The Sun.
London, England, 1846-12-14 00:00:00

GLASGOW HARBOUR DUES.

The river Clyde and Glasgow harbol7r7dues were—
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The quay, in 1800, only (Ater:dell westwarft to oppo-
site York street, on the north side, arid there was no
quay of any kind at that time on the south side.

The first vessel in Europe that was propelled by steam,
for hire, commenced plying on thy Clyde, in 1812, be-
tween Glasgow and Green, ck.
The Custom-house, in 1800, occupied only one apart-
ment, about twenty feet square, in a half-sunk floor in
the south-east corner of the building at the head of Vir-
ginia-street, which was taken down a few years ago, and
on the site of which the Union Bank now stands.

The Excise-office, in 1800, was in the back building on
the west side of Miller-street, opposite the entry to
Virginia-buildings.
The Post-office, abt ut the same period, occupied a
shop on the south side of Primes-street, opposite the
Laigh Kirk-close.

The Stamp-office, an apartment in the land at the bead
of the White Horse-close. Trongate.

The Sheriff•clerk's-office, a small shop at the north-
east corner of Wilson and Brunswick-street, near the
entrance to the present splendid new Public-offices.
The Sheriff, or Commissary Court, was opened, the
first day of each term, in the Consistory-house, which
adjoined the High Church, and which was taken down
last year.

The Customs' establishment of officers at Glasgow, in
1800, was amongst the most limited in the kingelciat ;
but the Lords of the Treasury have, from time to time,
augmented the same, and within the last few days have
made a very material increase, to meet the rapidly in-
creasing business ; so that Glasgow is now the first port
in Scotland, as well in point of trade and revenue, as in
the number of officers borne upon the establishment.—
Scotch Reformers' Gazette.

ELOQUENCE AND SUBLIMITY.—The light of the
lamp was dying away in the socket, the midnight clock
swung heavily aloft, and its brazen tones scunded loudly
on the frozen air. It was the hour disembodied spirits
walk, and when murderers, like the stealthy wolf, prowl
for their prey. The lonely watcher shuddered as be
heard a slight noise at the door. Big drops stood on his
pale brow ; the door gently opened, and—in came a
strange cat I—New York Paper.
COMMITTAL Or A POSTMASTER.—John Charles
Lockwood, postmaster, was again brought before the
magistrates on Saturday last. We detailed the case
!ast week, the facts of which are briefly, that a letter,
containing a sovereign, posted in the month of January
last in London, by Harriet Humphris, had not been re-
ceived by Ann Stratford, of Lechiade, to whom it had
been addressed. The evidence implicating Lockwood
was that of Waleot, a letter-carrier, who deposed to
seeing the prisoner take the money out a the letter.
The only further evidence adduced on Saturday last was
a person from London, who proved posting the letter,
directed to Ann Stratford. Mr. Lockwood called Mr.
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is a false one ? Witness—No. The prisoner was now
e died upon for his defence, when he said that he was
innocent of the offence imputed to him, and that Waleot
had perjured himself. The magistrates informed Mr.
Lockwood that they, after maturely considering the
case, found it to be their duty to commit him to the as-
siz -s for trial.— Donca,ter Gazate.

FREE Wt:r_ms.—The Board of Customs having had
befbn: th,n requf suq..; that itie 1011, wing
woods mAy be admitted free of v , black c*dar
(imported from Porto and Pas de Peroba, or
yellow wood, and Sebt.sfino de Art ada, or wood of Se-
bastino (imported from &Thin, South America), orders
have been issued to the officers of the revenue here, and
throughout the United Kingdom, to admit all futute
similar importations of the descriptions of wood men-
tioned free of duty accor3ingly. As the orders, ex-
tending the privileges of the Treasury order alluded to,
from time to time, to various newly-discovered or in-
troduced woods, for furniture manutacturing purposes,
precludes the necessity of special application being
made on each separate importation to the Commis-
sioners for their delivery free, they are of considerable
importance, and should be generally known to the wood
trade.
ROME, Nov. 28. THE NEW POPE AND THE
JEWS.—The inhabitants of tLe Ghetto having memorial-
ised the Pope for the enjoyment of equal rights with the
other inhabitants of the city, where a father has issue of
twelve children from one marriage (in which case he is
entitled by an ancient law to special privileges), the
liberal-minded Pontiff not only granted the prayer of
the petition, but, in a truly humane sense, ordered that
relief should be afforded to needy Jews, as to their
Christian brethren, from the funds of the beneficenza.—
Jewish Chronicle.

FATHER EUSTACE, A TALE OF THE JESUITS, BY
MRS. TROLLOPE, 3 VoLs.—The abovr work is published
this day, by Mr. Colburn, and may now be had at all
the libraries. The folloAing new works of fiction are
also now ready :-2. Caesar Borgia, an Historical Ro-
mance, by the author of " Whiiefriars."-3. The Ro-
mance of 'War; or the Highlanders in Spin, by James
Grant, Esq., late 621 regiment.-4. Men of Capital, by
MN. Gore.-5. The Roman Traiter, by HW. Herbert,
le.sq., author of "Oliver Cr.miwell."-6. Mqrston, by
th 9 auth.q. of " Salathiel," second edition.-7. Adven-
tures of Captain O'Sullivan, by W. H. Maxwell, Esq.—
9. (Just ready), Strawberry Hill, an Historical Novel,
by the author of " Shakspere and his Friends," " Maids'
of Honour," &c.

•
THE LEEDS DEPUTATION ON THE TEA DUTY.—
Mr. J. W. Scarlett, one: of the deputation from this
town appointed to wait upon Lord John Russell, with
the various deputations from other town,, has addressed
a note to the editor of the Times, in which he says, that
in the report of the conversation, inserted in that paper,
it is k,a,id that the shipments of woolleuq. to Chinu ht--d

fallen off, but that he made nu such shternent : what
he said was, " that the trade to China had disappointed
he hopes of the merchants engaged in it." Leeds
Mercury.

• On Saturday at the Marylebone Vestry the return
directed by Government of the 101. householders was
discussed. It was stated that this return was not cal-
culated to aid the Government in coming to a conclusion,
since in that parish there were 14,017 persons entitled to
on the register, but only 7,733 were actually quali-
fied, and out of that number 1,020 persons were disqua-
litizd by reason of non-payment of the window-tax.
Sir DE LACY EVANS said this was a most important
subject, and one which deeply affected the franchise.
Many complaints had been made that the collectors, by
not calling for the rates till after the 20th of July, .had
often purposely disfranchised the voters. This was the
fault of the Legislature, who allowed so great a power
to be vested in the collectors. A
resolution was the;; carried for re-appointing the
committee on the subject of the window duties.
THE ALLEGED DEATH FROM STARITATICN.—A com-
munication was read to the vestry upon this subject from
the Poor Man's Guardian Society, who had passed the
following
" That taking into consideration the fearful disclo-
sures relating to the death from starvation of Louisa
Mordaunt, on account of the harsh administration of the
poor laws by the parochial authorities in Marylebone;
as also the horrible details of the disgusting rules prac-
tised within the Marylebone Workhouse, in connexion
with the washing of the persons of the poor inmates, a
public meeting be convened at the Princess's Concertßoom,
Great Castle-street, Oxford-street, for the purpose of
further investigating the disclosures and practices re-
ferred to, with the object of produe;ng such remedies as
v-ill guard rgainst their future repetition. And this
tro:eting further resolves that the members for the
boroegh of Marylebone be invited to attend (one of
w!iem being requested to preside), and that due notice
of the meeting be given to the vestry and guardians of
tho pnor of St. Marylebone."
Mr. RIDGWAY, in indignant terms, denounced the
communication as disgusting, and not couched in suffi-
ciently respectable language to be entertained by the
ves%T, lie would move that the document be ordered
to lie on the table.

Several ether gentlemen spoke in very strong terms
respecting this communication, and declared that the
charges were altogether tithe.
• Mr. DANIELL said that Mr. Charles Cochrane was the
chairman, and chief mover of the " Poor Man's Guar-
dian Society," and that his object was to guin popularity
and nct to benefit the poor.
Mr. JosErri said, all Mr. Cochrane wanted was pub-
licity, which the present proceedings would give him. It
appeared that he was a candidate for Westminster, but
it the Hon. Member (General Evans) was never turned
out of his seat till Mr. Cochrane could do it, his opinion
was that lc would sit for Westminster till the day of
i. (lin) t.

the rnoticn W3S carried uni,n;rnouslv.

DESTITUTION IN THE SCOTTISH

LIBERALITY OF TIIE FREE CHURCH.

The deep and general distress existing in the Western
'Highlends and Islands of Scotland having attracted the
attention ef tbe Free Chrtreb, the ministers belonging to
that rt.ligions I;,,dy, in Edinburgh, resolved on making a
coil, eticat in their -Churches last Sunday, in aid of their
suffering countrymen. The result of the appeal was the
p-;nee'v 2.300:.—an instance of liberality which,
Under ad the eircurnstAnces of the case, has but few pa-
relhl3, in tl.e history of religious denominations. In
Order- that this proof of the magnitude of Free Church
benevolence may be rightly understood, it is necssary
we should mention" that that religious body have, since
their truessi,n from the Establishment in May, 1843.,
raif,ed the tthn,),t. incredible stun of 1,200,0001: for pur-
poses connected their own church. The annals of
Christiani!y furnish no instance At all to be compared to
this of (Inomination:il liberalify. Several thousands
more wilt, in the eozuse of a foci weeks, be raised fir the
relief of the Ettill-rinz, Highlanders by the other Free
Churches in ?Jr.'?;s nqris of Scotland, now amounting
to nearlv

Ths, 17,3tablishment, and the various di•-
senting• bodice-, will, as a matter of course, follovv the ex-
ample of the Fre: Chore —which is making itself re-
mark Ye lyr raking the lead in all humane and benevo-
lent enterprises in 6cotliznd—so that, before the end of
the yrar, we have no tltiobt the severity of the existing
distress in the Western Highlnds and Liands will be
considerably mitigate;l.