The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-06 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 6, 1844.

COURT CI-EC ULAR.
WINDSOR, THURSDAY.—His Royal Highness
this morning for the Slough station of the Great
11 estern Bailway,to London, attended by. . en route
ulajor-General Sir Edward Bowater and Lieut.-
t?olonel Bouverie. His Royal Highness returned to
the Castle from town about two o'clock.
The Queen accompanied by the Royal Family,
walked in the forenoon in the pleasure-grounds adja-
cent to the Castle. Her Majesty also rode for some
tune in the garden chair.
Lord Fitzroy Somerset, Sir William Nott, and Sir
Robert and Lady Sale arrived to-day at the Castle, on
visit to her Majesty.
Prince Albert drove the Queen out in a puny
Phaeton in the afternoon, Lord Charles Wellesley at-
tending on horseback.
The Viscountess Canning left the Castle this morn-
ing for town, and is expected to return in the evening
to dinner.
Lord C. Wellesley went this morning to town, but
returned to the Castle at two o'clock.
The royal Family were taken a carriage airing
,i,mB afternoon, accompanied by the Dowager Lady
Lyttelton.
The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening
inel,lided her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent,
6auy Charlotte and the Countess Wratislaw, Sir
eclge Couper, the'Dowager Lady Lyttelton.
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Major-General
Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by
Sir Edward Bowater and Colonel
47. aver*, arrived at Buckingham Palace at twenty-
aye minutes before ten o'clock yesterday morning,
ein the Paddington terminus of the Great Western
otlway• His Royal Highness the Prince of Prussia
ived at the Palace soon after ten o'clock, and was
conducted by Prince Albert through the gallery and
14e Principal saloons of the Palace.
Oils Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, the
ke of Wellington, Cimmander-in-Chief, and a
before staff, arrived at the Palace at a quarter
eleven o'clock. The whole of the illustrious
party shortly afterwards departed to witness the
'len' in Hyde Park.
After the review the illustrious party returned to
took
Palace, where the Prince of Prussia
:4 leave of Prince Albert, and attended by the
retlenaen of his suite proceeded to the reiidence of
'w Prussian Legation, in Carlton-terrace.
„.ilt one o'clock, Prince Albert, attended by Sir E.
peater and Colonel Bouverie, left Buckingham
ate for Paddington, returning via railway to
'lncisor Castle.
The Governor of the Bank of England and the
jertY-Governor had an interview with the. Chal!-
Cr of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official resi-
t," in Downing-street.
"7r. Bourne had an interview with Lord Stanley
Jesterday, at the Colonial-office.
The Prince of Prussia, attended by Count Puckler,
honoured the establishment of Messrs. Mortimer and
euin.t; in Bond-street, with a visit, soon after eight
taecle' yesterday morning, and remained upwards of
hirn °Llr• His Royal Highness was pleased to express
146 stlf delighted with the taste exhibited in the mag-
T,Leetit and costly display of plate and jewellery.
b„.11. e Duke of Cleveland and the Hereditary Grand
pr„._"`e of Mecklenburgh Strelitz visited the Prince of
hria yesterday, in Carlton-terrace. Their Royal
to enesses, attended by Baron Knesebeck, returned
uew in the afternoon.
an—:tr• Brickwood, of the South Sea Company, had
tx interview, yesterday, with the Chancellor of the
Vierer.
)viti!r • Graham and other Ministers had interviews
it Sir Robert Peel yesterday.
r• H. Petre had an interview, yesterday, with
mr
rq
to th Uigham, Secretary and Comptroller-General
tiati" Commissioners for the Reduction of the
thenal Debt, had an interview with the Chancellor
e Exchequer yesterday. Sir George Murray
1,1t.,m0 an interview with the Right Hon. Gentleman.
tatty:l7 Commissioners of the Model Prison, at Pen-
offi,:es had a meeting on Wednesday at the Council-

FREEMASONRY.
11 Wednesday last the Grand Lodge of England
oftk"ell in the small temple, under the presidency
to -Earl Howe, the Deputy Grand Master, who
It elated in the absence of the Earl of Zetland, Grand
lter.
ioe'ne attendance was unusually numerous, probably
powensequenee of a notice of motion to transfer the
Pres: of appropriating the fund of benevolence, at
Lod rested by the constitutions in the Masters of
deblesi to a select Committee. After a very animated
jar-7'o'; the motion was negatived by an immense ma
f II there bein in fact, scarcely half a dozen in
111Zur of it. g,
p„-.4 address to his Royal Highness the Prince of
w'Blia, the protector of freemasonry in that kingdom,
1,3 Unanimously carried.
attendance in the small temple, and it was suggested
that, at the December meeting, the Grand Lodge
ihould always meet in the large hall.
The Grand Lodge did not close until near twelve.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
,11 WARWICK RACES—WEDNESDAY.
The Tortn Plate of 501. for three yrs old, ist 41b ; four
Yrs, Bst 81b ; five yrs, 9st 21b ; six yrs and aged,
t 61b. Winners this year, Sibs ; twice, 51bs extra.
sr• Collect's
and geldings allowed 41bs. Heats, two miles.
Bit Corranna, 5 yrs, 9st 7lb
kv• ockerell's Niobe, 3 yrs, 7st 31b
enSlurley's Nonsuit, 5 yrs, 9st llb
ter odds on Corranna, who won both heats in a
THURSDAY.
f Castle Park Stakes of 10 sovs. each; 2 yrs, a
se"1" ; 3 yrs, 7st Blb ; 4 yrs, Bst 81b ; 5 yrs, 9st;
Sip kt's and aged, 9st 41b. One mile. (4 Subs.)
kt. • Coekerell's Aurungzebe, 4 yrs ...(H. Darling) 1
• 11ristow's Frey strop, 3 yrs
The 5t04 on Freystrop.—Won by a length.
ord'tand Handicap Stakes of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft, and
cif declared, with 50 added. Once round and a
eOC4e. (18 Subs., six of whom declared.)
I.oo.peuel Anson's Marquise, 4 yrs, sst 121b...(Abdale) 1
,_4lt• D7r,ooke's The Mule, 3 yrs, sst 71b 2
11r: '"enardson's Ermengardis, 6 yrs, 6st 101 b 3
teoollettis Cattonite, 5 yrs, Bst
ttst at.°ll Marquise, 4 to 1 agst Ermengardis, and
ng 5 tol
Nte„4"o Mule. Won by half a length. Ermeardis
Ase snout two lengths.
' 4 Queen's Plate of 100 guines ; 3 yrs old, Bst 211) ;
14.
es, 9st 61b • 5 yrs, lOst ; 6 yrs and aged, lOst 31b.
v, two miles.
14:Collett's Corranna, 5 yrs ~..(Whitehouse) 1 1
itp.r(Lstyn's Brunel, 3 yrs
6 Day's br gby Mazeppa, out of Buck, 3 yrs 3dr
41101,Corranna, who won in a canter by two lengths.
the Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 25 added ;
ail yrs old, 7st 101 b ; four, 9st ; five, 9st 101 b ;
t° yrs and aged, lOst ; mares allowed 31b. Winner
lib Bold for 2001. if demanded ; if for 1501., allowed
!(7 if for loot, 141 b ;if for 501., 251 b. Ono mile.
!s, kSubs.)
1,14.(-30.°5„_tiYn's Al-a-mode, 3 yrs (50L) (Copeland) 1
I..N.l4hrland's Assay, 3 yrs (IGOL) . 2
Loadstone, 3 yrs
tip -.llett's Rory O'More, aged (501.) 4
44:‘i°11irt's fby Voltaire, Eminah, 3 yrs (504 5
a t. 2 *Hard's Mandarin, 4 yrs (1001.)
des apt Al-a-mode, 3to 1 agst Assay, 3to 1 agst
oltatre filly, and 4 to 1 agst Rory O'More.
7g Won by about three parts of a length.
2-.444.0 AT WARWICK—THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
to , agst The Cure—t. 12 to 1 agst Foig-a-ballagh
/to 4, agst Ithuriel—t. 50 to I agst Lightning.
5 agst Red Deer 66 to 1 agst Vattel—t.
sto ; sgst ay Momus--t. ,0 een between e-
, agst The Princess 1
nobiav and the Devil-tZo-
tS to ,--tuken pay.
I agst Valerian
„▪ t- I;.` G. Bentinck has lent Devil-to-pay to run for the
'le ter, his Lordship to receive half the stakes should
131Zie win.
,"111• 4,,,stone, or the horse that ran as such at Ascot,
441 i;:4 yesterday, at Warwick, for 205 guineas. He
fO S. Scott's stable, at Ascot.
AA ECCLES RAC ES —WEDNESDAY.
curdle Stakes of 3 sovs. each, with 20 added ; for
'
!,lt all old, 9st 51b ; four yrs, lOst 71b ; five yrs,
4/s ; six yrs and aged , 12st ; half-bred allowed
1.'11'14 Winners of a Hunter's Stakes, &c., once, Sibs ;
bedt°1111(1 and a distance, over four hurdles (4 sub-
-5t10_44 were won, in 2 heats, by Mr. Bretherton's
-M,lsrP, aged (Owner), beating Mr. Lamb's Bessy
11,g,ecl, and Mr. R. Bennett's Jack, aged, easily.
r°lltre`ting Stakes of 2 sovs. each, with 15 added, the
lath. to save his stake, for thre yrs old, 7st 7lb ;
tt,ed, '44, Bst 10lb ; five yrs, 9st 41b ; six yrs and
t.ltlio,Z,t 10lb ; half-bred allowed 71b ; mares and
011114'. 31b • winners once 51b, twice 81b extra, the
4'4,2 sold for SOL, if demanded, twice round,
Vetior,'l',.thers), were won, in 2 heats, by Mr. Hall's
1ik1R,13,-;", tour yrs (Frost), beating Mr. Thompson's
ti di by
LAlrigley, out of Fenella, five yrs (Stagg), Mr.
tt: Yts-,ll's Wasp, aged, Mr. Smith's Ten of Trumps,
LI *as sail Mr. Fowler's Sunflower, six yrs, easily,
is-Uhe
claim ed.
otrats by Mr.
Purse of 10/., twice round, was won, in
Is'Y Mr. Fowler's Marvourneen, beating three

TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY.
4 to 1 ST. LEGER.
o; aglit Mr. Salyin's The Cure—taken to nearly 300/.
6 to 7 agst Lord Stanley's Ithuriel—take 5 to
•~ t 0 i ag3t Duke of Richmond's Red Peer—t. to 1501.
tlt, i agst Mr. J. Scott's Bay Momus—taken to lOW.
LI to agst Colonel Anson'srincess-9 to I t. freely.
,_ 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Foig-a-ballagh—taken.
th 4t4t•rk
.' e 0 lIRITISII RAILWAY.—The preparations for
tit,%fitit hostruction of thatpart of the line adjoining Ber-
-4- bait" been going on rapidly for some time. Since
It.1-4(111-ti
le Beehive and other two vessels have
tvotircr°l3l Stockton, with cargoes of implements for
f CI (to 4 ' consisting of barrows, trucks, iron rails,
.f.,
i'r'e t ::317ac0 of which through the town to the di f-
'''
''' uliKerta cf the line, has excited considerable interest.
41)op yu Nand that about 100 men will be set to work
Ilicto,,,Zainberton Moor immediately, and stables for the
tkt,',_Matiou of the horses are commenced to be built
tierwsinc,l,_eadows, about three miles from Berwick.
n Warder.

IMPEAktiL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, Sept. 5.
ANSWER TO THE ADDRESS OF CONGRATU-
LATION.

The Earl of DELAWARR brought up her Majesty's
gracious answer to the Address of Congratulation on the
birth of a Prince, which was agreed to by their Lord-
ships on the 6th August. The answer was as follows:
" I have received with extreme satisfaction your loyal
.address ; I heartily thank you for your congratulations,
and I receive this address as an additional proof of your
loyal attachment."

The Duke of WELLINGTON moved that her Ma-
jesty's gracious answer be printed with the Votes.—
Agreed to.
TREATY WITH MECKLENBURGH.

Viscount CANNING laid upon the table treaties
which had recently teen entered into with Mecklen •
burgh-Schwerin.
ROYAL C )N MISSION.

The LORD CHANCE .E.. 011 then directed the Usher
of the Black Rod to summon the House of Commons to
the bar. On their arrival the royal ai nt was given by
commission to the undermentioned Bills :

The Joint-Stock Companies Regulation Bill, the In-
solvent Joint-Stock Companies Regulation Bill, the
Joint Stock Banks Regulation Bill, the Art-Unions In-
demnity Bill, the Mercant Seamen's Bill, the Courts of
Law (Ireland) Bill, and the Irish Fisheries Bill.
The Commissioners were—the Lord Chancellor, the
Duke of Wellington; the Duke of Buccleuch, the Earl
of Delawarr, the Earl of Dalhousie, and Lord Wharn-
cliffe.

The LORI) CHANCELLOR then read her Majesty's
most gracious Speech (for which see another column).
After which the Commission for proroguing Parliament
was read, and the Lord Chancellor declared the Parlia-
ment to stand prorogued until Thursday, the 10th of
October next. _ _ _

The Royal Commissioners appeared in their robes.
There were a few ladies present, who occupied the front
Opposition bench.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, Sept. 5.
The SPEAKER took the chair at Twenty-five
minutes to One.

A considerable number of Members had assembled,
those on the Ministerial benches being by far the
most numerous.

Mr. BENBOW, the new Member for Dudley, was
introduced, and took the oaths and his seat.
A messenger from the Treasury brought up some
papers by the order of her Majesty.
RETIREMENT OF LORD STANLEY FROM

!Ireland, and it would never be forgiVen by foe Irish
people. It was a disgraceful proceeding, and would
never be forgotten by the people of England. He in-
tended to move that a message he sent to tho House of
Lords for a copy of the opinions of the judges in the case
of the Queen v. O'Connell, so that it might be
laid on the table of the House, and might
be ready for next session of Parliament, vvh• n
he hoped and trusted, whatever might be the majority
by which the Right Hon. Gentleman was supported in
that House, that there would be found a sufficiently
independent body to express the public opinion with
regard to the baseness, illegality, injustice, and cruelty
of the incarceration of those gentlemen.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. OTWAY CAVE seconded the motion. He re-
gretted that Sir R. Peel should have allowed to pass
without reprobation the principles acted upon by his
Irish Attorney-General—viz., that of taking the law into
his own hands. He (Mr. Otway Cave) lamented it the
more, that in a country so circumstanced as Ireland
was, and where it was of the utmost importance that obe-
dience to the law should be inculcated, an
example of so contrary a tendency should be set
in the highest places. lie greatly feared that such an ex-
ample, which was no other than that of appealing to
brute force instead of reason and argument, and consti-
tuting yourself to be judge in your own case, might be
caught et by the Irish peasantry, and considered as a
sanction by them of the practice of resorting to what
had been called by Mr. Grattan " the wild justice of
revenge."
The motion having been put,
Sir R. PEEL said that nothing could be more Incon-
venient than, under preSent circumstances, to enter into
a discussion which could not be brought to a close. It
was probable that the proceedings of the House would
be interrupted even before he had concluded his address,
even if he thought it proper to enter into a discussion.
He should only say, that whenever the opportunity arrived,
he should be ready to vindicate the course taken by her
Majesty's Government. The Hon. Gentleman seemed to
forget that seven out of the nine judges were of opinion
that the proceedings were in conformity with the law.
He should not provoke nor enter then into any partial
discussion of the subject, but should content himself with
saying, that whenever the period arrived he should be
prepared to vindicate the course taken by her Majesty's
Government. Her Majesty's Government had recourse
to the ordinary course of law—they asked for no extra-
ordinary powers, and though it was admitted that
the period was one of danger, they only
looked fur a remedy to the ordinary tribunals.
With regard to the particular motion he should not offer
any opposition to the production of the papers ; and
though thsre would not be time to send a message to the
House of Lords, he would take care that that should not
prevent the communication being made to the House of
Lords in the usual manner. With regard to what the
Hon. Gentleman had said respecting his Right Hon.
Friend the Attorney-General for Ireland, he thought,
after the manly explanation he had given of his conduct,
and the provocation he had received—which few might
have been able to resist—the Hon. Gentleman should
not have adverted to that circumstance. The Hon.
Gentleman the Member for Finsbury had used very
hard expressions in designating the conduct of the Go-
vernment. He denied the charges implied in them, but
as that was not the occasion to enter into a discussion
on the subject, he should wait until another opportunity
arrived.—( Hear.)
Lord JOHN RUSSELL felt the inconvenience of
entering at that moment into a discussion on this sub-
ject, but he should reiterate his opinion that the trial
which Mr. O'Connell and the others had received
in Ireland was not that trial which would give an
impression of fairness and justice. He should be pre-
pared to enter into a discussion with the Right Hon.
Gentleman on the subject, more particularly since his
opinion had been confirmed by that of the House of
Lords, who decided that the conviction was not accord-
ing to law.—(Cheers.) He should contend that it was
not a trial by a fair jury—(cheers)—but by a jury
elaborately put together for the purpose of
conviction—(Loud cheers)—charged by a judge who
did not allow any
_evidence of any weight in favour of
the accused to come fairly before his mind, but who
charged more violently than the Attorney-General
accused—(Loud cheers)—towards a prejudiced jury, in
such a manner as to prevent justice being done to the
people of Ireland as it was to the people of England.
He trusted the effect of those proceedings would be to
prevent any similar proceedings from taking place again,
and to give an assurance to the people of Ireland that
from the highest tribunals in this country they would
obtain that justice which was denied to them at home.
—(Loud cheers.)
Sir T. WILDE thought it would be inexpedient to
enter into discussion then, but as the Right Hon. Gen •
tleman had said that seven out of nine of the judges
were of opinion that the proceedings were in conformity
with law, he would state. what the effect of those
opinions would be in the law and Legislature of the
country. An objection was taken to certain counts of
the indictment in Ireland. The judges there were
unanimously of opinion that the sixth and seventh counts
were good beyond any, doubt. They referred par-
ticularly and expressly to those two counts, and more
particularly under them the traversers were punished.
There was no principle of law more settled, more so-
lemn, and more important, than that every record must
speak for itself; and that no proof, however clear, or
however cogent, could be received to contradict a record.
There was another principle, that that which they could
not disprove they were not allowed to presume. The
main ground on which it was attempted to support this
judgment and this conviction was, that the Irish
judges did not act upon the 6th and 7th
counts, on which every judge who had pronounced
his opinion, and every man who had looked into the
case knew that they did act, and upon a presumption
against a record which never yet was made in any court
of justice—a presumption which could not be made even
where it was proved. The foundation on which it was
asked to support this conviction, and to continue the
punishment, was, that the judges had not acted on two
counts which they lead acted upon more than
all the rest. If that principle were acted upon,
the effect would be to neutralise every writ of error in
the House of Lords. How was the House of Lords to
know what had been done below, except from the record?
The record was sent up to inform them of it, and was to
be considered as conclusive. How, then, could it be pre-
sumed that. the court below had necessarily done what
was right ? If that was the ease, where would be the
use of a writ of error ?—(Hear, hear.) Every text-
book told the student that if he wished to
learn the law, he must look to the judg-
ments of the court as they were collected from
the record. There was not a single authority of
the slightest weight which did not lay down that doc-
trine. Yet to his astonishment he had been told in that
case that they were to guess and presume. If every
court was in its turn to presuthe this and that to be good,
the effect would be to embarrass every man who was
placed on his trial.
The Usher of the Black Rod, Sir Augustus Clifford,
here attended at the bar, and summoned the House to
hear the Royal Assent given to certain Bills by Com-
mission, and to hear Parliament prorogued.
On the return of the SPEAKER to the House, attended
by several Members, the Royal Speech on the proroga •
tion was read from the Chair, and the Members separated.

ELECTION OF CHAMBERLAIN
FORS. THE CITY.
Yesterday being appointed for the nomination and
election of City Chamberlain, vacant by the death of Sit
William Heygate, the approaches to Guildhall were
crowded at an early hour. Placards setting forth the
claims of the rival canlidates, were marched up and
down King-street, and the other great thoroughfares
leading to the Common Hall, and the other appearances
denoted the interest that was excited by the expecta-
tion of a contested election.
Precisely at twelve o'clock the folding-doors leading
into Guildhall were thrown open, and Mr. Alderman
Brown, with the gentlemen composing his Committee,
and many personal friends, passed into one of the coun-
cil chambers. Mr. Alderman Humphery and his friends
arrived at twenty minutes to one, and were received with
cheering.
A strong force of the City police attended to keep
order ; and the arrangements were so admirable that but
little exertion was demanded from them.
The Lord Mayor took his seat.
Among the Aldermen present were Sir Peter Laurie,
Gibbs, Farncombe, Sir John Key, Challis, Thomas
Wood, John Johnson, and Mr. Hunter.
The CO3IMON SERGEANT, in the absence of the Re-
corder, explained the purpose for which the Court was
called—namely, to elect a Chamberlain in the room of
the late Sir W. Heygate.
Sir P. LAURIE rose amid cheers and hisses. He had a
very pleasing duty to perform. He had to propose his
excellent friend Alderman Brown.—(Great cheers and
hisses.) There was no pleasure without a mixture of
pain. He regretted personally the death of Sir W. Heygate.
He introduced him (SEr P. Laurie) to the Corporation.—
(Cries of " What a pity.") The office of Chamberlain
appeared to him (Sir Peter Laurie) to be very much
misunderstood. It was supposed to be a mere place for
shelving a man upon a fine annuity, but he could assure
them it was a most laborious office. He had usually
from two to three hundred cases of master and
apprentices disagreeing, and about 700,0001. passed an-
nually through the Chamberlain's hands. This was no
political struggle. If it were, be (Sir Peter Laurie) would
not be there to propose his friend Alderman Brown.
He had been now for twenty years with Alderman
Brown in the Livery, and when their franchise
was in danger, they put Alderman Brown at the head of
their party, and succeeded in securing their liberty.—
(Tremendous confusion, and cries of " No, no.") One
word more. He was g17.(1 to see so much uniformity
among them.—(lncreased confusion, laughter, and cries
of " Oh, oh.") The Chamberlain of London was not so
well off as they were. He had only one days holiday
throughout the year.—(Great laughter, and cries of
" Oh, oh.") When they saw his friend walk the streets
as Chamberlain, they would say, "he is an honour to the
City," and they, like him, would feel proud that they had
assisted to make him so.—(Loud cheers and groans.)
T. A. IlAsiny, Esq , rose amid tremendous confusion,
and said he was proud to second the nomination of Al-
derman Brown, whose character and station was a suffi-
cient guarantee for a due attention to the duties of that
important office, the City Chamberlainship. His cha-
racter was unimpeached—it was unimpeachable. He had
filled his Aldermanic chair as none had done better, and
in every station to which the City had called him he had
proved his public worth and his private virtues.—(Tre-
mendous uproar, and cries of " Out, out.") He thanked
them for their kind attention—(Great laughter)—and
would conclude by seconding the nomination of Alderman
Brown.

Alderman HOOPER rose to propose to them his friend,
Alderman Humphery. In doing so he was proposing
a man every way qualified, if honesty, talent, and in-
dustry could entitle him to it.—(Great cheering.) He
should be sorry if Alderman Ilumphery's appearance
is the field so late, and the very inefficient personage

who now proposed him, should operate against him.
The duties of the Chainberlain had been alluded.to by his
friend Sir Peter Laurie. He would not recapitulate them,
but he would say, without fear of contradiction, that no
man was more fitted for the office than his friend. He
was a thoroughly practical man. He had served in the
offices of Alderman, Sheriff, arid Mayor, and he had re.
presented the City in six or seven Parliaments. Ile would
again propose to them Alderman Humphery.—(Cheers.)
T. SIMPSON, Esq., rose to second the nomination. He
found himself in a Nculiar situation, for here were two
able and honourable gentlemen in the field. But they all
knew that there were degrees of comparison. Alderman
Brown would make a good Chamberlain, but Alderman
Humphery would make a better.—(Loud cheers.) He
stood there, not as a political partisan, but as the friend
of Alderman Humphery, and he was sure the more they
knew him, the more they would appreciate him.
PETER ALFRED TAYLOR, Esq., said he would detain
them but a few minutes, as he thought that anything
said from that hustings would have but little influence
on their vote. He would merely mention the gentleman
whom he meant to propose—air. G. H. Heppel.—(Loud
laughter, cheers, and cries of "C' , oh.") Whatever
talents may be claimed by others, he was certain might
be claimed for Mr. Heppe-I. He thought it was high
time that this office should not be a prescriptive right
to the Court of Aldermen. That Court did not at pre-
sent stand so high that they should select a person to fill
this important office from it.—(Loud cheers.)
Wrtt. WANSEY, Esq., said he seconded the nomination
of Mr. Heppel. He had known him long, and held him
in high estimation. He did not think that the Court of
Aldermen was the best school to select the public ser-
vants from. Aldermen were taxed somewhat with
spending the public money, and he thought the duty of
the Chamberlain was to keep it. The speaker then
passed a high eulogium on the late J. T. Travers, Esq.
He was sure that if that lamented gentleman were alive,
he would vote for his friend, Mr. Heppel.—(Cheers.)
D. W. WIRE, Esq.; said he was not about to make a
speech, but to ask a question of each of the candidates.
The question he had to put was this, and ho put it to
Alderman Brown first. If elected to this office of Cham-
berlain, would he resign his gown ; and would he con-
cur in any reduction and regulation which might be pro-
posed hereafter ? The same question he put to Alder-
man Humphery and to Mr. Heppel.—(Loud cheers.)
Alderman BROWN returned thanks to all in that Hall,
and particularly to the seconder of his friend, Alderman
Humphery, for so he was proud to call him.—(Cheers.)
He wished that this Hall had not been made a political
arena, and however some gentlemen of the Wanseyan
school might wish to do so, he was certain that the
attempt would meet with their reprobation.—(Cheers.)
While returning thanks to Alderman Hooper and the
gentlemen who had seconded Alderman Humphery, he
begged to remind them, that their assertion that that
gentleman was more fitted for the °Slice of
Chamberlain, was a matter of opinion only, which
were better left to the Livery to decide. lie was aware
that his political opinions differed from many of them,
but he claimed the right that they themselves exerted—
the right of every honest Englishman to retain his own '
'opinion. He had not the slightest doubt of the issue of
that election. He had received assurances of success
from his friends, which it was for them to realise. In
answer to Mr. Wire, he would say that that gentleman
had acted with his usual candour, in giving notice of his
intention to put the question. If by their kind opinions
he was called to the vacant office, he would not retain his
gown on him, and he had such confidence in the recti-
tude of the Court of Common Council, that whatever
course they would adopt he should have no hesitation in
following.—(Loud cheers.)
Alderman HUMPIIERY rose amid loud cheers, which
lasted a considerable time.—His friend Alderman Brown
assured them of the certainty of his election. He (Mr.
Alderman Humphery) had only arrived in London a few
days ago, or he would have been as prominent as his
friend had been in asking their support. When Sir
William Heygate was very ill, it was well known that
a canvass was ready to be set on foot, and when that
gentleman died—on Wednesday—upon the Thursday
notices of candidates were in the newspapers.—(Shame.)
The speaker then referred to the mis-statement as to the
day of election. He had no doubt it was a mistake ;
but it was in print.--(Laughter.) However, there he
was, and he offered himself as candidate before them.
He (Alderman Humphery) thought that he was fitted
for the office, if integrity and business habits, equal, he
hoped, to his friend Alderman Brown, would be sufficient
fur it. This was no political office, and he did not mean
to make it a political question. The office, most
unfortunately for Sir William Heygate and for his
family, was held by him ; and he was very sure that the
excitement had assisted to injure his health very con-
siderably. He hoped, however, that excitement would
not have any ill effect upon himself or Alderman Brown.
—(Loud laughter.) He would not recommend his friend
Alderman Brown, however, to depend upon the scouts
sent out to ascertain the sentiments of the Livery. They
were obliged to return a good report, or they would not
be paid. Whatever was done on this occasion would be
done good humouredly, and he would not be the worse
friend to any man if his vote were recorded against
him. With respect to Mr. Wire's question, he would
at once lay down his gown in the event of his being
elected. To the second question, he was at once pre-
pared to accede to the wishes of the Council, or to give
up his office.—(Loud cheers.)

• Mr. lIEPrEi. said that Alderman Brown had said that
this was likely to degenerate into a political question. It
would not be made so by him, but he wished to rescue
this office from the domination of the Court of Aldermen.
The speaker then adverted to the history of the Cham-
berlain's office as connected with the Court of Aldermen,
and he came forward to contest the principle, that the
office should of necessity devolve upon an Alderman.
Having done so much, he would now go to the poll, and
let the Livery record their 'rotes wherever they
willed it.—(Great cheering.) He thanked them
for their patience ; and with respect to the second
part of Mr. Wire's question, he would at once accede to
the wishes of the Council.—(Cheers.)
A question was put by a gentleman in the body of the
Hall to Alderman Huinphery, whether ho had been a
party to the taking away of Mr. Wallis's license ?
Alderman HUMPHERY said he had nothing to do with
it; afterwards he had given him his vote as a magistrate.
1). W. HARVEY, Esq., said that he had an unconquer-
able aversion to fruitless contests. He perfectly agreed
with the principle enunciated that day by
Mr. Heppe'. If the office of Chamberlain was
an appendage of the Aldermen's Court ; it
would save public time, were the form of business they
were enacting that day to be avoided. Why should they
not merely send out their heralds and their marshals, and
their men in gold—(Laughter)—to Aldgate pump—
(Laughter)—to Temple-bar, and to Newgate—(Roars of
laughter)—and let them proclaim it with flourish of
trumpets, from the house tops, that their brother Hey-
gate is dead, and that Alderman Brown, as senior Alder-
man, is elected to the vacant office.—(Laughter.) The
speaker then, after referring to John Wilkes, said he
would refer to a nobler and a finer instance—Who
elected the constitutional lawyer who, within the
last forty-eight hours, vindicated the purity of
trial by Jury in, the
person of Daniel O'Connell ?
It was upon political grounds that they elected
Mr. Denman ; then why should they say that poli-
tical
questions should be kept in the back ground ?
There were twenty-six magistrates sat at Guild-
hall, and, with a little calculation, they would
find that the labour of each Alderman was but
three hours in fourteen days. Were they paid for this?
—(Cries of " Oh, Yee') But was there nothing else ?
enumeratedAidermtheen, giaftnd, in a
gifts in th
raciest satire, enumerated the
e
s
good
of the red
things" and the feast days of the Civic body, and
he then concluded with
the celebrated quotation from
Thehand s speaker
o
Junius—" That even property would be precarious, if
their possessors had not the spirit to uphold it."
After a few remarks from Sir JOHN KEY, in reference
to a personal matter,
The show of hands were taken, when the num-
bers seemed pretty equally divided between the two
Aldermenp, three or four hands only being held up for
Mr. Hepe'.
The COMMON SERGEANT said that the Sheriffs were
of
of opinion that Anthony Brown, Esq., had the majority
the Livery.
A poll was demanded, and the poll commenced at four.
CLOSE:OF FIRST DAY'S LOLL.
Alderman Brown
Mr. Heppel.
Majority ll
—453

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volving the reversal of the judgment in the case of Mr.
Supplemento f July, u p tto ANTI
O'Connell and others, and consequent release of all the
i, conspirators," together with the memorable speeches of
Lords Denman, Cottenham, and Campbell, and the ob-
servations of Lord Brougham, the Lord Chancellor,- &c.
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try, and at the Dispatch Office, 139, .
Fleet-street.
THE Taisit SOCIETT.—It is with pleasure we have
to announce that a deputation from the Honourable the
Irish Society, consisting of Alderman Humphery, M.P.,
the Governor of the Society ; Mr. William Jones, De-
puty-Governor • Alderman H. Hughes, Messrs. Wil-
liam Laurence, William Collingwood, Thomas B. Hall,
and John Ebenezer Davies, the Popular and efficient
secretary, have arrived in this country, and been em-
ployed in visiting their estates in Ulster. We look
eat advantage that the citizens of London
upon it as a gr
should be so connected withlreland as to give them an
interest in turning their att'ntion to a consideration of
its wants and resources, and it is still more important
that there should be such lords of the soil to set an ex-
ample in a country not famed for generous and conside-
rate landlords. The Irish Soci;ty is truly a pattern in
its dealings with its tenants, even to good landlords, and
if it has not done all that might be wished, the blame is
to be attributed to some of the London Companies, who,
we trust, will be shortly made to account for their mis-
appropriation of the public revenue.—Dublin World.
ABSCONDING Si AY.E.—A female slave, belonging
to the Hon. Alexander Barrow, United States senator,
from Louisiana, stopping with his wife at the United
States Hotel, in this city, was discovered to have de-
camped yesterday afternoon. A trunk, which contained
her wearing apparel, had been taken from her room and
placed in a closet used by D. Fisher, a coloured waiter
at the hotel. Fisher was arrested and brought before
the mayor, by whom he was committed for further hear-
ing, in default of 500 dollars bail, on the charge of larceny
of the trunk and contents as the property of Mr. Barrow.
—Philadelphia Times, Aug. 7.

WooLwicu, SEPT. 4.—The Eclair steam-frigate, Corn-
m tind
laster NAVAL
V:la.eletVekr,Acian.Ld
nsT,,t,,ca°EtclrLret'wLjomfGmlEi4ssromiCleend, ath. a Wool-
wicksbe
enordered to be made ready for sea with the greatest dis-
patch, and at the early hour of five o'clock this morning
her First Lieutenant, P. A. Alket, went on board, and a
great number of hands were immediately set te work to
complete this fins vessel for service. The activity dis-
played in the Dockyard to have the Eclair ready by
Friday, the day named in the order, is equal to the dis-
patch used on a former occasion in fitting out the Cyclops
steamer for Ireland, when Captain T. Austin, C. 8., com-
mission° I, rigged, and made her ready to proceed to sea
in the short space of thirty-six hours. All hands not in
the secret are anxiously asking, this morning, " Are we
to have war ?" Our reply has been, "It is net likely ;"
the Eclair is only wanted to form one of the royal squad-
ron to accompany her Majesty to Scotland, on a mission
of peace to her loyal subjects in that romantic and favoured
country, now about to be honoured with the presence of
her Majesty and Prince Albert a second time.
The Volcano steam-vessel, at present in the river un-
dergoing repairs, is ordered to be ready by the 9th inst.,
and, if completed in time, is expected to form one of the
vessels of the royal squadron.
The Diedalus, late 42 gun frigate, is now nearly ready
for sea, and is to be commissioned. The whole of her
guns, forming a very powerful armament, are on board,
consisting of six 8-inch or 68-pounder guns, weighing
about 52 cwt. each ;lone 56-poundergun, Monk's pattern,
on traversing carriage ; twelve long 32-pounder guns,
weighing from 49 to 50 cwt. each ; one 12-pounder brass
howitzer, and three 12-pounder carronades. Four of the
long 32-pounder guns occupy the captain's cabin, and
the six 68-pounder guns are placed three on each side
midships, and must give tremendous broadsides, while
Monk's 56-pounder on traversing carriage throws its de-
structive missiles at all points of the compass, without
altering the course of the vessel. The shot and shells
are also on board, and there appears to be ample room to
work these large guns on board this fine frigate.
PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 4.—ln a recent number we took
occasion to mention the very insecure and unprotected
state of our ports and home interests. We resume the
subject for the purpose of pointing out how both may be
protected. It has been said, and very often during the
last month, " that the best way to preserve peace is to
be prepared for war." We agree with the axiom, but
are we prepared for war, and so possessed of the essen-
tial for preserving peace ? Alas, no ! It is true we
have a large number of ships in our harbours and
basins, but what are they without men ? And how
proceeds the scheme of entering men for " general
service" to man our ships at a moment's notice? Why,
at this port, 54 (!) have been entered in the space of
a fortnight, about the same number at Devonport' and,
we believe, not nearly so many at Sheerness. Thus
clearly the scheme is a failure. On the announcement
of the project we hailed it with considerable satisfaction,
imagining it would relieve the distresses of many,
and keep others from entering other service ; but the
result has proved that a true and good seaman will not
enter until he knows his craft. He gives his own country
the refusal of his services before he enters for any other
employ. Why not, then, have commissioned the new
brig squadron when they were ready, instead of letting
them lie idle in our basins occupying valuable space ?
This would have preserved hundreds of the finest seamen
England could boast. Had larger ships at length been
found of more utility to commission, their crews could
easily have been turned over to the larger craft ; but as
it is, neither brigs nor line-of-battle ships have received
commissions, and our seamen have left, and are still
leaving, our ports for the merchant and other service.
We daily are informed of this 120 being masted, that
84 advanced, and the other 72 brought forward, but
none are commissioned, nor any pains or efficient mea-
sures taken to provide hands for them in the event of
their hoisting the pendant. It will be seen by our naval
news below that the Scourge steam sloop, now on
the stocks in this dock, is being expedited by extra
hands being put upon her, and all to work extra
time to get her afloat this month. For what ? For
commission, or to relieve the solitary loneliness of that
splendid frigate Firebrand, which has been ready for the
pendant for months ? We suppose the latter. Our
ports and harbours are truly in a most defenceless state.
Why is not the Firebrand commissioned ? Why are not
her six guns shipped and the pendant hoisted ? Ports-
mouth would then have one effective sail, which would
prove of more service in an emergency than a fleet of
" Collingwoods" at Spithead. We are more open to
annoyances from an enemy than any other port, and with
less to protect us.
The Victoria and Albert, we are informed, is ordered
round to Woolwich to be in readiness for the embarka-
tion of her Majesty. There is one feature connected
nith this fine yacht which has hitherto escaped mention.
When in the Channel on her late trial cruise, and going
fourteen knots an hour, a bottle was dropped overboard,
when her engines were reversed, and she backed astern,
and picked up the bottle all in the space of four minutes.
This appears almost incredible ; but we are assured of
the authenticity of the statement. We are informed the
experiment was tried to see how quick a man could be
picked up who had fallen overboard.
The Black Eagle Admiralty yacht, Master Commander
S. B. Cook, left the harbour last evening for Woolwich,
to be in readiness to convey the Lords of the Admiralty
on their visits of inspection to the other ports.
The Victory, 110, Captain Henderson, and all hands on
board ships in ordinary, were paid six months' wages
on Monday.
The hands employed on the Scourge steam-sloop, now
on the stocks, are ordered to work earlier and later to
expedite her launching.
The 100 seamen ordered to be entered for " general
service," or employed as " riggers," are far from com-
plete as to number, not more than 54 having as yet
been entered, notwithstanding the order has been out a
fortnight.
The Goodwood lighter arrived las evening with stores
from Chatham.

The Powerful, 84, is in the basin for masting.

GRAVESEND.
The following is a return of passengers landed and
embarked at the Terrace and Town Piers, Gravesend,
in the month of August, 1844 :

Terrace Town
Pier. Pier.
Star Company with 5 boats... 95,764
Blackwall Co.
Diamond Co 6 — 78,737
Sons of Thames Co 2 — 31,399
Eagle Co. 2 — 12,024
Commercial Co 1

188,682 122,160
Terrace Pier, with 9 boats,
Town Pier, with 10 boats,
Balance in favour of the Terrace Pier
during the month of August, 66,522
Gross number of passengers,
Of which to and from Blackwel,
To and from Hungerford Market, Waterloo-
bridge, Old Swan, London-bridge, and other
places through the Pool,

310;842

PROVIDENT CLERK. ASSOCIATION...--We have much
pleasure to observe, by an advertisement in yesterday's
Sun that this meritorious institution purposes to elect an-
nuitants on its benevolent fund in the early part of next
year. The importance of this association to its mem-
bers and families is well deserving the attention of the
general body of clerks.
THE TOUTING NUISANCE AT GRAVESEND.—On
Monday morning Inspector Oxley, Sergeant Penman,
and three of the b‘wough police at Gravesend, were
brought before the bench of county magistrates sitting
at Rochester on bench warrants, and entered into regog-
nisances to attend at the next sessions and assizes for
the county to answer bills of indictment preferred
against them by Samuel Rowe, a touter for the Star
Steam packet Company, for assaults in consequence of
the officers having apprehended Rowe for touting. Rowe
has been convicted of touting before the Gravesend ma-
gistrates some forty times, and the nuisance continue sto
as great extent as ever, almost every Monday Rowe being
apprehended and taken before the magistrates on five
or six informations, charging him with pursuing his call-
ing on the Sabbath. The presiding magistrates at
Gravesend are almost all connected with the Diamond
Steam-boat Company, and the numerous convictions
Rowe has sustained are attributed by the opposite party
to their being interested pecuniarily in the matter. Some
extraordinary scenes occur on these occasions, those
magistrates belonging to the Star Company charging
those who belong to the Diamond Company with par-
tiality, and protesting against their adjudicating in the
matter, saying that it ought to be taken before the county
bench-at Rochester; but this the other party object to,
saying that two of the county justices are directors of the
Star Company, and therefore interested; parties. In the
meantime, the touting goes on—conviction is piled upon
conviction, against every one of which it is understood to
be the intention of the Star Company to appeal, and
there does not seem to be any likely termination to the
affair except by an arrangement among the rival com-
panies.—Morning Post.
TRANSFER or PROPERTY.—On the 6th of last
month an Act was passed to simplify the transfer of
property ; it comes into operation on the Ist January
next. Tlis Act will be useful in several respects, but it
ought not only to have simplified the transfer, but re-
quired the long yarn spun by lawyers in making deeds
to be considerably shortened. Lord Campbell had a
Bill for this purpose, but he was met with interested op-
position.
The intelligence of the decision which was yester-
day come to by the House of Lords in the case of
O'Connell and others v. the Queen (in error), will reach
Dublin by the ordinary channels of communication this
evening, but in all probability at too late an hour for
general publication through the evening journals. In
order, however, that so favourable au opportunity might
not be lost of producing an immediate effect upon the
Repealers of the city, and a corresponding amount of
excitement, a numbar of flags and placards were dis-
patched by last night's mail for immediate public distri-
bution on the arrival thereof, in and about the metro-
polis, announcing, in very conspicuoas type, that the
" House of Lords had reversed the judgment of the
Court below ;" that " justice had triumphed over law ;"
and that " O'Connell was free." The several agents for
the traversers also left London last night to congratulate
their clients upon a decision which was, even to them, in
a great degree unexpected, but which, fortunately for the
peace, and good order of the City of Dublin, must be
some time known before it can be carried into effect, as
a communication stating the remission of the judgment
must first be made by the Clerk of the Parliament to
the Queen's Bench in Ireland, giving rise to subsequent
proceedings in that Court next term, unless the pri-
soners in the mean time cause themselves to be brought
before the Lord Chancellor by habeas corpus, and show
cause why they should be no longer detained in custody.
—Times.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.

LONDON, SEPT. s.—Wind N.E., moderate breeze, and
fine.

DEAL, SEPT. 4.—Wind E.N., strong.—Sld. craw
Charlotte, Valparaiso ; Raja, Batavia; Rowland, Rio;
Lydia, Ceylon ; Brougham, South Seas ; W. Jones,
Valparaiso ; Portland, S. John's. . _

FILROUTII, SEPT. 4.—Wind N.E. by E., moderate.
—Sid. Grzvshopper, Ichaboe.
l'Esz.iscF., SEPT. 2.—Sld. Resolution, Miramichi.
BRISTOL, SEPT. 4.—Sld. Clio, Aliramichi; William IV.,
Newfoundland.

HULL, SEPT. 3.—Sld. Aurora, St. John's, New Bruns-
wick ; St. John, Quebec. 4. The Active, Wright,
sailed hence for Hamburgh 17th ult., and it is feared is
lust, with her crew, as some of her papers have washed
ashore near Nordeney. The Venus, of South Shields, for
Hamhurgh, was spoken Ist ult., lat. 54, lon. 2, leaky, by
the Vixen, arrived here.
WIVENIIOE, SEPT. 4. The Thomas and Mary, of
Goole, from Lynn to London, got on the Gunfleet yes-
terday morning, in thick weather, but came off on the
flood, after beating heavily, and was brought in here
this morning, with cargo partially damaged.
LIVERPOOL, SErr. 4.—Wind E.S.E., fresh.—Arrd.
Olive Branch, Savannah. Ski. New Magnet, China ;
Jessy and Exeter, Ichaboe ; Parker, Demerara ; Cata-
lina, Havanna!' ; Hautie, New Orleans ; Britannia
steamer, James, and Mars, Halifax. Put back, Jubilee,
for Archat, with rudder damaged, and sld. again the sth.
OFF CORK, SEPT. I.—Robertson, Calcutta.
BLYTII, SEPT. 4.—The Arab steamer, from Leith to
Newcastle, ashore on Seaton Rocks, still remains, and is
not expected off for some time.

CLYDE, SEPT. 2.—Arrd. Amanda, Twooney, New-
foundlAnd. Sid. Packet, Trinidad. 31. Off, Foyle,
S. John's ; Derwent, Quebec:
TILE PALMYRA—LONDON TO CHINA.

As fears are entertained in private circles that some
accident has occurred to the Palmyra, Captain Campbell,
which sailed from London on the Bth of November last,
for China, it will be satisfactory to those interested in
her safety, and who hare relations on board, to know
that there is no apprehension entertained at Lloyd's, or
in commercial circles, as to her having received damage,
or otherwise. It will be no less satisfactory to such per-
sons to learn, that accounts of her having arrived at
Hong-Kong are looked for by the Overland Mail, now
hourly expected. The Palmyra had, besides other cargo,
a quantity of Government stores, and amongst her pas-
sengers several officers, newly appointed to certain
official stations at the lately-acquired English posses-
sion in China.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
ALTERATION IN THE LIGHT OF FAKKEB-