The Sun. — London, England, 1844-01-27 00:00:00

Asi7 bill ►,orr, waf the onld his upon rter, lack• t the We iit e a re R er' wa° cart ( ' tiooi o ler°' ' hotio -aid that he had no doubt cf the prisoner guilt:, kr. 8:2 111 e 1 be ► ecessary to rsmand him for the attendance of Th e "ge• prisoner Is as then reconducted to the cells. - I,.._(jNION HAI.L. (THIS DAY.) Young Done argue Women, named Rebecca Jones and Mary Brien, j With att em pti ng t o comm it su i c ide. tight,tt ap peared, was seen at a late hour the preceding 'wh !s the neighbourhood of I3ankside, go towards the river, i( k ee l , she was ab ou t t o p l unge when she was seized by a kid: 4 e , who p revente d h er. I t was t h en o b serve d s h e was t i gfat the infl uence of liquor, and when questioned by the Ala %lee j, she said that she was 19 years f age, and that for life was il 'e she had b een l ea di ng a life of prostitution, that her "e of misery, and that she could no longer survive it.. tioe Corriwcwam said that there was an excellent tratitu klqlled the Southiondon Institution, into which she would .;,‘ en if she consented to go. tri;:e Unfortunate girl said that she would gladly become an kth e te .' ° Pee whie . h ° the Magistrate sent a policeman with her lb Institution.' %de: ,ther girl, B r i en , was o b serve d t o ascen d the balus fhoe ti °` 'W aterloo-bridge, and was prevented by a gentleman ~ , "v i ng herself into the water. feller ‘ 4II TINGIIAM, on findin o c , that she was desirous of re wet Iler wretched mode of life, that of prostitution, also et o ver to the above institution. t?., FRANCE. OF DEPUTIES.—SrrviNe or JAN. 25. "Inzet, th e P res id en t t oo k the c hair at two o'clock, t he Chamber resumed the adjourned debate on the r h ,„ "t h -Ai graph of the address, relative to public in . • h Iracy, the first speaker, contended that the *ton ar "el!', which proclaime d the freedom of instruc hQ as ght to h e ld sacred as any other article of the the e i 414 1 compact. Ile reminded his colleagues of etnnstance of the foundation of the liniVersity. littlpi Zhe >ra l n who:se audacity, genius, and astonishing tri fran' "ad dazzled the world . could say, "the youth of ttptteieloshall :lave no idea, no sentiment, no passion, ,, ex !II. d e 4, C . .hat I may be pleased to inculcate . ; but he i . da 4, seacY) did not suppose that there existed now elkiaL Man or a power sufficiently bold er rash to et`" inheritance of Napoleon. M. de Tracy, how- Ittlf6 l s of opinion thal the question would be ny , re Itru et l :(3' discussed when the promised law on public in k should b e presented. i tistt `1 841 4 spoke at some length, amidst the marked of4al'on of th e Ch am b er , in favour of the University, L Jj he is one of the profe , zsors. the lb' l'liest addressed the Chamber in opposition to' -re gTaPh. He stated that he should withdraw his 4t ne • N ted ment and support that of M. de Caine, pre -lae clay before. )Upin remarked that the attacks against the Uni kiah 3 ' ought not to excite surprise, as at all times esta ktl,ents at the head of education had shared the same !lor a ' le mentioned Port Royal as a proof of this, which, ' 10 14, 4S it was, had also been violently attacked. Ile, fort n ; (l ‘i thought that it was useless to go back on the of th r eondition of the University. The present state AIN et) ountry, and the necessity of the times, ought fel s „: guide them He referred to the claims of the le a ,1 1 3 ' and oprosed . them as ill-founded. '1 hey might i t h s ; ll . T„, i ,, , „ a t t l io to n h o a r y s c ot t u h ig e regulation of certain - schools for men destined for the priesthood, ittn a et e were military schools fur lads intended for the the y ',, a nd naval establishments for those destined for t'eed t - rY, but nothing more. Congregations, he pro thev i n Observe were dangerous, under whatever mime . 104 existm ; and .h e thought that the State ought to d el'ecl . t ' r 'wly at their aims and actions. He c.oliusi vet",e attempts now made against the. authority of • r,tmersity to be of a retrograde nature, and such I t(tT g r it to be opposed by every legal means. The the j "entleman then spoke with great force against tif tii (suit; describing them as a most dangerous set / thetl i lls i ) nYing but little regard to oaths,-.and interfering, called el at home or abroad, in all affairs in which they toa l i, °° lain an entrance. The article 69 of the charter 7 41 er " e " a law on secondary instruction. He con it i n ere" that the Government should he allowed to bring 1 11e 3 , M thout b e i ng s h ac kl e d by an y vo t e o f th e Chamber. ‘ll3 l 4ntist suppose that this Bill would not take away t :tg from the liberty promised by the charter tcr bAxiicei in struction. It was more than probable that it s eeure to fathers of families, that if they in heired their sons for officers, or lawyers, or merchants,- Z it tu t i:d t s ho should not be so influenced as that they 1 4 14 ' desire to become priests. France never would - . yoke of the priesthood, and. he . therefore kti n ' n 'n- the Chamber to allow the paragraph to . re- Lill was, relying on the Ministry to - bring in their k( '" a proper regard to the interest of the charter. Barrot th oug ht that the Hon. Gentlemen who !'ery'r,TPosed a men d men t s w ere proceeding against the ktki l . i - 'l o ct they desir e d to carry. It was dangerous to i ller re in the arrangements of the University,. wdhbenthe fight be some risk of its liberty being imu . r i e der z that ; „` ti ?e, if effected without prudence. He considered ettgh f - `,FLace of making attacks on the University, theY ae - ' sh " to have it more firmly constituted, and therefore Dos, e d °lll4 recommend the Hon. Deputies who had pro ver4,2lllendments t o w i t hd raw th e m, and allow . the G hilit'l2}.,to bring in their Bill on their own respong knear, hear.) p rt ; I sQuillard, who was one of the members that had !ed amendments, signified his intention of ebmply lconaith the recommen d at i on o f Ilf. 0. Barrot. He however, like to hear some explanation relative tiC„etinduct of the Bishops and clergy. - • alarti n (du Nord), the Minister of Justice, entered a history of the late dispute, and stated that it had 4 ( l : . s t forth with so much virulence during the lust year, i lali g e ne the Ministry had, in 1840, insisted on the ordon- Of 18 9 8 aominst the Jesuits and other secret : ° 4. let ies, being - Car ‘ rled into effect most strictly. A eir had been sent to all the Bishops in 1840, to the 'b rit', that as it had not been acted on with s u ffi c ie n t 'ateriti, the Government had again, last' year, insisted Oh law being observed. Hence arose the hostility o f eliiishops and clergy. 41 . Isambert rose, and was left speaking. 4 14 CREASE OF FEVER AT MARYLEBONE.—Yesten N Y , at the usual weekly meeting of the Marviebone board of 4e; t4 ians, a communication was read by Mr. Thorne, the ,4...eestary, thermf the medical officers, in reference to theheavy in consequence of the great num -410.. o o f dical . out-door patients they had to attend to, the diseases -,t4-1K prevalent being the measles and influenza. Dr. Boyd t ed that the two assistant-officers had to prescribe for 209 littient s---Mr, Culpepper 104, and the other 105. One of s o `,."' was entirely " knocked up." They were therefore unable PaY that attention which the severai cares required. t wee TENSIVE ROBBERY.—On Thursday night, he '4 and eight o'cock some erson d or fpetihseo Coachand 11 0 ,:thlj)?m of Mr. T. l E kington, p landlor o bout' `No. 120, Holborn-hill, by means of a skeleton key. alp cight o'clock the children were put to bed by . the fe ...rvant, who observed the doer of the room ajar, but WIC so t mention th e c i rcumstance till a bo u t t e n o'clock, 4°bejll going into the room two drawers of the .. ward (there ich were placed a large quantity of money. & t ol l :g two other chests of drawers in the room) we c ile found . s bd ale been forcibly broken open, and the following money toteProPerty stolen :-1501. in notes (number . known ), a 201. 5 e t en +Marked " Adam Moss," ten sovereigns in . a bead-purse, half ...%overeigns two double sovereigns, 24 old guineas and three alt ditt • O tt o, old coins, a silver watch, two pair tablespoons (ail '`arked "T. A. E," six silver tea.poons, mar . ked I .4),l 2,ti ' n ‘‘;: b o ) n , e fiv g eo ld mourning-ring, marked John Ming a silver hunting, - watch , a gold guard attached, a gold gold finger-rings, one pair sugar tuns, three B,e. It o "2', and two gold keys, gold eye-glass,. chased, & rwho ob', is supposed to have been committed by sore . .eone 4t0e,, 4 * where the money was kept. Information has been to the City and Metroyolitan police. , tISSION OF LUNACY.—Yesterday forenoon at c.? clock, a etramission of lunacy was opened before Mr. ‘,7 1 0 Nssioner Barlow, and a jury of sixteen gentlemen, theat 1 1 :VON Holloway to inquire into the state of mind of Miss '-iirabeth Grrerne Henry, the daughter of an East and hoi'it India merchant, now residing in Alfred-terrace, Upper • ales ' The commission was sued out at the instance o nate' Charlotte Amelia Beckwith, the sister of the unfoFtu ks9ttieet of the inquiry, who was reyresentedbyher solicitor. sri aapt t i e nrY was unrepresented. Mr. Commissioner Harlow 0. %,,__alted. the case to the jury, and after the examination and ! the witnesses, the jury expressed themselves satisfied, soeneut'd—That Mary Elizabeth Graeme Henry was of Inind, and incapable of taking care of herself or an pert?'pro- and that she had been so since January, 1841. . oe,l7looLwrien DOCK - YARD . — Her Majesty's steam- Vultstre having had her engines, boilers, and other mo lar er Y rut in by Messrs. Millar, Ravenhill, and Ce., of Pop aft'ernosade an experimental trip, down the river on Tuesday le rtie.. °° l l ast• Previously to proceeding to Milford for sea fitti 'no will make another trip, when the full power of her In a u gs Will be tt o the test. This vessel was built under the Pettit) ht of the abov e 13 of 'William Edge, Esq., master shi l l) aie.,)lixd and launched in the autumn ofl ast year. Her 114,;i:`, steamer Prometheus having received . new a nd . tie am g had her engines put into cemplete repair, was sommi h s- Pael t ;" Saturday last by Lieut. W. M. J. G. Pasco, for t h e 8 sJervies in the Mediterranean.' Her defects were made tak v 1 Messrs. Seaward and Co., of Millwall. She was for tof the b as i n on Th urs d ay a f ternoon, an d w ill be rea d y l e; I I ivy , days. the r it tt li DUR HAM PETITION —The petition .against tv e ti Fti of John Bright, Esq., Al:p., as the representative ylo ned, eltY of Durham, will, we understand, be either . aban eat, c °' if opened, formally dropped immediately after, as no he : h i ! b e made out by the petitioners to vitiate the- election. Ho of petitioning is believed to have been to annoy . the Hair s e mber, and to insinuate unconstitutional, pract i ces of parka e Anti -Corn - law League. Shortly after the meeting Durnent, the factious proceedings of the disappointed di s ,,,.'un Tory party will be duly brought to light, when the Ish",'"e of dishonourable proceedings will recoil upon those str old resort to unworthy means to injure the, fame of a ~ ~,;ghtforward and man l y political opponent. — N ewcastle A d - I ser. tr i .l Gl i T GOLD. —The Governor •of the Bank of 14,-,wand, with a view to facilitate business at that establish bas invented a plan for a machine for weighing sove ne:Zl',,aml of separating the light. from the heavy gold; a all re having been completed , which was kund to answer in frei n r ,,' e els, ' the light coin's .weigh Weighed and separated l'aa e , "'Se of the legal current t with the greatest b ut i `nlas and eicety. It is driven by a small vacuum engine, on the of being worked either by hand or steam, and, 41 'nut: a ""g e, weighs between forty and fifty sovereignsa d e t aq • It would be impossible here to enter into a minute sore of It varied beautiful mechanical . morements, but, so ter _. to say, that the machine is first set in motion by the ~Cgos being placed in a recertacle similar to a tube, ca ll ed 're 3 , e 4P o , r," and from thence, by springs and wheels are eon ;n:an, orthe. balance. If the coin be light, it is . deposited, by -e ight • a g n .PPer," in a box on' one side; and if of a proper are falls into a box on the other. These " - grippers', 5,!,.101 dar to those used in printing-machine!. esrgerv, it is said, is now extinct in some of the .notfhXorth America, it being found that there is no Offer e value of the notes, whether genuine or counterfeit. e employ y " O,,T h G ACCIDENT. —On Tue - sday morning last In t his tow n of Mr. Hitchcock, of the North Milt+, ge ntle _ , was exercising a valuable horse belonging to that brid,_wao, and on his return home, When near to the canal ,tnra,iithe animal became restive, so:that the rider lost all rn . , a _d over him , and the result. was, the horse sprang Over ali g h l : e r ,slit ef the . bridge, to the depth of about 12 feet, and and the'n fell his hind legs or. the edge of the towiyig-path, into the canal. The youth was thrown with con happy t violence from his seat into the water, and, we are state, that he escaped with - a Tew - sliAht bruises ' . From h7ek i. Z lt t i :o ir! which the horse fell the poor animal broke his Water paces, and uyon his begin. extricated from the ". inaraediately.—Ltielsteßio" urnal.. • • ,shed ;era- Mr. Were , )14 to to. Oil 1' s RAILWAY RETURNS. W 6 extract from the Midway Alvazine the sums re ceived on the principal Railways of Great Britain for the wed; ending- on the day of the month prefixed to each. The return includes the money received for passengers, parcels, carriages, horses, mails, and tiler chandize : Week ended Name of Railway. Total. X. S. fan72o Birmingham ani Derby Junction 1,270 15 9 19 13irminghans and Gloucester 20 Brandling Junction .. 761 8 0 Chester and Birkenhead ..... 21 Dundee and Arbroath 20 Edinburgh and G1a5g0w........ 1,796 18 1 21 Eastern Counties 20 Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr....... 1,122 16 6 20 Glasgow, Paisley, and Green 0,14...... 613 4 3 20 Grand Junction, and Chester & Crewe 6,438 4 11 20 Great North of England 21 Great Western ..... 11,590 3 11 19 Liverpool and Manchester 4,122 19 0 19 London and Birmingham 13,630 4 3 25 London and Blackwall 625 3 4 20 London and Brighton 25 London and Croydon 227 9 10 23 bindon and Greenwich 715 1 10 21 London and South Western 4,569 16 64 18 Manchester, Bolton, and Bury 736 0 2i 20 Manchester and Birmingham 20 Manchester & Leeds & Hull & Selby 5,251 8 2 • 20 Midland Counties.... 20 Newcastle and Carlisle 21 Newcastle and North Shields 992 15 8 Northern and Eastern 20 North Midland .„ North Union. 16 Paris and Orleans 3,316 5 0 22 Paris and Rouen ... 2,732 0 0 20 Preston and Wyre 204 8 6 20 Sheffield and Manchester 467 10 11 25 South Eastern.. 2,186 0 4 20 Taff Vale.. 550 11 6 21 Ulstor 587 12 2 20 York and North Midland 1,394 4 8 3,791 18 8 LYCEUM THEATRE.—WO are informed that this theatre will open on Monday with a company of whose abilities fame reports loudly. One of the attractions will be Captain Harvey Tuckett. who intends to adopt the stage as a profession, and appears on Monday w‘ Falstaff, in the First Part of King Henry the Fourth. Mr. Wentworth makes hi= second ap pearance in London as Hotspur. Mr. and Mrs. Keeley are engaged to have a " few words together" at the opening, and play in a new afterpiece by Mr. H. B. Peake. The attempt has caused considerable excitement amongst the amateurs of the drama. ISLINGTON LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY.— The annual meeting of the proprietors was held in the theatre of the institution on Thursday last, Charles Woodward, Esq., F.R.S., in the chair. The annual report announced, as in past years, an increase of members and attractions; 630 mem bi were enrolled on its books at Christmas, and the library now contains 5,600 volumes. STATE OF TRADE.— LINER r00r..---At no former period have we experienced so much activity in the sugar trade as during the last three weeks. This speaks well for the trade in the interior, but it is in great measure accounted fur by the fact that our very large stock has lately kept prices lower here than in any other market in the kingdom, especially for brown descriptions, chiefly in use among refiners ; and this business is now carried on hers to a very small extent, the London and Bristol houses supplying, in great measure, the requirements of the neighbourhood. The strike for higher wages amongst col •hors Kill seriously affect the manufacturing business of this port, for most of our large manufactories, consuming coal to a vast extent, will immediately curtail their operations, rather than pay the advanced prices for ccal, and this course has already been adopted by some houses. The salt manufac turers, too, have, in consequence, given notice of an advance of from twenty to thirty per cent. ; for coal being the only article consumed in making salt, the expenses are, of course, seriously increased, and the advance must have the effect of diminishing the demand, probably one half, salt being an ar ticle more frequently taken by captains as ballast than for the supply of actual owners, and lately it has been a precarious trade with the American ports, losses, even at late prices, having frequently resulted from shipments ; so that the ad vance stated will in a great measure stop this trade. Yet even here, where the effects of such a strike are so immediately felt, nearly every house prefers suffering the temporary incon venience that must ensue, rather than aid the endeavours of the colliers to compel their employers to give higher wages.— Liverpool Mercury. TROTTING MATCH AGAINST TIME ON BLACK HEATH.—Yesterday a match was run between the fifth mile stone, opposite the Green Man Hotel, Blackheath, to the seventh mile stone, at the foot of Shooter's-hill. The distance to be run was twenty miles within two hours, by a pony in har ness, drawing an ordinary gig. The pony was 13 hands high, belonging to Mr. Bedwell, a sporting gentleman at Camber well. The match was for 201. A numerous party assembled at the starting place shortly before three o'clock, and the preli minaries having been arranged, the signal for starting was given at five minutes after three; the pony being driven by Mr. Creasy, coach proprietor, of Peckham, who handled the ribbons with great dexterity. The ground was rather heavy, but the first four miles was performed in 21 minutes. At the eighth mile the pony appeared somewhat distressed, and took about a minute longer to do the distance, and continued, with little variation as to speed, and improved in condition to the last, leaving 29 minutes to do the last four miles, which was ac complished in 24i minutes, winning by four minutes and a half, without the pony being in the least distressed. Betting was even from the commencement of the match until the last four miles, when the pony became the favourite at 5 to 2. _ _ - - FIRE AT 13ERMONDSEY.—Last night, shortly before ten o'clock, a fire broke out in the private dwelling-house in the occupancy of Mr. William Cooke, situate at No. 17, Pro spect-place, Bermondsey. The flames, when first perceived, had obtained a strong hold of the first floor back, and great fears were entertained for the safety of the entire building. An immediate alarm was spread, and information of the out break was dispatched to the various brigade and parish engine stations. In a very short space of time several engines reached the spot. '1 he inmates and strangers having exerted them selves in the interim, they happily prevented the fire spreading. The damage done, although confined to one apartment, is somewhat considerable. The origin of the fire could not be ascertained. Fortunately Mr. Cooke was insured in the Sun Fire-office. A CURIOUS FACT.—In a small village in Derby- Shire the clergyman and clerk at the Established Church have both been Wesleyan local preachers.—Derby Reporter. SINGULAR CASE.—Yesterday an inqut?st was held before Mr. Wakley, en the body of Dr. Swiney, of whose mode of living some curious particulars were recently published. - Harriet Halliday, housekeeper to the deceased, said he had been ill for some months previous to his death. He had for some time past entertained a great disgust of food. Mr. Knaggs, a surgeon, on seeing him, told him to try to eat something, and recommended him to take a little wine and water, but he refused to do so. Witness never knew him to make any attempt upon his life. There was no foundation for the report which had appeared in the papers, stating that the deceased had starved himself voluntarily. He used to endeavour to swallow food, but was unable to do so. Mr. Knaggs stated that deceased had on one occasion sent to wit ness for some hydrocyanic acid. Witness sent him two drops diluted with water. Deceased took it in order to stop a retching to which he was subject. The acid would have that effect. Deceased wanted five drops, but witness would not give it. Erasmus Wilson, a lecturer on ana tomy in Middlesex Hospital, had made a post morteni examina tion of the body, the heart of which was in a state of inflamma tion, and was so diseased that scarcely a vestige of its muscular structure remained. The appearance presented by the heart would fully account for death. Indeed, it was matter of much surprise to him that the deceased had lived an hour in such a state. The jury returned a verdict of " Natural Death, pro duced by dropsy and inflammation of the heart." EARTHQUAKE IN PERTHSHIRE.—The following is a more detailed account of the earthquake briefly noticed in our last :—At Comrie, on the 14th inst., at half-past twelve at noon, a smart shock of perpendicular earthquake was felt. At five minutes past one a second shock occurred, which, although rather less, continued longer. There were three slight sounds heard preceding the first-mentioned shock, two betwixt the shocks and one about a quarter of an hour after the last, and two during the following night. The weather during the preceding week was variable—frost, snow, and rain al ternately prevailing. The day on which the shocks occurred was calm and frosty, with sunshine. The sky at the time had a whitish hue. About half an hour after the se cond shock a thin stratum of clouds was formed, which vanished about three o'clock. At the time of the shocks the smoke from chimneys did not ascend, but spread along the ground. The momentum of the shocks was nothing to the momentum of the great shocks of 1839 and 1841. Still, they were severer than any shock since that time. The accompanying sound was very loud on the present occasion. The secon&shock resembled very much the motion and the noise that is produced in a house when a heavy gig passes swiftly along a new metalled road, only the motion and the sound of the earthquake does not last so long. Monday and Tuesday the shocks were fresh. At Aberfeldy on the same day (the 14th inst.), two very smart shocks of earth quake were distinctly felt, as well as in the neighbourhood ; the first between 1 and 2 o'clock p.m., and the next about half-past 2 o'clock p.m. The noise produced resembled the hollow sound of a heavy carriage ; both shocks lasted several moments.—Edinburgh Witness. MR. DAVID BARCLAY, M.P.-1t is understood in Sunderland that David Barclay, Esq., M.P. for that borough, has expressed his intention of voting in the ensuing session of Parliament for a total repeal of the present cern-laws. Mr. Barclay, though always favanrable to a fixed duty in preference to the sliding scale, has not hitherto been in favour of a total abolition. The accession to the ranks of the repealere of the corn duty, of a gentleman of Mr. Barclay's experience, caution, and commercial standing, is of considerable importance, and would indicate that a change of sentiment on the question is making considerable progress among humane, independent, and enlightened men of all parties. Mr. Barclay is a member of the Council of the Royal Agricultural society of England, is in politics a moderate Whig, and in mercantile engagements is a member of the eminent firm of Barclay, Brothers, and Co., West India merchants.—Newcastle Advertiser. RUSSIAN BARBARlTY.—Everything was after the Russian order. What influence the Russians have ex ercised, especially here, under their General Kisselef, was not lost out of the memory of my former journey. They had then a sweeping method of going to work with the rude Wallachians and Gipsies, and could soon settle accounts with them. Twice every week were always ten or twelve Gipsies or Wallachians, useless or criminal fellows, conducted to a public square, from the prison or house of correction; here they were stripped naked to the middle. Some one was there standing ready, who took the poor prisoners on his back, and held his hands fast over his shoulders, while another seized the feet; a third carried the weapons, an armful of great sticks as thick as one's thumb ; the fourth stood waiting and ready to strike. A Russian drummer gave the signal on his drum, when a hundred strokes were counted on the naked body of the culprit, is hich caused him to utter the most horrible outcries. A second signal was given by the drummer, and a second hundred wets told out to the un happy wretch. In this manner he received from three to four hundred strokes on the back. After this execu tion, the poor prisoner presented a dreadful spectacle. The flesh hung in rags from his back, and you saw lit tle but the naked bones. They had then spirits dashed ..over them, at which they shrieked again horribly with the agony. Finally they w ere conducted to the salt pits, where they were compelled to hard labour from four to six years. But the majority of them sank under it,—rarer' did any one return.— Wanderings of a Jour neyman Pailor. DEATH HY DRCIVNING.--Yesterday Mr. Wakley held an inquest at the Lord Ilill tavern, Hermitage-street, Harrow-road, on view of the body of a very fine young girl, 2 who had been drowned by aiNcicatind-enktsaslnlye•isilia:inings'oft. ageda barge l3 into the canal. N enlict, " Accidental death." - _ FRENCH PLAYS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. M. Achard is certainly one of the most accomplished artists that has ever appeared in this country, and he bids fair to rival even Boufain popularity. He appeared in the vaudeville of Farindli last evening, as the hero of the piece, and his Farinelli is a master-piece both of acting and of singing. There are few of our readers who are not already aware of the marvellous power which Farinelli acquired by his exquisite singing over the mind of the gloomy Ferdinand VI., King of Spain, and of the manner in which he for a time dissipated the illusions of the moody mo narch. Barnett some years since produced an opera on this subject, and the anecdote, for it is really nothing more, is treated in very nearly a similar manlier in the present piece. We find Farinelli in the first act wan dering with his Preciosa (Mademoiselle Marie Beauchene). about the streets of Madrid, gay, joyous, and penniless. By a lucky chance he rescues a lady from some danger, and obtains her glove as a remembrance. He then tunes his gui!ar and commences singing to the crowd, having deposited his hat on the ground to receive the con tributions of the patrons of " music for the million." Suddenly he is seized by the Royal Guards, and hurried into the palace. The King, who is in a state of religious madness, has heard his singing, is fasci nated by it, and Farinelli is established in the palace, where he finds his Preciosa also established through the interest of her uncle, Gil Perez (M. Barqui), the Court physician. He also discovers that the lady he had rescued from danger is no less a personage than the Queen. Reports have been circulated in Madrid that the King is dead, and the people demand to see him ; he refuses to appear, but is at length lured into the balcony by Fan nelli's singing. This scene was exquisitely acted by Achard and Lemadre, who acted the part of Ferdinand with excellent judgment and effect. Farinelli,.by the mere shrewdness of his mother wit, discovers and cir cumvents the plots of the Icing's brothers, who, aided by the monks, having succeeded in causing the King to hate his Queen, endeavour, by means of the prescriptions of Gil Perez, and the sermons of his confessor, to reduce him to such a state of feebleness, mental and bodily, as to render a Regency necessary. Their pluts, however, are rendered nugatory by Farinelli, who induces the King- to eat, drink, and be merry, to be reconciled to his Queen, and to discard his monkish counsellors, and thus does the singer save Spain. But it is not as an actor only that M. Achard is great; his singing is ex quisite; and were he not one of the first of actors, he would be one of the greatest of tenor singers. He was rapturously applauded, and was encored in the greater number of his songs. Madame Couturier acted the Queen with ease, grace, and dignity, and the other cha racters were all admirably supported. Achard was of course called for at the fall of the curtain. He after wards appeared in La Permission de Dix licures, as Larose Ponpon, a soldier, in the French Guards, who is out on a furlough of ten hours, and never was the French soldier better represented than by M. Achard. 'The first piece was a one act vaudeville, entitled Quand l'Amour s'en cc, in which M. Gaston made his debut as a French sailor. This gentleman is a very good actor, and is certainly an acquisition to the company. The house was exceedingly well attended. EAST INDIA HOUSE. A Special General Court, called by requisition, was held yesterday on the affairs of Sinde. Mr. John Cotton in the chair. The minutes of the quarterly meeting having been read, The CHA I KlilA N said the Court had been specially called, on the requisition of nine Proprietors, to consider certain resolu tion, relating to the affairs of Sinde. The Directors had, how ever, received a letter from Lord Ripon, dated the sth instant, informing them that the papers which had been promised, would be laid before the Proprietors immediately after the meeting of Parliament, and it was for the Court to consider whether, under these circumstances, it would be advisable to proceed with the discussion. A conversation then took place as to the expediency of post poning the discussion. Mr. SULLIVAN said that, having read the papers, he con ceived that he was in a position to judge of the merits of the quekion, and he would, therefore, proceed with his address. He then proceeded with his address. He said within the last few months the public had been startled by the intelligence that the Ameers of Sinde, who had been previously in amity with this country, had been dethroned and banished, their country wrested 'from them, and their persons imprisoned. Every man was bound to inquire into the history of the pro ceedings, and if they were unjust, to use his best endeavours to obtain redress. In order rightly to understand the subject, it was necessary to keep in mind that these unfortunate Ameers had uniformly evinced the greatest repugnance to entering into such relations with us as would compel them to receive a body of British troops and a British resident into their territory, though they were anxious for our protection, if it could be re tained without the sacrifice of their independence. Very dif ferent were the feelings of the Governor-General of India; it was essential to the success of his political plans to establish a British influence permanently in Sinde. With a view to carry out British designs, ho instructed our political agent at Lahore to remonstrate with Runjeet Singh against his invasion of Sinde, and to offer to them our mediation in their quarrel. They treated the mission which was sent to them with marked respect. Colonel Pottinger at length reported that he had brought bis negotiations to a successful issue, and that they had consented to receive a British esta blishment at 113derabad. The Governor-General refused, however, to carry out one of the conditions, which was that Runjeet Singh should be compelled to evacuate the Sinde territory. The Honourable Proprietor then read the letter from Colonel Pottinger to the Go vernor-General, in relation to this agreement ; also a letter in which he charged the Ameers with having written a letter containing insulting expressions towards the British Go vernment. As a punishment for the offences of the Ameers, Colonel Puttinger, on the 3d of February, 1839, armed with the full powers of the Governor-General, dictated to them a treaty containing twenty. three articles, which, in the language of Colonel Pottinger himself, fully and finally established British supremacy in Sinde. This the Governor-General refused to ratify, and imposed one of a more stringent character, which reduced the Ameers to a state of abject submission to the British Government. This was the state to which in a few short months, we had reduced the Ameers in Lower Sinde. What was the course pursued in Upper Sinde? Sir Alexander Burnes solemnly pledged the faith of the British Government, that they would never take an inch of territory ; yet a treaty was imposed, which placed the whole territory at the disposal of the English power. In a few short months the Ameers were compelled to re ceive a British Resident, and to take British t roops into their pap. A heavy contribution was exa c ted f rom them equal to one-third of their revenue they were compelled to cede their favourite fortress; and their ancient constitution was subverted. What had been done to justify such pro ceedings ? The Ameers had been goaded on by t h e unceasing accusations of the British Government, and by the apprehension that they were about to invade their territ or y. They were charged with having written a slavish letter t o th e King of Persia , with having insulting used language to the British Government, with having sent a hostile message, and with general unfriendliness, and it teemed to be taken for granted that all the charges made were true. Was that the case ? With respect to the letter to the King of i Persia, Colonel Pot tinger himself attached no im p ortance to t it was entrusted to a person who afterwards proved to be an impostor, and who had not sufficient to support h im on his journey. Was it pro bable that the Ameers would entrust a letter of the kind al leged to such a person? The charge of treachery was not by any means clearly proved. Bu t admitting for the sake of ar gument that all the charges we re p r o ved, what then These acts did not originate in hostility to the British Government, but were to be attributed to the treaty ahich we had forced upon them , dep rivin g them of their political independence. Ile alluded to the treaty concluded . n June, 1838, between Shah Soojah and Runject Singh. Shikapore, the richest city of the Ameers, was wrested from them. The Honourable Proprietor then proceeded to speak at length of the tribute imposed on the Ameers. When Shah Soojah died, the tribute which had been imposedcontinucd to be levied by the British Government. The very ground on whieli the treaty of Hydera had was imp°. ed was, that the territory of Sinde belonged of right to the British Government as the paramount Power of Hindostan. But besides the exaction of tribute, we violated the Sinde territory. He contended that the treatment which the Ameers had received, justified their applica tion to the King of Persia. What would have been the conduct of a magnanimous Government under the circumstances? Why, they would have told the Ameers that they could make allowances for their position ; that they must have a passage for their troops ; but that they solemnly pledged their faith that when their operations had ter minated, the Ameers should stand in precisely the same posi tion as they had done before; that if it was offensive to them to receive a British Resident he should not be forced upon them, but that they might rely upon the assist ance of the British power whenever they apprehended danger from other governments. Colonel M'Naughten had given it as his opinion, that less stringent terms would have been suffi cient; and one of the last acts of Col. Pottinger's official life in India was an attempt to persuade the Governor-General to relax somewhat in his demands of tribute. He then referred at length to the tribute exacted from the Ameers, in consequence of the alleged treasonable correspon dence with Persia, amounting, he said, in all to 53,000 rupees. When information first reached the Ameers, of the demand which was about to be made upon them, they determined at once to resist it ; so, though they were com pelled to give their consent to it, they accompanied that con sent with a solemn warning to Major Outram, that unless the territory which had been wrested from them were restored, it would be utterly impossible for the Ameers to Kr vent some of the chieftains from retaliating by hostilities. Un fortunately that warning was disregarded, and an attack was made upon Major Outram's camp, which was followed by the de thronement and imprisonment of the Ameers, and the partition of their territories. The case against the Ameers of India was brought to a point by the Governor-General, in his letter to Sir Charles Napier, on the 4th of November, 1842. (The letter in question was then read.) He then referred at some length to the charge of treason brought by the British Govern ment against Meer Nusseer Khan, the truth of which turned on the authenticity of a seal. The Hon. Proprietor contended that there was sufficient evidence that the letter was not written by the Ameer, to whom it was attributed. It was stated that the Ameers had two seals, one of which they used for general purposes, and another for secresy, which was not kuown. The seal in this case was not the authentic one, and yet it was concluded that the letters came from that quarter. In fact, it was impossible, according to this mode of treating the matter, for the Ameers to prove their innocence.—( Hear, hear.) The Hon. Pro prietor read several letters, with a view of showing that the treasonable correspondence alleged against the Ameers had never been proved. The Ameers demanded to see the letters they were accused of writing ; and where could it be heard without being reprobated, that the Governor-Gene ral founded all his proceedings against Sinde upon letters which had not been produced to the accused parties ?—( Hear, hear.) We now come to the immediate circumstances which led to the outbreaks. Unfortunately for the Ameers of Sinde the constitution of their government did not square with the notion of the Gallant General, Sir Charles Napier. Instead of a number of petty princes, each ruling over his own district, it was the opinion of Sir Charles Napier that there should be one prince, and that all the other Ameers should be reduced to the position of nobles. An Ameer was selected for this purpose, the possessions of the others were wrested from them, and this me was made the sole ruler of Sinde. The Gallant General was warned beforehand of the conse quences of such a step, and the attack which was made on the British troops wars just what might have been ex pected under the circumstances—it was consistent with the laws of nature that it should be made. What law of nations justified the British in the course which they had pursued ? He contended that it was wholly unwar ranted. He then referred to a letter from the Governor- General to the Ameers, stating, amongst other things, his opinion that there would be no peace till the Ameers had been made to feel the British power. They were made to feel it. Nothing which had taken place under the National Assembly, or the Emperor Napoleon, during the THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 27, 1844. French War, exceeded in iniquity the proceedings of the British Government in India with respect to Sinde._-(Cheers.) A deep blow had been given by them to the Christian religion in India. He belayed that nothing could tend more to procure for it the hatred of the Indian population , and not withstanding present appearances, he believed that if we retained possession of Sinde in the present manner, it would be a cancer which would eat away the prosperity of the British rule. The following were the resolutions of the reqnisitionists : " Ist. That from the printed papers recently laid before the Proprietors on the subject of Sinde, it is the opinion of this Court that the proceedings of the Government of India, which ended in the dethronement, exile, and imprisonment of the Ameers, and the seizure of their country and private property, were uncalled for, impolitic, and unjust. " 2d. That this Court does therefore most earnestly recom mend to the Court of Directors the immediate adoption of such steps, by representation to her Majesty's Government or other wise, as may cause all practicable reparation to be made for the injustice already committed, and enforce the abandonment of a line of policy inconsistent with good faith, and subversive of the interests of the British rule in India." Mr. EASTWIGIC seconded the resolution. Having.residen in India, and had considerable experience of Indian affairs, he felt that the conduct of the British Government towards Sinde had been extremely oppressive. He said he differed from the Hon. Mover as to the British Government having forced their alliance upon the Ameers, and he read a series of letters for the purpose of showing that they had voluntarily connected themselves with that Government. They had, he contended, acted in conformity with the treaties of alliance ; and this ought to have procured for them some consideration. ft was his opinion that the annexation of Sande to the British empire was a grievous error, both financially and politically. Under different treatment the good offices of the chiefs might have been confidently rel'ed upon. By an act of aggression they had gained possession of a country, filled with tribes, whose motto, like that of the Affghans, was " We will be content with war, we will be cen tent with bloodshed, but we will not be content with a master."—( Hear, hear.) Sinde afforded no ob stacle to the march of armies; there was little danger of hundreds perishing in a night. But there was much to be dreaded from a pestilential climate. A short time ago fifty Europeans had perished from heat in two days, and he had himself witnessed similar effects. Seven-tenths of the population were bigoted Mussulmans, who, though not able to contend against European armies in the field, would be exceedingly powerful in desultory warfare. It should be recollected, too, that the service in Sinde was ex tremely distasteful to olr troops. They had been told that there were commercial advantages—that the markets of Central Asia had been thrown open to the British. He contended that they bad by their proceedings within the last few years destroyed British influence in Central Asia. Formerly there was security for merchant , , now there was not, and it would be lung ere things subsided into their natural channel. He believed, toe, that the capabili tits of the Indus were greatly exaggerated. Caravans were generally preferred to that river for the trans fer of goods; and as to steam, ho conceived that that was a speculation in which no Proprietor would be disposed to embark. The Hon. Proprietor then endeavoured to proved from documentary evidence, that the Ameers of Sinde, pre vious to the war, had been subject to many grievances, and were not exclusively to blame for what occured, He also referred to the seals upon which Sir Charles Napier had founded his proceedings ; reminding the Court how com mon forgeries of that kind were in India. It would be ludi• erous, were not such moral consequences involved, to contem plate Sir Charles Napier sitting down with compasses in hand, to examine and pronounce upon these seals. He believed that the letter attributed to Meer Nusseer, was not in truth written by him, and yet upon that letter had the British Government taken such serious steps. He referred to a man in Sinde who made a trade of forging seals. He concluded by taking a view of the events which followed the British in possession of Stride. Viewed as a military achievment, nothing more brilliant perhaps had ever been seen ; viewed in a moral aspect, he believed a more, disgraceful case of oppression never occurred. The whole preparations of the Ameers were of a defen,ive nature. Nothing but blindness er obstinacy could cause any one to imagine that they intended hostilities. If they had meditated hostilities they would have sent away their wives and chijdren.—(Hear, hear.) If their superiority in arms was to be purchased at the expense of justice, he would rather that they should descend within the limits of a third-rate power.—( Hear, hear.) If they had suffered misery, they had caused a hundred times greater. War was at all times a great evil, but an unjust war was fear ful to contemplate. it was his solemn conviction that if the thinking part of this country, if the press, to which they owed so much, would calmly inquire into the merits of this question, such a storm of indignation would burst forth as must lead to all the redress which it was in our power to make. Every Englishman shared the respon sibility of these acts. He believed it to be the duty of every member of that Court to record his testimony against a policy which inflicted so much discredit on the British name, and entailed so much misery on their fellow-subjects in India The CHAIRMAN said that while he admitted that the sub ject had been brought forward with great ability, ho was so con vwi o n u c l e d d s ot still l th s u e e s t s t s h i t o y p o r f o p h r a i e v t i y n g o f t h t h e e additional p a a d p i e o r u s r , u t h m a e t u h t e . The Court then adjourned until the 21st of February. -- - COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, FRIDAY.--The Queen and Prince Albert walked this morning in the precincts of the Castle. Her Majesty and her illustrious Consort again promenaded in the grounds in the afternoon. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and her Royal Highness the Princess Alice were taken a car riage airing to day. The royal inffints were accom panied by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton. Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal was taken out in the grounds today on a pony. Viscount Canning has arrived at the Castle on a visit to her Majesty. The Rev. Dr. F. Hodgson (Provost of Eton), will have the honour of joining the royal dinner party at the Castle this evening. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge ar rived in town yesterday, from her residence at Kew, and visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester House. Ilis Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge has ar— rived at Petworth House, Sussex, to honour Colonel Wyndham with a visit, from Arundel Castle, the seat of the Duke of Norfolk. Hof. Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester had a select party at dinner yesterday, at Gloucester House. Count de Pollon, Sardinian Minister, transacted busi ness yesterday at the Foreign -office. Lord Eliot, Chief Secretary for Ireland, visited Sir James Graham yesterday at the Home-office. His Lord ship had also an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, at his official resid ence i n D o wning-street. Lord Wliarneliffe and the Right lion. W. E. Glad :stone had interviews with Sir R. Peel yesterday. The Queen's Advocate transacted business yesterday at the office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Excise, had an in terview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday. Sir Robert Peel has issued invitations for a large dinner party on Saturday next at his residence in White hall-gardens. Messrs. Farrer and Gregson had an interview with Mr. Gladstone yesterday at the office of the Board of Trade. Dispatches were sent off yesterday from the Colonial office for the Governor of V a n Di emen ' s Land, and also for the Governor of New Zeal an d. The Earl of Lincoln had an i nterv i ew yesterday with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The Archbishop of Canterbury arrived at Lambeth Palace yesterday from Addington Park. Viscount Canning left town yesterday on a visit to the Queen at Windsor Castle. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE• ARRIVALS. Lord Cantalupe, in Upper G rosveno r-street, from E arl Delawares, Buckhurst, Sussex ; Sir J. and Lady Kirk land, in Pall-mall ; Mr. and th e Hon. Mrs. Eden Spald ing, from Trafalgar Home, Isle of Wi g ht ; Charles Home Drummond, Esq., at Fenton's Hotel, St. Jams 's street, from the North ; Burn, Esq., at ditto, from ditto ; Sir Alexander and Lady- Hood and Hood, at the Pulteney Hotel, Albemarle-street, from Com p ton Cystic, Somerset ; L. Gwyn, Esq., Mrs. Po well, and Miss Butler, at ditto, from Paris ; Lieut.-Col. Hankey, Ist Dragoon Guards, in South Audley.street, from Roe hampton. DEPARTURES. The Right Hon. Yates Peel, from-Fenton's Hotel, for Bonehill Uottage, near Tamworth ; Swift , Es q ., from the Burlington ' Hotel, for Liverpool ; Sir IVilliam H. Joliffe, Bart., M.P., for his seat, near Petersfiold, Hants ; Col. and Mrs. Austin, from the Pulteney Hotel, for Sevenoaks. The Haymarket Theatre continues to be crowded nightly, to witness The Merry Wives of Windsor, Risley and his sons, and The Fair One with the G olden Locks. To-night, we perceive, is positively the last night of those elegant and classical wonders, Risky and his sons, as they appear at the Theatre Royal, Liverpool, on Monday. To fill up the gap thus occasioned, Mr. Webster has secured the ser vices of the inimitable John Parry for the ensuing week, who will singhis songs, famed fur fun and laughter, between the first and last pieces. THE LATE MR. JAMES WOOD'S WI LL.—The liti gation arising out of the will of the late Mr. James Wood, of Gloucester, is net yet brought to a termination ; as a new suit in Chancery has been instituted by Mr. Hitchins, one of the parties named in the codicil, against the executors. The case was mentioned in the Vice-Chancellor's Court the other day, when it was stet, d that the Solicitor-General was specially engaged, and the arguments were likely to occupy a length of time. Under these circumstances, the Vice-Chancellor said he would appoint some day to hear the cause which would be convenient to all parties. His Grace the Duke of Devonshire arrived at Chatsworth on Thursday forenoon, and shortly afterwards visited the several improvements in progress, under the able superintendence of Mr. Paxton. The great fountain now in progress at Chatsworth is expected to play to a height of upwards of 200 feet. The water is conducted by a trench, or drain from the Chesterfield road along the brow of the hill to a field behind the " Stand" to a reservoir of six acre surface—thence by pipes to the south front of the mansion. The head of water, or fall from the reservoir to the nozzle, is 380 feet. All the cuttings for the water, reservoir, and pipes are going on, and the pipes, valves, nozzles, &e., are in progress at the foundries. The fountain that plays the highest jet of any fountain in the world at pre sent is, I believe, in Germany, but the proposed fountain at Chatsworth is expected to surpass it in height about twenty feet. There are several fountains in France that play to a con siderable height, but that which rises the highest (at Ver sailles) is far inferior to what may be expected from the in tended fountain at Chatsworth, and those expectations are founded upon the results of experiments made in every possible way that science could suggest. The great fountain will be complete about the latter end of summer. Material improve ments are in progress in respect to the other fountains, so that the jets may form various devices. KILLING THE DEVIL. —A young girl from the country, lately on a visit to Mr. A a Quaker, was pre vailed on to accompany him t o a electing. It h a pp ene d t o be a silent one, none of the brethren being moved by the Spirit to utter a syllable. When Mr. H— left the meeting-house with his young friend, he asked her, " How dust thee like the meeting?" To which she pettishly replied, " Like it? why I can see no sense in it : to go and sit for whole hours to gether, without speaking a word , it is enough to hill the devil." " Yes, my dear,'' rejoined the Quaker, " that is just what we want." Illahe Leicester Mercury informs us that " a Pro- Corn-law meeting was recently held at Atherstone, to receive subscriptions towards opposing the "League." At the close of the meeting the munificent sum of five shillings was sub scribed ! It is all over with the League.—Derby Reporter. IRELAND. TIC E STATE TRIALS. TENTH DAY. (FROM OUR OWN REPORTERS.) .DUBLIN, THURSDAY, JAN. 25. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. TILE QUEEN v. DANIEL O'CONNELL AND OTHERS. The Lord Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Crampton, and Mr. Justice Perrin, took their - seats upon the bench at ten o'clock precisely. The jurors and traversers having answered punctually to their name , , Mr. M'Evoy Gartlan (agent for Mr. Duffy) applied to the Court to grant his client permission to retire until two o'clock. The application was made on the grounds of Mr. Duffy's illness. The Chief Justice said it was not in the power of the Court to make any order upon the subject; but it was for the At torney• General to say whether he had any objection to such a course, and whether lie would insist on hating Mr. Duffy called upon his recognisance. The Attorney-General intimated that it was not his inten tion so to do. He would not take any notice of Mr. Duffy's absence from Court. - Mr. O'Hagan called upon the Clerk of the Crown to read fram the Nation of Aagust 12, page 691, a letter addressed by the Irish Members of Parliament to the people of Great Britain. The Clerk of the Crown complied, and read the following address : "TO THE PEOFLE OF GREAT BRITAIN. the undersigned, representatives of Irish constituen cies, impressed with earnest solicitude respecting the present state and future dewiny of our country, and deeply sensible of its wrongs, and resolved to leave no effort untried to obtain their redress, feel it our duty, before we reparate, to place upon record our solemn remonstrance against the fatal policy which has alienated from your Government and institutions the minds of a large portion of our fellow countrymen. " Deep-rooted arid increasing discontent pervades the nation whose interests are intrusted to our charge. Feelings of es trangement are rapidly supplanting those affections which kindness and justice would have placed at her command. De spairing of redress from the Legislature, the people of Ireland now rely upon their own strength and resolution fur the attain ment of those righ's which they have sought from Parliament in vain. " The voice of the civiliz-d worl.l lays to your charge the guilt of having produced this exasperation of national feel ing. For centuries our legislation and Government have been subject to your control:; on you, therefore ' lies the responsibility of having failed to secure the welfare and contentment of the Irish people. " Our social condition is replete with elements of disorder. The connection between landlord and tenant, deranged, as it has been, by a long course of vicious legislature, hurts that mutual confidence which is essential to the development of pro ductive industry. Tht , labouring population, unable to obtain employment, live habitually on the verge of extreme destitu tion. Not withstanding our connexion with a nation which boasts to be the wealthiest, the most enlightened, and the most powerful in the world, our commerce, our manufactures, our fisheries, our mines, our agriculture, attest, by their languish ing and neglected condition, the baneful effects of your misgo vernment. " A Church establishment is maintained for the exclusive benefit of one-tenth of the nation. " Our representation in the Legislature is unjustly dispro portionate to the population and resources of Ireland. " Our Parliamentary franchises are wholly inadequate to secure a true reflection of the opinion of the mass of the nation. " Our municipal rights are abridged in comparison with yours. Our Corporation franchises are limited by needless and harassing restrictions. " The pecuniary exhaustion occasioned by absenteeism is aggravated by the mode in which the proceeds of taxation are applied. " An anti-Catholic and anti-Irish spirit of exclusion governs the distribution of official appointments. Our local wants are not duly considered in the Imperial Parliament, yet adequate powers of self government for local purposes are not afforded in the constitution of our fiscal and administrative constitutions. " We have applied in vain to the Legislature for redress, Our complaints arc unheeded—our remonstrances are unavailing. We now appeal to that higher tribunal of public opinion, which creates and deposes Parliaments and Min►sters, and we ask your intervention to enforce our claims. " We demand, on behalf of our country, the adoption of mea sures calculated to improve the condition of the industrious classes, and to develope the resources of Ireland. " We demand the recognition of perfect equality, in regard to ecclesiastical and educational arrangements, between the several religious communities into which the population of Ire land is div►ded. " We demand a more ample representation in the Legislature. "We demand the assimilation of municipal rights in both kingdoms. " We demand that Ireland shall participate more largely in the benefits of the public expenditure. " We demand, in regard to administrative government, that the profession of the Roman Catholic faith shall no longer be made a ground of virtual, as it has ceased to be one of legal, ex clusion from official station ; that in the general administration of the affairs of the empire , Irishmen shall be called to take part in a proportion commensurate with the extent to which Ireland contributes to its greatness ; and that tke management of our local affairs shall be confided, as much as possible, to those who are identified and acquainted with the interests of our country. " We demand that the principle of self-government, sub ject to popu'ar control, shall be applied, wherever practicable, in the organisation of our local institutions. " We recognise in you no superior title to political rights. We demand perfect equality as the only secure and legitimate foundation upon which the Union can permanently rest. So long as these claims arc -denied, .so long will continue the struggle of the Irish nation against injustice and misrule. " Should this remonstrance be successful, we cannot, indeed, promise the immediate restoration of those feelings of attach ment which,. a few years rince,:had begun to expel from the national breait sentiments engendered by centuries of oppres sion. We can only express our conviction that those who con. fide in the influence of justice will not have misplaced their trust. It may still be in the' tkiaer of a Government which may merit. ilie, 6nfidenee of.,tke. Irish people to win back their .fprfelterr affeetionS but- We- warn you that every day's delay iicreases the-difficulty of. the,. task, and gives additional strength. ; -, thiqs . w),ae inaiirtatOlkat;there is no ho; eot good I t govern* tos ue9Attlx4ppriu,,,Ue restoration of her national parliame :t f ,i' ) - , . *i,' ; ' ; ' , " Should Otis tivderring be negloled, on you, not on us, be the risponsibi4tZot Mute ievOits, 4, 1 " T. Wine,' Nt,atedo4l hityli . .M. R. Ross, Belfast : T. 1 sultinde r -Wi.x4ofd4 T; V. - luart, Waterford county ; 11. S, CaSev4. Waterford tstxoty ; D. J. Norreys, Mal low ; W. E. Corbally, Meath county ; J. O'Brien, , 1 0.0014111)flertnnell, Kerry county ; R. itrehbold r Kildare count ;it'y . Gore, New Ross ; H. t.M. , '{'alter. Wesimeatb4.4toiti4y ; J. Power, Wexford county; W. S. , O'Brien, Giutcrick county." Tl'A C r to read the document to its co ' ~ - 4,:,'... t*.y, Mr. Siriylei Ten handed Mr: Vernon the Nation of the 26th of August, which he identified as having been lodged in his office, and which purported to be printed and published by Charles Gavan Duffy, at No. 12, Trinity-street. The Clerk of the Crown having been handed the paper, read from it the article entitled, " The Crisis iv upon us, at page 728, and, in the same number of the paper, the article headed "The Irish Congress." When he had concluded the articles, he asked if they required anything further read from that paper. Mr. Smyly—Ne more from that. paper. Mr. O'llagan read from page 726, in the third column of that paper. The Attorney-General said he wished to interpose. On the preceding day he feat disinclined to affect the reading of certain passages at that stage of the proceedings by the traversers, but, in consequence of the course adopted in the reading of Mr. Sharman Crawford's letter, and the resolutions of the Alembers of Parliament, and other matters which had no bearing on the documents read by the Crown, he wished the case should take the ordinary course. The Crown wished to close within a rea sonable time, and would be enabled to do so by being per mitted to read the important parts for the prosecution, and when the traversers came to make their case, they could offer such evidence as they would consider bearing on the issue. Mr. Hateliell, Q. C., said on the part of his client, and in• deed he might say on the part of the other traversers, in con sequence of what had taken place the day before, and fully acquiesced in by the Crown, they were certainly extremely surprised that there should be any departure from what they considered the fixed arrangement respecting the reading of the papers. The counsel for the traversers had made their arrange ments under the impression that that would be the course acted upon. If the objection was to have been taken at all, it ought to have been taken when Mr. Whiteside called for the reading of the letter of Mr. Sharman Crawford. The traversers' counsel considered that the matter had been sufficiently dis cussed, and that the opinion of the Court, acquiesced in by the Attorney-General, was that the most convenient way for all parties, and particularly the Court, to take the evidence on that part of the care, was that eash of those newspapers should be read on the part of the Crown—that then the portions which the traversers deemed necessary for their case should be read, and thus the Court and jury would derive information rela tive to each publication, so that the matter would not be for gotten by them when it was taken up on a future occasion. Ile did not mean to say that the Attorney-General intended to depart from his arrangement, but certainly it would em barrass the course to be taken by the traversers, and be unfair and unjust towards them in the conduct of their case here after. The Chief Just;ce said the Court did not conceive that an arrangement of the nature mentioned by Mr. Hatchell had been entered into by both parties. He believed that arrange ment was entered into on the day before, and it was con sidered at that time that it would be the most convenient way to have the documents for the Crown traversers disposed of on the same occasion. At the time, probably, that arrange ment was agreed upon, it was not anticipated that readings to the length, and of the unconnected nature and quality they had heard, would have been resorted to by the traversers. The Court did not sea any great inconvenience in continuing the plan that had been entered into, and it was to be hoped no unnecessary advantage would be taken. The Solv:her-General said the strict rule was certainly with the Crown, and if it were necessary he would show that they were not bound by any undertaking, but, of course, they would adopt the suggestion thrown out by the Court. Mr. Justice Crampton had no doubt that the strict rule was with the Crown, at the same time it certainly was suggested by the Court, and he remembered he stated that the most convenient course would be to dispose of each paper in the order in which it was given in evidence. He did not antici pate, nor would he now anticipate, that that suggestion, which was acquiesced in by the counsel fur the Crown, would be abused by reading matters that were not relevant to the issue laid between the parties. It was an indulgence given the tra versers, and he was sure, in the hands of the learned counsel, it would not be abused. Mr. O'Hagan (to the clerk of the Crown)—Now read page 726, in the third column of the Nation you have been reacting. The Clerk of the Crown then read the article headed " su perseding magistrates," including a letter from Valentine O'C. Blake, boasting of being a member of the Repeal Asso ciation. Mr. Smyly—Now read page 2 in the first column of the Pilot of the 7th of June. The Clerk of the Crown read the article. It was a descrip tion of tie " great Repeal Demonstration in Drogheda." The article described the procession, and concluded by stat ing that the Liberator's carriage was surrounded by a body of horse. Mr. Smyly—Very} well, that will do for the present. Go on to the speech of Mr.. O'Connell. The officer then proceeded to read the speech of Mr. O'Connell, which was spoken at Drogheda en the occasion alluded to. He, Mr. O'Connell, impressed on the people the necessity of preserving the peace, and not to outrage the law in the most minute respect. He told them not to groan any person or party. He cautioned the people against secret societies, illegal oaths, &e. When the Clerk of the Crown had concluded the reading of Mr. O'Connell's speech, Mr. Smyly called upon him to read the names given in the same paper, of those who attended the - dinner at the Linen Hall. Mr. O'Ccnnell, Mr. Steele, and Mr. Bartett were present. Mr. Smyly then called for the spreah of Mr. B ar r e tt at the same dinner to be read. He spoke to the toast of " The People.'• 'The tier k read the speech. Mr. Stn3ly—Look to the a cond column, and read the speech of Mr. Steele, which you will find there. The Clerk of the Crown accordingly referred to the speech of Mr. Steele, which he read. Now read the Chairman's speech. The Clerk of the Crown read the speech. Mr. M‘Danough—Refer to the commencement of the meet ing, taken from the Freeman's Journal and Drogheda Argus, and read the names of the persons who were there. The Clerk of the Crown read the names of thwe who were present—B. B. Strfford, N. Boylan, Messrs. Gernan, Ma thews, Smith, Jones, &c _ . Mr. 111'Donough Refer to the second column, and read the passage of the address commencing with " We are not those slaves." The Clerk of the Crown read the passage, which contained the following observation :—" There are two modes by which redress may be hoped for—physical force and moral force. The first we reject." The ad'.ption of the address was moved by N. Boylan, T.C., and seconded by B. Finnigan, and it stated that it " conveyed the sentiments of the meeting." Re'er to the sth column, and read the commencement of Mr. Campbell's speech. The Clerk of the Crown read the moving of a petition to the ImEerial Parliament for a Repeal of the Union by Mr. Campbell, the seconding of it by Mr. Gernan, which was put and carried in the affirmative. The Clerk of the Crown also read the motion of Mr. Brady for the adoption of the petition as the petition of the inhabitants of Drogheda' Head the names of the persons who sent letters of apology. The Clerk of the Crown read the names of the Right Rey. Dr. Cohen, the Most Rev. Dr. Mac Hale, Right Rev. Dr. Cantwell, Right Rev. Dr. Denvir, Sir William Somerville, M.P., Maurice O'Connell, &c. Read the speech of the Chairman in proposing the fir toast. The Clerk of the Crown reed the speech prefacing the toast of "The Queen." He remarked on the invariable loyalty of the people of Ireland. The Clerk of the Crown read the speeches of the Chairman prefacing the toast of " Prince Albert and the Prince el Wales," " The Duchess of Kent," and " The People." Mr. Smvly—Now refer to the Pilot of the 12th of June ; turn to the third column of the la't page, relating to the Kil- kenny banquet. ' The Clerk of the Crown read that E. Smithwiek acted as president, and that Mr. O'Connell, the Rev. Mr. Carroll, Mr. Maxwell, Mr. P. S. Butler, Mr. J. O'Connell, and Mr. Steele were present. Turn to the sth page, and read Mr. O'Conuell's speed; to the toast of " the Repeal of the Union." The Clerk of the Crown accordingly read over the speech. Mr. M'Donough_ Turn to the Zidpage and read thecom-_ meneement of the proceedings at the. itePeal demonstration of K ilkenny. The Clerk of the Crown then read, where it appeared that the account was taken from the Kilkenny Journal and Morning Frecnian. The clerk also read the speech of the chairman, Pierce So merset Butler, Esq., M.P. for Kilkenny county, recommending peace, order, and the observance of the laws. . - The speech of Mr. O'Connell at the same meeting was also entered as read. Ater the perusal of a passage in which Mr. O'Connell called on the band to play the National Anthem, the account stated that a dozen bands immediately struck up " God save the Queen," the multitude remaining uncovered to the close, when they gave three most deafening chters fur the Queen. The Clerk of the Crown went on to read thus :—" A splen did banquet was - given in the evening to the Liberator, and the banquet-room was hung around with such inscriptions as Ire land fur the Irish, and the Irish for Ireland ; No foreign Parliament or domestic slaves ;" Erin Mavourneen, Erin go Bragh ;" Irishmen be loyal to the Queen and obedient to the law ;" Fear nit the Saxon ; ' Never despair of liberty for Ireland,' &c." Mr. IlPDonough—Read the toast respecting the Queen, and the short speech of the Chairman introducing it. The Clerk then read as follows—The Chairman said that their excellent Secretary having so far discharged his duty it must devolve upon him to call on them to fill their glassm before proposing the first toast. In doing so he would merely ask was it probable that the Irish people, after enduring centuries of persecution without being shaken in their loyalty, would now become disloyal towards the best Sovereign that ever filled the throne ? He begged to propose " the health of her Most Gra• cieus Majesty the Queen." Drunk with the most enthusiastic applause.—Air, " God save the Queen." " The health of his Royal Highness Prince Albert, the Prince of %Vales, and the Princess Royal, were also given amid loud applause. Certain portions of an article from the Times newspaper on the state and condition of Ireland, copied into the Pilot, were then read, together with the comments of the Pilot thereon. The Pilot of Wednesday, the 14th of June, was then put in, and that portion of It read describing the Liberator's en trance into Mallow, pith music, banners, &c., together with lengthened quotations from his speeches at the meeting and the dinner. Mr. Smyly—Now read the report of the dinner at Mallow. The Clerk of the Crown read the portion of the report re ferred, to. Mr`;' be so good as to read Mr. O'Connell's speech at Mallow. The Clerk of the Crown complied, and read from the Pilot the .report of Mr. O'Connell's speech in reply to the toast of " The People." Mr. Smyly next directed the of seer to read the toast which was given by the chairman—" The Protestant Repealers of Ireland, with which he coupled the name of Mr. Steele." Mr. Bourne reading—" Mr. Steele rose amid loud cheering, and returned thanks."—( Great laughter.) Mr. M'Donough—Read the speech of Mr. Edmund Burke Roche at the meeting. The officer proceeded to read Mr. Roche's speech to the concluding passage, where the Honourable Member declared that they had met in peace, and there could be no sedition in that. Mr. NV Donough--That'a all I shall trouble you to read. The Court adjourned for ten minutes for refreshment. 1 The Court having resumed their seats, t Mr. M'Donough said there was a passage in the last paper i which he wished to have read, and, in the absence of the i officer, he would read it. It was in the fourth page of the piper—the Pilot of the 4th of June, 1843. The Learned .Gentleman then proceeded to read an extract from a speech made by Dr. Gray. Mr. Smyly—Mr. Vernon, now produce the Freeman's Journal of the 7th of August last ?—I have it here • _ it was lodged-in my o f f i ce, and bears the naive of Eclward .Duffy as publisher. I Lee the third page—read the portion commencing " Gemit • demonstration in Wicklow." The witness then proceeded to read an account of the &k -ingless meeting at great length, the description of the scenery in the neighbourhood of Baltinglass, the enthusiasm of the people, and the progress to the place of meeting. After some , time he was told by Mr- Smyly not to read further. MI Fitzgibbon said he required the whole of the description to be read. He thin proceeded to read it to the end. It went on to describe the enthusiasm of the people, old and young, upon the appearance of Mr. O'Connell, estimated the number of horse men at a thousand, and stated that they advanced with almost military dignity ; that the temperance bands from Athy, Naas, Newbridge, and the Liberties, were in attendance, and that at least 150,000 persons were congregated at the place of meeting. When the reading of the descriptive part was concluded, Mr. Smyly said—Read the speech of Mr. O'Connell. The speech which has appeared before was then read —it was to the following effect :—He (Mr. O'Connell) was delighted at the merry sound and the loud cheers that came upon his ears from the mountain valleys. He was born at the foot of a mountain, and the sounds of to.day were familiar to his ear. The familiar sounds of the mountain streams flowed sweetly as if they were set to music. His earliest life was for the lihettz of Ireland, and he was doubly animated for the struggle brthe scene before him. He said the dawning day of liberty was rising, and would soon be a full day sun. His affections, like all the sons of the mountain, were centered in the land of his birth. The Swiss were mountaineers; and the Scotch had their Highlands, and in no other c,untry was the love of father-land more strongly felt. Should it be said that the people of Ireland were slaves and unfit to govern them selves, and that a Parliament removed by fraud ought never to be restored. He called upon the meeting to promise that Ire land should not be a province. He asked did they know Lord Wicklow, and desired them not to groan him, as he supposed the poor man was then saying his prayers. He said that there was nothing for Ireland but repeal, and continued to animadvert upon the conduct of Lord Wicklow. Lord Wicklow had no body to praise him, and therefore he praised himself. Neither he nor any of his class had done anything for Ireland. It may be asked what good he had done ? He put down Protestant ascendancy—he took away the inferiority of the Catholics in point of law—he got rid of the old rotten Corporation, and he was now struggling for repeal, which was really the poor man's question. Mr. Vernon basing concluded the speech, Mr. Smyly—Do you see the name of Mr. Reilly there ? Yes. Mr. Reilly seconded the resolution, which was put and carried. Now turn to the report of the dinner—to the toast of the people. Mr. Vernon—The toast of " the people, the source of all legitimate power." llr. Gray spoke to the toast. Read Mr. O'Connell's speech at the dinner. Mr. Vernon then proceeded to read the speech of Mr. O'Connell. One part of the speech consisted of the often dis cussed passage on the sergeants of the British army. Mr. Smyly told the witness to turn to the report of the dioner, and see if Mr. Steele was Fest tit. Mr. Whiteside said that the paper could be no evidence as to whether Mr. Steele was present or not. The Clerk of the Crown said that Mr. Steele was mentioned in the report as having replied. 'the Attorney- General rose to apply to what he understood was the objection, when Mr. Whiteside said he did not make any objection ; he merely made the remark. Ho was not counsel for Mr. Steele. The Attorney-General was not going to enter into the argu ment. All he wished was to be distinctly understood as not acquiescing in the objection. The reading of documents continued up to the adjournment of the Court. SUDDEN DEATH OF MR. BUFFORD, TUE BANKER. —This gentleman, the well known banker in Stour bridge, while engaged in writing his address, in the house of Mrs. Harrison, of Birmingham, where he had been given directions respecting the hiring of a servant, suddenly dropped down dead. From a po,t mortan exa mination, it appeared that the melancholy event resulted from ossification of the heart.— York Corinna. PARK.—We regret to see that the Park of ChiHingham is likely soon to be despoiled of its glory and boast. A writ of execution has been directed to the Sheriff of Northumberland, to bring to the hammer the celebrated race of cattle, so long the excht , ive possession of the Earls of Tankerville. The Chillingham wild cattle have been as much an obitet of curiosity to strangers visiting this country, as many of our national monu ments. And Sir Walter Scott, in his interesting Notes to the Bride of Lammermuir, had added to the celebrity of this noble race of Northumbrian cat tie.— 'Tyne tiler• cure. LECTURES ON ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY.-011 Thursday night Mr. Godwin, F.R. S., delivered the first of a course of lectures on this subject, at the Western Literary In stitution, under the title of " History in Brick and Store." 'I he object of the lecture was to show the interesting nature of the study. The history of architect urc is the history of civilization, and in many cases the ruins of a few buildings are the only records left by once powerful nations. The monuments of the Druids, the Mexicans, the Indians, and the Egyptians were illustratZd by numerous diagrams, and the singular connexion apparent in these structures pointed out. Mr. Godwin truly observed, that by obtaining a knowledge of architecture the pleasure of travelling is increased fourfold—every stone is sug gestive of an idea, and every old building becomes an open book full et instruction. The typhus fever rages violently about Grindleford Bridge.—Der&y Reporter. .itil4 b 1.4.1 THE STATE TRIALS. The proceedings in the their, slow.length along," day of tho2e strange and startling I confidently expected from the of th -/ Attorney-General. TI . the isle f r oth it s propr i ety, " b i Is not, however, in any degre -, Majesty's Irish Government, have had a r egu l ar l y organi:t Informers, shorthand-writers a, in at tendance at the severa l meetings for months past. But, however industrious these ingenious gentlemen, it turns out that the sum total of their observations amounts to nothing that can serve the purpose of the prosecution. They have been one and all compelled to admit that peace and • order characterised the the proceedings,. and that these duties were power fully impressed upon the,...multitudes who attended, by the !Aerator and the'f?ther speakers. . We have anxiously sought in the Molt* Herald some explanation or defence of the risettlity of its proprietors, in hiring themselves out AS the pall spies of Government. For the honour of the press we hoped that something could be advanced in the nature of a palliation, but " grandmama" is silent under the detection of her infamy. That the constabulary evidence has signally broken down, must be evident to anybody who has waded through the direct and ,cross-examinations of the gentlemen "in coloured clothes" from Stewart, of Tullamore, - to Despard, of Trim. With every dis position to see and hear the minutest word or incident that could -- be construed unfavourably against the popular leaders they have failed to establish a single instance of violent speaking or conduct. —Dub lin Pilot. "drag . 7 . -N \ (taut any :, ) 11 wero , •wishes _.:. ) 3 fright .:---: 4....# AFtiops Queers` 13e , n(h •by ay, withcn disc tis\tres whirl pr Wninary floc rhis • lee to " al kki4 reve ee at . 13 who aff ippyr ised corps IC* and policemen, 'TIE LATE SIR F. BURDETT. Many reports ere in circulation relative to the imme diate cause of Sir Francis Burdett's death. We have instituted several inquiries upon the subject, and the following facts may be relied upon :—lt his been said in many influential quarters, and by individuals of un doubted veracity, who were aLout the person of Sir Francis, that, the Hon. Baronet was a victim to what is termed the hydropathic system of treatment. We know for a fact, teat on the Bth of October, 1843, Sir F. Burdett placed himself under the professional care of an hydropathist who has an establishment in the neighbour hood of London. Ile was confidently assured that if he adopted the " water cure" he would have no return of the gout, and, in fact, that all tendency to the disease would be removed. -:Sir Francis, accordingly, subjected himself to the treaiment. Contrary, however, to the predictions of his medical adviser, early in December following he had a return of his old enemy. At this period Lady Burdett became seriously ill, and Sir Francis was compelled to leave the hydropathie estab lishment. Ile, however,frequently visited the institution, and continued to use the cold water remedies, both at the establishment and at his own house. Lady Bur dett (who, although strongly recommended, was not permitted to adopt the hydropathic mode of cure) died of scirrhus of the stomach. She was attended by Dr. Fergusson and Sir B. Brodie. Sir Francis (so great was his faith in the plan ha was pursuing) persisted al most to the very last in maintaining that had Lady 13ur dett submitted to the cold water treatment her life would have been prolonged. On the very day upon which Lady Burdett was to have been buried Sir Francis was seized with an attack of hemorrhage from the lungs. Up to the Saturday previously to Sir Francis's death the hydropathist uses in attendance, bat at that time Mis s Burdett Coutts peremptorily refused to allow any more hydropathic experiments to be tried upon her father without the full concurrence of his physician. Shortly subsequent to this a physician in the metropolis, who had frequently been in attendance upon Sir Francis, re ceived a 'communication from Miss Burdett Coutts, in which she said, that she had no hesitation in asserting that the cold water treatment had destr - yed one of the noblest constitutions ever given to man; that it had re duced Sir F. Burdett to a state of great debility, from which it was impossible' for him to recover. She also expressed her determination to resist the further use of such quackeries, unless sanctioned by the medical gen femen who had been consulted. The proximate cause of Sir F. •Burdett's death is said to have bt en an affec tion of the lungs, and subsequently of the brain, arising, as it is stated, from a translation of the gout from the extremities to the al,ove-named vital organs. For this attack he was attended by Dr. Farr. Sir F. Burdett was quite delirious for at least 24 hours preceding his dis solution, and recognised no person near hie death-bed. It has been said that so wedded was Sir Francis to the unfortunate coil water delusion, that he was in the habit ,of riding out on horseback enveloped in wet towels. lie thought highly of hydropathy, but he had extended the same confidence previously to St. John Long 's mode of treatment, as well as to homccopathy. The death of Lady Burdett no doubt affected Sir rancis much. In allusion to her demise, he was heard to say a short period before his fatal illness supervened, that he did not wish for death, as lie had yet much to do. Owing to the sudden nature of Sir F. Burdett's attack, Lady Burdett's funeral was suspended. The husband and wife are now both to be interred on the same day.—Times. COURT OF SEWERS. A special meeting of the Court of Sewers for the City and Liberty of Westminster and part of the County of Middlesex, took place yesterday at the Sewers -office, Greek-street, Soho, for the purpo.e of resuming the consideration of the inqu'ry into the accuracy of the documents upon which the Court paid to the contractors in the year 1843 the sum of 21,76 V. IN. 4r1.; to ascertain the authority of the Court to P ass any " laws, ordinances, or constitutions," in opposition to the general laws of sewers, as laid down in the statutes and the judicial deci sions. thereon; to elect a new assistant surveyor, and also a fourth clerk of the.wark F. T. L. Donaldson, Esq., tcok the chair at 12 o'ckek. Mr. I.F.srmt deprecated the course that had been pursued on the present °erasion. namely, that of tacking on to the pro ceedings of a Special Court a contested election.—( Hear.) The subject that he was about to bring before the Court was perhaps the most important that had ever been brought before it, and it nas not fair to the public or to himself that they should be interrupted by an election, which he for one con sidered totally illegal. Between two and three o'clock there would probably be two or three hundred Commissioners come down to the Court for the purpose of voting, and could -any one say that that would not disturb the calm discussion which ought to take place on so important a suhjret. lie had at the last Court objected to this mode being adopted, and he did so still. He trusted if any inconvenience was found to result from the election taking piaci, the Court would allow him to sdjourn the subject to : a future'day. The CHAIRMAN said there could be no objection. to the adoption of such a course.' No blame rested with him for the manner in which the business had been arranged for that day. Mr. LESLIE, seeing Mr.'SMith, the Solicitor to the Cote-. missioners, in Court, wished to know why he was in arenclan.ee? The CHAIRMAN Raid that he was there for the purpose Of assistiog the Court upon any legal points, and to answer CI y legal questions that might be put to him. Mr. LESLIE wished to know Mr. smith's interpretalimf of the clause in the contract with respect to the delivering is of the contractor's bill. The interpretation of the clause was, that in order that no delay should take place, the contractor should deliver in his bit every quarter, and that until he bed brought in his bill, he was not entitled to any interest, supple- ing it should not be paid for six months. • Mr. Sserrit agreed with the worthy Commissioner in that respect, but he would ask him whether, according to the tern's of the contract, after the bill was delivered, the interest did not go back to the previous quarter? Mr. LxsLIE then proceeded to argue that the contractors had broken their contracts in almost every one of their provi sions, that they sent in their bin; for work does that was not completed, that measurements were not made for diggings, that they had charged for the timber used upwards of 19 per cent. above the contract prices, and they had charged for carrying away rubbish, which they were not entitled to do. The Learned Commissioner then examined several of the of !l eer s of the Court to prove these facts, and particultrly with respect to Messrs. Ilennett's bill for the quarter endieg•on the 24th of December, 1842, in which 300!. 3s. 74d. was charged far storks in Newton-street. Holborn. Froti; this examina tion it al•peared that the work was not completed when the bill was Lent in, although it was charged as being so ; that no vouchers could be discovered in the office for it ; that the en tries of the measurement were made two or three days before it took place ; and that the accounts kept by the officers of the Court were most irregular, inaccurate, and inconsistent with facts ; in short, that the accounts, instead of giving a clear statement of the proceedings of the Commissioners, were calculated to confuse, lerpliox, and mislead the Commissioners. The worthy Commissioner said that every member of the Court ought to rush forward and do all in their power te-put an end to such a system. It being two o'clock, The CH•tAMAI proposed that the Court should now pro ceed to the election of a new Assistant Surveyor and fourth Clerk of the Works. Mr. I.s;sr.tt•: felt compelled to express his regret thet.thsr proceedings of the Court had compelled hit*, and those who- agreed with him, to be present to witness a proceeding. whidr they considered illegal. For his own part, he would muds rather that the subject should be adjourned to another day, that he and those who thought with him night retire from the Court. Ile was willing that the subject should stand over Ito any day most convenient to the Court. The worthy COM missioner concluded by proposing that the subject should be adjourned to Tuesday week at eleven o'clock, on the ground that the next point he bad to bring before the Court involved a question that could only be answered by Mr. Doull, the principal surveyor, who was absent from ill-health, and that the subject could not be calmly considered on a day appointed for an election of officers. After some discussion a show of hands was taken upon Mr. Leslie's propo,ition, when there sppeared— For Mr. Leslie's motion Against it Majority against Mr. Leslie's motion —l The motion was consequently lost, and at three o'clock the election having terminated, The Cif Alt: MAN stated that the choice of assistant Surveyor had fallen on Mr. Hawkins, there being for Mr. Pole 15, for Mr. Hughes I, and for Mr. Hawkins 31. Mr. Phillips tees elected fourth Clerk of the Works. Mr. Hawkins and 51r. Phillips were called in and informed by the Chairman, no doubt •ery much to their satisfaction, that they were the successful candidates. Mr. Phillips was ordered to commence his duties on Monday next, and Mr. Hawkins on Monday week. After some fnrthcr discussion, the subject brought forward by Mr. Leslie was adjourned to Tuesday week, at eleven o'eleck, and the Court adjourned to Friday next, the 2d of February. THE WHEAT TRADE.—An intelligent writer on the present state and future prospects of the wheat trade affirms the late crop to hare been a defective one, and is of opinien that a supply of 3,900,000 quarters of foreign grain will be re quired before another harvest can be gathered. To meet this deficiency there are not more than 350,000 quarters in granary. so that it follows, as a necessary consequence, that prices of wheat will, before long, take a high range. To all Appearance the farmers will be run out of their stocks by June. Thee crops on the Continent are stated to be worse even than those in this country.— Wilts Independent.—(Even the clodhoppers won't believe this intelligent writer," I\l ILDNESS OF THE SEASON.-1 f any proof was want ing besides bright sunny days and starry nights of thp mildness of the season, the appearance , of spring vegeta tion would add' its testimony. On Sunday Ins', sever d bill blow n violets and cowslips were plucked in an orchard. at lialpluiy, near Ripon. Not a very usual occurrence the month v fJanuary.—York Courant.