The Sun.
London, England, 1847-02-13 00:00:00

PRICE OF SUGAR.

The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed
from the returns made in the week ending February 9,
1847, is 355. 83/4 d. per cwt. .

LACY INTELLIGENCE.
PRIVY COUNCIL, Feb. 12.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat again
to-day to hear colonial appeals. The Lords present were:—
Lord Brougham, Lord Campbell, the Master of the Rolls,
the Judge of the Admiralty Court, the Chancellor of the
Duchy of Cornwall, Sir Alexander Hope Johnstone, and
Sir Edward Ryan.
WISE V. KISITINKOOIIIAR 801111.
Their Lordships were occupied the whole morning with the
further arguments in this case, which came before them upon
appeal from the Supreme Court of Bengal.
The Court rose at two o'clock, in order that their Lord-
ships might attend her Majesty's Levee.

COITRT OF CHANCERY, Feb. 12.
The L,qd Chancellor sat in his Court in the Old Hall,
Lincoln's Inn, to-day, and, after disposing of the unopposed
lunatic petitions on his paper, proceeded to hear the further
arguments in the part heard motion of the Electric Telegraph
Company v. Nott and Gamble, which occupied his Lordship
till the rising of the Court.
His Lordship rose at an early hour to attend her Majesty's
levee.

VICE- CHANCE RY COURT, Feb. 12.
His Honour the Vice-Chancellor of England took unop-
posed cause petitions, short causes, cause petitions, and causes
to-day, but no case of any public interest came before his
Honour during the whole morning.
(Before Sir J. K. BRUCE.)
IN RE BRIXTON BC'IIIOOL.
The further hearing of the petition in this cause, in which
the question at issue was as to the right of the trustees of
this charity to remove the schoolmaster, was postponed for
four weeks.

MOS3YN 310STYS.
This was a petition in the suit, praying for the payment of
a sum of 4801., the residue of a legacy of 9001., which had
been left by the testator, Sir John Mostyn, to a female chari-
table institution in North Wales. The petitioners were the
stewardesses of the institution and their husbands, and their
being no treasurer they contended that they were entitled to
receive the money in question.
The matter was ordered to stand over.

COUI T OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Feb. 12.
(Before Mr. Justice EItLE and a Special Jury. )
TOUTER V. GRANT AND ANOTHER.
At the sitting of the Court this morning,
Sir F. TIIESIGER said he was happy to inform the jury that
their further attendance would not be required, as the de-
tenalants had consented to a verdict being taken favour of
the plaintiff. The parties bad come to an arrangement. It
was right to state that no imputation rested upon Mr. Dar-
nell (the author, and not the publisher of the book) with
respect to the publication of the copy- books. The matter
was a fair one fur inquiry in a court of justice.
The arrangement was understood to be this—that the par-
ties should continue to sell their respective books, and that
they should pay their own costs.
The verdict was then entered for the plaintiffs.
Several witnesses were examined in support of the defence
—that the copy-books of Mr. Foster contained nothing new,
nothing but elementary principles which had been in use fur
upwards of forty years.
Mr. Lewis, of 113, Strand, said he had taught writing for
forty years, and that for nearly the whole of that time he
had used the system (substantially) which Mr. Foster styled
his own—the principles were merely elementary.
Mr. J. Caratairs, Mr. Darnell, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Smart,
of St. Ann's School, Soho, gave similar testimony.
THE LENCOLNSHIRE AND EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY-

GRIEVE V. LUNIiDEN.
This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a lithographer,
to recover from the defendant, who was a member of the pro-
visional committee of this railway, the sum of 3311. for maps
supplied for the use of the company. The project was one of
those of which the autumn of 1845 was so prolific ;
but, like the majority of them, the " panic " cut
it off in its bloom, leaving most of its debts
unpaid, and the directors most unwilling to discharge
the remainder. An attempt had been made to get each of
them to pay his share of the liabilities, but although a few
of them had expressed their willingness to do so, and one or
two had paid something, the defendant, who was and is
the Lord Provost of Glasgow, had not paid anything towards
them.

It was proved that the defendant consented to become a
member of the committee ; and that several prospectuses
containing his name were circulated in the Stock Exchange
of Glasgow, which the defendant was in the habit of fre-
quenting. Prospectuses were sent to him. Moreover, the
Clydesdale Bank was appointed the Scotch bank of the com-
pany at his suggestion. No proof, however, of registration
was tendered.

Sir F. THESIGIR submitted that there was no case to go
to the jury; there was no proof of registration, which was
absolutely necessary to give ground of action.
:Mr. Justice Ent.fc considered that there was not sufficient
evidence to go to the jury; but if it went to the jury, and
they gave a verdict for the defendant, the plaintiff might
tender a bill of exceptions. It appeared, however, that the
defendant consented to become a member of the committee,
that he took shares, and obtained the appointment of the
Clydesdale Bank, with which he was connected, acting in
the whole matter, no doubt, to obtain profit. If the verdict
was for the plaintiff, he would give the defendant leave to
enter a ison,uit, on the ground of insufficient evidence.
Sir F. Tiiir.siGEß preferred to have the decision of the jury
on the matter. He addressed the jury, and contended that
the defendant, with about 300 others, simply lent the use of
their names to the promoters of the line, Messrs. Loveland
and Beckett, solicitors, of Lincoln's Inn-fields, by whom, and
by Mr. Smith, the engineer, the plaintiff was employed,
but not with the intention of becoming liable, in any
way, for the expenses that might be incurred. No
proof of registration had been adduced : he bad a perfect
right, therefore, to assume, that it never was registered, and
that, in fact, the company never had any legal existence;
besides, the defendant never had the shares allotted to him
for which he applied. It was iinpcssible under such circum-
stances that they could glee a verdict for the plaintiff.
Mr. Justice EttLa told the jury that they must not look
at the interpretation of the liability of a provisional com-
mittee-man in 1847, but at the time the defendant joined the
project in 1845. It had been considered that a provisional
committee-man was liable for the debts contracted by a
company, in the same way as a partner in a mercantile
firm ; bat the Courts bad differed on the question of
liability, and the Exchequer Court had, after the
most mature deliberation, solemnly decided, that the fact
of a man consenting to become a member of a provisional
committee was no evidence at all for a judge to submit to a
jury that the party who had so consented had thereby given
any authority to any person to make contracts, for that
company on his account, and for which he was still held
liable in law. The defendant bad never attended any meet-
ings of the company, and there was no evidence to show that
he took any part in contracting debts. It was for them, as
men of common sense and business, to say whether they
considered the defendant liable or not.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.—Feb. 12.
(Sittings at Nisi Prius, before the LORD CIIIEF BARON and
Spe•!ial Juries.)
In the case of Webster v .West the record was withdrawn,
and the cause did not theretore proceed to trial.

BAKER V. HAGGARD.
In this cause, Mr. Charles Baker, the secretary to the
Tours and Honfleur Railway, was the plaintff, and Mr.
James Haggard, a member of the provisional and managing
commit tess of the above-named rail Kay, was the defendant.
Mr. 0. Maley appeared for the plaiutiff, and Mr. Ogle for
the defendant.

The action was brought to recover of the defendant the
sum of 931. being the amount of salary due to the plaintiff
.1- services performed on behalf of the Tours and HOutleur
Railway, the plaintiff alleging that he was engaged at a
salary of 300/. per annum to perform the duties of secretary
to the company.
It appeared that the present railway was one of that very
numerous class called forth in the year 1845, which were
doomed to pa,a their brief hour on "change," seemingly for
the purpose of• raising delusive hopes of visionary premiums
in the minds of the promoters, and aching a long list
of causes to the already overcrowded lists of the
courts of law and equity. In the present case,
there being no evidence to show that the defendant had
continued to act 'mon the provisional or managing com-
mittee—(on the contrary, that he refused his consent to
have his name placed in that ominous list)—or that he bad
ever acted upon such committee, and the books of
the company being in the possession of a Mr. Hop-
kins. a director of the company, who, in spite of
all attempts to discover his " whereabouts," was declared
to be still non est, and a number of witnesses having been
called whose evidence bore in no degree whatever upo❑ the
contract between the parties, the counsel for the plaintiff
said that he was sorry to say that the next person to be
called was, he feared, the plaintiff himself.
In this opinion the LORD CIIIEF BARON coincided, and the
plaintiff having been thrice summoned to come forward to
save his writ at nisi pin a and declining to do so, was non-
suited accordingly.

POLICF INTELLIGENCE,
110 .r-sIREE7 .
Rien Donoghue was placed at the bar before Mr. Jardine,
upon a charge of offering in pledge to a pawnbtoker one linen
and two cambric pocket handkercLiefs, suspected to be
stolen.

Mr. John Avant, foreman to Mrs. Newby, pawnbroker,
Drury-lane, said that on Tuesday, the 2d inst., the prisoner
offered the three pocket handkerchiefs produced in pawn.
She said i hey were her own pr.perty. He ask, d her it they
were linen, and she said yes, they were lawn. As this was
not the case_ two being cambric and only one lawn—he im-
mediately suspected that they were not her own, and told
her so. She said they were her own, and had been
her mother's. He told her they could not be
her mother's, as they were not marked with her
initial, and she said it was her mother's before she was mar-
ried. He asked what her mother's maiden name was, and
she said Burke. The handkerchiefs wets marked "A," and
as it was clear that she did not kasw them, he refused to re-
turn them, but kept them in the shop. In the evening she
returned with a young woman (now in court). whom he had
known as a customer, named Dempsey, who told him that the
handkerchiefs were her property, had been given to
tier by her sister's sweetheart," and were marked
with the initials, "S. G." This being also false, he told
her they could not be her handkerchiefs, and again refused to
give them up. The prisoner and Dempsey went away, and
he saw no more of either of them till this morning, when
they came together to pawn a gown. He then said they
must go down to the station-house to explain the matter,
and calling a policeman gave the prisoner in charge.
Mary Ann Dempsey, who was evidently a reluctant wit-
ness, said that on Tuesday evening the prisoner. told tier she
had found three pocket-handkerchiefs in the street, and had
taken them to Mrs. Newby's to pawn, and that the toreman
had refused to give them up. She asked witness to go with
her and claim them, which she agreed to do.
Mr. JARDINE said that the witness had had a very !Arrow
escape from being sent to prison.
the priamkr in defence said that she had picked up the 1
handkerchiefs in the street.

Mr. JARDINE said that he did not believe this story. He
believed that the handkerchiefs were stolen, and that the
prisoner knew it. He would therefore send her to prison for
one month, for having the handkerchiefs in her possession,
reasonably suspected to be stolen. He thought the conduct
of the pawnbroker in the highest degree laudable, and if all
pawnbrokers would act with the same propriety and dis-
cretion, he would be very well satisfied.

CLERKENIV ELL.
Two pugilists, named Smith and Smirhe, were charged
with a murderous assault on police-constable Warner, 141 G.
On Monday morning the prisoners were pelting snow- balls
in Gray's Inn-road, when the constable interfered, as several
persons were struck by the snow-balls, upon which the pri-
soners fell upon and maltreated him in a frightful mattock,
by beating and kiek-lieg him about the head, and had it not
been for the timely arcival of several other constables, the
consequences would have probably been fatal. As it wa.s.
the constable was in such a dangerous state from the in-
juries he received that he was unable to leave the hospital.
Mr. OOMBE decided upon crmmitting them tbr trial, but
remanded them until the medical gentleman should be in a
condition to pronounce Warner out of danger.
LAMBETH.
Yesterday Hannah King, the mother of Oxford, who fired
at the Queen, and who out a few days ago had been convicted
in a penalty of 205., at this Court, for disorderly conduc',
was again placed at the bar on the following charge :
Maurtce Callaghan, 117 I', deposed that about twelve
o'clock on the preceding night he heard a loud screaming in
Bolton-street, Kennington-common, and on going to where it
proceeded front he found the prisoner very much intoxicated.
He then told her, that unless she was quiet and went home
at once, he should take her to the station- house, and she
promised she would do so. In about an hour after, in passing
the house, No. 20, Bolton-street, where the prisoner's
daughter lived, he saw a strong light and the door open ; he
entered the house, and on going into the parlour found the
candle turned down upon the floorcloth, the fluorcloth and
a part of the wainscoting on tire, and the prisoner lying
on the floor at a short distance from the flames, inani-
mately drunk. Her daughter was also seated on a chair
in the same room so drunk a' to be incapable of affording
her mother the slightest assistance, or even calling out
for assistance, so that if witness had not gone into the house
when he did, the house must have been burned down, and
both the pri,oner and her daughter would have perished.
The witness added that the present was the third time of his
having the priscner in custody within a few weeks.
The prisoner, who has been but a few weeks divorced from
her husband, a man of property at Abingdon, said her trou-
bles drove her to drink inure than she was able to bear.
Mr. .Nowrow observed that it was a great mercy herself
and her daughter had not been burnt to death, and ordered
the prisoner to find bail for two months.

Soon after, the son-in-law of the prisoner, who is a re-
spectable man, holding a public situation, applied to Mr.
Norton to know what he should do about his wife, who had
been made a common drunkard by her mother, and was
distressing him beyond measure, and harbouring her mother
contrary to his wishes. His mother in-law had disposed of
furniture that cost her nearly 3001. for a mere trifle, and, not
content with doing so, sold part of his property also.
Mr. NORTON told him he should be particular as to the
bail lie should receive for her liberation, and the applicant
had a right to prevent her coming to his house if he thought
proper.

MARKET NEWS.--(YESTERDAY

CORN-EXCHANGE.

Up to our market this week, coastwise and by land car-
riage sample, the arrivals of English Wheat have been on a
very limited scale, and we bad a trifling quantity on offer.
All kinds moved off readily, at an advance on Monday's
quotations, of from Is to 2s per quarter. In Foreign Wheat—
the supply of which on offer was small—a large business was
doing, at an improvement in value of from Is to 2s per quarter.
Fine malting Barley was scarce, and was readily taken off at
full prices. All other kinds were quite as dear. Malt was
held for higher rates, which the brewers were very reluctant
to give; consequently, comparatively very little was doing
in it. o.4ts, Beans, Peas, and Flour moved off readily, at
extreme currencies.

English

Irish.
Foreigu ......

AR R VALS
MI tat. I Barley, Oats I Fleur
2,450 qrs. 1,820 qrs. 1,120 qrs. 2,260
6,110 and
I; 00 I 2,260br1s

1,410
Malt, 2,870 yr&
We had a very moderale supply of Beasts, owing to which
and the prevailing cold weather, the Beef trade was steady,
sad Monday's quotations were well supported. From Hol-
land we received 122 Beasts and 300 Sheep, and from Scot-
land 110 horned and polled Scots, nearly the whole of which
found buyers. With Sheep we ware scantily supplied, while
the Mutton trade was firm, at late rates. The sale for Calves
was steady, at full prices, with a moderate number offering.
Pigs moved off slowly, at unaltered currencies. Mitch Cows
were very dull, at from 161. to 181. each, including their small
calf.

ink the offal.

Per Sibs. to s
s. d. to e. d. s, d. to s. d.
inferior Reasti...... 3 4 3 6 Second quality ditto 4 0 4 2
iecond quality .•• 3 8 310 Coarse-woolled ditto 4 4 4 8
Prime large Oxen.. 4 0 4 2 Southdown blether 410 5 0
Prime Scots .. .•• . 4 4 4 6 Ditto out of the wool
Large coarse Calves 4 2 410 Large Hogs ..
`.'rime small ditto .. 5 0 5 4 Small Porkers
4uckling Calves ..18 0 28 0 Quarter old Pigs l6 0 19 0
nferlor Sheep .. . 3 6 310 Lambs .. •
SUPPLY AT MARKET.
I Sheep. I Calves. Pigs.
2,290 127 I 290

Beasts.
829

AMIXTGELTE AND ZMIA.D EN HALL.
The general demand was steady, at full rates.
At per stone by the Carcase.

_s. d. to s. d. s. d. to s.
Beef, Inferior..
- middling .. •• 210 3 0 middling.. 3 8 310
- prime large .. 3 2 3 4 prime .... 4 0 4 4
- prime small .. 3 6 8 8 i Pork, 1arge........ 3 6 4 8
Ceal •••••••• • • • • • • 4 4 6 2l- sms.ll

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Lamb. 03 Od to Os ed.
BOILOUGII 110 P DIAIMET.
We have no change whatever to notice in this market.
Selected Hops, in pockets, move oft steadily, other kinds
slowly, at our quotations.—Sussex pockets, 41 to 41 8s;
‘Veald of Kent ditto, 41 5s to 41 16s; Mid and East Kent
ditto, 4/ 15s to 6110 x.

(From the Landon New Price Current of February 12.)
Sc to —To-day there was only a limited business trans-
acte.t in West India Sugar, although there were sellers at a
further reduction in prices for all descriptions, making the
fall for the week is.

REFINED.—To-day many purchases were made in refined
Coots by the home trade, in comequence of there being free
sellers of brown lumps, according to quality, at 64s to 65s 6d.
Standard Lumps at 66s to 66s 6d per cwt. Bonded Crushed
Sugar was purchased with increased freedom and at improved
rates.

111a,uurriu3.—This afternoon Mauritius Sugar was not
much in d,mand ; and 4,190 bags at auction sold at a further
decline in rico: of 61 per cwt.
EAST INDIA.—This afternoon four parcels of Bengal Sugar,
amounting to 5,529 bags and 203 chests, were offered at
public sale, when the whole sold at 6d per cwt. under former
rates.

FORM( 31.—The home trade has been induced to purchase
yellow ll4v..nnah with mere freedom, in consequence of a
reduction i.n last Friday's rates of 6d to is per cwt. having
been submitted to. White must be quoted at 6d cheapor.
With 'Brazil, the market having been more freely sapplied,
produced a fall in the value to the extent of is. per ewt.
COFFEE.—The market has a firm appearance for West
India, a fair quantity of the lower descriptions having been
disposed of by private treaty at fully former rates; the
better qualities are much wanted at the previous currency,
but of such the supply is trifling.
MOLASSES.—For West India further reduced rates having
been taken, tempted buyers to operate with more freedom,
and several parcels of good quality have been sold. The stiff
rates insisted upon for Bengal Treacle operated against
business privately, and 67 hhds at public sale of tine quality
were taken in at 27s per cwt. For Honey, prices are on the
decline.

TEA.—In Congou a good business has been transacted by
the town and country trade at the former currency. Of
New Tea many parcels have been disposed of, and the quality
is superior to that of last season. In Pouchong the opera-
tions are to a large extent, and at firm rates. In Souchong
the operations are upon a more extended scale, at 10d to 2s
2d, and fine at 2s 4d to 2s 10d. In Green Tea of good and
flue quality a large business has been transacted, and at
firm rates.
COCOA.—A considerable increase has taken place in the
demand for Foreign, and a rise in prices of 2s per cwt oc-
curred. British Plantation is much wanted, and would bring
further advanced rates, but little is to be had.
RlCE.—To•day all sorts of East India Rice were purchased
with more freedom by private treaty, and the rates paid were
6d to is above those previously current.
Fnurr.—The Currant market is in a very unsettled state;
large parcels of damages continue to be forced off at
sale, of whicLitakenpublic a considerable portion has been by the
exSpio.tritterrrssl—The leading feature in the Rum market this
week has been that of the Government contract for 100,000
gallons, half East and half Wrst India, which Las been
taken by Messrs. Lemon Hart and Co.,
i of
hasbeen
in a '
to London-street,
rathera
in at
1)
a high figure. The market for J.,ia
tran-
quil state all the week; holders have submitted
lower rates. Demerara has been good request, and
brought stiffer rates. Calcutta has met with little attention
For Leeward Island the market is in a dull state. In Brand;
large purcl.ces have been made. Geneva has been in re-
quest.

Isincn.—To-day, during the progress of the sale 444 chests
haul been withdrawn, and 1,115 chests have passed. Ship-
ping qualities of Bengal continue to sell with spirit, at the
advance previously quoted of 4d to 6d on October rates. Or-
dinary and consuming sorts have not sold with quite so much
animation, and were in a few instances a little cheaper. Ma-
dras and Kurpahs brought the same advance which we have
previously quoted.
Ou.s.—This afternoon at public sale 95 tuns Southern
Whale Oil 281 lOs to 31/ for ordinary to fine, being stiff rates;
50 tuns Seal, pale 371, brown 271 10s, which is a little
cheaper; 20 tons Cod 271 to 27155; 29 tuns Sperm 881 5s to
881 15s, being a little cheaper,

Mr. Feargus O'Connor was the purchaser of the
Mathon Estate, in Worcestershire and Herefordshire, sold a
few days since. The price was 20,000/,

DESTITUTION IN THE HIGH-

i.
N A' • .scull,ANl).
• We understand that a meeting of noblemen and gentlemen
connected with the Highlands and Islands, assembled at IS,
Parliament-street, on Wednesday last, the 10th instant, fur
Vie purpose of considering the expediency of applying to the
Government on some points in which the population of these
districts of the kingdom are at present deep!), interested.
A deputation from this meeting, consisting of the Marquis of
Northamptiat, Mr. James Nla!hre, n, M.P., The Chisholm,
Mr. H. Baillie, M.P., Mr. Frederick Dundas, M.P., Mr.
Maclean, of Coil ; the Reverend Dr. Macleod, of Glasgow ;
Mr. Hugh Innes Cameron, and Mr. George Bain, waited
yesterday, by appointment, on Sir George Grey, and were
most courteously received. They submitted to Sir George th•
expediency (1) of Government aiding proprietors in the High-
lands and Islands by a loan, for the purchase Of seed for the
smaller tenantry; (2) the affording aid to local relief com-
mittees in supplement of the subscriptions and cohections
obtained from private sources; and (3), the serviceableness
of having a depot ship or ships on the eastern coast, for the
purpose of allaying the apprehensions of the people in
the north-eastern counties of Scotland, that there will not
be a supply of food procurable throughout the spring
and summer, and the fears of which have occasioned dis-
turbances and riots along the whole of the east coast. The
deputation submitted to Sir George that such a measure as
the last would effectually, they believed, allay the fears of
the people, and be the most economical, as well as, in every
view, the most humane mode of restoring peace and confi-
dence among them.

On the first point (the giving a loan for the purchase of
seed) Sir George stated, that he thought no such aid would
be required from the Government, as he understood the
central committee in Edinburgh were directing their special
attention to it ; and, moreover, that the required
accommodation would, probably, be obtained from the
Scotch banks ; and also, that it would be very
inexpedient ter the Government to hold out any expectation
of aid in this particular, as this would naturally, And very
probably, lead to improvidence on the part of the people in
the consumption of the stores they might otherwise preserve
for seed.
On the second matter (the affording of aid to local relief
committees), Sir George stated that the conduct of the Scotch
proprietors and people generally had been so exceedingly
praiseworthy, that he vras very averse to giving
what might be considered an ungracious answer to
this request, but, that hitherto such aid had not
been afforded generally, and it was hoped that
it might not be generally required ; but, that in two
special instances the Government had given some
help to local committees, and that they would
be prepared to consider special applications from par-
ticular localities, peculiarly needing such assistance, though
every case must depend entirely on its own circumstances.
'But that, as a general rule, the Government were exceed-
ingly unwilling to encourage such applications or expecta-
tions, as they much feared that the result eventually would
only be injurious to the people by tending to pauperise
them, and to lower the feelings of self dependence which new
distinguished, he was happy to say, the Northern population.
On the third point (the proposal to establish a Government
depot on the east coast), Sir George stated, that the expor-
tation of food from that quarter clearly proved there was
ro scarcity there, and, therefore, it would be inconsistent
with the rules of the Government. an.l the motives which
led to the establishment of deptits on the west coast, to
send a ship to the east. It was urged in reply, that
although wheat, and cattle, and live stock were exported
from the east coast, these do not coastitute the food of the
poorer classes. Sir George, however, would not hold out
any expectation that any depot would be established by
the Government on the east mast.

ROYAL SEA-BATHING INFIBISTART.—Yesterday an
extraordinary general court of the governors of the above
charity took place at the London Coffee-house, Ludgate-hill,
for the purpose of receiving a report from a committee of
medical and other governors. Mr. Alderman Gibbs (trea-
surer) presided. The report declared the proposition for sil
medical visitors would be useless, but that the increased
number of patients at the infirmary (who during the season
were about 480) rendered it necessary to recommend that
three additional medical officers attend two days a week
each. Considerable discussion ensued, from which it ap•
peared that Mr. Field, the resident surgeon, felt fully com-
petent to his task, notwithstanding the increase of patients
or that, at all events, be ought not to be placed under super-
vision ; and accordingly an amendment was carried, recotn-
mending the appointment of three additional surgeons, real
dents of the Isle of Thanet, to assist the resident surgeon of
the infirmary. After a vote of thanks to the chairman, the
court broke up.

RELIEF FOR IRELAND AND SCOTLAND.—Yesterday
the subscriptions received by the committee of the British
Association for the Relief of the Distress in Ireland and Scot-
land amounted to upwards of 130,0001. Among the recent
contributions are—the Lord Chancellor, SOO/. ; Sir Fitzroy'
Kelly, Bart., 1001.; remittance from Manchester, 2,00014
Bradford, 1,066/ ; the Hon. East India Company, 1,000/. The
committee have purchased and forwarded to Ireland and Scot-
land 300 tons of wheat meal, 400 barrels of Indian corn meal.
327 quarters of maize, 1,540 quarters of peas, 715 tow of bin-
cuits, and 8,175 bags of rice.
The Marquis of Northampton is arrived at his
mansion in Piccadilly, from Castle Ashby, Northampton-
shire. The Noble Marquis, as President of the Royal So
ciety, gives the first conversazione to-morrow evening.
DEATH OF LADY EMILY PELIIAM.--We have to
record the decease of Lady Emily Pelham, who died on the
10th inst., at her residence in Upper Brook-street, aged 83.
Her Ladyship was the daughter of the first Earl of Chi-
chester, and aunt of the present holder of the title.
ARREST OF AIPROSECUTOR.--At Southwark Police
Court on Wednesday an order of protection from the Crown
Court was procured to enable Mr. Skipper to appear, without
the risk of being arrested for debt, subsequently to his de-
parture after signing the depositions and entering into the
required sureties to appear at the Central Criminal Cot
prosecute Burfield, the porter at the Catherine Wheel Ina,
two
for ste ding 300/. During the whole of the proceedings' oder to
sheriff's officers were hovering about the court. an
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" order of protection," however, prevented them from putting
" grate" their man, if an opportunity presented itself. The
their writs into execution in the county of Surrey, and Mr.
Skipper was advised, on leaving the Court, to proceed home.
and not venture into another county, otherwise his order of
protection would be of no avail. He, however, disregarded
the advice, and having quitted the court, when he got a suf-
ficient distance from it, imagining that the " burn bailiffs"
had gone another way, he ventured out of the limits of
protection, and had no sooner arrived there than he was im-
mediately pounced upon by Simian, the sheriff's officer, who
succeeded in effecting his capture and conveying his person
off to a sponging house.
The Conde de Montemolin, accompanied by the
Marquis de Villa Franca, honoured the meeting of the Royal
Society with his presence yesterday evening at Somerset
House The Prince was received by the Marquis of. North-
ampton President of the Society ; and, after the meeting,
was conducted by his Lordship to the library, where the
Conde took tea with the Fellows of the Society,
THE RAJA or SATTARA.—A public meeting Was
held on Thurs lay evening at the National Hall, Holborn, in
order to consider the case of the dethroned Raja of Satter*,
and to determine as to the propriety of petitioning Parlia-
ment in his favour. At eight o'clock, Mr. Fuller was called
to the chair, and after a few preliminary observations, called
upon George Thompson, Esq., to address the meeting.
Having referred to previous meetings held on the
subject under notice, Mr. Thompson proceeded to
give a full statement of the means which bad
been used to effect the Raja's downfall, remark-
big that after hearing a statement of the accuse-
ti ms against that injured Prince, the Supreme
Council had declared the charges to be so utterly worthless,
that there was nothing in them by which his character could
be impugned, and the Government at home had for a time
held the same language. Mr. Thompson concluded with a
powerful appeal to all present to sign the petition on behalf
of the dethroned Raja. Rungo Bapogee, the Raja's agent,
then addressed the meeting, and supported the
previous
speaker in all his assertions. After some other speeches, and
the adoption of the proposed petition to Parliament., a vote of
thanks was passed to the chairman, which, having been re-
sponded to, the meeting separated.
ERRATUM.—In our first leading article of yester-
day, " a refutation of the fallacious arguments against non-
interference," should have been, " a refutation of the falla-
cious arguments against any interference."
CALEDONIAN SOCIETY'S ANNUAL BALL.—ThiI
assembly taok place last night, at the Queen's Concert Rooms,
Hanover-square, where a very numerous and highly re-
spectable company attended. At one time of the evening
there were upwards of six hundred persons in the room.
The dresses were of all nations, but' that of the Highlands
predominated. Those whose costumes were most admired
were Captain Charles Forbes, James Davidson, Charles
Davidson. George Bain, D. Brown, G. Hepburn, and
Mr. Mouatt, jun. The members of the society were all in
the garb, and with the members of the committee of manage-
ment were most attentive to the comforts of their friends
and visitors. The rooms were tastefully hung with th.‘ dif-
ferent clan tartans, shields, and spears. Mr. Leigh acted as
master of the ceremonies, and Mr. Guinese, with
hie excellent band, played the most favourite airs.
Mr. Angus Mac Kay, her Majesty's piper, attended by the
assistant band-master to the boys of the Caledonian Asylum,
played choice Strathspeys and reels' and the favourite reel
of Tulloch was smartly danced by four gentlemen in the
Highland garb. The refreshment department was admi-
rably arranged, and everybody seemed to have enjoyed a
delightful evening. The active and attentive treasurer, air.
Boucher, was, as usual, very efficient in the performance of
11.4 duties.

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Sir Robert and Lady Peel, we understand, intend
to give a series of brilliant re unions immediately after Easter ;
the costly re-embellishments of the town mansion of the
Eight Hon. Baronet being at present finished.
[ADvERTISEMENT.]—A VERY BAD LEG CURED BY
HOLLOWAY'S PILLS AND OINTMENT.—The foreman of a tarre paper
mill, near Armagh (the property of Mr. (.wynn), from excessive
confinement, and be:ng employed so much upon his feet, had nee
leg swollen to such an extent as ultimately to break into ulcers, from
winch he suffered so severely as to incapacitate him from attending
to his duties. It was a desperate case ; but this, like many of the
same nature, was quickly healed by using those powerful remedies.
All wounds, abscesses, contracted and stiff joints, as likewise white
swellings, tumours, or other unnatural enlargements, are readily
cured by the use of Holloway's Pills and Ointment.— Sold by vll
druggists, and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 2-44, strand.
Londea.

BIRTHS.
On the 31st of December, at Demerara, Mrs. Ross, of a son.
On the 9th inst., at Stoke Newington, firs. William Ogilvie, of a s".:
On the Gth test., at Rolf 's Muhl, Great Marlow, Bucks, the wi"'
of William Penn Gaskell, of a daughter.
On the 7th inst.,
well, Kent, of a son.
the wife of the lire. J. A. Rom, Vicar of West"

On the Bth inst., at Oxford-terrace, Hyde-park, the wife °f.T.
Bullan, Esq., of a daughter.
On the Bth inst., at Portland-place, Mrs. Leos, of a sou. still-born.

MARRIED.
On the 10th inst., at St. George's, Hanover-square, Ileniaml,.,n
Young, Esq., of Hertford, to Mary, eldeet daughter of Frederic^
Gilbertson, Esq , of Eglouu, Surrey.

DIED. East
On the 4th of December, 1846, at Churns Poonjee, in the
Indies, Lieutenant William Charles James Lewin, of the Bengal
Artillery, aged 41.
On the 27th ult., Miss Charlotte Goodson, of Peak-hill, Sydenbtu.
3urrey.
On the Gth inst., at Farm-hill. near Stroud, R. Cooke, Eso.. aged S°:
On the Gth inst., at Blackheath, Maria, the wife of Bowlers.
Money, Captain It.N., C.B.
On the 7th lust., at The Mythe, near Tewkesbury, Mrs. Elizabeth
Dillon, aged 94.
On the 7th inst., at Hallgate, Doncaster, Fanny, the wife of Dr.
Fenton.
end.
Cn the 7th inst., at Manor-place, Walworth, Miss Ann Towns
On the 7th inst., at Dorking, Susanna, relict of J. N 0,111814 Fall'
On the Bth inst., at Weybridge, Surrey, J. Feetham, EsQ. aggd6g.
On the Sib inst., at Camberwell-grove, Miss Catherine Blrcb.
On the Bth hist at Victor! c Cottage, Sew-crew, Esther, the Iv
ife
of Mr. James Matthews, aged 48.
On the Bth inst., at Reading, Mrs. Eleanor Dodson.
On the Bth inst., in Cecil-street, Strand, Jane, wider( of the II"
Mr. George Eames, aged 84.
On the Bth inst., in Soho-square, Mr. George Walker, sged 75'

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Strand, Prthter, at The Am Mee N 0.112, Strand, in the Precinct
'l"' Sitv.Y. 112 tha 09aut; or illadletsts, Satardare rg.
brute 12, 1114 T.