The Sun.
London, England, 1838-11-09 00:00:00

"ea granted before, the mandamus. in this case might issue
THE IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT ACT. •
the sur. HENDERSON applied for a rule to show cause why
in i• ra of 504 15s. 9d., which had been paid into Court
fend OF special bail, should not be repaid to the de-
ilev '114(%1'68e name did not transpire) or to
.his attor-
•• ine 7th section of the new Act provided that
Irhere
e defendant was in custody at the time of the
owno:Tetekrini ningg into operation, he should be discharged
into a common appearance. The question
that d be, 'whether the present case was within the spirit of
tille,7,etaiao, although it might not be within the letter.
tot]: -au been granted in cases where persons were in cus-
ii_and this was only going a step further.
I,„'"*. as
LITTLEDALE thought it wasgoing two steps,
"'granted a rule nisi.
Mr 1.‘,7!E QuaEN V. THE MAYOR OF SWANSEA.
Mayor lELIAMS moved for a mandamus, against the
Ceun .:;1. Swansea, to proceed to the election of six Town
statedeloors, The affidavit, in support of the application,
tilior that the Court assembled for the election of Conn-
suPPly the vacancies ; but in consequence of some
fo t'rm"e‘e arising between the Mayor and the Assessors,
of
whiel,r the
adjourned the Court, sine die, the
consequence
interferes
that no election took place. 'Unless the Court
e , the borough would remain with only fifteen
°}lai:illyors until next November.
then ro2l4,°ltpslir directed the mandamus to issue, and

44RYLEB ONE.—(T HI S DAY.)
Kith Itfar ,
1.1,,:1nne Cunningham was placed at the bar, charged
BtreeCul4g ber master, Mr. Valley, of No. 35, Seymour-
aft et, Air. Flower conducted the prisoner's defence, and(
ar le
Y Ingthened investigation the prosecution was droppe
tiNrso,,* v7alley, although the sitting Magistrate, Mr. RAW:
&Ciont"t) exPressed his opinion that there was evidence suf.
‘o warrant the committal of the prisoner for trial.
dhve" of named Thompson, was summoned by the
the the haekney-coach No. 64, for refusing to pay him
Af ',amunt of his fare, a balance of Bd. being withheld.
ihompson said he hired the complainant to take
bin, Euston-square to Somers-street, and paid
of his
8.
fa 4d., which he considered to have been the amount
°hr. RAWLINSON id he regretted that he should
.be
, zedto arnsaei:cehim in that sum and costs, amounting
a t 8s
°u advising him at the same tie always
hto pay
410 demanded, and then take the driver's num er.

THE MAILS.
6.4 accordance with a requisition, numerously signed! and.
I:4lBMitted to the Lord Provost, a public meeting of the
op mers, merchants, and other parties interested, was held
pos'oaday afternoon, in the Town Hall, " for the pur-
a! of deliberating how far it is proper to memorialise her
N'ltestY s Treasury against any change which would pre-
sh,, the arrival of the Liverpool and Manchester corre-
Vience at a later hour than at present."
e LORD PROVOST was unanimously called to the
fo4ir, and, after reading the requisition, stated the object
,*.diich the meeting had been called.
;Mr. GRAY (of the firm of Wighton, Gray, and Co.)
114: move a series of resolutions, and, after alluding to
kitr'mportance to this city (Glasgow) commercial.
thot"l view, of the Liverpool and Manchester mails, said
1,,0,,„ the contemplated additional mail to Glasgow
ll
toeutq, he quite useless if it did not arrive herebuts
tegs 'clock in the afternoon—an hour at which i-
ll, may be said to be over for the day. Indeed,iu
pettettlnsidered the intelligence by the Liverpool mail
mailf
iheifer importance than that brought by the lan
getice :s the latest state of the markets, andiThed°inntelli-
Nit ,"111 all parts of India and America, came through
teadienn,annel of communication. Mr. Gray concluded,.i wereby
ke, the resolutions embodying these views, which • Med b
Y the Lord Dean of Guild, and agreed to una-
kry bey.moasl It was also agreed that the Lords of the Trea-
mean-
tirpe memorialised on the subject, and that,
4141 4 CCTY of the resolutions be transmitted in
no
thetbe Post-
oer-General.
ttanZ the motion of MICHAEL 7 ROLAND, Esq., a vote of
tOlteB WaS given to the Lord Provost, and the meeting
ul).--Scots Times.
The
hag
b followincr letter by the Hon. Member for Greenack
e" fished

r, kv
Glasgow, Nov. 1, 1838.
i'leele.rars'arit3oslß—lt is quite clear that the Post-Master-
ut to offer a premeditated, deliberate. affront
kaijSeltolLuldi, by the arrangements connected with the day
14 "i LOrldon
,:AugillnaedatY address .to the Lord Provost of Edinburgh in
last, I predicted that some scheme would be de-
arrar disgusting the mercantile interests with the
ge lettern genients, and my prophecy has proved true to
lt has •
'°4lo been officially announced that the day mails from
Ilk a i
n will reach Edinburgh and Glasgow respectively, at
Seven o'clock at night, hours which every sane man
to th will render the arrival nearly, if not entirely useless
keittreat body of the people ; but lest this might not
I'let,-,,‘",eient to induce the commercial interests to view the
.;lete-Z4,ed boon as worse than an imposition, it has been
the
r4,7ned to connect the Liverpool mails with the London
451,-4'is, and thus to create confusion and dismay among
titia,t%erous and valuable interests which exist in every
Air' with that emporium of commerce.
tf td•tiis I foresaw and stated, as my letter to the Provost
tict Luuurgli will rove • and now lam to state the great
Ndirl,9l goined by the Post-office ; inasmuch as I have been
!aoit, informed that the Chamber of Commerce of Glas-
:°,4oere to request that the sending of day mails shall be
Neot °tiled altogether, rather than have their present conve-
WOninunication with Liverpool disturbed.
tfili4T a triumph for a great Department, which is based
tiletl undisputed rational principle of being established
jot e "flea of trade and commerce, in preference to
Pot, onaidered a Revenue Department.
ti,er,,B4l:lldYil,"'n Part, I -shall rejoice if the Post-office blun-
-1111114i1,-"uclers on, and agrees to withdraw the proffered
ave •
fe4iit, given notice of my intention to move for a Seleet
444
t°lnquire into the management of the Post-
114sh
est rw, a call upon Colone(Maberly, as the first
k no
ho • "seo tperhaps you do not know, is supposed to
11.411 st) °,
office from his acquirements as a political eco-
N ant' let
ler the country at large judge how he justifies
to Conduct so defenceless upon any rational prin-
'll -, 4ateve,
14„ ere • •
'4441. 00 use in
el/1111t ea
Under expecting good management or liberal
tits- rY the present system, and the only chance. thet.
ti;pa for"tralor cheap postage is, to couple with their
of
l-
ey:l'44ot it great measure—that the management of the
other ue placed under a Board of Commissioners, as
lqhese are reat department of the State is.
er of ye,, the opinions I venture to offer in reply to your
bterday's date.—l remain your's truly,
%Nowa ROBERT WALLACE.
Y, Esq.,
Edinburgh.

IliTihit*,o ti:l3:rs°aT VESTRY CLERK.—We
.called atten
!rhteri for
.Ifo to the contestv nesotwt
ttito tZd, befo'ree situation of aiandthweeparreicsaht.noi.
ti'at tulle salary anlndak'ng. goingC l Clerk, ko,n
the
of
eoinotffimy
office. It
alt i:t.sreavaiwoutsaminaquuriaryd
taitke ere are duties o, th
11%4 a ),;. !ome defalcations in the parish accounts whichd.s_
Sol l'
P.tretivlis inquiry
bi,ci.nted
t,,
,F,12 arly before f the old blocid
into the
awhole matter in i
is
The proverb says, ask o
ttt' Aio,, u oil the situation. .
and we know no
lit,..'t .1. so chirp the young ones ,
men than the
t'tsty bgarantee for honesty in young
'kit • of thei
4)44 ittion, v_ar parents. If his father have had a good
e
motive in the son, m.
wo,. if hi.. Llt is one strop
tog Ao'.. father have lost ghis character for behaving
tot,ll4,otionworthy son can dishonour. a worthy father,
' th 'I father dishonours himself.
.Let it be noted.a,
to
't a : • • a desire to figure I
hropper 05 grasping disposition,
u.t
0.,
fra.n,
i clutching se-
Cletofllees i. 5.8”, an inordinate ursi t
kle ‘to Li 4 Ins own person or family, led the late Vestry-
-14 etirat s.
unhappy end yinn let not the paritsehtiotnaeursadneorw.
11:44 twat
similar conduct another. We ro
of the population,
4.143 bis?otne of the very religious kh° tem. .enters also, but operated opnabrty unworthy motives,
hi! th:lisg their countenance to the. encouragement of vice,.
1,.11 bast lea of the abominable system of jobbing
i At g• ied, We believe, to the present vacancy.
4.4 pkb°t. 411;013:Is great pleasure to find that an institution
itio4a of the ?Petted at the West-end of the town, for the re-
Ithi4t to ,acisueUg!less poor during the winter months, and. to
l
Cha ali,. if applicant a supper, bed,. breakfast, and medical
ttied!les col. required. The Committee have appointed Mr..
lii ;41 offi Pe. of Margaret-street, Cavendish-square, e' nob cer 'and the subscription list already
I, li ilityas their
includes the
I:,ootrthycortlgpftatiEioE'swicti PENSIONERS.—This is a
160 6q chels o to
.Mr. Gleig's admired and interesting
Ilat—llthor 1_ ea Hospital. In the work before us, however,
exhibition of his ta-
w , atti
~oas taken a wider field for
athe
11:1: ay tLiZetZehject. is altogethkeras more interesting one.
tile
tinter there sure
that about the Chelsea
it has stru
to distinguish him from.
)ho °firnuni,
a.. little or nothing
Bets Inero6 '..Y t iarge—he is a common-place human being
t, perin? ats, sleeps, walks about, chews, and smokes, and
tho "tooally intoxicated. But the Greenwich Pensioner,
tser4i others hand, is
/thilll tiilirld hbitual characteristics animalteristies have very little in cobmmf
re
. of a species by itself, whosean
4a hose Proff,tlle of every day heumanity Although the work
he. o
it
itiliph, to be a work of invention, there is trine in
iti 80 true
impress of reality, indeed, the greater part ittofa..
eottOo to nature, both in portraiture and incident, tha I
:...t.
4.46
interesting to a high degree, the strangenesse: re in
;Aff th°ro those of truth than of fiction.—Court Journal.a
~evt,or•iiparoo Bolland has not recovered from the
hp. it which obliged him to leave the circuit at Heil-
'to 13
generally kip .1. 0
Leamington,
thought that be will not be able to resume
I,,t`! yiiil riti !be Bench again. He is at prsent at
h trio. ot attend the Court this term. In the event of his
r°intpa'otills said that the Solicitor-General will have the ap-