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London, England, 1841-01-02

WORKS in course of Publication by Messrs: LONGMAN,
ORME, and CO.

I.
I%I'CULLOM'S GEOGRAPHICAL,
STATISTICAL, and HISTORICAL DICTION-
ARY. 2 vols. Vol. 1, Bvo., with Maps, 405., cloth lettered.

TEIOMAS M E'S POETICAL
WORKS. Edited by HIMSELF. Vols. 1,2, and
3, foolscap 870. Price ;is. each, cloth.

111.
pROFESSOR LOW'S ILLUSTRA-
TIONS and DESCRIPTIONS of the various BREEDS
of CATTLE, HORSES, SHEEP, &c. Atlas 4to. Parts
I. to VI., 21s. each.

iv.
SAVAGE'S DICTIONARY of PRINT-
-ING. NO,. I. to IX. 18. 6tl. each.

THE CABINET CYCLOPiEDIA. Vol.
CXXIX. ; being the History and Natural Arrange-
ment of Insects. By Mr. SHUCKARD and Mr. SWAIN-
SON. 6s. Completing the
CABINET OF NATURAL HISTORY.

VI.
THE LONDON MEDICAL GAZETTE.
Prat 111. of Vol. I. Session, 1840-41, Bvo., 3s.
Also published in Weekly Numbers.

MIRROR-NEW VOLUME.

THREE PORTRAITS. COMMODORE
NAPIER, Mehemet Ali, and the Emperor of China.
THE MIRROR Volume, comprising the numbers from June
to December, 1840, price ss. Ott., contains, in addition to the
above three portraits, with interesting Biographical. Sketches,
upwards of 50 other engravings of popular interest—a Street
in Pekin; James Town, St. Helena; View of Singapore; the
Church of St. Bartholomew, London; New Front to the Adel-
phi Theatre ; Bunyan's Pulpit ; St. Jean d'Acre, &c. ; ant its
usual variety of choice, original, and selected literary contents.
John Limbird, 143, Strand.

This day, Saturday, Jan. 2, 1841, is published, price Sixpence,
Number I. of
THE PEOPLE'S MAGAZINE,
A Monthly Jourcal of Religion, Politics, and Literature.
Edited by J. R. STEPHENS.

CONTENTS:

Thoughts on the Times—Homely Readings from the Holy
Book —The Old English Yeoman (Poetry)—The Monk, a
Talc, from the Swedish of Karl Aug. Nicander—The Crumb
Basket ; or, Scraps from aty Letter Drawer—Present State
of the People—lntolerance Rebuked—Feelings between the
Rich and the Poor—Owenism—The Papists—Slowness of
National Reform—The People should be amused—The New
Poor Law (I-o•try )-44 What are we t`o do r'.—lle aiways
went to Church ! (Poetry)—Tidings and Tokens, Month by
Month.

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London, England, 1841-01-02

DUBLIN UNIV.ERSITY MAGAZINE.

The " Portrait Gallery " for this month—an
idea which the Dublin University Magazine has
adopted from Fraser—contains a whole-length por-
trait of Mr. Carlton, one of the most popular wri-
ters of the day, of Irish fictions. A. memoir is
aflixcd to the portrait of this gentleman, whose
abilities arc panegyrized in warm terms ; but, as
we have but an imperfect acquaintance with his
works, we cannot undertake to :ay whether or not
the estimate formed of hint is a judicious one. To
our thinking Miss Edgeworth and Banim arc by
far the best Irish novelists that have vet come be-
the world, for they draw out national peculiarities
more fully than any of their successors. " Ro-
mantic and Lyric Poetry of Spain " is a slight
essay on a theme that has always—and no wonder
—been a favourite with periodical writers. Seve-
ral speciinens of translation arc introducedin the
couise of this essay, one of which, " The Ro-
mance of the Count Alarcos," has at least the
merit of spirited versification. " Charles O'Mal-
ley, the Irish Dragoon," contributes some more
chapters of his personal reminiscences. Time is
a dashing, off-hand manner about this writer, that
makes his various sketches very pleasant reading.
London, England, 1841-01-02

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SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.

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Chambers of T. Shiels, Leith.
JOHN ISPCLELLAND and CO., merchants, Greunock,
Jan. 5, at twelve, at the White Hart Inn, Greenock.
JOHN YOUNG, dyer, Paisley, Jan. 6, at twelve, at the
Saracen's Head Inn, Paisley.

The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com-
puted from the Returns made in the week eliding December
29, 1840, is 40s. per cwt., exclusive of the duties of
Customs paid or payable thereon on the importation into Great
Britain,
London, England, 1841-01-02

THE SPORTING REVIEW.

Lord William Lennox, a; usual, has a very gra-
phic sketch in this number. It treats of turnpike
men, cabs, coaches,
omnibusses, and costerinon-
gers, and we have no doubt the " pikes" will agree
w ith us in denouncing it as too short by a half.
This propensity to brevity, as well as to poetical
quotations, are the sins that most easily beset his
Lordship. " Fox-hunting in Canada," and two
or three other articles, particularly " Chronicles of
the British Chasei by Craven, are above mediocrity,
but the most remarkable feature in the number
that commences the series for the New Year is " a
chart of the various meets o.f the Royal Hounds,"
on
yellow paper, with Windsor Castle in the dis-
tance, and a herd of deer in the foreground, con-
taining all the principal places within a circuit of
about 14 miles round Windsor. This is only the
first of a series of maps of the chase, which is to
be continued till it forms a complete atlas of the
leading hunting counties of England. It will thus
add another very useful and elegant ornament to
this favourate Magazine of Sportsmen.
London, England, 1841-01-02

THE BRITISH FARMER'S MAGAZINE.

(New Series.)
This Number contains some useful essays on
agricultural subjects, among others one "On the
permanent Improvement of the Soil," by Mr.
Cuthbert Johnson, which deserves the attention of
farmers. The subject, indeed, is one of the utmost
importance in farming, and we therefore recommend
the treatise to all our • agricultural readers. The
following is the conclusion come to by the writer :
" The contemplation of such a field for the prefixable
employment of capital, and of agricultural labour, too, is
cheering in more ways than one ; for such researches must
❑ot only more and more convince us that the resourk es of
agriculture are not nearly yet exhausted, but it must serve
to convince even the mast despairing—the most timid poli-
tical economist, that there is hence some strong probability
that the agriculturists of our country arc yet able to meet
all the demands that can be made upon them for a suppl)
of food; and, that they will continue •o do so, even if the
present number of her children were more than doutled."
Some interesting extracts on the cultivation of
hops are also given in another article, with the
amount of duty every year since 1711.
London, England, 1841-01-02

EVENIN G E 0 trflON

disposed of at 13s 6d for middling *bite. Fo
several parcels of yellow 103 a lOs 6d have been paid.
Java good and flue white have been disposed of by private
treaty at II a to 13s, middling lOs to 103 6d, ordinary
83 91 to 93 6d per cwt. Siam 8s 6d to lls 6d. Carolina
at 34s to 36s per cwt.
To-day Bengal was much sought after, and 13s 9d
j ffe re d for middling white ; but the quantity unsold being
small, checked buying.
Oms.—Although buyers of common descriptions of
Fish Oils have purchased less freely this week, still holders
have displayed firmness, and a fair amount of business has
been transacted, principally to supply the wants of the
home trade ; pale Seal has realized 341, brown and yellow
28/ to 321, Cod 27/ lOs to 28/, Southern, fine 291 to 301, -
good 281 to 281 10s, ordinary and mid 261t0 27110 s per tun ;
for Sperm Oil, prices still have an upward tendency.
Linseed Oil at 28s to 28361 on the spot, and 293 to 303 for
delivery. Rape Oil pale at 455, and brown 44s per cwt.
East India Cocoa Nut 403 for good quality. Palm, in
prices no variation has taken place. Olive is held firmly.
TALLOW.—There has been more activity in the market
this week, and prices have improved 3d to 6d per cwt for
linzs;an Tallow ; on the spot for Petersburgh Yellow
Candle, prices have advanced to 47s 91 to 48s per cwt., for
delivery in the next two months at 48s. South American
at 40s to 47s for low and fine quality. Town Tallow bas
been in fair request.
To.dsy prices were lower, 47s 5d was the nearest quo-
tatien on the spot fcr P Y C, and 47s 9d to 48s fa
delivery, and the market closed with dull aspects.

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(From the Morning Advertiser.)

Time wears on, but Tories Wear not in.' Year sue-
ct eds year, but Tories succeed not to office. In other
Cases hope deferred is said to make the heart sick, but
with the Tories defeated hope seems only to make expec-.
tation more sanguine. Accordingly, with the opening of
the new year our ears are assailed with the exulting shout
of anticipation, and the Tory organs, unmindful of the
failure of all their previous prophecies, demonstrate, as
infallibly as Murphy's Abnanach exhibits the state of the
weather, that their party must be installed in Downing-
street before the close of the present year. It is a pitiable
elelwion, and one that, like the iynis fatuus which allures
the confiding traveller to his destruction, may accelerate
the annihilation of those who place trust in it. The
Standard, however, evinces a more accurate appreciation
of the true baring of its political position, and, with equal
frankness and discrimination, makes the following pro.
fassion of its faith and its fears ;—" It would be enough,
however, for us to know that the Premier's conduct is
good as far as England is concerned. We will not
rob Lord Palmerston of his just praise by any ro-
fercnce to the foreign policy of the Govercment ;
it would be enough—we repeat it—for u.; to
know, tha', with whatever motive, Lord Melbourne
governs well, to be sat;sfied with his government ; bit
when we remember that among the aspirants to his Lord-
sueee,sion there arc persons, like Lord Ellenbo-
rough, whose fear of a Co
athliequestion' would cause
m i
the to strangle the Reformation itself ; and when wo
further knew that an Ellenborough Ministry would, hi.
stead of being, like the present, pressed into the right
path, be pressed from that path, we see abundant reason
for contentment with things es they
are. This feeling is
pretty generally the feeling of the country." Such of the
Tories as are not goaded on by the lust of office, or blinded
by bigotry or party zeal, may discover, like the Standard,
" abundant reason for contentment with things as they
are ;" for the worst thing that could possibly befal Tory-
ism would be a Tory majority in the House of Commons.
Such an event would prove the defective state of the re- I
presentation, and the necessity of further reform in the
people's House so provokingly conclusive, that the whole
nation would, in its own justification, make an efrJrt for its
correction to which no leas injurious manifestation could sti-
mulate it. The present quiescent state of the country is attri.
butable, not, as the Standard would intimate, to the "ge •
London, England, 1841-01-02

MONTHLY CHRONICLE.

Often as we have read about Venice, we know
not that we have ever met with a description
that gave us a more vivid idea of this City of Pa-
laces " throned on a hundred isles," than is con-
tained in " Letters from the Continent," which form
the principal attraction of this number of the
Monthly Chronicle. The writer tells us, that
" living at Venice, is like being at sea, without
any of the drawbacks and discomforts of an actual
voyage ;" and then proceeds to relate the impression
it made on him, in language replete with impas-
sioned eloquence. " The First Love" is a talc,
whose one leading defect is, that, though meant
to be a direct transcript from life, it abounds in
improbabilities. One or two of the incidents,
however, are touching, and hit off with true femi-
London, England, 1841-01-02

SMALL WOOD'S MA GAZINE.

This is a new periodical, and if we may form a
judgment from a first number, we should be
disposed to augur favourably of its success. The
articles are numerous, both prose and verse, and
they are just of sufficient length to amuse, without
weary ing, the reader. One of them, a poem,
under the familiar title of " Blind Man's Buff," is
written in the terse, laughing manner of Lord
Byron's " Beppo." It professes to be a story of
the carnival of Madrid in the year 1834, and sets
out—to use one of Froissart's favourite phrases—
on the grand pas. " The Morning Governess" is
a sketch quite as good as one on the same subject
which appeared, if we remember rightly, in the
" Heads of the People."
London, England, 1841-01-02

THE SPORTING REVIEW.

Lord William Lennox, as usual, has a very gra-
phic sketch in this number. It treats of turnpike
men, cabs, coaches, omnibusses, and costermon-
gers, and we have no doubt the " pikes" will agree
with us in denouncing it as too short by a half.
This propensity to brevity, as well as to poetical
quotations, are the sins that most easily beset his
Lordship. " Fox-hunting in Canada," and two
or three other articles, particularly " Chronicles of
the Bri►ish Chase"' by Craven, are above mediocrity,
but the most remarkable feature in the number
that commences the series for the New Year is " a
chart of the various meets of the Royal Hounds,"
on yellow paper, with Windsor Castle in the dis-
tance, and a herd of deer in the foreground, con-
taining all the principal places within a circuit of
about 14 miles round Windsor. This is only the
first of a series of maps of the chase, which is to
be continued till it forms a complete atlas of the
leading hunting counties of England. It will thus
add another very useful and elegant ornament to
this favourate Magazine of Sportsmen.

THE SPORTING MAGAZINE.
THE NEW SPORTING MAGAZINE.

A considerable improvement, both in the matter
and manner of this class of periodicals, has taken
place recently ; and now that they are patronized,
as is duly announced on their covers, by his
Royal Highness Prince Albert, whose fondness of
horses and dogs is scarcely less than her Majesty's
well-known attachment to those noble and faithful
animals, we may calculate on a still higher degree
of improvement in these monthly visitors.
The (old) Sporting Magazine of this month re-
minds us of
The fine old English gentleman,
One of the olden time,"
with some marks of modernism about him, insen-
sibly acquired by the spirit of the age. Its embel-
lishments are few, but good, and the literary con-
tents of the number maintain the Magazine's repu-
tation. The remarks " on Breeding Horses
considered as a point of national importance," are
judicious, as well as interesting.
The New Sporting Magazine comes out this
month in a sort of state, being the first number
of a new series. It is rich in embellishment, and
interesting enough in its narrative and fiction.
Nimrod, we see, who is übiquitous, writing for all
his friends, we believe, but the oldest, has contri-
buted a paper of agreeable gossip in his usual
easy and felicitous manner, telling us how he spent

his time, and what he saw in " A Few Days with
the Quorn, the Badsworth and Mr. Foljambe's
Hounds." Meyrick's " Marmion" is a somewhat
worn subject, the Sportsman having for some
months before gone into it. " Pete Whetstone" is
facetious, but will not be understood by every body.
Tom Acorn is great on the sin of poaching ; while
those persons who are fond of foreign things will
find in the " Duke of Tuscany's Stud Farm," as
well as in " Turf Matters in America," much
amusement. The cadet adopted by Ackerman gives
us also an Almanack, and another new feature be-
sides, namely, a combination of agriculture and
the raising and treatment of stock with our rural
sports.
London, England, 1841-01-02

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The whole of French Journals of Wednes-
day have been received, from which extracts will
be found in another part of The Sun. On Wed-
nesday the Minister of Finance, M. HUMANNI
presented his Budget for the year 1812. The fol-
lowing summary of the exposition of the French
Minister, before the Chamber of Deputies, is from
late editions of the Morning Papers, having been
received from Paris by Extraordinary Express
London, England, 1841-01-02

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London, England, 1841-01-02

UNITED SERVICE JOURNAL.

The " Notes for the New Year," afford a brief'
sketch of the state of the Army and Navy, mixed
up with not a little grumbling. Indeed the writer
of these notes beats all his Contemporaries in this
respect, and though some of his complaints are
well founded, there are others for which so much
cannot be said ; and instead, therefore, of benefiting
the service by constantly reiterating grievances,
some great, some small, and some imaginary, may

not the effect on those at the head-of the two
Services be somewhat diminished ? It is gratify-
ing, therefore, to find exceptions to this ge-
neral rule, and if praise like the following
were always given when due, we are confident
the Journal would be a more efficient advo-
cate for the redress of wrongs. " The results
of the Naval and Military Commission" says the
" which excited an interest so intense and ex-
pectations so overcharged during the last year,
while disappointing many, have yet been productive
of benefit. On the whole we must accept as a
boon the instalments offered by this Commission,
which, though it have not redressed all wrong, has
undoubtedly effected some good present and pro-
spective." In the Editor's Portfolio, an interesting
account is given of the brass gun found on the
walls of Tinghai, in the island of Chusan, in which
it is very satisfactorily made out, that it was sent as a
present by Queen Elizabeth to the Emperor of China
about the beginning of the 17th century. It ap-
pears that the Richard Phillips whose name the
gun hea►s, was one of the Royal gun-founders
during the reigns of James and Elizabeth, and it
is remarkable that in the year in question, 1601, a
brass gun, answering the description of that cap-
tured at Tinghai, was cast by this gun-founder,
being the only one of the kind cast by hint for
one or two years before or after the year 1601, as
the records preserved in the Tower show. The
following is an extract from these records :
"To Richarde Phillips another of her £ s. d.
Mats ffownders of Brasse Ord naunce for
the castinge and makinge of one cannon
of braise of her Mts. =tall," &c xxij. xiiij. vj.
London, England, 1841-01-02

PUBLICATIONS.

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NEW NAVAL NOVEL.
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By the Author of

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WORKS in course of Publication by Messrs; LONGMAN,
ORME, and CO.

Ii‘CULLOCH'S GEOGRAPHICAL,
STATISTICAL, and lII,TORICAL DICTION-
ARY. 2 vols. Vol. I, Bvo., with Maps, 405., cloth lettered.
11.
THOMAS 1100 R E'S POETICAL
WORKS. Edited by HIMSELF. Vols. I, 2, and
3, foolscap Bvo. Price ss. each, cloth.

In.
PROFESSOR LOW'S ILLUSTRA-
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of CATTLE, HORSES, SHEEP, &c. Atlas 4to. Parts
I. to VI., 21s. each.

I,OAVAGE'S DICTIONARY of PRINT.
ING. Nos. I. to IX. J. 6d. each.
V.
THE CABINET CYCLOPIEDIA. Vol.
CXXIX. ; being the History and Natural Atrange-
ment of Insects. By Mr. SHUCKARD and Mr. SWAIN-
SON. 6s. Completing the
CABINET OF NATURAL HISTORY.

THE LONDON MEDICAL GAZETTE.
Part 111. of Vol. 1. Session, 1840-41, Bvo., ss.
Also published in Weekly Numbers.

MIRROR-NEW VOLUME.

THREE PORTRAITS. CONINIODORE
NAPIER, Mehemet Ali, and the Emperor of China.
THE MIRROR Volume, comprising the numbers from June
to December, 1840, price ss. 6d., contains, in addition to the
above three pot traits, with interesting Biographical Sketches,
upwards of 50 other engravings of popular interest—a Street
in Pekin; James Town, St. Helena; View of Singapore; the
Church of St. Bartholomew, London ; New Front to the Mel-
phi Theatre ; Bunyan's :Pulpit ; St. Jean d'Acre, &c. ; and its
usual variety of choice, original, and selected literary contents.
John Limbird, 143, Strand.

Thia day, Saturday, Jan. 2, 1841, is published, price Sixpence,
Number I. of

THE PEOPLE'S MAGAZINE,
A Monthly Journal of Religion Politics, and Literature.
Edited by J. R. STEI'IIENS.
CONTENTS: _

Thoughts on the TinaesT-Homelyßeadings from the Holy
Book —The Old English Yeoman (Poetry)—The Monk, a
Tale, from the Swedish of Karl Aug. Nicander—The Crumb
Basket; or, Scraps from my Letter Drawer—Present State
of the People—lntolerance Rebuked—Feelings between the
Rich and the Poor—Owenism—The Papists—Slowness of
National Reform—The People should be amused—The New
Poor Law (Poetry)—" What are we to do?"—He always
went to Church ! (Poetry)—Tidings and Tokens, Month by
Month.
Leeds: printed and. published by J. Hobson, at his Ge-
neral printing and publishing offices, 5, Market-street, Brig-
gate. London : J. Cieave, 1, Shoe-lane,Fleet-street. Man-
chester: A. Heywood, 60, Oldham-street. Sold also by all
Booksellers.
London, England, 1841-12-16

Eleventh Edition (in an envelope), with upwards of 100 En-
gravings, and nearly 200 Cases and Prescriptions,
THE GREEN BOOK, price 10s. (by post-
free, 12s. 6d.) a comprehensive popular exposition of
the nature and self-treatment of the Venereal Disease in all its
forms and consequences, and other affections of the urinary and
sexual organs, whether acquired by contact, inheritance, or the
wear and tear of human life, especially those conditions inimi-
cal to married life and healthy perpetuity ; also memoirs of
the eccentricities and peculiarities of the reproductive system
By a PHYSICIAN.
Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row ; Carvalho, 147, Fleet-
street ; Hannay, 163, Oxford-street ; 39, Cornhill ; Smith,
chemist, 5, Liverpool-street, City ; and all Booksellers.
" The most extraordinary work ever publishod."
London, England, 1841-12-16

Just published, in demy Bvo. (490 pages), price 215., elegantly
bound in cloth, or 30s. in morocco,

-FIHE BOOK OF THE POETS, from
Ai Chaucer to Beattie, with Biographical Notice!, and a
History of the Rise and Progress of British Poetry. Embel-
li,hed with 45 Vignette Illustrations by the most eminent En-
gravers.
It contains an entirely new selection from the ample range of
our National Poetry, in which an attempt has been made to
give a distinct idea of the excellence of each poet, combined
with the most scrupulous attention to admit nothing that might
in the slightest degree unfit it for universal perusal.
4`,,* On Dec. 26, there will be published a Companion
Volume, containing THE MODERN POETS (of the
Nineteenth Century), with the tame number of Embellish-
ments, on precisely the same plan.
London : Scott, Webster, and Geary ; and sold by ali Book-
sellers.
London, England, 1841-12-16

MONEY-TRADE-VOMMEXCE.

At a meeting of the principal rate-payers, held yes-
terday at Birmingham, to consider the causes of the ex-
cessive taxation on the town, and means of their removal,
it was stated that for the maintenanee of the Corporation,
the new police and poor, no less than 42,0001. per annum
was requisite, and that the taxation amounted to at least
55 per cent. on the entire rentals of the population.

The silk culture, commenced in the -Deccan, is pro-
gressing well. Last July, 8,548 mulberry trees, and
13,560 feet of hedges were planted there by 71 ryots,
principally of the Melee and Koombee castes, and a few
Brahmins and Banyans. These are watered by wells,
bhunds, and running streams. Mr. Mutti, the chief
cultivator, has sent cocoons and eggs from there to Bom-
bay, Mahini, Poona, Nuggur, Kuaneir, Kaira, Madras,
and Bengal.
COMMERCIAL REFORM.

The Kendal Anti-Corn-law Association have just
published an address (sold at one penny, and consisting
of 24 closely printed pages), to the inhabitants of Kendal,
on the present state of the borough in connection with
the Corn-laws. Sir Edward Coke's intrinsic and autho-
ritative words form its motto, " Freedom of trade is the
life of trade ; and all monopolies and restrictions of
trade do overthrow trade."
London, England, 1841-12-16

£5ll 13 0

These are independent of the defendant's costs, the
greater part of which, as it turns out, the plaintiff will
have to pay, and also independent of all the costs between
himself and his attorney.
The Welsh have the character of being a very litigious
people, and no stronger proof could be given of their
peculiar propensity than this brief narrative. Mr. Jones,
however, must be convinced now that a man may " pay
too much for his whistle."

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
ROLLS COURT, Dec. 15.
CREASE AND OTHERS V. JOHNS AND ANOTHER.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)
The MASTER of the RoLLs having heard Mr. Kinders-
ley and Mr. Bacon for the defendants, and Mr. Pem-
berton, in reply, for the plaintiffs, said that he thought
the plaintiffs were entitled to tranquil possession under
the Duchy lease pending the trial, provided he was sa-
tisfied that the legal right would be protected, and that
what was done with the property in that period would be
consistent with the interests of the parties. But
it appeared to him that the defendants, before
that Court came as agents of Mr. Williams, and it was
important, therefore, to know whether Mr. Williams
would come forward. The defendant's Counsel said that
he would do so to-morrow, and he, therefore, thought it
would be his duty to let the case stand over till then,
that Mr. Williams might be formally before the Court.

VICE CHANCELLORS' COURT, Dec. 15.
(Before Vice-Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE.)
HOLLAND V. CLARK.
In this case the bill was filed to recover the sum of
150/, the amount of a legacy to which the plaintiff
claimed to be entitled in right of his wife. The de-
fendant, who was trustee under the will, had on one oc-
casion given a promise to pay the legacy, but afterwards
alleged that he had no assets for that purpose. The
question was whether he had rendered himself liable to
the payment by his promise to the plaintiff.
The case was not concluded at the rising of the Court.
(Before Vice-Chancellor WIGRAM.)
His HONOUR disposed of several petitions and short
causes, none of which involved any feature of public in-
terest.
London, England, 1841-12-16

£5ll 13

These are independent of the defendant's costs, the
greater part of which, as it turns out, the plaintiff will
have to pay, and also independent of all the costs between
himself and his attorney.
The Welsh have the character of being a very litigious
people, and no stronger proof could be given of their
peculiar propensity than this brief narrative. Mr. Jones,
however, must be convinced now that a man may " pay
too much for his whistle."

LATE DELIVERY OF .LETTERS.
A memorial was lately addressed to the Postmaster-
General, from a number of London merchants, and
signed by John Dillon, the Chairman, complaining of
the late delivery of letters in London on the arrival of
the foreign mails, and praying that the subject might be
taken into his serious consideration.
The following answer has been returned :
" General Post-office, Dec. 10, P 341.
" am directed by the Postmaster-General to
acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the
6th inst., transmitting a memorial from the London As-
sociation, requesting that the delivery of the General
Post letters may not be delayed on the days of arrival of
the foreign and colonial mails, and to inform you that
his Lordship regrets he cannot comply with this applica-
tion, as he should not feel justified in subjecting the im-
portant correspondence from India and other parts
abroad, which is brought by these mails, to the serious
detention which must inevitably result from a compli-
ance with the wish of the memorialists.

" I am, Sir, your obedient humble servant,
" W. L. MABERLY, Secretary.
" John Dillon, 106, Fore-street."

In consequence of the continuance of wet
weather the banks of the Arun, in the neighbourhood
of Arundel, have overflowed, and the hay-stacks are
now standing in three and four feet of water. Persons
are obliged to be conveyed along the roads in waggons
Some of the meadows have been under water for the
last three months.
London, England, 1841-12-16

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 14.—0 n Sunday, sailed the Vi-
per, 6, Lieutenant Carter commanding, for South Ame-
rica, having on board Mr. Ball, Secretary of Legation.
She returned to the anchorage of St. Helen's this morn-
ing, owing to adverse winds.
The Serpent, 16, Captain Devereux, sailed this after-
noon for Plymouth, to join the North Star, Captain Sir
Everard Home, Bart. These ships, in company with
the Apollo and Sapphire, will proceed to China, the two
latter vessels with troops.

The Belvidera, 46, will sail to-morrow for the Medi-
terranean. Captain the Hon. G. Grey, who commands
the Belvidera, has gone to Genoa by land, to arrange the
affairs, and take charge of his late sister's family, Lady
Durham. Lieut. Bullen will take charge of the Belvi-
dera, until she arrives at Genoa.

The Warspite, 50, Lord John Hay, will go out of har-
bour on Thursday.
The Athol, troop-ship, Mr. Bellamy, master, is or-
dered to proceed to Barbadoes with troops, calling
at Cork. The Dido, 20, Captain the Honourable
Henry Koppel, on her way from the River to Spit-
head, has put back to the Downs to make good her
defects, having encountered heavy weather off Dun-
geness. The Rapid, late tender to the Royal George,
is ordered to be fitted for the coast of Africa ; Lieut. J.
Gale is appointed to command. The Royal George will
be paid off on Saturday, and recommissioned by Captain
Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence; Lieut. Hawker is appointed
First Lieutenant, vice Tryon, promoted.
London, England, 1841-12-16

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BEAUTIES OF ENGLISH LAW.

On the sth of February last, there was published in
the Shrewsbury Chronicle a paragraph, in which Mr.
Fountleroy, a wool-merchint of Bermondsey, was stated
to have suffered a heavy loss, from having been induced
to give goods to a person named Howell, engaged in the
woollen trade at Llanidloes, hich were afterwards ob-
tained by the party by whom the character was given.
The name of the individual who gave the character was
not stated in the paragraph, but on the 12th February
the attorney of Mr. Jones, a banker at Llanidloes, sent
an affidavit to the Shrewsbury Chronicle, to the effect
that his client was the party alluded to in the paragraph.
On the 4th of March, Jones, through his attorney, de-
manded the name of the person who forwarded the
original paragraph. for publication, accompanied by
a suggestion, that if a statement were inserted,
to the effect that the editor " had inquired into the ac-
cusation against Jones and found it false," this might
end all further proceedings. After some correspondence,
the name of the writer of the writer of the paragraph was
communicated to Jones, and in the Shrewsbury Chroni-
cle, of the 12th of March, appeared the following retrac-
tation:—" As son_e persons seem to imagine that the
statements in the paragraph of the sth of February apply
to Benjamin Jones, Esq., banker, Llanidloes, we have
made inquiry, and are authorised to state, that not the
slightest imputation rests on that gentleman. We are
glad to give this decided contradiction." On the day
that this contradiction appeared, the writ in the action
was issued. The trial was appointed to take place in
London in June last, and for eighteen days the plaintiff
and his attorney and witnesses, and the witnesses of the
defendant, were kept there at an enormous expense, and
dismissed without the cause being tried. The plaintiff
then caused a Special Jury to be summoned to try the
cause, and all the witnesses on both sides had again to be
taken to London, where, on Friday, the 3d inst., the
cause was tried, and one farthing damages were given.
The plaintiff applied to his Lordship to certify, in or-
der to have his costs ; but Lord Denman said he did not
consider this a case which required a certificate.
The Shrewsbury Chronicle gives the following estimate
of the plaintiff's costs :
EXPENSES OF WITNESSES, &C., ON THE FIRST TRIAL, IN
London, England, 1841-12-16

CHRISTMAS PRESENT.
Just published in a large volume, feap. Bvo., with Eight Em-
bellishments by Samuel Williams, 7s. neatly bound,
THE YOUNG ISLANDERS.
The Adventures of the Seaward House Boys, their
Escape from School, and subsequent Misfortunes. A Tale of
the Last Century. By JEFFERYS TAYLOR.
Tilt and Bogue, Fleet-street.
London, England, 1841-12-16

JUNE.

JONES V. WATTON. £ s. d.
OWENS, solicitor, 18 days, at 2 guineas a day
,37 16 0
Travelling expenses, 186 miles, at
ls. a mile up 9 6 0
Ditto, down 9 6 0
PRYCE, manufacturer, 15s. a day for 18 days 13 10 0
Travelling expenses, up and down,
ls. a mile, from Llanidloes to Lon-
don, 200 miles 2O 0 0
MORRIS, stationer, 15s. a day for 18 days
Travelling expenses, up and down,
200 miles 2O 0 0
STURKEY, 18 days, at a guinea a day
Travelling expenses, 186 miles, up
and down lB 12 0
HAYWARD, 18 days at 2 guineas a day
Travelling expenses
JONES, 18 days, at 15s. a day
Travelling expenses
Fees to the Counsel
Briefs

SECOND TRIAL.

OWENS, 5 days -.
10 10
Travelling expenses, up and down
STURKEY, 5 days
Travelling expenses
HAYWARD, 5 days lO 10
Travelling expenses
Fan, 5 days
Travelling expenses
DAVIES, 5 days
Travelling expenses
JONES, 5 days
Travelling expenses
Refreshers to three Counsel
Fees to their Clerks
Special Jury
Court Fees
Other Costs of the Cause
London, England, 1841-12-16

SPOR,TiNG.

----
Twelve noble roebucks have just been presented by
the Marquis of Breadalbane, from his Highland estates,
$e Prince Albert.

A superb bow and arrows are about to be presented
by the Kilwinning Archers to Prince Albert, as patron
of their Society.
The Earl of Cassius, with his fine stud, has arrived at
Northampton from Ireland, for the hunting season.
After a splendid breakfast last Saturday morning at
the Duke of Beaufort's, at Badminton, his Grace, with
above 2,000 horsemen, had unusually good sport.
THEATRICAL.
Miss Adelaide Kemble made her appearance at Brigh-
ton on Monday, at the Assembly-room of the Old Ship.
During the last fortnight Miss Ellen Tree has been
going the round of her best characters at Birmingham.

COURT-FASHIONABLE.
The Duke of Wellington has arrived in town from
Strathfieldsaye.
Lord Stanley arrived in town on Monday from Knows-
ley-hall, Lancashire.

-The Duke of Sussex and the Duchess of Inverness are
expected at Woburn Abbey on the 23d inst. ; and Lord
and Lady J. Russell on Friday next.
Viscount and Viscountess Villiers arrived at Mivart's
Hotel on Tuesday from their seat, Upton House, War-
wickshire.

The Marquis of Blandford arrived at Mivart's Hotel
on Tuesday from Blenheim.
The Lord Chancellor entertained the French Ambas-
sador and other Foreign Ministers on Tuesday in George-
street, Hanover-square.
Prince Esterhazy is expected to arrive at Chandos-
house on New Year's-day.
The marriage of the Hon. Miss Anson, Maid of Honour
to the Queen, with Sir Arthur Brinsley Brook, will take
place in a few days.
London, England, 1841-12-16

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manner in which the head of that Church in that dio-
cese exercises his office; it gives me satisfaction to pro-
pose, and I am sure that you will heartily drink, " The
health of the Bishop."—(Cheers.)
His LORDSHIP said—Five years I have been among
you, and I have passed many happy hours in this dio-
cese, but I know not that I ever passed one more satis-
factorily to myself, than in seeing, as I have done this
day, nearly 400 of the poor regaling themselves on this
auspicious occasion. I have seen St. Andrew's Hall
crowded at many meet'ngs, for benevolent, religious,
and almost every variety of objects, but I have never
seen it filled in a manner more gratifying than it is now,
by persons of the poorer class regaling themselves on an
occasion joyful to England itself. I myself only regret
that every poor person, not only in Norwich, but
throughout England, is not able by his industry and
hnnest exertions to celtbrate the event in the same
manner. My earnest prayer to God is, that things may
improve ; so that every industrious man may be able
to earn a competency and be able to live in the enjoy-
ment of the privileges of his country.—(Cheers.)
The BISHOP then gave " Health, success, and happi-
ness to the poor in Norwich and the poor in England."
His Lordship, Mrs. Stanley, and the company who
had been present in the bail, then retired.
We will not close our account of the proceedings of
this interesting day, without paying a just tribute of
praise to Mr. and Mrs. Lowed, the master and matron
of the workhouse, for the excellent arrangements they
had made, and the cleanly and respectable appearance
of the poor inmates was highly creditable to them as
managers of the establishment.
London, England, 1841-12-16

ANTI-SLAVERY FUNDS.

The Committee of the British and Foreign Anti-
Slavery Society aro under the necessity of calling the
attention of their friends throughout the country to
the low state of their funds. The list of contributions
which they have the pleasure of presenting to-day,
shows that their kind and valued co-operators do not
forget. them ; but the supplies at present, and for a con-
siderable time past afforded, are not equal to their ne-
cessities. So very far, indeed, is this from being the
case, that arrears have accumulated to the very serious
and embarrassing amount of fifteen hundred pounde,
and the evil is increasing every week. The attention
of the Committee has been closely directed to an exa-
mination of the expenditure, and to measures of eco-
nomy, of which latter we may have something more
to say in our next. But no idea can be entertained of
carrying on the highly-important operations of the So-
ciety on any scale of efficiency, without larger supplies.
—Anti-Slavery Reporter.

GENERAL MEETING AND RE-
HEARSAL OF MR. MAINZER'S PUPILS AT
THE MUSIC HALL, STORE-STREET.

In this age, so rife with precocity and improvement,
the feeling of wonder is all but dead within us, and those
events and things which would have made the hairgof
our forefathers stand on end with astonishment pass by
us now as idle things, " which we respect not." If
we did not feel astonishment on Tuesday we at least:fel t
pleasurable surprise at the degree of accuracy attained
by the pupils of Mr. Mainzer. The vocal performances
were confined to choruses, which were admirably exe-
cuted considering the short space of time, only 16 days, the
pupils have had for instruction. The gem of the evening was
a preludio fugalo by Mr. Jones on the organ, which was
indeed an elaborate performance, and was most enthu-
siastically applauded. The performances concluded
with " God save the Queen," and we have seldom
heard it given with finer effect, and here the good
instruction of Mr. Mainzer was indeed conspi-
cuous, as the voices, 1,200 in number, were as one.
Amongst the audience, which was an elegant and
fashionable one, we noticed Lord Brougham, Mr.
Robert Owen, &c. Mr. Mainzer delivered a short address
explanatory of his object, which, as he stated, is to es-
tablish a national singing institution, each pupil paying
the sum of sixpence per month towards the expenses.
He stated that he proposed extending it to the provinces;
and he had established a class at Brighton, which num-
bered eight hundred. The evening's entertainment ter-
minated at ten o'clock; and there was but one complaint,
which was the want of room, as the boxes only contained
room for six tickets for a dozen that had been issued.
London, England, 1841-12-16

THE SUN, -LONDON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1841.

ASSESSED TAXES.

[We have been requested to publish the fol-
lowing letter, which has been addressed to T.
Duncombe, Esq., M.P. for Finsbury:—]
23, St. Paul's-terrace, Islington, Dec. 15, 1841.
Sia,—As one of your numerous constituents, I
think it necessary to inform you of the new "strong
Conservative " Government's mode of collecting the
Assessed Taxes—by the bye, these taxes had already
been made as hateful as possible by the new survey
which took place last year, and by which every little
hole in a water-closet, &c., was made to count as a
window, and then JO per cent. fixed upon the whole in
addition ;—however, the " Conservative" mode of col-
lecting this impost is as follows :—First, a notice-paper
is left by a messenger (not Me Collector), stating that
half a year's taxes have become due, and that the Col-
lector lives so and so. Well, you naturally expect that
the Collector, when he requires the money, will at
least call for it. Not so ;in a short time you receive
a letter, saying, that if you do not seek out the Col-
lector, and leave the money with him, you will be put
in the Exchequer, and all the calamities attending it
will be heaped on your unfortunate head. Seared of
your life, you hunt up the Collector, who, being a shop-
keeper, hopes that you are not offended with him, as it
is no fault of his, but proceeds from that Government
which your Colleague apologizes for on all occasions,
and for which he shall never again hate my vote. •
I remain, Sir, your obedient servants__
__

W. SHARP.

DEATH OF LADY ANNE FITZPATRICK.—
We have to record the demise of the above much-la .
mented lady, who died on Saturday last, at Farming
Woods, Northamptonshire, after a short illness. Her
Ladyship was thfe eldest and only surviving daughter of
the late Earl of Upper Ossory (title extinct), by Anne,
the divorced Duchess of Grafton, daughter of Lord Ha-
♦insworth, whom his Lordship married in 1769. Her
Ladyship was a lineal descendant of the ancient Irish
family of Fitzpatrick, descended from Donald M'Donald
M'Gill Patrick, Prince of the territory of Upper Ossory,
in the province of Leinster, who was slain in 1087.
Barnaby Gill Patrick lived in the reigns of Henry VII
and Henry VIII., and was father of Barnaby Fitzpatrick,
who was created Baron of Upper Ossory, .by patent at
Publin, June 11, 1541. His eldest son, the second Peer,
was deservedly a great favourite of Edward VI. The
second son (John) of this Irish Noble was ancestor of the
late Earl, father of the estimable subject of this brief
notice. The deceased Lady's charities, en the family
estates, were most liberal, and her death will be long re—
gretted by the poor in the neighbourhood of Farming
Woods, to whom her Ladyship was a kind benefactress.
London, England, 1841-12-16

state of the account between himself and Cook and
Wadstone on the first day of every month from the Ist
of June, 1841. -

The banrupt—l require a day to do that.
- After some discussion it was arranged that the examina-
tion should be resumed to-morrow, and that Mr. Ashurst
should confine himself to the Ist January, 1841.
The bankrupt—l accept that.
The Court then adjourned till to-morrow at eleven
o'clock.