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, 17, 44 4 49 4 , 43, , 40, 44 11 hal P 46 . , 40, I 4.0 pur nd for us by id last The s. in emelt PIY of ;bole° in * . ][l. 56 2d; 'es W• ie w• fi ) rker• Teri t. l . 4 ' A A A 1 A 4 2 Irto of sine() twitb - I the vorni, ion of - For • 81b1. frog lore' to g I • 4. A 9 4 4 6 a I r oost 'nor . 14 on cill• cave' LONDON_ M'ON_DAY EVITNING, DECRMIIP.ft 6, 11117. oillY after the testator's death the corporation 9' heading received the legacy, and proceeded to apply it tontormity with the injunctions of the will. An infor atton was, however, in the reign of Charles 1 , filed a. instigation of Archbishop Laud in the Court o xebequer for the management of the charity ; and th . , c eeree of th a t C ourt, a f ter rec i t i ng t h at a li tera l comph 'nee with the testator's wishes in the application of the money in manufactures mentioned, had hat the effect i red uctng the condition of th e ge n e ral body of the poorer clarifies of the town, and was calculated to drive them out of their tr a d es t o th e d etr i ment o f t h e revenues o f his Majesty, orde re d th a t th e 7,50 0 1. s h ou ld b e l a id o ut tr, the purchase of lands, and that the rents should from time to time be lent to poor clothiers on good security. or to other poor tradesmen, and the rest em ployed in apprenticing poor children, marrying poor Maids of hon es t conversat i on , an d i n ot h er 'similar purposes ; and it provided that if the corporation shoe], n eglect to perform the premises according to the decree the money should go to Christ's Hospital. 1838 , the Charity Commissioners examined into the state of this charity, and reported that its property had been altogether diverted from its original destination n information was therefore filed, for the purpose of having a scheme settled for the future management of Its. funds, when the corporation of London set up a claim to the property under that provision, both in the Will of the testator and in the decree of the Court of E xoequer, which decreed that the 7,5001. should be handed to them if the ccrporation of Reading neglected the duties imposed upon them, and commenced this suit. In the course of last term Mr. Stuart, Mr. J. l'arker, Ind Mr. Freeling were heard on behalf of the informa tion, and Mr. Bethel], Mr. Bacon, and Mr. Selwyn appeared as counsel for:the defendants, who are the trustees of the charity appointed under the Municipal Corporation Contending that the directions contained both in the will and the decree for the transfer of the propert)! to Christs' Hospital, in case of default en the part of the c orporation of' Reading, was repugnant and void; and that it was the duty of the Court to direct that the funds should be applied to the relief of the poor of Reading. Mr. STUART replied to these arguments to day at C onsiderable length. His HONOUR postponed giving judgment, observing that in so important a case he must read over carefully all the documents.—Judgment postponed. EXCHEQUER.—(THIS DAY.) The case of Captain Denman, which was appointed for today as a trial at bar, was postponed until to morrow, in consequence of there not being a sufficient Lumber of jurors in attendance. (Sittings in Banco after term, before Mr. Baron PARSE, Mr. Baron ALDERSON, Mr. Baron ROLFE, and Mr. Baron PUTT.) The Court sat in Banco, and took the demurrer paper, the arguments in the cases which were disposed of did not, however, involve any point of importance except to the parties immediately concerned. BANKRUPTCY.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner SIIEPISERD.) IN RE SOUTIIGATE AND ROBERTSON. These bankrupts formerly carried on business as book a uctioneers. The fiat was issued several years ago, and directed to the late Commissioner Sir Frederick ST Illiams, Mr. W ILKINSON , so li c it or t o th e ass i g nees, now applied, (erre t ° Honour, to whom the commission had been trans (l, to sign the examinations of Mr. Southgate, taken Itbout fotir years ago. DEvEv, on behalf of Mr. Southgate, objected that the documents were not examinations, but founded °4 short-hand notes of the evidence. Mr. Southgate was Dot sworn at the time, and although he had read ine examinations through, and made alteratiors con sistent with his present belief of what be formerly stated, he w ou ld no t undertake to swear that, they were the answers given by him at the time. Mr. WILKINSON insisted that Mr. Southgate was pound to swear to the transcript. His HONOUR said that he did not agree with Mr. Wil kinson's argurnent4besides which he could not sign the depositions, as having been made before him. Au oath Was required then, but now a declaration sufficed. Mr. Southgate said his memory had been failing for 69111 1 e time, and he could not conscientiously swear or declare to express words used ten years ago, but he was 'willing to be re-examined. Ilia HON O U R sa id that no oath or declaration of the foregoing would be available in a court of law or • e q u ilY, Mr. Southgate not feeling himself competent to speak as to his former evidence; the short-hand writer might be called, and. Mr. Southgate examined de novo. This latter course was agreed to. • - CLERKENWELL.—(THIS DAY). genteel-looking youth, named George Frederick `"iddlebrook, an apprentice to Mr. Henry Ainford, of bayhere-street, St. Luke's, was charged with robb in g s master of 151., and subsequently setting fire to the Preaaises. of erappeared that yesterday evening Mr. Amford,locking his cash•box in another metal box, and locking both in the cupboard, went to chapel, but hadbeen there only about half an hour when lAMessage was sent to him that his house was on fi r He immediately proceeded home as speedily as Poavible, when he found that the fire had been extin guished by the efforts of the police and firemen. He found that the cupboard had been broken open. the Metal box taken out and broken open, and the lock of the cash-box forced, and a 101. note and five sovereigns, Which were safe on the preceding Saturday, taken away, The curtains were burnt to a considerable extent, as Were some papers in the cupboard, which smelt very strongly of turpentine. A large portion of the bed-cur tains and some of the bed-clothes were saturated with turpentine, and several documents which had been placed by Mr. Amford in the cash box had also been steeped in it. The prisoner was the only person left in the house after Mr. An:ford went to chapel, and upon some questions being put to him, his answers were to unsatisfactory that he was given into custody. He was remanded. • „ SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. EPSOM COURSING MEETING, DEC. 3. The Derby Stakes of 5 sovs. each (6 Subs.) were won by Mr. Burford' s T om b a y ; Mr. Bothwell's Buffalo Girl ran up. The Oaks Stakes of 5 sovs. each (4 Subs.) were won ,•. . 13 Y Mr. B ur f or d' s Fl y ; M r . B o th we ll' s B u ff a l o Gi l l (. tan up, t• • • The Woodcote Stakes of 2 sovs. each wers divided by Mr. Bennett's George Baker and Mr. a Powell's -• Jollity. The Craven Stakes of 2 sovs. each were won by Mr. Bothwell's Oakley; Mr. R. Powell's Jenny Wren tan up, COURT CIRCULAR. Viscount Palmerston arrived at Osborne on Satur day afternoon, on a visit to the Queen. His Excel *"V the Chevalier Bunsen also arrived at Osborne c ? Saturday evening from town, on a visit to her Majesty. The royal dinner party at Osborne on Saturday iling included his Excellency the Chevalier Bunsen, Viscount Palmerston, and Sir James Clark. Yesterday morning the Queen and Prince Albert Look their usual early walk. Upon The R oya l Child ren t oo k a i r i n gs yesterday fore , ' Her Majesty sad Prince Albert, and the Ladies I cd Gentlemen of the royal suite attended Divine urvice yesterday morning in Osborne. The Hon. ' an d Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay officiated. , Her R o y a l Hi g h nes s the Duchess of Cambridge visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, Yesterday, at Gloucester House. A. Cabinet Council was held at three o'clock on aitteriay, at Lansdowne House, Berkeley-square. T he Ministers present were—Lord John Russell, • '!,le M arqu i s o f Lansdowne, Sir George Grey, Earl ( rey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Earl cf . Auckland, Lord Campbell, the Marquis of Clan ticarde, Viscount Morpeth, the Right Hon. T. B. Ma caulay, and the Right Hon. H. Labouchere. A deputation, including Mr. Henry Toots], Walkinshaw, and Mr. James Wheeler, had an 'uterview with the Right Hon. Edward Strutt, on . • .1 Saturday, at the office of the Commissioners of Sir John Pelly had an interview with Earl Grey . On Saturday, at the Colonial-office. The Chairman of the East India Company, and the Puty-Chairman had an interview on Saturday, 7 111 1 the Chancellor of the Exchequer, at his official residence in Downing-street. M ajesty's Palmer s to n l e ft town on Saturday, for her . '"•aiesty's marine residence, Osborne, Isle of Wight. SACILE D HARMONIC SOCIETY. The customary an nual performanc e of Handel's Messiah is announced to take place on Friday next. lIIIERICANE IN THE METROPOLIS.—Yesterday between three and four o'clock, the metropolis /Lilted with a violent storm of wind, bail, and rain, that Continued with unabated fury for full 30 minutes. e e wind, which d ur ing the day had been from S.W., ted towards the north-west, blowing with terrific 4 ( l'letice, the rain descending in a perfect cataract, ac t C l aPallied with h a il s t ones o f a n extraordinary size. The mere of the Thames were lashed into fury, a number of boat s and b arges got adrift and susta i ne d cons ider a ble `larnaga. - We are very happy to learn from Malta, by the • arrival of the a Vanguard at that island rom the squadron uudor 'Vice -Admiral i William nrker, that the men Y of an act of insubordination (n board the Superb will !'rg been drafted i n t o o ther ships, where their conduct be under 'surveillance. This is by far the most dis creet course which could have been adopted under the ireumstances,—United Ser ice Gazette. EX n EMPTION FROM SERVICE ON ELECTION COM % . 1 ""E8 --The ;list of Members above sixty years of e g," who clai m to be exempt from serving on election ouratemittees will be r e ad by the clerk to the House of e `;° c _To . ns on Wednesday next. A Member may to be hi s by declaring in his place, •r in writing under h.and, to b e d el i vered to t h e c l er k at t h e ta bl e , t h at be Is more tha n s i xty years o ld. be et e Rev- Dr. Spry, rector of Marylebone, has teth ur a y nointed vi ce -d ean o f th e ca th e d ra l c h u rch of CFI THE NYLUENZA.—During the past week this rnlll e p i demic ha s b een at full work; nearly ha lf t h e c l er k s e d a s e F , ons employed in public and private establish were have bee n l a id up b y i t. O n one d ay a l one th ere owLa_ 1 80 cl e rk s and others absent from the rost- office Lag to it. THE NATIONAL DEFENCES. The following interesting letter :Ipprared a few days since in the columns of a morning contein purity : " Sir,—There is now in eirculalon among a very row, and almost by stealth, a letter of indescribable importance by a warrior, who, almost forty ye r ago, then wrote as well as he fought—' ita scripsis.s . e at bclasse'—and now, in his 77th year, writes even better than he did then. " His theme is the condition of this country as regards invasion, and his statements may make the stoutest heart tremble. He enters into every detail —he names, from personal observation, the most likely place for debarkation—he proves the ease with which it might be effected—he displays the nullity of )ur means of defence. We have no militia, very few and very distant regulars—from 9,000 to 10,000 alone available at home—little artillery, no arms in store. He says, with infinite pathos, have now lived seventy-seven years, and lived in honour ; God grant I may not live to see the consequences of re musing the plans of defence which I have in vain sub mitted to three Ministers.' " He afterwards proceeds to demand means, the most moderate, and with them he undertakes to se cure us. His terms are, 150,000 militia, and some 10,000 or 12,000 additional soldiers of the line. In all these disclosures there is no sec. et but to ourselves. Our enemy knows the weakness of every company, squadron and battery, the distant stati . ais (extra Garamantas and Indos) of every battalion, as well as they are known at the llorse Guards. With an Ambassador in the capital, and a Consul in every port, there can be nothing hid. We are no longer "gainst invasion and the a hand of war safe.' Ihe country, moreover, requires to be told that it is no longer insular, that it is connected with the Continent by a causeway of steam; that it contains, perhaps, the least warlike population of any in Europe, un trained and untaught in arms, and slow to learn their use. It should also remember that almost all manly sports, and boxing in particular, has been put down by Act of Parliament, and with it much of the na tional spirit ; that athletic games are discouraged by the Puritan, and falling daily into disuse. That the Ilindoo dexterity of our fingers has been bought at the expense of our strength and muscles, and that the want of the warmth of our factories would send ten thousand artisans from their first bivouac in the field, on a rainy night, to the hospital. " Let us then contract these fruits of a thirty-two years peace with the state of the invaders. His Afri can campaigns have been made by every regiment of his 350,000 men in rotation. These have been inured to every danger as to every privation, and they have contracted habits of bloodshed and devastation quite unknown in Europe for centuries. This formidable force is supported by a militia of 800,000 men, many of whom, on the coast at least, would be tempted to follow the regular army to share in the spoil of the richest prey that ever yet offered itself to the cupidity and revenge of an enemy. That such passions pre vail on the opposite coast, not only in the breast of its grenadiers, but among its statesmen, philosophers, and poets, is proved too fully in the works of Lacre telle and Thiers, and even De Tocqueville himself, who, in his recent work (Louis XV.), displays an animosity to this country most lamentable on the . part of so, great a writer. He dwells up o n th e i r fabled naval triumphs, and gravely says that a French frigate of 30 guns took an English 64. I pass over the implacable animosity of that press which now writes as angrily as if the last war was still raging. It can neither forgive nor forget our successes by sea and land, and though they themselves, over other nations, obtained still greater triumphs, yet an expia tion on our part seems demanded, and this, at the first cannon shot, will be sought in Kent or Sussex. " There is in this country no spirit at all corre sponding to that of France—no rancour, no malevo lence. We love peace, and we shut our eyes to every provocation. We are content with a state of insecu • rity unknown to any other people in the world, nor do we believe that an unappeased enemy is ever on the watch for an occasion to pour his legions amongst us, and to strike us, not at Calcutta nor Jamaica, but in London or Dublin. " The great Duke, conversant with this, and well marking the course of things, alone raises a prophet's voice, He in vain calls upon this and two other Governments to take the most ordinary precautions No minister has yet had the hardihood to come to the House with this document in his hand, and throw himself upon the country, imploring it to make pro.. vision against a hurricane that may break over us in an hour, whilst our squadrons are at Lisbon or at Malta. All that would be required would be an in surance of some two or three per cent. upon the greatest accumulations of wealth ever yet heaped up by man. It is indeed too true that the appeal, unless the French admiral was on the sea, would be un heeded ; that the nation is so besotted in the gather ing of riches that it cannot avert its eye from them, nor consider how much without defence these trea sures lie in every quarter; yet every hope of prolonged peace hangs on the thread of one life, and chance, or sickness, or the dagger, may sever it at any mo ment. A declaration of war and a project of invading England would make any succeeding Government popular. The garrison of Paris alone, 50,000 strong, would furnish immediate means. Two railroads have been opened to Havre and Boulogne within a week:, besides the one through Lisle and Arras. An em bargo at Havre would obtain transport for as many men as would shake England to its centre, and in sixty hours they might be landed at Southampton and Portsmouth ; 4,000 guards in London and three block ships in the ports would be our defence, but had we even time and warning, we could only assemble the imposing strength of from 3to 10,000 men of the line.' " Non meus Mc sermo. This is the estimate of the wisest and the bravest, of the foremost man of this age. He, who, of all other commanders, has best shown his abilities for defensive war, and through them laid the foundation of the world's liberty. If he is wrong on this subject, who presumes to be right ? If he calls for a defensive armour, shall we be deaf as adders, intent upon our pelf, our speculations, our investments, which are destined perhaps to pay a war contribution. Can such a man be supposed to urge precaution without good reason ? His life has been passed in the service of his country, and it has been long and observant. If all that he in his great moderation asks for the public security was granted, we should then possess just one-tenth of the means which our formidable neighbour thinks indispensable for his safety. " There are many, however, who, in spite of this authority, will deem all this a chimera • men so puffed by the victories of the last war, that they have for gotten its reverses till the hour that Wellington took the command ; men who scarcely recollect the con vention of North Holland, the disastrous retreat from Dunkirk to Westphalia, the disgraces of Pulteney, Whitlock, and Prevost. They will scarcely admit that if this country breeds a noble race of soldiery, she does not rear great generals. Cumberland and Closter Severn exist not for them, nor Cornwallis nor Burgoyne. They remain as confident as if the per fect machine ' that marched from Lisbon to Tholouse was still embodied, and they exclaim, We have al ways beaten the French, and always shall.' Let us, then, take no precaution, prepare no arms, foresee no danger ; above all, train no militia, add nothing to our weak artillery ; keep the navy low, fir it is chargeable ; let us fill our coffers full, make our ex changes, game in railroads, and sing of Indian battles and past victories, foretelling future ones—for we hold ourselves invincible, though unarmed and unprepared. Let us spare our purses, till the French army is heard of at Havre. We may then believe the danger, imminent, and will permit a tax to be raised while the fleet is coming from the Mediterranean. Give us but a little time, and you will see how we shall ac quit ourselves. Vittoria and Waterloo (their very names) will deter, and we have meantime quite enough to do to pay our calls.' But, gentlemen, you may have neither tune nor tide, and the very battles you invoke are burning in the breasts of your ene mies, are the very incentives to their invasion. It is to cancel them that they are come. It is to efface them by bringing indelible disgrace on your selves that they invade you. Be provident, be wise, fore-armed, and safe. Give five per cent. of your vast profits—above all, turn not from the counsel of the great warrior, grown grey in serving you at home and abroad, in peace as in war. He now seeks to render you a greater service than any other that a long life of glory has enabled him to confer. He asks as ever, nothing for himself, he only desires the security of his country. Deny him not his last re quest and pious prayer. " Your obedient servant, gg p . " The letter of which I have only given a few of the heads is long, and goes into every part of the subject. Quod nescire malum, et quod maxime pertinet ad nos. " It is addressed to Sir John Burgoyne." TELEGRAPH MUSICAL ORGANS.—A letter from Mr. llyde Clark, in this day's Mechanics' Magazine , sugg ests the application of the electric telegraph to musical purposes! lie says that if a sufficient number of wires were used, a set of chimes might be as easily rung as two bells—indeed the chimes in York Minster, if there are any, might be run g from London as well a; York. Where bells are placed in a high tower, as some of the carillons or chimes in Flanders, they might by telegraph or electric wires be played with much more convenience from the bottom of the tower. By a proper application of wires, two organs or two apollonicona might be played at any distance apart by one performer, thus realising by the electric telegraph what I believe Professor Wheatstone contemplates in the acoustic tele graph, conveying musical sounds and compositions. We may yet have electrical organs in our churches as well at: electrical clocks in our houses, and worked almost as cheaply. Mr. Gibson Craig had an interriew, on Saturday, with the Right Hon. Edward Strutt. MAGAZINES, &e.--(CONTINUED.) HOOD'S MAG.IZINE. With several laulable contributions, such as the " Peeps into Shalispere," Hood contains not a few of very indifferent merit. We are gratified to see that. the editor purposes, on the commencement of the new year, to begin a serial novel, which will bring him forward in its pages more prominently than here tofore. THE METROPOLITAN MAGAZINE. After an elaborate notice of the " Biography of Mary the Second," recently penned by Miss Strick land, comes the continuation of " Wharfiale." Mrs. Abdy, Mrs. Crawford, and Mrs. Tinsley are among the poetical contributors ; the latter has a rather prolonged piece of versification called " The Pahner's Tale." Besides these there are several other articles of a lighter character. CHAMBERS'S EDINBURGH JOURNAL. One of our . best favourites, and worthy of continu• ing so. The contents, both prose and rhythmical, are of various merit, and never so indifferent as not to deserve perusal. There is one exquisite poem on " Autumn," in the Spenserian stanza, by W. Moy Thomas. But for its length and our own stint as to space, we should transfer it to our columns entire. It breathes all the dainty sweetness of the sylvan verses of Bryant. BANKRUPTCY a►i(f iNSOLVENCY LAWS. TO THE HONORARY SECRETARY OF THE SOCIETY FOR EFFECTING AN AME•NDM'ENT IN THE LAWS RELATING TO BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY. SlR,—Having read the proceedings of the meeting of your society, lately held at the London Tavern, I presume you are not unwilling to afford the expla nations which many parts of y our re p or t require. , In the seventh paragraph you say, " the recom mendation contained in the rep or t o f y ou r committee of February, 1846, for the removal of insolvency cases from the Court of Bankruptcy has been effected by an Act of last session, by which the Insolvent Debtors' Court has now jurisdiction over all applica tions within the London district, while those from other parts are assigned to the judges of the new county courts. This has but very recently come into operation." You take cre dit , an d j us tly, if you were 'instrumental in carrying this Act through Par liament, as it will confer much benefit on the trading and non-trading classes when fully in operation ; it has brought every part of En g l an d w i t hi n th e jurisdic tion of sth and 6th Victoria, c. 116, and 7th and Bth Victoria, c. 96 ; these Acts admittedly are . of eminent service, as they g i ve a r i g h t to pe titi o n for protection from arrest without passing through the degrading ordeal of a prison, and the conditions on which protection is granted are even more than any creditors ought to require, i. e., vesting the present and future propel ig of the petitioner in an assignee for their benefit. Were section 19 of 5 and 6 Viet., c. 116, repealed, the interest of creditors would be as effectually protected as it' it continued in force; it enacts in substance if, after making the final order, the petitioner neglects to give notice to the assignees of any property acquired by him, his protection may be withdrawn, and his liability to arrest revived for ever. These Acts, in this instance, are framed with unnecessary severity; there is no hope left for the debtor, the protection from arrest is his sentence to perpetual labour, even without taxing the creditor for his maintenance. - 10 and 11 Vict., c. 102, giving; to clerks of county courts the rights and powers which the official as signee had in bankruptcy before the jurisdiction was transferred cannot be overestimated, as a clerk armed with such authority residing within a small district cannot but collect the entire of an insolvent's estate. In the 9th paragraph you assert that "the only attempt made by the Government to improve these laws during the last session was the introduction by the Lord Chancellor of a Bill to consolidate the exist ing Acts relating to bankruptcy, to abolish the Court of Review, transferring its jurisdiction to the Court of Chancery, and to reduce the number of the com missioners of the court. Some of the provisions of the Bill of your :committee were introduced, but others, which they considered of the greatest import ance, were omitted. With the above exceptions the proposed measure was little more than a consolidation and re-enactment of the present laws. The mere consolidation, however, would be a measure of great value, although alone quite inadequate to the wants of the commercial classes.' "Would you name the Bill to which allusion is made? Paragraph 11 also requires some explanation ; it states that " No further steps were taken last session by the Government with the Lord Chancellor's Bill ; Lord Brougham succeeded in carrying a short but questionable Act for the abolition of the Court of Review, transferring its jurisdiction to the Court of Chancery, and also for the removal of the insolvency cases from the Court of Chancery. I cannot reconcile these contradictory paragraphs. By the 7th a Bill was brought in upon your recom mendation. The inference to be drawn from the 9th is that the Lord Chancellor brought in a Bill, but I cannot collect whether it became an Act ; and the 11th affirms that the Government took no steps with the Lord Chancellor's Bill, but that Lord Brougham brought in a short but questionable Act. Those un acquainted with what took place in the last session of Parliament on reading your report must come to the Conclusion that three Acts were passed. It is, therefore, desirable that you should give the titles of the Acts Which have been passed, as I cannot find the one introduced by the Lord Chancellor, nor the short but questionable Act which you say Lord Brougham succeedel in carrying. Dec. 6. IL B. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, Drc. 3. A convocation was holden this afternoon, for taking into consideration a proposition to affix the University seal to petitions to the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and to the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great -Britain and Ireland, "against the admission of persons professing the Jewish religion to seats in the Legislature." The Rev. Baden Powell, Professor of Astronomy, opposed the measure, which after some little discussion was carried ; there being—Placets, 53 ; Non-placets, 10. Yesterday Mr. Philip Bowden Smith, Commoner of University College, was elected to a Mathematical Exhibition of that society. - PIi INCIPAI, OF ST. MARY lIALL.—The names of the Rev. Dr. Bliss, Rev. R. Greswell, Rev. E. M. Goul burn, Rev. R. Hussey, and Rev. R. Walker, have been mentioned as likely to succeed Dr. Hampden as Principal of St. Mary Hall. The headship is in the gift of the Duke of Wellington, as Chancellor of the University. REPRESENTATION OF SUNDER- LAND. SUNDERLAND, DEC. s.—The canvass on behalf of Sir H. Williamson and - Mr. W. H. Wilkinson has been vigorously conducted, er.rly and late eachday, by the friends of both gentlemen ; but there was a ge nerally prevailing belief last evening (Saturday) that,-notwithstanding their warlike pt.( parations, Mr. Wilkinson will be electcd without a contest. Thera certainly ought no; not to be any contest fur this borough. The constituency is decidedly Liberal, end Mr. Wilkinson has been secured a ma jority of that party so overwhelming, that his quasi- Liberal opp,Aient is driven to rely almost entirely on the Tory ranks fin. support. All the more respectable members of the Conservative party, however, have determined on remaining neuter ; and as the Liberal electors are to a man quite enthusiastic in his cause, and fully resolved to triumph over all factious oppo• sition, Mr. Wilkinson's election may be considered safe. The result of the late general election gave Mr. Wilkinson 569 votes (330 being plumpers), a number nearly equal to a moiety of the largest num ber of electors (1322) that ever polled at any former election ; and that, too, in the teeth of the prejudice created by his avowed advocacy of an alter ation of the navigation-laws. It seems to be felt that the gallant manner in which Mr. W. maintained the contest op that occasion ought to have secured him from any vexatious opposition on this, from parties professing themselves supporters of the present Go vernment, especially as a modification of the naviga tion-laws has since been made a Government qnestion- Mr. Wilkinson's return for Sunderland will afford a striking proof of the soundness of the views of those who advised her Majesty to recommend a revision of those laws. It is expected that the writ will be issued early next week. BANK OF ENGLAND. RETURNS OF NOVEMBER 20 AND 27 COM- PARED. TOTAL ASSETS. TOTAL LIABILITIES. X. X. 54,011,347 Nov. 27 Nov. 27...35,828,780 53,441,681 Nov. 20 Nov. 20...35,265,358 569,666 Incr. Nov. 27 Incr. Nov. 27... 563,422 The operation of the above balances shown as below : ASSETS BALANCES. Incr. Government Securities 312,987 Ditto, Bullion 515,986 828,973 Decrease, other Securities Balance Increase—Assets LIABILITIES BALANCES. Incr. Public Deposits 509,770 Ditto, Private Deposits 372,072 Ditto, Seven Day and other Bills -- 891,597 Decrease, Notes from circulation (de duct) ... '328,175 Balance Increase—Liabilities 563,422 ACTION FOR SEDUCTION - IN FRANCE. Actions for damages for seduclion - are rare in France. One was, however, brought on Friday, be fore the Civil Tribunal of the Seine, by the heirs of a young girl named Francine, to obtain 10,0001. from a M. Capron, who occupies a responsible situation in an hotel in the Rue de Rivoli, for having seduced her. According to the statement of the Learned Counsel for the plaintiffs, Francine was the daughter of honest country-people, and had been brought up with strictly moral and religious princi ples. Though of great beauty, she had re mained pure and spotless for four years amidst all the temptations of Paris. During all that time she had lived with a married sister end the sister's hus band ; and she was as remarkable for her great in dustry, as for her exemplary conduct. In the month of June, 1546, she unfortunately made the acquaint ance of a girl of indifferent character, named Fanny Cortey. One Sunday in July this Fanny persuaded her to accompany her for a walk ; but Francine did nut consent to go until she had asked the permission of her brother-in-law, which was only given on the condition that she would return at a certain hour. The girl Cortey led her innocent companion to the Jardin and begged her to enter. Francine hesitated for a long time, but at length the gay music, the lights glittering among the trees and flowers, and the joyous and elegant company, excited a cutio!;ity 'which overpowered her scruples, and she went in. Hardly had she taken a glance of the brilliant scene, which to her was perfectly novel, when she and her companion were accosted by two young men, who turned out to be Capron and a friend of his named Dagoumet. Capron had often seen Francine at the hotel, where she had frequently been on business, and, said the advocate, had persuaded Fanny Cortey to find the means of placing her in his power. lie paid great attention to Francine during the evening, and detained her in the gardens, on one pretence or another, in spite of her reiterated desires to return home. At eleven o'clock, he and his com panion and the girl Corey entered a cabriolet, and induced Francine to go with them, on the promise that they would conduct her to her residence. Instead of that, however, they went to a restaurant, and partly by entreaties, partly by force, compelled Francine to sup with them. The supper ended, they promised to drive her home, but, instead cf that, conducted her to the lodgings of Dagoumet. The poor girl, on seeing where she was, wept and cried; but, worn out with fatigue she consented to remain, on the promise that she and the girl Cortey should be placed in a chamber by themselves. After a time, however, Capron entered the room, and a scene took place between him and her which cannot be described. Suffice it to say, that she was dishonoured. The next morn ing, on returning home, she was dreadfully pale and agitated ; but feeling herself borne down by shame, she determined to abandon her relatives. Capron then took an apartment for her, and promised her marriage, but at the end of six weeks he basely abandoned her. After his visits ceased Fran cine wrote to him, but he vouchsafed no reply. This drove her to despair, and she resolved to die. She accordingly drank a glassful of vitriol, but the poison did not cause immediate death, and for 39 days she lingered in dreadful agony. Before she died she stated how she had been treated, and declared that she had committed suicide because she could not bear the thought of her dishonour. In consequence of her declarations the girl Cortey was condemned to two years' imprisonment for what is called " exciting a minor to debauchery" (the unfortunate Francine was only 19 years of age); but as Capron had not been guilty of actual violence in the seduction he could not be punished criminally. The President of the Correctional Tribunal, however, said to him on the trial of Fanny Cortey, " Justice cannot reach you at present, but you must be cruelly punished by remorse !" To this he replied, "My conscience reproaches me with nothing ;" whereupon the President observed, " I re gret it for your own sake, for that proves your con science to be hardened !" The advocate for the plaintiffs concluded by calling for an indemnity to the family of Francine proportioned to the grief and agony which they and she had suffered. ' The advocate of Capron maintained that the case was not of such an atrocious character as had been represented—that Francine had loved Capron —that no violence had been employed by him on the night of the seduction. He dwelt on the fact that she had gone to live under his protection, and stated that Capron was not responsible for her suicide, for that he bad not abandoned her, she having been taken away from him by her brother-in-law. The Avocat du Roi contended that an indemnity was due to the relatives of the deceased, though, per haps, the amount demanded was too much. He in sisted that if Capron had replied to the letter of the poor girl, she would probably not have committed self-destruction. The Tribunal postponed the case for a week to have time to deliberate on its judg ment.—Galignani. THE ECLECTIC REVIEW. This sold periodfcal is more sober than ever in its themes, and also in the manner of their treatment. Thi memoir of Henry Francis Cary—the tranblater of Piudar and Dante—is the most noticeable among its contributions. THE BELLE 4SSEMBLEE. One of the creations of Samuel Rogers, the banker poet—" The Dreamer "—forms the frontispiece to the last number for 1847. Dr. Shelton Mackenzie is the writer of the first paper, " Tressilian," and his graceful pen is detectable throughout. Sonnets, verses, stanzas, stories, essays, and sentiment, are the elements mingled together by the fair editress. THE PARLOUR LIBRARY. Vols. VI., VII., and VIII. Of all the publications of popular fiction this is the cheapest, and, considering its compactness and the excellence of its printing, it is eminently deserving of encouragement. Atter giving us a work by William Carleton, another by Alexandre Dumas, another by Mary Howitt, and another by George Sand, the proprietor lays before his subscribers " The Colle gians" of poor Gerald Griffin, " The Highways and Byways" of T. C. Grattan (first series), " The Old Convents of Paris," by Madame Charles Reybaud, and " The Haunted Marsh," by George Sand. The two last are bound up together. Of such books as Gerald Griffin's " Collegians" it were ridiculous to speak critically, its merits are universally acknow ledged, its humour and its pathos, its nature and its passion have gained it a place not only in the library but in the heart and the memory. Who can forget Eily O'Connor, or Mihil O'Connor of Garryowen, or Kyrle Daly, or Hardress Cregan, or Lowry Looby, or Danny Mann the Lord, or Foxy Dunat, or Anne Chute,,or Myles Murphy ? It is in the exquisite natu ralness of its descriptions—such descriptions as the one of Mrs. Daly's death—that its principal merit con sists, and that has acquired for it such a good and general celebrity. By republishing such works, and at a cost so insignificant, the publishers of The Parlour Library" are at once doing a fair service to the public, and elevating the tastes of the people. 7'HE MIRROR. The " Adventures of Paul Pevensey", are conti nued in this number. Paul, who has lost all trace of the IV ilkinsons, determines to set off for Ulraven in search of his mother, and with the aid and assist ance of a certain " Pat Maguire," a genuine warm hearted Irishman, accomplishes the journey without trenching upon the fourpenee-halfpenny, the amount of capital upon which he had originally undertaken it. Mr. Percy St. John gives us one of his admir able sketches of modern Parisian life, in the tale of " Pierre Lescoup ;" and Mr. John Oxenford gives us excellent translations ' from Jean Paul. This is a very good number of the Mirror. THE MONTHLY RAILWAY RECORD. The Record is true to its title ; it is an authentic record of all railway sayings and doings of the month. The present number is illustrated by a portrait of Joshua Proctor Westhead, Esq., M.P. CHRISTOPHER TADPOLE. Putt XVI. By Albert Smith. This is the Concluding number of Christopher Tad pole, and it is with regret that we part with him. Christopher restored to the Arden titles and estates, be comes a country gentleman and marries Patsy. Lady Arden, and her scapegrace son and his wife, go to France ; and young Arden, separated from his wife (Fanny Hamper), enters the Austrian service, while Fanny lives in a very equivocal position at. Baden. hickory, Skittler, and Sprouts are provided for in various ways by Christcpher, and Mrs. Hamper, as usual, lives upon everybody. We had forgotten Gudge. The old miscreant bursts a blood-vessel, and dies in a fit of passion when first informed of the appearance of Christopher as a claimant for the Arden estates. .This is by far the best work that Albert Smith has yet produced ; he need no longer " doubt his power to sustain a continuous tale unaided by ether at tractions." SHARPE'S MODERN MAPS. Paris XI. and XII. With the continuation of this periodical atlas there is no diminution in its excellence. On the contrary, the engraver appears to acquire more skill with his increase of practice. THE TRAVELLER'S MISCELLANY. This little periodical still fulfils its mission of catering for the mental wants of travellers. The tale of " Aubry Luson" is in this number brought to a conclusion. THE LAND I'VE LIVE IN. Mr. Charles Knight's new periodical has just reached the completion of its first volume. It makes a goodly appearance both in regard to the letter-press and embellishment, and is in every way deserving of preservation. Who is not solicitous to read and see all about the land we live in ? And Mr. Knight here fulfils our wishes, and enables us to visit the most remarkable places in the United Kingdom without rising from our elbow-chair. LE FOLLET. The same exquisiteness of colouring and delinea tion are observable in the " Fashions " for Decem ber as in the preceding parts of Le Follet. The different plates are beautiful illustratiOns of European costume. DEATH OF SAMUEL DUCKWORTH, ESQ.—We announce, with much regret, the death of Samuel Duck worth, Esq.. one of the Masters in Chancery. For a considerable time the state of the Learned Gentleman's health has been such as to cause serious anxiety to his family and friends. During the last few weeks the disease under which he sank had made rapid and alarming progress, which terminated in his death at Paris on Friday. Mr. Duckworth was elected Member of Parliament for Leicester in 1835 ; and, although he did not take any conspicuous part in public life, was al ways an enlightened, consistent, and steady adherent of the Liberal party. In 1839 he was chosen to fill a vacant mastership in Chancery, the duties of which he discharged in a way to do equal credit to his own high professional character and to the discrimination of the Minister who selected him for the office. The respect of all who knew him, the attachment of friends, and the dovoted love of more intimate connexions attest the worth of Mr. Duckworth's private chis racter of that rare combination of practical good sense and knowledge of mankind with singleness of mind and the most engaging amenity of manner. In the profession, in which he was so highly esteemed, %Sir. Duckworth's loss will be at this moment much felt. There is no department of :the administration of: our laws which more needs the superintendence of men com petent by their knowledge, their habits of business, their age, and their position in the profession, than the, mas terships in Chancery. The state of that sleparti neat of our law is at this moment a discredit to our judicial system. This is not an occasion appropriate to the consideration of this subject; nor should we h ave said even so much, but that we have no doubt the necessi• :ities of the public service will induce the Gov ernment to fill the vacant office at once. We shall, laowever, return to the subject, which is one of extreme impor tance to the whole public, as well as to the pre,':;ssion of the law. The loss created by the retirement o . r Master Lynch, one of the very best masters on the list , is now much enhanced by the lamented event which it is to day our duty to record.— Chronicle. DARING ROBBERIES.—On Saturday in! Ormation of the following daring robberies was circulated throughout the divisions of the metropolitan and City police:—From No. 4, Mora-place, City-road, the pro perty of Mr. Wilson, ten silk neck scarfs, tl tree dozen figured satin scarfs, various other scarfs, a inety-four silk handkerchiefs, various patterns; a numb. it of silver table, dessert, and tea spoons; a silver watc ' and other articles. From the College, Eton, Bucks, la lever gold watch, ten silver watches, two silver table forks, about a hundred brooches, the same number of g ald seals and keys, sundry lockets and gold studs, and a half-crown of the reign of George 11. From No. 157, 1 - 4 rove-street, Camden -town, the property of Mr. Bennett, a number of silver table and other spoons. From No. 16, Park street, Grosvenor-square, the property of Dr t. Tilarson, eleven silver dessert spoons, two silver sauce lr riles, eight silver teaspoons, two silver forks, a silver cr Him jug, a silver oval teapot, a silver chocolate po ;, a silver tankard, and other valuable articles, with a tittantity of wearing apparel. From the dwelling-home ss.f the Rev. Mr. Meadows, at Gosport, a gold Geneva V match, with a gold cable chain attached, with hand clasr ) of a ruby; a mourning brooch, set round with pearls; an amethyst ring, a gold watch-hook, a ruby ring, ant' i other articles of jewellery, and 36 in gold and silver. Balance Increase—Assets above Lia- bilities Being the amount of Profit added tqllest, as shown thus :-- REST. November 27 3,629,567 November 20 3.623,323 Increase, Nov. 27 BALANCES OF RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS OF TIIE WEEK BALANCED. Je. Received Public Deposits—Balance 509,770 Ditto Private Deposits—Ditto... 372,072 Ditto Other Securities—Ditto... 259,307 Ditto Seven day and other bills. —Ditto .. 9,755 Ditto Cash added to Rest 6,244 Paid Government Securities 312,987 Ditto Bullion 515,98G Ditto .Notes withdrawn from cir tion 328,175 Ilfracombe, Dec. 4, 1847. 1,157,148 1,157.148 0 0 0 INCORPORATION OF WOLVEUHAMPTON.—We un derstand that the Lord President of the Council (tbe Marquis of Lansdowne) has decided in favour of granting a charter of incorporation for this town, and it is ex• petted that the sign manual will be affixed at an early meeting of the Privy Council— Wolverhampton Chronicle. DIABOLICAL OUTRAGE.—On Friday night last some scoundrels broke the lock off the " switches" or. the railway at the Plymouth branch, and wedged them back with a piece of rail, thereby diverting the main line into the " siding." At nine o'clock a long goods' train, which was proceeding to Merthyr, at a rapid pace, was by this infamous act turned into the siding, and came into collision with same loaded waggons which were standing there. The shock was tremendous; the en gine and fourteen waggons in the train were thrown off the line, and considerable damage done to them. The engine-men and breaksmen narrowly escaped by jump ing offi Superintendent Wrenn was shortly on the spot, and was actively engaged during the night endeavour ing to trace the perpetrators of the outrage.—Hereford Times. ALARMING CONFLAGRATION.—A most alarming fire broke out about eight o'clock on Wednesday evening, on the premises of R. E. Harding, grocer,' tallow chandler, and general merchant, of Halfwooa-street. Shortly after the first alarm of fire had been conveyed by the ringing of the fire-bell, the flames shot up from every corner of the building,and brilliantly illuminated the neighbourhood around, and persons came running from all parts towards the scene. The scene presented, when the fire was at its height, was one of awful splendour. Occasionally a quantity of gunpowder exploded, to the great alarm of the bystanders ; but, we are happy in being able to add, that eventually the firo was confined to the building in which it broke out, and we have also the satisfaction of reporting that Mr. Harding's loss will, in all probability, be recovered by insurance.—Shertorne Journal. _ _ EAST INDIA COTTON..---On Friday Mr. Hugh Fleming, secretary to the Commercial Association, re ceived a letter of advice from the directors of the East India Company, stating that they had given instructions for forty-five bales of cotton grown from New Orleans seed to be forwarded to him from Coimbatore, by the ship Olinda from Cochin, for sale in Manchester. It is expected that the vessel will arrive very shortly, and that the cotton will be of a superior quality to that pre viously consigned to Mr. Fleming by the company for sale. There have also been received two small samples of cotton grown at Coimbatore under the superintendence of Dr. Wight, from seed sown, at the suggestion of the Commercial Association, at an earlier period than usual, by about a month. One is a very fair sample indeed, being long in staple, and of a beautiful white colour ; the other is very different, owing to its being injured by " damping," that is, from the damp weather preventing the pods from opening at the proper season. The doctor, we understand, is not discouraged at the par tial failure of the experiment, the season having been much against it, but intends trying it again next season on fresh land.—ilianchester Examiner. . . LITERARY SOIREE.—Lady Morgan's soirée, on Wednesday evening, was numerously attended. Among the company were the Raja of Sarawak, their Excel lencies the Prince and Princess Calamaki, their Excel lencies the American Ambassador and Mrs. Bancroft, Lord Morpeth, Lord Dudley Stuart, Lord Campbell, Lord Glenelg, Lady Stratheden, and the Hon. Miss Campbell, Lord Wrottesley, Viscountess Dungarvon, Countess of Charleville, Lady Yarde and Miss Buller, Honourable Mrs. Marley, Baroness Bray and the Ho nourable Mrs. Murray, Lord Harry Vane, Sir Walter and Lady Caroline Sterling, the Right Honourable Edward and Mrs. Stanley, Right Honourable Milner and Mrs. Gibson, Sir Benjamin Hall, M.P., Sir W. and Lady De Bathe, Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton, Hon. Mrs. Abbott, Honourable Charles Villiers, M.P., Honourable E. Byng, Mr. Thomas Wyse, Mr. Tennison, M.P., Mr. Quintin Dick, Mr. Charles Webster, Captain Frederick Romilly, Mr. Hayward, Mr. Kinglake, Mr. Alfred Montgomerie, Mr. Charles Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. Prin ceps and Miss Pattel, Mr. Pulsford, M.P.. Mr. and Mrs. Wentworth Dilk, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Twiss, Mr. Bab bage, Mr. Higgens, Mr. Thackaray, Mr. Fonblanque, Mr. Chorley, the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Milman, Mr. 11. Hope, Lady Webster, Mr. Butler, Mrs. Inwood Jones, Mr. Moore, &c. ALARMING FIRE AND ROBBERY.—Last evening shortly before seven o'clock, considerable alarm was caused in the immediate neighbourhood of Rahere street, Goswell-street, in consequence of loud crie s of fire proceeding from the house No. 44, in that thoroughfare. After considerable trouble the flames were subdued, when an examination was made with a view of ascertaining how the fire commenced. The firemen during their search fou nd that a cupboard in the room was partially consumed, and that a box in which a sum of money ha d been deposited had been forcibly broken open, and the contents (upwards of thirty sovereigns) taken away by some person at present un known. It is, therefore, generally believed that some one had first committed the robbery and afterwards fired the building. DEATH OF CAPTAIN JOHNSON.—This convict, whose name has been so familiarly associated with the murders of the Tory seamen, died upon his arrival at Sydney, as we are credibly informed by & correspondent who has recently arrived in her Majesty's ship the L Castor. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—play I beg to call ;:our attention to the petition presented by Sir R. Inglis on Wednesday last, from Llandaff, against the admission of Jews to seats in Par liament. Any person perusing it would very naturally attach great importance to it, as emanating from an influential and numerous body of the community, and as all of your readers are not, perhaps, aware of the population of 'Llandaff (which does not contain 200 houses of all descriptions, and the greater part of those of the humbler class), it would not perhaps be amiss were Ito state that it is considerably under 1,000. Sir R. Inglis - should have denominated it the " petition of the Dean of Llandaff," from the form which was pub lished by him (the Dean) in the Cardiff Advertiser, on Oct. 16th last. I made a humble reply to it in the Monmouthshire Merlin on the week following, and nothingihas transpired since then, until I read a report in The Sun of the presentation of the petition from Llandaff. My only aim is to expose such " hole and corner " work, and leave it in, your able hands, as the liberal and strenuous advocate of civil and religious liberty, to make what use of it you may deem expedient against bigotry and intolerance.—l beg to remain, Sir, your most obedient servant, • MARK MARKS. 9, St. Mary-street, Cardiff, Dec. 3, 1847. THE EPIDEMIC INFLUENZA. Thee influenza, which has been prevailing for some time past i a the northern parts of Europe, has recently made its ap pearanee in the metropolis, and from information which we have received it has been exceedingly preva lent in all quarters. Some thousands of all ages have been attacked by it. The symptoms are, on the whole, mild ; there is great languor, with depression, frontal heads che, chilliness in the course of the spine, with pains in the limbs, and aching in the loins. With these symptoms there has been cough and sore throat, accom panif Id by enlargement of the parotid and submaxilary glands. A stimulating plan of treatment has been found to be most conducive to recovery; and, after a few days, the p Itient has been restored to convalescerce. In the ' aged the disease has been attended with serious conse queue es, by terminatin g in an aggravated form of bronchitis. As we might suppose, the great prevalence of this disorder in the metropolis is not in any way indicated by the Registrar-General's table of deaths. On turn ing to Influenza, we find enumerated from this cause, only four deaths during the last week; and of these three wer e among infants, and one in an indi vidual above sixty. The deaths from bronchitis, chiefly among old and young, have increased nearly fifty per cent. above the average. Here, then, we have a proof that the weekly table of deaths can• not throw any light upon the amount of illness in the metropolitan population, unless the prevalent disease be of a very fatal character. We require what Professor Casper has appropriat e l y denominated weekly tables of morbility as well as of mortality. Under a well-con stituted Board of n ealth, it would be by no means diffi cult to organise a regular system of weekly returns of case of disease admitted into the principal hospitals and infiri naries of the metropolis. W e might be disposed to refer the appearance of this epidemic to the very sudden and extensive changes in teinperature which have recently taken place, and to dee large amount of moisture with which the air has been for some time saturated ; but local meteorolo glee 1 causes will scarcely account for it, since the dis order exists at the present time with equal intensity in various parts of Europe remote from each other. In a late number of this journal we announced the existence of influenza at Copenhagen, where it had attacked a large portion of the population. In the daily papers it was erroneously reported that the disease which had thus broken out in Denmark, was the cholera. We now learn from the Continental journals that the influenza (la grippe) has appeared in Marseilles, and that within the short space of a week it attacked one half of the po pulation, viz., 80,000 persons. It is of a mild character; but great alarm has been excited there, and in other lo calities where influenza has appeared, from the prevalent belief that it is the forerunner of the Asiatic cholera. In this country, however, the most severe form of epidemic influenza was observed to follow the malignant cholera of 1831.32. We have thus evidence of a similar epidemic disorder attacking almost simultaneously three cities forming a triangle on the map of Europer-Cope n b agen being nearly equidistant (about 700 miles in a right line) from Mar seilles and London. To add to the diffi culty of account for the origin of these epidemics htat mayby medi ca l th eor i es , we may mention a curious fact throw some light on the diffusion of cholera , f e by showing that an epidemic and a quasi-contagious character may be observed in one and the same disease. The French steamer Luxor, which runs betwe en Alexandria and Marseilles, recently with the influenza on board. The crew Egypt arrived in were so severely affected that the vessel did not make its passage to S ria. To say that influenza is an in usual fectious disease, would be contrary to the general opinion of those who hav e watched the progress but how is it to be explained that of epidemics; a vessel, sailing from a port where influenz . a is very prevalent, can transport with it an epidem i c in a severe form ov er so l arge a por tion of the sea? It is not stated whether, after the arri val of the vessel i n t he port of Alexandria , influenza had appeare d among the inhabitant s.—Medical Gazette. DEATH Or COLONEL SIR RICHARD BONNYCASTLR. —We have this day the melancholy task of announcing the decease of Colonel Sir R. Bonnycastle, his resi dente in this city , lat e of the cor p s of Royal k ng i neers , and for may years the chief officer of that department in Canada West. Sir Richard recently retired from active service.—Kingston Chronicle, Nov. 3. On Saturday a Special Court of Aldermen was holden to receive a report of a Gaol Committee, recom mending that all female convicted persons should be re moved from Newgate and Giltspur-street Prison to the Borough Compter. hir. Alderman Humphery intimated that they could not be legally detained in p r i son o ut of the City, and the Recor der said it could not be done ex cept by the authority of an Act of Parliament, and that every person so detained would have a right of action for false imprisonment against those who detained them. The Court, nevertheless, agreed to the report, and roferrod it back to the Committee for exteution. LOVE AND THE HORSEWHIP. Avery lively sensation has been produced in Cork ty a recent event in that city. The Cork Examiner of 'Wednesday alludes to the subject in these terms :—" We must allude to a rumour recently cir culated through the city, to the effect, that a gallant officer of a regiment stationed in this garrison, won the affections of one of the loveliest of the city's belles, and promised to make her his bride ; that al! tedious preliminaries were arranged and settlements drawn out, and a day appointed for their being signed by the intended bridegroom; that the gallant officer being reluctant to: fetter his liberty, even by the rosy chain of hymen, marched out of Cork Bar racks, apparently on a shooting excursion, on the morning of the day when he was expected to sign the death-warrant of his bachelorhood, and, walking to Fermoy, there got leave of absence ;' that when the lawyers and friends assembled at a certain house on the South Mall, they waited in vain for the truant lover; that, when alarmed at his unaccountable silence, the lawyers and friends wended their way to the barracks, to have the matter explained, the bird was discovered to have flown ; that rage and consternation were felt thereupon, and that the brother of the lady vowed a vow of deep revenge. So much for the rumour; now for the fact. As the Juverna arrived at the quay, this day at twelve o'clock, a group of officers might be seen on the quarter-deck of the vessel, surrounded by some fifty or sixty passengers of a less ,warlike character. The moment the first plank was put out from the quay to the steamer, a young gentleman leaped actively upon it, and sprang on board at once. Rushing towards the spot where the officers stood, he selected one of the sons of Mars as his man, and raising a whip, struck him across the face, the neck, and head, accompanying each blow with such comp'i mentary expressions as—' You blackguard !—' You ruffian !'—' You scoundrel The assailant then re• tired a few paces, to where his friend' stood, look ing admiringly on, and asked him was ` there any hing more to be (lone?' To which the friend' replied in the negative ; and both tranquilly retired from the ship, as if unconscious of having caused a striking sensation, and went off in a car. The gallant officer bore the assault apparently with the utmost philosophy, mot making the slightest resistance to the outrage. His brother officers looked on with countenances in which amazement and rage were curiously blended. Immediately after the gal lant officer got into a car, and drove up to his quar ters at the barracks, accompanied by some military friends. It is almost needless to say that the incident we have described caused the greatest astonishment to those who crowded the quarter-deck of the steamer and stood on the quay. As the matter is now noto rious, having occurred under circumstances so pub lic, we need have no delicacy in mentioning names. The gentleman who committed the assault is Mr. Thomas Hardy, brother of the lady in question ; the gentleman assaulted is Captain Banbury, of her Ma jesty's 67th Foot. The Cork Constitution of Thursday brings down the narrative a little further. They say—" Every day since Sunday the Mayor of Cork has received, by post, letters from London and Liverpool, which, with the exception of one from a London solicitor, were anonymous, all advising his worship to arrest Mr. Robert Hardy (erroneously called Thomas in the fore going article), and bind him to keep the peace ; and also to arrest Capt. Banbury immediately on his return, or if not, that a tragedy would be the consequence, Theas Capt. Banbury was com i n g over to fight a duel. eil Mayor, having to attend a meeting of the town coa !' at the time the steamer arrived, directed three pol tee men to await the arrival of the Juverna, m a,a .e ni re prevent a breach of the peace. ;constablesThet accord ingly on the spot, but until he assault was perpe trated, and the partie s gone, they Isere unaware of it. Shortly after an information was sworn before the Mayor of what ha d occurred, and the police were i m mediately set in m otion to arrest the parties. They were unsuccessful in their pursuit of Mr. Hardy, but Captain Bunbury was arrested by Head-Constable Condon at seven o'clock in the evening, when about to proceed to barracks from Lloyd's Hotel. He had not been released from custody at the hour of our going to press." ------ - ST. ALBAN'S.—BANK PAILURE.--We are sorry to have to report that Messrs. Gibson and Sturt suspended payment on Wednesday. The reason given for this pro ceeding in the circular issued from the bank is, that their agents had dishonoured their advices. We under stand that their liabilities are small, and it is expected that every claim will be fully met.—Her tford Mercury. The Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne en• tertained the Marquis and Marchioness of Normanby and a select party to dinner on Saturday evening at Lansdowne -house. The noble Lord President, who has nearly recovered from his late severe attack of gout, will leave town at the close of the ensuing week for Bowood-park, for the Christmas recess. STATE OF TAADE FOREIGN WOOL TRADE,—LEEDS, D E c, 3.—The transactions in fcreign woV;:tt this week have been again very limittd, busineA being u - Sual!y dull at this sea son o f t h e year, evert frillart-s-4Laamparative prosperity. L..-4,4i..ctc.4 t 'rt'_ ENGLISH WOWOOLMA . EKET.— I ,EEDS, - = -• 1 I.—The sales of w oo l d ur i ng the present week have been con fined to the supply of the immediate wants of the manufacturers, which are very small. Prices are unsettled, but where sales are made lower rates are submitted to LEEDS.—We have again to report exceedingly dull markets at our cloth-halls both on Saturaay and Tuesday. On the latter day there was scarcely any business transacted. The same state of inaction continues in the warehouses. The mildness of the season, together with the scarcity of money, has completely checked the demand for winte r goods for the home market, and with the exception of a little briskness in ladies' cloths for the eastern markets, the for.ign houses are still doing very little business. BRADFORD MARKET, THURSDAY, DEC. 2.—„COOL —There is no indication of improvement. Every one seems disinclined to purchase, and the general tone is great despondency. Yarn—lt is really a painful task to have again to report the continued dul ness we have now for a long time been portraying, but that dulneEs continues. Thu quan tity of yarn now spun is indeed reduced to a very mall quantity. There are :onw inquiries for some kinds for shipping, but the pries offered are only such as to deter the producer from oinking more, and there is a great disposition to do ,ass, rather than accept the current prices. Piect.s—Tht:re is nothing more encouraging in the piece market to-,day. Low moreens are the most active in demand, and the sup ply short. The arrival of the Caledonia Las not given any tone to our market. MANCHESTER, THURSDAY EVENING.—We have to report a steady but very slight improvement in the demand for cloth, the prices for which are with difficulty in some cases maintained. The prospect of many mills resuming work after Christmas causes manufacturers to become anxious sellers, fearing, no doubt, that the demand will scarcely be equal to the increased supply. The home trade is not brisk ; in deed it can hardly be expected with so many tho'‘.l - hands unemployed. Yarns are selling freely to the export houses. The business doing by one firm would not be believed if stated, so large is the amount. There is also a fair business doing in yarns for the Levant and India. BARNSLEY. A visible improvement has taken place in the fancy drill branch during the last fort night, and we hear that several large orders which had been countermanded in the home trade have been resumed. NOTTINGLIAM.-It is discouraging to repeat that we cannot report any amendment in either of the branches of the plain cotton stocking trade; the cut up branches being in a considerably worse state. The cotton bobbin-net continues in a most gloomy position, and many of the machine owners, despair ing of any speedy amendment, are seeking for other occupations. The present distressed state of Ger many is considered to add much to the want of de mand, as that i country has heretofore consumed nearly a third of the lace made in England. The silk lace branches have not felt the depression in the same ratio as the cotton manufacture, but they must expect a further rivalry from France, as the machinery for making silk lace is fast extending at Lyons ; and as the French Government pays bounties, competition with France is out of the question in those articles which are pa tronised by the French Minister of Commerce. The cotton warp lace trade is in a very depressed state in this county, but we suppose that ere long the hands will have a cut in with Loughborough and Leicester, in making slades, which are now brisk.—Nottinghant Review. LEICESTER.—We are sorry to say things continue in the same depressed state as reported in our last; nor is there, we fear, any likelihood of an alteration for the better until after Christmas. The number of hands out of employment is very great, and on the increase. Spinners are producing very little ; and although wools have not varied in price, yarns have experienced a still further small reduction. It is un derstood the failure of Leaf, Barnett, and Co., of London, has not seriously affected any houses here.— Leicester Journal. THE ROYAL BuciutouNus.—The royal pack, which left the kennel at Ascot on Monday se'nnight, to hunt in the Vale of Aylesbury, returned to their old quarters only on Thursday last, having hunted on five days during their absence. Two of the finest deer belonging to the royal hunt have been unfortunately sacrificed. The celebrated little hind " Madcap," which was uncarted at Denham-hill, near Quainton, on the farm of Mr. Marks, on Friday, was drowned in the river, between Chearsley and 'chine ; the hounds run ning into her before the whippers-in could get up. The second deer was killed by the hounds on Wednesday (the last day), at East Claydon. On the day that Madcap was drowned, one of the whippers-in, named Harry King, met with a serious accident, which, it is feared, will prevent his hunting again during the season. His horse, in taking a five-barred gate, stumbled, and rolled over its rider, breaking two of his ribs, and causing other internal injuries. Several Oxo nians were at the meet at Thame on Tuesday last. Two, who were in a tandem, with a couple of high-spirited horses, were upset in consequence of the nags taking fright, just after the deer, " Snowdrop," was uncarted. One gentleman was conveyed to Oxford with a dislo cated shoulder, and the other very seriously hurt about the head and face. Sir Francis Peacoeke was also thrown during the hunt, and was obliged to give over from the injury be had sustained. One of the most valuable horses belonging to her Majesty's hunting. stud, was killed on its return from Aylesbury to Cum berland Lodge, in Windsor Great Park. In descending a steep hill, near Beaconsfield, it fell and broke its back, rendering it necessary that it should be immediately slaughtered. Another hunter, of equal value, which was also in charge of the same groom, fell at the same time, and was so dreadfully cut about, that it is ques tionable if it will ever be fit to hunt again. The man who was in charge of the two horses, and who fell with them, was but slightly injured. These are only amongst a few of the casualties which occurred during the visit of the royal pack to " the Vale." A gentleman recently appointed aroue in one of the prineipal towns of the department de )'Aisne, had his pocket picked on Thursday, in an omnibus, of s portfolio containing bank -notes to the amount of 1,500 f., in addition to papers of importance. The portfolio was in a side pocket. Ten thousand persons are said to be laid up with the grippe at Lille, but thus far no case has terminated fatally. At Toulouse there are, it is said, 15,000 persons in a population of 55,000, suffering from that malady. —Galignani. A BOY STARVED TO DEATH DV HIS FATHER.— WOODSTOCK, SATURDAY.—For some days past the most painful sensation has prevailed in this town, in conse quence of a report which had been circulating, that a hawker, named John Duband, had starved his son (a lad about twelve years of age) to death. An inquest was held on the body of the lad, when the following facts were elicited:—Ann Cutler said she knew the de ceased, and during the past fortnight he had complained of pains in his inside. A few days before his death he told witness that he had not had any food for several days. He said there was plenty of bread in the house, but that his father would severely beat and kick him if he touched it. The father was in the habit of going out all day and night, and leaving the boy without any food; he was also in the habit of beating the boy most unmercifully. On Thurs day last witness went to Huband's house. The boy was lying on some straw on the floor, and appeared to be dying. Witness told his father that be had starved the child to death. Mr. George Coles, surgeon, said that on Thursday afternoon, in consequence of in formation which he received, he went to Hubancy house, and saw the boy lying on the floor. He . (wit ness) examined him, and considered he wassudffang from want of sufficient food. On the following the boy was taken to the workhouse , where he died the him any nourish. same evening. Witness did not o rder and eggs in the house at the ment when be saw him, because his T fth h a ec e a r us h e a o d f ducks time. d inhuman conduct of the father. It was a lso was starvation. Several other witnesses de p osed to the brutal an proved that he was in d l , t o a and Oxfordthe coroner the t h a e n h i m a b o i u t s o l y f e r a e r t n u i r n n g e u d p a w v a e r r d d s i u o t f 1 0 1.. f per week. The jury un A/JUVENILE HIGHWAYMAN. —At Gainsborough, the made tak e hisu m anslaughter trial a " l a a r t arg t a h an e itn next r x h t 7 a sh s n s e i o z mi e i s mu . bi tat na son of the Rev. L. Hensly, while returning from school, was stopped by a boy of his own age, who commanded him to " Deliver, or --." He willingly obeyed the command, and surrendered to the precocious highway. i e n hgen w e hn a ao s de a or r te r s e ht s oi t sr e e d tdo n nt lx e . e t r sa d tgo a el y ,e nbayi allowed r. Hen sly, m an his books, penknife, sil ver penc i l- case, &c. The young T u ot e r n r p s d " e 'll plt i , n a c f op ed ert h y i , m aird promised to lead au h onest life in future. HOSPITAL FOR CONSUMPTI ON AND DISEASES OP THE CHEST, BROMPTON.—IIer Grace the Duchess of Norfolk last week visited this charitable institution, and in passing through the highly gratified. A meeting of delegates of France, Prussia, and Belgium will take place on the 7th inst., at Brussels, under the presidency of the Minister of Public Works of Belgium, to make arrangements for putting into cor respondence with each other the different lines of rail way which unite those three kingdoms. A SINGULAR ENCOUNTER. —The fishermen of Cadgwith have lately been bringing ashore some good catches of fish. Recently one of the fishermen caught a large conger, and as soon as the monster was O coiled he seized the captor firmly by the throat , and as if he himself tightly round the poor fellow's body , as unable w it across the would be at once avenged. The fisherman w d to free himself, until he took his knif e and e conger's head . Its jaws then became unlocked, its victim liberated.—Cornwall Gazett e . CharlesDickens,Esq., during his recent visit to Leeds to preside at the annual soirée of our Mechanics' Lee Institution, was the guest ofJohn Hope Shaw, Esq., the President of the institution. His engagements in London rendered his stay short; he arrived by the express train on Wednesday afternoon, and left Leeds by an early train the following morning. James Crossley, Esq., the President of the Manchester Attionwum, was also a guest of Mr. Shaw.—Leecis Mercury. toed outp the don jay, part The with led; aba ; Sid. ian- hare aa'i. to 610 i 931 211 took sIYIL ill 133 coin' 'toe", been wall 4 6 6 6 2b 6 0 0 hlops In all the c keth I los; bancl ditto rsort ese 1 ° )IYiPg