The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-16 00:00:00

" We are, Sir, your obedient humble servants,

" To Adolphus Turner, Esq., her Ma-
jesty's Charge d'Affaires."
(Copy of the letter which accompanied the representa-
tion to Mr. Turner.)
" Monte Video, Aug. 23.
" Sir,—We have the honour to wait upon you with the
accompanying letter, addressed to yourself by various
British residents in this city, and respectfully requesting
your attention thereto."

(copy OF REPLY.)
"Monte Video, Aug. 24.
" Gentlemen,—l have to acknowledge the receipt of
your letter of the 22d inst. (received to-day), in which
you protest against two of the decrees of this Govern-
ment—one confiscating the real and personal property of
all absentees (natives or Spanish), also all rents due or
to become due from such property ; acid the second im-
posing a new monthly tax on the doors, windows, and
balconies of the houses of this city. I have to inform
you that according to your desire I have caused due
note to be made of your protest in her Britannic Ma-
jesty's Consulate-General in this city, which may be ex-
tended at any time you may require it. I regret that I
cannot comply with your request that I should permit
you to deposit in her Majesty's Consulate-General the
full amount in cash of all and every claim which the
Government may make against any of you under either
of the decrees above stated, or that I should guarantee,
that in whatever change which may take place in the
politital circumstances of this country, you should at no
future period be compelled again to pay the sum exacted.
" I do not feel justified in authorising you to resist the
operation of a law which has been passed with the usual
formalities required by the Constitution of the Republic,
and I cannot depart from the usual practice observed by
her Majesty's diplomatic agents abroad, by giving a gua-
rantee with reference to possible future contingencies.
" I consider it to be my duty to state to you that I
cannot approve of the language of that part of your letter
which refers to the contest which is unfortunately being
carried on in this country, as I consider it to be highly
desirable that her Majesty's subjects residing here should
abstain from any public expression of sentiments which
might be viewed as indicating a desire for the success of
either of the contending parties. I have transmitted a
copy of your letter and a copy of this reply to her Ma-
jesty's principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
" I am, gentlemen, your most obedient humble servant,
(Signed) " ADOLPHUS TURNER.
" P.S. I have to request that you will furnish me with
a copy of the first of the two decrees referred to in your
letter."

* Referring, we believe, to some loan.

DISPUTE BETWEEN TIIE TWO

DUTCH CHAMBERS.

We have just received the Handelsblad of Wednes-
day, which contains an account of two sittings of the
Second Chamber of the States-General, and of the
discussion concerning the rejection of their address
by the First Chamber. During the first sitting, Beer
Thorbecke, Heer Witwerf Sterling, and others, argued,
with some warmth, that the Second Chamber was
competent to present a separate address in answer to
the Speech from the Throne, and that it was even
bound to do so. This will appear a bold statement
after the official notification by the Minister of the
Interior, Baron Schimmelpenninck, that the King
must decline receiving a separate address. In the
evening sitting of Tuesday, after several members had
spoken, it was put to the vote whether the document
transmitted from the First Chamber should be received
as a notification, and it was decided by a majority
of 29 to 25 that it should be rejected. The second
question, whether the Second Chamber alone should
present the address to the King which had
been drawn up by it was resolved in the negative,
by a majority of 35 to 19. The third question,
whether the address adopted by the Second Chamber
should be laid before the King, with an additional
one informing his Majesty that the First Chamber
had not thought proper to coalesce with it, was also
resolved negatively by a majority of 32 to 22. The
fourth question, whether the King should be merely
informed of the reasons which prevented the States-
General from presenting an address this year, was re-
solved in the negative by a majority of 39 to 15.
the fifth and all-important question, whether
the adopted address 4hpytid be presented by both
Chambers of the States. General with n. notification
pf the difference of opinion on the 15th paragraph,
respecting q, yeyision of the fundamental law, was put
to the vote, when there appeared an equality of num-
hers—g on each side.

According to the rule of the Chamber in such a
case, the decision of the question must be referred
t the next sitting of the House, and it was conse-
quently resolved that the Chamber should take it
into consideration. on the follow 4-1; day, Wednesday.
=herald.

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Commercial Company, 41,4 per cent 145%
Loan 1837, 4% per cent.
Exchange on London, Onemonth
Two months .....
Hatuburgh, One month
Two months 35 25
Dutch Papers, Nov. 14.

A QUACK DOCTOR COMMITTED
FOR MANSLAUGHTER.

An inquest was held yesterday on the body of Mrs.
Mary Harris (late of Aston-hall, Shropshire), before Mr.
H. Churton, at Birkenhead, in consequence of the fol-
lowing certificate having been sent to the Coroner :
" We, the undersigned medical officers of Birkenhead'
at the request of Mr. Booth, the constable, have made in-
quiries relative to the death of Mrs. Mary Harris, of
Aston hall, near Wem, and find that the deceased was
attended by a person of the name of Port, an unqualified
practitioner residing at Tranmere, who professes to cure
cancer without the aid of the knife. She died, after the
application of two plasters, under symptoms such as
might be produced by the absorption of arsenic.
" B. VAUGHAN, M.D.
" T. C. FOULKES, Surgeon."
The Coroner issued his warrant for the disinterment
of the body, which, after some difficulty, was obtained,
and a jury was empannelled on the 4th instant, but ad-
journed t? yesterday in order to give time for the neces-
sary inquires and analyses to be made.
The tacts in the certificate briefly stated were given
in evidence by Dr. Vaughan and Mr. Foulkes, and
they were clearly of opinion that there were no marks
of internal disease sufficient to cause death, except
such as were the effects of some irritant poison.
The whole of the internal viscera was healthy
with the exception of the lungs, which were slightly
emphysematous. On the right breast there was a large
slough about. the size of a breakfast cup, extending
about one inch into the substance of the flesh, and in
this breast was a tumour, not partaking of a malignant
character, about the size of a hazle-nut. (This was the
part treated by Mr. Port for cancer.) The breast, sto-
mach, and its contents, as well as several other portions
of the viscera, were removed, and placed in the hands of
Professor Brett, of the Liverpool School of Medicine, for
the purpose of being analyzed. Both witnesses were
clearly of opinion that death had been caused by some
irritant poison, and that had arsenic been applied to the
breast, it might have been absorbed into the system, and
would have produced the appearances and symptoms
which presented themselves.
Professor Brett stated, that he had made a careful
analysis of the breast, the stomach, its contents, and the
other portions of the viscera which had been delivered
to him. He was, however, unable to detect arsenic in
the internal portions of the body or their contents, but
in the breast he clearly discovered it. This he obtained
by what is termed the silver test, Marsh's test not being
delicate enough. He added, that if arsenic had been
applied externally to the breast of the deceased, it would
be absorbed into the system, affect the stomach, and
produce death, but that the period between the applica-
tion and the death would entirely depend upon the
susceptibility of the patient and other circumstances.
Mr. Port offered to produce a number of persons who
were in attendance, and who, he stated, had been cured
cancersile
which had been extracted by them, but the Coroner de-
esevpelasra tl e rs.
also
coaonffeeerredbytothperoadpapcliecabtaiofonreoft
htehjearsyam,
de-
cided that such evidence could not be received.

The CORONER, in summing up the case to the jury,
said if they believed the evidence laid before them, it was
their duty to find Mr. Port guilty of manslaughter.
The jury, after half-an-hour's consultation, returned
that verdict, and Mr. Port was forthwith committed,
under the coroner's warrant, to take his trial at the next
Chester assizes.
[We understand the prisoner has amassed consider-
able property in the neighbourhood of Birkenhead by
his practice as a medical man, vast numbers of persons
having placed themselves under his treatment, including
persons of rank and title, and much larger fees having
been paid to him than would be given to regular and
authorised practitioners. He at once admitted before
the Coroner that he had no diploma as a medical man.]

IRELAND.
EXTRAORDINARY SCENE IN A CHAPEL.
DUBLIN, Nov. 13.—The. following strange statement
appears in the Tipperary Vindicator:_" CLONMEL, Nov.
10.—On this day the Catholic soldiers belonging to the
4th Royal Dragoons, Artillery, and 90th Light Infantry
at present stationed at Clonmel, were marched under
arms; as usual, to hear mass at the new Chapel, under
the command of a young Sub, belonging to the 90th,
when the Rev. Mr. De Burke, the clergyman officiating,
turned round to announee to the congregation that the
tribute of a nation's gratitude to their liberated martyr
would take place on next Sunday. The moment that the
much-dreaded name of O'Connell was mentioned, up
started the gallant officer and rushed down the gallery,
his long sword knocking against the steps, and which in
his haste was nearly tripping him up, and sending him
down in more haste than he bargained for in the onset.
Arriving in the aisle of the chapel the commander of the
forces beckoned to his troops to leave the chapel, but the
poor fellows were too intent on listening to the eloquent
appeal of the patriot priest to see what their officer was
at. He then ran up to the front of the gallery and or-
dered the men to march. They, of course, obeyed, with
seeming reluctance, when they were ordered to fall in,
and the roll called, it was discovered there were some of
the gallant fellows still in chapel, and a file of men, with
shouldered arms, were ordered in to bring the defaulters
out l—a mission which was effected after a very short
dine. The poor fellows were then marched to their bar-
racks."

MR. O'CONNELL AND THE ARBITRATION

LAWS.

DUBLIN, Nov. 14.—The Freeman's Journal contains
the following correspondence :
" Darrynane Abbey, Nov. 10, 1844.
" My dear Gray—There is a subject of the greatest
importance to which I think it is now time to call your
attention. I mean, that of forming tribunals for ar-
bitration in as many places in Ireland as may seem de-
sirable.

" I call your attention particularly to this subject for
wo reasons.

First, because you are no longer a member of the As-
sociation, and cannot, therefore, be indicted by the noble
pair of friends, Brewster and Smith, for a foul conspi-
racy' to enable the people of Ireland to obtain justice
without any expense.
"Secondly, because no man is better acquainted with
the details for working out efficiently the plan of such
tribunals.
" Will you then,
my good friend, join with me in set-
ting the crown lawyers and their prompter at defiance ;
and helping me to bring home cheap justice to all the
Irish people, who are anxious for (as who is not ?) that
inestimable article ?
" For my part, I have made up my mind, no matter at
what risk, to assist the Irish people in the establishment
of a universal system of arbitration.
" There will be three great advantages derived from
that system :
" First—lt will enable the Irish to have their cont
versies decided by judges of their own choosing ; and in
whom, therefore, they
" Secondly—It will enable them to have their con-
troversies carried on and terminated without any expense
whatever. have confidence.

" Thirdly—Tt
-- will greatly diminish the awful flip-
pancy of oath-taking ; and will, therefore, diminish con-
siderably the horrid crime of perjury.
" If I were able, by wasting all the exertions of the
remainder of my life on the subject, to prevent only one
perjury, I would deem my labour most amply rewarded.
Will you then, my excellent friend, assist me ? Will
you, in fact, become my secretary, to carry out my plan
for the working of the arbitration tribunals upon as ex-
tensive a scale as possible ? If you do, and I have no
doubt that you will, agree to assist me, I do beg of you
to arrange all the materials for such a plan in the in-
terval that will elapse between this and my return to
Dublin. _

" Our plan must have no connexion whatsoever with
the Association,
n has in any way to involve that body in
our
trust our plan will not be the less effica-
ciousas we will, I hope, compensate
acts.ot
uatu But
I account s o
by energy and activity, for the loss of the influence which
the Association so legitimately possesses.
" I propose that, immediately upon my arrival in Dub-
lin, we should send a circular to some person, clergyman
or layman, in each locality, requiring to know whether
an arbitration tribunal be requisite or advisable. We
shall then proceed to procure persons suited to be arbi-
trators and willing to undertake that most useful duty.
Of these a sufficient number for each district shall be
named, and in each case, two or more of them will sit, at
stated periods, to hear such cases.as shall be submitted to
their award.
" The submission in each case must be the voluntary
act of the parties litigant ; without dictation or control
of any other person.
4, But I need not enter into further detail. You are
perfectly conversant with the operation and modes of
nagabundantly prove.
your reports to
4, we shall keep within the strictest letter of the law.
Nationalu t a sy system
nme
poefaal rAb istsroactiiaotni
0,
But, doing so, we shall procure for the people of Ireland
cheap justice,
workingt
the L oya lo
speedy justice, and justice untainted by any
suspicion of partiality or corruption.
Soliciting your aid, I have the honour to be, your
fellow-martyr and faithful servant,
" DANIEL O'CONNELL.
•' John Gray, Esq., M.D., proprietor of the
Freeman's Journal."
To the above letter Dr. Gray has returned the follow-
ing answer :
Freeman's Journal Office, Nov. 10.
My dear Sir—You can command my services as
your secretary in carrying out your proposed plan for
the establishment of arbitration tribunals.
" Separated, as I unwillingly am, from the Repeal As-
sociation, I rejoice that you have assigned me a depart-
ment in which I can again personally labour in the great
work of national regeneration.
" Deeply gratified that anything I have hitherto done
should be so reMembered by you as to have induced you
to think my assistance worth asking for, I remain, my
dear sir, with the deepest sentiments of respect and at-
tachment, as a friend and an Irishman,
faithfully yours,
" JOHN GRAY.
P"
" Daniel O'Connell, Esq., M .
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CONFLICT WITH THE
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arms against the
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tahceorme:
solutions adopted by the Limerick guardians.
succeeding
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ceived innitown from Sir COlemaii CYLOghlen, flat there
was e'inty prospect of the Limerick guardians"
against the peor7law` commissioners pi the" Court of
queen?s BOnth.-'-Liinetlck Rerbilfr '9,1- tsieNq., " '