The Sun. — London, England, 1844-12-03 00:00:00

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE DAILY PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. GLOBE.—The Government organ seems to be bent upon signalising itself upon the sugar question, in the only direction left open to it by its very limited ability to deal with the subject. This morn ing we are told that the cargo of Venezuelan sugar, recently entered at Liverpool, amounts only to " a few bags," and that they " doubt whether the whole of Columbia could send us a cargo ;" and, further on, the Herald's estimate of the quantity ad mitted, growing " fine by degrees, and beautifully less," is reduced to " a few spoonsful." What miserable trifling! Is this a specimen of Con servative ethics ? Is the adherence to or the infrac tion of a principle to be measured by the hundred weight ? It is, however, admitted, that whatever the quantity, whether " a few bags" or " a few spoonsful," it is of a very doubtful character. We learn that " the bags were unaccompanied with certificates of origin," and that "there is not the least evidence of the character of the sugar." And all that is ven tured to be asserted is, that the " inference " that it is slave-grown " does not necessarily follow." We are told, that " whether slavery exists in Venezuela appears to be doubtful ;" and all the aid that is offered us in solving the doubt is the informa• tion that Mr. M'Culloch, in his " Geographical Dic tionary," is " silent upon it !" But we would remind the Herald of one point which in the mazes of its random assertions and counter assertions it seems to have forgotten, but which those most interested in this discussion have not forgotten, and are not likely to forget. The Government, by its professions and dechwations made on the introduction of the Act in question (7 and 8 Vic., c. 28), stands pledged to the exclusion of slave-grown sugar from home consumption. Tne material question is—has it redeemed—nay, has it left itself power to redeem that pledge ? Foreign sugar (no matter how much for the present) has, within three weeks of the Act coming into operation, entered the market for home consumption. It comes from a slave-owning State—a near neighbour of slave-trading States, " unaccompanied with certificates of origin," and without " the least evidence" of its character in reference to slave labour. An imputation is cast upon the honour—the good faith—of the Ministry. The facts upon which the imputation is based are admitted. The evidence, what ever else may be said of it, is at least all against the Government; and, if left as it is, is, in our opinion, quite strong enough. The imputation of " the ruin of the West India Islandb"—and a resolution "to complete that ruin by maintaining slavery in Cuba and Brazil"—to those who object to the late measure, involves such a confusion of ideas that it is impos sible to answer it. As to its most obvious mean ing we can only remark, that we take no more advanced ground in favour of a free competition between slave labour and free labour than that occupied by that large section of the Anti-Slavery Party whose views have been so ably expounded by Mr. Beldam ; and that we advocate the gradual bringing about of such competition only because we believe that in a fair and full development of the capa bilities of free labour we shall find the only effectual cure for the evils of slavery throughout the world. We are told that the population of Venezuela is only 900,000—therefore it is not likely to send us much sugar. A return made to the House of Commons during the last few years states the coloured popu lation of Jamaica as 322,421. Mr. Martin states the entire population to be only 361,490; and the return already referred to states that of the whole of our West India colonies to be only 798,769. This for the information of the Herald. Will it now abide by its estimate on the basis of population? There is plenty more of the same sort of argument in the ar ticle we refer to, or, to use the words of the Herald, its " monstrous inconsistencies do not stop here." We cannot, however, at present devote further time to its " inconsistencies," and so we will conclude with em ploying the Herald's own words in declaring our de cided opinion that " the whole history of Peel and Gladstone-ism—record of continuous meannesses though it be—may be ransacked in vain for anything more despicable than this see-saw advocacy ; it is the sae plus ultra of thimble-riggery." STANDARD.—The circumstances of the times impose upon us a new and a perplexing, and even painful task. We have the greatest possible objec tion to making newspapers the vehicle of theological or quasi theological controversy ; but topics more or less nearly connected with this most awful class of subjects are daily pressed upon us by respected and manifestly able and honest correspondents, with an earnestness and unequivocal sincerity wholly beyond our power to resist. Thus we are constantly forced to act in opposition to our own deliberate judgment, and, what adds to the vexation, compelled by the variety of communications sent to us to be for ever weighing in what degree we shall act against our judgment— an exercise that they who have proved it often, must know to be nearly the most distressing in which the mind can be engaged. In all this there is, no doubt, one great consolation. The interest so universally taken in theological questions proves that the minds of the people are seriously set upon religious sub jects. Forty years ago innovations either in doc trine or in order would have been much less re garded, but though we gratefully acknowledge this consolation, we cannot forget that while the public divide it equally among them, a very undue share of the heavy price falls upon our class, who, amid perpetual doubts of the propriety of our conduct (if we are conscientious), must keep alive the controversy. Our own clear conviction as to the main questions in dispute can be no secret to any of our readers. We stand, as to doctrine, upon the Articles of the Chnrch of England honestly interpreted, and as they are commonly understood by Protestants ; and as to order, upon the usage of the Church, as it has been known for nearly two centuries, and emi nently blessed with success within the time of nearly all men living. It is not, however, in dealing with the men who openly impugn those doctrines, or violently invade this order—with the Newmans, Puseys, Wards, or the other Ro manists —or yet with the friblsle church milliners, like Mr. Oakeley, that we have any difficulty. We know these sectarians, and we may say it without unduly boasting, that we alone knew them from the first—as poor imposters, who had filched a character for talent by retailing , tawdry paradoxes, such as any unscrupulous blockhead might prepare ; a character for learn ing by quoting—and not always correctly —books which the good sense, let us add the real piety, of true scholars, had caused to be left unread or kept in the background. These men had their day ; but it was not our fault that they had it, for we always advised to treat them with disregard and con tempt; and surely this was the proper treatment for them. The very morning on which we write fur nishes, we think, a clear proof that it was : one of their number, a Mr. Ward, of Balliol College, Ox ford, has lately published a Popish tract, under the title " The Ideal of a Christian Church" (whoever wishes to see this Popish tract fully exposed, would do well to read " Oxford, No. 90, A Practical Suggestion by the Rev. W. Simcox Bricknell.") Mr. Ward's tract claimed the attention of those who had any know ledge of the man and his party, and its undis guised Popery fully justified their anticipations. The learned and pious Dean of Christchurch—a man honoured throughout Europe, and wherever else learning and piety command respect—formally com plained of this work to the University authorities, and these authorities acted promptly and resolutely upon the Dean's complaint. After the Dean had complained, and the authorities had taken their reso lution, a number of remonstrances from bishops came in, requiring that the matter should be seriously taken up. Accordingly Mr. Ward was summoned to appear at twelve o'clock on Saturday before the Vice-Chancellor, Proctors, and Pre-Vice-Chancellors assembled in the Delegates' Room, with a notary public in attendance. Mr. Ward attended, and was then and there required to acklowledge or to disavow the book published by him, with his name in the title-page, and to say whether he adhered to, or disclaimed, the doctrines pro pounde I in that work. What was Mr. Ward's conduct ? What would be the conduct of an honest ingenuous man in such a case ? Would he not say at once the book is mine—l published it—l adhere to all its doctrines ? or, I retract them, or some of them, as the case might be ? But this was not the conduct of Mr. Ward; he asked for two days' time to answer so plain a question, as whether he would acknowledge his own book. Any police magistrate would know how to characterise such a request; he might grant the remand, but he would scarcely grant it without a comment not very complimentary to the party soliciting it. In dealing with such persons as Mr. Ward there is little difficulty. Our embarrass menti come from another quarter, and they will be found sufficiently illustrated in a correspondence be tween Mr. Gabriel Kennard and the Archbishop of Canterbury, which will be found in another part of our paper. We have great doubts as to the fitness of printing this correspondence ; but Mr. Kennard's ability, his gentlemanly style, and his manifest sincerity, combined with a kind of promise given by us to the remoastrants of East Farleigh, to do all is our power to obtain justice in their case, have determined us. Still we are by no means pre pared to give a n unqua lifi e d vote ; th oug h we con f ess that, f ora reason which we s h a ll o ff er a t th e en d o f thi s article, o ur bias is to say that Mr. Kennard is right, and the rector of East Farie . b alto ge th er wrong . U pon one point, th e Archb ishop Am distinctly decided. .of ae in a te .f rpolat . ions in If the rector has bee n eh the iaterpo the Liturgy, he is elearly g w u rong to support by t lqr. lations are the same distinctly . Kennard, they go a great way other parts of his complaint. Upon the 71N r eett ti sermons, it is perfectly true that they cannot be de fended fairly against charges founded solely upo n I general impressions ; but then it is equally true that a very bad sermon, or essay of any kind, taken as a whole, may not afford any particular passages against which exception can be easily taken. Propositions in themselves innocent, or apparently innocent, may, without the exercise of any extraordinary ingenuity, be made to converge, as premises, to a very mischievous conclusion, and if the so phister who employs such arts leaves the conclu sion to be inferred, it is not always possible to bring him to book. We cannot help thinking, however, that the clergyman pertinaciously misun derstood or misrepresented, in matter of doctrine, must be himself principally to blame. And this is the reason for thinking the rector of East Farleigh wrong, at which we have hinted above, and it is a reason which we would very earnestly but respectfully press upon the attention of the clergy. The busi ness of a clergyman is to teach, and to teaching to any useful purpose explicitness and a certain degree of precision is indispensable. To impart these ne cessary qualities to his discourse, a speaker must have a full knowledge and a clear and precise can ception of the subject upon which he discourses his own mind ; without them, he can only communicate very much confused and very doubtful instruc tion to his hearers. But this alone is not enough ; a man must speak or write with simplicity and in earnest if he would be perfectly intelligible. He must not deal in those riddles to which the low ambi tion of tutors and examiners sometimes makes such people to descend—still less must he endeavour to disguise or hold in reserve his own honest convic tions. A man who observes these rules will be rarely misunderstood ; and it is not easy to see what excuse an appointed minister of the Gospel of our Lord can have for neglecting rules which, after all, enforce no more than the exercise of ordinary diligence and common honesty. If, how ever, the dullness of a congregation, or its per verseness, wrought upon by the insidious arts of enemies, cause a clergyman to be misunderstood, the misapprehension cannot last more than seven days after it shall have come to his knowledge. It is the duty of a teacher, and it will be no less his wish, if he is honest and sincere, to be rightly understood, for if not rightly understood he cannot say that he teaches. When he is supposed to teach unsound doctrine, the obligation upon him to set himself right is still more urgent, because he mily mislead others by the influ ence of his name, and thus teach error, which is a great deal worse than teaching nothing. The duty of a clergyman is quite plain ; it is to explain himself in the most distinct and emphatical manner, so as to render doubt of his faith impossible. In such a case to yield to personal pride, were a sin of frightful magnitude. We see how the Apostles acted when they were misunderstood and misrepre sented (Romans, 3, viii.) ; and we suppose no man is entitled to more confidence than the Apostles, who always freely explained themselves, when explanation was required. If this were generally reflected upon, we are quite sure that it would put an end to most of the doubts and heartburnings by which so many con gregations are distracted. Meanwhile, we must ad here to the presumption that the clergyman who will not condescend to set himself right must be in the wrong. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. I.—The St. Vincent, 120, Capt. Rowley, took down her topgallant-masts, and struck her topmasts yesterday afternoon, and made all snug for the winter. The experimental brig squadron was in the Bay of Biscay, i❑ latitude 45, on the 18th ult. Every precau tion has been taken by Captain Corry to prevent com munication with England upon the merits of the brigs under his command. No authentic information upon the conduct of the vessels will be arrived at until their return to port. The Heroine, 6, Lieut.-Commander Foote, was at the Gallinas on the Bth of October, waiting the arrival of the Hydra steasu-sloop to relieve her. DEVONPORT, FRIDAY.—The Swift, Captain Douglas, arrived yesterday, and came into harbour this day, to repair defects. The Caledonia ; 120, Captain Milne, flag of Admiral Sir David Milne, Commander-in-Chief, was towed to her former moorings in this harbour this day by the Confiance and Tartarus steam-vessels, and resumed her duty as a guard-ship. The Thedalus, 20, Captain M`Quhae, is hourly ex pected from Woolwich to receive advance. Upwards of 4 cwt. of silver coin is to be sent out in her to Auck land, New Zealand. THE StrN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 3, 1844. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Dec. 2. (Sittings at Nisi Prius before Lord DENMAN and a Middlesex Special Jury ) HOPE V. HARMAN AND OTHERS. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. KELLY, having stated the case to the jury, pro ceeded to call witnesses to support his case. Among the witnesses called were Mr. Hertz, of whom Mr. Philip Hope bad purchased a great portion of the gems contained in the cabinet. He deposed to the state of the cabinet in 1832, 1838, and subsequently. He had seen Mr. IL I'. Hope deposit the vellum writing in the drawer of the cabinet, and had been frequently in formed by Mr. H. P Hope that he had given the cabinet to Mr. Alexander Beresford Hope. On his cross examination by Sir Thomas Wilde, it was elicited that, between 1832 and 1838, a great many jewels which had formed part of the collection, had been sold or ex changed. He also admitted that a sapphire had been purchased for the collection since 1838. Viscountess Beresford stated that plaintiff was her son ; that her eldest son, Mr. H. 'l'. Hope, hadinherited the bulk of the property of her late husband, Mr. Thomas Hope ; that the property of her late husband's brother, Mr. Adrian Hope, who died in Holland, had been divided into two parts, one part of which had been inherited by Mr. H. P. Hope (who had a great aversion to the legacy duty), and the other part had been divided equally be tween her sons, Henry Thomas, Adrian, and Alex ander Beresford ; that Mr. 11. P. Hope had left his pictures to Mr. H. T. Hope, and his chinas and bronzes to Mr. Adrian Hope ; and that Mr. H. I'. Hope had asked her, in 1838, if she thought that Mr. Alex ander Beresford Hope would preserve his collection of gems intact if he left them to him, to which she replied in the affirmative ; that in April, Ib3B, Mr. H. P. Hope gave her Ladyship a sealed parcel to be delivered to Mr. A. B. Hope, after his, Mr. H. P. Hope's death. That parcel, by the evidence of Gibbs, the footman, and of Banks, the butler in the Beresford family, was traced into the pos session of Mr. Alexander Beresford Hope, and by the evidence of Viscount Beresford was proved to have con tained a deed of gift dated April, 1838, of the gems in question to Mr. Alexander Beresford Hope. The deed was then put in and read, as was the probate of the will of Mr. 11. P. Hope. The case for the plaintiff having closed, Sir T. WILDE, for the executors, contended that it was evident the deed was not intended to operate imme diately, for Mr. H. P. Hope was very fond of the jewels, and therefore was not likly to have given his nephew the power of ousting him of possession during his life time. No one knew of the existence of the deed—not even Lady Beresford or Mr. Alexander Hope — as long as Mr. 11. P. Hope lived. Mr. H. P. Hope was averse to the payment of the legacy duty, and there could be no doubt but that he intended this deed to operate as a will. In fact, it was a will and not a deed, for he had never parted with his power over the deed, or over the property, until his death. The deed, therefore, was not a perfect deed, and the party could take nothing under it. He asked the jury, did Mr. Henry Philip Hope intend that his nephew should have the power of depriving him of possession of the jewels the day after he had exe cuted it, for, if he did not, the deed was void. He submitted that the so-called deed was not a deed at all ; that there was nothing to show that it was intended to operate as a deed. There was, be sides, an alteration made in the body of the deed in describing the cabinet, which was sufficient to vitiate it. The cabinet described in the deed was a former old cabinet ; that description had been erased, and a description of the dimensions of the present cabi net inserted in pencil. That erasure being unaccounted for, vitiated the deed entirely. The property, therefore, remained undisposed of, and passed by his will. Lord DENMAN, in summing up, told the jury that the question was, whether the delivery under the deed of gift had been so complete as to vest the property in the plaintiff. If it were not, then the plaintiff could not claim the property. If the deed were properly executed, so that the person witnessing the deed, or any other person knew of its contents, although the donor might not, that would be a good delivery. They would therefore consider whether he intended, at the time of executing the deed, to part with the property to Mr. A. B. Hope ; if he did, the execution was a good one. There was, however, a difficulty upon the face of the deed itself. The description of the cabinet was most impor tant. If the original description, that of the old cabi net, had stood, great doubts might arise as to whether anything was given at all; but that description had been altered. The question was, had, or had not, those altera rations taken place before the execution of the deed ? If they had been made before execution, the deed was valid ; if not, the deed was invalid. The question for their decision was Did Mr. H. P. Hope intend to part with the property to Mr. Alex ander Beresford Hope when he executed the deed ? With regard to the clause reserving to Mr. H. P. Hope an almost unlimited power over the property during his life, it was a question of law for consideration after wards what might be the effect of that clause, rather than a question for the consideration of the jury. The jury, after a short consultation, returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 40,000/. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Dec. 1. (Before the LORD CHIEF BARON and a Special Jury.) THE ATTORNET-GENERAL V. THR MARQUIS 01' HERTFORD. _ _ ___ In this case the question was as to the applicability of the Stamp Act to certain legacies bequeathed in the will of the late Marquis of Hertford. A verdict was taken for the Crown by consent, subject to a special case for injunction in full Court.—Verdict en tered for the plaintiff accordingly. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. WESTCOTT. FRAUDS ON THE REVENUE. The information was filed in this case by the At torney-General to recover certain penalties from the defendant, a paper-maker in the city of Bristol, for having paper in his possession which had not paid the Excise duty. For the Crown appeared the Solicitor-General, Mr. Jervis, Q.C., and Mr. Wilde ; the defendant was re presented by Mr. Brammell. It appeared from the plaintiff's case that the de fendant carried on business as a paper and pasteboard maker in Pike-lane, Bristol, his private residence being in Avon-street in that city. On the 23th of February, 1843, in consequence of information they had received, the Excise officers visited the defend ant's private house, when they found in his back kitchen a quantity of paper which had not paid the duty. It was ascertained by the officer that this paper had been clandestinely conveyed from the Weston Mills, which are situated near Bath, and are the pro perty of a person named Bryant. The several papers thus conveyed from Bryant's to Westcott's had never had the excise label put on them. They had never been brought under the cognisance of the Excise officers; and when taken to the premises of Westcott they were cut up into sizes for pound and half pound sugar papers. The evidence for the Crown was di rected to the showing that continuous frauds on the revenue had been committed from the month of May, 1842, to the 28th of February, 1843, at which time the seizures were made which led to the present in formation. The quantity of paper seized by the Ex cise officers was upwards of 10 cwt. On the part of the defendant, Mr. Bryant, the owner of Weston Mills, against whom there was another information, was called to state various facts in connexion with his dealings with the defendant. The substance of the defence was, that the paper in question has been previously sent to a person named M'Carthy, and having been returned by him with the wrappers open, had been for warded in that state to the defendant, by whom the wrappers were burnt. The jury, not being able to come to an immediate decision, retired, and after the lapse of half an hour, returned with a verdict for the Crown. They found one penalty on the transaction of the 28th of February, that the duty, 71. ls. 7d., had not been paid upon the 1,0791b5. of paper; and that it had been sent to de fendant without any wrappers whatever. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Dec. 2. (Before Mr. Commissioner GOULBURN.) TUE ROMFORD BANK.--JOHNSON AND MANN'S BANK RUPTCY. Mr. Charles Mann came up to-day, upon adjourn ment, for his last examination; and this was also the day fixed for the audit of the accounts of the joint estate. Mr. LANDMAN, who appeared for one or two of the private creditors of Mr. Johnson, applied to the Court for leave to examine Mr. Mann, with the view of ascer taining if there were not funds applicable to the separate estate of Mr. Johnson. He did not object to Mr. Mann's passing his examination, but he mentioned the subject in order that he might not bo precluded on a future occa sion from raising this point, because when the accounts came to be furnished by Mr. Johnson, it might appear that a portion of the property transferred from the Rom ford Bank to the Aldgate business belonged to Mr. John son's separate creditors. Mr. Mann was then examined at some length, bat he could not give any satisfactory account of the money transactions of the firm, because, he said, this depart ment was left entirely to Mr. Johnson, he (Mr. Mann) being only a workin g p ar t ner . Mr. Commissioner GOULBURN said it was to be re gretted that Mr. Mann had not looked into the financial transactions of the business himself. Upon further examination, the bankrupt said that he drew out 4,000/. in 1838, which sum was lent. It was drawn out at the instance of Mr. Johnson, who said he thought there was too much cash in the concern. Mr. Commissioner GOULBURN did not think there was anything to prevent Mr. Mann from passing his last ex amination. Mr. LINGHIM said that the creditors whom he repre sented had no objection at all to his doing so, provided they would not be precluded from examining into this matter when Mr. Johnson brought up his accounts. Mr. Commissioner GOULBURN did not think that the assignees or the Court could pledge thomselves to any such course. The official assignee here said that an accountant, (Mr. Wryghte), who had looked into the affairs for the last six years, had found that the balance-sheet, so far as Mr. Mann was concerned, was consistent with the books. Mr. WILKINSON (solicitor for the assignees) said they were quite satisfied that the bankrupt should pass his last examination. The accounts, as far as they knew, were consistent with the books kept by the elder John- ; son. If Mr. Johnson sought hereafter to estabilsh fur ther accounts, or said that those now before the Court were not correct, that was not Mr. Mann's fault. Mr. LANGHAM said, that as the bankrupt, Mr. John son, had brim called upon_to furnish full accounts, he believed he was anxious to do so. If it appeared that I moneys belonging to Mr. Johnson had b e en carr i e d i n t o the Aldgate affair, his separate creditors must have their proper proportion. Mr. Commissioner GOULBURN said that it appeared to him that there was no reason why Mr. Mann should not pass his examination. The private creditors of Mr. Johnson had, by their attorney, examined Mr. Mann on the subject of the partnership accounts, and they had of course, a right to avail themselves of the facts which they had extracted. The result of such examination was that Mr. Mann told them he was only a working partner, and Johnson the elder kept the books and cash, with the exception of a few cases in which clerks re gularly interfered in such matters. The next inquiry was whether the accounts which had been rendered were the best that Mr. Mann could furnish to the Court ? Ths official assignee said that an accountant had gone through the accounts for the last six years, and was of opinion that they were correct as they ap peared by the books, it being still borne in mind that Mr. Johnson had kept those books. The assignees, it appeared, did not see that any benefit to the estate could arise, or that the ends of justice could be further served, by a postponement of Mr. Mann's examination ; and, therefore, he did not think that)he had any right to adjourn it. Neither the assignees or himself, however, could be called upon to pledge themselves as to what course should be pursued when Mr. Johnson came up with his accounts. When that time arrived they could be carefully scrutinised, and the whole question entered into, and the examination of Mr. Mann, as far as it went, Mr. Langham might make use of as he thought best. Under the circumstances, he had nothing to do but to declare Mr. Mann entitled to pass his last examination. Upon the audit of the accounts, it transpired that there was already in the hands of the Court 10,000/. out of about 14,0001. as surplus from the Aldgate business, and that it would be sufficient to declare a dividend of ss. in the pound at the present moment, on the general estate, if it were not for the separate cre ditors of Mr. Johnson. The dividend, however, cannot be known until Mr. Johnson comes up for his last exami nation in February. It was stated that Mr. Mann's private creditors had been paid 20s. in the pound, and that 2,0001. had been carried over as surplus of his private property to the general fuud of the joint estate. (Before Sir C. F. Wxuxots.) THE DRAPERY TRADE.-IN RE T. A. BIDDERS, AN IN SOLVENT. The insolvent in this case commenced business in Prince Albert-street, Brighton, with a capital of 1001., and was insolvent in a month after, owing nearly 3001, inclusive of his month's rent, seven guineas. To day was fixed for his first examination, and he was opposed by his landlord, on the ground of having secretly re moved his goods and furniture off the premises to evade the payment of his rent. The case is only interesting to the public as showing the extraordinary ingenuity exercised by " the trade" in puffing their goods and forcing sales. It will hardly be expected that the recent exposure of drapery frauds in this court should be turned to account for such purposes, yet such it appears is the fact. In this case the landlord produced two handbills, one of which had been issued by the insolvent himself during his short career, and the other by a neighbouring draper, with his connivance, after he had closed. The first was headed in large capi tals, " Banister's Bankruptcy," and went on to describe the sensation which that affair had created in the drapery world. After going minutely into the flight of Ban nister, the transaction in Oxford-street, and the other facts which have appeared in the papers, the placard concluded by stating that the insolvent had bought the whole of the recovered stock, to the amount of 9,0001, and was selling it at a reduction of 60 per cent. under prime cost. This placard, it appeared, had created a great trade, but was admitted by the insolvent to be false from beginning to end. The second was better still. Immediately after the insolvent had closed, a neigh bouring draper came out with another placard, headed in type equally alarming, " The Prince Albert- street De linquency," calling the insolvent an " outlaw," and stating that the subscribers had purchased all his goods and were selling them " for ten days only," at one third of the cost price. The insolvent, on being questioned by the Learned Commissioner respecting this placard, admitted that it was:with his connivance and consent that it was published. lie thought that as he was leaving town there was no harm in giving a neighbour and brother tradesman the use of his name. The COMMISSIONER said this was the most extraordi nary mode of carrying on business he had ever known. The insolvent should have reflected that his good name might be of use to him in other places than Brighton. The insolvent said it was only a sample of what was done every day in the trade. His Honour had no idea of the lengths which were gone to to obtain business. Mr. Bury (the landlord) stated that he had attended that day principally that the other creditors might be come possessed of the knowledge which he had obtained of the bankrupt's mode of doing business, and oppose his further progress if they thought fit. One more point he wished to allude to. It was stated that the stock had been sold for 33/. He (Mr. Bury) had certainly thought there was a much greater amount in stock in the shop on the Saturday before the insolvent closed. The insolvent—Oh ! they were principally shawls. and I spread them out on the stands to make as great a show as passible.—(A laugh.) After some further questions, the Learned Commis sioner postponed the interim order, to give the other cre ditors an opportunity of coming up. POLICE INTELLIGENCE (YESTERDAY.) MANSION-HOUSE. A great deal of interest was excited by the details of a case of " possession of smuggled goods," upon an information charging James and Sarah Gregson, the latter of whom is a most notorious contraband dealer, in Barking Churchyard, with the offence. Mr. Potbury, from the office of the Solicitor to the Customs, attended for the prosecution, and Mr. Nobler for the defence. It was quite obvious, from the manner in which part of the evidence was re ceived, that a good many interested in the trade were present. The Lord Mayor and Alderman Pine presided. The defendants pleaded not guilty. Mr. Potbury stated that the two defendants were included in the one information with haling had in their possession, on the 25th of October, a quantity of tobacco and cigars, and a gallon and seven pints of brandy, and six bottles of Eau de Cologne. The pro ceedings were instituted for the recovery of the pe nalty of 100/. from each of the defendants. Coleby Atkinson Davis, a Custom-house officer, stated that between two and three o'clock on Friday, the 25th of October, as he was walking up Tower street, towards the Custorn-house, he observed a child leave Mrs. Gregson's shop with a bundle under his arm. He followed the boy to Sweeting-lane, and then stopped and asked him from whence he came. The boy said he came from Mrs. Gregson's, and wit ness accompanied him back to her shop, a tobacco nist's, which had been long known to him. The boy then said in her presence that she had given the bundle to him, and that he was to deliver it to a man is Seething-lane, and she did not deny the statement. The bundle contained two paper parcels of tobacco, containing eight pounds weight, and two bottles of French brandy. The tobacco was full of lumps, and compressed. Part of it was quite warm. Witness then sent a brother officer, who was with him, to the Custom-house for other assistance. While he was waiting in the shop a fo reigner entered, and passed into the back room, and witness seeing that he had something bulky about him followed, and tried to search him, but as he was a powerful man he p u t w i tness as id e and ran out. NVitness then pursued and brought him back, and took from him two pounds of foreign cigars. Mrs. Gregson's brother endeavoured to prevent him from searching the foreigner, and was fined 51. for the ob struction, while the latter was fined 21. 10s. for the possession. Witness afterwards went to search the house, and found they had locked the door of one of the rooms, which he accordingly forced. Mrs. Gregson ran with a bundle which she had in her apron to the water-closet, and witness followed, but could not pre vent her from putting something down. In the scuffle they tore up the seat between them. She then took a bucket of water and emptied it into the water closet, saying, "Do your worst and your best now." Witness took a candle and looked down, and per ceived that what had been thrown down had gone into the sewer, which was running, but he saw some pieces of tobacco about the seat. He returned to the back room, and, assistance having arrived, he pro ceeded in the search. Upon the fire he found a saucepan with boiling water and a steamer, and some tobacco ready for steaming—a process used to pre thebstairs brandy, e an fo d u b n i d s a v e j n a t r oon t ale a n t i i c ng f a r o g a m l b o r n e a assistant found six bottles of Eau de Cologne. okfintg;renUchp In his long cross-examination by Mr. Hobler, the witness considerably strengthened the case. He stated that he had been nine years an officer, and had known Mrs. Gregson the whole time. Ile had never visited the house but when he was watching it. Mr. Hobler—Have you not been in thst habit of smoking and drinking in Mrs. Gregson's house ? Witness—l never smoked in the house but once in my life.—(Here witness took a book from his pocket and read it.) It was on Monday, the 19th of Septem ber, 1843, about ten o'clock in the evening. I had been watching it from seven till ten, and I went in and paid for a cigar, and lighted it. Mr. Gregson was there, and there was a bottle and glass on the counter. He said, " Will you take a glass of wine, Mr. Davis ?" I was surprised at the invitation, and took up the glass. At that moment in walked two men, and I followed them into the back room, and said to them, " What have you there ? " They, sup posing that I belonged to the house, replied, " Only a little leaf." I then told them I was Davis, and I called on Gregson, in the Queen's name, to go fur the police, which he at length reluctantly di I. The men had about them 31bs. of leaf-tobacco, and I had them convicted in the penalty of twenty shillings each. I went into the house to smoke the cigar for.my own purposes. Mr. Nobler—Did you never send persons to her house to purchase brandy and tobacco ? Witness_ Never in my life. C. 11. Sabine, a Custom-house officer, corrob ora t e d the statements acle by the last witness, It was stated that the duty on the tobacco was 131. 2s. 3d., and that upon the spirits was 21.55. Mr. llobler said he was instructed that the prin cipal witness for the prosecution, who was a deeply interested one, inasmuch as he would, in case of con viction, be entitled to a large share of the penalty, could be proved to have been on terms of intimacy in the family of the Gregsons, and used frequently to smoke and drink in the house. Mr. Potbury said the officer's character was too well known to the Custom-house authorities to be in the slightest degree affected by accusations of such a description. Mr. Hobler—Mr. Davis, do you know one M rs . Rose ? 'Witness—Perfectly well. She threatened to knife me. She is one of the party. Sarah Rose (for the defence) stated, in answer to questions from Mr. Hobler, that she knew Davis, and had seen him several times at Mrs. Gregson's before that defendant was fined. Witness had been servant to the Gregson's, and had known Davis to be as one of the family, drinking brandy and smoking cigars as often as he thought proper to call. She knew sea faring people very frequently to call and ask whether they bought tobacco, and when she said " No," they said Davis had sent them. She knew Davis to bring parcels of tobacco. She did not examine.the parcel.;, for she had no right to interfere with what belonged to Mr. Davis, but they smelt of tobacco. The LORD MAYOR asked the witness several questions, the answers to which gave the lie to her previous declarations, and convinced every person not interested for the smugglers, that every word she uttered against the principal witness for the prose cution was a fabrication. Another female witness, not satisfied with denying the truth of Davis's evidence, swore that he used Mrs : Gregson in a most indecent manner. The LORD MAYOR—Why, what did he do to her ? Witness—He knocked her head against the door, and she was black about the place for a fortnight after wards, so help me God. The LORD MAYOR asked whether the witness's husband was not one of the persons who had been convicted in penalties elsewhere ?—She replied that he had been fined for an assault, hut not for smuggling. Mr. Potbury said that her husband had been fined for assaulting a smuggler. Witness—Mr. Davis searched the house without showing his warrant, and he had no right to do so. The Lord Mayor and Sir John Pirie dis charged James Gregson, being of opinion that the evidence was not sufficient to justify a conviction in his case; but they agreed that there was not the shadow of a doubt of the guilt of Sarah Greg son, whom they therefore adjudged to pay the penalty of 1001. Davis requested that, as such imputations had been thrown out against his character by the solicitor to the defendants, his Lordship would say whether he believed any part of the statements made by the females. The LORD MAYOR—No, not one word. Sir JOHN PIRIE—We are quite sure they have not spoken a word of truth, and we are as sure that you have done your duty most faithfully. The LORD MAYOR—Certainly. MARYLEBOIVE. A young man, who described himself as the Baron Mansell Tkfortymer, and said that he derived his title from the Emperor of Austria, was placed at the bar before Mr. Rawlinson, upon the charge of forging a certain paper containing a promise of payment of a debt. Mr. Rattenberry, a hatter, residing at 21, South Molton-street, deposed, that on the 16th ult. the pri soner took ready-furnished apartments at his house, having with him a female whom he represented to be his wife, and on taking the rooms he said he was an artist. On the 20th he decamped with the lady, having previously sent away his trunk for the alleged purpose of having the lock repaired, and as he ne glected to return, prosecutor exerted himself day after day with the view of finding him out. He at length traced him to 44, Charlotte-street, Portland-place, and on Tuesday last he repaired thither, when he demanded 1/. 25., the amount of a week's rent. He said he was unable to pay it then, but promised that the money should be forthcoming in the next week. He (prosecutor) remarked that he should not quit without the cash or satisfactory security for pay ment of his claim, when the maid-servant, who was present during the conversation, went up stairs with the prisoner, and presently brought down a written paper purporting to be signed by Mrs. Spencer, the landlady. It ran thus : "Mrs. Spencer will see that the Baron Mortymer's account shall be paid next week. " EMILY SPENCER." Prosecutor added, that he went to the house again for the purpose of ascertaining the particular day on which he should receive his money, and he then learned from Mrs. Spencer that she knew nothing whatever with regard to the document above referred to. The servant admitted to him (prosecutor) that the prisoner had written the note himself. Mr. RAWLINSON—When did you give the prisoner into custody ? Prosecutor—This morning, Sir; and on my stating to him that he had committed a for gery, his wife offered me twenty or thirty duplicates in payment of what was owing to me. I have under stood that the prisoner has had three or four lodgings in as many weeks, and if he is remanded for a day or two, other cases of a similar kind may very likely be brought against him. Harriett Young, the servant, said that she saw the Baron write the note produced by the prosecutor. The prisoner's answer to the charge was, that he left the lodging in South Molton-street, in conse quence of the landlord having insulted him. H►s in tention was to pay the rent as soon as he could, and he certainly did take the liberty of writing the note in Mrs. Spencer's name. He was remanded till Wednesday. WORSHIP -STREET. Mr. Broughton requests us to acknowledge his receipt of several letters enclosing the following sub scriptions for the relief of a poor man, named Fay, or May, who being ill himself, and having a wife lying upon a sick bed, applied to the relieving-officer of Shoreditch for relief of his family out of the house until he could get work in a fortnight, and was refused any other assistance (beyond Is. 6d.) but au order to admit himself, wife, and two children to the work house. The poor fellow had such a horror of the house that he refused it, and applied to the magistrate for advice, which application being published in this paper on Wednesday last, has induced the following donations :—From "J. II.," 20s. ; " W.," 10s.; " A. Z.," 65.; and " Beta, Newcastle•upon-Tyne," 10s. One of the donors wished the magistrate to in quire into the truth of the man's story and the worthi ness of his family; in consequence of which Holland, one of the warrant-officers, was directed to investigate the case, and the report he made yesterday to Mr. Broughton was in every respect very favourable. The subscriptions have, therefore, been handed over to him. Another donation of a sovereign, from " has also been forwarded for the poor-box of this Court. having used abominable language, must have been irksome and unpleasant in the extreme, and that, had a witness of the fact been present, he should have in flicted the full penalty on the offender. Inspector Dalby stated, that when the defendants were taken to the station-house, Latham's conduct there was very bad, using language unfit to be repeated. Mr. TRAILL said that, although he could not punish Latham for his disgusting conduct in the carriage, he would fine him for using indecent language in the station-house. The defendants were then asked what they had to say in answer to the charge ? Both de fendants said that, with respect to the charge of de frauding the company, they had no such intention. That, as they were not in the habit of travelling by railway, they went into the first-class carriages, thinking they were the right ones. Mr. TRAILL said that it was most improbable they could have mistaken first for second-class carriages, and that they were bound to have known, or to have paid the difference in the fares when it was demanded of them. The Magistrate then inflicted a fine of 20s on each defendant for that offence, and an additional 20s. on Latham for his indecent conduct in the station. house. PROMOTION. Lieutenant A. Farquhar (1x40), flag of Rear-Admiral Bowles, in the late trial cruise, to be commander. ♦PPOINTMENTS. Captain—H. W. Bayfield, additional, to the Illustrious, for surveying service on the North American station. Lieutenants—Charles E. Rowley, to be flag to his gal lant father, Admiral Sir Charles Rowley, on board the St. Vincent ; W. Horton to the St. Vincent ; T. H. Christian and G. H. Hodson, to the Excellent; H. D. T. C. Vesconta to the Royal Naval College, for study. Master—C. R. Airey, to the Iris, vice Sullivan. Second Master—F. B. Henwood to the Eagle. Assistant -Surgeons—J. Collings and T. Rimell, addi tional to the Agincourt. Chaplains—Rev. J. E. Surridge, M.A., to the Royal Hospital, Greenwich ; Rev. E. Kilson, from Malta, to Pembroke Dockyard, vice Bloxham, retired. Royal Marines—First Lieutenant R. B. Puddicombe, of the Portsmouth division, has retired on half-pay ; Second Lieutenat T. Forrest, of the Plymouth division, to be First, and appointed to Portsmouth, Tice Puddi combo. Lieutenant L. B. Ellis joins the detachment at Spike Island, Cove, in place of Lieutenant Pasco, re signed. First Lieutenant E. S. Browne and a detach ment from the Chatham division have joined the Amazon corvette at Sheerness. Assistant-Surgeon R. Dundas has invalided from the battalion at Cork, to the hospital at Plymouth. Mr. William Stigant, of Portsmouth Dockyard, is to be storekeeper of Devonport Dockyard, vice Jessep, re tired. Mr. Stigant has been a great many (we are in formed 59) years a clerk, and latterly chief clerk, in the storekeeper's department at Portsmouth. The salary attached to his; new office we believe to be 6001. per annum and a house gratis. Mr. Stigant is a very worthy man, and very much respected. His promotion has given general satisfaction—a desideratum very seldom attained in conferring these berths. We are informed Mr. Grant, storekeeper of the Royal Clarence Victualling Establishment, Gosport, has not yet received the elegant and costly present from her Majesty, mentioned by several contemporaries. ESCAPE FROM DROWNING. COLMONELL, Nov. 21.—Our amiable and esteemed pastor, Mr. Blair, had a very narrow escape from drowning on Tuesday last. When in his study, about three o'clock in the afternoon, he observed two little girls, each with a burden of sticks, attempting to cross the Stinchar, which was considerably swollen at the time. In a minute or so they disappeared ; on observing which, Mr. Blair, unknown to any •f his family, ran out to their assistance. The manse being three or four hundred yards from the river, Mr. Blair, with great presence of mind, instead of running directly to the place at which he had lost sight of them, to save time ran along the bank, and plunged into the river below where they would most likely appear. By this time the girls had lost hold of each other—the one he observed making towards the side from which they had entered, while the other was floating in the middle of the stream. B 7 great dex terity he seized the latter by the arm. The sudden ness, however, of the effort made him lose his balance, and, in an instant, he was seen floating with the ob ject his humanity had prompted him to save. Fortu nately Mr. Blair's usual presence of mind did not here forsake him, for he retained his hold, with the one hand, and buoyed himself up with the other. Hitherto he felt conscious that by swimming he could save himself; but to drop his hold of the girl—who, by this time, from exhaustion, was making but little or no exertion, and who, if let go, must have sunk to rise no more—was repugnant to his feelings. In a short time they were out of the strictest of the river, but his own strength was fast giving way. At this critical moment, Miss Jane Findlay, of Craigneil Mill, attracted to the spot by the motions and cries of another, who had seen the strugglers at a distance, Grace Darling-like plunged into the water, and was the happy means of saving both, to all appearance, from a watery grave, Mr. Blair having now become too much exhausted and benumbed with the cold to make further exertions. From Mr. Findlay and family they received every possible attention, and they were soon so far restored as to be able to be conveyed to their respective homes. Mr. Blair, we are happy to state, is now completely recovered; and it is the sincere wish of all who know him, that he may be long s 'aced to manifest, as he has hitherto invariably done, the best feelings of our nature.—Ayrshire Observer. PATENT DETECTOR LOCK.—On Monday a report of fire-arms was heard in the barracks of Brussels. On examination it appeared that the box of one of the men had been forced open by some person , and that a pistol, placed by him so as to be discharged when force was employed, had gone off. The question then arose, had the thief been hit ? That at first remained unknown ; but some hours afterwards one of his comrades, who had been at the investigation without testifying the slightest emotion, presented himself at the hospital to get a ball extracted. This was effected, though not without great difficulty. This man had the almost incredible fortitude to remain without giving the slightest manifestation of pain whilst in the presence of his comrades, hoping that he might perhaps eventually conceal what he had done. lle survived the extraction of the ball but a few hours. SHOOTING EXTRAORDINARY.—On Thursday last as a young gentleman, son of Mr. Thomas Lawrence of this city, was out amusing himself with a gun, he ob served something floundering in the narrow gut of water which was at the Blackrock side of the slob. Conceiv ing it to be an otter, he fired at and wounded the object, Erne. then boldly stripped off and entered the water for the purpose of securing his prize. This, with some little difficulty, he effected, when to his own astonishment as well as that of several persons (amongst them some ladies) who wer e spectators of the amusing scene, he brought to shore a very fine hake, weighing nearly a dozen pounds 1 The questio norign, arises, d oes suc h sport i ng, suc h unna t ura l sptzrarniner tnvolvo a breach o f t h e game -l aws ?—Cork CLERKEIV WELL. A case strongly demonstrative of the evil effects of drunken habits came before Mr. Greenwood. Joseph Abel, a haggard, miserable-looking old man was charged with having been drunk and creating a mob in the public street. The prisoner some years ago was one of the most opulent jewellers in Clerkenwell parish, having an extensive jewellery establishment in Rosamond-street, and had a large number of men employed. He used to render himself conspicuous by wearing a gold watch and a huge chain of the same metal, valued at 100 guineas. He was the father of a large family four of his sons have been transported, and it is said that their ruin is in a great degree attributable to his pernicious example. He was drunk almost daily, and his violent conduct when so brought him under the cognizance of the police. He persisted in these habits until himself and his family became so utterly destitute that they were obliged to resort to Clerken well Workhouse for relief. On Sunday night the pri soner was expelled from the London Spa public- house, in Exmouth-street, and to revenge the insult he struck an unoffending man in the street. Inspector Perring begged of him to go away, but he, in the grossest manner, abused the inspector, who, in consequence of the crowd attracted there by his disorderly conduct, removed him to the station-house. The prisoner was sentenced to five days' imprison ment without the power of releasing himself by the payment of fine. UNION•HALL. William Latham and James Simmonds, two re spectable-looking men, were charged with refusing to pay the difference between the first and second class fare from Kingston to Nine Elms, and the former defendant was also charged with using inde cent language in the carriage, whereby he had in curred a further penalty of 403. Mr. Davies, the superintendent of the carriage de partment, stated, that on the preceding night, the defendants came up from Kingston in a first-class carriage, and on alighting at the terminus at Nine Elms, they produced second-class tickets only, and when called upon to pay the difference they refused. The other passengers in the carriage, amongst whom were two ladies, complained that one of the defend ants (Latham) had, during the journey, made use of the most disgusting language, and that when remon strated with, he became still worse, and continued so up to their arrival at the terminus. Mr. TIAILL inquired if any of the parties who were in the carriage at the time were in attendance ? Mr. Davies said, that the gentlemen would have come forward, but they were compelled to leave town this morning. Mr. MAILL said he much regretted the circum stance of the absence of some persons who were in the carriages at the time, to prove the offence, as he considered it was of a much more serious description than the other charge ; that the situation of ladies in a carriage with such a person, who w described as IRELAND. LORD LONDONDERRY AND HIS TENANTRY. DUBLIN, DEC. I.—The tenantry of L - ird Londonderry in the county of Down, were so gratified by the recent speech of his Lordship on free trade, and the duties of landlords, that they determined, as a mark of their re spect and gratitude, to invite the Noble Marquis and his sun, Lord Castlereagh, to a public dinner. Lord Lon donderry has fixed Wednesday next for the dinner, which is to take place in Newtownards. The following is the hitter of his Lordship accepting the invitation : " It is with no ordinary sentiments of delight and pride that I receive your warm-hearted, eloquent, and affectionate address. " In times like the present, when so many are disposed to disregard the bonds of mutual interest that should exist between landlord and tenant, I contemplate your present proceeding as a noble example to the tenantry of Ireland. You point out forcibly that where kindness is conferred gratitude will follow. " Where interests are looked after and protected, in dustry and exertion will increase. You happily recipro cate the warm feelings of attachment which have ever guided me in all my relations with my Irish temntry. " Your sentiments of loyalty to the Queen, obedience to the laws, and determination in your several stations of life to maintain the peace and well-being of the British empire, cannot but be observed by the Government of the country as the strongest proof that the mischievous doctrines of anarchy and confusion find no place in your well-regulated minds. " Yo — u cannot derive more satisfaction from seeing my son again amongst you, after his foreign travels, than he must himself receive from a renewed social intercourse with the best tenantry in the kingdom; and I hail, with paternal delight, your approbation of him as a represen tative of this great and enlightened county. " I most cordially accept your gratifying tribute of at tachment, in offering me a public dinner, assuring you that, under all the changes and chances of an active and anxi( us life, I never find myself more happy than when I am enabled to reside upon my paternal estates, and communicate, as a father, with my Irish tenantry. " VANE LONDONDERRY." " Mountstewart, Nov. 27, 1844." AGRARIAN OUTRAGES. The Limerick Chronicle, of Saturday, contains the fol lowing detail of outrages in the counties of Limerick and Clare:— " Wednesday evening, about the hour of seven o'clock, an armed party of men attacked the dwelling of Mr. Robert Procter, near Derry, and convenient to Killaloe, who is a steward in the employment of the Imperial Slate Company; they smashed open the doors, and on entering the house knocked Mrs. Procter down, broke open a box, and took therefrom a single barrel fowling piece, powder horn, and shot bag. The party consisted of eight persons, each armed with a gun, six of whom entered the house and the other two remained outside, guarding the watchman of the concern, who thought to alarm the police, but he was kept fast with a gu❑ at his breast, until the inside party came out, when he at once proceeded to the barracks, and the police, under constable Raymond, pursued the marauders for several miles through the mountains, but without success. At the time of the attack Mr. Procter was not at home. " The same evening, a house, the property of John Gleeson, of Carrickmauusell, was maliciously set on fire and consumed to ashes, near Toomavara. The cause as signed is a tenant who occupied the house previously having been turned out for non-paymt nt of rent. " Seven armed men attacked`the house of James Floyd on Sunday evening, near Kildorrery, within a gun shot of Thomas Travers Adams, Esq.'s residence, and car ried of a booty of 254 The police were sent for to the. Kildorrery station, in the immediate neighbourhood, to pursue the robbers ; but unfortunately they were de fenceless, having sent in their fire-arms to be exchanged for percussion locks, which latter had not then arrived at the station. " On Thursday the magistrates of Castleconnell una nimously resolved to apply to Colonel M'Gregor, direc tor-general of police, for an increase of eight men to the constabulary force in that district, which is now so dis turbed by armed parties. The magistrates present were W. Howley, D.L. ; John Browne, J. Wallplate, and W. S. Tracy, Esq. " The armed party that attacked Dr. Twiss's re sidence, Parteen Cottage, gave notice there that if he did not discharge his steward within five days, Dr. Twiss might order his coffin. After having taken Allen Browne's fire-arms, they fired two shots the same even ing at the house of Robert Thorn, Bird-hill, and another at Mr. Going's, Cragg. In proceeding from Browne's to Parteen, this audacious gang halted in O'Brien's-bridge, where they got refreshment from a public-house, to stimulate their courage at Dr. Twiss's. " The sexton of a church near Killalue was served with notice to prepare his coffin, if he did not give up some land he lately got possession of. " The house of a man named Brennan, at Ballyvara, near Castleconnell, was attacked by an armed band of men on Thursday night, who dashed in the windows, and swore they would burn the house upon his family if he did not ialmediately hand out his fire-arms. Two re gistered guns were then delivered up, and the ruffians went off in triumph. " Wednesday night a party of ruffians fired shots into the house of Charles Going, 1 , ,5q., of Crannah, near Newport Tip. One of the balls lodged in the parlour, where Mrs. Stoney was sitting, and who most fortunately escaped. " Mr. and Mrs. Cooke were nearly murdered on Tues day night, by a party of ruffians who attacked their home at Shinrone." NATIONAL EDUCATION-CLERICAL BAT LE. Some idea of the conflict now agitating the Established Church. on the question of National Education, may be formed from the following remonstrance to the com batants, made by the Dublin Evening Mail:— " This morning's post brought us a letter from the R-v. Dr. Martin, upon the subk.ct of National Educa tion. Its extreme length precludes the possibility of our giving it in the publication of this evening. " The letter of an Irish Country Gentleman,' in re ference to the same subject, must also stand over, but not from the same cause. It is terse, pithy, and to the purpose ; but we must adhere to the resolution which n e adopted, and announced some days since—namely, that of confining our columns,, fin- the present, to the letters of the two Rev. Gentleman, Martin and McGhee, engaged in the controversy. " Under no circumstances could we give insertion to the letter bearing the Cashel post-mark, and signed ' Consistency.' The subject under discussion is too grave and serious for ribaldry ; and much as we deplore the view taken by Dr. Martin, on the present occasion, we entertain too strong a regard personally for himself, and too high a respect for his sa2red profession, to ren der him the object of an annoying and offensive satire. The letter commencing, Ah ! mihi, Beate Martin,' is, therefore, inadmissible' HASWELL COLLIERY EXPLOSION. Sermons On behalf of the fund for the relief of the destitute widows, orphans, and relations of the sufferers at the late ex plosion at Haswell Colliery, were preached on Sunday morning in Sunderland Church, by the Rector, when upwards of 121. was collected ; and in St Thomas's Church, Bishopswearmouth, by the Rev. Richard Skip sey, 8.A.. the Incumbent, when V. 15s. was collected. A general meeting of the subscribers to this fend was held a few dayi since at Castle Eden, the Rev. H. G. Liddell, M.A., Rector of Easington, in the chair ; whets it was announced that the total contributions up to that time amounted to the munificent sum of 3,9521. 7s. 6d.: a sum much larger than was ever before collected for a benevolent purpose in this district, and showing the great and extended sympathy felt by the public with the surviving relations of the sufferers in this very sudden and terrible visitation. The following gentlemen were invited to form a committee for the application of the subscriptions : —The Rev..H. G. Liddell, Rector of Easing ton ; the Archdeacon of Durham, the Rev. J. A. Park Elwick, the Rev. W. C. King, Durham ; the Rev. J. Graham, Castle Eden ; the Rev. J. Edmunds, Castle Eden ; the Rev. R. Douglas, Easington •, the Rev. W. Mackenzie, Easington ; the Rev. T. A. Slater, Hutton Henry ; Rowland Burden, Esq., Castle Eden ; John Gregson, Esq., Shotton Hall ; Thomas Richardson, Esq., Eden Vale ; John Fawcett, Esq., Durham ; Lieut.-Col. Tower, Elmore Hail ; Henry Morton, Esq., Lambtou ; Ralph P. Phillipson. Esq., Newcastle ; George Hunter, Eeq., Belmont ; Edward Potter, Esq., South Hutton ; Nicholas Wood, Esq., Killingworth ; and John Taylor, Esq., Castle Eden. There were upwards of 30 widows and 69 children, besides numbers of aged parents, rendered destitute by this awful calamity, to whose succour and relief this well-timed and truly Christian subscription will be devoted. THE DUKE OF BUCCLEUCEI AND THE BATH COM.. MITTEE.—A deputation of working men, members of the above Committee, were received by his Grace at Dal keith Palace, on Wednesday. The Duke conversed with the intelligent men for an hour and a half, and took full notes from the information they gave him upon the , details of the sanitary, or rather unsanitary state of Old Edinburgh. They dwelt particularly on that hotbed of t fever, the West Port i ; and expressed a hope to see i t bodily removed, and replaced by wholesome dwellingo for the working-classeo, with gardens where there are now tanneries, slaughter-helloes, and piggeries, infecting the airWllaround, and endangering even the tr oo p s o f the Castle. The deputation were invited to a lunch, and left the Palace much gratified with their reception.-- t i Scotsman. The Rey. Dr. Cramer, Principal of New Inn Hall, antl Pruf,...sor of Modent thf, sity of Oxford, is appointed by her Majesty to be Dean of (*Hal% HAMBURG! MALL. STOCKHOLM, Nov. 22.—The King and Queen yesterday to Upsal, and are expected back to-rnorroi The Crown Prince is said to be entirely rec oler : The merchants of Gefle have addressed a pe tition ; the Government, ora\ mg for the conclusion an° menial treaty with Brazil. be te CHRISTIANA, Nov. 22.—The King is expec ted is in January, and will probably open the Storthing, person. Be-ides the 200,000 lately received byci; Bank from Konigsburg, 60.000 dollars more , in of lars and half-dollars, are just arrived. From one the mines a mass of silver ore, weighing which will probably yield 8401bs. of pure silver , lars,est lump, perhaps, that has ever been extraw from a mine. FROM THE RHINE, Nov. 22.—Accounts from „ i say that the Emperor of Russia has refused to sl,'"o, Russian officers to take part in the war in the Us, casus. We likewise learn that Russia will OVA , tend the advantages granted by Prussia to the ov verien, which it does not recognise as a Power. 0 1 BERLIN, Nov. 25.—T0 the four or five colonisation hitherto proposed (Texas, the Missnef St. Thomas, Brazi, and the Mos q uito is now added, situated by the west coast of which causes much attention, because the gr ro Elector of Brandeberg had acquired possession (3 ' 4 spot on that coast. This is Cape Mount, 3 4 1 f . sl o g between Sierra Leone and the North Am eri o" negro colony, Liheira, bounded to the south a nd by Little Cape Mount, and the north. west by river Sugari. This spot was formally ceded, "° 23d of February, 1841, to the present propriet i 6 George Clavering _Redman and Theodore o,atiali under the protection and assistance of the 13 ," bi naval force, in order to abolish the slave trioeLde means of a lawful commerce. The o wners 05 , already erected dwelling-houses and other buildl, and built two ships. Mr. Redman is now in per 01 and endeavouring to gain friends for the establishnlety of a colony. He particularly invites attention Nopj ample revenue of the rich soil and of commerce, pi likewise to the gold mines, which might be o li o to advantage, no mining operations ever having carried on in that country. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. NOTICE TO MARINERS. , e tS , The following has been received at Lloyd's, ir e- Hydtoeraphi2.- office, Nev. 27, 1844 .LIGHTS ON THE COAST OF CORSICA . ' f r ) The French Government his announced dita °Of lowing lights have been established on the western of the Island of Corsica : Wei, 1. A fixed light, on Revellata Point, at the We i, entrance of the Gulf of Calvi. 'xi lat. 43 deg. 55 ,ici" 10 see. N., and 8 deg. 43 min. 50 See. E. tif Grcel The light house is 28 fret high ;. h - lig .t Stands 2 „ o oniiil above the level of :he sea, and in clear weather i t ri seen at the distance of 18 miles. 'est ° 2. Anintermitting light, on the summit of Sang l l 4 ,4 l Island, at the entrance of the Gulf of Ajaccio, in ' ec - .f' deg. 52 min. 50 sec. N., and lon. 8 deg. 35 min- 50 pllt el of Greenwich. This light is varied every fourellbii by a strong flash, which is preceded and f o llowed ii iill short interval of darkness, but the light will tlc 4 i igbr disappear within the distance of ten m il e s. The 0,00 house is 52 feet high, and the light stands 321 fel the level of the sea. It may be seen about 20 lisi e i s o6l 3. A revolving light, on Cape Pertusato, at the W ..,iii ,P entrance of Bomfacio Strait, in lat. 41 deg. '2 2 P :0 1 , see. N., lon. 9 deg. 11 min. 20 sec. E. of Greenvilc": a si' light will revolve once every minute, but will ney,lo' disappear within the distance of ten miles. Th_ e ce e tt i house is 52 feet high, and the light is 324 feet su p v o o l l level of the sea. In very clear weather it may be seen 27 miles. ' SINGULAR CASE.—During the last week, a If" " named Mary Hevvett, made application to the , -:;$;/ trates under the following peculiar circurestt l 'd She was the widow of the late Thomas Hewett , o st vete in the 48th Regiment, to whom she had bel t 11 0 ried 40 years, and had shared active service 0 : 0 1 2 0 0 for twenty-seven years. Whilst in the regiment 51 ;40 0 ' seven sons, five of whom are dead ; of the two stir 01 0 one is in the Coldstream Guards and the other t ." 4 12th regiment, now lying in the Isle of , iii! This female veteran accompanied her husb anto . his peninsular campaigns, sharing all his ba r " - (I 1 and being present at ten general engagementS,,. e ., Talavera, Albuera, Rodrigo, Badajos, Sa l t - 00e Vittoria, Pyrenees, Neville, Orthes, and Th ° , 0 0 8 She had lived as servant to General Hamilton, ti eu bso° 6 i battle of Albuera, when the Duke of Wtllingttt a et, interview with that General, she had the 11°P .,1 - e r handing his Grace a glass of water, being the °P.ile 0; freshment he would take. At that battle the ,T;cl ..j , which she rode was frightened by a shot strikliff, to her, and she was thrown off. She took ca re '', Minto when wounded at the battle of Vittoria' sslr was taken prisoner by the French in the retreat r oil manta, and made her escape disguised in tail li li t i 0 1,,,'' By the death of her husband she was depri re r Si means of support. and having three daughters to tain, she applied for relief, and wished to be fc 1 , 0 il li to London, to see the Duke of Wellington, WV) / was confident would assist her. On Monday I lis o os a i° Deputy Mayor wrote a letter recommending he r , th e 7 ", the Noble Duke, and the guardians agreed to 1"; r e r, expenses to and from London, provided they *bele' . sured of the Duke of Wellington's being in town she is sent there. We understand that, in ceaT tl es' : of Mr. Freeman's letter, the Noble Duke has s ec ,wb the Rev. J, D. Burton to make inquiries on the ijo' and in the meantime has, with his characteristic )114 ness, sent the poor woman a present of molieY.''d 1 41 . ; Hewett is a tall respectable-looking person; I ,f 1 , Wilde, the City Coroner, in whose parish she cv co e' sides, has taken a great deal of interest in her Norfolk Chronicle. - i•A be t lli HOUSE DRAINS.--The attention of the pubL l _,n". or now very much drawn to the subject of house dr l rell; it would appear to be extremely desirable sh e e t views of the elementary principles of the subje 6 bet, receive the utmost publicity, to thd intent tbst ..,.4 mode should speedily succeed the present ba d '' - d i , efficient system of building house-dreins. Th e Y c ser consist.of thick strong clay pipes, of from four ia io si o il; eight inches in diameter, well buret and gisa" l o , made of an entire piece, nearly of a circular P r g 11; of a length convenient for use, so that the end of 011 , 7 0, could fit into the next without forming a P re e:i within it. Drains thus formed, and carried it; of t lines with regular inclinations to sewers, with jbeiroi curved junctions, all properly laid, and with ea„`" t eo r and well-regulated supply of water, would be t'a, ° ; s f t carrying eft' the sulliage and keeping thernie,'!„ 4 fectly free from accumulations, fir the ealI" 1- 1 , 1 ,, smaller, the stream would be more contracted, Boom consequence would have greater velocity. Tbes fo ci , nevi of surface produced by glaiing would vaslU tt otilo tate passage through them. With proper aPPe' r ti eff # , could be cleansed, if required, at any time, Pr' l eo o the same manner as chimneys are now swept ; t ie, fj quently bre king t•p floors and paving, with al, l tr ibS t. t o l companimente of foul stench, and matter w e t eewo all nit, would be rendered unnecessary. The a bove j os„ would ensure the perfect cleanliness of drains' • Ft' properly-constructed trap to every inlet would i? e o , el ventive to any noxious and offensive exhala tt o nating from them. In laying the tubes, the eseell 0 1 f i ll should be cut as near as possible to their fort y ' r to lower half should be thinly bedded with mortar up any little irregularities in the cutting of ta v.. , '. the tubes would then have a solid foundati° . Builder. i 'Sir Robert and Lady Peel left their r esi gilo Whitehall-gardens yesterday for Drayton Staffordshire. ofi Lord Stanley left town yesterday morning' tour. . BIR TH N. sir e ' On the 2d inst., in Hercules-buildings, Lambeth' pi Fionh nc, of a sou. Is a l the 2d inst., at Ackworth-park, Wakefield, t he I'. John Gully, Esq., of a daughter. if IV' On the 6th ult., at St. John's, New Brunswi c.-9 / 0. Sturdec, of a son. On the 27th ult., in Lower Seymour-street , the Wit6 ;l o , K Ricka, Esq., a daughter On the rds 28th ult., of at Hackt borne, Lincoln, the l ady 01 _, ,, ,, r , Havers Rev. Edwin Jarvis, of a son. On the 29th ult., at Milan Cottage t o ck-bi ll ' P o stead-road, Mrs. Henry Bird, of a daughter. q r s.J r- On the 30th ult., at Argyle-street, New-road, " 00 0 Harvie Linklater, of a dauhter Charles On the 30th ult., at Clapham - Brewery, Mrs 1 ff. of a daughter. Istal On the 26th ult., at Polmenna, Penzance, the v ii Saunders Cave, Esq., of a son, still-born. ...... elt, On the 29th ult., at Grove-park, near Wel"" of° lor; ' O Dor emr, of a son. 1 °PP of n the 30th ult., in Savage-gardens, Mrs. A. -di „ s On the 30th ult., at the Cottage, Romford , the I r H. Clifton, Esq., of a daughter. .., lrt n e. Ts de-r j er 4 On the 30th ult., in Westbourne-street, ..3:.... n. , of pub dens, the lady of Thomas Arbut.hnott Whitten, rc_ tbe High wycom " ie On the 30th ult., at Castle- hill, A.(o' ofJohn Neale, Esq., of a daughter. Esse%'' On the 30th ult., at the Grove, Stratfo rd, gentler e M Fell, of a daughter. ac On the Ist inst., the wife of the Rev. Charles O/0 St. Olave's, Southwark, of a daughter. E. E ddittol l ' On the 2d inst., at Brighton, Mrs. N. " er Tbsuier daughter. On the 2d inst., Mrs. G. E. Parish, ef... lIPP street, of a son. ce -- PO f , f 0 .11ARR1P . D. Joho if 1.- On the :30th ult.., at Tattingstone, Suffilk. rll she rt 1 1. Price, Esq., of Duffryn, Glamorganshire, 1 1 4 , •• i he lat e that county, to Alicia Grant, second daughter of t o Bushby, Esq., of Great Cumberland• pl.xe of 01+ Jam At Lambeth Church, J. T. Oldie'', 1. 6( 0 ro pastoe' Elizabeth, eldest (laughter of the late Jollo ' of London. - -- -- De r At Staverton Court, county visit tp (11 8 son, on the 29th of November, aged 91, Aug Filesh i r e derer * late William St. Clair, Esq., of Skedaws:lool f3O vi d., On the 22d ult., at Dunkirk, Colonel of her Majesty's 25th Regiment' r. of Gloucester, Tl:relict ol io - A 0 0 A.M., T.O D., aged 26. , # d Geore.f&ter On the 26th ult., at the Glebe, re.h er ' ore , b'''' Woodward, Esq., of Milton-street, Dorset -04 d 0 at-law. t-stre et " * gee d On the 27th ult.. R. T. Gill, Esq., of Rege.gtrksbire, t. On the 28th ult., at Latt;ngton Hall , !, 10r ba i t i ter ° Witham, Esq., High Sherlf of the c ounty 0 ' '-' claw. third Are' On the 29th ult., at Scarborough, Jane, .., 0 Ol e o f Samuel Caldwall Brindrarn, Esq. 110° - };00 of W e -On the 29th ult., Mr. J. B. Hutchinson, Toes, On the 29th ult., in Piccadilly, Charles I' L oitia• „.. , -- 0 , Ham-common, late Captain of the 2(1 hurley Di I -------- - —r, 1 /0- 1 f 1 0 1 o#o,hua° willionsou, ..- ri TinDu pia I'd•J!'...}l-f,. oi ticat,tif No. 112, Strand,_ Printer„ at The 64° • tov'' Strand, in the Precinct of the 800 Y• Ttiesday. Decsabor 0, 1144' Rill DUD] ILL 11 It. DONA THON WILL RICH, RICH, CrEPI JOHN It AG kr W 1 I ._ l be Cam —a the p rov 444 iectioau tberx, ‘ „, tto spr t e' tal tto tRA RGE j Attics "(NAB „ Atp ßi Z 1371) the 's ant .4 /110 kAs et . the Cpl, li4ii t , i t le ksit ° ri mat, ._ "%t„ W thli 9th di 1.., --,, ittN