The Sun. — London, England, 1844-01-12 00:00:00

, ers, eds., arid, rev' Pr ° .p 1 pm put ; 3 r~• —CG -.ci ,p, 0 r fr °° ,1 th lg o i Wl' iiv" looPe'' Butt tee' III " r : se , e of ha , t va t ,a ;co '" ,r rlls r, ,• .;~;:~ 'PA FINE ARTS. VES FROM THE BOOK OF NATURE. Lizars, Edinburih, 1814. e Part befor- -f th;• It ..e us of this publication whi c h, 4001 e see by th e prospectus, i s to b e i ssued i n ki ll: .My four-shilling numbers of folio size, con tiN not less than-twelve plates of sun-birds, Ig o , nof dogs, nine of humming-birds, twenty goit if f ore i gn b utterflies, and fourteen of British ka: S. These plates are well designed, engraved,. .i.tl, . coloured after nature, in the best style of 1 1 ,,' md the little, sketches of woodland and forest en erY that ar e introduced into some of them, 4( . c°llsi derWoly to the picturesqueness of their late t. Fo : full descriptions of the different i -8 the . I my wr i . 0 ,- reader is referred to Jardine's ‘ve!l nary. • pork , entitled " The Naturalist's Li- a ~s• LITERATURE. Z , ? T° 71 1 7 OF THE EIGHT ENTH CEN TRY. Part 111. Chapman and Had, London, 1844. 4 e auth or o f t hi s hi story, w in c h, b y t h e b ye, theyh.4 ch t oo con fid ent i n i ts tone, is a G erman, mle Schlosser, and the translation is from ofbr n 111 of Mr. Davidson. It consi6ts of a series 41 1 ., 4raphical memoirs, necompan:ed with criti -4.4 marks on their writings, of the most emi 4philosophers, p o et s , politi c i ans , .novelists, 'ktlt l lin figured in E ur op e d ur i ng th e eighteenth ry, and----as regards our English authors, at 41e, to -48 penned in a tone of decision by no kt, 8 wz.rranted by th e somew h at superficial t tintAnce which M. Schlosser has with his When, for instance, he comes to dis , ; • — •''te niceties o f E ng li s h sty l e, h e f a ll s i nto c -n ost'eurio us bl un d ers poss ibl e; yet lie seems e Perfectly unconscious that he is giving any i l eou s'opinions, and insists, with emphasis, on tlPu.rit"y and . dignity of the genuine English 11,4jus,add;mg, that these celebrated Letters l eG a hraYs ;remain a monument of talent on 1 .11 . 1 ° f ll .teir style and language." Now, the tad e of J'Anius is so far from possessing " purity ' 4 14 '";'.l - ity," that, if it he remarkable for one °lore than another, it is for the utter ab -44(1 le of these qualities. It is stiff, constrained, '/41 Rrtifieial, and abounds in tawdry similies and *4 4 ; 11 1 1 ' , ruffian p ersona li t i es . S o per f ect l y aware M ite author himself of the laboured and anti. Lellaraeter of writings, that he expressly th 0 - 1.; °4 , in his 'memorable letter to Horne :'!hat its , composition cost him not less 41‘ ‘i iiri lltnight's hard labour. Again, speaking i t i o . - l e-8 Style . M. Schlosser condemns it, as uontbaitic ' and wordy • whereas, it is fuller t e aS than Ntx n•ds and is ' exuberant, not from flit ` 4Bt e) but !from ' the astonishing affluence of kt.oalltor's b pagination. We consider Burke . ne °f it, ; treat masters of English compost k4ll'l wiw se rorks, notwithstanding their rich NtP ri ed onagery—which, however, is never (,45 i rc 'lls or .oppressive —will last as long as the ' 44''t.44.e en* ee hires. In reference to Mrs. rhrale, Siir es ie , s b ra ied friend of Johnson, our auth or f q tt e - , ; " that she " had received very little ~,u o - Z e n • her youth," whereas she had been err 3fully educated than the generality Z, 44 i4 . ., - ,.1 1 `*12 men of her age, and was not unac n with the classics. Then, again, he '' , lbh - „'" (1 4 contempt of " Boswell's silly Life ' which is generally considered, and g ~ a l tt)i' l c`e l as one of the most skilful and fasci vr,ftte s of biography in this or any lan pintn.,, ! might, did space and time permit, lil u - s g t I '4 any other errors of judgment in M. 4 te th at ambitious history, b . ut enough to ° Rlii at • ' l l le present prejudices of it is careless and I ; I.nd full of . 'IIP O r niVAL OF AGRICULTURE, and s t , he cie t Trq ;o scr f 1i. " 4 of the Highland and Agricultural Srviiand. o- L 1 11 11 1 :1 1 the third number of the new series of 4%,,! t ili e- . a iluarte d rl publication, which chrom- f. ul7:(-1!.mr able Y manner . the progress o " I llefin'ttPl improvement, to whic.ll,itcannot he ee l „, I°lo • northern neighbours have given a tL l 'c pal,,TPu 'Sc. The contents of the present part g'ke ia - " e d, and interesting to those engaged in ,111t1,-4' ctipations, or interested in land. The LltitZliPe!,' is an examination of a plan of pre "'Orel spy d of all kinds, by which the productive c t tte -of the plant may be increased to a great b" i i lit ,' Without the application of manure to the then 6 - l e . secret is held by a German farmer in til: e 'r' tu unr ) 1)1 Mavence, who has made R - • xlell t 3 the subject for a series or years. e ll: d etl e'vver thinks that some of the results h t.l , t 1 4 -4 , 11) aY be true to a certain extent, but that t,'ltiBt,,-et'•lents must be received very cautiously, 7tiottltieoe:tl.ll:tl).l 3 s , mall tinge of Charlatanisin in them, the assertion, that by the applica ,,Obs ~I • ne Process abundant crops of potatoes cyJec e 6 town on the sands of the sea-shore ! The Possessor of the s cret being to sell often to the su.piciou or rather mag 1. Di u ttl le effects o f it. Toe Tani Worth and 'is L'n-' Ol speeches are examined at some length, °tice, concluding with the following pas tlttrVi7in:tiatiever variety of opinion may exist as to the OrOach ed by our present Ministers at these th,'n,es, there can be none as to the example which W itti 4 . lllv e set to the aristocracy and all landed pro._ th, 8 T he 'march of improvement has commenced t h'.s been put to the plough—and, such is - t n‘ 'of the times, in more especially as it .con i're 1,"`,1(1 manufacturing interests, that we neither ,44Calt nor turn back even if we wished. Much Ztl " tt ,' achieved for agriculture, but much more re- De achieved. The discoveries of the last !ve w f, ep e ars far more than outstrip the last fifty ; nor 1 1 try" the smallest doubt that in the next ten dis -4.- / 4114 improvement will go on in a three-fold kllta,L °°l( to what has been done by drainage and ttir a - r :°B', by the use of steam, by the ingenuity I,ikt implements' by better breeds of stock, by the ht ,t,_g in - feeding! And yet these hole" Ats—capable of adding a third more to Produce of the country—are as yet co.n tttN4iLto Mere districts of the . land. Old prep lie,ther4 .‘"roughout whole ccainties adhered to, and th 4 teems as if these improvements had never 1 4dL " heard of. At one time it was supposed that rd had one interest and the tenant another. tb,4%-„P,sition admitting of general application, the "Ikt Their interests are inseparably ib absurd. Logether, and their prosperity will and ,t4 ll64 st ill i lit ual• In fact, this truth is so potent, that . I,,,: a pger be misunderstood, and, therefore, it het e "'" classes, in every district throughout the I th ° F P P ire, to make common cause. Hence the Pti; 4l % us sling associations, where landlord and nelißh , T an one table-land, and for one especial .Y meet and consult together ; and it is tt aye t I tio ttk ° See how these institutions are annually, 4at ` I O I Y , extending, not only in point of num -I.e•bt• \°` re sPectability ' ; so much so, indeed, that,. l tob,,!°ol l ",,,„ e , a rs, either a landlord or a tenant, who is 'et i , - ,;`ed with them in their endeavours after 11, i uth., 'Of, will he a rara avis in terris. The lead te: h sh, a 'en by Scotland ; and it is an honour to is,i'llvie4teian Proudly lay claim, far more worthy to t iil„, vi elor t . -lal l feats of arms or extent of conquest.. 4 ° ,ver the obstacles of nature ; and it is a 'OA ‘"c cause of humanity." At h "WVDENCE BETWEEN BURNS ‘til l „t ;„ AND CLARIIVDA. ,ivlai-fttar correspondence between Burns t k)C .t eli .- ` l4 Mrs. M`Leliose, which has been 1, 4 1 .; 44 ali !-1 to by the biographers of the : l lnch Allan Cunningham vainly en ,,'441-,v,e, - ," ) ,Procure for his edition, is now, we ', 1 11,„t first time, published in an au s6er°-'''• Considering that the attachment i k tt: ie,:al'arkable individuals for each other, Sh-!.rtai,,relY Platonic character, their letters tip,;.sii,„lY) many of them, among the most ,_ have read, 41 E , we ever remetnuer to fl l , e y p r ,, c'n the side of Burns, who in- LNlt it tiihji t Y ti•eely in the wildest flights of le k xtravagance. We cannot say k iltlN Col-arrespondence has greatly in tlitltile.o% for it abounds in errors of taste, R~ls, f it e ' si6 intliV, notwithstanding that so h e d~i andllurns npon love, friendship, kindred n like 11, few to n e ft a pretty matters, dull and '‘t • 01'• - degree, As for Burns, there are I •bi ll ‘te Ins letters, whether to men or women, k ti h -15 kit - een able to read with patience, so t i, 1 111 8 1 4 re, 4 ,1 1 ,1 i olated are they in their style, tiretrut'„'Le with tawdry tinsel imagery,. in , 4." and nature have not the slightest Is • hi e i.-Plstles to Clarinda are by no means bet specimens of letter-writing. t lA.I rlll . i'V 4131 /VOGIOII 7 Past V. , r 1 e 1,4 Longman, London, 1844. ;t!ltli.. a ye here the Fifth Part of a translation 1i\,%43' Pert of Lady Charlotte Guest, of several.vea l'13,1,1(11(1- Wel,ll manuscripts which of }i-'4itPjt of the habits and superstitions g o l ‘Nt.ll-'11.3 during the earlier periods of ft ,,,lttli, s'.l,Q The translator has executed her task 11 1 ti li(!, at k'are, arid has added several short til t 4 notes which clear up all that is obscure te xt. ii t . ' €I P , S /V ' RIVAL. P a rt IL D IA A JO U Sall eke Murray, London 1844. 1 1( - )tj ' , eed the re-publication of the former tii,,i, 0 flied 00 Journal som e few days since in 1 h .li 3 ; - Present Part contains an account of V i q t()P's journey to the holy city or Benares, kkl4,,tll%teh,(! 11.idoosYhold in such veneration, and lk . ', tfi t lll , t 'on of the city of Delhi, for many c','N'ti, „I.4lvourte reidence of the Mogul Ern -11%4t rtc"th the vast extort of whose magnifi itifl4llyl43 he was much struck, as traveller; t 3 ' w' 41. e. The Journal is lightly and grace '44l4e, titter, and in a spirit of the most entire ST. LUKE'S, MIDDLESEX, and ST. LEONARD'S, SHOREDITCH. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Snt,—Your columns being at all times open for tht redress of both public and private grievances, it is re spectfully trasted that you will aid us with your power ful advocacy under the following circumstances. Fm years past the above two parishes have been litigating regarding the right of way along the well-known tho roughfare called Shepherd and Shepherdess-walk, leading from the Eagle Tavern to Wenlecli-f. rm. Under the impression that the parish of Saint Luke's would waive their claims for the sake of public convenience, Mr. Rouse, the spirited proprietor of the Eagle Tavern, in conjunction with Mr. Alderman Challis, have expendel upwards of 20,0001. in improving the neighbourhood ; but, alas, Eagle-terrace and Albert terrace are both built on the margin of the boundaries of St. Leonard's, Shoreditch, and the Board of Guardians of St. Luke's talk of running the workhouse wall within a few feet of these splendid erections, not only destroying the value of the property, but inflicting a serious inconvenience on the public, who have enjoyed thisright of way from time immemorial. The recent decision of the Court of Queen's Bench has confirmed the right of St. Luke's so to do if they think proper, bat it is to be sincerely hoped they will reconsider the matter before they inlet so serious un injury upon the public, to say nothing of the private interests of Mr. Alderman Challis and Mr. Thomas R.ruse, than whom more kind-hearted and be nevolent men do not exist. Sheperdess-walk leads direct into the very heart of Islington and Holloway, and it is calculated that upwards of three thousand individuals connected with various duties in the City pass night and morning. Surely in this age of metropolitan improve ment the parish of St. Luke's will see the propriety of joining heart and hand for the mutual benefit of both parishes. Should, however, such a plan not be adopted, an appeal to the Legislature will not be without effect.— I am, Sir, your obedient servant, JOHN SAPPS. Shepherdess-walk, July 11. 1844. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY. The quotations, with scarcely an exception, agree with those returned on Monday ; in fact, there was so decided a majority of layers in a very small company, that business was almost at a stand-still. We subjoin the prices of the horses honoured with a notice : DERBY. 10 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's lot—take 12 to 1 13 to 2 agst Mr. John Day's The Ugly Buck—take 7 to 1 15 to 2 agst Mr. Crockford's Rattan—taken to bOl., and afterwards offered 16 to 1 agst Mr. Quin's Loadstone—taken 20 to 1 agst Lord Maidstone's Cockamaroo—taken to 251. 30 to 1 agst Mr. A. Wood's Running Rein—take 33 to 1 30 to 1 agst Mr. Lichtwald's Leander—take 33 to 1 40 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Saddle Bow—taken to 50/. 40 to 1 agst Mr. J. Osborne's Mount Charles—take 50 to 1 Mr. Osbaldeston's Monk of Dree (in the Derby and St. Leger), and f by Camel, out of Elizabeth (in the Oaks and St. Leger) arrived in town yesterday en route for W. Butler's stables at Newmarket. I he Mr. Maher, whose death we announced a few days since, was not the nominator of the two horses named for the next Derby. TRING STEEPLE CHASE—WEDNESDAY Nam All have accepted exe,pt Cheroot. By the kind permission of Earl Jersey, the match between Mr. Parson's Ghuznee and Mr. Burford's Beeswing was de cided in the Home-park, on Tuesday. Ghuznee won cleverly. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. Crawley and Horsham hds, Monday, Capel Village ; Thurs day, West Grinstead ; Saturday, Pound Hill, 101—Cheshire hds, Monday, Abbey Arms ' • Wednesday, Wryne Hill ; Thurs day, Wilkesley Village; Saturday, Wrenbury, 101 —Essex Union hds, Tuesday, Hazelaigh Hall ; Saturday, Totham Maypole, loi—Mont g omeryshire hds,Tuuday, 13wyllthGwallay; Friday, Car Howell Village, 10—Mr. Roe's hds, Tuesday, Creycombe Village ; Friday, Kingstone Village, 10—Tiverton hds, Monday, Bainpton Down; Friday, Dulverton—Tickham hds, Monday, The Squirrels, Stockbury ; Thursday, Wickling Wood, 101—Mr. Candler's hds, Monday, Old Hills; Wednes day, Bishop's Wood; Friday, Ham Bridge, 101—Hereford shire hds, '1 uesday, 10th mile-stone on the Abergavenny Road ; Friday, Wall Hilts, 10—United Pack, Tuesday, Buckley, 9 Brighton harriers, Monday, Thunder's Barrow; Wednesday, Patcham ; Friday, Dyke, 11—Mr. Trelawney's hds, Tuesday, Ivybridge, 101—Brookside harriers, Monday, Newmarket Hill; Thursday, Te!scombe Tye, 101—Essex and Suffolk hds, Tuesday, Gol Grove ; Friday, Little Elent:ey Hall, 101—North Warwickshire bds, Tuesday, Kenilworth Castle; Friday, Meridens, 101—Warwickshire bds, Monday, Bearlav Village ; Tuesday, Oxhill Village; Thursday, Mitford Bridge; Satur day, Red Hill, 104—Ayrshire hds, Tuesday, Enterline Gate; Friday, Auchans. Trawl fish have lately been very scarce, but the boats brought in a better supply on Tuesday morning. Gurnets in particular were very plentiful ; and sprats have been hawked about the town for several days, at the rate of a penny a quart. The mackerel season has com menced. Several of our larger boats have been fishing for some days off Plymouth. Two Hastings boats on Monday took some fine fish, the first 1,300, the other 500; which were sold at 31. per hundred. In consequence of this, other boats made immediate preparations to depart for the fishing grounds. We heard yesterday that some of our fishermen had been successful off Plymouth, and had taken about 4,000 mackarel to the Loudon markets, but that owing to a large supply at the same time from other parts of the coast, they did not realise more than ISa. per hundred.—Brigliton Gazette. AMERICAN HONOUR.—The Americans have raised a loan, but it is out of their own pockets. They have been lending each other money, but it is only to decoy others to do the same. The accomplices of a thimble-rig proprietor lend money to each other for the purpose of drawing on the by standers to play the game. Such is the intention, no doubt, of an American loan, raised out of the pockets of the Americans. If other nations are inclined to trust them, the Yankees will make themselves safe, and then—repudiate. If, by chance, the pea is discovered under the right thimble, the proprietor of the " rig" instantly commences a row, upsets the table, loses the pea. pockets the cash, and, in a word, repudiates. In fact, repudiation is a convenient mode of disposing of sundry small claims ; and as America has tried it on a large scale , _ we strongly recommend its application to s ma ll er ma tt ers — s uch as tailors' bills, and the claims of one's landlord.—Punch. M. Beranger has written a letter, praying the students of the schools to excuse his proceeding at their head to the ceremony of inaugurating the statue of Moliere on the 15th, as they had requested. "My character, my tastes, and my habits," says M. Beranger, " have always kept me away from public solemnities, where I should Lind myself ill at ease and unable to utter a single word." The poet also expresses his regret at having been from home when the students visited him lately, and laments that any collision should have taken place afterwards. The following passage in the letter would seem to intimate that the poet still coot noes his compositions:--" Persuade those generous young men to leave in his corner—which, thank Heaven, is not the gloomy corner of the misanthropist—the old philosopher and sung-writer, still faithful to his convictions and his sympathies. The dreams which he still makes there will prove, he hopes, to your generation, which will so long survive him, that to his last moments he was occupied with the happi ness and glory of his country." It is said that the will of the late eccentric Mr. Thompson, of the Priory, Ifampstead, who left a large sum of money to Mr. Barnard Gregory, at present a prisoner in New gate, is disputed, and the question is about to conic before the Prerogative Court. CROMWELL'S NOSE.—Cromwell's nose became a grand point of attack with the Royalists, in the civil wars of Charles the First, when they failed against the " Parliament Men" in the field. One of Sancroft's correspondents is thus humorous upon the topic in a letter, that is preserved in the Bodleian Library :—" One, in a discourse about the Lord's anointed, stuck not to say, he thought Cromwell the very some.' ( This was in 1650.) And shall that oily nose at last go for the Lord's anointed? No, we have better terms to ex• press so much desert by. It is the saints' minimum quoddam 71C1••• t urale : a Nol-with-the-whisp—the Commonwealth's nail me tangere—that which people rather gaze at than delight in, and wherewith they are mastered, like a company of jackdaws in the night at the sight of a torch ; were that quenched, they would be at their nest again. It is Samson's foxes' firebrands, and all beaten together into an intolerable nose—the Devil's breeches turned wrougside upwards, and clapped by mischance to the General's face I But flies must not be too bold with the candle fur scalding their wings : it is, God knows what ; and do what I can, I must leave it the same I found it." This is a tolerably strong philippic against the Oliverian nasal organ ! FRENCH LAW FOR ENGLISH RESIDENTS.—The Correctional Tribsnal of Tours was engaged on January 6th, with the trial of a Mr. T an English gentleman, mov!ng in the first society of the town, for ill-treating his children. It appeared that this gentleman, who was a person of good for tune, had discharged his valet for some fault, and the latter, out of revenge, went and lodged the above complaint against him. The commissary of police, accompanied by a medical man, proceeded to Mr. T—'s residence, and found on the backs of his two little girls same black and blue marks. Mr. T— at since admitted that those marks were caused by a small horsewhip, which he used for correcting his children. On the trial a number of persons came forward, and bore testimony to the general good health of the children. Several English ladies declared that they had seen the.little girls about the time of the Commissary's visit, and that they appeared to be both gay and cheerful. 111. de Noe, Captain in a Hussar regiment quartered in the town, declared that a kinder man than Mr. T—could not be found, but that it was the habit in England foe parents to correct their children with a rod or whip. He had himself been educated at a public school in that country, and knew it to be a fact. After a lengthened sitting the Court deliberated for half an hour, and then declared that Mr. T--, having been proved to have given blows to his chil dren, be fined 50f. and pay the costs.— Galignani's Messenger. ARREARS OF CASES IN THE COMMON LAW COURTS. —Yesterday Hilary Term commenced, at which time the arrears of the three Common Law Courts were as follow : In the Court of Queen's Bench there is a list of 74 rules for new trials standing for argument, the earliest of which was moved in Michaelmas Term, 1942. In tho special paper of the same Court there are 24 cases, whilst in the peremptory paper there are 47 rules. In the Court of Common Pleas there are in the remanet paper six enlarged rules, and twenty others for new trials, all of which latter rules were obtained in last term, and would probably have been disposed of but for the new business introduced into the Court by the registration ap peals, two of which remain for the consideration of the Court. There are ten causes in which demurrers are to be argued. In the Court of Exchequer there are 30 new trials which were moved for in November last. In the peremptory paper there are seven cases, and 13 in the special paper. These lists will be increased by applications, which, according to the practice of the Courts, must be made within the first four days of the present term, arising out of causes tried at the sittings after last term. There is a diminution in the arrears, and it is evident that they have been materially decreased by the somewhat recent Act enabling the Courts to decide similar matters out of term. A rumour is rife amon g the profession, that a me as u re w ill h e b roug ht before Parliament for the purpose of lessening the labours of the Court of Queen's Bench, by creating an additional Court for the disposal of the ordinary business, and to be a Court of Appeal in criminal matters. The measure alluded to is said to be deemed necessary, as the business of the Court of Queen's Bench is cf a very heavy description, and partly to be attri buted to its exclusive jurisdiction in criminal proceedings. By an Act which came into operation on the Ist instant, the Crown-office is thrown open to the profession and a number of offices abolished. The last of the four-horse coaches, whose excellent appointments, accommodation, and speed, used to be the glory f Maidstone, ceased running on Saturday last, up to which day Mr. Coastworth hadspiritedly maintained with his coach, the Favourite, an unequal competition with the steam-carriages on one side of the old London-road and the steam-boats on the other. The inconvenience to the residents on the line of road, e need not say, w ill be severely felt. —Maidstone Journal. Dispatches were sent off last evening from the Colonial office for the Governor of South Australia. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY IRELAND. THE STATE TRIALS. DUBLIN, JAN. 10.—Term commences ti-morrow, and already public excitement is wrought to the very utmost pitch. [he town has been literally deluged with rumours for the last few days respecting some fresh and damaging evidence alleged to be in the possession of the Crown, and which, says the re port, will be forthcoming at an early stage of the prosecution. The sum and substance of all this appears to be a repetition of a statement put forward some time since by an authority ho is supposed to know something of the secrets of Burgh quay, and who then very roundly asserted that there had been treachery in the repeal camp; that, in fact, an attaché had not been as faithful to his trust as the heads of his department could have reasonably wished. During the present week the names of three individuals have been freely mentioned as those of the persons supposed to be implicated in the mysterious transaction, which, it is just probable, may not have the least foundation in fact. Meanwhile the Crown is making strenuous exertions to, if possible, strengthen the case against the tra versers. Summonses have already and quite unexpectedly been served upon parties who never before dreamt of figuring as witnesses in a State prosecution. Independently of the re porters of the London and Dublin papers, a gentleman totally unconnected with the press has received a notice from the Crown-office, requesting his attendance to prove the hand writing of one of the traversers; and other persons similarly circumstanced, are to be called upon in a like manner. It is stated to-day that one of the jury has already declined to serve, en the score of indisposition ; and that he has procured a sick certificate for the purpose of exemption from the arduous task, which, according to the boast of the traversers' partisans, cannot be brought to a conclusion before the very last day allowable by law. It is also added, that three or four more jurors have expressed their determination to pay the highest penalty that the Crown can inflict rather than run the chance of being detained for an indefinite period from their usual avocations. The indefatigable Mr. Pierce Mahony has filed another monster affidavit in the Crown-office, upon which to ground an application to the Court for a postponement of the trials. The affidavit goes into a history of the revision before the Recorder, showing that the Crown, by consenting to a postponement of. the trials from the 1 lth of December to the 15th of January, did not consider that an impartial jury could be selected from the old panel. It also sets forth the proceedings had last week in the Crown-office, the objections to the mode in which they were conducted, as embodied in Mr. Mahony's protest, and enumerates the names of several Roman Catholics who, it is alleged, were improperly excluded from the list. It concludes by stating, as a matter of course, that delay is not the object sought, but that as the panel is now constituted the traversers could not expect a fair trial. The following is from the Monitor of this evening : MOST IMPORTANT. We said in our last that we expected to be able to communi cate some startling intelligence in our present publication, re specting the extraordinary omission of some sixty-nine navies from the special jury list prepared by the High Sheriff—and so we are That the public may thoroughly understand the matter, it is necessary to remind them that the revision of the special jury list rests entirely with the Recorder. He examines the quali fications of any man, and judges whether or not he is qualified according to law to be placed on the panel. This done, the jurors' book is made out under the Recorder's direction, and authenticated by him, and then handed over to the High Sheriff, who is bound by law faithfully and truly to snake out a list of jurors that appear on the jurors' book, and it is from this list, so made out, that the clerk of the Crown strikes special juries. Now, that a most astounding discrepancy appears between the number of gentlemen admitted as special jurors be the Re corder, and the number set forth on the High Sheriff's list, is undeniably true. The High Sheriff's list contains 717 names ; whereas the number, as qualified jurors by the Recorder, amounted to 7V. This, we repeat, is a fact which has now been ascertained beyond the possibility of all cavil or doubt. Who, then, is chargeable with this extraordinary omission ? Who thus falsified the special panel ? It appears from the information that has reached us on this momentous point, that the Recorder admits that the High She riff's list is riot a faithful transcript of the jurors'-book, as pre pared and authenticated by him. Yes, we repeat, Mr. Recorder Shaw admits that some 63 gentlemen whom he placed on the panel do not appear on the High Sheriff's list, from which the special jury was struck. Is not this a startling announcement? But the question again presents itself, by whom were the 63 names omitted ? The mystery of this dark transaction has not yet been per fectly cleared up. We can only state leading facts—the full details, however, must soon see the light. Concealment is ut terly impossible. We are so far in the possession of the facts as to state that after the Recorder had concluded the revision of the panel, but before that panel had been arranged in alphabetical order, &c., he left Dublin on a visit to Sir Robert Peel, at Drayton Manor. Accordingly, as the panel was arranged in alphabetical order, it was transmitted, made out on slips, to the Recorder, at Dray ton Manor, to be authenticated by him; and it appears that two slips, containing the 63 omitted names, either were not forwarded to the Recorder, or, being forwarded, did not come into his hands, for we understand the Recorder has no recollec tion of the omitted names having reached ;him. Now this places the whole matter in a nutshell. Either the two missing slips were forwarded to the Re corder or they were not. If not forwarded, then the officer re sponsible is the guilty party. If, however, they were for warded, then the Recorder is culpable. We deal thus pointedly with the subject, because it is mere moonshine to suppose that accident had aught to do with the abstraction of the missing slips. These slips contained the names of sixty-three gentlemen, the majority of whom were Catholics. This fact speaks trumpet-tongued. By no mere accident could such an omission took place. The Recorder's character is involved in this matter, and he must come honestly forward to clear up the whole transaction, else he is irretrievably damaged in reputation as a judge, and in character as an honourable man. We shall say no more to-day on this branch of the subject ; but we must now ask how can the Government go to trial before a jury thus admittedly struck from a partial and falsified panel? No trial can be bad before such a jury, for a conviction under the circumstances would nut carry with it the slightest particle of moral weight. The Crown cannot, without outraging public justice, press for a trial before such a jury. The evil they seek to remedy would be aggravated a thousand-fold by, in violation of every principle of justice, forcing the traversers to go to trial before a jury obtained from a panel notoriously defective, no matter who may be the guilty party. The administration of justice would gain nothing, but suffer much, by urging on a trial under the circumstances. What, then, will the Crown do? Of course we cannot pretend to say. Two courses, how ever, are open to the Crown officers—either to proceed with the present jury, or to consent that the present reduced jury list be set aside, and a new jury selected from the entire panel, as amended and rectified by the addition of the 63 omitted names. This latter is the only honest alternative left the Crown. To proceed otherwise would ;be to shake national confidence in the administration of justice, and render the Government that could sanction such a proceeding amenable to the repre hension and contempt of every honest man. We are inclined, indeed, to believe that the Crown will adopt the fair and honest course we have indicated, because last night notice was served on the traversers of the intention of the Attorney- General to move the Court to-morrow, or as soon after as possible, that, should the trials not have terminated on the 31st, each succeeding day up to the 15th of April shall be considered as part of Hilary term for the purposes of the said trials. The following is the notice: — "IN THE QUEEN'S BENCH, CROWN SIDE. "THE QUEEN AGAINST DANIEL O'CONNELL, JOHN O'CON NELL, THOMAS STEELE, THOMAS 'MATTHEW RAY, CHARLES OAVAN DUFFY, JOHN GRAY, RICHARD BAR RETT, THE REV. THOMAS TIERNEY, ♦ND THE REV. PETER JAMES TYRRELL. " Sir,—Take notice, that counsel on behalf of the Crown will, on Thursday, the 11th day of January inst., or on the first opportunity after, move the Court for au order, that in the event of the trial of this cause, fixed for the 15th inst., not having terminated on or before the 31st inst., that Thurs day, the Ist day of February next, and every succeeding day until the 15th day of April next, or so many thereof as may be necessary for that purpose, shall be appointed by the Court for the continuation of the said trial, and that the days so fixed shall accordingly for the purpose of said trial be deemed and taken to be a part of the Hilary Term of this present year 1844. " Dated this 9th day of January, 1844. " WILLIAM KEAIMIS, Crown Solicitor, "40, Kildare•street, Dublin. " To Daniel O'Connell, Esq., John O'Connell, Esq., Thomas Steele, John Gray, Richard Barrett, the Rev. Thomas Tierney, the Rev. Peter James Tyrrell, Charles Gavan Duffy, and Thomas Matthew Ray ; 'And to " William Forde, Pierce Mahony, Thomas Reilly, Peter M. Gartlan, and J. M. Cantwell, Esqrs., Attorneys for the abovenamed traversers. Now, unless the Crown intend to adopt such a course as we have mentioned, it appears strange that they should require such an extension for the trials as to the Ibth of April next, making three clear months. We hope, then, that the Crown have determined not to go to trial before such a jury, fer a trial under the circumstances would be nothing but a barefaced and outraged mockery of the administration of justice. We subjoin the particulars of what is regarded as a most im portant notice, which was served on the traversers last night by the Crown. The notice is very long, but we have made an abstract from it, giving in detail everything contained in it, denuded of an immense mass of verbiage:- 1. To produce on the forthcoming trials any diploma, card, or other document issued by the association, wherein the tra versers are designated volunteer members or associates, or any other document in their possession proving their connection with the association ; and also the books containing the entries of members, the payments to the association, &c. 2. To produce the laws or rules which govern the association, and of its several officers, such as repeal wardens, inspectors, collectors of rent, &c. . . 3. To produce any book containing entries of the proceed• ings of any committee appointed since the Ist of July, 1840, together with the minutes of proceedings of all such meetings held during all the months of the past year, and the resolutions passed at such meetings. 4. To produce the abstract of accounts of the Association from the 6th of September, 1842, to the 26th of January, 1843, audited and signed by Edward Hogg, J. P. Conran, and John Levey, and alse all books containing the receipts with the dis bursements for the years 1842 and 1843, to the proprietors of the Nation, Pilot, and Freeman's Journal newspaper!. 5. Copies of the following letters .—Of the 14th of February last, by I'. M. Ray, to the Freeman's Journal; of the 6th of March, by the Rev. Richard Kitson, of Askeaton, Limerick; of the 11th of March, by J. C. O'Callaghan to T. M. Ray ; of the 29th of April and other subsequent dates, by Maurice O'Connell; of the 10th of May and other dates, by B. O'Hal loran, of Curry; of the 16th of May, by the Rev. Mr. Mea gher, of Stradbally ; of the. 22d, by Mr. O'Connell; of the 16th of June, dated Halifax, and signed James Tobin; of the 29th, by Mr. O'Connell, containing the list of repeal wardens for Munster; of the 29th, by Rev. A. H. Martin, of Carrow brovrne ; also all letters addressed to Mr. O'Connell from the Repeal Societi9s in the United States and British America, of which many are suggested in the notices; also letters by the Rev. Martin Loftus, of Galway ; Rev. P. Hanly. of Bally dooly ; Rev. T. Gillseman, of Curraghroe, and all documents by the latter gentleman to the Association in the months of July, August, and September of the past year. 6. Also, copies of letters by the Rev. P. Maguire, of Ma guire's-bridge ; the Rev. Charles APDermott, and E. APHugh, to the Pilot newspaper ; the Rev. Hugh M'Gauran, of Swan linbar ; Sir Benjamin Morris, Waterford ; P. Daly, county of Clare ; Hon. Martin French, to Dr. Gray ; Robert T)ler, jur., to D. O'Connell ; Lord French ; F. Maguire, Clonkeen ; Rev. E. Murtagh, of Eglish Frsnkford; Thon as French ; J. Al 'Donnell, Doo Castle; Charles O'Connell, Aghadoe; B. T. Roche, Galway ; J. H. Hynes, Clare; Dennis Jackson, Tal low ; H. Daly, Wicklow; J. M'Dermott, Athlone ; J. Doyle, P. Skerrctt, Loughrea ; J. M'Cougher, Glasgow ; J. M'Ternan and Simon Walsh ; Rev. N. WEvoy, Kells ; Rev. E. Casey, Collinstown ; Rev. P. Farelly, Moynalty ; Rev. M. Coughlan, Rev. AI. Tunny, Ballintra ; B. Masterson, Mul lingar ; J. Delany, Maryborough ; Rev. E. Walsh, Ballypo reen ; together with all letters received or read at any meet , ings of the Association for the past year. 7. Mao ft docurnegt :entitled, " Plan for the renewed action 14_:‘ ENING, JANUARY I'2: 1R:14. who hurried that event, and sent him prematurely to that grave, might as well have spared his memory, and have avoided the indecorum of putting his name upon the list.— (Hear, hear.) Let them remember that when the Attorney- General went to Parliament, he totally failed. The Govern ment was obliged to take out of his hands the conduct of their Act of Parliament. So he ought to tell the twelve jurors upon the trial—" Gentlemen, it is not the traversers you are trying, it is me.—(Laughter.) Find a verdict for me, or I will never be a Chief Justice.—(Laughter.) Oh, don't mind, we will let them off; but if you don't find a verdict I am gone for ever. No, penny, no paternoster— no verdict, no justiceship."—(Laughter.) Well, it was well they could laugh at those things ; but why should they not laugh? The infant who put his hand against the running stream of the Liffey, and thought to stop the water between its fingers, might as well speculate upon turning up that stream to the mountains of Wicklow, as any Attorney-General might speculate upon turning away the stream of Irish patriotism, Irish firmness, Irish quietude and peace, but Irish determina tion to have their country a nation again, and to have their Parliament in College-green.--(Loud cheers.) He would be sorry if he died before he saw that 'Parliament— (Hear, and laughter)—but really he thoroughly believed that it was most highly useful to the repealers Plat those. prosecu tions were commenced. He was delighted the last monster meeting they intended to hold was stopped, for it had shown their ready submission to the law, and bad demonstrated to those who were frightened at their power that they might be safe in their integrity, and in the consequences of their in fluence.—( Hear, hear.) Those prosecutions did not diminish the ardour for the Repeal.—( Hear, and loud cheers.) He trusted there did not live the anti-Repealer in Ireland who did not believe that he would not for all the political changes that could ever be formed deprive any man unjustly of one shilling of his property, or spill, foe any human consi deration, and there could be no other for it, one single drop of human blood.—( Hear and cheers.) Of course he was growing old, and the period was drawing near when he would have to answer before his Creator ; hut at all events, he had this con solation—that ardently as be loved liberty—animated as his heart was in the cause of Ireland—desirous as he was of seeing his country a nation, and writing his name on, he hoped, the brightest page of her history, he did not wish for success unless it were beneficial to Ireland.—(Cheers.) He wanted no tri umph of a sectarian or party nature, but that all should parti cipate in the good which would result from the measure he pro posed. These were the desires of his entire life—these were his aspirations, and would continue to be his aspirations in the cell or under the sod. He was an Irishman whose firstand only thought was the good, the prosperity, and the liberty of Ire land.—(Deafening applause.) TRIAL AT DUBLIN. On the Bth inst. Thomas Rateliff, a half-pay marine officer, and Jane Hunter, were indicted for &conspiracy, with the view of debauching the daughter of the said Jane Hunter, she being about 14 years of age. The particulars of the case were pub lished when the prisoners were examined before the Rolice in Sept. last. The jury found both prisoners guilty. Sentence deferred. THE FORGERIES OF WILLS AND TRANSFERS OF STOCK IN THE BANK OF ENGLAND. On Wednesday night, at a late hour, Daniel For rester, the officer, arrived at the Mansion-house, having in his custody a respectably-dressed female, whom he charged before the Lord Mayor , as a person deeply implicated in the nefarious transactions with which the names of Barber and Fletcher are mixed up. The prisoner is the wife of a respectable trades. man in Oxford-street, to whom she has been married about twelve months. Her husband accompanied her to his Lordship's presence, and suffered dreadfully during the examination of two women, who were produced by Daniel Forrester, as witnesses to her identity. The LORD MAYOR, upon hearing the statements of the witnesses, committed the prisoner, who will be brought up with Barber and Fletcher, together with whom she is represented as having been a principal performer in the forgery exhibitions at the Bank of England. Mr. Charles Freshfield, solicitor to the Bank of England, attended the examination, and said that he had reason to believe that in consequence of the ex traordinary exertions and skill of Daniel Forrester, an unbroken chain of evidence would be produced, connecting the prisoner, not only with the cases of Miss Slack and Miss Burchard, the inquiry into which has been already, to a certain extent, laid be fore the public, but with other cases of fraudulent conspiracy under similar circumstances. It was quite evident from the conduct of the hus band of the prisoner, that he was wholly ignorant of the nature of the difficulty in which she is placed. POSTAGE, PAID AND UNPAID MAIMS. " Complaints are continually being made that letters and parcels beyond the twopenny rate are charged to the receiver, after having been prepaid in money at the time of being posted. This arises in consequence of postmasters and receiv ing-houses not being provided with stamps beyond " Paid two-pence," and who are therefore compelled to mark in red ink the postage, showing no difference between a letter thus already paid and one to be received for."—Paragraph in " TheSun"of Jan. 10, 1844. of the Irish Parliament," read on the 22d of August last; " The Report of the Sub-Committee" on the arbitration system, signed by John Gray ; " The address to the inhabi tants of the countries subject to the British Crown," signed D. O'Connell ; " Report from the Arbitration Committee" to the Association, and resolution adopting same ; the forms of proclamation and testimonial submitted by J. Gray, with the resolutions adopting them ; the list of French friends subscribers of 11. 4s. 4d., handed in I y John O'Connell, and subsequent entry of the resolution of thanks to the friends of Ireland in France; the resolutions at the meet ing in Calvert's Theatre, on the 9th of October; address of the Liverpool Repealers to Daniel O'Connell at the Rotunda dinner; lists of arbitrators appointed or named as fit persons for that purpose, Kith copies of the " rules" to be observed by the same ; resolutions passed at Mullaghmast ; " The Leinster Declaration for Repeal," published in the Pita, Freeman, and Nation papers. 8. Also the original requisition beaded " Clontarf—Repeal," calling a meeting for the Bth of October; the rules recom mended by the committee to be observed in the cavalcade, and headed " Repeal cavalry ;" resolutions moved by Mr. O'Con nell at a meeting of the committee on the 4th of October, and the amended regulation headed " Repealers on horseback." 9. A book of instructions for the appointment of repeal wardens and rent-collectors, painted -by J. Browne, Nassau street, which bock was circulated by the Association ; any passbook or other book 'containing entries of accounts be tween the Association or defendants and J. Browne, printer, and W. H. Holbrook, of Cow-street, engraver ; and lastly, " all books or documents kept by, or on behalf of, the As sociation, wherein are contained any entries of the before specified reports, lists, statements, resolutions, and all other proceedings of the Association or defendants during the last four )ears." It is stated from an authentic quarter that the trials will be proceeded with on Monday. notwithstanding the foregoing. THE CORPORATION. After a protracted discussion, the amendment of Alderman Butt was negatived, and the resolution of Alderman Rue, for an address to her Majesty, urging an inquiry into the grievances of Ireland, and a suspension of the State prosecutions, was put and carried by a majority of 35 to 7. The Council soon after adjourned. MEETING TO ADDRESS THE LATE LORD MAYOR —SIMULTANEOUS PROCEEDINGS OF THE ORANGEMEN. One of the . most respectable meetings ever witnessed in this city took place today at the Royal Exchange, to address the S late Lord Mayor, George Roe, Esq., upon the admirable and important manner in which he had discharged his duties as Chief Magistrate of this city. Soon after one o'clock the Lord Mayor took the chair. The most influential citizens, without distinction of party, were present on this occasion, to join in complimenting the late Lord,Mayor. Amongst those present were the Earl of Charlemont, Mr. O'Connell, Sir John Power, Bart. ; Alderman Boyce, Alderman Purcell, Alderman Kina ham, Mr. J. Power, M.P. ; Mr. James Pim, jun. ; Mr. H. Elkton, the Right Honourable. A. R. Blake, Mr. William rhy, &c. e following letter was read from' the Duke of Leinster . " Cartown, Maynooth, Jan. 9, 1844. " Gentlemen,—l am extremely sorry it will not be in my power to attend the meeting to-morrow, to evince approbation of the conduct of Ur. Alderman Roe, as chief magistrate of Dublin, as I have to attend a board of guardians of the Cell bridge union. I request you will have the kindness to express to the meeting my regret.—l have the honour to be, Gentle men, your obedient servant, _ " LEINSTER. " R. H. Kinahan and Thomas Hutton, Esqs." The Earl of Charlemont entered the meeting soon after the commencement of the proceedings, and was received with great acclamation. Mr. O'CoNNELL, who was greeted with loud cheering, pro posed the address, in a brief and very impressive speech. Alderman BOYCE seconded the motion. Here the well-I;;;Te;TiRTSIIAI4 GREGG arose upon the table to propose an amendment, and it soon became evident that a knot of the " Protestant Operative Society," an Orange club existing in this city, was in attendance. Those persons raised the Orange, or " Kentish fire," when the Rev. Tresham Gregg declared it was his determination to propose an amend ment. From this moment the meeting became a scene of complete tumult. The popular party would not tolerate the Orange attempt to interrupt the proceedings ; and the Con servatives, who on this occasion, kept totally clear of the ex treme Orange cabal, loudly expressed their disgust at the ex hibition made by the Orange "operatives." Meantime the Lord Mayor made frequent but ineffectual appeals for a hear ing for the Rev. Tresham Gregg. Between the incessant groaning on one side, and the Kentish fire amongst the small but well-drilled, party of Greggites on the other, not a syllable could be heard. At length some of the Orangemen rushed towards the table, and a conflict took place that threatened' for some time to lead to serious results. In the midst of the con fusion the Lord Mayor ordered the table to be cleared. This was soon accomplished, when the business proceeded, occas;on ally interrupted by Mr. Gregg and his small but boisterous band of supporters. The resolutions were introduced by Lord Charlemont, Mr. Blake, Mr. Murphy, Alderman Purcell, and other gentlemen. HALF-VAST FOUR O'CLOCE .—The meeting has just termi nated. Mr. O'Connell has passed through College-green, fol lowed by an immense crowd, cheering most enthusiastically. AIR. O'CONNELL—THE STATE TRIALS. Mr. O'Connell presided yesterday evening at the St. Bridget's Orphan Charity dinner. When the cloth was re moved (we quote from the Freeman's Journal), Mr. O'Cors Nem. rose and said—Before we proceed to any business, or propose any toast, as I am under prosecution, I say, three hurray for the repeal. The most enthusiastic' cheering, which lasted several minutes, followed. The applause was repeatedly renewed. The CHAIRMAN then rose and said he was sure the company anticipated the first toast he had to propose : it was " The health of the worst-served mistress in the world."—(Hear. ) She was in herself the most amiable and excellent of human beings, but her servants were of the worst class to be found in any country.—( Hear.) "The health of the Queen, long life and Ged bless her."— (Loud cheering, and one cheer more.) ( a Cee Mr. O'CONNELL then gave "The health of P r i nce Alb ert rest of the Royal Family an his rh ethDreuechcehsisldorf Kent en."— ndh ther s.) re sident in England.--( Cheers.) " The People."—(The toast was received with enthusiasm.) Mr. O'CONNELL said the next toast was one that he thought was most interesting to all of them—it was, the " Repeal of the Union."—(Loud cheers.) The late Admiral Sir Joseph Yorke expressed a wish that all Ireland should be covered by the ocean for eight and forty hours; and if they were not to have the repeal, he (Mr. O'Connell) would agree with him in sinking the island.—( Cheers.) There never was yet such a wrong perpetrated on any country as was perpetrated upon Ireland by carrying the Union. Nobody denied that the Union was car ried by the most profligate, foul, and sanguinary means beyond any Government measure ever achieved. He defied any man to deny it Hear, hear.) It was not because there was an una nimity of sentiment upon that point in that room, that he said so; but he repeated it, and he would have to repeat it in the Court of Queen's Bench—(Loud and enthusiastic cheering)— and he would have to assert there that any measure so foul, so atrocious, so tyrannical, was never yet engendered in the mind of demoniacal authority, and carried into effect by more atrocious means, and he could quote authorities to main tain that assertion.—( Loud cheers.) Let no man be for one moment cowed or dismayed at events which were passing them by. Those events would be laughed at with ridicule and scorn hereafter.—( Hear, hear.) They were met manfully now, in the peaceable determination of the people. Some of the Repeal leaders might be victor ions—some of them might be martyrs — no matter, they were ready for every chance—(Enthusiastic cheering)—and they were the more ready to become martyrs, in the conviction that every act of that kind would only make it more imperative—it would make them more convinced of the necessity of self-government.—(Cheers.) Reflect upon this,- that those who would be affectionate friends of the people if its their power, were persecuted for that very friendship, and that those who would serve the people most were those who were most sure of being attacked.—( Hear, hear.) He would give them, then, in the thorough conviction that Ireland had but one resource, and that resource was in her self-government— " The Repeal of the Union." The toast was drank with the greatest enthusiasm. Mr. Thomas REYNOLDS. having been loudly called upon, especially by Mr. O'Connell, responded to the toast in an eloquent speech. Mr. O'Csoesrer.x. said the next toast related to the actual business of the night—it was a pledge to assist in the work of charity that had called them together.—( Hear, hear.) There was one advantage, and they ought to speak of it honestly and candidly—in this country there was no impediment thrown in the way of the desire for voluntary education for the people. They stood in a very different light from the people of France, where the parent was deprived of the control of the education of the child, and miscreant infidel professors, sustained by regal power and legal authority, deprived the parent of the free choice of the education of his child.—( Hear, hear.) It was an atrocious system, and they were monsters who pursued it. It was a monopoly of the most odious nature, and he believed it was one of the symptoms of a falling dynasty. He did hop that the power of that monarch would not continue long. He who, he might say, had gambled on the exertions of the French people—who took the profits of a revolution, which were not intended for him—who, not engaged in battle, obtained the full fruits of victory, and monopolised them for himself.— (Hear, hear.) He trusted the period was not remote when that miscreant monarch would find that he had to deal with a higher being when he attempted to take away from the parents of France the right of educat ing their children, and insisted upon handing' them over to infidel professors of a foolish and false philosophy.— (Hear, hear.) Such a system would not be endured in this country; much as they had suffered, it iroislcl-notte permitted. They would as soon think of permittingAt as-of-sending their female children to be educated in houses not to be named, or of sending their male children to be educated under those who, incapable of the height of religious feeling themselves, were not ' able to impart that religious feeling: to others.—( Hear, hear, and cheers.) He was glad of the symptoms of weakness that surrounded the French throne. The Duke of Bordeaux was a young man who was entirely unknown until a kind of contest arose between the French journalists and the people of Ireland —( Hear, hear, and laughter)—and since that, thank Heaven ! his cause had prospered.—(Cheers.) The strength of his party was beginning to exhibit itself, and he hoped the period was not distant when true liberty, founded upon legitimacy of descent, would predominate in France—when all other preten sions would vanish into thin air, and religion and virtue be re presented in the person who filled that throne —when the false philosophy of the infidel university plan of France would perish before a more genial day of light and of liberty. —( Cheers. ) He would give them, then, the toast—" The St. Bridget's Orphan Charity." The toast was received with great cheering. The Rev. Mr. SPRATT returned thanks in an effective speech, and concluded by proposing—" The good health, long life, prosperity, and a safe delivery from his enemies to the Liberator of Ireland." The toast was received with a burst of the most enthusiastic and renewed cheering. Mr. O'CoNNELL rose to return thanks. He said he came now to beg their compassion.—(Laughter.) He had two reasons for imploring them to pity him ; the first was this, that having been served with a notice by the Attorney-General as he was leaving home that evening, he thought it would be well to put it,in his pocket to read it for them, knowing that, as the Attorney-General was a comical fellow, it would make them laugh—(Laughter)—but he put another paper into his pocket, and, therefore, he claimed their pity for the mistake.—(Hear, and laughter.) But the second cause for pity was infinitely stronger, for by that notice the Attorney-General made a provision for the continuance of the trials until the 15th of April next.—( Laughter.) It was literally true. If it had been the Ist of April, there would be something in it, but it is a fortnight beyond the fool's day.—(Loud laughter.) A true bill, upon his honour.—( Loud laughter.) He did not know wi,at the poor jurors would think of it..—( Laugh ter.) Mr. Kemmis's clerk, a very civil young man, came in and served him with that notice, and asked Urn where he could find Mr. John O'Connell.—(Laughter.) He (Mr. O'Connell) told him, that having sufficient acquaintance with that gentleman, he would undertake to deliver any paper he pleased to him, and, accordingly, he entrusted him with a copy of the same notice ; and he (Mr. O'Connell) sent it off to Mr. Conway, to have it put in the Evening Post.—( Laughter. ) The 15th of April ! What a pleasant facetious, little fellow this Attorney-General was.—(Laughter.) He jested in the shape of notices. He gave out his jokes in the form of indict ments.—( Renewed laughter.) But in that notice the melan choly mixed with the ludicrous. The last name mentioned in it was that of the late Rev. Mr. Tyrrell. Ah, they might have spared that ribaldry or jest, or whatever it was. He was in his cold grave—his soul had gone to judgment, but those TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,-It ought to be generally known that it has long been a regulation of the Post-office to tax letters with the postage that is to be paid on the delivery by marking the amount in black ink, and when the postage is pre paid the amount of money so paid is marked in red ink ; so there is a difference in the postage marks " between a letter already paid and one to be received for, the red ink mark being prima facie evidence on the face of the letter that the postage was prepaid. Should any letter-carrier in future demand postage on the delivery of a letter having a red ink postage mark, I would advise that the demand should be complied with, and the fraudulent letter-carrier then handed over to the charge of a constable, and by him taken before a magis trate, taking care to obtain the evidence of the local postmaster as to the regulations relative to the ink marks on paid and unpaid letters ; request a remand of the party charged until communication can be had with the authorities of the General Post-office, who will pro ceed with the prosecution without putting the party de frauded to any expense, and any trouble the party may be at by giving evidence on a trial will be paid for. I would advise that the Postmaster-General should order that at all post-offices and receiving-houses placards should be exhibited, giving the public the in formation as to the difference between the red and the black postage marks. I will prepay the postage of this letter in money, and see the red ink mark put upon it ; I will also simply put your name and address, without the usual word "Paid ;" you will then be able to discover whether I am correct or not ; if so perhaps you will publish this communica tion, and certify to the correctness of my information by a note of your own below it.—l am, Sir, yours, &e., IlfracOmbe, Jan. 11. R. W. D. MODEL PRISONS FOR THE COUNTRY. Sir J. G. Graham appears to have a vast liking " to be talked about," as the following will show :—He is proposing to the country magistracy the erection of a " model' prison in every county I His project has been discussed in Gloucestershire and Leicestershire, and treated as it deserved to be. It has been well observed that this project is too flattering for any Govern ment, never, at the best, the most disinterested class in the country, to be discountenanced; and the present Administra tion, in the person and department of Sir J. Graham, seems prepared to carry it out in its worst and most hateful form. But so long as men in this country prefer light to darkness, open inquiry and public scrutiny into their actions and treat ment of their fellow-creatures to the reverse of these, in fact, to the revival of the Inquisition adapted to modern times, so long we shall never fear the general establishment of model prisons throughout the country. Astonishment is manifested at the temerity of Sir J. G. Graham, of which no parallel in the con duct of any Minister in this country can be recollected, in pre suming to • require, or even recommend, the justices of a county to supersede Nil the prisons in it, and erect one or seve ral at cost of 157Q00/., upon • a aystem, too, which is yet upon trial, and has not yet received the sanction of Parliament, and, it is to be hoped, never will receive it. The Chairman of the Gloucester Quarter Sessions. held ,ten days ago, in reference to this subject, said,!" Ths the Government could not en farce the plat; upon them; and the only way they could compel the county to build a model prison was by Act of Parliament ; which,, if the'county Me,Mbers did their duty, the Government could never obtain." . The present Home Secretary's prison " dietary "'has already stampe'd his fame as respects gaol disci pline. Hear what Sir Peter Laurie, in a letter to the Leices tershire magistrates, says:-" The Model Prison at Pentonville being .a.Government prison, I am unable to give you an opi nion on anything but the system as a mode of imprisonment, and not on the manner in which it is carried out at that place. I can, however, state, as President of Bethlem Hospital, that although the Model Prison has been opened so short a time, and although every prisoner is carefully examined, and, indeed, selected with reference to his health, two pri soners have become insane, and have been trans ferred from the Model Prison to Bethlem. The Mo del Prison system of discipline was acted upon at the Milbank Penitentiary, and during the year - before last nine prisoners were sent from that place to Bethlem. We have received a great many prisoners from the Penitentiary, and we always have found that, 11y associating with others, they recovered rapidly." Notwithstanding the full knowledge which the Government possess of these startling facts, they, through the Home Secre tary of State, recommend model prisons in every county ; but, it is to be hoped, the magistracy in every part will oppose, by every means in their power, so alarming an innovation and a constitution of " secret doings " for the present public pro ceedings—a description of despotism which makes oae shudder ! THE BUTCHERS' CHARITABLE INSTITUTION.—The annual general meeting of the members of this Institution was held yesterday evening at the Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen-street. Mr. Giblett (the president) was in the chair. The Chairman said this was the 15th annual general meeting at which he had the pleasure of attending. He was thankful to have it in his power to cengratulate the subscribers on the state of the funds of the charity, and also on the fact that the Institu tion was prospering on every band. They were, he believed he might say, held in higher estimation than ever by the public; and he was sure they were doing more good than they had contemplated they would have it in their power to effect. It was a source of high satisfaction to know that they were not spending their time and money in vain, but that they were doing much good to a most deserving class of their decayed fellow-tradesmen.—( Cheers.) The minutes of the previous meeting having been confirmed, the annual report of the com mittee was laid before the meeting. It stated the amount of donations and subscriptions for the past year to be 1,343/. 18s. In the month of February last 300/. were invested, which in creased the sum standing in the names of the Trustees in the Three per Cent. Consols to the amount of 8,305/. I Is. sd. ; and since the formation of the charity no fewer than 104 dis tressed members of the trade, male and female, have been ad mitted to the enjoyment and participation of the funds. The number of pensioners is fifty-three, there being twenty-eight men and twenty-five women. The report was, upon the motion of Mr. Comfort, seconded by Mr. Jeffries, carried unanimously. A vote of thanks was given to the chairman, and the meeting separated. HAsTlNGs.—Several of our fishing boats have lately brought home a considerable quantity of fine mackarel. Yesterday Z. White made upwards of 32/., and to-day he brought home about 3,000 fish, which sold at 31s. per 100. Two brothers rhumfrey, with two. boats, cleared 1001. in two days.—Brighton Gazette. ; SEWERS OF WESTMINSTER AND PART OF MIDDLESEX. The following is the entire Plan proposed by Mr. Leslie at the meeting of the Board on Tuesday last : Resolved, lst,—That it is desirable to place the whole de partments of the business, under the Westminster Commis sion, into a combined state of the utmost efficiency and economy. Resolved, 2d,—That the present office be united with the Drawing Clerks' office, by adding the present Committee-room to the office, and opening a communication therewith ; and that an office-door be opened for the public into Soho-squa::e. Resolved, 3d,—That it is of the utmost importance to continue the present system of daily returns, mutually exchanged by the officers of the Court of. Sewers and the contractors, ith the ad ditions of a return for each district, and of a column in the con tractors' daily return, in which must be specified the charge to the Commission of each item, and the total. These daily returns to be immediately examined, signed by the officers (clerks of the works and surveyor or assistant surveyor), and forthwith entered in the books and accounts of the Commission. Resolved, 4th,—That the Surveyors and the clerks of the works he relieved from any further writing connected with the preceding daily returns, such as the weekly abstracts, first abstract, second abstract, and examination of quarterly accounts. Resolved, sth,—That the contractors' daily returns, as amended, be the only accounts between the Court and the contractors. Resolved, 6th,—That the contractors' daily returns, verified by the surveyor and clerks of the works, shall be so entered daily in books for each district as to shots' what works are done, the particular locality and the cost, thereby rendering unnecessary the present system of weekly and quarterly abstracts r.nd accounts. Resolved, 7th,--That the surveyors and clerks of the works being thus relieved from a great amount of labour, the advan tage to the public will be grea t, as t h ey w ill be enabled to devote much more time to the personal and vigilant superin tendence of the works in progress, than they can possibly do under the present system—and their hours of labour notwith • standing be materially diminished. Resolved, Bth,—That the present system as to Petitions for sewers and drains (v.z. :- Ist. The petition, in the printed form, is filled up and retained by the Court. 2d. Two lists of the petitions, one for the Chairman, ome for the Court, are made. 3d. After presentation to the Court each petition so copied, in considerable detail, into the rough Minute Book. 4th. Re-written into the Fair Minute Book. sth. Entered into the Surveyor's Monthly Report. 6th. Re-entered monthly until the work be done, or the leave of the Court expire). Contains useless repetitions, creating labour and liability to error which it is desirable to prevent, and that, in future, the petitions, granted at each Court, be consecutively numbered and entered on the Court Minute-books in the following manner : t Place. ,Amount Contributions to the! No. of Name. various Districts the Pe_ against the Nuns. Vtion ber and Name of the Petitioner. Feet Deposit. W D £l4 10 6 2 J. W.Smith I 101 1 2 n r x e f e ld .;t s . t. L 2 0 • Resolved, 9th,--That all Reports of the Surveyors be pre sented to the Court written in a book, to be called the Court Book of Surveyors' Reports, dated and consecutively numbered, the order of the Court thereon to be added. In the Court Al inute•book, a reference to each Report and the Court's order be sufficient, Resolved, 10th,—Thatthst present arrangements for making a sewers' rate, viz.:— Ist. By the Vestry-clerks making returns of the persons and rentals. 2d. By the Surveyor marking the different districts on these returns. 3d. By the parochial returns being Then copied on skins of parchment. 4th. By attending all the Vestry-clerks' offices with these skins of parchment, and comparing them with the Poor-rata book. sth. By a Jury being summoned, who adopt No. 3, and not the original document. 6th. By the skins of parchment being then copied on sheets of paper figured out and hound. 7th. By the rate being then made up in volumes. Bth. By an index of No. 1 being then prepared. 9th. By an index of No. 3 being then prepared. 10th. By an index of No. 7 being then prepared. Entails an enormous amount of labour, which may be most safely and materially diminished. Resolved, llth,—That it would be of great public advantage and it is desirable, that maps be prepared and engraved of each district, showing the mode by which every tenement is drained ; and that such district maps be on such a scale as ultimately, and with all convenient speed, to show every street and tenement in the district, and its private drainage into the public sewers. And that every addition, alteration, or diversion of the sewage be added thereto. Resolved, 12th,—That as occasion may require for the purpose of a rate, tke portion of each parish in the district be separated from the map, and with an order in writing be sent to the various vestry clerks, requesting them to supply the names, residences, and rentals of all persons rated to the poor within the limits of such map. Resolved, 13th,—That the vestry clerks' returns to the preceding order of Court, under the authority of the 52d George 111., cap. 48, sec. 7, being a true copy of the rate-book of the persons assessed to the poor-rate, with the designation and rental of the property they occupy, together with the map of the drainage of the district, are the best documentary evi• dence the Court of Sewers can supply to the jury touching two important questions left for their decision and presentment, viz. :—The property that receives benefit or avoids damage by the sewage of the district, and the persons who are legally and judicially recognised as the occupiers of that property. Resolved, 14th,—That the expense of collecting the sewers' rate is very great, and that the system of such collection is most defective ;—that the exclusive occupation of the collectors should be as clerks to the Commission, and their whole time devoted to the business thereof,—that the remuneration should be by fixed salaries, and not by a per centage, which most unequally pays the collectors, varying as it does under the existing system from 100. per house to 44d. ; yet in the aggregate entails, taking the average of the last 5 years, cn annual charge upon the rate payers of three pounds sixteen shillings and eightpence per hun dred pounds collected, or a gross annual sum of one thousand pounds :—and that the present system of allowing the col lectors to take away from the office the rate-books, and per mitting them to have blank notice papers arid blank receipts to be filled up by themselves, is a very improper mode of col lecting public taxation. Resolved, 15th,—That the rate-books do always remain in the office, and be so prepared that every party charged in such rate may, immediately on payment, be thereon discharged. Resolved, 16th,—That the collecting clerks take with them, on proceeding to collect, books of receipts prepared in the office, and al'o a form of daily return, showing the name of the person, the locality, and the amount received, to be filled up on the spot; that at the close of the day's collection the amount tendered by each clerk be chequed against the stumps of the absent receipts, such stumps to be stamped with a stamp prepared for the purpose, showing the day each sum was accounted for, and l i that from these daily returns the party charged on the rate book be discharged. Resolved, 17th,.—That public intimation be made that the rate-books are always at the office, that any party desiring to pay the rate there may do so, during office hours, and see the same entered and discharged in the rate-book. And that a similar return paper to the Collecting-clerks' return be kept, to be called " The Office Return" of persons who pay their rates at the office. Resolved, lBth,—That immediately after the Collecting clerks' daily returns, and the office return are examined, the amount be made up in the following form, and paid to the Treasurer, and that his account be so prepared and kept as to show of each day's receipts and payments the various districts, and the total, in one line, thus . DATE•lEastern WesterniCounters I Rane-I Bays-I Sun- I TOTA L Creek 1 lagh 1 water dries Resolved, 19th,—That the book of daily receipts and pay_ ments, the petty cash and general disbursements, be kept on the same plan. Resolved 20th,—That at the back of the last folio of each rate an account be commenced, and continued to the conclu sion, of the receipts therefrom, and the expenditure thereof. Resolved, 21st,—That the Clerk do appropriate monthly the petty cash and general disbursements to each district, either in the proportion of the rentals, number of assessments, or other mode which the Court may think more equitable. Resolved, 22d,—That the present office hours (from nine to four o'clock) are too limited for an establishment so purely one of business as the Office of Sewers, and that ft om nine o'clock to six o'clock be substituted. Resolved, 23d,—That under the Chief Clerk there be ap rinted six Clerks, one of whom to be particularly qualified to enter the daily returns, three or four of whom to have a know ledge of collecting, and all to be cenverrant wirh accounts. Resolved, '24th,—That all the Clerks do find seeurity for the faithful discharge of the various duties they may be called upon to perform as Clerks to the Commiss'on. Resolved, 25th,—That the same system of daily return of exchange of ♦oucher be ordered as to the accounts between the Court of Sewers and the various Paving Boards, and that the sums owing by the Court of Sewers to the parishes be not suffered to go in arrear. Resolved, 26th,—That, as the sewers' rate is a tax upon the owners and occupiers of property for the improvement of that property, and to promote the general health and safety of the inhabitants of the district upon which it is assessed, it is the law, as well as the interest of the parties so charged, forthwith to pay such tax, and that if they neglect so to do, under the Statutes of Sewers they subject themselves to a fine and an Exchequer process. And that the greatest publicity be given to this Resolution. Resolved 27th,—That any of the present Bye-laws which are at variance with these Resolutions be repealed. ALARMING FIRES.—At a few minutes after five o'clock last evening, a fire broke out in the residence of Sir Wm. Curtis, Bart., in Portland-place, Regent's-park. It was discovered by some persons passing by the mansion, who per ceived a great light in the upper part, apparently issuing from the front room on the fourth floor. The inmates were imme diately apprised of the fact, and on entering the apartment, the window curtains were found in a blaze, and flames issuing forth from the wainscote underneath. Water being plentifully sup plied to the engines that arrived, the fire was extinguished. It proved to have originated through a large portion of soot ig niting, which had lodged on a ledge in the hall Chinese stove flue. The damage done is rather considerable, which *ill fall on the Phoenix fire-office. In about an hour after the above fire was got under, another fire broke out in the lower part of the mansion belonging to the Marquis of Anglesea, in Burling ton-street, Burlington-gardens. Several engines were soon in attendance, but the firemen were refused admittance, conse quently the extent of damage done could not be ascertaied. ACCIDENT AT THE WINDSOR THEATRE.—Mr. Otway, " the celebrated tragedian," who has been performing at the Windsor Theatre during the past week, met with a se rious accident, arising from the extreme clumsiness of one of the other performers, in the last scene of Hamlet, which he had selected for his benefit on Wednesday evening. In the struggle for the "poisoned chalice," between Hamlet and Ho ratio, Mr. Otway, who was performing Hamlet, was carelessly struck by the wooden stage property upon the forehead, before he had obtained possession of it, and with such force as to inflict a deep cut in the immediate region of the temporal ar tery. The blood gushed forth in a stream, running down his face and vest, and it was not until past one o'clock yesterday morning that the hemorrhage was staunched by Mr. Andrews, surgeon, of Windsor, who was fortunately soon at hand after the accident. The house, which was most respectably filled, was in a state of considerable anxiety to ascertain the result. Mr. Otway, who was called for after the play, appeared before the curtain with a baadage on the wound, and walked across the stage with considerable difficulty. PIMLICO IMPROVEMENTS.—There is a new square being laid out and planted in the Belgravo.road, to be called %Ara:wick-square, which will be the most extensive on the Grosvenor estate. Where the Lock Hospital formerly stood there are several splendid mansions. The White Horse and several adjoining houses are to be taken down to make a more commodious entrance to the Equeries' entrance into Bucking ham Palace. COURT CIRCULAR. Her Mal( sty promenaded in Claremont Park on Wednesday .„; atOnded by cne of the Ladies in waiting. Yestei day morning his Royal Highness Prince Albert wer a out shooting. His Royal Highness was attended by Major General Sir Edward Bowater (Equerry in waiting), Los 11 Rivers, Hon. C. A. Murray, and Mr. George Edward Ansos 1. The Prince and suite returned on horseback at tvko o'clock t lunch. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the ce3s Royal were tat; en an airing in a carriage yesterday forenoorP.' The Queen and Prince Albert left Claremont in the after+ noon for a drive, her Majesty and his Royal Highness ;tamp-r— -ing an open pony carriage, the Prince driving. Colonels. Arbuthnot (Equerry in waiting on her Majesty) and Sir Ed ward Bowater (Equerry in waiting on his Royal Highness } attending on horseback. The Royal party took their departure from Claremont at half-past three o'clock. A Cabinet Council was held at three o'clock yesterday after noon at the Foreign-office. The Duke of Buccleuch arrived at his residence, Montague House, Whitehall-gardens, at half-past one o'clock, from the North, and went to attend the Council. The other Ministers present were Sir Robert Peel, the Duke of Wellington, the Lord Chancellor, Lord Wharncliffe, the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord Stanley, Sir James Graham, the Chancellor of the Ex chequer, Earl of Haddington, Eatl of Ripon, Mr. Gladstone, Sir Henry Hardinge, and Sir Edward Knatchbull. The Council sat three hours. Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Excise, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street. The Hon. Francis and Lady Anne Charteris left Grove Cot tage, the residence of Lady King, yesterday, for Godford House, near Haddington, the seat of the Earl and Countess of Wemyss and March. ANTI-LEAGUE MEETING in BUCK INGHAMSHIRE. Shortly after three o'clock on Wednesday afternoon last, it meeting of about 200 tenant farmers was held at the Swart Hotel, Newport Pagnell, for the purpose of forming an asso ciation for the protection of agriculture.: Mr. E. GREAVES, of Haversham, was called to the Chair, and said that he thought the farmers had remained quiet muck too long, and had thereby given an opportunity to their ene mies to acquire a position in the country which they necer could have attained had they been vigorously opposed. If they were to have free-trade, let it be in everything—in tea, coffee, wine, &c., and not ill agricultural prcduce alone. This agricul tural interest was the most important in the country, producing as it did 3(10,000,0001. per annum, whilst manufactures only yielded 173,000,0001., of which 126,000,000/. found a market at home. Again—the number of persons employed in agrictil tore above twenty years of age was 2,470,411, and only 710,351 in manufactures. Looking at those statements, would they allow themselves to be trampled under foot by the League ? He was sure they would not, for they would unite heart and hand, and oppose that dangerous combination. Resolutions to the following effect were then moved, and carried unanimously " That this meeting participates in the now almost universal) feeling of abhorrence excited by the false and insidious state ments put forth by the Anti-Corn-law League, with a view to obtain free trade in corn, but to preserve ,tke protection en joyed by the manufacturers. " That the protection now given to agriculture is but an in adequate equivalent for the burdens imposed upon land. " That this meeting do form itself into an association for the purpose of opposing the proceedings of the Anti-Corn-law League, and for securing to the farmers of Buckinghamshire that fair share of protection to which they are entitled." Several excellent apeechea were delivered ; and, after a Com. mitten had been appointed, the meeting separated. A considerable sum was subscribed in the room, and it was estimated that the subscription for the county would amount to several thousand pounds. SUICIDE AT REIGATE. - Captain Grindal, an elderly gentleman, who had been lodging for some weeks in Norfolk-square, Brighton, left his home last Thursday after - noen, and no tidings of him were heard till Tuesday, when Mrs. Grindal ',received information that her husband was dead. On leaving his house he took a coach and proceeded to Rei gate, where he arrived on Thursday afternoon. On Friday he appeared very unwell, and medical aid was called in. On searching his pockets a phial, containing laudanum, was found. Every effort was made to counteract the effects of the poison, but in vain ; the unfortunate gentleman expired on Saturday afternoon. THE LATE REPAIRS AT RIPON CATHEDRAL.Tha venerable cathedral at Ripon has, during the last two years, undergone several repairs. The south-west tower has had its bands, mouldings, window heads, and pilasters, restored; and the walls tied together with large iron bars, thus rendering it more fit to sustain the peal of bells which hang therein. Ths apex of the middle compartment of the west front, down to the string course under the top lights, has also been thoroughly restored, and an early English cross, in good taste, fixed on the point. Groined ceilings, in the Norman style, have been added to the transepts' roofs. The whole under the arebitectural su perintendence of Wm. Railton, Esq., the architect of the Net son Column.— York Courant. FURTHER REGULATIONS IN THE CITY POLICE.— In consequence of the numerous robberies which have recently taken place in the City, the Commissioner of Police has insti tuted an inquiry, which has resulted in a return of the different periods of the day in which such robberies have taken place. Most of them, it appears, have occurred during the time of changing the men by " relief," upon which occasion it has been the practice for the men to leave their beats, and march to the stations of their several sections in files. the relief body following to occupy the places of those who have thus quitted duty. During this time the whole range of ground has been left, and thieves, seeing the opportunity, have burglarieusly en tered the premises, and escaped with their booty. To obviate this evil, Superintendent Sperry, of the lit (or Moor-lane) division of the City, has received instructions to adopt the fol lowing plan, prior to being generally practised, if it is found to work well, which we understand it has done up to the pre sent time :—lnstead cf the men being collected and taken to the station of the district, as heretofore, the man So be relieved is furnished with a ticket by the relief-constable, who receives it from the superintendent at muster. This he gives to the relieving-constable, who returns it immediately to the officer on duty at the station, who receives it as the discharge of the constable from duty. By this simple, and, as it appears to us, effective arrangement, the whole ground is covered, so that when the full system is in operation, no part of the public pro perty will at any time be left unprotected. The relief will in future, we are informed, be granted only three times in twenty. four hours—at eight o'clock in the morning, four in the after noon, and at midnight. FOOT PACES AT LEWISHAM.—TWO very well con tested foot-races took place yesterday near the eight-mile -stone, at Lewisham, and gave considerable satisfaction to a very numerous assemblage of the patrons and admirers of pedestrian performances. The first, which was to determine a race before disputed, was between Goldsmith, of Greenwich, and Banks, of the West-end-250 yards, for 201. a side. Both men started well together on the signal being given, and far the first dozen yards there was no lead taken by either party. Banks then went gradually away from his opponent, and, after a race in which first-rate speed was exhibited, won by three yards. The second match was between Parr and Perch, two men who cone tended about a fortnight ago, when a close and doubtful race was the result, which was succeeded by arrangements for the match of yesterday. The distance was 150 yards, the stake bl. a side. A good start, and a smart struggle followed. They were together the whole way, and Perch won by half a yard. INCORPORATED SOCIETY OF LICENSED VICTUAL. LEES.—Yesterday afternoon a special meeting of the Governor and Committee of Management of the above Society took place at the office in Fleet-street, for the important purpose of elect ing the Governor of the Corporation for the year ensuing. The three gentlemen qualified, by four years' service on the Committee, to fill the office of Governor, were Messrs. Wicker, Fox, and Taplin ; but the latter gentleman having, for reasons of a domestic nature, declined standing as a candi date, the contest (which was of the most friendly character) rested between Messrs. Wicker and Fox, and the former gen tleman, having the majority of votes on the ballot, was declared by the Governor, Mr. Keasley, duly elected to the situation of Governor of the Society for the ensuing year. Mr. Wicker, the Governor elect, expressed, in suitable terms, his acknow ledgments for the high honour conferred upon him, and was congratulated upon his success by all his colleagues, and by none • more heartily than by his unsuccessful competitor. WooLwldn, JAN. 11.—Letters have been received here by the mail which arrived on Tuesday from Bermuda con veying the intelligence of the entire subsidence of the fever ' there, and of the return to Halifax, Nova Scotia, of the medi cal officers and gentlemen who had kindly tendered their pro fessional services and attentions to the sick and dying during the recent fatal epidemic. Until this information had been furnished, no more troops were to be sent to that region ; but now that the group of islands has been declared to be free of the fever, reinforcements will shortly be sent out to fill up the deficiencies occasioned by the mortality of the disease. The widows and orphans of the non-commissioned officer" and men of the Royal Artillery and Royal Sappers and Miners, arrived at iouthampton, in the Clyde mail-steamer, and reached Woolwich yesterday evening in a waggon. There are nine women and about forty children of the two companies of these two corps at Bermuda thus thrown on the world, without pro tection and support. The sight was a very melancholy one, and excited the deepest:sympathy. It is consolatory to know that the Royal Sappers and Miners, in consideration of the • deep distress to which the widows and orphans of those who served in their corps, have been reduced, have entered into a - subscription for their relief, and, being aided by their officers, belonging to the Royal Engineers, the contribution, which is still increasing, already amounts to a sum which reflects the highest credit on their liberality. ROYAL FREEMASONS' SCHOOL FOR FEMALE CHIL. DIIF. N. —Yesterday a General Court of the Governors, con nected with this excellent institution, was held at the school house, in the Westminster-road, for the purpose of transacting the general business of the charity. The institution was founded in 1788, and owes its origin to the late celebrated Chevalier Ruspini, of whose grandchildren two are now in the school. The objects of the charity are the maintenance, cloth ing, and educating an unlimited number of the female children and orphans of reduced brethren belonging to the fraternity. The children are eligible for admission at the age of eight years, and they are maintained until they arrive at the age of 15, when they are apprenticed or otherwise provided for. There arc now 75 children in the establishment, and since its formation 5:30 have participated in its benefits. Louis PHILIPPE'S MEMORY.—On Captain Crowdy, R.N., being presented to his Majesty at the reception at the Tuileries, on Friday last, the King did the gallant officer the honour to say that he always saw with satisfaction a Captain of the British navy ; Captain Crowdy, in acknowledging the compliment, reminded his Royal interlocutor that he had had the honour of conversing with his Majesty onboard the Volon. taire frigate, in the Mediterranean, in 1806. " ith !" said the King," you were First-Lieutenant of the Pilot,CaptainWalpole. How is my old shipmate, Admiral Sir Charles Buller)! I hope he is well." This is an instance of correctness of memory really remarkable, considering the length of time that has since elapsed (nearly 40 years), and the momentous events which have subsequently marked his Majesty's career, so strongly calculated to obliterate minor circumstances from the mind.— Galignani's Messenger. THE ASHBURTON TREATY.—The good effects of the Ashburton Treaty are manifesting themselves every day, in the bringing to justice offenders who flee to the United States, or from the United States to Great Britain and her colonies. The Kingston (Canada) Chronicle last received furnishes a fresh instance. A murderer (says that paper) has been at large for eighteen months in the vicinity of this town, who under the:treaty has been arrested, and is at last likely to meet the punishment due to his crime. It appears that some three weeks ago the American Government applied, through the British Minister at Washington, for the arrest of a man named Denniston Rogers, who murdered his wife about lti months ago, at Cooperstown, New York. His Excellency. the Governor-General caused immediate instructions to be given to our energetic Sheriff, who lost no time in seeking, out the accused. He was found on Saturday, about 23 Le . s town, and in five hours afterwards was safely lodg n e j oi ca i t n m ed iSi t r i l l gaol. On Monday morning the Sheriff commu Kingston e s trt I, ci r t n h ( e y,r ol t r c e . r t n h m e e A n ra t, e a r n ie d an reeei oliancl which samewas d d o a n y e t authorities,vreceived orders es activity displayed by the Sheriff, as t accord ingly. It is worthy of remark, that this man's arrest is en h tirely owing to the accused's brother arrived here on the day of his arrest for t purpose of putting him on the alert.—No; Prk Courier * Inquirer \ * N