The Sun. — London, England, 1833-12-16 00:00:00

FRANKFORT PAPERS. FRANKFORT, DEC. s.—The students confined Isere for their revolutionary proceedings were yesterday removed to the new prison, constructed in the arsenal. Two were left behind o❑ account of illness. The number of thos e now confined in the new prison is 16 or 17 ; in all there are not more than 24 for trial for political offences. Their examination will now soon be terminated—one was released yesterday. With respect to the treaty of customs, this city is divided into two parties, for and against, adhering to it. It is probable no decision will be come to until the meeting of the Ministerial Congress at Vienna. It is said that the Congress will open on the 2d of January. LEIPSIC, DEC. 3.—A wealthy individual, M. Berg. mann, was yesterday arrested as the supposed author of various threatening and anonymous letters sent to the authorities of our town, and of an incendiary letter ad• dressed to the new Custom-house. 'WARSAW, DEC. I.—The Emperor has made known to all officers and commanders of the late Polish army now remaining in Poland, as well as the widows and orphans of such persons, they shill receive from him three years' pay. The committee appointed to this effect makes known that this will also be extended to all officers and commanders of the same army who are in Russia, provided they return immediately to Poland, and adds that all those who profit by this act of favour, must present themselves to the au thorities of Warsaw on their arrival in that city. VIENNA, Ditc. 4.—Five per Cent. Metalliques, 94 1-16; Four pet Cent. ditto, 834; Bank Stuck, 1,210 3-10 : —Allgemeine Zeitung, Dec. 9. VIENNA, DEr. per Cent. Metalliques, 94 3-32 ; Four per Cents., 83 ; Bank Shares, 1,211. —Allgemeine Zeitung, Dec. 10. TRIESTE, NOV. 29. —TI:e Greek packet boat arrived here this morning from Napoli, after a passage of 15 days ; it has on beard 24 Greek boys, who are sent by the Regency to Munich for their education. The letters are not yet delivered, but we learn that when it left Napoli on the 14th perfect tranquillity prevailed in all parts of Greece. CASSEL, Dec. 4.—lt is affirmed that M. de Trott, Minister for Foreign Affairs, has received his full powers from our Government as Member of the Congress of Ministers at Vienna. The son of M. Rothschild, of Vienna, has been here for some days as agent of the house at Frankfort, and he has had several conferences with the officers of the treasury. It is supposed that the price of the shares in foreign funds, of which the treasury is in possession, being just now very favourable, it is to sell a part there in order to obtain ready money to cover the loan which the Government is autho rised to open by a decision of the Estates.—Frankfort Papers, Dec. 10. EA STERN ARCHIPELAGO. It appears by an article in the Singapore Chronicle, that the Dutch are now turning their attention to Sumatra, and extending to it the rigid system of monopoly which they have generally introduced into that quarter. It is of great importance, therefore, that measures should be taken to prevent, if possible, any unreasonable encroach ment on their part, it being of vital importance to the commercial interests of this country, the consumption of whose manufactures is always most ma'erially checked by the heavy exactions and restrictions of the Dutch, where ever their power is established. Whether it is the mines of gold, reported to be so rich and abundant in the kingdom of Menangkabau, or any other motive, is the cause, it is not known; but from recent accounts from Sumatra, it appears very evident that the Dutch are endeavouring, by all the means in their power, to obtain possession and to form a settle. ment at Siack, the richest and most populous part of the island, centrally situated, possessing a sovereign authority over others, and having a noble river navigable for vessels of any size. The Dutch Government, notwithstanding its know ledge that the King of Slack entered into a treaty with Colonel Farquhar, in the year ISIS, on the part of the British Government, has, partly by agreement and partly by intimidation, persuaded the King of that country to make a treaty with them, the object of which (the exclu sion of the British) is manifest from their anxiety to esta blish a factory. The correspondence of the King of Siack, and another principal chief in the country, and the general tenor of their communications to the agent of our Government, justify, however, the opinion that they do not willingly consent to the Dutch settling themselves at Slack, and that they are under much apprehension lest they should be too weak to resist their doing so by force. The chiefs claim and solicit the protection of the British Government, and evidently give a decided preference to it, and it is only just to remark, that until lately they have faithfully fulfilled their engagements with the British. The chief aim of this Government at Penang has always been to secure a fair and equitable participation in tke trade of the surrounding countries, while no attempt has ever been made to prevent the Dutch from enjoying the same privileges ; but as they have now gone to the fountain head of our commerce with Sumatra, for the whole coast is more or less under the authority of Siack, it is high time that the interests of the merchants should be taken into consideration, and the most effec tual means put in force to prevent the impending blow, and for putting the trade of the east coast of Sumatra upon a firm footing. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the Hampshire Telegraph.) PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 14.—Extract of a letter from an officer of his Majesty's ship /Etna, surveying -vessel, Commander G. W. Skyring, dated Madeira, Novem ber 24 We arrived here with our tender, the Raven cutter, Lieut. Arlett, this morning, and we sail to-morrow for our station, the coast of Africa. The Vestal, 26, Captain Jones, arrived here on the Ist November, on her way to the West Indies, for which destination she sailed on the 4th. The Challenger, 28, Captain M. Seymour, put in here also on the 3d November, and sailed on the following day for South America. The Rapid, 10, Lieut. F. Patten, arrived on the 4th November, and she likewise Ilas left for South America. The Goldfinch left this port yesterday (23d), with tie mails for the Brazils." Either from the magnitude of the contemplated expe dition from Toulon to the north coast of Africa, or from a strong suspicion that it is intended by the Russians to send their Black Sea squadron into the Mediterranean, the British Governs ent have considered it expedient to make some preparations for augmenting our active naval force. The G inges, 84, Bellerophon, 80, and President, 52, at this port; the Calcutta, 84, Minden, 74, and Portland, 52, at Plymouth ; the Blenheim, 74, and Worcester, 52, at the Eastward, are ordered to he rigged and filled with _ . their ground tiers of water, by the crews of the flag-ships at their respective stations. The three ships in this har bour have been brought down from their stations in ordi nary to moorings off the dock-yard. The Racehorse, 18, Commander Cotton, sailed from Falmouth on Thursday, having on board three tons and a half of silver coin, to the value of 20,0001., which is to be forwarded from thence to Barbadoes. The Race horse thence goes to Plymouth to be paid off. The Romney troop ship, which has been lying at S'. Helen's for the last seven or eight days, windbound, pro ceeded yesterday for Cork, with the depot companies of the 51st and 94th Regiments on board. ?le Favourite, 18, Commander G. R. Mundy, which ship was' obliged to put into Portland-roads, owing to adverse wint?s, got under weigh on Tuesday, and proceeded to Gibraltar, Cadiz, and Malta. The Flamer steamer arrived at Gibraltar on the 13th of Novetn;_vr, from Falmouth, and it is understood that in proceeding with her mails to Malta, she ran a brig down off Cape de Gat, and was obliged to return to Gibraltar, to repair her own damage. The Harrier, 18, Commander Vessel', was at Singa pore on the 2d of July. The wind having yesderday very much moderated, and containing a few points of northing in it, the follow ing valuable merchantmen put to sea :—The Upton Castle, for Bombay; the Samuel Robertson, and the Canada, for New York ; the George, and the Marsden, for Demerara ; the Sesostri , , for the Cape and Madras ; the Sir James Cockburn, for the South Seas ; the Adriana for Berbice ; the James Laing, for Van Diemen's Land; the Newton, for Tobago; the St. Leonard, for Liverpool ; the Ti iutoph, for B om b ay. This morning arrived the Sovereign, for New York, and sailed again ; as well also as the James Pattison, with Governor Sir James Stirling on board, for Swan River. Arrived to-day the Horatio, and the City of Edinburgh, for Madras. At Spithead.—Lynx, and Mary transport. In Harbour.— Victory, Royal George, Excellent, Edin burgh, Blonde, Belvidera, Spariowhawk, Charybdis, Jupiter, Seuflower and Emerald cutters, and Sylvia transport. (From the Devonport Telegragh•) Dec. 14.—1 t is understood that, previous to their leaving for foreign station., the Canopus 84, and Thun derer 84, now fitting out fur sea, will try their respective merits in the Channel. The Flamer, Government steamer, was very near lost in . the gale, off the Casket Lights, on Saturday. She ' LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, DECENIBER 16, 1833. The Paris papers of Saturday, which arrived this morning, state that letters have been re ceived from Valladolid announcing the dissolu tion of the band of MERINO. His body-guard are said to have thrown themselves on the mercy of General QUESADA, and surrendered 500 muskets and a quantity of other arms. Among those who submitted were 20 officers. General QUESADA, from whose despatch, dated Valladolid, 26th ult., the writer of the letter just mentioned copies this account, goes on to state that " not a single insurgent remained in arms throughout Castile, from Penafiel to the Sierra de la Demanda," and that " in numerous instances the peasantry of the country rose spontaneously in aid of the QEEEN'S troops !" The suite of the Duke SAN FERNANDO has arrived in the capital, and his Excellency was expected on the same evening. These papers contain accounts from Con stantinople of the 19th tilt, at which date that capital remained tranquil, but it was believed that the SULTAN would find it extremely difficult to survive the storms gathering around him . He had agreed to receive an envoy from Greece, but who would not, nevertheless, be allowed to enter Constantinople ; nor was any vessel having the Greek flag to be suffered to pass the Dar. danelles. The domestic news in these papers is not of great importance. The Moniteur contains a royal ordinance, which grants to the Minister of War two supplementary credits, one of 56,000 f., and the other of 11,075,000 f., to provide for expenses " not anticipated by the budget." A considerable portion of the columns of the Paris papers is devoted to the proceedings of the trial of the persons accused of having formed a con spiracy against the Government in July last. Nothing very interesting has yet been elicited at this trial, which is likely to occupy the Court of Assizes several days more. The Council of Commerce of Paris, at its sitting on Thursday last, resolved to recommend several modifications of the existing import du ties on British and other Foreign produce and commodities ; amongst which we find a recom mendation that a reduction of 25 per cent. be made on the general duty upon British iron—a concession which, although not amounting to all that we had reason to look for, may be regarded as a favourable symptom of an approach to the principle of free trade. The Congress at Vienna, to be holden on the 2d of January, was beginning to excite interest in Paris. The Mi nisters already named to assist at the Conference are M. ANCILLON for Prussia, Baron de GIESE for Bavaria, M. de LINDEMANN for Saxony, Baron OMPTEDA for Hanover, Count de BEROLDINGEN for Wirtemberg. Field- Marshal WREDE is, it is stated, to be also present. The French Funds are still on the rise. On Saturday the Three per Cents, _closed at 75f. sc. We have this morning received Frankfort papers to the 10th inst : extracts from them will be found in another column. An article from Trieste states that a steam-vessel from Tripoli arrived there on the 29th ult., bringing accounts of the continuance of tranquillity in Greece. We have for the last six months repeatedly called the attention of the public to the am bitious views of the Emperor of RUSSIA, and having, from sources on which we could place the most perfect reliance, obtained information respecting them which made it imperative on us to recommend vigilance on the part of our Ali , nistry, we did not hesitate to perform that duty, and never allowed the apparent indifference with which our suggestions were received, to induce us, on a point of such public importance, to dis continue our advice or withhold the facts upon which it was founded. We are glad to find that the eyes of Ministers have at length been opened, and that what was already evident to every person out of the Cabinet who had given himself the trouble of inquiring into the proceedings of Russia, is now acknowledged by Lhe Government. Better late than never is an old and on the whole a good adage ; but we may be permitted to observe, that in the affairs of states as well as of individuals another adage quite as familiar to our readers about the neces sity of foresight, is of much greater importance. A well•timed remonstrance often prevents the necessity of recurrence to blows, and nothing is so fatal to Government as a blind, or even an affected security. A German Paper gives, under the head o: - - Berlin, the following paragraph : " Letters were received yesterday from St. Petershurgh by express, which announce that the business which the Foreign Department is transacting with the Turkish Ambassador is proceeding with great activity, and that in consequence several couriers have been despatched to the Black Sea,with orders for thefitting out of several large men of war and transports. At the date of these letters two military officers of high rank, one of whom is to have the title of Ambassador, were preparing to set out for Germany." If the readers of The Sun will take the trouble of referring to our file they will find that these orders for fitting out men of war in the ports of the Black Sea are not of so recent a date as the article from Berlin would imply. More than six months ago we stated the fact, and advised our Government to be on its guard ; that advice was not then followed,—but it would appear by the following extract from the Hamp. shire Telegraph, that precautions are now taking to prevent the intended encroachments of the Russian Government. Our provincial contemporary says— " Either from the magnitude of the contemplated ex pedition from Toulon to the North coast of Africa, or from a strong suspicion that it is intended by the Rug. clans to send their Black Sea squadron into the Mediter ranean, the British Government have considered it expe dient to make some preparations for augmenting our active naval force. The Ganges, 84, Bellerophon, 80, and President, 52, at this port; the Calcutta, 84, Min. den, 74, and Portland, 52, at Plymouth ; the Blenheim, 74, and Worcester, 52, at the Eastward, are ordered to be rigged, and tilled with their ground tiers of water, by the crews of the flagAips at their respective stations. The three ships i❑ this harbour have been brought down from their stations in ordinary to moorings off the dock yard." It is ridiculous to suppose that these prepara - - - ions have been caused by the proj ec t e d - expedi- tion of the French against Constantine. The efforts of the French Government to place their army and navy on a good footing ought to excite no uneasiness in this country, neither could the extension of their power in the north of Africa be productive of injury to this country. So long as the two nations remain united in principle—so long as France and England have a common interest in thwarting the ambitious designs of Russia and in opposing the progress of despotism, the increase of power in France must be a source of satisfaction to this country. France and England can never contend against each other, except for their co mmon i n j ury. t h e y will consolidat e t h e i r own inde pendence,and promote the cau se o f f ree d om United, throughout Europe. It is against Russia and her Allies that the vigilance of the British Government must be directed. LAFAYETTE has well observed that there are two categories in Europe, which must soon be brought to a solutionn. On one side are England Governments of and France — we chose chan ge , b ut o f t h e coui countries esc k h n o m t a of y the people who know that they have the same mo tives for resisting despotism ; on the other are ,he absolute rulers of the Continent, who have, or think they have, which is the same thin, , an was struck by a eea, which lifted her boat to the height of the chimney ; in falling it injured several of the men, one of whom is since dead. She afterwards got into Weymouth. .. The Secretaryship of Greenwich Hospital, vacant by the death of the late Mr. Hooper, is not yet filled up. The Cornwallis, 74, Minden, 74,:and Portland, 52, are ordered to be rigged and prepared for commissioning with all despatch ; no appointments to these ships have yet been sent down, and it will be some time before they can be got ready for sea, the hands in the yard and afloat being in full empl o y. Sh ou ld any urgent d espatc h b e requ i re d ,' more men must be entered in the yard. The Endytnion, 50, Capt. Sir Samuel Roberts, CM., went out of dock on Wednesday, and is now preparing for the reception of Vice. Admiral Sir Josias Rowley, K.C.8., appointed to succeed Sir P. Pulteney Malcolm in the Mediterranean command. The Scorpion, 10, was commissioned on Thursday, by Lieutenant Robilliard. The Lyra packet, and Saracen, 10, were taken into dock yesterday. The Pantaloon, 10, sailed on Tuesday for Falmouth. The Eclipse arrived at Barhadoes, from Falmouth, on the 29th of October, and sailed for St. Vincent. The Dispatch sailed from Bar loadoes, for Trinid id, on the 20th of October. The Sheldrake arrived at Honduras, from Falmouth, &c., on the 10th of October. The Cockatrice arrived at Buenos Ayres, from Rio Janiero, Sept. 15. Remaining at Hamoaze—San Josef, Canopus, Endy_ mion, Andromache, Ringdove, Cruiser, Dee steamer, Atholl, Leveret, Rolla, Saracen, Scorpion, Lyra, Indus try, N.T. _ _ In the Sound—Orestes, Marquis a Huntly, transports. WOOLWICH, DEC. 13.-Hii Majesty's steam-vessel African, Lieutenant Harvey, arrived here on Tuesday last to he paid off. Sir James Graham, with the Board of Admiralty, accompanied by Captain Ross, visited this yard on Saturday last. After inspecting the yard their Lordships examined the boat and tent which Captain Ross and his brave companions saved their lives in. The Messenger steam-vessel came out of the basin to-day, and the Comet taken in. The Medea steam-frigate is nearly complete, and expected shortly to be commissioned. APPOINTMENTS.-Copt. Hon. J. Percy, Lieut. H. Jellicoe, Mr. G. Millard, Alaster, and Mr. Byrth, Clerk, to the Canopus; Lieut. P. Chetwode, Mr. W. Falls, Surgeon, Mr. A. Carpenter, Purser, and Mr. J. C. Sab ben, Assistant Surgeon, to the Belvidera , Lieut. Nicholas Robilliard to command the Scorpion ; Lieut. H. C. M. Buckle, of the Tweed, to be Flag-Lieutenant to Admiral Sir William Hargood, G.C.B. at Plymouth; Lieut. Thos. Harvey to the Tweed ; Lieut. W. Shallard, to com mand the Charybdis, pro tem.; Mr. R. Beecroft, Master to the Blonde; Mr. W. Idington, Surgeon, and Mr. H. Pringle, Second Master to the Ringdove ; Mr. D. Burnes, 'M.D., Assistant Surgeon, to the Victory; Mr. C. Nutt, Surgeon, to the Lyra; Mr. W. Thompson, Sur geon, to the Rolla ; Mr. D. Campbell, Surgeon to the Saracen ; Mr. J. T. Towsey, Second Master, to the Lynx ; Mr. Kennedy, Assistant Surgeon, to the Charyb dis; Mr. Burrows, late of the Isis, to be Mate of the Bel videra. ROYAL MARINES. —PROMOTIONS.—First Lieutenant Richard L Hornhrook, of the Plymouth Division, to be Captain, vice Dadd, deceased : Second Lieutenant Thomas Holloway, of the Marine Artillery Company, to be First Lieutenant, vice Hot nbrook. APPOINTIIENTS.—Captain Campbell, of the Plymouth Division, to the Canopus ; Se cond Lieutenants W. Cosser and E. S. Browne, to the Belvidera. PRICES OF STOCKS THI DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stc ux 3 per Cent. Red. 8714% India Stock 3 per Cent. Cons. '..N per Cent. South Sea Stock Ditto Red 96% 1 4 101 d Annuities — New 3% per Cent. 3 oer Cent. Ann. 1726 .... — ; 3 per Cent. Ann. 1751 .... 4 per Cent. 1826 Bank Long Ann. to expire Ditt0........-..500...42 41 42 pm. Jan. 5, 186" l6 15-16 % ;Ditto Small .........42 43 41 pm. Oct. 10, 1850 l6 13-16 ', 7 4 Ditto Commercial Jan. 5, 1860 — ' Ditto Advertised Jan. 5, 1880 — Bank for Account April S, MO — . India for Account Jan. 5, 1870.......... ..... :Cons. for Account .... 88%!4 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bonds 9454 Belgian Bonds 95 8 7'. Ditto Account 05% Brazilian Bonds 66544 Ditto Account 66 3 4 Buenos Ayres Bond. — Ditto Account 2154 Chilian Bonds 234 _ 3 Ditto Account — Columbian Bonds 1954 Ditto Account — Ditto Bonds, 1 9 '2 4 22% 3 24 Ditto Account 23 Danish Bons 7214 Ditto Acccunt 72% eireek Bonds Ditto Bonds, 1825 Ditto Account — Mexican Bonds, 5 per cent 294 Ditto Account — THIS DAY AT ONE 0 CLOCK. ;Peruvian Bonds !Portuguese Bonds 56% % ! Ditto Account 57 Ditto New Bonds 56;0 8 %14 Ditto Acc0nnt......56ii%% Prussian Bonds lOl% Ditto Bonds, 1822 ___lo3 Russian Bonds, 1822... 1 02 >6 N ( Ditto Account 102% 'Ditto 111 166 Spanish Bonds, 1821 0 :P, 4 1 ,i Ditto Acc. 23 1,4 % Ditto Bonds, 1823 Ditto Account ,French Rentes, sp. c. —f —c. —Exchange —f —c. -.....-. , •:1 per cent.-- —1 —c. -- Exchange —f —c. Dutch, 21 p. c 49A N Ditto Account 49n Ditto, 5 p. c 93 Vit Ditto Account 93% N Fi - zrich Scrip 414 pm. iftitt 0, ti per cent 36% 7 Ditto Account 37 Neapolitan B9 PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. Alten Mining Company £7 7 34 Anglo Mex. Min. co. (Iris. at 5/. pm ) £9lO 9 Bolanos Mining Company £l5O 140 Brazilian Mining Company £s 15 Brazilian Imp. Min. Co. (iss. at 5/. pm.) £2O 61 Ditto National 2234 ml 4 Ditto St. John Del Rey Ditto Cocaes 5 1% Cata Branca Mining Company 3% 5% British Iron Minim: , Comnanv £so 26 Columbian MininA Co. (iss st 5/. pm.) 51% 2% English Mining Company 12% 253( General Mining Association Hibernian Mining Co. £lo 4 Mexican Mining Co. £43 11% Real dcl Monte Mining Co....(unreg.) 52% 3 t: rated Mex. Min. Co. (its. at 2!. pm.) 40 12 Ditto New Scrip 5 14% Alliance Fire Insurance Comp ... 10 113{ Protector Insiirance Comp. Australian Co. Canada Company l7 48 General Steam Navigation Co National Provincial Bank of England 5 Rio Doce Provincial Bank of Ireland ......... 4 1 3 i :391i PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, DEC. 13, Bank Stock - St. Patrick Insur.(porShare - Consols, 3 per cent - Gov. Stock, 3% per cent. 95% National Ditto - Ditto, New I per Cent - 'Hibernian Bank Gov. Deb. 3l percent.... 884 t Provincial Ditto - Royal Canal Stock 59% Royal Irish Mine Grand Canal Stock ;lmperial Mine City Deb. 4 per cent. - :Mining Co. of Ireland - Ballast Office Deb. 4v. c. - Commercial Buildings MAILS. Arrived. Due. Arrived. Due. 0 America 0 3 Hamburg 0 Brazil 0 Buenos Ayres 0 0 Jamaica 0 0 Carthagena 0 0 Leeward Islands ... 0 '2. Dublin 0 0 Lisbon 1 2 Flanders 0 0 Malta 0 '2 France 0 1 Sweden I Guernsey &Jersey.. 1 3 Waterford HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning...ss minutes after 5.1 Evening...l6 minutes after G. , t ,1 "ii" • ti; . el= it St 1 interest in putting down the independence, not only of France, but also of Great Britain. Against Russia then are the just, although tardy precautions of our Government adopted. We hail the manifestation with joy, because we know, that if the axiom of living in peace, as if you were hourly expecting a war, be ever a true one, it must be so between nations and sove reigns who have no: ties Qfsympathybetween them. In proportion as Great Britain and France dis play their means of resistance, will the tone of Russia be humbled. All the arrogance of the Russian. Government is to be attributed to our forbearance. It is the character of the bully to raise his voice in proportion as those to whom he dictates increase in forbearance and moderation. Meet him with an erect front and a resolute voice and his bullyism sinks into a whine. He is only great when those around hint appear diminutive. The Emperor of Rus- SIA is, indeed, more prepared for war than he would have been if we had spoken out earlier ; but he will never be in a condition to dictate to Europe if an end be put to the ridiculous cour tesies which Lord PALMERSTON and the Duke de BROGLIE have hitherto slum him. The cotton manufacturers of Ghent have petitioned the Belgian KING and the Chamber to grant them a monopoly of the Belgian market, and to favour the disposal of their surplus by a bounty on exportation. The account which they give of the distress in which they have been plunged by the loss of the Dutch market is afflicting, but there is very little reason to sup pose that the prayer of their petition can be complied with, however disposed the KING may be to relieve the manufacturers. Were the Belgian legislature even to adopt a re quest so much at variance with the principles of free trade which are making way in France as well as in this country, the remedy would he by no means equal to the expectation of the Ghent workmen. Unless they could supply manufactures as good and as cheap as they can be had from abroad, a supply would be obtained by clandestine means, as it would be impossible to compel the Belgians generally to wear articles of home manufacture, whilst the English or the French market remained open to them. Restrictive measures of this nature do injury to a nation as well as embarrass a go vernment. The only remedy in such case is to improve the means of manufacture so as to produce goods at as cheap a rate as one's neigh bours ; or, if that cannot be done, to turn at tention to other and more profitable means of production. We have felt the evils of a restric tive system too strongly in England not to dis courage an attempt to increase it in another country. On the 28th of August, the day before Par liament was prorogued, the House of Commons ordered to be printed a return, previously moved by Mr. HUME, of " a list of the names of all persons having pensions on the civil lists of England, Scotland, and Ireland on the 30th of November, 1830, stating the date of the grant, and the amount of each pension, distinguishing those that have been continued on the civil list, and those that have been paid from the con solidated fund, agreeably to the 2d and 3d Wm. IV., c. 116, and also distinguishing those who have ceased to receive their pensions from the Consolidated Fund, and the dates when the payments were discontinued, stating whether by death or otherwise." This return has just been forwarded to us, and a more sickening docu ment has seldom fallen under our observation. Alarm and grief have been our predominant feelings, when calculating the cost and demo ralization consequent upon the abuses of the poor laws ; but indignation and disgust take the place of those feelings, when we have forced upon our consideration the cost of the state paupers who figure in the nineteen pages of names now before us. In the list of diplomatic pensions, to which we some months back called the attention of our readers, a statement was made in the margin, of the services rendered by each pensioner. Some of these were paltry enough, compared with the amount of the reward received for them ; but still there was a show, if not the reality, of respect for public decency. The services, might, in nine cases out of ten, be make-believe—mere blinds for the most corrupt jobbing ; but the use of the blind was a proof of a remnant of modesty,—just as hypocrisy is the homage which vice pays to virtue. In the list before us, although there are no doubt pen sions, particularly among the smaller ones, which may admit of some justification or another, the great mass of them are received by unblushing beggars, only not brought up to the police offices because they wear silk and velvet instead of cottons. A correspondent, whose letter,we give in another column, suggests that the State paupers should wear certain badges to indicate the amount they receive from the State. Per haps an additional improvement would be to make portions of them—Mrs. ARBUTHNOT, for instance—wear scarlet. Who knows whether the cheek of the wearer might not take the hint and be the means of saving the country 9361. per annum ? There are a few who appear since 1830 to have resigned their pensions. As we are willing to give them credit for a desire to clear their characters from the stain of receiving the public money without having given valuable service for it, we will give their names, with the amount resigned :—The Duchess 'of NEWCASTLE, 7801.25.; ERIC MACKAY, Baron KEAY, 1841.; JANE GEORGIANA SHERIDAN (now SEY NIOLIR) 571. Is. 6d.; CAROLINE VERNON (now SMITH) 881. ls. A poor account, but the example may be valuable. It may not be unamusing to our readers to learn, that so certain had the success of the Carlists been deemed by the Pontifical Government, that the editors of the ahrianacks published in the Roman states, who had inserted the name of Isabella the Second as sovereign of Spain, had been compelled (at the suggestion of the Austrian minister it was said,) to substitute that of Don Carlos (Ch , COURT OF CITA NCERY.--(THIS DAY.) IN RE WARD. The Loan CHANCELLOR sat in his private room this morning, where he was attended by Counsel, further to argue their petition for a Commission of Lunacy. VICE-CHANCERY COURT.-(THIS DAY. HALL t. HAWKINS AND OTHERS. Sir EDWARD SIJGDEN applied this morning, ex parte, for a special injunction to restrain the defendants, Sir John Caesar Hawkins, and Mr. Chuchford Bradford, from selling or transferring certain sums of stock to a large amount, standing in the name of Sir John Caesar Hawkins, James Wedderburne Webster, and Charles Wedderburne Webster. Sir John Caesar Hawkins, who under his marriage settlement was entitled as tenant 1(;r life in remainder, to three different sums of Stock of 15,0001., 5,000/., and 10,0001., granted an annuity to the plaintiff charged upon those funds. For several years Sir John kept down the an nuity, but latterly it had got greatly into arrear. The plaintiff discovering that the defendant, who bad granted several other annuities charged also upon the same stock, Was about to sell out a greater part of the fund in order to redeem those annuities, caused a distringas to issue to prevent him from doing so, but the Bank of England having lately given the plaintiff notice that they should consider that distringas at an end unless he obtained an injunction restraining the transfer of the stock, the pre sent application became necessary. His HONOUR directed the injunction to issue. SIR WM. ICEPPEL AND OTHERS V. BAILEY AND HARFORD. THE TREVIL RAILROAD COMPANY. This case came before the Court upon motion, the object of which was that the names of Messrs. Bailey and Harford, which had been used as plaintiffs to the bill which had been filed, should be struck out, having been used without their consent or concurrence. From the statements of Mr. JACOB, who appeared as Counsel on behalf of the Messrs. Bailey and Harford, it appeared that the plaintiff, the defendants, together with a great number of other persons, consti tuted a Railroad Company in Monmouthshire, entitled the Trevil Railroad Company. The suit was instituted by that Company against Messrs. Bailey and Harford, who are iron masters of great eminence in Mon mouthshire, for the purpose of compelling them to use the Company's railroad for the purposes of their worke, those gentlemen having erected railroads of their own, by the use of which the Company had been materially injured. In the first, the defendants, as shareholders of the Company had been made plaintiffs, as they alleged, without their privity or consent, the institution of the suit having been agreed to at a meeting at which they were not present, the first intimation they had of it being a statement in the public newspapers of a motion in the case before the Lord Chancellor. Mr. JACOB, after reading several affidavits, was pro ceeding to read one which had been filed within the last few days, when Sir EDWARD SUGDEN, who appeared for the Company, objected to the adoption of that course, his clients having hid no opportunity of seeing the affidavit. For the pur pose of giving Sir Edward's client an opportunity of doing so, his HONOUR ordered the case to stand over till the next Seal. IN THE MATTER OF TILE DEAN AND CHAPTER OF CHRIST CHURCH, OXFORD. Mr. flwrItELL stated that the Court would recollect in this matter that a fund had been given to Christ Church, Oxford, for the purpose of remunerating a clergyman fur delivering yearly an oratio❑ in Latin in favour of the Hebrew language. On the case coming before the Com t a reference was made to the Master, who had approved of a scheme for the future regulation of the Charity. Under the recommendation of that scheme, the Court had ordered that the Dean alone was to appoint a person to deliver the oration, but by some mistake the order had been drawn up giving the nomination to both the Dean and Chapter. For the correction of that mis take the Learned Counsel now applied to the Court. His HONOUR directed the etror to be corrected, and inquired whether the oration bad been delivered. Mr. BITHELL believed that it had not. His HONOUR made the inquiry being curious to know what learned men would say in favour of the Hebrew lan guage. ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) ACTON V. WOODCATE. In this case a question arose for the consideration of the Court of some nicety and importance, as to the power of a settler to make a voluntary deed in favour of creditors, and afterwards to alter or revoke it. In 1831, a gentleman of the name of Woodgate executed a deed for the benefit of Messrs. Currie and Woodgate, to whom he was largely indebted, by which he conveyed his real estate to them in trust, to permit him to receive a certain allow ance, and then in favour of his other creditors, at the date of the deed. It seemed, however, that besides the credi tors comprised in this indenture, Mr. Woodgate was in debted to a variety of other persons upon annuity, as well as upon various post obit bonds, which he had granted, and which were payable after his death. As far as related to the arrears of the annuities at the time of its execution, provision was made in the deed for their payment; but in respect of all subsequently accruing pay ments there was no declaration of trust at all. In as much, however, as they might be considered creditors, though not then payable, it was considered prudent that, in order to obviate the doubts which arose as to the rights of the claimants by annuity and on post obit securities, to avail themselves of the provisions of that indenture in the creditors, the parties should enter into a new arrange ment. In August, 1833, accordingly, another deed was executed, by which those two classes of creditors were expressly excluded from all benefit under the trusts of the original instrument. The point now in question as to the power of the parties to the first det d, after its execution to modify or revoke it, arose on an objection being urged, that there were certain persons interested in the original deed, who were not parties to the present suit brought by creditors under the second deed, and the Court deeming it impor tant in principle to have the authorities looked into on the subject, Mr. Pemberton, Mr. Sidebottom, Mr. Tinney, and Mr. Wigram, conducted the arguments this morning at considerable length. His HoNotut took it to be settled, that property being conveyed to trustees for the benefit of creditors, gave them authority to apply the proceeds according to the pleasure of the granter; it only amounted in the consi deration of the Court to the debtor giving his steward money to pay creditors and afterwards calling him back; so that in the present instance the first deed was clearly to be altered or revoked according to the will or pleasure of the parties. The usual accounts in the suit were then directed, and the second deed established under the autho rity of the Court. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Chief Justice TINDAL and a Common Jury.) ORIGSON V. FRASER. This was an action brought by the plaintiff to recover compensation in damages for the seduction of his daughter per quod servitium anasit. Mr. Sergeant SPANK:IE (with whom was Mr. PLATT) stated the case of the plaintiff to the Jury. The plaintiff was formerly a Commander of a packet ship running be tween Harwich and Helvoetsluyrn, his family consisting of six children (of whom the subject of the present action was the eldest), residing at the former place. The de fendant was a Captain in the 88th Regiment of Foot, and was stationed with his Regiment in the month of March, 1832, in the town of Harwich, where he became ac quainted with the daughter of the plaintiff, then only 15 years of age. Her ruin was the consequence of the ac quaintance, and in the month of November, 1832, she gave birth to a child, of which the defendant was the father. Miss Sarah G rigson, a young lady of prepossessing ap pearance, examined by Mr. PLATT—I am the eldest of six children, and became acquainted with the defendant in the autumn of the year 1831. He paid ine attentions about February, in 1832. In February I met the defendant in the lair, when I was walking with ano her female, and the defendant took me round the lair, and at last to the batteries, where he forced me into his room. There was no body in the room, the door of which he locked, arid put the key in his pocket. I screamed violently, the defendant said nobody could hear me. I sat down and cried, saying, " I should get a severe scolding when I got home !" an at length he opened the door and let the go. I saw him frequently after that, but I did not speak to him until eight or nine weeks after this occurrence. The defendant succeeded at length in getting possession of my person in his room at the batteries. 1 had spoken to him several times before that and he asked me to come with him to his room, which I did. I remained there until after 12 o'clock at night. I went there about 8 o'clock in the evening. After this we had frequent intercourse and 1 discovered that I was pregnant about two months after wards. 'I he defendant m entioned my pregna nc y t o me first. He said, " Sarah, I amatraid you are with child." I said I did not think I was, on which the defendant said if I was so be would marry me. I was delivend of a child in November, 1832, at my mother's house in Harwich. The defendant had then left Harwich with hie regiment. My mother was obliged to hire a serv ant in consequence of my confinement. Before my ac quaint' ance with the defendant I used to assist my mother in the domestic concerns of the house and f am il y . M y youlige f i sister is now only six y ears old. B e f ore I was confine:A the defendant said he sho u ld wi s h th e c hild to be naen" after him. I received many l e tt ers f rom t h e defendo,; after be left Harwich. Mr. Bayley was the medics' gentleman who attended me during my confinement, farj which my mother paid him three guineas. She also V', the nurse who attend e d me . Af ter my fi rst intercourse Wib' the defendant my mother met me by accident with bins' My mother spoke to Mr. Fraser, and told him Ile a young I was. He desired her not to distress herself, 0 he was on honourable terms. That was before M r ' Fraser left Harwich. The child was affiliated to bins about four months after the birth. It was affiliated 14 con-equence of Lieutenant Adams calling and saying M r ' Fres r was going abroad. The parish officers have neve allowed anything for the child. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant TALrounn—Knetf the overseers, and would swear they have not paid me 01. my parents any money on account of the child. My fatbe has had a small vessel. We keep a shop at Harwich' in the general line now. My father was away front his family some years ago, and the overseers wea l after him. First saw Captain Fraser on a fair dnit but did not speak to him for eight or nine months after' wards, and it was after that he had intercourse with we' Had spoken to him in the streets twenty or thirty tuts before that. He used to mess in the Three Cups 10 0 ' Had seen him in different places in the town. Had bee a good many times at the barracks before I went to bi ° room. I know an officer named Sir William Gain-1P but never went to his room in the barracks no r Ohio lodgings. Once met Sir W m . G a l way i n t h e fields, 10 he never gave me any money. Only met him once. War present when Sir Win. Galway was examined i n the Temple, prior to his going abroad. Mr. Sergeant SPANXIE intimated that that mode 0i giving evidence was a very objectionable one. His LORDSHIP thought it was open to much objection at times ; but the Learned Sergeant, who represented large constituency, had an opportunity of obtaining a 0 alteration of the system. Witness_l have spoken to Captain Bridge in the street' and never anywhere else. Was never anywhere with bins but in the street. Never received money from hi m , or had intercourse with him. Spoke to him in the Wee before and after this affair. Had never been with him the fields. My father is now in England, but was often in Holland. I have been twice in Holland. He shoot° " wild fowl" in Holland.—(A laugh.) lie gets his live' lihood by sending wild fowl to England. Had receife i money from Captain Fraser. Never went to any club', house in London with my mo th er to d eman d money 0 him. When I first went to the barracks, I was goia with another young girl, named Palmer, who going to another officer's room "to see something. She was seventeen or eighteen years of age, and bee father was a fisherman. I staid outside the barracks, bet on the ramparts, while she went in. My father has n° vessel now. Re.examined—Never had any connexion with Sir W' Galway. Captain Fraser gave her money to g e t babl linen with. I went out of the town of Harwich, and se' companied him to Chatham, and he gave me money to of the expenses. By the Jury—Captain Fraser first took me to the racks I believe in May, 1830. Mts. Sarah Bell stated that she lived at Harwich for. merly, but now in London. Lived there in 1831 and Hs32. Had known the plaintiff's family for s ilted' years. The plaintiff was in the packet service. Never saw Miss Grigson with any gentleman; understood that she was always a virtuous girl until her intimacy wit h the defendant. The mother always conducted her fatniii with discretion and prudence. Cross-examined—The plaintiff was the same as s common sailor on board a packet, but he had no w beer' two or three years in Holland. Could not tell whetbe r he came backwards and forwards to his family. WI intimate with th e f am il y , b ut cou ld not say that he bs" visited Ms family at times. Understood he took o ut $ license in Holland to shoot game, and he sent them ove r to his wife. Never heard the name of Sir NV. Galsrli before. Knew Captain Briggs, because witness's hosbaxi d sailed with him. Her husband was a common sailor. H er support was deriv e d f rom hi s wages o f 15 e . a wee k ; four children, all of whom were supported out of that sum. Had missed Mi s s G r i gson f or a wee k together, $11" knew that she had gone to Holland. Had missed her far a week together several times. Knew of her going t ° Holland twice. That was about three years ago. Nev er knew of the family receiving relief from the pariah while the plaintiff was absent in Holland. During witnesel intimacy with the family, she did not recollect that the parish ufficeis had been alter the husband, for deserting them. A great number of letters were then put in and r e ad, all of them written by the defendant, but none of them bearing any signature. The first was dated July 23, 1832, and addressed to Miss Webb, at Mrs. Palmer',, New Swan, High-street, Harwich. It excused himself from being able to visit her, but wished to k now w h a t s h e w i s h e d , an d h e wou ld do all he could to comply with it. The next was dated Chatham, Aug. 22, and addressed as before. It excused his absence, but requested bet to come to London, and on her arrival to take a coach, and meet him at the Colonnade Hotel, Charles-street, Hay' market. The letter of the 16th October, from Rochester, 1419 addressed to Miss Gregson. [The preceding ones were addressed to Miss Webb.] It expressed his happinegi at her safe arrival at home, and his anxiety for her health and comforts. He expressed by fears that she had not purchased so many things far her'' self and child as were necessary, stating that the 101. he had given her was solely intended for that object. He requested her to desire her mother, from him, to pay her, every attention and ki n d ness , an d h e prom i se d to d o a l l he could to the same end. He said he would p a y the doctor's bill, but wished her mother to pay it first as if on her own account. He declared that his own room air peared so dull in her absence that he scarcely went to le except at bed time, and he promised to take a run down to Harwich to visit her. The next letter was dated the 25th of October, at Chatham, and addressed as the previous one. He made an excuse for not being able to get leave of absence to visit her, expressed his regret that she had been disap pointed in a nurse, and stated that he felt his bed cold, and that he was tired of sleeping alone. The letter of the 2d November, from Chatham, ex pressed the defendant's hope to bear shortly of her confine ment, and implored her to take every care of herself and of her child. There were several other subsequent letters, all ex pressing great anxiety for Miss Grigson's health, and that of the child, (which was born in November); stating be was glad it was a boy, particularly as she wished it ; hoped she would Lot allow it to be g zed at by every one who came to ber mother's house; that in reply to her question as to what the child's name should be, he left it to her to give him what name she pleased, and that, as to the cow-pox, she was to consult her mother. Most of the letters he desired her to destroy after she had read them. In one of tho letters he enclosed M. The last letter was dated the .tith of March, 1832, which concluded by requesting her nOt t) write to him until she heard again from him. Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD, in his address to the Jury, said that undoubtedly his client had afforded an illustration of the painful consequences of a deviation from the strict ine of virtue. his client had certainly done so. but he contended that the whole of the circumstances of the case showed that the plaintiff was not entitled to the damages which was claimed on his behalf. He (Mr. Sergeant Talfourd) would not be deterred from giving the case its proper colouring, and then he would lay a claim to the most extensive reduction of damages. Mr. James Golden Dore stated that he was one of the overseers of Harwich in 1828. He knew the plaintiff and his family. Had seen Miss Sarah Grigson ; he had had occasion to search after the plain tiff, because he had granted relief to his wife on her appli cation, and he had deserted his family. Had relieved the wife three or four times. Saw the plaintiff a few months since in Harwich. He had given the wife :is. at 4 time out of the parish funds. Knew nothing of the habits cf the Mr. Henry Coates was overseer of Harwich at present. Sarah Grigson swore her child to the defendant. Wit ness had on that account received 401. from the defendant. n W o i t tn k e n s o s w 's o n t ffi h e e e p w l a a i n s ti n ff ea re r s i t d h e e w T i h t r h e e his Cup family Inn, H e had in d arwich fur the last five years. Had seen Sarah Grigson, but not f equently. H 4.4 seen her running about the town s but DOC like a well conducted young woman, Mr. Charles Bridge, commander of the Tourist steam packet, was subpsiaosed here by the defindant. Knew Sarah Grigson. Had known her from her childhood, but never spoke to her father. Witness was on the Got , te n borgh s tation. Sarah Grigson sailed with her mi,ther in witness's father's vessel to Hamburg. Witness had hen very intimate with her, and had bad intercourse with her. That intercourse had begun some time ago. 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