The Sun. — London, England, 1844-02-19 00:00:00

ink batr ° l , Ne e tit dr 1~,• i V. It 1 - but tho thrce ale, and closed anted to lea WBB notice Malting istilling alters freely ; Very iss to -• 08 to ; 40 tad w as to IN is) , to VO , notegl . Ale " me t° SIS„.. os to 300 35 t° 4 W to 53 2, os ~°." 140 i° os to 28d 33 to 2 74 0, to 2, • list°'42. f ti• I. to; 0 10 ti 3 • t 4 O 4 6 0 8 4 II 21 • • o ti, n g°. row its ,, AID ry is nu'. l.tq 9 0 0 g 9 0 6 -9 0 6 f btO l ' , 01 l n'Y ft ve d f o TITE_g 31°S E V AND c ()AIM E 'ICI A L NEWS PA .i.IAMEI , i TARYI 3 Ai ) ERS. CITY, QUARTER 7'o THREE. SESSION 1844. ~-.l ll_ „t h e Li re Cotton Market on Saturday the sales ,-, IX WALLS.- , - 1 TILE LATE "REBECCA" P. lOTS ,v'd 4,500 bala% at former rates, and all to the trade. The Fpre Market was good fur Dover and Eastern Counties. There have been delivered from the " Vote-office . ' 227 ` .4 . 0 6 w . ere . steady. Eastern Counties, 104 ;Gratin Junction, of the fll ing papers, namely (No. 33), a 4.) in 11 e r , d ',. L rl , g ani Quarter, 274 ; Brighton, 424 ; Manchester . parts o ow ixrrningbam, 40; Paris and Rouen, 324 ; South Eastern, copy u a i . °lt ; and Ditto "c - Stitch ' t ' e" ' 354 f "1' .aclarratiun issued by h B e a r IN A l i a i:m e d s t ay - t,o2eoetrh ta i a districts in South \Vales, dated r,,,..., . in crest is felt in the City to ascertain the reply of •-, nobert Peelto the deputationf the Joint-stock the ree,..._ fromßanks, October, 1843," which was ordered by the House of 4 ," ,:iteers of which waited upon him on Saturday after- Commons, on the motion of Capt. Bernal, to be 4 -st• It ee,,, 2 . 1 , , is a subject of such vital importance to the lin ferre Laver of the ahareholders in the establishments re- printed, on the 15th proclamation con. sh ould , a suggestionhas been made that the t° th at • • b delegates eludes with an offer o il f ls s tan oO t i. and This a free pardon from tatty t uss ue a " Circular " periodically, stating such facts as her Alajesty, to any person or persons, not being the vs _, e end to afford necessary information. Our inquiries as i' La result of the intemiew have produced but little intel- actual perpetrator of the outrages, or incendiary fires, g e nes that . • any of them recited in the body of the proclama. s ud e , s. . can be relied upon. Promises of attention to, or 0e tt;datderation of, the claims of the Joint-stock Banks, thi r e t tart of the P rem i er there were many, but we do not tion, who shall discover and apprehend—or cause to be m an , Co a bold . concessions will b e ma d e , unless indeed there be discovered and apprehended—the "authors, abet- Ch— stand in Parliament against the renewal of the o „_arter of the Bankof F ol' d u on itspresent terms. tereh. adyiaes ,aere Will , _ la .n,, an p . ._ . tors, and perpetrators of any such incendiary fire—or T "e any occasions to refer again to this subject. any such outrage—whereby life shall have been sa just received from the United States are in- crificed ; or that they or any of them shall be duly Ne ett i l ig in @tie point of view. The doctrines of repudiation, convicted thereof;" such reward of 5001. to be paid are Yso generally cherished by many of the States, r( the .... ' - - very long " for each and every person who shall be so convicted." Peri o d decline. It is true that a a kar Must elapse before the capital advanced to Ithe7.....ititerrreJenathan can be paid off, Fifty pounds, and her Majesty's pardon, are also but strong efforts, we really beingdevise_the of meeting made to means offered, under like restrictions against the actual per this to , est 08 it b ecomes due. The New York Herald, upon petrators, to any person who shall,in like manner, thi s s i,P'; re.rnarks and for the sake of the many ersons on Matter, Ma " e of the Atlantic who are ' so deeply interested in the apprehend, or cause to be apprehended, any person or co trust trust the anticipations will prove to be entirely persons concerned in any other outrages besides . I n, neh • 4 ' 1- Prompt payment of the annual dividends is as ai p„ as the niost prosperous commonwealth will ever be able these so described, within the same counties and ths thesYeiThis is all that is wanted. Thousands have made tricts,—on their conviction. This th e c ' e l B an investment, and all they want is the interest. stock 4; leek for, and eventually will receive in full. The POOR-LAW (No. 31).—Copy of the Reports of the dho t i, ~,1 of course, be continually changing hands, the cre- Poor-law Commis . sioners to Sir . James Graham, on .. w ill ne r v e ; i e s i lange from year to year, but the indebtedness the law concerning the maintenance of bastards. •Telirs b e '' " 5 removed front the States. Those that have for (Ordered to be printed, on motion of Sir James ter en dun unable to pay the most trifling portion of the in- Withi n th e ' must receive some other aid than what they have Graham, Feb. 14 ) ili lie t u , n Pruf: ie c so i ezn ir u sel tio v n es , to take so great a step as the payment of NAVY (No. 'A. r r ''' 16).—An account of the annual re has been introduced in the Legislature of ceipt and expenditure for the year ended on March 31, that tee providing for the State debt. After stating 1843. Presented (in the usual course) pursuant to 4,1 th at P.ublie debt amounted to nearly 40,000,000 dollars, a I. l Nceed, t T an Y are too-well acquainted with, the resolution 2 Will. ly., c. 40. (Feb. 7.) foa l eir _ state that the means of payment should be drawn CLONTARF MEETlNG.—Proclamation of his Excel tl the urces the least burdensome, and recommends the sale tleith4blic improvements of the and the appropria- . lency the Lord Lieutenant, in Council, against meet- Stat 4 ° flgrese of so much of the public lands of the United frig summoned for Sunda . y, Oct. 8, 1843. Dated, tztin --, or th e :a. Proceeds thereof, to Pennsylvania, as would " Council Chamber, Dublin Castle, Oct. 7." Illei a l , 1 :7 the State debt, and free the people from taxation. dill nec.hor.9.,resolutions are ' so rich and important, that we ,r l u6 e lle esolved , __ T hat we recommend to our senators, &c., in ,41.! auth 1 treM, .., .t° use their exertions to procure the passage of a i-atrih et i e 3 ,, n amg the issue of 200,000,000 dollars of stock to be ' a deria " a mongst the several States, in proportion to their o utoftt ° Palation, an d to b e payable by the United States altali b e e, Proceeds of the sale of the public lands, which lands "Th e P te dg, ed for the redemption of stock so issued.' .aa auto s debts of the States of this Union have reached eetti ee ,s and stand in a position that calls for rerious re ;hthe pel,°nl those who created them, and those who have e ta t ;,:r in hand to prevent an increase, and to provide for eebtedn""ate liquidation of•them. The whole and total in *ith th e :a of this country in the aggregate, when compared • t lllte r i 8 hntnense wealth and unlimited resources of the til e' ta tes, is but a trifle; but when the people proc t lai a m , 134 nnwillin t-14,4ted, nr thos ' e that 'en have innoNtesitinedb,l should despair. The The people of tli 1 t . 17 !- 811 •say to the nations of Europe we are able, ,itakt..,,thicluldate the last dollar of our indebtedness. The ai7bl.imineisdirect cause--of the insolvency- of the States Oast e ,„ - 'uted can be traced to the financial revolution we ~q stru-"erging from. The whole country has, for years, "gle e evf.ling against the most desperate depression any The c o • e/Pellenced." 5 ;'11 Itt s7rniasioners purchased this morning 20,000/. Con . ti 4. and thi s ethe r ttritie,s. gave a tone to the market for all the owever, not a great deal of business, in t t rt h it nsfer re Z ee ts, has been transacted, this not being regular aZtgh it i'' Bank Stock has this morning realised 195, t s —e „ne t6't . 5 11 , rather cheaper. The opinion, at least, r"aat the " ° Rters of, and speculators in, this security, i t ' e aled lei to Charter of the Bank of England will be re "ft u t man alterations injurious to the Share tqld, A Po' y ' 'we is, , i .,_ nit that will create great discussion, are Private Laether one bank of issue shall be established. The a l Z h h in e-4, 4 t 4 h 1L : 'ere oin. not represented ,. at this interview, only, t k banks. Sir Robert Peel promised % 1'41 4 ell'ist, .. air ad - ; th s e tated. 1 : lie matter is much talked Orov e ,i t 3' this morning. Reduced Three per Cents. have 1 - ' l a 11 0 ° 984. Exchequer Bills to 70 to 71 premium, and a etti lion to 88 • Is 4 ' 4 for premium. There was one bargain made th • m °neY this morning at 974. - ••4\ beeiie South American Bonds a great deal of business 4 kOrnin transacted to-day. The correspondence in kcie ll ~.Z Co ntemporary relative to Mexico is of . th 44 te, still it has had an injurious effect Llse4 value of the Bonds, which are at 344 to 3. Pe -Vet,"da have fallen from 314 to 30 and 3011. Colombian, l3 '4 4 ; 11 eli of tl :4iev e v an , have been up to 144, but they are now i t . th:e.LondC, l ,e, 4 ,"e r is something coming forward for the benefit fir:2, It - w it ,,7 4 n e a_. Spanish Stock is ito 4 per cent. higher kka ti ler ; ° Saturday afternoon last. In other Foreign 1141 Sll are li not mu c h a lt erat i on to -d ay. rieo et „, o l antarket was rather flat to-day, as our corrected i ns shows : .44,,,, --. '' l.l FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. ' Iler i k e . ( From the Of fi cial List.) !Per FoZII. Reduced.....-.......... ........... 16 , •04 193 195 194 a p er c i.. Annuities ....... ...... - 9 B 9B % IS per Consols. Annuities • 07 Aiii ,ft. 3 1 - t. Reduced Annuities ..«.......„ lO3 , ong Z Pc? Cent. Annuities 10254% br, nnuities, Expire 3th Jan. 1860..«. « l2 i 3-16% 111 „, 4 471 0 3 , ) d i a :ea l,ock ri Expire 10th Oct. 1859 . tii al k i ,l l o under 1,00.6 "....--........-......." 1 04 85 % 104 as e..." _stock for Account ki,loll f or Account , . `Vecluet Bills 4,00 04 , 114 d. /%d. , 5004 ............. .. ..... ..... ' Ditt o «....».......• ....». » ... "N 1. ) :: toxii„ it to Ad4iii;:i - ::: ::: - 7 l 7l o m. Self': F UNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. zuer,,V l A .nonds, 5 per Cent. C01 t07 4. Yres B on d s , 6 per Cent ....... ..• ••••iiii 3714 1 14 13% Uzi iwin news& b it e t tli f , toms, i .5 per Coat. ...... ...... tiin soy the tecount. 24% Peru"' *ferred Sto c k ll% 12% -,,vuto he 6 „ „ „......tto for the . A....r . Cents. 31% 30% . s . tegu e , * ,,... —mint Ditto for th e Ac - ...... " ................. ....." ... . : 3034 31 34 3 °% • Ditto c onv - "nds 5 per c., count Thre : ve Bonds. Spanish Bonds I'4. r've Per..e. . . ....... . ._, , 71i Ditto %lie • Account ........... Ditto yDitto fort r Ce" .. ,1,.., . _ e Account ..•«.«.«.».......» e : 1 1 _ 5 Ter Cents. ..... .. , ir ,,.._ , Gan 1837, 5 ,_ r „aa. ! ..... ...................» 1024 , iIiICFs: OF sit Y: t 'en' , a 5..., leaiLw A RES THIS DAY AT ONE. 1 3iNarni and ' .... PAH% PER SHARE 11, o n N ew GlOne oster...... 100 n'utoi ~,,, ~,_4.. ............. ... ..... 1714 titet: c ot .47 es ler ..... .. .............. 70 Bit t N ev.. ... .. . ..............25 ..... ~,,4 ~..n............ .............. 25 Greet ,wa nit GL , ,,g6w ................. to . ...... ...... lail b,,,-..-:a7nwiori. .............. 13s 4d ai to Difat %ten, n 1 ..... .. ..... . ........... 73 lO6 ..... .... to 105% - " n oon s ad ''aree .. 4bitto Lo B righ to n*,.... B rightol*:::*** . ...... -V, 67%:. to jyNon ,an Note. ........ -- -' t to li nd Itirrniosliz,; .... ... it i l , O to f:Nop 0 7 Third s •• ... :L . :L. " 2 ' 23 40 to - -1,!1 4 , 1 , aod souildford Junctio'n'' 5 ...... *** 7 1******** to 144° Xiehthuth Western ,_ h , n ,., w... ................ % idi c "este r - ii, 14 4 --was .... _.. ..... .. '7O ll4 ),,,,a t sd c,,,,,,,,, Birmingham ... 40 „,/;:ft,o iftl;.l.Liee ........ .. ........... 100 l i nvieh and.,,z. ..................... . 2 PZ7l:glitle a0,17 41 „0u . ........... 2 11,, w ati,:i R ouen orootton Juno,. 15 vq,ips., tut,,,,.... and e ................... . 20 - .4e r i q . Dever ... ...... 50 Ilititt,ngeltrii;liiia,;zi .... - ..... 2550 5.,F,%... to 34 36 to 154t7 Clip:b° l o' Branch ............ 2% 1 1 144 19... to 15 k 4 , 1 916.: 41 &her . 're'CX EXC " ITANGE FEE 17 —We have no 4- - .7 to , Rion to note to-day in ' our . qu ' otations. The _ 0 4te1.4 lit ' n ues for ate;,, , I _, , Manchester and Birmingham, South 55.1 . Venester. The sales are—Dublin and I tt e g. , . .and I,,..._m_luiesehester and Birmingham, 403 to i ; 1 !; a7, 1 ,P, 35 In ci e . o ter, 644 to 65 ; South Eastern, 344 ; NI; a iik4 ,. west:, heater, and Manchester, quarter shares, w . rn, ono-eighth shares, 34 ; Barnsley June. ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY. A distressing accident occurred last evening, shortly after eight o'clock, near the Wimbledon station of the South Western Railway. Two men named Henry Weller and John Weller (father and son), accompanied by a third in dividual named PaHick; had betn spending the day with some friends at Chelsea, which place they left about eight o'clock to return home to Ewell, in Surrey. They arrived at that point of the road intersected by the South-Western Railway, near Wimbledon, about half-past eight, and as it was nearly dark did not observe the cross-gates, erected to prevent persons crossing the line, until they were close upon them, when John Weller called out suddenly, " Come on, here is a train coming," and imme diately after throwing open the gate attempted to cross the line. At the same instant the rive o'clock up-train from Southampton passed by at full speed, and on Charles Pallick (the third individual alluded to) and Henry Weller looking round they could see nothing of the unfortunate man who had but the instant before called out to them to follow him across the road. One of the policemen on the line coming up a search was made, and the unfortunate man was dis covered about a hundred yards from w here he crossed the road, bleeding profusely from a wound in his head, where the skull was laid open, besides being otherwise much injured. He was removed with all possible care, and the best means at hand used to stay the hemorrhage. About half an hour subsequently the Woking up-train, on being signalled by the policeman, stopped and took in the unthrtunate man, who was conveyed in one of the first-class carriages to the Nine elms terminus, where medical assistance was instantly ob tained. The poor fellow had not then ceased to breathe, but had remained perfectly insensible from the time of the acci dent. THE AWFUL ACCIDENT AT THE LAND SHIPPING „COLLIERY. (From the Cambrian of Saturday.) On the afternoon of Wednesday last, one of the most dreadful and destructive events ever known in Pembrokeshire took place at Landshipping Collier', the property of Colonel Owen. The short time which has intervened has not allowed a sufficient opportunity to obtain full particulars of the sad catastrophe ; but. the following circumstances connected with it are believed to be substantially correct. The colliery has for very many years been in full work, giving employment to a large number of men, women,. and boys. It appears that on Monday last a lot of men and boys were set to work in a level, which was about a quarter of a mile long, and extended a considerable distance under the bed of the river Dungleddy, and which had not for about three years previously been worked, for the reason, it is said, that it was not considered safe to carry on operations there, the colliers having reported that in one place there was a leak of salt water over their heads. In the afternoon of Wednesday there were between forty and fifty men and boys employed in various parts of the level. Three of the boys, who were nearest to the mouth of the pit, were alarmed by hearing a violent-rush•of water in the interior of the works ; they instantly ran to the pit's mouth, and were only just in time to save their lives, by climbing up the sides of the pit, before the water filled the level—had they been a moment later, the water would have overwhelmed them, as it did all their unfortunate companions who were in the in terior. It was immediately afterwards found that a portion of the ground - underneath the mud on the side of the river, a little above low water mark, and directly over the level, had given way, and the tide, which was then flowing, was ob served to rush with great force into the fissure, so as to drown the works, and render the escape of the hapless col liers utterly hopeless. Tidings of the sad calamity were quickly conveyed to the village where the workmen had re sided, and as soon as the nature and extent of it were ascer tained, a scene of the most heart-rending kind was exhibited among the surviving wives, mothers, and other re latives of the unfortunate colliers, which it is far easi er to imagine than to describe. Immediately after the poor boys had come above ground, the landing-tub was lowered to assist any who might be at the bottom of the pit, but when it was pulled up it was found to contain nothing but water. Some short time afterwards,.the steward of the works went down, but he could discover nothing but pieces of timber floating on the water. The greater portion of the poor men who have thus met a violent and untimely death, have left wives and large families to deplore their loss. In addition to the incalculable amount of distress and destitution which the surviving relatives must inevitably sustain, the injury to the proprietor, and the other colliers in his employ, is tre mendous, as it is thought that all the works on the estate communicate internally with each other, so that it is probable the water has extended through the whole, which may pos sibly occasion a total cessation of them, or, at all events, a vast outlay of money to stop the fissure and expel the water. THE MURDER AT PLUMSTEAD.—CONFESSION OF THE MURDERER.—We understand that John Bodle, who was found guilty on Tuesday last, and sentenced to twenty years' transportation, for extorting money from Lord Abingdon's butler, under threat of making a diabolical charge, and who, about ten years ago, was tried at Maidstone for the murder of his grandfather, by poison, on which occasion' he was ac quitted, has confessed, since his confinement in Newgate, that he did commit that murder, and that no one but himself was concerned in the horrid transaction. The Right Hon. the 'Sneaker of the House of Com mons, had his second Parliamentary dinner on Saturday last, at his private mansion in Eaton-square. Covers were laid for 30. Lord John Russell, Viscount Palmerston, Viscount Howick, Lord Marcus Hill, Lord Robert Grosvenor, Mr. Byng, Right Hon. Geo. Stevens Byng, Sir Geo. Grey, Sir John Cam Hobhouse, Right Hon. H. Labouchere, Right Hon. Francis Thornhill Baring, Right Hon. B. Macaulay, Mr. Vernon Smith, Sir Wm. Clay, Mr. Chas. Wood, Sir Thos. Wilde, Rear-Admiral Deans Dundas, Mr. Tufnell, Mr. ChaS. Buller, Mr. Pendarves, Mr. More'O'Ferrall, Mr. Ord, Mr. John Parker, Mr. Wyse, Colonel Fox, and Right Hon. .R. L. Sheil, constituted;the party. Lord Seymour, Sir Thomas Troubridge, Hon. Fox Maule, and Mr. Pigot were unavoid . ably absent.. FlRE.—Last evening, shortly after six &clock, an alarming fire broke out on the premises belonging to Mr. Worssam, newsvender and tobacconist, carrying on business at 39, King-street, Snow-hill. The flames were first per ceived raging in the shop by some of the neighbours, who immediately raised an alarm, Mr. Worssam being at the time, in the upper part of the building. Such was the fury of the flames, that it was found impossible to enter the pre mises until the arrival of the engines. There being an abun dant supply of water, one engine was set to work, and by dint of great exertion, succeeded in confining the fire to that part of the building where it commenced, and soon extin guished the same ; not, however, until the whole of the stock in trade was either consumed, or rendered useless by the action of the fire. lit t ^k st C LOSING Pr ICES. 4 t. t e set BRITISH FUNDS. milet an )iz.o. ............. 191 Indian Stock ...... 278 pm. i 1.,j1 , e1.7'. C ana .•., 98% Ditto Bonds . 88 P ' Lzl„l..t ; Ili !tit, Its ....... 27, Ditto Old Annuit ies -_-_- i ,s liellZ Ca,it.... ....... 1100:11. DittiaAew. Annuities ..... pm 4 th 441 1 Pt. "• ..... !".". %l i lt ' o "s g4) . l : . 2 . : — pm. i o tt • !grit)._ e,toexpile Ditto Small."'" pm. ,41.1 h,............ 12% Bank Stock for Acct 194 A .18°). ......... • 2 I..ia India Stock for Acct 2 7 8% h•ait,, . 4. ....... ---- iConsols for Acct 9 7% ~•41,; ” tin ir " 1 1 Per c PC/REIGN FUNDS. tiZko.atiliA u Der c ent ......... .... Portuguese, sper Cent 7 ti A 'orid:nt". ....... Ditto , New Ditto t ot in , r Yre., ............... -. Prussian , 5 per Cent _ N a t ibbi 4tl Per c e gr Le J... _ Russian, 5 per Cent C k e, 18.4 li per c "• ........ -- Ditto, Metallic ) i [t o ... ent .... ..... ' §panish, 5 per Cent g2 li,'''', t(i.;• ........... . ...... _. Ditto Iper Cent tS, l „lier (o : Cent ...... 23 !Ditto', Deferre 4 ..... ...."- -c. ca, t •,,5, ~., , ........... Fiench, ler Cent ....- : - . ' f : .. e. 1'et, 4 ",!. , i i,s e ' Pet r.or.,l2ent ...... -- Exchange ...f. .—.C. 'let '" ..... .... 34y French , 3 per Cent. an.l.tzs. , 18.7 ....... ' Dutch, per Cent 5 5% "Per Cei,t... .2534 Ditto, 5 per Cent lO2 P•li °I and x SHARES. t sterc'f (441_1144.0t 4..x.et!r CO paid)...... - •••••• • ......... 6579% t)i.Jaaend . iiIQ td assow (50 paid) eh, ter' (100pa1d) great a Worth ,ester, and Chatham (234 paid) 94 ' 1 :1 1 1 : I n I'itti, " (5 Paid) ................................ . .14i I.4inen and t,,.,12 Pai0)...... ......... .. ............ : 11 1 .5 1 , 1 1, i) and h,11,1,).t0n (se paid) )ite:,ttehaiter'l:cadndlti)raartel, 231 ticrwinchallci a,,,,Manl (Stock) 91r ( t eln pa i d il ) l. , ....sl. 10(1. _ i 45i, pa'd) 7 % t./it t n and t . "Ingron Junction (15 paid) ),zott 0 5,,, , late.rn (4) paid) 1,1 . 1 ' S idl l a P n ( lpmd) ... .. ... . .. • 04,4 „ Thi _„ \..00 paid.) ...... .."......." ......... - 441 ;i44Vel!. Lie. 44:; ................... 44ktI A , ___ 8 Paid) ..... ....... ..... ....... 4, , , tit tle a ----- --... :10it !af t ' llot 4,1111401.6 M tailors (father and son) 440 (if th eir Y rade. t e n , .rom Chesterfield went to the house in this ZS'e /1,41140,1), —P'.°Yer to work (which is usual in the t r et-st,f.. e l_lld on to Rork home in the evening, they -- is a ft • - 'it. " 4 44 . ` l km crossing a held to see, as they thought, iit its „ . . t k w,g quite still ear th path. After making a INTi., km I.:at as >est to n be e ad -I'oo° and oldin, . . done, the father boldly Jo h e t i Joo.......%b.hahtisstick in readiness for ablow,soid Yi, k .rili g deaf and do you want ?" but the supposed ~__ Y, .. tiet . L . 0 1 b made no reply. It hell 'bet 'Pea., ( sa id the tailor) " I will 4 tkk• 4 e -co t he fit( ti,ill ke r ,tit h e „ e ..._. 11)1d fellow remained silent, on 1,,," II", I'.'elved a severe blow, which made him Qw viki, .t 91r (s a i d strike 11 4 „; wi t , aga in. „ • the tailor), if you will not speak, ~,,,•eve r RINE% wi.„lteceiving no answer, a second violent kqe, tii4toed‘ itileitei brought him to the ground; falling, El4')(4 Wil:tflie lll'Detitall ° Bll t: Takoe Le!! t a h ls :l; acialidnewh4lit was' 4 4% I call 18 he tt,,i ti lti ta k4l je , rn hi m ~ u ~ father?" " 0, replied he, " be l l l.ii;p 4 c.ilp - " e. h l elf an, a ll . aft . ,r,!otne violent strt I igg l:l of 1 •ying at fullgtoenint. dkie(iek .. .N.vtt jzonii_g,(,,olotu .hastened,liomtejig ,ace, . kitire(it ttitit xtillaip 1 ' " d but 476 Y 411(01rhad P e ttt arTh u h to on re the ew gro l u e n P , l of the length had been sowing corn It,. ter p what they call e d a " scarecrow ).t.,4kria, a.t 11 4 1 1 1 ~ ,e ri ~ f ord 6 4 )'ellt,re'udowned 1111:11inItylillialTi Durrell, c.ach aged 12 col the O n the it° PtY, on Tuesday week. The girl "v end 11 a pond, eavivielibeherbenrodkepeitri, an ‘7, l _'''d (7 1 - • savoured ; tati e 4. ; I ' l % '" air G • :Nt_lle Jtaynl4ziev°,lte Colman's affairs, in connection LIZ ;1114nitlit ed v t ‘ hat rre were in great embarrassment, ..1 tpldth‘te leepetuilbil 9 r r. C-) could not be relieved •, , i -w• "14-rs) tl. by it h k pt OM ru cy, gs 4111 (rePlieti Colman), l'oa ap a per Gentleman Cadet Black, of the Royal - Military Academy, Woolwich, has, in consequence of ill-treatment received from some of his companions under the vile system termed fagging, absconded, and. has not been heard of since Saturday last.—Naral and Military Gazette. GOVERNMENT CONTRACT FOR. NEW STEAMERS.— A circular has been issued by -the Lords of the Admiralty to the chief of our engineers, to send in, before the sth of next month, tenders for four new steadiers, two of the first and two of the second class. The weight_ of the machinery, inclusive of the boilers filled with water, is to be 350 tons for the first class, and 300 tons for the' second. The first class coal chambers are to be capable of holding 400 tons of • coal, and for the second 350, taking each ton at 48 cubic feet. After giving a variety of necessary directions, the invitation to the engineers concludes. by . stating that those tenders, however, which place engines of sufficient power in a space less than 54 and 50 feet, and give the largest stowage of coals, will be preferred. The officers of the two regiments (the Ist Life Guards and the Grenadier Guards) in garrison at Windsor, have just arranged to give a second amateur performance at the Theatre Royal on 'Thursday next, in aid of the charitable institutions of the borough. At the last performance the re ceipts amounted to 1061. ls., independently of about 141. re ceived for admissions to the full dress rehearsal. Captain Strange, of the 13th Light Dragoons, who escaped from the Alilitary Lunatic Asylum, Fort Clarence, Chatham . , on the evening of the 15th of last January, has been discovered, in custody, at the town of Sandbach, in Cheshire, a distance of 160 miles from London. In the case heard in the Common Pleas, Guild ball, on Friday and Saturday, dt the Fishmongers Company , v. Robertson and others, the jury found a verdict for the de fendant, damages Is. A 1 :1 ITHY - ANSW.F.R.—A negro who was called on a xitness in a North Carolina court, on being examined as to the nature of an oath, was asked if he knew what would be the consequences here and hereafter if he swore to a lie? " Yes," said he, " ears off, and no share in de kingdom." AMERICAN NEWSPAPER " Halloo, boy, ain't you got a daddy livingr " No, but my brothers have ?" ," What's their names ?" " ay, they're both named Bill, except Sam, and his name's Bob! My name's. Booze, but they calls me Boozy, for short. Anything more to ax?"— Literary Gazette. On Thursday, two fine mushrooms, weighing about BE ounces, were found in a Add near Whgatley.—Leeds Mercury. SHAFTESBURY.—The scarlet fever still lingers here—there have been several deaths through this disease lately:—Sherborne Journal. BArTism —The Nottingham Review says :—" On Sunday an aged female was baptised at Loughborough, in the open air; the lee on the surface had to be broken before Bile could enter the water. She had recently joined the New Uvtisinvnt disciples." o_ . .n) A V 9 41 .E:', Nr I N'_G, 772-1-Rt74 (Tv lik 1.444. COURTS OF LAW. We have perused the first draught of a "Bill for altering and improvitrg the Processlings in the Su perior Courts'of Common Law, as to certain actions for the recovery of debts, or damages, not exceeding 20/., and as to other actions in certain cases, pre ferred and brought on by Mr. JEuvis and Mr. WATSON, and ordered, by the Commons, to be printed, on the 6th of February, 1844." This appears to be, we are sorry to say, the sug gestion of an additional chapter in the code of pains and penalties, which it has been: often attempted, for half a century past, and with various success—to incorporate into British legislation on that most inex plicable of social crimes among us—debt. The pre amble declares that it is expedient to render actions for the recovery of debts, or damages, in certain cases, of an amount not exceeding 201., more sum mary and less expensive, and to alter the practice and proceedings in the Superior Courts of Common Law in respect of such actions." Proceed ings for the recovery of such debts appear to be sum mary enough already, so far as the interests of the bona fide creditor are concerned; and except where the party proceeding is disposed vexatiously to en force them, it cannot fairly be said that the costs of ordinary actions for debts under 201. are excessive. The law and legal process are sufficiently stringent already, unless it be proposed to leave no margin in the shape of consideration or indulgence for the simply unfortunate in increasing their pressure on the frau dulent and unprincipled. But we have another grave objection to the Bill before us. It is one of those plausible engines forincreasing the already overgrown patronage of our high legal functionaries to which we must say gentlemen of the long robe, of all parties, are too apt to lend themselves, in the House of Com mons. They seem to imagine, from the easy and deliberate way in which they givo their sanction to the various Bills that in every session provide, in some shape or other, professional gratuities. or .nely salaried offices for barristers, that they themselves hold some patent of exemption from that suspicion of interested motives which the world attaches to all other men under similar circumstances. Individuals who are for ever devising some means of adding to the appointments and advantages to be opened to the profession to which they belong, are shrewdly sus pected of a lively hope of participating, in time to come, in the harvest of the seed crop which they have been the first to sow. Assuredly this remark does not point to the respected and learned Members whose names are endorsed upon the " Bill" before us ; but neither will their names neutralise its general force and ap plication. For what is the case here ? Clauses Ito 25 provide that actions of this class and limit may be brought by writ of summons—which writ may be served personally, or by leaving a copy. if defendant do not plead to writ of summons, " within the time there specified," judgment may be signed; or, if ser vice not personal, judgment may be signed with leave of the judge. No appearance to be entered by or for the defendant; " and for the purpose of plead ing, the particulars underwritten shall he deemed to be part of the writ, and may be pleaded to in whole or in part, as may now be done, at the usual costs of a declaration." Judge, in Chambers may make orders for further particulars ; no plea in abatement to be allowed; judges of the Superior Courts at West minster, or any eight of them, the three chiefs being of the number, to have power to settle form of plead ings ; in case of departure from such forms, a judge may set aside the pleading, with costs. Certain pleas, however, may be pleaded together without leave ; particulars to be delivered with plea of pay ment or set off; no demurrer allowable for want of formall commencement, and no demurrer for form deliverable without previous leave of a judge; judge may permit the defect to be amended; sig natures of counsel not to be required to any pleadings ; if plaintiff do not proceed for a month, defendant may sign judgment of non pros.; defendant may take out a summons to stay proceedings, on payment of debt and costs claimed, or of a sum to be named; and the judge may make orders for payment, or give time for payment, not exceeding one month. Judge's summons to be pe remptory in the . first instance, and one shilling only to be paid for it ; in form as per schedule. Then comes the " patronage" clause, as we shall term it (26), touching " assessors to be appointed to the sheriffs of England and Wales ;" followed by clauses 27 to 30, illustrative of the functions, &c., of these new officers. Clause 26 enacts that the Lord Chan cellor shall appoint as " many persons as he shall think fit, not exceeding tieelve persons in the whole," to be " assessors to the sheriff's of counties and cities in England and Wales,"—such persons to be barristers-at-law of not less than seven years' standing, or attorneys of one of the Superior Courts of not less than ten years' standing, removable by the Lord Chancellor for misconduct or incapacity, his Lordship having power to increase or diminish the said number as he shall •ee fit, until the end of the year 1845 ; after which no more assessors to be appointed without consent and approbation of the Lords of the Treasury ; as sessors may appoint duly qualified deputies (for pe riods not exceeding two months in any case) on suffi cient cause being satisfactorily shown. Salaries of Assessors (amount in blank) to be payable out of the Consolidated Fund ; such assessors to act as judges on writs of trial and writs of inquiry. There are several other clauses relating to the duties of these provincial judges in embryo, all calling for notice and consideration ; but we must pass to clause 40, which really seems to drop all recollection of the preamble, and to contemplate a serious irrup tion into the jurisdiction-demesne of the " Superior Courts at Westminster," and elsewhere; for it enacts that in any action which, if the amount claimed did not exceed 201., would be triable by writ of trial, it shall be lawful for a judge, on the application of either plaintiff or defendant, if he shall so think fit, to order that such action, though for a debt or damages exceeding 201., shall be tried by writ of trial, and to name place of trial; and such writ of trial shall issue accordingly; and thereupon further proceedings in the trial shall be such as if the debt or damages claimed did not exceed 201. Upon the whole, we think we have assigned tole rably strong grounds for the hope, with the expression of which we conclude—namely, that Parliament will vigilantly superintend the progress of a measure which does not appear to us so well calculated to carry out its professed remedial principles as to prove a golden egg in the snug nest of Chancery patronage. Sovrn DBVoN.—The weather since Friday last has assumed a wintry aspect. In several parts the hedge rows were decked with spring flowers, in full bloom, and spring, with all its charms, seemed near at hand. A sharp, frost has now set in, which will retard the progress of vegetation, which was in a very forward state. r The lambing season has been very favourable and grass and turnips are very plentiful. During the last fortnight the corn trade has undergone an improvement, and prices have advanced. Cattle are rather dull at present In the manufacturing towns, the woollen trade is going on briskly, and yolk wool is in good demand at 9d. to 94d. per lb.— Potatoes are selling from 3s. 6d. to 4s. per bag.• Wheat 7s. 3d. per bushel ; Barley 3s. 10d. to 4s ; Oats 2s. Bd. to 2s. 10d.— Plymouth Journal. WILL FORGERIES.—About eight years ago, an at torney of the name of Hyte lived in the west of England, Barnstaple we believe, who far exceeded the present forgers in adroitness and wickedness. On one occasion lie was re quested by a married man to make a will in favour of his brother, at which his wife complained to Hyte, who told her he would make all right for her, and trust to her liberality. He prepared two wills, one in favour of the brother, and another bequeathing the property to his wife. The first was read over to the dying man ; but before it was signed by the testator and witnesses he rang the changes, so that the widow became the sole object of his bounty. The brother suspected foul play and fraud, but could not prove it. Hyte afterwards obtained large sums from the widow, whom he kept in constant dread of an exposé, which, however, did not take place until she, on her.death bed, confessed the whole, declaring that she had never enjoyed an hour's peace since the foul transaction. The last, among many acts of forgery which this villain committed, was That of the will of a person at Exeter. A gentleman, possessed of large property, was likely to die, and Hyte inquired of the wife whether he had made a will in her favour. She replied, "She was fearful he had made no will:" He said he would prepare one, and trust to her generosity. He' called the next day, and was told it was too late, for the man had just expired. He said he had brought y a winces with him, and would manage it. They, Went to the bed-side and read over the - will to the corpse, and having done so, he caught a live fly, ' which he put into the mouth of the dead man , an d took his hand and guided it to sign the docum en t, an d t h e witness declared that he had heard the will read to the deceased, who signed it while life was in him (alludi ng t o t h e live fly). The validity of potisliattivelengptrhoof, pwarastlymbyanlfest the will, which was so much at variance with the expressed sentiments of the testator in the latter period of life, was dis puted, threats, o' t n il d e ll ef re lir p l 7r: titularly from the accusation of conscience, the widow and traii sct b i u o t n, n un o subscribing or attesting witness made a fullconfessiOn, and being admitted as witnesses for the Crown, the scoundrel Hyte was convicted and executed in the year 170 7.- berm •rourrwil. . . MO 1% :.-'t AIN ! TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR. — Monopoly is hydra.headed—corn, cattle, sugar, water, coals, a!1 alike. re , tricted, made dillicolt. and to the millions denied I In this va,t metropo'is—the queen or cities and of colonisation—the focus of a hundred cha rities and a thou and schools —monopoly reigns para mount. No where else is there such a monopoly in fire---no where else is there such a monopoly in water. You did your duty long and ably in attacking the abuses of the coal. monopoly. Do I err in thinking that you will aid the inhabitants of Lambeth, Southwark, and all South London, in also attacking the water monopoly ? It so happens, th a t a ll the three companies supplying South London with water, have in their Acts of Parlia ment the same clause, making it " unlawful" to supply such water in an impure state, which all join in treating with contempt. Their customers cannot help themselves; hence the enclosed petition, which is receiving signatures in all directions.-1 your obedient servant, __ [We have recei ve d a copy of the pe A titio S n U , R bu G t E a 4 ? N pre . sent we cannot promise to find room for it.] ST. PAUL'S AND WESTMINSTER ABBEY. TO THE .EDIT(7I? OF THE SUN. Srn,—Parliament being now assembled, I beg to sug gest, through the medium of your valuable paper, the propriety of convening a public meeting, for the purpose of considering the steps which it may be advisable to take in reference to the present disgraceful condition of the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, and the Abbey Church of St. Peter, Westminster, in order to effect, if possible, the following important objects :--- First—The abolition of fees. Secondly—To obtain in these churches increased and. better accommodation for the poor, belonging to the cities of London and Westminster, and Thirdly—To get the Pagan monuments, which dis figure and profane these holy temples, removed _to some other more appropriate receptacle. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, _ . AN ENGLISHMAN. [We know of no Pagan monuments in those temples ; but we know of monuments to Johnson and Howard, and Watt, men who adorned and civilised Christian society. Could there be better places, too, for the monuments of gallent men who have died in the service of their country ? In the other two propositions, however, we entirely concur.] THE CURRENCY. ' TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—Sir John Mandeville, who was in the military service of the Great Khan of Cathay, about the middle of the 14th century, thus describes the symbolic money in use among the Tartars : "Thus Emperour may despenden als moche as he will withouten estymacioun ; for he despendeth not, ne maketh, no money but of lather emprented or of papyre.• And of that money is some of gretter prys, and some of lasse prys, aftre the dyversitee of his statutes. And when that money.hathe round so hinge that it begynnethe to waste, than men beren it to the Emperour's tresourie ; and than thei taken newe money for the olde. And that money gothe thorghe Out elle the countree, and thorghe out elle his provynces ; for there and beyonde hem thei make no money nouther of gold nor of sylver. And therefore be may despende yuou and out rageously." The above passage shows that the Tartan had much better notions of money than our modern statesmen ; that the leather and paper tokens of receipt issued by the.Great4ilian in return for the supplies levied by : him passed currentas a Medium of exchange tlirouglrall the' country and provinces, performing; at a small cost, all the offices that gold or silver could have done. Our modern statesmen extort froin the subject both the supplies and the gold to represent them ! and in this respect they show their inferiority to the Great Khan in the article of common sense —as, however, they are no way behind hand with the Tartar Potentate " in despen ding ynou and outrageously," the people of this country have a fair claim on them for an abundant and cheap circulating Medium. It will be found, Sir, ere long, that Sir R. Peel caught a Tartar " when he brought forward his Currency Bill of 1819 ; it would have been well for the country had he deigned to take a lesson from him in the theory of money; indeed, a few Tartar instructors in that science would•be of great service at the present time ; I could recommend several PPafor instance, Mr. Jones Loyd, Mr. Norman, Mr. Horsl e y ahner, and that last light of the age, Mr. John Gellibrand Hubbard.—l am, your most obedient servant, London, Feb. 16, 1844. Q. T. MR. FERRAND, M.P., AND MR. COBDEN, M.P. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Strt,—l am a Conservative, aye, a Tory: and a Conservative, or Tory, who will yield to no man in an honest and heqrty desire to promote the happiness and welfare of the poor, the farmers, and I may add, too, the manufacturers, for I do not know that - this class has not an equal right to justice as the other two. As such I have viitnessei with sincere sorrow the perpetual contests that have been going on between the two Hon. Gentlemen whose names I have prefixed to the head of this letter. Sir, I fear that both Mr. Cobden and- Mr:-Ferrand overlook one "great fact," and that that oversight is the cause of both of them being at "daggers drawn," instead of being, as they ought to be, united in one common assault upon the common wrong that has been committed, and is sought to be perpetuated' and even increased against the poor, the farmer, and the I manufacturer. Sir, the fact of maintaining for foreign gold the fixed monopoly price of 3/ 17s. 100. per ounce, has, isince the year 1819, nearly doubled the taxation alike 'of the poor, the farmer, and the manufacturer. Pre 'viol's to that year the labour of the artisan was at ss. per day, the corn of the farmer at 10s. 6d. per bushel, and the calico of the manufacturer at 9d. per yard. :They are now (under gold at a monopoly price) 3s. per day, 6s. per bushel, and 4d. per yard; and, con sequently, the taxation of these classes has been nearly (doubled. Apply this to th e case o f t hi s country , W ith a fixed taxation of 50,000,00 0 / . per year, an d it Will be obvious that almost another 50,000,000/. is now being extorted from the tax-payers of this country —a sum amounting to at least 800,000,0001., or the entire national debt since the year 1819. Sir, the two productive classes—land and factory — are losing sight of the common enemy. Let them look to the money laws, and Mr. Ferrand and Mr. Cobden may shake hands, and rally under the same banner. Lord Brougham, with 5,000!. a-year pen sion, is getting, with corn at 6s. Bd. a bushel, 15,0 00 bushels of corn per year. previous to 1819 the pen sion was 4,0001. a year, and, with corn at 10s., it was of the value of 8,000 bushels. The same appalling increase applies to labour, calico, and almost every other 'necessary of life. Sir, it extends also to the other fact of the 50,000,000/. per year ; and it is no wonder that the labourer is poor, that the farmer is in difficulties, and that the manufacturer cannot, under such burdens, compete with the foreigner. The pro ductive classes must be united—not divided. One that'wishes to see THE CAT OUT OF THE MG. Brighton, Feb. 14, 1844. The splendid abode of th e Ri ght H on. the Earl of Lichfield, in St. James's"-square, is in George Robins's list for disposal. It is accounted• one o f t h e most - com plete mansions throughout the metropolis. METROPOLITAN IMPROVEDIENT3.--011 Fridif the large area of ground in Broad -street, St. Giles's, Whic has been obtained by. the rem ova l o f the houses at the north end of Monmouth-street, was opened to the publiC,•a itc road-way having been completed and laid down. The demo lition of the houses and the formation of the new thorough, fare have added greatly to the improvement of this locality, as a very spacious thoroughfare has been made. At the end of Belton-street, adjoining the same spot, some house s have been cleared away, which has considerably w idened that part, and which, when paved with stone, will open the com munication from Waterloo-bridge to St. Giles's. In Belton street (for the line of this new street), yearly half the houses between Broad-street and Long Acre are taken down, on the west side. Among the number was the Guy Earl of Warwick public-house, which was established a great many years age . - Upon a site near to this house, a chapel of ease to the parish church of St. Gilesin-the-Fields, will be built. Within the last half century rents have trebled, the price of wheat has doubled, and agricultural wages remain about the same. The landlord is therefore the only.party who has benefited by the corn-laws.-21foninouth Mer En. STATE or TRADE.—Yarns have again advanced. in price this week. Wools still remain firm. No further pur chases of either yarns or goods are now making ou specula tion, as the general impression seems to be that yarns have reached their maximum,.and that nothing further is. to. be gained or saved by any further purchases than what are ne cessary for carrying on from week to week. London houses are now:acting upon this principle, and consequently bUying sparingly, and only for present wants; the present business, therefore, for useful goods is limited to the actual'consump tion at present going on. We trust there will be no further speculation or advances upon material, as in that case, by in creasing the risks of accumulating stick, it wilt have a ten dency to throw workmen out of employments—L e k: ate ,. • STATE OF THE LACE AND HOSIERY TRAtits.-- The cotton manufactures in this district, which 1:14‘,, betin, for some time, in rather an healthy condition, ar e 04cepti in a singular predicament from an unexpected cause ; namely, a great rise in the price of both hosiery saint and . thread, which has, since the latter end of Nov'ennice_ bar, advanced 30 per cent. on the list price, to the great benefit of the Manchester and other spinners, b u t demand u to the loss and inconvenience of t he trade of Nottitifim. The cause is attributed to their bein g an exte nsiye in Yorkshire, where the woollen manufacturers have nixed cotton with worsted, principally for warp, while Others say, that whole warps are composed of cotton, having a woollen shoot, which are sold as being made wholly of worsted. A considerable quantity . of . cotton' yarn has, for many years, been exported to Russia and Ilindostan.—Derby R eporter, DEATH OF LORD GLENTWORTH.—nis n obleman, after a painful and protracted illness, expired on Friday morning at his mansion, in Manchester-square. F or some time past the nature of his Lordship's malady was such as t o give not the slightest hopes for his ev e ntual recovery, s o , that the immediate family convections were Prepar e d f or t h e melancholy result. The deceased Edmond Henry Lord Glentworth, was eldest son of the late Lord, who die'd in 1837, and grandson and heir of the Earl of Limerick. He was born 3d March, 1809, and married, Bth Co s t s b or Miss Eve Maria Villebois, second daughter of m i .. boil, by whom, we believe, his Lordship leavesAt young fa mily. By his demise the families of the Earl and Counter; of Limerick, Lord Monteagle, Lady Lucy Standish, Mr. P. and Lady Louisa Pole, Sir Henry and Lady Frances Calder, Count and Lady Cecil Delatield, Mr. George and Lady Ca roline Russell, &c., are placed in mourning. „„ MrrsioroLlTAN ritovPIENTs ,,--1 Ppre is 4 Bill before the (louse to 0 t 0b441 . river from Piaee-yard to Qhathemr_place, t o fs sr ts carriage road. This w in b e t ansommodatioo to the pill*, as it will take Much of% thoroughfare from the Strand: 4,r4Pqx:4tS 1, 4 will Willt* dined for the emb0y44104 3 0 frolo vlolioato,bridgc to Matter , sea-bridge. . When completed it will 1.4 0 40 of the mot 1 k1311411 r i kt Y s 9 r 01040402' THE DUItE 01? SUTHERLAND ON THE CORN-LAWS. (From the Shrewsbury Chronicl.)• The following letter has been, addressed by his Grace to his agent at Dwirobin, in the county of Sutherland:— " London, Feb. 12, 1844. " Dear Sir.—As 'I learn that in Sutherland some of my friends and tenants are desirous of having a meeting to consider the subject of the corn-laws, under appre hension of the effects which the present agitation of that subject may have on our'agricultural interests, it may be well for me to say shortly to you what I am disposed to believe right and truein regard to it. It is very fair that the sentiments of any who feel desirous of 'communicat ing them should be, expressed ; but it is also desirable that none should commit themselves incautiously, and under unnecessary apprehensions ; they may probably find that in this, as on many other subjects, great ex aggerations prevail. I take it for granted that none would think of considering societies for agricultural purposes as proper instruments for use, as machinery for extend ing any determined 'opinions that any number of mem bers may entertain on this general question. This, I think, should be carefully avoided. Of course, Ido not urge objections to any persons meeting as a society, for the sp?cial purpose of taking a part for or against a general measure ; but the societies which have been formed to promote improvements in all branches of farm ing should be kept elear of contention, and free from disputes of this nature. " My own feeling is in favour of the free current of national industry—of unfettered commerce—of purchase and sale generally—without excepting any trade on which the sustenance of the people depends. lam un willing to close the best markets for our supplies,' and cut off from the people the sources which Providence offers, under the varying circumstances of seasons and climates, for the produce of commodities necessary for the enjoyment of life. Ido not think it is a solid good principle to maintain that a bounty should be given to the grower by a tax on the consumer—and I believe that the protest drawn up by the late Lord Grenville on the subject is substantially sound and just. I also, as I said. think that in conforming to these principles we shall not endanger ourselves; though no doubt in many parts, of England particularly, great improvements will be re quired, and under any system they should be enforced. " Important considerations arise from the artificial and complicated system which has made our condition so difficult to understand and manage: our national debt, complicated taxation, necessities of revenue—all these make great caution necessary ; and it is no doubt right and proper that all who have insight into these subjects shouldcommunicate—that agricyiturists should exprregg their sentiments regarding their own prospects and fears and expectations, as well as other members of society. But I do not wish to enrol myself among those who re quire restrictions interfering with trade and commerce in regard to the most important articles for man. " I am, dear Sir, truly yours, " G. Gunn, Esq." " SUTHERLAND." SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. ' ADVERTISER.--Sir Robert Peel succeeded in muzzling Lord Lyndhurst while the debate on Ireland was proceeding in the Upper House ; but he has not succeeded in sealing the lips of another equally dangerous colleague in the House of Commons. Lord Stanley, who last session submitted with out a murmur to the silence which his master imposed .on him, has this session given indications that he will not con lent to play the mute any longer. He has;with becoming , spirit broke through the restraints to which the Premier sought to subject him. "Richard's himself again." On Friday evening the Noble Lord proved to the House, and to Sir Robert Peel too, that he has not by the unbroken silence he submitted to maintain last year, lost any of that hastiness of temper, or impetuosity of character which he was wont to display whenever he took part in any of the discussions in the House. We are glad of this, while condemning the matter of his speech. We are gratified to see that he has had the manliness to rebel against the wishes of his Mi nisterial master, and that he is determined not any longer to compromise his own character by consenting to maintain, at the bidding of Sir' Robert, a detrading silence. His speech of Friday is, we trust, to be regarded as an earnest of the pro minent part he means to take in the discussions "of the session On which we have just entered. His Lordship's speech on Friday was a strikingly faithful transcript of themind of the speaker. He was as fiery and vehement—as open and un guarded as ever. He compromised the Cabinet of which he is a member by every fifth or sixth sentence he delivered. His speech was the most damaging to Ministers which has yet been delivered since the commencement of the debate, It has done, and will do, the Government of Sir Robert Peel more mischief than even the speech of Lord John Russell. Some of his admissions were quite as in sulting and offensive as was the application of the word " alien " to the blood, language, and religion of the Irish, which Lord Lyndhurst was fiendish or foolish enough to make, a few years ago. The Colonial Secretary admitted, for example, that Ireland is ruled by military law, and that a rebellion is prevented solely by an exhibition of brute force. He virtually thanked God that there were troops enough in Ireland to keep the people in subjection. Is this, then, a matter for gratitude to Heaven ? Ought it to be a subject of self-gratulation to any Govern ment, that an entire nation are so maddened by the measures of that Government, that to prevent rebellion their country must be converted into one vast garrison? We unconsciously ask ourselves, when we hear such language, in what country do we live ? In Russia or in Great Britain ? Are we under a despotism, or do we possess a free constitution ? -The lawce guage of Lord Stanley might suit the meridian of St. Peters burgh, but it is language which the greatest enemies of Mi nisters could never have expected to hear in London. Does the Noble Lord imagine that this is the way to conciliate the Irish ? Does he suppose that the use of such language is calculated to tranquillise Ireland? The people of Ireland know, because they have felt it, that since the accession of the Tories to power, they have been living under a military despotism ; but is it wise, is it generous, is it safe to strike the iron still deeper into their souls, by openly proclaiming and in effect gloryi ng i n the fact? Is it not enough that Ireland is oppressed, de graded, insulted, by the men now in office, without having superadded to all her indignities and wrongs, the crowning insult of boasting in Parliament that, by means of an over whelming military force, the party in power can continue to trample her people in the dust? The speech of Lord Stanley will produce a feeling of indignation in Ireland,- which may be attended with results which no one can contemplate 'with out fear and trembling. Nothing which the plausible and cautious Premier may hereafter say, will neutralise the effects of that most insulting speech. It will rankle in the bosom o f every Irishman who loves his country ; and it will strengthen and extend the feeling which exists in favour of * severance from Great Britain. Talk of Mr. O'Connell and " monster meetings" endangering the peace of Ireland ! Why, this single speech of the Hotspur of the Ministry will do more to peril the peace of Ireland than all the repeal Meet-. ings ever held, and all the repeal speeches ever made, in that country. HERALD.—We rejoice to find that the agricultural party are at length proceeding to take vigorous measures to coun teract the Anti-Corn-law League. A meeting took place at the Duke of Richmond's on Saturday, for the purpose of forming a Metropolitan Society for the Protection of British, Agriculture, when his Grace was appointed President, and the Duke of Buckingham and Chandos Vice-President of the Society. There were present at this influential meeting The Duke of Richmond, the Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, the Duke. of Leeds, Lord Beaumont, Earl of Yarborough, Viscount Ingestre, Lord Rendlesham, Earl of March, Lord 'Worsley, Viscount Campden, Lord Newport,. Lord Os.sulston, Sir C. Burrell, Sir C. Knightley, .Sir J. Trollope, Sir J. Chetwode, Hon. F. Scott, Messrs. T. Duffield, Stafford O'Brien, E. S. Cayley, E. Wodebsuse,' R. A. Christopher, E. W. Mundy, C. Turner, A. Lawson, H.' Eaton, R. Gordon, C. N. Newdegate, W. Long, Colonel. Sibthorp, W. Beresford, C. Wyndham, G. Darby, P. Pusey,. C. R.. Colville, J. P. Plumptre, Q. Dick, H. S. Waddington, R. Palmer, T. W. Brain Aston, R. B. Hale, E. Yorke, H.. Halford, C. Goring, W. B. Ferrand, A. E. Fuller, D. Watts Russell, W. L. W. Chute, W. Miles, J. P. Allix, and other - Members of Parliament. Resolutions were agreed to, for the purpose of carrying into effect the great object in view-- namely, the protection of the agriculture of the kingdom,: and a deputation was appointed to confer with those gentle men who have advertised a meeting for the same purpose at ,the Freemasons' Tavern. This is the right course to pursue. Where unity is strength, it is absolutely necessary that some' central associati on s h ou ld b e formed, with which the various local bodies, whose meetings we have so frequently of late adverted to, may communicate. . LIEUTENANT MAHON. The Naval and Military Gazette directs attention to a case published therein on the 3d instant, respecting the examina tion of Mr. Mahon, an Irish gentleman, before the Insolvent Debtors' Court, and the circumstances, which were peculiar. It seems this gentleman had served in the Royal Alarinei with the greatest credit. Having experieticed kindness from particular parties, he was induced, in return, to back bills to the amount of 6,000/.., which bills, however, were dishonoured. To meet engagements in which he was thus unexpectedly in volved, be became deficient In his public accounts to the amount of 250/, and being peremptorily called upon by the Admiralty to make good the deficiency, he was advised to resign. the Gazette then says—" Lieut. Mahon being thus deprived of his commission, thrown enniless upon the world, and quickly incarcerated, was com l e d t o take the benefit of the Insolvent Act. The Chi e f ' mmissioner (Reynolds), who presided at the hearing of the case, said in his concluding. address 'that during his many years' experience in that Court, he had invariably remarked amongst the number of persons and various classes of society which came before . him (and there were some of all classes), he always found the officers of the navy were more tenacious of their honour:than any other class of men, and he was happy to say that, in the present. case, ha saw nothing mean, nothing shabby nor die., honourable, and therefore the Court considered the insolvent entitled to the benefit of the Act, and ordered him to be dis-. charged forthwith.' Although we consider Mr. Mahon, like all other acceptors of accommodation bills, highly blameable, still his we seems to be deserving the consideration of the present liberal Board of Admiralty, and we hope to find him reinstated in the service." [We cannot but echo this opinion, especially as we have seen most honourable testimonials possessed by Mr. Mahon from Colonel Laurence, C. 8., 'and from Colonel Fergusson and Adjutant Heriot, and also his passing certificate for an Adjutant signed by a Board of Field Officers composed of Colonels Laurence and Wright.]- 7 Morning Advertiser. The nature of the intelligence from Peru, which is generally known in the City, is of itself almost sufficient to show that the price of Peruvian stock is kept up by specula tion rather than by any substantial ground. The arMy of General Vivanco, under the command of General Gnarda, and composed of 3,000 men, infantry and cavalry, has been de stroyed by the opposing army under. Generals Castillo and Nieto, 300 men only escaping. The letters state that the Vivanco Government cannot last ; there is every appearance of anarchy, and yet the stock still maintains a high quota tion in our market. The accounts from Ecuador represent that Republic as suffering great poverty under the military despotism of General Flores; so that, whatever may be the prospects with respect to New Granada, there seems but a slight-chance of any arrangement being made to settle the Ecuador portion of the old Colombian debt. Even as far as the New Granada portion is concerned, the rumour alluded to yesterday is without official authority, since the Spanish American committee have heard. nothing of the projected mission of an agent to this country, or of a consent by the Government to,the terms of -th e b44410,er5, 'Whether M. Mosquera has fpyoing to i;pAninunicate remains to be,seen.— . In the course of the Irish State trial, Mr. Whiteside quoted an extraordinary figure once used by an advpcetorr "I swell a rat—l see it brewingin tlip atopir-and I will cru. it 111'tir Wit" sp are turonved that Mr. R. V. Richards, Queen's Counsel, of the Oxford Circuit, is retiring fvern the liar, and Nvgl not aliain op, t4e qmit, -- L, '`•...~ gtifSft APPEA -. CX - SHEARING IN ' THE HOUSE OF LORDS, SESSION 1844, --;- Slott v. Ker (Ist appeal) , Scotland • Scott v. Ker (third appeal) Ditto Vaughan v. (ironow, abated Chanc.,England The King v. Traflbrd, writ L .- : _';..,: - ,_••,_: of error, plaintiff's council ''',: . :t% *. '""e" Angfana. heard 1533 Blake v. Boyle, abated Attwood v. Small, abated Johnson v. Thomas, el- P arte }, Scotland. abated 1836 ) Goold v. Richards Fullyheardf Miller v. Knox Exch., Ireland Small Y. Attwood Exch., Ireland 1837 Parnell v. APGauran, exparte, 1 Chanc.,lreland abated Aitken v. Finley and Another, exparte, abated Earl Belfast v. Marquis of Donegal. abated Crawford v. Edward, Pauper, exparte Andrews v. Walton (time given to enrol) Carrick v. Buchanan, exp cause remitted with direc tions 1839.. Scotland Chime., Ireland ScotlAnd. Chancery, Eng. land Scotland • •••J Farrell v. Gleason (Ist. ap.) t E l elL reian C i' amb Ditto, ditto (2d appeal) Ditto - - Fully heard Charter v. Sir J. Vrevelyan Chanc., England 1841 Galway v. Barron, abated ... Exch. Ireland Adam v. Farquharson Scotland Second Ses- Thompson v. h er M a j esty ' s sion, 1841 Advocat e -G enera l, wr i t I Fully ,heard of error •,_ . To be armed by one Counsel of . Fully heard { The Skinners' Comp any v y the Irish Society • Waters v. Groom - Fully heard Earl of Roslyn v. Aytoun 1842 1 Drummond v. Munro (or' Fully heard f Ross) Duke of Beaufort v. Taylor; ext . arte .. Fully heard { Kilig t v. Sir W. Boughton, i exparte .! Sandford v. Morrice Stockton .and Darlington' Railway .Company v. Bar rett, writ of error Bvron v. Cooper Marquis of Waterford v Knight Mackenzie v. Williamson Drummond v. Walrond and others v.Woode, exparte The Society- of Contributors' to the Widows' Scheme of the Solicitors of the Supreme Court of Scot land, or Ellis v. Henderson, exparte The Ironmong ers ' Company j v. the Attorney-General Stirling v. Ewart, abated Bogie v. Bogie Murray Y. Murray Lord Blantyre v. Earl of .f • Wemyss and March Fully beard The Queen v. Mill s , - writ of i s error Ditto The Queen v. Carroll, wr it o f I error . Creed v. Creed Lindsay v. Earl of Aboyne, et econ Hatfield v. Phillips, writ of error . Taylor v • error . Brown v. Boorman, writ of Clemson, writ of error Hammersley v Baron de Biel . Bourne v. Gatliffe, writ of error Earl of Bucham v. Erskine, Dry burgh entail Earl Buchanan v. Erskine' Strathbrook entail Campbell (pauper), or *La ren v. Fisher (pauper) ex parte Forrest v. Harvey Robertson (or kennie) Ritchie Cookson v. Cookson Earl Stirling v. Officers of] State, Scotland Sir H. Brydg,es v. Fordyce Ferguson v. M‘James, exprt Mackintosh v. Gordon (or Mackintosh) exparte Provost, Magistrates, and Town-Council of Aber brothwick v. Strachan Purvis v. Lonsdell The Irish Society, v. the Bishop of Derry and Ra phoe, writ of error Stoke v. Heron, exparte Vis. Dungannon v. Smith Stuart v. Spottiswoode The Rev. Dr. Gordon v. the Earl of Kinroul, abated Allen (pauper) v. Glasgow, -Exch., Scotland a aide. IChanc., England Ditto Scotland I-Scotland Chanc.,England Ditto Rolls Chan.,Eng Common Pleas, England Excheq., Engl. Ditto Scotland Ditto Ditto Chane. England Scotland Ditto Ditto Ditto exparte Beckham v. Drake, writ of error Hamilton v. Watson Duke of Northumberland v ' Viscountess Strathallan, exparte Fully heard... Ross v. Duke of Sutherland Allen (pauper) v. M'Pherson Jacks (lessee of the Right Hon. George Robert Daw son) v. Pd‘lntyre, writ of error Sheeley v. Lord Muskerry Ferrier Y. Hutchinson Abercrombie (or „Dingwell) . v. Dingwell lion. R. B. Wilbraham v. Scarisbrick, exparte Ferrier v. Dr. W. P. Alison M'James v. Wright, exparte Mayor, &c., of Newcastle-` upon-Tyne v. Attorney- General Corniack v. Erskine (or Hen derson) Gordon v. Hawden Cleland (pauper) v. Pater son, or Cleland, exparte Hoare v. Byng, exparte Harrison v. Stickney, writ of' error Broadley v. Stickney, writ of error Cruikshank v. Lady Cruik shank Hon. 'H. Trevor v. Hon. G Trevor • Colvill v. Colvill 844...-.... Campbell v. Sir Colin Camp bell Queen's Bend], Ireland Ditto Chanc., Ireland Scotland Exchequer, Englund Queen's Bench, F.ughuid Ex. Chamber, England. Chanc.,England Corn. Pleas, England Scotland Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Chanc.,England Scotland Ditto Ditto Ditto • Ditto Ditto 'Cla E n ce ltrerand Chanc., Ireland Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Exchequer, England Scotland Ditto Ditto Chanc., England Exchery. Chain. ber, Ireland Chan c., Ireland Scotland Ditto Duchy of. Lan, caster Scotland Ditto Charm., England Scotland Ditto Ditto Challe,England Exchoq. Cham ber, England Ditto Scotland Chanc.,England Scotland I Ditto ESCAPE OF A MILITARY Panowna.—William Blake, a gunner and driver of the Royal Artillery, who had been found guilty of repeated theft and desertion, sucgeeded on Thursday fast in making his escape from the Infirmary, 'Woolwich. He had been sentenced to fourteen years' transportation. His escape was thus effected :—Upon being found guilty he reported himself sick, and was taken into.. the hospital, where he was admitted into the guard-room ward, and during the period of his confinement managed to loose the fastenings of the lock of the outer door of his room leading into one of the passages At ten o'clock on Thursday night last he was shut into his room, and a sentry posted over him as usual, but about half-past ten o'clock he managed to elude the sentry, and made his way into the passage. The sentry at the outer door seeing somebody pass from the guard-room ward gave the alarm, but before any assistance could be ob tained the prisoner jumped upon the water-sink and out at the passage-window into the back-yard, and escaped over the outer wall, and has not been heard of since. A. Court of inquiry was held in the Royal Ordnance Hospital on Friday to investigate. and report on the circumstance of the escape of the prisoner, and the sentry who was over him has been placed under arrest, but nothing further is known at present, . A shrewd observer once said, that in walking the streets on a slippery morning, one might see where the good natured people lived by the ashes thrown on the ice before the door. BBWDLEY.—A days ago some workmen were em ployed in removing some gravel from a gravel-pit in Bewdley Park, adjoining Tickenhill-house, when, about nine inches below the surface, they discovered a pair of bronze stands for candles. They appear to be'composed of a mixture of copper with tin ; and a little greasy wool was found in one of the sticks. Tic.kenhill-house was formerly the residence of Prince Arthur, son of Henry the Seventh; and these in teresting specimens were probably manufactured about that period. They have been kindly presented to the Worceater Natural History Society's Museum, by Mr. Bryan, bookseller, of this town.—Ten Touins Messenger. There is a strong belief, and it is a growing one, we hear, among well-informed circles in London, that Sir Robert Peel's declaration in favour of the sliding scale, on the opening night of Parliament, was only part and parcel of the trickery and slippery character for which he is so famous—neither to be relied upon by , the monopolists as a surety for his faith, nor to be feared by the five .traders as t'he ultimatum of his • hostility. The idea, in short, is, that—preparing for the worst in the event of his Irish difficulties breaking up his Administration —a-he was merely renewing his -promises and vows to the sliding scale, in order to rally the agriculturists once more round him, in case of a new election as a consequence of the accession of a Liberal Mini s t r y t o power. lie'.knows that the change iu the corn-laws, which immediately fol lowed the hustings pledges of the majority of the present Parliament to the contrary, has caused him to be looked upon with marvellous suspicion by his rural sup porters, and, therefore, he thinks it necessary to at tempt to recover his lost caste with them, by assuming this .blustering tone in their behalf, until he again feels himself upon hie legs without them. At all events,. such is the interpretation put upon hi s mean i ng; f or , such is the general doubt of the man's sincerity, that every word he utters is always tried and sifted, with a view to prove that its signification is directly opposite to its outward seeming. But let it be otherwise ; let Sir Robert Peel really have been in earnest on this occasion •, what then ? The advocates of Free Trade are not to be intimidated because he• again declares hintseif its foe :—they never calculated upon him as its friend. We are but where we were before.—Hull Advertiser. GRAND DUCHY OF POSEN,. FEB. 4.--Orders have been•received here'for all Polish emigrants who took • part in the revolution, and moot of whom have come to uirfroni France, to quit Prussia within a fortnight. In this order it is positively declared that no petitions for a mitigationof the measure will be attendad to. Only those who find it abso lutely impossible to settk their affairs here will be allowed to remain a fortnight longer. This measure will very se yerely- affect many emigrants who have resided for years amonC us. - Many have been received into the families of Prussian subjects; others have acquired landed property, which they will now be obliged to sell at any price. `!`hough notice was given to all of them, both on their arrival in Prussia and when they made purchases of landed property, that It 9( cailltl not by that means acquire any right of set tlement m Prussia, yet an order to quit so suddenly seems veryliard. This makes it seem the more curtain that our Government must have some mighty reason for this step.— Ifamiburylt Papers, Feb. 13. Lord Sandon had an Interview with the Chancellor of the I;leebeitter op Saturdl. • - - COURT CIRCULAR, Wyteon, SCYDAY...-Yesterday morning the Queen una : Prince Albert took their acoustonte& early walk, In the afternoon her Majesty and his Royal Highness rode out in a pony phaeton, attended by Lord Charles Wellesley, Equerry ni Waiting., on ho rse b ac k . Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Princess Alice were taken a carria,;e airing, and the Prineegle Royal rode out on her pony. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her 313- jest) , and her Illustrious Consort, at the Castle. This morning her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, and the Household attended Divine service in the Private Chupei within the Castle. The Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Cow-tansy officiated. Deputation, on the subject of New Zealand, had an ill. terview with Lord Stanley, on - Saturday, at the Colonial , office. The deputation included Mr. Scenes, Governor of tho New Zealand Company; Mr. Aglionbv, M.P. ; Mr. Buller, M.P.; Mr. Hastie, M.P.; Mr. Hutt, M.P. ; 31r. Harrington, Secretary to the New Zealand Company; Mr. J. Abel Smith, M.P., and several of the Directors oftfie New Zealand Corn- Pann A Deputation, on the subject of inland bonding, had an in terview► with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Seturdar-, at his official residence in Downing-street. The deputati;n consisted of Mr. Philips, M.P.; t Mr. Tatton Egerton, M.P. ; Mr. Brotherton, 31. P.; Mr. Buckley, M.P.; with Mr. W. B. Watkins, the Toivn Clerk of Manchester, and Mr. Gibb, a deputation from Manchester, on inland bonding. Mr. Dean, Chairman of the Custom:, was present at the inter view. A Deputation from the Committee of Deputies from the Joint-Stock Banks of England; Wales, and Ireland, had an interview on Saturday with Sir Robert Peel and the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, at the official residence of the Right Hon. Baronet, in Downing-street. The Deputies, twenty three in number, were headed by Mr. I'. M. Stewart, M.P. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a meet ing on Friday affernoon, at the office in Whitehall-place. The Commissioners present were the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Hereford, the Bi s h o p o f Li c hfi eld, the Right lion. H. Hobhouse, the Right Hon. John Nichol, D.C.L., and the Dean of Westminster. Baron de Moncorvo, Portuguese Minister, and Mr. Murphy, Mexican Minister, transacted bushiees at the Foreign-office on Saturday. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial -office from the Governor of the Falkland Islands. The Duke of Wellington attended the early service in tha Chapel Royal, St. James's, yesterday morning. The Re', J. V. Fovah officiated and preached. The Marquis of An*. glesey, the Marquis of Normanby, Lords Ernest Bruce, Clive, Alford, and Cantilupe, attended the daily service in the Chapel Royal. - The prayers were read by the Rev. W. 3. Hall ; the lessons by the Rev. J. H. Dakils, and the sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. Sleath. Lord Stanley had a dinner party on Saturday, at his rest. deuce in St. James's-square. Lady Stanley had afterwards an everihig-party, - _ ILLNESS of the KING of SWEDEN. The latest accounts of the King's health are from Stockholm, dated the 6th instant, and bring the follow ing bulletins:— . • "FEL 0, SEVEN, A.M.—Hi s M a j esty has passed a •restless night; the redness of the skin, and a• slight swelling. of the foot, which remained yesterday, have rather abated than increased. "5, P.M.—His Majesty is gradually gaining. strength, though his night's rest has hitherto been indifioreut. The state of his Majesty's health to-day increases the hope of progressive imp rovement. T he state of the foot and leg is not changed. As there are at present no symptoms indicative of apoplexy, as was feared at the commencement of his Majesty's indisposition, only one bulletin will in future be issued every day at one o'clock. " FEB. 4, ONE PAL—His Majesty has had a rather less restless night than the preceding; in other respoeta nochange has taken place. "FED. s.—His Majesty has had more sleep since the last bulletin than during the preceding days and nights, but his strength has not increased in proportion. At the top of the foot, near the great toe, there is a slight abrasion, the skin is discoloured, and without feeling; the pain in the leg and foot is but slight, and the swelling has nearly disappeared. " FEn. 6.—His Majesty is on the whole, better thaw yesterday, the foot remaining as before." The Crown Prince held a Council this forenoon. FILTHY AND DEAR WATER. The inhabitants of the parish of Berm on d sey h ave adopted petition s t o th e Houses of Parliament, com plaining of the present supply of water—making many remarkable statements in support of the proceeding, among them, that a summons was obtained last year against the Lambeth Waterworks Company, for not supplying water " effectually purified by m eans o f fil tration;" and a sample of the water supplied by the said Company was exhibited before Mr. Cortmghfun, a justice of the peace of the county of Surrey, sitting at Union hall, and several witnesses gave evidence of its general filthy, unhealthy, and impure character ; and that the said magistrate declared the case to be fully proved, but the said Lambeth Water-works Company, by their coun sel, technically objected that there was no connection be tween the clause enforcing the penalty and the said 86th clause, enacting that water "not effectually purified by means of filtration should be unlawful," and the said justice of the peace holding the same opinion, declared that he was " reluctantly compelled" to refuse the en ,!foreem6nt of the penalties as prayed. That the Lambeth Joint-stock Waterworks Company, triumphin in the trick by which they had i n d uce d your lion. house to pass their said Bill, on the understanding that they had voluntarily bound themselves, after four years, to effec tually purify the water they supplied by filtration, stilt continue to supply " unfiltered water," at increased rates, in contempt of Parliament, in defiance of repeated. remonstrances and entreaties from their customers ; en dangering the health of upwards of 200,000 human beings, who neither have nor can have any other means of obtaining water, and in the teeth of their own Act, that it is "not lawful" so to do. That by a recent invention, vast bodies of water can be effectually filtered at one-tenth the cost, in one-tenth of the time, and less than one thousandth part of the space that water cou ld b e fil tere d when the said Lambeth Water-works Company obtained their said Act of Parliament ; and yet, though the ex pense be so Much lower, and the facilities so much greater, the said Lambeth Water-works Company re fuse or neglect to adopt such filtration, but prefer, in stead of incurring such diminished expense in making their water purer, healthier, and better, to increase their rates, and compel your petitioners to add inv..' mentely to their profits while continuing to supply im pure, unhealthy, and, according to their own Act of Par liament; " unlawful water ;" and praying that Parlia ment will be pleased to inquire into the truth of these allegations ; to take measures to compel the said Lam beth Water-works Company, in honesty and good faith, to be subjected to the penalties of the said Act of the 26th March, 1834, if they do not supply, when called upon; " lawful water," " effectually purified by means of filtration," and to take such other measures to protect your petitioners from being compelled to consume the impure and unhealthy water with which they are at present supplied, as to your Honourable House shall seem just, wise, and expedient. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin;---As a constant supporter of your valuable paper, I beg you would insert. that there is now iu my house, a man, by the nave of Michael Gould, who was saved from the Royal George, when she sank off Spithead, and he has nothing to subsist upon but charity. His age is eighty-five; he is now with me with two of his old companions, one ninety-three, and the other, ninety-one. I remain, G. COLE. P. S:—l think that a few of the crumbs that fall fro.the table of the Lords of the Admiralty, would do this old bervaut of the Crown a good which he is justly entitled to. Rising Sun, Fish , street, Poole. Mr. Templeton has concluded his first series of Scotch Entertainments, with unprecedented eclat, at Manches ter and Liverpool. Dr. Marshall, of Oxford, secured Mr. T'e. services at a liberal remuneration to delight the Oxonians on the 16th and 17th inst., and we perceive that Bristol, Bath, Taunton, &c. &c., have thrown out bait to ensnare for next week the treats this eminent vocalist is at present lavishing in the provinces. We are happy to find, however, that he has not entirely deserted the metropolis in the infancy of his newly-adopted popular line, for which he has proved himself so highly qualified. Mr. T. commences a series of enter tainments at the Music-hall, Store-street, on the evening of the 28th inst., at eight o'clock. LADY SHOPLIFTERS. —On Saturday afternoon, about five o'clock, two elegantly-dressed women entered the shop of Mrs. Rose, jeweller, &c., Farringdon-street, and after looking at several articles, made a small purchase and de parted. Mrs. Rose, however, having had reason to suspect them, sent her lad to watch them ; and after proceeding down Farringdon-street, the younger person entered the shop of Mr. Flemming, pawnbroker. As soon as s h e h a d l e tt the shop the boy entered, when he found that she had pledged aband, some gold locket for V. The lad now followed them, and gave them into the custody of police-constable Adams, 214, who rouveyeethem to the Fleet-street police-station, where the younger woman was perceived to drop a knife from a pocket made in her boa. The knife, which was a silver one, was identified by Mrs. Rose as her property; and the locket above alluded. to was subsequently identified as thp property of a silversmith in Cheapside. The women, who were ele gantly attired, gave their address Mrs. Enshaw and Miss Wells, No. 8, Park-street, Caniden-town; where City. Police constable Wardle 325, accompanied by the above constable, were sent, and on arriving at their apartments the constablea found clothing of the most costly description, all of 'II bleb. together with seven trunks and one carpet bag, were re moved in a•coach to the Fleet-street police-station, where the boxes and carpet bag, on being opened, were found to be literally crammed with silks and satins, &c., chiefly not made .up. hi one of the trunks was found a quantity of ,jew ellery, consisting of gold watches, brooches, &c. One of the watches is stated to be worth 301. This trunk contained also 25 sovereigns. The whole of the property found is estimated at between 3001. and 4001. FIRE 'lx TUB LoNport-noeD.—Last night, between the hours of eight and nine, as police constable 156 L was proceeding along his beat, his attention was directed to the oil and colotir-warehouse belonging to Mr. Grayling, situate at 37, London-road, by seeing a dense body of smoke homing out of the fanlight over the shop-door. Perceiving that a fire Was raging in the interior of the building, he gave the necessary alarm, and dispatched a messenger with informa tion of the -same to the engine station. In a. short time the engines arrived in rapid succession, and soon extinguished the flames, but not before the greater portion of the stock in trade was consumed, and the building extensively damaged. TEIE MACKEREL FISIIERY.—It is said that the Mount's Bay boats, amounting to upwards of 100, have been very successful on the Plymouth station, the majority of them having taken front 4,000 to 10,000 fine mackerel per night, which realised from 10s. to 15s. per 120. West Briton. The Hunterian oration was delivered on W s- Mr. r3outii, a day last, at the Royal College of Surgeons, th b e y entire lecture member of the council; but air° g Hunter haw COll - a medical journal) or studiously omitted. . CORNISU ENGINES.—The number of pumping en, the name of Ihuntter was accidentally, and lifted thirty millles, toss Of aimed -,-- 1 ' -11 l'he average duty of the whole is isthirtv-seveti. They gives re n po o 4t o e t d on t s bis of in c o o n o tl i , Miter ten fathoms lib h. one foot high by th e ee , 4stup . TILE EARL OF CARLISLE..--Tile last RCOURtII AM t t l h on ere o f r a bushel of coal.—Leon's Expine Reporkr Castle Howard give a more favourable report of tau mitt of tire noble t * uvalld, ,'.- 1 - Ilg tll ,l B SW . fort C' y quo" 110 b ut 0 Pvl ,a Leo to .103, to re, 01 rOC't ,rt a -fur , Sect pti gh r for dai °P I or 6 ) De Li ch cn t 11 01 rho