The Sun. — London, England, 1840-11-09 00:00:00

N f 2 EDIT El EN iN- NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. di - (From the Hampshire Independent.) PORTSMOUTH, NOV. i.—The 'Need, 20, was put alto commission, on Monday last, by Commander; ti. C. Douglas, and is preparing for foreign service., The Jupiter, Fulton, Commander, arrived in Simon's ''ay, Cape of G)od Hope, on the 14th August, M fifty- Or e days, from this port, bound to China, v,ith stores, &c., for the squadron. The Curlew, Lieutenant Ross, arrived in Simon's Bay, on the 20th August, from Algoa Bay. The An dromache, Captain R. L. Baynes, arrived at the Mau ntius, on the 3d of Augrat, 'vein Algoa Bay. The Partridge, Lieutenant :Morris, arrived at Paraiba, on the 24th September, " . .rom Pernambuco. The Salamander steamer, Captain R. Henry, is still m the harbour I, the Admiralty have ordered the crew a fortnight's Piave of absence, previous to their being again sent to the Mediterranean. The Vengeance, 84, is rapidly fitting for action, and expects to hoist the pendant about the middle of the present month. Report gives the command of her to Captain ar Charles Sullivan. The Monarch, 84, and Vernon, 50, have been com missioned at Sheerness, the former by Captain S. Chambers, and the latter by Captain W. IValpole. The following officers have also received their appointments to the Monarch :—Lieutenants Macdonald, Rule, Hen nah, Barker, and Armitage, and W. Bailey, purser. To the Vernon :—Lieutenants Davies, Baillie, and Randolph, and Palmer, purser. The Indus, 80, was commissioned on Monday last, for foreign service, by Captain Sir Charles Stirling. Arrived.—Sylph, on the let, from the eastward, with men for the service. Sailed.—Pantaloon, on the Ist, for Cork, to enter men for the service. Hecate, on the Ist, for Malta. Salamander, on the 2d, for Chatham, with military in valids brought home in the Sapphire. Sylph, on the 2d, for Devonport. Horatio, on the 3d, for Deptford. At Spithead.—Britannia and Howe. In Harbour.—Queen, Victory, Excellent, Royal George, Sapphire, Tweed, Indus, Emerald, Alban, Sylvia, Echo, Fanny, and Mercury. (From the Hampshire Telegraph.) PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 7.—On Sunday last, Rear-Ad miral Sir J. A. Oremanney, in the Britannia, with the Howe in company, endeavoured to get away from Spithead, for the Mediterranean ; the wind, however, was too light, though the Britannia nearly got down to the Nab Light, when she was obliged to anchor, which, on weighing, was discovered to have been broken off in the shank immediately under the stock, acd she ran up again to Spithead ; yet though it was Sunday, and there were no workmen in the yard, ex cept such as could be hastily summoned, another anchor was sent out to her in less than three hours. On the same evening it was discovered the Howe had sprung a slight leak, which, on being examined, on Tuesday morning, by the dockyard officers was found to proceed from two din. bolt-holes, which bolts had fastened on the clamp that secured the lower length of the trunk of the head, which should have been taken off when in active service, or as the ship came down in the water, but which the iron cable tore away; by running a few guns aft this casualty was soon remedied. On that morning, however, the Britannia -succeeded in getting to sea, but she could only gain the length of Portland Bill, when a strong south-wester setting in, she returned to St. Helea's Road on Wed nesday, at sunset, and now lies at Spithead, with the Howe. On Thursday morning, when the Admiral was ut anchor at St. Helen's, with a good deal of motion in the ship, be practised with the great guns, at a mark, end we understand was highly pleased with the efficiency of The crew in this important department of their duties. Both ships will proceed the moment there is any chalice ut making progress down Channel. The Calcutta, 84, Capt. Sir S imuel Roberts, C. 8., sailed on the 29th ult., from Cork, with a draft of 300 men, with officers, for the sth, 7th, 47th, 59th, and 60th, in the Mediterranean. The 88th embarked and sailed 'row Cork, on Friday, in the Somersetshire, for Malta. The 38 h has landed at Zante per the Apollo, from Cork. Her Majesty's ship Winchester sailed from Halifax fur 'Bermuda and the West Indies, on the 16th October. Her Majesty's brig Pilot sailed from Halifax, Nova Scotia, on tile 13th October, for Jamaica. The Cleopatra and Crocodile arrived at Newfound la; a. trout Qaebee, on the 6th ult. The Andromache, Capt. Baynes, C. 8., arrived at the Mdurititis from the CApe of Good Hope on Auz. 3d. The Alban steamer sailed this morning, for the West wprd. TAe Madagascar (which was masted this week), and the Tweed have been brought into the basin. Ton following otlice:rs cane home passengers in the S4ppinre troop-ship, from Canada :—Captain W. L. ll,:rms, Lieuts. V. J. Tuili and C. H. Gotiby ; En tigt..s IL L. G. Scott anti B. Lanton, of the Gist Re. giro' 1 ; Lieut.-Col. Turret's, Capt. Clifford, and Lieut. E U. Wyeysed, Grenadier Guards ; Lieut. G. A. F. ri - ior,o-ith Foot ; Ensign P. W. S. Ross, B.sth, and Avistant-SurgyAn W. Hall. Cnc 9Stll regiment stationed at Neweastle-upon-Tyne Nr, di ixrriwe ia Dublin from Liverimol on the embark,,tion vf it, 42d and 86th at Cork for the Moiiterranean. Lieut. J. 0. Travers, of this division of Rival Marines. Las this week embarked in the Howe for ser• vice in the Mediterranean, in the room of Lieutenant ti , ekin, killed, Toe tenerable and gallant Lord Lynedoch, now ar v ird c or 90 ye;irs of age, is on board the Howe as a p.llseng,r to Malta, for the benefit of a warm climate in n 4 : winter. john Smith Wright, Esq., of Rempstone H 11, 1,a4 c iven fifty gully:as to the Royal Naval Fcmqle School. NAVAL PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS. ArrOINTAIENTS.—Gaptain.3---Henry Eden, to the C.a.-U"m a ; S. Chambers, to the Monarch ; Sir J. Stir- Kt.t., to the Indus ; William Walpole, to the Verno n ; lion. Fred. Wm. Grey, to the Endymion. Commanqers— W. L. Castle, to the Indus; Arthur F0r1), , ,, to the Impregnable ; H. D. C. Douglas, to the Tweed. Liuctenants—T. Brown, .Tames Grorge M'Kenzie, William G. Maude, Robert Robertson, to the Indus ; Geor.r.: G. R.indo!ph ; Davies, Thomas Baillie, to the `'e-non ; Worsiold, Hector. Tau.se, Wal -14.1;t: itlUSton, to file Caledonia ; William Harvey, to Tiverd ; F. L. Barn:trd, to the lixcenent ; .John 1- 14 y (c), to the Howe, vice Jackson, sick ; M'llonald, Ituie, E. Hennali, Barker, W. Armitage, to tii7) Alt - march ; John Milieu, to be Chief Officer of Coat Guard. M3sters—H. Strutt, to the Indus ; Robert Studwell, to I lin Tweed. See,)tol Masters—John D. Taylor, to thc,, Ferret ; W. H. Balliston (additional), to the Britannia ; D.C.O. &tog Wei. Acting Master's Assistant, to tho Tweed ; St,phen Johns, to the Britannia ; -- Keys, to the Mon,trcii. Purs—BaMey, to the Monarch ; John Palmer, to the Vernon ; S. Giles, to the Indus; David Clow, to the Impregnable ; E. B. Robins (acting), to the H Acer ; Goate Gordon, to the Camperdown ; John Prance, to the Tweed. Surgeons—Sir Richard Dobson, knt., M.D., to be Surgeon of Greenwich Hospital, with the rank of In spector ; Jardes Doraville, to be First Assistant-Surgeon of ditto, 1% ith rank of Deputy Inspector ; John Wilson (b), M D., to be Second Assistant-Surgeon of ditto ; Slum' wl Irvine, to the Caledonia ; William Ley- Ali', to the Impregnable ; David Findlay, to the lidus. Asiistant-Surgeons—..A.lfred C. J. Tucker, John A. A. Corbet (acting), lames C. Walsh (acting), James Fisher (acting), to the Caledonia ; Henry Trevan and Thomas Denvir, to the Impregnable. Chaplain—Andrew Watson, to the Caledonia. Clerk—T. W. Cole (in charge), to the Nightingale. Mates—J, M. Jackson, A. It Douglas, to the Indus ; Alt,r M'rris, to be chief officer of Coast Guard. Vg's., 7st Class—Patrick Johnston, Andrew Stirling, to tIYI Indus. iinatswains—Thomas Stubbington, to the Indus ; N. White, to the Tweed. earpenter—Joseph Quick, to the Indus. Royal Marines—Captain Gar:nston and Lieutenant Tinipson, to the Indus. John Collins, Boatswain, and Hugh Gilbreath, Gun ner, to join the Iris ; Edward Aldridge, Boatswain, and P. Fossey, Gunner, to join the Monarch ; Michael Saunders, Gunner, to join the Vernon ; Richard Law ler, Gunner, to join the /Etna. M - - _ lIE " _AMNIOTII" IRON STEAMER AT BUSTOL,—A gentleman who has recently seen t h e im mcnse iron steameruilding by the GreatWeste ship Company at briistol, informs us t h at she willn Steam_ regi ster will exceed about 3,00 0 , but that her actual tonnage an w I,i-iOO tons, or about 000 tons more th anl built. An immense saving in stowage will be gainedalevar consequence of the adoption of iron for her hull, •in h her draught of water will be comparatively small, owing whilst the great buoyancy possessed by iron vessels. Shew'lllol consequently be able to carry coals sufficient both for her outward and homeward passages ; a most important point, when the inferior quality of coals obtainable in America,' and the consequent diminution in speed, is consid ere d : Her engines, we hear, are to be of 1,000 horse power; and it is confidently expected, that the average voyag e across the Atlantic will be reduced to ten days. She will carry a vast spread of canvas, so that, in all probability, the engines will frequently be at rest. In consequence of the adoption of Smith's screw propeller, this stupendous 'blip, the greatest experiment in steam navigation ever made, will, we b e li eve , b e a bl e to p as s the present locks at Cumberlandn Basin, and discharge her carge in Bristol b;rheur. ago a b p unt er dog, th e property of a sportsman in the vicinity ofb Ripon, f rom some cause was hastily struck at its mas ter, who un f ortunately fractured one of the animal e_ The d og b eing a valuable one was taken to an eminent on: sotter in a v i llage about three miles from Ripon, who in courxe of time effected a perfect cure. A few days ago the dog, bcin; again in fault, received a mare gentle cor rection from its master ; the poor animal, supposing it had a.7ain occasion for medical assistance, limped away to the doc er t or. who immediately recognised his old patient, and, aft due examination, pronounced the present case did not require any surgical assistance, and sent the dog back to its master, who could not account for and was much per plexed at its long abseace...YQM Bcraki, COURT OF SEWERS, WESTMINSTER. On Frilly a Court of the Commissioners of Sewers was Id at their house in Greek-street, Soho. The minutes of last meeting having been read and confirmed, Mr. ADEY moved that the sum of 1991. 103. be paid to Messrs. Sibley and Taylor for the valuation of unrated pro perty. Mr. Lssus opposed the motion, on the ground that the duty performed by the Surveyors belonged to the Jury, and was wholly useless. Sir G. FARRANT begged to ask whether Mr. Leslie was present when the agreement was entered into with the Surveyors ? Several Commissioners answered—Yes. Mr. LESLIE begged to call the attention of the Chair man to the charge which had often been given to Juries, under the 23d of Henry , VIII., " You shall inquire whether there be any, and what lands that are or ought to be exempted by special custom or any other considera tion—who are the owners or proprietors of such lands, acc." Now his opinion was that it would be much more according to the Act of Parliament if the. Commis sioneas were to allow the duty to be done gratuitously by the Jury, than to throw away 2004 for getting sur veyors to say what St. George's Church would let for if unoccupied. He moved, as an amend ment, " That it is the province of the Jury t• assess all property under the Act of Parliament, the 23d Henry VIII., and, therefore, the payment to Messrs. Sibley and Taylor was an illegal application of the sewers rate, and that the sums be not paid." He was not aware whether any gentleman present would support him, but these were his views, and he begged to hand up his amendment. No one seconded the amendment, and it fell to the ground as a matter of course. Sir G. FARRANT said it was a great pity that gentlemen should eo long occupy the time of the Court when they knew their motions could not be entertained for a moment, and were so monstrous that they were not even seconded. A COMMISSIONER—We might just as well call upon the Jury to assess every house in the district.—(Laughtor.) Mr. Lasua—lt is no doubt very excellent fun for yott —you are voting away public money, not your own. The next business on the paper was—Ts instruct the so licitors as to the steps to be taken upon an information filed by the Attorney-General against Thomas Leverton Donaldson, Richard White, James Alexander, George Knight, William Coles, and Henry Willmott, Esqrs. (the Commissioners who signed the warrant of distress upon Mr. Aiton, her Majesty's gardener at Kensington Palace), and against Mr. Chesterton, the collector. Mr. LESLIE—How much was the rate distrained for ? The Clerk—Two arrears of 30s. each. Mr. LESLIE—Has the Attorney-General taken the course you expected, and hew will the proceeding go on ? The SOLlClTOR—Certainly, it is the usual form, the case will come before a Jury. It is rather a personal manner of proceeding, and might have been done by action of trespass. Mr. ADET was rather taken by surprise, for he had come to the Court in the hope that the information would have been laid before them—no doubt it had been filed, and a copy ought to have been produced. In his opinion it was a harsh proceeding on the part of the Crown authorities towards a public body acting in the discharge of their duty. How ever it was necessary to do something, and he would move " that the Solicitor be instructed to appear, to ob tain a copy of the information, to lay it before Counsel for advice, and then lay the whole before the Court." He would suggest that as they co u ld no t consu l t t h e Attor ney and Solicitor-Generals as usual, they should lay the case before fir William Follett, and of course, Mr. Ogle ; but he would impress upon the solicitor the necessity of consulting a very eminent pleader, for it was not a case for a Jury but for the decision of the Bench, upon the con struction of an Act of Parliament. The motion having been seconded, Mr. Lesur. begged that the opinion of Sir W. Follett should be read.—(Two opinions were read ; the first was a doubtful one, the second was dearly in favour of the rating.) It was all very well to say that the Learned Gentleman had given an opinion in their favour; it was evident from the first opinion that they would be floored— (Laughter)—that was clear to his mind. But how had the second opinion been obtained ? Why, after the Learned Gentleman had been crammed by their solicitor—(Laugh ter)--he had gone secretly and lard another case be fore him, and then Sir William, upon that, gave the second opinion. That opinion, so obtained, he had no doubt, before two or three years went by, would have cost the rate-payers upwards of 1,0001. It was perfectly clear to his mind that they must fail, and in his opinion they ought now to stop. The CHAIRMAN said the matter had now gone on so far, that it was for the interest both of the Crown and the rate-payers to have the question decided by a competent authority. The question was between the Crown and that Court. Mr. Aiton had nothing to do wi•h it. Mr. LESLIE felt quite satisfied from the necessity of having a competent and eminent pleader, as had been im pressively urged by Mr. Adey, that they would be tripped up, and that they would be mulcted of thousands for the trumpery rate of 30s. They were about to undertake this ex pense upon an opinion obtained from Sir W. Follett upon a secret case, he being against them until that secret cage was laid before hint. He would like to see the inform,. 1 tion, before it was laid before the lawyt,ra; it. might be so plain a complaint, that probably by getting it at once, they would bring the matter to a speediar termination than the.; ec•uld do after the matter bad been before the lawyers. j They were frittering away as much of the money of I the rate-payers in law as would make all their ! sewers, and line them with silver.—( Laughter.) lie thought there cueht to be a Special Court to consider the ininrinetion, before (fey threw away any more money among the lawyers. He hoped Mr. Adcy would alter his , motion, by lancing out the latter portion of it. Mr. TIIISLETON wished to know at whose expense all this was to be done—there might be danger to the pockets I of the C o m m i ss i oners i n go i ng on. H e thought the Court ought to have nothing to do with the matter at pre sent. The gentlemen would defend themselves as best they might, and, if they had any claim upon the Court, :et them come to the Court, and they would have justice. Mr. LESLIE said the opinions of the Attorney-General and the Solicitor- General were distinctly against them. Mr. WILLOUGHBY said they were the legal advisers of the Crown, and of course were now high prerogative men, whatever they might have been before.—( A laugh.) Whatever had been dose by the Chairman and the other Commissioners who signed the warrant, had bean done by order of the Court, and therefore they acted only minis terially, and were therefore under the protection of the Court. The question was a very important one, and he thought the present was the proper time to have it settled. Nit-. Meeetes opposed the moti -n, and thought the best thing they could do would be for the Court to make what amends they could, for their proceedings were irregular and illegal. The CU AIRMAN said it was really very important that the qucltion should be iet!led—the whole question could now ta►ourably be brought before the Court,which he trusted would be done. A COMMISSIONER moved the omission of the latter par of the motion. When the copy of the information was ob tainPd it ought to be laid before the Court. There being no seconder the original motion was put and carried with only two dissentients. After numerous petitions had been considered and dis. posed of, the next ;)usiness which stood on the paper was— To receive and consider the report and valuation of the Surveyers employed in aasessing the rateable annual value of the property in the Ranelagh and Counters Creek Districts, which is to be inserted in the next presentments prepared for the Jury, in addition to the property in cluded in the Poor -rate, pursuant to the order of Court of the 3.h May, 1840. To sign a precept to the Sheriff of Middlesex to return a Jury to inquire into such things as shall be given them in charge : (viz. to present the persons and property liable to be rated to the Ranelagh and Counters Creek Districts.) Mr. LESLIE objected to the form of the precept. Un der it the Sheriff would return a Common Jury, while the express words of their Act required them to have a Spe cial one. Mr. MULLINS and Mr. ADET took the same view of the matter, so that it was left over for the consideration of an other Court. After some routine business the Court broke up. SOUTH AUSTRALIA The following circular has been communicated to us by a Correspondent : " South Australian Society Temporary Office, 2, Jeffreys -square, St. Mary Axe, Nov. 4, 1840. " Sir—l beg leave to inform you that a deputation, consisting of the following gentlemen, viz. George Grote, Esq., M.P., Raikes Currie, Esq., M.P., E. R. Rice, Esq. M.P., H. G. Ward, Esq., M.P., Captain H. Meynell, R.N„ M.P., W. W. Whit more, Esq., G. F. Angas, Esq., and Henry Way mouth, Esq., waited on Lord John Russell yes terday at the Colonial Office, according to appoint ment, and were most courteously received by his Lordship. At his request one or two of the gen tlemen were to wait on his Lordship this day, to receive his determination, when George Grote, Esq., E. R. Rice, Esq., M.P„ and G. F. Angas, Esq., attended. His Lordship assured them of the disposition of the Government to assist the colony under its present difficulties, and informed them that it was his intention to recommend Par liament to guarantee a loan of 120,0001., and in the meantime he would make such a communi cation to the Commissioners as would enable them to carry on the business of the colony. " I am, dear Sir, your obedient servant, " JOHN H. CROUC HER, Jun., Sec. " It was understood that Colonel Gawler is recalled and . that Capt a i n G rey, t h e A ustra li an exp l orer, i s ap pointed in his room, and will proceed out immediately.' the FRENCH poaCHCt_oCZL CONTRACT.--On Tuesday coal, to b e deliver . ed aet annual , A contract r f i o a r , s l6 y , r o a of: A t t o h n e s n o s , f and Constantinople, was again adjudged to Messrs. Jack son and Son, of London, at the very low price of 4f. 69c. the 100 kilograrnearmnedefeseee(re2t2efOndlbesr.s: ton Ee g ) l . i i hThere houses,w —A gentleman a I‘'t or at the rate of 38s. per i h a r r e s e ei o l f ie w a h h i n c u b se w . cre from and who GERMANY. a thr ouehgealhisno jugitisst that na r ot e t t oi u mfb r op n tor nh c re d i j y , preva ? l n whose authority we can from a tour in German settlede determination if to resist any ag traenlyt, countryin forms a u s tm t. l e T t t th er or Protestant by the grcssion on the part of France. ' by T th h e e I bastically expressed, but ia deeply whole population, whether Catholic lean:did and utmost contempt is felt for the hollo w French revolutionists, which will never bePtr(flustileds honest Germans again. Prussia herself has a ru s highly disciplined army of 400,000 men, with al' ew i hr, or militia, of an equal number, and would be able, in lc/. present position, to cope single-handed with Fran Tablet, '— I THE SUN, I.OIsTi 3 ON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9. lB4O. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS ?EOM THE EVENING PAPERS OF SATURDAY. (From the Standard. ) The Speech with which Louis Philippe has opened the session of the French Chambers more than realises the anticipations we had formed respecting it, and can not fail to gratify every lover of peace, not only in this country, but throughout Europe. Should this docu ment produce the effect upon the French Chambers which may be fairly anticipated from it, the King of the French will have achieved a victory of far more impor tance to the interests of mankind than the greatest con quest that has ever been accomplished by force of arms ; and that too under circumstances of firmness and cou rage which give him as legitimate a title to the cha racter of a hero as was ever earned in the field by hie imperial prececessor. This great moral triumph will, moreover, have been secured without any deroga tion of the dignity of France ; which is asserted by his Majesty in terms fully befisting the occasion. Indeed, nothing could have been conceived in better taste than his allusion to the vexed question of Eastern affairs : " The measures (says his Majesty) which the Emperor of Austria, the Queen of Great Britain, the King of Prussia, and the Emperor of Russia have taken in concert to regulate the relations between the Sultan and the Pacha of Egypt, have imposed serious duties upon me. I have the dignity of our country at heart, as well as its safety and repose. In persevering in the moderate and conciliatory policy of which for ten gears we have reaped the fruits, I have put France in a condition of facing any chances which the course of events in the East might bring about." The reference to the extraordinary credits which had been opened demanded an even greater degree of ad dress :—" I continue to hope that the peace of Europe will not be troubled. It is necessary to the common in terest of Europe, to the happiness of all nations, and to the progress 0/ civilization. I count upon you to aid me in maintaining it, as I would count upon you if the honour of France and the rank which she occupies among the nations should command us to make new efforts." This is an appeal to the reason and good policy of his subjects, worthy the sovereign of a great and enlightened nation. It speaks of the necessity which may arise for the employment by France of the extensive means which have lately been placed at her disposal only as a remote contingency, dependent on circumstances which are never likely to arise. If France waits to increase her already large preparations until the necessity for vindicating her honour from imputation shall make such a course necessary, there is little fear of her being called upon for any such demonstration. The natural inference, therefore, is, that the peace of Europe is in no danger of being disturbed. _ (From the Globe.) It is impossible to unite prudence with firmness bet ter than both are united in the speech of the King of the French ; which appears to have met with a corre sponding reception. We shall not lavish encomiums, which are apt, from foreigners, to appear fulsome ; but we shall ask simply, what sort of figure France would have made in the eyes of Europe, if, in the face of events, and faits accomplis, such as are now developed in Syria, the late Ministry had been suffered to veil their miscalculations by sheer swagger I If they had been suffered to put in the mouth of their Sovereign provocations to war with Europe, simply because the Treaty of the 15th July had been executed without affording those causes of war which might have arisen from it —or, at least, which the late Ministry profiessed to anticipate might arise from it ! Because, in short, the success of the Powers provokingly furnished no cants belli (even on the grounds laid down by the strongest notes of the late Ministers), the King of the French was to make himself their cat's-paw to provoke that extremity, sic quid detri menti should be suffered by the glory of M. Thiers ! Because, in fine, it appeared his Ministry had feared events which have not been realised, and plunged the country in expensive armaments on the im pulse of those fears, the Sovereign was to take on himself the charge of justifying past alarms by , creating future ones, for fear so much good prepa ration should be thrown away, and so much laudable foresight of attacks on France, never intended, should be shown up, in precisely their proper light, to France and the world. The government of journalism has sometimes its inconveniences. We should like to see the bill made out of what mere false alarm hes cost France.—" France. Debtor to the Entreprise Generale des Gobemoucherics, . . To so many able articles in the C'onstitutionne/ and Courrier Francais —To measures ditto to match ditto—levies armaments, fortifications.—To time and stuff, re daction of diplomatic notes by able Editors.— To articles by the same Editors, pitched an octave or two higher in tone." These are amongst the little items of newspaper administration. It is the worst of administrations but one, however talented may be its chiefs, and however little they partake the delusions 1 their instruments propagate. We do M. Thiers the 1 3ustice (which is, indeed, due to his language in de bate) of believing that lie does not believe a word of all his organs have been saying. When Wilkes was presented to George the Third, the King I asked him about Alderman Somebody—" Who 9 he !"—s 1:d the cx-p itriot—" the fellow was a 1 Wilkite, which your Majesty knows I n e v er was ." (From the Courier.) The Ministerial press is at length showing its teeth more freely, and in the angry anticipation of defeat throws off the mask, when cant and hypocrisy can no longer avail, by flagrant proof, if not direct announce ment that the High Stewardship of Cambridge Univer sity must he treated and considered as a mere question of party. We ourselves entertained no doubt from the commencement that such would be the tactics ultimately developed by the unprincipled faction, and now, there fore, more than ever, it becomes our duty to advise the Conservatives to form their phalanx and fall into their ranks, for although the election of Lord Lyndhurst is as certain as his nomination, it concerns the honour of every son of Alma Mater to record by his vote as well as words that he continues to walk in the true prin ciples of the Constitution and the faith of " holy mother" Church, in which brought up and cherished there. We intend no disparagement of those honourable and conscientious Conservatives, so many- of whom, from considerations of private regard and college fellow. ship have pledged their aid to the noble opponent of Lord Lyndhurst ; era' still less would we impeach, in the slightest degree, the sterling sincerity of that deep seated sentiment of religion and warm attachment for its institutions which we are proud to learn and to believe of Lord Lyttelton himself ; but we cannot shut our eyes to the fact that the dry-rot must largely invade the fabric of pretensions, the upper stories, it not the foundation, of which are laid with the green and unsound materials of modern Liberalism and infidelity—for such we hold Irons some length of expe rience to be the case with the modern Whiggery so loadly evoked to his aid, and so ostentatiously paraded in his favour. We tell the misled Conservative friends of his, and we tell Lord Lyttelton himself, that these are not times for feuds and conspiracies against the commander in the citadel when the city is be leaguered ; and we tell them moreover that their cause, never too hopeful, was lost from the moment that the rabble rout of Liberalism joined, was invited, or permitted to swell their ranks. We can conceive no step more becoming, in the present position of this con test, than the withdrawal of his Lordship now, whilo competition remains still unembittered among Conserra tives by the jarring feelings of partisanship, and while all the venemous malignancy of envy, hatred, and party malice remains exclusively with the Whigs and their understrappers. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. (LLOYD'S.) VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.—The Britannia, from Liver pool to Halifax, 24th ult., lat. 49, lon. 23 ; William, Bahia to Cork, 2d inst., and supplied with provisions, by the United States, arrived at Liverpool. Roxburgh Castle, London to Madras, lat. 6 N., lon. 17 W. ; In dian, bound to Bombay, July 25, and Charles, bound to Launceston, same day, by the London, Gibson, arrived at the Cape of Good Hap°. Otterspool, Liverpool to Calcutta, June 27 ; Martin Luther, Clyde to Port Ade laide, July 11; Jacobus, Amsterdam to Batavia, 31st, by the Lerwick, arrived at the Cape of Good Hope. Meg Lee, Leghorn to Havannab, sth ult., in the Gut of Gibraltar, by the Lucy Sharp, arrived at Falmouth. William Hunt, Liverpool to Pictou, 16th ult., lat. 47, lon. 44; a steamer, bound west, 24th, lat. 50, lon. 23 ; Roscoo, Liverpool to New York, 29th, lat. 50, lon. 11. by the Louisa, Deaves, arrived at Cork. Chil mark, Glasgow to Cape of Good Hope, Sept. 24, lat. 12, lon. 23 ; Hero, Bahia to London, 6th ult., lat. 29, lon. 34 ; 13 oe rhaave, from Batavia, 25th, lat. 49, lon. 13, by the Majestic, Rowland, arrived off Cork. Ca roline, Robb, Ist inst., lat. 47, lon. 10, by the Charles Kidd, arrived off Margate. John , Esdaile, Quebec to Cork, t 49, lon. 30. Onyx, of Grangemouth, 31st ult., lat. on. 12, by the Eliza Ann, arrived at Cork. lat. ts 0 , Isabel, Belize to Laguayra, i 20th Aagust, off Sesol ; Os prey, for St. Michael's , Ist inst., lat. 51, lon. 9, by the Universe, arrived at Cork. Nancy (schooner), Johnson, off Capo St. Vincent, by the Egbam, arrived the river. Austriana, Monte Video to Liver pool, ult., lat. 29, lon. 35; Shepherdess, Jamieson, l o 9 o t l h , u It i ., n 14th Mauritius to London, 17th, lat. 33, lon. 38; Richmond, from Cape of Good Hope, 19th, lat. 36. lon. 37. ; Martha, from Sierra Leone, sth, lat. 37, lon. 55, by the Boyne, Richardson, arrived off Margate. In a letter in the Chronicle on Thursday, signed " Cotswold," it is hinted that the Crown and Go vernment placed themselves under obligation to Lord Car digan by permitting him to defray a large expense (40,0001.) for the change of dress necessary on the conver sion of the 11th Dragoons into a Hussar regiment. We have authority for stating that the regiment was changed from dragoons to hussars upon Lord Cardigan's wish. A small expense was incurred by the new dresses beyond the general allowance, but only of a few hundred pounds, which was equally divided between the Print°, as Colonel, and Lord Cardigan. —Clifonicle. It is Lady Fanny Elliot, the Earl and Countess of Minto's second daughter, who is about to be married to Lord John Russell. Her Ladyship is in her 25th year, and the Noble Lurd i in his 49th year. Tin; day is not 1 yet fixed for their nuptials. COURT OF 13ANIPUPTCY. (SATURDAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner HOLROYB. VAUXHALL GARDENS-IN THE MATTER OF GTE AND HUGHES. This was the adjourned day appointed for the bank.. rupts passing their final examination, which had been delayed in consequence of the very laborious undertak ingcomplicated ac ecxotnesnisdievreabalendbranches of trade eounotfs, perme bracinga rin g their thre e —viz., the tea and wine trades, and Vauxhall Gardens, each of which required the production of distinct ac counts. Mr, Wryghtc, the accountant, presented the balance sheet, which commenced in 1831, and up to the pre sent time gave the following results : Creditors — £11,557 16 9 Debtors, good .Z 531 IS 7 Debtors holding se- Doubtful, v a l ue d at 313 16 8 entities 35,591 1 2 Property ............... 3 , 165 15 4 Liabilities 2,201 is 9 Ditto, in the hands Capital, Jan. 1, 1831 of creditors h o i s t. F. Gye...£95,474 10 9 ing securities...—. 3,181 14 2 K.Hughes,64,ll3 3 6 Liabili ties 89,637 14 3 Losses .................. 98,600 12 9 18,033 14 3 Drawn out , Profits F. Gye ...•••......... 9,589 1.1 0 K. Hughes • 8,710 9 7 Balance 65 4 9 £155,0 - 36 S:S £155,026 s:' The gross amount of debts and liabilititg tow owing by the bankrupts is rather more than .10,0004, of which about 23,000/. is secured by mortgage on Vauxhall Gardens, nearly 10,000/. •pon the Egyptian Hall, Pic cadilly, so that creditors only to the amount of another sum of 10,0001. arc to be provided with a dividend. A considerable sum is already in the hands of the official assignees, and the separate estates are considered suffi cient to pay the creditors, and leave a surplus toward; the general estate. The Learned COMMISSIONER, having minutely looked over the very voluminous balance-sheet, asked if the as signees were satisfied with the bankrupts' accounts ? Mr. HARDWICKE, for the assignees, as well as for the great body of creditors, replied in the altrmative, Mr. Commissioner HOLROYD---I R the several exten sive concerns in which the bankrupts were engaged ? Mr. HARDWICiE believed the accounts to be as ac curately correct as it was in the power of the bankrupts to furnish to the Court. Mr. Nias, as solicitor for Mr. Lackington, the mort gagor of the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, applied to the Court for leave to prove for 9,0001. advanced by him at different periods to Messrs. Gyc and Hughes. That large sum was advanced at different times, and upon the last advance of 6,000/. Mr. Lackington received the title-deeds, and they were now in his possession. There not, however, being any written memorandum of agreement kitween the parties, it became necessary to present a petition to the Court of Review, and the usual order was made. All the depositions were now before the Court as to tho facts he had stated, and he did not believe that they were likely to be disputed. Mr. HARDWICKE concurred as to the facts of the case having been accurately put before the Court, but as there was no memorandum of the deposit of the deeds with Mr. Lackington, it became necessary, with a view to the sale of the Egyptian Hall, that the facts as stated should be verified by the affidavits of all the parties concerned. Mr. Commissioner HOLROTD—Then you are quite satisfied that the money was advanced? Mr. HARDWICKE—Most certainly. Mr. Nias—We wish your Honour to have these matters appear upon the face of the proceedings, in or der to give a title hereafter to whoever may become a purchaser, and hence we seek to have your certificate. Mr. Commissioner HOLROYD—I understand you all to agree upon the facts of the case, and the only ques tion which now remains is to snake an appointment, fixing the time for the sale of these premises. Mr. HARDWICKE—The assignees fully,concur in the propriety of the sale, but your Honour's certificate would he necessary in order to obviate the difficulty, which a purchaser otherwise might feel. Mr. Nias—And it will be also necessary for us to have it, as we must go before the Court of Review to obtain the costs of our petition. The appointment for the sale was then made, to take place o❑ the 14th of December next. And the bank rupts having been severally sworn to the truth of their schedule, passed theic final examination. the bankrupt s i n t h e The Royal G ar d ens, 1 . Vauxhall were purchased by year 18 9 1 for about 30,0001., and the vicissitudes of their produce may almost literally be said to have been as variable as the weather. In the season of 1822, the expenditure in the Gar dens amounted to 16 ,2101., and they were open for forty nights, which was at the rate of 4051. per night, and the profit derived in the course of the season, in conse quence of an immense outlay in the way of improve ment, only appeared to be 1751. 6s. Id. In the season 1823 nearly 140,000 persons were ad mitted to the Gardens, and, on the 12th of August in that year, the sum of '2,3151. 14s. was taken for admis sions and refreshments ; while, on the '22d of the same month, the whole receipts had dwindled down to 98/.Bs. In the season 1826 upwards of 120,000 persons paid for admission. The amount so received was £18,648 12 3 Sale of amok, wine, and provisions 10,941 11 11 29,590 4 4 And the profit this season, after all the disbursements, was 3,955/. 19s. 4d. The greatest number of persons ever admitted on one night into the Gardens was on the 12th of August. 183:3, when the price of admission was suddenly re duced from 4s. to Is. The fineness of the weather and the variety of attractions produced au overflow ; the :►lmost incredible number of 20,137 persons paid at the doors, and it was supposed that from 2,000 to 3,000 others obtained admittance by forcing the doors and the palings. The wine sold on that night amounted to .£5O 9 0 Arrack .......................................... 47 4 0 Stout .......................................... 12'1 0 0 The last night of the Garden s being opened was on the sth of September, 1839, when the extreme wetness of the weather prevented the ascent of the Nassau bal loon, which lost the proprietors 1,0001., beside paying Mr. Green, for each ascent, the sum of 751., the pro prietors receiving whatever sums adventurous aeronauts might stipulate to pay for a" trip" with that skilful and unpretending gentleman. The Gardens occupy about 11 acres of land, held by copyhold under the See of Can terbury, and are now for sale ; but as each transfer of any part of the land would require the payment of a re newal !Inc of about 1,3001., there occurs great difficulty in distributing it into streets and houses, and therefore materially decreasing its value to the general creditors of the bankrupt's estate. Under these circumstances the estimated value of the ground is not more than 15,0001. whereas if it could be let on building leases it would bring nearly three times that amount. At pre sent the gardens are mortgaged to three mortgagees for about 123,000/., and a controversy is still pending between them and the assignees, as to the right of the latter to sell the ground or the " moveables" thereon for the benefit of the estate. Amongst the" moveables" are some excellent paintings, with respect to one of which the following amusing anecdote is stated upon good authority :—An eminent artist, but of dissipated character, was employed by the first proprietors of the gardens to paint some classical designs at the end of one of the walks ; but the delay in their completion so irritated the proprietor, that, having to leave London for a fortnight, he declared to the artist that he would listen to no further excuses, and that if he found his scaffold, paint -pots, &c. on his return, they should be thrown over the garden wall. On his return, perceiving, as he thought, in the same position, the scaffold, paint pots, &C. he hastened to the spot to put his threat into execution, when, to his great amazement, he found theta to be so accurately pictured on the canvas, that he ever after lavished the most extravagant praises upon the delinquent artist- In the year 1784, it appears by books in the establish ment still extant, that port and sherry were sold at 2s. 6d. per bottle, the profit upon which was 100 per cent. THE FEAR:U I :M AL A D Y OF AMBITION.— Scott b a d some fo nne 2,0001. a-year without writing books at all. should he massmanufacture on mass and r a dwelling dnot to make himself', more monyey sh ; and reartill the pile h toppled, s an k crashing, and buried him in its ruins, N e sen he had a sa f e pleasant dwelling rea dy o f i ts own ac or , d Alas ! Scott, with all his health , w as i n fected ; s i ck of the fearfullest malady, that of ambition ! To such length Lad th e King's Baronetcy,y, the world's favour, and " sixteen parties a-day," brought it with him. So the insane racket must be d rise ever higher and • higher 8 kept up, an o masons labour, ditchers delve; and there is endless altogether correspondence about marble slabs for tables, wainscottin g of rooms, curtains, with the trimmings of curtains, orange coloured or fawn coloured ; Walter Scott, one of the gifted of the world, whom his admirers call the most gifted, must kill himself that he may be a country gentleman, the founder of a race of country lairds. It is one of the strangest, most tragic al histories ever enacted und er t h e sun. So poor a passion can lead a man into such m a d extremes. S ure ly,were not a man a foal always, one might say there was something em inently distracting in this, end a s i t would, of a Walter Scott writing daily with the ardour of a steam-engine, that he might make 15 000/. ' a-year, an d b uy upholstery with it. T o cove r the wails of a stone house in Selkirkshire with knicknacks, ancient armour, and genealogical shields, w hat can we name it, but a b e i ng bi t with delirium of a kind I That tract after tract of moorland in the shire of Selkirk should be joined together on parchment and by ring fences, and named after one's name, why it is a shabby small type of your vulgar Napoleons, Alexander!, and conquering heroes, not counted venerable by any teacher of men.— Thomas Carlyle's Mis cellaneous Works. MURRAI N AMONG CATTLE.-WC are sorry to state that this most p es tilential disease, which has raged so fatally i n t h e more southern counties, has made its ap pearance in the counties of Cumberland and Nl' estmore land.— Carlisle Patriot. for this Borough, and E. Hors. BOROUGH OF COCKERMOUTII.— The members H. A. Aglionby, Esq•, man, Esq., having signified their intention of visiting their constitugnts in the course of a few days, to give their an nual account of their stewardship, the electors have invited them to a nsblic dinner. which is to take place on the 17th instant,—Carlisle Journal. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HO USE. THE BRITISH AND AUSTRALASIAN BANK.—In consequence of an application from Mr, Ashurst, the Solicitor, the Lord Mayor sent a messenger to Mr. Boucher, the managing Director of the British and Australasian Bank, No. 55, Moorgate-street, to re quest that gentleman's attendance at the justice-room. Mr. Boucher, and Mr. Thomas, of the firm of Kearsey, Hughes, and Thomas, solicitors to the Bri tish and Australasian Bank, immediately attended. Mr. Ashurst stated, that he appeared before his Lordship on behalf of Messrs. Bass and Co., of Bur ton-upon-Trent, large exporters to India and other countries, to represent the conduct of the British and Australasian Bank with reference to a bill of exchange for 2001., which had been drawn by the brother of Mr. Boucher upon the bank, and noted for non-accept ance and non-payment, although the drawer was an acknowledged) agent of the concern. The bill had reached Messrs. Bass in the regular course of business, and was as follows : " British and Australasian Bank. " Due Ist Oct.—No. 478. " £2OO. " Sydney, 21st April, 1840. " Thirty days after sight of this my first of exchange (2d and 3d unpaid), pay to the order of George Smyth, Esq., the sum of two hundred pounds sterling, value received, which place to account as advised. " C. BOUCHER, Agent. " To Frederick Boucher. Esq., managing Direetor, " No. 55, Moorgate-street, London. " B. R. and G., 1235." On the back appeared-- george Smith, pay the order of Bass and Ce. " HENRY HARPER. • " BASS and Co." ...the managing Director refused to accept the bill, upon the eittaerdinary ground that Mr. C. Boucher was the agent at Adelaide but not at Sydney ; and Messrs. Bass received the following letter from the managing Director subsequently to his refusal. " The British and Australasian Bank, 55, Moorgate " street, London, Ist September 1840. " Gentlemen—l am informed by Mr. Harper and Mr. Gordon, that you complain of my not accepting a bill drawn, Without authority, upon me, by my brother, Mr. Charles Boucher, from Sydney, and that you have been reliedting most unjustly upon me for not accepting the said bill ; and I send this to inform you that your only proper course is to fetttrn the said bill to the party from whence you received it, and that if you do or say anything calculated to misrepresent my proceedings, or to traduce this bank, you will be proceeded against by Messrs. Kearsey and Co., the solicitors of No. 17, Buck lersbury, London,—l am, gentlemen, your obedient I servant, " FRED. BOUCIIIZIL" fr, io that letter, the following answer" was returned : " Burton-upon-Trent, 4th Sept. 1840. " Sir—Our business is with the establishment calling itself The British and Australasian Beak, and not with you individually. We have yours of the Jst instant. We must be our own judges as to what steps We mai think proper to take about the refusal of the draft for 2001. When explanation is not given in the quarter where we think it ought to be given, we certainly shall not be prevented by your threats of proceedings' from making such inquiry as we think proper to enable us to get at the real truth in this matter ; and if we cannot obtain it in any other way, we shall call upon the direc tors of the bank in any way we think fit, either pri vately or through the public journals. The bill is drawn by Mr. C. Boucher, signing himself' agent ;' this is sot disavowed, but you say WITHOUT AUTHORITY.' NOW this will not do for those engaged in the trade to the co lonies where the bank has establishments. How are we to know whether future bills will meet the same fate or not ? We shall certainly warn our agents against taking any bills, either at one place or another ; and we shall, for our own security, make known the cir cumstance to others : we shall not be parties to the sup pression of facts. If the Bank will tell us that the drawing of the bill is fraudulent, and without any autho rity, it would be a different matter, but the agency is not denied (it is only stated that he is agent at a different place). We are not satisfied with this tardy and unwil lingly given excuse. It is very easy to say, send out you: bill with protest,' but we must tell you that however the bank may suffer in reputation, we shall endeavour to protect ourselves and others from the necessity of sending beck bills under protest.—We remain, Sir, your obedient servants, (Signed) " BASS and Co. " F. Boucher, Esq. "per P. C. W. LYON." Now he (Mr. Ashurst) had in vain applied to No. 55, Moorgate-street, to ascertain who the Directors of the bank were, in order to shape the proceedings for his clients accordingly, but he never could get any intelli gence whatever. The payment of the bill was refused, although drawn by the acknowledged agent, and the pretext was that it was drawn from Sydney instead of Adelaide. Inviting advertisements and prospectuses appeared, calling upon the public to effect remittances of money to the new colony, and offering bills of credit upon Sydney and other places at the rate of 1051. for every sum of 1001. paid at the bank in Moorgate-street, and he made this representation in Mr. Boucher's pre sence, in order to give that gentleman an opportunity of stating the good reasons that must exist for the practice as regarded the agent who had thus, without authority, drawn upon the establishment. Mr. Thomas (of the firm of Kearsey and Co , solici tors), who had more than once interrupted Mr. Ashurst with the assurance that the Lord Mayor's valuable time might be saved by a simple statement of facts, asked whether the Lord Mayor thought the application made by that gentleman was such a one as his Lordship could for a moment entertain ? The LORD MAYOR said that he sat in the justice-room for the administration of justice, and he considered that Mr. Ashurst had made a statement of considerable commercial importance. He was most willing to have the fullest answer and explanation upon the part of Mr. Boucher. The bill, his Lordship observed, was appa rently upon the Australasian bank paper, and had all the external symptoms of authority about it. Mr. Boucher—My brother is the drawer of the bill, my Lord ; but he drew it without my authority, and I refused, of course, to accept it. The object of this ap plicatio❑ is merely to declaim against and injure the es tablishment, which is conducted upon the most honour able principles. . . Mr. Thomas could not see by what authority his client could be called upon to pay a bill which he had, for very good reasons, refused to accept, and he was convinced that the Lord Mayor could not interfere in a matter of the kind. Mr. Ashurst said that he came before the Lord Mayor to receive his Lordship's assistance us a magis trate in protecting the public. He then referred to an application which had been made to the Lord Mayor about six months ago upon the part of a poor Swiss, named Fischer, who resided at Chatham, and who paid 40/. to a Mr. Gough, the manager of the Chatham bank, for a letter of credit payable at the bank, No. 55, Moor , gate-street, where the agency of Mr. Gough, as far as regarded money, was repudiated by the manager. He knew that the Swiss had never received a shilling, al though the Chatham bank was entered in the list of agents, and that the poor man had paid the money rely , ing upon the validity of that agency. The LORD MAYOR said that he recollected the case well, and the promise which had been made. His Lord ship wished to know how it happened that the agency of Mr. Boucher's brother was recognised at Adelaide, and repudiated at Sydney—a sort of confusion which was very unfavourable to the accurate transaction of commercial business ? Mr. Thomas said that he understood the circum stances in which Mr. Charles Boucher was placed to be as follows :—Mr. Charles Boucher, the brother of the manager, was appointed at (as our reporter under stood) the commencement of the undertaking to go to Adelaide as the agent to the Bank. Advices, however, were received that the vessel in which he had embarked was shipwrecked, and Mrs. Boucher, his wife, died soon afterward. Mr. Charles Boucher never attempted to assume the agency at Adelaide, and never went there. Mr. Boucher said that his brother went to Adelaide, but never assumed the agency there. Mr. Thomas stated that no transaction passed be tween the bank and Mr. Charles Boucher, who cer tainly never was authorised to draw from Sydney. The regularly constituted agents of the Bank at Sydney were Mssrs. Walker and Co., a circumstance which Messrs. Bass and Co. might most easily have ascertained. If Messrs. Walker and Co. had drawn upon the house in Moorgate-street, there would be no hesitation as to pay ment, whatever might be the amount ; but they did not know at Moorgate-street why Mr. Charles Boucher had drawn ; and if the manager accepted or paid the Bill, he would have done that which could not be justified. - The LORD MATOR—The bill is drawn upon paper struck from your plate. Mr. Boucher—l disavow it altogether, and I re fused to accept it. If 1 am in error in refusing t• do so, Messrs. Bass can proceed against me. The accusation is really most absurd. It is brought before your Lordship merely to excite a prejudice against the establishment. 1 Mr. Ashurst produced the Sydney Herald of June 15, 1840, to which hi begged to call the attention of the Lord Mayor, and the managers of the British and Australasian Bank, as it contained an account of the particulars of some of the drafts drawn by the directors of that concern on Charles Boucher, Esq., Adelaide, which had been dishonoured and returned to England under protests for non-payment. From the account if appeared that there were sixteen bills, amounting to 3,2991., in that extremity. But his principal object in calling attention to the newspaper was, because two letters were published in it from Mr. Boucher, the manager of the Moorgatc-street concern, to Mr. Bou cher, the Adelaide agent. These letters were opened, in the expectation that intelligence regarding the pro vision for the bills would be found in them. As copies of them were published in the newspaper, he would take the liberty of asking the manager whether he wrote them. They ran as follow (Per Rajasthan.) " The British and Australasian Bank, 55, , Moorgate street London. No. 18. "October 23d, 1839. " Dear Sir—l beg to inform you that it is the inten tion of the Directors of this Bank, on hearing from you a: to your location and prospects at Adelaide, to send you five thousand pounds (5,0000 in bills, on Messrs. W. Walker and Co., of Sydney, drawn by their London firm (Messrs. Walker, Brothers, and Co.) In the mean time in order to meet your engagements on behalf of this bank the Directors authorise you to negociate bills to the extent of ten thousand pounds (10,000/.) on this bank, or on myself as managing Director thereof. I am, dear Sir, your's truly, . . . - " FRED. BOUCHIR, Managing Director." " Charles Boucher, Adelaide," (Addressed outside, " Charles Boucher, Esq., Ade laide, South Australia." Per Rajasthan.) " The British and Australasian Bank, 55, Moorgate street, London. No. 19. " 25th October, 1839. " My dear Charles—Do NOT draw on the authority contained in my letter of the 23d instant, until you hear further from me. In the mean time it may serve to EXHIBIT in case of need. " I am, my dear Charles, " Your's affectionately, " FRED. Boucnan, Managing Director. " Charles Boucher, Esq., Adelaide." (Addressed, outside—" Charles Boucher, Esq., Ade laide, South Australia." Per Warrior.) Mr. Boucher said that he had written these letters to his brother ; but whatever construction Mr. Ashurst might put upon them, they meant nothing more than the necessary cautions and instructions upon which all commercial matters were usually conducted. They were written to Adelaide, and were no evidence that his bro- ther was authorised to draw from Sydney. Mr. Thomas—l assure you, my Lord, that if I did not think this establishment was one of high respectability, the house in which I am a partner would not have any thing to do with it. The deed is at my office. Mr. Ashurst—Who are your directors ?—Mr. Tho mas and Mr. Boucher said that there could be no objec tion to let Mr. Ashurst see the deed. It lay at the so licitor's office, and would be filled up with names of high respectability. Mr. Ashurst thanked the Lord Mayor for his Lord ship's interference, and accompanied Mr. Thomas to his office, in Bucklersbury. He soon afterwards, however, returned with that gentleman, and assured the Lord Mayor that the deed was without a single name. Mr. Thomas said that the names could be soon ap. pended, and both gentlemen retired. FATAL COLLISION AT SEA. On Saturday accounts were received at Lloyd's of the total loss of the brig Hopewell, of Cork, which took place on the night of Saturday last, in the Bristol Channel, near the Naas Lights, about ten miles from Jewport, through coming in collision with the brig Yauden, belonging to Gloucester, and we regret to add, that five perm:. s lost their lives by th e un f or t una t e oc currence. From tn. narticulars rece i ve d, it appears that the Hopewell had on Llard four seamen, th e cap tain, his son, a youth of tender a g ,:, and six passengers. It left Cork on Monday, and was making p nrogress across the Channel, when she came in collision wits, the Yau den. This vessel was on her voyage to Gloucester, t.:nd was heavily laden. The captain stated that the night was very dark, and the wind was blowing a complete hurricane. On first perceiving the Hopewell she was running down the Channel before the wind. A good look out was kept, and every effort was made to steer clear of the vessels that were hovering about. Notwith• standing, however, the in ecautions, the vessels came in collision with dreadful violence, and almost immediately after the Hopewell filled and went dawn. The Hopewel struck the Yauden full in her bows, but being the,strongest built vessel it sustained not so much damage. Such, was net the case with the Hopewell—the whole of her bows were stove in, and she filled instantly. The rig ging getting entangled with that of the widen, she was kept up for a few minutes, and the crew and pas sengers finding that she was sinking, were in the act of jumping on board of the Yauden, when a wave ope rated the vessels, and many of them were thrown over- , board. The Hopewell drifted with the current for a short distance, and then disappeared in deep water. The scene at the moment is described to be one of a most appalling description. Five individuals could be seen struggling in the water. But it was impossible to render them assistance, in consequence of the Yauden's boat being washed overboard at the time of the collision ; and, consequently, they perished. They consisted of two seamen, two of the passengers, and the captain's son ; the captain was picked up about two hours after, having lashed himself to a piece of timber. On the following morning the Yauden pat into Newport, and those saved went ashore. The loss by .the Hopewell is very consi derable ; she is reported to be insured to the extent of 2,0001. None of the bodies have yet been found. EXECUTION OF ELICABIDE. (From the Gazette des Tribunaux of Friday.) BOURDEAUX, Nov. 3.—The rumour had been cur rent for some days past that the execution of Elicabide, the murderer, was speedily to take place, and every morning a pretty considerable crowd collected around the approaches to the prison and the place of execution. In consequence of the eager curiosity evinced, the au thorities issued the most strict orders that the fatal day should not be made known beforehand ; it was even stated that the documents had not yet been sent back to Bourdeaux, though they had been in the Registrar's office for the last two days. During the night, that is to say, about three in the morning, the scaffold was being erected in the Place St. Julien, and the first preparations were but hardly commenced when the crowd, which continued to swell in numbers, took up the whole of the Place, and it was with difficulty that four companies of the line could keep it within bounds. Before daylight several ladies of the city, who no doubt had retained their places beforehand, repaired to the houses adjoining the place of execution, in order to lose no portion of this bloody and lugubrious drama. At six o'clock the registrar of the Court of Assizes entered the cell of the condemned culprit. Elicabide was asleep when roused. The shock appeared awful ; for, notwithstanding the faculty that Elicabide possessed of mastering his feelings, a con% ulsed motion agitated him, and, like a cloud, a rapid paleness passed over his emaciated features. He soon recovered, allowed the fetters to he taken off without uttering a single word, and listened with apparent passiveness to the judgment of the Court of Cessation, which was read by the registrar. During that time Elicabide was enabled to make an effort, and to resume that indifference which he evinced (luring the trial. "Is it to-day ?" said he, sharply ; and on an affirmative reply being made to him in an under-tone, " I am sorry that I have been taken by surprise," added he ; " I expected it ; but I had yet some arrangements to make, some lines to write......... but that is sufficient Shortly afterwards the chaplain of the prison (M. l'Abbe Promis) arrived, and after a short interview with the culprit he led him to the chapel, where he listened with deep emotion to the religious exhortations of his confessor. On leaving the chapel, after having renewed his devotions ot, his knees, he said to M. l'Abbe Pro mis that ho would find sonic writings in his cell, some notes which he had been unable to find, and which were at his entire disposal. But in consequence of orders from the Procureur-General (M. Planel) the commis sary of police had already seized those papers and affixed the seals of office thereon. On hearing of those measures, which had been adopted in a moral point of view, and to prevent certain speculations, which had already been made on the publication of Elicabide's Me moirs, he appeared for a moment much vexed, as if, ac cording to his abominable pride, there was a sort of re putation attached to the bloody celebrity which he sought after. But this culprit, who for such a length of time had made it his study to dissemble all that ho ex perienced, added, with assumed indifference, that if those papers wore restored he wished them to be given to M. l'Abbe Promis. " I authorise him," said he "to make any alterations that he may deem advisable." At seven o'clock Elicabide was placed in the bands of the executioner ; he took off his clothes himself, and prepared himself' for his last moments. At this critical juncture he was speechless, but his lips, which were agitated as if by some convulsive mo tion, seemed to refuse to betray the torture of his soul. In crossing the threshold of the prison, and viewing from the fatal scaffold the immense crowd that was col lected, Elicabide appeared to resume all his assurance, and during the passage he was in deep conversation with his confessor. Having reached the place of execution, Elicabide turned his head towards the instrument of death, and at the same time, whilst a livid paleness covered his coun tenance, ho sharply cast aside his face. At the moment after he was secured to the fatal plank he complained of the pain which he experienced from one of the cords, and, having asked the priest to bestow upon him his last blessing, he underwent, the just and terrible punishment for his crimes. More than 30,000 persons were present at the execution, and, as an exception to the usual mani festations on such painful exhibitions, an exception Jus tifiable undoubtedly in every sense, not one single act of commisseration was evinced for this culprit, who is now launched into eternity. THE SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY. —'A cir cumstance of no slight importance, and one that seems to demand investig . ation, has recently taken place in the affairs of our railway. It is now certain that Mr. East hope has resigned the chair of the Direction. It is stated (with what truth we know not) that . his resignation has been occasioned by a difference of opinion between himself and his colleagues, and some of the officers of the eats hiishmcnt, as to a system of management which he deemed essential, as well to the itlt‘;res l s of the Cour:pail, as to the public safcty.—Hanipshire Independent. EVENING EDITION.' THE MARKETS. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURING LAST WEE 1 Wheat. Barley. Oats. Beans. Per Quarter.l s. to s. Carlisle Ilexham 5O 02 Morpeth Penrith — 58 Sheffield — 04 Winchester i5O 61 Per Bushel. s. d. s. d., Carmarthen t. 0 7CI Cowbridge, !10 0 0 Swansea !6 0 8 S. to s. 32. 39 `2B s. d. s. d. 00 50 50 s(i 40 48 S. to 8, 21 31 22 I,t s. to s. 50 48 53 Pease. s. to S. 71 2 . 6 8 d. 00 2 2 30 4 0 2 '2 42 45 s. d. 6. d. 56 00 50 53 1 56 6•C 34 35 35 3. 4 s.d. s.O • 0 0 00 0;. 0 t, 00 Per 8011. I 1 Barnardcastl 11 6 21 0 S 0 9 3 7 4 8 6 ill 0 1 2 6 Durhana l3 6166 F. 0 90 7 9 8 9;;0 813 1} Richmond II 0 18 0 7 i." , 9t , 5 6 801 9 0 11 6 Stockton 13 0160 9 0 9Oi 7 0 86 7 6 9 6 WA KEFIELD CORN MARKBT -644. fine 651 Wheat, Red, Norfolk and Su fthlk...•••• • • .... b • ti S , 69 1 61s. tine 63 4 ---- Lin. and Cam. -""6. S. to .5,,5. fine 4 2 5. -- Yorkshire fine 684 W .... hite ,' 645. to —a fine Os. .----- Foreign, tted ...., C. to 54 '. .. 7 ,, , L I White .—s. --a. ice' 60:. h. '` 408. Barley, Norfolk and Suoi3lk ...i. to :i.';'. fine . 4 , - Lincolnshire --- Yorkshire Wold -- Foreign Beans, New Old 44s. to 465. fine 495. Oats, Potato —s. to 30s. fine 325. .----,-- Poland —s. —s. to 30s. fine 2.i. —. Frierland and Small —s..—.s. to 235. fine 285. bac:sling Shelling Malt Rapeseed Stone. i O6 130 10 0 12 0 9 0 1 ) 0 00 00 NEWCASTLE CORN EXCHANGE. Red. white. Wheat, Northumberland Norfolk and Sul - f01k... ......... 50 15 05 ! . 6 -9 5 5....... 67:.. 7 68 2:. ' .-- Berwick and Scotch 6ls. 656....... —6. 68 x. Foreign 62s. 565...,.... 626.67 x. Rye, Norfolk and Suffolk Foreign 29s. 335....... --e. - - I. Barley, Malting, Norfolk and Suilblk —s. —a....... .'" 4 . -- t --. Grinding and Feeding ?Os. 33x...... ---I. ---"' Matt, Norfolk and Suffolk 'As 696....... •—s• —4 ' Beans, Small -- Tick Pease, White ----- Gray .... ............... -- 4 . . . --a• ... ..,.. = i 6 4-- 4 :. Oats, Northumberland, Potatoe 3os. 32s ....... —I. "I' -•••• ----- - Feed • Foreign _.& .—5....... .- 0 . --I Flour (per sack) 4146. 536....... -- 0 . --3. SCOTCH MARKETS Wheat. Barley. Oats. Beans. .............. 03tn --- —....--....... to 35 ~, bcrdeen 6O to 70 id to ... 17 to 20 —to 25 33 30 Berwick lO 45 18 23 16 26 33 ii, t ,: Coldstream Cupar (Fite) 48 65 126 31 18 22 22 zr Z •••" Dunbar 4B 68 26 49 23 27 40 4 2 -- --- Elgin 3 21 0 40 20 11 22 28 43 332 4 3 8 L ai : , 41. _ ..........-- Kelso Inverness .. 2 . 5 5 3 5 8 0 6 4 6: 5 2 - 2 1 7 Kirkaldy Perth 6O '4 30 40 25 35 41 44 "-...... nr. The size of the measur e var i es th roug h ou t the coun t.; HADDINGfON CORN MARKET. B e sni• Wheat. Barley. Oats. Pease. 5 0, Od First 76s Od :36s tid 26s 6d 43s 0 ,4 4.6 i Od Second lit Od 33s Od 24s Od 424 Od pis 04 Third s4s Od 20s Od 21s 6d —s Od Average 3l. 1s Ild. I.l2ths. DALKEITH CORN MARKET. Beall,' Wheat. Barley. I Oats. re"„, e ' • 49. ",.`„' First 76s Cu 34s 15(1 28s Od 49s ~,,,,,. 446 n ri Second 62s Od 30s Od 2'24 4d 4 4 i "" 445 '''' Third 46s Od 154 td 151 4d 42. al GLASGOW CORN MI.RKET.--Nov• 4 * .t. s' d. ii Wheat, per 2401 b. s. d. s. d. 33 010 36 0 frith ..... .. ...... .. per ... ......... ...... 1 : 6 ; 6 ° t ° 11 British, old new 230 31 0 British ................. ~,, Canada, free 0 0 22 028 0 Beans,. Fir 26°. 24 0 95 Irish Barley, par 3201 b English 27 0 30 0 Pease, Scottish ...." 17 0 1 .% Scottish 230 26 0 Oatmeal,perl4olb.... ~, 0 a. Irish S En co g t i t i i s s h h ............................. .. * - 1 O C 91 MORTALITY in th• METROPOL The following are the results of " A Table of Mortality in the Metropolis, showing the Number of Deaths froPl all Causes Registered, in the week ending Saturial, t,uee 24th October, 1840." The Table is issued front the Otte et the Registrar-General:.— Weekii 4 . 1 Average' 14— 'so. 26 5 Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases. . 158 156 Diseases of tke Brain, Nerves, and Senses...... /.34 Diseases of the Lungs, and otter Organs of 37 5 Respiration ...... NS 16 Diseases of the Heat and Bloodvessels ......... 13 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other e 7 49 Organs of Digestion 5 Diseases of the Kidneys ' ice. ... ........ ..•.••••. . 10 Childbed, Diseases of tks Uterus, ice 1 54 8 Diseases of the Joints , Bones, and Muscles Diseases of the Skin, ice Diseases of Uncertain Seat Old 'Ago, or Natural Decay 7O 26 Deaths by Violence, Privation, or Intemperance 27 1 3 Causes not speci fi ed ..---- Deaths from all causes 835 1,013 Average Weekly Deaths ............• ..• w e lch , Deaths in the • Average ~3 8. Week. Deat hs, Western Districts ••••""1 .. -s0 ...... 156 171 172 North Districts Central Districts 133 ••••• 239 East Districts l9b 238 South Districts ... ...... .....—. CAUSES or DEATH'. ...... 013 Total 835 It is stated that'under the term Metropolis are .".;e: prised the 82 districts herein mentioned , which ladling) L_„ l , City of London within and without the walls, the City 117 t Liberties of Westminster, the out parish'es wtths a ; bills of mortality—and the parishes of it. Matliebcith St. Pancras ; Kensington ; Fulham • Hannt: r ,,,l l ,, r / (Chapelry) ; St. Luke, Chelsea; Paddington; ton; St. 0• — •,,,,!, Stoke Newington • St. Leonard, Bromley St. Mar:-g" bow ; Camberwell% Greenwich ; St. Nicholas and P t ' Paul, Deptford; and Woolwich. The population a s ° nee merated in 1331 was 1,494,890. The weekly Average fog 1838 was obtained by dividing the deaths registered in that year by 52. In comparing it with the weekly deaths ins 1840, it must he borne in mind that the metropolis in— creases nearly two per cent. annually ; and that, if the popul it ion had been the same in 1838 as in 1840, the deathe would have been 1.27 th part more numerous. General Register-office, Oct. 29, 1840. 4° . GENERAL REGiSTER OFFICE , OC T. 31, 18 Sts,—ln consequence of the grea t number of ca se s . death from small • pox in the metropolis, I am dire cag e y f the Registrar-General to recommend that in every cas..°o death from small-pox registered by you , y ou shall intlll2:l4 whether the individual who has died had p reviously small-pox, or been vaccinated or not—and if informed Cd that point, shall insert in the column of your register benBnthe Cause of Death," under the words " Small-poi, l a l f o te w r in s g m a a d il d -p it o ie x ua b l y words—" after „natural stn or b. or " without previous vaccination," as the af c te a r se va m c a c y inr T I aHmomSiAr,syomurAoNbeNti,ient Sev ant '. , Chief Cleri To the Regigt:ar of Births and Deaths. HORIZONTAL FLAT WA ' l „% ' - al oye t ; very small and neat with accurately finished jevve" t i 1 - I , _tr isents, di are offered in silver cases, Four Guineas anal do each ; gold cases, enamel dial, Eight Guino!as; printrd, Nino Guineas; gold dial, Ten Guineas each. I ; es warranty is given with fixed terms, on which the ifatc always receive any attention required. T. COX SAVORY, do ors from Watchmaker, Jeweller, &o , 47, Cornhill ( Secs' Gracechurch-street), London• „b a lige• N.B.—Second-hand Watches purchased in en 0 14 ES --------ir A.l L ., SUPERIOR LONDON-MADE v 'N o . 9, C°11" A. B. SAVORY and SONS, Watchmakers, brait for s d e; hill, London (opposite the Bank of England), 7,, t ion- 14 r lection a very large STOCK of Highly-finisned,'.turea uncle WATCHES, the whole of which - being i11', 1 , 15 ;,.• an e ff.rd r t° their own inspection, on their own premises, 'i•-•,•:, for an g; sell at least 251. per cent. below tho usual trade PI „ r iven 'i° ticle •f the same quality. A printed warran t,. -s - Fine Vertical`PßlCESWa each r, 1 1 .Sgg' Patent detached Leverengine-turnedWatches, s ; MOUNTED va j t e: h jewelled, sl IN e N ed - : pSplweLdi : V hi E rr n deo.u. - ei ; lcie ... i; 4 4 0 four holes, maintaining power, with seconds han s' 6 ' g and double-backed cases, warranted... • ...... '' . 6 d. e%t• 4 ;ro Either of the above in silver bunting cases, 10. ri hieh l'o. _ A large variety of second-baud Silver Watches, ~., ~ ,13 es been carefully examined, and can be warranted att': Fine Vertical Watches, jewelled, in engine GOLD CASES, SIZE FOR LADlr' d g • gold case=, and gold dials, warranted ............ .x , ' 0 -turne ~. IS Fine Vertical Watches, jewelled, with double-backe',l 1 , 2 , 1."! eniae-turned gold eases and gold dials, warranten In foir 0 Patent. detached Lever Watches, jewelled holes with double-backed gold cases and gold dial' , 1 4 1 4 ..... .• 1, warranted . . - ............. E,, GOLD CASES, SIZE FOR GF.NTL-t-'i Patent detached Lever Watches ; jewelled in ib ur 4 0 holes, seconds, and double-backed gold cases, sea r " 14 I ranted ....... ~ irt .. Patent detached Lever Watches, capped, jeleeed n 4 17 ° six holes, seconds, double-backed gold cases a il , enamel dials, warranted ........ ... ................ ~ 1 . in . Patent detached Lever Watches, capped, jeweli e d 0 0 six holes, seconds, double-hacked gold ease s as 2 1 'ng gold dials, warranted ............................. ;.. .. "g 0.14 hunt' Either of the Gentlemen's Watches may bells ''' ' cases, for 31. 3s. each extro• voile' N.B. Second-hand Watches purchase d 02 e PAPIER MACHE TEA TRAYS. 6°s ' Lo d° .-------- t h e S ill. of FULL SIZED GOTHIC SHAPE. Superor . ross Table Knives, with ivory handles, 14s. per d e t r 'r Ne t Poles for Window Curtains, li inch diameter, Is• 'l . 0 g,13 1 ' ... ' 2 inches, Is. Bd. per foot ; bronzed fenders, ' 4 fey °, . 0 fire"' Catalogues gratis, containing the p rices of stores, fm J et i r or irons, kitchen utensils, and everyartiele in furnishing monger RIPPON and BURTON, Wells-street, Ox ford.stree t. y. Established 1820. ------ . -,--,- BIRTHS. On the 6th inst., in Grosvenor-square, the Coun te° ul - loway, of a slaughter. On the Ist inst., in Woburn-square, Mr. T. P. -• SkiPrer' of a son. On the bth inst., Mrs. A. Gaviller, of Portland -place. L•'lr CI On of Ja lll6. On the 6th inst., at Sevenoaks, the wife of the Ito' Lloyd Wallace, of a daughter. On the 7th inst., the lady . e . f G. Scarle, Esq., okonyillet p e 6 of a daughter. ARRIED. 5 6 1iss , jul O es n ß th o e c :r a t t h , l ii: s s q t . ., at St. George's, Hanover -square.' 0 , t° second daughter of the late T. Svvinbourn , Esq. , of 1(1Ibu r t ,on t" On the bill inst., at Milton, Mr. J. Phillips, young" - ',Weft the late J. 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