The Sun. — London, England, 1840-11-17 00:00:00

EVEN IN(; EDITION --- SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS• FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. (From the Morning Chronicle). Dr. Dickenson, the incumbent of St. Ann's, Dublin, and Chaplain to the Archbishop of Dublin, is to be the new Irish Bishop. He owes this important preferment solely to his merits. We believe that he is not only un connected with any members of the Government or their supporters, but even unacquainted with any of them, excepting those whose duties fix them in Dub lin. His claims are his talents and his virtues. He is one of a class of clergymen uncommon in England, and still more rare in Ireland, who belong to no faction or clique. He has shown his politics only by the support of every liberal measure, and of every useful institution. He was an open and strenuous advocate for the comprehensive system of education introduced by the Education Board at its commencement, when the success of that great expe riment seemed scarcely to be hoped, and when its de fenders were the objects of a High Church and Orange persecution, even more general and more bitter than that by:which they are now assailed. In the prominent situa tion to which heis now elevated, he will be a worthy as sociate to ArchbishopWhately and Archbishop Mur ray in the glorious conflict which they are waging for the people of Ireland against the violent and the preju diced of both persuasions, and of both countries— against the Exeters of England, and the M'Hales and Beresfords of Ireland. (Flop the Morning Post.) The letter of Mr. Alderman Harmer to the elec tors of the ward of Farringdon Without, which appeared in his Worship's own paper, the Dispatch, of Sunday, and (the Dispatch being a journal we are not in the habit of seeing) is transferred to our columns from those of our daily Contemporaries, will be found an amusing production. Mr. Harmer announces his intention to withdraw from all civic dignities and functions, de scribing theth as a species of martyrdom which nothing but tile purest and most magnanimous devotion to the public weal could induce any men to undergo. Yit WM* of our Radical Contemporaries affect to think tart the best requital the electors of Farringdon Ward can bestow upon the retreating martyr, for his past sufferings, is to insist upon their peelongation, to forbid retreat :and, by a fresh election, to bind the victim to he stake at which he says he has already endured so Mitch. This is unmerciful in the highest deg:e. Surely the Alderman should be per mitted to escape from the thraldom in which he has so long submitted to he held entirely against his own incli nation, from a determination merely to adhere to the stern path of duty, and, at the call of his fellow-citizens, to sacrifice himself to the public good. It is edifying to sear Mr. Alderman Harmer talk of " the ridiculous pageantry and the senseless ostentation inseparable from the office of Lord Mayor."' It is a gratifying though unexpected result of the contest in which Mr. Harmer was recently defeated to have made him a philosopher. (From the Morning Advertiser.) We feel it necessary to recur again to the British navy. We have used our best endeavours to ascertain its condition ; and we say, with the utmost confidence, that both in number of men and the number of ships, so far as has been considered necessary for the pur poses for which a navy is now required, the naval force of this country was never more complete—never more efficient. The guns and ammunition, and all the materiel of war, are of the best description—the pro visions of all sorts for the men cannot be excelled—and the ships are altogether in the best order. The men arc all expert, either as gunners or as sailors ; and a great number of applicants have been rejected where they were not so, although. having been employed in the capacity of mere boatmen on rivers or canals, they might not have been useless hands. The number of men on board each vessel are quite equal to the occa sion ; and we should have no fear of our seventy-fours, as now manned, being victorious over any one of 120 guns of any other nation, in the Mediterranean sea. It must have been a matter of great anxiety to the Go vernment to determine on the extent of the crews of our ships of war—to have enough for all the purposes of a battle, and yet not to incumber them unneces sarily ; for let it be borne in mind that more men than are absolutely required tend to increase the carnage ; and that by the additional provisions of meat, biscuits, and water, the ships become more deeply laden, and less capable of manoeuvring with the facility to be desired, and essential to success. In our opinion, the Admiralty have come to a just conclusion with respect to the number of men in the vessels at sea, and we are borne out in that opinion by the most experienced naval officers. Let, then, the voice of calumny upon our , silenced, and we are sure that _to ever . not actuated by party motives— ' ' . - adice, no doubt will arise is efficient state, and no friend eed mislead the poblic We • - 'ng respecting the state a. ; which we know to be c. , ery the same time ap peered an article in the : • ply to one inserted is this journal, denying in tolo not only the truths, but also the arguments contained in it. Neither our time nor our space will allow us this morning to reply to it at length ; suffice it to say for the present that our facts are gathered partly from personal knowledge, and partly from personal inquiry, and not in the slightest degree from that ojicia/ knowledge, the accuracy and authelatieity of which the Times chooses to undervalue. We again assert, as we shall to-morrow endeavour to prove, that the British navy was never in a higher con dision of perfection than at the present moment, whe ther as regards the strength of the vessels, the stores on board of them, or the persons by whom they are manned. In former times British vessels of war have been more numerously manned ; more ships have also been in commission than are now to be found in the navy list in times of imminent and impending peril ; but at no period in the history of our country has the British Navy been so effective and so complete in all its departments as it now is. PROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. (From the Globe.) We are for peace as much as any can be ; but we do not. think peace most likely to be kept by calumniating the cause of our country, and playing into the hands of her enemies. As farther calumny will be attached to any phrase that can give a handle for it, we beg to ex plain that by the enemies of our copntry we mean, not the people of France, but the war party, defeated in the Chambers. If a certain small number of writers, and still smaller number of speakers here, are really anxious to give renewed arrogance to that party—we can only rejoice that their unpatriotic efforts find no encouraee ment from the great and all•commanding body of the British public. We are for peace as much as any ; but we can see no danger to peace in that quarter where the select few of whom we have spoken profess to find it. Lord Palmerston's note of the 2d inst., which is deemed by that select few to indicate such mysterious purposes, appears to us simply to indicate the same clear grounds of decision, as to international law, on which the Four Powers have proceeded through out. If Mehemet Ali has not placed himself in the position of an aggressor on, and despoiler of, the Turkish empire—incorporating its fleet with his own is spite of the remonstrances of the whole of Europe— if the Powers of Europe have no legitimate interest in supporting Turkey against that aggression, and the at tempt to raise a new conquering Power in the East— why then, their present policy has, of course, no justifi cation. But, if the above positions are admitted, then Lord Palmerston's note is also justified. For that do cument does no more than point out plainly that the Allies of Turkey have no motive, and no right, to dic tate the maintenance of Mehemet Ali, however host ;le his course of action, in the possession of Egypt. We look upon the note as a wholesome warning to Mehe met Ali ; and not as likely, unless he should be mis guided into reckless resistance, to " have any practical bearing on events now in progress." (From the Standard.) The political aspect of Europe at this moment pre sents to reflecting men a subject of interesting conside retioo, altogether independent of itnreediate results. Comparing the arguments and language now em ployed in the discussion of national interests, rights, and duties, with what we have read of corresponding political discussions not many years ago, it is im possible net to see that a great change has taken place in the principle upon which nations arc go vetoed, both as regards their external and their ?eternal relations. We no more hear of the names of princes, but of the -names of nations ; we are no jonger, Pressed with reasons from the claims of indivi 'hall or of families, but with arguments from the ad vantages which this or that country may be expected, or- may expect to obtain. This, at. least, demonstrates a vast aggrandisement of the popular influence ; and as we can remark no distinction between Austria. Prussia, and Russia , on the one hand, and En g land or France or; the other, it seems to prove what, at first sight, looks like a paradox—that popular influence is not necessarily dependant upon popular institutions. In truth, " pub lic opinion" seems to be as prevailing at Vienna, Berlin, or St. Petersburgh, as in London or P a ri s , We can make the confession without at all detracting from the praise of Representative G o vernmeti!, because it is quite plain that it is our freedom wh ic h reflects the blessing upon our neighbours : were there no free con stitutions in Europe, the history of the pa.!t . tells us there would be no mitigation of the sava g e spirit of the old despotisms. To resume, however. The present condition of Europe exhibits really and in fact a com monwealth of nations, not, as in other times, a mere Convention of individual princes, with here and there a prince acting under the influence of his subjects, but the ma jettitY. each exercising a personal will, or indulging a personal caprice. (From the Courier.) The last note of Lord Pahnerston has, as we anti cipated, rekindled all that national feeling of exaspera tion in Paris which, with•the more moderate and en lightened portion of the people at least, had been so greatly subdued since the auspicious advent of the new Illioistry. We do not refer to the tone of the journals alone in proof of this ill-ornened result, but to our own private sources of information from quarters whose - impartiality may no more be doubted than their means 1 i for correct appreciation of p assin g events, and nti- 1 mate associations among some of the chief actors. Elsewhere we give a remarkable letter from an " oc- 1 casional correspondent," to which we ne Al not , I , bespeak that attention from our readers, which its own intrinsic merits and curious disclos ;res will ' command. The letter is couched, as will b seen, in no unfriendly tone towards Lord Palmerston, whom the I . writer " acquits" more readily of any design to " urge matters on to a crisis in France" than many persons on this side the water are disposed to give him credit for. Besides the danger and inconvenience of any sort of action, not specially arising out of the pressure of cir cumstances, by which the irritation of the public mind should be administered to and aggravated, to the pos sible results of which no public man can, however, be insensible, we attach more importance still, and view with deeper anxiety the probable effects which an officious and offensive line of conduct may produce in bodies to whom, after all, the decision of the question of peace or war is substantially committed. Observe, for example, the unfavourable impression which the ill timed missive of Lord Palmesston was working in the feelings of that Commission for preparing the Ad dress of the Chamber of Deputies in answer to the Speech from the Throne, the members composing which were notoriously selected in the spirit of peace, and as almost to a man imbued with the same moderate sen timents as the Cabinet by which the King's Speech was drawn up. One and all they appear to have inter terpreted the document in the same dissatisfied mood as the more excitable people out of doors, and the Minister who sought to explain away, is a more friendly sense whatever was supercilious and haughty in its language, or wil . ully perversive of the words and mean ing of that note of M. Thiers to which it affected to be a rejoinder, would seem to have been listened to with out inducing conviction, even among his own Iciends and supporters. THE MARKETS-YESTERDA CORN EXCHANGE. Last week's arri-ials were moderate of English C - tin, but good of Irish Oats. The fresh supply was mid , !ling in quantity and condition. Wheat, both English and Fo reign, Is. to 2s. per quarter lower than last Monday. Barley met a very dull sale at a decline of Is. to 2s. per quarter. Beans and Pease unvaried. Oats firm, but with a limited sale. Flour very heavy, the top price Is. and ship parcels 2s. per sack cheaper. ?ALOIS ON SOARS) OF Sl'IP Wheat, Red (old) q —s. &ins, Small new) 434 455. White (old) —s. —s. Red (184. , ) s2s. 565. Tisk (new) .........'I9 40.. Fine 58s. f Os. (old) 42,444. Superfine 1,25. Ms. Harrow (new) 40s. 42s —White (1840 ....565. 6•25. - (01d)..„.... 445.4e1. .----.-- vine 635. Oils. Brank —4.—s. Superfine 6.4 s 70a Oats, Feed —,.—s. ----Foreign free 'ifs. 68s. Rye. 'lBB. 411 s. Poland —s. s. Barley 2Ss. 37s New 2ss. 28s. -- Grinding ''BB. 32s Potatoe —s. —s --- Malting 375. 38s. Malt .565. 60s. Scotch 276.30g .--- Fine New C 34. 645. Irish 185.... 214.245. Pease, Grey, New 38s. 40s. Flour Town (per sack) .... 544.575. -- Maple New 42s. 435. --- Seconds 50 .5Vs. -- White 40s. 42g. —.-- North Country.— 45s :C.. —. Boilers 425. 445. Bran lls. 12s ARRIVALS OF GRAIN IN LONDON DURING LAST WEEK ,Wheat. Barley. Oats. Flour English Irish — 26 , 24 , 9 ' 21 Foreign 2,807 CG I 53 5,572 Lrla. SMITHFIELD MARKET. Beasts, 3,090 ; Sheep, 21,500 ; Pigs, 720 ; Calves, 88. Beef, inferior, 3s. 81. to 4s. ; prime, 4s. 6d. to 4s. 10d. ; Mutton, 3s. Bd. to 4s. 4d.; prime, 4s. 6d. to 53.; Veal, 3s. Bd. to 4s. 4d. ; prime, 4s. 10d. to ss. 6d. ; Pork, in ferior, 4s. to 4s. 4d. ; prime, 4s. Sd. to ss. The supply of Beasts and Sheep was short, and the trade brisk. Sheep fully realized the prices quoted, and went off readily. Calves were short and trade good. There was a good supply of Pigs. PROVISION MARKET. The demand for Butter was very dull, and to effect sales the merchants were obliged to take lower prices. Fine Irish sold at 100 s., and Dutch at 106 s. per cwt. Bacen dull and lower : fine parcels at 525. per cwt. Lard in fair request at full prices. Beef and Pork in good request and firm in price. POTATOE MARKET. The demand for Potatoes was dull but prices firmer, owing to the supply being smaller than ;for some time past. York Reds 78s. to 825., and Scotch 725. to 765. ; Jersey and Guernsey, 603. to 625. per ton. TEA MARKET. The demand was dull, owing in a great measure to the large public sales declared for this week. The merchants however, remain firm, and nothing was done in the market privately. Company's Congou, 2s. 4d. per lb. cash, and 2s. qd. for prompts. TALLOW MARKET. The demand for Russian Tallow quiet, even at the re duced prices, and a further fall seems inevitable. The present quotation of P. Y. C. was 48s. on the spot. PRICE OF BREAD. The highest rrtte of icre.t 1.. the MctropoLs is 934c1 for the Ch. Loaf. Gocd Breld may be had at 7;41. PRICES OF SEEDS. Per Quarter. Per Cwt. i New English Rea Clover...sos 803 St. Fein _ 5 Wis 70s Old Ditto Ditto a a —a' Rye Graaa..................—a 12s LOs New Foreign Ditto —s 50s 15s Pacey Grass ...............—s —a —s 011 Ditto Liao —s —5 —s Linseed, for feeding ...—. 48s 51s New White Clover 45s Ws 80s!Dit5o, for sowing .......—. 60, 70. Old Ditto Ditto —s —s —siDitto, for crushiog ....—s 42s 46. New Treroil —s ',Ss 42s Hemp .—s 36s 42s , Old Ditto Tr, folium s .1s 70s' Per Bushel. English Carraway —s 50s 51s White Mustard ....14s Od to Ils Or. Foreign Ditto i 46s 48s Brown Ditto 163 Od to 19s Cd Coriander —s 12s 16s,Tares 7s 6d tc 111 s Od PICCE OF OIL. Rape Oil, brown, per ton £3l 0 Ditto, refined Linseed Oil - f 23 0 Lins ed Oil Cake at thl Mill (per 1000) l4 10 Rape i ake, per ton 7 0 PRICE OF TALLOW, SOAP, &c. per 1121 b. Town Tallow £2 15 6 Melting Stuff £2 0 0 Yellow Russia White ... is 0 0 Graves Soap Ditto 0 0 0 Good Dregs 0 5 0 PRICE OF RAW FAT, per stone of Sibs, Price of Tallow (as stated by the Tallow slelters) 7 . 25. PAd, COAL MARKET Ships arrived since las: market-aay, Al. s. d. Adair's Blaydon Main IS 0 Garesfield Hebburn Main 2l 6 I.l6lywell Ma n 2) 0 Leaze's Main l6 61 Pontop Windsor Tanfield Moor. 22 3 West Hartley.... .. Wylani ........ ....... Walls End Brown's ...... Walls End .;osforth Walls s'nd Heaton ........ • Walls End Hilda 2l 0 Walls End Hotspur s. d. Walls End Westgate.. Walls. End Belmont 23 3 W. E. Braddyll's 1-tetton ... 23 6 Walls End Haswell. 23 6 Walls End Hetton 23 6 Walls End Hedley 22 0 Walls End Lambton Walls End Stewart's Walls End Kelloe Pennant's Hartlepool 23 6 Walls End Barrett] t2 e Walls End Tees 23,6 Hartley Victoria Main Walls End Devonsihre...... 20 6 DEATH OF JANSEN, THE COMPOSER. Louis Charles .T.lnsen, the brother of Madame Bar telozzi (widow of the celebrated engraver of that name), and uncle to Madame Vcstri , , was born at Aix-la- Chapelle about the year 1774. He made his first entree in London as a musician when quite a young man, and with the brightes4prospects. When in the zenith of his prosperity hepkept his own carriage—the best. of souiety—and freqttently.had the honour of din ing with Ilia late Majesty Geoge IV., when Prince of Wales. 'The late Dominica Corri, the composer, and well-known singing-master, and also the late Maria Clementi (both celebrated about the same period), were among his early professional friends. Clementi, some years the senior of Jansen, was the latter's tutor, who also received some valuable instruction from Dr. Haydn, when that eminent musician was in London. Corn died in 1825, in not very affluent circumstances ; Clementi, in 1832. after having accumulated considerable wealth. Jansen, in conse quence of some sudden reverses—chiefly owing, he used to say, to the elopement of his wife—gave way to the most determined habits of intemperance, and which seemed to attend him through life ; and so inveterate was his course that no sort of assistance or admonition could make on him the slightest impression. His com positions arc very numerous, many of which, written in the early part of his life, display talent of no ordinary merit. No composer, perhaps, has written more ; but owing to his dissipated and irregular mode of living— never having any settled habitation—his abilities were often prostituted, and his productions were finished and given to the public in such a careless and incorrect manner (in order to, get the money from the cheap publishers), that his name at last got in such bad odour that the music-sel!yrs were compelled to substi tute some fictitious name for the real one. His best efforts were his " Air Tyrolean," with scientific va riations for the pianoforte, and his grand vocal scene from the sixth chapter of Revelations, " Death on the Pale Horse," the former of which in publish ing he dedicated to his old master, Clementi, and the latter to Mr. Braham, who, it is said, was so much pleased with it, that he offered to sing it gratui• tously at the oratorios, provided Jansen would make some alteration, which the latter refusing to do, this esteemed composition is at present unknown to the mu sical world, except in a very circumscribed circle. This musician was at last reduced to a state of the greatest distress, wandering through the streets (and not unire quently would he pass the night in them) literally co vered with rags and filth. But such was the singula rity of his nature—that when in health, and with only the means in his pocket of affording him sustenance throughout the day—he would scud along the p "in the full blaze of a mid-day sun," assu tng all the hauteur and consequence of a purse-proud el, ~ly, though at the same time clad as the veriest bq. r tr. His greatest horror appeared to be the thought of ,e -coming an inmate of a parish workhouse, which dis , :30 end griping poverty a few months ago drove him o. , said he, " will soon o'crteke me when 1 ;':ct. n e scbdo de''s verylieon o nt w h aeasittoei after breath cli)truseetaeet n hed ut hisaitne thein 's a io u nr p to e hn rs u ' emobie uniform, rtiano(sie treet, Marylebone. DOVER, NOV. 15.—Prince Esterhazy arrived here from Calais, and landed under a salute from the heights. The packet not being able to enter the harbour, the Prince left immediately, in a private carriage, from the York Hotel. His carriage and suite left at two o'clock. BRISTOL SUGAR AIARRET, Nov. G.—Our Sugar Market has been in a very languid state during the past week, and the sales limited to a few lots, for which, prices have been paid , and the mei , chants the least dispeition t o relax. — Bristol evince how eve n r, not full lktercuri. Pia, SUN, LON DON, TiTI4IS DAY, NOVEMBER i 7, 1840. REYNOLDS' SUBSCRIPTION. LAW INTELLIGENCE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—The Dispatch of to-day announces, in its earl COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Nur. 16. respondence, a Mr. Shrewsbury as " Treasurer in the The Court took the Special Paper. case of Captain Reynolds." As Mr. S. was not ap- THE GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY V. STRINGER. pointed Treasurer Ly the Cockspur - street meeti n g , can This was an action for trespass brought by the any of your correspondents inform me by wha t meeting above Company against the defendant for breaking down .he was so'appointed ? His Law-list address is .4 Lon- fences, and treading down their grass. Toe defendant donroad Borough." L'our's respectfully , pleaded that he had a right to do so, because the , ONE OF THE COCKSP UR-STREET Railway Company had gone through his land, and MEETING. separated it. They made no communication for him between his land, and therefore he had gone across the railway. To this plea the plaintiffs demurred. Mr. COWLING appeared in support of the demurrer, and said the real question was whether under the Act of Parliament, persons whose property was cut through had a right to go across the railway without having in any manner given the Company notice that he wanted a communication to be made. He contended that upon the reading of several of the clauses of the Act the onus of beginning was thrown upon the proprietor or occu pier of the land. He was to give notice to the Com pany, and if they did not make a sufficient communica tion, then he was to apply to the Justice, and under his sanction he might make one at the cost of the Company. Lord ABINGER—Why should it be so ?—why should not the onus be thrown upon the Company, and let them appeal to the Justices—they are the first actors, and must know that when they divide a man's land he must require some means of coarmunicati?o, and if it is not provided he must cross the railway? Mr. CowLING still contended that according to the wording of the Act the proprietor was bound to give notice of his want of a communication. Suppose a long line, what trouble would be thrown upon the Company if it was necessary for them to ask every proprietor or occupier if he wanted a means of communication. One of the sections gave a penalty against any party leading or driving any horse or other animal on the railway at other places than those set apart for such purposes—if the Company could recover a fine they coal(' maintain an action of trespass. Lord ABINGER—It is a mere question of who is to be the actor—who is to begin? Now arc the Company to be supposed so simple as not to know that when they separate a man's land he will want some means of com municating between the divided parts ? Why should he require to give them notice of an obvious necessity, and be compelled to summon them before the Justices ? Mr. COWLING contended that the natural construction of the several clauses was, that until the Company had refused to make such a communication as the Justices might order, no party had a right to cross the railway. If any other construction was put apon the Act, a per son might lie by for years, and was he then to have the power to go through an embankment ? lie trusted the judgment of the Court would not sanction so dan gerous a construction of the Act of Parliament. Mr. MARTIN, in support of the plea, relied upon the 180th, 182 d. and 183 d clauses, but especially the latter clearly gave persons the right to cross the railway where it divided his lands upon the level. These Acts of Parliament were to be construed literally against the Company, for these Companies went to Parliament, and got their own clauses inserted, so that the language was to be taken as their own. He contended that the true meaning of the Act was, that where bridges, culverts, or gates, were made for the accommodation of parties, through whose land the railway went, they were obliged to use such means of communication ; but where no such means were provided, then the parties had a right to go directly across the railway, not using the trams at all, but going directly across for the pur pose of the occupation of his land. The COURT did not think the facts of the case were fully before the Court. If it was wanted to settle the construction to be put upon the Act, it would be very desirable that the Court should be put in possession of all the facts. It had better, therefore, stand over. Postponed. Nov. 15, 1840. [We have had numerous letters on this question, and trust we shall have no more, as the subscription is at an end. He could not certainly be appointed Treasurer by the Cockspur-street meeting, as no subscription was nude at that meeting nor intended.] SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. (LLOYD'S.) LONDON, Nov. 16.—Wind this day at noon, moderate gales from S. to W., and hazy weather. DEAL, Nov. 15.—Wind W. S. \V.—Arrived the Mary, from the Mediterranean; Cleopatra, Rothwell, Demerara. Put back Lady Raffles, Hight, for Hobart Town, with less of fore and main yards, and other damage ; Blanche, Mann, for Grenada; Unicorn, Mullins, St. Vincent, with damage, and proceeded for Ramsgate ; Commodore, Hore, for Jamaica; Ocean, Haggart, Gambia; Nlaraboo, Ald. Pirie, and Antigua packet, M'Knight, Antigua. Sailed Kinnear, Lidderdate, Sydney, New South Wales. YARMOUTH, Nov. 14.—The Harmony, Faulkner, of Newcastle, was abandoned off Cromer the 14th inst. HULL, Nov. 15.—The Rambler, Parrot, from this port to Lynn, struck off the Humber on the 13th inst., crew saved. PLYMOUTH, Nov. 15.—The Pero, Gray, from Sydney, New South Wales toLondon, got aground here yesterday; is very leaky, and must discharge. MILFORD, Nov. 15.—The Caravan of Cork, Murphy, was totally sunk on Thom Island, the 13th inst., crew saved. The Prince Albert, Minchin, of Baltimore Island, sunk in Doll Roads, the 13th inst. SHIELDS, Nov. 15.—The Robur, Sawyer, from Whitby to Shields, foundered off Tynemouth on the 13th inst., crew drowned. LOWESTOf FE, Nov. 14.—Tne Union, Oates, from New York to Hull, was driven on Corton Sand yesterday, 13th inst., and sunk, crew saved. The MoHica, Jameson (coal laden) was driven on the Middle Sand 13th inst. and sunk ; crew saved. ILFRACOMBE, Nov. 14.—The Margaret, Penver, from Falmouth to Neath, was wrecked near here, 12th inst. ; crew saved. SELSEY, Nov. 14.—The Lively, Hart, from Poole to Newhaven, was in shore in Brockelsome Bay, 13th inst. The Victoria, Humphrey, from Hartlepool, was on shore in Brockelsome Bay on the 13th inst. ; crew saved. The Joseph and Ann, of Torquay, Hertchings (coal laden) struck on the Mixen, 13th inst. ; crew saved. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 15.—Wind W. N. W., fresh.—Ar rived the Belvidere, M'Cowan, from Charleston ; Acadia (steamer), Miller, Boston, left on the Ist inst., Halifax on the 3d; Windsor Castle, Young, Quebec; Inglewood, Bonny, sailed Aug. 15, and from Fernando Po on the 29th. Off port Emile, Wardle, from Macao and Pernanr.- buco. Sailed the Mersey, Clark, for Jamaica; Sheridan, De Peyster, New York. The Fama, bound to St. Übcs„ put back yesterday, having been aground in the river, and has been docked. The Hero, of Malown, put back to day leaky. PLYMOUTH, Nov. 15. —Wind S. S. E. to W. S. W. Arrived the Pero, Gray, from Sydney, New South Wales ; Abcona, Lloyd, Yarmouth, loss of anchor and cable ; Emelie, Raymond, Marseilles, ditto ; Cherry, Cork, with less of bulwarks. SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 15.—Arrived the Francis, Davis, from Cork, with part of cargo thrown overboard. RAMSGATE, Nov. 14.—The following vessels have ar rived here, with loss of anchors and catiles :--Elizabeth, from Hamburgh ; Norden, London ; Veracity, Shields ; Navigator, ditto; Mary Ann, Dungeness ; and the Union packet, Rose, Blyth, with damage, having been in contact with the Norden ; Queen, from Hull, cargo shifted and sails split, SALCOMBE, Nov. 14,—1t has blown a tremendous gale from S. E. to S. S.W., but is now more moderate. Part of a vessel's gangway, &c., and some oranges have been picked up in Degbury Bay. MARGATE, Nov. 15.—The William Pitt, Waters, from London to Hastings, got on shore on Nayland Rock during a heavy gale 13th inst., but was assisted off yesterday, and brought in here with loss of both anchors and chain. SHOREHAM, Nov. 14.—Tho Mary, Kemp, from Stockton to this port, is on shore and bilged, near Rot tingdean—crew saved ; Star, West, from London to Malta, struck on the Owcrs during a violent gale last night, and sunk—crew saved. NEWHAVEN, Nov. 15.--The Offerton, Smith, from Sunderland, is on shore dismasted—crew saved. The Sir John Seale, Millman, of and for Dartmouth, is sunk at low water mark—crew saved, A boat marked " Ann of Aberdeen, John Foster," has been picked up to the eastward. DOVER, Nov. 15.—The Eliza Margaret, Reed, from Wyburg to Gloster, was totally wrecked in West Bay, Dungeness, yesterday, and two of her crew drowned. Part of the cargo is expected tobe saved. The Industry, Turner, from Newcastle, for Honfleur, put in here yes terday, with loss of bowsprit, sails, &c., having been in contact with the Messenger of Sunderland in Durweness Roads. The Bonne Mero , from S underland for 'Caen, arrived here to-day, with loss of bowsprit. BAIL COURT, Nor. 16. (Before Mr. Justice PATTESON.) Tile QUEEN V. THE MAYOR OF TOT NES.-MANDAMU Mr. ERLE moved for a rule, calling on the Mayor of Totnes to show cause why A mandamus should not issue calling upon him to bold an election for a Town Councillor, in the room of John Hopwell deceased, who being a Town Councilman, had last year been elected Mayor. He died on the '2d November last, during his Mayoralty. Ten days had since elapsed, and no elec tion had.yet been held, as required by the Act. Rule granted. , LORD W. TOWNSHEND V. WILKIN. Mr. MONTAGUE SMITH, OD behalf of Lord W.Towns head, applied for a rule, calling upon Mr. Thomas Wil kins, an attorney of this Court, to show cause why he should not deliver up within one week to his Lordship, or to Mr. Evans, the present steward of certain manors in Cambridgeshire, the court rolls of the said manor, now in his possession, he having been the late steward of these manors. Mr. Justice PATTZ3ON doubted whether the Court ought to interfere, inasmuch as if Mr. Wilkins had not been an attorney of the Court it would not be proper to do so. Mr. M. SMITH cited cases to show the Court had the power of interfering, and Mr. Justice PATTEiON granted a rule nisi. QUO WARRANTO—THE QUEEN V, ROSS. _ _ 1 The Alexander Brandt, from Archangel bound to Lon don, has arrived off Harwich with loss of rudder, having been on the Gunflect Sand. The Dart, Clancarty, from London to Liverpool, 9th inst., on shore near Folkstone 12th inst., but was assisted off without material damage, and proceeded. The Carshalton Park, Dove, bound to Sierra Leone, was blown out of the Downs last night during the gale. Mr. O'MALLEY applied for a rule calling on Mr. Thomas Baldock Ross to show cause why a writ of quo warranto should not issue, calling upon the defen dant to state by what right he exercised the office of Town Councillor of the borough of Ipswich. At the last election, on summing up the voting papers, it ap peared that the numbers were for Mr. Cobbold 198, for Mr. Ross 197. During the examination of the voting papers on the day after the election, three of the votes recorded in favour of Mr. Cobbold were objected to by Mr. Ross, and the papers were pat aside for dis cussion. Two of them were admitted, and one rejected, as the Learned Counsel contended improperly. The voter's name was James Cooper Hayward, he was commonly known as James Hayward, and was regis tered as such, but he had signed his voting paper James Cooper Hayward. This had been objected to at the time he gave it in by a friend of Mr. Ross's, but it had been admitted by the Alderman presiding, and he con tended that the vote having b een a dmitt e d, it was too late to question it the next day ; and that in fact, there w as no power of rejecting it, it having been once admitted. Another ground was, that the Alder man who had given his casting vote for Mr. Ross, had, during the same election, previously voted as a burgess, which he had no right to do. The Act said that the burgess should give in his voting paper to the presiding officer. Nov: he did not know how a man could give in a voting paper to himself. There was also a voting papergiven in for Mr. Cobbold, and allowed, but being afterwards discovered that the person was not in the register, the Mayor disallowed it. Mr. Justice PATTESON granted the rule. THE QUEEN V. THE GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY • - On Thursday, the 12th inst., the electors of this borough, met their worthy representative, the Hon. Cra ven F. Berkeley, at the Assembly Rooms, is this town, at a dinner, to which they had previonsly invited him. The ball room and tea room were decorated most superbly. 675 persons were present. Amongst the visitors, besides Lord Segrave, were several of the most influential gentle men in the county. The dinner went with great eclat.— Cheltenham Exa - miner. CONCERTS D'HIVER, DRURY-LANE.—The concerts are nightly honoured by the leading nobility in London. We have seen the following persons there during the last week :—Duchess de Cannizzaro, the Turkish Am bassador, Earl and Countess of Errol, Marquis of Lans downe ; Ladies Whatmore, Ann Beckett, Jodrell, Cross, Alexander, Paulett, Bentinck ; Lord Templetown, Lord A. Fitzclarence, Mrs. Fitzgerald, Sir Robert Westma cott, Colonel Blanc, Colonel Scudamore, Colonel Beaty any, Hon. Mr. O'Callaghan, &c. DOCK-YARDS.—Government has resolved on introducing gas into all the Dock-yard Establishments, and an estimate is to be made of the expense. The docking and undocking of ships will be much facilitated by an improved system of lighting, as these operations have frequently to be conducted in the absence of day light. INDECOROUS CONDUCT OF A CLERGYMAN. —A rather singular but disgraceful occurrence took place on Sunday week, at a village not fifty miles from Belgrave, in this county. At the church in question it is an invari able practice at all funerals for the choir to sing hair verses of a psalm during the time the corpse is in the church, but on the day of the occurrence, owing to the reverend incumbent having made an engagement for din ner, he ordered that only two verses should be sung. At the conclusion of the second verse he consequently walked from the desk, and directed the corpse to be taken to the grave ; but the choristers, unused to a curtailment of their part of the service, proceeded with their performance, in consequence of which the hearers hesitated to obey the orders of the Reverend Gentleman, when he exclaimed, in a voice that terrified both bearers and mourners, " If y ou don't bring the corpse directly, I'll not stop to bury it!" The funeral procession then left the church, and reached the grave ere the choir had finished their chant for the dead. --ILricestershire Mercury. Lord Forester's party during the past week, at Willey Park, Shropshire, has included Lord and Lady Albert Conyngham, Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, the Hon. Cecil Forester, M. P., and a select party. Pursuant to a requisition, signed by 100 noble. men and gentlemen connected with the county of Corn wall, the High Sheriff, Sir R. R. Vivyan, Bart., convened a meeting, which was held in the Shirehall, Bodmin, on Wednesday,- for the purpose of considering the propriety of mcmorializiag her Majesty's Government on the subject of the proposed removal of the Packet Station from Fal mouth to Dartmouth ; and of receiving the Report of the Committee appointed to inquire into the practicability of con.. structiug aßailway through the county of Cornwall." Several Resolutions were entered into, condemnatory of the re moval of the Station to Dartmouth ; and it was determined to take prompt and energetic measures, in order to facili tate the construction of the above. mentioned Railroad. Cornwall Advertiser. LITHOGRAPHY.—A report has reached us of an extraordinary discovery, by Mr. Hullmandel, who had already done much to improve lithography, of a new mode of producing pictorial effects on lithographic stone by tints washed with a brush, like sepia drawing, which yields impressions so perfectly resembling original sketches that the difference is not discernible. The painters, we are told, will now have at their command a means of multi plying their own works, which their habitual practice ren ders available without altering their style of handling for 4his new mode of lith o g ra p h y , or, rather, painting on stone, is just the same as if the sketch was made on stone instead of on paper. The variety and delicacy of the tints, the freedom and facility with which they arc pro duced, and modified as well, and their durability under the printing process, are among the advantages attributed to this discovery. — Athenceurn. THE HAGUE, Nov. 12.—About half-past 2 o'clock this morning a fire broke out in the office called the Exchange of Hamburgh, which at first raged with such fury that fears were entertained of the neighbouring buildings and the Town - hall ; ho wever, by great and prompt exertions it was happily got under. The house itself was burnt to the ground. The adjoining houses and the Town-hall have suffered but little injury. The inha bitants escaped with a few slight bruises, except, as are hear, a maid, who was taken to the hospital in a danger ous state. The King, the Prince of Orange, and Princes Alexander and Henry with all this civil and mili tary authorities, hastened to the spot as soon as they were informed of the matter. ACCIDENT.—The Cologne Journal of the 11th mentions the following accident :—The Netherlands steam-boat, the Nederlander, on its way from this city to Coblentz, at half past five o'clock yesterday afternoon, off Neusnderff, half a league from Coblentz, ran down a barge in which there were seven persons and some cattle. Some of the men in the barge saved themselves by swimming and laying held of the horns of the oxen, but three of them were drowned. Mr. Justice PATTESON granted a rule to show cause. N THE MATTER OF MA. W. BAINES, A PRISONER IN THE COUNTY OF LEICESTER FOR CONTEMPT OF TILE E CCLESIASTICAL COURT IN A CASE OF SUBTRAC TION OF CHURCH-RATES—HABEAS CORPUS. Mr. M. D. HILL applied for a writ Of habeas cor pus, directed to the Governor of the counfy gaul. of Leicester, ordering him to bring into Court the body of William Baines now in his custody, in order that the cause of his commitment might be inquired into. Mr. Baines had been committed for contempt of the Ecclesiastical Court in a case of subtraction of Church rates, and the Learned Counsel contended that the commitment was clearly illegal on several distinct grounds. In the first place it did not appear that the Ecclesiastical Court had jurisdiction in the case. The significavit stated the contempt to consist in his refusal to obey the orders of the Court to pay to t he p roc • tor of the Churchwardens the sum of 55., and of 1251. 3s. costs, but it did not set forth that the t. 21. 53. was for Church-rates, still less for Church-rates of the parish in which the said W. Baines resided. Now, it might, for aught that appeared to the contrary, be for poor-rates or highway-rates, in which case the Court had clearly no jurisdiction. Secondly, The significavit stated that the party had never appeared, and yet the Ecclesiastical Court proceeded to a decree against a party who had never appeared, which was clearly con trary to common law. When he had been summoned and refused to appear, they might have taken him in con. tempt : but they had chosen to pass that over, and ac tually gone on to issue a final decree with costs, against a party who had never appeared, which was clearly contrary to law. Another objection was that the decree was issued by the Court of Arches, which he contended was not the proper Court before which the case should have been brought. The significavit also set forth that he had been served and cited in the usual manner. Now it ought to have distinctly stated the manner ; for,' in the case of the King v. May, which the Learned Judge himself had argued, it had been held that an order from the Ecclesiastical Court for a man to perform penance in the usual manner was invalid, inasmuch as it was impossible for any of the Superior Courts to say what the usual manner was, or whether the proper manner had been observed, unless the manner was distinctly set forth. Mr. Justice PATTESON was of opinion that the writ must go at all events on the second objection, and on the return the other points could be argued. Mr. M. D. HlLL—Before the writ goes down, will your Lordship permit us to file an affidavit, stating that he defendant had never appeared at all. Mr. Justice PATTEsoN—Certainly. The writ of habeas was then granted. CROYDON PETTY SESSIONS. (Before Mr. D. R. WARRINGTON and Messrs, REID and SUTHERLAND.) One of the Brighton Railway policemen, named Wil liam Beech, attended before the Magistrates , by order of the Ditectors of that Company, for the Magistrates to consider the propriety of dismissing him from the service on account of a neglect of duty on his part, by which an accident, that did considerable damage to an engine and several waggons, and which might also have been attended with the loss of life, occurred upon the line. It should be stated, that under the different Rail way Acts, the police employed by them, although under the orders of the Directors, are appointed solely by the Magistrates of the various districts, and the Directors have no power to suspend or discharge them without ob taining the sanction of the Magistrates. Shanfeld, the superintendent of the line in the Croydon district, stated that he had brought Beech be fore them by order of the Directors, that the Magis trates might dismiss him from their service. On the sth of November he was placed on duty upon a portion of the line which it was his duty to have traversed, and seen that the rails were in order, and that no impedi ment was upon the line. It appeared, however, that instead of going over the whole of his beat, he had ne glected a great portion of it, and some mischievous person took advantage of his absence to place two of the iron chairs which are used to support the rails, upon the line, and the consequence of this was that an en gine and three waggons that were at work were thrown off the rails, and were very much broken and injured, but the engine driver fortunately escaped unhurt. Under these circumstances, the Directors considering that if Beech had done his duty the accident could not have occurred, they had ordered him to bring him before them, in order that he should be dismissed. The Bench asked Shanfeld whether he had been able to trace out the person who had placed the chains upon the rails ? Shanfeld replied that he had made every exertion to do so but had been unsuccessful. A. MAGISTRATE inquired what distance Beech had left unprotected ? Shanfeld replied about a mile. Mr. SUTHERLAND observed that it was very bad management to allow so many of these chairs to be lying about in all directions near the line. He had seen hundreds about in many parts of the fine. Shanfeld said there wero thousands of them lying in different parts, and many accidents had occurred by their being placed upon the rails. A short time ago ten waggons were thrown off the line in a similar man ner, by chairs being placed maliciously upon the line. Mr. SUTHERLAND expressed his opinion that it was very wrong to let them lie about, because it was putting a ready means of doing mischief into the hands of any wicked person who might IQ inclined to exercise it. The Superintendent was understood to say that it was impossible to prevent the chairs from lying about the works on the line. The CHAIRMAN then asked the defendant what he had to say in answer to: he charge made against him of neglecting his duty? B :ech replied that he was very sorry for what had occurs eij .and he admitted that he had done wrong in not going over the place where the accident happened. He said that the reason for his not doing so was, however, that the Superintendent told him to pay particular attention to two parts of the line that crossed the public road, and he did so, and neglected to go over the whole of his beat. The Magistrates considered that a gross neglect of duty had been proved, and they ordered Beech to be at once dismissed from the police. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOMSTREET. William Cartjcapoi;;;; — tile service of Mr. Gritton, picture-dealer, Trafalgar-square, was yesterday brought before Mr. Hall, charged on suspicion with being concerned with another, not in custody, with stealing pictures, amounting in value to hetween 7001. and 8001., the property of his employer. The prosecutor stated that, on his return to towa on Thursday morning last, he found that his porter, named Wood, had absconded, and happening to miss a few pic tures, he, on looking over the stock, discovered that several of great value had been removed from his pre mises. The prisoner had been occasionally employed in assisting the porter, who had been in his service for the last ten years, in closing the shop in the evenings, and not being in the way at the time, he searched for him, and found hi:n in Mr. Jones's Auction-rooms, waiting for a job. On questioning him if he knew any thing of the stolen property, he said he had received some pictures from Wood to pawn for him, and he was told they were the property of a Russian nobleman. The prisoner was conveyed, on Saturday, by a beadle of St. Martin's parish, to several pawnbrokers, by whom he was identified as having pledged such property under the name of Lewis. Witness since the discovery had traced no less than twenty-two valuable pictures to pawnbrokers, and in most cases there was great diffi culty in obtaining any particulars respecting them, but principally at a pawnbroker's in Wardour-street, he could get no satisfaction respecting the property unless he was prepared to give a minute description of every article he was in quest of. Mr. HALL—Have you as yet ascertained that any of the pictures that had been given to the prisoner by your porter were really your property. Mr. Gritton—l have every reason to suppose they are, for one pledged at Mr. Burgess's, Long-acre, for 15s. is worth at least 115/., or thereabouts, but none of the pawnbrokers have come to give evidence. Mr. HALL—It is the business of a prosecutor in such cases to lend his assistance and not to leave the entire of the trouble to the office. Prosecutor—When I bad the prisoner taken to the pawnbroker's on Satur day, some refused to make a search, as they were too busy. Mr. HALL ordered that Mr. Luxmore should be sent for, and on the arrival of his shoprnan he said he recollected the prisoner pawning several pictures, but be bad not seen him for the last six months. The prosecutor said that the robbery had been going on for the last six years, as he understood since he found his property was gone. The sl;opm' an to Mr. Burgess, in Long-acre, pro. duccd a picture that had been pledged with him on the Bth September, in the name of Brown, but he did not think the prisoner pledged it. Mr. HALL—How came you to lend only 15s, on an article of such value ? Shopman—l was not aware of the value, which is in most cases only nominal. Mr. Burnaby—The fr►me is worth about 40s. at least. The prosecutor identified the picture, but be could not connect the prisoner with having been concerned in stealing any particular article. Mr. HALL said there was not a tittle of evidence against him, except his own admission. In answer to the charge, the prisoner said that the porter brought the pictures to him at a public-house, tell ing him they were the property of a Russian nobleman at present abroad, and they %souk' be redeemed whe❑ he borrowed sufficient money from a Loan Society for that purpose. Mr. HALL said it was a very awkward thing to take property of this description without snaking the necessary inquiries, for it such a system was pur sued it would be nothing less than receiving stolen goods ; and it was a sad thing, considering the facility servants had of making away with such valuable pro perty as that produced, not to make inquiry how they came possessed of it. The shopman said that there was nothing more in COMPANY-MANDAMUS. Sir F. POLLOCK applied for a rule, caring on the Grand Junction Railway Company to show cause why a writ of mandamus should not issue, commanding them to obey the enactments of the 19th section of the Act 3 Victoria, cap. 49, which was as follows :—" And be it further enacted, that the charges of the said re cited Acts, or either of them, authorised to be made for the carriage of Any passengers, goods, animals, or other matters or things to be conveyed by the said Com pany, or for the use of any steam-power or carriage to be supplied by the said Company shall be at all times charged equally and after the same rate per mile or Per ton per mile, in respect of all passengers and of all goods, animals, on carriages of a like description conveyed or propelled by a like carriage or engine passing on the same portion of the line only, and under the same circumstances, and no reduction or advance in any charge for conveyance by the said Company, or for the use of any locomotive power to be supplied by them shall be made either directly or indirectly in favour of or against any particular Company or person travelling upon or using the same portion of the said railway, un der the same circumstances, as aforesaid." He made this application at the instance of Messrs. Pickford ; the carriers, who would, unless the Court interfered to pro tect them from the Company, be obliged either to give up the carriage business altogether, or to carry it on without deriving any profit from it. It appeared from the affidavits, that the usual method of transmitting goods from London to Liverpool and Manchester, was by the London and Birmingham Railway.to Birming ham, thence by the Grand Junction Railway to New ton, and from Newton by the Liverpool and Manches ter Railway to those towns respectively. The Grand Junction Company had, it appeared, granted to Messrs. Chaplin and Horne the accommodation of permitting the trucks on which their goods were placed to pass at once from the London and Birmingham line to the Grand Junction line at Birmingham, and from the Grand Juncti on li ne at N ew t on to the Liverpool and since Manchester li ne , w i t h out an y c harge of carriage or un loading, but ee facilities Septmber tn last any had t refu n s n e r d to afford similar . riers, and when applied to by Messrs. Pickford on the subject had informed them that they could not afford them the desired accommodation unless they paid something addition a l for it, while it was afforded to Chaplinand Rome gratuitously. The expense of loading . and unloading the trucks would be about 51. a day ad ditional to Messrs. Pickford, besides the loss of time which it would occasion them. It appeared also that the Company at the Camden -town station charged 655. a ton for the carriage of goods to Liverpool or Man chester, but they made Messrs. Chaplin and Horne an allowance of 10s. a ton for c ollecting and distributing the goods in London, which allowance they refused to make to Messrs. Pickford. There was a clause in every Railroad Act empowering other persons than the Com pany to start locomotives and trains on the railroad, but this was a complete dead letter, inasmuch as the Com pany might refuse such persons the use of their pumps or of their coal depots, and had also unlimited power in regulating the times of starting, &c., of such engines. The fact was the Company was aiming at a complete monopoly of, the carrying trade, which they would cer , tainly acquire unless they were compelled to obey the I enactments of the clause in question. his employer's possession belonging to the prosecutor 1 except the picture produced. Mr. HALL was of opinion that it should be forthwith I delivered to the proper owner, and the primner for the present should be discharged. The shopman said that the article was only of a no minal value, and Mr. Burgess had no objection to act as the Magistrate wished, but he honed to be exonerated from any - blame for taking it in pledge. A oung min dressed in black, and wearing a white y cravat, supposed to be t. country clergyman, was charged with improper conduct tovr a ,, ,. ls two female children in 1 Covent Garden-market, on Sunda; evening, between seven and eight o'clock. The case was ,:.i'vcd, and he was o-dered to pay a fine of 5 /. or be comh:itted to 1 the House of Correction for a month. The fine IC." paid. The prisoner refused to mention his name, or • state where he lived, but he communicated in writing with Mr. Hall. The nature of the communication, however, was not made known. Our reporter, on ap plying to Mr. Burnaby, the Chief Clerk, for the name of the defendant, was informed that, in consequence of the communication being made confidentially, Mr. Hall did not feel at liberty, as a Magistrate, to give it up, and on making a similar application at the station-house, (as the name and address of the defendant had been put upon the police sheet when he handed it to the Bench), it was again refused. THE POOR-LAW IN TIM CITY OF LONDON. On Thursday, the 12th inst., a dinner took place at the London Tavern, on the presentation of pieces of Place to Mr. Alderman and Sheriff Gums, the Chairman, and Mr. THOMAS WATKINS, the Vice- Chairman of the Board of Guardians of the City of London Union. A very numerous and respectable company, consisting ef;upwards of 120 of the Guardians and Churchwardens of the several parishes, were assembled oil the occasion. The Chair was taken by Mr. EDWARD CONDER, the Guardian for St. Swithin, London Stone. Amongst the guests were Mr. Alderman Thomas Wood, Mr. Alderman Magnay, Mr. Sheriff Farncombe and others. The cloth being removed, and the usual toasts dis posed of, The CHAIRMAN rose and said—Mr. Aldermen and Gentletnen, I rise with feelings of peculiar gratification to propose to your notice the next toast, which may be called emphatically one of the toasts of the day. I mean 6‘ The health of my much respected and worthy friend, Mr. Alderman and Sheriff Gibbs, our Chairman of the Board of Guardians."—(Loud applause.) And in doing so, I shall make a few observations. It is un necessary for me to enter into the question of the pro priety of the introduction of the New Poor-law into the city. Whatever may have been the difference of opi nion upon that point, I can safely say as a Guardian, that we found the law in existence, and the Board of Guardians being formed, we set ourselves to work as good subjects, to perform the duties which the law had cast upon us, taking as much care as we could, in carrying out its provisions, to soften down the harshness of some of its clauses, and so, by doing a little wrong, to endea sour to do a great right. I will now with your per mission, Gentlemen, address a few words exclusively to my worthy friend, Mr. Alderman and Sheriff Gibbs. Nearly four years since you were by a large majority elected Chairman of the Board of Guardians, and al though your election was not unanimous, the Guar dians very soon discovered the propriety of their choice, by the business-like method of your proceeding, by your constant attendance at their meetings, and by your continued and zealous perseverance in promoting the ultimate success of the Union. For the second year, you were again appointed as our Chairman, with out one dissentient voice, when shortly afterwards a new sphere of usefulness presented itself, and you were unanimously elected by your fellow-citizens to the high dignity of Alderman of the Ward of Walbrook. And although your Magisterial duties deprived us of a por tion of the fostering care which we had hitherto enjoyed, your master-mind had taught us a lesson in our various duties which rendered the loss far less than we should otherwise have felt. With the highest feelings of gra titude you were again chosen by acclamation as our Chairman for a third and a fourth year. You have recently again been summoned by the admiring gratitude of your fellow-citizens to fill the high, honourable, and responsible office of one of the Sheriffs for the City of London and County of Middlesex. It was seen, after your election to this new office of honour and trust, that it was suggested by some few of my brother guar dians that a fit opportunity had arrived for presenting to you a tribute of respect, which would be worthy of ourselves to offer, and of you, Sir, to receive ; and I have now the gratifying duty, in the name of about 100 parishes and Guardians connected with this Union, to present to you this testimony of the high estimation in which they hold your services. (The Chairman here pointed to a silver epergne, of chaste and beautiful work manship, raised upon a handsome plateau.) It is ap propriately emblazed on three aides, with your own arms and the arms of this City and the County of Mid dlesex, and the fourth side bears this inscription : PRESENTED From Parishes, Guardians, and Officers, Connected with the City of London Union, TO MICHAEL GIBBS, ESQ., Alderman and Sheriff, - - As a Testimony of their sincere Respect towards him and of the sense they entertain of his zeal, ability, and highly valuable Services, in promoting the interests of the Union, as the Chairman of the Board of Guardians, From its Commencement in 1837. L2th November, 1840. _ . We trust you will accept it, and long ecjoy, with every earthly happiness, the use of it ; and when we are all gathered to our fathers, future generations of your posterity, may hold forth this as a proof that they have an ancestor who had the abilility and the courage to do his duty to, the rich and to the poor—to the rate-payer, and to the pauper—to the virtuous and to the vicious—and that his public ser vices were thus appreciated by his admiring cotempo rary fellow-citizens. Gentlemen I conclude with pro posing " Long life and happiness to Mr. Alderman and Sheriff Gibbs, our respected chairman of the Board of Guardians." The toast was drunkavith three times three, and loud and long continued enthusiasm. Mr. Alderman GRINS then rose and said,—Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen, I speak withrgreat sincerity when I assure you diet. I want words to express my feelings of gratitude for this superb and beautiful tribute of your respect, and for the flattering manner in which it has been conveyed to me. It is true that I have en joyed the high honour of presiding at your meetings as Chairman of the Board of Guardians fdr nearly four years, during which time it has been my anxious desire to perform the duties which devolved upon me in such a manner as to promote the ,interests of the Union For my exertions I have three times received the unanimous thanks of the Board of Guardians, and I assure you that I looked for no other reward. What ever may have been the opinions of individual guar dians with respect to the introduction of the Poor-law into the city, I can with truth declare that we consi ' der it our duty to bow in obedience to the law, and did so, with the determination, as far as possible, to endeavour to carry out its provisions with le niency and humanity. I think I may now point with feelings of satisfaction to the result of our united efforts. I rejoice that the word " Economy" has never entered into our consideration in comparison with our other great object of providing for the comfort of the poor, although every care has been taken to prevent un necessary expenditure. But I may with truth say that we have greatly ameliorated the condition of the aged and deserving poor, whilst we have taken effectual means to discourage the idle, the dissolute, and the young oble bodied pauper. This is not the proper occasion for statistical details, but I could easily prove the correct ness of my statements from authentic documents. Now, Gentlemen, it is to the children then we look for our great reward. We have provided them with every comfort, and placed them under a system of instruction, which, by inculcating the lessons of order, regularity, and decorum, cannot fail to make them useful and honest members of society in after life. Nor have we forgot ten their religious instruction, which has been confided to the care of a gentleman now present, the Rev. Mr. Brown, upon whose appointment and peculiar talents for the t rust reposed in him, I congratulate the Board. Gentlemen, by our mode of proceeding, by our uninter rupted unanimity, and with the assistance of the able officers we have appointed, we have been enabled to produce these great results, and, I believe, have shown to the country at large, that it is pos sible to pay obedience to the New Poor-law, and, at the same time, to consult the feelings of humanity by softening tho rigour of some of its clauses. I regret that from the pressure of my magisterial and other duties I have not been able to attend so constantly at your meetings as I have done in former years ; but I have less reason to care on this account as the worthy and talented Vice- Chairmen whom you have appointed have inure than made up for the loss of any poor scr • vices of my own. I conclude, Gentlemen, with again assuring you how deeply I feel the honour you have done me in presenting me with this mark of your es teem.—( Loud cheering.) . The CHAIRMAN again rose and said—Gentlemen, I have as yet performed but half my duty. There is an other gentlemen present to whom we arc a nxious to pay honour on this occasion. This gentleman is also an old, valued, and much respected friend of mine—Mr. Thos. Watkins, our Vice-Chairman of the Board of Guar dians.—(Loud cheering.) Gentlemen, Mr. Watkins, like mys e lf and many others, has been a Member of the Board of Guardians from its commencement. We had been in the habit of attending our meetings, and ming. ling unobtrusively in the crowd like one of yourselves ; but his talents and great merit had been silently ob served by his brother Guardians, and as soon as the oc casion arose by the r etirement of their former Vice- Chairman, Mr. Watkins was unanimously elected to fill the vacant office ; and this is now the second year of his labours in that position• it is unnecessary for me to VI VEN LNG _ED 111 ON. assure you how completely he has justified our choice. You are in the daily habit of with sssing his ability d, great exertions ; but I cannot omit- the opportunity 01 reminding you of his eminent and :indeNtigable se /ices in conducting the Herculean talk, -.ThiCh i 5 just completed, of the examinatio n of the wkole of the out-door d and in-door poor. The p c cullar talents be has displayed during this examina tion, his humanity an considerate kindness of manner tower , is ,the poor, co' title: him to our gratitude and esteem. With these feelings, I have the great pleasure of precentillg You' Mr. Thomas Watkins, in the name of about 100 pa- Mr. and Guardians conneeed with our Unto 0, mark of their respect.—(Thc Chairman here pointed t 0 a superb silver tea and coffee service, placed. upon en elegant silver salver. The • liblY cm. articles are sui blazoned, • .ind the salver bears this inscription. '.--- This Salver, with a Tea and Coffee Service, PRESENTED From Pat::hcs, Guardians, and Officers, Connected with the City of I. ,ondon Union, ... THOMAS WATb.T. As a Testimony of their Sincere Reap,with this INS, Es biro, and of the sense thoy entertain of t'''s va lua bl e and indefatigable services in • Or A promoting the Interests of the 111"'16utsrdieet. As the Vice-Chairman of the Board of 12th November, 1540. itois ble May you live Et towards long, Sir, in the bosom of yours t i the family, to enjoy the use of this gift, together 111:...0.. feelings of conscious satisfaction in having , bY 11 , 3 - cos' tinued course of honourable exertion, gained 11 0 r : c o sited the good opinion and affectionate propose, 1 other Guardians. Gentlemen I now to 1 1 , the " Heath of Mr. Thomas 'Watkins, our„ Loud' Vice-Chairman of the Board of Guardians.---V-ti and long-continued cheering.) , , 1 00 0 Mr. WATKINS then rose and said --Mr. C° 11 ;" to and Gentlemen, My heart overflows you for the kind expressions of respect a nd g °° "yerl with which you have honoured me, and for the - t his gratifying testimony of your esteem, conveyed jyoor splendid gift. In taking upon myself the 0 000 ,:- e s , Vice-Chairman, I felt that it' was due t ° 1 „1 1 re', the only return I could make for the h o nour i c e ",:: 0 , 1 upon me, to endeavour to perform the , u h uj il boui ° that distinguished position, in a manner eth ic " It 13 ; 1s give you no cause to repent of your c hoice' e fbe been tn icy constant desire to promote the welt-13°00er with gratitutA.B.o Union by a diligent attendance at my rot , -- a e t ifyid my services were needed, and it is extreroelY.grA" jibo to me to feel that I am rewarded by your s a y for ifiel and your esteem. This is indeed a proud ' l°l , " b ° ol o 01 and one which I shall never forget to the W es " o rsoc ° my life. A day on which I received the me ° l o f so of the kind and friendly feelings towards „daisy° large yo a number of my brother citizens and u t. ll- 0 , pre aided d r Chairman has mentioned to you that I ' s o out' many days during the examination of hisbeco e door and in-door poor. It is true that this el ver long and laborious and painful task, but it hes her wor formed cheerfully, believing that we were dole; wo o of r great good. With respect to my ceed ue , t if I lo ce the poor, I declare to you with sinceritY, th e ' j,,,rsb e r at an time been hurried in to the use of say r e. unkind expression towards tliem, I do ese,..et-rwilo eau gret it. We are here to-day Gentlemen, ° I L - o re Ye ll tell where we may be to-marrow ? I e!„ 11 , - s hod P b e r that in the course of our examination, we "",.° p e s- , sons before us for relief who w.cre once as ni -e i g s b e t he% as any gentleman in this room, and forbid •—• that *- should ever fail to forget our own( been fit guests at this table. God forbid tbcob ing the poor and the unfortunate with ba e r s h h : lore unkindness. Much has been said at On ee 1; 1 - 0 MI i number of our poor, but I think you wiil tg le ' - c l op , e` I you will allow me to read to you the P ort r datio 0 our ..s inquiries, that this assertion has no fe till t ct : The result of the examination was as follosvg;--- The number of out-door poor—that is :. of .' 2, 0 separate heads of families—is '''''''' Of which there are— '''' liabilities yeVet; Above 56 20 , 6 31 Children under l 5 years of age ........................... 1,429 bliyears of age... ........ •• ........ •.,_„,, Leaving the number between 15 and 50 Of these 574 there are — Disabled by sickness or acciden t . ............ . 1 0 7 2 0 3 Widows with families .......................... 1 1 0 i ° lll Le capable the of maintami small nu ningber othemselves by f only thei r le labour. The number of the in-door poor is ....... ..• ' Of which there are — Above 50 years of age 6.9621 Children under 15 years of ag e ............••• 6 4 ' Ol Lunatics 240 240 Leaving the number between 15 and 50 Of these lO4 There are— .0* Disabled by sickness or accident Is 6 Leaving the small number of only ... capable of labour. The result of the whole is— O. That of the 3,526 paupers receiving relief fro lopes Union there are only 338 capable of maintaining t he° without assistance. it of of t This appears to me a most gratifying resu- ocar labours, and will enable us to answer all objections•d 0,01 "emu), I again return you my warmest thanks , 8° '00 56 Ipi • - _ you all , live_ in the enjoyment of health, of WO gig° and of wealth : and may you ever have the heart til lthe a portion of that wealth to increase the comfort 0;i0g,) deserving poor.—(Loud and long continued ehl e a s ot The healths of " Mr. Alderman Thomas "'le the Magistracy of London ;" and of " g r. .0 0 ' Farncombe." were then given, and each of those g men returned hanks. en epoch After several other toasts, and an cloquePthairte from Mr. Thomas Saunders, as one of the vieec",,loo'. of the day, the company separated soon after 10 0 0 j 0 0; which the l thing t w e L s altogether tshacnomenondsrutdctnel digratifyingcordiality nn c g ai n e n e d t i o f ege, li ti o,; 0 i t e.re °l° • A; g oe-,.. e On the entrance of the great to i° "ti (1; th n e n orean was played with effect bY,drose t Queen"w also wi a th ec m om ue p h an t i a e s d te t a h n e d anthem of 0 1 u° , fu otr s We find it remarked iicthe----- ~, Marsei l ' bieg, that, during the time of the flood o f the i lb° d ne tiortl; eo its greatest height, a strong south wind f °rce o utb ° ee' t r : itv a ies n r .abuecanreununrdsriuochauolmg occasioned chpielraiciunhmi t n sgt on af for thereby e o t r t e mht s hat le a n A t la tbl or i ee i eg inn , p a p 1 00 r g a t s se i f el thett illd have strong and T u b s e in t g e t s h t the windssea to have floo flood b s e e; ; c r .s y d et b r is ° :: ca sed some of the Loire and the Garronet s" At part s the the l e as w t f e o e rktsoitghhetreth‘evitwhiiondthheaslabsltofwevro pdgle'iplabllcysefre°brreSol; south-west, and at times from the north.. d obi ° GO' stances wou ld tend to show that the r igl atoo t,„fh illii b t a t o n n ou b s lo ta in in g s fr in oro th v e a mainly a occasioned the accumulation of the 01°u- ivr-leree' France,e ri a a s u t s of qoartersc e n tral rf gOr ik o r where in Switzerland, or more towards the rnidcbeWe h r . c o e:a qn , mill" ne. THE NEW BISHOP OF YIEAT°--...13i911°Pf1e; that Doctor Dickenson will have the vacant. eoaferr-by We have reason to know that it will have be,tolf,„' of upon him unasked and unsolicited, either by P.— eq ueocibil y one in his behalf, and exclusively in c ° , 11 .. 5 0 - ea other a the . opinion which the Government have 0 ,, t ur ts s c h• ttainments, his liberality, and his piet y' ` - g l ° lt 4 ktle° essential requisites, we aprehend that the st e to - re o gi f ;OS meet which he has evinced to the National S r ~.•"1 / cation in Evening this country has had a prominent Va c ' 0 0 Post. r tof ill s e The Earl and Countess of Wilton 1 0 o f e or. Saturday last, on a visit to the Duke and Dahl., C' SP fort, at Badminton, Gloucestershire, where `v" toe , Codrington, M.P., and Lady Georgians Cearing Campbell, and a select party have assembled, ....., 4 , 70, 1 4 , i ;',' ID ., SUPERIOR LONDON TABb ri pi•tve.l' e DO! with Ivory Handles, 14s. er dozen ; Dessert.,b i sbi 0 ,3 , Carvers, ha. 6d. per pair; Table Knives , w t 6 Csrl e bitei handles, tts. Bd. per dozen , Dessert, 6s. Sd• ;: pele h l l et ° per pair ; Globe-shape Tea-urns, 4 quarts , 276 '0 ; t " - h 395. ; Papier Macho Tea-trays, gothic chap e' ' iiifr ' full sizes. • le i tl' l" Catalogues, containing the price of every art icle ' et• ing ironmongr and cutlery, grais. rtO tre RIPPON e an y d BURTON, W t ells-street, Oa° •_....„ Established 1820. the BIRTHS. • Ow , On the 15th inst., at Edgbnston, near Bollog s gt ado of the Rev. Charles Craven, of a sos. gsA 1 ? • On the sth of September, the wife of A. —. Magistrate ot Tipperah, of a son. ttl -te( Oa r° of On the 10th inst., in Upper Southwick -streets ' 011° f a ion, race, the wife of the R"v. W. J. J. Leach , • I. °' lie vivcd his birth but two days. ls -Y Of t he On the 14th inst., at Cheltenham, the W. Beadon, of a son, still-born. On the 7th inst., at th lt e i n 4 r ß iti n h i E E m al t assyy de Klenze, Gentleman of the Chamber to 111 1 1e4 of Bavaria, and Lieutenant in the Guards, to Eval'ie,,i jslo ai j 1 0 second daughter of the late W. M. Farmer, Efq., park, Surrey.l",iattt On the 10th inst., at Kil t Ca twin th e t 1 r daughter of J, Grant, Esq.. of Kilgraston, If. 11Iurray, Scotcli Fusilrgerr" C°3lll:ards,p to Molar° hiscsgirs;h4,6ootbraoili:tl; Perth. • fantO u da t u h g e b l t O e t r h o i f n u st . . uce Of 00 On the 11th inst , Caryo'lii eq,.youngest daug,.--- 00ft.,,,th je""' E N' , of 'leech house, near Christchurch' .61i0.rof Cn the 11th inst., at Tonbridge-wells, Kent, "":;sfortP? , R a a t it GourockEs House, Renfrevren,,-, 00 Morris, sister of the late Lieutenant -General Jar s . a 0 9. the lion, the East India Company's S e rvce , ag e : on iusg e pil l On the llth inst., at Kensin ton, Mr. M. Grig., Car On the 14th inst., at Walhji-green, Sara wife kley. late of the 39th Regiment. I 10 Kir of "' hter On the 14th inst Pauline, Wililjr Lemme, Esq., of Finsbury-circus, aged 13 Deven, se, On the 14th inst., at Staplake Mount , _ t and Sweetland, Esq., many years Captain of the pet , „, Ift ~ youngest daug , 0 intendent of Quarantine, at Gibraltar. 'lege ' li t'vr il r r o On the 14th inst., at Cumberland -terrace, .„ gs Mrs. Tyler, widow of the late G. P. Tyler, P , Civil Service, aged 65. Lenttnit : Printed and PubliAlied by 111111t1)0 stood,' No. 11'2, Strand, at Th e Sun Oifiee, 1" . 11 1 1 7, iB 4° the county of 3liddleiez.--Tuesday, November °Ol 1 tb e irr 1 r~ r~