The Sun. — London, England, 1845-12-11 00:00:00

Vttel Ebition SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. THE Mr.M'Culloch, he found acomplete answer to Sir Henry Raiford, at a late agricultural meeting, who declared that the farmers were not able to do without protection ; that they could not enter upon that competition with the rest of the world which the manufacturers of England at present had to do. In that statistical account he found the following facts in relation to this country and Holland, to which he had referred:—in England the quantity of cultivated land was 48,700,000 acres ; in Holland it was calcu lated at 5,500,000. The population of England was upwards of 26 millions ; that of Holland was 2,900,000. The proportion of population to each square mile was, England, 250 persons ; Holland, 240 persons ; show ing that in this respect the countries were nearly equal. The climate of England was much superior to that of Holland. No counntry could compare with this in the luxuriance of its verdure, or in the general mild ness of its climate ; whereas, the other country had a severe winter. The rivers and canals were frozen over the greater part of that season, and even the Zuyder Zee was oftentimes under ice. Yet, with all these disadvantages, Holland occupied the position he had already shown, and yet the farmers of this country were afraid of the removal of prohibition. There was yet another fact in favour of England in this comparison. In England the land-tax was only 1,200,0001., while the general taxation of the country was 51,700,0001. per annum. This land-tax was only per cent. on the whole tax of the country while the land in Holland paid 25 per cent; and while the labourers wages in England were on the average ls. 6d. per day, in Hol land they were ls. Bd. These were important facts on the question underconsideration. A more powerful set of men than our aristocracy does not exist in Europe or the world. They were men who were looked to in consequence of their high station, and yet he found them wealthy, great, and powerful, as they were contending with the poor artisan for a portion of his scanty meal. He believed that Sir Robert Peel was favourable to a repeal of the corn-laws, and would have given them the benefit of the power he had possessed—for they might have heard that he had resigned it; but then there was another power behind him, which crippled him even in the great position he held. He alluded to the power of voting by proxy, by which could be placed, in the hands of one man, the power of having a majority on any question he chose, and he maintained that such a power ought not to be allowed. He every day passed the Royal Exchange and saw the splendid monument erected to the noble Duke. He saw in its featUres the stern appearance of the warrior —the stern appearance of the chief who had led our armies to victory—(Hear, hear)—but he could not help thinking that the artist had exe cuted his task too faithfully, and that he had copied from the statesman the same stern :inflexibility that ought to belong only to the warrior. If men would place themselves,in. false positions they must ex pect to subject themselves to inconvenience, and have their conduct open to all sorts of anim adversion. He felt that he had said enough, and would conclude by seconding the resolution proposed by Mr. Wire. The RECORDER then read the resolution, and had just called for a show of hands, when Mr. LAWRENCE rose and said that he wished to say a few words. They were aware that men were often led by circumstances into errors in both thinking and acting, and it was easy to put forth statements, but very difficult to bring forward facts to support them. He was one who thought an alteration in the corn-laws was requi site; but he did not quite agree in the view taken by his friend.—(Hear.) He agreed with him to a cer tain extent in the statement that the greater portion of the population of Ireland feed on potatoes, but he would ask him the question, whether, if they did not feed them on potatoes, they could give them anything better ? They were too poor to afford food of a better quality. Ireland is a more important country than England with regard to corn, as more corn was exported out of her to other countries than from England, while they fed on potatoes. But would his friend show that they were able to get better food while their wages were as low as they were at present. He was much struck by the remark of an Irishman, at Coleraine, who said that potatoes were eightpence per stone there, but were only fourpence per stone at Tipperary. and said also that they were not half so well off there, although wages were the same. They might depend on it that whenever food was cheap the people got idle and unable to work.—(This remark was followed by uproar.) The resolution would not answer the case that had been put, that because the Irish had no potatoes that, there fore, there should be a r e p ea l o f the corn-laws. The population of England was not fed on pota toes, and as a proof of that ho would refer to what took place in the metropolis and the great manufacturing towns. The people of England, he be lieved, were better fed than the people of any nation in Europe. The question of disease in potatoes had nothing to do with the corn-laws. That they ought to be repealed was his opinion, but he believed the effect of that would be to lower the price of wages.— (Cries of " No.") He asserted that such would be the case. It might be said that corn was an exception to all other matters connected with commerce, he did not see the effect of that argument; he thought it would be, in some measure, unwise to do away with the import duties 'altogether. He thought, if the corn-laws were re pealed, a new law should be introduced, fixing a duty of ss. The remedy of opening the ports could only stave off the evil.—(Hear, hear.) He asserted again that there should be a ss. duty on corn.—(Laughter.) He only asked for fair play in the discussion. His friend, the mover of the resolution, had said that if the Court agreed with him, which he had no doubt it would, he should move another motion; he had no doubt it would so. He did not think the resolution met the case fairly, and he thought his friend in bringing it forward had been most deficient in his argument he had never known him more so in his life. The first proposition held that this country was great, powerful, and wealthy, but that a large proportion of the inhabitants were reduced to a potato diet. He denied the fact.—(Hear, hear.) He challenged his friend Mr. Wire to the proof.—(Hear, hear.) If he had brought such proof, he (Mr. Lawrence) would at once submit, but in the absence of all proof he would not submit to the dogma of his friend Mr. Wire.—(Hear, hear.) The fact that the Irish were fed upon potatoes had nothing to do with the corn-laws whatever. It had to do with wages and nothing more.—(Hear, hear.) And he trusted that the railways now in progress in Ireland would remedy, in part, the evil. He considered that evil was in part caused by absentee landlords. But what was the fact? Why, the people of this country consumed more animal food and wheaten bread than any other people in the world. (Hear, hear.) It was stated that there was a deal of suffering in con sequence of this national economy. He did not know what the term meant. Was the national practice meant by the phrase ? But he found, also, that this suffering was attributed to erroneous legislation, in excluding the importation of food, restricting the extension of commerce, and shutting out from the people the good ness of God. He denied this position. He denied the fact.—(Shouts of laughter.) Instead of restricting commerce by arbitrary laws, Great Britain has been liberal above all the countries of the earth in her mer cantile usages. He believed that as regarded the threatened famine, more was said on the subject than was true. He understood that they were dealing with this question in a commercial view, but he could not see what commerce had to do with the failure of the potato crop. It would be too idle to reply to what had been said in support of their views by those who maintained the en tire abolition of all restrictive duty. Why, every man stands aghast to know how this could be effected with a due regard to meeting the exigencies of the state. Was not clothing as much a necessary as food?—(No, no.) Now he conceived that those who differed from him would be very glad to resign one half of their food for decent clothing. The question for them to consider was, whether, under the existing state of things they could affect the objects some gentlemen seemed so anxious to carry out? If they abolished all those protection laws as they proposed to do, they would act unjustly, and destroy those interests that had grown up under them, and which, he maintained, deserved to be supported. He would conclude by proposing his amendment, that a petition be presented to her Majesty, praying that the corn-laws should be abolished. Mr. PRENDERGAST considered it would be better nor to press the amendment. NEW MINISTRY. Immediately upon the refusal of the Duke o WELLINGTON, on Friday last, to carry out what he had agreed to do—namely, to propose a repeal of the corn-laws in the House of Lords—it became apparent that resignation of office by Sir ROBERT PEEL must follow. Lord JOHN RUSSELL was recommended to be sent for, and a messengor was dispatched on Saturday last to command his at. tendance at Osborne House. His arrival there was expected yesterday, and Sir ROBERT PEEL expected to have met him. Sir ROBERT, however, returned last night without having seen Lord JOHN. This morn ing Lord JOHN RUSSELL and SiTIOBERT PEEL had an interview of an hour's duration, after which Lord JOHN RUSSELL left town for Cowes. He had an audience of her MAJESTY, and has returned to town this evening, having had full powers given him to form a Government. He has sent for Lord PAL➢fER- TON, and is taking, it is believed, all the necessary stops to form an Administration. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. (THIS DAY.) A Court of Common Council was held in the Guild hall this day, for the purpose, among other business, of considering the propriety of petitioning her Majesty to take all such means as she may constitutionally possess fur throwing open the ports of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for the free importation of food. The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor took the chair at two o'clock. The minutes of the last Court having been read and confirmed, and some business of an unimportant eharae• ter gone through, The LORD MAYOR briefly explained why he had not called the Court before the hour of two. The requisition addressed to his Lordship was then read. Mr. D. WIRE then said that he rose on the present occ ision with some anxiety, not because of any doubt as to the proper course to be pursued, but simply because of his inability to do justice to so great and so important a subject. He knew that, in the course of the debate, he would be followed by those whose talents and whose know ledge of the subject would entitle their opinion to great weight, and he would thereforecontent himself a ith briefly making one or two observations in support of the object stated in the requisition. He held in his hand four dis tinct propositions, and he apprehended that to neither of them would any considerable opposition be of fered. The first proposition was that this na tion was a great, a powerful, and a wealthy na tion ; but that great, powerful, and wealthy as it was, a very great proportion of her Majesty's sub jects in Ireland, and a great proportion of her subjects in England, in Scotland, and in Wales, had long been reduced to teed upon potatoes. There could be no doubt that this proposition was a true one—there could be no doubt that, though these three great elements of prosperity were in the country, a large proportion of its people were starving upon a potato diet. This was a melancholy state of things, and called for the serious examination of every true and patriotic man, for the purpose of seeing whether some remedy might not be found for such a state of things. When millions of their countrymen were reduced to a potato diet, it was surely time to examine into the cause. But there was something beyond all this. There was th e deteri oration of their moral and physical condition consequent upon this state of things, and it became them to see if Parliament had not the power within themselves of improving this condition of the country, and of giving the people a more wholesome and nutritious food than they at present possessed. Even in the more favoured parts of the country they would find that the moral and physical condition of the people had been deteriorated, and he would only ask those who were in the smallest degree acquainted with the agricultural districts to vouch for this. They were Averse fed than even the brutes.—(Hear, hear.) There could be no doubt, then, that this state of things called for inquiry. The next proposition he held in his hand arose naturally from the former cues—namely, that a large proportion of their coun trymen were living upon potatoes, and this could not be do Ibted, for the daily papers of all parties had affirmed, for months past, that the potatoes now in Ireland would not afford food to the people of that country for a longer period than March next. It was therefore their bounden duty to provide a remedy before that time. It seems to follow as a natural proposi tion, that if there be a deficiency in the crops of one country, there is a sufficient supply of food to be obtained from another country, and that Providence takes care that the supply shall be abundant for tl:e dem Ind in every part of the globe. My Lord, it is an undeniable fact that there exists a scarcity of food in this country, and, therefore, as a patriot, a Chris tian, and a philanthropist, I cannot help deploring the existence of those laws which throw an impediment in the way of the introduction of corn into this country, and deprive the poor labourer and the hard-toiling mechanic of the ability to obtain the food necessary for existence. That this will be the case is evident unless the protection that is afforded to food that grows in this country be removed, or, in other words, that the corn laws be abolished.—(Hear, hear.) My Lord Mayor, having said this much, I shall content myself with mov ing the following resolutions, namely:- 1. " That great, powerful, and wealthy as this nation is, by far the greatest portion of her Majesty's subjects in Ireland, and a great portion of her Majesty's subjects in England, Scotland, and Wales, have long been reduced lor their principal food to potatoes. 2. "'That all classes, but especially the poor, have been and are great sufferers from this result of the national econ 'my. 3. " That the blight which has now fallen upon that r of has subjected the people to great anxiety and dis tress, and to the danger of famine." 4. " That their sufferings are attributable to erronc cu.; legislation, which, by excluding the importation of fool ant restricting commerce, shuts out from the people the bounty aid goodness of God." 5. "That this Court do present its earnest and anxious prayer to the Queen, that her Majesty will graciously use all the means which are in her Majesty's power to .Ten the ports of this kingdom to the free importation of tend." It is not my intention to offer any other observations at present, but I will afterwards move a resolution, that, moreover, it be presented to the Queen, praying her .Majesty to repeal the cot n laws. lair. JOHNSON said that he rose to second the reso lution. Thiswasa question respecting the abolition of re strictive laws that had been argued over and over again. Bat, after all that had been said on the subject, all the money that had been spent on the question, and all the efforts of the Anti-Corn-law League, the same objections were still offered, and he could but be surprised to think that now, in the year 1845, those same objections should. still be made. There never was a question of greater importance. You find among those who are opposed to the abolition of the corn•laws a class of objectors who say there is no necessity for alteration, but was the commerce of this country of no importance? and without this were done away with, that wuuld be seriounly endangered, as was shown by agricultural countries having become manufac- taring countries to a considerable extent. In answer to those who said there was no distress or clanger of distress, he would call their attention to the great fact, that in this country population was in the course of rapid increase. The population of the British islands was increasing, at the rate 0f,1,100 souls daily, or to the extent of 380,000 per annum ; and these souls lad bodies, which must be fed. Yet to feed these it had been calculated that additional food would be revired, equal to the produce of two of the largest counties in the kingdom.—(Hear, bear.) This one fact was quite sufficient to show the evil opera tion of any law that interfered with the free importation f ,, reign corn.—(Hear, hear.) He might be told that bread was not so dear in price as it had been in former t ,Im u e!, and th at t h ere f ore t h ere was no pressing danger. objection was not so much as to what the price ° Nv i hi t ei d might b e a t present, b ut to the principle by I it was artificially raised. If a law existed which made the food of the people dearer than what it ought to be, he main tained such a law ought not to exist--:a law which operated to th e benefit of a class to the injury of th e whole community. Another th objecti on t a k en t o t h e de tnonitnticl e n a i p a p d r e e t h o e n tl d ie ed t;rseepaeraclit, was, corn-laws, an d i n rep l y s,t ne that there did not y e t exit any deficiency of f oo d i n Franc, Spain, other c ont or even here—that tilt the danger had been tal c much exaggerated. This objection, if worth anything, only amounted to this, because there is as yet no famine or starvation, therefore we must wait till this famine or starvation is actually developed before we admit any foreign corn duty free. It had also been much insisted on that a repeal of the prote ct i ve duty on corn would injure t!.e agriculturists and the farmers ; and by many this had been considered a conclusive ar gument. He would not, on the present occasion, take up their time in exposing such a fal lacy. It had been so repeatedly knocked down and depressed, that now it had not the least . basis The amendment being seconded, was read. The RECORDER, after a short discussion upon a point of order, decided that the amendment proposed by Mr, Lawrence_ was in order. Mr. CORNEY thought they had better withhold their clamour on this subject, and leave it in better hands. Mr. STEVENS thought that the present was the proper time for the Court to adopt the motion that had been brought forward. The deficiency of food in the country called upon the Court to do so. He trusted that the Court would agree to a memorial to her Majesty, pray ing her to take into her consideration the situation of the country, and support those measures that would allow free access to food into this country before famine took place.—(Hear, hear.) He had supported a motion for the repeal of the corn-laws for years, and he would support it now.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. W. JONES had always been an advocate for a fixed duty, instead of the sliding-scale.—(Hear, hear.) He believed that the corn-laws were a subject on which every man might fairly differ. He knew something of the failure of the potato crop. In a district in Wales, in which he had a farm, the po tato crop on it was deteriorated to the extent of three fourths, and yet he was no worse off than his neigh beurs. They used a great amount of oatmeal in that district, principally got from Ireland, and this article, which a short time ago was 18s. a sack, was now 303.-- (Hear, hear.) He thought something ought to be done, and hence he cordi a lly s upp or t e d th e orig inal re solutions. Mr. NORRIS objected to the amendment proposed. It was a high and honourable privilege they possessed to approach her Majesty as memorialists ; and there were only two courses open to them then—namely, to avail themselves of this privilege, or to adopt the amendment, and petition the Legislature on this important subject. lie objected to the amendment, as it involved a proceed ing which was not in agreement with the usages and Peculiar privileges of that Court. Nor did he think it the proper course under existing circumstances. The ease of Holland had been referred to in a previous stage of the debate, and what, he would ask, was the reason of the prosperity of that country? Because they were free-traders in corn, as well as in all other articles of commerce. A permanent scarcity of food had been the effects of the corn-laws ever since their adoption ; and with the increase of the population going forward, it be came a matter of nepeople.cessity for them t o d o something to provide food for the Mr. WIRE said he should only occupy the time of the Court for a very few 'ninnies. He wished to make but one or two observations on the speech made by his Hon. Friend beside hits r. Lawreucc, we believe). Hi s H on. Friend first apoMned for 14s desertion of his former opinions, and any gentleman had a perfect right to do so either in private or in public.—(Laughter.) He (Mr. Wire) was exceedingly glad to find that in this case the change in his friend's opinions had been for the better, for as before they had been for a fixed duty upon corn, they were now for its total abolition.—(Laughter.) His Hoa. Friend was following the example set him not long ago by an illustrious individual, and he was glad to find that that example was contagious, for it even took Broad-street in its march, and had reached the heart and head of its worthy representative, Mr. Deputy Corney, who had seconded the motion for the abolition of the corn-laws.—(Continued laughter.) It was his (Mr. Wire's) intention very shortly to direct his Hon. Friend's attention to one or two fallacies in his: speech by the by which was not only for the corn-laws, but against and beyond the corn laws.—(Laughter.) His Hon. Friend had stated that his first proposition was fallacious, as this was nut a question of corn, but of com merce. Did the Hon. Member suppose that he could im pose this argument for a moment ? did he mean to say that a question of food was not a question of wages? —(Hear, hear.) Did it make no difference to the work man, if by the abolition of these cruel laws he couli get a greater quantity of food fora lesser price than at present?—(Hear, hear.) It was not a question of wages alone—it was a question of food also.—(Cheers.) But the Hon. Member had said that they must show how better food could be had even were the corn-laws abo lished. Why thus: If the corn-laws were abolished—if all restrictions on the importation of food were done away with, then Holland, Poland, Egypt, and America would pour their grain into Britain, and take her manu factures in exchange. Did the Hon. Member not hear the anecdote told of Mehemet Ali, the present Pacha of Egypt ? When the imperfect condition of his muskets was referred to, he said, " True, I know that English muskets are better, but I have no money to purchase them. If England should take my corn, then I shall be enabled to take her muskets in exchange."—(Great cheering.) And thus would both of these countries be benefited. But another extraordinary argument of the Hon. Gentleman's was, that if food were cheap, the people would be idle. It was all very well to speak of the delights of labour ; but what man would work in a heated atmosphere for twelve hours, if ten hours would be sufficient for his wants? Why any man would be mad who should do otherwise. His Hon. Friend had told them not to forget that he was an advocate for a smaller fixed duty, and yet his friend had moved the total repeal of those laws. Why, protection resembled a nurse who denied her child the free air of Heaven ; the poor thing, deprived of the necessary free dom, grew warped and stunted ; and so it was with pro tected commerce.—(Hear, hear.) The Hon. Gentleman admitted that a large proportion of the Irish lived upon potatoes, but he denied that the same thing held good in England, Scotland, and Wales. He could assure the lion. Gentleman that if he had gone through the houses of the poor in that metropolis, he would have found that the majority of the poorer classes lived upon potatoes. --(Hear, hear.) He would not detain them longer, but he trusted that the original proposition would be carried. The RECORDER then proceeded to read the original resolution again. Mr. LAURANCE wished to make some observations on the amendment. The RECORDER said that the debate was closed, and the amendment was then before the Court, and that he could not speak upon it. Mr. LAURANCE said that it was only the day before yesterday that the Lord Mayor had ruled that he could speak upon the amendment, under similar circumstances. The LORD MAYOR said that the amendment had been spoken upon, and could not be deb:ted agaiu. The RECORDER said that the original question having been di; cussed, and the amendment having been de bated on. The Lord Mayor was of opinion that at that stage of the proceedings no further observations could be listened to. The amendment was then put, and only six were against. — Mr. GADSDEN then said that the petition called on the Queen to exercise her constitutional prerogative, and cause such measures to be taken as would meet the exi gencies of the people. A Member rose to order. Mr. GADSDEN said that he was simply going to move, as an amendment, " That this Court is of opinion, that it is inexpedient at this moment to interfere, either by petition or otherwise, in this important question, in asmuch as it believes that the Alinistry has been dissolved, and that it would prefer in the present state of affairs to add to her Majesty's embarrassment, and that, there fore, the further discussion of the subject should be post poned." He proposed this amendment, as he believed that Lord John Russell had it all his own way, and it would not be too much to ask him to wait until Parlia- ment assembled.—(Loud cries of " No, no.") The amendment was then put, and negatived by a large majority. A MEMBER then handed up another amendment, and the Recorder was proceeding to read it, when Another MEMBER asked if any amendment could be read by the Recorder until it had been properly proposed and seconded. Sir C. MARSHALL seconded the resolution. The RECORDER then read it aloud. He moved "That the Parliament of the United Kingdom should proceed to establish a fixed and moderate duty." The amendment which excited great merriment in the Court was, after some little confusion and desultory conversation withdrawn. The original resolutions were then put and carried by an all but unanimous rote. Mr. WISE then moved that a loyal and dutiful address and petition be presented to her Majesty, founded on the resolutions jnst agreed to, and praying that she will use all the means in her power to effect the opening of the Ports• for the free importation of food. The motion being seconded, Mr. LAWRENCE moved as an amendment, to the effect that it be mentioned in the address, •6 That on the opening of Parliament, her Majesty be requested to re commend a fixed duty on corn of 6s. per quartei-. Mr. Pima seconded the amendment, as one, which, if adopted by the Court, would reflect great credit on it. Mr. R. TAYLOR objected to their being called on to support a principle which all parties in the state had now repudiated. The ;amendment on being put was negatived by an immense majority, only two voting for it. The orginal motion was then put and carried, with the same number of dissentients. Mr. WIRE then moved a resolution that the address to:her Majesty be presented in the usual form, .which was also agreed to. A deputation of five members was then appointed to prepare the address, and immediately after they retired to draw it up. Upon their return, after an absence of ten minutes, strangers were ordered to withdraw. During our ab• sence, we understand the address was read and agreed to, and the Court adjourned a quarter past five o'clock. EXCHEQUER. —(THIS DAY.) Sittings in Guildall at Nisi Prius, before the Lord Chief Justice , and a Common Jury.) GOODWIN V. COLLINS. This was an action of assumpsit for a breach of con tract, the declaration alleging that the plaintiff's wife kept a school, at which the defendant formerly had two children, but he subs quently took them a wa y w i t h out giving he usual quarter's notice, which formed the breach of contract. The defendant had pleaded the ge neral issue, and that the plaintiff was not ready and willing to proceed with the schooling of the two children. Mr. James appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Ser geant Gazeley for the defendant. Mr. JAMES stated the plaintiff's case. The plaintiff was a merchant's clerk, and he sought by the present action to recover 131.25. 6d. for a breach of a usual and ordinary character. The plaintiff some short time ago married a lady named Hogg, who for some years pre viously had kept a school at Belgrave Lodge, Merton place, Turnham-green, At Easter, 1842, the defendant, who was a gentleman of considerable property residing at Sunbury, placed two of his daughters, together with a young lady named Matthews, at Miss Hogg's school. The children remained at school till the Christmass of 1844, when they went home for the usual vacation. In the following January, however, only one of them re turned, and the consequence was, that the plaintiff, who was now married to Miss Hogg, wrote a letter to the defendant, complaining that he had neglected to give the usual quarter's notice of his intentien to remove his daughter from the school, and intimating that either the notice or the quarter's schooling money would be in sisted upon. The defendant refused to give either, and the present action was brought in consequence of that refusal. The contract alleged to have been broken was contained in Miss Hogg's prospectus, which stated that there was no entrance fees required on entering the school, but it was expected that parents would give a quarter's notice before they removed their children from the establishment. Miss Hogg, the plaintiff's sister-in--law, was called to prove the facts stated by the Learned Counsel. She said she was ene of the teachers of the establishment, and could state positively that it was an invariable cus tom to give a quarter's notice before any pf the scholars were removed from the academy. The defendant was made aware of this custom at the time his children en tered the school, and it was upou these terms that her sister consented to undertake their tuition. The witness was cross- examined at some length by Mr. Sergeant Gazeley, with the view of showing that the system of education pursued at the plaintiff's school was both defective and immoral. She admitted having read a sermon produced by the Learned Sergeant in the ; presence of one of the defendant's daughters and a junior tutor of the academy, a young lady between 14 and 15 years of age, and said she saw nothing objec tionable in it. ,ir. JAMES said he was sorry to interrupt his Learned Friend, but really he could not for the life of him see what this sermon qad to do with the case. Mr. Sergeaht GAZELEY insisted that it had every thing to do with the case, for he intended to read it for the purpose of showing that the plaintiff's wife was un willing to teach the defendant's children in the ordinary and proper way. His Learned Friend had mis taken the defendant's plea. It was not that the plaintiff's wife was unwilling to take back the children, but that she was unwilling to teach them with propriety and decorum. The Learned Ser geant then read the objectionable sermon, amidst the laughter of a crowded Court. It was the copy or note of a sermon purporting to have been preached by the Rev. C-- C--, who took his text from the 29th chap. of Genises, the 10th verse:—" And Jacob kissed Rachel." The sermon opened by asserting that it was a universal practice amongst the ancients to indulge in the practice of kissing, and declaring that the practice was strongly recommended by the Scriptures. It was honourable to the present age that this example of the antients was enthusiastically and strictly followed, and the preacher proposed to take upon himself the task- of considering, first, the meaning of the term " kissing secondly, the important d u ty of ki ss i ng ; an d thirdly,; to stand upon.—(Hear, hear.) The farmers had been cranpletely gulled with this barefaced fallacy by their pretended friends, and so lost sight of their true inte rests and that dependence which they should place in their own resources. Comparing this country with another European country, he found that the latter was more heavily taxed than this --a country where the lab ourers were b etter paid, whose climate was not so good, where general advantages were much inferior, and and yet one that managed to export a large amount of agricultural produce to foreign countries.—(Cheers.) The country to which he referred was Holland. In looking at the statistical account of the British empire published by an eminent writer and first-rate authority, THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 11, 1845. to represent or describe the pleasure attendant upo the performance of the duty of kissing. The sermon then proct eied to contend that kissing was not to be taken in the ordinary acceptation of the term, as mean ing a simple salute or smabking of the lips, but it was used in the text as intending to convey, and did in fact invariably convey, the idea of embrscing. The ser mon extended to a great length in this strain of argu ment, and after dwelling upon the pleasures derivable from the practice of kissing or embracing wound up with a general recommendation, that it was a duty incumbent upon every lady never to loose an opportunity for in dulging in the practice of kissing. The witness said she allowed one of the defendant's daughters to copy this ser man, and take it home with her. The LORD CHIEF BARON—WouId it not have been better had the defendant taken his daughter from the school on the first receipt of this letter ? Mr. Sergeant GAZELEY—So he did, my Lord, and this is our answer to the action. The children never returned after this sermon went home. Mr. JAMES—I doubt that. You admit that one of them did return at all events. Now, Miss Hogg, when did this effusion go home to Mr. Coiling ? Witness—l think it was before Christmas, 1844. Mr. JAMES—When was it written ? Witness—At the end of 1844. Mr. JAMES—Were you the author of the sermon ? Witness—No, it was given to me by my brother-in-law. Mr. JAMES—The plaintiff ? Witness—No ; another brother-in-law. Mr. JAMES—Did the defendant ever make any objec tion to this sermon ? Witness—No, he did not. I never heard one word of complaint upon that point till to-day. Mr. Collins himself read it to me when I called at his house, and he appeared to be much amused with it. A juror asked the witness if she had any idea of the object Mr. Collins had in view in reading it to her ? Witness—No, indeed I have not. He read it over to me in the presence of his wife and his two children, and they all laughed at it most heartily. This was the plaintiff's case. Mr. Serjeant GAGELET then addressed the jury, commenting upon the licentiousness of the sermon, and declaiming that it was one of the causes which induced the defendant to remove his children from the school. But he had another defence to the action. At the time Mr. Collins placed his children and Miss Mathews at the plaintiff's school, it was under stood that the defendant was to be at liberty to remove them without giving the usual quarter's notice. A witness was called to prove this fact ; after which Mr. JANES replied. The Learned LORD CHIEF BARON then summed up, remarking, that there were two questions for the con sideration of the jury. Firstly, did the defendant remove his children from the plaintiff's school, in consequence of the sermon ? If so he had made out out his second plea, and their verdict upon it must be in his favour. Secondly, was the quarter's notice dispensed with by the plaintiff, and if it was, then, again, the verdict must be for the defendant ; if not, it must be for the plaintiff The jury retired, and after 'an absence of about half an hour, returned into Court with a ver dict for the defendant, on the first issue, and with regard to the second, the jury found that there was no evidence to show that the defendant removed his children in consequence of the sermon, and therefore his Lordship directed the verdict to be entered for the plaintiff on that issue. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in London at Nisi Prius, before the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE and a Special Jury.) THE FISHMONGERS' COMPANY v. ROBINSON AND OTHERS. This was an action for the penalty upon a deed of contract for the drainage of lands belonging to the plaintiffs, adjoining the Sea-lake called the Lough Foyle, in the North of England. the cause was tried before, and the plaintiffs obtained a verdict with damages is., the effect being to enable them to enforce the contract and recover costs. Churchill, bring a horse through the gate ; it was a dark horse, and the one she had seen down stairs was it. Mrs. Rawling proved that the cart was taken front her on the 23d ult. by the two male prisoners, and she added that no paper, either the pretended will or the receipts that she had yet seen, were in her husband's hand writing. Inspector Busain said that when the charge against the prisoners was taken, a young man, named Forman, said he had bought the horse for 10s., and the cart for 255., of Mr. Rawling, and produced two receipts pur porting to be his, but one was dated the day Rawling died, and the other the day after. Mr. PAYNTER asked what the broker had done with the money the sale realised ? Mr. Gilham said he un derstood that he had paid 10/. to Mrs. Churchill, who had undertaken to support the children, but had that same day thrown them on the parish. Mr. PAYNTER said it was clear that the broker could not act upon any document the deceased might have given him after the man was dead. The widow was the proper adrninistratrix, and was .at least entitled to her thirds, therefore the broker had acted illegally ; he con sidered it just possible that a felony had been committed, and there certainly was not much doubt of a gross con spiracy existing, therefore he should remand the pri soners until Saturday. Should the case then fail, he trusted the solicitor would indict the parties for conspi racy, and he thought that Mr. Stewart, the broker, should be included in that indictment. WOOLWICH. John Mikan, alias William Thompson, alias Dempsey, alias Williams, was placed at the bar before Mr. Jeremy for final examination, charged with stealing two watches under the following circumstances : The prisoner is an experienced duffer, and in the pur suit of his calling he went some time since to the Royal Artillery Barracks, at Woolwich, where he exchanged several of his so-called watches for good old watches be longing to the gunners and non-commissioned officers, receiving sums of money in addition, by way of exchange. A few hours after the victimised soldiers received their watches the latter stopped, and the soldiers as well as their watches were found to be " wound up." When the prisoner again made his appearance at the barracks, he was given into custody on the charge of being found within that establishment for an unlawful purpose. The charge, however, was not proved, and the prisoner was in consequence allowed to go at large OA his own recog nizance, several spurious watches which were found .upon him being detained by the police. In the meantime inquiries were made by the police, and the frauds on the soldiers being discovered, the prisoner, who returned to claim the property, was taken into custody on the charge of stealing two watches, Mr. Jeremy stating that the judges were of opinion that where an articte of no in trinsic value was sold to a person who could not detect the fraud, it amounted to felony.' It was proved by a respectable watchmaker that the watches sold by the prisoner were valueless in every thing except the cases, which were worth from 15s. to 20s. each; that they would not go for a longer period than a few hours, or at most a day or two, and that the watches taken in exchange were of far greater value. It was also proved by various witnesses that the pri soner passed under a variety of names, and that he was not known at his lodgings in Aldersgate-street by the name which was on the cards he carried with him. George Foster, 425 of the City police, proved that he knew the prisoner as the companion of a man named Dempsey, who was now undergoing a term of imprison ment for a similar offence. The defendant since obtained a rule for this new trial, which will( occupy at least another day. Mr. M. H. Hill, Mr. Sergeant Channell, and Mr. Borde appeared for the plaintiffs; Mr. Sergeant Tal feurd, Mr. Crowder, Mr. Sergeant tfurnphry, Mr. Ser geant Byles, and Mr. Hindmarsh for the defendants. A dock constable, named John Sayer, spoke to several heartless frauds committed by the prisoner on sailors and others in the London Docks. DEATH OF SDI W. REID, BART.---.WE understand that accounts have been received fro►n Ceylon of the death of Sir W. Reid, Bart., of Barra, who died on the 20th October, on his passage from the Mauritius. The deceased Baronet had only succeeded his brother, Sir John Reid, within the last few months. The deceased was born in 1795. The prisoner was committed for trial, and the w nesses bound over to prosecute. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. WORSHIP-STREET. STEALING NEWSPAPERS.--John Travers, a middle aged person, of respectable appearance, who stated him self to be a clerk in the City, was examined before Mr. Broughton on a charge of stealing an evening news paper, the property of Mr. Kirton, a coffee-house keeper in the City-road. '1 he complainant said the prisoner had taken break fast at his house every morning for a fortnight, and was in the habit of collecting upon his table the papers of the preceding evening, some of which were, on every occasion, missed directly after his departure. Com plainant himself had watched pretty closely, and had di rected the waitress also to watch the prisoner, but could never detect him in the act, although they always missed the papers afterwards. On Saturday morning last the prisoner came, and had breakfast as usual, and was ob served to place two evening papers under a morning paper that he was reading, and the moment he went out, complainant, discovering that one of them was gone, followed the prisoner and asked him what he had done with it. He replied that he had handed it to another gentleman in the room ; but being asked to go back to the house, he was then told that the paper was not in the room, and that he must have pocketed it, on which he took the paper out of his pocket, and giving it to the complainant, said he had never taken one before, and he hoped the matter would not be further proceeded with. He was, however, handed over to the police. Police-constable 226 G said, on the way to the station house the prisoner told him that, having much leisure for reading at his office in the City, he took the paper with him for that purpose, and that if Mr. Kirton pressed the charge against him he should be a ruined man. The complainant now said he took in twelve news papers daily, and had to send several of them (including the one in question) into the country by post on the day after publication, so that, besides the actual value, the loss of them was a serious inconvenience. He could swear that some of them were missed every time that the prisoner had been there. He also said there were several other coffeehouse-keepers present who knew the prisoner, and had always lo s t papers in the s a me wa y when he visited their rooms, and not at other times. The complainant wished the Magistrate to dispose of the case summarily, but Mr. BROUGHTON said he could not do that, and the depositions were taken for the committal of the prisoner, who, however, was admitted to bail for his appearance at the sessions for trial. WANDS I3'OR T H. James Churchill, sen., and James Churchill, jun., father and son, were charged with stealing a cart, value 3/., and Eleanor Churchill, the daughter of the first-mentioned prisoner, was also charged with stealing a chesnut horse, value 71. Mr. Gilham, who apppeared for the prosecutor, said the person on whose behalf he had been instructed to appear was a Mrs. Rawling, who, until within a brief period, carried on an excellent business as a laundress, at Barnes, and enjoyed the confidence of her employers and the respect of her neighbours. His client was married in January last to a man named Bawling, she being a widow, and he a widower with five children. Some time since, her husband, who, since his marriage, had done but little for the maintenance of himself or children, became unwell, and exhibited all the appear ances of imbecility. Amongst the notions he enter tained were these, that Salt-bill belonged to him, and that his wife had robbed him of' 2001., although he was never worth so many pence. So convinced was he of the latter circumstance, that he actually sent one of his children for a policeman to apprehend his wife. After having shown the state of the deceased's mind, he would show how far the prisoners stood affected. On the 14th ult., Mrs. Churchill and Mrs. Eastman, two of the husband's sisters, called at the house, and under pre tence of taking him a ride, took him away. Mrs. Rawling subsequently ascertained that her husband was at Mrs. Churchill's house, and she went there for the purpose of seeing him. This the elder Churchill refused to let her do, and he took her by the shoulders and put her out of the house. At that time her husband was alive, but died a day or two afterwards. Whilst his client was gone to deliver some clothes in town, a man was put in possession of her goods. As she owed no rent, she asked the man what business he had there ; when he replied that he had been put in by Mr. Stewart, a broker at Putney. This Stewart afterwards took every article of furniture out of the house, even to the bed she and her children lay upon, and sold them ; thus leaving the poor widow and children utterly unprovided for, and when called upon for his authority, produced what he called the will of the husband, empowering him to act as he had done. Prior to this his client's horse was stolen out of the field by the female prisoner, and sold to a man named Forman, who was paying his addresses to her, for 10s., although it was worth 7Z; and, to complete the list of enormities his client was subjected to, she was on a particular evening returning home from town in her own cart, with a borrowed horse, when the two male prisoners stopped her on Barnes-common, turned all her linen out of the cart, unharnessed the hone, and stole the cart, whi c h th e y a ft erw ards sold for 255. He be lieved he sho u ld b e i n a p o sition to prove that the de ceased was not in a state to make a will ; and, even if he had been, that the prisoners had acted a most fraudulent part ; so that if the actual charges of felony could not be maintained, there still existed a case of the grossest conspiracy. Mr. PAYNTER observed that if it could be proved that the man was imbecile at the time of his death, a very, serious charge existed against the prisoners. Mr. Gil ham had no doubt he should satisfactorily prove his imbecility. Rebecca Rawling was then sworn—She said she was the widow of James Rawling, who died at the elder Churchill's house on the 19th ult. The complainant then detailed in evidence the facts given in the solicitor's statement. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. CITY, WEDNESDAY EVENING. CHRONICLE.—The manner of paying the railway deposits to the Accountant- General has been resusitated, and various rumours are in circulation with respect to it. , The amount has been stated at as much as 35,000,0001., and it is asserted that the Speaker has consented to allow the Bank to take payment by instalments. The latter statement is said to be on authority, but we doubt its authenticity nevertheless. We also greatly discredit the supposed amount of railway deposits, and, until we see it proved, shall not believe that it will amount to more, if to so much, as 10,000,0001. or 15,000,0001. Many companies hare deposited their plans who have not obtained the deposits called for from the allottees, and will not new be able to proceed to Parliament. If, however, so large a sum as 15,000,000/. or even 10,000,000/. or less, were taken out of circula tion, in coin and bank-notes, it would be attended with a severe pressure for money, It requires no science to arrive at that conclusion. Nobody can doubt it for a mo ment. Such being the case, it is the duty of the Execu • Live to meet the evil by timely arrangement. It appears to us that the Bank of England can receive payment in any form the directors may think fit, because the Accountant- General has simply to see the " receipt" of the cashier. He is not called upon to direct the manner of making the payment. That is left to be settled between payers and receivers. An agreement could be made to provide for any fluctuation in the price of the public securities, but if bills of exchange were accepted the Bank would be answerable, in the event of default, to retire them when they arrived at maturity. It must be admitted that there is no evidence to warrant the supposition that the Legislature contemplated the use of bills of ex change in effecting the transfer of the railway deposits. It was assumed that the transfer should be made by a bona fide payment of money from the various banks and cpmmittees holding the deposits to the Bank of England. This, we believe, cannot be disputed ; neither can it be , denied that the extent of the operation has far exceeded in magnitude anything contemplated. The Legislature never anticipated the possibility, far less the proba bility, that so much as 10,000,0001., 15,000,0001., or 30,000,000 L could be called for to comply with the standing orders, within fourteen days after the com mencement of any session of Parliament. An unforseen emergency has arisen, for which no provision has been made. We are convinced that it may be managed without producing serious inconvenience, and that it is not necessary to make the transfer in coin and bank notes. At the same time we do not believe the story that the Speaker has consented to take payment of the money by instalments. We disbelieve that statement, because the Speaker has not the power to do so. The object might be attained, however, by a short Act, to be introduced for the purpose the first day that Parliament meets ; and, on the assumption that it would pass, the transaction could be arranged in the meantime, accord ing to its provisions. With this object in view, the Bank might be authorised to receive Stock, Exchequer Bills, and other unexceptionable securities in payment, and to lend out the same, when received, on suitable terms, ac cording to circumstances. _ _ The following are the official returns of the exports of the precious metals from the port of London for the week ending Thursday last : Silver bars to Rotterdam Silver bars to Hamburgh Silver coin to River Gambia TIMES.—An impression has prevailed to some ex tent in the City that the efforts of the Anti-Corn -law League, should the repeal of those laws take place, will next be directed against all customs' duties whatever ; but this is disclaimed by some persons of that party, who allege that it is against differential duties alone that the efforts of free traders are, and will be, directed. Thus, to illustrate this, they remark, that excessive customs' duties are no doubt unwise, but that they may exist in perfect harmony with free trade doctrines. If the duty, for example, upon all descriptions of sugar, no matter whence imported, should be raised to the exist ing rate of 635., charged on foreign sugar, such a step would fail to accomplish its object of yielding revenue, but it would be quite in agreement with free trade principles. This is an exceedingly important point, and the subject is well worthy of being pursued further. The last new expedient, according to a correspondent, resorted to by railway companies who find themselves in a situation all but desperate, has been that of treating the original letters of application as successful, even though the shares were in the first in stance differently apportioned, and calling upon the applicants to pay the deposits. This may be thought ingenious by the parties, but that it should produce them any money is barely possible. The annexed suggestion will have a formidable sound in the ears of some pro visional committee men and railway promoters, but it is nevertheless obvious that if such practices have been re sorted to they will merit as severe a retribution " The deposits of plans of projected railways with the Board of Trade being done under the authority of a standing order of each House of Parliament, I presume that mere colourable deposit of plans only to answer the purpose of the registered projectors would be deemed a breach of privilege of Parliament. Therefore, I hope and trust, if any such scheme should be brought under the notice of the Commissioners of the Board, they will make special report thereof to the Houses of Parliament, and that each House will resolve accordingly, and order the Attorney• Genera l to prosecute the parties." Noth Mr. PAINTER, after hearing the evidence of Mrs. Rawling, said as he did not intend to go into the case very fully that day, and as Mr. Clive was more ac quainted with the facts than himself, he would only hear evidence sufficient to justify him remanding tho pri soners to a day that his brother magistrate would be sitting. ling could be better devised than Nicoll's Re gistered Paletot to suit the ever-varied nature of our climate, forming, as it now does, not only the sine qua non of the railway traveller, but is equally so adapted for any gentleman taking out-door exercise. It may be said distinctly to mark the costume of the nineteenth century, if that is rightly called marked which is only conspicuous for an unpretending and graceful bearer, the wearer feeling so much at ease. Certainly as an over-coat it is patronised highly, and is also a general public favourite, being so peculiarly English, and avoiding all foreign extravagance of style. It must be ac knowledged as a vast improvement over the old great coat, associated in our remembrance with an uncomfortable sensa- Anne Humphries, an intelligent girl, about 13 years of age, living at the Gate-house on Baines-common, proved that on the 21st ult., between ten and eleven o'clock in the morning, she gliN the priscl - Nr, gleAnor tion of tight buttonings, which, from its very clumsiness, defeated its object, the warmth of the person, as interfering with the proper circulation of the blood. The principal hues are black, blue, brown, and olive; also the clerical mixture called oxford, and can be had of the patentees, or only of the most respectable clothiers out of London. Every winter paletot is three guineas, and is stampted in the lining with the words, "Registered 6 and 7 Vie., cap. 65. H. J. and D. Nicoll, 114, Regent-street, London. TEE WONDER or WONDERS.—AR enormous bear fed upon bread for the last twelve months, challenges com parison with any of the prizes at the Bazaar. This animal will be exhibited dead and dressed, so as to show the depth of fat, during Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, the four days of the cattle-show, in front of Mr. Ray's pre mises, No. 8, King-street, Baker street, two doors only from the Bazaar, and was fattened by those celebrated perrequiers, perfumers, hair-cutters, and hair-dyers, Messrs. Ross and Sons, 119, Bishopsgate-street, London, of whom only can the genuine bear's-grease be obtained. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—COUGHS, COLDS, ASTHMAS, AND WHEEZINGS ON THE CHEST, CURED EY HOLLOWAY'S PILLS.—When no other medicine will afford the least relief in bad coughs and colds, Holloway's Pills will almost immediately effect a cure in any case, however desperate ; and what is m ore extraordinary, asthmas and wheezings, even if of several years' standing, may be completely got rid of by following the direc tions which accompany each box of this celebrated medicine. Many who were nearly at death's door, not being able to lay down in their beds, fearing to be choked with phlegm, have had asthmatic complain:, so effectually eradicated that not the least symptoms remained. Sold by all druggists, and at Pro fessor Holloway's .Establishment, 244, Strand, London. SMITHFIELD CATTLE CLUB This exhibition was opened to the public yesterday mornirg at eight o'clock. The visitors even during the first hour were very numerous, and as the day advanced, increased numbers continued to pour in. His Grace the Duke of Richmond, the Earl of Lei cester, Lord Portman, Lord Leigh, Mr. Pusey, M.P., and Mr. J. W. Childers, M.P., were among the earlier visitors during the morning, and Major-General Wcmyss, who it will be recollected has the honour to act in the capacity of " steward " to the Prince Consort, also paid a visit to the exhibition during the morning. The annual meeting of the members of the Club for the transaction of the usual routine business was held at one o'clock in the Committee-room, the Duke of Rich mond, as senior vice-president, occupying the chair. After the usual formularies had been gone through, Mr. ITUDIPHREY GIBBS, late honorary secretary to the Society, addressed the members, calling to their remem brance the severe loss that club had sustained by the lamentable death of its late president, Earl Spencer, an event (he said) which they must all regret, not only as a public loss, but as an individual deprivation, when the valuable service which the late Earl had ever ren dered to the cause of agriculture was 'recollected. The Society, having however lost Earl Spencer's valuable services, it became their duty to seek a nobleman calcu lated to supply his place, and he was sure it would only be necessary for him to mention the name of the Duke of Richmond, who had been long closely connected with the club, as one of its vice-presidents, to ensure his unanimous election to the vacant office.—(Cheers.) The success which the Noble Duke had met with as a com petitor at those exhibitions, and the great service he had rendered to the club by his able advice, and in many other ways, alike contributed to point out his Grace as a nobleman in every respect qualified for their future pre sident. Mr. Gibbs concluded by observing that having had the honour to receive the Noble Duke's permission to propose his name for the office, he should abstain from all further encomium upon his Grace, and at once submit the proposition he had had the gratification to intro duce. Mr. MILLWARD, one of the stewards, seconded the motion, which was then put and carried by acclamation. The Duke of RICHMOND returned thanks in a few words, expressive of the pleasure he should always feel in forwarding the interests of the Society. The Judges' awards having been read by Mr. 33. P. BRANDRETH Guam, the Honorary Secretary, were then confirmed, after which The Duke of RICHMOND called the attention of the meeting to the vacancy in the list of Vice-Presidents caused by his own elevation to the office of President ; and proposed as a mark of respect to the memory of the late Earl Spencer, that his brother the present Earl should be elected a Vice-President. The motion haying bees seconded, was unanimously agreed to. The vacancy in the trusteeship caused by Earl Spencer's death was filled up by the election of Lord Portman to the office. Mr. W. Fisher Hobbs and Mr. Tanner were then elected stewards in the place of Mr. Millward and Mr. J. S. Turner, retiring by rotation. At the close of the ordinary business, and prior to the breaking up of the meeting, Mr. HUMPHREY GIBBS gave notice of two motions to be submitted on Friday next, the first having reference to the revival of a class for Scotch cattle, and the second to the increase of the prizes in the sheep and pig classes. The meeting was very well attended, and the proceed ings went off with perfect unanimity. The quantity of stock sold during the day was un usually large, and the facilities of railway transit were never more clearly exemplified than by the distant lo calities for %hich many of the animals were purchased. Coventry, Southampton, Wolverhampton, Windsor, and many other places, are each destined to receive a pro portion of the fat beef prepared for the London market. The short-horned ox bred by the late Lord Huntingfield, and fed by his Royal Highness Prince Albert, to which a prize of 101. was awarded by the judges, was purchased early in the day by Mr. John Banister, of Threadneedle street, purveyor to her Majesty, for the large sum of 80 guineas. Mr. John Banister also bought the West Highland ox, fed by his Royal Highness Prince Albert, which the judges commended, as well as the following animals :—Mr. Fouracre's Devon steer, which gained the first prize of 301, and a silver medal to the breeder; and the same gentleman's steer, to which a prize of 104 and a silver medal was awarded. The following were the other principal purchases made up to a late hour last night :—Mr. Collingwood, of Lamb's Conduit-street, bought the Hereford ox, fed by Mr. H. M. Layton, of Thoraey Abbey, Cambridge- shire, to which a prize of 201., a silver medal to the breeder, and a gold medal as the best ox in the yard, has been award( d ; Mr. Banister, of Windsor, purveyor to the Court, purchased Mr. Woodward's short horned Meer (prize of 151.) ; Mr. Comfort, of Islington, pur chased Mr. Goodall's Hereford steer (prize of 51.) ; Mr. Gu' rrier, of Islington, bought Mr. Umber's North Devon steer (prize of 101. and silver medal) ; Mr. Ryder, of Southampton, bought Mr. Bennett's improved short horned heifer (prize of 101) ; Mr. S. Morris, of Coven try, purchased Mr. Lythall's Durham cow (prize of 5/.); Mr. Lucking, of Walbrook, bought the Earl of Leices ter's North Devon cow (prize of 15/. and silver medal); and Mr. Ryder, of Southampton, purchased the late Earl Spencer's short-horned ox, which, although not com peting, was highly commended by the judges. Very few purchases of sheep and pigs were made yes terday. Mr. Wall, of Jernsyn-street, bought a pen of Bedford and Suffolk pigs, fed by his Royal Highness Prince Albert : but a 78 •weeks' old pig of the same breed, fed by the Prince, had not met a customer at a late hour last night. CITY MEETING on the CORN-LAWS REPLY TO THE LORD MAYOR. To the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor of the City of London, &c. &c. &c. My Lord,—We, the Committee of the requisitionists, beg to acknowledge your Lordship's letter of the 9th instant, informing us that you have appointed a meeting of the electors of the City of London, upon the subject of the existing corn-laws, to be held at the Guildhall of the said City, on Monday, the 15th day of December instant, at one o'clock precisely. We beg to express our full concurrence in, and ap proval of the distinctions so well drawn and so clearly expressed by your Lordship in that letter. We regard the act of calling this meeting as on your Lordship's part a ministerial act. We observe and shall respect your desire to avoid mixing your personal opinions with the discharge of your public duties. We maintain fur ourselves, as electors and citizens, our undoubted right, on all proper occasions, fully to ex • press our opinions, whether of satisfaction or alarm, and our views of public men and public measures, whether those opinions assume the shape of approval or disap proval ; and we are grateful to your Lordship for the confidence you have expressed, that in our proceedings we shall, as far as wo are concerned, manifest due pru dence and discretion, and avoid creating unnecessary alarm. We have felt it due to your Lordship thus to reply to the several points of the letter with which you have fa voured us. And as evidence of our wish to act with prudence and discretion, and with due attention to every constitutional form, we beg to repeat and confirm our request that your Lordship, as being the chief magistrate of this city, will be pleased to preside at the approach ing meeting of the electors. ‘Nre have the honour to be, my Lord, your Lordship's obedient servants, (Signed) JOHN DILLON, and others. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, TUESDAY.—The Alecto steam-frigate, Commander F. Austen, arrived here from Woolwich on Saturday. She has ordnance stores on board, and will sail in a few days for Rio de Janeiro and the River Plate. Her crew was paid advance wages yesterday af ternoon. The Alarm, 26, Capt. Frankland, anchored at Spit• head yesterday morning from Chatham, and saluted th e flag of the Commander-in-Chief, Sir Charles Ogle, Bart. Fier destination is the West Indies. The Nautilus, 10, Lieut. M‘Donnell, is at Spithead ; she came in yesterday morning from her station on the coast of Sussex, where she has been employed in pro tecting the fisheries. The Vindictive, 50, with the flag of Sir F. Austen, Was at Bermuda on the 20th ult. She had, on her pas sage from Halifax with the Rose brig and Vesuvius steam-frigate, encountered a very severe gale, in which both those vessels suffered considerably. The Pique, 36, Capt. the Hon. M. Stopford, was at Antigua on the 14th ult. The Daring, 12, Commander Matson, arrived here yesterday afternoon at four o'clock from Devonport. She was inspected this forenoon by Sir Charles Ugh., and came into harbour at three o'clock, to be refitted and docked, as she is reported leaky. The Rodney, 90, Captain Collier, and the Superb, 80, Captain Corry, from Devonport, anchored at Spithead this morning, and saluted Sir Charles Ogle's flag with 17 guns. The experimental squadron is now broken up for the season, and with so many different accounts of the capabilities of the two-deckers which composed it, it is difficult to give an opinion. It seems, however, cer tain, that both the Vanguard and Superb have mach improved in their sailirg qualities since they docked and re-stowed at this port. The following midshipmen passed their examination for lieutenants yesterday, at the Royal Naval College:— Messrs. Cotton, Sullivan, Alger, Couch, Fade, Colville, Sugden, and Gwyn. ROYAL M ARlNES.—Captain Payne, of the Plymouth division, having been duly qualified on board the Excel lent as an instructor of naval gunnery, has been ordered to return to his division. Lieutenants Daniel Budd and Ward are on a month's leave of absence. Messrs. Lamont, Giles, Croker, and Gunn, are under going an examination at the Royal Naval College, pre paratory to receiving commissions as second lieutenants. LIBERAL MANAGEMENT.—On the will of the late Mr. Robert Bristow, of Lincoln, being read, it was discovered he had altered his mind with respect to the Blue Coat School. By a former will he had bequeathed to the Governors the suns of 2,0004 and 5001. to the apprentice endowmont fund. On St. Thomas's day, when the scholars go to St. Mark's church, the boys had been in the habit of marching to Mr. Bristow's house and singing a hymn. Before they left the premises, Mr. Bristow (who had been a Blue Coat boy) gave to each sixpence and a bun ; but on the Liberal governors taking possession of the management of the school, they voted the practice a piece of antiquated absurdity, not at all in accord ance with liberal and enlightened principles, and the boys were accordingly forbidden to call upon their old friend on the day in question. Mr. Bristow was so much offended with the governors, that he at once resolved "such a set shouldn't have the fingering of his cash," and revoked the bequest m his will, so that the carrying out of liberal principles has cost the unfortunate institution the sum of 2,500/. Of course the Liberal governors will not allow the institution to suffer from the adoption of th e i r ricketty crotchet.--L incolnshire Herald. MARRIED. eS I I e fi' On the 9th inst., at St. M ar yl e b o ne Church, G e l ds* , son of the late Geor ge Robinson, Esq., to Jane, 000040 W ter of James Hak es , E sq ., o f Duke-street, Manchestt DIED. ior n Ch srieg On the 3d inst., at T orqua y, Captain the L' e- • 00 Leonard Ir by,aged 56. Barb i° ' On the 4th inst., at Colne- villa, Twickenha m, wife of Lieutenant-Colonel Durnlbrd. Georg e Wert' On the 6th iii,t., at Market Harborougb , 0 1 bP naby, Esq., aged 76. On the 7th inst., at th e B rewer y, Watford, North Aid Dyson, Esq., aged 83. On the 7th inst., at G oo d amoor , L et iti a Anne Tre* of the the e te 7PtahulinTarte,byetTreby, UpperTu Esq., aged 8,3. Pie r° On h I - e -01, Flizabeth P l ' widow of the late Rev. S. Pierce late On the Bth inst., at Bath, Frances, w idow of the . John Robert llall, Rector of Batsford, Gloucesterslil;oo On the Bth inst., at Park-street Wi n d so r, Mr. A. C o f vi r ' On the Bth inst., Sid ney J ames Cook, second son Cook, Esq., of Stanhope-place, Moniington - cre scent• o t London : Printed aad Published by MCSDO T° , 1 1 1 No. 11'4 Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, j o v. u ytf °' Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the Middlesex, Thursday, December. 11, 1845. THE BISHOP of EXETER v. SHO D - TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN SIR,-With this letter I send you a few extracts; the Forms of Service for Ordering Deacons and_ j: ,d Does it not appear from them that such tow"' gives merely a conditional authority ? viz.— l ot Ist. That an ordained deaco n or p r i es t is only „ in a state of qualification to hold a bishop's Hee perform the functions of those offices. soi 2d. That, as an ordained deacon or priest. he entitled to perform the functions of those o ffi ces l '' 0 ; case, if he be not possessed of such license ; SOI matter of course, a marriage pretended to be sole n 4 by an ordained priest not having a license to Per" the functions of such offices is voidable. 01 3d. That the ordination vow is a c ov enant w hi — cll only during the term of a license, and that during,,i time as an ordained person is with ou t su ch licens e !! not under episcopal jurisdiction. If such be . the . case, how could Mr. Shore be u ; 11 ;51 episcopal jurisdiction of the Bishop of Exeter 111 4..5) had withdrawn his license from Mr. S. and he ( 0 ' o p afterwards did not attempt to perform the functieet4o deacon or priest in a consecrated c h u rch or an er pally-licensed chapel ? , The ordination services of deacon and priellse part and parcel of an Act of Parliament, Way firmed by a court of common law ; and it appear ,,, that the parson and the attorney are on the same Thus, the young lawyer, after having received h . _ m il 01. cate of qualification from the examiners, and Woe, mitted by the court, cannot legally practise as 11 _, 1 11 '0 1 ney until he has obtained a license, duly stalnl 3 7 the young ordained parson cannot legally, ri;ol 6 as a deacon or priest until he h as o bt a i n ed Ws,: 0 also duly stamped ; and neith er o f th es e par".7• 7 l, hereafter practise when their licen se s a re eitb, e ` 1 ,1 drawn or not renewed, ac c ordin g t o circumetl":- licenses being the only authority f o r eiere l eneo functions of each office in both cases.—l sot, Su' "" obedient servant, Dec. 8, 1845. DEVONIA, Septentio nd. (Extracts fi din the Sf ivice for Ordering Detterdifil Question—The Bishop : Do you unfeignedly' o p' all the canonical scriptures of the Old and New ment ? Answer—Candidate:: I do believe them. 0 0 11 The Bishop—Will you diligently read the $ the people assembled in the church whele you P I " appointed to serve ? Answer—l will. de° The Bishop—lt appertaineth to the office of in the church where he shall be appointed to seo l assist the priest, Ac. &c. ; will you do this Om' willingly ? Answer—l will do so, by the help of God. 1 ,,10 4 The Bishop, laying hi s h an d s severa lly u pon II" of every one of the candidates, humbly kneeling to him, shall say, " Take thou authority to exe c :dif office of a deacon in the Ch urc h o f G o d comnot t thee," &c. &c. Then shall the Bishop deliver to every one el? the New Testament, sa yi ng , " T a k e thou autb;bl/1 read the Gospel in th e Ch urc h o f G o d, an d tor: v 4 same, if thou be thereto licensed by the Bishop Pi THE ORDAINING OF PRIESTS. I ,oCit The Bishop—Are y ou p ersua d e d t h at t h e Lures contain sufficiently all doctrine r e quired o r , b rot , sity fur eternal sal va ti on t h roug h f a i t h i n J e sus v re i, ll and are you determined, out of the said ScriPt e c. instruct the peopl e comm i tte d to your charge ? ' 0 . 00" Answer—l am so persuaded, and have so deter by God's grace. The Bishop—Will you then give your fei th O r , gence always to minist er th e d octr i ne an d el le scr and the discipline o f Ch r i st , as t h e L or d be. fe l mended, and as this Ch urc h an d rea l m b at h reeel o same, according to th e comman d ments o f God; r e F t you may teach the pe o pl e comm i tte d to your eg oo ts charge with all dili gence t o k eep an d o b serv e the Answer—l will do so with the help of God. ,0 The Bishop—Will yo u b e rea d y w i t h a ll fidul o gence to banish and drive away all erroneous an dttf il doctrines contrary t o G o d' s wor d , an d to 11se public and private monitions, as well to the W ire r the whole, within y our cures , as nee d s h a ll requ occasion shall be given ? Answer—l will, the Lord being my helper. 10 1IP The Bishop shall d e li ver t o every one o f theahooly ing, the Bible, into his hand, saying, " Take th e r m li t ! rity to preach th e wor d o f G o d an d m i n i s ter _ l ` o lo' sacraments in the congre ga ti on w h ere th o u sh° fully appointed thereunto." frel 4 RAILWAY SHARE mARA-- __ .j , LIVERPOOL, DEC. 10. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are--Birkenhe a t,C l 7,, shire, and Cheshire, 4 1 4 p.—Buckinghamshire , P „„P,,,, bridge and Lincoln, 2 p.—Derby and Crewe, 2,1 P a i t is at p burgh and Northern, 151. Shares, 21s. 6d.—Gran 234%—Ditto, Quarter Shares 33 p.—Ditto Ne W 4l 7 "; Shares, 32 p.—Ditto, Eight Shares, 15 1 4 p.- 603 1 ° ea caster, ss. p.—Huddersfield Cana and Railw 4 ),' o dr; Lancaster and Preston, 7% p.—Leicester and Bet' .. 4, P —Liverpool and Leeds Direct, - I , t dis.—Liverpotto Pr and Preston, I% p.—London arm Birmingham, I I k, 20 p.—London a n d Y or k, liA p.—Leeds and Th/rs g —Manchester, Midland, and Great Grimsby, % jt i rtit and Midland, 2 p.—Midl an d, 141%—Ditt o , 40/. 0 c ji ap p.—North Staffordshire, 3% p.—Sheffield and g . te rs, Quarter Shares, N o . 3 (scrip), 3 3 4 p.—South--u' er, Dover, Consolidated Thirds, Half Shares, , ~ , ts, j 6c l P Riding - Union, 90s. 9d. p .—D u bli n and Wexford, `-", 1 Limerick and Water:o r d, 2% dis.—Dutch Ril€Pur , h —Paris and Lyons (Lafitte's), 4s, p. MANCHESTER, DEC. 10. W Off h ejt# STOCK EXCITANGE.—The sales are—Ha ,,,. as,„gy,e, field, and Bradford, 51. 12 s. —H uddersfield and DlT,ire;. Railwry:and Canal, B—L ancas hi re an d N ort h York'i IP_ —Leeds Dewsbury, and M anc h es t er, 4N—Mancb es di %' Yr ton, and Matlock, 84 s . 6d . —M anchester and 1iet.177.; 11%—North Eastern, 24—N or th Staffordshire.,- , 1,6 1 Sheffield and Manchest er , 117—Di tto, Quarters, 240' South Eastern and Dover, 35%—Ditto, No. 2, 9 * - ....11 BISTL, DEC. . , and STOCK EXCHANGE.— R Thesales are— 10 Brine , 4 ie New, s%—Manchester and Southampton, i —Mi d° 1914. SHEFFIELD, DEC. 10. old 110:11 STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Sbeffe,l ( Lobt k chester, Quarter Sh ares , N o. 3 (scrip), 6%--4-1"/ Sheffield, 10% c. n.-Sheffield an d Li nco lnshire, 3" #ll HULL, DEC. 10. A gilb: 6 l, STOCK EXCHANG E .-Th e sa l es are- H u ll emu d6o. Shares, 183 / 4 -Aberdeen, 5-Axholme, 2/, 13s. ',, bridge and Lincoln, 3%-Derby and GainsborotifW Grand Union, IN-Nottingham, Erewash, AP' tingham, Belvoir, and G rant h am, 2li-N ort h Stsu°' 4 HUDDERSFIELD, DEC. 10. .d.romf#' STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sal es are -L o ndon 11 '00r41 -West Riding U n i on , 6%-G ran d U n i on , l d - field, Halifax, and B ra df or d Union, 6 4 -. N orth 311 Junction, par-North Western, 2/. 12s. 6d. YORK, D es uc. 10. STOCK EECIIANGE.-The sal are-Yom b land Extension, 2 54-Newcastle and Berwick , „'ti,..l , . h er British, 224-Ditt o , N ew C ar li sle Branch, '‘A)I9S,IO and York, 4-Great Grimsby, Louth, &c., 2/. 25„:2011Y ter, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 3 7 y-North 4%-York and Carlisle, 2 3 „'. EDINBURGH, DEC. 8. '0 STOCK EXCHARGE.-The sales are-Abendee„lbin/ Aberdeen, Banff, and Elgin, 24 -Airdrie and P,5 0 . 0 , / 10s.-Arbroath and Forfar, 25L-Ditto, Half SP, - :j j :,/ Ayr and Dumfries, 2/. 155.-Ayr and GallolTigo. o od Banffshire, 2/.55.-British and Irish Union,,,ftd o so Caledonian, 124-Caledonian Extension, 3/.-- ( M e 3/. °s o • o dr, Dumbarton, 3L-Caledonian and Northern Dire c a....-1) -Clydesdale Junction, 191.-Direct Northern , i ; pdeti and Arbroath, 35/. 10s.-Ditto, New, 17/. ---3/t &sty;o'l , Perth, 6/. 10s.-East of Fife, 2/.-East Lothian d GISnS 35.-Edinburgh and Bathgate, 3L-Edinburgh„ s T o terh no f 66L-Ditto, Half Shares, 15/. 10s.-Ditto, 14 " adi.! 10s.-Ditto, New, 12/. 10s.-Edinburgh, Glasgl; * Aar barton,lBs.-Edinburgh and Leith Atinosphe"i l ss.l:oo, Edinburgh and Leith Atmospheric Direct l if teir or t, o fr burgh, Leith, and Granton,. 21/. 103.-D itto , , t I se 18/. 10s.-Edinburgh and Northern, 44-DO 0, ee ble" t iotif 75.-Ditto, Lochgelly, 1/. 145.-Edinburgh an A . JOI c 2s. -Edinburgh and Perth, 5/.-Forth and C1' , ..„ •- soc2fisS 2/. 55.-Glasgow and Ayrshire, 704-Ditto, 5 e ",,,, POL -Ditto, Quarter Shares, 21/. 12s . 6d.-Glasg ° „ - hos r l e , and Carlisle, 2/. 5a.-Glasgow and Dundee J d -Glasgow and Garnkirk, 454-Gl asgo w 214-Ditto, New, 10/. 153.-Ditto, Preference, '," .21. North of Scotla n d, 3/. L s. 6d .- G ranton n4l flitt e ' Inverness and Elgi n , 1/. 15 5. -L ondoi and 1°i05.-al," North British, 221. 10s.-Dit to, H a l ves , 51. entrwrl°/' Fifths, 61.-Perth and Inverness, 24-Scottish, i ql 12s. 6d.-Scottish Midland, 34-Scottish We' 9l ' -' -Stirling and Dunfermline. 21. 10s. 6d. 4. COURT.MARTIAL.—A District Court- 01 , hr git' held in this city on the 27th of November, for,%.,ioAY Troop -sergeant-major Richard Lockett, of tirr m eac i " . o, goon Guards, who was arraigned for disgrace bi ol :,oe/ having fraudulently misapplied money entrust to having, by false representations, fraudulently obtnoef f s from a civilian, and for forging the signature of $ o f Pr i er missioned officer and private in the troop ledge„r,' •~e which charges the Court found the prisoner gu" pr A , - to tenced him to be reduced to the rank and psY I n tetit''iso sentinel; but in the absence of any proof of an " defraud, and taking into consideration his hithertoio character, recommended the prisoner to the ro„e i rc ,„. fil ft, cv ;s l deration of Major-General the Hon. Howl ".-repers' t i 4 mending the western district. The Major - n. ol eos pleased to remark that he hoped the serious Pr e 'l l ,, c t - ing'o 4 which the prisoner had involved himself by de v Tture , ,to integrity, would prevent his departure from it in, vt'' remitted the reduction of Troop-sergeant-maj or the rank and pay of privates.— Western '6_l‘lThe,4c:7-:11 ti tATI TE A 1 L A 01413 j u n kEXC E C,MIWEIi rortx!cl,ard cow HFJ :Z ds tutitut • re • hiso 444 d hae f orfeltur% Itk Cal_er es " :,7 o l You' It ta, „ aeuoi b olds o Aff s! n e rco a i ,Ntiter . .rtroi sei bru_kld, ditto 44 k 00 a ti, It4ll 4itto -Colla r 1 4,3 11 tbrea; i bitt; Lullsar 1,44,_, Winter *°. tat, CA t i Art`mot ner a c .° 4 to b `'old b: —mar s. gtreet.hE7'/Ce T . i n n , . Messr s . k epir o kuitim k: 2 26 buA: ig 3 ~{ 4 ~ ..........-----.... o BIRTHS. 1 the 100 On the 25th of S e pt em b er , at C o l om b o , CAlY• °° ' Selby Hutton, Esq., of a daughter. ifedG°49 On the 30th ult., a t St a d e , H anover , the 0— 1101 Ferdinand Dammers, Esq., of a daughter. rt,W On the Bth inst., i n G or d en - street, G or don-aqua - of the Rev. Hen r y H ug h es , o f a son. 1e 01.1Sr.* On the 9th inst., a t Camden-road-villas, lv, the ll %.• Wilkinson, Esq., of a son. On the 9th inst., th e w if e o f M ungo Park, Ems', surg Old-street, of a daughter.