The Sun.
London, England, 1842-06-10 00:00:00

THE QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF
AGRICULTURE.

The article on " Leases has great merit. The
object of it is to induce the landowners of the United
Kingdom to abandon the present practice of letting
their farms from year to year, and adopt in lieu there-
of leases of from twelve to twenty. It is only sur-
prising that this system has not long ago become
general. Leases are so manifestly advantageous to
landlord as well as tenant, that we can account, for a
contrary practice in England, only from some vague
idea that, by obtaining leases, the tenants would be-
come independent of the landlord; and the county
squires would thereby lose that political influence,
which they seem to prize more than good rents and
happy tenants. This is utterly absurd. A tenant
never can become independent of his landlord ; and if
only well treated, would, in nine cases out of ten,
even with a long lease, be inclined to concur in his
political views, or, at all events, not to oppose them.
the arguments on this subject are so excellent, and
expressed in such intelligible language, that we give
them at length. The whole article, however, which
is written by Mr. John Hannam, of North Deighton,
Yorkshire, ought to be studied carefully. Were its
principles acted upon throughout. England, improve-
ments would take place, of which the present gene-
ration of farmers have no idea, and rents would in
time be increased at least one-third:—

" One objection," says the writer, " which I anticipate,
to the extensive letting of farms on lease, is, that it
would make the farmer too independent—i. e. it would
destroy the influence of property, and give the tenant too
much control over his hind, so as to enable him to
neglect or rob it.
" In reply to the first part of the objection, I have
only to say, that if, by .he influence of property, is
meant an absolute, and, in many cases, consequently, an
arbitrary command over the tenant's property, and an
unlimited hold upon his free will as a farmer, and his
opinions as a man—such an influence, in fact, as apper-
tained to property in the feudal ages—the system would
operate to diminish that influence. That, however,
it would injure that fair and legitimate influence which,
the owner ought to have over the cultivator of the soil,
I deny. The source of-a landlord's legitimate influence is
not his power to do evil, but his ability to do good ; and I
do believe, much as the landlord's influence is apt to be
sneered at, that, in the agricultural districts, at least,
where it depends upon the former in one case, in ten it
springs from the latter feeling. Indeed, the connexion
between the landlord and the tenant is too intimate, their
interests are too much alike, and the value of a good un-
derstanding at all times too apparent, to cause any dimi-
nution of the landlord's proper influence, or any abuse of
the tenant's temporary power, under the lease system.
" That his temporary power, or independence, would
lead the tenant to neglect his farm, is equally unlikely.
His own interest is guarantee sufficient that he would not
injure his land by improper management, during the
earlier years comprised in his lease, while an effective
stipulation, or covenant, would guard the other and
hitter years. Thus, say we let a farm on lease for
twenty years, the plan would be for the tenant to
manage as he thought fit for the first sixteen years (a
few injurious crops, according to local or natural disad-
vantages for such, perhaps, excepted), but to be com-
pelled, by a precautionary covenant in his lease, to pur-
sue a certain course of cropping and of tillage for the
lust finir years.
" Upon this plan, if a tenant's system of management
was a good one, he might have his lease renewed at the
expiration of the sixteen years, when he would be at
liberty to pursue his own system, and the compulsory
clause would never come into operation."
There are several other excellent articles in this
Number ; and, among the rest, an amusing one on
" Indiscriminate Charity." We, therefore, recom-
mend the Number for June to the attention of our
agricultural readers.

THE LOTTERY OF LIFE. 3 Vols.
Colburn, London, 1842.

Lady Blessington, to whose lively pen we are
indebted for these volumes, has succeeded in interest-
ing us deeply in her " Lottery of Life," which is a
tale skilfully put together, and abounding in easy and
vivid sketches of London life, such as we at once re-
cognise to be genuine transcripts from nature. The
narrative, as its title imports, is an illustration of the
sudden and eventful changes that often take place in
the fortunes of individuals ; and the principal per-
sonage, Richard Wallingford, is a young man of
humble origin, who having, at an early period of his
life, been taken into the house of a rich banker, Abra-
ham Mortimer, as a sort of companion for his son,
Percy, is next placed as a clerk in his patron's bank,
where he becomes acquainted with the housekeeper,
Mrs. Chatterton, a benevolent old lady, but awfully
addicted to the telling of long stories. Shortl-
after Richard Wallingford has entered on his

clerkship, the bank stops payment, and Percy.
Mortimer, who has been playing the part of
a dissipated man of fashion at Oxford, is compelled'
to leave the University, and even reduced to indi-
gence ; by the assistance, however, of Wallingford
and Mrs. Chatterton, aided by the kindly friendship of
one of his college chums, Lord Mordaunt, he obtains
the means of discharging his debts, and is appointed
private secretary to the English Ambassador at
Vienna, while Richard Wallingford, whose sister he
marries, woos and wins the hand of, Lady Mary
Mordaunt, through whose family influence he pro-
cures the lucrative and honourable appointment of
Minister at the Court of Turin. The story is told by
Wallingford in the first person, and contains several
highly finished portraits; that of Mrs. Chatterton, ia
particular, with her kind and unsophisticated heart,
and unfortunate predeliction for the prolix, is main-
tained throughout with uniform spirit and propriety.
The remark of this deaf old lady, " Speak a littl e
louder, young man ; its very strange no' one will
speak loud enough at present to be heard ! When I
was young every body spoke loud enough ;"—this pass-
ing remark is perfectly true to nature, and shows
with what attention the authoress has watched the.
nicer and minuter points of character.

LIFE OF GENERAL MACKAY.
Bull, London, 1842.

General Hugh Mackay, the subject of this biogra-
phical sketch, was Commander-in-Chief of the Scot-
tish forces in 1689 and 1690; he was also Colonel
of the Scottish brigade, in the service of the States
General, and died in 1692 of a wound received at the
battle of Steinkirk, which was fought between the
English and French, and lost by the former, owing,
as was supposed, to the removal of Mackay from the
field, in consequence of his wound. From the pre-
sent memoir, which is the production of one of his
descendants, the General seems to have been endowed
with military talents of a high order, and, as a pri-
vate individual, to have been remarkable for the rigid
morality of his conduct, and the fervour of his reli-
gious feelings. He was opposed to the famous Lord
Dundee' at the battle of hillicrankie, where, though
defeated, he distinguished himself by his kill and
courage. The present memoir of him bears evident
marks of authenticity, but has scarcely sufficient in-
terest for the generality of readers.

HUISH ON BEES. Sherwood, London. 1842.
This is a curious and intelligent work, in which
we find many interesting particulars respecting the
history of Bees, together with useful suggestions as
regards the general management of hives, and a full
and experimental examination of the various systems
of native and foreign apiarians. The author is Mr.
ITuish, who appears to have spared neither time nor
trouble to render his volume as complete as possible.

FINEARTS.
BRITISH INSTITUTION.
We on Tuesday attended a private view of this exhi-
bition, which, in addition to several paintings by the
old masters, contains the majority of the best pictures
of the late Sir David Wilkie, together with many of
the sketches which he made during his last tour in the
East. With the master-pieces of this eminent artist
the public is already familiar ; and we need, there-,
fore, say little more than that they are all clustered to-
gether in two of the rooms of the Institution, specially
devoted to that purpose. Here are the famous
paintings of " The Distraining for Rent," in which
the pathos is so exquisite ; the " Chelsea Pensioners
reading the Gazette of the Battle of Waterloo ;" the
" Penny Wedding;" " John Knox Preaching,"
wherein the artist took a higher and bolder flight
than was usual with him ; the " Parish Beadle," which
forcibly recalls Boz's admirable portrait of Mr. Bumble
" Duncan Gray ;" the " Pedlar ;" and a variety
of paintings on Spanish subjects, which, however, do
not rank among Sir David Wilkie's happiest efforts.-
Among his sketches, the most striking is, perhaps the
head Of Talleyrand, which, unfinished as it is, there
is no• possibility of mistaking. The South Room con-
tains a collection of paintings by the old masters. No.
149, " The Virgin weeping over the Dead Body of our
Saviour," is by Guercino, who has delineated with
consumate force awl truth the fallen mouth, and
heavy relaxed arms of the dead Christ. No. 155, is
one of Titian's works, and represents "Adonis going
to the chase," contrary to the wish of Venus, who
is clinging to him, in the vain hope of persuading him
to remain inactive by her side. The colouring of
this picture has been much injured by time, hut enough
remains to show how rich and lustrous it must once
havebeen. No. 158, " St. Peter Repentant, is one of
Vandyke's most vigorous paintings. Nothing can
surpass the expression of remorse and agony that
appears in the countenance of the Saint. No. 180,
The Last Supper," is by Sasso Ferrato. It is by
no means of first-rate excellence—indeed, the face
of the Saviour is a very feeble attempt ; but as it
is the avowed production of an old master, we
doubt not it will always find plenty of admirers.
No. 184, " St. Francis, with the infant Christ," •
is chiefly deserving of notice from the masterly
disposition of the drapery on the person of the Saint.
The colouring, too, is vigorous, but the infant Christ
wants elevation of sentiment. The countenance is not
merely perplexing, but decidedly opposed to all our
received notions of Christ's appearance in his boy-
hood. We have seen many Murillo's incomparably
. superior to this specimen. No. 191, " Diogenes," Ls
characterised by an expression of bitter sarcasm and
distrust. The cynic is looking about with his lan-
therm for an honest man—according. to the old tra-
dition ; and it is plain to see from his countenance,
that he despairs of ever finding one. On the whole,
the exhibition is an interesting one, chiefly, however,
in consequence of Sir. David Wilkie's sketches.

HAYMARKET THEATRE.—Mr. Knowles's new play
of The Rose of Arragon is nightly increasing in attraction.
On Tuesday, Jerrold's genuine comedy of Bubbles of Me Day
will be reproduced, Farren and Mrs. Nisbett resuming their
original characters. The hits at elections and bribery are ex-
pected to tell with redoubled foroe, from recent Parliamentary
&logs. Aldlle Celeste will also commence a fresh engagement
next week. This popular artiste ha+ been drawing crowds at
Manchester and Leeds.

The General Steam Navigation Company's vessel,
the Columbine, from Rotterdam, arrived off the Custom House
at nine o'clock A.m., yesterday, with the Dutch mail.
UNSETTLED STATE OF DUDLEY.—The last few;
days have furnished sad proof of the determined resistaocr, of
the colliers to the terms proposed by the masters. On Wedues_
day morning, a party of colliers proceeded to Shutt Encl., and
.cut the ropes at the colliery. Some of the military were
marched to the spot to prevent the commission of the ofence,
but they arrived toe late. Men who would work are prevented
from doing so by those who will not. The number of persons
now out of employment in this district cannot be estimated at
less than 15.000. Of these at least 14,000 are voluntarily ab-
senting themselves from work, and depriving their families of,
subsistence. There are at least 1,000 others in a state of com-
parative destitution, because they are awed by others.—Wor-
cestershire Chronicle.

THE NEW " M.P." FOR IPSWICH.-Mr. Thoma
Gladstone is not a partner in his father's mercantile
affairs. He is the eldest son, and fortunate it is for him
that he is, as he is the dullest, we should say the only
positive dull one, in the family. He is, in short, the best
looking, but the leait intellectual, of all who bear the
name. He will, therefore, make an admirable aristo-
crat, should his father's London dinners and indomitable!
perseverance, backed by his son 'William's talents and
rising reputation, issue—as the world whispers—ill al
Peerage for the veteran money-maker. Liverpool
Chronicle.

Sin JOSEPH LITTLEDALE.—We regret to learn
that this excellent Judge and most estimable man is la-
bouring- under severe bodily infirmities, and although no
immediate danger is apprehended, his situation is such as
to give the utmost pain to his friends, and precludes the
most remote hope of his recovery.
We are glad to perceive that the example e
promptly set by her Majesty, of contributing to the pressing
wants of the distressed manufacturers, has been followed by
others of high rank and station. The Queen Dowager has
forwarded 3001. to the Committee ; and his 'loyal highness
Prince Albert, 200/. The Bank of England gives 500/. and
the Mercers' Company 2001., and we hope to find other public
bodies in the lists. The amount received exceeds 15,000/.,
but the sum, to be available in any degree commensurately
with the wants it is intended to relieve, must double and treble
this. The names of the Committee afford a sufficient guarantee.
that the sums placed at their disposal will be administered jut. A..
ciously and in the most useful way.
MEEETING OF THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION AT MAN-
CHESTER.—As the time approaches, which has been
fixed for the commencement of this great re-union of
the lovers of science, the interest taken in its proceed-
ings increases. All the arrangements are progressing
with spirit, and no pains or labour will be spared by the
various public bodies, on whom will devolve the reception
of the Association here, to give due eclat to the interesting
occasion. There are to be two general evening men-
ings of all the members connected with the difli.rent sec-
tions—the first being the opening meeting of the Asso-
ciation, on Thursday evening, the 23d inst., at eight
o'clock, when the President during the past year resigns
his seat to his successor, Lord Francis Egerton, and the
general preliminary business of the Association is dis-
posed of, the report read, &c. The second will be
held on the last night of the Association's meeting,
NVednesday, the 29th instant, at eight o'clock, for closing
the business of the week, when it is probable that the
presidents of the several sections will deliver a resume
of the proceedings in their respective sections during
the morning, meetings of the week. We are glad to
learn that the Society of Friends in this town have
handsomely and at once acceded to a request marle to
them to permit the Association to assemble for -these
two evenings, in their spacious and commodious mereting-
h ouse, Mount-street, which, we believe, will afford si•ats to
upwards of two thousand persons. The promenades
soirees, which many deem by no means the least
interesting meetings of the week, as affording per-
haps more scope than any other for friendly converse
and general social intercourse, will be held on Friday
the 14th, and Tuesday the 28th inst., in the handsome
suite of rooms Ise have already described as conna.led
with the Manchester Royal Insti tuition and the A therve
There will also be a delightful afternoon promenade
afforded by the splendid exhibition of pinks, ranuncu-
luses, roses, and the various rare botanical and horticul-
tural productions which, on that occasion, will grace the
gardens of the Manchester Botanical and Horticultural
Society, at Old Trafford, and to which alt the merabers
of the British Association will have free admisr,toh, on
presenting their tickets.—Manchester Guardian
M. Eugene Sue, the celebrated novelist, has,been
created by the King of the Netherlands a Kn
Ott of the Order
of the Lion.

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THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY' MORNING, JUNE 10, 1842. g%
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FIRE IN ELY CATHEDRAL. 1 IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
1 LAW INTELLIGENCE. , they had been hired from the person to whom Mr. Valentine 1 ELECTION COMMITTEES. EXPERIMENTS WITH LARGE 1 CORN AVERAGES
I had sold them.
HOUSE OF LORDS, June 7. CITY OF WATERFORD.
roperrerejection
yoefs
ane im-y GUNS AT DEAL.
ELY, Jr NE 8.-About eleven o'clock this morning, during I HOUSE OF LORDS. June 9. The COMMISSIONER-Is that information correct, Mr. ;1., Petite'
' The House sat to-day to hear Scotch Appeals. The Peer.
.„ d
the hour of Divine Service, an alarm was given that the ' s , ,
. ine LORI) CHANCELLon took his seat on the Wool- Lord Ch .11 I ord Brougham, and Lord Mathews. Mr. Mathews-It is, Sir. I have been st . ls. The proceedings • •
ica mg The grounds of the petition against the return of Messrs. The preparations for snaking exeriments on an extensive 313, '.11,3,ect0r.14, ;he di ifer4,ll4 t ities ano I ~.wils ir, t 001.114
Ca hedral was on fire, which soon showed itself by the flames i .
sack shortly after Five o'clock. , present Here-theanet or, ,
to Mr. Lewis respecting a present the performers of Covent Christmas and Reade were, the ills. plarge guns, on the coast betwixt Sandwich and Deal,
scale with -t I es, of.
2:: ei,7, .ieriL,
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tAa :it 3, PRICES OF BRITISH conN,
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nave i
busting through the root on the north side of the great ,
Garden Theatre are about to make us. They are going to are now nearly completed, and the experiments will be corn- wl'e4t oes cri. i Oats
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mense number of votes tendered for the Liberal candidate, on • eseeev liii. liz. ; llyv .... ..... 334. 644 •1 Pease .......
of the-and allat first sight appeared to set all
edifice, rea y Several Bills on the table were forwarded a stage. XERR V. COCHRANE.
pay us a compliment in the shape of a piece of plate, and/I menced in the course of the next or following week. Major
account of what was consid-red an erroneous wording of the AVERAGES OF THE LAST .IX WEEKS.
ir
:ItarlaplS to extinguish it at defiance ; but by the . greatest INCOME-TAX.arguments in this part-heard case, the facts of The further
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wish to state that it was shown to rne, and I was about to Hardinge, K.Hand C fain F •of the Royal krtillery, 1,.„,. ~. ~ 8,,,,,,,, pr.% ~ ap yet s, i
certificates. By the decision of the Committee th ' .ose rejecteda .t, entiing wriegr. I-tepee:ye OATS. RI L. _----.
promptitude and alacrity of the citizens, aided by their most The Earl of YARBOROUGII presented a petition
whole
thank them for it, when it was abruptly withdrawn, from a votesthe pollthe petitioners,m'e have proceeded to Deal, the latter to join Major AP.Bean's
were placed on
notion that it would be taken for the benefit of the creditors.company, whom the experiments will be carried on. Major 9 prilt29
g front the county of Lincoln, against the Income-tax.day. --- -------- the position'of the parties. The late Members being thus ejected, •
•
was rescued from destruction. The fire originated from the ;
VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, June 9, I wish to know whether that can be considered the property of Hardtnge, as senior officer, w ill have charge of the whole, lien from 31" y i',l
claim a scrutiny into the votes of the late petitioners, and 39 9 29 3 19 ft 3 i 3 31 9 , 4
carelessness of the plumbers engaged in repairing the leadwork 1 POOR-LAWS.
the creditors. his great practical knowledge as an artillery officer, will able 1 7 .il ,
opened their case with the vote of Charles Bianconi, which they 20 6O !I :25 ;11 1.4 5 , ;,2 a 3
, 1 31 II
of the Cathedral. ( Earl STANHOPE presented petitions from Essex (Before Vice-Chancellor WIGRA3I.)
HALL V. LOVER. The CostettsstoNea -Was it given to you? Mr. Mathees applied to have struckfoff the poll of Messr . s. Barron and Wise. to give correct reports of the details, and how far they may be 27
The following hand. bill with reference to the spirited ex- (against the New Poor-law.
1 His Ho NOUR gave judgment in this case, which was purely -No, it never was presented, but I can't but know that it i 3
I . On the other part, it was contended that the Committee could likely to prove of an advantageous nature to the military arid June :3 -
o a
•art:
ertions of the inhabitants has been extensively circulated :- MACH INERY. t a question of costs. for me •so I thought I ought to mention it. not go into a scrutiny at all, as it only had naval services of this country. The Lords Commissioners of ISIPEAIA L AGG Raul ATE AVERAGES 05 THE SIX V',..,.iiie.
" The Rev. William Selwyn and the Rev. John Ashley, on
Earl STANHOPE presented a petition from the i , The 'Comettssioexe-You did perfectly right. to try the legality of the return on the grounds the Admiralty and the Board of Ordnance have acted with a Wheat... ...... 61s. Sd. f Oats ... 194. (3d.1 8ean5......... :31. '4,,
Sark's,
mentioned in the petition. The Committee, on saseetin • . nuesets Ot4 FOREIGN CORN. ed.
thanks to the inhabitants of the city of Ely, male and female, sawyers of Manchester, against the use of machinery,
- I, The arguments in the case of Doe dem. the Duke of Beau- The COMMISSIONER-I can't consider that the property ( f this day gave its formal decision, that it could not strike off
g important branches of her Majesty's service, and have spared eet,„t ll3. (ea 1 Oets
74 Od., Bean;... ..••••i6'' ~,, gat by whose most active and willing exertions, the fire which and praying for relief,
fort v. Gough were resumed this morning. At the conclusion Mr. Mathews. the vote objected to. Messrs. Barron and Wise, both Libe- no personal exertion, in addition so the fullest instructions, for Barley lost Od. 1 nye
broke out this morning- in the roof of the Cathedral, was, under ANATO.MY BILL. lof the arguments the Court gave judgment, making the rule The insolvent was then ordered to be discharged fortheith. isle, are therefore t i • Al embers he s tting A embers ; but the resolution of cerf •ine on the experiments in the most effectual manner. The - eggse-
the blessing; of Almighty God, so promptly extinguished. Earl STANHOPE gave notice that he would, on , for a new trial absolute.
the ,Committee contains a special Report to the House, by follojwit; guns, having been previously mounted on ship car- MARKETS-YESTERDAY'
" College, Ely, June 8, 1842.''
riages at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, have been delivered at
Tuesday next, present a petition numerously signed The Court then proceeded to heir motions. COURT OI RE VIE IV June 8. which the ejected Members may, if they think fit, apply by a COLONIAL MARKET. Deal, along with fifty rounds of balls, and cartridges for eaeli:- ricateli
EXPAATE REYNA'. AND OTHERS IN RE GYE AND HUGHES, petition within fourteen days for a scrutiny. Most parties being at the races no public sales, and p
quarter''
REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS AND on the subject of the Ana tom Anatomy Bill. He did not
COURT
DEAI'H S. mean to raise any discussion on the subject, but i
THE QUEEN V. DONALDSON, THE LATE PROPRIETORS OF VAUXHALL GARDENS.
Mr. Archibald, with Mr. Bacon, appeared for the petitioners, -
ATHLONE. , . •
Dundas s principle, removed from the Geyser steam frigate, little business was done. The imports light from all i_ed
Paw Sugar was little asked for, but prices were susta nod
merely to give an opportunity to persons interested . The Court delivered judgment this morning in this cast, to try its range on land ; one 56 pouoder, weighing 97. cvs t.,
(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) and Air. Anderton and Mr. Keene for the respondents. The labours of this Committee also terminated ,ester- Coffee firm, and in request, but Cocoa teas dull of sae'
to offer statements as they
in the matter such . . might 1 which has been repeatedly argued. The point at issue : •• • on Mr. Monk'sprinciple; one 56 ditto, weighing 80 cwt was, as This was a petition from Mr Re Hal and other creditors of a ;the ,d y
When this valuable Act came into operation, we were told
ftia-tt the clergy of the estalishment were moit inveterate in think tit. ito -e right of the Commissioners o sewers to assessKona' tun • 0-. •C • • f • ' - • ' ' l' d The decision.-- db th
the bankrupts, praying that an order of the Commissioners to the ak atenor case. e was governed y e same on Mr. Honk's princilae ; one 42 ditto, weighing 80 cwt.,
TEA MAIIKe.T.
teeir denunciations of it ; but we hoped that after a FINES AND RECOVERIES BILL. i Palace to the sewers'-rate. reduce the amount of their proofs might be reschaled. and that arguments and precedents. The Member returned was Capt. on Mr. Monk's principle; one 10 inch gun, weighing 85 cwt., on There were few buyers of Free Trade Tea, but holders ore
a f°r•
short tiire their hostility
; The Court decided in favour of the Crown, declaring that the petitioners' proofs upou the separate estates of the bank- De La Poe Beres'Ord ; the defeated candidate was Mr. Ferrell . principle, '
General Millar's • one 8 inch ditto •h• 65 •
, weig ing cet., firm, and obtained full rates. Few parcels were offered
palace was notliable to the rate.
the
sale. Company's Congou ls. Bd. cash.
appears they still negle, t no opportunity of expressing Bill w„ read a third time and passed. i The various cases which afterwards came before the Court 1.
oefore the order was made. ' electors, named Dowd and Glynn. S 1 evera magnificent guns of a very large calibre, capable of TALLOW MARKET.
their detestation of this wise and salutary enactment.
JURISDICTION OF JUSTICE BILL.. afforded no point of general interest. Mr. ARCHIBALD stated the facts in the petition. In Feb., The Committee ' declared this morning that Mr. Ferrell containing solid shot of 1301bs. weight, were recently cast at 4.51'
Prices firm, but with few buyers. Parcels on the spot,
A clergyman in the West of England, not 100 miles ;
d the foundry of Alessrs. Walker and Co., for Mehemet Ali,
from Plymouth, has done much to mislead his parishioners on On the motion of the LORD CHANCELLOR, ;
BAIL COURT, June 9. 1825, the petitioners lent Messrs. Gye and Hughes 7,000/. to ought to have been returned, as the rejected votes were goo
Pacha of Egypt, and proved at the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich. ''
6d and 495. for delivery in last three months of the year'
the nature of it, and with this view always, when the child is the Jurisdiction of Justice Bill was read a third time I enable them to purchase Vauxhall Gardens, for which sum the ones ; but, as in the WaterfJrd
.case, a special Report to the WHITECHAPEL HAY MARKET.
baptized, inserts in the register of baptism, the date of the and passed.
(Before Mr. Justice \Via HTNIAN.) to give a joint and separate bond, and a mortirge Heuse will leave it open to the
latter agreedejected Member to petition for The founders of these uns havin ex ressed a wish to have the
g g P There was a good 3 ' with a fair demand for all desceri?;,
upply,
• APPLICATION FOR A CERTIORARI, range of one of them tried to its utmost extent, their desire i PS'
on the gardens. The deed was executed in Nov., 1826. pun a scrutiny within the usual period. teens ; prices without alteration. Clover, 2/. to Si. 45.3
child's birth, in violation of repeated decisions in the Law Lord WESTERN presented a petition from the , The SOLICITOR-GENERAL moved for a certiorari to remove hasheen complied with, and a suitable ship-carriage, and one • •
Courts to the contrary.-(See Wihen v. Law, 3 Starkie, 63 ; the '2Bth of November another sum of 7,000/. was advanced By the decisions of these two Committees, the Whigs gain, D. 16s. to 4/. ; Straw, 18. 10s. to 1/ 14s.
town oe Wealden, against the Income-tax •. into the Court certain re
ie , also, aturns of the Town-Council of the bo- u like security, dsubsequently f 8 000/ for the three votes, and the Conservatives lose the same number.
pan a -
DMus c. Donovan, 3 'Haggard, 301 ; Rex v. Clapham, 4 Car- . `
purpose. A 3 pounder gun, weighing 50 cwt., and a splendid COUNTRY CORN MARKETS.
__gee/
etition from
rington and Payne, 29). He then tells the parents nut to go to i p - Colchester against the reduction of the . rough of Leeds. The application was made under the Ist of
same purpose, and under similar agreements, making in all
Victoria. and arose from the following proceedings. An elec- 32 pounder brass howitzer, constructed on a plan of Lieut.- - , e..w'
the Registrar of Births, as his entry- of the time of protective duties on seeds ; also, a similar petition a sum of 22,C00/. In the latter end of 1826 1,0001. was re- MONEY 11,1ARliET and CITY NEWS Colonel D d I of A 'll ' Iv. e, Harley. I slat,. 6,,.... ,
_,., un. as ( Ins ....rti ery „. . ) w ill aleo be forwarded
lion fur Town-Councillors took place in the borough of Leeds
P thus reducing the debt to 21,000/. Subject to that mort- , . , . birth is sufficient. The Registrar has detected many in- from the farmers assembled a Newmarket, in 1840, and a dispute arose as to whether Mr. Potts or Mr. . Gye .
TINIES.-The proclamation published in yes g q , . . K. .f,.t06. j , to :, is
terdas Ga- at the same time for the purpose of having their qualities re- i__- -----• I
Par luarter R to . ot 10
stances already where parents have been thus misled, and a petition to the same effect from Blackwell, in 7 Richardson was elected. Mr. Richardson was, however, ad-and Hughes heldthe R 1 Gardens at xheli gage,
The Reverend Gentleman has also made it his business le In Ala y,1840, separate fiats were sued out against these gentle- . in e. • , ;
~
.3rairio ee 132 7'. 21 34 93 ,43 ,31 . 34 2:`,
.6
i-ssex. milted by the Mayor, but Mr. Potts applied to the Court oftom the City. The bankers have already been eeighing .
'he peti-
t:nen, and in June following a. joirtt fiat was issued. 'I .
C iithten i• e 61 1.7 2 20 ,2- 33 41 '3-/ 0)
to personally wait on the different nurses in pia net h_ sovereign singly lor two days, and to-day the shopkeepers COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. '2 ,211,ri,i,
bourhood, and caution them not to inform the Registrar of any Lord LOP TON .... ~. - presented a petition from the i ' • d• Then a
Queen's Bench, and was declared to be duly electe • . tioners then took steps to secure the benefit of the property in i-6; - 2;4 l6 ;- 29 --;
are beginning to act iin the same principle, so that no light
?question arose as to the payment of 201. or 301. paid by the
births that may take place, threatening them, that if he dis- county of Cavan, in Ireland, g . against the Nat' on- 1 qsatisfaction of their debt in the usual manner. The assignees ^ Yesterday a Court was held for the dispatch ef husi • 7"‘"tiester 1 s'. 65 26 3, 20 24 3 38 I t :4
I a , Mayor for advice taken by him in the case, and also of 54/. sovereign wilt pass as current. Much, of course, is said of the minnow i4s 55 2i 28 19 2) ; 2;, 40 IN. .
covers any births have been registered through their informs- System of Education in that country. ; -
costs. A motion was made that these sums should be paid out contested their right to the property. A reference was made loss which the holders will incur by suddenly having their ness' There was a very full attendance of members, on or„,thAin 1 611 73 28 33 '..2 SS 136401 -- , lion, they will incur his displeasure, and he will withhold from The Earl of STAN-HOPE made some observations ;of the borough funds, which was negatived •; but another else- to the Commissioners, who decided in favour of the mortga- sovereigns reduced from the nominal to the bullion va ue ;u 1 b t account of the expected presentation of the Report eels- Grimsby* 56 74 2S 23 IS '2l j 36 40 :„." 119
them their share of the charitable gifts in the disposal of him- relative to the motion made by the Earl of Radnor, a i lion having taken place, a similar motion was made, and car. '7'
crees 'lle gardens were then sold by auction in September, 1 • • •
1841, for the sum of 20,200/ , and 1,000/. for the machinery. the genera impression is that.,t e C:7l o
.a ie coinage h 1 f relit ' had five to the office of Town Clerk, a subject which has ,I"ilsin -
30 I ' ...- so
self aria; the churchwardens. His anathemas bases been also • . •
_cached such a 'such that it ens necessary some remedy, even excited a vast deal of interest allongst the Citizens of j'i'''" ..... -rt :170 t.j.72 113 ','? *,,ii " 45 29 "
few evenings ago, for the number of advances made by ried, which he (the Solicitor• General) subtnated was irre A deposit for the sum of 2,020/., being ten per cent. on the everts 129 SO si
if a violent oneshould . F London. , be taken to arrest its progress. or Lew., 5l 62 27 t.B IS 22- 34 36 2:73 $1
thundered from the pulpit against the authors of this " wicked
~
i •gular, and therefore that the rule should be granted.
arid infidel Act ;" and only a few weeks since he refused to the Government for the relief of the distress of the • purchase money, was lodged with the auctioneer, but the peti-
-34 64 24 24 16 20 ..:13 33 3'-
Rule nisi granted. some time past the bankers have been unable to refuse to take CONCERT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE POOR 3IANU- L'!" mine- a child to be buied in the churchyard, because the child's country.
t - 11
Norwich
birth had been registered, and it had not been baptssed. Some CIVIL DECREES BILL (IRELAND). SHERIFFS' COURT, Juue 9. to be permitted to prove for the full amount of their debre
, consequence was, that they were encumbered with a quantity of The T ) , ,
LORD MAYOR put in a letter from the Secretary •''''''''--
of the Rev. Gentleman's parishioners have also been guilty of so, .s
i his Bill went through Committee. ; Several undefended causes were taken at the sitting of the t - two bankru ts, and that tne • . , , • against the separa e e fates of the P coin which seas inadmissible at the Bank of England. A sitni- fiI,III ford
of the Philharmonic Society asking the use of the Gaihi. . 56 (-8 24 a 8 18 s 8 a 6 31 ho
the awful crime of getting married at the Registry-office and ~, Court. order of the Commissioner to reduce their claim under these
far difficulty occurred at the Stamp, and other revenue offices, sandwich 6l 71 2s 34 t 5 no ;33 C 9 13'r
~ ;1
Dissenting chapels :to those this apostle of Christ holds out 1 Ise House then adjourned. i
• PETTIT V. ORD. fiats might be rescinded. hall for a concert for the poor manufacturers now in Inetrord
and the complaints of individuals who, having a coin that was
no mercy in this world or the next ; and the poor creatures ----.. eigo.
• This was an action brought to recover the sum of 127/. for Hie HONOUR said, that if they meant . to insist on having a full
considered a legal tender in all transactions of business, could such extreme distress. Wishech .
With,sq 54 64 21 24 21 27 26 31 I,D ji
are consigned to eternal damnation without any ceremony. HOUSE OF commoNs, June 9. .; furniture supplied to the plaintiff, who suffered judgment to go proof they must apply to the Court to vary its former order. not ass it at Somerset House, were often repeated. By the Mr. PL. J - .
R. ONES said it was with great pleasure he Yarmouth co e 9 ze 32 , '24 30 !SS 40 196
It would fill many columns of your paper: if I were to re- There being only thirty-four Members present at by default. . . . . Mr. ARCHIBALD said they were about to apply for leave to Proclamation, at least, the anomaly is put an end to according moved that the request be granted. This hall was not 1... v 1,-. it POOL CORN M ti. PINET..-June 7 '
count a tithe of the infamous conduct of the clergy respecting g• , John Dixon proved that he had delivered goods for the amend the prayer of t phe etition to that effect ; but Lie. p b ,ifll le i • ' '. ~ 101°' ' our o Clock, the House was adjourned till to-morrow. i " to which a coin which was currency between man and man refused when requested for the advantage of foreigners, A'ts FAT, Fngiisli, V4'hite, per 70Ib. ..„
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the registration; and I do hope the present Government will be
~ plaintiff to the defendant, comprising a 100 table, value thirty question was whether they had a right to pi ova for the whole was not currency with respect to payments to the Govern- and the Citizens of London would not refuse it to their
Scotch, Vs'tich, and 1\1213X
00 " 9
informed by the Registrar-General that if the parsons are al- - ..............
i guineas, another table of the value of 12/., and an occasional amount ?
ment. Much inconvenience, of course, arises at first from own distressed countrymen.-(Hear, hear.) - Irish, White 8
~, 7 6 6 Q
lowed to obstruct the operation of the Act with such impunity, SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. table of the value of 15/. The arguments of the Learned Counsel on both sides as to the money being slowly weighed at the bankers and the The use of the Halt was then unanimously granted. -- - lied 7 0 9
...it will be impossible to give anything like a correct estimate of i Mr. Under-Sheriff BURCHELL-What do you mean by an these points being concluded, Foreign
FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. public having a considerable quantity of coin forced back THE OFFICE OF TOWN CLERK. 1
tine artnuai number of births ; and therefore that the Act should I 1 occasional table; one had occasionally ? Witness-No, it is a , occas His • Hossoue, said that in this ease the petitioners were the OATS, 13,:ghsh. Welsh. and Scotch, per 4511 i 2 9 •h • h '''
upon t eir ands, but this inconvenience will, it is expected, 5
I GLOBE.-The accounts received within the last Alderman GIBBS brought up the Report of the - Iris!. ..
'.be extended so as to make the register of births obligatory, • table intended to stand before the sofa in the dining-room. mortgagees of the estate of Vanxhall Gardens for a debt of have its attendant good, and the vigilar.c which those who the - Foreign , . ..•.
... ~ e kt
not optional, in order to obtain a complete statistical table in few days 1 from Ireland and Scotland are painfully , several other articles were supplied to the amount claimed. 21,000/. The mortgagees two years ago appLed to the Court receive gold coin wil be found to exereise in their own defence Special Committee in the reference with es
t to
." 3,,itLE.V, English, Malting, per Imp. quarter Z'O t% 9
the Registrar-General's Annual Report, confirmatory of the fact, that in all the three divisions 1 The Jury returned a verdict for the full amount. for a sale of the premises, and leave to prove for the deficiency, will prove a serious check to the practice of " sweating," office of Town Clerk. - Scotch and Irish, per 60111
4
PlyMpfori, St. Mary, Devon, June 6, 1842. of the United Kingdom the extreme of distress is which being granted, the estate was sold and purchased by one _tee, ens a,.,„-;,., „see se- ~,,o, ._ e eeens _see, eree, The Report was substantially ne follows .----in - Feeding 3fi _ 4

KNIGHTSBRIDGE COMPLETE
SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION.

This Association held its weekly meeting on Wednesday, at
Thornton's Coffee-house.

Mr. 1 human was called to the chair.

A Secretary and Treasurer were elected, and a committee,
consisting of four electors and five non-electors, chosen by
th.llot. A letter was read by the Secretary, Mr. Westerton,
which had been sent to him by a person, whose signature was
" An Honest Elector of Nottingham," and who declared him-
self to be a supporter of " honest John Walter," in answer to
the address of the Association to the electors of that town. If,
to afford amusement, was the object of the writer, he was emi-
nently successful, for the reading of the letter excited repeated
bursts of laughter. In the course of the evening, the follow-
ing resolutions were passed :-
1-hat the Council, at the ame time, record their warmest
thanks to that portion of the public press which has honestly
and temperately advocated the political and social rights of the
heople, and trust that such papers and periodicals will always
ave the preference in their libraries, reading-rooms, coffee-
houses, and places of public resort.
" That this Council respectfully request that the proprietors
of the newspaper press throughout the kingdom will report
proceedings in connexion with the Complete Suffrage Move-
ment ; and this Council will be obliged by copies of any news-
papers, containing such reports, being forwarded to the office of
the Union, at Birmingham, where they will be duly filed; and
this Council further resolve to pay for all copies of such papers
which may be so forwarded."

THE CHRISTINO-CARLIST CON-

SPIRACY.

The belief has been long current in the higher political cir-
cles of a new Christino-Carlist conspiracy against Espartero, as
Regent of Spain, but no direct proofs of it have as yet been
obtained. Some light is new thrown on this subject by an im-
portant document which has been communicated to us, being a
note written by the ex-Queen, Maria Christina, residing at pre-
sent in Paris, to her brother-in-law, Don Carlos, now a state
prisoner in Bourges. We subjoin the original letter as well as
a translation.

4' A swg ALTESSZ ROYALE D.C., INFANT DTSPAGNE, &c.
" Par suite de la reponse que vous m'avez faite par l'organe
du General N---- a mon premier message verbal, je tie crois
.devoir plus hesiter de vous temoiguer toute la confiance quo
m'inspire votre caractere personel. Le sort m'a poursuivi
...tomme votre Altesae Royale, et ce que plus est, je suis pour le
szoment separee de mes augustea enfans. Au nom de la sainte
religion qui nous anime, ainsi que pour le bleu etre des Espag-
rmis, qui, entraines par un homme que j'ai comble de mes
peuvent pour un moment avoir oublie lour saint devoir,
nous co-opererons a une entreprise, qui bien qu'elle n'ait point
reussi a mon gre en Septembre dernie:, ne manquera eepen-
-4 !ant par sots eft salutaire du moment que nous agissons de
concert. Jr souscrirais volontiers aux conditions raison-
'rabies que roils jugerez a propos de me faire soumettre.
" Votre affectionnee,
" Mars 14. " Al. C."
" To HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS, D.C., INFANT OF SPAIN,&e.
" In consequence of the answer you have given, through
general N—, to my first verbal message, I think I should
rlt hesitate any longer in testifying to you all that confidence
;vitt; which your personal character inspires me. Fate has
persecuted me as well as your Royal Highness, and what is
rnore, I am for the moment separated from my august children.
In the name of the holy religion which inspires us, as well as
for the good of the Spaniards, who, carried along by a man
whom I have loaded with benefits, may for a moment have for-
gotten their sacred duty, we will combine in an enterprise
which, although it did not succeed as I would have wished
last September, will riot fail in its salutary effect from the
-moment we act in concert. I would willingly subscribe to
such reasonable conditions as you may deem it expedient forme
1,, submit to.—Your affectionate, 111. C.
March 14."

This dt.cuntent will, no doubt, call forth the attention of our
Government, who are entitled to ask for some explanatiou
from that of France, provided they believe it to be genuine.
We are not without expectation of some further information on
_this matter.—Morning Paper.

•
GLOBE.—The accounts received within the last
few days from Ireland and Scotland are painfully
confirmatory of the fact, that in all the three divisions
of the United Kingdom the extreme of distress is
alarmingly prevalent. The people have been very
justly complimented by certain Members of the Go-
vernment on the patience they have shown under their
accumulated sufferings ; but we regret to observe that
in Ireland force has been resorted to, and that a boat
laden with meal has been attacked by the populace.
As a temporary measure of relief, the issuing of the
Queen's letter may have a good effect. But private
benevolence will be found very inadequate to meet the
evil which afflicts so large a portion of the community.
In all directionsemplovment appears to be diminishing,
while the prices of provisions are everywhere on the
rise ; and though the increased dearness of food is ob-
viously a great aggravation of the existing distress, we
are told by Conservative writers that the people do not
dc4ire to have food at a cheap rate, but only re-
quire the money to purchase it. This might be true,
if there were any hope that the measures of the present
Government would make wages good, and employ-
ment plentiful. But, as far as the acts of the Mi-
nistry are likely to affect either one or the other,
it is almost certain that the former will be lowered,
and the latter curtailed, instead of receiving a fa-
vourable impetus. The reductions of Sir Robert
Peel are almost all in the wrong direction—faci-
litating the importation of many articles which
have hitherto afforded employment to the
people ; and the Premier has been justly com-
plained of for his determination to put foreign in
competition with English goods, while he refuses to
allow to the manufacturers of the latter the advantage
of cheap provisions, with which the introduction of
continental rivalry ought in fairness to be accompanied.
We are told that it is not a reduction in the price of
food that is wanted, but an increase in the amount of
employment. But this is false ; for full employment
does not produce sufficient sustenance, and it never
will, until the cost of living in this country is assimi-
lated to that of the Continent.

STANDARD.—Sir Robert Inglis last night pre-
sented a petition from certain electors of Nottingham,
complaining of their indefinite disfranchisement by
the suspension of the writ of election moved for upon
Sir George Larpent's retirement, the petitioners
denying that they knew anything of a corrupt
compromise. This petition places the question of
Mr. Roebuck's Committee in a somewhat new light.
Up to the present time a writ has never been sus-
pended except upon a Report of an Election Com-
mittee, framed after a judicial inquiry upon sworn
evidence. In the case of Nottingham and the other
towns referred to Mr. Roebuck's Committee there
has been no inauiry, and there can be no inquiry,
upon sworn evidence : the writs are suspended upon a
bare suggestion of a Member of the House that certain
compromises have been made, and may be brought to
light by a proper investigation. Now, though there may
be admitted a strong presumption that Mr. Roebuck
will prove the facts that he has suggested, there remains
the question whether the suspension of the writs is at all
connected with his proving of the several cases. It does
not, at least at present, appear that any such con-
nexion exists. Supposing, for argument's sake, the cor-
rupt compromises proveable, the compromise of the
principals does not necessarily imply any corruption in
the constituents. One can easily conceive a case in which
the constituents may be the most injured party. There
occurs to us an instance in point, which was much
spoken ofabout ten years ago. An Irish county, Meath,
was canvassed by two candidates--one a very popular
agitator, now no more, and the other a Whig gobleman.
The agitator's success was believed to be certain, but
on the eve of the election he disappeared, and his rival
was returned without opposition. It was said that
the successful nobleman had bought off his competitor
by a large sum of money. The story was possibly,
nay, for the honour of the deceased, we will say pro-
bably false ; but that the story was told proves the
possibility of such an arrangement, which is, indeed,
otherwise self evident. The presumption plainly is, that
in a very numerous constituency such as that of
Nottingham, the electors cannot .be parties to a cor-
rupt compromise. Why then ought they to suffer
by it even the affront of a temporary suspension of
the writ ? But, again, we are to inquire how can the
suspension of the writ assist Mr. Roebuck's purpose of
investigation ? Sir John Hobhouse is actually at
this moment sitting for Nottingham upon the votes
of these same electors, from whom the suspension of
the writ withholds the opportunity of returning a
second Member.

EARTHQUAKE IN GREECE.--It is stated in a letter
from Athens that the earthquake in Greece, which took place
in April last, and of which we gave an account some time
back, was felt more severely at Athens itse'f than we were at
first led to suppose. Several houses were thrown down, and
the walls of the fort were much injured. The sea advanced
five metres on the shore, ar.d in retiring left the vessels near
the land completely dry.
The facade of the Hotel-de-Ville, towards the
square, is about to be enriched with twelve new statues.
A fire occurred at Dantzic on the 27th ult., which
destroyed several houses and the new synagogue. The tire first
appeared in a stable, and it is supposed that a drunken carman
was the cause of it.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, .Tune 8.

IN RE JOHN LAIIONT.

This insolvent, the brewer, traded under the firm of La-
mont, Stewart, and Co. Hei was made a bankrupt a short
time back, and had passed his last examination, but had not
as yet obtained his certificate. The application to this Court
was to discharge the insolvent on sureties until his hearing,
appointed for the 15th of July.
The schedule exhibited debts exceeding 1C0,0001., which
were reduced, after omitting those without consideration, and
others more than once entered, to 97,0001., which sum includes

several mortgages on property. There is property mentioned
on the schedule to upwards of 40,0001., and the debts owing
to the firm amounted to nearly 25,000/. The insolvency is as-
cribed to the failure of the business in which the whole of Mr.
Lamont's private fortune was embarked.
The COURT accepted bail in the sum of 2,0001., and the
discharge was ordered.
The CsuEF CostuisstoNEa observed that it was frequently
stated that this Court discharged persons from large amounts
of debts, but it was not likewise mentioned that in many cases,
like the present, the whole of the property was under the
jurisdiction of the Court of Bankruptcy.

JUNE 9.
Iv RE CHARLES JAMES MATHEWS.

The insolvent in this case was the well-known lessee and
manager of Covent-garden.
After baying been sworn and taken his stand in the box al-

lotted to insolvents under examination, the Registrar of the
Court inquired if there were any opposition to the insolvent's
discharge,. when a long time intervened without any person an-
swering. At length a person from the body of the Court, in a
stentorian voice, with a strong Scotch twang, shouted out " I,
Alexander Logie, oppose Charles Mathews' discharge."
The individual who made this announcement having entered
the witness-box presented such an outre appearance as to excite
a roar of laughter throughout the Court.
The Learned CHIEF COMMISSIONER having inquired if
there weri further opposition ?
Mr. La was, the insolvent's solicitor, said that this was the
only creditor who opposed out of 225 who appeared in the
sehedule.

The Minister of Public Instruction having col-
looted and laid before the Royal Council of Public Instruction
testimonial of the skilful, humane, and zralous care and atten-
tion paid by the students and dressers at several of the hos-
pitals, and by other young medical men, to the sufferers from
the railroad disaster on the Bth ult., the Minister decided that
all the charges for inscriptions, examinations, and diplomas
which they have still to pay, in order to obtain their degree of
doctori should be remitted. Some of them having already ac-
quired a right to this remittance, from being laureates of the
Faculty, or sons of professors, the Minister, in the name of the
University of France, awarded to them several valuable works
on medicine, surgery, and nasural history, as tokens of its satis-
faction.

The op? osing creditor (who appeared in person) then, by
the direction of the Court, proceeded to examine Mr. Mathews,
after having stated that he was a theatrical ornament-maker
in the New Cut, Lambeth, and that the insolvent was indebted
to him in, the sum of 481. 18s. 3id., out of which 5/. was paid
through 'his attorney.
Mr. Commissioner REYNOLDS—For what was the debt
contracted ? Logie--For spangles, lace, tinsel, and all kinds
of theatrical decorations.

Mr. Commissioner IlEyNotns—Does counsel appear for
Mr. Mathews ? Mr. Lucas—Yes ; we have retained Messrs.
Cook, Woodroffe, and
In reply to the Learned Counsel, the opposing creditor said,
with much vehemence and eccentricity of manner, that he
should keel, Mr. Mathews for a fortnight under examination.
Logic (addrrssing the insolvent)—What has become of
Madame Vestris's jewels ? Insolvent (handing the key of a
small box into Court)—They were sold in the year 1838.
Mr. Commissioner REYNOLDS—AII ? Insolvent—Yes, all.
Logie—Do you know a persrn called Mrs. Cassidy ? In-
solvent—Yes. f The manner and expressiens of the opposing
creditor at this part of the proceedings was such as to call forth
a severe reprimand from the Court.] I don't know where she
is at present. About two months ago she was discharged from
the theatre in, consequence of not paying some bills the amount
of which she was given.
Logic—Did she ever pawn any things for Madame Vestris ?
Insolvent—C ertainly not for Mrs. Mathews, but she has
pawned artie :les belonging to her without her knowledge or
permission.

The arguments of the Learned Counsel on both sides as to
these points being concluded,
His Hot4outt said that in this case the petitioners were the
mortgagees of the estate of Varmintll Gardens for a debt of
21,0001. The mortgagees two years ago appl.od to the Court
for a sale of the premises, and leave to prove for the deficiency,
which being granted, the estate was sold and purchased by one
of the parties who obtained the order, and there was now
realised 20,0001., which is appropriated to the payment of the
debt of 21,000/., so that in all reason arid conscience 1.0001.
only was due. But they said, " No, we won't touch that; we
will go in and prove before the Commissioner for 21,0001.," al-
leging that to be the amount of their debt, which was con-
trary to the fact. They were, however, admitted, but the at-
tention of the Commissioner being called to the circumstances,
and also to the order of the Court, that they should prove only
fur the deficiency, he conceived that it was his duty to cor-
rect the order, and reduce the original amount of the peti-
tioner's proof to the deficiency only, and they now came
there, two years after the estate had been sold in satisfaction
of their own debt, and desire the Court to allow them to swear
that their debt is 21,0001., and that what the Commissioner
did on reconsideration was erroneous ; but the Court de-
clared that what the Commissioner did first was erroneous ;
and that his second order was correct ; and considering that
there is no ground for this application, the petition would be
dismissed with costs.

OXFORD CIRCUIT.
Days and places appointed for holding the Summer Assizes,
in the sixth year of the reign of Queen Victoria, before Lord
Chief Justice Tindal and Mr. Justice Erskine.
Berkshire—Monday, July 11, at Abingdon.
Oxfordshire—Wednesday, July 13, at Oxford.
Worcestershire—Saturday, July 16, at Worcester.
City of Worcester—Same day, at the City of Worcester.
Staffordshire—Wednesday, July 20, at Stafford.
Shropshire—Wednesday, July 27, at Shrewsbury.
Herefordshire—Saturday, July 30, at Hereford.
Monmouthshire—Wednesday, August 3, at Monmouth.
Gloucestershire—Saturday, August 6, at Gloucester.
City of Gloucester—Satre day, at the City of Gloucester.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE,
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Eliza Gosling, who, daring the last four years, has been
repeatedly brought before this Court. and has passed at least
ten months out of twelve in gaol, was again brought up for
drunken and disorderly conduct. So violent is her conduct
generally, that of late the precaution of handcuffing her before
she is placed at the bar is invariably adopted.
Police-constable, No. 145 of the C division, stated that about
half-past one yesterday morning, as he was proceeding on duty
along New Bond-street, he found the prisoner sitting on the
step of a door, completely naked; her clothes, which she
had taken cff lying beside her, and amusing herself by singing
or rather shrieking out at the top of her voice, " Had I a heart.
for falsehood framed," &c. Witness desired her to desist, and
put her clothes on, but she refused, and vociferated a torrent of
abuse, abounding with the most grossly obscene expressions at
him, and he was ultimately obliged to send for the police
stretcher, and with the assistance of several other constables
conveyed her to the station-house.
Eliza—Do you think I was such a fool as to walk when
such skulking lazy fellows as you are prowling about all night?
No ; I'd see you jolly well
Mr. HA RDWICK--Eliza, I must send you for another month.
Eliza—Much obliged to you I am for that kindness.
You've done the like of this several times before, but I'll pay
you out some day. , I wculd not even regret two months if your
worshipful self was obliged to sit there till I return.
She was then, after a violent struggle removed to the lock-
up cell.
Thomas Ginnery, a very decent-looking youth, between 15
and 16 years of age, was eharged with picking pockets.
Mr. David Urquhart, of No. 2, Hertford-street, May-fair,
stated that yesterday afternoon, between two and three o'clock,
as he was walking up St. James's-street., he felt a tug at his
coat pocket, and instantly turning round, caught the prisoner
in the act of taking his hand out of it. 'the prisoner directly
ran across the street, and spoke to a man standing there, who
passed hurriedly on. In the meantime he (the prosecutor)
had missed his purse, which contained about 41. in gold and
silver. He ran after and overtook the prisoner, whe begged
to be let go, and said," to save trouble," he would get the purse
hack. The prosecutor, however detained him until he met
with a policeman. On his being searched the• purse was not
found in his lossession.
A gentleman, who was passing by stated that he saw the
prisoner give the purse to the man he run over to, who directly
made off.
A police constable stated that the prisoner was known as
the associate of thieves.
He was committed for three months to hard labour.
Margaret Dwyer, alias Callaghan, a healthy-looking
respectably-dressed young woman, with an infant. at her breast,
was brought up for further examination, charged with uttering
counterfeit money.
Mr. George Bristow, the landlord of the King's Head,
public-house in Crown-street, Soho, stated that about twelve
o'clock on the night of the 31st of May last, the prisoner came
to his bar with the child in her arms, and called for a glass of
gin, and tendered in payment for it a shilling, which he being
very busy at the instant, his house being about to be cleared,
changed without looking at it, and the prisoner went away. but
immediately afterwards he discovered it to be a bad one ; and
having put a private mark on it, kept it apart from other
moneys. On the 2d inst., the prisoner earns again and tendered
another shilling which he on the instant discovered to be a
counterfeit one, and calling in the police, gave the prisoner into
custody. She was searched, but no other bad money was fouud
about her,
Mr. Powell, the solicitor to the Mint, identified the prisoner
as a yr ell.knovvn smasher.
She was committed to take her trial at the ensuing sittings
of the Central Criminal Court.
Mr. Bristow stated that since the prisoner's apprehension he
had had no less than 13 counterfeit shillings offered at his bar.

The town of Zurich, says the He/vt'tie, has been
thrown into confusion by the death of a young student, named
Kirchmeier, who was killed by one of the night patrol of the
place. Five students having spent the evening together, one
of them, named Steub, got intoxicated. When the time of
separation arrived, two of them proceeded to see him home,
He was noisy, and attracted the attention of the night patrol,
who took him into custody. The other two tried to rescue
him, and some blows were exchanged. Staub and another
succeeded in gettinff off, and were pursued by all the patrol,
except one, who remained with the other student in his cus-
tody. Some squabble ensued between them, and on the
guard's hat being knocked off by a blow of the student's cane,
he drew his sword, and pierced him in the groin, killing him
almot instantaneously. The Academic Senate, after a long
&liberation. has sent a deputation to the Burgomaster on the
and the professors of the School of Industry have
done the
same.

Logie—Dc, you know Lewis Levi, the proprietor of the Vic-
toria Theatre ? Insolvent—Yes, lam a creditor of his for 1001.
Logie—That is a lie—Lewis Levi would not lend any man
twopence.
Mr. Commissioner REYNOLDS-1f such language be used I
shall order you to leave the Court. You are at liberty to put
any questions. you think proper, but it must be done iu a proper
and respectful manner to the Court.
Logie shrugged his shoulders, and continued—Have you
made away with any books? Insolvent—l have sold some
books to Mr. Willis, of the Piazza, Covent-garden, for 801. I
have no specific agreement that the books should be returned
to me, but there is a tacit understanding that if at the end of
four months 1 should be able to raise the sum of 801., I would
get them in -preference to a stranger. They are books of no
intrinsic value, but they were some which I had sele-tod myself
at various times.

MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS
TIMES.—The proclamation published in yesterday's Ga.
zette about the light coinage has created a considerable sensa-
tion in the City. The bankers have already been weighing
every sovereign singly lor two days, and to-day the shopkeepers
are beginning to act on the same principle, so that no light
sovereign will pass as current. Much, of course, is said of the
loss which the holders will incur by suddenly having their
sovereigns reduced from the nominal to the bullion value ; but
the general impression is that the evil of a light coinage had
reached such a pitch that it was necessary some remedy, even
if a violent one, should be taken to arrest its progress. For
some time past the bankers have been unable to refuse to take
light coinage, lest they should offend their customers, and the
consequence was, that they were encumbered with a quantity of
coin which was inadmissible at the Bank of England. A simi-
lar difficulty occurred at the Stamp, and other revenue offices,
and the complaints of individuals who, having a coin that was
considered a legal tender in all transactions of business, could
not pass it at Somerset House, were often repeated. By the
proclamation, at least, the anomaly is put an end to according
to which a coin which was currency between man and man
was not currency with respect to payments to the Govern-
ment. Much inconvenience, of course, arises at first from
the money being slowly weighed at the bankers and the
public having a considerable quantity of coin forced back
upon their hands, but this inconvenience will, it is expected,
have its attendant good, and the vigilant which those who
receive gold coin wil be found to exereise in their own defence
will prove a serious check to the practice of " sweating,"
which has deteriorated the coin to a great extent. That
there is much dissatisfaction on the subject is, of course, neces-
sary. in a matter which will entail a loss on so many of the
holders of gold coin ; and among other complaints is one that an
office has not been formally appointed to take the sovereigns
at bullion value—a complaint which is founded on the belief,
that the holders of light sovereigns will be driven to the bullion
merchants, who would, of course, pay only s•tch a price as would
allow a profit to themselves, and thus the holder would sustain
a further loss, in addition to that created by the difference
between the nominal and the bullion value of the coin. How-
ever, the fact that the Mint is ready to coin all bullion that is
taken to them would seem sufficient to obviate all alarm of that
sort.

The perrr anent securities are slowly improving, and busi-
ness is still limited. Money i 3 easy in the general market, and
herefore there is no scarcity in the Stock-exchange.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Mr. Commissioner REYNOLDS—Are there any scarce edi-
tions amongst them of the ancient drama ? insolvent—Ne,
they are modern works, collected chiefly while I was on the,
Continent.

PORTSMOUTH, Ju ex . —The Pique frigate, Captain Forbes,
came into the harbour on Monday morning to be refitted, &c.
She is last from Carlisle Bay, Barbadoee, which she left 10th
Slay, leaving there the Tweed corvette, senior officer's ship,
Rover, 16, and steam-vessel Flamer. The Warspite, 52, was
expected there, to proceed thence to Antigua and Jamaica.
The Leeward Islands were much more healthy, and the crops
promised abundantly. The Admiral, Sir Charles Adam, was
gone to Honduras in the Illustrious, 72. The Hydra steamer
was to leave Jamaica for England about the eod of July; also
the Racer, 16, both to be paid off.
The brig Weazle, 10, has passed by, frora the Mediter-
ranean, for Chatham, to be paid off. The Lieutet-sant, Edmon-
stone, is promoted to be Commander. She has had a long
passage, having left Malta 20th April. Letters landed at Ply-
mouth state that the fleet under Sir Edward Owen was to sail
from Malta on the 20th Slay ; destination not known.
Rear-Admiral the lion. D. P. Bouverie has struck his flag
on board the Victory, 104, and gone on temporary leave. This
officer's period of service as Superintendent of Portsmouth
Dock-yard will shortly expire.
Rear-Admiral the Hon. Josceline Percy, with his flag in the
Winchester frigate, at Spithead, is waiting further orders, prior
to proceeding to the Cape of Good Hope. She takes despatches
for Vice-Admiral Sir Edward King.
The tender-brig Nautilus, 10, Lieut. Paulson, has returned
to the coast of Sussex to give protection to our fishermen.
Letters from the Ringdove, 16, Commander Sir W. Daniel,
state that she arrived, all well, at Bermuda on the 4th May,
where she was to wait the return of the Admiral.

Mr. CooKE said, those books were sold about two days
before the arrest. of Mr. Mathews, and if they were not thus
disposed of, they would have been swept away in execution and
the creditors WO uld have been minus the SU
The insolven • said the value of them (although he would
not lose then% for a much larger sum) was rather below 801..
as he wished. -to have everything clear, in case the Cuurt would
require Mr.. -Willis to be examined.
The opposiing creditor here entered upon a rambling and in-
coherent •tat ement, which he concluded by saying that he
should carry his case no further, as he thought he could not
get jus:ice.

The Report was substantially as follows :—ln
obedience to a resolution of the Court of the 26th of
May last, in the following words—" That one of the
candidates for the office of Town Clerk having with-
drawn from the contest upon the alleged ground . of a
decision by three out of five referees,whereby the privileges
of the Court have been improperly interfered with, it
be referred to a Special Committee, to inquire into and
report thereon, prior to fixing the day of election to the
office of Town Clerk ; we do certify that we proceeded in
the reference, and requested the attendance of Alderman
Thompson, Alderman Wilson, Sheriff Magnay, Mr. B.
Hardwick, Deputy Brown, Mr. R. L. Jones, Mr. 11. A.
Merewether, and the City Solicitor, and to bring with
them any papers or other documents in their possession,
which they might be desirous of laying before us ; and
were consequently attended by the parties, when Mr.
Pearson was heard and examined at length in respect of
the transactions connected with his being a candidate for
the office of Town Clerk, and the various circumstances
cannected therewith, from the 7th of Mara to the 9th of
May, and who delivered in a variety of documents. That
we had also laid before us the correspondence between
A lderman Thompson and Mr. Thompson, together with
the agreement for a reference drawn up by Mr. Pearson,
and entered into by him and Mr. Merewether, jun., on
the 22d of April last, and which is in the following words:
" Terms of arrangement between Mr. Sergeant
Merewether and the City Solicitor, in the presence, and
with the approbation of, the Chairman of their respec-
tive Committees.

Illr. Mathews was next subjected to a short examination by
the Court, in which he stated that he attributed his insolvency
to losses au•ttained in the management of the Olympic Theatre
during his absence in America. During that tmne it was
under the management of Mr. Manche, and no man could have
fulfilled his trust with more fidelity or talent ; but circum
stances incident to the absence of Madame Vestris and himself
led to the losses he suffered.

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Red
- Foreign . 8 9
OATS, 13,:gbih, Welsh, and Scotch, per 451 b. 2 9
- Iris!.
- Foreign
3a RUA', English, Malting, per Imp. quarter 2O 0
- Scotch and Irish, pet 00111
-- Feeding 3 6
BEANS, English, per Imperial quarter 3B 0
- Irish, &L. 34
- Foreign
PEASE, English, per Iniperial quarter
-- Foreign
FLowt, English, per 260115.
- Irish
OATMEAL, English and Irish, per 2401bs 27 0
Cog, , per 481111).
. 4O it
RYE, per Imperial quarter
MALT, per Imperial quarter

The Presinent, W. is in dock, undergoing repairs. Rumour
says she is to be re-commissioned, and proceed to the Mediter-
ranean.

HANIBURt=

Wticat, :!larks 444 to 509
- Magdeburg._ 4115 to 5:25
Anhalt, %voile 450 to 525,
rcLI 4U5 to 59.5 i
- Bruns%

-- Mecklenburg 498 to 5161
-- Polish 4HI to 5611
- Holstein
Rye, Mecklenburg :46 to 24[11
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Marks 252 to 232
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nigsburg
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Carolina and Tennessee 7 Nit° 9%
Georgia. Ist scat
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Zid and 4th 4%
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Mr. CooKE said, during their absence in America, debt to
the amount. of 3,4001. was contracted—he stated this fact
without the most remote imputation upon Mr. Planche—and
money, to the• amount of 1,7001., arising from the engagement
of Mr. and M rs. Mathews in America, was sent over to pay off
a portion of this debt, and it was so applied.
The insolvent, in reply to the Learned Chief Commissioner,
said the money which had been paid into Court was the pro-
ceeds of jewellery and wearing apparel the property of Mrs.
Mat thews.

MARKETS.

AIN.

Mr. Commissioner REYNOLDS—Do you know of any pro.
psrty now in the possession of Mrs. Mathews or elsewhere'
Insolvent--I solemnly swear Ido not.
The Learned C.HIEF COMUISSIONER said, although he had
no doubt of the truth of Mr. Mathews' statement relative to
the value of the, books sold to Mr. Willis, still he should wish
to have his evitir'ence pro forme, and as he understood he was
not iu Court at that moment, he should order the case to stand
over for a short time until the messenger procured his at-
tendance.

Barley, Mecklcnburgh
Magdeburgh
Holstein
Otierbruck
'Oats, Eider
1- Mecklenburg
-- Holstein
1-- Upland
Pease, Mecklenburg
[leans
Buck Wheat
Rapeseed, Hanover
Malt

" 1. A reference to Alderman Thompson and Alderman
Magnay. and two gentlemen unconnected with the Cor-
poration, to be nominated by the candidates, and a filth
to be chosen by them, to hear the statements respecting
the nomination of Sergeant Merewether and Mr. Pear-
son, and if, in the opinion of the majority, Mr. Pearson
(in consequence of expressions used by him) ought, as
a gentleman and a man of hononr, to retire from the
contest, that he do write a letter to the electors contain-
ing a copy of the resolution, and that Mr. Pearson do,
thereupon, release every person who may have promised,
and do not himself, in any manner, further interfere in
the election.

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VON.

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" 2. That Mr. Pearson do forthwith request his Com-
mittee to nominate two members of the Court to meet
two members to be nominated by Sergeant Merewether,
and a fifth to be named by them, or to be chosen b.s lot,
and that each candidate do lay before the nominees a
statement of the votes claimed by them, and that, when
they agree upon the intended mode of voting by any of
the electors, the names of such electors be accordingly
recorded, and when they differ, that each party be at
liberty to give such proof as he may :hink proper
of the intention of the voters, and that the nominees do
make a report of the number in favour of each candidate,
and that the candidate against whom they shall report,
do immediately retire from the contest."
The Report, atter referring to the documentary matter
laid before the Committee, concludes thus :—" That we,
your Committee, having taken the same into our serious
consideration, are of opinion that Mr. Pearson had an
undoubted right to withdraw himself as a candidate for
the office of Town Clerk. That, under the circumstances
and documents we now respectfully lay before you, he
was bound in honour to do so ; and that the privileges
of your Honourable Court have not been interfered with.
W. Ashurst, Chairman. J. H. Goss.
M. Gibbs. R. L. Jones.
W. Thompson. Thomas Wood.
W. Davisson. E. Harrison.
John King. Thomas Joyce.
W. Collingwood. D. Cork.
R. Ganthony. H. Brown.
Thomas Welch. H. Smith.
John Dixon. Jeremiah Evans.
J. Ord, jun. E. Eaglet On."
Upon the motion that the Court do agree with the
Report,

Surat;
Domingo
'EE.

The steamer Pluto, Lieut. Blount, is shortly expected from
Ascension. The Lieutenant commanding is promoted.
The war-steamer Geyser, Commander Carpenter, is daily
looked for from Chatham, her armament having now been per-
fected ; her destination is not accurately known.
Captain Sir Thomas Hastings has paid off and re-commis-
sioned the Excellent in this harbour, for the further practice
of naval gunnery. All the officers have been re-appointed.
At Spithead—Winchester, 52, flag-ship.
In Harbour—St. Vincent, Victory, Pique, Satellite, Alba-
tross, Excellent, Royal George, and Volcano and Echo
steamers. Brighton Gazette.

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DESTITUTION OF THE POOL—ATTACK ON THE
of aboutti
the
l,eoo enormous
Orthpooours
POTATOE-MARKET.—A
bout ten o'clock on Saturday evening,
the North Main-street presented an unusual state of confusion
staringan
and riot, ,
people,i nco ns consequence ci
me
po ef ltehd b the
assemblage e
hunger,r lblage
a n
price which potatoes have been selling for in Cork, during the
last few months, in consequence of the nefarious trade of fore-
stalling, had commenced breaking into the market, and forcibly
possessing themselves of the potatoes stored there. Informa-
tion having been conveyed to the police, of their intention a
strong party, under the command of Captain Gunn and
Head-Constable Condon, immediately proceeded to the mar-
ket for its protection, and the Mayor, having been sent for, a
fresh lock was procured, and the gates again fastened, after
which his Worship retired, leaving eight of the constabulary
in the mat ket for its protection. At twelve o'clock a second
attack was made, which the police repelled ; after which the
people proceeded to attack both gates at the same time, for the
purpose of distracting the attention of the police. This attack
also failed in consequence of the constabulary having drawn a
couple of butts against the Market-street gate, which now.
pletely secured it. The crowd then dispersed, but renewed
their attacks last night, without effecting their object, the
police having been on patrol in the neighbourhood until two
Cork Examiner.

Mr. LICWIS said that the messenger he had sent to Mr.
Willis had returned, and it appeared that Mr. Willis had gone
to Ascot. He having attended before without being served
with a sut,pcena, he (Mr. Lewis) bad not taken the precaution
to subFce•ua him on the present occasion.
The CHIEF COMNIISSIONER said he would enlarge the bail
of Mr. Mathews till Monday.
Mr. LEWIS said he would send for Mr. Willis'sforoman.
Josiah Robert Mitchell was then called and examined by
Mr. CooKE—What are you ?—I am employed by Mr. Willis
the bookseller as his foreman.

Have you seen some books that were sent by Mr. Mathews
to Mr. Willis ?-1 have.

Are you competent to form a judgment of the value of those
books ?--I am. _

___..... _
What kind of books were they?—They were principally
foreign books ; they were a miscellaneous collection ;
there were fewer dramatic works than I could have
expected. They were prineipally French works.
What do you value them at I—l should say about 801. I
believe that is a fair price for them.
If they were to be sold by auction would they bring that?-
1 don't think they would fetch that. Mr. Willis would be very
happy to sell them for that.
Where is Mr. Willis?-4e is at Gras4send now.
- _

The CONIMISSIONER—Why they sent him to Ascot half an
hour ago.—( Laughter.)
illr.'LEWlS—That was the message I received.
'dr. COOKE—You see on such a day as this, people think of
nothing else but Ascot.

Witness—No, Sir ; Mr. Willis is gone to Gravesend for the
benefit of his health.

Mr. STACEY rose to oppose the proposition. He said
it was due to Mr. Pearson at once to state that that gen-
tleman, after the whole of the arduous inquiry, came
out free from the slightest imputation, and had acted in
the transactions to which the correspondence referred
in the most honourable manner.—(Cheers.) But still it
was necessary, before the Court could agree to adopt the
Report, that the whole of the evidence, and the documen-
tary matter connected with the subject, should be
printed; and he for one entertained the opinion that the
decision of the Committee was not borne out by the evi-
dence.—(Expressions of disapprobation.) He therefore
moved that the Report, &c., be printed.
Mr. R. L. JONES was perfectly convinced that the de
cision of the Committee corresponded with the evidence,
and he therefore seconded the motion.

The CO3IIIISSIONER (to :Mr. Mathews)—Do you know of
any property to which you have any right, either yourself or
by your wife, that you are'not possessed of? Insolvent—Cer-
tainly not, Sir.
Mr. COOK E --It may be satisfactory to state that those funds
spoken of on a former occasion, when mention was made of
the disposition of the property, were disposed of in a manner
highly creditable to Mrs. Matthews. In 1837 difficulties arose,
and a fiat in bankruptcy was issued against her, but it was
not persisted in, she having made a disposition of all the pro-
perty she possessed in the world, upon trust, and the sum of
five shillings in the pound was given to the various
creditors. To Mr. Valentine these jewels were
assigned over, for the purpose of raising money to meet the
composition. That gentleman sold them the following year,
for the purpose of reimbursing himself for the money he had
advanced; and every time that Mrs. Mathews had used them,

Mr. ANDEaTON thought it would be most advisable to
drop the subject altogether, as the continuance of discus-
sion would only create a bad feeling in the Court.
Alderman THomrsoN said he should wish his
evidence to go forth to the world as matter of personal
justification, but he certainly would not wish that any
inconvenience should result to the Corporation. It was
his decided opinion !hat the office should be filled up as
scon as possible for their general accommodation.
Alderman T. WooD could not see that any practical
good could arise from printing the Report.
After considerable discussion, in which a great number
of members participated, the Court adopted the Report.
It is quite a matter of doubt upon whom the election
will fall. Mr. Pearson's friends, who are very numerous,
seem to be determined to propose him as a candidate in the
event of the non-suspension of the Standing Orders of the
Court, which, if acted upon, will certainly exclude Ser-
g, ant Merewether. The contest will then be between
Afr.. Pearson, Mr. Pritchard, and Mr. Hughes Hmrhes.
If Sergeant Merewether's friends are strong enough to
suspend the Standing Orders, the Sergeant will assuredly
be elected.

11avannah...........

I. 2% to 2'

St'
EIRTII.—On the Sth inst., at the Parsonages
George's, Camberwell, the lady of the Rev. Samuel '""
of a son.
ther
SABBATH
,t
OBSERVANCE IN SCOTLAND.—.IIO.
of those scenes which are disgracing the sister-kingcl°e
of Scotland, and arising out of the unhappy Kirk cl'1)
tion, occurred on Sunday last at Stranraer, a large t'ff,
populous town in the south-west part of that connot
'file minister of the place had been deposed by aC
General Assembly, because he had applied for an VI
ts
diet against the Presbytery proceeding against bc,i11:01
an ecclesiastical suit, until a complaint that the it
had be come vitiated by admitting those to sit 1130,
who had no legal -right to do so should be 00
posed of, and which interdict he had obtained. oi
the sentence of deposition being passed, the °o,
reverend gentleman had recourse to the Civil Coate
interdict its intimation by any of the ministers c'fnll
Presbytery ; and this interdict was obtained and ',tit
served on the reverend gentlemen constituting `it;
body. It hits been broken by more than one of the.,:ed
and one of these flagrant violations of the law oeca"re
on Sunday last in the public street of Stranraer, boo
the people were collected together, the doors of
church having been kept shut under directioni,
Edinburgh. This br, ach of the law will be immed'Poi
folL,wed up by a complaint to the Court of Sessioetego
an opportunity will be given to this Court to vintiloper
its insulted authority as may appear to it most Proll
and expedient. Had not the minister. who will proi%ioo
soon be f.mund standing at the bar of the Court of
as a criminal, complied with the edict of the AsseL23ol
and intimated the sentence of deposition, notwitbt
ete
in, the interdict of the Court of Session, the salinei 01:
which has overtaken his brother of Stranraer, mastcl;of
reached himself, and deposition from the holy or'eveil
the ministry been his reward ! Such are the fruits: told
already reaping, from the " madness" that now ity7
the hour" in the Kirk. Is it possible that her 31'13e
Government can any longer refrain from interfering
Courier.
Who would seek the vulgar play-house, :Td
their money to witness only ideal woe, when—with 1 ,e
interest—ladies may be on the free list for all condentne dig
moos ?—when they may witness real agony—may 'roof'
scalding tears of hopeless remorse—may behold area , 0
derer, dyed from crown to sole in human blood, writhobioi
all the hell of horror and despair! Is not this ,s,„ig
is
worthy of meek, soft-hearted woman? Is it not sometn.'itlii9
stare sad gaze upon a wretch, and to strive to pry -heel;
the awrul circle of his own meditations," as if the ulcerot".t,'
of human guilt were a puppet-show to sate the 6, curiosiridieref,
" respectable " females ? When justice dooms the al°
she to the gallows, is it not most fit, most decent, that File ~sreo
make stare-cap of him, so that " ladies," the " 313):", ss:(
friends" and others, may witness, out. of " curiosity," t 0 '
periment of a sermon played upon the half-dead writes st°
we might suggest an enlargement of Newgate hospitalittet;oo
would propose that all ladies admitted to the scot'condesnned_
should be invited to behold the galvanic battery applie",top.'
corpse of the murderer as early as possible after execu'
Punch. Pl'
A. letter from Bastia, of the 21st ult., relates ilia
op,
lowing attempt at suicide by a criminal to avoid public ver
sure. Gerome Benetti, of Arbellara, one of the most
ful members of the family of the Coppi, which has 5°,,, tfi
maintained an implacable feud with the Lucciani, helot, t
before the Court of Assizes for Corsica on an indictroeParst
murder, was found guilty, and condemned to hard 131)°ii
the hulks for life, and to stand on the pillory. On Pee Dl'
his sentence, he became frightfully exasperated, t°r,tio,,t°
clothes into tatters, and, with the mist dreadful imprec:e 01:,
on the heads of his enemies, swore they should never 14'001
gratification of seeing him publicly exposed to their vo'gt.,
and ridicule. Such members of his family as were PLOD:
openly applauded his resolution. and declared that he
dishonoured if he did not keep it. On being taken "ittri"
stison, his counsel endeavoured to calm his mind by iSat ,
him that they had every hope of reversing the judgn'of
an appeal, and, at all evi sits, of obtaining a mitigation to tr.,
punishment through the Royal clemency. Upon this' op'
peared to be tranquillised. Neverthele,s, every precatt"olPej
taken to p.event him trom snaking any attempt on his
being confined in a cell with two other prisoners, who: , it;j,
to watch over him. Shortly afterwards, however, t",e1)0 :0
heard to call for help, and the gaolers, on entefirtg, ti`
found Benetti extended on the fl• or, weltering in oro
blood. He had made two incisions in his throat withh ;-peittyJ
rusty knife, which he previously endeavoured to '"3-PeP,et
the stone pavement, and which no one could tell 11°W t
procured and concealed. He was proceeding to i,t,fbf cl Fr
wounds on himself, when his companions interpose,, •t:tl
vented him from doing so. His wounds were not nier,iiernln o
thc, course of the last year, the Prince de
uncle to the King of the Two Sicilies, went to Vientlis'oglitr'e,
he has since continued to reside with the Princess his fe
It was reported that she was to become the bride of 11!,,,,
ditary Duke of Modena; but no such marriage has tai Arc!
Mc!,
ar.d it is now announced that she is to be united to 10, pt
duke, one of the brothers of the present Queen of Isla°
marriage between the Princess Caroline. sister of the
Ferdinand, and another Archduke is also talked ef._„„„/-"

BIRTHS. °frog°
On the 3d inst., at nllbrook, Jersey, the wire
Scott, Esq., of Gaddesden Hoo, Heats, of a son•4tch'
On the 6th inst., in Southampton-buildings, Mrs. vic
of a daughter. rya
on the 7th inst., at Belvedere House, Broadstairs,
Mary Stephenson, of a son. 1;nptoo, hlt
On the Bth inst., at College House West, 11,
Ilenry S Simes. of a daughter, still born. Mr*'
On the Bth inst., at Perry Vale, near Sydenhat°'
Wilson, of a daughter.
MARRIED. , ford
On the 2d inst., at Templeport, Gerald S. Fitigfr:3llo
tro
late Captain in the 12th Remment, and son of % icogbter
Sir Robert Fitzgerald, K.C.to Susan Ann*, d
the Hon. and Rev. G. De La Peer Berestord.
I,oe'd
DIED. lace' s°
On the 6th inst., at his house, Hawthorndean-P wido ,teo
house, Mr. Thomas Gilks, aged 59 years, leaving sly oge'
eight children to lament his loss. He was si"e" relict
by
On a who knew him. 'etta'
ll
the 7th inst., at. Upper Harley-street. /rev ,a
ag' ,roo
of Admiral Sir Charles Morris Pole, Bart., afford''
On the 4th inst., at. Victoria Spa, near °‘rineerst
Avon. Captain Robert Foster, of the Bombay F-nrs,,oret
On the 7th inst., in Duke-street, 31anchestet61 titb,
lium Wolseley, Esq., Admiral of the Red, aged
,c d,of the
On the 30th ult., Lieutenant Mark F. =4°c— ,f,Ds
or King's,
31st ult. Rogiment. Esq.,
On the . at Rochester, James Jaeks°°'tarp
Assistant-surgeon of the 6th Regiment of Foot-wife ofc aP
On the 24th of April, at Dover, Elizabetll:vorina- •
Willes Johnson, R.N., of her Majesty's ship
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London: Printed and Publish•Jd by MURD 12, t't
No. 112, Stran.. at Vic Sp,.. Office. 10,
the County of Middlesex, Friday, Jae