The Sun.
London, England, 1846-01-08 00:00:00

SHERIFFSLCOURT-(THIS DAY

WICKLAND V GREGORY.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)
The UNDER.SKERIFF summed up, after which the jury
retired, and on their return gave a verdict for plaintiff.

A FATHER'S FERLING.—The Thames has been
rising for several days past. We are sure it must be in in-
dignation against Lord Ellenborough's appointment as First
Lord of the Admiralty.—Punch.

COURT OF LIEUTENANCY,
GUILDHALL.
Yesterday a Court of Lieutenancy was held at Guild-
hall, to take into consideration a letter from the Right
Hon. Sir James Graham, Secretary of State for the
Home Department, communicating her Majesty's com-
mands for the completion of the permanent staff of the
regiment of Royal London Militia; the retirement of the
present, and the appointment of another adjutant, the
filling up of the vacant commissions in the regiment, and
on other business ; the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor in
the chair.
There were present, besides the Lord Mayor, Alder.
men Sir C. S. Hunter, the Colonel of the Royal London
Militia, Farebrother, Wilson, Sir W. Magnay, Bart.,
Sir Chapman Marshall, Hooper, W. Hunter, and Challis;
also Sir Moses Montefiore and a large number of the
Common Councilmen, who are officers in the Lieutenancy.
Mr. Smith, the clerk, read the letter of Sir James
Graham, which stated that it was the intention of her
Majesty to call out the militia early in the ensuing year,
for which reason the Lieutenancy was requested to make
as early a return to the War-office as possible of the
officers necessary for the performance of the duties of
the regiment.
The list of the names and residences of the present
officers was then read, and several vacancies were de-
clared.

A Committee was appointed to take the subject of the
Secretary of State's letter into consideration, and to in-
quire into the present state of the staff of the regiment,
and the vacancies to be filled up, and to report to the
nest Court of Lieutenancy, to be held in the course of
the present month.
The Committee consists of all the Aldermen present,
together with Sir Moses Montefiore, Deputies Finnes
and Allan, Mr. James Anderton, Mr. Richard Lambert
Jones, and Mr. D. W. Wire.
There are, we are given to understand, some corpora-
tion members of the Court of Lieutenancy who, although
in consequence of a remarkable physical debility they
are wholly incapacitated from performing the most in-
significant duties, show great reluctance to resign. To
those officers a remonstrance will Le sent by thir bre-
thren calling upon them to r`.:l n, and if such remon-
strance prove ineffectual, then immediate measures will
be adopted to strikq them off the list as incapable and
refractory.

SHIP-BUILDING on the CLYDE.
(From the North British Railway and 814-ping Journal.)
In some of our late numbers we gave an account of the
shipping at present building in the different ports on the
Clyde. The following is a summary of these, distinguishing the
different kinds, whether steam or sailing vessels, of wood or
of iron, and their tonnage, power of engines, Sic. :
IRON VESSELS.
Building by Mr. Robert Napier, Glasgow.
1 Steam-ship
600
1 Steam-ship
1 Steam...frigate
1 Stclatn-slaip
Building by Messrs. Todd and M`Gregor, Glasgow.
1 Steam-ship
1 Steam-ship
1 Steam-ship ... Dublin 3OO ..... 160
1 Steam-ship
1 Steam-ship
Building by Messrs Smith and Rodger, Glasgow.
1 Steam-ship ......... Pacific ... ......
Building by Messrs. Caird and Co., Greenock.
1 Steam-ship
1 Steam-ship
1 Steam-ship
1 Steam-ship
Building by Messrs. Scott, Sinclair, and Co., Greenock.
1 Steam-frigate ...... Government ... 1300
Building by Messrs. Denny, Brothers, Dumbarton.
1 Steam-schooner ... Cork 275
1 Steam-schooner ... Fleetwood
1 Steam_schooner ... Mediterranean.. 346
1 Steam-schooner ... Ditto ...... 346
1 Steam-schooner ... Irish . ...... ..... 275
1 Stearn-schooner ... Ditto lO5 ......
Building by Messrs. Barr and M'Nab, Renfrew.
1 Steamer.. ....... ...... Largs .
1 St
1 Steamer ............... Helensbnrgh ... 120
eamer ............... Liverpool . ..... 120
1 Steam-ship ... Fleetwood ...... 450
1 Steam-ship ........ Ditto

TIMBER VESSELS.
1 Ship ................ . East India
....... ... Liverpool 2OO ......
Building by Messrs. R. Steel and Co., Greenock.
1 Ship .................. Montreal 4BO ...... 1 Ship ............... ... East India 450
1 Ship ................ Newfoundland . 210
Building by Messrs. John Scott and Sons, Greenock.
1 Ship .................. East India
1 Ship ... .............. Montreal 4OO ......
1 Schooner .. .. ...... Liverpool... 200 •••—•
Building by Mr. Symon, Greenock.
1 Barque ...... ........ 300
Building by Messrs. John Bornhill and Co., Greenock.
i Ship ............ ...... East India

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18,027 5580 The above table shows that there are building and out-
fitting en the Clyde at present 37 vessels, amounting in the
aggregate to 18,027 tons. Of these 26 are iron steamers,
collectively amounting to 14,137 tons, and 5,580-horse power,
the residue being timber ships, amounting to 3,890 tons.
Valuing the timber vessels at 201. per ton, the iron steamers
at 251., and the machinery at 401. per horse power, over
head, the total value of these vessels, when ready, and
equipped for sea, will amount to 654,4251.
In the event of a war with America, or any other nation,
such statistics speak volumes.

IRISH COLLIERY, IRON, AND PEAT COMPANY.
A company has been formed for the purpose of working

made by the different speakers, the meeting felt
more strongly the desire for union, and that a
meeting should be held in the summer of next
year to promote that purpose, to which persons
should be invited from all countries.) He attributed
much of their want of union to the torpidity of their mis-
sionary spirit, which would also account for the progress
of Popery not being more effectually resisted. The
time was, in his opinion, fast approaching when religions
subjects would be the chief object to which the minds of
men should be directed. He was assured by a noble-
man, who was distinguished on all occasions for his
attachment to religion and his benevolence,
that [in Germany and in Sclavonia their
brethren would have to contend with, perhaps,
a civil war, or with a fierce discussion on religious
themes. He felt satisfied that the time was almost at
hand when system would be brought into collision with
system. It was on this common basis that they did
unite, and which induced the conference to seek for
the union of others with them, so as to be prepared for
the coming crisis. The events around justified them in
considering that a second Reformation was about to
take place, which would surpass the first, great and
glorious as it was, and powerful in its effects on
humanity.—(Hear, hear.)
The Rev. H. BEAMISH having offered up prayers.
The Chairman introduced the Hon. and Rev. BAPTIST
NOEL, who read the next resolution of the conference, to
the effect that all should be invited to the meeting, to be
held in the metropolis, who should hold and maintain
what are usually understood to be the evangelical views
on points on which nearly all members of the Church of
Christ were agreed, namely, as to the inspiration
of the Scriptures and the unity of the Godhead ; and
in making the alliance that was here meant, it was of
course to be understood that they were only to
unite with those who did really belong to the
Church of Christ. It had been objected that their so-
ciety was in too mutilated a state to work any benefit,
and that they could not agree as to who
should be members of the same. Now, he
would submit to them a statement of what it
should be understood that all should believe who were
to be invited to the meeting. (The Hon. and Reverend
Speaker then read the statement, which contained the
cardinal truths, which are believed by all members of the
Protestant Church.) He conceived that this statement,
if agreed to, would obviate the objection that had been
made. He could not agree with the Arminian
opinions of Richard Baxter, but that was no
reason why they shoud not be good friends.
He also differed from Mr. Fletcher, but he was ready to
unite with him on the present occasion, With the fol-
lowers of these two great men it would be necessary for
the disciples of different doctrines to unite, in conformity
with the spirit of Christianity. This basis of doctrine
would be sufficient, even if they did not agree on the
terms in which they were embodied, because it was
founded on general recognised principles of the Scriptures.
He felt satisfied that if there were no practical results
from their union, it would be of advantage to them to have
the fellowship it would engender promoted, and to have
those asperities with persons differing on important
doctrinal points rubbed away by the atrition to
which they would be exposed.—(Loud cheers.)
They could have some common objects therefore; they
could co-operate with less difficulty than the chairman,
in his strict prudence, had thought. For instance, they
could have the protection of persecuted Protestants all
over the world, as one object, and the conversion from
Romanism in France, Italy, and other Roman Catholic
countries, as another.
The CHAIRMAN said that it would be his duty to in-
form the meeting that a collection would be made at the
doors to defray the expenses incurred by the Society.
The Rev. HOWARD HINTON, Baptist minister, spoke
to the next resolution of the conference, which exhorted
the members to do all in their power to effect the union.
He said union was desirable as an end, as well as a
means, for it destroyed disunion, which was a positive ,
evil. The last clause of the resolution proposed that
they should, by the press and all other Scriptural means,
oppose the progress of Popery and every other form of
infidelity.

The Rey. J. HAMILTON (minister of the Presbyterian
Church) in speaking briefly to the resolution stated that
there would be a meeting of the conference at Liverpool
next week.
The Rev. Dr. CUMMING next addressed the meeting.
He considered they might be united in harmonious con-
cert though entertaining different views,land he believed
that all the differences that had divided the Christian
world were only on the surface.
The cordial thanks of the meeting were then voted to
and acknowledged by the Chairman.
The meeting then separated.