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SIT IT, FEBRUARY 16, 1846.

ELECTION NEWS.
WESTMINSTER.

cepted the Chiltern Hundred., took place to-day, at the
Castle, here It was pretty generally understood that George
Finch, Esq., of Burley-on-the ail], in the immediate
vicinity, would be elected. This gentleman has already been
in P rliament, and is universally esteemed in this, his neigh-
bourhood. So little excitement existed on the subject, that
the.proceedings at the Castle were more than half over before
100 people were assembled within its walls. The time ap-
pointed was ten o'clock, and shortly after John Gilson, Esq.,
( High Sheriff), the Rev. Heneage Finch, George Finch, Esq.,
tee., took their seats on the platform.
The Molt SHERIFF said it was unnecessary fur him to
do more than call upon them to nominate somefit and proper
person to represent them in Parliament.
Mr. J. M. WINOFIELD proposed George Finch, Esq., as a
fit and proper p,-rson to represent the county in Parliament.
—Mr. BAKER, who entered into a long diatribe on Mr.
llawnay, their recent representative, concluded with the re-
mark, that he had great pleasure in seconding the nomina-
tion of Mr. Finch, believing he would not turn out a " slip •
pery fish."—(Laud cheers and laughter.)
Mr. G. Fixcn hoped he was entitled to the compliments
which had been heaped upon him. He did not wish to in-
trude on the tinle of the meeting, but nothing was more to be
desired than that a good understanding should exist between
them.—(Hear.) He adopted, therefore, the opinions put
forth in Mr. Noel's address, which he hoped would be quite
sufficient.—(Loud cheers.) There could he no doubt but
they were every Nyay sufficient, and were it not that the
emergency was extreme, and that it was considered
essential and important that every man should be at his
post, and that notwithstanding the dispatch used in
sending to Mr. Noel, he could not possibly return in time,
he would then be addressing them.—(Cries cf " Hear, hear.")
He had, however, under the circumstances, yielded to the
kind wishes that had been expressed to him, and presented
himself to them that day for their suffrages, although under
the circumstances he had not had time to issue an address.
his principles Were strictly Conservative. When he last
addressed a meeting of the Protection Society there were
only rumours abroad of the intentions of Sir Robert Peel to
,ii4tyceknce some tneasuro.dgtrhntut# to their interests Very
many of his -OTI-supporTers Were unwilling to believe that lie

A public meeting of the electors of Westminster was held
on Saturday night, at Willis's Rooms, to secure the return
of General Evans for the city of Westminster. The chair
was taken by the Hon. Grenville Berkeley. Among the
gentlemen on the platform were Sir H. W. Barron, M.P.,
Colonel Cannon, and a number of influential electors.
The CHAIRMAN said he was a Liberal, and, being so, felt
it his duty to do the utmost in his power to secure the re-
turn of his friend General Evans.—(Hear, hear.) It was not
his intention to enter at any length into the merits of the
General, for they were well-known. What he would urge,
therefore, was for all present to MC their utmost exertions
to return hint by a large majority.
Mr. GEESIN, of St. James s, moved the first resolution,
"That this meeting highly appreciating the past services sf
Sir De Lacy Evans, during the time he represented this city
in Parliament, pledges itself to use every exertion to.promote
his return."
Mr. A'BecKETT seconded the resolution, which was carried
with great applause.
Sir H. BARRON addressed the meeting at some length.
He ended by saying, General Evans had long been a tried
man, and in voting for him they would vote for their own
principles and for the great interests of the country, without
respect to party or any faction.—(Cheers.)
General Sir DE LACY EVANS, on rising, was received with
enthusiastic cheers. Ile thanked them sincerely for the
honour they had done him by the resolution they had come
to. He believed a simple narrative of the circumstances
which caused him to appear before them would be satisfac-
tory. Neither he nor they had anything to do with the
nomination of Captain Rout as a LOrd of the Admiralty.
That nomination compelled him to vacate his seat; and by
that seat being vacated the electors of Westminster were
forced to come to some decision—a duty was imposed upon
them, the electors, and upon him their former servant and
now their present candidate. He went down to Harlin-
stead to dine with a friend, and at eleven o'clock a friend
came An_ him statkog, that the electors o Westminster
had • taken • the -:--etthject - Intcy—rehaWftirMw ,ated- litier•
his immediate presence was required at the meeting of the
Westminster Reform Society, where a discussion had taken
place, and a resolution had been almost unanimously come
to, that he should come forward as their candidate. he ac-
c,:rdin.gly attended, and was received most enthusiastically
by his friends.—(Applause.) There are some sort of people
who say that a contest would be very inconvenient now, but
he would ask, could he with honour or propriety refuse the
call ?—(Cries of "No, no.") He was net there to state his
principles. A candidate is generally required to give some
account, or to explain some discrepancies. At all events he
had no discrepancies to explain. His principles were tole-
rably well known. But it was useless for him to talk of his
principles ; they are, as they alma.) a have been, unchanged.
—(Cheers and laughter.) So says his Gallant opponent.—
(Laughter.) But Capt. Rous must not suppose that you are
so easily gulled. If he thought so, he will find that he was
rather gulling himself than you. When he says that his prin-
ciples are unchanged, he means that with one or two he has
voted as he ought to do, and as he finds Sir R. Peel says he
must. Then, if that be the case, he must be a high Tory. lf,
however, you vote fora high Tory, the result will be most fatal.
He would give the Government his support ; but there was
a vast difference between giving his unqualified support to
certain measures, and giving his confidence to a Minister.—
(Hear, hear.) How was it possible to give confidence to a
Minister, unless you have some means of testing what the
general line of his policy will be? Is there a man who will
venture a guess what the next measure will be? He be-
lieved that there was not a man behind the Treasury bench
who would presume to say what would be the character or
colour of the next measure. The Gallant General then pro-
ceeded to refer to the effort of Sir Robert Peel to oppose the
attempt of the Dissenters to get rid of the Test Act. Upon
that measure, and upon the questions of slavery and Catholic
Emancipation, they always found the Government offering
its utmost resistance, until by the renewed efforts of Lord
John Russell and his party, with which he was associated,
backed by the public voice, the Ministers were obliged to
gv
yield. Latterly, the advocates of free trade, the leading
men of whom being formed into the Lea —(Cheers)—
consisting of Cobden—(Applause)—Bright, 1 •
.sibson, have
supported a cause to the principles of which ' R. Peel had
at length found it necessary he should give his adhesion.
The Gallant General then entered into the history of the
course taken by the Reformers of Westminster to get rid of
the house and window duties • and asked the electors, "Did
they suppose that Captain Rouse would support a motion for
the repeal of the window duties?"—(Cries of "No.") Ile
begged leave to say that ho (General Evans) would.—(Ap-
plause.) The Gallant General expressed his hopes of final
success, observing, that Liberals, without distintion of station,
from the most aristocratic to the most humble humble in so-
ciety, including some two or three dozen of the historical fa-
milies of the country, had come forward to give him their
support, among whom were Lord Ebrington, Lord Shelburne
Lord Duncannon, Lord R. Grosvenor, Lord W. Fitzwilliam,
Mr. T. Duncombe, *sc. He had a deep sense of the record of
their opinion of his past services; and he was grateful for
the confidence they had reposed in him. The Gallant General
took his seat amidst the most rapturous applause.
Thanks were then voted to the Hon. Chairman, and the
meeting broke up.

would betray his 1:1:ty, and wanted to watch to see what his
measures were before condemning them. The reality, how-
ever, exceeded their worst fears.—(Hear, hear.) Why, Sir
Robert Peel admitted the injury he was inflicting on agri-
culture by his offer of compensation.—a compensation which
was quite ridiculous, and in that county would not amount
to one-fiftieth of their loss.—(Hear, hear.) He con-
sidered that their having the duty, such as it was
for three years, better than nothing. Something might occur
before the expiration of that time, war might take place, or
the people of England, seeing the inevitable destruction of the
agricultural interests, and not wishing for their ruin, might
retract —(Cheers.) He entered into a brief review of the dis-
cussion which had already taken place in the House on the
question ; assuting the electors in the end, that if he were
favoured by their support, and they knew his opinions, he
should deem it an honour of the highest kind.—(Loud cheers.)
Mr. C. HEALY %N ished to ask Mr. Finch whether he would
oppose the Mi ilia Bill ?
Mr. FINCH hoped r °thing would occur to disturb the peace
we now enjoy, but should there arise a necessity for embody-
ing the militia, he certainly could not say he would oppose
any law for carrying out that object.—(Hear.)
The HIGH SHEIUFF having called upon the electors to
propose any other person whom they might think fit to
represent them, and there being no response, declared Mr.
Finch duly elected.

Mr. FINCH having been girt with a sword, said, having de-
tained them so long already, he would then only declare his
gra'itude for the honour conferred.
A vote of thanks was then parsed to the Sheriff, after which
the new Member was chaired round the town, accompanied
by a large multitude, who
.occasionally cheered most voci-
ferously.

BATTERSEA-FIELDS.
The fifth report (to the Queen's most excellent Majesty) of
the Commissioners appointed by warrant, bearing date the
23d November, 1842, " to inquire into and consider the most
effectual means of improving the metropolis, and of providing
increased facilities of communication within the same."

SOUTH NOTTINGHAMSHIRE.
NOTTINGHAM, SATURDAY.—This afternoon the Earl of
Lincoln ascended a waggon in front of the Exchange, and
addressed the farmers and others who had come to the Corn-
market, to the number of upwards of live thousand. On
making his appearance his Lordship was loudly cheered. He
commenced by observing, that in the address which he did
himself the honour to issue on Saturday last, he expressed
himself anxious to appear before any assembly of his electors
who might wish to hear him. In fulfilment of that promise,
he had addressed a meeting at Newark on Wednesday last;
and for the same purpose he appeared here to-day. It had
been stated in some of the papers published in the metropolis
that he had accepted the situation he now held, not from any
public motives, but he would quote the words, "in order to find
a substitute for that very innocent office, the Chiltern Hun-
dreds, and had thus invented a paltry, clumsy contrivance
for appealing to their suffrages." Now, he hoped they did
not think him so uncandid, so dishonest, as to resign his
seat, and after repudiating every such motive in his address,
to,resort to any such palpable subterfuge.—(Hear, hear.)
He felt a desire, an anxious, he might almost say, an im-
petuous desire, to vindicate his honour—to appeal from those
he addressed on Wednesday at the Town-hall, Newark, to
his constituency in this part of the county—(Cheers)—that
he was induced to waive all other personal considerations,
and yield to his sense of public duty • and from a sense of
public duty alone he had accepted and'(C.) He
said a sense of public duty alone ? so far as his feeble
powers would admit, he should strive to effect as much good
as he could to Ireland.—(Hear, hear.) He had been taunted
with having deserted the farmers of this kingdom,; he had
been told that he had neglected the interests of afkiculture.
He had been told that he was flying from the cause of
agriculture, to devote himself to that of the manu-
facturer. He had done no such thing; he recognised
no separate interests.—(Hear, hear, and loud applause.)
For himself he had no apprehension for the welfare of the
landed proprietors or the farmers. He was deeply interested
in the land, and be had no fear, but he firmly believed that
in a very short time the prosperity of the manufacturers
would reflect upon the agriculturists, and that the latter
would derive greater advantages than in any way they have
hitherto enjoyed.—(Applause.) After commenting upon the
causes which led to an alteration in his views of protection,
Lord Lincoln assured the electors that, whatever they might
think, or do, or feel, they could not possibly retard the
acceptance of the measures proposed by the Prime Minister.
" You might as well," said his Lordship„." attemptito stay the
onward progress of the wind by the opposition of a feather,
or to stop the flowing course of the river that winds
round your town with the puny hand of an infant,
as to attempt to stop these measures by rejecting so
humble an individual as myself.—( Applause and cries of
"We will have you.") Rely upon it, a summer's sun
will not shine upon your fields—still less will you have the
autumn to gather in the fruits of the harvest, before the mea-
sures now before you will become the law of the land, for
good or for evil.—( Applause.) Carried I feel confident they
will be for good, and I feel as thorough a reliance that before
long you Will admit, not merely that I have been a true pro-
phet with regard to the measures being carried, but equally
true with regard to their success, in promoting the prosperity
of the empire.—(Applause.) Well, then, if that be the case
—if they must be carried—is it not fair to call upon you to
consider for a moment whether, if I have devoted my time
and my services to you,_ faithfully and indefatigably—if I
have endeavoured to be a true and honest repsentative
of this county—whether it is worth while—whether
it would be wise—and whether it would be dignified, to
reject me from personal motives, and for the sake of being
revenged upon me as a man."—(Hear and applause.)
His Lordship pursued his observations for a considerable
time longer, and finished at length by saving he would bid
them farewell for a short time, hoping his friends would come
early to the poll on the day of election, and in conclusion be
begged to express his confidence that he should return once
more to London as their representative.—(Loud cheers.)
The speech occupied nearly an hour and a half in delivery.
The Noble Earl was then escorted to his inn, amidst the
most enthusiastic plaudits of the great mass of those present,
accompanied with waving of hats and handkerchiefs.
SA-mamas-, 11 P.m.—Lord Lincoln's extreme exertions
have this day met with considerable success amongst the far-
mers, and the canvassing books begin to assume a more
cheerful appearance.

NORTH NOTTINGHAMSHIRE.
SATURDAY.--The writ has been received, but no candidate
has yet appeared. Last night a deputation waite
was d
eat upon
George Saville Foljambe, Esq., of Osberton, was d
by Mr. Gaily Knight in 1837, and it is understood that he
will offer himself on free-trade principles, in case neither the
Earl of Lincoln nor Mr. Gladstone be his opponent.

DORSETSH IR E.
DORCHESTER, SATURDAY EVENING.—Great dissappoint.
ment is expressed by all classes here, at the unconditional
surrender of the representation of Dorse4hire by Lord Ashley.
The absence a resources now is admit by his Lordship to
be one of his chief reasons for declining a contest; and, in
addition to this, it is confidently stated that even his Lord-
ship's father (Lord Shaftesbury) refuses to continue his
claims, or to put any constraint whatever on the inclination
of his teaants.

In the year 1843, in connexion with the inquiries insti-
tuted by this Commission into the practicability of an em-
bankment of the north side of the Thames between Batter-
sea and Vauxhall-bridges, the attention of your Majesty's
Commissioners was very earnestly directed to the expediency
of purchasing and appropriating to the purposes of a public
park a portion of the large and yet unoccupied space known
as Battersea-fields, on the south or Surrey side of the river.
The course, however, which your Majesty's Commissioners
had prescribed to themselves imposed upon them the duty of
disposing, in the first place, of those measures which had
either in themselves been recommended by Select Com-
mittees of the House of Commons, or had in principle, re-
ceived the sanction of Parliament, or of those which, as in
the case of the embankment already adverted to, involved
the expediency of making the interests of individual pro-
prietors instrumental in promoting objects of great public
importance as regards the convenience, the health, and the
recreation of the inhabitants of the metropolis, ar.d in respect
to which any delay might tend to endanger such chances of
their accomplishment as the conjoint application of private
contributions and public funds might present.
The proposed improvement in Battersea-fields was not
urged as a measnre which fell under any of the conditions.
The principle of securing open spaces for the public is, indeed,
so sound in itself, and so important in its bearings, that your
Majesty's Commissioners could not fail to acknowledge it ;
but, with the Mass of evidence before them showing the de-
fective condition, in other most essential particulars of many
portions of the town, your Majesty's Commissioners would
have felt great difficulty in giving practical encouragement to
the subject of this report, except under the peculiar circum-
stances which now appear to them to render the project de-
serving of the early consideration of your Majesty's Govern-
ment and of Parliament.
The appropriation of Battersea-fieldse originally urged
upon this Commission by Mr. Thomas Cubitt (in his evidence
delivered before the Commissioners in 1843), was subse-
quently pressed upon its attention by the Hon. and Rev.
Robert Eden, as vicar of Battersea. And though the-opinions
of these gentlemen were found to differ widely in respect to
the expense of such a project as originally proposed, and as
to the many requisite details, yet they were strongly concur-
rent not only as to the objectionable purposes to which, in its
present state, the locality is made available, but also as to all
the considerations which bore upon the expediency of con-
verting it into a place of healthful and well-regulated resort,
and of securing for the public a site in which unusual facili-
ties are afforded for the recreation of all classes.
Your Majesty's Commissioners obtained from these parties,
in evidence, all that could reasonably be expected from them.
The estimates of Mr. Eden were submitted to them without
any pretensions to professional accuracy; and the testimony
of Mr. Cubitt was unaccompanied by plans or general esti-
mates of any kind, it being understood that Mr. Cubitt's re-
commendation of the proposed improvement was offered en
public grounds alone, and not, in his capacity of builder, or of
one in any way disposed to mix himself up in its execution
as matter of pecuniary gain or speculation.
Your Majesty's Commissioners, however, found enough
in this evidence to justify them in making the project of a
park at Battersea the subject of further investigation, and
.they accordingly instructed their professional officer, At.
Pennethorne, in communication with the gentleman already
named, to examine carefully the locality, to inform himself
of the greatest extent of ground advantageously available for
the purpose, the various tenures to which it was held sub-
ject, and the prices at which any portions of it had been
recently sold ; and to lay before them a plan and estimate,
showing the result of these inquiries, and the mode In which
the site proposed might be most profitably and beneficially
appropriated.
The result of these proceedings was to bring under the
consideration of your Majesty's Commissioners, in the first
instance, three plans, viz., that of Mr. Eden, embracing a
site of 313 acres; a plan of Mr. Pennethorne, comprising 179
acres; and a plan designed to represent the principle of a venue," in 3 vols., is published this d 3
Mns. GORE'S NEW NOVEL, entitled
b‘,‘ Pvcs
ottinbudrPn,aro-1
nowa be' had at all the
terrace only, by the riverside, comprising an area of not more Great Marlborough-street, and may
than 96 acres. Each of these plans occupied an equal, or Libraries. Mr. Colburnhasalsotistpduelfclisuivieecri
Coverlet',
fuoltwieinogf
new works of fiction :-2. Sir Luger
very nearly equal, frontage to the river.
3. The Citizen of Prague, edited by Mary
4. The Attractive Man, by Mrs. Trollop.,
Upon a careful examination of these, with reference to the the Cour,t3o,fuiC.harles IL, hv the author of 1‘ Maids of
mode of appropriation which each would best admit of, Mr. lloffour,' 3
vole.
Pennethorne was of opinion that the ultimate cost to the Hewitt,3 vols. And 5. Contarini Fleming—Alroy ; romances, by
public of the first plan would be about 52,0001. ; of the
are uncommonly sagacious,
B. Disraeli, Esq., AI. P., author of " Coningsby" and "Sybil,"
second, 30,000/. •; and of the third, 26,0004 The saving in
ed deer
the last two of these cases being, in fact, effected by a co
____•olsn.
responding sacrifice of those advantages which,
opi-
nion of this Commission, would give to the project its chief and seem to employ the whole of their sagacity in in-
recommendation
venting and adopting plans of self-preservation. Wherever
recommendatioo as a public measure. in the -
Your Majesty's Commissioners, however, think it right to a red deer is found, it his seat be carefully examined, it
state that, even if it could have been effected without the will appear that it possesses a more commanding view than
sacrifice of any of these advantages, they should have hesi- any other part of the surrounding scenery. If a deer travels
tated in the present state of their proceedings, and under the in snow to his form, he gazes at and watches his own track
circumstances to which they have already adverted, to re- with •the greatest anxiety. If the wind blows from the
commend the formation of a park at Battersea, with the pros- direction of his pursuers, lie will smell them at several
pect of an ultimate loss to the public even of the smallest miles distance. If any of them are perspiring, he will detect
of the sums above mentioned. them much further. It must have been frequently observed
It only remained, therefore, for your Majesty's Commis- that almost every herd of red-deer carries a young one along
sioners to consider whether any measures were in progress, with it. The young one is the sentinel. lie is placed on an
or could be usefully devised, in connexion with the appro- eminence to watch, while the others browse beneath, audit
pret • tion of the ground at Battersea to the purposes of a park, he attempts to quit his post the stags pursue and butt him
which might deserve encouragement from your Majesty's with their horns until he resumes his watch. When the
Government, and which, while it should involve no addition leading stag is perplexed with baffling winds, he works up
so the ultimate cost of acquiring the requisite site, would the herd to a pitch of terror in a similar manner. Tie
nevertheless, have its influence upon the value of such por- leaps from his form as if in extreme flight—scampers off,
tions as should be subsequently appropriated to building but soons returns, followed by the others After a little,
purposes, .and afford, either to the public Or to private when no danger is apparent, they begin to browse, and the
speculators, the prospect of an adequate return for their stag suddenly repeats his ruse. In this manner he convinces
money. the herd that some danger threatens, and they all become
Your Majesty's Commissioners have adverted, in the se- watchful as so many lynxes. They also adopt this system
coed of their reports, to a project (promoted by a public in instructing their young. There is a perpendicular rock
company) connected with the proposed embankment between above the village of Ahieldaig, on the summit of which a stag
Battersea and Vauxhall, for constructing a bridge across selected his form. Be lay with his flank towards the pra-
ttle Thames, in continuation of the extension of Sloane- cipice, and commanded a view cf the surrounding country, and
street to the river side, They requested the attention of did not seem in the least degree alarmed at the approach ot
Mr. Bird, the engineer to the company, and they examined the shepherd or his boy, or even the cuttermen ; but if the
him to an extent sufficient for all the purposes of this in- gamekeeper entered the ground be bounded away directlye-
quiry. From the evidence of Mr. Bird, it appears that the Inverness Courier.
promoters of this measure have no Bill before Parliament; TIER MAJESTY'S STAG TIOUNDS.—The Earl of Ross-
that the estimates are based upon the assumption that the lynn, Lord Sheffield, several military officers in garrison at
embankment will be first completed; and that the proceed- Windsor, and a field of upwards of two hundred and fifty
ings of the Company ate, in fact, dependent very much upon were at the meet on Friday at Beaconsfield. It being the
the proceedings of that improvement. day on which the February fair is held in that town, fe
As the estimates of MrePennethorne, in the first instance, foot people included a mob of between 1,200 and I,aetoo, of the
had been made irrespectively of any such communication .yokels of the neighbouring villages.
between the surrey and Middlesex shores of the river, your deer Sailor, which we., selected for the dsy'ss, t
-a irbeautiful
Majesty's Commissioners instructed him to revise them, as- being unsorted near Holtspur Gate, t00,,k
taowt. lie right of the
awning such a communication—either as matter of private style towards Holtepur Bottom, douttiditnoewy
comb Common,
The celehr ;of,
ulipettlne
and separate speculation, or as part of the measure imme- village of Penn, through Penn
diately under their consideration—to be completed, and the where it was headed back throt‘i
g pace, crossing rare
land to be brought into immediate contiguity with the ex • Sailor then went right a-head, t
'r'sham, and was taken at %Yd..
tensiva and highly valuable portions of the town formed of of Shardeloes Park, on to A Igrar
rtahceinwood to Penn-strret.
late years west of Hyde- park-corner. t q• upwards of one hurt-
and twenty mum e-
In pursuance' of these instructions, Mr. Pennethorne pre- son, of an hour
be
_rash. ,
The meet to-day will be at the
pared and laid before this Commission the plan which ac-
p . den Gate, near the town,
died were tip at t fi after one of the best runs this rea-
and on Friday at the Magpies ow
hath. There will be a by-day on Wednesday.
companies this report, comprising in the whole an area of 320 Grand Stand at Ascot, .
acres; and the result of a revision of his estimates upon the Hounslow _
basis of the erection of a bridge (but exclusively of the cost Tim,
fixclDS THRoUGN MATRIMONIAL DIFFERENCES.--
of embanking the river) exhibited a probable outlay in, pur-
chasingt. OnSjalturday Mr. Baker held an inquest at the Qin en's Head .
ture has mint
et been made public.
hreospeccotmabmleitctehdemsitsiticaidneA.
and laying out the ground for the park, of 154,250 k ,
Chelsea, who 'lva
~ ma k- Fashion-street, Spitalfiehis, or- view of the body of Mrs.
and a probable return for this expenditure of 179,
ing a balance in favour of the undertaking of
,about2asool9s
e kment of druggist,
We think it right to state, however, that an en 000/. Eliza Blouennt,e3nnget 41,ik thec
essential tea- Mr. Griffin. 47, Red Lion-street, Spitaltields, grocer and
the frontage to the river would appear to be an
einhankfnent oilman, said that the deceased ' • si had
as uswi e s sister. . ie
tore of this plan, and that the cost of such
lance. been living at hire deco
for the last three months, having
would absorb the large portion of that
baved from this Corn- separated from her husband, on account '• of difierence. which
In pursuance, also, of instructions.recei
employed on the had long existed. During the she .
civil engineer, is
mission, Mr. Page, who, as
time Chelsea side ot the liver, peered very unhappy. The previous morning, about seven
embankment recommeeded_on
o
c mmissioners designs and 0' 'I k his wife koc , went up to deceased's room to call her,when.
laid before her elaje•ey'e
descriptions
of
bridge, to form the com- , upon not
estimates of three _
Mitidleset and Surrey shores, at the i - another finding her, she informed witness, who proceededta
munication between
tmteo—one of brick, having seyen arch( s. 1-ano er room, where he discovered her suspended by a box
point already referreddth, theeost of which he estimate 1 t cord. He cut htr down, and sent for Mr. Hart, margeeps
and being 42 feet fa . t a Union-street, who, upon examining the deceased, pronoun*.
of b . k h '
50,000/, , wee of tiMber, en Viers ric , am ii
g -,Ye arches, rife to be extinct. Verdict—Temporary Insanity.

San.—As up to this day I believe we are the latest arrival
from Gibraltar, and as an old subscriber to The Sea, I have
troubled you with a few lines, to say that upon leaving
Gibraltar, on the 31st ult., the steamer from England, due
about the 23d or 24th, had not arrived. The steamer with
the outward-bound India mail arrived there on the 31st.
Her Majesty's ship Canopus was there, 17 days from Eng-
land, and was to sail on the 2d for the West Indies with the
38th Regiment.
There has been a continuance of heavier westerly gales
than had been known for years in the Mediterranean ; all
the ships spoken with had very long passages.—l have the
honour to be, Sir, your most obedient servant,
C.T., Royal Yacht schooner Circassian.
Devonport, Feb. 15, 1846.

THE REV. I. M. CHANTER, M.A.,
VICAR OF ILFRACOMBE.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sin,—When I inform you that the Rev. I. M. Chanter,
vicar of this parish, this day administered the sacrament of
the Holy Communion, also performed part of the morning
service, and preached from St. Luke ch. viii. v.ls,in the parish
church of Ilfracombe, you may reasonably suppose that the
representation in a paragraph of last evening's edition of The
Sun is incorrect therefore I feel assured that you will not
allow a day's publication to pass by without giving a
positiv, and direct denial to the assertion that the Rev. I.
M. Chanter, Vicar of Ilfracombe, has " conformed to the
Roman Church."

I am, Sir, Tour obedient servant,
ROBERT WILLIAM DICKIIiIiON, Portreeve.
Ilfracombe, Feb. 15, 1846.
P.S. Perhaps you will have no objection to name the
authority which induced you to publish the paragraph above
referred to. R. W. D.-
[The paragraph in question was copied from the Deily
News.]