The Sun. — London, England, 1844-09-18 00:00:00

t pl ' ket3 call thi s a roya l h un I R MAJESTIT at BLAIR ATHOL. ting. I was then a young man, 111, AIR ATHOL, SUNDAY. l ar Id ad was or s - presept on that occasion. Two thousand High- The . d rai n which came down in drizzlin showers l r l ive Sc t o b tc t h b , e a i s m y n o ,i u n call ro t t h r e id m h ll er tb e, were ,g through ou t th e a ft ernoon of yesterday, increased to a fr. MI •t j he woods and hills of Atli g ole g , B l ade a noch e M e ar r : en 1 1 )101: '0 dto " I I\ %tar ay, and the counti es a b ou t. A s these Highlanders torrent at nightfall, and has been pouring down with out intermission for the last twenty hours. The i ' ase a light dress, and are very swift of foot, they went l'oyal standard, which was hoisted at the castle on ', up ar .d down so nimbly, that in less than two months' the arrival of her Majesty , is now drooping on the 1 time .thde3r ip. brought together 2,000 red deer, fallow bebesides d a .eer le . n, T w h b e en Q a u l e l eri the great men, and before 0 lag-staff, and all around looks cheerless and exsolato, I I r o o tl e i s er a s . , were The su rroun di ng hills of L en -y-gloe, Ben-y- vrackie, tlent. Beiieve me, the whole the e r bodywe •e of brought theln and Skeb a lll o n, are scarcely visible, and 'IL dense mist moved for ward in something like battle order. has taken up its abode, and appears as if it were likely The sight still strikes me, and ever will, for they to make some stay in the valley in nick the castle of had a lea' der whom they followed close wherever he Blair Athol !quids. moved. This leader was a, very fine stag, with a very The sight ; re li g ht e d th e Q ueen ver y much, ller Majesty drove or.t towards Bruar yesterday hbuigth el sl h ie ' s n had c. soon 'occasion for fear. Upon the Earl's af ternoon in a carriage `And four with outriders. Her (who, had bee 11 -ajegty was accomp :mied by the Princess Royal, her ;accustomed to such sights) addressing thus, ' .Do you observe that stag who is foremost Lady Caroline Cocks, and Viscountess Canning. Sir in the 'nerd ? There is danger from that stag ; for if Xclward Bowater rode by the side of the carriage on 'dither fear or rage should force him from the ridge of horseback. Her Maje sty made a second effort to see ' that hill, let every one look to himself, for none of us will the falls of Bruar ye sterday, but unfortunately, on he out of the sway of harm ; for the rest will follow this ar riving at the bottom of the fall, a pitiless storm a on_e, a a s s nd ag , e i To y i t n bls t 1 1 1 , i r l o l Ni b ' n e b7n s d u n u d s er T fo i o v t il i t l t n e i y i r a w p p i l e l n o e p d e n i. impelled her Majesty to make a precipitate re- P moment after confirmed this opinion—for the Queen treat to the castle. The heavy rain, however, ordered one of the best dogs to be let loose on one of the which has been falling for some time past will deer—this the dog pursues, the leading stag was fright- Materially increase the beauty and grandeur of the ened, he flies by the same way he had come there, the Waterfall. The numerous "burns" and mountain rest rush after him, and break out where the thickest which pour down to the hill side have raised the body of the Highlanders was. They had nothing for it r ills ' but to throw themselves flat on the heath, and to body of water to a torrent, which is now rushing thr o allow the deer to pass over them. It was told the ugh the rocky chasm, and tearing - along in its Queen that several of the Highlanders were wounded, teaistless course the boughs and heather which have and that two or three had been killed outright ; and kournulated on its rocky banks during the recent the whole body had got off, had not the Highlanders, *ought. Her Majesty will, therefore, on a future by their skill in hunting, fallen upon a stratagem to cut of the rear from the main body. It was of those tecation, see the falls to a greater advantage than if she that had been separated that the Queen's dogs, and e had been successful in gaining access to them those of thenobility, There made slaughter. were Zesterday, killed that day 360 deer, with five wolves and some His Royal Highness Prince Albert, as we stated ro;ls."—Barelay's Contra Monarchonzacus. yesterday, • went out deer-stalking with Lord Glen- In ancient times, the heads of various and ramote L yon. Hi s Lordship had previously sent out larg e clans were accustomed to meet at certain periods, and numbers of his foresters and clansmen, to drive the in appointed places, attended by a number of followers, deer i n t o th e passes o f Gl en Tilt, an d th e weather and commenced a rigorous campaign against all the bein favourable, the Prince had an opportunity of inhabitants of the forest, which never failed in pro g ducing a most abundant slaughter; but fond as the " 11 .1 0 ying this noble sport under most favourable cir- Highlanders were of the chace, and useful as it was Tirastances. His Royal Highness succeeded in kill- to their subsistence, they did not pursue it to the neglect Log three red deer, which were immediately forwarded of more important avocations. "(Though hunting," says to the castle. their proverb, " be a good help, yet the Chace is but a A- pew had been fitted up within the village church P oor livelihood." The great hunting matches were the of means of preserving a social intercourse between Blair Athol, for the reception of her Majesty, who tribes who lived far distant from each other. A ge had expressed to her noble host her intention of neral hunting match has been frequently the method "ending Divine service this morning, and notwith- by which their greatest enterprises have been sug ltanding the heavy rain, her Majesty i s expec t e d gested and matured, without a suspicion being ex there at t we l ve o ' c l oc k thi s morn i ng . cited beyond the mountains. Huntings were often given in compliment to the visits of friends, and the vassals were summoned in suitable numbers. The chief could, of course, muster his clans by hereditary right, and they were, besides especially bound to hunt with their . superior, the Highland servitudes being hunting, harting, watch ing, and warding. The gallantry of the ancient Caledonians led them to honour a stranger with the danger of the Chace; in other words, he was allowed to expose himself to the greatest hazard, and hence have the opportunity of gaining the most renown. undertook to have an apology for the insertion of the paragraph he complained of, published in the Monitor; and he added, that he would not then, as he had at first required, insist on Mr. Coffey's personal retrac tation and apology. I refused this proposal upon the grounds I first stated, and I intimated my determina tion to adhere to the position I held from the com mencement. Mr. Blake then asked time for consi deration, which I, of course, at once acquiesced in. After an hour's deliberation, Mr. Blake came back to me, but peremptorily refused to retract the letter, and so all further communication upon the subject was then (at three o'clock yesterday) finally concluded. — I have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant, MATHEW J. MARTYN. 5, Middle Gardiner-street, Sept. 13, 1844. ARREST OF MR. DILLON BROWNE, M.P. Mr. Browne, M.P., was last night arrested on a arrant, charging him with writing a letter to Mr. Coffey calculated to incite him to commit a breach of the peace, and this day all the parties appeared at Henry street Police-office, before Mr. Duffy. Mr. Browne was attended by Mr. Keogh as his Counsel, by Sir Valentine Blake, Bart., and Mr. Mark Blake, M.P. Mr. Henry Grattan Curran acted as Counsel for Mr. Coffey. Mr. Keogh stated that he appeared on behalf of Mr. Robert Dillon Browne, to submit to the consideration of the Bench tie facts connected with the misunder standing between him and Mr. Coffey. Ile then proceeded to detail the case of Mr. Browne, which, to a certain extent, appears in the correspondence given above. He designated the article in the Monitor, which gave rise to the correspondence, as a gross per sonal attack—a very lame, low, and vulgar produc tion. All Mr. Browne required was a retractation of the statement, and a public apology in the journal which contained it; and as no gentleman could adopt such a contemptible article, he did expect that repa ration would be instantly made to him when he applied to Mr. Coffey on the subject. The letter of Mr. Browne did not imply that he intended to take any further steps ; on the contrary, it was final and conclusive as far as he was concerned. Mr. Duffy—He says in this letter, " I here unhe sitatingly declare that your conduct is unworthy of a gentleman and a man of courage. If this stimulates you to give me the satisfaction I require," &c. Mr. Keogh replied that Mr. Browne meant that Mr. Coffey should make him the just reparation to which he was strictly entitled—namely, an apology for the injury inflicted upon him. Mr. Duffy—The meaning of Mr. Browne was ob vious. The course he suggested ought to be repudiated by every person, and he (Mr. Duffy) would certainly require the writer of that letter to give securities to keep the peace. Mr. Keogh proceeded at some length to detail his version of the transaction, and in the course of his remarks contended that all his client sought was the withdrawal of the offensive paragraph, one which was not aimed against his political character, but invaded the sanctuary of his private life. He applied for that redress to Mr. Coffey, because, on a former occasion, when he was libelled in the same paper, he applied to the editor, who then denied his responsibility—now he looked to the registered proprietor, and he was met in the same way—and although Mr. Coffey could not adopt the low, vulgar, malignant article in question, still he would not afford that justice which he was bound to give the gentleman injured by it. Mr. Curran then replied at considerable length on the part of Mr. Coffey. He said the true facts of the case were set forth in the letter of Mr. Martyn, dated yesterday (published above). He said the first inti mation Mr. Coffey received of the displeasure of Mr. Browne was from two gentlemen, Mr. M. Blake and another, who walked into his office. They held up the Monitor to him and said, " Sir, we call upon you to retract this statement, and to make a full and ample apology for inserting it." The manner of these gentlemen was offensive, and Mr. Coffey not wishing to intrust himself with the discussion of the subject, referred them to Mr. Martyn. Thar gen tleman at once declared that Mr. Coffey could not, and ought not to be considered personally responsible for the article complained of; suggested who the pro per party was, and, on retiring, Mr. Blake and his friend admitted that Mr. Coffey could not be consi dered responsible in the manner sought, although legally he was. Mr. Martyn conceived the principle for which he contended was thus admitted ; but no— on communicating with Mr. Browne, that gentleman resolved to hold Mr. Coffey alone responsible for the article of which he complained. And finding that the original cause of quarrel was not sufficient, he says " I will break new ground ; I will write such an insult ing letter to him that he must fight me." Unless he was actuated by the most malignant feelings towards Mr. Coffey, ho would not have adopted the course he did. Counsel assured the bench that he could vouch for the correctness of Mr. Martyn's statement, and further, that the course he pursued had the full appro bation of two gentlemen holding commissions in both branches of her Majesty's service. Mr. Browne declared that he never heard of Mr. Coffey's name until this transaction, and Mr. Coffey denied that he was actuated by any hostile feeling to Mr. Brown. Mr. Keogh replied, and after a good deal of " hard hitting " between the learned counsel—not of each other—but of the principals — Mr. Duffy said, that looking to the language and the spirit of the letter written by Mr. Browne, and its subsequent publication by him, he should call upon that gentleman to find sureties to keep the peace to Mr. Coffey. Mr. Keogh—To Mr. Coffey . ? Mr. Duffy—And all her Majesty's subjects, for seven years, himself in 400/., and two sureties in 2JOI. each. Mr. Keogh intimated that his client was ready to comply with the order of the bench, and mentioned that Sir Valentine Blake and Mr. Geoghegan (of the county Galway) were present as sureties. The parties then retired to the clerk's office, and, after a short time, the recognizances were duly ex ecuted, and the parties left the office. (From the Glasgow Argus.) Rer Majesty, we may state generally, is living in the most perfect retirement, and it is honourable to the iwstri e t, as well as to tie strangers who have resorted lo the neighbourhoo'Zl, that no attempts have as yet e, ea made to in. 4 ,rude within the precincts of the Castle ground.:,. A better locality for securing the Priva c y she desires it would be almost impossible to se :4o, for, with ou t h av i ng her path crossed by a solitary 2fanger, she may ride miles upon miles amid scenery the most pleasant and picturesque description. In-. 'dependently of the pleasure-grounds, which are of vast 'extent, there are numerous beautiful rides. Glentilt to Within a few minutes' walk of the Castle, and here " Majesty may find ample scope for contemplating 31 ~titure in her most sublime and magnificent aspects ; uleglen containing some of the finest scenery to be found l ell in th e Hi g hl an d s of Scotland. The demesnes t' : the Castle present many other attractions; and ond them the celebrated pass of Killicrankie, the Falls, of Brewar, and other places of note which it is old her M a j es t y i n t en d s t o v i s it, aff o rd sufficient room . t ,r gratifyi ng the most ardent curiosity. That it is Le wish of th e Queen almost entirely to devote her elf to the peculiar pleasures which the scenery of the strict affords, is shown by the fact that no company 38 to be invited to the Castle during her stay there, o atia that s h e h as prov id e d h erse lf w ith sca r ce ly any f the ordinary means of amusement. There is not ` ev en a band of music in attendance—all the usual V e n eomitants of Court life have been abandoned, and bumbl e Majesty lives with as much simplicity as the most gentlewoman in her kingdom. Princ e Alb e rt is the constant companion of the Queen x l in e ver y littl e wa lk and excursion ; but it is intention of his Royal Highness to devote a por eutll, of every day, when the weather will permit, to Shot, sports. The Prince is described as an excellent e having from infancy been accustomed to prac- Z s t. e with his gun, under the direction of his father, uc' was one of the most keen and experienced sports .'" on the Continent. On Thursday a large quantity Powder and shot arrived at Blair for the use of his Val Highness ; and in order to follow out his fa• e r nrite amusement as much as possible in the costume t Plaid district, he has provided a shooting-jacket, with a 41 to match, of the Murray tartan. The Prince ,PPears t o b e in more robust healt h t h an w h en on hi s 1414 Visit to Scotland. The Princess Royal is very frequently seen riding, 43 r running about the policies, and as the Highland t a rdl whenever she approaches them, present arms, 0 :7 are much more frequently called upon to dis -4; a - ge the duty towards her than to either of her ° 3 al parents. She is almost constantly attended by t he- 1 1 Dowager Lady Lyttelton, and two servants. Her Vioyal Highness is a stout active girl, and appears to M the enjoyment of the most perfect health. 17.0 t a single soldier has been retained at Blair j stle, nor indeed in the district, the guardianship Ti.the roy a l 'a rty being solely entrusted to the Athol :Vghlanders, an exceedingly fine-looking body of men. • here are in all about 160 of them ; but they take duty n rotations of twenty each. Their dress and accou trements, which are of a very superior kind, have Z en provided by Lord Glenlyon, but the expense of tit' maintenance falls upon her Majesty. They are il ee °topanied by five or six pipers who, at stated in tervals, serenade the innate of the castle, being the ( 2 1 3' kind of instrumental music heard within the AFFAIR OF HONOUR The following correspondence has been published in the Dublin newspapers : " Hibernian Hotel, Thursday night, ten o'clock. " Sir,--I shall feel obliged if you will be so kind as to give insertion to the following statement, which I think it necessary to make respecting a liberty which was taken with Mr. Dillon Browne in the Monitor paper of a recent date. Immediately after the paper alluded to was brought to the notice of Mr. Browne, I waited upon Mr. Coffey, the registered proprietor of that newspaper, and demanded, on the part of Mr. Browne, reparation of the offence that was committed, upon which occasion Mr. Coffey declined to make any atonement, and stated that on that evening, or early the following morning, he would refer me to a friend, for the purpose of arranging ulterior proceed. ings ; on that evening Mr. Martyn waited upon me and left his card, which I received with the accom panying letter from Mr. Coffey : " 51, Dominick-street, September 10, 1844. " Sir—Upon the subject of our interview this day, I beg to refer you to Mr. Martyn, who will communicate with you. " I am, Sir, your obedient servant, " ' JAMES CHARLES COFFEY. " ' M. Blake, Esq., M.P. " "At one o'clock in the afternoon of the next day (Wednesday) I had the honour of an interview with Mr. Martyn, when he adhered to the position which Mr. Coffey thought fit to occupy, and discussed the appointment of time and place, I suggested that evening—Mr. Martyn the following morning, and having; waited upon Mr. Browne to have that point definitively arranged, I returned to Mr. Martyn, when, in compliance with his wishes, I deferred the final arrangement until three o'clock. At that hour Mr. Martyn declined either tendering an apology or sanctioning a meeting, upon which I again waited upon Mr. Coffey, who adopted the views of Mr. Mar tyn, and refused to refer me to another friend. Mr. Browne then addressed the following letter to Mr. Coffey : "' September 11, 1844. " Sir,—l have just been informed by my friend Mr. Mark Blake, who waited upon you, on my part, that you have refused to give me any redress for having published an article offensive to me in the last number of the Monitor, of which newspaper you are the registered proprietor. I did not expect that such a course would have been adopted by an individual whom, as a member of the Irish bar, I presumed to be a gentleman. I have now but one other appeal, which is made to your feelings as a man and an Irishman—feelings which, I trust, will be evoked when I here unhesitatingly declare that your conduct is unworthy of a gentleman and a man of courage. If this stimulates you to give me the satisfaction I require, you can still communicate with my friend, Mr. Blake.—l have the honour to remain, Sir, your obedient servant, " R. D. BROWTNE. AMERICAN NEWS. (Further extracts from the American Papers brought by the Acadia.) FROM NICARAGUA.—By the schooner May, Capt. Knapp, at this port from San Blas, whence she sailed 2d instant, we learn that the port of San Juan was still blockaded. There was an American brig (name not recollected) from New York, James Roberts, master, lying at Blewfield, which Capt. Knapp thinks will have to return without discharging her cargo. All the vessels from the straits of Gibraltar and Italy have been obliged to land their cargoes at Salt Creek. The British have appointed a Minister and Consul for the Musquito Shore, who had arrived and taken charge of the port of Blewfield, in the name of the Musquito King's son, and had commenced making new laws. A tonnage duty of 50 cents per ton will be levied on all vessels arriving at Blewfield, Penil Key, or Corn Islands, during the present month of August. Bocaton and Salt Creek were the only ports of entry held by the Colombians, and it was generally under stood that the English would soon take them in charge as belonging to the dominions of the Musquito NEW INVENTION.—Mr. James B. Lipp advertises through the Cincinnatti Gazelle, that he has invented an improvement on the steam-engine—changing its whole features, simplifying its construction, and ad ding a large per cent. to mechanical efficacy. The officers and crew of the British sloop-of-war Rose, at New Orleans, rescued eleven gentlemen from a boat which had capsized in the harbour on Sunday week. The Rose is said to be the first vessel of war that has visited the harbour of New Orleans since As to the future pr( cee Hogs of her Majesty in 'eotland, we may state that they are either uncertain , °r kept a profound mystery. The members of the the arc as much in the dark upon this point as i t "e rest o f tl e world ; and it is needless for us to be h rowing out mere c , njecture on the subject. " T. C. Coffey, Esq.' " " At twelve o'clock, noon, Mr. Martyn again waited upon me, and demanded a withdrawal of Mr. Brovrne's letter, which I declined doing, unless the article in the Monitor was withdrawn, and an apology made for its insertion. Mr. Martyn then declined proceeding further in the business. After this, I waited until the hoar at which this letter is dated, 41 -NCIENT REMINISCENCES OF ATHOLE. (From the Perthshire Constitutional.) e'llistory, not of a very remote date, shows us that gs and Queens have, ere this, visited these ; ° Mantic regior s. Lindsay, of Pitscottie , gives s o me :teresting detr ils of former royal movements on this r ri emarkable arena. The following quotations will not • devoid of interest at the present time : " In the summer of the year 1529, King James V., a m a bassador, by Queen Margaret and the Pope' s went to hunt in Athole, wher e he re mained thr( e days, most nobly entertained v, the Earl of Athole, and killed thirty score hart and hynd, with other small beasts, as roe and "• buck, wolf and fox, and wild cats. The Earl of Athole, hearing of the King's coining, made great Provision for him in all things pertaining to a Prince, a 0 that he was as well served and eased with all things neces sary to his estate as he had been at his own Pa " of Edinburgh. F( r I heard say, this noble earl cart make a curious pil. C 9 to the King, his mother, ridridthe ambassador, where they were so honourably the ambassador, where they were so honourably °dge(l, as they had been in England, France, Italy, Z. Spain, concerning the time and equivalent for their "tiog or pastime ; which was builded in midst of ' 1 fair meadow, a palace of green timber, wound a bove, green birks, ' that were green, both under and rye) which was fashioned in four quarters, and 1 1 , 1 every quarter and nuke thereof a great round, as it ad been a block-house, which was lofted and geisted, th e,„. Mace of three house height; the floors laid with green scharets and spreats, medwarts and flowers, that man knew whereon lie zied, bnt as he had been n a garden. Further, there were two great rounds ; 4 ilk s id e o f th e gate, and a great portcullies of tree al ling down with the manner of a barrace, with a dr awbridge, and a great stank of water of s ixteen feet deep, and thirty feet of breadth. And also this • Palace withi n was hung with fine tapestry and aras 's" of silk, and lighted with fine glass windows in all airths that this palace was as pleasantly decor ed with all necessaries pertaining to a prince as it had earl his own royal palace at home. Farther, this Bart make such provision for the King and h is mother, that they had all manner of m eats, d rinks and delicates that were to be gotten , at t hat time, in Scotland, either in burgh or land -14.) all kind of drink, as ale, beer, wine, &c.; of m eals, with fleshes, &c. ; and also the stanks that w ere around about the palace, were full of delic ate fis , () es, as salmonds, trouts, pearches, pikes, eels , a nd i other kinds of delicate fishes that could be gotten i t " fresh waters, and all ready for the banquet. Syne were there pr o per stewards, &c.; and the halls and ch ambers were prepared with costly bedding , vesse l an d ll aPry, according for a king ; so that he wanted l o ne of his orders more than he had been at home. the space of three days and three nights, and his com pany, as I have shown. I heard men say that it cost the -Karl of Athole, every day, in expenses a thousand l lc) unds. All this sumptuous edifice was purposely co nsumed by fire on the King's departure."—Lindsay Pitscottie, History of Scotland, p. 225 , ed. 1778 . b ,Another old writer thus describes a grand royal ghland hunting match. It is to be hoped this may not frighten our own beloved Queen from braving the d angers i of Glentilt • In the year 1563, the Earl of Athole, a Prince of the blood-royal, had, with much trouble and vast ex- Pense, a hunting match for the entertainment of our 11194 illustrious and most grcious Queen. Our pet). when I came to the conclusion that it was then neces sary to insert this communication in the public prints " I have the honour to remain, Sir, " Your obedient servant, " MARK BLAKE." TO THE EDITOR OF THE DUBLIN EVENING POST. Sir,—With reference to the statement of Mr, Mark Blake, in which he adverts to interviews and conversations held with me, as the friend of Mr. Coffey, I beg to state that I refused to permit Mr. Coffey to give Mr. Dillon Browne a hostile meeting, on the ground that that gentleman had no claim for repara tion from Mr. Coffey, " personally," in the position Mr. Browne had then assumed ; and throughout the entire negotiation I disavowed, on the part of Mr. Coffey, any " personal" responsibility for the matter complained of. I protested against the principle that the proprietor of a newspaper should be held personally responsible for the contents of it; and to exemplify the justness of this position, I fully explained to Mr. Blake how unreasonable it would be that the proprietor of a newspaper, having no means of being personally cog nisant of all matters which might appear in it, should, notwithstanding, be held personally responsible to all who happened to feel themselves offended, in conse quence of matters which might get publicity without his sanction or_knowledge ; and I stated that equally as his liability in a court of justice was ascertained, so was his personal irresponsibiliry perfectly under stood. Upon these grounds I altogether refused to sanction or recognise Mr. Browne's demand, as it was then made. I, however, invariably expressed my readiness on behalf of Mr. Coffey to give Mr. Browne a meeting sr an explanation, when that gentleman had taken the proper preliminary steps to enable him to call on Mr. Coffey "personally," namely—when he had ap plied in the ordinary way and in the usual quarter for redress, which mode he had on a former and a re cent occasion recognised and adopted, and it was in the event of that application for redress so made being refused, and that Mr. Coffey sanctioned its refusal, that I " discussed with Mr. Blake the appointment of time and place." Mr. Blake, upon behalf of Mr. Browne, refused to make the application in the way I suggested, where upon I declined permitting any retractation or meeting. Subsequently to the communication of my final determination to Mr. Blake, the letter of Mr. Browne to Mr. Coffey was handed to me, and as I regarded it as an unjustifiable attempt to influence Mr. Coffey's temper, and even to irritate him to sacrifice the prin ciple of personal irresponsibility which I conceived he was bound to maintain, as well as in his individual position as proprietor of t h e Moni t o r, as on behalf of 1 all other proprietors of public journals ; and as Mr. Browne thought proper to offer by it a voluntary and deliberate insult to Mr. Coffey, for the purpose of urging him to abandon the course I, as his friend, adopted, I felt myself imperatively bound to direct Mr. Coffey not to notice it further, and in this opinion I have had the gratification since to be confirmed by the approval of two experienced military gentlemen, whom I have consulted. As an act of courtsey to Mr. Blake, I yielded to my anxiety to afford him an opportunity of retract ' I ing Mr. Browne's letter. I endeavoured again to ex plain, as simply as I could, that everything he sought was to be had by him, if he would only, take the pro per course. lie offered to withdraw the letter, if I 1817. FIREMEN'S RIOTS.—The Philadelphia papers state that on Saturday evening, about nine o'clock, in con sequence of the ringing of an alarm bell in the southern part of the city, a general alarm of fire was raised, which drew the Fairmount Engine Company in the district of Southwark. Great excitement pre vailed, as a conflict between the Weccaco Hose and Fairmount Engine Companies was feared. At the corner of Second and Catherine-streets a fight en sued between two or three persons, in which the Fairmount took part. For a time dreadful conse quences were threatened; the residents in the neigh bourhood became alarmed and closed their houses. Finally, however, without any serious results, the Fairmount proceeded out of the district, when the excitement subsided. These difficulties, in part, grow out of a single city being divided into several muni cipal governments. Fire-engines belonging to one district create jealousy in coming into another, and riots ensue. Nothing but the most thorough reform on every exciting topic and subject which legal mea sures can reach can save that city from such out breaks. HAYTI.—By the brig Republic, Captain Smith, which arrived here last night, eleven days from Port au-Prince, we have papers and letters to her day of sailing. Although the island was tranquil, yet serious fears of further disturbances were entertained by those acquainted with the movements going on among the people. LATE FROM MEXICO.—The New Orleans Pica yune of 18th instant records the arrival there of the British sloop-of-war Rose from Ara Cruz, whence she sailed on the Bth instant, bringing papers from the city of Mexico to 25th July only. The Rose was dispatched to New Orleans with the English mails which were intended for the steamer Tay, which ran aground on the Collorados on her way to Havannah. The officers of the Rose reported that the health of Vera Cruz had much improved, the fever having materially abated. Santa Anna has placed the remains of the brave and ill-fated Gen. Sentma nat at the disposition of his friends in the United States. This is but an act of proper respect to the memory of the dead and to the feelings of the living. Gen. Ampudia sailed from Tobasco on the 14th of July, and on the 16th arrived at Yera Cruz, It ap- THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, -SEPTEMBER 18, 1844. pears that both the French and Spanish Ministers at Mexico addressed the liveliest protestations against the summary execution of the subjects of their re spective nations at Tobasco. The President shows himself resolutely bent on enforcing the law against the exportation of specie, whether gold or silver, which shall not have paid the duty imposed by law, and he calls upon his custom-house officers to exercise the utmost vigilance in the premises. Nothing about the designs of Mexico towards Texas. THE WAR ON TEXAS.—In less than three months the Mexican army in three divisions will invade Texas. The Indian warriors on our borders and in our south-western territories will naturally desire to take part in this contest, and will light up the torch of a fierce and savage war, unless prevented by the timely interposition of our Government. United States troops should be stationed all along our southern frontier, with instructions to prevent the savages of Western Texas, Santa Fe, and Mexico from committing depredations upon our citizens. The election for President of Texas takes place on the first Monday in September. Burleson and Jones are the candidates. The first is in favour of annexa tion, the latter against it. Jones is supported by the influence of Houston, now President; but it is be lieved the popularity of Burleson will elect him. Jones is openly in favour of an alliance with Eng land, and the establishment of a policy unfavourable to the interests of the United States. . MEXICO AND TEXAS.--It was stated in our paper of yesterday, that a messenger had passed through Corpus Christi with dispatches from the Mexican Government to that of Texas. The dispatches, it is to be presumed, consist of papers already published in this country, announcing the revival of a state of hostilities between Mexico and Texas, and particu larly the proclamation of General Woll, addressed specially to President Houston, a translation of which appeared in the papers of this city. It is reported, however, in the Galveston Civilian, that " a renewal of negotiations is also invited under good auspices ;" and we shall not be surprised if this prove to be a fact. We have no belief in the sincerity of Santa Anna's pretended preparations for an invasion of Texas, and think it quite possible that while he is amusing his countrymen with formidable preparations for war, he is seeking elsewhere an apology fox delaying active hostilities.—N. 0. Bulletin , Aug. 16. MEXICO AND TEXAS.—The New Orleans Re publican says :—" We learn verbally that 4,000 troops stationed at the city of Mexico have received march ing orders to form part of the army for the Texas in vasion, as well as 3,000 from Jalapa, and the various contingents from the departments are rapidly arriving. We are also authentically informed that a merchant of Vera Cruz has contracted with the Mexican Govern ment to build eight gun-boats, of 80 tons each, to be employed in transporting troops and operating against Galveston and other portions of the sea board of Texas." FROM TEXAS.—SImorEss.—An arrival at Nevr Orleans brings dates to the 7th instant from Galves ton, the 6th from Houston, and 28th ultimo from Ma tagorda. The only news is that the yellow fever has been prevailing to a considerable extent in Galveston for some time past, being principally confined to the German emigrants. ENGLAND, TEXAS, AND MEXICO.—The Houston (Texas) Telepraph of Wednesday, July 31, contains the following paragraph : " We now learn upon the authority of Captain Elliott himself that England had advised Mexico under no circumstances to acknowledge the indepen dence of Texas, but to keep up an armistice with her as long as possible ; and in case a successful attempt at annexation between the United States and Texas took place, then to go to war, and England would back her in the contest.' This confirms us in the opinion we have long entertained, that our independence will r.ever be acknowledged by Alexico while there is a prospect of annexation. England will resist this mea sure as long as it can be resisted by diplomacy. And our Government journal admits that the influence of England over Mexico is almost, if not entirely un bounded. " Mexico is believed to be on the verge of another re volution. A letter from the city of Mexico, dated 31st July, contains the extraordinary announcement that Santa Anna and the officers of the army have agreed to suspend the functions of the Constitutional Go vernment during the war on Texas, leaving the supreme control of the Republic in the hands of General Santa Anna, with power to force contributions of men and money to sustain the war. It was considered pro bible that the National Congress would be summarily dismissed by the President. LATER FROM ST. KITT'S.—We learn from Cap tain Babbage, of the barque Hecla, 12 days from St. Kitt's, that the day previous to his leaving, there was a very heavy hurricane there. Two British brigs were in port at the time, one of which parted both chains, put to sea, and arrived at St. Thomas, leaving her captain on shore. The other parted woe chain cable, but brought up by the other anchor within cable length of the shore. When Captain B. came out, the schooner Laura had dragged her anchors till she was near the shore ; but succeeded in getting them, and proceeded to sea. FROM MATANzas.—Capt. Lawless, of the schooner Robert Mills, at this port, from Matanzas 18th inst., reports that on the morning of his leaving Matanzas, Vargas, the intended mulatta General-in-Chief of the contemplated insurrection, was shot with another of his accomplices. Capt. Lawless reports very bad prospects for the coming crop, which will be at least from one third to one half short.—Providence Journal. COURT OF ALDERMEN. Yesterday a Court was held for the dispatch of business. Mr. ASIIURST, the solicitor, forma'ly applied to the Court to, admit him as an attorney of the Mayor's Court, in obedience to the writ issued by the Court of Queen's Bench. The LORD MAYOR intimated that a return should be made to the writ in due course. SWEARING IN 01' THE CHAMBERLAIN. Extract of a letter of Captain J. L. Loberts, of the brig Ursula, at Bluefields, Musquito shore, South America :—" This port is now in possession of the English, and a British flag flying here. A tonnage duty of 50 cents per ton on all vessels trading here or any part of the Musquito shore, is to go in force on the 31st of August of the present year. An English man-of-war has been here and landed a Governor and some arms. It session of the co as t as f ar d own as B o co d e l T o r o . appears they are going to take pos- The report here is, that the man-of-war has gone down to blockade S a lt C ree k." LlMA. — Advices to the Bth of June have been re ceived at Baltimore. General Vivanco had retreated to Arequipa, pursued by General Castilla. It was feared that Vivanco would embark for the North and not give battle, which would prolong the war for several months. Business dull at Lima. MONTEVIDEO, JULY I.—This city is still be sieged by land and water, by the combined forces of the Argentine Republic, under the command of -Ad miral Brown and General Oribe. The city is mostly defended by French vo l un t ee r s numbering but little over three thous an d ; an d t h e b es i egers are not nume rous enough to di spossess t h em ; b u t having entire possession of the surrounding country, they are able to cut off supplies of fresh beef, &c., and occasionally are fortunate enough to capture a straggler, who, if he happens to be a Fr enc h man , i s s ure to lose his head soon after. Alderman BROWN appeared to be sworn as Cham berlain of the City of London. Sir PETER LAURIE emphatically called upon the Town Clerk to require the new Chamberlain to make the declaration. All the formalities were then gone through, and Alderman BROWN rose to take leave of the Court. He stated that twenty-three years ago he had been made a member of that Court, and that he felt much pain in bidding his brethren farewell. He had ri gidly scrutinized his public conduct, and he must say that he had acted in his capacity of magistrate with out favour or affection, or prejudice, or malice; and if anything had escaped him which was calculated to inflict pain upon anybody, he was wholly uncon scious of it. He had prepared a letter to the Court tendering his resignation, in accordance with his pro mise to those who had elected him, and he heartily wished that in all things the Guildhall motto of Do mine dirige 7103, should be realised. Mr. Brown then left the Court. Mr. FIRTH, the chief clerk in the Town Clerk's office, read Mr. Brown's resignation of the gown of Billingsgate Ward. The resignation was accepted, and upon the motion of Sir PETER LAURIE, seconded by Alderman JOHN JOHNSON, a vote of thanks and congratulation to Mr. Brown was unanimously agreed to; and the Lord Mayor was requested to call a wardmote for the election of an alderman for the ward of Billingsgate, in the room of the new Chamberlain. The English and French have here very respectable squadrons, watching the movements of both parties— the commander of the latter has by proclamation with drawn his protection from all Frenchmen who have taken up arms in this war and refused to lay them down again. The Matagorda Dispatch states that from all por tions of the country bordering on the Colorado and Caney rivers, and most of Western Texas the ac counts of the crops are most flattering, and cotton picking has commenced under most promising pros. pects of quantity and quality, and no sickness existed there up to that date. We do not find a word about the annexation ques tion or the relations with Mexico. LATE FROM THE BARAMAS.—We have a file of the Nassau (New Providence) Gazette of the 14th inst. There is no news. The Royal Mail Company's Nliayassaduenon with mails for Bermuda the 10th. She brought passengers fr om H avanna h , w h o were steam-packet England, a a u ck s e o t m T lee a f y t , compelled to leave Cuba in consequence of suspected participation in the late insurrectionary movements. — New York paper. Fitom Rio GRANDE.—The brig Nimble, Ferrell, arrived iSugf. The rebels were not quiet, from . Rio Grande, which place she o 2 r d n ly but still strong an d numero us in arms, and often cap turing villages and consider able towns.—Baltimore Patriot. The Mexican authorities are recruiting sailors for their navy very ra p idl y in all the Mexican ports on left this then the Gulf. With these it is intended to act against Texas. The rate of wages paid is said to be so high as to tempt the cupidity of English and even American sailors, from whom thus far almost all the recruits have been made. FROM NAUVOO.—we have intelligence from Nau voo to the sth instant. All Was quiet. It appears that the reports of the appearance of Joe Smith and the appointment of his son as prophet are false, and originated in a desire to injure the Mormons abroad. Sidney Rigdon had returned to Nauvoo from Pitts burg, and preached to the people on the 4th instant. In consequence of the death of Samuel Smith, Joe's brother, since the death of the prophet, Sidney Rigdon will be chosen Patriarch of the Mormon flock. lie is their master spirit, and will make a shrewd and energetic leader. There are five widows of the Smith family now living in Nauvoo ; the mother of all, and the late wives of Joe, Hiram, and their two brothers Accessions to the Mormon strength continue to be quite large. In Nauvoo the usual activity is apparent, and the temple is steadily going up in its unique form and shape. Its style of architecture is of the pure Mormon order. THE ROYAL EXEHANGE:—Mr. King has given notice of the following motion in the next Court of Common Council:—" That her Majesty having been gra ciously pleased to signify her intention of opening the new Royal Exchange in company with his Royal High ness Prince Albe rt, this Corporation, as a means of evincing their attachment and loyalty to the royal per sons, do invite her Majesty and his Royal Highness to a banquet in the Guildhall on the occasion.,, MR. O'CONNELL'g LIBERATI :ON. On Monday &party ls to of respectable trades men and ! others nime dined at the Angel and Crown, t_""eve n-d onnell, Esia , m p morate the liberation of Daniel t.,` c q ' After an excellent dinner , the chair was taken by Dr. Brady, who proposed the health of th e Queen a nd the . c o . . " God save the Queen" was sun g verse 1 h i. Royal Family ,—( Drunk with loud express.' ons c y e ! y.) The Cirlynmir.: th e n said he wished h. ' could t words to give expression . to his feelings—that e.xpressit in which every one who valued es u ltiisatet y . vil liberty was des.farous t -0 express. That feeling he did I.t. ope would unite Englishmen and Irishmen i n t.,2".` il plause.) He was about to propose the heb. ith , of , a _ Ana jt who had made himself belovea and respecter. country. Ile was speaking of a man who would b.: 9 ' 4l cipate his country from the many embarras:ments uncle; which it had laboured for years. Mr. O'Connel.l.l seemed to be, under th e di s p ensat i on o f Di v i ne Providence, the man to raise his country from degradation. Ireland, durin i : many years, had been in a state of abject wretchedness, and it was ordained that Daniel O'Connell should come on earth to raise it to the rank it ought to hold among nations. Nothing could give him more pleasure than the sight of so many highly respectable Englishmen who had assembled with Irishmen to celebrate the triumph of civil liberty. Mr. O'Connell had commenced by oppo sition to the union. That measure had passed, yet O'Connell continued his opposition, on the impression upon his mind that it was injurious to the interests of his country. He had lately been made the object of a prosecution, because he was opposed to an Act of Par liament. The Home Secretary had recently given notice of his intention to repeal various Acts of Parliament re gulating the medical profession, yet the Government im prisoned Mr. O'Connell for opposing one. He did hope that the meeting would duly appreciate the merits of the man who had stood forward as the unflinching ad vocate of constitutional rights, and pay that respect to him which was duo to every friend and supporter of public rights. Dr. Brady concluded by proposing the health of Daniel O'Connell. The toast was enthnsiastioally honoured. Several toasts followed, among them " Justice to Ire-' [and," " Our English Friends," &c. The proceedings were most gratifying. A DOUBLE ASSASSINATION.—A double assassina- tion was committed on Wednesday night between eleven and twelve o'clock, at Romainville. A sergeant of the 50th of the line, returning home drunk to the camp, knocked at the door of M. Wincker, the baker, and on its being opened, asked for wine. The baker, seeing the state the man was in answered very courteously, "My friend, you see I sell bread, and not wine," and was returning into the house again, with one of his men named Magner, when the drunken soldier drew his bayonet from its scabbard and wounded them both. M. Wincker died very shortly afterwards, and Magnan, though not mortally wounded, had a narrow escape, as the weapon entered his side, and would have pierced his heart had not the direction been turned by striking against one of the ribs. The cries of the victims put some of the neighbours, who wore still up, in pursuit of the murderer, who was taken, and has been delivered up by his Colonel to the ordinary court of justice. WAR STEAMERS.—During the early part of the week a naval officer, from the Admiralty, was down here, inspecting the different steamers belonging to the port, in reference to their capacity as war steamers, in the event of hostilities requiring a resort to such means of defence. lie found sixty-one steamers fully competent . to carry 148 large guns, several smaller ones, and a com petent number of men ; and expressed his admiration of their strength and capacity. The river steam-boats, tug-boats, &c., he pronounced capable of being converted into gun-boats of a most formidable description. It is gratifying to know of our warlike capacity, but we hope to remain long strangers to practical knowledge of the fact.—Liverpool Journal. __ FIELD SPORTS OF THE NORTIL—We hope Prince Albert will step a little further north, among our hills and mountains, to try his rifle at the hardy deer which inhabit our glens and corries. Scenes famous in story arc numerous as the antlered herds of Inverness, Ross, and Sutherland shires, and should the Prince fancy some target practice, our northern meeting will show him some correct shooting, together with sundry athletic games, unknown at Windsor. On Friday last, Lord Lov a t, accompan i e d b y L or d E m l yn an d Sir Pyers Mostyn, enjoyed a brilliant day's deer stalk ing in his Lordship's p reserves a t Gl enstrat hf arar Forest. With right and left shots Lord Lovat brought down a couple of deer, and with three other rifle dis charges, a noble stag fell to each. Sir P. Mostyn also secured a very large well-headed stag. The party at Achnanault have had great success in deer stalking. During the last week Mr. Chearnley killed two, of which one was the largest stag seen in Ross-shire for many years, a veteran, well known to the sportsmen of that county. Another of the party succeeded, on Thursday last, in striking and securing two very good stags, with right and left shots. Their sport has, in other respects, been very remarkable. On Wednesday evening, Mr. Chearnley killed in the river, with the rod, within one hour, four trout, whore joint weight exceeded twenty-five pounds. On the Glenmoriston Hills, Edward Burn, Esq., of Aberdeen, and friend, got each a shot at the deer, both of which they killed—Mr. Burns's shot being the only one he had at deer this season. At Achnaclairoch, Sir St. George Gore, Bart., had five successive days of superior grouse shooting in the last week in August, having bagged 376 brace and four couple of hares, which gives an average of 76 brace a-day of birds very strong and wild. On the moors of Dunmaglass, Mr. Stephens and Mr. M'Naughton, in ten days' shooting, had 400 brace of grouse. At Muirton, A. Mackenzie, Esq., and friend, killed in ono day lately, five roe-deer and several pairs of black game.—lnverness Courier. THE DANUBE, SEPT. B.—The lowering of the im port duties on sugar and coffee has already had a re markable result The serious apprehension that the revenue would thereby be injured is now proved to be entirely groundless, as the import duties already double the amount which they produced in 1842 and 1843. With this favourable state of things we have also to be thankful for the diminution of smuggling and the increase of consumption. Moreover, it will lead to the further reduction of the duties, and it is already asserted that al most all colonial productions, tobacco, excepted, will be put on the same footing throughout almost all the Ger man states as the Zollverein may place them. MURDER OF AN INFANT.—About a month after last Whitsuntide an unfortunate servant girl, of the name of Sheming, came from Lowestoft to reside with her parents at Martlesham-heath, near Woodbridge, Suffolk, bringing with her an illegitimate male child, of whom she had been delivered about a month before. Six weeks after her return home she had occasion, at six o'clock in tho afternoon of a Tuesday, to go to the Post-office in Woodbridge, and left the child in charge of her mother until her return, which was about nine o'clock the same evening, when she found the child very ill. The poor child was retching, straining, and foaming at the mouth, and continued lingering until two o'clock on Wednesday morning, when it died. It was buried in Waldringfield chapel-ground the following Sunday. Rumours shortly afterwards spread through the neighbourhood that Mary Sheming, the grandmother, had a short time before the death of the child bought arsenic, for the purpose, as she had stated, to poison rats. Suspicions then arose that the poor babe had been poisoned, and an application was made to Mr. J. Wood, jun., of Woodbridge, coroner for the liberty of St. Etheldred, to hold an inquest upon the child. Ile accordingly granted his warrant for the dis interment of the body, and gave an order for a post morten examination, upon which it was found that the poor infant's stomach contained a quantity of arsenic. An inquest was held at the Lion Inn, at Martlesham, on the 6th inst., and further adjourned until Saturday last, when sufficient evidence was adduced to satisfy the jury, who, eighteen in number, unanimously returned a ver dict of " Wilful murder" against Mary Sheming. The Coroner immediately committed her to Ipswich gaol, to take her trial at the next assizes. Dn. WoLrr.—We are informed that, after much correspondence, and obtaining from our own Govern ment all the interference and aid it feels authorised to undertake for the release of Dr. Wolff, Captain Grover a few days since started for St. Petersburgh, personally to interest the Emperor Nicholas in the same humane and holy cause. We doubt not of his success with that great Monarch, to whom we feel certain, from all lately seen or heard of him, it will afford no small degree of gratifica tion to employ his utmost influence in Bokhara to libe rate the missionary from his perilous situation. Of Captain Grover's own exertions and sacrifices we cannot speak too highly ; they do honour to human nature : and it, from the mystery still hanging over the fate of our countrymen, they should be beyond the reach of help, there may be other Europeans in life who will reap the benefit of this proceeding. We put the "if," because we have only the assertion of the barbarous King of the fact; no public execution has been witnessed ; and imme diately after he forced Dr. Wolff to write the letter an nouncing their deaths only last year, he immediately altered his course of conduct towards him, and threw him into prison, where he had no means of proving or disproving the truth. This does create a doubt, though a fearful and remote one.—Literary Gazette. ATTEMPT TO POISON PRINCE S I IATIZADA TIMOOR . —An attempt was made by some one to poison poor Shahzada Timoor, some three.days ago, but fortunately it failed—failed so far that, in the manner the poison was administered, it did not prove fatal. It appears that the Prince is in the habit of taking some compound medicine, mixed in liquid in bottles ; on taking . one of . these doses he felt a pain in the chest—of_ this he tool, n d o a y p particular i c f u el l a t r notice,the same b u kind i o n n d of repeatingpain , _ onlyt lie d m o o s tr e he. t h s e r n e e r x e t . Ile again, next day in the aftern . oon,. took a in dose, and immediately after, on stepping into his buggy, ho felt sick and giddy , when s y m p to m s appeared in a vio lent form, causing bim t o vo m it incessantly, with great weakness in the limbs. lie is now, however, from the providential rejection of the poison, recovering fast. One of his servants , a Persian and Shirazee, in order to test the medicine, drank a portion ; of the con t ents o f t h e bottle, when the poison acted violently up on hi m but, on administering milk i and other m e di c i nes in time, he vom ited blood, and s also doi ng we ll . The Prince's suspicions rest on two parties—viz., either on a party of four men who came from Dost Mahoined to pay their respects, or some supposed villains who may have been sent by his half-brother, Futtelijung ' who, in fear of losing the ancestral je we l s in .his possession, which right belongs to Timoor ' the heir and representative of Shah Soojah, may have put up some one to do the act ; but this is all a supposition.—Agra Ukbar, June 29. DINGLE.—LIBERATION OF O'CONNELL.—For want of space we can only give the following extracts from our Dingle corr es p on d en t thi s even .ng :—This town was brilliantly illuminated on Friday night, and in particular e house of the lion. Richard De Moleyns.—One of the fishermen, not haying time to collect material for a bon fire, actually burned his boat. —Kerry Examiner. 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He congra tulated the Court upon the fact that in the Borough Compter there were no prisoners at all; that in Whitecross-street prison there were but 134 prisoners, although the last report contained a list of 340; and that in the goal of Newgate there was not a single prisoner who was under the sentence of transporta tion.—(Hear, hear.) For much of the improvement which had thus taken place, the Court were indebted to Sir James Graham Alderman Hummmur gave notice that he should, at the next Court, move that it be referred to the General Purposes Committee, to consider and report whether any, and what measures, should be taken to dispose of the Borough Compter, or to diminish the expenses thereof. That prison had, by the new Act, become wholly useless, for it had been used for un fortunate debtors who were confined for sums not re cognised by that law as amounts for which the person was liable to be seized. The expense of keeping up the establishment reached 1,0001. a year, and it would have been much better to pay the debts of the few persons who were generally inclosed within its walls than to expend it in keeping up an establishment of the kind. Alderman FAREBROTISER said, the subject was one of a serious nature, and required much consideration. THE LATE WILLS' FORGERIES. Sir PETER LAURIE brought up the report of the Committee to which it was referred, to allow John and Daniel Eprrester, the able City officers, a sum of money as a a,cknowledgipen,t•of their extraordinary exertions inAlis .late ,deteqion and apprehension of the will forgent..i. Tlio4report recommended that the Court shouli,v4F,,Vie:iiiin or, 1001. to each of those officers. Alderman i l'AiEuitoniEu said he perfectly agreed with the Cosimittee in. thee. high opinion they had ex pressed of the merits and exertions of those clever officers, but he preferred to the proposed plan that of voting to them the money in terms of a general nature referring to_the services which they were constantly rendering to The public.—(Hear, hear.) To reward them for their exertimo, relative to the individual cases of the will forgers, would be to reflect upon the Governmenty, as if the two persons who had been principally instrumental in bringing such criminals to justice, had not been properly considered in the pay ment of the expenses of the prosecution.—(Hear, hear.) In order to make the vote unanimous, he hoped a change to the effect he suggested would be adopted. Sir PETER LAURIE agreed in the propriety of the suggestion, and the terms of the recommendation having been altered, the sum of 1001. was unanimously voted to each of the officers. ALLEGED ATTACK UPON TIIE COURT OF ALDERMEN. Alderman COPELAND, in speaking upon some ques tion upon the paper of business, of no public import ance, took occasion to state that he had, with a great deal of surprise and indignation, read, in a speech attributed, in the Morning Herald newspaper, to the Commissioner of the City Police, a most virulent and unfounded attack upon the Court of. Aldermen. Mr. Harvey had piought proper.to assert, in the Common Hall, that the „Aldermen had little or no duties to per form, and that they were amply repaid by their pre sentations to. Christ's Hospital for everything re quired of them. Now it happened that the Aldermen had not only very important duties to perform, but there were constant demands upon their pockets, from the various charitable institutions with which the wards abounded. That a person who, like Mr. Harvey, was indebted to the Aldermen for his ap pointment, should express himself in such a manner— in a manner totally at variance with truth—was what he could not very well understand. With regard to the presentations to which he was entitled as an Alderman, he must declare that he would much rather be without them, for there were at least fifty applications for every one, and he was of course put to the pain of affronting forty-nine of those who applied. The Alderman then enumerated the duties which he and his brethren were obliged to perform, and stated that he was prevented, by the rapidity with which the Hall was dissolved on Saturday, from noticing the unfounded aspersions uttered by Mr. Harvey on the hustings. Alderman FAREBROTUER was sorry that Alderman Copeland had condescended to notice such a tissue of absurdities. The charge was so totally at variance with truth, that he was fearful the Livery would turn round upon the Aldermen, and ask them why they retained such a person in the service of the Corpora tion ? But he rather thought the reporter of the Morning Herald must have made a mistake in as cribing to the Commissioner such language. He hoped it would be found to be the reporter's mistake, and that something like an apology would appear in a paragraph on the subject. Alderman HUMPHERY said he happened to hear the speech of the Commissioner, and he confessed that he was astonished to hear Alderman Copeland take such notice of it. Mr. Harvey spoke while excited, and he spoke as Alderman Copeland generally spoke when in a similar state of excitement. With respect to the presentation to Christ's Hospital which had given such pain and disappointment, it was very easy to avoid anything disagreeable to a man's feelings arising from the privilege, by tendering every one of them, as he did, to the inhabitants of the ward , to give to the greatest claimant. That would be a sure me thod of cure, and Mr. Harvey, he was convinced, would, if he thought he had given any pain to any member of the Court, retract the observations which might have given offence. A MEMBER.—DO you apologise for him ? Alderman HUMPIIERY said that Mr. Harvey felt disappointed. He held a situation which yielded no more than 8001. a year, and he had been anxious to get another which was worth 2,5001. a year. It was, however, out of the question that he could obtain such a place without the aid of the Court of Aldermen, and he felt annoyed and disappointed at finding no sup port in that quarter. Sir PETER LAURIE said, as for Mr. Harvey, poor fellow, he feared that his eloquence would have no effect upon the Livery, and to his unutterable agony he found that they would not be humbugged, and that he could not even prevail upon them to grant him a little empty applause.—(A laugh.) Both he and his friend Mr. Heppel had dropped down into their original insignificance, and were likely to re main in that condition undisturbed.—(Laughter.) The Court then adjourned. IVIVENIIOE, SEPT. 15.—The Innisfail steamer, I from Newcastle to London, got on the Gun fleet Sand 12th inst., but came off yesterday, after discharging part of her cargo, and proceeded for the river. A large iron barque, reported to be bound for Rouen, went on the Guntieet yesterday ; the crew were throwing the aargo (coals) overboard.—Essex Herald. TRAGICAL OCCURRENCE.—On Monday the most painful excitement prevailed in South Molton-street, Grosvenor-square, in consequence of the following tragi cal occurrence at the house of Mr. Manicorn, baker, No. 34, in the above-named street:—A female, named Mary Levy, aged 18 years, has fer the last six months been in the service of Mr. Manicorn. Lately a suspicion had been en tertained that she was pregnant, which she firmly denied. Yesterday morning she was up at seven o'clock, and half an hour afterwards, having prepared her master's break fast in the parlour, she left the room. About eight o'clock Mr. Manicorn wanting her, he rang the bell, which, she not responding to, he called her by name, but she made no answer. Ile then ran up stairs, and on reaching the second flight was horror struck at beholding her lying on her stomach on the stairs, which were in a pool of blood, her head resting on the top one , and by her side an infant covered with blood. Ho descended into the street and alarmed the neighbours, several of whom re turned into the house with him, followed by Mr. Clark, surgeon, Marylebone-lane, who pronounced her to be dead. The infant, a fine full-grown female child, was also dead, but had evidently been born alive and then strangled, the strings of its mother's apron being tied tightly round its neck. DONEGAL, SEPT. 11.—Arrd. Thomas Close, Ilern, St. John's, New Brunswick Zephyr, Quebec. MANNINGTH NA V TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—To our insular position may be ascribed, per haps, through ages, our integrity as a people and em pire. Essentially it has had to do with—has indeed formed us—a maritime people. The sea has not only been a natural defence for us, but as the necessary medium of access to other nations, it has invited us to its bosom, made us familiar with its sportings, and has formed the basis of our greatness and strength. To our outgoings upon the seas must be ascribed our commercial greatness, and our political influence among the nations. The growth of our marine is the natural result of our geographical situation ; and the matchless strength of the naval—the right arm of our country—and its successes, are the legitimate products its necessary continual exercise. For such power Jo , 'Eced with us we may be thankful, and of it justly id • nt ; and our delight, as a p eo pl e , s h ou ld b e i n its o, . and the full maintenance of its efficiency and. Indeed, the intelligence and th e corn supre r", e the country, if consulted, would with • out,, " Uph o ld, i ncrease , a t w h a t ever cost re —by e b n vy s o e ie o 12. ncll . united pos-)s e means—the naval power and re sources of the kingclo..7 , " pro,:in a e s ri a ty t once the t s h af fl et s y ec , ret lt an i d s the guarantee of our sboe ti g e s p. u l t e j u e l c a te tt d on to t . o ev c e Ti m e . e vo i e v rn e e of i it o h u ist r s t u h p e er p io ro ri v t i y nc a e t s o e f a severe tests than any to which hither4o it has I. exposed. e r f A u l t te n n a t v in i o es, t o b y t b lu e oforremt than t a i n o n o a n n e d porpossessiontwo tho pow ef inost, powerful eudeu a n s at w io e ns ou o r f sel th v e es e a a r r e t , h o , n a t n h d is not directly , service," " arm f ggestt o us for very rt forcibly, heirpolit in h political importance,watan enlargedshould state of efficiency our navy should always stand, and that whatever can be made subsidiary to it, should secure encouragement from the Government and the nation. elt ta.Weip7. proudly boast,tuhd eours y first r s a tt r te , on ( rl numberoct tjhoeume them of f y a a, ton approaching ftryhooeßaurcurhl hundreds registerednnhgdosw wax o\wfvttithe seamen. eoeaitys awdneodres es commerce eee. s - arly given to add strength to other num bers of them are navies than ours; tan; what difficulties are encoun tered in moments of peril, to man, with full comple ments, our " wooden wane." It is true we have our coasting vessels in numbers—isarticularly in the coal trade—on which we rely with some confidence for a considerable supply of brave and seasoned sea men ; but, notwithstanding all these, it strikes me that a school might be formed, of such vast extent and utility, and possessed of such self-sustaining power, as well as producing immense current benefit to the country at large, as would prove of the last ser vice in case the empire should ever be pressed, in its most vital quarter, by a coalition of powerful foes. Now, fur the formation of such a school as that I am about to propose, there are many concurring fa vourable circumstances, and some urge it reasons be yond what I have already stated. We have a rapidly increasing and necessitoele po pulation. The demand for, and the consumption of, food is in an increased corresponding ratio. rt is supposed, perhaps truly, that double the present amount of provisions supplied to our hungry and teeming masses, could be consumed by them with vast advantage and infinite satisfaction. The facilities and general intercourse with mankind at large, pro-. mote such supply ; but immediately and among our selves, the progressive extension of railroads, the almost universal intersection of the entire country bT them, present an easy and swift mode of transit to the interior, and every part of these islands, of the products, not only of other lands, but of the neigh bouring seas. Vast attention has been paid to increase the pre, ductive powers of the soil, and with the aid of science' and capital much has been accomplished ; but how little attention has been bestowed upon that endless depository of food for human subsistence, the sea, where are exhaustless treasures of food to be had along all our coasts, and to which, by its very abun dance, Providence calls upon us to take, eat, and be full. So scanty is the supply of fish, excepting on our sea board, that in many of the interior parts of the king dom the people scarcely know how to prepare it for the table, yet it constitutes a most acceptable, de sirable, and nutritious article; and were it only taken and supplied in abundance, as easily it might be, the general comfort would be promoted, and the means of the community at large very much in creased, for, instead of its being offered for sale ire limited quantities, in only some localities, and at high prices, it might be in every market, in vast abundance, and at exceeding low prices. Admitting, then, that such vast supplies of an ex cellent and nourishing food are at hand—may be had along our whole coast for the trouble of taking it up. from our seas—would not the formation of fisheries, co-extensive with our extendsd sea-board, be equally as worthy the attention of scientific societies, of the wealthy, and of the Government itself, as are agri cultural or any other societies whatever ? But to re ?urn to the argument with which I set out—the policy and necessity of keeping up the full and commanding efficiency, the naval power and capabilities of our vast empire—would not this, indeed, prove a nursery of men, of men not removed at the bidding of commerce to every quarter of the globe, but of men— seasoned men, fearless and brave, around our own homesteads, at our very doors, and pre senting such a front of preparedness as any Government might glory in, and account strength ? To give efficiency to such a body, its formation being accomplished by due encouragement, let the idea of drilling our militia, only, in this case, at sea instead of on land, be carried out. Let proper seasons for the different sections of our coast, the least productive on such lines of coast be chosen, for taking up all the enrolled eligible men of the class for ship practice for a limited period, say one month annually, and within our own seas. For inducement, let bounties be given. Let Government sanction be afforded, and a new ele ment of national strength will spring into existence, which, concurrently with those already existing, will constitute us, at all times, a prepared and increasingly strong nation. Thus prepared for every contingency, we shall best avoid war, and peacefully and triumphantly march on to fulfil the high mission which Providence has assigned us, of advancing and extending civilisation, com merce, religion, and good-will to all men, until all the earth shall be bound up in the bonds of one common interest and brotherhood. I am, Sir, your most obedient servant, A COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER. Stirling, Sept.l3, 1844. 'CEMETERIES. We were much pleased the other day on visiting the cemetery at Nunhead, between Peckham and New Cross, Deptford, to observe the progress making in the erection of the neat, but elegant and at tractive, chapels for the use of this spacious sepulchre, and which do much credit to the talents of the archi tect, and will form prominent features in that neigh bourhood. In gong over the grounds we were struck with several very chaste monuments, and especially the one recently erected to the memory of the late Mr. Figgins, the extensive type-founder, and who, for many years, we believe, took an a ctive part in the proceedings of the Corporation of London, as one of the members of the Court of Common Council. We hope in the ensuing session of Parliament at tention will be given to this important subject, and effectually prevent the unwholesome practice of burying in churches and churchyards in the very heart 1 of our densely-populated metropolis. WILL OF THE EARL OF NOUNTNORRD3..--The will and three codicils of the Right Hon. George Earl of Mountnorris, late of Arley Castle, in the county of Staf ford, have just been proved in the Prerogative Court by clt2t ao °oo ig d o d t : ll. l ce i i: outer with in Arthur L. M`Leod, Esq. (the nephew), and E. R. Nicholas, Esq. (his Lordship's solicitor), the executors. His Lordship gives an annuity of 3001. per annum to his sister Lady Arabella M'Leod ; to his nephew John M•Leod, 1,000/. ; to his nephew Edward M'Leod, 1,0001.; c b o u d t ie th il is ; last legacy le t g o a h cy is (ntoiet:edli\viairsds I \ l tit e o o d d ) , i l s ,o re o v o o t k ; ed to b o y n a e of the alleged illegitimate children of lti s s w l t ate .stoo s ci e hli:acihfe; (Vis count Valentin)naen Rev. J. jl ~gllel l , i eo e nso , o l / t io, e c a tt n o : r, oo t f o oAf two rle others n 1 he directs that a sum not exceeding Arl 10,000/. be collections improvement of of their y children. By a , quities, &c., it contains, .are to descend as Castle, t heir t which, ra s, ainti d ngs, ,, saue l s, ant„an inventory of them being first made in order that the collection may remain undisturbed. He also gives one year's wag es t o hi s servants a b ove w h a t may be clue to them. He likewise bequeaths a legacy to Arthur L. M`Leod, his executor ; and, after many trifling legacies, disposes of th e res id ue of his property amongst various branches of his family. The personal property is sworn under 10,0001, but this is an un important item compared with the value of his large estates in Staffordshire and the adjoining counties. The will is of extreme length and dated 1811. THE NEW COMET. —By observations at the Cam bridge Observatory, on the night of September 15, the place of the comet discovered at Hamburgh on Septem ber 6 was as follows :—At September 15, 13h. 26,6 min., Greenwich mean solar time ; right ascension, oh . 44min. 29,95ec. L • d ec lination south, 12deg. 53min. 32sec. 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