The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-20 00:00:00

THE SALE AT STOWE.

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BUCKINGHAM, SEPT. 19.—The sale of the furniture of
the Grenville rooms was proceeded with yesterday, at
Stowe, Mr. Edward Manson officiating.
There was a very good attendance of buyers, and ex-
cellent prices were obtained for most of the lots. The
one calling for remark was thus described in the cata-

logue:—
" Lot 1,637. A needlework screen, a stool, and a foot-
stool." This needlework screen, Mr. Manson took occa-
sion to remind his audience, was formed of a portion of
the celebrated Peg Woffington's petticoat. It was pre-
sented by herself to the Beefsteak Club, of which Peg
was the only female member ever admitted. It passed,
with a number of portraits, into the possession of Earl
Nugent, the original president, of the club, immortalised
as the Lord Clare of Goldsmith. This curious relic ex-
cited very little interest, and Mr. Manson's eloquence
was thrown away, the lot having been knocked dawn to
Mr. Walesby, of Northampton, for 21.
The sale has been continued to-day, the furniture of
the Temple Rooms forming the principal attraction.
None of the lots, however, were of sufficient importance
to call for any remark.
The proceeds of each day have averaged 4501.
On Thursday the sale will be of a more interesting
character.

THE CHELTENHAM ELECTION.
It will be remembered that at the late election for
Cheltenham, Mr. Craven Berkeley, who was unseated
at the previous election by the decision of a Committee
of the IL .use of Commons, of which Sir William Clay
was chairman, applied some offensive epithets to that
Committee. The following correspondence has taken
place on the subject
"The Queen's Hotel, Cheltenham, Sept. 9.
" Sir,—Though I cannot divest myself of the convic-
tion that the decision of the Committee was erroneous,
unsupported by evidence, and that, in consequence, I
was unjustly deprived of my seat for Cheltenham, and
in this conviction I am supported by the opinions of
more competent persons than myself, I am nevertheless
bound to state that under the influence of excited feel-
ings I made use of observations and expressions touch-
ing yourself which my cooler judgment totally disap-
proves of. These I lSog, therefore, completely to with-
draw, and to tender you my sincere apologies for having
given utterance to them.—l have the honour to be your
obedient servant,

" CRAVEN F. BERKELEY.
To Roundell Palmer, Esq., &c.
" F.S. You are at liberty to make what use you please
of this communication; I have forwarded Lord Palmer-
ston a copy, accompanied by the enclosed note."
" Killin, Loch Tay, Sept. 15.
" Sir,—Being on a tour in Scotland, I did not receive
your letter of the 9th inst., until after post-time yesterday.
" I have much pleasure in assuring you that I accept
with, tharks your- handsome and gentlemanlike retracta-
tion of expriotiii 'iv-hie', lam satisfied you would not
have used except under the influence of a temporary
excitement of feeling, and which from this moment will
be entirely dismissed from my mind.
" As I consider your letter no less honourable to your-
self than satisfactory to me, I shall not hesitate to use
the permission you give me to make it public, together
with this reply.—l remain, Sir, your very obedient
servant, " ROUNDELL PALMER.
" The Hon. C. F. Berkeley."
A precisely similar letter having been addressed by
Mr. Berkeley to Sir William Clay,
William's answer:— the following is Sir
" Sir,—l have the honour to acknowledge the receipt
of your letter of yesterday's date, and can have no hesi-
tation in stating to you in reply that I consider it a full
reparation for the observations and expressions to which
it refers.
" I willingly admit that the position in which you
and the
were placed by the decision of the Committee,
circumstances under which you spoke when the ob-
servations in question were made, were both of a cha-
racter to produce not unnaturally much excitement of
feeling on your part; and as you now state, with an
explicitness that does you honour, that in your cooler
judgment you regret and disavow the expressions of
which, under the influence of that excitement, you were
tempted to make use, you may rest assured I shall think
of them no more—they will henceforth be to rae as if
they had never been uttered.
" I abstain from any remark on the opinion you ex-
press upon the merits of the decision of the Committee,
the rather that I perceive that it is your intention to
bring that decision by petition under the consideration
of the House of Commons; but I may state, without
impropriety, that the result of a review of the whole
case, as brought out in evidence, was to create in the
mind of, I believe, every member of the Committee, re-
gret at the decision which they yet felt—and as I think
rightly felt—they had no alternative but to adopt.
" I have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant,
" W. CLAY."

PENITENT FEMALES RErUGE.—Yesterday the
nineteenth annual meeting of the friends of the above
institution took place at the asylum, Cambridge-heath,
Hackney. Mr. J. Dobie in the chair. The secretary
read the report, from which it appeared that the income
of the charity for the past year amounted to 1,4971. 18s.
4d., showing an increase on the previous year of 1451.
Ss. Bd. This addition to their income had enabled the
managers to increase the number of inmates to the
fullest extent which the size of the present building oc-
cupied by the charity permitted. They contemplated,
however, either building or purchasing more commodious
premises, and it was stated that a sum of 3004 had been
already invested in the funds, which it was intended
to devote to that purpose. The report further
set forth that since the formation of the society 945
females had been admitted, and that in the past year 49
had been received, who, with 31 left in the asylum at
the period when the last annual report was made, make
80 persons who have been on the foundation of the
charity during the last twelve months. Of these 25 had
lost both parents, and 30 bad only one parent living ;
and of the entire number only 26 were above 20 years
of age. Of the 80 females who were received into the
house, 14 were placed in situations, 15 were reconciled
and restored to their friends, 2 left at their own request,
1 was dismissed for bad conduct, and 1 died. 'I he report
having been adopted, a committee of management for the
ensuing year, and a ladies' visiting committee, were ap-
pointed, and the meeting separated.
MONEY MARKET.—The premium on gold at Paris
is 10; per mille, which, at the English Mint price of
3/. 17s. 101 d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an ex.
change of 25.41; and the exchange at Paris on London
at short being 25 35, it follows that gold is 0.24 per
cent, dearer in Paris than in London. By adeices from
iHamburgh the price of gold is 4361 per mark, which, at
the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 100. per ounce for
standard gold, gives an exchange of 13.10 i; and the
exchange at Hamburgh on London at short being 13.101,
it follows that gold is 0.23 per cent. dearer in Hamburgh
than in London.
On Saturday night, the police made a descent into
the tapis-francs, near the environs of the ladles, and ar-
rested a great many repris de justice, and men who could
not give a good account of theNtielvos,—Galignani.