The Sun.
London, England, 1831-12-20 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Prince TALLEYRAND, the French Ambwador, had an
interview yesterday with Earl GREY, at the Treasury.
A meeting of the Lords of his AI ijesty's Most Honour-
able Privy Council was held at elevtu o'clock yesterday
morning, at the Council-office, Whit..hall, to hear colonial
ippals. The Lords present were—the MASTER of the
nous, the JUDGE of the ADMIRALTY COURT, and the
Duke of Rlcumown.

Mr. BICKERSTETH was heard by their Lordships, in an
ippe al from the decision of the Court of Chancery in
Jamaica, ARCHIBALD SMITH and others appellants,
CHARLES SCOTT, respondent, respecting the liability of the
mortgagee of an estate called Leith Hall Plantation to the
advances of the attorney of the mortgager.

Mr. BURGE followed on the same side.
Mr. PEMBERTON and Mr. RENNALL were heard for the
respondents.
The ;MASTER of the ROLLS, on the part of their Lord -
vhips, referred certain inquiries to a Master, for his report
before pronouncing judgment.
Mr. Sergeant SPANKIE opened an appeal from the Isla
of Man ; after the hearing of which their Lordships re-
rersed the decision of the Court below

Their Lordships adjourned at half-past four o'clock.
Sir FRANCIS Buttozrr visited Earl GREY yesterday, at
the Treasury.
Earl GREY left town last evening, for his seat, at East
Sheen.

We are assured that his MAJESTY has con-
sented to create such a number of new Peers as may be
wanted to secure the passing of the Reform Bill ; but that
the number will depend entirely on the course which things
may take during the Christmas recess. Ministers, it is
said, expect to be able to carry Reform without an addition
to the Peerage ; they calculate on many conversions, and
that the Bishops will either not rote at all, or vote in such
a way as to neutralize each other. The utmost number,
for the new creation, which has been mentioned, is Ss.
Windsor Express.

We regret to state that, on Thursday night,
or early yesterday morning, a desperate gang of poachers,
armed with guns and bludgeons, made an attack upon the
preserves of H. W. NEWMAN, Esq., at Tbornbury Park.
On hearing the first shot fired, a labouring man, employed
upon the estate, named GEORGE WEBB, going towards
them, was brutally attacked by bludgeons, and killed by
having his brains literally beaten out. A keeper having
by this time arrived, was also very severely beaten, and
left for dead ; and another keeper was fired at by the
poachers and narrowly escaped destruction. We under-
stand that the deceased, WEBB, has left a family of eight
, children.--Bath Journal.

We regret to state that Mr. CHARLES KENS-
But lately experienced a serious relapse, and for a short
period great danger was apprehended. lle is now, how-
ever, considerably better. The loss of such a man in his
particular department would at the present period be it
reparable.

BLANCIIA RD, the comic actor, who, from cir-
cumstances which it is unnecessary to explain, suddenly
left Covent garden theatre for America, had not arrived
there when the last despatches were received in London.
His daughter, Mrs. HAMbLIN, now in England, is the wife
of the American Manager, by whom BLANCHARD is en-
gaged.

OFFICIAL ASSIGNEES.—Gentlemen who are
Candidates for this office are informed that the only work
calculated to qualify them for the duties which they will
be called upon to perform, is just published by ErFirm-
11AM WILSON, Royal Exchange. It comprises the New
Bankruptcy Court Act, the whole of the Bankrupt Laws
now in force ; the Insolvent Debtors' Act ; Statute of
Limitation; Composition with Creditors; Law of
Factors awed Agents ; and, in fact, the whole of the Laws
between Debtor and Creditor.

The Act of Legislature authorising the di-
vorce of Mrs. LOUISA TURTON from her husband,
Tx°Rah EDMUND TuaToN, Esq. having received the
Royal assent, permitted the lady to enter into a new mar.
riage, and she has availed herself of the dissolution of her
alliance with Mr. Tunzox to form a second matrimonial
connection. The object of Mrs. TUIITON'S choice is a
gentleman named GzcriN, possessing considerable pro-
perty, at Hockliffe Grange, in Oxfordsbire. The nuptials,
were celebrated on Tuesday last, at St. Mary's church,
Weymouth. Mr. TUKTON, the offending party in the
divorce, is at present in India, where he is a practising
Counsel in the Supreme Court of Judicature at Calcutta.

In France no less than twenty-three persons
connected with the Public Journals have been condemned
to various terms of imprisonment since the Revolution of
July, amounting in the whole to nine years, nine months,
and eight days.—Morning Paper.---I.lf Louis PHILLIP
reigns but half the term of years that these individuals are
imprisoned for, we shall be greatly mistaken.]
NEW NOVEL BY THE AUTHOR OF " PEL-
nAlif.—The romance entitled Eugene Aram, by the above
popular writer, may, we understand, be expected in a
week or two. Much expectation has been excited by thr
name of the work, which is, of course, founded on the
strange life and fate of an individual, whose trial is, per
haps, the most remarkable in the annals of our jurispru-
dence.

The publication of the Observer commenced
yesterday morning at the usual time, a quarter past five
o'clock, and finished the whole of its large publication
before nine o'clock on the Sunday morning. It contained
nine folio columns of the debate of Saturday, with the
division on the Reform question. A Monday afternoon
edition of the Observer, price Sevenponce, is regularly
published at 169, Strand, well adapted for the country and
to send abroad.

COMMISSION OF LUNACY.—A most respect-
able Jury assembled on Friday last at the Black Dog at Bed-
font, to try the sanity of a foreign lady of fortune, residing at
Spring Cottage, Feltham, Middlesex. Great interest at-
tached to the inquiry. Mr. PIIILLIMORE was the Chiel
Commissioner. The lady's original foreign name wa%
FARGALLANE, but she had been first married in early life
to a Captain Wow), of the East India Company's ship
Worcester, who left her a widow, and she subsequently
married a Mr. PISTE!, whom she has also survived.

She had been separated it appeared, from Mr. PISTE!.
for sometime before his death by a regular deed of
separation, in which Mr. JAMES SMITH, a solicitor resid-
ing in Bedford-row, was made trustee; and this gentle-
man has ever since, it appears, had the entire management
of her affairs, and by him it was that this Commissio❑
was sued out for the purpose, as Mr. SMITH states, of re-
lieving himself from any consequences t f his trust, anti
placing the lady in the care of the Great Seal. As we
have not the whole of the evidence yet before us, we shall
defer giving the particulars.
PERTHSHIRE REFORM MEETING.—This
great meeting was held on the North Inch of Perth, or,
Friday, and was attended by at least 20,000 individuals.
Numerous deputations from different parts of the country,

preceded by music, and carrying flags with various devices,
continued to arrive in Perth during the morning, and gave
to that city all the appearance of a public festival. Some
of the parties came from places twenty miles distant. At
twelve o'clock, on the motion of the LORD PROVOST of
Perth, the chair was taken by the Earl of ORMELIE ; and
the resolutions were moved and seconded by the Hon. D.
G. HALLTBURTON, the Hon. ADMIRAL FLEMING, Sit
J. RAMSAY, of Banff, Mr. OLIYHANT, of Condie, Mr.
GRAHAM, of Redgorton, Mr. NAIRNE, of Dunsinane, Mr.
C. ROBERTSON, farmer, Buttergask, Mr. T. CONDIE,
farmer, Hilton, DEAN of Guild Matthew, and BAILLIE
GRAHAM, of Perth.—Culedonian Mercury.
MEETING OF SILK-MANUFACTURERS.--
A numerous meeting of silk-manufacturers was held yes-
terday at Weavers'-hall, Basinghall-street, Mr. B. Wurrys
in the chair, to consider the distreseed condition of the
silk trade. Mr. BALLANCE, Mr. WADDEN, Mr. AYIHROSI.
MOORS, Mr. BECKWITH, and others, lamented the repeal
of the protecting duties, and moved resolutions to the fol.
lowing effect :—The first resolution glanced at the former
prosperity of the trade ; the second drew the attention of
his Majesty's Government to its present depressed condi-
tion, which it had gradually arrived at since 1826, when
the ports were opened to foreign silks ; it stated that
capital to a large amount had been destroyed, and the
labouring classes in all the manufacturing districts were
either pining away a wretched existence upon miserably
reduced wages, or almost perishing from want. The
third stated, that the reduction of the duty in 1629 in
foreign thrown and manufactured silks, for the avowett
purpose of crushing the illicit trade, had wholly failed,
while the sufferings of the industrious poor had been con
siderably increased. The remaining resolutions were t
the effect that the present rate of import duty on silk ha.
reduced the rate of Wages to the lowest point, and that
the meeting would oppose any plan of further reduction :
that the present protection is inadequate to meet the ex i
gencies of the silk trade ; and that the continuance of th.
present system would inevitably destroy the trade ; that
Committee be appointed to confer with his Majesty's Go
vernment, and to adopt all practicable means to carry th.
objects of the meeting into effect.