The Sun.
London, England, 1849-01-29 00:00:00

THE SUN, LoN ON, MON DA At EVENING, JANUARY 2), 1840:

hence to Belfast, is on si.oe

Ski,turLess,

likely to become a wreck; cr..-w save d.
HEDDLETHORP (N. LOUGH), JAN. 25 —The Ben-
jamin Scott, for Goo!e, strot;ded near Sal;ileet last
night, and is discharging; is exp, eted off at high water;
she is making a little water.
PORT TALBOT, JAN. 26.—Several small pi, ces of
wreckage were I:3cl,:ed up along this shore yesterday.
HARTLEPOOL—The Palermo and the Selph, of South
Shields, which got on shore on the 1 la; inst., on the
South Beach, has got off an I b. en towed into the Tyne.
STORNOWAY, JAN. 22.—The William, Soolie, from
Wemyss to Smyrna. has been assisted in here with
cargo shifted, and with loss of bulwarks, stanchions, &e.,
having been struck by a sea, 12th inst., in ht. 57 N. lone
10 W. The Retriever, Jam-,s, from St. John's, New
Brunswick, to Dundee, was driven into the Sound of
Scarp, 18th inst., and has grounded on a sand bank,
where she strikes very heavily.
CASTLETOWN, JAN. 27.—There is a large barque,
also a brig, at anchor in Derhyhaven Bay, the bat que,
supposed to be the Shakspere, of Liverpool, and tke
brig Sarah, of Belfast, but cannot be boarded in account
of te weather.
Coax, JAN. 25.—A brig or schooner; waterlogged,
dismastecl, and af.,audoned, apparently a Portuguese Bra-
zilian trader, with white diamonds; on quarter piece,
wooden tiller, and pumps, heavy :tern, white bowsprit.
short cutwater, &e., was paised, 13th inst., in lat. 36,
lon. 30 W., by the Elora, at Colic.
BrAumiurs, JAN. 27.—The Bertrand, from Liverpool
to Boston, dragged her anchors during a heavy gale 24th
and 25th inst., and touched the ground near the Cause-
way, Puffin Island, and was ohligtel to threw ov, rboard
a quantity of salt; in coming up to this pace to-day she
came in contact w WI the schooner Hibernia, of Cardigan,
when the latter lost jibboom, fore and main rigging, &c.
ILFRACOMBE, JAN. 28.—A six oared gig, painted
yellow inside, and No. 1 on the bow, was seen off Morte
Stone, by the Spring, Bush, arrived here; large quanti
ties of wreck were also seen off Lundy Is!aud by a Pill
pilot- boat.
RAMSGATE, JAN. 29.—The Janne Anyso, of and for
Caen, from London, has been towed in hero a derelict
from off the South Foreland, supposed to have been run
foul off, as her masts and starboard topsides are carried
away, decks stove, and various other damage; it is sup-
posed that the ,crew have got on board the other vessel,
as her boats are broken to pieces.

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COWES, JAN. 27.—The Vigilant, Cork to Barbadoes,
has put in here with loss of stanchions and bulwarks,
and it is reported that she makrs water.

MARKET NI VVrs-(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE-MONDAY.

During last week, the arrivals of all articles of home'
produce for our market were on a very limited scale, and
of middEng quality. By land carriage, scarcely any
samples of grain reached us; but the fresh supply of
Flour was good. From Ireland and Scotland, only about
4,000 quarters of Oats came to hand, and, as we antici-
pated on Monc'ay last, there was a considerable falling
off in the imports from abroad, which consisted of 6,740
quarters of Wheat, 2,893 ditto of Barley, 600 ditto of
Oats, 2.235 ditto of Rye, 741 ditto of Beans, 624 ditto of
Peas, 29 ditto of Tares, 222 ditto of Linseed, 142 ditto
of Rapeseed, 44 ditto of sundry other seeds, 3 383
sacl-s and 829 barrels of Fleur—the former
fly from Fiance, the latter from the United Slates.
,From Essex, tint, Cambrideeshize, &c., the receipts of
Wheat fre,h up this morning were again small. From
Nortelk, Suffolk, and the various other counties, scarcely
.uy Wheat reached us. As very few parcels remained
unsold at the close ce business on Friday, the show of
samples to day was trifling in the extreme. The attend-
aece it bil3 era was not large, and nearly the whole of the
English W heat samples were disposed of at prices quite
-qual to those obtain, don this day week, and at which
Ile, market closed firmly. The question of the total
repeal or the corn-laws firrrned the topic of more than
unusual discussion amongst the farmers and others to-day.
We were tolerably well, but not to say heavily, supplied
with tor,ign Wheat free of duty. Selected qualities of
both red and white were taken by the millers to a fair
extent at full rates of currency. In the middling and
inferior kinds only a limited business was doing, yet
prices were mostly supported. The value of bonded
Wheats was nearly on a par with free qua-
lities. The sales were far from extensive, yet the
holders generally here firm, notwithstanding the
stock in London and at the outports is large.
Malting Barley was in good request, at full prices.
There was rather more doing in grinding and distilling
parcels, at extreme currencits. The Matt trade was in
a very sluggish state. In tie quotations, however, we
have no actual decline to notice. The quantity on offer
was again small. The best feed and potato Oats were
quite as dear. Damp parcels of Irish were very dull.
Beans and Peas commanded very little attention, at the
late decline in valua. In Indian Corn end Meal, next
to nothing was doing. Flour moved off slowly, at un-
altered quotations.

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.
*Meat—Essex & Kent, Idalt—Chevalier...... 59s to 60x
Red......... 4(ls to 48s Oats— Yorkshire and
Ditto,White, New 46s 56s Lincolnsh., Feed. 17s 20s
Norfolk and Lin- Potato
coin, Red..... 44s 48s Youghal and Cork,
Ditto, White...... 48s 52s Black 15s 20,
Irish, Red........ —s —s Cork, While 17s 21,
Ditto,White— —s —s Scotch, Feed. •• .. 21s 24,
Rye-01d • . s s Beans—Tick

New... 28s 30s
Barley—Grinding..... 24s 26s
Melting . ........ 29s 30s
Chevalier • • .. • 308 32e
Malt—Suffolk and Nor-'
f01k............ 578 58s
Brown ........... 47s 55s
Kingston and Ware 58s 59s
SMITU:

Pige0n5.......... 36s 38;
Peas—Grey 30s 33,
Maple . 31s 35s
White... ••• . . 28s 3,3
Boilers ......... 31s 348
Flour—Town-made... 3:,s 418
Suffolk •••.• • • • .. 31s 3J5
Stccktn & Norfolk 32s 35s
nEELD.

imports of ion Ago s:
were on a very m,:derate ECZ:
arrucxed r, turn:—
From Beasts.
Antwerp ....

;c:ek into London last week
as will be seen from liar

Sheep.

Calves.
C 8

Pigs.

Rot t en; m ... 16 ...
Schweninger. 18 ...
Nieu Diep .... 93 ...
Harlingen ..... 32 ...

Total 159 ...
Corresponding
week in 1843.. 1-20

16
6)
489
51

78 ...

••• 14 ...

Difference ... 39 more. 403 more. 64 more.
t. the northern ou,ports very few imports have taken
place. and none of consequence are txpected for some
time hence. Very few foreign Bt asts or Sheep were on
oiler in to-day's market, and their general quality was

inferior. The demand for them was"skady, at fully last
week's quotations. Calves sold briskly at high prices.
From our varkus grazing districts the arrivals of Beasts
fresh up this morning were limited, even the time of
year considered; but there was!, great improvement in

their general criality and condition. The 'Weather being
more favourable for slaughtering, and the attendance of
both town and coantr) buyers on the increase, the beef

trade was firm at, in mi•st tral,sactims, an advance in
the prices of Monday last of 2d per Blbs. The primest
Scots st,ld without aiffieuity at from 4s to 4s 2d per Blbs,
anti a wood clearance vas effrctcd. The droves from
the N ith consisted of about 900 short-horns ; from
Norfolk, Suftik, Essex, and Crimblidg( shire, 1,000
Scots and short-homs; from o,lltr parts of England, 750

Herefords, runts,, Devons, &c.; arid from Scotland, 192
horned and polled Scots. TM re was a further decrease
in the numbers of Sheep, aad a great scarcity of really
prime Downs and halt. breds was noticed. For all breeds
of Sheep the demand was very firm, and the extreme
prices of last we. k were realised in every instance, the
best Downs readily producing 10d per Sibs. Prior to
the close of the market nearly the whole of the Sheep
had been disposed of: Although the supply of Calves
was tolerably extensive, the veal trade was brisk, at a
rise in value of quite 6.1 per 81bs. Prime small Calves
sold at from 5s to 5s 4d per BIbF. Primo small Pigs
moved off freely, at full prices. Otherwise the pock
trade was heavy.

CHANCE, DA

IN THE MATTER. (F THE JaINT STOCK WINDING UP ACT,

EX-PARTE TIM NVIIEAL LOWELL MINING COMPAN Y.

The LORD CLIANcELLuit gave judgment in this case,
reversing the dtcisiun of the Vice-Cha7:c:dlor Knight
Bruce, v►ith costs.

THE ROYAL ETCHINGS.
PRINCE ALBERT V. STRANGE

The SOLWITOR-GENERAL addres.ed the Court on the
part of Prince Albin. in suiTort of the jud4inent of
VicQ-Chanct licr Knight Bruce. He contended that the
publication of the etchings was a wanton violation of the
rights of property, inasmuch as the mere possession of
the copy of a pNiating or engraving, the original of
which belonged to another, did not entitle the person so
having possession of it to publish it to the world.
The arguments its is expected will yet cccupy two or
three days.

QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.)
(sittings in Banco.)
THE QIIEEN V. HUDS,ON. •
This acticn was brought by William Cobbott against
the Keci:cr of the Queen's Bench prison, f'r an alleged
raise return to a wit of habeas corptsv. The partieu•
kr; of the case havirg been so r•peatedly tefure the
Courts, are already iumiiisr to the public. The plain•
tiff demurred to the plea of the defendant up.;n several
grounds, and -the decision of the Court etas deerr,:d.
Lard DENmAri now vtet,d that their Lordships were
of opinion that the thltndant was entitled to the judg-
went of the Court.
Judgment accordingly for the defendant.

BAIL COURT.—(THIS DAY.)
THE CHOLERA AT TOOTING.
TIIE QUEEN v. DROUET.
Mr. LUsH said, it would eo doubt be in the recollec-
tion of the Court that his Learned Friend Mr. Bailan-
tine, a tew days ago, obtained a certiorari calling upon
Mr. \Vakley, the Coroner for Middlesex, to bring up the
depositions taken in this case, in order that the de-
fendant might be admitted to bail, and he was instructed
by the Coroner, who acted upon public, grounds alone,
and had no personal feeling in the matter, to object to
the course of proceeding. The Coroner's jury, atter full
deliberation, had found a verdict of manslaughter
against the defendant in respect of the deaths of four chil-
dren out of a large number, and a warrant was issued for
defendant's arrest immediately after the finding of the
jury, but defendant had concealed himself from the
officers, who up to this moment had been unable to take
him. In the meantime the defendant came to the Court
to ask whether his Lordship would let him out on bail,
so that in the event of that application being refused he
might have the chance of escaping altogether from the
consquences of this prosecution, and in that state of
things the Learned Counsel was instructed to move the
Court to quash the writ of certiorari, or to bear him in
the first instance against the rule to hold to bail. The
Court would perceive that it was impoi tent for the public
that this matter should be dealt with cautiously; for if the
bail were refused, the defendant not being in custody,
there was no security that he would ever be tried at all.
Mr. Justice ERLE said, sitting alone, it was quite clear
that it was his duty to abide by the established practice
of the Court, and he felt that he would not be justified
in altering a practice which had long been established.
Before the full Court Mr. Ballantine had made
a motion which had been established by a
series of precedents, and, therefore, he was entitled to
his certiorari to bring up the depositions, in older that
the Court might see it it were a fit case to hold the de-
fvtidant to bail. If it was a rule nisi would be granted,
requiting the Coroner to show cause why he should not
to admitted to bail upon his surrendering to the war-
rant, and before the rule could be argued the defendant
must have surrendered.
Mr. LUSH, after this intimation, would not press his
motion.
Mr. BALLANTINE must ask then whether Mr. Wakley
produced the depositions ?
Mr. LUSH was not instructed upon that point, but no
doubt they would be returned.
Mr. BALLANTINE re minded the Court that the writ
was made returnable peremptorily on Saturday,
and if any of the Coroner's clerks were present with the
depositions they ought at oece to be produced, to enable
him to make an application connected with the liberty of
the subject.
Mr. Lusa said there was no objection to make the
return, but no one was present with the depositions.
Mr. BALLANTINE said they ought to have been there
to wait the result of his Learned Flitrid's motion.
Mr. Justice ERLE remarked, that by law a writ of at-
tachment might issue against a party who disobeyed the
order of the Court upon the motion of the party ag•
grieved by the default.
Mr. BALLANTINE replied that the case presented
features of a somewhat unusual character, which might
induce the Court to act in the matter without the de-
positions.
Mr. Justice ERLE said he would not depart from the
established practice in matters of this kind.
Mr. BALLANTINE must move then for an attachment
against Mr. Wakley, and he moved upon the facts
within the knowledge of the Court.
Mr. Justice ERLE suggested to the Learned Counsel
that he had better consider awhile. before he made this
motion. It was indispensable that the writ should
have been personally served before it could be granted,
and the rights of the defendant could only be enforced
according to law.
Mr. BALLANTINE said the writ had not been per-
sonally served, and he could not therefore press his mo-
tion for an attachment.

CRIMINAL COURT.-t THIS DAY.

OLD COURT.

The sccond sessions of the present year were opened
this morning at the Old Bailey, before the Lord Mayor,
the Itecordtr, Aldermen Farebrothcr and Challis, and
Sheriff Goodhart.

The grand jury having been sworn, and taken their
.eats in the box,

The RECORDER proceeded to deliver his charge. The
cahndar, he said, contained a list of 171 prisoners, which
number was not larger, he was bound to observe, than
the period that had elapsed since the last session woulci
account for. The number was rather below than above
the average, which was a very pleasing circumstance, since
the present was a season of great distress, from which
they might naturally anticipate au increase of clime. A
great proportion of the off nces specified in the calen-
dar were simple larceny, stealLg frim dwelling-
houses, housebreaking, larceny from the person, and
larceny committed by persons in the capacity of servants.
There were 13 cases of housebreaking, 66 of ordinal.)
larceny—from dwelling houses 24, 14 eases of stealing
from the person, an] 23 committed by persons in the
capacity of servants, nicking a total of 112 cases of this
kind out of the entire number of 171. There
were seven cases of cutting and wounding, some
of a slight character, and othtrs bearing evidence
of having originated in wilful malice. Having
ref, IT( d to casts of outrage upon young females,
the Learned Recorder procet did to call attention to
the number 01 prisoners who had passed through New-
gate in the course of last year. On the 18th of July,

1848, there were 151 males and 25 females within the
halls of Newgate, or a total of 180; between the Ist of
January and the 31st of I /ecember last, 3,057 were com-
muted to Newgate for trial, making a total during the
year of 3 237; of whom 396 were under 17 years of
age—namely, 261 males and 35 females, and above
that age, 2 219 males and 542 females. 377 out of this
number had been formerly in Newgate. How-
ever, as far as his memory served him,
the proportion was less than on former occasions,
which would lead to an inference, a well-grounded one,
he hoped, that the amount of trite was on the decrease.
The Learned &corder then explained that the reason
he did not allude to a case which had attracted much of

the attention of the public, namely, Mr. Drouet's case,
was in consequence of the depositions not being in his
possession, the defendant not being in custody, and re-
mitted the jury to their duties.

MA REET-(T HIS DAY.)
Eliot Connor. a middle aged woman, IN ith a child in
her arms, was placed at the bar before Mr. Bingham,
charged on suspicion of having stulen a hathern reticule
from the carriage of Mrs. Kitchener, a lady residing at
%, ilton-place.

Mr. Matthew Henry Angle, 46, Castle-street, Oxford-
street, stated that on Thursday evening last he was
standing at the corner of Newman-street, when he ob-
served the prisoner go up to three carriages which
were standing opposite Rippon and Burton's, and look
into their interiors. She thin walked past twice, and
on her returning the last time she stood and looked at the
coachma❑ who was on the box of one of the carriage,.
V itness then saw her go round to the other side
of the carriage, and put her hand through the window.
Witness thou went up to her, and saw that she had
taken the leathern reticule produced from the interior of
the vehicle. lie immediately seized her with the pro-
perly in her possession, a►rd gave her in charge.
Barnes, 130 E, proved receiving charge of the priso-
ner and the reticule produced. The prisoner denied
having robbed the carriage.
The prosecutrix's footman having identified tl.e pro-
perty, _

The prisoner said she was innocent of the charge, and
the witnesses had mistaken her for another woman.
Mr. BINGHAM committed her for a month for unlaw•
ful possession.

BARRISTERS AT LAW, MIDDLE TEMPLE.--The
undermentioned gentlemen, called to the degree of the
Utter Bar on Friday, were published in the Middle Tem-
ple Hall, on Saturday:—Reginald Fowler, Esq.; George
Pt arson Wilkinson, E q , B A., Durham University;
George Corsbie, Es.q ; John Charles Frederick Sigis-
mund Day, Esq.. 13. A., London University•, Charles
Edward Hawkins, E,q.; and Francis 'Tallied, Esq.
DEATII OF LADY JULIANA 110 WARD.--This
sable lady, who bad attained the extreme age of ninety-
nine years, died on the 22d instant, at her town resi-
dence. The deceased lady was youngest daughter of
fit nry, fourth Earl of C,rlisle, great aunt of the present
Earl by his second marriage with Isabella, daughter of
the fourth Lord Byron, and sister of tl.e celebrated
Admiral John Byr,n, father of the pi,et.
RePriEsENTATtosi OF BRIDGWATER.—Mr. Ke-
meys Ty nte states that he has no intention of resigning
his seat for Bridgeater, which had been currently re-
ported. Mr. Broadwood is the other M.P., and it is
probable he contemplates resignation.—Exeter Gazette.
PLOUGHING MATCH.—A ploughing match carne off
on Tuesday last in a field on the farm of Mr. David Rees
Parry, Llwyndwyfilltir, before a vest concourse of spec
tors. At the appointed hour 21 showed, and upon the
signal being giwn they went to work in first-rate style.
The judge awarded the premiums as follows:-1st, to
Mr. Richard Jones; 2d, to Thomas Protheroe; 3d, to
Daniel Davies. One of the horses that drew the first
plough is 16 years old, and has been engaged in 15
ploughing matches, oh which he has won 14 prizes.

THE STREET ORDEk:LIES.
7'o TIIE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sia,—Your kindness in noticing in your valuable
columns the operations of the poor men employed by
the National Philanthropic Association, as " street
orderlies," in cleansing the streets and improving the
heolth of the different localities in which they are
employed, call forth my best thanks. lam happy to
say this improved system has met with the cordial•
approval of the inhabitants of the surrounding
parishes. In proof of which, requisitions have been
signed by 325 of the rate-payers of the parish of
St. Paul, Covent garden ; 700 in the parish
of St. James's; 700 in the parish of St. Martin-
in- the-Fields ; and upwards of 200 in Regent-
street, Whitehall, &c., those streets being under
the control of the Commissioners of Woods and
Forests. The licensed victuallers of the metropolis
have, fur some time past, co-uperated with the asso-
ciation, in order to extend the system to parishes,
and that a priority of right to such employment be
given to those parishioners who, through misfortune,
have become charge able to the parish thereby
affording an opportu:ity for them to come forth and
earn their bread by their own industry, instead of
being pent up in unions, a burden to the
parish and thtinselves also. The committee of
licensed, victuallers have commenced a series of
meetings'in different districts, with a view of gene-
rally adopting (ha system, those already hell in the
flay market ani . Soho having proved decidedly EUC-
cessful. The lidensed victuallers have taken the
matter in hand, much to their credit as a benevolent
body, and, within a ,short time, a liberal sum has
been obtained through the medium of penny sub•
scription boxes being, placed in their parlours. A
meeting has been announced for each evening
this week, and from the ready manner in which the
press have advocated the cause of the poor the
energies of the committee are the more strengthened,
and the charitable object they have in view must in
a great measure depend on the liberality of those
gentlemen who would kindly publish an account of
their labours in behalf of the poor. Should you, Sir,
be pleased to insert this letter in your valuable paper,
you will confer a favour on
Sir, your obedient servant,
JOHN SMART, Acting Secretary.
Central Committee Room, 127, Fetter-lane,
Jan. 29, 1849.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SlR,—Observing a paragraph in your paper of the
25th instant, stating that the works at the Plymouth
Great Western Docks had been stopped, in conse-
quence of the want of funds on the part of the com-
pany, I hasten to inform you that such statement is
without foundation, and that the whole of the contract
work has been paid for.
I'shall feel obliged by your insertion of this letter,
and remain, Sir, your obedient servant,
E. FILDER, Secretary.
Plymouth Great Western Dock•oflice, No. 1,
Buckingham-place, Stonehouse, Jan. 27.
[The paragraph in question was copied from a
morning paper.—ED. Sun.]

Russell to the mover
THE FORTHCOMING SESSION.
The Queen will bold a Court at Buckingham Paceon Wednesday next, when her Majesty's Speech on the
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and seconder of the Address in the House of Commons,
and the Members of the Lower House connected with the
ihttnl. th
iir dbeJ s
o'
Government, previous to the opening of the session,
will take place in Downing-street, at his Lordship's
official residence, on Wednesday next, at seven o'clock,
when her Majesty's Speech will be read to the assembled
guests. The following Mea.bcrs are expected to be pre-
sent :—The Right Hon. the Speaker, Hon. Colonel
Anson, the Attorney-General, Sir Francis T. Baring,
Bart., M. Talbot Baines, Esq., Hon. Captain Berkeley,
R.N., R. M. Bellew, Esq, Hon. Colonel Boyle, E, H,
Bunbury, R.q. (seconder of the Address), W. Gibson
Craig, Esq., Hon. -W. Cowper, Admiral Dandas, Lord
Ebrington, Hon. J. E. Elliot, Right Hon. Sir George
Grey, Bart,, R. W. Grey, Esq., W. G. Hauer, Esq,
B. Hawes, Esq., Lord John Hay, Lord Marcus Hill,
Sir J. C. Hobhuuse, Bart., Lord E. J. F. Howard, Right
Hon. U. Labouchere, lion. W. Lasct-lles, G. Cornwell
Lewis, Esq., Hon. Fox Manic, Lord Alfred Paget, Lord
Clarence Paget, Viscount Palmerston, J. Parker, Esq.,
Right Hon. L. Sheil, 11. Rich, Esq., Sir W. Somerville,
Bert., the Solicitor-General, the Solicitor-General
(Scotland), Henry Tufnell, Esq., Lord Harry Vane
(mover of the Address), H. G. Ward, E:q., James Wil-
son, Esq., Sir C. Wood, Bart.
The Marquis of Lansdowne will entertain a party of
Members of the Upper House on the same evening, at
Lansdowne House, when her Majesty's Speech at the
opening of the session will be read.

Lord y, as the leader of the Opposition, has
issued cards fur a party of Protectionist Peers at his
Lordship's residence in St. Jame:.'s-square.

A WOMAN MURDERED —BIRMINGHAM, SATUR-
DAL—Au extraordinary case of murder has been en-
gaging the attention of the Coroner for some days,
respecting the death of a young woman named Eliza
Gilbert, a servant to a highly respectable' family, living
near the Royal OA, Faz -ley-scree t. On Friday s'en-
night she went out on an errand for her mistress, and
called upon a female acquaintance, who accompanied ber
part of the way she was going. Whilst together she
met a young man who was paying his addresses to her,
who was in company with three other men. They re•
mained talking for a few minutes, when the deceased
left them, and proceeded towards her mistress's residence,
but never returned heme. Search was made for her in
every dirt ction, but without -avail, until the next day,
when her body was found in the canal horribly muti-
lattd. The medical evidence proved that the injuries
had caused her death,-and not drowning, when sus-
picion fell upon the loar young men she had been talking
to, but it was subsequently ascertained, beyond the pos-
sibility of a doubt, that none of them saw her after she
left, and after several adjournments, the jury eventually
returned a verdict of " Wilful murder against some per-
son or persons unknown."

THE "An Anhui NIGHTS."—We have much plea-
sure in stating that a gran:, of 200/. has been lately made
to Mr. Edward William Lane, the well known author
of the " Modern Egyptians,"
am' of a very accurate
translation of the "Arabian Nights." Mr. Lane is dis-
tinguish, d amongst Oriental scholars for his thorough
know ledge of the coil, quial as well as of the written
lungusges derived from the Arabic root; and he is now
turning his talents to good account b.) the compilation of a
lexicon of the Arabic language, avoiding the errors and
supplying the deficit ncies 01 his predecessors. This grant
has been afforded to him from the fund for "srecial ser-
vice," which is at the disposal of the Premier, and is not
an annual pi nsion, as was incorrectly stated in the
Literary Gazette = 0 bservi r. •

Thepres.ent Baron Auckland (the Earldom being
extinct) will be the first Bishop of Sodor and Man who
has ever sat in the House of Peers.
SUICIDE OF Mn. VARLET, ENGRAVER AND
JEWELLER, FLEET STREET.—Late on Friday evening,
Mr. Mills, deputy-coroner for Middle-ex, held an in-
quest at the Holland Arms Tavern, High-street, Ken
sington, on the body of Mr. Benjamin Moxon Vasley,
-
aged 56 years, the well-known ( ngraver and jeweller,
so, Fleet street, and 37, Edwardes-square,
Kensington,
who shot bimsell on Tuesday last. It appeared from
the evidence gene into that the deceased, who succeeded
his late father some years since, was a bachelor, and was
found by his housekeeper, about one o'clock on the after-
noon of Tuesday last, lying on the floor of his bed-room,
quite dead, end some blood oozing out of his mouth.
An alarm was instantly raised and a surgeon sent for,
who promptly attended, and pronounced life to be quite
extinct. No suspicion was at first entertained that he
had laid violent hands on himself, but on the body being.
moved a small pistol, which had been recently dis-
chareed, was discovered under part of his clothes, end
under the body was the fellow pistol, loaded wi'h ball.
On the deceased's mouth being carefully examined, it
was ascertained tbat he must have placed the muzzle of
the pistol in his mouth and fired into the roof of it, as
the ball could be perceptibly felt under the scalp at the
top of the head. No report was heard,- nor had the
pistols, which were new ones, ever been seen before by
the servants or any of the iriends. All the witnesses
concurred that the deceased had never exhibited the

slightest sign of lunacy, or aver thrt atoned-to destroy
himself; and in the absence of clearer testimony the jury
returned a verdict " That the deceased had shot himselt,
but there was no evideLce as to the state of his mind at
the time."

A SPLENDID JUMP.—Last Wednesday, in the
course cf a tun with Baron Rothschild's hounds, Bell
the huntsman, on his horse King Pippin, jumped a brook
and posts and rails. On measuring the leap afterwards
it was found to be, from taking to landing, thirty-two
feet:- —Bedford Timex. _

VAGRANCY.—A deputation waited by appointment
'Ton the President of the I'ocr law Board, at Somerset•
house, on Saturday last, to make some suggestions on
the subject of vagrancy, arising out of the resolutions
passed at an important meeting of chairmen and clerks
of unions which recently took place at Stoke-upon-
Trent. The gentlemen who attended were Mr. Griffin,
jun., of Stoke, Mr. Hay, of ?cult' idge, Mr. Dyott, jun.,
of Lichfield, and Mr. Latham, of Congleton. The Pre-
sident paid great attention to the statements addressed
by the deputation, showing that some decided steps
should be taken to suppress the• growing evil of mendi-
cancy in this country by creating an efficient police sin,
willance distinct from the poor-law, and promised his
immediate and careful attention to them. Several other
matters of importance connected with the administration
of the poor-laws were discussed, and the deputation re-
tired, atter a lengthened interview.
SCENE.—JUNIOR UNITED SERVICE CLUE.--Cep-
lain Ragg. lcguitur.—l say, ,Famish, my boy, here's
another of those lucky dogs. the Elliots, provided for.
Which of our cavalry regiments do they put you in mind
of ? D'ye give it up, eh?—Why the Scotch Greys, •to
sure,--Kelso Chronicle. _ _

M. JUL ES 13E. T The Messiah will be per-
formed in February, at Exeter Halt, tor the benefit of
this accomplished musician. The soprano part will be
rung by Jenny Lind, who his most graciously and gra-
tuitously offered her valuable cooperation.
EOLITH DEVON—n. lONNOUTH.—On Sunday morning,
soon after the passing of the down mail train, an im-
mense stone or block of rock fell from the high Head
Cliff, bounding over without iojurirg the atmospheric
pipes, but, pitching across the outer rails, delayed the
progress of the trains for upwards of an hour. Men,
however, were set to work, and the huge mass, upwards
of seven tons, was bruktn to pieces, and the line again
cleared. A policeman is constantly_stationed near this
spot, as fragments of reek are continually fawn.—
xeter Gazette.

COURT CIRCULAR.
WINDSOR, SUNDAY.
The Queen and Prince Albert walked this morning
on the Eastern Terrace and Slopes.
TLe Royal family took walking and pony exercise.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, her Royal High-
ne,s the Duchess of Kent, the Ladies and the Gun-
den en of the Court, the Lady in waiting to the
Duchess of Kent, and the domestic household,
ptended divine service in the private chapel of the
Castle. The Bishop of Oxford preached the sermon,
the service being read by the Hon. and Rev. C. L.
Courtenay.

YeAEr.day morning the Queen took a drive in a
pony phaeton and four in the Great Park. Her Ma-
i, sty was accompanied by her Serene Highness the
Princess Aloelie of Hohenlohe Schillingsfurst, and
was attended by Lady Portman, lady in waiting;
Lieut,Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Equerry in
waiting, attended on horseback.
Prince Albert went out shooting yesterday morn-
ing, attended by his Royal Highness's Equerry in
waiting, Captain the lion. Alexander Gordon.
Thc'Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess
Royal, the Princess. Alice, and the Princess Helena,
tool{ walking and riding exercise yesterday.
Toe Bishop of Oxford arrived yesterday at the
Castle, on a visit to her Majesty.
The Royal dinner party yesterday at the Castle
included her R0.!.al highness the Duchess of Kent,
her Serene Highness the Princess Amelie of Ilohen-
lohe Schillingsfurst, Lady Fanny Howard, Baroness
de Spsth, and the Bishop of Oxford.
Her Ith,jesty's private band played the following
pieces during the evening :
Overture—" Fiancee".. Auber.
Finale, Ist A.ct." Don Giovanni" Mozart.

Tanz —Signale Walzer ... Strauss.
_ _

March---‘k.thalie" Mendelssohn.
Finale, Sinfonia (No. 6) Mozart.
Her .M4jesty and Prince Albert inspected yesterday
an advanced proof of the engraving by Mr. Ryall, of
the Royal Christening, by C. R. Leslie, It. A. (being
the companion picture of the Holy Sacrament, by the
same artist), painted for Windsor Castle, which was
submitted by Mr. Moon.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended
by Sir George Couper, arrived at her residence,
Clarence House, St. James's, at eleven o'clock on
Saturday morning, from Frogmore House. Her
Royal Highness visited the Duchess of
_Gloucester,
at Gloucester House, and in the afternoon left town,
on her return to Frogmore House.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge,
attended by Lady Augusta Cadogan, returned to her
residence at Kew, on Saturday, from honouring the
Duke and Duchess of Beaufort with a visit at Bad-
minion house, Gloucestershire. The Royal Duchess
paid a visit yesterday to her -Royal Highness the
Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester House.

A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday after-
noon at the Foreign-office. It wss attended by all
the Ministers. The Council sat two hours and
a half.
Mr. John Wood had an interview with the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer on Saturday. Mr. Tidd
Pratt had also an interview on Saturday with the
Right Hon. Baronet at his official residence in
Downing-street.
Sir James Hogg had an interview with Earl Grey
on Saturday. Governor Gregory had also an inter-
view on Saturday with the Noble Earl at the Colonial-
office.

The Duke of Wellington attended the early service
yesterday in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The
Rev. Dr. Wesley officiated, and preached the sermon.
At the daily service the prayers were read by the
Rev. Mr. Haden, the lessons by the Rev. Mr. He'.
more, and the sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr.
esley.

LIAMENTAR V COMMIT TEES

EXAMINERS' COURTS ON STANDING ORDERS.
On Saturday this department of the Parliamentary
business of the session was proceeded with, in Com-
mittee-rooms Nos. 23 and 26, the investigation consist-
ing of inquirb s on the part of Examiners appointed by
the Speaker. as to whether the promoters of applica-
tions to Parliament in the ensuing session for railways,
joint-stock, and other undertakings, had so far complied
with the requirements laid down by the standing orders
of the House as to entitle them to enter on the ulterior
stages. There are two courts, as was the case last ses-
sion. the one presided over by the Chief Examiner, Mr.
Smith, and the other by Mr. May, late librarian of the
Howe. Both Examiners are barristers, and do what
was formerly the work of eight and forty Members. Their
sittings for this session are considerably earlier than in
past ones, although the business before them is about one-
half its former extent. Indeed, it is fully expected that
they will be able to get through it with facility before the
middle of next month. The total number of petitions for
Bills, set down to undergo the ordeal of inquiry, is 147, of
which number sixty are in connexion with railways, the
remainder being for works of a miscellaneous descrip-
tion, such as docks, harbours, and navigations, with
plans for the internal improvement of the country.
There aro no applications for new lines. That for the
Brentwood, Southall, and Pinner Railway, the object of
which was to unite, by carrying a rail to those points,
the Eastern Counties, Great Western, and North-Wes-
tern Railways together appears to have bcen withdrawn
by the promoters, rr, at any rate, it does not appear in
the list before the Court; and the same may be said of
two other new lines for which Parliamentary notices
were given, namely, for a railway from Faversham to
Chilham, and to fall into the South-Eastern Railway at
the latter place, by a route of some ten miles;
and the Belfast and Ballymoney Railway, to unite
with the line. from Belfast to Ballymena. The busi-
ness, therefore, mainly consists of applications for
" amalgamations." These will form the chief fea•

tore (:)-f the railway legislation of the session, and
from the important considerations involved, it is
expected that the question will be referred to a
higher tribunal, and that the Railway Commissioners
will report to Parliament their views upon the subject.
The majority of applications are for branches, exten-
sions, deviations, and abandonments of lines already
granted. Of applications for amalgamation, lease, and
purchase, there are upwards of twenty; and although
the necessary Parliamentary notices were given by the
London and North-Wt stern, Great Western, and South-
Western, of their intention to proceed with their pro-
posed amalgamation, there is no entry to that effect on
the E xaminers' list, thus confirming the fact, already
perhaps suffijently well known, that for the present the
projected alliance is abandoned. The generic feature of
all the applications is that of future economy in
constructive works, and of internal mutual arrange-
ment. Of the entire number there are not many
of what are termed opposed cases. Amongst
the applications are t.so in connexion with railways
in India. The notice of the East Indian Railway
Company is "for making one or more railways in the
East Indies" (incorporation), and the other runs as fol-
lows, " Great Indian Peninsular Company (registered
provisionally), for making a railway in India from Bom-
bay to or near Callian, with branches or extensions to
other places." Another noticeable application is one
from " The Universal Railway Casualty Compensation
Company," fur insuring passengers in the event of acci-
dent. Of applications to Parliament of a miscellaneous
character, tin re are 10 for water-works, 6 for improve-
ments of navigations, 6 for improved drainage, 5 for gas
companies, 6 for docks in connexion with railways, 3 for
insurances, 2 for iron companies. There is also a rather
remarkable one for " the sale or lease of the Royal Pa-
vilion at Brighton," and for vesting its edifices, stables,
coachhuus s, riding-houses, lawns, roads, p!ea.ure gar-
dens, and appurtenances, the property of his late Majesty
William IV., in the Queen's most excellent Majesty, her
heirs tied successors in fee simple, and as parcel of the
possessions of the land revenues of the Crown, under
the powers and authorities
,of the Lords Commissioners
of Woods and Fores:s.

In order to facilitate the progress through Parliament
of the various measures, and to save expense to the par-
ties, some ameliorative alterations have been made in the
standing. orders. The most important one relsc es to the
servica of notices on owners and occupiers of land. For-
met ly it was necessary that every notice given by the
railway companies for purchase of land for the line
should be personally served upon the occupier; and the
fixed professional charge for this vva,, in every case of
service, 11.; so that, as was frequently the Cate in pre-
vious sessions, where 10,000 or 20,000 notices had to be
served, the cost of this process alone was 10,000/. or
20,000/. In addition to this, in a multitude of cases
them was the extra expense of sending clerks into the
various counties, to Ireland and Scotland, and of the
payment of their travelling expenses. Heretofore a notice
sent through the Post-office was rejected as inadmissible,
and as a non-compliance with the standing orders; now,
however, by the 17th standing order, it is sufficient to
forward the notices by post, in a letter registered by the
Postmaster-General, the production of whose receipt
til‘lehmelsplool;sebdy. and written acknowledgment of the party applied to, Is
to be sufficient evidence. It is estimated that 0.3
hun-
dred thousand pounds might have been
esalvaesdt
few years,
way interest, and the public, duringth
Another amend-
had this simple method been adopted.
process of pre-
sentation is the abolition of the troublesome
Members, petitions, who
were
i sentation to the House,,:)t)thiee rail-
and
ltoffice is to be the
othrrs. Now the Private Bil
were constontly besiegedbYi
obryt haegfeor following
cases, dthrough this channelthey
will
recep-
tacle for all these petitions, an
will be brought before the house._.
already d
The Examiners have
cases, illustrating the improvements proposed to be
effected in various parts of the country, and in all of
which the standing orders have been declared to be
complied with :
Alford and Boston Road.
Shrewsbury and Chester Railway (Dee branches).
East Lothian Central Railway.
Blackburn Waterworks.
London Hospital Incorporation (for incorporating and
regulating the affairs of the London Hospital, and
giving further power to the Governors).
Briefly Hill District Gas
Company (for incorpo-
rating).

Kingston upon-liull Dock Company.
New North li,,)ad (continuation Act).
Surrey at d Sussex Roads (Amendment of Act and
alteratiun of tolls).
Sunderland Dock Act and River Wear Commissioners
Act (Amendment).
Shen:ld and Tinsley Road (Extension of the Tinsley
and Doncaster Turnpike-road to Sheffield).
Sunderland Waterworks.
Ashton-under-Lyne Police, Markets, Improvement

Acts, Extension tr:d Amenlment, and transfer of Gas
and Waterworks, and other Property to tho Corpo-
ration.
Dublin, Ashbourne, Slane, and Drogheda Roads con-
tinue,icn.
Nottingham Gas.
Grim !by Corporation and Freemen's Arrangement.
Dublin Consolidation, Improvement; Waterworks and
Sovvrs.

London Incorporation (for extending the right of
voting at elections).
Themes Conservancy.
City of London Sewers (Incorporation of the Com-
misionirs for Lighting with Gas the City and Liberties
anl authorising them to purchase the mains and pipes
of existing compaides).
Eastern Counties Railway Company, tad Newmarket
Rai,way Company Amalgamation.
Bury St. Eflmund's Gas Company.
Lengton (itilargrmeitt of Market).
Eps(:m lt ttei.
North-Western Railway (Extension of Lancaster
Bremen), Abandonment of Williamland's Branch, New
road to Settle Station, Extension of Tim;': for Purchase
of Land, :AA Construction of Works.
Kiiid.-rminster Union-Tenements Rating.
11:ast Indian Railway Coronary for making one or m)re
Railways in East Indies (Incorporation).
Brad'oid Wa•erw,.rks.
Lancaster and Carlisle (Railway from the Lancaster
and Carlisle Railway at Lancaster to the Preston and
Wyre Railway in tit..? parish of Preston, with a Branch
to GLisson Dock, and Amendment of Ac:s of the Lan-
caster and Carlisle and Lancaster and Preston Junction
Railway s).
Division of the Living of Richmond and Kingston-
upon-Thames, in the county of Surrey.
Rf ading, Guildford, and Reigate Railway (Branch to
L,nilon arid South-Western Railway).
The Examimri resumed their sittings to-day.

THE ATTEMPTED POISONING