The Sun. — London, England, 1845-01-06 00:00:00

S !of r ign PI 014 iro isr l ). l R *0111 , 3111 eptnturt. " Who runs may read." rozzaegr. On the Arab chiefs being presented to Louis Philippe °l l New Year's Eve, his Majesty addressed them in these words :—" I ani 5,4- you round me, 3nu who have fought nud..r the cy. , s of m 3 children. 1 thank God fo r h av i ng c h osen Fringe amongst all other nations replice in AL.reria the ancient rulers of the Arab po- Pulation. I will' endeavour to render the bonds of my rule light. lam desirous that you should regard us as 'lends sent t o y o u by Providence rather than us con querors. I will maintain your customs and your reli gkri ; I will repair your mosques, and re-establish your lehools," The Moniteur Pari.aen states that the Keeper of the Seals has, by a Ministerial order, dispensed with the fees of his office on the occasion of the elevation of Marshal nupeud to the dignity of Duke. The truth is, the Duke refused to pay :B,ooor. for the bauble. The Committee of Peers chosen to draw up the Ad dress of the Chamber in answer to the Speech from the Throne, met on Thursday at the Luxembourg, and was attended by th e President of the Council, Marshal *° lll t, and the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Finances, and the Marine. The Address Committee of the Chamber of Deputies bl et on Thursday in the Cabinet of the President, who, according to the rules of the Chamber, is President of the Committee. The Committee came to a resolution that the Government should be required to lay before it all the documents and information necessary to elucidate the several questions arising out of the Speech from the Throne. It also decided upon requesting the Ministers t o nacre the days on which they would be able to attend, arl d give the r eq ui s ite explanations. It is expected that th eT President of the Council and the Minister of Foreign Affairs will attend the Committee on Dlonday. f The receipts of the Paris Savings' Bank last month, th r °lo 21,196 depositors, of whom 2,429 made deposits for o "rst time, were 3,059,407 f. The amount of the reinabursements was 3,985,000 f. The following is the tra nsfers for the year 1844 :—The deposits, including the from the departments, were 299,444 in number, and amounted to 42,908,4191.43 c. The reimbursements Were 9 0,163, comprising those sent back to the depart *tent, and amounted to 39,674,009 f. 38c. The interest carried to the credit of the depositors amounted to 4,038,961 f. 62e. The balance due to the depositors on the 31st of December amounted to 112,061,945 E 6c. The increase for the year was 7,275,701 E 67e. in amount, and is the number of depositors 11,672. A lette r f rom Port-au-Prince (Hayti), of the 16th l lovember, gives an account of an interview between the President arid M. de Lartigue, who had just arrived in his Fren c h f r i ga t e Thetis, and who was accompanied on .11 is visit t o t h e P res ident by M. L.-vasseur, the French ~ ;. °ll aul. The latter having, in the course of the conver "`tion that took place, stated that he was authorised to receive from the Haytian Government any propositions that it might have to make relative to a delay in the Payment of the indemnity to France stipulated by the tr eaty of 1838, M. Hipolyte, the Secretary of State for Poreign Affairs, replied that particular circumstances had alone prevented the Government from sending agents to France to treat on a question, the prompt solution of which was of so much importance to Hayti. The Presse says:—" MM. de Montallivet, De Salvandy, and Rossi, are not the only persons who had refnsed the Portfolio of the Ministry of Instruction, which was offered to them. The Government had conceived the idea of appointing Count Daru Minister of Public Vork s , i n p l ace o f M. D umou , w h o , i n t h at case, would have succeeded M. Villemain, but this combination has fallen to the ground by the refusal of M. Daru." Prince Albert de Broglie, son of the Duke de Broglie, and Second Secretary of the French Embassy at Madrid, has arrived in Paris, with dispatches for the Government. , A letter f r o m Otaheite, in the E manc i pat i on of Tou louse, states that, of 600 men composing the French gar rison, 117 have been killed or wounded in the different conflicts with the natives. TheP Delarue, who has just returned to Algeria, is charged with the mission of fixing the limits of the frontiers of Algeria and Morocco. A letter from Luz (Hautes-Pyrel.e..s) states that, on the 26th ult., two men of Gavarnie, in endeavouring to smuggle goods into Spain, were buried under an avalanche. The inhabitants, on hearing of the accident, Made every exertion to dig them out. The men were, however, dead when the snow was cleared away. C OURT—F.S.IIIZZONALBSAIL It is expected that the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland will leave for Stafford House in about a fort tight. The Marchioness Cornwallis and the Ladies Louisa and Elizabeth Cornwallis are expected in Park-crescent at the close of the week, from a visit to Lord and Lady Braybrooke, at Audley End, Saffron Walden. The Marquis of Salisbury ve a d all at H field Ho use on Friday, whiCh In a addition to b the circle at of noble and distinguished guest; assembled in the mansion, was attended b y all th e principal familes of the county. The Marqus of W orcester has returned from Beau desert, the se is of the Marquis of Anglesea, and gone to join his noble parents in Badminton. The Marchioness of Hastings, accompanied by the youthful Marquis of Hastings, now in his 13th year, has arrived in town from Donnington Park, Ashby-de-la- Zouch. The Ladies Sophia and Adelaide Hastings are sojourning at Loudon Castle, Ayrshire, for the winter. The Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn continue to entertain a distinguished party at their princely man sion at B arons C ourt . Ad mira l P ro b y (f at h er o f La dy C. Hamil ton) an d f am il y , an d the H on . an d R ev . Dean Allende passed through Belfast on Wednesday morning, and the Honourable A. G. Stuart and Mrs. Stuart the y following, on their way to join the guests assembled nem - „,-- + ! Me Earl an d C oun t ess o f Rod e n h av e b een enter linin st g a large famil y circle at Toll y more Park during we lamonths. The Earl and Countess Delawarr, Lady Mary W es t, and Lord Cantalupe, arrived in Gro svenor - stree t on -,.."Ltuday, from Buckhurst Park, Suss e x. Th e N o bl e to E arl and Countess, with Lady Mary West, will return Buckhurst to-morrow, and on Saturday they will Proceed to Gopsall, on a visit to Earl Howe. Th LAW AND POILICIL, Ze 135th Session of the Central Criminal Court titMeneed to-day. The presiding judges will be Lord 'lief' Bar Pollock, Mr. Justice Patteson, and Mr. J ustice on 1 ; 1 '„,•ce Erle. There are ninety-one prisoners at present 1 Aewgate, awaiting flair trials. W21:14. - Mr,Z..tl,llf ROWS. b ll Y o ur individ ua l s , w h o we re a f ew y ears s i nce owl- D t '. ; lll ,°r as many f a rms of consid e rabl e ext en t i n t h e ; are now working on the roads for the means of u 3 ;,7 l tee, a t B earsta ll, B uc k s . A sa d reverse this, from toT7 to man, from the land to the road, to be obliged the auour on the highways for the parish surveyors, a t i s thstnall sum paid them for their work ; we believ e B s . i t L' e „ highest, down to 6s. per week. With two of th e m ea no more severely felt from their having large fami to support. th lbe Hyacinth s lo o p of war, is ordered t o B ermu d a , f at t wo of h er li eutenants ma y b e tri e d by court - mart i a l f 1,7, ! it breach o f the new regu l at i ons in regard to duelling. e are told that they had a difference which they re :Zed to their captain, Commander Scott, who had ar harged the matter between them; with this arrangement, s c i r . o'ver, it appears they were not satisfied, and they :11'r S ubsequently fought a duel, or were about to do ond for this disobedience of an order they are to be lt rraig ned. j a °c Friday night a charming fete was given at Hatfield k b eu se, Hens, by the Marquis ofSalisbury, to a circle of out 300 of the principal families of the county. t hat „ ing been represented to the Board of Customs u,,4t c onsiderable pargeis of French silk plush have been ct, late offered and sold in this country at such prices as f 11 " t remunerate either the importers or foreign menu turers, unless the goods are smuggled, or entered for duty under their real value, the principals of the eu'eral departments at this port, and the collectors and 4rollers at the various outports of the kingdom I *, by order of the Board, been apprised thereat*, with t u i ; eet h 3 rio to communicate the same to the several officers order their survey, in order to the detection of any frauds Ihe kind which may be attempted. thatt ila tring been also represented to the Board of Customs i oilk velvet ribbons have been recently smuggled into eh e a .," e _ eu ntrY, concealed in boxes or cases containi ng th e, the s officers of that dep ar t men t o f th e revenue , at h o .P h _c ) rt, and at the various outports o f t h e ki ng d om , been apprised thereof, and enjoined to use their whi endeavours detect and prevent any smuggling t o en 111 47 be attempted by similar means, taking care fit rqutunt the Board with any matters that may arise or their cognizance, or that are likely to lead to the I rerY and prevention of such practices. Of p i r 'i n "gh, has been appointed to execute the statute ce Albert, to be erected by subscription of the uthg merchants of the City, in the Royal Exchange, butidin ro g by F" l emoratio n of the laying of the first stone of that his Royal Highness. EVr PORTABLE G-A9 RAILWAY LAMP.—An im portant railway lamp of this character has been tested, during the last few days uon the Northern and Eastern a nd Lover Railways, and promises to prove of the treatest utility, both as a locomotive and station lamp. gig Ile material burnt is coal tar or mineral naptha, and the 'it podud from a small thin copper retort, O! burner, upon which the heat of the flame is partially directed. The construction is very simple, and entirely eovercomes the difficulties which have hitherto x i sted of li g h t i ng a pressure lamp, and of preventing flame being blown out by the pressure created by it. Ahe principle of th e lamp is th a t o f li g h t i n g a jet of v 4 Pour by a jet of flam e . In the lamp now before us there are two jets ; one called the flame burner, the other th e vapour burner. Whets the lamp is lighted, the gas fr om the former issues with great force up a little shield attached to the retort, and would blow itself out but for Piece of wire which runs along the top of the shield, by which its force is br, ken. The flame thus pro duced by th e lower burner is of a reddish brown hue, and l i keity, but it s unconsurned carbon i s a ll ta k en up b y t h e gnititm of the g as i ssu i ng from the upper or vapour b urner. The jet is directed against the top of the shield, 4 :/ as to throw the greatest possible amount of heat upon b t he retort. By this simple means the combined flames y be sabjeeted t o a very great pressur e w i t h out b eing b y out, while, at th e same time, the pressure created g 1 thei r own h eat i s su ffi cient to produce a very bright ainlts consumption is a pir.t napth a (2 s . 6d. per n) in about nine hour s . Th e patentee of the lamp, which) is being manufactured by Salt, of Birmingham, is .etr, erJohnstone, o f 4, B a k er - street, Lloyd -square.— apuh's Journal. ELECTION FOR DOWNPATRICK., THE REVENUE FOR THE T!! 7 : . F TV - P( I P 7'HP ~ ... s r( , ...:nne,i by a majority of five, the numbers being— lier, 154 ; .lieown, 149 ; Thompson, 5. Surely there is a good chance for a Liberal. I remain Sir, yours respectfully, Jan. 6, 1845. A LIBERAL. -, • I). UNITED STATES.' ONE DAY LATER FROM AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY EVENING.—The fast-sailing ship New York, Captain Cropper, arrived at this port this afternoon, from the port after which she is named, with papers of the 16th ultimo, one day later than those received by the Caledonia. She has also brought seven passengers. The papers contain a few interesting items of news, from which we extract the following : (From the New Ycrk Herald, Dec. 16.) AFFAIRS IN WASHINGTON.-011F accounts from Wash ington begin to be extremely interesting. It is only ne cessary to read the correspondence from that capital, which appears daily in our columns, with regard to the Mexican diplomacy—the Texas question—and the policy of Mr. Calhoun, to perceive the greatly growing inte rest which these subjects are acquiring. The course of events at Washington is, indeed, now of the utmost im portance to the whole country, and especially to the com mercial interests. According to the last accounts, the special messenger from Mexico had arrived at the capital with dispatches, but nothing has as yet been revealed in addition to what we had already received by way of Vera Cruz, Galves ton, and New Orleans. Our latest correspondence, how ever, intimates that a most important communication will soon be made to Congress by the President, con taining all the recent unofficial correspondence on the subject, and pointing out to that body the probable course of action which ought to be adopted in the pre sent emergency of our relations with Me x i co . Accord ing to the best information we can find, it is believed that the President, in his message, will recommend the strongest measures for carrying out the annexation of Texas, and for the recovery of the instalment due by the Mexican Government. We should not be at all sur prised to see a war message sent into Congress, recom mending that body to renew the negotiations with Mexico, not on the Texas question at all, but on the subject of the last instalment of the indemnity, in a way much more energetic than what that country expects. It will be recollected how the French Government nego tiated with Mexico a few years ago, by sending a fleet with a minister—the one to enforce the correspondence of the other by more persuasive means than written argu ment. We should not be surprised if Mr. Tyler were to re commend something of the same kind in regard to Mexico that is to say, the renewal of the negotiation for the pay ment of the indemnity, accompanied by a fleet to the port of Vera Cruz, with instructions, if every dollar and cent were not paid at once, according to the stipala tions of the treaty, to enforce payment as the French formerly did. At all events, a few days will reveal to us what may be the probable action of the Executive in the present extraordinary position of affairs between this country and Mexico. It will be seen, therefore, that the Texas question ab sorbs all other questions. And bound up with this question is the fate of Mr. Calhoun himself—he being the principal negotiator in the recent Texas diplomacy. A powerful combination is preparing in both Houses of Congress for the purpose of defeating Mr. Calhoun, and to prevent the possibility of his retaining a cabinet posi tion in Mr. Polk's administration. On the other hand, a prodigious effort will be made bi the present Adminis tration and its friends, to annex Texas to this country at once, without any further reference to Mexico, and to compel the Mexican Government to pay the last in stalment of the indemnity still due. It will be seen from this critical position of affairs, that the question of peace or war hangs on a single thread, and that every thing coming from Mexico, New Orleans, and Washing ton, as also from England, as soon as the returns are received from that quarter, will be extremely interesting to our readers. We have a stirring winter before us. (From the New York Sun, Dec. 16.) PROGRESS OF THE REVOLUTION IN MEXICO.—INTE RESTING AND IMPORTANT INTELLIGENCE.--The rumours of further revolts against the present Government, to which we alluded on Saturday, are fully confirmed. By the Southern mail of Saturday afternoon, we received letters and papers from Vera Cruz, of date 21st ult., being one day later. We give our correspondent's letter, viz.:— " Dear Sir,—Since mine " ofyesterdayVera morning Nov. w l 8e44. have received the most astounding intelligence, more than confirming the reports from the interior then detailed. Couriers were arriving here yesterday evening and' last night, announcing revolt after revolt. Seven depart ments or states have declared against Santa Anna, and he is reported to have taken flight for this city, on his way to the Island of Cuba, where he will probably seek a temporary asylum. I am not without hope that we may be able now to restore the constitution of 1824, overthrowing the present union of Church and State (which is sucking our life blood), and obtain a Govern ment more like that under which you of the north re pose in happiness and peace. God grant that we may be successful. The States now against Santa Anna are— Guanaxuata, Xaliseo (or Guadalaxara), San Louis Potosi, Zacetecas, Durango, Queretaro, and Mechoacan, being the seven principal states of Central Mexico. " The states of Mexico ani Vera Cruz, garrisoned as they are by Santa Anna's favourite troops (whom he has paid well and taken good care of, each soldier being provided with a mistress), have declared against the re volution. We have yet to hear from the south, north, and north-west. With valiant and patriotic Yucatan, Tobasco, and Chiapas in the south ; Chihuahua, Sonora, and Sinaloa, New Mexico, Santa F 6, and California in the north and north-west, the revolution will be com plete. Ido not think there is a doubtful state among them. YEA R AND QUARTER END o,arter. nhdfid :r-th of Jarinlry increase on each head thereof. DEPARTURE OF THE CAMBRIA. LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY. The British and North American Mail steam-ship Cambria, Capt. Judkins, left the Mersey this after noon with the mails and passengers for tanada and the United States. Her mails were the largest ever taken from this port ; she had 60 passengers, and steamed away in beautiful style, firing her guns as she passed down the river. She is a new and magni ficent boat, built in Scotland, and is thus described in Willmer and Smith's European Times, a paper pub lished at Liverpool, for dispatch by steam-ships which leave Liverpool and Southampton " We transmit the European Times to-day by the new and splendid steam-ship Cambria, which makes her maiden trip across the Atlantic, under the pilotage of that able commander and excellent-hearted seaman, Captain Judkins, whose triumphs in the Hibernia are familiar to our readers on both sides of the Atlantic. With every succeeding ship built by the spirited and enterprising Company to which the Cambria belongs, new triumphs have been achieved—triumphs of mecha nism, of skill, of taste, and of improved accommoda tions for the comfort and convenience of the voyageur. The career of this Company has been brilliant, but the outlay has been great, and the wear and tear make sad inroads even upon a princely capital. Unassisted by the Government, the splendid fleet of steamers (of which the Cambria is one) could not pay, and even with the pecu niary allowance for conveying the mails, the return upon the invested capital is, we understand, limited. This we can readily believe, from the past and present expe rience of the enormous expenditure peculiar to ocean steaming. The French Government talked some time ago of running steamers between Havre and New York, but, appalled by the expense, seem to have given up the project. Mr. Tyler suggests, in his Message, the es tablishment of a fleet of steamers between Europe and the United States. The more the merrier, say we. But if the President for the time being is anxious to have a surplus income over expenditure, he will pause before he makes the experiment, for assuredly it will prove a blister upon the finances of the country. The commu nication is at present so rapid and direct, that improve ment seems hardly attainable, and the embryo steamers must be able to compete in speed and in build with the hitherto unsurpassed excellence of the steam-ships at present navigating the Atlantic. Again, the prejudice which prevails in this country respecting American steamers, owing to the frightful accidents and explosions, of which every arrival brings an account, must be over come. We do not mean to say that the United States cannot produce ocean steamers equal to those of any other nation—far be it from us to libel in this way the ingenuity of a clever and scientific people—we are merely stating a fact. Continued success and time would pro bably wear out the prejudice to which we refer ; but in the interim, the waste of dollars, in establishing a cha racter, would not be trifling: compared 0 it the Presi dent's salary and the whole travelling expenses of Con gress—would be a mere flea-bite. If the project is once determined upon by the American Government, we have no doubt it will be spiritedly carried out, albeit, it does appear unseemly for a nation to appear as the competi tors of private enterprise, especially when the transit between Boston and Liverpool is not unfrequently per formed in a dozen days. But no commercial country can find fault with the communication being too frequent or too rapid. The only fear we have is, that an ill-con cocted or ill-digested scheme may—as it unquestionably will—result in failure and disappointment. " From this digression on Atlantic Ocean navigation we return to the Cambria, which has been built, like her predecessors in the Clyde, by the same able - hands and clear heads that have already turned out so many chefs d'oeuvre. If there is skill in augury, she will outstrip all that has gone before her. We had intended to have entered into a minute description of the vessel's appear ance—the beauty and symmetry of her form—the vast power of her complicated and elegant-looking machinery, engines, boilers, and fittings—the magnificence of her saloons, with all the appointments for the comfort and happiness of the passengers—the accommodations on deck, studiously arranged, to combine safety with ele gance - but after some consideration we have deemed the labour superfluous. We entered upon such a de scription in the case of the Hibernia ; and making some allowance for the superior tonnage and capability of the new ship, the same remarks apply to both. The Cam bria's performances will be her best test—her own advertisement. She is commanded by one who is every inch a gentleman and a sailor; her passengers, we haveno doubt, will be right merrie fellows,' and in her maiden efforts to annihilate time and space, on the broad and swelling bosom of the Atlantic, our best wishes—fears we have none—go with the good ship Cambria, her gallant crew, passengers, commander, and all ! Vivant the Cambria !" GAS MONOPOLY AT SHEPTON MALLET. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. " While on his way to Xalisco, to put down Paredes, intending to march through the city of Mexico, Santa Anna received the accounts from the interior, and with it the report that the army of the revolution numbered thirty thousand men. This intelligence, with signs of discontent greeting him in every direction, probably caused his retreat. "The Committee of Investigation in Congress, to which was referred the charge against him of embezzling five millions of dollars from the public Treasury, have not yet reported. In anticipation of that report, he had re solved upon testing the strength of his opponent, dis charging Gen.Arista from the command of the northern division of the army, threatening Paredes with a court martial, and courting their opposition with the hope of gaining new laurels in a war of extermination against all who opposed him. Returning to Mexico as a con queror, he expected to be able to bring Congress into his views. Should the fates be against him, he will re tire to Spain, or perhaps to England, where he has in vested five or six millions of dollars upon which he can live comfortably for the rest of his days. sa " M. Y. Beach, Esq." NEWS FROM CANADA.—We have Montreal papers of the 10th of December. There is very little news of con sequence. After a long debate in the Provisional Par liament an address to the Governor-General was agreed upon, by a vote of 42 to 36, showing a decided Govern ment majority. Mr. Farrier was elected Mayor of Mon treal, on the 9th of December, by a vote of 10 to 6. TROUBLE IN ST. LUClA.—Advices to the 31st October state that insubordination among the labourers continued. One man was shot. This, it was thought, would have the effect of making all submissive. Sin,—lf you have space in your valuable journal for exposing this monstrous monopoly, you will much oblige your readers here by inserting the following. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, A DAILY READER. Considerable dissatisfaction has prevailed in this town amongst the consumers of gas for the last two years, in consequence of the exorbitant charge that has been made for gas, viz., 12s. 6d. per thousand feet, besides 6s. per annum for the use of meter. Three memorials, respectably signed by the inhabi tants, have been sent to the Directors, soliciting them to reduce the price to 10s. ; but all to no purpose. The last of these was to the effect, that unless the price was reduced to 10s. at the commencement of the present year, they should discontinue burning it. This the Direc tors, who call themselves men of business, took no notice of, although it was signed by upwards of forty of the most respectable tradesmen in the town ; they had not even the eourteg to acknowledge it. The consequence was, that last Thursday a busy scene took place in the town, through the removal of the Company s meters to the station, where the greatest part were delivered safely before the evening, much to the astonishment of these self-styled men of business, some of whom talked great things, and made many threats. The greater part of the shops are now illuminated in the good old sytle of lamps, candles, &c., and will continue so, unless these monopolist men of business choose to reduce the price of their gas. The price of coals here for making gas, is not more than 7s. or Bs. per ton. THII LATE INQUEST AT KIRKBY LONSDALE.—DE CISION OF TEE POOR-LAW COMMISSIONERS.—The fol lowing is the decision of the Poor-law Commissioners with regard to the conduct of the medical and relieving officers of the Settle Union, in the case of the child, Eleanor Mackenzie, the subject of the recent inquest at Kirkby Lonsdale. The Commissioners have carefully considered the evidence, and they are of opinion that Mr. Sellers, the medical officer, and Mr. Thompson, the relieving officer, were both guilty of neglect in this case, more especially the former, Looking to the circum stances of the case, the Commissioners feel it their duty to dismiss Mr. Sellers from his office of medical officer. With respect to Mr. Thompson, the relieving officer, the Commissioners have already stated their opinion that he was guilty of neglect in this case : It may be remarked, however, that although the relief he gave in this case was illegal in form (being money instead of articles of absolute necessity), and was probably insufficient in amount, still he visited the case and did relieve it. The Commissioners, therefore, under all the circumstances, will permit him to retain his office ; but they feel it their duty to reprimand him most severely, and to cau tion him that the Commissioners will certainly dismiss him from his office in the event of a recurrence of any similar neglect of duty on his part ; and the Commis sioners request that the Board of Guardians will com municate to him this reprimand and caution.—Signed, by order of the Board, George Coode, assistant secretary. W. Foster, Esq , clerk to the guardians, Settle Union.— Lancaster Guardian. _ ABUSE IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE AT ROCHDALE.—At the commencement of the Petty Ses sions on Wednesday last, a young woman named Harriet Grindrod, from Mount Pleasant, addressed the magis trates, saying that on the Friday previous they bad ordered her to pay 3s. 6d. for damaging a woman's cap ; but, on her going in the room at the toe of the stairs, the clerks in the employ of the magistrates clerks demanded, and made her pay, 6s. 6d.—Mr. Superintendent Fowler said the county police had nothing to do with the . case ; it belonged to the parish constables.—Mr. Chadwick said he recollected the case very well.—The young woman, addressing the bench, said the clerks refused to return her any of the money.—Mr. Jackson, one of the magistrates' clerks, replied that, if she would stay until the business was over, he would_ see that the 3s. she had been charged as expenses was returned.—Mr. Fowler said the county police would not have charged a farthing for merely fetching the young woman out of one room into another. We understand that the parish official had charged 2s. for attending to the case, and the clerks Is. for hearing e ' it.—Manchester Guardian. STOURBRIDGE.—A meeting of the coal masters of the district was held at the Talbot Hotel on Friday last, when an advance in the price of coal was agreed upon. Ten Towns' Messenger An interesting fact—the existence of cellular cavi ties in the lungs—which has been denied by many ana tomists, has just been demonstrated by M. Rouchoux, of the Academy of Medicine. M. Rouchoux estimates the number of these microscopic cavities at 600 millions, divided in 17,790 groups. E SUN, LONDON, MONDAY . EVENING, JANUARY 6, 1_845. ING JANUARY 5, 1845. 1844, and sth of January, 1845, showing the Increase YEAR YEAR QUARTERS ENDED QUARTERS ENDED Year ended Jan. 5. Quarter ended Jan. 5. , ended , ....--. ended , .., , --------, April 5, July 5, Oct. 10, Jan. 5, Jan. 5, 'April 5, July 5, Oct. 10, Jan. s,Jan. , \ 5 1813 1843 1843 1844 1814 1841 I 1844 I 1814 1845 1845 Increase. I Decrease, I ncrease. D ecrease. Customs :- -- ------. Consolidated Duties ... 3,193,586 3,301,473 4,276,151 3,671,421 - 3,529,551 3,802,521 4,518,573 3,868,077 - - -- '- _ Sugar Duty to Consoli dated Fund 262,546 1,252,738 - - - 420,796 1,066,714 - - - - - - Ditto to Supplies - 1,253,357 1,092,544 - 654,100 -1,484,2 W 1,014,058 - - - - - ------ --- ---- Total Customs... 4,219,537 4,557,206 5,529,509 4,766,968 19,07 1 ,219 4,604,447 4,869,2'35 6,001,855 4,902,135 20,378,672 Customs ..... .. 1305,453 135,167 - Excise 1, 7 67,373 3,030, 11 3 3 , 9 66,550 3,030, 7 7 1 11 , 794 , 807 1 , 852 , 689 3,115,592 3,960,890 3,230,940 12,160,711 E xc i se '365,304 200,169 - Stamps 1,593,126 1,659,010 1,650,366 1,523,653 6,426,155 1,639,011 1,705,063 1,665,688 1,601,658 6,611,393 Stamps - Taxes 142,699 1,984,831 194,100 1,968, 6 57 4,,90,486 14 4 ,68.5 1,989,874 0 01,439 1,880,z90 4,216,489 Taxes. 26,002 11,633 - Property Tax 1,885,232 861,709 2,047,904 454,415 5;49,24'0 1,992,859 752,485 1,958,711 467 , 541 5,191,590 Property Tax 57,664 33,126 - Post O ffi ce 144,000 145,000 160,000 143,000 592,00 0 174,000 155,000 200,000 146,000 675 , 00 0 Post Office .• 8 3,000 3,000 - Crown Lands...... - Miscellaneous 511,556 1,063,524 17,714 11,917 1,6 )4,741 41,292 422,187 220,961 9,190 693,630 Miscellaneous 941,111 2,727 - - Total Ordinary Revenue 10,329,522 13,333,893 13,596,172 11,829,581 49,078,168 10,513,983 13,039,406 114,920,541 12,307,954 50,081,887 Total ... ;2,002,494 998,775 481,100 2,727 Imprest Moneys, &c 16,907 67,180 34,305 50,136 1C8,528 54,244 49,018 28,117 146 ,759 2 78,138 Imp. Moneys 169,610 96,6 Z - Repayments ofAdvances 124,048 138,207 230,932 332,060 825,217 226,281 274,557 123,692 250,960 875,513 Rep. of Adv... 50,266 ••• •• 81,680 ----- Total Income ... 10,469,477 13,539,290 13,851,409 12,211,7771 50,071,943 10,794,5 i I 19,362,981 14,372,353 12,705,693 51,235,539 Total ... 2,162,370 998,775 577,723 81,807 Amount applied to Con- 9,760,269 6,442,506 10,143,630 7,859,893 34,1.86,304 '7,625,972 8,994,078 11,264,625 9,890,758 37,755,453 Deduct solidated Fund 995,775 c Deduct De- 53,807 r crease L Decrease. I)itto, as Advances Ditto, as Ways & Means of the Year .... 567,830 6,905,273 3,187,773 4,060,383 14,721,259 2,918,539 4,191,627 2,9,503 2,612,934 12,646,603 1,163,59 , r Increase on 7 A 93, 9, Increase on - L the Year. j ' ~ Total. 10,W9,477 113,539,280 13,851,409 I 12,211,777 ; 50,071,913 I 10,794,511 1 13,362,911 14,372,353 1 12,705,693 51,235,539 '' the Quarter • - . No. IL—lncome and Charge of the Consolidated Fund, in the Quarters ended the sth January, 1844, and the sth January, 1845. ' Quarters ended Jan. 5. Quarters ended Jan. 5. INCOME. 1844 1845 CHARGE. 184 845 ------ 3,6'74,424 3,888,077 Permanent Debt 241,090 5,681,612 535 Customs.—Consolidated Duties Terminable Annuities B, 6i6,806 655, Sugar Duty applicable to the Consolidated Fund Interest on Fund Exchequer Bills issued t o mee t t h e c h arge on t h e C onso li dated Fund 4,807 1,659 —.-- Sinking Total Customs 3,674,424 3,888,077 The Civil List Excise 3,049,813 3,247,030 Other charges on the Consolid a t e d F und Stamps 1,523,153 1,1,01,658 To pay off Exchequer Bills issued p er A c t 6 an d 7 Vic., c. 87, for Opium Compensation, &c. TaxesB7l,B4B 1 818,857 I,t 80,400 For Advances ... Prope ty Tax --. Post Office Crown Lands 30,600 50,000 The Surplus. 1,231,517 2,645,267 Miscellaneous 11,917 9,190 Imprest and other Moneys 50,136 146,759 11,138,305 11,7u7,725 Repayments of Advances and paid off out of the growing produce of that Fund for the Quarter ended Jan. 5 1845, after deducting £400,000, 11,138,E05 11,707,725 paid off out of Sinking Fund.. .......... .... — 2,1'28,262 The Amount issued in the Quarter ended Jan. 5, 1815, In part of the sums granted by Parliament out of the Consoli dated Fund for Supply Servi ces 2 ,612,934 —To Cash brought to this Account to The Surplus of the Consolidated Fund, Quarter ended Jan. 5, 1845 _., 2,645,267 32,333 be applied to pay off Deficiency Bills ~..---- The probable amount of Exchequer Bills required to meet the charge on the Consolidated Fund, Quarter ended 11,133,305 11,707,725 I Jan. 5, 1815 2,95,929 ...... _____ THE LATE DARING ROBBERIES AT THE DOCKS. CAPTURE OF TWO OF THE GANG. The numerous robberies that have been lately com mitted in the London and St. Katherine's Docks, have created much consternation in those large establish ments, and all attempt to discover the robbers have hitherto proved fruitless. During the last two months brandy and tobacco have been missed from both docks, and large quantities of both have been discovered in con cealed places in the docks, and also in barges and craft, before the thieves have been enabled to remove their booty. A discovery was made on Friday night, and early on• Saturday morning, which is likely to afford a clue to extensive depredations committed in the docks, where property to the amount of several millions sterling is deposited belonging to our merchants. A great number of persons attended the Thames Police-court on Saturday, to hear the examination of two men, named James Hurly and Matthew Clark, both reputed thieves, and who have been long suspected, charged with being concealed in stealing 150 lbs. of leaf tobacco, the property of the London Dock Company, from their premises. Joshua Judge, a Thames-police inspector, stated that about three o'clock that morning, he was in company with other officers, in Johnson-street, St. George's-in the-East, facing the wall of the London Dock tobacco warehouses, when he saw two men, with caps on, loiter ing about, and frequently looking upwards at the wall. Ile watched them, and saw them go into a house, 3, Johnson -street. Soon afterwards two men, with caps on, came out of the house, but he could not say they were the same persons who went in. He pursued them, but they made their escape among the labyrinths of courts in the neighbourhood. He waited about the dock wall till nearly eight o'clock, and kept a strict watch on the house till that time, when he entered it in company with another officer named Henry Isaac Judge, and upon entering a room in the upper part of the house, he saw Hurly lying upon the hearth opposite the fire place, and upon searching the apartment, found seven bags, containing 1501bs. of leaf tobacco. He aroused the prisoner, and asked him where he got the tobacco from, and he said he knew nothing at all about it, but if he was released he would take witness to the parties who brought the tobacco into the house. He refused to part with the prisoner, who made a desperate resistance, and was not secured until after a severe struggle. He lashed the prisoner's hands, and upon searching him found a piece of string, some lucifer matches, and a wax taper. The string found in the prisoner's pocket cor responded exactly with some cord found in the tobacco warehouse of the dock, which had been plundered during the sight. Before he saw the men loitering about street, the inhabitants of one of the houses opposite heard something heavy fall from the dock wall. He knew Hurly to be a thief, and he had been once convicted. James Swinland, a dock constable, stated that on Friday evening, between four and five o'clock, he was. leaving the western dock, and coming into the eastern, dock, when he saw th e prisoner Clark and two other; inside the tobacco-floor, going towards the eastern dock.. He stopped Clark, and asked him where lie was going to. He replied that he was on his way to the Alkmaar, a Dutch ship, and that he knew a person on boars A. Witness told him that the ship was not in the eastern dock ; and in consequence, of the late robberies, and sus pecting he was after no goo d, h e too k hi m to ie watc h house, and upon searching him, found two candles, a box of lucifer matches, and curiously-constructed key. He asked him to what place the key belonged, and he said he could not tell, nor did he know why he carried it. While he was looking at the key the prisoner said it was a rum 'un, and witness said the key was certainly a curious one, and he thought it would open many bo: ies or doors, which he found to be the case. Mr. John Clements, the principal of the London D ock Company's police, said that Clark was the captain of the gang which had lately been robbing, and he asked hi m if the key belonged to any place he occupied. The pris( naer said it did not, and he demanded of him where he ob tained the key. The prisoner said he could not tell, nor could he say why he carried it, but he had several n sore at home. Mr. Clements then proceeded to state that several robberies had been lately committed in the vast docks under his charge, and that the warehouses of z the north and south ranges of the doek were enclosed , 3n all sides with gates, and the key taken from the pri ;soner was found to unlock four of these gates. The ke y was not a perfect skeleton, and it had evidently been made for the purpose of carrying on depredations in the , dock. The tobacco warehouses were bounded by a higl s wall, abutting on 'Worcester-street, Broad-street, ' ['each street, and Bird-street, St. George's, East. The el trance to Johnson-street was opposite the dock wall, will ch was fifty feet high, except at the corner of Tench-str, set and Broad-street, where there was an angle of the we dl only sixteen feet high. This portion of the tobacco ware houses had been selected by the robbers, who plundered the premises, for the removal of the tobacco. II e went on the roof of the tobacco warehouses that ni orning, and ascertained that the thief or thieves had r smoved one of the lantern lights of the roof and had gc t down into the warehouse, where many thousand barrel; s of to bacco were deposited. On the roof under the lan tern he found several lucifer matches similar to those takt In from Clark on Friday evening. He asked Clark wt • ,ere he bought the lucifer matches, and he said they we re pur chased by him at a chandler's shop, at the coal tier of Johnson-street, and that he gave a penny for tir, en, the last he had. There was no money upon him. I )utsido the wall, at the angle before described, he fou ad the ropes and gear by which the thieves had descend, el from the roof of the warehouse in Tench-street. The t Nieves, for he had no doubt there was more than on , must have secreted themselves in the dock on Friday • night, and got upon the roof by the yards of one of the t obacco ships, or by ascending one of the cranes. The g, tar was fastened to the cone of the lantern after the toba( co was stolen. He had not had time to have the casks which had been plundered brought out of the warehou so and re-weighed, but, as far he could at present as ertain, there was a deficiency of 1501 b.; and the leaf f tobacco found in Hurly's apartment was precisely similar, and he had no doubt it was the property of the Dock Co; npany. Mr. Ballantine—But Clark was apprehended before the robbery was committed. Mr. Clements—Yes, Sir ; but I have no doubt he is a confederate of Hurly and of the two men who wet . e seen in the dock on Friday evening, and outside of it, by Judge on Saturday morning. Mr. Ballantine—Several robberies and attere pts at robberies have been committed in the St. Bathe tine's dock. Does the key fit any , of the gates there ? Mr. Clements—lt opens several of them. Mr. Dallantine called the attention of Mr. Taylo m, the superintendent of the St. Katherine's-dock police, t ;o this fact, and said it would be his province to make iraq uiries. Mr. Taylor said ho was watching the case, tar id that the robberies in his dock had lately ceased. After further evidence, implicating the prisc iners in other dock robberies of brandies, wines, and toba sco, Mr. Ballantine remanded them till Thursday next. The Court was much crowded during the invea t igation. THE GAME.LAWS.—It appears from the c alendar laid before the magistrate at the quarter session ; for the county, that there are no fewer than 46 pens ons now confined in the county gaol for poaching. Th e total lumber of males confined is but 175, so that - ire find more than one-fourth of the whole number now in pri son are committed for offences against the most di: ;grace ful of our penal laws. The magistrates have it i4l con templation to enlarge the present gaols, or buil l new ones at an enormous expense to the county. NV( )uld it not be better to petition the Legislature to aboli sh the game-laws? Remove from the county bridewt dl the prisoners committed under these horrible laws, am l suffi cient room would be then found for all that will be in future committed for other offences. It is far better, and would be a more satisfactory mode of procuring prison room—at least to the rate-payers, particularly the agricultural portion of them.—Hampsh ire Inde pendent. EXCESS OF GAME.—In addition to the names of Dr. Lee, Sir 11. Verney, and the Duke of Bedford, we have now to add that of Sir Thomas Cotton Sheppard to the list of those common-sense landlords who have taken the only proper step towards putting an end to the game nuisance. One day lately upwards of 600 hares were shot in some fields, on Sir T. Sheppard's estate, at Thornborough, in this county; and the worthy gentle man has given his tenants unlimited permission to defend their property in any manner they may think proper from the ravages of the game. There will be no more preserves in the neighbourhood of Thornborough.— Aylesbury News. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sizt,—l have taken the libelly of troubling you with a few lines ori a paragraph in your paper, headed " Com mittal of a Druggist for Manslaughter ;" and leave it to you whether you consider it worthy of notice, knowing you are ever anxious to suggest any plan for the good of the public, and remain your obedient humble servant, Albany-road, Camberwell, Jan. 3. J. E. H. If the druggists would adopt the plan of packing Epsom salts only in purple paper, it would be the means in many cases of preventing the sacrifice of human life. If that had been done Mrs. Watts would not now hare had such trouble and anxiety heaped upon her, and which her poverty ill fits her for, nor her husband have had to suffer such agonising and excruciating pain, of which death relieved him ; nor Mr. Watkins have to endure the privations of incarceration nor the stigma of manslaughter. It is said tartaric acid was served in stead of Epsom salts in this case ; in another it might be oxalic acid, sshich most resembles it. Be it whatever acid it 'may, the purple paper would show it was not Epsom salts : all acids would change the colour of purple paper—Epsom salts would have no effect upon it. SUPPOSED MURDER of MR. MAY, AT BETHNAL-GREEN. An account was published on Friday of the myste rious diappearance of Mr. William May, a silk-manufac turer's agent and traveller, resident in King-street, near Bonner's Hall, Bethnal-green, who has been miming up wards of three weeks, under circumstances very distress ing to his family and friends. The last time he was seen was on the 9th of December, and on the following morning his hat and handkerchief were found near the Canal-bridge, at Twig Folly, Bethnal-green. The body, it was supposed, might have been thrown into the canal, and a statement of the facts which afforded ground for that suspicion having been laid before the magistrates at Worship -street, a communication was made to the Directors of the Regent's Canal Company, who, with the utmost readiness, agreed to afford every assistance in ascertaining the fact, by drawing off the water from that part of the canal. Yesterday morning, accord ingly, at an appointed time, the canal between the locks at Twig Folly and Mile-end, an extent of probably half a mile, were completely drained, in the presence of the police and au immense number of spectators, and the whole bed of the canal through that space was carefully examined, hut without any discovery. The process oc cupied nearly three hours, and the investigation was so far satisfactory as to have demonstrated that neither the missing gentleman, nor any other person, had been drowned there. THE ALLEGED MURDER AT SLOUGH.—We are requested to state that Johu Tawell, the person now in custody on suspicion of being concerned in the death of a woman near Slough, is not a member of the Society of Friends. COMMISSION OF LUNACY.—On Saturday a Com mission of Lunacy was opened before Mr. Commissioner Barlow and a jury of twenty-four freeholders of the county of Hampshire, at Down Hurstburne Priory, near Andover, the seat of William Smart Slade, Esq., to inquire into the state of mind of that gentleman. The Commission, which was taken out by the brother of Mr. Slade, described the unfortunate gentleman as a paper manufacturer, and he still occupies mills and works for the manufacture of paper of Hurstbourne Tarrent. It appeared from the evidence that the unfortunate object of the inquiry had been twice married, and has a family by both his wives. Some dis pute arose as to the validity of a will made by him dur ing the last summer, prior to July, and in order to test the validity of such will, and secure protection to Mr. Slade and all branches of his family, in reference to his property, the commission had issued. During the last twelve months Mr. Slade had become very strange in his manners, and exhibited at times weakness and indecisions of mind, but nothing very peculiar happened until the month of June last, when his second wife died. The shock at this event was so great, that it caused Mr. Slade to be affected with para lysis, and from that period his mind appeared completely shattered and gone, notwithstanding the best medical aid was procured. Mr. Slade now became quite incompe tent to manage his business, and in transactions he had he sold paper below its value. The jury ultimately re turned a verdict " That Mr. William Smart Slade is of unsound mind, and wholly incapable of managing him self or his affairs, and has been so since the Ist of July, 1844." EXTENSIVE FIRE AT HACKNEY.—Yesterday morn ing, about fonr, a very alarming fire happened in the house of Mr. Fraser, cheesemonger, Oxford-place, Hackney-road. Not a moment N% as lost in spreading the alarm, and by great exertion the family were soon aroused. The engines were soon on the spot, but not withstanding the firemen and those present used their utmost exertions, by five o'clock the entire house, stock, and furniture belonging to Mr. Fraser were entirely consumed, and the roof of the house adjoining, in the occupation of Mr. James, was partly destroyed. The fire is believed to have originated from a clothes-horse full of linen having been left before the kitchen fire on the previous night. THE LATE FIRE IN GUILDFORD-STREET.—The re mains of what were supposed to belong to another suf ferer, which were found on Tuesday, consisting of a burnt foot, and several half•consumed bones, turn out to be these of a lad, and upon a close examination there appears to be little or no doubt that they are those of the boy Robinson, who was so dreadfully burnt, and whose charred trunk had been alone discovered up to the period of the jury and Coroner terminating the inquest. It is, therefore, deemed unnecessary to re-open the pain ful inquiry. _ _ _ LONDON SESSIONS.—On Saturday, at the London General Sessions, Mr. E. Griffin, an undergraduate of Oxford University, was indicted for violently assaulting William Wren, waiter at the King's Arms Hotel, on Snow-hill. It appeared that Mr. Griffin during the va cation, usually put up at this inn, and gave very excellent dinners to his fellow collegians. On Saturday three weeks he gave one of these dinners, champagne and bottled stout being the usual draught on table. Wren was waiter at table, and Mr. Griffin requiring some stout, asked, " Where's the porter ?" Wren re plied, " Oh, he's down stairs ;" on which Mr. Griffin called him by one or two flash terms, and, taking him by the collar, pushed him down stairs and kicked him. Mr, Griffin, who was dressed in the first fashion, admitted only the pushing him down stairs ; be was a most impudent waiter. Mr. J. R. Brasse, of New Inn Hall, Oxford, and Mr. J. Witcher, of Perry Hall, Hamp shire, corroborated this statement. The landlord of the inn, Mr. Holloway, gave Wren a very unfavourable character. Mr. Griffin had complained of his conduct, on which he discharged him next day. The waiter com plained that the kick had disabled him. The jury found the defendant guilty of the assault, accompanied by un necessary violence, and the Recorder sentenced him to pay a fine of 101., and find sureties to keep the peace for a twelvemonth. The fine was paid. SELF-MUTILATION.—A very handsome young wo man, named Jessie M'Kenzie, who is only nineteen years of age, the daughter of highly respectable parents, was on Thursday last conveyed to Hanwell Lunatic Asylum, a confirmed maniac, under the most distressing circum stances. For many months past the young woman has devoted herself to the reading of the Scriptures, and had become extremely melancholy; while in this state she committed an act of self-mutilation almost unparalleled. The unfortunate lunatic was at the time lying in bed, her mother and aunt being in the same room. Suddenly the relatives were horror-struck by perceiving a human eye lying at their feet. The mother ran to her daughter, and was appalled at perceiving that she had torn her right eye completely out of its socket. The young woman, who betrayed no agony, said our Saviour had whispered to her the words, "If thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out," and she considered she was only fulfilling her Divine Master's will by doing so. The poor creature afterwards became much worse, and it was found necessary to remove her to Bethlehem Hospital. From this place she was discharged as incurable, and Sir Peter Laurie then procured her admission into the County Lunatic Asylum. LADY PEEL AND MISS FRANCES BROWN.—The following letter was sent by the Prime Minister to Miss Frances Brown, the blind poetess of Ulster, on Christ mas-eve " Whitehall, Dec. 21. " Madam,—There is a fund applicable, as vacancies may occur, to the grant of annual pensions of very limited amount, which usage has placed at the disposal of the lady of the First Minister. On this fund there is a surplus of 20/. per annum. " Lady Peel has heard of your honourable and suc cessful exertions to mitigate, by literary acquirements, the effects of the misfortune by which you have been visited ; and should the grant of this pension for your life be acceptable to you, Lady Peel will have great satisfaction in such an appropriation of it.—l am, &c. " ROBERT PEEL." EXTRAORDINARY MARRIAGE.—An old man, aged 85 years, who has long been a teacher at Mauchline, and for the latter eleven years of his pilgrimage blind, yet, strange to say, still teaching " the young idea how to shoot," bethought himself, a few weeks ago, of a help mate, and, in his peregrinations to Kilmarnock, happened to fall in with a woman of less than half his age, whom, on hinting his views, he found was on terms with a younger son of Adam, and who belonged to the thrift less fraternity of weavers. Marriage, it appeared, had often been hinted at by the knight of the shuttle, but not that direct query put which is so grateful to the ears o f womankind. The patriarchal instructor had not passed so many of the young through his hands not to be able to take advantage of the opening thus afforded, and, in order to counterbalance th e i r diff erence o f years ( t h e other, of being blind to her faults, provided he might be alive to her perfections, not being taken into account), held forth the advantages of a comfortable fireside, with something to make the pot boil, in contradistinction to the " muslin kaill" that would probably be her staple commodity did she engage with his young rival. Coming to close terms he at once propounded to leave her, should she survive to be his widow, 1001., and a house, of which he is proprietor. This decided the no longer thought. less maiden to bring matters to an issue with the man of threads. He, when pressed to declare his sentiments, professed his unchanged regard, but proposed to wait for better times. "No time like the present, thought the damsel, and she closed with the offer of her aged suitor ; and, as the bridegroom had no time to lose, the nuptial knot was tied this week.--Kilmarnock Journal. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean are starring at the Dublin Theatre, where they are attracting immense houses. IRELAND. CIIARITABLE BEQUESTS ACT. DUBLIN, JAN. 4.—The Commissioners are to have no office in Dublin Castle. A house has been taken for the use of the board in Gardner-street, a short distance from the establishment of the National Board of Educa tion. DEATII OF MAJOR GALLWEY. We regret to announce the death of Major Gallwey, deputy inspector-general of the Irish constabulary, which took place yesterday, at his residence, Barton Lodge, Rathfarnham. He had been attacked with typhus fever three weeks since; but subsequently gastric fever set in, and proved fatal. Major Gallwey, who was a Roman Catholic, was a most admirable officer—efficient, painstaking, and perfectly impartial in the discharge of his duties. The Dublin Evening Post says—" Major Gallwey had been promoted to the deputy inspector generalship about five years since, during the adminis tration of Lord Normanby, and his appointment was one of the many highly- honourable to the Whig Government, and which contributed so much to create popular confidence in the administration of justice." STATE OF TIPPERARY. The Tipperary papers, received this morning, thus report progress:— ToomEvArts. MEETING.—We understand that this meeting will be held about one o'clock to-morrow (Sun day), at which it is hoped that every friend to the peace and well-being of society will attend. The Rev. John Meagher, the respected parish priest, ever foremost in the suppression of crime, and indefatigable in the per formance of his duties, will be present with his respected curates, Rex. ➢Zecsrs. Molony and Burke. Several of the gentry and farmers of the district have also inti mated their intention of attending. We believe that much valuable information will be given as to the state of the parish in reference to the land system, and the causes of those outrages which we all deplore, and which we must endeavour to supr ress.—Tipperary Via die(' tor. ATTACK FOR FIRE-AMIS.—Ilk:1;01C CONDUCT OF A YOUNG WOMAN.—A daring attack was made on the night of Tuesday, by a gang of ruffians paid for dis turbing the public peace, on the house of a humble hut industrious, well-conducted man, of the name of Flaherty, in the neighbouring parish of Monsea, and within two or three miles of Nenagh. The intention of the miscreants was to steal a gun of which they were aware Flaherty was possessed. Having made an entrance, they loudly demanded the prize for which they sought. Much to their astonishment, they were instantly met by defiance ! A young woman, Mary Flaherty, daughter of the owner of the lowly abode, encountered the first of the ruffians who entered, and resolutely declared that she was determined to die before she would permit the contemplated rob bery. This, of course, did not prevent the ruffians from persevering ; and one of them, in an endeavour to strike the heroic girl down, failed, whilst she took up a milk pail that was near her, and fought most bravely, break ing it on the head of a villain, calling on her brother, who was also in the house, to aid her ; and, after an effectual resistance, in which she received several blows, some of them of such a desperate character as to en danger her life, the miscreants were driven off, unable to accomplish their design. The young woman was brought into Nenagh on Wednesday morning. She lies in a very precarious condition, under the care of Dr. Kitson. Her conduct is the theme of universal praise..—lbid. An atrocious outrage was perpetrated on Thursday night, in the parish of Ballymackey. The house of an industrious man of the name of Kennedy was fired into by certain infamous miscreants, for what cause is un known. Three balls were lodged in the wall beside the bed in which Kennedy and his wife lay.—/Gid. On Tuesday last, at dusk, a party of eight men, black ened, met the steward and workmen in the employment of William. Middleton. of Elm-hill, Esq., when returning from work, near the village of Toomevara, and having collared the steward, askea him for a man named Hogan, for working (as they called it) under hire, or for any other man daring to do so. Two of the party remained behind a fence, one at each side, supposed to be armed with guns, the rest had large sticks and two stones each. Mr. Middleton is a large public contractor, and employs over fifty men daily. This is the second attack on his men, one of whom was very severely beaten a few days since for working for him, and had to quit. Mr. Mid dleton had just parted from his steward and men to go home another road, when this daring outrage took place, which, no doubt, was very fortunate for some of the ruffians. We have learned that all Mr. Middleton's men have quitted, and left his work unfinished—Nenagh Guardian. COUNTY OF MEATII-MEETING OF MAGIS TRATES. Several magistrates of this county assembled at Na van, on the, 27th ult., to adopt measures for the discovery of the pers ins who made an attempt on the life of Mr. Potterton. The sum of 5521. was subscribed, including 65/. contributed by the tenantry of that gentleman. It was annou need that the Government had consented to strengthen the police force in the district. RAILW rAYs-GRAND CANAL COMPANY. The Eve rii!tg Post contains a report of a general meet ing of pro . prietors, held this day at the Grand Canal Company's house, when it was resolved to send a depu tation to L, mdon, to give the most strenuous opposition to the proj acted plan of a railway running to the west of Ireland by Portarlington, and in conjunction with the Cashel Railway from Dublin to that town. In the co' arse of the proceedings, Mr. J. Pin, jur. described ct Ttain proposed arrangements with the Dub lin and Cas lel Company, by which four directors of the London and Birmingham Railway were to act as direc tors on the contemplated Galway line, to be secured from loss by a guarantee fund of 1,000/., and he con demned suck a proceeding in the most decided terms. Mr. 11. G UINNESS denied that any such arrangement was in coot, Inplation. Mr. Pin, who returned to the room, repeated his statement, tnd required Mr. Guinness, who was a Direc tor of the I company in question, to confirm or deny his assertion re specting the guarantee. Mr. Gun VNESS said there had certainly been an over ture to that. effect, but the arrangement had not been sanctioned by the board. For his part he should deci dedly oppe se it. Mr. Pin observed that he was well aware the bargain had not been concluded, but Mr. Guinness admitted the overture had been made, and this admission confirmed all he had s fated. Before th close of the proceedings, Mr. PIM stated that Mr. Br unel, engineer of the English Great Western Company, was coming over to survey the banks of the Grand Cane J, with a view to a railway along the line. MEETING or JUDGES.—Yesterday the Right Hon. the Chief B. iron, Baron Lefroy, Mr. Justice Perrin, and Justice Jacl:son, sat for a short time in chamber, for the purpose of appointing a treasurer to the benchers of Queen's Inns for the present year, in room of Chief Baron Brady., whose term of office had expired. Mr. Baron Lefroy was unanimously appointed. ELECTION OF A TEMPORAL PEEL—Writs, bearing date the 2d instant, have been issued from the Hanaper office, for electing a temporal Peer of Ireland in room of the late Earl of Limerick. The Earl of Devon arrives in Dublin on the sth. There are 'thirty clerks employed at the Castle in pre paring for the land commission report, The Registrar of the Court of Chancery has issued circulars to the solicitors practis ing therein, and concerned in the ma nagement or receiverships of properties under the court, to make a return thereof of the locality, extent, and amount, for the information of the Landlord and Tenant Commissioners. Her Majesty has most graciously and promptly sig nified her royal. pleasure that her name should stand at the head of the list of contributors to the repairs of the Cathedral and Chapter-house of St. Patrick's, Dublin, with the munificent donation of 2001. BA RONSCOU RT.—The Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn continue to entertain a distinguished party at their princely Lill Lnsion of Baronscourt. Admiral Proby (father of Lady C. Hamilton), and family, and the Hun. and Rev. Dean :Maude, passed through Belfast on Wed nesday morning,. and the Hon. A. G. Stuart and Mrs. Stuart the day foktlowing, on their way to join the guests assembled there. 'Lord Blayney, - who is at present residing at his beau tiful seat in Ca.!Aleblayney, has been entertaining a number of the gentry from the neighbourhood. Among those lately on a visit with his Lordship were—Sir George Forster, Bart., Lady Forster, Miss Forster, and Mr. Robert Forster, Coolderry, Carrickraacross ; Mrs. Leslie, Miss L eslie, and Mr. Thomas Leslie, Glass lough House ; E. I'. Shirley, Esq., M.P., and Mrs. Shirley, Lough' 'ea ; James Major, assistant-barrister, county Monagha n, &c. The Earl and Countess of Roden have been enter taining a large amily circle at Tollymore Park during the last two months. Amongst the guests assembled are the Dowager Lady Le Despencer, the Viscountess Powerscotrit and her children, Viscount and Viscountess Jocelyn, Hon. strange Jocelyn, Lady Emily Stratton, Mr. Stratton, &c.. We have much. pleasure in stating that our gallant and distinguighed. townsman, Colonel George Madonald, late Governor of Sierra Leone, has been promoted to the government of Dominic°, West Indies. This brave and meritorious. officer has served his country in every quarter of the globe, and was three times wounded at Waterloo whilst serving with his native regiment, the 27th I .liiiskillen ers, at that memorable enagement.— Enwiskillen Reporter. SHOCKING, 0 CCURRENCE.—On Friday, at the Man chester lloys.l Infirmary, an inquest was held before Mr. Chapman, the borough coroner, on the body of Simon . 1 - )aws on, carter, late in the employ of Messrs. Boyd, of K earsley.. It appeared that, as Mr. John Volker, fanner, WM+ returning home, about two o'clock in the morning of the 11th ult., he heard cries of " Burni ng to death r.—burning to death !" which i ap peared to proceed from a cabin o r but n an adjoining field. The cries being repeated, he went to the cabin, which belonged to Messrs. Bothwell, coal proprietors, and was si'tuate near to the works, and there he found the d eces se d, sitting before a fire-place, and shivering as if from oold. • His clothes were much burned, b u t th e fire had gone out. He said he had been lying across the hearth asleep y and that a large cinder had f a ll en ou t o f the fire upon him, and ignited his clothes. lie also said that he had extinguished the flames by going outside the cabin, an, i rolling himself on a heap of ashes. No one was near M the time. The deceased had been to the Rising Sun r ,üblic-house on the previous night, and it was suppose( I that he had gone into the cabin to sleep, in consequer ,ce of being too late to get in at home. Ile had nothing to do at the works, and had no right there. A fire was :ept in the place for the use of the carters who went at early hours for coal. The deceased died at the infirmai y on Wednesday night last. The jury returned a v se(lict of " Accidental Death."—Manchcster Guardian. The Earl of Jersey, Lord Forester, Sir R. Sutton, and a select party, have been enjoying the sports of the field with tb e Duke of Rutland, at his Grace's sporting box Stanto) a Wodehouse. 8 II --t--- ~. \ r• VA J , '7" ' NAVAL INTELLIGENCri iiili, , ,,_, (From the Hampshire Telegraph.) .a1f.2 1 ):=4 i ., The Mutine, 10, Commander Crawford, is r Irl;f&'.-- . tA4 , ; ,_. the Cape of Good Hope, and the Waterwiteh, '1 i.:(tfsitai—r;----.- ..._„`::::;;;-..„,• i wander Birch, and the Pantaloon, 10, Comman 41V . P 1:-_ - -.-.i7 , 7' son (acting), are to proceed to the west coast of et' r `;;;;J: - there to be under the orders of Commodore Jones.. eidiJSM.... three are to start together from Devonport, and will compete with each other on their way out to their re speetive stations. They will probably continue their trials as far as Ascension. The commander of the Pan taloon has been promoted from a Feuteirant to the rack of commander, and has been appointed acting common- der of the Pantaloon for the purpose of the trial. The Firebrand steam frigate, Capt. Hope, is ordered to embark, at Devonport, Mr. Gore Ousley, the newly appointed Minister to the Argentine Republic and suite, and convey him to the river Plate. She will be ready in about a fortnight. The Waterwiteh is fitting art, Devonport, to embark 1 Mr. J. Gabriel, jun., recently appointed an arbitrator in a mixed commission of English and Portuguese for ad • judicating on matters connected with the sieve trade, for conveyance to Loango. She will bo ready by Wednes day next. The Hyacinth sloop of war is. ordered to Bermuda, that two of her lieutenants may be tried by court martial for a breach of the new regulation in regard to duelling. We are told they had a difference, which they referred to their captain, Commander Scott, who had arranged the matter between them ; with this arrangement, however, it appears they were not satisfied, and they either subsequently fought a duel, or were about to do so ; and for this disobedience of an order they are to be arraigned. The Carysfort, 2G, Captain Lord George Paulet, was at San Blas, all well, on the :10th September. The St. Vincent, 120, Coptain Rowley, flag-ship at this port, has had an increase to her establishment ordered. She is now [war 700 men, th e com pl ement of a first. class third-rate. Sh.e has also had her marines augmented, 35 having embarked on board her hulk on Wednesday. This wakes her complement of marines equal to a first•rate—viz , 160 men. She has opened a rendezvous, and is entering able seamen. Thirty-six men of war ‘N ere paid off in the last year, of which 17 were put into ordinary at this port ; as.d of the 47 ships commissioned, 14 fitted out at Portsmouth PROMOTIONS A NI) APPOINTMENTS. I'IIO7tIOTIONS. Lieutenants—Edmund Wilson (1824), in command of the Pantaloon, to the rank of Commander ; Thomas Crawford (1807), to be Commander on the retired list of 1830. Assistant-Surgeon—l)r. Charles Paget Blake (late senior Assistant of Cornwallis), to the rank of surgeon, for services in China. API'k;INTINIENTS. Lieutenant:—William F. L. A. Selwyn, to the Actwon ; 'l'. B. Christopher, to the Acorn ; Charles Pechell, to the Persian ; A. Barrow, to the Ranger ; William Robson, of the Victoria and Albert, to com-. mand the Nautilus ; A. G. West, of the Superb, to the Vindictive ; H. T. D. Le Vescsmte, from the Excellent, to the Firebrand ; H. A. Hollingworth, to the Excel. lent ; G. 0. Willer, to the Rolla ; John R. Thompson, of the Caledonia, to the Pantaloon ; W. F. Robinson, to the Vindictive. Masters—James Bulky Tucker, to the Vindictive ; Robt. Studwell, to the Firebrand, vice Russell ; William Weatherley, to the Osprey ; W. IL Crane, to the Sky lark ; W. Squire, to the Rolla. Paymasters and Pursers—J. B. Hay, to the Lily, vice Chimmo, superseded ; W. 11. Reeves, to the Fantome ; George Waller, to the Vindictive ; W. C. Boom, acting, to the Rolla ; Charles Walker, to the Acord. Surgeon—Thomas William Jewell, in charge of the oonvict ship William and Henry. Chaplain—Rev. George Austen, of the Eagle, to the Vindictive. Mates—Fred. W. Smith and Armine Wodehouse, of the Excellent, to the Superb ; Octavius Bentall, of the Albion, to the Osprey ; George S. Boys, of the Albion, to the Mutine ; C. T. W. G. Cerjat, of the Excellent, to the Firebrand ; Ralph Buchanan and S. I'. Dickens to the Albion ; Mr. F. O'Reilly to the Actmon ; G. Er skine to the Lily. Second Masters—F. B. Tucker, to the Raven ; Wil liam Byford, to the Albion ; Christopher Grigg, to the Locust ; Robert Walker, to the Caledonia ; Edward Vincent, to the Firebrand ; John Symons, of the Cale donia, to the Nautilus. Master's Assistant—E. M. Vincent. to the SC Vincent. Assistant Surgeons—Henry Edwards, additional, to the Actreon ; Henry Willan, from the Albion to the Mutine ; Gawin Ai. M. M'Clure, M.D., and John Jack, from the Albion, to the Actaeon. Clerks—Henry Downes, in charge, to the Nautilus ; John M. Jefferson, to the St. Vincent ; James Win stanley, to the Victoria and Albert. Midshipman—Angus Campbell, to the Victoria and Albert. :i_:l - 4 Boatswain—Richard Bulltnore, to the Victoria and Albert yacht. COAST GUARD—Lieutenants : W. Coles (1838), to the command of a station ; William Browncker ? from Saltfleet to Staith ; Mr. S. B. Glover, from Sutton to Salt fleet. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, SUNDAY.—Yesterday the Queen and Prince Albert walked for some time in the grounds adjacent to the Castle, in the forenoon. On the return of the royal party, his Royal Highness went to shoot at Cranbourr.e, attynded by Mr. Anson and Colonel Bouverie. Her Majesty, attended by the Countess of Charle mont, rode out in a pony phaeton yesterday morning, Major-General Wemyss attending on horseback. The Prince of Wales, Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, were taken for their accustomed airings yesterday morning. The Earl of Liverpool, the Earl and Countess De la Warr and Lady Mary West, Viscount Melbourne, Lord and Lady Beauvale, Captain Meynell, and Mr. Barnard, her Majesty's Charge d'Affaires at Coburg, arrived at the Castle yesterday, on a visit to the Queen. The royal dinner party at the Castle yesterday evening included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Lady Fanny Howard, and the Countess Wratisla w. The band of the Royal Horse Guards was in at tendance at the Castle during dinner. Her Majesty's private band afterwards attended, and performed the remainder of the evening. Her Majesty and Prince Albert toll: equestrian exercise in the Riding-school for an hour yesterday evening. This day the Queen, Prince Albert, the Duchess of Kent, the Court, and the Domestic Household at tended Divine service in the private chapel of the Castle. The Hon. and Rev. Charles Leslie Courtenay officiated. The Duchess of Kent was attended by Lady Fanny Howard. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester took an airing in a carriage on Saturday. Mr. Fortique, the Venezuelan Minister, transacted business on Saturday at the Foreign-office. Baron Brunnow, the Russian Minister, visited the Earl of Aberdeen on Saturday, at the office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. _ _ Lord and Lady Stanley and family arrived in town on Saturday evening from Knowsley Hall, Lancashire. Lord Granville Somerset has left town on a visit to Lord Ashburton, at the Grange. Archdeacon Hamilton preached the sermon yes terday in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. Prayers were read by the Rev. Dr. Knapp, and the Lessonq by the Rev. J. Haden. Lord Ernest Bruce, Lord S. Osborne, and Lady S. Del Vieux were among the nobility present. MR. HOOD'S PENSION.—Mr. Hood's pension was, we understand, granted in the most kind and hand some manner by Sir Robert Peel. The amount is 1001 a-year, and it is for the life of Mrs. Hood ; that of the author being, from ill health, unfortunately (in all human probability) of a more precarious tenure. Whe ll we think that such poems as his " Eugene Aram , " " Old Oak Tree," " Song of a Shirt," and many others of great power and pathos, not to mention his comic originalities, will be read with delight two hundred years hence, perhaps by the royal descendants of our Queen and the noble descendants of our Premier, six or eight generations removed, we could have hoped that the on hundred pounds might have been two. But the periaj os , list, we fancy, requires tender handling to make it, I t ata out enough, where much deserve d and tnieli wante i Let us, therefore, be thankful for this instalment: Literary Gazette. THE REGISTRATIONS.—The pror cess of the reg is ti ualled our anticipa ttiroansr movement has has more the p as to week etehan kzr, general and local m a ateteiosnhsavf-oerbetehnoskeewpthio awe anxious employment providing anxious to obtain the franchise, qcoulmifiict and we have little - - aoubt thas at the next re gistration for the county of Middlesex the free-traders (rill place a working and N. f i lm i ng ma j or ity on the register. We strongly recommend the formation of committees in all other counties connected with manufactures, or having e large towns sufli c i en : c to countervail the land l or d d ome nation, so as to h ave every thing ready for work as sot , : a 4 as possible; and in the u.ean time we recommend ev‘ individual froe-trader who can obtain a qualificatic to% do so, and sot to be deterred by finding that the mom —. polist; appear to be supreme at present in the ii, tx i c t; ; where such qualification is situated.— The Le( ..gue. TURN-OUT OF POWER-LOOM WEI , NERs .--ON* Monday, tide 16th ult., about 250 weav,rs .. : : / ( 1 3f th c o ru e m m ix p i va oy &, of Messrs. Simpson, Thom;,son, ant', Co Mill, turned out for an advance or. wages . A few di wys• previous to their doing so, n depr ,tationc.rom the weav era waited upon the firm, and demo a*.i advance of a b ( ny Ita per cent. on their wage s ,, 'when they were inform e d by their employers that t i .ley - would allow them to sel t the six best houses in 7 .(lanek.ester and Salford ; and, i it was found that the average wages paid by these firm s exceeded their own-, they would regulate their list ac cordingly. This. 'offer, however, was declined by th a weavers, who 1 elt, their emplayment. The works wcr re-opened on 'Thursday last, in order to give those hand 0 who were w sling to resume work upon the terms Micro I, an opportv.nity of doing so ; but many of the weaves still remain out.--11(41,cheuter Guardian , SEASONABLE 13ENEVOA.ENCE.—Earl Spencer h generously caused to be thstributed to the poor in t! neighbourhood of Wiscton., four pounds of beef and loaf to each applicant, amounting to almost four ext lent fat beasts, to supply tluAr wants. The number v f i x , 3 applied were more nu tnerona than on any former occs.sios but not any were turned away without the noble Earl annuai gift.—lVlancitester Guardian.