The Sun.
London, England, 1839-05-04 00:00:00

DECLARATION OF INSOLVENCY.
CHRISTOPHER MORESBY, scrivener, Frome, Somer-
setshire.

BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED.
THOMAS BENJAMIN KING, licensed victualler, King.
street, Aldgate.

BANKRUTPTS.

GEORGE FRITH, statuary and mason, Lower White-
cross-street, to surrender May 14 and June 14, at eleven, at
the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee, archin-
lane, Cornhill ; Buchanan, Basin&ll-strut.
JOHN MANTON, corn merchant, Great Grimsby, Lin-
colnshire, May 14, and June 14, ateleven, at the Kires Head
Inn, Louth. P. and R. Wells, Kingston-upon- Hull ; Til-
sons, Squance, and Tilsoe, Coleman-street, London.
THOMAS COLE, stationer, Leadenhall-street, May 10,
and June 14, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Abbott,
official assignee; Harman, Bennett-street, Blackfriars-road.
WALTER ROBERT CARTER, ironmonger, Ncw,astle-
upon-Tyne, May 27, at eleven, and June 14. at two, at the
Bankrupt Commission Room, Newcastle-upon• Tyne. Chartres,
New castle-upon -Tyne ; Shield and Harcwood, Poultry, London.
THOMAS BRIGGS, te“-dealer, Newcastle-upon-Tyne,
May 27, at one, and June 14, at three, at the George
Hotel, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Gibson, Newcastle-upon-Tyne ;
Swain, Stevens, Maples, Pearse, Hunt, and Stevens, Old
Jewry, London.

WILLIAM BULL, cabinet-maker, Lichfield, 'lay 17, and
June 14, at twelve, at the George Hotel, Lichfield. Wyatt,
Lichfield ; Haslam and Bischoff, Copthall-court, London.
DIVIDENDS.
At the Court of liankruptcy, Basinghall-street.
S. W. Sustenance, bookseller, Piccadilly, May 24, at twelve
—R. Taylor, merchant, Tokenhouse-yard, City, May 24, at
half-past twelve—J. T. Canter, licensed victualler, Bother-
hithe-wall, May 25, at one—R. Wright, Jun., and J. Clarke,
builders, Liquorpond-street, May 27, at half-past one—H. H.
Hope, oilman, Goswell-street, May 27, at half-past ele :en—
W. Hancock, bookbinder, Glass-house-yard, Aldersgate-street,
May 27, at half-past twelve.
In the Country.
T. King, printer, Southampton, June 3, at one, at the
George Inn, Southampton—S. H. Cooke, shopkeeper, South-
molton, Devonshire, June 17, at two, at the George Inn,
Southmolton—H. Parker, wine merchant, Chichester, May
27, at twelve, at the Dolphin Hotel, 'Chichester—P. R.
Atcherley, mercer, Whitthur ch, Salop, May 30, at eleven, at the
Shire Hall, Shrewsbury—W. and W. W. Searle, -groc.n.s,
Alford, Lincolnshire, May 31, at three, at the Windmill Inn,
Alford—C. H. Metivier, cloth factor, Wotton Underedge, May
31, at one, at the Old Bell Inn, Dursley. •
CERTIFICATES—May 24.
T. Reynolds, clothes-salesman, Chipping Ongar, Essex—
S. Charlesworth, grocer, Shoreditch—S. Winchtirst, brass
founder, Birmingham.
-fI'ARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
W. Sloan and W. Murray, drapers, Manchester—T.
Saunders and R. Comyn, attorneys-at-law, Queen-street-
place, Southwark-bridge—J. Field and J. Wood, wholesale
coffee dealers, Liverpool—R. Woodwark and 0. Bird, clothiers,
Lawrence-lane, City—J. and W. Derrick, ironfounders, Had-
leigh, Suffolk—J. F. Atlee, Sen., R. W. Barchard, and J. F.
Atlee, Jun., corn distillers, Wandsworth (so far as regards
J. F. Atlee, Jun. )--W. Gravely and J. Newington, common
brewers, Boughton Monchelsea, Kent—W. Faber and G.
Small, plumbers, Sheffield—C. Todd, J. Kitson, and D. Laird,
engineers, Hunslet, Yorkshire—T. J. Green and A. Crabb,
surgeons, Peckham—J. Ball and W. Huff, farmers, Holloway
—R. Phillips and \V. Lamb, drapers, Highld., orth, Wiltshire—
G. Trower, W. Lawson, and G. S. Trower, wine merchants,
Saint Alary- at-Bill, City—J. Higginson and T. Morgan,
soda water manufacturers, Liverpool—S. Rimingron and J.
Thompson, linen drapers, Gateshead—J. Bryan and J. Hal-
ford, meters, Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire—J. Ilobb
and E. Aladdock, cigar merchants, Manchester—E. Baker,
Jun., and G. Baker, engine turners, Hermes-street, Penton-
ville—W. H. and D. M. Go3tling, ironmongers, Leadenhall-
street—J. W. Liddon and J. Ford, brewers, Hemel Hemp-
stead, Hertfordshire.
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION.

JAMES HAMILTON, flesher, Leith, May 7, and 22, at
one, at the Exchange Hotel, Leith.

CAPTAIN BURTON AND MR.

MARTIN, M. P.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR-Mr. Martin, M. P., having taken nearly a wee k to
concoct a statement, in reply to one which appeared in
several newspapers last Saturday, respecting an occurrence
which had taken place between Mr. Martin and myself, it
was published last night in an evening paper. This morn-
ing only my attention was directed to that letter.

I shall not intrude on the attention of the public in re-
plying
at any great length to the misrepresentations and
falsehoods contained in Mr. Martin's letter. In regard to
the question of the payment of the money lea by me to the
late Mr. Richard Martin, I declare upon my honour, that
from the first moment I applied to his son, Mr. Thomas
Martin, down to the period when Capt. Perceval made the
arrangement with which the public is acquainted by the
statement which has already appeared, it was promised by
and on the behalf of Mr. Martin, " the money should be
paid." By whom then was it to be paid but by Mr. Mar-
tin, the son and heir of the person to whom I lent tile
money ? In Mr. Martin's having said he had not made him-
self liable for this debt, he has been guilty of neither more
nor less than mean equivocatiop.
As to the account Mr. Martin gives of the interview I
had with him, in August 1838, whet I have to observe upon
it is, that with the exception of my having requested (and I
did so in proper terms) payment of the money, the whole
account is false. Mr. Martin drew upon himself tl ea' rong
expressions I made use of, by declaring in a most offensive
manner he would not fulfil his promise to par me the d .bt
owing to me by his late father. It is not true, as he sta el-
he laid his hand upon me ; he threatened to do so, but
dared him to put his threat into execution, and he de:laced.
On the interference of the friends of Mr. Martin, who were
present, and on their saying they felt assured the money
would be paid, and that they hoped I did not intend to
hurt Mr. Martin's feelings by the expressions I had used,
1 disclaimed the least wish to do so, and told them all I

wanted was some settlement of the debt. This took place
in Mr. Martin's absence. Soon after Mr. Martin came into
the room with his rent roll in his hand, and showed it to
me, observing, at the same time, money was going to be
raised on his estate ; the impression left on my mind .by
these proceedings most certainly was, that I should be paid
when that money was raised.
In reference to the affair that took place at the Wynd-
ham Club, I also deny the truth of the statement made
by Mr. Martin of what occurred there. When I saw Mr.
Martin, as he states, in the strangers' room, I said, " I
have done myself the honour to call on you, Mr. Martin,
to know when you will come to a settlement of the
debt you have promised should be paid to me. lam
ready to make any compromise, believing, from what I have
heard, it may not be convenient to you to pay the
whole; or I will leavethe matter in the hands of a third

party to arrange. To this mild and conciliatory addret
(as I intended it should be considered) I had for answer,
" I'll be d—d if I pay you." On hearing this gross reply,
I said, " Mr. Martin, your language :s ungentlemanly,
and it is most di,,honourable on your part to retract yotr
promise that I should be paid this debt." Then followed
the attempt to stiike me, and any telling him he stlould
hear from me. In the scuffle that ensued with Mr. Mar-
tin, I should have taken personal revenge, but the porter
and waiters of the Club rushed in and parted us.
I need scarcely repeat what has been before stated, that
I went immediately to the United Service Club, and re-
quested several distinguished officers, members of that asta-
blishment, to take a message to Mr. Martin ; or, their de-
clining to do so, I went to the House of Commons, and
found there the Hon. Captain Perceval, R.N., who under-
took to be my friend on the occasion. Captain Perceval
arranged the matter in a way which he declared ought to
satisfy my honour, and ended by saying, if I did not apt
the written apology he had brought, he would have nothing
more to do with the business.

Relying on the high character of the man in whose hands

I had put my cause, both as an officer and as a gentleman
and (I hope I may add, though I speak of myself reluc-
tantly), that depending on my conduct, in the discharge of
my professional duty, and likewise in private affairs of ho-
nour, in which I have been engaged (on both questions, I
appeal confidently to my brother officers), that there could
be no imputation on my character as a brave man, I con.
sented (whatever may have been the feelings which op-
pressed me at the moment) to the arrangement that my
friend had made on my behalf.
I certainly felt it necessary, in consequence of false and
injurious reports, which I understood had beenspread by
Mr. Martin, to call on that gentleman for an explanation.
His violent language and demeanour on my addressing him
in the street brought upon him the consequences which
ensued, and which were, being struck with the small etid
of my walking cane.
I am, Sir, your most obedient servant,
J. RYDER BURTON.
London, May 3, 1839.

LANDING OF THE GRAND DUKE ALEX-
ANDER OF RusslA.—About one o'clock, yesterday, the
Cerberus steamer, a Dutch vessel of war, arrived off
Deptford, having on board the Grand Duke, his Royal
Highness Prince William Henry of Holland,, Count
Orloff, and othcr distinguished foreign nobles. On the
Grand Duke setting his foot on English ground-, a Royal
salute was fired from a battery of six six-pounders, drawn
up on the Parade to the left of the landing place. He was
well received ; and after remaining a short time in Captain
Sheriff's house, were a splendid dejeune was prepared, he
proceeded to London in one of the Royal carriages. • in
appearance, the Grand Duke is very preposessing. Ho is
about five feet ten inches in heighth, and extremely well
proportioned ; his complexion is fair. He looked remark
ably well, both in health and spirits.
THE LIFE OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON,
edited by Sir James Alexander, now in course of publi-
cation by Mr. Colburn, in twelve Monthly Parts, at
2s. 61. each, with portraits, battle scenes, &c., has now
reached the second Part, bringing down the events to the
commencement of 1808. The following is a brief sum.
'nary of the contents of Parts I. and 11. :—Farnily Of the
Co leys, or Colleys—Early Life and Education of the
Hon. Arthur Wellesley ; his Introduction to Military
Life—Campaign in Holland—Anecdotes—Departure for '
India—Expedition from Bengal—Marquis Wellesley's
Conduct and Policy in India—Army of the Mysore__
Battle of Malavelly—Siege and Storming of Seringspa_
tam—Aneedotes-.-Death of Tipp° Saib—Col. Wellesley
appointed Governor— The captured Treasures,. The
young Princes—Expedition against Doondiah—Affair of
General Baird—Anecdotes—Restoration of the Pesbwah
—Battle of Assaye--Anecdotes—Summary of the Indian
n spa
nish for\v ae Ireland—Ex-
pedition Wars—Progress though the Deccan—Major- Gen. Wel-
lesley takes leave of the Army—Returns to England—
Serves in Par
01 Parliament—(chief
Ch iTe fh
e Secretary
to c
Por-
tuguese Insurrection—Expedition under SirA t‘b
S r ur
ey— tate of Europe in 1808, &c. The • • illustrations
of the two Parts published are a fine '
portrait of the Duke
and the Storming of Seringapatam.

EDITIONT •

DIPERiAL PANL/AMENT.

_HOU SE OF LORE S, MAY 3.

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool-
sack at Five o'Clock.

Lora POLTIMORE presented a variety of peti-
pra3ing for the adoption of a uniform penny

po!tagC.
Lord ROLLE presented a petition to the same effect.
The Duke of SOM ERSET presented a petition from
a place in D.!von, to the same effect.
Lord BROUGHAM presented petitions from various
printing otlices in the City of London, to the same effect.
Tile Marquis of BREADALBANE presented a
p, tit;en from :1 place ui Stirlingshire, praying for Church
Extewion in Scotland.

Lord H ATHERTON presented a petition from the
Guardians of the Poor of the Great Union of Salop,
Chester, and other places, expressing unqualified appro-
bation of the New Poor-law Act, and praying for its
re-enactment.

Lord PORTMAN gave notice that upon ehe House
resolving itself into a Committee upon the Church Dis-
cipline Bill, he should move certain amendments which
he now laid on the table, with a request that they might
be printed,

Lord ROSEN presented a petition signed by
many hundreds of the inhabitants of Liver-
pool, against any further grant to the College
of Maynoooth. The Noble Lord also presented
a petition from a place in Ireland, praying that
soldiers of the Presbyterian religion might be allowed
to attend their own places of worship.

Lord BROUGHAM wished to know whether it
would be convenient for the Noble and Learned Lord
on the Woolsack, and also for the Right Reverend
Prelates, that the second reading of the
Church Discipline Bill should be postponed from Tues-
day next, as it would be almost absolutely necessary,
regard being had to what was upon the Votes of the
House of Commons for Wednesday night, that the
debate should take place by their Lordships on the
Beer Bill on Tuesday night.
The LORD CHANCELLOR, after conferring
with several of the Right Rev. Prelates, said there
would be no objection to postpone it till Thursday night.
Lord BROUGHAM said Thursday would be Holy
Thursday, and as their Lordships would probably not
sit on that day, they would probably think it right to sit
on Wednesd ?
The LORD CHANCELLOR said that he would
postpone the second reading till next Monday week.
Lord 13 RO UG H A 111 then gave notice that on Tuesday
next he should move the second reading of the Bill to
abolish the Beer Law.

Lord ABERDEEN presented petitions from Fife-
shire, Ayrshire, and several other places in Scotland,
praying for Church Extension.
The Marquis of DOWNSHIRE presented a peti-
tion from the Grand Jurors, Magistrates, Landowners,
and others of the county of Down, in support of the
Corn•laws.

Lord MELBOURNE presented a Message from
her Majesty

The LORD CHANCELLOR read the Message.
S ee the House of Commons' Report.]
Lord MELBOURNE moved that the Message be
taken into consideration on Monday next.
The Marquis of NORMANBY said, that the
Noble and Learned Lord near him bad given notice
of his intention (as we understood) to move for an
Act by which the franchise in Antigua, was
raised from twenty to fifty pounds currency, and which
had bees confirmed. He wished the Noble and
}seamed Lord to give him the date of that Act, as he
had not been able to find it.
Lord BROUGHAM said he should be able to give
the Noble Marquis the date of it.
Lord NORMANBY said he had no knowledge of
it. He had had every person in the office searching for
it this morning, but there was no trace of it to be found,
and certainly he (the Noble Marquis) had no recollection
of any such Act passing, or that it had never been con-
firmed.

Lord BROUGHA.M was glad to hear that there
was no recollection of its confirmation, but he should
be able to give the date of it in a very short time.
Indeed, 'if the House had been likely to have sat
for any length of time he should have been able to
have furnished it before it rose.

. Lord ROSSM ORE presented a petition from the
county of Down approving of the Government of Lord
Normanby.