The Sun. — London, England, 1845-01-14 00:00:00

THE DISTRIBUTIVE AGENT OF - - INDUSTRY. (From the Sentinel.) The road, the canal, and the railway are called into existence, when society has need of them to distribute wealth through the various districts of a country. As population increases, and the products of industry are multiplied, these con trivances are improved and enlarged; thus show ing, that modes of transit and conveyance are re quired to expand, just as labour and its results are more and more augmented and ramified. Every one perceives, that, unless this moving power existed, there could not be any intercommunication, nor could commodities be distributed; and consumption, which is the sole end of production, could not take place, except in the locality where the commodity was pro duced. These are obvious truths, and they lead all men to recognise the utility of the road, the canal, and the railway. There is, however, another distributive agent of industry with whose real nature the public are not well acquainted, and that agent is money. Adam Smith assimilates money to a road, because it is an instrument of transferring and circulating real wealth from one person to another, just as a road is the instrument by which real wealth is transported from one town to another. If the road is covered with turnpikes at which heavy tolls are levied on the transit of goods, of course those goods must be charged a proportionately high price when they reach the consumer ; so also, if the money of a nation is made of a costly material, the consumer must pay for this costli ness. Were any one to insist that the rails on a railway should consist of bars of gold, instead of bars of iron, he would be deemed a lunatic ; for it would be said, and truly said, that, provided passengers and goods could be conveyed from London to Liverpool as safely and as expedi tiously on iron as on golden rails, why incur a useless expense in laying down a dear material, when a cheap one would answer the purpose ? However, when we come to apply this reasoning to the Currency, people hesitate to carry out the parallel between money and a road, and find it difficult, if not impossible, to believe that an iron currency would prove just as good a distributive agent of industry as a gold currency. Never theless, Lycurgus established an iron currency in Sparta, and it worked well for five centuries, and, when it was changed for gold, ruin and revolution followed. Time was, in this country, when our currency was formed of wood, and the people were happy and the revenue prospered. These precedents are adduced simply to show prejudice that the mone tary affairs of a country can be conducted without the aid of the precious metals. The Earl of Ripon estimated the average quan tity of gold in this country at twenty-two mil lions. When we consider that the interests of the debt and the annual charges of Government are much more than double that sum, it is obvious that the quantity of bullion, as stated by Lord Ripon, is an inadequate agent of distribution ; and when to this is added the enormous transactions of a year in the various departments of business, common sense must admit, that so scarce a metal as gold, which cannot be multiplied as trade is en larged, is not a suitable instrument with which to carry on internal commerce. In pursuing the parallel between money and a road, what should we think of our authorities, were they to narrow the Strand, Fleet-street, Cheapside, and the Poultry, in proportion as the traffic increased from the west end to the City ? Yet this is precisely the plan on which Sir R. Peel is acting, for he is narrowing the distributive agent of industry, and thus impeding the circulation of real wealth from man to man. Sir R. Peel is strangely in contradiction with him self. He professes to be a Bullionist, and yet, curiously enough, bas-es 14,000,000/. of the Bank circulation on mere credit ; for to that extent his Bill of last May allows the Bank to issue money, without pos sessing in its cellars an equivalent amount of bul lion. Is not this a recognition of a paper cur rency ? Is it not, to all intents and purposes, a practical violation of his own principles ? It so happens, that the nation owes 14,000,0001. to the Bank, and this purely accidental amount of debt is deemed by Sir Robert to be the equivalent of so much bullion. When a statesman acts with such gross inconsistence, what pretensions has he to hold the helm ? Why, in the name of justice and common sense, make a distinction between a debt due to the Bank and a debt due to the fund holder ? If national paper is a sound representative of the one, why not of the other ? It is in reference to taxation, that the distinc tion between money and the precious metals be. comes of paramount importance. Money need not possess any intrinsic value, for it is simply the agent of distribution. It is a token or representative, not a commodity. But gold and silver are values of themselves which cannot alter. Now, when a tax is laid on a commodity, its value is not in.. creased, though its price is increased, and the amount of the tax is the measure of that increase ; for, were it otherwise, the producer would not obtain tl:e ordinary rate of profit. All indirect taxes are levied upon this principle ; that is to say, whatever tax the producer pays in advance to the State, he gets back from the consumer by additional price. But, to do this, there must be a currency capable of expressing that additional price. From 1797, when Mr. Pitt suspended cash payments, to 1819, when Peel's Bill restored cash payments, there was such a currency in paper as represented taxation. Since 1819, that currency has been abolished ; but, as the taxation was not abolished at the same time, the producer has been made to pay it, since he has had no means of charging it to the consumer. Why so ? Because gold can only represent na tural value, not taxation prices ; and, as Par liament keeps gold cheap, whether it is abundant or scarce, and has fixed it at the scale at which it ruled in the time of Elizabeth, when there was no public debt, and a very trifling revenue, wages and profits must fall to the low standard of untaxed gold. Hence it is, that ever since 1819, industry, not property, has had to pay the dividends, and nearly all the expendi ture of Government. Now, there is no remedy for this evil (unless we pay off the debt by a direct tax on property), except a restoration of the currency under which more than half the debt was contracted; or, in the language of free trade, gold must cease to be a protected metal, and be snbject to the competi tion of supply and demand. The extension of our foreign commerce is looked forward to as the means of employing labour and rewarding industry. We hope that day may soon arrive, when our ports shall be open to universal intercourse ; but it is our duty to warn the working classes, that their wages can never permanently rise, however foreign trade may be extended, under Peel's system of currency ; because, as soon as prices rise, while gold remains cheap, the foreigner will take away the gold ; and as the Batik, in self-protection, must then con tracts its circulatien, prices will again fall, and wages sink with declining profits. Thus, the condi tion of the working-classes can never continue pros perous for any long period, because, as soon as their labour becomes valuable, the distributive agent of in dustry, money, is withdrawn, and the products of la bour will cease to be purchased by the foreigner when they become dearer in the market than gold. The father of Sir Robert Peel, a man of great sound sense and vast practical knowledge, fore told what would be the result of returning to cash payments. He said the measure would double his son ' s property and ruin the country, —a prediction which time has verified; for as suredly a country is already ruined when the millions seek in vain for employment, and capital seeks that profitable investment in foreign lands which it cannot find at home. We beg the attention of our readers to the following comparison between an abundant and a restricted circulation, which we borrow from one of the letters of the late Sir Robert Peel : "A restricted circulation never fails to create every evil which can afflict an infthistrious people scarcity of money, unpurchased. manufactures, de ficiency of employment, unpaid rents, dejected agriculture, and unproductive commerce. These are the m i sc hi e f s w hi c h necessarily distress the individual,and embarr ass th e commu nity while its circulation is deficient; and, in our peculiar circumstances, the mischiefs are greatly aggravated by the amount of our taxation. When money, on the other hand, is abundant, it may always b e procured at mod erate i nterest. Bills of Exchange and other private securiti es, are readily discounted ; and every individual who h as property or credit is accom modated with loas, according to his necessities. With an abundant circulation, ingenuity is put to the stretch to find new means of renderin g i t productive ; hence employment multiplies, every individual finds the means of subsistence, the manufacturers are a ll occu pied, our merchants send out additi▪ onal ad ventures, the shipowner s h ave fr e ights at thei▪ r command, the production of the husbandman is consumed by a busy people, rents are more easily paid, and taxes more easily coll ec t e d. S uc h are t h e benefits resulting to individuals and to the State." We earnestly entreat all who may have been seduced by the plausibilities of the Bullionists, to weigh well this calmly-formed opinion of one of the ablest and most successful merchants this country ever pr ,duced. If the doctrine insisted upon by the father of the p resent Prime Minister be true, it is obvious that this country, with increasing population and the increasing trade that must be transacted to avert the pauperism of the imperiously demands a moneyed a gen t o f distribution susceptive of expansion. That agent cann.t be metallic, for there is no expansive quality in the precious metals. We must, there fore, seek it in paper, as Mr. Pitt sought and found it. Let gold rise and fall as all other cow- THE StrN, LOND'ON, TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 14, IMS, modifies rise and fall under the law of supply , and demand, and let a national note represent national taxation. By these means we should, firstly, prevent the export of gold; secondly, we should secure the export of goods instead of gold ; thirdly, we should enable the producer of commodities to charge the taxes added to them to the consumer, and thus throw the burden of the revenue from the shoulders of labour on to the shoulders of property; fourthly, we should effectually stop decline of prices and those gluts and panics which are solely caused by sudden contractions of the circulating medium. - Wages and profits would be high and steadily high ; the home trade, as well as foreign commerce, would re ceive an impulse and an invigoration which would animate every branch of industry ; and society, in all its grades, would possess the best guarantees for order, peace, and happiness. THE BISHOP OF EXETER AND HIS CLERGY. (From the Exeter Gazette of Saturday.) . . We have been favoured with the following important letters, which will be read with peculiar interest : " Bishopstowe, Jan. 8, 1845. " Rev. and dear Sir,— I request 3ou to communicate to the clergy t f your deanery, with as little delay as shall be convenient, the accompanying letter, addressed by me to all the clergy of my diocese.—l am, rev. and dear Sir, your faithful friend and brother, " H. EXETER. " The Rev. J. Armstrong, Dean Rural of Exeter." " TO THE CLERGY Of THE DIOCESE OF EXETER. " Bishopstowe, Jan. 8, 1845. " Rev. and dear Brethren,-1 have this day had the gratification of receiving from his Grace the Archbishop a copy of his Letter to the clergy and laity of the pro vince of Canterbury.' " That letter leaves me under no difficulty how to act. Not only in deference to his Grace's authority, but in most willing concurrence with the sentiments which he has expressed, I thankfully accept the prospect of an adjustment of our present diversities by some general measure which shall have the sanction of the whole Church. In truth, I feel that I could net more effectu ally labour for the great object which I have had at heart—the restoration of certainty and vigour to the law of the Church in all that relates to our public worship— than by now relinquishing my own separate endeavours, and merging them in that common effort which his Grace has announced his intention to promote, when the way shall be prepared for a final settlement.' " Meanwhile, I advise you all to act in conformity with the views so plainly set forth by the Archbishop ; that is, to continue the services in your several churches as they now are, making no attempt to approach nearer to an exact observance of the rubric, unless you shall, in any instance, ascertain that the wish of your people is is clearly in favour of such an advance. " One reservation I must, indeed, make, though I hope it is unnecessary. If the practice in any parish at pre sent prevail (I know not that it does) of omitting or garbling portions of the offices of the Church—especially the offices of baptism and burial—by reason of objection to the doctrines therein involved, or of introducing prayers of private composition, either before the sermon or elsewhere, such violation of the Church's law must not lay claim to indulgence. " And now, in addressing you on this occasion, most probably for the last time, let me express my deep sense of the value of that support which I have received from the great body of my clergy, and of the warm and affec tionate sympathy evinced by very many of you, under circumstances of no common trial. These are matters of grateful and enduring remembrance. If there have been some instances of an opposite feeling (as I am bound in sincerity to add there have been some, however few), I assure those who have exhibited it that they will not, in our future intercourse, experience any unpleasing recollections of it on my part ; and if', on reflection, they shall as readily forgive themselves as I forgive them, I wish that they may have formed a right estimate of what their duty has required, and may hereafter require them to do. "This last is a subject on which I would not dwell. But I am desirous of saying, with reference to some in dividuals of high station, on whose public conduct I deemed it necessary publicly to remark, that I rejoice to believe that there was much of misapprehension of motives—something, it may be, of mistake of facts. "In respect to one eminent person, in particular, I cannot doubt the statements made by him of his own actual conduct ; it is plain, therefore, that the terms in which he had claimed a right to act and speak, in resist ance to the lawful order of his Bishop, were not intended by him to imply (for he since expressly denied) that he had exercised that right, as his words themselves induced me to conclude. Of all the harassing and painful incidents of the last few weeks, these personal conflicts have been by far the most harassing and painful. May they , henceforth be as if they had never been. But, whatever may have been the temporary results, I do not and cannot regret that I deemed it necessary publicly to assert those pi in ciples of Church authority which it is alike the duty of all of us to recognise and to inculcate. The very vehe mence with which the assertion of them has been re sisted, proves, if proof were necessary, the necessity of their being asserted, and of our never suffering them to fall into oblivion. " In conclusion, I congratulate you on the prospect of those principles being, ero long, practically asserted and enforced by our Rev. Primate ; and thus of his effecting. if it be God's good pleasure, a final and peaceful settlement of questions which (inconsiderate as, for the most part, are the subjects of them) must be settled, if the Church of England is to continue to us anything better than an empty name. " I am, rev, and dear brethren, your affectionate friend and brother, " H. EXETER." We have just learned, from the best authority, that the Bishop has receiv, d a letter from the Archbishop of Canterbury, calling upon him to retrace all his steps, till the constituted authorities have deliberated on the subject of " the diversitiai."— Western Times of Friday. SIR JOHN COPB'S Fox HOUNDS.—A very nume rous field were at the meet of this crack Berkshire pack. on Saturday last, which took place at the seat of Mr. Clayton, about five miles from Maidenhead, where an elegant luncheon was given by the liberal host to a large party of friends. A fox was soon started in the covers of Mr. Clayton, and killed after a short burst. The covers at Bray Wood, near Hare Hatch, were then drawn, and a fine fox unkennelled, which, after running a four-mile ring, at a racing pace, took away to Knowles hill, across Mr. Clayton's covers, and was killed, after a beautiful forty-one minutes' run, near the Coach and Horses, at Maidenhead Thicket. LIBERALITY OF THE BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT.— The Brazil:an Government has issued a decree, dated November 15th, relieving foreign vessels that may ar rive at any of the Brazilian ports, in ballast, from ton nage dues. This measure has given much satisfaction here, as being calculated to promote a constant supply of vessels for the conveyance of produce thence, aim: thus relieve shipowners from what previously was a heavy tax upon them.—Manchester Guardian. THE NEW METROPOLITAN BUILDING ACT.-01. Saturday morning a number of tenants of kitchens in the parish of St. Mary-le-Strand were ejected under the provisions of the New Building Act, which prohibits the letting of kitchens or cellars as residences, unless pro perly drained and ventilated. Many of these wretched abodes were only approached by cellar flaps from the street, and without windows. LONDON SESSIONS.—On Saturday an appeal was heard on behalf of a waterman named Young, against the conviction of the Lord Mayor, arising out of the rules and regulations of the Waterman's Com pany. Mr. Ryland, who appeared on behalf of the Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen, said that the ap pellant, who resided at Deptford, did work and navigate a craft, he not being a freeman of the Waterman's Com pany. There was involved in the present proceedings a very important question of law—namely, whether the Elder Brethen of the Trinity House possessed the power to license persons not free of the Waterman's Com pany to do everything which it was lawful for a free waterman to do. After many arguments pro and con, by Mr. Clarkson, who appeared for the appellant, and Mr. Ryland, the Recorder said that persons licensed by the Trinity House were removed from the control of tho Court of Aldermen, therefore the appeal must be con firmed. They were deciding against their own pri• vileges, but that could not be avoided. Appeal con firtr ed. ANOTHER COLLIERT EXPLOSION.—A Correspondent informs us that, soon after the workmen entered the Eaglesbush colliery, belonging to Messrs. Penrose anti Evans, on Saturday last, a terrific explosion of foul air took place, by which nine men were most severely scorched.— Cembrian. DEVONPORT DOCKYARD.—Eighteen smiths are ordered from this yard to Portsmouth, and eight to Pem broke; and six were superannuated yesterday (Friday). Four plumbers have been temporarily hired, in conse (pence of the great increase of work attendant on the fitting out of so la rge a num b er o f sh i ps .—Detemper Independent. Sir John Lowther, Bart., M.P., Sir John Simpson, Sir William Stephenson, the High Sheriff of Yorkshire the Lord Mayor of York, and a numerous body of in fluential gentlemen connected with the county and city of York, have undertaken to direst a grand National Archery Meeting, which is to be open to all England. Scotland, and Ireland, and is appointed to be held at York in the month of June next. JOHN TAWELL.—It is stated in the Historical Re gister of this week that the crime for which John Tawell was transported was the having in his possession a forged Bank of England note, knowing it to be forged. Ile was indicted for forgery at the Old Bailey during the February sessions of 1814, was permitted to plead guilty to the minor offence of feloniously possess. ing a forged note, and was sentenced to fourteen years' transportation. SERIOUS ACCIDENT.—OH Friday mcrning, a serious accident occurred at the machine-shop of Mr. John Atherton, Preston, by which Robert Boat dleY was in jured. H e was a " grinder, " and at the tim t , of the acci dent was seated near a large stone, grinding . studs fur power-looms. To increase the speed of the stone, he had, a short ti me previously substituted, unknoava to his employer, smaller sized pullies far those he hacl been using, by which the speed was so much incr eased. as to overcome the attractio n of gravitation, and the stone separated into three pieces, one of which w as throws. with great force against the wall of the bui lodging several bricks, and otherwise injurinp ; it. Ano ther piece carried the unfortunate man to th a ceiling of the workshop, against which he was dashed. fie to ceived serious injuries on the head, the scalp bein. r dreadfully lacerated, and there is little probability of I its re, ,overt'. The ston e was t en i n ches e thick, five and a ha If feet in diam e t er , an d a b out tw o t o ns wei g ho q; feaster Guardian. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. GLOBE.—Sir Robert Peel's prospects for the coming session are by no means of a cheering kind. A storm is brewing which will require all his skill in State-pilotage to weather. The Ultra-Protestant party in Ireland—dissatisfied and alarmed by the indicated policy of the Government, so contrary to the expectations they had been led to entertain of the course which would be adopted by the Right Hon. Baronet when he supplanted the Whigs—have been for some time preparing for a decisive movement, by which their sentiments would become fully known and under stood. The first step has been taken ; and will, it is understood, be followed by others equally explicit. Nine out of the fourteen Bishops of the Irish Church have united in a protest against the Na tional System of Education in Ireland. The Right Rev. Prelates who sign the document thus place upon record the reasons of their own opposition, and the necessity which impels them to seek the co-operation of the clergy and laity of their Church, in endeavouring to procure the abrogation of the system they thus condemn, at the hands of the Government. The Prelates who head this formidable movement are :—'lke Lord Primate, the Bishop of Kildare, the Bishop of Clogher, the Bishop of Kilmore, the Bishop of Down and Connor, the Bishop of Cork and Cloyne, the Bishop of Killaloe and Clonfert, the Bishop of Ossory and Ferns, the Bishop of Cashel and Waterford. The Bishops whose names are not affixed to it are ;—The Archbishop of Dublin, the Bishop of Meath, the Bishop of Limerick, the Bishop of Tuam, the Bishop of Derry. The Bishop of Limerick is resident abroad, in consequence of ill health. Whether the Right Rev. Prelate would have concurred in or dissented from the act of the majority, is, therefore, not known. Three of the dissentients were created bishops under the Whig Government. Dr. Stopford is a Conserva tive, of the moderate school ; and at the time of his elevation to the Bench was known to enter tain views on the National System of Education in harmony with those avowed by Sir Robert Peel since his accession to office in 1841. 'When leader of Opposition, the Right Honourable Baronet deemed it expedient to veil his views by the adoption of lan guage so ambiguous that, like the answers of the ancient oracles, it would bear any interpretation which subsequent circumstances might render necessary, without exposing the utterer to the charge of direct falsehood. The High Church party in Ireland inferred, from the Premier's care fully-studied ambiguity of phrase, when the ques tion of National Education in Ireland was dis cussed in Parliament, that he lacked nothing but the opportunity to gratify their wishes with refe rence to the constitution of the obnoxious Board, and the system of education which was conducted under its superintendence and control. The disap pointment, not to say mortification, of the party expectant, when the Premier's policy indicated a disposition respecting this question the direct re verse of that which, they supposed, from his con duct in Opposition, he would adopt, has been often embodied in words. They saw with dismay an increase of the Parliamentary grant, proposed by the Government in the last session to extend the operations of the system which they fondly ex pected would be curtailed, if not withdrawn. Their consternation was immense. The intimations also given by Sir Robert Peel respecting Maynooth, which implied that an increased grant to that semi nary will be proposed to Parliament by the sanction of her Majesty's Ministers; added to which, that the constitution of the University of Dublin will be placed on a more liberal basis, by which certain Professorships to which Protestants only are now eligible, will be thrown open to Catholics, have produced such a shock to the sensitive orthodoxy of Irish Protestants, especially of the sacerdotal order, that " remonstrances," " demonstrations," and " protests," against a policy " manifestly injurious to the interests of Protestantism," will be sent forth. Fulminations, characteristic of the furor which ani mates the remonstrant-Protestant Bishops—though couched in the subdued language which Churchmen are wont to adopt when most wrathful—are scat tered throughout the document, which we publish extenso in another column. Of this document, the Dublin Mail (the organ of the most powerful section of the Irish Tories) says :—" The paper itself is drawn up with con , ummate ability and spirit. It is, in its nature, at once a firm a n d independent Re monstrance with our Protestant Government, and an honest, uncompromising protest against the errors, superstitions, and tyranny of the Church of Rome. It is worthy of the earliest and best days of our Re formed religion; it is an honour to those later times, when the policy of the State would depress, but cannot subdue, the spirit which ani mated the Fathers f our Church." We need scarcely say that we have no sympathy with the Episcopal protesters; although we can readily excuse the apprehensions of diminished influence they so strongly express. The questions with which the Government of Lord Grey, with whom the system of National Education in Ireland originated, had to deal, was, " Shall the great majority of the Irish people continue in ignorance, and all the consequences of that deplorable ignorance be perpetuated among them ? or, Shall such a scheme of national education he adopted as will comprehend the mass of the people ?" By enabling them, consistently with the prejudices of creed and the hostility of party, engendered by rival churches to embrace the advantages of secular education, leaving religious instruction to their clergy, a powerful ma chinery for breaking down the barriers which had been long interposed between the brutal ignorance and consequent vices and demoralization of the Irish peasantry, was set in motion. The objections of the Roman Catholic clergy were removed ; and the people began to appreciate and allowed their children to receive the benefits which the Government had wisely undertaken to supply. It is to be lamented that sectarianism in high places should have impeded the progress of the system ; much more so, that the timidity or dishonesty of Sir Robert Peel, when the leader of Opposition, should have induced such a demonstration against his adoption of the system, as that at the head of which the majority of the Irish Bishops have placed themselves. This movement must embarrass, if it do not actually check, the power of carrying out a liberal and enlightened policy in his government of Ireland. STANDARD.—The Irish journals received this morning are unusually affluent in interesting docu ments. They present, in the first place, the resolu tions of the Irish Bishops upon the Education ques tion ; a paper, the consideration of which we will take leave to postpone for an opportunity when it will not be placed in contact with subjects and parties less dignified than its subject and its subscribers. Se condly, the concluding instalment of Mr. O'Connell's letter to Bishop Cantwell. Thirdly, a bona fide letter addressed to Archbishop Crolly, by the Roman Col lege of Propaganda, at the special instance of the Pope. Mr. O'Connell's concluding instalment is heavy and perplexed. It manages to carry on objections to twenty-secondly, by constantly ringing changes on the same topic, and, by why of excursus, thirteenthly shoots out side branches, to the number of firstly, secondly, thirdly, and so on to sixthly. It is useless to remark upon such a lumbering sample of elaborate prolixity as nobody will read. Mr. O'Connell's array of twenty-two objections, with satellites, is the clearest possible proof that he has not one valid objection to offer. The man is too cunning to dilute one such, if he had it, with twenty-one others that are either mere repetitions, or absolutely without meaning. The letter from the College of Propaganda abundantly proves two things—viz., that the Pope has the will, but has not the power, to arrest the Irish agitation. It appears from this letter, that in March, 1839, nearly six years ago, the Pontiff addressed the Irish Roman Catholic Bishops through this same College of Propaganda, vehe mently exhorting them to reprove such of their brother bishops, and such of the priesthood has had embarked in political agitation, and to bring them by persuasion to more sane counsels. Now the whole world knows—and indeed the last letter of the Pro paganda confesses—that the admonition of 1839 was utterly inoperative; and what reason is there to sup d h p e o s o e n that e j o t tmorehe a e d g m e o e n t tai sup on f o f t h e O c s t p o i b r e i t r , 0 1 f 84 18 4 3 , 9w con tinued ln tinned ? The spirit of 1839 is, however, happily ex piring, in some degree, because of the overthrow , of the chief incendiary by the Attorney-General for Ireland ; in still greater measure because of the ex traordinary prosperity with which, under Providence, Sir Robert Peel's Government blessed the island. The Papal admonition of 1839 is now, we believe, for the first time made public. If we are correct in this opinion, its long concealment is deserving of con sideration. 'Why did not the Romanist bishops make the admonition public ? Without pretending to hold a very high opinion of these gentlemen, we must give them credit for so much common sense as enables them to see that they would gain nothing, but must lose much, by an anarchical jacobin revolution, though prosecuted under Romanist co lours. They must be perfectly of one mind with the Pope in this respect, and, in their secret con science, as inimical to the repeal agitation as his Holiness. Why, then, did they suppress the letter of March, 1839, if, as our impression is, it never was made public ? The plain answer is, that they did not like to expose the Pope's authority, and their own authority, to contempt, by making public a document, upon which either they could not dare to act or could not hope to act successfullly. We c,:iallenge any other explanation. How happens it then that Archbishop Crolly and his brethren now venture to obey the Pope, and even hope that their own subordinate authority will be respected ? Ask the Right Hon. T. B. Smith, or Sir Robert Peel, they are the parties who have so far rescued the country from an insane anarchy, as to allow scope for the course of civil and peaceful influence whether having, or not having, legal authority. In 1839, Ireland was enjoying the blessings showered upon her by the Mulgrave Administration, and then no Roman Catholic Archbishop or Bishop dared to open his lips for peace, though " vehe mently" urged to do so by the head of his Church. In 1844, however, after three years of " Orange domination," as it has been called, the Roman Ca tholic:Bishops find themselves perfectly free to pro mulgate and to enforce the pacific admonition of Rome. That this is a happy change no one will dis pute, and if the Right Hon. T. B. Smith and Sir Robert Peel are not its authors, we know not to whom it is to be ascribed. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OP CHANCERY, Jan. 13. The Lord Chancellor did not sit today, in conse quence of having to attend a Privy Council at Windsor. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, AL 13. The Vice-Chancellor of England, after 'disposing of the cases of Boazman v. Cazenove, and Barrett v. the Stockton and Darlington Railway Company, the points of which were of no public interest, proceeded to hear petitions, which occupied the Court the whole day. (Before Sir J. INIGnAm.) Lb E 11 , 1 PAIN ---3UDOBIENT. His MONOUR gave judgment in this case this morning; it was argued on several days of last term. The case came betbre the Court on exceptions to the Master's report. The testatrix had, by her will, bequeathed various legacies, both to public charities in London and to individuals, and, by a codicil of a sub sequent date, also bequeathed legacies to the same parties as those mentioned in the will, in some cases of the same amount as the first bequests, and in others of a different amount, while there were parties mentioned in the will who were not noticed in the codicil. Under those circumstances, the question arose, were the be quests in the codicil additional and cumulative to those in the will, or were they merely to be consi dered repetitioNs confirmatory of the dispositions in the will. A reference had been directed by the Court to the Master, to whose report exceptions had been taken by the executors and those of the legatees who conceived themselves aggrieved by the Master's decision. It was on these exceptions that his Honour now gave his judgment, overruling those taken by the executors, and allowing such of the exceptions of the legatees as related to well-founded claims ; the cost of the first thirty exceptions (those of the executors) to be paid out of the estate. O❑ the question of the costs of the remaining exceptions. his Honour intimated to coun sel that he would hear them on Monday next. COURT 01 QUEEN'S BENCH, Ja*. 13, (Sittings in 13411C0.) THE EARL OF CARDIGAN U. THE COURT JOURNAL. The SOLICITOR GENERAL moved the Court i❑ this matter for a rule to show cause why a criminal informa tion should not be granted against the publisher of the Court Journal for publishing a libel on the Earl of Cardigan, in his paper of the date of the 28th of De cember last. The libel complained of set forth that an officer of a regiment now stationed in Ireland, and com manded by a Noble Lord, had applied for leave of ab sence to come to England to see his wife, who was dangerously ill, but that his request was refused, and, upon the application being repeated, leave was granted, but too late, for the wife was dead when the officer ar rived. This was stated to be a report which, notwithstanding the genuiness of the source from which it was derived, it was hoped was unfounded, for they could not believe that a gentleman or a man would act towards another in such an unchristian or unfeeling manner. The affidavit of the Earl of Cardigan denied in the fullest terms that there was one word of truth in a statement which was calculated to do him serious in jury in the estimation of the world. There was the affidavit of General Brown also, who stated that there was no regiment in Ireland commanded by a Noble Lord, except the 11th Hussars, which was commanded by Lord Cardigan. Lord DENMAN—HOW is the statement denied ? The Sommon-GENERAL—Lord Cardigan states that nothing of the kind ever occurred at eh—that it was wholly false and without any foundation whatever—that no application or request was made to him by, or in be half of, any officer of the 11th Hussars for the purpose alleged, or that he ever refused any such request. The Learned Gentleman submitted that upon this state of facts he was entitled to a rule to show cause.—Rule nisi granted. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Jan. 13. (Sittings in Banco.) THE KING OF HANOVER-THE CROWN JEWELS. This morning but three of the judges sat, the Lord Chief Justice being engaged in the Lord Chancellor's private room, on the subject of the King of Hanover's claim to a valuable portion of the Crown jewels, as heir male of King George the First, whose property these jewels are alleged to have been. GIBBS AND OTHERS V. RING. The particulars of this remarkable case have been very often before the public, in the Bankruptcy Court, in the Queen's Bench, and the Common Pleas. The de fendant it will be remembered obtained possession, under a bill of sale, of much valuable property, which a Mr. Birch, who kept a boarding-house of superior style in Bedford-place, Bloomsbury, was alleged by a host of creditors to have fraudulently obtained. In this Court the creditors, after a trial ‘‘ hich occupied two or three days, obtained a verdict against the defendant for the whole amount of the property; and in the Queen's Bench, under an indictment for fraud, he was convicted and sen tenced to eighteen months' imprisonment in the Queen's prison. That sentence he is now undergoing, and several months of the term are still unexpired. Sergeant CHANNEL this day applied to their Lordships for a writ to bring the defendantlinto this Court for judg ment, in the cause tried here and found against him. The Learned Sergeant appealed to the Court to inter pose, inasmuch as from the commencement of the pro ceedings, the defendant had suffered a great length of incarceration, and had been by this time sufficiently punished. Their LORDSHIPS refused the application, this not being the proper court in which it should be made. The other motions heard this morning were, for the most part, motions of course, and devoid of interest. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Jan. 13. (Sittings in Banco.) GOODLIFFE V. FULLER. Mr. COCKBURN applied for a rule to show cause why two letters in-the possession of the plaintiff should not be inspected by the defendant's attorney. The action wee for breach of promise of marriage. Some time since the plaintiff, in consequence of something which had taken place, wrote to the defendant to the effect that if he would return all her letters she would return all his, and so release him from his engagement. The defendant did not return the letters which he had received from the plaintiff, but the latter subsequently declined to performed her part of the agreement. One of the letters ought to be inspected, containing the promise, on the part of the lady, and on this account was considered neces sary to the defence. The COURT doubted whether they had any power to compel the production. The proper course for the Learned Counsel to adopt was to file a bill of discovery in a court of equity. Mr. WATSON said it was not until the last moment that the a pplication was made. Mr. CocxnunN said the notice of trial had been served on the 20th of December, and in two or three days afterwards the defendant's solicitor applied for the letters. The letter which they more particularly wanted was received by the defendant from the plaintiff in the month of January, 1844. In that letter she said, "If you begin to freeze, it is quite time that I should begin to grow cold. If you will return my letters, I will re turn yours." Mr. WATSON said he should certainly oppose any ap plication for a postponement of the trial. Thi s l etter having been written in January, 1844, the action was commenced in the October following. The defendant pleaded on the 15th of November, and there was no ap plication until then. Mr. Baron ALDERSON said he had told the parties at chambers, that they had better file a bill of discovery. A desultory conversation then ensued, whereupon The LORD CHIEF BARON said, he could well under stand why a gentleman should delay till the last moment the making a matter of this description public. Until all chance of arrangement had passed away, he would na turally hesitate to make the affair public in two courts. Was there an affidavit denying the existence of the letter ? Mr. WATSON said there was not, and in all probability he should produce it in evidence, but he would net undertake to do so. Mr. COCKBURN said that was net the only letter. Mr. WATSON said he had an affidavit, wherein it was stated by the lady that all the letters, except this one, were destroyed. Eventually the Court intimated an opinion, first, that this cause was not a proper one to be tried in term, and, secondly, that the proper course would be to post pone it until the sittings after the term, the defendant in the mean time filing a bill of discovery. BAIL COURT,Jan. 13. (Sittings at Nisi Prius, before Mr. Justice WILLIAMS.) NA THAN V. HEWGILL. This was an action brought b y the plaintiff , the well known dealer in masq uer ade dresses, against the d e f en d ant, a gentleman of Eton College, under the following circumstances:—lt appeared from the evidence that, on a day or two previoes to the Eton Montem, a deputy lieutenant's dress had been hired to be worn by the Marshal at the Eton procession. The price to be charged was three guineas for a night, with an ad ditional thirty shillings if retained for the week. The dress was not returned at the time, and in October the defendant addressed a letter to plaintiff, stating that 393. additional would be charged for every week the dress was so detained. The plaintiff, in reply, stated that the dress was in the care of a Mr. Baxter, a tailor, where it was got by the plaintiff in October. The present action was brought to recover the sum indebted for such deten tion. The plaintiff's bill of particulars stated the amount at 271. The jury found for the plaintiff—Damages 15/. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Jan. 13. (Before Mr.' Commissioner HOLROYD.) IN RE E. C. MULLETT. The insolvent, an auctioneer and appraiser, in Bridge street, Blackfriars, applied for his interim order, and was opposed by Mr. Sturgem, on behalf of a Mr. Bine, an attorney, the only opposing creditor. The insolvent's debts it appeared amounted to some 2501., and he was in receipt of an income averaging annually 3001. The only offer he was prepared to make his creditors was the surrender of some doubtful debts, amounting to above 4001. The insolvent was examined at considerable length with regard to the furniture in his residence in Bridge. street, which, however, he stated belonged to his daughter. The case was further adjourned in order that the in solvent might hard leizure to make some more satisfac tory offer to his creditors. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Jan. 13. IN RE GEORGE NESBITT. In this case Mr. NICHOLLS applied, on the part of a creditor named Allisson, to have the recognizances of the insolvent estreated. It appeared that the insolvent had been arrested in the month of August last, when he induced a person named Baines, the proprietor of a coffee-house in Museum-street, to become bail, in conjunction with another person, for his appearance at his final examina tion on the 28th of September. He had been engaged in the erection of the large hall in Lincoln's Inn, and on the day named for his final examination in the Insolvent Court he was engaged in his usual avocations in those buildings ; and upon his return home at night he was asked how he fared in Court ? He said it was on the 30th of September he was to be heard ; but in conse quence of his not surrendering on the 28th he was now in custody for contempt of Court, and the present appli cation against his sureties was made. Mr. CooKE, with whom was Mr. Woodruffe, appeared for the bail, ond said that the insolvent had been engaged during the entire day of the 28th of September, in Lin estln's Inn, and wholly forgot the circumstance of his having to attend in this Court. Ile had no intention of disobeying the Court, but acted solely through forget fulness, and he (Mr. Cooke) contended that by the 38th section of the Act, the Court had an equitable power in cases like the present, where the parties acted through inadvertence. _ _ Mr. WOODRUFFE being heard on the same side, The COURT held that a man's forgetfulness, according to the term and spirit of the Act, could not be termed a " legal impediment." The recognizances must be de. dared forfeited, and a distress ordered to issue against the bail. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (YESTERDAY.) 211ANS10N-HOUSE. A black sailor, named David Louis, was brought before the Lord Mayor charged with having violated the Act passed in the ith and Bth of Queen Victoria, intituled "An Act to amend and consolidate the laws relating to merchant seamen." 'This was the first instance of the operation of the new Act, which is considered one of great importance for the protec tion of masters as well as of men. Mr. Andrew de Jansseraud, master of the Lorciarie, which lay off the Custom-house, stated that he had engaged the prisoner to go to Terceira and to return to some port in Great Britain, and had m , :cle all the necessary arrangements, and advanced money and purchased clothes for the accommodation of the man. That morning, however, the prisoner had contrived to abscond from the vessel in a boat belonging to her, which he rowed to and left at Tower stairs. - He was to have been paid thirty shillings per month. The owners of the ship were Messrs. Gaille and Co., of Guernsey. The LORD MAYOR —Had he signed the articles ? The prosecutor stated that the prisoner had signed the articles. He then produced the articles and the register-ticket, No. 8,157, of the prisoner. The LORD MAYOR—WeII, prisoner, what have you to say to the charge of absconding after having formed an engagement ? Prisoner—Aye, I did go away. The Loan MATOR—Why did you go off after having signed the articles, and received money and clothes ? Prisoner—l didn't like to stay, nor I won't go at all. The LORD MAYOR—But if you persist in refusing to go with the captain, I must punish you by sending you to prison. Prisoner—Well, well, me can't help it. The LORD MAYOR read the sixth section of the Act, by which seamen refusing to join or to proceed in the ship for which they were engaged, or absenting themselves, may be committed to gaol, or be sent on board. His Lordship, addressing the master, in quired whether he was disposed to take the prisoner into the service for the fulfilment of the voyage, as, if such were the case, he should like to give the man the alternative once more. The prosecutor was willing to accept this alterna tive, although he had good reason for supposing that he would have a very indifferent bargain in so volatile and dishonest a person. The prisoner said again and again that he was de termined not to go with the captain, but stated no reason for his refusal to abide by the conditions to which he had been a party. The prosecutor said that, under such circumstances, he could not think of having anything further to do with the prisoner, whom, more for the sake of example, and to show what sort of character the prisoner was, than for any other reason, he had caused him to be apprehended. The conduct of the prisoner had been extremely exasperating, for the vessel was actually detained in consequence of the course adopted by him. The LORD Aaron once more endeavoured to ob tain the consent of the prisoner, who, however, said, " No, no, me not go—me not go ;" and his Lordship then sentenced him to imprisonment in Bridewell, with hard labour, for twenty days, expressing a hope that seamen would benefit by the caution thus given to them. _ A mar, named Adolphus Valentine Wyatt, who keeps an eating•house at N0..59, Tower street`, was brought up, charged with haying committed a felon;ous assault upon a little girl named Mary Anne Lee, who was children's maid in his house. The prisoner was defended by Mr. Woolf, frorn Mr. Flower's offices. The girl swore to two distinct cases of assault—the one alleged to have been committed on the evening of Saturday week, when she went to put the youngest child to bed, and the other on the following morning. The statement made oy the poor girl was given in such a manner as left no doubt that she had been most grossly abused. The prisoner, who it was stated denied the truth of the accusation, was remanded. GUILDHALL. Jolla and George Oxide were charged with having entered the chambers of Mr. John Wyse, a barrister, No. 2, Middle Temple-lane. It appeared that the prose cutor went to bed at nine o'clock that night, havinT pre viously locked the door of his chambers. A few minutes after the door was opened, and he heard persons moving about the room. Ao sprang out of bed, when two per sons ran down the stairs. He called out, and the pri soners were taken into custody by the officers of the Temple, and they were searched. A candle ready for lighting was found in the pocket of the prisoner John, and some lucifer-matches on the other prisoner. Sir G. CARROLL remanded them until Saturday. Several persons who had their chambers robbed were in attendance. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. LONDON, JAN. 13.--Easterly fresh breeze, with a driz zling rain. DEAL. JAN. 11.—Wind S.S.W., fresh and squally. 12. S.S.W.. P.M. S.W.—Arrd. Taghorn, Port Adelaide; Theresa, Valparaiso; Ocean, Ichaboe for Montrose; James and Thomas, ditto for Hull. 12. Henrietta, Longford, Calcutta; Larkins, Hibbert, Madras; Essex, Roxby, Mauritius; Duke of Gloucester, Touzer, Rio Janeiro; Duke of Clarence, Rogers, Honduras; West minster, Hovey, New York; Courier, Drake, St. John's, Newfoundland, out 17 days, with loss of boats. A large ship from Calcutta. Posenrstorm, JAN. 11.—Wind S.S.W. to W.S.W., hard. 12. N.N.E.—Arrd. her Majesty's ship Harlequin, China. ..... PLYMOUTH, JAN. 12.—A calm.—Arrd. Elizabeth, London for Antigia4 Vigilant, London, and sailed for Bermuda ; Mary Nixon, M‘Donnell, Cobija, South America. _ _ _ RAMSGATE, JAN. 11.—Wind S.S.W. 12. S.S.W. to S.—The Castilian Maid, of and from London, for St. Michael's, has put in here leaky, rudder broken, and two boats lost, having been on the Goodwin Sands. Orr SCILLY, JAN. 10.—,Agrippina, Ichaboe. COWES, JAN. 11.—Wind S. 12. N.—Sld. Catherine, New York. SOUTHAMPTON, JAN. 12.—Arrd. Paella steamer, Gib • lefb sth inst., Cadiz 6th, Le. Sld. Oriental steamer, London. TORBAY, JAN. 12.—Wind Britannia ; Monte Video and Buenos Ay..os. PERN A MRUCO..--1117a. Active, Crooks, Ichaboe, for London, leaky. CORK, JAN. 9.—Wind S., light.—Arrd. Henry Tanner, Bissett, Honduras and BAtimi ire, wi h loss of boats, bulwarks, &ie., having exp.rieuced very bad is eati:er Ilth ult., in lat. 38, lon. 66. ABERDEEN, JAN. lo.—Winds S., stronv.—Arrived Wat , rloo, We'd. Ichabiii.. SHIELDS, JAN. 10 —Wind S W.—Arrd. Gyve-rn•,r Harcourt, Fox, H-induras. CLYDE.—AI rd. Atalanta. Leiteh, Trinidad ; Welsh, Honduras. IchAnor..—Arrd. Jockey, Turnbull, Clyde. FALMOUTH, .lAN. 11.—Wind W.S.W. 12. Variable and light. 10. Arrd. J,an Baptiste, Honeyburn, Buenos Ayres, and sailed for Liverpool ; Amelia, London, and sail- d the 12th fur Sydney ; Go!den Fli ece, London, for Pernambuco ; London, for Sierra Leone ; Planet, London for Jamaica ; Lady Mary, London for Bor deaux and Mauritius ; Larpent, London for Liverpool and China ; Lady Katherine Barham, London, and sld. for Jamaica. _ -. WEYMOUTH, JAN. 12.—The Design, Camburn, of London, from Terceira, foundered on the morning of the 10th instant, after being ,in contact with a barque, name unknown. GUERNSEY, JAN. 9.—Sld. Heroine, Havannah. JERSEY, JAN. 10.—Arrd. Harmony, Messory, New foundland. Std. Damon, St. Helena. SWANSEA, JAN. 11.—Wind W.—Arrd. Underley, Bowden, and Appleton, Oliver, Cuba. LLANELLY, JAN. 10.—The Maria, of South Shields, for London, in leaving this harbour this morning grounded on the Middle Spit Sand, filled, and has be come a wreck ; crew saved. MiLronn, JAN. 11.—The Henrietta and the Har • mony, both from Llanelly for London, and the John Danel, Hayes, from Swansea to Youghal, were driven ashore in Sandy Haven Bay during a heavy gale at S.S.W. last night. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 11.—Wind S.S.W., fresh. 12. Wind S.S.E., light.—Arrd. Sultan. Murdoch, China ; D'Arcy, Garrick, Singapt re ; Isis. Fiden, Calcutta ; Hannah, Keir, Bombay ,• Countess Arran, Fumer, Socrates, Williams, and Masoun, Kenn, Ichaboe, the latter with part of cargo pumped up, having been ashore in leaving Ichaboe ; Black Prince, Martin, Lima ; Hero, Sedgley, Rio Janeiro ; Arid, Crockett, Bahia ; Eiizabeth, Paraiba; Sylph, Campbell, New Calabar ; lluskisson, Kelly, and William Botsfield, Calvert, Bonny ; Ulster, Dennan, Honduras ; Agnes Sophia, Nassau ; Colchis, Gossyssurn, Thomas B. Wales, and Unicorn, New Orleans ; Liverpool, Eldridge, Ner. York ; Btunswick, St. Andrew's ; Margaret, Codner, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Shediac, Griffiths, St. Stephen's ; Union, Halifax; Hope, Newfoundland; Zoe, Blacklock, Ichaboe; Helen Jane, Paraiba ; St. Cloud, Emerson, New Orleans ; Suffolk, Crossbie, Mobile ; Hibernia, St. Andrew's. Off, Mozart, (supposed) Callao ; Fortuna, bound to Valparaiso, putting back with wheel and part of crew disabled, having been struck by a sea. DUNGARVON, JAN. 10.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. St. Law rence, Dennis, St. John's, New Brunswick. COIIK, JAN. 10.—Wind S.S.W., very heavy.—Arrd. 9th, Ocean Queen, Haisiop, Ichaboe ; 10th,1 Crusader, Jeffrey's, Ichaboe, grounded in coming in ; Orwell, Col. Ichaboe and Pernambuco. LIMERICK, JAN. 10.—Wi,:d S.S.E.—Arrd. Mary StarneY• Stanney, St. John's, N. w Brunswick. WATf•RFORD, JAN. 11.—The Elizabeth. Travers, fforn Newport i 9 Kinsale, was driven into Tramond Bay finis morning, and has gone to pieces—one man drowned. CORK, JAN. 9. l'he Hope, of Liverpool, broke adrift at Ichaboe, prior to middle of November, lost mizenmast, anchors, bulwarks, %rid sprung bowsprit, and carried away her main rigging. SCARBOAOUGII, JAN. 11.,—The Aguillon, of New castle, Cleghorn, from Seaham, drove ashore, 9th inst., seven miles to the northward, and has become a wreck crew saved. Hanwicn, JAN 11.—Arrd., William. London, assist( d in, having been ashore on the west rocks. AT ICHABOE ON NOV. 7.—Elortt, Clansman, Active, and Wilhelmina, all bel , aiging to the Clyde. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. Arrivals—Spectator, Robinson, from Maurit us, off Falmouth, sailed Oct. 23 ; Gazelle, Ramsay, from Van Diemen's Land, off Falmouth, sailed from Hobart Town, Sept. 10. Arrivals at Mauritius—Ariel, Parsons, Oct. 17, from Bourbon ; Pacquebot des Niers du Suacotineau, from Bordeaux ; Bellone, Fitau, from Nantes ; Ann, Caith ness, 18th, from Algoa Bay ; Venus, White, from St. Augustin's Bay ; Amphitrite, Davidson, from Ichaboe ; Henry Curwen, Vickers, from Bordeaux ; Sucrier, Vin cent, from Havre, passed to Bourbon ; Guiana, Duff, from Adelaide and Sw3n River ; Black Joke, Desenne, 19th, from Tamatave ; rerseverant, Durant, from Ciota. Arrivals at Hobart Town.—Angelina, Grey, Aug. 24, from Woolwich ; Cadet, Hillazan, from Dublin and Rio ; -America, Berry, from Boston ; John Tomkinson, Aug. 30, from London ; Water Lilly, Sept. 2, from Sydney ; Abeona, 4th, Lillias, sth, from Port ; lanthe, from Boston ; Sylvanus, from Port Albert ; Barossa, from London. Arrival at Launceston.—Robert Matthews, Aug. 29, from London and Hobart Town, and would load for London. Departure from Hobart Town.—lsabella Anna, for London, and got aground, was afterwards hove dowl; and surveyed, and found to be much damaged. Departure from Manilla—Carshalton Park, Aug. 23, to London. Arrival at Melbourne, Port Phillip—Lord William Bentinck. Sainthill, from London. Arrivals—Hannah Kerr, from Bombay, off Liverpool, sailed Sept. 25, St. Helena Nov. 25 ; Flora Kerr, from Bengal, at Liverpool, sailed Sept. 21 ; Isis. Fisher, from Bengal, off Liverpool, sailed Aug. 27, St. Helena Nov. 18. GENERAL ESFARTERO.—We have to announce the complete recovery of the Duke of Victoria from his late severe indisposition. The Duke is now enabled to take his usual pedestrian exercise. VISIT OF THE COURT TO STOWE.—WINDSOR, SUNDAY EVENING.—The final arrangements for the de parture of her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert from Windsor Castle to Stowe, to honour with a visit the Duke and Duchess of Buckingham, are now completed. The attendants upon her Majesty and the Prince will comprise the following members of their re spective households :—The Marchioness of Douro. Lady in Waiting to the Queen (who will arrive a t the Castle on Tuesday next to relieve the Countess of Charlemont), one of the Maids of Honour to her Majesty (who will also arrive on Tuesday), the Earl of Jersey, Master of the Horse ; and Major-General Wemyss, Equerry in Waiting to the Queen. Reyal Highness Pr;oce Albert will be attended by his EtpecTy in Wahltar, Co lonel Bouverie. Her Majesty, the Prince Consort, and suite, will proceed from the Castle to the Slough station, where a special train will be in readiness, at•twelve o , &ea . , to convey the illuAriatis parry to Paddington. At this terminus the royal carriages and a military eecort will be in waiting to proeeed with her Majesty and his Royal Highness to the Euston-square tettnii:to, o f the Birtnitivh:ktn Railway, whence the Sovereign ;,id the Prince wall travel by a svecial train to the Wolverton station. At Wolverton the royal carriages will hc- in at tendance to convey her .‘lajesty to Stowe. Tt'e detach ment of military formitig her Asjesty matt t from Wol.• vernal to Shove will be comprised of the Books Yeo manry. The illustrious guests of the Duko and Duchess of Beckingharn are expectAi to rrive at their princely residence between four and live o'clock in the afternoon. The Court will return to the Castle on Saturday next. DEATH FROM THE PUNCTURE OF A N.ERDLE.7 On Saturday morning, a girl, named Elizabeth Davis, fifteen years of age, expired in St. Bartholomew's Hos pital, under the following circumstances: --On the 21st ult., deceased, who was the neice of Mr. Midgley, the proprietor of the Twelve Bells Tavern, Bride-lane, Fleet street, while assisting in laying down a carpet in an up stairs room, sustained, with a broken needle, a puncture of the fore-finger of the right-hand. At the time little or no notice was taken of the circumstance, but the next day, excessive pain , followed by an immense swelling of the finger, took place. The patient was promptly at tended by a medical gentleman,. and she was afterwards received into St. Bartholomew s Hospital. Messrs. Via cent and Moore , the senior surgeons, were most assidu ous ; but, notwithstanding everything which human skill and kind attention, could suggest, was administered excessive fever ensued, and she expired. LAMBETH. Mr. Burgess, a tailor, of Arlington••street, Kenninr , - ton Common, applied to Mr. Henry for his advice under the following circumstances . The applicant said, that about two months ago a per son, who gave his name as Stowley, ordered a pair of trousers at his shop, on the understanding that he should take it out in meat and coals, which be agreed to do, if he would give a reference with which Mr. Burgess was satisfied. After this the person ordered a great coat, of the value of Si. 165., for which he could not get paid. After he had obtained possession of the coat, several neighbours came to the applicant, and informed him that the person's name who had given him an order was not Stowley, but Mountain. Stowley was, in fact, a respect able tradesman, and might be trusted to the amount of 1001. Mountain had lived with Mr. Stowley in the ca pacity of shopman, and had taken his master's name, and had ordered goods of nearly every tradesman in the neighbourhood. fir. HENRY regretted that under the: e circumstances he could afford the applicant no redress, as he himself bad agreed to give credit, he was afraid it only amounted to a common debt. V Mr. Burgess wished to know if he could not indict Mountain at the sessions? _ _ Mr. HENRY thought he could not, unless he could prove that any of the persons who had given Mountain a reference were acting in concert with him. in which case he could indict them for a conspiracy. The applicant replied that he merely inquired into Stowley's character, thinking Mountain was that person. Mr. lIENnY was afraid it was only a debt, and must be treated as such. He was of opinion the false pretence was not made out. The applicant thanked the Magistrate, and then with drew. CHARGE AGAINST ONE of the REC• TORS OF MARYLEBONE. - On Saturday a very numerously attended meeting of the vestry of the parish of St. Marylebone was held at the Court-house, specially convened for the purpose of investigating certain charges against the Rev. Dr. Pen fold of misappropriation of a portion of the proceeds of a charity sermon preached at Trinity Church, in the month of July last. The Rev. Dr. Spry, the rector of the parish, presided, and so great was the interest is the proceedings that not only was the vestry completely fill« d by the members, but the gallery appropriated to the rate payers was also numerously attended. Amongst the members of the vestry were the Dean of Chichester, the Rev. Robert Walpole, Lord Montfort, Sir Peter Laurie, Col. Davare. the Rev. Dr. Fellowes, the Rev. Jabez Burns, John Bagshaw, Esq., Martin Thackery, Esq. John Parkinson, Esq., &c. Mr. JOSEPH mentioned the facts of the. case, - about which there was little differ. nee, before he moved the resolution of which he had given notice. He stated that on the 14th of July last a charity sermon was preached, by the Rev. Dr. Cuthts&rt, at Trinity Church, in aid of the female charity schools of the parish. Amongst the collection made on that occasion, during the offertory, was found two 101. and a 51 . note , enclosed in a piece of paper, on the outside of which was written the word " Tithes." In consequence of this the Rev. Dr. Penfold had taken the 25/. in question out of the plate, and ap propriated it to some other purpose than that of assisting the charity for which the collection was made ; and this had been done with the consent of one of the church wardens. The Bishop of London had been appealed to, but his Lordship, believing that the amount referred to had been appropriated by the consent of the church wardens, had refused to interfere. Mr. Joseph concluded by moving the following resolution :—" That this vestry having been informed that, on Sunday, the 14th of July last, a collection for the funds of the girls' charity school was made in Trinity Church in this parish, and that the sum of 251. out of such collection was appro priated for other purposes than that of the charity for which a sermon had been preached; the churchwarden of Trinity upon the part of the vestry (Mr. Stewart), having been called upon by the board to state if he con curred in such appropriation, and having said in answer it had his decided disapproval—Resolved, That this board entirely concurring with the opinion of its church warden, direct that such be entered on the minutes, and a copy transmitted to the Lord Bishop of the diocese, and to the Rev. Dr. Penfold, rector of Trinity." In the discussion that ensued, in which Mr. George Daniel, Sir Peter Laurie, Mr. Tritton, Va. H. C. Wil son, Mr. Stewart, and the Rev. Dr. Spry took part, it was stated by Mr. Tritton that he knew the gentleman by whom the money was given, but he would not dis close his name. It was also stated that the same gen tleman had been in the habit of periodically giving a similar sum, which it was understood was to be appro priated by the rector. Dr. Spry and some other mem- bers of the vestry thought it would be better to repre sent the case again to the Bishop, as some misrepre sentation of it appeared to be made on the former occa sion. After a long discussion, the original resolution propo3ed by Mr. Joseph was carried unanimously. MARKET N S.-4YE.,ITERDA NOIR.INT EXCHANGM. The returns for the past week show very- liberal Stir plies of English Wheat and Barley, together with v er y large receipts of Oats from all quarters, especially frOle_ Ireland. This, however, must be attributed n ot to direct immediate shipments of those articles, but to most of i tt! vessels which were so long detained by contraryw.n having at length made their passage. For the time 0 , year, the arrivals of Wheat of home produce fresh _e.l ) were by no means large, yet the stands were tolerablif well, though not to say heavily, filled with samples tolerable both red and white. The attendance of both w town gle the country millers was somewhat numeroats, hile demand for selected parcels of English Wheat wr_ steady, at prices quite equal to those obtained on !h i : day ae'nnight. In all other qualities exoeedinglY business was transacted, yet we can notice no alteration in their value. Owing to the damp weather. most of th o Wheats came to hand somewhat out of condition; be e f,. some difficulty was experienced in disposing ofsnehrtr ee , The supply of free Foreign Wheat brought forwat'd /f r. rather limited. Notwithstanding the indisposition Mae' fested on the part of the buyers to purchase t° , „ 5 1 1 extent, holders were again firm, and would not suhralt. lower rates ; however the demand was in a sleggrid state, at last week's prices. The inquiry for horl h ' s d Grain was limited in the extreme. Of Barley, 15 °, 1 , 5 rather an extensive quantity on offer, of home as weihdiss, foreign growth. Selected samples of Malting wer e sn j posed of, at last Monday's currencies ; but grinding ter distilling sorts were, in some instances, 5s per qua r t o cheaper than on that day. The Malt trade was eg be inactive, yet the best season-made parcels could 'o,ot. or purchased except at full prices, the middling and We l !, kinds being very dull. The almost overwhelming 1. plies of Oats produced considerable heaviness in tli, e „ .l o: quiry for them. Potatoe qualities sold at full Pri, e `,.„,i but other kinds hung on hand, though offered at 6 0 quarter less money. In Beans, very little was clo p !, 0 last week's figures, but Peas were more sought 31 ` e. ' s a full prices. The Flour trade was again dull, yet w e ' notice no alteration in value. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. „, wet WHEAT—Essex & Kent, 'Mawr—Chevalier...." red 4os to 44410er5--Yorkshire and to g Ditto, white Norfolk and Lin- Potatoe .... .. -• coin, red ass to 40a1 Youghall and Cork,.,toso Ditto white 42. to 50s1 black .. .• • 'V. to Irish, red —s to —al Cork, white ...: .. . x• - t o Ditto white BYR—Old 3os to 543 8EAN5—Tick............... New '4ss to 3fis Pigeons ........ t on flunky—Grinding 2fis to 31S PEAK.- G rey . it' ......... 00 Malting Chevalier 3Bs to 40s; White ..... ....... MALT—Suffolk and Nor- I Boilers ....... . . ....... • t ot folk sB' to 62. Fanus—Town m ade to Brow.. Sos to 60. Suftol a ." Kingston and Ware ti3s to 6443 Stockton &Norfolk FOREIGN GRAIN AND FLOUR IN 80ND•,,, e el v. WHEAT—DaIitZiC 3'.s to 36.1 1 BLANS flaniburgh 3lss to to —is PL•aa ...... . .... BARLEY ...... es t OATS—New Feed 153 to 17s SMITIEUPTELD. The arrivals of B -lists fresh up to our market - been, the time of tfie year considered, rather ltm se and, generall,v speAtims, of but iniddlites qualiq't is have to rep.. t—tiots, Abstaining the supplies of M t it 1 the dezei markets are g.oci --it decided improvesl e „,•tei the Beef trade, at Vil inthe currencies oe sli on Monday last of quite 2.1 per 81bs, the peimeg f air readily producinss 4s 4d per 81hs. Very few cases il be ff ease were noticed amongst either the Beasts or ', a l i t; The former, however, were deficient in f1 e , 1 1 ,00. hut th, litte , r were, on the whole, in good con toss' From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and .N o rthse 3 vr, shire, we received about 1,000 short horns ;.free o oa folk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, 300 S'o homebreds ; from the western and midland distriels'tyt Herefords, Devons, runts, Durham., ,Sse. ; from 01, parts of England, 300 of various breeds ; and from d el land, 180 horned and polled Scots. The ntlre be ;A' Sheep differed but little from those shown las t • s it Half-breds as well as Downs were in improved irl fi t l n - t ef and extreme rates were paid in every instance. breeds commanded a fair inquiry at unaltered 6°sod „ The Veal trade was firm, and the advance in th e liens on Friday last was supported. Prime sma l l sold readily ; other kinds slowly, at our quotations' imports of stock have taken place from abroad , our last. Malt, 9,380 ate. 0 Per Sibs . tksink the '424. 0 0 1 11 6. d. to s. d. , ' . i Interior Beasts 2B 2 lo t econdqualttiditto.. /0 I Second quality ditto..p 3 0 3, tt oarsolvaalled ditto.. ?'0 Prime large Oxen 3 Fr 4 b uthatierrr'Wetber • __, I Prime Scots, &c. Large coarse Calves 3 6 4 2 Large Hogs .... ...... .. ,1 1, I Prime small ditto 4 4 4 8 Small Porkers.. .....,,,,'„ 0 7 1 1 Suckling Calves, each 18 0 20 0 Quarter old Plg;, ......... g ' Wiener Sheep ...... SUPPLY AT MARKET. 1 0 Beasts. I Sheep. 1 Calves. I Of 2,499 25,9 W : 59 NEWGATE AND 3125ADZINNASO r : 1 4 Iti °°' Only moderate supplies of country-slaughter us ? have been receive,l up to these markets during t,!.., 13: 0 1 week, but those of that killed in the metroPol' o , been tolerably extensive. Prime Beef, M.1.1 0° 1 001 Veal have commanded a steady inquiry, at full •• d r currency, but all other kinds of meat have been . s. sale, at barely previous figures. • '.l At per stone 17 the Carcase. . i , d. r ; 1. d. to e. .% , e 8 Beef, inferior....... 2 6 2 8 Mutton, inferior .....' s , 3 --middling 210 3 0 - middling ....' 6 I --prune large 3 2 3 4--- prime ..... 0. 0 1 0 1 .--prima small 3 4 3 6 'Pork, 1arge........ ..... g Veal ....... ..... . 3 6 4 6 -small ............. • ARRIVALS DURING THE PAST WEZI C ft Beasts. Sheep. Calve.' I) 22 250 ..- fie 20 300 "" OP 10 5 , 1 00 • I , A _, 31' Scotland Yorkal tire Norfolk Suit:l3lk Cambridgeshire ~,,i1 Essex Surrey 25 tlo 1 40 • P ,i Devonshire Wiltshire Other parts ......... ...... ...... - 111 1-12 1,670 5 70 —, 139 1,130 •V° .."3,1 ---- -----,.........-.. •ip , Differenew since our lao '.?. 4.1 q , , liV , 7 , i t BOR,IrTIGH AND SPITILIar; .. i it be 4 The arrivals of Potatoes have be& .4.0;140 ° P r , f t n o during the week, via., 2cw i ,000 tons, 100 tons - d e. France, 150 ditto from Ireland, 300 ditto frolOcoo, 200 ditto frcan Guernsey, the remainder from Al and our own coasts. The demand is tolerab i l, ITr., p 4 prices are drooping. York Reds, 70s t,.) 81 tit i o ditto, 60s ; Early Devons, 60, to 65s ; Call, ‘O ll 60s to 655; Jer , .ey flue s , 55s to 60s ; Wisheae" ite 5 ge: 60s to 65s • Guern se y Bl ues , 60 s • Prince' 65s to 70s. Total ?revious week's arrival soaorou troy. Td.e.B3tl"'t• off erf ir Fine eolory pockets. Cie supply of which, 0 r1 ,0 8 ,.' extretnely smell, are in active request at, i*,,,,,, , ' stanc,s, rather more motley. In bags a very 4 0 1;r d ,/ ness is doing, and prices are supported fi"„iii' slightest difficulty. A large portion of last Ye' • has already passed out of the planters' hands. i j: WOO?. 217.A.AKET. oil t i i The past week's imports of Wool have 6 : fro°:l:' 170 bales from Portugal, 600 from Russia, 9 ',, 5 1 i ) . . 4 1) i East Indies, 504 from Turkey, and 308 from / The best samples of foreign and colonial IT 0 ; lil l),I : steady request, at full rates, but in English 'l'4? doing. The total imports of Wool into the 1). f: ki j dom during the past year, ending Decene c" 1 0 67,323,897 lbs., against .45,703,383 lbs. at toed sponding period in 1843, 41,492,563 lbs. ill ,/ 49,188,615 lbs. in 1841. Ai , fr . TALLOW MARKET. , cy, This market remains the same as to pricePoool demand is good. There is yet from 800 to . n o r r t i? of New South Wales Tallow' coming forw,„sr",,,o ls ,:C L sale either the next or following Friday. .-L P ,),lroi' d of this description of Tallow sell readily at " o et, i v f wards to 425. Town Tallow is 41s to 41s 6 ‘ ,(' p ' Fine Cocoa Nut Oil 29s 6d, middling qu ay I cash. COAL MARKET. . , ' ''l Prices per ton at the close of the market ! c o; ir Main, 19s ; Huddle's West Hartley, 19s 6d ; IfolV ) field, 18s ad. • Hasting's Hartley, 19s 6d s b, / i 6,, Main, 20s 6d; ' Old Pontop, 18s; Ord's Redhe li tegif, Townley, 19s ; West Hartley, 19s ;_ W. •,,,' rif ',' e t ,., 20s ; W. E., Gih , :on, 21s 9d • 20s 3tl ; Braddyll's Hettlin, 24s 3d; liettos, I/AV, Hylton, 21s 6d ; W. E., Lambton, 24rt ;,, Pr 21s 9d ; Si s ewart's, 24s ; Hartlepool, 23s 6d '3 l ii ' fl; 23s 3d ; Barsgtt, 225 ; Maclean's Tees, 2" 6 cl;it i Norwo 0r,,,, 23s ; Tees Heston, 19s 3d ; Hartley, 195 6d , Hartley Netherton, 20s ; Adelaide, 225 arrived , 86. V P BIRTHS. On the 10th inst., Mrs. C. J. Bloxam, of ge lc° o (tl' square, of a daughter. ~,, , ', l $' On the 10th inst., at Bury St. Edmunds, w" o fr' Rev. Geoge C. Hodgknson, of a son. ire On the 10th inst., at Norwood, Surrey , the 1 Goodhall, Esq., of a con. SR sitiel On the 10th inst., the wife of W. E. Foley-place, of a son. iq psti liets )i l' On the 11th inst., Mrs. Francis Lowe , — l. • • lj • cp, Portman-square, of a son. the On the 11th inst., at Gresvenor•squar e, t — Q O efi Capel, of a son. rlet li n the 11th inst., Mrs. Joseph Taylor, of - , Lombard -street, of a daughter. ol l ' i ,i f Jolle / MARRIED. 0 01‘, iitl , d On the 2d inst., at St. Mary's, Donnyhr no b .1 ,-, son of James Jameson, Esq ,of Mont Rose , 100 • cif !Ala Anne, eldest daughter of Lieutenaiit-eviio n or , ,A 44 Jones, Royal Engineers, of Flora Villa, same I - iedf; Cr, On the 9th inst., at St. Pancras, the Ref* t he is Ot t of t li P li / field, to Sarah Weller,,youngest daughter ~ r t ve, et On E.g. it , the 40 liP On the 9th inst., at Bishopstone, N E V: te ' r,tia -t tory : if it e, l, loo ; : , ., K. Hamilton, to Isabella Elizabeth, eldest il' ~1. 1' ,,el i;ev , ; 0 ., enerable Archdeacon Lear. On the 9th inst., at St. James',, Lewis, M.A., eldest son of James Lewis, E g li'. of 0 Grosvenor-square, to Lucy, second daughte delton Ellicombe, Esq. fd t" ii ° 1 efT ' st $ A i ,' 1 fr.' 1 / On Saturday afternoon, the 11th o , f; va J i a t n er_ j: t a l r e r g ebl 600 aged 40, Joanna, wife of Mr. Samuel tart' of the Lansdowne Statistical Society, to f °, 01/ of fier husband and family. It'dol',d - (C' On the 7th of May la;t, at Calcutta, 4a rte , ',, Rothman, Esq. 1 ,,,,00d , ,, fr ,4 On the 11th ult., James Day, EN., Rie' -- COW 0 On the Ist inst., at Warwick, NV 'Want At 0 Grosvenor-street Eaton-square. We it,l l. i °ls On the 3d inst., in Upper Berke!ey-street cl I ia ire, Garland, Esq., of Nlichaelstone Hall, or e Esse/Itersv v, On the 6th in st ,at Abberley Hall, W ipiett\l‘l Lewis Moilliet, Esq., aged 75. i h i ' OW „I On the Bth inst., at Hackney-terrace, d o eli te r el)' On the Bth inst., the Rev. William Carl' , 00 1 ff . e of Boreham, Essex, aged 77. if 5. .1 On the Bth inst., ' in the Peckham-road, ' - ' l. „ail, 9 4 ,0 of the late J. R. Hardy, Esq. flOr AO. On the 9th inst., at Blackheath, John ae oa s Queenhithe, aged 66. gr. On the 10th inst., at Walworth• terrace, of Shoe-lane, aged 79. - _ London: Printed and Published by Dii , - - 010 0 1;40 0- • No. 112, Strand, Printer, at 7%e Sus m ail Strand, in the Precinct ot the Savo', Middlesex, Tuee lay, Januati 141 1 80 ' ' .'