The Sun.
London, England, 1831-11-22 00:00:00

BOGLE CORBET.

By JOHN GALT, E.4q. Author of " Lawrie Todd," &c.

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" A work of extraordinary merit. M a fictitious auto-
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this day, and perhaps of any time."—Spectator.
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" This author might perhaps be styled the Lord Byron
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MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS.
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A Tale of the Year 1830. 3 vols.

" If Horace-;ere to re-appear, be would write in
prose ; and such novels as this would be no unworthy
occupation for his trenchant pen."—Westminster Review.

lx.
THE FIELD OF FORTY FOOTSTEPS.

A Tale of the Commonwealth. By Miss JANE POR.
TER, Author of " Thaddeus of Warsaw," &c. In 2 vols.
12mo. a New Edition, price 16s.

THE BLINDFOLDED PHENOMENON.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sta,—Having read the account in your Paper a few
days since of the phenomenon, who, though blindfolded
and placed with his back to the company, described ac-
curately articles that were held up, allow me to ask if the
father may not be a ventriloquist, and the answers proceed
from bins. If so, the wonder ceases ; and this solution
seems probable, from the circumstance of the ht,y'd face
being turned from the company, by which the non•muve-
went of his lips is unobserved. SCRUTATOR.

On Thursday evening, between the hours of
nine and ten, two rockets -were fired into the Dock-yard
at this port. It is not known from whence they were
fired.—Porismotich Herald of Sunday.
THE POTTERIES AND NEWCASTLE.—We
regret to state that in some parts of this district typhus
fever is very prevalent. A correspondent says, that "at
Longport, in eighteen houses, no less than forty persons
were affiieteal at the same time. Of these, five died, some
are still in a dubious state, and some are in a fair way of
recovery. At Bursiem and Vale-place also the disease has
made its appearance." The typhus fever is scarcely a less
dreadful disease than the cholera ; it is well, therefore, that
the actin measures of precaution which are enforced
against the one are equally efficacious in keeping away the
otbzr.—Staffordshire Mercury.
HURRICANE IN BARBADOES.--W, have
much
yet to relate of the ravages of this extensively deso-
lating tempest, but being under the necessity of economizing
our paper, we can only speak generally at present of the
public buildings destroyed or injured by the storm. They
have all suffered, every place of worship in the island is
either destroyed or has suffered material damage. The
cathedral and St. Mary's chapel have suffered the least in-
jury ; the latter has suffered most. Government-house is
almost a total ruin ; Bishop's-court, the episcopal residence,
nearly demolished, the dining-room being the only habi-
table part ; King's-house much injured. That venerable
building, Codrington College, whose massy walls it was
supposed would have resisted almost any violence of tem-
pest, and which had lately been largely extended for the
reception of our young students, is now a melancholy heap
of ruins. The Principal's house escaped destruction, but
has suffered in some degree. Belmont, the residence of
Archdeacon ELIOT, totally unroofed. In the cellars and
in the arches round the buildings there is alone shelter from
the weather, and there upwards of fifty persons have taken
refuge.-. Barbadian,

NEW COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.

The gentlemen deputed by the Lord Chancellor to select
the most fit persons to be official assignees under the Act
fir e•tablishing a Court of Bankrupty have, through their
Secretary, sent a circular to each applicant, of which the
following is a copy :
" Secretary of the Bankrupts' Offi7e, Quality-court,
" Chancery.danc, Nov, if, 1831.
am directed to inform you that, at a meeting held
yesterday of the gentlemen deputed by the Lord Chancellor to
select the most fit persons to he official assignees Under the Act
for establishing a Court in Bankruptcy, it was resolved—
" That it is the opinion of this meeting that no person ought
to act as official assignee who may he employed alone, or in part-
nership, in any business whatsoever, and that no such assignee
ought to be a Director of, or hold any office in any public Com-
pany, or under any public Board.
" That no such person ought to be appointed official assignee
who shall be above sixty years of age.
" That the security to be give❑ by each official assignee ought
to be 0,0001.
" That a circular stating the nature of the duties to be per-
formed, and the purport of the preceding resolution, be sent to
each applicant, and that he be requested to specify within a given
time whether he still remains an applicant, and that, in default of
such answer being sent, his name shall be struck from the list.
" I am further to inform you that the duties to be performed
by such assignees will be, immediately on a bankruptcy being►
declared, with the aid of the messengers of the Court, to take.
possession of ail the bankrupt's property, and more especially of
his books and papers, and to investigate the state of his accounts,
and the amount of debts due to or trope him ; to see at once that
due care be taken of the property; to act in conjunetioa with
the assignees to be chosen by the creditors, when such choice
shall be made in the general management of all the bankrupts'
concerns, so as to take care that the same be converted into
money as soon as a due regard to the nature of the property, and
the proper time for effecting a sale will admit of ; and, finally,
to receive all the produce of the estate, and pay the same imme-
diately into the Bank of England.
" You will be good enough to signify, by letter addressed to
me, and delivered at this office on or before the ‘,oth mhtant,
that you will desire to accept the office, if such be your wish.
" It should be observed that by the terms of the Act no per-
sons are eligible except merchants, brokers, or accountants, or
persons who .ire or have been engaged in trade in the cities of
London or Westminster, or the parts adjacent.'—l remain, Sir,
your most obedient servant, " W. VIZARD."

A portion of the above document has already appeared
in the .'horning Herald. As, however, we intend to
offer some comments upon the regulations laid down by
the gentlemen deputed by the Lord Chancellor, we think
it but, ustice to give the circular entire. In the first
place it must be obvious to every one that the Lord Chan-
cellor's deputies or representatives have made a law corn,
pletely at variance with the law made by the representa-
tives of the nation. It will be seen, on reference to the
circul ir, that the former body has decreed that " no per-
son ought to act as an official assignee who may be em-
ployed alone or in partnership in any business whatso-
ever," whereas we learn, from the self-same document,
that the Act of Parliament has expressly provided that
" no persons are eligible except merchants, brokers, or
accountants, or persons who are or have been engaged in
trade in the cities of London or Westminster, or the part,
adjacent." From this extract it is evident that the
Legislature, so far from contemplating the rendering in-
eligible persons engaged in trade, clearly points out such
persons as the most fit to act as official assignees. We
do not, however, by any means think that the pro-
vision of the Act as to the qualifications of candidates is per-
fect ; on the contrary, we look upon it as imperfect. We
can see, for instance, no reason why the class of persons enu-
merated should be alone elieible ; much less can we un-
derstand why all persons should be unqualified who have
not been engaged in trade in the cities of London or West-
r&nster, or the parts adjacent. If, however, the Act in
this respect be bad, the regulations of the Lord Chancel-
lor's deputies have made it a hundred times worse. They
do, indeed, in fact, render no persons eligible except
traders, &c. who have been bankrupts, or who have been,
or who are, unfortunate in business. It is quite clear that
no merchant will give up a profitable business for the sake
of an.appointment of a few hundreds a year under an Act
which is avowedly nothing mare than experimental; and
the same remark is applicable to all the other persons
enumerated. Those who have retired from trade upon a
competency are obviously out of the question. They are
not likely to undertake the duties of an office, which, if
filled to the advantage of the State, must involve great.
labour and anxiety, We repeat, therefore, that it the
Lord Chancellor follows the advice of his deputies, and
acts in accordance with the law in regard to the class of
persons eligible, he must appoint men wbo have been
bankrupts, or who have been unfortunate or unsuccess-
ful in business. Whether these are the sort of persons
best fitted to become official assignees we will leave the
public to judge.

THE CHURCH.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SlR,—The present feelings of the times towards
our admired Church have been slightly displayed
here in a seizure for Church-rates. Two of the suf-
ferers are Quakers, the other not so. A bill, en_
nounc:ng the sale of the distrained articles, was im-
mediately followed by the underneath spirited appeal
and statement :
" SEIZURE FOR CHURCH RATE.

" A handbill printed by John Lowthin announces that
' Two sacks of superfine flour, an excellent brass fender
and fire irons, and a large quontity of soda are to be sold
by auction, at the Goat Inn, Bottle Bonk, Gateshead, on
Monday, the 14th day of November, at eleven o'clock pre-
cisely.'
" These goods have been taken (under sanction of the
law as it now exists, by a warrant from the Magistrates,
granted upon the demand of the Churchwardens) from Se_
ve ral of your neighbours for church-rate, which they can-
not conscientiously pay ; because by so doing, they would
be contributing to the suppott of a State religion, which
they believe to be in many respects, directly opposed to
the precepts and example of Jesus Christ and his Apostles.
" The time is not far distant, when the people will see
the injustice of compelling those who have separated
themselves from this wealthy and domineering church, to
contribute towards its maintenance. Let the inhabitants
of Gateshead, always zealous in the cause of Reform, take
the lead ; and show to their fellow countrymen that they
disapprove of such unjust proceedings, by rafusing to pur-
chase these goods;--recollecting that if there were no
purchasers of stolen goods, there would be very few
thieves : and if Dissenters generally would follow the ex-
ample thus set them, and refuse to ply this unprincipled
and unjust rate, we should soon Ind there would be no
purch isers of this legal plunder. In order that you may
duly estimate the moderation, with which those who will
not; because they cannot conscientiously pay these demands
are treated, you must be informed th it one sack of flour
value 455. was taken for a demand of 11s. 4d., with law
charges lie. 4d., together 225. Sd. And the fender and
fire-irons which lately cost 445. were taken for a de-
mand of 9s. 4d., with law charges 11s. 4d., waking a
total of 20e. Sd. Another sack of flour value 48s. 61,
was taken from Thomas Glaholm, for a demand of 94. for
church-rate, law expellees same as the other cases, making
a total of 20s. Sd. Therefore in all these dies four times
the original demand is taken by these satellites of clerical
rapacity.
" Fellow townsmen, touch not, taste not the unhallowed
thing." _ .

The assemblage was smaller than might have
been expected for such a spirit-stirring occasion,
but it could easily be perceived on the gather-
ing of the assembly, that the uncompromising advo-
cates of the " good cause" were most numerous and
at their posts. The wretched imbeciles who bid
and purchased were, I understand, a constable, ti
bailiff, a poor man who has a coal-boat, and sciuce
a sixpence, and the uninterested landlord; the last
ventured a bode, the third must have been a hire-
ling, and the other two, of course, noble, disinte-
rested, uninfluenced individuals. The purchases
were made amidst the hisses and groans of the
company, much to the annoyance and the depriva-
tion of the bloom of the pitiable tools. There was
not an independent tradesman or respectable person,
although many present, made a single offer. I can
only conceive this circumstance as a display of the
general feeling that now pervades every honest
man's breast. The Church has become loathsome,
from the cowduct of its leaders, in the eyes of all
who have a mind to think or a comprehension to
understand. During the manful and patriotic re-
sistance of Messrs. Potter and Savage, any news
relative to it was eagerly devoured, and during the
progress of the combination on that occasion how
gladdened was the heart ! Would the London
rate-payers but state n hour when they willed that
Church-rates should cease, thousands, millions, in
the country are .now only waiting the command.

And when once the overburdened people will it, in
every Church rate book may be written FINIs.
G4trshead-on-Tyne, Nov. 11, 1831. G. p

hear one s,cli brought the sum of 11. 125..
the Second 2/., the fender 175., With the additional
charge of to the auctioneer.

GERMAN PAPERS.

VIENNA, Nor. 7.—His Highness Prince Metternich left
Selmenbrunn early this morning„ and has returned to the Chan-
cery, near the Palace ; this induces the hope that
his Majesty the Emperor will, in a few days, also return to the
capital. ('ount Geislay, President of the Antic Council of War,
is dangerously ill, but there are rtill hopes of his recovery. The
loss of a man like him at this moment would be severely felt, and
very difficult to be repaired. We are threatened with another
great loss; our revered Archbishop, Count Von Firmian, after a
long illness, which was not thought dangerous, is extremely
weak, and -received extreme unctionthis morning. 'There are
frequent communications with the French Government, which
are supposed to relate to the general disarming and to
Poland. Most of the Polish officers have received from
the French Legation passports fin- France. As for the
disarming, the most positive assurances have been received
from France that it shall be commenced in that coon-
t&, and the example of Austria followed as soon as the
daferenres between Belgium and Tolland shall be finally settled.
There is, therefore, a Well-grounded hope, that the immense mi-
litary establishments of the European Powers may soon be
gently diminished, and the burdens of the people alicalated, for
however, the party of the nouremcet may flatter itself with the
prospects of war, the differences in the Netherlands will not tend
to it; the union of the Great Powers, founded on their reciprocal
interest, is too firm, their will to preserve peace too positive, for an
opposition to their joint decisions made in London. We are fully
convinced here, that the Kings of Holland and Belgium will ac-
cept the twenty-four articles, and that both countries will come
to an arrangement respecting the execution of them without
kindling the flames of a general war. This conviction is such,
that the disbanding of the troops already commenced is con-
tinued without interruption. Our funds maintain the prices to
which they have risen within these few day.,, though trade is but
slowly recovering from its state of depression.
BERLIN, Not. 7.—lt is understood that the King will
grant a complete amnesty to all his subjects of the Grand I)uchv
of Posen who went to Poland, to take part in the political
affairs of that country. All the letters from Poland arc very
gloomy. There is scarcely a family which has not lost some of
its members through the war, or which is most uneasy about
them, for many fears respecting the future still prevail. The ge-
neral prosperity is destroyed, trade revives but slowly, and all the
strict discipline of the Russians, and their generally exempt try
conduct, cannot make the state of tsar through which we have
just passed forgotten. The object of the journey of the Emperor
Nicholas to Moscow, is said to be again to discuss in that ancient
capital of the empire, with the great men, the institutions
which the Emperor Alexander had already intended and pre-
pared for Russia; the presence of many Poles of distinction is
supposed to be connected with this object, who were lately directed
to repair to Moscow, for it is said to have been judged inconsis-
tent, that conquered and reconquered Poland should be more fa-
voured in that respect than the ancient provinces of the Russian
empire.
1)r. Sacks, in No. SS, of his Cholera Journal, published here,
shews, against Dr. Rust, the fallability of the doctrine of con-
tagion, as well as the mischief and impracticability of the at-
tempts founded on it, to arrest the progress of the disorder by
cutting off the communication. It is to be hoped that the alarm
so methodically excited by scientific and magisterial authority ii)
the countries to the west of us will cease, after the experience
which we have dearly purchased, (with some popular tumults',
and that the system of incommunication will be at once done
away with by all enlightened Governments after what has passed
among us.
MUNICH, Nov. 10.—The difflarences between Bavaria and
Saxe Coburg are arranged, and six villages, with about 450 inha-
bitants, ceded to Coburg.
DRESDEN, Nov. a—The Board of Regulation for the cholera
has thought fit to make important modifications in its precau-
tionary measures. With respect to goods imported it makes a
difference between those which are and those which are not
susceptible of receiving contagion, and the former arc only sub-
ject to ten days' quarantine. All ships without distinction are
admitted, but each ship must have riot only the usual cer-
tificate, but also complete proof that the health of the crew has
been duly investigated at Magdeburg, Achen, 'Wittenburg,
Torgaw, and Mecklenburg. The performance of quarantine for
twenty days remains in force.

„
Extract of a letter from a highly respectable
ship-owner at North Shields, to Messrs. DUKE and Hui,
Coal Exchinze
The Sunderland people would have us believe that their
town is in a healthy state, but we cannot have better evidence
than is given by Dr. Dann, from the medical men's reports to
him; and instead of the disease disappeming, it is evidently in-
creasing; but I think it quite absurd of the Government to put
the ships under quarantine, when the communication continues
open by land. The coaches are going and returning from Sun-
derland to South Sliklds and Newcastle daily, while a keel from
thence to this port i laying at the entrance of this harbour in
varantino, with a man and woman on board, who, from the
severity of the weather, are nearly starved ith cold. Souse of
the Sunderland colliers were not allowed to enter their port, and
have consequently come in here, where they will load. The
crews go to Sunderland daily, and when the vessels are loaded
they will proceed from this port to London. It is a great pity
that the Government is not set right in this matter, and recom.
mended to remove the quarantine, or also stop the communica-
tion by land. I trust the next accounts from Sunderland will be
snore favourable, but you will observe there were 24 new cases
on Monday.—North Shields, Nov. 16.”

Various rumours are afloat in the legal circles '
respecting the changes which are likely to take place. It
is said that Lord TENTEnnEN intends to retire, and that he
will be succeeded, as Lord Chief Justice of England, by
Lord LvNnuuttsr. There will then he two vacancies in
the Court of Exchequer, Baron BAYLEY having accepted
the Chief Justiceship of the new Bankrupt Court. These
vacancies will be filled up by Mr. Justice ALDERSON,
from the Common Pleas, and, probably, Sir THOMAS
DENMAN, the present Attorney-General. Mr. GURNEY,
K.C., is mentioned as likely to he promoted to the Bench
of the Court of Common Pleas. Lord TENTERDEN has not
of late been in the enjoyment of good health. His Lordship
was obliged to leave the Court of King's Bench on Wed-
nesday, and was absent the whole of Thursday.- CourtJour.
It is currently reported that the Marquis of
TavarrocK and Lord FRANCIS OSBURNE are among the
names of those Members of the Lower House who have
been proposed to the KING for e!evation to the Peerage.
It is highly probable that the Lust-mentioned Nobleman
will be summoned to the House of Peers to sit in the
Duke of BEttroan's barony of Howland ; and it is said
that the title of the late Noble Member for the county of
Cambridge will be Lord GODOLPHIN, one of the family
honours of the house of Osborne. In the possible event of
Lord TAVIsrOCK'S elevation to the Peerage, the repre-
sentation of the county of Bedford will be open to a re-
former, as the colleague of Sir PETER PAYNE. Lord
RussELL's recent retirement from the representation of
Tavistock, in order to make room for his relative, Colonel
FRANCIS RUSSELL, is, it is surmised, connected with the
temporary extension of the Peerage to the family of the
Duke of BEDFORD.

POST-OFFICE. Mr. ROBERT PORTER
having become a bankrupt, he has been removed from the
office of Postmaster of this city, and his place has this
week been supplied by FERG US GRAHAM, Esq., cousin to
Sir JAMES GRAHAM, Bart. A memorial was most nu-
merously signed by the principal merchants, tradesmen,
and principal inhabitants of the city recommending to the
General Post-office Mr. JOHN APCONNELL, on account
of his long, able, and faithful services as head clerk of the
Post-office here. We are sorry this memorial his not
been attended to. A similar thing was done when the
late Postmaster WAS appointed. That was said to be a
piece of Tory favouritism ; the present appointment must,
on the same principle, be set down to Whig favouritism :
and we cannot say that either the one or the other reflects
much credit on the parties,. We must, however, add,
that, next to Mr. .M`CoNstELL, we knew no man in Car-
lisle whom we would rather have seen appointed to the
office than the gentleman who has obtained it. Besides,
his appointment will be a saving to the country of his half-
pay, as a retired officer-501. a year. Carlisle Journal.
The American corvette Kensington, which
sailed from Cowes Roads a short time since, has been pur-
chased by the Emperor of Russia. She was superbly
fitted up, the brass work alone having cost 30,000 dollars.
Her dimensions are—length, 166:- feet ; breadth, 431
feet : depth of hold, 20i- feet ; tonnage, 1400 ; mounting
30 long 26-pounders on one deck ; guns each, 71 feet
long, and 4 000 lbs. each ; draft of water, aft, 19 feet,
NA feet ; height between decks, seven feet one
ht of the cill of the midship port, 9:1- feet. We
ihfonarevriea;tridlieg
e,,
following communication from a gentleman, who
was on hoard on her voyage to Russia :—" On the Ist of
October, about a week after her arrival at Cronstadt, the
Emperor NICHOLAS came on board to visit her, dressed in
a green coat with silver epaulettes, and without any stars
or decorations. He is a well made man, about six feet two
inches high, of a very pleasing benevolent countenance ;
pale and very fair. He was exceedingly affable, seemed
perfectly acquainted with the whole of the ship, and re-
meariflynecetdou hoard about two hours, inspecting every part,
even in the holds. When Captain RAMSAY prisented him
with a handsome boat for his eldest son (the Grand Duke
ALExANnza), he shook hands very cordially with Captain
Slid thanked him fur it. When he went to the cabin,
Captain R. requested him to take a glass of wine ; he did
so with much good nature, and drank to Captain 8., hi'
officers, and his country. When the EM£EROR got on shore
at Cronatadt, he announced to his Admirals that he should
name her the Pascevitch, in honour of the General of that
name. It is understood she is to be retained as a yacht for
his MA.IEBI% Before we left Cronstadr, the Eatrenox sent
a present of 200 ducats to be given to the ship's company.
—Hampshire Telegraph.