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London, England, 1846-12-29 00:00:00

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THE WEATHER.—Stiti OFFICE, DECEMBER 29.
CHERMONETER, Lowest, 31; Highest, 36 ; Noon, 39.
BAROMETER, 30.52 —WIND E.,-fine.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY.
Morning .. lb minute after 11. EYening .. 47 mtnntes after 11.

estimation of every free and prosperous people. Her
troublous position at this moment is, in a par-
ticular manner, worthy of exciting our sym-
pathy. The sufferings to which she is
now subjected are attributable more to the
incapacity of her legislators, and to the undue inter-
ference of a foreign potentate, than to her own
mercantile sluggishness and national degeneracy.
Gifted with a fertilising climate and a generous soil,
possessing vast internal and not contemptible colonial
resources, with the experience of the woes of
anarchy in the direction of Spain, of the feasibility of
extrication from the most disastrous plights in the
direction of France, of the blessings consequent upon
a judicious constitution, a gradual reform, and an
indomitable industry in the direction of England—
Portugal has every means of ensuring her own pros-
perity, and of keeping pace with the advancement of
civilisation and the diffusion of knowledge. If ac-
companied by sagacity and confidence, her present
misery may be only the forerunner of her future
happiness, her civil commotions at this moment may
be only the phenomena of some striking transition in
her history, the odious rebellion of to-day may be
transformed into a glorious and commendable revo-
lution. MARIA DA GLORIA has within reach the
means of investing her name with an enviable im-
mortality ; her people have within reach their own
restoration to peace and greatness.

No nation has accomplished so much in favour of
the liberty of the subject as England. Her virtue in
this respect has not been confined to empty profes-
sions, all her public institutions bearing evidence to
the sacred value which is attached by Englishmen to
the maintenance of the blessing of liberty. In France,
highly civilised as she is, her citizens invoke, profess,
and dilate upon the privileges of liberty with an im-
passioned fervour far exceeding, in enthusiasm,
the spirit which would animate our own countrymen
whilst deliberating upon or contending for the same
object; and yet, both in the institutions of France
and the actual working of them, there are contained
guarantees for the subject's liberty far inferior to
those which are enjoined and enforced by the modus
operandi of the British Constitution. Still, notwith-
standing the extent to which the principle of
liberty, vital to any nation ambitious of com-
bining happiness with greatness, is practically
enjoyed in this country, and far beyond what
has been realised by any other, the serious infringe-
ment which is constantly being made upon this highly-
prized and popular prerogative is matter of astonish-
ment. This must, no doubt, ba in a great measure
attributed, not to any feeling of public indifference,
but to the general ignorance which frequently pre-
vails as to the vicious or defective administration of
any particular branch of our laws affecting the liberty
of the subject. This ignorance, again, arises from
the fact, that those who, for the most part,
suffer from unjustifiable or unreasonable restraints
on their personal freedom, belong to a class who, by
reason of their poverty and their want of informa-
tion as to the means of redress, are the most exposed
to imposition and oppression.

Our system of police, in its operation, affords very
grave and repeated instances of the truth of the fore-
going observations. The protection secured to the
public with respect to property, liberty, and life, by a
well-regulated police force, cannot be too highly ap-
preciated. For these purposes great powers are neces-
sarily conferred upon the police authorities ; but, at the
same time, it behoves the public to be excessively
vigilant that these powers be not abused. We have
been much struck by considering the excessive punish-
ment which, by the present system of police ad-
ministration, is entailed upon a man who happens to
get inebriated on a Saturday night, and placed in
the custody of the police. It may be that, for the
first time in his life, he has suffered himself to be so
far overcome with liquor as to have become incapable
of taking care of himself. He may be a man of good
reputation,. though poor, of honest, indus-
trious, and hard working habits. He may be
married, lit tying a wife and large family.
If such a man. should be taken into custody, owing to
his being under the influence of intoxication, on a
Friday night,, he would be released by the magis•
trate early the: following morning, after receiving a
proper admonition (provided it be his first delin-
quency), or p riving a fine of five shillings; but if the
same individual should chance, for the same reason,
to fall into the hands of the police on a Saturday
night, he may be kept in confinement, in a narrow
and comfortless cell, till the magistrate takes his seat
on Monday mporning, his incarceration having been
extended over a period of time, varying, according to
the hour wheal he was taken, from 36 to 40 hours.
This is not as it should be. The remedy is simple
and obvious, ran d should be promptly adopted, from
a regard to the liberty of the subject, and the harsh-
ness and injustice of excessive and disproportionate
punishment. For the above and similar light offences,
the magistrate should be directed to attend his office on
the Sunday mornings. He might sit early, say from
half-past eight ar nine o'clock till half-past ten, so as
not to be himself disabled from attending divine ser-
vice. If it be said that this would be breaking in
upon the Sabbath, we answer, first, that many of those
who officially serve the ends of Government, which is
alone constitute :d for the public advantage, have to
continue the dis charge of their functions on the
seventh as well tos the preceding days; and, secondly,
that the duties t'bey would be called upon to perform,
would be all on -the side of morality, benevolence,
mercy, and relil ;ion. The magistrate would have the
satisfaction and delight—for such it ought to be es-
teemed—of rele aging from a tedious and painful im-
prisonment many • a poor and worthy man, who, for
the first time, lie rhaps, during a protracted life, had
been unguardedli2; led into temptation. He would
restore him to ti me bosom of a distressed family,
whom the dische ged prisoner might be disposed to
accompany the name day to a place of worship, and
thereby afford tl le best evidence of his repentant
sense of the err. )1 • he might have thoughtlessly com-
mitted. We hope this subject will meet with the at-
tention of the Se ca cetary of State for the Home De-
partment, and t. b e above, or some other equally effi-
cient system, be speedily embraced for remedying
the serious griev w ice to which we have adverted.

It has often Ihs ien our painful duty to invite the
public attention to statements of misery and destitu-
tion, to sufferh ag s of the most fearful character
Within the last re, eV weeks scarcely a day has elapsed
that a paragraph eaded "Death from Starvation" has
not met the eye : in the columns of the public journals,
but never has it fa lien to our lot to peruse a detail so
harrowing and x avolting to every feeling of hu-
manity as that NI ich has been put forward by Mr.
N. M. Cannabis, : i , gentleman of respectability, a magis-
trate of the cow It y of Cork, who, in a letter to his
Grace the Duke o f WSLLINGTON, has depicted scenes
of which he has been an eye-witness within the last
week. Truth, it • ;is said, is stranger than fiction, and
it is indeed al! at )st impossible to conceive a more
horrible exhibitio .n of the effects of combined pestilence
and famine than tl tat presented to our notice by this
gentleman. Lan Ii .table accounts have from time to
time appeared of the extraordinary severity of the
distress in the wr Ist ern districts of the county of Cork,
and Mr. Cummr: is, who possessed some small property
in that part of t he country, determined personally to
investigate the truth of the statements as to the
appalling miser, r .to which that locality was said to
be reduced. It a !pursuance of this praiseworthy ob-
ject, and it wou id appear also with the view of afford-
ing some relief to, the sufferers, Mr. Cummrzis went
to Skibbereen of t the lath instant, and visited different
parts of the surr of unding country; and he cites as an
example of the s b ate of the entire coast district what
he witnessed on c we townjand. We shall give it in
Mr. CUMMINS' ov. It simple but forcible language. It
would be imposs to condense or abridge, to
strengthen or add t o the awful description. It is not
dOefaalinstgrainngyeaogr dueil 48:nnteralalintdiesh.e isThspee alokng, norcialityis isf heully
and accurately de teribed, so that if he has been guilty
of any exaggerati au, or has in any degree drawn on
his imagination, tl le statement is capable of immediate
contradiction. Ti. e scene of wretchedness is named
South Peen, in Qs e parish of Myross, and it is
situated on the eas. "el .n side of Castlehaven harbour.
Mr. CUMMINS says--

" Being aware that I should have to witness scenes of
frightful hunger, I prow. ided myself with as much bread
as five men could carry, and on reaching the spot I was
surprised to'find.the wrote bed hamlet apparently deserted.
I entered some of the 'oo vels to ascertain the cause, and
the scenes that presensei 1 themselves were such as no

1 tongue or pen can convey the slightest idea of. In the 1
I first, six Itimishod and- ghastly sk letons, to all appear-
ance dead, were huddled. in a corner on some filthy
straw, their sole covering-what seemed a ragged horse-
cloth, their wretched legs hanging about, naked above
the knees. I approached with horror, and found by a
low moaning they were alive—they were in fever, four
children, a woman, and what had once been a man. It
i 3 impossible to go through the detail. Suffice it to say,
that in a few minutes I was surrounded by at least 200
of such phantoms, such. frightful spectres as no words
can describe. By far the greater number were'delirionsi
either from famine or froni, fever. The demoniie Yells .
are still ringing in my ears, and their horrible-images
are fixed upon my brain: My heart sickens "at the
recital, but I mutt go on. -:
" Iu another case, decency would forbid what ;follows,
but it must be told My clothes were nearly. torn off in
my endeavour to escape from the throng cf peitilence
around, when my neckcloth was seized from behind-by a
gripe which compelled Me to turn. >1„. found itrysel<
grasped by a woman with;_an infant just born in her
arms, and the remains of a filthy, sack across her Joite37--
the tole covering of herself and babe. The sadielnorn-
ing the police opened a 'helm on theiadjoihieg. lands;
which was observed shut for many days -and two, frozen
corpses were found, lying upon the mull floor, half de
voured by the rats. . .
" A mother, herself in .'fever was Seen theatme day
to drag out the corpse of her child, a girl abont'l2, per-,
fectly naked, and leave it'-half covered with stres. In
another house, within 500 yards of the cavalry station
at Skibbereen, the dispensary doctor foUnd 'Seven.'
wretches lying, unable-to,. move, under -the saine',eloak.
One had been dead :many hours, bat the others were
unable to move either themselves.or the corpse. 77
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Gracious Heaven,: can 'such things be pOSsible in
a Christian land ? :Can civilised men see
_their fel,
low-creatures suffering-the,agonies of hunger,,endur:
ing more than the 'inhabitants of a beleagnied city
have ever been subjected to ? Are there no minfiteri.of
the Gospel, no relief eminnitteesl no personsiin any
the slightest degree jernoied from such a state who
were capable of telling ':the sad tale, of demanding
instant relief and assistance for the sufferers P Sone
time must have elapsed". before the unhappy creatures
could have been reduced to such extremities. A
fearful responsibility reatsOn all who were acquainted
with the facts and did -not make them public, when
the aid that could be obtained in the neightZurhood
was found to be inadequate to meet the crime.' We
are aware that two clergymen have been in constant
communication with the Home SecretarY: within
the last few weeks, and, that they .:'-laid a'
melancholy statement before- the Right Hon. 'Baronet
that awakened the deepest sympathies for the sUfferL
ings described. His answer to- their application lias
been published within a few,days, and moat' sincerely
do we trust that the receminendation ':,Ctintained
therein may be adopted. And-we cannot" doubt but
that our own countryt#en-will nobly- respond: to the
call made upon them. It is no time Tor inqtilring, by
whose default this frightful: suffering has,been Ocr
casioned. It is no time to speak of-.existing-laws, or
of those which may be enacted hereafter, or-at , whose
expense the people should 'be fed ; ,there are human
beings perishing at this- moment, without foOd -or
clothing ; there is an opportunity to-feed thelungry:
and to clothe the naked, who,' without speedy assist-'
ance, must perish by a lingering and painful death.'
Sir GEORGE GREY. has . truly stated ,that
it is impossible for the - Government; . ,by :any
means, to meet all the' cases of severe privatiO'and,
distress which are to be found under existing CirCurn- 1
stances in Ireland ; much must be done by individual 1
owners of property and by private charity. Sir GEORGE
suggests that means should be taken for raising:
among the wealthier classes in- Ireland, as , well-- as -in
England, contributions for the relief of extreme "cases
of want and destitution, not -Capable of being met '
by the existing poor-law, or -by. the works-'in pr.C7'
gress, or to be hereafter-.sanctioned, and states that
he entertains no doubt that if due precautions. 'were
taken for securing the proper 'application ofSUChcon-
;tributions to the relief of urgent and severeqlistress,
through the local agency which':can alone be Com-
petent to the duty, " liberal aid *Mild be affcrclea.by
private benevolence in
_this., country," and such will-
undoubtedly be the case. • Englishmen have -never
withheld their assitance from the sick antt 'needY;
they have afforded succour to the destitute in - what-
ever clime or country thermay be situated,:- There
is no tale of real distress' that has ever beeritcild-- to'
them in vain. We have, assisted.the stringer,-shall
we suffer those speaking Our, language, uniteittOus i
by many ties that should prompt' a ready'responseto
'any demand for assistanTee";juieall hi-I'oin ?
.:-Vir..elAv.,e
often held out the hand of'- Fellowship in 4irieds.-,of.
'lighter trial than the present.. Large sums have;heen '
remitted in former years, and: Many lives Were pre..,
served by the timely aid se, afforded; but !jeVei , yras
there a call so urgent and pressing as that nowt ,made,
The very season should awaken -sentiMents of 'benefi-
'cence in every breast. --This is :the time if joy and
festivity, of feasting, and _ merrimenf,:f:gamines
Ithat are separated for the:. rest- -Of the year.:are-re,,-
united at this happy time-;'. Loftier and higher thoughts'
Will arise in many heartii. We .coramemor#A fpe4
riod of glad tidings and great joy to 11-tankincls-, Suffer
not 'our brethren to be. cut -Off-from amongst is.. We
6. “ ..-. • ,-. , , ,
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pray to be delivered from :pestilence and laKnej, let
Us strive by all means -.to alleviate the affil4tiiMS..OT
those who are suffering Under their _baleful . influence.
No time is to be lost. Let not thedaypass before iiiiipd6o
resolution is formed by each to, do something; accord-:
ing to his means, to give-up .some trifling object,lo
restrict himself (if necessary) ;in; some particular, and
to devote the amount to mitigate the 'Wretchedhesswe,
have detailed. IVe venture ,to say, a . rUoreyure 47
light has never been enjoyed-than that which will fol-.
IoW such a course. What 'ia. ', ro be deni'!.. must,
be done at once; a -single . ,_hour' Slidia„ not
be lost. Englishmen, -you have never hi,therto
been found -wanting, and never has - there
been . a greater necessity for
,universal exertion.,
Bis dut, qui cito dat,"-a sumgiven promptly.
and readily will be more valuable than a far larger
amount if delayed. Expepion is ,everything; there
will be many channels ~discovered through'Which
your bounty will be faithfully distributed, aid make
glad the hearts of the unhappy and- miserable. •Recol-'
feet, too, that the calamity -is . not restricted.tO'a
Single locality, the case of South Reen ii:Jit an.
example of that which is daily;:taking place, in the
less cultivated and poorer districts. `A single)7ovirt;•'
vial paper, the Mayo ColistitUtioli, c'4l,,ittiins;-,Pk.tie
eount of no less than eight coroners' inquests, in all,
Of which the verdict of death- from starvation- or from
want of sufficient food has been returned. -And one
of the coroners of the county baa addressed wetter tO,
the Lord-Lieutenant, stating that seven more human
beings (different from those to whoin Wk., have
alluded) had fallen victims to hunger since Ins last
report, and yet this county Mayo contains
_no
.less
than 800,000 acres of waste land, of which, according
to the report of Air. RICHARD' GRIFFITH, the eminent
civil engineer, published in 1845, no lesi thaaro,66o'
acres might be improved for cultivation to produce
torn and green crops, and -300,000 acres might be
drained for pasture. Indeed, Mr. GairFiTu.sayS-of
the waste land in this county, that a large portion, of
it presents unusual facilities for -reclamation and cal.
tivation ; and, be it remembered, that his..i:eertis
Made with reference to the provisiOnS of the. Ist and
2d William IV., c. 33; which requires a certificate
cif a skilful engineer or surveyor that . the impfove-'
Ment, when completed, would,iricrease the -value of
the lands in the proportion of at least d 0 per tent, per
annum on the sum proposed, to-be expended thereon. -

Intelligence has been received from LisboAt ft. the
20th, and from Oporto to the 21-st, by the Royal Tar
steamer, which arrived yesterday afternoon at South-.
ampton. Baron CASAL, at the head of: 2,000 men,
was at Matosinhas, three miles from Oporto.
doubtful, however, whether he would venture—to:
attack the city. SA DA BA DBIRA had 600• tegu--
lexs and 3,000 citizens under arms, and 'had
Completed the fortifications .of, ,the city, AO, ;that
lie is perfectly prepared , to give CASAL '•warm
reception. A number of arrests had taken plaOC in
Oporto in consequence of the discovery of a Chartist
conspiracy. Six hundred stand of arms and a quan—
tity of gunpowder were seized, and martial law was
proclaimed. The Oporto Junta have seized all:the
gold and silver coin in the bank, amounting to 1400/.
The citizens are full of enthusiasm, and seem
determined to support SA DA BANDEIRA to; the
utmost. SCHWALBACK, with 600 men, was dispatched
to regain possession of Setubal, which wan occupied
by the guerillas under the command of Senor JOSE
Ii:STEVAO. True to the guerilla tactics, which are to,
harass and not to fight, they retreated on the ap
proach of SCHWALBACII, to re-appear most probably
ip some other district. The report of the defeat ;Of,
lidAPA is confirmed. He has been compelled, by
4omrisi to fall back upon, the main body of
3/ANUA'S army. The armies of DAS ANT:AS and SAL-

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DANNA. still occupy thers'niriti positions. Bank notes
are at a di6coun... of 2j per.(itrit:,

7- -
The Bordeautx, mail arrived in Paris on Sunday
morning, but it%yought, neither letters nor journals
fr&m Madrid.

-We have received the. Paris papers of Sunday.
The Presse devotes no fess than five columns to
abuse of Englanchms4pe English alliance.
The Prince DE JOIsiiLLE left Paris on Christmas-
cifty for Havre,,:.and:emharked the next morning for
Cherbourg. lle w* r--shOwe'ver, obliged to put back,
in consequence dr-th*-iOitginess of the weather. The
Prince then proneedeal'olic;nfieur, and from thence to
Cherbourg, riments to be made
:With the new rdlkehhikti;,f--,the'Pomotie.
The Moniteurspubjlsl4a-hn:aecount of the imports
for the first eleyen otthe year,- The articles
cleared at the-S;t):filZulgo have given a sum of
141,643,385 f., bein antaihnhce on the corresponding
Period of the year beTort, which amounted to
139,311,736 E Thers,..hatleen an increase on almost
every kind of arti'aer.,:.--
A royal ordhiMee:iiilialished in
,the 21Ioniteur,
whereby the "bureau''`',of:kft is' opened for the im-
portation and exportation mfZgrainand'flour.
The Prefect
speech on Sattirftlivriefte,eleetion of the Chamber
of Commerce of iiii*rceheii 'le stated, that, according
o' the census '`s iktai,d4,:- the poidlation of the
capital, which w.lis:93fig_fir#J34l, now amounted to
1;053,907. -
The Constituitionfierffa's 'N.-MoWing on Spanish
affairs—

;, 4{4
, The Spanish :Ministry ,has -already met to draw up
'the Queen's speech at theopetiing of the, session. It has
'also been occupied. t.with thn-chnice of Ministerial candi-
dates for the funcitionedPiesjident of the two Chambers.
There appears .nsort of-aViili:l6,deprive the Marquis de
dMiraflores of his post as President of the Senate, as lie
has been reproached with'nring- into relations with
_some Members of the Opposition:- In the Chamber of
g
,Deputies it appears uitst Bravo Murillo will
',be put forward for the Presidtontship; an opponent will,
however, be found in the ranks of the Ministerial party,
as the Deputies devoted to Narvaez intend giving their
support to M. Castro, y Oroteo; who can also reckon on
the. votes of a cerfaill'.nuttiW.:of personal friends. The
candidate of the" Puritans' will, be M. Pacheco; and
'cif the Progressisjj3 Qtgglal.,Jvariste San. Miguel. The
Wing of rivalryqvlkioh exists between M. Murillo and
M. Castro y OroicOlk an_ additional proof of the want
of accord which exists-- in pia Spanish Cabinet, and
which must lead to, ft,'' speedy modification of it. The
Ministry had foil' inoineqta4Opted the idea of refusing
a passport to M. Olezega, tet prevent hii taking his seat
Cortes, kait-itgaee ivay before the scandal which
,it was feared such a stepdyquld cause. Another plan
was devised, which waii--to! some,pf the Deputies
'who were in favonr.oCtlicexclasion of M. Olozaga, and
Iget them to prcatilst'tO4riribrward a proposition to
`that effect, whelk,- 1,443 :Lifledo.lial returns were being
lverified. The Iliniatiy, aped in this may to get the
:man excluded without.;eausing-his direct proscription.
The result of the. 0)-qmrig titirft stop to This plan. The
,Progressists expeeted‘aktinost, to obtain forty votes in
the new Chamber, and.thk'Ministry did not think their
'number would be everrtnkiait The eletors, however,
!have sent aboutonel,hatindfect,Opposition Members, and
in addition all tlie eminent speakers of the Progressist
;party have been returned. -71‘he proposition to exclude
M. Olozaga would,-theFetore',Vive rise td a long discus-
.sion, in which the Miniksterial orators would not have the
best of it. The Nritilito would undoubtedly obtain the
,majority, but airilii'ilalAttst of an arbitrary measure
,would rest with Wl' tkfefore, probable that the
Ministry will not oall forth 'a", debate which would turn
to its own confuSion."='4-'1,4:

All the journals, will-lithe:exception of the Russian
Presse, express:Oltipalof the spirit exhibited
by all the London papers, without exception, in
peotesting against the usurpations of the Northern
PoWers. The National, in an exceedingly well
written article, proves that :the great ~ culprit is the
'Emperor Nicao.r.Asiand .14tat Austria and Prussia
are merely his vii4l7,:kt,:af,4, The Article in the
National, after !Raft* thitYANtenoLAs represents the
.barbarous idea of brute force, -which' he wishes to
reign paramount in the west of Europe, thus con-
cludes :—" He is 4m pro;, he cotrimands brute
'legions, he hohisaa,--bas4rauis the life ar the death of
515,000,000 of hicaiiiiitiltigsi'the unit? of empire is in
his person, he is:V;77:lrlzistapr, judge, executioner,
'and pontiff. '4o4ligk.eiali, has a Mission, he has
'given himself otif.itt'ill-Vi4iitsd—it is to:regenerate by
~any infusion of ~,cSisackz aubd:l the civilisation of the
;west, grown luxurigwnkporrupt. It is with him
then, above allizA6t ,vver:w4,ol come t 4 a strict ac-
piin.nt, and if this'iteiftiailiii"'fb:iVer is not checked in
it progress 0nte4040,-gehilitition will perhaps find
itself compelled to m l e the: etrOiCe which NAPOLEON
pmphecied at stilfelefiAit *Old one day be the fate
of Europe to, nlat-6-,4olltetkie Republican or Cos-
Sack." •z;•
The Council-G
,of ;the Bank of France has
just affixed its * 67:e iitt h_Cliie second half-year of
1846 at 79f. •;':
The French .Three: Dents, were exceedingly
fil:11 on Sunday..M*l risiiip de 1 Opera, at 801
9,6 c. buyers. 7,7 2:t:A

]ITJSINESS DONE-aN MRETIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON st'_m-aLNERANGEJ DECIMBER 28.
'Boulogne and Amiens, 15%--Great Indian Peninsular, %
Jain-aka South *iglitids: Luatembourg, %
Namur and Liege, 31,4-11Torthern of Frame Constituted,
)oOrleans and -.Xisoaqso+l,4—_,Paris and Lyons Con-
stituted, BIA Sa&trlerds; -491/2—Samtre and Meuse,
4%—West Flande% 3.•

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BA NKRUPWY.T-1-IIS---D AY.)
4*44.lk9DGEs.
To-day was aMih.t4kif.,Aelaring a d'tvidend, under
the estate of thisloinknotAillifr:was one of the directors
of 'the Tanquhar Slate .i«, 46 New South Wales.
Mr. Duncan iiiiiii*etipp„.fsellalf of a gentleman named
Wallis, who songfit-ifllitoye u debt of ' 1,660/. The
proof was tendefi4e44:a,,war,r,* of attorney given by
the bankrupt andi-.-the:'34lo-Pl;iiii-ectors. 4The facts are
these:—The coaihfuir.o4.4 'firmed in 1841, and the
capital to be raiae4-,sesesv4Alntpt. in 4,000 10/. shares.
ME:Wallis was iriffitKidßictr, *se sharefilo the amount
Of 850/., and alss4l44,4"iftillipaoney to:the extent of
1',5001., for whichlie.at. it- received promissory notes,
'which were afterw#ols-'givert,".4., the bankrupt and the
Other directors deilositint.thelasel of the mines, and
also giving a joint waiii-angVatiorney, on which judg-
Ipa4-4 had been eqeiell-.7ittlilTatil. on' which Mr. Wallis
KOnlaimed to prove.-agsiaaAhe separate- estate of the
present bankrupt V) t6e.epeßtNtli6.6o/., being for money
toCanced and
Ir. LUCAS, who:ltfipeai4fOic the assignees, opposed
tl
OW proof, on thwgrottnit4ho aludgment against the
ieeetors jointly et.441(.1 •nOtygfved• against the separate
Oatate, and said bold, in 1808, by Lord
Fldon, and that deciaionhatfizet been reversed.
:,be Learned OVltattifEefeereatkid .111 r. Duncan whe-
ther be could adagueet,,nYfteas4.ll support:'of the claim,
anticon being anaivofe4l4a-4e:negative, decided that the
proof Was
. 'Apother proof, roereLcaerell, the, Caine' creditor, to
prove on a note of hand for 1001. 'The note was made
payable " to ordernpaditAtita,Watended that under the
itatuto 5 Anne it ,AVairi- .net /provable. The question
being under .the consideration 6t the Court above, the
41aim was adjournia
.11.441,:thelaividend meeting. No
gixidend was declaro;-:j
A curious interrunlintmccutid in the course of the
proceedings by the
I.3rundei ofrgentleman *ho had mis-
t-akin the ease (nif-iitifikeri'eiofit when three or four
Gases' are coir.g on at.the iia9le,time, each being heard
piecemeal as puintsvrisq-,!andtittid that he.'must address
clle.Court, for he Colltdlkal;,,ip,a few words;, more to the
purpose than all theliagteenrliaid before. As he re-
filsed to confer with:ecantel_ otAtolicitor, it was some
time before it was disco-rxp;c11110 he had-mistaken the
Base. -

, GUILDI-I•ALL.—.(THIS DAY.)
Jezikin Ilawhes, 'ol,rher` in fl Owling-green-lane, was
'charged before Aldesrmap:-Str,c_tiapraan Marshall with
appearing in the streets itrfernahl clothes, and Matilda
iloddipgtou, who dAcriqedlierrielf as an " artist" (which
vial explained by tke.,;tinilpettiiih4-ns meaning posture-
malier), was placediat.tha!bar; with him, on a charge of
having in her posseiaion st,pareelv containing a bunch of
keys and a purse, ofiwhiclillintkaild give no satisfactory
.
aOcchint.
;Sergeant Coram,,9s, stated, that he. had often seen the
male prisoner in compapy, wiU, women of bad character
in Chkapside ; but asah drkssi appearance, and conduct
`he resembled them did,not suspect him
'of being a man ur.til -last eight, Alen he saw him in com-
pany with the female !SlP:fifer:id Little Britain. He
fdliowed them thq,,;:iyhtile: ty4 frqm that place to
'Sinithfield, having • -jliervett -tbnt his hand was by
- Al:leans like that:- ofr` ft ; and at length,
sispiCion having ,gro'N.ti4:,l6.epl'l:soliviction,, he took
him in charge. 40 appearedAurprised at the accu.
sation of being a nia7u, •and denied the charge stoutly,
but the woman said.:.-",coine';i it'a'*Of no use to deny it,
you know you aretf, Wittie4c -questioneds her as to
where she got the bundle,: and,not -being satisfied with
her answers, took heri-itiehtriLe.alao. On searching
Hawkes at the statioii,..Witasa Avail satisfied positively
aa to his sex, and he could [pier. deny it.
The prisoners said ihat,they bald been to a ball, and
that Hawkes had assnraed; ,tlxat itiTss "for fun." The
koirand purse were liikpiopeilY,i
;Th e--policeman said that,thisfeinale prisoner had stated
to, him, first that they.sweie her4property, and; after-
wiixds.that they belonged to' sibfether of hers.
:The worthy ALDEtwiii reitlanded both prisoners till
to=morrow, in order that inquirlei; might be made as to
their character and as to the truth of their statements
in defence.

EATII OF ANOTHER BRAV,E" SoLDIEn.---At Jed-
,burgh,., lately, died :Japes Hill, :aged 69 years, 32 of
wliieh he spent in the 4d Regiment of Foot. He shared
the dangers of eleven general pattlp; and sieges, besides
sliirmislies without number,- At Pampeluna he was the
fitst to rise on the sealing laddiTr to susprise the enemy.
, _

CLERKENWELL.—(THIS D .)
James lyre was charged with breaking into the house
of his employer, Mr.W. Hailes, and stealing, in conjur o-
tion with a person already in custody, named Shan!' y,
the sum of 2/. 195., in copper money, from the oft ce
desk.
It appeared from the statement of the constable, that
he saw the prisoner and Shanley get out of a cab on
Thursday last in Golden-lane, and perceiving the latter
to be carrying a large and weighty bundle, he followed
him into a coffee-house, when in the bundle was found
copper to the above amount tied up in cartridges. On
inquiry at Mr. Ilailes, it was ascertained that his house
had been broken into on the preceding night.
The prisoner was remanded till Friday.
William Todd was charged with stealing a watch, the
property of Mr. William Alford, of No. 17, Belitha-
terrace, Barnsbury-park, under the following circum-
stances :
The prosecutor stated that on last Wednesday the
prisoner came to his (Mr. Alford's) house, and stated
that he was directed by the landlord to call,
and make
some alterations in the locks of the doors and the bells,
and soon after he left ; the watch which had been bang-
ing in a room upstairs was missed.
The prisoner, in his defence, denied having been at
the house, and was remanded, in order that he might
bring evidence in support of his assertion.
John Wagstaff was charged with having stolen a_
pocket-book, containing bank notes to the amount of
30/., from the person of Mr. W. Shaw.
The prosecutor on Saturday went to a public-house
called the Rising Sun, in the New-road, to pay his ac-
count, having in his pocket-book at the time four 10/. notes,
one of which he gave to Mr. Savage, the landlord, and,
returned the remaining three into his side pocket. The
prisoner and a number of other cabmen who were pre'
sent began sparring. The prisoner pretended to flu!
against Mr. Shaw, and while that gentleman reeled
backwards thrust his hand into his pocket, took the
money, and ran off. He was taken the following day.
The notes have not been recovered.
The prisoner, who reserved his defence, was remanded.
in order that the police might have time for further in-
quiries as to the disposal of the money.

MARLBRO'-STREET.—(THIS DA •1
Charles Groves was charged with breaking.the lamP
Ogle-street. Said
belonging to the Refuge for the nouseless, le UPPer
the porter was called to the door last night about half-
the
ten by a loud knocking, where the prisoner
at stood
whether he had ever been in the house
'Upon being he asked
Goddart, clerk to the institution, said
to make application for admission.
soner said he had not, and was admitted; but after
and there
washing himself fig returned to the office,
complainant recognised him as having been in the housed
for six successive nights. The complainant exPlai, lamed
that the laws of the charity allowed to admit peelmei—
more than three nights, at the same time that devia-
tion was adopted where the extremity of the case rtei;
quired. They would have permitted the-prisoner.
gained adagesio
remain for the night, but that he had before, the pr
by falsehood, and was in a state of intoxication. T, hey,,
therefore put him out, and after that he broke the lain`
attached
prisoner then arraigned for an no
lt
one of the prisoners in a cell at the Clerk'assau
s-building
station, t. Giles's.
FredeSrick Bicknell said he had been locked up f?r,
being drunk ; and last night the prisoner being brae!
into the same cell, became very abusive to witness, the
was sleeping, and did not answer him ; whereupon tug
prisoner began to punch him severely in the face. .
a
Mr. LONG said the prisoner had seriously abusect,.n!
excellent charity. He sentenced the prisoner to fine
of 40s. or one months' imprisonment.

SOU TH WARK.—(T HIS 13°A Yi)urke,
houses, calling for liquor, refusing to pay,
Three ruffianly-looking fellows, named Oa,
public-
and Lange, were charged with entering several
disturbance. It appeared that on the previous night the
three defendants walked into a public-house in Webber-
street, and having called for and drank a pint of gins
refused to pay for it. The barman on insisting for par
to call fora
ment waa struck, and it was found necessary.
policeman, who in taking the defendants into custody
and creating a
was assaulted by them. At the station-housa their cri;
duct was described as violent in the extreme : and ..
was further stated that previously to the defendsnts
alled
at
!sl!
at the public-house in Webber-street, theyh alsoh
three others, where they had liquor, for wich ad
c they
refused to pay, on the ground that they were out of em-
ployment, and must be served free of expense.
much Mr. SECKER said that the defendants were very
payingmttg istrfaotre
mistaken if they supposed they were justified in entering
a man's house, calling for liquor, and drinking it w The
it th, e
nand
inflictedtlien finesassaultingo s .
House of
defend-
ants, who, in default, were committed to the
Correction.
Edward Smith, a stable-man, was charged with_
tiel:cll:aorn-ren
assaulting Mr. Thomas Phillips, who described himself
as private secretary to General Hay.
The complainant said that he came up from Chatham
on her Majesty's service, and went into a public-hoos7
in Blackfriars-road for the purpose of taking a glass °,
ale. While in the house the defendant came behina
him and knocked his hat over his eyes. He (complain'
ant) remonstrated against such a piece of impertinence,
and some high words having taken place, the defendant
struck him, and ho gave him into custody.
The landlord of the house wascalled,and be
Mr. ,
said that Phillips was in the habit of,larking
with the defendant whenever he came to the
house
; that he (the witness) had seen the com-
plainant strike defendant over the head with *
stick, and then say it was done in a joke. ilow-
ever, the defendant did not teem to relish such gJ• ke° '
and threatened to strike his assailant if ever he struck
him again ; and that on the preceding alternoon,lf
were
entered the room at the moment the pent"
scuffling together. The witness added that, la
opinion, the complainant was the aggressor in the &Al
stance, by making so free with the stable-men,Itil
playing off practical jokes.
e
The MAGISTRATE said if the complainant held tb
situation he described, and was in her Majesty's service*
he had much better have p hotroceeded on his business 060
to have entered the ale-house and commenced "
ing " with the defendant. As, however, an assault had
been proved, he should inflict a fine of sixpence on the
defendant.
The de'
complainant offered to the fine, but theit
fendant refused to allow him, pay saying
he could p5l '
himself.

rp Y.
assault O n e
wasof theb
r mostug
ht
before brutal
Mr. and B
g 137" eodu r cases
A.p nadiut
WORSHIP STREET.—(IIIISA2f
tion which it has for some time p been
asthe for am.l
duty to record. of 19'
ker,
Mr. Joseph Penman, a master cabinet-rol whose
stated that
lloxton Old-town, having .beell "ge
name
that yesterday afternoon the Przsoner, :pod
is Ilai'd/h and who was in his employ phis
at vv
itness's establishment and demanded loen-."
was
not due to him. Perceiving
that he had been e hiss
ing, witness remonstrated with him, and, takp'l3ifsoOe!
gently by the arm, advised hm to go hom
struck him a violent blow in the face. The seth' 16°11
e. which
ensued brought forward Mrs. Penman,
but the ill d
her on
had no sooner seen her, than he caught hold face.'
struck her with all his force several times in, "'..trucl‘
be also ~urder
until she dropped upon the floor, where
her, and, but for the arrival of a police-constable, r°
would most probably have been the result. m yin%
Mrs. Penman came forward, but upon her re--„%t
her veilda cry of horror pervaded the eourtt
feature in her face being visible; her chin, 'lose, chehet
and forehead, being one mass of bruises, and he:per to
eyes closed (although this, at first sight, may 01behlig
be somewhat coloured, it is nevertheless far from to the
so), and as it was evident that she could not get 'll be
witness-box, Mr. Bingham 'kindly desired her °had
handed
a seat, when she briefly corroborated 'Ol4
been betat. tlt ia
Mr. Bfore
sINGHAM— ed
This is so serious a matter all'
almost out of my power t dispose of it.
Mr. Penman here said tat he would leave the cage in
the magistrate's hands. _nb'
Mr. BINGHAm, alluding to Mrs. Penman's apPs— it
ing confinement said, that under those circumstattoe6oo
would perhaps be better for him to do so, and he 100 e
go as far as the law would permit him. Ho should 0,0
the prisoner for the assault upon the female 51., °Tnther
months' imprisonment, and 2/. for the assault °Pejo-,
husband, or one month's imprisonment, the see .01Nrit.
prisonment to commence after the termination of tile
(4100
The pi isoner, who is a savage, athletic-looklub
was, in default, locked up.

Z5(1,/
The will of the late Thomas Massa Alstila:,a es m'
has just been proved by his executors and :glees
H. Cannan, Esq.. of Tulse-hill • John Oxeoler-i: place`
estate
datAe lweaxaanrdaleureDd i
at 2es,,oofooLtanlosilsote.,;_":Blroo:.
Thihsenpeperhseownal ;
executed in the presence of three witnesses on
of November, three days before he expired. Ile u„- bio
to his son, Thomas Hicks Alsager, when of sg"' the
share in the Times newspaper ; in the raeanun3.eidrett
profits to be applied for the benefit of all his Dbl. in'
But if his said son should not arrive at that tig,e, 11„19rage
terest in the Times to be valued at six years n'e",rd ;
and to be offered to his nephew, Mr. John 0%,„ell to
and should he decline to purchase, then to be one most
any one of the proprietors of the paper, or sold, sell bi'
advantageous to the estate. The trustees to sell agod
real estate, and leaves to each of his executors 50V:011
appoints them guardians of his children. Bequeat'"'"st
his personal estate to his daughters, equally nole
them. His age was 67. lreS°
FUNERAL OF THE LATE COUNT POLLON.--- ch•
terday forenoon the mortal remains of this 01,100
lamented nobleman were interred at IConsel-g
Cemetery. Shortly before nine o'clock the Bes%tlye
O'Connor, chaplain to the Sardinian EmbessY, re
N
Roman Catholic form of funeral service over the O
at the residence of deceased, in Lower Grosvenor-alas
and at about ten o'clock the cortege, consisting 01 11
hearse, eight mourning coaches, and his Excellooofolv,
private carriage, moved towards the place ,he
destination. The attendants merely comprised :b0
Marquis do Valancinno, Secretary to the Legation' "tb,
Baron de Cetto, the Bavarian Minister, Benjamin 131316
Esq., Governor of the Bank of England, and J. Who.
Esq. (executors to the will of the deceased), ezo• ns,
Count Pollon, it may be stated, was, by recent cretoelvd
a Knight of the Order of St. Maurice, in Belgium' ding
Major-General in the Sardinian army. His sur.l%••
brother, who inherits the title, and who is liberal' the
pected to arrive in this country, holds an office
Royal Household at Turin. The mother of the dee—
andhe a siArchdeacster are also liviofn Tonry Derby has been conferreg;
the Rev. T. K. Hill, RD., Vicar of Chesterfield. .1. to
reverend gentleman has also been appointed checitidot
the Right Rev. Walter Shirley, D.D., BishoP
and Man, formerly Archdeacon of Derby.

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