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THE SUN, LONnON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24. 1840.

Baines on the other, in a suit in which the proceedings
had been carried on in pain of the contumacy.
Mr. Justice COLERIDGE—Then there are the costs.
Mr. WIGIITNIAN—That was a matter again entirely
for the consideration of the Ecclesiastical Court.
The reading thl significavit introduced another question
arising on the form of the writ, if the Court could take
notice of the writ now. lie had before protested against
the writ being considered, but, subject to that protest, he
would consider the 4th objection the other side had made,
namely, that the writ did not describe the place of abode in
the manner pointed out by the schedule of the 53d Geo.
111. It was for his Learned Friend to show it was possible
that part of the borough of Leicester was in another county.
Lord DENNIAN—Why do you depart from the form pre-
scribed by the Act?
Mr. WIGHTMAN observed that no doubt it would have
been better to follow the strict words, but he submitted
there was no ambiguity in the case. If it had been "in
your county," the same difficulty would have arisen because
the Saeriffs' county was the county of Leicester. The
fifth objection, he confessed, he was rather surprised to
hear taken—namely, that it did not appear the
writ was delivered open in the presence of the
Judges. Was it competent for his Learned Friend
to say that because it did not appear from the
statement annexed to the writ that it was delivered
op that therefore that had not been done ?If his Learned
Friend could show by affidavit, or suggest to the Court
that the due course of proceeding required by law was
not taken in this case, then it might be competent f)r
hi:n to make the objection. The Court would
presume that the writ was delivered in a proper
manner, unless it was shewn to the satisfaction of
the Court that the proceeding was not strictly regular.
There was one objection, though not made by the Learned
.Attorney-General, it was taken by Mr. Baines, namely, that
It did not appear the Ecclesiastical Court had any jurisdic-
tion with respect to this Church-rate, because the sum was
under 101. That objection he ( Mr. Wightman) sub-
mitted was not better founded than any of the others,
The Ecclesiastical Court had a general jurisdiction over
Church-rates, Wit it was the Magistrates who had the
particular jurisdiction given them by the statute of 53 Geo.
111. In the case of the King against the Churchwardens of
Mullgrove, 5 Maule and Selwyn, the Court held that the
Justices could not interfere unless it appeared the amount
was under 101., and no question had been made as to the va-
lidity of the rate in the Ecclesiastical Court. But here pro-
ceedings had been taken in the Ecclesiastical Court, and
therefo, e the Magistrates had no jurisdiction. The
Learned Counsel, in conclusion, submitted that the signifi-
cavit had been issued according to the very words of the
Statute by the Judge before whom all the proceedings
were had, and that the issuing of the significavit in the
name of the Archbishop would have been clearly irregular;
that the second ground of objection entirely failed, because
the course of proceeding was one that wholly and solely
belonged to the Ecclesiastical Court, who was the
sole judge of its own rules of practice ; that the de-
cree was made in a suit within the jurisdiction of the
Ecclesiastical Court, being a case of subtraction
of Church-rates ; that their Lordships would not
interfere on the ground of the cause of proceeding being
different from the practice of the co.nmon law,
provided it appeared the suit was one in which
the :Ecclesiastical Court had jurisdiction, that
stating the party to be in the county of Lei-
cester, was equivalent to saying, " being in your
county ;" and with respect to the last objection,
it did not appear from the writ that it was not
delivered open in the Court at Westminster, er to
the Sheriff of Leicestershire, but that if it had
not been so delivered, it would have been for his Learned
Friend to show it by affidavit, and that he was not to as-
sume there had been any irregularity.
Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE—YOU could not put that on
affidavit. That is en objection to the proceeding itself;
but you could not, under Sergeant Onslow's Act, bring
it under discussion by affidavit. You must not judge by
the writ itself.

Nlr. WimyruAN—No doubt, my Lord; but the writ is
not before you. The Learned Counsel then submitted
that no objection had been made to induce the Court to
discharge the prisoner out of custody.
Tile ATTORNEY-GENERAL replied.
Lord DENMAN—We must consider some of the objec-
tions ; but we will certainly give judgment on Wednesday
morning.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Nov. 21.
HOPE V. WEST.

This was an action by a wharfinger against the lessee
of an adjoining wharf, for fraudently intercepting his
business, and taking goods for carriage from London to
Canterbury, which were addressed to the plaintiff's
care, and to the fees for carrying which the plaintiff was
entitled. The verdict was for the plaintiff. Mr. Ser-
geant Channell obtained a rule nisi to set aside the ver-
dict, on the ground that the interception was not traced
sufficiently to the defendant, by the evidence before the
Jury, and also on the ground of misdirection.
Mr. Sergeant STOCK, with whom was Mr. Hum-
nutty, showed cause against the rule, which, after
much argument, was discharged.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

OLD COURT.

The first sessions of the present Mayoralty com-
menced yesterday, before the Right Honourable the
Lord Mayor, Mr. Baron Parke, Mr. Sergeant Arabin,
the Sheriffs, &c. &c., with the ordinary formalities.
Mr. Baron PARKE proceeded to address a few ob-
servations to the Grand Jury, after they had been sworn,
and said that it was a matter of congratulation to him,
and he was sure it would be to the Grand Jury, that
there were only two serious cases in the Calendar, viz.,
one a charge against a man named Littleton, of murder-
ing an unfortunate woman with whom he cohabited, by
beating her on the head with a broomstick, and the
other against an individual having the charge of a steam
vessel, who, it was alleged, had caused the death of a
party by culpable negligence. In the first case they
would have to see whether the deceased had given any
provocation to the prisoner, and the character of the
weapon itself would also be material when they
came to consider whether the act was com-
mitted in pursuance of a deliberate intention
to murder the deceased, or whether it was the result
of sudden passion, provoked by the unhappy deceased,
and, according to their opinion, upon these circum-
stances, they would either return a bill for murder or
manslaughter. With respect to the case occurring upon
the river, the question they would have to decide was
whether the unfortunate occurrence took place acciden-
tally, owing to the darkness of the night, or whether
there was any culpable negligence on the part of those
on board the vessel. After making some general re-
marks in :eference to their duties, the Learned Judge
dismissed the Grand Jury to their Chamber to investi-
gate the Bills that were ready to be presented to them,
The COURT then proceeded to dispose of the tra-
versed cases of felony and misdemeanour.
(Before Mr. Sergeant ARABIN.)
Mary Ann Harrison, a young woman, was convicted
of stealing a watch, two seals, and a chain, the pro-
perty of Thomas Pepper.
It was then proved that the prisoner had been pre-
viously convicted of felony. The offence of which she
was convicted was a'so stealing a watch from a man
in the street, and it appeared that she was then sen-
tenced to six months' imprisonment and hard labour.
Mr. Sergeant ARABIN said it was clear that the
prisoner was a hardened offender. A lenient punish-
ment had not had any effect in reforming her, and she
must take the consequence of her own misconduct. He
then sentenced her to be transported for ten )ears.
Joseph Terry Butcher, a person of gentlemanly ap-
pearance, surrendered to take his trial upon an indict.
ment, charging him with a misdemeanor.
Mr. Plitwrs, counsel for the prosecution, said he
had looked attentively over the depositions, and was of
opinion that it would only be a waste of time to go on
with the case, as the charge could not be sustained in law.
The COURT on this directed a verdict of Not Guilty
to be returned. The character of the misdemeanour
did not transpire.

George Farrell, 25, was indicted for sterling a bag,
thirty-three sovereigns, ten half sovereigns, fifteen
Pounds in silver, and a 5/. Bank of England note, the
property of John Garrett.
Mr. PAYNE defended the prisoner.

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It appeared from the evidence that the prosecutor,
Mr. Garrett, is the proprietor of the Lewes Arms Inn,
Dover Reach, and resides at Uckfield, in Sussex. On
the 10th November the money in question was placed
in a bag and given a man named William Gaston, who
drives the Uckfield van, to convey from the inn to Mr.
Garrett, and the bag was wrapped up in a smock-frock
and placed ;n front of the van. When the vehicle ar-
riet d at the Elephant and Castle it was met by the pri-
soner, who is the brother-in-law of Gaston, the driver
of the van, and they drunk together, and the prisoner
had an opportunity of taking the bag and its con-
tents. When the van arrived at Croydon, the
money was missed, and Gaston immediately
returned to London and obtained the assistance
of Sergeant Waller, an active officer of the City police,
and they proceeded together to the prisoner's lodging,
where he was taken into custody, and the bag and the
whole of the money was found upon him. Gaston asked
the prisoner how he could be so cruel as to rob him, and
lie replied, " You foolish fellow if I had not taken it
some one else would." He also said that his brother-
in-law should have put the money in a safer place.
The Jury found the prisoner guilty.
The COURT sentenced him to be transported for seven
years.

Under the provision of the warrant of Ist of Oc-
tober, 1840, the following meritorious Colonels of long
standing have been selected by Lord Hill for an increase
of 1001. per annum in addition to their half-pay :—Cal.
Sir Archibald Maclaine, Colonel James Hay, Colone
George O'Malley, Colonel Charles A. Vigoureux, Colonel
Sir Richard Armstrong, Colonel Sir Frederick Stull),
Colonel John Duffy, Colonel Charles E. Conyers, Colon.
Roger Park. United Service Gazette.
SPIRITS—THE REVENUE.—When the official
returns are declaied—as they will be in a few days—they
will exhibit these results, that the manufacture of spirits in
Ireland was less, by Three Millions Five Hundred Thou-
sand Gallons in the year ended 10th October, than in the
preceding year, ending on the Fame date. The consequent
loss in revenue is close upon Five Hundred Thousand
Pounds sterling, or more closely, 466,666/. I6s. 6d.—
Southern Reporter.
The King and Queen having been informed that
the funds of two charitable establishments at Rouen were
exhausted, have given 2,000 f. to be divided between them.
—Galiyrnane.s Messenger.

CROYDON PETTY SESSIONS.

(Before Me'ssrs. WARINGTON and SUTHERLAND.)
Arr. William Simmons, a small farmer at Mitcham,
attended before the Magistrates to show cause why he
refused and neglected to pay the sum of V. So, the
amount of Church-rate for the above parish.
The defendant has obtained some notoriety in the pa-
rish of Mitcham, on account of the resistance he has
offered to the payment of tithes, and for a great num-
ber of years he has been successful, and has boasted
that he has saved enough out of the parson to build a
cottage, which he, in derision, calls Tythe Cottage.
The collector, in the present instance, having made re-
peated application to him for the Church-rate, found it
necessary to summon him for the amount.
Mr. SUTHERLAND asked the defendant why be did
not pay the money ?
Defendant—l cannot understand it.
Mr. SUTHERLAND—You never can understand, you
know, Mr. Simmons.
Defendant—l have paid one rate, and I want to know
what they have done with the money, and what the new
rate is made for ?
The Collector said that Mr. Simmons could see the
accounts if he thought proper to do so. The rate had
been made in the usual way, and all the rest of the pa-
rishioners had paid it.
Simmons said that before he paid the rate, he thought
lie ought to know how the money was applied.
Mr. SUTHERLAND told him the Bench could not
enter into these particulars. The rate had been le-
gally made, and the Magistrates must enforce it.
Summers—Well, if all the parish were of nay opinion,
we should soon settle it. I would resist the payment
through thick and thin.
Mr. SUTHERLAND—In the mean time, Mr. Simmons,
you must pay the money in a week.
Simmons—l can't pay it in a week. I have a good
many just debts, that must be paid before this.
The Collector said he would allow Mr. Simmons a
fortnight to pay the money.
Simmons—N fortnight as not enough, I must have
a month.

Mr. SUTHERLAND-It must be paid in a fortnight ;
and if )ou do not pay it in that time, a distress war-
rant will be issued.

Simmons—Oh, I know all about warrants of distress.
Warrants are nothing to me.

Mr. SUTHERLAND—Very well, the order for payment
a fortnight will be made ; and if you do not attend
it, you must take the consequence.
The parties then retired.

COURT OF ALDERMEN.

Yesterday, in consequence of the issue of summonses
to the Aldermen to attend to vote addresses to the
Queen, Prince Albert, and the Duchess of Kent upon
the safe and happy delivery of her Majesty, and the
birth of the Princess, Royal, the Lord Mayor and
Sheriffs came in state and in their robes to the old
Council Chamber, in which the Court of Aldermen is
usually held. After having waited for upwards of an
hoar, however, without being able to form a Court in
consequence of the non-attendance of a sufficient num-
ber, his Lordship declared that there was no Court.

it is said that the Court of Aldermen cannot sepa-
rately vote addresses on the occasion, as the Court of
unmon Council, of which the Aldermen form a part,
has already agreed to resolutions on the subject.

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

ADDRESSES OF CONGRATULATION TO lIER MAJESTY,
PRINCE ALBERT, AND THE DUCHESS OF KENT, UPON
THE BIRTH OF THE PRINCESS ROYAL.
Yester.l.ay a Court was held at three o'clock, for the
purpose of addressing the Queen, Prince Albert, and
the Duchess of Kent, upon the safe and happy delivery
of her Majesty, and the birth of a Princess.
The Lord Mayor, and Sheriffs Gibbs and Farncombe,
came to the Court in state, and in their robes. There
were but few Aldermen present, bat the Common
Council were more nurneroas.
The LORD MAYOR rose and said, in appearing for the
first time in this Court, as Chief Magistrate of the City
of London, I am anxious to express my sense of the
honour conferred upon me by my fellow citizens, and
at the same time to assure their representatives in this
Court, that I am equally sensible of the many high re-
sponsibilities attending the office. To their friendly
feeling, not less than to their experience, I look for the
support necessary in the encounter of those difficulties,
which even under the most favourable circumstances,
arc almost inseparable from the chief magistracy.
1 zejeice that I can with confidence look to
such support, and trust that with this aid, and
the blessing of Divine Providence, I shall not be found
wanting to the zealous performance of my duties.
It is with no ordinary gratification I inform the Court
I have received a communication from the Secretary of
State announcing the safe delivery of her Majesty, and
the birth of a Princess—(here the letter of Lord John
Russell, of the 21st instant, was read)—and I have also
the high satisfaction to mention that I have just received
the fo.lowing bulletin :
" Buckingham Palace, Nov. 23, 1840.
" Half-past Nine o'Clock A.M.
" The Queen has passed a good night, and her Ma-
jesty is going on favourably. The Infant Princess is well.
(Signed) " JAMES CLARK, M.D.
CHARLES LOCOCK, M.D.
ROBERT FERGUSON, M.D.
R. BLAGDEN."
This announcement was received with cheers by the
Court.
Mr. RICHARD LAMBERT JONES (the Chairman of
the London Bridge and Royal Exchange Committees)
immediately rose to move addresses of congratulation.
It was, he declared, with unspeakable pleasure he rose to
congratulate the Lord Mayor, the Court of Common
Council, and the country, upon the j oyful event which
had so recently taken place, and under circumstances of
so much promise.--(Cheers.) No one could feel higher
gratification than he felt at rising to notice an event
which was not only auspicious in giving birth to an
heir presumptive to the Crown of these realms, but in
preserving by the favour of Divine Providence the va-
luable life of her Majesty in a trial of great danger.-
-(Loud cheers.) That life would, he fervently hoped,
be long preserved to the incalculable advantage of the
people, over whom long might she reign in uninterrupted
peace and happiness, the grace and ornament of a pros-
perous and affectionate community.—(Cheers.) The
event which they were assembled to commemorate was
such as had never occurred to a Queen Regnant before
in this country, and it was, he repeated, with a degree
of pleasure, which he found it impossible to describe,
that he moved a resolution that a most dutiful and loyal
address be presented to her Majesty on her Majesty's
safe and happy delivery, and on the birth of the Princess
Royal.—(Continued cheers.)
Mr. RICHARD TAYLOR said it was with the sincerest
pleasure he seconded the proposition which had been so
appropriately introduced by his friend Mr. Jones, and he
could not but congratulate the Lord Mayor on the cir-
cumstance, that upon the first occasion of his Lord-
ship's appearance as Chief Magistrate in that Court, his
Lordship should have the pleasing duty of conveying
such welcome intelligence to the Court and the public.
—(Cheers.) It was impossible to doubt, when he re-
collected the deep and affectionate interest taken by
the Court in the successive events of her Majesty's
life—before her accession to the throne—upon her ac-
cession—and upon her happy marriage, that upon this
auspicious event, by which that happy union had been
crowned, they should all concur in the warmest and hap-
piest expression of their joy.—(Cheers.) He would
only add the hearty wishes of the Court for the new-
born Princess, that—

" All princely graces
With all the virtues that attend the good,
May still be doubled on her ;"
and that, perhaps, at a time when many of those who
were present might not be there to witness it ; she
might be an ornament to the country, and a blessing to
the world.—(Great cheering.)
Mr. LAWRENCE most cordially agreed in every word
that had been uttered upon the subject. His object in
rising was to notice the fact that so few Aldermen
(there were no more than four or five present) were in
attendance upon an occasion so extremely important as
that for which they had assembled.—( Hear, hear,
hear.) He was sorry to observe that such was the fact,
and he was happy at the same time to see that the at-
tendance of Common Councilmen presented a very re-
markable contrast.—(Hear, hear.) It should, he de-
clared, be distinctly understood, that the Court of
Aldermen were not the Corporation of London,
although that Court arrogated to itself the power of
going into the Royal presence with addresses. It was
an usurpation of power in that Court to go up except as
part of the Corporation, which consisted of the Lord
Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Council. No such
privilege as that which was thus claimed by the Court
of Aldermen existed, and he trusted that no future at-
tempt would ever be made to repeat the usurpation.—
( Hear, hear.) It seemed that an attempt had been
made to form a Court that day without success. Not-
withstanding the exceedingly important nature of the
subject on which the Aldermen had been summoned a
sufficient number of Aldermen could not be gathered to-
gether to constitute a Court. It was time to interfere
to prevent any future deviation from what he consi-
dered to be the legitimate principle by which the Corpo-
ration ought to be governed. Let it be supposed that
the Court of Aldermen were to assemble and agree to
address the Throne upon any particular subject, and
that, subsequently, the Court olCommon Council, con-
sisting, as it did, of Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Com-
mon Council, were to assemble and agree to an address
of a directly opposite tendency, how could the contra-
dictions be reconciled ?—( Hear, hear, hear.) Could
the Court of Aldermen present an address to the
Throne the reverse of that to which as part and parcel
of the Coporation they agreed ?—(Cheers.) He,
therefore, thought that the Aldermen ought to have as
numerously as possible attended in their places in the
Court of Common Council, which was the Court of
the Corporation, and he regretted that so few were pre-
sent to recognize the connexion —(Hear, hear.) With
all his heart lie acquiesced in the proposition, and he
trusted that her Majesty's reign would be marked by
public and domestic prosperity and happiness.
Sir PETER LAURIE said he thought a much better
occasion might have been selected by Mr. Lawrence
for alluding to any misunderstanding which might exist
between the two Courts with respect to their privi.
leges.—( Hear, hear.) He had, he thought, reason to
complain that Mr. Lawrence had taken advantage of a
circumstance of which he (Sir Peter Laurie) confessed
he was truly ashamed—the failure in the attempt to
snake a Court of Aldermen that day. He, together
with ten or eleven other Aldermen, had attended and
remained in the place of meeting from one till past
two o'clock, but they could not get the thirteenth Al-
derman, and were therefore obliged to separate without
doing anything. As for the right which Mr. Law-
rence denied the Aldermen were possessed of, he (Sir
Peter Laurie) believed that they had the privilege.—
(Cries of" No, no," and " Yes.") He thought that
they really possessed the right. He, however, did not
mean to argue the point at that particular time. When ,
an occasion should occur, he would state his reasons
for entertaining the opinion. Upon the present sub-
ject, he should declare that he most warmly joined in
the sentiments of congratulation which had
regretting been
ut-
tered, and that he rejoiced in the event, again
' that the Court of Aldermen had not assembled, and
at the same time declaring that those who were present
to answer the summons ought not to be censured for
the negligence of the absent.—( Hear.)
Mr. ANDERTON said that, like Sir Peter Laurie, he
felt ashamed of the Court of Aldermen.—(Laughter.)
He really thought that something ought to be lone t
compel the members of that Court to attend more punc-
tually to the duties they had to perform. He believed
that the Aldermen had the power to
go up with ad-
dresses to the Throne, and he believed they had the
right too. He considered the Lord Mayor, Aldermen,
and Common Council as representing three estates, ana-
logous in some respect to those of the realm. He
agreed with Sir Peter Laurie, as to the possession of
the right by that body, but he could not help saying
that they made a point, upon going up with an address,
to treat the Common Council with superciliousness and
contempt. He concurred in the address, but ho was
ashamed of the Court of Aldermen.—( Hear, hear.)
Mr. WELLS was quite surprised at hearing any body
express regret at the absence of Aldermen.—(Laughter.)
He always thought that the Court had greater reason
for rejoicing than for lamentation, at the absence of
gentlemen who were rather remarkable for thanngenial
qualities of ignorance and indolence.—(A lgh, and
cries of " Order.")
Sir P. LAURIE objected to the course of vituperation

in which Mr. Wells was indulging, and said that the con•
duct of the Court of Aldermen was not the question
for their consideration.
The LORD MAYOR thought it necessary to interpose
his authority to prevent anything like discord upon such

an occasion.
Mr. \‘' ELLS—I am ready to apologise, my Lord. I
have said that the Aldermen were ignorant and indo-
lent. I have said it, it is true, and lam very sorry for
it.—(A laugh.) No man could be more glad than he
(las to see the prospect of the continuance of the sove-
reignty of the Queen, but however powerful might be
the cause for rejoicing, he hoped that one of the conse-
quences would not be an increase of the Civil List and
an addition to the already too severe burdens of the peo-
ple.—(Great hissing.) He hoped, too, that the frequent
presentation of addresses would not be attended with
the usual expensive advance of three guineas to the
Lord Mayor, two guineas to each of the Aldermen, and
half-a-guinea to each of the Common Councilmen.
Alderman HUMPHERY said that it would be too bad
to -allow such an assertion to go abroad, as that which
Mr. Wells had last uttered, without contradiction. He
nevi r had received the value of a farthing upon going
up with an address. He utterly repudiated all idea of
such an allowance or expenditure .—( Hear, hear.)
Mr. Ousaan—The value of the thing is just what it
will bring. That is—nothing. Nobody will believe
a word of it.—(Laughter and cries of" Hear, hear.")
Mr. STEPHENS assured the Court that no one felt
more pleasure than he felt at the event, or more cor-
dially approved of the sentiments in favour of the ad-
dress. He could not, however, allow the opportunity to
pass without expressing his hope that henceforward ad-
dresses would be presented merely from the Corpora-
tion, of which the Aldermen formed a component part,
and the Aldermen would no more walk in before the
rest of the Corporation, and make their bow and re-
turn. He trusted that they would all go up together
as originally and constitutionally the case.
'rhe TOWN CLERK then put the question, and the
resolution to address her Majesty was carried unani-
mously amidst cheers.
Upon the motion of Mr. R. L. JONES, and seconded
by Mr. R. TAYLOR, addresses were also unanimously
voted to Prince Albert and the Duchess of Kent upon
the happy event.
Committee was immediately afterwards appointed
to draw up the addresses. The mover and seconder,
and the other members of the Committee, which con-
sisted of one member of each ward, and all the Alder-
men present, then retired, and, after a short delay, re-
turned with addresses, which were severally read by
Sheriff Gibbs and the Town Clerk, unanimously agreed
to, and ordered to be presented to the Queen, Prince
Albert, and the Duchess of Kent, by the whole Court.
The resolutions were then ordered to be signed by
the Town Clerk, and to be advertised in the Morning
and Evening Papers.—Adjourned.

SUPPRESSION OF DISCUSSION
AT LIMERICK.

Mr. Steele has sent us a copy of an address to the
people of Limerick, which he published to explain his
conduct in relation to Mr. Murray, the Anti-Corn-law
lecturer, whose letter, impugning the conduct of Mr.
Steele, we published in our paper of the 14th instant.
The only paragraph of Mr. Steele's Address which sets
his conduct in a light at all different from the letter of
Mr. Murray is the following quotation :
Well, the lecturer announced a second lecture for the
evening following, and I deemed it my bounden duty to
attend. I listened for some time, and whilst I was doing
so the Mayor and Alderman Cripps entered the room, ac-
companied by Major Vokes, and approached the place
where I was standing.
. _

Addressing the Chief Magistrate in an under tone, and
without interrupting the lecturer, I told him that " as far
as I had heard, not a sentence had been uttered by Mr.
Murray which, in my opinion, could be deemed objection-
able or tending to disturbance."
Tho Mayor replied that notwithstanding this were so,
the information he had on oath pas of such a nature as
would render it his imperative duty to act in his magiste-
rial function in the same manner as on the night before,
viz., by obliging the assembly of people to retire from the
rooms.

As he conceived it to be his duty to take this resolution,
I instantly decided that as the most softened mode of pro-
ceeding which could be adopted, and the one best calcu-
lated under the circumstances to avoid the extremity of
angry excitement, would be for me, by means of exhorta-
tion, to withdraw the people quickly with myself, instead
of their being dispersed by the police, if the Mayor read
the Riot Act.
With respect to the matter immediately before us, I
said, that as the individual who had come among us was
enveloped in utter obscurity, and his name never before
heard of in our city, after what occurred in Dublin, where
Chartist emissaries sought to lure Ireland to be the accom-
plice of the miscreant Chartist leaders in England, it be-
hoved us to scrutinize with the greatest caution, and even
suspicion, every itinerant political missionary who came
amongst us from that country without unexceptionable in-
troduction. _ _ - .

I placed in as powerful contrast as I knew how to ex-
hibit the pure, and peaceful, and ethereal system of the
Irish Leader O'Connell, with the baleful, bloody, and
chaotic doctrines of those anarchs,'the mountebank, torch-
fire, miscreant incendiaries, the Chartist leaders in Eng-
land. I spoke of the consequences, and did not omit to
ame Monmouth and Frost, and his unhappy destiny ;
and contrasted the Chartist organization which led to re-
sults like these, with the holy organization cf Ireland under
my mighty Leader—an organization unstained by blood,
and unwet with tears.

Men of Limerick !—lt would have been moral injus-
tice of deep criminality, had I applied the spirit of this
denunciation to the lecturer personally; from whom, as
I have already said, I told the Chief Magistrate of our
city I had not heard a single objectionable word ; but as
the Mayor told me in reply that he had sworn before him
an information of such a nature as would compel him re-
luctantly to act as he had done the night preceding; in
conclusion, I told the assembled people that, in order to
prevent this, it would be best to come away with me on the
moment, than remain any longer.
The moment I proposed this, with shouts and acclama-
tions they followed me out of the room.
We may add, having seen with regret the part Mr.
Steele was supposed to have taken, that he has s.nce
presided at a meeting of the Citizens' Club, at which re-
solutions were passed, condemning the conduct of the
Magistrates, and calling on the Mayor to afford Mr.
Murray a fair hearifig. We hope that such will now
be the case, and that Limerick will not be disgraced by
a continued attempt to stifle the voice of truth on so
important a subject as the bread-tax.

Since the above was in type we have received a fur-
ther communication from Limerick, and are happy to
learn that Mr. Steele has since done all in his power to
repair the mischief of which he was unintentionally the
cause. Mr. O'Connell has thrown, as we might expect,
his influence into the scale of the League, and has par-
ticularly recommended that both Mr. Acland at,d Mr.
Murray should give lectures, and should be patiently
listened to. The following letter speaks for itself ; and
so ends, we hope, the disgraceful opposition to free dis-
cussion in Limerick, whatever consequence may yet
await the Magistrates for their untimely interference, or
alleged sworn information, of which it is said no record
can be found :

Commercial Hotel, Limerick,
November, 21, 1840.

DEAR Sta—The Northumberland room was last
night thronged to suffocation, to hear the lecture of my
colleague, in favour of Corn-law Repeal.
Thomas Steele, Esq., in the Chair.
A drunken Orangeman attempted to create a distur-
bance, but was turned out of the room without needless
ceremony.

On the suggestion of the Chairman, it was unanimously
resolved that, in demonstration of their cordial co-opera-
tion with the League, 1 should be requested to preside at
this evening's lecture.
I am now acting under the professional and f►iendly ad-
vice of " the Liberator," in my effort to punish the " phy-
sical force" magistracy of this place, for their grossly illegal
conduct towards Mr. Murray and the citizens, on the 9th inst.
In haste, your's very truly,
JAMES ACLAND.

P. S. The Council of the League are determined upon
such proceedings, as shall once and for ever vindicate the
right of the subject to lecture, or to hear a lecture, against
the iniquitous bread-tax.

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Cow CLUBS.—It often falls Within our province
to h,.va to notice Cie proceedings of Societies whose object
is mutual orotection during seasons of calamity ; and of
those which refer to the interests of the industrious classes,
the Societies named (g Cow Clubs," whose principle is to
defray to a merol,er the loss he sustains from the death of
his cows, are highly deserving especial record. They are
established in several of our villages, and our banks or the
savings' bank often perform the duties of a treasurer. The
establishment of the " Doncaster Cow Club" has effected
highly beneficial results. It comprises 90 members, who
for each insured cow pay each 4s. per annum. When a
member's cow dies, three-fourths of the value of it are
awarded to the owner by the club—Dencater Paper,

EVENING EDITION.

MR. REYNOLDS AND THE EA
OF CARDIGAN.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sia,—lt is by the persuasion of my friends, and not by
my own desire, that I am induced to notice the inquiry
contained in The Sun of the 17th instant, in order that I
might appear in a fair and honourable position before a
generous public in this now irksome and tedious affair.
If your inquirer will read the advertisement in The Salt
of the 24th ult., he there will see that I was appointed
Treasurer of the Nelson Tavern meeting, Blackfriars-
road, held on the 23d of October—the first of the
Tkinhed
which embraced the subject of military oppression.
Cockspur-street meeting, and many others, followed the
example. I never assumed to be either the Secretary,
&c., as Mr. fluggett styles himself—l was not present at
the Tuesday Cocksnur-street meeting, ~,hich was a sortino
f
cock-and-bull busine;F, and adj ,urned—but it was by
the
vitation of Mr. \Vyldc, one of that Committee, that I attended
the adjourned Thursday meeting, which was. in my very
humble opinion, held unnecessarily after Mr. Reynolds had
rejected the hand of public sympathy—since which, ad
Committee have closed accounts, reimbursed the subscwripora
dons,* and dropped the business. In conclusion, a
made
as to myself, in order that no more inquiries shall be mann
as to " Who is Mr. Shrewsbury ?" If the Cockspur•
street Spy will read the Law List, which is the only
authentic source for certificated attornies, be will then!
see lam not described as he asserts. My certificate and
law address is " 16, Took's-court, Chancery-lane,
thealw
Gravesend." I served my articles at Dover, received q
faculty of Notary in 1830, was enrolled an Attorney of 93
Chan'
the Superior Courts, mid sworn a Silicitor in
cery in 1831 ; appo;nted a Solicitor of the Court
of Pankruptcy, and a Commissioner of Bankrupts (sin,c_c_
resigned) for East Kent in 1831, a Commissioner 101:.
taking acknowledgments in 1833, and gazetted a Mast
Extraordinary in Chancery December 1, 1831;
ability, honour, and integrity. aPPsu";;r
ments which can only be obtained by testimonial.ona,
uto
biography ; and as it is not my intention to take any r
they notice of public correspondence relating either
myself or the case of Mr. Reynolds, I trust that you
dot
give place to this my final ep;stle on the subject, as an
of strict justice and impartiality towards, Sir,
Your faithful servant,
This is my profess'.
.1.
J. WEST SHREWSBURY, t
Attorney and Notary, 16, Tooke's-Our
Nov. 21, 1840. Cliancerplane•
'"Read advertisement in the Times of November Id•
1840, entitled " Ci-devant Captain Reynolds."