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London, England, 1840-02-21 00:00:00

Duke, Sir James—Boston
Dumlas, Frederick—Orkney
Du Pie, George—Bock
Eistnor, Viscount—RegAte
Egerton, Sir P.—Cheshire
Eliot, Hon. J. E.—Roxburghshire
Estcourt, T. G. 8.--Oxford Univ,
Ferguson, Robert —Kirka-tly
Freilitivld, James Wm—Penryn•
Wsbo:ne, Thomas—Cariow
Goring, H. D.—New Shoreham
Goulburn, Right Hon. H.—Cam
bridge University
Granby, Marquis of—Stamford
Grant, F. \V.—lnverness-shire
Greg, R. 11.—Manchester
Greig, Dayid—Pe th
Grey, Sir Charles Edwarci—Tyne-
mouth
Grimston, Hon. E. IL—St.
ban's
Grote, George—London
Hall, Sir Benjamin— Mary lebone
Ilarland, William C.—Durham
Hawker, Thomas—Dudley
Hayes, Sir E—Donegal
f:ayter, W. G.—well,
fieathcoat, J —Tiverton
llerithcote, Sir W.—Hampshire
Herbert, lion. S.—South Wilts
hill, Lord A. M. C.—Evesham
Hope, H. T.—Gloucester
Howard, ,ir R.—Wicklow Co.
Hughes, W. 11.—Carnarvon
Hurt, Francis—South Derby
Hutchins, J.—tenryn
Inglis, Sir R. IL—Ox. University
Jervis, S.—Bridport
Johnson, NV. Augustus—Oldham
Kelburne, Lord—Argylesliire
Kelly, f itzrov—lpswich
Lascelles, Hon. W. S.—Wakefield
Lefroy, Rt. Hon. T.—Dublin Uni-
versity

Lockhart, A. M —Lanarkthire
Long, \V.—North Wiltshire
Lowther, Colonel—Westin( reland
Lucas, Edward—Monaghan
INP Namara, Maj. W. N.—Clare C
Marshall, NN in.—Carlisle
Martin, Thomas—Galway Co.
Mat:le, Hun. Fox—Elgin Burghs
Moreton, A IL—Gloucestershire
'Noel, William M.—Rutland
)'Callaghan, Hon.C.—Dungarvan
O'Connor Don—llosconurion Co.
Palmer, Robert—Berke
Palmer, George—Essex
Parke-, R. T.—Preston
Pattison, James—London
Peellell, Captain—Brighton
Pinney, W.—Lyme Regis
I•lanta, Joseph—llastiilV
Polhill, Frederick—Bedford
Powell, Colonel. -Cardiganshire
IPoverseourt, Viscount--Bath
Prated, NV. T.--sr. Ives
Rich, H. Knaresborough
Roche, E. B.—Cork Co.
Round, John—Maldon
Scrope, Poulett—Stroud
Sheppard, 'I homas—Frome
Smyth, Sir G. IL—Cali:hest, r
Stanley, E. John—North Cheshire
Steuart, Hobert—Haddingtoti, Sec
Stormont Viscount—Perthsnire
Stuart, Lord J.—Ayr
'Sturt, Henry Chasi—Dorsetsliire
Fallourd, Mr. Serjeant —Reading
Tanercd, 11. W.—Banbury
Feignmouth, Lord—Marylebene
TownLy, It. G Cambridgeshire
Walker, C A.—Wexford
Warburton, 11.—Thiciport
NVestenra, Hon. II 11.—Monaghan
Williams, \V. A.—Monnnauttissh
Wyse, Thomas— Waterford
Young, Sir \V.—Bucks

THE ROYAL BRIDAL.

AY A YOUNG LADY.
Arrayel in bridal e hite she stands,
The youthful Queen of many lands;
Fair is her check—surpassing fair,
No shale of sorrow lingers there—
Yet quickly beats her woman's heart,
And fain the ready tear would start
As low she at the altar kneels,
And dares pronounce the love she feels.
Titled and high ones round her crowd,
The great, the noble, and the proud,
And countless lights are streaming now
On many a diamond-circled brow;
But in that hour she thinks on none—
Centres her every thought on one—
That youthful Prince, hrr bo,om's lord,
To whom she yields her plighted word.
The rite is o'er, the vows arc spoken,
Those vows which never may be broken ;
Oa hurried wing the moments glide,
And Britain's Queen is Albert's bride.
Daughter of Brunswick's honoured line,
May mercy gild each act of thine ;
May happiness attend thy ray,
As pure as on thy Bridal Day,
And virtue shine the brightest gem
Upon thy regal diadem.
Still be thy path with roses strown,
Bc care a stranger to thy Throne I
May all thy joys augmented be
By him who shares thy destiny--
Whom, though thou dost the sceptre sway,
Thou still must honour and obey.
Oh, Lady, let it be thine aim
To win thyself a deathless fame ;
Be it thine to succour the distrest,
Relieve the burdened and opprest,
The hand of mercy to extend,
And prove thyself thy people's friend,
And then from myriad tongues shall rise
Tiae grateful prayer—our fervent cries
Shall daily pierce heaven's azure sheen,
For Albert and our Island Queen.
Yet think not, fair and Royal Bride,
Thy power exceeds all powers beside;
Know there's a mightier than thine own,
A King, who fills a higher throne,
A Monarch, greater in renown,
Who wears by far a nobler crown;
Te Him even thou must bend the knee,
And bow before Heaven's Deity;
This do, and Britain shall rejoice,
To praise her Queen with heart and voice ;
The good shall love thee, and the base
Shall fear the noblest of her race.

FROST, WILLIAMS, AND JONES,

REPORT of the presentation of PETITIONS to HER MA-
JESTY, for FREE PARDON to Messrs. FROST, WILLIAMS,
and JONES, at the Levee at St. James's Palace, by the
Rev. Dr. WADE
To GEORGE ROGERS, Esq., Chairman of the Committee.
February 20, 1840.
SIR,—At the Levee held yesterday at St. James's Pa-
lace, I attended, with seven voluminous petitions, from
various parts of the kingdom, imploring her Majesty to
grant a free pardon to John Frost, Z;phaniah Williams,
and William Jones. The Lord in Waiting seemed appalled
at the length of the abstract of the petitions, which, under
your express direction, I had the honour of putting into
his Lerdship's hand. He hesitated to read the whole to
her Majesty; but, on my humbly kneeling at the feet of
the Queen, holding up to her royal and especial regard
the petitions themselves, a short consultation ensued
amongst the officers of State, and a voice called out, "real
the whole,"' which the Lord in Waiting immediately did,
in an impressive manner, arridst the most profound silence
and evident marks of sympathy.
The Queen gave most attentive car to every syl-
lable, even to the concluding prayers for "pardon of all
prliticul offences." and for her Majesty's long and happy
reign. Her Majesty then put forth her royal hand with
a condescension and graciousness that showed that she ap-
preciated the petitions of her loyal subjects, and felt as a
Christian, a Wile, and a Crowned Queen. I have the
honour to remain, Sir,

And may henceforth o'er land and aca,
Victoria and Albert be
The chosen watchword of the free,
Till they exchange their regal dress,
For the white robes of righteousness.
Poole, Feb. 8, 1540.

Your mast obedie.lt servant,
ARTHUR S. \VADE, D. D.

E. M. K.

HAWES AND VICAT v. PELLATT

THE DISSENTERS AND THE PION-

INTRUSIONISTS.

This is a case against one of the parishioners of
Christchurch, Surrey, for substraction of Church-rate.
Dr. ADDAIIg appeared on behalf of the Church-
wardens to object to Mr. Pellatt's answer, as well
as to his responsive allegation, which, agreeably
to the forms of this Court, he had put in as an
answer to the Churchwardens' libel, which, by a
former preliminary decision, the Learned Sir Her-
bert Jenner had required them to reform. The
Learned Doctor objected to the greater part of Mr.
Pellatt's answer and allegation, partly on account of in-
sufficiency and pa rtly for redundancy ; he argued that
the clock, organ, and other items included in the notice
of Vestry, being passed by Vestry, were legalized, al
though the Churchwardens had given no estimate,
which the notice in fact superseded ; he stigmatized
that part of the allegation pleading Christchurch being
exempt from the operation of the Act of .58 Geo. 3,
cap. 69, having been part of St. Saviour's, and there-
fore within the borough of Southwark, as being unne-
cessary, extraneous, and loose, and accused the respon-
dent of fighting his battle over and over again, and even
of insulting the Court ; but admitted, as regarded the
compounded ratings, that to the extent. of 900/., being
assessed at half the actual rental, might be doubtful ;
but alleged that if the Court pronounced in favour of
such a case, it would be showing the way to all dissa-
tisfied agitators to defeat Church•rates.
Mr. Pellatt, in defending himself in person, argued
that he was performing a public duty, for it would be
scarcely credited that, during a period of twenty
years, fifty thousand pounds had been expended in
repairs of the church, and making and keeping in re-
pair the burial-ground. He contended that an esti-
mate ought to have been given, and referred to the case
of St. Margart,t's, Leicester, that a denial of the
estimate to the Vestry illegalized the acts of
VestrY, hoW was he to know that dinners in former
Churchwardens' accounts of Church-rates would not
again be incurred if the parishioners were to be kept in
darkness ? He defended himself against the unpro-
voked remarks of the Learned Doctor, from
whom he expected at least courtesy, and not
a wanton attack ; it was enough for a private
individual to be exposed to the intricate practice
and great disadvantage of an Ecclesiastical Court,
which amounted almost to a denial of justice.
He referred to various Acts of Parliament and to his-
torical documents, to sho-a, that Christchurch was ea-
empt.cd from the p?'..tral voting of Sturges' Bourne's Act.
He td3o instanced the unfair ratieg of a number of
small houses at rack rentals, while many of the larger
houses of the aristocracy of the parish were not
rated at half their actual rentals ; and contended
that the Union workhouse ought to have been
rated ; 'also the alms-houses and schools in Green
Walk, which systematically excluded all Dissenters as
inmates or pupils. He relied, however, chiefly upon
the numerous illegal compounded ratings, which in his
case had, by the Learned Judge, been struck out of the
reformed libel, and ridiculed the absurdity of Dr.
Addam's argument of palliating the illegal compounded
Churchwardens rating, by saying that it was desirable,
and that a certain moiety was better than an
uncerlain whole. He threw himself upon the
Con for justice ; and if the Churchwardens
had rtacted illegally, which Dr. Addams had in
a great measure admitted, they must abide by
the consequences, and ought to be dismissed, with the
expenses of this suit ; the illegality was the question,
and not the attempted justification of expediency.
Sir HERBERT JENNY:It—This was a question of the
admissibility of Mr. Pellatt's answers and his responsive
allegation, which was in many parts inadmissible. Mr.
Pchlatt having undertaken his own cause was to him 'great
disadvantage,but he could not allow him to infringe on the
rules of the Court ;he must take the consequences. He
considered the question relative to estimate, adjournment,
&c., were fit subjects for his allegation, but not for his an-
swer. The case of the Queen v. St. Margaret's, Lei.
cester, was not in point, inasmuch as it was for a man-
damus to compel the making a rate ; in this case the
rate was made ; the production of an estimate was
proper, and he did not see the reason for its
refusal, but its non-production did not invalidate
the rate. He did not see that the Chairman
was bound to put the question of adjourn-
ment. Taking the poll on two different ques-
tions at the same time was not illegal ; in fact, they
were the same rate or no rate. As to the question re-
lative to Sturges Bourne's Act, he considered that the
Act applied to all Vestries, those relative to Churr.h-rates
not being exempt. As to all the parishes its the
Borough of Southwark, they were clearly exempt from
that Act ; but it must be proved that the parish of
Christchurch was in that Borough at the time of the
passing of the Act, 58 Geo. 111., cap. 69. As to the
entry in the Vestry Book, although required by the
Ao
Act, omission
by
'The its
ditdh
antotAinevta.lidate proceedings, as it is
n
relative to excessive ra'e and 'Tetra-
Pevtin: g e
agreedpayments
must be struck out, the majority
ha
The charges stated to be illegal are not sa ; Church-
wardens may, with consent of majority, incur those ex-
penses ; this must be omitted.
The rate was not invalid on account of landlords
o
being rated and not occupiers ; if landlords have paid,
s s
v directed
clauses
Mr. Pellatt must show that he has suffered from the
unequal rating.
'lle clause and schedule relative to the inequality of
rating must remain for proof, but it is to be certified
that it is a correct extract from Rate-book : the re-
mainder must be reformed.

The " wild" party in the Church of Scotland, after
railing for years from pulpit and platform at the Vo-
luntary Dissenters, and accusing them of being leagued
with Papists and Infidels, would now gladly accept of
their assistance in the agitation to obtain a legislative
sanction to what they term the " principle of non-
intrusion." Surely, however, no intelligent voluntary
will so far forget his principles as to have anything what-
ever to do with the Vetoists, and their petitions. How
can a Dissenter who denies that it is a province of the
civil power to interfere in any manner with the election of
office-bearers in the Church of Christ, sanction, by append-
ing his name to a non-intrustion petition, the principle that
lay patrons ought to have the privilege of nominating the
individuals who are to be the ministers of Christian con-
gregations, and that it only belongs to the people to re-
fuse to accept such presentees as they may feel a dislike
to? Yet the non-intrusionists do not even go this length.
They do not even admit the right of the whole of the
members of a congregation to exercise the veto ; they
restrict that privilege to the In:11e beads of families whn
are communicants. But even although the Vetoists had
been willing to confer votes on all the members of the
Church, these votes would only have been po',ent. for re-
jection, not for selection.

No consistent opponent of patronage can give his
support to such an arrangement as this would be ; an
arrangement which would only have the effect of per-
petuating patronage in a modified form. The duty of
Voluntary Dissenters at the present crisis clearly is,
not only to refuse to concur in the non-intrusion move-
ment, but to meet in every town and parish through.
out the land, and petition the Legislature for the only
real and effectual cure for those evils of patronage And
State•interference of which the " Independence" party
complain, by the complete separation of the Church
from the State. When the Kirk of Scotland becomes
a Voluntary Church, she- will find herself truly and
wholly independent, but not till then. Edinburgh
Chronicle.

THE MURDER IN CORNWALL.—WADE-
a uric r., Fan. 13. The Magistrates have continued their sittings
daily, and every effort has been made to discover the murderers
of the late Mr. Norway, but without success. On Tuesday
they went into the case against three men, named Thomas
Cleave, Jeremiah Meneer, and Caddy, en whom suspi-
cion had fallen, for robbing Mr. Derry, the miller, on the
evening previous to the murder. The three prisoners lived in
the village of Egloshayle, between this town and Bodmin, and
were drinking at a public-house kept by a person named Wool-
cock, on Friday night, while Derry was present. They left
about five minutes before he did, and there being several other
suspicious circumstances against them, they were remanded to
Badmin Gaol to next Monday, when they will be again brought
up for final examination. Meantime the Magistrates are making
the most searching inqukies into the circumstances connected
with the murder, but, as yet, there has not been anything
cited which will give a clue to the detection of the villains.
A CHARITABLE J vim —Wednesday an inquest
was held before Mr. Wak!ey, M. P., at the Wellesley Arms,
Cromer-street, Brunswick-square, on the body of Johannah
Slater, aged five years. Mary Ann Slater, the mother of the
child, said that her husband was a bricklayer's labourer out of
work, and that she, to support her family, sold fruit in the
streets. She had three children, of whom deceased was the
eldest, and her poverty compelled her to leave them at home
unprotected. She did so on Friday last as usual, and in the
middle of that day she was called from her stall and informed
that deceased had dreadfully burned herself by setting her
clothes on fire. The other children told her that deceased'.
clothes caught fire while she was attempting to fry some sprats
for her dinner. The child died next day in the North London
Hospital, from the effects of the burns. A Juror—l have
heard that your husband is an industrious man ; send him to
me to-morrow, and I'll give him work. Another Juror—l
know that hundreds of accidents of this sort arise from want
of fire-guards; I'll send you one, and also a high fender. The
Jury having returned a verdict of Accidental Death, made a
collection among themselves, which amounted to 18s., and gave
it to the mother.

ROBBERIES.—On Wednesday the following in-
formations were given :—Stolen from Holderness House, Park-
lane, the residence of the Marquis of Londonderry. a number
of silver spoons and forks, some of them marked with the letter
" S," and crest " a griffin," and others with the crest and co-
ronet of the Marquis. On Saturday last, from the Planet
steamer, between London arid Gravesend, a carpet.bag, con-
taining foreign bills and notes to the amount of 1,2001., about
501. in cash, and a quantity of apparel, the property of Mr.
Marshall, of Birchin-lane. On Saturday, from the house of
Mr. C. Bishop, near Upper Clapton, a number of silver spoons,
soup and sauce ladles, and other plate, variously marked. On
Thursday night last, from Rayment's waggon, on the way from
London to Hertford, a chest -of black tea, numbered and
marked with various letters, in red and black, and the word
" l!digna."
On Monday night a girl, with a child on here
knee, fell asleep in her residence, Blackquarry. Her clothes
having caught the flames, she was awaked by the burning
affecting her person, but before she could obtain assistance,
ha.'ing first thrown the,child in bed, she was so much scorched
that she died a few hours thereafter.— Glasgo c. Chronicle.
INTOXICATION IN CONSTANTINOPLE.—The
following punishment of drunkenness was lately inflicted by the
populace at Constantinople. An unfortunate Mussalman, who
under the influence of wine, had lost the perpendicular, was
tied upon a lame mule, with his head, on which was placed
a round European hat, towards the tail of the at.imal, and
hehind him was tied a dog back to back. After having pa-
raded him through the streets, stopping at every fountain to
sprinkle him with water and mud, he was taken by the popu-
lace to the banks of the Bosphorus. and plunged into the
water with his innocent companion. The hair of the back of
dog was then cut in the form of a cross, and the beard of
the Mussulman was shaved off with the same razor. He was
subsequently plunged twice into the Bosphorus, and the puri-
fication was considered perfect.
We understand that the progress of the Wel-
lington testimonial in Scotland is most gratifyirg. The great
counties of Perth and Ayr have, with entire unanimity, passed
resolutions and subscribed large sums, while the speeches at all
the county meetings have been remarkable for the eloquence
and zeal of the proprietors, tenantry, and all who have taken
part in them. Although the Duke of Buccleuch, being absent,
could not take part in the proceedings of any of the counties
where his great estates are situated, he has, in that spirit of
munificence which guides him in everything for the honour and
interest of his native land, instructed the honorary secretary to
put down his name as a subscriber of 2001. The general com-
mittee, at their last meeting, directed the resolutions and pro-
ceedings of all the counties to be collected and printed, as a
record that one universal feeling pervades Scotland in honour-
ing the Duke of Wellington.
WOODEN PAVEMENTS.—The recently invented
substitution of timber fcr stone, for the purpose of paving
streets, has awakened a strong interest in the North. The tim-
ber merchants and manufacturers of the counties of Ross and
Inverness deprecate the admission into this eountry of Norway
timber at an ad valorem and almost nominal duty, to the detri-
ment of the home trade, as well as that of the revenue and the
humbler classes of the people. They have accordingly passed
resolutions to this effect. The heritors of Ross-shire have con-
curred with them, and directed the county Member (Mr.
Mackenzie, of Applecross), to communicate on the subject with
the Treasury, besides using his best endeavours to prevent the
anticipated injury to the home trade.—lnverness Paper.

The 7th clause relative to Mr. Pellatt's being duly
assessed, and that 23/. 13s. 4d. is a proper deduction,
mutt remain for proof, but it is not sufficient simply to
assert it. .

The clause relative to the rate not having been le-
gally demanded must be proved.
He (Sir H. Jenner) was unwilling to act harably to-
wards the respondent, and would allow him to amend
his answer and allegation, so as to raise the points
of the inequality .of rating, which, if Mr. Pel-
latt could prove it by evidence, would probably
induce him (Sir H. Jenner) to quash the rate,
and if he could prove Christchurch to have
been in the Borough of Southwark long anterior
to the Reform Act, and prove that if the voting had
been taken singly, and not by plurality, the rate would
have been negatived, then he should undoubtedly con-
sider the rate illegal.

The Earl of Shannon has forwarded 1501. for the
lief of hia tenantry in the west of the county Cork.

THE SUN, LONDON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1840.