The Sun. — London, England, 1839-11-13 00:00:00

EVENING EDITION. NEW MAYOR OF BIRMINGHAM. FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) MUNICIPAL ELECTION—THE LONDON POLICE. BIRMINGHAM, MONDAY, No v. 11. Saturday - last being the day appointed for the election of Mayor for this borough, no small degree of interest was excited amongst all classes of the Burgesses, a sharp contest being anticipated between the supporters of the two candidates nominated to fill the civic chair, vacated by William Scholefield, Esq., our late highly-esteemed Mayor. The candidates put forward were Constantine Richard Moorsom, Captain in the Royal Navy, and Philip Henry Muntz, an Alderman of the Council, and one of the Magistrates of the borough. Both of the gentlemen were of well-known liberal opinions, but cir- cumstances connected with the recent disturbances in Birmingham, ir, which Mr. Muntz, as Magistrate, took an active p ar t, b a d ren d ere d t h at gen tl eman as ob noxious to the majority of the people as he bad formerly been popular ; and Captain Moorsom was induced to allow . ftimself to be put in nomination by those members of tb.e Council who disapproved of the line of conduct re- . . cently pursued by Mr. Muntz. It should be mentioned that Captain Moorsom, although an Episcopalian, is a fierce . . and uncompromising opponent of Church-rates, and a fearless and independent advocate of the Voluntary Principle, holding and avowing the opinion that he best consults the interests of religion and promotes the spiritual welfare of the Church, of which he is a mem ber, by endeavouring to put an end to those unjust ex actions on his Dissenting brethren, which they feel not only to be despotic and oppressive, but a violation of their principles to sanction. The Council Room at the Town-hall was densely crowded on the occasion, and, after the preliminary bu siness of the meeting had been disposed of, JOSEPH SPURGE, Esq., rose to propose Captain Nloorsom as a gentleman eminently qualified to fill the office of Mayor for the ensuing year. In doing so, he thought it right most distinctly and explicitly to state that the office was altogether unsolicited on the part of Captain Moorsom, and that it was only on strong re presentations being made to him that the circumstances in which they were placed rendered it incumbent that the Council should have an opportunity of electing him if they though fit, that he was at length induced to allow himself to be put in nomination. --(Hear.) It would be recollected by the members of the Council, that Captain Moorsom, though himself an Episcopalian, or a member of what was called the Church of England, had, frora conscientious reasons, which he then expressed, refused when elected to a place in the Council, to take the following declaration :—" I do solemnly and seriously, in the presence of God, profess, testify, and declare upon the true faith of a Christian, that I will never exercise any power, authority, or in fluence, which I may possess by virtue of the office of Councillor, to injure or weaken the Protestant Church as it is by law established in England ; or to disturb the said Church, or the Bishops and Clergy of the said Church, in the possession of any rights or privileges to which such Church, or the said Bishops and Clergy, are or may be, by law entitled."—( Hear, hear.) How much soever (continued Mr. Sturge) some members of the Council might differ with Captain Moorsom in opinion, he was satisfied they would give him credit for the purity of the motives by which he was actuated.— (Cheers.) Now, one of the early duties of the Council was to nominate the borough Magistrates for the appro bation of the Secretary of State for the Home Depart- ment, and a Committee of the Council was appointed to select names for its future consideration. He (Mr. Sturge) was not on that Committee, but he would venture to say without any disparagement to others, that there was no name selected by them, which gave more general satisfaction both in and out of the Council, than that of Captain Moorsom ; and when this list was finally presented to the Council it might be recollected that it was stated to contain not exactly all those whom the Committee might have chosen, had they exercised their unshackled judgment ; hut that it comprised the names of those who were likely to be sanctioned at the Home-Office. He (Mr. Sturge) had occasion to go to London on other business shortly after this took place, where he received private information to the effect that the list of names recommended by the Council for the office of Borough Justices was not satisfactory, and that Lord John Russell was likely to strike off Captain Moorsom's name for one, because he refused to take the declaration not to interfere with the Church as a Member of the Town Council ; but that if he would engage to subscribe to it, however privately, in a short period the objection would be weived ; and that if he (Mr. Sturge) would convey this intimation to Captain Moorsom, the result could be communicated to Lord John Russell.— ( Hear, hear.) He, however, considered such a propo sition nothing short of an insult to his friend Captain Moorsom, but he felt hound to mention the circumstance to him, and he immediately wrote to Lord John Russell upon the subject. Captain Moorsom objected to his taking a conv.sal: the correspondence, but be would state -to the meeting the substance of it. oqptain Lyt - ,:urz-uzu informed Lord John Russell that he had heard from an indtrect source that: be had scruples about appointing him a Magistrate, on the ground of his refusal in the ' Town Council to subscribe the declaration required by the 9th George IV., chap, 17 ; but that his refusal to do so was on specific grounds as a Councillor ; and that Lord Joh►l Russell might clearly understand them he enclosed him a letter which he had addressed to the 13 , _Irtresses of Ed;baston Ward upon th occasion, from which he would Nrceive that he would not object to I take it in any capacity in which he should have to act only ministeriallv. He said that he would be the last to dispute Lord John Russcli's right to scrutinize his character, or that of any other man pu`, forward as a thspenser of justice, and an admi7.istrator of the lows ; hut as his (Captain Moorsom's) name had been before the public as a nominee of the Town Council, its re jection might carry with it an imputation which he should not like, unless all the circumstances of the case were made known, and on these grounds he could not doubt that Lord John Russell's sense of justice would induce him to grant a public avowal of the grounds of his rejection. Captain Mootsom then disclaimed being any partisan, and stated that he believed that it was a reproach against him in certain quarters that he was wanting in this respect. Tha, except as a testimony of the respect of his fellow-citizens, the office of borough Magistrate could not be one of which he was ambitious. The latter (continued Mr. Sturge), contained some other matter. but what he had stated to the meeting embraced all the material points. Lord John Russell replied that he could not he accountable for any reports which might havc reached Captain Moorsom's ears, as he had not decided upon the names he should recom mend to the Lord Chancellor for the commission of the peace for the borough ; that no personal motives would influence him in retaining or rejecting any name in the list submitted to him, but that he must claim the right of exercising his own discretion without being account able for his reasons to individuals, further than bearing his testimony that no reflection was intended upon the cha racter of those gentlemen whose names he rejected. He added, that if any difficulty arose from the list being pub lished, it must be attributed to the injudicious proceed ings of others, and that no inconvenience resulting from this could be attributed to him (Lord J. Russell). Mr Sturge then continued that he had good reason to know Captain Moorsom's writing to his Lordship gave great offence, although it was difficult to say why it should have done so, unless it might have been taken as an evi .. dente of his determination - on all occasions to act from principle.—(Cheers.) In the final appointment by the Home Office, it was well known that the names struck off the list were those of Captain Moorsom, their worthy Mayor, and Francis Room. Captain Moorsom was struck off on account of his refusal to take the declara• tion respecting the Church, as a member of the Council ; the Mayor's name was, he Hieved, struck off at his own particular request, as several of his relations were al ready on the commission ; and as for Francis Room, he knew of no other reason than that he was the only Baptist on the list, a religious denomination who were known to be rather uncompromising in their char acter. For these gentlemen seven others were sub stituted by Lord John Russell, and he would here contrast the conduct of a professed Liberal Go vernment in this respect with that of the Conserva tive Lord Lieutenant of their own county, who, al though he was aware that he (Mr. Sturge) belonged to a Society which had for nearly two centuries al lowed their goods to be seized rather than pay tithes or church -rates, had, before the existence of the Corpo r,!tion, not only nominated him (Mr. Sturge) as a County Magistrate, but pressed him to qualify and take his seat on t h e B enc h, w hi c h he could do an l at time he thought fit to subscribe to the de claralon.--( Lord Hear and cheers,) There was one part of John Russell's letter to Captain Moorsom to which be wished Council. to call th e p ar ti cu l ar a ttention of the It was that portion of it in which he said if any difficulty resulted from the list being published, it arose from the injudiciou s conduct of others, and that ' no inconvenience(croenstuilnui 4 , m from it was to be attributed to him. Now Municipal Bill it was the pro fessed object of the New Bill to give the rate-payers the opportunity of I should administer their l oca l affairs,including that of police and justice. The Town Council first made out a list, regulated by a knowledge tbat Thes theH e otne Secretary would exercise his veto upon it. names o became , public, though not th rou g h the ac t of the it was complained o f as " in j udici ous conduct;'Council be cause the public should have been made to believe that the list emanated from the Town Council, and not from the Home S ecretar y , who substit uted i his seven nominees in the place of Captain Moorsom, the Mayor, and Francis Room.—(Hear.) Was it possible, he asked, to attempt to put the representatives of the rate-payers in a more degraded situation than this? And what had been the result of this change? He did not wi s h, under present circumstances, to make any ?elections that might appear invidious, but he would 1 ask any unbi a ssed p a rty to sit down and calmly examine the evidence given at Warwick, at the public office, 'k and in that very room, and then say if the seven nomi nees of Lord John Russell had not been added to the Borough Com m i ss i on o f t h e P eace , an d Captain Moor- , souls name retained, whether the destruction of 1 property would have taken place, or an excuse been given for placing in their town, at an enormous expense, a force not calculated to preserve its peace, but pa of a system intended to crush the liberties of the people. —( Loud cheers.) At all events, he had no hesitation at the present moment in publicly giving it as his opi nion, that, but for this change in the Magistracy, none of those evils would have occurred.—(Cheers. ) 'As he was most anxious, in bringing forward the name of Capt. Moorsom, that his public conduct should stand in a right point of view, he hoped he should be ex cused for alluding to the report that he was a candidate for the office of Commissioner of the Government Police, which had been forced upon them in Birming. ham,—(Hear, hear.) That this part of Captain Moorsom's conduct might be correctly understood, he would beg leave to read an extract from a letter which he had written in answer to inquiries which he (Mr. Sturge) had felt it his duty to make upon the subject. In that communication Captain Moorsom said— " It is not correct that I was a candidate for the Com missionership ; but, learning that my name had been given to Lord John Russell as a personrson who would be accept able to the town generally, gh without my know ledge or consent, I did, on being asked, intimate my readi ness to accept the appointment under certain conditions, which I then stated to two individuals, to this effect—that I should satisfy myself that Governmnt meant to carry the Police Act into operation as a provisional measure only, and on the constitutional footing of not interfering with public meetings, or with the expression of political opi nions. That I should not be bound by any existing sys tem, but allowed to form the force on my own plan ; and that I should ascertain that my plans would meet with the co-operation of the Town Council, and the approval of the ratepayers generally ; and I also stated that I should en deavour to bring over the workmen to favour the measure. I must, however, guard myself against the supposition that my plans would have bean conformable exactly to the views of the Council. I should have exercised my own discretion." . Now fully appreciating Captain Moorson's motives, it was but candid for him (Mr. Sturge) to state that he differed with him in opinion about his accepting the office on any terms, as he considered that a measure like the Birmingham Police Bill, which was calculated to undermine and destroy the liberties of the people, ought to be left for execution to the servile instruments of despotism.—(Cheers.) What he knew in this matter, however, removed all doubt, did any exist before, that the placing of any real friend of the people in this office would not answer the purpose of the Government, and Captain Moorsom, and others, who before thought differently, were now beginning to open their eyes. He (Mr. Sturge) had watched passing events rather closely, and had been long convinced thatthe present Administra tion had made up their minds, both at home and in the colonies, to try to rule the mass of the people, not by moral but by physical force—not as men but as brutes.—(Hear, and cheers.) He would mention, be fors he sat down, one other negative claim which Capt. Moorsom had to the votes of the Council ; he did not subscribe, as had been stated, to the fund for rewarding the London police, which had been announced through the public press.—(Loud cheering.) He confessed that he had read this document with a mixture of indigna• tion and astonishment. and the Council would mark well that it was dated the 28th of October. Mr. Sturge here read the following circular, which had been for warded to the Superintendents of the various divisions of police, and read to the men at each station-house " Metropolitan Police Office, Scotland-yard, Oct. 28. " The Commissioners of Police have received a com munication that the Mayor, together with the Magistrates and other inhabitants of the borough of Birmingham, has collected a sum of money to be distributed amongst the inspectors and men belonging to the first party of police sent down to Birmingham in July. Taking into considera tion the valuable services at the above place of Superin tendent May, they (the Commissioners) have determined upon presenting him with a gold snuff-box, and to In spectors Martin and Partridge a silver box each, the ba lance of the money collected, amounting to 951. odd, to be distributed equally amongst the remainder of the men forming the first party above alluded to. The Commissioners have great satisfaction in receiv ing this testimony of good feeling from the inhabitants, for whose protection the party was sent to Birnaingbam, as also the favourable opinion of the Mayor and Magistrates, under whose immediate observation the police were acting on so trying an occasion. The money to be distributed as follows : " The three police sergeants, 21. Is. each; and to fifty six constables, IL 12s. each. " R MAYNE." Mr. Sturge, in continuation, said, he confessed tha he aliuded to this subject with a feeling of deep sorrow rather than of anger, as he was too fully sensible of his own infirmities and errors not to be disposed to make every allowance for those of others. On a late occa sion he knew the Magistrates were at times in a very difficult situation, and he had been most anxious to shield them from needless blame ; and with regard to the Mayor especially, there were many reasons, both of a personal nature and as a member of this Corpora tion, why he felt it to be his duty to do so. These considerations would have induced him for one to have te:„....1...4 re of the Inn] and unjust aspersions attempted to be thrown upon the Corporation, had it not ended in measures deeply affecting the rights, inte rests, and liberties of his fellow-townsmen and the country at lar g e.—Hear, (hear.) This subscription must, however, have been a deliberate act. He would not I allude to it further than as it bore upon the present election ; but this he would say, that if the dearest friend he had were put in nomination, he would vote against him if he acted in a similar manner, unless be publicly expressed his regret for what lie had done.—(Cheers.) Captain Moorsom, as he before observed, did not sub scribe to this fund ; and it would be seen by his evi dence, that he did not even know of the intention to bring the London police to Birmingham, and when they did arrive he advised their return. He knew that the subscription to the London police in Birming ham had been viewed, in many quarters, as a premium on outrage and violence—(Hear, hear)—and they mus• not forget that they got forced into their town three hundred men, who, at the command of a despotic power, could be armed with deadly weapons —( Loud cheers, and cries of " Question," by Mr. Alderman Lawrence.) He thought he was fully justified in al luding to the subject, and he should be deeply grieved if anything were done to separate the two classes of the people more than they were at present.— (Hear, hear.) If he was out of order in these observations, nothing was further from his intention. He was autho rised by Captain Moorsorn to say that he did not sub scribe to this fund, and if the Council elected a person who did, he feared for the consequence. He attached considerable importance to this proceeding on public grounds, and he would mention to the Council, that it was in contemplation to hold a meeting on this very subject ; and he should regret exceedingly, if any one presided, as Mayor, on the occasion who had subscribed to the fund. In reference to the" declaration," he would merely observe that he was not the keeper of Captain Moorsom's conscience, and he thought no one had a right to ask him what he would do, but he trusted no member of the Council would consider the trouble of a new election a sufficient reason for not voting for him. In consequence of what passed at the private meeting of the Council on the preceding Thursday, in which it was stated that Captain Moorsom had subscribed 54. for the London police, and much inquiry having been made about his taking the declaration, he had written to Captain Moorsom, who was then in London upon the subject. Captain Moorsom, in his reply, stated that he had neither subscribed, nor authorised any one for him to subscribe Si. to the London police fund ; and as to the declaration, he stated that he was preparing an explana tion on that subject which he might probably make public, but he wished to state his own views himself. He authorised him (Mr. Sturge), however, to say, that he would not act as Mayor in case of being elected, unless the legal doubt as to his position were cleared up to the satisfaction of his own mind, and of a majority of the Council also. "He thought the matter might be soon settled, and a new election take place, if ne cessary." Mr. Sturge, in conclusion, observed, what ever might be the result of the election that day he had neither asked for a vote, nor even for a seconder of the nomination, but if he should stand alone he should feet . a pleasure in recording his own vote in favour of one who, from a long acquaintance, he was persuaded was eminently qualified to fill the office at the present period, and who, though born amidst an atmosphere opposed to popular liberties, had broken through all the shackles of education and of habits, and had come to the conclusion that in advocating the civil, religious, and political privileges of the people at large, he was pursuing the dictates alike of reason, humanity, and religion—one who, though he did not believe with him (Mr. Sturge) that the profession of arms was in itself contrary to Christianity, would always be ready in times of difficulty and danger to promote the adoption of moral in preference to physical force in every depart ment of the Government of his country.—(Cheers.) Mr. Sturge concluded by proposing--" Captain Moor som as Mayor for the ensuing year." Mr. MIDDLEMORE seconded the nomination of Cap tain Moorsom. Mr. Alderman BOLTON in proposing M r . P . H. Muntz to fill the office for the ensuing year, said he had the greatest respect for the talents and high moral cha racter of Captain Moorsom, but he thought the Council would act more judiciously in electing the gentleman he had named. His valuable services were well-known to all Members of the Council, and he was sure they would best c onsult the interests of the borough by electing him. Mr. Alderman MEREDITH seconded the nomination of Mr. Muntz, observing, that if their present respected Mayor had not been elected on the last occasion, it was well-known that Mr. Muntz would have been unani mously chosen. Mr. Lswipoti felt that the Council would be placed in an awkward position, if Captain Moorsom declined to make the declaration and act as Mayor. He thought they would be acting unwisely to vote for any one placed In Captain Moorsom's circumstances. He need not say with what zeal, ability, and kindness, their present Mayor h a d fil led the office during the last 12 months, and he would therefore beg to move that he be re-elected. The MAYOII begged as a personal favour that his name might be withdraw n as there were already two gentle men before the C ounc il , i n every respect qualified to THE SUN, LONDON. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER la, 1E39. fill the office. This request was ultimately complied with. Mr. Councillor HADLEY observed that Captain Moorsom's letter was so indefinite that they could not calculate upon his taking the declaration, by which they might be left without a Mayor during the year. He would have supported him in preference to Mr. Muntz, but under present circumstances he could not think of doing so. . Mr. Councillor PALMER could not see how Captain Moorsom could consistently act as Mayor after having refused to take the declaration as Councillor. He had been elected to represent one of the wards of the borough, and in consequence of the declaration in ques tion, he had refused to do so. The case then stood thus. The charge against Captain Moorsom was a de ficiency of duty, while against Mr. Muntz it was an excess of duty—a virtue carried to excess. He had erred on the side of benevolence and humanity.—(" No, no," ,and " Yes, yes.") From explanations made by Mr. Muntz himself, he had said he had subscribed the amount immediately after the 4th July, and he did it on representations being made to him that the police wounded in the affray with the people were suffering great distress. Although he deplored as much as any one could do their introduction into the town, and attributed all the evils that had occurred to their presence in Birmingham, still he could not help admiring the feeling that actuated Mr. Muntz on the occasion. He wished Mr. Muntz had protested against the application of the fund raised on that occasion, and which had been dis posed of, he believed contrary to his intentions. The London police were guilty of most atrocious conduct. The blood of persons of the most peaceable disposition bad been spilt by them, and violence had been com mitted by them against men who would have done everything in their power to prevent the destruction of property, or public tumult. Mr. Councillor CUTLER had a strong objection to any man bolding the Commission of the Peace being elected as Mayor, as he thought it of the highest im portance that a gentleman thoroughly unshackled and independent should fill that office. Suppose Mr. Muntz were elected Mayor, and was asked at the same time to take the chair at a public meeting, at which some iniquitous Act of Parliament, which, as a Magis trate, he had sworn to administer, was to be denounced, he would put it to the Council whether Mr. Muntz could preside on such an occasion, without the fear of being struck off the roll of the Commission of the Peace by the Secretary of State for so doing He felt sure that, arrayed as the present Government were against the people, no one could serve them and the people at the same time.—(Cheers.) Should they elect Mr.Muntz, the Government might well say, " Here is this Council, that made such an outcry against the Lon don police, electing an individual as a Mayor who r , - warded this very body of men.—(Cheers.) Mr. Muntz said that he gave the money to relieve the men wounded on the 4th of July, but how came it that Mr. May, the Superintendant, who did not come to Birmingham till the sth, was presented with a gold snuff-box.—( Hear, hear.) If they elected Mr. Muntz as Mayor, they would prove to the Government that they were anxious to carry out the system of centralization which was now attempted to be established in this country, and which was calculated to fetter in every way the liberties of the people.—( Cheers.) Mr. RonwaY and Mr. SALT vindicated the conduct of Mr. Muntz, and referred to his public conduct and valuable services in the cause of Reform as entitling him to their confidence and support on the present occasion. Mr. Alderman BEALE observed that as Captain Moorsom had conscientious objections to taking the de claration for the office of Councillor, he had not the slightest doubt that he would object to take the declara tion if elected Mayor. He had a great respect for Captain Moorsom, and the principles which influenced him in objecting to this test, but when he was asked to support another in doing that which he (Mr. Beale) had sworn not to do, he felt that he could not vote for him. Mr. STURGE wished it to be distinctly understood that he alone was responsible for bringing Captain Moorsom ftrward, and if any blame rested anywhere in the mat ter it was with him. At the same time it was his opinion that the election of Captain Moorsom would materially contribute to the peace of the town. The question was then put to the meeting when there appeared a show of hands in favour of Mr. Muntz, the numbers being for Mr. Muntz 27, for Captain Moor som 21 ; several members of the Council declined voting. Mr. Muntz then took his seat at the head of the table amidst the cheers of his friends, and expressions of dis- approbation from the crowd below the bar. After making and subscribing the usual declaration, the other business of the meeting was disposed off, and the Coun cil dissolved. From the strong feeling of disripproba- tion express by many members of •the Council. with respect to the conduct of Mr. Muntz in subscribing to the fund for rewarding the London police, not the slightest doubt could have been entertained that Cap tain Moorsoin would have been returned by a large ma jority had the Council any security that he would have made the declaration and acted as Mayor. are published without a fractional alteration. Ac ceptances of the banking-house there were none, nor was there one bill returned unpaid, on which I had obtained the amount, at the moment of the run upon my house ; therefore, it will be difficult to find even an apology for appointing an accountant at 5001. per annum, unless it was to mystify your own transactions in regard to the Opera-house, as well as the estates, which I defy any one to make clear who has not the key to them in his head, which, from my situation and memory I fortunately possess. Do you not know, Sir, that an accountant is not allowed to assignees ? Has not that point been decided ? While on the subject of the accounts, I now claim the privilege of putting a few questions to you re specting your own accounts, prior to the ensuing intended meetingin Basinghall-street, when you will find some difficulty in packing a list of the three assignees intended to fill up the vacancies occa sioned by the deaths of th e i r p re d ece ssors. A p r i nc ip a l question that I wish to put to you is— why did you permit Mr. Mayhew to pocket five thousand pounds, with the interest thereon, being the produce of Ebers's promissory note of hand for that sum ? Mr. Mayhew filed an affidavit in the Court of Chancery, when I presented my pe tition to supersede the commission issued against myself and son, before Sir John Leach, the then Vice-Chancellor, that " he had accounted for it." I have closely examined every entry in the accounts, which you have reluctantly fur nished through the medium of the Court of Re view, amounting to 236,7041. 25., and I find no vestige of the sum before mentioned of five thousand pounds, which, together with the interest for 15 years, would go far to pay ls. in the pound upon all the claims upon me—quite sufficient on the two hundred thousand pounds proved. But 1 find amongst the law charges, Under the date of 9 th of June, 1826, " 1-1111's cost for preparing case, and obtaining Counsel's opinion on the validity of the transaction, relative to the 5,0001. retained by Mayhew, 71. 10s. 10d." Why did you not cite him before the Commis sioners, upon oath, as you had done myself, my daughter, my brother, Mr. White, and others, at . an enormous expense ? You were not then so tenacious of issuing useless summonses to attend the Commissioners. Why not say at once, can lidly, that you were in Mayhew's clutches—a cleft .tick—and did not date to stir ? That would be true ! ! He stood forward on most occasions, and made a diversion to prevent your receiving the fire. Possibly, as you were (mole like) working under ground, you took Mr. Brunel for your prototype, who, under the Thames, advances with a shield— you chose one of brass—Mayhew, who complains that he only received "porters' weges" (about 30,0001.) That he can bear the hardest knocks with insensible indifference has been long admitted. I find in your accounts an increase of the insur ance on the Queen's Theatre from 24,0001. to 35,0001. Am I to inquire of you or Mayhew, whether you received the sanction of the creditors at a regular legitimate meeting, for this extra ex pense of 4781. 10s. annually, and while there is a guarantee against fire in my agreement with Mr. Waters for purchase of her Majesty's Theatre, " until a conveyance of the theatre shall he com pleted." I now turn to charges, in your accounts for " va luations of properties" paid to Messrs. Machin and Debenham, in all 1,3281. ls., contained in nine items—a very moderate sum for cast-off theatrical old clothes of the performers ! How many tons are there ? Why not turn merchant at once and freight a vessel to Botany Bay, and go out super cargo, for by law you have bought them on your own account, or stock all Rag Fair with them ? You doubtless are a sufficient holder to do so. Have the creditors at a general meeting authorized your proceedings ? I next !Lust remind you that you have valued the Enfield property three different Mmes, and the Committee once, of which your late father was the Chairman ; the whole comprised in another insignificant charge of only 7231. 12s. ld. Did you imagine that each valuation improved the soil ? The amount paid for valuations of old clothes and estates, independent of other trivial charges, amount to 2,0511. 13s. ld. In what par ticular instance have you benefited the estate? In what have you not failed ? as if havoc was Ole order of the day I I All your attempts have been abortive ; in no point of law did you succeed, though supported by the evidence of Jesse Lake, Brett, Selby, and Co. Your whole success has been con fined to squaridering away thousands of pounds. So much for your legal abilities and those of your coadjutor. Mayhew, who esteems himself superior to any Lord Chief Justice that ever sat upon the judgment-seat. He is verily a " rara avis," a rare black swan. How many affidavits has he sworn for you on the various proceedings ? and you, Sir, his pupil, have little hesitation in following your master. Nor does your enlightened assistant Mr. Richardson, want spirit in seconding your motions. I call upon you , Sir, in my own n ame, and in hat of every creditor, to sign the omitted itat zed account, and to explain at the ensuing general meeting why you neglected to subscribe it, and, if you can, to justify your various acts, for it will not be satisfactory that you attempt to throw the whole blame on Mayhew. I am now compelled to conclude, my letter being already too long for the columns of The Sun, but reserving the right of further checking your receipts and payments. I remain, Sir, your obedient servant, A. H. CHAMBERS. [We have been obliged to curtail this letter of some twenty paragraphs, each of which might have subjected us to an action for damages.] DISASTROUS EFFECTS OF PASSlON.—ln telligence has just reached this city of an event which occurred within the last few days at one of the Mon mouthshire ironworks of a very melancholy nature. It would appear from our information that on Monday last an ironmaster, whose name we do not think it right in the present state of matters to publish, was engaged in paying his men, when an altercation arose between him and one of the labourers, in the course of which the former kicked the latter with such violence in the groin as to produce consequences so serious as to have termi nated on Thursday in the poor man's death. In an nouncing so painful a f ac t, we h ave some conso l a ti on in being enabled to state that the person involved in this fatal calamity, is not one of the well -Known, respect able, and wealthy ironmasters of the before-named county, but is a shareholder in a comparatively small joint-stock establishment. This event is the more to be regretted, as it appears to have created great ex citement amongst the colliers and miners of the dis trict generally, who were only just recovering from 'hat discontent and disquietude which had been generated amongst them by some of the Chartist demagogues.— Bristol Journal. ILL-TEMPERED GROOMS.—No ill-tempered man should ever look after a horse for me, if he were in other respects as good a groom as I could wish to have. When you have a surly, bullying fellow in your stable, your horses soon get terrified at the approach of any one, jump from one side of the stall t o th e ot h er w h en told to " come over," and, instead of showing confi dence in the man who looks atter them, wilt perhaps scarcely allow themselves to be handled without flying about as though they expected a blow. Su c h a f e ll ow , though he be p er f e ct master of his business, is totally unfit to have the care of horses, gentleness being one of the very best qualities a groom can possess. With a bad tempered fellow in your stable you perpetually find your horses with fresh scars in some part or other, about the head commonly—or with swelled hocks or knees ; and if you ask how they became so, you will be told t h at ‘. the horse got loose in the night," or " he cut or bruised himself by rolling ;" whereas, if you knew the truth, you would be well aware that either kicks or blows with the pitchfork were the cause of the mischief. If these disasters fr e q uently occur.. try if a change of servants w ill n ot prove a cure for them . . A . man who l oses his temper with a horse, be he riding, driving, or injury, and at the time of inflicting it does not consider cleaning him, is almost sure to do him an whether it will be great or not. I remember a short time ago b e i ng on a l on g coach, and siting beside an excellent dragsrrian, who hande d me his whip, which a good jud ge of couching had made a present to him. On the handle were engraved the words " Keep your tem per ;" and it would be well if this motto were hung up in every stable as a hint to grooms and their helpers.— Sporting Magazine. WILL OF THE LATE SIR THOMAS HARDY, BART.—The will of the late Sir T hom as Masterman Hardy, B a r t , li n i g h t G r and Cross of the M os t Ho nourable O r d er of the Bath , a Vice-Admir a l i n t h e Royal Navy , and, late Governor of Greenwich Ho s pit a l, has just b een pr oved in the Prerogative Cou r t o f t h e Archbish o p of tJanterbury, Doctors' Commons, by Sir John Dean Paul, ' Bart., John Asco tt Leth bridge, Esq., and Sir George Francis Seymour , Knt., th e executors. The personal p roperty of the deceased is sworn under 25,0001., which has been bequeathed to his three daughters, Dittisa Georgiana Hardy, Emily Hardy, and Mary, the wif e o f J o h n A t h o l! Murray M‘Gregor, E sq . The will is dated on the 10th of June last. JOHN THOROGOOD. AND THE LONDON SOCIETIES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LEICESTERSHIRE MERCURY. Chelmsford Goal, Oct. 28, 1839. SIR,—It is impossible to visit this place without feel inga stropg emotion of surprise and indignation at that state of society which tolerates the perpetual im prisonment of John Thorogood, for refusing to support a creed he does not believe. For ten months has this enduring man been the in mate of the gaol from which I write, and in that period has had to suffer heavy misfortunes, which would have shaken the resolution of one who relied up:m his own strength, and was not comforted by the principles of holy truth. Shortly after his apprehension his father died ; and thus in a letter to myself he expressed his feelings on the occasion :—" 0, Sir, the pain I suffered, when at the death of one whom I hope to meet in a better world, I found myself prevented from seeing him before his departure, by being locked up in a prison, and that for no crime ; but although the members of the Poor Man's Church' hold my body in du rance, I trust my soul breathes the liberty of the sons of God." His health has also given way under the long confinement, and while I believe his resolution has never for a moment quailed, his mental tranquillity could not in such circumstances fail to be affected by the bodily weakness in which a fever left him. His health is now mercifully recovered, and in the consci ousness of sustaining principles which never forsook him, is restored to his usual placidity of mind. The " Poor Man's Church" does not do its work by halves ; and it has managed pretty nearly to ruin the business of the man whose body it holds in safe cu -tody. He was in a small, respectable trade : beyond his means, h.' was noted as the promoter of whatever was charitable or be nevolent in Chelmsford ; and the thanks of this parish were on this score publicly voted to him ; but he is a Church-rate recusant, and it is fitting h should be ruined in his worldly matters. The activity of the political Church has been effec• wally seconded by the apathy of Dissenters, and the " insufficiency" of their leaders. * * * is it c-edi ble to D ssenters in the country, who hear so much of what their betters in London do for the advancement of religious " Liberty." " Equality," and " Freedom," that during the wearisome 41 weeks of Thorogood's imprisonment, he has not been visited, nor has a single step on his behalf been taken by one of the men who make up the " London Societies." In these circumstances, it behoves us, who hold his principles, and honour the steadfastness with which he has defended them, to encourage him with our sym pathy, and to s.ep in between him and ruin. I commend to the good men of Leicester a sub scripi ion alr,ady commenced here, which is about to be opened on his behalf—not to pa) the demands of his ec clesiastical persecutors, but to cover some portion of the losses which their persecution has entailed upon him. lam sure I know enough of Leicester to believe the appeal, when it comes, will not be in vain, and I trust our friends in Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield; and the large towns will show their sympathy towards this excellent man. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, JOHN CHILDS. (From the Ipswich Express.) JOHN THOROGOOD. The Parsons . are treading Thorogood into the earth—we say the Parsons, for he is basely persecuted on account of the Church. He has proved by his perseverance, that it is on principle, and principle only, that he refuses to pay five shillings and sixpence. " Honour ) " one of Shakspeare's heroes says, s' will greatly find quarrel in a straw," or some thing like. We think it was Judge Buller who said "An Englishman must not be wronged of a blade of grass." Five shillings and sixpence is a trifle indeed ; but to a man who considers of it as a compromise with Satan —a sacrifice to Moloch—a desertion of Christ—and a tribute to Belial—it is no trifle. We do not agree with Thorogood ; but we bow down with profound re spect to that adamantine soul of Faith—genuine Faith —which sustains him in his fiery ordeal, and enables him, whether right or wrong, to acquit himself to the best of his judgment and power, of what he conceives to be the only true service to his Lord and Master. For this has he been imprisoned for Ten Months, and is liable to be imprisoned for Life. Oh ! Shame ! Shame! ! upon the Judicature, upon the Legislature, and upon the Ex ecutive of England. And this foul blot is stamped upon us by and for a Church that confesses Christ !!! Repeat edly have we raised our voice in poor Thorogood's cause. Feebly have we been responded to, even by Dissenters. Pardament has been petitioned—the Queen has been petitioned—but chiefly, we believe, through the zeal of a gentleman on our establishment—and the man still remains unheeded and uncomfortec , to rot, if it may he so—an honest. man—in a gaol. We love the Queen — we are devoted to her Ministry ; but a just man pining in gaol for conscience sake, is we feel. and t arnot pal hate, an execrable, a damning fact, upon which we can never reflect, without a pang of self-condemnation, for supporting a Government and loving a Qua.n, under whose eye such cruel injustice is perpetrat- d. Often have we raised our voice—often have we thrown this damning tact in the teeth of our Hierarchy, and no clergyman has yet ventured to outrage humanity jus tice, truth, and religion, by attempting a reply. A subscription has been opened on behalf of Thom good, and some of his friends have contributed liberally In the list are the names of several Members of th, Established Church ; and already we believe, nearly a hundred pouncis have been received. We know not whether the persecuted man will ever be liberated—he .nay be left to die in gaol—or the Legislature may in terfere, and restore him to his family and friends ; but whatever may be the result of his impr'sonmont, it is the duty of all who love our holy religion, and profess -o be followers of Hiin who regards with complacency the cup of c , 0(1 ~ater given to a necessitous brother—to alleviate as far as possible his pres.'ni seff,riiii 4 s—to ;al minister to the wants of his family, and in case should be liberated, to see that he is not cast upon the world pennyless and heartbroken. SIR ROBERT PEEL AND THE FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE. NOTICE TO MARINERS. The Commissioners of the Northern Light-houses hereby give notice, that a beacon has been erected upon the Skervuille or Iron Rock ; of the position and appearance of which, the following specification is given by Mr. Stevenson, thoir engi neer ; The Skervuille or Iron Rock lies 2i/ 2 miles E. by compass from the small Isles of Jura; from Mackermac Island; 3 miles W. by N. 1c W. ; and from the western end of GiOia Island, N. by E. 3 1 / 2 E., distant 13 miles. Skervuille lies in the fairway of the Sound, between the Island of Jura and Knapdale, in Argyleshire. The beacon which is erected upon this Rock is of masonry. The lower part is the frustrum of a cone, measuring twelve feet in diameter at the basement course, and seven feet six inches at the top. This cone is surmounted by a cornice with three steps, which terminate in a ball, six feet in diameter, ele vated about thirty feet above high water of spring tides. By order of the Commissioners of the Northern Lighthouses, ( Signed) C. CUNNINGHAM, Secretary. Edinburgh, Nov. 8, 1839. The following places of worship have been licensed for the solemnization of marriages:— The Scotch Church, Warenford, Northumberland. Holy well-mount Chapel, Chapel-street, Curtain-road, Shore- ditch. The Unitarian Chapel, King's Lynn, Norfolk. The Scotch Church, North Shields, Northumberland. DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY. JOHN OLIVER and JAMES OLIVER, plumbers, Duke street, St. James's. EDWARD BILLING, farmer, Wellingborough, North ammonshire. THO OAS ROBERT MOSELEY, cotton-spinner, Pye's Mill, near Hazelgrove, Cheshire. BANKRUPTS. WILLIAM HEAVES SMITHERS, jun., printer, Brigh ton, to surrender Nov. 25, and Dec. 24, at twelve, at the ighton. Cornford, Brighton ; Hore, Serle-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields. London. ADOLP HUS EDWARD SHELLEY, coal-merchant, Lower Halliford, Middlesex, Nov. 22, and Dec. 24, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, Aldermanbury, official assignee ; Sherwood, Peace, and Jones, Dean-street, South wark. THOMAS COATS and WILLIAM COATS, builders, Park-street, Grosvenor-squat e, Nov. 25, at half-past ten, and Dec. 24, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, Basinghall-street, City, official assignee ; Foley. HENRY FOTTS, publican, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, North umberia..d, Dec. 5, at eleven, and 24, at one, at the Bank rupt Commission-rooms, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Beckington, Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; Dunn and Dobie, Raymond-buildings, Gray's-inn, Lo,,don. ANTHONY HOLIES, cotton-spinner, Bury, Lancashire, Nov. 28, and Dec. 24, at ten, at the Commissioners'-rooms, Manchester. Clarke and Medcalf,Lincoln's.inn-fields, London ; Grundys, Bury. THOMAS JOHNSON, coach proprietor, Liverpool, Nov. 23. and Dec. 20, at one, at the Clarendon• rooms, Liverpool. Brown, jun., Liverpool ; Adlington, Gregory, Faulkner, and Follett, Bedford-row . London. HENRY GROOINIBRIDGE, carpenter, Bermoadse New road, Surrey, Nov. 26, and Dec. 24, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, Abchurch-lane, official assignee Qual lett and Hancock, Prospect-row, Bermondsey. JOHN MASSON, merchant, Lime-street -square, City, Nov. 26, and Dec. *24, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, irchin-lane, Cornhill, official assignee ; Wood and Ellis, Corbet's-court, Gracechurch-street. HENRY WHITE HAYMAN, merchant, Liverpool, Nov. 25, and Dec. 24, at eleven, at the Clarendon-rooms, Liverpool. Holme, Loftus, and Young, New-inn, London ; Booker, Liver pool. WILLIAM JOHN MILNE and ROBERT MORRISON, piano-forte-makers, Percy-street, Rathbone-place, Nov. 19, at eleven, and Dec. 24, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Gibson, Basinghall-street, official assignee ; Moss and Hum phries, Queen-street, Cheapside. JOHN ROWLES, worsted manufacturer, Leicester, Nov. 21, and Dec. 24, at eleven, at the office of Brown and Palmer, Leicester. Brown and Palmer,: Leicester; Holme, Loftus, and Young, New-inn, London. TIMOTHY PERRY, clothes salesman, Uxbridge, Middle sex, Nov. 19, at twelve, and Dec. 24, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, Finsbury-square, official assignee ; King, Tokenhouse-yard, Lothbury. JOHN NISTITT M'EVOY, hook and-eye manufacturer, Birmingham, Nov. 22, and Dec. 24, at one, at the New Royal Hotel, Birmingham. Newton and Ensor, Glay's-inn, London; Smith, or Dolphin, Birmingham. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. F. Mansell, engraver, Myddleton-street, Clerkenwell, Dec. 5, at one—T. Harrison, victualler, Fleet-market, Dec. 3, at eleven—J. Webster and G. M. Simpson, merchants, Tower street, London, Dec. 3, at one—W. Goodall and J. Turner, merchants, Garlick-hill, London, Dec. 3, at half-past twelve— T. B. Carruthers, wholesale cheesemongers, Dowgate-hill, London, Dec. 3, at twelve. In the Country. G. Collins, carpenter, Leominster, Herefordshire, Dee. 3, at twelve, at the Waterloo Hotel, Leominster—T. and J. Bates, trimmers, Dec. 6, at twelve, at the Castle of Leicester — J. G. Werninck, merchant, Plymouth, Devonshire, Dec. 4, at twelve, at the Royal Hotel, Plymouth—G. Lawton, dealer, York, Dee. 2, at twelve, at the Royal Hotel, York—J. Rams bottom, drysalter, Liverpool, Dec. 18, at two, at the Claren don-rooms, Liverpool—M. Barret, corn-miller, Halifax, York shire, Dec. 11, at one, at the Northgate Hotel, Halifax —W . Nation, butcher, Bath, Dec. 7, at twelve, at the Castle and Ball Inn, Bath—E. Evans, draper, Liverpool, Dec. 4, at eleven, at the Clarendon-rooms, Liverpool—S. and J. Phillips. mer chants, Liverpool, Dec. 6, at one, at the office of Davenport and 80l der, Liverpool—S. Luce, draper, Pontypool, Mon mouthshire, Dec. 6, at twelve, at the Commerial-rooms, Bris tol—J. Turner, wool-buyer, Manthorpe cum Little Gonerby, Grantham, Lincolnshire, Dec. 4, at twelve, at the Castle and Falcon Inn, Newark-upon-Trent, Nottinghamshire—J. Schol field and J. Clough, bankers, Selby, Yorkshire, Dec. 27, at one, at the George Inn, Selby—R. Lewis, mercer, Holyhead, Anglesea, Dec. 4, at ten, at the Commissioners'-rooms, Man chester. _ CERTIFICATES.—DEC. 3. G. Rice,jun, and L. Smalley, soap boilers, Wigan, Lanca shire—L. Cooper and M. Case, cotton-manufacturers, Man chester—T. R. Yates, victualler, King-street, Golden-square St. James's, Westminster—H., E., J., and J. Kendall, per fumer., Deretend, Aston, near Birmingham. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. W. Crosby, sen., and W. Crosby, jun., painters, King street, Southwark—W. N. Morrison and J. W. Denning, silversmiths, Upper York- street, Bryanston;square, Middle sex—J. C. W. Dyer and J. Cooper, surgeon-apothecaries, Liverpool-road, Islington—W. Rotherham and T. D. Head lam, Liverpool—J. Howley and T. S. Chisholm, drapers, North Shields, Northumberland—J. Payne and J. B. Sexty, general button-makers, Birmirgham—J. and J. Blakesley, wine merchants, Hinckley, Leicestershire—R. and H. Jarvis, butchers, Bridge, near Canterbury—T. Bowmer and S. Lewis, manufacturing hosiers, Derby —A , S., E., and M. Bowker, brewers, Pendleton, Lancashire—W. Dean, J. Albinson, jun., an-1 W. G. Taylor, cotton-spinners, Ainsworth, Lancashire (as far as regards W. G. Taylor)—W. H. Baily and F. W. Wickham, grocers, Bristol—T. D. Russum and M. Clayton, heck e-makers, Leeds—J. Holliday and J. Brocklehurst, hat dyers, Manchester—J. Fearnsides and J Skirrow, worsted spinners, Manningham, Bradford, Yorkshire. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. JOHN SWALES, hotel-keeper, Wardie, Granton-road, near Edinburgh, Nov. 18, and Dec. 15, at twelve, at the Royal Exchange Coffee house, Edinburgh. JOHN MACFADYEN, jun., music-seller, Glasgow, Nov. 16, and Dec. 6, at one, at the Exchange Sale-rooms, Glasgow. 1N RE CHAMBERS AND SON. TO RICHARD GROOM, ESQ., No. 3, HEN. RIETTA-STREET, CAVENDISH SQUARE. Fleet Prison, Nov. 2, 1839. SlR,—The accounts and administration of these affairs vow lying before me, containing the various receipts and payments, being 156 printed pages in foolscap, as if to crown the brows of those acting, I take leave to pass a few strictures on your conduct, and shall occasionally extract faithfully therefrom. How many times, let me ask you, have you caused me to be dragged, at my advanced age, through mire and rain, under summons of the late Commissioners of Bankruptcy—shall I say thirty? —to be examined by Sir F. Pollock, Mr. Wake field, Mr. Richards, Mr. Cullison, &c., all eminent Counsel, and last, though not least in his own opi nion, the renowned attorney in bankruptcy, Mr. Mayhew—to elicit, if possible, something which might be distorted into an implied act of bank ruptcy (to bolster up the proceedings of your de ceased father, and his colleagues), which all failed of any beneficial purpose ? And you, Sir, became an amateur assignee, without being a cre ditor, either in your own right, or as executor to any one ; yourself and Mayhew canvassing for your appointment. You then had recourse to sum moning, before those Commissioners, my daughter, who was then just entering into the world. She might commit herself to the sacrifice of her father or brother : was it humane of you to resort to such a proceeding ? Fortunately for her inno cent feelings your experiment was abortive ; there being nothing against her father or her brother. Not succeeding in that attempt, recourse was had to your forcing my bureau at Enfield, and abstracting therefrom the letters of Mrs. Chambers, from her marriage at the age of 17, to her husband, for many years ; and, after perusing them, handing them over to Mr. Treherne, your man of all work; - to whom you paid 3,3751., as appears by your accounts ; who has retained the letters for years, and I presume still continues to hold them. if they have been returned to you, and that you have availed yourself of the opportunity, to the edification and benefit of your own wife, in regulating her con duct towards her children, (good as that may be), I may perhaps pardon your violation of the rules of decorum, " established between gentlemen." I adopt your own language, contained in a letter you wrote me while in the King's Bench ; Apologising for your playing the part of Paul rin opening a (single) foreign letter addressed ,00re, indorsed " private." r. Treherne, the accountant, could turn his hand to whatever Was proposed, because he possessed a wonderful versatility of talent—he could engage vocal artists for the opera and the corps de ballet, to the loss of 5,0001., which sum you allowed in reduction of the rent for that year, 1827 -B—he could embel lish the interior of the theatre, repair and deco rate the concert-room, to whom you advanced thousands of pounds—he had a taste likewise for farming; became a large purchaser of live stock, bullocks, &c., for a further advance of thousands —he was inspector of the ploughings, bullock and pig feeding, to the loss of very many thousands, ex ' elusively of any rent, as appears by your account (lying on my table), for fifteen years. But of all his qualifications, there is one above all praise, for which he stands unrivalled, namely, as an evi dence in the King's Bench, with the two joints of his tail. His servant gave in evidence that she re ceived thirty-two letters, " addressed to Messrs. Chambers and Son, and delivered them, but to whom she knew not, nor who paid the postage ;" and the man Field, who swore stoutly in cor roboration of Treherne's testimony ; but to the dire disappointment of the three disinterested witnesses, they were all refuted by a re ference to the almanack for the year 1825. The tutti tre of Mr. Treherne forgot that the 9th of November, 1825, was on a Wednesday, and he slunk out of Court, with his tail between his legs, like a dog that has a tendency to killing his own mutton. Nevertheless, the fatal overthrow did not deprive him of the benefit resulting from his universality of talent. Now, Sir, as to Mr. Treherne, your accountant ; you will inform my credit ors what accounts tb p h y e e r mr h e a y ps were clerkst o keep in e for all my b oo k s were b a l anc ed day. As they were made out 1 so they have continued to the present moment, and TORIES But, in the meanwhile, what does Sir Robert Peel say and think of these outrageous proceedings of his followers? Are they acting, under his direction as feelers, to ascertain how far " the fixed principle po licy," recommended by the Quarterly, will be approved of by the faction ? As yet " neither speech nor lan guage" e" has proceeded from him, and we can, therefore, fug only assume that " silence gives consent" to all that is going forward. Dr. Mortimer O'Sullivan has pledged him to the repeal of the Catholic Emancipation Act, and now Mr. Bradshaw has hinted, that the party arc for " the abdication," and yet he has said nothing to deny his participation in these sentiments. Let him listen to the voice which is everywhere heard at the Tory feasts. Let him hear Mr. Bradshaw or Mr. Escott. Let him hear the Ashon libeller of the Queen. " We must," says Mr. Roby, " have no trimming, no half measures; the enemy is not only in the gate, the enemy is in the citadel ; Queen Victoria sits at her Royal council with Popish advisers. What next? Will you, Englishmen and Protestants, sit tamely by,saying— • God help us 1' ? Will you, without an effort or a re monstrance, allow these profligat e rulers thus to per petrate their blows against our Constitution in Church and State ? Where are our leaders ? Where are they who ought to have defied this profligat e administra tion, and have dared them at their peril—av, have dared them at their peril —to perpetrate their miscreant acts against the very Constitution which they had sworn to up hold ? I hope that, in the next Sessio nof Parliament, our Peels and our Wellingtons (and I wish they were present to hear me) will say, with Major Bridgnorth, in Sir Walter Scott's Pereril of the Peak,' •We may forgive our own enemies ; but we dare not, we hold no commission, to forgive the enemies of our country.'" Such language as this must strike terror and dis may into the heart of Sir Robert Peel. It must t , 11 him, that his mastery over Toryism has departed from him, and that he must, henceforth, be satisfied to be its slave. It is beyond his power ever ass 'in to lay the spirits whose services he has been too willing to employ. He thought to make them his tools, and they have become his tyrants. He must either go with them or be cast off, like a worn-out hack, when he has done his work. He is unable to ride upon the whirlwind and direct the storm" which he has permitted to be raised, it' he did not help to raise it hims* lf. He has surrounded himself with difficulties which would never have beset his path, had he pursued the even course of an honest policy. But this is his own affair ; and, if he now stands forth before the world as " the biter bit," he has only himself to blame. He should, from the first, have checked the violence of his followers while they were still his followers, and he had the power to stop them. It is now too late. His in fluence is gone. He must either march with the Brad shaws, Escotts, Rohys, and the Ashton detachment of the " Conservative army," or he sent branded as a de serter, into the rear. His is a melancholy fall, ~rid should be for ever a warning to all trimming politicians. The once commander-in-chief of the faction is now made a laughing-stock, by the very fellows who are not yet promoted from the awkward squad. The lion stung by the ant, was nothing compared with Sir Robert Peel taunted by a Bradshaw or a Roby. This last is, in deed, a miserable spectacle—the once Premier of Eng land bullied by a banker's clerk !—Liverpool Albion. FAILURE.—We are sorry to learn that the old and respectable house of Walker and Son, mi.nufac turers, have this week stopped payment. The amount of their debts is said to be about 600001.—Glasgow paper of Saturday. A very fine specimen of the falcon was shot near Princes Risborough, on Tuesday last, supposed to have come from the north, measuring two feet from the bill to the extremity of the tail, and the wings when ex tended four feet eight inches ; the weight being 2i-lbs. avoirdupois. It is now in the possession of Mr. Thos. Whitnell, of Princes Risborough, who has prepared and stuffed the same for the inspection of his friends and the public.—Aylesbury News. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of November 12.) SUGAR.—At public sale, 154 hhds Barbadoes, an in different parcel were disposed of at full prices; low•to good middling yellow fetched 62s 6d to 665, washed and shifted 58s to 66s 6d per cwt ; the total purchases since our last report have been 2,200 hdds, &c. The arrivals have again been on a small scale. This afternoon buyers came forward more freely, and the demand was brisk for all descriptions, for grocery as well as for refining purposes, and the prices paid are 6d above those of Friday for coloury and strong grey sorts ; brown kinds maintained the rates established on that day : the private purchases amounted to 1,100 hhds and tierces. 112 hhds Barbadoes at public sale found free buyers at an advance on the last auction of 6d per cwt ; fine fetched 68s to 68s 6d, good 67 , to 67s 6d, good middling 66s to 66s 6d, middling 655, and one lot low middling 63s 6d per cwt. REFINED. —For refined goods rather higher prices paid for all qualities; standard lumps sold currently at 78s to 795, brown lumps at 765 to 77s per cwt. Common Treacle was nearly all bought up at 31s 6d per cwt. Pa tent and the best old make have brought previous rates. Pieces rather above former terms. Common sorts of Bastards better kinds at the rates quoted. Yes terday Lumps and Loaves were taken rather sparingly, but previous rates were supported ; 34s 9d has been freely paid for Crushed for immediate de liver', to wait a few weeks large sales have been made at 34s 6d per cwt; Loaves 38s 64 to 39s for 101bs, and 37• to 38s for 14lbs Treacle in small parcels has fetched 134 64, Bastards 17s to 18s, and Pieces 22s to 28s per cwt. To-d .y Refined goods secured a fair sale for home u , e at previous rates. _ EAST INDIA —This afternoon the public sales consisted of 1.110 13,4 gs B.•ngal, and 308 bags Manilla the former although an indifferent parcel, w.s taken readily by the grocers, and the prices paid are rather above those of late transactions. dingy white fetched 64 4 to 65i 6d, m iddl ing c 665, bright yellow 63s 6d to 645, inierior 62s 6d to 635, damps 624 6d to 65s 6d, washed 614 61 to 655 6d the latter sold at 21s to 213 6d for good brown, and one lotSne 22s per cwt. MAURITIi'S —B) private eritr,ict the operations were to a fair extent in brown as well as in yellow descriptions, at priers rather above those previously quoted : at auction, 8 000 bass sold briskly, brown good middling and fine fetched 58s 6d to 6ls 6d, yellow low to mid 61s to 631, good to fine 65s 6,1 to 66s 6d per cwt. FOREIGN --Brown Brazil, ord at 18s 6d to 19s, good 19, , 6d !o 21s, f a i r y e ll ow at 22s to 22s 6d prr cwt . For white descriptio ns th e merc h ants have refused to su bmit to lower rates : 23s 6d to 24s fur low mid white. In white Havannah prices rem a i n th o same. A t auc tion, 30 hhds, &c. Foreign Muscovado were all taken in 6d to is above the general valuati ons , v : z 200 hhds Guadeloupe at f 2 r 2 o s m 6dto 23s for low y e ll ow an d gre y ; and St. b K r i i t e ts h t22s 6d. l i t o parcels igeo d o of Brazilh middling soldvrwbeehr:t:. w y i e t i l i f n o w ut , and cert f i a fi i c r a a te t at 23s to 24a for good middling This after-von some privately at 22s io 26 s established thereat, and in rates established parcels have profit . has been refused ; several opinion that prices have not dis posedTe e 0 . —f at S i i t iLe inadt t ds h yp e aae nr:secaltelbosoednrsf small some instance h s a of the mere seen their highest. In Company's Cong ou a goo d many saleshave been made at 2s Old to 2s Old for cash, and 2s lid with a three months prompt —To-day there was not much business doing, but the merchants asked former rates. Company's Congou, however, may be bought at 2s for cash. COFFEE.-In the British Plantation market there is still little life ; middling and fine ordinary clean descrip tions, however, have secure d a fair sale on the terms of last Tuesday, but unclean and other sorts have been taken very sparingly, and reduced rates accepted for the former. This afternoon there was not much inclination manifested on the part of the home trade to buy Coffee, but in prices little variation has taken place : at auction 14 casks mid unclean coloury Berbice sold at 109 s; 102 bags low good ord Ceylon taken in at 101 s ; 162 bags Samaran sold at 60s to 60s 6d f or fa i r ord mixed ; 72 casks and 266 b ags , g from the Cape, were offered and partly sold at fair prices, viz, good pale St. Domingo in casks at 73s 6d to 745, and fair ordinary to fine ordinary Semarang at 58s 6d to 64s per cwt. COCOA.—In West India a fair business has been tran sacted at the rates previously established. This afternoon the demand was not so good l'or B . P •+ and 170 bags Trinidad at auction so ld at sls to 53s for middling red and grey, and one lot goo d red 555 pe.r esvt, which is rather lower. SPICES. —This afternoon Sumatra Pepper secured a .fa it sale by private treaty on former terms. Of Ginger 18 toful East India and 167 brls Jamaica were offered at auction; the :corner was all sold at fair market prices, good mid bold Bengal fetched 15s 6d to 16s, and ord wormy Alla' bar Ils to Ils 6d per cwt ; the latter was partly sold. Russ, BEANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—In Rum the transac tions were extensive last week, and of Leeward Island 600 suns were disposed of at prices id higher, proofs to 2 per cent. over fetched 3 s 4d to 3s sd, 3 to 6 over 3s 6d to 3s 7d, 6 to 12 over 3s 8d to 3s 10d, 14 to 18 over 3s Ild to 4s Id, 20 to 25 over 4s 3d to 4s Od, 26 to 28 over 4s 8d to 4s 10d, 30 to 33 over 5s to 5s 2,1, stronger 5s 3d to 5s 4d. Jamaica brought previous rates, and 400 puns were sold, 26 to 28 o ver p roof at 5s 3d to 5s 4d, 29 to 35 over 5s 5d to 5s Bd, 36 to 38 over at 5s 9d to 5s I Id, and favourite marks 6s to 6s 4d per gallon. The Government contract for 80.000 ellons was taken within a fraction of 3s 30, which is lowers han was expected ; 40,000 taken by M essrs. Mahon and s terday nt" mons, and the remainder by Messrs. Godsell. Ye buyers of Rum evinced less inclin ation to do business.--- Brandy maintains previous rates , but home and ex port buyers have bought very cautious l y .— In Geneva fair business has been transacted at 2 s to 2s Id for good qu lity. In British Corn Spirits large purchases have been made at the quotations. This afternoon Jamaica Rum was in g ood request ar t previous , at-s, the sales amount to 2 00 puns, P) to 33 PF. cent over proof at 5.4 Bd, and stronger 6 s per ga:lon Leewards not much passing, proofs are held for 3s 4d, but buyers do not , ff,r more than 3s 3}d per gallon. ()[Ls.--For common descripti.ms of Fish Oils rat her gi to lower prices have been ace pted. Cod 0,1 at 31/. - 32/ , and pale S.ile at 321. to 391 54. ; Souttern 241. ss. to 261 55., for middling to fine quaL. Sp , rm commands previous rates. Linseed Oil 23. 3d ; for forward delivery there are not sellers at that figure. UsP n at reduced rates Olive has maintained previous quot a ' tions Palm 38s for first quality. East India Cocoa Nut 43s TaLL.,w.—For Petersburg yellow c,.ndle on the s p ot last weeit th, price advanced to 49s for first quality ; for delivery up to the end of the year and for sp an ! months 49- t , 49 3d per cw , . ; but yesterday, in tonsequence of the advice; received from St. Petersburg. on the of !here was not much passing, an d the esc r " p cha glly ,- refused to reduce their pretensions. For nts del-v,e generally ry nes month the rates previous, established were required. For spring months 48s 3d toY 48a 6d• Pe. To-day there was only a limited business doing' in tersburg seilow candle on the spot, and f. ir delivery up to the end of the yea, ; for spring months 48s 3d is asked' IRISH MARKETS. 14 V' 8 . 'ORLIN MARKET NOTE for the WEEK ending ,(I.St Wheat, per barrel 20 5t0ne...... 562 Bere l6 stone '745 Barley 1, 2,326 Oats l4 stone ii Flour, per cwt S .St.llV 655 Oatmeal ---. 8 stone Sold to Bakers only. 6,281 Cwt. Flour _ _ From 23 0 15 0 18 13 0 IT II 25 0 42 0 IS 0 93 0 17 0 19 • 28 0 of Firsts from 27 • (la Receipts of Do. -'-- Average price , N o i s e e a c t o a n ri d d s Flour 65.. 4 s per s . / 5 Od. from 1, . od. Sales of from 108. Flour, 18,°°3 Thirds worse' . 41 17 3 1151 le 0 8 le S ick. to to ° B ° to 12 , PRICE OF TREAD. Quartern Loaf l Id. I Half Quartern ...... 5%c1. CORK MA RKETS.—Nev. O. Wheat (per 205t.)21; 0.1. to Vs. 044 Oats (per 14st.) ... 7 6 . ° 4l ° 11 l Barley (per Hist.) 8 0 23 0 'Flour (per cwt ) ...16 0 2 Oatmeal (per cwt.) I2s Od. to 16r.. 6d. .. Beef, 4d. to 7d.—Mutton, Sd. to 6d.—Veal, 4 d. to vas Pork, 4id. to M.—Fresh Butter, 10d. to lld. per lb. PRICE OP BOWER. To the Merchants. h . a . t. ........................... .............. First Quality Second O3 .......................... .....*G4 Third Fourth A ............................ 5/ Fifth 66 .............................. _. Sixth CLONMELL MA RKETS.—Nov. 9. Per Cwt. . d. s. d. s. d. S. a. a• : 0 -... New Butter BB oto 90 0 Hides (raw) Oat m e a l 12 0 12 3 Bacon Pigs ........... .39 -- 4(1 0 0 Rendered Lard 0 52 0 Heads 28 0 Per Bag. 34 ° Flour, Second 0 44 0 IFlour, Thirds ....... 0 ~. 0 —Household...— 0 42 01 — Fourths ......` Per Barrel. 14 • Rapeseed • 20 0 0 B ar l e y 13 0 .., 0 _— 0 Bere 8 4 10 0 I Coals KILKENNY MARKET& ad f. t OS • 6d. Wheat,per barrel ) 3os. Od.to 375. Od. Beef (per 1b..., Os. -- ° ' 6 B a rley 20 0 22 0 Mutton o fa v 0 Oats 12 6 14 6 Pork 0 4 ° 7 Flour (per bag)....30 0 40 0 Veal OII ? Butter(per cwt.)...90 0 98 0 Fresh Butter Bacon Pigs 35 0 36 0 Salt Ditto ....... 0 9 v' s Coals 1 0 1 2 Potatoes (per et.) 0 2 9 ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE BY A FEMALE.--Yes terday morning, about two o'clock, police constable, No. 56, of the S. division, when on duty in Ernest' street, Regent's-park, found a very fashionably-dress ed young female lying quite insensible on the steps Of door. He procured the police stretcher, and conveyed her to University College Hospital, where it was dis covered that she was suffering from the effects of poison , and a phial, labelled " Poison—Laudanum," was found in the bosom of her dress. The usual antidotes were applied, but slight hopes wereentertained of her surviving. 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly, and 96 ' side.—We, the undersigned, have been for some time making use of the Messrs. S. and B. Solomons' new.y invented Spectacle Lenses ; and in justice to the to ventors we consider ourselves bound to state, that they eertaiiily do afford most astonishing relief to iraPe rfe . e ct Cheap vision, by candle-light as well as by day ; they aff r n — , with our vision much pref'rable than any o ther we base tried :—James Blundell, M D., 1. u r n `"" - George-street, Westmo,ter ; Geo. G. Sigmund, 14 ' 1 " 24, Dover-street ;T. J. Pettigrew, M D., P.R.& " Sa ville-row ;J. Ramsboth.im, M.D., Broad-street-bai ld ings ;H. Colbourn, M.D., 28, Harleyford-place, Ken" nington ;N. M'Cann, surgeon, 50, Parliament-street ; John Hooper, surgeon, :29, Newington-place, Kenning ; F. Daldy, surgeon, 33, New Broad-street ; Griffiths and Duncan, surgeons, 3, L.adenhall-street ; W. Day, surgeon, Isieworth ; R. Noble Elwyn , ° I T ► geon, 36, Albemarle-street ;E. Stoddart, surgeon, Golden-square, &c. &c.—The Messrs. Solomons state that their Invisible Voice Conductor, by which thou' sands of deaf persons have been greatly benefited, is the size of a seven-shilling pi,:ce, and when fixed into the cavity of the ear is soft and easy, and not more perceptible than having a piece of wool in its Plac e ,' Messrs. by which the faintest whisper at. a public assembly heard with distinctness.--29, Albemarle-street, and 9 6, Chcapside.—No agents or travellers employed. VERTICAL and LEVER WATCHES in Gold Cases, of the best London manufacture, to be sold at very re' duced prices, by A. B. SAVORY and SONS, No. 9, Cora' hill, London, opposite the Bank of England. They are of the finest quality, and are made and finishe l , under the immediate inspection of their own workmen. ,P written warranty for performance will be given with of e " watch. The Ladies Gold Watches, which have g old El 1 1; with vertical movements, are 10 guineas esch, or if with el at back to the cases, 2 guineas more; and those with the .1)1270, detached lever movement, jewelled in four holes, and rilaJoil'„,, Mg power, 14 guineas each. The Gentlemen's with 93e40r tent detached lever movement, seconds, and jewelled In _„ b ; holes, are 14 guineas; or jewelled in six holes, 17 gu ineas if with gold dials, 20 guineas each. A. B. Savory and Sons, No. 9, Cornhill, London, opP° slo the Bank K 0' 0 - WARRANTED. GOLD W A T -0- de The following Watches are London made, of very suP" I lity, and warranted to perform correctly. SIZE FOR LADIES. Fine Vertical Watches, jev,elled, in engine-turned . t o gold cases and gold dials, warranted ............... klw ' Fine Vertical \Vetches, jewelled, with double- I backed engine-turned geld eases and gold dial s, is 10 warranted ••• Patent detached Lever Watches, jewelled in fo ur holes, with double gold eases and gold dia l°, 0 14 0 warranted ........................................... --- SIZE FOR GENTLEMEN. Patent detached Lever Watches, jevrelled in fo ur holes, seconds, and double-backed gold caso , 14 14 . . warranted.................................. ......... ... - Patent detached Lever Watches, capped, jewelled 0 in six holes, seconds, double-backed gold eases 17 17 and ena,nel dials, warranted ......... .... Patent detached Lever Watches, capped, .i"'" -- in six holes, seconds, double-backed gold case , ' , 0 and gold dials, warranted ........................... ... 4j oo' Mat' Either of the Gentlemen's Watches may be had in g ing cases for 3/. 3s. each extra . 0 T. COX SAVORY'S, 11 L .Pg. Silversmith, Watchmaker, and Goldsmith , 47, C o rns' , ( Seven doors from Graceahurch _ Of 8 ! ii Tli N. the 14 0:1 the 27th of August, at Tannah, near Bombay, -- John William Woodcock, Esq., Civil service. of a sorti 3o oliug' On the tst inst., at Nice, Mrs. Thomas Robinson of a son. i f of W. o n the 4th inst. • at. Kingston -on-Thames*, th e w--e Carter, o inst., a. Deaf a daughtrle Park . f Li eu"' On the 6th nan t-Colonel Gasc o i gne , o f a d ' S us . e x, the 'AY 0 ughter. , i l i f • Ambr ose the Bth inst.. at. Cambridge, the lady of --- Hall,wood, c 1 n oftEh s ea q 8 . ~ i t ah o u f gi e , Mrs. Hensl ei g i. n S ht t eir, Peter 's -college, of a daughter. , `V ey On the Bth i ns t., i n G ower - street ' Willi s° .at Bruce-grove, TotteohanL Mrs. Dodds, of a daughter. .. MARRIgD. liter On the 24th of July, at Calcutta, Maria, the eldest clou d Lieutenant-Colonel D'Aguilar, of the lion. East Set" pany's Service, to Welbv B. Jackson, Esq., o f the I s ' ir jobn vice, Commissioner of Moorshedabad, son o the lat goth Jackson, Bart., M. P„ and brother to the present Sir G oal. Jackson, Bart., of her Maj. sty's 4th Light Dragoon%l 4 e utern nt On the 28th nit., at St. Peter's Church, Dublin, I,,fre" D'Oyley William Battley, of the 64th Regiment, t? vi n" o se, relict of the late James Magill, Esq Donegal, and Gardner- street, Mountjoy-square, Dubn of Fairvie..n. DIED. tbe On the 22d ult., at Florence, Florence Chicheste 0 , 00 . youngest daughter of Captain Goercre Chichester, aged"' ",den' On the 2d inst., Miss Emmeline Eliza Wh i te , of C street. On the sth inst., at Paris , Mrs . Adelheid Goldschroidr, relict of the late L. A. Goldschmidt , Es q .llo On the 7th inst., in Paradise-street, Rotherhithe, Soper, Esq., aged 85 ; and on the 10th inst., Mrs. r relict of the above, aged 78.1 On the 7th inst., at at Iver, Mrs. arlow, a Tgerotter, . 1. •"" 1 " d 88. f o r- On the Bth inst., Ramsgate, B Adam merly of Berwickshire Militia, aged 59. .f Oita" On the Bth inst., at Woodside-lane, Finchlef , beth Duell, aged 6 7 . of On the Bth inst. , Sarah, the wife of William Rl"*".4 Fo lliett Cl i fton - s t r eet, Finsbury. On the 9 th inst., at Tempsford-hall, Bedford, John P o well, Esq., aged 68. London Printed and Published by MURDO No. 112, S tr and, at The Sun Office, No 112, Strand , la coun ty of Middleses.—Wednesday, event N b 13 1839_....1' EVENING EDITION.