The Sun.
London, England, 1842-03-30 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 30, 1842

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

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GUILDHALL—(T HIS DAY.)
ROBBING BAKERS' SHOPS.—Four stout able-bodied
young men, named' Williams, Boulditch, Knight, and
Crompton, were charged before Sir Peter Laurie with
entering the shop Of Mr. Negas, No. 57, Whitecross-
street, and taking by force a quartern loaf.
The prosecutor and his assistant stated that the pri-
soner, William Knight, walked into the shop, which was
within a short distance of the Refuge for the Destitute,
in Playhouse-yard, and was constantly surrounded by,
miserable creatures like them, when they said they were
fainting with hunger, and unless some were given them
they should take it by force: Upon being refused they
seized upon a loaf, which they took out and divided it
with the other prisoners. A constable was sent for,
and upon his arrival, in a few minutes, they were given
into hiS charge, not having shown the slightest inclina-
tion to escape, althbugh they could have readily done so
before he came.
The prisoners did not deny having taken the bread,
but said actual famine compelled theni, as they had not
tasted food for two days. They came severally from
Chester, Gloucester, Someriet, and Yorkshire to look
for work in London, but could get none, and the only re-
source, therefore; that was open to save them from the
worst of all death's, that of starvation, was to commit
some crime for which they should be sent to gaol.
The prosecutor requested the case might be dealt with
summarily, as he had no wish to -act severely towards
the unfortunate starving beings.
Sir P. LAURIE salt he felt bound to commit them for
trial, although- he ifigied he could adopt some other
means with cases like the. present, where sheer distress
was the inducing cause "of crime ; but he had not the
power as a Magistrate to pass them to their parishes, and
he must protect thelkol-!erty of the honest and industri-
ous tradesman. Nr,_. • ~,,, •
Mr. Alderman LiiciS -(Wltlireame into Court during
the. hearing of the fcase'Y WaS truly melancholy
the destitution and misery that at present pervaded' the
metropolis. There yere7,thousands of lads like the pri-
soners, who ran rnilesifter -Ottestrians, and were over-
joyed at the chance rteltirtg• a.,:tWny or twopence for
the chance of hblding a:ficifSei
-The prisoners were then fully committed for trial, and
the parties bound over .to prosecute. •

BOW-STREET.—(THIS DAY).
SINGULAR CHARGE.-Thomas Hancock, a private
soldier in the Grenadiers, and who we observed bore a
stripe for good conduct, "and -Jane Coleman, a. pretty
young woman, were. placed. at the bar on suspicion of
stealing an infant, three weeks old, under the following
extraorinary circumstances :
John Brewer, the, complainant, who is a porter at
Covent-garden-market, stated that last night about seven
o'clock, he and his wife, with their two children, one a
baby of three weeks old and the other a child two-arid-
a-half years old, fell into company with the two pri-
soners, and went to the Sugar Loaf, King-street,
Drury-lane, where they drank about two pots of porter
together. Soon after this witness's wife said she wanted
to go home for a little time; upon which the female prisoner
said " Give me your baby, I'll take care of it for you.". The
mother then went away, and witness and the prisoners
resumed their seats. Shortly afterwards, however, the
female prisoner got up, and was going out. Witness
asked her where she was going to, and the soldier re-
plied, " Oh, it's all right ; let her go." She then went
out, and, not returning in half an hour, witness began
to feel uneasy, and'asked the male prisoner where the
woman was gone with his baby. He replied, " I don't
know; let 's go and look for•her." They then went Volt,
but not succeeding in finding her, witness gave the pri-
soner into custody, as an accomplice. From in-
formation which witness received, he took police-
man 121 F With him about twelve o'clock last night
to Shire-lane, where they found the prisoner in bed. On
entering her room she tried to corer herself over with the
bedclothes.. Witness said to her, "'Tell me where my
,child is." The girl replied, " I've not got it, it's my
mother." He had since been told that if he went to No.
4, Exeter-street, he should find the baby. He accord-
ingly went there this morning, and he saw two females
standing at the door, who said that the prisoner's mother
was a " second hand" there, where she had lived up till
yesterday, but that she did not reside there now. He
went into every room but one, and could not find his
child. In that room which he did not search a female
was in bed, and he did not like to enter it ; he
had no doubt, however, now, but that if the Magistrate
would send a policeman thoroughly to search that house,
the child would be found, as, from information he had
received this morning from persons outside the Court, he
was convinced that his child was there.
In reply to questions from Mr. JARDINE; the com-
plainant stated that he was perfectly sober at the time
the baby was lost. He could give no reason for stealing
his baby, except to make a property of it.
Mr. JARDINE said he .did not think that very likely.
Indeed it was a very odd story altogether.
Police Constable 1' 121, who took. the soldier into
custody, said the complainant was quite drunk at the
time, so much so, indeed, that witness refused to take
the charge for a long time on that account. The soldier
was quite sober.
Thomas Hancock when called on for his defence, in a
manly straightforward manner spoke' as follows :
Please your Worship, in the afternoon about four o'clock,
1 left the barracks and was proceeding along Castle-street,
when a young woman came up to me and said, " Soldier,
'will you give me a glass of ale," I said, ." I am going
somewhere to get a pint, I don't mind if I do." We then
went into a public-house near Rupert-street, where we had
not been long when the complainant, his wife,
and two children came in ; the two females
got into conversation, and the man brought
over his pot to me and asked me to drink; I did so and
returned the compliment by asking him to drink from
mine; we were very comfortable, and. remained in con-
versation nearly an hour; I then got up and said, " Now
I must go, it's nearly parade time." I then asked him
if he should 'be there after parade, he said no he
should not, but he asked me to meet them in the evening
at the Sugar Loaf in King-street, Drury-lane. We then
parted and I went to parade. After parade I was going
towards King-street, looking for the Sugar Loaf, when
I met the woman who had the baby, and she
took me to the -house, where I found the man, his wife,
and child. The wife soon after went out, and
the woman who had the child went to look
for her as she said. The complainant then called for a
fiddle, and his wife almost directly canoe in, 'and they
all began to dance. The woman who had the child,
however, did not return. They asked me where she
was. I said I did not know ; but I did not say it was
all sight when the woman went out. I never knew any
of the parties till yesterday, and as for the young
woman who stands by my side, I never saw her till this
morning ; she is not the woman at all who was drinking
with us, or who had the child. When the man said he
had some suspicions of. me, I at once gave myself up to
th 1 landlord, and said I considered myself in custody.
Mr. Collins, the landlord of the Sugar Loaf,
corroborated the latter part of the prisoner's state-
ment. He said the female prisoner had not been
at his house at all, the woman who was in their
company was considerably taller, and was dressed altoge-
ther differently ; he remembered the woman perfectly.
Mrs. Brewer, the mother of the lost baby, then went
into the witness-box, but declared that she was un-
able to recognise the female prisoner, as she had been
drinking.
Mr. JARDINE remarked on the wickedness and impro-

priety of a woman, only three weeks over her confine-
ment, getting drunk and dancing at a public-house ;
whilst he deeply regretted the loss the complainant had
sustained, he should certainly not be justified on the evi-
dence of a drunken man, which had been contradicted,
in detaining either of the prisoners, they should there-
fore be discharged.
Brewer then applied for a warrant to search the house,
No. 4, Exeter-street, but it was refused.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
(THIS DAY.)
Darius Shepherd,. a young man fashionably dressed,
and with much the appearance of a foreigner, and wear-
ing mustachios, was charged with wilful damage under
the following circumstances :—Mr. William Robinson,
the landlord of the Crown Tavern, at the corner of
Glasshome-street and Marylebone•street, Regent-street,
stated that about half-past seven o'clock last evening
the defendant presented himself in front of the bar,
and called for a glass of Hollands and water, but
with which he was refused to be served, as he was
evidently then in a state of intoxication. He, however,
persisted in remaining there, causing some interruption
to the business being carried on ; but at length, in a
burst of " indignation," he seized hold of a pair of fold-
ing doors, and dashed them from him with such tre-
mendous violence that they were torn from their hold-
ings, and two patent spring hinges broken, so as to be
past repair, and other injuries done, the estimated
amount of which was between 14s. and 15s.
. Mr. MALTY said, the damage must be paid, and the
defendant was then removed to the lock-up cells, but in
about a quarter of an hour was liberated, the required
sum being forthcoming through the agency of a friend.

seen hi twist it off, though he might have done so.
That he was willing to pay the owner for the damage
done, and let there be no more about it.
Mr. CoomnE—What are you ? Prisoner—Nothing. •
Mr. CoomnE—Do you allege you did not commit the
act ? Prisoner—Oh, I believe I. did.
Mr. CoomnE—You must replace the-knocker, and pay
a fine of 20s.

WESTMINSTER SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)

(Before Serjeant ADAMS and a Bench of Magistrates.)
These Sessions commenced this morning, before Mr.
Serjeant Adams and a Bench of Magistrates. The Grand
Jury having been addressed by the Learned Chairman
on the nature of their duties, retired to their room, and
shortly afterwards returned into Court with several bills.
PICKING POCKETS.—John Smith and Thomas Keefe
were indicted for picking pockets. The prisoners, who
were both very young, pleaded not guilty. It ap-
peared that a policeman had seen the prisoners in
Leicester-square, prowling about, and saw one of them
draw a handkerchief from the pocket of a person
passing, and hand it to the other. The policeman int,
mediately took them into custody with the handkerchief
in their possession.

Mr. PAYNE addressed the Jury for the prisoner Smith.
The Jury found them both Guilty, and the Court sen-
tenced Keefe, who had previously been convicted of fe-
lony, to ten years transportation, and Smith to 6 months
imprisonment.
FOWL STEALING.—George Alien, Richard Brooker,
Thomas Lillywall, and Charles Bailey, were convicted of
stealing 13 tame live fowls, the property of Thos. Jeffry.
Allen and Brooker, who were old offenders, were each
sentenced to six months imprisonment with hard labour,
six weeks of the time to be passed in solitary confine-
ment; and the other two to three months imprisonment
each, three weeks of the time to be passed in solitary con-
finement.

SHAMEFUL CONDUCT OF A POLICE WITNESS.—
Edward Neal was indicted for stealing a pair of boots
value 2s. the property of W. Field. The prosecutor keeps
a marine-store shop in Great Peter-street, Westminster,
On the day. of the robbery the proSecutor's wife missed
a pair of boots from the window, and on looking out she
Eaw the prisoner fitting on the boots on the street. She
collared him. He extricated hiinself from her, and was
immediately stopped by the policeman, B 39, who took
him to the station-house. .

The prisoner, in his defence, said that he was a stoker
in the employ of the Westminster Steam Packet Company;
that he had been employed by a gentlemen to take a
parcel from the Golden Cross, Charing Cress, to Vaux-
hall, for which he had been
:paid one shilling ; that on
his .return through Peter-street, a boy offered him the
boots and asked a shilling for them; but that ultimately
he purchased them ofthe boy for sixpence; that he was-in
the act of fitting them on when the prosecutrix made her
appearance, and the boy who had retained possession of one
of the boots ran off with that and the prisoner's sixpence.
There were various circumstances which seemed to:cor-
roborate this account. The prosecutrix, on looking out
had seen a boy standing by the. prisoner with one of
the boots in his band, and on her approach the boy had
decamped, taking the boot with him.
The CHAIRMAN—MCI the prisoner give the same ac-
count at the station-house ?
Policeman 39—He gave a very fictions account, your
Worship.
-.! The CHAIRMAN—What did he say ? Policeman—
He said he had been a stoker.
The CHAIRMAN—I -dont mean that; did he give the
same account about purchasing the boots ? Policeman
—He gave a factious, your worship.
The: CHAIRMAN—Did he say he had purchased the
boots of a boy for sixpence ?—(Prisoner—l did.) Po-
liceman—He said he had bought them for sixpence. '-
A Juryman—What was found on him when he was
searched ? Policeman--7-Two keys and a knife ; that

was all.
Prisoner—And six pennyworth of halfpence, which
the boy had given me change.
The CHAIRMAN—Was there sixpennyworth of half.
pence found on him ? 'Policeman—There were a few
halfpence ; I do not know how many.
Prisoner—There was sixpennyworth, and they were
returned to me by the inspector.
The Jury found the prisoner Not Guilty, the Chair-
man having expressed his opinion that the prisoner's ac-
count was correct.
To the surprise of every one present the Court al-
lowed the policeman his expenses.

-SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
CHELTENHAM STEEPLE CHASES (CONCLUDED:)
' TUESDAY.
The first. Imperial Sweeps, value 200/. Two miles.
Mr. Robinson's Imperial Tom (Owner) 1
Colonel Charritie's Napoleon 2
Five others started. A slow and unsatisfactory race.
The second imperial chase was won by Mr. Bennett's
Rebel (Owner), beating Mr. Herbert's Dick Turpin,
after a good race, by a neck.
The day was very fine; and the attendance numerous.
PYTCHLEY HUNT RACES.—TUESDAY.
The Tally-ho Stakes of 25 sovs each, 10 ft. for horses
not - thorough bred. Two miles. Gentleman riders.
(8 .subs.). • .
Mr. Foster's b e The Conqueror, 3 yrs, Bst 91b (Sadler) 1
Mr. Foster's b in Sister to Fermeley, aged, 12st 2
Mr. Sweettnan's fby Defence, Gratitude, 3 yrs Bst 91b 3
'Air. Alpin's nd f Dart. 3 yrs; Bst 611)
Mr. W. Ekins' Corsican, 4 yrs, lOst 121 b
The Farmer's Cup of 501. and 101. to the second. Heats,
once round and a distance.
Mr. Burbidge's The Flyer, 5 yrs, 1 Ist llb ... 1 0 1
Mr. Morton s Forest Lass, 5 yrs, list llb 0 1 0
Mr: J. Dickins'May Day, 6 yrs, 1 Ist 91b 0 0 2
Mr. Bull's Midnight, 5 yrs, 1 Ist llb 2 0 dr
The Chesterfield Handicap of 25 SONS. each, 10 ft. and
only 5 ft. if declared, with 501. added. Once round,
and a dis. Gents. riders. 11 subs. of whom 5 declared.
Mr. Clark's Currycomb, 5 yrs list 51b 1
Mr. Foster's Combat, aged, (h b) 12st
Mr. J. Day's Mulciber, 5 yrs, 103 t 101 b 3
The Hurdle Race Sweepstakes of 15 sous. each, 10 ft.,
with 40 added. ' 2 miles, 9 subs.
Mr. Goodman's Tiger, aged, 12st 41b, (Oliver)
Mr. Higgins's Roulette,' 5 yrs, Ilst 61b
2
Mr. Eluns's Duenna, aged, 12st 41b
The following also started, but were not placed. Mr.
Elmor's. Sam Weller, aged, 12st 41b ; Mr. Bird's
Treaty, aged, 12st ; and Baron Rothschild's Consul,
aged, 12st 41b.
CANTERBURY SPRING RACES.—TUESDAY.
.4.• match between Mr. Collard's Sportsman and Mr.
Haines' Fanny, was won-by the former.
The Easter Plate was -walked over for by Mr. Sherrard's
blk h ; and the. Scurry Stakes were won by Mr. H.
Mann's b m.
NEWCAS'tLE RACES, 1842.
Acceptances for. the Northumberland Plate.—Laner-
cost, aged, 9st 91b--Beeswing, aged, 9st 61b—Hyllus, 6
yrs, 9st 21b—Little Wonder, 5 yrs, Bst 111b—Dr. Caius,
5 yrs, Bst 81b—St. Lawrence; 5 yrs, Bst 81b—The
Shadow, aged, Bst,' 71b—Gallipot, 5 yrs, Bst Sib—The
Squire, 4 yrs, Bst 51b—Bellona, aged, Bst 31b—Johnny.
5 yrs, Bst 21b—Galaor, 4 yrs, Bst 21b—Cruskeen, aged,
Bst—Kingston Robin, 5 yrs, Bst—Duke of 'Wellington,
4 yrs, 7st l lib—Mona, 5 ' yro, 7st 111b—Rory O'More,
6 yrs, 7st 91b—Hamlet, aged, 7st 91b—Pagan, 4 yrs, 7st
71b—Retriever, 6 yrs, 7st 81b—Black Beck, 5 yrs, 7st
81b—Portrait, 4 yrs, 7st 81b—The Young 'Un, 5 yrs, 7st
81b—Rhodanthe, 5 yrs, 7st 71b—Marshal Soult, 5 yrs,
7st 71b—Jack ShePpard, 4 yrs, ist 61b—Archer, 4 yrs,
7st 61b—Miss Stilton, 4 yrs, 7st 61b—Disclosure, 4 yrs,
7st 61b—Queen Bee, 5 yrs, 7st 51b— M. Muley, 4 yrs,
7st 41b—Studley Royal, 4 yrs, 7st 41b—All Fours,
6 yrs, 7st 41b—JoIly Tar, 4 yrs, 7st 41b—Heslington,
4 yrs, ist 41b—Quilt Arnold, 4 yrs, 7st 41b—Ermen-
gardis, 4 yre, 7st 41b—Sister to Glencoe, 4 yrs, 7st 41b
Chantilly, 6 yrs, 7st Mb—Usurper, 6 yrs, 7st 31b—
Zelmyra, 5 yrs, ist 31b—Pheon, 4 yrs, 7st-7-Ada, 5 yrs,
6 st 121b—Alico Hawthorn. 4 yrs, Est 10.--Fidhawn,
4 yrs, 6st 61b—Skipton, 4 yrs, Est 61b—Laurestina, 4 yrs,
Est 51b—BounceaWay, 4 yrs, Est 41b—Foxberry, 3 yrs,
6st 41b—Moss Trooper, 3 yrs, 6st 41b—Meteor, 3 yrs,
6st 41bs —The Lord of HOlderness, 3 yrs, Est 41b--7
Baronet, 3 yrs, Gst 41b—Guitar, 3yrs, 6st 31b—Areanus,
3 yrs Est 31b—Pharold, 3 yrs, Est 31b—Syron, 3 yrs,
6st yrs,
3 yrs, 6st—Extract, 3yrs, 6st—
Priscilla Tomboy, a feather—Capt. Potts, br c, a feather
and Royal Charley, a feather. The rest declared.

THE RIGHT OF SEARCH:

LORD ABERDEEN'S REPLY TO THE NOTE OF

MR. STEVENSON.

The following is a copy of the reply addressed by the
Earl of Aberdeen to Mr. Everett, the successor of Mr.
Stevenson, as American Minister in thiS country .
" The undersigned, &c., has the honour of addressing
to Mr. Everett, &c., the observations which he feels
called upon to make in-answer to the note of Mr. Ste-
venson, dated on the 21st of October.
" As that communication only reached the hands of
the undersigned on the day after the departure of Mr.
Stevenson. from London, on his return to America, and
as there has since been no Minister or Charge d'Affaires
from the United States resident in this country, the
undersigned has looked with some anxiety, for the ar-
rival of Mr. Everett, in order that he might be enabled
to renew his diplomatic intercourse with an accre-
dited representative of the republic. had the under-
signed entertained no other purpose than to controvert
the arguments of Mr. Stevenson, or to fortify his own,
in treating of tie matter which has formed the subject
of their correspondence, he would have experienced little
impatience ; but as it is his desire to clear up doubt and
to remove misapprehension, he feels that he cannot too
early avail himself of the presence of Mr. Everett at his
post to bring to his knowledge the true state of the ques-
tion at issue.

" The V undersigned agrees with Mr. Stevenson in the
importance of arriving at a clear understanding of the mat-
ter really in dispute. This ought to be the first object in
the differences of states as well as individuals ; and,

happily, it is often the first step to the reconciliation of
the parties. In-the present case this understanding is
doubly essential, because a continuance of mistake and
error may be productive of the most serious consequences.
" Mr. Stevenson persists in contending, that the Bri-
tish Government assert a right which is equivalent to
the claim of searching American_ vessels in time of peace.
In proof of this, Mr. Stevenson refers to a passage in a
former note of Viscount Palmerston, addressed to himself,
against which he strongly protests, and the doctrine
contained in which he says that the undersigned is un-
derstood to affirm. _ _

" Now, it is not the intention of the undersigned to
inquire into the precise import and force of the expres-
sions of Viscount Palmerston. These might have been
easily explained to Mr. Stevenson by their author at the
time they were written ; but the undersigned must re-
quest that his doctrines upon this subject, and those of
the Government of which he is the organ, may be
judged of exclusively from his own declarations.
" The undersigned again renounces, as he has already
done, in the most explicit terms, any right on the part
of the British Government to search American vessels

in the time of peace. - The right of search, except when
specially conceded by treaty, is a purely belligerent
right, and can have no existence on the high seas during
peace. The undersigned apprehends, however, that the
right of search is not confined to the verification of the
nationality of the vessel, but also extends to the
object of the voyage and the nature of the cargo.
The sole purpose of the British cruisers is to ascer-
tain whether the vessels they meet with are really Ame-
rican or not. The right asserted has, hi truth, no re-
semblance to the right of search either in principle or in
practice. It is simply a right to satisfy the party who
has a legitimate interest in knowing the truth that the
vessel actually is what' her colours announce. This
right we concede as freely as we exercise. The British
cruisers are not instructed to detain American vessels

under any circumstances whatever ; on the contrary,
they are ordered to' abstain from all interference with
them, be they slavers or otherwise. But where reason-
able suspicion exists that the American flag has been
abused for the purpose of covering the vessel of another
nation, it would appear scarcely credible, had it not been
made manifest by the repeated protestations of their Re-
presentative, that the Government of the United States,
which has stigmatized and abolished the trade itself,
should object to the adoption of such means as are in-
dispensably necessary for ascertaining the truth.
" The undersigned had contended in his former note
that the legitimate inference from the arguments of Mr.

Stevenson would practically extend even -to the sanction
of piracy, when the persons engaged in it should think
fit to shelter themselves under the flag of the United
States. Mr. Stevenson observes that this is a misappre-
hension on.the part of the undersigned ; and he declares
that in denying the right of interfering with vessels
under the American flag he intended to limit his objec-
tion to vessels bona fide American, and not to those be
longing to nations who might fraudulently have assumed
the flag of the United States. But it appears to the
undersigned that his former statement is by no means
satisfactorily controverted by the declaration of Mr.
Stevenson. How is this bona fide to be proved? Must
not Mr. Stevenson either be prepared to maintain that
the flag alone is sufficient evidence of the nationality of
the vessel, which, in the face of his own repeated admis-
sions, he cannot do, or must he not confess that the ap-
lication of his arguments would really afford protection
to every lawless and piratical enterprise?
The undersigned had als' expressAl his belief that
the practice Was general of ascertaining, by visit, the
real character of any vessel on the high seas against
which there should exist reasonable grounds of suspi-
cion. Mr. Stevenson denies this, and he asks what other
nation than Great Britain has ever asserted or attemp ed
to exercise such a right ? In answer to this question,
the undersigned can at once refer to the avowed and con-
stant practice of the United States, whose cruisers,
especially in the Gulf, of Mexico, by the admission of
tneir public journals, are notoriously in the habit of exa-
mining all suspicious vessels, whether sailing under the
English flag or any other. In whose eyes are these
vessels suspicious ? Doubtless in those of the com-
manders of the American cruisers. But, in truth, this
right is quite as important to the United States as to
Great Britain ; nor is it easy to conceive how the ma-
ritime intercourse of mankind could be safely carried on
without such a check.

"It can scarcely be necessary to remind Mr. Everett
that the right thus claimed by Great Britain is not exer-
cised for any selfish purpose. It is asserted in the in-
terest of humanity, and in mitigation of the sufferings of
our fellow-men. The object has met with the concur-
rence of the whole civilized world, including the United
States of America, and it ought to receive universal
assistance and support.
" The undersigned cannot abstain here from referring
to the conduct of an honourable and zealous officer com-
manding the naval force of the United States on the
coast of Africa, who, relying on the sincere desire of his
Government for the suppression of the slave trade, and.
sensible of the abuse of the American flag, entered into
an engagement on the 11th of March, 1840, with the
officer in command of Her Majesty's cruisers on the
same station, by which they mutually requested each
other, and agreed to detain all vessels under American
colours employed in the traffic. If found to be American
property, such vessels were to be delivered over to the
commander of any American cruiser on the station ; or
if belonging to other nations, they were to be dealt with
according to the treaties contracted by her Majesty with
the respective States. The undersigned believes, and,
indeed, after the statements of Mr. Stevenson he regrets
to be unable to doubt, that the conduct of this gallant
officer, however natural, and laudable in its object, has
been disavowed by his Government.
"It is not the intention of the undersigned at present
to advocate the justice and propriety of the mutual right
of search, as conceded and regulated by treaty ; or to
weigh the reasons on account of which thia.proposal has
been rejected by the Government of the United States.
He took occasion in a former .note to observe that con-
cessions sanctioned by Great Britain and France were
not likely to be incompatible with the dignity and inde-
pendence of any other state which should be disposed to
follow their example. But the undersigned begs now to
inform Mr. Everett that he has this clay concluded a
joint treaty with France, Austria, Russia, and Prussia,
by which the mutual right of search, within certain lati-
tudes, is fully and effectually established for ever. This
is, in truth, a holy alliance, in which the undersigned
would have rejoiced to see the United States assume
their proper place among the Great Powers of Christen-
dbm, foremost in power, wealth, and civilization, and
connected together in the cause of mercy and justice.
" It is undoubtedly true that this right may be abused,
like every other which is delegated to
.many and dif-
ferent hands. It is possible that it may be exercised
wantonly and vexatiously ; and, should this be the case,
it would not only call for remonstrance, but would jus-
tify resentment. This, however, is in the highest de-
gree improbable, and if, in spite of the utmost caution,
an error should be committed, and any American vessel
should suffer loss or injury, it would be followed by
prompt and ample reparation. The undersigned begs
to repeat that with American vessels, whatever be their
destination, British cruisers have no pretension in any
manner to interfere. Such vessels must be permitted, if
engaged in it, to enjoy a monopoly of this unhallowed
trade • but the British Government will never endure
that the fraudulent use of the American flag shall ex-
tend the iniquity to other nations, by whom it is ab-
horred, and who have entered into solemn treaties with
this country for its entire suppression.
" In order to prove to Mr. Everett the anxiety of.her
Majesty's Government to prevent all reasonable ground
of complaint, the undersigned believes that he cannot do
better than to communicate to him the substance of
hose instructions under which the British cruisers act
n relation to American vessels when employed on this

service.
" If, from the intelligence which the officer command-
ing her Majesty's cruiser may have received, or from the
manoeuvres of the vessel, or from other sufficient cause,
he shall have reason to believe, that although bearing
the American flag, the vessel does not belong to the
,United States, he is ordered, if the state of the wind and
weather shall admit of it, to go ahead of the suspected
vessel, after communicating his intention by hailing, and
to drop a boat on board of her to ascertain her nation-
ality, without detaining her, if she shall prove to be
really an American vessel. But should this mode of
visiting the vessel prove to be impracticable, he is to re-
quire her to be brought to for this purpose. The officer
who boards the vessel is merely to satisfy himself of her
nationality, by her papers or other proofs, and, should she
really be an American vessel, he will immediately quit
her, offering, with the consent of her Commander, to
note on her papers the cause of suspecting her nation-
ality, and the number of minutes she was detained (if
detained at all) for the object in question. All the par-
ticulars are to be immediately entered in the logbook of
the cruiser, and a full statement of them is to be sent by
the first opportunity direct to England.
" These are the precautions taken by her Majesty's
Government against the occurrence of abuse in the per-
formance of this service ; and they are ready to adopt
any others which they may think more effectual for the
purpose, and which shall at the same time be consistent
with the attainment of the main object in view.
" Mr. Stevenson has said that he had no wish to ex-
empt the fraudulent use of the American flag from de-
tection, and this being the case, the undersigned is un-
willing to believe that a Government like that of the
United States, professing the same object, and animated
by the same motives as Great Britain, should seriously

oppose themselves to every possible mode by which their
own desire could be really accomplished.
" Foreign-office, Dec. 20, 1841."

PAROCHIAL ELECTIONS.

ST. GEORGE THE MARTYR, SOUTHWARK.

The proceedings in the vestry of this parish were
marked by abundance of party spirit and personal asperity.
Shortly after twelve o'clock the Rev. D. HORTON,
Rector of the parish, took the chair, and read the notice
by which the meeting had been convened • but the offie
of Rector's Warden and that of Renter Warden having
been filled up, in consequenee of the great rush of persons
to the vestry an adjournment to the church took place.
On the proposition of four persons for Overseers, a
Mr. MerrnEws proposed that four other persons be
elected in preference, upon which
The Rev. CHAIVIAN put the names seriatim to the
meeting, and, after taking a vote on each, declared the
four first-named persons to be duly elected.
On the motion being propose 4 that Mr. Charles An-
derson be appointed Surveyor of the Highways for the
year ensuing,
Mr. FITCHER moved, and Mr. MATTHEWS seconded
an amendment, that a Board of Direction be formed for
that purpose.
Mr. BOXER said they had come to the determination
to try the question for the establishment of a Board ;
they would try the question.
The question having been put, the motion fora Board
was negatived by a large majority.
Mr. Anderson was next proposed to be displaced, and
to substitute for him Mr. Day, tailor, residing in the
Kent-road.

Mr. MATTHEWS proposed that Mr. Day be the Sur-
veyor for the ensuin& year.
Mr. Gov ER said they had been well treated by Mr.
Anderson, and it was onetof his maxims to let well alone.
After various other remarks, the CHAIRMAN put the
motion and the amendment, and declared Mr. Ander-
son's election carried by a large majority,
The minority immediately demanded a poll, which
was fixed to take place on Wednesday (this day)
Thursday, and Friday next.
ST. SAVIOUR'S, SOUTHWARK.

Yesterday being Easter 'Tuesday; and according to
customary usage the day appointed for the election of
parochial officers for the year ensuing, a vestry was held
in the vestry-room of St. Saviour's Church for that
purpose.
Mr. J. ROWE, the warden of the great account, in the
chair.

Upon the name of Mr. Ashton being put forward for
the office of College Warden, a letter was read from that
gentleman, begging to be excused on the ground that he
was a Dissenter.

Mr. DREWETT remarked that was no ground of ex-
cuse, inasmuch as Dissenters did make very good Church-
wardens, and he instanced himself being obliged to take
the office, although not a member of the Established
Church.

Upon the name of Mr. Holland being proposed for
Spratt and Jackson's Wardenship.
Mr. W. WATERS, who bad just been elected as Renter
Warden, proposed Mr. Robert Downes as an amendment
which, upon a show of hands, was lost.
Mr. WATERS, with some warmth, said that as Mr.

Downes was again rejected he would not accept the
office to which he had been elected, as he was unac-
quainted with the gentlemen who had been chosen as his
colleagues.
Mr..llowE remarked tnat Mr. Waters having accepted
the office, had no power to retire. Ile had been elected,
and he must serve the office.
Mr. WATERS said he should not attend.

Mr. HowE—Then your colleagues will act for you,
and you will be answerable for their acts.
Upon the question relative to the appointment of Mr.
Rose, the architect, as Surveyor to the parish, a long dis-
cussion ensued.

The proceedings, however, ended by the re-election of
Mr. Rose, and after the election of the usual persons
connected with the church, the Vestry broke up.
CLERKEN WELL.

Yesterday morning the rate-payers of this very ex-
tensive parish assembled at the parish church of St.
James, for the purpose of transacting the usual paro-
chial,Easter business, and also for the appointment of a
vestry-clerk. An adjournment was made to the National
School-room, in Amwell-street. *The senior Church-
warden in the chair. After the appointment of the new
Churchwardens, Messrs. Pascal and Parker, the business
of the vestry-clerkship was about to be entered into,
when a parishioner rose and objected to any appointment
whatever being entered into until a Committee of rate-
payers had been formed for the purpose of defining and
settling the duties of the vestry-clerk. Mr. Macphail
(one of the candidates) offered a number of objections
to this course, and was replied to by Mr. Beverley Wake-
ling. It was ultimately carried, that a Committee of
nine ratepayers should be appointed for deciding on the
purposes required, and to report at a future vestry meet-
ing. With regard to the vestry-clerkship, a third can-
didate has come in the field. The other business of the
vestry was next disposed of, and the meeting adjourned.
ST. LUKE, OLD STREET.
Yesterday being Easter Tuesday, the vestrymen of the
above parish assembled in the church, for the purpose of
choosing churchwardens, overseers, guardians of the
poor, &c., for the ensuing year, to make a rate for the
poor, and other matters connected with the parish. Mr.
Jay, the senior churchwarden, in the chair.
Mr. BRISCOE said that on similar occasions it was
usual for those gentlemen who had served the office of
overseers for the past year to be first chosen as guar-
dians • but last year, owing to some of those gentlemen
strongly supporting the views of the Poor Law Commis-
sioners, with whom and the guardians an action was now
pending, a resolution was moved that no gentlemen fa-
yoursb!e to the stringent measures of the new Poor-law
should be elected. That was carried, and it was now his
intention of moving a similar resolution—(Hear, hear)—
and his reasons for doing so were very numerous. lie
would, therefore, move a resolution to the effect that no
person who is known to be favourable to the adoption of
the new Poor-law be elected a guardian.—(llear.)
The resolution was put and carried.
The vestry then proceeded to the election of two Church • '
wardens. Mr. Summers and Mr. Telfer, both carrying
on the business of pawnbrokers, having been proposed,
A VESTRYMAN said he objected to any person carry-
ing on such a business being elected to office, on -the
ground of their being closely connected with the poor
who applied for relief to the Board of Guardians.
After some discussion, three other gentlemen having
been put in nomination for the office, a show of hands
was taken, when there appeared for Mr. Summers, 160 ;
for Mr. Telfer, 102. A poll was demanded on behalf of
the, others, which will commence this morning at ten
o'clock, and finally close on Friday at five.
Eight gentlemen having been nominated to serve as
Overseers,
The CHAIRMAN said that as it was usual for the
Churchwarden retiring to be elected a member •of the
Board of Guardians, he did hope that they would not do
so by him, as he had been fifteen 3 cars in office, and
wished to retire.—(Hear, hear.) It would give him the
greatest satisfaction not to be elected.
Fourteen gentlemen having been elected Guardians,
the other officers were elected, and the Vestry adjourned.

MONEY MARKET &nd CITY NEWS:

FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY.
-

TIMES.—The premium on gold at Paris is 9 per
mille, which, at the English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 10d.
per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25.39.
and the exchange at Paris on London ai; short being
25. 57i- , it follows that gold is 0.74 per cern:, dearer in
London than in Paris.

By advices from Hamburgh the price of gold is 433 i
per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. Ind.
per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13.9+,
and the exchange at Hamburgh on London at short
being 13.101, it follows that gold is 0.57 per cent. dearer
in London than in Hamburgh. _

The course of exchange at New York on London is
108 per cent., and the par of exchange between Eng-
land and America being 109 23-40 per cent., it follows
that the-exchange is 1.57 per cent against England.
But the quoted* exchange at New York being for bills
at 60 days' sight, the interest must be deducted from
the above difference.
By the official returns published by the Customs the
export of the precious metals to foreign and colonial
ports for the week ending Thursday last was as under:—
Ounces.
Silver coin to Belgium 40,000
Silver coin to Rotterdam 26,000
Silver bars to ditto
SUN.—The depression with which the Money Market
closed yesterday has been completely superseded to-day,
and although the amount of business has been but trifling,
the funds left off firm, Consols being 89i 4 for money,
and 89i sellers for the account. Exchequer Bills 27 Awl
29 premium.

In the Foreign Market the last price of Belgium
was 103 104 ; Danish, 814 824 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half
per Cents., 52 52f ; the Five per Cents., 1024 103 ;
Brazilian, 69 70. The quotation of the Portuguese Five
per Cents. was 34 344 ; the Three per Cents., 20 201 ;
Columbia, 261 -a ; Mexican, 424 a ; and Spanish, 244 -a.
But little was done in Shares. London and Birming-
ham left off at 85 87 ; Great Western, 264 271 ; the
Half Shares, 13/ 14fprem. ; Birmingham and Glouces-
ter, 5G 58 ; South Western, 59 60 ; Gosport, 59 60 ;
North Midland, 69 70, the New Shares, 34 35 ; and
Brighton, 351- 36 per share. South Eastern and Dover
221 221 ; and Eastern Counties 134 12/ discount.
The Foreign Exchanges were rather more favourable
than on our last post day. Amsterdam was 12 44 12 5 ;
Rotterdam, 12 5 12 51 ; Antwerp, 12 4/ 12 5 ; Ham-
burgh, 13 12i 13 121 ; Frankfort, 151 1514 ; Paris,
25 821 25 871 ; Vienna, 9 52 9 53 ; Madrid, 36} 36i ;
and Lisbon, 364 361.
At a late hour the Hamburgh mail arrived, bringing
tho' following quotations of the Exchange on London :
Amsterdam 12 12 5-10ths at sight, and 12 5 at two
months ; Stockholm 12 14, 90 days ; St. Petersburgh
37 15-l6ths 38 at 3 months.

The reception which the deputation from the coal-
owners from Sunderland met with from Government,
when it was stated that no further progress would be made
in pressing the resolutions put forward before sth April,
and that in the meanwhile every attention would be paid to
any representation which might be made, has given great
satisfaction in the City. It is admitted, even by the
most strenuous supporters of the proposed measure, that
many parts are particularly objectionable, and it would
appear, therefore, that no time is to be lost in urging
the hardship which individual interests will suffer, if it
be carried as at present printed.