The Sun. — London, England, 1840-11-06 00:00:00

.EITENING EPITION .—.,-- ---......._ SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. TROM TrIE DAILY YAFERS OF YESTERDAY. (From the Globe.) Mr. Charles Attwood, and his strolling company of Anglais pour rire at Paris, are obliged, as we have seen, to make their bow without a benefit or bumper. Their dream has turned out like Bottom's dream, be cause it has no bottom ; and their courtesies to the Cote Gauche have been requited with as much civil contempt as those of th :ir dramatic prototypes at the Court of Duke Theseus. M. Odillon Barrot protested azainst their mode of reporting his sentiments ; and M. Gar nier Pages now forces them to eat their words re-. specting his views. Truly the Urquhart policy takes no more root in France than in England or Turkey. That which probably more than anything lost the Attwood party their dinner (Englishmen don't find it very easy, by the way, to get dinners in Paris), was the impertinent propensity they showed of sermonising their intended hosts on the iniquities of ambition, the crimes of conquest, &c. &c. Mr. Urquhart went so far, if we recollect right, in a pamphlet published in French, as to lecture them on the precedent afforded by the French conquest of Algiers for whatever other enter prise the ambition of others might dictate. This was jastly considered intolerable. It is held implicitly, by the French Radicals, that a totally new droit public has been founded for Europe by the French Revolution. If you ask what are the new provisions of this new Law of Nations, you are told that Non-Intervention stands amongst them in the first line. Nothing can be better, you reply, as a peaceful politician. But fair and softly! don't run away with the notion that non intervention means that nobody is to interfere in intestine commotions of other nations. French non intervention, like Irish reciprocity, is all on one side. France is to interfere, whenever she pleases, either to conquer on her own account, or to support any protege of hers who has conquests to make from an old Power. It is only the other old Powers that must not interpose to prevent it. If you have no title to what you have a mind to possess, you have, in the French Ultra-Revolutionary sense, the best title possible. You enter under the patronage of the new droit public ; and, as the old has been abolished, it becomes lawful to support, unlawful to attack you. (From the Standard.) Lord Lyttelton has written to our esteemed cot:- temporary, the Morning Post, to correct a misappre hension which his Lordship appears to consider of some importance. We are assured that his Lord ship's speech on the Ecclesiastical Duties Revenues Bill was made on the second reading of the 1311, and in opposition to its principle. It is also further stated, on his Lordship's authority, that, at that stage of the proceedings Lord Lyndhurst neither v o ted nor spoke The vote of Lord Lyndhurst was given subsequently, in favour of an amendment proposed by Lord Lytteltoo, which did not give rise to any dis cussion. We do not understand in wfiat way this cor rection can either assist the claims of Lord Lyttelton or detract from those of Lord Lyndhurst. The Bill, against the principle of which Lord Lyndhurst omitted to speak on its second reading, was supported by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of London, and by most of the Prelates who take a part in Parliamentary proceedings. It was advocated, moreover, not only by all the members of her Majesty's Govern ment, but by the Duke of Wellington. What was the use of Lord Lyttelton's speech—where would have been the utility of one from Lord Lyndhurst ? No argument that could have been employed on the oc casion would have prevented the Bill from becoming the law of the land. On the second reading, the ma jority was more than 2 to 1 in favour of the principle of the measure, and this in spite of Lord Lyttelton's ener getic and eloquent speech. Surely, although the occasion was one calculated to afford a juvenile debater an oppor tunity of displaying his capabilities, it could hardly have been expected that Lord Lyndhurst should have volun teered a speech, which, whilst it might have impeded the operation of the Bill, after it had become the law of the land, could not have procured its rejection. There is a wide difference, as statesmen, between Lord Lyndhurst and Lord Lyttelton, and what may have afforded a very fair opportunity for the display of the talents of the latter, was certainly not a fitting occasion to call forth the strength of Lord Lyndhurst. Why his Lordship should have been expected to oppose many of the friends whose general opinions he most respected, without the possibility of any beneficial result, we are unable to understand ; still less the pre-eminence which is claimed for Lord Lyttelton's clever piece of declamation on the subject. (From the Courier.) We have never doubted the eminent qualifications of Lord Lyttelton for the post of his ambition. Even could he claim no other merit, that of unaffected piety and earnest devotion to the interests of the Established Church would in our eyes constitute the first of all re commendations. But eminent as may be those qualifi cations, we must still believe it would be better were they becomingly reinforced with that greater maturity of age, which deepens early sentiment into permanent conviction, and that the advantage of riper years and larger experience would add to the dignity and. autho rity of a High Steward of Cambridge University. And cehi st recording our humble testimony so far in favour of one of Cambridge's most accomplished scholars, and one of the best and brightest ornaments of an aristo cracy which never in its proudest period numbered so many honoured sons, deeply should we stand convicted of ingratitude if we failed to urge the mon ornil ,, ;;f still, the prc-cminent, claims and merits of Lord Lynu burst upon tl;e University, now called upon to reflect the voice, as it were, and speak the gratitude of a great nation. First of his early days on the list of her worthies, the genius displayed and the honours then achieved were typicril of the splendour of his public ca reer in after life. High among the highest he ranks, and has long ranked the first, firmest, and one of the most eloquent defenders of the altar, the throne, and the constitution. In him the dignity and renown of the Uni versity stand, and have stood for a large part of a cen tury, identified, personified before the empire almost one and indivisible ; and assuredly now is not the time when 4)1,1 connexions should be severed, and old, long-tried, and not roved service buried in oblivion, even though another sun he rising in the horizon with promise of a course as glorious as the one which in the order of nature may set too soon. Were Lord Lyndhurst indeed not in the field, we know of none more worthy to inherit the mantle so nobly won and worn by a Percy. CAPTAIN REYNOLDS. ( Contintad from our First Edition of yesterday.) Mr. WyLns moved the third Resolution. He said that he • a; most anxious to assist the Committee in carrying out their uoble object. Money was pouring in in thousands, he might say, and it was unfortunate that arrangements had not been made at an earlier period. He contended that Captain Reynolds had ione nothing more than what any gentleman would have done under the cir cumstances, and the conduct of Earl Cardigan himself, until the second letter, showed that he did not consider the case as a military one at all ; it was a private quarrel and did not at all ccme under the articles of war. The grossest injus tiou had been done to Capt. Reynolds, first, by the consti tution of the Court, and secondly by the evidence of provo cation being excluded. He begged leave to n.ove the re solution which had been entrusted him, and which recom meaded a subscription for Capt. Reynolds. Mr. SHREWSBURY seconded the resolution. He re gretted the letter of Captain Reynolds which had appeared in the papers of Tuesday last, because it had completely paralysed the fine and generous feelings of sympathy which had been manifested by the British public on his behalf. It appeared to him that Captain Reynolds hal been influenced by the people at the Horse Guards to put firward the letter, in order to stop the burst of public in dignation, under the promise that future mercy would be exLenderi to him by the Crown, that he would receive pro motion when the opportunity offered. —( Hear, hear.) Captain BURT, R.N., observed that no person was more deeply interested in the cause of Captain Reynolds than himself, but he thought, in entering into a subscrip tion, they were injuring his cau-c in the army, inasmuch as they were taking - the law out of the hands of the Horse Guards and the At tidies of War, which every officer was bound to obey. Lord Hill and the British Army were not men to be coerced—(Cries of " We know they are.") lie had come there expecting to fi nd a far more numerous meeting ; and bad there been one, he should have proposed a resolution that a petition should be presented to the Queen, and he would now with the leave of the meeting, move an amendment to the re solution to th e effect that any subscription on behalf of Captain Reynolds, at the present moment would be inex pedient, and calculated to injure rather than do him ,sood.—(Cheers.) Mr. JONES, of the Temple, allseeonded the resolution. HEwiTTj%jr. was sure thatfelt he sym h p a a d th for l Captain Reyno lds ; and, notwithstanding comemed rc ceiving any subsceiption, if the aublic to c' for ward and raise; subscriptions on his behalf, it could notcompromise Captain Reynolds . at the Horse Guards. A deputat i on horn the . city had waited on the Committee, stating that in the city 1,0001. bad been raised for Cap tain Reynolds, which he thought was a refutation of th Ca observation of ptain subscriptions Burt, that noa ought to be received. Mr, bs;Es, who had seconded the amendment of r Burt:', felt bound to saywa:shajtnoh:tla b su thought rdn et e I r tf e h, s o o au l bg u d i h i resolution tw — n o a u P t t h for a pubic subscription be attended with the worst e. ects.. Captain Reynolds was was one letter that bad been writtea by of the most ignoble letters he iiad ever seen, and altogether unworthy of him. He had no hesitation in saying it ad been forced upon him, and that he bad been told it was the only means of being reinstated at the Horse Guards... If they entered into a subscription it would answer no !lying pur nose an d there could be no doubt that the question would be taken up in Parliament, where justice would be done to 41. He would have no objection to a small subscription for the purpose of paying the expenses of the Co mmittee, but what would be the use of collecting money which by some means or other might become non inventus? He supported theam . e .... nd i me n t of Captain Burt with heart a nd soul. mr. W LDS complained that Mr Jones had not ren desed his services t o t h e Committee in place of trying to burke the obj ect of_ the eeting, as he had done on a former occasion . He was most anxious for concord in the meeting, and if th e word "moderate" would please Mr. Jones he, as the mover of the resolution, would have no ob jection to its insertion. Mr. JONES explained that he had given his advice to tbe Committee in four letters, and had in them explained that he was prevented by a domestic affliction from doing more. After a good deal of desultory conversation, in the course 3f which sonic angry and personil observatrons were made by two or three of the speakers, The CILA.IRMAN put the amendment of Captai.: Burt, which was negatived. Mr STAFFORD then moved an amendment on the origi nal motion, that Captain Reynolds' letter rendered it in• consistent to make any subscription for him, but that a moderate subscription be raised to defray the expenses of the meeting. The amendment not being seconded, fell to the ground. The original motion was then put and carried. Mr. POINTER then moved a resolution to the effect that it was imperatively necessary to the interests of ths• British army that a strict inquiry be instituted into Lord Cardi gan's conduct while in commend of the 11th Hussars. Mr. WATSON FOWLES seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. Mr. KING moved a resolution, to the effect that Lord Hill's administration at the Horse Guards had been cha racterised by gross impartiality and injustice, and the sconor he was reialved from the situation, for which he had shown himself incompetent, the better. The resolution having been seconded, was declared by the Chairman to be carried unanimously. A resolution was also carried to the effect that a peti tition, founded on the foregoing resolutions, should be forwarded to the Queen, praying an inquiry into the sys tem pursued in the 11th Hussars, the reinstatement of Captain Reynolds, and the dismission from her service of the Earl of Cardigan. A vote of thanks was then carried to the public press [ and to the Chairman, and the sleeting broke up. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Nor. 5. DOUGLAS V. HOLMES. This was an action of assumpsit fer money lent, tried at the last Sussex Assizes before Mr. Baron Gurney, in which the verdict had been for the plaintiff for 2501. Mr. PLATT now applied for a rule nisi for a new trial, n the ground of misdirection, and also on the ground that ince the trial cerain facts set forth in the affidavits had come to light, which went to show that there was no ground whatever for the action. The only evidence pro• duced for the plaintiff was an I 0 U of the defendant for the sum in question, which I 0 U was addressed to no the hand-writing of which was sworn to be the defendant's by a porter at a Club-house, who had seen him write. The affidavits having been read, Lord DENMAN said that upon the ground of misdirec tion the rule must be refused, but that upon the ground set forth in the affidavits, he was certainly entitled to a rule to show cause.—Rule granted. BRAMENVELL V. RIDGWAY. This was an action of trover tried at the last York Assizes, to recover the value of a snuff-box. A verdict had been given for the plaintiff, damages 8/. An applica tion was made for a rule nisi for a new trial, on the ground of surprise, and also on the ground of discovery of addi ional evidence since the trial. Lord DENMAN asked if the affidavits imputed fraud to the plaintiff? On being answered in the negative, his Lordship said that the Court could not grant a rule, then. This was indeed a case de minimis. In a case of Si the Court could not grant a rule on such grounds, and he thought the parties had better sit down contented with the decision, rather than incur costs by further litigation. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Nor. 3. IVATT V. MANN. This was an action for compensation, under the Act for enclosing a common in the parish of Ranton, in Cambridgeshire. The verdict was for the defendant. Mr. KELLY now obtained a rule nisi to set aside the verdict, and refer an issue under the Enclosure Act to the Master, on the ground that the verdict was against law. WOOD V. MORWOOD. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL moved for a new trial in this case, on the ground that the verdict for the plaintiff was obtained by surprise—a document having been ad mitted in evidence, which the defendant might have con troverted if he had had notice of its prodUction. The action was brought to recover the value of certain mine rals (coal) raised by the defendant, from under the al leged freehold of the defendant, situated in the county of Derby. The defendant had purchased the mines upon that portion of the Zouch property for which Sir John Zouch, in the reign of Elizabeth, suffered a recovery. The plaintiff, however, raised a claim, in 1838, to se much of the coal as lay under land in his possession, and brought his action for 20,0001., the value of the quantity which had been removed. Upon the trial, a conveyance from Sir John Zouch, of a date anterior to the recovery was produced, whereupon the defendant suffered a verdict, reserving the right of appeal on the ground of the sur prise, if objections to the conveyance should appear. It had since been found that at the time of the con veyance, Sir John Zouch was only tenant for life, and had no power to convey the fee.—Rule granted. HALLINVELL V. BURRELL. This action was brought to recover from the defen dant, James Burrell, Oxford, a banker, the sum of 19,0001., which he was alleged to have agreed to pay to the plaintiffs as creditors of the firm of Cox and Davis, the previous holders of coal-works in the Forest of Dean, which, upon the undertaking in question, was taken by the - defendant's partner, Robert Burrell, on their joint account. The defence was, that the defen dant was no party to the agreement. Mr. Sergeant LUDLOW moved for a new trial, on the ground that the verdict (for the plaintiff), was a-linst, evidence. Court deferred judgment, for the purpose of .• the notes of Mr. Baron Parke, who tried tut, cast. I'ERNOa tEn V. PATERNOSTER, FINCH, AND OTHERS. The plaintiff, in person, applied, on his own affidavit, for an attachment against the defendants for contempt, they not having complied with the rule, to which they had consented, ordering them to pay the plaintiff an annuity of 1501. per annum. The circumstances under which the rule was made were, that the plaintiff brought actions against the defendants severally, of whom the father of the plaintiff was one, for illegally, and without sufficient grounds, confining him in a pri vate madhouse. The actions were settled upon their consent to the rule, of which the present affidavit averred them to be in contempt. The Court, upon perusal of the affidavit, intimated to the plaintiff that he should cause his:attorney to make application, in writing, for the arrears of the annuity, and upon affidavit of such application, and refusal or delay on the part of the defendants, to apply immediately to the Court. The plaintiff thanked their Lordships, and withdrew. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, JVor. 6. John Macdonald, described as late of Norfolk-street, Strand, sworn Russia broker, was opposed by Mr. Nichols on the part of the proprietors of the Morning Chronicle. He was supported by Mr. Cooke and Mr. Wcodreffe- The insolvent, it appeared, had borrowed money of Martin Smith Metcalfe, the late publisher of the Morn ing Chronicle, and had given him his check on the London and Westminster Bank. The insolvent was sued by Mr. Easthope, M.P., and the other proprie tors of the newspaper, to which action he plea:led, but a verdict by consent vas taken for 9.80/. The costs amounted to about 641. The insolvent stated that he did not know the money advanced by Metcalfe was his employers'. Mr. Nichols said his case was that a debt had been fraudulently contracted, and he should call Metcalfe. Martin Smith Metcalfe was examined at setae length. He said he had made advances, and an account was open at. the London and Westminster Bank. His duty was to settle every Wednesday, and he had checks signed by the insolvent, for which he (Metcalfe) after wards found money. The system went on for about a year when it was discovered. He had been tried at the Central Criminal Court and convicted. He supposed the insolvent knew the source from whence the money came. The insolvent was Secretary of the Highland Society. He only supposed the insolvent knew. Mr. Nichols said he could not establish his point. A cave of fraud was to be made out by clear evidence, and not by inference which was all that had appeared in this case. The CHIEF COMMISSIONER remarked that he was quite sure, if he was sitting in another Court, that he should be bound on this evidence to tell the Jury to ac quit the man. He hoped he knew nothing about it. The insolvent solemnly declared he did not know that the money belonged to the proprietors. The Court ordered him to be discharged. IN THE MATTER OF HENRY CHAPMAN. The insolvent, who was a schoolmaster at Keaton, near Bromley in Kent, has been two or three times be fore the Court, and his case was adjourned for the at tendance -; the Hon. Mr. Tollemache, who had, since the ortg,,, hearing, succeeded to the title of Lord Huntingtower. The case was reported. John Williams, clerk to Mr. Dyte, the attorney for the insolvent, was called by Mr. Cooke. He said the insolvent was out on bail, and he had exerted himself to subpoena Lord Huntingtower. He had taken out as I many as five subpoenas to accomplish the purpose ; and on the Ist October he obtained two, in order to serve Lord Huntingtower with one. He (the witness) kept \one subpoena in his possession, and the other he gave to a man he employed to serve it for some time, and to whom he gave two shillings a day to watch for the ap pearance of his Lordihip. He (the witness) went down to Orpington Cottage, nearly Bromley, the residence of Lord Huntingtower, on Saturday, to subpna his Lordship, and got there as early as five o'clock in the morning. men, with bl u d ge ons a nd dogs. He asked arraof When be got to the Cottage, six he found an what the array was about, and they said," We know what e you are about, and if youvalu your life, don't come here," and one of the men told him, theu using very better very badrd him. language, e that the sooner he went back did not like the appearance of the a hedge where he w aited in the hope oti, and seeingld retired to he was but properly w a his s L pro tected, rd - s hip, until six o'clock in the evening, disap pointed. When he went a g ain, and waited for his Lordship. A gentleman came from the pl ace to g o shootin g , and he ( witness) endeavoured to go in at the gate, he was however forced back, and threatened if h m n e approached. His Lordship c alled out not to let hi i, I told him I wanted to THE SUN, LONSION, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6. 1840. serve him with a subpwna, and if he would send his butler I would give it to him, on which his Lordship said, " I might go to hell."—(Laughter.) Mr. Wil liams proceeded to state that his Lordship asked him if he had had his breakfast, and he told him he had not, on which his Lordship said, he'd be d—d if he had any thing to cat. He told his Lordship he had brought provisions with him for three weeks.—(Laughter.) He told the gentleman who came from the cottage that he been 100 miles to subpoena his Lordship and was determined to do his duty. The gentleman offered him 51. Wife would go away, but he told him he would not go for 5001., as he had a duty to perform. His Lordship said he had heard how the business was con ducted in this Court, and he be d—d if he came to be pulled to pieces by Mr. Woodroffe.—(Roars of laugh ( ter.) He told his Lordship that he had no wish to annoy him, and his Lordship said he would make an affidavit, but would not attend. After some further conversation of a similar description, The CHIEF COMMISSIONER said, all I can do is to fix a distant day, and we shall see what you can do. Let the bail be enlarged. The case was fixed for the 4th January. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HO USE. The following letter, relative to Captain Stewart's case, which appeared in the newspapers under the head of Mansion-house, was received by the Lord Mayor from the Secretary at Lloyd's : Lloyd's, Nov. 4, 1840. MY LORD S Referring to a paragraph in The Su n Newspaper of this morning, relative to the statement of Captain Stewart, I am directed by the Committee for managing the affairs of Lloyd's, to communicate to your Lordship, that, in the year 1837, Captain Stewart was informed, that from the length of time that bad elapsed, and the Committee being altogether unable to discover any trace of the transaction, or whether any such insur ance had ever been effected at Lloyd's, it was not in their power to render him any assistance; and the Com mittee desire me further to request that your Lordship will have the goodness to make known this communica tion to the parties who have published Captain Stewart's statement.—l have the honour to be, Your Lordship's most obedient and humble servant, W. DOBSON, Secretary. George Harrison, Elizabeth, his wife, and Christopher Puke, were brought before the Lord Mayor, in the custody of Matthew Peak, a vigilant and intelligent policeman, in the employment of the Post-office, charged under the following circumstances : Mr. Bush, of the house of Bush and Master, solici tors to the Committee of Bankers for protection against forgeries and frauds, appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Thomas, the barrister, attended on behalf of the prisoners. Mr. Bush said that the case was peculiar. A letter of credit had been by mistake directed " W. G. Har rison, Lambeth-marsh," from a gentleman named M'Ewen, for the sum of 501. 7s. 9d., and fell into the hands Of the female prisoner, who turned it into cash, and appropriated some part of it. No blame, he thought it necessary to state, attached to the Post office ; the error having, no doubt, in the hurry of busi ness, been committed at the other side of the water. James Maund, letter-carrier at the Post-office, stated that about a fortnight ago he had a letter to deliver, directed " W. G. Harrison, Esq.," or " Mr. W. G. Harrison, Lambeth-marsh." He went and inquired of several persons, and he succeeded in finding a person named Harrison, and he sent over the letter through the town post. Having transferred it to the sorters, he never had seen it since. Benjamin Price, a letter-carrier of the London Dis trict, deposed that he received a letter directed toW. G. Harrison, Esq:, Lambeth-marsb, about a fortnight ago, and delivered it in the usual course of business. He took it to No. 44, Bird -street, Kennington, next door to the Wellington public-house, that address having been writ ten on it at the Post-office for his guidance in the deli very. He believed it was taken by a female, and some body up stairs called out that it was all right. In answer to questions by Mr. Thomas, witness said that he asked for a person of the name, and he remarked that the letter had been re-directed. Matthew Peak, the Post-office policeman, deposed that he went to the house No. 44, Bird-street, Ken nington, and said that he called about fire-works. He saw the female prisoner, who called " George," and Harrison, the male prisoner, made his appearance. Witness asked him whether his name was Harrison, to which he replied in the affirmative. Witness asked him whether he knew anything of a letter containing a 501. bill. He said he did, and that he would give it to witness. The female prisoner then handed to him the letter, of which the following is a copy : " Provincial Bank of Ireland, " Waterford, 14th Oct. 1840. " Sir, I was favoured with your's of the 7th, containing a bill on Doyle for 50/. I ls. 6d. for which I beg to in close credit on Messrs. Spooner and Co. 501. 7s. 9d. I am, Sir, your very obedient servant, " JAMES WEWEN, Manager. " W. G. Harrison, Upper Lambeth-marsh." Her husband was present at the time. To other questions which witness asked, they both replied with out hesitation. The woman, upon being asked where the money was, handed to him from the tea-caddy, in which the letter had been kept, a piece of paper, which he found to contain thirty-five sovereigns. " This," said witness, "is not all the money." They replied that it was all they had. Witness then asked Harrison whether he got the bill cashed ; to which the wife re plied, that it was she that got the money for it. Har rison observed that it was better to tell the truth about it ; and the woman said, " Well then, it was my brother (meaning the other prisoner) that got it cashed." They also stated that the person's name was Pryke, and that he was a hair-dresser. At the same time Harrison took from the shelf a small bag, out of which he took six sovereigns and gave them to the witness ; and when she was told that that was not all the money, she said that the other party had 5/. 7s. When witness was proceeding to search the house, Harrison said there was no use in looking for any mere, for his wife's brother, who got the bill cash"d, got drunk, and lost five sove reigns of it. The woman said then, that if the gentle man to whom the bill belonged would give them time, they would restore the whole amount. Witness took them into custody. He subsequently went to Pryke's shop, and asked that prisoner whether he got a 50/. hill changed ? He replied that he had received it of Mrs. Harrison, who told him that she had received it by post. Witness asked whether Pryke had written the name " W. G. Harrison" on the bill? and Pryke said no, but he had written George Harrison in full, and the gentleman who paid him the money gave him the paper back to put the " W." to it before the cash was given, having first asked him if his name was Harrison, to which he answered in the affirmative. He added, that they had been very sorry ever since, and he went on Saturday week to Mrs. Harrison to prt , r,il upon her to get a 5/. loan to make up the money, in case the party should call for it. Witness took the prisoners to Mr. Peacock's office,according to his instruc tions, and they said, although cautioned as to any thing they might utter, that they were sorry for what they bad done, and willing to make up the money. Mr. John Lindley Davis, cashier at Spooner and Attwood's banking-house, deposed that the letter of credit was presented to him at the counter on the 21st of October, in the usual way, for payment, by a man who said that his name was Harrison, and signed the paper as required by witnes', who paid the amount in a 201. note, No. 96,572, a Si. note, No. 21,152, and the remainder in sovereigns. Witness had some idea that Pryke was the person who presented the letter of credit, which was properly advised. Mr. William George Harrison deposed that his place of business was at No. 15, Bucklersbury, where he had a tobacco and cigar manufactory, and his residence was at the West-end of the town. He had been in the habit of receiving letters of credit to very great amounts from the Provincial Bank of Ireland. He had not received the letter of credit in question. In consequence of what he had heard upon the subject he went to Messrs. Spooner and Attwood's banking house, and told them he had been to hi m which engivento ieh never understand that a came t o hand. letter o f nd. credit been directed H e then learned that the letter of credit had been pi., sented and paid. The witness here identified the handwriting of Mr. M'Ewen in the letter of credit, and said that it acknowledged the receipt of a letter sent by witness to that gentleman for the sum above-mentioned. A mistake had been made in Ireland as to the address, for witness had written to request that the letter of credit should be sent to Messrs. Field, of Upper Lambeth, instead of which it was direc ted W. G. Harrison, Upper Lambeth, where he had no residence. The letter by reason of that, error fell into the bands of the prisoners. The witness a n n e d v e had a a d u t n h o o k r i n s o e d w l e e n d y g e person e v t e o r r o e r c t ei h v e e prisoners. Mr. Bush said that there appeared to him to be a case of forgery against Pryke, who signed the name of Harrison to the letter of credit, and afterwards put the name o f " George," or rather " Geore" to it. Peak, the Post-office policeman, said that the unfor tunate woman had five young children, who appeared to be in g rea t necessity. All the prisoners appeare d to I iment h aving yielded to the temptation, and witness could not help giving four shillings to the mother to buy bread for the wretched family. The witness's humanity was apparent throughout the whole of the evidence, which he gave in such a manner as showed that he was a perfect master of his business, as well as a very merciful performer of his duty. The LORD MAYOR agreed with Mr. Flower that there was no occasion for detaining the female prisoner , who was disch ar g ed, upon the u ner standing that she would be ready to come forward if required. The two male prisoners were remanded. ,laelsetlOeoNftPßESSED PEAT FUEL.—We have re r:eanadtesd: ly referred to a machine, some time ago invented by Lord_. Willoughby d'Eresby, and latterly perfected be skilful artisans under his direction, for compressing pests. estate,his Mr. Clark, stetnacntosr,yoounr, has se of D late e m b r e d a ef v * a n u t n a t g r y e o , tii we manufacturing the new fuel, chiefly for the jewellers eel forgers in England ; and this week a very large sluttymararreedu in t i the e t b newe she aquay andf o r s i shipment p o m f e s n o t a p t o bars, London.aad e in ha t v h e e b sr! powerful is the compression employed, that the ams alioliv ofa ns ctik 2 r 7 e s s . above ori ginalre- ferred peat is hardly to be recognised in the black and metallic.looking mass which the machine perfects. The properties of this new fuel are found to be highly branchesad vantageous i informed, fnrm e o , f i ' , erred to,. and its great economy is evidenced in the per dozen. re duced prices at which cutlery wrought with it is offered for sale. Sheffield razors bearing the mark of " peat com pressed," have been On sale this year throughout the Considering the great extent of peat-mosses in the High land districts particularly, we look for a rapid extension of the use of this valuable invention of Lord Willoughby's, as offering the means of procuring for the inha bitants an abundant sup ly of a more cleanly and useful 1711 E LATE MR. VIGORS. been able to obtain, but opening up to them a profitable branch of industry, for which the field is nearly as inex haustible as that of the material.—Perth Courier. hith p eito from their inland situation, Vigors has caused 'great regret in the Borough of Mary. —The death of Mr. lebone, where he generally resided, and was universally respected. He had for years taken an activ e p art in the management o f the poor of St. Pan cras parish ; and his brother Directors, at the first meeting after his death, as a tribute of respect to his memory, passed a resolution ex pressing th e i r d eep regret at t h e sudden death of their ' esteemed colleagu e , " w h o d ur ing the last eight years, had been a mem b er o f the Board, and whose high inte grit), and firm pri nc i p l es were ca lled forth in resisting the entry of the P oor -l aw Comm i ss i one rs into this parish, and in other instances, during all which struggles his high sense of honou r an d str i ct i ntegr ity of purpose , met with universal appr o b a ti on. " THE HAGUE. — . Nov. 3.—We hear that the programme of the ceremony of doing ho ma g e at .Amster dam is already p re p are d , a nd will short l y be published by the Government. Prep arat i ons are already making for the ceremony. A handsome medal is to struck on the occasion. One of the sections of the second Cham ber began yesterday to examine the project of law for the abolition of the s y n di ca t e ; the other sections Com mence to.day.—Dutch Papers. PRUSSIAN PRESS LAW.— A Berlin paper states that the new law on the press is expected to be speedily promulgated .there. It has been drawn up under his Majesty's personal inspection, and is known to contain, that of to c?a pu jury,blish a who work are ani e n c g i doet upon cases a r s a e l s airnr which etnhtes right to may be disputed. - P ..., Lit V SESSIONS. LOSS OF THE JAMES PATTISON. I FRENCH A ND ob., —.O. A LARKING LODGER. — M r. and Mrs. Carmody, a (From a Correspondent of the Times.) short, snug, greasy-looking pair, whose complexions wore On Tuesday, September 29, we observed at 1. 30. that peculiar tallowy hue, as though the possessors were 1 p. m., a great deal of smoke bursting up from the ford always mewed up in small half-provision half-chandlery scuttle. We went below immediately, as far as the cargo wonld allow us, to endeavour to find the cause, establishments, opened the ball i n the first set that led . off before the bench. As they approached the witness- but could see nothing that could lead us to suppose the box, which they did abreast, .we were i n d uce d t o l a y to cargo h a d i gn i te d. W e, h owever , b at t ene d d own t h e our soul the " flattering illusion," that Mrs. Carmody f ore an d a fter-scuttl es i m mediat e ly, an d s t o pp e d a il was slow of speech, and a wearer of the " cold chain of other small apertures from which smoke was issuing ; silence," for she kept telegraphing her husband with a but throughout the afternoon found the smoke increas serieshag and bursting out in fresh places every minute, and of nods and becks. Wreathed smiles were want - 1 ing, and Mr. Carmody paid her back in kind, looking the upper deck beginning to get warm, as well as the indignant. coat of the foremast. At 6 P.M., everything began to " Well, come, come," said his Worship, tired at length assume a most alarming appearance. There were now of their dumb show, "what about this lodger of yours, light breezes from E.N.E., and fine weather. We Malachi Hynes ?" were standing on a wind to the S.E. We commenced " That's just it, sir," replied Mrs. Carmody, her pen- getting the long-boat and cutter cleared, ready for dulous cheeks shaking blubber fashion. "Misther Hynes getting out some hands, drawing water and throwing is oar lodger, an' we don't want him ; for I think, me- it upon the deck to keep it cool. At 9 P.M. we lifted self, be's a little flighty ; moreover, being given to a the long-boat out of the chocks, to enable the carpenter dhrop now and then, his brain can't stand that sure, to get under her to do some necessary jobs be an'nasthray, an ' f rig htnin' the writin' memorials an' pet ti shins, an' statin' cases like f o re putting her over the side, and at ball-past boy), an' there's no standin' n i ne o b serve d t h e flames beginning to make their appearance through the deck, about five feet be lodgersh the sh i his p oa a o n r i s ta v e oo t i lzi/ ( wi dsct childish d, ioshukrno ho uses vig thricks, an' th e lik e — t h ere ' s for fore the forehatch of the larboard side. We scuttled you ! "--(L a ughter.) the dec k i mme di ate l y, an d commence d t h row i ng wa t er The subject of this " desc ri ptive , piece," a very seedy- needednwith projecting goose b erry eyes, and not the i ncessant expanding down through the scuttles, and also around the fore looking mast. Up to this time the deck; abaft the fore hatch a had been kept quite cool, and the fire appeared to be mo ut g h en t t h le a gentleman, a twitches that agitated its muscles to add to its width, confined to the space from the after part of the fore stood by, regarding Mr. and Mrs. Carmody and the hatch forward. We succeeded in extinguishing the and the Bench alternately with the most marked at- flames for some time, and at 10 P.M. we got the long tention. boat over the side, but to our great dismay, found her Magistrate—ls it not ridiculous in a man come to to be very leaky, keeping four hands continually your time of life to make yourself so disagreeably trou- baling. We put a cask of water and a cask of bread blesome ? into her, with eight hands, and the second officer to Malachi Hynes reduced his potato-trap to speaking keep the boat free. We then veered her astern with dimensions, and replied, " I have been occasionally over- the cutter, which was pretty tight, but were sorry to taken by the exciting stimulus of inebriating potations ; find the long-boat keeping four buckets continually but, gintlemon, it is the privilege of individuals engaged going to keep her free. At midnight there were light in intellectual pursuits to relax a little occasionally ; so breezes from E.N.E , the ship's head being to the begor, I've aroused from time to time the phlegmatic S.E., and all hands employed pouring water down the dispositions of these people by a series of practical scuttled part of the deck. We succeeded up to this jokes—dy'ye comprehend ?" time in keeping the flames down, but throughout the " Aye, frightnin' us in that manner," broke in Mrs. night, although the fire was kept pretty well under, it Carmody, " that, savin' yer favour, what between his appeared to be spreading very fast below, although moanin,' an' rattlin,' an groanin', an' what he calls statin' evei y exertion was used by all hands in keeping a con cases, thro' his sleep, me husband and meself used to be stant run of water down the scuttled part of the deck. fairly moist in in our beds, thro' the apprehinsion, so we lVednesday, Sept. 30.—Daylight found the fire mak used."—(Laughter.) ing great progress aft, and the deck abreast of the fore- Mr. Carmody frowned, and almost blushed—if a hatches occasionally in a flame ;we unbattened the fore sickly half-orange, half green, evanescent tinge, could be hatch with the hope of getting some of the cotton out, so called—at this allusion to his thraldom to the " ty- but could not start a bale. Find.ng the fire now making ranny of fear." " Call Mrs. Griffin," he said emphati- such rapid progress aft, and all hopes of extinguishing it tally, and burying his hands to the wrists in the pockets at an end, we squared the yards and made sail for the of his continuations, he sat down. Western Islands, being only 130 miles from them, bear- A bustling little woman, who described herself as ing S.W. A good look-out we kept from the main " carryin' a box," i. e. living by pedlering, deposed to royal yards for a vessel, some hands still keeping the having frequently sojourned at the Carmodys' domicile, flames down as much as possible. At S A.M., the decks and being " from her propriety" by " Misther Hynes's began to give way a little before the main hatch, and we outlandish noises an' grate jinglings." unbattened the hatch immediately and succeeded in get- The accused grinned and rubbed his hands, then tins about 30 bales of cotton overboard, with the hopes looping the forefinger of his right, he took a bird's-eye of arresting the progress aft, but from the immense view through it of Mrs. Griffin, exclaiming, " Specify, clouds of smoke continually bursting from the hatch, we Ma-dam, if 'tisn't irksome to you, in what measure I found it impossible to get any further into the offended ?"---" Why, then, you rowled in, Sir, as you ax between decks. At 9 A.M., the deck, from me," returned the little woman of the born "on Sun- the mainmast forward presented nothing but one day nights, an' you hearty, an' siogin' the ' Roving body of fire. Still, up to this time we suc- Journeyman,' and you tied one a' the childer's tin mugs, ceeded, through great exertions, in keeping the to the poor cat's tail, till it a'most ran stark mad, an flames from eatchilg the rigging or sails by the you got upon the dhresser to make a speech about re- immense quantities of water kept continually thrown pale, whatsomever it manes, an' you offered to box Mis- over it. At 10 a.m., however, the mainmast below the ther Carmody before me face ; an' you snapt a kiss deck was on fire, and the flames beginning to make from meself in spite o' me teeth." This was followed their appearance up the after hatch, and apparently by a prolonged volley of laughter, in which all having the hearts of all began to droop, having now nothing joined, save the Carmodys, Malachi Hynes received a left us but our leaky long boat and cutter to save our lecture, and leave to retire. lives, to the inexpressible joy of all on board, a sail was A SLIGHT BRUSH. descried from the mast-head, bearino. S.W. about 15 A P L ACE-MAN.—Paddy Fitzpatrick, a servant out miles on a wind. The news acted upon the counte of place, and Andy Farrell, a chimney-sweeper, were mince of every one as a joyous sound, and a fresh at had up for breaking the Queen's peace, and each tempt was made to keep the flames down for one or other's heads, on the preceding evening. A brace of two hours longer. At noon, however, in spite of all small aspirants in the soot line, accompanied Mr Far our exertions, the flames caught the fore-rigging and roll, and, brush in hand, sat munching the remnant mainstays, and at this time it was impossible to get for of a penny loaf, regarding, the while, their facetious ward, except on the outside to windward. This was master with grinning physiognomies, that evidently en done with buckets of water, and we succeeded in ex tertained a hydrophobiac aversion to water. tinguishing the flame about the rigging and stays for As for poor Paddy. Fitzpatrick, he looked as bewildered some short time. At 1. 15. p.m. the ship was going as the Jolly Miller, when Lord Cardigan offered to pistol seven miles an hour in chase of the ship seen from the him; and was, in fact, what Savvney would call a" drunken mast-head, and finding she had tacked and was standing ne'er-do-weel ;" his face was as pale as a parsnip for us, the fore-rigging and stays with some of the sails, —save that one eye showed a slight tinge of black, and as well as the quarter-deck, being in one body of fire, we his nose, a hue of suspicious crimson. As for Andy were obliged to bring the ship to wind. We then got Farrell, he seemed all life and spirits. " I never saw the long boat immediately hauled up under the star sich a Paddy Fitzpatrick !" he said repeatedly, and then board mizen-chains and the cutter under the stern, but jerked up his left foot and twirled the legit was attached could not venture to get the long-boat further ahead from to, as though the limb had been submitted to some gal the flames, when 19 of us sprung into her and nine vanic process ; giving, at-the same time, his dingy nob a into the cutter. We cut our ropes and got clear of determined shake, and glancing from his clenched fist to the ship, and in about ten minutes afterwards the main- Paddy's olfactories, as though ho would have wished mast fell in a body of fire, and about five minutes after them better acquainted. that the fore and mizen masts followed. Nothing now "It appears, Farrell," said his Worship, " that presented itself but the bare 'hull in one body of fire you've been the originator of this squabble?' Andy cut a few cabalistiqal capers afresh , and again the wind in our boats for the vessel to leeward, which protested that he never kstow " sich a Paddy Fitz- was at this time about three or four miles from us. On patrick.” "Be gor, your wurchip," he continued, " he's so odd an' unsartin in himself—peltin' away boat gaining own fast th ons us with oun fourbuc - from his service, gettin' into a reel ov drinkin an going ; but at 3 p.m., the longboat being half full of pectin' off to box every minnit o' the day, that i from stem to stern. We now proceeded down before our way to e we fd the leakk etsin the lonhip constantl g y water, we got alongside the bark, which proved to be only wondher I did'nt cut his acquaintance before n 0.7 : indeed, no respectable an should know him." This produced a peal of laughter, which induced the Nor val of Greenock, an, who readily received us on k, from St. John's, bound to I m Leghorn, Captain Corb board, and to whose kindness and humanity my pen Master Farrell to look exceedingly surprised, and his cannot do justice. After getting on board end clearing pair of apprentices to suspend their masticatory labours the boat of the few wet things that were washing about and look exceedingly surprised also. in her, the Norval made sail on her former course. The ex-stander behind chairs now produced a roil of Some of the crew saved a part of their clothes, and of " keractburs," those " dampers with faint praise , that set forth his honesty , sobriety , and diligence , others none, and at 4. 30. p.m., the ill-fated Pattison &c. " Oh ! very fine oysthars , " said Andy Farrell , when disappeared in the horizon. the documents had been inspected—" E'thin, my babe o'grace, how did you sarve ould Mrs. Comyn, the day I was cloanin' her chimbleys 2' Magistrate.—But that has no reference to your quarrel. " Be the powers, ye'r honour," returned the knight of the brush, " 'twill show the nether o' the baste. You see, Sir, he hired there ov a Thursday : indeed is an old ans i An t pi ece 0 ' goods, contrairy i n h erse lf, a n' so the al‘ firstl r Tittle t lCday r u n eYgntu'hrely; herself, an had a turkey for dinner (I seen it, meself, on the spit) an' fakes a bulky well- g rown bird it was, to give id its dhue ; well, my lad sarved id up, as in jeuty bound, to be sure ; an' next day he brought it up cowld. Sathurday kem, and he was or dhcred to produce id agin, so he carried id to the par lour door, an' there he laid down the dish. ' Come,' says he, to the poor skeleton ov the turkey, ' Come, you're as long here as meself, an' you ought to know the way in as well,' an' then he took his hat, an' idout as much as sayin' to the dacent woman ' A good mornin' m'am,' or ' By your lace,' or ' Go to blazes,'—he walks off teetotally ;—there's a nate patthern ov a buttler ; I never knew such a Paddy Fitzpatrick !"—(Laughter.) " An' is that a rayson," said Paddy, pensively, " that you should wallop me to that degree, that I disremim bared the very day o' the week, so I did! You knocked me down whin I stud up, an' you danced on me whin I was down." Oh !to be sure," responded Master Andy, " , be case you desarved the same usage you sportheen ; an axin' the gintleman's pardon, if my eldest apprentice doesn't l ea th er y ou i n a month, as God s h a ll judge me— n!, I'll bind him to a tailor."—(Roars of laughter.) The i n t eres ti ng young biped, threatened with this indi gn i ty , bl us h e d t h roug h hi s soo ty ma sk, while the Bench warne d hi s f ree -and-easy master against future onslaught s . The p art i es were then dismissed, Andy Farrell once more pr o t est i ng , a s they went out, that "he never knew s i c h a P addy Fitzpatrick." _ - FUNERAL OF MAJOR JENKINS This melancholy spectacle took place on Wednesday morr.ing, and excited great interest, the funeral of a mili tary officer not having been witnessed in this town for many years. Notwithstandir b , the threatening aspect of the weather, the road to the barracks was lined, as early as between nine and ten o'clock in the morning, with en riages and persons on foot. Shortly before ten a heavy rain came on ; but this had by no means the effect of dis persing the large assemblage. The troops bad been or dered to assemble in the barrack-yard at half-past nine ; and on our arrival there we found them drawn up in line, t...v0 and two, ready to march, with the band of the regi ment in the rear. Shortly before ten o'clock the horse of the deceased, a black one, was led forth by two soldiers bearing staves. The boots of the deceased . were slung over the hors,'s shoulder,; and on his head" waved a fea ther. As soon as the preliminary arrangements, which were conducted by Adjutant Knowles, were completed, the word of command was given for the troops to move slowly on. The band immediately struck up that solemn and impressive composition of Handel, " the Dead March in Saul," which had•a most thrilling effect, and the pro , cession moved on. _ BRITISH. Ships Guns The windows, balconies, and every available place - which commanded a view of the procession, were crowded with spectators; and when the procession reached the barracks in Church-street, the troops on duty there were drawn up to receive it. The coffin was followed by the son of the deceased, Col. Tvnte, Col. Wood, and Col. Ashworth, and by the officers and a portion of the regiment. Before the b ,dy was brought into the church the galleries were all filled, chiefly by females.. The chief mourner and friends took their seats on the left of the minister; and the Earl of Cardigan and the officers of the regiment were placed in pews opposite the pulpit. 'The coffin was deposited in a steined grave, at the south of the burial ground, on the left of the church path, and bore the following inscription : " Major John Jenkins, (11th, or Prince Albert's Hussars) Died 31st October, 1840, Aged 53 years." Mr. W. Jenkins, the son of the deceased, was just about to be elected a Fellow of Balliol College, when the alarm ing news of his father's illness reached him,—Brighten Gazette. Men, including 540 extra marines, be. MR. OASTLER.—Mr. Oastler has written a re tiring address to his friends at Huddersfield. Nlountjoy, the pedestrian, yesterday commenced the arduous undertaking of walking twice to Sudbury and back (64 miles), every day during the week, in 14 hours. He accomplished the first day's journey in 13 hours and 50 minutes t—Bury Post. ROYAL MARRIAGE.—The Augsburg Gazette states that the Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe Weimar is to marry the Princess Augusta of Cambridge. The Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Augusta left Mu nich for Italy on the 26th ult. Among the reeent visitors at Hanover, who have a h mr a e ci pm t . l: r e .a h nc C o i n u ot r li on t n o eD b l e i pc Dick, n c t em e v r a. t n. M.P.e; d P. r t d Emerson n m ne e r rs b o y n t T h e ennentKin, n K n i e ng nt: d COL. PERRONET THONIPSON.,—It is a dis grace to the constituencies of the country, that this honest and untiring advocate of the people's rights, is not a Mem ber of the House of Commons. Agitation for a Repeal of the Corn-law is being carried on with vigour, and lec turers are sent into the very heart of the monopolists' ter ritory ; but the man whose exposures of Corn-levy falla cies have done more than anything besides to disseminate sound information upon the subject, is forgotten by the very party he has served the mcst. It is a stigma upon the electoral class, that will not be soon removed. There ought to be a feeling of rivalry which constituency should do themselves the honour of choosing as their representa tive this veteran Repealer and consistent Radical. —Not /*wham Review. EXCHEQUER RECORDS.—Another collection of these papers was on Monday disposed of by auction, by Fletcher and Wheatly, of Piccadilly. Among many docu ments of considerable interest were, an autograph receipt of Oliver Cromwell to a warrant for payment of his salary as cup-bearer to the King, and another showing him to have been in the service of Charles 1., when Prince of Wales; two lists of books delivered in for ye use of the Prince his Highness (Charles II.) and the Duke of Yorke (1641). The autograph of Nell Gwynn to a re ceipt for 1,2501., for support of herselfc and the Duke of St. Alban's, for one quarter of a year (1683), fetched 1/. 10s. ; autograph of Sir T. Lucy, the object of Shak spere's well-known epigram, 1/. la. ; autograph of Sir Isaac Newton, 17s. ; Sir C. Wren, 135.; Sir G. Kneller, 13s. ; Lord Rochester, the wit and poet, 1/ 3s. ; Dryden, the poet, 1/, Os. ; John Treton, 11., &c. NGLISH NAV lES. (From the Devonport Telegraph.) The mania for decrying the British navy, and exalting the maritime strength of other nations, is a singular fea ture of the times, not at all complimentary to the press of England, or to the patriotism of her sons. Doubtlass much of the feeling which has led to this absurd clamour against the resources of their native laud has originated in sheer political malice, which scruples not at the means so long as the cry can be raised tending to lower their ad versaries in public favour, by imputing charges of neglect of a popular national service. No doubt also that a good deal of this grumbling discontent, or feigned lamentation over the presumed wreck of England's navy, has pro• ceeded from men disappointed of employment, or hoping for benefit from increased expenditure, in that department of the public service. By such persons the apprehensions of British inferiority are not really felt. If brought into active service they would be the first to laugh at the fears they have assisted in propagating ; hut, nevertheless, we believe there are some who ac tually place faith in the tirades of the Times, Standard, Morning Post, Morning Herald, et hoe geniis omne, and the silly rhodomontade which is copied by that class of our public instructors from the French journals. For this reason it is We have taken the pains from time to time during the last two years to expose the gross mistakes or wilful fabrications concerning the actual state of the navy whenever or wherever they have ap peared, and we shall continue our answers to these at tacks or errors so long as they are found in publications entitled to notice by their political weight or acknow ledged talent. A statement from the Commerce, French maritime Journal, is now going the round of the English news papers. It boasts of the facility with which the French fleet in the Mediterranean might sink the British di vided squadrons, and cut off all reinforcements for Sir Robert Stopford ; and gives a statement of the French naval force in that sea, which, if true, would seem to justify some of this boasting. But it is not true. We will show that it is of the usual French manufacture, and we cannot do this better than by giving a detailed account of the whole naval force of both countries, de rived from sources of unquestionable authority, and brought up to the present moment. Force of the British and French fleets . now in the Mediterranean, or preparing for that destination : BRITISH. Line-of-Battle, with Admiral Stopford in the Le- vant.—Princess Charlotte, 104 ; Asia, 84 ; Power ful, 84 ; Ganges, 84 ; Bellerophon, 78 ; Rodney, 92 ; Vanguard, 80 ; Revenge, 76 ; Cambridge, 78 ; Hastings, 72 ; Benbow, 72 ; Edinburgh, 72 ; 74 ; Thunderer, 84 ; and Calcutta, 84 ... 15 Ready for Sea.—Howe, 120 ; Britannia, 120 Reserve Squadron in Commission.—lmpregnable, 04 ; Caledonia, 120 ; Queen, 110 ; Camperdown, 104 ; Belleisle, 72 Preparing and Ready to Receive their Crews.— Barnbay, 84 ; Clarence, 84 ; Nile, 92 ; Adelaide, 104 ; St. Vincent, 120 ; Vengeance, 84 ; Indus, 78 ; Achille, 76 ; Monarch, 84 ; Formidable, 84 ; and London, 92 FRENCH. Line-of-battle, with Admirals Duperre and Hugon in the Levant—Montebello, 120 ; Suffren, 90 ; Ocean, 120 ; Diademe, 86 ; Jena, 90 ; Hercule, 100 ; Santi Petri, 86 ; Alger, 86 ; Neptune, 86 ; Ju pitre, 86 ; and Triton, 80 Reserve Squadron under Rear-Admiral Rosamel, for keeping open the communication with Africa— Genercux, 80 ; Marengo, 80 ; Trident, 80 ; and Sei pion, 80 Preparing, the two first only being in a forward state of equipment—Ville de Marseilles, 120 ; Sou verian, 110 ; Inflexible, 90, at Brest ; Friedland, 120, at Cherbourg ; Jemappes, 80, at L'Orient ; Nestor, 80 ; Couronne, 80 7 Rotten—Algesiras, 80 It should be observed that on the French side we have included every line-of-battle ship they at present pos sess, which is not on the stocks building. They have not another ship of this class in the water. But to the British list we might have added three sail of the line serving in China, nine demonstration ships, which are in a forward state to receive their crews, viz., the Agin court, 72, St. George, 120, Waterloo, 120, Cornwallis, 72, Hawke, 72, Hercules, 72, Malabar, 72, Pembroke, 72, Russell, 72, and upwards of a score of good line-of battle ships in ordinary, which might be brought forward if required, making treble the number possessed by France, in perfect agreement with our former statements upon this point. As to frigates and smaller vessels in the Mediterra nean, the French at present have, according to the Commerce, four frigates, six corvettes, and two steam ers, to be shortly reinforced by six frigates, six corvettes, and two additional steamers, making altogether ten frigates, twelve corvettes, and four steamers. The British have now in the same sea six frigates, eight cor vettes and brigs, and twelve steamers, which are to be reinforced by six frigates, of fifty guns each, and five powerful steamers, some of which are now on their pas sage. Our steam fleet alone in that quarter is more than 4 match for all the frigates, corvettes, and steamers which France has in the Mediterranean. Here, therefore, is the real comparative statement at a glance. What need is there of apprehension? What foundation for the clamour with which the country is perpetually dinned ? England has 15 sail-of-the-line at sea in the Mediterranean, France the same number. England has reinforcements, either en their passage or in reserve at home, waiting final orders, of seven power ful vessels, six of them first-rates. France has the same number preparing in her ports. England has 11 large vessels ready to receive their crews, nine demonstration ships, and between 20 and 30 more fit for active ser vice, making nearly 50 additional;, France, not c94e ! In ships building the French and English are about equal, though the former may be somewhat more forward in their progress. " Oaly a few days since the 7'inics contained a long article, commencing, We have denounced to the coantry the miserable state of our preparations for a naval war,' which is full of errors or misrepresentations. For instance, it includes among the effective' strength of the French navy ships that are in port preparing, but it carefully excludes the same class of vessels from the British list. Even the Calcutta, 84, Howe, 120, and Britannia, 120, now on their passage to or in rea diness for the Mediterranean, are not taken into consi deration. Nevertheless, a great display is made of the weight of metal and number of men on board the French fleet, which is stated as exceeding the British by 260 guns and 3,783 men, or more than one-third in the line of battle ships alone.' This is preposterous ; for the actual comparison is as follows : FRENCH. 171 Ships 1,480] Guns Men 11,706 yond the usual ships' companies —10,820 exhibiting a superiority in ships and guns on the British side: and only a deficiency in men of 886 in number, which in a force of 10.820 is of no consequence; to say nothing of the great superiority of the British in quality. The Times also takes the total number of French frigates at sea in all parts of the world, and compares them with those only which England has in the Medi terranean, deducing therefrom an enormous' inferiority on the English side. With just as much reason might it be said that the ships on our home station comprise the whole of the British navy. Of a piece with these errors is the assertion that within a month France will have fearfully increased its superiority, having six line of-battle ships, one of them a three.dtcker, ready for immediate armament, while England has but three:" BERLIN, OCT. 28.—General Von Grollmann, commanding the sth corps of the army, is honoured with a special mission to the Emperor of Austria. He is to to be attended by Colonel Von Radoistz, a most. accom plished officer, who has hitherto been employed in the Military Commission of the Diet, at Frankfort, whence it is inferred that this mission relates to measures to be adopted in common with the German Confederation in consequence of the official information received by the Government of the prosecution of the armaments of France, —Hamburgh Borsen Halle. EAST SURREY REFORM REGISTRATION SOCIETY.—The half-yearly general meeting of this associa tion was held on Wednesday, J. H. Palmer, Esq., in the chair, when a correct and very favourable report of the last regis tration was read by the secretary. The Chairman, allud • ing to the report of the death of Captain Alsager, one of the present Members, in circulation on Tuesday—which though unfounded, had caused much sensation in the county —strongly urged the necessity of being at once prepared with a stanch Reform candidate, to be proposed at any mo ment. To be first in the field was often half the battle in these contests. With this advantage, aid after the report just read, as well as other statements from different parts, especially the indefatigable Reform Society of Wands worth, which alone had gained a registration majority of nearly 200, be felt no doubt that the greatly increased numbers and zeal of the Li aeral party would succeed in re turning at least one member at the next election, come when it might. The names of several gentlemen were mentioned for candidates ; but the unanimous opinion was, that if their late respected member, Major Beauclerc, would again enter into public life, his extensive popularity would ensure success. EXTRAORDINARY PERFORMANCE. Mr. C•oper Thornhill, in the April of this year (1745), rode three times between Stilton and London, distance 213 miles, in 11 hours, 33 minutes, and 52 seconds. Mr. Thornhill used eight diff,rent horses in the first heat, six in the second, and in the third he made use of the same horses which had already served him, riding only seven of the fourteen. h. m. sec. From Stilton to London (7 1 mile s ) ... 3 52 59 From London to Stilton ............... 3 50 57 From Stilton to Loudon ............ 3 49 56 The match was made for a considerable sum of money. He was allowed as many horses as he pleased, and fifteen hours to perform the task in. " I question," adds Buffon, " whether any race at the Olympic games ever equalled the rapidity of Mr. Thornhill's performance."— Whyte's His tory of the. Turf. KILRUSH EVENING 141131T10N. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE• TATTERSALL S-YESTP.RDAY. If whet has been done to-day may he taken es v. speci men of what may be expected ciurcg the winter T-easoo, reports on this side Christmas will he short and uninterest ing. That we have not fallen into any misconception on this point, the following brief return will prove : THE DERBY. 15 to 4 agst Scott's lot—taken 12 to 1 agst Marshal Soult and Camelcon—taken 25 to 1 agst Mr. W. Scott's Marshal Soult—taken 40 to 1 agst Lord Westminster's Van Amburgh—taken 1000 to 20 apt Lord G. Bentinck's Mustapha—taken 1000 to 39 agst Mr. W. Scott's Duke of Wellington—taken MOURNING ON THE DEMISE THE SOVEREIGNS OF ENGLAND• Or It used to be the custom, on the death of the Sove reign, for the successor to the Crown, in Council, to direct a supply of black cloth to he delivered from i Miiesty's wardrobe to the City authorities for ourn ing, in which they attended the funeral. The last la' stance of the kind appears, from the old papers in th e Towu-clerk's muniment-room, to have been upon the demise of Queen Anne. The following curious memorandum was mad° with reference to this grant, at the death of Oliver Cromwell; " Memorandum,—That at the (loath of Oliver, Lord Protector, there was given by his Hi fines Coo° for Mourning, the several quantityes of black( cloth after mentioned. That is to say, " For the Lord Maior and Lord Maior.elect, 9 yard° a peece of xxx s. a yard. " For the Recorder and the rest .of the Aldermen (among whom are named Lord Parke, Lord Tichborne, and Lord Barkestead) 9 yards a peece of 245. a yard. " 4 Squires—Swordbearer Common Hunt 4 yards & a peec e Common Cryer of the same pric • Water Baihife " 10 other Chief Officers, 4 yards a peece, °f 155. a yard. b ea dle► I'o every Alderman, a proper cord for his and two servants besides. " In a, 609 yars. " The Lord Major, Aldermen, Recorder, Sheriffs, and other officers, went to the funeral, and returued:u/r water in two barges, covered with blackc bay es q: ' on board att ye Still Yard, and taking water bac'e -tt ye Parliament stayres." _ • - The Voice Conductors invented by M r * Solomons, Optician, No. 1, Old Jewry, City, and N . 0 t. : 9 - i 6 :l Old Bond-street, have proved eminently efficaele re some of the most distressing cases of deafness. TheYi!la not as large as a fourpenny-piece, and notwitbstan,'ll; their very small construction, no instruments e xtant li e proved of such advantage to the deaf. From their rnel a q e , vibrating quality, table talk is rcnuered• perfectly atin,,'" and the wearer is enabled to distinguish the faintest io:selia tions of a distant speaker in church, theatre, or P"f a r assembly. Mr. E. Solomons' Patent Spectacles are ' a . , superior to all those in modern use ; they extend iln a '!„ 0 1 ate and continued relief in all cases of defective vitae( enabling persons to engage their sight for any lengt" or time, at the most minute employment, either by da !; 0 0 cndle-light, and are thus calculated to preserve v'sa-at unimpaired to extreme old age. No other imeN vetil „uty has been effected in spectacle lenses for the last 0 1 1 years, and as Mr. S. has secured the exclusive disP°:ant°," them to his establishments by " Royal Letters Pa` e .„, - e ts .the public should be guarded against the various a tte rb a r ,--' of parties of a similar name to counterfeit the P arma invaluable assistants ; it is therefore necessary that ss. a ddrs titular attention should be paid to the Propriet or's namely, I, Old Jewry, City, and 36, Old Bend-strne Piccadilly. al' OLIVER CROMWELL, THE NEW H.--° h ye, CAL ROMANCE, EDITED BY HORACE SMITH.•••••••I n t " 1- 030 interesting work, Cromwell is not only pain ted 25 a d as of gigantic capacity for civil and military affairs, %%an ever animated by the national spirit of an Englism tic' a p atO° o3 , but as devoid of bad ambition, urged on by necessity to do all he did, and the victim of cir e a ll ble stances, if not positively right, in his roost questio....o the actions. His vigorous government of the count r Y t he manner in which he fulfilled his boast of c ausig a h ted o° ll° l name of an Englishman to be as much rcspec . ar o b e uno rt ,. the world as that of a Roman frmerl toleration he allowed—and the decorum of t his 63 % io are all dwelt upon, if not with the same words, yet the same spirit as in " Brambletye House." go. HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND PILLS. Of the WAELEY, M. P.—" THE LANCET I" The columnsll. gr. Lancet, a weekly medical publication, edited bl„ e ted Wakley, have for these three weeks past been ar o bis e videntl. a rai. against tile above wonderful medicines • gentleman is alarmed at the immense number of e r t : t „ r i fl oot nary cures they daily perform. If Holloway's v'", tba and Pills be used together, they will radically old most desperate cases of bad legs, wounds, and 0 1 1 deal when every other means have failed. Let Mr. Wa klei kist the. e d at this if he can Every respectable Chemist in dom vends these medicines ; or they may be obtalr o ar the new establishment of the Proprietor, 244, Strati°, Temple-bar. „,, illg' SERIOUS ACCIDENT.—On Tuesday ... -r/I do_ws about nine o'clock, Mr . Strachan was in a gig going - raf. Haverstock-hill, when the horse stumblei, and fol d e a Strachan, falling against the side of a lamp-posta l 6C--r.ll his head in a shocking manner; he was remove borne a coach. The groom escaped without receiving any THE MARKETS. COUNTRY MARKETS, Wheat. Barley. I Oats. I Bean 3. eer. Quarter.l s. to s. 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Table canai e ,o, 1 .4 , • inches high, 7s. per pair ; 9 inches high, 93. ; 10 in c t 4h, I per pair ; ditto, with rich shell monnting,s, 9 in ch f c ba sed .n ee d s per pair , snuffer trays, with shell mountings and thud"-mots superior„,tielttt tre, 4s. t ash. The particular metal of which , ' can onlY. u. great variety of other articles are made, silver by reference to the stamp Catalogues grats. trot, Vell RIPPON and BURTON,N. s-street, °lfeta4 --- ®et , _ so B THS. On the 2Sth ult., at Innox lß Hill House, near Fr°ll,4ll4eif. set, the lady of Liesit.-Colonel J. %V. Aitchins, of d i Of On the 4th inst., at Lion's-down, Herta, t he 3 01* Reid, Esq., of a son. wod'' On the 4th inst., Mrs. G. W. Horn, of the # s { - road, of a son. Burcti e ' On the 4th inst., at Streatham-commo n,3lrs. . f 5i.,0 0, daughter. 80, ° On the sth inst., Mrs. R. Ellis, of Fairfield, MARRIED. ~Anell- sgpr On the 29th ult., Lieutenant F. Forbes , 3_,LI ' I ,,Z - c hell , i th ol l o bay Native Infantry, filth son of the latex • r • "r"h I . of Thainston, Aberdeenshire, to his c sin, p ac c e dir i daughter of A. Forbes, Esq., of Ainslie, and .. n iece ° s s4 ''' Forbes, Bart., of Craigievar,. Aberdeenshire• t . progg h o bte ( On .he 4th inst., at St. Luke's, Chelsea, W. ' %. - 4. t P j° of Dunstable Iligh Sheriff of Beds, to Mary , "1„ 0 . 11. of the late W ' . Budd, Esq of Goswell-street, 1: , ° ° 1 : 0 4h'› On the 4th inst., at the New Me tig 13irini°14-901'd Dowson, Esq., of Geldeston, Norfolk, to'Martb third ter of J. W. Crompton, Esq., of Edgbaston. Jo ' ' On the sth inst.,at UpPrll4:HoDlioway,Frances,r•l 10901'. s 4 't er"' l'et " I s 't er"' late John Sievier,Esq., of Southampten.row, 1,4 10 4 aged 77.0 f "‘ O o n . t t i h i e e 2 2 7 5 t t h h u u i l t t . . ~ A M : r . 1, aT"..rilelnaenen: of the firm ° (At Mann, of I3ridge•street Westminster, aged 4S. • .k.str e , : ,•,, iti l. .' ) On the let inst., at Billerica E1:7" Hyde-park. .. m a ro.. , : • x Mr. J• .4 ', Y, Esc e x ' geon, ags4. gy r e d 7.4 : V F.(1,., a , . A r- , On thed • inst., at Stagbury, T. Walpole, ik i r s.. ~, Islington, i .broo -roti,, On the 3d inst., in Colt., k " .zed 0 1.' '; IlPCulloch aged "8 , I • sh - herd, $,-T tip On the 3d inst , the Right Hon. Sir S. •- el' o f a , ' i y a ylo, On the 4th inst • Nlary the wife of Mr. E. • 3 9 - fi bury-square Islington, aged 51. --_:- ' -----______ - ‘ 0 ,i, J o Lon Inn: Printed and Published by AI t) LIDO ' sttsi i ~01 o f Southvgc . • No. 112. Strand, at• The 5713 0 file: ' . 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