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

etirb Vabitton VIRE FUNDS-(CLOSING PRICES. PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS AT CLOSING ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced 3 per Cent. Consols , lOO 99% 99 7 i'i New 3 1 ,4 per Cent Long Annuities to expire Jan 1860 12 3-16 14 12', India Bonds, 1,000/.. . . 7B 78 Consols for Account... Exchequer Bills, 1,000/., 1%d.... 66 pm. 66 Ditto 500/. . Ditto Small PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT CLOSING ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. Brazilian Bonds Ditto, New, 1829 and 1839 BB Chilian Bonds 6 per Cent. Columbian Bonds 6 per Cent — Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1837 34% Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto, Converted 6 O l/ 60 Ditto, Account 604 Russian Bonds 11 9 3 /4 Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto, Passive 0( Ditto 3 per Cent. 4O / 4 Ditto, Account Dutch, 2 1 ,4 per Cent Ditto, 5 per Cent.. 99 RAILWAY SHARES PAID AT ONE O'CLOCK. Birmin. and Gloucester. 100 .. Ditto New Shares ... 17 1 / — Ditto % Shares Bristol and Exeter Bristol and Gloucester... 30 Catalonian Cambridge and Lincoln 1 1 ,1 43% 4% 4... Chester and Holyhead... 5 Clturnet Valley Cornwall Direct Northern Dublin and Belfast June 2% 716 1/4 q Eastern Counties 25 . . 18 1 4 • • CLOSING . PER SHARE ' PRICES. ....110% 112 111... -- Ditto Perpetual, 5 per 3% l% Cent, No. 1.......... Ditto ditto, No. 2. l3s. 4d... 3 / 4 % Eastern Union lO .. . 14% 16 1 Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 Ely and Bedford Great South. and West. 5 (Ireland) Ditto Extension Great North of England..loo 149 Ditto New Great Western Ditto Half Shares 50 lO l l/ Guildford, Farn' m,Ports. 2% ... .. 5 Harwich Hull and Selby 5O 72 Lancaster and Carlisle... 15 London and Birminghm (Stock).. 233 .. ......... Ditto, Quarter Shares 2 London and Blackwall.. 16% 7% London and Brighton... 50 London and Greenwich.. 12 3 / 4 London sr d S. Western. 41% 78.. Ditto New 2 - 9 l/s London and Croydon, 131. 15s. 9d. 17 1 4 18 1 / 2 18... London and Y0rk...... •.. 2 1 / 2 ...... 47i1h% Lynn and Ely Manchester and Leeds... 70 l3l 129 1 / 2 Manchester and Birm... 40 Midland. lOO 107 108% 109 1 /_ 108 31idlandBirm and Derby 100 Newcast .. . le and Darling- - 66 24 ... 6r ton Junction 6 .67 •** ..... Newrastu , and Berwick 1% 1 4 14 13 1 / 2 12 1 / North British Northern and Eastern... 45 s 82% 62 Ditto Scrip Norwich and Brandon... 8 Ditto, New Shares ... 1 Portsmouth Direct Rugby 333 A Shrews., Wolverhamp., 2 1 / 2 Dudley, and Birm South Eastern & Dover 33 1 ,E 48 % 1A FRENCH RAILWAYS. Orleans and Bordeaux... 2 Orleans and Vierzon ... 2 ...... 11 % Paris and Rouen SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. GLOBE.—The following requisition is circulated at Oxford; and our readers will also find in our ad vertisement columns a notice on the same subject : " To THE REV. THE VICE-CHANCELLOR AND THE MEMBERS OF THE HEBDOMADAL BOARD. " We, the undersigned Members of Convocation, re spectfully but earnestly request that you will take imme diate measures for submitting to the Convocation about to assemble on the 13th of February next, a resolution conveying the formal censure of the University upon the principles inculcated in the 90th number of the Tracts for the Times,' and a solemn repudiation of the modes of interpreting the Thirty-nine Articles therein sug gested. _ _ " We consider such a censure on the part of the University imperatively called for, and peculiarly ap propriate to the important occasion already referred to; inasmuch as we cannot but recognise in Mr. War i's Ideal of a Christian Church,' a legitimate development of the principles of Tract 90, and a practical exhibition of the pernicious effects which must necessarily result from their adoption." We consider this a mode of proceeding much more proper than that which was originally proposed by the Heads of Houses. The plain matter of fact is, that Mr. Ward threw out a boastful challenge to the Church and he University ; declared himself devoted to the Papal tee; declared the Church he belongs to "radically and v ;tally corrupt" ever since separated from that see—and b t aided of the impunity with which he had hitherto b e sn allowed to do all this, and of the principle of inter int -cation of the Articles which admitted of his doing I t _ interpretation, namely, in a " non-natural sense." No - % ', this purposely offensive proceeding was some thi exceedingly different from any ordinary latitude of .cosnstruction of the Thirty-nine Articles. It was an ,opt m pronunciamento (in Spanish-American phrase) sinst the whole constitution of the Church and Uni vesmities, as established and privileged by law. It must be evident, that if such a standard of religious revolu t ion were followed, its followers would at once place hemselves on an opposite basis to that upon which the L egislature and the laity have concurred in placing ti e Church of England. They would place them - se lves on a basis on which they cannot consistently star, id, separate from Rome—whereas the claim of the Church of England to its present position depends unquestionably on its continuing to re fuse recognition to Romish supremacy. All this has been rendered 'perfectly clear by the publica tion earn Ward. That gentleman has, in fact, let the cat out of the bag; he has openly thrown off his moral allegiance to nglish authority, and as openly prafessed his " devotion" to that of a foreign Fee. We understand that the less headstrong portion of the Romanising party are disposed to let him suffer for having sprung their mine thus prematurely. But in our view Mr. Ward's fate is not the question. The proceedings of the University must be aimed (if at any object) at declaring its own prin ciples. The main question before it is not whether Mr. Ward personally merits degradation. We, for our part, should 'oe strongly against anything resem bling a pritilegium ; and besides, with all Mr. Ward's arrogance, ignorance, and presumption—we like his explicitness much better than the studied reserves of his precursors in that school. What (or whether anything) should be done to Mr. Ward is one (and the minor) question. Another, and the more important one, is what the University should say to his book. The University had placed him in that order of her members who are looked to as teachers of youth. Does the University recog nise as moral and admissible such principles of teach ing as he applies to the Articles ? Are not such prin ciples (legitimately developed from the notorious Tract 90) worthy the noble and glorious company of St. Ignatius" rather than Protestant England ? Is the University desirous of ranking with that noble and glorious company in public estimation ? Let the University be sure of this—it is Oxford that is upon trial—much rather than Mr. Ward. Whether that gentleman keep his degree and fellowship is of com parative unimportance. Our humble judgment, expressed from the first, is to let him keep them. We love no ex post facto laws. If Mr. Ward's contempt and abhorrence of everything as at present established—if his devotion and veneration for the popedom—do not disgust him from continuing to de rive income from institutions which he spurns—as being national—nor induce him to join the Church which alone he reveres as Catholic—we should leave him unmolestedly to repose in his taste and logic—and fel lowship. But the University will sink to Mr. Ward's level. if it allows itself to be suspected of retaining Articles, to be signed "in a non-natural sense." Let it dispense with signature of Articles altogether, or let it declare their let it rnon-naturalsignature the immoral thing it i s . Or, accept rard. for its own the doctrine o f T ract 90 and Mr. tacitly CRICKETING CHRONOLOGY, 1844. The following is a list of the great matches played during the year, and in what manner they ter minated:— May 6.—Maryleboi e and St. John's Wood, at Lord's ; Marylebone 81 and 22, total 103 ; St. John's 'Wood 215—not finished. 13. Two Elevens of iNlarylebone Club, A to K and L to Z, at Lord's ; A to K 79 and 64, total 143; L to Z 73—not finished. 16. Marylebone Club and University of Cam bridge, at Cambridge; won by Marylebone, 303 ' - Cambridge 135 and 151, total 28 6—won by one' innings and 17 runs. 27. Two Twelves of the Marylebone Club, at Lord's ; R. Kynaston, Esq.'s side 87 ; W. Mills, Esq.'s side 73—not finished. 30. Marylebone and University of Oxford, at Cowley Marsh ; won by Oxford, 67 and 63, total 130—Mary lebone 43 and 82, total 125. June 3.—Marylebone Club and Ground and Clap ton, at Lord's ; Marylebone 128 and 92, total 220 ; Clapton 31—not finished. 10. Marylebone Club and Ground and County of Surrey (with F. Pilch), at Lord's : won by Surrey, 58 and 76, total 134 ; Marylebone 80 and 52, total 132 —won by three wickets. Nine Gentlemen and Two Players of Sussex, and Nine Gentlemen and Two Players of Hants, at Brighton ; won by Sussex, 141 and 41, total 182 ; llants 100 and 81, total 181—won by 10 wickets. 17. Gentlemen of Kent and Gentlemen of England, at Lord's ; won by England, 63 and 138, total 201 ; Kent 116 and 82, total 198 —won by five wickets. 24. Marylebone Club and Ground and West of England (with four Players of England), at Lord's ; won by Marylebone, 81 and 69, total 150 ; West of England 97 and 52, total 149—won by two wickets. 27. Marylebone and University of Oxford Return Match, at Lord's ; won by Oxford, 77 and 82, total 159 ; Marylebone 32 and 51, total 83. Kent and Sussex, at Canterbury ; won by Sussex, 46 and 153, total 199 ; Kent 90 and 107, total 197—won by one wicket. July I.—Kent and England, at Lord's ; won by Kent 117 and 55, total 172 ; England 59 and 97, total 156. 8. Marylebone Club and Ground and Hampshire (with Fuller Pilch and Good), at Lord's ; won by Marylebone 118 and 175, total 293 ; Hants 90 and 57, total 147. 11. Kent and Sussex Return Match at Brighton ; won by Kent 147 and 176, total 323; Sussex 215 and 99, total 314. 15. Marylebone Club and Ground (with Fuller Pilch) and Northern Counties (with A. Mynn), at Lord's; won by Marylebone 97 and 76, total 173; Northern Counties 105 and 55, total 160. 18. Marylebone Club (with Lillywhite and Hillyer) and Audley End (with Fenner, Ringwood, and Dean), at Audley End; won by Marylebone 74 and 143, total 217; Audley End 5; and 156, total 212. 22. Marylebone Club and Ground (with Wenman) and the County of Sussex, at Lord's; won by Sussex 154; Marylebone 50 and 92, total 142—won by one innings and 12 runs. 25. Marylebone Club and Ground and County of Norfolk (with F. Pilch), at Lord's; won by Norfolk 69 and 111, total 170 ; Marylebone 79 and 71, total 150. 29. Gentlemen and Players, at Lord's ; won by Players 130 and 141, total 271 ; Gentlemen 128 and 105, t0ta1.233: Nottingham and Sheffield, at Sheffield ; won by Nottingham 70 and 103, total 173 ; Sheffield 77 and 95, total 172. August s.—Marylebone Club and Ground and West of England (with four Players of England) Return Match, at Lansdowne ; won by West of England 71 and 110, total 182; Marylebone 61 and 40, total 101. Gentlemen of Sussex and South Hants, at Southampton ; won by Sussex 140; South Hants 46 and 57, total 103—won by one innings and 37 runs. 8. Marylebone Club and Ground and County of Herts, at Redbourn ; won by Marylebone 82 and 51, total 133 ; Ilerts 85 and 47, total 132—won by six wickets. 13. Kent and England Return Match, at Canter bury ; won by England 96 and 87, total 183 ; Kent 94 and 37, total 131. 16, Gentlemen of Kent and Gentlemen of England Return Match, at Canterbury; Kent 107 and 64, total 171 ; England 119 and 25, total 144, with four wickets to go down—drawn by mutual consent. 19. Marylebone Club and Ground and Sussex Re turn Match, at Brighton ; won by Sussex 171 and 287, total 458 ; Marylebone 153 and 219, total 372. 22. Marylebone Club and Ground and Petworth Cipb and Ground, at Petworth; won by Petworth 77 and 87, total 164; Marylebone 47 and 116, total 163 —won by four wickets. 26. Marylebone Club and Ground and Northern Counties Return Match, at Leicester ; won by Northern Counties 126 ; Marylebone 71 and 52, total 123—won by one innings and three runs. 27. Tunbridge and Tunbridge Wells, at Tunbridge; won by Tunbridge 151 ; Tunbridge Wells, 53 and 66, total 119—won by one innings and 32 runs. 29. Marylebone Club and Ground and South Hants Club and Ground Return Match, at Southampton ; won by South Hants 107 and 85, total 192 ; Mary lebone 143 and 45, total 188—won by five wickets. September s.—Marylebone Club and Ground and County of Norfolk (with F. Pilch) Return Match, at Swaffham ; won by Norfolk 45 and 8, total 53. 7. Oxonians and Brighton, at Brighton ; won by Oxonians 120 and 61, total 181 ; Brighton 53 and 51, total 104. 9. Six Gentlemen of Nottingham and Five Players of England, and Eleven Players of Nottingham, at Nottingham ; won by Gentlemen, &c., 170 and 55, total 225 ; Players 123 and 90, total 213. 12. Married and Single of England, for the benefit of the Players, at Tunbridge Wells; won by Married 134 and 101, total 235 ; Single 82 and 144, total 226. 18. Etonians and Brighton, at Brighton ; won by 1 the Etonians 216 ; Brighton 75 and 46, total 121— won by one innings and 95 runs. CHILD FOUND IN PEMBROKE COLLEGE GARDEN, CAMBRIDGE.—On Thursday evening, at six o'clock, an inquest was holden before Mr. Cooper, at the Bell Inn, Butolph-lane, on the body of an infant found in the garden of Pembroke College. The following evidence was advanced:—James Charles—l am gardener to Pembroke College. On Monday morning about eight o'clock, I found the child at the end of the college garden, next to the Tennis Court-road, wrapped in a white petticoat and pinner ; it was lying about a yard from the wall. I had not been to that part of the garden since the Tuesday or Wednesday preceding. I went to that part of the garden in consequence of dreams which I had on Saturday and Sunday night. I dreamt twice on Saturday night, and once on Sunday night, that I saw a female throw a child over the college garden. I dreamt I was in the Tennis Court-road, and that she was there also. A surgeon who examined the body gave it as his opi nion that the child had been born alive. Mr. R. Fergusson, a Fellow of Pembroke College :—I was in the Fellows' garden on Sunday last, with Mr. Stokes, who is also a Fellow of the College. I did not see a bundle in white lying there. I think if there had been we must have seen it, but I did not go close to the spot where I am informed the child was found ; I was within about fifteen yards of that spot. I was iu the garden from half-past one till two. The jury re turned a verdict to the effect that the child was born alive, but there was no evidence to show hew It came by its death, or how it was placed where it was found.— Abridged fromithe Cambridge Chronicle. COMMITTAL OF Two YOUNG FARMERS FOR POACHING.—On Friday last, the 17th instant, Thomas and Henry Cumberland, farmers, living near Newtown, Linford, were charged at the County Office, Leicester, before T. Pares and I. Hodgson, Esqs., with night poach ing in the preserves of the Earl of Stamford, on Thursday night. Jo:eph Harrison, a watcher, said—l was lying in Blake Hay Wood last night, about half-pest, seven o'clock, when I heard somebody down in the wood for some time. They came nearer to me. I lay down, and two men, whom I knew to be defendants, passed me. I went and fetched Brewton and Greasley, and came ba ek with them in half an hour, when I heard more than one shot from an air gun. De fendants came up by us and did not see us. We let them pass, and then seized them and tcok them to Linford, whre we searched them, and found on Henry the key and pump of an air-gun. John Branston, a keeper, said that after one of the air-gun shots, a pheasant flew past. Defendants strug glad and got away, after being first taken. At Beck's house (where they were searched) Thomas said he was, not the shooter, Henry was. James Beck said, " When at my home, defendant Thomas wished Har rison t') go out, as he (defendant) had something to say to me. Harrison went out, and left me and Thomas alone. Thomas then asked me to unbotton his coat, as his arm was hurt. I did so, and found under it the air-gun now produced. He wished me to lay it away. .1 did so. It was then loaded with ball." The defendant Thomas said to the bench that he be lieved the truth had been told, with two or three trifling exceptions. He had never been in the wood, and never struck any one. His brother Henry said that he was in the wood, and had shot at some pigeons, when, as he was going home peaceably, Branston and the others came on them, and beat them unmercifully. The defendants were sentenced, Henry to three months' hard labour, and Thomas to two months—Leicester Chronicle. HOUNDS ON A RAILWAY.-011 Wednesday last the hounds of Lord Gifford, in Gloucestershire, which had met in the morning, at Minety Pond, were placed in the utmost jeopardy between Cirencester and Swin don. The fox had crossed the railway, and the hounds had come to a check upon the very rails, when the cry of a train ! a train I" that made every one shudder, was heard, and a passenger train seen to be, as it were, bear ing down upon the pack with its usual velocity. The alarm whistle gave its wild scream to show that the en• Sine driver was aware of what was inevitable, but it was evident that, if the hounds could not be extricated by removal, the pace of the train could not be slacked to preserve them In an instant one of the whips was upon the line, and by the greatest effort the hounds were pre served, though the last of the pack that quitted the rail was so near one of the wheels of the engine, that for a time it was supposed to have been destroyed.—/Vorth aaepton Herald. We had hoped that the evil spirit of incendiarism was laid in this district by the numerous detections and convictions which have taken place, but we regret to have to announce two more fires in the vicinity of this town. On Saturday night, between twelve and one o'clock, the premises of Mr. Harrison, of Tirnwarth, were discovered to be on fire, and notwithstanding the most praiseworthy exertions, two barns, two stables, a granary, cow-house with three cows and a calf, and from 200 to 300 coombs of corn, chiefly barley, were destroyed. One barn and the dwelling house, which were in considerable danger were preserved by covering the former with blankets and pulling down a part of a building adjoining to the latter. Mr. Harrison is amply protected by insurance ; but the alarm to his family, and to one in a delicate state of health, was very distressng, and makes the character of the act the more diabolical. The build ings, belonging to th e R ev . E. R . B enyon, were a l so in sured. On Sunday night a stack of beans on the lands of Mr. Gapp, of Walsbam, standing alone, was destroyed by fire.—Bury Post. FLUCTUATIONS IN THE PRICE OF RAILWAY SHARES. —From the share-table recently issued by Mr. Wat son, of Glasgow, some curious particulars of fluctua tions in the prices of shares may be gathered. Thus on the Bth of January, 1838, the shares of the Grea, 14% 40 40% 45 57'" 71 4 18% 177 103 233 1 ,:„ 27 1 /, 7 1; 52 5 .4 111 781, 17 ?..4 129 55 14 31 % 9 2% 47:% 7 3 A 1074 42 IA Western Railway were at 12 premium ; at the cor responding period of 1832 they were at 13 pre mium ; in 1840 they had sunk to 1 premium ; in 1841 they again rose to 31 premium ; in 1842 they were 222 ; 1843, 261 ; 1844, 32 ; and this year, on the same day, they had advanced to 87 premium. They are now much higher. The Liverpool and Manchester have shown the following fluctuations as to premium :-1838, 97 ; 1839, 104 ; 1840, 85 ; 1841, 86 ; 184206 ; 1843, 91 ; 1844, 130 ' • and 1845, 117. London and Birming ham fluctuated from the lowest point of 61 premium (in 1840) to the highest (in 1844) of 137. The most remarkable case is the York and North Midland, the shares of which in 1838 were at 24 discount, and rose by almost regular steps to 56 premium (on a 501. share) in 1845. The South-Western hare in the same period risen from 12 discount to about 47 pre mium on 391. shares. The Great North of England were in 1838 marked " no price ;" in 1840 they were at 25 discount ; in 1843 at 41 discount ; whereas in 1845 they were 47 premium on 1001. paid. The Manchester and Leeds shares, on the Bth of January of the same seven years, have stood thus:-1 premium ; 202 premium ; 10 premium ; 12 premium ; par ; 2 pre mium ; 31 premium ; 55 premium. The largest ad vance during 1844, was in Great North of England, 611.; and the greatest decrease in Liverpool and Manchester and York and North Midland, 144—Railway Record. INSTITUTE OF THE FINE ARTS.— On Saturday evening a general meeting of the members of the Insti tute of the Fine Arts took place in the theatre of the Society of Arts, John street, Adelphi, G. H. Ward, Esq., in the chair. Mr. Bass proposed a resolution, " That a vote of thanks be given by the Institute to the trustees of the Harcourt bequest, in having, in the com petition which had recently taken place with respect to the design for an altar-piece for St. James's church, Bermondsey, selected artists as judges of works of art." No less than sixty-seven large sketches as designs had been sent in by different artists, the aggregate cost of which could not have been less than 2,000/. After some opposition by Mr. Foggo, who objected to the selection being made by artists, as liable to intrigue, the motion was carried. The Secretary announced that the Council had decided on holding conversational meetings on every alternate Saturday, at which members were requested to attend with their books, prints, &c., of interest. EXTRAORDINARY ATTACK UPON Two CHILDREN BY A RAT.—The following extraordinary circumstance took place at Wandsworth a few days since, and has created some sensation. On Thursday evening Mr. Harrington, a tobacconist in the High-street, was sitting in the shop parlour with his wife, when they were alarmed by the screams of the children, who had been put to bed some time previously. They hastened up stairs, and were astonished at seeing the head and right hand of their youngest child, a girl about six years of age, bleeding. The other girl, who is eight years old, was also crying, and presently shrieked out " something is biting my toe." Mr. Harrington perceiving some thing move under the bed-clothes, instantly grasped it, and from the squeaking that ensued he conjectured it was a rat. He held it in one position until he was satisfied that suffocation had taken place. Mr. Harring ton afterwards turned down the bed-clothes and drew forth an enormous rat quite dead. Its teeth were of im mense size, and quite capable of doing fatal injury to the children, had it been undisturbed. The youngest child stated that she was awakened by the rat biting her head, and, fancying it was her guinea-pig, she put up her hand to drive it away, when it buried its teeth deeper into her head, and also bit her hand. The rat had evidently got beneath the bed-clothes to hide itself. How it came into the bed-room is a mystery; the room, as indeed was the house, was strictly examined, but no rats' holes could be discovered. It is supposed that it came in at the front door from an opposite sewer, and asscended the stairs immediately. The eldest girl was only slightly bitten on one of the toes. ALTERATIONS IN THE COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. — On Saturday Mr. Commissioner Goulburn presided in the Court previously occupied by Mr. Commissioner Fonblanque, who in future will hold his sittings in the oom where the late Sir C. F. Williams held his Court. Mr. Commissioner Evans, as the senior Commissioner, will be the Chief Commissioner. THE NEW JUDGE.—Mr. Baron Platt had an in terview this morning with the Lord Chancellor in his Lordship's private room, Westminster-hall. The new Judge will be sworn into office at ten o'clock to-morrow morning, and after being raised to the dignity of the coif, take his seat as one of the Barons of the Exchequer, in the room of Mr. Baron Gurney, resigned. SUICIDE AT THE DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND'S.— A man named Hollick, in the service of Mr. Hughes, upholsterer, of Piccadilly, and who was employed with others in preparing the mansion of the Duke of North umberland for the reception of the family, was on Sa turday morning discovered by his fellow-workmen to have committed suicide by hanging himself in one of the water-closets. For some days past the deceased had been labouring under a depression of spirits, but he had frequently expressed the greatest abhorrence at persons committing suicide. DUTIES ON BALTIC DEALS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Your Correspondent of the 22d instant labours under a mistake, when he says that the duties on Baltic deals, exceeding twenty-one feet in length, is less in proportion than on short lengths, because the duties are now charged on the cubic cnntents, whatever may be the dimensions. Formerly the duties were levied on under six feet, under sixteen feet, and under twenty-one feet— the duties amounting to a prohibition on anything above twenty-one feet. The present method of measurement is, however, pre judicial to the Baltic importers. The deals or battens are piled, and the duty is calculated on the cubic contents of the pile, no allowance being made for the loss arising from the deals not lying perfectly close together. The other day 98 loads, 45 feet of 3 by 11-inch, were mea sured by the Custom-house, 103 loads, 29 feet, and 163 loads, 5 feet 2i by 7-inch, were measured by the Custom house, 179 loads 23 feet. These differences are serious on the original cost.—l am, &c., Liverpool, Jan. 25, 1845. LAW INTELLIGENCE. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, Jan. 25. (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR OF ENGLAND.) DITCHBURN V. THE EASTERN COUNTIES AND THAMES JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY. Mr. Bethell and Mr. Bacon applied on behalf of Messrs. Ditcbburn and Maire, the steam-boat builders at Blackwell, for an injunction to restrain the above railway conipany from taking possession of a piece of land at the termination of the river Lee, in the Thames. The facts of the case were these :—Abo utl two years ago the plaintiffs having in contemplation to enlarge their works, made a purchase of a piece of land of about three acres to extend their building establishment, it being contemplated by Government to build a great number of war steamers there, and there being no other esta blishment on the river Thames so convenient as this spot. The plaintiffs, previous to August, 1844, having this purpose in view, put upon this land marks of an intention to build or to lay out the land for their naval purposes. The Railu ay Company Act, passed in 1844, and, when it was in progress, the plaintiffs exa mined the plans, and found they had not the power or intention of going beyond a certain line, and they did not oppose the passing of the Act, and, therefore, they proceeded to put slips and other ship-building conve niences on the land, and no communication was made to them at that time that the land would not be wanted by the Company ; but, in September, 1844, they received a notice from the Company to demand the particulars of the land, and the claim made by them, and stating that they were willing to treat for the land, and the compen sation to be made to them. No step was taken by the Company until November, when they gave notice that they would pay them 1,5001. 17s. for the land, asking if the plaintiffs would accept the same, if not, they would issue their warrant for the jury to assess the amount, on which the plaintiffs filed their bill on the 11th of January. Mr.. Stuart and Mr. Wood appeared for the Company. The VICE-CHANCELLOR said that, looking at the plans and the Act of Parliament, he thought the plaintiffs had established a fit case for an injunction. (Before Sir J. WIGRAM.) His HONOUR, after disposing of some unopposed pei tions, gave judgment in the two following cases : SMITH V. BEESLET. His Hortoun said that in this case he had had the mis fortune to differ from the Master in some of his conclu sions, but, at the same time, he thought it due to the Master to say that he bad great reason to complain of whoever it was, who had drawn up the decree on which he was to act, for it was clear that it ought to have been prefaced with an explanation for the Master's guidance. The case was one of disputed accounts between the as signees of Mr. Charles Roberts, innkeeper, and dealer in horses, of the New Inn, St. Alban's, in the city of Ox ford, the trustees having taken exception to some of the items of the Master's report. Having entered at length into the details of the case, his Honour decided that the three first exceptions must be allowed generally, and the fourth must also be allowed, except so far as related to the money paid to a firm called Wickens, Wilde, and Gabriel, with liberty to either party to except again to the report of the Master, to whom it was to be refers ed back to be reviewed. BAIL COUR7; Jan. 25. THE QUEEN V. THE OVERSEERS OF STORWOOD CRIMINAL INFORMATION. Mr. PARKLEY applied to his Lordship for a rule, calling upon William Rexton and Robert Jennings, the overseers of the parish of Storwood, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, to show cause why a criminal information should not be filed against them for illegal, harsh, and cruel conduct in the execution of their office. It ap peared from the statement of the Learned Counsel, and the affidavits filed in support of it, that the defendants s% ere both persons of property residing in the above parish, and that in the month of August, 1842, a labour ing man named W. Allinson, together with his family, resided in that place; and that in consequence of a very long illness, Allinson was compelled to apply to the parish officers for assistance, and which they ultimately obtained. At the expiration of a month the man was sufficiently recovered to be able to work again, and hail no occasion to make another application to the parish officers for assistance until March, 1843, when he again applied for relief, and obtained six shillings. In the following Midsummer the parish officers evinced an anxiety to get rid of Allinson and his wife altogether, and they induced Allinson's landlord to give him notice to quit the little cottage which he occupied in the parish. Storwood contained only twenty-five house, and the overseers in SO small a locality naturally possessed very considerable influence over the inhabitants, not one of whom would allow a poor man as tenant of his house, if they expressed a wish that he should be removed. Allinson's landlord, accordingly, gave him notice to quit, and ultimately turned him out of the cottage. This took place in July, 1844. Allin son's family had considerable difficulty in procuring an other lodging, but they at length did so, and the over. seers allowed is, 6d. a week towards their support; after which an order for their removal to Sutton was obtained, which order was appealed against at the sessions, and quashed. The overseers then told Allinson that they would not render any further assistance either to him or his family in the way of out-door relief, as they did not belong to their parish. Allinson on this an nouncement made an application to one of the magistrates on the subject, who advised him to apply to the overseers for relief, adding that it was their duty to find 'a settlement for him if he did not belong to Stor wood. Allinson made application to him accordingly, and they then agreed to allow him Is. 6d. a week towards his rent. Allinson again received notice to quit from his landlord, and on his applying to the overseers to know what he had better do, they told him they had nothing to do with him, and that he had better remove his family to Sutton at once. Allinson refused to do this, and requested Paxton would go with him before a magistrate, whose order he would willingly obey. Paxton told him that if he would not go to Sutton as he had been told, he might go to the devil. Allinson again went to a magistrate, who again told him the overseers were bound to relieve him or find him a settlement. On the 9th of October Allinson was turned out of his cottage, Paxton refusing to have anything more to do Kith him. Allin&on's wife subsequently ap plied for a lodging to a person named Pagett, a servant of Jennings, who agreed to let him have a lodging for one night, but Jennings having heard of it, came there and turned them out of the house. She then took her children to Paxton's house, where she was allowed to remain with them that night in the kitchen. The Learned Counsel, in conclusion, urged that the case was one which entitled him to the rule he had applied for. Mr. Justice WILLIAsis said there could be no doubt that the parties complained of were amenable to the law for their conduct. But the case was not one that called for the prompt interference of that Court. It was one that might be disposed of by indictment, and did not call for the interference of that Court.—Application refused. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. .MANSION-HOUSE. (SATURDAY.) POISONOUS CANDLES.—Mr. Blackmore attended before the Lord Mayor on behalf of Messrs. Francis Tucker and Co., wax and tallow-chandlers, to hear his Lordship's decision as to receiving the oath and de claration of Messrs. Tucker and Co., that they never bad used arsenic in making composite or any other candles in their manufactory. The LORD MAYOR said he had come to the resolu tion that he had not power to receive the declaration ; upon which Mr. Blackmore stated, that in consequence of the doubts expressed by his Lordship at the former hear ing, he had been instructed by his client to lay a case before the Solicitor-General, who, on the perusal of it, had written the following opinion : " I am of opinion that the Lord Mayor would not be justified in taking the proposed declarations. "FRED. THESIGER. "Temple, 25th Jan., 1845." CLERKEIV WELL. BRUTAL TREATMENT BY A SC BOOLMASTER.—A man named Michael Donovan, the master of the Roman Catholic charity school near Clarendon-square, St. Pancras, was brought before Mr. Greenwood, at five o'clock in the evening, charged with unmerci fully beating a lad nine years of age, who had been committed to his protection. Before the evidence was given the boy's back was exhibited, which presented a frightful spectacle, being covered with bruises. A medical gentleman present, a total stranger to all the parties interested, proceeded to examine it, and declared that the child had been treated in such a way as was calculated to produce a disease of the lungs to one of so tender an age. The complainant was then sworn, and said that on Thursday night, after he had retired to rest, his master came to his room, where there were ten other boys who had retired to rest, and in consequence of ' his being discovered with his stockings on the de fendant beat him with a strap, and inflicted the in• juries he had received. Mr. GREENWOOD asked the little fellow how many stripes his master gave him ?—He said he did not know. Mr. GREENWOOD—Is your father here? Boy— No ; he is in Bristol. Mr. GREENWOOD—Where is your mother ? Boy —She is dead, Sir. Mr. GREENWOOD (to the defendant)—This is a serious charge. What have you to say ? Defendant —The boy had been often told not to go to bed with his stockings, and he knew that it was against the rules. He was found with them on on Thursday night; and having been told of it, I gave him two stripes with a strap. He then got under the bed, and I called him many times to come out. He would not, and I pulled him up, and gave him two stripes more. _ _ Mr. GREENWOOD observed that the boy's back was I in that state that he would not exercise summary jurisdiction, and he would send him to be tried before twelve of his countrymen. The worthy magistrate then ordered that some of the intelligent boys that were in the same bed-room as complainant should be brought as evidence on Monday, and the defendant was held to bail until that day. LAMBETH. Samuel Orde, a youth of fourteen years of age, was finally examined upon three distinct charges of felony, the first for stealing a sword from the Surrey Theatre, the property of Mr. Hicks; the second with stealing a dress sword from the same theatre, belonging to Mr. Saville; and the third with stealing two swords and a silver mounted riding-whip from the dressing-room of Mr. Roxby, of the Olympic Theatre. The first and last charges were clearly substan tiatiated, and the prisoner, who has been before tried and convicted of stealing a watch from the shop of Mr. Arnold, of the Strand, was sent to Newgate for trial. THE HALMENEND MURDER EXECUTION OF DOWNING AND POWYS. STAFFORD, SATURDAY AFTBRNOON.—A com munication having been received this morning by the authorities, that the decision of the judges had been against the prisoners, the Sheriffs fixed twelve o'clock to-day for their execution. At an early hour the Rev. Chaplain visited the unhappy men, and continued with them up to the period when the fatal bolt was drawn. At elevea o'clock the wretched men received the Holy Sacrament, and paid the most mrrked attention to every part of that impressive service, making the responses with apparently much fervour. In the course of the morning Downing said, in reply to a question put by the Rev. Gentleman, " I have spoke the truth—it is a hard thing to suffer for other folks' deeds ; and the lad and me is as free as the Bible of this." He afterwards said, in the course of conversa tion, " If we suffer, we shall suffer wrongful ; we could na' help what folks said agen us, or the jury bringing us guilty; but we are as innocent as a child unborn ;" and Powys, in reply to the Rev. Gentleman, said, " I am innocent of it." After the unhappy men were pinioned, the chaplain asked them whether either of them had any request to make with respect to their relatives ? They both desired him to inform their friends that they hoped they would prepare to meet them in Heaven, and that they would lead a good life ; that they were going out of the world innocent, and were not afraid to die. Precisely at twelve o'clock the tolling of the prison bell announced that the melancholy procession was moving towards the place of execution. The culprits, who had undergone no apparent alte ration since their trial, walked with a firm and un faltering step. On reaching the lodge, Powys, who saw Mr. Superintendent Bergen, requested him to shake hands with him, and said, emphatically, " God bless you! It's hard to die innocent ; but I can for give you." Downing ascended the drop with a hasty step, and placed himself immediately under the fatal beam, and whilst the executioner was adjusting the rope, he said—" Gentlemen, here is two chaps going to be murdered. We are going to die as innocent as a child unborn. We are free from it." Powys then ascended the scaffold, and whilst the executioner was putting the rope round his neck, he said to him, " I want to say something ; don't put the rope so tight—l can't breathe." The chaplain then shook hands with Downing, and exhorted him, in the most solemn manner, to tell the whole truth, as he was about to leave the world ; to which Downing replied, " I am not guilty ; lam as innocent as a child unborn. The Lord in Heaven knows we are, and we shall be with him in a very short time." The chaplain having also shaken hands with Powys, and repeated the ex hortation, Powys said, " We are going to die for a thing we know nothing about, and I hope the Lord in Heaven will protect us." He added, "'We are going to suffer for that which we are innocent of ;" to which Downing rejoined, " Yes, and it will be known before twelve months who is the guilty person, and they will be no better off than we are." Powys said, " We have had our lives sworn away ; but I can forgive." Downing further said, "I hope it will come out, and that the country will know that we are in nocent, and our friends will be cleared of it. The Lord knows that we are going to suffer for a thing that we never did." He also said he was going to die for injuring a man he never injured in his life, and the man never injured him. After the caps had been drawn over their faces, and whilst the chaplain was proceeding with the burial service, both the criminals praying aloud, apparently with great fervour, that their souls might be saved. Whilst they were engaged in prayer the drop fell, and the world closed upon them for ever. Downing ceased at once to live, but Powys was greatly convulsed, and struggled for several minutes. THE EARL OF MORNINGTON.—We regret to hear there is no improvement whatever in the health of this venerable nobleman. Up to an advanced hour, the answer given to the numerous inquiries was, that the Noble Earl remained much the same. Lord Francis Egerton has, we regret to say, been suffering from an attack of gout, at Hatchford Hall. His Lordship is, however, again convalescent. Mr. F. Egerton has joined the Excellent, at Port mouth. EXECUTION OF WM. HO WELL, IPSWICH, SATURDAY AFTERNOON.—This wretched man expiated his offence on the scaffold in front of Ipswich gaol at twelve o'clock. His two companions in crime—Walter Howell, his brother, and Israel Shipley—were respited on Friday. The Rev. Mr. Page has been most unremitting in his attention to the condemned criminals, all of whom have conducted themselves in an exemplary man ner. When the elder Howell (William) entered the gaol, about five months since, he was not able to read or write, nor did he know a syllable of the Lord's Prayer ; but, by the excellent regulations of the prison, he had made himself a tolerable plain scholar by a close application to the books that were furnished him by the visiting justices and the chaplain. On Friday he saw his mother and sister, in the bpresence of the Governor and another officer, and the scene was a very distressing one. The prisoner throughout his confinement has protested his inno cence, and on Thursday night he slapped Turner, one of the turnkeys, on the shoulder, and remarked, " I know I deserve to die for the many offences I have committed, but I declare to God I never steeped my hands in human blood." Soon after he observed, " There is a man in this prison who could save my life if he liked." This was in reference to a smuggler lately apprehended, and to whom all the condemned criminals addressed a letter, which they entrusted to the Rev. Chaplain to deliver. On another occasion he observed, " That man ought to pray to his God to morrow at twelve, when I am on the scaffold." On Friday night, after the chaplain left the prison, the culprit offered up a sincere prayer, and then sank down from exhaustion in his bed. From an early hour thousands began to assemble in the vicinity of the prison, and the all-absorbing topic was whether all the culprits were to die, for it was not generally known iu the town that any re spites had arrived. At nine o'clock the Rev. F. Page entered the gaol, and directly proceeded to the prisoner's cell. Having remained about an hour with the culprit, he next proceeded to the chapel to prayers. The prisoner joined in the devotional service with great earnest ness, and at the conclusion partook of the sacrament. His brother, Walter Howell, and Shipley, likewise partook of the sacrament, and betrayed great emotion and penitence. The prayers having been ended, the two Howells and Shipley, accompanied by the Rev. Mr. Page, went into the Rev. Gentleman's room, which is ad joining the Governor's house, at the western end of the convicts' yard. Here it was that they took their final leave, and a most distressing scene ensued. From eleven o'clock the bell of St. Margaret's Church tolled at intervals, up to twelve o'clock, a solemn death-knell for the criminal. About the latter hour the awful procession was discovered emerging out of the door• way of the governor's house, and wending its slow progress to the gate keeper's lodge, in front of which the gallows was erected. On entering the lodge the prisoner knelt down in the centre, before a stool, and the chaplain continued reading prayers. The culprit three times ejaculated, with his hands upraised and clasped together, in a firm but agonised tone, " Gracious Lord, look down upon me ; Lord help me ; Lord have mercy upon me !" Calcraft pinioned his arms while he was kneeling, and this having been done, he stood up and cried aloud, " Gracious God, be merciful unto me ! 0 Lord, into thy hands I commit my spirit ! O Saviour, blessed Jesus, receive my soul !" He took no notice of those who surrounded him, but ascended the ladder unassisted, and with a firm step. Calcraft having adjusted the fatal noose, and drawing a cap over his face, he continued to move his hand, and pray aloud. Immediately before the drop fell, he said, with great emphasis, to the mob, " My dear friends, I die innocent of the crime laid to me, that is all I wish to say to you." The drop then fell, and the wretched man was launched into eternity without making scarcely a perceptible struggle. The body having been suspended an hour, it was cut down, and was to be buried at night within the precincts of the gaol. It was calculated that there were above 12,000 spectators 'present, a majority of whom were females and boys. THE CHAPLAIN'S STATEMENT. After the last penalty of the law had been enforced, the chaplain was so deeply affected that he was com pelled to retire to his private reom in the gaol ; but as soon as he had recovered from the shock his nerves had sustained, he favoured the reporter with the fol lowing statement : " From the first moment that he (Howell) came here, five months ago, there has always been a spirit of devotion about him ; and although some points were reserved for the judges, he prepared to meet his fate immediately after his trial. When I informed him, on Sunday morning last, that the judges had decided against him, he gave himself up from that time to constant prayer, and placed himself entirely in the hands of his spiritual instructors, exhibiting the most extreme penitence. This morning he took the sacrament with the two prisoners who have been re spited. Ido not generally administer the sacrament —I did not to the last poor woman—but I believe their minds were in a fit state to receive it. He ap peared to find great comfort in the prayers of the Communion Service, the meaning of which I had fully explained to him on Friday night. When he heard from me that Walter's life was to be spared, but his own doom remained unchanged, he said, Thank God, for sparing my poor brother Walter's life ;' he made no complaint of his own sentence being carried out ; not a word of any kind escaped his lips. On Thursday, when he parted with his mother, he sent word to his wife and child—he told his mother, ' Oh, tell my , dear wife to turn from sin and serve God, and bring up my child in the fear of God.' Up to the time the younger Howell received the message of mercy, he was young and thoughtless, and I could not fix his mind upon the awful fact that he was about to die. From the mo ment, however, that he was told his sentence was respited, he has been deeply overcome. After they had left the chapel this morning, they came into my room and he threw his arms round his brother's neck at parting, and several times kissed him ; his brother enjoined him to repent, but his exact words I do not know. Shipley also bade the criminal good-bye, and shook hands with him, on which Howell emphatically said, Oh, Shipley, turn from sin.' The Rev. Ed ward Harstson, the Rector of St. Stephens, and the Rev. Mr. Reeve, of Trinity, assisted me in affording them spiritual consolation before the respite arrived, and we are all agreed that William Howell died in a repentant and believing state of mind and heart. We received a letter from the Secretary of State this morning, ordering Shipley and Walter Howell to be transported for life. We made very important com munications, the nature of which I cannot tell you, to the Secretary of State, and I believe they led to the commutation of their sentences. I doubt if Sir J. Graham was influenced by the petition from the town." THE MARYLEBONE VESTRY. THE CASE OF THE REV. DR. PENFOLD On Saturday there was again a very full attendance of the Marylebone Vestry, at the Court•house, Mary lebone, created by the anxiety to hear the debate ad journed from Saturday last, relative to the charges recently made against the Rev. Rector of Trinity Church, Dr. Penfold. The Rev. Dr. SPRY, the Rector of Marylebone, again presided, and all the local clergy were present on the occasion. The Rev. Dr. Penfold also occupied his place in the vestry. The minutes of the last meet ing having been read and confirmed, and other routine business disposed of, the Rev. Chairman culled on Sir Peter Laurie, as the mover of the adjournment on the previous Saturday, to resume the debate on the reso lution to appeal to the Bishop of London concerning the 251. which the Rev. Dr. Penfold is alleged to have improperly detained. Sir P. LAURIE said, this important matter, which had been so fully discussed in the vestry last Saturday, would, he believed, be closed that day in a most satisfactory manner.—(Hear, hear.) He was glad to have it in his power to state that it would be wholly unnecessary for the vestry to carry the reso lution which had been adopted on the first occasion, inasmuch as the 251. had been paid into the hands of the trustees of the Girls' Charity School.—(Loud cries of " Hear, hear.") Under such circumstances he hoped that the non-confirmation of the minute for going to the Bishop of London concerning the subject, would be at once and unanimously carried.—(Hear.) Mr. WALPOLE EYRE had nothing further to say than that he entirely agreed in the hope expressed by Sir Peter Laurie, that henceforth a good feeling would exist between the clergy and laity of the parish. The Rev. CHAIRMAN now put the question to a show of hands, and said he felt great pleasure in stating that the non-confirmation of the minute was carried unanimously. The Rev. Dr. Penfold instantly rose, and having made his obeisance to the chairman, left the vestry. REPEAL OF THE WINDOW DUTIES. A numerous deputation from the Parochial Com mittee waited upon the vestry to present a memorial, signed in two hours by 638 rate-payers, praying them, as the representatives of the parish, to take im mediate steps for aiding in the present movement to secure from Government, now there was a surp l us revenue, a total repeal of the window duties. Upon the motion of Mr. MICHIE, seconded by Mr. H. C. WiLsosi, it was resolved to call a special vestry to consider the subject, and also to call upon the Members for the borough, and all resident Members of Parliament, to attend on the occasion. The vestry then broke up. 'We have more than ordinary pleasure in being enabled to state, on the best authority, that very favour able accounts have been received of Sir William Follett's health, and that there is every hope of his inimPqiate re turn to this country, and of his health being sufficiently re-established to undertake the discharge of his duties in Parliament at the commencement of the session. THE MAYOR OF PRESTON'S FANCY BALL. (From the Prgston a Chronicle.) For the last few weeks the principal topic of conver sation among the ladies and gentlemen of this town and neighbourhood has been the Costume Ball, announced to be given by the chief magistrate of the borough, John Paley, jun., Esq. Great were the preparations made for the occasion, and great the skill, ingenuity, and taste, exercised to add to its attractions, and to invest it with every possible eclat. Those honoured with invitations to the foie lost no time in searching the stores of his trionic and fictitious literature, both in prose and poetry, as well as the pages of modern and ancient, English and foreign history, for characters wherein to make their debut. The popular heroes, in every department of lite rature, were evoked for the occasion ; and the stage had its province invaded for new personifications and repre sentations, in order that aspirants, although uninitiated in the mysteries of the " acting drama," might make their appearance for " one night only." Peaceful subjects became all at once warlike ; military and naval uniforms were inquired after and engaged, with out even communication with the Horse Guards or Admiralty ; and swords were examined, as if the Otaheite question had been unsettled, and the Prince de Join ville had been about to pay us a visit of a less ceremo nious character than his illustrious father did to our So vereign, a short time ago. Our fair friends, though some% hat more mysterious in their preparations, were nut a whit behind the ruder sex. The most fanciful regions of fiction, as well as the most lovely phases of real life, were examined for becoming attire, and the display of Thursday evening attested the judgment and good taste with which their researches had been directed. It was early evident, from the almost universal ac ceptance of the numerous invitations, and the anxiety each invited guest evinced to make preparations worthy of the event, that, as a scene, it would be amongst " the gayest of the gay," and would possess, in the annals of oar civic hospitality, the most prominent and distin guished p!ace. These anticipations have been more than realised. The all-evenful day, looked forward to with so many anxious thoughts, and so many flutterings of hope, with such fond desires to emulate and excel, has passed with even more eclat than its hospitable promoter had expected, or the most sanguine of the joyous guests had ventured to hope. The time fixed for the opening of the ball was nine o'clock ; and, shortly before That hour, carriages began to set down company at the principal entrance to the Guildhall. A considerable crowd had gathered around the building, to catch a passing glimpse of the pic turesque attire of the several visitors; but the erection of a temporary porch, for the greater comfort and con venience of the guests, prevented anything but a mo mentary glance, and even this could only be caught by those close to the door. The crowd—as crowds gene rally are on festive occasions—was in the best humour; and their occasional critical observations upon the ladies and gentlemen, their dressses, and things in ge neral, elicited many a hearty laugh from the bystanders. The excellent regulations of the police prevented any in convenience or accident. As the company alighted, the ladies were shown into Mr. Ewan's shop, which had been set apart as the robing-room, in which, should oc casion require it, the last touch could be given to the ar rangements of the toilette, before entering the hall. A smaller apartment was fitted up for the gentlemen. Having ascended the grand staircase, each successive guest was ushered into the " Council Chamber," no longer resounding with the dry details of our Improve ment Commissioners' affairs, or the discussion of the "grave and reverend seigneurs," the aldermen and coun cillors of the borough. This was fitted up as the Recep tion-room ; and here, on two handsome state chairs, sat the much-respected host, our hospitable Mayor, and his amiable lady, the Mayoress, the former attired in his official robes, as chief magistrate of the borough, and Mrs. Paley in a splendid fancy dress of black velvet, in the style of Marie Antoinette, trimmed with ermine, with a corsage of white satin, trimmed with pearls and lace, and a blonde dress hat and feathers. The name of each visitor was announced on his arrival, and each then paid his or her respects to the Mayor and Mayoress. The Council Chamber is a handsome room, and re quired less of the decorator's art, for the present pur pose, than the Town Hall. Some tasteful additions had, however, been made to its ordinary features, and several large pier glasses were placed in the apartment. It was well lighted, and had a brilliant appearance. Over the entrance to the Ball-room was a neat silvered cast of the Prince of Wales's feathers. Before entering into the Ball-room, we may state that the hall usually occupied for the administration of jus tice was made available for dancing ; the Council Chamber, as we have said, for the Reception-room ; and the Guild Hall, as the Refectory. The appearance of the Ball-room was gorgeous in the extreme, its plain every-day appearance being com pletely lost in the splendour of the decorations which met the eye on every side. On the south end a spacious new orchestra bad been erected across the room ; over head, was a large cast, in relievo, of the Preston arms, the escutcheon being supported by banners, cannons, swords, and other implements of warfare, as usual in ornamental emblazonments. In front was a large painting of the crest of the Prince of Wales, with the motto of the principality, " Ich Dien ;" and, on the right, the arms of Mr. Alderman Jacson ; Mr. Alderman Clayton, and Mr. Alderman Ger man ; on the left, those of Mr. Councillor Addi son, Mr. Alderman Taylor, and Mr. Alderman S. Horrocks—six of the last Mayors. On the east side of the room was gracefully arranged some extremely neat banner drapery, the centre object being the Queen's arms—the side ones the arms of Prince Albert and the Prince of Wales, all upon ermine grounds. The light blue drapery connecting each heraldic achievement, was relieved by several graceful festoons of roses and ever greens. The effect was exceedingly rich and tasteful. At the south and in the centre, over the portrait of George the Second, was an emblazonment, in relief, of the Queen's arms, supported on the right by a handsome silk royal standard, and on the other a neat union jack. Oa the right hand were also the county arms, and on the left the armorial bearings of Mr. Paley. The magis trates' bench was fitted up for spectators, and the steps approaching it, covered with scarlet cloth. Instead of the usual stern administrators of justice, there were during the evening numerous ladies occupying the seats. No doubt numerous decisions were given from the bench that evening, from which, of course, no appeal lies ; as gallantry acknowledges no higher court than the smiles of grace and beauty. On the west side, the prisoners' dock" was fitted up as a tent, from which were served ices and other refreshments. The tablet of Guild Mayors, in the recess on the west side, was festooned with flowers ; as were also the large mirrors on each side—above them being ornamental devices of military arms. The decorations here were light and tasteful, and reflected great credit on the skill and taste of Mr. Moon and Mr. Carr, by whom they were principally executed. In the recess, on the west side, was a dais, capable of ac commodating a considerable number ; and on the op • posite side were also raised seats, the whole length of the room. As the company began to pour in the scene became most animated and picturesque, and each succeeding visitor added to the interest of the gay display. Many scrutinizing glances were cast to detect friends in their new garb ; and although masks were prohibited, the change in some was so great that the most intimate ac quaintances could not recognise each other. Many amusing incidents of this character occurred during the evening ; in some instances it was a considerable time before the incognito could be removed. Many meta morphoses were so strong, that we fancy some would scarcely have known their own reflections in the mirrors. We have, however, heard of no inconvenience resulting from this particular feature of " Abseeee-of-mind-ism." Groups of characters of every nation and age were seen ; and as steam in our day has almost annihilated the bar riers of time and space, in our every-day-life communi cations with each other, and with surrounding nations, so here did it seem as it the dates and times, which we asso ciate with historical records, had been swept away, and every age and clime were presented to the view. Not only were these distinctions discarded, but rank was forgotten, and, unlike parvenus in general, the lords and ladies, kings and queens, knights and chiefs, of the evening, esteemed it not beneath their new dignity to make themselves agreeable with peasants and lowly damsels. The " Old English Gentleman," with frosted locks, found favour in the eyes of the youngest beauty; and the antiquated dame flirted with the gayest and, most juvenile cavalier; the inhabitants of different na tions met, as they ought always to do, on the best terms, without the need of ambassadors or other diplomatic officials, or exchange of protocols or treaties. " All sorts of people there were seen together ; All sorts of characters; all sorts of dresses." Amidst all this exciting pageantry, there must, at times, with many, have been an occasional reflection as to the real object, character, and use of a fancy ball. There may have been, doubtless there were some, who with a calculating utilitarianism looked coldly upon the fete, but there are many more, and we must confess our selves among the number of those, who rather admire this revival of the old taste fur pageantry among the wealthier classes. In olden times this feeling begot a degree of charity and consideration for other classes, and particularly for the poor ; and we do not see why the same results may not be expected at the present day. We need not with Englishmen argue this question ; their own frequent enjoyments are admitted to have the effect of expanding the heart and making them more philanthropic. Besides the employment caused by them for many artizans and others, it likewise prevents the growth of the unfeeling, calculating, money-grubbing, but tasteless and unsympathising, uti litarian desire, of amassing mere money wealth. With the moderate exercise of a different spirit, we should also encourage the revival of a taste for the beautiful decora tions in tapestry, paintings, statues, and other articles of vertu,rich costume, and splendidly illuminated books, in which our ancestors delighted in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. This would soon extend to other classes, and we should then see in our own day more of the architectural splendours that adorned the old manor halls, monastic piles, and yeoman's granges of England. We are, however, now digressing ; we must resume our narrative. The picturesque groupings to which we have alluded, as the characters dropped in, were more marked, and more picturesque as the sets were formed for dancing, which commenced about eine o'clock, to the excellent music of Horabin's well-known band. Cava liers and courtiers of the troubled times of the Charleses, " When civil dudgeons first grew high, - And men fell out they knew not why ; When foul words, jealousies, and fears Set folks together by the ears," forgot their differences, and danced on amiable terms together. Edward Warmsley and numerous well re presented highland chieftains, " all plaided and plumed in their tartan array," were as social as possible with the Hanoverian Georges. The Pretender was not pre sent, but numerous other pretenders to thrones end titles were. Fi (Au two: multitude 01 military uniforms of so many different nations, one might almost have ima gined the Allied Sovereigns were holding a congress in .---"" .--- Afos es,. ........ ............,..................................................- the vicinity. A considerable number wore etirt is the and very well many of our townsmen looked ' a fo ot aristocratic habiliments. Brigands were wa lkiag n;tel with the ntmost nonchalance, regardless of eith er °e or police, and midshipmen who " little thought upon The dangers of the seas. " There were three Earls of Leicester, and Leiceste:ol the life ; for not an Amy Robsart did they bring t° in ,/ the gay court. Eastern worthies, also, there were tIA but to particularise, we should have tog° thr°llSole° history of almost every age and every c lime. of characters were well supported ; but among 5° t fci well-dressed ones, it would be invidious to select toki special commendation. 10 1° 1 A few words, however, we must devote to rtior and a loftier theme. The dresses of the fairer 1 1 : 00 14 1 the company were generally very beautiful, ea ci aie gest . there was less attempt at disguise than anicoeriarscsy men, some of them sustained their assume e f 50 0 excellently. Many of the loveliest creations ir' 4 0 prolific genius were personified, and some othe r I to b e heroines were represented. Preston has occio i l y b illg, j '• proud of the display of beauty on Thu cc ' ig e bt 1 " Swiss, Italian, Portuguese, or Scotch costunie.alaelit' ' assumed, but the features of the Lancashire wiw mained undisguised, as they should ever be. , e lofe e The Refectory' Ives thrown open a little be i° l l 0. 0 o'clock, and presented a scene by no means ini e o f tb° taste, elegance, splendour, and liberality-, 1 . 13 au l t irtol e° other portions of the entertainment. 'rue , - ,„y e rov - , itself is similar in appearance to the ReeeP":" t h pi , :, and was ornamented much in the same wei r 7, 1 b.10 1 1 . glasses, mirrors, and heraldic devices ; one e '„,iilte j j of which was exceedingly elegant and aPPr ° , 4 r," f esePo r was p • laced at the upper end of the room , it, a- t ,' o otel the royal arms, with the motto, "Fear G 0 - ll ' g $ o 9 ~.; , p Queen," with a small achievement below, contr. 10 10 arms of the borough, with the legend, contr. 'lli' Esq., Mayor, 1844-5." ri tlt The collation was of the choicest kind. Ye,.l cacy that could tempt the palate, and m ake ue o d it e * tite grow by what it fed on," was supplied lin t!'* and the taste with which it was set out by pe re entitled that gentleman to the highest thePreise b l i ; luxury had its appropriate ornament ; e vea _d Al moulded into the most delicate shapes, was °lel :fi ll little confectionery banners, exhib itin g the arr ae oto r n , ton, the name of the Mayor, anti other aPPNPT.jak r o f vices ; while the numerous fruit-stands, heatt-oaelsao apples and other rich dessert dainties, wer e - 10 to A i r classic art in sculpture. The refreshment's,' o f it :0 company, were in fancy costume, and inu e " au st,d quite as much disguised. We could not bat P - r iob;s the repast, to notice an item of the furnituel, otty massive silver salver, containing an inseriPti ° l 4 Col, forth that it was " Presented by the MaV,,, it r ioo Ii _A Q V ration of Preston to Mr. Lynn, of the NY tt"Th i lter, t ie Liverpool, for the taste and skill he exhibited trio of t d tending the arrangement of the r efresh ai latei ti. r Guild in 1822." The room was brilliantlf 1 .1, 0 0 0 sod 511 m by a chandelier suspended in the centre ; - A roes candelabra which graced the tables. i ga r o ll The wines were of the best quality, ellullivo,,e• profusion—perhaps, indeed, too profuselft 40.10 judge from the effects produced upon a fe' l its de r, o o' pany, who seemed to have forgotten tbst i - t eei ° ' f er flavour was insidious, and that little hey alma to ° o ld eating excitement of the occasion was regal"' It o(," throw the just balance of the ball-rooro• as lo n scarcely be hyperbolical to say that h°B llb e es bso l 0 4 and sherry, kilderkins of hock, and pipe' s °- tied; ,ne must not only have been broached, but OW - tiew eV the evening ; and yet the supply exceeded the odd The luxurious old Romans, who occasionallY /11 1 .4 P e ' ler fountains run with the purple juice of the andgri'oci not have despised the liberal flow of rare 4Ol at this hospitable revel. reg l , Dancing continued with great spirit, a n n jetO,,,s owfassudpapn congruitiesoc supporting n ab g rye tmhee t courtiersw historical ith i n character,evoefry the : : ,. .,i c e y sy v . o s 60 - f e j ,t P day life, „all, wonder at the delight they afford in a '''" _ll In especially thee f a o r r ly th p e a i r r t development. e t l h o e pm e e v n e t n . in g i•ro ° or the b „, sl "0 4 much crowded ; but the opening oithe sePr oo r s r ei r le l o ' the promenading ppt;oemsseunrae,dianngdinotehedarneccienpgtion-rooni. 00 0 1.° fr# Ws , m ore reo p± ac iOf Much less inconvenience, in this trifliog i. V7doe, experienced than was generally exP,etrffet)°tet,e was continued without intermission notiL a- 0;015 in the morning ; and, on " God se /e ,„„ to ,its,,,' being played by the band, as an intiost•Zettrioalr the loyal tune was received as if it h a ,i - eg .led Pr a party of Highland Jacobites, so un" - , 11 0 10 0 yet numerous party to depart, and so, i the hours had passed so rapidly. p aac Ws I; eluded, promenading was continued for oP ies fe i nt an hour, most being yet unwilli n g hest eir one of t he which, to all, had been h i 10" and gratification. Of ° 0 1 1 4 , In concluding our notice of this sple n Li t e i Ito 4 only repeat the sentiments felt and express )(9-' sent, of the hospitality, affability , ot tu w ort h i n te : which characterised the demeanour of the tb - , otiv , 4 9. his amiable lady, and the family, duri o C tho A i 0 ing. Their whole desire appeared to be Waile d of the general enjoyment of their 14 11e , 5 ,,;e' ct r erof they eminently succeeded. May theY'S,Ob e 4tt r i receive that respect and goodwill, "I'd til e '!" yours for the amusement and advantsge ;,,siol ih townsmen, on the present and former eee ell merited. --0146 ° LLOYD'S SHIP 16 T O , orit 3 )o o EAST INDIA SHI P ~,ti ,: , Arrivals Helen Mary, Gordon, fr°"-Pecu."o7l,ol the Downs, sailed Nov. 1, St. H01e 136 'lli a , 4 / 1 ",), Lawson, from Batavia, in the Dovill',,o ) 1 ",,,r St. Helena Dec. 9 ; Trusty, El•don , ir - 4 P .- Romney, sailed Aug. 27, sMty.uritsius ° at ' . ', °#/ o . o# a Nov. 16. Get' ' Arrivals at Mauritius—Cassiopes,,, , '.,,, / Liverpool ; Belle Creole, 27th, _ i ff_ Adi s °.- '_, , IF, Perseverance, Corkhill, from . 561 '1, fka'llir Handley, from Calcutta • AnaiF, 2 8t- ' )10): 0 4; Briton, 30th, from Madagascar ; lig e r ue SS ; l't Conway, Kelley, from Madagascar ; `fro - e t from Bourbon to Singapore ; Charlottel co on 10 1 ' 0 with Captain Bega and crew of the I,icilitfee" Freres, wrecked at Agalega on the 15t;pg,..iiv ad Departures from Mauritius—Sani,arci 07 /pa . Cork ; Persian and Derwent, 29th, '- all to London. ee, . 4 Arrivals at Ichaboe—Warrior, r„.„ll„dottt 7' Bay ; Mary Ann, Allen, from Py- 111 fr y P ee. / Owen, from London. Arrival at St. Helena—Scinditor 5.e " -- ' 00 . Calcutta to London. so led/ Richard Ceb dent Oci" pe A nl rr a i n v d al c a e t rk ß , i h o— uud ich t a . . o .N _ ju . $0 4 :0, nesls'itrucnEtedALwnitEhaTh'sis llhAuarritielsr:s;ilaffit9obrocti:oo.Ace, r,0.4 The meet was at Dorney-corninon• INIC`-(l)..tY attended by Major-General WeinYs9'ess elli?" Captain Meynell, His Royal gighn6aotieltillelef capital runs before he returned to the : h 00 plav i , was found close to the common, wh,., e „ 5010 1 '4 a fast run of thirty-five minutes in t"" was ", e t wltich she started. The second larneri,nei4boo' i a run of twenty minutes, on Loro,-..e-a of ' f . ,,, near Maidenhead. The field coo0"0„ lle,-Yri, of the neighbouring yeomen and fara i n e 0 041 I' o ; WILL OF ILTID N ICHOLL, ESa.7„.,,jr ,A j o e ir'` ? ,;,, —The will of Iltid .Nicholl, Esq. , Lit'orice°ds, °Y,',l curator, has just been proved in IP c o 'f 1)°, 1 " , f e 5 0 0 9 l Henry Iltid Nicholl, Esq., D°c tQl. o s - 6 4 ttli e er, and one of the executors. The deee an d 41 1 4 t" wife his carriage_ y horses, plate, &c +, tri l io'fif 1,2001. a year. T o each o r his u ino. - c h Of h i ll 44 , sons the sum of 10,000/1 each. T,o, e Q toof h ij ,o ',. g t r o f 100/. each (accounting for the itroni' ll- r i by " - ,,-eAlif . oo by alluding to their portions adeoll:cce,hisl)°.; Ou" ' O , marriage). He also gives to his o w house °.",10P,"4/01 land-place ;to his son John his cio`o,o street, where his business bas been of of l'ocel' e underl rt i oe is gsie e it l uh d ee e i r s 6 o t o wf , s o il o tl u n ill o s . i h . _i property,his estates i a p t t u e e u r s s it n o i i n u f n t i; 1 p a 5:::: t)1:: f oo 1 ; 1 ,1;;: f [ADVERTISEMENT.] --- .AST/10104 o f ° l t , " BREATH. COUGHS, AND COLDS.-,reSi'llsyetkilfel CASE.—The Rev. David Williams, tn. i vigl e- . flt, l ' r minister at Beaumaris, in the Islandc",s,tliot‘i t 13 :1,: 0 a letter dated the 14th of January', 18', iosocasvoicil mended HOLLOWAY'S PILLS to a P'9o', oltoc:00, ,:i of Hugh Davis, who at the ti ale 1 00 11" r 0 0 0 , O # ,*; , walk for want of breath; that he h ° go oth e rr oo lli ,c6 ' ' few days when he appeared golteloo 00; i", 11, inbreath was easy and natural, and he voiletoof elf/ strength." These wonderful pills _ 00 11 0 0 3 V cold, or asthma. Sold liegeros°roi tol / blishment, 244, Strand (w advie„encloll ..,,,,e and by almost all respectable ry - r ll ey throughout the civilised world. . c s A l e d s ,l l ijil' STRANGE RAILWAY. Occvool` psi' Do? I},p, hollef 00,,,0,i‘ On Monday night, a stone or 4 ' ' •, ( 10 01 Iry ;1 11 , the upper part of the glass of the %via t oil' fo rd) of a first-class carriage in the rit t ' oorttille t o ' r er;, 4 Leeds, Manchester, York, and the i s I I). 1 .0?" boot pc, i , .!,t a quarter past ten oclock, s„ b ay r e ., 0;v ;r, Derby station, the speed being 5.,.,"g ers 0 llll or Po OO, eti, Ai tory to encoring the station. •°-' ~ de ach e ‹oolna 10 The carriage was after it -- t - e- - t.- .1") • k voy to A, and detained at Derby, where ii T he , c oo' • bullet or other missile was found, eo ite 3t o ( one of great mystery', onl, ,11,45ertiser;filytote.,,10,,t$4 interest at the station.--Thozil'"- ais— er - ✓ Jr hunCdoraelds naLdeigfliairnynfeulruhilajoei:ofh-tebeenio3f:sy jecjoeoo.l3),l/0 in the parish of Conincrsby, 111efdeae°11.1004 O ci I`, E V -rbabla Ar c heir us er IL' o il/ 'th . 1 _ fo rti:l 00 4 ,0 re, Ps jr_,e'zclnco"or4o, and - the the Venert"" this season ofinthacee°;e4aril,c6:llv.rti'thtfl'e:sf°ll:Bl-01;4-1.r. latter 101. ni t oos t t h b e en ß e e v v o . ie J n o t hil a n Du p oiro" the above .a c s r 0 0 __ envrar On the 21r3ed t cp' etP— co" 13 IWO S• , o t IA den 0, On the 14th inst., at Paris, the l a Carmichael, d, I°. inst., in Monn u ` Ar tiltm b e Francis, o f a s on• On the 23d inst" a t Ickw orth daughter. tir d' 0 0 / MAiil3°P-tiesf C o ll f 13e. ° 5 0 G. On the 18th inst., at St. Va ncra, s , i cilh S. Drew, the Bev. James Parnel"De late f°` gate, to Frances, third daughter of -sq., of Bennet t's End, llerts. F tio jerf I)ll).ciaila 1 1 0 0 ' On the 22d inst., in Ayrshire, To le t te o Ball hoc myie, Vieg e l k iere ier°7, f 4' On the 23d inst., at Lordsbiria rige infant daughter of the Bev. ;; 1 111 ov a, . t aidi h - c oy 0 . i SLJ Vriutu r St r and, in the Preciuct of 012.7, Middlesex, Dioadalf ThE SuN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENTING, JANUARY 27, 1845.