The Sun.
London, England, 1841-12-09 00:00:00

NEW TORY MAGISTRATES.

BATH, DEC. 7, 1841.—The recent appointment of
Tory Magistrates to most of the boroughs in the coun-
try having created much interest, and the city of Bath
being one of the number, the following resolutions were
this day agreed to at a meeting of the Town Council,
and carried by a majority of 26 against 7, which majo-
rity would have been further increased but that many
Councillors were absent, being lessees, and not feeling
justified in attending on that account:—
That while this Council disclaims any undue inter-
ference with the powers granted to her Majesty by the
Act providing for the regulation of Municipal Corpora-
tions in the appointment of Magistrates, it feels itself
called upon to express its extreme surprise at the utter
disregard shown by Sir James Graham, the Secretary
of State, to its recent recommendation of gentlemen
qualified to fill the Commission of the Peace for the city
and borough of Bath. _

That the list forwarded by this Council to fill up the
three vacancies in the Magistracy, contained the names
of ten gentlemen of long residence in this city, of un-
exceptionable characters, of considerable property, and
possessing the general confidence of the inhabitants, and
that, notwithstanding such recommendation, her Majes-
ty's Government have thought proper to appoint seven
gentlemen whose names were not included in such list,
and who have not been recommended by any legally-con-
stituted authority.
That this Council most respectfully submits to her
Majesty's Government that such a disregard
,of the
wishes of the inhabitants of a great city, when made
made known through their legally-appointed civic repre-
sentatives, is calculated to weaken that confidence which
should exist between the Government and the people, and
to diminish that reverence for the seat of justice which it
is the interest of society to uphold.

STOPPAGE OF MOORCROFT
IRON WORKS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE 31ORNING CHRONICLE.

Sts—As Sir Robert Peel may continue to assert that
the amount of distress in this country is exaggerated, a
few facts may be worth his consideration ; I therefore
beg to enclose you one. It is a copy of the original, pre-
sented to me this morning by some poor workmen who
solicited charity to keep their families from starvation.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant, T. B.
Wolverhampton, Dec. 4, 1841.
" Moorcroft Iron Works, in the county of Stafford.
" We hereby certify that the bearers hereof have been
employed for many years in the above works, but are
now thrown out of employ in consequence of the stop-
page of the above works, and we knowing them to be
honest, industrious men, and willing to work if they can
obtain employ, have granted this certificate under our
hands.

(Signed) " THOMAS VERNON, Agent.
" JOHN THOMPSON, Stock-taker.

"Nov. 28, 1841.
"B2si.les these men, there were aboVe 400 men and
boys deprired of work by the stoppage of these works,
and the distress in this neighbourhood is truly appalling.
(Signed) " THOMAS VERNON.
"JOHN THOMPSON."

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

MANCHESTER BETTING.--TUESDAY EVENING.

For a December morning the attendance was good.
We did not hear an offer made against Attila. There
was a desire to back both him and Chatham ; but none
of the capitalists liked to come out. 20 to 1 was offered
v. Robert de Gorham ; 200 to 6 was taken once or
twice -over on Auckland, but was afterwards offered ;
400 to 10 against William de Fortiks ; 16 to 1 freely
offered v. the two ; 1,000 to 30 was offered v. Meteor—
some money might have been wasted at 40 to 1 ; 400
to 6 was asked for, but quite in vain, on the Dirce colt ;
30 to 1 could have been laid v. the Lord of Holder-
ness, but afterwards 450 to 5 was booked, and the
influential taker would probably have gone on ; 40 to 1,
to a little sum, was ventured against the Artful
Dodger ; a few 50's to 1 laid against Passion, and layers
on ; the figure was offered against Merle ; 200 to 4 was
twice laid against Seahorse. The above
,appeared to be
the greater and certainly the most important part of the
business. Several parties have left to attend the great
coursing meeting at Altcar.

WATERLOO PICTURE COURSING MEETING.
In consequence of the flooded state Of the Altear mea-
dows, this interesting meeting is postponed till Monday
next, the 13th inst., at a quarter before ten. The subscri-
bers meet at the- Waterloo Hotel, Livepool, on Saturday,
the 11th, at four o'clock ; the entry of the dogs (64 in
number) to close at six, and the drawing to take place
immediately after dinner. There are subscribers from
most of the coursing districts in England, and two from
Scotland, viz., Sir W. A. Maxwell, two nominations, and
Mr. A. Graham four.

BIGGAR OR UPPER WARD OF LANARKSHIRE
COURSING MEETING, DEC. 2 AND 3.
Lord Douglas's Cup was won by Marquis of Douglas's
Coquet t, beating Mr. A. Graham's Molly Loo.
The Nonination Stakes were won by Lord Douglas's
Kerso and Negro, beating, in the third ties, Mr. Bor-
ron's Barmaid, and Mr. A. Graham's Princess Royal.
The Douglas Water Stakes were won by Lord Doug-
las's Barefoot, beating Mr. Dickson's Tam O'Shanter.

DREAIFUL FLOOD.--Wd cannot recollect a
more tempestuous night, since the 6th January, 1839, than
that of last evening. During the day the rain came down
heavily, accompanied by frequent gusts of wind. As the
evening advanced, a very strong gale arose from the
south-east. Towards eight o'clock, the flat of the city
became inundated with a flood, caused by high tides and
the great fall of rain during the day. A river flowed
through the principal streets ; and in many houses on
Hammond's-marsh the water was four feet deep, at least.
The flood completely subsided at nine o'clock. The rain
descended in torrents during' the" whole of last night
and the greater part of this morning. We have not re-
ceived any reports of casualties from our sea-port cor-
respondents, which leads us to entertain a hope that
the gale was confined to our city.—Cork Examiner, of
Friday.

TO- OTII.ACHE.—At a late meeting of the Lon-
don Medical Society, a short time ago, Dr. Blake stated
that be could cure the most desperate cases of tooth-
ache, provided they were not connected with rheuma-
tism, by the application of the following remedy to the
decayed tooth :—Alum reduced to an impalpable pow-
der, two drachms ; nitrous spirits of ether, seven
drachms. Mix them well and apply them to the tooth.
HOPKINS AND DREWITT'S
reference to our advertising- columns it will be seen that
the late bankers are declared bankrupt. This was, per-
haps, under the peculiar circumstances of the case, the
only step to be taken to secure 20s. in the pound, without
drawing ruinously upon Mr. John Drewitt's private es-
tate.—Brighton Guardian.

A person who had laid some night hooks down
in the river Tivy, Cardiganshire, a little time ago, and on
going the following morning to visit his lines, he found
a crane attached to one of them. An eel had taken the
bait, and was caught by the hook, and the crane after-
wards took the eel as a bait, and he got hooked himself.
—Carmarthen Journal. •
The celebrated German female traveller Baroness

Dinglage, of Hanover, died of 'fever, is Cairo, on the 15th
ult. She was about 50 yearg of age; she travelled alone,
and was preparing to set out on a visit to the ruins of
Thebes. Fevers have been this year extremely fatal in
Egypt. No less than 40 persons daily died of them in
Alexandria.

The Augsburg Gazette of the 2d, in Ancona
letters of Nov. 26, states that after the return of King
Otho to Athens, the Greek Government remitted to the
Ottoman Ambassador a note conceived in the most con-
ciliatory terms, which leaves no doubt that the differ-
ences that have arisen between the two countries will be
amicably terminated.
A young woman at La Villette, who was ten-
derly attached to a soldier by whom her hand had been
demanded in marriage, but who had not been accepted
by her parents, hung herself the evening before last
from the espagnolette of the, window, after having swal-
lowed a strong dose of poppy-
" The steeple of the church of Saint-Germain-
Plo,gastel, for the repair of which," says the Armoricain
of Brest,," the Minister of the Interior had granted
2,000 f., but too late to be useful, fell to the ground on
the 22d ult., destroyiug in its fall a por don of the church."

MR. AINSWORTH'S NEW HISTORICAL ROMANCE,
OLD SAINT PAUL'S:
A TALE of the PLAGUE and the FIRE.
With Twenty large Illuitrations on Steel, by Franklin.
IS NO Ar READY AT ALL THE LIBRARIES.
Hugh Cunningham, St. Martin's-place, Trafalgar-square.

Just ready, in 2 vols. post Bvo.,
MADAME DE SEVIGNE,
AND HER CONTEMPORARIES.
Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street.
*.4 Orders received by all Booksellers.

On Monday next, in 2 vols. small Bvo., with Portraits of Ad.
miral.Stopford, Commodore Napier, and other Illustrations.
NARRATIVE OF THE LATE
EXPEDITION TO SYRIA.
Under the Command of
Admiral Sir ROBERT STOPFORD, G.C.8., &c.
Comprising an Account of the Capture of Gebail, Tripoli,
and Tyre--of the Storming of Sidon—Battle of Calah Meidan—
Bombardment of Acre, &c. &c.
By PATISON HUNTER, Esq.
Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street.

' ; ;XI; - 'IL . A ....'ti. •
, • _i ' , V,,,,,, ,t:' tr. R- -4e . ~'''..., • , ,
jr44%!s„,,cmfi--....._-,!._
zAtiAP"'-..‘16501,4.141ti;°4 47 2-". ' ' .' ' '4' ' •'''
•
• - Tkr- , '' , .411 , , •,,44 11111)10,..c&!' zit', ,
• ' ;4*.,•:',- 'lr.. - ' -' e ' ..-Ar.o,,
,e, -• ,93, - ''•