The Sun. — London, England, 1840-12-12 00:00:00

; t• EVENING EDITION. COURT OF SEWERS. The Commissioners of Sewers for the city and liberties of Westminster held a Special Court yesterday, at their office, Greek-street, Soho-square, for the purpose of fur ther considering the proceedings to be taken on the sum monses issued against the different parishes. T. L. Doeranosoal, Esq., took the Chair shortly after eleven o'clock. So much of the minutes of the last meeting as re lated to the business of the present one having been read, The CHAIRMAN said that, from the opinions of Sir Wil liam Follett and Mr. Ogle, although it appeared that those Learned Gentlemen were of opinion that it was difficult to say that there was any property exempt from the Sewers-rate, yet that there were certain descriptions of property which, from the diffic: . ..i!ty of enforcing the rate, might be considered to be virtually exempt, such as churches, chapels, the Courts of Law, and the Houses of Parliament. Now, he apprehended, that with regard t' ecclesiastical property, the churchwardens were not perso nally lieble, and that the only way of enforcing the rate was a levy upon the churches; and the churchwardens, doubtlese, relied pion the impossibility of their making any levy anon the chuithes without incurring the censures of the Ecetesiaatical Courts. Now he proposed, with a view to avoid litigation, that a case should b.e submitted to two etninent civilians, with a view of ascertaining whether there was any possibility of enforcing the vote with out incurring ecclesiastical censures. It the answer should be in the affirmative, the churchwardens might probably not persist in the opposition to the rate. as he apprehended that it was upon the Ecclesiastical Courts that they mainly relied for protection. If the opinion should be in the negative, then these buildings might be returned as in arrear at the end of the book, and on the next presentation the jury, on having the matter ex plained to them, would probably relieve them from any further rest,onsibility as regarded tlii, species of property. Mr. Leetee thought the suggestion would have been very well six months ago, but it was now too late ; they had summoned parties before them who had told them they would not pay, and therefore tey were bound to go on with their pi4acess. The parties would not be bound by any opinion but that of a superior Court, and therefore it would be useless to spend more money in procuring opi nions. The CHAIRMAN said that had the suggestion struck him six months ago be should have submitted it to them. Mr. LESLIE said that be had lost a motion on the sub ject tix months ago by a small majority before any of these expenses bad been incurred. He should second Mr. France's motion if the opinion of Messrs. Smith and Suns, the solicitors, should be included among the papers. Mr. FRANCE rose to move that there be submitted to the inspection of Mr. Collier, and the other gentlemen attending on behalf of thedifferent parishes, all the cases submitted to Counsel, with the opinions thereon, and also the opi nions given by the solicitors to the Commissionerc He thought this would be but just to all parties, in order that they might know their exact position. M. LESLIE seconded the motion. The case should in every instance be submitted as well as the opinion. He objec'ed to seeing the public money squandered in litigation, and Messrs. Smiths. their solicitors, had given it ; as their opinioa that although churches might be liable to be rated, they apprehended that no rate could be levied, inasmuch as there was no property on which a levy could lawfully be made. They then went on, and got the opinion of Sir W. Foltett, which went to the same extent. Sub sequently to the opinion of the solicitors having been given they had gone and made a rate upon all this prcperty. They should recollect that Mr. Collier only represented the parish of St. Clement Danes. There were other pa rishes which had actually refused to pay the rate. He should second Mr. Francis's motion. Mr. C. F. ADEY supported the motion, which was agreed to nun. con. The Court then resumed the consideration of the pro ceedings to be taken on the summonses which had been issued against the officers of the different parishes. Mr. LESLIE thought the proper mode of proceeding would be to issue warrants at once, the parties had been summoned, they had refused to pay, and in the case of an individual a warrant had been issued. He hoped no unnecessar; delay would take place in procuring the set tlement of the question. but that they would go at once to the superior Court ; it was no use getting any more opinions, the parties would not be satisfied, without the decision of a superior tribunal. Mr. ADEY said, that with regard to churches and cha pels, there were two distinct questions —one as regarded parish churches and the other district churches, the pro perty of which was vested in trustees. He would suggest that the solicitors to the Court should confer with the vestry clerks of the several parishes, and that as far as re garded the liability of churches to be rated, a special code should be agreed upon between the parties, and submitted to the Court of Queen's Bench for their opinion. If that question should be determ;ned in their favour, then the Ties two might arise as to who were the partie , :liable ; but if it should be decided that churches were not I:able, then the other question fell to the ground. The worthy Com missioner concluded by making a motion to the effcce al luded to. Mr. R. CHAMBERS seconded the motion. Mr. LESLIE opposed the motion. Ne did not think the gentleman representing the parishes were such dolts as to be dragged into Court upon a special case. One of those gentlemen had told them over and over again, that his parish was unwilling to try the question. He believed that the Commisssioners themselves were liable to the whole of the expetues. A case had been tried in the Court of Queen's Bench, the case of the Justices of Somer. setshire, in which it had been decided that Commission ers were Liable to ever) sixpties of the expenses. If the CommissMriers were determined to act in opposition to the opinion of their own solicitors and of counsel, the respon sibility must fall upon themselves alone". How would they get. rid of the case of St. Giles? There the liability of the poor-rates to contribute to the sewers-rates was I.is tinetly denied. Now how could any special case settle that point ? 'hat gentle u.. gad distinctly stated that in every thinr, d he had _m. ..0 { , nr! honn •L _ uooutugs, as ethot,..:o, Ch/Wei vestry rooms, acilm;l-houses. and workhouses i 3 ti.c parish of S. Giles and St. Gorge, Bloomsbury, the levying of the i r ate would be opposed. Now, it they would take the case of the parish of St. Giles, it would embrace all the questions. The CHAIRMAN—Tht,re must be different actions. Mr. ADEY—Tbat question would not be raised in the special case. Mr. LESLIE understood the parties objected to the rate itself, that it was not made according to law, and it had been distinctly stated that every objecticn would be taken against it. The proper course to be pursued vas the one that would be adopted in the case of an individual, and he thought a distress should issue against St. at once, so as to bring the question to an issue without waittlig for a special case. A COMMISSIONER--Will you sign the warrant ? Mr. LESLIE— No; he would tell them why he would not. The rate was not a legal rate inasmuch as the Chair man had no right to order the Jury out of Court. He should like to see that question raised. St. Giles's bad sol.eited them to try it, and he should therefore oppose the motion as likely to incur great additional expense without altaining the desired object. Mr. BEACH supported :he motion as the only mode of trying the question amicably, and as being the least ex pensive method of gettin 2, - it determined. Mr. C. MAYHEW said the ground 1/,,W taken up seemed to be that the Churchwardens were not the parties liable to pay ;.iie sewers'-rates for the churches, he should, there for,: move es an amendment, that the solicitors be desired to report to .he Court what parties should be oroceeded against for the recovery of the rates from St. Giles's and St. George's Bloomsbury. Mr. T. DYER asked the Clerk if the Court bad ever taken upon itself to alter the presentment of jury as to the party to be assessed fur any property ? for instance, if the jury presented that A. B. was liable, had the Court ever taken the name of A. B. out of the book, and substituted that of C. D. in its place? The CLERK—NO, Sir. Mr. MAYHEW said that the churches in Regent-street and Regents'-park were assessed to the sewers' rates, and that the rate was paid regularly, and the C irnmissionors for that district were acting under precisely the same au thority as that Board. The CHAIRMAN thought the special case would settle the principle of the lability of churches and other ecclesiasti cal eiiifi'oes to be rated. The churches in Regent-street and the Regent's Park were new' bu I,:mgs, and might therefore be liable, while oker ecelesia.eticd might not. It would be desirable to grapple at once Kith the moat difficult case, such as that et an old parish church, and on a special case so drawn up to procure the opinion of a superior Court. After a rather stormy conversation between the Chair man, Mr. Leslie. and Mr. Beach, as to the fact of the f• - tirement of the Jury affecting the legality of the rate, the amendment was put and lost, on a show of hands, and the original motion carried. The Cusnamax said the next question WV; as to the course to ue adopted in the case of the vestry-room, the workhouse, the National School, and Shedden's Charity Schools, in St. Giles's parish. Mr. Cnaianatrs said that as 0.1 er parishes had paid the rate it would be unjust to them to let this case stand over. pia would therefore move that the solici ors be instructed to draw up the form of a warrant to ba submitted to the next Court. Mr. DYER opposed the motion. It would be a retire- Von on the clerk to suppose that he could not draw up a warrant. If there was any necessity for a special warrant, be thought the Court ought not to throw the respusibi. lily of drawing it up upon the solicitors, but that they should be empowered to take the opinion of s.)me gent l e _ men at the bar. For his own part, he abhored special warrants, and should oppose any reference to the solicitors. The CLERK said there would be no difficulty if the form approved of by Mr. Ogle were adopted by the Court. Mr. LESLIE thought the shortest, way would be to tran s _ fer the execution of the duties of the Commissioners alto gether to M r . O g le, a s there seemed to be no getting on without laugh.) Mr. BUTT, the Vestry Clerk of St. •Gi:cs, having ex pressed a wish to be heard, was called ir.. lie complained that in this, a novel case, in which hug.? mas,es of pro perty were rated for the first time, the Court were about to proceed more prec i p i tate l y t h an i n or di nar y cases. Six months was usually allowed for payment before a warrant was issued, and here three had scarcely elapsed. The CRAIRMAN said that where the authority of the Court had been denied, as it had been in the present in 'tame' there would be no advantage gained by delay. On the last occasion Mr. Butt had distinctly denied the liability of the parish to the rate. If he now asked for time on the same ground as the ether solicitors had done, to consider of the subje ct , grant i ng it ; btu if ha had there could b e no o bj e ction to made up his mind, no advantage could be gained by'delay, Mr. BUTT said that the question bad assumed altogether a new shape; they had determined to get the opinion of the Court, as regarded the liability of churches. Now, if churches were liable, there would be at once an end of the matter. After a short discussion, tFe req uest of Mr. Butt was panted, by a Ica,,ority of 6 to 4, A discussion then ensiled as to the propriety of including the liability of Churchwardens to pay the rate, as vrell as the liability of churches to be rated, in the special case to be submitted to the Court of Queen's Bench, .ind it was ultimately agreed to leave that to be arranged by the solicitors. The SOLICITOR then read tLe case submitted t) Mr. Ogle, and his opinion thereon as to the liabilities of the Commissioners and the collectors in certain actions brought against them, consequent upon the steps taken in regard to the rate upon Kensington Palace, in which that gen tleman advised that they bad a good defence to the actions, and recommended that a special case should be drawn up for the opinion of the Court, as it would be advisable to have the question decided at as little expense as possible, in asmuch, as if successful, even the Commissioners would have to pay their awn expences. Mr. LRSLIE asked if that meant that the expenses were to come out of the Sewers-rate. The SOLICITOR replied in the affirmative. The CHAIRMAN said it was for the Court to determine whether Sir W. Follett should be retained to argue the special case. If so, he must have a special retainer, the fee with which would be fifty guineas. Mr. WlLLoconcv moved that Sir W. Follett be retained. Sir G. FARRANT seconded the motion. Mr. LESLIE—WiII his fee be paid out of the Sewers-rate ? The CLECK —Yes The motion was then put and carried, Mr. Leslie's Icing the only hand held up against it. There being no other business to be disposed of, the Court adjourned. FRANCE. CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES.-StrTING OF DEC. 9: The President took the chair at a quarter past two o'clock. The President announced that the order of the day stood for a discussion on Friday, on the bill for closing the account of 1838, and fcr a meeting in the bureaux previously to the public sitting, to examine the bill for lhe supplementary credits of 1840. M. Glais Bizoin proposed that the meeting of the bureaux for the examination of the Bill of Supplemen tory Credits for 1840 should be postponed, as the Chamber was not in possession of the documents con nected with the fortifications, and he begged that they might be communicated by the Ministry. M. Auguis requested that the discussion on the ac counts of 1838 might also be postponed, as some com munications from the Government were necessary be fore they could be discussed. M. Guizot said, a special Bill respecting fortifications and particularly as regarded the fortifications of Paris, would soon be presented to the Chamber, and the do cuments desired by M. Glais Bizoin would be annexed to the Bill. The proposition of adjournment made by N. Glais Bizoin was then put to the vote. The first division was doubtful ; on the second his proposition was re jected. The proposition of M. Auguis respecting the discus sion on the accounts of 1838, was next put to the vote. The Chamber decided on taking the discussion out of the Order of the Day for Friday, but did not fix a day for its coming on. A Deputy now proposed that the Chamber should adjourn to Saturday. The proposition was very gene rally supported. The President asked if there was any opposition, and there being none, it was ordered that the Chamber, at the close of the present Sitting, should adjourn to Saturday. The Chamber then proceeded to the ballot on the Bill for granting a supplementary credit of 700,000 f. to foreigu refugees. The numbers were—For the Bill, 229 ; against it, 18. It being now six o'clock, and there being nothing else on the Order of the Day, the Chamber adjourned to Saturday. It was understood that in consequence of this adjournment the examination in the bureaux of the Bill for supplementary credits on the estimates of 1840 would take place on Saturday, previously to the public sitting, instead of Friday. THE REMAINS OF NAPOLEON. We find the following details respecting the prepa rations for the interment of Napoleon's remains in the French papers : Doubts have been entertained as to the possibility of carrying into execution on the 15th the translation of the remains of the Emperor from Courbevoie to the Invalides. It was thought impossible for the prepara tions to be completed, the days at this time of the year are so short, and so much remains to be done in the immense preparations that have been announced. It appears certain, however, that, thanks to the zeal of every one, the ceremony will really take place on the 15th. The National Guards of Havre and Ingouville were to have been on the banks of the river at 7 o'clock in the morning, to salute the flotilla as it passed ; and all the authorities were to have been present also. There is no doubt that the population was not backward in answering to such an invitation. _ _ _ At Ellnuf the National Guards have been likewise convoked, and the authorities propose to follow the aquatic funeral procession as far as Rouen, or as far as Pont de l'Arclic, if they are permitted to make this demonstration. At Rouen the Cour Royale will be present in their red roes upon the passage of the procession, a 141 also the Tribunal de Premiere Instance. Six battalio 3 .; ,!,. the further passage of the body ; but this catafalque, the magnificence of which was perfectly fabulous, has not ban able to pass St. Denis ; it offered too much breadth to the wind, and it was found to be too large to pass the bridges. Another boat has been sent on to Rouen. Everything has been contrived for the recep tion of the coffin, and the body will be transferred into the other as soon as the procession arrives at St. Denis. The imperigl coffin will be transported from this town to Courbevoie upon this triumphal vessel, which, after hiviug deposited the body at Courbevoic under the temple there erected, will remount the Seine until it arrives opposite the Invalides with the whole flotilla in order to salute again the procession on its arrival. It is said that the naval procession on arriving at St. Denis will consist of 1,200 persons, but none will be permitted to approach the catafalque. The same orders are given, moreover, for the whole voyage up the Seine. Crowds of foreigners and inhabitants of the depart ments are arriving in Paris for the ceremonies of the kith instant. Sonic idea may be had of the eagerness with which places are sought for along the passage of the procession when we state the facts that a balcony has beer. hired by a speculating individual at 3,000 francs, an uninhabitated house at 5,000 francs. The very smallest window at the housetop is paid 50 francs, and a tvimlow of the first or second floors 100 francs. Upon the 4th of November, 1810, in a ceremony ce lebrated with all the pomp ,of the empire, at Fontaine bleau, Napoleon and Marie Louise held, at the baptis mal font, four and twenty children belonging to the most illustrious families of that epoch, among the great offi cers of the Crown, or the highest civil and military func tionaries. Upon the list of the names we find those of the Prince of Neuchatel, the Dukes of Montebello, Bassano, Cadore, Treviso, &c., Counts Curial, Calla relli. Colbert, Duchatel, Lauriston, Lumarrois, Ram pan, &c. The greater part of the children thus conse crated by this kind of imperial adoption, still exist, and occupy distingui.hcd positions in the Chambers, the di plomacy, and the army. They will, it appears, have an especial place reserved for them in the imposing and tout:hit - 1 ceremonial which is preparing at the Invalides, and at which, after a quarter of a century so few of those who were attached, either by their titles or their souvenirs, to the person of the Emperor Napoleon, will be present. Among the Polish emigrants are a great number of ancient servants of the empire ; for instance, the Gene rak Kniaziewrez, Malachowski, Skrzynecki, Soltgk, Sierawski, Gawroneki, Skarzinski, Dwernicki, &c. They have requested permission of the Minister of War to to be allowed to send a deputation to the funeral cere monies of the Emperor. The group representing the apotheosis of the Empe ror Napoleon, placed on the platform of the Arch of Triumph, consists of the Emperor ;n grand imperial cos tume w;th the genii of War and Peace on either side. It is placed upon a pedestal of the grandest proportions, ornamented with festoons and trophies of every kind, representing the battles and victories of Napoleon. At each corner will be placed an enormous tripod, from which will rise coloured flames. At each angle of the monument will be placed two equestrian figures of Glory and Grandeur. The Arch of Triumph in itself will be ornamented by a row of banners all around, and decorated from head to foot with garlands and festoons, alter the antique fashion. The Minister of War has appointed a Committee for the examination of the reclamations relative to the in scriptions upon the Arch of Triumph. It consists of th e Duke of Reggio, President ; Lieutenant-General Count Reille, Count Excelinans, Baron Neigre, Vicomte , bode d c l a B runer i e, B aron P elet, Baron Pet i t, Baron Schneilier, Admiral de Roseate!, and Adjutant-General de Saint Marc, Secretary. UNERA L CAR OF NAPOLEON.—The car which is ttio,teeinmveaymtehecare,Tins of Napoleon from Courbevoie to jby its form, which i 3 much Its draperies and decorations as udged of, I s ' finished. The effect of it may now be the car of the-victims oJ more gigantic than that of :34 feet in length, and 151-feethin is w 3 i d s t h f e . e t It t i i is height, e u i g p l o i t n , four massive gilded wheels. The car The car is composed of a basement, with panels between columns. plat form upon which the coffin is t o , embroiciPtd is covered d g t e o c id ;ra w t i e t d h and eagles. The ',leder r e: l. : m in with a violet-coloured velvet bees, stars, be fore and behind, is of a semi -threads carriage, both with four trophies of flags taken from different The bier has drapery similar to the pedestal, decorated with the imperial mantle, sceptre and crown, oarnadteid supported by 14 figures, representing the principal ~.im tories of the French. The base of the car is covered with garlands and crowns of ionnortelles. Over the whole is an immense crape drapery, which hangs down to the THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1810. ground. This prodigious hearse is to be drawn by 16 horses, dressed with feathers, and housings embroidered in gold, with the arms of the Emperor. The supporters will be three Marshals and an Admiral all on horse back. An immense temporary wharf and a lofty temple are erecting at Courbevoie for the reception of the re. mains on their landing. The officers of the National Guard of Paris have drawn lots for the Legion which is to escort the Funeral Car of Napoleon from Courbevoie to the Invalides, and the honour has fallen on the 3d Legion. The 10. h will be stationed round the Invalides ; and the rest will line the route of the cortege. CHERBOURG, DEC. 8. I arrived hare this corning at six o'efock. At eight o'clock a detachment of the Ist R giment of the Line, a full attendance of the National Guard and the Ar tillery,marched into the Port Militaire (in which the frigate Belle Poule was moored), and lined the quays, together with the crews of the Friedland ship of the line, and other seamen belonging to the port. At ten o'clock a solemn mass was celebrated on board the Belle Poule. During the service the band of the Belle Poule placed on the quarter-deck, performed detached pieces o! sacred music, and the batteries, the fort, and the ar senal continued to fire minute guns. The chapel was decorated in a style simple but rich. The coffin was covered with a magnificent pall of violet coloured velvet, ornamented with bees worked in gold, with an eagle and crown at each corner, and a rich border round it. At the head of the coffin was placed an imperial crown of gold covered with crape, and at each of the four corners a crown of laurel and gold. The altar was supported by eagles formed likewise of gilt wood, and the hangings were of violet-coloured velvet with gold fringe. After the service was concluded, that is at a quarter past eleven o'clock, Napoleon's remains were removed to the Normandie steamboat, which had been moored with her stern to the Belle Poule's broadside, and from the frigate to the after deck of the steam-boat was erected a platform, over which the assistants walked bearing the coffin, preceded by General Bertrand, whose venerable appearance, and the emotion which he evinced, attracted universal sympathy. When the coffin had been placed on the after-deck of the steamer, and the ornaments fixed in the same position as when on board the frigate, the steamer was slowly hauled off some distanca from the frigate ; she then set on her steam, and proceeded out of the port into the roads, where she is now at anchor and will remain until three o'clock, when she will sail for the Seine, escorted by the Veloce and Courier Government steam-boats, and fol lowed by the steam-boat Colibri. The assembled multitude who witnessed the ceremony conducted themselves with perfect decorum, but evinced no enthusiasm, and appeared to be animated by no other feeling but that of idle curiosity. I heard it r, marked by several that the de meanour of the population on this day formed a striking contrast with that displayed thirty-nine years since, when Napoleon visited this town in order to inspect the fortifications which he had commanded for its defence. I was astonished that when the steam-boat conveying his remains passed the quay's crowded with a multi tude of persons, not a hat was raised. HAVRE, DEC. 9. As I mentioned in my letter from Cherbourg yesterday, the Normandie steam-boat with Napo leon's remains on board, escorted by the Government steam-boats Veloce and Courier, with 400 picked men from the crews of the Belle Poule and Favorite, sailed from Cherbourg at half-past two o'clock yesterday afternoon. The cortege arrived in the roads of Hav re last night about ten o'clock, and anchored there. At seven o'clock this morning the different steam vessels weighed anchor and sailed by the coast of the Have, which was lined with troops of the line and National Guard, continued their course across the mouth of the harbour, and stood off for the Honfleur side of the river. The entire population of Havre, who lined the quays in expectation of the steam-boats entering the harbour, were much disappointed, as they could see nothing but the smoke of the steam-boats. Thecannon from the forts fired a salute as the procession sailed past. The troops and National Guard marched away, and thus this anxiously expected ceremony concluded without giving any satisfaction. A correspondent of the Courricr Francais writes : Immediately on the arrival of the Prince de Join ville at St. Helena, he was waited on by Mrs. Tarbet, formerly proprietress of the ground in which the tomb of Napoleon was situated, and was solicited to grant her an indemnification for the loss she might sustain by the removal of the Emperor's remains. Mrs. Tarbet was paid 12,000/. by the English Government for the ground, and the loss she will feel will be only in a diminution of profits from a house of refreshment kept by her for persons visiting the tomb. The Prince remitted her petition to the Count de Rohan Chabot, and promised that it should be taken into considera tion. His Royal Highness was next applied to by an old sergeant of the English army, who was keeper of the tomb, and who, by adding to his pension of 201. a year the trifling remuneration which the visitors of the tomb used to give himonade a livelihood. The Prince received him with great kindness, and promised that he would endeavour to obtain a small pension for him from the French Government. The sergeant is well known to have always treated the Emperor's memory with great respect." The rnurrier Francais has an article on the funeral ceremony of Napoleon, which we regret to see, is made an occasinn for a disniav of vinlenpp -... unr- Lida, illaSanien as the occasion is calculated to give to appeals to the passions of the multitude a more than ordinary effect. After charging England with " the crime" of creating disunion between that coun try and France, and saying that " the funeral of Napoleon will be a protest against England and a cry of vengeance which will be cchoed by a mil lion of spectators," the Connie:. adds :—" He who applied for the ashes o! Napoleon was a man of the re volution, resolved to sustain the rights of France and to restore to her the rank which she ought to 'hold in the estimation of nations. He who is to receive the ashes is a man of the restoration, one of those conspirators who went to take the King at Ghent by the hand behind the English lines, whilst our old soldiers were laying down their lives for the defence of the territory on the plains of Waterloo. M. Thiers prepared the funeral of Napoleon—M. Guizot is to celebrate it. Is not this like a last insult to the memory of the Emperor ?" The article concludes by describing France as humiliated, debased, and insulted by the party now in power, and says, " the ceremony will be led by the Major-Gereral of the French army at Waterloo, who has been restored to power by the influence of Lord Palunrston, and who has given his hand to the deserter to Ghent." We have given a few passages of the article of the Courricr, and they are not perhaps the worst. It i 3 not for us to corn merit upon them ; that we leave to all our readers of good taste, be they English or French. APPEAL OF MADAME LAFFARGE. COUR DE CASSATION. The usually deserted halls of the Cour de Cessation were again crammed to suffocation by an immense number of spectators, who thronged to witness this interesting case. Mdmv. Garet and several other relations of Mdme. Laffarge were present, as well as several Deputies and the magis trates of Limoges. M. Paillet,the Advocate, ( who has already so eloquently defended his unfortunate client). then took his seat, and M. Duverne spoke for the revocation of the decision. The Advocate, after saying how deeply he felt the responsibility of his situation, went on as follows : Here the dramatic scenes of Tulle cannot be reproduced, the animated struggle between the accused and her accusers cannot be renewed. There can be no appeal to the passions, and the transcendadt oratorical powers of M. Pailiet are condemned to silence. He has, however, thought fit to take his scat amongst us to show to the world the sincerity of hi, convictions, and his unflinching belief in the innocence of his injured client. But now we must only listen to the dictates of austere reason. From the der ha of her lowly dungeon, overwhelmed by moral and physical tortures, the voice of my client will come unto yeti. You have either to cut the thread of her existence, or to condemn her to a miserable and lingering death. But, thank God, the sentence of erring mortals has not yet been consummated. Divine justice spreads her wings over this sanctuary, end I invoke her protection and presence, to instil into the minds of the Judges the same steadfast convictions which I so conscientiously feel. This frightful decision cannot here be consummated—another black page cannot be added to this tragic history of judicial error. I will not here recapitulate the disgusting scenes which took place at Tulle, when vessels containing the supposed body of Laffarge were brought into Court in all the horrors of loathsome putrefaction. I will not speak of that total absence of honest precaution, which carelessly exposed those remains to the curiosity and malignant animosity of my client's enemies. But, in a word, I mean not to make the basis of my appeal those numerous irregularities, legal and judicial, before which my unfortunate client has fallen a victim, nor will I speak of that formal violation of judicial inquiry, or of the imperious prescriptions of science which have been so energetically prAested against by one of our most eminent chemists. I found the basis of my defence, firstly, on the part taken by the public press in this affair previous to the trill. This is one of the most powerful weapons which can be placed in the hands of the accusers, as they can sharpen it et their leisure, end the wound thereof is but too often mortal. M. Duverne then en larged upon the vast influence which these publications had exercised on the mind of the Jury, some of whom had announced the sentence they intended to pronounce even before the trial. The Advocate founded the second basis of his defence on the fact of two of the magistrates having been replaced by two Judges, who were appointed, not by the ordinance of the President, but by a sentence of the Court, which he declared not to be competent. Thirdly, M. Duverne stated that the Court of Assizes, and not the President should have decided whether a fresh jury should be summoned - that Mdme. Buffiere, sister-i n -l aw o f t h e accused, had takenl the oath, and that Mdme. Laffarge's protestation against it had not been accepted by the Pre sident; that M. Buffierc, under pretence of relationship with the accused, had been heard without having taken the oath. M. Duverne then demonstrated that no relationship whatever existed between M. Bufflere and the accused. That the Assize Court, on the requisition of the Public Ministry, had ordered the deposition of several pieces de conviction without the accused having been heard. Amongst some other legal objections, M. Duverne con cluded by saying that the President, in his charge to the jury, had not given the necessary warning concerning ex tenuating circumstances, or concerning the vote of a simple majority. " I hope," continued M. Duverne, " that in) ill-concealed emotion has not prevented the Court fro::: appreciating the importance of all these objections ; but there are some more home thrusts to be made at this un. righteous decree, and these I leave to be made by abler hands." M. Lanvin then rose, and in the course of his speech re ferred to the fact of the witnesses for the robbery of the dimonds having been heard during the trial, whereas the jury could only take legal cognizance ofone fact at a time. The Court then adjourned. WOOLWICH -FRIDAY. NAVAL INTELUGENCE. The Fearless steam-vet:sol, Seeond Master H. Brc %nut, returned to Woolwich on Monday. The Ariel steam-vessel, Master Commander L. Srnithett, recently employed in the packet service, ar vA at Woolwich on Tuesday, from Dover, the sta tion on which she was employed. She will be immedi ately placed i❑ the hands of workmen to have the de fects of her machinery made good. The Beaver, steam-vessel, Lieutenant Commander R. Mudge, left Woolwich on Thursday, :or Dover, to perform the duties formerly undertaken by the Ariel. The Sinbad arrived on Wednesday from Plymouth, and sailed on Thursday for Deptford. The Rochester arrived on Thursday from Pembroke. The Firebrand, steam-vessel, Master S.B. Cook, sailed yesterday for Sheerness. The Serpent, 16-gun sloop,'arrived at Chatham on Tuesday from the West Intlits, via Portsmouth, to be paid off. The Spitfire steam-vessel arrived yesterday from the WEst Indies. She touched at Kiegstown, Ireland, for 3 supply of enals. Tne 101:owing officers have returned in her :—Lieutenant Commander John Evans, Mr. W. Duffed, Second Master ; Mr. D. O'Callaghan, Assistant Surgeon ; Mr. William Stanway, Clerk in Charge ; Mr. W. T. S. Morton, Mate ; Messrs. Dickens, Walters, and Raclin, Engineers. PROMoTIONS.—To the Lizard steam-vessel, Lieu• tenant W. G. B. Estcourt (1827), to be Commander ; Mr. J. S. Miilitighano, Clerk in Charge. To the Pluto steam vessel, Mr. Jamis Peters, from the Skylark, to he Assistant Surgeon ; Mr. W. C. Pettigrew, to be Second Master; Mr. J ames H a dd oc k, Cl er k in Charge. To the Avon steam-vessel, Mr. John Cowley, to be Second Engineer, vice Horne, to the William and Mary, as First Engineer. ROYAL ARSENAL. The Ellen barge arrived on Wednesday, with four 68 and eight 32.-pout.der guns, and a quantity of eight inch shells. The Sarah sloop, with a cargo of cement for the con tractors for completing the buildings. The Commerce brig, of Newcastle, for old iron, for Crawley and Co. The Hope barge, with a cargo of forge backs, from Bailey and Co. Toe Heron of Malta, hired brig, has now neatly completed her cargo. There are already on board 7,000 thirty-two ponder shot ; 1,800 eight inch and 700 ten-inch shells. b es id es o th er stores. The Sir James Kempt, Ordnance sloop, arrived yes terday with 20 eighteen-pounder guns from Devonport. She also delivered a number of gun carriages at Chatham. The Queen, Ordnance sloop, is loading with guns and shells, and other stores, for Portsmouth. The Friends and Providence barges conveyed yester day to a vessel in the Docks, the material for construct ing five 1,000-gallon water-tanks for Barbadoes. Four carpenters were entered and commenced work on Monday. They will be exclusively employed in al tering shot and shell boxes. They have been engaged for six months certain. The saddlers in the Arsenal have been actively em ployed in making a curious wooden saddle, well padded, intended to be used for attaching two boxes, one on each side, containing twelve rounds of shot in each, besides rockets. Several horses were paraded yesterday with these appendages, and they gave great sati s f ac ti on . They are intended for service in Syria, and a great number are in course of construction. They are sup ported in the same manner as panniers are, and have a similar appearance at first sight. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. Under her Majesty's Immediate Patronage. This highly popular and interesting resort is OPEN DAILY from Ten till Dusk. The Menagerie, which is unequalled in the number, variety, sod beauty of the specimens it contains, occupies several spa -!ious and elegant buildings comfortably heated, and arranged Nith the nearest possible assimilation to the natural habits of the animals. The most important additions recently received are the rare and beautiful black Leopard, le Mignon Elephant, a pair of the scarce Curassows, called Cushew Birds, the Sacred Lois, the Bush Cow (the only specimen in Europe), a pair of Cassowaries, the Monster Boa (the largest ever seen in confine ment), &e. The splendid collection of Carnivora are fed at Four o'Clock, at which time the ferocious attributes and amazing muscular p raers of these forest monarchs are displayed to the utmost ad vantage. Admission, One Shilling. MEDICAL JURISPRUDENCE IN FRANCE A trial for murder took Place on the 26th, 27th, and 28th 'ult., before the Court of Assizes of the Ariege, which was attended with some circumstances of interest as connected witb an important question of medical juris prudence. The prisoners were a person named Latosse arid his wife, and the victim a man named SAiquette, who was in their service. It appears that Latosse h a d induced Souqu,.tte to personate one of his creditors, named Delpy, before a notary, and declare that a bill of three hundred and eleven francs, for money borrowed by Latosse from Delpy, had been paid. When the bill was presented f o r pay niebt it was refused, on the pretext that it had already been paid : and Delpy, having discovered the fraud which had been practised, commenced a prosecution for forgery. Sou quette, however, was still at liberty, and Latosse, fearing that he would betray his suborner, resolved t o , p o i son hi m , an d did so, by mixing arsenic with his food. The bidy of Son. quette having been interred, it was taken up, and various portions of it were submitted by several able chemists to the usual tests with the apparatus of Marsh. The quantity of arsenic found in the body left no doubt of the crime; but two important facts were elicited in the course of the experiments. These are of a nature to make juries cautious in returning verdicts where the quantity is small. In the first place it was ascertained that some of the steins on porcelain saucers, which were produced by the apparatus, and supposed arsenical, disappeared in the application of tests, which ought not to have acted upon really arsenical stains ; and, secondly, in some chlorydic acid, which had been purchased from one of the principal manufacturers of chemical products in Paris as pure, there were evident traces of arseni c . A s this acid i s always used in the pre paration of the portions of bodies to be operated upon by the apparatus of Marsh, .the discovery now made is of great importance, for it is clear that, where a vet y minute quantity of arsenic only is obtained, that quantity tray possibly have its source in one of the tests employed. In the present case, however, the quantity of arsenic obtained was such as to leave no doubt that the tissues did contain that poison, and, as there were also other circumstances to show that Smiquette had been poisoned,the male prisoner was found guilty, and condemned to hard labour for life. The female prisoner was acquitted. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. CAMBRIDGE, DEc. 12.—At_a congregation on Wednes• day last, the following degrees were conferred :-- DOCTOR IN PHYSIC.—John Barret Mulson, Trinity Col lege. MASTERS OF Alas.—Ralph Sadlier Drayton, Trinity College; Henry Carrington, Caius College ; Alexander Richard Kirkpatrick, Trinity Hall ; Christopher Temple, Magdalene College. BACHELOR OF ARTS.--Thomas Benjamin Lichford Hall, Sydney College. At the same congregation the following graces passed the Senate : To grant 30/. from the University chest towards the purchase of a collection of plants from the Phillippine Islands, to be added to the collection in the Botanical Museum. To grant to the Episcopal Library in Jamaica, esta blished under a bequest of Archbishop Tenison for the use of students in Divinity, two copies of all theological books which have been printed at the University Press on account of the University ; and also of such editions of the Bible as may be selected by the Syndics of the Press. At the same congregation, John Gibbons, M. A., of Balliol College, Oxford, was admitted ad eunden of this University. GONVILLE AND CAIUS COLLEGE.—At a meeting of the Master and Fellows of this Society on the 11th inst., the Rev. John Rustat Crowfoot was elected a Fellow on the Wendy Foundation. Cnossa SCIIOLARSHIP.--011 Saturday last, Charles John Elliott„ of Catharine Hall, in this University, was elected a University Scholar on the Crosse Foundation. A report has been in circulation during the present week of the death of that estimable, clergyman, the Rev. Meivill ; we believe, however, there is no authority for the rumour, as we hear the Rev. Gent. is now na his way to Rome or Naples. The Rev. Joseph Wood, B. A., of St. John's College, in this University, has been presented to the Incumbency of the New Church, lately erected at Clayton-1e- Dale, Lancashire. The Rev. Alexander Annand, late of Jesus College, in this University, to the Perpetual Curacy of Road, North amptonshire, vacant by the death of the Rev. William Butlin. Patrons, the Duke of Grafton and Rev. John Risley. The Rev. M. T. Farrer, 8.A., of Trinity College. in this University, has been appointed by the Earl of Eldon one of his Lordship's Domestic Chaplains. CLERICAL INTELLIGENCE. PREFERMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS. The Lord Bishop of London has collated the Rev. Charles Parr Burney, D. D., to the Archdeaconry of St. Alhac!s, vacant by the cession of the Rev• William Hale. On Thursday week, the Rev. James Bcdingfield, 8.A., was instituted to the Vicarage of Debenham, Suffolk, on the presentation of Lord Henniker. The Bishop of Chichester has appointed the Rev. Ed wnril H. Johnson, of North Lodg,, one of his chaplains. Patron, Lord Ward. Vie Rev. S. Richards, late of Bath, to the Rectory of Thorp, Yorkshire. Patroness, Lady Effingham. OBITUARY. At Market Bosworth, Lexestershire, of which parish he had been 52 years rector, the Rev. Thomas Wright, M. A., in his 85th year. In the 89th year of his age, the Rev. Weatenhall Sneyd, rector of Bletchingley, Surrey, and upwards cf 40 years curate and vicar of Newchurch; Isle of Wight. years rector of ileAattefidei7d7,,sthoemeßresevt.shTirheo.mas Cornish, 53 At Southampton, the Rev. Geo. Seeker, prebendary of St. Paul's, aged 74. At Tything, aged 50, the Rev. T. Hades, late of Har vington, ne a r Evesham. At Longfleet, Poole, aged 85, the Rev. T. Rackett, rector of Spettisbury and Charlton, Dorset, during very nearly 60 years. Oaf,irdshire, the Rev. 0 G th e e or l g s e t T in u s r t n a e n r t , , a a g t ed S B p 2 e . lsbury, in ~ not recollected,vi3 visited were w ivtehry a gene ral STORNI.—Sinee the gale of January, 1838, equall e d t h at w hi c h com ral the effects d at five o'clock on Sunday night, an d did not a b ate u ntil 3 o'clock, me?" P m yesterday, (M on d ay). Alter a day of heavy and unceasing rain, the wind sp rung up f rom t h e c L s s o o f la w ti h n i g c , h, we it will be South and S ,nth West, on Sunday ex en i ng ; which, for duration and severity , at ten o'cicck the gale - set in with every indication of a continuance ;at 12 it blew tremendously, and, without the least intermission, prevailed during the remainder of the night and all yester day, up to three, when there being a slight shift of wind, the storm suddenly lulled. The vessels laying along the northern branch of the River, particularly those in ballast, were with difficulty preserved from rolling overon their sides. Very little, if any damage has been reported as having hap pened in the river ; and we hope that a similarly satishc toiy account will be mode in regard to those ly'ng at Cove. a List of which will be found in another column. Up to eleven o'clock, however, cur early Cove note, due at eight, had not arrived. We are in hourly expectation of a communication from thence. In 111-,.. mean time, it is pleasing to state that, doting the gale of Sunday night, the Victory steamer arrived from Bristol, and anchored safely at her moorings. Considerable mischief has be- Ml:n numerous houses in the outlets ; some being partly blown down, whilst others have been entirely stripped. In the streets tevrral roofs have been partly stripped of their slates and tiles. Two or three shop windows were literally blown in at Leitrim ; end wbat the Wide,itre et Board, by its contractor, had been, in vain, called upon lo perform, has been effected—namely, the total washing away of the heaps of mud and filth that had been allowed to accumulate in the leading portion of that dis trict. From the northern, eastern, and western towns, we gather that the storm was severely felt. The rivers are swollen to a great height; all the lower grounds and less elevated roads are inundated, and extensive damage has been sustained by small cuttiers in every direction. Two o'clock—All well at Cove. Owing to Excellent precau tions, all the vessels lyiag at Cove rode out the gale. Two or three, during yesterday, parted from their anchors, but were again secured, without the least damage arising. _ Cork Southern Repoqer. THE WILL OF THE LATE MARQUIS CAMDEN. —The will of the Most Honourable John Jeffreys Mar quis Camden has just passed the seal of the Lord Arch bishop of Canterbury, and administration has been granted to his eldest son, the present Marquis, sole executor. The personal property of the deceased has been sworn under 40,0001., to be divided equally among his young children ; and it is generally understood that the hereditary estates do not excaed 8,0001. a year. When it is recollected that the deceased Nobleman, many years since, voluntarily relinquished an annual in come of great magnitude, and paid into the public treasury the receipts of his (Ate of Teller of the Exche quer, to the amount of 12,0001. a year, the very moderate revenue left to support the title, and the still more mode rate to be divided among the y ounger c hild ren , b e i ng taken into the account, it is not t oo muc h t o sa y, that more splendid example of disinterested and self-denying patriotism is not to be found in the annals of any age or nation. The late Marquis had held many high offices in the also, L d:having been successively Lord'Privy Seal. Lord of Ireland, Secretary of State for the Colonies, n r a il it President of the Council. The Marquis was State,lj t a ('' t his death, Chancellor of the University of Cam bridge, and Lord Lieutenant and Vice Admiral of the Couety of K7nt.—Britannia. The German Silver, which is now coming into vogee, has been introduced, as its name denotes, by t he Germans into Europe ; but it is nothing more than the white copper long known in China. It does not contain a single particle of real silver ; for it is only an alloy of I copper, nickel, and zinc. Alth oug h b ut now ge tting into general use in England, it has been no novelty to the ma nufactories of Beeningham for these thirty years.—Popu lar Errors, by John Timbs. The herring fishery in the Exe has continued during the past week, and we are told that it is calculated that 1,000 tons have bean taken during the month of No ember. The oyster fishery has been a total failure.—. Western Luminary, CORN-LAWS. On Wednesday evening last our zealous, talented, and indefatigable townsman, Mr. A. W. Poulton, de livered one of two lectures, at the Temperance Hall, in Little Boulton, of which the following is a syllabus : '• The general commercial consequences of great 11:e -tuationi in the value of commodities ; fluctuations gri ater and more destructive in this country than in any other ; reasons why—the quantity of food in pro portion to population determines the amount both of our home and foreign trade ; great variations in the quantity of food the causes of commercial panic ; gene ral effects of a :ree trade in cor❑ in equalising. prices ; reasons why corn should naturally fluctuate less in price than any other commodity ; why in this country it fluctuates more ; consequences of sudden successions of very high and very low prices upon agriculture and commerce ; history of fluctuations and their conse quences since 1815 ; comparative mortality of the years of low and high food prices. Great and sudden revulsions in the channels of exchanges destructive to the healthful spirit of commercial enterprise ; the fal lacy of over-production proved ; the state of commerce during the two years 1835-36 ; indisputable evidences of the almost inexhaustible resources of this country during that period ; our trading and speculation proved not to have been the cause of the panic 1837 ; causes of the American panic explained ; shown to have been distinctly referable to causes at work in this coun try ; the Bank of England not fairly chargeable with the monetary embarrassments of the last three years ; proofs of this ; Ellse notions on the subject of con tracted and expanded currency ; private and joint-stock banks exonerated ; circulation actually greater with depressed trade and monetary embarrassment during • u-caned depreciation and over-speculation of Itso3-Jo ; real sources of currency embarrassment exposed ; sudden revulsions of immense amounts of capital from agricultural into commercial channels, and vice versa, the only causes that do and can explain the fearful shocks that periodically convulse our economical relations ; the losses sustained to be an ac tual and national loss, and not a mere transference of wealth from one portion of the community to another ; national cost of the Corn-laws directly through the increased price of grain—indirectly through the sus pensti of production ; the cotton trade more affected by the Corn-laws than any other explanation of the present difficulties and depressed state of the cotton trade ; apparent paradox of the increased consumption of raw cotton with a decline of prices ; increase of pro ductive power in 1835 and 1836 greater by 45 per cent. than the subsequent increase in the consumption of the raw material ; the operation of this upon prices, and the value of mill property; depreciation of all kinds of fixed capital during the last three years. The interest excited upon this occasion was beyond all former precedent, and long before the time appointed for the Lecture the Hail was well filled, and previous to its commencement crowded to excess. The meeting was composed M . all shades in politics, and was attended by a larger pirtion of the influential inhabitants, includ ing a number of the Borough Magistracy, than I re member to have seen, heretofore. About half-past 7 o'clock the Lecturer made his entree and was welcomed with the loud, long, and hearty cheers of the large con gregated afsemblage. He commenced his observations by stating that it was of the greatest importance that public opinion should be kept to the subject of the Corn-laws, and the determination of the League to continue to appeal to the good sense and judgment of the British public. He adverted to the great amount of wealth of this c ountry, of its illimitable resources, its uabounded comm::rcial advantages ; and contrasted them with the pativrism and its all but hopeless penury of thou sands of our population. The immense mass of statistical add other information he brought to bear upon the question through all its ramifications—the itptitude of his illus tr,.tious, and the infinity of facts adduced in support of his thesis, elicited general approbation. The deliver.; of the Lecture occupied about two hours. At this stage of the proceedings a Chartist, of the name of Gilic4rie, addressed the meeting, and vented his spleen upon the \Vhigs, the Corn•law repeaters, the tun pound householders, " et hoc genus (none," amidst the greatest tumult and confusion, concluding by making a [notion to the following effect—" That it is the opinion of this meeting that a repeal of the Corn-laws, without universal suffrage, will not benefit the working classes." Mr. Paulton replied, and moved as an amendment— " That the Corn-laws are recognised by this meeting as of the gra atest injustice." Toe original motion was, however, carried by a small majority, amid the uproar ious cheering of the Chartists. Two or three of the !eaders subsequently took possession of the platform, and gave three cheers for Frost, Williams, and Jones, and three cheers for the Charter, and the meeting quietly dispersad. SMITHFIELD CATTLE-CLUB DINNER.. Yesterday between two and three . hundred noblemen connected . with . agricultural pursuits, sat and gcna_men, down to a most substantial dinner at the Freemasons' Spencer, the President of th e Cl u b , i n t h e Tavern, tile Earl chair. There were also present his Grace the Duke of Richmond, Lord Morton, Lord Huntingfield, P. Pusey, ha:rman of the Royal Agricultur a l SocietyC. • Pii t aille e . 1 1 1 , yy, E-q., M. P., the Honourable Mr. Neel, Colonel Challoner, C. W. Child ers , E sq , J o h n Buckley, Esq., H. Chamberlain, Esq , J. Bennet, &c. The usual loyal to Eits were drank with all due honours, net , 150 ‘• Prosperity to th e Royal Agricultur a l A ssoc ia l the Highland Society," the health of the Duke „f Richmond," " the President," &c., and some speeches made in support of the Club and of Agricultural interests generally. ERRATA.—In tile notice on Almanacs yester day in The Sun, for "1840" rrad 1841 ; and in reference to the view of Windsor Castle, for " stern terrace" read eastern terrace. At a nutnerous meeting of the members and friends of the Marylebone Tradesmen's and Operative Pro tective Association, held yesterday evening in the Fitzroy school-rooms, Grafton -street, Fitzroy-square, the Chartists attended in good round numbers, and all but carried their own resolution,,, We understand that the Royal Caledonian Hunt - , at their meeting on Tuesday, fix,,d upon Stirling I,s the place at which the i r annual race meeting shall be held, and voted the sum of 5601. to be given in stakes, & c . The Earl of Dunmore was named Preses, the Hon. George Abercremby, Treasurer, and the Earl of Hope toun, William Forbes, Esq., of Callatv'er, and Robert Bruce, Esq., Councillors.— Caledonian Mercury. THE GIRAFFES.-The recent importation of two giraffes into this country as a commercial speculation, for the purpose of sale, is an event which could hardly have been calculated upon by the zoologist. The two ani mals in question, which are now reposing near the London Docks to recover from the effects of their voyage, have been brought over from the United States, into which they were imported from Egypt, so that these stately na tives of the desert, whose successful removal from their native plains seemed visionary, have thriven in three several quarters of the globe. The tierce giraffes, which are now in perfect health at the menager ie in the Regent's Pa r k , were caught in the deserts of Dongole in 18 34 an d 1835, and have successfully rewarded the exertions of the Society, the female again shots. Iv signs of soon obtaining a brood. An active member of the Zoological Society is sanguine in the attempts which he is making to import a live hippopo tamus into this country, which, if successful, will be un precedented in the annals of natural history, NEW NAVAL STORY by the AUTHOR of " CAVEN DISH." ANAL 71 , 0, NAVAL SURGEON, By the Author of " Cavendish," " The Flying Dutchman," &c Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. To be had at all the Libraries. THE NEW HISTORICAL ROMANCE. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 lois., (LIVER CROMWELL. Edited by HORACE SMITH, Esq., Author of " llrambletye House." &c. " The most powerful historic 1 romance we have perused since the light of Scott's genius was extinguished in rayless night."—Caledonian Mercury. Henry Colburß, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. THE NEW HISTORICAL ROMANCE. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols. post Sve, T HE SECRETARY of MACHIAVELLI; Or. the SIEGE of FLORENCE. By DANIEL AIACARTHY, EQq. " A most powerfully written novel."—Weekly Chronicle. " This clever novel is little, if at all, inferior to the most popular of Mr. James's productions."—Naval and di itary Gazette. This very spirited romance, abounding with events of great historical interest, ays claim to a high place among the works of fiction of the present day. There are passages in it that are not exceeded in beauty or power by any romance writer of our time."—Morning florald. Henry Colburn, Publi,her, 13, Great Afarlborougli-street. SIR T. DICK LAUDER'S NEW WORK. Now ready, in 3 voli. past Bvo. with Engravings, by Phiz, LEGENDARY TALES OF THE HIGHLANDS. By SIR THOMAS DICK L AUDER, Bart. " These volumes contain the best tales of the north countries which we have looked into for a long period."—A , henwum. " Nothing since the days of Scot has been written on the Highland scenery, customs, character, and superstitious, which can at all be comparod to these volumes for truth and effect." —Weekly Chronicle. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. #. - TIS MAJESTY the EMPEROR of AUSTRIA having AUTHORISED and GUA RANTEED several DISTRIBUTIONS of MONEY DIVIDENDS, which (though they are NO LOTTERIES) 3t'7er many possibilities of obtaining LARGE FORTUNES. HEINE BROTHERS, at HAMBURGH, Are now SELLING BONDS for the said DISTItIBU TIONS. Persons desirous to purchase for the next Distribution, may re 2eive, PREVIOUS to giving any order, the PROS -3 ECTUS ►nd PARTICULARS, upon addressing WITHOUT DE LAY, a line to HEINE, BROTHERS, at HAMBURGN. THE NEXT DISTRIBUTION, managed and guaranteed the Austrian Government, contains TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED DIVIDENDS, Amounting to £954,888, The Dividends being £15,000 £6OO £7O 0 £37 10 7,500 300 50 0 37 0 3,8(X) 200 42 0 36 0 1,800 150 4.0 10 35 0 1,200 100 39 0 THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN. NDER the MANAGEMENT of MADAME VESTRIS. THIS EVENING, DEC. 12. Will be repeated Shakspere's MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. Theseus, Mr. Cooper ; Quince, Mr. Bartley; Bottom, Mr. Harley ; Flute, Mr. Keeley ; Snout, Mr. Meadows ; Snug, Mr. }. Matthews ; Hermia, Mrs. Nisbett ; Oberon, Madame Vestris ; Titania, Mrs. W. Lacy ; Puck, Miss Marshall; First Fairy, Miss Rainforth. After whico, the New Farce, in One Act, entitled BROTHER BEN. Commodore Cotlass, Mr. Bartiey ; Benjamin Bowles, Mr. Charles Mathews; Mr. Shuffleton, Mr. Harley; Dorothy, C. Jones. To conclude with A COMIC SCENE between Mr. CHARLES AIATHEWS and Mr. KEELEY, entitled TWO IN THE MORNING. On Monday, The Midsummer Night's Dream, with Brother Ben, and Two in the Morning. _ _ _ . . . On Tuesday, The Merry Wives of Windsor, with The Critic. On Wednesday, The Midsummer Night's Dream, with Bro ther Bea, and Two in the _Morning._ Doors to be opened at half-past Six—the performances to ..to - cirnence at Seven o'Clock. Tickets and placu for the Boats to be taken of Mr. Grogan the Box-office, from Ten till Four, where Season Tickets may oe had upon application. Private Boxes to be had so'ely of Mr. And:rws, bookseller .67, New Bond-street. I)ress Boxes, 7s. ; Second Price, 3s. 6d.; First and Second Circles, ss. ; Second Price, 2s. Gd. ; Pit, 3s. ; Second Price. ; Gallery, Is. THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. Mr. ELIASON begs leave most respectfully to announce that the above Theatre is now OPEN EVERY EVEND. G with the Grand Musical Entertainments, entitled THE CONCERTS D'HIVER. Last Week but One of Mons. Musard's Present Engagement, Leader, Mons. NADAUD—Conductor, Mons. MUSARD. PROGRAMME FOR THIS EVENING, DEC. 12. PART FIRST. Overture—Fidelio—Beetho‘ en. Valses—Les Fusees Volantes—Strauss. Overture—Guillaume Tell—Hossini. New Quadrille—La Fille du Regiment—Musard. Solo Flnt.—Herr Frisch. Romance from Guido et Ginevra—Solo Cornet a Pistons— Herr Koenig. Locke's celebrated .Musie in Macbeth. PART SECOND. Grand Scene Satanique, selected from Robert le Diable, ar ranged by Musard. New Quadrille— Rendezvous de Chasso—Musard. Concerto Ophicleide—Mons. Prospere. Valses—Aurora—Labitzky. Serenades Espagnoles. New Quadrille—L'Angleterre—lNfusard. Galop-- -Ellasoo—Soio Cornet a Pistons b) Herr Koenig. Prices of Admission :—To the Promenade, Is. ; Dress Circle, 2s. 6d. ; Upper Boxes, Is. 6d Visitors to the Boxes have the privilege of passing to and from the Promenade. 1.44 Mr. Eliason, in compliance with numerous applications, begs leave to announce that the Lower Gallery will for the fu ture. be open- , d at the admission of Is. to each person. Doors open at half-past Seven o'Clock, to commence at Eight precisely. Private Boxes can only be procured of Mr. Mitchell, Royal Library, No. 33, Old Bond street, and at the Box-office of the Theatre. Prices, 10s. 6d., V. Is., and 1/. 11s. 6d. Boxes and Places in the Dress and Upper Circles may be secured on application to Mr. Parsons, at the Box-office, daily, from Ten till Four o'Clock, and those in the Dress Circle will be kept during the whole of the evening, if required. PRINCESS' THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. This splendid Theatre is OPEN EVERY EVENING with PROMENADE CONCERTS, Under the Direction of Mr. WILLY. In addition to the Solo Performers who have already ap peared at these Concerts, Mr. Willy has great ploasnre in an nouncing that he has made arrangements with M. Delabarre, (Oboe), of the Academie Royale, Paris; M. de Folly, (Pie colol ; and Al. Baumann, (Bassoon). THIS EVENING, DEC. 12.—PROGRAMME. PART I. Overture—Euryanthe—Weber. Quadrille—Falstaff—Negri. Waltz— Sophien—Labitzky. Overture--La Dante Blanche-13oildien. Duet—Batti, batti—Clarinct Herr Itjen, Violoncello Mr. Ba nister—Al oz art. Selection from Meyerbeer's Opera, 'Robert le Diable, arranged with Solos for Bassoon, harp, Corno-Ingle,,e, and Clarinet, by Messrs. Baumann, Ireland, Delabarre, and Herr Nen. PART 11. Overture—Guillaume Tell—Rossini. Quadrille from Oberon—Tutton. Solo on the Cornet a Pistons by Mr. M‘Farlane. Les Bouquet des Dames, or Musical Wreath--Strauss. Promenade, ls.—Diess Circle, 2s.—Upper Boxes, ls. Private Boxes, I/. Is. and 10s. Gd. each, may be had at the Box-office, and of Mr. Mitchell, Old Bond-street. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Mr. Butler and Jim along Josey for another Week—Change of Pieces every night. THIS EVENING, DEC. 12, Will be acted, MACBETH. Macbeth by Mr. Butler. To be followed by JIM ALONG JOSEY, and Piccaninny Colman'4 Visit to the MaNuerade. To which will be added, THE ITALIAN HUSLAND. To conclude with THE RAVENS OF ORLEANS. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. o the Theatrical and Literary World, the Members and Stu.• dents of the Universities, and all the Liberal Professions. THIS EVENING, DEC. 12, Will bo presented the New Tragody of SPARTACJS, THE ROMAN GLADIATOR. Written by a Member of the English Bar. Characters by Messrs. Dale, Harding, Courtney, Bender, King, Mulford, &c. Spartacus, Mr. Hicks ; Camilla. Miss E. Montague. After which, THREE PAIR OF LOVERS. To conclude with the successful National and Naval Spectacle of THE WAR IN SYRIA ; OR, THE BOMBARDMENT AND CAPTURE OF ST. JEAN D'ACRE. Which has been greeted with the most tremendous shouts of public approbation. r .171 EVEN LNG EDITION: •4' ORDERS FOR , _k__A ` l / 4 -• A A AL .1.111 .r 49. 1.4% NOW PUBLISHING, (AND WHICH WILL BE KEPT ON SALE FOR SOME TIME,) May be given to all News-agents, or sent direct to the Sun Office, 112, Strand, London, where prompt attention will be paid to each common:- cation in tlte order it received, and the Paper duly forwarded. Parties sending Orders should write their Ad dresses distinctly, to prevent mistake. On former occasions several letters had been received with- out either Name or Address. The Price of the CHINA SUN is only SIXPENCE, which can be sent by post FREE. N.B.—No EXTRA Charge to Regular Sub scribers, who will receive their Papers hi the usual course. THE GOLDEN SUN Was published to commemorate her most Gracious MAJESTY'S CORONATION ; but the Penny Postage, which now facilitates the send ing of letters, was not then in existence. Look ing forward to an event of great national in terest, which Queen VICTORIA has now HAPPILY realised, we reserved a few copies of THE GOLDEN CORONATION SUN , Which can be sent by post free to all parts of the Empire. Price SIXPENCE. . Sun Office, 112, Strand, London, cti ; r7frA Nov. 28, 1840. HIGHWATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO— mitßOW. 5. Morning 9 minutes after 5 i Evening ......30 minu tes after The i'ublication oft a Evening Edition of Tns Sof cons' menced at 10 minutes after Three. • eiti) A r c1,, L. 4„,,,, , • :40 e In+ b LONDON: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1840. The ashes of NAPOLEON must by this time have reached Paris ; and, as we gather front the accounts, the funeral c e re mony will be one of th e most impressive nation a l s pectacles that th e world has ever witnessed. Many a stern nature will b e melted to " woman's weakness" on the occasion; and many a scarred veteran warrior, who may re member the Bridge of Lodi, the rush from the Alps upon Marengo, the fields of Jena and of Wag: , ram, and, above all, the radiant "sun of Auste rlitz, " will think with mingled pride and grief of hint for sNhom that sun shines no longer. Such feelings we can fully appreciate and sympathise with. They do credit to the French soldier's head and heart ; and the deeper their nature, the nobler testilmonY do they bear to the really great and good qualities of NAPOLEON, for no tears flow for the mere cal lous, inexorable tyrant ; the homage of hypocrisy may be his ; but not the fervent, devoted, irrepres sible affections of the heart. But while France is thus paying her sponta• neous tribute of respect to the memory of the greatest man that her soil, fertile as it is in heroes, ever produced, we must protest against the spirit that would degrade such a lofty tribute by making it the occasion of exhibiting rancour and liootility towud this country. — l4l — the name of honour —of justice—of common decency—we prote:4 against such a course of proceeding.. At least beside the grave let all angry feeliiags be quelled, and France nobly preserve her self-respect in the presence of the ashes of the illustrious dead; for thus only can she ensure the sympathies of all that is generous and elevated in our common nature. These remarks have been suggested to us by the following paragraph, which appeared in the Na tional a few days since :—" We are assured that the Ambassadors of Great Britain, Russia, Prus sia, and Austria, do not intend to assist at the ce remony at the funeral of NAPOLEON. We h ave been told that all the English residing in Pa...is have been invited by their Ambassador to mi nain at How that% o hasrt hy of ro m the pt ed F thisnh character home, and no t a pp ear i n the streets o n that day." Not " app ear i n t h e stree t s " indeed ! 1 y should not an Englishm an a p pear in the stree ts when the is s p irit t unwo r thy VI ashes of NAPOLE O N a re being convey ed to their last resting. place ? We war n ot with the dead. We prompted paragraph ! c carry not our resentments beyond the grave. Our illustrious enemy is gone—gone to his last account, and it is not in our nature to exhibit such paltry, malignant spite, as is insinuated in the National. What, is it likely that we should insult the ashes of the French Emperor, at the very time when we have complied with his last request, of granting him a tomb among his countrymen? That while performing an act of chivalrous courtesy, whose very nature marks our good will towards France, we should accompany that act with an affront which would divest it of all its grace ? That while vo- • luntarily restoring the body of HECTOR, we should b( mean enough—ungenerous enough—to heap insul .t on the lifeless corpse ? What have we to what feelings to gratify, by showing our contempt . for the memory of the warrior whom we are so prow 1 to have conquered at Waterloo ? NAPOLEON' S career is now a mere matter of history wit .h us. His course is run—his game is played 6 ut —h e belongs to the mighty spirits ohf ps st ages ; and as such only, we regard hir n. We respect all his nobler qualities ; w/e aduai re his extraordinary capacity ; and, with no gar, dh er feeling than regret, we think of the a , ,.ribition • -,11 at wrought his downfal. Away, then, with the .1 lo tion that we are capable of insulting the ashe a of the great military chief, a gainst whom, when in . tthe height of his glory, we manfully stood face to f ace ! With regard to the transfer of NAPOLE, bike S remains, the question is purely one of taste ; but to our thinking, his countrymen would have I ict at co;e reposed course of French sens ibili ty, wisely to have a llowed him to slee p out his last s le el:, on the summit o f that stern r ock , lofty and obdu to ,te as his own cha racter, towe ring aloft in the mid 3t, of the Atlantic , a beacon and a halting-place to all ° visited the Old World or the New. The her oh a d s tood alone in still have p:s life o;stairitl seeme t , here, in death, h e \you l d burial-place. wouldaletoi have namroenaurement- wald or, f or ti e n ature however, 11l l dictated prom pted it ar e i n t h e highest mpugn it, as the motives , the t proceeding ; an d we so 'a far from desiriv to i degree commen , j a hle, • In consequelce of the Address of the Refor►n Assocation, which we publish( weeks ago, a c)ntroversy has arisen in tF in which such ''hid Journals as the L( cury and the Vancliestcr Guardian ground in oppcsing the Association, stoutly against d e extension of the suf ing the prevaleice of noisy Chart' Leeds► A goilia , e Th.lorth a.cl4 - : take high and d eclare Srage. Dur stn, eigli teen i . 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