The Sun.
London, England, 1852-03-22 00:00:00

MARCH 22, 1852

THE LORD CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE
SHE OF BUCKS.
Lord Campbell nas addressed the following letter to
Mr. Scott Murray:—

gate-Street, City, gun manufacturers—Diva Marian
Sherring, J. Shorting, end C. SW-rring, Datte-stree',
Grosvenor square, whitesmi(ha and ironnu‘ugers (en far
as regards C. Sherring)—R. Levy and S. Levy. Man-
chester, tailors and drapers—J. Law and A. Harper,
Rio Grande, South America, merchants—G. W. Wake-
field and J. Wakefield, Sun-street, Bishopsgate, linen
and woollen drapers—W. Gillow awl R. G.,110w, Wood-
nceborough, Kent, farmers—A. Da!z 11 ai,d J. Gibson,
Whitehaven, butchers—M Hardman end D. Clegg,
Heywood ai,d bird—mat-Bamford, Lancashire, °Quilt
waste dealers-0: Radel,ffe and W. Appleton, Darling-
ton, Durham, curriers and lather curter R Gale
and G. L. Gale, Littleton Farm, Kimpton, S aithamp-
ton, farmers—E. Clements and J. Clements, Liverpool,
carvers and gild.,,rs.
INSOLVENT PE TI I'ION ERS.
W. Woodthorpe, sen., Stickney, Lincolnshire blacksmith.
J. W. Franklin, Bedminster, j urneyman gla-s-euflaor.
D. Skidmore, Bristol, tail r.
W. R. Warren, Tskely, E3qPX, clothes salesman.

"Cambridge, Saturday, March 13.
"My dear High Sheritf,—On my arrival here on Wed-
nesday to hold the assizes I was told that there was a
letter addresscd by you to me printed in the London
newspapers, and subsequently I received a manu-
script copy of this letter. I have since been in-
cessantly engaged in the discharge of my judicial
duties, rendered more onerous by the absence of
my colleague Mr. Justice Crompton. Having at
last attentively perused your letter, I confess that I feel
great reluctance•, under all the circumstances, to take
any further notice ot it than to acknowledge that I have
had the honour of receiving it. But you expressly • ask
an answer,' on the ground that ' your office is judicial as
well as ministf rial ' I should be sorry to be thought
wanting in courtely to a brother judge, and I would
anxiously avoid the risk of appear,ng to be wanting in
respect tor that large and valuable class of my fellow-
subje•ets ot whom you assume to be the organ. I will,
therefore (although it must be very briefly), reply to the
complaints which you prefer against me.

I. Andergoo, F.,xcartti:Esi•ex Lir na-r.
J. P. Sl'ielt,n, Po(erborough, shoPm ,kvr.

T. Woodettek, Bickway, lie•tfordshire, labourer.
W .B.tthal, Northumberland, firmer.
J. Giles, twn., Linettlnshire, butcher.
J. Knott, B•anst to, Lincolo,hire, firtnt-r
Itiari, Le'gh on Buzzy,l, B dfortit,hire. coach build, r.
seorcti 6EQUES I'HATIONS.
J. 2sti•lcilir, (ila,gow, bilk cumtraeturtr, to int,t
within the Stock Exc.') Inge, Ulavgovv, Mat h
25 and April 15, ht one.
D. Hill. E urgh, bc,ot and shoe rivilc,,r, to tn.t t
wirhin Dowell's Routus, E itiburgb, Match 26 and Ai). it
20 at two.

" You represent that I had no reason to be surpri,e3
by a Roman Catholic priest being intreduced into the
carriage along with me 53 chaplain. If you will rear
to the correspondence which had previously taken
place between us, you will find that, from your
statement to me, I bad good reason to believe that
no one in the character of sheriff's chaplain would
appear at the assiz s.
" You then (I think vary unnecessarily) protest
against the eupp tiled dictum that the chaplain ap-
pointed by the sheriff oecomes the chaplain of the
judges.' What I said upon this subject evidently
meant that pro hac vice, he officiates as chaplain its
the judges; and these can be no doubt that he
does so, as he invariably preaches before them, and says
grace when ;bey entertain the magistrates at dinner,
although the sheriff is not present as a guest. I very
readily allow that, notwithstanding the immemotial
courtesy upon this subject, there is no legal obligation
on the sheriff to appoint a chaplain to aticiate on such
occasion; and, when you wrote to me to intimate that
there would be no sermon preached before the judges at
the Buckinghamshire assizes, I only in a friendly manner
advised you to make provision that the decent solemnity,
usual and expected, before the judges proceed to ad-
minister justice, might be observed.
" I should have hoped that my meaning was as little
liable to be misunderstood, when I said, that "' the Pro-
testant religion is the religion of the judges of this coun-
try,' viz.—that all the judges of England who go as
judges of assizs are Protestants—a fact uncontested and
notorious—and I cannot imagine that any sheriff, .ith
the knowledge of this fact, would do anything to offend
their Protestant feelings, from the consideration that, in
point of law, persons of a different religiuus persuasion
may be appointed judges. •
" I now come to the great grievance—the alleged en-
croachment on the privileges of Sheriffs, by Protestant
Judges not permitting Roman Catholic priests to sit
in the carriage with them during the public pro-
cession which takes place on entering the
assxe town to open the commission, and to attend
Divine service at the church or cathedral, while trum-
pets are blowing and javelinmen are marching by their
side. Ever since the Reformation it has been the custom
that a Protestant clergyman, appointed by the sheriff,
has accompanied the judges on those occasions, and has
sat in court by the judge who presides in trying crimi-
nals. Surely, however, this has been at the pleasure of
the judges, and out of compliment to them, not as a privi-
lege of the sheriff. l'he sheriff's chaplain, qua the
sheriff's chaplain, can have no more right to sit in the
carriage with the judges, or to have any intercourse with
the judges than any other member of the sheriff's esta-
blishment. The sheriff may abstain from appointing
any one to officiate as chaplain fur the judges. but he
cannot be entitled to intrude upon them his own chap-
lain, of a different religion from theirs. A gentleman
of the Jewish religion may be, and iu several instances
has been sheriff of an English county. He may appoint
a rabbi to minister to him in religious matters during
his abrievalty, but I conceive he has no privilege to in-
sist upon this rabbi, attired in the costume of the Jewish
priesthood, being seated in the same carriage with the
judges on the public occasions to which I have referred.
" I do not doubt that you state the precedents pat rely
upon exactly as they have been stated to you. If this
statement were correct, I repeat that I should refuse to
be bound by them, believing that they passed per in-
n's-jam, or upon an erroneous view of what is becom-
ing. From a letter of the Rev. Mr. Coldwell, the
very worthy rector of Stafford, I find that you have been
misinformed as to what has occurred in his county;
for Mr. Fttzherbert, the first Roman C itholic sheriff of
Staffordshire, appointed a Protestant clergy m in to nlfi-
ciate as chaplain at the aseizes the sheriff not being
accompanied by any R 'man datholic palest whatever;'
and, although Mr. Whograve, the second, bad a Roman
Catholic priest as his person sl chaplain' (e hien he had
an unquestionable right to do), he employed a Protestant
clergyman 'to preach the assize sermon, to attend with
him to meet the judges, and do all that pertained to the
office of chaplain during the year.'
" My brother judge, Mr. Justice Crompton, fully ap-
proved of the course adopted by me at Aylesbury, as
was stated to you in his hearing; for, although,
like myself, a warm triend to religious liberty,
be, with me, reg eta to see attempts by persons
profeesiog the Roman Catholic rellg:on to do
things which are not at all necessary to the tull enjoy-
ment of religious liberty, and which not unreasonably
alarm and offend good Protestauts. Highly rejoicing
in the Roman Catholic Relief BM, I sine, rely wish it
to be carried into efl%,ct in the spirit in which it was
framed ; but I am sure that in the y..ar 1829 tint.
ther Roman Catholics nor Protestants calculived
as a consequence of it that it conferred upon
any sheriff too privilege which you now claim. I
lament such claims, hem my sincere good will for those
who indiscreetly make them, being convinced that they
not only stir up religious strife, but prevent er retard
measures which might he i,f
great benefit to the.Rornen
Catholics in she United Kiegdom. f
" I have the honour to remain, my dear High Sheriff,
Yours very faithfully,_

P. Stny,h, Tillicoultry, Cleckmannan, woollen manu-
facturer. to meet withal h 'lnas% iloya 04k Hotel,
Alloa, March 25 and April 27, %t

RAILW tY INTELLIGENCE.

FLEE MOOD, PREST'IN,

AND WES RIDING

JUNG /lON.
The half-yearly meeting of Oil company was held at
Pr( ston by adjournment un Saturday; Mr. T. 13. Addi-
son in the ohair.

The director* reported that the sum charged for th.
secretary's salary during the last year was stated in the
accounts at 1001., but would be redu •ed to 501. The
Pr. ston and Longri,ige Company object to the intro-
duction into the accounts, as between the two compani• 9,
of the last m: otioued sum, and of the 4001. charged
ace 'tint of renewal. Betug desirous thttt, toe agreecnen'
between the two companies should be fully and fairly
Carried out, the directots a oald 'tie their endeavours to
aryknge this matter amicibiy. Tney, however, fund
much difficulty in so ac ing upon the agreement as to
tiring the concern into a profitable state for either of the
companies, and had been d• sirous to make such modifi•
cations as would bring Oa ,ut a more vigorous co•opei *-
tion, and offer better proep ets to the sh treholders.
The capital account to the 31-1, or I),cember. 1851.
showed that the receipts amount. d to 169,672/ , 'Delwin%
balance due to bankers, 11,3301. _

The revenue account for the h elf year ending the 31s'
of December, 1851, showed that 1,9631 had been re•
ceived, and 1,2311 expend-d, leaving a bilance of 7321.
The CHAIRMAN stated that the 4001 charged to the
renewal account would not be of importance to this
company alone, though it was of importance as between
it and the Longridge Compahy. The director. bad been
desirous of carrying out the agreement with the Long
ridge Company, and had to introduce, as opportuumev
might occur, those modificstions that might be for the
benefit of both parties ; but of course the agreement
being msde by two parties, could only be varied by the
conseut of both. He concluded by proposing, " That
the report be received, and the accounts passed, subj..ct
to correction in resptct of tag sum charged fir the Se-
cretary's salary, and (as between this company and the
Longridge Compri)) of the sum charged in respect of
renewal."

Mr. NEWBERRY seconded the resolution, and it was
adopted unanimously.
The retiring dirtetora and auditors were then re-
elected without opposition.
A vote of thanks to the Chairman closed the pro-
ceedings.

SCOTTISH MIDI, I.NiJ JIINGI lON RAILWAY.
The half yearly meeting ot tnis company wail held on
Monday at Perth, Mr. J. Stirling in the chair.
The report was taken ai read.
The CHAIRMLN, g he adoption of the report.
said he had much pleasure in assuring them that 03,1
had fairly earned their first dividend during the past
halt-year. He had also to state that the capital accoulit
waa now nearly clued, and he bell, ved it would tie
finflly closed before tbenext meeting. They would re.
quire some addition.' pant to work their line, the pre-
sent stock being smal, not having e-rst more than vow/.
per mile. The arrears un calls amounted to unow
18,0001., the greater. part of which h.-
believed would be;
paid. The fie( revenue for the kalf.year would exceed
5.0001., which would admit of a dividend at the rata of
per cent., and leave a balance of between 600/. and
700/. for Ow next account.

Mr. KERR tif conded the motion.
Mr. H. Kum suggested that separate accounts should
be made out, showit.g the receipts at the different sta
stone, ao that they might see what each was paying. tie
also suggested that a statenient of all their liabilitiet
should be made up and included in tie revenue accAmt
every half year. lie wished to know something about'
the Dut,k. Id branch.

Tne CHAIRMAN said they had used every exertion to
get in the acthattos for the Perh general station.
did nut suppose they would have much to pay for
Tney would find in the revenue account that a sum ut
2,0001. had been charged to the acenunt of that station,
which would ultimat. ly go to capital. Nothing had b. of.
done since the last meeting wish ri-spect to the Dunk-1..
branch; an action was pending in respect to it Which
they hop, d to set aside.

_ -
Mr. &.G,ivity congratulated his brother proprietors
on the improved pro9p:•ct of the undertaking. They had
no prefer, nee stis.res, and the d,behture bonds were
small in proportion to their capital. He thought it a
very gratitylog circumstance than their oipital account
was likely to be closed a. 622.8121
Resolution& were passed .doptiog the report. &elm--
log a dividei.d at the rate of per cent. free of in-
come tax authorising the conversion of shares into stock,
and re-electing the retiring directors.
Tbe proceedings concluded with a vole of thanks to
the chairman.

4 do The High Sheriff of the County of But.: k CAMPBELL.
s."

THE LONDON GAZETTE, March 19.
D IVI D EN DS.
At the C ,urr, Bastughall-street.
J. 0. Culyer, Edmonton, gas fitter, contractor, an t
engineer, April 20, at eleven.
In the C )untry.
E. Andrews, Iwerno Courtney, DJraetsbire, farmer
and brewer, April 20, at eleven, at the Court. Exeter—
T. Mit wurd, Uffeul me, Devon, miller, April 20, at elev.-n,
at the Court, Exeter—J. Broadbent, New 13i,rn,
Yorkshire, woullea manufacturer and merchant, April
19, at one, at the Court, Leeds.
PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS.
H. E. Thompson, L ing-acre, india rubber bath manu-
facturer, 3d., on Saturday next, and the three subsequent
Saturdays, between elevou and two, at the office ut Mr.
Groom, Abehurch-la, e,
J. T. Brameld, Tichnorne-street, and Grew. Windmill-
strew., glass dealer, 2s. 3d, on Ssturd ty ana the
three subsequent Saturdays, between eleven tied two, at
the office ut Mr. Groom, Abchurch-line.
F. Davis, Luton, merchant, Id., on Sattt,thy next, and
the three subsequent Saturdays, between eleven and two,
at the office ot Mr. Groom, Abeharch-lane.
J. M. Burnie, Exeter, draper and tea dealer, 25., on
any Tuesday after March 23, between eleven and three,
at the office of Mr. Hit rzsi, Exeter.
C. Bosley, Mdbay-grove, Pt) mouth, clerk, Is. 31, on
any Tuesday ate:- March 23, between eleven and two, at
the office of Mr. Hirrzel, Exeer.
H. W. Hayes, Teignmouth, Devonshire, 2s. 3d,. on
any Tuesday, after March 23, between eleven and two,
at the ffice of Mr. HirizA Exeter.
H. Coates, Birmingham, draper, 93., on Thursday,
March 25, or any 6ubsequent I'hursda), between eleven
and throe, at the office ot Mr. Valpy, Birmingham.
W. M. Higgins, Birmingiaarn, tact:ware Is. Id , n
Thursday, Match 25, or any -übs- Tient Thursday, be-
tween eleven and three, at the office ut Mr. Valpy, Bir-
mingham.
E. Round and W. Round, Tipton, Stenrdshire,:tim-
ber merchants, Is. 11d., on any Thursday, betore June
31, between eleven and three, at the offic,3 of Mc. Whit-
more, Birmingham.
J. Mason, Fenton, Staffordshire, china and earthen-
ware manufaturer, Is. 22d., any Tnursday, between eleven
and three, at the office Of Mr. Christie, Birmingham.
R. Taylor, Liverpool, ironmonger, 35 , on Mon lay,
March 15, or any subsequent Monday, between eleven
and two, At the office of Mr. Bird, Liverpool.
NOTICES OF CERTIFICA TES.

RAILW AYSH A I{ MARKETS
BRIsT IL, Mancli 20.
STOCK EXCHANGL The share market still continues
firm. The transactions today were as follow: - Great
Western, 88—Midland Stock, 62% South-Eastern a d
Dover, 20% ex div.- South Wales, 32'14 ex div.—Taff Vale
(New), IA
LIVERPOOL, MARCH 20
STOCK EXCHANGE. - The share market was not quite so
good to-day, and prices generally bad a downward tendency.
Ihe transactions were as —Ambergate and Eastern
Junc:ion. 2 lie dis. Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire
(late Chester and Birkenhead). 17112—Ditto, 221. Shares,
6% dis—Caledonian, 18 5-16—Chester and Holyhead, Pre-
ference guarant. ed 5 r per cent., l7*,—Eastern Counties,
8 c Edinburdh, Perth, and Dundee, s'4—Lancashire and
Yorkshire, 72,1,—Ditto, 20/. F. Shares, 13-16 dis.—Ditto,
Preference, 6 per cent., 14- Ditto, Fifths ( West Riding
Union , 4 dis.—London and North-Western, 12(1 Lit, --Ditto,
New Quarters, 444 p.—Ditto, Fifths, 3.. k, p.—Ditto, Quar-
p,_Vlanctiester, Sheffield, and Linculn.
e
itito,lPreterence, 125i—Midlan-, 62 k —St. Helen's
therisre,(:ij4), -D5. 6
I
(Railway and Canal). Preference, guatatmed 5 per cent.
and div,, 146 - Ditto, New Preference, 6 per cent., 3.8 p.—
South-Eastern and Dover. 21—York, Newca:tle, snd Her-
wick (Extension, Nos. 1 and 2) 6t4 dis.—York and Nortb
Midland, 23%—Dutch Rhenish, 344 dis.
vl A ( ;Li t,:m It. Kama 20.

Srocic EXCHANGE—The transactions to-day were as fol-
low : —Caledonian, IS'A Ditto, Preterence, Bt4 c.—East
Anglian, Preference, 6 per cent., 3 t/Fi—Eaatern Counties, 874.
Lancashire, 17 c. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 72.'4
c.--Ditto, Fifths, 61a dis.—Preston and Wyre. 45—London
and North-Western, New Quarters, 4% p.—Nlanchester
and Birmingham (C), giartars, I p.— via chester. Shef-
field, and Liocohishire Union, 3 die.—Midland, 62 hi—South'
Eastern and Dover, 21.
K!tt%IIN.MAM, MARCIE 20.
STOCK EXCHANGK—The share market remacivnsunpowtaornalsy.
extremely firm. but there is a decided
to
d at 4'44.
Shrewsbury and liiriningliard

ii: seated, takenA,R THE e
The following 11111---7-teUliigit,lllllCHLrs, i
it
from en extra of the Madras AthenceumspudrasteerdoFeb,the
13, 5 A.M.
41 li, ENE WED lIBOuSRT
,miuLrEel
diTEI:vEi
with
highlyW Ir l 1
interesting
‘, Through the kindness of Mr. Tulloch,
Oriental, a e hare been fay,
newswith Madrasthf.reaolinl'ihraeßit.Q7uage4:tnoe,nig.nhtft tThthei cluck,
18( steamer,
nmel,:dBrkweoviluei cnbili,n. bet bray reached
hlu'i ppd
4,
to Calcutta. Sue brought intell!g -n'il le" of
kdt,handanvailsettilOinssboen-
Fox anda Burmese, in
which n htheert fMor3mige6rtYl;: pdsthhirperciefn
the part of the enemy, one o
upth:hire tr;r: b
un-
known. The Burmese are
menacingin
ay
growrinhge
Ewin.tyhlis,hl-,.neunßroitfisbt.he but her destination was grtui:reel' arrogant rig vesselsa t wasarid
e. and evidently court a war
~.:ti, K.it,g, as we learn I rotO the
troup,, in the nti hbourihnen'l has s
K o musteredok
pStIO , O.
00. 0,
geeordini, to popularg rumour, and there can be) no.
urWay
doubt that, whatever opinions
, ofthe be entertained as to
the origi
war, we are now tairly committed to a
struggle which mast end in the absorption of the choicer
portion of the Burmese territory. But our friends of
the MArlras army mss not suppose that the call for
their services will necer.arily be made in a few hours
from the present date. Unless the steamer brings orders
given with refen-nee to prior constderati-us, it will be
several tlitys before the authoiiitts car. hope to receive
instructioi.s to act. The F‘re Q.r,en would not reach
caremta till the, 1111, and ati wing a thy tor the delibe-
ration of Government. it will be the 20th inst. befur. an
expo OS3 can reach this Presidency I, is, howf•ver, mute
than likely that we shad hear in th, course of the any
that the Aladras troops intended fnr Bin man have been I
ordered to hold themselves in readines% The 25th and I
40. h Ben;:al Native 'Man ry have ben onieted d,,wn
to Barreckpre. At all events, wdr may be lookt d upon
as certain. Lord D elhousie has expressed his entire ap-
probaion of the c ttetner it Como:IA-re Lambert"

At the Court, Basuighall-street.
R. Hawkins, Farnham, Surrey, grocer, April 22, at
one—G. J. Sanders, Collingwood-street, Blackiriars-
road, provision-merchant, April .15, at one—R. Trowe r,
College-street, Che!sea, builder, April 15, at twelve-.7
W. Lawson and T. E. William, Crescent-place, t
Newj
ti
Bridge-atreet, Blackfriars, wine and spirit merc ta.n ,
April 15, at twelve—F. Winch, Diargace, Kvi,“, alior ,
April 10, at half-past eleven.
In the Country.
I. Gardiner, Bristol, saddler April 22, at the Court,
Bristol—E. Lowe, Bristol, toy-dealer, April 22, at eleven,
at the Court, Bristol—T. Cottinghatn, West Bark with,
Lincolnshire. corn-merchant, April 14, at twelve, at the
Town-hall, Kingston-upon. Hull.
CERTIFICATES GRANTED.
W, Nash, Noble.street, City, woollen warehouseman,
certificate of the first class—D. Boobbyer, Tansto,k,
,lcvtieine;, C t-i:
-
Devonshire. ironmonger, certificate of the first el.ss
- '
R. Talbot, Lincoln, di.uler in galvanic rna
ficate of the third class-..J. Bill, w irhsoapton,
hier-naanufacturer, certificate of the second &ass_ s.
Manion, Newcastle-under-Lyne, draper, certificate if
the first class.
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
B. Dickison and W. T. Scortt,
Bonser,Philput-laue, City, wine
and commission merchants—
jun., and W. J. Buns N se"
T.
Burißer'
er,
salesmen (so far as OK gate-market, City, meat
Pi[-
tuck
and
W.
E.
piogards T. Bon4er, jun )—G. c t, Deal, tailors and itrapers —R.
Palmer, J. Clayton, '
ciairt, Fleet 6en.,
and
J.
Clayton, jun., Crane-
,N,pwrian3tteirs—J. Beektugton ard J.
Beckingtoe, juti,:,mills
aehd
je•uspiouns-oTtlyLnee,ic millers and
flour dealers—. FORT MONCKT ,IN, Go•I' ,RT-.l:Abingu'ar disc3v,ry
factures of gloves and fancy host i ' S. Sets,:i‘ref'" . W. was made. aofwewidays ago in digging for the clay to make the
nlerticrmoce‘vss of erection near Portsmouth. The
Standing, S. J. Phillip.,were buried ab.iut t• o feet B. P. NturnYes, and EluzgatiPtil !remainsbatteric.sofna skeleton
be-
Franklin, Bruntou'a Wharf. Commercial-road East, ' neath the surface, consistingeineous the skull, thigh, and shin
semi-decornvsition, from the co.
potters—J. Cotterill and D Large. Birmingham, boat ' bones, and a few minor fragments. The
fin a state
builders—J. Brown and H. Singleton, Preston, livery of
at tble lt.'Perti—l. Fir bars; aba 11. Cuuliffe, Alaneeeb- , damp. The skull is fractured behind, as if by aobloawge and
d
gate-post found lying on the ske.eton s'-erns
tohestrieomwatihns (f. a
the instrument by which the interment, if net the
ter, packers—T. W. Ridsdale and J. Holroyti, Iron-
mull,rdyearsof the unfortunate victim had been effected.
monger-lane, City, twine manufacturers—W. Wright t
and D. Jackson, Brighton, riding masters—G. Turner
letter froinCf-i OF AN AINTRIAN WAR STEAMECR.—A 1
and W. Reynolds, Birmingham, coal dealers—G. Whit-
steamer, whoseentZ, of the 11th, states that the Marianna war
ney and G. S. Whitney. Shrewsbury, chertiists—J. D.
Lacy and I), W. WittOn, .Qrzrt Sc. Helen a, BiEhop• . wr„,d, ..._,,, , .aPPearance has* already been noticed, has been I
! coist:' w 414 lig UV? Gi 4bout 120 naza, aft the Da.l4;faittial3