission. Nothing shall prevent me from bolding the inquest in the workhouse. Th e Coroner then alighted from his carriage, and having requested Mr. Mills, his - secretary, to proceed to the inn and obtain the immediate attendance of the Jury at the workhouse, went through the gates to the front door, where he was admitted. Two of the Jurymen had at that juncture just arrived at the workhouse, and pointed out to the porter that they had been summoned for that place by direc tion of the Coroner, and complained with much vexation at their being expected to go on such a day, or at any other time, from a building that belonged to the rate payers to a distant house, when the body was in the workhouse. In a short time 16 Jurymen were in at tendance in the hall, the remainder having arrived from the inn with the constable, who placed now fur the first time before the Coroner the copy of the resolution of the Board of G uardians, which had been given to the constable on the previous evening, with an order from the Guardians: that he should alter his summonses to the Jurymen, and assemble them at the inn, instead of at the workhouse. The Jury one and all expressed their gratification at. the intention of the Coroner, and agreed that they had never heard of a more scandalous proceeding thrai the attempt to exclude them from their own building on such an occasion. Mr. Tootell here sent for the Rev. Mr. Mutter, one of the Guardians, on whose arrival the party were still re maining in the hall and lodge below. The CORONER, addressing Mr. Mutter, pointed out to the Reverend Gentleman the extraordinary position in which he had been placed, and concluded by saying to him, " I have now obtained admission into the premises, and here I shall remain to hold my inquest, and if you or your officers cannot find a suitable place for the Jury to assemble in, I will see what I can do myself." No steps being taken to find such a room, the Coroner left the hall, followed by the Jury, and proceeded up stairs to the door of the board-room, which he found locked. The Rev. Mr. Mutter having also followed him, wished to know whether he was quite resolved to fiat' a room on the premises for the inquest, and on the Coroner once more repeating the t he certainly was, the key of the board-room was produced, and the Coroner and Jury admitted. A long discussion took place as to what occurred on a former occasion, and the inquiry was proceeded with, but presented no features of public interest. The Jury returned a verdict that " John Catlin died from effusion of serum on the brain, produced by a natu ral cause." DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AND Loss OF LIFE...-. About a quarter to one o'clock this morning, a fire broke out in the Bee Hive new beer-shop, Harrow-road, in the occupation of Mr. Malley, which, we regret to state, was attended with the loss of life. The premises were full of lodgers, consisting principally of navigators, most Of whom slept at the top of the house. The fire, which broke out at the bottom, in a short time obtained such a fearful ascendancy as to prevent any of the numerous in mates from effecting their escape 'by the stairs ; and but fur the fire-escape, which is kept at the junction of the two roads, the whole of the inmates must have perished, the men and females being got out in a state of nudity. Shortly after two o'clock the building was reduced to a. mass of ruins ; and after all danger was over, an in quiry as to what had become of the inmates was made, when the pot-boy was missed, and from the description of the room in which he slept, no doubt exists but that he perished in the flames. EXTRAORDINARY CASE OP SUPERSTITION EMPLOYED TO DETECT A TnrEr.—On Saturday, Louisa, wife ofJames Stebbins, was examined before the Mayor and Magistrates at Yarmouth, charged with havino robbed the house of William J. Presant of a dressing! ease, containing 601. in money, and a silver watch. A witness stated that the prisoner was detected by the Bible and key. On being questioned by the Mayor, witness stated that Mrs. Presant having made known her loss, a number of neighbours were summoned to meet together, when the ceremony took place,which she described. A bible is procured, and the wards of a key being placed in or about the middle, the book is tied so that the key, on being suspended by the bow, would sustain the weight of the book; a thread is fastened to the bow of the key, and each party in succession places the thread on his or her finger, thus suspending the book there from. Some incantation is pronounced, and the bible ' is expected to revolve if the party be guilty. and remain stationary if innocent. Witness went on to state that the ceremony having been performed on several, and no effect produced, it was at last practised on prisoner, when, to her consternation, the Bible twirled rapidly, and she uttered an exclama tion of surprise and terror, and confessed her guilt. The detail excited some mirth in the Court. A police officer proceeded to her house, where he found her, and took from her five 51. notes of the bank of Gurney and • Co., five sovereigns, and two half sovereigns ; she fetched the silver watch, and said she had bought furniture and clothes with the remaining 29/. The box, she stated, she threw into the river, whence it has since been recovered, and is in possession of an officer. She was committed for trial.—. Essex Herald. Some highly interesting experiments have lately been made at Portsmouth, for the purpose of ascertain ing the application and capabilities of the mantelet, lately invented by Lieutenant-Colonel Blanchard, of the Royal Engineers, to gun rocket practice, and the result has proved highly satisfactory. The application of the mantelet to so 'formidable a weapon of war as the Con greve rocket, originated with Lieutenant-Colonel Men zies, R. 11., commanding the Royal Marina Artillery. FOURTEEN VESS3LS ASHORE.—Yesterday (Thursday), we had a tremendouS snow-storm on this coast, which has been attended with very groat destruc tionti amongst the shipping entering the harbou4-eofh port (Sunderland). About four o'clock _t after noon, when it began to grow dark, it beingwhile endeavouring tide, a great number of large vessels, w_ in then flood potatoc-garth ; and, to proceed up the river (Wear), got across the ), blowingfoul of each other, and a strong southerly wind then river, many were driven upon th e k cont . d st of which received rn between that time and six 0 doe , vessels. . lune a t intervals to ground there, in° „ or e by driving against each °tiler N is . — .. , ort,ger 11 or less damage, Times. , nl; , ;r." _ l