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THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 6, 1842.

read to the meeting he adopted, and forwarded -to his
Highness, and that it would be incompatible with the
high character and pretensisns of the exalted individual
to doubt for an instant that a document relating to a
matter touching so nearly the honour and credit. of the
Spanish will be instantly taken into his Highness's most
serious consideration.
" 2. Resolved, that looking to the origin and peculiar
circumstances of the said Treasury Bonds, and the
stringency of the Decrees,passed guaranteeing the punc-
tual discharge of the same at maturity in six and twelve
months, both principal and five per cent. interest, and
considering more particularly that payment itself of one-
half of the said principal and five per cent. interest, was
actually announced by a Spanish Ambassador, through
the English Journals, so far back as June, 1837, giving
a uery enhanced value to the security, the holders will re-
ject any proposition that attempts to reduce the stipulated
linterest of 5/. per cent. or that is so framed as to cancel
the other redemption clauses and privileges secured to
these bonds under the law of November 18, 1836 ; and
that this meeting is of opinion that it would be no less
discreditable to the holders to accept or listen to any
such proposals, than it is in the highest degree degrading
on the part of Spain to submit them, as it wculd be in
fact virtually proclaiming to all Europe that the solemn,
duly signed, and formal decrees of the Spanish Govern-
ment, are unworthy of the slightest confidence, and mere
unmeaning and empty. formalities, calculated only to de-
ceive and ruin incautious persons.
"3. That this meeting bearing in mind the most im-
portant fact that the dividends of October, 1836, having
been paid in cash to the home creditor, and the foreign
claim having been settled at the time by an issue of
Treasury bills as the best substitute for ready cash, the
said claim is in a position totally different from that of
an ordinary claim for dividends due at a later date, and
for which Three per Cent. Stock is offered equally to the
home and foreign creditors as a compromise, and on
which two dividends have been already paid, whilst the
Treasury bill holders have not received even an instal-
ment of their large overdue arrears of interest, though
the principal and interest was, made redeemable in 1837.
" 4. That the said Bills being in themselves a conver-
sion, and forming already a compromise of an original
claim due in cash, it would only open the door to endless
reductions and ruinous conversions and,reconversions, if
any departure ftom the terms stipulated were submitted
to, and would form a precedent injurious to all classes of
Spanish and other Foreign Bondholders. •
" 5. That it being declared by the Minister on issu-
ing the Bonds, that the war itself should be no bar to
punctual discharge and payment of these claims, and
peace and tranquility now prevailing, the Committee be
requested to use every exertion to obtain a final settle-
ment of their due by a fresh application to her Majesty's
Foreign Secretary of State, and the Spanish embassy at
it, was under its auspices they were originally issued, and
" 6. That the thanks of the Treasury bill-holders are
due to the Right Hon. the Earl of Aberdeen, for his
courtesy and exertions in their favour.
" 6. Resolved, That this Meeting has heard, vv ith satis-
faction, that Sir Isaac Lyon Goldsmid has frequently
represented the hardships of the case, and also the
unjust, disgraceful treatment of himself and the holders
of Treasury bonds ; and this meeting feeling convinced
that when, in 1836, the offer of .a compromise by means
of bills on Cuba, made, payable both principal and in-
terest in four years, was rejected with scorn and
indgnation by the public, and the issue of these
Treasury, bills made payable in full in one year
was substituted as a more equitable arrangement,
that Sir Isaac Lyon Goldsmid must have received,
and still possess, instructions and documents on
the subject of the highest importance to their
interests, and that he be required s(armed as he must
thus be with the most powerful of arguments and
weaponf) to urge upon the Spanish Executive with
all possible energy the policy of paying off these
prior and sacred engagements, after near
six years disgraceful neglect of every clause contained
upon the bonds, and even though payment of the first
fifty per cent. principal and interest, was duly announced
in 1837 in strict accordance with the tenour of the
Decree of November 18th, 1836. The latter announce-
ment being made by the Spanish Embassy.
" Resolved, that the meeting cannot but record their
disappointment and deep regret, that Sir Isaac Lyon
Goldsmith did not attend the meeting or favour them
with explicit information with respect to his remon-
strances with the Spanish Government and their result."
The meeting then separated.

After a few words from the Bishop of LONDON-
DERRY, the petition was laid on the table.
The Bills on the table wore then forwarded a stage,
and their Lordships adjourned at a quarter to Six.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at live minutes before

Four.
Lord Desart took the oaths and his seat for the
borough of Ipswich.
On the motion of Lord WORSLEY, the Lincoln
Roads Bill was read a third time and passed.
THAMES HAVEN DOCK AND RAILWAY.
The Thames Haven Dock and Railway Bill was read

a third time and passed.
IMPERIAL BANK OF ENGLAND.
Mr. THESIGER brought up the Report of the Com-
mittee on the Imperial Bank of England Railway Bill.
ST. PANCRAS IMPROVEMENT BILL.
On the motion of Sir B. BALL, the St. Pancras Im-
provement Bill was read a third time and passed.
LIVERPOOL BUILDINGS REGULATIONS BILL.
On the motion of Sir HOWARD DOUGLAS, the
Lords' amendments to the Liverpool Health of Town
and Buildings Regulations Bill were agreed to.
MERSEY CONSERVANCY.
On the motion of Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET
Lord Robert Grosvenor was ordered to be added to the
Committee on the Mersey Conservancy Bill.
FLEETWOOD IMPROVEMENT BILL.
Mr. P. WILLIAMS brought up the report of the
Committee on the Fleetwood Improvement Bill. Certain
amendments, which had been proposed in the Committee,

were agreed to.
BELFAST AND CAVEHILL RAILWAY. •
Sir Cr. STRICR,LAND moved that the Committee on
the Belfast and Cavehill Railway Bill do have liberty
to proceed with four members only, and that the
time for their reporting be extended to the 16th June.
ELY PLACE IMPROVEMENT BILL.

The Ely Place Improvement Bill was read a third
ime and passed.
SUDBURY IMPROVEMENT BILL.
Sir S. GLYNNE brought up the Report of the Com-
mittee on the Sudbury Improvement Bill, and moved that
the amendments proposed in Committee be adopted.
Mr. GREENE—Sir, this is the Bill (holding up a
single sheet of paper), and these (holding up an im-
mense mass of documents), these are the amendments.—
(A. laugh.) Under these circumstances, in order that
the House may know exactly what they are about to do,
I move ,that before the amendments be agreed to, the
Bill with the amendments, be printed at the ex-
pense of the parties, and circulated among the Members
of the House, the amendments being distinguished from
the original Bill. '
Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET thought that after
the amendments had been printed sufficient time ought
to be given to the House to consider the subject.
After a few words from Mr. BARNARD and Colonel
RusanaooßE, Mr. Greene's amendment was agreed to.
On the motion of Mr. BYNG, the Brentfurd Gas Bill
was read a third time and passed. •
Mr. P. M. STEWART moved the third reading of
the Lough Foyle Drainage Bill.
Captain JONES opposed the motion.
After a few observations from Mr. Litton, Colonel
Connolly, Sir M. Wood, Mr. Greene, Colonel Verner,
Lord Clements Mr. Brutherton, and Mr. Hume,
The House divided, and the numbers were—
For the Amendment 32
Against it B5
Majority against the Amendment. —s3
On the motion of Mr. HUME, the Lords' amend
ments to the Ormsby Inclosuro Bill were agreed to.
Sir H. DOUGLAS (in the absence of Lord Sandon:
moved " That the time for the Committee on the Liver.
pool Poor Bill to make their Report be enlarged till Fri
day, the 17th of this instant June."—Agreed to.
BRIBERY AT ELECTIONS—BELFAST.

Mr. O'CONNELL presented a petition from an
individual (whose name did not reach us), residing at
No. 95, Anne• street, borough of Belfast. The peti-
tioner stated that, for the last three years he had been a
registered voter. of that borough ; and that at the
elections, in July last, he voted for Mr. E. Tennent and
Mr. Johnstone; that he had previously lived for twelve
years in Carnarvon • and that, in 1838, he removed to Bel-
fast, where he took a public-house, at a rent of 7C/.
a year ; that owing to the progress of the temperance
movement under Father Mathew, and other unfortunate
circumstances, he became greatly embarrassed ; that his
political opinions, with one exception, have always been
opposed to the Tory candidates, and that lie had de-
termined at the last election to vote in favour of
Lord Belfast and Mr. Ross ; that he had been
waited on by partisans of the Tory candidates
and by the candidates personally, and offered large sums
of money to vote for Mr. Tennent and Mr. Johnstone—
that he knew that large bribes had been offered to
electors to vote for the Tory candidates—that his
wife pressed him to vote against his opinions on
account of his embarrassed circumstances—that two
active members of the Committee of Messrs.
Tennent and Johnstone had pressed him to ac-
cept money for his vote—that on the third day
of polling those two members of the Committee
pressed him to take twenty pounds for his vote.
He stated that about eight or nine o'clock in the even-
ing, two gentlemen of the Tory Committee came to his
house, and gave.him a 201. note ; that he was afterwards
obliged to sell his furniture to meet the demands of his
creditors ; that his customers • of the Liberal party
totally deserted him, and that he got very little
credit from the opposite party. He was told
however, that Mr. Tennent hoped to get an appointment
in the Government, and that he would then get one for
him and a letter was written to him from Liverpool,
dated August 16, 1841, in which he was told, that
if he would point out any situation which he
could fill, the writer would exert any influence
which he possessed to-procure it for him. The letter
was signed "J. E. Tennent." He stated that he
then fbrwarded to Mr. Tennant some testimonials
sinned by a number of persons in the town. Early in
April last he again wrote to Mr. Tennant ; and, in
reply, Mr. Tennent said he had better come up to Lon-
don, that he might be at hand. In reply to another
letter, Mr. Tennent stated that he was sorry
that he had " not anything to report yet, but
that it was almost too soon to expect it.
The petition then went on to state that the petitioner
repeatedly called on Mr. E. Tennent, but was unable
to obtain any favourable answer. The petition then
proceeded to state that on Thursday last the peti-
tioner called at the East India Board, when
it was stated that Mr. Tennent was too busy
to see him ; and, upon the petitioner calling
r fterwards, Mr. Tennent declined seeing him, but sent
him back half•a-sovereign. On another occasion of the
petitioner's calling, he was told that the matter was com-
promised, and that the ex-Members would pay all
the expenses. The petitioners then stated that exten-
sive intimidation was exercised at the last election.
and that the most improper conduct prevailed.
that the arrangements were made in the Committee' of
the sitting Members, and must have been known to them
—that the best thing which the petitioner now conceived
he could do was to offer to prove the same to their Ho-
iand to expose the scandalous practises
which
at the election. He, thererore,
prayed for House,
a placSeelect Committee to inquire into the
(uierh able
took
facts, and for indemnity to the witnesses. The
Right Hon. Gentleman then said that he meant to
give notice of a motion at as early a day as he could,
fur the purpose of proving those and other facts which
were capable of proof of the nature stated in the pe-
tition—the number of persons who were bribed—
the conspiracy to personate—and that a select
body of persons were ready to come up and, personate
those whose names appeared upon the list, and that
some of them actually voted for two persons.
He would not, therefore, move on Thursday next
for a Select Committee to inquire whether
a corrupt compromise has been entered into, for the
purpose of avoiding investigation into gross perjury, and
extensive personation of voters, which has been alleged
to have been practised at the late election for the town of
Belfast. Be should also move that the petition be printed
and circulated with the votes.
Mr. S. O'BRIEN seconded the motion, which was
agreed to.
ALLOTMENTS OF WASTE LANDS.

• .4. • • •••
Mr. FERRAND gave notice, that he would move for
leave to bring in a Bill to complete the allotments of our
waste lands in those places when the population amounted
to 10,000 persons.
DISTRESS OF THE COUNTRY.

Mr. FERRAND gave notice that he would on
Wednesday next move, that an humble address be
presented to her Majesty, expressing their deep regret
at the amount of distress in the country, and beseech-
ing her to grant the sum of 1,000,0001., for the purpose
of relieving that distress, and which would be provided
for by Parliament.
PRISON BILL.

The MN. GENTLEMAN
,911S0 gave notice that he.would
move for a repeal of the Act of Parliament called the
Queen's Prison Bill.
MERCANTILE MARINE.
Sir C. NAPIER gave notice, that he would, on
Thursday next, move for a Select Committee, to inquire
into the state of the Mercantile Marine ; and also to as-
certain whether the Registration Bill was deficient or
not.

DISTRESS OF THE COUNTRY.
Mr. WALLACE gave notice that he would postpone
his motion to the 23d, and that he would move for a
Committee to inquire into the present distress of the
commercial and trading districts.
THE POOR LAWS.
Mr. GRIMSDITCH gave notice of a motion, referring
to the new Poor Laws, the purport of which was quite
inaudible in the gallery. He also begged to ask. the
Right Hon. Baronet, the Home Secretary, whether it
was his intention to move the second reading of the
Poor Law Continuance Bill to-morrow.
Sir J. GRAHAM said, it would depend on the pro-
gress made in the tariff:
LOCKING RAILWAY CARRIAGES.
Sir R. 11. INGLIS said be had understood that a cir-
cular letter hal been addressed by the Government to
the different railway of England on the practice oflocking
the doors of the railway carriages ; he had also under-
stood, that on the part of one railroad that had
been more particularly referred to, the Great Western,
it had been signified that the Company
ready to alter the practice of locking the second door
of the carriages, in conformity with the request of
the Government. He wished to a4c the Right Hon.
Gentleman, the Vice-Yresident of the Board of Trade
whether such a circular had begin addressed to the
Railroad Companies—whether such an answer had been
returned to that letter, and whether he had any objec-
tion to present copies of these communications to the
House.
Mr. GLADSTONE said such a reply had been re-
ceived, in answer to a letter from the Board of Trade.
stating that it was their intention to give up the prac-
tice of locking the second doer of the carriages ; there

was no objection to lay on the table a copy of the letter
from the Great Western Company in %hien this decision

was come to.

EAST INDIA. COMPANY.
Mr. D'ISRAELI gave notice that, on Monday next,
to should move for a return of certain stuns paid by die

Government to the East India Company.
THE BISHCP OF QUEBEC.
Mr. 0. W. STANLEY, seeing the Right Hon. Gen-
tlemen the Secretary at War in his place, wished to put
. . -

to hint a question which he liad on a forater •
evening asked of the Noble Lord the St:crotary
for the Colonies. An officer had (lied at Queues,
and his brother officers, anxious to . raise a.
monument to- his memory, to mark their esteem 1,
for his character had applied to the Bishop for per-
mission to erect it in the Cathedral Church.
The application was refused on the ground that
the deceased officer was not an habitual communicant
It was understood, however, that a lengthened corres-
pondence had taken place between the Bishop and the
Commanding; Officers of the regiment ; and he (Mr. 0.
Stanley) now wished to ask the Right lion. Gentleman
opposite whether he knew any thing of such a c(itres-
pondence, and whether, in case it had reached him, he
would have any objection to produce it ?
Sir H. HARDINGE said that no part of the corres-
pondence in question had ever reached the authorities in
this country, and he could not consequently produce it.
He would take that opportunity of saying that he had served
in the same regiment with the deceased officer, and
he could bear his testimony to his, excellent qualities.

NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME ELECTION.
Mr. ADDERLEY moved that a new writ should be
issued for the borough of 'Newcastle-under-Lyme. He
did not see how the Housa could refuse to accede to the
motion, as no case of corrupt proceedings at the late
election had been made out against the borough.
Mr. MACKINNON seconded the motion.
Mr. HUME opposed the motion. He thought that
the House should not accede to it until they had enquired
into the alleged bribery in the borough at the last election.
He proposed tbat the question of the issuing of the writ
should be postponed for a fortnight ; and he would fur-
ther move that a Select Committee be appointed to in-
quire into the extent of bribery at the last election for
the borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Mr. O'CONNELL seconded the motion. He begged
to call the attention of the House to what had passed in
this borough. In the year 1838 a Committee sat
on the subject, and they reported in the month
of March of that year, that most objectionable practices
existed in the Borough of distributing money after the
election among the poor, and in the present report
the same charges were contained ; so that it
appeared that these practices had gone on for
years.—(Hear.) Was the House, therefore, after a
second report to issue a writ before knowing that the
practice was put an end to. He believed that this ques-
tion, instead of being a light affair, was one of the ,most
serious that had come before the House for some time.
Ha believed that the money distributed had led to the most
profligate drunkenness. He, arraigned the constituency
for that, for corrupt bribery and awful perjury, aud.
on this he believed that the minister of reli-
gion was the pander to that bribery.—(hear.)
A voter who had 0-1 t his son bribed, attended
with his son at the pilling booth, who imme-
diately voted after his father. The bribery oath
was tendered to him in the presence of his father,
who had been instrumental in its bribery. When the
rather was asked how he could allow his son to perjure
himself, his reply was that others had done the same. if he
made out as cases of continuous drunkenness and bribery,
and a total disregard of the solemn obligation of an oath.
Would the House issue it writ,"to empower those drunken
wretches and perjurers to send a :Nlenther to Parliament.
He would next call the attention of the House to the
evidence given before the Committee on the Belfast
election petition in 1838. The Right. Hon and Learned
Gentleman here rend extracts from the evidence
of Richard Wade, a Louse keeper of Belfast,
and his wife' which went to show that large
quantities of liquor had been consumed on their
premises by voters during those elections, and that
this liquor-had been ordered by. the Tory Committee.
As far, then, as the election went, nothing could be
clearer than that treating and drunkenness pre-
vailed to a great extent. The Hon. and
Learned Gentleman then read extracts from the
evidence of another witness, a young man who ac-
knowledged that he was frequently intoxicated. From
the cross-examination of this witness it appeared that
constant and habitual bribery was common among
the journeymen hatters of Newcastle. lie asked,
then, what would be thought of the `morality of the
country if the House did not take some decided steps
against practices like this. Bribery was also very
common.

[LEFT SPEAKING.]

THE LATE COL. DENNIE.
Amongst the losses which we have this month to
deplore, is that of the gallant Col. Dennie, who fell
leading his regiment (11. M. 13th) against the enemy
at Jellalabad on the 6th April. Col. Dennie entered
the Royal Army as an Ensign on the Ist January,
1800 ; was promoted to Lieutenant, by purchase,
on the 4th August, 1804 ; to Captain, by pur-
chase, 4th October, 1810 ; to Major, by purchase, on
the 19th April, 1821 ; and finally to Lieutenant-Co-
lonel, also by purchase, on the 6th July, 1832, having
been the whole fort-two years of V his service on
full pay. He served in India during the campaign
under Lord Lake in 1825-26---was present at tne
capture of the Isle of France in 1810—and greatly
distinguished himself duringtheßurmese war in 1826-7
where he was severely wounded. In acknowledgment
of his services on this occasion, the Order of the Bath
was conferred upon him. He was with the army
throughout the Affghan war, from 1828, to the period
of his death. He led the storming party at Ghuznee,
and was the first man within the walls. On this occa-
sion, from some unexplained cause, he appears to have
laboured under the displeasure of the authorities—the
honours conferred on his juniors in service, and in-
feriors in rank, having been withheld from him. Of
this he respectfully but bitterly complained to
the Commander-in-Chief, the Governor-General, and
Horse Guards, but received no satisfaction. Through-
out the Affghan campaign acknowledgments of merit,
however exalted, were suppressed when the party
entitled to them chanced to be in personal disfavour.
The man most distinguished at the storm of Ghuznee
was slighted in the despatch, and insulted with the
offer, which he scorned, of the third class Doorannee
Order. In the middle of September, 1840, he was
dispatched in quest of the Wullee of Khooloom then
in the field, with 10,000 men in support of Dost
Mahommed. After a series of difficult and brilliantly
executed manoeuvres amongst the defiles of the
Hindoo Koosh, he succeeded in bringing the enemy
to battle at Bamecan on the 18th of September,
where, with a force of less than 1,000 men,
he dispersed 10,000 of' the enemy—about 800
having ken killed or wounded. This action was
so decisive as to terminate the campaign, and
compel the surrender of Dost Mahommed. Colonel
Dennie was now offered the second class Doorannee
Order, and he properly refused it. These were the
days of mutilating public documents when displeasing
to the Government. The victory was too brilliant; and
half the despatches referring to it were suppressed. He
was shortly after still further punished for a service
more distinguished than that which won Gen. Keane
a peerage. He was deprived of his brigade! On
forcing the Khoord Caubul Pass between the 9th and
30th October, he commanded first the rear-guard ;
then, on Sir It. Sale being disabled by his wound, the
charge of the force devolved on him. This duty he
continued to fulfil throughout the greater part of ths,
siege of Jellalabad, just at the conclusion of which
he fell gloriously in battle. He had, meanwhile been
appointed Aide-de-Camp to the Queen, but before
the intimation of this reached Jellalabad, he had
fallen. Few officers have deserved better of the na-
tion than Colonel Dennie, and few have suffered more
frem the unworthy jealousy of superiors. His fa-
mily have deep claims on his country. We write
these observations with a sheaf of
.his letters before
us; extending from October 1839 to November 1841.

FASHIONS FOR JUNE.
(From the London and Paris Ladies' Magazine of
Fashion.)
The dresses in most general use this season that have as yet
been worn are of silk materials, and they are usually short and
glace, either plain, striped, or checked, foulards, barege.,
Pekin', nacres and canneles, &c. In dress white is uni-
versally. worn. Dresses of the redingote form are with tight
sleeves or a confines, or with fulled Mats, and the, corsage with
rounded point, which is insensibly. leading ns back to ceintures ;
they are of sarcenet ribbon tying in front with long ends. The
ceinture with buckle is worn only with the morning peignoir,
awl the true Aledicis point is reserved for full dress.
Skirts are very long, even to training on the ground, end
seldom without some trimming, deep tucks, biais bouillonnes,
and edged with gimp ; some dresses are made with two pele-
rines, a small one to ornament the dress, and another very
deep to wear at pleasure instead of a shawl for the promenade.
The camails, large pelerines cardinals, are made in every
variety ; they are of silk in pale colours, glares trimmed with
lace : a more neglige style is of dark colours, finished with
ruches, bouillons, folds, or lace. Cardinals mantelets and
scarfs are also made entirely of lace, or of muslin lined with
coloured silk.

In Paris, straw bonnets are worn lined with glacee silk, pink,
blue, and finished inside with a ruche of tulle of the same
colour; some are trimmed with chola, made of shaded ribbon,
resembling the poppy : couronnes a la Josephine are worn
on straw bonnets, and some capotes of the straight. form
have the wreath of flowers placed quite at the edge of
the crown. Capotes of blond, ornamented with small
bunches of flowers elegantly confining a trimming of lace, will
be worn when the weather is warmer. Veils of every kind
and size are universally seen. The newe,t caps have the lace
inclining on the forehead, and they are worn less backward on
the herd ; the 'mites are very marrow, most of them have the
small papillon ala ‘illage,ise. Pretty scarfs, ala Montespan,
ate of s,le glacee, with there pinked trills, or of organdy. lined
with pink gauze, and testi:rine with pirk silk, a la eretede cue,.

An excellent fete champetre took place at Charlton
Park ycstt reay, the Leoevoh•ut object of the visitors being to
aid the funds of that useful institution, the Royal Kent. Dis-
pensary. The. pieaiures of the day were much enhanced by
the throwing open by Sir Thcmas 51aryon Wilson of his fine
old mansion of the date of James 1., with its pleasure grounds
and parks to the public.
N. Worms, a printer, was onFriday, sentencedby the
Correctional Tribunal to pay a flue of 1.0001. for printing tho
Journal des Journaux without having made the previous de-
claration required by the law.
JUVENILE PRECOCITY.-- Boy, what is your
name ?" " Robert, Sir." " Yes, that is your Christian name,
but what is your other name?" " Bob, Sir."
M. Milhau, one of the chief engineers of the Ver-
sailles and Aleudon Railway, who was •o much injured by the
accident, i. now, after having undergone a surgical operation,
u a fair way of recovery..

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
ROLLS' COURT, Jtine 4.
RICHARDSON V. HORTON.
This cause came on upon exceptions taken to the Master's
report by the plaintiffs, the creditors of sir Walter Horton,
deceased. The ref ort found that large sums were due from
the testator, Sir W. Horton, to Sir Thomas H 4 rion at the time
uf the testator's decease, which the plaintiffs stated was not the
case, and had taken exceptions accordingly. The arguments
in the case engaged the Court tie entire day, anti were not
concluded when Lind Langdale rose.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, June 4.
THE QUEEN V. THE DIRECTORS OF THE F.OUTHAMYTON

RAILWAY. •
This was an appeal against a rate for the relief of the poor
of the parish of Meteheldever, in the county of Southampton,
by which the defendants were rated at the sum of 4;3201., by
a rate of which the following is a copy:—" London and South
Western Railway Company, railway four miles- and a half,
4.3201." Ihe defendants appealed to the sessions, where the
rate was confirmed, subject to a case- When brought up to
this Court, it ssas admitted that the rate could not be sustained
to the extent of 4,3201., but the question was whether it was
to be reduced to 3,8C0L or to 1,4001.
The case had been argued in the Hilary term, by the Soli-
citor-General, Mr. Creswell, and Mr. Smirke in support of
the rate, and Mr. M. D. Hill, Mr. Kelly, and Mr. Gunning,
for the Directors of the Company. he Court took time to
consider the judgment, which Ras now prayed by Mr. Hill.
Lord DENMAN delivered judgment, deciding in favour of the
principle of rating adopted by the parish, and reduciog the
rate to the sum of 3,Bool.—Judgment accordingly.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS" COURT, June 4.
IN THE MATTER OF SIR JOHN MILLEY DOYLE, KNIGHT.
A schedule was filed on Friday by Sir John Miley
Doyle, who is now confined in the Queen's Bench pri-
son, and on which it is expected an order for hearing
will be granted on Tuesday for the 20th July. The in-
solvency has beets occasioned in prosecuting various
claims on the Portuguese Government. Sir John, it
will be recollected, was a Major• General in that service.
The debts were set of in the schedule in the aggregate
at 37,901. 18s.• 4d., extending from the year 1820, and
after deducting those without consideration, and others
more than once entered, the bona fide debts are 34,4371.
18s. 41(1. The debts owing to the gallant Major-Gene-
ral are 22,905/., nearly the whole of which are described
as " Good." The principal claim is on the. Portuguese
Government The insolvency is attributed to heavy law
expenses, losses incurred in raising money to prosecute
his claims, and those of his colleagues, on the Portuguese
Government, and also to expenses in Portugal. Among
the losses are 3,000 L for law expenses incurred against
the Portuguese Government, and 7,5001. in obtaining a
divorce against Ludy Doyle. There is a loss of 2,0004
in speculating on roads in Portugal. A good deal of in-
formation is aftbrded on the schedule, and the descilp-
tion mentions several places. Sir John describes him-
self as a retired Colonel in her Majesty's service, and
Major-General in the Portuguese service. He was Aid-
de-camp to Don Pedro. The hearing is expected to be
fixed for the 29th July.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.
An application was made on Wednesday last to the
Lord Mayor, by Mr. Humphrey, the solicitor, for a
warrant against a person named Alves, for a transaction
to the particulars of which, as a vast deal of mischief is
done daily in the metropolis by " men of business" of
the kind, it is necessary to call I hemtention of those who
intrust their bills to agents, in the expectation of receiving
accommodation to the amount of the securities so in-.
trusted. Mr. Humphreys stated that two ladies of high
respectability and pecuniary resources, having; had occa-
sion for the loan of some money, Mr. John Alves, who
called himself a bill-broker, by some means timid out
that such was the case, and wrote to them to know whe-
ther they wanted the cash, and inforMing them that he
would wait on them upon the subject, if favoured with
an appointment. Several interviews resulted from the
correspondence thus commenced, and on the 19th of May
Mr. Alves got from those ladies a bill of exchange at
six months, for 5001., or which he handed them an ac-
coutdaLle receipt; wherein he said, " I hereby pledge
myself to discount, in cash, on May the 20th, of this
present month, less 4:/. interest, -and Bs. 6d., valueef
stamp for said bill ; and in failure of said promise, I de-
clare the said bill of exchange to be null and void.
J. Alves."—He then went away with the bill ;
and. in the afternoon of the same day, some
young man, who said lie came from the Bedford Com-
mercial Bank, No. 15, Bedford-street, Covent-garden,
called on the ladies to be informed whether the bill was
correct. They said it was genuine. Mr. Alves waited
on them soon afterwards, and stated that the gentleman
who was to discount the bill was out of town, and would
not be back on the morrow, but would return on Satur-
day, the 21st, when he (Alves) would call on them with
the money. Mr. Alvi s not having kept his appointment,
they drove to the Bedford Commercial Thmk,- where they
asked to be introduced to one of the firm, and were told
that Mr. Pooke was the manager. The ladies were
shown into his room ; they told their business, and
showed the receipt Alves had given them. Mr. Pooke
said he had declined discounting the bill, and, at the
request of the ladies, sent a messenger for it, and wrote
on the back of Mr. Alves's receipt an acknowledgment
for the return of the bill, which he got one of the ladies
to sign. She then took the bill, and gave Mr. Pooke the
receipt. Upon coming out of Mr. Pooke's room they
found Mr. Alves in the banking room, and they were in-
formed that Mr. Pooke had received the bill of a Mr.
Coyle, of Piccadilly, who was a customer at the house.
Mr. Alves expressed his regret at the manner in which lie
had been treated, and begged to be allowed to call on the
ladies again, assuring them he could procure what they
required ; and on the 23d of May he prevailed on
them by his ingenuity to let him have the bill,
on his giving the following acknowledgment on
the back of the . aid receipt :—". I have again
received the above bill, and will either return it
this day or discount the same in cafh. -23 d May, 1842.
Signed J. Alves." In' the evening • Mr. Alves called
again on the ladies, and said the gentleman who IN as to
give the cash was out of town, but would be in town at
half-past ten o'clock next morning, and that the money
should be with them at 12 o'clock. Mr. Alves did not
make his appearance, but a Mr. Bowie, of No. 92, Shot
lane, tea- dealer, called on them, said he had discounted
ft bill of theirs, and that he waited on them to make in-
quiry about it —that he had already given 200/. on it, and
that he was to give the remainder tit three o'clock on
that day. The ladies immediately followed him to Shoe-
lane, where they learned from him that Mr..Alves had
given him the bill. They then showed Mr. Alves's re-
ceipt, at which he appeared to be surprise d, and said—
" Why, this is only 4a. discount ; I nut to have 1001. for
the discount. I was to give Mr. Alves 2001. more, in
addition to what he has already had." The ladies Waited
considerably beyond the • time appointed, but Mr. Alves
never appeared. Next day, Mr. Bowie again called on
them, and offered to let them have the bill if they would
pay him the 2001. he had advanced, and the 1001.
discount. They declined,' and then lie offered to
take 2501. ; but that ofli,r they also rejected. .On the
27th of May kl r. Bowie wrote to them, stating that he,
should be obliged to negotiate the bill next. day, us lie
had a heavy payment to make, and notice was tket:
served upon him to retain it, as application would be
made to the Lord Niayor.
Mr. Pi:olte was first called as a witness, to prove the
bill having been brought to hint.
Mr. Bowie was then called, who said that on the 23e1
of May Mr. Alves brought him the bill, and asked him
to discount it, which he consented to &, and gave him
200/., promising 2001. more on the next day. lie was
therelOre to have 100/. for discount. But Alves did not
return on the following day. Alves told him it was a
first-rate bill.
The LORD MAYOR—And how could you think of
taking 100/. as discount or such a bid ? So you gave
him the 200/.. and you have not heard from him since ?
Mr. Bowie—Certainly, I gave him the 200/., and I- have
not heard from him since.
Mr. Humphreys then called upon Mr, Bowie to pro-
duce the bill, but he said he could not ; he had it not
about him, and it would be very inconvenient to pro-
duce it.
The LORD MAYOR—We undertand the meaning of its
not being convenient to you to produce it ; but you re-
ceived notice to-day to produce it .
Mr. Humphrey then applied for a warrant against
Alves, and called upon Bowie not to part with the bill.
The warrant was-immediately granted.

MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS.
SUN.—The gloomy state in which the English Funds
have been for some short time past, has not been relieved
by reports of the serious illness of the King of the French,
and accordingly Consols left off on Saturday about per
cent. below the clearing prices of Friday, namely, 914 91
for the opening ; Reduced, 91i 91k; Bank Stock, 167
168 k; Exchequer Bills, old, 43 45; Advertised 37 40
premium.
The prices of Foreign Securities were unaltered, and
the chief feature was the great flatness of the market,
arising from the same cause as that above-mentioned.
Belgian were 102 103; Dutch Two-and-a Half per
Cents., 52 54; Five per Cents, 101 101 k; Danish,
80i 814-; and Brazilian, 67 68.
Very little done in Railroad Shares, and prices ge-
nerally were below those of yesterday.. London and
Birmingham 178 180 ; Birmingham and Gloucester,
50 52 ; Great Western, 87 89 ; the Half Shares,
61 62 ; South Western, 624 63i ; North Midland, 65
67 ; the Sew Shares, 32 33 ; South Eastern and Dover,
24,t 25 ; the Scrip, s:i 6 ; Eastern Counties, ei9# ;
Northern and Eastern, 43 45 ; Blackwall, 10i 11 ; and
Brighton, 35 351.
_ _ • __ .

The Bonds . also were quoted lower :—Colombian,
25i 26+ ; Peruvian, 18 19 ; Portug,uese Five per Cents.,
36 3 ; the Three per Cents., 21A-21i- ; Spanish Active
Five per Cents., 2121 k ; and the Three per Cents.,
228 22i.
The private letters from Buenos Ayres contained no
information beyond the meagre and unimportant intelli-
gence in the papers.

THE PRINCE DUOINVILLE'S VISIT POSTPONED.—
Our Paris I, ttera of Wednesday afternoon announce that the
I projected visit of the Prince of Joinville and the Duke
n'Aumale to this country formed the sulject of eiscussion in a
Cabinet Council held at Marshal Souit's on Tuesday. The
two sons of the King of the French were to have left the
French capital for London, a day or two after the :linivcr,ary
of the battle of Waterloo, in order to avoid being in England
at that per,od ; but, after due deliberation, the ;Ministry cane
to the conclusion to recommend to the King the postponement
sine die of the intended tout, as, from the excited state of the
public mind against England, the visit might be construed to
be an act of condeeension of the French King towards this
country at a moment when so much agitation existed on the
right at search question. It was reported in the Court that
the yi:ung princes will certainly v:stt Fncland about. the
Autumn, when the French elections shalt have been terminated.
—Morning Past.
A letter frcm Nimes states, that M. Marigman,
sen., the chief actor in the late tragical event in that place, was
removed at midnight, on the 23d inst., to prison, his wounds
not having admitted of his being earlier taken from his own
house. It appears that the condition of his son and daughter
is very much ameliorated.

•
FATAL ACCIDENT AT APOTHb•
CARIES' lil L.

R(FORTH-BIZ-- PARTICTJLARS.)
theAetsttlit'beliisliirguetenntt oqqAupeostthoecfartit'
the preparatioaillt.
contrary to their usual practice,
fulminating mercury for the percussion etlP3 this
tended to be used in the East 'indies. With
..,
East -hlanddiatioCdearne!,..llloo;
view, both on Friday and Saturday nue -ning, Mr. Ifennelit
the Company's chemical operator, had' been prePt‘ris„°.
about six pounds weight of fulminathog mercury: ra
tainin one-third of its weight in water, witntep
view Ito ascertain its actual strenseeh. At ,0,
o'clock, attended by only one of :tile laboarie_k
largeo tut;
Mr. liennell .was stamling before a
of wood about three -feet high, whole ..c,ess
ference could not be less than six feet,
placed at white evaporating dish containing. the Inc tilled
the localty between the distil-hotese and what is 1 for
the gas-room, where formerly gasswas rnanuferturet C.
the use of the Hall, but which now is used for the Ys n,
pose of containing various small bottles filled with es
as„
tial oils. At this moment the labourer info ttend;
upon whic
._.....,,
left the operator, in order to louk After a, agle.% 01 ;
where in the earlier part of the day 400 groni had
mercury had been drying, and which at is suPr'se(
c 011"
been taken out by Mr. Hennell, in order to test tilled the
dition in which they were. Scarcely, liowever,s last es.
labourer left the place before he heard three li,",,tett
plosions, between each of which there only'elaese";" tht
seconds, but which was followed by a loud reP°lre"pas
origin of which, to the present time, appessra t" ;.„hie,
feetly inexplicable, alt houghit is supposed that t he sa.to
reports were occasioned by Mr. Ilennell strikil4sool
portion of the preparation with his finger, toa lily,f iht
explosion must have arisen from a particle. t!.,ssi.
matter havin allen upon the larger mass. By theritio
dent, we are serry to say that the exploded prett issi,
struck Mr. Hennell itnmediately below the ch-S;014
taking an upward direction, carried away the rigro,beV
and the same side of the face, together with the Ivo
of the upper portion of
.the head, as well as nege,a eon
whole of the viscera, laying open the entire chest, 00 a
hibiting the action of the heart and lungs. Some I:l6ll,iiiitl•
the remains were scattered over the tops of the ,s bi
1 ing, and other portions were actually picked ~,10.44
the workmen upon the roofs sof the adjoining or
The deceased's rightatrin was found on the rodeo, 0r
thecaries' Hall, at a distance of full 40 yards fr° . ir
Scene of the fatal event, and had, in its poll', bis
dented considerably the leaden gutter pipe. One 000 !
fingers was picked up in Union-street, a distiOttest Otg
yards, by a person passing at the time, ited Inspe.l
been forced over the high building of the .Hall
,Atter'el
bourers belonging to the Hall collected the -7,041;- -
fragments, and deposited them in a spot set 7007.,
their reception, Deph.prable, however, as the acciue )0
been, it is consolatory to know that no other Per:,
injured except one mail, who was knocked dose, ~ r
)
escaped without injury. The glass Coutaincil b1.01,.5
whole „f the window frames (made of iron) Were, er
by which at least 1,000 panes were dentelishe':i. 1!, .
biting a picture of destruction seldom witnes'se Is'
block of wood upon Which ,the dish was plate'li;hl
*
much splintered as to appear as though it i't„‘„shdi.
struck by a cannon-bail fired from an eighteewr
The large paving-stone upon which the blocis",l
likewise shattered into 20 pieces. About- a 310° th ..1
in the middle of a wall:nearly two feet thick, i'pl,4
inwards finir or five inches by the force of the lirf,
We learn that the deceased.geiAleman-was 1";1001q
highest esteem by every -person in: the. e0,1)1 rioty
from the treasurer downwards to the lowest port Kie;
place, who this morning spoke of him, in tesr°,,,:‘,3
warmest affection, and who seemed by their '-',1(11 (o",s
as though each had suddenly lost a clear a° rill
friend. The unfortunate gentlemen was fort
prenticed to the Company, and had been, eeentge` pas,
service thirty years. lie has left behind iiiin a°, s
widow to lament his loss, but happily
It may be as well, in order to allay any ulirlisliso
fears that may have been occasioned to the n`:";dres
hood by this alarming occurrence, to state • tll3.'isa y
authority for saying' that in general no dangeoitt
periments are ever performed upon the Prep
Apothecaries' Hall, .and that they had only b`lit' itc,
no chiltiree4
taken, in this instance, at, the especial .yi,ofy
request of the Directors of the East India uiplyie
The whole of the preparation, 31b. of which 0'5,001
for Bengal and 31b. for Madras, has disapPe3roo.4
explosion, not a single particle having since beliels?,
There is not, at the present moment, any pre
upon the premises from which . the least du''
possibly arise. _ s i.„rsll'
QUEEN CHRISTINA'S „LE,I.'
The Constitucional of Barcelona, of the '',,e
pnblishes a long letter, which it states to T:pr
addressed by Queen Maria Christina to her `-",; 9)
Queen Isabella, and is dated the 27th ni:riii
letter is so extraordinary, both as to its Pti,trqoPtt
the style in which it is couched, that it is Ji- eg
. at b,
for us, in the absence of proof, to regard it 0,4-6
It commences with a violent diatribe upon til.Qo
Don Francis de Paulo and aunt of the youtitoti
whom it represents as a woman of the rno4,;folij
principles, and, after a caution to the yout'i ti): I
reign not to allow her mind to be influenceufAii,
personage, proceeds to a revelation of so astetroi,
character,. that it. is of itself sufficient to cr q.
viction that the letter is an invention, and t t '
the cleverest kind. The young Queen is 4'o
40
1 whilst her father was lying on his death"' l
iwife of Don Francis, to use her_
Christina was urged by the Princess Carle
influ-el'tlei:,4..l
• dying _ King to induce him to change
succession in favour of his daughter, and thorA
refused to do so, the Princess, in her hatredpd)
Carlos, resolved to accomplish her object; tliOrl
proaching the King, who was at the time 'l,'oB
of death, and presenting to him a paper ss'll'e ptf..Y
got prepared for the purpose, desired Win °or"
name. The King, continues the letter at iii oi'l
Queen Christina, refused to do so, aild,,l,l4ti"
. voice, entreated his sister-in-law to allos` hi; d
in peace, upon which she . placed the pen '1;0
deco
P:
and, guiding it, actually compelled hits lel' ,
name. The remainder of the letter is (Afetir,
abuse of the young Queen's guardiall.,, 0, of
bei
whom it calls a revolutionist and a JacoY''siir !
of Espartero, but in less severe langlloge,lot ,
allusions to Don Carlos, of such a nature 35 'rt I
be at variance with the long-continued °Pe
of Queen. Christina, but even to thro" (11,610
~
justice of opposition to his claims, the Ivot el, ;
- also mixed up with expressions of the ni Illef,
anger against the young Queen's aunt' '.:'ifi
eluding words of the letter• are as folitl,v;,,
the remembrance of your uncle, Don C°OO.lllY :
misfortunes were all caused by your mint ~,, ti):1,1
present to your mind ; may your filial Pie`f,;(l fa
of your mother, whose repose, authoritY'R-ethelf
have been attacked by her, restrain On 7seg rfr
of the precipice -frOm which this pc` rfidt ~iii* t:
would precipitate you! Remember that :11'!' F
nlil" P -
your mother, your uncle, your entire fn-5,.; OS
cause to complain of the Infanta Carlot`,,-OetV
betrayed 911 whom she should have love" t'
curse of your house.. God preserve yo
from this evil genius."---Ga/ignani..
• G. Liii;
LLOYD'S SHIPP'S- ~,. ijv
VESSELS SPOICEI4 WITH. InrlianereP, lFi.,tbee. V
hagen to Batavia, 31st ult., off the Land's End, ';') 0 S,/.
arrived at Falmouth. Chanticleer, Clesti is ,Pie
April 10, lat. 7 N., lore. 20 W. ; Urania, L,",.itto It
17th ult., lat. 40, lon. 26, by the Pomona- •ltolt*
mouth. Mary, Limerick to -New York. I'BT, ,11 '
lon. 39; Roger Stewart, Clyde, to do., 215t,;,,°11'#(4,4
by the Glenowon, arrived off Po'rtsmou th. L'a'ijii,"?',4j
nook, lat. 2 N., lon. 21 W.; Don, of Jers v, 'l,3itsirii,' F.
lon. 11, by the Louisa (whaler). arrived offer'ino. OP'
from Cork, with passengers, 20th ult., lat. 47, '' ii, A 0
Eliza Ann, arrived at Liverpool. Ware, of J,e„tl b 4
West ladies, lon. 17, by the Britannia,' arr'se'e', rs. so
Blanche, of and from Donegal, 18th ult., le' dip)„,
the Hauterium Abbey, arrived at Portsuntr'oPor ri;
Belfast to Quebec, 22d ult., lat. 48, lou. 33 ;-_„,ll', ,110r'r
/
to New York, lat. 46, lon. 33, by the itt;:l4' rdi
Fulkstone. John and Mary, Bristol to Quev`ist• gs A•i
48, log. 41 ; Fraser, Cowes to Quebec, 211th'` of ' i'' 3 '
by the Glaugru, arrived off Salcombe. LaeeerV, 1'
Bth ult.,off Cape St . Vincent,c ol
,o t 0 bLyotohdeonJa,ne, I.° ti"isi'
Falmouth. Deborah,
loon! W. ; Imogene, Clyde to Calcutta, 22j ,la
20, by the Sumatra, arrived off Falmouth vpl;:,
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(ADvERTISEM EN T.)--INTERESTINO.
The influence of the sun on the Skin and rifo i
fl
delicatepsrke Skin,
9 n
atn, seasonskin,
k in
Lips, bi
parched
frequentlyrched producinga n d ssubversivewsuollne- n .
Burns, o
Ifi.eo 08;:scokiverj
hvb aey preparationat iit,busu,stet hni enesvmuferrrooesmstf
atihtlihsneefosafklniii irnohealfsetrt.
no
delightful
seltieghgi
ehfit
tchefffeueilscsteks!
onoofttsi
iu.':l;:g
dry I
cacy and whiteness. It is invaluable as t', to °I- iilres
refreshing wash during • travelling, or expocurg 1;11,1'
and, from its exe aordinary uffica'cy in • 011- seb" ?i,
inflammation, deserves a place among the 11°°' .iiili,,o ,
of every family. I ''• gf °,4
.. r eel' ill 0
A company of smugglers had 01101 reollsos„
-labour and ingenuity, to establish a cenduCt;ntF,e'virtii,
house on the outer Boulevard de r Hopital. 'I! b Ii; t# rillt
other on the inner boulevard, by means of s".icil_At'ist°4o,o4
under the city war, and of course without I)3.)docr'vio" ,
duty, any quantity of oil wished to be ietrt) pot cell'
Flow long this fraud had been carried bolo
ll
it has been at last discovered, and the ""-:
and broken up.

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BIRTHS. . gr. toll'
On the sth inst., at Chorley Wood, Flert" ,4045 iio
of a daughter. qt ice .4 PI '
On the 3d inst., at Nelson-terrace, --°
t'f fir
top(illi'
wire of Mr. J. Lowe, of a son.
On the 3d inst., at Wimbledon, the ladi fen
Esq.. M. 1)., of a son. i-sCee. 44
On the 3,t inst., a.: Lloyd-street, LloP bier. o°2'
the wife of Mr. Benjamin Aston, of a datig te, '4 I.
AA"' ,
M. 4 R R !ED. Totolil'o ' t°'
On thq 2rl inst., at St. Mary's, 130. - .0" t,01151,'
Henry 1-I,gliton Irving, 58th Regitneot, r'i;;itt. i rie. oci
list of the late „It.ht, liawkslev, 1?..fq., "fp,uSt• ''trl4,:frt to
On the 2d inst., at the church of Gre,;:. i•ty Cp. ',",,t1
Rev. Join Charles Whi.h, B A., of 0;",-:. c• of y
tri,tge, secood son of Alsjor. G, octal 011'5 Vl' i
e'
Eling, only daughter of :Samuel Brasier, ," if'
race, Regent's Pat lc. ' --.'" cit' CV
c, . flt)
'-

A bietheEt2d inst., in Paillptce, Wgoott8;11:Plllre;'/i
iT2ahnoin'is ga.;leaygeCdov6eBn.try.Esq., n'L" t in
134.
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114
Sir Arthur Chichester, Bart., of Yt'uls.° ' .--i, .I)silitsf'''
Lonc..n: Printed and Pubh.hcd h}' lO
511'09'111
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the County of Middlesex, Woodsy ."