The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-16 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVEN ING OCTOBER 16 1844

MOLASSES —There has been but lit tle business doing
in this article, and there is no change ()f• value to report.
SPIRITS.—In Rum the transactions: have been rather
limited, but no alteration of rates can 13e made. Brandy
is in full demand, and large parcels probably could be
obtained at Id per gallon under our quotations, but for
sm all quantities former prices are pe,7ld. Delivered for
ha me use last week 147 puns.
COFFEE.—The market for the Brit ish West India
sorts has been very languid. There has been no public
sale. Some small parcels of B.P. were 'offered and sold
to- day at auction. Ceylon Coffee went steadily at a
sale of 342 bags. 334 bls Mocha were taken in.
OTHER E. L AND B. P. COFFEE.—At action 197 bales
Mitlaba, subject to the high rate of duty, sold at from
39► a 6d to 45s 6d, with one lot at 46s per cwt for good to
fine ordinary. In other sorts there has been nothing
doing. Mocha is without alteration.
FOREIGN COFFEE.—Very little business has been done
for exportation, and prices remain unaltered. On Friday
4& barrels superior Rio and 37 casks from Puerto
Cabello were taken in at auction ; the former at 43s to
459, the latter at 503 per cwt foi fine ordinary Plantation

Cocoa.—There has been no public sale. Prices of
both British Plantation and Foreign remain unaltered.
TEA.—Since our last publication no alteration of
prices has occurred, but the demand has been limited
a public sale is advertised to take place on Thursday
next, for which 37,000 pkgs are announced. Tea duty
paid last week 560,4821b5.
Ilws2.—Since Tuesday, even rates have ruled for Ben-
gal in the private transactions, which have been moderate
in extent. The demand for Madras has been rather dull
during the week. Of Siam 500 bags low white sold steadily
at auction at from 9s 6d to lOs per cwt for ordinary to
middling white. Carolina has met a good demand for
home consumption, and former prices are firm. No
particular business has been done in Java description,
the holders requiring higher prices. A cargo of 7,000
bags is expected to arrive shortly. At public sale, 147
boxes Pearl Sago sold; duty paid, at 14s 6d per cwt four
low quality.
SPICES.—As the large parcels of Cassia Lignea lately
arrived will soon be offered at auction, the trade defe r
their purchases, for the execution of orders, until
the sales take place, so that business pri-
vately has been suspended. Business in all kinds
of Pepper has remained quiet. On Friday there was am
auction of 380 bags Malabar which were all taken hi
above their value, namely, at from 3kl to 34d per lb for
good half heavy to good heavy shot kind. The holders
of Pimento have asked very stiff rates, which has limited
the transactions.
FRIIIT.—New Valencia Raisins are muth wanted, in
the absence of arrivals. Of new Muscatels two small
cargoes hare arrived, and are being sold at the quota-
tions. Of new French Fruit the following descrip-
tions were disposed of at public sale :—lmpe-
rial, in cartoons and half ditto liOs to 1265.
Quarter and eighth ditto 115 s to 130 s. Quarter-
boxes 655, and eighth boxes 755 per cwt. At
auction, also, 38s butts, 48 caroteels, and 26 barrels fine
new Patras Currants, all slightly or badly damaged,
brought from 44s to 48s. A cargo, consisting of 122
butts and 80 caroteels, out of condition, partly sold ;
damaged 41s to 435, with some sound at 45s per cwt.
Privately fine new Currants bring 475 to 49s per cwt.
SALTPETRE.—Private transactions since the public
sale have not been worthy of public notice ; the holders
are firm in their demands for the full rates. The price
of Nitrate of Soda has been nominal, no sales of interest
having been effected. For British Refined there has
been a moderate demand at former rates.
INDlGO.—Yesterday and to-day the demand was good,
and the prices of desirable shipping sorts fully main-
tained, but consuming qualities have occasionally gone
rather lower. To this day 4,872 chests are actually
sold, 823 chests have been taken in, and 3,098 chests
withdrawn, leaving 4,179 chests for sale.
After the public sales of East India, 181 serons of
Spanish were offered, and partly disposed of at a reduc-
tion of about 4d per lb from former rates ; cortes and
sobre 2s 8d to 3s 4d per lb.
COCHINEAL.—This afternoon 413 bags Honduras
were offered at the public sales. A fair proportio-a was
disposed of at a decline of 2d per lb on the low qualities,
and ld per lb on the good.
TALLOW.—This market remains steady. Letters
rom St. Petersburgh to the sth of October, report the
sale of 5,000 casks in the current week at 103 to 106
rbls. Exchange 38 9.32 to 5-16.
OILS.—A parcel of British Sperm sold last week at
1911 103 for Oil and head-matter.

TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE.
WHITEHALL, OCT. 14, 1844.
The Queen has been pleased to direct lettems patent
to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dig-
nities of Viscount and Earl of the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Ireland unto the Right H)nourable
"Edward Lord Ellenborough, and the heirs m ale of his
body lawfully begotten, by the naiws, styles, au titles oc
Viscount Southam, of Southam, in the county of Glou.
cester, and Earl of Ellenborough, in the county of Corn.
berland.

DOWNING-STREET, OCT. 14.
The Queen has bean pleased to appoint W.ll. Draper,
Esq., to be her Majesty's Attorney-General for that part
of the province of Canada formerly called Upper Canada.
Her Majesty has been pleased to appoint William
Morris, Esq., to be Receiver-General for Canada.
Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint Denis
13. Papinean, Esq., to lie Commissioner of Crown Lands
for Canada.
Her Majesty has been pleased to appoint James
Smith, Esq., to he her Majesty's Attorney4leneral for
that part of the province of Canada formerly called
Lower Canada.
Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint Domi-
nick Daly, Esq , to ba Secretary for Canada.
Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint John
Downie. Esq., to be First Puisne Judge for tine colony of
British Guiana.
Her Majesty has further been pleased to appoint Fran.
cesco Dahlias, Esq., to be Cashier to the Gcryernmen
of Malta.

ANK RUPTS.
WILLIAM MINTER, innkeeper, Colchester, to sur..
render, Oct 21, at half-pa=t twelve, and Nov. 26, at too,
at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, ,
Coleman-street ; Milne and Co., Temple ; Smitb.ers and
Co., Colchester.
THONI AS B NTT II ALL, grocer, Coggersh , Essex,
Oct. 25, at twelve, !Ina Nov. 26, at three, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Coleman-street;
Wire and Child, St. Swithen's-lane, London.
EREDERICK ARNOLD BERENGER, clothier,
Homer-street, Crawford- street, Marylebone, Oct 26, at
half-past twelve, and Nov. 27, at twelve, at the Court if
Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee,
Basinghall-
street ; Teague, Crown-court, Cheapside.
MICHAEL LEE and BARNETT LEE, tailors, Duke
street, Piccadilly, Oct. 26 and Nov. 27, at one, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-
street-buildings ; Lewis and Lewis, Ely-place, Holborn.
GIDEON BALL, builder, Bath, Oct. 29, and Nov. 26,
at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Acranaan,
official assignee, Bristol; Drake, Bath; Richards and Co.,
Lincoln's Inn-fields, London.
HENRY DAVID WILLIAMS, plumber, South-
ampton, Oct. 26, at twelve, and Nov. 27, at eleven, at
the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Cole-
man-street- buildings ; Paterson, Bouve rie- street.
THOMAS TABERNER, corn-factor, Birmingham,
Oct. 29 and Nov. 28, at eleven, at the Birmingham Dis-
trict Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham ;
Bartlett, Birminghan ; Holm° and Co., New Inn,
London.
JAMES BIBBY, livery-stable keeper, Liverpool,
Oct. 29 and Nov. 26, at eleven, at the Liverpool District
Court. Morgan, official assignee, Liverpool ; Cornth-
waite, Liverpool ; Cornthwaite and Adams, Old Jewry-
chambers, London.
WILLIAM JOHN JACKMAN COALL, grocer,
Exeter, Oct. 22, and Nov. 19, at one, at the Exeter
District Court. Hirtzel, official assignee, Exeter ; Slog-
don, Exeter ; Keddell and Co., Lime-street, London.
INSOLVENT PETITIONS.
W. Davey, Buckingham, Oct. 30, at half-past eleven,
at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee.
G. Cole, Hampton, Middlesex, Oct. 30, at eleven, at
the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee.
G. Smith, schoolmaster, Greenwich, Oct. 30, at eleven,
at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee.
G. Upton, tailor, Godalming, Oct. 30, at eleven, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee.
F. Ashbey, miller, Knockholt, Kent, Nov. 11, at half-
past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand,
official assignee. \,
T. Jones, velvet 'maker, Peter-street, Bethnal-green,
Nov. 11, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand,
official assignee.
J. Levy, clothes salesman, Dartmouth-street, West-
minster, Nov. 11, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Turquand, official assignee.
D. P. Brand, saddler, Timberland, Lincolnshire, Nov.
7, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Valpy
official assignee.
L. Alman, musical instrument seller, Bristol, Nov. 8, at
eleven, at the Bristol District Coiirt. Miller, official
assignee.
J. Monk, farmer, Bispham, Lancashire, Oct. 25, at
one, at the Liverpool District Court. Cazenove, official
assignee.
S. Price, grocer, Ruthin, Denbighshire, Nov. 1, at one,
at the Liverpool District Court. Morgan, official
assignee.
J. Littlewood, jobbing butcher, Sheffield, Nov. 1, at
eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official
assignee.
.1. Foster, alias Cook, cloth manufacturer, Morley,
Yorkshire, Nov. 1, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court.
Freeman, official assignee.
J. Bottomley, plasterer, Holmfirth, Yorkshire, Nov. 1,
at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official
assignee.
J. J. Wylde, milliner, High Harrogate, Yorkshire,
Nov. 1, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Free-
man, official assignee.
J. Coleman, jun., ribbon weaver, Coventry, Nov. 7, at
eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie,
official assignee.
J. Quin, son., licensed hawker, Birmingham. Nov. 11,
at one, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittlestone,
official assignee.

DIVIDENDS.
At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street.
H. Walker, cordwainer, Luton, Bedfordshire, Nov. 5,
at half-past one—W. B. Smith, surgeon, Sudbury, Suf-
folk, Nov. 5, at two—J. Jenkins, currier, Crown-place,
Old Kent •road, Nov. 5, at two—P. Tansley, straw plait
dealer, St. John-street, West Smithfield, Nov. 5, at half-
past twelve—H. Wood,: woollen draper, Basinghall-
street, Nov. 5, at eleven—C. Graydon, ship chandler,
Limehouse, Nov. 8. at eleven—T. Donkin, victualler,
money nneayx
ter.w scriveners,
.harfin
Cambridge, Nov. 8, at half-past eleven—G. and W.
Helder,gCerle,mmenont'tsa
Montague-close, eo,v'B, a t
South-
wark, Nov. 6, at eleven.

In the Country.
E. MIMI am] N. Walab, paper makers, pm Darwen,

Lancashire, Oct. 24, at eleven, at the Manchester Dis-
trict Court—J., W., and E. Yeardley, flax spinners,
Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, Nov. 14, at eleven, at the Leeds
District Court—E. Johnston, jun, and T. Manley, sugar
refiners, Whitehaven, Nov. 5, at one, at the Newcastle-
upon-Tyne District Court—E. Johnston, A. Adamson,
and J. Hope, bankers, Whitehaven, Nov. 5, at one, at the
Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court.
CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown
to the contrary, on the day herein-mentioned.
W. Parsons, starch manufacturer, Upper Eaton-
street, Pimlico, Nov. 7—R. Beesley, wine cooper, Well's-
street, Oxford-street, Nov. 6—J. Jenkins, currier,
Crown-place, Old Kent-road, Nov. 5—T. Cook, silver
cutler, Acton-street, Gray's Inn-road, Nov. 5—E.
Walker, auctioneer, Newman-street, Cxford-street, Nov.
5—T. Brand, livery-stable keeper, , Stamford-street,
Blackfriars, Nov. 19—J. Bedford, iron merchant, Melina-
place, Lambeth, Nov. 6—J. Kitchen, corn dealer, Stock-
port, Nov. 7—H. Whittaker, silk throwster, Macclesfield,
Nov. 6—B. H. Hunter, merchant, Liverpool, Nov. 7
R. K. Mann, wine merchant, Kingston-upon-Hull, Dec.
3—G. Craven, jun., corn miller, Rochdale, Nov. 14—H.
Lane, innkeeper, Derby, Nov. 19—M. M'Divitt, mer-
chant, Liverpool, Nov. 5—W. Toft, alkali manufacturer,
Wakefielel, Nov. 5—T. Carter, jun., butcher, Waltham,
Leicestershire, Nov. 5.
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.

M. Leach, G. Lee, and W. Amphlett, machine-makers,
.Manchester—S. Scott and G. Watts, tailors, Grange-
road, Bermondsey—T. Bird and J. Boak, drapers, Com-
mercial-road East—H. F. Main and J. W. Miller,
soda water manufacturers, Wells-street, Upper East
Smithfield—W. and J. P. Sandie, farmers, North Ocken-
don, Essex—H.Greenfield and J. Buscall, cabinet makers,
Broadwall, Blackfriars-road—W. and J. Wild, cotton
spinners, Oldham—J. M. Parton and S. Clark, pub-
lishers, Holborn—H. Bailey, H. Waddington, and N.
Bailey, coal-merchants, Biddulph, Staffordshire—D.
Allan and J. Grieve, lithographers, Nicholas-lane—S. R.
Crowther and J. Smith, iron founders, Newcastle-upon-
Tyne—A. Cann and J. Sanders, attorneys, Nottingham
—G. Dixon and J. Wooler, mercers, Stockton-upon-
Tees—W. Chrystie. J. Porteous, and J. Carson, mer-
chants, Kingston, Jamaica (so far as regards W. Cbrys-
tie)—J. Wharton, B. Armitage, J. Wharton, J. Fozard,
C. Wharton, M. Milnes, T. Fozard, J. Nowsome, M.
Fox, G. Lister, G. Day, M. Hirst, A. Naylor, W. Cross-
land, scribbling millers, Batley Carr, Yorkshire—(so far
as regards J. Fozard and A. Naylor)—H. Whiteman
and H. Bourne, innkeepers, Brenchley, Kent--L. J. Ma-
sure and F. Bertin, gold cutters, Clerkenwell-close—W.
Walter and W. Whitehurst, coach-builders, Oxford-
street—B- Millichamp, W. Taylor, and H. Millichamp,
ironmongers, Birmingham—NV. Blomfield and W.
Snelling, upholsterers, Brighton —T. Key, W. Dell, and
W. Hale, engineers, Woolwich.

The RECORDER wished to know whether Mr. Salo- ,
mons asked the Court not to tender the declaration ?
Mr. SALomoris—No; I only ask for a delay of a fort.
night.
Sir J. KEY thought the request a reasonable ore and
would move that the delay of a fortnight be granted.
Mr. Alderman HUmpIIERy seconded the motion.
The worthy Alderman was about to enter into a dis-
cussion on the merits of the case, when he was called to
order, on the ground that the question of delay was the
only question before the Court.
Sir PETER LAURIE was quite prepared to argue the
question. He opposed the application for delay. They
were there not to alter or modify the law, but to see the
law obeyed. They were acting ministerially, not judi-
cially, and they could not grant the request for delay.
He entertained a high respect for Mr. Salomons per-
sonally, but he should vote against delay.
Mr. Alderman HUGHES opposed the motion. It was
not as if the case had been new to Mr. Salomons. This
declaration had been before tendered to that gentleman,
and refused. It was therefore impossible to say that he
had not had an opportunity of well considering the subject.
It was not as if he had come before the Court for the
first time, and he could not believe that the delay of
a fortnight was necessary, in order to enable Mr. Salo-
mons to ascertain his position. It was out of the power
of any Court, except the High Court of Parliament, to
modify or alter the declaration.
Mr. Alderman CHALLIS reminded the Court that
since Mr. Salomons' last election the law had been modi-
fied, and whatever might be his opinion on the matter in
question, he should certainly vote for giving Mr. Salo-
mons all possible time to consult legal authorities. As he
understood the question, Mr. Salomons contended that
the qualifications had been so modified by as recent Act
of Parliament as to enable him to take it, apd he cer •
tainly should have ample time allowed him to consider
the subject.
Mr. Alderman WOOD believed, as a lawyer, that the
case was one in which grave doubts might be en-
tertained, whether the law, which had been alluded to,
had not been modified by a recent Act of Parliament ;
and surely every opportunity ought to be afforded to
Mr. Salomons to get the best advice on the subject. He
should vote for granting his reasonable request.
Sir CHAPMAN MARSHALL would be happy to accede
to the request if he could do so legally. He should
like to know, from the Recorder, whether they could do
so legally.
The RECORDER said they were assembled there to
perform a public duty, which was to tender a declara-
tion 4o a gentleman who offered to take upon himself
the duty of Alderman of the City. It would be a most
inconvenient course for them to pursue, if they were to
interrupt that proceeding by a motion for delay. No-
thing as yet had occurred which rendered such an appli-
cation necessary. He should advise that the declaration
should at once be tendered to Mr. Salomons. He would
then be in a position to state any legal question, and
show cause why he refused, and the Court could
then deal with the legal merits of the ques-
tion. But, at the present stage of the proceed-
ings, to entertain a motion for delay was what.
in his opinion, it was not competent for the
Court to do. He should recommend the Court strictly
to walk in the same path in which they had hitherto
walked—to tender the declaration as had been done in
all previous cases.
Mr. SALomoNS had attended there in obedience to the
summons of the Court, and all he asked was for a delay
of a fortnight. He trusted he should have a definite
answer given to his request for delay.
The RECORDER recommended the Lord Mayor at
once to proceed to the business, and to tender the decla-
ration to Mr. Salomons to make and subscribe, who
would either decline or give his reasons.
The Lon. MAYOR decided that the declaration should
be again tendered to Mr. Salomons.
Mr. Alderman Woon wished to make a motion.
Mr. Alderman H. HUGHES submitted that they were
not in a condition to entertain a motion until the decla-
ration had been tendered.
The RECORDER wished to know whether or not Mr.
Salomons refused to take the declaration?
Mr. SALOMoNs did not rc fuse to subscribe to the de-
claration. He asked for delay.
The RECORDER would remind Mr. Salomons that the
Act did not state refuse. The words of the Act were,
" that if any person so elected should omit or neglect to
make the declaration, such election should be void."
Mr. Alderman H. HUGHES thought they ought at once
to ascertain whether it was competent to them to entertain
the motion for delay or not. He called upon the Lord
Mayor at once to state whether he would put the ques-
tion of adjournment or not.
The LORD MAYoR did not sit there to be dictated
to by Mr. Alderman Hughes. He should pursue his
own course in his own time. He was anxious not to
press heavily upon Mr. Salomons ; but it was due to the
Court either that he should take the declaration, or state
his reasons for refusing.
Mr. SALoatoris still urged for an answer to his applica-
tion for delay.
The RECORDER reminded him that it was not neces-
sary that he should give a verbal refusal. A refusal
might be given either by word of mouth, or by gesture,
or by any act; and it was competent to the Court to de-
clare the election void, in case of any omission or neglect
on his part to take and subscribe the required de-
claration.

A long and very disorderly discussion here arose as to
whether the Court could entertain the proposition for
delay.
Mr. Alderman Ms SGROVE wished to know from the
Recorder, whether, in his opinion, a member of that
Court could at that stage of the proceedings legally pro-
pose the adjournment of the Court for a fortnight ?
The RECORbER was of opinion that such a motion
could not then be 'legally entertained. Before such a
motion could be made Mr. Salomons must either refuse
to subscribe the declaration, or raise some legal point on
which he might submit to the Court that he was exempt
from the necessity of taking the declaration. In ten-
dering that declaration they were engaged in a solemn
act of duty, and that act could not be interrupted by any
motion for adjournment.
After a few words from Mr. Alderman Farebrother
and Sir Claudius Hunter,
The LORD Mayon announced that he had determined
not to put the question on the motion of Sir John Key
for delay. His Lordship then formally called upon Mr.
Salomons to make and subscribe the declaration which
had been tendered him by the Town Clerk.
Mr. SALoIeONS then proceeded to address the Court.
He had hoped that his application for delay, which had
been made in no bad spirit, and with no sinister motive,
would have been acceded to in order to have en-
abled him to present to the Court the opinions of
those eminent men whose names he had mentioned, and
to procure their assistance to advocate his cause if neces-
sary. As it was, however, he would at once proceed to
state the reason why he was of opinion that the Court
was not called upon to adopt the course which it an-
peared to him they had determined to pursue. He
begged for their indulgence for a short time. Having
refused to grant him the time which he asked for to pro-
cure eminent legal authority, he would argue the law of
the case as well as he could. It had been observed here
with some truth that the question was no: new
to him, but he could show that the ques-
tion presented itself to him and the Court
under a completely new aspect. He regretted the re-
sponsibility thrown upon him of being obliged ,to say
that there seemed to be an impression amongst several
members of the Court against the application he made.
He begged to draw the attention of the Court to the fact,
as it appeared to him there was a greatdistinction between
what the Court must do, and what they might do. Mr.
Salomons then referred to the case which came before
the Court some years ago, in which it was decided by
Bench,
ete declaration to be
h
the Exchequer Chamber, contrary to the opinion of
that the Court of Al-
derment theak eaCourt
before of
c o u l Queen'scould
the r require
oath. There were seven
judges against five on that point, which bad
been tried in his own person. But it would appear, from
the judgment, that it was in the discretion of the Court
to decide whether the oaths should be administered be-
fore the declaration, or the declaration before the oath.
The same would appear to have been the opinion of
Lord Eldon, as appeared from his judgment in the case
of the Queen's College, Cambridge. He had also the
opinion of a most eminent lawyer, Mr. M. D. Hill, who
stated that the declaration need not be taken before
the actual admission. He begged to impress on
the Court, that if they wished, they might have the
oath administered in the first instance, and the
declaration signed afterWardS. The next point to which
he drew their attention was as to the practice of
the Court, and observed that it was formerly
the practice of the Corporation to force persons,
under heavy penalties, to serve in offices for which
they were not qualified, as persons who had not
taken the Sacrament according to the forms of the
Church of England twelve months before. It was well
known that many individuals were elected Aldermen
who had not taken the Sacrament twelve months before
their admission ; but though that was required by law,
it was not the practice to enter into such an inquisitorial

process.
The RECORDER said the Court was with Air. Salo-
mons on that point. If he did not take the declaration,
they would not impose a fine of 5001. on him for not
doing so.
Mr. SALOMONS then referred to two statutes, the Ist
of Victoria, c. 5, and the Ist and 2d of Victoria, c. 165,
which relaxed the laws in England to Aloravia,ns,
Quakers, and Separatists.
The RECORDER said that if Mr. Salomons made the
declaration as a Separatist, it would be sufficient under
the Act of Parliament to which he referred.
Mr. SALOMONS then referred to Ist and 2d of Victoria,
which was much more extensive in its proviso, and gave
the amplest scope to persons taking office to take any
oath which was binding on their conscience. Mr. Salo-
mons then referred to the various offices which he held,
and urged that it would be most illiberal if the City of
London were to reject him, when the Governments
of the country, of both parties, the Whigs in
the first instance, and the Conservatives, who followed
the example of the Whigs, seemed anxious to unite per-
sons of all denominations. It was Sir IL Peel's Govern-
ment which appointed Mr. Lonsada, a Jew, to serve in
the office of High Sheriff for the county of Devon-
shire. Sir Moses Montifiore also was appointed
a magistrate, and the Duke of Wellingtom
himself made him a magistrate of the Cinque Ports.
lie hoped there would not be one mode of proceed-
ing in the city of London and a different one in the
rest of England. He would ask, whether it was
fair or right to press him to do that to which
be was conscientiously opposed as a man of honour ?
If the Court pressed him to take the declaration, he had
no hesitation in saying that he would sacrifice his ambi-
tion to his conscientious convictions ; but if he was
elected, it would be his object to do his duties in such a
manner as to confer honour on himself and the Court of
Aldermen.
Sir P. LAITRIF. said he had the highest reqpeet for Mr.
Salomons, but he would advise the Court not to act con-
trary to law. They were a Christian people, and Chris-

tianity was the law of the land. Mr. Salomons had referred
to the Acts mitigating the law in favour of Quakers,
Moravians, and Separatists. Now, if Mr. Salomons felt
it right to subscribe the declaration as a Separatist, he
would be glad to hold out the hand of fellowship to him
But he begged to remind the Court that one of the opinions
of the Separatists was, that it was not right to take an
oath. If Mr. Salomons could declare that he was a
member of the sect called Separatists, and made the de-
claration as such, he would be glad to see him amongst
them. But he heard Mr. Salomons say that he would
give up his ambition rather than his religious convictions,
and he was glad to hear that sentiment, for it was that
of an honest man. If the Jewish persuasion wished to
be relieved from the necessity of taking this declaration,
they should go to Parliament. Mr. Grote made a
motion on the subject in their favour. He (Sir P.
Laurie) was as liberal as any one —(Great laughter)—
but he could not consent to see the laws of the Court
violated. He should therefore move that the declaration
be put to Mr. Salomons in the usual manner.
• Mr. Alderman HuonEs seconded the motion.

The RECORDER then put the question that the declara-
tion be tendered to Mr. Salomons by the Town Clerk in
the manner prescribed by the Act.
Alderntan Sir J. KB! moved, as an amendment, that
the oaths of office be tendered, in the first instance, to
Mr. Salomons. The worthy Alderman commenced by
passing a high enlogium on the character of Mr. Salo-
mons, public and private. There were few persons who
were more ready to support by his means the charities
of the City of London, no matter of what religions com-
plexion, than Mr. Salmons. With regard to any danger
to the Church, he would observe that a most respect-
able clergyman, Dr. Bunting, came forward and bade
Mr. Salomons to go forth and prosper. He thought
that the Court would do well to accommodate themselves
to the temper of the times, and admit Mr. Salomons as
an Alderman.

Mr. Alderman W. HUNTEtt seconded the amendment.

The RECORDER then put the amendment, when
Mr. Alderman HustruEßv rose to reply to some ob-
servation of Sir Peter Laurie, and said that the statute to
which the worthy Alderman referred, respecting
the Separatists, was repealed by the statute of
Victoria. He thought that Mr. Salomons could take
the declaration made by Separatists.
Mr. Alderman SIDNEY said he should vote on this
occasion for the amendment, because he did not think
they would be abrogating any law in putting the oaths
first, which would give time to Mr. Salomons to take
the highest legal authority.
Mr. Alderman WOOD rose to speak, when
Mr. Alderman FAREBROTHER rose to order, and said
that after the question had been put, and since Sir J.
Key had not replied—(Laughter and a hiss)—it was
irregular to proceed. He would move, in consequence of
the disturbance of the Court by the person who hissed,
that the Court should be cleared.—The aCourt was then
cleared.

After some time the Court was again opened to
strangers, when
Mr. Alderman WOOD rose, and argued that itwas per-
fectly legal to put the oaths of office first to Mr. Salo-
mons, leaving Mr. Salomons to take his own course
with regard to the declaration. The declaration was a
substitute for the sacramental test. Persons were ad-
mitted by the Court who had not complied with that test.
He did not think, therefore, that the Court ought to insist
on Mr. Salomons taking the declaration then.
The amendment was then put, when there appeared—
For the amendment 6
Against it
Majority against the amendment 4
The amendment was then declared to be lost.
The original motion was then put, when there ap-
peared—
For the motion
Against it
Majority -- 7
The declaration was then tendered to Mr. Salomons
by the Town Clerk.
Mr. SALOMONS said he begged to say that he protested
against the construction put upon the Act of Parliament.
There was nothing in the Act to compel him to subscribe
before the oath. He would do so in the legal form if the
oath were put to him.
' The RECORDER said the effect of his not complying
with the order of the Court would be to render his
office void.

.... 10

......,....
Mr. SALOMONS—I ask of you to tender me the oath
of office.

The RECORDER said the next resolution he would
have:to put was "that D. Salomons,Esq., having neglected
and omitted, and in fact refused, to subscribe the usual
declaration, as prescribed by the 9th of Geo. IV., c. 17,
this Court doth adjudge the election of the wardmote of
Portsoken to be null, and the Lord Mayor is directed
to hold a wardmote of Portsoken to elect an Alderman,
in the room of the late Alderman." He wished to read
this to Mr. Salomons before he put it, in order that he
might not be taken by surprise.
Sir PETER LAURIE proposed, and Mr. H. HUGHES
seconded the resolution, which was put and carried, by a
majority of ten to four.
Mr. SALOMONS protested against the proceedings of
the Court, because he had not neglected or omitted to
do anything which was lawful.
Mr. Salomons then left the Court, and was cheered
outside.

The Court then transacted some other business, after
which it was cleared.

SURREY QUARTER SESSIONS

KINGSTON, OcT.ls.—The General Quarter Sessions
for the county of Surrey were held this day at the Court-
house, Kingston-on-Thames ; Mr. E. Penrhyn, Chair-
man. _ _

The CHAIRMAN, in addressing the
Parliament.
jury, drew
attention to two or three new Acts of Parliament. The
Night Poaching Act made it an equal offence if persons
committed the act of shooting game at night from the
paths or highways, as though it was done in an inclosed
place. Au alteration had also been made in the law of
arron, doubts having formerly been entertained whether
sheds or eut-houses came within the provisions of the
Act ; but now, by special enactment of the Legislature,
they wore declared to be so ; and a provision was also
made empowering the Court, in cases where such offences
were committed by boys under eighteen years of age, to
order them to be once or twice privately whipped. To
prevent such offences all should endeavour, by every
means in their power, to disseminate information, and
also exert themselves to give full employment to the
labouring classes. He felt satisfied that very great in-
jury
was occasioned by farmers discharging their labour-
ers in winter, and that it was always in their power pro-
fitably to employ labour. He thought it was a matter
for their grave consideration whether it was not better
for them to employ their capital in this manner than to
throw the labourers on the poor-rate, or run the risk of
losing their property by driving them to desperation.
The surgeons of the different county gaols reported
their several establishments to be generally healthy. Mr.
Meymott, the surgeon of the county gaol, llorsernonger-
lane, in the course of his report, expressed an opinion
that the practice of confining the prisoners closely to
their room, except during the hours of divine service,
and meals, on Sundays, was calculated to be injurious to
their health.
The surgeon of Brixton House of Correction in his
report stated, that there had been a great many cases of
itch in the gaol, and the great majority of them were
persons who had come from the union workhouses.
Mr. flawEs, M.P., expressed an opinion that the
names of the unions whence such persons came ought to
be reportei, for he considered it disgraceful that such
establishments were not kept in a cleanly state.

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The report was received.
The Rev. Mr. Rowe, the chaplain of the county gaol,
made an annual report, and after detailing the numb( r
of prisoners that had passed through the gaol during that
period, he stated, that the extent of ignorance that pre-
vailed among them was almost surpassing belief—not
one-third of the whole number being able to read, and
out of 1,258 prisoners, male and female, only 304 were
able to repeat the Lord's Prayer and the Commandments.
The prisoners from the rural districts appeared to be
the most ignorant. They all, however, appeared anxious
to learn, and paid great attention to those who endea-
voured to give them instruction. The Rev. Gentleman,
in his report, went into a variety of statistical details
relative to the prisoners and the causes of crime, which
were listened to with considerable attention by the
Court.

Mr. lawEs moved that this report be printed, with a
view to its being circulated among the magistrates of the
county.
The motion was carried unanimously.
Mr. SMALLPIECE, the county treasurer, made a report
of the state of the finances of the county. It appeared
that, from the last quarter, he had a balance of 9,0591.
ss. Ild., which was increased by other receipts to 10,0991.
Ss. 11d. He had since expended 14,5141., which sum
included a payment of 5,0001. on account of the lunatic
asylum. There were accounts outstanding to the amount
of 12,9721. 3s. 11d., which would be chargeable upon
the rate now in collection. The rate would produce
about 18,0001., so that he should have a balance of about
5,000/.
Colonel CHALLENon observed that, on repairing the
gaols of the county, 1,8001. had been expended ; but the
accounts did not show that this was the amount sanc-
tioned by the Court. His impression was that 1,4001.
was the sum granted, but he had no means of ascer-
taining whether it was so or not. If it were the case,
4001. had been expended over the amount agreed to by
the Court.
Mr. PUCIELE assured the Hon. Magistrate that the
estimates of the repairs had never been exceeded, and
in many cases they were below the amount granted by
the Court.
Colonel CHALLENOR said he had no doubt that what
Mr. Puckle said was quite borrect ; but still he thought
they ought to have some means of seeing in the accounts
that, where a certain sum of money was allowed by the
Court for a specific purpose, no more was expended ;
and, as the guardians of the county purse, it was their
duty to do it.
Some routine business having been disposed of, the
Court then adjourned.

[ADVERTISEMENT.]—AN EXTRAORDINARY AFFI-
DAVIT MADE BEPORE THE LORD MAYOR CONCERNING A
SURPRISING CURE /IFFECTED BY HOLLOWAY'S OINT-
MENT AND PILLS I—James Stanley, li►ing at Long-
Ditton, made an affidavit before the Lord Mayor,
at the Mansion-house, on the 14th instant, to
the purport that he had been upon crutches, and bad
for two years, with 26 holes in one leg and 14 in the
other ; that he had been into two hospitals and got no
relief ; and that, after every other means had failed, he
had been radically cured by "Holloway's Ointment and
Pills." Sold at the Establishment of Professor Holloway,
244, Strand (where advice may he had gratis), and by
almost all respectable vendors of medicine throughout
the civilised world.

THE FIRST LOCOMOTIVE.--Just forty years ago
Mr. Trevethick. a. rnininq en7irvpr. eort;!rl!•teri tho
locomotive engine at Murthyr and applied it suc-
cessfully to the traction of c 941 and coke.—Cambrian.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(YESTERDAY.)
CLERKEIV WELL.
A stylishly-dressed middle-aged man, who gave
his name as John Gill, was charged with violently
assaulting Mr. Haynes, landlord of the Mortimer
Arms, in Tottenham-court-road, under the following
circumstances :
lt appeared from the evidence for the prosecution
that on the previous night, at a very late hour, the
prisoner and two other persons came into the bar of
the Mortimer Arms, and having called for some drink,
one of the prisoner's companions obtained five
sovereigns from the prisoner and said he would toss
any one present for one or for five sovereigns. There
were several highly respectable tradesmen present,
and the prisoner and his party made several attempts
to induce them to gamble with them. The landlord,
however, said he would not allow any such illegality,
and desired the prisoner and his gang to leave the
house. The prisoner refused, using grossly abusive
language towards the landlord, who no sooner at-
tempted to expel him, than the prisoner attacked him
in the most violent manner, and literally tore the
clothes off his back to the very last garment, and
even that same. He struck the complainant a violent
blow on the chest. When the police arrived he
wanted to give Mr. Haynes in charge for stealing his
watch.
Mr. GREENWOOD—DO you know who this "man
is? The prosecutor--Oh, yes, I know him very
well ; he is what is commonly termed " a sharp," a
well-known character in the gambling world. Some
of the licensed victuallers know him to their cost.
The prisoner called his two confrieres as witnesses.
The first was a sharp-looking fellow, dressed as a
groom, who said his name was Stephens, and that he
was servant to the Hon. Augustus Chichester. He
subsequently stated that he was groom to Earl Grey,
but on being closely interrogated by the Magistrate
he admitted that it was six months since he was in the
service of either of these gentlemen, and that during
the latter period he has had no certain means of sub-
sistence. He swore the prisoner only assaulted the
landlord in self-defence. The second witness was a
person named Smith, who gave his address as Half-
Moon-crescent, but who, in cross-examination, turned
out to be a man of unsettled habitation and occupa-
tion—at one time a carver and gilder, at another
time an engraver, at another time a servant; in
short, a sort of Caleb Quotem. He admitted having
offered to bet five sovereigns, and swore that Mr.
Gill had been assaulted in the first instance. Had
seen a silver watch with the prisoner before the occur-

rence.
Mr. GREENWOOD said a more abominable con-
spiracy to take away the character of a respectable
tradesman he had never listened to. It was quite
plain that the whole trio were nothing but. a set of
sharpers, who entered the house at a late hour hoping
they might find some inebriated persons there, whom
they could cheat out of their money. The allegation
of Mr. Haynes having stolen the watch he belieied to
be a base falsehood. He did not believe one word of
what the two witnesses for the defence stated, and
should fine the prisoner 31., and the amount of damage
done to Mr. Haynes' dress, orpne month's imprison-
ment.—The money was paid at once.
MARYLEB ONE.
Yesterday Michael Lee, alias Molloy, a labourer, be-
tween forty and fifty years of 'age, was brought up in
the custody of Sergeant Thompson, 4 D, charged with
having murdered his wife, Ann Lee, by drowning her in
the Paddington canal.
Constable Ross, 15 D—At three o'clock yesterday, as
I was passing Northumberland-street, i saw a great
crowd round the workhouse door, and on inquiring what
was the matter, I was informed that there was a man
there who had been making away with his vs ife. I went
inside, and the prisoner was given into my custody ; he
told me that he had not spoken to her (his wife) for the
last three months, during which time they had lived
apart. Ross added that the deceased had not been near
her home since last Sunday night week, and he had
not, as yet, had time to get witnesses together, who
would, he believed, be able to prove that she and the
prisoner were, on the evening of the day in question, seen
drinking together, and afterwards quarrelling at Maida-
hill, a short distance from where the body was found.
Mr. RA.WLINSON remarked that he had heard quite
enough to justify him in detaining the prisoner, and de-
sired the officers to get together all the evidence they
could for the Coroner's inquest.
The prisoner, on being asked if he wished to say any-
thing on the charge of having murdered his wife by
drowning her, replied, -" I know nothing about it ; I
have seen nothing of her."
Mr. RAWLINSON (to the officers)—l have no objection
at all to his being taken before the Coroner, if his pre-
sence at the inquest should be required.—The prisoner
was then remanded for further examination, and at five
o'clock was conveyed to prison in the Government van.
LAMBETH-STREET.
Yesterday IVilliam Woobton, aged 19, a mat-maker,
was charged before the lion. G. C. Norton, with causing
so serious an injury to the person of Elizabeth Dowell
that her life is at present in serious jeopardy.
From the evidence it appeared, that during the per-
formances at the Garrick Theatre on the preceding
night, a quart stone bottle fell from the gallery
on to the head of Elizabeth Dowell, a respectable
young woman, who was with her mother and other
friends in the pit. Such was the force with which
the bottle fell, that it smashed into pieces, and in-
flicted no less than four serious wounds upon the
head of the yotmg woman. The sufferer was carried
to the house of a neighbouring surgeon' who recom-
mended her immediate removal to the London Hospital.
The unfortunate circumstance created a strong feeling
amongst the crowded audience, it being suspected that
the dangerous missile had been flung from the gallery
by some mischievous person ; and Mr. Gomersal, one
of the proprietors of the theatre, went on the stage, and
offered a sovereign to any person who would point out
to himself or his officers the person who had flung the
bottle. The prisoner instantly acknowledged himself as
the person to blame, but declared that the bottle had
slipped from him by accident, while he was in the act
of handing it to a friend to drink some beer from it.
The young woman being pronounced by the surgeon
who had examined her to be in a dangerous state, Mr.
Gomersal felt it to be his duty to give the prisoner into
custody.
The prisoner repeated his former statement that the
affair was perfectly accidental ; but the surgeon's certifi-
cate declaring the sufferer to be still in very great danger,
the prisoner was remanded to a future day.
Mr. NORTON,- howevei, consented. to take bail for his
appearance.