The Sun. — London, England, 1850-12-03 00:00:00

GERMANY. The Berlin journals of the 30th give the following SS the draught of the addresss of the Lower House. In this draught the German question is mentioned with an expression of grief respecting the inefficiency of the measures for an arrangement of the German Constitution. A hope is added that the Constitution, as fore slodowed by the League, will sooner or later become reality, and that in this arrangement of affairs Prus.sia will have a suitable position. The address protests against the regeneration of the Federal Assembly. In the Schleswig question the address protests against foreign intervention, but it adds that if this question cannot ba settled without intervention, it hopes that all the Governmsnts of the Confederation will combine for the purpose of terminating the con flict in a manner which shall protect the well-founded rights on all sides. The address makes no mention of the Press Law. The Prussian troops at Cassel have been reinforced by a detachment of 6,000 men. BELGIUM. BRUSSELS.—A regular •team communication is in progress between Antwerp and New York. The re quisite capital, estimEed at 3,000 000/ , has already been subscrile-ri iu Eagland. A rpoitisi ion has been sent to all the man ufaeturers in the Prus,ian-Rhenish provinces to cu-operate in the undertaking, and to transport their good. and manufactures through this channel ; five new vessels are to be built, end are to be fitted up expressly for emigrants. Toe success of the enterprise is looked upon as secure, as the Belgian Government has guaranteed 4 per cent. interest. In the recent sittin = of the Chambers, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, submitted the diplomatic corre spondence with Rome relative to the Latin address pronounced by the Pope in a private consistory, on the 20th of May, 1850, which has excited such great astonishment in the Cabinet, at the displeasure expressed by the Pope at the recent Government measure relative to national educa tion. In this address the Pope says that he eannot fail to express his grief at the danger which threatens the Roman Catholic reli. gion in Belgium, and calls upon the King and those who hold the reins of government to consider as their paramount duty to protect and defend the holy prelates and ministers of the Church. The Minister for Foreign Affairs, in reply to a lengthened communication from Rome upon the subject, expresses the surprise of the Cabinet at the reproof given by the Pope to the King and the Government. He presumes that the said reproof has been given in ignorance, and that the fact has been overlooked, that in Belgium the Stitte interferes neither with the nomination or induction of the Roman Catholic clergy, but pays and pensions them ; under these circumstances the Cabinet appeals to the Pope, who has been mis informed of the actual state of things, and concludes by stating that the Government of his Majesty regrets being placed under the painful necessity of making a decided protest at the present moment against assertions which are in direct contradition to existing facts. The Belgian Ambassador at Rome, in the name of the Pope, gave a qualified explanation of the charge of his Holiness against Belgium. After reading the documents the Chambers passed a una nimous vote against the Ministers.—Anzieger Zei lung. T URKEY. Accounts have been received at Trieste from Aleppo ,of the 9th. The Turkish rebels had been attacked and overcome in three quarters of the city, though not until after the confl►ct had lasted three days. The Governor-General bad got Ahdullah Babelsis and 4ve other insurgent chiefs into his hands. The troops plundered the rebels and killed 500 of them. Seventy-two of the soldiers also fell. The French Consul bas still 100 wounded Christians in his country house. Two Englishmen particularly distinguished themselves, and saved the lives of many persons. The houses in which the Magyars lived were not attacked. The ex-Hungarian General, Kurety, put himself at the head of 30 foot soldiers, but they would not in terfere to pur a srop to the massacre. Bern could not take any share in the affair, a- he wa4 confined to his room with a kind of carbuncle, which is peculiar to Aleppo, on hiv toor. THE PROTESTANT CHURCH IN ITALY. PROPOSED MISSION 10 ROME. On dit, that her Majesty the Queen ;;tends to dispatch a Protestant Hierarchy to the States of the Church. under the guidjance of an Anglican Cardinal, in order to promote the spiritual welfare of the Protestant population of the Papal do minions. It is proposed e:pecially to weed tt,e environs of St. Peter's from the ignorance, vice, filth, and wretchedness lying, under the shadow of that, temple, in the Transtev.-re district, at,d in the vi cinity of the Castle of St. Angelo, by the intro duction of missionaries and Bibles, and further to restore Lily to her form r glory in civi►iz ttion and liberty. is believed. from ti‘e liberal polio), who'll of late has distitiguished Pius IX., and the gradual ex tension of civil privilries twee/del of recent years by the Papal Government to Prote,t•stit residents, that; no objec tion will be made to the important arid gracious enter prise which is trios proposed by the British Govern ment."—Liverpool Albion. HORRIBLE OUTRAGE. About the hour of nine o'clock on Friday night an armed party, con'isting of over fifteen men, well ritened, and obeying the commands of a "captain," With military precision, attacked the house of a man named John Martin, caretaker on the lands of Rapla and South-hill, the property of Mr. Vincent, of Dublin. The marauders had been lying in wait for a bailiff who had been placed in care of corn seized for-rent on the farm of one of Mr. Vincent's tenants, named .illeara; and who had entered Martin's house a few minutes previous to the attack. The door was opened for them by Martin's wife, whom the first of the ruffians struck with his gun on the head such a blow that the poor woman was stunned. and felled to the earth. The party rushed in, to the number of eight or nine, and, seizing the obnoxious bailiff, beat him with the butts of their guns and with spade handles, in a most brutal manner, cutting his head, and inflicting many severe bruises on various parts of his body. In the frenzy of the moment—the party being half intoxicated—one of the fellows cried out " Shoot him," but the captain interposed, and cried out "No, no, beat him well ;" and his obedient underlings amply fulfilled his directions in that respect. Five of the party remained outside to guard, and one of them having cried out " He is coming," the strictest silence was observed till Martin, who had been absent, entered the opened door, when he . was immediately seized upon and beaten similarly to the unfortunate bailiff. They even beat the chil dren, and the woman, on recovering from the swoon into which she had been thrown by the first ruffian's blow, was again laid hold of, nor did her cries that she was pregnant save her from a repetition of blows, !he unmerciful assailants exclaiming, "'We will not spare woman with child, or a child in the cradle." The attack was made about eight o'clock at night, and the party remained in the house till four o'clock in the miming, regaling themselves on what ever eneahlee they could lay hands upon. When the ceotain dr , w off hi men, and the inmates of the heue- sunangle:A ceurege te go abroad, the corn that had hers un , 4er seizure was gone. Ir had been carried off while the rVi5:-ins W'rP he house. The .B&echwood police were promptly on the spot nn being appris. d of the outeaee, and .eerched Meara's house, but foun(i only h jdr, which bed apparenly he , -n re cently emptied of lee contents, and which they judged by the sin 11 te have fled potteen whisky. Informa tion of the occurrence having been transmitted to Nenagh, Mr. Dalton, Excise-officer, drove to the scene of outrage and seized on three bottles of the same stimuletieg liquor, for which he intends to have Mesra proseeuted at the approaching aesizee. No trace has to ee found of the missing corn, nor of the depredeter-, who were strangers in the locality. Dr. Frith, of Nenegh, has been att'nding the, sufferers, and has pronounced Mrs. Martin's wounds to he not dangerous.. It wes infected by the lock of the gun, but happily she has sustained no fracture of the skull, and the doctor holds out hopes of her recovery in a few days That the guns of the party did not ex plode during this savage scene is almost a miracle.— Tipperary Vindicator. PROPOSED EXTENSION OF THE ROYAL MAIL STEAM FLEET.—We understand that the British and North American Royal Mail 6team- ship Company have decided to entitle the Persia and Arabia the two new members of their fleet, the future construction of which was announced in our columns, in an anticipatory notice, some time ago. It is understood that these ships will, in model, power, and size, surpass any of the ninny splendid steamers now afloat on the Atlantic, and we have 'reason to believe that in speed they will distance all competitors, even amongst their sister ships.—Liverpool Albion. of the c O SMKINGent ON nati RAILWAYS.—As the pe op l e i n most continental ons, especially the Germans and the Dutch, are such inveterate smokers that they can scarcely dispense with the presence in their mouths of the tobacco pipe for fifteen minutes at a time, it has been seriously pro posed that there should be set apart, in the contemplation of the Exhibition of 1851, a certain number of carriage s in every train, especially in those railways communicati ng with Vie Continent, in which sm o kin g w ill b e a ll owed, while prohibited in all the other carriages. If some such accom mxlati m is not provided before then the great mass of the continental visitors will be miserable while travelling in our AN ENGLISH SETTLEIL—John Campbell Dicker, Esq., of London, who lately purchased the Gleneaqie estate, has been appointed a justice of the peace for the county of Sligo, on the recommendation of Colonel Knox, lieutenant of the enmity. We understand that Mr. Dicker is about build ing atandsome residence at Gleneaske, near the lake, where he purposes spending much of his time to look after the wel fare of his tenants, in whop: Lite seems to take a great interest, and who are becoming in return much attached to him.-- I Chronicle. LAW INTELLIGENCE COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Dcc 2. (Sittings at Nisi Priu3, at 'Westminster, before Lord CAMPBELL and a Special Jury.) DRYDEN V. FRYER. / This was an action to try the validity of a will made by the late Sir Gregory Page Turner, and the question of his competency to make a testamentary document. Mr. Montague Chambers, Q.C., Mr. Peacock, QC., and another Learned Gentleman were counsel for the plaintiff; and the defendant was represented by a per fect legal phalanx, consisting of the Solicitor-General, Sir Frederick Thesiger, Sir Fitzroy Kelly, and Mr. Barstow. Mr. MONTAGUE CHAMBERS opened the plaintiff's case, the particulars of which will be collected from the evi dence given below. Mrs. Eliza Chumley, examined by Mr. PEacocre, de posed that she was the widow of the late Sir Gregory Page Turner. She had since married again. Was married in 1818 to the tettvor, and had been ac quainted with him since he was seventeen years of age. When witness married him he was in a very good state of mind, though he was an eccentric man. Witness had only one surviving daughter by him. She was born in 1820. Under the commission of lunacy witness was appointed one of the committee of her husband's person, and a Mr. Dryden was another. In 1838 her daughter was married to the Rev. Mr. Fryer, who had engaged to settle twenty thousand pounds upon her. Mr. Ma t erhy had at first be en ealiloyed as solicitor, to see the reil,inents prop rly executed. fir. Fry er wished to substitute some other property instead ; f lecriey,;o which witness objected. Her dauehter slid she would marry en a particular day, and witness allowed her to do so. Mr. Fryer took witness and her daughter to a Mr. Barney, a solicitor, on the 19th August, her daughter being mar ried on the 22d. Mr. Barney prepared some articles, dared 21st August, 1838 (produced). Witness's hus j band's seat was Battlesden House, in Bedfordshire. Mr. Fry. r furnished it and went to reside there: Sir Gre gory Page Turner was displeased at their going there. Mr. Maberley wrote to them, and Mr. Fryer and his wife left the house. After the commission in 1823 two keepers were appointed to reside with witness's husband, and witness ceased to reside with him. Her husband soon after went to reside in the Alpha-road. His mind began to improve in 1840. Witness went back to live with him on the 7th May in that year, and continued to do so until his death in 1843. His mind appeared to improve, and he talked rationally with her. Both keepers were removed on the 12th February, 1841. all restraint having been taken away on the 6th February. In November, 1840, Sir Gregory dictated a paper to witness (produced). He afterwards read it over. (The paper purported to be a memorandum of a will which Sir Gregory, the testator, intended to make.) On her marriage witness had a jointure settled on her of 2,0001. On the 23d February, 1841, her daughter came to visit her father and witness. Sir Gregory instructed his daughter what to say when she appeared before the Master of the Rolls, with respect to her wanting settlements. She said she would not go against the wishes of her husband. In 1842 Sir Gregory had a severe epileptic fit. He had had a fit on the 9th May, 1841, and then he had ono about once a month. Bat after May, 1842, he was subject to more violent fits. After that time Rook, one of the keepers, came back. In June, 1841, witness's husband j told her to write to her daughter, saying that be should be at all times happy to sea her, but that he and witness declined visiting Mr. Fryer until his marriage settlements were satisfactorily arranged. Witness wrote the proposed letter. On the 21st of July, 1841, witness and her husband removed to Montagu-square.i and in the following January they went to live at 104, Gloucester-place, Portman-square. Her husband had told her he had made his will, in which he had taken care of his daughter. He kept his bedroom from October 22d, 1842. Witness thought her husband was quite capable of performing a rational act on the 15th June, 1841. He was in the habit of talking ra tionally. Cross-examined by the SOLICITOR-GENERAL—Witness was married again in August, 1844, to Mr. Chumley, who is the son of a surgeon in Nottingham-place. Witness continued to live with Sir Gregory till within a few months of the commission. He was in great pe cuniary difficulties before the issuing of the commission, in 1823. Wituess did not live with him afterwards till the 7th May, 1840. Constantly saw him during the intervening time. Witness lived with Mr. and Mrs. Fryer after their marriage. Went with them to Battlesden, and lived with them there. Sir Gregory had considerable estates in Bedfordshire, Oxfordshire, and Kent, besides a little property in Lon don. Witness went from Battlesden to London. Before witness went to her hubaud she had had a quarrel with Mr. Fryer about the marriage settlements. When she went to her husband she was on good terms with Mr. Fryer. The house in the Alpha-road belonged to one Holmes. Did not know that Holmes was a professed lunatic keeper. Rook afterwards took the house when Relines lett it. One William Paxton was sent for in 1841; he had been the steward of Sir Gregory's estates in Bedfordshire, and Sir Gregory was much attached to him. When witness went to live with Sir Gregory "he had lost his fancies." Witness was not present at the trial at Bedford. Sir Gregory had a peculiarity of not liking to shake hands with people. In 1850, however, he shook hands with any one he liked. He shook hands with the plaintiff and his sister in 1841; -witness had no (It uht or that, but she could not remember. Witness mploved a lady named Neale as her amanuensis. Sir Gregory did not sleep in his clothes in 1840; nor did he pick op pi,ces of paper to be taken care of. Had not heard him say that he would bring an action against the Lord Ch for continuing the commission. Witness Ras trying to get the commission superseded in 1840. 1)1(1 not t-11 him he must leave off doing certain things before strangers. Sir Gregory was remarkably fond of his daughter. Witness stayed with Sir Gregory at his own request. His features became drawn together one day rs'hil.t he was in witness's room, which lasted for about a day. His speech was affected in consequence. The next day, however, he was as well as ever. Did not remember what salary she paid to Rook. Rook left in February, 1841, and returned in October. Roek was not in the habit of watching her hus band during the interval. Witness did not employ him to watch him. The restraint was re moved to try how Sir Gregory would conduct himself, and he behaved himself so well that witness had no doubt the commission was in the course of being superseded. Witness had very little communication with Mr. Ma berley respecting the removal of the commission. About 1841 an application was made to the Court of Chancery to increase the allowance. Went upon an excursion into Bedfordshire in 1841; the party consisted of Sir Gre gory, witness, Wm. Paxton, Mrs. Neale the amanuensis, King the coachman, and Sutton, who was a hairdresser, but acted as a valet. Sutton shaved Sir Gregory, who did not attend to his personal appearance at all; he wore very shabby, but she could not say greasy clothes. lie spotted his clothes with grease in eating; ho was, however, very clean in the matter of his linen. John Adams and witness's maid Also went with the party. Sir Gregory and witness tra velled in a carriage and four "of course." They went to Luton, in Bedfordshire, and put up at an inn there. Sir Gregory had a fit there, but it was not a bad one, and he was better in the evening. When a fit was upon him he made a noise, his countenance was extremely dis torted, and perhaps be might f oam a t th e mouth. From Luton they went into Cambridgeshire, thence to Lon don. Sir Gregory then went to Brighton, but witness did not accompany him. Mrs. Graves went, as did also Sutton, Martin King, the page, a maid, and Wm. Paxton. They went to Brighton on the 18th Octo ber, 1841, and returned on the 3d November. When Sir Gregory returned to London Rook came to sleep in the house, which was in Montagu-square. They afterwards left the house somewhat abruptly, and they had to pay for leaving it so suddenly. Sir Gregory did not leave Montagu-square because he fancied the house was haunted by the former occupier, Sir William Bloom field. Witness did hear a foolish story about a ghost, but it Lever affected her.—(Laughter.) In the autumn of 1841 the fits became a great deal more frequent and violent. Those fits had a tendency to impair pis mind. Sir Gregory had some pocket-money allowed him, which was given him by Mr. Maberley at one time and witness at another. Witness certainly did not allow him a little pocket-money " to please his fancy;" that was certainly no exereesiore of hers. (Shown a document signed by her in which the expression occurred of her having let Sir Gregory have a little pocket money to please his fancy.) That paper was signed by her. She perhaps allowed him 10/_ at a time; was certain she allowed him more than a sovereign at a time. He had pocket money when he wanted it. Witness gave ten suits of old clothes ht. longing to Sir Gregory to an old woman servant of hers. They were in very good condition. Did not give them to a servant who afterwards sold them for 10s. Witness thought she Lad given a bond to indemnify the plaintiff in the present action, in which she had engaged to free them from loss. She supposed she did that soon after the Chancery proceedings were instituted. It was not atter, telt before her second marriage that she did that ; it was after Sir Gregory's death. Was quite a consenting party to the marriage of her daughter with Mr. Fryer. Mr. Fryer agreed to settle 20,0001. upon his wife, but he afterwards proposed to substitute other property for that sum, to which wit ness objected. Being afraid however that her daughter would marry without settlements, witness consented to the marriage, for her daughter came singing into the room one day and said " settlement or no settlement, I shall bo married."—(A laugh.) Mr. Dryden who was named with witness as a committee of her husband was first cousin to Sir Gregory. Sir Gregory told witness he had made his will soon after he made it, and that he had taken care of his daughter. Re-examined by Mr. PEJ.COCIL—Did not know the rentals of her late husband's estates. Sir Gregory would shake hands with people ho liked, but refused to do so with people whom ho did not like. Slept in the game room with her husband on the 14th June, 1841, at Belvidere, on which occasion he was ill from intoxica tion. He awoke the next morning perfectly wvll. Could not say when she first employed Rook on account of the fits. The witness retired, having been about three hours under examination. Mr. Joseph Maherley call e d a n d exam i ne d b y M r. RICKARDP. He said—l um a solicitor of many years standir:g. I and my father have been solicitors to Christ's Hospital and to Sir Gregory Pri c e Turner and his father before him for many yes . From the time of Sir Gregory coming into possession of his property in 1806, I was solicitor nearly all the time until his death. I knew him from his childhood, and up to the week of his death. I have had opportunities of seeing him in various states of mind and fortune. I was privy to the circumstances which led to the commission of lunacy on Sir Gregory in 1814. I conducted the inquisition. I was also acquainted with s a e t co t hn examination th e proceedings taken to supersede that commissionoi in Sirl 9 3 G , r rn a e j by the uror& Th fi te p d re t s h e e n t - 7 e first commibsion was super -181.5. I c Lin r cl j uc as s s olicitor. ceded at the instance of Lady Say and Sele, the aunt of SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY _EVENING, DECEMBER 3, 1850. Sir Gregory; the second was superseded at the instance of his brother Si: Edward Turner. That second con ; mission was traversed, and the traverse was tried in 1826. I conducted the defence of that traverse, and Ng:6 preterit at the trial. I was employed to support the commission. That commission was established en the inquest on the traverse. I have had consuhations with Sir Francis Milmau Dr. Warhurten, sod other medical men who attended Sir Gregory. In the interval between the two commis sions, between 1815 and 1823, Sir Gregory was attacked nearly in every year, beginning with intoxication, which led on to direct lunacy. Those attacks continued upon him for a few weeks at a time. On the cessation of those attacks he returned to a lucid state of mind. There was a personal restraint put upon him whilst the attacks lasted. He was allowed to do as he pleased afterwards. Sir Francis Milman was on every occasion called in; he imposed the restraint and he directed the liberation. Sir Francis Milman is long since dead. I communicated with the medical gentlemen on the. e occasions, Sir Gre gory having requested me to interfere when he was in his senses. On his recovery ho expressed perfect approbation of what I had done. The ! falter of Sir Gregory died in 1805. Sir Gregory had not then come of age; but he came of age next year, when be succeeded to considerable landed property, part of which he was tenant for life, and the other part of which he was tenant fee. There was also money di rected to be laid out in land, of which Sir Gregory was tenant for life. The property altogether was worth about 20,0001. a bear. When he came of age Sir Gregory mode, acquaintances uncongenial to his own rank; he mixed in the company of disreputable profli gate persons, who sought his society for their own in tereat, and who led him Lao habits of intoxication. I do not know that there was any insanity in the family. Both father and son were eccentric men. I know he in dulged in habits of intoxication shortly before the issuing of the first commission. After he was put under re straint his mind gradually improved, and so much so that in the following year the commission was superseded. It was superseded after Lord Chancellor Eldon had an interview with Sir Gregory. After the commission was superseded he soon recurred to those habits of intoxica tion, which he continued up till 1823. I would certainly describe Sir Gregory as at all times an eccentric man. He was perfectly regardless of personal appearance at all times, negligent of his person, shy and sullen towards strangers, had habits of talking eagerly and very loud, and his demeanour was calculated to create an unfavour able impression on the first appearance. He had also a pecaliarity, such as sometimes fearing infection; if he met a funeral he would cross the street rather than meet it. He would never shake hands with a person with his naked hand of late years, He had a habit of stuffing large things into his breeches' pockets, which gave him a grotesque appearance. On further acquaintance he showed himself to be a man of education; he had very considerabie conversational talents and was greatly ad dicted to reading. He graduated at Oxford; I think he was a student at Brezenose. He had a strong power of memory. Towards 1539 or 1840 his bodily health be came a great deal impaired. Sir Gregory's mind became much improved as his body began to decline. When his brother, Sir EdWard Turner, came to visit him he used to declare that he was not his brother, but Captain Calloway, and was the sou of a butler in his family of that name. Oa the 14th of August, 1839, Sir Gregory called on me and said his breather Edward had been to see him, with which he was very much pleased, and he de sired me to appoint his brother to meet him at my office. I did so. Oa the 17th August, 1839, Sir Gregory and his brother s Edward met at my office. Sir Gregory addressed him most cordially, appeared greatly pleased to see him, and they sat in friendly conversa tion together for about half an hour. Sir Gre gory afterwards expressed his satisfaction at that interview. That w as w h en I was ma ki ng his will. On the lath of February, 1841, Sir Gregory called on me at my office by himself, without any keeperattend ing him, this being the first time I had seen him after his liberation from restraint. He said he had called upon me to be congratulated, meaning for his liberation; he held out his naked hand and cordially shook hands with me. The circumstance struck me, for I had not for twenty years before known him do such a thing. Sir Gregory's' habit heretofore had been never to open any door with his nakediand. If he had not a glove onahe would stand still awaiting of me to open the door for him. If I did not do that, he would take the skirt of his coat in his hand and open the door with it. On this occasion he opened the door with his naked hand. He was always greatly averse to any medical man visiting him ; but after this occasion that in a great measure disappeared. In the following year, when Dr. Southey was called in, it was at his own request. That was in the winter of 1840. He was continually complaining of the existence of the second commission, but he would not allow me to mention the word supersedeas. He insisted that it should be traversed. lam speaking up to the period of 1839. He was dissatisfied with the traverse which had been tried. He objected to the supersedeas, because that implied it was a right act at the time, but he thought that a traverse would show that it had been wrong from the beginning. In 1839, however, be talked no more about a traverse. He then wished a supersedeas, but it that could not done he should be content, if he was freed from personal restraint. That was in 1840. When he came to me, in 1841, he was freed from personal restraint, seemed in high spirits. and was perfectly satisfied. Dr. Warburton approved of the restraint being removed, in conjunction with Dr Southey. The committee of his person were Lady Turner and Mr. Dryden. Those particular delusions never occurred again to the end of his life; never any of them, to my knowledge. In July, 1838, I received in structions from Lady Turner and Mr. Fryer to prepare a marriage settlementfor the daughter of Sir Gregory. Miss Turner was then under age, and an application wan made to the Court of Chancery to permit the marriage. That was referred to the Master, to inquire whether it was a proper marriage, and the Master reported that it was. The date ef the report is August the 2d, 1838. I then gave instructions to Mr. Hodson, the con veyancer, to prepare a draft settlement, and he did so. Mr. Stephens acted as solicitor on behalf of Mr. Fryer, and I submitted the draft to Mr. Stephens, who returned it with some alterations, sub stituting other properties for the sum of 20,0001. origi nally proposed to be settled by Mr. Fryer. I submitted those alterations to Mr. Hodson, who would not approve them unless with the approbation of the Court of Chancery. I called on Mr. Fryer to complete the original agreement for a settlement made at Southampton, but a year elapsed without any com pliance. The marriage had then taken place. Mr. Fryer did not complete the article, and a bill was filed fif een months afterwards. Mr. Fryer was eventually, though not at first, made a party to that bill. Upon the bill being filed Mr. Fryer applied to the Master of the Rena, who eventually ordered that the infant wife should be made a party plaintiff. In Feb., 1841, she came of age, when "she disavowed the bill, and desired her name to be struck out as plaintiff in an application to the Master of the Rolls. The Master of the Rolls desired to see the lady herself, and on the 19th April she went before him and disavowed the suit. (Shown the will in question.) I saw that will signed by Sir Gregory Page Turner on the 15th June, 1841, Henry Elston being the other attesting witness. When he signed his will I thought Sir Gregory as perfectly competent to make a will as any man who now hears me. The will was executed at my office. The first time he mentioned to me the subject of a will, by the name of such, was on the 22(1 April, 1841; that was at my office; he gave me generally to understand what his wish was with respect to the disposition of his property; he said his great object was to protect his daughter, and he appealed to me, that I must see the necessity of this from what had taken place on the 19th. During the proceedings in Chancery Sir Gregory was continually calling on me to hear how things went on, and expressed very great anxiety about them. Sir Gregory called en me again by appointment on the 29th of April. He came alone, as on the former occasion. I think then Rook had discontinued attending him. There was a general conversation on the 29th about the will, and he explained more fully his object. He made an' appointment to call again on the 6th May, and be came on that day pursuant to his appointment, when there was nothing passed but general conversation. He made an appointment to come on the 13th. I rather induced him to come again and again that I might not be in haste to prepare the will for him. Between the 6th and the 13th May I prepared a draft will (pro duced) pursuant to his instructions. That is wholly in my handwriting. The original instructions were so simple that they required very little memorandum and I carried them in my head. When Sir Gre gory called on me, on the 13th, I spread the draft on my desk; I invited him to come and sit down by my side, which he did. I read the whole over to him, and with him. He made his observations as we went on, end he directed certain alterations or addi tions to be made. There were several parts of his will that he required to be read more than once. He appointed to come again to me on the 20th of May, and . desired me to have ready, when he should come, the will of his father. Between the 13th and 28th May I made a new draft, which was a copy of the alterations he had directed to be made in it, and that I submitted to him on the 20th (produced). In the first draft there were no trustees appointed, nor was there any disposition of the residue. The second draft was laid before Sir Gregory in the same manner; he cat down by my side; I read it aloud to him throughout very deliberately, he overlooking and reading with me. As before, he immediately stopped me to read again a passage ho did not exactly comprehend, and he directed further altera tions. One alteration was the name of his trustee. He had inserted the name of Henry W. Bayfield, his wife's brother, a captain in the navy; he observed he was not a proper person for trustee, because he might be absent on service, and he directed me to insert instead of him the Rev. Lemster Dryden, his cousin. He requested me to make an alteration which I suggested to him respecting a building lease, and that was the only suggestion I made to him throughout the whole business, and that he adopted. He made another appointment for the 27th, by which time I had the draft engrossed for his execution. Ho came again on that day, and I again spread the copy of the will before him ; he sat down by my side again, and I read the will over with him word for word, he over locking tae; and he directed two alterations to be made in it, ono of them having reference to a legacy to his ezerutore. He said to me " Remember Steckpool." That had reference to his father's will, an executer of whom was named Stackpool, who, refusing to act, it became a question whether a legacy bequeathed to the executor by the will should be paid to him, is having been given to him "for his trouble therein."—(A laugh.) The examination of the witness in chief having con cluded, he was then aubjected to a long cross-ex imina tion by the,Solicitor-General, and at six o'clock the fur ther proceedings in the case web adjeureed to to-more row morning (this day), when they will be resumed. - There are numerous witnesses in the ease, which, according to the opinions of some, is likely to occupy the Court several days. The day's sitting was occupied by the extniirtution of two witneses. INSOLVENT DElgiiikS' COURT, Dee. 2. (Bet Ore Mr. Cornmissionsr LAW.) IN THE MATTER OF JAMES HENRY HANCE. This imolvenr, an advsrtisit g oi,-count agent, hsvirg offices in Northumberland-street. S , rnri, whose case was bef :re the court on a former occasion, when it ap peared that the present was his eighth appearance at this court and the Court of Bankruptcy, again came up. An opposition was now made by two Government clerks, named Drury and Pennell, who had placed a bill in the insolvent's hands to discount. Mr. Sargood appeared for a clergyman in Suffolk, named Rust; Mr. Cooke supported. The case on the part of the two Government clerks (young men) was, that they wanted to raise some money, and they made a bill for 60/., which jhey placed in the insolvent's hands to be discounted, telling him they wanted money for it. He was to have Si. for doing it. In a few days he told them they could hove 15/. in money, and three pictures worth 451. They took the money and authorised the insolvent to sell the pictures for them. The pit tares had not been seen, and 15/. was all that had been obtained. Proceedings had been taken against the young men on the bill, end they had made arrange ments to pay the same. On the former hearing, the in solvent, seeing one of them in court, gave him an order on a Mr. Lewis, wine -merchant, of Water lane, Tower street, where he said the pictures were to be had, but on going there the party was disappointed, and it now turned out that they were deposited with a Mr. Levy, of Smith-:street, Mile-end-real. The insolvent, on his examination, stated that the bill was discounted by Mr. Levy for 15/, and three pictures, which pictures were to be sold by him. They were, however, still unsold, and were deposited with a "party" for IL On being pressed for the name of the parti, he raid it was Mr. Levy, who had discounted the bill. He thought they were in the hands of Mr. Lewis, when he gave the order on the former occasion. Mr. Lewis, wine -merchant, of Water-lane, Tower street, was examined at some length respecting his con nexion with the insolvent. He had been in the habit of placing bills in his (Lewis's) hands to he discounted, and he was now a creditor to more than 300/. He produced an account of his transactions with the insolvent. During the hearing of the case of the Government clerks, it was suggested by Mr. Cooke thlt the pictures deposited for 20s. should be sent for, it being admitted that the clerks were creditors. Mr. Commissioner LAW declared that be should hear the case. He could give the insolvent no other designa tion than that of a " common cheat," and so he should deal with him when he gave judgment. On the part of the clergyman, for whom Mr. Sargood appeared, it transpired that he became acquainted with the insolvent through his advertisements, and he placed in his hands his acceptance for 1001., which would be come due neat month, and for which he had not received one shilling. He wished to ascertain what had become of the same. On examination, the insolvent admitted that he had been in the habit of advertising as " James H.," some times as " H. James," leaving out the name " Hance." He had placed the bill of the clergyman in the hands of Mr. Lewis, the wine -merchant, to be discounted, and he afterwards declined to cash it, but retained the bill. Mr. Lewis, who was ordered out of court during the insolvent's examination, said he had the bill, but declined to answer any questions about it. On being told that he was bound to do so, he stated that he received it in September. Addressing the Court, he said he found he had got into the hands of a disreputable p..rson, and would give up the bill in 24 hours. Mr. SAROOOD said of course he should be satisfied with the bill. It was elicited from Mr. Lewis th,:t there were other bills which he had received from the insolvent to dis• count, which were not in the accounts produced. His HONOUR required a full account from Mr. Lewis, and the case was ..ojournad to Tuesday next. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. THIRD COUR I. • (Before the COMMON SERGEANT.) Richard Hammett Drake, 28, clerk, was indicted for , mbczzling the sums of 801. and 51, the property of Messrs. Abraham Wildey Robarts and others, his masters. Mr. Bodkin and Mr. Iluddlestone prosecuted, Mr. Rigby Seymour and Mr. Pearse wore for the prisoner. Mr. BODKIN, in stating the case to the jury, said the duty that devolved upon him was of an unusually pain nil nature, from the fact of his being called upon to pro secute a young man who had hitherto borne a highly respectable character and came of very g ood family, and had been held in the hi g h es t es t eem b y his employers. The circumstances out of which the charges arose were these:—The prosecutors were Messrs. Roberts, Curtis, and Co., the well-known banking firm, and the prisoner had been a clerk in their firm for between eight and nine years, and his employers, knowing the respecta bility of his family connexions, and having a high .esteem for him, had continued to advance him until he became cashier of the provincial banking department, a separate department in the firm. He had one assistant under him, and his duties were to receive the various sums paid into the b an k f or t h e va rious banks in the country. The practice was for the prisoner to take whatever money or notes were brought in, make a memorandum of them, wrap the amount so brought up in a piece of paper, place it in a till, give the party bringing it a receipt for the amount, and at a later period of the day make up and enter the amount received, and send off the customary letters of Icivices to such provincial hanks as the sums sent in were credited to and made payable at. In the present instance the two sums had been paid in to the prisoner on the 18th and 19th of October, and had never been ?ntered or accounted for; and on the 21st of October the prisoner had gone away somewhat before his usual time, alleging that he was unwell, and never made his appearance again at the office, and was finally taken into custody, having been down to his friends in Devon shire. His reason for leaving in the hurried manner he had was that the firm had what was termed an agree ment balance every three wee k s , which was a general making up of the cash accounts of the firm, and then, unless falsification had been resorted to, his delinquency would have been discovered; and this balance was to nave been struck on the day subsequent to his having absconded. Mr. Eiger Pitt proved having on the 18th of October paid into Messrs. Roberts, from Mr. Dixon, the sum of 5/. to the account of Messrs. Stuckey and Vivian, to be made payable at the Wellington Batik, Somerset. Mr. Brown, clerk to Messrs. Coutts and Co., proved paying into the department over which the prisoner had control the sum of 80/., in two 30/. notes and one 201.; this was for a Miss Selina Rowley, Bristol, and payable at the Bristol Bank. The 30/. notes were numbered 54.792 and 93, and the one for 201., 73.330. A further ,um of fifteen guineas was also proved to have been paid in on the same day, the 19th, for the Rev. Mr. Southwood, Cheltenham. Two clerks from Messrs. Robarts were called, and proved that no entry had been made of the 51. or 801., but the fifteen guineas had; and the moneys had not been paid in. On the evening of Monday before he loft, Drake gor one of his fellow-clerks to change one of the 301. note, for him, saying it was for his cousin. The others he had changed the same day, the 201 one at his tailor's. a Mr. Baker, of Clement's-lane, Lombard street, to whom he paid a bill, and bought a new top coat; the other, for 301, he changed with the landlord of the Grapes Tavern, Strand, to whom he owed a bill. It was asserted that his salary was about 150/. a year. Daniel Forrester said he apprehended the prisoner at the house of a friend, in James -street, Clerkenwell, on the 31st of October. Mr. SEYMOUR made a very forcible address to the jury, concluding that the money might have been abstracten without the prisoner's knowledge. Mr. GURNEY having summed up, the jury found him Guilty. Mr. SEYMOUR said he trusted, for the sake of the pri soner's connexions, and his previous character, that the Court would look mercifully on an act that had been committed in a moment of temptation. The prisoner had shown every contrition, and had made the prosecu tors aware of defalcations they did not know the existence of. Mr. BODKIN said he should shrink from his duty if he did not state, that so far from it being any sudden tempta tion, it had been going on for fifteen months; and that he had deceived the firm by falsifying the books. There were two other indictments for the same offeuce, the joint sums being nearly 9002, and his defalcations alto gether were nearly 1,500/. Mr. GURNEY, in passing sentence, said the prisoner's position, character, and the other circumstances were but an aggravation of his behaviour. lie was sentenced to be transported for ten years. The other cuses tried in this court during the day were a number of wholly uninteresting charges of felony and misdemeanours. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. Thomas Williams was again brought up for exami nation. Mr. Humphreys appeared for the prosecution; and Mr. Clarkson for the defence. The eharge against the prisoner, who was first brought up three weeks ago, was that he bad applied to Messrs. Shoolbred and Co., of Tottenham-court-road, to pur chase a large quantity of silks of which he produced pat terns, and which had been stolen from the premises of Mr. Watts, of Gutter-lane, Cheapside, on the night of the 6th of November. It was soon suspected at the house of Messrs. Shoolbred that the sifts had been stolen, and the suspicion was confirmed upon inquiry at the premises of the prosecutor, who stated the loss to be in value between 500/. and 600/. Measures were imme diately taken by the police, and Inspector Mitchell pro duced some evidence at a subsequent examination of the prisoner, who was held to bail in a larger amount than he could procure, and of course remained in prison until to-day. Upon the representation of Mr. Clarkson, who said that the prisoner could not, while in confinement, exert himself properly to discover the party by whom he had been employed to sell the eonds, The LORD Melon, with the consent of Mr. Humph reys, consented to take bail for the prisoner's appear ance, in one security for 50/, and the security of the ac cused himself ie 100/. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Mr. Bingham precceded to give hie judgment on the evidence brought before him in support of a charge , 'Saiest William St. Cl a ir, o f h a ving &tempted by in timidation t o o b ra i n a hi g h er rate o f wage s f o r t h e work men from Me-isrs. Fox end Henderson, the ceetreetors. Mr. BINGHAM said—On Monday week Ih' defenda n t, accompanied by, and at the head of, a body of nearly 50 workmen, who had quitted their employment, a ccoste d the contractor for the works in Hyde-park with words and a gesture, which, even according to the account ; given by the defendant and his witnesses, amounted to a b. - e.ch the peace. For rhis it'-.aeh of the peace he was ituaAaliately givon into ctiet-dy, a al brougti‘ before !he magistrate. 1.1 . 0(ai the hearing he was remanded till the, next day, when the prosecutor, in addition to his c• replaint touching rhr breach of peace committed in Hyde-park, contended that the sending of a certain letter by the tkf. , rniant; to the prosecutor before the breaeh of the peace was committed was an i , lft.rice under the statut, of 6 George IV., c. 129; and if so, it is undoubtedly by far the mast :',erious and im p,. rtant circumstance that has been brought to the notice of the magistrate. It is objected, how ever, by the defendant to this part of the case, that no summons had issued against him, and that a magistrate had no jurisdiction over offences under the statute 6 George IV., c. 129, until a summons has been issued. It seems to me that the case of ‘• Rex v. Stone," 1 East, 649, and three others which preceded it, might be held an answer to this objection. But as it is of great importance that the charge against the defendant, under the statute, stiou!d he decided on its own merits, unem barrassed by questious about forms or technicalities, I retrain from expressing 119 y opinion en that charge. Is it the intention of the prosecutor to apply for a summons? Mr. Humphreys—Certainly, if the present proceedings should he irregular. Mr. BINGHAM—Then with re3pect to the breach of the peace, which was the immediate occa,ion of the defend atiL's arrest, it teems to me so rub:)rdinate a part of the whole proceedings, that I shall not err in now ordering his discharge. Mr. Rippon, for the defendant, applied for a certificate of dismissal. Mr. BINGHAM said he would consider the application. If a certificate ought to be granted, it could be granted at any time. - • Mr. Rippon applied for an order on the police to re store the paper& which, he contended, had been impro perly taken from him. Mr. BINGHAM could not give any order. Mr. Humphreys then applied for a summons against the defendant, which was granted. SOUTH WARK. George Bowler, a young man in the employment oi Mr. George Smith, hat and cap manufacturer, of Union Hall, Union -street. and George Smith, were placed at the bar, before Mr. a'Beckett, the former charged with steal ing a cash-box from an iron safe, containing documents and other papers of importance, together with a small amount in money, and the latter prisoner with being concerned in the offine?. The complainant stated that Bowler was in his employ, and knows that he kept a cash-box in an iron safe on the premises in Union Hall. On Thursday week Bowler was sent to the iron safe, which is kept under the stair case, for the account-books and the ea.h-box, and after having brought up the books into the counting-house, he said that the cash-box was not in the safe. He, however, was not suspected at the time of stealing it, until a few days afterwards a number of letters, amounting to forty, were given to him to post, and instead of paying the postage, which was given to him for the purpose, he kept the money. He then left his employer's pre mises, and as he was suspected of purloining the cash-box, information was given at the police station, and Sergeant Barker, M division, succeeded in taking him into custody. When taken to the station-house, Bowler, in reference to the cash-box, said that he was induced to plunder his employer by his fel low-Prisoner, who, knowing that he had access to the iron safe on the premises, urged him to steal the cash-box. Lie at first refused to listen to such a suggestion, but his scruples were at length overcome, and on the day men tioned, when he was sent to the iron safe for the books, he took the opportunity of taking the cash-box, and, as previously arranged, he handed it over to his associate, who was waiting on the premises to receive it. Bowler added that the man who had urged him to the commis sion of the offence was then waiting for him at a neigh bouring coffee-shop, and thither the sergeant proceeded and apprehended Smith. The latter prisoner, on that occasion, when informed of the nature of the charge against him, and told that Bowler had confessed to taking the cash-box, said he was glad of it—that truth was the best—and that his being out of employ, and having no money, was the reason that he became mixed up in the transaction. The complainant said that a day or two previously to the cash box being stolen it contained between 2001. and 300/, besides bills of exchange, policies, and other doeu- " mente of importance. A few days after it had been stolen the cash-box was found with the lock wrenched 'pen, ins ditch, beyond- Islington, and it was brought to him by a policeman of the K division, the bills and other documents being uninjured. The prisoners, who declined saying anything in an swer to the charge, were committed. agsinst parties committing perjury in the courts over Which thry pyrsid,l; tn.-.gi,trat, o. ; tnv:.;l - pa.city had no authority whatov,.•r to d o so . The court having been cleared, t! , e remained in dclib , rAtion for some tew tni!,ute , iTon the objection raised. the door, ; , vert• p 7., The Cnairrn;_in slid utianim Of opinion thai thy- abjection ttiken wa, unteo,, , It the first section of Jervis' Act it we- laid d , wn ;bat "in all cases where a charge or complaint :shall be made h,f,re any one or more of her Majesty's jus. tices of the peace that any person has committed, or is suspected to have committed, any treasol, felony, or indictable misdemeanour, or other indictable offence whatsoever, in every such case, if the person. so charged or complained against shall not then he in custody, it shall be lawful tor such justice or justices to issue his or their warrant to apprehend such person, and to cause him to he brought before such justice to answer such charge or complaint." The Bench con sidered that this clause entirely met the objection taken by Mr. Rawlings. Mr. Rawlings was about to raise another objection, when The Chairman said he wished to put a question to Superintendent Coulson, which might, perhaps, dis pense with the necessity of Mr. Rawlings proceeding.. (To Mr. Coulson)—ls Mr. Johnstone here? Mr. Coulson—l believe he is, Sir. The Chairman—Have you any other evidence than that we are in possession of to support the complaint ? Mr. Coulson—No, Sir. The Chairman—Then this case is dismissed, on the ground that there is insufficient evidence to support the complaint. The Bench have come to this decision in consequence of their confident belief that subor nation of perjury has been committed, and they are determined that the matter shall be fully investigated. Mr. Rawlings addressed the Bench at some length, and complained that the prosecution had been got up by the superintendent at the instigation of the magistrates. His client had been confined for four days in a police-cell, and denied all communication with her friends, and now she was dismissed without even a single witness having been called. He had never before heard of such a proceeding, and he should take immediate measures to make those who were answerable account for their conduct in the matter. The proceedings then terminated. In consequence of some difficulty being anticipated in the apprehension cf the girl, the police are said to have adopted an artifice which placed her in custody without difficulty. A man dressed in rustic attire, with a gun in his hand, was sent into a field at the back of the cottage where the girl's parents reside. He fired off the gun several times, and the girl pre sently came out of the cottage to see what he was shooting at. She walked up to him, and as soon as she came within reach the disguised officer intimated to her that she was a prisoner, and immediately brought her over to Brentwood. SHIP NEWS. LIVERPOOL DEC 2. Win.l S.S.E.—The Richard, hence, has arrived at Pernambuco. The Albion, hence, has arrivel at Rto Janeiro. The Christiana, from Callao fir Queenstown, and the Situhail, from New South Wales for London, have arrived at Rio Janeiro. Tne Lf titia Heyn, hence, has arrived at New Orleans. YARMOUTH, DEC. e William, which drove on shore on the 24th of Novembi r, fl , ated (di Ois mot ning. LIMED, Nor. 22.—The Johanna Rt bi cca, from Konigssierg for Antwerp, was wrecked near Tibersted on the 19th inst.; crew and materials lands'; pert of cargo expected to be saved. CUXHAVEN, Nov. 22.—The Jonge Jacob is on shore at Heligoland, and expected to become a wreck; crew. landed; cargo and materials will probably be saved. The Charlotte, from Smyrna for Bremen, has put in very leaky, and is discharging to repair. BREMEN, Nov. 29.—The Neptuuus, from Charleston, got on shore below Wrerner on the 27th, and is leaky; bas been docked at Bremerhaven. CALCUTTA, OCT. 22.—A few spars, stores, &c., to the value of about 1,500 rupees, having been saved from the Manchester, hence for London, which has wrecked off Point Paltnyras, acid will be sold by public auction at. Balersore. The wreck is buried in the surf, and was abandoned on the 30th of September. QUEENSTOWN, Nov. 30.—The Hope, of and from Bristol for Cork, struck on the Camden Point yesterday in running in, and has since gone to pieces. The Coast Guard had secured as much as possible. FALMOUTH, DEc. I.—The Giacomino, from Cardiff for Malta, which put in here on the 28th ult., leaky, has been surveyed, and is discharging. CARDIFF, Nov. 30.—The Active, hence, for Malta, , which was run on the beach in a sinking state, on the 13th instant, has been condemned. DUNDEE, Nov. 29.—The Prince Albert, from St. Petersburgh, which went on shore near Buttonness, on the 24th instant, after discharging her cargo, floated off last night, and was then towed up the harbour, making water. GRIMSBY, Nov. 30.—The Sago, from Torrievieja for Grimstad, has put in here to-day, leaky, and must dis charge. NEW YORE, Nov. 20.—The Carnatic, from Liver pool for Charleston, got ashore to the north of Ship Bar, on the 1411 instant, but was assisted off, and into her port of destination, apparently without damage. A British brig, apparently in ballast, was passed bottom up and with masts cut away, inside the Capes of De laware, on the 16th instant. The brig William, from Liverpool fir California, put into Monte Video, on Sept. 10, with damage, and it was expected would be condemned. The Russian brig Maria, from New York for Rio Janeiro and Panama, which put into Monte Video in July last, has discharged, and sold her cargo (coals) to pay the expense of her repairs, and will pro bably proceed to Patagonia for guano. The Kitty Cordes, from Mobile for Liverpool, put into Charleston on the 13th leaky, and must discharge to repair, having been ashore on Florida Reef on the night of the 3d. The Hendrick Hudson, bound for Loudon, put back on the 19th, making three feet of water per hour, and with pumps choked. - ANTWERP, DEC. I.—The San Antonio, from Genoa for Oran, was wrecked at Argues fortes Nov. 25; crew saved. GRAVESEND, DEC. 2.—Wind S E., fresh, cloudy. Arrd, Argos, from Denia; Catharina, from Aalborg ; Tiger, from Tunningen; City of Boulogne, from Bou logne; Queen and Caledonia, from Ilamburgh; North Star, from Mourning, Soho, from Antwerp; Hero, from St. Malo; Irene, fr.im Memel; Columbine, from Hevrt ; Fyenoord, from Rotterdam; Jenskeo, from Emden; Sonde, from Konigsberg; Sea W itch, from China; Pear i, from U nia. Slii. Judith, fir Malaga; XI. 133 Lass, for Cape Coatt Castle; Corkscrew, tor liamourgh; Giraffe, fur Leann,- gen ; Adonis, for Bremen. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. A Dutch schooner, No. R 521, and a French barciite, with troop, on board. both standing southward, Oct. 18, in lat. 3 N., long 21 W. Ship Monarch, of Aberdeen, ship Wallace, and shp Gossypium, all standing soutaward, in let 14 N., long. 25 W. Barque John Witt, from Gottenburg for Algoa Bay, Sept, 26, in lat. 35 S., long. 30 E. A Dutch brig, with anchor and 642 in red flag, ste, , ring S.W., Oct. 20, in lat. 21 E. on the Line. Barque Cheverell, from London for the Mauritius, Oct. 29, in lat. 12, long. 25. Condor, from Hambur4h for Singapore, same day. A large brig, steering S.W., with maintoprnast and foretopgallantmast carried away, Oct. 30, in lat. 12 N,, long. 28 W. Reliance, of Boston, Nov. 23, in lat. 48 N., long. 9 W. Vivid, of London, for Liverpool, Nov. 10, Garland Grove, o f London, from Quebec, Nov. 15, in at. 50 N., long. 22 W. Ship St. George, from London, Oct. 19, in lat. 3 S., long. 29 W. Barque Clara, from Bristol, Nov. 21, in lat. 48 N., fone. 11 W. Velocity, of London, from Newfoundland, Nov. 20, in at : 49, long. 18. Melanie, of Antwerp. in lat. 4S N., long. 10 W. Cynthia, bound for Newfoundland, Nov. 17, in lat. 50, long. 35. SEABORNE MAILS. When made up in ,From what PLACES. General Post-office port dis- When London. patch e d. due. Africa (West coast)• • America (via N. York by British packet) .. 4 N December 6 Liverpool ..'Dec. 19. America (via Boston by British packet) .. N December 20 .. 'Liverpool ..IDec. 11 America (by United Liverpool & States packet) .. N . , } December 13 [ Dec. 4. Southampt.: Belgium • . • . •. NI Daily !Dover ...Daily Brazil .. N 4th of the month Fat r:outh .. ;Dec. 25 Buenos Ayres .. N 4th of the month 'Falmoulh . Dec. 25 California(viaChagres)M 17th of month Southampt. Dec. 5 Cape of Good Hope.. N December 14 Plymouth.. Central America .. 31 id & 17th of month Southampt. ,Dec. 5 Channel Iles • • .. N Mon., Wed., & Fri.'Southampt. , Tu. Th. Sa. Chili .. • • .b 1 17th of the month Southampt. Dec. 20 France M& N Twice daily .. . Dover • • Twicedaily Harnburgh N Tuesday & Friday London .. Tues. Sat Holland .. • • .. N Wednes. & Sat ur.:London 3lon.Thur. Honduras N 17th of the mouth Southampt. Dee. 20 Ireland .. ••M & N Twice daily .. Holyhead .. T wicedally India (via Soutbamp.) M 20th of the month Southampt. Dec, 28 India (via Marseill es ) N 7titic 24th o f month' Dover Madeira .. N 4th of the month 'Falmouth.. Uncertain Mediterranean (via Southampton) .. M 20th of the month ! Southampt. Dec. 28 Mediterranean (via Marseilles) . N 7th& 21th ofmonth Dover Mediterranean (by French packet via Marseilles) Mexico .. 11,2 d of the month.. Southamp`. jDec. 5 Peninsular.. 31'7 th,l7th,27th of nao Southampt. De-% 7 Peru .. •• •• M 17th of the month 'Southampt. Dec. 20 West Indies 17th of the month ,Southampt. Dec. 20 West Indies (except Havanna & Nassau) M,25 of the month ..'Southampt. Dee. 5 I2d of the month .. i Southampt. ,Dee. 5 nails arc sent from the General Yost -office the morning—dispatch. * N signifies that the by the night and 31 by DPCOVERY OF A THIRD RING ROUND THE PLANET SATußN.—Letters received from Boston yesterday, by the Africa, announce the discovery, on the night of the 15th ultimo, of a third ring round the Planet Saturn, a phe nomenon which had been for some time suspected. It was announced, that this important fact was ascertained by the astronomers at the Observatory at Cambridge. I t i s i nfer i or to the two others, and therefore its distance from the body of Saturn must be small. It was well observed through the great Equatorill, with powers varying from 150 to 900, the evening for astronomical observations being remarkably fine, : ent of the' observatorY, a p l e t r h h o a u p g s h t , hlfi g n a e i s a t r r y n e c r.l e o t u b g e h e , a t ta he bi s i t i r was so hazy that to the naked eye . O PIY.t' btighter stars were visible.' • will be remembereditiat thevilthtli satellite -af•thiS ollatiet-was also discovere4 at C ambridge, by Mr. B on d, a b out two years ktverpo Albion. THAMES. Since the severe weather has set in several applications for relief have been made at this court, but, owing to the reduced state of the funds, the magistrates have been unable to assist the petitioners. A poor Irish widow, named Cronin, with four healthy looking children, who, though poorly, were decently clad, applied to Mr. Yardley for assistance under the following circumstances : She said that for some time after her husband's death the parish authorities of Poplar allowed her four loaves and 3. a week, but since April last they had reduced the allowance to Is., and she hoped bis Worship would do something to induce them to revert to the previous practice. Mr. YARDLEY—Your children look clean and healthy. How do you manage to support them? Applicant—By breaking stones. Mr. YARDLEY—And what do you earn by that? Ap plicant—Last week I only earned 45., your Worship. Mr. YARDLEY—Do any of your children help you? Applicant—God help them, no, Sir. They are too yonng oven to look after themselves. - - Mr. YARDLEY—WeII, if your story be true, you are a surprising woman, and these children, so clean, so comparatively decent, and so hearty-looking, are a great credit to you. But what can I do f I you, my poor woman ? Applicant—lt your Worship could get me back the other 21. a week I could got un very comfort ably, end keep them more creditably. Mr. YARDLEY—If, as I said before, your statement be a correct one, the allowance from the parish should be mor e liberal. Your appearance, and the clean, healthy appearance of your children, furnish obvious proofs that you are a good, careful, industrious mother, and should be encouraged as such. The very scanty means at my command at present prevent me from giving you what I could wish. You may have ,a 41b. boar, and if between this and Christmas the poor-box be replenished, come here again, and your claim shall not be forgotten. His Wership then directed Littleton, one of the warrant officers, to call upon the parish authorities with respect to the applicant's case. The poor woman, who appeared more gratified with the compliment paid to herself and chiidren than with the prospect of the renewal of the 24. a week, thanked his Worship very gratefully and retired. THE LATE CHARGE AGAINST A CLERGYMAN AT BIIENTWOOD. BRENTWOOD, DEC. 2.—lt will be recollected that the complainant in the above case, Mary Ann Doe, after absconding from this neighbourhood, when sip prehended and brought a sec ens time before the bench of magistrates told a very different story as to the offence of which she had previously alleged her master, the Rev. R. A. Johnstone, to have been guilty—in fact, contradicted in toto her first deposition. The magistrates, oe dismissing the complaint against Mr. Johnstone expressed their determination of preferring an indictment for perjury against the girl, and in fur.. therance of this proceeding Mary Ann Doe was ap prehended on Thursday last upon a warrant issued on the information of Superintendent Coulson, the chief police officer of the district, and conveyed to the police station in this town. On the following morning she was brought before the magistrates and formally charged with the offence. Mr. Rawlings, solicitor, of Romford, attended on behalf of the prisoner, and it having been determined to adjourn the case for the production of further evidence, application was made to the magistrates to admit the accused to bail. The bench refused, but appointed the hearing for the next day; and a summons having been issued for the attend ance of the Rev. R. A. Johnstone, as a witness against the girl, the proceedings were adjourned over until Saturday. On Saturday the girl was again brought up, and Mr. Johnstone, accompanied by his legal ad viser, Mr. Shaw, of Billericay, was present. Mr. Rawlings, the prisoner's solicitor, was prevented from attending owing to a domestic calamity, but he sent over one of his clerks to watch the case. In con sequence of an expressed desire on the part of the girl's mother that her daughter should have the ad vantage of Mr. Rawlings' advocacy, the case was not gone into on Saturday, but again adjourned until this day, when it was arranged that all parties should at tend. The girl remained in custody at the police station, and was not allowed to hold any communica tion either with her relatives or her legal adviser. This morning the magistrates met at half•past nine o'clock. The Rev. John Pearson presided, and among the other magistrates present were the Rev. Dr. Ro binson, Mr. Tower, Mr. P. Button, Mr. A. Hirst, and the Rev. John Lewis. Mr. Rawlings appeared for the accused, and Mr. Shaw attended to watch the case on behalf of Mr. Johnstone, who, although in attendance, did not enter the court. The proceedings were commenced by Mr. C. C. Lewis, the clerk of the bench, reading the informa tion upon which the accused had been apprehended. This document ran as follows : "The information and complaint of Thomas Coul son, of Brentwood, in the county of Essex, superin tendent of police, laid before us, the undersigned, two of her M-jesty's justices of the peace in and for the same county, this 28th day of November, 1850, who on oath saith that on the 24th of October last, at Brentwood, in the said ceutity, Mary Ann Doe, of Ingrave, in the said couny, single warren, in her evidence o❑ preferring a certain information before John Pearson, clerk, and Philip Button, E.q., two of her Majesty's justices of the peace acting in and for the said county, against Robert Abercrombie John stone, clerk, did commit wilful and corrupt perjury." As soon as Mr. Lewis had finished reading the , above, Mr. Rawlings, on the part of the accused, objected to the competency of Superintendent Coulson to lay an information of this character against his client. He grounded his os'jection on the fact that the party injured could alone lay' an infotmation for perjury. The only exception to this rule was under the 224 of George 11., which gave power to Judges of assize and other high legal functionaries to prefer indictments RAILWAY SHARE MARKE T. BRISTOL, DEC. 2. go 0 41° , 1 STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market was nct 80 Re' ro - 7351" The only transactions reported were—Great We tte." Vale of Neath, 9 dis. LIVERPOOL, Dac. 2. Art o te as? ' STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market was he and a fair amount of business has been done. ...1),„Ll' - tions were as follow : - Chester and Holyhead, 16l clues Preference, guaranteed 5 1 ,, per cent., 1 i—Eastfl, 12 .A , 1 "" 1(1% —Lancashire and Yorkshire, Consolidated , Fifths, 7 dis.—Ditto, Preference, 6 per c ent., and Thirsk, 13- London and North- Wester n, „ l l6 New Quarters, 3 1-16 p.— Di tto, Fif t hs 3 "" A ndi P Fif t hs, 3 . 43V e Ditto, Quarters (C), 246 p.--Manchester, be colnahire, 23;i4 —Ditto, Preference , 9%-A l v i Ditto, Halves, 21% dis.---Ditto (Lewes!' North BrHsh, 7 3 4—South-Eastern and Dover, 2° ,4 Ol" Staffordshire, 31, 4 di s .—Y or k an d North gidiffesiiv t, Shrewsbury and Birmingham, 9/. 12s. 3d. (B) t . „, ford and Limerick, 1 5 1 / 2 —Dutch Rhenish, 6 a w " arca tc)-(Etion MANCHESTER I.)Ec 2. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market was. The-trll - and prices had an upward tendency. O4- - 141 were as follow : Lancashire and Yorkshirei.,,""disp-r: Fifths, 7% dis.—Ditto, 20/. F Shares 1.4 ' i r sk ( West Riding Union), 6 3 i dis. —Leeds and Ti ' d i ra;oo; London and North-Western, Manchester 1111 „ d B i c h . alg i n l rtO: Quarters (C), 2 5-16 p.—Manchester, Shout 0,- p. colnshire, 23 k.i—Ditto, Quarters (No. 1), I° ' o _ 6144 10/. Preference, 9%—Ditto, New 6L Preferesicilasvil —North Staffordshire, 9 dis —South-Eastern anu: ii . - 8 (1. 0 i0 " —Bolton, Blackburn, heroe, and West Yor k ,, s-- tlto 4 1 4—Caledonian, 10 9-16 Eastern Counties,674l"d, cashire, 10 , 1 Ditto. Quarters 4 15,$' and West Riding Junction, 7 dis. ' Great North ern, 'O O BIRMINGHAM, DEC. 2. o f Vt./ STOCK EXCHANGE .— Th ere was a f a i r amollii" done to-day. The following were among the tr ey, 1 0 t) 1711 Birmingham, Wolve r h ampton, an d S tou t "atto Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), 6 1 js ' 5 1 4 dis.—South Staffo r d s hi re , 3 7-16. of THE C ,, UN'II I RY ii.""m us stl*lll a a The followi ng i s t h e off i cial statement the lber _ go i il corn, &c., re c eiv e d i n the port of London fr°Pll,lo/.l' Essex, fro m t h e 2 5t h N ov. , 1850, to the 3 0th both inclusive : ' • cis ›, O IS g 8 PI Colchester Harwich ... . Leigh ••• Maldon 45 L I 13! 191 40 749 3 , 8 340 148 911 141 1912 f O . l l/6 0 11 CHELMSFORD, Nov. 29.—Prices te-day sc ar : oi ; Dis t Wheat, white, old 46s to 508 ; new 45s to „ g " s ; na l 40s to 455 ; new, 40s to 448 ; barley, 22s to , ‘",; (1 ,; to 24s to 295; grinding 21s to 245; oats 15s t "; 6 11' to 55s ; chevalier :545 to 565 ; peas, partridge; to 01 30s ; old, —s to —s ; white, new, 26i to 29s ; o ld , . o ldr 01 dun, new, 27s to 29s ; beans, tick, new 25s to 2 1: ) 000 , to 28s ; harr ow ti c k s , new 2 5s to 278 ; o ld AO zagan, new 24a to 25s ; old 005 to 00s per qr. 4 8 8 ; pall COLCHESTER, Nov. 30.—Wheat, white 445 to 260 to 428 ; barley 24s to 30s ; beans, mazagan 2 51 t° and small 26s to 30s ; peas 28 s t o 30 s per qr. the r HADDINGTON, Nov. 29.—The following ar e grain at our market to-day : 1441 0 41 Wheat. ' Oatt i 15` 1° 20 5 v `: o.! td - 4 0 1 lisl First Barley. ... 475 Od ‘263 6d ld 100 Id Second ... 40, •Id 248 6d 1 1 93 6,1 l a l 0 0 4 Third ... 343 Od 198 Od 15s q ' n', Total quantity of Wheat in market 66 2 j, 40 4 1 31 4 10 1 Do. Barley d o. 8 til l " Do. Oats d o . 4 93 7 1 A q rS4 to ° f t Do. Beans d o . GLASGOW, Nov. 27.—Provisions—Cheese, -° , s yito °l er, per cwt ; retail, 5d t o 6d p er lb. Ski m m ilk, 20s cwt. Country fresh butter, 10d to Od per lb. 1,01601'80° dered, in lumps, 9d to ; country powdered , W"ditto , ,,,Ott to Od. Country eggs, Is 2d per dozen ; carried be n s i r ; per i 20, or 10d per dozen. Hens, 2s 6d per P ditl° 2s Od. ad; tO PERTH, Nov. 29.—Wheat, old, Oos Od to,"" o sto , wesv new, 368 to 423; barley, new, 21s Cd to 24s e°;, v i 18, ; peas and beans, 25s Od to 00 8 per quart B " . per sack, 27s to 28s. *N O 0; Arg Ae KELSO, Nov. 29.—Wheat, old, COs to 00s 04;,,,a1.000Wr9., to 32s Od ; barley, new, 18s to Oos Od ; ditto Mum' ; O m ,'" ito potato oats, 00s to 00s • ditto new, 14s Od to 1 55 `7, e igLia oats 00s Od to o,'s Od; ' ditto new, 12s to 13s 6 ,1 ;.:111,1 1 /' to 22s Od ; beans, 20s to 22s per boll of six inWe rl t° 540 e l " STIRLING, Nov. 29.—Wh ea t, f ore i gn , 20s oe t,O home, 20s to Os; ditt o ditt o new. 1 9s Od to 219 0d140176a; boll of 6 bushels, 00s Od to Os Od ; ditto new, ' ls' i tr, 1 , 1 05 14 1 Oats, common, 12 s 6d t o 00 s ; di tto new, 1 05 y o '. , ditto, Flemish, Os Od to Os Od; ditto ditto nevr, ""5.1e .,0 ; distillers,3ls to 338 6d ; eitto brewers, 33 5 W il; r...0e per boll, 13s 91 to 00, Od; ditto new, 1286 d to 1 , 4 •ttoil/P,' 3d to Os Od; flour, new per sack, 3111 Od to 338 0 , 4,, to 91; ditto, 18s Gd to 20s Od; oatmeal, per load, Or 81 4 "10° 1 ditto new 26s Od to 28s Od • ditto per peck of 71 0 ' 9 ,1 fresh butter per lb, 9d to ' I0d; eggs per dozen+, dill hay per ton, O s Od t o Os ; di tto new, 80s to 8 4 9 u P BaavricK, Nov. 28.—Wheat, 39s 2id bar ' ei ir 5 oats, 17s 61d; rye, 00s Od ; b eans , 00 s 04; r ie average per imperial quarter. od; OAI HAWICE, Nov. 28.—Wheat new, 304 to . o tono new, 15s to 16 s Od ; ditt o o ld , 0 08 O d to 00 s Od; L, 15s Od to !O s Od ; common oats, lis Od to 14$ ;, 17 .,% ilk to 23s Od; b eans , 20 8 Od to 23s Od per b o ll 0' bushels. tote ~U FALKIRK, NOV. 28. —The s u ppl y o f grain tope t, w market was 437 b o ll s; ', p wheat at 16s Od to 2 05 a barley, lss 6d t o 19 8 6d ; oats, 13, Od to 13s 6d; - to 14s 6d per boll ; oatmeal. O. to Os per load. , ,tt 11. c.l YESTEEDA Ir• ... i tiddle'S W. Hartley (5.4 Oct fletton ................ 9 , •••••• Carr'. Hartley l 5, Od Haswell ........... Coxon's West llartley 14 1 Od L am hton .............. 1 6 65 . East Adair M ain ... l2- 6 ., Richmund.• .. Hedley's Hartley l4s Od Hatton '.. 45 , Holy well - North Percy Hartley l4s 6n Scarborough .•••• j;3 3 , Ord's ...... 14s On Primrose Alain ......... A 1 Ravensworth'sW.llart 14s 6d ((elks .................... v" , South Peareth ....• 1 0 anfield Moor 13s 6d Adelaide Tees .... Od ranfield Moor Butes l3s Odl Maclean's Tees ......... I~opd .. West Wylam Wylam ... l4s 6d Tee. ........ "•• 1 pi ...... . . ..... ,4s Wall's End, &c. IWoodyfield .... " ... Gosforth Original Gibson Riddell .... Balker ......... 14s 6d Derwentwatert itirC • 1 16• ll Braddyll r xet, J o tw o ro e [ADVERTISEMENT.]—A l a d y cure d of 11 : 5 1 : 4 11110 0 twenty years' suffering by the u se o f H o lloway , . N ei es ; wholesale a gen t f or th e sa l e of Holloway ' s pills I,lloefee . Wales alludes, in a l e tt er t o P ro f essor Ho llowaY,;,,- t•-h t ht d ° traordinary cur es o f as th ma e ff ected in that col c Y ti lar , sf t • n t of these inval ua bl e p ill s , an d to one case i n partic„ a lady residing near a hill named the " Razorba ck ; Ole o s O: having for twenty y ears b een affected with grcaogbi f e breathing, and un a bl e i n consequence to b ear to e us e b,, e • ertion, at last used thi s reme d y, and is now , t° : h b ill. expression, able to run up to t h e top of t h a t bt o blP'' by all druggists,_ ft 6 and at Professor Holloway ' 11 244, Strand London. Ce g POPE'S THE rOPE'S ANTECEDENTS.-" W e cB° 1 1 4 ;i0; rely on a prompt, zea l ous, an d a bl e co-operstiu' _„ L l of o ftP; theiChurch of England to obedience to the 6- 4. tiog s t tbe r W hen I read in thei r c h rono l og i ca l or d er the vs r ' er r boil theologians of Oxford, I see i n t h e c l eares t tal lin °„ 11 0, divine.; are approximating, from day to cll'Ar ° g o" Church, both in doctiine and in sympathy. or; - a ort/ popes, become more and more dear to thein::oo o ,, - g,ti'''„ ceremonies, and even the festivals of our sain ts of fasting, are precious in their eyes, more jkAll than in the eyes of many of our own peoPl e : ,ooe .,/, Letter to the Earl qf Shrewsbury. "..- Iri feor BIRTHS. OF A SON. e u, th ni On the 2d inst., in Sus sex - square , Hydo - P st Ye" h a i t li ru a r . ston Rectory, N °rf°l ' 0° 34 u the 11 M On j l e i r t h C e o u 2 r 7 t t e h n aj t . I: the on ße th v. e T ls h t o i t n n s a t s ., B a el t l. g o l t e - Mrs. James R. Lloyd. King's Arms-yard , '"' ° the WS OF A DAUGHTIM rd ite, ~ On the 29th ult., a t Laden-house, DO — ° goo Mrs. Spring Rice. Or 0 On the 28th ult., at Cr omwe ll-t er race, W estb° 5' ' the wife of J ose ph N ee dh am, Esq. Esq. , of On the 29th u lt., th e w i fe of Jam . es Kinlocht Kincardineshire. w ite MARRIED. , g aOf . I ' i n O r r On the 28th ult., at Denmors, Joseph, only - b ° r " - a. ° rant-Colonel Dunda , , of Carron-hall, Stirlinniolier: Ei- ' garet Isabella, youngest daughter of George 0. " _Oh' Denmore, Aberdeenshire. a 13, M,71 - 10 113 On the 28th ult., at Clifton Church, Jame)ct, of Esq., of llu c ki ng h atu - va l e , Clifton, to Mary,re are . T. Renell, Esq., of T on b r idge place, Euston SCIII he Colclstruani Gu " ards. fo On the 2Sth ult at Dover, Sir William Air J'Y . e d late I.IZEL , . ~n e r, On the 26th ult , at Alne, aged 59, Gi o sb n oro th ug e h 2 , tt-ohrkusibti.r,„ ~ 11€ 13 of the ib e '' . 55(1 4 Chaloner, youngest . son of the late W. Cbaloner, iv fo r Os ° shire, the Rev. Robert Harrison, aged 7 7 . Yorkshire. the Vicarage , On the 28th ult., in Regent-street, Alexander er, Esq., aged 78. k•c .°r° i ar On the 27th ult , at. St George':,-place, 'Val , . a. , eo' Louisa, relict of;the, late, aster f.,00,.E5q• ~ tai ri.e d i. On the 49tb.ftilk.:,' at ..,c6.04040i, -, pite.4,4. 4 "'"'i r — i t , Cry Rifle B4g4cl4:elf-644,Q4 BPC.Sit/J. Yergoonr.thl• „,i. park, Devon. 1 ' , 3t -I, f ittl.; . ..,,f -la Lastingbr:q of of d g p • RnolTrilS' , ,fintoo Ando pidOtied3loel:l3l (3 . 1 , -- 0- 0 92. trikreV—Prifi&t.; OPT/ft-Sp peoritt Strand. in the Precinct of tfittliii'vort rig rdiddlease Tueulay, Doorabez s, 1850' FRENCH R TLWAYL TRAFFIu' re• the go , — c't. the n"nei ,,, I.'rr , ch 'Railways Nt v. 19 L ';'-v 2o: P a ssenge r ' , 179 67•2 266 Oolf.: c tiil, 445673 f . 03 gerft UEN F. 11 ;„ N 23: . 3 ' - 57 53, ‘; •- ,••,, 88 17S+,; 145 712'• N 17 t Noy. 23: 20 , 867 e.; !:!: 94, 36 .:521. ; toad 57 2394. 4 7aLEAN3.—F, ow No. 18 1, Nov. 24 72,386. b ad! , ; 123,8984.; !.otal, 196 2784. BotIDEA.UX.—From Nov. 18 to N o v. 24 : Pass --v 32,599.; 50,1921. ; total, 82,79 1 f. p fictlger fs VIEIiZoN —From Nov. 17 to Nov. , 23 : 38 ' 927 f ; 39 9401. ; total, 78 867 1 Dge l " BoULOGNE.— From Nov. 18 to Nov. 24 --sSe 11,929 E; g00d, , , 16,517 E; total, 28 446 f. 940 t; DIEITE.—Frotn Nov.l7to N0v.23: Yasseng ers, "' g0 , d5,15,042E 0 NANTES.O• - 2 From ta N , ,v. 16 to Nov. 22 : cfleag 18 922 , .; i 2 1314.; twal, 31,053 f sae' TLIASBURG —Fruna Nov. 17 co Nov. 23: DO 64 883.; go„,d;, 59,729 ; total, 123 6121. P i s ate BALE.—From Nov. 16 to Nov. 22 : 23 235'. ; goods, 21,394 f.; t0ta1,45,_629f. matte' MoNTEREAU.--Frow Nov. 12 to Nov. 18: 9,8021 ; goods, 22,010!:; t?tql, 25.642 E 18: SS 0 400' MARSEILLES.—From Not. 12 to Nov. ' 44 1391 ; --f.; total, 66,149 f. LyoNs. —From Nov. 10 to Nov. 16 : - 465 123,8761 ; goods, 36,494 E; total, 160,370 C e pee , p t C HARTRES. FrOM Nov. 11 to oi• 17: 27,7164. ; goods, 11,2831.; total, 38,999 f.