The Sun. — London, England, 1845-01-27 00:00:00

NI AR *Ar' rFtyq v.., 4, 1wt 4 1 , 411k.: orlottir.)2l. been made and certified thereon, as prescribed by sec tion 80 of the Act 3 and 4 Wm. IV., chap. 52. This order has been communicated to the Customs ocer's at the voriou s departments and at rt,P. the outports of the kingdom, fOr thsir intaMation and future go vernment, of the mail stean; *O (t ha'‘e made such head- Way atait 4 A a similar gale ; and it must be conceded that his opinion is one which is entitled to very great respect. During the voy-ge to 'Woolwich the engine made 54,521 revolutions, and the screw 163,563. The subsequent revolutions to Blackwall were not ascer tained when our report left. On hoard the Great Britain steam-ship, English Channel, Jan. 25, 1845. We, the undersigned passengers on board of the Great Britain steam-ship, on her experimental voyage from Bristol to London, having witnessed her per formance during a stiff gale and a heavy sea, and amidst generally unfavourable weather, feel called upon to express our conviction of her great length being no detriment to her seaworthiness and her excellent sailing qualities, and of the great advantage of the application of Mr. Smith's screw; as also our sense of the skill, attention, and urbanity of her com mander, Lieut. llosken, R.N., a n d th e good condiwt of her officers and crew. ,1,1 rtf7).l. Marl/ f•ea,7 A t•umber of gentlemen, the friends and pupils of Dr. Ryan, of the Polytechnic Institution, dined together on Friday, for the purpose of presenting the learned doctor with a testimonial of 100 guineas va!tie, which bore the following inscription ;--" Pre sented to Dr. Ryan, by his friends and pupils, as a testimonial of his scientific attainments." The chair man was J. Frost, Esq.; the vice-chairman Henry Ault, Esq., of Gloucester House, Essex. On Tuesday uvening Louis Philippe received Ad miral Dupetit Thouars and Marshal Valee. t-aterdaa afternoon, says Galignani, three ekant LIeYo lm women, followed by two servants in the royal ,r.r, were observed in the Palais Royal, the Rue de "'eoelieu the Passage des Panoramas, and on the --"llevords. The ladies were the Duchesses de N i e- , o urs and d'Aumale and the Princess de Joinvil e ho were visiting the different curiosity and mercery anop s , I l'he Arab chiefs went on Tuesday to take forma leave of Marshal Soult, who, wishing to give them . 4441 e memorial of his good-will towards them, pre of kilted four of them with highly enriched sabres, tw 1 3f them with equally handsome pairs of pistols, one 'with a double-barrelled gun, and the other with a valuable watch. Lord Brougham has arrived at the Hotel Meuric . e. t'alsA Government contract for 9,000 tons of English , to be delivered at Toulon in French bottoms, "as just been taken by M. Richardson, of Marseilles, 4t 1, 841. ' B e. per ton, that being the lowest tender. d ..'"e highest tender was that of Messrs. Hantier and °a of Havre. It was nearly twelve francs higher 'than that of M. Richardson. Th t -e nevi's from Rio Grande, brought by the Ex ll' r i g es i t s Packet, dated the 22d of November, is in the , est deee favourable, and it was thought. more e i z i t ke i to hay, ell beneficial influence on the Exchange l and '° (Janeiro than the news of a treaty with Ednfn s --• , The rebels had been completely route peeveral attacks , and have sent an emissary to the Em tr to implore clemency and offer submission. , Ltot Z an arrival from Martinique of the 27th ult., the Gov of the Colonial Council to the speech of h vlit v,.,rrioolartieoini o penin g the sessi on , ha s been received. - it sees no te l€sts of th e "PreBSe-S its de anxiety as to the in thance 0,... colony, and declares that Fr ench (~a_elif, s except in a direct in appeal to the paragraphthe of the answe'rzr tbheerd I'l! l e . conscfolulldowgs :__ " We adjure ki t Chalobers, thatotta i r s k a of our liberties and can loPional franchises to come in aid of our weakness h protect our institutions. ring i nto th questions all th . _ e consideration of the colonial We conjure them to and t hems e l ves demands, against those mischievous doctrines not to styli nothing but ruin and destruction, and our Petty,ro that spoliation which is meditated against t colonial interestand the annihilation of the g to k i s „, of _France, only to gratify the l ra ambition , of 2A: le u t ` t t4 i d the exactions of English policy." icy. ° 0 1( al irool Heres states that a violent ,tempest., i r aCe on : ne llOr e d • theyigt of the 14th. Of fifty vessels 1 "vo h i e d • the harbour all suffered severely, and T he i.,.e their cables and went ashore. taa b ee l•barrier de and of the 21st states that there i t n °° communication between Italy and that Y for „ avldsoehe 1, veral (43.5 until the 20th, an enormous ar t he ll'inia laving fallen on the Mont-Cenis road, ell• ett 4 ret, (pi_ -'-ue mail had at length been able to ':'ere eoP4s'al?e, and immense numbers of workmen rho . gage': in restoring the communication to th The followi clio4 toon 44. ag British me rchant -vessels were at ip.',°e 13th of December :—The Grecian Queen, s;ones lion, Ann Mundell, Richard Cobden, M . ary 14 ) ( 41(1' R aeon, Maid of ALMA,' St. George, Rich tio'biladl erpuhpit,erb, Arctic, Ariosto, Cuba,,. 4 ' k '' It°eoe, Margaret, Lydia Ann,Plymouth, Rich- Quin as°rl, Courierren. Chusan, j L olev , i s , , er, Margaret Forbes, '43 a 4uel, Guildford, Mary Chilton, Oriole, a.Y, Pavilion. t • T he ea f.'V Antra Pstaxaxcia. io n of Luna the Attorney -General v. the Corpora iteotlih: :o;_nor4iiietiniuunrr,ceart.iie on for hearing in th e Rolls The appli?ation was to restrain :" 4 of ~,, 4 iron" granting licenses for the forma 'lttiple of the on the River Thames, the fee 11,,,cotil° Corpott.haet;b,,ed,of.the river being in the Crown, and t i l orat• •41 oeing the conservators only. The io n a .... , . r, a of the _aenuirred, claiming the ownership of the s n ,' Which !Nl', and alleging that the question Thew Ast er 0 ,, ' , tight to be tried at common law. taen ' the its took time to consider his judg lo th e v Collins ,9econdaries Court a sheep salesman, named ;aka,,4erriet,,efeovered 4/. 2s. 6d. from a butcher named ' by 0r some lambs. The lambs had been pur -1 the f a jobber named Ellis, in Guerrier's name, ‘-' is, w;, e , eoce was that they had been purchased by archZ4)e Petted how ever e authority of his principal. It ap of the,, that at the time of the purchase iltva lambs had been paid for, and had been 41 , ille zay,bY defendant's drover. al, • a ikr, of iatoiation of William Law, a bankrupt At Ponhiaeading, Was adjourned ny Mr. Commis zo,t quillh.,4,,que sine die , trooer, residi4,,,l).a middle-aged woman, named Ann taughtn 1,,, f "g In Greystokeplace, Fetter-lane, was L ° re Mr. Alderman Challis and Mr. Alder ani• ',grove ob , 4, ups. ~, charged with carrying, without a aaildtt e d f t !'" oft wo gallons of spirit. She was epcui• j t •••: 54 months in default of paying a fine qe great 4,PPeared that the poor creature was in ilee. 'stress at the time she committed the "ii?nlriday Jo ~ _ wihi, 'll Roti,"9 Cox, a marine -store dealer, re- cid avlim ‘4!rinthe, was charged at Greet . iwi c am , newo• Ile al possession an immense quantity of iik t I vks a ate, nails, rope, &c. Mr. Grove said the th at 11_s of wholesale plunder, and it was neces- Arfore,re,4 time should be afforded. He should, g,si tt t the Trod the case till Thursday next. iiiit.Y, chargedes-office an old sea Captain namedh b ,' la >o 'l4r his " 4 Ple of nymphs of the pave with aod efi, and Pocket of his purse —they were re lott hve ti;tethe Captain went to a tavern opposite t he stole, I,..P,°t'boy his boots to clean, when the 'ots .41 its contents, were found in one of t, Th totre prisoners were at once discharged. a' buice ~flo•----- raa.assizsaitsr ..sa.a. , Th v orn i ' evonshire left te 4L wn on Friday for 40 Alar • prO Lis t 'Nis and "viarch'on s of Ely and the n ail , tig ar....._ , - . i e . S iii, 4.,,0r0t, 11, prolonging their stay at the Duke nsit?ahri ,x,ellg 8 splendid seat, Blenheim House. fu r litteY Baron Brunnow left town on Wed In ' ,. t i t he Ai. u'leigh House, Lincolnshire, on a i i ,, 'Us h_ Rrquis of Exeter, having been invited to Ni,,4 riveluYal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, 4 itl,, c ::Y wt the mansion on Thursday. His Ex V. o' dillQ Pay a visit to the Duke of Rutland, at 'ken e, before .. . h ta rd at e, h.... 1 re tUrnlin g • to town. 'clot,. tlcl ore and Captain Clifford, of the boons, have 'everal other officers of the Household laLtra N arriv ed at Earl Delawares seat, Buck t,' cal,: Wiik, ,',,'ltc4(lay -,,m,811,„,1'Y D'Eresb is expected in town on ~,•''teiati -eices-t' A'hursda.y next, rom Griinthorpe Ntiewapaeit,erbire, to make preparations, in .his t a ',,; t ori os Lord Hi 4, 1 4 1% '4,g Parli am gh Chamberlain, for the : , kfe.., t eav i ll e , ?nt on Tuesday week. •thor b has laft Charles -street, Berkeley ,l4,t,Ho „ a p ho n. l‘tl°l.lariGore youse, near Windsor. „ oa Av., reville entertained a select party at Ira' 'mesd37, at his residence in Hamilton a, -ie o ,, I've t t "Ot li r all d 11, I,,toottladlat,ds t , , countess Palmerston intend t o ''a ' t Will ni.s week for Brighton. The . .N ob e ktl tt „ Ut am .„,,e io town by the 3d of February. islands.vlscountess Jocelyn continue on a visit INipt o s44 t and v• illiviNh b 4 Vtr tle is countess Villiers have arrived at 0711, Yde ji o /) 0 0 a visit to Lord and Lady Wil ,'tertaio2' frolu. participating in the series of 4?. on'-11.-ady tents given at Stoneleigh Abbey by t, ounceV;,t. li o '',_ e 'gf r i, in celebration of the coming inqin ak il \\ • H. Leigh. aab,,,k.th, e has returned t Bri ghton • from at udays :110erai of th e o , 40tio1i %t er . „ oe Hon. Mrs. 11, ardlaw, his ~ atid Lad y ot Bath, 4, ,qll, fAshley have arrived in town from 441 Vi 'c ° BhaftesburY at St. Giles's, Dor kw ° ant and (A 1, Viscountess Palmerston, at ants, nhaohhlic .11440,.... r s i, , Ice I n •voisee to odbxquwacres. it:ii bstitntiot ° Place at the Winchester Me 11,e t it he k r si on Wednesday, and a lecture was tt o l ett o t ° illn, t a rP, on " the philosophy of the Ante rate Which a supper was cooked upon 144''4 att, tabl e b ~,,_:, ittki 41 da nce 4' means of gas. There was a kio ~, tievE,ol _:,lncluding Bickharn Escott, Esq., w k ,'M (4` seven ty s t at er persons of distinction. Up cittlltlPl,:(),paree.:ifis;tuckowtillto the repast, Which con wls, ham, griskins, fried r,e tare e,00.1, Cochin &c., all admirabb vii r:e. ins apparatus, under the diaecti4 ) elae r '` 4l ( av . ,44,tia, 'or , '",'ng 4 Tneet Nell, t , ‘• Clernent Da ms WU held of the pa ,blltnrlle iLlborti evits, respecting the suit Niti t at ,ea b r es, and to consider and 4,1%4 to tsio o i t 8 oil dbe taken thereon. After 41 taey.,,, the list Was generally agreed, that all op •i \labor., 0, trustees 4i she id be with d managers of the ' ) t i 1i4 4 5 )1 1, 4 • t°4 , th e B °4 drawn. . ,Itl_ 14 (.110.. princely residence of the Duke of Oralig darin 'eestershire yll 1 ' l (4 4of 1,,g the ensui ( i be the scene of great it bt ss of 1.,( areester n g Week, consequent on the q (qi,,, kleauro , eldest 5 , Pt._ Nil ° rt, attaini- , 11 . of t,he.Duke and i;etie,"‘v,al, i "R niB Majority on the ht:qapo Nel l i n,se'rwer)ience h • top . ki , i4 tt , or 3 ,ouild to fpre;V•rgvearryisenenferroarnnythaet N 4hy port faro' l'eritittin tops'lvo "'lll Ges ir,g °reign vessels, after ais.„ ao Yage the United"‘va'As, to depart • ballast or, i O N , wi,„ iv_ , in 01 k l l Of e `ll° llt 00 . "igaorn, on their fata -1 t , ,v e ,„ , INo, y victuallin bll 44, „Thti h b e i,is ha ve . F 1 the Coil_ given directions, tha.' a no llielt ti,?tecoiin,,Focit,tn P!'"ceed in ballast from a eeritiiine without a victuarlng hill, c of such v°44°l 511.11.11 have. THEATRES. DRURYILANE. There will he a grand supper :here this evening after the performance, to celebrate the 50th repre sentation of the Daughter of St. Mark, which con tinues to attract crowded audiences. The celebrated ballet of Les Danaides is in rehearsal, and Madlle. Maria has arrived from Paris to assist in it. We further beg to express our high sense of the spirited conduct of the Company by whom so great a monument of commercial enterprise was designed and carried out, and to congratulate them and the engineers and artisans employed in her construction upon the success which has attended their labours, as evidenced by the result of a voyage so well calculated to test her powers as the present has been : Stephen Lushington, Captain, R.N. A. Fairbrother, William Henry Gore Langton Joseph Reynolds, R.Y.S. John Reynolds Isaac White J. 11. Brown, Commander Merchant Service. COVENT -GARDEN. Mr. Laurent has announced a further series of twenty-four nights, which commences upon Tuesday week, when Shakspere's first part of Henry the Fourth will be revived. Henry Betty's engagement is ex ended to five nights more, and he personates, for the first time in London, the chivalrous Hotspur, which will he followed by his appearance in Othello and !Valiant Tell. The celebrated American comic actor, Mr. Hackett, is engaged, and opens in Falstaff. The new play of Honesty, to be produced to-night at Covent-garden, is written by Mr. Spicer, and will be introduced to the audience with all the aids of scenic and costume correctness in each department. The concluding scene of the play, " Smithfield in the Olden Time," has occupied the attention of the artists in the scene-room some time, and embraces the entire stage, and will present the . exact appearance of that portion of London at the period of the play (Eliza beth's), with the preparations for execution by the stake, and the " wage" of battle. Douglas Trafford, Francis Gage. and Julia, will be supported by Mr. Vandenhoff, Mr. J. Vining, and Miss Vandenhoff. The piece has been got up under the direction of Mr. E. Stirling. Edward James Maude, C.E. John Sunloy William Carpenter Evans William Roughsedge Charles West Henry James Mills Tom D. Taylor George F. Powell J. Walter Edmund Jabez Maybury James Lovell John Gower Powell Christopher Hill Alfred Honey will George Pyecroft, William Herneman J. Hammond, C.E. William Cook C. Pritchard Baily, C.E. VOYAGE of the GREAT BRITAIN STEAM-SHIP from BRISTOL to BLACKWALL. The Great Britain steam-ship arrived in the River Thames yesterday afternoon, and anchored off Black wall at four o'clock, after a boisterous but most triumphant voyage. This unequalled specimen of naval architecture, which is probably the finest ship in the world, left her anchorage in King-road, Bristol, at seven, P.M., on Thursday evening. She cannot, however, be said to have commenced her voyage till nine o'clock, as upon her anchor righting, it brought up with it some fragments of the gear of a schooner which had been run down in the Channel at the commencement of the winter. It took a consider able time to get clear of this impediment, and conse quently the ship did not commence steaming at any rate till nine o'clock, when the Holmes light was in sight. She then went off with fourteen rotations of her engine per minute. Subsequently the bearings got somewhat heated (a mishap common to all new engines), in consequence of which her progress was further delayed. At the time of her weighing anchor the wind was from S.S.W., blowing somewhat fresh, and with squalls of rain. After twelve o'clock the wind veered to W.S.W., and it afterwards in creased, until, at about three A.M. of Friday, it blew a stiff gale. There was at the same time a very heavy cross sea of a very " nasty " kind running. The gale kept on increasing, and the ship which, from her having no cargo on board, was very light in the water, rolled tremendously, but at the same time very easily. She seemed as if determined to keep the waves under, and made no water over her quar ters but the spray of the sea. Among the persons on board of her were Mr. Brunel, Capt. Crispin,:R.N., commander of her Majesty's yacht (who attended by order to inspect the vessel); Mr. Lloyd, chief en gineer of Woolwich Dockyards (deputed by the Ad miralty) ; Mr. Smith, inventor of the screw ; Mr. Maude, civil engineer; Mr. Baly, civil engineer; Mr. Hammond, civil engineer; Captain Claxton, R.N:, Captain Bracon, and other gentlemen conversant with nautical matters, all of whom expressed themselves in terms of admiration of the performances of the ship. The weather was in every way calculated to test her powers severely during the entire of her pas sage from the Holmes to the Landsend. At seven A.M. she was struck by a sea with some force on her bows ; and at ten A.M., when a few miles above Pad stow, a second sea struck her on the star board bow with tremendous violence. A com mander of a vessel present, who had re peatedly made voyages to India, China, America, &c., assured me that he had seldom or never seen a sea strike a ship so heavily and anoth er nau ti ca l gen tleman expressed hi s belief such a sea would have completely swept the decks of an ordinary Channel vessel. For a moment or two the blow seemed to bring the Great Britain to a stand, and to paralyse her engines; but she almost immediately heaved out of the sea, and went on stemming the waves as before. On examining her afterwards it was found that the violence of the sea had cracked her iron plates above deck in two places, dashed in her bull's-eye windows, frames and all, buckled the diagonal iron bars under her forecastle deck, started the frame-work of the doors, &c., and other trifling damage. The spring ebb tide was at this time str o ng against her, and increased the difficulties with which she had to con tend. She proceeled onwards, however, " Walking the waters Like a thing of life," and seemed to defy adverse powers ; for under cir cumstances, during the continuance of which an ordinary vessel would scarcely hold her own, she kept her course, making at no period of her voyage less than 4 knots an hour. At 845 P.M. she passed the Ling Ships, and having round e d th e L an d sen d , got into th e E ng li s h Channel, where she had a fairer sea, and ran before the wind. From this point to the Downs, where she anchored at about half -past one A.M. on Sunday (a distance of 350 odd statute miles), she ran under, occasionally, adverse circumstances of ebb tides, &c., in 28 hours 55 minutes, being after the rate of upwards of twelve miles an hour, She weighed anchor in the Downs on Sunday at '7 55 A.M. The wind had changed during the night to W.N.W., and was blowing a stiff breeze from that point, so that, after entering the Queen% Channel, she had all the way to Black wall to bear up against an exceed ingly strong head-wind. bhe seemed to be an object of considerable interest to the crews of the numerous vessels passed by her in her progress, and was re peatedly cheered. At twelve P.M. she overtook the Water Witch steamer, of Hull (a very fast boat), and passed her. She gained on this vessel five miles in an hour and a half; and subsequently got up to Blackwell an hour and eight minutes before the Water Witch arrived there. The Great Britain was commanded by Captain Hosken, R.N., and was piloted through the Bristol Channel by Mr. Paynes, and up the English and Queen's Channel. She steered with the utmost ease, and the only trifling mishap which occurred in steer ing her in and out through a numerous fleet of vessels off Gravesend, was the carrying away a part of the bowsprit of a collier, which had drifted slightly. On the arrival of the Great Britain at Woolwich she slowed her engine. This was at half-past three. She anchored at Blackvrall at four o'clock, and was hailed by thousands of epeetators, who had assem bl e d on the banks of th e r i ver to welcome ' her approach. The passengers (at least all of those who, from not being appointed to survey her officially, and being uncon nected with the Company could join in signing such a document) gave the testimonial which is subjoinoi to her gallant commander. The engines of the Great Britain during the heavy gale were found to work uniformly, which is not the case with those of paddle-fitted vessels, in consequence of the paddle-wheels being frequently plunged even to their axes, at which time the engines were as it were paralysed, and the next moment, in consequence of the water leaving the wheels, and the resistance being lessened, the engines fly off at a speed much beyond their usual rate of working, which not only requires the greatest attention of the engineers, but frequently, in spite of every precaution, a muses considerable de rangement of the machinery. The uniformity with which the engines of vessels with screw propellers work, is of more ilnportance than may perhaps at first strike thL,, e not practically acquainted with the sub for when the engine of a paddle-wheel vessel is reduced in its speed, the power, as a matter of course, is less in proportion, and the deficiency generally occurs in gales of wind, when its maximum is most required, it being well known that a power, however great, applied at intervals, is less efficacious than when steadily and constantly applied; and this in some measure accounts for the Great Britain making so good a passage under such disadvantageou s circumstances. It having been stated that the screw, from its peculiar position so far aft, would, by the pitching of the ship be subject in ed to a similar disad vantage to the paddle-wheels,being lifted out of the water, we particularly noticed, during the gale, how far this statement was borne out in prac tice, and we found at no time, even when the fore foot of the ship was distinctly seen, that the pro peller was out of the water except about three or four feet -of its upper part, which was only so mo mentarily. This is fully confirmed by the engine never varying more than from a half to a whole stroke per minute. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCHESTER. —FRIDAY. CHESTER CUP. 20 to 1 agst Semiseria (ta)l4o to 1 agst Th e E ra (tkn 20 to 1 agst Cataract (tkn) 40 to 1 ag st Ob scur i ty (tkn ' 30 to 1 agst Ratan (taken) .50 to 1 agst The Era (tkn) The above were the only bets laid to-day. DERBY. 16 to 1 agst Cobweb colt (t) I 30 to 1 agst N ewamonger(t) 27 to 1 agst A nnan d a l e The rest as on Tuesday. COURSING. LANARK AND RENFREWSIIIRE MEETING, JAN. 21 AND 22.—The Pollockshaw's Stakes of 201, for 20 pup pies, were won by Dr. Brown's The Dunlop Cadger ; Mr. A. Pollock's Shadow ran up.—The Cup of 28 sous. for 14 dogs were won by Mr. A. Pollock's Cora ; Lord Eglinton's Charlie Bates ran up.—The Pollock Stakes of 12 sovs. (6 dogs) were woa by Dr. Brown's The Re jected ; Mr. A. Graham's Sir Edward ran up. —The Patterton Stakes (4 dogs) were won by Mr. A. Graham's Blue Banner ; Lord Eglinton's Duke of Wellington ran w, up.—The Darnley Stakes (12 subs.) for dogs that never erk won, were won by Mr. Langtry's Baronet ; Lord Eglin ton's Meg Merrilies ran up. HORNBY CASTLE AligvrtNii.—The First Puppy Cup (6 dogs) was won by Mr. Moore's Maria Monk ; Lord Jau, Bective's Byron ran up.—The Second Puppy Cup.(6 does) was won by Mr. J. Th ompson ' s T urner ; Mr, E. G.llornby's Young Hyson ran up.—The Open Stakes were won by Mr. Walmsley'a Lune. lIORNBY AND BOUGH MEETING, JAN. 22 AND 23. The Catterick Cup of 5 guineas (14 dogs) was won by Mr. Alderson's Ranger ; Mr. Hutchinson's Comet ran llornby Cup of 3 guineas was won by Mr. Maxwell's Abbotsford ; Mr. Bake's Bolivar ran up.— The Brough Cup, by 16 subs, of 25 sots. each, was won by Mr. Blackburn's Sri:tailbones ; his Rasper ran up. THE EARL OF MORNINGTON.--We regret to hear there is no improvement whatever in the health of this venerable nobleman. Up to an advanced hour, the answer given to the numerous inquiries was, that the Noble Earl remained much the same. Lord Francis .Egerton has, we regret to say, been suffering from an attack of gout, at Hatchford Hall. His Lordship is, however, again convalescent. Mr, F. Egerton has joined the Excellent, at Portstnou h. The Marquis of Worcester, only son of the Duke and Duchess of neaufort, will attain his majority next Saturday, when a distinguished circle, including the corps diplomatique, the Marquis and Marchioness of Normanby, Earl and Countess of Wilton, and the family connexions of the Noble Duke, arc eßpected to assemble at Badminton, where their Graces and the Marquis are now staying. Pitt to ALBERT'S HARRIERS.—His Royal High ness hunted with his harrier* on Saturday moreing. The meet was at Dorney-cotnmon : The Prince was attended by Major-General Wemysa l Mr, Alison, and Captain Meynell. His Royal highness enjoyed two capital runs before he returned to the Castle. One hare was found close to the common, which was killed after a ihtt run of thirty-five minutes in the same field from which she started. The second hare was killed, after a run of twenty minutes, on Lord Orkney's property, near Maidenhead. The Held consisted of about forty of the neighboeting yeomen and farmers. • We have more than ordinary pleasure in being enabled to state, on the best authority, that very faVour able accounts have been received of Sir 'Millen tolletes health, and that there is eVerY htipo of his immediate re turn to this country, and of his health being sufficiently re-established to undertake the discharee of his duties in Parliament at the commencement of the session: WILL OF ILTID NICROLL, ESti, , QuEnr4 / PitifttfOtt. —The will of Iltid Nichol!, Estp, her Majesty's Pro curator,has just been probed in Doctors'-comm o n s , by Hen*? Iltid Nicholl, Esq., Doctor of Laws, the son, and one of the executors. The deceased gives to his wife his carriage, horses, plate, etc., and the sum of 1,200/. a year. To each of his Unmarried daughters and sons the sum of 10,0001. each, To each of his hurried 1001, each (accounting for the amalltiess of the latter sum by alluding to their portions advanced by him on their marri*9, 11e also gives to his wife his house in Port land-place ; to his son John his house in Godlimana street, where his business has been carried on. The residue of his property, after payment of legacies, &c., together with his estates in Glamorgan, he bequeaths to hie eldest son. The personal property has been sworn under 160,0001.—Britannia. The Plymouth Auxiliary of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has resolved that two prises of three guineas and two guineas should be annually offered to the pupils of the several schools in Plymouth, Devonport, and Stonehouse, and within Ave miles of either of those towns, for the best and second best essays on the following subjects :—The claims of the brute creation to humane treatment at the hands of man t and the duty of discontinuing all such proceedings as inflict needless sufferings on any portion of God's creation, merely for the sake of amusement, or for the gratification of an idle curiosity. THIS CORN TRADE.—GLASGOW, JAN. 22.—During the past week the supply of wheat and barley has been more than equal to the demand. Of oats, ostmeal, and beans and peas, arrivals have been light. Wheat—The bulk of imports ore . 6nglish of the last crop, the quality of which being superior to former years, requires less Mil:tures of old than our own, which is soft in condition. English meets a fair sale at 245. 6d. to 255. 6d. for white, and 235. 6d. to 245. Gd. per 240/. for red. Free foreign red inquired after at 235. Gd. to 255. 6d. Scotch new, a heavy sale, and cheaper. Barley—Consumers continue to purchase cautiously, and only selected par cels. The trade is very dull, and prices again lower. Oats—Few offering fro m a b o a r d s hi p , b ut ex granary the show of SaMpleS is fair. Fine heavy mealing lots maintain attention at full rates. Oatmeal—The stock now in store being withheld for a further advance, the quantity offering for sale is not considerable, the price, consequently, well supported. Beans and Peas—The consumption is increasing, and fine heavy parcels are a ready sale at last week's rates. Inferior cheaper at various prices. In the provision and butter market the extreme rates hitherto paid are not so easily realised, the trade being rather languid. At this day's market the attendance was moderate. Purchasers showed little inclination to do business, holding off for abatement. The market closed heavy, with the turn in favour of buyers for all sorts. RECOVERY OF LADY' CHALMERS'S JEWELLERY.— Considerable excitement has prevailed among the ser vants employed on the Brighton Railway, in consequence of the suspected robbery of a valuable box of jewellery belonging to Lady Chalmers, stated to be worth nearly a thousand pounds. It appeared that, a few days ago, her Ladyship and family travelled from Brighton by the mail train, with considerable luggage, among which the box of jewellery was supposed to have been placed. On arriving at the Londcn-bridge terminus, the property of her Ladyship was conveyed to her residence, and, after the vehicle had been unpacked, the jewel-box was missed. The servant employed to take charge of the luggage was positive that it had been brought from Brighton, and it was immediately suspected that it had been stolen at the terminus, or on the way to her Ladyship's house. In formation was instantly forwarded to the railway station, and inquiries were made at every station along the line, and at Brighton, without being abl e t o di scover any c l ue to the l os t box. After two day's fruitless search the box was discovered at the railway station at Brighton, and vvas:on Friday placed in the safe custody of her Ladyship. SHEEP -STEALIN G DT MICHAEL GIRDS.-013 Satur day last, a notorious character, named Michael Gibbs, was committed by Captain Browne to take his trial at the next . sessions for stealing a sheep from a field at Woolayington, the property of Mr. James Hurman, of Last Bower farm, near this town. It appears that Mr. Abraham Winter, of Puriton, who has a fi e ld a dj o i n i ng the prosecut or ' s , traced the sheep to the prisoner's house, a distance of nearly a mile and a half. The foot marks of Gibbs were also traced. A quantity of mutton was found, covered with straw, in a back-house, under the s zetMme roof the p r i soner resided.—Somerset County Ga, Captain Hosken, R.N., by whom she is com manded, and who has gained much nautical renown as the com man d er o f the Great Western on her va rious transatlantic voyages, repeatedly expressed his conviction that neither the Great Westerrf, nor any ,~..:. THE SUN, ONPO N, A NI lt, N G I F # 2l tT Alt It g 75 I 4-5: toEFEAT OF THE PUSEYITES AT EXETER. THE SURPLICE QUESTION. It appears that Mr. Cottrtenay has at length aban doned the use of the stitplice : The following is an extract froth Mr: Courtenav's lettetannouncing the tact,,,-Which appears in the IVesierfri "Therefore, with the conscientious donvidtion that the use of the surplice in preaching, though desired, is not directed by the Church —with the permission and advice of my Bishop, and at the earnest request of the civil authorities of Exeter, conveyed to me both through the Bishop and personally, I feel it my duty to discon tinue the use of the surplice in the pulpit, with the anxious hope that this coiv.',ession Will retert ;peace and good order ailidng as. Allow me to add that I shall ever gratefully remember your kindness in the painful posi tion in which I have been placed.—l remain, your faith ful friend and servant, NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, FRIDAY.—The Harlequin, 16, Com mander H as ti ngs , w hi ch recently arrivedfrom China with a portion of t h e ransom, was paid off in this harbour on i t ts c il i t e t e, ari, is proceeding eery rapidly in her rig, and getting ready for sea With all dispatch, Captain Mitihael ,Ses•mour has eupersecied Captain Sir Charles Sullivan in the e ortimand. The Lily, 16, Comtnander Newton, is ordered to eitpe; dite for sea. She is ordered to get out to Spithead, if possible, to-morrow. She proceeds to the Brazils. The Amason, 26, Captain St o pf or d, i s st ill at Spit head. The shipwrights have finished her repairs, and she will receive her advabee *ages in a clay or two, and proceed, We belieire, to the firaiils, eltlietigh it is reported she will go to Cork, and take the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir Hugh Pigot, K.C.8., &c., vice the Volage, 26, Capt. Dixon, recently bearing it. The Snipe cutter, Lieue-Commander Raymond, ar rived from Devonport on Tuesday, with supernumeraries for the Vindictive, &c. The Rochester navy lighter, Tozer master, arrived on Wednesday, with stores from Chatham, The Goodwill lighter, Master-Commander_ Pledge, arrived on Wednesday, with stores frail Sheerness for this dockyard. The Echo steam-tug went out of harbour yesterday for the first time since her repair of the damage done during her trip to Plymouth. Rear-Admirel William Bowles, C. 14., and the Right Hon. H. T. L. Corry, Lords of the Admiralty, accompa nied by Captain 11. R. Brandreth, F.R.S., Director of Engineering and Architectural Works, are expected to arrive this evening on a visit to this dockyard, we be lieve connected with the works of the new steam basin. The freight ship La Belle Alliance, with about 200 convicts on board, mostly from the New Prison, Penton rifle, arrived from the river last evening en route to Gib raltar, where, we are informed, they will be employed on the fortifications. The Amason, 26, Capt. Stopford, was paid two months' wages in advance at Spithead yesterday, which she will leave in a day or two, reported for Cork. The St. Vincent, 120, Capt. Rowley, refitting in the basin, is progressing rapidly towards readiness for ser vice again, and will be ready in about a fortnight. The Neptune, 120, in the basin, is fitting for the pen dant with apparent expedition. It is reported she will take the flag of Sir Charles Rowley, when ready to re ceive it, and supersede the St. Vincent. The Emerald tender, Master-Commander Beach, sailed on Wednesday evening for Chatham, with the Marines from the Harlequin, belonging to that division, and hands for the vessels fitting out tbere. The Vengeance, 84, has been masted, and has also shipped her bowsprit, and is now alongside the jetty completing her final advancement. The Pelican, 16, Commander Justice, recently from China, with a portion of the ransom, will be paid off to-morrow. She will not be employed again in her Ma jesty's service, having worn herself out in it. The Fearless steam-vessel, Commander Sherringham, was hauled into the basin yesterday to repair some de fects. The Apollo, 8, Commander M'Lean, arrived this morn ing from the Mediterranean, with naval and military invalids from that station. In -Harbour—The Victory, Vindictive, Excellent, Nautilus, Lily, and the Dwarf ; Comet and Echo steam vessels, and Sparrow ketch. In the Basin—The St. Vincent, the Royal Yacht, the Neptune, and the Fearless surveying vessel. In Dock—The Britannia, the Prince Regent, the Ma gician, and the Bee experimental steam-vessel. At Spithead--The Amazon and the Apollo troop-ship. At the Motherbank—The Belle Alliance, waiting a fair wind. DEVONPORT._The Daring, 12, Commander Matson, is alongside the jetty shipping ballast to bring her below her load water line, in order to discover the source of her leakage, which is attributed to bad caulking. Should the leak not be discovered by bringing her down in the water, she will be dry docked, and, we are informed, filled with water, when the leak will, it is believed, quickly manifest itself. When ready for sea again, she will try her rate of sailing with the Flying Fish (Sur veyor's brig), 12, Commander Harris, and the Espitigle, 12 (by the Committee of Naval Architecture, a member of which Committee and one of the Espi6gle's construc tors, Mr. Chatfield, has permission to go out in her and witness the trial), Commander Thompson, now lying in the Sound ready for the cruise. The Tyrian, 4, was unlocked on Monday to make room for the Daring. The Locust, steam-sloop, Lieutenant-Commander Eden, having landed her supernumeraries, sailed on Monday for her station—the Mediterranean. The Snipe cutter, Lieutenant-Commander Raymond, sailed on Monday with supernumeraries for Portsmouth. The Volage, 26, Captain Sir W. Dickson,' arrived on Tuesday from Cork too ,be paid oft.. She -is in h ar b our preparing. • • -. • ' The Actteon, 26, Captain Mansel, will be ready for sea about the second week in February. She has nearly made up her complement (200) of hands. Her destina tion is, we believe, the Mediterranean station. The Acorn, 16, Commander Bingham, is expected to be ready for sea in the early part of next week. She has entered all her hands (130), and is otherwise expedited for her destination—the Brazils. 'The Persian, 16, Commander Coryton, is rather short handed, but is otherwise rapidly completing for service, and is expected to be ready for sea in three weeks. She will proceed to the Mediterranean station. An accident happened on Monday to a boy belonging to this vessel, who, haying stepped on one of the main deck hatchways of the Vigo hulk (alongside of which the Persian is fitting), the hatch, not being properly secured, slipped from under his feet, and he fell into the hold, a depth of 11 feet, by which he sustained such severe injuries that death ensued shortly after. The poor fellow's name is George Stephenson. The Ranger, 6, Commander Anderson, fitting for sea at this port, will be ready to leave in a fortnight, for Ascension, for service on the coast of Africa. She has completed her crew, and is rapidly proceeding with her fittings. The Crane, 6, Commander Lewis, having refitted, will leave for Falmouth this day, to take out the next Bra zilian mail. The Superb, SO, Captain Corry, is proceeding with her equipment very rapidly, and entering some prime hands. Dockyard Promotions—William Radford, leader of the joiners, to be inspector ; A. Stiver, joiner, to be leading man, vice Radford ; Thomas Tuckett, John Thorn, and William Dyer, acting leaders of joiners, con firmed as leading men ; John Way, William Burt, and Thomas Chubb, to be acting leading men, vice Tuckett, Thorn, and Dyer, promoted, In Harbour —The Caledonia, San Josef, Albion, Superb, Volage, Actaeon, Firebrand, Ra ce r, R ace h orse , Persian, Ac orn , Daring, Ranger, Crane, Sylph, Lively, llsinosze, Camel and Devon lighters, and Confiance steamer. In the Sound—The Espiigle and Flying Fish. CHATUAM, JAN. 24.= =The Isis, 44 guns, Captain Sir John Marshall, Knight, 1(.C.H., was paid off on Thurs day at this port. The crew consisted of 3do men, Nearly all the seamen, as soon as they came on shore, left by vans for Gravesend to proceed onwards to Portsmouth. The Cockatrice brigantine, Lieutenant J. Oxenham, was paid off here this day. The Duck, Trice master, arrived on the 22d, with stores, from Portsmouth. "FRANCIS COURTENAY, ‘‘ M. C. Trevillian, Esq." The following is the account given by the Western Pimes of the circumstances which induced Mr. Cour tenay to come to this determination:— "The cause of : Cr, Gout - lenity's abancitinthent of the surplice is its :—A requisition, signed by more than One hundred and fifty influential and respectable in habitants, was addressed to the Mayor, calling upon his worship to appeal to Bishop Plillpotts to stop the dis graceful Sabbath tnobbings, by commanding Mr.Courtentty to abandon the surplice. The Bishop replied by enclos ing a letter to Mr. Courtenay, which the Mayor was to deliver or not, as he thought proper. We have not seen his letter to the Mayor, but it is reported that he only authorised the Mayor to deliver the letter to Mr. Courtenay in case he felt unequal to the keeping of the peace of the city," The following is the Bishop's letter to Mr. Courtenay " Bishopstowe, Jan. 22, 1845. " Dear Sir,----Not having received from you, or from others, till this day, any authentic account of the unhappy seeners which on two successive Sundays have been enacted in St. Sidwell's, I have felt it my duty to forbear from writing to you on the subject. In the very imperfect state of information in which I was placed, I was afraid of incurring the responsibility of advising you to yield to the violence of the populace, lest such a concession should be deemed injurious to the cause of peace and order by those whose official duty it is to guard those main objects of all good government. " Letters which I have this day received from the Mayor of Exeter, seem to intimate that it is the wish of himself, and of the magistrates who are acting with him, that I should take this step. " Still, as I do not feel myself competent to decide what course is fittest, I enclose this letter open to the Mayor, who will either deliver it to you, or not, as he in his discretion shall deem proper. " If you receive this letter, you will understand from it that I advise you to give way, at the request of the civil authorities of Exeter—and not to persist in wearing the surplice in the pulpit—unless conscientiously, and on full inquiry, you have satisfied yourself, that your en gagements to the Church require you to wear the sur plice when you preach. " I do not myself think that the matter is so free from doubt, that you may not act on your Bishop's advice, as now given to you. " Still, Ido not pretend to any right to order you to wear the gown ; I only advise it—and advise, with this limitation, that you can, without wounding your own conscience, comply. " I am, dear Sir, your faithful friend and Bishop, " The Rev. F. Courtenay." "H. EXETER." RAILWAY RETURNS. RAILWAY TRAFFIC.—he following at e the Total Receips of ways for the past week— T thet is to say, up to the date to t which the respective returns are made, together with the receipts of the same week in the previous year:— The Rolla, 10 guns, Commander Simpson, was put out of dock on the 22d inst. This vessel is completed, ex cept with the fitting of a ventilating machine, which will be finished in a few days. The Eagle, 50 guns, Captain G. B. Martin, com menced bending sails on Thursday, and was put out of dock this day (Friday) ; she requires about 100 hands to complete her strength. She dropped down to Gil lingham-reach, where she receives on board her guns, powder, shot, &c. The Fantome, 16 guns, Commander Sir F. Nicholson, is out of the hands of the dockyard, and will be ready for sea in a few days. The Comus, 20 guns, Commander J. Thompson, is progressing very fast in her rigging, and will be ready to proceed to sea in about a week. The Retribution steam-frigate was this day (Friday) taken into the dock vacated by the Eagle, and immedi ately a number of hands were put on her for bringing her forward for service. THE LATE MURDER AT SALT-HILL.—SLOUGIT, FRIDAY EVENING.—The furniture and other property of the " late ill-fated woman, Sarah Hart," were sold this afternoon by public auction. The whole of the fur niture, &c., for which a broker had offered only 91., rea lised between 221. and 23/. ! The prisoner has retained as his counsel at the forthcoming assizes for the county of Bucks, Mr. Fitzroy Kelly, Mr. Montague Chambers, and Mr. J. J. Williams. Mr. Sergeant Byles and Mr. Prendergast have been retained on the part of the Crown. Although the prisoner's spirits appear to be good now, they were much depressed when he heard of the discovery which had been made of the purchase by him of prussic acid, at the shop of Mr. Hughes, in Bishopsgate-street, on the very day of the death of the late Sarah Hart. He soon afterwards, however, reco vered his wonted composure, which he has since main tained. Mrs. Tawell, and her daughter by her former husband, have frequently visited the prisoner since his incarceration. The subscription which has been opened in this neighbourhood for the benefit of the two children left by the murdered woman daily increases in amount. Mr. Bothana, of the Windmill Hotel, Salt-hill, continues to receive subscriptions on behalf of the orphans. BATTERS EA-BRIDG E ♦ND THE POOR-RATE.—At Wandsworth Police-office, on Friday, ninety proprietors of Battersea-bridge were summoned to appear before the magistrates for non payment of poor -rates. Only two of them appeared personally, but the attorneys for the contending parties had long discussions, in which many technical objections were urged against payment of the rate by the defendants. The magistrates, how , ever, deeided against them, but the distress warrant is suspended for a few days, to allow the proprietors of the bridge to pay the money. WORk HOUSE TEA PARTT.—On Thursday Mr. and Mrs. Porter, whose government of the workhouse is entitled to all praise, gave their annual treat to the pau per children. Of these, between 300 and 400, with their friends, partook of an excellent repast, spending the remainder of the evening in equally relished amusements. —Cheltenham Chronicle. SERIOUS ACCIDENT WHILST CORKING A BOTTLE. —On Friday a young man, named Robert Bealby, aged twenty-one years, in the employ of Messrs. Drew, Hay wood, and Barron, wholesale druggists, of Bush-lane, Cannon-street, was taken to St. Thomas's Hospital, with his legs cut in a shocking manner by the glass of a small bottle, which broke as he was corking it. The hemorr hage was very great. VICTORIA PARR.—Park pailings, to upwards of a mile in length, have been laid down as the boundary of the park, in Wick-lane and Grove-street, Hackney and Old Ford. Workmen are busily engaged in the forma tion of new roads and making preparations for planting . 4 . 4 ridiculed, It was asserted that it is a very common occurrence ter the water to rise in the mine, either when the slack to work the engine has failed, or the ENlneer has been employed on other work. This had happened thrice after the prisoner had been convicted; and so far from any attempt having been made to punish the engineer as a criminal, the work men, who had lost a day by the works being stopped, tallied of fining the engineer in ss, worth qf ale! More than this—the engineer had declared that he would submit to no such fine. He had no slack, he said, and it was no fault of his that the water rose in the mine. Mr. Mason, an inlieeper at Lount, has stated that on the very morning Chambers left the place, and before it was known he had quitted the prosecutor's service he (Mr. Mason) heard the machine-man at the colliery (Joseph Walker, a cousin of the prose cutor) talking of the water having risen. Mr. Ma:on heard him say " that it was not Samuel's fault (mean ing the prisoner). There was no slack to work the engine with." It is in fact declared throughout the village, that the real crime of the prisoner was, that he chose to leave Mr. Walker's service. But it may be - said that the prisoner put the lives of his fellow men in jeopardy. Hear what one of these very men says. He has signed a declaration—that he and his fellow workman went down freely, and of their own accord, although he (the declarant) knew that the water was rising; that he never saw any danger, nor does he believe that there was any; and that he would freely go down into the pit under the same circumstances as happened that morning. The constable of Lount, too, unsolicited, sent a written statement of what he witnessed that morning. He declares that the men continued working in the pit long after they had been let down by the prisoner, and that when the water rose so high as to stop the works, he saw the men come up out of the pit. This was about six o'clock in the morning. These men (who it must be remembered) were alleged to have been in imminent danger of their lives, directly they came up, began to talk about having a sup to drink, and were all merry and cheerful together. A petition in favour of the prisoner has been signed by 134 of the men and women of Lount and its vici nity—who are people employed in the mines, includ ing the men, and the wives of the men, whose lives are said to have been put in jeopardy ! Amongst other statements, they bear the highest testimony to the prisoner's character ; they say that they remember the circumstance of the water rising in the mine, and Chambers leaving the prosecutor's service ; but these people declare that when they heard subsequently of Chambers being in custody they were at (Moss to con ceive what crime he could be charged with. Yet this is the man whose conduct Mr. Macaulay described as being so bad that the coal-masters generally had sus tained the prosecution against him ! These petitioners all declare that the stoppage of the mine, owing to the engine not being worked, is a matter of common oc currence. They say, further, that they have beard the sentence with surprise and grief, and they iieg leave humbly to represent that, owing to the said Samuel Chambers having been undefended at the trial, his case was entirely misunderstood, and a degree of guilt has been supposed to attach to him, which is, as they submit, totally undeserved. They conclude by referring to the opinion of the Solicitor- General as to the illegal conviction of the prisoner, and they pray that mercy may be extended to him, as they believe him to be wholly innocent of the crime imputed to him. A STRAIiG7B tint} PAINFUL STORY. (From the Leicester ChrOnirle.) It were better to acquit twelve guilty nien than hang one who is innocent. Such is the general seeling that pervades society, And the principle that is herein involved applies, though with less force, to the punishment of crimes less serious In character than murder. It is applicable, indeed, to every in stance of the kind that may arise. Even in a case of orchard robbing, it would be unjust to chastise the wrong urchin. Nor Is It simply as an act of injustice towards an innocent person that the infliction of an undeserved pe nalty is to he deplored —its prejudicial influence in weakening popular respect for the laws is equally, If not more injurious. In the case we are about to in• troduce to the notice of our readers, we are afraid that this painful and mischievous mistake has been committed. We are indebted for the facts to a trust worthy correspondent. They are as follow : Samuel Chambers, a servant of Mr. Benjamin Walker, of Worthington, was convicted at the last Leicestershire Midsummer Quarter Sessions of having "maliciously caused water to be conveyed into a mine, with intent thereby to delay the working thereof." The prosecution was commenced under the 7th and Bth Geo. IV., cap. 30, sec. 0. The evidence of the prisoner's master, two colliers, and the prosecutor's brother, was brought forward for the prosecution. The prisoner made a brief statement in defence, but had not the assistance of counsel ; he was found guilty, and sentenced to seven years' transportation —the severest punishment the law could inflict. The prisoner's conduct was considered to have been so bad, the counsel for the prosecution stated that the coal-masters in the neighbourhood had jointly sus tained the charge of the proceedings against him, being determined to press the matter severely, as a warning to all persons disposed to act similarly at any future time. The consequences were likely to have been dangerous in the extreme, it was said, several lives having been risked by the prisoner's malice. The court also commented upon the serious nature of the offence. "While, however, the prisoner remai n ed i n th e gao l , the constable of Awsworth, in Nottinghamshire,came over to Leicester on purpose to see him; and having, during his stay here, obtained an interview with the Rev. John Brown, the vicar of St. Mary's, gave such particulars of the prisoner's former life as made it a matter of wonder that such a man should suddenly have become so vicious as he was represented to he. It was determined that some inquiries should be made into the case, not only by e:.amination of parties residing in Leicester, but also at Lount— the place where the crime was alleged to have been committed. It was ascertained that Cham bers is a native of Awsworth, in Nottinghamshire, and was in the employ of Mr. 'Wakefield, coal-owner, of that neighbourhood for fourteen years. He passed thence into the employ of Messrs. Barber and Walker, of Watnall; and these two were the only services he had had prior to his engagement with the prosecutor. The highest testimonials as to his character, while with these gentlemen, have already been given. When Chambers was in the employment of Messrs. Barber and Walker, the prosecutor, wanting an engine er a t his colliery at Lount, his kinsman, Mr. Mark Richards, who resides at Awsworth, and knows the prisoner well, applied to the prisoner to leave his situation and enter into the service of the prosecutor. He was engaged at a salary of a guinea per week, house-rent and coal included, and removed from Awsworfh to Lount with his family. Some time after he had been at Lount, his wages were lowered to 18s. per week; and this, coupled with other circumstances, determined him to leave the place. He accordingly gave Mr. Walker three months' notice of his intention to quit his service. This is now admitted by Mr. Walker; but the re port of the trial states that the prisoner received, in stead of gave, the three months' notice to quit. This alleged dismissal from his master's service is put for ward as the motive for the prisoner's malice. The prisoner's wife has made a declaration, under the statute, that the first notice to quit was given by the prisoner himself; and Mr. Walker, on being asked whether this was so, has admitted it to be true. The prisoner having given notice to leave in three months, was served with notice to quit in one month. This he was perfectly ready to do, and would have done, could he have had Lis wages settled. Some de lay, however, took place in this, and he was'compelled to remain at Lount for a time ; but his furniture and effects were packed up in open-day, and his wife and family removed back again to Awsworth, to the very house from which Mr. Mark Richards had engaged them. It may be asked whether this petitiou has been forwarded to the Home-office ? The reply is, No. Four petitions have already been presented. The opinion of the Solicitor-General as to the illegality of the conviction has also been sent, and has been re- ,urned—unheeded. We leave the public to form their own conclusions relative to the treatment of the unfortunate and in- jured man who is the subject of the above simple story. It is enough for us to add, that although the poor fellow has been declared, by competent judges, both legally and morally innocent of the crime laid to his charge, he was sent to Van Diemen's Land in August last. He left behind him an aged mother, a forlorn wife, and five little children. For seven years he is banished from his country as an outcast—to herd with the vilest of the vile—and those who were dependent upon him for a subsistence may, for aught we know to the contrary, be left wholly destitute. This is a crushing calamity for any one to endure, but most of all for innocent people. THE YARMOUTH MURDER. FURTHER PARTICULARS. The case of the late Yarmouth murder does not cease to perplex those who are connected with the administration of justice in this place. The precautions that have been taken, the great exertions which have been made, and the many reports which have been in circulation, if they do not prove unavailing and false, are far from having led to those satisfactory results that are so desirable in a case of this sort. Royal, Hall, and Mapes have been committed as principals, but as the facts and circumstances of their alibis be. come investigated, doubts arise at every step, as to their having any part in the affair, and even Yarham's guilt has not been so much confirmed as reports proclaim. It is not true that in a note to his wife he com municated anything of importance. These are fabrications, as is also the report that Mapes had confessed. There is even a doubt as to whe ther the stains said to be on the panel of the boards, where Yarham's coat hung, be those of blood at all. Indeed it has been examined by several intelligent persons, and chemists of reputation, who pronounce it not to be blood ; the private proceedings, therefore, of the magistrates have produced only idle conjectures, false reports, and injurious consequences. The prisoners will probably remain in Yarmouth gaol till the Assizes, and then they will be brought to Norwich for trial. There is, however, reason to suppose that two per sons at least have been connected with the affair. The, watchman on duty about that part of the Denes where the money was found, speaks to seeing twer persons distinctly, shortly before one o'clock, on a small hillock of sand, beneath which the bag was em bedded. He says he saw them together by the light of the sky in the back ground, and that he went round! to the spot he expected they would come to, in order to turn his light upon them, but he saw no more of them. The footmarks at this place were said by Mrs. Deck to correspond with the shoes of Mapes, but it is altogether impossible to speak with accuracy to the impressions of the small nails in the sand, and that after fourteen hours. The footsteps exactly corres pond with the shoes of Yarham, but there is DO , person at present found who saw him out that night. —Norfolk News. The prisoner remained at Lount until the 22d of May (which was long after the notice given by the master had expired), and then, having had his wages paid to within eleven shillings, he determined to re main no longer. Relinquishing the eleven shillings (which remain unpaid to this day) he returned to Awsworth—was immediately re-engaged at the works he had quitted to enter the prosecutor's service—and there remained for twelve days, without molestation, without any attempt at concealment, and without any idea that he could be charged with any crime. The prosecutor, however, being angry at the prisoner hav ing left him so abruptly, consulted an attorney as to whether he could not be punished for so doing; and as it happened that by the prisoner's departure the engine necessary to pump out the water was ne glected, and the water in the mine had risen from natural causes so as to stop the works, it was thought by the magistrates at Ashby-de-la-Zouch that this was an offence within the Statute 7 and 8 Geo. IV., c. 30., sec. 6. ; so the prisoner, instead of being punished for leaving his work, was committed for maliciously causing water to be conveyed into a mine ! But it may be asked how it happened that a man like this was suffered to be undefended, or at least tried without witnesses having been called to speak to his character ? Surely that would have saved lim from the severest punishment the law could inflict ? Hew negligent on the part of his friends, to permit it to be stated at the trial that he had " absconded after committing the crime !"—that he had secretly sent away his wife and family ! when it would seem that, so far from absconding, his family had removed in open day —gone back to the very house they had come from originally —were living under the very eye of the gentleman by w h om th e prisoner was engaged for the prosecutor, and that the prisoner, instead of being dismissed from the prosecutor's service, was so determined to quit it, that he actually gave up eleven shillings to the prosecutor, sooner than stay any longer with him ! So esteemed was the prisoner by the whole village where, with the exception of two years spent at Lount, he had lived all his life, that a subscription was im mediately commenced to defend him. So agitated was the whole community, also, that Mr. Mark Richards himself started off to see the prosecutor, and ascertain from him what crime Chambers could be charged with. The report he brought back was such as to make many of the prisoner's friends believe that he was quite safe, and that no harm would happen to him if he were not defended, As, however, some of the persons in Awsworth were not quite satisfied with this, the prisoner's wife went over to the prosecutor, on the Sunday preceding the trial, with a letter from the Rev. Mr. Lund (the vicar of Awsworth and the chaplain of the Nottingham prison) to know what was intended to be done. At this interview, on the Monday preceding the trial, the prisoner's wife states that the prosecutor told her it would be throwing money away to employ counsel ; that if it were left to him (the prosecutor) no harm would happen ; that she had nothing to do but to send the prisoner a clean shirt and a testimonial as to his character. The poor woman returned to Awsworth ; and, by the advice of the clergyman, relied on the assurance of the prose cutor. Fur this reason no one was anvloyed to de fend the prisoner. The next intimation was, ihlit her husband had been sentenced to transportation ! Unlucky was it, indeed, for the prisoner, that he was not defended. The clerk to the justices who committed him for trial, and the counsel for the pro secution, now admit that the conviction of the pri soner was, in point of law, utterly illegal ; and the Solicitor-General, whose opinion has been taken on the point, asserts that the prisoner could not be legally convicted in any way—that the statute under which he was indicted, viz., for " maliciously conveying water into a mine," does not apply to a case like his, which, at the utmost, was neglecting to pump the water out of the mine. It was hoped that this opinion, coupled with a pe tition from his native village, might save the unhappy man from transportation : the original case and opinion, with a petition from the inhabitants of Awsworth, couched in the strongest terms, were accordingly sent to the Hom e - o ffi ce . It was s i g ned by eighteen per sons. , who had k nown hi m for ten years and upwards twenty-four who had known him for twenty years and upwards; and thirteen who had known 'inn all his life. A separate testimonial from the clergyman (in whose Sunday-school prisoner had been a teacher) was also forwarded ; and it was hoped to this, and the Solicitor-General's opinion , some attention would be paid. In this, however, the petitioners were dis appointed. An impression was then found to exist that, if th e prisoner were legally innocent, he had been guilty of a great moral crime. It was, therefore, determined by some parties to proceed to Lount, and make in quiries on the spot. Itwas supposed, up t o t h at time, that considerable mischief had rea ll y b een done to , Mr. Walker's mine ; and that the lives of the work men had really been put in jeopardy. It was be lieved too, that owing to the indignation which might naturally be felt there against the prisoner, some little difficulty might be experienced in obtaining anything favo ura bl e to him. But so far from this having . been the case, the person inquiring at Lount met with a universal expression of sympathy in favour of the prison er ; an d w h en the amount of damage which the prosecutor had sustained was inquired after, the very idea of any damage having been sustained, beyond the temporary stoppage of the works, was RESPITE of the TWO CONDEMNED CRIMINALS AT IPSWICH. (FROM ♦ CORRESPONDENT.) IPSWICH, FRIDAY NIGHT, 10 O'CLOCK. I have just had an interview with the governor, who received me most courteously, and he states that at half past two o'clock this morning he was waited upon by a special messenger from the Home-office, with a respite for the culprit Shipley and the younger Walter Howell. Information of the circumstance was immediately con veyed to the Visiting Justices of the gaol, and by their direction Mr. Johnson and the chaplain communicated the fact, at eleven o'clock this morning, to the prisoners, who wept bitterly, and immediately fell on their knees and offered up thanksgiving to God for their deliverance. Upon the prison authorities informing William Howell he was left for execution, he heard the sad tidings with much composure, and on learning that his brother was respited, he fervently thanked his God that. his brother's life had been spared, and then joined the chaplain in spiritual devotions. At the time of dispatching this the three prisoners are engaged in prayer with the chaplain. William Howell will be executed at twelve o'cl ,ck to morrow. STATE OF TRADE. t oFnsOßiEnlGfNoreliVgnOOLwoTollisADhaE;eLnEoEtDbSee, J n A v N. er ) 2 , 4. c o — n s T i d r a e n r a s a b c i e during the past week, but a healthy i-usiness continues to be done, and prices are firmly maintained. ENGLISH WOOL MARKET, LEEDS, JAN. 24.—Sales this .week have been equal to an average in quantity_ Prices of combing and clothing wools are very firm; but. it is difficult to realise proportionate rates to those for which wools are held by the growers. WAKEFIELD WOOL MARKET, JAN 24.—The improved rates we have lately reported are fully supported in any sales that have bes.n made this week, and the market may be reported firm for both long and short vrools. LEEDS.—There has this week been considerable quan tities of goods delivered from% on were eh thees c manufacturers alrycheolyl s however, olliaregve t e o r a. o ts r h ti te e hr r ez. doing as usual e a , t this period of isbsaultest fully h o e f at sales hs e m lmuch a se tth fewtb e weeks;ha l business s qualities,t he •ear but whilst te fine dd middle principallyddl e qua ltie f s or co g n o t o il d iu s e of to h t: very dull of sale, but without any alteration in prices... There have been more of the principal buyers in the• town during the week than usual at this early part Ll of the thea fairforeign business doing are i n more finished lively; stheaesroenis; o ( od i s t the nd whole, ie prospect_ is considered good for the spring g trade. B . RADFORD MARKET, THURSDAY.—WooI continues to be in steady request, and the supply in the market, par ticularly of h ogg , not b e i ng a b un d ant, current rates are firmly maintained. The demand for yarns is rather im proving, and as soon as the Elbe is cleared from ice, an increasing business with the shippers is expected, which for some time past has been extremely limited, or yarns would have advanced still higher. Piece.—The recent advance in wool is pressing heavy en the manufacturer, as a corresponding price cannot be realised in the merino, Orleans, and Cobourg trade. Lastings and all other wool goods are better, and command full pi ices. MANCHESTER, THURSDAY EVENING.—This market must be pronounced as in a most healthy condition : there is scarcely a single article produced for which there is not a corresponding demand, and in consequence prices are steadily supported, with a tendency for most things upwards. Since Tuesday the market htts been firm at the rates then current. yarns continue in undi minished request; and prices rather inclining upwards. — Leeds Mercury. ltig I NAME O RAILWAY. 18 Arbroath and Forthr •••••••' • • • '• •• 17 Birinitigharn and Glottcettel , ... nfitlidling Junction . ...... • • •• • • •• • • 1 8 Bristol and Gl ouces t er 17 Chester and Birkenhead .•••••• • • • • •• 16 Dublin and Drogheda• •••• • • • 21 Dublin and Kingstown ••••• • • • • ..... 19 Dundee and Arbroath .••••••• • • • • • • • 18 Durham and Sunderland ..• ••• • • • 18 Edinburgh and Glasgow .• • • ••• • • • 19 EaStett Counties and North tnstern•. 18 Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr 18 Glasgow and Greenock.. 18 Grand Junction •• 18 Great North of EnglAnd •• •••• ...... 19 Great Western. •• •• •• •••• •• • ....... 17 - Liverpool' and Manchester •..• ...:.;* 18 , London'and fllffitinghath . ••'.• •• •-... 19 London and BladkWall... ....... 18 London and Brighton. •• •• •• •• .... 21 London and Croydon .•• •••• •• ...... 23 London and Greenwich. ••.. ........ 19 London and South Western. • ..... .. 19 Mancliestet•, Bolton, and Bury " .... IT Manchester and Blrtninghain•• •• •... 18 Manchester, 'Reds, Mid Hull Anne— iB Midland C0untie5................... 12 Newcastle and Darlington 18 Newcastle and Car1i51e.............. 19 Newcastle and North 5hie1d5........ 17 North thiloh rind lloltbh and PreSten 2tl. Paris, COrbelli and 0r1ean5.......... 21) Paris and Rouen .• • .. 18 PreStOn alld Virrre...; Is Slthilleici and Manchester-- 23 South Eastern... 18 Taff Vale 19 Ulster. 19 Yarmouth and Norwich 18 York and North Midland , Last week, 178 1,906 736 2,173 3,786 1,403 686 7,005 1,616 14,129, 4,353 14,512 733 3,074 937 5,139 840 3,248 6,261 8,590 1,007 1,417 341 1,368 3,921 4,085 a -- , -. 4 2.. (.4 00.. , 607 3,582 883 1,797 3,522 1,382 11,b90 '4,112 13,630 625 2,805 196 2,079 736 2,541 5,261 7,462 1,272 298 3,316 2,782 468 2,186 551 688 1,782 Tan Faiiiitiatt PLANS Ai` PARIS.—A Case came on yesterday before the Tribunal of CoMmerce, in which M. L‘on Pillet, the director of the French Opera, is plaintiff, and M. Vatel, director of the Italian Opera, and torltorin.tiMhattliicesh,eolria, rucalcodtieorrneee:tednaatnlayts!ave a series of English per counsel, M. Durmont i stated per- The deprivingh b fol lo win g y t the e plaintiff avr Frenc h nc h h e s spe upon en e no t e u tmsh a dve t ae e , d ttiswt, Opera and the Italian Theatre of the right which they fbritierly possessed of being open every night, and rtstrieting them to certain nights, the Government, which fl e t c hotAhnite.dhiLet effect A n i its Pillet, m o d f imposed a r y uruinous 11 : 7 1 one by o Sunday in two during the Winter, are given to the s r e e c d t ie o ss r i s r ,e s how n at o n r b be y ; Preneh Opera ; and the Tuesdays, Thursdays 4 and and Fridays, with Sniiirdays, with the alternate Sundays, to the Italian Opera. In addition to this, seven extraordinary represen tations are granted to the French Opera, including New Year'siday and Shrove Tuesday, and silt to the Italian Opera, Eery night of performance at one of these theatres, therefore, beyond those fixed by the authorities ; must be, says M. lAort Pillet, do infringe 'tient upon the rights of the other theatre ; and, M. Vatel having let his theatre for thirteen nights to Mr. Mitchell, has inflicted an injury upon him for which he demands compensation from him and from Mr. Mitchell, as ans of the parties- to this infrii , getnent. He demands 3,000 f. damages for every night's performance in ad dition to the extraordinary representation allowed by the conditions. M. Vanier, for M. Vatel, contended that his client was justified in what he had done ; and M. tinnier- Quatremire, on the part of Mr. Mitchell, took an objection to the competency of the tribunal, on the ground that it had not the p , ,wer to interpret the act of the government upon which the performances were founded. The tribunal, however ordered the cause to be entered upon the list f ur a formal hearing.—Galignani of Wednesday, NEW CANDIDATE FOR YORK CITY.—It is rutnoured that Mr. Hudson, of active railway notoriety, intends soliciting the suffrages of the electors of the ancient city of York, on the first vacancy. —Leeds EAST CORNWALL ELECTIoN.—The SonzerselCounty Herald states that Mr. Carew, of Anthony, near Tor point, will be the Tory candidate for Ea 24.—With the East Cornwall. BRISTOL SUGAR-MAR KET , J AN . - exception of a f ew p arce l s o f crys t a llized Demerar as . and which have found a ready sale, scarcely any busi ness has been done here this week ; the trade appear generally to hold ample stocks, and until these are re duced they see no induc e m en t t o come to market. Ru m and molasses very dull.—B r i s t o l M ercur y. THROWING OPEN TIIE BUSINESS OF THE PALACE COURT.—It has hitherto been considered that, under the peculiar construction of this Court, all persons, sueing and being sued, were compelled to employ one of the attorneys of the Court, in addition to their sevetal legal advisers. During the present term an application was made in the Bail Court, before Mr. Justice Williams, to direct a writ of trial to take place in the Palace Court, when it was stated to his Lordship that it was thought his order would not be attended to. Mr. Hewlett, the prothonatary, however, received the order, and the cause came on on Friday, when, contrary to the hitherto received opinion, the defendant's attorney, who was unconnected with the Court, was heard, thus showing, that the hitherto restricted custom had no foundation in of the fi rs t seven members B bersof i th it :b T ar h e e lig ‘ ib s l t e a f n o d r i p n r g OM promotion is as follows : Ateherley July 5, 1810. Platt February 9, 1816, Law (Recorder) February 7, 1817. Thesiger (Solicitor-General) November 18, 1818 Godson July 10, 1821. Kelly May 7, 1824. Wortley January 21, 1831. Mr. Justice Ede was called to the bar on the 26th of November, 1819. The Bank of England have, it isundersteod, repaid Messrs. Rogers and Co. the amount of the n o t es l ate l y stolen, upon a guarantee of indemnity In case the notes themselves should be presented for payment. We are happy to find that there was considerable exaggeration in the accounts which have gone forth re specting the illness of Colonel Sibthorp, The Gallant Colonel has been suffering from influenza, and was f or some time confined to his bed, but has be en at no period alarmingly ill. The great Minster bell was cast on Saturday last , and is expected to be in York within a fortnight. —Leeds Times. [ADVERTISEMENT.] A STHMASI SHORTNESS Or BREATH, COUGHS, AND COLD S. —A TR ULY S URPRISING CASE.—The Rev. David Williams, tho resident Wesleyan minister at Beaumaris, in the Island of Anglesea, states in a letter dated the 14th of January, 1845, that" He recom mended Hou.ow.tv's Piu.s to a poor Klan of the name of Hugh Davi s , w h o a t the time was al most unable to walk for want of b rea th ; that he h ad o n l y ta k en them a few days when h e a ppeared quite another man , hi s breath was easy and natural, and he was i ncreas i ng daily in strength." 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