The Sun. — London, England, 1844-11-19 00:00:00

IRELAND. MEETING OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOPS. DUBLIN, Nov. 16.—The following announcement ap pears in the Dublin Evening Post of this afternoon:— " The Prelates this day concluded their deliberations on the Charitable Bequests Act. We understand that a resolution to the following effect was adopted, on the motion of the Primate, the Most Rev. Dr. Crolly, se conded by the Right Rev. Dr. Egan, Bishop of Kerry : —' The Prelates assembled, after mature consideration of the enactments of the new Charitable Bequests Act, having taken different views of its operation, it was de termined that each Prelate should be left to the gui dance of his own conscience on this measure.' As Dr. Egan, the seconder of this resolution, had signed the protest against the Act, we may infer that the Prelates were nearly unanimous on the occasion. As we have already stated, the Prelates were unanimous in consi dering that modifications were required in certain clauses of the Act affecting discipline, as regards the au thority of each Bishop in his own diocese. It is under stood that the Government have expressed their readi ness to amend the Act in such manner as to avoid any interference with the discipline of the Catholic Church; and it is their imperative duty to do so at the earliest possible moment. There can, we think, be little doubt that such alterations as are required will be made." MAYNOOTH COLLEGE—DEPUTATION TO THE LORD-LIEUTENANT. The Evening Post also contains the following:—" This dap a deputation, consisting of the four Archbishops, with some lay members of the Maynooth Board, waited upon his Excellency the Lord-Lieutenant, by appointment, at the Viceregal-lodge, Phoenix-park, with an application for an increase of the Parliamentary grant to that esta blishment, on the present terms. The total insufficiency of the present miserable grant has long been admitted, and the time has arrived for an augmentation to an extent commensurate with the claims of the Catholics of Ireland for a grant from the State towards the education of their clergy. His Excellency received the deputation most courteously, and appeared to coincide with their views, promised to forward their memorial without delay, but gave no pledge of any sort on his own part, or on the part of the Government. Lord Eliot was present at the interview." THE STATE PROSECUTION—REVERSAL OF THE JUDGMENT. In the Court of Queen's Bench yesterday, in the case of the Queen v. O'Connell and others, Sir Colman O'Loghlen moved, on the part of defendants, that the judgment of reversal had in this case should be entered upon the record, and that the recognizances of tho de fendants-be handed over to be cancelled. Mr. Justice CuadurroN—Of course this application will be granted. It is regular, I believe. The Clerk of the Crown made an intimation to the effect that he never knew of a similar application being made. Sir COLMAN O'LoGHLEN—The affidavit on which the application is founded states that there is no judgment now pending against Mr. O'Connell Judge CRAMPTON—You need not trouble yourself by reading any affidavit. The application is granted. The Clerk of the Crown made an observation to his Lordship. Judge CRAMPTON—The officer says that the formal documents have not yet been laid before him. Sir COLMAN OTOGHLEN—We understand that the judgment of reversal was entered upon the transcript, and the transcript returned to the office. The Clerk of the Crown observed that the neccssary documents were not yet returned. Sir COLMAN O'LoGRLEN—I don't exactly know, my Lord, what the practice is, whether a discharge should be entered thereon, or the recognizances be vacated. Judge CRAMPTON—I believe a vacate is the usual course. But your application will be complied with as soon as the proper document is laid before the officer. DUBLIN UNIVERSITY—THE MINISTRY. The Warder, an Orange organ, has a very fiery com mentary upon the recent meeting in Cork, to establish a provincial college. That journal says—" The sword is drawn. and the scabbard thrown away, between Sir Robert Peel and the Irish Protestant Church, and the Protestant people of Ireland. One or other must be put down." The Warder adds—" The divinity students of Trinity College intend to meet publicly next week, in the Rotunda, to protest against any interference of Sir Robert Peel with the University, and the Ven. R. J. M‘Ghee will be requested to take the chair. A pamphlet on the crisis of the Church of Ireland, from the pen of the Rev. Dr. Millar, of Armagh, was published yester day, making a powerful appeal on behalf of the Church against the traitor Premier." IRISH RAILWAYS. The Dublin Gazette, published last night, is the largest published since the Anti-Tithe agitation, when the peasantry, in thousands, were sued by the Crown for tithe arrears, many of them for two or three pence. Last night's Gazette consists of fourteen sheet., containing notices of various kinds, emanating from railway and other public companies, corporations, and Government boards. Altogether there -are forty seven notices. The railway notices amount to no lees than twenty-two, and are as follow :—Extension of the ' Ulster Railway to Armagh ; Wexford, Carlow, and Dublin; Dublin to Mullingar and Athlone (two separate notices); Londonderry and Coleraine; Londonderry and Enniskillen ; Kilkenny Junction ; Newry and Ennis killen; Dundalk and Enniskillen; Branch from Dublin and Drogheda to Howth; Waterford and Limerick; Waterford and Kilkenny; Extension from Athlone to Galway; Kingstown and Waterford; Dublin and Cavan; Limerick and Ennis; Cork and Limerick; Coleraine and Enniskillen ; Cork and Bandon ; Dublin and Belfast Junction; Irish Great Western from Dublin to Galway; North and North-Western from Dublin to Armagh and Enniskillen. LORD LONDONDERRY ON FREE TRADE. The Marquis of Londonderry, on Monday last, enter tained at dinner, in the Assembly-rooms, Newtownards a the clergy and gentlemen resident upon his estates, and the tenantry most distinguished by their efforts in agricultural improvement and for generally exemplary conduct." The Noble Marquis I'resided. After the customary toasts, The Noble PRESIDENT said it gave him great satisfac tion to meet them on that occasion, at a dinner which he was anxious to give them, as his tenantry, in order to celebrate the return among them of a man who was fondly and devotedly attached to them, Lord Castlereagh. He congratulated them on the flourishing state of the country, which, he said, was mainly owing to the ad ministration of Sir R. Peel. Sir Robert, when he ac cepted of the Premiership, had laid the axe to the root of the evils under which the country laboured. He set his mind to the consideration of the finances, as the first step in the legislative policy which he intended to carry out ; and he had, in consequence, instituted a property-tax, which, he ventured to declare, not withstanding all that had been said against it, was one of the most just taxes that ever was laid on the coun try; for it placed the burden upon the rich, and relieved those who were not in circumstances so fortunate.— (Hear, hear.) Other questions of moment had occupied the attention of the Government during that time, such as the poor-law, the Irish Registration Bill, and various other difficult questions ; but there was one matter above all, which had occupied their attention, and that was the great question which had taken up so much of the time of the law courts in Dublin. Those Isere difficult ques tions for a Ministry to manage, but he believed they had brought all to a favourable issue, and that he (the Noble President) and . they might congratulate each other on a better state of affairs than when they last met. There nes one question which had agitated the country a great deal since the period to which he had alluded, and to which he felt it necessary to allude—he meant the eorn- Ism question.—(Hear, hear.) And he did solemnly adjure them not to depart from those means to improve their agricultural position which science bad opened up to them, lest the question which he had alluded to should be carried. He did not understand how any Minister who thought right to introduce into his policy free-trade at all—he did not know how that Minister could make corn an exception.—(Hear, hear, and loud cheers.) He implored them to consider that that might be the case ; and, in order to prepare for such a change, he implored them to go on cultivating the soil on which their existence depended.—(Hear, hear.) They had seen daring the last twenty years many changes— they had seen the Minister, by the force of circumstances, by the pressure from without, obliged to follow out a course of policy which was contrary to his mind to pursue; and having seen that, he could not sit down, without im pressing them with the fact, that similar things might take place with regard to the corn-laws.--(Hear, hear.) He wished them to bear in mind that when everything else was free, they could not expect that corn alone would be an exception. The Noble Marquis then lauded the foreign policy of the Government, and referred to the visits to England of the King of the French, the Emperor of Russia, and the King of Prussia, and continued:—But, passing by these events—the having of those potentates among them—they had had the satisfaction of seeing • their own good and gracious Queen braving the breeze—braving the difficulties and inconveniences of a sea voyage—visiting France and Belgium, and going twice to Scotland. Would to God she would come to Ireland.—(Cheers.) He would say, though it was alto gether unnecessary, that between Mr. O'Connell and him self there was no sympaty of feeling—that they did not entertain the same political views ; but be would do Mr. O'Connell the justice to say that he believed that, had her Majesty come to Ireland, the breath of repeal would not have been heard from the heights of Ennishowen to the Lakes of Killarney —no, not a word of repeal would have been heard during her Majesty's stay in her own little island.—(Hear, hear, and loud applause.) It , she had come there, to see her " First flower of the earth, First gem of the sea," not one breath o&repeal would have been heard.—(Loud cheers.) Mr. O'Connell had long been engaged in the agitation of the question of repeal, but he had told them on a late occasion that he preferred federalism. Now, what was his object in stating so? Why, he was simply holding out a feeler to the Protestants, to see whether they would join him or not. The Protestants and Pres byterians of Ulster knew him too well; they were aware what his objects were, and their answer to him would be, " Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes." — (Tremendous cheers.) He did not believe that the in telligent, influential, and commercial people of Ireland would ever join Mr. O'Connell in so balderdash an ex- R enr Pent--(Chee rs , an d cr i es of " Never. " ) Lord Lon- ' noa (terry then congratulated his tenantry cn the im pthroeivrecomemnrtuarwtahbileehahad t a k en p l ace in their farms and on v g i e l arance, pr aise d t h e Poor-law Act, and proceeded— respectuir. to the commission that had been i.sued to in the relations between landlord and tenant, in quire into r i st,.uhateve r ne cessity there might have been fs:rateldan inquiry in the south of Ireland, such a necess'it3s-u estates.—(:,ear, hear.) With respect nob l eman l::ttleti" o n who was at the head of that commission, he h s a s ceeded to a property in this country, but he k new nothing of Ireland. The commission, as he had observed, could be of no use in this part of the country, and he was happy that that was the case ; for, in his opinion, it was neither more nor less than throwing out an invi tation to any discontent and disaffection that might arise between landlord and tenant, which was the last thing in the world that should be encouraged. After some remarks on leases, and the treatment of his tenants, the Noble Marquis gave, " The Tenantry of the Newtownards Estate—prosperity to them, and may God bless them."—(Loud cheers.) - Lord CASTLEREAGH, on responding to his health being drank, said—He had a great deal to thank them for, and a great deal to be proud of,—(Hear, hear.) The mise rable-looking mud cabin was now disappearing, and the neat and more stately-looking slated house took its stead. The proudest feather in Lord Londonderry's 'cap was not the laurels he had won in the field, but the tenantry over whom he presided.—(Applause.) Some other toasts were proposed and responded to, after which the company separated.—Abridged from the Northern Whig. THE SEIZURE of MESSRS. SMITH'S DISTILLERY. The seizure, by direction of her Majesty's Commis sioners of Excise, of the extensive distillery and rectify ing -house, outbuildings, plant, &c., of Messrs. Smith, of Whitechapel, has been carried into effect by four chief examiners of Excise, aided by several inferior officers. This further step has not only created a great sensation amongst the numerous tavern keepers and proprietors of spirit establishments in the metropolis and suburbs, but has also given rise to much conversation in the com mercial and monetary circles. From the best informa tion that can be obtained upon the subject, it appears, that in consequence of the EiCise Commissioners having for some time past suspected—upon what grounds have not transpired beyond the firm retailing spirits at a superior strength and lower price than other distillers— that Messrs. Smith have not been in the habit of ac counting for the full amount of duty payable upon their stock, the Board of Excise ordered that a most vigilant watch should be kept upon their establish ments. For some time past an Excise officer had been appointed to be constantly upon the premises, and the workmen of Messrs. Smith were forbidden to hold any communication with him on pain of dismissal. The first step adopted against the firm was about three months since, when the Excise seized 20 puncheons of gin, and conveyed them to the Government stores in Broad-street ; but upon the subsequent representations of Messrs. Smith, the Commissioners ordered fifteen of the number, with their contents, to be returned. The remaining five were retained for the purposes of ulterior proceedings. In the meantime reports were from time to time made to the Commissioners of the operations carried forward at the distillery and rectifying-house, and consultations were held by the legal advisers of the Board with the Solicitor-General and other eminent members of the bar, which led to the determination on the part of the Commissioners having recourse to ener getic and decisive measures. The details of the legal conferences have not been buffered to transpire, and in all probability will not reach the public eye untill the whole matter comes on for public hearing before the Barons of the Court of Exchequer. The object, how ever, which the Commissioners had in view may be gathered from the fact that officers and others have been employed to dig up the paving-stones around Messrs. Smith's extensive premises, and pipes have been discovered concealed about three feet from the surface of the earth, connecting the distillery with the recti fying-house, which is contrary to the provisions of the various Acts of Parliament regulating such matters. The Commissioners having ordered a complete stoppage of the works, the distillery now presents a gloomy and wretched contrast to the active bustling scene which it presented when in full working order, and, the deep trenches dug out in front and around it, exposing the ob jectionable pipes to view, are objects daily of increased public attraction. The loss to the firm by the stoppage of the works must be a severe one, and Messrs. Smith have been in the habit of paying to Government for duty alone between 300,0001, and 400,000 L per annum. Every portion of the monster establishment has had the broad arrow affixed to it, and not a cask, waggon, or utensil has escaped the same mark of condemnation at the Exciseman's hands. Above 60 workmen, it was stated, were discharged on Saturday night last, making the number, including those dismissed on the previous week, above 120 now out of employment. Messrs. Smith having memorialised the Lords of the Treasury on the subject, their Lordship? reply is looked for with great interest. The buildings alone are estimated to be of the value of 160,000 L, and should the Board of Ex cise succeed in the Court of Exchequer in recovering the enormous penalties for which the firm are being pro secuted, the whole of this valuable property will fall into the hands of the Crown, and a rich harvest will be reaped by the officers who have assisted in promoting the proceedings. In any event Messsrs. Smith will -be put to very heavy expenses in resisting the Crown pro - secutions. A NEW KIND OF CANNON.—A letter from Sweden states that Baroa Wahrendoriff has just invented a new kind of cannon for fortresses; The carriage and the gun form only one piece. The space occupied is but small, and as it is not necessary to have the openings at the case ments of any great extent, the gunners are better shel tered from the enemy's balls. ONE TURNIP FOR Two LEGS OF MUTTON.—MT. Kendal, of Sellet Hall, Stainton, lately pulled a turnip, the circumference of which measured two feet five inches, and the weight of which was twenty-six lbs. eight ounces. The outside of this bulb would have held suffi cient water to boil two legs of mutton, and the inside furnished enough vegetables to serve with the meat.— Lancaster Guardian. FATHER MATHEW.—On Sunday a large meet ing of teetotallers and others took place at the Temper ance-hall, Carey-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, for the purpose of adopting measures to relieve Father Mathew from his embarrassment. The chair was taken by the Rev. John A. Hearn, who, as well as the movers of the resolutions, strongly urged the meeting to exert itself for the benefit of the " Apostle of Temperance." It was said that nearly 2,0001. had already been publicly subscribed, in addition to large sums privately forwarded to Ireland ; but the amount collected was as yet far from adequate to relieve Father Mathew's necessities. The public, said one of the speakers , ought to consider itself bound to liquidate his debts, for on its behalf were they contracted ; and not alone teetotallers, but all per sons feeling any interest in the domestic comfort of the working classes, should contribute their share of relief. Resolutions for raising funds were carried unanimously. It was resolved to collect subscriptions, of one penny and upwards, from the members of every Temperance So ciety in the country, and whoever else might feel in clined to subscribe. After the passing of resolutions, thanks were voted to the chairman, and the meeting separaf ,ted. ASSASSINATION BY A YOUNG FEMALE.—M. Dau brie, who keeps the large bookseller's shop in the Passage Vivienne, last evening perceived a woman stop at his doorway, and take away a book from amongst those placed outside for display. He ran out, and caught her with the stolen article, a penny almanac, in her possession. He was taking her before the commis sary of the district, who lives in the Rue St. Pierre- Montmartre, when, as they ascended the staircase, the prisoner drew a poniard-knife,.and plunged it to the haft in the body of the unfortunate man, who fell dead on the instant. She then fled, but was apprehended almost immediately, and taken back before the commissary, who, after investigating the matter, committed her for trial. During the whole evening, up to midnight, the Passage Vivienne and the Rue St. Pierre-Montmartre were filled with such a crowd of persons, that it was thought advi • sable to send fur a detachment of soldiers to preserve order. The body of M. Daubrie was brought home to his residence about half•past eleven. Nothing can equal the despair of his family. The woman was young and well-dressed, an d h e ld a young ch i ld b y the hand. Another account states that it was in the office of the Commissary that she gave the fatal blow.—Galiynani, of Saturday. MIDDLETON COLLIERY.—On Monday last the workmen belonging to Middleton Colliery and their wives, to the number of 520, were entertained at dinner and tea by Mr. Brandling, the proprietor of those works, to mark his approbation of their good conduct during a series of years past, and more particularly of their beha viour during the late strike. The speeches which were on this occasion delivered exhibited a degree of good feeling highly creditable both to master and men. We have received an account of the seizure of one of the largest distilleries in the City by order of the Commissioners of Excise, but for want of proper authen tication, we must defer the. publication till we have an opportunity of making full inquiry.— Times. Lis CONVICT ELLEN COOK.— Some circumstances having come to light, as we understand, respecting the character of the principal witness against Ellen Cook, who was transported for 15 years at the late sessions, means are now taking to endeavour to procure a commu tation of her sentence.--Hull Packet. TOTAL ECLIPSE OP THE MOON.—A total eclipse of this luminary will take place, on Sunday, the 24th in stant, at 42 minutes past 11 o'clock at night. MISS MARTINEAU.—Mr. William Howitt has pub lished a letter corroborative of the statement that Miss Martineau has been cured, by mesmerism, of a painful disorder, which was fast sinking her to the grave. PRACTICAL JONES. — The r eourrier de Loir-et- Cher of the 10th states that several of the inhabitants of the commune of Villafranco3ur are at this moment under pro secution on a charge of homicide by imprudence. They had at a public-house, by way of joke, mixed tobacco with the wine of a man who was present, and forced him to drink it. The man died twenty-four hours afterwards of the narcotic effect of the tobacco. _ Lord Campbell, and Lady Stratheden and family, returned to Stratheden House on Friday, from a tour on the Continent. ROWLAND STEPHENSON. — This notorious personage, to whomso many persons, a few years back, owed their entire ruin, is now in Calcutta, carrying on a speculation in railroads.—Hampshire Advertiser. Four men have lately been "lynched" in Fannin county, America, by the most sangninary process. Their names were Andrew Jones, Harvey White, L. Wray, and Mitchell, all lately from Missouri, and all notorious for their rascality before they left. The cause was, for barbarously murdering and robbing three friendly In diana. Upwards of 200 persons attended the trial and execution. Three others, named Benjamin Jones, Jew land, and Harris, were arrested and convicted of theft, and were made to hang the others, and ordered to leave the country in ten days. We understand from undoubted authority, that it is the intention of the Directors of the Great Western Railway to reduce the fares on the whole of the line, in addition to the advantages afforded by the penny a mile train for third-elms passengers. It is also in contempla tion to run a train for first-Mass carriages only, to per form the distance between Exeter and London iII five hours.—Exeter Gazette. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. GLOBE.—The Bishop of Exeter's judgment in the matter of the charges against Mr. Blunt, the curate of Helston, is a subject of too much conse quence, in various points of view, to be disposed of in a summary manner. The public will learn from it that a curate is right in refusing to bury with the Church service persons baptised by Dissenters--in re fusing to marry persons unless they can show that they have been baptised by clergymen of the Church of England—in refusing to pray—refusing to use the universal prayer of the Christian, with a pa rishioner and a fellow-Churchman, because the poor man had been baptised by a Romanist priest in Ire land ? Not because we cannot be "in communion" with Rome—not because Rome is a false, or a cor rupt, or an anti-Christian Church, as vulgar low Churchmen hold—but simply because a Romanist in the United Kingdom is a schismatic, according to the interpretation which the Rev. Mr. Blunt, in the ex ercise of his " private judgment," puts on the legal effect of certain transactions which occurred three cen turies ago ! They will learn, too, that the more in tense the feeling of discontent excited in the minds of some Churchmen who have the misfortune to be under the care of such fanatics, by these wretched acts of bigotry—the more utter the disturbance and inter ruption of spiritual comfort to others, pious and humble church-goers, who take no part in the theo logical contests of the day, by the endless succession of unmeaning changes in the ritual, by the monoto nous bitterness of weekly denunciations against schism, by the violence of manner and language, the brawls, the scandalous indecencies which are certain to follow the ministrations of such a man—the more determined countenance and support the clergy man is sure to find from his diocesan, if he have the felicity to be planted within the diocese which en joys the superintendence of Bishop Phillpotts. Our object to-day, however, was to compare what has passed at Helston with the goings on in another diocese. The charges against Mr. Blunt, brought by the churchwardens and a great body of parishioners, as we have said, were manifold : many wilful changes in the service, many practices in the peeformance of clerical duties which the complainants knew to be utterly unwonted, and believed to be illegal. They have been severely reprimanded for daring to make such complaints at all. The excellent charge of their pro-Tractarian Prelate has been the subject of the Morning Post's leading articles of panegyric. Now, in a parish in Berkshire, the clergyman has thought proper to introduce one change—to establish the weekly collection of the offertory. This is conduct of which, for our own parts, we disapprove, simply because we believe that for any clergyman, of his own "private judgment," to introduce innovations from the ordinary practice, on the pretext of his own interpretation of the Rubric, is a folly, to call it no worse, which almost invariably leads to bad consequences ; as hundreds of instances have verified. Still, of all the crotchets of Tractarian gentlemen, our readers will probably be of opinion that this is one of the least ungraceful and the least offensive to any common feeling or prejudice. Not so thinks Mr. Walter of Bearwood, whose soul Mr. Cameron has in charge. As the former gentle man has given all the publicity the press can afford to his controversy with his spiritual instructors and superintendents, we cannot be trenching improperly on personal privacy in milting it matter of fair com ment ; and we promise, beforehand, to treat him with much more respect and civility than the leading correspondents of the Leading Journal treat the Bishop of London. We are acquainted, then, by Mr. Walter through the press, with the steps he thinks it right to take when his spiritual instructor proposes something he does not approve. We do not undertake to say he is wrong in his " private judgment." Far from it; we think that if individual clergymen may start innovations, indi vidual parishioners may resist them ; nor do we admit, in any case, even the collective right of the clergy to act as the Church, as if the laity were no component members of that Church. It is not for the purpose of censure, but of somewhat piquant contrast (to which we shall come presently) that we notice the case in question. Mr. Walter, then, "agitates" among his fellow-parishioners. He remonstrates with his spiritual superior about the change be has introduced. Mr. Cameron persists. Mr. Walter procures a legal opinion —he consults Dr. Addams as to the validity of the collection at the offertory from non-communicants. It will not be forgotten that one of the greatest griev ances of the Tractarian party is the presumption of lawyers in deciding questions of priestly authority; no matter : Mr. Walter gets his opinion. And it is an opinion infinitely creditable to the astuteness of Doctors' Commons, at once saving the adviser's 3redit, and tickling the client, by giving an answer from which it is impossible to collect anything ?accept that the Learned Doctor has doubts on the law, but quite agrees with Mr. Walter as to the bad taste of the thing. Fortified with this valuable document, Mr. Walter next complains to the Bishop. The Bishop of Oxford, whose part in recent controversies all know, and the great ma jority of the laity of the English Church deeply deplore, treats the complaint as was to be expected; he justifies his Tractarian subordinate, and be stows on Mr. Walter a rebuke resembling that of his brother of Exeter, with this only, difference, that the Bishop of Oxford, whether he praises or condemns, always writes like a gentleman. How does Mr. Walter behave under the rebuke of his diocesan? Does he thank him for his paternal chastisement, like an obedient son of the Church ? He appeals from the Bishop to his fellow-parishioners, and to the " Times." He undertakes to call a meet ing, and get the opinion of a " majority "—a ma jority of laymen in a parish to decide on the pro priety of a ceremony of the Church ! and, should the said majority be with him, and Mr. Cameron persist, he intimates, by a guardedly gene ral but pretty intelligible threat, that he and his friends will act as their " bounden duty " may require. Now, here is a case ;in which, not, we believe, the official representatives of a parish, but a party of parishioners, large of small, with a leading man at their head, oppose and thwart their clergy man, get a legal opinion against him, complain of him to their Bishop, threaten to call a "meeting" on him, show him up in the Times—practise, in short, all the methods of parochial warfare 'short of going to law ; all for introducing a single change into the ritual, and that a change recommended by the Bishop of London. We were anxious, we confess, to see in what way the Times would deal with these two cases of Mr. Blunt and Mr. Cameron, happening, unluckily, to excite public attention just at the same moment ; in what matter it might be possible at once to crush the rebellious churchwardens of Hel ston, and to support the rebellious parishioners of Hurst. Nor do we yet see how this feat of dexterity is to be performed. At present the last part of the task only has been executed. Mr. Walter is an ecclesiastical Hampden ; Mr. Cameron an impertinent meddler—not, indeed, so much for changing the ritual on his own authority, as for introducing a little bit of Tractarianism before his audience was sufficiently " saturated " with " Catholic truth " to swallow the whole. The surplus bitterness of the writer is reserved for the Bishop of London. It is no business of ours to take up the cudgels for that active prelate; neither is it our pleasure to narrow a large question to a small newspaper con troversy. But the Times carries a weight of metal to the " working " of any public question, which renders it fair to point to its columns for the most signal illustrations of the real temper of any party it espouses. We have a right to point to the columns of the Times for proofs the most pregnant of that pervading inconsistency, which we have already denounced as characterising the whole Ultra-Anglican agitation. It is nothing astonishing that any individual should resist a parochial innovation. It is nothing astonishing that the Bishop of London's zeal of half-measures should excite discontent. But what is astonishing, or rather, what would be asto nising if human nature were consistent—is that the party who contend a l'outrance for the apostolic suc cession and sanctity of Episco?acy—are the party whose organs set any given Bishop at most blunt de fiance—the moment his powers—sacred from all pri vate judgment —are exercised against theirs. STANDARD.—Some of our Contemporaries have taken a great deal of useless trouble to account for Mr. O'Connell's last step, dos-a-dos with the federalists, sliding back to simple repeal. Nobody, however, who has even slightly observed the course of the old Saltinbanco s capers and curvets can be at a loss for the reason of his last movement. Yesterday was the day fixed for his benefit, and as on every former year of the last '2O, he prepared for it by bringing out something very highly seasoned. H ere i s t h e heading of the ' an nouncement :—'‘ The National Collection for the O'Connell Tribute for the present year 1844, is to be collected simultaneously on to-morrow (Sunday), the 17th instant, in all the pari s h es of Ire land." Then follows an appeal to " the raggedhe man," and to the starving man,_ to t husbands of the unclad, and to the fathers of the famishing for their halfpence and their farthin s ; and, honour to whom honour is due, the vile docu ment is signed by Sir John Power, Bart., and Cornelius APLoghlin, Trustees ; and Vincent Fitzpatrick, Secretary. Does not this sufficiently account for the mendicant's abrupt. " right about face," even had we not the evidence of twenty years' experience, that his rancour and violence always swell with the November storms, at the approach of bad weather and of privation to the poor and why at this particular season ? Because, if postponed to a later period, his unhappy slaves—dupes they ure no longer—would I have eaten up that which he extorts to feed his own luxury and avarice. Such public enemies are not to be reasoned with, they are to he punished ; because, to reason with them would imply a doubt that they THE SUN, LONDON, rITESDAY MORNING NOVEMBER 19, 1344. are ignorant of the loathsome selfishness and utter shamelessness of their practices—a doubt which, after the experience of the last twenty years, it would be idiocy to entertain. We have already avowed our opinion that the time has arrived when such sys tematic robbery of the poor ought to be prevented by a stringent law; but until the Legislature shall adopt some such measure of protection, let the malefactors be at least punished by the loudest and most universal expression of public scorn. Thick-skinned as they may be—and in this respect the Irish mendicant can challenge a comparison with the rhinoceros—still the punish ment of loud and universal scorn will reach them, because it will awaken their slaves to the disgraceful condition of the thraldom to which they submit, and cause them to withhold their " halfpennies" and their " farthings." For arguments are necessary to persuade men generally to refuse to give money which they can ill spare ; but the strongest of all arguments, with an uneducated people, is the assurance that all the world are laughing at their stupidity. Without giving the Irish credit for all that Intel. lectual superiority which they modestly arrogate, and which empty travellers like Mr. Grant and Mrs. Hall allow them, we must suppose even the most ignorant among them elevated in understanding a degree or two above " the beasts that perish, " but to this elevation they can scarcely pretend if they submit to be robbed by such gross and transparent frauds as the O'Connell tribute and the repeal rent— frauds which never would have deceived them so long if we all had not aided them, as our contempo raries now aid them, by reasoning with Mr. O'Con nell, and thus covering the nakedness of his giant scheme of swindling. DEMAND TOR HIGHER WAGES. In many of the manufacturing districts there has been a general movement among the factory opera. tives for an advance of wages. The following are the accounts from the provincial papers : ASHTON-UNDER- LINE.—For several weeks past, various meetings have been held by almost every branch of factory operatives, at which preparations have been making to adopt some steps to obtain an advance. On Wednesday evening the power-loom wearers again met in the Charlestown meeting-room, where they were addressed by It. Pilling, " General" Lee, G. Hough, and others. The following resolu tions were agreed to, viz. :—" That it is the opinion of this meeting that each weaver is in duty bound to pay Id. per fortnight, for the purpose of enabling the committee to forward delegates to the out districts, to get up an agitation for the purpose of endeavouring to obtain an advance of wages." 2. " That it is the opinion of this meeting, that lists be obtained from other districts, and that deputations be sent for that purpose."—The meeting then separated. STOCKPORT.—The turn-out of spinners and self actor minders in this town, still continues to some extent, but not so generally as at the beginning of the week, the hands at several mills having accepted the price offered by the masters. The spinners in twelve mills are fully at work at the list price, six partially at work ; and there are only nine in which the spinners are all out, two of which are standing in consequence of repairs. OLDHAM.—On Wednesday morning last, the ope ratives at the cotton mill of Messrs. Wild, Moss Hey, Shaw, Crompton, returned to their employment, on the understanding that their wages should be ad vanced about a: shilling per week; but the dispute does not appear to be yet fully settled. On Saturday, the turn-outs at Mr. Wrigley's factory, Littlewood mill, Hey Side, returned to work at an advance of about one shilling per week. On Saturday, the hands of Messrs. Milne, Travis, and Milne, of Skaw, Crompton, struck work for the purpose of obtaining an advance of wages , and they are still out. WARRINGTON.—Messrs. Hadfield and Frost, cotton manufacturers, have advanced the wages of their work-people ten per cent. ComAsmic or VEssELs.-L-The ship George, Capt. Roberts, from St. Vincent, arrived in Kingroaci late on Wednesday night. during a heavy gale o f wind from S.S.E., having during the day . lost two anchors and cables off the Ness Point ; having, moreover, another over the bow ready to let go. In ranging up past the quarantine ground, off Portshead, the night being very dark and dirty, the schooner Nora Creina, Orfeur, 173 tons burden, which arrived on the 10th from Smyrna, with a cargo of valonia, and lying at quarantine, was run on board of, end on, and immediately sank. All hands were providentially saved, but the vessel and cargo are a total loss. The schooner is sunk in 8 fathoms low water, and was" anchored with 45 fathoms chain, in charge of a steady careful pilot, James Ray. The George is in charge of Mr. Joseph Bunn, licensed pilot, and was towed up to Cumberland Basin this morning by two steamers. She has lost top-gallant masts, and ap pears to have sustained other damage.—Briatel Gazette of Thursday. , SUICIDE OF A THEATRICAL TAILOR.—On Satur day evening Mr. Payne held an inquest at the Crown and Anchor, Charles-street, Westminster-road, on the body of a man, name unknown, but supposed to have been recently employed in the wardrobes of Covent garden and Drury-lane Theatres. It appeared in evi dence that the deceased engaged a lodging at the above house a fortnight ago, but never disclosed his name, nor gave any information about himielf except that he was a tailor, and that he had been employed in making dresses for the actors of Covent-garden and Drury-lane Theatres. He was a cheerful disposition, and was in the habit of talking about theatrical matters. On Wednes day night last, whilst in the tap-room in conversation with some of the neighbours, he was observed to empty something he had been mixing in a basin into a pint pot and drink it off. The mixture appeared like honey, but what it was no one then distinctly knew. The following morning, however, the landlord of the house found him analysing dead in bed. Mr. Hooper , surgeon, said that upon open ing the body he found in the stomach a quantity of gela tenous the latter, he detected which had caused death. oAxi oxalic nig h a cid , a fl n3 u d, a thei aanr large upon beadle, e edoseadf eoffidhe had made inquiries wherever he thought it probable that deceased was known, but he had not yet found any one to recognise him. The inquest was adjourned in order that evidence to prove his identity might be obtained. The returns of the Bank of England being now gazetted weekly, the public will require at the hands of the press no special exhibition or comparison of fluctua tions, unless, perhap7, occasionally, and at somewh a t distant intervals, say intervals of 'a few weeks or months, Purpose being selected as To be pointing oute circumstances a i o s np e ce erps m os e periods oa render d y sfor t h minutenesse expedient. the petty variations occur ring between one week with another, and suggesting far fetched causes for the same, would be no less ridiculous than wearisome, an extract of the items themselves, as given in the Morning Post, being all that is needful for the guidance of the country, in regard to the tendency of the circulation, and of the policy of the Board of Directors. The figures presented by the return pub lished in Friday night's Gazette, an d co pied into the Morning Post of .Saturday, show some further diminu tion in the stock of bullion in the hands of the Bank, the total, applicable to the two departments of the establish ment, having decreased to 14,025,6291. With the ex ception of this reduction in the effective means of the institution, the falling off, which is one amounting to no more, however, than about a million in the course of many months, there is nothing in the recent returns to which it has appeared necessary to direct general atten tion.—Post. PUBLIC WALKS AND PARKS.—The subscriptions of the week exceed.7ool, including a donation of 2001. from Messrs. IL Bannerman and Sons, and one from Mr. P. Novelli of 100/„ besides a number of subscriptions of smaller amounts from firms and individuals. We are glad to see several subscription of the parties employed in trade establishments, and one from the Society of Calenderers and Makers-up, of 151. There is also a continual and regular flow of subscriptions from work ing men, under ss. each, of which there were sixty last week, and about thirty this week. The total amount of the subscription, up to last evening, is 26,7011.-hi-an chester Guardian. A MAN SUFFOCATED BY SLEEPING ON A BRICK KILN.—About eight o'clock last Saturday morning the dead body of a man named Richard Hudson. a sizer late of Burnley, was found lying on a brick kiln belong ing to Mr. Thomas Banton, in St. George's-road. The smoke from the kiln had been very dense all night, and it was supposed that the unfortunate man had lain down to sleep, and had died through suffocation. Mr. Banton caused the body to be removed to:the King's Arms public house, St. George's-road, where the inquest was held before Mr. Chapman, on the same day • and it appeared from the evidence of Mrs. Ogden, of dollyhurst-bridge, that the deceased called at her house to ask for relief about half-past four o'clock on Friday afternoon ; but there was no evidence that he had been seen afterwards. It was stated by a relation of the deceased's that he was a man of very irregular habits ; that in consequence of his conduct he was not able to keep any situation. He was forty years of age, and unmarried. The jury re turned a verdict to the effect, " That the deceased was found suffocated on a brick-kiln."—Manchester Guardian. ST. PAUL'S CATEEDRAL.—The Lord Mayor at tended Divine service on Sunday afternoon at Lee St. Bar P niyd a aee u lar l : ' , s : Cathedral. His Lordship did not come in state, nor did he wear his official robes. He took the seat appropriated to the chief magistrate of the City, and at the close of the service retired in the same private manner in which he entered. It was stated in the Cathedral that many years have elapsed since a Lord Mayor took his seat in the Cathedral except on State occasions, and when the judgeseTahneonsermon er rerns attend donen twi the service, soefrvs preachedi e wa Paul's, at happenshned Rev . via rThom as o twi ce w s i Fleet-street. THE INCOME-TAX.--It is a positive truth that, though Sir Robert Peel is in receipt of two years' in come-tax, the surveyors of taxes have not yet had one farthing remuneration for their excessive labours and unpleasantness ; nay, oven the health of some have been impaired through close application, and deep anxiety. This is too bad," and, if those officers be not ade quately compensated before Parliament meets, we trust this just ground of complaint will be brought forward. Sir Robert and his class take care to be well paid for their work (and their " friends" unmerited pensions lavished upon them), but those who have the labour, toil, anxiety, and hazards of unjust dismissal to run, are niggardly paid. Injustice, now-a-days, stalks through the land, but 4 Chiiinge must take place.--'Tom a Cor respondent. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY—Nov. 18. The Lord Chancellor took his seat to-day shortly be fore eleven o'clock. THE DUKE OF LEEDS V. EARL AMHERST. The further arguments in this part heard appeal were resumed to-day, and occupied the Court the whole morning. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT , Nov. 18. The Vice-Chancellor of England was occupied the whole morning with causes of no general interest. (Before Sir J. WIQRAM.) His Honour was occupied this morning for some time in rehearing a portion of the arguments in Neeson v. Clarkson, a case which has been already part heard. The case of Tamlyn v. Reynolds was then ordered to stand over, and Cooke v. Taylor proceeded with. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Nov. 18. Sittings in Banco. DOE DEBI ANGELL V. ANGELL. The arguments in this part-heard case were resumed this morning. Mr. Peacock was heard in conclusion, and the Court reserved its decision. BAIL COURT, Nov. 18. (Sittings in Banco.) (I'LL V. PIGOTT.-TRE LATE DERBY RACE. This was a case originating in the lately disputed race between Orlando and Running Rein, decided in the Court of Exchequer. The defendant was the treasurer of a Derby club, and it was agreed, in a meeting of the members after the race, that the prizes should be paid to those who drew horses which were publicly declared to be winners, and they ordered the treasurer to pay the prizes accordingly. There were two prize 9, one for the first horse and the other for the second ; and it so happened, in this case, that one person held both the winning horses. But Running Rein having been found disqualified by the verdict of the jury in the case before the Court of Exchequer, the holder of the third horse claimed the second prize from the treasurer, who said that he had paid it away in accordance with the resolu tion of the club. The plaintiff then brought the present action against the defendant, who pleaded the general issue. Mr. GREENWOOD now moved fur a rule that the de fendant might be at liberty to add another plea, and to plead the illegality of the whole transaction, on the ground that when he pleaded the general issue ho had not time to consult his pleader.—Rule nisi granted. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Nov. 18. (Sittings in Banco.) THE REGISTRATION. Their Lordships this day commenced hearing the ap peals from the decisions of the revising barristers at the late registrations. PITT V. SMEADLEY. This was an appeal against the revision of the list of voters for Westminster. The case was not gone into, the Court directing that it be again referred to the bar rister for a full statement of the facts. WHITHORN V. THOMAS. The appellant resided in Gloucester, carrying on busi ness as a wine-merchant. But he was a freeman of the borough of Tewkesbury, and in order to sustain his fran chise, he took a lodging in the borough, at the rent of 9d. per week. The vote was objected to on the ground that the claimant was not a resident freeman of Tewkes bury, in the meaning of the Reform Act. The barrister decided against the vote, and it appeared that Mr. Whithorn had slept in Tewkesbury only twelve times in the half year preceding the registration. The COURT, having heard Mr. Sergeant Byles in sup port of the appeal, and Mr. Cockburn against it, ruled that the decision of the barrister was right, the residence was not sufficient to entitle the freeman to vote, and the claim must be disallowed. GADSBY V. WARBURTON. In this case the Revising Barrister for the southern division of Lancashire disallowed an objection, on the ground that the notice was defective, the objector not having specified the parish in which he resided. The notice designated the objector as of the " township of Didsbury," omitting the parish of Manchester, in which it is situate. Mr. COCKBURN, in support of the appeal, contended that the description of the appellant's residence, as being in Poplar-grove, in the township of Didsbury, and southern division of the county of Lancaster, was suffi cient, the locality being well-known. Mr. CARDWELL argued that the Act of Parliament expressly required the parish to be specified in the mo tion of objection. The COURT was of opinion that the notice was suffi cient. The intention of the Act was that a person ob jected to should have adequate information as to where the objector might be found. It supposed that the de scription in the notice was full enough for this purpose. The objection should have been received, unless it were shown to the satisfaction of the Barrister that there were two townships of Didsbury, in the county of Lan caster. Their Lordships ruled, therefore, in favour of the appeal. GADSBY V. BARROW. The appellant is the same as in the last case. He bad objected to a vote claimed upon the 501 qualification, because the claim wai not made from one holding, but from several tenements, under different landlords. The barrister decided against the objection. Mr. Cockburn now appeared for the appellant against that decision, which was supported by Mr. Cardwell. The COURT ruled in favour of the appeal, and decided that the qualification cannot be made up of different and detached holdings, but must consist of one tenement, held at will, and of the value of 501. per annum. ECKERSLEY V. BARKER. This was also an appeal from the decision of the re vising barrister for South Lancashire. The vote was objected to on the ground of imperfect description of the qualification, and the barrister decided against the ob jection. After hearing Mr. Cockburn for the appellant, and Mr. Sergeant Kinglake for the respondent, The COURT took time to examine the schedules. CUMING V. TOMS. The appellant in this case having objected to the qualification of the respondent as an elector of the borough of Totnes, the revising barrister refused to entertain the objection, on the ground that the notice served upon the complainant was not sufficient. Mr. COCKBURN, for the appellant, stated that the no tice was sent by post, in strict accordance with the 100th section of the Act, which provides that at the time of posting the notice a duplicate should be presented with the letter to the postmaster, who, on comparing that duplicate with the notice itself, should put the post-office stamp, with the date upon both documents, and that the production of the stamped duplicate should be proof of the service of the notice. The revising barrister held that the evidence of the person who delivered the letter to the postmaster was necessary. That decision he (Mr. Cockburn) submitted was directly opposed to the letter and intention of the Act of Parliament Mr. Sergeant KINOLARE contended that the words of the Act required the notice to be presented to the post master by the objector himself, and that it was not com petent to do that by a third person ; or, if so, that third person should be called to prove the service. The COURT was of opinion that the Aat had been complied with by the objector, and they reversed the decision of the barrister. Their Lordships then rose. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Nov. 18. (Before Sir C. F. WILLIAMS.) IN THE MATTER OF T. D. EARLES, DENTIST, OF NEW- MAN• STREET. The insolvent applied this day for his interim order, but was opposed by Mr. Cooke for a Mr. Brimmer, the landlord of a house in Newman-street, rented by the insolvent at 75/. per annum. The insolvent had given a bill of exchange, drawn by himself and accepted by a Miss Crofts, his niece, for the twelvemonth's rent, due at the next Christmas, with an understanding that if the bill was not met at that time the insolvent would give up possession in two months after. He (Mr. Cooke) now applied to have the house given up, as his client, Mr. Brimmer, had no wish to lose more by the insolvent. He (Mr. Cooke) would also mention that the insolvent had already filed a petition in some of the other courts, which had, however, been dismissed by the Hon. Com missioner. Sir C. WILLIAMS reprobated the course taken by this as by too many insolvents, of petitioning the other courts after being dismissed by one, they trusting that some chance would intervene to enable them to pass some Hon. Commissioner. It was a gross imposition upon the Court, and he was of opinion that some rule ought to be made, that where the insolvent had peti tioned before that petition should appear on the face of the new application. _ _ Mr. CoOkE—Say that any respectable attorney ought to apprise the Hon. Commissioner in such a case. Sir C. WILLIAMS said he would not grant the order, until the house was given up; and the matter was deferred for a fortnight, in order that the transfer should be made. (Before Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUE.) IN RR TOLLEMACHE, LORD RUNTINOTOWER. This day having been appointed for the final hearing in this case, his Lordship attended in Court, accompanied by his solicitor, Mr. Lewis. Mr. EDWIN JAM E S applied for a futher adjournment. His Lordship was placed in the somewhat singular posi tion of an only son to a wealthy nobleman, but yet who was altogether dependent upon his mothpr for his pecuniary allowances. He hoped to be enabled, however, to pay all creditors, and at the next hearing he should be competent to say in what manner, for as to-morrow was appointed for the judgment in another court in a suit for an increased allowance entered by Lady Dysart against her husband, which suit ought and was likely to be decided in her favour, she would be enabled to spare more to her son than at present she could possibly do from her limited allowance of 3,0001 per annum. His Lordship's father, with an income of 50,0001. a year, had not expended one shilling upon his son from the day he was sent to Eton, where of course he was obliged to live as did his equals. Upon that ground he craved a further day, before judgment would be given by his Honour. Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUE said he wonld rather rest on the justice of the father than the affection of the mother. Mr. CHAMBERS attended for some of the creditors, but as they only wanted . their money, he could have no hesi tation in acceding to Mr. James's proposition, as it seemed a very reasonable one. The case was then deferred till the 20th of January. In consequence of the receipt by Sir W. Magnay, Bart., the late Lord Mayor, of a letter from Sir James Graham, recommending the consideration of the project of discontinuing the evening sittings of the Central Criminal Court, the experiment is about to be tried. On account of the shortness of the notice it will not be possible to discontinue the evening sittings on the days appointed for the next session, but preparations will be made for testing the efficacy of the proposed plan in the second session of the mayoralty, and the magistrates will report the result accordingly. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (YESTERDAY.) MANSION-HOUSE. A young woman, named Edith Bloomfrid, was brought before the Lord Mayor, charged with having committed a felony. Mrs. Hughes, the wife of a haberdasher, in Grace church-street, stated that the prisoner purchased a table-cover in the shop for three shillings, and pre sented a sovereign to be changed. A buy, who at tended the shop, handed the sovereign to witness, who was at a desk, and who gave to the boy a half-sove- reign, two half-crowns, and two shillings, to hand to the young woman. The prisoner said to the boy, "You have not given me the half-sovereign." The boy, who was a stupid fellow, had not counted the money, as he ought to have done, and he stated that he dia not see the half-sovereign. The LORD MAYOR expressed some surprise at the idea of charging a person, under such circumstances, with a robbery. Mrs. Hughes said that she had never given the prisoner into custody. The prisoner insisted upon being searched, and in that manner she got into the custody of a policeman, who brought her before his Lordship. The prisoner declared that she had never received the half-sovereign from the boy at all. The LORD MAYOR—There is not the slightest im putation upon you, and the policeman acted very foolishly in taking you into custody. There is foun dation for an action for false imprisonment in such a case, and I regret very much that you have been subjected to such annoyance. Mrs. Hughes very readily gave the full change to the prisoner, who respectfully thanked his Lordship for so marked an interposition. Since the Lord Mayor sentenced five young women for being disorderly, and breaking the Mansion•hnuse windows, to imprisonment for two months in Bride well, and intimated that it was his intention to punish f-very window-bris :ker to that extent, there has not been a single case of window-breaking in that exten sive district. The following letter, inclosing a Post-office order for 51., was received by Sir Peter Laurie at the Man sion-house, and Sir Peter handed it to Mr. Goodman, the chief clerk : " The Rev. Thomas Strong presents his compli ments to Sir Peter Laurie, and having read the very affecting case of Charles Harley, from Ely, whose wife robbed him, and deserted her children, in the Britannia, of the 9th inst., takes the liberty of re questing two sovereigns may be forwarded to him, should Sir Peter not have lost sight of the poor fellow. Mr. Strong begs to inclose a Post-office order for this purpose, and requests Sir Peter will put the remaining three sovereigns into the poor hox—a fund so kindly and liberally expended that Mr. S. only regrets he has not more to contribute to it. Mr. Strong would feel obliged by Sir Peter Laurie ordering a note to be sent to him, per post, acknowledging the safe arrival of the Post-office order. " Southernhay, Exeter, Nov. 15." GUILDHALL. Sarah Rogers was charged with having committed a violent assault on a copper-plate printer named Drake. Mr. Humphries attended to conduct the case for the complainant. Mr. Drake stated that he was a single man, and that he had lived with the defendant for three years, that she had had two children by him, both of whom were dead. They separated by mutual consent in August last, and he agreed to allow her 2s. 6d, a week, which he had punctually paid her. She came to his place of work last Saturday, and offered to fight him, but stated that she would not annoy him if he would give her a glass of ale, which he did, but she did not ad here to her agreement, as she struck him se veral times, scratched his face, and used other violence towards him. He had had to give her into custody on similar charges several times before. She was a bad woman, and had made away with almost everything that he had possessed. The young woman said she was then in the family way by the complainant . , and that she had been cruelly deceived by him. Ile had repeatedly told her that if she wanted money she might go and seek it by a life of prostitution. She had formerly led a respectable life as a servant until she knew the complainant. She had now lost her character, and could not obtain a situation. She was discharged, the complainant agreeing to pay the weekly pittance at this office, from whence the young woman would receive it. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Wm. Simpson, a flashily-dressed young man, was charged with stealing a sovereign, under the following circumstances : George Thomas stated that about 4 o'clock yesterday morning, having been out on a " spree," he went into Rico's Coffee-house, No. 64, High-street, St. Giles's, and while taking some refreshment there, he put down a sovereign on the table, immediately the prisoner, who was in an adjoining box with two or three others, came to him and said " that sounds like a bad sovereign." Prosecutor replied he was sure it was good. Prisoner said " I'll bet you half-a-crown it's a bad one," and directly one of the prisoner's companions took the sove reign up off the table, and after it had been passed from one to another, he again saw it in the prisoner's hand, but on asking for it to be returned to him, the whole party denied having it, he in consequence gave the pri soner into custody, as he had last seen it in his possession. The prisoner said he did not know where the prose cutor's sovereign went to. Mr. HARDWICK said the prosecutor was a silly fellow not to take better care of his money. Under the cir cumstances a charge of felony could not be substan tiated; the prisoner must, therefore, be discharged, and the prosecutor might summon him for the 20s. at the Court of Requests. UNION-lIALL. ROBBERY BY A SERVANT.—Caroline Taylor, a respectable-looking young female, was placed at the bar before Mr. Traill, charged with stealing five silver table-spoons, a German silver coffee-pot, a pair of trousers, an album, and other property, belonging to Mr. Bird, of 13, Clapham-road-terrace; and George Denn, a young man, was charged with receiving the trousers and album, knowing them to be stolen. The female prisoner had been in the prosecutor's service. On Sunday the spoons and coffee-pot were missed from the drawers in the parlour where they were deposited safe about three weeks ago by Miss Bird, after they hail used them. No person had access to the room but the prisoner, who acknowledged that she had taken one of the drawers out, and put her hand in the one underneath, from which she had taken some cards. The plate was in that drawer. A gravy-spoon and a table-spoon were left behind. The male prisoner had been in the habit of assisting the female in cleaning the windows, and his having been found with a pair of trousers on belonging to the prosecutor, he was given into custody. At his lodgings was found an album belonging to the pro • secutor's son. Mr. TRAILL asked whether the plate had been found ?—An officer of the P division said that he had searched the female's box, and the male prisoner's lodgings, but he could got no clue as to the plate. He would endeavour to trace it by inquiry at the dif ferent pawnbrokers. The female prisoner denied all knowledge of the plate. The trousers she acknowledged giving to the male prisoner, and the album was lent her by the prosecutor's son. She lent the latter to the sister of the male prisoner. As for taking the cards from the drawer, the daughter of the prosecutor was present when she did so. Mr. TRAILL said it was a very , suspicious affair, and to give the officer an opportunity of tracing the plate, he should remand them until Friday next. MARKET NEWS.-(YESTERDAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. Since this day se'nnight only moderate supplies of all grain have been received up to our market, while the general quality, owing to the prevailing damp weather, has proved very inCerior. Fresh up, the receipts of Wheat of hone produce, coastwise as well as by land carriage and sample, were small ; yet the supply on offer was quite adequate to meet the wants of the dealers. The finest parcels of both Red and White commanded a steady inquiry, at prices fully equal to those obtained on Monday last ; but all other kinds were a dull sale, and previous rates were with difficulty supported. How ever, a fair clearance was effected. Holders of free Fo reign Wheat were very firm. This circumstance pre vented much business from being transacted, yet the rates obtained were quite equal to those of last week. Corn under lock was very heavy, but not cheaper. The show of Barley samples was tolerably good. The best descriptions sold freely at full prices. In other kinds exceedingly little was doing. Although the supply of Malt was but limited the Malt trade ruled heavy, and previous rates were barely supported. The arrival. of o a ts from Ireland being on ill. in. !eat... the Oat trade was nut e as I..st week, 3,1 the quotation. %tem quite as high as on Monday last. Beans and Peas were in good demand - at full currencies. In Flour very little was doing. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. WHEAT—Essex & Kent, MALT—Chevalier ..... .... e 3. co red 4o+ to 48s OATS—Yorkshire and Ditto, white Norfolk and Lin Potatoe coin, red ... ....... .. 39s to 46s Youghall and Cork, Ditto white............ 40s to 538 black Irish, red 47s to 50s, Cork, white Ditto, white RYE—Old ........ .......... 214 to 3.38 BEANS—Tick ......... New 36s to 38s, Pigeons BARLEY—Grinning 2Bl to 32s PEAR Grey Malting Chevalier 358 to 38s; White .................. 37s to 39s MALT—Suffolk and Nor- 1 80i1er5........... 37s to 391 folk s6s to 62s' FLOUR—Town made ... 44s to 46s Brown sos to 5 ts ; Suflo'k 3ls to 3Fs Kingston and Ware 56s to 62s Stockton & Norfolk 33s to 31 g FOREIGN GRAIN AND FLOUR IN BOND. WHEAT—Dantzic ...... 4ks to 56ii'BEssis ........ ..... ..........• 20s to 26, Hamhurgh 36s to 40$ FtfAS 23s to 2': - s BARLEY 3os to 33s FLOUR—American OATS—New Feed .......... ...... SIVEITHI'IELD. For the time of year we had a full average supply of beasts, as to numbers, but its general quality was very inferior; indeed, we scarcely ever recollect to have wit nessed a worse collection of that description of stock than was the case this morning. Generally speaking, the Beef trade, ari ing from the heaviness in the dead markets, and the unfavourable state of the weather for slaughtering, was very inactive; still. however, the primest Scots, Runts, Devons, Herefords, &c., found buyers, at prices quite equal to those paid on this day set:might; but the value of other breeds—a clearance of j which was not effected—had, in most instances, a down ward tendency. Complaints continue to reach us almost daily respecting the shortness of winter ket p, owing to which the graziers are compelled to use a much larger quanity of artificial food than has been almost ever known. During the past week, the imposts of foreign stock have been good; they have amounted, for London and the outports, to 156 Beasts anti 28 sheep, in, for the most part, fair condition. The above, added to the previou s arrivals, form the ann exe d t ota l s for the present year :-- Beasts, from January Ito November 16 3,709 head Sheep We had on offer 47 Beasts, and 35 Sheep, all for Rotter dam. The whole were disposed of, at about previous rates. A report has, we find, been circulated, to the effect that several of our English nobility and capitalists are engaged in foreign cattle speculations. To such a ridi• culous statement, we kere give a flat contradiction,forw" have every reason to know that it is wholly void of truth. The arrival of Beasts from the northern grazing district' consisted of 1,650 Short-horns. Those from the eastern counties comprised 300 Scots and Home-breds ; from the western and midland districts 500 Herefords, Devcolt Runts, &c. ; from other parts of England 400 of various breeds ; from Scotland 190 horned and polled Scots ; th e remainder of the supply being derived f r om the neigh' bourhood of the metropolis. The supply of Sheep less somewhat less than that exhibited last week ; neverthe. less the Mutton trade was heavy, and where sales were pressed of the inferior kinds of Mutton, lower prices Were accepted. The Veal trade was unusually heavy, the vet . / highest quotation not exceeding 4s per 81bs. In r i g . very little business was transacted, at late rates. Per 81bs. to sink the offal. s. d. to s. d. Inferior Beasts .. ... 2 4 2 b Secondqualityditto.. 3 0 3 10 Second quality ditto 2 S 210 Coarse-woolled ditto.. 3 • 0 Prime large Oxen 3 0 3 8 Southdown Wethers 310 - Prime Scots, &c. Large coarse Calves 3 0 3 6 Large Hogs 3 0 • 0 Prime small ditto 3 8 4 0 Small Porkers. 3 8 al 0 Suckling Calves, each 13 0 32 1 ' Quarter oldPigs,eachl6 0 Inferior Sheep SUPPLY AT MARKET. Beasts. I Sheep. f Calves. I PIP. 3,609 27,890 ; 91 4lO NEWGATB AND LE.A.73113N11.A.Z.Z. Although the arrivals of country-killed Meat uP to these markets since Monday last have b een but Bull (ed for the time of year, the supplies of me a t o ff e ring hal e . been somewhat extensive, but of very middling qualitf. Hence the primest descriptions have been in good re _, quest, at 10 prices, but otherwise the demand hi"' ruled very inactive, and previoas rates have not br a _ supported. No carcases of either beasts or sheep, fro ° abroad, have been brought forward since our last. At per stone, by the Carcase. s. d. to a. d. s, d. tot 6 Beef, inferior 2 2 2 6 Mutton, inferior ..“.. 2 4 middling 2 8 210 --- 210 6 prime large .." 3 0 3 2 -- prime ..........3 6 - prime small Veal 2lO 310 —5ma11............... 3 4 ARRIVALS DURING THE PAST WEEK. Beasts. Sheep. Calves. PIP. 140 8 200 240 Scotland Yorkshire Norfolk Suffolk 4O 20 Cambridgeshire Essex Surrey lO 190 3) Devonshire Wiltshire Other parts ....„ .......... .... Total Previous week's arrival Difference since our last..., 73 60 970 , 74 793 910 9.",, 230 ' 1 142 173 51:, BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. In the past week the arrivals of Potatoes from all qua% ters have been limited, hence the supply offering bet el comparatively small. For the best qualities more won is demanded, but all other kinds are a dull sale. pe rt ' ton :—York Reds, 55s to 703 ; Perth ditto, 60s to 6 0 : Early Devons, 55s to 62s ; Cornwall ditto, 55s to 6 ° s ' Jersey Blues, 45s to 53s ; ditto Whites, 40s to 4 8 % Kent and Essex Whites, 50s to 555; ditto Kidney% 5 ,,, u 6 to 60s ; Wisbech Kidneys, 58s to 60s ; ditto Blues, fi' m to 54s ; ditto Whites, 50s ; Guernsey Blues, 508 ; Whites, 45s to 48s; Prince Regent's, 55s to 60s. BOROUGH HOP BIARZET. ter Since our last report a steady, but not to say ex- - sive, business has been transacted in most kinds of 801 l and the late advance in the quotations i s suppon without difficulty. The supply offering is seasonably good. 1844—Sussex pockets, 71 to 81 Wealds, 7 1 5. r 818 s ; Mid Kent, 9/ 10s to 121; East K en t, 101 to 14 i Choice, ditto, 121 to 131; Farnhams, 10/ lOs to 1 1843.—Sussex pockets, 7/to 71 10 ; Weald of Kent ditto' Cl 18s to 7110 s ; Choice ditto, 91 15s to 121; East lis° 4 10/ to 121 ; Kent bags, 71 is to 9110 s. WOOL DEJLIMET. A fair import of Wool has taken place since our lath report, 1000 bales having been received from New s° ° ,. 0 Wales ; 100 do. from Italy ; 172 do. from Spain ; 4 ,1 do. from Hamburgh ; and 491 do. from Russia. BY P. " vate treaty, very little business is doing, and in son 3 e' l .s stances the quotations' are a trifle lower. From officl. documents lately issued, we find that a most extraorl nary increase has tarn place this year in the import?_, consumption of Wool, as will be seen by the folio= statement, as made up for the years mentioned to 10th of October : 1842 lbs. 1843 lbs. 1844 lbs. Imported to Oct. 10, 33,830,563 37,630,762 56,07 0, 676 Re-exported, 2,895,196 2,469,673 1,3°u, 519 Balance for home 54,654'}54 consumption... } 30 , 935 , 367 35,161,689 The Above shows an increase in the present year 8' 19,523,0681bs over 1843, and of 23,748,79011 8 over Is 4 ' TALLOW. This market remains in the _same state as last wit The stock is somewhat heavier than a t th e same tett in 1843, Since our last the d e li ver y h as b een good, la the public sales have go ne o ff f ree l y. Th e l et ters *. from St. Petersbugh, thi s morn i ng, h ave not ye t amt COAX. MARKET. A k's Prices per ton at the close of the market :---4 9 L„is' a ","1 Main, 16s 6d ; Buddle's West Hartley, 183 6d ; Hartley, 18s 61 ; Chester Main, 19s ; Charlotte _,J 141 1„" 19s 6d ; Hasting's Hartley, 18s 6d ; Hebburti 17s 6d ; Morrison's Hartley, 16s ; Nelson's Hartley, 18s 6d ; Ord's Redheugh, 16s 6d ,- Pott's PT; rose (unscreened), 16s ; Ravensworth West not e d): 18s ; South Pontop, 16s 6d ; Shipcote (unscreenL f 14s 3d ; Tanfield Moor, 19s 6d ; Taylor's West liart i li s ; 18s ; Townley, I7s 6d ; West Hartley, 19s 6d ; ; Wylam, 17s 3d ; Wylam, 17s ; W. E., Bell Robson , W. E., Bell and Brown, 21s 9d ; W. E., Bewieke ?"„, Co., 21s 9d ; W. E., Clark and Co., 18s ; W. E., C h i l. nell, 18s 6d ; W. E., Gosporth, 216 9d ; W. E., 'L I ', son, 21s ; W. E., Heaton, 21s 6d ; W. E.. Rotor ' ," 2ls 3d ; W. E., Rittingworth, 20s 6d ; W. E., llevvvin r s 20s ; W. E., Riddell's, 21 s 3d ; W. E., Urp e tt, 175 6 p W. E., Wharncliffe, 21s 6d ; W. E., Wreckingo ITs 6d ; Eien Main, 21s 6d ; Lambton Primrai(ei: 21s 6d ; W. E., Belmont, 225, 22s 3d ; W. 8., Zrl.4 6,11's Hetton, 23 s 6d ; W. E., East Hetton, 215 • ' 7 ,: Haswell, 23s 6d ; W. E., Hett on , 23 s 6d ; W.E., El ' oug o 4 l; 22s ; W. E., Hytton, 21s ; W. E., Lambton, W. E., Lumley, 22s ; W. E., Morrison, 215 ; 4 ,1; Pemberton, 21s 3d ; W. E., R u s se ll' s Hetton, 2 35 ,1 ; W. E., Richmond, 21s 6d ; W. E., Shotton, 23 9 u r m W. E., Stewart's, 23s 6d ; W. E., Whitwell, 225• Albert, 18s 6d ; W. E., Caradoc, 23s ;W. E., 'ol4 ,,tes• pool, 23s 3d ;W. E.. Harvey, 23s 9d ; E., Ilese .a n,b 21s 3d ; W. E., Heugh Hall, 22s ; W. 8., Di Thornley, 21s 6d ; W. E., Kelloe, 23s ; W. E., 4: 1 - 1 1, Hartlepool, 17s; W. E., Tennant, 21s ; W. E., Trila". ° J e , 225, 22s 6d ; Sharp's Tanfield, 16s 6d; W. E., Adelt i r es 22s 9d, 23s ; W. E., Barrett, 215 ; W. E., 1 3 . .. c r 3- f,, Deanery, 21s 9d ; W. E., Evenwood, 20s 11 ,'" Gordon, 19s 6d; W. E., Maclean's Tees, 20s ; W. ' r '''; 2s ; Helen's Tees, 20s 6d ; W. E., Seymour Tees, ia ,"' W. E., South Durham, 21s ; W. E., Tees, 200 I " 6 . ; Tees Hetton, 19s, 19s 6d ; W. E., West Hettott,,L,.. Town Hill Elgin, 18s ; W.E., Killingwortb, 20s Ships arrived since last day, 262. -- - , Lite' A numerous public me e ti ng was h e ld at the rary and Scientifi c I ns tit ut i on , Fit zroy - square , t :, eo evening, convened by the Anti-Persecution 1- 103 „t' r lt• take into consideration the conduct of Messrs. at," o o, worth, Cookman, and Firbank, magistrates of f p f who have lately fined a bookseller in that town 2 u h os receiving 2d. admission money at a public lecture• n o, meeting was addressed by Messrs. Hetherington, 50 well, Holyoake, Parker, Ellis, and Mrs. Martin-- - t 1 of Bird, Esq., in the chair. Resolutions, condemnat4o4oi the conduct of the magistrates above-named, were t w o. mously passed, and it was determined to take legal r t i o . ceedings, with a view to procuring the fine to b e bo ar .nulled. The meeting did not separate until a_teoo,o On the 11th inst., a BIRTIIB t the Rectory, Sherborne Qt job °. Hants, the wife of the Rev. John Lawson, of a daughtele of On the 14th inst., at St. John's, Southwark, the the Rev. Octavius F. Owen, ALA , Incumbent of Sti ll ' Audley, Oxfordshire, of a son. On the 20th ult., at Larnaca, Cyprus, the lady ° lf h ter• Kerr, Esq., H. B. M. Consul for that Island, of a da n g'-plo On the 12th inst., the wife of Thomas HawkesleY, `- - Margaret-street, Cavendish-square, of a daughter. IsdY On the 15th inst., at Milton-street, Dorset-square, the of Digby Dampier, Esq., of a daughter. On the 15th inst., in Notting-hill-square, Kensing" wife of Henry Adams, Esq of a daughter. AA 0 0 On the 15th inst., at Addiscombe, near Croydon , '— of Peter Hardy, Esq., of a son. Along of On the 16th inst., at Clapham, Mrs. R. E. daughter. Waiter HARRIED On the 12th inst , at Arelev Kings, Worcestershir e oi,',;llista Flemming, Esq., of Bentley Lodge, youngest son of " Hemming. Esq., of Foxtydiate House, to Faun'', eldest daughter of the late W. Lea, of Areley House. P' On the 13th inst., at Tissington, the Rey. Ll'''''';llter Arkwright, to Frances Rafella Fitzherbert, fourth djao of Sir H. Fitzherbert, Bart, of Tissington Hall, perb,Y- On the 14th inst., at Islingt.,n, Mary, third daughteroi the Breary. Esq., of Derby, to Frederick Simpson, l' S q" same place. Grelli er } On the 14th inst., at St. John's, Hackney, Willia m bter Esq., of Wormwood-street, City, to Ann, eldest .datig R. H. Goodall, Esq., of Daton:;ise. Go° d. On the 14th inst., at St. Mary's, Islington Charles ,i4OO, man, second son of James Graves, Esq. ol the'Cottage,dol'or to Emma, tburth daughter of Thomas 'SoutheYf E ac i" ton-terrace, Islington. On . the sth inst., Georgians Emily, fifth of J . G. Maud, Esq., of York House, Croy2o.n. Temple datlgb s t a e w r e rbY , vv O es n tm th or e el l a o n t d h , i i‘ n i s r t s .., v at ip A pt eo i r . n-bank, near don O o n ug tl i t l e , 1 1 . 2 5q t1 . 1 , Ma c " i l i ale t.' of at tb l e l() King's oFfo On Major t. the j l a 3 ,1 t i h e 3 iGnisetn.,caatirnAlßilutornns-.next-Gravesend. Marl' wife On the 13th inst., at Bri4igitil:htOnn're,-.:snrt eO e r , ':lll°Enetngguinleilft: daugh ter ° t ° h r e O m l n e a ' t t e h E . e j sg a l n . kt e o l s f t Ann, daughter fo Atkinson, i‘ inst t . ' aiC t la ‘ s p q h . a m- common , el ton Colon Taun , On the 13th .. t ........ i . .. a Barr House. near Sir Charles Webb Dance, K 11 d 59 ~ age • -„. ..,.. - v ouN, I Lu•, - • auti : Printod and Published by WIRD () ' — .g o 112 , , O. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sax Ogicetc uo ty 0 1 Strand. in the Precinct of the Savo ; in t he Middlesex, Tuesday-, November 19, 11144.