The Sun.
London, England, 1842-09-23 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF TDB BELFAST COMMERCIAL

CHRONICLE.

Sir,—Although it was the anxious desire of Mr.
Caldbeck and myself that the misunderstanding be-
tween the former and Mr. Emerson Tennent, and the
subsequent correspondence which it gave rise to,
should not he obtruded on the public, still as so many
erroneous statements have gone abroad, I think it
right, in justice to all parties, that the true one should
now be laid before the public ; and shall feel much
obliged by your inserting the enclosed in your first
publication.—l have the honour to be your most
obedient humble servant,

THOMAS JOHNSON SMYTH.

Lisburn, Sept. 17, 1842.

At Mr. Caldbeck's request, I accompanied him to
Belfast, on Saturday, the 3d of September, for the
purpose of acting as his friend, in consequence of a
misunderstanding which had taken place between Mr.
Emerson Tennent and himself in the street of Bel-
fast, and which he informed me was cut short by Mr
Tennent saying, "If you have anything further to
state, let it by through a friend." I proceeded to Mr.
Bates's office, and Mr. Tennent coming out of it, we
shook hands ; I said, "You are the very person I wish
to see—l come on the part of my friend, Mr. Cald-
beck." Mr. Tennent said, "Whatever Mr. Caldbecl:
has to communicate, let it be in writing." I replied,
" Your expressions and manner, a few hours since,
were calculated to offend him." Mr. Tennent said,
" Mr. Caldbeck's manner was the same ;" and added,
" I could not intend to offend a person with whom I
had shaken hands a moment before." Mr. Tennent
said he was going out of town to-day, but that he
would remain for half an hour. _

I went to the Donegal Arms to speak to Mr. Cald-
beck, when we decided there should not be any cor-
respondence. I found Mr. Tennent at Mr. Davison's
office, and told him that I declined to enter into any
correspondence, and that the expression " gross mis-
statement," and his manner, were what Mr. Caldbeck
felt offended at ; and Mr. Caldbeck having told me
that Mr. Tennent had said, when the misunderstand-
ing first took place, " Whatever further you have to
state, do it through a friend," I waited upon him in
that capacity. Mr. Tennent declared he had not
made use of that expression, but that what he said
was, " Put in writing whatever further you have to
say." Upon hearing this, I said to him, " You are
at issue, and I consider it right to speak to Mr. Cald-
beck," and requested Mr. Tennent to remain until I
could do so, and confer with him on this point. Mr.
Tennent said, " I will not wait any longer." Upon
receiving this answer, I requested him to appoint a
friend with whom I could communicate ; he replied,
" I will do no such thing." I repeated my request,
and said, "Am Ito understand that you refuse to
appoint a friend?" he replied, " Most decidedly."
Very shortly after this I received the letter marked
No.l, in answer to which I sent letter marked No. 2,
and received from Mr. Tennent the letter marked
No. 3. THOS. JOHNSON SMYTH.
Lisburn, 17th Sept., 1842.
No. I.

11, Donegal-place, Saturday, Half-past
Four o'Clock.

Dear Sir,—ln our interview this moment you have
expressed a reluctance to place before me any autho-
rised statement of the words of mine with which Mr.
Caldbeck is dissatisfied ; so soon as it suits your con-
venience to comply with this essential request, I shall
be prepared to affbrd you every explanation ; but I
decline to incur the risk of possible misrepresentation
by verbal messages .in such a matter.—Your's faith-
fully, J. EMERSON TENNENT.
T. Johnson Smyth, Esq.
No. 11.

Donegal Arms, Five o'Clock, Sept. 3, 1842.
Dear Sir,—You having declined appointing a
friend (agreeably to my request) with whom I could
communicate, on the misunderstanding between you
and Mr. Caldbeck, I beg to decline any correspond-
ence on the sui,ject.—Your's faithfully,
THOS. JOHNSON SMYTH.
T. J. Emerson Tennent, Esq., M.P.
No. 111.

Quarter-past Five o'Clock, Saturday.
Dear Sir,—l have declined to refer you to any
friend of mine in the present stage of this matter, in-
asmuch as, till Mr. Caldbeck sees fit to state his
ground of dissatisfaction, there is nothing to refer to
his consideration. When I addressed Mr. Caldbeck
to-day it was merely for the purpose of intimating
that his speech of yesterday contained some gross
misrepresentations with regard to myself, which I
might probably think it worth while to correct ; but
that I imputed to him no intentional misstatement, as
the errors into which he had fallen were clearly at-
tributable to his obvious ignorance of everything
connected with the Conservative party in Belfast, and
more especially with those particulars which could
only be known to those who are in the confidence of
its influential and acting members. His violence of
voice and gesture (so singularly inharmonious with
his new functions of a peace-maker), prevented me
from proceeding beyond the first part or this com-
munication, and forced me to turn away with no
other emotion than that with which I habitually re-
gard such manifestations.
I have the honour to be, yours, very faithfully,
J. EME RS ON TENN ENT.
T. Johnson Smyth, Esq.

FLANDERS MAIL.
BRUSSELS, SEPT. 18.—Count Le lion, Belgian
Ambassador at Paris, has arrived at Brussels.
It is affirmed that a Commission will very shortly
be appointed to examine some questions relative to
the revival of the tariff of customs with regard to
cotton manufacture. The Commission will consist in
a great measure of manufacturers, and Count Bane de
Potter will, it is said, be the President.
The Count D'Ursel, eldest son of the Duke D'Ursel,
is going to be married to the eldest daughter of the
Marquis de Rumigny, Ambassador of the King of the
French at the Court of Brussels.
The Memorial de la Sambre says :—" We learn
from good authority that the Company which has
obtained permission to construct the iron railway of
the Sambre and the Meuse has joined with one of the
principal undertakers of such works in Belgium, who
will execute the work and give his name to the Com-
pany. We also know that three foreign Companies
have each offered to advance the whole of the funds
required on the guarantee by the Belgian Govern-
ment of a minimum of interest."

BRUSSELS, SEPT. 20.—We learn from Ardenne, by
letters dated yesterday, that the King was preparing
to leave his country seat to visit the camp at Bever-
loo, where the Minister of War now is. It is pro-
bable that the camp will break up after the general
review by his Majesty. •
M. Sylvan Van de Weyer has returned to Brus-
sels with his family from his visit to Cologne. We
learn that he.will not return to London till next month.
Several Spanish emigrants, both Carlists and Chris-
tinos, residing in France and England, have agreed to
meet at Brussels, in order to confer with M. Olozaga,
who has a special mission to our Cabinet and that of
the Hague. We are assured that these emigrants in-
tend to concert with M. Olozaga the means of return-
ing as soon as possible to their own country, if the
Government of the Regent is inclined to give them
the assurance that they shall not be prosecuted or
molested.
The buying up of butter in several Belgian mar-
kets, to export it to England, has attracted the atten-
tion of the Government. Orders have been given to
all the municipal authorities in the kingdom to take
measures to check these proceedings.
BELGIAN FUNDS.—Baussets, Sapr.24.
Actual Debt, 2)4 per Cent ,
Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent 10:114
Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent ... 9l
Three per Cent....
Thlrty.seven Milli ns, ditto
Loan of City, 1832, Four per Cent 92
Society
of
cietyofßeClogmiumme, yirce,,e perFotir
Centand a Half per Cent.
Bank 86
National Society .
Exchange on London (short)
—Brussels Papers, Sept. 2).
DUTCH FUN 05,—AMSTERDAM, SEPT.
ti
Actual Dab '2% per Cent
Jitto, ditto 5 per cent.
t Synd(c, ler cent e4 '4(4
Ditto, ditto, 3Y4 per cent
Commercial Company, 4(2 per
Ditto (1825 and 1837) 5 per cent. •
Loan 1537, 5 per cent.
Exchange on London, One month.— ..... 22%
Twomonths . .2 15
Hamburgh, One month e.7%
ta
Twomonths
Dutch Papers, Sept. 19,
AUSTRIAN FUNDS.--VIENNA, SEPT. 12
Five per Cents. Metalliques
Four per Cents. lOO%
Three per Cents.. 77.(4
Bank Shares
•• ......
Allgemetne Zeilung, S, pt. 16.

The French Protestant Church in St. Martin's-.le-
Grand, near the Post-office, is rapidly approaching
completion. It is a neat and elegant ecclesiastical
structure, and will prove a great ornament to the
neighbourhood.

FABLE ABOUT THE DUKE
OF BRUNSWICK.

Baron Andlau, Equerry to his Serene Highness the
Duke of Brunswick, has this morning received the
following letter from the Mayor of Preston :
"Preston, Sept. 21, 1842.
"Dear Sir,--My attention has been drawn to a
statement in the Times newspaper (which appears to
have been copied from the Lancaster Guardian), that
an illustrious visitor at the Guild has been taken in
custody and carried to the police-station by mistake,
and that a most handsome apology had been made by
me for the unintentional affront.

"I regret exceedingly that any one should have
taken so scandalous a liberty with his Highness's
name. Probably he. will treat the matter with silent
contempt. I hasten, however, to place in your hands
my contradiction of the statement, which is entirely
without foundation; no person having been so appre-
hended or charged.—l have the honour to be &c.,
" S. HORROCKS, Mayor."

COURT .OF ALDERMEN.

THE ENSUING MAYORALTY.

At a Court of Aldermen held yesterday, Mr. Alder-
man T. Wool) called the attention of the Court to
the situation he had been placed in with reference to
private aspersions which had reached him in a cir•
cuitous way, in order to meet any charge against him,
and he was not aware of any specific charges ; all was
rumour, and therefore, as he was not able to meet them
specifically, because nothing made itself tangible, he
proposed to put into the,hands of each of the:Aldermen
a copy of Lord Denman'3 judgment, on an investi-
gation of the whole facts, with an extract from the
affidavit explanatory of one part to which allusion had
been made. He had thought of publishing the whole
affidavits on both sides, but their length was so great
(the Alderman holding up an immense pile of papers
as the affidavits), that he thought and was advised
that it would be quite hopeless to tax the Court with
such a mass of papers ; however, he would deposit
them in Court, and then, or in private, answer any
question or meet any charge which could be made ;
they must be aware that he 'had been aspersed in all
directions, and he must say he had been most grossly
persecuted.
The Alderman then delivered the copy, judgment,
and extract from the affidavit to each Alderman.

Alderman BROWN thought that as the short-hand
writer's notes were not printed, the affidavits, volumi-
nous as they were, should have been, and that the
Court would have no time to inform themselves ; and
suggested that as. the matter would take more time
to investigate that ample time should be allowed.
Alderman WILSON then alluded to reports in a
weekly journal, which he said had never been contra-
dieted, and, in a book published which he had seen • and
went into many observations as to the outstanding
claims of the Company, and said the Court ought to
be informed of them. That report stated that Alder-
man 'l'. Wood had produced coals as the produce of
the Falcon mine, which coals had been conveyed from
a mine of a very different quality. Now the Court of
Aldermen must require explanations of such charges.
A pamphlet, too, had appeared, containing more broad
assertions than those contained in the Mining Journal,
so that a man with an atom of spirit would at once
have resented such accusations, if they were founded
in error or malignity. It was stated that the only
solvent man amongst the Directors had been ruined.

Alderman T. WooD—lt is wrong to say there
was but one solvent man among the Directors.
Alderman WILSON declared that it was positively
asserted that the person he alluded to having become
a bankrupt, got rid of the 30,0001. liabilities, which
thereafter devolved upon Alderman Thomas Wood.
Now, if Alderman T. Wood had traded in coals, he
certainly became liable to the bankrupt laws; but
if he did not became liable, it was not an atom the
more honourable in him to shelter himself under
his profession. It was the duty of every person who
sought such an office as that of Chief Magistrate to
clear away any imputation against him. The paper
put into his hand as the judgment of Lord Denman,
conveyed in his (Alderman Wilson's) opinion, a heavy
censure instead of exoneration.

Alderman T. Wool) said, the whole of the charges
from beginning to end had been most satisfactorily
refuted by the affidavit put into Court, with the ex-
ception of one part, which he was prepared to account
for to the full satisfaction of those who would under-
take an investigation.
Alderman FAREDEOTIIER stated, that as soon as he
saw the Mining Journal , he asked Alderman T.
ood whether he did not intend to proceed against
that paper by information, and declared that he
(Alderman Farebrother) would do so if it were his case.
Alderman T. WOOD said he certainly had prepared
legal documents for the purpose of proceeding. He,
however, upon consulting his friends as to the propriety
and expediency of adopting such a course, wa.s
strongly recommended by them not to take legal pro-
ceedings, but to meet any charges which might be
brought against him, honourably before the Court.
He felt hound to act upon such advice.
Alderman BROWN said it was most desirable that,
as a body, the Court should act in amity.—(Hear.)
There was, however, a matter of more importance by
which they must be guided. It was indispensably
necessary that a gentleman who aspired to fill the
high office of Lord Mayor should clear himself of
every thing stated to his prejudice. He did not mean
the trivial tittle-tattle which abounded against public
men—he meant that when grave charges were made
from the judgment-seat he could not think of compro-
mising his sense of duty by selecting the man who did
not purge himself, under such circumstances, as the
more proper of the two named to the Court as eligible
candidates. He (Alderman Brown) would ask whe-
ther it would not be better for Alderman T. Wood to
retire for the present year, in order to afford a proper
opportunity of investigating the whole affair.
Sir PETER LAURIE suggested the course of sub-
mitting the case for inquiry to a committee.
Alderman WILSON declared that he had advised
Alderman T. Wood to have the case referred to a
committee in June, but the proposition was declined.
He had done his duty as a member of the Court. He
could not think of voting for a man as Chief Magis-
trate with such a judgment as that of Lord Denman
over him. The office must be maintained in honour,
and splendour, and hospitality. The allowance from
the funds of the Corporation was not sufficient to
support it with becoming dignity, and a Lord Mayor
ought to have property to enable him to supply the
deficiency. Now, Alderman T. Wood said, when he
MS candidate for the office of City Solicitor, a few
vors ago, that all the property he had lie derived
l'rom his profession, and that he was not worth a
thousand pounds in the world beyond the produce of
his business.

Alderman T. WOOD said he did not recollect any
thing of the kind, and that, whatever might be the
opinion entertained by Alderman Wilson as to the
indispensible ingredient of wealth in the composition
of a Lord Mayor, he (Alderman T. Wood) had been
elected Alderman of his Ward after having been re-
peatedly applied to on the subject, and he believed he
had given satisfaction as a Magistrate. He had re-
ceived the thanks of his fellow-citizens, too, for his
conduct in the Shrievalty. As for all that had been
said about bankruptcy, the suspicion of such an event
existed but in the imagination of those who -alluded
to it. lie must declare that a more persecuted man,
or one who less deserved persecution, did not exist.
He had been advised not to proceed against the paper
which maligned him, the Editor of which was a
bankrupt, and he was sure the advice was sound.
Sir P. LAURIE then moved that the Court should
go into Committee on Saturday or Monday on the
subject.
Alderman T. WOOD approved of the motion, and
said he should submit all the papers to the Committee.
He was determined to have inquiry, and had never
refused to give all the information in his power, and
never would refuse to answer any questions.
The motion was then put and negatived, four hands
having been held up for it, and five against it.
The- matter remains for future discussion.

THE PRESTON AND WERE RAlLWAY.—Yesterday
week (Friday), being the Guild week, the scholars of
the difftrent Sunday schools in Preston were treated
by their teachers and other friends with a trip by
railway to Fleetwood-on-Wyre, at which delightful
place they enjoyed themselves most heartily in pa-
rading the different streets, &c. The number of
scholars was 2,164, exclusive of teachers and others,
to the number of 200, making in the whole train
2,364 persons, which were gallantly drawn by the
Preston and Wyre No.l engine, in 27 open carriages.
On the arrival of the train from Fleetwood at the
break station (Poulton), at which place they halted
about half an hour, the scene was truly imposing,
each carriage being studded with numerous colours,
bearing appropriate mottoes, and the whole multitude
being engaged in singing hymns. Such a display
was never before afforded to the inhabitants of Poul-
ton, who mustered largely, and were highly gratified
in witnessing such an interesting sight. Preston
Chronicle.

JEWISH TRIBUTE.—A magnificent piece of plate is
about to be presented to Sir Moses Montefiore from a
large body of subscribers of the Jewish persuasion, as
a mark of esteem and gratitude for his services on be-
half of those among their race who were per-
ecuted on account of the " Father Thomas," aff4ir
year or two ago. It is a massive, yet ele-
gant work of silver, standing upwards of two
feet in height, and weighing about 1,300 ounces.
On its four sides are representatives exquisitely
executed in chaste relievo of Sir Moses landing, of
his presentation to the Sultan, of his announcing to
the Jews their liberation, and of his thanksgiving in
the synagogue; lower compartments being filled up
on two sides with emblematical representations of
the persecution suffered by the Jews, and of the
noble part taken by England in their protection ; on
the third, being admirably pictured, is the grand sub-
' ject of Moses ingulfing the Egyptian host in the Red
1 Sea, and in the front there is the inscription.