The Sun. — London, England, 1839-12-06 00:00:00

*am, 14: 1c _ IN EDITION. THE POOR MAN'S CITSRCH. TO TOR RDITOR OF THE BRIGHTON GUARDIAN. Sir,---Totally unaccustomed to public writing, I ten-It that both you and the public will pardon any tr . &j ug defects which may appear in this letter, v then I solemnly declare I have confined myself ' strictly to facts. During the memorable gale of wind of November 29th, 1838, the Parish Church of Pevensey sus tained considerable damage. A vestry meeting was called to take measures for the necessary repairs, which the Vicar, the Rev. John Ashburnham, was invited to attend. He accordingly came, and very gravely informrA the meeting that being Vicar, of course he was exempt frem the payment of Church rates, but that. he would give the parish 51. towards defraying th.e expenses. In the church-yard stands a very fine ash tree, almost ttie only one in the parish, to which it is quite a ornament ; and it was suggested by some at the. meeting that the proceeds of the sale of this treP4 would go far towards defraying the expenses iracurred in repairing the church. This was over ruled instanter. Even the Vicar said it would be a great pity to cut it down ; and accordingly it was not cut. But the Vicar has never paid the Si. Last year he gave orders to have this tree cut down ; but the parishioners almost to a man opposed him, and successfully. On the Ist of November he gave fresh orders to his Curate to cut it down. On this being made known, Mr. Grace, the rural Dean, was waited on, and he voluntarily wrote a letter for me to the Rev. Dr. Birch, the Archdeacon, who in reply addressed a letter to the Curate, the Rev. J. Nouille, request ing him to defer felling the tree for a short time, as he enought it a pity the parish s hould be deprived V, so great, and, in fact, the only ornament to the , church-yard. But the Curate's orders were pe remptory, and a wheelwright and carpenter were sent for from Hailsham a few days since, with seve ral men, a timber tug, and the necessary implements for grubbing the tree. Upon hearing of this, myself and colleague in office locked the church-yard gates ; and, knowing that it was the determination of the parishioners not to, suffer the tree to be cut, in order to prevent con 'fusion or riot we have a constable upon the spot. Upon the carpenters coming and finding the gate locked, they got over the wall and thus committed a trespass. Before proceeding to work, they were told by the bystanders not to cut the tree, as they were determined to prevent them ; and on per sisting, their tools were taken from them and thrown upon the ground. Upon this one of the carpenters went and fetched the Curate, who ordered the men to recommence their work ; but no sooner did they make the attempt than their tools were again taken from them and pitched over the wall. The parson then took down the names of the par ties who interfer ed, Rev. John Ashburnham, this pious disciple of the peace-loving, meek, and lowly Jesus,—this father of a flock, who thoughtin the annual receipt of 1,1551. conclusion, so the to affair remark, rests a t t ha present. tthis In allow ai me from this parish, has only preached in the church five or six times since his induction twenty-five years ago, is excessively indignant at having his commands disputed by a parcel of " vulgar farmer fellows," who ought to feel themselves highly hon oured at his deigning to receive their filthy lucre : but be this as it may, as Churchwarden of this pa rish, I will oppose his cutting that tree down in every way I possibly can. ;Accept my thanks, Mr. Editor, for thus obliging - me, and believe me, yours, &c. ALFRED PLUMLEY, Churchwarden. Pevensey, Nov. 22a, 1839. CHURCH-RATES-JOHN THORO• GOOD. (From the Dublin Freeman's Journal.) It appears to be nearly " all up" with the collectors of the Church-rates in England. The persecution Of poor John Thorogood has had a very different effect from what they expected. They thought all opposition to their unjust and iniquitous demands might be crushed for ever by the " strong arm of the law ;" but, fools that they were, they forgot that we are uow arrived at a period of the world's existence when a law must be just that its arm may be strong. The ponderous lever sinks into a fragile rod when there is rottenness within it. Hence it is, that whatever be John Thorogood's fate (and the people of England are re solved that, as far as lies it, their power, it will not be one of unalleviated bitterness, for subscriptions are pour ing in from all quarters)—whatever by poor Thorogood's fate, the late of tha imposition seems at the present moment to be worse. A. cry has gone abroad against it—the public mind is roused in opposition to the odious impost. We all know that there is but little sympathy for the Church of England. The majority of her children have long since left her semi-Popish bosom to wander in the paths of their own waywardness, and the few who still remain cling to her by precarious ties. England is a nation of Dissenters. Are then, the few Churchmen scattered through it fools enough to imagine that they will eventually compel all those sturdy and self-willed fellows to put their shoulders to the ricketty walls of their half ruined edified, and prop it up ? The Church-rates are ostensibly intended for the repairs of the churches. Alas, it is not the material houses alone which require repairs ; the whole moral structure is bad within ; it was rotten from the commencement, and it will require more than the shillings for which the parsons are persecuting the Dissenters, to prevent it from tumbling into total and desolating ruin. (From the Brighton Guardian.) Again the rampant Church begins to excite!public at tention and public odium. The case of Mr. John Thorogood confined for eleven months in Chelmsford gaol for not paying a Church-rate of ss. 6d. is exciting the anger of the Dissenters and the commisseration of the general public. A great meeting was held a short time back at Leicester to take this case into considera tion, which betoLns the renewal once more of the war against Church-rates. The clergy will take no warning, they will abate none of theie arrogant pretensions, they seem, in fact, to become every day more haughty and insulting, and must be resolutely resisted. Thorogood'e case will, we hope, excite the Dissenters to make one great, general, and united effort, and then they may hope to get rid of Church-rates. At Bradford, in Yorkshire, a rate has been refused by a majority of mere than three to one, the whole rate payers apparently having polled, for 3,192 persons voted against the rate, arid 993 for it. This glorious defeat of the Church•rate party, which has just been imitated at Newport in the Isle of Wight, is attributed to the in dignation which the case of Thorogood has excited and will continue to excite. It is not to be borne, when the payment of a just debt of forty times ss. is no longer enforced or can be enforced by incarcerating the person of the debtor, that an exaction by a body of priests, for their purposes and contrary to the consciences of indivi duals, should be enforced by incarcerating the bodies of Dissenters by an Ecclesiastical process issued by an Ecclesiastical Court. This is contrary to all common sense, it is eontrary to the humanity of the age, and must be put an end to. For eleven months has Mr. Thorogood, from an opinion that he was bound conscientiously to resist the payment of a rate levied for the behoof of a Church which he never uses, and to remunerate priests whose doctrines he disapproves, been shut up in a cold noisome gaol, to the injury of his health and the ruin of his busi ness. If Englishmen suffer such oppression to be worked in the land, they will no longer deserve the character of free or even of honest men. They will be the slaves of the priesthood, and the mere tools of their power and their vengeance. REGISTRATION OF BlRTHS.—Several cler gymen, especially in Kent and Sussex, have circulated the following handbill among their parishioners, pro fessedly for the purpose of explaining the Act of Regis tration Much inconvenience having occurred to some by a misunderstanding of the Act of Registration, as far as burial is concerned, a word or two may be needful to disabuse the public mind respecting a part of that law. Be it observed, then, by all whom it may concern, that registration by a civil officer is totally separate from baptism by a spiritual minister, and that every minisbor of the Church is bound not to bury the corpse of any unbaptised perso n under any circumstances whatever. That registering the name is not in any way a spiritual ceremony ; neither when the name of a child has been registered does that entitle it to Christian burial. And not to use unnecessary expres sions in so plain a matter, let it be particularly remem bered, that no minister of the Church is allowed to per form the funeral service over any body whi c h shall have died without the baptism of the Church, an d that it is an error to suppose that the Registr ar , who writes a child's name in a book, has the power to ensur e for that child the funeral of a Christian. In accordance, therefore, with the explanation which i s here laid d own, of !that law commonly called the Registration Act' let it be understood as a rule concerning burial, th a t th e Rubric remains unaltered, and that the officiating th e clergyman of a parish i s not permitted to perform funeral service over the dead body of any person who shall die unbaptised by a minister of the Church:' TUB WEATHER.—This year seems likely to go out in the same way as it came in—in water and fog- Low-lying lands are under water, and nowhere has the average quantity of wheat been sown, on ac count of the soaked state of the ground ; so that unless the spring be unusually dry, there will be another scanty crop nearly all over the country from the seed pot being sown.---Shetjleid/riv. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. YROH THE I:FINING PAPERS OF TIETERDAF. (From the Globe.) Were we required to specify any one act of the legisla ture more imperatively necessary for the social im provement of the nation, and in which all classes of the community were likely to concur in opinion respect ing its necessity and to agree in complying with its provisions, the Act for the better Registration of Births, Marriages, and Deaths in England and Wales would be selected by us. The parochial registries were notoriously ill-kept and insecure. Entrusted as they were generally in country parishes to the custody of the parish elerk, often in no higher walk of life than an agricultural labourer, ignorance or neglect fre quently caused inaccuracies or omissions fatal to the very purposes for which the registry was required. How often in courts of law has the rightful heir to pro perty been defeated in a suit to recover his right by some omission or inaccuracy in the registry, which, if kept with care and preserved with v igilance, would have esta blished his identity, and confirmed his claim ! Nor were the cases few in which forgery was practised with the registry to support false or to defeat valid claims. The rrds of our courts of l aw abound with instances of si frauds, the detection of which illustrated the evil and established the necessity of providing for the records of births, marriages, and deaths by an uniform and secure system, which should at once supply what had never before been attained, certainty in the entry, correctness in its dates and other particulars, and security against the possibility of any fraud by the alte rations or interpolations to which parish registries were liable, and were known to have extensively undergone. The institution of a new system of registration contem plated still higher objects. The solution of many questions depending on the duration of human life, and the assistance which correct population returns would afford to the physician, the philanthropist, and the le gislator, in their respective efforts to apply remedies for the physical, moral, and social maladies of the popula tion, rendered the introduction of a new system an im important era in statistical annals, and hid supplied what nothing but legislative authority could have obtained. One circumstance has damped the satisfaction which other wise, would have been universal. The clergy, in many instances, have set themselves to impede the benevo lent design of the State. Instead of explaining its objects, and using their highly favourable position in their respective parishes to induce a compliance with the requisitions of the law, they allowed unworthy jea lousies of what they considered an interference by the State with the functions of the Church to operate. (From the Courier.) - A Correspondent inquires whether flag transfer of Lord John Russell from the Hom• to the Colonial Office vacates the Noble Lord's seat in the House of Commons? Without expressing any opinion on the question of whether such a change of office ought to render it necessary for the Government functionary to appeal to his constituents for a confirmation of their previous election of him as their representative in Par liament, we believe that the constitutional rule of the House of Commons does not operate in the present case. The appointment of the Secretaries of State by the Crown does not distingush the separate duties of the three Secretaries ; that is a matter of arrange ment among themselves. The warrant of the Crown invests the individual with the rank and duties of one of " Her Majesty's Secretaries of State." Custom and the multiplicity of affairs have assigned to these Secretaries of the Crown the distinct offices of Home, Colo nial, and Foreign Affairs : but the appointment of the three remains still in it's entirety as an appoint ment of one or more for a single duty—that of the Secretarial department of the Queen's Government. We apprehend, therefore, that the assumption by one of the Secretaries of State of the particular duties per formed by another of the three, does not come with in the Parliamentary rule to which we have before adverted, which causes the vacation of his seat by a Member on his appointment to certain offices under the Crown. In the present case Lord John Russell is not appointed by the Crown to the office of Secretary for Colonial Affairs ; he has already been appointed to the Department which includes the affairs of the Colonies within its functions. Whether it is expedient that the Department of the Secretaries of State should be thus exempt from the rule of Par liament applicable to other appointments, is quite another question, which we do not consider it neces sary at this moment, to discuss. Our present object is to state the facts of the case for the information of our readers. (From the Standard.) On Tuesday we cited the conduct of Ministers and of their press towards the Church and the agricul tural interest, as proofs of the treachery of those Ministers who, with the words of friendship on their lips, prompted their underlings to the most bitter hostility. Our purpose was, as we stated at the time, to warn all classes against the perfidy of the men in office, by an exposure of their practice in the only cases in which perfidy seems to promise to them any present advantage. This was asserting no other con nection between the Church and the agricultural inte rest than must always exist between the parties exposed to a common danger—a danger so common that we warned all classes against it, by showing how it threatened the immediate objects of attack. In a word, we sought to show to our countrymen that the Ministers are false and ' treacherous in all their professions, by showing how they act by the classes which only they can at present deceive and betray with advantage to themselves. These two classes happen to be the Church and the agricultural interest. If there is wrong in placing these classes together, the wrong begins not with us, but with the Ministerial Journals, which fill their columns day after day with attacks upon the one and the other—and with the Ministers, who, while they prompt these attacks by their press, would associate the two classes as the victims of an impartial treachery. So much it is proper for us to say in reply to the attempt of a Ministerial journal to fix upon us the blame (whatever it is) of having identified the cause of the Church with the cause of British agriculture. We never identified those causes : we used the con duct of Ministers merely as one would use the evi dence that a reputed thief had picked first the pocket of A., then of 8., then of C., to establish the justice of his reputation, as such evidence would, though A., 8., and C. were total strangers to one another. It was impossible for any one who was not blind, and who weaned honestly, to take any other view of our argument. The party with whom we have to deal, how ever, labours under the twofold malady of dimsightedness anddishonesty, diseases more sociable than many think,as, happily for mankind, clear heads are commonly accom panied by honest dispositions ; or, to put the proposi tion in a more just and useful form, the honest disposi tion has a powerful influence in making the head clear. A PROPER NE WsPAPER EDITOR (From the New York Morning Herald.) Our ambition is higher and holier than making mo ney. 'We aspire to be a master spirit of the age—to lead and direct the social principle to its loftiest deve lopment—to be to the daily Newspaper Press what Shakspeare was to the drama—Scott to the old ballads and romances of chivalry—Milton to the poetry of Christianity, and Byron to the poetry of philosophy. In our office we have six writers always engaged in car rying out our views of society, manners, morals, and money matters, besides correspondents in all parts of the world, from Rio Janiero to Canton. We hare also employei two first-rate artists, who execute the original engravings according to our directions, and thus body forth the form and pressure of the present age. The system on which we conduct our establishment is original and unique, unlike any system in the world. There is no use to be mincing words, or affecting mo desty. I stand in the centre of my group of editors, re porters, and engravers, as Napoleon did in the midst of his generals, directing their thoughts, and stirring up the elements of their souls. They are my companions, my brothers, my disciples, my associates, in overturning a corrupt world and setting it right, on fresh principles. That this is the true system, we are as certain as that the day of judgment will overtake the bank swindlers of Philadelphia, and the religi ous h ypocr it es every w h ere . Yet we are only in the begi nn i ng o f our remar k a bl e career. Our course is onward. O ur purpose i s b e f ore the majesty of high heaven—it is to give a new and elevated direction to the Newspaper Press, by which the morals, manners, systems, minds, and religions of the present age may be purified and elevated to a higher order than that of former ages. Religion, lite rature, philosophy, finance, and morals are the great elements of human life and of human movement. The pure doctrines of ancient Christianity have been coc rupted by Catholics and Protestants alike. We must go back to its sources ; and one of my purposes is, one of these days, to visit the Holy Land, and t o stu d y the poetry and morals of the Christian system i n t h e land of its birth. Our l i terature and our philosophy are equally corrupted by ignorant pretenders and silly blockheads. Our finances and our morals are, at this moment, in one of its most violent paroxysms, caused entirely by the ignorance, venality , and ambition o f politicians and bankers. As Napo leon said to his en thusiastic troops, when he scaled the Alps, and made Italy stand aghast, so say we to ours—we will make all the Wall-street papers stand aghast—en avant ! DEATH OF THE BISHOP OF LICHFIELD AND COVENTRY.—We regret to announce the death of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry. This event, which has been for some time anticipated from the Fri dent breaking-up of the Right Rev. Prelate's constitu tion, will occasion deep and extensive regret. His Lord ship expired on Wednesday at the Episcopal Palace, ' Lichfi e ld . A very simple method has lately been adopted to render the surface of paint perfectly smooth, and eradi cate the brush marks. It is done with a small roller covered with cloth or felt about eight inches long and two inches diameter, worked in an iron frame on pivots, similar to the common gard en ro ll er . Th e fl att i ng coa t by this method is made beautifully even, and looks ex ceedingly well. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6. 1839. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, Dim 5. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. THE EARL OF STAMFORD AND OTHERS. Mr. WI6RAM replied this morning in this case—the arguments in which have already occupied several days. The LORD CHANCELLOR postponed giving judgment. NEWLAND V. HOLMES. This case came before the Court upon appeal from the decision of his Honour the Vice-Chancellor, refusing to dissolve an injunction which he had granted, restraining the defendant from taking out execution upon a judgment which he had obtained in an action of trespass. The principal question in the case was, whe ther personal property in possession given to a wife for her separate use, previous to marriage, became the pro perty of the husband on the marriage taking place. The short circumstances of the case out of which the ques tion arises are as follow :—The plaintiff, Mrs. New land, previous to her marriage , was in possession, un der her father's will, of several leasehold houses in West square, near the Elephant and Castle, together with a large sum of money in the Funds, and the furniture in one of the houses in which she and her husband resided. The defendant Mr. Holmes, also lived in West-square, a few doors from the plaintiff. Some time since, under tho sup position that a stable in the occupation of the defendant was part of the property devised to his wife by the will of her father, the husband of the plaintiff took posses sion of it by means of uncovering the roof. For this forcible entry the defendant brought an action of tres pass against the plaintiff, and recovered damages to the amount of 2001., together with the costs, and upon the plaintiff refusing to pay the amount, the defendant in structed the Sheriff to levy execution on the property, in the possession of the plaintiff. The Bill was then filed, and an injunction obtained, ex-parte, from his Honour the Vice-Chancellor, restraining the defendant from taking out execution, on the ground that the pro perty being the separate property of the wife could not be made applicable for the payment of the debts of the husband. Afterwards an application was made to dis solve the injunction, but his Honour refused the motion for that purpose with costs, and from that decision the present appeal was brought. Mr. Jacob, Mr. Richards, and Mr. Bethell, appeared in support of the appeal, and Mr. Wigram, and Mr. James Russell supported the judgment of the Court below. The LORD CHANCELLOR, at the conclusion of the arguments, stated that he was clearly of opinion the order of the Vice-Chancellor dismissing the motion for dissolving the injunction, with costs, could not be sus tained. It was not his intention, at the present stage of the case, to give any opinion upon the merits, because in so doing he should be setting aside, upon motion, several decisions pronounced by other branches of the Court relative to property left to the separate use of a lady before marriage. Those cases had been before him upon appeal, and now stood for judgment ; and it was his intention to pronounce his decision upon them before Christmas. The order he should make in the present case would be to discharge the order of his Honour the Vice-Chancellor, dismissing with costs the motion for dissolving the in junction, at the same time making an order restraining the Sheriff from selling, and giving liberty to the plain tiff either to pay the amount claimed by the defendant into Court or to go before the Master and give such security as he should approve of, and upon that being done the Sheriff must quit possession. The effect of the order, therefore, is to dissolve the injunction. The defendant, who was in Court during the whole of the arguments, upon hearing the decision of his Lord ship, exclaimed in a hysterical tone, that it would be her death, that she was a ruined woman, that she had been married for some years, had several children, all of whom, upon her death, would become beggars. Several gentlemen at the Bar endeavoured to pacify her, but their attempts were fruitless, she continued to cry out that she was ruined, and was ultimately removed from Court in a fainting state. EXCHEQUER IN EQUITY, _axe. 4. HAWORTH V. ROSTOCK. The circumstances under which this case came before the Court are rather singular. M. Simkinson said this was a bill filed by the plaintiff Sarah Haworth on behalf of herself and all the other creditors of her late husband Jahn Haworth, and her claim was founded upon the trusts of a deed of separation. The defendant in the original cause was Fanny Bostock, the executrix of Mr. Haworth, who was represented in the bill as the devisee of all his real estates ; but in consequence of her having insisted on several other persons being made par ties to the suit, the bill was amended in that respect and their names were inserted. The object of the bill was to have an account taken of what was due to the plaintiff in respect of the arrears of an annuity secured to her by a separation deed and bond, and for payment thereof; and for the usual accounts. The facts of the case were as follow. In 1794 a marriage took place between the testator and the present plaintiff ; they some time after wards separated, and a deed of separation and a bond were executed bearing date the 22d April, 1797. By the deed an annuity of 1631. 16s. was secured to the plaintiff, and Mr. Haworth became bound to Geo. Fielder in the penal sum of 2,0001. After this instrument had been executed the par ties lived separate, and the annuity was paid down to the year 1803, or thereabouts. It appeared also that, on the 13th November 1797, Mr. Haworth executed a bond to George Fielder the younger, for the sum of 1,4001. The latter individual died in 1799, having appointed his father his executor. In 1800 a bill was filed in the Court of Chancery by Mr. Haworth, against George Fielder the elder and the plaintiff in the present suit, stating the separation deed, &c., and that the bond for 1,4001. had been obtained by fraud and imposition ; and it prayed that the bond might be delivered up to Mr. Haworth to be cancelled, and that an injunction might be issued to restrain fur ther proceedings in the matter. An injunction was obtained for want of an answer, on the 16th January 1801, to restrain any proceedings at law, until a full answer should be given, and that injunction had never been dissolved. George Fielder the elder died in 1805 intestate and insolvent, and administration was not taken out, until for the purpose of this suit. Mr. Haworth died on the 25th November 1831, leaving a will dated the 22d April 1824, by which, after direct ing the payment of his debts, general and testamentary, he gave to the defendant, Fanny Bostock, all his real and personal estate, and appointed her his executrix. The grounds on which the present claim was resisted by Miss Fanny Bostock, were, first, that the deed of separation was void, because at the time it was executed the plaintiff was living in a state of adultery with George Fielder the younger, and Mr. Haworth was ignorant of that circumstance; secondly, that if the deed were not null and void the annuity secured by it had been redeemed by the bond given to George Fielder the younger, and the payment of the 1,400/. ; and thirdly, that the plaintiff was barred by the length of time which had elapsed. The Learned Gentleman submitted that these were not ♦alid objections to the claim, and cited a great number of cases in support of his argument. Mr. TEED followed on the same side. Mr. TEMPLE said a more ungracious attempt to levy money from the executors of a deceased husband had never been made than by this unhappy woman. She was now at a very advanced period of life, and it would be proved, from the time when she deceived her bus band in 1797 (when she was living in adultery with Mr. Fielder), that she had for a long series of years been living with other persons in a similar state of adultery. During that period she could have no claim against her husband. But perhaps it might be unnecessary to go fully into that part of the case, as he should prove that the claim was barred by time, and that Lord Lyndhurst decided this point, in the case now before the Court, in 1833. Mr. Baron ALDEnsoN said if that were the case, the discussion had better stand over until Monday. In the meantime inquiry might be made as to the order given on that occasion, and perhaps the judgment also could be produced. SHERIFFS COURT, Did. 5. HARRIS V. PRIDMORE. This was an action brought to recover the sum of 91. 12s. The defendant had hired apartments from the plaintiff at the rent of 281. per annum, in Percy-street, in September, 1838, and had left in August, 1839, and this action was brought to recover 71. ss. rent up to the end of the quarter, and 21. 7s. for dilapidations. The UNDER SHERIFF said that he did not think that the plaintiff could recover for the dilapidations. Witnesses were called, who proved the taking of the apartments by the defendant's wife, at the rent of 0 8/. per annum, and it was admitted that the rent was paid quarterly. The witnesses admitted, on their cross examination, that they had heard defendant had given notice to quit. For the defence, it was contended that the tenancy was quarterly, and not yearly, and that it terminated at the end of June, at which time the defendant's wife was in such an ill state of health that she could not quit, when the plaintiff consented that the defendant should remain as a weekly tenant until such time as it should be convenient to her to move. A witness was also called, who stated that he had tendered 2/. 18s. to the plaintiff, which he had refused, as not sufficient, and which had bee❑ paid into Court. In reply, it was denied that any permission had been given, or any tender made. The UNDER SHERIFF summed up, and the Jury brought in a verdict for the defendant. COURT OF EXCISE. MOCK AUCTIONS IN THE CITY.--Yesterday, Robert Tate, connected with one of the mock auction marts in the Poultry, Cheapside, appeared before the Court on information, charging hi m w i t h h av i ng so ld goods and charged the auction duty upon t h em , h e n ot being a li censed auctioneer, whereby he had incurred a penalty of 1001. The case was fully proved by Mr. Garer and Mr. France, who stated th at t h ey went into one o f t h e d saw severa l l ots pu t up to diff erent bidd ers b y th e fon offiu r c e t i aa o tl n ei n gn and ds r t s in ka unoc te the de erd, Poultry, owa nn whore the defendant was defeudant. One of the lots was an instrument contain ing two penknives and a pair of scissors, which was knocked down to Mr. France for a shilling, upon paying I which one penny was demanded by the defendant as "auc tion duty," and that he also paid. The defendant, in extenuation, said that he was a cripple, and had no other way to get his living. The COURT said that he could not be permitted to break the laws. Latterly a great many persons con nected with mock auctions in the city had been prose cuted by the Board of Excise for infringements on the Excise laws, and it was necessary for the Court to act with severity in such cases. Mr. Mayow (the Solicitor to the Court) —This is the fifth time the defendant has figured in this Court. He is an old offender against the Excise laws. The COURT—He is fined 1001., without mitigation. The defendant was heard to mutter that he would not pay 100 pence, upon which an execution was or dered to be issued against him. _ - Various publicans had spirits confiscated, having been round by the Excise officers under proof. LEWISHAM PETTY SESSIONS. THE TABLES TURNED.—Henry Wallis was charged with intermarrying with Mary Reading on the 19th of November, 1837, at the parish church of Croydon, in Surrey, his first wife, Mary Wallis, formerly Mary Hallett, being still alive. Upon the evidence being gone into, it appeared that the prisoner Wallis had married Mary Hallett, who turned out in the course of the investigation to be the wife of a man named Charles Wright, then present to give testimony. The prisoner Wallis subsequently left Hallett, and at Croydon, on the 19th of November aforesaid, married another woman, Mary Reading. The case against Wallis fell to the ground, inasmuch as it was proved that when be married Mary Hallett she was the wife of Charles Wright. He was conse quently discharged, he being only legally married to Mary Reading. Mary Wright was then charged with intermarrying with the before-mentioned Henry Wallis, her husband Charles Wright being alive. The case was gone into, and she was fully committed to Maidstone to take her trial for the offence. Thus in the attempt of the pri soner to prove Wallis guilty of bigamy, she is now her self the sufferer. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOWSTREET. Yesterday Joseph Hynzes, described as a dealer in cast-off clothes, was brought before Mr. Twyford, charged with committing a robbery under the following ercumstances : Mrs. Harriet Lane, a purchaser of ladies' cast - off wardrobes, residing in York-street, Westminster, stated that she was in the habit of dealing with the prisoner, and as he went his usual rounds on Wednesday, the 20th ult., while she was in the act of making a purchase of some ball dresses, she asked him if he knew any person who would buy them, as they were but very little damaged, and he said he did, if she had no objection to accompany him, and make her own bargain with the customer. Witness instantly stowed the articles which she valued at 355. into his wallet, and proceeded with him to make out the promised purchaser, but the prisoner kept her in conversation until they ar rived at the Pavilion Theatre without giving her any information at what place the ball dresses were to be disposed of, and suddenly stopping, he desired she would wait for him until he exhibited the articles to a person inside, with whom he would make the best bargain he could. After a short delay he returned, saying that the person he expected to meet was gone , but he was told where to find him out, and on her saying she would wait until he came back, he threw his wallet over his shoulder, promising not to delay many minutes, and she did not see him again until he was in custody. Constable Carter, 5 F, having received information of the circumstance, he met the prisoner in the after noon of Wednesday last, and knowing there was war rant out against him, he took him into custody. The prisoner said he had purchased the articles from the lady for twenty-five shillings, and being in the habit of purchasing old clothes at the station-house, he had no doubt several of ithe constables would give him an excellent character. Mr. TWYFORD said he entertained no doubt the pri soner had from the commencement intended to commit a robbery, and ordered him to be fully committed for trial at the next Middlesex Sessions. WORSHIP-STREET. UNLICENSED THEATRICALS.—Richard Wilson, the keeper of a beer-shop, designated the Victoria Slaoon, in Church -street, Bethnal-green, was charged with hav ing permitted dramatic entertainments to be performed in his house. William and Margaret Lobley, Diana Boucher, Jemirna Ball, Elizabeth Nicholls, Frederick Harris, Richard Barton, Mark Wilson, and George Wynne, the theatrical corps, together with upwards of a dozen miserable looking beings, who had formed a portion of the audience, were also charged. Mr. Pierce, the Superintendent of the H division of police, stated that at half-past nine on the preceding evening, he proceeded upon the authority of an order from the Commissioners to the defendant's house with a party of policemen, and after passing the bar and tra versing a passage, he entered a large apartment styled the " Concert Room," in which he found about 150 persons assembled. A stage was erected at the end of the room, upon which two men and three women were exhibiting themselves in fancy dresses, who scampered off in different ways upon the entrance of his party. The witness produced two bills contain ing a programme of the evening's entertainment. Police constable Thorpe, 155 H, stated that ho vi sited the Saloon on Saturday night last, and witnessed the performance of a piece called " The Murder of young Henry." The witness repeated a portion of the dialogue, which was too indecent for publication. Mr. BROUGHTON said, the prisoner Wilson, as the proprietor of the house, had rendered himself liable to a penalty of twenty pounds, or at the option of the Magistrate to two months' imprisonment, but as there was no wish to deal harshly, he should mitigate the fine to twenty shillings, or three weeks' imprisonment. The several performers were fined five shillings, or be committed for one week, excepting Jemima Ball, who was discharged in consideration of her youth. The persons charged as the audience were fined one shil ling each. Notice of appeal was given, whereupon Mr. Brough ton said, that in that case the penalty must be increased to the sum of four pounds, which was accordingly done. DESTRUCTIV E FIRE AT STROUD (From the Cheltenham Examiner.) Considc‘rahle excitement prevailed here early on Thurs day last, in consequence of information that a part of the Ham clothing manufactory had been destroyed by fire during the preceding night ; and, on going thither, we found the intelligence but too true : for that part of the building where the devouring element had been raging, presented nothing but a mere shell of smoking ruins. From the information we gathered on the spot, and from other sources, we are warranted in stating the following to be the facts connected with this calamitous event : At about half-past 12 o'clock, two millwrights were returning. from Chalford towards Stroud, and on corning within sight of the building, they discovered it enveloped in a mass of flame. An alarm was immediately given to the neighbourhood, and assistance promptly rendered ; the fire engine belonging to Messrs. Ferrabee, of the Phoenix Foundry, being brought to the spot, and having commenced playing on the fire, in about 20 minutes after it was discovered. In the mean time a messenger had been despatched to Sergeant Morris, for the Stroud engine, which, without a moment's delay, was conveyed to the scene of devastation, and, together with that of the Messrs. Ferrabee, and the strenuous exertions of the persons present, succeeded in subduing the fire b) about five o'clock. Had it not been for the skill and intrepidity of Ser geant Morris, and the Messrs. Ferrabees, in the ma nagement of the engines, by keeping a stream of water constantly playing on that part. of the building destroyed, which is connected with the whole establishment, as well as with the dwelling-house of Mr. Samuel Mar ling, it is very probable that the whole of this valuable property would have been entirely consumed. The building was lately added to these extensive premises, and the total loss occasioned by its destruction (in cluding that of machinery, unfinished cloth, and a large quantity of wool, which were in it) is estimated at 6,000/. ; but we are happy to be able to state that the whole is insured. Conflicting opinions are entertained as to whether this was the work of an incendiary or not ; but we deem it best to refer our readers to the following facts, and allow them to draw their own inferences from them :—That just before the time appointed for the commencement of the " Sacred Month," an anonymous letter was sent to Messrs. Marling, desiring them to close their mills, so as to allow their workpeople the opportu nity of keeping the appointed festival, and concluded by telling them that if they did not comply with this request. that they were marked men. The introduc tion of the power-looms into this neighbourhood has given great offence to a portion of the working classes, and that nearly the whole of these machines used in the factory were consumed by th e fi re . Th at the fire broke out in the third story, and that only a few minutes elapsed before the devouring element was raging with unusual violence over every part of the building. That no person had access to that part of the building for many hours prevrous to its destruc tion. That a large number of the persons assembled were workpeople employed in the factory, and that they exerted themselves to the utmost in endea vouring to preserve the property of their employers. And that on the following day the solicitors of Messrs. Marling instituted a strict inquiry into the pro bable cause of the conflagration, but none could be found. It is but right, however, to state, that the so licitors of Messrs. Marling have addressed a letter to the editor of the Gloucester Journal, stating that they have discovered nothing in the course of a professional investigation to lead them to believe that it was the work of an incendiary ; and they add, that it is probable the flames had smothered for soma time before they broke out. To account for the absence of Miller, our other police officer, we think it right to state, that he was at Cheltenham, engaged on a case of felony at the time. AN AMERICAN'S PROPHECY OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION.-Dr. Cooper one day spoke to us of the first declaration of independence ; we listened to him with the most eager attention. When praising our enthusiasm in the cause of liberty, he said to us, " Take care, take care, young men, lest the triumph of the cause on this virgin soil should too much inflame your hopes. You will carry away with you the germs of these generous sentiments ; but if ever you attempt to propagate them on your native soil, after so many ages of corruption, you will have to surmount far other ob stacles. It has cost us much blood to conquer liberty, but you will have to shed it in torrents before you can establish it in Europe. How many times since then, during our political si'orm—our fatal days, have I called to mind the prophe tic warnings of Dr. Cooper. —Memoirs of His Own Time, by Count Dumas. MELANCHOLY SHIPWRECK.—Late on the evening of Friday, or early on Saturday morning last, the Petrel, of Stockton, David Parry, master, from Dal housie, North America, laden with timber, drove on the rocks lying between St. Andrew's and the Carr Rock, when, melancholy to relate, the master, six men, and a boy, met a watery grave ; a female, who had taken a passage from Stromness to Stockton, also suffered. Six bodies and the female have been found. One seaman alone escaped to tell the sad tidings, he having got upon a log and drifted to the beach. The cargo will be mostly saved, it being landed under the superintendence of the Coast Guard from St. Andrew's. Also pieces of the wreck have been drifted upon the shore, from Crail to Anstruther, supposed to have belonged to a vessel laden with hemp or flax (some of these being found on the timbers), that must have suffered in the same gale with the Petrel. The other shipwreck must be recent, from the circumstance' of a straw mattress coming on shore scarcely wet thro ugh.—Edinburgh Observer. The number of ships of all nations that passed the Sound in October was—From the German Ocean 619, from the Baltic 937: total 1,556 ; of which there was—English, from the German Ocean 142, from the Baltic, 320 total 462. THE VOLUNTARY PRINCIPLE. On Wednesday evening a public meeting of Evange lical Christians professing the voluntary principle was held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, for the purpose of forming a Society, to be called the Voluntary Church Association. The meeting was very nume rously attended by persons of both sexes, and a con siderable number were obliged to go away for want of standing-room. At six o'clock Sir Culling Eardley Smith, Bart., was called to the Chair. The CHAIRMAN having briefly expressed his sense o the responsibility of the duties he had undertaken to discharge, and his inability to perform them as efficiently as he could wish, proceeded to make a review of the state of religion in this country as compared with that on various other parts of the earth. The Mahomedan was bound by the Koran, but in this country, he was sorry to say, they did not find a proportionate degree of attachment and obedience to the Bible. This state of things was not attributable to the Gospel, but merely to the machinery by which it was worked. The Hon. Baronet then proceeded to argue against Church Establishments as being great impediments to the spread of Christianity, and said, that in this country there was not a sufficient distinction between nominal and practical Christians. Suppose such a thing were established as a society of natural philosophers, would they, did they think, admit men who denied the great Newtonian principle that the sun was stationary ; or in Temperance Societies, would they appoint persons to be Committee-men, or have a go verning influence, who were notorious drunkards? Ind yet they found that in the Church Establishment men were promoted and encouraged whose lives were at practical variance with the great principles and duties of Christianity.—(Cheers.) The Hon. Baronet, after an address of considerable length, in which he ably pointed out the advantages to be derived from the adoption of the voluntary principle, sat down amidst great applause. The Rev. Dr. Cox, on rising to propose the first resolution, said that the question they had met to discuss was not one of physical strength with regard to political combination, but the advancement of a great moral power unfettered and unencumbered by any of those considerations which were calculated to deprive them of the sympathies of the Christian public. As that was the first day of unfurling the banners of the Institution, he would suggest a motto as descrip tive of their purposes and objects, namely, " Purity, persuasion, and peace." In the first place, their ob ject was to purify Christianity from all civil estab lishment, and, therefore, he adopted " purity ;" and in the second, as they intended promoting moral and civil combination, not by the sword, but by argument, they would adopt " pe.nmasion."—(Cheers.) It was hardly necessary for him to point out, that the end and object of all this was, " Peace on earth, and good wilt towards rnen."—(Cheers.) He regretted to observe, that certain writers with whom he agreed in principle, had issued a manifesto, by which they declared that this question was a political one. Now, as some per sons might be disposed to think that the question was a mixed one, he would state what his view of it was, namely, that in point of fact it was essentially religious, and incidentally political.--(Cheers.) The struggle was not to settle the question that Government should remain in power, but on what ground religion should stand in this c o untry.—(Hear, hear.) When Christ appointed a Church Establishment for the propagation of his Gospel, he did. not select those who were dis -1 tinguished by their great wealth and vast possessions, nor were offices created for the purpose of bestowing these benefits upon them. Such a system had since crept in as a matter of expediency, but he hoped that the system established by Christ would be preferred before all human expedients. The Rev. Gentleman concluded by proposhag a series of resolutions to the following effect : "I. That the Divine Lawgiver of the Christian Church had, as they believed., expressly ordained voluntary exertions, individual and combined, to be the exclusive means for the maintenance and propagation of the Gos pel ; that any departure from this scriptural ordinance ap peared to them to be a direct violation of the will of Christ, and consequently a serious injury to the Church, neces sarily destructive of her simplicity, spirituality, and in dependence, and as necessarily hostile to her complete efficiency ; and that the removal of all the evils with which the Church of Christ is afflicted, and her final and universal triumph, could not be rationally ex pected, except in connection with an unreserved re turn to the original appointment of her King. " 11. That it was the solemn duty of all who were convinced of the exclusively spiritual character of the kingdom of the Redeemer, to use vigorous exertions, in order to disseminate, among all the friends of reli gion, a knowledge of the scriptural principles on which their convictions are founded ; so as to correct the wide-spread misapprehension and ignorance of those principles which prev ail, not only among the adherents of established church es, but even, to a large extent, among the adhererecs of voluntary churches themselves. " 111. That whilst there arc many different aspects, political, economical, and ecclesiastical, in which the connexion between the Church and the State may be properly contemplated, it especially becomes Christians and Christian Ministers, to regard it in the solemn light of a religious question ; a question of extensive good or extensive injury to the Church of Christ; a question of obedience or disobedience to his will ; a question to be discussed by the common friends of the Redeemer, in the spirit of Christian love and candour, and in the exercise of mutual forbearance." The Rev. Dr. L'EAFCHILD seconded the adoption of the foregoing resolu. tions, and proceededjin an eloquent and amusing strain to advocate the voluntary principle, and recommended that the Association in all its lec tures, speeches and publications, should be directed by a spirit of charity and forbearance. The Rev. Mr. YOUNG next addressed the meeting. Several rules and regulations for conducting the af fairs of the Association, which was formed under the name of " The Evangelical Voluntary Church Asso ciation," were then submitted to the meeting and ap proved of. A Committee, consisting of twenty gentlemen, clergy men, and others, and of which Sir C. E. thnith was ap. pointed Chairman, and G. F. Angus, Esq., treasurer, was next elected, with power to add to their numbers. Several Rev. Gentlemen addressed the meeting at great length during the course of the evening, a ft er which thanks were voted to the Chairman and the meeting separated. --.. --- -- - HINCHINGBROOK HOUSE, HUNTINGDON,— Lordand Lady S andwich have been e ntertaining the Marquis of Anglesey and Lady Adelaide Paget, Lord Templetown, and the Hon. Edward Upton, Lord and Lady St. John (of Bletso), and Mrs. Drummond. PIGEON SHOOTING EXTRAORDINARY.-- Ye:terday afternoon a most splendid match against time took place at th e R e d H ouse , Battersea , between the Marquis of W ater f or d an d C a ptain Alexander, of th e Life Guards. Th e M arqu i s b e t the Captain the sum of 50/. that he (C apta i n A . ) wou ld not within half an hour kill one bird f rom t h e trap at fifty yards distance, which, however, wa s won b y t h e C a ptain, by his killing the twelfth bird, and which was performed in 18i minutes. A second match was t h en ma d e by the same parties f or a similar sum, or " double or quits," which was also won by the Capt a i n in 31 ; minutes. A third mat c h was then made by the seine parties for a similar sum, the Captain this time b e tti n g that he would kill two birds within the gi ven t i me (h a lf an hour), and which the Captain also won in 5} minutes. FAILURES IN DUBLIN.—The first failure of any consequenc e f or some mon ths was announced on Tuesday. It i s t h at o f a h ouse in the porter-brewing trade, heretofore cons id ere d v ery well circumstanced. The liabilitie s a re not great , and i: is supposed that 205. in the pound will ultimately be paid. ETENING fresh loan. The loan now meditated is to be raised, it appears, for the liquidation of forty million guilders due to the Netherlands Trading Company, the payment of te' millions of debt, and four millions for the purpot:es of the Sinking Fund. Th e 1 2arkets here were probably rendered addition - ally firm in consequence of the foolish report having got abroad th.. l .t the Bank Directors intended, at their general meeting ,:his morning, to authorise a reduction in their rate of disco,;:nt. Any such expectation, con sidering the tenor of the notice issued this day week re garding advances on loan, and the unfavourable ap- , pearance of the Continental exchanges on the last two post days, was evidently quite unwe'rranted by the pro babilities of the case ; and having said this much, we need scarcely add, that the Board broke up without making any alteration whatever in their arrangements. SUN.—The Tea sales have gone off rather less briskly to-day. About 14,000 packages have passed, of which a considerable proportion has been bought in, and prices are about Id. to 1 id. per lb. lower. The sale will finish to-morrow. An improvement in Consols has taken place this af ternoon to 91:4 ; in Bask Stock to 179 ; while, at the same time, Exchequer fell to ss. discount, and India Bonds to 7s. to 10s. aist2ount. Under these eir cumstances, it is not expected ti;at the present prices will be supported. A. most active demand prevailed for the Foreign America not Funds this afternoon—those of South excepted. Old Colombian Bonds adv:tt.teed to 30- 1 4, the New to 28.1 (though the latter fell a Cterwards to 274) ; Mexican to 29, and Peruvian to 16 1 27* Spa- O ve per nish Stock advanced to 25t- ; Portuguse Dutch Cents to 34k, and the Three per Cents. to 03 8. ' Stock has advanced to 53i, and Russian to 111 1 . in The transactions in Shares this afternoon have bee. a. the Great Western Railway at 81 discount. , in tl.se a Brighton at 15 discount, in the London and Bir min• ham at 53 premium, in the North Midland at 7 i to '8 -ium, and in the Greenwich at 7, 1 - discount. Lon prem. YVestminster Bank Shares have advanced to I.i premium, and am; Union Bank of Australia to 5 premium. THE MARKETS. COUNTRY .S;.ARKETS, heat. Barley. , Ga,:3 iien .. s . po•se s. Per Quarter. , s. to s. Bath tilandford 64 72 Bridport --.— 68 ' —! f:lharit ---,, 60 84 36 51 2 0 2 6 ' 4is 50 Gloucester 72 75 45 48 50 34 141 43 Exe er '7o 80 27 34 21 28 140 I Guildford ~.., — 36 38 30 33 42 44 Newbury !5B 80 32 50 21 32 42 52 R.eaoing ~.«.»i 5S 64 35 •47 'l3 34 40 53 Salisbury ... 172 84 40 50 30 34 44 58 Sherborne i '72. 7S 42 58 26 30 42 48 Shepton Mallet 72 84 33 54 20 34 48 50 Uxbridge -- 37 421 23 32 Wnruninster. —LS 55 36 54 '27 38 Winchester 164 - 6 Yeovil 164 72 40 48 130 32 46 50 i.. LEEDS CORN MARKET.- Dec. 3 Wheat, Norfolk and Suiliilk, 601 b. --- York. and Lincoln. 601 h. Barley, Norfolk and Sufliilk --- Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Grinding E eans Oats, Potatoe —ideating, F or. —d. to —d Eng. 13V. to 15.1. per stone. e Shelling 37s. to 38s. per loa GUILDFORD MARKET, Wheat, Old (Per Load) 191. to 20/. li s.—N, w, 161. to 9.1/. ss. Barley (Per Qr.) 4 Oats 24 ' , 4 1 Rye 4O 44 Grey Pease, 425. to 445. DEVIZES CORN MARKET. Per Sack. s. d. s. d. Per Quarter. s. d. a. 43 " 3 ( h'irst Wheat 39 oto4l 0 )ats... ......... . . .... 25 o to2B v ~ S e cond 33 0 36 6 Beans (per sack)... 20 0 98 ,.. ~ Thiird • 23 0 30 6 Flour (per bag) — 0 6 " , ' 0 Barley '2B 0 48 t. Bread (per ga11.)... ) 6 •••• S. S. I, S. to S. S. to 8 . 8 50 29 36 43 56 32 48 (30 26 46 50 ii i o - - el. ...• ••• . • E # 4 6 50 58 - -- •••• ....• ..... r.. HAMBURG MARKETS. A TN. Barley, ItAliaegckdleebnubrugrhg.h.. tt.00.3,265°.! -- Holstein ........ 5 to 210 5ummer......... to 135 i2 O OA, Oats, Eider ..... 16 2 to • -- Met tlenbti rg . h g to 171 -- Holstein ........... 0 to :i24 Pease, Mecklenburg ••• : 55 to 3,0 Beans ...... . ................. to Buck Whew .............. 300 to 4' o Ilapeseed, ilanover • . 186 t tl 201 Malt ....................... to -- Tares . ...................... .!175 to i 35 E'st Frie land... r moo CR 0/ I , eat. Marks 438 to 468. -----; Magdeburg -- Anhalt, white 4•25 to 492 ---- r,il - Brunswick 420 to 481• Mecklenburg 402 to 468 .---- Polish --- Holstein ISI to 444 Rye, Mecklenburg .... 234 to 265 -- Dantzic -- Elbing and Ko nigsburg ---- Up!and ---- Riga con Carolina and Tennessee 7%t0 9% Georgia, Ist sort 9 9% 2d S Si,. I.'d and 4th COF. Mocha 9 to 11% Batavia Sumatra — RlO 4% 5 Bahia SUGAR.— (Wit Havannah, White . . 6%t0 OA Brown 5 , ,i 5%,, Rio, White 6 7 Brown Manilla, Bro, ON. M a ranham 8 to S Madras 6% 6 N Surats % 6SI DOlaillgO ..... PEE. Domingo LA Guayra 5 14 61,4 Porto Rico 5 % 6 J Havannah 5 6N 8% Discount.) Bahia, White . 6 t 07% 8r0wn.... 5 1 ,6 6 Pernambuco, White 6 71 4 Brown 4% 5% ,wn, 53Q to SN, - _ NEW PUBLICATIONS.—Mr. Colburn, of Great Marlborough-street, has announced for publication dur ing the present month the following new w orks - Fre The Spitfire : a Nautical Romance, by Captain deric Chamier, 3 vols.-2. Sporting Excursions in the Rocky Mountains ; by J K. Townshe nd, Es q ., 2 vols., with illustrations.-3. The Life and Ad ve ntures hi Michael Armstrong, the Factory Boy ; by Mrs. Trol lope, complete, with all the illustrations by Hervieu, Buss, and Onwhyn, in 3 vols. (the publication of th e monthly Parts of this work will be continued as usual, until it is completed.)- 4 . The Court and Camp al Runjeet Sing, by the Hon. G. W. Osborne, MilitarY Secretary to the Governor-General of India, Bvo., with sixteen original Sketches, taken on the spot.—.s- A Summer in Brittany ; edited by Mrs. Trollope, 2 vols. Bvo., with fourteen illustrations.-6. The Diary of a Nun, 2 vols.-7. A Pilgrimage to Jerusalem ; by Marie Joseph de Geramb , Monk of La Tra pp e, 2 vols. —B. Marian ; or, a Young Maid's Fortunes ; by Mrs. S. C. Hall, 3 vols.-9. The Conclusion of the Diary of the Times of George IV., being Vols. 3 and 4 ; cheaper edition in post Bvo. MR. BREMNER'S EXCURSIONS IN DENMARK, NORWAY, AND SWEDEN.—There is not a single reader of Mr. Bremner's admirable book on Russia, who will not be delighted again to encounter a traveller who unites in himself so many excellent qualities. With liveliness, animal spirits, and bonhommie to attract and please the most idle of readers ; with good sense and impartiality to satisfy the most critical ; with activity, information, and judgment, to turn all these good quali ties to account, and a position in society that enabled him to do so—these are the characteristics which Mr. Bremner brought to the concoction of his popular book on Russia, and they have in no respect failed him in the one which is now before us. On every subject which it touches—and it touches all that can interest the general reader—politics, statistics, public feeling, social habits and condition, agriculture, letters, science, personal character, all is treated with fearless impartiality, as well as strong good sense.—New Monthly. WORCESTER ELECTION PETITION.—The following letter has been received by the party to whom it is addressed : " 3, New Bank Buildings, 30th Nov. 1839. "MY DEAR SIR,---.I have the pleasure to inform you that the rule obtained by Mr. Bailey, to show cause why Mr. Bond and others, the petitioners against t o e return of the sitting Members for your city , should P ot pay his costs for preparing to oppose the petit ion (1740 was in the last term discharged with costs. The costs have since been taxed and paid to me by Mr. Bailey ' agent.—l am, dear Sir, your's very respectfully, " JOHN DINGWALL. " Mr. J. D. Stevenson, Higlostreet." Such is the result of the vexatious and harassing Pr o ' cedure to which the petitioners against the by-beef -W quired, and by-beef-retained seat of Mr. Bailey ha ve been so long exposed. It has resulted triumphantly focir them, and has covered the other party with shame a° confusion. The foiled and beaten Tories have n ow o° resource but to express, with a scowl of malignity; ti the satisfaction they would have felt at the consumnaa° of the punishment they had devised for those who ja" terposed between them and their aims.—Worcectersbile Chronicle. HORIZONTAL FLAT WATCHE S ' very small and neat with accurately finished jewelled ran cents, are offered in silver cases , Four Guineas an d a 1 each; galii cases , enamel dial, Seven Guineas; silver dial' Eight Guineas; gold dial, Nine Guineas each. A print w a rranty is given with fixed terms, on which the Watches Ai always receive any attention requir, T. COX SAVORY, oal W a t c h m aker, Jeweller, &e., 47, Cornhill (Seven doors f Gracechurch- s t reet ) , L on d on . N.B.—Second-hand Wat c h es p urc h ase d in exchange' SHEFFIELD PLATED WINE COOL ER A. B. SAVORY and SONS, Manufacturing Silversroitlf; 14, Cornhill, Lond on ( oppos it e t h e B an k o f E ng land), ha ve choice in their wa rerooms a S e l ec ti on o f PLAIN and OR': MENTAL ICE PAILS , to which they wish to direct attentiooso The price of th e Pl a i n T u b- pa il ( now much in use), al' ' t he the pair ; the Classic Vase (very neat), 101. *a. the pair; he Victoria Pattern, 151. the pair ; the Dresden Cooler, 191. the pair, &c., all of whit.. are strongly mounted with Silve r ,' : Is , have Silver Shields for Engraving the Crest or. Coat of Is r io d A pamphlet is published, with drawings of the aboa lica other articles of plate generally, which may be had en aPP tion, free of cost. msmeimammossr......k BIRTH. On the Ist inst., the lady of Morgan H. 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Jr county of Alidd)eser.—Friday, December 6, 1839. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. (THURSDAY EVENING.) TIMES.—A strong expectation prevailed in the city during the greater part of the day of some new an nouncement from the Bank parlour relative to loans and discounts, but nothing of the kind appeared during the hours of business. Owing to the great extent, however, to which this impression prevailed, it is be lieved not to be altogether without foundation, and the notion is that it will be a relaxation rather than a fur th-_.r pressure upon the Money Market. By the advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 429 per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 101 d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an ex change of 13. 7, and the exchange at Hamburg on London at short being 13. 5/, it follows that gold is 0.59 per cent. dearer at Hamburg than iti London. The premium on gold at Paris is 10 per male, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 101 d. the ,;once for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25. 40, and thZ exchange at Paris on London at short being 25 322, it follows that gold is 0.30 per cent. dearer at Paris than in London. The course of Exchange at New York on London is 1081 per cent., and the par of exchange between England and America being 199 23-40 per cent., it follows that the Exchange is 1.07 per cent. against England. The funds were heavy during the greater part of the day, and Consols were at one time no better than 91i for the opening, but towards the close of business the market became more animated, and purchases to some extent in Reduced and Consols improved, the latter to 91i buyers for the opening. As the books were shut yesterday preparatory to the a ynicrit of the January ni dividends, there was, of course, no p oney price. Bank Stock 178 to 9 ; Exchequer Bills, ss. to 3s. discount. In the Foreign House a rather considerable went may be noticed in Dutch Stocks, the Two-ark: - a-Half per Cents, having advanced to 53i to ; the Five per Cents., 994 to which is equal to 1 per cent. on the first, and on the latter. It is accounted for by the higher quotations coming from Amsterdam, founded on reports that no new loan, or at least not to the extent formerly stated, would be required by the Government. Some financial reforms were also said to be in progress. A case of some interest is reported in the French papers, arising out of the late blockade of Mexico. In the month of April last year a policy of insurance was opened at Paris with the French Lloyd's by Messrs. Cardozo, jun., and Leches, for the sum of 13,000 f. upon merchandise estiatated by common accord, and shipped on board the Casimir at Havre for Vera Cruz. The vessel was on her voyage out when the manifesto of Pre sident Bustamente alarmed the shippers for Mexico, of the coasts of which, besides, the French Government an nounced the blockade. In consequence the French Lloyd's, in consideration of an additional promium of 1 per cent., covenanted to take to its account by indorse ment on the policy, the risks of war, capture, hostilities, reprisals, and all other molestations on the part ofany Go vernment whatever, or States acknowledged or not ac knowledged by the French Government, and of the sub jects of the said States or Governments, as well as of all the consequences which might result therefrom. The ship on its arrival out in sight of Vera Cruz, at Sacrificios, could not enter the town on account of the blockade established by the French squadron. In consequence the captain returned to Havre, which he re-entered on the 23d of August. After the discharge of the merchandise there, the owners resolved on its abandonment to the French Lloyd's, according to ar ticle 369 of the Code of Commerce. On refusal of ac ceptation, the question was submitted to arbitration. In December last the three arbitrators came to a de cision, by which the claim founded on abandonment was rejected, as not being justified by the assured ; and'in respect of their subsidiary demand to be indem nified in the shape of damages and interest for the pro bable depreciation in the value of the commodities insured, through non-arrival at the place of destina tion, seeing that in the law the assured could only es tablish the claim of indemnities by the way of aban donment or by that of averages, and that the first was not open to them, they could only proceed to claim for the amount of the averages by which the mer chandise was damaged, in which case strict legal re gulations were in force for their government. But that the " moral depreciation" to which the mer chandise had been exposed through not reaching the place of destination, and therefore its return on hand, did not range in the list of gross or common, or simple or particular, averages ; that this character be longed only to the extraordinary expenses oc casioned during the time that the owner remained out of legal possession of his goods. In the result the ar bitrators condemned the insurers to pay, first, 895 francs for loss on three bales of goods damaged and sold at Havre ; and secondly, 112 francs 55 cents., being the amount of the extraordinary expenses occasioned by the forced return of the merchandise. On appeal to the Cour Royale of Paris, in which the advocate of the plaintiffs insisted strongly on the point that the insurers took at their own risk " all the consequences of War," the original finding of the arbitrators was confirmed on the ground that a blockade was not a case of war pro perly speaking ; that the insurers and the insured had in view only reprisals or the molestations of privateers ; that it could never have entered the mind of an insurer to guarantee the entry of a vessel into a port blockaded by a squadron ; and that the word " consequences" re ferred only to war risks, which were all the Lloyd's Company intended to cover. It was thus established, " that the depreciation of merchandise, because of a forced return occasioned by block_Ae, is not a maritime risk to be covered by the insurance policy in case of war. even when the insurer has taken to his charge all the consequences." CHRONICLE.—During the early part of the day a perfect calm existed in all the markets, without the least appearance of business ; but subsequently a sud den change for the better took place—Consols advanc ing fully 4 per cent. The only rumour out of doors to account for this rise was, that the Bank had it in con templation to reduce the rate of discount : this we believe to be premature, and that the advance in question arises from a feeling, ❑ow very prevalent amongst the most influential bankers and merchants, that the tide so long set in against us is about to change its course, and that a better state of things may be looked forward to ere long. Some of the better descriptions of American Stocks have also advanced from 2 to 3 per cent. within the last day or two. This may be accounted for from a better feeling generally existing on these matters since the arrival of the Great Western. Exchequer bills have receded Is. HERALD.—The publication by Mr. Jaudon of a condensed statement of the assets and liabilities of the United States Bank has very naturally created much interest and comment with all who are interested in the commerce and the almost endless variety of stocks or public securities of the United States. In fact, much depends upon the final settlement of the affairs of this bank i❑ reference to the existing state of things in the United States, and Mr. Jaudon's statement has been looked upon in a very favourable light by many persons whose future prospects in some degree are de pendent upon the solvency of that leviathan the United States Bank. Other parties take a rather gloomy view of the affairs of the United States Bank ; but it must be remembered that whilst there are many whose opi nions are biassed much in its favour, there are many more who have condemned and still do condemn that institution in many instances in the most wholesale wanner, without any reason. The operations of that institution have certainly done much for the go-ahead system of the United States ; it has fostered all the improvements and many of the wild speculations of that community, frequently to its own peril and that of the people who were aided, by its power of creating an enormous, unwieldy amount of paper money based upon every description of loan or security. The gigantic operations of the United States Bank may have done much for the commerce of the Federal Union ; at the same time they have often been the cause of dreadful commercial distress on both sides of the Atlantic. The commerce of Great Britain owes it but little gratitude—witness the three monetary crises that have taken place within the last fourteen years. It has been the means of introducing a trashy system of bill credit into this country, which, perhaps, never would have acquired so much head if the Bank of England many years since had refused to countenance the system indirectly by tolerating a dangerous species of paper for discount in the Bank parlour. With reference to the statement published by Mr. Jaudon to-day, we do not think this the time to express any decided judgment upon its value to the commercial community in general ; but we do not doubt that it has been as fairly got up by the committee appointed as could be expected in s o s h or t a ti me . The stock of the United States Bank, however, has rather improved upon it, and is quoted at 161. 10s. buyers. POST.—The funds were rather upon the advance again to-day in both the Stock Markets . _ Share s a l so were done at somewhat higher figures. The news from Holland was considered more satisfactory, the expla- nations given by the Government to the interrogatories made in the Chambers, relative to the budget, having been such as to cause a general rise in the value of the home stock in the Amsterdam market on the 2d instant. Numerous purchases were understood to have been made there for account of the interior. The uneasi ness evinced by the public with respect to the project of law authorising the negotiation of a new loan for millions of gu ild ers to the debit of the colonies fifty-sixl oniessems to have induced the Finance Mi nister to modify it. According to the Dutch Papers of the Ist inst., an annual report will be made to the Legislature of the total amount of income, and of the su m requirett-for the budget. The heavy amount of the latter is amounted for by the circumstance of the whole expenditure of the kingdom having been classed under one general head. Great economy will, how ever, be observed in the several departments of the iSntearteea;soand although the expenditure should exhibit an excess is to be covered by means at the disposal of the Government, without resorting to any