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London, England, 1842-04-06 00:00:00

THE LATE LORD ROLLE.

Lord John Rolle, whose decease we announced yesterday,
obtained his peerage by creation on the 20th of June, 1796,
and had, therefore, been in the enjoyment of it upwards of 46
ye•,rs, a period of nearly half his life' his Lordship having, at
the time of his death, obtained to the advanced age of tl6. •
Lord Rolle's family was of Dirsetshire extraction, but subse-
quently removed into Devon, where it has cont;nued planted to
the present day. His first Devonshire ancestor was George
Rolle, a merchant of great opulence and repute in
the City of London, about the middle of the sixteenth
century, and became an extensive purchaser of abbey
lands at the time of the Reformation. One of the
most notable of his ancestors, was Henry, Sergeant-at-Law,
and member cf the three first Parliaments of Charles 1. He
subsequently became Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench,
and grew so much into the confidence of Cromwell, as to be one
of his State-Councillors. His descendant, Sir John Rolle on
the other hand, attached himself to the Court of Charles II :
was made a Knight of the Bath at that Monarch's coro-
nation, and died at an advanced age, one of the wealthiest
Commoners in England. John Rolle, Esq., M.P. for Isis
paternal county, was offered an Earldom by Queen Anne's last
Ministry, but declined the honour. Henry Rolle, also M.P.
for his county, dying unmarried in the year 1750, after the
dignity had resuscitated in his person, saw it, by consequence,
die with him. Creation, however, of the title anew, was, as
\VC have seen above, made in the person of the lamented subject
of this memoir. _

The occasion of new creations in the Peerage at the com-
mencement of 11Ir. Pitt's Administration was the unpleasant
opportunity which brought Lord Relle conspicuously before the
world. During the first twenty-three years of George the
Third's reign there were forty-three creations, but during the
sante period thirty-three had become extinct. But a new
era began with Mr. Pitt's Administration, equally as in himself
there appeared upon the political arena, a Lew man, with new
principles. No sooner had he become Minister than his disdain
or disregard of the haughty junto of the aristocracy showed it-
self in open form. His father, indeed, like him, had always
been too grand and too proud to court them, and the son of
Chatham found they impeded his hold aiews of things, and he
resolved to thrust aside this barrier by new measures.
This was the creation of his own Peerages : four he
made immediately on his elevation, a measure which
called down upon him the denunciations of Fox, who
in one of his bitterest veins reproached him for using the pre-
rogative of the Crown, as a corrupt instrume it of his 4,wn ad-
vancement. Despite this, the young Minister added eight
more in April, and lie continued at an accelerated rate to pour
honours upon men who, not of any great distinction as public
character:, were, nevertheless, with the depths of his own
sagacity, looked upon as his props and aids. The clamour
which, it will be remembered, a similar movement raised
among the aristocracy in the reign of Queen Anne, now
brought the flower of that mortified body in array against the
youthful administrator. Rutland, Northumberland, Gower,
and Lonsdale, the lords of the great houses, were up and
against him. The Dukes of Devonshire, Portland, Bediord,
and Bolton ; Lords Derby, Fitzwilliam, Surrey, Spencer; sur-
rounded by Fox, Burke, Wyndham, Sheridan, Fitzpatrick, Lord
John Townsend, &c., made a most formidable alliance of
offehce—while French Lawrence, whose inde!atigable genius
could draw political intelligence, as well as abstruse learning,
from all sources, bound together in the Probationary Odes
and the Rolliad such an assemblage of spirited satire and
ridicule, as would have sunk any Minister of less courage, and
less manly and direct force of talent, than Pitt.
The Rolliad, as the title of the above clever satire indi-
cates, was levelled against his Lordship as the representative of
the host of new cleated Peers who, from every imaginable
quarter, sprung up under Pitt's command, sudden in their
growth as Jonah's gourd. It is true his Lordship, somewhat
nettled at having his genealogy questioned, had strained that
point a little, and endeavoured to attribute to himself some=
thing more. of ancientness than the Herald's College could,
without hesitation, allow. This, however, was the delicious
butt for the sarcasms of the clique, who wetted their keenest
wits to give him some signal home. thrusts, and the satiric
effusions of the Rolliad will long stand as a proof of the
caustic and virulent attacks, to whose unrelenting severity he
was subjected.
Bieton, his Lordship's favourite seat, and where he was ac-
customed to spend great part of his time, was vested in his
family by gift of Henry the First. The first holder of it was
surnamed Janitor, or door-keeper, from the peculiar nature of
the office, and the tenure in which it was had, consisting of
the keeping the prison for the county—a service which, to the
present day, is still performed by the possessors of the manor.
From the Janitors, it descended to Sir Thomas Dennis, who
was knighted in Holland by the Earl of Leicester in 1586,
and whose daughter conveyed it by marriage to Sir Hairy
Rolle, of Stevenstone, ancestor to the late owner. The man-
sion, according to those who have lately visited it, is a spacious
building, standing in a pleasant park, plentifully stocked with
beach and oak trees, and abounding in deer. Bitten church,
which is within a bowshot of it, is encircled in a beautiful
screen of woods : it contains a very chaste elegiac inscription
on its walls, written by the famous Dr. Fuller, to one of his
Lordship's ancestors. Stevenstone, in the same county, not
far off from Torrington, also belonged to his Lordship's family.

ABSENCE OF A JUDGE AT
CHAMBERS.
[FROM A CORRESPONDENT.]
Much disappointment was experienced at the Chambers in
Rolls'-buildinp, Chancery-lane, on Saturday, occasioned by
the non-attendance of a Judge. • Numerous, suitors, attornies,
and their agents, were in waiting the entire day for the
purpose of making affidavits, taking out summonses, orders
&c., whose time was altogether sacrificed on account of this
extraordinary indifference to the public inteiest.
The distress and inconvenience arising out of this omission of
duty is incalculable, many creditors wishing to swear
to the intention of parties to quit the kingdom, upon
whose detention large sums of money depended, were unable
to effect their object, and a variety of persons (some perhaps
unjustly incarcerated) have had 'their term of confinement unne-
cessarily extended, solely on account of this inexcusable want of
punctuality. Surely some arrangement might be made by the
Learned Gentlemen on the Bench, so that one of their number
should always be in town to prevent the frequent recurrence of
this evil.

CONJUGAL INrIDELITY.—The inflexible rigour of
the Emperor of Russia in cases of conjugal infidelity was dis-
played in the most striking manner at his last visit so Odesss.
A rich Boyard of the country, Count Skrena, who for many
years had been notorious !or his extreme parsimony, appeared
on this occasion with new carriages, the finest horses, the
most splendid liveries, and a sumptuousness which out-
rivalled all who came to do honour to their Sovereign.
At the 'same time a young and pretty woman, the
wife of Colonel Muller, who had been on a visit to

the family in the Count's neighbourhood, also was at
Odessa, and made herself equally remarkable for the style and
grandeur of her establishment and all its appointments. Scanda
soon imputed all this display of wealth and parade to an inti-
macy of a too close nature between the Count and the lady. On
the Emperor's arrival, Count Woronzow, the Governor of the
province, gave a grand ball, to which the Boyard and Madame
Muller were invited, and were prepared to appear with all the
eclat which money could produce. Mme. Muller was adorned with
pearls and diamonds, gold and brocade, fine linen and laces, to se-
cure universal envy and admiration. She was about descending
from her dressing-room to enter her carriage, when the arrival
of one of the Emperor's aides-dc-camp was announced. The
lady's heart beat high with expectation of some mark of favour
from her Sovereign ; but her exultation was in an instant
changed into grief and shame, by an order for her on the in-
stant to rejoin her husband at St. Petersburgh, unless she pre-
ferred going to a convent at Moscow, and remain there in se-
clusion for five years. She made her election for the latter,
and in a very few minutes was on her way to the ancient ca-
pital of the Muscovites. At the same time the aide-de-camp went
to Count Skrena with a peremptory order for his being banished
to Koursk for five years, which was carried into execution
with equal promptitude.
SUICIDE FROM REMORSE.—Last week, as a shoe-
maker, residing in the Rue Gaudene, at 111arseilles, was at
work in his room, he heard a knock at the door, and going to
open it, was horror struck at seeing a man covered with blood,
from a frightful wound in his throat. The man attempted to
speak, but finding it impossible to articulate a word, lie flung
his arms wildly in the air, and then fell down dead at the door.
The shoemaker in alarm called his neighbours, and the man
was recognised as a person named Simon, also a shoemaker, 26
years of age, who resided on the floor above. He hail been
living for some time with a woman, whom he had seduced from
her husband. This woman had of late been suffering fi om re •
morse which had at last affected her reason. She had more than
once attempted to throw herself out of the window, and her
paramour had frequently expressed his regret at having per-
suaded her to live with him. The neighbours were streaking
of these circumstances whilst attempting to restore the man
lying on the landing-place, when this woman suddenly came
out of her room above, also with her neck and bosom covered
with blood. She advanced a few steps, as if to descend the
stairs, when she tottered and fell. A Commissary of Police
was sent for, and every assistance was rendered her, but she
died without uttering a single word. The only circumstance
that can give an idea as to how these two persons came by
their death was a razor which she held in her hand when she
fell. It was one that had been lent to the man by a cousin of
his, and it is supposed that the woman, in one of her fits of
madness, had seized on the man whilst sitting at his work, and
had drawn the razor across his throat, and afterwards bad cut
her own.

The Toulon Journals announce that orders have
been received to lay down two new schooners, to be mo-
delled after the Dauphinoise, and to be carried on with
such expedition, that one may be finished by the end of
the present year, and the other early. next year.
It is stated that Madame Vestris's connexion with
Covent Garden- theatre, as manager, Will cease with the pre-
sent season, and that it is probable Mr. Charles Kemble will
be the bead of the establishment, aided by his daughters Miss
Adelaide and Mrs. Butler.

The number of effective horses for the military
service in the inner territorial divisions of France
amounts to 56,865. Deducing those of the Gendarmery
and Municipal Guards of the officers of the other corps,
and those at the Riding-school of Saumur, there will
remain 38,944 fur mounting the cavalry in general.
The horses aro renewed by eights or 5,868 per annual,
costing a yearly expenditure of 2,716,191 f., which may
be thus divided,
viz.:-806 horses for the heavy
cavalry, at 750 f. each ; 1,343 for the Dragoons and
Lancers, at 550 f. each ; 1,208 fur the Chasseurs and
Hussars, at 480 f. ; 37 picked horses for the School at
Saumur, 533 f. ; 1,070 for the Artillery and waggon
trains, at 500 f.; 414 for the Horse Artillery, of which 332
are geldings at 600 f., and 82 mares at 540 f. if to the
above sum of 2,716,191 f. be added 199,946 f. for the pur-
chase of officers' horses, the total annual expense for the.
general remounting of the army, according.to its effect-
ive force on Ist January 1841, will be 2,916,131 f. In
the above calculation are not included the newly-formed
regiments of Chasseurs and Hussars, comprising about
2,200 horses, the annual cost of which may be estimated
at 132,000 f. The daily ration of each horse, according
to the contracts entered into for five years from Ist
January 1830, was lf. 13c., but since 1840 this price has
been increased by 2 cents. a ration.
As a proof of the lateness of the season in the neigh-
bourhood of London, we may mention that a gentleman
who left Scotland on Saturday evening brought with•him
some twigs taken from a sycamore tree, on which not
only the leaf is fully formed and quite out, but so are the
seed blossoms, which are hanging delineated in perfect
beauty, and fully more than an inch in length. These
twigs were taken withorit any selection whatever from a
large and beautiful tree on rather an exposed situation ,
facing the north, near to Poiok House, the seat of Sir
John Maxwell, Bart. One of the twigs are left at our
office for the inspection of the curious.
A Lyons journal relates that an inhabitant of a
neighbouring town, some time ago, granted to another the
use of his wife for nine years, at an annual rent. The sum
agreed upon not having been paid, and being precluded by the
immorality of the lease from recovering the sum due by course
of law, the husband threatened the person to whom he had
transferred his wile with vengeance, and kept arms about him
with the intent of carrying his menaces into execution. This
disgraceful affair being made known to the police, the husband
was arrested, and tried for unlawfully carrying arms, and con-
demned to imprisonment for fifteen days.

RLECTION COMMITTEES.
WIGAN.

.The Committee met at Eleven o'Clock, Mr. Hawes in the
Chair. •

Mr. HILDYARD, for the sitting Member, proposed to strike
off the vote of James Haig, on the ground of not having pre-
mises of the clear yearly value of 101. for twelve calendar
months previous to the election, and also on several other
grounds.

Mr. AUSTIN, for the petitioners, objected that the heads of
objection were not sufficiently specific, and distinguished.
Mr. HILDYARD having been heard in reply,
The Committee decided against Mr. Austen's objection.
The case of Haig was then proceeded with, and the Com-
mittee not having decided when it was announced that the
Speaker was at prayers, the formal declaration of the decision
was deferred till to-day. The Chairman, however, an-
nounced that the vote was retained, still leaving Mr. Standish
in a majority 6f one over Mr. Crosse.

GREAT MARLOW.
The Committee met at the usual hour, Sir .1. Y. Buller in
the Chair.

The adjourned case of Charles Gibbons was proceeeed with.
Several witnesses were examined. Amongst others, Sir G.
Clayton East., brother to the sitting Member, who proved that
he canvassed the voter, and that he promised to vote for his.
brother. There never was any mention made of money.
The Rev. A. Clayton confirmed the testimony of the last
witness.

Mr. R. Gibbons, a brewer of Marlow, and uncle of the voter,
proved that lie went occasionally to canvass with Sir W. Clay-
ton. He went to his nepheW, viho promised to vote for Sir.
William. The voter never said he would not vote unless he got
301. He ( witne,s) never to.d the voter that he must go to Sir
William's father for the 301. There never was any mention of
Sir William Clayton's name in connexion with money, on any
occasion, directly or indirectly.
Mr. COCKBURN aldressed the Committee ,and it being near
four o'clock when he concluded, the Committee adjourned till
to-morrow, when Mr. Wrangham is to be heard.
The parties are, therefore, in the same position they were
on Monday. •