The Sun. — London, England, 1850-01-26 00:00:00

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Arrd. 4 ke Rer At?' 25.---Wind W. to W.S.W., strong.—). !'1 11 1 : 1 (1 i • 4,241 11a a° Ann Black, Inglis, I ictou. 4. 41 , 1 P; 1 ,1 0 niver, Countess of Yarborough, Port te,,illt,ll IhrrY, Alituritius; Unicorn, St. Vincent; 'Newl444.'44', Jett aicii• Ivanhoe Cuba, &c.; Swit" .1 't York ' " oN, tpoo, • Al; 4 . 0 ''' `/AN• 2' W . d W.—Arrd. Charles I , thi oth,„ „, ._ • 0.--- in AIL), ', ky-''.°n,inghtu; Theresa, Wright, Maranham.; 'itt 44 , IV !11gi't, Anti a• liyunite. Lister, Laguna, Ilti(),;,/,114 litty, N .l , v , 6 vrietian's; Monongahela, Whipple, ~Oly'tli, .z„t'r°lllhatti, Murray, Charleston; Cornelia, %Ne•01t„,,,"1 Yoi k ; J ames Wright, Clark, . 'll' e ' 4'll°4'B N Brunswick; Ann Nelson, 1) 'iii,. itlehttit. 1- • ' ow - ditto; r , di tto . , ~ Ludo°, Kelly, ditto; to ; Ingle .-th gh, -,-, Courier, Towerson, ditto 41 01. 4 1 1 .13b0001,e, ditto ; Eurydice, Maceio and . 'llth. ' O , V i , t "ft I'ernambu.co 25th of December, lt, Qope„'"'„n' Suvaoilla ; Louisa-y-Jesuza' Ilaysn- Int, ' kell---ri stnith, Jae 1; Atlantic, Honduras; IS ) ); Wit - • vrd, bavies New we I • MiltialeF, Kerr, 11 ' Itro 11401 Bosthr • ' Or'eans' 1 -Ameri• atti wii, 4 P 4 s SI. L 11, ~, ld. Fortitude, Rio Janeiro; 1110- 't b 43°14 4°4. 'Ube El Craig, Brown, I ov, a . ay, wa , eanor - .it° th litit ,to a spouen in lat. 50, long. 11, with loss of Sligo, P e first "•f'3rerbast, in a gale, and intending to put Itatttkotl, P°ll. It' tr kY 13 4 . JAN - • ,Ii) q , il e4os • 20........w,nd vv.s.w.—Arrd. Netfa, "ff p rtoade. ,Ayres; AleXander Cochrane, Waldron, tttit,s4,,°t",,,St be'3,1:,.1. Tttietis, Sydncy, New South Wales. •re '*"ird 0-4, 410 We New York, fur Havre; Plan k , i•fhinti • •-4).leutt ' fi ekt,t ~Tl/, j- a and Madras. xic,44l) Alinl J„ 4`,f• 95,—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. Linn: t '''int.et; ttill,e'ro, left 18th December. off Port, lke t • e ' ri tis . l ; %, e"oriarahire, ditto; Equator, Ae a 115 . 0 n, tine: bi,joioillit", Surinam, for Rotterdam; M‘ay• h 41141;'.gwlsrili, I,;ii ditto, both for Bremen; Comirn, iitticB A tli 1.4 t -6. and. t 4411 0. 31. e5, for 'ilttilfct L.—. Ville de Rouen, Fremont, %II ' T E, .1 liarre g( t oir AN. 95 • has wi,--,ovER :hot, ; ;The Pauline, Houghton, ,;., lit a, ' J AN, ie rig, ProceeCe 1 up the river. 4. ' ° r to d' ' '''''' the Scipio has bcen got off shore Iv sla etattl °lag°, ald will proceed fur Sunder ' ....9 , 1 Aar;"'111 f ,"4 6 2 5 ..._q., . I -1, 1 sh •- 4 Pie Rose .f Ply mouth, from Kea - ' ear ore ~_ . ,c ~ it, w,,,, go ote,t. pvosite the harbour, and throwing •eii.e,ti ok r, j uoard, h, .11 ' h ii% b 41' 25.---The Matilda schooner, of South -47014, `410).1:•rti.,4j.° scuttled, having taken [ire. '41134 illtyle2hu: k ,:.(14- 'Ater • vi24:::15:4---Jghe Minerva,. of Shoreham, 144, .„„.„...,...„.._proct e ~b een on shore oa Scroby I.kt,t, N----------:,„„..,t 1 . 4 t c ,. , trr - .••.< s .•,•• 44 .. 6 7 , 1... - X, 1 1 i - x.i 7:34 - X •I - X.i 3 x.d x d x.d 4 1 % WS (THIS DAY-) Natd covb,— '— v Q ,. 4 ) )3 3 1141 i , -T-GILIZDEII. , r ): hiu %ark" (41 cf Vegetables were on fa . ° in l ( lit ,kial i Bl'aL The demand fa. them was in a 41P 3 6 ? littl e :,', 04 s3muwhat lower terms. . In tit„l4ll4;Plits.....pit," ,(Ining. at last week's prices. 4„'Po l A'. Gra,„.4-4 AiPples, 5s t o 7 s • bier cat of PI Ile; Oa t rs-3 . 5 3 to 68 Od'; Bin:, Fasnburgh il t o , 2, Gi 0 5 s o d .., 1 #, ) 4 4 qto 3 per b; Pears, 93 to 15a; Luting 1, rel„„ Gd per L 56,1 per halC-sivve; Apples for cooking, ''tt "Pr • uu shet• p• ttr tigt,l ,111t5....../31 I Filberts 70s to 75s per 10011). 4Z,. d , Otto PE q' dt tt „ .Bd to in s mburgh Grapes, 9d to Is; l Oo.' te:' 33 to .;,` 4l 4ek 'Pe% lb; Spanish Nuts, 4s to 5 ; 14 Ai,.. eel, 4 , t t- Barcelona ditto, 53 to 6; per Ikt '404 , 0 los • and Oranges, 3a to 10s per Aeel t 1 43 to G s , ' 1 pmi et , ~, . and Spanish Chesnuts, 3s to 4 vaions, 123 to 173 6d per box. I I ON, SATURD A Y EVENING, JANUAR TeITZ,Ii.A.T ULM TILE IV IL G TON S: a _Novel. 3 Vela. By lice Author cf " Emilia Wyndham." le authoress of " Emilia Wyndham" is, de servedly, one of our moat popular fictien writers. Her style is as attreetive as her morel teechieg is pure. In "Emilia Wyndham" she set at defiance the ordinary rules of roamme, and showed by a most natural and enticing example how Duty may e nahle one / to fulfil that disagreeable maxim—Queed 00 n'a pas cc qu'on aime,ilfaut (linter cc qu'on a—(•' when one has nut what they love, one must loves what they have"). In " Norman's Briage " she exhibited with a masterly hand the enormity of avarice, of that " covetousness which is idolutre." "Angela" revealed the difference between a dis-ei plined aid an ungoverned heart. " Mordaunt one of the most beautiful, yet most melancholy of all her compesitions, illustrated the fact that sin is always productive of mi-ery. This new work, "The W i!- mingtore a " enforces a more practical lesson, and One more al proprate to the present e'llas, than any if is predecassers. "It is a trite oleervation," (So the first chapter of " Toe Wilmiegtons" corninenees) "and vet one of these which it does not seem useless perpetually' to reiterate—how great is the extent of mischief prudua d by the indulgence of what are commonly called, and what people are more especially inclined to cell in thetnselves—venial faults." "The mother of mischie'," says the Pi overb, " is no bigger than a midge's wing." Toe truth centainel in this proverb is the theme of the beautiful story of " Toe Wiliningtons." here is the portrait of Mr. Wilming ton, and on the peculiarities visible in this portrait hangs the tale Mr. Wilmington was a tall, finely-asade man; and there e as a sort of natural elegance ia his face and figure, which he strove to set off to the very best advantage by every means in his power. Every means which the ex penditure of money could secure certainly could he command; and there fire his dress was most riaorously arranged after the first models, and came from the hands of the most fashionable (then) tailor; and the rest e f his st ire, his boots, his hat, his cane—everything, in short, being from the hands of artists moe t eminent in their line. Nettling was ever spared in any way that could render him the complete gentleman, as he taought—aad yet, in all that goes to form a just idea i f the complete gentle man, how much was sadly wanting! Perhaps he had an obscure consciousness of this himself, and that f cling it was which gave a certain effoit and anxiety to his manner when in company with those moving in circles superior to his owr, far which little humiliation, it must be confessed, he amply reread him:cif, when in society with equals or inferiors, by the easy complacency, amounting to self-sufficiency, with which he curie.' him aelf.• He is as at the pre ent moment in that happy mood and the highest spirits, attending upon some dull ing young ladies who held a nominal rank above bis own. They wtre, nevertheless, evidently pleased and happy, dashing and fashionable as they were, to num' es the rich and handsome Mr. Wilmington as one cf their train. Seeing the carriage drive up the esplanade, Mr. Wil mington aas not sorry t ) stop, under pretence of speak ing to Harry, and display his very handsorae equipage to the admiring coma any.: Vanity and an excessive love of display are the characteristic qualities of Mr. Wilmington, and although not naturally a bad man, this history of his career exhibits with melancholy truthfulness how easily an indulgence in such unworthy passions may convert weakness into wickedness. The persons whose varied fortunes form the theme of these three volumes are the above-mentioned Mr. Wilmington, his son Harry, whose disposition, sensitive and re tired almost to shyness, is a direct contrast to that if his father; Mr. Wilmington's daughter Caroline, a high-spirited, noble-hearted girl'; Plavia, the beloved of Harry, a sweet gentle creature, all purity and tenderness, such as the author of " Emilia Wynd ham " excels in delineating. Flavin is the grand daughter of a Duchess, whose introduction gives oc casion to the following delightful picture of THE BEAUTY OF OLD AGE. "I am one of those—and I believe my taste has been shared with some of the finest painters the world has ever possessed—who have the greett•st admiration f.,r the beauty of old age. " The beauty of old age is perhaps more rare than that of any other time of life—l mean twer atlain to the beauty which adorns the hoary head; but when it is possessed, it is the most noble or the most lovely, because it is the most truly spiritual and most truly moral cf all beauty. Other beauty, though probably in a great degree dependent upon, and certainly in a great degree enhanced by moral qualities, is yet in many respects an accident of forms and colours; but the beauty cf old age is the re,ume of the Lfe of the man. Upon that time worn countenance the passions and tse feuito, the virtues and the feelings, the tenderness, love, benevolence—or envy, covetousness, selfishness, and rage, h ave wr i tten their characters in ineffaceable lines; and beautiful it is to see, as we often, do see, faces actually plain to ugli ness in their youth, gradually expanding into beauty under the influence of goodness, tense, and worth; the eye brightening into a serene clearness; the lines of the countenance assuming a heavenly refinement and repose; the whole face glorified with a sweetness and loveliness riot f this world. As it is the reverse—and alas! I ar more f equeetly—when tae lovely features that de light us iu youth gradually lose their ci arm, as Vie in sipidity of van ty, the scowl of disappointment, the dulness a vacuity, the sharp thin lines of vicious excite mint, or the grosser ones of sensual enjoyment, g: actu ally obscure what once was. " My old lady belonged to the class I have first spoken of. Whether she had teen a beauty or not in her youth I never inquirer', but she was indeed beautiful now. She , had been a large fair woman once, and of stature rather above t e common size; but now her form was bent with ago and with sorrow—for it was phial she had known sorrow. What child of man, who possesses feeling heart, attains her age without much sorrow? But whilst those traces of frail humanity were obset v able in both her form and face, the same form and face resealed how well that sorrow had been endured—hew well the fiery strife which leaves its scars upon life's toil-worn soldier, had been fought. They told how calm had been the courage—how noble the resignation—how serene tte victory; what tenderness had softened so much strength—what anguish endured with so much fortitude; how energy had been combined with compo sure—how much goodness, sympathy, and love had dwelt there. • "Her hair was snow white; her eye clear blue—that frosty blue of old age, to me so aeculiarly beautiful; her skin, so delicately fair, adorned the wrinkles cf her face. This, it may t o said, is almost the only accidental beauty of colour which remains to old age, and she pos sessed it. Her thin withered lips bore an air of inde scribable sweetness and kindness, relieved from insipi dity by teat expression of acuteness—fan—malice— which produces so combined, in an aged facei some thing of the same pleasurable effect as when seen in a clever little child. "She . was dressed in black silk, with a white satin quilted bonnet, and a white cloak. She was sitting upon the raised turf, under a magnificent tree; with her ivory headed ebony staff lying beside Ler, surrounded by tee children." Flavia's cousin and disappointed lover, Lord George Tempest, is happily described, his proud imperious temper redeemed by exceeding goodness of heart. At the commencement of the title the mother of Harry and Caroline is living, a delicate affectionate woman, whose influences in some degree, perhaps, moderates her husband's faults. After her death the vain and showy Miss Eliza Emerson becomes Mrs. Wilming ton, and encouraged by her example and advice Mr. IVihniegton rapidly pursues the road to ruin. The first portion of the history of " The Wilmingtons" is chiefly occupied with the love story of Flavia and her rival suitors, Lord George and Henry Wilmington. Caroline is beloved by Albert Selwyn, a youth of large fortune and delicate health, whose death forms an important incident in the narrative. We must refer our readers to the pages of " The Wiliningtons" to learn how Mr. Wilming ton's profuse expenditure and improvident specula tions made him gladly avail himself of a doubtful permission, on the part of an old friend in India (Mr. Craiglethorpe, the uncle of Selwyn), to invest that friend's money in some of his own schemes ; how the . failure of those schemes caused Mr. Wil mington actually to rejoice in the reported death of one who had once been very dear to him; and how, on the supposed dead man's appearance in England, his individuality is stoutly denied by the unscrupu lous. Mrs. Wilmington, who tells him that Mr. Craiglethorpe is dead, and himself is an impostor. We will briefly mention that a codicil ' to Sel vvyn's will is forged by the wretched Wilming ton, of which crime Harry is accused, and is in con sequence condemned to death. Very skilfully has the story been constructed, so as to show, and in a most natural and likely manner, how gradually and easily the man who once abandons himself to any vice, however seemingly harmless, will be led on to ruin in the widest signification of the term. For this moral lesson which it teaches, a lesson greatly needed in the present day, " The Wilmingtons " is worthy of all commendation. The graceful peculiarities of its writer are visible throughout. The only weakness we notice in the work is a deficiency in that passionate intensity so remarkable in " Mor daunt Hall." That story was one to move the hearts of all who read it, whereas "The Wil ming tons," although deeply interesting, is in some degree more superficial in its nature. This is, perhaps, attri butable to the fact .f Mr. Wilmington (whose ad-. ventures are the real subject of interest), not being made the hero if the tale. It is true that, towards the conclusion, the terrible conflict between the timid man, anxious to secure his own safety, and the wretched father, fearful of buying that safety with the life , of his son, is very powerfully depicted. Still the interest, although great, would have been in creased by a greater conctntration. Nevertheless, we may - safely commend " The Wilmingto ne " to our readers as being, in every sense of the word, a must beautiful and delightful work. --- 1 Ver , .t:. , bles--esp o o r,roc•oli, 'Ss to 2 1-1 per (2 , `Z,?71 1.u.:(11,,'!': Tur; , tp: , ., 2: 3(1 :,• 3s; Carrot., 2,6 d to 4., Grt et. s, 2s 0 to 3. ; L , , Is-, 91 zo 1,.. , 3,1 pet - de,l lunches radish, Is 61 to 3; ; Cob ry ; is t, ii, 61 p er 0,.,,::5, 2s Grl to Os 61 per bushel ; l'.o . ',lev, 3s 0.1 per t10z..,0 bunches ; CabLag,s, 91 to 1 , r'i, to, 1 • to is 60 ; and 11, , t1 chit., 2 ; u k l l„ . , 3, c er. 13 to Is 6 , ;; l'aroOps, 41 to Si per ,lo7e. 1 ,h v , , Is 3 ~to I s 6 1 1.):1. (.!ure ; Brussel:, Sprou._, __ ... 2, 6.1; S , ; , in,,ch, 2s to 2s 6 I; Jciusalt rn Art : LOA:es, Is to Is Gd; a,.1 Corum.ti Sti..t.i, Is 31 to h 6,1 per 11,Z-sieve ; Nlusl - sn'o:, .s, 13 3d to I, 61 ter pyttie ; small Salad, 2, to 2$ 61 per doze n punned; S age , 2, to Os per tb zrn bunches ; Shallots, 3d to 41 per lb; Potator.s, !_,Os to" 120 s per ton; ditto, 3s; 0,1 to 4 , 0,1 pt , r bushel; Sea Kail, 2s 6,1 to 3s per puntie'; A , pa rigus, Gs to Si per 100; llhub.:rb, 15s to IS, pr dez,-1.1 bunches.; Cornv.tel Wh to Brocoli, 4s to 6s per tic zin Force:l Cucutubt.-rs, 6. to Si each. 2.Tzi V: , i."..; PA.TI.I 11-.N113 X4E.A.1 1 11:N7/3..5-7.,/, • Turkeys, 3s 61 Io It2s 011; Ge.,,e, 4., 0.1 lo G 61; 1it.1,1“, 24 to 2. 9:1 ; Tame. , Itlbbits, Is 2 I ti Is 10,1 ; k\ ild ditto. 91 to Is 3; P , ge, as, 6I to 101 Ro...s , ing Pg 4, 4> 61 to 7s 61 each ; Surrey Fox's 6.s 01 to 10s 0.1 ; ditto Cllicketis, 4, 01 to 5, , 31 Bandoer Fo 41s. 35 01 to 5s 3 1 for couple ; Eugl,sh Egg: 8s 0.1 to lOs 0I ; FsenA ditto, 6s 0,1 te 83 01 p(r 100 ; I''le3h Butter, 111 to Is 4 1 lit r lb ; Pheasants, 3s to 4 ; Partridges, Is 61 to Is 9 ; flares, 2s 61 to Os 01 ; Snipes, 6-1 to 7:1; Teal, 8 I t., 10 1 ; Wll.l Ducks, Is 9.1 to 2.; 3.1; Widgeons is to Is 41; actl riovtrs, 61 to Is each. (Li to Savoy :2J to E onT. Beef, from 2, Si to 33 8J ; Aluttc4l, 2, 101 to 34 8i; Veal, 31 4d to 38 101 ; and Pork, 3s •1d to 4s 4d per Blbs. WEIrrECniIP2IIL. B,er from 2; 41 to 3i 6,1; Mutton, 2s 61 t 3s 63; Veal, 3i 2d to 3s 101; and Pork, 2s 81 t) 4s pvr Sibs. XaLlaNcsaaTr.. Turbots, 3s to 165 ; 2s Od to Sc; Cod Fish, 3s to Gs 63; Whitings, 41 to 91; Lobsters, 101 to Is 91; Crabs, 41 to Is 91 each; Soles, Gd to 2s 3d per pair; Ee:s, 41 to is per lb.; Large Haddocks, 9d to Is ; small ditto, 4:1 to Bti each; Crimp , ,d Skate, 81 to 9d; and Prawns, 2s 3d to 2s 9:11e: lb.; Shritnps, Is 61 to 2s 61 per gallon; Bloaters, is 3d to is 61 per d, zen; Oysters, 12s to 55s per bushel; Flounders, 91 to Is; Smelts, is to Is 91, and Fresh Herrings, 10d to is 6d per dozen; Mackerel, 61 to 10 (Lich. EnEAD. The prices of Wheaten Bread in the Metropolis are `rum 6id to 7d; of household ditto, 5d to 6d per 41bs oaf. EIDE rfLan. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, Lid to KET lid; ditto, 641 b to 711), led to 111; ditto, 721 b to 801 b, 2d to 24d; ditto; 8016 to 881 b, 2d to 24d; ditto, 88th to 961 h, 3d to 34d, ditto, 961 b to 104ib, 3ed to 3id; ditto, 104th to 1121 b, 34d to 4d. Call Skins, light 2s to 33 0:1; ditto lull, 55 6d to 6s; Horn Hides, 63 Gd to Os; Po'ILA Sheep, 4s 10d to 6s 9,1; KeLts and Ilall-breds 33 10d to 4s 10d; Downs 23 4d to 4s 4d. EAT IVZILP.ELETS. SMITTIFIELD.—MCadriW Hay, 21 8s to 31. 10s; Clover ditto, 31 Os to 41 103 ; and Straw, 1/ Os to 11 7s pe, load. A dull trade, at drooping prices. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 2110. to 3/ 103; Clover ditto, 3/ 03 to 4/ ss; and Straw, 1/ is to 1% 8s per oad. Supply to!erably good, and trade dull. WIIITECILIPEL. Meadow Hay, 21 8s to 31 8s ; Clover, ditto, 3/ Os to 4/; Els; and Straw, 1/ Os to 1/ is per load. A full average supply, and a heavy demand. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) STORY V. BISHOP OF WINCHESTER. The CHIEF JUSTICE said the Court had considered this case, which was argued yesterday, and were of opi nion that, inat much as the declaration di: closed a good title in the plaintiff to present to th, church of St. Giles, the only question to le considered was whether or not it was in the power cf the Bishop cf Winchester and competent for him as ordinary, the church having con tinued vacant for some time, to set up the title cf the Crown against the plaintiff. The Court were of opinion that the law was perfectly clear and settled upon a e point and that the Bishop could not do so. With regard to the other objection, that the party, being in possession of the church of St. Giles, could not, by virtue of the statute of the 59th of Geo. 111. and the Ist Vic . be ad mitted into the church of Sr. Mary Magdalen, V ey bk ing jointly worth more awl 1,0001. Thi also appeared to the Court to be perfectly ciear and settled, and they were of opinion, that by admission into the church of St. Mary Magdalen the church of St. Gil. s became ipso facto void, and that the plaintiff was consequently en titled to present. They thought the pleas bad, on the two objections raised, and juigment would thercf ire be fur the plaintiff. HOARE V. SILVERLOCK. In this case, in which it will be recollected the plain tiff, who was the (laughter of a c'e2eased naval officer, sought to recover compensation in damages fJr a libel in the Nora and Military Guzate, The C HIE 7 JUSTICE intmated that he had received a letter from the plain - Cif, going at great length, as ap peared to him, it t) the particulars of the case, but as soon as he saw that it was a private application and contained a statement of the cake on the one side, he directed it to be sent to tl e cffice of the opposing coun sel, and this was a practice which the court should always adopt when private communications a ere sent in r. nrence to cases pending before it. This was the second letter which had been received from the plaintiff, and the Court thought it vas a circumstance cf n hich they %ere bound to tike notice. EXCHEQUER. -(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) GOBBI.TT V. SIR GEOP.GE GREY. In this use, which was an action against Sir George Grey, as Sec: wary of State for the home a partment, f.)r an alleged improper treAinent of the plaintiff; whilst an inmate in the Queen's Bench P, icon, The CHIEF BARON delivered the judgment of the Court, upon tie upplicstion cf the plaintiff for a rule to show cause why a certificate, g: a ited by one tf their Lordship , , certifying that the defendant La.] reasonable cause to veld certain pleas, should not be set aside. The objections urged by Mr. Cot bett wcra, first, that the judge had no power to giant such a certificate ; and, se condly, that it aught not to be granted, ex cept by an agreement of the parties. The Court found that Mr. Justice Patteson had granted a similar certificate under the same circumAince, and tetween the same parties, and saw no ground in the preAmt case upon whi!h the certificate could be held to be bad. The rule must therefore be refused. ROTUERHITUE.—The Rev. E. thick, rector, and the three curates, of St. Miry s, ltotherhithe, have rt cently been presented with a tchtimonial end Bib!e each, the subscriptions having been collected among the work ing classes c f tle 1 arisb, they desiring to testify their gratitude for the great kindness :hewn by the stove ministers during the dreadful prevalence of cholera. Marquis of Donegal had an interview with Sir George Guy yebterdur et the Hosue-o.ce. ci 7 ES, li6LE OF WIG 1.11 (Faust onit OWN CORIIESIDENT.) COWES, JAN. 25 In cmscquence of the re being very little work (2oing in the yacht and merchant ship building yards, the poor of this town are in a vE ry distressed state. Lord de Grey has kindly s-nt his agent la Mr. W. G. Ward, 151. Lord Fi , zhardinge, Lord Wilton, the Misses Ward, L a d y C oswav, and others, have sub scribed to the compassionate fund for their relief. Ten tons of coals were delivered out to theta last week, and 300 t ailons of bread this. Prince li:')utsehobey's yacht, after having under gone a thorough repair, sailed this day far Prance. PUBLIC HEALTH ACT. The inhabitants ( E tst C ,wes have almost unani mously signed a petition in the usual nrm, prajing the B sate!: of Health to extend the benefits to be de liver! under the above Act to their tOwr. In West Cowes there is a difference of opinior, but 140 of the rate payers signed a petition in favour of the 'ilea-ore, and ISO against it. There are about 800 rating, ; 80 signatures "would theref ire only b e required, but the promoters seeing the minority in which they stood, and being anxious not to oppose :he wishes of the largest party (;Bose who had no. signed either for or against the visit of the, by some much dreaded, superintentlen;-inspector), agreed to delay the sendi.ig off the petition fa three month , , in order to satisfy all parties that they would not be deprived of their local governtnent, nor involved in any ruinous expenses, but that all who ought to be benefited by the measure would be. The &du elected commissioners, and the gas and Water com panies, feel very anxious about the matter. UN IVE It SIT Y INTELLIGENCE. TILE REGIUS PROFESSORS/lIP OF DIVINITY. CAMBRIDGE, JAN. 2 5.—The above-named Professor ship has been offieially eeAared vacant, on the resigna tion of the Lot(' Ildsop of Llandaff. The electors are do Vic;„-Chancellor (ex officio), the Master, and the two Senior Fellows of Trinity, the Provost of King's, nd the Masters ( f St. John's and Christ Colleges. If any cf the electors of the above-mentioned colleges be Vice - Chancellor, the President of Queen's supplies his place. Ile will do so on this occasion, as the Rev. Dt. Cat tmell, Mt.t r of Christ's College, bolds the (like. The electors will meet on Monday nest in the Law Schools, when casdidates will present themselves for ex amination. The names of eight or nine gentlemen are mentioned as aspiring to the dignity, but as the list con tains errors both ( f inset Con and otnissior, the same will not be published in this corrcs)ondence until official sanction shall be given to it. B. A. COMMENCEMENT. 1850. The following, lists cf Questionists have been isSurd this day, that of candidates for honotirig in the morning, and the other of Questionistg, nc t candidates for honour , or t!-,e "Poll-men," this evening. LIST OF HONOURS AT THE BACHELOR OF ARTS' COMMENCEMENT, JAN, 26, 1850. MODERATORS. Lewis nensit.y, ALA., Trinity College. John Sykes, M.A., Pembroke Cull,ge. EXAMINERS. William Bonner Hopkins, M.A., St. Catharine's Hall. Archibald Sandtmau, M.A., Queen's College. *** In all cases cf equality the names are IA acketted. WRANGLERS. D. Besant, Joh. Watson, Trip. Wok tenholine, J l / 4 )11. Hayward, Job. Curt, Joh. Jameson, Caius. Westl.:kr, Jon. Lethridge, Z Job. Sale, A Etnm. Liveing, Job. Putter, 'Prin. Bloomfield, Clare. York, Queen's. Harper, Corpus. Cape!, Christ's. Lee, Joh. Harrison, Joh. Clover, Caius. De. Kearns:, Job. Green% osti, Ti in. Boden, Joh. Wstson, j Corpus. Bruce, Hun. T. C. Jesus. Hutt, Caius. Jedderc-Fisher, Trio. Notlicott, Caius. Clark, Trio. Head, Corpus. Munn, Emtn. Trin. H. Smith, J. H., Caius. Heywood, Trin. De Lible, TriD. Howse, Christ's. Stevenson, Caius. Fairt airn, Pet. Ds. Jonas, Job. - Beget, Trin. Williams, Trio. Scott, Caine. Whiting, Csitr. Cheetham, Chist's. Whitt:ln a 1, Emu]. Nicolson, Pet. Smith, F. Juh. Breaher, Joh. Dingle,f Joh. Putterson, Caius. Shedder, Trio. Childers, Trin. Irving, Emm. Kirkby, Jesus. Buddy, Joh. Mackenzie, Trio. Law, Job. Craig, J(1. Stukes, Caius. Simpson, Caius. Williams, Joh. IPTIM ES. Up. Wallir, Caius. Gedder, Pet. Durrant, Einm. Coryton, Trin. Smyth, Jesup. Schreiber, Trin. Jenyns, Emm. Hall, Christ's, Fisher, W. F., Trio, Cqbb, Christ's. Wi:tihire, Trio. Motile, Corpus. Smart, Sid. Chambers, Trin. Cheales; Christ's. Bearnont, Trin. Ayre, Emrn. Gill, Trin. Penric e, Trio. Powell, Joh. Longsdon, Trio. Cobb, Trim. , PTIMES. Ds. Harman, Gains. Butehei', Emu). Raper, Trill: - :Dacre, Jackson, I Trin. Hodgson, T. E., Trin, Kirkland, Joh. hy, ley, j Trin. Crai, , Triu. Chi), Trin. Drake, Jesus. Goodier, Job. Hort, Trio. Simpson, Job. Jejkins, Magd. Cholmeley, Uath. Stephenson, rem!). Newham, Emm. Calvert, Trin. Ilirst, Clare. XGROTANT. Ds. Stuart, Queen's. Tatham, Job. JUNIOR Ds. Beechenr, Qqeen's. An:tice, Joh. 13Alkine, Trir. Begot. Trio. n I ol'A .d, Trir. Burnett, Jub. Prescott, Trin. Whitley, gut!, n's. Bence, Emu). Coates, Joh. Stallard, Trio. Pe:l, Clare. Ch,nce, Trio. Post:wile, Corpus. Turnbull, P, t. llubbard, Caius. Cul'el, Clare. Ferrier, Pemb. Iggulden, Emm. Wilson, Oath. Ds. Hatchard, Caius. Locock, Trio. Melvin, Trin. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCIIESTER.—FRIDAY. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE,— Nothing done. H THE NORTHAMPTO NSH IRE STAKES.— 8 t o 1 agst horse arriott (takeb acked n t 251.), 12 to 1 agst O sterley (this all prices up to 12 to 1.) was yesterday at 500 to 20, afterwards at METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. -300 to 151 agst Snow storm (t). nothing else baeke3. CHESTER CUP.-20 ti 1 agst Miss Ann (take 25 to 1), 20 to 1 agst Cossack (take 25 to 1) 30 to I eg st Roland (take 33 to 1). Each f the a b ove were backed for all tae money that cculd be got on. HUN I'ING APPOINTMENTS. Salt Her Mal I. sty's stag hd s . , Moe., New Lodge; Wed., -hill— East Ess:x }lds., Tues., Bumpstesd; White Notley-street ; s a .. . Crouch Fair Green-101. South Essex hds., T ues., Tilbury Mill-101. Thurs., Essex and Suffolk hds., Tues., Ardleigh-street; Fri., Wiston. Cottestnore lids., Tues., Gunthorpe; Wed:, Casewiek ; Fri., Langham; Sat., Ch tn - -- pshall. Villag Donington hds., ues., Ch a dd e , den Hall; Fri., Belton e-10i. Badsworth hd , ., Tues., Marr Village; Thurs., Went bridge; Sat., Kingston-till—loi. Upton hrs., Tues., Cross Ilandr, Hanley. ' (rod tr e in e r r l i— h l ti l te.irrs., Mon., 8.V.H., Tees., Rockland , „,i , nowle; F. A., Acton Wood, Sat., P ac kh orse, Plumpton— mi. Carlis!e harts., Mon., Durdar ; . Wed., Wetber&; Lszonby ; W e d . , C a stlewaite; Thurs., 'White Ox, Bl ac k well; Fri,. Dalston— 9. Dumfriesshire lids., Tues., Charnsfield; Fri., Nethes cleugh—loi. , . ~ ; North Staffordshire lids., - Mon., Blackbrook; Wed., Seighford; Fri., Croxlen Abbey-104. Ty tchley hd s., Mon, Foxhall; Wee, . North Kil worth; Fri., West Haddon; Sat., Sulby Hall-10i. Oakley hd i , Moe., Snellish; Tues., Dotting Fox; Thurs., W ootton; Sat., Tyringhsal -101. Mr. Powell's hds ., C wln Mydrim; Fri., Llandi s ili o Village —10. Shon Quilt lids., Tues.. Rhydeinon; Fri., Cefugaffren. livyside has., Mon., Lancych; Thurs., runteumnr Bridge. Llanelly lids., Mon . Cwinbach; Fri., Mo.nrant7-10. Lord Lonsdale's hums., Tuer., Huleott; Sat., Putter.- ham --12. APPOINTENTS. Midshipmen—John S. Cle M rk to the Phaeton, 50, at Sheerness ; J. H. J. Alexander to the Arethusa, 50, at Devonport ; C. IL Bruin well to the Hermes steam-sloop at Woolwich. Naval Cadets—G. C. Wither and William R. Kerr to the Arethusa. Commodore Henry Eden, superintendent of this dockyard, arrived in London yesterday from Ireland, and will resume his duties at Woolwich dockyard to morrow. The Hermes steam-sloop, Commander Fishbourne, is under orders to leave Woolwich for Greenhithe on Tuesday nex', the 29th inst , and Portsmouth on February 5, for the Cape of good Hope. The experiments ordered to be made on board the Minx steam-vessel, fitted with a screw-propeller, to ascertain the comparative quantities of water and fuel required by the disc engine and a pair of recipro cating engines to drive a screw-propeller, having been brought to a conclusion, show the same important advantage in favour of the disc engine as respects economy of fuel and steam as wa3 reported on the 11th inst. THE NEW NAVAL NoYLL, "'TIE PE'PREI," by a Naval Officer, is published this day by. Mr. Co'burn, and may be had at all the libraries. Also, 2. The Wil iningtons, by the author of "Emilia. Wyndham." 3. Leonard Normandale ; or, The Three- Brothers, by the lion. C. Stuart Savile. 4. Passages in the Life of Mrs. M argaret Maitland, of S unny S i de. 5. Er rest V ane , b y Alexander Ba illi e Cochrane, M.P. 6. Th e M a id of Orleans, by the author of " White fiiars." 7. The Old World and the New, by Mrs Trol lot e. 8. Valtre, by Captain Marryat. 9. Lady Lister Ksye's British Hones and Foreign Wanderings. 10. Rockingham ; or, The Younger Brother, second edition. NOTICE. —TILE NEW PUBLICATIOLS.--M". Schc b. it, f No. 20, Great Marlb)rough-street, has just pub lished the following new works:-1, The .Countess of Blessington's " Country Quarters," 3 vole. A tale of light-'.learted Irish girls, and light-heeled red -coats which latt c r, in place losing and riding away,' , for the most a't stop and propose.'"—Athenceum. 2, Napier's " Southern Africe," 2 vols., small Bvo., plates. " A mass of inrorrr ation upon all matters con nected with the Cap ." Weekly Chronicle. 3 , " Scenes of the Civil War iu Hungary; by an Austrian Officer," 7'. 6d., " A book of decp exc i tement, of soul-harrowing intcre.,l."—Naval and Military Ga zette. 4, Miss Pardue's Flies in Amber," 3 vo l s. " The footles and incidents have undoubtedly occurred in the life of the fair authoress herself."—Bell's Mes• sever. - - DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN THE BLACRFRIARS-ROAD.— Last night a fi.e broke out in the premises belonging to Messrs. Beal and Edwards, battery', situate at 42, George-street, Blaelsfriars road. The flames commenced in the front shop, and were occaiioned by a gas light having been turned too near a wainscot partitior. In the course of a few minutes after the discovery was made the flames obtained possession of the whole of the stock in the shop. At that time the inmates of the upper rooms were not aware f the disaster. The moment they were made sensible of their danger the smoke was pouring up tho stairs, and the heat was so intense that it was with difficulty they were enabled to effect a safe retrer.t. Mrs. Ede ards made to ono of the windows, with a child in her arms, and wa3 about to throw herself out, when the crowd below called to her, and told her to descend by the stairs. This she f mtunately succeeded in accomplishing, but not until she was nearly suffocated with smoke. The engines of the London Brigade and West of England Company attended with all prompti tude, as well as two escapes of the Royal Society fm the Protection of Life from Fire. The Lambeth Company's mains furnished an abundance of water, from which the engines were worked with full vigour, but in spite of the exertions of the firemen, the flames were not extin guished until the whole of the stock in trade and fixtures were destroyed, and the upper part of the premises, and its contents, severely damaged. Fortunately thesufferers were insured in the Legal and Commercial Fire-office. The police rendered great assistance to the firemen by keeping the crowd out of danger. Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the Colonial-office for the Governors of Canada, New Brunswick, and the other North American Colonies. INNER T EMPLE .—The following memb ers of this society have k een ca ll e d to the bar, and w ere sworn last evening in the hall:—John Bridge, cf Trinit y C ollege, Oxford, M.A. ; llardinge Stanley Giffurd, of Met on College, Oxford, 8.A.; and Edward Robert Ward, of tuity Colleje, Du blin,Esq. 26, 1850 NAVAL IN TELLIGI4;NCE. EAS r iT INDIA }MUSE. Ponersmorerer, JAN. 25. —Some of the cfficers of Asp cial court was held yesterday, on the appli the Adieiral,,y are e;:pceted here to survey the steam catio% of several Foprietors, to consider the follc..w ships Ajar, Dauetless, and others, b, fore determining. ing motion :-- on their destination. " That ten of ali papers relative to the enfra , Yernent s Tao Acheron steam surveying -vessel, Captain tvhich were te:ci into by the British Governmentb StokeP, arrived off Kep:ta, New Zealand, prier to with the Emperor of Delhi in 1803 and 1804 be kid the 27 hif Septernoer, ~ing completed her stir- before this Court, together with copies cf , tier j apers vey of the line of coast from Banks' Peninsula to and correspondence that may have subsequently ta!zen Queen Gaarlotte's Sound, on the Southern Island. pl.lce up to the pze eat period in any way afecting the said rngagerrears." PLY:kronur, JAN. 25. —11:, , r Majest3's brigantine Viper, 6, Lieutenant-Commander Henry L'ernard, Major-General Sir ARCHIBALD GALLOWAY WZIS in twenty-one days from 13..,rmuda, came in late last the chair, and when the minutes of the last court and night - . The Viper has been out four year,.. She the advertisement convening the present had been has brought some invalids from the West India read, the Chairman proceeded to state, that, to pre squedron, and will probably be paid off here. H e r vent the imp ress i on t h at the Court of Directors de crees are all well' sired to witoltold the papers now required by this Five clilisinns of caulkers were sent on Tuesday on resolution, he b. gged toray that they would be laid board the ALion, DO, to caulk topsides and decks preparatory t o h er beinbefor e th e propr i etors as soon as possible. That was g 1 ut in commission. ad he could sz.ty, for it would r «lu i re some t i me to Ills merchant ship Plantegenet, Captain Bird, fccm prepare the papers that in;ght he required on this the 1. 1 ,,,5t Indies, was off th;s port at one o'clock 3es- suhitet•—(llear, hear.) As time was or importance to many n o ,. present, he It ;led th ? Court would be terdav, and l an d e d a mail and pass, noel's—Captain Teomas L. :Race, 44th Regiment of Madras Native satistiel with the pledge lie had giver, and that it infantry, and Mr. B igen and family, front Madras, would hi: satisfactory to the lion. froprtetors, who and Mrs. Gee( n ard family front Calcutta. The had brought forward the motion. Plantagenet left Calcutta the 12th ef September, arid Mr. SULLIVAN observed the, all the paper.; not . being r e ad y , h e should wish the Court to he ad at the i s land a b out 20 slavtr prizes, one of which, a Madras the 6.11 o f Octob er ; c.i ll t d at S. Helena th e journed fur the purpose if Lking them int o con pri4-h of Dec ( m b er and left on the 8,1.. Tnere were sideratim.—(lle a r, hear.) nto the ICingfiAer, Has in char ge of Lieutenant The CIIAMMAN could not say how long it would be 11 .tnilton. Toe Plantagene', w hich belongs to before the papers would be ready ; but assured them Messrs. Smith and Co., of Lendon experienced a that tho-re would be no dely in preparing the docu tremendou, storm off the Cape of Good liope, on the ment-.—(Hear, hear.) In respect to adjourning the 21st of November, whoa three beats were lost. She meeting, he did not think that was a very usual course. is full laden with sugar, filx, Sce., and has on board Mr. SULLIVAN begged to er wit e on. passengers D r . P oster, Madras Medical Service, Chairman, for he knew it to bed very usual, the and H also Captain Hillier, late of the Alligator steamer, and Mr. of a case in which the Court adjourned no less than Pritchard, riding master, 6th Light Ca va l ry , M a d ras, five times.—([dear, hear.) who proce e d i n h er to London. The C HAIRMAN sa i d that was after a discussion, CHATHAM, JAN. 25. The Admiralty have this and at the request of the proprietors. In this case a week generously awarded a pension of 121. per annum discussion could not be raised for the want of the to the widow of the late Benjamin Collins, the ship- papers relating to the subject. He thought they Wright whose death was caused by an injury to his should separate on the understanding that the matter was to be brought forward at the next court) leg whilst he was on duty in the yari. John Parrett, ropemaker, has been superannuated Mr. Sergeant GASELEE observed that this would on a pension of 241. per annnm for length of service. only lead to the general meeting being put off; for he Mr. John Knight, foreman of caulkers at Sheer- recollected they once made a court spacial, and when ness-yard, is ordered to be removed to Portsmouth. the special business was brought forward they ad- The vacancy thus occasioned is not to be filled up. journed the general business of the court. - I llt is v e ry current l y reported that a reduction in the Mr. S ULLIVAN sa id t h e usage of the court was, that Ordnance department here is to be made. It is stated the ordinary business take the precedence.—(Bear.) that the deputy storekeeper, Mr. Archibald Wyndyn, The CHAIRMAN said that after the special and ordi is to be r emove d e i t h er to Portsmouth or to Plymouth, nary busine ss o f t h e next court this matter could be and that the situ a ti on i s not to be filled up; and th e taken up aga i n . —(H ear.) to by e postponsub in judic g e this these residence occupied b y th e d eputy storekeeper is to be that b Mr. Suei tven o bs erved allowed to the barrack-master, Major Smith, br o th er Papers till the question ceased court would b ecome i mperat i ve. They had papers to Sir Harry Smith, th e G overnor at the Cape. It is also reported that th e present salary if the store- given to the m b e f ore b y the executive, when there keepers is to b e su bj ec t e d to a great reduction. It was a seriou s con fli c t w i t h t h e Board of Control, and is said that o th er re d uct i ons are to follow in this de- before th e y sen t up t h e i r fi nal remonstrance, on partment. which occa s io n th e execut i ve received the unanimous Wooewicre, JAN. 25.—Captain John Charles support of the proprietors. He thought the directors Dalrymple H a y (J anuary 20, 1850), whose promo- ought to give th em some sort o f i nformation on this tion to that r an k, as a reward for his gallant conduct occasion as commander o f th e C o l um bi ne, 16-gun sloop, in the Sir P. LA URIE sa id t h ey h a d met there on a mat recent destruction o f th e vesse l s and crews of the ter of great i m p or t ance, and he thought the senti- Chinese pirates, was announced yesterday, served as menu of the p ropr i etors ought to be taken for or midshipman of the Benbow, 72, Captain Houston against the subject of the resolution. Stewart, during the operations of 1840 on the coast The CHAIRMAN observed that the proprietors must of Syria, where previously to assisting at the born- recollect that they had delegated their authority to bardment of St. Jean d'Acre, be commanded a boat, the executive body, who must do their best, and he and was officially reported as deserving of every hoped the Court of Proprietors would justify them credit foe his spirited conduct in the attack on Tor- when the time arrived.—(llear, hear.) On this occa toss. Passing his examination on the 17th of sion, too, he hoped they would be justified by the February, 1841, he subsequently, until his attainment proprietors, for it w ou ld not b e qu i te proper for them, of the r an k o f li eutenant, August 15, 1844, officiated after delegating that authority, to take it back again as mate on the Mediterranean and East India to themselves,—" Oh, oh. stations, o f th e same ship, and of the Agincourt, 72, Sir P. LAURIE( observed " t ) hat, if they were to be bearing the flag of Sir Thomas John Cochra ne ,and kept in the dark o n th e su bj ect of these papers, for Spiteful steam- s l oop , C aptain William Maitland. ' what reason was the meeting summoned ? They were His succeeding a pp o i n t ments were—iN ' overnber 12, told all rested with the executive, and they had no 1844, again to the Agincourt as flag-lieutenant, and veto in the m a tt er . —(H ear, hear.) March 1, 1846, t o th e V estal, 26, Captain Charles Mr. CLARKE thought it would greatly disturb the Talbot, also in the East Indies. He attained the efficiency of the executive power of - the Court of rank of commander on August 28 in the latter year. Directors if they were bound to call on the proprietors To this account of Commander Hay's services from to help them in their decision. There were important O'Barne's Naval Biographical Dictionary, it may matters in which the directors had thrown them be added that the gallant officer did not remain long selves on the proprietors with a view to ascertain on the inactive list, as he was appointed on December their sentiments, but this was without committing 4, 1847, to command the Columbine, 16, fur service themselves to the principle of the proprietors' inter on the East India and China station, and has now ference. been promoted to be captain for his late distinguished Mr. Sergeant GASELEE would enter his protest ,' services. The expediti on aga i nst the pirates was against such a d octr i ne as most dangerous. The l placed under the command of Captain Hay; and in Proprietors should not yield to anything which was his account of the result he says, "58 piratical yes- given to them, and maintain their right of being sels, mounting about 1 200 guns, an d with crews e f consulted on i mpor t ant occas i ons. The executive were bound to come to the pr o p r ietors—(Hear, hear) 3,000 men, have been t o t a ll y d es t roye d b y fire, and, by the blessing of God, w ith ou t t h e l oss of one life of —and they wo u ld come rea di ly, and the same feel the officers and men u n d er my or d ers. " ing exi s ted on th e ot h er s i de of the table as was known to actuat e th e proprietors. — (Hear, hear.) Commander George ll ancoc k (J anuary 24, 1850), also prorntted for his ga ll an t serv i ces against the Mr. LEWIN s a id th a t one object in calling this Chinese pirates, enter e d th e navy the 3d of March, meeting was to g i ve pu bli c i ty out of doors, in order 1834; passed his exam i na ti on on the 12th of De- that the country mi g ht h ave an opportunity ofjudging ceinber, 1840 ; an d a f ter an intermediate service in this matt er as we ll as themselves. lie hoped Mr. as mate on the M e dit erranean and home stations Sullivan wo u ld no t a b andon his motion in corne in the V ernon , 50 , an d Exaellent gunnery ship, quence of what had b een state d b y the chairman. • Captains William Walpole an d Si r T homas llsstings, Mr. SULLIVAN did n o t a b an d on hi s motion. The CHAIRMAN said he did not understand it was Was priniOted to the rank 'of Lieutenant on the Ist of to be abandoned. July, 1844. He was sUsequently employed in the Mr. SumayAre alluded to the frequent occasions in Eagle, 50, Captain George B. Martin, bearing the which the directors had recourse to the opinion of the flag of Rear-Admiral Samuel Hood Liglefield, on the south-east co as t o f A merica, and afterwards in North Court of Prop r i e t ors ; fi rst, at the tithe when the A mer i ca an d the %Vest Indies. He obtained hi s coin _ question of throwing open the trade was discussed, mission, as a r ewar d f or having passed the best exa- and the Board o f Proprietors had a serious con fli ct mination at the Royal Naval College. On the 7th cf with the Board of Control; next, in regard to the April, 1848, he was appointed to the Hastings, cone- case of Lard Wellesley, when .the papers were pro mis,ioned on that day as the flag-ship on the East duced to the Court, and the executive did not content India and China stations, and served in the Fury war themselves with taking a vote of the proprietors in steamer and the boats of that vessel, under the come open court that sub m itt e d t h e question to the ballot ; mand of Capt a i n J o h n C. Delryrnple Hay, in th e another case occurred in 1814 ; and finally, io a case expedition against the Chinese pirates ; and behaved where a mandamus was issued egainst the Court of so gallantly as to have the following account given of Directors, the proprietors were appealed to whether it his conduct, in the dispatches sent by Captain Hay to ought to be obeyed. He therefore d:ffered with Mr. the Commander-in -Chief on the station. After de- Clarke as to its being mischievous in the extreme for scribing the destruction of 27 of the piratical vessels the proprietors to be called together in every case of Captain Hay says : ' dispute as deranging public business.—(llear i hear.) ‘• On the 21st of October the steamers and boats de- Upon the GRAIRMAN moving that the meeting be stroyed twenty-fuer more; and nine of them gave Lieu- now adjourned, tenaut George Hancock, in a paddle-ho e boat of th e Colonel DICKENSON gave notice of a motion fur the Fury, assisted by Captain Moore, R.N., and Mr. Close, next meeting, to the effect that it was expedient that acting mate, with Ur. Leao, an opportunity of distin- the directors should turn their attention to the means guishieg himself. Two largo junks turned to bay to of improving the resources of India, and of extending defend the retreat if the rest, but Mr. Hancock so ban- the road communication. died his boat ale.? his gun, that, after an hour and twenty minutes, h e h a d b eaten them from their guns and carried The Court then broke up, with notice given that them by boarding, w i t h out l oss, and then pursued and Mr. Sullivan's motion will come on in M arc h. destroyed the other seven. Mr. Hancock's boldness in _ attacking, and correct judgment in managing this affair, are worthy (.f the highest praise. Their Lordships have, therefore, very justly pro moted this distinguished officer to the rank of Com mander. Commander William John Samuel Pullen (Jan. 24, 1850) passed his examination July 20, 1844, and after serving in that capacity in North America, on board the Columbia steam surveying vessel, was pro moted to the rank of Lieutenant Nov. 9, 1846. He was re -appointed to, the Columbia in the capacity of additional Lieutenant Feb. 3, 1847, and continued employed in her until paid off in 1848. Oa the 12th of' May of that year he was appointed First Lieute nant of the Plover, and proceeded in her to Behring's Straits, where his services have been so highly ap proved that he has deservedly been promoted to the rank of Commander. FIRE AT THE COLCHESTER RAILWAY STATION. On Friday morning, about one o'clock, the inhabitants of that part of the town nearest to the railway station were awoke from their slumbers by an alarm of fire and a very strong glare of light in the direction of the rail way, which was very soon found ti arise from an exten sile building belonging to the lia,tsrn Union Comrany, used for the purpose of an engine-house, and which con tained at the time three of the company's best engines. There appears to be no doubt as to the fire bring of accidental origin. The building being entirely of wood burned with the utmost rapidity, and the whole was speedily enveloped in flames, the rapidity of which, com bined with the unfoitunato circumstance of having no pilot engine at hand to draw them out, rendered it im possible to remove the three locomotives, the injury t which (two of them having burst from the intense heat, betides the slamsging action of the fire upon every part of the machinery) will no doubt constitute tLe most sr-lions part cf the loss to the company, which can hardly be reckoned short or, if it dees not exceed 2,0001. DREADFUL ACCIDENT AT WITHAM—we regret to state that on Friday afternoon an accident of a very serious nature occurred to the lady of the Rev. C. B. Leigh, of Wickham-place, rector of Goldhanger, in this county, and sis or to Sir John Tyrelt, Bart., M.P. It appears that Mrs. Leigh, accompanied by Ler son, was walking in the Maldon-road, which leads into Witham, and when near the top of the road met a cow with its ca'f at the corner leading from Newland to High -street. Upon seeing them a little dog, which Mrs. Leigh had with her, barked at the calf, and the cow, irriiated thereby, immediately ran at the dog, which fled to its mistress for protection, and before it could be preven'ed the cow had struck Mrs. Leigh in the back, driving her with considerable violence against the brickvrork of pat t of the Angel Inn. Assistance was at once procured, and the unfortunate lady Is as removed to the White Hart Inn, in Witham, where every attention that medi cal skill could suggest was paid her by Mr. Thomas Temkin, surgeon, and as soon as Mrs. Leigh was suffi ciently recovered, she was removed to her residence at Wickham. Her face was severely bruised, but it was at first supposed that the injuries inflict .;c1 were not of a very serious nature; it was, however, subsequently as certained that the blow had affect d the spine about the shoulders; immediate paralysis occurred, and serious appreheasions are entertained of a fatal issue. Mr. W. Fergusor, the eminent surgeon, from London, visited her on the following day, and has been with Mr. Tom kin in frequent attendance since ti.e lamentable occur rence; but we are grieved at not being now able to give a more favourable acccunt of the patient. In answer to inquiries made of Mr. Tomkin yesterday (Thursday), we learned that the symi toms were very nearly the same. There was then no return of either senta , ion or motion in any part of the body below the part injured.— Chelnislin d Chronicle. BRISTOL A TI! ENiEUM SOIREF.--On Thursday night th e fi rst pu bli c soiree c f the Ather:eurn here was held at th e Vi ctor i a Blooms, Clif tor . The attendance was very large, there bell]; nr a ly persons present. ht Esq. t Jok the chair, and Bristo', The Worshipful the Right a i n e d .gn a m te ( e m n t g h, j th . t e h l e i7 c . o la ll m . En o r y r fie o u r e; B ee w t h h , e l .Hso.n. Miles, Lord Esq., ALP , P. F. , A ) ilk en, EA . ., isT Sl:r u lV a ti y l e t r e c r if J t, am u e . s, T ß o a ve rt v . : E th s e q., jl l e l v .. V lT is . g ti e j a r . o , w ' E ' r :c_ i :. o , r p ' e tit i n e.‘ At nod ferioxmo'tchlonet•ktimthee untilte-t- rooms were about half-Fait seven o'clock was occupied in pro menading, &c., t%.le company being enlivened by tl c music of the band of the Rifle Brigade. Vari ous models of machinery, &c., were also exhibited. The electric lir ' ht was also shown, and attracted much atteutior. Tao meeting was adiresi e 1 by the Mayor, Lord Teignr.eouth, 1)r. Symonds, Messrs. G. Whitelock, P. F. Aiken, P. W. S. M.P., R. H. Webb, J. D. Pountney., and tl e Mayor cf Bath. During V e evening the men , :ners of an amateur society, called the Orpheus Glee Club, sang several admired cowpositionP, and the spirtia laminated at eleven o'clook. TUWSE V. HENDERSON. This was an action to recover under a chatter party, and in which a rule had been obtained to fet aside the verdict, on Ole ground of its being againit the evidence. The Court were of opinion that tLe verdict was fairly warranted by the evice•ue and discharged the rule. 3IILLER V. DUBOURGEI. The COURT discharged the rule which had been ob tained in this CASO to Let aside an award. DIAMOND DUST. (From Eliza Cook's Journal.) Proud men never have friends; either in prosrerity, becau.e they know nobody; or in adversity, because lben nobody kno.vs thew. Neve: condemn a friend unheard, or without letting him know his sccuser or bis crime. The commentary of a severe friend is better than the embellishments of a sweet-lipped flatterer. An ape is ridiculous by nature, but men become so by art and study. The morning hour has gold in its mouth. Pc wry accommodates the show of things to tl.e sires of the mind. There is nothing ugly fur those who know the virtues and 1J: wades of a'l the things which God has made. INSTALLATION OF THE BISHOP OF NORWICH.— NonwicH, JAN. 24.—The ieauguraticn of the bishop of this diocese, the thirty-third since the Re fernsation, in the person of the Right Rev. Samuel Hinds, D.D., tot k place in Norwich this day. At two o'clock, the 13isliep came from the palace, attended by all his proctors, a n d a b out two hundredC of the clergy, the dean and canon sitting meantime at the Wets , . The senior proctor, H. Francis, Esq , presented to the dean the archbishop's co:nmission for the- installation, and prayed that the dean would be pleased to take upon Mussel the execution thereof, and to decree proceedings to be done to the tenor of the acturey. Tne commis sion was then read by Mr. Kitson, the actuary. The Dean then said, "I do decree proceedings to be had and done in the business of this installation according to your petition and the prayer of this mat.datc." The Bishop then made his p 4 tttion to the Dean, saying as follows:—" I, Samuel Ilinds, Doctor in Divinit:e, by Divine permission Lord Bishop of Norwich, a :mated, inducted, installed, and enthroned, according to the form of the commission, now offer myself to take the oaths prescribed by law." The Bishop having been conducted by the Dean to the episcopal throne, took the oaths of supremacy and allegiance to the Queen, and of canonical obedience to the Archbishop and the Metropolitan Church of Canterbury. The Dean then taking the mandate far installation in his hand, addressed the Bishop, saying, " By virtue of this maneate I induct, in stall, and enthrone you Bishop of the Diocese of Nor wich." Taking his Lordship by the hand, Dr. Pellew then led the Right Rev. Pe elate to the throne, and the Bishop having taken his seat, he repaired to his own stall, and the services proceeded. The service Leing ended, Mr. Buck played the National Anthem as a voluntary. The Bishop returned to the palace, and the congregation dispersed. POLL FOR COMMISSIONERS OF BATHS AND WASH HOUSES IN GREEN WICK.—The poll coin me need on Thurs day morning at nine o'clock, and every hour increased the majority for the original promoters 01 the measure. At half-past four o'clock the vicar announced that. he and his friends had 'elee-rmiced en withdrawing from the conte.,t, seeirg that the ra'epayers had expressed so decided an opinion against them. This announcement was received with great cheering, and the chairman de clared the committee's original list gas elected. A HEROINE IN HUMBLE LIFE.—AII act of heroic intrepidity was pet f srme d late on the afternoon of Wed nes.cley wet k, by the youngest daughter of Mr. Robie son, of Kettleholm-bridge. While proceeding from the house of her master (the Rev. Mr. Jamieson, ,St. Murgo), on au errand, she was alarmed by cries t f dis tress, and, guided by the sound, learnt that it proceeded from a fellow•servaLt vt ho had been engulfsd in a very deep part f the river Annan, whilst atterni ting to cross it on the deceitful ice. The poor fellow had leen there about half an hoar, and must soon have perished had not his deliverer risked her own life by proceeding to , the spot. Cautiously feeling her way along the brittle ice, which, as a thaw had bet in, ben', and sometimes broke beneath her feet, she euccee del in getting hold of the exhausted man ; and it was ne t till after much arduous exerti )11 that she at length Was the means ( f accomplishing his rescue freer a wet IT grave. The EelkLi saved is marriad and the father of an infant family. SENIOR TAM WORTH LIBRARY. THE QUEEN r. IiICHARD GUNN MAIION. TO TRE .A7).17'0R OF THE SUN. SIR,—In reference to the evidenc.:e given on this trial, I beg to acquaint you that tliu defendant was never a member nt the lirf,,rm Club. I am, Sir, &c., W. U. BOND, Secretary. - Reform Club, Jan. 25, 1850.. MARRIAGE OF A DECEASED . WIFE'S SISTER. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Many thanks -.are really due to you for placing this subject so plainly before your readers. You emphatically have "hit the right nail on the head," so that those " who run may read." It seems to me quite superfluous, as well as unjust, to envelope this subject in a multiplicity of words. To make e "book-:Waking" sort of affair on this great positive wrong is to perpetrate a great injury; and what is most wanted is a plain common-sense view of the subject, when most assuredly will follow the repeal of Lord Lyndhurst's Act, and the relief sought and prayed fur by the thousands of petitioners. In the columns of your widely-circulated journal the history of this law has already been detailed ; and the report of her Majesty's Camtnissioners has partly been referred to. Will you permit me to refer to its concluding part, and also to some of the evidence on which it is founded, leaving " theological objections," " ecclesiastical objections," or " social objection'," to the mere book-makers, who, for some reason or other, decline fairly to take the " bull by the horns," sad would avoid the only vulnerable part worth fighting. at, viz., the " canons of the Church," which at this time of day will presently fall by themselves, as the real lumber and hypocrisy of expiring priesterat, which is daily withering before an enlightened and indignant people. Talk of a man's marrying his wife's sister, indeed t (and even if it is with the dying mother's last request, to secure, as sbe hopes, a kind mother for her children) as being contrary to the " canons of the Church Granted, so it is; but we "Protestants" laugh at those " canons." There is no fear of the Inquisition in our days; otherwise what would become of the Bishop of London himself? One " canon" is quite as good as another, and it is written that priests'are not allowed to marry ; but I will refer to the canon itself : "Ile wbo after baptism has been wedded, in two marriages cannot be a bishop, or a priest, or a deacon, or at all belong to the sacerdotal catalogue." Now, then, Sir; I ant a plain man and beg to ask a plain question. Has not the Bishop of London been already " wedded in two marriages ?" And then again, in the 18th Canon, it is written that " he that marries a widow, or one that is divorced, or an handmaiden, or an actress, cannot be a bishop, or a priest, or a deacon, or at all belong to the sacerdotal catalogue." A n d now t h en, Sir, for " plain questi on " the second. Did not the good Bishop of London himself marry a widow" for his second wife ? What says the old proverb? " What is sauce for the goose is sauce also for the gand er ." At an y ra t e , however, let u s bear no more speeches of the Bishop of London in the House of 4 :4 "..1, 1 on this subject, no more interference in4niillfs to w ;: is " social happiness and freedom ow n stupid,sense, havin g sense less,eitbecme forward ibis dignified or decent for him to except to gat rid or the and ul se h i mself obsoletebrok e c n o N o s t a n l e o , n ' tff s, B t i s t i e t all, people to deal vikb. their losses and trials in the best way they can, fqr happiness, and without any officious wed their own • o f the priesthood, Which happily has now iaivi s im ta p tu o t r e tan o t f q v u V e 'i s l t li i a o t n n a l t V a ., l cluing dormant for many hundred years. At any rate when fully exercised by the Roman Catholics, a "dispensa tion could be purchased reasonably, without driving a man to certain ruin in the' Ecclesiastical Courts, or a delicate and conscientious minded woman into a state of concubinage, which her very soul abhors; and unless Lord Lyndhurst'. " Bill is repealed"— to this complexion it must come at las', and, indeed, is speedily approaching. The report of the Commissioners concludes in this remarkable manner :—" On a review of the subject in all its different bearings and effects, we are con strained, not only to express our belief that the astute 5 and 6 of Wm. IV. has failed to attain its object, Lut also to express our doubt whether any measure of a prohibitory character would be effectual. These marriages will take place when a concurrence of cir- cumstances give rise to mutual attachment ; they are not dependent on legislatior." Certainly they are not, and it is a want of the knowledge of human nature for a moment to think, that our social affections can ever be regulated by the canons of the Church, issued 1,500 years ago, or by any Act of Parliament.—l am, Sir, your obliged and obedient servant and suff,rer, Regent's -park, Jan 24, 180. ALFRED. TAMIVOaTIS, earn , JAN. 25.—This morning aiirand general meeting of the Tam worth Library was held at the institution, a small but compact and well-arr6nged building in Lichfield-street, - Tatnworth. The meeting was more thin usually crowded, as it had been announced for some time previously that the chair would be filled by Sir IL Peel. On former occasions when the Hon. Gentleman has occupied this post ho has taken the opportunity of reviewing the social condition of the town and neighbourhood, and of touching upon matters which, though not im mediately connected with the institution,• yet bore incidentally upon it, and, coming front the Right hoe. thronet, were regardad with general interest. On the present occasion, in the midst of tho agricultural distress, and on the eve of the assembling ( f Parlia.* ment, it was anticipated that Sir Robert would touch upon some of the questionq which now so much en grois the public wind. It will be rear, however, from the subjoined rerort that he contintd himself rdin: , t exclusively to the lirtnediate obj,cts of the meetiag. Toe Right If )xl. Baronet, who appeared in excel'- lent health and spirits, took- !le chair precis( ly at 12 oteloc k. Mr. Straw, the honorary secretary read the annual report, which was tf a most grat;fying eharaett.r. It appeared, that during the year 6,000 volture3 had bef ni put in circulation, upward; t f 5,232 of which had been issued to third-class subscrib•rr, and .as the inst►tution was founded principally wi•h the view of assisting the working-classes, this fact - was d we lt upon as being at once important and satisfactory. Th e circulation had doubled that of 1847, and exhibited an increase of nearly 2,000 rulumes upon that of last year. The report having been unanimously adopted, and the office bearers for the ensuing year elected, The Rev. J. MORSE, M.A., proposed a vote of !hanks to the Right Hon. Chairman, for the great nterest which he had taken in the affairs of the insti• ution, and for presiding over them on that occasion. The motion having been put and carried with ac clamation, Sir R. PEEL then rose and spoke as follows :—I am very much gratified that my conduct should have Imet with your a p pro b at i on. I have, as has been truly observed by M r . M orse, from the commencement of this instituti on , an d d uring the whole of its progress, taken th e warmest i nterest in its success.—(Cheers.) I wish to t a k e thi s opportunity—l could not do so whilst in th e c h a i r—hut I wish to take this opportu nity of stati ng t h at I feel most grateful to the officers of the i ns tit ut i on for their continued attention to their duties, for I am convinced that the manner in which they have performed their functions has greatly con tributed to the success of the institution, and I look forward with great satisfaction to the prospect of their continuing to pet form those functions.—(Cheers.) Now, the amount annually received from first-class subscribers is 351. I must say Ido hope that those who occupy the first station in this town would con sider what is the effect of subscribing 351. to this in stitution. The effect is to multiply its usefulness among the lower classes of society, and is it possible to conceive that the sum a 351. could be applied with so much advantage to the moral and intellectual improvement and virtuous conduct of the lower classes as by giving them an opportunity of access to this in stitution ? I remember, when this institution started, that there were all sorts of prophecies as to its suc cess and its tendency- to promote infidelity and irreligion. Now, I ask every one here, whether lay man or cler g y man , an d b e l ong i ng, as rejoice to see, to different professions of religious faith, whether any one single instance has occurred in which the " legi timate influence of religion" has been weakened by access to this institution. (Hear, and cheers.) Whilst I am anxious that the first class should continue their subscriptions, and should not lapse into second or third-class subscribers, - it would be most desirable also to , encourage the third class to increase theirs ; for it is in vain that we have first-class subscribers only. It is much snore satisfactory to see 150 third-class subscribers than to have more than double that number of the first class. It must be observed that third-class subscribers who come here, paying their ss. per year, feel an indepen dence that they cannot feel if they come here eratuit ously.—(Hear.) It is of the greatest importance, then, to increase the third class, because it is the connecting link in the advancement cf knowledge. At the same time I do hope that those who are asked to contribute only 11. will well consider what is the effect of the application of that 1/. It is not only. the books which they individually may command—they may have these books at home—bat it is the prin. cipl.e. In the first place their action may operate as an example ; and, in the second place, they must consider that they are promoting to the poorer classes the means of accumulating knowledge.— (Hear, hear.) The Right Hon. Baronet concluded his speech by again expressing his gratification that his conduct had met with the approval of so large a portion of his constituents. %V S.