The Sun. — London, England, 1850-01-14 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY) LONDON, JAN. 14.—Wind N.E., fresh gale and sharp frog. DEAL, JAN. 13.—Wind E. to F.S.E.—Arrd. from the River andsld., '.tiuriati, Sydney, New South Wales; Ma -1,r40, Sierra Leone; John Calvin, Cal!fornia; Jane 'l'ute, Rio Janeiro; Mountain Maid, Cape of Good 11 .„ 0 Pe•, Blua Bell, Algoa Bay; Heroine, ditt); Anne, „lac Janiero ; Invest gator, Arct c Regions; bi.M.S. Enterprise, ditto. DOVER, JAN. 13.—Wind E. t ) S.E.—Sld. Two Sis t Ilavannah. The Ouse has been got off Romney Sands, and is now in Folkeit ore Harbour. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 13.—Wind E.—Sld. London, New Y..rik, RAMSGATE, JAN. 13.—The Circassian, Landon to cad.z, got on shore near Broadstairs, but was assisted Off and proceeded to London in tow of a steamer. DARTMOUTH, JAN. 12.—Wind E.—Arre. West Indio, Lieu wer, Surinam, for Amsterdam. PLYMOUTH, JAN. 13.—The Hans Thorwald, Torre- Yecchia t) Sisrvig, put in yest =rday leaky, and must discharge. Thu Pan aloof', Taga,:rog to Hull, has rut in with damage from contact with a barque off Newport. WEXFORD, JAN. 11.—The Adele, Na' tes to Liver- Pool, vras wrecked la ,t night, ten miles to the south tour men drowned, aid tart of cargo :and in a "".:Et;ed state. 12, the Hottinguer, of aad for New 'Lurk, from Liverpool, got on the Wa.:kwk.t,r Bank this Morning; part of crew larded. SUNDERLAND, JAN 13.—The Enterprise, of this port, is on shore near here. WHITB Y , JAN. 12.—The hope, of this port, the Gleam, 1 : 1 Shoreham, the Alexandrina, a , d the Sisters, r f this Port, on entering f.ll to a'd, struck on the said, aad got.in contact; a!t but the la.ter Lave rcc nved MUMBLES, JAN. 12.—The Sultan, of Liverpool, put alk leaky 9.11 instant, and not the British Yeoman, as rep o' t d. PENZANC E , JAN. 12.—The Youghal schooner, of and Yough2l, is on shore between this and St M i c hael's Point. "FEY JAN. 13.—Arrd. Merchant , Bu enos A y rei. -D ALMOUTR, JAN. 13.—Arrd. Calpe, Fe ator, Moga iuore, f London; Jessie, Coysh, St. John ' s , Newfound 411di f,r London. Off port, Louise, Lame, Buenos Ayres, and sailtd fir Antwecp. It blew a be.tvy gale Yesterday at N.E , with squalls, and continues to blow a gale at E S.E. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 13.—Wind S.E —Arrd. Sway, Porto Rico; Diamond, St. Domingo; Kate Ilunte - , Par -I°ll', New Orleans; Robe t Burton, Deem, Philadelphia; Corsair , Lindley, Pug Wash. Sid. John Bright, Phil., 'pine Islands; William Carey, Calcutta ; Ainethea, Glen, Molly Bawn and Hibernia , Valparaiso ; George D '''en, Para; Lauren, Mobile; Mouritsiner, Savannah; quehanna, Phila delphia; Roscius, New York; Ca ua rine, ditto; Massaro steamer, Boston; Emma, New foundland; Zebulon, ditto; Ursula, Bombay; Ararat, P ernambuco; Lady Sale, Charleston. 9 1 's PtirstouTer.—Louisa Mimral. Harding , Mauritius. Opt ST. MAwEs.—American Eagle, New York. f NEWPORT, JAN. 13 —Wind S.E. — bld. Samuel , Nor tr. S.; Confide ice, Geofugos; Inclaltigable, Ha 'alll34ll; Chatham, New Orleans. ` VIEENs To w N , JAN. 12 —WiadPatignia, 411 Francisco; Sultan CI e )le, ehiladelph o ia. DUNDEE.—Arrd. 'Mobile; Lady Self rd, Cuirce, Callao. MARKET NEWS.,-(THIS DAY.) CORN-EXCHANGE.—MONDAY. Since our last report the whole of the provincial markets have ruled heavy for- all kicds of Wheat, the P ri ces of which have given way fully is per quarter. Sire t lug Corn and Flour have commanded very little at tntion, although the supplies on offer have been small. the near continental ports ra - her more business ap t4rs to h ave b een transacted in Wheat and Flour - on igirsh account, at full prices. The American markets W e r e dull a t th e d a t e o f o ur l a st advices. The receipts of Engli s h grain up to our market last week were som e- W hat on the increase. From abroad we received 6,600 Q ua rters Wheat, 6,720 siitto of Barley, 8,6 35 ditto of Vat s, 1,830 ditto of Beans, 1,097 ditto of Peas, 826 unto of Tares, 112 ditto of Linseed, 4 6 0 of of Bapeaeed, 40 ditto of sundry Seeds, 8 ' 025 sacks and 780 barrels of Flour. Fresh t 4 3, to our mar k e t t c -day, the receipts cf English Beat, coastwise, were on a very moderate scare, but Ee principal portion of the supply came to hand from S3 Px aid Kent, in excellent condition. By land car riage and iampie, the a -rig a's were comparaively l imited. Although the wands were by no means largely 60 PPlied with samples of either rel or white, the ee nnthd fir all descriptions , owing to thoimmeasa supplies of Flour on offer from France and Belgium, was in a v ery depressed state. However, the finest qualities we.e mostly disposed of at prices about equal to those ob;aine lon Monday last. In the middling and inferior kiadF, exceedingly little busine a was transacted, at a decline in the quotations of fully is per quarter, and a clearance was not etre.ited. Several offers came to hand from Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, &e., to ship Wheats at ruling price'. The show of Foreign Wheat was wit to say extensive, yet it considerably exceeded the wants of the millers, most of whom, though short of stock, purchased very cautiously. In the value of the best parcel, we Lave no change to report, but all other qualities gave way quite ls. per quarter, without much progress being made iii sales. We were seasonably well supplied with all kinds if Barley, both English aid Foreign. Fine malt tng parcels supported last week's currencie but grind end distilling sorts gave way is. per quarter. The Su pply el alalt ready for delivery was larger than fir - some troth past, owing to which, the h ave was esvv in the extreme ; but we 0 '1" no actual "decline to notice in value. ortsl aratively sleaking, the show cf Oat samples was -▪ 334111 Levertheles., the Oat trade ruled dull , at barely Stationary prices. Penis of all kinds ruled very dull, a nd their prices gave way is Ter quarter. In Peas, next to nothing was doing, and in some instance s the cur ruencies had a downward tendency. Indian Corn and vi ere nominal. The sale for Flour war very heavy at barely late rater. 4 3 , CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. sat— F ssez & Kent, Malt—Chevalier ... • .. 56s to 5 8s Red, New.. • . 38s to 45s oats— Yorkshire and D itto,White, New 42s Ns Lincolnsh., Feed. 143 16: Norfolk and Lin- Potato • .. 178 228 coln, Red.—. 37s 40s Youghal and Cork, Ditto, White.. .• —41 s Black .• . • ... 13s 15s Irish, Red.... •• • • 37s 418 Cork, White . .... 14s 16s . bitto, White ..Feed. .... 18s Uls ‘YG—Old ............ 24s 25s Beans—Tick ......... 24s 301 .. Bad -•••••• • .. .. .. 24s 25s Pigeons .. 28s 35s e Y ---Ne Grinding . .... 29s 23s Peas—Grey ..•• •• • .... . . 25s 276 Malting •••• • '' 23' 2" Maple . ...........263 28s u_. 268 30s White..• •• • ... 263 292 l'it'---Suffolk and Nor- Boilers ••••• • • • • 285 3 0 s folk .. .. .. .. .. .. 53s 56s Flour—Town-made... 35s 40s il i r l" 11 •••••• • .. .. 41s 473 Suffolk ••••• • . . . . 30 s 33 8 ' 44l llston and Ware 55s 56s Stocktn & Norfolk 110 s 33s SEED MARKET. The demand fir both LinFe3d and Rape:eed has some *bat • Improved since our hot report, and prices are web „ PPorted. Canary Seed has delliued is per quarter. u lt k e to 8 are very dull, at drooping currencie3. rn ,„White, per bush. lOs to Ils Carrel. ay .• •• • • ...... 30s 343 u tiss :bv(l and Green.... 105 12s Coriander .... • ....... 16s 21s "' r d. 8r0wn.... . 9s 12s Hempseed, per quarter 323 35s tarellrhi te •• •• Ss 10s Linseed, Eng. Sowing.. 543 56s s ' New Winter.. 5s Od 5s 6d Crushing •• • • .... 40s 43s 4s 4s 6d Baltic 38s 44s R ye rY, per quarter .. 753 85s Odessa •••••• • • .. 42s 45s tra ss •• • • • ... 203 24a Linseed Clo oeT, er, Red En s (cwt.) 345 48s English • • .81 5s 9i 5s White• • • • • 34s 48 s Foreign , per ton 6103 71 108 Foreign Red...... 32s 44s Rape Cakes, pr ton 41 Os 41 4s tr white—. 32s 47s Rapeseed, New, prlst 301 Os 331 lOs •143 17s SMITHFIELD. The totti imports of foreign istick into London last peek we .. e confine I t 1.066 head. At the corre3pond g period in 1849 they amounted t 9 1,035, and at the e , la rn titr e th e in Bti 1,235 besot Had it been for ,ererity (f 18 the 4 weather t e importations not would have th e , 11 a tonsiderabl excess over those of t i e two pie ce i ng )ears. IMPORTS INTO LONDON IN THE PAST WEEK. Mtn Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs stotterd -am 144 275 ... 77 ... Na9lltu ••• ••• h *** ' *** •• 94 •.. 5 .... N. -11 geia •••.. 29 34 •.• lelll-) jel) 535 ... 1 ... - Wrl:eTotal. 173 ... 938 63 e 9onding kin 1849.. ISB Same week in 1848 - ...... 85 .. 1,123 Scarcel y t eareel Y suppl;e3 have remhei the outports; and , r eeipt I from I r e!and dire,t by sea have bean con- A e k l t‘i 61 Pigs. Although the number of foreign k i , on sale in t:-day's market was very limited, . all Fi,:as ruled heavy iu the extreme at drooping price& r the t;we of yea-, the arrivals of home-led beasts +resh .h P this morning were very moderate., but ot some -I:‘,asat Improved quality. Notwitnstanding the weather er -v r3 7 lavouraule for slaighttring, and the att,ndance th e t" "wa and country buyers was rather numeroui, on Vol t! a le, owing t.) the immense supplies of meat f ro ° "er in Newgata aid Leadenball Market*, wai far . fte, " lll a.tive. However, a good clearance of the beasts s uff ' o effected at la t Monday's prices. From Norfolk, 1,1 0 k ,Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received about g r , z ? Scot,* and Short-toms ; from the northern Pb e 3 district , 1,000 Snort-horns ; and from otner The i .(,)! Plnglatni, 950 Herefords, Runt=, Devons, Sec. niv e ,VPY ot Sheep was beneath an average one, roo z , - ; " le ss, the Al.uttm tra!e ruled heaiy, and, in this"nstancev, prices were 2d per 81bs lower than on th e da l ee'nnight. The highest general t)p figure for few best lluvras did not exceed 46 2d per 81b'. Very but. rates Calves of were on offer. In other Prime :small kinds Veal sold lime at 4 currency. in ' as was t-ansa4ted. Pigs—the supp l y very ot which q~~"'a ll —rnet a very inactive demand at last week's tstione. 817 - ... 50 ... Per albs. to a. d. to s. tanlerlor 8ea5t5 ..... ........... . 8 3 4 1. 4 ,', °4 ' 1 quality .... 3 6 3 . p,.'`, 124 e large O xen .. 310 4 0 - • ..11 , 111 Scot, 4 0 4 2 CA coarse Calve. 3 4 S 6 rikt Small ditto 3 8 310 Calves 18 0 i 5 0 •oferlor Skeep • 210 3 Ink the offal. I. d. to 8. d. Second qual. Sheep 3 2 3 6 C o arse-w trolled ditto 3 B 310 Southdown Wether 4 0 4 2 Ditto eat of the wool 0 0 0 0 Large flogs • • •• • 3 4 Small Yorkers .•3 10 4 2 , luartzr old Pigs .. 16 0 21 0 Lambs •••••• • • • • 0 0 0 e TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET. Ives. ' rigs. 22,00 1 Sh* "' 1 ea C2 I 17 2 , R tasts. FOREIGN SUPPLY. 153 I Sheep. i Calves. 1 rigs. 190 8 UOROTIGII AND SPITAXMIELDS, Pc :toes Per Vie trine of year, la,ge qu.r.utlties of f,reign r : t oes hav e arr i ved at the watn h t-Jide during the P a 4 , ;1 4, viz., 1,9351 tons, derii,el as follows: —Dutiliiri-, and. Calais 85; Rotterdam, 243; Ghent, 90; Diefir, Antwerp, 1124; Pont L'Abte, 75; Nieu Diep, 1; tat Rouen, 805 tone. The t)tal gaantity of foreign to es; Weighed by the City in ters, from the Ist Aught (ithe sth January was 33,942 tons. Coastwise the re ceipts of pOtatucA, slime our iatt repor!, have heed con ned to 2,900 tons, but about 1,000 tins have reached us b y laud carriage. ,The general quality of the samples R eacts, 3,331 not being to say first-110e, stesiiiy, at a trifling a busine3s has been trl selected parcels have sold nc'. In other kinds only a aasacted. Per Ton. York. Regents 70s to 120 s Ditto Shaws —s to —s Scotch Reds ..- COs to 70s Ditto min. Cups s:is to 60s Ditto Buffs ... 50s to 55s Blues ...—....... 55s to 60s Pink Eyes 55s to 60s Lincoln. Regents. 85s to 958 Wisbeach ditto 60s to 70s itto Kidneys .. 60s to 70s Newcastle Regts. 65s to 75s Per Ton. Common Whites 50s to 55s Kent Kidneys ... 60s to 70s Essex Regents ... —s to —s Ditto Shams ..... . —s to - Ditto K , dneys sto —5 French Whites ... 65s to 70s Ditto Reds .. . 65s to 75s Belgian Whites... 35s to 60s Ditto Red 5........ COs to 65s Dutch Whites ... 45s to 50s German ditto ... 40s to 65s zus - uiGATz AND LEADENELALL. Since Monday last the arrivals of country-killed Me .t for the e marseti have ten very ecterisive, viz., upwards f 12 000 carcase', chietly of Beef and Mutton, a ex cei:e .t quality. With Meat slaughtered in ts . !e met o polis we have teen but muderate:y supplied; neve) thr - Icss t e general demand has ruled he ivy, et unaite.ed qut t 'lions. We understand that large numbers of Irish Figs will shortly he firwarded from the We_t Eng land. At per stone by the Carcase. s. d. to 4. d. 1 s. d. o s. d. ;el,'nferior.• •• •• 2 6 2 8 ' Mutton, inferior .• 2 8 210 middling •• .. 210 3 0 1 primelarge .. 3 2 3 4 1 prime ... . 3 6 310 prime small .. 3 4 3 6 Pork, large .• ••.. .. 2 8 3 4 , sl.. • ....• • • .... 3 0 310 small ——— 3 6 4 2 CO R.OUGni 110 P rocanscET. Fine eoloury Hops are very seal ce, and quite es dear as last wet k. In all other kinds, both old and new, only a modorato business is doing, at Iwo rates. New Mid and East Kent packets, 61 lOs to 121; New Weald of Kent ditto, 615 s to 8/; New Sussex ditto, 51 15s to 6/ 15s; New Farnhams, 121 to 131; Yearling Kent', 31 to 4/ 12s; Yearling Sussex, 218 s to 31 17s; Old Hops, 11 to 41 per cwt. WOOL. Last week's arrivals of Wool, into London, were con fined to 128 bales from t.e Cape; 47 from Leghorn; 18 from (Mend ; 119 from Bombay ; and 2 from St. Michael's. The supplies en offer in the priva•e contract market are small, and as the manufActuters hold light st3clc:4, some of the importers rause to sell at present met. No public sales are yet announces. TALLOW. Although only a moderate business has been tram actnl in our market during the week, the market to day is firm, and prices rule quite is higher than on Monday last. P.Y.C. on the spot is gut t d at 398 to 393 6d LIT cwt. For forward delivery exceedingly little is doing. Town Tallow, 38s 6d per owl net cash; Rough Fat, 2s 2d per 8i s: The lat'et a lvices from St. Pc teraburgh stet..., that 500 casks fire Ukraine had changed hands for August delivery at 113 roubles with 10 down. 1846. 1847. 1848. 4849. 1850. Stock this day 25,376 18,597 22,350 38,003 44,452 43s Od 513 9d 45s 3d 41s rid to 39s d Price of Y. C. .... [to 43s 3d to Os Od to 45s 6d Os Od to39s 6d Delivery last week • • 1,761 2,440 4,294 2,568 2,513 Ditto from June 1.... 64,967 59,534 66,256 65,405 61,236 Arrivals last week . 101 50 5,395 5,181 874 Ditto from June 1 ... 74,539 67,838 80,514 95,877 80,215 Price of Town ••• • .. 458 Od 548 6d 498 6d 45s Od 41s 01 LAW INTELLIGENCE. CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.) ATTORNEY-GENERAL, V. THE CORPORATION OF LON DON—JUDGMENT. The LORD CHANCELLOR gave his final judgment to day in this case. Our readers will, doubtless, recollect that the case came before his Lordship shortly before the Christmas recess, upon an appeal from the decision of the Master of the Rolls, by which he disallowed the exceptions taken by tee corporation of London to the Master's report, and directed them to make further dis covery and allow an inspection of their charter and all pipers connected with their claim to the shore and bed of ,the River Thames. The information was filed in Februrry, 1844, against the corporation of London, and against certain of their lessees of portions of the shore and bed of the Thames, namely—William Cubits, Sir Courtenay Boyle, Sir Thomas Turton, W. G. Prescott, J, P. Rosh, J. Cor nelius Parke, and J. 0. Hanson, who have erected em bankments and wied' to the destruction of the navigation and the flow of the river. The inf erie don stated that by the royal prerogative the ground and soil of the coasts and shores of the seas, creeks, and navigable rivers in the kingdom, and about it, belonged of right to the Crown ; that the river is the King's highway for &l subjects ; that by prescriftion or some grant the corporaton bad exer cised the office c f bailiff or consers ator, whose duty it Gas to see to the navigation, and prevent obstructions or nuisances in the river, and t regulate the fishing thereof; that the corporation thereby acquired no right, or estate, or interest in the ground and soil of the bed or shores of the river between high and low water- mark; that the corporation hal, notwithstanding, of late claimed, in addition to the exercise of the rigt.t of bailiff or conservator, to be seised or entitled to the free hold if the ground, bed, and soil of the river, and of the shores between high and low water-mark, within toe limits of tae conservancy of the Thames, and assumi d the exercise of acts of ownership over it, and had made grants of it is persons having land or wharfs on the banks adjacent thereon, to embank it, and build on such soil and bed of the river, between high and low water-mark, at diffe rent places on the river, namely, at the Isle of Dogs, at Durrand's Wharf, Retherhithe, and at the Battersea Marsh; that embankmeets and buildings were, in conse quence of these leases, built or building, which would be a common nuisance, and prevent the free flow of the river. The information charged the corporation with having received a considerable sum of money in the way of flues and rents from such lessees, and with having re fused to give the Crown any account thereof, and that the lessees ilow set up a pretended claim of right ti execute such embankments by virtue of said indentures. It fur ther chargei that no charter or letters patent by any of her Majesty's predecessors, kings or queens, had contained any grant of the soil, or bed, or shores of the Thames, and charged that the corporation ought to discover and set forth under and by what charter or letters patent they claimed such freehold in the soil or bed of the river. The Attorney-General denied any immemorial right in this respect, as alleged by the corporation, or that the corporation possessed the freehold under a charter of Henry IV., in the 23d year of his reign, which had no force to pass such freehold; that such charter had been also revoked or annulled; and the information also charged that no sufficient acts of ownership by the cor poration could be shown to evidence an immemorial usage of the right claimed by the corporation; and that the corporation had no right t) exact or accept money as fines or rents fa- permission thus t r build. It charged, moreover, that the defendants had in their custody, possession, or power, books, accounts, deeds, instruments, charters, letters patent, leases, maps, plans, and papers:, re lating to the matters aforesaid, by which the truth of the several matters above-mentioned would; if produced, appear. The information then prayed that the rights of the Crown and those of the corporation might be ascer tained and declared; that William Cubist and the other lessees be restrained by perpetual injunction, in respect to works in progress, from carrying them on; that the embankme its formed should be restored to their former and ancient condition, and that an account should be taken by this Court of the fines, rents, expenses, and profits arising from granting such licenses to embank, received by the mayor and corporation, and the amount be decreed to be paid, to her Majesty, af..er de ducting - all just allowances, and the right is the freehold be decreed and established in and to her Majesty.' The corporation demurred in part, and answered to the residue. The de murrer denied that the Crown had stated a case 'that entitled it to relief in a court of equity, or to arty dis covery. It was overruled by the Master of the Rolls, and his Lordship's decision was confirmed by the House of Lords. The answer which was then argued before the same Judge, stated that the title of the corporation was not founded en a particular charter, but on a right to the enjoyment of the bed and shore of the river from time immouserial—a right virtually recognised by Acts of Parliament of Henry IV., Henry VII., Henry VIII., and Elizabeth. With regard to the erections complained of, the: corporation rested its defence on the opinions of harbour-masters, water-bailiffs, and Captain Bullock, bydrographer to the Admiralty, under whose in spection and approval they had been constructed, alleging that they improved, or would improve, the navigation of the river; and denying that the corporation alleged or pretended they had a right to erect or create, or give licence to erect or create a com mon nuisance on the Thames, to the injury of the sub jects using it as a highway. A reference was made to the Master on the sufficiency of this answer, and he re ported that the corporation were bound, in his opinion, to set forth their alleged title, and to allow the Solicitor for the Crown to inspect their charters, and such deeds, documents, and papers, as he required. Exceptions to the report were arehed before the Master of the Rolls, and his Lordship decided against the corporation, and held, that having regard to the fiduciary relation in which the corporation stood to the Crown as conserva tors of the Thames, and to the prima facie right of the Crown to the bed and soil of all navigable rivers, the corporation was bound to answer fully, and to produce the deeds and documents demanded. Against this decision, the corporation of London pre sented their appeal to this branch of the court, and that apple al was argued a; considerable length. At the con clusion of tie arguments the Lord Chancellor gave judgment, agreeing with the Master of the Rolls in or dering the Corporation to answer fullyeand dismissing the a?peal. With respect, however, to the question of costs, his Lordship took time is consider his judgment in that respect, as it had been argued for the corpoi a don, that the erder of the Master of the Rolle giving costs to the Attorney-General was wrong, inasmuch as in a court of equity, the Crown never gave or received costs, and iu support of that proposition several cases were cit Al. The Lord Chancellor this morning gave judgment on the question of costs. He thought the rule lard down in some of thee cases teat had been a ivated to might be a sound one in a case where the Crown persisted in a claim which it failed t i suktain, but such was not the present case. Hero the p ainttff was in possession of the Order of the Master, and thede cree of the Master of the Rolls, and that decree had been affirmed by himself; he therefore thought thst the Crown was entitled to the costs of , the appeal. Appeal dismissed with costs. EX-PARTE THE EARL OF MANSFIELD IN RE THE UNI VERSAL SALVAGE COMPANY.—JUDGMENT. The LORD CHANCELLOR also gave judgment t.-Jay in this case, the arguments in which were concluded on Saturday. Our readers will recollect that the case cane upon au appeal moti o n to discharge a b n efer or e de h r i ! Lordship fviee-e hancellor Knight Bruce, making the Earl of Mansfield liable as a contribut me to the losses incurred in the attempt to establish a salvage company, although Master Farrer had expressed an opinion on the authority of decided cans that Lord Mansfield was exempt. The Lord Cho.aellor concurred with thy: judgment of the Court Le'ow, and dismissed the appeal ineofon, but, upon the application < f Counse 1, allowed the Noble Elrl to go in again be fore the Master upon a rew state of fictf , , and paying the costs of such a prom ding. His Lordship then proceeded to hear appeal p.titions. CRADOCK V. PIPER. The further arguments in this part-heard petition of appeal was then proceeded w ith, and occupied his Lord ship the whole mornin'. The case came before his Lordship upon appeal from an order of the. Vim-Chan cellor of England, directing the taxation of the costs ( f M. Watson, a solicitor, who is also a trustee ( f the estate, as costs between attorney and diet t. The taxing Master had construed the order ( f ref rence not as a general order, but as one in which he was bound to take notice cf the solicit )r being a trustee, and therefore not entitled to more than his charges and expenses ; but the Vice- Chancellor: thought; that, it was the iLt ntion of the testator, who made him a trusted, that he should have his cost., and he mode an order accordingly. Mr. JAMES PARKER and Mr. WRIGHT argued in sup port of the appeal, that it had been the practice fit thirty years to refuse a solicitor, being a trustee, any costs incurred in the execution ( f the truss', and they challenged inquiry. BETHELL :And Mr. SIDEBOTToM . denied the uni formity ( f the practic-, and also challenged inquiry. The order was a general one to tax costs, and the Master had no discretion but to tux them without reference to the I.,osition of the solicitor. ROLLS COURT.-(THIS DAY.) The Master ( f the Rolls sat to-, - lay in his Court in the Rolls-yard, Chancery-lam?, and acer disposing of the re maining petitions on his paper, and the case of the joint stock company Norwich Yarn Company, proceeded to bear the arguments in Wilson v. Eder, which occupied his Lordship the remainder f the day. VICE-CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.) (Before the VICE •CHANCELLOR OF ENGLAND.) His Honour was occupied the whole morning with hearing the remaining cause petitions on his paper. (Eefore the Vice-Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE.) Causes (f no general interest occupied his Honour the whole morning. (Ee'bre the Vice Chancelor WIGRAM.) BItALNENT V. RANKIN. The further argumeuts 'in this past-heard case occu pied his Honour the whole moning. The question in the case relates to a right cf lien on a vessel and her cargo, called the Miracle, cf New Brunswick, but the points involved possess ao interest except to the parties concerned. QUEEN'S BEN C H.-(T HIS DAY.) BLANCIIA.RD V. RIPLEY This was an action tried at the la►t sitting here before Mr. Justice Wiglita.an. It was aii action brought by the plaintiff, the owner of a barge, against the defendant, the proprietor of a brig employed in the coal t' ade, to recover compensation ter the injury whVa his barge had sustained in consequence of the t egligence of the ser vants of the deteneaut , , a collision having, taken place be tween them at Cuckhold's Poiut, near Woolwich. The verdict went for the plaintiff—damages, 201. Mr. KNOWLES now moved for a rule is show eause why the verdict should not be set aside, on the ground that the verdict was againt the evideace. The brig, he said, was proceeding to Whitby in ballast, but owing to tt.e loweess of the tide %as lying in the sand at the Vane. The barge was proceeding up the river t t Ham mersmith fully loaded with sand. Now, upon the show ing of the plaintiff himself, the verdict ought to have gone for the defendant. According to the rules which governed the mode of navigating the river, the barge, instead of proceeding directly on, ought to have given way, whilst the brig ought t have proceeded on her course unchecked—the barge being on the larboard and the ,, brig on the starboard. Such was the strict observance cf the custom, that three barges about the period in question allowed the brig to pass in toe way he had r amid. Had the brig altered her course her head would have been timed to the wind, she would have been driven ba:k, and a collision would have been almost inevitable. Besides, hail the brig really struck the barge, as was alleged, she must bare sunk her, as the barge was loaded to the water's edge, whereas the brig was high out of the water. He was instructed, therefore, to say that the brig was perfectly still at the time, though the persons in the barge swore that she was in full sail. He disproved this distinctly at the trial by eight respectable witnesses who were in the brig at the time, and Mr. Roland, the harbour-master, who heard the whole of the case, and who had been sub remised by both parties, showed the custom to be as he t,ai stated it. Mr. Justice WIGHTEAN said it appeared to him that the witnesses reterretil to could not lave been mistaken. Mr. KNOWLES said the Court must not look at toe small amount of the damages, hut at the fact that eight respe.taole persons hal really been convict Id of perjury, and it was most impertar,t to their characters ttat the verdict should not taati. The COURT deferred its decision Intl they hal bai as opportunity of perusing Mr. Justice Wightnaaa's neCts. LEGALITY OF THE ARGYLL ROOMS.-THE QUEEN V. BRIER AND OTHERS. Mr. M. CuA14111;118 moved fir a rule calling upon the d. f nclanti to show t ease why a procedendo ehould riot issue in this (a , Fe, which ha I been removed by certiorari from Vie Cent al Criminal Court int this Court. This was a prosecutton aga nst the di fenda t 3 f)r keeping a disorderly house fJr music a•id ()ageing, entitled the Argyll Rooms, in Windmill- t•eet ; mad as in dictment against them was found at the la t quarter sessions f Vie county of Middle sex. The cha-ge was prcfsrred on the rtrength of the 25th of Geo. IL, the opening of the rooms in q❑es tion being altogether opposed to the letter and spirit of that Act. The question which he intended to raise war, whether this Court had the power t issue a certiorari to remove an indictment of this nature into this Court, from the Central Criminal Court. The indictment was fiund at the Quarter Sessions f.r Middlesex, on the 5.h of December last. After it was fund, the prosecutor caused the prosecution to be removed to the Central Criminal Court, to be there tried under the provisions of the Centrai Criminal Court Act. After it had been so removed, the defendants went before Mr. Justice Matteson et Chambers, and without directing his atten tion t) the provisions of the 25th of Geo. 11., obtsined an order from him to bring the indictment into this Court. Mr. Justice PATTESON said, if his recollection served , him, the pointed was raised bi f ,re him. Mr. CHAMBERS wa; prepared to contend that this Court had no jurisdiction in the matter, because the Act of George 11., which must be read in connexion with the Cent' al Criminal Court Act, prevented the removal of a prosecution instituted under that Act into this:Court. The Central Criminal Court Act stated that sessions under it should be held twelve times a year, thus providing fJr the speedy trial of offenders; and he effect of the removal of the prosecution into this Court would have the effect of enabling the defendants to keep open their disorderly house, and reap unlawfjl gains from it, for a considerable time before the prosecution against them could be brought to an issue. The case having been re moved from the sessions to the Central Criminal Court this Court could not interfere. lie wish the indictmert to be sent back to the Central Criminal Court. The proceedings c f the defendants were altogether illegal. They bad applied for a licence, which had been re filled, showing clearly their intention to open a place of amusement. The bills they put forward stated tint " pupils" might become members cf a " dancing aca demy," and learn dancing, and might pay either by the lesson or by the quarter, but any one might pay a shil ling at the door, as at a theatre, and either dance or merely become a spectator of the dancing or a listener to the music.—(Laughter.) Mr. Justice PATTESON said, it bad been clearly held that a dancing master might open a place as an academy for music and dancing without acting illegally, unless he admitted persons indiscriminately. Mr. M. CHAMBERs—Ob, yes; but the p re tence of a dancing academy by these parties is a mere blind; their purpose is obvioue. Mr. Justice I'ATTEsoN said, it was not the custom of the Court to entertain such a question as that raised with respect to the power of a judge at chambers. Mr. CHAMBERS saiel,• the Court would not object to review the order of a judge at chambers if aught had been kept back. A case of this kind would come under the term "improvident issue." Mr. Justice PATTESON said he could not see how the two acts could be incorporated. The certiorari carrying the indictment to the Central Criminal Court, was moved_ for by the prosecutor, and it having got to tle Central Criminal Court, he thought that the defendant ha t a right—he did not say that the prosecutor had—to hare the indictment dealt with as one flund at the Central Criminal Court. Whether he was right or wrong in what he had done, this at least war perfectly clear to him, that the Judges bad the jurisdiction which Mr. Chambers contended they bad not. There was an end, in this ca sr, of the clause relied on in the Act of Geo. 11. The certiorari must, therefore, stand. Application refused. COMMON PLEAS.—(THIS DAY.) The Court rat in banco this morning, but the pro ceedings were wholly devoid of public interest—a sur veyor's bill in one case, and a qua:tees rent of a house in another, being the points on which applic ations wer e made to the Court to set aside adverse verdicts in trials at Nisi Prius. BAIL COURT.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Justice ERLE.) EX PARTE TEATHER. Mr. WELLS moved the Cow t for a rule nisi, calling upon the Poor-law Commissioners to show cause why a mandamus should not issue requiring them to restore Mr. Luke Alvonley Teather to the situation of relieving offioer of the Godstone Union, in the county of Surrey. Mr. Teather held this office for the last fourteen years, and on the 2d inst. he was removed by a❑ order of the Commissioners without any reason being assigned. The question involved in this case would turn upon the con struction of the Poor-law Amendment Acr, which gave the Commissioners power to direct boards of guardians to appoint their paid officer. It, however, could hardly bo supposed that the Act gave them the arbitrary power of disuaissing those p&id officers without previous in quiry, or assigning some reason for doing so, though it had been held, in the case of the Queen v. the Guardians of Braintree, the Court had no power to disturb the orders or decisions( f the Commissioners ; butit would seem f um the terms of the decision in that case that the Court meant that it had no power to interfere with a resolution of the Commissioners come to after inquiry. • Mr. Justice ELME was clearly of opinion that the Act of Parliament gave the Commissioners power to dis charge, but could the Learned Counsel show him any authority that tha power must be exercised after inquiry. Mr.WELLs had looked through the books carefully, but he had certainly not been able to find any ease analogous to thin. le put to his Lordship that great injus tice might b done to individuals if this arbitrary powtr really did exist in the Poor-'aw Boar. l , since they could discharge any paid officer, no matter whether he were the clergyman of the union, the relieving officer, or the master of the union workhouse, without assigning any reason or cause for it. Mr. Justice ERLE said he would take time to consider the case before deciding the motion. MARLBRO'-STREET—(THIS DAY.) PICKING POCKETE.—Charles Best,a welt-known thi, f, was charged before Mr. Bingham with robbing a lady of her purse, containing 255. Checkley, 184 C, stated that about six o'clock on Saturday evening he wit, on duty in Coventry-street, when bis attention was called to the prisoner, whr, with four others not in custody, were " dodging" the steps c f several ladies. Witness w a cited their movements, and saw, the prisoner a a'k up to the side f a lady and f .11ow her f,r some dis'a ice, covered by the other mer. Oo arriving at the corner of Windmill-street, he distinctly saw the prisoner put his band into the lady's pocket, and quickly withdtam it. The prisoner and his com panions then ran up Windmill-street as fast as they could, and a per,on who was with witness went after the lady and a certained that she had been robbed ef her pursr, containing 255. and some f :reign coins. The lady subsequently proceeded to the station and gave her name and address, but she now declined to come forward to prosecute. About an hour afterwards witness went to the OA public-house, Seven Dials, where he saw the prisoner and took him into custody. Oa searching him at the station 16s. was found upon him. The constable added that the prisoner was a notorious pickpocket, and had been several times convicted for that offence. The prisoner, who protested his innczence, was com mitted to the house cf Correction for three months. THE SAINTS AT WORK AGAIN. From half-past eight o'clock until noon, on Sun day last, Leather-lane, Holborn, was one continued scene of uproar. Some parish officials, with a party composed of the A and G divisions of police, paraded the neighbourhood, and in no measured sentences ordered the shopkeepers to close their establishments, and desist from Sunday trading, under a threat that they would seize upon their goods ; and actually they had provided two or three vans to remove ttie things, though none were carried away, the parties well knowing that they would have violated the law, if they had resorted to any such violent measures. The newspaper placards were an- object of peculiar an noyance. They were forcibly removed and thrown into the shops, and the newsvenders were commanded to tear those down which were pasted on their shut ters. One individual, coming from Hatton-garden up Charles-street, was not allowed to cross Leather-l a ne because he had a basket on his arm. He was driven back, and obliged to proceed round Holborn to his destination. The proceedings altogether were lawless and reckless, and never would have been tolerated, or even winked at, by the Com missioners of Police. One of the Saints, an undertaker, rendered himself more conspicuous than his fellows. He actually prevented a poor half starved wretch from selling a ba, p . orth of onions. This identical hypocrite, after he and his party had finished measured . step, heading a the onslaught, was actually, seen following his " worldly calling on the Lords Day," by walking with stately gait and funeral procession, on a professional visage as long as a man's arm. Not only, however, an d putting was Leather -lane a scene of con fusion . ; Gray's Inn lane had a taste of what the Saints would do if they had power. A man named Neale, who is an In spector of Nuisances, entered the new svendors' shops, and, though no obstruction was visible or existed, ordered all the newspaper placards to be torn down. This meddling o ffi cial was accompanied by the " Paving Board," who were headed by the No previous notice had been given of their intention. The visiation was sudden and unexpected, and the execution of the design was accompanied by a roughness of manner that ind icated what the parties would accomplish if they were left to do as they please. We have no hesitation in stating that their conduct, and the proceedings of the Leather-lane Solons, were altogether opposed to law. An Act of Parliament is already in existence to punish parties by fine who trade on the Sabbath. It is an Act as old as the hills, and not suited to th e present state of society. We should as soon think of apply ing it to meet a case of the present day as going from London to Edinburgh in a stage-waggon. None but the most bigotted ' men, steeped to the chin in the feculence of intolerance, or toadies to a rector, would bring a man within its provisions. Leather-lane is surrounded by a poor neighbourhood. Hundreds of men are not paid their wages until a late hour on Saturday night, when business is closed or closing. It is of importance to such people that they should have the opportunity of procuring little articles of necessity on Sunday mornings. They do not go drunk to market, but peaceably and quietly. No riot or confusion is created. The saints would like a few rotten eggs thrown at them as an excuse for bludgeoning the people at the hands of the police. If the law be violated, the violators are the Mawworms and the police, and it is high time that a stop were put to such unworthy, un-Christianlike proceeding;, which involve a . neighbourhood in uproar, and instead of making people reli gious, create animosity and dislike towards those who ought to live on terms of charity with their neighbours. Hear Mr. Fox, who, in his excellent " Lnture on the Use and Abuse of Sunday," says I c.sndemn no man's practice, who is conscien tious and consistent, as far as his intellect penetrates. If I were asked the question, What is keeping the Sabbath holy ?' I should reply, It is in each fol lowing out the best and purest impulses of his being, wherever they may lead him.' He who, feeling what little advantage he has had for the cultivation of his mind, retires to his own poor study, there shuts out the world,' and calls home bis thoughts ;' who ap - plies for instruction to those who in all ages and countries, whether we denominate them sacred or profane, have spoken the words of wisdom and truth ; who there endeavours to raise his mind to a com panionship with the noblest spirits of the earth, and imbibe from them th e i nsp i ra ti o n of that wi s d om which is paramount over all earth's concerns—he too, holy the Sabbath-day.' He who, .lix days in the populous city is been ' keeping e duringep g pent,' feeling hi▪ s mind an d b o d y b o th s tifl e d th ere b y, I h having its atmosphere unwholesome, and its streets, lanes, and squ ares, wearisom e l y assoc i ate d w i t h hi s d a il y mechanical emp loyments, . flies away from all this, and gets out of i ▪ t —who wants a sense o f t h e ex t erna l freeness ol the air to give him a sensation of freeness of spirit, why he, too, I say, keeps holy the Sabbath day: He who is inevit a bly, b u t painfully disso ciated from those dear to 'him, through their separate toiling and moiling all the week, but who, when the Sunday comes, gather s his wife, children, and friends around him in hi s h ou sehold temple—who makes it a day f o r th e c ultivation of every snocial feeling and , a ff ection—who gives the heartits turn as w e ll as the laborious hand — w hy he, in his loves and fears, his sympathies and hopes, he too keeps h o l y the Sabbath-day.' But they who, in whatever place, and however consecrated, meet together to encourage a sectarian exclusiveness, to dwelt on their own opinions as essential to the belief and the salvation of all mankind—who are en couraging one another, not to love and good works, but to presumption, bi go t r y, and evil works—who are arrogating to themselves, not merely an establish ment of the good things of this world, but eternity and heaven as their peculiar heritage—who thus dis sociate themselves from God's great family, and from the Christian principle of universal love—why, I say, in spite of all their forms and pretensions, they are the great desecrators of the Sabbath. -day."— Weekly Dispatch. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY AT BRIQIITON BARRACKS . We are sorry to add thst another and a far more exten sive robbery tom the last has taken place at the Cavalry Barracks, and, from the circumstances coanected with it, there do: s not appear much doubt of its having been effected by persons well acquainted with -the premises. It appears that Colonel Ainslie went to Hats circus on Friday evening last, having taken the precaution to lock up his rooms IN fore he left. On his return, about eleven o'clock, he unlocked the door, when he found the floor in confusion. The drawers were open, his dressing-case was gone, and an agate box, containing some valuable jewellery, was not to be fiund. The thieves had carried off a gold watch and the jewellery, consis.ted of gold pins, chains and studs, diamonds, !marls, m Duey, &c., to the value altogether of a bout 130/ . It h appens that most of the art'cles bear the own e r ' s crest, and can be easily identified. A noun. named Gladman, in the err.- ploy of the Earl of Chichester, discovered. the empty dressing-case of Colonel Ainslie under awe 11 near the barracks. The party that placed it there must have gone through the barrack gates, which was guarded by a soldier who was onee charged bef,,re the -magi,trates with being concerned in a felony at the barracks. It is supposed that the afartments were entered by a dupli cate key. Net long since the Colonel lost his key, and was obliged to have another made; and the 'inference is that the key was stiles for the purpose of effecting a robbery. No clue to the discovery of the thief has been obtained, although the utmost vigilance has been used. —Brighton Gazette. WHAT SHALL WE PO WITH OUR DEAD?--We Still do fear the mighty prejudice cf the people in favour of the worm ; but the a ssociation just formed, as we last week announced, for the solemn reinstitution of the funeral pyre, will at least keep the question alive ohould it fail to do much more. In the meantime, mig ht we further suggest, that until the public mind shall be s ome what familiarized with this great sanitary idea, the ei ffi - culty may be less to re concile it to the practice of im with bsdd quicke achs corpseuien co ffi n fill e d u p an d com p re ,s e ed h a a practice would at fi r st b e l e ss repugnant perhaps to public feeling, and we do bel lave, that were the Legislature at once to establish it as a law, the propriety of the practice would be si'aently, though it might bo with a sigh, acceded to. Tne last office, previous to burial, aid after the last lingering look 1-al been taker, might he the f mina! sprinkling of the deal with the best of all earth for the accomplishment of so sacred arid efficient an end as this summary return , of "dust to dust."—Builder. EXTEMPORE DRAMA S. (From Eliza Cook's Journal) The ancients, it is said, took their first ideas of theatrical representation from a Grecian stroller, singing in a cart to the honour cf Bacchus." The mysteries and moralities, so long the objects of popular admiration, were first introduced by the pilgrim s, vs ho composed and chanted songs descrip tive of their travels through the holy Land, interspersed with scenes taken from the Scriptures. Bands of these devout men might be seen reciting in the public streets, with staff in hand, and cloaks and chaplets bedecked with shells and images collected on consecrated shores. The populace edified by their appearance, and the subjects which they dramatized, at length erected stages for their exhibitions, which in the middle ages formed one of the principal honours paid to princes on their public entrances. So inherent in our nature is this inclination for the dramatic art, that it discovers itself in the earliest days of childhood ; to personate characters is one of the favourite amusements among children, and in their plays they may often be heard to keep up an extempore dialogue between imaginary persons. The Italians have been long celebrated for their perfectien and delight in spontaneous composition ; their extem pore comedies is one of their principal amusements — the only preparation which is necessary, being the arrangement of the sceneries and the division of the acts ; the dialogue and expression are left entirely to those who take the parts; if the drama pleases, which is almost invariably the case, the representation is fre quently repeated, and while it retains all the interest of the original plot, some alteration in the dialogue, or change in the action, gives all the charms of novelty. The Italians who are wonderfully skilful in im promptu composition, seem peculiarly fitted for it by the flow of their language, their inflections of voice, the energy and animation of their gestures, and those quick changes of countenance, which are in a moment expres sive of the passion or humour they wish to represent. To these natural powers in the performers may be ascribed the popularity of many of their comedies, which ap pear to us in reading, childish and flimsy. Salvator Rosa was an admirable performer on the Scanavis. Among his inimitable comic representations the part of a Calabrian peasant was his favourite. In explor ing the wild scenery which he loved to transmit to his canvass, he became so thoroughly acquainted with the dialect and uncouth manners of the unformed rustic, that his acting appeared identity. In every mode of improviso performance he delighted his audience, and his company was equally sought after by all the fashionable circles of Rome. When yielding to the entreaties of those about him, he would take his lute, whose music he so well knew how to waken, and stringing the chords he enchanted all by the feeling and grace of the extemporary effusions, to which they were the prelude or the accompaniment. Signor Pistrucci's performance in London was long remembered. He composed extem porary on any given subject; that of Orestes was pro posed, the expression which he gave to the remorse which he felt after he put his mother to death, his flight, the vision of the furiee, and his disdain and madness were so powerfully described, that the effort he produced was overpowering. Among the impro visatori of Italy, many could be named who obtained great celebrity, whose light and elegant fancies adorned the most trifling theme so as to charm all who listened. " The land on which the sun never shone" was the theme which one of those gifted minstrels drew at random from the bass, which con tained the slips on which the subjects were written. tier audience remained breathless as she described in sublime language the passage of the Israelites over the Red Sea, and the destruction of its enemy in the waters. The Song of Thanksgiving with which it concluded, is said to have produced the most thrilling effect. But among all the celebrated improvisatori none were ever so followed and so enthusiastically applauded as Signora Corilla, possessed of matchless grace and beauty, and of genius which has been rarely equalled. Once seen and heard she could never be for gotten. When she was prevailed on to exhibit her powers she began generally accompanied by two violins, though her manner might at first have been considered cold, she soon kindled with her subject, and gave the most eloquent and impassioned expression to her feelings in her " unpremeditated lay." The effect was probably enhanced by her previous diffidence. The variety of her conceptions and the elegance of her diction charmed the most fastidious critics, and none could see unmoved the varying countenance, the changing colour, and the intellectual sensibi lity which lighted up her eyes. No one could hear unmoved the inflections of that harmonious voice, as its animated tones gave expression to some light and joyous strain, or its exquisite pathos gave the most touching effect to some wild or plaintive air. Such was the wonderful rapidity and power with which she expressed every feeling which her :theme awakened, that many believe that she was under the influence of inspiration, and she was often compared to the Pythian priestess. It was on the 31st of August, 1776, that the ladies of highest rank in Itnne conducted Corilla to the capitol to receive the crown awarded to her genius. The ceremony was commenced by a dis charge of cannon which took place as the laurel wreath was placed upon her head. After several members of the academy had read their compositions, questions were proposed to Corilla which she answered in verse with a depth of feeling, an elegance and vivacity which astonished and enraptured every one. Most beautifully has Madame de Stael portrayed si milar endowments in her " Corinne," who it is said was meant for Coring. A more striking picture of an im provisatrice in the moment of inspiration can nowhere be met with than that where Corinne is represented as sitting on the promontory of Misenum. The bay of Naples and its surrounding scenery stretched before her in the moonlight. The friends who were with her proposed a subject. It was the associations con nected with the objects on which she looked. The sadness of her situation, the contrast of melan choly feelings with those of happy days, all in spired the most eloquent and pathetic effusion that could be conceived, and was exactly what might have been the impassioned language of one in Corinne's circumstances. E. L. THE WELSH CHURCH. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. LETTER IX. SIR,—In the third of five speeches on Ecclesiastica Affairs, which have recently been published as a pam phlet by Mr. Horsman, he gives several tabular views which exhibit the injurious prevalence of episcopal appropriations, and the generally neglected condition of such unhappy parishes. The Bishop of St. David's is set down there as the appropriator of the Parishes c f Tithe , . Income. Llasaqh with t 3031. 114/. Danina i 46/. L'antho)f ant 80/. 244/. 1 267/. Liam adoo Fawr Carew 481/. 182/. I.lamaotffraal 1 124/. 90 . No house Cwmtoydwr % No hotly.. Ilothfey 280/. 103/. No house Warren 1201. 83/. No hous4.• Brawdy 2931. 1151. No house. Sett we 200/. 98/. No house. Similar lists belong to the other three Welsh Bishoprics. It seems impossible for any one delibe rately to read over such particulars without being im pressed by :the reflection—if non-residence is thus tolerated and encouraged in parishes so peculiarly and immediately placed under episcopal care, how insin cere must those injunctions and professions be, which verbally affect to reprehend its general prevalence. Hoping in a little time to address you at more length, I am, Sir, &c. &c. GORBONIAN. No house. No house. No house, THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Margate, Jan. 13, Two o'clock. SlE,—Her Majesty's ships the Enterprise and In vestigator rounded the Sand Head Bay in tow of two steamers , the Enterprise at two o'clock, and the Investigator about half-an-hour after, from the Bay, with a splendid fair wind down Channel, all the homeward-bound shipping, on passing, cheering them heartily.—ln haste. Yours, &c. E. W TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. you do me the justice to alter the opinion now entertained respecting the length of my Ice-float; instead of 30 feet, read 3 feet. You were kind enough to place it in your valuable columns last evening, headed Ice-floats.—l am, Sir, your very humble servant, HENRY CRAKE 50, York-ro TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sia,=—A. paragraph which appeared in your im pression of the Bth instant, having described an insolvent " who applied for his discharge at the Insolvent Court, Portugal-street," as Manager of the American Blwling Saloon in the Strand, and as such a statement is calculated very much to prejudice my interest, and might be mistaken for my establishment, will you kindly favour me by stating that the only " American Bowling Saloon" in the Strand is that of which I am the proprietor, at No. 393. THE NELSON MONUMENT.—On Friday ni g ht the premises cf Messrs. Wood, brust-founders, in Baldwin': - gardens, were broken into, and we regret to hear that a considerable quantity of ornamental moulding co!inechat ted with the monument of the immor tal Nelson, which t firm were bronzing, was stolen from their worskhops. It is to be hoped that the effort; the police are now making to recover the valuable property may be successfil, or a morn serious delay to this national but neglected tribute L must necessarily occur. LITERATURE. DOILY ILLUSTRATED LIBRARY— Lodge's Portraits. 'Vol. 111. The third volume of this beautiful edition of Lodge's valuable work has just appeared. Among the notable personages of whom we have here an excel lently engraved portrait and a brief but very interest ing biography, are Queen Elizabeth, Sir Thomas Bodley, Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury, Lady Ara bella Stuart, Mary Sidney, Countess of Pembroke (" Sidney's sister, Pembroke's mother"), Sir Waiter Raleigh, Francis Baum, George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, and many others—the number of por traits and biographies in this volume being no less than thirty. When we consider the careful execution and delicate finish of the engravings, to say nothing of the excellence of the letter-press, the cheapness of this edition is very manifest. Some of the biogra phies in this volume are necessarily very interesting, as for instance that of the gay Villiers, the especial fa vourite of Fortune and of Kings. King James, it appears, was "delighted almost to f-escinalion by a tine figure and graceful carriage," and these were Villiers pass ports to favour. The King, charmed by his appear- I " imparted to Graham, with strict injunctions of secrecy, his intention to bestow on thii young man the place of favourite." Villiers' upward career was almost unparalleled in its facility : "James commanded that Villiers should be sworn his servat,t, and gave him the office c f Cupte firer; within a few wt eks a't on tie twenty -third of April, 1615, app it.tA him a gentleman of the bedchamber, and settled on him an annual pension of one thee sand pounds out c f the Court of Wards; and on the f Jurth of the flllowing January, made him master of the horse, an office before and since his time always held by one of the prime nobility, and which the Earl f Worcester then resigned, at the King's instance, to make room for hire. Such was the fortune of his first year. On the 23d of April, in the second, 1616, ho was elected a Knight of the Garter, and the next day named Justice of the Forests north of Trent; on the 27th of August created Baron Whaddon, at which time the King gave him the rich lordship of that name in the county of Bucking ham, and very shortly efcer Viscount Villiers; on the sth of January, 1617, Earl; and on the Ist of the next January, Marquis of Buckingham. In the course of the same month, in the succeeding year, he was appointed Lord sigh Admiral of England, Ireland, and Wales, and immediately after sworn of the Privy Council, and made Chief Justice in Eyre of the Forests south of Trent. Master of the King's Bench-office, High Steward of Westminster, and Constable of Windsor Castle; and all this_before he had reached the twenty-sixth year of his age." Truly did Shakspere say " some men have great ness thrust upon them ! " BOH 2V' S STANDARD LlBRARY—Letters of Junius, Vol. 1 ; Schlrgel's Lectures on Modern History. " The Standard Library," says the advertisement to the letters of Junius, " would have been imperfect had it not included among its elect the most cele brated of political gladiators." Accordingly the Standard Library this month presents us with the first volume of this remarkable work, edited by Mr. Wade, the author of "A Compendium of British His tory." This first volume contains the whole of " Woodfall's Junius," as originally published, with illustrative notes. The second volume is to contain an inquiry into the authorship of Junius, a question of such intense interest to the curious. And also we are informed that "since the present volume was put to press the publisher has become possessed of some manuscripts relative to Junius by the late Sir Harris Nicolas, destined, it is believed, towards a new edition. This acute scholar had devoted his mind to the subject for years, and had drawn up an ingenious analysis, which will be presented to the reader in the next volume." The second volume will thus be invested with a special interest, but this volume contains that rare epistolary collection which has rendered the name of Junius so celebrated. As specimens of a terse and nervous style, rendered sublime by the elo quence of indignation, these letters are as attractive now, in the reign of Queen Victoria, as they were terrible in the days of the Duke of Grafton. There is something magnificent in the calm audacity of that fearless man, who hesitated not to denounce in quity in high places irrespective of the dignity of the throne and undeterred by the threats of the law. The frontispiece of this volume contains a fac-simile of Junius's letter to Garrick. The essays of Schlegel scarcely require comment. The volume recently published in the Standard Library contains " Lec tures on Modern History ; an historical comparison between Caesar and Alexander," and an essay on "The Beginning of our History, and the last Revolution of the Earth, as the probable effect of a Comet." The first article opens with a beautiful panegyric upon history. SCENES OF THE CIVIL WAR IN HUN GARY in 1848 and 1849 ; with the Personal Adventures of an Austrian Officer in the Army of the Ban of Croatia. We opened this volume anticipating little interest from its contents, seeing that its hero is an Austrian officer, and the translator speaks of the Hungarian war as " a rebellion." Nevertheless, in spite of its author's predilections, the book is interesting, and in no slight degree. The per,onal adventures of the writer are necessarily full of vicissitude, end his fats of arms, accidents, weary marches, &c., are detailed with.much animation and seeming fidelity. Although the writer is an Austrian, his revelations incidentally, and p-rhaps unintentionally, redound to the credit of the Hungarian patriots. In one place he extols their soldier-like qualities. "It is not to be denied that the greater part of the insurgents, and their cavalry in particular, fight valiantly, and display a courage and an address which are the prominent characteris tics of the good soldier. What are those prating, boasting, cowardly Italians to these bold Mag yars and death-defying Poles ?" At another time the narrator meets face to face old friends who had served in his regiment before the breaking out of the civil war—one of them calls out to him, " Formerly you were my brave officer, and I was attached to you ; now you are the enemy of my country, and I'll shoot you !" The shot, however, missed its aim, and after the close of that same en gagement the generous Magyars voluntarily sent their old officer some provisions, his troops being in very great distress. The writer is severely wounded, and tended for many weeks by an Hungarian family. Oa his departure he offers the mistress of the house payment for her trouble. " She looked proudly at me, and said, ' How can you, a German, offer a Magyar money for her entertainment? But, hold, our country needs money just now for war; give a ducat per week— I will send it to the military chest." Owing to his wounds, the author retires from the scene of war before the disastrous conclusion of the campaign. Whether the record of these adventures be real or partly fictitious does not appear, but the volume is full of adventure, and the adventures full of interest. EXETER HALL.—We perceive Mr. Allcroft gives his grand monster concert this evening at the above spacious hall, and, from the great array of Wert he Las brought together for this grand occasion, there can be little doubt but that it will be one of the most brilliant and entertaining concerts that has been given since his last. On these occasions (annually) he collects:together:all the available talent in London, perfectly regardless of expense ; and the only thing that astonishes us is, how it is possible that such an assemblage of first-rate talent can pay the expenses of getting it together, as we are aware of the enormous outlay attending it. All we have to say further on this point is, that the programme which is before us is the most judicious and attractive in talent we have ever seen, and advise our readers to secure tickets as early as possible. KNUTSFORD SAVINGS' BANK.— We have before us a report, presented on Tuesday last by a committee of managers, appoint - 3d by the annual meeting of the trus tees and managers of this bank to examine and compare the pass-books of the depositors with the accounts kept at the bank, and we are glad to find the result most sa tin actory. Each depositor's book on being presented was examined by one of the committee, and the balance due as it appeared in the book ascertained ; then the balance as it stood in the ledgers of the bank was ascer tained by another of the committee, and the two ba lances were then compared together, and the result, with the depositor's name, entered in a register. Out of 729 pass-book's 659 were presented and thus compared, and in every instance a per feet agreement was found to exist between the pass-books of the depositors and the ac count-books of the institution. The total of the balance, with interest due on the 20th ( f November last to the depositors cf the bank, was 28,352/. 3s. 61d. To meet these engagements the sums in the hands of the Com missioners for the Reduction cf the National Debt and of the treasurer were 28,803/. 14e. 3d.; leaving a surplus, after paying every depositor in full, of 4511. 10s. 9id. The committee conclude their report by eulogising the excellent and accurate way in which the accounts of the bank have been kept by the actuary, and by expressing their persuasion that there exist most complete securi ties fa. depositors against any misapplication of t h th e! r t funds. We may add to this pleasing ir f wreatioe, the operations of the bank have ste adil y increased ever year sirce its formatior.—Munchester Courzer. GREAT MATCH AT BILLIARDS. evening, aga ne f a sp of tb l e aY Union Club, and nee its, between M. RuberTan— yes t ed e r i d n ay t h ( e Frkd t a h y , )_ match was made a few clays , and . the stake 1001. Mr. S a -Ir, the famous 4.mer a b t il t l h i ri e rd G - a la ri j, c e k r ;s H T ea n d e , The r p S r t i a u r c k i I a b l e i e n o g n a d m i i h t , i e o :asni and were le tt ng a t e t h t fr i . t s should s should a l d ban America' g lir. Roberts 100 out of 1,000. The game commenced at h alf-gait five in the evening, and lasted about three hours. In the early portion ~ f it the American took the lead, and kept it for a while, but was eventually worsted by his adversary, as the f)llowing return will show:— STARK. ROBERTS. Half-put six Half-past seven Hal.f-past eight A f%,er this achievement Mr. Roberts may f iirly be con sidered as one of the greatest billiard-players in the world.—Manchester Courier. UNIVERSITY INTE OXFORD, JAN. 12. —ln a C., , r,vt,c, a dutiful address of condolence to h on the larr.cutcd death of the Dow was unanimously agreed to. This cresented at the Lot of the Thron the University usually are, but th Chancellor, in accordance with vie] occasionc. The Regius Prc.fisser of Paitora, begin his course of lectures of the day, the sth of February. Such members of the University as are qualified to become scholars in theology, and are desirous of attend ing these lectures, are requested to call upon the Pro fessor at his house, in Sr. Giles'e, on Saturday, the 2d of February, between the hours of eleven and two o'clock. MA THESIATIC.A.L EXAMINATION, 1850. CAMBRIDGE, JAN. 12.—The following lists of ques tionists were issued by the examiners this afternoon:— APPROVED FOR MATHEMATICAL HONOURF.—AnStiC^, John—Ayr., Emmanuel—Bsgo#, Trinity-13 Trinity—Beechen-, Q teen's—Bell, Clare—l3eucr, Emmanuel—Besan', John's—Bloomfield, Clare— Boddy, John's—Boden, Jonn's—Breshe-, John's —Bruce, Hor. T. C., Jesus—liurne:t, John's—But !her, Emmanuel—Calvert, Trinity—Capso, Christ's—Cham ' berF, Trinity—Chauce, Trinity—Cheales, Chri,t's— Chfethstr, eh s t'- —Childer , , Trinity —Cholmeley, 'Trinity—Cover, 'y—Cobs, - , Christ's cCasitulise_rircie(TatCesl:ll dk,ohnTs_rircrit:zety:ni —Collott, Clore—Curt, Johu's—Cory tor, Trinity— J9us —Durra n t, Em ke—, rrier, Pembro Crair, Trinity—Craii:, John's— Daer , , Caius—Da Tmrainnuiteyirake, _l % i i n t g b l a , , , r J n: ihn' p s— ete ll r7 Fisher W. F., Trinity—Geddes , Peter's—Gil', Trinity —Goodies, John's—Greenwood, Tiinity— Christ's —Harman, Caius—Harper, Corpus-1i arrisor, Hayward, John's—Head, Corpus — Hey w ood, Trinity—. Hirst, Clare—Hodgsor, T. E., Trinity—Hulland, Trinity Hort, Trinity Howse, Christ's - Hub bard, Caius Hutt, Caius Iggulden, Emma nuel Irving, Emmanuel Irving, John's— JaAsor, Trinity—Jameson, Caius—Jeddere Fisher, Trinity—Jenkins, Magdalen— Jfnyns, Emtramnel— Jonas, John—Kearney, John's—Kirkby, Jesus—Kirk land, John's—Law, John's—Lee, John's—Lethbridge, John's—Liveings, John's—Lococc, Trinity—Li rtAstlon, Tritity —Mackenzie, Trinity—Mou l d, Corpus, Munn, Emmanuel—Newt am, Emmanuel— Nicolson, Pi t res— Nortacott, Caius—Patterson, Caius—Penrice Trinity— Perowne, Corpus—Pott r, Trinity—Powell, John's — Prescott, Trinity—Paper, Trinity—Rogft, Trinity— Sale, Emmanuel—Schreiber, Trinity—Set tt, Caius— Stiedden, Trinity—Simpson, Caius—Simpson, John's— Smart, Sidney—Smith, F., John's—Smith, J. H., Caius —Smyth, Jesus—Stal'a , d, Trinity—t•tephenson. Pem broke Stevenson, Caius Stokes, Ca a Tatha John's—Turnbu 1, Peter's —W aids, Caius—W a't in, 11., Trioty—Watson, Corpus—Wasson,Trinity—Weft at m, Trinity Whitcherti, Emmanuel Whiting, Ca.us— Whitley, Queen's—Wh) ley, Trinity—Williams, Trinity —Williams, John's— Wilson, Catherine Wiltshire, Trinity— Wolstt rbolme Job o's—York, Queen's. ..e'EcaoT. —Hatchard, Trinity—Ste art, Qua-en'F. APPROVED FOR AN ORDINARY DEGREE BO FAR AS THE MATHEMATICAL PART OF THE EXAMINATION IS CONCERNED.— Barry. Trinity College; Bircham, Cain* College; Blacker, Trinity College; Bourne, Queen's College; Cetrns, Trinity College; Chrt tway, Clare College; Crooke, John's College; Davies, Caius le;e; Frost, Queen's CoPe4e; Greenwood, Ct tketine - _ C • College; Hale, Emmanuel College; Ile Chri:t's Collegi2; Hodgson, W. C. Trinity College; Huff. Trinity College; Kemp, John's College; Kewley, J.ln's 'Col lege; Laing, Trinity College; Lovell, John's College; Maltby, John's College; Morley, John's College; Mur ray, Caius College; Neaten, Pembroke Culltge; Nia son, Clare College; Payne, Emmanuel College; Pinney, Christ's College; Rofe, John's College; Suter, Trinity College; Wet rhouse, John's College; Woodhouse, John's College. QUEEN'S COLLEGE. The underrue tioned gentlemen were elezted Fellows f t , is society on Thursday laq:— Campion, William Megan, Fourth Wrangler, 1849. Gibson Stanley Ta)lor, Thin. e:)th Wrangler, 1848. --- ...... v . EL • V.' ,', :at; • liftfi • fv -- 1 1 1.. 49 ler .. •,. ; . 4.11 9,t• 4, 3 , !A Mg I ' ..ee 4 - _,__ 44 Olide; I 3 Egi ',. -', O-1 , 1- 1-216t;berl, be • 0/33 . 41i , from 4 Irotitti ia. 4,!.0 T i, denpu- v:". eikAilik , -,_ presen t• . pia :1 MANCHESTER, SATURDAY. Preliminary proceedings have been taken in this city in reference to the great Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures to be held in the metropolis under the auspices of his Royal Highness Prince Albert in the year 1851. The Manchester Committee has been nominated, the Lord Bishop ( f the diosese having been elected president ; the Mayors of Manchester and Salford, Mr. J. Brotherton, M.P., and Mr. A. Henry, M.P., vice-presidents; and Mr. H. Fleming, honorary secretary. These nominations were made on Thursday, at a private meeting held in the Mayor's parlour at the Town-hall, on which occasion a desul tory conversation took place, which showed that the gentlemen present were by no means satisfied with the conduct of the L )ndon management. The gen tlemen who took part in this discussion were—Mr.W. Entwise, late Member for South Lancashire; Mr. J. Brotherton, M.P. ; Mr. A. Henry, M.P.; Mr. Alderman Nield, Mr. A. Turner, Mr. J. Potter (the Mayor), and others. The chief ground of complaint was, the unseemly haste with which the London proceedin g s had been conducted. It was stated that on the 6th of November last, the deputation ap pointed by Prince Albert met a numerous essembly of merchants and manufacturers ( f M inchebter and the neighb2urbooo, convened by tl'e Mayor, for the purpose of explaining his Itvat ll , ghness's design, and of receiving the opinion of the inhabitants of this great seat of practical art and manufactures thereon. The assembly then convened were di.p),ed to discuss various details as to the plan ; but the de putation it was alleged at the meeting on Thursday rather checked than invited discussion, on the ground that nothing had yet been determined u p on i n Lon don beyond preliminary matters, and that no final ar rangements would be adopted till the whole country had pronounced upon every point. Mr. Cole, one of the deputation said, "We sh:11, in a short time, send you a form which will include every particular in a tabularized manner; and, after the Prince has caused these forms to be collected in, then will every point be settled conformable with the opinions thus collected, and Minch( ster, as you may suppose, Will have much weight in the decision." It was further stated at the meeting on Thursday, that on the 7th of November (the day after Mr. Cole thus spoke) the contract was signed in London with the Messrs. Munday for erecting the building in which the exposition is to be held, and for providing 20,0001. for prizes ; and hints were thrown out that these arrangements had been determined upon seve ral weeks before that period. Only one opinion was expressed at the meeting in reference to the contract entered into, and that was in reprobation of the haste with which it had been made, and of the principle of a private contract in a great national undertaking, designed to bring forth the art and industry of the entire kingdom. The language used . by the speakers was strongly condemnatory of the contract affair, which, if not an actual job, was considered to be somewhat approaching to it. A resolution, expres sive of these opinions, was unanimously adopted, and ordered forthwith to be fJrwarded to the Central Commission in London. Madame Sontag suffered so severely from being snowed up in the railway trai❑ in the north, that on reaching York, where she was engaged to give a concert on Monday, she was so extremely iii that Dr. Simpson was called in. The concert was abandoned, to the great disappointment of the Yorkshire families, and the fair vocaliA has been confined to her bed at the Black Swan Ilot-1, in York, for several days. We are happy to state, she is recovering. RETURN OF AN OUTWARD-DOUND INDIAMAN. — T he ship Columbus, A. Hatton, master, which loaded in the West India Docks with a cargo for Bombay, and cleared out from London on the 21st ult., having put into the port of Ramsgate in distress, part of ber cargo has been transhipped into the vessels John and Pandora, for the purpose of being returned to the West India docks, to which place the ship will also be towed by steamers as soon as it can convaniently Le done. GORHAM V. THE BISHOP OF EIRTER.—The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council will assemble to-morrow to confer upon their dccision in the case of " Gorham against the Bishop of Ext t3r," and will not deliver their judgment until they shall have coef2rrei amongst them• selves on the interesting subject. BRISTOL, SATURDAY.—During the week Mr. Macrea,ily has been perf,rming to crowded houses at the Theatre, Old King-street, in this city. The course of characters delinrattei bas embraced Macbeth, Werner* Hamlet, and Richelieu, and the announcement that this was the last appearance of Mr. Macready bef .re a Bristol audience prior to his final rtt remeet from the stage called forth all the hi.trionie sym; athies of the citizens* fir each evening the theatre was filled ti ovoerflr we m .r g,, and long beforAhe hour of com mencemeetc e rw d . evenings w d p i o t p a u p l p a o r in a t c e t d or i . n th m e r ir . dmesaircerracifytaokn inga fa two ejiof the pere . 3th t e he fo e l n lo s w te i n n g g week. is from THE GALS OT LAST WEEK.—A correspondent of formed at Bath, where ho was most warmly r(ceived„ llis sc tay ie , d i o n n ß ia r n is the a personal observation:—" On Thursday morning last, about 35 sail bad sought shelter under the Fern Islands; but from the fury of the tempest, and many not being able to get near enough to the island, also from parting. M tol er i e s u li r: gives itedt *lipping, end driving, the fleet had by Friday evening been reduced to 15 afloat Friday, master, ae b i sdt e tlha r eaye t r : ,t: Britannia having vt alongside :ny e gsn i itiidhaie, prickedoAs Captainit:tlah.steamer e th etiererLsoaAfwi Arab, fraacnoerbndee Leith)w, t(o f h o threr u asaL r mvunini sanm s kfsg u eet r n kabor k tieefi — edntsnhs v o,erA i n z uh iw . mnb , ruo.ie t t la: h olt:do e : sunk on the top of her ; both crews then transferring themselves on board the Mary Key, of Dundee. The Nelly, of Montrose, Pershore master, having rolled away her masts in the morning, was found to be in a sinking state, and by 10 A.M. the crew were conveyed on board the John, of Dundee, Captain Roger, being hauled through the water by a rope thrown from one ship to the other. By 3 P.M. on Friday the dismasted ship swnag np under the stern of the John, and in a few minutes stove her, so that they both sunk together. Tito crews of both vessels had then to escapo in the utmost haste on board the Margaret and Eliza, of North Berwick, which vessel's chains were then overlaid by the wrecks, and consequently had to be slipped on Sunday, when she stood out to sea with windlass broken in trio." LEICESTER TRADE.—WhiIe no material activity prevails in the market, business on the whole is in an apparently healthy state, and a good trade is expected. The prices of material remain firm.--41, 7 9ttingham Journal. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY