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at all the Libraries, IRS •
E.N._ orE it. ' E says Mr. MACAULAY. After this there
'HISTORICAL i _ sno doubt-4;n the matter. We have. thought,
,from
aired by Mrs. GORE. ' • '
1 the first, that the interests of the Liberal party re-
„le
atiisdaw,oge iltaermoofst inottagreesttlif.gitt-t-i'vnie LirgfOrue;
(plied that there should be no delicacy about Lord
of h , afford an excellent field for tlwnovelist.. Tha w,grk, is,
,(4122y.
written with very great pbwer, and gives an, a.divirOl.c pic.turn of as is now indisputable,
.Lord GREY did it
old Court life."-Weekly all ; and that to publish the truth was the only way
"A. curious and credible narrative Oevenly Of-the-hit/test inte••• • • -
rest "—Athenaeum. to ,preventl erroneous, and exaggerated accounts
..This work Is full Of aneCdOte, intrigue,,,and 414ely•sandal, from,
getting into circulation, which might
valuable for the gliphic pictures which it giveSatlife andcharacter.r ,
-Morning Post.', Serlo4l,lSly.:llljUre --the Liberal party and the great
Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Groat Mailborolgli7slTeet.
cause identified with it. Already has Lord GREY'S
objection to Lord PALMERSTON, as Foreign Secretary,
been magnified and distorted into an objection to sit
with him at all in the same Cabinet, and into a gene-
ralreluctance on the part of his political friends to
place him in the Foreign-office. If either of theSe
things had been true, we might despair of a Liberal
Government ever being formed. The knowledge of
the exact truth only causes us to regret that Lord
Gail- should have been so far humoured as to be per-
mitted to break up an Administration, while it assures
us that,'When next Lord J. RiissELL is sent for, he
will. notconsult' Lord GREY till after Lord PALMER-
STON is appointed. "All our plans-were frustrated by
Lord GREY." Mr. MACAULAY may be allowed, in
writing to a constituent, to indulge in some self-gra-
tulation at the course which-he himself had pursued,
and to contrast it with Lord. GREY'S. " From the
first I told Lord JOHN that I stipulated for one thing
only—total and immediate repeal of the corn-laws ;
that my objections.' to gradual abolition were insur-
mountable ; but that, if he declared for total and im-
mediatorepeal, I would be, as to all other matters, ab- ,
solutely in his hands ; that I would take any office or
no office, just as suited him best ;.and,that he shOuld.
never be disturbed by any personal. pretensions or
jealousies on my part. If every body else had acted
thus,there2 could now hare been a Liberal lifinistri"
We may safely conclude, from another docu-
ment proceeding from another of Lord JouN,
RUSSELL'S advisers—Lord MORPETH'S address to the
electors of the West Riding—that he, too, stipulated
for immediate and entire repeal. " If', I am sent to.
the House of Commons at the present juncture,"
says Lord Monri-rn, "I should deem it the main
object of my mission to insist upon an' immediate, and
final repeal of the corn-laws."
But to return to' L' GREY. A weekly Contem- '
porary has attempted his defence, and it is a defence
which' Mr. MACAULAY'S, remarkable letter will not
affect. We are told by Lord GREY'S apologist that
he had travelled to town with another of Lord-JOHN
RUSSELL'S confidential advisers, • to whom he. had
communicated his objection to Lord PALMERSTON as
Poreign'Secretary,-and he was to take it for granted
that. this objection had, been communicated by his
'travelling companion to Lordjons. We are not '
told
that Lord GREY find commissioned Mr. Emden '(for'
he, we understand, is the party alluded :to by the
..speCto for) to-state his.objection to Lord JOHN. *But
even if -he- had se, cemmissienecl. Mr. ELLicg, it would
surely haVe been no justification of Lord GREY.. It
was surely his, duty to state his views on such
,a mat-
ter himself to Lord Joins, and to take the first oppor-',
tiinitY of stating-them. -
But,this is not all the' defence.' We: are told that
on; the. evening Of the clay on which it was determined
to Unaeriake_theformation of a Ministry, Lord GREY
went-home and 'wrote a letter to Lord JOHN, reCOM-.
Mending_ gretit cautionand disregard of all 'private
feelings in the:arrangements-of the 'Various offices at
his disposal, and-Making satisfaction with' all Lord
JoHN's arrangements a condition of his own accept-
ance of office. Strong hints these, says the apologist.
The idea of hints at all, we reply, in a case cf this kind!
- - "..HoWever," Mr. MACAULAY acids, " perhaps it is
best as it is." • And so Say we.: It is gratifying to us
. to find. the views "which we have all along expressed: of
the greater probability of Sir R. PEEL'S being able
to settle the-question confirmed by so distinguished
an opinion as--Mr. MACAULAY'S.•" 'Sir It. PEEL must
now undertake the- settlement of the question. It is
certain that he can settle it. It is by no means cer- •
thin that we Could have done. so; for we shall to a
man-Support him;: and a large. preportion of those
who are now in office would have refused- to support
us." • Let us hope .that Mr. MACA.ULAY is not quite
correct in his: last surmise—that none of the present
hold.ers of office will support Sir R. PEEL in doing
what- they would 'have, opposed from Lycl• Ram
Russal. 'The maintenane e of a high standard of
public character must never.he lost sight of in 'the
-. agitation even of the most important public question;
and, while it
.may be conceded to Sir R.'PEEL'S nn
offiCialTolloWera to Change their votes from confidence
in the Minister, changes of this sort. require at least
freedom from .the temptations of place to guarantee
their sincerity bathe public.
inc annum.' speeco or LOUIS uenvereu
on Saturday, gives dissatisfaction, as usual, ,to -the
'Paris Opposition journals ;' hut, considering the
political tenets 'and the RepubliCan views of soMe,.
and, the hostile feeling A)fothera to the reigning
dy-tiasty, the KING and his Ministry Will 'prObably
-regard these • symptoms of discontent as the surest
proofs of national prosperity,, and an admission of
that wise policy
,which has consolidated the strength
ofLthe kingdom,' and Secured . the Constitution of
1p36 against the attempts of Republicans and Legiti-
matists. is only fair to state—and indeed it can 7
not -be deniedr-ihat France for many years has not
.enjoyed such traoqUillity,and prosperity as she enjoys
at the present moment. It
.would be difficult, indeed;
-to` find a 'period in. her history when Such encourage-
ment was given to national industry, and the diipo-
fitions of the people so completely turned away-frOm
substantial
schemes of conquest and gloryta, the mere '1
substantialblesSingof:peace,,iind the 'developenent of
the-numerous sources of we Ith:a;11(1 ilower:poiassei
by that great nation. His therefere,r;Vith:
out vanity might. boast that-tile pltycy which. lie' had
maintained would one day 'cause. the,rneMorijof his
reign tc•-•:b152,1i'413/ iii! lefifiourV- Wh'eln Was,Esrince se;
prosperous During the reign 'of Louis 2“V. she
gained greatooonquests ;for buirt-lieY cost her
great sacrifieesi they
.were all, except
.a very few,.
Snatched' rudely Vein "her,- and - fthiaeda.
Cloie of his- reign France . perhaps ,fever'"
'was_ in so low and' miserably. s. Condition.:
The" erietny .; :at the: gate's: ._Of..,Paris,l-;-.
the. youth, and._ the .financial resoniees. `ef :the
,s
country were exhausted, and a :peace of any .kind
was considered better than war.- Miring the reign-
which -followed affairs were . net' :in a better
state.. France lost all her possessions in Ca-.
nada !and.- India, and, in fact, was. , stripped
O'flevery golony that could contribute to her
'trade ,or strengthen her navy. The disasters.'
.ithd the vic,toriei which took place underLotas
..arathe Republic are too well known tO' require. re
eitnl, and during the, whole reign; of NAPOLEON the.
policy of the Government was of the most , ruinous
character. manse' never had such an enemy 'ats‘NA
POLEO*. He annihilated her commerce and national in-
41ustry,.wasted her strength in foreign wars, andfinally,
brought hLrto7,the brink of Utter rnin. The RestoratiOn
was produCtive of only one good—it-produCed
. revolution; established anew dynasty, and a -new,Cong
stitutioq, -which have fOr
.t!helaA fifteen` years been ,
effecting a complete change, strengthening the h"andi'
-of -the.peaces) le; ericoitraging:the industrions,'"and
ligSnaging 'the hostility, i :Of -States,
It is the 'peculiar-,glory-of the present • KENO'S
reign, that-,he has ever cultivated,' as fai,' as in
'his power, thefriendshipof England; not by conces
sions derezaWy.tothe honour or injurious 'to the
,in=.-
terests of! his people, but IT prudent, firm,: and,
the time,"- 'amicable negotiations. His-great
object , ,was convince .':'both nations Mit
*PeaCe their -best policy, ".and -thanks to hie
-awn firmness and perseverance, aided, doubi,
by Minister§."entertaining *the same dispositions,
~ire has been eminently, successful, every, well
.•
disposed ,eitizen.and.true: patriot of beth countries'.
Say; " Long may ,he' reign,'' -We 'have-tried", war
with Franc.* 145 r. tfty.,tinies;: and: when ~.peace,carne,„
,and 'the -reckoning was -cast' up, both nations •ever
"foUnd themselves equally losers. For the resultiref
a different.`, policy Louis PHlLiei‘,E tVe.
'highest pfiise, :and future generations will de him
ample justice.

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Now ready, In I vols., Bvo., with ntimerous Illtstratiout,
A HISTORY OF _ _

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NEW SOUT:11.:IV ALE S;
FROM IY9'I9ETIitESIENT TO THE CLOSE OF
- THE. TEAR. 1844.. , ,
By THOMAS HENRY BRA.I 11, Esq.,
Of St. John's College, Cambridge, Principal of Sydney College.
Richard Bentley, New Burliitton-streeq
Ptibllaher in oriiinary to her Majesty. • •

The ex-Radial, ei-PioteStatil," and'verfeedentrie
Sir CHARLES WOLESLEY, ci-devant " Legislative
Attorney" for, the town of Birmingham, has- ad-
dressed a letter to the working classes in the manu-
faeturing districts, in *hid); amidst much .vitupera-
tion of the Anti-Corn-law League,, he,,)mfite most
of his brother protectionists; does. descend to ,
mints on which he finirids arguments- TheStatement-
'On which all his arguments are based.is
YOU know there 4 what is termed capital. We

landlords have capital. An estate which belonged to
my nephew, called 'rixall, which joins mine (rental about
.4,000/. per annum), has lately been sold to Earl Talbot
for, I think, 240,0001; and the steward of the estate told
Me, if his Lordship got 3 per cent. for his capital,' he
would be very well off.. Well,
_then, here was 240,000/.
['capital, and 3 per cent. •
" Well, now we will goon a little further ; I will take
a tiptop man.! from among, the.fMaster manufacturers;
even Mr. Cobden himielf. We have been informed he
comes from among the -yeomen of Kent and who so
respectable is a yeoman of that county ? For, as the
old song says, And a ttstrcrf-Kent-washe. Well, we
will suppose this man oflCCtit'-had some-capital- also:
Come, what shall we say, ty-iiray of a guess, it amounted
to ? Why, 5,0001. Well, here then was Mr,•Cobden's
,
capital. Now it is very
.generally underatbod that he
makes a large income, say as, Kane 'as Earl: Talbot gets
for his capital, 6,000/. per annum. If pp, ,the one gets
three per cent., the other the deuce' knows what per
cent., for I will not stay to calculate it." ..

',be M. ODILON BARROT. "Tf it be, true," continues
the 'writer, as .1 tnoroing paper states, " that a close
and indissoluble alliance will hereafter exist between
the two great fractions of the Opposition, the league
should have chosen, to try its strength, -a more signi-
ficant name than that of M. DUFAIIRE. Bllt it mat-
ters little; we Accept M. DUrAURE with the mean-
ini.which,the suffrages of fithe'l.lol and Left Centre
would impart to his election.' 'We shall see on Wtat
side the majority lies.. Nevertheless, that indissoluble
Opposition was so often dissolved by the .Orst shock,
after having been.proclaimed .with, as much .eclat as
on this occasion; that We are, inclined to predict the
same fate 'to this alliance of Left and' Left Centre.
We, however," invite the Conservatives to remain
united, as if an alliance actually existed among their
opponents." .

Now this " three per -cent". :fallacy is a very
favourite one with the protectionlas. The late Sir
BURDETT, on more than one - occasion,
broached it in the House of Couunops, and at pro-
tection meetings it is generally put forward as the
cheval de bataille. Sir CHARLES WOLSELhY puts the
case ina.nutshell, and, as example is of more force
than precept, we are 'glad that • the, Right
Hon. Barimet, instead of . confining himself,
as is too often the case with the protectionists, to
generals, has condescended t 6 particulars; and has
chosen Earl TALBOT and Mr:COBBEN as. the respec-
tive representatives of the landed and trading interests,
for the purpose of instituting a comparison between
them. Earl TALBOT gets three --per :cent.- for
his 'capital invested in land, and seeing that
,Earl, TALBOT " toils not, neither does he spin,"
and that his capital isinvestedin the very safest man-,
ner posSible, we do not-think that-he has-any great
reason to complain. Sir Cnsier..ii WoLasLar then
'assumes, 'Mr. COBDRIS4IS capital to he 5,000/., and
proceeds, "Now', it is very- generally ' understood
he makes a large income; say as ~much .as
Earl , TA,iBOT gets - for his capital, 6,000/.
per annum.; If so, the one gets three per,,cent., and
the other'thh deuce knows -what per cent" We give
Sir C. WoLemir great credit for the studiedly obscure
way in whieh he has put this. "He makes a large
income, say as much as Earl TALBOT gets for his
capital." True, he may make a large income, but
not upon capital alone, as. EarITALBOT does., Mr,
CORDER makes his income by his personal exertions,
He deduCts the interest 'uponAls capital before he
calculates his profits, and-those-profits are not the
interest of his„ capital, but the wages which he has
earned as la skilled labourer. the_
if Earl*Tii.no-i
were toyeniploy himself in productive labour, as Mr.
"COBBEN des (if he were to cultivate his estate
himself .instead of letting it), heloo would have, an
income' ofi more than three per cent: on his
capital-7-that -.is to ..*say, he. would have his
three per cent:- on his capital invested, plus the profit
of his 1-labeur.-. The following_ question, alibi:Ai:lN
evidently put with an ill intention, for the purpose•of
endeavonringr to excite dissensiSns between employer,
and employed, is so self-evidently fallacious, and,
Contains itich
_en important admission on the subject
of the rate; of agricultural.wages, that we really feel
:obliged to Sir CHARLES WOLESLTY for putting it. `.‘. If
Lord TALBOT gives his /115Ourers 12s. per. week out
ofhis'threis per cent., how much ought Mr...Coni4is
.t6;give hiB mill workmen out of his 1,6001. percent. ?"
'lf Lord TALBOT gives his labouiers 12s. per week out
of his three per cent., he is indeed a rara avis among,
landlords, inasmuch as he musthimself pay, out of the
rent he receives, the wages of all the labourerstemploYed
by his tenants in the cultivation of the farms they hold.
under him. In no other way can he pay 'his labourers
12S. a -week out of his three per cent., because, if the
labourers are employed by- hinr in the cultivation of
property Whch he holds himself, he pays them,no it
out of the three per cent., but out of the profits
of the • firm. The fact is, that he pays. no
Wagee. at .out of his three per cent., except to
domestic servants, grooms, gamekeepers, .and." other
personal attendants—none of whom are 125.-a-week
labourers, Neither is it true that Mr. Comm( snakes'
1,6001..- per -cent. His capital .cannon be less than'
'six times, and is most probably ten times, the amount
at whiCh Sir CHARLES WOLESLICT has:assumed it, and
-While-in some years he may make a profit of 6,006/,,,
in others he may incur, a loss of a similar amount
and therefore it is necessary to make some aIIOW.-
ance for risks. But let that pass,-- :and let
those to whom Sir CHARLIE'S WOLESLEi: has
dressed his letter ponder well upon the adinissien,
'made in this question as to the rate of wages-of la,
houreri employed -in ..ariclilture. .That rate Is,'
tWelie shillings per week. We believe 'that- there
is not an unskilled labourer -employed in Mafinfae-
WO- Ma' -deiffairheA9llll)Piatter Abianc2s.B..weir,
Commons, that no unskilled labourer in his employ-'
ment received less than that sum. It is admitted by
every one that, with a repeal of the corn,7laws would-.
'come an extension of manufactures, and .an ~a 1
tension of manufactures,- to the :,:,unskilled.
labourer,. means 18s. • a week, and- y4t
:the :Monopolists 'have - "the --modest assurance" -to
-assume that-this law, which keeps do*n the wages of
-the agricultural labourer to'lis. a week, and prevents
the.. extension of manufactures and manufacturing
wages (18s. a week) into, the agricultural districti„
is, enacted' for his especial- behoof and protection.
Out upon such barefaced hypocrisy ! , -

President PoLiet'Message also fin-nisheslopiei 'for
" •
the remarks of ,the journals,;.ef. which .sve .give the .
following snmmary-from Galig:ilani:--- ' -- ---•-- -
" The. Ministerial Ort..fn, Ze'o!iinaldis Eba s begins
i, ~
by observing that the ' essage .noes 'not. show that the
spirit of ,Conciliation fornsa a leading Araitinthe cherecter
of Mr. Polk, and that he talks much about-moderation
without displaying any.in. his language, which;.saysithe
Deba4, is such that if it were used from Government to
Government, a vrar must be the consetrut nee,: Our Con-
temporary: then enters 'upon an - anaiysis of the entire-
Message, with a-riineing commentary: -The fads 'Of the
case are stated"with great clearnes3, and with an evidset '
desire to , appear, impartial in the eSiiinetildri of their
merits, btit the Frites eppears;,nevgAssless
,telhakan.
iinpression unfavourable to. the claims of. the ,Auserican
President. At any rate it is quite soertain..that the
Debats regyds those claims as-unstasonable.e-.OurCon-
tern.porary considers a war between -England 'and the
United States of America probable, it Mr. Polk%de mends
be approved of by the Senate, but it has great doubts of
this result.,./ The Debats sayg:'is-' Fitnii 'what' ire'• have
said it must not be inferred that we .Tegard a rupture
as probable, 'even after this l**ag.e. The Meuse of -
RepresentatiVes may vote offensive measures, pnd there
ig,eqry reason. to cuppese that it ,will do.so when excited
to such a minses by the first magistrate': but-there, is
. reason triii linpe that the-interests of peace will find refuge
and support in. the senate, of which the most. illustrious
men of
,the country, are members;; anciiii,-she.. interval
the misled peoPlemayieturn to 'Talton. -h is-not, how-
ever, to be.deniedthat the'Presier seeks to-excite Wrie,-
and in this respect. his Messitge'3.-it nOreltY, even after
those of` Genera] Jackson.' i;;,:: . .
• 41 Towards Abe esmeleiien, of 4 )IS „article, the;Debais
... e . ,
becOmes mere,aniimated, ,and reOarkaxithsmere seve-
rity upon the conduct and langua.ge of Mr. Polk, whom
it regards its Amen pushed on by .. democratic ambition
to a course which may be fatal to him. The absence of
the tistial cOurtesy towards foreign- powers is particu-
larly- notieedliticensured, and' Mr. Polk%• mode of
alluding to it'ance on the irescasqnestiiin Is warinlY
condemned. ! instead of: atten;iptin-g i'ko' iniftale"the -dig-
nified language :of his 41ustrious presle4eiiiire (says the'
Debats); Mr;.,Rolk .places himself on a level .With:O.eytide-
CifitiraWrs or the-valley of the Ohio, in whose.opiniets Ea -:
rope. is a collection of degraded beings, groaning:under -
the' weight of kionarchical prineiP,ltiss.and .oror whom
thi,l744n ii4ould;ohttdts an easy sindsure trinmph.7. Our
Cetitemp.-sra y tendiffies the 'Fliench Governmentevith
greet tenerg
,against the :aceesations of Mr. Polk, and•
declares th , VaAsinxiou,e,o:yromote true liberty,es
he can. be, Illit that, unlike liint it is actuated' by con-
.siderations for> the sacred principle of justice. Our
readers 'nay judge of the anger of the Dehats:by the fact
that, although it studiously seeks-tohold the scales with,
' atieqiuti hand as regards the dispute-between England
'and' the-United States, it cant-A 'refrain- from -tell ingMr.
Pelk !hat, in 'speaking of ihe'Texas - and 'Mexican af-
fairs, he..expresses himself in terms 'of detestible hy-
poerisy., -The' L'onstitutionne/lp.dulges in a few Coen-
ments onitlid Message, but int-the little that ,it does say
it. differs geatly from the Debra's. Far from-finding in
the language of .Mr. Polk the tone of iris;ilti and defiance
so apparent to the Debats, it regards it as soft, consider-
ing what had been published; in- the American journal
the' • Odd., and which is regarded as- Mr. Polk's
organ. The alluSion of the American President to France
ao finds- a certain grace in the' eyes of the Constita-
llonnel, for it regards it as a happyhit' lutist the-policy of M.
'Quizot„rathcx-than as an ins*, to the French nation.
- The Pres,se allows that the Message is rather' menacing
than. conciliatory, and admits that the President has set
up .preton§imir greater than' those of his predecessors.
Theserobsbrves the Presse, must be abated,.but England
'on her sid mull also show moderation. According .to
rthe Preen the state of things stands thug:—Mr. Polk,
by hiti'fir nem, will compel the English to come --down a
few-ffegs'i their claims;, the_, Senate will• refuse ti etin-
-1
tfon the extreme views of. the, President; - and the two
Geves'nments thus restrained, the one- by fear; of ' the
hostile attitudeof the United States, the 'other by the
prudence lof the Senate, will again negotiate and at
lengthnoree to- a
_good understanding. The Presse evi-
dently'caleulates more, however, -upon-the fears of Eng-
land, than ppon the prudence of Ainerica. The National
rekpresset its regret that want. 0f... time ".and
spacepreirents it, for the present, from saying all,
it thinks !of .the Message. It must, jt, says, confine
itself 'to remarking that the language 'of Mr. Polk is
" clear; firm, and deeisivey end that there is no longer a
dour left Opefi for compromise. "This journal seems- to
..think, that when the President of the United Stites-lays
. down his: opinion thus decisively, it mist, as.'w matter
'of rourie be approved of by the Legislature, and that
,nothing is left for England but to withdraw her, pre-
_ tensions, (and accept peace with the United Stites On
the ter/11s offered by the President. The Courrler Fran:'
eaii observes- that the Message-is very warlike in the'
terms used, -but really very Racific in spirit, and ex-
preSses its belief that the dispute will ba.arranged.
Our readers-are aware of the: view taken of this ques-
,England has rignt 'Cu s 1 st-tigotis'territbry-.-- ran
;Coterie,-coincides 'with Mr. Po i k n what he says about
the French Government and the question of the Texas,
*and attacks M. Guiaot warmly for putting himself at the
. .
servicezof England." . .

The., Emperor NICHOLAS arrived at Florence an the
19thoifter remaining fire days at Rome. A letter
from that capital of the same date says
‘.‘ Tile Pope, in separating from the Emperor for the
last time, said, lam an old man, who will soon appear
before. God to give an account of my actions in this
world. You are young, but you will one day appeur
there also. . Think of that ! trust that God wilVen-,
ligliten your conscience. and will make;xou chaifge'your
conduct with respect to your subjects of the Catholic
comtnimion: " • ,

On; Sunday the Three per Cents._ were dorm a
TORTONI'S at 82f. 85c. • •••

: The Madrid papers of the 22d 14d not reachea-
PariS at the departure of the inail'on"Sundai. . : .
e The int4lligence from Paris of Sunday-gives a fa-
-ooilttrpl4lttccount of the giOck and' Olare-Market on
t th.previous day, both of which continued gradually
11:if*Ige, from the commencement of-business to the
close: ' The effect produced by the KiNo:s.Sp442.,
was favourable, and the want of confidence -which had:
so long prevailed Gn the.Bourse, may be, said to llave,,
entirely disappeared. The papers :of Sunday are

'RUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAIL:WAYS:AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCIING,_Dres 29,

Anglp-Belgian —
Barbadoes
Boulogne and Amiens ll%
'Bordeaux allrediterrart-
Bonleaux and Toulouse

Madrid aniltValencia..2-4
MauritittsN---w......;.:'%'=,;
Namur and Liege
.--L
Orleans and yierzon-1-4"0.;t

Dp.ifk Cette (Espetetat-
-40. (pistAenzie's) *-4361
"Calla., I..imn, and-P .
'alit toast
•Gentral. of Spain
Ceyto
Remetrira

'Orleans- Mitt Bewdeaui. 101. x
tr-erYssel • -
Paris & Lyons (Laffitte)
—Ditto .(Cittnneron's).
Ditto (e410R'5)...._
--Ditto (Slad E5t);..... 214
Paris and 0r1ean5..,...

egeflioccupiedlli3i:siiising the liislo'S,pcech, and
in remarks on the election of President ell...the Chain-.
=her, of Deputies: ""To Meg- of .the Opposition it of
Ccnirge appears very defective on many points,-such as
the,i, affairs of the Lebanon, Greece, - Spain,
Mexico and Madagascar; and abounds too ,much
wig flattery to England; .T1)0 Constitutionnel
especially is offended with-the multiplied p'rofe'ssions
of " friendship, affection, mutual confidence, pacific
and earnest assurances, good and intimate relations,
and cordial co•operation with which the entente cor-
diale between France and EnglanThis acknoWleged,"
The writer admits the advantages of the good under-:
standing between the two countries, and is aniiOns
for,: ts continuance on reasonable 'and equal terms,
but still thinks that it is obtained at too high a price
'"
Oer readers," says that journal; " know well how
anxious .we *Tor the maintenance of pacific tell-
tiolfs between France and England. The Engliah,
press aliiiost unanimously-has-done us the justice of
acknowledging our spirit of loyalty and impartiality;-
lint in truth, by the langtiage which is held, and the
attitude which is imposed upon us, we -Might be
driven into feelings of a directly contrary descrip-,
,tion. We blush to 'see: this - humility and these
transports of gratitude. -Mould a short. and precise
phrase not be sufficient?:. Why', then, always down
on-bur knees? Do you think-the subordinate positioh
which:. you give your elves gains you the etteem'of
OW' :proud neighbours, and .will place France in the
position which belongs to her in the affairs of the
.Vvorld ?" From all Accounts, M. SAUZET will tlop,
elected. President of the Chamber 'by a vast
majority. On that subjed the :Sied says
Monday the Chamber of Deputies. meets.:ii;
,elect its President. The candidate adopted by the
-entire Opposition..is..the Hon. 111. DVFAiTii. The
two fractions of the Left and Left Centre will sepa-•
rately assemble to-morrow, to agree upon the choice
Of Vice-Presidents -end Secretaries, who will be univ 7
nimously supported by_lheOppositiop. The nomi-
nation about to take place would have a great political
signification, if all the opposition Depnties were at
their post. Unfortunately;:; the absence of many
was noticed to-day. -We trust that the absent will
feel the respOnsibility_Which 't'lleyrineur by neglecting
their duty. Last year-some of the Ministerial-can 7
didates only carried their election by majorities of
three and four votes. The iffuation 'is now morally
worse, and the negligence -of the Deputies of the:
Opposition would restore to the Cabinet a confidence.
of which its- fault& had depriged it.".
The. Ministerial journal states that the whole of
the Conservative party will' kote far M. SAUZET, and
reckons upon certain Victory. M. DurAuaE, selected,
by the OppositiOn;' it considers a: bad choice; and
-Aulserts that-the national- candidate of the Lett 1540. 14 -

?DendretValley ..... -
Dutch fthinish -••83/4
Dieppe & Paris Juact
Dijon and Ithilhottee ;
East -1%
Fanipoux. & Hazebrouk -
Grt Nerthsrrof France
Constituted 14%
Do: •Pepin Je Halleur —
Great Paris and Lyons 2%
Great Western Bengal
Great Western Canada 33%
Jimaiea S. Mid. Junction --

Paris.andlouea,,,..„
Paris—snd Strasburg ;;
(Ganneron's) , 2/2..
Do. (genve de4;lst)...
' 'Des (Ayvard'a).;....
Paris and St. Quentin.
Rouen and
Royal North of Spain.
Sambreand Mense..... 53/
Strasburg and Bale
Tournay,Jurbis'e, Lan-.
den, and Ilasselt .„
Tours ' •Nintes

Do. North Midland
Do. Extension
Jersey
Louvain and Jemappe 24
Lyons and Avignon —
Linvethboarg

(Mackenzie s)..••••..
-Do. ( Lefebvred) , --
Do. (0'Neir5).....,..
Trinidad
Verona juitl Ancona.... 2
West Flanders . .. .

M HE; imsTan—We noticed a few days ago the
statement that Lord Ellenborough • would be appinted
;Fist : Lord of tl;eAdmiralty, vice. Loiel liaddington.
Iris now very generally rumoured that-LOtcl Had.
dington will not leive Sir Robert Peel's Cabinet, but
will take another office in the AdMinigtration.

Lord Stanley is said to be assuringlis friends that
he does not disapprove of any measure .contemplated
by the government: What does this mean ?--,that
~ord Stanley. is a fiee-frader, cii,;that Sir :Aoksrt-
Peel' is-not ? • - -.---

EMIstRIAL PARUANENT.

• --
HOUSE OF LORDS.—(TUESDAY.)
This being the day, to which Parliament was prorogued,
on the 16th, the Commissioners attendedfor.the purpose
of its futther prorogation to the 22d according
Ao:the Order in Council just issued at two o'ClOek, the
'usual hour. ... . . .

. ,
The edmmissioners were,' the Lord Chancellor, the
Earl of :Fladdinkton, and Lord Dallibusie. •
A fe*.minutes. past two-o'clock the. Chancellor
took hii seat on the Woolsack, and 'commanded Mr.
Fulmar), to suinnion the Commons to the ba?. '

Immediately after, Mr. Henry Lee
.ancr the other
Oicers tf the House of Commons appeared at the bar.
• -The‘blerk- then read the 'Royal Cumniission, when
the. Lord Chancellor, in conformity With' the powers,
therdi conferred, further prorogued Parliament to the
22d of January next; then to -meet for the transaction
of business. '

Messrs. Ditchburn and Maim the celebrated iron
*eam-bOat builders of •Blackwall, have just completed their
extensive improvements fir their press-shops and other de-
partments of the building, the whole 9f which work has beer.
. executed by Mr. Chapman, of Lambeth, on whom it reflect
great credit. -
me Right Worshipful the Mayor of Plymouth hag
receiveda letter from Lord John Russell, acknowledging tl
receipt of the'iriemorial from the "inhabitants to her Al...pstv.
.pravin,gf,,r the atiolition of .:eAtrietive dutia' *on 'the-impor-
tation of food; informing ttem' that he has transmitted :1
to the Secretary of Stale for prtsentation to he; Majesty ...
Devonport Telegraph.

. -"

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, TrEsitk.r.—The Queen was prevented from
taking her usual walk, owing to the squally state of the
weather this morning. -
Prince Albert left the Castle at five minutes past five
o'clock for the Slough station, en route per Great Western
Railway for Buckingham Palace. His Royal Highness
was attended by Mr. G. E. Anson, Major-peneral Sir
Edward Bowater, and Colonel Bowies. His Royal
Highness and suite returned to the • Castle at
_twenty
minutes past two o'clock. "
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the
Princess Royal, and the Princess, Alice, were taken their
early morning airings. ' - ' '
The Earl of , Lincoln, Sir Robert and Lady Peel,.and
the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, arrived at the Castle
to day, on a visit to her Majesty. ' • `'.
The. Viscountess Jocelyn has succeeded the Countess
Desart as the Lady in Wilting 'to the Queen. 'Lord
Rivers has arrived at the Castle. ard has succeeded the
Earl of Warwick as the Lord in Waiting to her Majesty;
and Colonel Berkeley DrUmmond has succeeded-Mr. 11.
Ormsby Gore as the Groom in Waiting to her Majesty.
Her Ma!esty- and her Royal Consort walked in .the
.p4AFire-f,Y,scunds in the afternoon.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent;.Lady
Fanny Hovvardotnththe Baroness deSpeth, will join the
royal circle at dinner this evening.
_ .

The band of the 2d Regiment of Life Guards wil
attend durirg dinner. Heg, Affijesty's private band wil
afterwards attend at the Castle. . , . .

Sir Robert and Lady Peel -arrived in town_ -yesterday.
from their seat, Drayton Manor, Staftbrdshire. The
Earl.of Aberdeen visited the Right Hon. Barohet after
-his arrival. In th.f";"atatiVain'Sqjk,beyt_and Lady reel
left .their residence. in Whitehall-gardens, for Windior
Castle. ' - ' -

Baron de MoricO,l46, Portuguese Minister, transacted
business yesterday at the Foreign-offiee.
Mr. Henry Smith (Highfield House), Mayor of
Birmingham, 'had an "interview with the' Chancel-
lor of the Exchequer yesterday, - at his official re
sidence , in .I)owning-street, and presented 'a Memorial
,addressed to her,, Majestra .Ministera, praying for•the
free- admission of vain; and provisions into the king-
dom and, for the abolition of all protective datieS4
Air. Sidney Herbert • arrived in town yesterday morn-
ing; The Right-Honourable-Gentleman left town in the
afternoon for Windsor dastle.

The usual half-yearly General Meeting of the Proprie•
tors in the Canada-Company was held yesterday, at
the Canada House, St. Helen's-place Bishopsgate-street;
Mr. Charles Franks, .Governor of the Corporation, in
the chair.

The SECRETARY having read the advertisement con-
vening the meeting,
—The ettainueli. said they had met there for the pur-
pose 'of -declaring' a dividend, and electing a director in
the room of Mr. Ambrose Humphreys. It would be as
well fur them to dispose of the latter question first, And
if there was no objection to his doing so, he would pro-
pose that Sir John Easthopel, Bart., ➢I.P., be elected to
the vacant office. • •

~This proposal having been unanimously adopted,
The CHAIRMAN said, the next business they had to
dispose of was the declaration of the half-yearly divi-
dend, the amonnt of :which.woul,d be determined by the
aecourt's delivered to the Proprietary in Marcb last for
the preceding year of 1844. The accounts ter, 1845.
could not be, made 'Alp' till next March, but he could
assure them that everything they had heard from Canada
since the transmission of the. for 1844 was of
the Most: favourable' character, and fully justified the
Dire:Aors in recommending,that the dividend of six per
cent. be continued.—(Hear, hear.) Flom all accounts,
the-province itself had latterly made most extraordinary
progress in. its improvements; indeed the change which
had taken ',place in Canada during the tast two years was
perfectly istonishing. -There was a' gentleman in that
room;-their own Commissioner in Canada, a most active,

intelligent, and zealous officer, who could bear testimony
to the Met he had just stated. Since he had come into
that room, an 'e]ttftiet of a 'private-letter from Canada
Upon this' subject had, been handed to him,
and; ' with the permission of the Proprietary, he
would read letter tWaS bddressdd to Mr.
Nidder; the Coinmisitiner of thCompany, from To-
ronto, and dated.the .9th of November. It stated that
the harvest of Canada haiPprovecl most fruitful, and only
a 'small portion ,of wheat, the produce of the present
year, had .been brought into the rnarkk. 'The murrain
had only-partially affected the potato crop, and, on the
whole, the' present had been the most prosperous year
Canada had yet known,--7(Applaus.e,): .Proprietors
were aware that the Company undertook to. forward
the remittances of their Si:Weft to this country, and it
might be 'satisfactory for them to know the amount
'whii:h had' been transmitted this way.' 'Up Co the 30th
of Novemberlast the number of remittances was 725,
and the anieunt '6,297/. 12's; 10d., being somewhere about
91. a,piece: Upon the average number of Settlers. The'
aMontit deposited With the' Cotnpany for remittal ' to.
Canada was 23,0001., and -the . number, of; emigrants
who had arrived in Quebec in the present year was
25,369, being 5,035 more than the number of last' year.
With these facts before them, the Directors felt them-
selves fully justified in recommending a continuance of
the six per Cent. dividend,' .and he would beg leave to
move:a-resolution to that effect,

• I•
m
Sir Jamei Graham arrived town yesterday evening.
" IVir. Higham`, Secretary and Comptroller-General to
the Commissioners for the Reduction-of the National
Debt, had., an interview yesterday with the Chancellor
of Ole ExcheqUel:' • .."

The resolution having been put from the chair, and
carried. unanimously,
The CIIAIRMAN said that concluded the business; but
before they separated he wished to make one or-two
observations upon an undertaking which was closely
Carnet,* with theie OVininterest.- It-would be remem-
bered' that at a previous meeting he stated that it was
in.contemplatien to-form a-railway through the province,
of Canada, and it was deeined advisable that some of their.
Direetors,should give it.their support. Accordingly; he
. and one,or two of his brother Directors joined the
pany,. established in this country for the purpose he had
just mentioned,' bUt`they supported it upon-the -express
Condition that the railroad shOuld not be a sectional
road; -or •to assist any particular, interest, but that it
,should be a line calculated' td-benefit the whole province.
The undertaking .was proceeding Steadily,: and -the shares
in it had been allotted to respectable men, who hid-taken-
them up with the view of holdings and notof speculating in
them. :•The English Company had united itself with a
Company fOrmed in Canada, who had obtained an Act
from the Lecal Parliament for -Making the line, and as a
proof of t 4 estimation in which the undertaking was
held in Canada, he might Mention that •a- sum. of 1,0004,
bad been toted .from the provincial funds towards it
There was a competing Company in the field, who de-
puted Sir iAllan M'N'abb to visit' this country;to in-
chiceca,Pitalists to. lend it their support) and the'Com-
pany with 'which they were connected, finding that Sir
Allan M•Nlibb had-secured' the- coroperation;qf some of
the m'dst highly. respectable . capitalists of England,
endeavoured toJtring about. an .arnalgamatien ; but
he was , sorry to say these- gentlemen • did
not think it expedient, to • unite with them, and the.
Toronto Company was proceeding quietly in its own
.way. The quantity Of land' disposed' of since the-last
-accounts was 98,856 acres, and the money received by
the'CompanyAttitotintettto 29,3604 155.13 d; _
The proceedings of the meeting terminated with-a
vote of thanks•to -Mr.'Nidderf the-Commissioner, and to
the Chairman and Directors.- . : • -

ANp EASTERN.

COUNTIES RAILWAY.

A meeting of the,,ihirehOlders of this Company was
held yesterday at, the Guildhall Coffee-house, for the pur7
pose of explaining the affairs of the Company. There
were about forty' of the'raharehcilders present.
" 'The Cit&raxAN (Ambrose Moore, Esq., Directer of the'
London Joint-Stock Bank) inquired whether. ttielneetirig-
would .have any objection to have the names of those
'present read, which,- being answered in the'negative, he
then said' that before proceeding to bUSiness, he con-
ceivedit right to inform thein that the question whether
the members of the-publicipress should be admitted had
been before the-grovisiona committee that Morning, and
that.therhad expressed themselves favourable to their'
admission. HoWevOr; be considered it advisable to put.
the matter twthem,,aud if therp were any objection, to
:take the Sense of the meeting on •
-The meeting were unanimously of the same opinion.
The CriAißatkiki then"reikd the list, which contained no
CHAREnn-said he would wish to }mar the names

ofithe Managing Committee. -
'The CHAIRMAN then -read the list, which' contained
fifteen;names; including those of Lord Charlealleauclerk,
:Thomas Bull,- Esq., Richard Vocker, Eiq., J. Crear,
Esq., &c., seven of whom .were present.
The CHAIRMAN said, that- having takeii the names of

'the gentlemen present, they had better now proceed. t 4
business. HOIM:AS sorry .to say, that the cOmmuuication he
- had to make was not of a pleasant Character. ' He need
sav very little about the project itself fur, which the_Cord-'
pany had been formed, as he considered the long list of
most-respectable naineS.Whieh had just been read, was
sufficient evidence of the nature of the undertaking in
which they were engaged. Many of these were ,pro-
prietors of the property through which the line proposed
-was •to have passed, which showed that the scheme was-
esteemed very highly.-7(lfear, hear.) ..And he need -ad-
.vance no other proof of what he asserted than the meet-
ings that were held in the diatricts- through which it was to
"pass.- In July, he— need hardly remind them, the
prospects of railway schemes were very faivOUrable-;
everything in thb rieitwity Atirld-presented.so favourable
an appearance, that.no,,,_3ng,nuld ~anticipate what had
taken; Place, or have been blamed for
AilAden&tifilie;g-cheme. which_ psarnised, so fiv.ourably as
thei-rs respeec to the public mind
shoitlyi afternitrait, be, inigOity that 'd most sudden
and 'uifdresetwitchangn -bad' t place on ttAsubjeef'of
railway stoculatinti;' •Tetita..Ttily until_ the period, when
-the unlucky panic took place, he conid confidently assert
'that nothing wrong•hatt taken place in the management.
The Connttee of. Management'was mot formecitiil.the
middle of CidtOte,-ifre-Cotiipany.;being before -that
perio& under the care of the
were
by'. whom all their affairs managed, When
the, COmmittee of Management was formed nearly
the whole of the expenses, bad been incurred, and he
could confidently assert that the allotment which 'they
' had made was-on the most equitable basis, and that they '
,
merelj reserved-for the .Committee or Management the
usual *limber of sharet, namely, one hundred for each
Member, so that it
_was 'quite evident that -no blame
could be attached to the executive of their' CompanY.
After some further observation's to the same effect, the
Chairman concluded by reading a financial statement.
of the affairs of the; Company, from which it appeared
that the claims against them, inchiding the solicitor's
bill for. over 3,0001., a. sum of 2,0001. lent by the Com-
.inittee of Management,: and 16,0001. for surveying and
engineering charges, with the other incidental expenses,
amounted to 29,4514 145.61, while the 'receipts, in-
eluding about 8,0001. for shares, with the such of 2,0001.
lent, which was to be subtracted from the debit side, .
-were 1941. 75. 11d., leaving.a deficienerof.2s;sB4/.-tha.2d.
Aia...option had been given to' them to 'pay the whole
deposit, litit,only 4s.iper share had been reoctied. "
-Caouckt---Who elected the Managing Com-
inittee ? _ _

The CHAIRMAN said he was elected to the chair by
the other members of the Managing Committee, and
believed that there was. no meeting of the,Provisional
Comtnittee for the, pqrpose of electing the, Managing
Cominittee.
Mr. CROUCH said he would feel obliged by. being in..
fortned whether, when the Managing Committee were
appointed, there was any indentinity given to the Pro-
visional Committee by the solicitors 7. • • •
The CHAIRMAN said he did not think it would be
dent to answer t49,qu9,sgon, but if the Provisional Com-
mittee would appoint two or three gentlemen to investi-
gate• the proceedingti,-that. had' .taken eiety,
information woulithe afforded-then:l ;. and if that inves-
tigation did not prove. satisfactory, he,would then explain'
the nature of the indemnity.
A long and ratilbling 'coriverstiticin followed on• this
question, which terminated; in the Chairman stating
that the registered promoterstaS Mr.,l3e9kett, sOlicitor,
and that the indemnity offered was 10,000/., which, its it
did not ire the expenditipepetrrred; was upon eminent
legal advice not iteceptei.
The CHAIRMAN, in reply to some other questions, said
that a series of resoliiiions .had been suggested by the
Provisional Committee, which be would ,take the liberty
of readingio Afem.) fibs Chairman then. read the reso-
lutions, which were to the effect that all further pro-
ceedings in theoiniterviltior.should be discontinued,,and
that the application tQ Parliament shoUltt he postponed
till the session, after next; that an application `should
be made Co tie • '`ll4t.tees for ss. per share, and that
those paying should have a prefererice!in any'Company
which might- in- future be establishecl7'for. the carrying
Out of this scheme. It had been considered that if the
'sum be demanded, about' at all events two hundred
persons would pay, which would realise a sum of 18,0001.,
while their liabilities were 27,0001.

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The resolutions, were then proposed :and seconded,
and, after some disenssi.O4,agrectitO. ' .. . ..'
' It was also.itgreed to that. a coMinittee should be ap,.
pointed to effect an arrangement to secure the Min 4
ing.Committee,froynthie.W.cti3O IA w yfrekAletlingst arid
that the money which. slioiihllie.4,voted ..‘) this purpose
should lieloilied 'iii Oic blifik of Messrs. Twinink and Co.
Thanks were. then, yoted to 4
the Chairman, and'the
.., ,4
weeting separated.
- • ....Litt 7..414 Qr : n $.,. ;til , 1:::, ,ii Saig ~7

DISGRACEFUL STATE OF THR
GLASGOW ?POST. ACTS.
Mark what follows, ye merchants and m-anu:-.,tin.,r4 of
Glasgow, and see how your most impertantiuterestm a..
treated from the utter.want Of management—from the
total inefficiency--the absolute, insacqttacy of the Go-
vernment staff connected'with the Poswnaster-,General's
department within it.
The Edinburgh mail arrives at the Glasgow station at
10 A.M. The poor clerks, who have got to bed about
four o'clock, in the morning, after arranging the London
mail, having to return to do this work with the Edin-;
burgh mail. It 'takes them about two hOurs. If ,they
had efficieht assistrinceit could be done in half an hoer.
The A.yrshire mail, which reaches the Glasgow office
at one o'clock, lies intopened.till two ; and the letters trvr
it are, in no instance, delivered through Glasgow till?
'abiit-fotiv o'clock in the afternoen, and, Consequently,
-parties in Glasgow-are-positively depriied of the oppor= s,
ttinity of sending, answers by the afternoon mail for that-
district,. which Glasgo*. at half peat four, the
letter-box closing three-quarters- of an -liOur. previous.
Is not this- disgraceful?. - Will. it. be really tolerated
much longer ?
But the same thing • takes Place with the Greenock
-letttrs, which are brought hither by the In.i.lf-paSt twelve
train froth Greenock:'• 'Persons in business cannot get
an answer transmitted through the 'Glasgow Post-office
.to that important town till the following morning, in
consequence of thcrlnte delivery '
. The great, and serious 'evil, _however, ecnifists in the
arrival and arrangements'of the-important .London day
mail. It- is altogether most irregular of late; But .
although it should arrive here at.. onto, in place of two or
three, o'clock,there ara actually no letter- Carriers at
handlq clothe duty with it. The poor men are, on its
arrival; sa,Teven :at, one o'clock,. toiling thenwelves out
of doors with their otherdieliveries, ;.en3 the consequence
is, that. a thosLunnatural and disgraceful delay takes-
place with the London letters and papers, arising from
the 'stinted -and niggardly supply of hands within the
postmaster's department.
. How long is this to continue? How long will it bes
endured by the merchants, and manufacturers, and cid-,
zens of Glasgow ?, It :is everybody's business, and yet
it seems tube nobody's. We hear growling and gram-
blivig, yet our magistrates. are quiescent; or, if they say
anything, it is-done in,honied, tones. Why is this ? Let-
Sir Hobert reel himself hear of it ; and if a deptitatiOn
goes direct,- to hiin frOm Glasgow; we predict that it
will he referthed, and that., right speedily.—Scotch Re-
formers' 'GdzAtte.

THE_ CASE OF THE 'TORY

:.:.THE DEAL MAGISTRATES.
It will be recollected that theerevi of Tory Were.'
put into irons at Deal, about the 13th or-14th of last
month, and the ship vras navigated from the Downs to
London by a number of; men hired for the purpose, and
brought into the Thames under charge of the coast-
guard service. The crewwere given into the custody of
the Thames police On the arrival of the ship in the West
`lndia Dock, and were subsequently remanded by Mr.
Broderip On a charge of mutiny preferred by Captain
Johnstone. The unfounded nature of that charge was
soon discevered; and before the seamen were again
brought before the magistrates, their accuser was in co*.
tody. on'three charges of wilful murder and several meet
of cutting and vvounding. Before discharging the men,.
Mr. Broderip expressed his surprise that they should
haye been pot in irons at Deal, and asked by whose au-
thority that hod been done ? He was informed that it
was done by ;orcler of-the magistrates at Deal; and, the
proceedings having obtained extensive publicity, the
mayor and Other mniatrates of Deal have been blamed
for the courie they were supposed to have pursued upon
the occasion, in ordering a number of innocent and ill-
used men into `.irons Without just cause. It hair since
transpired that .the magistrates at Deal were never con-
• s'utted-on- the .subject, and that when. the coast-guard
took possession of the ship Captain Johnstone caused the
men.to be pht in irons, wihout asking the authority of
any persons) 6n shore. 'The magistrates at Deal are very
anxious to 4elieve'themselves of the odium attached to
them, and bne Monday a letter was received by Mr.
Broderip, At the Thames Police-court, from the late
mayor cif Deal, which he handed to the reporter, with
a view to itt publictiticip.`,;Thce letter was to the ft:) llow-
L ing effect ' .
"Deal, Dec. 27,1845.
" the. papers some time since, I find it had been
mentioned :to you in your official.capleity that several
of the men belonging to • the ship Tory had been placed
in irons by the magistKatee-.Of this.borough, and being
aware that ,this report is generally belieyed, it' having
•been repeatedly mentioned to me during my late "Stay in
toWn, Tatil induced, Sir, to state to you that neither the
captain or itny..of his men Were ever geenby the magis-
trates.% You will, I trust, should an opportunity occur,
have therkindness to contradict the statement, and, you
will ohlige; your very-obedient servant, -
' "C. KINGSMILL, ex-Mayer of Deal,
Addressed W. J. Broderip, Esq.,
ThamesNlide-court;- London." , . . •
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T itliAL. FOR DEFAMATION.
• The case ef, Aliflet e. Rev: R. Jessop came for trial.in
Edinburgh on Mondly.hefore_ the, Lord-Justice-General
and a jury, of which- the following report 'appears in'the'
Ediaburg4 fos1:-==. ' '.
.The . ptirsuer. was John, Miller, residing at Ward
Park, near Cumbernauld, and factor on 'the estates of
-Mr. Fleming, of Cumbernauld, as alsO on the estates of
Lord glpbinetone ; and the defender, the Rev. Hebert
Jessop, formerly residing nti or near Trinity, Newhaven,
thereafter; living at Cumbernauld House, and now at
Large. • The issuewai tialcZlows :
. " Whether the defender, -on or ,aboteMandity,The,
20th day ;of January, 1845, at or near •the Castlecary
station o 4 the Edinburgh and Glaigow Railivarline, and •
in theTresence or
.hearing of James Dodds,. keeper of
the said Station, ancrlawKence • M'Laren, driver of a
coach between Castlecaiir •ate Stirling,, or either of
them .d. !falsely and calumniously state
.that the pur-
suer) lad teen dismissed: from his situation, . meaning.
Nut-Ana iQn., 45-lassiP4eitlet. Qn Lord -Elphinstonecs
robbed the Cumbernauld family of. 6,000 E. ; that the
parties Who had winked at his conduct were new
obliged, 'to speak... ant,.... _and that the sooner
hi was aWay from the country the better? Or did, time
and place aforesaid, falsely and 'calumniously lila* a
statement, or use expressions of a similar import and
tendency in the presence*or hearing of the said James
'Dodds and Lawrence M'Laren, or either of them, mean.
ing , thereby to hold out or represent the pursuerns a
person.-who had been dishorest in the affairs committed
to his charge, and whosedishonesty had been at last de-
tected, to the injury and damage of the pursuer?"
_ •

Damages at-2,000/. sterling. •
Mr. Rutherfurd having opened the case for the pur-
suer, James Dodds and Lawrence M'Liren were suc-
cessively put into the witness-box. The evidenced the first
went to show that Mr. Jessop came down. to the station
in the afternoon of the day in question with the view of
going by the train—that, during the ebriversation which
ensued between witness and the defender, the latter re-
, nialre'd, in reference to some Shooters on the estate of
Cumbernauld, that Mr. Miller had no authority to give
them leave to shoot more than .he himself—that he (the
pursuer) had been kicked) owt of his•situation—that his
conduct had been winked at for a length of time--..that
it could be winked at no longer--s-that., the truth- would.
all come out—that be had robbed the estate of camper-
, tumid of 6,000/., and that the sooner- he left the country
the.: better. Dodds mentioned -this conversation to Mr.
M'Pherson, the innkeeper at Castlecary; and also to Mr.
M'Laren. M'Laren's testimony was,..ithat he overheard
Jessop say he had robbed the estate of Cuiabernaeld
of 6,0001, and that the sooner he left ,the country the
bettesr." Witness did not understand at the time who
the person referred to was,_ but was shortly afterwards
told by Mr. Dodds that it was Mr. Miller, who also re-
marked to him " this is a! queer character. that Mr.
Miller is getting." Mr. WPherson was also called, but
.his_evidence amounted simply:to the circumstance re-
ferred to being the subject of conversation at the inn.
Lord- Murray, who was 'one 'Of the 'trustees -of Mr.
Vlexiiieg, and the agent -for the estate, testified to the
Jrnexceptionable character of Mr.: Miller, ..
Mr. Inglis, addressed the. jury in • behalf of 'the de-
. fender: He. contended that, this being a case of alleged
verbal slander, the jury Might- to keep in view that the -
circumstances out .of which it arose were likely to have
been greatly exaggerated; that .there was, in reality,
only one ,:witness, Dodds, to support the issue; • that the
defender traS quite a Stranger in that 'part Of the coun-
try, and Could have no possible motive for' saying any-
thing . against, Mr. Miller—that his profession as. a
clergyman, -while:it,
,naturally- required of -him to be
cautious 'and-prudent in making statements:Affecting the
-character of any party, also placed him in a. situation of
ibe,utmost difficulty,.seeingiliat an unfavourable verdict
would militate much against his future. career, and,
lastly that the defender emphatically and solemnly dis-
claimed having used any expressions of the. nature
libelled on.

The Lord Justice-General having charged the jury,
they retired, and, after deliberating, returned a verdict
for the pursuer—Damages, 2001. -

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AquAlece.---During the last season there were 112
boat races, 67 sailing.matches, and 54 regattas.'
Died, ekistings, on the 27th 'nitirno,..in her 77th.
year, Mrs. EliisbethJaffrav she was the widow of .Captain
:latfray, late of the East India Company's service, and has
left personal property amounting to nearly -60,000/: She
„matte her-Wilt-shoat-a fortnight before her' death, bequeath. ,
-ing.her property as follows :—To Mr. M'Cabe, physician, '
Hastings,:2,ooo/..;. fo'her'man. servant, • 2,0001. .to -two fe-
male servants, 1,0001. each ; to her ged•daughter, Blanche,
the daughter of thedate Mr.J.,Cox, '2,000/. ; to his widow,
5004 and his 50n,500/, ;,,to Mrs. H. 111. Orme, 5001., and to
the testatrix's nephew, Henry N. Nugent, of the Hon. East
India QempanY'S Medichl service, 2001., The residue, between
'4OOOOl. .an 50,0000/: she leaves to her. executors, Mr.
Francis Smith,.bauker, and Mr. Eli West- Stubbs, chemist,
both of Hastings,' for their own absolute use. The will , •
is dated Nov. 11, 1845, --and "witnessed by. J. G. Shorter,
.and John Philips, solitor, Hastings. •
FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE SIIII:FIEB ,AT CFIATRAM.
—yesterday a coroner's inquest was held at .the Ship Inn, by
the Deputy-Coroner, 31. Gibbs, on the. body of James Bh-
lingham; captain of the. barge .Dispatch.- The deceased, it
appearcame,on shore on Saturday atternOoti last, having
secured his boat to the-dumb barge at the end of the ship
Tier; and during The evening entered the Tartar frigate with
.two companions, when they had between them three pots
,of beer, and left, again about eight o'clock for Rochester,
---when-the deceased got measured for a- new suit of clothes.
He ifeturnedA)ne, audit is supposed. Walked down the pier,
and the night being dark, the 'wind blowing strong &dm
the north-west,-the. deceased .walked overboard rrom the
barge into the river, and was drowned.. -The watch found in
his pocket had'Ato.piled going •at twenty-three minutes after
nine o'clock,. and about that time several persons heard cries..
of helpfrom some man in distress ; but owing to the incle-
ment night the cries could not be traced. The pier is up-
ward4'4 oti'd hundred, feet in length, and in total darknev.
The deeeasee!, was about thirtyyears of age, and -bgrea very
excellent cbar'ac'ter'.,; ,O;n: his person yids found: a sovereign-
and dinar and tWo.iialf-crowns, oneshilling in • silver' • and
50.incopper. The deceased was perfectly sober: 'A ver-
'diet
of." Found drowned?! was returned. •

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