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.k ScriP :ference 5L raid A.Y.) thick —Acrd. 3t. An arlotti. John's/ Largo, Raft 'ake of rleans; John% bec. Jehn's. John% uebec; Anton, a, De- LI, has 'cargo be bar ditto, uppi! EANKRUPTCY.--(THIS DAY.) AIA.RAIAGE SETTLEMENTS.— , IN RE W 24. L. Wood. To -day- wbts apponted for the choice o. assignees, in th e else of this bankrupt, who was an irontuongtx, in Gracee'nurch street. A proof was tendered, on the part or the trustees. Ilryier the bankrupt's marriage settlement. The deEd being produced, - it appeared, amongst other things, the bankrupt had entered into a covenant to insure his lif - e and keep up the annual payments, and that such policy of insurance should be for the benefit of the bankrupt's wife. The c l a i m now made was for the value of the 3° 'icy, as estimat e d b y t h e actuary, t h e b an k rupt not bein g in a condition to perform his covenant. The Learned COMMISSIONER, after hearing the argu 'tent and reading several cases, decided that such a proof was inadmissable. Another question arose as to the delivery of some Dods after the bankruptcy. It appeared the fiat was Pened about two o'clock in the day. and goods ordered °Y the bankrupt were delivered in two or three hours af t erwards: th e quest i on arose as to whether they could r etained as- p art o f t h e stock of the bankrupt and :t Pplied for the general bet etit a the creditors. Th e M Learned COMISiIO . NER said that the goods must either be returned or considered as purchased by the as signees to continue the business for a time. The assignee said he should return the goods. vT(llie estate b e i ng lik ely to )ield a fair dividend, aslln anee to th e b an k rupt was granted without oppo tion. COURF.—(I HIS DAY.) OBT OLD COURT. i) AINING WINE SAMPLES FROM THE LONDON P°°l( COMPANY BY FORGED ORDERS.—.7ohn Hatton, a spectabl y dressed man, aged forty-three, described in Ene calendar as a " wine agent," was charged with hay acbtained a num b er of samples of wine from the t vaults of the London docks, by forged orders, pur- P o sting to b e s i gned by Messrs. Dingwell, Porter, and ,Co., vine merch ants , of Idle-lane, Tower-street, well it:owing at th e t i me that they were forged. The trial as deferred until this session, in order that a material witness, whose name was stated to be Dunks, might be obtained, to give evidence in support of the defence. Iv Mr. B a ll antine appeared for the prosecution, which as instituted by the London Dock Company, and Mr. Doane for the prisoner. It appeared that Messrs. Dingwell and Co. had con signments of wine in the vaults in question, and that the prisoner produced two orders ; the first, on the 17th, and the te second on the 21st of November last, to the clerk at a f ter vault, purporting to be orders for samples, which, direr being duly attested, were given to the cooper to toatZ the wine, which was done, and the wine delivered .t prisoner. Two other orders were also delivered 1 6 .i . ne vaults ; and the wines to which they referred were W ho to a porter named Elstead, sent by the prisoner, 110 was, however, in the service of the company, and Whom the prisoner directed to say that the wines belonged to Messrs. Dingwell. The porter was stopped by one of the constables of the dock. The constable traced the pri soner to the Phcenix, on Tower-hill, who, on mention- Sa g his business, stated that he knew nothing about the orders; but subsequently a person named Waters re e"gnising him, he admitted that he had delivered the st two orders, and that he had received them from a Person named Dunks. He said Dunks was in the wine trad e ; that he had known him for three months ; and tthat he (Dunks) had employed him to obtain the sam es; and that he considered the wine belonged to him. e searched the prisoner, and found a number of blank `usting orders upon bim, which h owever , i t appeare d , ,eoUld-be easily obtained from th e D oc k C ompany. He b ad been to several places, by the prisoner's direction, but he had been quite unable to meet with Dunks. He a did not ment i on t h e name of Dunks until he was in cus tody.,. He then called th e officer's attention to a per son 'Tearing a white waistcoat, w h o f requente d t h e d oc k s, slid who, he s a id, was t h e person to whom he referred The prisaner, it appeared ,waa well known at the Phatnix. lie there instructed the porter how he was to proceed. Mr. DOANE contended that there was nothing to show that the prisoner was aware of the fact th a t t h e or d ers i w ere forgeries, or that he alt ere d th em w i t h a gu i lty gn owledg e ; if so, it was unlikely that ho would have tetnployed one of the Dock porters as an instrument to 'erPetuate fraud. Dunks, whose attendance they bad eft unable to obtain, had employed the prisoner, who Which respectable pri soner could not have known si ere forged. • Mr. Smith, who stated that he was a provision dealer In the formCercial-road, said that he had known the Prisoner twelve years, and that he had always borne The character of a respectable man. Dunks kept the DGreyhound, in Smithfield, about eleven years ago. unks w as a w i ne agent. He had been to several places order to get him to attend the Court, but he had b een unable to meet him. He had trusted the prisoner With large sums of m one y. , Mr. Bainbridge, a p er f umer i n Somers-town, said savv Dunks last Thursday, and charged him with wishing to destroy the prisoner, to which he replied, What is that to you?" He asked him (witness) to forge him thirteen tasting orders, and offered him rope for them. He insinuated that if he were to fill them up he should commit forgery. Dunks said it was all "square," but as he did not think se he did not consent. He did out give him i n t o cus t o dy. D un k s l i ved by getting wine out in samples. ~ Pie RECORDER left it to the jury to sa y w h et h er the elsoner uttered the order with a guilty knowledge, or Whether he was made the dupe of others. The j ury f ound the pr i soner Gu i lty. p ert RECORDER said, the exposed nature of the pro or r persons deposited in the docks, and the facilities 13 ,;"„ r .e?Y afford e d f or f rau d , ca ll e d for an exemplary th;tlnnaent at the hands of the Court. The sentence of k•ourt Was that he be trans ported for the term of ser en years, KEW COURT. Rom ] n I— TUE LONDON DOCKS.— Walter Breton, a re sdpictabl-looking young man, in the service of the Lon- °..? Dock Company, was indicted with stealing 201bs. o ther of tobacco, the property of her Majesty. In an- . er count the property was laid as belonging to the London Dock Company. 80 - treta the evidence adduced it appeared that the pri wnller, who was a servant in the Docks, on leaving them , 4 4 , 1 , 1 detected with the property in question in his pocket, Iv : , on being charged with stealing it, he said that it 8 ,7 3 ,,his own ; that he had purchased it for his own v. --(3l "ng and appeared extremely indignant at being euarged with theft. The jury found the prisoner Guilty, and The COMMON SERGEANT sentenced him to six months' IMprisonment and hard labour. VIOLENT ASSAULT.— William Thomas Pearman was Nlndicted with violently assaulting John Ellis, fracturing s skull, and breaking his arm, on the 15th September last, and Maria Pickard and Susan Coles were charged with aiding and assisting him in doing so. It appeared that the assault arose out of the ill blood and bad feeling that existed among all the parties, who lived in th e same court in the neighbourhood of the Borough. The assault, it appears, was committed by Pearman, with a life-preserver ; and, according to the evidence of Ellis, the prosecutor, who is a bum-boatman, supplying spirits to the seamen on board the vessels on the river, Was of a most aggravated description, his skull having been severely fractured, and his left arm broken. Mr. PAYNE appeared for the prisoners, and ad !dressed the jury at some length on their behalf, con ending that the whole had arisen in consequence of the be conduct of th e p rosecutor to hi s wife, and from a feeling of jealo us y on hi s part for the kindness displayed t owards her by the prisoners. 14A witness of the name of Hewlett gave all the prison .B an excellent character for humanity and quietness, staving known them 12 years. The COMMON SERGEANT summed up. The jury found the prisoner Pearman Guilty of a eofernon assault, and acquitted both the woman. :the COMMON SERGEANT sentenced Pearlman to one Year's imprisonment in the common gaol of the county. „.1-11tREIL: SESSIONS.—(THIS DAY.) t,..1:60 Sessions for the County of Surrey were opened f'l Morning, at the Sessi ons -h ouse i n the Borough, be re Mr. P uc kl e , c h a i rman, and a very full bench of M agistrates. The Grand Jury having been impanelled, the Chair reeinbriefly a dd resse d them, and they retired to their The re its of the sur geons an d governors of the se veral county prisons were presented, by which it ap peared that there were under confinement in the county gaols,. 131 males and 126 females, making together 357. tine prisoner of the name of Harris had died shortly after admission to the prison. at Guildford, from mortifi cation of the feet in con sequence o f exposure to excessive cold, T he accounts of th e coun t y treasurer were then passed, and a County rate of 2d. i n th e p oun d was ordered to be paid within six weeks. Mr. Onslow, the clerk to the magistrates, called the t att ent i on of the court to a letter which e had received from Mr. Phillips, the secre tary of Sir George Grey, which informed him that by the Act of last session, c. 116, the sum of 40,000/. per annum is to be applied out of the Consoli dated Fund to the support of these prisoners after trial, Who may be suffering under sentence in the several county prisons. The letter required a return to be presented immediately after the 31st of March in etch Yeav, Which is to be submitted to the Secretary of State, by Whom the respective amounts will be apportioned to the different counties. He observed that the Act speci fied that the prisoner alluded to should have been tried tit the Assizes and Quarter Sessions; but a great number of the Surrey prisoners are now tried at the Central Criminal Court ; and he presumed the provisions of the Act would apply to theta also. It was agreed that as certain should be made to the Secretary of State to as certain the point. I nformation was aiso received from the office of Sir of George Grey that a change was to be made in the m o d e conveying prisoners from the several county gaols to jorsernonger-lane and the Old Bailey. They are hence force, instead of, fo rth to be conveyed in vans, under the care of the police count constables. as at pr esen t, un der the charge of y On the motion of M r. JEFFREY, seconded by Mr. eesueteLD, at Guildford an increa prison.of salary was voted to the school master A. report of the Visiting Committee of the County Lunatic Asylum was then made, by which it appeared. th at 2 the number o f i nmates at present is 421, of whom Aare constantly employed. long co nversation en sue d on the report of the com mittee for the alt erat i on of the:asylum 'from which it SPP_eared that th e estimates of the five ' l:ondou builders t , aftar exceeded th e ca l culation of the county surve) ors, it was neccessary to reconsider the matter ; and on th e motion of ti9:(l,. rim.L.NER, it w as resolved that the corre,..Ton- Le of the Committee with the Lunacy Commissioners, 4;111 ho aate S eat auth a statement of the a lt erat i ons required, il of the expense, should be printed and - THE 81114. 130N•DOESDAy EyENitici, JANUArty 5, 1849. circulated among the magistricy; one month before the II) egate sessions. Mr. lris•coe retired from the Chairmanship of the Committee, and Mr. Chandler was appointed instead. To a rc quest that the former gentleman would remain a member of the Coinruittce,'he declined to accede. DEFEAT of BOMFIM at TORRES VEDRAS, SALDANIIA'S OFFICIAL DISPATCHES. The following is the oftMd dispatches of Saldanha, announcing his victory over Bomfirn %red intelligence that Lisbw, the Veit:fit - cc': Corps and iNiu dare attack to circumstances t t t o , dfnrei°cfend itself if ‘ en , t n-t h w e s.l a t r s rl e .e b c b c e e ::l l ; f e o v r i - c d e s the united forces of the ex-Conde de Bomfirn, of Mott toshboehlidn sinho de Albuquerque. of the ex-General Celestine, and of the guerilla chief Fernando de Sousa Botelho, occu pied Alcohaca, and Caldas. " I did not lose an instant upon receiving that com munication, which caused me so much pleasure, and on the 19th I marched with a force under my command in the direction of taldtts, roy vanguard reasaining for the night in Tagarro and Cereal. In these places I united all my force on the following morning, waiting for information, and for the result of the parties of cavalry which I had sent forward in the direction of Caldas and Bombarral. From Cereal and 'l'agsrro there are three roads, for Caldas, Cadaval, and Candillios. After midday I acquired the certainty that the enemy had taken the road which leads from Caldas to Torres Vedras, and I immediately marched for Cadaval, u here the troops encamped. Oa the fol lowing day we airivt d at Atnial, within a league of Torres Vedras. Ti.ere I acquired the certainty that the enemy was in the latter town. The tempest during these marches, and particularly the last night, was horrible, and continued the same on the following day. I was, therefore, still obliged to keep the troops encatnped. On the 221 at half-past 10 o'clock in the morning, we arrived at the position occupied by the enemy. The lilies of Torres Vedras, famous in the military annals not only of Portugal, but of the whole world, where the barrier which. for the first time, checked the rapid flight of the French eagle. It was there that the armies of Napoleon, for the first time, found an invincible ob stacle. Torres Vedras is itself the strongest part of these lines. The heights of St. Vincent, covered by a magnificent redoubt in very good condition, that of Forca, and that of Saes, on the right bank of the river Cezindro [in Napier's History and the map of the Lines this is marked as the'Leandro'], are flanked by the fire of the castle, which may be considered as the true cita del of these works, whose gorges it defends. Between these heights and the town runs the Cezindro, which is. crossed by three bridges, approached by considerable paved ways, which are all enfiladed by the fire of the castle, and flanked by the fire of the redoubts. This exceedingly strong position had been carefully occupied by the rebels, whose leaders had frequently said to the inhabitants of this town that, even though the forces tinder my command were four times what they were, I Should be bate' if I dared to attack such a position. It is not given to rebels to estimate the courage which animates loyal breasts in the just and holy cause which we defend. Rut, without the enthusiasm which ani mates us, without the conviction that the Queen's crown is entrusted to our efforts, as well as the con tinuance of the dynasty and of the Constitutional Charter, the assertion of the rebel chiefs would be of perfect accuracy. " At a quarter past eleven the rebels opened their fire. On reconnoitering the position I saw that the victory depended on the possession of the great redoubt in the fort of St. Vincent; and after making the battalions of the Ist and Bth Cacadores call in their skirmishers, I ordered Colonel Mesquita a Solla, commandant of the Ist brigade, to take the redoubt at the point of the bayo net, which was executed by the Ist brigade in the most glorious manner. The fort was garrisoned by a batta lion of the 6th Cacadores, three companies of the 6th in fantry, and several guerillas. " The horrible state of the roads had delayed the march of our artillery, notwithstanding all the efforts of Brigadier Silva Leao and the entire corps of artillery, assisted most efficaciously by Major Carvalho, Comman dant, and the other officers of the brigade of Engineers and corps of Sappers, and it was three o'clock before they opened their fire against the enemy. I then gave the necessary orders to attack the town, which was to be executed simultaneously at four o'clock by the three bri gades of infantry supported by some cavalry. " The Bth and 10th regiments, which had advanced in line, supporting the battalion of the Ist Cacadores, before the taking of the fort of St. Vincent, sustained for a long time a fire, both in front and flank, with a firmness and courage worthy of the greatest praise. To these two bodies belongs the glory of having been the first to enter the town by the central bridge with part of the Bth Cavalry and Queen's Lancers. Colonel Mes quita a Solla, at the head of some of the Queen's Grena diers, and followed by his brigade and a force of the 3d Cavalry and Queen's Lancers, with the greatest alacrity made good the entrance by the right bridge. The 4th brigade did not enter the town till nightfall: " The enemy, beaten on all sides, having lost a great number of prisoners and killed, and seeing the force which occupied the redoubt of Forca cut off, collected several s o e l o d r i p e r s s o w f h t o h e h a e d n bed,been dispb egan ersedi 2 b 9 e 1 0 0 n h g o i r ng se. within the castle all the f orce th at rema i ne d , i nc l u di ng to The th the in e come over to me, together with the 'three companies of the 2d Regiment of Infantry, which garrisoned the re doubt of Forca. " I immaliately applied myself to cut off all the com munications which led to the castle, and thus we passed the night. Before daybreak I caused two 6-pounders and two mortars to be sent out of the town, and at 10 A.m. these were placed in position to play on the castle. At 11 I caused it to be intimated to the commander of the forces there assembled that he must sur render within an hour, at the end of which time the cannonade would commence ; the only condition which I granted being a guarantee for their lives. The ex-General Valdez (Bomfim) answered, that the valiant manner in which his troops had conducted themselves deserved that they should come forth with military honours—the officers retaining their bag gage and the soldiers their knapsacks, which I conceded; and at midday they came forth from the castle and laid down their arms-900 infantry, 400 Cacadores, and 200 horse ; the ex-Conde de Bomfins, Mousinho de Albu querque (severely wounded), the ex. General Celestino, all the chiefs, and other officers of the sth and 6th erica dores, and of the 2d and 6th Regiments of Infantry, and the different corps of cavalry and artillery, with a great number of guerilleros, such as Lauret, Fernando de Sousa Botelho, Jaynae de Vixen, and other characters conspicuous amongst the anarchists. Thus, by the per mission of the God of Battles, were crowned the efforts of the faithful subjects of the Most Faithful Queen. .‘ It is absolutely impossible to convey an exact idea of the valour displayed by our troops on this memorable day without seeing the position and passing over the ground on which we fought; and if it be possible to enhance such conduct, it would be by a consideration of the roads over which we passed during those four days, and of the tempestuous nights during which we en camped. But this glory has cost us dear, as your Majesty will see by the list of the losses which we suffered, and which I have the honour to submit to your Majesty. To-morrow I shall have the honour to submit a list of the persons whose brilliant conduct merits your royal munificence. " Sire, the holy cause which we defend has made a decisive step through the victory of the 22d; but our task is not concluded, and I can confidently assure your Ma esty, in the name of the brave men whom I command, that we shall not rest till the legitimate authority of her Majesty the Queen is re-established throughout the entire kingdom, and that we only aspire, at the cost of every sacrifice, to strengthen the constitutional throne on so firm a basis that it will not be given to the caprice of any party to shake it. " Duke DE SALDANHA. " Head-quarters at Torres Vedras, Dec. 25, 1846." The following are copies of the dispatches which passed between Salhanha and Bomfim in reference to the capitulation : His Excellency the Marshal Duke de Saldanha has commissioned me to intimate to the commander of the forces stationed within the castle of this town, that he must surrender within the space of one hour after receipt of this, with the single condition that the life of every individual is gua ranteed, and that the private soldiers will be permitted to continue in the service of her Majesty the Queen; it being understood that the artillery is already in position by which the castle will bo cannonaded, unless it sur render before the period stated. His Excellency makes the said commander and the other leaders responsible for all the Portuguese blood which their obstinacy may cause to flow. His Excellency commissions me also to transmit the enclosed copies of the communications in tercepted last night. By the Marshal's order I certify to, the said commander that the fire will positively com mence at the period stated, unless the surrender shall have taken place. "Baron DE SAA.VEDRA. " Head -quarters in Torres Vedras, Dec. 23, 11 A.M., 1846." BOMFIM'S ANSWER. "All my life I have served with honour, as well as the General, chiefs, and officers, and all the soldiers whom I have the honour to command. To accept the conditions which are now proposed to us would be to stain the honour of the Portuguese army, in which we have performed so many services for her Majesty the Queen and for the country ; neither could we have expected such a proposal from those who saw us fight yesterday. But I would have no hesitation in surrendering, with all my force, within an hour, provided the accustomed honours of war be conceded to us, which I cannot do otherwise than expect from his Excellency Marshal SalOanha, by whose side we have so often gloriously fought. For the reasons stated we reckon on a capitu lation being conceded to us, the officers of the line and of the national battalions, retaining their swords, horses, baggage, and the troops their knapsacks. " God guard your Excellency. " Conde DO BOMFIM. "Castle of Torres Vedras, Dec. 23, 1846, noon." SALDANHA'S REJOINDER. " Facts cannot be denied. It is a fact that the Portu gues troops on both sides fought honourably; it is a fact that the troops within the castle of this town deserve military honours ; but it is also a fact that I cannot go counter to the determination of her Majesty the Queen. I therefore require a clear and categorical answer, in which I shall be informed whether it is understood by the officers retaining their swords that they are to re tain their commissions also, in which case I cannot con sent. But if it be sought to retain their swords only as a military honour, I have not the least hesitation in con ceding it, as well as the baggage and knapsacks to those who so well deserve them. "Duke DE SALDANHA." BO?sIFIM'S REPLICATION. " I have the honour to reply to your Excellency's dispatch, in reference to the proposed capitulaton, and to communicate to your Excellency that I am authorised by General Count Bomfina, i❑ the capacity of his Chief of Staff; to declare that by the officers under his com mand retaining their swords is only meant the conces sion of the honours of war, since in respect of whatever disposirons her Majesty has taken with regard to the said officers, they are ready to obey in everything her Majesty's determinations, they having never failed in their public acts to respect the person of the said august Lady. "God guard your Excellency. " Torres Vedras, Dee ' ..2 j 3 O , 81E8461.3'E' N - TO VALDEZ. THE RIVER PLATE. The following memorial has been forwarded to Gt vernment relative to the affairs of the River Plate : "TO THE RIGHT HON, VIS',COUNT PALMERSTON, HER MAJESTY'S PRINCIPAL SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS, &C. " Liverpool, Dec. 31, 1846. " My Lord,—We, the undersigned merchants, ship owners, and others, of the port of Liverpool, beg respect fully to state to your Lordship that, having seen in the London newspapers of the 30th instant a copy of a me morial from the merchants of London, drawing your Lordship's attention to the serious irjury inflicted upon the commercial interests by the joint blockade of Buenos Ayres and other ports in the River Plate, by the naval forces of Great Britain and France, and intreating your Lordship to t a k e effectuLl measures, in conjunction with the French Government, for speedily raising said block ades, and re-opening to foreign commerce the ports so long closed by them, we her, by desire to express our entire concurrence in the terms of sill] mew trial, tied our earnest hope that your Lordship may see fit to coin ply with its prayer. " We have the honour to remain, your Lordship's most obedient and humble servants, (Signed by) " C. Tayleur, Son, and Co., Dicksons, Boardman, and Co., John B. Moore, and Co., Thomas Dtiwuid, William and Joseph Myers and Co., Todd, Naylor, and Co., R owan d and Dunlop, Thomas and John Brocklebank, Ashley brothers, Buchanan, Browne and Co., Robinson and Hadwen, John and Samuel Beckwith, Jones, Mann, and Foster, Frederick Huth and Co., Rawson and Co., Hughes and Ronald, Edward Jones and Co., William Moon, W. Rotheram, M'Tear, Hadfield and Thompson, Sands, Turner, and Co., James Dalglish and Co., George Nuttall, Taylor, Potter, and Co., George Kendall, Brownells, and Co., Samuel Johnston and Co., Jamieson brothers and Co., Joseph Green and Co., Fiellen brothers and Co., Joseph Began and Co., Cotesworth, Wynne, and Lyne, A. W. Powles and Co., Dudgeon, Balleny, and Co., Thomas and William Earle and Co., Leech, Harrison, and For wood, Abram Gartside and Co., William and James Tyrer, Jevons, sons, and Co., Chapman, Bow man, and Co., Nicol, Duckworth, and Co., Peel and Co., Charles S. Middleton and Son, Brown, Shipley, and Co., John Downes, Rathbone Brothers and Co., Charles Ironside and Co., Samuel Lang and Co., Ewart, Myers, and Co., James Aikin." The following memorial on the same subject has been adopted and forwarded - by the Manchester Commercial Association:— "TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE VISCOUNT PAL• MERSTON, &C., &C. " The Memorial of the Directors of the Manchester Corn mercial Association, by their Chairman, " Respectfully showeth—That in the month of June, 1845, your memorialists called the attention of her Ma jesty's Government to the unsatisfactory position of our commercial relations with the United Provinces of Rio de la Plata. " That shortly afterwards it was attempted by her Majesty's Government, in conjunction with that of France, by means of an armed intervention, to heal the differences which existed between Buenos Ayres and Monte Video. " That notwithstanding such intervention, there is not, so far as your memorialists are aware of, any pro spect of a speedy termination of hostilities. " That the protracted warfare between the Argentine and Oriental republies has been the source of much loss, and of serious destruction of property to th© subjects of her Majesty trading to the River Plate, and has been otherwise injurious to the commercial interests of this country generally. " Tliatunder these circumstances, renewed efforts on the part of her Majesty's Government to restore pence are, in the opinion of your memorialists, strongly called for, and are hereby earnestly solicited. " That while your memorialists do not seek to pre scribe to your Lordship the steps desirable to be taken for this purpose, they at the same time respectfully sub mit that the guaranteed independence of the Oriental republic should be the foundation of whatever arrange ment may be adopted, as otherwise the territory of that republic will be a perpetual object of dispute between contending parties, to the great detriment of all com mercial intercourse. " Your memorialists therefore humbly pray your Lordship's immediate attention to this most important subject, with a view to adopting such steps as in your Lordship's wisdom may seem to be advisable. "And your memorialists, Scc. &c." shipwrecked happens probably from ignorance of the mentioned law. Therefore, in future they will not be received 'n no ways, but must be treated severely when ever they become brought in; which they get known and make known to others. " That provisions, firewood, water, by the long time on the voyage, are scarce on the ship is heard by this, and will be given. " Upon this order the ship has to leare with speed, and not stay in close here, but return directly to his own country." FREEDOM OF THE PRESS. _ - - - - We copy the following with reference to some pro• ceedings in the courts, which will be fresh in the recol. lcction of our readers : " At a meeting of gentlemen favourable to the protec tion of public journals against unjust attacks of persons whose practices may have been fairly exposed, held this 29th day of December, 1846, at the Royal Hotel, Ply mouth, Benjamin Parham, Esq., in the chair, the case of Huldsworth against the proprietors of the Plymouth Journal being known to the persons present, and they being aware that the heavy costs incurred by the pro prietors will have to be borne by them, it was - " Resolved unanimously, that a subscription be en tered into in aid of the expenses incurred by the pro ietors, and that circulars be bmvarded to all establish ments and persons likely to contribute. " Resolved, that Mr. Parham, Mr. Elworthy, Mr. Mi•ud;, Mr. Patting, and Mr. Dabb be a committee of management ; that Mr. Failing be treasure - I-, and Mr. Mends be secretary. " i'ARIIAM, Secretary. " The chairman haviLg quitted the chair, " Resolvtd, that thanks be given to him for presiding on this occasion. ' Subscriptions will be received by the treasurer or secretary ; and also at the Naval Bank, Plymouth ; the Devon and Cornwall Bank, Plymouth ; and the Ply mouth branch of the National Bank of England.' THE REV. MR. KING. TO THE EDITOR Or THE MORNING ADVERTISER. Sir,,—Your columns furnished an account of the con duct of the Rev. Bryan King, of St. George's, Bast, in refusing to bury, as he supposed, a suicide, though a coroner's jury had decided otherwise. It is requisite that your columns should refresh the memories of your readers, by telling them this is the same gentleman who, for the last three years, by his " Puseyism" has dis turbed the entire congregation, and driven nearly all from that beautiful structure. The consequence has been, a neglect of nearly everything connected with the establishment. Not a shilling can he get beyond what the law allows him to enforce ; in fact, nothing has stood by him but the church clock, and as neither he nor the parish will pay for its being wound up, the clock has stood at twenty minutes past eleven for about three years. We know what sort of a man the Rev. Mr. King is : I think we have a right to ask what sort of a Bishop we possess, who should regulate his conduct ? Jan. 2, 1847. Yours, &c. VIGIL. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) TUE HEY. BRYAN KING.—It will be recollected that this gentleman stated to Mr. Yardley, the magistrate, on Saturday last, that he had never received any burial fees for the performance of the funeral service over the body of Susan Whelan, who committed suicide in the London Dock. It appears, however, that the fees were paid in the usual manner during morning prayers, at half•past eight o'clock, on the day appointed for the funeral. The coroner's warrant for the interment of the body was at the same time handed to the rector. The hour named for the burial was half-past three o'clock in the after noon. A quarter of an hour before that time the rector sent a message to Mr. Cook, an undertaker, who is also sexton of the parish, that he did not intend to perform the burial service over the body of the unfortunate woman who had committed suicide. A few minutes afterwards the mother and sister of the deceased went to the rectory-house, and requested that the burial rites should be conducted in the usual manner. The rector was inexorable, and would notcomply with the request. It was then too late to make other arrangements, or the corpse would have been interred elsewhere. All the mourners were assembled, and there was no alternative but to con sign the coffin which contained the body to the ground prepared for its reception, in St. George's Churchyard, which was done without any funeral rites. The parish clerk, who received the burial fees for the rector and churchwardens, and who entered the amount in a book kept for the purpose, will, at the proper time, offer to the Rev. Bryan King his portion of them. CRUEL TREATMENT OF A SER- COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, MONDAY.—The unfavourable state of the weather prevented her Majesty leaving the Castle this morning. The Royal family were also prevented from taking their usual walking or pony exercise. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Colonel Seymour, and General Bowles, left the Castle for town at nine o'clock this forenoon. His Excellency the Baron de Brunnow, and Sir Robert and Lady Peel are expected to arrive at the Castle to-day, on a visit to her Majesty. _ The Royal dinner party at the Castle this evening will include her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, his Excellency the Baron de Brunnow, the Lady in Waiting of the Duchess of Kent, the Baroness de Speth, the Bishop of Oxford, and Sir Robert and Lady Peel. The band of the Scots Fusileer Guards will attend during dinner. Her Majesty's private band will after wards attend in the Castle. His Royal Highness Prince Albert arrived at Bucking ham Palaceat 10 o'clock yesterday morning, from the-Pad dington terminus of the Great Western Railway. His Royal Highness was cttended by the Hon. Colonel Phipps. General Bowles, anti Colonel Seymour. The Prince left the Palace soon after ot,e o'clock, attended by his suite, on his return to Windsor Castle. Lord John Russell will give a full' dress dinner' to a numerous party of Members of the House of Commons, on Mor.day the 18th of the present month, at'his official residence in Downing street. Mr. Ward had an interview with the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade. Sir Robert and Lady Peel left their residence in Whitehall- gardens yesterday, for Windsor Castle, on a visit to the Queen. f't Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the Colonial-office, for the Governors of the North American provinces. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S—MONDAY. The extraordinary number of entries for the Chester Cup have failed as yet to give any impulse to specula tion; only a few horses having been backed yesterday, and those only in small sums. The Derby betting was limited, and entirely without influence on the market. The principal bets were 15 to 2 to 1751. against Van Tromp, 13 and 14 to 1 to between 2001. and 3001. agst Epirote, 1,700 to 100 against Planet, 1,000 to 30 and 35 to 1 to 250/. agst Lunedale, 50 to 1 to 751. agst Chris topher, 1,000 to 20 three times agst Projectile, and 1,000 to 15 about a dozen times agst War Eagle. For the Oaks Clementina and Miami were backed for 501. each, and the Farmer's Daughter for about 150/. at 12 to 1, her backer very anxious to go on. The closing prices will be found to agree with the transactions enumerated. METROPOLITAN HANDICAP STAKES. 1000 to 20 agst Mr. Robinson's Morpeth—taken TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. Offers to take 5 to 1 about Planet CHESTER CUP. 1500 to 30 agst Captain Pettat's Newcourt—taken and afterwards offered 1000 to 20 agst Mr. Dawson's Crim Con—ditto ditto 2000 to 40 agst Sir C. Cockerells's Duke of Richmond—ditto 1000 to 15 agst Mr. Wilson's Punch—taken 1000 to 15 agst Mr. Hesseltine's Fitzallen—taken 1000 to 15 agst Lord Eglinton's Eryx—taken several times 1000 to 15 agst Mr. B. Green's The Lamb—taken 1000 to 15 agst Mr. Wall's Crown Prince—taken 1000 to 15 agst Mr. Meiklam's Bannockburn 1000 to 10 agst Mr. Smith's Master Downes—taken (We have not thought it necessary to quote a few 5/. bets on this event and the Metropolitan Handicap). DERBY. 15 to 2 agst Lord Eglinton's Van Tromp—t and aft off 12 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Epirote-13 to 1 taken freely 17 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Planet—taken 25 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Glentilt—t and aft offered 33 to 1 agst Lord Caledon's Wanota—take 40 to 1 35 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Lunedale—taken and aft offered 35 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Allertonian—take 40 to 1 40 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Red Hart—taken and afterwards offered 45 to l agat Mr. W. Scott's Christopher—taken 45 to 1 agst Col. Anson's Bingham—take 50 to 1 45 to 1 agst Lord Stradbroke's Marpessa colt—t 50 to 1 45 to 1 agst Sir R. Pigott's Conyngham—taken 50 to 1 agst Mr. MostTn's Projectile—taken 50 to 1 agat Mr. O'Brien's Liberator 1000 to 15 agst Mr. G. Moore's The Reiver—taken 1000 to 15 agst Mr. Bouverie's War Eagle—taken freely 66 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Gabbler—take 1000 to 10 1000 to 10 agat Mr. Sittledale's Whetstone—taken. OAKS. 10 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's Clementina—taken 10 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Slander—offered 12 to 1 agst J. Day's Farmers Daughter— taken freely 16 to 1 agst J. Hawley's Miami—taken. CHESTER CUP. The following additional nominations reached us yes terday afternoon : Black Strap Buttress Driffield ; The entire entry is either 176 or 177. 12 are named for the Two-yr Old Stakes ; 18 for the Chesterfield Stakes ; 32 for Lord Westminster's Plate ; 49 for the Cheshire Stakes ; and 6 for the Eaton Stakes—all in 1847 ; 27 for the Dee Stakes, in 1848 ; 31 for the Cas. trian Stakes, in 1849 ; 23 for the Leviathan Stakes, Autumn Meeting, 1847 ; and 30 for a similar Stake, in 1848. According to accounts received from Newmarket, Mr. Meynell's Derby colt died at Newmarket about a fort night ago. We have since been informed that it was a yearling filly• that " has gone the way of all flesh," and that Severus is still in the laud of the living. Satyr Roderick. ST. JOHN'S- WOOD AND PORTLAND- TOWN PROVIDENT DISPENSARY.—Tho second annual meeting of the general committee and governors was held list evening at the institution, 98, St. John's-wood-terrace. The Dispen sary was established a twelvemonth ago for the purpose of affording medical relief to its members, the cost being defrayed by their subscriptions, and donations ri ceived from other quarters. The Rev. Edward Thomas pre sided. The governors, in their report, congratulated the members on the progress made during the past year in the affairs of the institution, the objects of which they conceived to be fully carried out. Their distinguishing feature was, that while the institution placed within the reach of the necessitous such medical relief, drugs, and other necessaries, as they might require, it also en couraged habits of providence, industry, and frugality, by securing to mechanics, reduced tradesmen, and other individuals of limited earnings, good and speedy medical attendance, &c., when required, at a nominal expense, and without the difficulty of procuring admission tickets. In addition to the advice and medi cines dispensed, meat, wine, &c., had been provided, and patients attended at their own houses in many cases. The number of persons who had been enrolled members since the formation of the institution was 418, among whom 650 cases of sickness had occurred. The total number of persons who had received relief was 580, the relief in some cases having been gratuitous ; of these 525 had been restored to health, 7 had died, and 48 were still under the care of the surgeons. The accounts of the society were as follows :—Receipts during the past year, 2491. 16s. 6d.; expenses, 1991. 10s. 9d. ; balance in favour of the institution, 501. ss. 9d. The report having been unanimously adopted, it was agreed to present 201. each to the two medical officers, as a slight return for the valuable services rendered by them to the society; after which thanks were voted to the chairman and to several other gentlemen present for general attention to its interest, and the proceedings terminated. ‘. ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.—Yesterday the extension of the electric telegraph from the Nine Elms terminus of the South-Western, as far as the south side of Waterloo bridge, was completed. The ends of the communicating wires are enclosed in a square wrought-iron safe, fitted as a post, close to the kerb on the west side of Waterloo bridge-road ; in this they are secured to a brass plate, having short projecting pins, upon which they are fastened with nuts. The contrivance is extremely com pact, but placed too near the road, as the wheel of any vehicle coming in contact might probably damage the tubing and wires for some distance. The safe is fitted with a lock and hinges, the door opening to the road. A person who was not aware of its use would merely consider it one of the ordinary posts to mark the foot way. Should the present weather continue, the whole of the contemplated extension will be completed in a very short time. ----- SECOND BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK EQUITABLE BUILDING ASSOCIATION.—A meeting was held last night, at the Literary Institution, Southwark, Mr. Guil laume in the chair, for the formation of a secon d South wark Building Association. Mr. E. Hunt stated that the principle of the first Southwark Building Association had been found to work so well that its friends were desirous of establishing another on the same basis. The society proposed to advance from the subscribed funds 2001. on every share of 801., and 1001. on every share of 401., on the payment of an entrance fee of 2s. 6d. per share and a subscription of I Is. per month—the ad vances to be made on the principle of the ballot, and without requiring any interest for the money advanced. The only difference between this and the first association was, that'the present society would advance the 2001. to every member requiring an immediate advance, at an in terest of five per cent. Mr. Hunt having explained the details of the plan, and the advantages offered to the working classes by building societies, the enrolment of subscribers was proceeded with. THE ACCIDENT TO THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA.— KONIGSBERG, DEC. 20—In addition to my letter of the 17th, I am now enabled to give you the tollowing par ticulars respecting the accident which befel the Em peror on the 9th instant, at Kowno. :Planks of wood had been laid across the stream, which was only half covered with thin ice, over which the carriage was to be drawn by men as far as the barge was stationed in the open river. The ice close to the shore was deemed sufficiently strong to render it unnecessary_ to cover it with boards, and the Emperor was persuaded to remain in the carriage with Count Orloff. But as the carriage rolled rapidly down the steep banks, t he wheels instantly cut the ice, and the carriage began to sink more and more. Ceunt Orloff escaped by making a leap upon the ice, and the Emperor was about to follow his example, but the carriage had in the meantime sunk so consi derably, that his Majesty was obliged to mount the coach box. He then descended from the coach box upon the shoulders of the Commandant of the city, who was standing breast high in the water, and by one leap happily gained terra firma. The occurrence took place at midnight, amid the blaze of many fires kindled on both shores. The Emperor repaired to the residence of the Governor Kalkatin to take some repose, and at six o'clock in the morning he was informed that the passage was perfectly safe. Intellig ence , in th e m ean ti me, was received from Wars aw b) the night telegraph, that the passage of the Vistula was most difficult, which decided his Majesty on returning to St. Petersburg. His Majesty presented the Commandant of the city with 1,000 silver roubles, and granted two of his sons free admission into the corps of cadets. The return of his Majesty to St. Petersburg was hailed with . great joy. Algemeine Zeitung, Dec. 29. SrN' PUNISHMENT OP DEATH A meeting was held la s t n i g h t at the Nationa l; n a il, r,.;V;r- - --?' - - Holborn, for the purpose of expressing, the opittioti of • those assembled as inimical to the maintenance of capital - punishment in the British empire, Mr. Charles Gunin-•:, - - in the chair. The CHAIRMAN commenced by expressing his be ziScti.gsll that the punishment of death was altogether opposed to the teachings of Christianity, which directed forgive ness rather than such a sanguinary punishment. He next alluded to other practical evils connected with the existence of such an infliction, amongst which was its irremediable character where the punishment was wrong fully inflicted, and instanced, atuungt other cases, one of the conviction of a young man at Ipswich, a few years since, who suffered death upon the false supposition of being concerned in a murder, with which it subsequently appeared he had not even had a remote convexion. This, the chairman said, was in itself a striking instance of the fallibility of human judgment--(llear, hear)--a fallibility which was the more important for considera tion when it was reflected that it often resulted in the awful and sinful infliction of the punishment of deaf h. Mr. F. ROWTON proposed the ' first resolution, which was to the ...Get that the punishment of death wcs totally indefensible on grounds of policy, morality, and and that in the opinion of ithe meeting it ought to be im mediately and totally aliolithed. He altogether dis avowed such a ground as expeelieney for defending the continuance of capital punishment, for it ought to be Opposed on principle, and altogether without relation to expediency. But if it were necessary- to ditcuss the question on such grounds, he could easily prove that sanguinary and atrocious crimes prevailed in the ratio of the maintenance of sanguinary punishments.—(lleac.) The fear of death was, in fact, the lowest and worst motive which could be given to a man to prevent him from the commission of crime, and the carrying out of the sentence only tended to brutalise men, and render them callous and ferocious.—(Hear.) But, apart from the objections he had alluded to, he would ask where was the right of Christian men to put their fellow-men to death ? We did not put madmen to death, although many of them were more dangerous than some of those who suffered death ; and why then should we assume a right to put others to death because we did not teem them mad ? The punishment of death was one that was altogether opposed to the Divine clemency, and was a disgrace to the statute•book of a Christian country.-- (Cheers.) The opponents of capital punishment had with them all great and enlightened intellects. They had with them Cobden, Bright, Fox, O'Connell, and all the other great advocates of human liberty and of the general good of mankind; and he had no doubt that before long the cause which they advocated would be found perfectly triumphant.—(Cheers.) The resolution was seconded by Mr. ALFRED STE.. PRENS, who said that he concurred in the fullest manner with the opinion expressed in the resolution. The effect of capital punishment had often been to defeat the very purpose for which it was intended, and to permit many criminals to go unpunished, from an unwillingness in persons to be accessory to their death by prosecuting them. He would ask who were those that attended executions ? Were they the pure, or innocent, or well disposed ? No, but in most cases the hardened and guilty, and depraved, who indulged low and base pro pensities in witnessing the dying agonies of a fellow creature.—(Hear, hear.) He would call upon the meet ing to join with their fellow-countrymen who were ap pealing to public opinion on this subject, for if they succeeded in bringing public opinion to bear against it, no Government, whoever might be at its head, could long maintain it.—(Cheering.) He hoped they would there fore, in the strangest and most emphatic manner, protest against the continuance of the foul, barbarous, un christian, and detestable hanging law. The resolution was unanimously agreed to. Mr. H. VINCENT proposed a resolution pledging the meeting to petition Parliament against the punishment of death. He directed the attention of the meeting to the importance which was attached to the object for which they had assembled, namely, the rendering human life more sacred. How could peace and good will prevail over war and all its evils, if it were not laid down as an unalterable principle, that man's life was sacred, and that none but God might take it.—(Hear, hear.) If it were a part of Christianity to forgive those who injure us,and net to return evil for evil, then the gallows could not be a part of Christianity. The truth was, the punishment of death rested entirely on a principle antagonistic to the spirit of Christ, for it rested on the principle of revenge insteai of forgiveness.—(Hear, hear.) Experience had shown that property was more secure now than when men were put to death by dozens for the most trivial offences ; and there was no doubt that the sanctity of human life would be held more strictly when the punish ment of death was altogether abolished. He was the advocate of the amelioration of the human race, and it was because he saw in this question so much of advan tage to mankind embraced, that he would appeal to that audience to ratify their opinion by a firm resolve to in variably express their opposition to this unchristian punishment.--(Cheers.) All the enlightenment and genius of the country were against this punishment— public opinion was being brought to bear on it, and nothing could resist the force of public opinion when it was opposed to the maintenance of such an injustice as the public sacrifice of man's life.—(Cheers.) The resolution was seconded by Mr. HomAst, and was carried unanimously, after which the meeting separated. FINSBURY MUTUAL INSTRUC- TION SOCIETY. Mr. T. Cooper (author of " Purgatory of Suicides") de livered a lecture last evening, in the Finsbury hall, Bun hill-row, St. Luke's, " on the Conquest of Difficulties in Learning and Seitnce," as examples to the working classes. As may be suppoi.ed, a subject full of such in terest to those whose lot it is to toil for their daily bread, and who have hitherto, from some cause or other, been debarred the acquisition of knowledge, com manded a crowded audience, and the lecturer v, as lis tened to throughout with great and deserved attention. Mr. Cooper acquitted himself of his task with ability and credit to himself. Independently of his know ledge of ancient and modern literature, as well as science, he is possessed of considerable oratorical powers, and was, therefore, enabled to impress upon his hearers, not only his own estimate of the im portance of attaining knowledge by the working man, but the great and permanent value which such acqui sition must give to that class in their position in society. Knowledge is power, said the philo sopher, and therefore the attainment of such know ledge must give its possessors an advantage calculated to raise their position in the great social scale of human ex istence. Mr. Cooper having adverted generally to the acquisition of mental acquirements, he proceeded to show how futile was the idea that a working man could not if he pleased—and even at what was called an advanced ace—obtain a thorough acquaintance with at least the elements of the Greek and Latin languages. By that means the treasures of ancient classic lore would be opened to them, and what was of equal importance, it would enable them to trace the derivation of words from their original source. Ile then enumerated many in stances of great and learned men—aye, and of the hum ble or working classes too—who had attained the ages of forty and fifty before they commenced the study of the dead languages, and yet, by perseverance and resolution, not only obtained a perfect acquaintance with them, but translated the writings of the must celebrated facts of an tiquity into the English tongue. The possibility of acquiring a thorough knowledge of mathematics followed, and was, we shall take leave to say, the most practical part of the lecture, as ad dressed to his audience. We are not going to deny but that a knowledge of the ancient languages has been acquired by men in the humbler walks of life, many of whom have adorned the countries which gave them birth; nor do we say that such an acquisition is not an advantage, but with the generality of artisans and work ing men it may be a question whether the time and labour lost in the pursuit would be eventually repaid. It is not so with science. There an artisan has an op portunity of testing his knowledge by the very employ ment in which he is engaged, of advancing, by his in genuity and skill, that great mechanical power which has made this country what she is in arts and manufactures, and of acquiring daily a practical knowledge which he may apply to the great business of life, and in the fulfilment of those duties and objects in which all men are individually engaged. It is in this that the study of mathematics afibrds the greatest ' benefits to the working man and to society at large, and which no pursuit after mere ancient or modern literature can ever bestow. And, talking of modern literature, it did occur to us that the lecturer was rather " hard" upon works of fiction as forming a portion of the working men's library. It may be quite true that those employed at manual labour have little or no time for reading novels, or works of a similar nature ; and it may be quite true also that that time might b better devoted to the attainment of mechanical knowledge ; but surely, at some period or another, there can be no error in making themselves acquainted with the beauties of their own language, with the works of men, though novelists, whose genius will ever shed a lustre on the land which gave them birth. The reading of such works, to the exclusion of all others, may indeed be an evil of great magnitude, but as a part of a c ourse of literary instruction it must confer vast benefits on those who do so judiciously. eroroemgrewthteoreadthed! cleoc:itludrenwoats contain many v in er a y n3, s , m :,h ll o , and, rh vt e, sought admission, but the interest created by the lectu re a bsorbed all other considerations. AL the conclusion Mr. Cooper was loudly cheered. THE NEW PUBLICATIONS.—Mr. Colburn has just published the following new works, which can now be had of all booksellers :-1. Vol 6 of Thiers' History of the Consulate and Empire, the only authorised English edition, translated by D. Forbes Campbell, Esq., Bvo., 55. 2. Vol. 7 of Madame D'Arblay's Diary and Letters, completing the work. 3. A second edition of Hoche laga, edited by Eliot 'Warburton, E.-q., 2 vols., 21s. 4. A sixth edition of the Crescent and the Cross, by Eliot Warburton, Esq., 2 vols., 21s. 5. Lord Brougham's Lives of Men of Letters and Science, volume the second. 6. Volume 9 of Agnes Stricklanu's Lives of the Queens of England, comprising Mary of Modena, consort of James 11. 7. Canada and the Canadians in 1846, by Lieutenant-Colonel Sir R. Bonnycastle, 2 vols., 21s. 8. The English Matron, by the authoress of. " The English Gentlewoman," small Svo., 7s. 6d. 9. Mary Anne Wel lington, the Soldier's Daughter, Wife, and Widow, by the Rev. R. Cobbold, M.A., 3 vols., with illustrations. Also now ready, 11. Part I. of the cheap re-issue of The Nel son Letters and Dispatches, price only ss. 12. Part of the re-issue of Burke 's History of the Landed Gentry, ss. THE WEATHER.—Yesterday morning, soon after daylight, the frost rapidly broke up, amid a gentle fall of rain, and in the course of the day the thermometer rose to 40. The roads are in a shocking state, but the tem perature is now much more agreeable to the feelings theta it has been for some weeks past. VANT GIRL BY HER MISTRESS. ALLEGED MANSLAUGHTER.—An inquest was held last evening at the Lamb, Vere-street, Clare-market, before Mr. Bedford, the coroner, on the body of Mary Ann Campbell, aged fourteen, who, it was alleged, died from the ill usage she received from her mistress, Mrs. Ann Levy, fruiterer, of North-row, Covent-garden. Ann Campbell, of No. 19, New Church-court, said that the deceased, her daughter, had been in the service of Mrs. Levy in Covent-garden, for the last eleven weeks On Wednesday, Dec. 16, Mrs. Hughes, who keeps th . shop next to Mrs. Levy, came and told witness that the deceased was being dreadfully beaten by her mistress, and to interfere immediately if she would not have her killed. Witness went, and found the deceased in the shop screaming; she asked what was the matter, when the deceased answered that her mistress had been kicking her in the back, and that while she was scrubbing the floor she (her mistress) had put her head under the grate, and burnt her forehead. She showed witness the ashes still on her hair. Witness went up stairs to Mrs. Levy, and asked what the girl had done to deserve such punish ment; and the reply was, that she (deceaed) would not clean the place, and that she had not been treated bad enough. As her mistress promised not to beat her again, she went away, leaving the deceased, but at twelve o'clock that night she ran home to witness, and immediately upon entering the room fell down in a fit. After recovering a little she vomited a large clot of blood the size of her hand. Her back and shoulders were quite red and black with bruises. Deceased remained in bed for several days following, attended by Mr. Brooks, the parish surgeon, and on Wednesday last was taken to King's College Hospital, in which she died the next day. Mrs. Eleanor Hughes, fruiterer, said she resided next door to the deceased, in Covent-garden. On Wednesday fortnight she heard the deceased cry out, " Oh, don't beat me," and " Oh, don't burn me," and at the same time heard Mrs. Levy make use of the most horrible language. Mr. Walter Gill, house physician of King's College Hospital, said the deceased was admitted on Wednesday last. He found a yellowish mark upon her back, the effect of a bruise. She was then too weak to allow of an examination, and kept gradually sinking until the next day, when at one o'clock she died. No post mortem examination had been made. The CORONER said it was absolutely necessary that the cause of death should be proved by a post mortem examination, and adjourned the inquest for that purpose. CALEDONIAN ASYLUM.—On New Year's-day the children of this national and patriotic institution, which was incorporated in 1815, for supporting and educating the children of soldiers, sailors, and mariners, natives of Scotland, who have died or been disabled in the service of their country, &c., were regaled to the number of 130 with a plentiful desert of wines, negus, twelfth cake, and oranges, in addition to their usual substantial fare. The entertainment having been given by the principal pro moters and founders of the juvenile band of this estab lishment as a reward for their surprising progress in in strumental and pipe music, and for the general improve ment and good conduct of themselves and the other children of both sexes in the schools, several of the di rectors and friends of the charity attended to witness their conviviality and happiness, and a more pleasing or a mere lively animating scene could not well be ima• gined. The large dining hall of the boys school was tastefully fitted up for the occasion, with flags and ever greens, by the officers of the institution who had only one day's notice to prepare, and the whole arrangements, together with the unmixed joy and hilarity that pre vailed, appeared to convey to the minds and feelings of all present the most hearty satisfaction. After dinner the usual loyal and patriotic toasts were given by the chairman, who was senior boy in the school, and who conducted himself with great propriety, each toast and sentiment being duly responded to by the guests, and their excellent band with precision and effect. The entertainment was terminated by the pipers, playing their fair companions in grand procession back to their own hall, where the dance and reel was commenced, and kept up with excellent spirit for an hour or two, when the whole entertainment finally concluded at six o'clock in the evening. DESTITUTION IN THE HIGHLANDS.—PUBLIC MEETING IN MITSSELBURGH.—A meeting called by the provost, magistrates, and council of Musselburgh, was held in the Town-hall and Assembly-room there, on the . evening of Monday l as t, f or t h e purpose o f ta ki ng mea snres to raise a sum towards the relief of those in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland who are at present suffering from the want of the necessaries of life. The meeting was one of the most numerous ever held in these rooms. In the absence of the Provost, Bailie Campbell was called to the chair. After prayer by the Rev. Mr. Beveridge of Inveresk, resolutions were succes sively proposed and seconded by that Reverend Gentle man, and by the Reverends Mr. Langhorn, Episcopal Chapel; Mr. Robin, North Esk; Mr. Glass, of the Free Church; Mr. Robertson, Secession; Mr. Livingstone, Relief; Mr. Mann, Congregationalist; and by James Kemp, Esq., Robert Wilson, Esq., &c. Collecting com mittees and a secretary and treasurer were appointed. The committee are to prosecute their labours on Monday and Tuesday next. A resolution was passed that the amount collected shall be remitted to the Edinburgh committee for distribution. Owing to the want of cloth ing also in the destitute districts, an appeal was made to the ladies to use their endeavours to collect as much as possible of this necessary article, which the committee will be happy to send off.—Scotsman. THE FIRES OF 184 G.—Yesterday forenoon Mr. Braid wood, the superintendent of the London eng i nee establishment, laid before the committee of the brigade his annual report of the fires which occurredhave h in the metropolitan district during the year 1846 . The report, list w o hich i v s a r very iees voluminous, tradespee p o l ec and nt on acontains an a private alphabetical s from w is i e t s a fi p r p e e s a h r had h t e a t k e t n h e p totall ac eduringnumber the of w y o e r a k r : whose premises shops, warehouses,andpsriidvaerteandlwyed ge l a li m ng a st d yhahtwfirewas were en tirely destroyed and eh of similar &c., waslarbuildinm, making tha a t were 2 5 8 ; slightly the damaged total h number yfi e o fire, e, water, total of 834. The number of chimney alarms was 69, and false alarms 11 9, making in the whole 188, which shows a grand total of 1,022, a larger number than has e ver taken place since the formation of the establish ment. Out of the above, there were fifteen outbreaks which were attended with loss of life, and the total number of lives lost was 23. FLANDERS MAIL BRUSSELS, JAN. I.—Yesterday the Senate adopted all the projects of law under discussion, and then adjourned sine die. The following circular has been issued to the Provin cial Governors : " Sir,—A measure by which every effectual relief can be given to the poor, and which therefore it seems very useful to adopt at present, wherever it may be possible, would be the establishment of public soup houses, where soup might be distributed to all the indigent who may apply. '‘l. request you, sir, to be so good as immediately to call the attention of the magistrate of your province to this subject, which is the more urgent, as the season is now extri melt' severe. " I desire to be informed as soon as possible, of the re solutions which may have been taken in this respect. (Signed) "THE MINISTER OF INTERIOR." BRUSSELS, JAN. 2.—Yesterday being New Years'- day their Majesties the King and Queen, surrounded by the Ministers and officers of the household ; received in succession the Foreign Ministers, the deputation of the Senate, and of the Chamber of Representatives, the Court of Cassation, and numerous other public bodies. The year 1847 will open with an important political fact, announced, it is true, beforehand, but respecting which we should be glad still to retain some doubts. Poland will be incorporated with Russia, as a Russian province, it will de divided into two governments, those of Warsaw and Lublin, public education will be chiefly conveyed in the Itussian language. Prince Paskewitsch will be succeeded by Prince Gortschakoff. It remains to be seen ; whether this court will lead to an approximation is still uncertain. If it is com manded by the interests of the two Govern ments, and of the two nations, it is opposed, we must add, by some personal passions. The Journal des Debsts, which we must consider, on the occasion, more than ever as the direct organ of M. Guizot, does not hesitate to declare plainly its desire in favour of an ap proximation. We need not add that the most powerful influence does not cease to act in the same spirit. The approximation is, therefore prob a ble at no dista n t pe riod. The consequence will be a little more tranquil lity in the political situation of Europe- The opinion of the two Parliaments of England and France, which is near at hand, will doubtless commence with clearing up some obscure circumstances. Will it also clear away all prepossession ? The trains on the northern line (from Paris to Brus sels) have all been del a y e d ; that which ought to have arrived at Brussels at nine o'clock yesterday evening, did not arrive till half-past eleven ; that which should have arrived this morning at nine did not reach Brussels till three in the afternoon.—Brussels Papers, Jan. 2. - - - - - A VISIT TO JAPA I `• Captain 11. Cooper, the commander of an American vessel, has communicated the following to the Say Har bour Corrector : " April 18th, 1844.—Lat. 5 20 S , long. 12G 40 E., picked up a man (a Malay) in a boat about 10 feet long. He had been r 0 days out of sight of land. Ile had on board part of a cocoa-nut and a few ears of corn. April 20.—We stopped at the island of Boron, and put him on shore to get back to his island. July 18,-3 P.m., the fog clearing off, we discovered an island, not laid down in any chart we have seen. We judged ourselves from 10 to 15 miles distant, near lat. 48 30, long. 157 50 E. It is of moderate height, and uneven. The wind was light, and, before we could get near it the fog set in, and we had to haul off from it. Since then it has been seen by other ships. " March 15th, 1845.—We went ashore on the island of St. Peter's lat. 30 30 N., long. 140 10 E. There we found 11 Japanese that had been cast away. They h a d been 70 days on the island, and all the water they got was rain that fell in the hollow places in the rocks. We took them on board. " March 16th.—Fell in with a Japanese junk, lat. 31 50 N., long. 141 5 E., with its stern stove in and dis masted. They had got up a jury mast. They were out of water. We took the men out of her, and proceeded to the coast of Japan to land them. Experienced very bad weather. Got blown off the c o ast , and some time - before we could get in. April 17 th — Came to an c h or at the entrance of the bay of Jeddo. The next morni ng word came from the Emperor to come up to Jeddo. we - r j e , got part of the way up, when , the wind dyin g a wn .: their boats took us in tow and towed us up. There from 300 to 400 boats to tow us up. "After we came to anchor there a hawser anchored around us at such a distance that we could swing to our anchor. To this hawser there were boats made fast as thick as they could lie. Outside of them th ere Is as another hawser with boats ;and out s id e of that still another, so that we were surrounded with boats three deep, to guard us. The boats contained from 15 to 30 men each. We lay there four days, during w hi c h t i me they furnished us with everything We st oo d i n need of, such as wood, water, rice , barley, fowls, vegetab!es, and spars. They were all sent by the E m p eror as a present, for which they could take nothing in return. " While we lay at anchor a great many of their officers came on board of us; the Governor came on board seve ral times. They were very friendly; tried to get all the information they could; and had their painters on board, sketching everything they could see. They were very particular in taking the dimensions of the ship and spars, and everything they could get sight of. " They told us not to come again, for th ey would not allow us, even if we picked up more of their men, to fetch them there. They wanted us to tell all we fell in with not to come there. " When we were ready to go, it being calm, they took us in tow with nearly 400 boats, with about 20 men in each boat. They towed us to sea, a dist ance o f over 30 miles." Translation of the order of proclamation delivered to Captain Cooper, from the Emperor, by his me ssenger: — " It came to the ears by the mouths of the shipwrecked that the shipwrecked of our country were b y this brought in, and have been treated friendly on board the ship. It is our law that they are not received from hands of fo reign countries, except China and Holland; but by this only they are received, because the bringing in of these BOW-STREET-(THIS DAY). George Meade, charged with stealing a waistcoat, a pair of boots, two linen shirts, and one flannel shirt, the property of Capt. Otway, of the Scots Fusileer Guards, in whose service he had been, was again brought up. Captain Otway identified the waistcoat, hoots, and shirts produced as his property. The prisoner was committed for trial on the charge of stealing the waistcoat and shirts, which the Captain valued at 1/. The prisoner was then charged with obtaining goods from tradesmen upon the false pretence that they were for Captain Otw•ay. Two cases were entered into ; one fur obtaining two pair of boots and a pair V fur soles from Mr. Buhl, bootimdier, of Burlington-arcade ; and the other, of obtaining a black silk neckerchief, or black satin neckerchief, a cravat, flannel waistcoat, and a pair of gloves from a linendraper in Piccadilly. The property obtained from Mr. Buhl was to the value of 21 11s., and the neckerchkfs, &c., were valued at 21. 13s. The prisoner was also committt d on the se charges, to which he made no defence, being admitted to bidl in his own rec ignisanc , s fur 50/., and two sureties for 25/. each, but on the charge of felony he was committed without bail. MARYLEBoNE —(THIS DAY.) James Clark, I khan! Prior, and Thomas Lolls, drivers of omnibuses, were severally charged by Mr. Inspector Hunt, of the I) division of police, with leaving their boxes and standing in the Edgware-road longer than necessary on Christmas-day last, opposite the Star and Garter. 95 D proved the two first cases, and the defendants Clark and Prior were each mulcted in the mitigated penalty of five shillings. Hobbs escaping through the circumstance of the officer who made out the summons having mistaken the number of the omnibus. Mr. Joseph Crawford, the proprietor of the above two penny omnibuses, complained of the proprietors of the New•road and Paddington omnibuses being allowed to remain three-quarters of an hour at their starting points, while his men were pounced upon for stopping only nine minutes, and that on Christmas-day. Mr. Inspector Hunt stated that he served all alike, and that he acted so in consequence of the inhabitants of the surrounding district having made repeated complaints about the nuisance occasiontd by the omnibuses ob structing the thoroughfares. Mr. RAWLINSON said he was there to exercise the law, and could therefore grant no indulgence. CLERKEN AV.ELL.-('PHIS DAY.) A young man, of most respectable appearance, named William Whitelock, was brought up on remand from last Saturday, on the charge of embezzlement. The brief facts of the case, as stated at the last exami nation, were as follows :—The prisoner had been in the employment of Messrs. Cooper and Co., solicitors, of Hatton-garden, and was entrusted on last Wednesday with a cheque, for the purpose of calling at Somerset House and paying the fees upon the usual annual license for solicitors, on account of a gentleman named Whittaker, to whom Mr. Cooper was agent in London. Upon inquiries being made of Mr. Whittaker and at Somerset House, it was ascertained that the prisoner had never either called at the Stamp- office nor forwarded any license to Mr. Whittaker ; and some short time after he, having returned to his office, was taxed with the fact, when he acknowledged it to be true, and said he had unfor tunately been induced to expend the greater portion of the money with which he was entrusted. Mr. Cooper attended personally this day, and applied to have the case adjourned, on the grounds of Mr. Whit taker being unable to come to London before Thursday. The application was opposed on behalf of the prisoner, because the charge would be left pending over him for nearly a month, if not tried at the present Old Bailey sessions. Mr. COOMBE said he should remand the case until Thursday, but at the same time he would accept bail for his appearance, himseif in 2001., and two sureties in 1001. each. Maria Hamersley and Mary Gibson were charged with stealing a quantity of furniture, the property of Sarah Anne Gibson. It appeared that the two prisoners took lodgings at the house of the prosecutrix, and on the second day, about three o'clock in the morning, absconded, taking away all the furniture upon which they could lay the it hands, or which was at all portable.—Committed for trial. WORSHIP SI REET.—(T HIS DAY). HORSE STEALING.—This morning a young man of provincial appearance was brought before Mr. Bingham for re-examination, on the charge of stealing a horse, under the following circumstances From the evidence it appeared that the prisoner, whose name is William Bradshaw, on Tuesday, the 29th ult., presented himself before Mr. Monks, the horse slaughterer, of North-street, Whitechapel, and offered the animal alluded to for sale. From the appearance of the latter, however, Mr. Monks was at once convinced, in his own mind, that the prisoner had not come honestly by the horse; he therefore questioned him, but his answers were so evasive and unsatisfactory that he gave him into custody, and he was locked up. On the fol lowing day the constable (M'Culltn, 47 K) by dint of inquiry traced the owner of the horse to Mr. Antsey, of Devonshire-street, lloxton, and who upon seeing the animal at once identified him as his property. The pri soner, subsequent to his being taken into custody, stated that he had found the horse astray in the road near Chelmsford. Mr. Antsey attended this morning, and gave evidence as to the stolen horse being his property, and the depo sitions were ordered to be made out for the prisoner's full committal to Newgate for trial. BEET ROOT and FLOUR BREAD. The Right Hon. T. F. Kennedy, Paymaster of Civil Services in Ireland, has addressed a public letter to Mr. Labouchere, drawing attention to the fact, that beet root and flour, mixed in equal proportions, make excellent nutritious bread. This discovery is considerable im portance, as it is believed beet root could be readily in troduced into cultivation in Ireland and the Highlands, and an abundant supply of seed of it may be had from France. The Gardener's Chronicle, in, remarking on Mr. Kennedy's letter, says— "We have long since shown the great value of a beet crop in point of nutrition; that, in fact, it ranks higher than any known plant which is cultivable. But there was always the difficulty of how to consume it, for men would find it a poor diet by itself, and the present cir cumstances of Ireland are not such as to justify the intro duction of produce which can become food for man only after having been transformed into pigs and oxen. The discovery, however, in Germany of the facility with which it may be combined with bread, removes the difficulty, and places beet incontestably at the head of the new articles which should be introduced into Irish husbandry. In its relation to potatoes, beet stands as 1,020 to 423, if its nutritive quality is considered ; and as 8,330 to 3,480 in regard to utilisable produce of all kinds. It is still to be determined what kind of beet could be best cultivated for this purpose. Red beet pro duces brown bread ; white sugar beet would probably yield a white bread, and of still better quality ; mangold wurtzel we have ascertained to form a bread of inferior quality, but still eatable enough. " Mr. Kennedy suggests that carrots and parsnips might be employed in the same manner as beet. That we have tried, and we find that parsnips are excellent, but carrots much less palatable. All these substances combine readily with flour, but they are rather unwilling to part with their water, and will probably be best in cakes, like oatmeal" THE LATE DTI, HEUGH AS A PREACHER. As a preacher he enjoyed a very large share of popu larity. His demeanour in the pulpit was calm and dig nified, his actions solemn and graceful, his enunciation distinct and pleasing. His delivery was ever accompa nied with that gravity and warmth that became one who prays men " in Christ's stead." His personal appearance aided ids manly and animated elocution. He took a clear view of his subject, selected its most prominent ideas, surrounded them with apt and homely illustrations, and gradually brought them to bear on the duties, rela tions, circumstances, and prospects of his audience. Flights of oratory for mere embellishment, scenes of pathos created for mere impression, he never attemptec', All was easy and natural ; the plainest truths came from his lips with striking solemnity. The popularity of his preaching was not its deep grasp, original illustration, striking remark, laboured argument or vehement appeal, but its plain statement and lucid reasoning, imbued with deep and unaffected earnessness, clothed in simple and forcible language, and delivered with easy, elegant, and impressive dignity. He never dazzled or surprised. The light he diffused was clear and sunlike, such as re freshed and directed the spiritual vision ; and the won, der his hearers ft It was, that they had not before appre hended the plainness and felt the power of such truths as were brought before them—truths that now appeared so scriptural in their basis, so reasonable in themselves, so important in their hearing, so harmonious in their as pects, so practical in their results. His was useful preaching, for it always afforded instruction and excite ment. It was not exclusively of one cast of character. It always connected faith and practice, creed and expe rience. His expositions of Scripture were prepared with conscientious fidelity, and he laboured to give them a re semblance to Scripture itself—to make them " profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction. for instruction in righteousness." Dr. Heugh's style, which appeared so pleasing when spoken in his own silvery tones, was not so attractive when read in-a printed discourse, yet it was always clear; no one could mistake its meaning. No haze rested upon his paragraphs; and though it had not the beauty and polish of classic refinement, it was good, hearty, correct English. Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth spake.—Eclectic llecitw. -ETLAI%.ZD. STATE OF THE POOR.—In a strong article on the subject, the John 0' Groat Journal says— " Every island, from the potato blight and the deeply depressed condition of the herring market, is more or less threatened with immediate starvation, many of the inhabitants being reduced to a quantity and quality of food barely sufficient to keep in a lingering existence. The sea is inaccessible, from the continued stormy weather, a n d, consequent l y, no means exist wherewith to p ass over the yet to come rigorous months of winter." A correspondent says that very few of the workmen average 55. a-week throughcut the year. How ouch a wage can support a family he does not know. Potatoes are nit to be had ; and the 41b. loaf sells at Sid. and 9id. Thefts of food and grain are on the in crease. Mr. Scott, of Melby, has allowed his tenants a reduction of ten per cent. on their rents. 49th ditto A. ful 31ovet load. • " ~; a