The Sun.
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THE SUN, LONDON,
_TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 18, 1846.

hoped the Hon. Gentleman would he persuaded to lay it on I
the table, that he (Sir t. harles Napier) might speak to it in
answer. Such proceeding was most indecorous in his opinion,
and he felt it the more that it was a matter on which he was
most anxious. He considered the whole affair was scandalous;
the officers had been tricked ; they had been written to, and
many of them had sent in their names, saying they would
accept of the retirement ; the plan was rejected, and
the names were kept up in the Admiralty—kept
up there as a rod over their heads. The conse-
quence to these officers would be, that they would never
get employment, for whenever they applied the Lord of the
Admiralty would refer to the said list, and his observation
would be, " Oh, why here I have this man's name down for
retirement, and yet he asks to be employed." In his opinion,
the whole proceeding had been most reprehensible and most
scandalous. The present plan, he said, was that the first 100
old captains should retire, if they thought proper, on 25r. a day.
How inconsistent this was l the plan was, if they would take it,
255. a-day, and the hope of rear-admiral. But then if 10 only
took it, and though that was an extreme supposition, yet it
might oecur, if 10 only took it, why, then, only 10 would retire,
and that would be the working of their plan. The next 200
on the 14s. 6d and the 10s. 6d7 list, if they took it, retired on
IL and 185. a day; and many, he had no doubtewould accept it;
they would retire as captains, only they could never rise higher
than 360/. a year, and might obtain promotion to rear-admiral,
which they might have got in the natural way. This he con-
sidered to be injustice, if all the 100 got to be rear-admiral
and 460/. a-yeer. The plan which he (Sir Charles Napier)
would suggest would be the following. He supposed
that the Government gave all the officers, within the first 100,
460/. a-year, which he thought was only fair; and for this
reason, because if one officer would get to be rear. admiral in
the course of five years, be had a right to the 4614. ; this,
then. gave all at the top of the list the same privilege of re-
ceiving the 460/. If 60 or 70 took it, he did not see why
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was another objection which he had to this plan, an insur-
mountable objection, an objection which he would never yield
while he sat in Parliament. It was that the adoption of the
plan would be forcing the of to go on the retiring list ;
and the oldest officers were allowed to ask employment till
they were black in the face—(Laughter)—but in vain; they
were forcing the oldest officers on the list—Captain Gordon,
for example. At present the oldest officer, and very soon his
Hon. Friend opposite (Captain Pechell) would be affected in
the same ixay; to accept of the retirement—to accept it in spite
of their teeth.—(Leughter.) That was the very practice
which the Duke of Wellington, at the head of a Commission,
had done away. That Commission brought back many from the
retired list, and gave them employment. The present proposal
was to undo all that the Commission had done. It put a man
on the retired list—yes, and more, it put a dot against his name,
to the effect that he coule never be employed again. Why,
there was a friend of his, still but a you .g man—he was a
younger man than he (Sir C. Napier) was—(Laughter)—but
he had been asking employment for the last thirty years—
( Laughter)—yet it was in vain. He said the Government
positively disgraced a man by the plan proposed—the plan
which the Honourable Gentleman opposite kept very snug
in his pocket ; he thought it was most degrading. But,
again, while the sum of 30 0004 was being given by the
country, the House ought to have an assurance as to the
number of those who were to be promoted. The plan which
had been pursued was most irregular. In 1830 it was ar-
ranged to be one promotion in three. What, he asked, should
the House and the country understand by that ? Why, that it
would be religiously observed. But what was the fact? Why,
instead of one in three, it was three in one. Every man who
distingui bed himself was made the one in three ; that one in
hree promotion was given as the private patronage of the First
Lord of the Admiralty. The First Lord of the Admiralty
monopolised all the patronage. A friend made a call upon him;
the First Lord of the Admiralty went to his board,
" Gentlemen," he said, " I have a pressing case ; my
own patronage is up, let us make it a special case."
The list, he said, would show what he said ; but let
them only compare the list of 1830 with that of 1846, and
the House ought to be satisfied how this was to be settled. He
thought that 15 admirals arid 15 captains dying during, the year,
the 30 ought to cover the year's promotions. He said that one-
half of the vacancies that occurred would he on the com-
mander's list, and one-half on the lieutenant's list, which would
give the First Lord of the Admiralty more patronage than any
First Lord had ever had who had been there. The conse-
quence of the plan pursued at present, was that the
service wes in an inefficient state ; their cemmanders
were old, and their captains were old, and they
could not get lieutenants sufficient for the service.
He hoped th • late motions on flogging in the army and in the
navy would have the effect of directing attention to the state of
the navy. He hoped the Government would follow the ex-
ample of a private merchant, who had a fleet of twenty-two
ships, and had established a seamen's home for his men, and he
found it most economical after all. He (Sir C. Napier) did not
see if it was most economical for a private merchant to provide
for the comfort of his men, why it should not be so for a Goverc-
ment. He hoped the Government would adopt a different system;
would improve the men's pay, and would desist from paying off
the ship's crew when she came home.
Mr. HUME said he had called the attention of the House
to the abuses in the navy, and at that time he found,
for every captain employed there were seven relays, and an
equal proportion for each commander.—(Hear, hear.)
This was not a system of retirement, but of patronage. If
returns were laid upon the table of the House, they would find
that the navy was solely kept up as a means of bestowing pa-
tronage. 'I he Hon. Member proceeded to read extracts, to
show that many were placed on the retired list, and on the
promotion list, who had never served. The House of Com-
mons should not permit a superannuation to be made unless they
had a list. made out agreeable to these returns. It appeared,
from the returns printed in 1835, that the actual service per-
formed by 635 captains was only a period of four years. Now
they wanted, at the present time, to put 200 of these
men on the retired pension list. Out of 1,188 com-
manders in the navy, 492 never served a day as
a commander, and 102 only served one year; leaving a
balance of 594 who never served at all. For every officer
in service there were six who could not get employed,
and thus, when vacancies were required, they were obliged to
pension off some and promote others. This was a system
which could not be allowed to continue.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that a
great many things in the system might be altered and mtxli-
Sed, but the Government were in office too short a time to
be able at the present moment to give it the attention which
they desired. The present system owed its origin to the
enormous number of officers who were employed during the war.

Mr. HUME—That is the old story.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—It may be
the old story, but that does not make it the less true ; and it
has been found that it was impossible not to place them in
such a position which they deserved, and so much merited.
Hence arose the over-stocking of the navy ; and the men who
at present served would not continue to do so unless
they had some hope of some reward, particularly
as the pay of the Admiralty was not as liberal
as he considered it ought to be. Though brought up in the
school of the Honourable Member for. Montrose, he had ever
advocated an increase of pay to officers in active service.
Mr. CORRY was very glad that the Admiralty had taken
up the question, as it gave great promise that a wholesome re-
form would take place in the present system,
Admiral DUNDAS hoped the Hon. Member for Montrose
would not oppose the vote. He considered the plan submitted
was necessary for the efficiency of tr:e service.
Mr. WILLIAMS thought they would not effect any good
until they had cleared out all the old captains; but to do that
they ought to have a properly digested plan of retirement.
He could not consent to the vote merely because the Govern-
ment, asked fir the money, but they ought to lay dawn a plan
before they asked the House to agree to the vote. He would
certainly divide the House on the question
Mr. GOULBURN hoped the Hon. Member would not
divide the Committee on the question. He considered it was
impossible to bring any definite plan before the House upon a
mere conditional arrangement, which depended on the accept-
ance of the officers who e retirement was desired, in order to
give it effect. He trusted the Hon. Gentleman would allow
the vote to go on the responsibility of the Government.
Captain BERKELEY said that the object of the Govern-
ment was to make the list of admirals progressively effective,
and it was for that purpose this vote was proposed.
Captain PECHELL complimented the late Chancellor of
the Exchequer on the speech he had made. It had made him
sorry that the flight Hon. Gentleman had gone over to the
other side of the Ilouse. He complained, however, that the
plan propose was not clear and intelligible; and, although the
Hon. Member for Hertford had stated how the plan affected the
145., the 125., and the 10s. 6d. list, he did not state how it affected
other officers in the service. These points were unexplained
and they could never have confidence in the arrangement until
this was done. On the other side of the House, it was pro-
posed to retire 300 officers, but on that side of the House it
was proposed to retire 200; and if he were to give
his opinion on the two plans, he would admit that
his bias was in favour of his friends below him.
He thought, in the absence of any plans, the Hon. Member for
Coventry was justified in pursuing any course calculated to
throw light upon the subject. The public wanted to know
what the Government plan was, and would not be satisfied till
they were put in posssession of that information.
Mr. COWPER supported the vote, and in doing so said be
should be happy to communicate the plan of the Admiralty to
the Hon. and Gallant Member privately.—(Hear, hear. )
After a few words from Captain Pechell, the Chancellor of
the Exchequer, Sir Charles Napier, and Admiral Dundas,
Mr. HUNIE said, if captains were to be bribed to retire,
he could see no reason why officers of a tower grade should not
enjoy the same privilege.
After a few words from Captain PLUAIRIDGE,
Captain PECHELL said that with the Hon. and Gallant
Mensber,he agreed that the retiring officers should be better re-
munerated, but he had very great objections to the plan of
giving a different amount of remuneration to different officers.
Mr. WILLIAMS said he had intended taking the sense of
the House on this question, but considering the present state
of the House, he would not persist in bringing the House to a
division.—( Hear, hear.) He would, however, bring forward
the subject on some future occasion.
The vote was agreed to.
After which the House resumed.
The CHAIRMAN reported progress, and the report was
ordered to be brought up to-morrow.
The Miscellaneous Estimates then went through Committee
and the report was ordered to be brought up to-morrow.
SPIRIT LICENSES AND DUTIES BILL.
This Bill, with some amendments, was read a third time
and passed.
NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT BILL.

..._ .. ...
This Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be com
mitted to-morrow.
HOUSE OF COMMONS OFFICERS BILL.

This Bill was read a third time, and passed.
INCOME-TAX DEDUCTION BILL.
The Howe then resolved itself into a Committee en this Bill.
Mr. 3. COLLETT wished to know, from the Chancellor of
the Exchequer, what was the object of this Bill ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that
there sere certain officers in the Court of Chancery who had
hitherto not been liable to the payment of the income tax, and
this was to make them pay.—( Laughter. )
The clauses were agreed to, the House resumed, and the
Bill WPS ordered to be read a third time to-morrow.
COURT OF EXCHEQUER (IRELAND) BILL.

The Bill went through Committee, and was ordered to be
read a third time tomorrow.
CUSTOMS BILL (No. 2.)
This Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be com-
mitted to morrow.
DISTRICT LUNATIC ASYLUNIS' (IRE:LAIN-I)) BILL.
On the order of the day far the House resolving itself into
Committee on this Bill,
Captain LAY A RD proposed a question to the Government.
In reply to which,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the
salary had been settled by the late Government, but he would
be happy to consider the case.
Mr. J. O'CONNELL was happy to hear the Right Hon.
Gentleman say so.
After a few words from Mr. WAKLEY on the Haydock
Asylum, the House went into Committee on the Bill, the
clauses of which were read and agreed to.
The report WU ordered to be brought up to-morrow.

The House then resumed.
The Contagious Diseases Prevention Bill, and the Turnpike
Roads (Ireland) Bill were read a third time and passed.
The Tithe Amendment 13111 was read a second time and or-
dered to be committed.
RATEABLE PROPERTY (IRELAND) BILL.
The report on this Bill was brought up and agreed to.
SMALL DEBTS BILL.

The House went into Committee on this Bill, the clauses
of which were agreed to.

MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS BILL.

Sir GEORGE GREY said that the profession did not ap-
prove of this Bill, and it would only be fair to give them an
opportunity of discussing it.
Mr. WAKLEY said he would be content to go into Com-
mittee, pro fivina, and to take the further consideration of the
Bill on Friday next.
PAWNBROKERS' ACT.
Mr. WAKLEY obtained leave to bring in a Bill, amend-
ing the Pawnbrokers' Act.
THE ECCLESIASTICAL PATRONAGE BILL

was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on
Thursday next.
EJECTMENTS (IRELAND) BILL.
This Bill was read a third time and passed.
MARRIAGES (IRELAND) BILL.
, . .

This Bill was also read a third time and -passed.
The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the
House adjourned at Half past Twelve o'clock.

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ANTI-SLAVERY LEAGUE.
A public meeting of the friends of this association was
held yesterday evening, at the Crown and Anchor Tavern,
Straw.

George Thompson, Esq, was called to the chair, and was
supported by J. Houghton, Esq., W. Howitt, Esq., Rev. Dr.
Thompson, Henry Vincent, Mr. Frederick Douglas (the
fugitive slave), henry Colman, Esq. (United States), B.
Smith, Esq., &c.

The Cunitotss said it was his duty to thank them, in the
first place, for the honour they had conferred upon him, and
to state that he should be as brief as possible. A few words
would be sufficient to state the circumstances which led to
the present meeting. At a meeting held some time ago it
was unanimously agreed to invite Mr: Garrison over to this
country, which was accepted by that gentleman. A few
friends met him on his arrival in this room, where a meeting
took place last Monday, at which it was agreed to form an
anti-slavery league, to sympathise with those in the bondage
of slavery, and to unite with the abolitionists who were en-
deavouring to do away with slavery. He would take leave
to read the preamble upon which this league was formed. It
was as follows:

" Whereas there are, in the United States of America, three
millions of the human race held in chains and slavery by a
power which sacrilegiously usurps the proprietaryright of the
Creator; whereas these three millions of slaves in their utter
helplessness and degradation, make their appeal to the friends
of humanity throughout the world; and whereas the cause
of humanity is not bounded by country or clime, nor moral
obligations and duties circumscribed by geographical limita-
tions or governmental restrictions; and whereas the God of
the oppressed, who hath never left himself without witness,
hath raised up for the slave population of the United States
friends who are nobly and faithfully struggling to obtain
liberty for the captive by the prosecution of moral and peace-
ful measures ;

-"
Therefore we, the undersigned, desirous of showing our
'remembrance of those in bonds, as bound with them,' and
believing that we can essentially serve the cause of those in
bondage by acting with the uncompromising abolitionists
who compose the American Anti-Slavery Society,' do form
ourselves into an association, to be called the Anti-Slavery
League,' based upon the following principles :
" Art. 1. That slave-holding is, under all circumstances,
a sin of the deepest dye, and ought to be immediately aban-
doned.

" Art. 2. That the members of this League shall consist of
all persons subscribing to the foregoing principles, withoutre-
spect of country, complexion, religious or political creeds.
" Art. 3. That the sole object of this League shall be the
overthrow, by means exclusively moral and peaceful, of
slavery in every land. but with special reference to the system
n!,sv existing in the United States."
It was resolved to adopt the practice of another League, which
had been successful—to circulate this preamble, and to enrol
members, who would be furnished with cards at a shilling a

head.—(Cheers.) They would be addressed by Mr. Garri-
son, who was the head of the society for the abolition of
slavery in the United States. This gentleman had been one
of the earliest and most uncompromising advocates of the
cause he had espoused. He had published a newspaper in
the United States, in which he warmly advocated the rights
of the slave to perfect freedom; and lie had even suffered im-
prisonment for the fearless assertion of his principles.—
(Hear.) (Mr. Thompson here read an extract from a news-
paper published by Mr. Garrison, asserting his principles.)
Since that period no change had taken place in those principles
in the mind of Mr. Garrison. They would be addressed
also by the' other gentlemen connected with this cause,
amongst the rest by Mr. Douglas, who had himself been a
slave, but who not only emancipated himself from the horrors
of slavery, but also from the darkness and degradation that
invariably attend the accursed system of slavery.—(Hear,
hear.) He was near omitting to mention one circumstance,
namely, a meeting that was held at Boston by the black
population, expressing their approval of Mr. Garrison's in-
tention of visiting Scotland, their gratitude for his past ser-
vices, and confidence in his future conduct.
Mr. J. HOUGHTON, of Dublin, proposed the first resolu-
tion, to the effect that they should extend the hand of
friendship to Mr. Garrison, to Frederick Douglas, and Mr.
H. Wright. He said the ladies could do much towards
assisting the object of the meeting by donations
towards the bazaars which were to be held in
support of the same. He would not trouble them
with any further observations, but though he might not be
of much importance there, he had endeavoured to render
them some assistance, and which he would continue to do
in his own locality. He would conclude by proposing the
resolution.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. W. LovErr seconded the resolution.
The Rev. Mr. HOUGHTON said, he was not prepared to
give his assent to the resolution then propose#, however he
sympathised with the slaves. He did not wish it to be un-
derstood that he would oppose the resolution, but merely
that it should be recorded that the resolution did not pass
unanimously, lout nemine contrwlicente. •
The resolution was put and carried amid loud cheers, there
being but five dissentients.
Mr. HENRY WRIGHT said there were three millions of
slaves in the United States, who, to all intents and purposes,
were personal chattels. That was the principle of American
slavery, and no matter who was a slaveholder, he pro-
nounced him to be a villain.—(Cheers.) They should under-
stand that by this system a slave was prevented from enter-
ing into marriage or any civil contract, he was not permitted
to learn the alphabet, and whatever injury he might sustain,
as he could not be heard in a court of justice, he could ob-
tain no redress unless his case were taken up by a white
man.—(Groans.) Notwithstanding this, what had oc-
curred ? In the year 1794, in the General Assembly
of the Presbyterian Church in America, of which Dr.
Cox was the moderator, it was adopted as a
portion of their discipline, that every man who was in any
way concerned in bringing one of the human race into
slavery, or retaining him in it, or who kept slaves, or who
possessed slaves, was guilty of the worst crimes, and one of
the basest sinners.—(gear, hear.) Now, it would be
naturally supposed that that assembly would not admit such
persons into their church ; but they did. The entire General
Assembly became at last so full of these men, "guilty of the
highest crimes, the basest of sinners," that in 1816 they
came to the determination of blotting out this testimony
from their records, and in 1818 they put upon record that
which was not against slaveholders, but against the system.
Now here was miserable sophistry. Why there was not one
of the slaveholders who would not denounce slavery.
It was easy to transfer your horror from the stripes on
the back of the slaves to slavery in the abstract.
The negro was separated from the rest of the congregation in
the churches and chapels, and the place allotted to them was
called opprobiously the "Jim Crow pew." The speaker here
read a letter from a Presbyterian clergyman on this subject
in confirmation of his assertion. This was the practice of
the Dpiscopalian Church, as well as thePresbyteriau Church.
That was the case in every church except the Roman
Catholic, where there was no " negro pew."—(Cheers.) The
speaker here read several other published letters, extracts
from newspapers, ke., to the same effect, and to show that
the black slave was treated with, not only perfect indiffer-
ence, but with the greatest barbarity, and this, too, by some
of the professors of religion.—(Groans.) He trusted that
the time would come when the slaveholder would find this
country too hot for him.—(Loud cheers.) Before con-
cluding, lie would state that the interests of this country
were intimately bound up in the cause of American slavery.
—(hear, hear.) He would now read the resolution, which
was to the effect " That they regarded with feelings of pro-
found sorrow and humiliation the state of the American
churches in relation to the question of slavery, and would
earnestly implore the various religious denominations to dis-
charge in all Christian fidelity the duty of admonishing those
professed Christians in America who practice it in anywise—.
plead for the extinction of the foul abomination in their
midst—who reduce the image of God to the condition of a
chattel and a brute, and condemn to ignorance and perpetual
bondage those for whom Christ died."— (Cheers.)
Mr. GARRISON seconded the resolution in a very eloquent
address, in which he enforced the arguments of the preceding
speakers, and gave a vivid picture of the horrors
of slavery. He contended that America could not be
called a Christian country, but might be well designated
a bloodhound country. Bloodhounds were very useful in
that country, as would be shown from the letters he would
take the liberty of reading to the meeting.—(The.speaker
then read those letters, which fully bore out his statement,
and also read an advertisement, announcing that some cele-
brated negro-hounds, bloodhounds were ready for sale.)
What a horrible thing was this. Blood-hounds following
those made in the image of God, who were guilty of no crime
but merely endeavoured to obtain freedom, the boon they
had derived from Him as their birth-right. The poor slaves
found a shelter even among the savages of the wilderness.—
(Mr. Garrison read several other extracts of a similar nature,
and ctohnestein, hutedere He was sorry to find that, notwithstanding
all were some apologists for the slaveowners
in this country. Ile never had degraded himself
avtearY was or was not a
ble question.—(Hear, hear.)
caSrsoi nmitee°,ll.soa, 15,000 of argue whether
awtshhonesoteht a
leVrhodshelbaa d been slaves had taken refuge
in that asylum where the British flag of freedom floated—
Canada.—(Cheers.) He stood there as the representative of
the society for the abolition of slavery in America. That in-
stitution had not swerved from its principles, but they had to
ci_against them the vilest calumnies.
These he, on the part of the societples becomeand the most venomous of their left the ranks of the
opponents, and hurled
encounter difficulties which they did not expect. They had
to contend against a church which countenanced that slavery,
and many, rather than _relinquish their pro-slavery church,
society. These,
Y, denied, for, though
individual members of their institution might en-
tertain certain views on religion, or on • politics,
their official documents contained nothing of that nature.
They certainly said that they would not support a pro-
slavery church, for they contended that it was not, could not
their
too,prin had
be a church of Christ.—(Hear, hear.) The present position
of the society was a vital one, for they had come to the last
point, namely—in contact with Government in the United
States. Now they could not agree in the constitution that
still retained a particle of slavery. In this point they were
revolutionists, and would endeavour to effect their object by
moral means. He trusted that they would not send any
more delegations over to America, for there was too much of
divinity and too little of common humanity amongst them.
They had all, whether Quaker, Methodist, or Presbyterian
bowed their knees at the altar of Baal.—(Hear,
hear.) If preserved from their English friends of this
description, they would protect themselves from their southern
enemies.—(Hear, hear, and laughter.) He contended that
they were all bound, as a matter of self-interest, to do away
with slavery, for even their fellow-subjects were liable to
undergo the horrors of slavery. He called on the people of
this country to demand of their Government to compel the
Government of the United. States to do away with this foul
blot on humanity.—(Loud cheers.)
The CHATIniAN then put the resolution, which was carried
by a large majority.
Mr. F. DonGLAs then addressed the meeting, and con-
tended that the members of the Evangelical Alliance were
the greatest opponents of the anti-slavery movement. He
denied altogether the statements made by members
of that body at the late temperance convention, and

deprecated, in strong terms, the conduct of the
ministers of the Free Church of Scotland in America towards
the coloured population, which he described as being of a
most anti-Christian nature, and concluded a most humorous
and eloquent address by proposing a resolution in conformity
with his observations.

The resolution was seconded and carried.
Mr. COLLIER, from New York, here made a few observa-
tions, in which he dissented from the views of the meeting,
and denied the right of the people of this country to interfere
with the social institutions of the United States.

The following resolution was then proposed, seconded, and
carried :—" That the existence of slavery in the United States
has strengthened the cause of despotism throughout the
world; and that this meeting earnestly appeals to the people
of America to be faithful to their own declaration of rights,
and to decree upon this horrible sin, that despots may no longer
be able to point to America as a proof of the failure of de-
mocracy, and thus avert attention from the discussion of
principles which are ultimately to establish a democratic
freedom in all countries."—(Cheers.)
A vote of thanks was then given to, and acknowledged by,
the Chairman, after which the meeting separated.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
JUDGES' CHAMBERS, August 17.
(Before Chief Baron Po',tom.)
THE LATE FATAL. CJLLISION ON TILE EASTERN COUNTIES

Oldfield on these charges. Forgery had been committed,
and the Judges had informed her, if such was the ease, she
could apply to these Courts and they would take the proper
steps for doing justice to all parties. She had applied at the
Mansion House and they bad referred her to this Court
Alderman Wool+ said he thought thht the Act under which
applicant applied had been repealed during the reign of
either George IV., or William IV., but on looking over the
various Acts of Parliament, no such clause could be found.
Mrs. Cobbett observed that Oldfield was quite willing to
compromise with them and let her husband out, if lie would
stay all further proceedings, but they were determined cot
to do so. •

Alderman WOOD said, from the letter he had read from
Mr. Cobbett, he was of opinion that Oldfield was iu the
relationship of a confidential steward. with the late Mr.
Cobbett.

Mrs. Cobbett urged that Mr. Oldfield had committed
forgery, and that he was, and had been, enjoying their
property to the amount of nearly 25,000/. for the last seven
years.

Alderman WOOD was of opinion that it would be highly
indecorous for a magistrate to interfere with the proceedings
of a superior Court. The question of forgery had been
mooted in the Court of Chancery, and instead of its being
thought a case of forgery, the decision was quite the reverse.
Under these circumstances he could not accede to the appli-
cant's request.
The parties then left the Court.
SOUTHWARK.
_ _ _

Yesterday, Mrs. Cebbett, the wife of one of the sons of
the late W. Cobbett, made an application for a warrant
against a person who had been formerly in her husband's
service. She said that her husband, Mr. Cobbett, had now
been an inmate of the Queen's Bench prison for the last
seven years, arising out of a Chancery proceeding, in which
there was pending a suit to the amount of 22,000/. ; that
the individual against whom she made the present complaint •
had obtained employment under her husband's father by means
of a fictitious character, and that principally through his
means they had been defrauded of property to the above
amount, which they ought to be enjoying now, Instead of
Mr. Cobbett liagering for a period of seven years within the
walls of a gaol. That her husband was justly entitled to
the property there was no doubt upon earth ; but by the
proceedings adopted by the Court of Chancery they were
kept out of it, and they had no hope of redress from that
quarter. Her object in making the present application was
to ascertain if they could not have some redress at this court
against the man who had, by means of false pretences, ob-
tained employment in her husband's service, and who, by
artifice and chicanery, was the cause of producing such
misfortune amongst the members, of his family.
Mr. CorriNGlfAst inquired how long ago it was that the
party against whom the alleged complaint was preferred had
acted in the manner described P—The reply was that it was
now about ten years ago, and that she was induced to make
the present application owing to a case of a similar nature
having been brought under the notice a short time since ( f
the Lord Mayor, and in Which the applicant had redress.
Mr. Cormidathist said that he regretted to hear of the
present situation of the applicant's husband, but that toe long
a period had been suffered to elapse to take proceedings
against the party of whom she complained. But with respect
to the proceedings in the Court of Chancery, of course he
could not offer any opinion or advice.
The applicant stated, that if her husband consented to
give an undertaking not to proceed further in the suit for
the recovery of his property he would be liberated to-mor-
row. This, however, he would not consent to do, and ulti-
mately, from the justice of his claim, expected to recover his
property. The applicant having thanked the Magistrate
then withdrew.

GREENIKICH.
Yesterday a very respectably attired middle-aged man, de-
scribed in the police-sheet as Ilenry Lee, of Haggerstone,
Kingsland-road, London, linendraper, was brought before
Mr. Traill, charged with indecently exposing his person,
three distinct times, to nurserymaids, having the care of
children, in Greenwich-park, under the following circum-
stances:,

(Mr. Hodson, of Commercial-road East, solicitor, attended
for the prisoner.)
Jane Long, a very pretty girl, aged 15, deposed that she
is nurserymaid in Mr. R. Stedall's family, ironmonger, Nel-
son- sti eet, Greenwich. On Saturday afternoon, between
half-past four'and five o'clock, she was walking with the
children on the lawn fronting the Asylum wall in the park.
The prisoner stood near the wall and deliberately exposed
his person. 'Witness walked away, and the prisoner pro-
ceeded in the same direction near some trees, and again ex-
posed himself. Had no doubt that lie did so intentionally.
He turned round to see if any person observed him before the
second offence. Witness then made her way up the park,
and told a fruit woman whom she met what had taken place,
and she went in search of a police-constable.
James Jeffries, aged 12, deposed that his mother sells
fruit in the Park. Ile was with her on Saturday afternoon.
Witness was on Plamsted-bill, and saw the prisoner by the
side of the Royal Observatory next Maize-hill. The pri-
soner had his back to a tree, and was exposing his person to
two ladies with children, and was laughing at them. Wit-
ness ran away and told a police-constable, who apprehended
the prisoner, but the ladies had gone away. A girl told wit-
ness's mother that the prisoner had been guilty of similar
conduct about twenty minutes previously.
Braddick, R 64, deposed that lie apprehended the prisoner,
who was quite sober at the time. The witness Jeffries
pointed the prisoner out, and told him distinctly what he
had seen. The prisoner did not deny it, but said that lie
was sorry to have such an accusation against him. Witness
took the prisoner to Mr. Stedall's house, and while there he
remarked that lie should like to palliate the offence, or some
such word.
Mr. Robert Stedall, of Nelson-street, Greenwich, deposed
that Jane Long is his servant, and has the care of his chil-
dren. They were directed to take a walk in the Park on
Saturday last. Witness was in his counting- house when the
prisoner was brought into the shop by the police-constable.
The nature cf the case having been communicated to wit-
ness by the police- constable in the prisoner's presence, he
turned and said he was very sorry for what had happened ; that
he did not attempt to palliate the matter, and continued to
apologise; but, on being told that he must go to the station-
house, replied, " Oh, I don't mean to acknowledge anything ;
the afair was merely an accident."
The witnesses were subject to a long cross-examination by
Mr. Hodson, but their testimony was not only unshaken, but
more fully satisfied the magistrate of its correctness. The
charge was denied, and a defence set up that the prisoner was
labouring tinder an inward complaint, and was in a corner
by the Asylum wall, when some boys threw stones while so
engaged, which caused him suddenly to turn, not thinking
for a moment of exposing his person to any one.
Mr. TRAILL said that three separate and distinct charges
had been proved against the prisoner. He was sorry to see
a person apparently so respectable in life in such a disgrace-
ful situation. If he was a person of high rank, or a near re-
lative, it would be his imperative duty to convict, let the con-
sequences be ever so distressing. A clearer case of guilt he
did not remember.

The prisoner st..id he had been brought to the station-house
through a heavy rain, and kept in a miserable cell twenty-six
hours in that state.

Mr. TRAILL said the prisoner was liable, for so serious an
offence, to be imprisoned in the House of Correction and kept
to hard labour for three months. He would, however, con-
sidering that lie had already receiwd some punishment,
mitigate the sentence to ten weeks' imprisonment and Bard
labour in the county gaol.
The prisoner left the bar exclaiming that it would be his
total ruin.

THE MURDER A r DAGENHAM.
EXTRAORDINARY CONDUCT OF THE POLICE.
DAGENHAM,• MONDAY NlGHT.—Throughout the whole of
Sunday and yesterday considerable excitement prevailed at
Dagenham, komford, Ilford, and even in the metropolis, con-
sequent on a report which had gained considerable credit
that five of the police-constables stationed at Dagenham,
including the sergeant, Parsons, had been apprehended by
Superintendent Pearce, and other officers of the detective
police, on a charge of being concerned in the murder of the
unfortunate man Clarke, and that an investigation into the
truth of it was being gone into before the Word bench of
magist rates.
In some particulars the rumour was found to be true,
and on inquiries being instituted by the reporter, the fol-
lowing was ascertained to be the cause :—At the inquest it
will be remembered that a considerable portion of the time
of the Coroner was taken up with inquiring whether Sergeant
Parsons was on duty on the night the unfortunate man
Clarke was murdered, which inquiry was caused by one of
the constables stating to Mrs. Page (a principal witness)
that he did duty for the sergeant on the night in question.
The constable denied that he had made use of such a remark,
but the jury, after a most patient investigation, were of
opinion that he had, sergeant Parsons bringing forward wit-
nesses who saw hint on duty at twelve o'clock on the night
of the 29th, and at one o'clock and three o'clock on the
morning of the 30th of June, when Clarke was missed. This
evidence was given at the last meeting of the jury, and the
Coroner said they were all satisfied that Parsons had done
his duty in a proper manner.
Among the witnesses examined on the first meeting of the
jury were constables Kimpton and Batfoy, who spoke to
finding the body of the deceased, the latter throwing suspi-
cion on some parties living at Romford. On Saturday last
Batfoy attended the examination of the parties brought
before the magistrates at Ilford, on the charge of being
concerned in the murder of Clarke, and, subsequently, he
returned to the station at Dagenham, but on being wanted
to go on duty, he was found absent. ergeant Parsons could
not account for it, but afterwards it was ascertained that he
had been to Scotland-yard, and stated to the Commissioners
that the whole of the evidence that had been given by the
police before the Coroner was untrue. Superintendent
Pearce and other officers of the Detective Police were imme-
diately sent for, and proceeded, by direction of the Commis-
sioners, to Dagenham. After an investigation, Sergeant
Parsons, IN ith constables liickton, Kimpton, Ferns, and
Batfoy, were ordered into custody, the superintendent feeling
it his duty to resort to harsh measures, as gross perjury had
been committed by some one.
Yesterday an investigation into the circumstances was
gone into before the Commissioners at Scotland-yard, and at
a late hour last night Superintendent Macquad, with several
officers of the K division, attended at Dagenham, but it
could not be ascertained whether the parties would be taken
before the magistrates.

LOST AND WON • OR THE LOVE TEST.—This is
certainly a very taking and attractive name for a work of
fiction, and promises much of that pathos and sentimentality
which often afford so pleasant a contrast to the stirring inci-
dents of peril, or the black deeds of crime, which usually
form the elements of such tales. The novel will be read and
admired by a large class; the lovers of animated fiction will
dwell upon its pages with delight, and its popularity will
have a longer existence than the generality of three-volume
tales are known to enjoy. The profound, sincere, and almost
idolatrous passion of Bartley is beautifully described ; and,
as the author possesses great command of language, her
graphic pen depicts those refinements and delicate points in
the human mind with great effect. Sir Frederic Cleveland,
the great landowner in Devon, is a well-drawn character.—
Weekly Dispatch.

OSTEND, AUG. 17.—The Brussels Opera Company
arrived here yesterday afternoon by the General Steam Navi-
gation Company's steam-ship Soho, from London.
AYRSHIRE MOORS.—Grouse shooting commenced on
the 12th instant. Accounts represent the birds to be strong
and wild. Sir James Boswell killed upwards of twenty brace
on the moors of Boghead, parish of Aucbinleck. We have
heard of several other cases in which considerably fewer were
shot, and from all accounts it appears that the game is rather
scarce.

[ADVERTISEMENT.]—THE RAJAH OF TRAVANCORE
AND HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT.—On the 11th of July, 846, Professor
Holloway was honoured with an order for six of the largest pot. Qi
Holloway's Ointment, from no less a person than his Royal Highness
the Rajah, or reigning soveretgn of Travancore, through the eminent
firm of Messrs. J. Cockburn and Co., East India merchants, N0..1,
New Broad-street, London. The ointment, it appears, is for the
personal use of the Rajah, and will be employed under the super-
intendence of his private physician. Holloway's ointment is sold all
over India, being a certain cure for nZcers, wounds, at res, and abscesses,
even if of twenty years' standing, and may be obtained of the Pro-
prietor, 244, Strand, London, and of every medicine vendor.
APPLE DISEASE.—The apples introduced into the
London markets during the present season are effected in a
manner unknown for many years. The disease shows itself
in the speedy decay of the fruit after it is gathered.