The Sun.
London, England, 1845-01-21 00:00:00

PROPOSED NEW PARK AT BAT-

DISPUTES IN THE CHURCH.
EXETER JAN. 15.—Considerable stir has been
made in this city in consequence of Bishop Phill-
potts having gone up to London on Monday
and returned this afternoon. He had an interview
with his secretary (Ralph Barnes, Esq.), both before
his departure and after his return. He left for his
new house of Bishopstowe within a very short time
after his arrival in Exeter.
The Bishop is represented to be ill at ease, nervous,
and fidgetty.
Mr. Courtenay, the perpetual curate of St. Sidwells
expresses openly his determination to preach in the sur-
plice. He has applied to the mayor for protection, and
it is said he has expressed a hope that he will be
able to get the. soldiery to aid him. An address is
being covertly circulated for signatures, the tenor
of which is to- back up the reverend gentleman.
It is a pity he is not, better advised. He possesses
admirable natural abilities for getting into a mess,
and all the aid his friends could muster should be
applied to get him out of it. 'lt is not at all likely
th,it he will succeed in dragooning the people into
submission to the surplice. Public feeling rages
hotter than ever.
Mr. Montague Bere, the Bankruptcy Commis-
sioner, is the lay chief of the Protestant party. He
is violently assailed in the Tractarian paper, by the
Bishop himself, it is whispered.' The attack on the
Honourable and Learned Gentleman is sufficiently
disingenuous and Phillpottic to justify the general
imputation of authorship to the Bishop.

TERSER.
Public attention has recently been directed to the
formation of a new Park in Battersea-fields. It has
been ascertained that 500 or 600 acres of land might
be purchased there at very moderate price and if
half of it only were appropriated .to the public as a
park, the other half would, if let for building,
=oat likely produce sufficient rental to pay all ex-
penses ; and it would make a valuable place of recrea-
tion to the public, who could get easy access to it
from the most crowded parts of London. The steam-
boats have become a very important means of transit ;
they still appear to be increasing very much, and
probably they cannot have too much encouragement.
By diverting the busy traffic of our streets to the
river, they relieve the crowded thoroughfares of the
town, and they have already proved themselves to be
important auxiliaries in the cleansing of the river and
its shores.
By means of these boats this park would be acces-
sible to a vast number of all classes of persons who
live on both sides of the Thames, including the whole
extent of London, a length of seven or eight miles.
The poorer class of persons could get there by the
steam•boats at a less expense than they can get a
change of air in any other way.
Another of the advantages connected with the pur-
chase of this land at Battersea would be that, from its
position by the side of the Thames, there would be
facilities for making large pieces of water. In sum-
mer these might be changed, if necessary, every tide;
and they would furnish an excellent bathing-place for
the working population in hot weather. At present
the working classes have no means, (or at best very
limited means) of bathing. These baths might be so
inclosed by plantations as to prevent them from being
in any way offensive, and on that account would be
much fitter for the purpose than the Serpentine River,
where the bathing is always a great nuisance, and so
offensive as to drive many persons from the park, and
where, even if this objection did not exist, there is not
a tenth part of the space requisite for these purposes.
Besides, any bathing places made here would not only
have the advantage of the water being frequently
changed, but they might be so regulated as to be per-
fectly free from danger, by standing at any desired
depth, being effected neither by dry weather nor by
floods.
A further advantage, it is obvious, which would re-
sult to the population of London of all classes (and
one which would be attended by not one shilling ad-
ditional expense), would be the very perfect skating
ground which these pieces of water would afford in
winter. Now the ground is of comparatively little
value at present, and therefore very extensive means
of promoting the health and recreation of the public
could be acquired for a small sum. The number of
persons who would take advantage of it would be im-
mense, and however desirable it may be (and it un-
doubtedly is so) to widen our crowded throroughfares,
and to improve our over-populated districts, yet some
outlay would not be misapplied in the acquisition and
inclosure of spaces on the immediate outskirts of the
town where there is little if any buildding at present
to remove ; and where, consequently, improvements
could be made at comparatively small expense, to
make good communications and airing places to which
the public would be tempted to resort, and above all,
in the selection, when opportunities offer, of sites
having the river for their leading highway—a high-
way subject neither to the wear and tear, nor the
expensive repairs, nor the dusty and inconvenient
transit in dry weather of ordinary roads, and by
which it is obvious no one can travel without, by that
alone, whatever may be his occupation, enlarging his
stock of health.
Mr. Thomas Cubitt, the eminent builder, has the
credit of having first proposed this improvement. The
daily observation and extensive intercourse which this
gentleman has with artisans and working people of
all sorts, his means of knowing their reasonable wants
and their real value, and the unusual interest he takes
in whatever concerns the health and comfort of the
poorer classes of our population, evidently led to the
Idea, and induced him to submit his philanthropic
proposal to the:consideration of her Majesty's Commis-
sioners for the Improvement of the Metropolis, who,
in their second report (the first being exclusively de-
voted to the embankment of the Thames), will doubt-
less refer to it at length.—The Builder.

THE PAUPER'S SONG.
(From Punch.)
Houseless, famish'd, desp'rato man,
A ragged wretch am I
And how, and when, and where I can,
I feed, and lodge, and lie.
And I must to the Workhouse go,
If better may 'not be ; •
Ay, if, indeed ! The Workhouse ? No
The Gaol—the Gaol for me.
There shall I get the larger crust,
The warmer house-room there ;
And choose a Prison since I must,
I'll choose it for its fare.
The Dog will snatch the biggest bone,
So much the wiser he ;
Call me a Dog ;—the name I'll own :
The Gaol—the Gaol for me.
What, masters, am I not a Hound ?
Have I soul like you ?
You'd treat me butter, I'll be bound,
If ye believed it true.
The Pauper than the very Thief
You uie in worse degree ;
Keep to yourselves, then, your relief :
The Gaol—the Gaol for me.
The Felon's dress is soft to feel
As that which shames the Poor ;
The Convict eats as good a meal,
But gets a little more.
Pauper and Thief are much the same,
For aught that I can see :
Well, then, what matter for the name ?
The Gaol—the Gaol for me.

SERIOUS ILLNESS OF THE EARL OF MORNINGTON.
—We understand the Earl of Mornington for some days
past has been compelled to keep his bed from illness,
and en Friday his disorder became so serious as to ex-
cite alarm among the members of his family. The
Noble Earl is in his eighty-second year, and the disease
from which he suffers is greatly averse to a favourable
result. Dr. Copeland is the principal medical prac-
titioner in attendance on his Lordship.
At the Cambridge Sessions last week, Richard
Wade, a bookseller and auctioneer, was sentenced to a
year's imprisonment fur robbing a cutler's shop. The
prisoner indicted a man for stealing books from him at
the very sessions at which he was himself convicted.—
Norfolk Chronicle.
REPRESENTATION OF RIPON.—It is rumoured in
Ripon, that on the meeting of Parliament, the Attorney-
General for Ireland, the Hon. T. B. Smith, M.P. for that
borough, will be raised to the Irish Judicial Bench. This
will, of course, occasion a vacancy in the representation
of Ripon.—Leeds Times.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCIL—On Friday a meeting
of the Presbytery of the Free Church of Scotland,-
assembling at the Marylebone Literary Institution, was
held, when the Rev. William Chalmers, M.A., late of
Dailly, Ayrshire, was inducted to the pastoral charge of
the church and congregation. A sermon was preached
by the Rev. Josiah Wilson, of River-terrace, Islington,
and the charge was delivered by the Rev. William
Nicolson, of London-wall. Mr. Chalmers commenced
his stated ministrations cn Sunday.
A BEAR AT LARGE.—On Monday morning last,
about two o'clock, as a baker, residing in Gorbals, at
Glasgow, was proceeding in company with one of his
men to rouse another workman, who lives in Rutherglan-
loan, in order to commence their employment fur the
week, %lacy were alarmed near the top of the stair which
they were ascending by hearing a low growl, somewhat
resembling that of a dog, followed by an uneasy shaking,
as if occasioned by the uprising of a heavy animal
newly awoke from sleep. Not being over anxious to
encounter even a dog under such circumstance, the two
men hesitated a litile as to whether they should ad-
vance. Plucking up courage, however, the one who
followed the last pushed, the other, who carried a lan-
tern, a little further on, when, to their horror and con-
sternation, they discovered a huge bear lying on the
landing of the staircase. Bruin, being roused from his
slumbers, immediately showed fight, and the bakers, by
no means inclined to dispute with such a rough-looking
antagonist, took to their heels down stairs as fast as
their feet could carry them, and were followed by the
bear, who very soon made up with the hindermost man
carrying the lantern, and endeavoured to get hold of
him. The baker shouted loudly for assistance, but no
one appearing, he made use of his lantern as well as
he could, the glare of which appeared to have the effect
of keeping off his assailant. Finding, however, that
this diversion was not likely to rid him of the bear, he
again made off, and getting into a close in Main-street,
was fortunate enough to put the animal off the scent.
The man, of course, was terribly alarmed, and made his
complaint to the police, when an inquiry was instituted :
—The bear is the property of a spirit dealer in Ruther-
glen-loan, who has a fancy for keeping such curiosities,
and the bear being somehow or other locked out, or hav-
ing escaped from his usual den late on the evening pre-
vious, he had laid himself down to sleep, when he was
aroused by the presence of the bakers. It seems he is
considered a tame one, but not so tame, it woull appear,
from the above detail, as to prevent him putting the
lives of the inhabitants where he is domiciled in jeopardy.
Yesterday (Wednesday) the owner of the bear was
brought before the Gorbals Police-court, and ordered to
keep the dangerous animal muzzled, and so bound up as
to prevent accidents in future.--, Glasgow Argus.
APPREHENSION OF A WESLEYAN PREACHER FOR
ROBBERY.—A very singular circumstance occurred at
Wuotten-under-Edge on Sunday last. On returning
from evening service, Miss Hunt, the sister of Mr. Hunt,
the bookseller, discovered that the house had been broken
into during the absence of the family, and that a cheque
for money, a watch, and a number of other articles had
been carried away. She instantly sent for a person
named 'James Hall, who was in her brother's employ-
ment, and who had that afternoon been officiating as
usual as a Wesleyan local preachers and on communi-
cating to him what had occurred, he went for a police-
man, and on returning with him the premises were gone
over with the view of ascertaining the manner in
which the house had been entered. Whilst they were
so employed Mr. Hunt himself 'arrived, and on being
told what had occurred,, his first inquiry was as to whe-
ther a savage little dog which he had left in the house
had been killed in the fray; tuid on learning that it was
safe and well he instantly concluded that the robbery
had been accomplished by a person who was well known
to the dog. This aroused the suspicions of the police-
man, and he contrived toeficeonipany Hall to his lodg-
ings, and from one thing' ro another he felt himself justi-
fied in taking him into custody. On being searched the
watch was found upon. the person of the prisoner, as
well as the cheque, and. handkerchief which belonged
to Mr. Hunt, and the probability is, that he had the
articles in his pockets sit the time he was assisting the
policeman to inspect-the premises. He has since made
a confession, and -all the stolen property has been re-
covered, some part of it having been found concealed in
a hovel about half a mile distant from Wootten-under-
Edge. The prisoner has been fully committed for trial.
It is alrpadysisnoven that Dr. Isushington is to re-
present the British derveriiment in the Mixed Com-
mission Nichich_ is charged 'with the inquiry of how far
other measures, equally efficacious as the right of search,
may be dessised for the prevention of the slave trade.
We believe we may assume` tirat the Commission will
hold its sittings in London, as the most natural place for
such an inquiry.-- Observer.
MURDEROUS AVTEMET NEAR PWLLHELL—This
town was thrown into is-state of much consternation tied
excitement, on Tuesday morning last, by the intelli-
gence that a- fsiul ansideadly attempt had been made, on
the previous night, about eleven o'clock, on the person
of Mr. Evan- 'Williams, of" Gelliwig, Ley n, while
returning homess-in company with Mrs. Williamse
from this towtft -Having proceeded nearly as far as tht
Penrhos Church-, On the. new road, they found tha
they were, -followed ' by, 'some person ; who, when he
had approacleed, .them within a few yards, fired a
gun ; the ball from which entered Mr. Williamt's back,
arid passed out through the lower part of the abdomen.
The unfortunate man immediately fell to the ground,
6.lfing Mrs. W. that he was a dying man, whilst she
almost frantic with horror, cried out "Murder,', and ran
to the nearest farm-house, called Gegin Bach, informing
the inmates of the catastrophe. The villain, in the mean-
time, had made his escape. The wounded sufferer was
taken to the farm-house, and medical aid obtained as
quickly as possible. Mr. Williams remains in a very
weak state ; but we are happy to state that favourable
hopes are entertained of his ultimate recovery. The
cause of the villainous attack is wrapped in mystery,
and the assassin has hitherto eluded every attempt at his
apprehension.—Carnarvon Herald.
An experiment was made last week off the north
end of Deal of an explosive shell, the invention of Capt.
E. Harvey, R.N., on a ship's long-boat ; the shell was
turned adrift, so as to come in contact with the boat's
side, or rather the foremost part of her, and as soon as
the shell touched the boat it exploded by means of a
lever or trigger that came in contact with whatever part
of the boat the shell touched. As the experiment was
only on a small scale the result exceeded the expecta-
tion of the inventor ; the boat's side was entirely shat-
tered, some of the planks blown out, several timbers
broken, and the garboard-streaks were torn out from
the keel.

THE GABLE MANIA.—The best proof that the
English country gentleman, who are infected with the
same mania, are taking the alarm, is to be found in the
issuing of the Hon. G. F. Berkeley's "punch on the
bead' pamphlet, an attempt to justify the abominable
game system. These sort of writings will go far to
Assist in extinguishing the odious system.—From a Cor-

respondent.
ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY.—A numerous meeting
of this Society was held on Saturday, the Earl of Auck-
land, President, in the chair. Among the company were
Sir Henry Pottinger, Sir George Staunton, Bart., M.P.,
Professor Wiison, and many leading members. An in-
teresting communication was read, from Mr. Masson.
descriptive of the inscriptions on a rock at Shah bas
Garish, a short distance from Peshawur, which was
illustrated by a copy made on calico. According to the
opinion of Professor Wilson, and others, they were
Bactro-Parlic characters of a late period, probably about
the third or fourth century of the Christian era, being
analogous to those on coins of that period found in dif
ferent places of sepulture.
The Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel and Lady Peel
left Whitehall-gardens yesterday for Strathfield-
raye, on a visit to the Duke of Wellington, during the
rejourn of her Majesty and the Prince Consort at the
ducal seat. The party will break up on Thursday, and
the noble and gallant Duke is expected to return to
lipsley House for the season on Saturday next.
M.R. BARON GURNEY.—We are enabled to state,
upon authority, that this Learned
Judge, who hasbeen
labouring under severe indisposition at Brighton, is ra-
pidly recovering from the severity of the attack. He
will not, however, resume his seat on the bench during
the present term, but it is fully expected that he wiil be
enabled to proceed upon the Midland Circuit at the en-
suing spring assizes, which commence at the latter end
of February.
CORONERSHIP FOR TIE COUNTY OF BERKS.—In
consequence of the death of James May, Esq., who ex-
pired at his residence at Reading on Tuesday last, a
vacancy has been occasioned in the coronership for that
division of the county. Although the emoluments of the
office have not exceeded 150/. per annum during the last
ten years, there are no less than seven candidates for the
vacant appointment in the field, independently of several
others who are expected to announce themselves early in
the week.
RATE COLLECTOR FOR MtRYLEBONE.—At the
tneeting of the Marylebone vestry on Saturday, after the
close of the proceedings relative to Dr. Penfold, the
election of a rate-collector commenced, the value of
which appointment is about 300 i. per year. There were
eleven candidates, but the contest chiefly rested between
Messrs. Wall and Rathbone. At the close of the ballot
there appeared—For Mr. Wall, 53; Mr. Rathbone, 39.
Majority, 14. The remaining votes, fifteen in number,
were distributed amongst the other candidates.
FUNERAL OF TUB HON. GENERAL SIR HENRY
GEORGE GREY, G.C.8., AND G.C.II.—On Saturday last
the mortal remains of the Honourable Sir Henry George
Grey, brother of Earl Grey, were removed from Hert-
ford-street, May-fair, for interment in the Cemetery,
Kensall-green. The funeral cortege moved from Park-
lane about ten o'clock, and proceeded direct to the
Cemetery at a slow pace ; the mournful procession
consisting of a hearse and six, and four mourning
coaches and four, and the private carriages of Lady
Grey, Viscount and Viscountess Howick, Viscount
Carnpden, Mr. Elias Des Voeux, Lady Elizabeth Whit-
bread, Sze. Among the mourners Isere Viscount
Howick, the Right Honourable Charles Elliee, Viscount
Carnpden, Mr. Samuel Whitbread, Captain Grey, RN.,
Captain Grey, the Right Honourable Sir George Grey,
.&c. Lady Grey, widow of the deceased General, has
left town for Hants.
POST-OFFICE NOTICES.—The following notices to
the public were posted on Saturday last in the portico of
the Post-office, in St. Martin's-le-Grand :—The next
=nail for India, via Marseilles, will be dispatched from
hence on the 17th of February next. Mails will be made
up at this office on the morning of the 20th instant
for Gibraltar, Malta, Alexandria, Aden, Ceylon,
Aladras, and Calcutta, via Southampton, to be dispatched
from that port the same afternoon by the Great Liver•
pool steam-packet. Mails will be forwarded to Rio de
Janeiro, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video, by her Ma-
jesty's steam-packet Firebrand, which is expected to sail
front Devonport on the 28th instant (this se'nnight).
All letters posted before the departure of the Firebrand,
will be forwarded by that vessel, unless otherwise di-
rected.', It is especially important that those who have
correspondence with Pernambuco and Bahia should re-
collect that, in accordance with the regulations of the
Post-office service, the latter will be the last dispatch
from London by this mail, with which the packet wiil
touch at these places on her outward voyage ; from
February to July inclusive the vessel calls on her way to
England only.
PLYMOUTH, JAN. 17.—The body of Mr. Jones, the
tight-keeper, was recovered at low water, at 5 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. It was on the inner slope of the
breakwater, near the spot where he fell in. When Mr.
Jones first came to Plymouth that part of the structure
r
was provided with hoz,aital iron rods, on which the
men could stand 3or 4 feet above the f
sur.ace, SO as to
allow the waves to pass under them. Unfortunately,
Mr. Jones directed this r( fuge to be removed, thinking
that the advance d state of the works had obviated the
necessity for their retention. The accident occurred in
the most exposed part of the breaks ater, about 30
fathoms east of the lighthouse, half-way between the
joint of the eastern arm and the Camber. Mr. Mines
bad charge, formerly, of the Owers light-vessel ; thence
he was removed to Harwich, and in June last, when the
breakwater lighthouse was first brought into use, he
took charge of that establishment.
PILOT BOAT RUN DOWN AND FIVE MOSI
DROW4ED.—On Monday night, about seven o'clock,
the Clarence (pilot boat), the property of William
Adams, deep sea pilot, was run down, near to the Cum-
brae Heads, by the American ship Olive Branch, Ha-
Ferdon, from Greenock to Savannah. There were silt
individuals on board the pilot boat, five of whom were
drowned, viz., John Miller, William Daw, and Robert
M`Neil, pilots ; and John M'lntosh, and Donald Craw
ford, seamen, belonging to the pilot boat. Daniel
lerr, pilot, was saved by getting into the punt.—Glasgow
Courier.

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 21, 1345.

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS,
FROM THE EVENING PAPErs OF YESTERDAY.
GLOBE.—The proposal to inflict an income-tax on
the nation, as a means of meeting the deficiency of the
revenue in 1841, was a bold measure of finance. It
took the country by surprise. The silence which en-
sued was not acquiescence—it was the effect of asto-
nishment. When the public mind had recovered from
the amazement which had been produced by the coup
cr etat of the newly-installed Minister, the dishonesty
and iniquity of the proposed tax were denounced ; and
the insult and injury which the obnoxious impost
would inflict on the classes whose incomes were de-
rived from professions and trades, were loudly
complained of. The question, whether the tax
shall be allowed to expire, or shall be con-
tinued for a longer period, will necessarily be
considered in the next session of Parliament.
The three years certain, for which it was ori-
ginally imposed, will then expire. The Budget of
1845 will be framed either on the continuance of the
tax, in its present shape, for at least two more years
—on a modification of its present scale—or on the
principle of allowing it to expire at the termination of
the three years; viz., in October, 1845. If the country
be not prepared for an extension of the tax for two
more years—with a high probability of being then re-
warded for its patient submission to vexatious inquiries
into private affairs, and injurious abstractions from
contingent profits and salaries, by a further continuance
of the impost—the present is the most appropriate time
for action. The organs of public opinion are especially
bound, at the present time, to employ their powers to
rouse the public mind to a sense of its position with re-
ference to this tax, and to endeavour to bring the
legitimate exercise of that power to bear upon the
Government and the Legislature. An income and
property-tax is too productive to be spontaneously
parted with by any Ministry. Five millions of an-
nual revenue, collected with comparative ease, places
a large sum at the disposal of the Govern-
ment, and thus enables it to carry out many
desirable schemes of its own. There is. there-
fore, little chance of the Minister of the day
coming down to Parliament, and making the grati-
fying communication that, out of their abundant
grace and favour, her Majesty's Ministers had deter•
mined on removing the property and income-tax
from the shoulders of the people. There must be
a " pressure from without"—an " impatience of
taxation ;" which, though it may be designated " ig-
norance" by the Ministry, whom it disturbs and an-
noys, will eventually succeed. With a good grace, or
with indiscreet indications of having yielded to the
very influence it affects to despise, the Government will
give up the obnoxious tax to the demands of the
country, and the " ignorant impatience" of the people
will be rewarded with success. We are not, how-
ever, disposed to advocate the absolute and entire
repeal of the income and property-tax. The finances
of the country will not justify the removal of
the entire tax. If the five millions derived from
this source of revenue were to be abandoned, the
deficiency which would be thus caused must be sup-
plied from other sources. The imposition of other
duties, difficult to be discovered, and the levying of
which would be productive of embarrassment and in •
jury to the trade and commerce of the country, would
he the consequence. This will induce the Legislature
to refuse its sanction to an immediate abolition of the
tax, and will prevail with the considerate part of the
community to concur in its decision. A calm and
temperate view of the question will lead to a con-
clusion that the tax on landed and funded property
might be advantageously retained—though on a scale
more equitably adjusted than that on which these
descriptions of property are now assessed. The tax
on income derived from trades or professions, as at
present computed and assessed, should be given up.
It involves an inequitable distribution of the tax. In-
comes, which may cease in a moment, and the family
of the individual be cast without resource upon the
world, are taxed on an equal ratio with realised pro-
perty, which, at the decease of its present possessor,
is available for the support of his family. This
view of the question is demonstrative of the in-
equitable distribution of the tax. This has been re-
peatedly urged. It is, obviously, an argument with
which Sir Robert Peel ought to be pressed.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, Jan. 20.
(Before Sir J. WIGRAM).
EMPERINGLIAM 811011 T.
This was a motion for a new trial upon the ground of de-
fective evidence; the case was before the Court in February
last upon exceptions, whe❑ the validity of a sale of pro-
perty, as between father asid son, was impeached. His
Honour then directed two issues at common law to as-
certain whether the consideration had been paid, and
also, supposing that it had, whether the conveyances had
been executed on the part of the son to the end, pur-
pose, and intent, to delay, hinder, and defraud the plain-
tiff ; and also to ascertain whether certain moneys were
recoverable under a sequestration.
'rhe arguments in the case were resumed this morning,
and on their concluding, his Honour said, before giving
any decision, he should wish to read over the notes of
the common law Judge, who heard the case on the
issues. He would, therefore, for the present, postpone
, his judgment.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Jan. 20. I
(Sittings in Banco.)
THE QUEEN V. THE COM3IISSIONERS OF EXCISE.
On the last day of last term a rule nisi for a mandamus
had been obtained by Mr. Hill, directed to the Com-
missioners of Excise, and commanding them to
show cause why they should not grant a
permit for two casks of spirits imported from
the Channel Islands. The present application
was made in behalf of Mr. Brodie, a manufacturer
of spirits in Jersey, and he imported the spirits in ques-
tion for the purpose of trying the right of the Com-
missioners to withhold a permit to take them out
of the Government stores. The question was one
of very considerable importance, and the point to be
decided was whether spirits manufactured in Jersey from
materials, the growth of Jersey and the United King-
dom, should be permitted to enter into the dealer's stock,
after paying the countervailing duty of 7s. 10d., though
of a totally different strength and quality from what
British spirits would be allowed to enter it.

BAIL COUR7, Jan. 20.
(Before Mr. Justice WILLIAMS.)
THE QUEEN V. GILBERT.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL moved for a writ of habeas
corpus, to bring before the Court the bodies of two in-
fants, named Frances S. Gilbert and Joseph S. Gilbert,
the first five and the last seven years of age.
The application was made on behalf of the mother,
who, by the last will and testament of her husband, was
appointed sole guardian of the two children. Subse-
quently, however, the testator added a codicil to his will,
naming William Gilbert as co-guardian.
Mr. Justice WILLIAms—In whose custody are the
children now?
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL—In the custody of William
Gilbert and another person. The Learned Solicitor-
General put in an affidavit of the mother's, stating, that
some time since she visited an uncle in WeybrHge,
where she left the children, intending to return for them
at a subsequent period. She did so return, but the re-
possession of her children was positively refused to her.
The Learned Solicitor-General contended that the
mother was the proper person to have the custody of
the infants, inasmuch as the co-trustee, William Gilbert,
had a reversionary interest in the trusts of the infants.
The uncle would be entitled to certain property in the
event of their deaths; and therefore it was he moved for
the present writ.—Granted.
A number of undefended causes, most of them arising.
out of disputed bills of exchange, were heard, and ver-
dicts recorded for the plaintiffs, on the full amounts
claimed.

(Sittings at Nisi Prius.)
GIBSON V. WILLS.

This was an action of assumpsit, brought to recover
the sum of 100/. on a bill of exchange ; in answer to
which the defendant had placed upon the record a num-
ber of pleas, averring that the bill was entrusted to the
plaintiff to get discounted, and alleging a breach of trust
on the part of the plaintiff.
Mr. Platt appeared fur the plaintiff, and Mr. Cockburn
for the defendant.
Mr. PLATT stated that he was at a less to know how
defendant could make out his pleas. The first transac-
tion his client had with the defendant was a short time
previous to the acceptance of the bill in question ; the
defendant then requiring a sum of money which the
plaintiff procured for him, and a warrant of attorney
was given as security. Afterwards the defendant made
a second application to the plaintiff, stating that the
former sum was insufficient to satisfy his purposes, and
he asked for a second advance. The plaintiff procured
him the sum required, and took the bill in question as a
security for the amount. He should prove the hand-
writing of the bill of exchange, and it should then be for
the defendant's counsel to produce evidence to substan-
tiate the allegation of breach of trust.
The handwriting to the bill of exchange having been
ProveB9
Mr. CocKnußN stated that he had attended, at first,
fully prepared to go into the merits of the case, but
having since ascertained that his witnesses were not in
attendance, he had no alternative but to submit to a
verdict —Verdict for the plaintiff in the full sum.

ARRIVAL OF MORE OF THE CHINESE RANSOM
On Thursday, at one o'clock, a special train arrived a
Nine Elms, from Gosport, conveying that portion
of the Chinese ransom money brought over to this
country from Hong-Kong by the Pelican sloop. The
train consisted of five waggons and two carriages ;
the former contained the boxes holding the sycee
silver, each waggon carrying about three tons and
a half weight. A gentleman from the Treasury
and a detachment of the 59th regiment accompanied Oh*
treasure from Gosport, and the latter mounted guard in
the railway company's premises during the removal of
the silver from the baggage vans to some waggons be
longing to Messrs. Chaplin and Horne, the carriers of
the Company. In the course of the afternoon the trea-
sure was conveyed in nine waggons to the Royal Mint,
Tower-hill, the detachment of the 59th accompanying it.
CHURCH OF SCOTLAND'S MISSION TO THE JEWS.—
A very crowded meeting of the friends of this branch of
the Church of Scotland's missionary lahmire was held in
Swallow-street, on Thursday evening. Truly interesting and
impressive addresses were delivered by the Rev. Mr.
1114Glashan and the Rev. J. Cumming ; and the pleasing
sight was witnessed, of three Jewish missionaries on their
way to Tunis, in Barbary, to proclaim the true Messiah to
their fellow countrymen ignorant of Him. The Church of
Scotland, it was stated, has nearly filled up all its vacancies
created by the seceders, and with men of real Christian
worth. A very handsome collectioa was made at the door
in behalf of these missions.
LEAGUE BAZAAR.—At a meeting of the Council
of the Paisley Free-trade Association, held last week, it
was unanimously, resolved that a table should be applied
for on the part of Paisley, at the great League Bazaar,
for the exhibition and sale of specimens of the various
manufactures of the place. It was also unanimously
agreed that a meeting of the subscribers to the associa-
tion, and of all friendly to free trade and the repeal of
the corn-laws, should be held on an early day, for the
purpose of electing office-bearers for next year, and for
taking the necessary steps for getting up goods for the
bazaar.—Glasgow Argue.
MANUFACTURE OF CAMPHINE.—Mr. Ritchie, of
No. 34, St. Mary-at-Hill, has sent a letter for publication
to the newspapers, stating that the reporter of the Great
Wardmote proceedings, which appeared in Tuesday's
papers, " had no doubt mistaken the subject of one of
the presentments the other day, stating that a camphine
manufactory was carried on by him (Mr. Ritchie) upon
certain premises, viz., St. Mary-at-Hill, in the ward of
Billingsgate, by which the lives of her Majesty's
subjects were endangered," and requesting a contra-
diction to that statement, " since no such camphine
manufactory exists in that neighbourhood, the premises
being simply used as a depivt wherein the article is put
in square tin bottles and hermetically sealed." Mr.
Ritchie will see how far our reporter had mistaken the
subject upon casting his eye over the following, which is
almost a verbatim copy of the presentment itself:—
" The inquest jury of the ward of Billingsgate doth
present George Ritchie, of No. 34, St. Mary-at-hill, for
that, on the 23d day of December, 1844, and divers fol-
lowing days, in and upon the dwelling-hot.se and floors
thereof, and in the warehouses thereof, he did exercise
and carry on a certain trade or business for the manu-
facture of a certain spirit called camphine, or lamp spirit,
and did permit and suffer the same to remain, and doth
yet continue to retain the same in the said dwelling-
house, from the inflammable nature of which spirit, the
great quantity of it, and its liability to ignition, the lives
and properties of the people there, and the premises ad-
joining thereto, are exposed to the danger of being burnt
and destroyed by fire."
FLOCK OF GOLDFINCHES.—On Saturday afternoon
a very numerous flock of goldfinches were observed to
cross the North Inch from Balhousie, and alight at the
river side, a little above the horse watering-place. Con-
sidering that for many years the goldfinch, the most
beautiful of our native feathered songsters, has been a
rather scarce bird, and that seldom more than from
twelve to a score have been discovered together, such a
flock as that seen on Saturday—upwards of 100, is some-
what remarkable. Somehow or other, several bird-
fanciers in the town had so early information of the
chance of making a fine capture, that the birds were not
many minutes alighted, when call-birds and limed twigs
were placed round them in every direction. The wild
goldfinches would not, however, take the twigs, and in a
short time they rose in a body, and flew in the direction
from whence they came, to the sad disappointment of
the fanciers, who expected to take a dosen or so of
them ; and for which, had they been successful,
they would have made a very handsome sum, as
a good male goldfinch readily brings from 4s to
55., and a female 2s. 6d. The appearance of so nume-
rous a collection of these birds is said to betoken a storm
in the north.—Perthshire Courier.
RUNNING MATCH FOR TWENTY POUNDS.—On
Monday a muster of the pedestrian fancy assembled at
the Three Cats public-house, Acton-bottom, to witness
the half mile race, between East (of Westminster), and
Chadwick (an amateur) ; the former being a well-known
pedestrian, the betting was entirely in his favour, and
with the exception of a favoured few, who knew the
merits of Chadwick's powers scarcely any betting was
made on the contrary. Chadwick soon gave evidence of
his power of speed, and took the lead. East pursued
him closely for a quarter of a mile, when he relaxed.
Chadwick appeared to have victory certain, and East
made the last effort without success ; Chadwick winning
in an easy manner, by four yards. The half mile of
road was covered by the winner in two minutes and ten
seconds.
ATTEMPTED MURDER.—On Wednesday one of the
sergeants of the 44th regiment, named Blackwell, hav-
ing told a corporal, named Holmes, of the same regi-
ment, who had broken his leave and lost his great coat,
that he was to consider himself a prisoner, the corporal
walked moodily towards the guard-house and took up a
gun, which he appeared to be playing with, but in the
barrel of which he bad by some means managed to place
a ball cartridge. Suddenly he raised the piece, and,
taking deliberate aim, fired. The ball passed close to
two sergeants who were standing near, grazing the face
of one of them, and tore a button from the coat of ser-
geant Blackwell, against whom it was fired. The man
was immediately secured.—Devonpert independent.
MORE GUANO.—The Cape papers state, that the
revenue of the colony would be nruch increased by the
discovery of a guano island in the neighbourhood of Sal-
danba Bay, which, being within the limits of the British
Government, has been claimed by our representative,
and licenses were to be granted for loading
vessels at the
rate of 11. sterling per ton.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Jan. 20.
TIME STAFFORD MURDER.
This morning the whole of the Judges, with the ex-
ception of Mr. Baron Gurney, assembled in the Court
of Exchequer to consider the objection taken on the
trial of Paul Downing and Charles Powys, who were
convicted before Mr. Justice Coltman at Stafford, in
December last, of the wilfull murder of a person named
Clark, by shooting him with a gun. The prisoner
Powys is a mere lad, between 14 and 15 years of age,
and which objection was reserved for the consideration
of the Judges.
The Judges retired in their private room to consider
the objections raised, and after being absent some time,
the Lord Chief Baron, on entering the Court, intimated
that the opinions of the Judges would be sent to the pro
per authorities.

Sittings at Nisi Prius.
(Before Mr. Baron ROLFE, and a Middlesex Common

Jury. )
His LORDSHIP disposed of six undefended causes.
CERLEWIS V. PAGE.
This was an action of detinue, to recover from the de-
fendant the entire of certain goods mentioned in the de-
claration.
Mr. Jervis and Mr. E. James were counsel for the
plaintiff ; and Mr. Wordsworth for the defendant.
The plaintiff, in this action was a tailor, carrying on
business in Hanover-street, Hanover-square. Some
years ago he had kept four horses at Mr. Page's, a
training groom at Epsom, and on his death, in 1843, con•
tinued one of them at his widow's, the present defendant.
The others were sent to a training groom in Hampshire,
and were supplied by defendants with two sets of cloths.
About this time Mrs. Page opened a boarding-house at
Epsom for which she required some additionaffurniture.
She then wrote to the plaintiff and requested his assis-
tance for this purpose, a Mr. Codrington having arrived
at her house for whom it was engaged. Plaintiff ac-
cordingly sent several articles to her, among which were
a table, chairs, sofa, pictures, bed, some bedding, &c. It
was in respect of these that the present action was
brought. Defendant pleaded that the goods were not
the property of the plaintiff.
Mr. Woneswormt addressed the jury on her behalf,
and called several witnesses to prove that the goods sent
by plaintiff from Hanover-street and from Wandsworth,
and which he had valued at 41. an 10/. respectively, were
of a very inferior description, and not worth more than
4/. or 51. altogether. There was a lady resiriir.g at
defendant's, a Mrs. Carr, whom plaintiff was in the
habit of visiting. She was confined there, and her nurse
had not been paid in fall. Mrs. Carr told plaintiff when
she came down on one occasion, that she had given the
sofa to the nurse. Plaintiff acquiesced in the propriety
of the step, and the sofa was afterwards sold at one
sovereign. Evidence was also given to show that an
agreement had been made in the month of August, to
which the plaintiff was a party, in virtue of which, the
goods were passed to a Mrs. Bartlett, his cook.
The Learned BARON briefly summed up the case to the
jury, who immediately found a verdict for the defendant.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(YESTERDAY.)
MANSION-HOUSE.

Between the hours of half-past nine on the night of
the 17th, and nine on the morning of the 18th, a great
deal of property was stolen from the shop of Mr.
Gibbs, who resides at No. 78, King William-street.
Mr. Gibbs appeared yesterday at the justice-room
and stated that he had lost the following articles :-35
yards of superfine wool-dyed black cloth ; 25 ditto,
ditto; 15 black doe skin; 20 ditto, ditto; 12 ditto,
ditto, rifle green cloth ; 12 ditto, blue broad cloth ;
12 ditto, black single twilled kerseymere ; 15 ditto,
black satin ; 10 ditto, ditto, inferior quality ; 12 pieces
fancy bandannas, about five in each piece ; 50 fancy
satin scarfs ; 20 black ditto ; 20 pieces fancy black
satin neckerchief's ; 20 trouser pieces of mixed doe-
skins ; 16 fancy cashmere scarfs.
Mr. Gibbs yesterday appeared at the Mansion-
house for the purpose of complaining that the City
police must either have been perfectly acquainted with
the stratagem laid for the plunder of the house, or
most glossly negligent of the ordinary police duty.
The house had, he said, been robbed amidst the whole
business of the police.
Inspector Hamilton, a very active and intelligent
officer, stated that the premises had been quietly en-
tered by means, as far as he could ascertain, of a
skeleton key. The lock of the door was merely a
common spring lock, and was capable of being opened
with any key.
Mr. Gibbs said the lock was one of the very kest
description. It was, in fact, of such a kind, that upon
one occasion when the key was lost, it was necessary
to employ a smith to wrench the lock off.
The LORD MAYOR, said he should make particular
inquiry into the case.
Margaret Murphy and her son were brought up,
charged with having robbed Mr. Moses, the cele-
brated tailor of Aldgate, of considerable sums of
money.—They were remanded.
BOW-STREET.

A young man of the name of Moriarty was charged
by policeman, F 24, with being drunk and disorderly.
The policeman stated that on Saturday evening about
six o'clock, being on duty in Drury-lane, he saw the
prisoner knock against a man with a box on his head.
The man was very angry, but witness did not hear
what passed between them. He saw prisoner strike the
man in the face, and he then went up to thew and in-
terfered. The man would not charge prisoner, as he
said he could not attend against him. Prisoner was
drunk at the time, and when witness desired him to " go
on," he said he would not, and " dared him" to take him
in charge.
The prisoner stated that about two months ago he