The Sun.
London, England, 1848-02-25 00:00:00

LYME REGIS.

The Lyme Regis Election Committee met again at
the usual hour this morning; Lord Ashley in the chair.
Mr. HILL opened the case of bribery which the sitting
Member was prepared to make out against Sir Fizroy
Kelly, the petitioner against his return. He said he
should be able to prove that in the case of one voter Sir
Fitzroy Kelly himself told the voter, that if he would
vote for him he (Sir Fitzroy Kelly) would remember
him after his election, remarking that he was an advo-
cate of the principle that one good turn deserved another.
He should also establish many other cases of bribery
committed on the part of the agents of Sir Fitzroy Kelly,
which he could not pass over without calling the especial
attention of the Committee to it, inasmuch as it disclosed
a novel mode of bribing a voter. It was a case of Mr.
Lund, a butcher, of Lyme Regis, who was bribed to vote
for Sir Fitzroy Kelly by the landlord of the inn Sir
Fitzroy put up at during the election, in a manner which
he had certainly never heard of before. The voter had
presented to him several heads of fine fat cattle, and
after the gift he made secret that it was the present
which induced him to vote for Sir Fitzroy Kelly. The
sitting Member felt assured that if he substantiated his
case, the Committee would pass 'such a condemnatory
resolution as should have the effect of deterring Sir
Fitzroy Kelly from resorting to these corrupt practices
in future.

KINSALE.
The Committee re-assembled at the usual hour this
morning; Mr. Bouverie in the chair.
Mr. Sergeant WRANCIIA.III was occupied the whole of
the morning iu replying to the case made out on behalf
of the sitting Member.

LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY. -By the Priscilla we
have dates from Pernambuco to the 24th of January.
There was some improvement in commercial matters,
and freights were tending upwards. Exchange, 27.1 d.
SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY, FEB. 23.--The Penin-
sular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's ship
Iberia,. Captain Burney, arrived this morning from
Genoa, Leghorn, Naples, Civita Vecchia, calling at
Gibraltar. She brings fifteen passengers and a good
cargo. The Madrid, Captain Weeks, is expected to-
morrow, and the liindobtan, Capt. Lewes, on the 26th.

LITERATURE.
THE PICTORIAL BOOK OF BALLADS.

1 Va. Edited by J. S. Alloore second Series. , 1
Honour to old Bishop Percy ! the conservator and
eulogist of some of the rarest apd sweetest of metrical.
compositions. If ever a nation was rich in ballad
lore, England is that nation. The melody, the par
sion, the tenderness, and the humour of our song
writers have survived the lapse of centuries, the flue'
tuations of fashion, and the vicissitudes of events.
Even the extraordinary changes which have tayes
place in the language have not rendered these ancient
rhymes obsolete. " Fair Rosamond " still excites the
sympathy of all true Britons; the " Spanish Lady!
Love" still is an object of no slight attraction; sad
the " Lytell Geste of .Robyn llode," still possesses
an indescribable and eternal fascination. " hang
Cophetua and the Beggar Maid " have had their for:
tunes recounted in the matchless melodies of Alfred
Tennyson, and yet, in spite of the superior elegance
of the living poet, the rude tale, as originally t?'ut
is perused with something beyond mere curiosity:
We are gratified, therefore, to witness this graceful
reprint of our dear favourites, embellished with name'
roux engravings on wood, illustrated by many valuable
foot-notes, and accompanied by several modern pieces
of versification of singular beauty,—edited more'd'er
by one so well qualified fur the task as Mr. Al°()".
We observe that in his prefatory remarks the edlwf
acknowledges the assistance he has received in his
researches from Mr. J. 11. Dixon. from Mr.
ham, from Mr. I. 0. Halliwell, and from 1‘1,.r.
Thomas Wright. At the same time it would 1
unjust were we not to commend the care with which
Mr. Moore himself has throughout collected "'"
materials, and the sagacity with which he has fre-
quently been enabled to explain what was hitherto
dubious, and to illuminate what was hitherto obscure'
One note we regard as so remarkable in roati
respects that we transcribe it entire ; it is *Pe,
to " The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," and
reference TOO-
reference to a passage in the "Voyages of Sae:
vocke," which the editor considers as having
afforded the incident upon which Coleridge founded
his wonderful poem. " The passage," °P:A.
Mr. Moore, "is found in a work elltitledt
Voyage round the World by Way of the GI"
South Sea, performed in the years 1719, "'fly',
21, 22, in the Speedwell of London, of 24 al"-
and 100 men (under his Majesty's Commission to
Cruize on the Spaniards, in the late War with toa
Spanish Crown,) till she was cast away on the Isloa
of Juan Fernandes, in May, 1720 ; and afterivn
continued in the Recovery, the Jesus Maria, un
Sacra Familia, &c. By Captain George Shelvoalte,'
Commander o“he Speedwell, Recovery, &c., in tt
Expedition. London, 1726: We had not had
sight of one fish of any kind since we were come t°
the southward of the streights of Le Blair, nor one set
.
bird, except a disconsolate black albitross, who acconl
panied us for several days, hovering about us as if ?
had lost himself, till Hatley (my second captain)
observing, in one of his melancholy fits, that this .
was always hovering near us imagined, from.his
colour, that it might be some ill omen. That which,
I suppose, induced him the; more to encourage Pl'
superstition, was, the continued series of contrarl,
tempestuous winds, which had oppressed us ever since
we had got into this sea. But be that as it would'
he, after some fruitless attempts, at length shot the
Albltross, not doubting (perhaps) that we should logt
a fair wind of it. This hope, however,. was ti°
realised, for the bad weather continued until the
• vessel was eventually cast away,' as the title-4
expresses it, on the Island of Juan Fernandes.
While throwing out this hint as to the origin of the
story of the " Ancient Mariner," the editor express
his unbounded admiration for the genius disphlP,
• by Coleridge in its composition. The entire vole'
of ballads is produced in a manner worthy of the sub'ject ; it is reading for the chimney corner and for tba
sub'
greenwood glades—the very title-page;emblazonedl
, gold, green, scarlet, blue, and amber, is symbolical,
1
the contents, and the appendix itself is pregnant
interest.

IN THE MATTER OF DR.
HAMPDEN.
CASE FOR THE OPINION OF SIR FITZROY ICSklit'
DR. ADDAMS, Mn. A. J. STEPHENS, AND MR. 1-4;
DELEY.—The see of Hereford having lately becoo
vacant, by the promotion of Dr. Musgrave to di:
archiepiscopal see of York, Dr. Hampden was,,
obedience to the Queen's mandate and letters missli
elected in his room by the Dean and Chapter... of
Hereford. At a court, holden by the vicar-genel,-
of th 3 Archbishop of Canterbury, at Bow chute"'
on the 11th day of January last, for the PI;
pose of confirming such election, in answer to t
first citation three clergymen (two of whom hold be;
nefices in the diocese of Hereford) came forward,,"
their proctor, to oppose D-r. Hampden's confirmations_
and in due form of law tendered articles of objecti°
impeaching his orthodoxy. The Vicar-General re.
fused to entertain the objections, or even to suffer the
opposers to appear; thereupon they applied to the
Queen's Bench for a mandamus to compel the Arch
bishop or his Vicar-General to hear them.

That Court at first granted a rule nisi; but,
cause being shown, the judges were equally divide'
in opinion, and in consequence the application for the
mandamus fell to the ground.
You are now requested, on the part of the 011:
jectors, to state your opinion whether they can of
ought to take any, and what further steps, either by
f
a writ of error, appeal, petition to the House
Lords, or otherwise, with a view, first to establish
their right to urge their objections in opposition le
Dr. Hampden's confirmation • and, if successfulj
then to try the question of his fitness, in point
doctrine, to be confirmed and consecrated to the see
of Hereford.

Clrizzio;.—As the Court of Queen's Bench II
given no judgment in the case, neither declaring lib!
the law is, nor enabling the objectors to ascertain l's
we cannot suggest any other means by which redres4
can be secured.

We are of opinion, that no writ of error lies front
the late proceedings in the Court of Queen's Beliell4
writ
of remedy being confined to cases where the "
of mandamus has issued, and it is for this very reason
that on other occasions, however unimportant (ei
Lord Denman admitted in this judgment), where any
of the judges have expressed the slightest doubt, the
Court has always allowed the writ to go, to prevent
a failure of justice; the late statute of 1 William 1 v,r_A"
c. 21, and 6 and 7 Vic., c. 67, having been passe':
expressly for the purpose of giving, by means of OP
writ, more easy and effectual relief.
We are also of opinion that no appeal lies in the,
present case from the sentence of the Vicar-Gene:lu
to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, the
want of such a power of appeal having not only bees
admitted both by the bench and the bar during the
late argument in the Court of Queen's Bench, but
having also been expressly declared by Mr. Justice
Patteson, in his judgment.
We think, however, that, under these circuol4
stances, it may be desirable for the objectors to pre'
sent a petition to the House of Lords, setting forth
the facts of the case, and praying their Lordships
to take such steps as they may deem expedient
for providing an adequate remedy, and for ascer-
taining what the law on this subject really is. As the,
judges of the Queen's Bench are equally divided
in opinion, it is obvious that the law is at present
doubtful, and that the Court is unable to remove that
doubt ; and it is impossible to deny that the greatest
inconvenience must exist so long as the doubt re'
mains, for not only may the very same difficulty
recur on every future confirmation of a bishop, but
the validity of Dr. Hampden's episcopal acts and the
exercise of his jurisdiction will be liable to be dis-
puted. Independently of these reasons, it may be
presumed that the House of Lords will be disposed to
entertain such a petition, as involving matters affect'
ing its own privileges, for if Dr. Hampden's election
be not duly confirmed, he has no right to a seat in
:hat House, that right accruing only upon confirms"
tion, when legally performed.
FITZROY KELLY.
J. ADDAMS.
A. J. STEPHENS.
EDWARD BADELEY.
Temple, Feb. 18.

THE RIOT AT EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY. •-•-• The
trial by the Senatus Academicus of the four students
who were supposed to be ringleaders of the late riots,
was brought to a conclusion on Friday. Two bare been
suspended from their studies, or what is called " rusti-
cated," for two years, one for one year, and one for three
months.—Edinburghe Advertiser.
DEATH OF MR. COTTENHAM NOSS.---We regret
to state that this well-known and much-respected gentle-
man died early this morning, after a few days' illness•
lie was a partner in the banking firm: of Messrs. John'
Moss and Co., and was esteemed and. respected by all
who knew him.—Liverpool Times of yesterday.

BIRTHS.
On the 21st inst., at Richmond, Mrs. William Chapniall'
of a son.
On the 21st inst., at Chapel-street, Belgrave-square, the
wife of James Whigham, Esq., of a son.
On the 21st inst., at the Rectory, Runnington, Somerset,
the wife of the Rey. Edward Alexander Web ber, of a SCI/1
and heir.
On the 21st inst., at the Bear-garden, So uthwark, the
wife of Mr. Andrew Clark, jun., of a son.

MARRIED.
On the 22d inst., at 41, Bedfore-square, F army, second
daughter of Phineas Nathan, Esq., to Raphael Zi:. de Cordova,
Esq., of Kingston, Jamaica.

DIED.
On the 17th inst., in the Royal Crescent:, Bstb, ll'
widow of Major Charles Stuart, of ihe Bengal A flan age`` •
On the 18th inst., in St. Margaret's-street,.
Mary Sophia, relict of Lieutenant-Colonel John James,
On the 20th inst., at Henley-upon-'Tame s, II
thaniel Myles, Esq., aged 67.
Canterb,urp

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AGENEJLIAL ACCOUNT of the RECEIPTS
and PA'YMF:NTS of the CORPORATION for RELIEF of
SEAM EN in Vie Merchants' SLrvice, their WIDOWS and CHIL-
DREN , for th,., year 1847.
RECEIVED £ s. d. £ s. d.
Ralanet • frota 181 G - Cash .... •• ........ 314 5 3
Out-Forts Aecounts.. 543 10 7

857 15 10
Duty, f corn London • • .... .... •• .. 12,382 13 7
Ditto, f. roan Out-Ports Vessels of Ports under the ma-

naget gent of the Corporation, 1846 .......... •• .. 6,367 2 8
Dead M en's Wages, forfeited, London ...• •• .. 699 5 7
I tto ditto Out-Ports, 1846........ 4 5 6
Interest . ...... .......... 1,704 0 0
Benefacrtl ors, viz.:—
Of the Marine i•ocietp, lapsed annuities
undet the subscription I r lief of the
suffer era in Lord Duncan's victory,
October, 1797.. ••••• . • • • • ••• • •• 86 5 10
Jabez I, scks,n, ...... 10 10 0 _

96 IS 10
Consolida 'NA 3 per Cent. Bank Annuities, for 3,0001.
sold at 105% per Cent.. ••••••••• • • • • • • • •••• • • • 2,653 0 0
Old Soutl Sea Annuities, for 1,0001. sold at 82%
per Cea t. • ..... . 121 • 0

£25,591 19 0

PAID. s. d. X s. d
Pensions ti London Pensioners, 1846 .. 999 0 0
Ditto ditto 1847 .. 12,967 2 6

13,966 2 6
Ditto to On t-Ports Pensioners, 1846 ••• • • .......... 6,674 19 4
Temporary Relief at Loudon • ... .. • . 1.198 1 0
Ditto, dittc at Out-Ports, 1846 .. • • • 1,012 2 9
lielamen's 1 losottal Society •••-••..••••• • • • .. •• • • •• 658 3 4
Charges of • Management at London, inzhuling Rent,
Taxes, S alarlas, &c. • 1,698 5 10
Ditto, at 0 It-Ports, 1646 .• •••••• • .. • • ...... • • .... 759 0 2

24,767 3 II

Balance to 1848, via. :
Cash .• • • • . 184 2 2
Out-Po:te Accounts.... 640 15 11