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CHANCERY COURT.-(THIS DAY.) IN RE LUDLOW CHARITY. At the sitting of the Court this morning a great crowd in barristers and other gentlemen attended to hear the re ? Tit of the proceedings in which Mr. Lechmere Charlton, the Member for Ludlow, was concerned. It was generally said in the Hall that the Hon. Gentleman had gone to 'ranee to avoid the consequences of the rule for his com- Mittal to the Fleet prison being made absolute. 1 _ Shortly a ft er t en o ' c l oc k the LORD CHANCELLOR took seat on the Bensh, and the matter having been three b l lnes call e d on b y t h e R eg i ster w i t h out any appear ance on eh a lf of Mr. Charlton, his Lordship proceeded to o b serve, ! f This is th e d a y on w hi c h, b y an or d er o f this Court, Mr. 8 4ec litnere Charlton was to have shown cause why he 2 01 11 d not stand committed to the Fleet prison for con tempt, and the case having been three times called on and 1° °no on his b e h a lf ha v ing appeared, it becomes my duty ,o 1 deal with it as the matter requires. There being no ap pearance, the rule Nisi would, as a matter of course, be made absol u t e , b u t thi s i s a case o f gra ve importance, in ,°'ing the pure administration of justice, and I think t ' 4 ' right t o s t a t e th e groun d s on w hich I propose 14) , act, an d to d eta il t h e c i rcumstances w hi c h have taken Place. Upon the usual reference to the Master to appoint trustees in the matter of the Ludlow Charity, regarding w hich three petitions were presented to this Court, one of t hern by M r . L ec h mere Ch ar lt on , the parties went before th e Master, and after Mr. Lechmere Charlton bad been, as IPPears from his own letter, fully heard as Counsel for the I ;etitioner s of whom he was one, the matter underwent a 1111 discussion, and on the 30th of September Master Br ougham was u n d e r the necessity of leaving town. After he had left town it appears that Mr. Lechmere Charlton Obtain e d from the Master's clerk a memorandum of what /b ad taken place, and of which this is a copy : C °PY OF NOTES WRITTEN ON THE STATE OF FACTS. SITTLED." Stated, and admittei to be true, that the Corporation tl e l ing in debt to the Ludlow Bank, and feeling doubtful whe er they ought to hand over the deeds and securities be "ging to the Corporation and the New Council, deposited uneer the advice of Sergeant Merewether, with the Bank "ho now claim a lien upon them, and also that there were ,* l4 Portant questions pending between the old trustees and the vrese nt Town Council. See also affidavits of Mr. Charlton IPecting money borrowed by the lat e T rus t e e s fr o m the same Barkers with whom deeds deposited. I think this makes it r4 Proper to appoint them new Trustees. ' 1 In addition to the objection to appoint any of the old Trus 'eel arising out of the above admission of Mr. Charlton, who 413 Peared before me as Council for the petitioners Sankey and o thers, and also from what appears in the affidavit of Mr. Charlton, it is to be observed that the said petitioners are in eooternpr, inasmuch as they have refused to comply with any cicier to produce before me the deeds, books, papers, and "itings relating to the estates and property of the Charity in uestion. I am, therefore, of opinion that in this case none of 'ne old Trustees ought to be appointed, and have accordingly 'elected some other names from the list proposed by the said Petitioners Sankey and others. (Signed) 30th 5ept., 1836." W. dwards Wm. Felton J. Hutchens Wm. Jennings J. Smith H. Salway Wm. Tinson Sir E. Thomason Geo. Hooper J. G. Clay Joseph Sawyer Geo. Wellings Richard Marshall Jos. Cooper Richard Jones Thomas Childe Rd. Baugh The above 17 names approved subject to consent. 30th Sept., 1836. ( Signed) W. B. Ludlow—Stated that the estates under Edward Vl.'s cha ritY are solely for charitable purposes, 27 . Whether—The Corporation contending that this is .%:,orporate property, it is safe to app o i n t th em ? Assuming that the whole is applicable to charity the present Corporation ought not to be appointed. RICHARD MANTON. THOMAS CHILDE. RICHARD JONES. Sir E. THOMASON. GEO. WELLINGS. I. G. CLAY. JOSEPH COOPER. The above is not written on the state of facts, but on a se- Aerat e sheet of paper; but to it there is neither the name nor the initials of Mr. Brougham, so that it stands for nothing. This memorandum Mr. Charlton made the groundwork for writing the following letter : WM. BROUGHAM. Ludford, Oct. 24, 1836. Sin,—l am informed by my solicitor, that the inclosed me moranda appear on the statement of facts submitted to you in the case of the Ludlow Charities, which induced your clerk to sav that he believe that the Trustees were appointed. Permit me to say this is exceedingly unfair ; nay, more, it Is practising a deception on me that is unwarrantable, and which entitles me to call on you for an explanation, in doing which I hop e I shall not exceed the limits that are allowed to a Gen tleman who feels himself to have been undeservedly aggrieved. As a mere Barrister, advocating the cause of my clients, question if I have any right to dispute, in this stage c ftke b us i ness, your authority, your law, or your deci sion in a private co mmunication, as there is another tribu. 1, 111 t open to mo for appeal ; but, in the present case, I main utbll ' that I am j ust ifi e d i n adopting this mode of proceeding, st ees use you have, in these Notes that is ascribed to you, either a ted what is not true, or you have drawn conclusions from my statements and affidavits which are at variance with the se ts, and which directly or indirectly cast an imputation on k Y b chara c t er as an a dv o cate, or as a gentleman. th ' i rst--With respect to the word " settled," I assert that e matter was no t settled, and I have your authority tor saying l a t , W as not s e ttl e d. You told me, and I dare you to deny it , that if ay reply wou ld ta k e up a l on g time, you must defer it, and you mu st recollect that it was only on this express underst anding, t I re f used to depart without having your p ermission t o take that I out warrant, which you allowed. what propriety, then, I ask, did y ou write the w ord settled ?" But let me remind you of another circumstance. • rtomilly made a long s peech, to prove that the estate de al'ecl from Edward VI. was for " corporate," as well as for a charitable" purposes. Mr. Downes swore (he is not nice to p r ilbs de) that it was given for corporate pu r p oses ; but no t a oferect; or the semblance of proof, was in evidence in support t his assertion, save and except a single senten ce in the Re port of (4 the Charity Commissioners, which so far from bear he out th e assertion of Mr. Downes, and the logic of Mr. of.°lllillY, proves—if it proves anything—directly the reverse and /that they would inferwhen Mr. Romilly had done, proposed his pure and disinterested squad for Trustees, You not say, " Let us first go into the question of the , ivi ejits of the respective Trustees proposed by each side, after t u 1 : cla you (addretsing yourself to me) will have the oppor que ln . i, of replying as - to the proper disposal of the estate in , That reply I have never had. It was deferred at 7°r own request, because you said you had no tim e to hear : 3 if it would take up much time. With what prop riet y k r Justice, then, do you say that the question at issue is settled ?" , And now to y our ot h er memoran d a —Y ou a ssign two rea 7nsfor not a pp o i nt i ng any members of the Old C orpora tion, Which, if they are intelligible (and it is really with some diffi /lity that I mak e t h em out) are untrue. You say that t h e deeds, &c., were deposited in the Ludlow Bank, under the dvice of Mr. Sergeant Mereweather, and that I admitted !t to be true. I say I did no such thing. Read the report to the Times newspaper, the reporter of which was happily Present to confirm the accuracy of nay, statements. Mr. Ser bout M erew e a ther merely advised that the books and deeds W hich related to the charity property should -not b e g i ven to . lae New Council. It was the Old Corporation, in their ca pacity of Trustees, that deposited the property confided to their iare in that place that was most secure from any lawless vio eoee that the rabble may attempt. You next refer to my a ffi davit as the ground on which you u 'ulse to make any of the Old Corporators trustees, which is th e an d unjust towards me. My a ffi davit goes to prove that tb e old Corporators, as Trustees of the charity estate under t i l e Municipal Act, did no more than fulfil the trust reposed in k e t ta, without fear or favour ; and I defy you to point out a th s age that impugns their past conduct, or their eligibility for e , future. now come to your " addition I " Vol/ assert that the old Corporation are in " contempt." 1,1118 is not true, and I need only recal to your recollection so Passed to satisfy you that it is not true. I stated that a e4 " Prepared in the first instance to maintain amongst other t er :cos to which I should advert, that they were not in con err* because Mr. Downes, by adding what he had to your had weakened, if he had not d e :, without your permission, a u , s oaed its effect. I stated that I bad in my possession affi ts-rats from the parties concerned which they had left to my /a l ts saetion to produce, or not to produce, as I thought fit, and I me P r oceeding in my argument when Mr. Romilly interrupted sea l . sn d remarked he would pass the subject over for the pre arrllia reply t o which I said I would not agree to such an ar fared shou l d that is, that he pass it over altogether, far ed s hould then proceed with the charge. You then inter. th e , and said that it appeared better to pass it over altoge °lA , a a s You understood that the business co uld p roceed with acea„7 Papers in question. And it was on this u nderstandin g , t er -‘.Y, th a t it should be passed over altogether, that the mat aertl),Teeeded. With what propriety, then, I ask, do you as- I t ?h at the old Corporation are in " contempt " !'orie „a however, on the grounds that you say, you have named 1 1 n° ° f the old Corporators as the new Trustees, when . there , 11 1 ss shadow of blame imputed to them in the a ffi davits, an d porteedinferences that you have drawn, you are wholly unsup nd by facts. ta er who is it that you propose to appoint in their places ? t r o tl l ) ; °n e of the persons recommended by the new Council, th e n umber of t en —every one of the persons supported by (thZe‘ll-beloved" hack of that over-scrupulous gentleman y General) for party purposes— eharile Majority of whom deny that the funds were given for mea ns able c m uses—the majority of whom have adopted every l a ‘i s it at ingenuity. could devise to prevent the rents from the av t Y estate s being paid to the trustees—the majority of whom t s h, ti t red threats and menaces to procure the charity funds for ; I. ' l n 11 benefit—the majority of whom have publicly declared t heir th ey only want these charity funds to pay off Il art utA w o debts --the majority of whom you yourself have in an Zest these paper, declared " ought not to be appointed." 4 / are the persons that you have selected, together 4 4 1. 11 4 eu er tte cu i others (a palpable minority!) t o . administer honestly cataeusly the charity funds of this borough. These Arespersons that you, as a wise and incorruptible Judge, ePredu to recommend for that important trust, giving the tOrs (for so they are if they attempt to purloin the cha r' rity funds for their sown benefit) a Majority of ten to seven when you will remember, and I dare you to deny it, that after I bad urged the same argument against the Council having anything to do with these funds that I have now, that you yourself admitted that they were im proper persons, and you asked me if I would be satisfied if you gave to the petitioners a majority over the Council, in order to prevent such misapplication of the cha rity money that I anticipated. Such conduct, Sir, may be becoming enough in Master Brummagem, but in Master Brougham it is as unexpected as it is inexcusable. In order to make out so methinc , like a case to justify you, you have, if I am to understand that b this deci sion of yours is conclusive, and is to be reported to the Chan cellor, thrown all the blame on me, to which I will not sub mit. Far be it, however, from me to throw out in this stage of the business, a threat to you in your capacity of a Judge. I have too much respect for that high office, when it is held as it ought to be—for the protection of its suitors— to be unmindful of my duty. All I ask is, that there should be a re-hearing, and that you should set yourself right where you have been led into error. All I ask, in short, is even-handed justice, in which case this letter shall never be made public, nor shall your serenity be again disturbed by any further remonstrance from Your obedient and very humble servant, E. L. CHARLTON. P. S. I shall be in London on the first day of Term, and shall wait for your answer at Fendall's Hotel, Palace-yard. To William Brougham, Esq. His LORDSHIP continued—The Master having commu nicated this state of circumstances to me, I felt it my duty to notice them, whereupon I received the following letter Fendall's Hotel, Palace Royal, Nov. 9, 1836. My Lord—By the report in the Times newspaper of yes terday of the proceedings in Chancery on the preceding day, I am given to understand that your Lordship says that you have "no legal knowledge" that a certain letter of the 24th of October, signed with my name and dated from my residence to Master Brougham, respecting his conduct in the matter of the Charity Trusts of Ludlow, was " written" by me. lam uncertain, therefore, whether this letter will throw any addi tional light on the subject, but the motive I have in writing it is to avow the authorship, and to say, with all becoming re spect, that I shall not shrink from the responsibility. The letter was written some time ago, and I came to town on the first day of Term for the express purpose of receiving Master Brougham's answer, and if Master Brougham had been such a Judge as your Lordship would make out, I am inclined to think that he might have contrived to have been in London at the period when the Judges inva riably assemble (instead of arriving near a week after wards), particularly when he had such weighty matters before him—a circumstance that I should hardly notice, if it did not forcibly point out, that though he is a Master in Chancery, he is, from his own want of punctuality, and from the reprehensible manner in which he preserves order in his own Court (to which I shall take another opportunity of ad verting), barely entitled to that respect and dignity, which ought, in my humble opinion, to be devoted invariably to the solemn functions of a Judge. I may remark, too, in passing, that though I do not presume to question your Lordship's extensive power, I do presume to assert that it has a limit beyond which your Lordship dare not force it ; and in so important a question as this, which affects the liberty of a British subject, aid the independence of the British Bar, I venture to dispute the groundwork of your authority—that is, whether your Lordship had the right, under the Municipal Act, to send the appointment of trustees to the Master at all (and, if I am not misinformed, such was your Lordship's opinion once), and against which I, in the first in stance, protested before the Master. The words of the Act, I believe, are (I quote from memory), that in such case, that is, "if Parliament did not otherwise provide, before the first day of August, 1836, the Lord High Chancellor should have power to make such orders for the administration of the fnnds as he shall see fit." Not a sylla ble is said of the appointment of new trustees ; but, on the contrary, the context clearly indicates, that it was the inten tion of the Legislature to continue the old trustees, subject to your Lordship's orders, in whom, and in whom only, the legal estate is now vested. If by these half dozen words it was meant to vest all the trust estates in the kingdom in the Lord Chancellor, it surely would have been alluded to in the pre amble of the Bill. But I ask pardon for presuming to dis cuss this point with your Lordship, which I should not ven ture to do if it was not in reference to what I shall subse quently advert, and if I was not informed that every Gentle man of any eminence at the Chancery Bat is of my opinion. But to proceed— Your Lordship says, that "for above 30 years' experience" you never knew an instance of this kind. Possibly not. But before your Lordship imputes crime to the singularity of the circumstance, I would venture to ask your Lordship, if in " above 30 years' experience" you ever knew a person who calls himself a Judge, and who shelters himself under the purity of the judicial mantle, to have been guilty of the practices with which Master Brougham stands charged by me, and of which I have unquestionable proof? The point in issue, my Lord, I humbly but fearlessly main tain is whether Master 'Brougham has misconducted himself or not ; and if he has, whether my letter is such as to deserve imprisonment, with which your Lordship indirectly threatens me? That is the question. If I do not generally practice in your Lordships', nor in any other Court, I am not, I presume, on that account the less entitled to the protection that a Counsel has a right to demand in behalf of justice and his clients • and, to put an hypothetical case, I would ask your Lordship if a Judge (a Recorder for instance) in some inferior Court imputed to Counsel what was notoriously untrue, and forfeited his word to him in a most inexcusable manner in order to give a judg ment for sinister purposes, what, I ask, is to become of the boasted independence of the British bar, if the Counsel thus insulted, tricked, and defeated, is not to be allowed to complain of the deception that has been practised upon him, in the manner that one gentleman usually complains of the ill-treat ment that he has received from another, without being hoisted up for contempt of a superior Court, and an upright and en lightened Judge? My Lord, I repeat that I have put this case hypothetically. In the defence of my own conduct it would ill become me to charge Master Brougham with sinister purposes ; yet I must be permitted to say, that I humbly conceive that party pur poses are, in a court of justice, sinister purposes ; and, in jus tice to my constituents, I must add, that I shall now, I fear, be reluctantly compelled, in consequence of what has taken place, to institute an enquiry into the decisions of the Master on the meeting of Parliament, not only in the Ludlow case, but in others. I shall feel myself called upon too, my Lord, in justice to my own character, to repel the animadversions that your Lord ship has cast upon my conduct from the judicial chair in the High Court of EQUITY. My Lord, I contend that I have preferred no calumnious insinuations against Master Brougham. I have witnesses of the highest respectability to confirm the truth of every word that I wrote. I contend too, that I made no use of a " threat" in the manner in which your Lordship has introduced it. In brief, my Lord, I claim for myself the most disinterested and the most cre ditable conduct as a counsel, a Member of Parliament, and a man, which I defy your Lordship to controvert or impugn—my sole object was to see the Charity Funds of the borough that I have the honour to represent, administered for Charity purposes only, for which they were originally given. I cared not by whom, so that they were not entrusted to a set of persons who denied that the estate was a Charity estate, and denying it, made no secret that if they could get possession of it they would devote the funds for the Town Fund, and who, since the case was before the Master, have positively commenced an action against the Charity Trustees for part of the property in question. Was this conduct of mine criminal ? The truth is, my Lord, and I will not conceal the fact, that I suspected, and not without reason, towards the close of the last session of Parliament, that a portion of his Majesty's Government were attempting to convert the Charity , Funds throughout the kingdom to party and political pur poses, which I did not then hesitate to avow ; and I was re solved to watch them very narrowly. Circumstances that will probably be made public in due time, were brought under my notice, which tended strongly to confirm my suspi cions, but it was not till I heard that a certain legal functionary that had been very active in these Charity concerns had given it as his opinion that there could be no ap peal from the Master's decision, which would be therefore ne cessarily final, that my fears were more strongly excited, and my attention more immediately called to the conduct of the Master in every case brought before him. It is not my busi ness now to say what that conduct has been ; I shall confine myself to the part that I acted. Being perfectly well ac quainted with the subject of the Charities belonging to Lud low, which I have more than once prevented the misapplica tion of, I resolved to accept the brief that the petitioners offered to me, and appear as Counsel in the cause. I had certain misgivings from what I heard and saw, which will be given fully when I come to speak of the gross irregularity, not to say indecency, that prevailed in the Master's Court, and therefore I was determined to be very particular in my own observations, and to be equally attentive to those of the Master—two only of which I will allude to now. The first was, that the Master said, that the Council would be very improper persons for Trustees ; the other was a distinct and positive promise to grant me an opportunity of reply, before he settled who the new Trustees should be ; scarcely, however, were these words uttered, scarcely had the breath escaped his lips, when Master Brougham gave judg ment in the teeth of his own words, by selecting the very per sons that he acknowledged would be improper, and instead of keeping his word to me, he left London, and gave his clerk an order to draw up the Report, as the case was " settled." Nor was this all. Now I ask your Lordship, I ask any man of honour, what be would have done und er th ese i rr i tat i ng c i rcumstances but write to Master Brougham, and attempt to obtain the fulfilment of his pledges, which, as a man of honour, and a gentleman, he was bound to perform ? If I wrote stronger than might have been expected, let me beg you to look at the motive I had at heart —the disappointment that I had experienced as a Counsel the injustice to my clients and constituents—the suspicions that had been excited—the trick that I had been played—from all which there was No APPEAL. The sole object that I had, and this I solemnly affirm, was to give Master Brougham au opportunity of setting himself right where he had been led into error, and to remind him of the pledges he had made and for gotten which I expected he would readily correct; and ifmy letter was as your Lordship asserts, for the purpose " of obtaining the ends of the writer," it was because the ends of the writer were those of justice and of truth, and were such as the Master himself had in effect pledged himself to support .t This is the head and front of my offending ; and when I say that through life I have been the ardent opposer of abuses, let me find them where 1 would; and in Ludlow particularly, I have spent large sums, incurred great ebloquy, and quarrelled THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1836 with intimate friends, for this sole, and in my opinion, merito rious purpose ; I must say that I think that the aspersions which your Lordship has thrown out against me, are unneces sarily harsh and undeserved. Towards Master Brougham personally I freely declare that I harbour no sort of It is of his judicial conduct alone that I complained, and which I hoped would have been corrected. If I had been in any way misinformed respecting the accuracy of his notes, or if in my zeal for the object that I had at heart, I had done anything unbecoming a man of honour, or lowered in the slightest degree the high functions of the judicial character, which it has been the object of my life to venerate and uphold., I should have been willing to make any atonement that a gentleman can ; but if on the con trary I have by my conduct attempted to preserve the dignity and sanctity of the office, by resisting, as became me, the abuse of power, I glory in what I have done, and will willingly brave your Lordship's authority, before I will retract or apolo gize' for a syllable that I have written. I have the honour to be, My Lord, With the greatest respect, Your obedient humble servant, _ _ (Signed) - E.• L. CHARLTON. The Lord High Chancellor, &c. &c. &c. The CHANCELLOR then proceeded—The first order which I made on this letter was a rule Nisi, calling upon Mr. Lechmero Charlton to show cause why he should not be committed for contempt ; and that rule, as in ordinary cases, required personal service. I have affidavits to show that it was delivered, as usual, to the messenger of the Court, who received it on Wednesday evening the 16th instant. On its receipt he went to the chamber of R. E. Baines, the attorney and solicitor of Mr. Lechmere Charlton, and informed him that such an order was given him to serve, and requested the said Mr. Baines to inform him where he might see Mr. Charlton, for the purpose of effecting service. The deponent says he afterwards re ceived a letter from Mr. Baines, stating that Mr. Lech mere Charlton would be at Fendal's Hotel, Palace-yard, at six o'clock on Thursday evening, where he might call and serve the order, and he accordingly attended there, and remained for two hours without being able to see him. He was, however, told that he had ,been there, and would pro bably be there again, but the affidavit states that the de ponent made every endeavour to see Mr. Charlton, but without effect. Upon this I made the order substi tuting service at Fendal's Hotel, at Mr. Baines' cham bers, and at Mr. Charlton's residence, in Ludlow, and the time for showing cause was then enlarged to this day. I have now affidavits of these several services having been performed, and having read these letters every gentleman must know that they are grave and aggravated contempts of this Court. In the first instance the letter to Master Brougham is a serious attempt to interfere with the due administration of justice, and that is increased by the letter to myself; for it shows that Mr. Charlton's at tention having been called to the unjustifiable nature of his conduct in writing the first letter, he maturely and de liberately adheres to what he had done and repeats all he had said ; and not only this, but he uses language towards myself of which it is my duty to take notice. Every letter or communication which is calculated in the slightest de gree to interfere with the exercise of the judicial functions, whether by threats, intimidation, or efforts at corruption, must he regarded as a gross contempt of the Court, whose officer is sought to be coerced, and it, is the duty of those who are placed in authority to interfere and prevent a repetition of such conduct. Any attempt to interfere with the course of justice, or to divert it from its proper channel, must be looked upon as a contempt of the Court, and it is the duty of the Court to punish any insult offered to its authority. For my own part, as far as I are personally concerned, I would be disposed to look over any offence offered to my self , but I have important interests committed to my care, and I must take care that they shall not suffer in my hands. The letter to myself tells me that there is a line beyond which I dare not exercise my authority in this particular instance. I pay little attention to other observations, but I read it to show that Mr. Charlton seems disposed to persevere in the course which he origi- nally followed. His Lordship proceeded to rerer to cases as precedents for the line of conduct he was about to adopt, and concluded by saying that under all the circumstances of the case he should not feel warranted in deviating from the precedent before him, which he bad quoted, and as Mr. bechmere Charlton told him there was something in his authority which he dare not exercise, he would ob serve that there was a part of his duty which he dare not neglect, and he would therefore say, let the rule for Mr. Charlton's committal to the Fleet be made absolute. Mr. ROMILLY subsequently asked leave for the proceed ings before the Master to go forward, as this matter had now been disposed of. The LORD CHANCELLOR said that he had made no order to the contrary. The Master had found certain sums to be due, which the Learned Counsel now moved might be paid into Court. Mr. SIMPKINSOW, with whom was Mr. Turner, appeared for t'le defendants. This was a case of peculiar hardship on their clients, the property having been made the subject of family settlements, and legacies having been charged upon it. After a short conversation between the Learned Counsel it was agreed the defendant should pay 2,5001. into Court by the first day of next term, and that a receiver should be appointed of the rectorial tithes. _ - After hearing a few motions of course, his Lordship rose at one o'clock. KING'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) THE KING V. THE GUARDIANS OF THE POOR OF THE PARISH OF ST. PANCRAS. In this case, which was a rule for a mandamus directed to the defendants, and commanding them to obey an order of the Poor-law Commissioners, dated the 9th of July, and which had been fully argued before the Court on Wed nesday last, Lord DENMAN said, they had considered with great anxiety the case which had been argued before them, so extensive in its consequences, and so very difficult in itself, and they did not find that they could come to any satisfac tory conclusion during the present term. Therefore, al though they were extremely anxious to give their opinion if that could be done in a satisfactory manner, they were compelled to enlarge the rule to next term.—Judgment deferred. THE ICING V. THE PROPRIETORS OF THE SATIRIST NEWSPAPER. In this case a rule Nisi for a criminal information had been obtained last term, against the defendants, for a libel upon Mr. Moore, a gentleman of fortune, residing in Leicester shire, charging him with ill-treatment of his wife. The ATTORIIEY-GENERAL now prayed that the rule: be made absolute. Mr. THESSIGER did not intend to show cause against the rule.—Rule absolute. THE KING V. VVIZEDON. In this case, a rule Nisi for a criminal information had been obtained during the present term, against the defend ant, a solicitor of Reading, for sending a letter to a gentle man named Bland, inciting him to commit a breach of the peace. The facts were fully stated by us at the time the rule was moved for. Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD (with whom was Mr. TAL BOT) now appeared to show cause against the rule. The point upon which the Learned Counsel chiefly relied was, that the statements contained in the letter published anony mously in the Reading Mereztry,:and which were afterwards avowed by the defendant, were not such as the terms " wilful falsehood" could be properly applied to, inasmuch as these statements of misappropriation of the borough funds by the members of the old Corporation were correct, and believed by many of the inhabitants of the borough. The Learned Counsel also read the affidavits of a person named Saunders, and Howslip the publisher of the news paper, who deposed that the defendant was in the habit of writing articles for the ReadingMercuiy, and that it was well known to the partner of Mr. Blandy, and other members of the Corporation, that the defendant was the author. The Learned Counsel submitted that the affidavit of Blandy, denying at the time he applied the terms " wilful falsehood," that he knew who the writer was, was riot suffi ciently explicit, inasmuch as the affidavit did not state that Mr. Blandy did not suspect, had no reason to believe, and did not mean to apply personally to the defendant the offen sive expressions. He contended that, from the statements put forth in the two affidavits now read, Blandy must have had abundant reason to know that Weedon was the author. If Mr. Blandy had stated that he did not mean to apply the expressions personally to Mr. Weedon, the matter would have rested there ; and although the provocation would not perhaps justify the defendant in having written such a letter, yet he submitted that it presented the case in such colours as would prevent their Lordships making the rule absolute. Sir W. FOLLETT was about to reply, when The COURT thought that no sufficient cause had been shown against the rule. Rule absolute. COMMON PLEAS.- ( THIS DAY.) RANSOM V. DUNDAS AND ANOTHER. This case, which was part heard yesterday, was proceeded with this morning. It merely related to a question of costs. Mr. Sergeant Talfourd was heard yesterday against the rule, and Mr. Austen followed on the same side. The case was not concluded when our reporter left. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Arrivals this morning—two French. mails, a mail from the Leeward Islands by the Sheldrake, sailed from St. Tho mas, Oct. 26th ; Barbadoes. Oct. 12th. ; ship-letters from _St. Mary's, River Gambia, Bombay ; 11th July ; Bombay, 20th July ; Mauritius, 20th August ; Cape of Good Hope, Sept. 16th. DENHALL MARKETS. by the Carcass. NEWGATE AND LEA . At per stone, I s d. to a d. s d to s d. Beef, inferior 2 2 2 4 Mutton, inferior . 4 2 6 - middling ............. 2 6 210 middling '2 8 2 '2 - prime large .. ...... 3 2 3 4 - prime 1 4 3 3 prime :null '1 6 310 Pork, large 1 6 4 4 Veal 3 . 410 -small. 4 S 410 SIIIPPING.-( 'FITTS DAY.) (FROM LLOYD'S.) DEAL, Nov. 24.—Arrived the Recovery, Johnson, from Bombay; Margaret, Cole, from Valparaiso; Laity, Gates, from Rio Jar.eiro ; Bolivar, Levison, from Quebec; Syren, —, from Sicily; Fcrtuna, Tarnens ' from Stralsund; Mar garet, Vincent, from Cork ; Martha, Lewis, from Waterford ; and Courier, Smith, from Belfast. Came down from the river the United Kingdom, Allan, and Valusia, maica ; and Sarah, Barry, for Canton. PORTSMOUTH, NOV. 23.—Wind W. N. W., fresh breezes.._ Arrived the Sophia, —, from Memel ; Nymph, Carrruker, from St. Übes ; and Greenwood, Wright, from Newcastle, leaky, bound to Dublin. Off port the Abel Gower, Ander son, from Sydney—sailed the 29th July ; Matilda, Comin, from the Cape of Good Hope ; Castle Luchton, Bruce, from Ja malca ; and Charles Brooke, Bell, from St. Vincent. PLYMOUTH, Nov. 23.—Wind S. W. to N. W.—Arrived the Juno, Leidke, from Pillau ; Louisa Maria, Gamble, from Buenos Ayres ; and John, Fox, from Memel. Arrived from London the Margaret, Cooper, for Lisbon ; Barbadoes Packet, Aspin, for Antigua ; Velocity, Ciark, from Hamburg for Ja maica ; Ann, Nixon, and Hebe, White, for Jamaica. POOLE, Nov. 23.-Arrived the Lloyd's, Blandford, Quebec. DARTMOUTH, Nov. 23.—Arrived the Susan, Willis, from Labradore. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 23.—Arrived the Cigar, Clarkson, from Valparaiso; Meynasha, Johnson, Ceara; and Ganges, Craw ford, from Quebec. CLYDE, Nov. 22.—Arrived the . Madawask, M'Master, from Bay Chaleur. FALMOUTH, Nov. 23.—Wind S. to N.W., strong gales and squally.—Arrived the Sheldrake packet, from the West In dies—sailed from St. Thomas's 26th ult. Off port, the Lord Stanley, Arthur, from Bombay. His Majesty's ship Carron, with the Jamaica mails, arrived at St. Thomas's on Oct. 26. The Reynard packet, from Falmouth, reached Barbadoes on Oct. 17. Arrived the General Brock, Trayti, Rio Janeiro. PENZANCE, Nov. 23.—The Eagle, from Cork to London, has been surveyed, and must discharge. PADSTOW, Nov. 23.—A schooner, name unknown, struck the Dunbar Sand, and sank ; crew saved. BRISTOL, Nov. 23.—The Providence, of this port, went on shore at the entrance of the River this mornin g ' • her mainsail was blown to pieces, and several things washed off the deck. WHITSTABLE, Nov. 24.—The Nestor, Clones, from Bom bay, and the Corcyra, New, from Valparaiso, lost anchors and cables in the Warp in yesterday's gale. RAMSGATE, Nov. 24.—Arrived the Peace, Edwards, front Newcastle for Havre leaky ; Cherub, Walker, from London for Singapore, windlass upset; and Anna Johanna, Beilnan, from Bremen for New York—cargo shifted, &c. MILFORD, Nov. 23. —lt has blown a heavy gale to-day from N.N.W. The sloop Shannon, Barry, shipped her chain; her rudder came on shore, and remains sunk. TENEY, Nov. 23.—The Susan, Williams, from New York to Corr, has been brought into the pier, having been struck by a sea, which carried away one of the crew, bulwarks, &c. HULL, Nov. 23.—The Gazelle (schooner), for London, has got off the sand and proceeded. p.m., the gale con tinues at N. N. W. The Thomas, -, from the Isle of Man, was capsized on the Rock -Channel the 23d instant. The Brothers, Godson, of Lynn, was driven on shore at Wells on Wednesday night. • The Sion Hill, Roberts, from London to Newport, was wrecked near Whitstable, 23d inst. _ The Britannia, Mcssarvev, from Jersey to Milford, was on shore near Padstow, 23d inst. The Neptune, -, from Weymouth to Plymouth, was on shore at the latter port, 23d inst., and bilged ; cargo saved. The Emilie, from Nantes, was wrecked on Lafolle Rock, Sept. 27 ; crew saved. The Louisa Elizabeth, Carter, from Koningsberg to Bristol, put into Southwold ; cargo shifted. The Othello,.from Drogheda, was on shore at Prince's Bay, Tobago, 6th ult. VESSELS ENTERED INWARDS AT THE CUS TOM-HOUSE, Nov. 24. The Earl of Liverpool, Lomax, from Ostend ; Caledonia, Hamburgh ; Batavier, Dunlop, Rotterdam; Vrow Maria, Mar, Freyburg; Hoffning, Taacks, Newhar lenziel ; Four Sisters, Butterfield, Amsterdam ; Magnet, Page, St. Petersburgh ; X. L., Clough, St. Petersburgh; Sarah and Ann, Hook, Kiel ; Emerald, Houghton, Boulogne ; Medemblik, Gray, Medemblik ; Liverpool, Symons, Malaga; Walaben, Dodds, Quebec. ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING. The Prince Frederick, Stevenson, for Rotterdam; Ab berton, Shuttleworth, Cape of Good Hope ; St. Leonard, Whitnall, Dunkirk ; St. George, Livingstone, Crenada; Camilla, Oldridge, Grand Canary; Express, Barrett, Gi braltar; Jane, Antonio, Billard, Havre; John Bull, Corbin, Hamburgh. CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO. _ _ The Amity Hall, Ford, for Jamaica ; Jonge Joanna, Del lewycs, Antwerp; Little Catherine, Henderson, Bahamas; Alandings, Burgin, Jamaica; Emerald, Cope, Tobago. CLEARED OUTWARDS IN BALLAST. ----- The Fame, Coleman, for Harlingen ; Cupid, Schuh, El sineur. ARRIVALS AT LIVERPOOL, Nov. 23. The Feejee, Bowley, from 'Manilla; Ganges, Crawford, Quebec ; Cigao,• Valparaiso ; Maguash, Johnston, Ceara. ENTERED FOR LOADING. The Lee, Braithwaite, for Barbadoes; Marmora, Myers, Baltimore; Arundel, Brown, Constantinople; ilizabeth, Brown, Deme'rara; Mary, Wilson, Demerara ; Racer, Dunn, Genoa; Southerner, Tibbets, New York ; Solon, Wood, Pensecola; Devonport, Shalder, Philadelphia. CLEARED OUTWARDS. The George Washington, Holdrege, for New York ; Su perb, Heiram, Jersey. TELEGRAPHED. The Thomas, from the Isle of Man, was wrecked this morning in the Rock Channel—two men saved by the lifeboat. LAST INDIA. The Abeona, Gillies, from Singapore, in the Docks, sailed June 15. The Children, Durocher, from Bengal, in the Docks, sailed June 13 ; Saugor, 17th ; Cape, Sept. 6. The Thomas Snook, Baker, from the Cape, in the Docks, sailed Sept. 17 ; St. Helena, 29th. The Andromache, Andrews, from Bombay, in the Docks, sailed July 29; St. Helena, Oct. 2. The Cleveland, Marley, from. Bombay, in the Clyde, sailed June 19 ; Cape, Sept. 7. ' His Majesty's ship I-jyacintb, Blackwood, from Ceylon, at Portsmouth, sailed Trincomalee, Aug. 4; Simons Bay, Sept. 25 ; St. Helena,, Oct. 8 ; Ascension, .—. The Prince of Orange, de Boer, from Batavia, off Portland (for Rotterdam), sailed Aug. 21. The Lysander, Currie, from Bengal, off Plymouth, sailed Calcutta, July 17; Saugor, 26th ; St. Helena, Oct. 8. The Tuscan, Davison, from the South Seas, off the Wight, sailed St. Helena, Oct. 2. The Rosalind, Blair, from Bombay, at Falmouth, sailed July 2 ; St. Helena, Sept. 27. The North Briton, Fayall, from Java, at Cowes, sailed —; St. Helena, Oct. 1. The Fejer, Beirley, from Manilla, at Liverpool, sailed —; St. Helena, Sept. 27. Arrivals at Calcutta.—The La Seine, July 4, from Bour bon; the Corsair, Furnely, 9th. from China and Singapore; the Hero, from China and Penang ; the Charles Stuart, from Rangoon; the Red Rover, from China and Singapore; the Haidee, 14th, from Madras and Mauritius ; the Jane, Gander, 15, from New South Wales and Ennore : the Drongan, 16, from Madras; the Elizabeth, 16, from Penang; the John Stephenson, 18, from Rangoon; the Argyle, 18, from Ma dras ; the Maria, 19, from Moulmein ; the Viscount Mel bourne. 20, from Madras; his Majesty's steamer Ganges, 9 0, from Chittagong; the Windsor, 21, from Madras; the Are thusa, 17, front Pedier Coast ; the Perfect, 17, from Madras ; the Mandarin, from Liverpool. Despatches were forwarded yesterday from the Fo reign Department for Lcrd Howard de Walden, the Eng lish Minister at Lisbon ; and for George Villiers, Esq., the British Ambassador at Madrid. Despatches, dated the 22d of July, were received yesterday morning at the India Board, from Lord . Auc kland, the Governor-General or India. The following . gentlemen were yesterday called to the degree of Barrtster.at.law by the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn :—James John Lonsdale, Esq. ; William Martin, Esq. ; James Walter Elly Ellis, Esq. ; Edward Richards Adams, Esq. ; George Grove Waddington, Esq. ; and James Macdonald, Esq. SOUTHWARK ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY.—Mr. Wallis delivered his introductory lecture upon astronomy yesterday evening, at the Society's rooms in Nelson-street, Southwark. The lecture consisted of a general review of the principles of his science, and of the results as exhibited in the motions of the planetary system. Mr. Wallis's 010. servations were illustrated byhis excellent transparentOrrery, which, in a simple. manner, conveyed a clear understanding of each particular subject treated upon. FLOATING STEAM -BRIDGE.—SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 0.--The floating steam-bridge, intended to ply across the river lichen and the new line of road connected therewith was this day opened ,to the public. At twelve o'clock the Gentlemen of the Committee and a numerous body of shareholders met at the Star Hotel, and proceeded, in twelve carriages, to the toll-house, and thence across the river- On the other side they met the Red Rover coach from Brighton, which entered the bridge in gallant style, the guard appropriately playing " The Sea." The whole passed off without accident of any kind, amid the firing of cannon and the cheers of an immense assemblage of specta tors. A dinner was afterwards served up at the Star Hotel, in Shepherd's well-known style, to about sixty persons, Thomas Chamberlayne, Esq., of Cranberry Park, in the Chair. This great public work, on which upwards of 30,0001. have been expended, will ditniniAt the distance be tween Southampton and the towns of Lichfield, Gosport, and Portsmouth nearly two miles, avoiding the bills on the ollroad. The bridge itself is sixty-five feet long within the platforms, and forty feet wide ; it has two cabins for pas sengers, and is propelled by two engines of twelve-horse power each. It is capable of receiving at one time six car riages with four horses each, and from 8 00 to 400 passen gers. The distance across the ferry at high-water is about 1,500 feet, and the average passage occupies four minutes. VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) THE MARQUIS OF BREADALBANE V. THE MARQUIS OF CHANDOS. The VICE-CHANCELLOR gave judgment this morning in this important case. He stated that it appeared upon the face of the answer, and upon the documents produced in Court, that the late Marquis of Breadalbane lived and died a domiciled Scotchman. He had three children—the pre sent Marquis, the present Marchioness of Chandos, and Lady` Pringle ; and an express clause was introduced into her marriage which barred her legitim. Before the death of the late Marquis of Breadalbane, a question arose be tween the present Marquis and Lady Chandos, whether she was entitled to her legitim. It appeared that she was married in 1819 ; and upon' the treaty for that mar riage Lord Lauderdale was considered as the adviser and friend of the Marquis of Breadalbane and Mr. G-reville was the adviser and friend of the Duke‘of Buck ingham. The form of the sketch of the marriage settle ment was left to them, and upon that ;ketch the general scheme appeared to be that the Marquis of Breadalbane should pay down a sum of 10,0001. upon the marriage, a further sum of 10,0001. within a few months, and a further sum of 10,0001. within six months after the death, in consideration of which the Duke of Buckingham was to settle several large estates in England and Scotland and the "West Indies upon the Marquis and Marchioness of Chandos and their children. Mr. Vigard, a London solicitor, was the solicitor employed by the Marquis, and Mr. Robson was the solicitor of the Duke of Buckingham. The marriage settlement was drawn up by Mr. Hodson, which, after containing the particulars of the estates to be settled, contained the usual powers of appointing new Trustees, and all the other necessary clauses. The settlement, however, did not contain upon the face of it any contract whereby Lady Chandos gave up her legitim. In the year 1834 the Marquis of Breadalbane died, and upon his death a process of multiple poinding was insti tuted, whereby- all Persons claiming upon the personal estate of the Marquis were called into Court, in order that their claims might be adjusted. The Marquis and M archioness of Chandos and the present Marquis of Breadalbane were parties to the suit, and it was insisted in that suit upon the behalf of the present Marquis of Chandos, that his lady was entitled to the legitim. It was, however, insisted on behalf of the Marquis of Breadalbane, that she was barred by the settlement that had been made upon her marriage. The Court of Session decided that she was entitled, and that decision was affirmed upon appeal by the House of Lords. The question now before the Court was, whether the set tlement which was to contain the usual and proper claims, ought to have contained a clause barring her of her legitim. The Marquis of Chandos bad instituted proceedings for the purpose of putting in force the judg ment of the Court of Session, declaring his lady entitled to to her legitim, and the case now came before the Court upon motion for an injunction to restrain the Marquis from obtaining the money, as other proceedings were pending. His HONOUR thought he ought to take some steps with re spect to ,securing that fund, and he should therefore grant the injunction as asked, until the important question in volved in the cause had been fully discussed ; and, in his Honour's opinion, the sooner the matter was finally settled by the highest authority the better. Mr. Be RGE, on behalf of the Marquis of Chandos, begged to observe, that notwithstanding all that had been said to the contrary, he had most carefully abstained from taking any steps till his Honour's judgment should be given. The VICE-CHANCELLOR said that he had more than once expressed his conviction that Lord Chandos would have such a sense of delicacy that he never would think of I meddling with the fund while the matter was pending be fore him. ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) This being the last day of term the Court took motions. Upon the application of Mr. PEMBERTON, a motion in " Neeld v. Postlethvraite," was allowed to stand over till the first seal day after term in consequence of the absence of Mr. Kindcrsley, occasioned by the decease of an infant child. THE ATTORNEY - GENERAL V. WARD. Mr. PEMBERTON moved, on behalf of the trustees of Howley Charity, Suffolk, that the defendant might be ordered to pay into Court the sum of 5,0701. 18s., to be laid out in the purchase of 3 per Cent. Annuities, and that a receiver might be appointed of the rents of the charity estates. It _appeared, that in the year 1688, Dr. Triplett executed a deed of conveyanc e of the rectorial and vicarial tithes, and other property, to the Dean and Sub-Dean of Westminster in trust, that they should apply the same for the benefit of the Westminster School and scholars. In the year 1796 the surviving Trustee conveyed the charity estates to his son-in-law for the term of 500 years,. at an annual rent of 401. The de fendants had become tenants in common of the property under family settlements. Upon the cause coming on for hearing a decree had been made, directing an enquiry of the sums received by the defendants on account of the vicarial tithes, and to which the charity was entitled. TIM FUNDS. Consols opened this morning at 87 1 for Money, and 87- a - ; for the Account, little doing as yet. Exchequer Bills, 3 prem. ; Small, 4 to 6 prem. ; India Bonds, 5 3 5 p w re l n nl . t;heßFaonrkeiSgtnoci\kft,u2koelt:i- Spanish2oi. Active, 171 18 Pas sive, 5 3 ; Deferred, 74 ; Portuguese, 47i- very heavy, owing to fear being entertained that the next dividend will not b a paid ; Three per Cents. Portuguese, 281 29. ; Colombian, 20i, 21i; Dutch, 52i i• (From the Jamaica Price Current, Oct. 18th.) ExcsANGE,—The Commissariat premium is 161 per Cent, payable in dollars, and 17i in Doubloons. Private Bills opened at 16i, but afterwards went up to 17 ; short sighted bills taken at 18 per cent. HALF-PAST ONE. Consols, which were in the morning 871, may be quoted at present 87t- I —for Money, 87 ; Exchequer Bills, 3 prem. ; India Bonds, 5 prem. ; Bank Stock, 203 ; India ditto, 255. In the Foreign Market Spanish receded in the morning to 17, since which time it has improved to 17% a ; Passive, 4%; Deferred; 6,1 ; Portuguese has been very heavy done at 46%, but a reaction has taken place, and at present may be quoted 471 ; Three per Cents, 28% s ; Co lombian, 201 ; Dutch 52 % %. We have a report of another Carlisle Bank having stopped. No further arrivals. The surrender of Bilboa is still doubtful, and great excitement prevails in the City to as certain its fate, which is expected every hour. In the in terim all kinds of reports arc put into circulation on the spbject. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols for the Opening, lilt I. Writ W. MOLESWORTH FOR LEEDS.—On Thurs day evening, a public ward meeting, principally of the Li beral electors of Holbeck, *as held, for the purpose of deciding who were the most fit and proper persons to be brought forward as candidates to represent Leeds in Par liament, in case the anticipated dissolution should take place. The speakers stated that, in the selection of pro per candidates, the "wishes of the non-electors ought to be consulted as well as those of the electors. The resolutions were passed unanimously : they were in effect that Sir 'Wil liam Molesworth was the most suitable person, in conjunc tion with Mr. Baines, to represent the borough of Leeds in Parliament, and that the electors would support those two gentlemen, in case a dissolution should occur. Similar meetings are to be held in the other wards. We hail with pleasure the re cogn i t i on ma d e b y t h e e l ectors o f H o lb ec k , of the rights of the working classes to have their interests consulted in the choice of candidates. The Leeds Times says—" We understand it has been ascertained that out of the 180 voters on the Holbeck list, no fewer than 160 are decidedly in favou r o f Si r W. M o l eswort h.—H u ll Ob s erv er Intelligence of Captain Back has been received at the Admiralty. That gallant sailor was seen on the Ist of August in Hudson's Straits, lat. 62, long. 71. The ice was represented as being very thick upon the coast ; but we know, if skill and perseverance can conquer the obstacles of climate, Captain Back is the man to overcome them. We may, for memory's sake, repeat, that he is in command of .his Majesty's ship Terror, and directed to proceed with her to Wager River, on the western shore of Sir Thomas Roe's Welcome. He is there to ascertain the most convenient place for transporting boats and stores across the interven ing isthmus ; and, having placed his ship in security, he is to proceed, with the resources thus placed at his command, both north and west, along the shores of Regent's Inlet, to connect the point whence he will thus start both with Uccle and Fury Strait and Point,Turnagain.- -T,iterau Gazette. Our readers will recollect that a few days since we announced the unpleasant circumstances under which a certain Noble Lord well known in the sporting world, t h o ught fit to leave London. The sealing up a pack of cards after a party at ecarte, at which his Lordship was a large winner, and the determination to submit them to the committee of a club, will recal the circumstances more par ticularly to the curious. It appears now that the Noble Lord has thought fit to return to town, and to call on the Commoner, his accuser, for the satisfaction usual among gentlemen ; and that on account of the delay which inter vened before that appeal was made, and the other remark able circumstances of the case, the Commoner had declined to give the required meeting. His Lordship is said to have again gone to the Continent. —Morning Post. Last week there was dug out of the garden of Mr. Dawson, at Backworth, the following extraordinary produce of one potato, which had been planted whole :—fifty weighing from half a pound to two pounds each, and sixty small ones. ISLINGTON CATTLE MARKET. This day's supply consisted of 16 Beasts, 235 Sheep and Lambs, and 0 Calves. The trade was dull throughout at the following prices per stono of 81b. sinking the offals : Beef is. 2d. to 4s. Bd. Veal N. ed. to N. 01. I Mutton 3 6 4 6 PorK 0 0 0 0 SPORTIN G INTELLIGENCE. TATTEPS ALL' S-YESTERDA r. THE DERBY. Our last statement of the betting here included the Brother to Augustus for the first time, his price then being 35 to 1, or takers of 40 to 1 ; he is now little more than half those odds, 25 to 1 having been taken yesterday, and offers made to the takers to go on on the same terms. The " offer" appears to have been given a day or two earlier at Manchester, for we find that on Monday he had plenty of friends at ten points less than were offered at Hyde Park-corner on Monday. The consequence of this advance was an increased disposition to bet against Dardanelles ; but business yes terday was altogether so flat, and the backers of horses so shy, as to afford no opportunity for further observation. The following are the closing prices :- 8 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's Jereed 14 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Bro. to Bay Middleton—take 9 to 1 9 to 1 agst Mr. Sadler's Defender 16 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Dardanelles 20 to 1 agst 11r. Wreford's Wintonian—take 25 to 1 20 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Brother to Augustus—take 25 to 1 33 to 1 agst Mr. Bowers's Lord Stafford 35 to I agst Lord Chesterfield's Sambo (Rosalia)—take 40 to I ST. LEGER, 11 to 1 agst Duke of Clevelands's Henriade—taken DERBY, 1838. _ _ 2000 even betted on Lord Jersey's two colts against Mr. Bond's ten. His Majesty's Stag Hounds met at Langley on Monday, and after a beautiful run of two hours and a half, took the deer at White Waltham. On Wednesday they met at Broomhill Hut, and had a run of an- hour and three-quarters, with a capital scent ; the deer was taken at Marlow, the distance being nearly twenty miles as the crow flies. HIS MAJESTY'S STAG HOUNDS.-Two or three paragraphs have lately appeared which are calculated to produce erroneous imptes sions on two or three points connected with the management of the King's Stag Hounds. Without transcribing, them, it is sufficient for our purpose to state their import, which resolves itself into three causes of dissatisfaction, viz.:—That the hounds commenced hunt ing later than usual this season ; that the time of meeting was half past eleven instead of half-past ten ; and that the promise of a week's hunting in the Aylesbury country was not kept. A simple statement of facts will be the best answer to these grave charges. In the first place the season actually commenced earlier this year than has been customary, the first fixtures being advertised on the 31st of October; moreover (and we mention it as a proof of the anxiety of the Noble Master of the Hounds to afford sport) it com menced with three days a-week instead of two, as was the custom with former Masters, Wednesday being selected as the most conve nient day for the farmers and other occupiers of land in the vicinity of the hunt. That the hour of meeting is half-past eleven instead of the one suggested arises from a desire to accommodate those who have to ride from London and the places distant from the meeting, and from no other motive, as it must be obvious that half-past ten would personally be infinitely more agreeable to the Master of the Hounds, who is of early habits, and cannot have any great liking for a ride of fifteen or twenty miles in the dark after a hard day's hunting ; and that this is frequently the case those who hunt with the Stag Hounds can testify. With respect to the alleged disap pointment, through not going into the vale of Aylesbury, it should be remembered that the time proposed for doing so followed imme diately after the heavy fall of snow at the beginning of November ; that the country was in a frightfully heavy state; and that,. al though the Master of the Hounds was willing they should go, the public, or rather the majority of the gentlemen who are in the habit of hunting with them, were not so disposed. His Lordship, therefore, feeling convinced that if he went he should have the hunting to himself, postponed the contemplated visit to February. We believe we may add, however, that if timely notice be given to his Lordship of a general wish for a week's hunting in the vale, due preparations will be made for its taking place as soon as possible'. On Wednesday the celebrated harriers of Messrs. Roper, of Hollingbourn, had an excellent run. A hare was started from the parish of Ash, which after a capital run of 35 minutes, in which she swam several brooks without a check, took refuge in the house of a harness-maker at Wingham, where she was taken alive. THE MARKETS-(T HIS DAY). CORN EXCHANGE. There havg been this week good arrivals of most kinds of Grain, and a fair quantity of Flow. There was little fine Wheat for sale to-day, and for such the factors obtained ral ther higher prices. Other qualities remain as on Monday. Barley continues to find dull sale at reduced prices. Beans and Peas remain as last reported. Tile terms of Monday have been maintained for Oats, but the sale is very slow. In the Flour trade little business has been transacted this week. ARRIVALS. Wheat. 1 Earley. Oats. 1 Flour. English 6,490 cgs 13,290 qrs. 8,980 qrs r ,r4O +=ticks Irish . - 219 8,:111 --- Foreign - 2,040 5,050 - SMITHFIEL MARKET This day's supply was moderate alteration from the prices last.qm !, and the sale was dull at little ted PRICES PER STONE OF Li L ' TO SINK TUE OITA LS. s. d. to s. R. s d to s sl. Inferior Beasts 2 2 2 4 Inferior Sheep 2 4 2 6 Second quality ditto olo 3 6 Second quality ditto 0 8 3 0 Prime large Oxen 3lO 4 2 Coarso.woolled ditto .... 3 8 4 0 Prime Scats, tzc. Large coarse Calves 4 0 4 8 Large Hogs. ....... ..... . 2 3 8 Prime small ditto 5 0 5 6 , Small Porkers 4 4 4 8 S•ickliug Calves each ...15 u 32 01 Quarter old Pig (each) 12 s 2:1 0 SIII•PLY, AS exit CLERK'S STATEMENT. Beasts. I Sheep. I Calves. I Pigs 426 2,830 130 347 TIUNTING APPOINTMENTS. The Brookside Harriers on Mondays at Newmarket Hill; Fii days, at Telscombe Tye—half-past 10. The Brighton Harriers on Mondays at Patcham ; Wednesdays, at the Race Course ; Fridays, at the Dyke. The Thanct Harriers on Fridays at Hengrove ; Mondays, at Acol ; Wednesdays, at Minster Rough-10. The Hastings Harriers on Monday at Harley Wood ; Wednes day, at the Kennel; Friday, at Brede High Wood—half-p. 10. / The Tickham Hounds on Monday at Doddington ; Thursday, at Eastling-street ; Monday, Dec. 4, at Key-street—half past 10. Sir E. Dering's Hounds on Tuesday at Throwley Park ' • Thurs day, at Boughton Corner ; Saturday, at East Lenham-11. The East Kent Hounds on Monday at Clambercrown ; Wednes day, at Horton Park; Friday, at Reinden—half-past 10. Mr. Meynell's Hounds on Monday at Barton Hall; Thursday, at Bradley ; Saturday, at Wichnor Park—half-past 10. The Marquis of Hastings's Hounds on Tuesday at Breedon Vil lage ; Thursday, at Barton Guide Post; Saturday, at Cavendish Bridge—hf-p. 10. Mr. Giles 's Hounds on Monday at the Kennel ; Friday, at Collin Park-10. Mr Carr's Hounds on Monday at Oak Hill ; Thursday, at St. Briavels-10. The Herefordshire Hounds on Tuesday at Dormington-10. The Monmouthshire -Hounds on Monday at Campstow Wood; Thursday, at Pons Gilbert Bridge; Saturday, at Coldbrook Park — half-past 10. _ _ Mr. Codrington's Hounds on Monday at Lavington-10. Mr. Hall's Hounds on Monday at Pecking Mill Gate ; Wednes day, at Stourton Inn ; Thursday, at Mudford Bridge ; Monday, at Cadbury_House—half-past 10. The N. F. H. on Monday at West Dean—half-past 10. The G. H. on Tuesday at Sparkford Bridge; Friday, at East Lyd ford Gate ; Tuesday, at East Hill ; Friday, at Three Ashes. The Burton Vale Hounds on Monday at Wall Bridge ; Friday, at Thornhill Obelisk. THE STAFFORDSHIRE POTTERIES. A meeting of the working classes was held last night at the Mechanics' Institution, Southampton-buildings, Chan cery-lane, to take into consideration the contest now exist ing between the master-potterers of Staffordshire and their journeymen ; Mr. JOHN GAST, shipwright, in the Chair. The CHAIRMAN having stated the object for which the meeting had been convened, observed thtt a deputation from, the journeymen potterers of Staffordshire had arrived in London for the purpose of laying their case before their brethren, the working classes of the metropolis. After dwelling for some time on the necessity of union among the working population, as the only efficient protection they had against the power of the capitalists, whose object it invariably was to increase profits by keeping down wages to almost starvation point, he invited the members of the de putation to come forward, and address the meeting. After the meeting had been addressed at length by seve ral Deputies, it was resolved— " That this meeting, solemnly recognizing the great and indisputable principle that labour is the creator and. sup porter of all wealth or capital, that every ma n has a right to the unconstrained disposal of his own producti ve ener, gies, whether of body or mind, and that viewing the pre sent system of the masters in the potteries of Staffordshire towards their journeymen to be as unjustifiable in principle as it is revolting in practice, it shall be immediately re sisted through the intelligence, energies, a nd perseveran ce of men who know their rights, and, knowing, are resolved to maintain them." It was further resolved—" That this meeting would assist their brethren of the potteries to the utmost extent, and by every means in their poWer." A Committee was then appointed to receive subscriptions. Mr. GLASS (a Deputy) begged to make on e o b serva ti on in order to prevent any m is-statement going abroad as to the actual number of persons who- were employed in con sequence of the present strike. There were about 1,400 members of the union unemployed ; but the men dependent on them for employment, but who did not belong to the Union, together w ith their wives and children, would make the whcle number out of employ amount to 30,000. Thanks were voted to the Chairman, and at eleven o'clock the m eeting broke up. In the city of Dublin and its immediate vicinity, there are, as we find on inquiry. 45 convents and monastic establishments of the Church of Rome, out of which only 17 are understood to be registered as the law requires. We do not pretend an anxiety to direct the a ttention of Lord Morpeth to this circumstance. No doubt rests upon our minds th at if P op i s h esta bli s h men t s were tenfoldin number, and rivals of that, the interior economy of which Maria Monk disclosed, Lord Morpeth would not enforce the Act of Parliament with regard to them. Our motive in men tioning the fact, is to show how the laws affecting Popery are administered in Ireland, and also to give the public an opportunity of forming au estimate of the influence which the vast increase of such establishments has on the welfare and morality of this country.—Dublin Record.