The Sun.
London, England, 1832-09-28 00:00:00

OF YORK.

The committee of the creditors of his Royal
Highness the Duke of York again met yesterday,
at the Thatched-house-tavern, St. James's-street,
and were very fully attended, there being no less
than 11 members present. They were attended by
Messrs. Amory and Coles, and Mr. al3eeket, the
solicitors, who reported that since the last meet-
ing' they had received a great variety of important
information connected with the removal of property
from Cambridge-house, in South Andley-street,
and elsewhere, which, there was every reason to
believe, had not been accounted for as part of the
personal effects of the deceased, charged with the
payment of his debts. They had received distitrt•t
information as to the places to which, mid the per-
sons to whom, some of those effects had been taken,
but at present they declined malting auy wore di-
rect communication. They had reason to believe,
however, that the evidence would be found

conclusive, supported as it necessarily would be
by persons closely connected with the de-
ceased during his life, as well as in some re-

sped connected with his illustrious relatives. It

was ftlt that the necessary recourse to those chan-
nels would be productive of painful reminiscences,
but still the duty they owed to the creditors at large
would in all probability render fiuch a step impera-
tive. Since the last meeting, it was understood
that one of the executors, in reference to the exer-
tions making by the creditors, had Mated that
they were likely to prove unavailing, for that
the jewels, of which so much had been said,
were, in point of feet, jewels which had been

settled upon the Duchess of York, upon her
marriage settlement in 1792, and that, by that set-
tlement, on her death they were to ba restored to
the Kingof Prussia. Upon this representation, the
solicitors had recourse to the settlement, and they
there discovered that the whole amount of jewels
settled upon her Royal Highness by the instrernent
were valued at 22,0001., with a provision that if she
died before her husband they- should be returned to
her father. By this settlement she was not entitled
to make any separate will ; nor did it appear that,
with the exception of 60,000 dollars for her para-

phernalia, any personal property had been settled
upon her, with the exception of her Marriagt por-

tion, which Pais 4,0001. a year. Thee observation of
the executors, therefore, is not borne out by this
fact, for, according to the information received by
the Committee, the jewels collected subsequent to
the Duke of York's death, and valued at the house
of the Duke of Rutland, in Arlington-street, far
exceeded 100,000/ ; and, indeed, it was well known
that the Duchess, from her own private resources,
as well as from presents from George 111., from
her husband, and from other quarters, had accu-
leulated property to a much larger extent. It is
well for the executors, then, to show what has be-
come of the surplus over and above the Crown jew•
e's of Prussia. It will be also for them to prove
that the latter jewels have been returned to the
King of Prussia, and that they had not been dealt
with by the Duke of York in his life-time as his owo,
property. It will be also an important fact to be
ascertained, why, if the marriage settlement was of
any avail, those jewels had not been returned
according to these stipulations immediately after
her Royal Highness's death, and, not as it is
attempted to be asserted, kept in this country
till after the demise of her husband. It is
not disputed, we believe, that the jewels, what-
ever their value, were conveyed to Windsor Ca•tle,
and it will be for their executors to show under
what authority they had taken this step. Descrip-
tions have been obtained of the particular character
of certain of those jewels, which leave no doubt
that their value far exceeded the amount at which
the executors to whom we have alluded would con-
fine them. It has been alleged that the Duchess
left a testamentary paper, by which she bequeathed

legacies and annuities to a considerable amount, ap-
pointing Prince Leopold and Lord Lauderdale as
her executors. This testamentary paper was not
ac ed upon tiil after the Duke's death, and since that
period large legacies have been paid. Out of what
fund this money has come is one of the inquiries t,

which the solicitors have directed their attention,
and they have been unable as yet to discover that
Cie Duchess was entitled to make a will, or upon
what authority any property she possessed could
have been appropriated without the sanction of her
husband.

Upon the whole, the solicitors are of opinion that
the case on the part of the creditors has derived ad
ditional strength and interest ; and they are per
swirled they will he enabled to lay such facts before
the Master in Chancery as to justify a revision of
the answers of the executors, as well as to call for
a more rigid inquiry than the creditors have reason
to believe, from the friendly character of the
under the direction of the present plaintiffs, was
pursued.
It has been remarked, that the very first interro-
gatory put to the executors was not of that specific
character which the nature of such proceedings war-
ranted, for, from the answers, it would appear that
they had confined themselves merely to an account
of the property which came to their possession, in-
formation, knowledge, or belief, without reference to
the extent or value of the popery of which the de-
ceased was actually in possession at his death. By
this apparent evasion, it would appear that great
room is left for omissions, which may by possibility
be hereafter supplied.
It is the determination of the committee, sup-
ported as they are now by so large and respectable a
body of creditors, to persevere to the utmost, and
not only to re-open the suit in Chancery, but to
call for a Parliamentary inquiry into all the circum-
stances connected with the affairs of his Royal
Highness, and more especially with regard to the
conduct of the Commissioners of Woods and Fo-
rests ; the latter head of investigation becoming
more important, when it is recollected, that in an-
swer to a question from the present Lord Chancel-
lor, when a member of the House of Commons, Mr.
Canning distinctly stated that the expenses of build-
ing York-house, in St. James's-park, were entirely
resting with the Duke of York himself, and in no
way under the sanction or responsibility of his Ma-
jesty's Government. How far this answer is con-
sistent with the fact that the Commissioners of
Woods and Forests have advanced 77,0001. upon
the mortgage of a lease which they had themselves
granted, remains to be seen. It may be said that
the mortgage was a security against the liabilities of
the Government, but still the money was advanced
from the public pocket, and under the knowledge of
that fact tradesmen were induced to give credit to
an enormous amount; and their property was sub-
sequently seized, in order to cover the mortgagees
from the consequences of their own imprudence—an
imprudence to which the extravagances of ansalready
insolvent Duke may not unfairly be ascribed.
It is said by the executors, in their answer to the
interrogatories before the Master in Chancery, that
the lease of the mines in Nova Scotia, granted to
the Duke of York, is likely to prove the means by
which the creditors may hereafter be paid. If there
be any foundation for this hope, surely it must be
the interest of the surviving relatives of the Duke of
York to adopt some means by which, upon their
security, a fund might he raised sufficiently large to
liquidate the comparatively trifling amount of the
debts now outstanding, and prevent the continued
discussion of a subject pregnant, as it is, with facts
calculated to create prejudices of the most painful
description against the Princes of the House of
Brunswick.
During the proceedings it was announced that se-
veral minor creditors, in communicating their claims,
had stated that their means were wholly inadequate
even to pay the trifling contribution which was re-
quired for assisting the fund which has been raised
for prosecuting the existing inquiry ; and that some
of those persons, with tears in their eyes, declared
that could they but obtain the sum which was due
to 'hem by the Duke of York, they would be saved
frot:n "Aar destruction.
The Committee, by their resolutions, fully sane-

tio-74 the steps which have been already taken by
the solicitors, and after communicating to them some
additional information which had been received
again, adjourned to Wednesday next.

130UNDAItIES-NEW DIVISIONS OF

COUNTIES, loc.

For the more complete carrying into effect the
measures of parliamentary Reform, there has been
prepared, by order of the Government, an exceed-
ingly bulky and valuable work. It consists of

twelve folio volumes; and each county, division of
county, ci,y, town., borough, &c. described, is accom-
panied with a map. These maps are chiefly from
the celebrated and expensive " Ordnance Monty,"
that took place some years ago, nnd die locking up
of which, instead of their publication, occasioned a
good deal of debate, especially in the House of
Comma:Amy between Mr. Ward and Mr. Whitbread.
ThUse maps are now likely, for the first time, to be
somewhat more generally circulated—though, ex,
cept they be reprinted, the volumes Cah never be-
come very general, as the number already printed is
limited, and as they are to be chiefly circulated
amongst the Peers and Commoners. Any further
circulation that may take place must be mainly of a
clandestine character, which is a very bad arrange-
ment, as it is so desirable that the accurate and of-
ficial details and information contained in the books,
and the Ordnance Survey maps, should have a freer
circulation than in privileged and official channels.
That would more completely carry into effect the
object of the Government in having the volumes
prepared—a labour that must have been attended
with such Immense expense, and an expense that, of
course, will fall on the country.
A description of this costly and valuable work,
and a specimen of the character of the contents, can
not be uninteresting,
The first part only was in :he hands of many
Peers and Members during the progress of the Bills:
it consists of details, historical, fiscal, and statistical,
of " the 120 smallest boroughs at present returning
Members to Parliament." Besides the details, each
description is accompanied with a map of the bo-
rough and its neighbourhood. The maps of the
boroughs that are to continue to be represented are
coloured, showing the boundary in " olden times,"
the real extent of the boroughs, &c.
The next division of the work consists of eight
parts or volumes. They give the counties, the di-
visions of counties, the boroughs continued, or
newly created, in England and Wales. The county
maps describe the amount of population in 1831,
and the assessed taxes in 1830 ; define the divisions
where the counties are divided, mark the bounda-
ries of the different hundreds, the principal places
for the county elections, the borough towns that are
to return two Members, those that are to return
One, the different county polling places, &c. As
different colours are adopted, all this information
and these distinctions are clearly given. The bo-
rough maps give the surrounding country, the boun-
daries of the old boroughs, the boundaries of the
parishes or townships, the rivers, and the new boun-
daries. Different colours are also applied here io
• render the maps still more perspicuous. The letter
or literary parts follo:145g each map contain valuable
and accurate information, being all drawn from
official sources, as well as useful, and sometimes
curious arid new details respecting limits and de-
' sciiption, population, houses, qualifying houses,con-
dition and appearance of the place, whether increas-
ing or improving, the old and new rights of elec-
tion, general remarks, historical and otherwise.
As a specimen of the sort of informa. ion con-
tained in these parts, we quote the commencement
' of what is said under the head " City of London,"
because it is brief, regards our own neighbourhood,
and shows how inconclusively and unsatisfactorily
defined were the old limits of even the first city of
the world. It follows :

" CITY OF LONDON.—The right to return Mem-
bers to Parliament for this city has hitherto been
vested in freemen, being liverymen, without regard
to residence.

:CITY BOUNDARY NOT CLEARLY DEFINED,

The limits of the city do not appear to be accurately
defined by any survey, and the answers of the city
authorities to some questions (after very particular
attention on their part to this subject) were not
eery conclusive or• satisfactory. This is to be re-
gretted, for as the city of Westminster, and the bo-
roughs of Finsbury and Tower Hamlets, adjoin the
boundaries of the city of London, new lines could
not be drawn without encroaching on one or the
other of those districts, Apart of the Middle Tem-
ple was not within the boundaries of the city of
London : the whole is included within the city, a•
far as regards the election of Members to serve in
Parliament. The remaining part of the Middle
Temple, and the Inner TernFle, are within the
boundaries claimed by the city officers ; but the
Members of these Inns of Court deny the right of
those officers to exercise any jurisdiction within
their district. To remove all doubt, if any should
arise, whether or not the occupiers of houses or
chambers in any inns of Court or Chancery, or extra
parochial places, which may claim to be exempt
from the jurisdiction of the city, should be entitled
to vote for the return of the City Members, it is
declared—
" That the district for the return of Members of
Parliament for the city of London do contain the
whole space contained within the exterior bounda•
ries of the city of London, including the whole o
the Inner Temple and of the Middle Temple."
The following is a recapitulation of these eigh
volumes :

Members.

Part I.—Nine Counties, which will return 31
—, containing 35 Boroughs, to return 61
Part 2.—Eight Counties
—, containing 31 Boroughs
Part 3. —Five Counties ••• 18

....
—, containing 35 Boroughs 63
Part 4.—Nine Counties
--, containing 28 principal and two
contributory Boroughs
Part s.—Seven Counties .............. ...
—, containing 27 Boroughs
Part 6.—Three Counties
—, containing 33 Boroughs . 53

Total England-41 Counties, includ-
ing the Isle of Wight .. 114
189 principal Cities and Boroughs,
and 2 contributory Boroughs 327

Part 7 —Seven Counties, Wales .... 9 Memb.
containing 7 princi-
pal and 22 contributory
Boroughs
Part B.—Five Counties
-, Seven principal, and
21contributory boroughs 7 ditto

Grand Total for England and Wales 5OO
The tenth volume solely regards " the Divisions
of the Counties"—having maps and details ; and
the eleventh and twelfth volumes are on Ireland and
Scotland. They are thick; also containing coloured
maps and much letter-press illustration.

MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE.—For seve-
ral days past great anxiety has been felt in the neighbour.
hood of Portland town, Regent's Park, respecting the
fate of Mrs. islactrotsoN, the wife of Mr. Jontil
NictioL-
soN, of High-street, Portland-town, tinman, who has
been missing from her home, during the last fortnight,
under very extraordinary circumstances. She had been
with her husband to a place of entertainment on the pre-
ceding evening, and has never been seen since early on the
following morning, when she was observed at a short dis-
tance from her own home, without a bonnet. She had
but very recently recovered f: om a fit of sickness, and was
in a very delicate state of health. No possible cause can
be assigned for her leaving her home intentionally, nor
does it appear that she has done so, as none of her wearing
apparel, or any other articles, have been removed. In-
quiries have been made at all her relatives and friends, anti
at all hospitals, receiving-housi-s, &c. ; but no trace tit
her can be discovered. Several ponds in the neighbour..
hood have been dragged, but up to yesterday nothing what-
ever bad transpired to explain the mystery of her absence.
The police have also been applied to without effect.

SECOND EDITION.

SUN OFFICE, Scven o'clock.

HE LONDON GAZETTE

THIS EVENING:

WAR-OFFICE. SEPTEMBER 28.
_ 15th Regiment of Light Dragoons.—Cornet E. Fellowes, to be
Lii?.,Ae!iant, by purchase, vice Bushe, promoted ; C. Sparling,
Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Fellowes, Sept. 28.
6th Regiment of Foot.—Ensign A. lmlach, from half-pay 72d
Foot, to be Ensign, vice Wetherall, whose appointment has
been cancelled, Sept. 28.
14th Foot.—C. Leventhorpe, bent., to be Eusign, by purchase,
vice Parker; whc rbilres Sept. 28.
?nth Foot—Ensign C. 'Hawker to be Lieutenant, by purchase,
Vice Carter, whose promotion has not taken place. Sept. 28.
17th Foot—Hospital-Assistant T. Pearson, from the half-pay,
to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Newton, promoted. Sept. 28.
22d Foot—Captain E. Hawkins, from the 49th Foot, to be
Captain, vice Wilkinson, who exchanges. Sept. 28.
26th Foot—Lieut. R. :C. Hamond, from half-pay 31st Foot, to
be Lieutenant, vice Thompson, promoted. Sept. '2B.
27th Foot, Captain L. It. J. Versturme, from half-pay unat-
tached, to be Captain, vice M. Higgins, who exchanges, receiv-
ing the difference, Sept. 28.
28th Foot, Lieut. T. Wheeler to he Captain, without purchase,
vice Irving, deceased • Ensign T. Beckham to be Lieutenant,
vice Wheeler; Gentleman Cadet R. J. WDonell, from the
Royal Military College, to be Ensign, vice Beckham, Sept. 28.
41st Eoot--AssistantSurgeon G. Glaeser, from half-pay Cape
Regiment, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice W. D. Fry, who ex-
changes. Sept 28.
49th Foot—Brevet W. Wilkinson, from the Foot, to be Cap-
tain vice Hawkins, who exchanges. Sept. 28.
60th Foot—Second Lieut. H. Bingham to be First Lieutenant,
by purchase, vice Lord Fincastle, promoted; W. G. Rose, Gent.
to be Second Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Bingham, Sept. 28
93d Foot—Assistant-Surgeon J. Edmondson, from the Hospital
Staff, to be Assistant-Surgoon, vice Ekins, decaased, Sept. 28.
97th Foot—Ensign G. R. Cummin to be Lieutenant, by pur-
chase, vice Reade, who retires ; C. J. F. Denshire Gent., to be
Ensign, by purchase, uiae Cummin, Sept. 28.
HOSPITAL STAFF.
F. M'Rae, M.D. to be Assistant-Surgeon to the Forces, vice
Edmondson, appointed to the 93d Foot, Sept. 28.

MEMORANDA.
The date of the commission of Lieut. J. Edwards, of the 46th
Foot, has been altered from lath November, 1327, to 31st Octo-
ber, 1827, in order to his being placed in his proper situation in
that Corps.
The promotion of Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel N. Williams, on
half-pay 2d Garrison Battalion, to be Colonel in the Army from
22d July, 1830, has not taken place.