The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-05 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON,

COURT CIRCULAR. .
The
plantati ons Queen and Prince Albert promenaded in the
The of Osborne Rouse on Wednesday afternoon.
11l Black Eagle steatn-packet, in which his Royal
Pghness Duke Ferdinand. and his Serene Highness
rince Leopold of Saxe
Lisbon. Cobo;irg conve to Lisbon, arrived off Co wes yesterdaywere morn
morng, yed
from
Her Majesty and her Royal Consort took their ac-
eenstToinhei
d early walk yesterday morning.
Princes
Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the
the_ eh
Royal, and the Princes Alice, were taken to
sea beach
Lad yesterday morning for their usual exercise.
y Portman took her departure from Osborne
House yesterday.
.YINDson, THURSDAY.— CO
His Royal Highness Prince
iolfred has been taken out, both yesterday and this morn-
ing, for early airings on his pony.
Captain Meynell has arrived at the Castle, and hits
succeeded Captain the Hon. A. Duncombe as the Gen-
tlem •
--"Il 111 Residence during the absence of the Court. 1

A Cabi

—aoinet Council was held at
afternoon, at the Foreign-officethree o'clock yester-
Tile Duke of 13uccleuch arrived in town from Ditton
to attend the meetin .
Tito Ministers prosent were Sir Robert Peel, the Duke
thof Wllington, Lord Wharncliffe, the Duke of Buccleuch,
ree Earl of Aberdeen, Lord Stanley, Sir James Graham,
rChancellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of Hadding-
, the Earl of Ripon, Lord Granville Somerset, the
1;11, of Lincoln, and the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert.
The Council broke up at half-
past five o'clock.
kr. Charles Enderb-, had an interview with the Earl
of Dalhousie d
.111ispatches3fr4omer the Governor of the Cape of Good
-(°Pe Were receivc d yesterday at the Colonial-office.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.
fintsino; DEc. 4.—Wind W., moderate breeze and fine. d
Ll'AsT, DEC• 2. The schooner Active, Sut erwoo ,
4014
the Copeland; crew
too. ..yport, foundered, 29th ult., off
AY
lta; DEC.L' 2--The Berthea, Kelso, from Cork to this port,
aciateci" shore last night at the back of the pier, but since as-
114"koff, and brought in here.
ItittlfpoixT, DEC. 2.—The Active, Murphy, of. A.Vhite-
her, et;
cantering Carlingford Lough, got on shore inside the
but o about an hour after.
to 011111°uT11 DEc 2 —The Admiral Nelson, Cole, from
bald; ere to Newcastle, *was abandoned yesterday, off Fake-
Iv crew saved.
EYM°I/TH A large barque, waterlogged, with
• ack Port DEC.O '—
Is lat. 46 8, mizen-mast, and bowsprit standing, was passed
Scat, ' 49, by the Isabella, Robson, arrived here.
Greenr,, Dte. I.—The John Esdaile, of Newcastle, fror.n
raetsiand to London struck on the Gilston Ledges this
atittis and was turned into Smith Sound, full of water,
easeexPected to go to pieces next tide ; crew saved.
C°neordia Perryman, from Teignmouth to isew-
s4liovkieic WBat:tea.bhanaNd,ozd, 30th ult., off the Dudgeon, in a
been in contact with a brig; crew
, The R
;ueeri brAlls'ell, Lucas, from Hartlepool to Littlebampton, has
.
been into the Roads with loss of bowsprit, &c., bay
‘-'ll la contactbelle ; .
W. to W.N.W.—Arrd. Madagascar,
'-alcutta ; Mary Laing, Allison, Truxillo ; Lady Caro-
na' it. ,u?hn's, New Brunswick ; Mariner, Hewett, Quebec ;
'Wer V‘oll, Pearson River St. Lawrence. Arrd. from the betty; -oritish Queen Pa e Batavia ; Cumberland, Carr,
taiihrat,s 1 Helen 'Galsgwo'rtliv Trinidad ; Switzerland,
ew York.' Put back, Veacon, Hill, St. Helena. 7
rls for „tW RWINEY, DEC. 2.—1. C. Van Speyk, Noltie,
notterdatoFH
411ola DEC..--Wind W., a gale.—Arrd. Eleanor,
Tikton, Quebec, for Dublin.
ka bitc. 2.—Arrd. Sprinquil, M'Lintock, Quebec.
Wil-
ll°l3' Qatilleb b'Ec• 2.—Wind W.S. W.—Arrd. Naparima, ,Quebec.
W Ltlqp„ 134; DEC. 2.—Arrd. Peruvian, Cape of Good Hope.
altlDAbel'eplin, DEC. 2.—Wind W. to W.N.W.—SId. Lady
coßic
,Ewer,o Quebec.
-410 ii i W light.—Arrd.. Express,
'Lao; Dove Jourdo.n Halifax ; Ellershe, Harvey, Qilie• Sid.
Jam% Moran, 'Morrison, Demerara.
t °V. 30.—Arrd. Don. O'Brien, Miramichi.
`rOzt Afe;trlll, DEC 2 The Nerio, Campbell, arrived here
klettllraildria, in.us.t -discharge her cargo, which is heated.
i3eols bEc. 2 —The Home, arrived here from
in7v,W a lare brig on shore on belowael
—lehe ru
and a barque on shore Point Md („Wt,l%
PALs S.W., strong.—Arrd. Isabella, Robson,
11in
tiPt4llll4,llllljaet. plc. 3. —Fresh gales, and squally.-2.
St. David's.
,uirp bitc. 2.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd.Triton,Quebec.
PilttrroVkA,COMEE, DEC. 3.—Jupiter, Hicks, Quebec. .
I`4l-0 (,),„.,'"' Lite. 3.—Arrd. Lord Stanley, Dodd, Miramichi,
13,mvx1),,ZTEt, DEC 3 —Arrd. Callina, Chadwick, Quebec.
beria%,°L.,oDEc. Wind W. to N.W., fresh.—Arrd.
o're,_ans ;liter Wer, Maranham ; Dumbarton, Pendleton, New
poi.,‘; Char, ratan, Welfth, ditto ; Cicinnatti,. Wilson, New
Ati .4,es, Prince Edward's Island ; Albion, Quebec. Off
Wort gall and P k
u ar. er.
74erar—'N011,29.—Arrd. Belgrave, Donaldson,
'Ol4l. -"°wes,. Elwood Quebec.
1414th DEC. I.—A. spar, 48 feet long, having ring
04441'0 end, with "House" and another name burnt
11rtanit:toloiret, has come on shore here.
btu* Ec. 3.—The Ellen, Rope,. for. Madeira, struck
t on the north side of the Victoria Bar yesterday,_
ertly la to
saved wof a steamer, and has become a total wreck;

hkrivah EAST INDIA SHIPPING.
Bengal, in the
--ltos -.---Madagascar, Weller, from ,
27 Cape, Oct. 4
1'
.na,
Arri.;lail!'d7, Mauritius, e
tePt. 277,r41 Table Bay, Cape
.BoPondtoHcoaplec—ut6rtal°; rt;fe.
jtkre, 2°,1,_ fro Table London, and sailectaaO. Oct. °
,ote :o, from Angra Pe quf er
Mary
In:
r,
I:tei,•4oth, fro°l
.!'rusty, 29th,..
lACnogrnNavay Castle, Kerr,
."ftiii,4 imancT Simon'' B Oct.
dsailed a 514 to the 'West CPlto'eanqfsrut.oe;mnallsaibtikternilalhal--,
1144°11, Algea' titlay nd sailed Bth to Boston
~
Madonna,Frederick
etli,f; "icti from L'onadon ; Tory
fromt
London
Angelina,
fEreta i", 1101„,, option ; Eliza Scott, frotp..aSo.;
Mogul, 7thiufarroiam,
trtolaliore'lra„; Sarah, sth, from
All
pequena ; . n
th, flogs or from
Ilai, heal re, CurrlimorAeglbfrinome, Ciaolctuht,tafr.AemA.npueLreennat_eioen;
l' -tte ; -Joseph 1 and Madras, City of
Oottah
net, 14th, from Bengal tiethip,uqn Madras.
i:z „-ze. from Table Bay—
f`- tv 2 9 t.: Lri tis.,,h S? v.er.e.igtn,,,r:d2le;rtrill'akr,}e.ta2nBntSb.ye,l: tt2.oB2,6B'Rati9te!vriare(i;
julltier,to 19;,_ to alauritius
Sto Al. 3/4,1, erpool ; Ann,
4th to
rib Va inaY ; Ghika, to Croze s ~, Hampton, , _
29th,
tto Madras ; Nutcut, Oct.
Lt 4sivta; Jne, 2d, to River P.
I 'to St. Helena antde
statGillei,lbert Henderson, to
,Ilricei ;114Itt Liverpool ! Nereide,te ti% ay; 11141, and William,
to Bourbon : Washing-
pal7.aenn9.3
28th, to a Mauritius;
Suzanne,o. triri_ht, 9th, to Lona
vei..
1 ine • Gowrie, Oct. 2, t
4eleta„.. Sailed 20th, to Qmi-inla '.l vietor'riarTn,-Sept. 25, from_ Table...rem
ti,P,l4,
rt4.,..sphne, from London.
Aloa B y
afor I haab—oe.
Sept. 25th,
Richard,
tealitturel f et'in .' c , Louisa Munro, S
Oct. 1, for Manzi-
! Mepsteamer
V 'gal% . Mtn Simpi's Baj—
eltote,
I.3ele..anor Sope, 29th, t°
Albin a to Rio.
sl
,t 4 b, to Mauritius ; ,.
arhuis L. M.
pi
de from the
2%, klikies.--.Trnimproved fabric
114:14111.111ties of home-grown flax—denominatedtneamabrlethaeadgoeladmeni
hil 1101,g2tined the first prizes, both.,for
I eland. We notice, .
tvto:tg.
_4lizolZ
;art iveefosi e
fie tt
st,h,
eei e
tpresent emb e r ttihnigs,
19a
(11 11. e work h
`lll;thi 41%-ith the following summary of facts detaßileedsaianrtehees
1,,, elit„
•Y Dr. Kane on the " Industrial , t
im.
to prove the N
• astherein
ItZst,oe of
,;Wshich full goe
We
fin
d
it
acres
Or, th„,4llliranch oyf our industry.
41,4141 Z. 12., ar to Warringstown, three statute
t 0744 Of ir44ced no less a
produceuaof this field was
same
ttleIttilt4i11:111) ival" 751' ; the
hbourhood (the
ntit than one
seld
very same
lite,4,-;liitillt.4rueciaoeutotryte
prizetlrieesennetig
into
t for
tellt,,et 1,1.,,3f11t, in thee processi, of conversionm
1,3„.741-e ni,„,',_l'erehiefs, will give webs), for 15s. per
S2ls) '44 t 0217 ersons, whose
arrive at a
l'l4
4'
".
8a about
r Pthe flax, you „440 tO,r 2 29i ' Adding 701. for constan
from
w alg e smcaeanmmo'burni et
when
the entire
fLtlllied.
,!.r• iip.6 of land, Irish measure,
" .4
44: •6. Bd. the elements of which sprung
alive their interest
ein
tiit_titet'! "1,11. yield a Very remunerating andofit to the mant.t-
-iesoidite°te operatives seem fully
them,
title bkids oPre ' Several hundreds of
ful weavers returning
I. the e :. ?ausic, met the success .
n triumph through
stlto, 4tbition, and conducted them in accompanid
was illuminated
b ottujo_the village of Warruinergs o
tiu, 1%1 "----Bibrust News Lve
Eccles.h.ts-
cp,o4l, 9/' BATH AND Ny
thee see of Bath and
. ELLS.—The V'th_gltscliZBsloners have decided upon a scheme
of
revising
orcte;', Whiolll4,4_l Payment charged upor!
to ~, "as up to the present time beenl,OßOOis/h.op Ino
!ptiA,,,itadr-Vir,_ve ai nearly as may be, to.
the
1 nt to that
tq,,! *as d e,° 'all amount of income equituvabee suitable to
Ilett;ZNeatea`erMined in the first instaneommissioners have
1),,,,i4,4 toces of 145 bishric e C
of by her Majesty
14 c4ar,..,Zt the annual paymentyshall be reduced to 1;)01.
Phltacii. .1.• e sche)ae has been approved
A. t` . A,
IliSI" ett qiillitelCAN PRESIDENTS
ti5,410.5.r the
~_ delivered aboutt
Boston'is
day (Wednesday),mail steamer,.. unless
MESSAGE.--Tthwios
wi ultt he',,uel,rture of the .
improbable.
impro k ,
hi,llll, thereaetained for it, which we
.hear is
at this season of the
Yek, , leavi4°r%lllost likely be brought by a sailing-pac et,
11.,41eselliel• be INew York on the 6th, -
„Nom, the c.,.' expected to arrive about the 24th or 25th,
'es '''' hay.)vernment, which we think may
will decide
testioas' t aikeatuer in waiting. The Message,,_ourier.
be the case,
Dki t 0/14. Iv ,eace or War ?"—Liverpool u
10_,,nc-
s The '4 i
tht Nturt 'AIRArt AND CITY NEw--
as fall in
'4, Pretai4 at the Stock Exchange yesterday was
reduction of some
°}lillNt i: '5l P.xchequer-bills, which went as low as 14s.
Itiii,illts ii, kortanee is to be attached to a _
an
tiV`tiork "ue. value as regards the security itself, but, as
910IcokINtlej,*-hiell it
it of an stringencyincreaseduae
1,14 by titn:eret, it is certainly one that wen%
e it has been
lelittrA:ti,l4:rtteleand Ittniielizfeasbuesiness. B
by the Banks in thrlermateenotsf
t ef
Itlkeltt:illiciasti.o°4°w, but there are so many p
or tli. ilk
ei• abroad, that it is impossibleeltitointuell exactly
are
",t terri,re,.urustance or circumstances our
;41'3'41)0. Th...- °Aeratin whether with a capitalistsview to security
411 b,,,- Whiche continued tin sof Ministers,
I,lllre, ati, tin exist withinreegeardgto the issue of the Oregon
%,..4.14 Ilte!° 44'3' things in an unsettled state.-
44 a,. rriox TO THE LORD MAYOR.—The
), kOr 11' 44aWer
t aitid . kt A
_, 'was received yesterday
_from the Lord
i‘Nsi..l coe,.!Poe 0-,?laurst,.as the head of the aeutation who..
;th"tle a do' 44ordship a few days since with a requisition
A 4, e the C=urt of Common Council for the. ptuhrepopseertofsa:_d-
11411rd At ''''n On the subject of opening
Ic'tli ftir'ajallrin having had under his consideration
of Common
fortslits ttili consider
.e a meeting of the
.0 the
q thro . such
r„,_,uie propriety of petitioning her Majesty
constitutionally possess
• rest oyitiß 0 iteans as she may
Ne;4114 (I%.•°tltsin Pea the ports of the United Kingdoms of
.Nis to „„4_4,(11 t-eland for the free importtateion, of food,
1,°11i5,.! that ~,l-t1 aint the deputtion. li.e had.t.h
,41)Je-e7) he vrill "Ilgh he differs in opinion wi . ,
the
Ost at a afford them an opportunity of discussing
I ki'sltt, 4t %ti:ourth t hhe 'rneuquuri sin-
'which he will hold on Thursday, the 11th
,i, o'clock precisely.—Mansioni house, Dec. 4,
hi ,IN b
),,,t%lYoueeßeskstii .--; A. short time since we noticed the
4 t ROtart, dell tPPearance at the Liverpool Theatre, of
lilingl74 to reeo4 Iter of Mr. Stuart, of the Haymarket. We
t th Bir-
Z: 0041.40:fheatre e,,,,oelurua.tion of her su le thus s a
speaks cf
he, 4an4,'1%---`' It '°
Dtirtillisti ~,,4 With w;,,,odanlt'aeninggulist.tier ty'hu' sweet performance ;
te h music of the piece, and
111-,°O4€,,ed to tw, ere Painfully true Had Frank Stone been
1.1,1, o.av r,i;ve seen Miss Stuart' in this character, he
1114 nth tlii;' e_eill. different expression to the face of his
Olltito )0. utols, iLi, . ibition of paintings here.—Railway .21.11.
f o'
n..balto'n tolfflN,Q.-- 0 n Monday pigeon, belonging
"'INA i kcnnington, new from Dover to London in
iventy-'five Miautes.

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.
The first Court of Common Council for the present
Mayoralty was held yesterday, and, as usual, was very
fully attended. The Lord Mayor came in state, at-
tended by the civic cortege, and took the chair pre-
cisely at one o'clock.
Ilis LORDSHIP, in a brief address, assured the members
of the Court that during his year of office he should en-
deavour at all times to observe the strictest punctuality,
and should ever be ready to receive their communi-
cations. Unanimously elected as he had been by his
fellow-citizens to fill the high and honourable office of
Chief :Magistrate of this great and ancient City, he confi-
dently looked for assiet4nce and support in the discharge
of its responsible duties from every individual member
of the Court.
THE OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER OF THE CITY POLICE.
Mr. Alderman T. WooD drew the attention of the
Court to the minutes of the proceedings of the last Court
with reference to the proposition for an increase of
salary to the City Police Commissioner. The minutes
stated that the motion for augmenting the salary was to
refer the question to the Police Committee, and after
that motion was disposed of they added a motion,
" That the Court do adjourn," and it was adjourned ac.-
corditgly. Then followed an entry, which was incon-
sistent with the terms of the original motion, and which
would apparently show to a casual reader that other
business had been disposed of after the Court had actually
adjourned. This circumstance he (Alderman Wood)
thought required some explanation.
The Tower CLERK said that the minutes were strictly
accurate, and the entry at the end, to which the worthy
Alderman had alluded, was merely a short statement of
the substance of the original motion, for the purpose of
informing the members of the Court of the division
which took place upon it, and the result.
Mr. Alderman T. WooD moved that the entry at the
foot of the minutes be altered, in conformity with the
terms of the original motion.
This wee, as we understood, agreed to, and the
alteration made accordingly.
VOTE OF THANKS TO THE LATE LORD MAYOR.
Mr. Deputy WATKINS, in rising to propose for the
adoption of the Court a vote of thanks to the late Lord
Mayor, said it was not his intention to occupy much of
the time of the Court, or to enter largely into the man-
ner in which the late Lord Mayor had performed his
magisterial duties during his year of office. To the
present Lord Mayor, to his brethren in the Court of
Aldermen, and to the members of this Court, the
impartiality and firmness with which the late Lord Mayor
had discharged every portion of the duties of the high
office he had so ably filled was well known, and it
would be arrogant, therefore, in him (Mr. Deputy Wat-
kins) to attempt to expatiate upon the subject, especially
as he could not but be aware that every member of this
Court highly estimated the manner in which Mr. Alder-
man Gibbs had gone through his official year as Chief
Magistrate of this ancient metropolitan City. It was
with these feelings that he had framed a vote of thanks,
which he should now move, and which, he trusted, would
meet with the unanimous approbation of the Court
(Hear, hear.) Mr. Deputy Watkins concluded by for-
mally moving the vote of thanks.
Mr. D. W. WIRE rose, and said that he had naturally
expected he should be called upon to second the motion
which had just been made, and he did so with unfeigned
pleasure, because he was satisfied the decision of the
Court upon it would fortify the prediction he had made
at the commencement of Mr. Alderman Gibbs's year of
office, namely, that though that gentleman was not so well
known to the members of the Court of Common Coun-
cil as he would be on his retirement from office, yet the
more they became acquainted with his moral and social
worth, the more they would view with approving
admiration the manner in which he had dis-
charged all the magisterial and other important
duties connected with the high station he had been
called upon to fill.—(Hear, hear.) It was wholly unne-
cessary for him (Mr. Wire) to enlarge upon the punc-
tuality and impartiality with which the late Lord Mayor
had presided over the discussions and decisions of this
Court. The Court has never been kept waiting, nor did
he wait to be summoned when there was business to be
transacted, and it was something to urge in his favour,
that when he retired from office he had entirely cleared
the paper of business—(Hear, hear)—and there had
been scarcely any question upon which his judgment
had not been confirmed by the majority of the members
present.—(Hear, hear.) As a magistrate, he (Mr. Wire)
looked upon the late Lord Mayor as one 'of the
very best who had ever occupied the civic chair.—(Loud
applause.) Although not legally educated, his decisions
had been replete with excellent judgment, and had ge. '
nerally been afterwards affirmed by the Courts to
which they had been referred.—(Hear, hear.) His dili-
gence and attention had never been surpassed, for during
the whole year of office he had never been absent from
the chair of justice at the Mansion-house on any one
occasion.—(Applause.) Of the advantages which had
accrued to the various charities which adorn the metro-
polis from the attendance upon them of the late Lord
Mayor, all who were connected with those charities
were unanimous in their concurrence in the fact. They
admitted that not only had he been most generous in
his own contributions, but his exertions in their behalf
had been most beneficial.—(Hear, hear.) Under such
circumstances he (Mr. Wire) was truly delighted that
this day had arrived, because he felt, as he had done at
the commencement of his friend's career, that the ter-
mination of his year of office would bring to him addi-
tional honours, and would prove to the world and to
his fellow-citizens that his character had been most un-
justly assailed.—(Cries of " Oh, oh," and 44 Question,
question.") He trusted that an unanimous vote of this
Court would tend to remove impressions—(Loud cries
of "No, no" and considerable interruption, in the midst
of which the sentence was lost.) Mr. Wire concluded
by expressing his sincere hope that the conduct of the
late Lord Mayor would be approved by those members
of the Court who had came in contact with him, and
that by their vote this day they would show that his
conduct had been such as to entitle him to the admira-
tion and gratitude of his fellow-citizens.—(Applause.)
The motion having been put to the Court by the RE-
CORDER,

Mr. H. L. TAYLOR said he did not rise for the pur-
pose of opposing a vote of thanks to the late Lord
Mayor—a vote to which he did not conceive there would
be a dissentient voice raised—but he did present himself
to the Court for the purpose of expressing his disappro •
bation of the indiscretion which some of the observations
which had fallen from the seconder (Mr. Wire) had ex-
hibited.—(Hear, hear.) He gave Mr. Wire credit gene-
rally for great discretion—there was no man to whose
opinion generally he paid more deference and attention,
but when Mr. 'Wire stated that a vote of this Court
would remove impressions which prevailed out of doors
in the public mind, he (Mr. H. L. Taylor) very much
doubted it. He believed that the impressions upon the
üblic mind would remain the same—if not the same,
till they would not be improved—and he (Mr. H. L.
Taylor) would not have it to go forth to the public that
the Court of Common Council, by the vote proposed, did
anything more than express their satisfaction of the
manner in which the late Lord Mayor had fulfilled his
magisterial duties during his civic year. If the motion
contained a single syllab!e touching upon a tender point
which he (Mr. H. L. Taylor) would not name, but which
was well known to every member of the Court present,
he, though a very humble member, should certainly
have moved an amendment, and he believed there was
not any independent member of the Court who would
re fuse to support it.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. COPE rose to order. The speaker had declared
that he would not name the subject to which ho adverted,
and yet he was stating his conjectures as to what the
Court would do if the subject he was entering upon was
alluded to in the proposed vote of thanks. Surely the
speaker was not justified in the course he was now taking.
Mr. H. L. TAYLOR appealed to the sound sense and
discretion of the Lord Mayor to say whether or not he
was correct in the course he was taking.
The LORD MAYOR—Are you going to oppose or to
move an amendment upon the vote of thanks which has
been moved to the late Lord Mayor?
Mr. H. L. TAYLOR replied in the negative 2 but added
that he was confident the Lord Mayor was desirous of
dealing out even-handed justice. He approved of the
vote of thanks in the form in which it stood, but he
could not allow the extraneous remarks of Mr. Wire to
pass in silence.
Mr. DAMSON (amidst some confusion) observed, that
as the vote of thanks did net contain one word in refe-
rence to the matter to which Mr. Taylor alluded, the
observations of that gentleman were wholly irrelevant.
cries of " Question, Question.")
The RECORDER then put the motion, and after taking
a show of hands, declared it to be carried unanimously.
On the motion of Mr. Deputy WATKINS, the vote of
thanks was ordered to be ornamentally written
.upon
vellum, signed by the Town Clerk, and framed and glazed,
and presented to the late Lord Mayor. The vote was
also ordered to be advertised in the usual morning and
evening newspapers.
Mr. Deputy WATKINS next moved that this Court, in
token of its approbation of the conduct, character, and
services of the Reverend Michael Gibbs, M.A., Chaplain
to the late Lord Mayor, do request Mr. Chamberlain to
present him with a purse of fifty guineas.—Agreed to
nem. con.

THE ROYAL HOSPITALS.

Mr. Alderman WILSON said that he owed it to the
Court and to himself, in consequence of what had taken
place since the last meeting, to offer-some explanation in
reference to the anonymous attacks with which he had
been assailed in one of the jouruals of the 7th November
last. It was his habit in general never to answer anony-
mous attacks, but when those attacks were made upon
his public conduct, and upon observations which he had
addressed to the Court, he felt bound to allude to them.
The letter to which ho alluded, after making an imperti-
nent attack on the members of this Court who were
Governors of the Royal Hospitals, charged him (Alder-
man Wilson) with a calumnious attack upon the Royal
Hospitals, by stating that they ought to be brought
under the cognizance of the Charity Commissioners.
He avowed having made use of these words, but he must
add that be had given his reasons for doing so—reasons
which had been suppressed in the garbled report which
had gone forth to the public. Those reasons had been
fortified by subsequent inquiries in the hospitals, and he
now called upon the writer of the attack who, though
adopting the signature of "Erasmus," was, he believed,
a member of the Court, to come forward and avow him-
self, as he (Mr. Alderman Wilson) was ready to meet his
assertions. Those assertions had been replied to by
another anonymous writer, who adopted the name of
"Senex" (as we understood), and who was, he had
reason to suppose, also a member of the Court. "Senex,"
from the position he had taken, was worthy to be so, but
the writer, " Erasmus," if he had not the courage to
come forward and avow himself, was undeserving a seat
in that Court, and of the confidence of his fellow-citi-
zens.—(Hsar, hear.)
The subject was not taken up by any member of the
Court, and the discussion consequeutly dropped.
The TOWN CLERK having read from the business-
paper the notification that certain hospital docquets for
leases were to be sealed,

Mr. Alderman T. WOOD moved that the seals be not
affixed until the opinion of counsel had been received
on the case stated to them as to the right of the pre-
celence of the Lord Mayor as President of the Royal
Hospitals.
Mr. Alderman WILSON seconded the motion.
Mr. ASHURST moved, as an amendment, that the
affixing of the seal be postponed.
A prolonged and somewhat angry discussion arose,
and terminated in the rejeclion of both the original
m )tion and the amendment. Eventually the suggestion
of the Recorder that the Court should, with the consent
of the Lord Mayor, be adjourned to give time for the
return of the opinion of counsel, was adopted, and the
Lord Mayor, hawing fixed the adjourned Court to be
held on Tuesday next, the Court rose at four o'clock.

AGRICULTURAL REPORT FOR
NOVEMBER.

In commenting upon those matters relative to the pro-
duce and cultivation of the soil, one great duty we have
to perform this month is that of calmly considering the
various communications which continue to reach us from
nearly every part of the kingdom relative to the
yield of the present year's grain crops, and tLe extent
of the failure in the supply of that most valuable
edible—the potato. The absence of statistical data
of course renders it a matter of impossibility for us
to determine what may be the actual falling off, yet
we may observe that many statements—utterly at
variance with facts—have been promulgated, without
their authors appearing to have any particular ob-
ject in view. Be this es it may, it is unquestionable
that such statements, while they tend to embarrass and
perplex many, are too frequently productive of serious
inconvenience to the general community. Having our-
se:ves had frequent opportunities of comparing the yield
of this season's wheats, grown in particular localities,
with those produced in other quarters, we are led to the
conclusion, though, be it observed, we are quite con-
vinced the crop is beneath an average one—that the de-
ficiency is not so great as some parties have affirmed.
On referring, however, to quality, we are prepared to
allow the reports thereon to be correct ; indeed,
nothing can more forcibly illustrate these remarks
than the averages themselves, A hich not unfrequently
form the most accurate result both of quantity and
quality. Under these circumstances, we may be asked our
opinion as to the future prospects of the wheat trade.
This we most willingly give, knowing, as we do, that upon
this point will rely the operations of the growers, so far
as supply is concerned. I❑ the first place, then, not-
withstanding the deficiencies to which we have just
alluded (for we must not lose sight of the important fact
that at this very moment we have what may be termed
rather a large quantity of old wheat in the country), we
cannot lead ourselves to believe that wheat will be selling
at famine prices; but that they will continuo steadily to
advance for some time hence is, we think, placed beyond
a doubt. Our reason for such a conclusion is, that con-
sumption is going on at a rate almost without a precedent,
and which, of course, is chiefly produced by the labouring
classes being in the enjoyment of adequate employment.
One circumstance which would prevent famine prices is
the almost certainty that at no distant day a sweeping
change will be effected in the laws affecting the import
of foreign corn; and another the immense supplies of flour
which are almost daily entering our ports from the
North American possessions, and which are brought into
immediate consumption. Again, such high prices would
have the natural effect of lowering the duties on foreign
produce to a nominal sum ; hence the whole of the
bonded stocks would become available for our markets.
There are, we know, some persons who ridicule the idea
of even additional importations having any effect upon
prices here, informing us, as they do, that, from their
limited quantities, it wonld be impossible for us to make
up the deficiencies in the home yield. This is
a short-sighted view to take;of this important subject.
We are perfectly aware that the produce of wheat this
year, in most of the large continental wheat countries, is
smaller than for some past seasons, and besides which, the
shipments thence to England—from the demand which
has sprung up in other portions of the world—will be
smaller than usual. But how stands the case in the
United States and Canada, places which, in our judg-
ment, are likely at no distant day to become almost the
granaries of the world ? Having received, per the last
packet, a most important letter on this very point from
Messrs. Wylie and Egana, of New Orleans, we are en-
abled to write in positive terms on the subject. These
gentlemen inform us that the total produce of grain in
the United States this year has exceeded 800,000,000
bushels, or an average of forty-one bushels to every
human being of the entire population. If, therefore,
we allow ten bushels a year for each of the entire po-
pulation, young and old, amounting now to about
20,000,000, we shall find a surplus of no less than
600,000,000 bushels. Supposing that one-half of that
immense quantity be allowed for the feeding of cattle,
&c., it is impossible not to come to the conclusion-that
the Americans, in the event of low duties here, will
supply us with quite as much corn as we can conveni-
ently take from them. We now come to the considera-
tion of the potato disease, as it is technically called.
This, too, has suffered from overdrawn statements.
Not that we are about to deny it is widely spread, or
that the consumers will, in the long run, be com-
pelled to pay very high rates for them ; still we main-
tain that large quantities, grown on light soils, have
been raised and pitted in good order. In this particular,
therefore, we see no cause for becoming seriously
alarmed at our future prospects. The questions to
consider, in order to solve this important matter, are—
What is the cause of the disease? Will all the diseased
potatoes be entirely lost, without the sighlest benefit to
the growers ? The whole of our readers are perfectly
aware that nothing is so injurious to the potato as a wet I
season. The past having been one of the most
unfavourable in this respect almost ever known,
the crop, in many parts—especially that grown
on the low and heavy lands has become
tainted with rot. Hence the growers are acting
wisely in giving them to their stall-fed and other
animals, which are, we have every reason to know,
thriving well upon them. This, as a matter of oourse,
must effect a great saving in the outlay for the purchase
of other food, and be the means of using those potatoes
which otherwise would have been wholly lost. Bearing
upon the question of the future range in the value of
wheat, we must not forget that the supply of all spring
corn is good, and which may, in many instances, be used
as partial substitutes for wheat. Having now explained
our honest opinions upon the above topics, we must
leave them in the hands of our subscribers, who will, we
think, do well to read them with attention.

The weather during the greater portion of the month
has been extremely changeable, though fine, the time
of year considered. Ploughing and sowing have pro-
gressed with a tolerable degree of rapidity, with the
land in fine condition for the reception of the seed.
Owing to the large available quantities of pabulum, the
stock on most farms has fared extremely well ; yet we
regret to state that a scarcity of sheep exists in many of
our large agricultural districts.
Our advices from Scotland and Ireland are to the ef-
fect, that a slight falling.off is observable in the supply
and quality of the present year's wheat crops, but those
of other grain are reported as tolerably good. The ship-
ments of most grain to the London market have been

more extensive than was pretty generally expected, con
sidering the alarming rumours afloat respecting the
failure of the potato crop.
In the course of the month the imports of live stock
from abroad, into London and Hull, have been again
extensive-761 oxen and cows, 1,533 sheep, 8 calves, and
40 pigs having arrived in the former, and 370 beasts, and
430 sheep in the latter port. With the exception of
about 100 oxen from Hamburgh, the whole of the above
imports have taken place from Rotterdam, in, for the
most part, good condition.—Farmer's Magazine.

MRS. CANDLER'S MURDER, AT YARMOUTIL-Al-

though Mrs. Dick's statement is full of improbabilities, it has
caused much excitement in the town ; and the Magistrates
and Town Council have, during the past week, held private
meetings for the purpose of determining the best course to be
pursued. On Monday last summonses were issued for a
meeting of the magistrates; they met at three o'clock for the
purpose of hearing Mr. Evans's opinion on the evidence of
Mrs. Dick. Of course we cannot state precisely what was
done at a meeting from which the public were excluded, but
we believe that the meeting came to the determination of re-
questing the Mayor to call a meeting of Mayor's Assistants,
to consider whether they would authorise the taking of a still
higher legal opinion than Mr. Evans had given. We hear
that this gentleman felt the case to be surrounded with to
much difficulty as to advise the Council to avail themselves of
the opinion and advise of the highest law officer in the king-
dom. We understand that the Town Clerk was instructed
to prepare a case, and that the Mayor, who is now in London,
will obtain the opinion during his stay there.—Bury Herald.
REGENT'S CANAL AND NORTH METROPOLITAN.—
A circular, of which the following is a copy, has been circu-
lated throughout the Regent's-park and the northern dis-
tricts of Marylebone :—" To the inhabitants of the Regent's-
park and neighbourhood—Proposed Railways in the Park—
The inhabitants may not be aware that one of the nume-
rous railway schemes of the day is a project for converting
the Regent's Canal, passing along the side of the drive on the
north side of the Regent's-park, into a railway. As this, if
carried into effect, would most seriously depreciate the value
of property in the park, be very dangerous to the public re-
sorting to the park, either riding, driving, or walking, from
the numerous accidents that must occur by run-away horses,
startled by the noise of frequent trains, and become a
nuisance to a large body of the inhabitants, a memorial to
the Commissioners of Woods and Forests, urging them to
refuse their consent to this interference with the comforts of
the public and the rights of the inhabitants, has been pre-
pared at a preliminary meeting of Crown tenants, held at the
residence of Sir Peter Laurie, on the 25th instant. You are
earnestly requested to add your signature to those of your
neighbours. The memorial will be brought to you for this
purpose in the course of a day or two."—Railway Herald.
A GENUINE PuiLANTrirtorisr.—The island of
Rona is a small and very rocky spot of land, lying between
the Isle of Skye and the mainland of Applecross, and is well
known to mariners for the rugged and dangerous nature of
its coast. There is a famous place of refuge at its north-
which, strange to say, is easier entered
the day. At the extremity of this
western extremity, called the "Muckle Harbour," of very
nehsalshold'intuvuredivneegri's the residence of a poor old widow,
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whose lonely cottage is called " the lighthouse,"
from the fact that she uniformly keeps a lamp
burning in her window all the night. By keep-
ing this light and the entrance of the harbour open, a
strange vessel may enter with the greatest safety. During
the silent watches of the night, the widow may be seen,
like; Norna of the Fitful Head, trimming her little lamp
with oil, fearful that some frail bark may perish through
her neglect ; and for this she receives no manner of remu-
neration—it is pure and unmingled philanthropy. The
poor woman's kindness does not rest even here, for
she is unhappy until the benumbed and shivering mari-
ner comes ashore to share her little board, and recruit
himself at her glowing and cheerful fire, and she can
seldom be prevailed upon to accept of any reward. She has
saved more lives than Davy's belt, and thousands of pounds
to the underwriters. This poor creature, in her younger
days, witnessed her husband struggling with the waves, and
swallowed up by the remorseless billows—
" In sight of home and friends that thronged to SM."
This circumstance seems to have prompted her present de •
voted and solitary life, in which her only enjoyment is doing
good.—lnverness Courier.