The Sun. — London, England, 1834-01-13 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. The expressions, in themselves remarkable, used by M. de Broglie in corroboration of the speech of M. Bignon, spoken on Tuesday last, appear to have been caught at by M. Mauguin and other members of the Liberal Opposition, with an eagerness which might have much embarrassed the regular action of the French Government in its policy towards the east of Europe. M. de Broglie therefore felt him self called upon the day after to restrict with more caution than he had at first employed the sense in which the Chamber should be authorized to under stand his adhesion to the views of M. Bignon. He declared that his language referred merely to "a l development of principles relative to the conduct of France in case the existing treaties should not be faithfully executed by foreign Powers." If M. de Broglie had stopped there, we think that he would have acted with quite as much both of discretion and dignity as by proceeding to hint that the state of things " was in no respect changed by the late treaty between Russia and the Porte," and that " no exclusive rights were conferred by it upon any European Power." Now, if it were true that Russia had derived from that treaty no rights to the exclusion or detriment of other countries which did not exist before, the first clause of M. de Broglie's allegation must, of course, be admitted. But we suppose that the obligations inseparable from office compelled the French Minister for Foreign Affairs to disguise considerably his own private sense of the real bearings of that alarming contract, because it is a very different thing to leave Turkey a discretionary power of opening or closing the Dardanelles to the armed vessels of all other Powers, as she might herself think fit, and as she has always exercised it—a very d.fferenf thing, we say, from binding her by a positive en gagement to close those straits against two or more great Powers, at the bidding of any individual Power, and that Power the one to which she so engaged herself. This is a compact which does essentially " alter the state of things," and which does " confer upon one European Power exclusive rights" which she could not before lay claim to. We respect the integrity of M. de Broglie, and can even find in the necessity under which he found himself of making some (though not a satisfac tory) explanation—that is to say, in the hasty suergy of his previous remarks upon M. Bignon's speech—a proof and earnest of the depth to which the mind of the whole French Government is 'penetrated with indignation at the designs of Russia, and with a determination to resist them. The activity of the Holy Alliance and its agents in trying first one topic, then another, on which to intimidate France and England separately, or to fill them alternately with suspicious jealousies of each other, and so break up a union which no confederacy of armed despots can venture to resist, is exhibited in a multitude of forms. An article under the head of German Papers, and extracted from the Allgemeine Zeitung, presents a good spe cimen of the double game of bullying and wheedling —the first directed against Great Britain—the second against France. This Government is threatened with the revival of the " continental system" of Bonaparte, to be forced by Russia, and her Aus trian and Prussian vassals, upon the inhabitants of Turkey, Germany, and Italy, at the bayonet's point, while it is gently insinuated into the ear of Frarce, that she ought to " take advantage of the circumstance, and to profit by the damage thereby inflicted on England." Here, then, lies the whole of their honest, but somewhat shallow game. They plan a partition of Turkey, as they did of Poland, trusting that France and England have gained no experience, that they are blind to their own inte rests, and to those of all civilized nations, as the) were from 1772 to 1791, and no more capable of protecting the weak from spoliation, than at those disastrous and disgraceful epochs. The Holy Al liance, we hope and trust, will find itself ere long undeceived.—Times. We are surprised to find that many of the pro vincial papers of last week have copied the para graph which appeared in a morning paper of the 30th of December, stating that the late Mr. James Brougham, M.P., held two sinecure offices to the ...mount of 2,4501. per annum. This was generally known not to be true, and our contemporary, with a laudable desire to preserve his reputation for ac curacy, stated, on the follotsing Thursday, that " the paragraph was a verbatim extract from the Commons' Report on Members in Office," so that whatever " error" there might be, it was the Par liamentary Committee's, and not his, It is due, however, to the Parliamentary Committee to state, that this " verbatim extract" omits the important words " these offices expire on the 20th of August, 1533." Mr. Brougham had, of course, ceased from that period to hold the offices, and it is almost needless to repeat what was publicly stated by the Lord Chancellor, that he only held them at all until they could be safely abolished, when he was ready to receive no compensation. Had the Chancery Act, which provides for that event, not been delayed by the opposition which it met with in the Lords, Mr. Brougham might have ceased to hold the cffices before they had yielded him sufficient to pay the fees attendant on his ap pointment. This misstatement is one of the almost daily instances of the mode in which the enemies of the Lord Chancellor conduct their opposition to that eminent man. Tne baseness of it is its antidote. It not only does not injure the object of the attack, but it recoils with violence on the assailant. We have reason to know that all the better class of Tories are disgusted with this infamous species of warfare. The misstatement we are disposed to believe was a mere clumsy blunder on the part of the morning pa per with which it originated ; but the writer in the Post, who greedily adopted it, must have acted with his eyes open, or is it possible that malignity can dim the sight as much as the most unqualified stu pidity 2—Times. It is amusing enough to observe the hack Mini sterial prints congratulating their patrons and each other upon the defeat of Mr. Sadler, at fludder field, as if it were a proof of Whig popularity. Some proof of the popular feeling being on their side was certainly wanted by a Ministry that has falsified its principles in so many instances, and in volved itself in the odium of so many gross jobs. But we do not think any proof of the sort was sup plied on the present occasion ; and if the Treasury scribes had not as inflexible a gravity, while dis charging the duties of official imposture, as the Roman augurs, they would laugh in each other's faces while attempting to practise such delusion upon the world. What is the real state of the case ? Mr. Sadler makes an effort to throw open a Whig nomination borough, for it is a me lancholy fact, that some boroughs of that rotten character have been created under the Reform Bill. The Whigs themselves have boasted of Dun garvon being so close that it is folly in any man not of Ministerial connection to attempt it. Something of the same sort may be said of Chatham, Kendal, Cable, Tavistock, and a few others, which it will require an additional Reform Bill to throw open and render truly independent, for it makes little dif ference to the country whether close boroughs are held under Tory or Whig patronage. It Is freedom and purity of election th'at the country wants—not the transfer of borough influence from one party to another. In the instance of the election for Hudders f►eld,Mr. Sadler,as we said, attempted to open a close Whig borough, and was defeated, not because he was unpopular, but because the borough itself is on an unpopular foundation. The support which he got under the circumstances, was in itself a proof of the progress which those principles are making that are advocated by the able opponent of Malthusian doc trines—the protector of the factory children, snd the poor man's friend. The closeness of the bo rough of Huddersfield may be understood from the following passages of a letter, addressed by Mr. J. Foster to the Guardian newspaper, previou'ly to the election. That gentleman disapproved of Mr. Sadler's coming forward as a candidate, on account of the impracticability of the task which any man, 0 5" however popular, who was not a nominee of the Whig patron, must impose on himself in attempting to become the representative of a borough that was ' rotten from the first moment of its existence. He says, "It is totally impossible for Mr. Sadler to be returned for that borough without the concur rence of the Whig Sir John Ramsden, as every house in Hudderlfield, with only one exception, be longed to that worthy Baronet. Mr. Sadler, there fore, if put in nomination, must be defeated, and it will be eagerly seized on by his political opponent , as a barometer of public feeling concerning him— than which nothing can be more unjust. I, there. fore, protest before hand against any such inference, and I a , k what benefit do the public derive from the destruction of the Duke of Newcastle's rotten bo rough of Boroughbridge and the creating an equally rotten one at Huddersfield ?" Let the Treasury scribes answer that question if they can, and when they have answered it satisfactorily to the British public, who want not the triumph of party but of principle, let them talk of the superior popularity of the Whig candidate, whom Government and the influence of the Whig proprietor of the borough place in the representation—but not till then.— Morning Herald. We call the attention of our readers to the re port of a great county meeting of the county of Devon, held at Exeter on Friday last, of which we have elsewhere given a report, abridged from the Western Times of Saturday last. The object of the meeting was to agree on a petition to the House of Commons, praying for a commutation of tithes for a tenth part of the rent. A very strong feeling against tithes exists in Devonshire on account of so large a share of the soil as one-half being the pro perty of the men who cultivate it. The word " Yeoman" is not, therefore, an obsolete word in that part of England. Lord Ebrington, Captain Buller, and several other gentlemen protested against the injustice of attempting a commutation on any other principle than that of the fair value of the tithes. The Devonshire Yeomanry, however, would listen to no arguments against their determination to pay no more than two shillings in the pound. We quite agree with Lord Ebrington, that one of the unhappy fruits of the determination to resist all reform is, that when resistance is no longer possible, that which at first would have been received as a boon, is rejected with disdain. The Church stood out against all commutation of tithes, when the people would have been satisfied with a commutation on a fair principle; and now that the Bishops have declared that a commutation is desirable, the people demand it on terms which would prevent it from being carried. It is quite clear that Ministers never will propose a commutation on any other principle than that of a fair equivalent. The only effect of per sisting in carrying the commutations at a tenth of the rent, instead of a tenth of the produce, would be to defeat the measure. On the evening of the same day a meeting of Protestant dissenters took place at the Subscription Great Room, Exeter, to memo rialize Earl Grey on the subject of these grievances. Those from which they want immediate relief were thus briefly summed up : " The payment of church rates and Easter offerings, the necessity of being married at the altars of the Church of England, the inability to be interred by our own ministers in the parochial burying-grounds, the want of a registration of births, deaths, and wills, unconnected with any religious sect, and exclusion from the National Universities." We are pleased to see the readiness with which the Dissenters listen to the counsel of their friends to confine themselves to practical grievances. By introducing claims for which the public mind is not duly prepared, they would only throw obstacles in the way of reforms, respecting which all are agreed. In moving a resolution explanatory of the grounds on which they poitponed the question of the con nexion of the Church and State for the present, namely, " That although the connexion at present existing between the Church and the State is con sidered by us both a grievance, pressing on ourselves, and injurious to the general interests of religion we are willing to defer urging its dissolution until more information on the subject shall have been diffused, and the sentiments of our fellow countrymen more fully formed and developed," it was stated by the Rev. Mr. Glyde, as his belief, " that the Protestant Dissenters, as a body, would not be satisfied with any thing short of a dissolution of the connection between the Church and State, nor until the Episcopalians were placed on the same footing as other denominations, and until all were equally under the protection of Government." By way of showing that the zeal of the people is suffi cient for the maintenance of Christianity, without compulsory taxation, the Western Tinges remarks, " That in an agricultural parish of Devonshire, of which the Rector is one of the brightest ornaments of the Church, there are three or four Dissenting Chapels, and that these cannot have been established from any dislike of the Rector, for all are happy to offer him their humble tribute of praise for his great talent and marked benevolence."—Morning Chron. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JAN. 11. COOKE V. NITHITEHEAD. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL moved to set aside the verdict given in this case for the plaintiff. and to have a new trial. This was an action against the defendant, a money scrivener, to recover damages ft,r not having properly in vestigated the goodness of the security on which an annuity was to be granted to the plaintiff, who had intrusted the defendant with money to purchase the same. The Court granted a rule to show cause. EX PARTE JAdIES BROWN. Mr. KELLY moved for a rule to show cause why an attorney at Lytnington should not assign to another attorney the articles under which Mr. Brown bad entered into his service as an articled clerk. The Learned Counsel stated that the affidavits on which he moved represented that Mr. Brown had, for some time before entering the service in question, been practising as a notary ; that he was a man of ability and experience, and that his services were very valuable; that he had become an articled clerk, in order to enable himself to be put upon the rolls of the Court, but that he did not require instructions like articled clerks who went to learn a profession. The Court granted a rule to show cause. ARCHES COURT, JAN. 11. KILPIN V. KILPIN. Sir J. NICHOLL gave judgment in this case. It was a suit commenced by the wife against the husband for a di vorce. The parties were married in 1824, both being minors at the time. The present suit was commenced in 1831. The charge of adultery was made out against the husband beyond all doubt. In 1829, Mr. Kiplin eloped with Maria Stanton, the sister of Mrs. Kiplin, and lived with her in London and other places. It was not till the last act that the wife separated from her husband ; and the question was, had the wife positively acquiesced in her husband's misconduct? There was no evidence of her having been hurt at the discovery of this incestuous adul tery. On the contrary, it was proved that, two years afterwards, the wife and the sister lived under the same roof, and they must have assisted in bringing forward the present suit. The Court dismissed the parties in the suit. The fortification s of the Dardanelles, com mencing at the entrance from the Archipelago, on the Euror an side, the first castle, called Shain Kalli, has 15 guns ; the next, immediately near it, Sectil Bahar, has 70 guns and four mortars; the next, three miles distant, Eski Sarlic, has 12 guns ; then comes Killah Bahar, or the Ohl Castle of Europe, with 64 guns, 18 of which are of very large calibre, and with two collateral batteries—the southern called Nartracsic, having 48 heavy guns, and the northern, Dyrner Bourum, mounting 30 guns ; and, lastly, at this side is Bovalii Kalipi, built on the site of the ancient Sestos, with 50 heavy guns. Opposite to them, on the Asiatic side, commencing from the Archipelago, are Koom Kalli, 80 guns, some of large calibre, and four mortars; Yuba Ba.rhic, 14 guns; Saltani Ka'essi, or Old Castle of Asia, with 192 guns, IS of which are of large calibre; Kiessi B ,, urnurn, on the southern point of the Bay of Abydos, having 46 guns ; and Nagara Bournie, with 84 guns The total number of guns at both sides of the Strait being 743, all of w hi c h h ave b ee n proved last summer by Rus sian engi neers , an d t h e greater part of which are on a level with the water, and command, many of them, point blank the passag.-, through which a rapid current runs, rendered more difficult by the shoals, unr:er the very teeth of the batteries. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. (From the Bath Herald of Saturday.) ➢IEETING OF THE INHABITANTS OF BATH AND ITS VICI NITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING THE FORMA TION OF A RAILROAD BETWEEN BRISTOL AND BATH READING AND LONDON. Pursuant to public notice by handbills and advertise ment, a most reslectable and numerous public meeting was held at the great room at the White Lion Inn, in the market-place, on Tuesday last. R. Bright, Esq., and a deputation from the Bristol Directors, accompanied by Colonel Baillie, M.P. for the city of Bristol, were in at tendance. Several gentlemen (among whom were Messrs. Walmesley, Pycroft, Mant, and others) were pressingly invited to take the chair, but declined. As the time was advancing, and the business required much explanation and discussion, Mr. Caldecot was at length prevailed upon to preside, and having opened the business by reading the requisition, he trusted to he honoured with their indul gence in a situation for which he acknowledged himself unfitted, but which he took at their request, because the object of the meeting was a great public measure, and cal culated to produce great public good. He then begged to introduce Mr. Brunel who had come provided with the plans, &c., and concluded by calling upon Mr. Saunders, the Secretary of the London Committee of Directors, who would furnish them with all the important details belong. ing to the measure. Mr. SAUNDERS now came forward, and intimated that as it was the first occasion that he had been called upon to address a public meeting for the purpose of explaining the circumstances connected with this great design, he must claim their indulgence, if he should be obliged to detain them for a short time. He had made himself ac quainted to a minute degree with those circumstances and details, and he could meat unequivocally state to them that the project bad emanated from no speculator for his own private benefit, but from public bodies in Bristol. These had appointed a committee in London, and had raised the necessary funds among themselves to make and pursue the requisite inquiries as to the practicability and utility of the plan, and having satisfied themselves of both these, they had submitted the scheme now to the public support. It was a fact well known that the trade of Bristol, if it had not actually declined, was not increasing, and the gentle men who had originated this plan were desirous to stinite late that trade, by representing to them what Liverpool had done, by showing that even the project for connecting Birmingham with London had been received favourably, and that the Act bad passed last session. The report of the London committee to that at Bristol was that this measure was one of the greatest importance, and calculated to insure great public benefit. He repeated therefore that it was not an enterprise fostered by some private indivi duals, for private advantage, but one which had been looked into minutely, studiously, and fairly, and promised the greatest public advantages. They had appointed de putations from each of the Corporate Bodies of Bristol to attend a public meeting in that city with the reports of the various Committees, and at that meeting the plan was unanimously approved. They had then conferred with the gentlemen in London, who, having no local interest to serve, looked at it as a matter of pounds, shillings, and pence. A board consisting of some of the most respectable gentlemen in London bad been formed to co-operate, and he had the honour to be their secretary. Subsriptions in the local districts had indeed not been so numerous as they could have been wished—some were perhaps deterred by the magnitude of the undertaking, others by the failure of minor undertakings. Lately, however, the subscription had been greatly enlarged and upwards of 8,000 shares were already subscribed to wards the whole number of 10,000 which were wanting to form a railroad which should unite Bath and Bristol, Lon don and Reading. It was, his desire that the whole system should be most thoroughly sifted ; their estimates of re venue bad been drawn from the most certain sources and every other species of information was at their service. They were there for proof that the contemplated un dertaking would be of certain benefit to both Bristol and Bath, and he was happy to say that in a personal canvass be bad not found one solitary individual, either in Bath or Bristol, who doubted the advantages which both places would derive from this contemplated undertaking. They affirmed (and submitted that it was reasonable to do so), that a rapid communication with all parts of England would benefit Bristol as a place of commerce, and Bath as a place of resort for pleasure, and for the invalid. It bad been proved that the value of land, the value of houses, and the profits of trade, bad all benefited by a quick travelling communication, and he would instance the vast increase and prosperity of Brighton from the mere exertions of stage-coach proprietors, who having accomplished that distance from London in five or six hours had induced great number of families to settlewhose principals were frequently required in London for purposes of busi ness. Nay, steam navigation, with its cheapness and rapidity, had done the same thing for Gravesend, Rams gate, and Margate, and be mentioned these as a proof that places resorted to by the less opulent classes of society were equally benefitted by quick intercourse. In Graves end this was already felt to such a degree that land, which, before the rapid conveyance by steam-vessels was known, was worth only about 1201. per acre, was now selling at between 5001, and 600/. Arguing upon this principle, and submitting that Bath was already an acknowledged favourite resort, he was of opinion that the number of residents would be speedily doubled; that the salubrity of its waters, its baths, and its fine air, coupled with the knowledge that it could be reached in four hours and a half (as he could prove), without fatigue, would soon double the number of its visiters and residents. And wherever these increased, it was obvious to common sense that trade must participate largely in the benefit. If any objection was made upon the ground that provisions might rise in price from this extension of population, he would answer that the undertaking furnished equal faci lities for bringing produce into it from the distant markets. Under any circumstances the city of Bah might be considered the keystone of communication, in the very possible event of a railroad being continued to Plymouth ; Bristol again would derive the same advantages from South Wales ; passengers now go by Gloucester to Lon don, who most assuredly would take the road of Bristol were there such facilities in existence as were supplied by a railroad. In Ireland, too, the most sanguine expecta tions were entertained of the benefits which the country would derive from such an approximation of the British metropolis to the Irish markets. (In answer to a ques tion from a gentleman in the room, as to the amount of the Irish investments in this undertaking, the speaker re plied that hitherto they had not been applied to, though he could positively speak to their anxiety for information upon the subject, but that a deputation would wait upon the people of Cork this very week for that purpose.)— (Cheers.) lie observed in continuation that in Ireland, as in Bath, they had as yet bad no subscribers, from the want of an explanation of the nature and profits of their plans. He would next address himself to the question of es timates, and he begged them to bear in mind that be was not there to defend his own. These estimates bad been prepared before he had the honour of being the secretary to the London Board ; but he had most carefully ex amined and compared them with those of others, and all that he had seen confirmed him in the belief that they were to be depended upon. He had looked into those which bad been expended on the Manchester sad Liverpool road, and ours were beyond theirs. They were also beyond the estimates or the London and Birmingham, the London and Southampton, the London and Brighton, and the London and Windsor railroad.. He was aware that more injury had been done to public credit in these under takings, by under estimates, than in any other way ; but he could safely say that here, at least, no deceit was intend ed. Having been decidedly satisfied that 2,800,0001. was amply sufficient for the whole line, he could state that the result of revenue on this line would be 20 per cent, for passengers alone, more than on any other line of road in the kingdom. For supposing that by this inducement of cheapness, and the rapidity of conveyance alone, people should be tempted to travel only twice in future where they travel once now, the result would be an income of 747,000/ , without taking into consideration any of those articles which would be conve3ed then by these roads that are now transmitted by canal and other conveyances. But the proportion of travelling had increased far beyond this on the Datlington and Stockton, and the Manchester and Liverpool railways. He would come now to the deductions. On the Liverpool and Manchester road these had been very great owing to alterations, new engines,&c., and yet the Co mmittee were willing to admit that ours should be even al great, and the return would still be large enough to satisfy any subscriber. In the Liverpool road 89,0001. was the receipt of the half-year which is charged with eleven twentieths or 49,000/. for deductions. Now admitting' the whole receipts on the new projected line to be as above stated there would be 411,2571., even with the deduction of eleven-twentieths, though he would maintain that the expenses of clerks, porters, Etc., could never be so great upon a long as upon a short line of road. On the former line of road again, the amount of profit on passengers was stated to be 2s. 6d. out of 4s. 6d., and the profit upon heavy goods was stated to be only 2s. '7d. out of 109. 6d. of outlay ; now he argued that if, as it appeared from this statement, the revenue derived from passengers was the most important, it was clear that the calculation would be all in favour of the project now contemplated. (Mr. Walmesley here inquired if the wear and tear of loco motive engines were included in the Liverpool and Man chester estimates? to which the speaker replied " Certainly, yes.") With respect to the per tentage of profit, he really thought 10 or 11 per cent. profit enough, and should it produce more, the public ought to profit by it. That travelling would be increased he would infer from the mere filet of the omnibuses plying on the Oxford-street and Paddington line, where the number of passengers had immensely augmented from the mere circumstance of the diminished charges. And with the view of combining these advantages with an early return of gain, it was con templated to petition Parliament for an Act to com mence the undertaking at both ends, which would immediately produce a temporary revenue, as it was calculated that the passengers alone, between populous places, without reckoning anything for the transport of goods or c ittle, would bring a profit of 12 per cent. And now wiih respect to the shares—there were at present 8,000 shareholders, and he begged to impress upon them that it is provided in the deed that no call be yond 5/. per share, can be made upon them until after the Act of Parliament is passed. The Act will empower the sub scribers to transfer their shares, and will exonerate tl.e parties who thus transfer them from all responsibility for moneys not called for when the transfer is made. There will be also a clause empowering the directors to borrow 501. per share, as in the London and Birmingham under• taking, from the Exchequer Bill Loan office as soon as 501. per cent. had been paid on each share; this sum will be advanced by Government at a low rate of interest. The word " bubble" has of late been applied to joint stock concerns, and has deterred many from joining in such projects, but he affirmed that it could never apply to this. Here no individual was liable for a single penny, under any circumstances, beyond his share. He returned them his best thanks fu the great kindness and patience with which they had listened to his lengthened statement —(Applause)—and he begged once more to assure them that he had put forward nothing but what was the consci entious conviction of his own mind. He had never been instrumental in the formation of any company, and more • over he was not a sanguine man, but the deepest consider ation and weighing of all the bearings of this project enabled him to state with confidence, that it would be advantageous to the public and beneficial to the share holders.—(Applause.) (The speaker delivered these de tails with great fluency and appropriate expression. His manner was perfectly unpretending, his arrangement lucid, and his replies to queries full and unreserved.) Mr. MANT now put a question to Mr. Saunders rela tive to the line of road to be taken between Bath and Reading, as he saw many friends present who were inte rested in that direction, and wished for information. Mr. SAUNDERS referred to Mr. BRUNEL, the engineer, who here stepped forward with the plans, and showed that the line from Bath would be through Chippenham, Wotton Bassett, thence by the line of tl.e Wilts and Berke Canal, for the sake of the level) and thence to Reading. Mr. H. HUNT (the late M.P. for Preston) wished to know whether the railroad was to stop at Bristol ? He thought it would be advisable to extend it to Pill, by which means the port dues of Bristol would be saved. Mr. R. BRIGHT stated in reply that if it were extended to Pill, it would still be within the port of Bristol ; but be would add that measures were now in progress for dimi nishing those port dues to the lowest possible scale. Colonel BAILLIE corroborated this statement, as did also Mr. GEORGE JONES, who added that a committee of the Directors were now sitting for that express purpose. Mr. MANT, after expressing his unequivocal satisfaction at the frank manner in which Mr. Saunders had explained every subject connected with this project, concluded by moving the first resolution. Dr. WILLINSON seconded the resolution and argued that the commercial traffic of Bristol and Bath would be immensely benefitted by the proposed plan, that every article of consumption would be cheaper as was proved by the short line of rail from Coalpit Heath, which had already reduced the price of coal very considerably. Mr. I. WILSON moved the second resolution. Mr. BRACE seconded it. Alr.PycaorT,in moving the third resolution,took occasion to confirm that part of Mr. Saunder's financial statement drawn from the number of passengers travelling at present by coaches. He had taken the precaution befo?e be joined in this undertaking to ascertain the number of passengers who bad travelled between Bath and Bristol during three weeks of the most inclement weather in the month of January, when, perhaps there was less travelling than at any otl'er period of the same extent in a whole year. He had gathered his information from the toll-keepers, and he had found that during this period the average number of passengers per each coach was seven. On inquiring from the directors of this intended company what average they had taken for the same line per coach during the whole years, be found it only eight. This circumstance had satisfied him that their calculations had been drawn with care, and had certainly gained them his confidence. Mr. Pycroft next adverted to the rumour that the Southampton Railway would interfere with the interests of this concern, which, he affirmed, could not be the case, and that they were, he believed, rather disposed to join us, and thus save mutual expense. And he verily believed that if the late scheme of the railroad between Bath and Bristol had not been opposed as it had been, it would now have been at work, and the city of Bath would have reaped the benefit of it in every shareholder receiving a very large interest for his money, and having every house occupied. Mr. Scorr would not wish to raise expectation too high in the amount of compensation likely to be drawn by subscribers for their investtnents in this undertaking, but he would state with the fullest confidence that it would be double the interest accruing from the public securities. Mr. H. HUNT thought that the company would do well not to overstate the amount as an inducement to the capi talists ; for himself, as long as the railroad was finished, he did not much care whether it paid or not.—(Laughter.) ➢lr. J. ALLEN inquired the difference between the former estimate of expense for the completion of the rail road between Bath and Bristol, in the year 1830, and the present estimate. Mr. PYCR.O77 stated that the present estimate was 00,0001. more. . . Captain SCOTT, R N., in moving a resolution, stated that the plan would have the effect of employing an im mense number of the labouring poor ; and could state from some correspondence which he bad had with the Directors of the Southampton Railway that this company would have nothing to fear in the shape of opposition from them. Captain LYE, R.N., eeconded the resolution. Mr. J. ALLEN moved, and Mr. E. DAVIES seconded, that the city and county Members be requested to give the petition to Parliament their fullest support. Mr. H. HUNT, seeing neither a city nor a county Member present, begged to state that he, as a candidate for the Eastern Division in opposition to Mr. Miles,would, if returned, give the Bill his best support.—(Laughter.) Mr. H. was proceeding in his remarks upon Mr. Miles's politics and his own, when he was stopped by an obser vation that the subject was irrelevant. Mr. SAUNDERS hoped that the business being now over the public spirit of the company would not allow them to separate without supporting it with their names. The call was then pretty generally answered, and in a few minutes the name of one gentleman present (Mr. Inglis) was announced as having subscribed for five hundred shares, accompanied with a declaration that he entertained no doubt that the undertaking would be carried into ex ecution. The amount of shares subscribed in a few minutes was little short of seven hundred. _ Thanks being voted to the Chairman, the meeting broke up. The Prospectus of this undertaking supplies very ample and important information upon the subject. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, JAN. 11 Charles Gadderer, a wine merchant, was opposed by Mr. Gilmore, a tea dealer, and by Mr. Coombe, a retired attorney. The insolvent's debts amounted to 17,000/. and he had been twice a bankrupt. He had been chiefly concerned in bill transactions. The COURT adjourned his case. WESTMINSTER SESSIONS, JAN. 11. Thomas Lavender, Robert Poulter, William Came ron, John Jones, Thomas West, Robert Croft, James Davis, and William Ashton, stood indicted for a nuisance, in keeping a gaming house in Pickering_place. This was the house in which the " lady," disguised in male attire, lost so much money; and this prosecution was instituted by the parish. Of the parties, Lavender alone has been apprehended and held to bail On the case being called on, Mr. ALLEY applied that it might be put off till next Session, on the ground that his client Lavender had been arrested last night, and was now in the custody of the Sheriff of Middlesex. Mr. AnoLratus said the defendant bad certainly suc ceeded in outjockeying them. As he was sworn to be in custody, and they had no habeas to bring him here, he could not help saying that he had no doubt he would be at large within an hour after it had been granted. The application was granted, subject to the condirion that the expenses of the day h. paid by t he defendant within a week, or in default the recognizances entreated.; CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION :COMMISSION. (Continuer) from The Sun of Saturday.) Mr. Tyrrell, City Remembrancer, examined—He at tend! both Houses e f Parliament, and looks after the Bills coming on in which the Corporation is concerned ; he also takes the propr means of having addresses, on the part of the Corporation, presented to the King and Queen ; he attends the presentation of all petitions to the House of Commons, he obtains the summer and winter venison warrants, and d e li vers t h em to the L or d Mayor, Sheriffs, Recorder,Commo n Sergeant Town-clerk, Chamberlain, and Remembrancer; by those warrants, which come from the Warrant-office, Somerset House, and which, no doubt, were intended by the King as commutation for the right of bunting in the Royal parks, the Lord Mayor receives six bucks an six dots ; each of the Sheriffs three bucks and three does; tie Recorder two bucks and two does; the Chamberlain and Remembrancer each two bucks and two does ; and Town clerk one buck and dce. Mr. Woodthorpe was again examined about the func tions of common pleaders. He said, they are allowed 4/. or 5/. a year for a living, and their emoluments are de rived from their exclusive practice in the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs' Courts. Both plaintiffs and defendants must employ them. Mr. Wire stated that it frequently happened that the Common Pleaders got blank briefs, but bad their fees, as they must be employed in those Courts, whilst the real and filled up briefs were put into the hands of foreiFn counsel (meaning by foreign, any counsel except the City Pleaders), who, of course, were also paid. He stated this to show the injustice of the Common Pleaders' mono poly of exclusive practice in those Courts, and be adihd, that another effect of it was, that it drove the busineis out of them. Mr. Woodthorpe's cross-examination resumed, relative to the Sword•bearer—lle is marshal and regulator of the officers of the Lord Mayor's household, and first officer attached to the Lord Mayor ; he constantly attends the Lord Mayor, from 10 o'clock daily until his Lordship quits the Justice-room, and then he inquires if his Lord ship has any further commands, and he sees them executed by the proper officers ; he may be considered as a species of Lord Chamberlain to the Lord Mayor, and he is the medium through which licenses for concerts and occa sional public entertainments in the city are obtained ; the Lord Chamberlain cannot grant a licence to any theatre within the city ; the Swordbearer is paid by fees, and not by salary ; on fixing the seal of the office of Mayoralty he receives a fee, and he has been entitled to the price of ad mission into the galleries of the Old Bailey ; this right is, however, at present disputed ; by a Report of the Cum tnon Council, dated 1819, it appeared that the gross emo luments of the Sword bearer, fur 14 years, were 17.1341., making a yearly average of 1,2231. ; but on account of certain deductions and alterations, the emoluments of the office may be considered at 6041. II s. The galleries of the Old Bailey formerly belonged to the Lord Mayor's servants, and they received the money paid by the public for entering them. The officers and door-keepers of the Old Bailey have no right to take fees, and ought to admit the public gratis into the body of the Court. 11r. Wire stated that Mr. C. Pearson once knocked at the Court door and applied for admission, but was told that the Court was full ; through the square hole in it he showed the door-keeper a half-a-crown; the door was opened instanter, but the moment Mr. Pearson got inside. be put the balf_crown in his pocket, and in that way baulked the door-keeper. Mr. Payne, the Coroner for London and Southwark, was examined as to the duties of his office—The nature of his office is judicial and ministerial ; be summons juries on the view of all persons who die of violent deaths in London and Southwark, and pronounces verdicts as to the cause of their deaths, and in cases of culpable homicide he issues writs for the apprehensions of offenders. lie did not think the Lord Mayor was ex officio Coroner, though the opinion of Mr. Alderman Venablea and the City Soli citor, as given in their former evidence, went to show that he was. For each inquisition he receives a guinea ; he is also Chief Clerk of the Justice-room at Guildhall, and re ceives a salary as such of 4001. a year. After some other evidence of no public interest the Court adjourned to Monday morning. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. G UILDHALL. A journeyman coachmaker was summoned by the parish of Christ Church, Newgate-street, that an order of affi liation might be made upon him. The mother was a tall, good looking woman, named Mary Owen, aged twenty. The man, in reply to Sir PAer Laurie, said, with a smile, that he believed he was the father, and he hoped his Wor ship would not be hard upon him, as lie had to pay for the keep of another. ' • "' . Sir PETER LAURIE said his smiling and flippancy of manner were disgraceful to him, and it was disgusting to see him glory in his shame. He might as well have thrown the young woman over the bridge into the Thames, as inflict such a lasting stain upon her character, and such a blight to her future comfort and prospects. What was to become of her now ? The law was, in his opinion defective in not empowering the magistrates to inflict some severe punishment on such transgressors. Ordered to pay 3s. 6d. a week. B 0 W- S TREE T. Isaac Morris, a man of respectable appearance, was placed at the bar, charged with having assaulted a young gentleman named Barwester, a student at one of the Uni versities, on that morning, at three o'clock. . . Mr. lifitismuct ordered the defendant to find hail. Bail having been procured, the defendant was discharged. SUICIDE.—A tall, stout fellow, who gave his name William John, was brought up, charged with endeavour ing to impose upon the public by pretending to commit suicide on the previous night. Police constable 135 Fon the evening before saw the defendant, around whom a crowd of persons had assem bled, in the Strand ; he had a penknife in his hand, with which he bad inflicted a small incision in his neck, causing the blood slightly to flow. Upon seeing him, he was about to make a precipitate retreat, but was stopped and taken to the station-house. _ The prisoner was committed for one month to the House of Correction, at the expiration of which time he will be passed to his own parish. He was recognized by a gen tleinan in the office as an old offender, having fallen down in Red Lion-square in a pretended fit. He then escaped. ATTEMPT TO COMMIT SUICIDE. Eliza Jones, a well dressed young woman of engaging manners, was charged with having attempted to commit suicide near Waterloo Bridge. Police constable F '75, on the previous night saw the prisoner standing on a coal-barge floating in the river Thames, near Waterloo Bridge ; believing her intention was to commit suicide, he secured her as she was about to jump into the river. The prisoner now declared her sorrow for having con templated so rash an act. Sbe was of respectable family in Ireland, and had been seduced by a person with whom she had since been living, and by whom she had had two children. In a moment of irritation, occasioned by the conduct of her seducer, she had rushed to the spot where she was found by the policeman, and was about to pre cipitate herself into the river, when she was fortunately prevented. The friends of the prisoner were then sent for, and she was delivered over to their protection. Q UEEN-SQ UARE. A young man, named James Dixon, a clerk in the service of Mr. Deacon, of Jubilee-street, Chelsea, car penter, was charged with embezzling various sums of money, belonging to his employer. The prisoner was committed for trial. INFORMATIONS AGAINST PUBLICANS.—The cherished friend of pawnbrokers, publicans, and others, the re • nowned Byers, attended to support several informations against the good folks of Hammersmith and its vicinity. The first case called on was against Mr. C. Lidgard, the proprietor of the Thatched House, Webb's-lane, Ham mersmith. This charge was for allowing dominoes to be played in his house on the 21st of last month, to which the defendant pleaded guilty, and he was fined in the mitigated penalty of 40s. and costs. Mr. William Vale, of the White Horse, Shepp ad's Bush, pleaded guilty to an information charging him with allowing cards to be played in his house. In mitigation, the defendant observed that the cards were introduced without his knowledge. The penalty of 40s. and costs was inflicted. Mrs. Elizabeth Dean, of the Half Moon and Seven Stare, Webb's-lane, Hammersmith, pleaded g uilty (by proxy) to allowing dominoes to be played in her taproom. It appearing that the defendant was quite ignorant of the law upon the subject, she only lately officiating in the hu siness since her husband's death, the Magistrate mitigated the penalty to 20s. and costs. Mr. B. Pring, landlord of the Red Lion, near the waterside, Hammersmith, was also convicted in the miti gated penalty of 40s. and costs, for allowing domino play. ing on his premises. QUITE OVERCOME.--A middle aged man, named Robinson, was charged with being drunk. " Well," said Mr. GREGORIE, " what have you to say to the charge, Sir?" Defendant—'Pon my honour, Sir, I must confess I was quite overcome; but it was not with GLASGOW CORN British Wheat, , p ied c w r 2 -I . . 0 . .. d oo t 0 252 s 8 . d OO . 22 Canada, free 28 0 29 0 Irish Barley, per 3201 b. English 0 C Scottish 2l 0 :22 6 Irish MARKET.—Jan. S. r Oats, per 2641 b. s. d. a. d. Irish 1 40t01 66 British l4 0 17 0 Beans, per 2601 b. English Scottish l5 0 17 6' Pease, Scottish 16 0 17 0 Oatmeal, per 1401 b. 13 0 14 9 Flour, per 2901 b 4O 0 43 0 CORNWALL. MARKETS. TRURO Wheat (average) 20s.0d.—Barley, 90. 91...0at5, Bs. 3tl. Sr. AUSTELL—Wheat, —s. to 21s.—Barley, Os. to IN.—Oats, 7e. to 7s. 9d. PENZANCE —Wheat, 21s. to 22s.—Barley, Os. to lls.--Oatss os. to Bs. ed.—Beef and Mutton, 51d. to Od.—Pork, Od. to 3d.-• Butter, 1211 per lb. LAUNCESroN—Wheat (average) 19s.6d.—Barley, 9s.OtL—Oate s 3s. 3,l.—Beef, 511—Mutton, 6d. LISKEAED—Wheat, --s. to 20s. 01—Barley, lO s. Od —.Oats, OS. to 6s. 6d. Bo D MlN—Wheat ( a veragey 2oB . — Barley, 10s. Od.—Oats, 7s 61 BIRTH. On the 10th inst., Mrs. Tegart, of Pall-mall, of a son. MARRIED. On the 9th inst., at Calstock,tlT; Rev. Henry Morshead M,An,, the rector 11th in 3', Devonshire, to Elizabeth, eldest daugh ter of W. L. Salisbury Trelawny, Esq., of Harewood, Corn wall, and M.P. for the northeastern division of the same county O youngest son of J o h n Forster, E sq., o f S ou th - end, Kent, to , of K st e . l , l at Beckenham Church, Charles Manners , Charlotte Frances, - eldest daughter of Lancelot Holland, Esq., of Beckenham.place. ~ On the 10th inst., Mr. Richard Strange, to Martha, youngest daughter of the late James Strange, Esq., Swindon, Wilts. On the 9th inst., at Pitminster, the Rev. John Nutcoinhc, Oxenham, of Upton-on. Severn, to Jane Georgiana, eldest : , (laughter of John Gould, Esq., of Amberd, Somersetshire. ,1 DIED. On the 9th inst., Mrs. Spencer, re lict of the late 'Milian Spencer, Esq., of Norwood-house, Middlesex, aged gs years. On the 9th inst., at Cockwood-house, Devon, the Rev. Dl Drury, many years head-master of Harrow School. On the 10th inst., at Epsom, Sarah, relict of the late Joseph Smith Gosse, Esq., of Clapham-common, in her 82d year. On the 11th inst., in her 60th year, Janet Dear, wife of Adam Young, Esq., of Vanbrugh-field, Blackheath. PRINTED AND rUBLISIIED By MURDO YOUNG,ATINS ,SUN OFFICE, 112, STRAND. • 1 liquor—quite the contrary—l'd drunk but very little—di very little, indeed, I can assure you. Indeed, Sir, you may smile, but it's the truth, 'pon my honour. Mr. GREGORIE—Perhaps you will be kind enough to tell us in what manner you became intoxicated ? Defen dant—lt wasn't with liquor, Sir ; 0 dear, no, Sir. The fact is, 1 tried my hand at a pipe for the first time, and the smoke—the infernal stroke—entirely overcome me, being naturally of a weak constitution.—(A laugh.) Mr. GREGORIE-I an: sorry for it, Sir, but it is my duty to fine yon five shillings. Thd defendant paid th money, and, bowing respectfully, retired. HA TT ON-GARDEN. SEIZURE FOR ASSESSED TAXES —A man names Sparrow was charged with exciting a mob to prevent a seizure of certain goods for assessed taxes. Davis, the Sheriff's officer, said that on Friday he wen►, by directions of the Attorney and Solicitor-General, to seize on the goods of Mr. Thompson, Sussex-street, Tot tenham Courr-road, for 5/., arrears of assessed taxes, due at Milsummer last. Mr. Thompson requested the levy to remain over for half an hour, to which he agreed. On his return he found a mob of 150 persons assembled in front of the premises, and a number of boys parading the street with a placard inscribed, " Fellow parishioners, my goods are seized for house and window duties, by Davis, the Sheriff's officer." He, after considerable difficulty, ob tain( d possession of the premises, and left two persons there. From the evidence of these persons it appeared that the prisoner, who was the ringlead er of the mob, continued with them, making a great disturbance, till the police ar rived. He assaulted inspector Titterton, on his taking him into custody.—Ordered to find bail. Mr. Thompson and Mr. Newberry, a neighbour, were then charged with having forcibly ejected from the pre mises the person left in possession. Mr. Thompson admitted he was enraged at the time, but Mr. Newberry denied the charge, and called a witness to prove that he was not within four yards of the com plainant —Both defendan s, were, however, ordered to find bail. MARLBORO UGH STREET. The publicity given to the examination of George Charteris, alias Wallace, alias M' Gregor, a li as Wil liams, on several charges of swindling, had the effect of filling the office on Saturday with crowds of tradesmen who had been regularly victimized by the prisoner. The prisoner, a stout grey-haired Irishman, when placed at the bar, was recognized as baying been trans ported for seven years for horse stealing, about twelve years ago. His system of swindling was of a mostinge nious nature, and so well c a l cu l a t e d t o di s arm suspicion, that in nineteen cases out of twenty it must have proved successful. His plan was to take a bed at some of the fashionable hotels on a Saturday night, and to instruct a boy to call on Sunday morning with a parcel, and a re ceipt, directed to him under some one of his assumed names, which, when brought up to him while in bed, he would direct the waiter to pay the amount of the bill at the bar. The prisoner having ascertained that his boy bad received the money, would then get up, take his breakfast, and contrive to leave the hotel without carrying away the parcel with him, to prevent suspicion. The parcel, when opened, would be found filled with rags and other rubbish. Four clear cases were brought against him. Mr. Phillips, of the Dover Hotel, Hungerford Market, suffered twice by this trick; Mr. Baldwin, Morley's Hotel, Waterloo square ; and Mr. Rose, of Batt's Hotel, also brought cases Against him. The two cases of Mr. Phillips, and the case of Mr. Baldwin, were very minutely taken, in order that the prisoner might stand committed. It was stated that he had lodgings in Jermyn-street, in Bryanston• street, and in Southampton-street, Pentonville; all at the same time, for the purpose of carrying on his numerous frauds. As Mr. DYER was informed that other charges were exhibiting themselves every day, it was decided upon remanding the prisoner for another week. COUNTRY CORN MARKET DURING LAST WEEK. Wheat. , Barley. Oats. Per Quarter. Nforpeth Penrith Sheffield Winchester Per Bushel. Carmarthen Cowbridge Newcastle (Staff.) Northallerton Swansea Warwick s. to S. 48 49 53 36 48 8. tO S. 25 25 29 26 28 s. to s. 18 19 22 16 21 19 S. S. 40 - 32 38 49 27 49 31 48 55 21 28 s.d. s.d. s. tl. s.d. 53 58 26 29 70 76 29 40 80 89 46 50 70 93 36 46 80 86 40 48 69 72 36 39 90 110 30 46 12 0 14 61 18 22 s. d. s. d. 16 20 ' 2 3 2 30 34 33 40 30 34 19 22 20 33 39 42 44 s. d. v. cl. 00 00 56 60 50 53 56 60 60 67 00 06 56 60 Per 8011. Barnardeastle ........ Durham .. Richmond ..-- Stockton —...--. 106 126 11 0 16 6 110 12 0 80 86 70 8 3 86 90 86 90 46 0 0 43 60 50 64 40 48 86 100 8 8 10 0 86 9 0 86 9 WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET.-Jan. 10. Wheat, Red, Norfclk and Suffblk -s. 445. to 525. fine 54a. -- Lin. and Cam. -- Yorkshire -s. 435. to 50s. fine 5. - White -s. 50s. to 555. 6ne 61s. - Foreign, Red -s. -s. to --s. fine -s. White -s. -s. to -s. nne -s. Barley, Norfolk and Suffolk 325. to 345. fine 355. . ,-• - Lincolnshire 3os. to 325. fine 335. F. - Yorkshire Wold 31s. to 325. fine 335. ' 4 1 - Foreign -s. to -s. fine -s. 4 Beans, Old -- New 355. to 3Ss. fine 40s. Oats, Potato l9s. to 225. fine 235. --- Poland -s. 18s. to 21s. fine 225. - Friezland and Small -s. 17s. to 20s. fine 215. - Mealing Shelling Malt 3ss. 395. fine 421. per Load. Rapeseed SCOTCH MARKETS. Wheat. Barley Oats. Beans. Oatmeal Aberdeen ...... 35 45 24 28 14 20 - - 21 24 8erwick..........., 30 34 15 19 12 14 18 21 28 28 Coldstream .... 35 42 18 19 13 14 20 22 .... -.. l upar .............. 48 56 26 31 18 22 22 26 -..- Dundee.* 50 60 30 33 20 25 30 31 .... -.. Elgin .............. 40 50 24 26 16 20 23 30 .... - Inverness......... 46 50 25 26 15 17 23 26 18 -- Kelso -............. 33 36 10 20 14 16 - 23 -.-. Kirka1dy......... 48 61 23 29 16 20 45 48 43 41 Perth 50 56 23 26 20 22 22 25 ..- .. K" --- , The size of the measure varies throughout the country. EDINBURGH CORN MARKEI.-Jan. 8. We had a large supply of all kinds of Grain to-day, and the sales were very heavy. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Pease. Beans. First s6s ed 31s 08 20s 0.1 29. i I'd 29s 0.1 Second Third 46s Od 21s 6.1 14s 8d 24s Od 24s Od PRICES OF PROVISIONS, &C. Beef, per lb. Os. 31c1.t005.6d. Fresh Butter, lb. s.lod. to s. Ild.; Hutton 0 31 0 6 Salt Ditto...—. 0 8 010 Veal 0 5 0 ii Ditto, per cv, t. i 0 0 0 0 Pork— 0 4 0 6 Eggs, per dot. 1 2 0 0 Lamb, per qr. I 6 Tallow, cwt.... 35 0 Puartern Loaf 0 0 otatoes, 1711 b . 0 5 :3 6 37 0 0 7 0 0 OaSiraw(kpl.) 6 6 7 0 Wheat Ditto.«, 5 6 6 0 6 riyaarl per Ditto 5 8 0 9 L - EDINBURGH BIE.AI There was a plentiful supply a and the sales were heavy, at last Per Sack of 2801 b Imp, First Oatmeal ZI 9 0 Second ditto 1 7 (1 Barleymeal 1 5 0 Peaseineal . 1 5 0 Pot Barley—No. I, per cwt. 12 MARKET.--Jan. 7. of Oatmeal at !this day's market, t week's prices. Per Stone of 141 b. Imp. First Oatmeal £0 1 8 Second ditto Barleymeal 0 1 6 Peasemeal 0 1 6 —2d 14s —3d 16s —Peal! 20s. . , . , .