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FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE.
ST. JAMES'S PALACE, MAY 13, 1844.
The Queen has been pleased, on the nomination of Lord
Forester, to appoint William Lyon, Esq., as one of her Majesty's
Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, vice Vaughan, who

retiree.

WHITEHALL, MAY 17.
The Queen has been pleased to constitute and appoint Sir
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WAR-OFFICE, MAY 17.

6th Regiment of Dragoons—Lieutenant H. D. White to be
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10th Light Dragoons—Lieutenant J. Wilkie to be Captain,
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Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice Lockwood, who exchanges,
May 17.
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purchase, vice Lothbridge, deceased, April 1; C. H. Aide,
Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Keyt, May 17.
89th Foot—Ensign A. M'Geachy Alleyne to be Lieutenant,
by purchase, vice Mills, who retires; A. E. Malloy, Gent., to
be Ensign, by purchase, vice Alleyne, May 17.
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Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel by purchase ; Brevet Colonel
Sir T. H. Browne, from Captain half-pay 23d Foot, to be
Major, without purchase; Brevet Major W. Chambre, from
the 11th Foot, to be Major, without purchase ; Captain R. B.
Wood, from the 10th Light Dragoons, to be Major, .by pur-
chase, May 17. _ _ .

111E1401LANDUM.—Major 0. Pilling, upon .half-pay unat-
tached, and Fort-Major at Sheerness, has been allowed to re-
tire from the service, with the sale of an Unattached Majority,
May 17.
Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Sussex.
The /tight Hon. G. H. C. G. Lennox, commonly called
Lord G. H. C. G. Lennox, to be Deputy-Lieutenant, May 7.
Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Middlesex.
West Middlesex Regiment of Militii—The Right Hon. G.
S. Ryng to be Colonel, vice Sir J. Gibbons, deceased, April 29,

WHITEHALL, Mar 9.

The Lord Chancellor has appointed J. Price, of Shrews-
bury, in the county of Salop, Gent., to be a Master Extraor-
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DECLARATION OF INSOLVENCY.
THOMAS BRAND, livery-stable-keeper, Stamford-street.
BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED.
CHARLES STEWART SWEENY, apothecary, Albion.
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G. Wilson, baker, North Shields.
J. Marchant, jun., schoolmaster, Llollingbourna, Kent.
J. B►rham, sen., Tenterdcn, Kent.
C. Tapsell, attorney's clerk, Bath-place.

The Edgar was blown up in 1711 by some accident
that could never be accounted for, as every soul
on board, including numerous visitors from : the
shore," in addition to 400 seamen and marines, pe-
rished. The explosion of her magazines having
knocked her to pieces before' she -sank, the tide
flowed freely round the parts, so that most of her wood-
work has been eaten by the worms ;. bat; unlike the
timbers of the Royal George, which were preserved in the
stiff blue mud, the little that now remains of the wood-
work of the Edgar 'is entirely rotten, and- may be broken
to pieces by the hand, or penetrated with ease by any
sharp instrument. In fact it has the appearance of
being charred through; and the first hasty impres-
sion wit,' that it might have been' burned, but this
on consideration was_ impossible, because, though
part of it may have been set on fire and thrown.
up into the air, the fire would have floated
away on falling, and the oak would have sunk
immediately, long before the fire could have penetrated
deeper than the surface. Excepting that all the grain of
the wood is , perfect, it is quite black throughout, like
peat. Last year part of the keel and a floor timber of
the Edgar were brought up in good preservation; but
this year the only sound piece was oak, through which
an iron bolt had been driven, which was itself reduced
in size to less than a tenth part of its former thickness,
but which, as it oxidated, had preserved the parts of the
wood near and round it, but the' remainder of the same
piece was us soft as peat. Some bottles, shot, &C., have
also been got. up. .

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The prospect of recovering all the guns of the Edgar
in a very short time is by no means so promising as
General Pasley and the men employed under him. had
anticipated at the end of last season. In the year 1840
no less than 15 iron guns were reeovered in a few days,
and towards the end of 1843, five more were got- up,
making 20 in all, one of which was broken, and
as they were all at or near the surface of the
anchoring ground, so that no charges of. gunpowder
were required to clear any of -them,-it was natural to
conclude that the rest ,of them would be found with
equal ease. Last week's work, however, in which
only one perfect gun and two broken ones were dis-
covered, renders speedy success more doubtful; but
as those which are not yet accounted for (forty-seven
in number) must be at the bottom, General Pasley
has' directed that the lumps shall be moved from time
to time, and that every effort shall be made, by sweep-
ing with rakes, half-anchor creepers, or otherwise,
to fall in with them, for they are not buried like
those of the Royal George. But unless another
nest of guns (for so the seamen term a group of
guns) shall be discovered, it will probably take nearly
the whole season, to remove them, instead of a few
months, as was confidently anticipated at the end of Last
year. These iron guns being of no value, the only object
that induced Major-General Pasley to propose to the
Admiralty to approve of removing them, was to render
the whole of the anchoring ground at Spithead available
for the use of the Royal Navy, as it was in former times.
We have seen a copy of the letter announcing the loss
of the Edgar, addressed to Commissioner Townsend, by
Mr. E. Barrett, dated Portsmouth Dockyard, Oct. 15,
1711, of which the following is an extract
" Hon. Sir,—Her Majesty's ship Edgar being unfor-
tunately blown up this day at Spithead, I humbly pre-
sume it may be very expedient to creep for her cables,
which, with your Honour's approbation, I intend to-
morrow morning ; and after having found the same, to
clap buoys thereon for the present, without weighing
her anchors, till, together willt the pilots, there be a
just observation made of the hull of the said ship," &c.

IRELAND.
COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, DUBLIN, MAY 15.
SEDUCTION—ANDREW GERITY V. THE HON. THOMAS
O'GRADY.
This was an action for the seduction of the plaintiff's
daughter, and was set down foe hearing this morning.
The jury were sworn, and Mr. M. J. Martyn was pro-
ceeding on the part of the plaintiff to open the pleadings,
when a communication was made by the defendant's
agent to Mr. Martley, Q.C., plaintiff's leading counsel,
who immediately after receiving it informed the Court
that it would not be necessary to trouble his Lordship
with the case, the parties having come to an arrange-
ment. The Learned Gentleman suggested that, as the
jury had been sworn, the best course to take was to
withdraw a juror.
Judge PERRIN asked, was there to bo a verdict ?
Mr. Martley replied in the negative.
Judge PERRIN then discharged the jury.
The compromise was effected by Mr. O'Grady paying
a sum of 601. to Miss Gerity.
COURT OF EXCHEQUER.
SEDUCTION—JAMES READE V. EDWARD HUDSON, GEN-
TLEMAN, ATTORNEY.
This case was called on fur hearing at the sitting of
the Court, and a special jury were empannelled to try it.
After some conversation between the Learned Gentle-
men engaged on either side.
Mr. MOORE, Q.C. (addressing the Court) stated that
the present action had been arranged, and it was agreed
that a verdict for 2501. in favour of the plaintiff, and the
costs, when taxed, should bo entered as the verdict of
the jury, This was accordingly done, to the great sur-
prise and apparent annoyance of a densely crowded
Court, and the parties interested then retired.
The defendant in this action, a particularly well-look-
ing and fashionable person, about 30 years of age, re-
sides at Gardiner's-place, and is a member of the
Dublin Corporation. Miss Reade, the daughter of the
plaintiff, moves in the humble class of life. She is re-
presented as being a highly-gifted and most talented
modeller, some of whose specimens in wax-work have
attracted the attention and elicited the marked appro-
bation of several highly respectable families, including
the Lord-Lieutenant and Countess ])e Grey. The
young lady, who appeared at the entrance of the Nisi
Prius Court, before the record was called on, was very
modestly attired, and seemed to labour under consider-
able excitement. She was introduced, rumour has it,
about fifteen months since, to Mr. Hudson by the elder
member of a wealthy family, residing on the north side
of the city. An intimacy sprang up—correspondence
ensued—the defendant promised marriage—and with
those professions succeeded in procuring her confidence,
which he subsequently betrayed. Tho damages were
laid
.at 2,000/. Among the witnesses in attendance on
the part of the defendant were eight or nine ladies of
reputed easy virtue. Their evidence, had the case gone
on, would have been relied upon as tending to damnify
Miss Reade's character previous to. her acquaintanceship
with Miss Hudson. Happily, however, the Court was
spared the painful task of recording such testimony.

THE TEN HOURS' BILL.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sin,—Having been a constant reader of your journal
ever since the present Ministers came into office,
and a close watcher of your straightforward con-
duct in defence of the labouring class, sorry am

I t() see you support Lord Ashley's Bill in the
manner which you do. Could I but have you linked
to my side for one single week ! I enter the factory at
six in the morning, allowed for breakfast half-an-hour,
for dinner three-quarters, for tea half-an-hour, and
leave work at eight o'clock ; and I must say I should be
sorry were I compelled to leave off sooner or ,to work
later ; and no persons enjoy life better than myself and
fellow-workmen. The firm for which I work is the
most extensive in this district, and turns out the very
finest woollen cloths ; and were there a reduction of the
hours of labour the employed and employers would faro
much worse. I can safely say the only happy hours I
spend are in the factory, and reading your journal. If
you were with me a week you would think otherwise.
I am yours respectfully, J. T.
Huddersfield, May 16, 1844.
P.S. I have worked in a factory fifteen years, and not
had a day's sickness.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.
GREENLAND FISHERY.
PETEIMEAD, MAY 15.—The Gleaner, Martin, arrived
here from the Greenland fishery, left the ice the 30th
ult., and reports the following vessels :
Hannibal, Laurie April 29, with 9,000 seals.
Jean, Robertson
Mary, Mackie " 28, 4,ith 800 seals.
Resolution, Hogg " 27, " 1,700 "
Union, Ageston
Jane, Brown " 28, with 5,000 seals.
Jan Auguston " 29, " 200 "
Weiser
Elspol
The sealing commenced on the sth ult. and terminated
on tho 23d ult., and was made in lat. 73 30 to 74 30. The
weather was favourable throughout. The Resolution
sailed on the 27th ult. for Davis' Straits.
THE CHATHAM—PROCEEDS OF SALE.
The following has been forwarded to Lloyd's :
"Foreign-office, May 16, 1844.
" Gentlemen,—With reference to my letter of the
15th Wt., stating the instructions which her Majesty's
Government were about to send to her Majesty s Mi-
nister at Lisbon respecting the cargo of the Chatkarn, I
am directed by the Earl of Aberdeen to acquaint you
that his Lordship has received a dispatch from Lord
Howard de Walden, her Majesty's Minister at Lisbon,
stating that the Portuguese Minister of Finance has is-
sued a ' partake,' ordering the proceeds of the articles
saved from the wreck of the Chatham, amounting to
1,9651. 12s. 6d. (equal to 850,000 rupees) to be remitted
in a bill to the Portuguese Figancial Agency in London,
in order to be deposited in the liands of such persons as
Messrs, Simpson and Cobb, the solicitors of the 'agency,
may point out as a proper and legal trustee, to hold-that
sum until the parties interested shall have proved their
right to receive it. " I am, Gentlemen,
" Your most obedient humble servant,
(Signed) "H. M. ADDINGTON.
" To Messrs. Melhuish, Gray and Co."

VESSELS SPOKEN wrrli.—Margaretta, from Cadiz, Gth
inst.; lat. 44,10n."11, by the Pearl, Pittuck, arrived in
the river. Delhi, Liverpool to Bombay, lat. 48, lon. 10,
by the Rhoda, llills, arrived in tho Downs. Richmond,
Liverpool to Algoa Bay, March 4Q, 14t. 6,, lon, S.:O, by the
050tri S6caclt 4rriie4 4t Liverpool. Clyde, Mobile to

Liverpool, 15th ult., lat. 26, lon. 80. Ann, Almeira to
St. John's, New Bunswick, lat. 39, lon. 47, by the
Daphne, M‘Millan, arrived off Salcombe. Indepanclence
of Newcastle, bound
,to St. John's, New Brunswick,
15th ult., lat. 42, lon. 50, by the Emerald, Leighton,
arrived off Falmouth. Perseverance, Bordeaux to
Buctush, lat. 46, Ion: 15, by the Windsworth, Waters,
arrived at Dublin. Woodbridge, brig, of Glas-
gow, March 17, lat. 5 .N., lon. 20 W. ; .a barque, No.
1642, first distinguishing pendant, 22d ult_, lat. 41, lon.
30 ; Rariton, of New York, 30th, lat. '46, lon 19 ;
Newport, to Bermuda, 2d inst., lat. 46, lon. 10 ; Wil-
kinson, Troon to Algiers, 11th, lat. 49, lon. 10; Guiana,
of Greenock, 12th, lat. 47, lon. 9 ; Hever, of and
from Hambrugh, 15th, lat. 49, *lon. 6, by the Eliza,
Vandervoost, arrived off Falmouth. Amanda,
Singapore, . to Liverpool, 24th ult., lat. 42, lon. 31,
by -the Sanspareil, arrived at Leith. Jane Ross,
Liverpool to New Orleans, 19th ult., off Cape Florida ;
Ark, Johnston, Matanzas to Cowes, 23d ult., lat. 33,
lon. 66; Portland, London to St. John's, New Brunswick,
with loss of fore top mast, 12th ult., lat. 49, lon. 37; St.
Mark, Williams, New York to Liverpool, 24th ult., lat.
40, lon. 70 ; Minerva, Liverpool to -Liam, Jan. 27, lat.
33 S., lon. 48 W.

COURT OF SEWERS.
A Court of Sewers for the City and Liberty of West-
minster, and part of the county of Middlesex, was held
at the• Sewers'-office, Greek-street, Soho, yesterday. In
the absence of the Chairman, Mr. Donaldson,
Mr. Wn.LoucunY was called to the chair.

Several new Commissioners were sworn anti took
their seats, among whom was, Mr. Dodd, the Member
for Maidstone, and Mr. Barry Baldwin, the Member for
Totnes. • - -

The routine business of the Court having in a great
measure been gone through, the Court proceeded to con-
sider the appeal of the Western Literary and Scientific
Institution, in Leicester-square, against the payment of
rates to the Sewers. After a short discussion the ap-
peal was refused,'on the ground that the tax would not
ultimately fall upon the Society, but on their landlord.
On the question that the Court should receive and

consider the report of the Committee, on view of the
drainage of Kensington New Town, and of the Kensing-
ton Sewer at South-end, and in the neighbourhood of

Earl's-court, a short discussion took place, which ended

in a motion from

Mr. CHAMBERS—That the report be printed pre-
viously to its being considered at the next Court.
The motion was agreed to.
On the question that the Court should receive and
consider a report from the surveyors as to the state of
the work in those parts of the sewer in Gloucester-road,
Paddington, viz., 30 feet and 60 feet, which they consider
it necessary to have rebuilt, after a short conversation,
the report of the surveyors was read, which stated that
they had proceeded, agreeably to the order of the Court,
to remove the earth and brick-work for 30 feet and 60

feet of the sewer, and that from their inspection of it
they found the upper sides of the arches in such a state
as to require rebuilding, and they estimated the expense
of that at 117 L

Mr. B. BALDWIN, M.P., considered that the report
might have been more explicit, and he would, therefore,
move that the report should be referred back to the
surveyors. •
. _ _

Mr: LESLIE wished to know from Mr. Dowley, wke-
ther he considered the form of the arch adopted in this
sewer the proper one ?
Mr. DOWLEY thought that it was, provided the bank-
ing had been well done. In his opinion the whole bank

had failed in consequence of the want of proper
banking.
Mr. LESLIE wished to know whether it was part of the
duty of the contractor to do the banking ?
Mr. DOWLEY said that it was.
Mr. LESLIE was satisfied that the honour of the Court

and the character of the contractors and the officers of the

Court was at stake before the public. Now, all he
wanted was to have the whole question fully and fairly
investigated. The present was a most important question
This great work—one which he contended was never
required to carry off the small quantity of water that
passed through the sewer—had been found to be defec-
tive at almost every ten feet. Within that space the
arches had been found to give way for a distance of no
Less than 750 feet. Now, under such circumstances, was

it not incumbent on the Court to inquire whether the
failure had taken place in consequence of the Court
having adopted the arch that had been built, or from any
fault of the contractors, or from any negligence on the
art of the servants of the Court? If either of the
atter, the Court would know how to deal with them.
[
Tow, with respect to the first point, was there any man
among the Commissioners who was virtuous enough to
get up and say that what hait taken place was the fault
of himself and his brother Commissioners?—(A laugh.)
They ought to satisfy the public that they intended to do
justice. If it was the fault of the contractor, he was
bound to nuke it good ; if it was the fault of the Court
they were bound to remedy it by leaving off the course
they had pursued; and if it was the fault of the officers of
the Court, they were bound to call upon them to come
forward and give an explanation of the course of con-
duct they had pursued. Let them have an inquiry, and
o boldly into the question as trustees for the public.
Ire thought Mr. Dowley, Mr. Hawkins, and Mr. Bell,
would give their evidence much better before a jury
than in that Court. It was idle to refer the report back
to the surveyors, as they could not be expected to say
more than they had done. In his opinion, the whole
matter ought to be opened to public investigation ; and
for himself he was anxious to go to the root of the evil
at once, and that could not be better effected than by
summoning a jury. If the Court granted him that jury,
the persons he should call before it would be General
Pasley and the Rev. H. Moseley, of Queen's College.
Captain BAYNE—WiII they come here without being
paid ?
Mr. LESLIE—I am sure I don't know; but this lam
certain of, that you don't.—(Laughter.) Mr. Leslie
observed, in continuation, that the only effect of re-
ferring the report back to the surveyors would be, to
delay the matter till the next Court day, whereas, if
such a course was nut adopted, they might have a jury
next week.
Mr. lawites objected to the matter being referred
back to the surveyors. He thought the best course
would be for the Court then to adjourn, and proceed
immediately to the examination of the sewers. He be-
lieved that the whole failure had arisen, not from a
defect in banking up the walls, but from the nature of
the arch. As to calling out a jury, he thought it absurd;
they had a great many scientific men in that Court, and
they could decide the subject better than a jury. He
should move, as an amendment, that the Court should
adjourn till Tuesday next, unless they adjourned now for
the purpose of examining the sewer.
Mr. 13. BALDWIN thought that the differences that
seemed to exist in the Court showed that the report
ought either to be referred back to the surveyors, or
that a jury should be summoned.
Mr. ALLANSON thought if the worthy Commissioner
(Mr. B. Baldwin) would add to his motion, to refer the
matter back to the surveyors, and that the Court should
meet on Tuesday to receive their further report, all
difficulty would be obviated.
Mr. B. BALDWIN adopted this suggestion, and after a
short discussion the motion was agreed to. •
Mr. LESLIE said that the motion having been agreed
to, he would postpone his motion which stood in the paper
for that day, till Tuesday.
The CHAIRMAN thought that, as the motion stood for
that day it ought to be proceeded with, and he should
altogether object to its being either withdrawn or post
poned.
Mr. LESLIE said that he had consented to postpone
the motion at the request of several members of the
Court.
The CHAIRMAN said he should certainly put the
motion to the Court if the worthy Commissioner would
not proceed with it.
Mr. LESLIE observed that if he was to be forced in
that way he must go on with his motion, but if he took
up more time of the Court than the Commissioners ex-
pected they must blame themselves and not him for it.
The Commissioner then proceeded at some length to
contend, that the cause of the failure ot
_thee
sibi
sewer ought to be made as public as pos
or the character of the Courtwoucldemmbeissiecouner-
siderably lessened. The Worthy
concluded by making the motion
had given notice, to the effect that a jury f which he
should be sum-
moned,cau forcause
of -
he the
fxij
purpose
urein ofthperosenwouering a verdict as to
the
The Cuainstari objected to the motion. He was not
desirous of screening anybody: If the Court had com-
mitted an error, let it come manfully forward, acknow-
ledge itoind take care not to do it again. The Worthy
Commissioner had entirely misunderstood the statute.
The jury that Court could summon could not effect the
purposes that the Worthy Commissioner had in view.
Added to this, there could be no necessity for summoning
a jury, because, if it was the fault of the Court itself,
they must take care not to do the like in future. If it
was the fault of the contractor, the Court had their
remedy against them in Westminster Hall; and if it was
the fault of the officers of the Court, the Commissioners
would surely know how to deal with them, without
the intervention of a jury.
Mr. G. GUTCH thought the report that would be re-
ceived on Tuesday woiild develop the whole . clause of
what had taken place.
Mr. HAWKES thought the calling out of a jury would
be a most cumbersome mode of proceeding. If the Court
was not competent to act for itself, he thought the sooner
they abrogated their duties for that of a jury the bettor.
After some discussion,
Mr. LESLIE replied ; and, upon ddivision, the motion
was lost by a majority of 10, there being 3 for it, and 13
against it.
On the motion of Mr. FULLER, Mr. Bird, one of the
contractors of the Court, was ordered to attend the Court
on Tuesday next.
The Court, at a late hour, adjourned to Tuesday
I next, at twelve o'clock.

Lord Stanley arrived 'in tows rateri
from Laucaskire.