The Sun.
London, England, 1836-12-02 00:00:00

SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.)

(FROM LLOYD'S.)
DEAL, Duc. I.—Wind W. Eight o'Clock.—Wind W.,
moderate, fine night.—Arrived the William Inglis, Teller,
from Sydney ; John M'Lellan, M'Donald, from Bombay ;
Three Sisters, Amy, from Bahia; Dart, Ormston, from Ma-
deira; Elizabeth, Batty, from Limerick ; and Alonzo, Hick,
from Galway. Came down from the river and remain the
Little Catharine, Henderson, for Bahama ; Catherine, Rose,
for Madras; Quebec, Hebard, for New York; Despatch,
for Southampton ' • Herald, Robinson, for Belfast ; and
John Marshall, Curtis, for Wales. The Catharine has been
supplied with an anchor, and remains with the Little Catha-
rine. Scourfield, and several others.

PORTSMOUTH, DEC. I.—Wind W. by N.—Arrived the
Jane, Wilkinson. Passed by the Hawk, Johnston, from Lon-
don for Muscat.

PLYMOUTII, DEC. I.—Wind W. S. W.—The City of Edin-
burgh, Baker, for Sydney, has been brought into Cutwater.
FALMOUTH, Nov. 30. —Wind W. to N. W., moderate
breezes.—Arrived the Edina, Read, from Bahia. Sailed his
Majesty's ship Echo, for the West Indies.
DOVER, DEC. I.—Arrived off port the Symmetry, Mack_
wood, from Ceylon; Leslie, Ramsay, from Demerara; Annutta,
from Rotterdam for Liverpool, with damage, loss of
bowsprit, sails, &c. ; and Industrie, Olsen, from Bordeaux for
Hamburg, lost bowsprit, sails, &c.
EASTBOURNE, DEC. I.—Arrived off port the Augustin,
Moulden, from Batavia.

BRISTOL, DEC. I.—Arrived tho Winduck, —, St. Übes.
POOLE, Nov. 30.—Arrived the Jesse, Oldes, from New-
foundland.

WEymouTn, Nov. 30.—Arrived the Gulf of Paris, Wells,
from Lisbon.

CARDIFF, Nov. 30.—Arrived the Ocean, Treewood, from
Quebec.

LIVERPOOL, Nov. 30.—Arrived the Berbice, Grayson, from
Berbice; and Catherine Mitchell, Stewart, from Gibraltar.
Off port the Reliance, Bowen, from Bombay ; and Nailer,
Dawson, from Africa.

SIIEFRNESS, Nov. 30.—The Ebenezer, of Rochester, sunk
in the Salt Pan Reach, during the gale of yesterday. Crew
saved.

BIDEFORD, Nov. 30.—Wind N. W.—The Celia, Jamson,
from Swansea to Newhaven, has been assisted in distress, and
being leaky must discharge part of her cargo.

Arrived off St. Ann's Head, the Town of Ross, from Quebec.
Two vessels appear to have been lost (according to a letter
from Deal) on the Brake yesterday, as the masts were out of
the water.

The I Fortrucndet, Jansen, from Gottenburg to Topsham,
was towed into Portsmouth yesterday, dismasted waterlogged.
The Camden, Ryan, from Sydney, N. S. W., to Sonrabaga,
was totally lost on the 11th August, in the Straits of Mt eir&
,:,The Amelia, Matilda, is off Calabar, with considerable da-
mage, having been on shore.
The Three Georveders, Kreft, from Dantzic to Antwerp,
was stranded at Petten 24th ult.—crew saved.
The Thomas and Susanna, from Jersey to Bicaham, is on
shore near Lyme ; crew saved.
The Halo, from Rouen to Sunderland, was driven on shore
on the Hock of Holland, 25th inst. ; crew saved.

The Johanna Catharina, Rcesend, from Hockryls to London,
is stranded near Petten.

The Active, Schrichborn, from Dantzic, is in Texel, with
damage, and must discharge—bound to New York.
The Cadiz, M'Kinlay, from Lisbon to Glasgow, was driven
on shore at the Isle of Man on Sunday night—crew and
greater part of cargo saved.
The Justinian, from Riga, was on shore on the Sunk Spits
yesterday.

The Liddell, Hall, from Riga to London, was on shore on
the Barba Sand yesterday.

HANSONI'S PATENT SAFETY CABRIOLETS.—In
a paragraph which found its way into the Chronicle of Wed-
nesday, certain statements are made with regard to these
cabriolets which, on inquiry; we find to be destitute of truth.
It is stated, Ist, that two hundred cabriolets and omnibuses
are now building for the metropolis by an association, and
that eighteen will be ready this week ; 2d, that the height
of Hansom's Patent Safety Cabriolet wheel is not calculated
for the wear and tear of London, as their frequent breakage
evinces, and that their weight destroys the horses ; 3d, that
instances do occur " that one of these cabs goes out in the
morning, and has not the success of a fare all day." We
have the authority of a very respectable party, the manag-
ing director of the above Patent Safety Cabriolet Com-
pany, for stating that an association, in the strict sense of
the word, for building two hundred cabriolets and omni-
buses for the metropolis does not exist ; but that several
individuals have advertised to bring out on the lst of De-
cember four-wheeled cabs, that the number about to be
brought out, instead of being eighteen, is actually only
one. As for the breakages which are alleged to have oc-
curred to Hansom's cabriolets we have the same autho-
rity for stating that not a single fracture has happened to
that part of the carriage which is new, and that the acci-
dents are such as all carriages are liable to. We are assured,
too, that the breakages and accidents which have occurred
to Hansom's cabs, and they have been subjected to all that
can happen to carriages, amply prove that so long as the pas-
sengers keep their seats, they are under all circumstances, per-
fectly safe. As to the height of the wheel, every mechanic
knows thatboth in wear and draught, high wheels have advan-
tage over low ones. With respect to the weight of Hansom's
cabs destroying the horses, we are assured that this is ut-
terly untrue—that not a single horse belonging to these
cabs has died from work—that they are all in better condi-
tion and worth more money than when they were first put
into the cabs—and that the proprietors of the cabs have
only lost one horse, which died of inflammation of the lungs.
As to the cabs going out and " not having the success of a
fare all day," this is se obviously absurd an assertion as
scarcely to require contradiction. As, however, the state-
ment will necessarily find its way to other places where its
falsehood may not be so obvious, and may have the effect of
retarding the introduction of this vehicle into the large pro-
vincial towns, we have the same authority for stating that
Hansom's safety cabs are fully and almost constantly em-
ployed, and that the drivers have always paid their money.
—Abridged from the Morning Chronicle, from which Paper
the offensive paragraph was inadvertently copied into The
Sun of Tuesday. _ _

His Excellency, the French Ambassador, has just
launched a new and splendid equipage. He will proceed
again to Paris, on leave, early in the ensuing month, and
return when the gaieties of the Carnival are over.

Lyston House, in Lincolnshire, the magnificent
residence of Sir John Hayford Thorold, has been closed
since the marriage of Lady Thorold to Sir Charles Ogle,
to the great regret of a fashionable circle in the neighbour..
hood of Grantham, who highly appreciated the delightful
soirees her ladyship was in the habit of giving during the
season.

The Hon. Mr. Fullarton and Lady Georgiana, who
are at present sojourning at Southampton, contemplate re-
visiting in a few days her Ladyship's noble relatives Lord
and Lady Granville, at the British Embassy at Paris.
The weather at Orkney has been most boisterous,
and been productive of much injury to those remote isles
of the sea. Many of the farmers in the south and north
isles have only succeeded in getting one-half of their crop
cut down, and what has been reaped and gathered in, is in
a very bad state indeed. The most prevalent winds, from
north to north-east, with a heavy fall of snow, and there
seems to be no sign of changes ; in consequence of which
all kinds of provisions are far above the usual standard
price.—Ayr Observer.

DUBLIN.-WEDNESDAY.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
" It is better, if possible, to reconcile our economy with
our laws than to set them at variance."—Burke.

The important question respecting the irregularity of the
rebellion writs is not yet decided, though from what has oc-
curred in the Court of Exchequer these two days, the pub-
lic anticipate another blow against the policy of the Tithe
system. The newspapers of this city will have informed
you of the proceedings which took place yesterday, and of
the favourable impression manifested by the Barons of the
Exchequer towards Mr. O'Connell's motion. The Court
was then, and is still, in a dilemma. The case was argued
again this morning for some time by counsel in behalf
of the plaintiff. Mr. O'Connell was present, but made
no observation on what fell from his opponents ; nor
indeed, was it necessary, for the Court seemed una-
nimous in denying that the position assumed for the
plaintiff under Sir Edward Sugden's act was tenable.
But they asked Mr. O'Connell, whether he was satisfied
that an appearance should be entered for his client, without
prejudice to his motion—which was, in effect, that he be
liberated from prison forthwith ? The Learned Gentleman
said he saw no objection to that course, but declined giving
a definite assent or answer till to-morrow, when he should
have considered the new points raised on the other side, and
consulted with his colleagues, Messrs. Dickson and Pigott,
on the subject. Thus the matter stands.
In the meantime, professional men, and other intelligent
persons who frequent the Hall of the Four Courts, are of
opinion that no concession ought to be made by O'Connell,
the Court being coerced, under the circumstances of this '
case, to quash the commission of rebellion immediately.
Mr. Dickson says he will not surrender, but that his client
must be liberated without bail or mainprize ! The reasons
for O'Connell's hesitation are these :—The Court are un-
willing to accede to his motion, for fear of rendering a
ground or precedent for invalidating decrees obtained on
sequestration. And as this might be productive of exten-
sive mischief and alarm, they may feel themselves obliged
to refuse the application, unaccompanied by conditions.
The dilemnza in which the Court seems to be placed, and
O'Connell's forbearance to push the matter as far as it seems
to be in his power to do, are subjects of much commentary
all day—some persons saying that the circumstance affords
the strongest. evidence of the Liberator's love of order, and
unwillingness to cause confusion of any kind in the institu-
tions of this country ; while others contend that his hesita-
tion, or rather his seeming submission to the suggestion of
the Court, arises out of distrust in his case, and the appre-
hension of an adverse judgment on the point. The most
prevalent opinion, however, is that he will to-morrow press
his motion for an unconditional order, and that the Barons
cannot refuse it. This view is very confidently urged,
while I write, and should it turn out to be the correct one,
the consequences will be most important. The nume-
rous cases in which Writs of Rebellion have been
issued, will be so far abortive. The persecution must
be arrested for a time ; and the tithe-owners, or more
correctly the tithe-claimants, will be not only delayed in
their suit, but mulcted with some costs which they can
never recover. All this will tend to exhibit the impolicy of
continuing the present tithe system, when the very machi-
nery of law and justice is found to be inoperative in sus-
taining it, even by having recourse to its most obsolete
forms and processes. The subscribers to the Lay Association
for recovery of this most onerous, anomalous, and obnoxious
impost will begin to feel that all their efforts to support a
tottering system must prove ineffectual, and that the sooner
they sound a retreat, the better for the safety of their dis-
comfited forces. It is vain to struggle against the exigencies
of the times in which we live. There are occasions of pub-
lic necessity so vast, so clear, so evident, that they supersede
all laws, which, being made for the community, cannot resist
the unequivocal demands of the majority of those for whose
benefit they have received a sanction. No law can be sus-
tained against the original cause and reason of all law—that
is, the happiness and tranquillity of mankind in their social
condition.

It is not easy to describe the moral effects of this single
discussion. The rabid Conservative or Orange party, who
boasted of the strength which their cause derived from what
they called the protection of the laws and courts of justice,
and whose cry of " the law will vindicate itself" has been so
loud, are dismayed at the prospect of a defeat in the Court
of Exchequer. It will have an electric effect on those, too,
who regarded the tithe persecution as a means of sustaining
Toryism, while the spirits of the Liberal party, and the
funds of the General Association, will be elevated in pro-
portion to the depression of their adversaries. The manner,
too, in which O'Connell has argued this question, without
the slightest allusion to party or politics, has had a great
and favourable effect on the minds of many.
I shall send you the result of to-morrow's proceedings•

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, Nov. 30.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.—The proceedings in the
Court of Exchequer yesterday, noticed in our last Num-
ber, are of groat importance to the public, affecting the
authority of all the processes of rebellion which have issued
during the late tithe litigation. The Pilot states that " the
proceedings to-day were merely conversational, and, so far
as that, destitute of interest. But the position in which
matters stand is a subject of immense interest. We shall
endeasour to state it briefly. Divested of legal technicality
the case at this moment stands thus :—The Court have
offered, if Mr. O'Connell consents to enter what is called
an " appearance" for the individual in whose person the
principle is being tried, to discharge that individual in the
morning, without payment of costs. Mr. O'Connell has
refused to answer this proposition until morning ; and in
the morning, at eight o'clock, Messrs. Dixon and Pigot,
the other counsel, are to be with Mr. O'Connell, and the
answer will be determined. Should it be agreed to enter the
appearance the individual will be immediately relieved, but
the decision on the principle will be postponed. Should the
appearance be refused by counsel the client may suffer or be
relieved as the decision may be, but the principle must be de-
cided by the Court. On the whole, such an offer from the
Court is considered as a strong evidence that the Court ad-
mit the irregularity of the proceedings ; also, that the ge-
neral objections to the law, urged by Counsel, has greatly
shaken the Court as to the legal propriety of its past pro-
ceedings—nay, that it would at once manfully retract, were
it not for the dilemma of so many decrees having been
already obtained and acted upon, under a construction of
law now shaken to the base. We should hope, however,
that an inconvenience will not be put in competition with
an injustice. All men are liable to error—Judges are but
men. There could be no possible disgrace, certainly no
criminality, in error atoned for as soon as discovered ; on
the contrary, while error is but the lot of humanity, prompt
acknowledgment is magnanimity—while wilful perseverance
would be positive crime. The character of the Court is
now the chief thing at stake ; and that can only be really
compromised by obstinacy in error ; for it is admitted on
all hands that a vital blow has been struck against the fu-
ture exercise of a musty and despotic law, as outrageous
in principle to constitutional liberty as in practice to do--
mestic peace.
DEATH OF ANOTHER TITHE MARTYR. We under-
stand that another martyr to the tithe system has paid the
debt of nature. John Dwyer, of the parish of Doone, in
the county of Limerick, who has been for some time incar-
cerated in the Four Courts Marshalsea in Dublin, died in
that prison yesterday.—Pilot.
REILLY.—The funeral of the unfortunate Jobn Reilly,
the tithe-martyr, took place on Saturday last. An im-
mense crowd assembled on the occasion to show sympathy
in his fate, and to give indication of their unyielding hosti-
lity to a system, the doom of which has been already sealed
in the misery and death of the people.—Freeman.
If the Northern Whig will condescend to take the trouble
of reading again the remarks we made in a leading article
on Saturday relative to the resolutions adopted by the Ge-
neral Association, he will perceive we apprehend it is he
who is in error, and that he himself has prematurely
jumped at a conclusion which our observations on the sub•
jest of Mr. Sharman Crawford's resolutions do not at all
warrant. The insinuation that we did not read the report of
the proceedings on which we commented, is " too ridicu-
lous" to deserve refutation.

RETURN OF SHERIFFS..--•- LOUTH.----.011 the Sheriff's list
were two excellent names, which were struck off by the
going" judge. These were—W. Henry Richardson, Esq.,
Prospect ; Henry Chester, Esq., a Deputy Lieutenant.
These names are totally omitted by the judge, and the
following returned :—Fortescue, Bellingham, and Brabazon.
The first beardlessiird— boya Liberal ! Do you wonder, pen-
sive ; the second served the office be-
fore
public,ndto efind him on the list Ah !he is residing
; and
a tl
on the Continent and could not attend ! ! Does that ac-
count for it ? Now, what were the names struck off, and
these substituted ? William H. Richardson is a Protes-
tant, a man of large property, and is even son-in-law to
Lord Hartland ; but then he is i Liberal ! Mr. H.
Chester is equally qualified, besides being a Deputy Lieute-
nant of the county ; but then he, too, is a Liberal, and a
Catholic to boot !—Pilot.

The Earl and Countess of Carlisle arrived the night
before last in Grosvenor-place, from Castle Howard.
Hatfield Park, the extensive estate of the Marquis of
Salisbury, and Woburn, in Bedfordshire, that of the Duke
of Bedford, have each sustained great injury by the late
hurricane.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent and
Princess Victoria purpose sojouring at Claremont for three
weeks, and then returning to Kensington Palace. Their
Royal Highnesses household had embarked in some of the
Ramgsgate steam packets on Monday, but owing to the
boisterous state of the weather they were prevented ar-
riving in town until Wednesday. The whole have since
proceeded to Claremont.