The Sun.
London, England, 1857-11-25 00:00:00

LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 25, 1857.

THE GOVERNMENT PRESS AND PAR-

LIAMENTARY REFORM.

(Prom the Daily News.)
The Globe wishes to know where we found state-
mei is in the Minitterill journals that there would
be no Reform Bill next session.
The Times is to be regarded as the leading organ
of the Government ; and on the 9th instant we
find it saying
Under these circumstance?, we do not think
the subject of Parliamentary Reform wilt stand
much chance in the next session."
Again, on the 18th-inst., the Times summed up
its reasons against a bill next session by—
"We cannot hut think on the whole that Par-
liamentary Reform had better wait."
The same evening the Globe itself wound up an.
article depreciatory of the question I,y disclaiming
" Any grand expectation for the session of
1858."
And next morning the Morning Post—better in-
spired, perhaps, than even the Times or. the Globe
—frankly remarked, in foreshadowing the measures
of next session—

" We do not expect to hear anything of a Reform
Bill."

This is where weifind the Ministerial Press pre-
parlng the way for a Ministerial abandonment of
the prom'se of a Reform Bill next session.
At times, however, the Ministerial press is no t
very well informed as to Ministerial intentions.
For instance, on the 12th inst. the Globe took us to
task for insisting that the circumstances of the coun-
try required an instant relaxation of the Bank Act
of 1844, and ridiculed the notion of the Govern-
ment interfering as it had done- in Yet, in
a second edition of the Globe of the same evening
appeared the Government Letter to the Bank of
England, authorising the Bank to employ those
means of assisting suffering trade and commerce
which the Governmental lobe had a few hours
before described as " empirical."
So it will in all human probability turn out with
Parliamentary reform. We shall have 'a Reform
Bill, notwithstanding the assurances of the Minis-
terial Press to the contrary. And thus they will
learn another lesson of the inconveniences of sub-
serviency.

Fiom the London Gazette of Last Nig t.

BOARD OF GREEN CLOTH, Nov. 23.

The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Right Hon.
Edward Granville, Earl of St. Germans, C. 8., to be Lord
Steward of Her Majesty's Household, in the room of the
Right Hou. Fraderick, Earl Spencer, K.G., resigned.
ST. J NMES'S PALACE, Nov. 19.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Rev. George
Mathias, Chaplain to the Royal Hospital at Chelsea, to be
one of the Chaplains in Ordinary to Her Majesty.
FOREIGN OFFICE, Nov. 14.

The Queen hasbeen graciously pleased to appoint Samuel
Vines, Esq., to be Her Majesty's Consul in the Azores, or
Western Islands.

The Queen bas also been graciously pleased to appoint
Watson Vredenburg, Esq., to be Her Majesty's Consul at
Para.

WHITELIALL, Nov. 21.
The Queen has been pleasedto direct Lstteri Patent to
be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland, constituting and appointing
the Right Honourable Sir Charles Wood, Bart., G.C.B. ;
Rear-Admiral the Hon. Sir Richard Saunders Dundas,
K.C. B. ; Rear-Admiral Henry Eden • Captain Alexander
Milne; Captain the Hon. Frederick Thomas Pelham,
C.B. ; and Thomas George Baring, Esq. ; to be Her
Majesty's Commissioners for executing the office of Lord
High Admiral of the said United Kingdom of Great Bri-
tain and Ireland, and the dominions, islands, and terri-
tories thereunto belonging.
WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, Nov. 24.

4th Regiment of Dragoon Guards—John Augustus Beau-
mont, Gent., to be Cornet, without purchase.
3d Light Dragoons—George James Teeven, Gent., to be'
Cornet., without purchase, vice Goff, promoted.
4th Light Dragoons—Russell England, Gent., to be Cor-
net, without purchase.
10th Light Dragoons—Lieutenant Edward Levett to be
Captain by purchase, vice J. W. Clarke, who retires ;
Cornet Henry Atkins Bowyer to be Lieutenant by pur-
chase, vice Levett ; Lord Ralph Drury Kerr to be Cor-
net, by purchase, vice Bowyer.
17th Light Dragoons--Paymaster Francis Levett Bennett,
from half-pay of a Depot Battalion, to be Paymaster,
vice Stephenson, appointed to a Cavalry Depot.
Royal Artillery—Lieutenant William Booth to be Second
Captain, vice H. T. Boultbee, who raigns.
2d Regiment of Foot—Lutley Jordon,Gent., to be Ensign,
without purchase, vice Evans, promoters.
33 Foot—Henry Thomas Halahan, Gent., to be Ensign,
without purchase, vice Ker, promoted.
9th Foot—Henry Randolph Eppes, Gent., to be Ensign,
without purchase, vice Plumridge, promoted.
25th Foot— Lieut.-Colonel Robert Feilden, from half-pay
Unattached, to be Lieut.-Colonel, vice Brevet Colonel
Lysons, who exchanges ; Major Samuel B. Hamilton to
be Lieut.-Colonel, by purchase, vice Feilden, who re-
tires ; Captain Stanhope M. Glides," to be Major, by
purchase, vice Hamilton ; Lieutenant F. C. Kennedy
to be Captain, by purchase, vice Gildea ; Ensign Chao.
(ward Hill to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Ken-

rtey.
36thd Foot —Clptain Henry Robert Twyford, from the
Ist West India Regiment, to be Captain, vice Brevet-
M.:jor Pratt, who exchanges.
37th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon James Inkson, M.D., from
the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Irwin, deceased.
41st Foot --Henry Ernest Glanville Crean Lynch, Gent.,
to be Ensign by purchase, vice White, promoted in the

_
ant George Stackpole Coxon to be Cap-
457th5tFhoFooto—t.;aieuten
tain, without purchase, vice Brevet-Major Wheatstone,
promoted in the Bth Foot ; Ensign James Alexander
Stnbbs to be Lieutenant without purchase, vice Coxon.
52d Foot—Ensign Henry Richard Beattie to be Lieutenant,
without purchase, vice Bradshaw, killed in action.
83d Foot—Lieutenant Thomas Parker Wright to be Cap-
tain, without purchase, vice Jones, deceased ' • Ensign
William Henry,lvimy to be Lieutenant, without pur-

chase, vice Wright.
Rifle Brigade— Capt. J. S. Keating from half-pay, Unat-
tached, to be Captain, vice the Hon. G. Eliot, whose
-Brevet Rank has been converted into Substantive Rank,
under the Royal Warrant of the 6th 0at.,1351 ; Lieut. J.
Brett to be Capt., without purchase, vice Brevet-Major E.
Newdigate, whose Brevet Rank has been converted into
Substantive Rank, under the Royal Warrant of 6th
October, 1854 ; Lieutenant Fitzßay William Fremantle
to be Captain, by purchase, vice Keating, who retires.
99th Foot—Brevet-Lieut.-Col. P. Stnyly to be Major,
without purchase, vice Last, promoted in the Ist West
India Regiment; Lieut. J. Grime to be Captain, with-
out purchase, vice Smyly ; Ensign E. W. Jacob to be
Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Grime; Ensign Geo.
Richards Harvey tobe Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Wel-
man, promoted ; Horace Townsend, Gent., to be En-
sign, by purchase, vice Hervey.
Ist West India Regiment—Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel
Edward Last, from the 09th Foot. to be Lieutenant-
Colonel, without purchase, vice Wetherall, deceased;
Brevet-Major John Pratt, from the 86th Foot, to be
Captain, vico Twyford, who exchanges.
CAVALRY DEPOT.
Paymaster John Stephenson, front the 17th Light
Dragoons, to be Paymaster.
BREVET.
Captain James Singer Keating, of the Rifle Brigade, to be
Major in the Army.
Brevet-Major.J. S. Keating, of the Rifle Brigade, to be

Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army.
COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT.
Warwickshire Militia (2d Regiment)—Charles Rice
Williams, Gent„ to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice A. Prescott
Knight, resigned.
sth, or Royal Eltborne Regt. of Middlesex Militia—O.
Weld, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Ryvers, resigned.
Royal Wiltshire Militia—Edward Newnham, Gent., to
be Ensign.
Ist or Western Regt. of Norfolk Militia—Reginald 0.
Day, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Carter, resigned.
2d Regt. (Light Infantry) of West York Militia-0.
Ridley Lawson, Gent., to be Ensign; A. G. C. Inge,
Gent., to be Ensign.
East Kent Regt. of Militia—John Edward Beales, Gent.,
to be Lieutenant, vice Haseldine, resigned.
Worcestershire Regiment of Militia—William K. Bruce,
Gent., to be Ensign ; W. R. D. Salmon, Gent., to be Lieut.
Prince Albert's Own Leicestershire Yeomanry Cavalry—
Cornet Francis Henry Beaumont, to be Lieutenant, vice
Pares, resigned.
Ist Regiment of King's Own Staffordshire Militia—
Francis Lambarde, Gent., to be Ensign.
2d Regiment 'of King's Own Staffordshire Militia—
Henry Ripley, Gent., to be Ensign ; Henry Falkner,
Gent., to be Ensign, vice Chittenden, resigned.
This appointment is substituted for that which appeared
in the Gazette of Oct, 20 :

2d Regiment of King's Own Staffordshire Militia—F. B.
Jervie, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Brown, appointed to
the Line.

BANKRUPTS.

Ralph Hardie Thomson, commission agent, Liverpool,
to surrender, Dec. 2, and 29, at twelve, at the Liverpool
District Court. _ _ _

Arthur Coils, draper, Poplar, Dec. 8, at two, and Jan.
5, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
James Steel, trader, Liverpool, Dec. 4, at twelve, and
Jan. 4, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court.
Rowland Price, scrivener, Stourbridge, Dec. 7 and Jan.
11, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court.
Thomas Gibson, shirt manufacturer, Manchester, Dec.
4 and 30, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court.
William Tyler, printer, Bolt-court, Fleet-street, Dec. 4
and Jan. 7, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Daniel Best Parry, whitesmith, Liverpool, Dec. 3, and
Jan. 7, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court..
Richard Bridge, manufacturer, Lancaster, Dec. 8 and 30,
at twelve, at the Manchester District Court.
John Henry Swift, draper, Huddersfield, Dec. 10 and
Jan. 21, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court.
Joseph Wm. Syer, cabinet manufacturer, Finsbury-
market, Dec. 4, at one, and Jan. 8, at half-past twelve, at
the Court of Bankruptcy.
George Pelling, carpenter, Holloway-road, and Sidney-
street, City-road, Dec. 4, at twelve, and Jan. 8, at one, at
the Com t of Bankruptcy.
Thomas James Wilkinson, surgeon, nulnie, Manchester,
Doc. 4 and Jan. It, at eleven, at the Manchester District
Court.

Joseph Hemingway, manufacturer, Cleveland-street,
Fitzroy-square, Dec. 5, and Jaa. 12, at twelve, at the
Court of Bankruptcy.
John Otto William Fabert, ship-chandler, Liverpool, at
Dec. 9 and 29, at 11, at the Liverpool District Court.
Johann Heinrich Theodore Stockmarr, and Christian
Gotclieb Stendel, commission dents, Basinghall-street,
Dec. 4, at half-past twelve, and Jan. 7, ;at twelve, at the
Court of Bankruptcy.

MR. CONINOHAM , AND HIS

CON6TITUENTS.

A very numerous body of electors and non-elec-
tore assembled in the large room at the To.wn Hall,
Brighton, last Monday evening, to hear from Mr.
Coningham some explanation of his conduct during
the past session of Parliament.

Mr. CONINGHAAI commenced by saying that the
last time he had the henour of making an address
was immediately after he was elected a represen-
tative, and upon that occasion he was taken
upon trial. There had now been an opportunity
of • knowing what sort of stuff he was made of—
there had been an opportunity of seeing how he
had voted, -and, upon some occasions, how he had
spoken - and ho now appealed to a verdict whether
or no he had honestly and fearlessly fulfilled his
pledge that he would enter the House of Commons
as an upholder of reform and retrenchment, both
through good report and through evil report.
_ln
speaking of the noble lords who call themselves
leaders, the hon. member remarked that the people
were the leaders, and if they only took the lead into
their own hands, they could tell those noble lords
they had too long " ruled the roast"—that they had
too long monopolised place, power, and patronage
—(cheers)—while the people's only privilege is to
work and bear an overwhelming taxation. (Laugh-
ter and cheers.) It is high time to put an end to
such a system ; it is the people who do the work
that must have the power, and if they express them-
selves in earnest their thraldom will soon be at an
end, and they Will become (Ail. they have not been
since the Norman Conquest)a free people, governed
by themselves. (Renewed cheering.) He would
refer to a' few of the most important measures upon
which the house divided. The first and foremost
question, about which there is a very divided opi-
nion in the country, but upon which the advanced
Liberals are -all unanimous, is the ballot. They
divided on the ballot, and divided in a very small
minority ; and he must remark, that unless the
constituencies will speak through their representa-
tives by public meetings, and so press upon the
Legislature, it is impossible f..r the Liberal mino-
rity to carry any question of that magnitude and
importance. The ballot would have been c rried
and so would have b the Oaths Bill, in spite of
the House of Lords, if the country had lent its voice.
If it was right to exclude the Jews from the House
of Commons, and so deprive them of certain civil
liberties, was it right to compel them to comply
with others. (Hear.) For they were compelled to
serve as sheriffs, and were allowed to sit as magis•
trates ; and he would therefore repeat that it was
for the constituencies of this empire to tell the
House of Lords it is behind the age. The aris-
tocracy of brains ought and will govern this coun-
try in spite of 10,000 Houses of Lords ; and the
Jews wid sit in Parliament—(applause)—but it will
be necessary for the people to place them there.
He had, excepting upon any great question, sup-
ported the Ministry where he saw a factious opposi-
tion, and there were factious combinations on the
ether side ; and as an instance he might mention
the Divorce Bill. He considered the Probate and
Divorce Bills very impotent amendments of the
law, for a great confusion formerly existed with
regard to probates, and the system of registrations
is much improved by it. Another division—and
rather a personal question t) himself—was the
National Gallery question. It was a question
which had attracted a great deal of his attention,
and when he entered the house he endeavoured to
carry out the views he had bofure entertained, and
put an end to jobbing in Trafalgar-square ; and his
adversaries were so hardly pres,ed that they would
have been bea, en had not Lord Palmerston corns to
the rescue. It would be found the influence of the
Court was brought to bear upon that question, and
if looked into the same influence would be found
mixed up in more serious questions. (Hear.) He
would ask, who appointed Sir Charles Eastlake

head of the Nation-al Gallery ? And General An-
son head of the Indian army? The two questions
were precisely of a similar nature ; but some one
might ask what has a pi • cture to do with the Indian
question ? The influence was thes
ame; and he
would say that if there had been efficient soldiers
like Napier, Campbell, Havelock, Neill, and
Nicholson, people with no handles to their names,
if they had been commanders-in-chief when the
Meerut mutiny broke oat—she L elieved it would
not have broken oue—but even
have been crushed immediately;, as Sir Charles
Napier crushed the mutiny in Scinde after the war,
for which Lord Dalhousie, another of the aristocracy,
sent him back to England for having taken upon
himself to do so, and dared "to interfere with his
sacred privileges. .(Hear, hear.) And now they
have another Governor-General, another aristocrat,
nominated, as all such men have been, b cause they
thewas only qualification ne-
cessary. In old constitutional
blockhead a
countries like Eng-
land, any respectable will do for
monarch—(laughter)
but for those who are in-
vested with the control of such a territory as India,
old
and 200,000 it requires a very different
qualification to thearte, of aristocracy. (Applause.)
It must be an • aristocracy of brains. Was it not
palpable hew England drifted into a war with Rus-
sia through incapacity,mut
drifted into aand has she not now
the same cause, and her
females massacred,
by the
violated, a d
abused by a setofruffians ? (Hear, hear.) That
be
ought not toallowed to escape investigation,'
and the cause of disasters should b 3 found
out, for they could have been prevented. The
cause may partlyy l
be attributed to having stripped
the countr of E
opean troops, annexed Oude,
and tampered andlrinterfered with the religion of
the natives—interferedhad no business. with that with which they
i
ven to C11:1 the one hand, countenance
has been g.
the superstition ( f the native 3,
and on the other
and the result is, proselytism hi.s been all Owed ;
faetion in the that fearful mutiny and dissatis-
SePy army. That army will have
to be re-organised, but in a different manner to
what it has been. Mr. Coningh ma then reviewed
the manner in which India had lecee governed ; arid
said he knew it must
but it was alswoanseocaery sra
be ruled with a rod of lion,
to administer justice ; and
if the sword
balance of justice should Mill, Mangles,
in the right hand, the even
be cirried in the left. He
then quoted
fromand Macaulay, to
to Mangles, Erskine, Perry,
show that justice is five times
dearer in India
than
in the Supreme Courts in
England ; its police being
the population, andformed of the scum of
theproportion of crime among
them was greater than amongst the other Indian
population. le
in
Lieutenant-Governor-General of
(Halliday),Calcuttaone of his letters says, "If
a crime is committed, the first suspected is the
watchman." (Laughter.)
In England the
People
are used to the administration of justice just as
skinned, eels are to being but in India they don't
understand it; and the fact ie India has been legis-
lated for with English prejudices. The greatest
amount of crime is committed where the people are
overtaxed, and if the rule applies to India it will also
apply to England ; therefore it
what must be diminished.
Mr. Coniugham then alluded to the Princess Royal's
w
dowry, and explained that he did was in pro-
test. The Queen had a large tfamily—she was not
exempt f rom the laws of nature, and "more the
merrier, but fewer tie better cheer," is a proverb
applicable to a queen as well as a peasant ; and
what would be the use ofi: preaching political
economy in the workhouseiftwas ignored in the
palace ? (Laughter and cheers) What he had
intended to do was to give 143, 000/. down ; but
Mr. Roebuck: got up and moved an amendment and
a
made a speech, and there was
hegoi‘od deal of con-
versation going on, of whichC.) did not
hear a word, and the first intimation of the amend-
ment being withdrawn was seein)g he members rush
out of the house. (Laughteerr.ryorwin
He was sure the
withdrawal of that was an
if they had dividedH He was
determined
judgment, for
ould have had a
larger majority. to test the
house, and found 14 supporters ,
the who moved a subsequent ame.ndment, found 18 ;
and Mr. Maguire,
and if he (Mr. C.) had known
the minutes,
he would
have placed his resolution upon minutes, and
so have obtained the represent atives of several large
constituencies. (Hear, hear.) It was not the sum
to
of 8,0001. a year he objected but whether in
future cases the Prime Minister should put his hands
into the pockets of the ratepayers, and so he stood
up to show him and the Court that there were men
in the House of Commons who would oppose such a
course. When he saw the Court
u with the enormous
Buckingham revenue of 400,000/. ayear, with inghamPalace,
Windsor Castle, its yachts, a privaterlace in the Isle
of Wight, the frequent purchas ?s of ek
and, a Palace in
"And. Duch
Scotland. (A. voice, b 7 of Lancaster.")
He thanked that person for the (Laughter.)
There was 20,000/. from the Duch 'bet.
eLancashire, up-
on which the Chancellor of the Exchequer was silent
till he reminded him of it—(a f laugh)—and the
Dncby of Cornwall accumulatedor the Prince of
Wales. (Hear.) He (the hon. member) protested
against the Crown demanding the
hard-earnings of
the people—he did not say they ought not to have
should something, but that something be moderate,
and he knew it was the opinion of some at the
Court that the allowance should have been Made

out of the endowments of the Crown rather thlia
the earnings of the people. (Applause.) He ie-
verted to the Indian question, and laughed at the
idea of the Governor-General asking fur more
power. He hoped no change vro ild take place til
the question had been thoroughly investigated, but
he wanted no commission of inquiry such as the
Crimean one. He then detailed the powers of the
Governor-General, which, he said, are equal to the
Czar of Muscovy, for which he received 36,0001.
a year; and having dwelt upon the present finan-
cial crisis, in which he remarked (upon the suspen-
sion of the Bank Charter) that any law which re-
quires to be suspended whenever a severe strain is
put upon it, can. hardly ho good. Mr. Couiughatn
also reverted to the question of reform ; and in the
course of his observations he alluded to the unequal
registration of the country, and gave several items
as instances, among them were 22 boroughs with a
population of 3,780,000, which returned 42 mem-
bers, and 22 other boroughs with a population of
only 100,000, returned a like number ; while the
property qualification of Sussex, of 1,169,0001.
value, returned 18 members, and that of Middle-
sex, valued at 7,293,0001. returned but 14 mem-
bers. He concluded by again urging upon the
electors the necessity of actions and said if they
could only play their part consistently, he was pre-
pared to do his. (Loud applause.)

LADY FRANKLIA'S ARCTIC

EXP ADITIO N.

We have been favoured with the following Iran.
sctipt of a letter received by Lady Franklin from
Captain M'Clintock, commander of the expedition
sent out by her ladyship in search of her long-lost
husband :
" Arctic Yacht Fox.
(Letter commenced 29th July, at sea, ended Aug.

6,1857.)
" My dear Lady Franklin—On the 25th July I
despatche4 a letter to you by the Danish schooner
Neptune, then under sail for Copenhagen, in which
letter I detailed my progress to that date. Briefly
it was this r—Reached Cape Farewell on the 13th
after a rapid and pleasant passag 3 of 10 days from
the Pentland Firth. Finding it necessary to send
homo one of my craw, I went into Fredericksheeh,
as I understood from Petersen that a Danish ves-
sel was there. Theo, on learning from Dr. Rink,
the inspector of South Greenland, that another
vessel, the Neptune, would sail much sooner, I pro-
ceeded ta Goodbaal (Baal's river), where I arrived
just in time to put my sick man ant my letters on
board. An accident to the Fox's toptnast obliged
me to go iu to Fiskernars for a few hours.
" I hope to get on to Lievely (Disco) to-morrow,
but still have an obstinate foul wind to deal with.
The prevalence of N.W. winds this spring is as-
tonishing, and cannot but be favourable for our
passage across to Pond's Bay.
" At Fredericksheeb I was fortunate enough to
obtain Scotch coals to complete my stock ; also a
good supply of fresh and most excellent codfish; our
rigging is abundantly stocked with them.
" My intentions are to stop half a day at Lievely,
then visit the coal-mine in Waigate Strait, then ou
to Proven and Upemavick for dogs. I will takb
every opportunity of writing to you. All ou board
are in excellent health and spirits. I have been
most fortunate in the selection of my officers and
crew, as also in the vessel. Our provisions are
very good—indeed, I cannot find out a want of
any kind.
"From Benhy Island I will take an additional
supply of preserved meats, and anything likely to
be useful or conducive to health and coinfor%

"I think you will approve of my going a little
out of my way to secure an early passage home for
pocr Lewis ; it is of vital importance to him that
he should get home before the autumn weather sets
in. His illness was not in any way produced or
aggravated by his short cDming in the Fox, and
his double pay has been paid up to September 30 ;
indeed, he seemed to feel how much had been done
for him, and I think that this proof that their health
is my first care (as it is your wish that it should be
so), has been'appreciated by the crew.
" August 4, Waigate Strait.—We have finished
coaling, and are running before a strong fair wind
for Proven. We did not reach Lievely before the
31st of July, and remained only a few hours. No
E-quimauz was forthcoming for the expedition, but
Mr. 01rick told me that there was one in Disco
Fiord who would come.

" Having purchased ten fine dogs (being all I
could get), I wbnt to Disco Fiord, and there got a
native, but not the one who was expectei. My
man is 23 years old, by name Anton ()Uri...thin—is
a good dog-driver, and a willing sort of creature.
" Persecuted by calms and foul winds, I did not
reach the coal cliffi tint.' last night, and now bad
weather has hastened my departure, but I have
filled up with coals again. The Danes have been
in the habit of getting coals along these cliffs for
very many years past—hence the name of "Kul-
brud," or coal seam. I did not find or look for the
pact where the Phoenix was taken to by Mr.
Olrick. At Lievely I saw the captains of two
whalers, whose ships were lost in Melville Bay, in
June. I think I shell find no difficulty in crossing
over Pond's Bay. The tablet is on board--it is
very large, but being in a wooden case I have not
soon it yet.*
"August 6, 3 p.m.—Hove to off Upp©r No-
vick, and about to proceed on the voyage. I have
now got 30 drigs, and have only to say good-bye,
and beg you will ever bslieve me sincerely yours,
"F. L. M OLINTOCK. 22

[* This tablet is one which was put on board the Ame-
rican expedition under CAptain Harstene, which was sent
to meet Dr. Kane's party, 1855, by Lady Franklin, and
was left by bim at Disco Island. Captain M'Clintock has
taken it on to its original destination, Beechy Island.]

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—Nov. 24.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
IN RE SLEIGH. -THE PENNY PRESS.

This was the meeting for choice of assignees in
the case of Burrowes Willcocks Arthur Sleigh,
who was, up to Feb. last, the proprietor of a penny
morning paper, and was an unsuccessful candidate
for Greenwich at the last general election. The
adjudication was made on the petition of Mr. T.
B. B. Stevens, solicitor, Adara-street, Adelphi ;
and the bankrupt is described as a newspaper pro-
prietor, newsveuder, dealer, and chapman, of 253,
Strand, of Courlaud-terrace, Wandsworth-road,
and of Grove-lane, Camberwell. Th 9 act of bank-
ruptcy is a declaration of insolvency made by the
bankrupt on the sth inst. The affidavit of trading
was to the effect that he had traded as a newspaper
proprietor and vender up to Feb. last. Before the
ordinary proceedings were commenced,
;Mr. Yonge took objection to the validity of the
adjudi ation. It appeared that in August last, a
sequestration had been obtained against the bank-
rupt in the Scotch Courts, and a recal was applied
for, on the ground that the residence was not suffi-
cient (a residence of 40 days in Scotland being ne-
cessary). After one or two adjournments Mr.
Sleigh intimated his intention of not offering any
further opposition to the judgment of recat, which
was accordingly pronounced by Lord Mackenzie,
the Judge Ordinary, on the 13th inst. As the pre-
sent adjudication was founded on a declaration of
insolvency, made on the sth inst., and as the ad-
judication itself was made on the 10th inst., before
the sequestration was recalled, it was contended
that the proceedings under the present adjudica-
tion were altogether irregular, and could not be
upheld.
The Commissioner—Assuming that it be so, you
cannot do anything at this stage. The adjudication
had been made, and if you want to upset it you
must proceed in the ordinary way, by petition to
this court. But it would be for you to consider
whether, after the sequestration has been recalled,
it is worth your while to go on with such a peti-
tion.
Mr. Yonge tendered a proof against the estate
for 6501., on behalf of Major Walker, of Charlton,
who had obtained a judgment order against the
bankrupt to that amount, arising out of the sale by
the bankrupt of the British Army Dispatch.
Mr. Norton, for the bankrupt, contended that
only 3001. was due, and proposed to examine the
bankrupt.
His Honour held that this was unnecessary ; the
judge's order was conclusive as to the amount.
Proof admitted.
Mr. Norton objected to the appointment of Major
Walker as assignee, on the ground that a great deal
of litigation had been going on between him and
the bankrupt. He was not a trader, but a major
in the militia, and he was not present.
Mr. Yonge said he had the necessary power to act
for him. He was the largest creditor.
Bankrupt (with much warmth)—He is not. I
have larger creditors than him. If it had not been
for this man pursuing me so I should never have
been in this court.
His Honour did not think the objections against
Mr. Walker ought to weigh, and he was appointed
sole assignee.
The bankrupt's liabilities are stated at 4,0004 ;
assets about 2001.