The Sun.
London, England, 1839-10-16 00:00:00

BANKRUPTS.

SAMUEL BATEM AN HOLDER, Manchester ware-
houseman, Bread-street, Cheapside, City, to surrender, Oct.
30, at eleven, and Nov. 26, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Lackington, Coleman-street-buildings, official assignee ; Turner
and Hensman, Basing-lane, Bread-street.
WILLIAM SMITH, coal merchant, Union Vale, Black-
heath, Oct. 23, at eleven, and Nov. 26, at twelve, at the Court
of Bankruptcy. Johnson, Basinghall-street, official assignee ;
M'Leod and Stenning, London-street, Fenehurch• street.
WILLIAM WADE DENBIGH, woolstapler, Bradford,
Oct. 31, at eleven, at the Court-house, Bradford, and Nov. 26,
at eleven, at the Court-house, Leeds. Hawkins, Bloxam, and
Stocker, New Boswell-court, Lincoln's-inn, London ; Morris
and Clegg, Bradford; Busfield, Bradford.
JOHN RICHARDSON, cutler, New Bond-street, Oct.
23, at one, and Nov. 26, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Lackington, official assignee, Coleman-street-buildings; Smith,
New Inn.

CHARLES MATTHEWS BANKS, plumber, Hands-
worth, Staffordshire, Oct. 22, and Nov. 26, at one, at the New
Royal Hotel, Birmingham. Chaplin, Gray's Inn-square;
London ; Harrison, Birmingham.
JOHN TAYLOR, corn-merchant, Hedon in Holderness,
Yorkshire, Oct. 22, and Nov. 26, at eleven, at the George
Inn, Kingston-upon-Hull. Hicks and Marris, Gray's Inn-
square, London • Galloway and Bell, Hull.
JOHN HUNTER, licensed victualler, Salford, Lancashire,
Oct. 30, and Nov. 26, at the Commis,ioners'-rooms, Alanches-
ter. Sale and Worthington, Manchester; Baxter, Lincoln's
Inn-fields.

DIVIDENDS.
At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street.
W. Lenny and G. T. Alderson, ale merchants, Horslydown,
Southwark, Nov. 7, at one.
C. Baker, ilistiller, St. John-street, Clerkenwell, Nov. 6, at
eleven.
J. E. Tozer, wholesale hosier, Milk-street, Cheapside, Nov.
6, at twelve.
W. Smith, builder, Gloucester-street, Hoxton, Middlesex,
Nov. 6, at onp.
Z. Parkes, builder, Stanhope-street, Clare-market, Nov. 6,
at two.
J. Laing, cork-cutter, Great Tower-street, London, Nov. 5,
at half-past eleven.
W. J. D. Arnold, coal-merchant, Norway-wharf, West-
minster, Nov. 5, at eleven.
F. Skull, grocer, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, Nov. 7,
at one.
F. Ma,

retta, wine7merchant,.Oxford, Nov. 5, at twelve.

J. G. Ourry, merchant, Fenchurch-buildings, London, Nov.
, at twelve.
T. Johnston, drapers King's-place, Commercial-road East,
Nov. 7, at eleven.
In the Country.
G. Collins, builder, Leominster, Herefordshire, Nov. 5, at
twelve, at the Waterloo Hotel, Leominster.
D. Meadows, fruit dealer, Gloucester, Nov. 11, at twelve,
at the Upper George Coffee-house, Gloucester.
G. Strutton, tavern keeper, Chester, Nov. 11, at eleven, at
the Commissioners'. mon: 3, ,Manchester.
H. Kendall, ironmot,,,cr, Liverpool, Nov. 7, at one, at the
Clarendon-rooms, Liverpool.
J. Robinson scrivener Tenbury, Worcestershire, Nev. 13,
at eleven, at the Waterloo Hotel, Leominster, Herefordshire.
B. Buchanan and D. Laird, merchants, Liverpool, Nov. 15,
at one, at the Clarendon-rooms, Liverpool.
CERTI I CATES.—Nov. 5.
B. Williamson, ironfounder, Middleton, Lancashire.
A. Lord, surgeon, Trinidad-place, Islingtcn.
W. El. Browne, stone-merchant, Manchester.
J. Morris, innkeeper, Leominster, Herefordshire.
C. Baker, miller, Merton-mills, Wimbledon, Surrey.
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
J. and G. F. Kerschner, licensed victuallers, Blackfriars'-
road.
J. F, Edgley, H. M. Godwin, and C. Lee, wine-merchants,
Mark-lane.
M. A. Bewley and A. M'Lauchlan, gold-boaters, Man-
chester.
L. Young and E. Hill, butchers, Hurigerford-market, St.
Martin's-in-the-Fields, Middlesex.
J. Creswick and J. J. Ryan, picture-frame-makers, New
Compton-street, Soho, Middlesex.
W. Shepherd, W. J. Stoveld, W. Smith, N. Wright, T.
Wright, J. Wright, E. H. Watts, and J. Wilkie, ship-builders,
South Blyth, Northumberland (as far as regards N. Wright,
J. Wright, and E. R. Watts.)
M. Mitchell and G. Wright, common-brewers, Pentith,
Cumberland.
W. H. Millard and J. Parrish, drapers, Windsor.
G; Bradshaw and J. E. Knight, stone-masons, Llangollen,
Denbighshire.
T. Lord and C. Close, joiners, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lan-
cashire.
J. H. Draper and H. Boyle, brewers, Egham, Surrey.
W. Canning, R. Roberts, and H. Roberts, druggists, Bir-
mingham.
E., J. IL, and E. Thring, wine-merchants, Southampton.
W. and R. B. Heelis, grocers, Manchester.
J. Clark and E. Baldwin, stationers, Moor-gate-street,
Lr

.ondon.
J. and C. Fothergill, watch-makers, Knaresborough, York-
shire.
J. Haw and G. Metcalfe, tailors, Nichol-square, Aldersgate-
street, London.
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. _ _

JAMES MORRISON, commission-merchant, Glasgow,
Oct. 18, and Nov. 22, at two, at the Eagle Inn, Glasgow.
CHARLES DUFF, coach-contractor, Balhousie, near Perth,
Oct. 19, and Nov. 8, at one, at the Star Inn, Perth.
HERCULES LINDSAY DONALDSON, bookseller,
Dundee, Oct. 19, and Nov. 9, at twelve, at the Royal Hotel,
Dundee.

DUNCAN NI`CORKINDA LE and CO., merchants, Glas-
gow, Oct. 18, and Nov. 8, at one, at the Biack Bull Inn,
Glasg, w.

WALKER RAIT and DAVID DUCAT, wood merchants,
Dundee, Oct. 18, and Nov. 8, at one, at the British Rotel,
Dundee.

JOHN HISLOP, smith, Galashiels, Oct. 21, and Nov. 18,
at twelve, at the Black Bull, Galashiels.
JOHN CRICHTON, merchant, Dundee, Oct. 21, and Nov
25, at twelve, at the Royal Hotel, Dundee.

DISINTERMENT.—Since Friday last a good
deal of excitement has prevailed in the neighbourhood
of Globe-lane, Mile-end, in consequence of the inter.
ference of the police to prevent the disinterment of
bodies in the burial ground behind Globe-fields Chapel.
It appeared that Mr. Poole, a clerk in the service of
the Eastern Counties Railway Company, being stationed
on that part of the railroad, which runs close to the
burial ground in question, bad observed two men and a
boy engaged in exhuming the bodies buried in one part
of the ground, and Lurhog them indiscriminately, and
in the most indecent manner into a deep hole, which
they had previously Trade at another part, and consi-
dering such a procecuing as somewhat extraordinary
as well as exceedingly indecent, he felt it to be his duty
to call at the police station-house in the
Mile end.
road, and give informition of what he had witnessed
Inspector *Craw, accompanied by Sergeants Parker
and Shaw, K 10 and 3, in consequence proceeded to the
burial ground in question, and as they were about to
enter they met a lad with a bag of bones and a quan-
tity of nails, which he said he was going to sell. On
examining them the nails were evidently those which
had been taken out of coffins, and the bones seemed
to be those of human beings, but the lad denied
that they were so, though he acknowledged the
nails to have been taken from the coffins.
The inspector and sergeants then proceeded to
an obscure corner of the ground, and found there a
great number of bodies packed one upon another in a
very deep grave which had been dug to receive them, and
the uppermost coffin was. not more than seven or eight
inches, at the utmost, from the surface. The breast-
plate and nails had been removed from the lid, so that
they could at once remove the latter, and from the ap-
pearance of the body as well as of the coffin, it appeared
to be the remains of a person above the middle rank of
life, and to have been interred about a month or six weeks.
On making inquiries it appeared that the ground was the
property of an undertaker residing in the neighbourhood
of Bishopsgate-street ; that owing to the low rate of
fees, and affording a protection against resurrection
men by being surrounded by high walls, a great num-
ber of burials took place ; but as few would select the
remote corner as a place of rest for their friends or
relations, it was used for the purpose of removing the
bodies of those buried in the better and more crowded
part of the ground, to make room for others. The
officers said that the dreadful stench emitted from the
half-decomposed bodies placed in the hole before-men.
tioned was sufficient to engender disease in the neigh-
bourhood, upon which the men immediately set about
i covering them.

THE PENNY POSTAGE.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,—By inserting the accompanying extract
you will oblige a great many admirers of the public
services of Mr. Wallace, the Member for Greenock.
I trust the inhabitants of the metropolis will not
be backward in evincing their sense of his unwea-
ried exertions to promote this great measure.
I am, &c..
A CONSTANT READER.
London, Oct, 14, 1839.

MR. WALLACE, M. P., AND THE PENNY
POSTAGE.
(From the Ncotsman.)
Much has been said, and with great justice, of
the credit due to Mr. Rowland Hid, for originating
the idea of an uniform penny postage, and for his
laborious and successful exertions in promoting the
cause. 'We mentioned in our last paper that the
inhabitants of Wolverhampton had presented Mr.
Hill with a splendid testimonial of their approba-
tion, and we hope the example will be followed by
other tow ns. But while too much praise can hardly
be bestowed on Mr. Hill, it would be most ungrate-
ful if the public were to forget that, but for the ex-
ertions of Mr. Wallace, the Member for Greenock,
Mr. Hill's plan, • in all probability, would by this
time have been very generally pronounced im-
practicable, and therefore have, been postponed
to the Greek Kalends. To Mr. 'Wallace we arc
indebted for the appointment of the Select
Committee to inquire into the subject, and to his
talents and th? untiring patience and perseverance
with which, as chairman of the Committee, he pro-
secuted the inquiry, we are mainly indebted for its
result. Nothing could be more creditable to Mr.
Hill than the candid •manner • 4)•which, when re-
turning thanks to his friends at Wolverhampton, he
acknowledgcd the very large proportion of the pub-
lic gratitude due to Mr. Wallace for procuring the
penny postage. He says, according to the report
of his speech in the Wolverhampton Chronicle:—
"I will not be guilty of the affectation of at-
tempting to depreciate the value of the measure, the
success of which has led to this meeting; but justice
to others requires that I should state that the merit
of bringing this measure to a successful issue
is by no means so exclusively mine as you,
with a kind and partial feeling towards myself, have •
represented. Foremost among those to whom the '
public is indebted for this improvement, stands my
Hon. Friend the Member for Greenock. Long
before I had called the attention of Government
and the public to the importance of cheap postage,
Mr. Wallace had repeatedly spoken on the subject
in the House of Commons, and had done much
towards rousing the public attention. It is true
that he had not proposed any specific plan of
general post-office management ; but he had often
urged the necessity of reduction in the rates of
charge, and had earnestly recommended other
improvements.. In short, he had, by universal
acknowledgement, made the question of post-
office reform his own. Such was the state of
things when 1 took up the subject. How would
an ordinary man have acted under these circutn-
stances ? He would, undoubtedly, have treated the
with jealousy—as a poacher in his warren. Such was
not the conduct of Mr. Wallace.—(Cheering.)
On the contrary, he at once held out to ine the
hand of friendship and support, placed me on the
vantage ground he had by much labour acquired
for himself, and gave me all the benefit of his
position.—(Applause). From that time to the
present he has unceasingly urged on Parliament
and on Government the adoption of my plan. He
it was who obtained the Committee of Inquiry, and
it is mainly 'owing to his unwearied zeal and in-
dustry as Chairman of that Committee, that the
investigation was brought to a triumphant issue.—
(Loud applause). The constant intercourse I have
enjoyed with Mr. Wallace fora period of three years,
has afforded me an insight into his character which
few men probably have: obtained. Every one who
has paid any attention to Mr. Wallace's Parliamen-
tary career, knows him to he a man of unwearied zeal
and industry ; scrupulously exact in the discharge
of his Parliamentary duties, and straightforward,
open, and honest in the expression of his opinions,
to a degree which would frequently give offence, if
it were not. notorious that he is one of the best tem-
pered and most good-natured men in the House.
But it is not every one who can speak as I can of
the extreme kindness of his disposition, produced
by the most anxious regard for the feelings of others
—a regard which I have repeatedly experienced—
and of the delightful simplicity of his character.—
(Applause.) Such is the man who has taken the
lead in-effecting the conquest we may now be con-
sidered as in some degree met to celebrate; and to
Mr. Wallace the public owe a debt of gratitude
which they will find it difficult to discharge. If his
great ancestor is deserving of the fame which has
been awarded him for fighting the battles of his
country's independence (and who will question the
Justice of the award ?), scarcely less is his claim to
distinction for the bloodless victory he has achieved.
—(Loud applause.)"

The Duke of Sussex is expected at Lambton
Castle on the 22d instant ; and we understand it is his
Royal Highness's intention to honour his Noble Friend,
the Earl of Durham, with his company for three weeks.
—Durham chronicle.

ON CROSSES IN SHEEP.—From the Mostyn
firm being composed chiefly of stiff clayey land (on the
rise of the coal. measures), and the faot that the South-
downs and Lexesters never succeeding there or arriving
at anything to equal weight in their native districts,
it was deemed judicious to try what might be done
by the introduction of a cross between the Cheviot
ewes and a Leicester ram ; and it is gratifying to
remark that the cross has suc.-Tcded on the Mostyn
grounds. This change was commenced in 1833 and
the produce, killed in MArch and Apiil, of 1836, then
two years old, averaged from 60 to 701 b., or about
161 b. per quarter ; the practice is still going on, and
the six sheep exhibited here this day, are brought
forward to show by actual demonstration the value
of the cross introduced ; the weight of two of. the -
are as follows :-Ist wether, weighed 20,51b5., tWO,
year-old past ;2d do. do. 201 do. do. In 1836 some
ewes and a ram were had from the stock of,j.„ Cots,
Esq., of Woodcote in Shropshire, not, believe,- pure
Leicestcrs, and the best of the svethers of thislittibk 'wag
also weighed, and made only 1811b5.,-whiely.Aptin
exhibits the striking fact, that stock will not improve
when the change takes place from good to bad tang,
Another of the lot brought here to-day is from a cross
between a Mierionyddshire ewe and a Cheviot rani it
is how three years old and weighs 1.7,1 pounds.
_lt should
be here remarked, that the shei:p'e.xhibited here to-day
have had some advantage over their*Pretleces,or-
bo!h in time and keep ; and which'` no` d;iuht
improved state. The— prin-
cipaltribotes much to their
advantage in their keep arises from their remain-
ing on the best piece of land we have, all spring and
summer, and having had oil cakegiven to them, in ad.-
dition to oats and turnips during the Spring. The
cost of the oil cake is, on the field about 121. per ton, or
Very near 6 score (1201bs) for 131.: six score is men-
tioned, because that quantity was given weekly to the
flock, consisting of 60 or 70 head, and which is 24d.
each per week for oil cake. I'he above paper was also
real by Mr. Whitley, at the instance •f Lord Mostyn,
at the Holy-well Society last week--a brief report of
which has already appeared in the Herald'—his Lord-
ship strongly recommending both subjects to the notice
of the Flintshire firmers.—Larnarvon Herald.

A REFUGE FOR THE DESTITUTE SICK.---At
a general meeting of the Governors of the Royal Free
Hospital, on Tuesday last, the Secretary stated that a
purchase had been made of the house adjoining the
Hospital, for the purpose of affording increased accom-
modation for the patients ; and that the following. notice
had been posted in all the police offices and stations in
the metropolis Royal Free Hospital, Greville-
street, Hatton-garden. Noticc.—All destitute sick or
diseased persons, not having' a parochial settlement in
London, are immediately admitted, on their own appli-
cation, into the above-named Hospital, no Governor's
letter, nor any other form whatever, being required.
By order, Rev. R. C. PaAman, Hon. Secretary.
October 1, 1839:'

SINGULAR CIRCUMSTANCE.--A correspon-
dent, who dates his communication from on board the
Mountstuart Elphinston, which sailed from Port
Glasgow for Bombay on the sth instant, and which he
states has been since compelled, by stress of weather,
to take refuge in Lamlash Bay, writes us that Mr.
Gowdie, surgeon to the ship, while fishing on the 9th,
caught
.a large haddock, in the mouth of which he found
a penny-piece of the reign of his late Majesty King
George the Third. The document which has been fore
warded to us bears the signature of" Mr. Gowdie, and
others, in attestation of its truth.—Glasgozy Herald.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW- STREET.
Thomas Chapel/. Charles Chapel/ (father and son),
Anne King, Eliza Plant, Henry Cox, Sophia Cox, anti
Celina Kemp, were yesterday brought before Mr. Jar-
dine for re-examination, charged on suspicion with being
concerned, with others not in custody, in plundering the
chambors of Mr. Porter, of Lincoln's-inn-fields, on the
7th September, of money and other property, amounting
to upwards of 5001. The prisoners are all connected,
and, in order to obtain information how far each had
participated in the robbery, they have been several times
remanded.

Mr. Clarkson appeared for the prosecution, and Mr.
Humphries, with Mr. Steele, for the pri!mners.
Mr. Porter, being sworn, stated that the prisoner
Thomas Chapel! had been for thirteen years attending
on him and other gtntleinen, as porter in the chambers,
and on the day in quest'on he dined up stairs in the rooms
of a person who was absent, returning to his own chambers
eta quarter past six o'clock, which were situated on the
ground fluor. Before he went up stairs he bolted the door,
which leads to the clerk's office and which opened with
two keys, one of which was in witness's possession, and
the other in that of the prisoner. Directions were given
that no person should enter the apartment, and on re-
entering the place, observing some disorder, he found
the drawers had been emptied, from which were taken
twelve table spoons and a dozen of gravy spoons, a gold
watch, three 1001. notes, and five 101. notes ; there was
also a private drawer in the desk from which were
taken seven 101. notes, with a number of seals, rings, and
other property. On making a search some skeleton
keys and a crow-bar produced were found. The pri-
soner was not on the premises at the time, but he re-
turned shortly after, and no suspicion was entertained
that he was concerned in the robbery. Witness in-
stantly accompanied the prisoner to the station-house,
where they gave information, and it was observed on
inspection that no violence had been used to open the
private door. Witness remembered Sergeant Pocock
finding seine sovereigns on the following Friday, and
other circumstances subsequently occurred which led
him to suspect the prisoner to be concerned. The
sovereigns were found under a stone in the washhouse,
and they were claimed by the prisoner. Upon his
being questioned on the Friday what he knew of the
robbery, he answered he could not make any declara-
tion without criminating others, and he instantly burst
into tears.

In answer to Mr. Steele, witness said that the
prisoner had been part of the time attending at, dinner,
but had left for the purpose, as he stated, of showing
the stables to some person.

Inspector Musgrove proved having examined the pre-
mises, and finding the skeleton keys, one of which opened
the side door. He had previously searched, and found
none, and the door leading out of the office was fastened,
but there were marks upon it as if they had been made
by a " jimmy." The key was found within half
a yard of the door ; and on the 13th, as the pri-
soner went with Sergeant Pocock to search the wash-
house, the former pulled up a stone from under
which he took seven sovereigns and a half. The money
was quite clean, and on th prisoner being asked, pre-
vious to the search, if he had any money, he said he had
Is. id. in his pocket, but he had hid money under a
stone to conceal it from his wife, who was addicted to
drinking. Witness also found the receipts produced in
his pocket for 21. 18s. 4d., which, with the Is. id., made
up 3/. Witness also got the crow-bar and skeleton
keys produced, one of which opened the drawer where
the iron-chest had been deposited.
Charles Meadowes, clerk to the prosecutor, saw the
prisoner, Thomas Chapell, at the Red Cross Saloon,
Bethnal-green, on Monday, the 9th September, when
he said he came to communicate something very unplea-
sant to him. The prisoner then said he had been sent
by Mr. Porter to observe if witness spoke to a person
who wore a white hat, and witness answered that he
had no objection that any person should see his
acquaintance, upon which the prisoner said he
should see the situation of witness's house, that he might
be able to answer any questions that might be put to
him by his master. The prisoner also said he would
propose to a person he ellled Sackay to join him in a
company of comedians at Liverpool, and that he was
anxious to go to the country as he was uncomfortable
at home, and he had as much money as would enable
him to get away. Witness was asked to join, but he
said he (lid not care about it, and he (lid not mention
the circumstance for two days after. Upon the 9th of
September the prisoner said he had not twopence to
procure a pint of beer. Witness saw Charles Chapell,
junior, at the Chambers, and being invited to go to a
public-house, they were joined in Lincoln's Inn-fields by
a person named Charles, and, from the description, be
believed him to be Charles King, who is not in custody
at present. _ _

George Collier, a constable, of the E division, went
with Pocock on the sth inst. to 32, Brook-street, Neer-
road, where he proceeded to search a back kitchen, and
while he was doing so, the prisoner Charles Chapell
came in. On being questioned if he had any money,
he pulled out a half-sovereign, a half-crown, and one
shilling. He was then asked had he any more, and he
said he had not, but on searching him, there were found
5 sovere4ns rolled up in a piece of green baize. On
demanding where they came from, he said .he got them
the day before for Al bill of Mr. Simple, his master, who
lived in Camdnn Town. On witness threatening to in-
quire of his master, he said, ." Alt, 'tis no use to tell lies
about it, I picked them up in the park,", Witness told him
he should take him for the robbery, and he said he could
not help it, as he was drawn into it. On being asked
when he had seen his son Charles, he said not for the
last month. On the 29th September witness went to
12, Frederick-street, Portland Town, the residence of
the prisoner King, who declared she knew nothing of
the robbery, and that she had not seen her son Charles
for the previous fortnight nor had she any money. Wit-
ness searched the room and found nothing ; and while
he was doing so, she several times tried to sneak away,
but he pulled her back ; and, on searching her person, 118
found 51 sovereigns and 235. in silver. On asking her
bow she came by them, she said she received them from
Eliza King, meaning the prisoner Plant, and who wit-
ness knew had lived with Charles King ; the witneto
Pocock at the moment entered the room with Plant in
custody, and then she was questioned about the money ;
she said she got it from Charles King. On telling her the
prisoner King was in custody for the robbery, she said
if right took place, others ought to be in as well as her.
Witness went on the same day to No. 12, South Tem-
ple-court, Tottenham-court-road, where with Plant he
found the Coxes and Kemp at dinner in the parlour.
In the drawer of the wash-ilaud stand he found the
life 'Tweeter prwiuced, and a coat in another part of
the room. On asking Cox who it belonged to, he said
it was his properly, but witness said he knew who wore
it on a certain day, and he should take it away. Upon
which the female Cox said, why should you take that
coat more than any other ? Witness had reason to
euppw:e that the female Cox was daughter of the elder
Chapell and that Charles Chappell, not in custody, had
lived' in the same place with the prisoner Kemp both
-before and since the robbery.
Mr Clarkson said after what had transpired he could
not in justice to the public state the reasons he had for
applying' that .all the prisoners should be further re-
man, ,ed for a fortnight.
Mr: JARDINE considered that all the prisoners were
to a certain degree concerned in the robbery, and al-
though [mine inconvenience might arise, particularly, as
the Sessions were so near at hand, a remand should take
-