The Sun.
London, England, 1829-03-09 00:00:00

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT.

The VICE CHANCELLOR this morning disposed of several
Bankrupt petitions, none of which possessed any point of
public interest. In the one, Bernasconi v. Chambers,
Mr. &WIDEN being engaged in the House of Lords, it was
put off till the next day of petitions.

RESTORATION OF YORK CATHEDRAL

On Thursday there was a meeting in the Concert-
room at York, to take the opinion of the nobility
and gentry of the county upon the best means of
effecting the restoration of York Cathedral. The
Earl of Harewood, who was called to the Chair, ex-
pressed a hope that the county of York alone would
supply funds sufficient for the restoration of the
Minster. The Rev. W. V. Vernon read a letter
from the Earl of Carlisle, and from the Members
for the county and city of York, regretting their in-
ability to attend the meeting. The Reverend Gen-
tleman then said, the present was the very earliest
opportunity at which a report of the expense of re-
storing the Minster could be produced. He there-
fore would at once lay that interesting document
before the meeting : and he would add, that Mr.
Smirke was himself present, to explain any thing,
should explanation be required. The Rev. Gentle-
man then read Mr. Smirke's estimate, the substance
of which was as follows :—He found that the side
aisles of the choir were not injured ; that no-
thing was left of the beautiful wooden screen-work
of the choir ; that the stone screen at the altar was so
injured that it must be taken down to be restored;
that the stone clustered pillars were destroyed; that
the piers were not materially weakened, and would
be able to sustain the fabric without danger ;
(hear)—that the great eastern window, and the side
window, had sustained very little damage (Hear),
and would easily be repaired. As to the measure
of the re-construction of the choir, it appeared to
him the most desirable that it should be done with
the same materials, and after the same design as its
original and ancient ornamental work.—(Hear.)—
He should recommend that a new roof be made of
oak or teak, covered with lead ; and that the inte-
rior of the roof be vaulted as before; that the pre-
bendal stalls, &c., should be restored as much as
possible, after their former drawing!, many of which
are in possession of the church. As to the expense,
it was impossible to state the exact sum which
would be required. In his opinion, the works, as he
had recommended, would not cost less than
60,000/. exclusive of the expense of an organ and
music books. He had omitted nothing else • and if
the works were intrusted to him, they would not ex-
ceed that sum.—(Hear.)—The roof might be com-
pleted before the expiration of the present year, and
the restoration of the whole building before the ex-
piration of 183 l.—(Applause.)—The Rev. Gentle-
man having read the above statement, said, that the
expence of an organ, books, and other furniture,
would amount to about 5,000/. The Dean and
Chapter concurred in Mr. Smirke's recommendation,
and were determined not to depart from the beau-
tiful models of the original state of the choir, which
for grandeur of effect and durability could not be
equalled.
- The -Rev. W. H. Dlxos, chaplain to tho Arch-
bishop, said that as Chairman to the Central Com-
mittee, he had received several letter 3, which he
begged to read. The Rev. Gentleman read a great
number,amongst which were one from Lord Grantham,
with 200/.; Lord Tyrconnel, with 501; R.Bethell,
Esq., with 200/.; the Hon. E. Petre (a Catholic),
with 200/.; Mrs. Freeman, of Ambleside, West-
moreland, with 101)1.; the Hon. Sir E. Vavasour (a
Catholic), with an offer of whatever stone might be
required, to be taken from his quarry at Tadcaster, &c.
Several resolutions were moved, seconded, and
carried unanimously.
At the conclusion of the meeting, several gentle-
men put down their names as subscribers, the amount
of which was upwards of 3,0001.

Ti e Marquis of Anglesea has prescnted the
Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts, at Dublin, with sisibSop
casts of the Apollo Belvedere, the Discobolus, the Antinous,
the l‘ieleagar, the Dying Gladiator, and the Venus Anadyo-
,, He was but a few months among us (says the
Dublin Weekly Resister), and in those few short months
has done more for the fine arts of our country than all
predecessors put together. Nay more—and we blush
thhmoeis inwe r'ite it—there is not, as yet, an Irish nobleman who
has followed this brilliant, this truly patriotic example."

LARGO.—On Wednesday afternoon the quay
at Largo presented rather an interesting spectacle. About
forty seamen engaged for the whale fishing, were assem-
bled with their kindred and acquaintances, waiting for the
victory steam-boat to convey them to Leith. When the
vessel was about to sail, the hearty and affectionate shakes
of the hand, the earnest and expressive looks which said to
w parents, and sweethearts, " Fare thee
well,
and e
ever, still for ever fare thee well," rerendered
br
scene very affecting. There were not less than four
hundred people on the quay, and the adieu was taken en
masse, with three hearty cheers in the real sailor style.—
segnnan.
thii
fldfro ern ,

MANCHESTER CORN MARKET.—March 7.
Since this day week the transactions in the Grain trade
have been quite trifling. We had a slender attendance of
millers and dealers at market to-day—the finest samples of
English Wheat commanded last Saturday's rates ; Irish and
inferior samples are a shade lower; grinding Barley dull
sale, and Oats are languid at the quotations ; Boiling
Pease are 2s. per quarter cheaper, and old Beans may be
noted full Is. under the rates of Saturday last. The trade
in Malt is quite insignificant, therefore, to force sales, low
prices must be submitted to ; Flour and Oatmeal are each
heavy sale at last named prices.
custonvry nustiel-
Whcat (701 b.) s. d. to s. d.
English, 6 10 9
Fine 3 10 6
Second Runs—. 9 9 10 3
Scotch & Welch 10 0 10 4
Irish, Foie Old 9 0 10 0
93 9 6
-- Inferior 8 6 8 9
Foreign, nee ----JO 9 n 0
Barley (66113 )
English. Fine
Irish •••••••••••••••••••,••••••••••••• 4 9 5
—lnferior for grinding 4 6 410
Oats (451 b.)
English,tine Poland..,m 4 6
Scotch, Potatoe 4 0
Irish, for 3 3
--Provender-- 3 8

56 5 9

Foreign, Old.
Pease (Imp. Bush.)
Blue, (boilers)
White (ditto)
3eans (Imp. Qr.) s. d. to s. d.
English, 42 0 43 0
Inferior..., 40 0 41 0
Irish, Old 37 0 :f../
Foreign 36 0 42 0
Malt (per load of 6 Imp. Bush.)
Nottingham, fine— 43 0 45 0
Yorkshire 42 0 41 0
Irish and Inferior... 36 0 32 0
Per Sack of 2801 b. Imp.
Flour,Notts. Fine 52 0 51 0
Sup. 54 0 56:0

Qua;. of 6 Imp Bash.
8. (f. to a.
75 7 '77 4
73 9 75 7
70 2 73 9
72 0 74 4
61 9 72 0
66 7 68 4
61 2 63 0
77 4 79 2.

38 1 a. 10
32 11 a t 8
31 2 33 6

4 - 4
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33 '7 37 4'
$OlO 33 7
0 4 20 J
23 '7 26 1
0 0,

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