The Sun. — London, England, 1844-12-30 00:00:00

LICENSED VICTUALLERS' PRO POSED CONFERENCE AT NOTTINGHAM. (From the Birmingham. Advertiser.) An important meeting of delegates, appointed by the licensed victuallers throughout the kingdom, at the suggestion of the Licensed Victuallers' Protection Society of Birmingham, and other societies of many large boroughs, will assemble at the central town of Nottingham, on Tuesday, the Bth January next, for the purpose of determining on an address to both Houses of Parliament, and of adopting such mea sures as may fully expose the monstrous injustice certain contemplated changes in the laws relating to their trade would inflict upon them, and of organis ing such plans as may tend best to preserve their interests. It appears that two most important innovations (for such they are) are sought to be effected with respect to matters of vital consequence to this great branch of trade, and we feel called upon to make a few re marks thereon. In the first place, then, it is an nounced " that it is in contemplation to apply the clauses of the Metropolitan Police Act to large towns." The effect which the extension of this Act to all large boroughs will produce, has been thus briefly, and, in our o pi n i on , correctly described:— The peculiarity of the Metropolitan Act, y R affect ing the interests of the trade in country towns, is this —that all houses within the boroughs proposed to be included, must be shut up at twelve o'clock on Satur day night, and not to be opened until one on Sunday afternoon ; thus driving persons requiring accommo dation during that period to coffee-houses, or others of a disreputable character, or to such as are situated without the borough, and not within the jurisdiction of the magistrate. The effect of this must be obvious —it will deprive the established trade of a consider able portion of its fair and legitimate business, and have no other result to any party than the injury of the present proprietor of houses situated within boroughs. We give place to no public journalist in our advo cacy of the proper observance of the Sabbath, and, if we thought this measure likely to do away with any portion of its desecration, it should have our warm support. But to us it appears but a choice of evils; travellers and others ( a numerous c l ass, i t i s to b feared) make this day too often subservient to worldly cares and worldly business, and, unless a general law be passed prohibiting Sunday travelling and Sunday trading in toto, it is idle and worse than useless to at tempt these partial forbiddings. Driven from decent and respectable inns and taverns, the keepers of which are well known, responsible, and oftentimes most worthy and conscientious persons—the traveller, the wayfarer, the hungry, and the thirsty, must resort to ome coffee-house, or perhaps low place of light and disgraceful character, for the necessary rest or the in dispensable refreshment. Besides, by the law now in force, all licensed places of public entertainment, such as hotels, taverns, &c., are closed during the hours of Divine service. But, as in immediate connexion with this branch of our argument, and most intimately connected with the working of the prohibitory part to which we have just alluded, what, we ask, will be thought of the following clause, which is also to form a part of the new measure?— It is proposed to empower whosesale dealers, or any persons taking from the Excise the requisite licenses, to sell wines and spirits in so small quan tities as a reputed quart bottle (actually less than three half-pints). Shut out, as would be the case by such an enact ment, from inns and taverns, on the Saturday night and the Sunday morning, the traveller or the public-house visitor, at the very next door could and would be received as a guest, a friend, or relation, and there might legally obtain wines and spirits sufficient to satisfy the wants of nature, or administer to intoxication. Let us here remark, however, that beyond the abuse of the pro posed privilege, the advantage (?) goes not a step further. At these new " wine and spirit vaults," which would abundantly start into legal existence in all the squares, streets, and alleys, hamlets, and vil lages in the empire, where would the occasional fre quenters find either proper security or necessary accommodation ? We ask, is the publican, with these fearful odds against him, still to be expected to furnish extra accommodation at all hours ? Is no reduction contemplated in the amount at present paid for his licenses ? Are all his burdens to remain ? Are soldiers still to be billetted upon him ? and is he to fight against a host of fresh opponents and enemies, shackled as before ? Leaving out of the question the moral effect of opening a multitude of new gin -shops in every quar ter, without requiring the sanction of the local ma gistrates, it is a fact well known that, from the arti cles - wines and spirits (both, let it be remembered, in a cold, wet, and uncertain climate like ours, in con stant requisitio n ) :i s d er i ve d a very considerable por tion of the profits of the licensed victuallers. To re duce these without a manifest and imperative public want as regards their supply, would be such a wanton exercise of legislative power as ought not, and must not, be tamely submitted to. We are gratified, then, to find that, sufficiently alive to this wholesale jeopardis ing of their interests, and determined respectfully, yet firmly, to resist this attempted inroad upon their first sources of legitimate profit, the licensed vic tuallers of England are about to respond to the call of their brethren in Birmingham, Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield, and other large towns, and send delegates to join them in conference, on Tuesday week, at Not. tinigham—then and there to discuss calmly and dis passionately the proposed new enactments. The defendant (who, it is stated, intends to bring the the labour, his duties knew no relaxation. Mr. Taylor, whole matter before the full Court, next t erm ) conse- one of the Dubli n agen t s , was a l so d own, an d h e quently still rem a i ns i n Reading gaol. spared no pains on hi s own par t t o ge t th e V anguar d Mr. Bar on R o lf e ' s d ec i sion of Monday last has caused great con s t ernat i on on the minds of those persons who to rights. Captai n Hi rs t a l so d eserves t h e greates t had previously fondly imagined that they were living in credit for his exertions ; nothing that could be done a state of privileged security. The royal residence at did he neglect, while the men under his command Windsor is no longer privileged from the intrusion of an showed themselves re a dy an d w illi ng t o l en d every officer of the Sheriff of the county. assistance. almost forgotten We had Captain M‘Kinnon exerted himself very laudably in endeavouring to get the Vanguard off. The exact amount of the damage sustained by the Vanguard has not yet transpired. IMPROVEMENTS IN THE ATMO SPHERIC RAILWAY. (From the Leeds Mercury.) M. Hallette, an experienced engineer and maker of steam-engines, at Arras, near Calais, in France, has patented an invention, which he regards as an important improvement on the atmospheric railway of Messrs. Clegg and Samuda, and likely so far to perfect that principle of railway construction as to give it an unquestionable and great superiority over the present methods of constructing an 4 working railways. The subject is of sufficient interest, in these days of railway enterprise, to justify us in en tering somewhat into particulars. The means contrived by Clegg and Samuda for attaching the carriages to the piston, was to make a groove along the tube, covered with a leathern flap, which being weighted and covered with wax, allows a cable or bar, connecting the piston with the car riages, to traverse—opening with ease to admit the passage of the cable, and closing after it, so as almost, but not entirely, to prevent the admission of air. The apparatus is extremely ingenious, but complicated ; it requires the application of a heated iron in advance of the piston, to melt the wax, and a roller following the piston to re-seal it; and it allows of a leakage which the patentees calculate as equal to fifteen per cent. of the power em ployed to exhaust the air, but which Mr. Robert Stephenson believes to amount to 36 per cent., and even at the higher velocities to 74 per cent. Several of the most eminent engineers, both English and French, have examined the operation of the at mospheric railway, and hare reported most favour ably amongst them may be named Messrs. Brunell, Cubitt, and Gibbons, and also Messrs. Teisserenc and Mallet. THE CHURCH. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Thanks are due to you for keeping the Church question constantly before the public, and for the zeal and moderation with which you have written. The intense interest I take in the subject forces me to write to you, although I am aware that the reading of past years has faded from my memory, and that I have not at my command any leisure for research. Longing as I do, not for the destruction of the Church, but for its thorough reform and con sequent extension, I cannot keep silence at a time when the imbecility of some, and the tyranny of others are encouraging the enemies of the Church to raise the cry " Delenda est Carthago." The controversy which now agitates t'ie country, and which must before long rend the Church, is not a mere rag question, it is not a contest for black or white gowns, otherwise it might easily be settled by one of two compromises —the grey or the magpie. it is not a question of candles nor candlesticks. The question does not concern the points of the compass, nor is it one that can be solved by the nautical skill of Blomfield. The question is " What is the Rule of Faith ?" and before this question is answered it will become plain to all men that what we at present in courtesy call the Church of England is not in any intelligible sense an Ecclesia. Should the bishops meet, summoned by the Archbishop of Canterbury, any decision of theirs will be no more binding upon us laymen than one made by the assembled sextons. The Church at present has neither head, hand, or voice, to think, to act, or even to speak. Each of the two contending parties can prove that their views are those of the Church by print, either red or black. History would explain this, and show that the unamalgamating materials of the unfinished work were derived from places which yield only arti cles of antagonistic qualities. We have taken the right of private judgment from Geneva, and the au therity of the priests from Rome. You, Sir, cannot I deny that the Evangelical party are sustained by the Thirty-nine Articles. Lord Chatham long since de clared what was nearly tantamount in the House of Lords. It cannot be necessary to write a line in proof of the fact, that the Thirty-nine Articles are in favour of the views of the Evangelical and popular party. But it is of great importance to show that the Church of England supports the claims of those who would lord it over us as priests. It i , essential to every one who would judge correctly on this point to pay attention to this mischievous and ambiguous word, whereby they tamper with us in a double sense. Priest is our translation of "hiereus" and of presbyter. Heathenism had its hiereus—Judaism had its hiereus; but no Protestant Church can allow that any of its ministers are hiereus.* It is not justice to the igno rant to call them priests, although this word is often taken as a translation of "presbyteri." I will now add a few remarks to show that those clergymen who call upon us to obey them as hiereus are justified by the Church of England. In confirmation of the assertion, let me call your attention to the absolutions which cannot be given by any clergyman who is not a priest. In unison with the claims of priestly power are the views of the Lord's supper taught by the Church, that' "the body and blood of Christ are verily and indeed taken and received by the faithful." In unison with the claims of the hiereus is the whole of the rubric in the Com munion service. Duport, in his Greek translation of the Prayer-book published in 1665, translates the word priest by hiereus. The hiereus consecrates the elements, lays his hand upon all the bread to be used, and upon the vessels containing the wine to be used. If more is required a new consecration. If any con secrated bread or wine is left it must not be taken away, but reverently consumed by the hiereus and the communicants. No wonder the communicants kneel at such a supper. To multiply proofs that the Church of England presents to the people all her clergymen -rho are in full orders, not only as presbyteri, but also as hiereus, is surely needless ; but it is very painful to dwell on matters where we are tempted by frauds and decep tions to speak with levity on topics associated with the memory of Jesus, and with " the glad tidings for the poor." There has too long existed in our Established Church a compromise between two great but opposite principles, and I will conclude what I have to say on the subject, by expressing a wish that issue may be joined, and that the year 1845 may witness the down fall of priestly power in our establishment, and that the Church may become a Church not in name, but in reality—not as some would have it the clergy solely, but the people also united in faith and love, and zealous for good works. There are two other questions connected with the Church on which I should be glad to write to you, but I must delay until the present controversy has prepared the minds of men for Church Reform. In the mean time, I beg you, Sir, to call upon Lord John Russell. We have not in this country what is so much needed, a minister for the affairs of instruction. His Lordship is now out of office, but enjoys the confidence of moderate men of all parties. He would earn the gratitude of his countrymen throughout all generations, and bless our vast colo nies as well as our native land, if, without party poli tics, he would devote himself to the infinitely im portant questions of the Church and the school. Sir, your obedient servant, AN ENGLISH MECHANIC. The improvement made by M. Hallette is in pro viding a means of opening and closing the longitudinal groove, so as to prevent the loss of power by leakage. He has endeavoured to imitate nature, by providing a pair of flexible lips to the groove, which allow of the passage of the piston-bar or cable without admitting the air. It is possible, as every one may find on trial, to pass a quill or pencil between the lips from one side of the mouth to the other, without admitting the least air into the mouth or out of it. M. Hallette has made artificial lips, by disposing along the parallel edges of the longitudinal groove two little cylinders, cut laterally, so that the concave of the one cylinder is opposite to the concave of the other; and, filling each cylinder with a kind of hollow gut or tube, of leather or oth er ma t er i a l i mpermea b le to air, which tubes, being filled with compressed air, and lying in close contact with each other, form a kind of elastic lips, that open like the lips of man, and allow a bar or cable to pass along them without admitting any air into the large tube. Such is the method ; and we have seen a letter from M. Hallette to a French gentleman in this town, who acts as his representative, stating that, after ex periments made publicly on a short railway at Arras, he has proved that the artificial lips placed along the groove of the tube hermetically close it, and effec tually prevent the admission of air into the exhausted portion of the tube as the piston passes. His in vention also affords the means of bringing the piston and train to a stand much more quickly than any other system, and of course it is better adapted than any other to the descent of considerable inclinations. M. Arago and other distinguished men of science in France have declared their approbation of M. Hallette's invention ; and a Commission, composed of Messrs. Charles Dupin, Arago, Seguier, Morin, and Piobert, has been appointed to report upon it to the Academie des Sciences. If the plan should succeed, it will so cheapen the atmospheric principle of railway as to remove all doubt of its superiority to the use of locomotive engines. M. Hallette expects that a stationary engine every five and a quarter miles will suf fice to exhaust the tube, instead of (as by Clegg and Samuda's plan) an engine every two and a third miles. If the invention should realise the expectations formed of it, all the advantages of the present atmospheric railway will be realised in a higher degree. Railways might be carried over ele vations of more than 400 yards; and of course the necessity for tunnels, embankments, and cuttings would be nearly done away, and the expense of the construction of railways would be exceedingly dimi nished. Much lighter rails might be used, as the enormous locomotives (which chiefly require the rails to be so strong and heavy) would be done away ; and much lighter carriages would also suffice, be cause collisio ns wou ld b e i mposs ib le. The risk of accidents would be reduced to the smallest possible amount. The trains would pass without noise, and with very little vibration. The expense of work ing the trains would be exceedingly diminished there would be no need for the large workshops and the great numbers of first-rate mechanics on rail ways. Should the invention succeed, it will furnish a means of cheap and rapid traction on canals and rivers, and may be applied to many other purposes of great utility. We understand that patents have been taken out for M. Hallette's invention in England; Scotland, and Ireland. If any of our readers should wish further information on the subject, we have no doubt that M Chevalier, of this town, who acts for M. Hallette would immediately supply it. THE VANGUARD STLAMER AFLOAT. (From the Cork Southern Reporter of Tuesday.) We are happy in being able to announce to our readers that the Vanguard steamer has at length been got off. At about four o'clock this morning she was got off the rock amid a hearty cheer, from all whom curiosity or duty had drawn to the spot, which was oft and heartily repeated. A detail of the operation to get off the Vanguard may be interesting. On Monday, the Victory steamer left the Quay at three o'clock, and proceeded down the river, for the purpose of taking a warp from the Vanguard, anti to assist in towing her off. The Eagle also left the Quay at five o'clock, with a large number of empty casks, but, as the sequel will show, the Vanguard needed not the assistance of them. Captain White, who, from the commencement showed an activity and diligence in managing the vessel which entitle him to the highest commendation, made a minute examination of the hull of the Vanguard, and having- discovered the apertures through which the water gained ingress, succeeded in stopping them, by which means, joined to the assistance afforded by the pumps of the 'vessel, which, by the bye, were effectively worked by her own engines, she was very soon got off. Another impediment had also to be removed, which was the rocks, that not only sur rounded the vessel, but had actually broken through her bottom ; this was, however, easily effected by means of chisels, hammers,- and pickaxes. A tank was then constructed in the vessel, and every other preparation having been completed, four o'clock this morning, owing to the flood tide, was the time ap pointed to make the attempt to bring her away. The Victory having sent out a hawser, it was made fast to the Vanguard, when, as the rope was drawn to a strain, the vessel floated off without the least difficulty. This is important to observe, that the Vanguard had her own engines at work at the time, and by their means solely was she backed off the rock. The vesst 1 being got out into deep water she floated right well for some time, say about an hour, when the leak be gan to spring again, but not to a great extent. She was towed by the Victory towards Spike Island, but, when opposite the Buoy it was found necessary to cut her loose, as she would not steer well, by reason of her being attached to the other vessel. This being done, she th en ma d e th e res t o f h er way unassisted, and ran in upon the mud bank at Spike, where she now is, waiting for the ensuing tide to bring her up to Passage, where it is said she will be re paired. Of this, however, we cannot speak with cer tainty. The Vanguard is not much injured, in fact, the hull is nearly as sound as when she was turned off the stocks, and her engines also are in complete working condition, which was shown to a nicety in her passage this morning across the Bay to Spike Island. There are some remains of the cargo still on board the vessel, but they are not worth noticing. The surprise is general that a vessel which had suffered so much, and into which the water or every tide had found an extensive entrance, should yet have come off in so comparatively uninjured a condition. When the Vanguard was being backed off this morning, the hawser which had attached her to the Victory was snapped asunder, though nine inches thick, so suddenly did the former vessel glide out into the water from her position on the rock. We understand the Victory was anchored at the time, which was th e cause o f the occurrence. 'here was also an accident happened to one of the seam en of the Victory ; when they were taking in the slack of the hawser, it struck the poor fellow in the head, and cut him most severely. That was the only accident which was reported, and is certai n ly rather sin gu l ar, considering the number of men em ployed on the occasion, and th e unseasonable hour at which they laboured. We cannot c lose this state ment without offering one or twolines on the parties who were more immediately interested exertd in the fate of the Vanguard, and who had them selves to get her off. We have already alluded to White's activity and efforts, but we niusot add, in justice to him, that both were indefatigable Ever since the vessel had met with the ac cident, Captain White was on the spot, and no matter how inclement the weather, or how arduous * The word " hiereus" does not occur in any one of St. Paul's Epistles. DARTMOUTH ELECTION. DARTMOUTH, FRIDAY, FIVE O'CLOCK.—This election has terminated in the return of Mr. Somes. The re turning officer made the official declaration immediately after the close of the poll, when the numbers were— Mr. Somes 125 Mr. Moffatt THE SON, LONDON, MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 30 1 1844. ford, proved that, in consequence of what he heard from the last witness and other persons, he went to the cottage of the deceased, and found the man alive, and the woman apparently quite dead. The deceased man breathed very hard, but was quite unconscious, and the foam came out of his mouth "like yeast out of a barrel" (the witness's own words). At first wit• ness had an impression that it was possible the deaths had been occasioned by destitution, but he afterwards felt satisfied that they were the result of poison. '.l he little girl had been vomiting a great deal during the night, and was in a wretched plight. The boy told him that he had some bread and butter for supper, and that his little sister was very ill during the night, and he tried to awaken his mother to assist her, but was Unable to do so. Mr. T. M'Keron, the assistant to Mr. Curtis, the medical officer of the union, deposed that he went to the cottage of the deceased, and found them in the state described by the last witnesses. The counte nance of the man was very livid, and his extremities were quite cold, and he was unconscious. Witness looked round the room, but did not see a trace of any vessel having contained poison. The CORONER —Has any poison been discovered ? Witness—l believe not. CORONER—The case was quite hopeless when you saw it ? 'Witness—Certainly. CORONER—Did you at thetime suspect the deceased had taken poison ? Witness—l did not. William Oliver, the son of the deceased, was then summoned. He deposed as follows :—I was at home all Monday last; all the evening. My mother was with me, and she appeared very well. My father came home between eight and nine o'clock. They were both sober. When my father came home he kicked up a row about some money, and swore at my mother and scolded her a good deal, but he did not strike her then. My mother wanted to buy firing, and my father said he had no money. We all had some bread and butter and bacon for supper, and they drank tea with what they ate. I went to bed directly after I had had my supper. It was after supper that they quarrelled. I did not see my father put any powder in the teapot, but he made the tea that night, which my mother was in the habit of doing. He took the tea out of a paper, and then threw the paper on the fire. When my mother tasted the tea she said it was very nasty. My mother generally poured us out a small pot full of tea, but on this night my f a th er poured me and my sister a basin full. My father used to knock my mother about and beat her frequently, but I have never heard him threaten to kill her. On Sunday morning week he threw the stool at her, when my mother cried a good deal. By the Coaomta--I never heard my father say anything about poison, or about getting poi son t o kill rats or mice with. My father was very often tipsy. A gentleman belonging to the parish used to give him two shillings and four loaves of bread every week. I used to go about begging with my father. CORONER—When did your father beat you last ? Boy—On the night he died. In answer to further questions, the boy said that he heard no sound of struggling or blows during the night, but he heard his mother and father "blowing" very hard. His father awoke him in the night and told him that there was a basin of tea and some bread and bacon in the cupboard, and he might have it, but he did not drink any. The coke fire went out about the time it got pitch dark, and they had frequently burnt it in the same way on cold nights. Mr. C. B. Emmott, a surgeon at Hounslow, de posed that, in consequence of an order he received from the Coroner, he examined the bodies of the de ceased persons. Ipon an external examination, he found that the body of the woman appeared to have been forcibly compressed against the bed ; the nose was flattened, the lips were swollen, and the head had evidently been forced with great violence upon the pillow. Upon an internal examination of the woman he found the lungs very much congested, the right cavities of the heart full of liquid blood, and the vessels of the head also very much con gested. The stomach contained food—apparently bread and egg—but it exhibited no appearanc- of disease, and the mucous membrane was p,rfectly healthy. There was no trace of poison, and he had no doubt she died of suffocation from external forc,-.. The inside of the mouth %YR:, cut by the force of the pressure on the teeth. On examining the body of the deceased man he found the lungs perfectly healthy. The stomach was congeged. He sub mitted the contents of both the stomachs to the sum', tests. There was no poison in that of the wotnan, but he detected arsenic to a considerable extent in that of the man, and he had no doubt his death was occasioned by that ingredient. CORONER—Have you any doubt of that fact ? Witness—Not the slightest. Every test that was applied showed the presence of arsenic in the stomach. The Coroner here made some inquiries relative to the state of mind of the deceased, but all that could be clearly ascertained was, that the man was a very violent, idle pera on, and one witness, a neighbour, said that his conduct was most brutal to his wife, and she had often stated that she dreaded to go to bed with him, and that on Monday night she heard him say that he would settle her, either that night or some other time. Some other confirmatory testimony having been adduced, The CORONER said he apprehended there could be very little doubt tipon the evidence that the unhappy man had destroyed his wife by suffocating her, and that he afterwards killed himself. The jury said ti ley were quite satisfied, and they at once returned a lin ardict that the woman was wilfully murdered by her husband, and with regard to the deceased William Oliver, they returned a verdict of felo de se. COMMISSION OF LUNACY. Yesterday, a commission de lunatics , inquirendo was held at the Croirn Inn, Twickenham, by Francis Barlow, Esq., to i nvestigate as to the sanity of Miss Barbara White, a. maiden lady, 55 years of age, the sister of Lieutemnt-Colenel White, and neice to the late Sir John St. ..A.ubin, residing at Selina Cottage, Twickenham. It r. W. James attended as counsel to prosecute the ing airy on the part of the immediate relations of the la dy, and from his statement it ap peared that man y years ago symptoms of insanity began to exhibit t hemselves in the acts of Miss - White, which had becoen e more decided on the decease of her mother, who was. burnt to death some years ago. At her mother's dealt h, Miss White became entitled to the third part of 6,5001. and an annuity of 1001. a year, payable ou t of the St. Aubin estates, and sub sequently to two small legacies in addition. A pre. vious commissio: n had been issued in March, 1841, without the C011543nt of the imm e di a t e re l at i ves o f t h e lady, and on that t occasion the jury had found tha. Miss White WitEi of sound mind. The circumstances of the case had since that time materially changed, particularly in et egard to the property to which the unfortunate lady was entitled, and which formed her only source of hi come; and the mental delusion which had previously a !Listed had now become so strongly developed as to r e nder her perfectly incapable of taking care of herself as her property, and unless some means were taken for Is er protection, it was possibleshemight be made the CI upe of some designing individual. With respect ts her income, the charge to which he alluded was t his, that she now refused to give any receipts or vouc b ers for the money paid to her by her cousin, Mr. St. Aubin, who was the receiver to the estates out of %xi hich the annuity was payable ; the consequence of • which was that that gentleman re mained liable t a the Court of Chancery for money which he had le s tually paid, and acting under advice, he had since de lined to pay over to Miss White any more money. 'The 6,5001. had been paid into the Court of Chanc .ry, and the lady's share invested in Consols and tr. a nsferred to her separate account, and the result of ,la •er refusing to give any receipts or vouchers was th a it she was was without money, and subjected to ver 3 great inconveniences. Under these circumstances t. h e present writ was issued by Mr. Little, of the fil• mof Little, Rickards, and Co., of London, as the e a ecutor of one of the two brothers of the lady, and as I nolding a power of attorney from the other; and the F n esent proceedings were taken at the instance of her 11 earest relatives for the purpose of throwing round lh er the protection of the Lord Chan cellor, who had, ( the report of physicians sent to examine her, dins ;fed this inquiry to be instituted, notwithstanding 1 he result of the previous investiga tion. The eviid ence which he should submit to the jury won) 'd show that Miss White lived alone in a man 3, which she had inhabited ever since her mother' a death, having a servant, who did not sleep in the house, to wait on her in the day time. That si he occupied one room only, keeping the other apartm nts locked up. That she laboured under various della sions, one of which was, that seve ral persons designa ed to poison her, and mixed poison with her food; anal )then, that she was subject to what she termed the Jel ,rish ordeal, a society or club formed to persecute her. Then she fancied she heard voices in her room whew she was alone, and that there were certain subterranet us passages leading from her house to the Archdeaco a 's, and to the river, which were used by her eneitt ies to annoy her; and that persons who were inclined. to befriend her were, on leaving her house, inveigh% 1 into a room in which was a chair called a detaining chair, from which they could not rise until they pro.t nised to abandon her cause, and to accuse her of haviii mg occasioned her mother's death. To show that she w as perfectly incapable of managing her affairs, he sh 1:1* ald prove that on one occasion an action had been b r ought against her; upon another, that a distress had been put into her house for rent ; and on a third, an -execution had been threatened by the King's tax co' tie atom, and that she had been quite unable, such was . the state of her mind, to give the necessary instruc lions for her own protection. As there had been no disposition of property, the date from which she might be declared to have been of unsound mind 1 was immaterial ; any date the jury might fix upon 'would answer the purpose of her friends,"viz., to place her under the protection of the Lord Chancellor. Elizabeth Hurrell, who had been for the last twenty months servant to Miss White, gave evidence as to the various mental delusions mentioned by the Learned Counsel and many others, of the same cha racter; and Dr. Southey, M.D., who had examined the lady by order of the Lord Chancellor, and Dr. M. Bury, her own medical attendant, both gave it as their opinion that she was insane, and perfectly in competent to manage herself or her affairs. Some other evidence having been gone into to show various acts of insanity, Miss 'White herself was introduced and examined. She described the various modes of persecution to which she supposed she was subjected, by means of the Jewish ordeal; the detaining chair; the fatuous instrument which she said was used by LA W INTELLIGENCE, COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Dec. 28 (Before Mr. Commissioner GOULB URN.) THE ROMFORD BANK—JOHNSON AND MANN'S BANK. RUPTCY — IMPORTANT APPLICATION. _— Mr. WILKINSON, the solicitor to the assignees in the bankruptcy of Johnson and Mann, bankers of lionaford, applied to the Court to name an early day for the pay ment of a first and final dividend of 20s. in the pound on the separate estate of Mann. Mr. Wilkinson said many of the creditors were for small amounts, and it was very desirable that they should receive their money with as little delay as possible. A question had arisen as to whether a certain portion of Mann's estate belonged to the joint estate, but after payment of 20s. in the pound there would be a large surplus remaining. Mr. Commissioner GOULBURN inquired whether any of the creditors would be shut out by naming an early day, some of thorn might reside abroad. Mr. WILKINSON replied that none of the creditors under the separate estate resided abroad, and he would take care the dividend was sufficiently advertised. The COURT then named the 22d of January for the declaration of a first and final dividend of 20s. in the pound on Mann's estate, and the 2d of February for the first dividend on the general estate, which is expected to be is. or Bs. in the pound. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (SATURDAY.) GUILDHALL. James Discery, a cashier in the employ of Messrs. Meeking and Co., woollen-drapers, on Holborn-hill, was charged with having embezzled certain moneys, to the extent of 401., the property of his employers. The evidence adduced went to show that the pri soner was in the habit of receiving all the money that was taken in the warehouse during the day, and handing it over to one of the firm at night. His duty was also to see that parcels were sent home by the porters, and for those which were not paid for at the shop, his more especial duty was to see that the por ters brought back the amount of the goods, and duly paid it to On the 19th inst. the porters neglected to take two packages to the parties who had ordered them, and the prisoner left the warehouse with them for the purpose, as was supposed, of taking them home, and receiving the money due for them. He did not return, and shortly afterwards it was ascer tained that he had delivered the goods, and had ab sconded with the amount of their cost, 51., which had been paid him. Mr. Humphery, who appeared for the prosecution. begged that the prisoner might be remanded, as he was informed that upwards of 301. which had beer: paid to him by the porters'on account of their em ploysrs, had not been accounted for. The prisoner's solicitor, Mr. Justings, not olfering any oppo s iti on , Alderman Hooper r eman d e d th e pri soner until Wednesday. WORSHIP-STREET. Benjamin Isaacs, a respectable-looking Jew, land lord of the Blue Anchor public-house, in Petticoat lane, and Elsey Isaacs, his brother's wife, living at a marine-store-shop in the same neighbourhood, were brought up for 1.:-examination, up on a charge oe re ceiving a piece of new carpet (36 yards), stolen from Mr. Shepherd, a pawnbroker and salesman in the City-road, and upon another charge of having felo nious possession of a quantity of leather (about 401. worth), now proved to be the property of Messrs. Hockbut and Co., of St. Paul's Churchyard. Mr. Shepherd, it appeared, had been repeatedly , missing goods from his sale- shop, and at length en gaged a policeman, in plain clothes, to watch his place; but on the very first evening, just after the policeman had stationed himself in his hiding place, to watch the premises, the entire piece of carpet in question was stolen from the front. In the course of that evening another constable (Conway, of the H division) went to the house of the prisoner (Mrs. Isaacs) to search for a coat, said to have been stolen. The coat was not found, but Conway, seeing the piece of carpet and a large quantity of new loather, inquired where they came from. Mrs. Isaacs said they had been bought at a sale, and left there by two young men. This account was, of course, deemed unsatisfactory, and the police took possession of the property and detained Mrs. Isaacs, whose husband absconded, and has not since been forthcoming. Ben jamin Isaacs, the publican, who was there at the time, was also detained with her, but subsequently admitted to bail. The piece of carpet had already been identified as the property of Mr. Shepherd. The leather was now ascertained to be the property of the other prosecu tors, and had been stolen from a cart on the way from St. Paul's to a railway station, for transmission to the country. That robbery had been committed only an hour and a half, and the piece of carpet stolen only two hours before the officers found the property as above-mentioned. The MAGISTRATE, after hearing Mr. Vann on the part of the prisoners, now discharged Benjamin Isaacs, and liberated the female also upon bail (two responsible sureties in 50/. each), for her appearance a week hence. LAMBETH-STREET. CLOSING OF THE COURT.—THE COURT POOR -BOX, AND THE POOR OF THE DISTRICT.—Mr. Norton and Mr. Henry being both present, the former magis trate rose and said that as the public business of that court was about finally to terminate, he wished to say a few words with respect to the funds which had been so kindly forwarded to himself and his respected colleague, Mr. Henry, for the use of the poor, and to enable them to alleviate the suff er i ngs of those un fortunate beings who were frequently brought before them. It must be in the recollection of all who heard him that in every instance where applications were made for relief this season, that pains had b een t a k en to ascertain the truth of the represeritatian.i, as well as the characters of those making them, so that no impositions should h e and he, Mr. Norton, was happy to sty that he did not recollect a single instance in which he had to regret the application of the funds, while on the other hand he felt that the hi , :nefits conferred by this mode of administering season, bi e assistance most gratifying,. It was at this court that the graceful system of giving out work by larue slop warehouses to one individual at a certain price, and that person giving it out to others, and each deriving a profit, so that the poor creatures who had to make up the work could not obtain a mere subsistence by their labour, was first expressed. It was at this court, and in the case of the Misses Reynolds, the daughters of a distinguished officer, persons brought up as gentlewomen, that the disgraceful system of re quiring persons to make a shirt for three halfpence, had been exposed as it so justly deserved. In attend ing to this case, he was happy to say that with the kind assistance of the public press, no less a sum than 4001. had been subscribed for the Misses Reynolds, and these ladies were raised from a state of poverty, which the wretched pittance allowed them for their exertions must necessarily entail, to one of, he hoped, to say, lasting comfort. Having said thus much as to individual cases, he observed it was the wish of himself and his colleague, Mr. Henry, to tender to those benevolent individuals who had supplied them with the means of doing so much good an account of their stewardship ; and they could not do this better than by courting an inspec tion of the "poor-box book" which was kept by the chief clerk, and which could be always seen at the New Court, Lambeth, by any of the subscribers. By this book it would be seen that from Christmas, 1843, to the present period, a sum of 2461. 13s. 3d. had been distributed, and that every entry (which gave a sufficient account of the manner in which the money was given as to call the attention of the ma gistrates to every case) bore the signature of the ma gistrate by whom it was ordered to be given. A balance, he was happy to say, remained in favour of the poor-box, and it being the opinion of Mr. Henry and himself that they should distribute a portion of this balance amongst the numerous poor of the district, they had directed that a sum of 501. should be expended in the purchase of bread, blankets, and coals, and that these should be distrib u t e d by ballot to the deserving poor, under the superintendence of their own officers. In conclusion, Mr. Norton said that the management and distribution of the articles issued had imposed a new, onerous, and arduous—though he should add pleasing—duty. The summoning officers had much additional trouble in making the necessary inquiries about applicants, and for this additional duty Mr. Henry and himself had arranged to pay two of the three summoning -officers a gratuity out of their own pockets, so that no portion of the past levies should be touched. Both the magistrates sub, , ,equently ex pressed their admiration to Mr. Young 'and Mr. Pierce, superintendents of the K.and_ll divisions of police, of the manner in which all the officers under them had invariably discharged their duty, and at the final closing of the court most of the respected parish officers, &c., were present. GLERKEA WELL. A cabman, named Vaughan, was charged with having been drunk whilst drivin. , his cab on th e pr ev i ous n i g h t. The poor fellow, who has been twelve years a driver, and never once fined, entreated of the magistrate not to indorse his licence. He showed the licence, which was, perhaps what no other cabman could show, without a speck. Mr. COMBE generously forgave him, and declined to indorse his licence. Poor " cabby" left the court with " flying colours." Hannah Evans was charged with stealing from her master 01. in gold, on the 21st of November. The prisoner was in the employ of a gentleman named Mills, residing in Aldworth, Staffordsh' MARKET NE WS.-(SA TURDA.Y.) COVENT -GARDEN. W arti 6 We had only mod era t e supp li es o f most (00 while the demand was steady, at very prices. Potatoes from 3s 6d to 5s 3d per cwt; Tub 2s 6d to 4s ; Carrots, 6s to 7a ; Coleworts, Greens, 3s to 4s ; and Leeks, Is to 2s per il d; hunches ; Appl e s a n d P ears , 2s to 4s ; S p i nac h, 2s , ;fie and Onion s , i s 9d to 2s 9d per half sieve; 'anj ; Apples, 82 to lOs Foreign Grapes, 8d to is ; Filberts and Cobb Nuts, 10d to Is 3d per lb ; n Is 3d to 2s per d ozen ; Horse Radish, 3s to 58 ; D iv ij e ; 2s 3d to 4s ; and C e l ery , Is to 2s 9d per ban Oranges and Lemons, 8s to lOs per 100. NEWGATE AND LELO.DENRAZZ' We had a very large quantity of both Gaule Poultry, while th e d eman d sta.'lp _........tn. Le, btatfort lire, an. great 1 , , • - - _and was in a sluggish , i f e g I very irregular prices. Prime Beef, Mutton, so°, lo . governments for secret purposes ; voices in her room, confidence was reposed in her. On the night of the 21st ' were in steady request, but in all other kinds of me' 0 and monkeys coming down her chimney and st ea li ng ult., she broke open a box in which the money was, and ceedingle little was Massing. Beef, from 2s 8d to 3 5 _4 her food. She said the reason she had refused to decamped. She managed her flight so he a r rt d f i u s lly that fcif i a t Mutton. 2. 8d to 3s 8d ; • Veal, 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; a n give receipts for the money which had been paid her longl t timeit wnaos could t c o lue nds h e hbaed comead t o Pork, 2s 8d to 3s 10d per Blbs by the carcase. was, that Mr. St. Aubin wanted her to sign an ac-to Loudon, and es uarrested" h house f y l - ' EIINGERP ORD. rticle 9 ' knowledgment for 8001., whereas she had only re- terday eng evening she was in t a o a gent e There was only a moderate supply of' most r a jas. man in Frederick-street, Gray's Inn-road, where she had ceived 460/. while the general demand ruled steady, at full p been engaged as servant. NEWPORT. The lady having retired, the jury immeliately Mr. COMBE sent her off to Staffordshire in charge of Ver little b • doing,yet the quotation Very business was found that "Miss Barbara White was of unsound the police. were supported. Beef from 2s 6d to 3s 8d ; -''' tyl mind, and incapable of managing her own affairs, MARLBOROUGH-STREET. 2s 8d to 3s 8d ; Veal, 3s 6d to 4s 4d; and Pork, 25 and had been so since January 1, 1844." 1 Mary Johnson was charged, by Police-contable, No. 57 to 3s 10d per Sibs. of the C division, with being drunk and disorderly. at a RILL INGSGATE. whie ll late hour last night, in Regent -street. The supply of Fish was very small, owing to ~.,; , k, Mr. HARDWICK asked if the prisoner was known to the quotations, though the trade was by no means ul- the police ? The constable said she was a common pros- had an upvi and tendency. titute. , f WRITECRALPBX.. 0 Prisoner (very indignantly)—l declare lam not such There was only a moderate quantity dead' s s te, a character. ; h s Meat offering, yet the demand was in a slugg.t atto a, Constable—l am certain you are, you walk Lower at our quotations. Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s 8d ; 2 ' . d Pork, 21 8 Regent-street. 2s 8d to 3s 8d ; Veal, 3s 6d to 4s 4d'; and For-, Mr. HARDWICK—I shall commit the defendant to the to 3s 10d p e r Sib s . House of Correction, t o h ar d l a b our, f or one wee k . Prisoner (bursting into a passionate flood of tears) — Oh, my God, this is false ! My father is a respectable tradesman, living in this neighbourhood ; I am residing with him, and can send for him in a few minutes. The neighbours will all come forward, and prove that I am a respectable female. The prisoner was however removed by the gaolor to the lock-up cells, with her assertions unheeded. UNION HALL. john Mahoney, an apprentice to Mr. Dunkin, the ex tensive engineer, of the Blue Anchor-road, Bermondsey, was charged with robbing his employer of a consider able quantity of brass-work. The discovery of the prisoner's dishonesty arose from the circumstance of his jacket being found in the engine room, with several brass articles of considerable value, which were broken for the purpose of being made port able, so as to carry off the premises without observation. When he was called into the counting-house to explain the matter, it was then f oun d th a t h e h a d severa l ot h er brass articles concealed in his trousers and beneath his waistcoat. The foreman said, that it was incalculable the losses sustained by the complainant, owing to the destruction of the brass-work, all of which belonged to steam engine apparatus. Mr. TRAILL said he should commit the prisoner for trial, but that he should be brought up again on Monday MARYLEBONE VESTRY. - - •- - The Clerk of the V es t r y was no t present on= Saturday when the chair was taken at eleven o'clock, the usual hour of meeting, but Mr. Watts explained to the Vestry rthat he had received a note from the clerk, stating that I he could not attend in consequence of a sudden indispo siG •n, and requesting him, Mr. Watts, to act in his place. After reading the report of last week; Mr. WATTS stated that he had in the course of the morning received the news of the death of the rate-collector, and that a sum of money had been transmitted to him, Mr. Watts, by that gentleman's daughter, which had been collected by him during the week. A VESTRYMAN proposed the formation of a Commit tee to examine the candidates for the now vacant office of rate-collector, and to recommend to the Vestry those whom they thou g ht best fitted for that office, t!lat the Vestry might elect one from amongst them. Another GENTLF.MAN thought that this motion ought not to be made until the off ee Way: officially declared tc be vacant. BREAD. lit s N The prices of wh ea t en B rea d i n the M etro po from 7d to lid ; of household ditto, 54d t o so per' lb loaf. Mr. k'S-0A MES thought that the statement made by Mr. Watt , .l was an official declaration that the office - ~ ;as vacant. A VESTRYMAN moved that the office be declared to he vacant, and thi.:t a Committee be appointed to Cxamini , the candidates fur the office.—The motion was cal tied. Mr. WATTS then r , ,d the report of t - !: ColniCittet' pointed on the 24th of December, 1844. to inquile into the necessity for causing t new curtain to be placed k the organ-loft of All Souls Church, vnd also of Tow rods for another curtain in the same church. The Conimittte were of opinion that these article,; Were necessary. And that the cost would b e a b ou t 501. BIDE WZAZIEET. A hirer° Rawhides at per stone of 141bs.—Best steers gnu- J -l i n . 5s 6d to 5s 10d ; middling hides, 4s 6d to 5 6 4 " at terior hides, 4s 2d to 4s 4d. Sheep and calf skinsio per skin—Market calf, 6s 6d to 8s ; long " Q sheep, 2s 9d to 3s 9d ; short ditto, 2s 3d to 3s 3d. HILT 71411.37ULETS 7 SmirnfiELD.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 31 lOs to to 16 1 Useful ditto, 4117 s to 5 1 4s ; fine Upland ditto, 5157 Si 103 ; Clover H ay, 4 / lOs to 61; Oat Straw, 111 4 0 I/ 163 ; Wheat St raw , 1 / 16s to 1/ 18s per load. SilP tolerably good, and trade rather dull. 1 55; CCUMBERLAND.—Coarse Me a d ow H a y, 3/ 123 to 411 Useful ditto, 4/ 16s to 5/ 5s ; fine Upland ditto, 515 157 51 12s ; Clov er H ay , 4/ 10s to 5 / 18s ; Oat StraW,l'oni to 1/ IBs ; Wheat Straw, 1118 s to 0 / per load. 13 ° 1 " and Straw were in fair request, at full prices. diBSl WRITECHAPEU—Coarse Meadow H a y, 31143 to "I', p Useful ditt o , 5/ O s to Si 4s ; fine Upland ditto, 5 , 1 : to 51 lOs ; Clov er H ay , 4 1 107 to 6 / Os; Oat Straw, l 1117 s; Wheat Straw, 1/ 18s to 1/ 19s per load. average supply, and a steady demand. eet' THE NEW MEDICAL BILL.—On Friday In , nc i g of the Associated Aooi.i.ecaries' Society of En, g`lac and Wales, formed in the year 181 4 , and medical pr' s " tilioner,i generally, was held at the Crown and Al l s Tavern, rand, to take into eonsiderati , ‘n the provisionk of of Sir Jani , . Graham's Medical ; Mr. morra . t h ey Chelsea, in the chair. The chairman remarked that the' had been called together to take measures for 0111 the Bill which, if passed into a law, would utterly li r.) ID. class of practitioners to which he belonged•—(Eles d • to foun sent order to meet this evil, it had been advinable t h e present college which would embrace the whole of legally . qualified practitioners, and in which they sh be their own governors. Mr. Fuller, of Piccadli moved a resolution affirming the necessity of opposi n g the re-introduction o f Si r J ames G ra h am ' s Bill, sr repudiating any legislation that did not ensure to We medical profession a sound education to the practitioner. and adequte protection to the public. The fact, 111 , thought, of Sir James G ra h am h av i ng b rought his Bi° in Parliament, and o f h av i ng w i t hd rawn i t before ths close of the session, was an evidence of his earnest de sire to do good by allowing adequate discussion. Bi d uniting sauveter en modo with the fodder in re the; would certainly defeat the BilL Mr. Wooley, of Brolor ton, seconded the resolution, and spoke in highly ealo' gistic terms of the Act of 1815. The effect, howeve r ' of Sir James Graham's Bill would be quite the revery'' as it would tend to lower the education of the generf practitioner, and to put him on the same fooungr, the druggist. E ven S i r James Graham ' s footman might, after the passing of this Bill, set up ess i'; a surgeon, and thus a vast amount of upon the public, The proper object of profesain should be to eevate, not to - degrade,the foun d a. and the best plan they could adopt would be to or motion college such as that adverted to ; and on the Mr. Semple, seconded by Dr. Warnsburgh, it w as gglre t e y, that measures should be forthwith taken by the son le t i., in combination with other branches of medical P rit te... tioners, for the establishment of a new college. Warnsburgh thought that the old proverb -would no/ realised, and that medical men might congratulate tip, selves on the fact that, e.r malo bonum dares.-0 49 0 leingiisserY'attoben no: hear.) This resolution being carried, it was sugge e that the society should unite with the recently torS2_,. National So c i e ty o f G enera l P ractitioners o f Medic; Surgery, and Midwifery, and a special meeting is t o s called t o t a k e the subject into consid e ration. Aftec vote of thanks to the chairman the meeting separated' ' an THE W EATHER. —Th e f rost has given way ced been succeed e d by a th aw. The fog, which conno,e n on Thur s d ay a f ternoon, has continued, with little alters" i s tion, eve r since ; and on Friday evening it was so that travelling was rendered both difficult and danger' i ,.. Although the frost has relaxed, the temperature is un. sually cold, owing, doubtless, to the prevailing 11° ., r ` dr ,,.. easterly winds. At six o'clock in the evening the the meter at the d oc k master ' s o ffi ce, St. Katheri ne 's, stood se 86 degrees. The barometer is falling to river on Friday afternoon became so dense as wholii - suspend the navigation, and last night several stet d, packets from the Continent, as well - a . s 'P f i r h o e m fo See g Ilan were overdue. In the forenoon the Greenwi::h. wich, an d G ravesend steamers were runnin s g— g. a hat only at Glimmer speed, to gu ar d againstat!e' delits. They appeared to he 1401 MIA with holvdav passeage rs ; The D u k e an d D uc h ess of Buceleitch and ru d . t h "; I'd family are passing Christioasat Dulk, iii: Palace. N.ble Duke provided the indigent in the neighbour h of his p r i nce l y d omain with the wear.s of enjoYi e g o f ' , ;•ippy Christmas, A petition, signed by about 1 ,1' 40 reifilisibitunt • of Yarrow, dear Selkirk, t o grant to build a f ree c h urc h, h as been r e f u sed III" WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET.—FRED II S o te The millers purchase Wheat only for their inun te Eo d wants, as more extensive supplies are daily exPe e , r gel arrive, cons equent l y t h e b us i ness done has not beell;La, and barely as goo d pr i ces as last week have been ren-os The Barley trade is very heavy, and a small recl ° ,, e i bet in price has been submitted to, to effect sales.. articles of th e t ra d e are s l ow sale, without mater i al ration in value. bl4 O Per qr. of 601 b. to the l , 4 , ExTILL 4 5 $ 0 11.4 Wheat Suablk, Essex, and Kent..„ Red-. -to 48 0 ~, 49 Ditto ditto White.: - oh 41 ie N0rf01k.......... .......... ........ Red 40 - .' Ditto ditto . „ White... - 5 L 2 4.‘ a Lincolnshire and Cambr i dg e Red - 4 °.„ 47 'a Ditto ditt0 ........„.. White...-. ow I '- Yorkshire Red 45 4 I Ditto ditto White... --, 51 41 .e - Fore.gti ft, - a av 4f__o, Ditto ditto White... - 52 Per quar , r iP. l c - 3 5 Barley : Norfolk anil Soffolt ...... . .... - 27 31 ; -.0 Yorksh , ,.... a'.d I.ifico , D *,,,, ..... ..... - ...... - ""- __ 0 .-1 a. Grinding - f t, - ) r i. ForeigE... ..... ..................... .......... • - -h' bi } ' l 47 Per qr .• 163 1 b. t'l '-' s 4 i l 3esnl, Small r , ri 2 ... . 43 - Tici,s .....» ........................... ... ........ "..............." - 41 i l , c l 41) F0reign............... ..... : ..... --........-" ...... - 42 .."' , (14t6, 1' , 4..t0 a fl Pola: . ci .... ...„....„, M - .lion. lnd to 12d,, Ferciti, 101 to 121. Pei :::. 4 ., d , S9!iirtc .............. ......... '5 - •2`' Od. per ''' a . ........ .......,... ~ :;,.. i , , Jr L,• Malt .... ..... .... •.1- firtc 1 3' p'.. Lot 11''''',,ce...,-. ...... ,.....,.. ,e31.0i ..!: - ,(.t1t,., -1. 0:4- :''' Mr. Gomm rose and said, I should very much wish to ask some gentleman of the Committee, or some person connected with All Souls Church, whether there is any thing more required there ?—(A laugh.) A MEMBER of the Committee said that there was, that when then the Committee were examining the organ loft, they were told by the clergyman, that there was another curtain which was in a very bad state. The expense of placing a new curtain there would be much more than the expense of those repairs into the neces sity of which the Committee had been appointed to inquire • Mr. Gomm proposed that the report be returned to the Committee, in order that they might state the nature and expense of all the repairs required in the church. Mr. SOANES said that in his opinion this was a ques tion of pound shillings and pence. If the draught, owing to the imperfect state of these curtains, rendered the pews uncomfortable, no one would be willing to rent those pews, so that if the Vestry would aot cause the repairs to be made, they must part with their pew renters. After much discussion, Mr. Gomm's motion was car• tied by a show of hands. The Earl and Countess of Gainsborough have re cently sent 20L to the Oakham and Barleythorpe clothing club, and last week 201. to the poor of those places, as well as 201. to the Uppingham poor. A SAPIENT JURYMAN.-011 Friday, Mr. Baker held an inquest at the Horn of Plenty, Globe-road, Mile-end-road, on the body of John Giles, aged thirty eight years. An inmate of the Stepney union work house, Mary Ann Howard, one of the nurses, deposed that in the month of October last deceased, who was an agricultural labourer, was admitted to the house as a casual pauper. Being afflicted with ulcers in his legs, Mr. Simon, the master of the workhouse, kindly retained him in the house, and he was placed under the care of Mr. Storey, the parochial surgeon. Deceased was not placed to any work, but assistance being required in the fever ward, he voluntarily became the at tendant upon the sick. On Christmas-day last he was himself seized with sickness. He complained of being cold. Mr. Storey ordered him some gin and water. Deceased had subsequently some tea given to him. A Juror—Can you tell met whether it was " Souchong" or " Bohea?"—(Loud laughter, in which the Court joined.) Another Juror—l think it is of very little consequence whether it was souchong or bohea. Witnoss--I know it was tea, but of what quality I know not. Deceased soon afterwards died. Mr. Storey, surgeon, said that he attributed death to fever. Mr. Simon, the master of the workhouse, said tfe-re were at pre.ent fourteen cases of typhus and scarlet fever in the house. The house was the receptacle of all infectious cases of the parish. The juror above referred to made so many ohsPrvations upon th, evidence that his brother j-ryineli w. re convulsed with haiehtc.e. rdict—" Natural death from fever." FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE ROYAL STANDARD.— _ __ _ On Friday afier;ooa Mr. Paywe the , Coroner for the City, held an inquost itt St. Bartholomew'. Ilespital, 411 the bodv of Henry Marsden Miller, aged 20. son of Mr. Miller, hnilder, of rho Kings:and-read. who inifortu eately caree by his death from t4ecidentaily falliotr froni the inside of the root' of the Royal Standard Theatre into Bic; pit, a di,fanee of sixty feet, by which he met with fa compound fr,clure of tin' left thigh, and oth,r injuries, which eau'- , d hizt death. From the evidence !aidueeki before the Coroner, it appear..,4l that the de ceased wit!, an apprentice to Sfr< Johnson, builder, of 'fooley-street, Borough, ,e1:0 is engaged in rebuilding the Royal Standard Theatre, in Norton Folgafe. On the 10th inst. the deceased was eccupied in ornamenting the ceiling, and was assisting in erecting scaffolding for that purpose. In order to l e t himself down from the ceiling with greater facility, the deceased had taken up a strap and cord for that purpose, and was endeavouring to hook the strap to a fastening in the scaffolding, which he unfortunately missed. The deceased was then ob served to be hanging on with his hands by a pole, and was calling out for help. s[n this frightful position he re mained about a minute and a half, when he let go his hold ; in his fall his right foot came in contact with a stove ; he then rebounded from the stove and fell heavily into the pit on some mortar. The deceased was imme diately placed on a shutter and taken to the hospital. Mr. Reid, one of the house surgeons, stated that it was necessary that amputation of the thigh should take place immediately the deceased was brought to the hospital, which was accordingly performed by Mr. Lawrence. So small a part of the stump was left, that great haemorrhage took place, ' and the deceased neve r ra lli e d a f ter th e ope ration, which was most skilfully p er f orme d. Th e f a ther of the deceased said he was in the theatre at the time, and was satisfied that the unfortunate circumstance was purely accidental, and no blame attached to any person. Verdict—" Accidental death." SUDDEN DEATH OF A FEMALE.—On boxing night a young woman named Mary Wilkinson, who resided at No. 4, Fashion-street, Dockhead, left her home about half-past five o'clock, with the intention of going to the Victoria Theatre, where she had appointed to meet two young men of her acquaintance. On her way she met a young woman whom she knew, who re quested to be allowed to accompany her, to which the deceased complied, and as they went along she purchased some pears, of which deceased ate one. She soon after • t The Earl of Aberdeen has been elected presule; ,and th e D u k e of Richmond, the Duke of S u th e rland, I v , EArl o , Errol, the Earl of Seafield, and Viscount Ar b , l , lt fo r not, vire-presidents, 41 f the Aberd een S pa ldi ng Club he ensuing year. • Betw een e i g h t an d n i ne o ' clock on Monday Ing t a stack of wood, of very large dimensions, contail. several thousand faggots, situate by the road-side n e Saw bridgeworth, in Hera, was discovered to be on Ain: and aft er a s h ort time it was completely d e strolt; The stack was t h e property of Mr. Barnard, rna lts ,r t le: and there is little doubt it was wilfully set on are. Le conflagration was distinctly observed here.— Chelos.l' Chronicle. BIRTHS. On Thursday morning, the 26th inst., at her resider , ost 0 4 Holton, of a da ug ht er still-born, the wife of Mr. W. Burgess, Secretary to the Lansdown Statistical Society' o f On the 21 st i nst., at Clifden-park, Hampshire, the 10 1 l R. P. Chapman, Esq., of a son and heir. On the 23d i nst., at Ince Blundell Hall, Lancashire, the lady of T. W. Blundell, of a son and heir. On the 24th inst., Mr. William Ridge, of Crossrstre Islington, of a daughter. On the 25th inst., at Lincoln, the lady of F. Suttfont Fj44 (late Captain 11th Hussars), of twins, a son and daugh ter ' o f On the 26th inst., at Brighton, Mrs. C. P. BautleYf Westbou rne - terrace, Hyde Park-gardens, of a son. On the 26 t h i nst., in Harley-street, Mrs. Henry Hancpekr of a son, still-born. On the 27th i ns t ., i n t h e S trand, Mrs. Charles Farloirt - ti daughter. MARRIED. On the 19th inst., in the Cathedral Churcl7" - grlisburT,l" J. Phillitnore, Esq. ' D.C.L., to Ch ar l o tt e A nn e, youag daughter of th e late John Denison, Esq., Ossingt o n, Nott s• On the 26th i nst., at St. George's Church, Hanover-flo i tlA r* Mr. William H urry, j un., of lianelagh-street, Pinl.l-e°' to Diana Jane Taylor of George-street, Portman-sr aare. complained of great pain in her stomach and bowels, and vomitted freely. After which she crawled homewards, as far as Rowland Hill's Chapel, where, according to the statement of her companion, she lay, for at least three-quarters of an hour, in the greatest agony. Some humane persons carried her to the surgery of Messrs. Brady, Blsckfriars-road, who paid every attention that skill could suggest. After remaining there for two hours, at her own request she was removed to her own home, where during the night she died, and her body awaits a Coroner's inquest. EFFECTS OF PUSEYIS➢I.—As a proof of the state to hieh Mr. Blunt has brought matters at He:Bton, on DIED. On the 4th inst., Mary Ann, the wife. of Mr. Thomas Shy' of Tibberton-square, Islington. On the 14 t h i nst., at Rose-hill, near Oxford, the only 542 tit . of Major an d M rs. Mahon, of Strokestown Hout3e, Ruw . common, aged 13. On the 19th inst., Mr. Henry M. Wood, second s()n of tr.• late Mr. Thomas Wood, of Portugal-street, Lincohes ItsP fields. On the 20th inst., Mr. Thomas Townes, of Manar street, Gray's Inn. road. On the 21 st inst., Mr. J. Jeffery, of College-greer 4 , 4 toi• On the 22c1 inst., Mr. Henry Coleman, late of Uollovri of On the 23d inst., at Camberwell, Emma Hiscox, John T anner, Esq., aged 84. On the 23d inst., in Windsor-terrace, Clifton, Mazy, dal 411- ter of the late Captain Young, R.N., aged 65. Sunday morning last the three galleries of the church contained but one adult person besides the organist, although capable of containing two hundred and fifty ; and yet the Bishop says that such men as the curate of lleiston are not thw least stiecesful of the lalr.ourers Christ's vineyard 1— Weet Briton. London ; Printed and Pablisted by MURDO YOUNG No. 112, Strand, Printer, at T/ Sun (Mice, No. 1 9 1 Str4,l,i, in th# Precinct. the Savoy, in the Cessty Middlesex, Monday, December 30, 1844. Majority for Mr. Somes TEE GUANO TRADE.—Advices received in the City on Saturday, from Ichahoe, state that previous to the 23d of October, several vessels unable to procure cargoes had left for India. Ships were paying 11. a• ton for guano, taking their turn with the other vessels in load ing, and their own crews employed in shipping it. Arrivals still continued. The following is a list of some of them which arrived iprevious to the 18th of O c t o b er: he Tom Crin g l e , o f London ; Fifteen, barque Hope, and schooner Hope, of Liverpool ; Hampton, of Wick low; Millman, of Belfast; Ferris, Butterford; Claremont, Tremayne, and Fanny, —. FIRE AT BRAINTREE,—The inhabitante of Brain tree and Bocking were greatly alarmed on Tuesday night, about nine o'clock; by the cry of " Fire," it being discovered that a thatched barn, situate in Panfield-lane, in the parish of Bocking, and very near to the back premises of Mr. Smee, coach-builder, and the Horse and Groom public-house, was in flames. The engines were promptly conveyed to the spot, and with a good supply of water from a pond near, and pumps on the neighbouring premises, they were most efficiently worked, but by eleven o'clock the barn and its con tents—a quantity of straw—were reduced to ashes, and all apprehension of an extension of the damage ceased. At one time fears were entertained that the flames would communicate with Mr. Smee's premises, but most providentially the wind lay in a direction to carry them from that quarter, and no other buildings were near enough to be in any danger. A small wheat stack, only a few yards from the barn, was preserved by a plentiful discharge of water from the engine and the indefatigable exertions of those present. The building destroyed was the property of the late Mr. English's trustees, and is insured in the Sun. office ; it was in the occupation of Mr. Durrant, of the White Hart Inn, who is insured in the Essex Equitable. There is every reason to believe that the fire was occasioned by an incendiary. —Chelmsford Chronicle. GREAT STEEPLE-CHASE FOR ONE HUNDRED POUNDS.—On Thursday a very large concourse of per sons assembled at the race-ground of the Rosemary Branch, Peckam, to witness the race between the two celebrated steeplechase horses, Moonraker and Robin Hood, the former belonging to Mr. Griffin, and the latter to Mr. Ball. Large sums of money were specu lated on the race. The distance to be ran over was one mile, and to clear five gates, four feet high. At the start Robin Hood took the lead, and cleared the first gate in an admirable manner, closely followed by his opponent. They ran nearly together ;ill nearing the third gate, when they increased the speed, and Robin Hood, in taking a flying leap at this gate, fell with great violence. The jockey of Moonraker availed himself of this advan tage, went ahead, and rode in the winner in a canter. The backers of Robin Hood appeared much disappointed at such an unsatisfactory termination of the race. A SCIENTIFIC BIRD.—It is a remarkable fact that the tolegalla (an Australian bird, somewhat resembling our domestic fowl) does not hatch its eggs by incuba tion. In order to effect this object it assimilates in some degree to the practice of the ostrich, yet upon a totally different principle. The tolegalla collects toge ther an immense quantity of decaying vegetable matter as a depository for the eggs, and then trusts to the heat engendered by the process of decomposition for the hatching them. The heap employed for this purpose is collected by the birds during several weeks previously to the period of laying ; it varies in size from two to four cart loads, and is of a perfectly pyramidal form. The construction of the mound is not the work of one pair of birds, but is effected by the united labours of several ; the same site appears, from the gre a t s i ze an d the enti re d ecompos i tion of the lower part, to be reslrted to for several years in succession, the birds adding a fresh supply of materials on each occasion previously to laying their eggs. THE CASE OF POISONING AT ASHFORD. The interest in this extraordinary and mysterious affair appears unabated, and during the whole of Friday a great number of persons from the adjacent villages, and for several miles round, came to Ashford for the purpose of making inquiries into the sad affair. No public allusion has yet been made, for obvious reasons, to one of the reports that was very generally circulated as to the cause of the deaths of the de ceased persons, viz., that they were occasioned by starvation, and that the union had refused to grant the necessary relief to the deceased and their family ; but it is satisfactory to state, from the most careful inquiry, that there is not the slightest foundation for such a rumour; and it appears that, en the Friday be fore the melancholy occurrence, five quartern loaves were given to them, together with other necessaries. The village of Ashford forms a portion of the Staines Poor-law Union, and although its labouring population has, in common with that of most other agricultural parishes, suffered a good deal from want of employment, yet it has been very favourably situated by reason of having a most humane and cha ritable minister, and several resident gentlemen who have been most ready to relieve any case of real dis tress in their neighbourhood. One gentleman in particular, Mr. Higlet, has recently behaved in a most munificent manner, having at his own expense givers a new suit of clothes to every poor boy in the parish ; and upon a suit being shown to him as a pat tern which was made at the workhouse, he is repre sented to have said that the poor boys should have no workhouse clothes or any of the same pattern, and he very liberally ordered them a good useful suit, equal, in fact, in quality to those worn by the children of the tradesmen and farmers of the parish. In addition to this act of liberality, it appears that finding the pro ceeds of some land appropriated to charitable pur poses in Ashford was sufficient to provide a little more than two sacks of coals for each poor family, hf! gave directions that it should be made up three sacks to each, vend paid the difference out of his own pocket. Although the deceased man and his wife bore a very indiffe,sent character, they were constant recipients of Mr. Higlet's bounty, and on the day before they were found dead, the woman applied to him and received half-a-crown, so that it is not possible they could have suffered from want of necessaries ; and indeed the children state that they were not, but on the con trary, they had as much food as they wanted. Alt'bough the roost diligent inquiry has been insti tuted, up to the present time no discovery has been made of the purchase of any poisonous ingredient by either of the deceased persons. So far as the woman is con.oerned, it does not appear probable that she at all contemplated self-destruction, as on the day before her death she had carefully cleared up the sitting room, and decorated it with holly, intending, as she told a neighbour, to enjoy herself at Christmas. The children of the deceased are still in the union workhouse, but they are both now quite recovered. THE INQUEST. T he inquest up on the bodies of William a n d S ara h Oliver, who were found dead, under very extra ordi.ciary circumstances, in a cottage at Ashford, on Tuesday morning last, was held on Saturday at the Kin g's Head, Ashford, before Mr. Wakley, the cor.Yner, and a jury composed of the principal inhabi tants of the village, when the evidence clearly made out that the unhappy man first murdered his wife and then destroyed himself. The following witnesses we :r e examined : William Lathem, the constable of Ashford, was the first witness. He merely deposed that, in consequence of tan alarm that was given, he went to the cottage of the deceased on Tuesday morning last, and found the wornan lying dead on the bed, and the man reclining with his head on her body. The two children were in 21 corner of :the room crying, and the boy pointed to the bed, and said, " Look there !'"The man was foa•rning at the mouth very much, and the woman also appeared to have been voiding foam, but she was at that time quite dead. The deceased man was not sensible, and the only sign of life he exhibited was brew thing very hard. He died between twelve and one o'clock. In answer to questions from the Coroner, the wit ness said that the boy was nine years old, and the girl five. He also stated that what the boy said was, "Look here : my mother is dead, and my father can not op en his mouth !" Dom. H. Richardson, one of the Overseers of Ash- b ri . llail , tile the %lc • den- lo al 1 41e1 ; ty ft kilt]