The Sun.
London, England, 1841-02-17 00:00:00

DEPARTURES.

Mrs. Stirling and Mr. Weddcrbura, from the St. George's
Hotel ; his Excellency Commander Marquis Lisboa, from
Marshal Thompson's Hotel, Cavendish-square, for Brus-
sels ; John Shaw Manley, Esq., from ditto ; Captain
Stanton, R.N., from ditto, for Somersetshire ; and Mrs.
Cotton, for ditto, for Cambridge; the Earl of Stradbroke,
from the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-street, for Lambourne,
Herta ; the Marquis of Granby, M. P., from ditto, for Bel-
voir Castle ; G. S. Harcourt, Esq , M. P., from ditto, for
Ankerwyck House ; John Campbell, Esq., of Islay, and
Cumming, from ditto, on a tour; - Pickering, Esq.,
from ditto ; Mr. and Mrs. Stavely, from ditto, for Old
Sleningford ; Mr. and Mrs. Burrowes, from ditto, for
the north ; M. Borrcgo, from ditto, for Paris ; the Mar-
quis and Marchioness of Abercorn, from Dudley House,
for the Priory, Stanmore; the Earl of Aylesford, from
Grosvenor.street, for his seat, Packington House, War-
wickshire ; Earl Talbot and the Hon. Mr. Talbot, from
Mifart's Hotel, for Ingcstre Hall, near Stafford; Mr. and
Mrs. Wight, from ditto, for Leamington Spa ; Lord Au-
gustus Loftus, Cm Ely Lodge, the seat of the Marquis and
Marchioness of Ely, near Ihniskillen.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MARYLEBONE.

Tuesday Mr. David Home, of No. 4, York-street, Glou-
ceiter-gate, Regent's-park, appeared before the sitting Magis-
trate, Sir. RawniNso 0, upon a summons obtained against him
under clause 54, article 10, of the New Police Act, which ren-
ders a person liable to a penalty not exceeding 405., for affixing
any posting bill or other paper, against or upon any building,
&c., without the consent of the owner or occupier thereof. The
complainant in the case was Sir Felix Booth, Bart., for whom
Mr. Tilson, solicitor, attended. Mr. Bodkin and Mr. Hum-
phreys appeared for the defendant.
It appeared in evidence that Mr. Home on the 6th inst.
called at the house of Sir Felix, and presented his card to the
footman, who refused to take it in to his master, whereupon
Mr. Home tied to the knocker his card, upon which was written
—" Sir Felix Booth,—Mr. Home calls for payment, &e., due
to him under the ()Red of 1835. 6th Feb., 1841."
_ .

Mr. Bodkin expressed his opinion that the present informa-
tion came neither within the letter nor spirit of the Act, as the
article in the 54th clause, under whist' the summons was granted
appeared to be levelled against that class of persons who defaced
a building by posting bills or other papers against it, which pro-
ceeding was clearly a nuisance, and beyond all doubt rendered the
offender amenable to a pcmalty under the clause previously re-
ferred to. The defendant was the inventor of a new process
for the distillation of brandy, and had entered into an agreement
with Sir Felix Booth, to whom he had imparted the secret, the
conditions of which agreement were that he was to receive an
annual stipend, together with a fper centage upon each gallon
disposed of. On the sth of February instant a letter, oil the
part of Sir Felix, was addressedto defendant by Messrs. Tilson,
setting forth that he might exercise his right of going to the dis-
tillery to inspect the books, for the purpose of satisfying himself
as to the quantity of brandy manufactured, and the amount of
money received thereon. He proceeded thither, but a sight of
the books beir, denied him he repaired to the private resi-
dence of Sir Felix Booth. It appears by the card that he
went there for money due to him, but the servant, as had al-
ready been deposed to, refused to take his card; and to prove
that money was really due to him upwards of 5001. was paid to
him by Messrs. Tilson on the 10th instant, four days after the
alleged offence was committed.
Defendant—The amount I received was 6234 Ss.

Mr. RAWLINSON said that all the tumult and unpleasantness
might have been prevented had the servant taken in the card
when presented to hint by defendant. Under all the circum-
stances, he did not consider that the charge brought forward
came within the spirit of the Act of Parliament ; and he should
therefore dismiss the summons. He, however, strongly recom-
mended defendant not to pursue the same course again.
The parties then retired.

A GENUINE PATRIARCH.—From a friend, resi-
drmt at Scudeburgh; we learn that there is at present alive
in the island of Harris, a man who was born in 1730, and
leas attained, or rather turned, the 110th year of his age.
From his youth upwards, he has cherished all the feelings
that constitute the true Celtic character, and was deemed
trustworthy enough to become one of the attendants of
Mr. M'Lcod, tacksman of Bernera, during his sojourn in a
hiding-place that blood-hounds could not reach, subse-
quent to the disastrous battle of Culloden. The spot
chcren was Uamba Ulludal ; and while thus secreted, he fared
better than Baron 13radwardina, by clansmen and friends,
who supplied him with venison, mutton, fish, and other
necessaries, obtained by hunting dexterity, or otherwise,
and served according to the rude fashion of the times.
The name of this individual, who has seen generation
after generation committed to the grave, is John
Martin ; his faculties of speech, sight, and hearing,
are unimpaired, and he is still so hale in bodily
health, that, in good weather, be think: nothing of travel-
ling to the top of the highest hill in Harris. Our friend
conversed with him very lately, and as he has bad no feet
gear for the last three or four years, very kindly sent him
a pair of shoes. In youth he was remarkably swift of foot,
and, up to the age of sixty, could out-run and seize a
sheep on the steepest hill side. Even John Merrylegs,
the English pedestrian, would have found hint an ugly
customer, more particularly had the race ground been the
forest of Harris. Old as he is, he was never so far south
as Skye ; with Stornaway he is equally unacquainted, and
good as his legs have long been, fortune has so chained
him to a narrow locality, that he bears a narrow resem-
blance to the Christian Bobbiner, besung by a Cowper,
" who never travelled forty miles from home."—Scots
Paper.
The Army of India is over-worked—carrying
on widely-extended operations with a force not adeaptate
foe the preservation of the Empire in a state of peace. The
Native army must ho increased to a great extent, for
though Europeans are essential to the safety of the coon-
try, there are numerous stations and endless duties for
which the Sipaheo regiments are beet adapted, 'Tim Duke
of Wellington, it is well known, once recommended the
employment of at least 30,000 Europeans in India, at a
time when our territories were not extended as they now
are. The Duke would now recommend, or we much mis.
take, at least 40,000 Europeans, and a very extensive
augmentation of thus Native forces. So long as the Na-
tive Courts of India see us robbing one station of its
troops to protect another—seeing corps split into parts
and eking out the duties, by neglecting. important posts,
that a show of force may he made,—?o long, wo assert,
will the Native Princes keep up agitation against our rule,
and render us unable to carry out projects of improvement
for the joint benefit of India and Great Britain. Her
Majesty's regiments are severe sufferers under this system.
They cannot be relieved—the pressing necessity for their
services preclude justice. The 6th Foot is still serving
part in India and part in Arabia, though it has been on
Foreign Service since 1821. We cannot but doubt that
adnuarin2g2dthaet presentl3enai year, even
Bengal !Ind Born-
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LONDON :
WEDNESDAY, FEBRLTARY 17, 1841.

The Peers were exclusi-- vely occupied yesterday
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with the trial of the Earl of CARDIGAN.
The Commons met as usual; Mr. MORGAN
took his seat for Monmouthshire.
Several petitions were presented, including
some for additional. Church accommodation, and
One. from Glasgow complaining that the grie-
vances as to the trade with Java remain unre-
dressed.
Mr. CRESSIVELL moved for a Committee of th.:

House, on the 23dinst., to corisiderofan Address
to her MAJESTY to make good the Danish
claims, and, after a smart debate, carried
his motion against the CHANCELLOR of the Ex-
CHEQUER by 127 to 96.

Mr. RICH moved for leave to bring in a Bill
to provide for the execution of criminals in gaols,
in the presence of some authorised persons; but
finding that the House was against the proposi-
tion, withdrew it.

Mr. M. PHILLIPS then moved for the appoint-
ment of a Committee to consider of the
.propriety
of allowing the exportation of machinery. We
have not room to abridge the debate which en-
sued, and must content ourselves with stating that
the motion was agreed to.
The LORD ADVOCATE obtained leave to bring
in a Bill to amend the registration of voters in
Scotland.

The Committee to inquire into emigration from
the Highlands was appointed; and at Half-past
Eleven the House adjourned.

The trial of the Earl of CARDIGAN began and
terminated yesterday, in an unanimous verdict
of acquittal. The public have never, from the
first report of the case reaching their ears, had
the smallest doubt that the person whom the
Earl of CARDIGAN fired at and wounded was
Captain. HARVEY TUCKETT. He so gave his
name; it was so set down in the depositions ; it
was so stated and never contradicted in the public
journals; but, because this notorious fact
was not legally proved, all their LordshipS,
upon their honour, pronounced the Earl of CAR-
DIGAN not guilty. The Duke of CLEVELAND
said " not legally guilty," as if he wished toliave
a salve for his conscience. It must henceforth
be considered a very doubtful Matter whether
the Earl of CARDIGAN ever fought a duel at all
with Captain HARVEY TUCKETT on Wimbledon
Common; and the chief result of the great. and
expensive preparations for the trial has been,.ac-
COrding to the. verdict of their Lordships, to
throw mistrust on the best accredited portions of
human testimony. Who the Earl of CArtnia.Art,
fought with will probably be for our posterity'
a puzzling, mystical question, like the: man of
the iron-mask, or the authorship of " Junius."
Why legal proof was not brought, or why,, if
the prosecutors knew that legal proof could not
be brought, the prosecution was not long ago
• abandoned, is not for us to say ; nor do we re-
gret either their perseverance or their. failure.
The trial has revived amongst us some knowledge
of the grotesque forms of ourancestors, and has
brought under public notice and discussion some
of the privileges of the Peers. By an example we
have been made sensible of the care which they
take to protect themselves, whatever value they
may set on the lives of the people. That the pro-
ceedings will enhance the respect of the people
for the Peers, or their reverence for the forms..of
the Constitution, we will not take. on us to assert,
for the only appellations we have heard,applied
to the trial; .is " farce," " humbug," and
" mockery ofjustice."

We have frequently had occasion to observe
that, on the part of every Government,' whether
Wing or Tory, there always exists an astonishing
degree of shyness to establish precedents which
how_ st men might employ for honest . purposes.
If a precedent is wanted to increase the Civil
List, or the Pension List, or any other list which
tends to augment the influence of the Crown and
the aristocracy at the expense of the people,
Ministers are no way scrupulous about the crea-
tion of a dozen precedents, if one be not supposed
enough; but if a precedent is reqUired to show
that the people cannot be plundered of their
property by the Crown without the right of
demanding compensation from the House of Corn
mons,. then Ministers, and ex-Ministers, Whig
and Tory, take the- alarm, and all at once
their eyes become opened to the dreadful
danger of establishing a precedent. This was
painfully conspicuous in the course of the debate
in the House of Commons last night upon the
Danish claims. Whether the claims were well
or ill-founded—whether they ought in justice to
be received or rejected by the House,of Com-
mons—appeared a secondary consideration to the
CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, Mr. GOUL-
BURN., and Lord J. RUSSELL, compared with the
danger of establishing an honest precedent ! Was
there no danger in, establishing a dishonest one ?
Was there no danger to public security—to
the national reliance upon the good faith
of the votes of the House of Commons,
in rejecting claims which thatflouse had twice re-
cognised as just and equitable ? The CHANCEL-
LOR of the EXCHEQUER is afraid that if the
Danish claims, admitted by Parliament to be
well founded, be liquidated,.we shall have a de-..
mand made upon the country_ for Spanish claims.
_And why note if such claims arc equitable.?
What! shall we cheat one class of creditors to
prevent our being sued by another class whom
we previously. defrauded ? Is. this . the national
morality now preached by an English Chancel-
lor of the Exchequer? Lord JouN RUSSELL
takes fright at what may occur in the
event of wars breaking out hereafter. We
will not insult the Noble Lord by supposi lig
for an instant that he contemplates the possi-
bility of our ever again engaging in hostilities so
disgraceful to the national flag as those which
provoked Denmark in 1807 to declare war against
England. The bombardment of Copenhagen
was one of those events which the presumed
necessity of self-defence at that time alone pre-.
vents us from pronouncing piratical and atrocious.
Under other circumstances it would havebeen pro-
perly denominated an expedition of buccaneers.
But the House of Commons having now thrice
admitted the justice of these claims, we feel con-
fident that the Government will not be suffered
to postpone their settlement any longer. If, in
addition to the 127 who voted in favour of Mr.
CRESSWELL'S motion last night, we add 74 Mem-
bers who voted on a former occasion, but who
were not in the House last night at the divi-
sion, we shall have 201 votes given in favour
of the claimants. Let us add to this number
a hundred votes paired off, and we. have 301
votes for upholding the reputation of the House,
and against the paltry economy of the CHAN-
CELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, who appears indiffe-
rent to the inconsistency of its votes, provided
he can effect a saving to the Crown of the
trifling stun of 225,000/. We say •to the
Crown, for, as 'Mr. O'CONNELL has again
and. again stated, all the money sought by
the claimants, and much more, was seized by
GEORGE IV. for the embellishment of Wind-
sor Castle, and other purposes suitable to
the tastes of that profligate Sovereign. But
we have not space to dwell at any length
upon this important sub.;ect to-day. The
crowded state of our columns prevents it. We
shall, however, return to it again and again, in
the event of immediate justice being withheld
from the Danish claimants..

Letters from Constantinople to the 13th ult.
inclusive have reached us. The settlement of
the Eastern question had been followed by the
appointment of the following tax-collectors for
Syria :
Moussa Effendi to Damascus, Sarem Effendi to Acre, Hagi
Edhem Effendi to Adana, and Sebib Effendi to Aleppo. Said
Bey has been named Muhariri or Registrar of Trebisonde, Se-
bib Effendi has been replaced in the direction of quarantipe by
Ismael Bey. late Muhassul of Seio, and Hagi Akif Effendi has
succeeded Hagi Edhem Effendi, as President of the Board of
Orduince. •Nourri Effendi has succeeded- in bringing Musts-
pha I'acha of Candia to reason, and has persuaded him to sub-
mit quietly to the authority of his Sovereign, without having
recourse to violent measures.

It appears from letters from Lisbon of the Bth
inst. that the reported appearance of DON
MIGUEL in France created a great sensation
there. But as it called forth assurances of sym-
pathy and support not only from the French and
English Ambassadors, but likewise from ESPAR-
TERO, as Chief of the Spanish Regency, it will
have a tendency to strengthen the Government of
. Queen DONNA MARIA. The Address in an-
swer to the Speech from the Throne was
voted by a Ministerial majority of 77 votes
against 25. A still stronger majority (77
against 18) rejected a proposal for admitting
foreign corn for the purpose of transhipment.
The Corn-law men have it all their own way
in Portugal as well as in England. How long
will the starving multitudes submit tamely to
this ? The following extract from a letter of the
..zth inst. from Lisbon, gives an account of the
dreadful state of the weather there :
We have been suffering for this week past under most tre-
mendous gales of wind from S.W., accompanied by &loges of
rain. The Royal 'tar, with the London mail of the 30th,
Inc on the sth, only arrived this morning. The sea off the
bar is described as being the most terrific ever remembered.
A vessel from St. Übes was wrecked two days since there,
and all on board. perished. A waterspout burst at Rio de
Aloura, near Cintra, yesterday, and completely destroyed an
oralge grove, washing away everything and breaking up seve-
ral houses. I have not heard if any lives were lost. The
iron gates of the Marquis Pombal's palace, at Oeiria, near CAS-
cars, were carried off by the flood. All the low grounds up the
Tagus are completely under water. The Iberia, which takes
this letter, was 48 hours coming here front Cadiz. half which
time was spent in beating round Cape St. Vincent. It is
blowing a strong gale of wind from S.W. at the present mo-
ment.

The French Journals of Monday announce the
appointment of the Commission on that day in
the Chamber of Peers, to report upon the Forti-
fications of Paris Bill, and they add, what ceases
to surprise us, namely, that the Bill will be op-
pos<'d by several of their Lordships who have
hitherto -supported • every measure in the least
agreeable to the Court. It appears that the
Peers are the-principal proprietors of the houses

and grounds forming and adjoining the proposed
sites of the forts and walls, and therefore they
will oppose the Bill because it will depreciate
the value of their property. This is said to af-
ford a complete clue to the anticipated opposition
to the Bill in the Chamber of Peers. We are
still of opinion, nevertheless, that it will be
adopted by a very large majority.
There was a rumour in Paris on Monday even-
ing that a revolution had taken place in Constan-
tinople„ and that the Sultan A13115-UL-MEDJID
had been dethroned. We do not think that
there is any truth whatever in this rumour.
Most probably it has originated in some change
in the Turkish Cabinet, an event for some .weeks
past daily expected.
On the subject of the suppression of the con-
vents.of the canton. of Argau, we find the follow-
Mg in one of the papers :
The Emperor of Austria protests formally against the aboli-
tion of -the convents, as being the descendant a the House of
Hapsburgh, by whom the convents of Wettingen and Muni Were
founded. His Imperial Majesty is stated to have made an ex-
press reservation against all acts alienating the bequests of his
ancestors from their original purpose.
The Revue des Deux Mondes of Monday has
the following article upon the remonstrances ad-
dressed to the French Government by three of
•
the Four Great Powers :
It is sail that the fortifications of Paris are not the only
source of uneasiness to our neighbours. It is staled that after
the observations of Austria and Prussia on our land armaments
came those of the British Cabinet on our maritime ones—on the
strength of our navy in the Mediterranean. A strange un-
easiness on the part of a Power which covers every sea with its
vessels, which is not scrupulous at planting its flag on territo-
ries which do not belong to it, and which boldly progresses
from conquest to conquest, as if there were no other States in
the world but England and the countries which she usurps.
The reply was, it is said, the same as that which was made to
the Governments beyond the Rhine. France arms because it
suits her to do so, and she is her own mistress. Arm if you
like, if it suits you : we shall ask you for no explanation, we
have no fear. Let England do the same ; let her double, if she
thinks proper, her forces in the Mediterranean. France has
'no observation to make upon it ; she admits of none against
herself.

This is strange language to put into the mouth
.ot France—language which France could not em-
ploy without. provoking war.
Three 'medical men having. signed a certificate
that the editOr of the National was in such a pre-
carious state of health that he could not attend
at the Bar of the Peers, without endangering his
life, this certificate has been returned .to the
Chamber as au answer to the Peers' summons
for his attendance. The National which states
this, adds, that if the Peers are dissatisfied they
are welcome to follow any course they please.
The Peers will act prudently in accepting the
certificate, and fully discharging the order for
attendance at their Bar.

A private letter from Arzew in Algeria, dated the 2d of
February, arid published in the Coustitutionuel, contains the
following news:—
" The Emir Abd-el-Kader has partly reconstituted his in-
fantry ; the activity of this Chief is truly surprising—he
struggles with a constantly victorious perseverance against all
the embarrassments which his rivals throw in his way, and
against the continual losses which we cause him to suffer.
" The regular battalions have been newly formed, with
Kalongis of Tlemecen Kabyles, of the environs of Nedroma,
and some Maroquese, attracted by hopes of high pay ; it is even
affirmed that the Emir has made a solid peace with Tedgoni,
and that the latter has furnished him with two hundred men,
reported to be the best marksmen in the country.
" At present, however, only the infantry is now under arms ;
it is composed of five battalions, of 900 or 950 men each, and
occupies at this moment Tedekempt and Tlenrieeen. The
cavalry being entirely composed of Arabs, is still dispersed
amongst the tribes, but will be ready at the fiost signa. The
general distribution of the troops is entirely different from that
which the plans of the Emir last year determined.
" The Arabs will- avoid a combat whenever we offer it, but
they will constantly hover about us, watching for favourable
opportunities to surprise us. This plan appears from the orders
which have been given within these few days to the several
Kaids. Thus the Kaid of Borgia is to join the Kaids of the
Medgeer, of the Besni-Zerouald, of the flachems of the Ouled-
Chat agas, and protest the vast plain of the liabrah, which
leads to Kalah, Mascara, and Oran, by that of the Sig. Two
regular battalions are to second the movements of this cavalry,
which is the best mounted and the most warlike in the pro-
vince."—Le Commerce.

ERRATUM.—The following paragraph was by
accident omitted from the leader yesterday, re-
ferring to the mortality in Manchester and Glas-
gow :—" Taking the lowest estimate, however,
of one-third, and mentioning that the number of
deaths in Manchester in 1840 was 9,276, it fol-
lows that 3,092 deaths were caused in Manchester
alone last year by the Corn-law. The popula-
tion of Manchester is 280,000, or about 1-86th
part of the population. Including in our esti-
mate only the town population, and taking that
of Manchester as 1-43 d part of the whole, in-
stead of 1-86th, the number of deaths caused
by the Corn-law was very little less than 9,000
in the year. Such are the more horrible effects of
a law extending over a whole community, and
limiting its supply of food, than of any great
battle, or any species of traffic, however nume-
rous may be its victims."