The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-09 00:00:00

TIIE- SUN, LONDON,

TITHE
T.HE DERBY, OAKS, and ST. LEGER, Guide-post (Panton-road); Fri., Cawkwell Hill Top; Sat.,
Greenfield-42.
1847. Lord Yarborough's hds., Mon., Kingerby Wood; Wed.,
For: the information and guidance of speculators on the , Rite .7, R Cross Roads • Fri., Somerby House-11.
three great betting events of the approaching season, Bay dsworth hds.,'Tues., Shafton Two Gates; Thurs., Scors-
have compiled an alpha'wetical list of the horses engaged in
by Bar; Sat., Notton Village-10i.
them, in which we have shown. as far as inquiries enable us,
Brighton hers., Mon., Patcham; Wed., Racecourse; Fri.,
what are in training, our of training, or dead. The few un-
Dyke—i to 11. •
accounted for may be assumed to be out of training; an 1
Brookside hrrs., Mon., Newmarket Hill; Thurs., Tels-
asterisk is prefixed to horses bred in Ireland, a dagger to combe-t3e-10%
those out of training.

Holdeiness hd3., lion, Frodingham Bridge; Tues., Cherry

Abdiel, J. Scott
Abyssiniank Price
Administrator, C. Peck
Admiral, The, Rogers
Adroit, Treen
tAtna
Agnes, Osborne
Alexander, S. Chifney
Alderman's Daughter, The, J.
Stott
Alice Woodthom, J. Daley
A!iwal, Carr
Al lertonian, J. Dir., jun
t All-tattered-and- torn
Andromeda
t Antagonist
Apricot, M. Dilly
A ^chness, Kent
• By Argirio, F. Zuleima f
Ey Astracan, Nannette f,
Sherwood
Aitrea, C. Peck
Atalanta
Atlantic, Sherwood
♦ Itropos
Bannockburn, T. Dawson
3arn ton
Bedlam, T. Dawson
Bedouin, Stebbing
Belladonna, Boyce, sen
Bellerophon, Sherwood
t llendigo
By Bencley. Blameless c
Bingham, J. Scott
Bit-nibble, Armstrong
Black Dwarf, The, J. Scott
Black Satin, Brown
f Bowstring
Brave Buck, The, J. Day, jun.
tßroadaword
Brodie, Stebbing
Brown Bess, J. Daley
Brown Bessy, C. Peck
Bruce, h b, Wadlow
*Bubble, Keegan
B ickskin, J. Day, jua.
Batterton, Carr
Cambric, Wardlow
By Camel, Wadrastra f
Camelford, Death
Caps
Cardinal's Niece, C. Manion
By Cardinal Puff, c d, by
Blacklock
Chapeau Rouge, Gill
*Chat j'
Chainbearer, W. Dilly
Cheapside, Shepherd
Christopher, W. Scott
Clarendon, Smith
By Clearwell, Zipporah c,
Stephenson, sen.
Clarribel, Wadlow
Clementine, M. Dilly
*Colleen Oge, Monaghan
Conceit, T. Dawson
Congress, h b
C 4 iningsby, Ludlow
Conyngham, J. Day, jun.
Cossack, J. Day, jun.
Cattisford t
CJulternib, Smith (Hippo-
drome)
By Coronation ,Factory Girl f
Craseus, Dotkeray
C .edential, Lord
Crozier, Kent'
Cataway, Stephenson, sen.
Daring, T. Dawson
Dashing White Sergeant, W.
Scott
Dv Defence, Sis to tEgis f, W.
Edwards
Deloraine, T. Dawson
Deriades, J. Boyce, sen.
Devil-me-care, Kent
Diphthong, Owen
Discontent, W. Dilly
Doctor Goodall, Boyce, jun.
Din Caesar, Taylor
By Don John, Arachne f,
Taylor
- G' amelass f
Dromedary, J. Daley
Dancan,l'. Dawson
Eger
Eldon, Smith
Elecampane, J. Day, jun.
By Elis, Walfrnna f, dead
Zebra
By Ells or Venison, Odessa
Percy
Ellen Horne, Ridsdale
Ellerdale, T. Dawson
Emerald Isle, The, T. Dawson
Epirote, J. Scott
Erys, Fobert
Exhortation, J. Bradley
Faunus, Brown
Farmer's Daughter, The, J.
Day, jun.
Forina, M. Dilly
Foreclosure, C. Peck
t Fusel:lla
G ibbler, Kent
G slvanic Ring, Messer
G ;urge Barnwell, T. Dawson
G .urge Hudson, C. Peck
G.ft, Dockeray
G 'entilt, Kent
f 10-lightly
G )od Coin, Forth, jun.
*Oramachree (a twin), Mo-
naghan
Greengage
Growl, Lambden
Halo, Kent
1-lard Bargain, Forth, jun.
Harkaway, Diana c, Ren-
Bison

Lyrae, Carr
Madge Gray
Madge Wildfire
Mangosteen, Stephenson, sen
Maid of Athens, Messer
Maid of Motherwell, W. PA&
son
Maid of the Mill
*Maid of Lorette, Wadlow
Maid of Saragossa, Taylor
Mainbrace, Taylor.
Marble Maid, J. Daley
Marie Louise, Price
Mary Stuart, Hesseltine
Margaret ofAnjou, J. Day, jun.
Marlow, Shepherd
Master Butler

Burton ; Thurs., KilnwiCk Parci ; Sat., BtirtOn Conitable--
i toll.
Sir Tatton Sykes's lids., Mon., Settrington House; Wed.,
Westow ; Fri., Whinmoor Build-10i.
Sir W. W. Wynn's hds., Mon., Sutton Green ; Tues.
Iscoyd ; Thurs., Nesscliff; Fri., Chirk Castle.
Montgomeryshire lids., Tues., Chirbury ; Fri., Bechan
Bridge-10.
Mr. Trelawney's lids., Tues., London Inn, South Brent ;
Friday, Fancy.
Mr. Deacon's hrrs., Wed., Shaugh Village; Sat., China-
ton-10
Suffolk hds., Mon., Cockfield Greyhound ; Thurs., Ash-
ley Village-10%.
B. V. H., Tues., Chesilbourne Dawn ; Sat., Buckland
Knoll-1 Q.
Mr. Locke's hds.. Toes., Direction Post on Warmington
Down ; Thurs., Five milestone, Shaston Road.
Duke of Beaufort's lids., Mon., Silkwood ; Wed., Rowde
Ford ; Fri„ Yate Rocks ; Sat. Dyrham Park.
.Mr. A. Smith's lids., Mon., Red Rice • Tues, Manningford ;
Wed., Ashmansworth% Thurs., Conholt, Park ; Fri., Little
Durnford ; Sat., Sytherley-11.
Mr. Horlock's hds., Tues., Beech Wood; Sat., Darmtsey
Wharf-11.
Worcestershire hds., Mon., Brockeridge Common ; Wed.,
Witley ; Fri., Kennels.
Herefordshire hds., Tues., Berrington ; Fri.. Tin Hill.
Ledbury hds., Mon., Hethel Pit Gate; Fri.' Kennels.
Shrop,hire hds., Mon., High Ercall ; Wed.,Petton ; Fri.,
Atcham Bridge— to 11.

Mathematician, J. Day, jun.
McGregor, T. Dawson
Meeanee, J. Scott
Tease, The
Meaux, Gill
Melsat
By Melbourne Lisbeth f, Arm-
• strong
Miami, Beresford
Miles's Boy, Wadlow
Millwood, Stephenson, jun.
Mirmillo, M. Dilly
Miss Bacon, Kent
t Martin
Mr. Newman
Mistress Jean, W. Lumley
"Mogador (a twin) Monaghan
Monk, Armstrong
Montpensier, C. Peck
Montem, Uesseltine
Morak, Stanton
By M. Moloch, Jane f, Sher-
wood

THE BISHOP OF OXFORD ON
THE MORAL CONDITION OF THE AUSTRA-
LIAN COLONIES.
(From the Sydney Morning Herald).
In our paper of the Ist instant, we copied the Morn-
ing Chronicle report of the discussion which took place
in the House of Lords on the 3d of March last, on the
subject of Van Diemen's Land, and the intended new
penal settlement in New Holland.
Our object in now reverting to that discussion is, to
repudiate certain observations contained in the speech
reported to have fallen from the Lord Bishop of Oxford,
touching the moral condition of those colonies which
are or have been made use of as penal settlements.
Alluding to the manner in which the transportation
system had been conducted by the British Government
not, as we gather, with reference to Van Diemen's Land
particularly, but to penal settlements generally, New
South Wales of course included—the Right Rev. Prelate
is reported to have expressed himself in these appalling
terms :-
"Knowing, as we know, or ought to have known, that
evil was a fermenting principle—knowing that to asso-
ciate persons of vicions habits increases instead of di-
minishes evil, we consigned convicts to a more distant
part of the earth, after a long voyage, in the course of
which the evil principle of one man might be communi-
cated to all the rest; and then we set them down to be
the founders of a new people, givint:• their no means of
moral restoration—no principle of religious healing. We
had reaped as we had sown. It was indeed impossible
to hear or read of the state of things in the quarter of
the world to which he referred, without shame or sorrow
They found that there, connected with the Englisn-
name, had sprung up, commonly the most deep and
horrible pollution; that vices which Chrisitanity had
almost banished from the earth were more extending;
that the tune of society was altogether lowered, and
that those who were recovered in a great measure from
the particular sins of their progenitors, exhibited in
other respects no great moral improvement. They
found that chastity was still unknown among the women,
and that purity was a stranger to the men."
These are certainly frightful imputations ; and
whether intended to apply to our unfortunate sister
colony exclusively, or to New South Wales and original
dependencies generally, they are not more frightful than
untrue. Nay, they are not simply untrue—they are so
extravagantly, so preposterously
.untrue, that had they
not proceeded from the lips of one whom we are bound
to acquit of intentional misrepresentation, no words
would have been too strong to express our indignation at
the monstrous slander. The picture of our society here
held up .to the horrified gaze of the House of Lords, of
the British nation, and of the world ut large, is one of
unmitigated deformity and pollution. " Chastity un-
known among the women—purity a stranger to the
men !" Where could the Bishop of Oxford have picked
up these shocking falsehoods ? And what could have
misled him to regard them as truths ? The only way
in which we can at all account for his Lordship's wrong
impressions—how dreadfully wrong to the virtuous
colonists !—is this :
His late father, the immortal Wilberfore, took a
very lively interest in the moral afihirs of New South
Wales from its very commencement, having been the
means of extorting from the Home Government, but
with the utmost difficulty, the first appointment of a
Chaplain to watch over its moral and spiritual interests.
The late Rev. Samuel Marsden, the second chaplain,
was also, we believe, sent out at the instance of
the same illustrious philanthropist. And for many
years after the foundation of their settlement, Mr. Wil-
berforce continued to urge upon the King's Ministers,
from time to time, the crying necessity for still further
supplies of clergymen, and for the appointment of
schoolmasters. his eon, the present Bishop of Oxford,
may, therefore, be supposed to have been accustomed
from earliest life to hear of the culpable remissness of
the Government in regard to the religious concerns of
this then penal country, and its demoralising results.
The impressions of boyhood may have grown up with
him ; and having been strengthened by the one-sided
representations of the Transportation Committee of the
House of Commons, so recently as eight years ago, and
by the still more recent calumnies of the New Zealand
speculators, to the propagation of which, unhappily, the
Archdeacon of Dublin lent the high influence of his sta-
tion and character,—Dr. Wilberforce may have come to
look upon it as a settled and indisputable fact, that
wherever the streams of transportation have flowed, they
have left behind them the slime of moral pollution, in
which " things rank and gross in nature" have taken
obstinate root, spreading around in all directions, and
filling the land with their fruit of abomination. And
with this false conclusion fixed and riveted in his mind,
the Right Reverend Prelate must have gone down to the
House of Lords for the purpose of bearing his testimony
against the system which had wrought such fearful mis
chiefs.
Fortunately we can oppose to the errors of one Pre-
late the truthful representations of another. Some of
our readers may remember, that in the session of 1840,
during the debate upon the Immigration Report, the
Lord Bishop of Australia took the opportunity of re-
butting these aspersions which had then been recently
cast upon the moral character of our community by Dr.
Whateley, the Archbishop of Dublin. In the speech de:
livered on that occasion (23d October, 1840), the Bishop
of Australia, referring to what had been advanced at a
recent public meeting in Dublin, by the Rev. Dr. Dick-
inson, chaplain to the Archbishop, is reported to have
spoken as follows :
" He knew no single instance (either in this colony
or in Van Dieman's Land), of any man or woman either,
indulging in open vice, who received the notice of any
whose notice was of any worth. He knew that persons
of blemished character found themselves as much
shunned, and as uncomfortably situated here as in any
other country in the world, in fact, as completely ex-
cluded as they would be from the most scrupulous of the
societies to which they had been accustomed in their
native country. Nor was this feeling confined merely to
the higher classes, but had much prevalence and influ-
ence to a very wide extent even in other orders of
society."
This testimony is full, ample, complete, and coming
from one whose opportunities of estimating the moral
character of these colonies have been such as no one re-
sident in England or Ireland can pretend to—from one
whose credibility as a witness admits of no question,
and whose civil and ecclesiastical station entitles his
opinions to the most respected consideration—we leave
it to work out its own way as a triumphant refutation
of the calumnies we have been complaining of ; only
requesting, that such of our British contemporaries as
are accustomed to pay some attention to colonial affairs,
will do New South Wales and Van Dieman's Land the
justice to give publicity in England to our present article,

—ifessy Winton c, Docke-
ray
Y. Mignionette f, Brown
My Eye, T. Dawson
Nerissa, Fobert
New Era, C. Peck
Noiseless, Forth, jun.
Nottingham, J. Robinson
tOdille
'Old Brompton, Murray
fOld English Gentleman
Old Port Forth, jun.
Omega, Chifney
Oregon, Cooper
Outpost, Kent
Oxonian, Fortb, jun.
Palma, Cooper
By Pantaloon, Banter f
—Retort c, Warrener
f Papa
*Para Shastha
'Pavilion, Harrison
*Peep- o'-day-Boy, Monaghan
Pet of the Herd, dead
Phlio, Boyce, sen.
Philosopher, Hulleck
Phebus
Phoenix, by Ardrosaan fd.
W. Dilly
Rachel f, Dawson
Pink Bonnet, C. Peck
Planet, Kent

By Plenipo, Ninny f
• - Lady Moore Carew c, J.
Day, jun.
Polki
Pottinger, Isaac Day, jun.
-Prairie Bird
Premier, The, J. Scott
j• Prestwich
Prince Alfred. Gill
Projectile, Kent •
By The Provost, Manilla f,
Weatherell
- Miss Whip f, W. Dilly
- Lizzy c
Queen,' The, Kent
I•Queen of the May
Questionable, The
Quicksand, J. Day
Ranthos, Flintoff
Rayner, Hesseltine
Red Hart, Kent
By Redshank, c d, by Dr.
Syntax, Ridsdale
Dublin e, Rogers
-- Oxygen f, Rogers
Redwing, Stephenson, jun.
Rehearsal
'Reiver, The, Boyce, jun.
By Retriever, Canada f, W.
Dilly

f -- f d by Jerry
Resolution, M. Dilly
+ Restless
Rob Roy, T. Dawson
*Rob Rynd,t
Rosamunda
Saddleworth, Carr
By the Saddler, Sister to So-
rella, Warrener
- The Abbess f, Manion
t- By Emilius, f a
- Fickle c
- Marpessa e, Ludlow
- Miss Tree c, Stephenson,
sen.

Sagamore f
Sally Maggs, C. Peck
tSarah Gamp
t Seducer
Seljuck
Severus, Price
Shagzadee
*Shawn Buidhe
Siege of Troy
Silver Eel, M. Dilly
By Sir Hercules, Deerslayer's
d f, dead
- Hibernia f
- Maria f, Treen
-t Passion f
Sir Martin, J, Scott
t St. Margaret
By St. Martin, Wild Rose, T.
Dawson
- Sister to Sir Henry f, T,
Dawson
St. Oswald, T. Dawson
tSir Peter Laurie
Sir Walter Scott, Hesseltine
Sloth, Kent
By Slane, Corumba c, Brown
Slander, Kent
So Nice, W. Lumley
tSocrates
Sorrel, Cooper
*Sorter, Johnny, Murphy
Spero Gregis, Armstrong
St. Leon, T. Dawson
Sultana, Messer
Swept Sauce, M. Dilly
Tantivy, J. Day, jun.
!Tally-ha Keegan
Tartar, The, J. Day, jun.
,Teresina, H. Bradley
*Th'anam don Dabbal (a
twin), Monagham
'Themie, Fobert
Tim Whiffler, J. Scott
Timour, Sherwood
Tom-fool, dead
Tom-tit, Hesseltine
By Tory boy, c d by M. Mo-
loch, Billington
By Touchstone, Cast-steel f,
J. Scott

Humming Bird's d,
Beimison

Water itch c, M.

King
fl [eart of Oak
;lies, R. Hill
lelmsley
y Hetman Platoff, Galata f,
Oarlock
Macremma f, Harlock
--, Mantle c, Rogers
- Marmora c, Rogers
-, Toga c, Oarlock
- Valance c, Hirlock
- Velveteen c
Highland Lass, dead
t His Serene llighness
f lorn of Chase, The, Murray
Hornet, Forth, jun.
Be Horusea (bro to Stitch) c,
Taylor
Ilyderabad, W. Lumley
Ingoldsby, W. Edwards
By Inheritor, Calypso c, T.
Dawson

c CalyNo's d, T. Dawson
lonia, W. Lumley
*lrish King, The, Keegan
I, is, Cooper
J lck Musters, J. Scott
By Jaques, Ringlet c
Jennala, J. Scott
Jesuit, dead
Johnny Armstrong, dead
J Boyce, jun.
Jolly Dick
Jovial, Carr
Joyful, Kent
Jumble, Brown
King of Morven, Kent
King of Naples, Cooper
Kite, W. Lumley
Lady Belfast, dead
L tdy Lift, E. Jones
Lady of the Lune, Shepherd
Lady Lurewell, Taylor
Lauver, M. Dilly
*Lanesboro, J. Murphy
Lanercast, Camp Follower f,
Warrener
Ellen Percy f
-Abigail f, W. I'Anson
- by Margrave d
-La ' Femme Sage c,
Blenkhorn
- Ladv Stafford f, dead
Mir Martin c, Blenk-
horn

- Maid of Morton f, J. Scott
'By Turcoman, Maria f, Kee-
gan

-Tyrone, Fahy
Typhon, W. Edwards
Van Tromp, Fobert
Vanity, Hereford
Vampyre, Kent
By Velocipede (bro to Wine-
sour) c, Hesseltine
By Velocipede, (Brother to
Millipede) c
tVeneur
By Venison, Sis to Cobweb c,
M. Dilly
*Venom t
Verres, M. Dilly
*Vesta, Farrall
Vert Vert, Cooper
Vice Consul, Warrener
V,ctress, J. Scott
Villiers, Butler
*View Hollow, dead
*Wanota, Wadlaw
*Watch-dog, Boyce, sen.
War Eagle, C. Marson
Warrior
* Wave, Jacques
Wee-bit, J. J, Day, jun.
West India Planter, Kent
Whetstone, J. Scott
Whirligig, J. Day, jun.
tWhitebait
Will tr'the Wisp, Wadlaw
Wildboy, Hullock
Wild Doe, J. Day, jun.
fWintonia, J. Day, jun.
Wolverton,
Yellow Rose, W. Lumley

f Mountains Sylph's d,
NVarrener
- f Quilt Arnold's d, Bien-
horn
Llzarillo, J. Scott
Legatee, dead
Ldporella
Liberator, The, T. Dawson
Li mei, Rogers
Linestone. W. I'Anson
L. tle Julia, Kent
Dale Muley, Brown
tle Nell, T. Dawson
Liverpool Mona c, Dockeray
-- Rachel
Lc rd of Gillesland, The
tminouf., T. Dawson
'Lnedale, Scott
Luxor

sb ,rtlGo-lightly and the cby Jaques, out of Ringlet, will be
y put in training; the former goes to Forth's, and the
11rn of C
latter te Mr. Ilornby'sprivate trainer, W. Thompson. The
ti Mitchell hase and Margaret of Anion are expected to join
z Grove string.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
BETTING AT MANCHESTER.--FRIDAY.
Not - lozen speculators present ; not a bet, or even
an O'er made.

HUNTING APPOINTMENTS.
Sherwood hrrs., Tues., Rainworth Bar; Sat., five Oaks
FRITTI-11.
Ir. Liimley's Ms., Mon., Osberton ; Tues, Ileadon
Mows., Firbeck Village; Fri., East Markham. -urea ;
Rutlorq hds.. Mon., Orton Village; Tues., Walesby Vil-
lage; Thum, Kelham ; Sat., Langwith Lodge—al.
Quorn hds., Mon., Molt ; Tues., Grooby Pool House ;
Billesden Kennels ; Asfordby-11.
Mr. M. Ingram's hds., Tees., Radbourn ; Thurs., Bretby
Park; Sat., Blithfield---4 to 11.
I)orrington hds., Mon., Cavendish Bridge; Wed., Chad-
demlen Hall ; Sat., Belton Village—i to 11.
Lord H: Bentinck's hds., Mon., Eagle; Tues., Snarford
Bridge; Wed., Carlton-en-le-Morlan ; Thurs., Gautby ; Fri.,
Thqrnly ; Sat., Normanby by Stowe-11.
Duke of Rutland's hds.. Mon., Little Ponton ; Tues., Briard'e
Leap; Wed., Croxton Park; Fri., Capthorpe-10i.
East Essex hds., Tues., Hellion's Bumstead ; Thurs., Blae
Bridge; sat, Toppinghoe
Essex Union lads., Wed., Braxsted Green Man ; Sat.,
Sou thrninster-10.
Sir B. Sutton's hds., Tues., Knossing; Wed., Grinuthorpe
Castle; Fri., Ayston ; Sat., Little Dalby.
Southwold Hunt, Tuee., Groetham; Thurs., Bonnivrorth

defined in the following terms:—" Whereas it is expe-
dient to make further provision for regulating the con-
struction of sea-going steam-vessels, and for preventing
the occurrence of accidents (so far as may be possible)
in steam navigation, and for requiring sea-going vessels
to carry boats." The preamble seems to be worked out
n the thirty-eight sections contained in the Act.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
SENTENCES AND SESSIONAL RESULTS.
The following are the principal adjudications:—
BANISHMENT.—The following were ordered to be
transported beyond the seas:—
For Life—Job Underwood, George Wilmot.
For Fifteen Years—James Morris.
For Fourteen Years—George Paula Fitts alias Fitz.
For Ten Years—Ann Alexander, Ann Jones, Edward
Webber, W. Brennan, T. Williams, J. Ambrose, W.
Round, J. Lock.
For Seven Years—Ann Maria Jones, Thomas Wil-
liams, W. Bradshaw, M. Donovan, J. Hatton, W. Jones,
C. Kelly, W. Stevens, T. Gates.
IMPRISONMENT AND LABOUR.—The undernamed were
sentenced to hard labour in the House of Correction ,or
the several counties wherein the offences were committed
or the terms named.
For Two Years—J. Smith and J. Jones.
For Eighteen Months—W. Potts, R. Keys, J. Fin-
ch ana.
For One Year and Three Months—James Smithson,
on two indictments.
One Year—Henry Thomas Pearman, John Goode,
alias Clarke, C. Wilson, Samuel Land (afterwar is
commuted to six months), Richard Salt, Joseph Wal-
dron, Charles Sweedon, J. Harris, J. Atkinson, and J.
Spurgeon.
Nine Months—W. Staples, J. White, T. Rees, and R.
Cox.
Eight Months—J. Brown and J. Smith.
For Six Months—William Quint, William Quinton,
J. T. Bessent, J. Mortimer, James Johnson, John
Johnson, Walter Beaton, . Roberts, J. Mahoney,
Mary dandy, Mary Green, Mary Miner, Catherine
Plunamer, Ann Day, Harriet Edmunds, alias Martha
Barry, Jane Smith, J. Witty, W. Hughes, George
Smith, W. Stoll, T. Rock, R. Webb, J. H. King, W.
Bailey, G. Harris, J. Mortimer, J. Wing, W. Bryan, G.
Green, G. Sault, W. Smith, C. Slade, H. Rogers.
Four Months—Margaret Flynn, J. Brown, J. Smith,
Ellen Donoghue, Guys Lacy, John White, George
Augustus Moses, Ann Moore.
Three Months—Margaret H. Lynch, Mary Ann
Oliver, Judah Bendcn, E. W. Slough, H. Goodwin,
Sarah Wilcox, J. M'Carthy, J. Walters, G. Watson' J.
Hudson, C. Jones, J. Aldridge, J. Madden, J. Day,
W. Smith, T. Webb, M. Rush, W. Smith, G. Cloake, J.
Clements.
The Court at its rising adjourned to Monday the Ist of
February.

THE CONFLICT BETWEEN THE
COURTS OF ALDERAEN AND COMMON

COUNCIL.
The sub-committee of the Common Council met, on
the subject of the refusal of the Lord Mayor to put the
question for the third reading of the Bill to alter the
qualification of the candidates for the Common Council.
—Mr. Peacock in the chair.
The resolution passed at former meetings, that the
rights and liberties of the citizens were endangered by
the proceedings of the Court of Aldermen, and pledging
the Members to adopt and enforce all such lawful, ust,
and reasonable measures as shall preserve to the citizens
of London the right to alter their municipal institutions,
to meet the increasing commerce of the City, and in con-
formity with the intelligence and wants of the times, was
read.
Mr. ANDERTON said that unless Mr. Ashurst intended
to address the committee he would read a requisition,
which he had submitted to several of the members, and
which he had intended to present to the Lord Mayor.
Mr. ASHURST was obliged to his friend Mr. Anderton,
who had left the requisition in his hands until the pre-
sent meeting took place. He requested that the former
resolution might be read that the meeting might act
conscientiously, by redeeming their pledge to their con-
stituents. The difficulty with a popular and numerous
body was to pursue unity of action. Though they all
well knew the reasons which induced the Court of
Aldermen to engage in the present struggle, the only
question before the Court of Common Council at the
present moment was the refusal of the Lord
Mayor to put a question regularly moved, and the
right of the Court of Common Council to insist upon
his putting it, or having it put, by an officer of the Court.
The Lord Mayor was merely the minister of the Court
to preserve order and regulate the speakers, not to
license or suppress discussion, but if he would refuse to
pat a question to the Court, he possessed the power to
suppress any law, improvement, or even an effort to
make one, and the Court must assemble to discharge
such duties as it should please him to permit. The pre-
sent question was a lawful question. The Lord Mayor
had submitted it twice to the Court, on the first and
second reading of the Bill, and would, they all knew,
have put it upon the occasion in question, but that
the Aldermen wished to raise the struggle which they
knew must come upon that Bill rather than
upon others which were to give the freedom
without fine to all the rated inhabitants residing
in the city, and to controul their irresponsibility. They
had an instinct which told them that, if the Corporation
were thrown open, elections for life and irresponsibility
would cease. They dreaded Parliament, but if they
could not allow reform to come from within, it must
come from without. The committee were under obliga-
tion to his friend for suspending the requisition. They
needed not to do more now than to insist upon having
the question put. If they did not insist upon that, they
would surrender the primary right upon which all others
depended.—(Cheers.)
Mr. H. L. JONES argued earnestly and strongly in
favour of insisting upon putting the question. That
question arose upon a report from the Committee ap
pointed by the Court, who had received the report and
proceeded with the Bill the committee had prescribed,
and it was impossible that the Lord Mayor, or the
speaker of any legally constituted assembly, could say,
"you shall not proceed with the business of a report you I
have received." If such was the case, the Lord Mayor I
might practically suppress the Court, and say that no
question should be put for receiving a report of which
his Lordship did not approve.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. ANDERTON said he was desirous of unanimity
above all things, and would not press the requisition.
The committee then proceeded to fix a day for bring-
ing up the information required, from the several officers,
and appointed Wednesday, the 13th inst., to call together
the general committee of members.

SEAMEN'S HOSPITAL SOCIETY.
The quarterly general court of the governors of this
society was held at the offices, 74, King William-street,
yesterday, John Wild, Esq., in the chair.
From the statement of the secretary, it appeared
that the bequest of Mr. Wright, of 596/. 12s. 8d , to the
funds of the society, which had been contested by his
executors, was paid on the 4th of last December, and
that a donation of 100/., as well as remittances from China,
had been received that morning. The receipts for the
past quarter amounted to 1,876/. 2s. Id., which, after
deducting the necessary expenses, left a balance in the
treasurer's hands of 380/. Os. Id. The number of patients
received during the past quarter was 813, of whom
several had been discharged.
Thanks having been voted to the Chairman, the meet-
ing separated.

We are gratified to observed the progressive in-
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liners. Scarcely one of these fine vessels now arrive
without a considerable portion of their cargo being
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composed of wheat, flour, cheese, beef, pork, lard, ap-
ples,pveareexcarefullypose exposed
to the great heat of the hold, caused by t hbteehyi
enngtoutrpentine,
&c., of which the other portions of the cargo consist),
arrive in good condition ; but, from the fineness of the
quality and great weight, generally 561bs. each, and
upwards, and the reasons before stated, they are occa-
sionally much injured. This might in a great measure be
obviated by the erection of " stages" or shelves, similar
to those in use in the Rotterdam traders, between decks,
by which means they can be placed in well-aired situa-
tions, and thus secure their transit in good condition.
The apples have arrived this season in very bad condi-
tion, scarcely three-fifths being worth the freight and
charges. It is well known that with apples, bruised by
coming iu contact with one another, decay commences
immediately; and, from their being packed in barrels
and rolled from one place to another during the process
of shipment, landing, &c., their total destruction is
almost ensured. Thig might be entirely prevented were
they packed with fine mahogany saw-dust, in cases, from
10 to 12 feet long, by 11 feet wide, and about one foot
deep. Such would always require to be moved by hand,
The fruit would escape injury by rolling to and fro,
and we might then calculate upon being abundantly sup-
plied with those delicious specimens the "Lady" and
" New Town Pippin," &c., &c.
Islas PRODUCE.—The subjoined list includes the
importations of provisions from the Irish ports into the
British metropolis during the period comprising from the
21st ultimo to the 4th instant, inclusive, viz.:--416 bales
and hampers of hams, 100 packages of linens, 130 of
middles, 5,294 hampers and bales of bacon, 4,690 peck-
ages of pork, 19,302 firkins and other packages of butter,
20 packages of shoulders, 40 of waste, 1,290 hampers
and tierces of beef, 946 casks of porter, 1,655 casks of
lard, 251 boxes of eggs, 26 casks of whisky, 56 packages
of malt, 291 of paper, 40 casks of ale, several of biscuits,
409 of general provisions, 110 packages of tongues, 730
of soap, 19,185 quarters and 120 bags of oats, 17 bales of
bops, 34 packages of soap, 193 pigs, 10 oxen, 320 sheep,
152 packages of fowls, besides 53 packages of furs, 12
barrels of powder, anal a variety of other articles, both
of food and general merchandise, which need not be
more particularly noticed. This list includes the arrivals
nt the port of London up the latest returned period, and
it may be mentioned that, on the other hand, tranship-
ments of foreign grain have taken place through the
British metropolis to the Irish ports, which is evidence
of the mutual traffic for such supplies existing between
the two portions of the United Kingdom, at the same
time showing the exact extent to which they are taking
place from Ireiand for consumption here at the present
time.
OMNIBUS PUBLICITY COMPANY.—Yesterday several
omnibuses belonging to this newly-formed company were
started for the conveyance of passengers from the Great
Western Railway to Gricechurch-street, and from Brent-
ford to the Bank, and from Paddington to the Strand. In
the omnibuses compartments are filled up with adver-
tising cards, one toot square, which are offered to the
public at ss. per quarter. The newly-started vehicles are
well filled with advertisements.

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Despatches were sent off last evening from the Colonial-
office for the Governor of the Mauritius.