The Sun.
London, England, 1842-10-18 00:00:00

WHITEHALL, AVG. 3, 1842.

The Lord Chancellor has appointcd;Thomas Frederick
Champney, of Beverley, in the county of York, Gent., to
be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of
Chancery.
DECLARATION OF INSOLVENCY.

WILLIAM LYON, chemist, Woodford, Essex.

BANKRUPTS.

EDMUND FENNELL and RICHARD FENNELL,
warehousemen, Aldermanbury Postern, City, to surrender
Oct. 28, and Nov. 29, at eleven, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy. Alsager, official assignee, Birchin-lane ; Hall,
Moorga te-street.
JOHN COATS, draper, St. John's-street, Oct. 28,
at one, and Nov. '2 9 , at twelve, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy. Alsager, official assignee, Birchin-lane ; Bell,
Broderick, and Bell, Bow Church-yard, Cheapside.
THOMAS GEORGE MARTIN, wine merchant,
Great Winchester-street, Old Broad-street, Oct. 27, and
Nov. 29, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Lack-
ington, official assignee, Coleman-street-buildings ; War..
rand, Gray's Inn.
CHARLES ALLEN, cattle dealer, Devizes, Wilt-
shire, Nov. 2 and 29, at two, at the Angel Inn, Chip-
penham. Whittaker, Gray's Inn-square, London ;
Robins and Hobbs, Wells, Somersetshire.
WM. HALL and ROBERT RAINBOW, coal mer-
chants, Stratford-upon-Avon, Oct. 28 and Nov. 29, at
eleen, at the White Hart Inn, Eveshani,Worcestershire.
Vincent and Sherwood, Temple, London ; Morgan,
Stow-on • the-Wold.
JOHN CHARLES RAWDON, wool merchant, Leeds,
Nov. 5, and 29, at two, at the Commissiimers'-rooms,
Leeds. Strangways, Barnard's Inn, London ; Robinson,
Leeds.
HENRY BARTON, jun., shipowner, Liverpool, Oct.
27, and Nov. 8, at eleven, at the Clarendon-rooms,
Liverpool. Cotterill, Throgmortou-street, London ;
Fletcher and Hull, Liverpool.
WILLIAM PUGH, cabinet-maker, Bristol, Oct. 29,
and Nov. 29, at two, at the Commercial-rooms, Bristol.
Harmar, Bristol ; Bicknell, Roberts, Finch, and Neate,
Lincoln's Inn-fields, London.
WILLIAM GORSUCH, hotel-keeper, Liverpool,
Oct. 31, and Nov. 29, at eleven, at the Clarendon-rooms,
Liverpool. Littledale and Bardswell, Liverpool ; Vin-
cent and Sherwood, Temple, London.

a correspondence between Mr. Charles
MISS MARTINEAU AND THE CIVIL
Miss Martineau, which has now been pub-
Bleuarllnertia•onmd
lished, that Lord Melbourne, previous to his going
out of office, was desirous to place this lady's name
on the civil list, with a pension of 1501. a-year, as a
proof of his respect for her writings and her charac-
ter; and accordingly made such offer to her through
Mr. Buller. Miss 3lartineau, in reply, declines the
offer, and does so in a manner highly creditable to
her head and heart. Among her reasons for declin-
ing, the following stands prominently for-
ward. Speaking of the working-classes, she says :
" Such services as I may have rendered them are
unconsciously received by them ; but I cannot accept
reward at any expense to them. If this provision be
not designed as a recompense, but as aid, as a pure
gift, I cannot take it ; for they who provide the means
have no voice in the appropriation of it to me person-
ally. Whenever we obtain a just system of taxation,
the time may, perhaps, follow, when, among other con-
siderations, some plan may be discovered by which the
people's representatives may exercise the power of en-
couraging and rewarding merit and services, working
through the press; and even then the most scrupulous,
with no better view of their own claims than I have,
may be happy to receive, in their time of need, aid
from the public purse. Meanwhile, I seriously and
truly feel that I had rather, if need were (to put an
extreme case), receive aid from the parish, and in
the workhouse, where I could clearly read my claim,
than in the very agreeable•manner proposed, where I
can see no excuse for my own indulgence. If it be
true that, in the case of gifts, we do not nicely mea-
sure the grounds of claim, surely there is an exception
in the one case of gifts from the public purse."
FALMOUTH, OCT. 16.—The Avon and Plainer Go-
vernment steamers have put in to-day ; the former from
the Channel, where she has been cruizmg, to relieve the
windbound with provisions, from the circumstance of
two of her crew having been severely attacked with
illness. The other steamer is from the West Indies,
(last Antigua) in six weeks; she came in with her
paddles unshipped and under sail. By the Montrose
steamer, which sails to-morrow, the Gallant Sir C.
Napier and lady are passengers • Lieut. Wise will take
charge of the mails ; and of those by the Dee (both
of which have arrived, and are coaling), for the West
Indies, Lieut. Belhair will be in charge.
ACCIDENT TO ADMIRAL SIR C. NUGENT.—We
regret to announce that a serious accident has hap-
pened to Sir C. Nugent. As the Gallant Admiral was
leaving his banker's (Messrs. Drummond's), Charing-
cross, yesterday afternoon, he stopped to take
a view of the Nelson Monument erecting in Tra-
falgar-square. Whilst in the act of minutely look-
ing at the column, his foot slipped, and the Gallant
Officer fell on the curb stone, the effect of which
was a serious fracture of the thigh bone near
the hip. Admiral Nugent was immediately con-
veyed to Charing-cross Hospital, where the
most prompt surgical attendance was given,
and every attention paid, and to-day we are in-
formed that the Gallant Officer is going on very
favourably, but from his advanced age (85), no san-
guine hope of a perfect restoration to health can be en-
tertained. No dangerous result is, however, at pre-
sent expected. The Gallant Admiral has expressed a
wish not to be removed from the hospital until he re-
covers, as he feels convinced that every attention will
be paid to his wants and comforts.
THE ACCIDENT TO SIR WILLIAM GEARY.—(From
the Maidstone Gazette of this day.)—We rejoice to be
able to state that Sir W. Geary still survives his dread-
ful accident, and that during several nights since our
last he has enjoyed some refreshing sleep. The wound
in his throat is fast healing, he has recovered his sight,
and regularity has succeeded in many -important func-
tions which had been deranged. He, receives nourish-
ment about every two hours, and his medical attend--
ants, Dr. Taylor and Mr. Stirling, have remained with
him night and day. Lady Geary has not taken her
clothes off for several nights, and has been most unwea-
ried in her attentions. Sir William is of course kept
as quiet as possible, but is in full knowledge of all
that is passing around him, although he is only allowed
to speak in whispers. Her Majesty and Prince
Albert have been pleased, through one of the Lords
in Waiting, to cause inquiry to be made after
all the nobility and gentry
almost
osAtVdilaliialym.bylndeed, inquiries have been made
nearly
of the neighbourhood. Sir William is still in a
very critical state, but from the length of time
which has occurred
since the accident took place,
and the improvement observable, considerable hopes
are entertained of his ultimate recovery. The fol-
lowing is the latest bulletin that has Seen issued .
" Oxonhoath, Monday.—Sir William Geary Las had
several hours' refreshing sleep, and is going on satis-
factorily. The ligature on the carotid artery is not
et detaehetl,exouz T.41401t, I.D.A ; RODZET
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