The Sun.
London, England, 1835-04-04 00:00:00

DROGHEDA.

The Committee met to-day in the Vico-Chancellor's Court
at eleven o'clock—Admiral Lord HOTHANI in the Chair.

Mr. HARRISON opened the case on behalf of the petitioners.
The petition alleged, that on a poll being demanded on
behalf of Mr. Montgomery, the unsuccessful candidate, the
Mayor of Drogheda, who is the Returning Olicer, refused
to grant the same, and declared, falsely and illegally, that
Mr. O'Dwyer, the sitting member, was duly elected. It was
also alleged that Mr. O'Dwyer did not possess the requisite
qualification to sit in Parliament, and that, notwithstanding a
protest had been served to that effect upon the returning officer,
he, in the absence of the opposing candidate (whether through
fear or force was immaterial), declared Mr. O'Dwyer duly
elected. The qUalification of the Hon. Member, Mr. H. said
was derived from a rent charge in Cullens'-wood, county of
Dublin, issuing out of a consideration given, as appeared from
indenture, to the due execution of which Mr. Dolan, and Mr.
C. Fitzsimon, M. P., were subscribing witnesses. The stand-
ing order of the House in the year 1717, requires that a
candidate for a borough shall be possessed of property to the
amount of 3001. a year. for three years previous to the elec-
tion. In this case the rent charge was not dated—it
therefore, was incumbent upon the sitting Member to prove
his qualification.
The Mayor's clerk (Mr. Jackson) was the first witness
called. He produced the return of the poll, from which it
appeared that the writ was addressed to the electors of the
town of Drogheda, whereas the petitioners described them-
selves as electors of the county of the town of Drogheda. By
the 9th Geo. IV. chap. 22, sec. 4, it is enacted that no elec-
tion petition shall be proceeded upon unless the subscribers to
it have a claim to vote at the said election. The present peti-
tion, he contended, was not conformable to the Act, in conse-
quence of the variance between the words of the petition and
the writ. referred the Committee to the Nottingham
case, which he sulmritted was conclusive on the question.
Mr. JOY having replied on behalf of the petitioners, the
Committee retired, and, after a short consultation, decided
that the objection was insufficient, and that they would proceed.
The investigation into the Hon. Member's qualification was
then entered into.

BANKRUPTCY COURT-(THIS DAY)

MR. GLOSSOP'S BANKRUPTCY.

This morning a numerous meeting of the creditors under the
fiat of bankruptcy awarded against Mr. Joseph Glossop, the
lessee of the Victoria Theatre, was held before Mr. Commis-
sioner MrattvALE, for the proof of debts and the choice of
assignees. Th..! bankrupt was in attendance. He had surren-
dered immediately on the issuing of the fiat, and had received
his protection. The room was crowded with creditors and
theatricals, among whom were Messrs. Wallack, Gale, and
others of the Victoria Theatre. The proceedings appeared to
excite much interest—many debts were proved to a large
amount. It was stated that the official assignee would adver-
tize the Theatre for sale to the highest bidder ; and in the
event of its not being purchased, then the property to be sold.
It was understood that Mr. Osbaldiston, who is a creditor for
a considerable sum, would be proposed as one of the assignees.
The next examination is fixed for May 4.

NSOLYENT COURT.-(THIS ➢AY.)

At the sitting of the Court, Mr. CooKE made an applica-
tion on the part of an insolvent, confined in Ruthven gaol, near
Denbigh, in Wales, for leave to petition and to be heard before
the Magistrates, at the Quarter Adjourned Sessions, in May
next.

Mr. Commissioner HARRIS said he would take the present
opportunity of stating, for the. sake of its being known, that it
was the intention of the Crown lawyers to introduce an Act,
depriving the Justices of hearing insolvents in Wales, and to
make the practice uniform with England. In the last Session
an Act, framed by Lard Brougham, had passed, giving the
Commissioners a convenient jurisdiction with this Court, and
it was considered that the Commissioners possessed, under that
Act, the power to hear insolvents in Wales. The opinion of
the Law Officers had been taken, and they entertained the
same opinion. In future the Commissioners would hold Cir-
cuits in Wales, and he (Mr. Commissioner Harris) believed,
that an Act would pass about Easter, to deprive the Justices
of hearing cases.
It was discovered that the Justices in this instance had made
an Adjourned Sessions before the Quarter Sessions had
been held.
Mr. COOKE said he believed it was not an unusual proceed-
ing in Wales.—(A laugh.)
Mr. Commissioner HARRIS—That is an additional reason
why we should hear the cases.
The COURT refused to grant the order as prayed, but gave
leave to the insolvent to tile his petition.

SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.)

FROM LLOYDS.

DEAL, APRIL 3.—Wind \V. S. W.—Arrived and sailed for
the river, the Sprightly, Livingston, from Charente. Arrived
and remain, the Henry Wellesley, Johnston, from Ceylon :
has been supplied with an anchor: Arrived the Amlerweending,
Elitzet, from Middleburg, for Batavia, and remains with the
outward-bound.
PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 3.—Wind W. S. W.
PLYMOUTH, APRIL n.—Wind S. S. E.—Arrived the Tem-
perance, Symons, from Messina ; and Fly, - Spoker; from Fi-

gueira.
FALMOUTH, APRIL 2.—Variable light breezes and fine.—
Arrived the Sisters, Rayner, from Trapine ; and the Trever,
Lind, from Licuti.
BRISTOL, APRIL B.—Arrived the Jeunc Cupidon, Aubin,
from Nantes.

LIVERPOOL, APRIL 2.—Arrived the Helme, Astrop, from
Odessa-; Gordenson, —, from Trieste ; Mary Ann, Tucker,
from Lines. Off-port, the Emma, from Odessa.
DUBLIN, APRIL I.—Arrived 'the Ocean, Matthews, and
Two Brothers, from London.
Coax, APRIL I.—Arrived the Harriett, Fisher, from
Odessa; and Adelaide, Cormack, from Gibraltar.
SLIGO, APRIL I.—Arrived the Lunar, M'Manes, New
York ; Eliza, Stoke, and Susan Crane, Holmes, from St.
Joint's, N.B. ; Andrew Nugent, Cargu ; Violet, Ross ; and
Ceres; Dempsey, from London.
BELFAST, APRIL L —Arrived the Ditcbburn, Hogg, from
St. Petersburg.

DEVOTION.

(From the Christian Reformer.)
As freshening dews their bloom restore
To fading flowers,
And wither'd fields are brightened o'er
By Summer showers ;

A sacred balm Devotion pours
O'er drooping hearts,
Their blighted hopes more bright restores,
And peace imparts.

1835.—The following is the House List of Go-
vernors and Directors of the Bank of England for the year

ensuing, viz.:—

FOE GOVERNORS.
James Pattison, Esq., Governor.
Timothy Abraham Curtis, Esq., Deputy Governor.

FOR DIRECTOES.

John Bowden, Esq. George Warde Norman, Esq,
John Cockerell, E,q John Horseley Palmer, Esq.
William Cotton, Esq Christopher Pears; Esq,
Henry Davidson, Esq. Henry James Prescott, Esq.
Samuel Drewe, Esq. Charles Polo, Esq.
Bonamy Dabre; Esq. Henry Porcher, Esq.
Thomson Hankey, jun., Esq. • William It. Robinson, Esq.
John Oliver Hans ,n, Esq. Samuel Tl.ornton, Esq.
John Benjamin Heath, Esq. • William Ward, Esq.
William Mellish, Esq. Thomas Warre, Esq.
Humphrey St. John Mildmay, Esq. Money .Wigram, Esq.
James Morris, Esq. Melvil Wilscn. Esq.

The election for Governor and Deputy Governor will be
held at the Bank on Tuesday, the 7th, and for Directors on
Wedncsd iy, the Bth of April instant, from ten o'clock in the
forenoon till four in the afternoon.
The total cost for maintenance• of the London
Police force last year was 215,1081.

PANORA MA OF JERUSALEM.—The indefatigable
Burford has just added a new subject to his review with which
he favours the public, of the illustrious spots on this earth's
surface. He could scarcely transport us to a place more
deeply interesting than Jerusalem. There are numerous
figures introduced into this panorama, and they arc uniformly
designed and coloured with admirable taste. On the same
platform with the spectator is one grdup, which represents the
Aga and Mufti dispensing justice, and seeing the bastinado
administered to a delinquent. It consists of many figures,
each and all of which are finely characteristic. This is, with
the exception of one spot—viz., where the mosque of Omar
stands, one of the most carefully painted'panoramas we have
ever seen. The sky, in particular, is most delicately tinted
in it ; and in many other parts it presents truly beautiful dis-
plays of painting on a grand scale,