The Sun. — London, England, 1831-01-10 00:00:00

ruapp ll e i LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(THIS DAY.) r places. COURT OF CHANCERY. •ection WOO The LORD CHANCELLOR sat to-day at ten o'clock; and a ask S i r ° se most acceptable and useful trait in his Lordship's character of Chancellor is, that of his entering the Court Phreeisely as the clock finishes striking the hour at which agistrate of November. " I ' i e i . 5 to sit. This punctuality having been shamefully ol!ogni nod by the two preceding Lord Chancellors, occa hole of the were in a ihi " .. en great waste of time at the most important period of ty was d e • a t t Way• and was the subject of unceasing dissatisfaction see them. to be e Omplaint j among the professional gentlemen who had as enter a in attehuanee. I did not , IN THE MATTER OF JARVIS, A LUNATIC. heard of it 0 1 5 Loan sHir state d, t h a t h e h a d d es i re d th e unfor munioation tv t i - ijc at , e gentlema n i n thi s m a tt e r to be brought to town, shire.' , n bad b een d one . I n suc h a ca s e , h e u n d e r s tood that • '" 5 pr " Prom edeeessors had always directed some one or more n • toedtcal gentlemen to examine the alleged lunatic before ICI I cams the selumenta were heard. This plan his Lordship ap consisted of proved of, and he wished now to know whether or not the all -s usel would consent, on both sides, to Dr. M‘Michael's adopted readi ng all the affidavits then seeing the lunatic, and vidence of next maki ng hi s report on t h e state o f M r . J arv i s ' s m i n d. A lath of No- ohstr. LowNras o n the one side, and Mr. WAKEFIELD I labourers o i - a z: . other, assented to this course, and so the matter hinery, &c. eto sign a 1 ,,._ _ 3 llt. ARNOLD'S THEATRICAL QUESTION. that their r ,‘ ue S MICITOR GENERAL on being called on to move \ Lis being the Fi - t Seal), was unprepared. He believed th e • l .' be in the same situa bar in general would be found to week for a s t 4° , 4 as it had been understood that the Court intended to On the Lapis, rery child ; expressly to hear the great legal theatrical question now and nothing else. week too The L ORD C HANCELLOR expresse d hi s surpr i se on hear ing this, because, as he said, he bad most distinctly ect. stated that he would take that question on the evening of ne to sign the first day of term, which will be to-morrow. proper lan - at, The S OLICITOR-GENERAL said, under such circum- I never n ee; there had been a universal mistake at the bar. lno corn' The LORD CHANCELLOR was sorry for it; but the fault ;o, The not with him. He would take the theatrical case I , of --- row night. He will dine in this hall to-morrow gst the la' : w 'th the Benchers, and will, accompanied by Lord Chief subject. I perceived , Justice Tindal and Mr. Justice James Park, bear the case the Vice -Chancellor's Court at seven o'clock. Also, that it 'nay no t i nter f ere w i t h t h e regu l ar b us i ness o f thi s the alleges Courts they will night to hear it until eth go on from night to [ Saturdays discussion upon the question is got through. The LORD CHNCELLOR now left the Court, no gentle wession o f M an havin g b een rea d y to go on w ith anything. Soon Edwardlabourers,Sugden aft erwards Sir pressed his surprise that the Court should have been broben any of the up, and requested an attendant of his Lordship's, who entered the Hall, to follow the Chancellor and say that he ad : `‘" r E. B. Sugden) was in the Hall, and ready to go on BOU e i ly o rt w s r ; with business. er a e r is no cvi The LORD CHANCELLOR within a few minutes took lament pon" his seat aga in ,by the and puree. Other the C ounsel preceded mace by the burn- ounsel entered the Court, and a few motions, of no great red to be the Public interest, were heard. t you have 7 , faction, ths, ; e _ s The Lo c will receive the Judges, Ser- RD HANCELLOR , structions 0 , "Its, and King's Counsl, o-morrow, at his house in lat which o terkeley re, and yoUr aquare, • being e the r first day of Term. it )r life in the and you are V ICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. art of lixxurl This being the first Seal previous to Hilary Term, the bour, calm°, v x cit. CHANCELLOR sat at —lrmo n s-inn o- y• T.' l ' • t da ice nor pout tcntion froill JU DGMENT--NIURRAY V. BARLEE. en 2 the more The Vic E .c„ I have beet; Which • K.ANCELLOII gave 1i... judgment in this case, display you . t‘ as a bill filed by the Messrs. Alurray, the so ci cruel tyrant s tors, of el, i fir the erY n - u a r7o ' se a- o a f in b s aving . it declared that they impt to stifle ministration, Were e • • • raided to be paid their bill of costs out ode ath, arui Property settled to theseparate use of Mrs. Bailee. Ist demands; - ti recept, but 1 , ' -1 the bill it appeared s that a settlement was made of Thorna: .6 the marriage of Mrs. Barlee, by which the in man that re nt , r a nation t° here of certain copyhold, freehold, and leasehold estates ' t ere settled to her separate use, and not liable to [rat lanoure ed ro 1 55 Y debts or contracts, but were to be entirely subject to 's threaten ~. n er 0 ,...... c bill to put do.‘", Ai ... matron), or that of her appointee. In 1819, r other mcari,„ r• and Mrs. I3arlee separated, in that year she filed a tbe able t." 4 against Edward Barlee and others, who were the ;. Earl. 1 11 ' tru 3t id its merited ti ees of her settlement , calling on them to account, and ' a Court appointed a receiver over the property settled to her separate use. In respect of the conduct of this vitness beat and several other snits, Mrs. Barlee became indebted °me time in ' n the Messrs. Murray's to the amount of 7001. e Jury in tbc and upwards, which she promised the plaintiffs in the case to Pay. The or gave them to understand she would one of th e The bill also stated that Mrs. Barlee, at the imfelfr b ° tit tle of giving this promise, had no other assets out of name befog w hich the demands of the plaintiffs could be satisfied but arise I'o l th ose which arose out of her separate estate, Mr. Barlee ould s e lect' having become a bankrupt, and quitted the country. To icked, Mail: the bill Mrs. Barlee had put in a general demurrer, Court d him wi t 1 a nd the principal question for the decision of the r capable 0 tvas, whether a fnnale having property settled airn, hut h t t° he r for her separate use, and giving a general ras perfect l i Press promise to p a y, no t an expre s s p rom i se to ted to bi Day n'. - , out of the separate estate, there being no other had (Irene", Prn P er tY, was liable to pay the debt. His Honour went the kind °, at co nsiderabl e length into the authorities on this point, by lefy them t o Which he felt himself bound to declare the demurrer put present Ale '4 by Mrs. Barlee to the plaintiffs bill ought to be d thechara c : overruled. vished part'; COLCLOUGH V. EVANS.—JunGmENT. . He MU.% The COURT also gave judgment in this case, which • refused ''' e t ; :°e before his honour on demurrer. The question in proceedirl ' s v 2 i e : c a•le chiefly related to points of practice and pleading, first Lime - fllch his Honour went at considerable length into, and in a forfue a lloWed the demurrer. before L O4 HOOD V. 111111.—JUDGMENT. lid eVerY S t o ts ThiB cas e came before the Court on a petition of re n with ti, .caring. Th e principal question related to the purchase ccasian, er td . land in and near the town of Derby. 1011. . 0 , His Hoxou n gave judgment this morning on a point of i to the 1 Practice on l y, giving the parties liberty to exhibit interro gilt orie s , f convicti°°' T h ., ‘ ,. 1 DAriEs V. DAVIES-JUDGMENT.-JUDGINIENT. iinst the i i o r t ,s ' whi ,` v cE- CHANcria.oa gave judgment in this case, in ministrat :0 His hick two pleas had been put into the bill by Mr. Davies. roceeding ' "'s Honour over•ruled both of them, with costs. i _ n Jtip?GIIIENT.---EX-PARTE COLVILLE V. SEVERN. x ing, h , ha il d case the b an k rupt, a person of the name of effected a policy of insurance in the London xi the Life A s ling, ° gir A s surance Company, and also in the Economic )erty of ' . As surance Company, which, in July, 1829, he as- Ngned t o „ b ie 8,0 „,„, a person named Davis as a security for y respeo n ' e , ' J ut- On the 7th of October, 1829, a commission 14th of I ' is ued against King, and Mr. Davis set up his claim loci" t ° these t ' irrors, c_ , .__,, , too policies. No notice of the assignment of these , , Itto an ' o c r l a. es Was given toe ither of :he Insurance Offices ; but 60/ k en ' . 11° i .street, J. . h ~,ri was made bthe Commissioners for the sale of Woorin'sru" t h e Poliies to , e c , out of the proceeds of which Mr. Davis was 54 paid. paid.. One policy sold for 8401., and the other for , • which the assignees of the bankrupts alleged be r.) i_o a ti r d to them ; and the question raised by the petition whter, inasmuch as no notice had been given to the eleendurance Companies of the assignment of the policies to L 0 c-J C 5 1 , t ; je defendant, th e . money secured by them remained at morningt aer , order and disposition of the bankrupt, within the is a Flan 1M tneaning of the '77th section of the late Bankrupt Act._ I w g e Jaonu;n:11.101.01/ a l t l a is t.A Ho i n t our i after . go . ing at some length into the authorities, as his opinion, that no notice having been given etleie,o_ttfriftrioja, to tile Insurance Companies of the assignment of the froenoisas tr ansaction was bad as against the assignees, and the pe al _loners were therefore entitled to the order which they , ar of th e e_fri ,„,,,. aye, v 7 "' 'ilia • , TTORNEY-GENERAL V. JENKINSON..—JUDGMEN T . . lite T d h t e o C l ova T also gave . judgment in this case, which re m this n e' c i eases of certain charity estates in the city of h numu e " 1.11, \ktrarteester. His Honour was clearly of opinion the leases k it , w a ee t ir s • teolt de ': , be set aside, on account of the inadequate consi st 820 l i, 4,t i l i o e n given for them. led to 824 0 Court then proceeded with motions. larket 1 30 • This day th e S pec i a l C omm i ss i on f or B uck- Ll , a_shir e w ill b e opened ; and, in prosecution of its 4'4 of o, b ia _ u t appalling, duti es , w ill h ave to try 126 persons; T es g 4 el s . 'e2 there is l'under 16 years of age ; 7 are under 18 W 7 under 19 ; 8 under 20 ; 14 under 21 ; 4 under 3 3 35 .., 0 ;. 8 und er 23 ; 3 under 21 ; 5 under 25 ; 6 under '4 , 6 tinder 27 ; 7 under 28 ; 3 under 29 ; and S under i ; are 87 under 30 years of ' th ere a, g persons they situ ated} 39 pLisoners. Almost all those who are ha ve _ v ated, most of them being in the flower of youth, 1 th e 14 ; s er before been charged with any offence against ~L 0 Ct r g MEETI NG AT YonK.—On Tuesday weekt o g arn Ifr 4 ; 4 ot e k et t i f, rl of the " Reformers of Yorkshire" was held a 'lace till Poo 4 spec ulst in z, _, , ,1 , 0rin a County Reform Association. The meet .l anti hl i •11 was held at the York Tavern, was numerous of the ie s. s spe t rtlpectable. Mr. Sheriff MEEK presided. The r „ i ssr, q..1/4e71 were —the Chairman, RM. BEVERLEY, Esq., 'he earl; a rc° 3 . ' 0 1% , -,, , E s T , th se jo , t i. ‘... RicKLAND, Esq., J. Woon, Esq. (solicitor) t", , 130, , 1;. 4 ,, VVOOD, Esq. (M. P. for Preston), the Hon. 80-, , P .C all: Pi . oft ° e! 4 ;4 O P ri t , T_ER, and Mr. W. HARGROVE. A spirited de lot,ng. , cisty and , ,e ras adopted, which stated the object of the so r 0 or. et 4te, u t , to seek means for remedying past evils of the s ti eeilarati,)n t o prevent their recurrenre for the future. The '''sisiit. losfel'' likewise contained an excellent exposé of the , . ,j s _ t '! l e implain e e i is he,,, :oti ety ~._e p d _ Rules fur the government of the ( pub i IP Ol v "cr p asse d una Core. On the meeting being dic ed,g paPer-01 irtelioldaet great number of the freemen of the city, and Miss CA T Jr 0), ,of the county, were ballotted in as members of , s r ; a s sociat' beer- 0 , Than ion ; and, as we learn from the York journal, 03 or yy O°D 3 tl. e r names have been sent to the secretary (Mr. J. for her 4 for Admission....shccas Mercury, SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY. FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, JAN. 8 AND 9.—Wind N.W., light.—Arrived the John and Elizabeth, Mansfield, from New York ; the Dash, Tarrant, from Smyrna. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. B AND 9.—Wind N.W., light.— Arrived his Majesty's ship Bramble. PLYMOUTH, JAN. 7 AND S.—Wind N.—Arrived from Portsmouth, his Majesty's ship Windsor Castle ; the Kate, Burnett, from Seville; and the Merlin, Boudler, from Lisbon. FALMOUTH, JAN. 7.—Wind E. to E.S.E.—Arrived the Beer and Wyngett, Cornish, from Gallipoli. Off port, the Surprise, Huelin, from Gibraltar. Sailed, the Cygnet packet for Lisbon ; the Sprey packet for Brazils ; his Majesty's steamer, Meteor, for the Mediterranean; Prin cess Elizabeth packet, for Jamaica; the Rinaldo packet, from Halifax and Bermuda. --_. --- HOLYHEAD, JAN. 8.--Arrived the Nandi, from Bengal ; and the Gratitude, from Barbadoes. LIVERPOOL, JAN. B.—Arrived the Minerva, Rosier, from Gallipoli; the Fanny Matilda, Cobden, from Malta; the Joseph, Lark, front Seville; the Bee, Chalmers, from St. Andero. _ _ BELFAST, J Alf. 7.—Arrived the Donegal, Jardine, from Richebucto. KINSALE, JAN. S.—Arrived the Elisabeth and Ann, Wright, from Richebucto. LANCASTER, JAN. B.—Arrived the Laura, Brown, from Aliramichi. BRiSTOL, JAN. 9.—Arrived the Amity, from Bilboa. CLYDE, JAW. 7.—Arrived the Iris, Trench, from Trinidad. The Bacchus —, from Prince Edward's Island to Bideford, was on shore off Glendore, Ireland, on the sth inst., but was expected to be got off. EXECUTION OF ONE OF THE SURREY INCENDIARIES-(THIS DAY). This morning being fixed for the last sentence of the law to be carried into effect upon James 'Warner, aged 43, who was convicted at the last Kingston Assizes of the crime of arson, at an early hour a great number of persons assembled in front of Horsemonger-lane gaol to witness the execution. The prisoner, it will be recollected, was convicted upon very strong circumstantial evidence of having set fire to a flour mill, the property of a gentleman named Franks, near Guildford. The prisoner had been in Mr. Franks' service, but a short time previous to the fire, had been discharged on account of some fault, and was heard to vow vengeance against his former master. A few days afterwards the mill was burnt to the ground. The same evening the prisoner was seen running from the prosecutor's premises at the time of the fire; and several witnesses deposed to hearing him say, previous to the fire, " There will be a fire very soon hereabouts." He also had been heard to say, " That if any body wanted to do another an injury, he should go alone and do it, and not go with a mob." Since his condemnation he h'ts behaved very well, and has paid great attention to the religious consolation afforded him by the Rev. Mr. Mann, the worthy Chaplain of the prison. He was, however, grossly ignorant,—and although he confessed that he had com mitted the crime imputed to him, he seemed to consider the sentence too severe, A little before nine o'clock the Sheriffs and their officers arrived at the prison, and immediately proceeded to the press-room, where the unhappy man was pinioned. The procession then set forward, but the culprit was so weak that the executioner was obliged to support him. They then mounted the staircase, and the steps leading to the top of the prison, where the scaffold was erected, and the prisoner was almost carried up to be placed under the fatal beam. He was so exhausted and weak, that when the drop fell he ceased to exist instantly. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN-EXCHANGE. There were moderate arrivals of all kinds of Grain last week, and this morning there is only a small fresh supply. The millers being in want of fine Wheat, have given rather higher prices for such, but other kinds are not dearer. Thule, is full 2s. per quarter higher than on this thy se'nnight. Beans and Pease re main as last reported. Oats meet buyers slowly, as the fac ors ask higher prices, and in some instances full is. per quarter ad vance has been made on this article. The top price of Flour may now be considered as established:at 655. per sack. PRICES ON Bi Wheat, lied (01d) . ... ! .. —s. —s. ARD OF SHIP. Beans, Small (new)... 40s. 445. (old) ..—s. —5. Tick (new)....345 . 375. (old) .... 355. 3 95. ..... ..... White Red OE.. Fine., Super White ( Fine.. Superf Foreign old) -s. -8. 30) s6s. 625. 648. 685 'fine_ 70s. 723. 1830). 58s. 665. 70s. 725. fine 74s. 765. free 60s. 788. 34s 365 . 30s. 345. - New 42 , =. 445. Ms. 60s. 625. 68s. Lv 36s. 385. ew 3Bs. 41s. 40s. 445. 465. 48s - HarnAv (new) 365. (old).. 40s. Brank --s. Oats, Feed _s. New 0 Is. - Poland s New 245. -. Potatoe _ s . New ... 28s. - Scotch 31s . - Irish "2s. 24s Flour Town (per sack) 60s - Seconds 58s. --- North Country 48s. Bran Rye , Barley Fine ..... Superfine Malt Fine New Pease, Grey Nev Maple NI --- White --- Boilers , ARRIVALS OF GRAIN IN LONDON DURING LAST WEEK. ~-."1 From Whence. - ,7 t t :, --. ' F ', f ; a :-', ':, :. --- Qrs. Qrs. Qrs.Qrs. Scks. Aldborough 548 1577 50 12 191 :83 30 Bridlington Boston t . V l o a l r c ,, h i e , s i t , cr :: 1183 ~( 500 6 )9 5 1145,1!Z 101— 433 21 14 9 11 4 15 5, 0 7 .!2 . Leigh BBB 464 127 416 181 10 'Ttl Maldon 8.56 424 346 28 496 546 1440 Ipswich 2 ,0 366 1484 253 44 1140 Kent 702 10311 539 416 399 252 1057 Lynn — 1168 104 370 Poole lB 55 Stockton — 70 Well , %Voodbridge 155 1717 2.5 61 8 248 Yarmouth 377 2109 30 1435 Aberdeen — 70 Berwick 5112 6907 9137 1671 254-9 1372 9312 IRISH. Dundalk — 400 --. Limerick Sligo Waterford — 140 Youghall — 1250 t FOREIGN. Hamburg 570 367 Montreal Quebec 2702 St. Valery — Total BBl4 7489 9137 4111 2548 1739 9312 AGGREGATE Rye, o —Tares, QUA N' o—Lir Alus' 'TITY 0 nseed, hard, 4111 ER Alb apcseed, ds, 130. ,F OTH DS 0 ' PULS .Brank, ;E. 0-- SMITHFIEL .D MARKET. This day's supply of Beasts, Calves, and Porkers, was rather limited, but the former chiefly of very prime quality; that of Sheep tolerably good. The trade, though rather sluggish in the early part of the day, on account of the sellers demanding ad vanced prices, became ultimately somewhat brisk—with Beef at an advance of from 2d. to 4d., Veal 2d. per stone; with Mutton and Pork, at fully Thursday's prices. PRICES PER STONE OF 8L a. ti. to a. d. Inferior Beasts 2 4 2 6 Second quality ditto 2 8 3 2 Prime I argg Oxen 3 8 4 0 ['rime Scots, 4 2 4 6 Inferior Sheep 2 2 2 4 Second quality ditto 2 8 3 2 Coarse-woolledditto 3 8 4 2 SoutlidownWethers 4 2 4 6 .BS. TO SINK THZ OFFALS. S. d. toe. d. 00 0 0 00 0 0 3 10 4 6 5 4 5 32 3 6 44 4 8 to 36: , . eaL h. to 16s. each Large Lambs Prime small ditto Large coarse Calves Prime small ditto Large Hogs Small Porkers Suckling Calves 12s Quarter old Pigs 12s SUPPLY, AS PER CLERK'S STATEMENT. Beasts. 1 Sheep. 1 Calves. I Pigs. `' ,275 1 19,890 1 160 1 180 About 600 of the beasts came up the St. Alban's Road ; about 400 up the other northern roads; about 350 (including Irish) from the western and midland districts ; about 650 from Nor folk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire ; about 90 front Kent and Sussex ; and most of the remainder from the marshes, &c , in the neighbourhood of London. NENVGATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS. At per stone, by the Carcass. s. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. d. b e utton et 2 2 3 61 V ea l ' t 8 5 0 2 4 310 Pork 3 4 4 0 NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE MARKET —Jan. S. We had a large supply of Wheat from the farmers to-day, with several arrivals from the North, for which there was a steady demand, and the whole was cleared off', at a decline of Is. per quarter. Of Oats there was also a large supply, and that trade ruled dull, at a decline of is. per quarter. Several cargoes of Barley have been sold this week at 40s. a 435. per quarter. One extra parcel sold at 41.5. per quarter. Malt, free s a l e . F res h Fine Rye inquired atter. }e boiling Pease in fair:demand. Beans and Flour as our last. 2 84 6 6 5 6 8 2 2 0 ° ! . .. New. 43( ( '-' 4 1 , 1 e .:.: ............ C l ' S ' Old.ss: —s, —s. . _ .6 . ... Wheat, Northumberland s. Norfolk and Suffolk -- Berwick and Scotch Dantzig Rye, Norfolk and Suffolk Foreign —s. —s. Barley, Malting, Norfolk and Suffolk...4os. 435. Grinding and Feeding Malt, Norfolk and Suffolk —s. —s. ..... . 625. 665. Beans, Small --s. —s. ..... 405 4 9 • --- Tick Tis 395....... _ . -s. S. --s l'ease, White 'Os. 525. ..... . --- s . • , Gray —s. —5....... —s. , Oats, Northumberland, Potatoe .......• 2 6 5. 28 s• Feed ........ .....21s 225....... —s. , Foreign --s. —s. Flour, Fine (per sack) —s —s. sls. zAs:' MINING INTELLIGENCE. Tons. Cwt. Quantity of Copper Ore sold at Redruth last Thursday 4,039 0 Average Produce 7% 0 Quantity of fine Copper 304 - 18 Amount of Sale, 20,619/.145, fni,—Average Standard, 1031. 13s, Od, COURT CIRCULAR. The Duchess of KENT, the Princess VICTORIA, and their Royal Highnesses' household attended Divine Service yes terday, in the private Chapel at the King's Palace at Ken sington. The Service was perfouned by the Chaplain to the Royal Duchess. The Duke, Duchess, and Prince GEORGE of CUMBER LAND, and their Royal Highnesses' household, attended Divine Service yesterday at their apartments in the King's Palace, St. James's. Prince LEOPOLD was expected to arrive at the Palace at Brighton yesterday evening, on a visit to their MAJESTIES. Prince GEORGE LIEVEN, and the three sons of the Mar. quis of ELY, dined with Prince GEORGE of Cumberland on Saturday, at his father's residence in the King's Palace, St. James'a. Summonses were issued on Friday evening from the Foreign Office, for a Cabinet Couneil to be held on the following day. The Ministers assembled at twelve o'clock on Saturday at the Foreign Office. There were present —Eall GREY, Lord DURHAM, Viscount MELBOURNE, Viscount PALMERSTbN, Viscount GonERIc ix, 'the Earl of CARLISLE, Lord HOLLAND, and the Right lion. C. GRANT. The Council sat till half-past two o'clock. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE and Lord ALTHORP were not in town when the summonses were issued. The Chancellor of the Exchequer returned to town from a visit to his father, at Althorp Park, near Northampton, in the course of the afternoon. A conference of the Representatives of the Great Powers on the affairs of Belgium was held at the Foreign Office on Saturday afternoon. It was attended by Prince ESTER HAZY, the Austrian Ambassador; Prince LIEVEN, the Russian Ambassador; Baron BuLow, the Prussian Mi. nister; the Baron DE WIESSEMBERG, Count MATUCEWITZ, Viscount PALMERSTON, and by the two Commisioners from Belgium, Monsieur SYLVAIN VAN DE WEYER. and Monsieur VILAIN. The conference lasted upwards of three hours. Another long conference was held yesterday afternoon, by the same Ministers, at the Foreign Office. During the conference, Viscount PAL3IERSTON proceeded to the Trea sury, and had an interview with Earl GREY. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon, at four o'clock, at the Foreign Office, which was attended by the LORD CHANCELLOR, Earl GREY, Lord DURHAM, Vis count MELBOURNE, Viscount PALMERSTON, Viscount GODERICH, the Earl of CARLISLE, Viscount ALTHORP, the Duke of RICHMOND, and the Right Hon. C. GRANT. The Attorney. General was in attendance at the Foreign Office during the sitting of the Cabinet. BRIGHTON, JAN, 9. This morning the KING and Quxxx, accompanied by Prince Gitottox of Cambridge and Prince LEOPOLD, and the Royal suite, attended Divine Service at the Royal chapel. The Rev. H. M. WAGNER preached the sermon, and took his text from the Ist Ep. St. Paul to Timothy, ver. 17. After Divine Service their MAJESTIES, accompanied by the Landgravine of HESSE-HOMBURG and Lady Miro, took an airing in a carriage and four, with outriders. Their MAJESTIES gave a splendid entertainment at the Pavilion yesterday; most of the Nobility and Gentry of the place were honoured by invitations. Lord G. and Lady SEYMOUR, Lord COLVILLE, Mr. BLUNT, Sir W. and Lady HOUSTON, Miss SEYMOUR, Sir J. GORE, Mr. Goax, Count and Countess Mu NSTER, and the Prince of ORANGE, had the honour of dining with their MAJESTIES. In the evening were present, the Marquis and Marchioness of CARMARTHEN, the Marchioness WELLESLEY, Countess of HUNTINGDON, Lady E. and Captain FIELDING, Viscount STORMONT, Sir G., Lady, and Miss NAYLER, Mr., Lady S., and Misses BAYLEY, Mr. L. and Lady J. PEEL, Sir T., Lady, and Misses M‘MAHort, Sir A. and Lady DAL RYMPLE, Lady LowE, Sir C. PRATT, Sir M., Lady, and Iliss TIERNEY, Lady A. DAwsoN, Colonel and Mrs. DAWSON, Bishop of CHICHESTER, Mr. and Lady E. DICICINS, Lord SANDON, Sir S. SHEPHERD, Hon. Mr. VERNON, Sir 0. and Lady GIBBS, Lady STEPNEY, Lady and Miss ELLnyr, Sir G. and Lady WEBSTER, Count and Countess MUNSTER, Lord and Lady LYNDHURST, Lady C. and Miss DUNDAS, Sir H. and Lady CAMPBELL, Sir D. and Lady Scorr, Lady ELLENBOROUGH, the Officers of the sth Dragoon Guards, the Officers of the Grenadier Guards, Lady E. PACE, Mrs. FITZHERBERT, Hon. MCB. TENNANT, Lord and Lady G. SEYMOUR, General UPTON, Sir R. DONKIN, Hon. R. WATSON, Lord DECIES, Lady and Misses KEANE, Lord and Lady RENDLESHAM, Sir G. and Lady BERKELEY, Hon. Mrs. GRAVES, Earl and Countess BEAUCHAMP, Lord and Lady BERESFORD, Hon. Captain and Mrs. PAULETT, Sir F. and Lady BURDETT, Marquis and Marchioness of BRISTOL, Sir G. and Lady ANSON, Miss CATON, &C. Her MAJESTY'S private band was in attendance; the state-rooms were thrown open and lighted up. DERBYSHIRE MINERS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Srst,—ln reference to your correspondent's letter, re• specting the distress of the miners in Derbyshire, I feel it right to make some observations. The revenue arising from the lead mines of the Duke of Devonshire, in Derbyshire, is of small extent, amounting together to about 7001. a-year. His Grace's rights in the lead mines north of the Wye, which includes Bradwell, the place named hi the letter, have for a long series of years been granted out by the Duke to an individual on a renewable lease, and are now so let : the immediate controul, therefore, of these mines, does not rest with his Grace ; but I have every reason to believe that a moderate royalty is taken by the Duke's lessee in that district, as I am sure such was the case a few years since, when the lease was renewed. The minerals south of the Wye, including the district referred to by the writer of the letter, as being under more favourable circumstances, are collected by his Grace's own agents. Ido not make any farther remarks as to the royalties in this district, as your correspondent's statement does not seem to reluire it. The Duke of Devonshire's mineral property in York shire and other districts, under my immediate superin tendence, is, however, of great extent; and I beg to state the fact, that his Grace was the first as a lord of lead mines in Staffordshire and Yorkshire, to reduce the cus tomary payments of this kind, and that this was done more than twelve months since, upon the first application, and to the entire satisfaction of the parties. So that his Grace being ready to set an example of li beral dealing with his mineral tenants, is, by your corre spondent, held up to reproach, as if be had done the very reverse. I could easily show that the Duke of Devonshire has done more than any other individual in the kingdom to provide employment for mining labourers on his property. He continued to work his mines in Staffordshire long after all profit had ceased, and with actual loss for a consider. able time, out of mere consideration for the labourers, and many old persons are still maintained there by pensions out of his pocket. His Grace in Yorkshire has expended a large capital in opening a district of mines, where a vast number of per sons now find employment, and for such capital he has reaped no profit whatever, having shared the same fate as others who have suffered from the depreciation in the price of land. These things have been done under my own eyes and under my superintendence ; and I assert, without fear of contradiction, that there is no one, high or low, that more deserves the gratitude of the labouring miner. I know also that, in their humble sphere, they feel this, and ale ready to testify it. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, Chatham-place, Dee. 7. JOHN TAYLOR. His MAJESTY has personally commanded CITANTRY to prepare a monument for Mrs. JORDAN, which is intended to be placed in the cemetery of St. Cloud, in France, where this matchless daughter of was buried. When the Marquis of ANGLESEA retired from the Lord-Lieutenancy of Ireland, his successor, the Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND, took from his Lordship all the wines, furniture, carriages, and horses, which he chose to leave in Dublin, at a va l uat i on, and on the recent changes in the Government, by mutual consent, and in the spirit of amity and good feeling, the same system was acted upon by these noblemen. The young Princess ESTERHAZY was a great favourite of GEORGE IV. At a ball given in honour of his MAJESTY'S birth-day, the young ladies were each ex pected to kneel and present him with a nosegay, but the Princess declared that as she was of Royal blood, she would prefer death to such a degradation. The KING re ceived her graciously, notwithstanding her obstinacy, but her governess sent the child to bed immediately after dinner. " Bon pour la digestion," exclaimed the Prin cess, which so enraged the governess, that she took her out cf bed and whipped her soundly. " Bon pour la cir culation," said the Princess, and the next day the gover ness resigned. SIsK, the lunatic, who snapped a pistol at the door-keeper of the House of Lords, has been placed in the new Bethleni, where he is to remain during life. MR. HUNT'S ENTRY INTO LONDON. Mr. Hunt made his public entry into London to-day, be tween one and two o'clock, attended by many thousands of persons. He arrived last night at Barnet, and met the committee for conducting his entry at Islington-green, which had been a scene of noise and bustle all the morning. After taking some refreshment, the procession, consisting of the Sawyers' Company, Mr. Hunt in a carriage-and-four, followed by many of his friends in carriages, proceeded to London by the City-road, Finsbury-square, Sun-street, Bishopsgate-street, Cheapside, Ludgate-hill, Fleet. street, and the Strand, at each of which places he met with con siderable cheering. When the precession passed our office at three o'clock, it consisted of upwards of 2,000 persons. Mr. Hunt looked exceedingly well, and bowed repeatedly to the surrounding multitude. Every thing passed off without the slightest disturbance. The Vice- Chancellor's Court is the place ap pointed by Lord BROUGHAM in which the question re lating to Mr. ARNOLD's petition to the KING, for an annual license for his projected theatre, is to be considered this evening. The CHANCELLOR has invited Chief Justice TINDAL and Justice J. PARK, should he return from the Circuit, or, in his absence, Chief Baron ALEXANDER, to assist him in his decision. Affidavits have been filed against the petition by the proprietors and other persons interested in the winter theatres and the continuance of their monopoly, Messrs. HORNE and SUGDEN are of Counsel for Mr. ARNOLD, and the brother of the CHAN.' CELLOR is engaged by the proprietors of Drury-lane. We have not heard the name of the Learned Gentleman who is retained for Covent-garden. Lord BaouGnAm has signi fied his wish to hear one Counsel only for each of the parties. POWER, for whom the introduction of Har lequin Pat, at Covent-garden, was written by Mr. PEAKE, finding himself ill at ease in Pantomime, has suf fered a fine of SOL for breach of articles, and given up the part. A new introduction has been consequently written for Mr. KEELEY, who appears as a Harlequin Fat, and who, if he succeeds in creating a laugh, is not so fastidious about the means as some of his brethren. FRENCH PLAYS AT THE HAYMA KET THEATRE.—The French company, which includes the first-rate talent from Paris, commence their performances this evening, at the Haymarket Theatre, ➢iessrs. LAPORTE and PELISSE having arrived in town on Saturday morning, from Paris, with the rest of the company. Among the nobility and gentry who have engaged boxes for the forty nights of performance, are included the names of—his Royal Highness the Duke of GLOUCESTER, his Grace the Duke of DEVONSHIRE, Lord TANKERVILLE, Honourable THOMAS GREVILLE, Mr. HALDIMAND, Lady EAST, Hon. Mrs. HOPE, Madame DELMAR, Lady HOLLAND, HOD. Mrs. R. FITZGIBSON, &c. &c. Mr. KEAN, sen., left the New Hummums, in Covent-garden, on Friday, for Hull, in Yorkshire, to fulfil a theatrical engagement. DOWTON had occasion to wait on a member of his MAJESTY'S family on Sunday last; during their in terview his MAJESTY entered the room, and recognizing DOWTON, shook him warmly by the hand, and said, in about a month he should pay another visit t.) the theatres. DOWTON acknowledged the honour in his best ►nanner. It is said that Mr. IRELAND, the author of Vortigern and Henry 11., is shortly to appear as the re presentative of some of SHAKSPEARE'S characters, which there can be no doubt he has diligently studied as a writer, whatever may be his success as a performer, of which his fc iends are sanguine. THE QUARTERLY DIVIDENDS.—The at tendance of the public at the Bank of England this morn ing was much more numerous than for many quarters past, and money appears to be much in request. The amount of the dividends now in course of payment, exceeds seven millions stirling, being one of the largest quarters of the year. The dividends now paying are on Three per Cent. Consols, new Three-and : a : Half per Cents , &c. The procession of Mr. HUNT and his friends is the subject of much conversation in the city this morn ing, but no fears are entertained that any disturbance will occur. It was said that the LORD Mayoa had proceeded to Guildhall to swear in many special constables. This is not the fact. The Loan MAYOR, it is true, did proceed to Guildhall to swear in officers, but they are the officers elected last St. Thomas's Day to officiate in the several wards. We have heard, from a quarter on which we place great reliance, that Lord GREY has determined upon a dissolution of Parliament immediately after the next ad journment, probably about May next. We think his Lordship might rest satisfied with the devotion of the pre sent House ; to use a homely phrase, he may " go further and fare worse."—Essex Standard. Th ere were strange rumours afloat in town yesterday. Amongst other things it was asserted that the Government, with the assent of the leading Unionists here, would be satisfied to concede an accession of fifty members to the Irish representation, and the holding of Parliaments triennially in Dublin. It was also said that preparations are making to convene county meetings to petition for an arrangement of this nature.—Dublin Morning Register. It is reported that the Kent and Sussex Blockade Services are to be abandoned ; that a reduction is to be made in the Royal Marines of 1,000 men ; that all the yachts except the Royal George are to be paid off; and that the Generals and Colonels of Marines (held re spectively by Admirals and Captains of the Navy) are to be done away witls. The following alarming notice has been sent to a respectable tavern in Old Town-street, Plymouth : " Mr. y—, Sir, having smoked that you have a to bacco-box in your house worked by machinery, this is to inform you, that unless a stopper is placed on it, we shall set fire to the tobacco, and become tobacco stoppers our selves. For the people, Swing and Co."—Plymouth. Journal. _ The exportation of the precious metals is again becoming pretty considerable. The entries within a short period for the shipment of gold coin, and foreign silver coin, and bars, had nearly amounted to I'oo,ooo ounces. The principal entry was for Calais, made a day or two back, when notice was given of the export to that port of 400,000 ounces of foreign silver coins and bars. There had been other entries of 160,000 ounces of silver coin and bars, and 20,000 ounces of gold coin for Rotter dam, and 85,000 ounces of foreign gold and silver coin for St. Petersburgh. Newtown, a hamlet in the parish of Shalfleet, in this island,composed of onl y h a lf a d ozen fi s h ermen ' s huts, without out a church, town-hall, or officer of any de scription, and having scarcely the appearance of a habita tion, sends t%c s , o urg M a e g t e nb te e i r , s ure tt s ) , rla);rilni;maelnatr,idchtaoxseonf 3s.by the owners Sd. thmaj o o f r 36 part of which belongs to three individuals, who choose the Members for this nominal borough. This bo rough ma y be ranked with Old Sarum, Gatton, and Mid burst, and sends as many Members as the county of Mid dlesex, which pays a sixth part of the land-tax of the whole kingdom.—Hants Advertiser. PORT OF GLOUCESTER.--Although our canal has been open only three years and eight months, the following statement will afford a most gratifying and con vincing proof of the rapidly increasing trade upon it. The following have been the receipts at the custom-house for the last tour years : In 1827, say... £2s,boo I In 1829 £57,300 1828........ 45,400 1830.- 90,300 Gloucester Journal. HORRID AND MYSTERIOUS 'MURDER AT HoLmswoon.—The Rev. J. HoLms: has been engaged during the whole of Thursday and yesterday in investi gating the circumstances of a horrid and mysterious mur der, which has come to light in that neighbourhood within the last few days. Orr the 17th ult. the body of a female name M'CLiELLAN, rather advanced in years, was found lying at a place ca ll e d C ut l er ' s Hill , a very ret i re d spot, near HoHarwood. Her clothes were in a state of extreme disorder, and the limbs were completely exposed. It was naturally concluded that the unfortunate woman must have perished from the cold, or died in a fit ; and on the inquest held on the body a verdict to that effect was returned. The body was thereupon interred, and nothing further trans pired on the subject till within these few days, when it began to be pretty generally rumoured that the woman had been murdered b y a gang of brutal wretc h es, who had previously in succession violated her person, and also robbed her. In consequence of these rumours three men, named AstiTox WORILALL, WILLIAM WORRALL (bro thers), and ROBERT CHADOERTON, who were part of those accused of the horrid crime, were taken into custody. On Thursday night two others, we believe, were apprehended, and the whole five underwent a lengthened examination yesterday. It is fully expected that the whole of the par ties will be committed to Lancaster on the capital charge. The circumstances of the case have been divulged by a lad who was himself partly implicated, but who has since voluntarily communicated all he knows.—Manchester Courier of Saturday. MATRINIONY.—We stated last week that 15 couple were married in our church on Christmas-day. Since then we have to announce 27 more.—Blackburu Gazette. EXCHEQUER BILLS. (From the Times.) The premium on Exchequer Bills is still advancing, and is now 365. to 375. The expectation of a funding has gained ground considerably within the week. While the danger of war is hanging over us, nothing can be more ob vious than the necessity of diminishing the floating debt ; for, though the amount of Exchequer Bills in circulation is not excessive, a fall in them much below par would prove extremely embarrassing to the Government, by causing them to be paid in, as on former occasions, for duties, and thus diminishing the ways and means. It ought to be borne in mind, that the deposits made in be half of the savings banks, which amount to between 15.000,0001. and 16,000,0001. are, in effect, another de scription of floating debt, for which, as for Exchequer Bills, payment in full may be claimed, and this contin gency ought not to be lost sight of by a prudent Minister. (From the Morning Herald.:, We perceive that the speculators fur a fall in the Stock Exchange are still harping on the report relative to the Government having determined to fund Exchequer Bills to the amount of ten or twelve millions. We very much question, however, whether there is one in the whole body who really entertains any such opinion. At any rate it is quite clear that the rise in these securities has not been occasioned by the expectation of a funding being likely to take place. Had this been the case, the advance would have been confined to Exchequer Bills, whereas it has ex tended in an equal proportion to India Bonds—a proof that it is to be ascribed to an excess of money in the market or to some speculation of capitalists, whereby they have ex changed their funded stock for floating securities. (From the Morning Chronicle.) • - - It is now pretty well understood that the extensive pur chases of Exchequer Bills, by which the premium on them has been doubled within the last few days, have been effected chiefly by the agents of the Northern Banks with the proceeds of counter-operations in the 31- per Cents. One broker clone has laid out, we are told, no less a sum than 400,0001., tending more than ever to increase the belief relative to the funding, as it would appear that by some means or other the Directors of these Northern Establishments, though far removed from the metropolis, contrive to obtain the earliest information relative to all the great financial transactions, by which they are enabled to amass large profits. Exchequer Bills, therefore, a few days since heavy at 16s. and 18s., have to-day (Saturday) been sold so high as 375. premium ; and with such a scarcity at this improvement, owing to the large amounts cleared off the market, that it was almost impossible to obtain even small sums under a much greater sacrifice as to price. The premium, in fact, after the advance just referred to cannot be considered as large, the bonus on the funding if it take place, being probably worth 20s. or 30s. per cent. more. The closing price this afternoon (Saturday) was 365., and the premium on India Bonds from 18s. to2os. IRELAND. (PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.) DUBLIN, JAN. s.—You will see by the Dublin Papers, that Mr. Stanley's letter to the Magistrates of Ireland has brought down upon the head of that devoted gentleman torrents of declamation, such as neither he nor any one else, I verily believe, could have ever dreamt of. The letter is, in fact, a sort of fac-simile of that issued by Lord Melbourne to the Magistrates in the disturbed districts of England, qualified and adapted to the peculiarities of this country. On your side of the water, people, I imagine, in general did not find any thing unnecessary, not to say illegal, in Lord Melbourne's epistle ; but we are in the habit of viewing matters in this happy country through a different medium. The letter is considered an insult to the Magistracy of Ireland—a violation of the law,—nay, as little short of high treason. This would be all abun dantly ridiculous, if it were not very melancholy. The question is, what will the Government do ? cannot answer that question. I believe there is no one who can answer it accurately. They talk of prosecutions not only against the Press, hut for parole sedition. It will be very difficult; I think, to manage this, and I own I am not one of those who approve such prosecutions. On the other hand, Government are not allowed time to bring the ameliorations into play. They are badgered and hunted in such a manner, that I ant very much afraid recourse must be had to extreme measures. This I should depre cate ; because, notwithstanding the uproar of the Repeal ists, I am persuaded the delusion will pass away before the lapse of the next three months. 1 referred in toy last to certain tithe proceedings in Kil kenny. I send you an extract of a letter from that place. I also send you a letter from Newry on a circumstance which I think is likely to cause some noise hereafter. KILKENNY, JAN. 4.—A large body of the 66 hurlers" again assembled at Burnchurch yesterday ; the multitude surrounded the house of the Rev. Dr. Butler, and a depu tation, consisting of twenty-four parishioners, came for ward, requesting to see him, and o❑ his appearing at the window, they stated they came to demand a reduction of tithes. The Rev. Doctor pulled out from his pocket an address, which he read. It reminded them of the many acts of kindness he had done to numberless of his parishioners, in supplying their wants in seasons of dis• tress, and affording them extensive employment—re minded them that hitherto they had paid his tithes with out dispute, and that the last harvest was admitted to be the most remunerating one the farmers had had for many years—declared that to clamour he would yield nothing, and begged them to depart with his blessing. This, you may suppose, was, though a decided, any thing but a satis factory reply, and the people loudly declared they would all resist the payment of his future demands. NEWRY, JAN. 4.—A man named Wilson, a pensioner of the 87th Regiment, was arrested here some few days since, from whom some important information has been obtained by tke Magistrates, touching the proceedings of the Tommy Downshire bays. It appears that he has been employed by some parties at 365. per week, to train bands of armed men by night. On Saturday an order was re ceived from the Lord Lieutenant to transmit him to Dublin, and be has been accordingly sent thither. ANOTIIE It PROCLAMATION. (From the Second Edition of the Freeman's Journal of Saturday.) This morning a proclamation, headed Anglesea, and signed E. G. Stanley, is posted through the city, prohi biting the meeting of the " General Association of Ireland for the prevention of unlawful meetings, and for the pro tection and exercise of the sound right of petitioning fur the redress of grievances," which was only formed on Thursday. The ordinance was issued on the ground that the Association was really intended for the purpose of in timidating the magistracy of Ireland, and controuling the exercise of lawful authority, and for other dangerous pur poses. It runs in every other respect in the words of the numerous proclamations of the late and present viceroy, which have appeared in our columns, and disgusted the public. Thus has Lord Anglesea regarded his written declaration—thus has he kept faith with Ireland. Dis trust in the assertions and promises of every English statesman will be the natural consequence of this fatal step on the part of Long Anglesea. Out of office, he con demned the proclamations of the Duke of Northumber land ; in office, within the short period of two months, he violates his own voluntary pledge, and follows the example he reprobated, for the purpose of propping up the fallen character of his secretary, who has displayed such con summate ignorance of the law and the principles of the constitution. The new ordinance will be obeyed ; but we will tell the Government that the people will be protected from the exercise of the unconstitutional and illegal instructions of 111 r. Stanley to the Irish magistrates. We must conclude for the present. Want of time prohibits further com ment than to protest solemnly, we did not think Lord An glesea capable of such contempt for character and consis tency, as this unfortunate proclamation manifests—a pro clamation which will, we trust, after all, do injury to no body but himself and his government. NORTIIAMPTON, JAN. 8.--On Wednesday afternoon Lord 13noncHAm arrived in this town, and pro ceeded to Althorp Park, and dined with the CHANCELLOR of the EXCIIEQUER. His Lordship returned to this town on Thursday morning, about six o'clock, and immediately proceeded towards Cambridge. I observed the Marquis of ANGLESEA riding yes'erday nu the North-wall, accompanied by an Aide-de- Camp in plain clothes. One of the straps of his Excel lency's trousers broke, and the groom alighted to repair it, but the Marquis galloped up to a public•house, at the door of which he observed a handsome bar-maid. Ile hogged to know if she would have the goodness to put a stich in his strap, to which she readily consented ; and while the operation was performing, a number of persons collected round the Gallant Marquis, and repeatedly cheered him. She was liberally rewarded for her trouble, On preparing to renew his ride, one fellow roared out. "Make way for the Marquis of ANGLESEA." "To be sure we will," cried another, " sure in all Ireland we'd make way for him." A third added, " Shure there's nobody in the country that would'nt char the way for our good Lord Leftennant."..-Morn. Herald Correspondetat. SPIRIT OP THE PtlAlt-JOURI4ALS.,- . - - -6 _ - • The private accounts whic we have receive fro 9 , the two states of Europe, Poland and Belgiurn, which have at their absolute disposal, and in their sole keeping, the general tranquillity, are of very considerable interest and importance. If the Poles have been hitherto successful, and have got time to prepare for a more organized resistance, they are in debted for this advantage to the indecision or pusil lanimity of their late Viceroy, as much as to their own intrepid resolution or provident precaution. The Grand Duke Constantine had been frightened from Warsaw by the invasion of his Palace, and the danger of assassination, and he seems not to have recovered his senses, or to have got the better of his alarms, till he reached the Russian territory. In this state of alarm he agreed to terms which at St. Petersburgh are considered the articles of a dis graceful capitulation, and which would probably have subjected any other Polish Governor than the brother of the Emperor to military execution, or to a lodging in Siberia. On condition of being allowed to retreat without molestation, he consented to send back the Polish regiments which desired to remain faithful to the Emperor; and to transmit no order for any Russian force to march upon Poland. Had his Imperial Highness at this time been deserted by his own troops, or found his partisans in smaller force than his enemies, a prudent regard for his own safety might have been pleaded before the Emperor, as an excuse for his disgraceful concessions ; but letters from St. Petersburgh deprive him of this apology. At the time that he agreed to the terms which we have mentioned, his force is stated to have been greater than that of the insurgents. We re joice to see that by the display of such incapacity, or the commission of such blunders, the cause of na tional independence is likely to gain strength and consistence. But this is not the only advantage which the Poles have gained, by having to treat with such a Viceroy at the moment of bursting their chains. From his brutal severity they had learned more and more to abhor Russian despotism, and the corres,,ondence which they seized in his possession, showed how far his oppressions had been reduced to system with the consent of the Court of St. Petersburgh. The Polish Provisional Go vei nment have now got into their hands attested co pies of every document relating to political affairs of any interest, either external or internal, since the ac cession of the Emperor Alexander. They have thus a history, or a programme, of the accumulated atro cities which have either been perpetrated or were contemplated by the Russian bovernment for the last thirty years. Let the Dictator of Poland pub lish this collection, as an appendix to his manifesto of independence, and Europe, as well as Poland, may profit by the communication. The proclama tion of the Czar, which we published some days ago, having left to the Poles nothing but the alter native of unconditional submission or military massacre, has deprived him of all title to the sove reignty of Poland, according to the principles of the late revolution at Warsaw. It is said, therefore, that the Poles, in order to reconcile themselves and their national independence more easily to Europe, have resolved to invite a Prussian Prince to the va cant throne. Intelligence had just reached St. Petersburgh on the 21st ult., that 10,000 Lithua nians had gone over to the Polish standard. Great events are at hand in that quarter of Europe. AN Envoy from Warsaw has arrived in London, and is of coursed watched with considerable jealousy by a certain embassy. The affairs of Belgium become every day more and more embroiled. Petitions have been sent from Ghent and Antwerp in favour of the claims of the Prince of Orange to the Crown. Other cities and districts have transmitted to Con gress supplications as earnest in favour of an union with France. The accession of the former in the present state of Belgic feeling would occasion a civil war, and the adoption of the latter would lead to a European conflict. In the midst of these perplexi ties, the insolent manner in which the friendly Pro tocol of the Five Allied Powers has been treated by the Belgic Provisional Government, and its in flexible pei tinaaity respecting the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg, have become new elements of danger and disunion. The Provisional Government is said to have made proposals to a Bavarian Prince, who is a minor, to occupy the Belgic throne under a Belgic Regency. This fact is stated with apparent confidence in the French Papers, which mention that the Prince is 16 years of age, and that Count de Merode is to be Regent. If a minor is to be placed on the Belgic throne, why not have taken the son of the Prince of Orange, against whom the Bel gians cannot bring the same allegations as against his father ? Times. In our report from Wiltshire will be found some remarkable proceedings in the case of the Lookers. On the second trial of Isaac Looker he was, of course, acquitted, as it was established beyond the possibility of doubt that the letters were written by his son, Edward Looker, a youth of eighteen. Brother Parke, who presided on this second trial, in charging the Jury, laboured hard to make out a ' favourable case for Brother Alderson. " The case (said his Lordship) brought against the father the other day was so well proved as to lead to his con viction. It did not then appear that the sons were grown up and capable of writing ; and the evidence for the prosecution, which was placed before the Jury that day, tallied exactly with that produced on the former trial." The case was not only not Nvell proved, as far as regarded the writing, but worse proved than any case of the sort of which we have any knowledge. The evidence adduced by the prisoner was of a positive character, while that for the prosecution was, of itself, the mere belief of people who had not seen the prisoner write for many years, and who, like most clodpoles, were probably so little able to judge of resemblances, that they would have sworn the Greek character bore a strong resemblance to the Hebrew. Mr. Justice Alderson, from the circumstance of a piece of paper found in Isaac Looker's bureau forming part of the sheet on which the threatening letters were written, had arrived at the conclusion that Isaac must be the writer (and it must be owned the presumption was strong against him), and was not disposed to look too critically at the evidence for the writing. But the proper way of looking at the matter is— what would have been thought of the evidence as to Isaac Looker's writing the letter, had the piece of paper not been found in his bureau ? We do not believe that a July of the most stupid moon-rakers in all Wilt shire would, on such evidence, have found a verdict. Now a Judge ought not to allow his zeal so far to get the better of him, as not to give a dispassionate consideration to every branch of the evidence in a trial, if, without that branch, the evidence be insuffi cient for conviction. It is not enough that he is satisfied of the guilt of the prisoner —he ought to weigh every branch of the evidence with the same scrupulous care as if no other evidence existed. We consider, therefore, Mr. Justice Parke to have made out a very lame case for Brother Alderson. 'We cannot trust ourselves with expressing what we think of the sort of feeling of this last Judge, when he saw, after the appearance of Edward Looker, that the prisoner was about to escape. We could make the matter palpable enough by a simile or two, in which certain voracious quadrupeds should figure; but it is not prudent to take the lion by the beard. If Isaac Looker had been a Prince Polignac, what would have been said of the expression of indigna tion that a father did not, to establish his own in nocence, expose his son to certain punishment, that he himself might run no risk of conviction ! Mr. Justice Alderson knows little of the feelings of a father, or is under a strange inability to make allow- ance for them in others, if he supposes that a father would not a hundred times over expose himself in such a case rather than be accessary to the bringing down the vengeance of the law on the head of his son. However, what the father could not do—de clare the guilt of his son—it was proper that the youth should himself do. When he found that his father was about to suffer for a crime of ward ‘vhi and declared chiiekiievv himself to b himtobeinn e hotcetnttl' he came fo,_ writer, thereby