The Sun. — London, England, 1845-12-23 00:00:00

THE MINISTERIAL CRISIS. HISTORICAL MUSEUM OF (From the Timm) VERSAILLES. The politics of the last fortnight seem especially de (From the Moniteur des Arts.) signed to baffle the ingenuity of those who stake their This gigantic work is nearly finished, and now that we credit on the happiness of their conjectures. Everybods may Judge it both in its ensemble and in its details, now is right, and everybody is wrong. Lord John Russell that we may follow in all its developments the grand con has at last positively and definitely retired from the ceptions of which it is the imposing expression, we may scene, and Sir Robert Peel has consented to remain in do justice to the patriotic and liberal feeling that presided office. That, at least, is the latest information. What at its birth, to that lofty sentiment, that rising superior new turn things may have taken by the time these pages to the selfish exigencies of political opinions, seemed to are in the hands of our readers, it would be rash to fore- have in view but one object, that of bringing to gether tell. We on ly p re t en d to b e hi stor i ans. Our first an- a vast collection of historical monuments, classedin clear nouncement was a simple matter of fact, with no other and progressive order. In 1832 the Chamber of De predictive character than what appertains to every puties was near depriving the Crown of the Palace of statement vetich cannot for the present be fully authen Versailles, and the classic souvenirs of the age of Louis ticated, and which, inasmuch as it relates to the future XIV. were to be effaced, to satisfy a feeling of hostile may be frustrated by the events which a day may bring jealousy, or a sordid calculation that would add a few ad forth, Others, meanwhile, have indulged freely in the ditional millions to the treasury. A majority of seven spirit of prophecy, and shown much superfluous clevet- votes saved France the shame of seeing one of its finest ne-s. Matter of fact, however, as we have been con- monuments razed to the ground. The princely habitas tented to be, by a succession of surprises and disappoirt- tion where genius and talent so eft received the honours rcents, we bid fair at last to come round to a fulfilmeet of noble hospitality was saved from the hammer of the as literal as could possibly have been a nticipated. Death auctioneer, and Europe rejoices at a victory thus °b uilt- have removed one member of the Cabinet, and, per- - tained by civilisation over barbarity. Those who from taps, vacillation ano th er , b u t t h ere i s no w every humai• a narrow-minded motive would have sacrificed one of probability that at an unusually ear ly d a y o f the new the proudest monuments of France, will find some con \ ear Sir Robert Peel will propose a repeal of the corn- solation in the reflection that fifteen millions of francs laws. The events of the last week have been so ephe- have been circulated by the Museum of Versailles. Every mF ral, so personal, so accidental, as really to be hardly one is now aware of the motive of the King in forming Korth relating. Headers whose minds will be carrier, the Museum ; the object is evident, and the execution on to the important future, will not have patience for nobly answers the intention, and may be read in the the frivolous gossip of the past.. That gossip, however, motto inscribed on the front of the Palace, "A toutes les is simple enough. It is due to the nobleman and gentle- gloires de la France." It would be unjust to attribute to man whose movements last week occupied so unusual a the French Monarch anything like an exclusive feeling, space in the columns of the public press, to state that the and we must confess that no Prince would have under iinpossibility of constructing a Ministry out of all that taken what he has so generously done. Had Louis splendid and abundant material, did not arise from any XIV. or N apo l eon conce i ved a project, the fame of which difference of opinion as to the measure to be proposed will live in after ages as one of the proudest titles of They were unanimous for an entire repeal of the corn- Louis Philippe to the gratitude of a nation, they would have laws, and though many of the party were indisposed to suppressed more than one fact, and effaced the image of take office, and not very hopeful of success, all had con- more than one man ; the King banished from this classic sented i and the business of allotting the places began. sanctuary only what might call up the recollection of For this p ur p ose, i t i s sa i d, that the species of provisional misfortune or of crime. We perceive a strong proof of Cabinet in which the measure and the emergency had rare impartiality, a feeling of enlightened liberality, in been discussed was broken up, and Lord John Russell opening the Museum to men, his personal enemies, but gave separate interviews to his intended colleagues. who have played a certain part in some of the important Here, however, in the very first step of his scenes of the political drama that has been acted for the Aelreinistration, the Premier elect broke down. last fifteen years seemed entitled to a place in a work Rumour relates that, beginning with Lord intended to represent the history of the country. Grey, Lord John Russell offered him the Colonial. Party feeling was more than once invoked to assail this effiee. He accepted, but had the curiosity to ask who national institution, which in their eyes was either de was to hare the Foreign-office? The answer was, Lore= mocratical and revolutionary in the extreme, or leaned Palnserston—an intimation which had the immediate so strongly to monarchical principles that tyranny effect of neutralizing Lord Grey's love of place and seemed to receive a sanction in lauding the splendid power, patriotic and disinterested as it undoubtedly was vanity of the past. To please the one, the history of Ile most strongly objected to the appointment, and for Versailles should not have descended below 1788, and to his own part, positively refused to serve with Lord Pal. satisfy the other the royal decree should have blotted out merston as Foreign Minister. We will not stop to elite all that preceded 1789, and all that succeeded 1831. The cuss how far this objection was sound, and how far th restoration that effaced from the monuments raised by peace of the Cabinet would be compatible with the pre- the empire, the symbols engraven upon them by the Em sence of a Man whose name is certainly not the harbinger peror ; the Republic that would destroy the traces of the of peace to the world. Lord s Grey, in withdrawing frorr ancientgrandeur ofFrance,both found it di ffi cult topardon the Cabinet under the circumstances, only followed the the King his noble moderation, his steady and exem exaMple of the Parisian capitalists, who have been with- plary justice ; but the country and Europe have under drawing their money from the funds with more or less stood all that is great and royal in so much equity ann haste, exactly as there was reason to expect that Lord moderation. Abstracting from politieal feelings the Palmerston was to be the channel and negotiator of in- Museum has been the object of satire and unjust criti ternational amity. However, be Lord Grey and the cism, and, strange to say, even from artists. It is true Bowse right or wrong, so it was, he would not come to. there are many pictures that hare no claims to excel- It was in vain that Lord John represented the utter lence—some that may be considered bad. It would be impossibility of passing such a man by ; possibility to be wished that all were of the first order, both in or impossibility, Lord Grey was inexorable, and took point of composition and execution ; but where are his ground on the absolute incompatibility of himself two thousand master-pieces of art to be found ? Where and Lord Palmerston sitting at the same Council could the King have got them, where have found artists table. The whole of Friday evening is said to have to paint them ? But this is not the question ; even been spent in fruitless endeavours to move the rock though there was not a single master-piece, the Museum As Lord John Russell considered that he could not dis would still be a national monument. Painting in this case pense with either of their Lordships, or at least coul - I is not to be considered as the end, it is only the means. A Tea afford to leave them at liberty to follow their owe picture at Versailles must not be considered exclusively devices in the approaching struggle, he resolved again as an object of art ;it is above all a pa ge pl ace d be for th e l a st ti me , to return h is comm i ssion into hen side another, to hep to form a volume of history. The Majesty's hands. Saturday was the day appointed for Museum may be considered an illustrated work, and as Sir Robert Peel to make the formal resignation of his such will produce a sure effect on the majority of readers. official insignia ; and on Saturday, accordingly, he would Local memory being the one by which we best remember have presented himself at Windsor for that purpose, it facts, in order to impress those facts more forcibly on an early intimation of the state of affairs in his rival's the minds of the people for whom the Museum was in camp had not changed the nbject of his journey. The tended, what more rational line of conduct could the spectacle of two retiring Premiers at once in the Castle King have adopted than to bring together a long series would have been ludicrous enough, if it were not els( of images more or less striking by the composition of significant of changes in the constit u ti on o f our po li t i ca • the subjects, the variety of the episodes, and the bril parties which, happy or not, are far too momentous for liancy of the colouring ? Art must necessarily have smiles. It has been the boast of that era of which been but a secondary consideration, and yet it is easy Providence has made Queen Victo r i a th e mos t august to perceive his Majesty did not neglect it. The royal and distinguished type and representative, that it unites " Chateaux," the stores of the Louvre ' ave in their the ancient factions, an d reconc il es t h e di scor d ant large contributions ; the "Hate civileopened its theories of Gov ernmen t. I nst i nct an d p hil osop h y al i ke treasures to swell t he number of this vast historic assure us that it is impossible to construct new unities out collection. Among those numerous pictures, busts, of the more dislocated parts and broken material of those and statues, there were some of a high order of merit, which have passed away. The old forms must come which in themselves would have formed a valuable pletely expire before the new ones can arise, and new museum. There were those of Van der Meulen and of institutions are born out of the very dust of the old. Philippe de Champaigne, master-pieces of David and of Tory and Whig are passing away. They are only re • Gros •, the Battle of Austerlitz, the Entry of Henry IV. membered names. They have no place in the system into Paris, and Philip V. of Gerard, which, in my that is. Fragments and specimens survive. We can opinion, cannot be placed in the same line as the contemplate, examine, classify, describe, and admire ; " Sacre " Aboukir, and the Pestiferes de Jaffa, but lint revive we carnet. Behold the visible consumma- which in the esteem of the critics of the Empire and of tion which history at last reveals. An earthquake shakes the Restoration were works of rare merit. Martin was the political world to its basis. Public necessity and not, it is true, a great painter, but, like Van der Meu public importunity fight their way through the ruin of len, he painted contemporary facts under the eye and Cabinets to the foot of the Throne. Almost at the same dictation of the heroes who performed them. Battles hour the heads of the two ancient and now antiquated painted by Parrocel, a few official pages by Lebuen, a parties present themselves and declare the impossibility few pictures by Guy Halle, Antoine Dien, Antoine Pezy, of constructing Ministries out of existing party material. Rudolphe Huber, Dumenil, Charles and Ignace Par- Both at once proclaim their parties obsolete—themselves, rocel, Pierre Leupant, Segua, Lapson. Those pro as the leaders of those parties utterly invalid and ductions would unquestionably be misplaced in a gals effete. The exigency of the moment compels the Queen lery composed exclusively with a view to art, but how to s.elect the one who is defiler° charged with her execu- could they have been rejected in a collection of paint five responsibilities. Sir B. Peel resigning his old autho- ings representing historical facts, and executed by artists city, receives from the organic head of the State a new who were almost contemporary with those facts. Con one, in better keeping with the crisis which compels his sidered in another point of view, they possess a certain surrender, and consequent re-acceptance of the value in a Museum like that of Versailles ; they are the tribe Providence and the people have spoken in tones record of the history of the second order of painting which it is impio u s an d re b e lli ous not to hear. That during the reign of Louis XIV., a history which is deep murmur has shaken all things, all classes and now h ere to b e f ound. P i ctures during the Empire re parties. The th rone on l y i s not shaken, because it presenting military feats, scenes of the interior of the listens and obeys, or rather, to speak perhaps more palace, are, with few exceptions, b u t ver y i n diff erent, so loyally and mo re t ru l y , i t f o ll ows i ts own deep sympa _ much so indeed, that it is hard to i mag i ne t h e y were Thies with the h eart an d m i n d o f t h e people. The done at a moment when David was painting the Ther throne, then, a f ter a b rogat i ng t h e worn - out system of mopylte , the Portrait of' the Pope and the S'acre (conse the age gone by, founds a new order of things on new cration) ; when Gros was rising to immortal fame by principles, and assigns to a re-instated and renovated productions that, with those of his illustrious master, will Minister that new and solemn responsibility. The suffice to class the French school from the beginning of friends of Sir Robert Peel have no reason to lament the nineteenth century among the great schools of paints what has occurred. Without such a solution the com- ing, where Guerine, Girodot, and Gerard gave to the plexiiiee of his previous policy could not be entirely dis- world productions inferior to those of David and of Gros, entangled—the burden of party could not have been but of a very high order, when Prudhoe claimed the entirely shaken off. Sir Robert Peel, however, must for place of a fine, soft, and delicate colourist. Weak, the present consent to be regarded in an equivocal and nay bad, as those productions may be, it is well they doubtful position. It is still for him to decide , and put h ave b een gr o u ped and br oug ht t oget h er, b ecause with that fast hold master-st ro k e to hi s portrait, which pos- those of the masters who come immediately after David terity shall agree to regard as the clue to his real cha- they form a history of the art during the Empire both raster. and the solution of his apparent inconsistencies. curious and instructive. All, or almost all, the pictures He resumes office certainly net as a Tory Premier— were ordered by Napoleon, and it would be unfair to ac that he never was—but not even as a Conservative. He case him of want of taste in refusing to limit his choice must now be the popular Premier ; and that people from to the small number of artists whose talents placed them whom he virtually receives his present policy and trust in the highest rank of art. A monarch, were he con he mast now determine faithfully, honestly, and impar- noisseur, and did he feel a repugnance for what in art tialiy to serve. is without grandeur or excellence, would, however, be (From the Morning Chronicle) obliged to make a sacrifice of his taste, and confide to The readers of the Morning Chronicle must have been mediocrity a portion of the monuments he wishes to prc pared, by our announcement of Saturday morning, raise. His taste might be shocked by the necessity fir the uneatisfactory result of " the Ministerial crisis." of consulting more than one interest, and extending his Oa Friday night, we believe, Lord John Russell corn- choice to those who have but slight claims to excellence. n.7ticati dto her Majesty t h at , i n consequence of a dills- Thss consideration, and thelauriabledesireof encouraging cuity whieh had unexpectedly arisen, he must resign the every talent, however humble, influenced Napoleon in the e, with which she had honoured him to form cheice of his artists. When Denore advised him to confide an Ad.ninktrationi and on Saturday his Lord- to such or such an artist a work destined for one of his wzi . ed on her Majesty for this purpose. palaces, he replied, "As Emperor, lam not free to The difficulty referred to, we feel it right to choose ; were lin another station in life—were I even say, did not arise from any difference of opinion but a Royal Highness, I should have my own artists, upon the great question which has produced the but in the station in which lam placed, whilst reward present Ministerial crisis. Upon that question there ing those who by th e i r ta l ents honour their country. I aas on Friday, and a n t i ueto be still, the most com- cannot forget that there are others of inferior merit, who plea. agreement between Lord John Rnssell and the have a claim on my protection." Louis XIV. yielded friends with srliorn he had been in consultation during to the same motives. Leburn was his artist, and through the we ek. Nor is there any truth in the statement him came a swarm of artists of the second and third made by some of our Conternforaries, that there was any order ; so much was to be done, and in a limited space difference of opinion as t o th e i n di v id ua l s w h o were to of time, that it was necessary to have a whole legion of have composed the future Cabinet. Sir Robert Peel artists. Leburn was commander of that numerous host, aittil upon her Majesty on Saturday. Upon his re- and taught them discipline, and so skilful was the direc turn to town he was met by the members of his Cabinet, Lion given that the numerous productions seemed ss i e hum lie remained in deliberation until a late to be the work of one hand. Thus were hew-. It was rumoured last night that Lord Eiienbo- trained those artists whose productions live un rough, Lord Dalhousie, the Earl of St. Germans, and consecrated by a name, and thus the works Mr. Gladstone, were likely to he members of Sir Robert of the sellers which strike the eye so agreeably when Peel's Cabinet. viewed from the terrace of Versailles, near the bason of Luton, have been ascribed to Coysevox, of whose pompous styles they seem the correct representation. A nearer inspection, however, tells us that those pro ductions remarkable for the majesty of the positions, the grace and variety of the details, belong to Hungre, Magnier, Le Regnandeir, Baptiste .ruby, P. Le Gros, Racn, or some other artist, to whose name and fame we are equally strangers. Napoleon was not so successful as Louis XIV. The works of his secondary artists possessed neither the intrinsic merit nor fine ap pearance of those of Martin, Raon, Jubez, and others ; he was, however, obliged to accept such productions, which were butt poor ornaments for his imperial castles. It is true the defects of those works were not always discriminated by a man whose knowledge of the art was -rather limited, equally unable to appreciate the distinguishing beauties of the Sabrina, or the splendid colouring of the plague of Jaffe, the battles of Aboukir and Nazareth. He was more engrossed with the subject than the style or tone of the painting, and providing the artist was faithful in recording historical truth in the material part of the details, he cared little about the truth of the colouring, the grandeur or simpli city of the composition. The King bad undertaken a mighty task, and expedition was necessary, that time might remain for other important works, such as the completing of the Louvre, which, we trust, his Majesty will execute in spite of the narrow-minded feeling of poli tical approbation so unjustly raised against an under taking worthy of a Prince, the enlightened patron of civil institutions. ARTHUR DAVITT, Professor of Modern Literature. (From the Herald.) We believe the following statement may be relied upon;—llea Majesty desired Sir Robert Peel to wait upon her on Saturday, for the purpose of finally taking leave of her Majesty. Sir Robert Peel repaired accord ingly to Windsor, and on his arrival was informed by her Majesty that Lord John Russell, after' having un dertaktn to form a Government, had failed in accom plishing that task ; and that her Majesty must therefore expres s her desire that Sir Robert Peel would not abandon her service. Sir Robert Peel informed her Majesty that, Just previously w his quitting London, he had received the intelligence of Lord John Russell's failure ; and that, havin gh reason to believe that those of his esileagues who ad differed from him were not prepared to form a Government, and considering that Lord John Russell was unable to ferra one, he had resolved, without a mu merit's " it atiol; to withdraw his tender of resignation, to resume offi ce , and to propose to Parliament those weAsures which th e exigencies of the public service might require. Trl E LATE HIGH TIDE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. TZESPi CTED FRIEND,—From reading the distressing aee' uats of the destitution to which some families are reduced ,in the neighbourhood of Lambeth, in conse quer,ce of the high tide of the Thames, particularly that of a pour. pipe maker, I take the liberty of sending the small inclosed sum, thinking perhaps thou would have sn opportunity of forwarding it, and that perh aps some of thy considerate readers may be .led to do the s ame , and thus afford theta some comfort and relief, .partieu larly at this season, which Christians are about to cele. brae-, viz., the advent of Him, who told os, "Give, a n d it shall he given unto you. Good measure, pressed down and :halter' together, and runninpover, shall men give into yeur bosom ; for with the same measure that ye mete it shall be measured to you again."--Thine re ipectfuily, A CONSTANT READER. Sheltirld, 12mo; 19, 1845. [We have received With this half a sovereign, which we will forward to the Police Magistrates at the Lambeth officp, who appear to have taken an interest in the case. —lgo. Sun.] LARGEST FACTORY BUILDING IN THE WORLD. The central part of the Portsmouth (American) steam fac tory, which is 204 feet long, is now two-thirds up, and, should tke weather continue favourable, will be covered built in the se t :• i i i n t g . , before Christmas. The eastern wing, of 150 feet, will be and the western wing, of 150 feet, will part is to be six probably be storiesut the course of next year. The centre l high, the wings five stories. Height of the lower story feet, of the other stories 12 feet. The length of the front will be f 0504 feet, or about a tenth of a mile. There will be acres of flooring in the Ports mouthtendedr 100 w factory. Number of s ar i 0 , 0000; number of ope ratives 1,200 to 1,500. In the rear 5 t parallel buildings, two stories high, will be ex ; and between the chimney, the boiler junction of the main building with th e w feet back from the those buildings, 50 feet from the main structure , in_s hoase is to be erected. The foundation which is to be 140 feet high, is laid, and isn erection. A gentleman who has been travelling th e progr ess of year in pursuit of information respecting manufacturingeest esta blishments, and who has visited more than a thousand fac" tories, informs us that the largest factory building he has seen or heard of is at Manchester in this state, which is 440 feet in length. There is no factory in England to compare with it for sat —Portsmouth Journal. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT CB CHANCERY, Dcc. 20. The LORD CHANCELLOR sat to-day in the Old Hall, Lincoln's Inn, for the purpose of hearing unopposed lunatic petitions. JUDGMENTS. His LORDSHIP on taking his seat stated, that as there were several cases in which he had to give judg ment, it was his intention to dispose of all those cases early in the next term IN TUE MATTER OF DYCE SOMBRE. This case came before the Court upon the petition of the trustees of the marriage settlement of Mrs. Dyce Sombre, praying that they might be at liberty to sell certain new shares in the G reatWesternßailway Company, and also in the Landon and Birmingham Railway Com pany. It appeared that part of the property of the lu natic, under the marriage settlement, had been invested in railway shares, and among the companies in which that property was invested were the London and Bir mingham and the Great Western Railways. New shares had been allotted in each of those Companies to the trustees of the lunatic's marriage settlement—in the fmner 77 shares, and in the latter 280 shares. Mrs. llyce Sombre had advanced to the trustees the sum sufficient to pay the deposits on those shares, and as they might now he sold at a premium, which would realise 4,3661., the present petition had been presented for the leave of the Court to sell them, and to repay to Mrs. Dyce Sombre the amount she had advanced. The LORD CHANCELLOR made the order, observing that it was a profitable transaction for the estate of the Lunatic. MATTHEWS V. BRIBE. His Loansaw stated that he had read the correspon dence in the case, and that after that perusal he did not see any reason to alter the judgment he gate on Sa turday. WRIT OF NC •XIAT REGNO. Mr. JAMES PARKER applied to his. Lordship to hear, on an early day, an application for a writ of ne exeat regno against a person he did not name. A writ of ne exeat regno had been issued, but the Vice-Chancellor of England, upon an application made to him for that pur pose on Saturday, discharged the writ, and it therefore became necessary to make an application for another writ to his Lordship. The Learned Counsel trusted, if it was convenient, that his Lordship would hear the mo tion to-morrow. The Loan CHANCELLOR—I cannot hear it to-morrow, as I shall be out of town. Mr. J. PARKER trusted his Lordship would name an early day, as the matter was of great importunce. The LORD CHANCELLOR said he should be in town on Tuesday week, for the prorogation of Parliament, and he would hear the motion on that day, at hie house in George-street, at eleven o'clock. His LORDSHIP, after disposing of all the unopposed lunatic petitions in his paper, rose shortly before two o'clock. ROLLS' COURT, Dec. 22. The Court was occupied during the greater portion of the day in hearing unopposed petitions, none of which possessed any public interest. EX PARTE COTTON. This was a petition, in which the petitioners, Messrs. Cotton, solicitors, of No. 4, Lothbury, applied to the Court under the following circumstances :—lt appeared that the petitioners had had a ccnference with Mr. Tinley, a barrister of the Court, and tendered the de fendant, Mr. Lewis (Mr. Tinney's clerk), a tee-pound note, desiring him to deduct 21. 75., which gave 2L 2s. for the counsel, and ss. for the defendant, but that the defendant retained 2/. 9s. 6d., alleging that he was en titled to 7s. 6d. Mr. J. Corron (one of the petitioners) said that he had been induced to appear in person before his Lordship, in consequence of not having been able to procure the assistance of counsel, who had refused to act under the circumstances. He further stated that the petition was presented to the Court from a conviction that the con duct of the defendant was opposed to the views of the Court, as laid down by the answer given by Lord Cot teuham in his Lordship's reply to a question from the incorporated body of solicitors in 1841, to the effect that they considered five shillings was a sufficient fee to the clerk. He had applied to Mr. Tinney, who had refused to interfere in the matter, and he then summoned the defendant before the Court of Requests for the recovery of the money, when the Learned Barrister who presided in that Court stated that the case was without hie jurisdiction, and he sub sequently brought him up to Bow-street, when the Ma gistrate expressed himself to the same effect. Under these circumstances, he conceived the only alternative left him was to appeal to that Court. Before concluding, he deemed it just to the defendant to state that the de fendant had offered to return what was alleged to be an overcharge, which they (the petitioners) would not ac cept, and that he he had filed an affidavit. The MASTER OF THE ROLLS expressed his wish to see the affidavit. Mr. COTTON read the affidavit, which stated that the charge the defendant had made was what was usually given in these cases, and contained three letters from six most eminent solicitors, stating that his charge was only what had been usually given. Mr. Tuariza appeared for the defendant, and con tended that the case was without the jurisdiction of the Court, that there was no order of the Court on the sub ject, and that the defendant was justified in making the charge he did in conformity with the practice on such occasions, laying great stress on the offer that had been made by his client to return what the petitioner alleged to be an overcharge, as well as a remuneration for the trouble to which he had been put, and concluded by calling on his Lordship to dismiss the petition with costs. Mr. COTTON replied at some length. His LORDSHIP said that this was a very important case for the profession, and before makin g an y d ec i s i on he would consult with the other Judges, and with re ference to the opinion that had been expressed by the Lord Chancellor and himself (Lord Langdale) then, it was four years before any answer had been given to the question that had been put to them by the body alluded to, from the difficulty that existed in recognising any fees to lawyers' clerks at all. If he acted upon his im pression of the merits of the case, he should make an order in conformity with the petitioner's application, but he did not feel justified in adopting that course. He would consult his Learned Brethren, as he had already stated, and wished to have the affidavits handed in. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, Dec. 22. (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR Of ENGLAND.) His Honour the Vice-Chancellor of England took motions to-day. HILL v. BEGBIE. This case came before the Court upon motion for a receiver of the real and personal property of as eccentric old lady deceased, named Senhouse. From the state ments of the Learned Counsel who made the application it appeared that Mr. Hill, the plaintiff, who was the proprietor of the Ship Hotel, at Charing-cross, was a creditor of the late Mrs. Senhouse to the extent of up- wards of 7001, that he had brought an action against her for the amount, and that before he had obtained judgment against her Mrs. Senhouse died. By her will she left several legacies to the defendant, who, it appeared, was her domestic and only associate, and to satisfy those legacies it would require nearly the whole property left by Mrs. Senhouse, and to whose estate the defendant had administered. It appeared that Mrs. Senhouse lived some time since in a freehold house of hers at Esher, but, in consequence of her being alarmed, she quitted it and went to live in the Ship Hotel, where she died. At her decease the defendant took possession of the whole of her property, and under these circumstances the present application was made for a receivier. The VICE-CRANCELLOR refused the motioc, with costs. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Dec. 22. (Sittings at Nisi Prius in Londor•., before the LORD Clime BARON and a special jury.) HEATH r. DIIRRANT. The Court met at the usual hour this morning end resumed the hearing of this part-heard case, which arose out of a disputed policy of insurance effected by the plaintiff, an African merchant, with the defendant, an underwriter at Lloyd's, upon a quantity of goods shipped in 1841, in a Brazilian vessel bound from Monte Video for the coast of Africa, called the Virtuoso, Maria Aldine. The vessel in the course of her voyage, as well as her cargo, was captured by a Portuguese sloop-of-war and subsequently condemned by tho authorities at ! Lisbon as a vessel intended for the slave-trade, and the defence set up was, that the goods were not insured against such an event. The whole of the day was occupied with evidence Droving the capture and condemnation of the Virtuosa Maria Aldina by the Portuguese Government and legal ,ribunals as a slave-trader. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner BULLOCK.) This Court, which was adjourned from Saturday even ing till yesterday morning, met at ten o'clock for the purpose of passing sentence on Capt. Gordon. It will be remembered that the charge against the pri soner was for unmercifully flogging a boy., and after wards pouring vitriol on his back. The jury utterly disbelieved that part of the charge which referred to the vitriol, and were further of opinion that a part of the flogging the boy received was a w,611-merited p un i s h ment, but the additional dozen which were inflicted after some time had elapsed from the commission of the offence, ' were unnecessary, and they therefore convicted him on the second count of the indictment, which charged that assault. r Mr. Commissioner BULLOCK seemed to think that the case was one that did not call for any extent of punish ment, and therefore sentenced him to pay a fine of 10/. io the Queen. The Counsel for the prosecution and defence both ex pressed their opinion that Capt. Gordon left the Court quite clear of the very grave charge advanced against him by the boy Scott. The following is a complete and correct return of the result of all the cases contained in the calendar cf the recent session The following persons were sentenced to death, and are left for execution :—Samuel Quennell and Martha Browning. Transported for Fifteen Years—Edward Jones, 22, John Radbone, James Lloyd. Fcr Fourteen Years—Peter Schmidt, Knut Bull. For Ten Years—William Harding, Jane Langston, William Wright, Adolphus Joyce, William Pocock, Thomas Archer, George Clark, Mary Sweeny, Mary Cummins, John Williams, alias Stephen Parrott, John Watson, John Samuels, George Barron, Anne Glaze. For Seven Years—George Richards, John Francis, George Hanslip, Andrew Daniels, Henry Mallows, James Layton, John Self, Charles Rogerson, Richard Campbell, alias Gitfol d, Charles Beaumont, Thomas Carsh, John Birch, Charlotte Brown, William Jones, William Bull, Eliza White, John Edwards, John Pelham, alias Edward Smith. The Earl and Countess of Cardigan are entertain ing a large 'circle of their fashionable friends at Deene Park.. Northamptonshire. Thei3arty consists of his Royal High ness Prince George of Cambridge and the Hon. Captain Macdonald, the Marquis and Marchioness of Worcester, Lord and Lady Ernest Bruce, the Hon. Colonel and Mrs. A o n n so e n a nd , Mr. o and Mrs. Hubert De Burgh, Viscounts Maid stantalu Ps. Lsrd Adolphus Fitsslarence, Mr. Knightly, &c. His Hoyal Highness the DuL d o f C am b r id ge was prevented by indisposition partaking the hospitality of the Noble THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 23,, 1845. To be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for Three Years, and afterwards enter into recognizances for five years—Thomas Lane, alias Brown, for a nameless offence. Thefollowing prisonerswere ordered to bekept to hard labour for Two Years—Samuel Evans, alias Joseph Ede, William Fletcher, James Tubbs, Edward Thomas Yeakill. For Eighteen Months—James North, Elizabeth Clayton. _ _ _ For Twelve Months—John Studd Weeding, James Farrow, John Babington, Benjamin Brown, Philip Watson, Thomas Hore, George Rose. John Pratt, Sa muel Arnold, William Brand, Anne Morgan, Samuel Perkins, William Coachman, Caroline Cummins, James Perry, Richard Fensom. For Nine Months—Anne Burley, J Stevens, 19, Henry Kent, Dennis Driscoll, Henry Cook, John Brown, Robert Sawyer, William Smith, 25. For Six Months—Dennis Downey, Patrick Bowlan, Mary Woodland, James Brown, Thomas Jones, John Barham Salter, John White, 28, James Mackgready, Anne Mitchell, George Thompson, Thomas Rafferty, !Mary Anne Salter, James Mapp, Richard Pheby, Mar garet Carroll, Henry Holman, John White, 25, Francis Allen, William Nunn, John Robinson, Wrn. Davison, George Jefferies, William Matton, Lewis Moses, John Ainsworth, Richard Fairchild, Hannah Lloyd, John Stanley, William Thompson, alias M`Bean, alias Wil liams, alias M`Dernpsey, Rosetta Scudamore, Thomas Appleford, George Whitten, William Chilton, Frederick Turton, Edward Ward, Frederick H owar d . For Four Months—Catherine Warwick, Margaret Coleman, Timothy Davis, George Western, Robert Graves, John Hickman, John Webster, Sarah Hoare. For Three Months—Henry Sherwin, Mary Ferguson, John Lee, William Swayne, Eliza Daniels, Emma Wil son, James Sullivan, James Foley, George Blarney, Thomas Richards, Anne Godbeer, James Burlington, Alfred Hayward, James Chissell, Susanna Stacey, Eliza beth Roberts, Henry Lewis, William M`Carthy, James Briggs, James Morgan, Richard Allwav, Thompson, Willam Smith, 19, Thomas Poky, John Sullivan, 15. __ _ For Two Months—Caroline Tagg, Daniel Tailing, James Keeming, Elizabeth Sear•. nearly a gallon of boiling water, from the fire, and hurled it at her with all his force through a slass partition which divided the parlour from the shop. After passim over the heads of two children who were lying able, p imn;e diatt-ly under the partition, and whose bed v% as ~m-pletely pletely saturated with the scalding fluid that escaped during its progress, the ponderous missile struck against the counter within an inch of the spot where she was standing; and a policeman, who had been attracted by the disturbance, immediately secured the prisoner, and conveyed him to the station-house. Police-constable 11 103 corroborated the latter part of the comp'ainant'i evidence, and stated that during the three months that he had been on the beat the prisoner had been in a constant state of intoxication, and that his brutal and inhuman conduct towards his unfortunate wife had excited the indignation and disgust of the whole neighbourhood. For One Month—Henry Cook, Edward Gamble, Wil liam Carman, Rosina Eliza Waite (in Newgate), Wil liam Sutton, John Webb, Charles Turner, William Smith, 17, Henry Collins. The bills against the following persons were ignored by the grand jury :—William Hide, John Holmes, Adam Hay, Isaac King, William Dunmow. Acquitted by the petty jury —William Lawson, James Buckley, Charles Cushion, Oliver Hauslip, Charles Yates, James Phillips, 21. John Ponds., 'William Knife, Mary Maloy, Mary Anne Barnett, Henry Ed wards, Mary Tagnor, George Ralph, Frederick Green wood, Daniel Cruikshank, Richard Lambert, James Barnes, Benjamin Budgen, Utting Maboon, Joseph Valentine, Joseph Reddington, George Carroll, Henry Pollock, Ellen Frank, Catherine Speed, William Powell, John Cummins, Bridget Lloyd, George Whittington, John Wood, Caroline Johnson, Timothy Iredale, William Hoare, Richard Ruff, George Roach Maiah, James M'Clutchell, Charles Potter, Bridget Plant. Acquitted on the ground of Insanity—Eliza Huntsman. Remanded till next Sesion—George John Ford, Henry Spicer, Frederick Bilnyon. The Court, at the close of the business, adjourned until Monday, Jan. 5. (5a being asked if he wished to make any answer to the charge, the prisoner, in a surly, growling tone, declined saying anything. Mr. BROUGHTON, after a severe and suitable admoni tion, ordered the prisoner to pay a fine of 51., or to undergo two months' imprisonment, with hard labour, in the House of Correction ; in addition to which, he re quired him to find substantial bail to keep the peace for three months, with twenty-four hours' notice to ascer tain its sufficiency. MARLBORO UGH-STREET John Morgan, a young man decently dressed, was charged with the following daring robbery : William Wallis, shopman to Messrs. Hodges and Scott, of No. 2, New Bond-street, hosiers and glovers, stated that on Saturday evening, as he was sitting at tea in the parlour, behind the shop, he heard the door open, and en rising up saw a man he believed to be the pri soner, standing in the shop behind a screen on which goods are placed for show. The man had in his hand a pile of pieces of silk handkerchiefs, about eighteen inches in height, which he had taken from a sideboard in the shop. As witness was going into the shop the pile of handkerchiefs broke in the centre, and fell strewed upon the• fLor. The man ran into the street, and witness pur sued him, calling " Stop thief." The man turned into Stafford-street, and witness lost sight of him for a few seconds. On reaching Dover-street, he found the pri soner in custody. Mr. MALTBY—You believe the prisoner to be the per son you saw in your employer's shop ? Witness—l do. I have not the slightest doubt but that he is the same man. The pile contained 20 or 25 pieces of handkerchiefs, of the value of from 251 to 301. James Simmons, police constable No. 115 of the C division, stated, that while on duty in Dover -street, he heard the cry of " Stop thief," and saw the prisoner come running out of Stafford-street. On reaching a dark part of the street, the prisoner crossed the way, and walked leisurely in an opposite direction to that in which he had been running. Witness took him into custody, when he said he had heard the cry of " Stop thief," and was running after the thief. No person ran from Stafford street before him. The prisoner said he was quite innocent ; he was a respectable man, and the police knew nothing against his ch arav ter. He Was remanded until Wednesday next. CORN-LAW DIVISIONS. (From the Glasgow Constitutional) In the belief that, at a moment like this, when the corn-laws are the all-engrossing topic of political in terest, a sketch of the recent history of the legislative discussion of the question will be not without interest to our readers—we have comp:led the following chrono logical summary of the chief divisions which have taken place upon the subject in either House of Parliament during the last twelve years. We begin with the Par liament of 1833 as being the first which was elected under the provisions of the Reform' Act. 1833. May 14.—Earl Fitzwilliarn's resolutions for the revi sion of the corn-laws, with a view to their repeal, were negatived, seriatim, without a division. May 17.—Mr. Whitmore's motion for an alteration in the principle of the corn-laws, to one of a moderate fixed duty, was negatived by 305 to 106 ; majority 199. June 17.—Mr. Fryer's motion for ieave to bring in a Bill to alter the Corn Act of 1828, with the view of admitting colonial grain free of duty, was negatived by 72 to 47; majority 25. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET. A ragged old man, who gets a scanty living for him self, his wife, and several children, by selling fruit in the street, was charged by policeman E 129, with caus ing an obstruction in the carriage -way in Holborn, by standing there with his basket and exposing fruit for sale. The policeman stated that he saw the prisoner in Holborn on Sunday evenit g selling fruit, and " after w-:ruing him several times" took him into custody. Mr. HALL asked witness if it was on the footway ? Witness replied that it was not. Mr. HALL—Then he was not causing any obstruction. The Chief Clerk observed that the charge was for " obstructing the carriage -way." Mr. HALL said, that he was very unwilling to punish any person for selling fruit in the street when they did not interfere with the passengers, as they had no re source but to get an honest living in that manner, or to live by theft. It appeared that the prisoner was in fact doing no harm, for he could create no serious ob struction in the carriage-way. The policeman said that several of the inhabitants had made complaints to him. • Mr. HALL said, that he made it a rule not to listen to statements of " complaints of inhabitants." If inhabi tants came to this court to make their statements on oath, he (Mr. Hall) would be able to judge of what in juries they really sustained, but in making their com plaints to the police, they were generally influenced by mean and selfish motives, as such persons as the prisoner took away a great part of their trade. He (Mr. Hall) should therefore discharge the prisoner, and would re commend him to be very careful to avoid creating any obstruction, and then no one could interfere with him. The prisoner was according discharged, and his basket returned to him. CLERICEN WELL. EXTRAORDINARY CASE.— William Willoks, a genteel ooking young man, was placed at the bar before Mr. Greenwood, charged with burglary under very remark able circumstances. On the night of the 22d of November last, the pre mises of Messrs. Walker, surgeons, of St. John's -street, and of those adjoining, occupied by Mrs. Neil, a mill maker, were broken into, and plundered of considerable property. A few days afterwards a man named North was apprehended on suspicion of being concerned in the depredation, and on his examination at this Court it appeared that the ground of suspicion against him was an admission made by him to a pot companion, that he had been concerned in the robbery, and that a watch, which had been stolen, had been offered for sale for 51. He underwent three examinations, and at ea he asserted his innocence, observing, in ex planation, that what he had said was merely by way of joke, and eventually the charge was withdrawn. When, however, he was tak en into custody, five pieces of counterfeit coin were found in his possession, for which offence he was committed to Newgate for trial. From the day of the robbery up to the present time the neighbourhood of Clerkenwell and Islington have been kept in much excitement and nightly terror, in the belief that there was an organised band of burglars in one of those districts, in consequence of the very ingenious and daring robberies that were effected on Messrs. Walker and Mrs. Neil, thief or thieves having taken from the drawing-room of one of the gentlemen, while he was asleep, a gold watch, and from the chamber of the latter a cash-box, which was opened by f orce on the premises, and emptied of its contents, amounting to between 91. and 10/. and then thrust through the window of the counting-house. Happily, however, the mystery sur rounding the case was this day cleared up, and the fol lowing evidence was given against Bo prisoner : Police-constable Moss, 199, of the G division, stated that at a quarter-past four o'clock on that same morning he saw him coining out of Mitre-court, St. John's-street, which leads to the back of the prosecutor's premises. He questioned him, and finding his answers very unsatis factory, he searched him, and found a screw -driver, some congreves, a candle, three door-keys, and two bunches of keys, which induced him to take the accused into custody. Having ascertained the prisoner's address, the constable proceeded thither, and called up the pro prietor of the house, who at once admitted that the pri soner was his lodger, but protested that he was then in bed. An explanation followed, and, on the landlord en tering the prisoner's bed-room, he perceived he was mis taken. A search was then made of the prisoner's boxes, wherein was discovered the duplicate of a gold watch belonging to one of the Messrs. Walker, and also a bunch of keys, their property. The watch was produced by a pawnbroker, with whom it was pledged for 51, on the day after the robbery. Mr. Walker identified it as well as the keys. The foreman of Mrs. Neil identified the screw -driver that was in the possession of the accused when appre hended. Prisoner--Is Mrs. Neil here ? The foreman said she was not. Mr. GREENWOOD (to the prisoner)—You may say what you please, but it is my duty to tell you that what ever you say will be taken down, and may be used in evidence against you. Prisoner (mournfully)—l own that I broke into the places. I was walking about in distress, without a penny in my pocket, and a thought struck me that I must get some money by some means. I was then by the court., and I went up and got over a shed, and seeing a window open I entered the house. It was Mr. Walker's and I took from there the property he lost. I could not go back in the same manner I came, and I then went further on, and dropped from a wall into Mrs. Neil's yard, and I broke in and took the cash-box, that is all." Mr. GREENWOOD—You asked if Mrs. Neil was here. If a'ou wish her to be brought forward she shall be. Prisoner—My object was to question her respecting the cash box. It has been said that a sum of money was in it, but I declare that it did not contain one farthing. Mr. GREENWOOD remanded him until Wednesday next. In The Sun of Saturday the case of a boy, named Franks, appeared. The case was remanded for further inquiry. It will be recollected the prisoner said his father sent him out to beg. It turned out that such was not the fact. Mr Franks, who appeared in Court in the afternoon, is a very respectable man. fie denied that the prisoner had gone out to beg with his permission ; in truth, the boy had run away, and he did not know where he was. The prisoner was consequently dis charged. It is only right, in justice to Mr. Franks, to make this statement. WORSHIP-STREET. Mr. Edward Saker, a master butcher in Artillery place, Spitalfields, was placed at the bar before Mr. Broughton, charged with having brutally ill-treated and endansered the life of his wife, by throwing a lsrge kett'e filled with boiling water at her head. It Ili peered from the statement of the ' , wife, a delicate, meek-looking woman, that she had been married about ten years to the prisoner, by whom she had two chil dren, during the greater part of which period be had abandoned himself to the most intemperate habits, and behaved towards her with systematic harshness and bru tality. On returning home in his usual drunken coo dition a few nights since, he commenced a furious attack upon her, and seizing her by the throat while in bed, attempted to strangle her, in which he would in all pro bability have succeeded, but for the strenuous interfe rence of some of the lodgers, who heard cries of distress, and opportunely hastened to her rescue. On the pre ceding evening, after drinking to excess all the early part of the day, the prisoner went to bed to sleep off the 'Teets of his debauch, and on her venturing to wake him to tell him that his supper was ready, he immediately assailed her with the most abusive and threatening language, and apprehending her life to be in danger, she ran into the shop to escape beyond t he reach of his violence. The instant she left the room, however, the prisoner caught up a large tea-kettle, containing consider tho operation of the corn-laws, was rejected by 231 to 117; majority 114. 1843 Fibxu.,ry 3.—&r Liv,! rience of the present corn law had not been such as to induce him to propose farther change at present. He had heard nothing to induce him to prefer a fixed duty to a sliding-scale. February 17.—Loral Howick's motion for a Committee on the commercial policy of the country was negatived by 306 to 191; majority 115. In the course of the debate, Sir Jamcs Graham said that there was not much difference of opinion about the principles of free trade; and England being no longer an agricultural country, the field of our commerce must be enlarged for the benefit of the agricultural as well as of the commercial body; and these, he added, were opinions now recog nised by every man of common sense. But then, he argued, there was the danger of injuring agriculture in the attempt to relieve manufactures. Mr. Gladstone (then a Cabinet Minister) admitted that exports would be increased in a degree corresponding to the relaxation of restrictions on imports; that if an increased importa tion of foreign corn took place, and if that importation of foreign corn were to be paid for in British goods, it would be taking a most shortsighted and false view of the interests of British agriculture to view that importa tion of foreign corn as so much displacement of British agricultural commerce. — March 14.—Lord Monteagle's motion for a Committee to inquire into the operation of the existing corn-laws, was negatived by 250 to 78 ; majority 172. May 15.—Mr. Villiers's motion for an immediate and total repeal of the corn-laws, was rejected by 381 to 125; majority 256. May 19.—Resolutions to serve as a basis for the Ca nadian Corn Bill, were carried by 344 to 156; majority 188. June 2.—The Canadian Corn Bill was read a second time, by 209 to 109 ; majority, 100. June 13.—Lord John Russell's motion for a Commit tee to cuusi,jer the propriety of a moderate fixed duty on foreign grain was rejected by 244 to 145 ; majority 99. In the course of the debat , ?, Sir Robert Peel said that the corn-law of 1842 was a compromise, assented to by the agriculturists, on the understanding that it was to be maintained; under it prices had been steady; and he declared his determination of abiding by the existing law. 1834. February 4. Lord Grey's Ministry announced, through Lord Althorp, that it was not their intention to bring forward any measure for the alteration of the corn-laws, nor to support such a measure if introduced by others. March s.—Mr. Hume's motion for a Committee to consider the propriety of a moderate fixed duty was re jected by 312 to 155 ; majority 157. All the members of Lord Grey's Cabinet who were in the House of Com mons spoke and voted in the majority. . . 1835. The subject does not seem to have come before either House. 1836. No trace of the question having been moved appears in the votes either of the Lords or Commons. 1837. March 16.—Mr. Clay's motion for a Committee tc consider the propriety of a fixed duty on the importa. tion of foreign corn was negatived by 223 to 89; ma jority 134. May Robinson's resolution against the ten• dency of the corn•laws was rejected by 108 to 42 majority 66. 1838. March 15.—Mr. Villiers'sMotion for a Committee to consider the operation of the Corn Act of 1828 was re jected by 300 to 95; majority 205. 1839. February 18.—Lord Brougham's motion, that evi dence against the corn•laws be heard at the bar, was opposed by Lord Melbourne, and rejected without a division. February 18.—Mr. Villiers's motion to the same effect, in the House of Commons, was opposed by Lord John Russell, Lord Howick, Sir Robert Peel, and others, and negatived by 361 to 172; majority 189. March 11-15.--Mr. Villiers's motion for a Committee to consider the opration of the Corn Act of 1828 was rejected, after a five days' debate, by 342 to 195 ; ma jority 147. March 14.—Lord Fitzwilliam's motion, condemning the operation of the corn•laws, was opposed by Lord Melbourne, and negatived by 224 to 20; majority 204. 1840. April 1-3.—Mr. Villiers's motion for a Committee to consider the operation of the Corn Act of 1828 was ad journed sine die, by 227 to 131 ; majority 86. May 26.—Mr. Villiers's motion for a Committee to consider the operation of the Corn Act of 1828 was re jected by 300 to 177; majority 123. June 11.—Earl Fitzwilliam's resolution, that it is ex pedient to consider the laws relating to the importation of foreign corn, was rejected by 142 to 42; majority 100. 1811. May 7-18.—The budget of Lord Melbourne's Ministry, en bracing a proposal to substitute a fixed duty of Bs. a quarter on foreign wheat (with corresponding rates on other kinds of grain), in place of the then existing corn law, was rejected by 317 to 281 ; majority 36. A dissolution of the Parliament soon after ensued ; and, in the months of June and July, the present House of Commons was elected. August 24.—An amendment on the Ministerial ad dress, in answer to the Queen's speech (which recom. mended a revision of the corn laws), was carried in the House of Lcrds by 168 to 96 ; majority 72. August 24.—A similar amendment in the House of Commons was carried by 360 to 269 ; majority 91. 1842. February 6.—Lord John Russell's resolution against the alteration in the corn-laws proposed by Sir Robert Peel, as not being calculated to remove the evils of the former law, was rejected by 349 to 226 ; majo rity 123. February 9.—Sir Robert Peel, in introducing the pre sent corn-law, said—" My firm belief is, that if the House of Commons should be induced to pledge itself to a total repeal, which we or. this side of the House de precate so much—without relieving permanently the manufactures of the country, you will only superadd the severest agricultural distress. Any such disturbance of agriculture as must follow from a total repeal of the corn-laws would, in my opinion, lead to unfavourable results, not only with respect to th e agr i cu l tur i sts themselves, but also to all those numerous classes who are identified with them in interest I retain my opinion, which I expressed some time ago, that it is of the utmost importance to the interest of this country that you should be, as far as possible, inde pendent of foreign supply. which I propose to retain I do not retain for the especial protection of any particular class. Protection cannot be vindicated on that principle proposition I now submit to the House, I totally disclaim any such intention. My belief, and the belief of my col leagues, is, that it is of the highest importance to the welfare of all classes in this country, that you should take care that the main sources of your supply of corn should be derived from domestic agriculture, while we also feel that any additional price which you may pay in effecting that object, is an additional price which can not be vindicated as a bonus or premium to agriculture, but only on the ground of its being advantageous to the country at large. You are entitled to place such a price on foreign corn as is equivalent to the special burdens borne by the agriculturists; and any additional protec tion you give to them, I am willing to admit, can only be vindicated on the ground that it is for the interest of the country generally. . . . While, there fore, I am oppose d to a system of protection on the ground merely of defending the interests of a particular Class, I, on the other hand, would certainly not be a party to any measure the effect of which would be to make this country permanently dependent upon foreign countries for any very considerable portion of its supply of corn." We make these quotations from the autho rised edition of the Premier's speech, as revised and corrected by himself. Feb. 24,—Mr. Villiers's motion for a total repeal ,of the corn -laws was rejected by 303 to 90 ; majority 213. b. 25.----Mr. Christor's amendment for increasing the duties p ro p ose d in Srir Robert Peel's new Corn-law Bill was rejected by 306 to 103 ; majority 202. April I%.—Earl Stanhope's motion that the new Corn law Bill proposed by Ministers should be read a second time that day six months, was rejected by 119 to 17; majority 102. Lord Brougham's amendment on Lord Stanhope's motion, that no duty shall be imposed on foreign grain, was negatived by 109 to 5 ; majority 104. April 19.—Lord Melbourne's amendment in favour of a fixed duty was rejected by 117 to 49 ; majority 68. Lord Brougham's resolutions, against all duties on fo reign grain, wererejected by 87 to 6; majority 81. May 23.—Mr. Miles's amendment, fur increasing the new tariff duties on the imoorterien of foreign cattle, was rejected by 380 to 113; majority 267. May 24.—Mr. Villiers's motion, thet the duty 4hould be reduced to Is. a head, wan 'legalised by 209 to 44; majority 165. July 11.—Mr. Villiers's motion for a Committee to 1844. March 12.—Mr. Cobden's motion for a Committee on the effects of the corn-laws was negatived by 224 to 133; majority 91. March 26.--,-Mr. Hutt's motion for a Committee to consider the propriety of admitting corn the produce of British possessions in: South Africa, India, and Austra lasia, at the same rate of duty as that levied on Canadian grain, was rejected by 119 to 49 ; majority 70. Mr. Gladstone and Lord Stanley opposed the motion, as having a tendency to produce, with more or less reason, an agricultural panic. Jun 26.—Mr. Villiers's resolutions for a repeal of the corn-laws, were rejected :by 328 to 124 ; majority 204. In the course of the debate, Lord John Russell wished that a compromise might be effected, and expressed his apprehension that a sudden repeal of the corn-laws would affect the employment of capital in agriculture, and that a greater importation would take place than was consis tent with the profits of the importing merchant, or the security of the home cultivator. Lord Howick pro claimed himself ready to vote for a total repeal. 1845. March 13.—Mr. Cobden's motion for a Committee o the effects of the corn•laws was negatived by 213 to 121 majority 92: Slay Mr. Hutt's motion for admitting wheat from Australia on the same terms as from Canada, was nega tived by 147 to 93 ; majority 54. May 28. Lord John Russell's resolutions, embracing a proposal for remodelling the corn-laws, by substitutinx a fixed duty of from 4s. to 65., were rejected by 182 to 104 ; majority 78. June 10.—Mr. Villiers's annual motion for the im mediate repeal of the corn-laws, was negatived by 254 to 122 ; majority 132. The measure was opposed by Sir Robert Peel and Sir James Graham, in speeches, of which Lord Howick remarked, that both would have been unanswerable in favour of the motion had that been for a gradual repeal of the existing laws. It will be seen from the above summary that the highest number of votes which have been given in the present House of Commons for an immediate and total repeal of the corn-laws is no more than 125 ; that the highest number of votes which have been obtained for the substitution of a moderate fixed duty does not ex ceed 226, while the principle of the existing law has re ceived the support of so many as 349 votes. The party, again, which opposes the present statute as not being sufficiently favourable to the agricultural interest, has been able to muster 104 votes on one occasion ; on an other, 113 ; and on a third, 109. In the House of Lords, the highest number of votes which have been recorded in favour of a total and imme diate repeal of the corn-laws is no more than 6. The proposition even to entertain the question of a moderate fixed duty has never received more than 96 votes; and this was on an occasion which involved at the same time the very existence of the Whig Administration. MARKET NEWS.--(YESTERDAY.) CORN—EXCILAMCIII In the past week, ti e arrivals of Wheat of home produce for our market was moderately good, but by no means ex tensive. Of English Barley, a large quantity came to hand; while the receipts of all other articles of grain, coastwise, were seasonably large. The imports of Foreign and Colo nial Wheat and Flour were considerably on the increase, but those of all other descriptions of grain were rather small. Fresh up, owing in a great measure to the late decline in the quotations, here, the supplies of English Wheat, coast wise as well as by land carriage and sample, were very small, and of very inferior quality; however the show of parcels of both red and white was by far more limited than we have had to report for some time past. This circumstance, together with the fact that most of the large dealers who have lately refrained from purchasing beyond what they have required to meet the immediate wants are short of stock, caused the demand for all kinds of English Wheat to rule firm, at an advance in the currencies realised on this day se'nnight - of from Is to 2s per quarter, at which a good clear ance was effected by the factors. Notwithstanding the large arrival of foreign Wheat of 27,000 quarters last week, the show of parcels, duty paid, to-day was very small. Still, however, the sale for that article was in a sluggish state, the transactions being wholly of a retail nature, at last week's prices. Corn under lock was so inac tive that prices ruled almost nominal. 'This applies equally to Wheat, Barley, Oats, Beans, and Peas. The show of English Barley was large, yet owing to the out of•condition state in which the principal portion of it came to hand, the best malting qualities sold somewhat freely, at full rates of currency. In grinding and distilling sorts, next to nothing was doing. Of Malt we bad a moderate supply on show. All kinds were in sluggish request at barely, but at nothing quotable beneath, the prices paid on this day se'nnight. The supply of Oats was seasonably good. The dealers being rather short of stock, rather more inclination was manifested to do business in that article, yet the sale's concluded were only on a moderate scale, and no advance took place in the value. At the close of the market a clearance was not effected. The show of Beans was moderately extensive. Most kinds, were in slow request at last week's prices. White and Maple Peas were quite as dear, but other kinds were very dull. Flour moved off heavily, the highest price of the best Flour made not exceeding 57s per 280Ibs. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE Wheat—Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevalier...... 35s to 37, Red, New.. • . 53s to 65s Oats— Yorkshire and Ditto,White, Old— 578 68s Lincolnsh., Feed. 24s 27 Norfolk and Lin- Potatoe 3OB 32, coin, Red..... 548 585 Youghaf and Cork, Ditto, White.... • . 56s 60s 81ack....... 27s 28s Irish, Red •. • . 528 58s Cork, White - . .. • • 29s 31, Ditto, White.... • . 565 60s Scotch, Feed. .. .. 28s 32s Rye—Old ....... ..... 358 37s Beans—Tick 36s 402 New....... ••• . • . 34s 36s Pigeons 44s 498 Barley—Grinding ... • • 26s 29s Pease—Grey . •• • . 38s 41 8 Malting . ........ 32s 35s Maple. 4lB 44 8 Chevalier .. •• • • 35s 375 White ... Malt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers ••.•• . • • • 55s 60 8 f01k...... ••• . • . 568 58s Flour—Town-made... 54s 57 8 Brown Kingston and Ware 62s 64s Stocktn & Norfolk 485 52 8 FOREIGN GRAIN AND FLOUR IN BOND. Wheat—Dantzic 548 to 65s Beans Ilambprgli .... •. • 565 63s Pease...• •••• . • • 46s 525 , Barley 22s 28s Flour—American ... • • 28s 30a Oats —New....... • . 26s 28s Baltic .•. eed ••••• • • • • • 22s 24s SMITHFIELD. Notwithstanding the present advanced period of the year, the imports of live stock from abroad during the past week have been again extensive, 45 Oxen and 3 Heifers having been received from the John Bull (which vessel lost 20 of her original cargo in a heavy gale of wind) and Caledonia steamers, from Hamburgh ; while from Rotterdam 51 Cows, 50 Oxen, 1,275 Sheep, and 50 Pigs have been received from the Ocean and Attwood steam-packet, in, generally speaking, good condition. To. clay we had on sale 60 Hamburgh and Dutch Beasts and 600 Sheep, the latter wholly from Rotter dam. The former were disposed of at from 151 to 221, the latter 30s to 47s per head. At the outports 60 Sheep and 80 Beasts have been imported from Holland. According to the official accounts made up for the last three years up to the sth of November in each year, the following were the highest imports of foreign stock in the United Kingdo during those periods : 1843. 1844. 1845. Oxen and Bulls . Cows Calves Sheep Lambs Swine and Hogs - 319 237 656 The above great increase in the importation of Sheep must be chiefly attributed to the unusu a ll y hi g h pr i ces at which those of home-fed have been selling in this market during the last three months; hence further large arrivals may be expected from Holland during the coming season. Con sidering this was the first Monday following the great Christmas market, the supply of Beasts on offer this morn ing was good, and of very superior quality, especially as re latee to the Devons, Herefords, and Short Horns. The best qualities were in fair request, at Mon day's depressed currencies. The highest figures rang ing from 4s 2d to 4s 4d per 81bs; but all other kinds were a dull inquiry, and the quotations were with difficulty supported. At the close of the market a total clearance was not effected. With the exception of about 600 Beasts, divided in abont equal portions from the western, midland, and northern districts. the Bullock supply was chiefly the refuse of last week's arrivals. The supply of Sheep was again limited, but above an average quality; particularly that portion of it derived from E , sex, Sussex, and Norfolk. The great falling off in the numbers induced the salesmen to demand higher rates, wl ich, however, were not submitted to by the butchers; consequently, the Mutton trade may be considered steady at prices about equal to those obtained on this day se'nnight. The first arrival of Lambs (10 in number) took place from the Isle . f Wight. Their quality was good, and fair average prices were obtained fur them. Prime small Calves, which were scarce, moved off steadily at full prices, but the value of other kinds was with difficulty supported. From Ireland 273 Pigs came to hand direct per steamers, while we had on show 43 from Holland. Generally speaking, the Pork trade was firm, at fully previous rates Per Sibs. to oink the offal. s. d. s. d. s. d. t. s. d. inferior 13casts • . ••• 3 0 8 4 Second quality ditt• 4 0 4 4 iu, , th! quality ditto. 3 6 3 8 Coarse-woolledditts 4 6 4 8 ?r; , ...; i‘.(46 0,...,11.. 310 4 0 Southdown Wethars 410 a 0 i7l",:!e. Sets —.• . 4 2 4 4 Ditto out ,f the wool '.urge comrso saves 0 4 6 Large Hogs ...... 310 4 6 r•-inie stud]) ditto ..' 4 8 0 0 Small Yorkers ••• • 4 $ 0 2 Siuvlalng Carts • .11 0 30 V Quarter old Pigs • .16 I 20 0 inferior sheep .. . 3 4 310 Litrabo •• •• • ..... I e • 0 SUPPLY AT MARK/ST. Beasts. I eep. Calves. 1,289 11.20 n 1 14 I rlgg ' 2-0 ArTD =4n/A XECT3I-111, ht: sh..vr of .}ieat here, le, lion was abundant, and of uuminally prime quality. St__ A w however, the demand wa s active, and prices had an upwil" tendency, and good clearances were effected by the salestrel i : From most distant parts the arrivals of slaughtered Ines" have been. seasonably good. About forty carcases of fore l V l Beasts, and 200 ditto of Sheep have been disposed of at late r a twor. • At per stone, by the Carcase. s. d. to s. d. 0. i. to " Besf, Inferior— -- A 0 3 2 3 4 Mutto n , i n f er i or 3 8 • middling .. •. 3 6 3 8 middling.. 4 2 4 prime large .. 3 8 310 prime .. 4 6 4 prime small .. 310 4 0 Pork, 1arge........ 4 0 4 Vea1........ ••••• . 3 10 410 :mall .. Lamb. Os Od to Os ed. ARRIVALS DURING THE PAST WEEK. Beasts Sheep Calves Plas• 52 400 430 60 500 600 70 200 126 30 100 90 40 90 90 70 120 40 40 100 100 210 90 240 90 200 60 Scotland .......... Yorkshire ....... Lincolnshire Norfolk .......... Suffolk .......... Cazahr:dgeshire Ess&x - .. Surrey •• . Devonshire ........ Wiltshire .......... Other parts ........ •• •• :50 110 60 1 00 •••••. 100 200 100 300 Total .. .... . . Previous week's arrival.. Difference since our last .... 87 130 55 360 BOROUGH HOP 2VIATA KEW. full The best Mid Kent's in bags are in fair request at prices. In all other kinds of Hops exceedingly little is (l. at late rates. New Hops ;—SussexPo c ket s 61 10s to 71 0 !. Weald of Kent ditto, 61 lOs to 71 12s; Mid Kent ditto, 71 1 ' to 9/ 128; East Kent, 91 15s to 10/10s. BOROUGH AN D SPITALPIELDS. Only moderate stir plies of Potatoes have arrived st .' waterside during the p as t wee k . Th e b est parcels h av e so steadily at rather more money; but other kinds hays on hand. From France about 100 tons have come to ha°, in good condition. York Reds, 1008 to 120 s; ditto Regent* 100 s to 130 s; North ditt.,, 90s to 95s per ton. WOOL. During the past week the imports of Wool into London have been consideubly on the increase, they having arnounte to 686 bales f rom Syd ney, 95 bales from St. Petersburg ,, 164 bales from Hamb urg h, 12 b a l es f rom Alexan d r i a , 47. bales from Taganrog, 221 bales from lbrail, 33 bales frol Antwerp, 580 bales from Od essa , 200 bales from Boston, 0 2. 4 150 bales from va r io us o th er quarters. English W 01„ u 'a „ been in good request at very full prices ; b u t Foreign "- Colonial is heavy, at barely late rates. TALLOW. There is not much inf orma ti on to b e g i ven respecting --„ market; prices are a sh a d e l ower, i n consequence o f on tine parcels of Tall ow p ress i ng f or cas h d own on t h e day sale. There are -everal holders who will not sell at 423; ba are confidently looking for.44s or 455. The arrival of Tal eof c e l from New South W a l es i s rat h er more than was exPec: before the end of th e y ear; th ere f ore, the stock on the 15',"„ January will be ab ou t 30 , 000 cas k s, against 39,000 casks the Ist of January last. Town Tallow is 42s 6d nett cash. Lady Granville Somerset and family are at Nice, and, owing to the deli ca t e h ea l t h o f h er eldest daug hter he t Ladyship does not return till the spring. PROVISION FO R C URISTMAS .—M F. R o b e rt Fuller , poulterer, of Boston, has killed d ur i ng t h e presen t week, the London Christmas market, 2,400 geese. 1,000 ducks, 500 turkeys, which altogether weigh upwards of 20 tel°' Lincolnshire Chronicle. SINKING OF A RAILWAY.—A portion of the No l o . castle and Darlington Railway, to the extent of betwee n tfnd 60 yards, on the part which runs over Morden (A t e ; about eight miles north of Darlington, gave way on Wel li ve l day night last, about nine o'clock, and ' sank beneath the . e ch to a very considerable depth in the marshy ground on irD i b , the foundation had been constructed. The accident Na y n , ,s served previous to th e arr i va l o f t h e l ast down nisil"t;,,,, which was delayed i n consequence, an d did ni , t react",,sr castle till nearly fiv e h ours a ft er t h e time i t was d ue , ing been found necessary to transfer the passengers and gage across the obstruction to another train. The sam e rangement was continued dtting the following day, it d r e.• the mean time upw ar d s o f 200 wor k men were engage " pairing the damage. The state of the weather was " o ld however, raining inces san tly, th at b ut li ttle Gipprogresss be made, and, indeed, it was soon found that as ballast on i f jot , laid upon the dep resse d part t h e additional we i g ht caused a further sinki ng , so th a t all attempts to elevate _co the proper level proved abortive. Under these circurestS i g it was determined t o cons t ruct a temporary line, av?iloy• the swamp, and uniti ng th e soun d port i ons of the ran t he which was so far completed by Friday morning that _a• carriages were passed over it w i t h ou t t h e necess ity of t_74 ferring the passeng ers an d l uggage, only one camage_rind. pushed over at a time, a n d t h e eng i ne rema i n ing °no, The carriages were then taken forward by another enTo in readiness for that purpose. Considerable delay Was I t is sarily caused, and all th e t ra i ns were consequen tly 0 1,1 "" ege r arriving at their de s ti na ti on . Thi s arrangemen t, howl inconvenient, must continue till the main line is rePs74 which will be a work o f some diffi cu l ty. I t i s th o ught ni e , will be the only means of rendering the foundation 0 1) "„d, and on Saturday that operation was vigorously commeilLi.; huge balks of piling timber and the necessary apparatnu:n, ing been convey e d t o th e spot. Morden Carr is of co li_e;,7g able extent, and consists of peat soil to a great depth,. lo; evidently the remains of a primeval forest, and from 1 . 1 1 8 ; , position, compared with th e a dj acen t countr y, which 19 ., I •th ^ tremely hilly, in rainy seasons it i s ent i re ly c overed 4 0 water, presenting the a pp earance o f an i mmense lakes such periods the railway is completely overflowed, and on, sionally to such a depth as a l most to extinguish the ertli,n, fires. The operations of the workmen have been greatly ' nfi et° peded by the water, and on Frid a y one of the passe the having got out at th e wrong side of the carriage during " ti e time it was stationary, it being dark, and he was not avt of the flooding, expe l ienced th e di sagreea b le sensation 0`..," cold bath. He was a third-class passenger, and on resi: till his seat the cold was so intense as to com p e l hi m t o st oP ll the next station, where every attention was paid to him the servants of the Company. O [ADVERTISEMENT.]—BOTANIC WATER AND __ 11 EA GREASE.—When the hair is becoming thin, and falling 01 _ 1 _ the only effectual remedy, besides shaving bo• of the two above-named articles, applied alternately — theagitnehint, the head, is the title tanic water to cleanse the roots from scurf and any further u evidence and the bear's grease as a nourisher.used, s a e ld , was required of the virtues of bear's grel f .efOr preserving the hair, Mr. Catlin's account of the q _ he North Awe and the length of hair obtained by some of t and S Sons, 119, o rican Indians, would be a sufficient answer. introduced the we 119, and 120, Bi'hopsgate-street, who first m of a b is e , a re r's co g m re m as e e n i d n renovating uantlty publiccou n t t r . y , , purchaseandwh o th th e is their names and address printed on the pot, or the chane .. .r t ; their obtaining a spurious article. All vegetable oils app the hair are worse than useless. • a id n li o t ne an o d tli k e i r li b t u h t e d wa s ln [ADvEsrtstamENT.]—The A trapilatery, or Llll_ 4 Hair Dye, the only dye that really answers for all colour: 0 0 ; r does not require re-doing, but as the hair grows, as it op to fades or acquires that unna t ura l re d or purp l e t i nt coniloce, all other di es . R oss an d S ons can, w i t h the greatest co ns or recommend the above dye as infallible, if dose at tbi sr if , ro. bli,hment ; and l a di es an d gent l emen requ i ring it quested to bring a friend or servant with them to see "" the used, which will ena bl e t h em to to it afterwards wit , 'la ee' chance of failure. S evera l pr i vate apartments devoted tirely to the abo ve p urpose , an d some of their estabh'-oel having used it, she effect produced can be at once seen• iii' think it necessary to add, that by attending strictly to n o e structions given with each bottle of dye, numerous pers i f i d dress succeesied equally well without coming to them. bo tei Ross and Sons, 119 an d 120, Bishopseat e - s t r eet, the ce ,r e 14 .0. Perruquiers, P er f umers , H a i r - cutters, and liair•dyero• ye Parties attended a t t h e i r own res id ences, "Mateyo , distance. A eTII OII4 [ADVERTISEMFNT ]—O O FOTTO. Cor,ns, ', 1 9 0 AND WHEEZINUI ON THE CHEST, CURED BY noL" w ,,,f PILLs.— When no other medicine will affird the least ly • ediAr e bad coughs and colds, Holloway's Pills will almost Ma l ,. ore , effect a cure in any case, however desperate ; and what.? oe s extraordinary, asthma, and wheezings, even if of seversle standing may be completely got rid of by following th, ici pe. thins which accompany each box of this celebrated toru to l a y Many who were nearly at death's door, not being able have down in their beds, fearing to be choked with phlegm , t t he had asthmatic compl a i n : s so effectually eradicated that :ort°, least symptoms re ma i ne d. S o ld b y a l l drugg i sts, an d at ?essor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London BIRTHS. Notl• On the 17th inst., sit C or b a l ton H a ll, Meath, the Mrs. Corbally, of a da ug ht er . wife of On the 20th in s t., a t H err i ng - court, Ri c h mon d, the the Rev. W. Hawks, of a d aug ht er. - glliOt On the 20th inst., at St. John's-wood, Mrs. Richard of a daughter. On the 17th inst., Mrs. C. Barron, Denmark-hill, of a sli i , On the 17th inst., at Wollaston House, Dorchest er, ' lady of Arthur H. Dyke Acland, Esq., of a daughter. o On the 17th inst., at Haver s t oc k-hill, t h e l a dy of IC"" c Oke Manning, jun., Esq., of a son. ____.-------- MARRIED. ner, On the 18th inst., at Mutford, Salop, Captain John 1 1 ° T- ,,, g late of her Majesty's 55th Regiment, to Anne, third survivr: daughter f the late R. Middleton, Esq., of Broomfields , Sf ; ' °r ‘ At the Cathedral, Canterbury, Marin aduke Kelham , of Southwell, Nottinghamshire, to Julia Anne Chn daughter of Robert Christie, Esq., of Manchester. , ns . On the 16th of August last, a t th e English church, '"',,r te r Chili. Mr. James Hawksley, to Julia, second clang"' of Mr. W. H. Greaves. ► DIED. On the 14th inst., at Bratton, Wilts, .F. Seagram , s t m t On the 15th inst., Mr. Jame s Wright,lt of Burlington - Manchester, str aged 68. Wilmot On the 17th inst., at P ac ki ng t on , near Lichfield, "1 Maria, widow of the Rev. Thomas Levett. urll3o o o On the 17th inst., Eli za b e th, th e w if e o f Mr. W. — 1 of Palestine-place, Cambridge-heath. On the 17th inst, at Paris, John Ward, Esq., aged 8 6 1„,.,. 4 On the 17th in s t., at Bogn o r, Si r J o h n Chetvvode, P'"" M.P. for Buckingham, aged 82. JoDO On the 18th inst., in Sur r ey-pl ace , Old K ea t-road, Chancy Jones, Esq., aged 81. On the 18th inst., at Brighton, Mrs. Maclaurin, widow 01 the late Dr. James Chichester Maclaurin. On the 18th inst., at Royal hill, Greenwich, Julia, Ibe nnlY (laughter, of Mr. T. M. Stone. , On the 18th inst., in St. John's-wood, Mr. George Hudsoa• On the 19th inst., Eliz a b e th Turner, widow of the lat e Turner, of Northumberland-street, Strand, aged 81. Peter On the 19th inst., at Clapham-common, Surrey, Blackburn, Esq., aged 76. On the 16th inst., Jeremiah Dick, Esq., of North-crescent Bedford-square, aged 78. On the 16th inst., Mr. Henry White, Vauxhall. On the 16th inst., a t N ew i ngton - p l ace, K enn i ng ton, Mal! Anne, eldest daught er o f th e l a t e J. Illenetone, age d 6 On the 16th inst., at Pimlico, Frances Rear, only daughter of the late Robert Slater, Esq., of Knightsbridge. On the I.;;th inst., at Winkfield park, Mrs. Benson, widow of the late Rev. Martin Benson, aged 90. On the 17th inst., at Farnham, Margaret Mary, younge s t daughter of the late A. Brown, Esq. On the 17th inst., Elizabeth, wife of John Dixon, EN, 0 Reigate, Surrey. aged 63. (hi the 18th inst., at Croydon, Mrs. SusAn Hinton, aged B6 On the 16th inst., in Lower Belgrave-place, Pimlico, M rs * Rear, aged 56. On the 16th inst., Mary, the wife of Thomas Perkins, Esc* of Chelmsf, rd. On the 16th inst., at Clifton, Thomai , El Arlington, E-4• On the 16th inst... at Paul's Cray-hill, Kent, James 043- :Dan. Esq., aged 79. On the 16t1, Mr. Joseph Trumper, ofThorney Hour o r Ivor, Bucks, aged 72. London: l'iinte(l and Publi6hed t,v SiLlild) YOUNG, of :No. 112, Strand, Pr;nter, at _The Sun Okice, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the County ° I Middlesex, Tuesday, December 23, 1845. v sir 4 sPet ... 4 t4stb wpit4 hie the Th e 1 deed h a ish ,z4t_Qh IT tl4l hein" Th ia loDite ..,.....! U: Co listr hax, ta !titl 411.t1 OYst, Il oei op"