The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-07 00:00:00

ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. REEVES.

Mr. PEMBERTON and Mr. TINNEY addressed 'the Court in
this case. The question involved related to a point of practice.

VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS I)AY.)
(Before Vice-Chancellor BuncE.)
His Howctua disposed of unopposed petitions during the early
part of the morning.

ARMITAGE V ARMITAGE.
The question in this case arose upon a settlement execn'ed
on the second marriage of the late Sir George Armytage, in
ovember, 1791, by which a sum of 10,0001. was given to him
by the will of his father, to be divided equally amongst the
children of the marriage.
The case was still proceeding at a late hour of the day.
(Before Vice-Chancellor WIGRAM.)
COOK V. FRIER.
In this case, which was heard afew days since, his Howoua
pronouncedjudgment this morning, leaving it to the parties to
consider whether or not they would agree to a reference by
consent, to see whether it would be for the benefit of all
parties to confirm the settlement. If not, a reference was
directed under what circumstances the Southampton articles
were entered into, with liberty to state special circumstances.
LEctiarsici V. SPERRALT.
In this case the minutes were agreed to, with the addition
that the reference before the Master should include an inquiry
as to' the legacy duty.
His HONOUR disposed of several unopposed petitions and
short causes of no general interest.

QUEEN S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.)
THE CAMBRIDGE BRIBERY CASE.
THE QUEEN V. SAMUEL LONG.

The defendant in this case had been convicted at the last
Cambridge Assizes of bribery, in a prosecution instituted by
order of the House of Commons. A rule nisi had been ob-
tained by Mr. Andrewes for a new trial, on the grounds—first,
that previous to the trial one of the Jury WA made use of
certain expressions which proved that he entertained strong
prepossessions against the defendant ; and secondly, that whin
the Jury had retired to consider of the verdict several persons
had had access to them.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL (with whom were Mr. Sergeant
Stocks and Waddington) showed cause against the rule, and
contended that the affidavit on the other site had been com-
pletely answered ; that no expressions were used which
would justify the Court in considering that one of the Jurors had
come to a foregone conclusion ; and that there was nothing to
show that any communication had been held by the Jury with
persons from without. _ _ _

Mr. ANDREWS and Mr. O'lllA LLEv, in support of
the rule, contended that the Juror accused upon the
affidavit of several persons, one of whom was a member
of the University with having made use of the expressions
alluded to, had not sufficiently denied the nee of those
expressions, and had given no corroborative testimony in
support of his denial, which he might have done by calling upoki
his friend, in whose presence and house the expressions had
been used, to make an affidavit. It was also contended that
the affidavit in support of the rule having shown that the officer
in charge of the Jury had left the door of the Crown Court, to
which the Jury had retired to deliberate, unguarded, so that
persons might have had access to it, that was sufficient le in-
duce the Court to grant a new trial, more especially as that
officer had made no affidavit.

Lord DENMAN, in giving judgment, said that if the rule
had been applied for on the first ground only, it would most
undoubtedly have been refused. The first obj, ction was one of
a most suspicious nature, especially in cases of trials for bri-
bery. It certainly was not improbable that in many cases
Jurors might come to the trial of cases of this description with
prejudiced minds, and it was equally probable that there were
persons constantly on the watch ready to catch at any chance
expression which a person summoned to be Juror might drop, in
order to torture it into the expression of a preconceived opinion.
If any person had heard any such expressions drop from a per-
son summoned to serve on a Jury, it was the bounden duty of
the party so hearing such expressions, to lose no time in in•
forming the defendant, or his legal advisers, of what he had
heard, and no doubt in such case the Judge would have called
upon the Juror so accused to explain those expressions before
he was permitted to be sworn. But in this case a member of
the University, who stated that he had heard such expression,
waited for three weeks or a month before he said anythingabout
it ; and then the Juror stated, to have made use of such impru-
dent expressions was at once to be treated as a criminal, and
to be put upon his trial ; and it was contended that it was to be
assumed that he had used them, because he had not called his old
and intimate friend to contradict them. Now it appeared the old
and intimate friend kept a public-house in the town of Cambridge,
arid there was no reason to expect that he should be biased more
in favour of the person who resided at a distance than in favour
of his friends and neighbours, and therefore there was the in-
ference to be drawn against the accusation, because they had
not called upon the man to corroborate it. He hoped never
again to hear such charges made against aJuror. With regard
to the second ground, it would be lamentable if, through
the misconduct of an officer of the Court, who for aught
that appeared to the contrary, might, in a case in which such
political feelings were excited, have been induced to act as he
had done for the purpose that such a crime as bribery should
escape unpunished; and the Court could not forget that Long
himself had made no affidavit on the merits. But it was the
duty of the Court to see that the rules proper to be observed
had been acted on. The Court would not proceed to judg-
ment until the affidavits had been minutely examined.
The affidavits were then handed up to the Bench, and the
defendant left the Court.

BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

APPLICATION FOR A CERTIORARI.

Mr. KELLY moved for a rule to show cause why a certiorari
should not issue to remove the order of the Poor-law Commis-
sioners to the Guardians of the Union 6f the parish of St. Pan-
cras, in Middlesex. The ground on which the order was
sought to be impeached was that the Commissioners had ap-
pointed two relieving officers, and also pointed out the duties
they were to perform ; whereas the Guardians, under a clause
in the Act of Pat liament,had already appointed relieving officers,
which also pointed out the duties they were to perform.
Rub/...anted.

MURDER OF A
POLICEMAN.

CLERKENWELL.-(THIS DAY.)

Mr. GREENWOOD took his seat On the bench shortly after
10 o'clock. The Court was not much crowded. The prisoner
seemed hardly able to totter into the deck. His face was hag-
gard in the extreme, and altogether he presented a most de-
plorable appearance. He was dressed in the same manner,
with the exception of a clean check shirt. He folded his arms
and placed them on the front of the dock, leafled his head on
them, which he seldom raised ; when he did, it was but for a
moment, stared wildly, and resumed his former position.
The first witness examined was a lad named Grove: He
proceeded to say, It was in a field just opposite Hornsey-wood
House, and near the Seven Sisters'-road, through which there
is a footpath, that I found a hat and gloves This is the hat.
( An old Carolina hat was produced, which belonged to the pri-
soner, and wpair of white gloves which belonged to the police-
man.) There were tome spots of blood on the gloves. The
policeman was first standing at the end of the field; afterwards
he walked into a lane, exclaiming, " Help, help !" When
he got into the lane, he fell. When 1 met him in the
lane, he asked me why I had not come sooner. He
fell just opposite Hornsey-wood-house. No. 34 came up,
and he sent me to the house to ask for assistance. Young
came. ( Young's depositions appeared in yesterday's Sun. )
Young and I pursued the prisoner towards Highbury. I kept
the prisoner's hat all along till 1 came to the police station in
Islington. I did not reach Highbury Park until Daly was
dead. I gave the hat to Inspector Thatcher.
John William Young was next examined.
At this moment Waddington announced that the prisoner
was no longer able to sit in Court. Dr. Drewry was called to
see the prisoner, and he ordered him to be removed to the
gaoler's room. The prisoner hobbled out with an agonised
expression of countenance.
He returned into Court in a few minutes ; the Magistrate
asked him, on his return, did he wish to have •the case ad-
journed ?

Prisoner—No ; I would rather go on with it, and have done
with it.

Young went on to depose, that from what he heard he
went on in the pursuit towards Hornsey-lane, crossing the
Seven Sisters'-road. He met Howell, now present, in a cart.
( This witness merely deposed to what has already appeared.) He
was examined for the purpose of taking his evidence in a legal
form, the Clerk having merely taken notes of it yesterday.
The Clerk compared his notes with the evidence of the wit•
ness as he went along.') This witness further stated that he
heard the prisoner acknowledge the hat found in the field to
have been his.

i►lr. GREENWOOD—Hare you heard what he says?
Prisorer—Yes. I did not say that I would shoot two, but
that I would shoot the first that came to take me.
John William Howell was next sworn.

The p►•isoner, who had been for some minutes trembling
silently, here fell back, and was carried into the gaoler's room.
• Mr. GREENWOOD, after consulting with Dr. Walton, of
St. Bartholomew's Hospital, ordered him to be remanded for
an hour.

At the expiration of that time, Waddington, the gaoler, said
the prisoner was in a very debilitated condition. He was not
able to stand firmly on his limbs, nor yet to sit without reclin-
ing. He wished to be brought into Court and be placed on
the stretcher, if his presence was necessary, during the remainder
of the proceedings.
31r. GREENWOOD said such a course was very unusual, but
as the prisoner desired a speedy termination of the proceedings
here he would not object,
'the stretcher wa' then brought in and placid in the dock.
In a few minutes after the prisoner was carried in by two con-
stables and the gaoler. Being placed on the stretcher he
leaned his head on his arm, looked towards the Bench, and
again fainted away.
The medical gentlemen hastened to his assistance, and were
about to relieve him there, when

Mr. GREENWOOD said—Really I consider that proceeding
further in this case at present, under such circumstances, would
be very indecent. I wilt, therefore, remand him until Monday,
next. If not able to attend on that day, let the Doctor report,
and I will further remand him.
The prisoner was then taken back to the prison.

FRIGIIIFUL ACCIDENT.—On Tuesday evening on
one of the last trains quitting Chester, the number of inside
places was found too few to accommodate all the persons apply-
ing for tickets on the line. Several, in consequence, mounted
the top. On the outside of one of the carriages was a party of
young men, one of whom in some manner elevated himself, so
that his head came in contact with one of the bridges before he
could perceive the danger, and in an instant his skull was
blood was spattered on his fellow-
dashed to piecPs, and his
passengers. The deceased was a solicitor of the name of This-
tleton, in practice in this town, and was, we are credibly in-
formed, perfectly sober at the time..—Liverpooi Standard.

PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION.
(Front the. Votes and Proceedings the House of Commons.)
FRIDAY, MAY 6.
THE PROPERTY TAX BILL.

MINORITY in the Cominittee van) voted that the computa-
tion of dity on trade upon amount of balance of the profits
or gains should be taken upon one year in place of three
years as proposed bp Government.
AAtionby, H. A. Crawford, W. S.
Attwood, M. Ellis, Wynn
Valley, J. Flelden, J.
Barnard, E. G. Gibson, I'. M.
Bodkin, J. J. Granger, T. C.
Bowring, Dr. liumphery, J.
tiroclie, W. B. Mitchell, I. A.
Busfeild, W. Morris, David
Cnristie, W. D. Murphy, F. S.
Cobden, Richard O'Brien, W. Smith

MINORITY rho

year of
Aglionby. H. A.
.Idam, William
Bell, John
Bowing, Dr.
Brothexton, J.
Christie, W. a
Colchronke, Sir T.
Crawford, %V S.
Curteis, H. B.
Dalrymple, Captain
Dawson, T. V.
Ebrington, Viscount
Ellis, Wynn
z:vais, W.
Flelden, J.
Erench,
0111, Thomas
Gore, Robert
Gi anger, 'l'. C.

voted that the Tax s]
wily, in place of three
Hawes, .13.
Heneage. E.
Hutt, W.
James, William
Layard, Captain
lllarjoribanks, S.
Marshall, W.
Morris, David
Mostyn, E. M. L.
.Munta, G. F.
Murphy, F. S.
Murray, A.
Notreys, Sir D. J.
O'Connell, M. J.
O'Connell, J.
Ogle, S. C. H.
Peelle, Captain
Plumridge, Captain

Scrnpe, G. P.
Thornely, Thomas
Tufnell, Henry
Turner, E

Wakle;, Thomas
Wawn, John T.
Wooil, Benjamin
—TELLEas.
Hume, Joseph
Rundle, John

[Jail continue for one
years.
Pulsfcml, Robert
Redington, T. N.
Rice, E. B.
Rundle, J.
Scholetield, J.
Scrope, G. I'.
Somerville, Sir W.
Strutt, Edward
Tancred, H. W.
Turner, Edmund
Villiers, Charles ?.
Wakley, Thomas
Wawn, J. T.
Williams, W.
Wood, B.

TELL E R.%
Hume. Joseph
Humphery, J.

RAILWAY RETURNS.

We extract.from the Railway Magazine the sums re-
ceived on the principal Railways of Great Britain
for the week ending on the day of the month prefixed
to each. The return includes the money received for
passengers, parcels, carriages, horses, mails, and mer
chandize :
Week
ended

Pulespen ed xT.ot .
OName of Railway.

Apr.so Birmingham & Derby Janet. 48 1,145 8 7
29 Birmingham and Gloucester 55 1,677 0 11
23 Brandling Junction 25 538 16 11
29 Chester and Birkenhead ..
May 1 Dundee and Arbroath .... l6l 216 17 8i
1 Eastern Counties
Apr.3o Edinburgh and Glasgow
30 Glasgow and Ayr .
30 Glasgow, Paisley, & Greenock 221 757 5 9
30 Gran Junct , Chester &Crewe 113 8,986 3 9
30 Great North of England 45 , 1,168 4 0
May 1 Great Western . llBl 13,376 14 1
1 Hayle
Apr.3o Hull and Selby
30 Lancaster & Preston Junction 201 424 14 8
29 Liverpool and Manchester 3l 3,832 2 10
30 London and Birmingham...—. 1121 17,404 18 s
May 5 London and Blackwall 34 973 17 9
Apr.3o London and Brighton
30 Ditto Shoreham Branch .....• .51 133 710
May 3 London and Croydon lOl 532 3 9
5 L.ndon and Greenwich 3l 909 15 9
3 London and South. Western
Apr. 29 Manchester, Bolton, and Bury 10 534 14 01
May 1 Manchester & Birmingham
Apr.3o Manchester and Leeds
30 Midland Counties 571 2,700 13 1130 Newcastle and Carlisle ......
28 Newcastle and North Shields 7 338 11 1
May 1 Northern and Eastern
Apr.3o North Midland
•29 North Union
30 Preston and Wyre
May 2 Sheffield and Manchester 7 273 14 2

Ulster
Apr.3o York and North Midland '2B 1,475 13 3

ELECTION COMMITTEES.
(T HI SDAY.)

LYME REGIS.

The Committee met this morning at the usual hour. The
examination of witnesses in support of the allegations in the
petition was resumed. A witness named Pasey was examined
at great length as to the occupation of certain premises, and
was under examination when our Reporter left.

NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYNE.
Four witnesses were examined this morning ; they all proved
acts of bribery, having received sums of 3/. and 4/. each from
a person named Collier, on behalf of the sitting Member. The
evidence of each witness was a repetition of that given by the
others, and was quite destitute of general interest.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
EGLINTON PARK RACES-THURSDAY.

The Steward's Cup of 1001. added to a Sweepstakesof2o sous.
each, h ft, and 5 only if declared. Mile and half.
Mr. Ramsay's Nubian, aged..• ... (Capt. Richardson) 1
Mr. Alexanber's Archer, 4 yr 5...... 2
Lord Howth's St. Lawrence, 5 yrs
Major Campbell named The Potentate, aged 4
Handicap of 15 soya. each, 5 ft, with 50 added. Once round.
The winner to be sold for 2001. &c.
Mr. Moore's Magic, 4 yrs
Mr. Maitland's Clem-o'-the-Cleugh, 6 yrs 2
Mr., Alexander's Anna, 6 yr.
Lord Cassillis's Curtius, aged, and Mr. Alexander's Jock,
5 yrs, also ran. •
The Atalanta Challenge Whip, added to a Sweeps. of 5 Sovs.
each. Quarter of a mile. •
Lady Scott's Harrier, aged (Hon. Mr. Villiers) 1
Lady Eglinton's Pirate, aged 2
Lady Drumoro's Homage, aged, Mr. Boswell's Black Dia-
mond, aged, and Mrs. Johnstone's Charlie, aged (dead) were
not placed.
The Free Handicap of 5 Sovs. each, and 20 added for the
beaten horses, was won by Mr. A. Campbell's Hullbank (Capt.
Pettat) beating Archer, Anna, Jock, and Harrier.

CHESTER RACES-FRIDAY.

The Roodee Stakes of 10 sovs. each, h ft, with 50 added. Once

round.

Mr. Collett's Heads or Tails (Whitehouse) 1
Lord Westminster's Irony
The Palatine Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h ft. Grosvenor Course.
Lord Westminster's William de Fortibus (Marson) 1
11r. Price's Valentine
The Cheshire Stakes of 25 sovs. each, 15 it, and 5 only if de-
clared, with 50 added. Two miles.
Mr. Plummer's Alice Hawthorn (Burnby) 1
Lord Eglinton's Bellona
Mr. Saunders' Kitty Cockle 3
Lord Miltown's Cruiskeen
The Wirral Stakes of 10 sons. each, with 50 sovs. added ;. half

a mile.
Lord Westminster's Afaria Day, 2 yra ( Francis) 1
Mr. Bird's Dr. Allen, 3 yrs. . ...• ..... . .
Sir R. Bulkeley's f, by Bay Middleton—Adriana, 3 yr 5....: 3
The following were not placed—Al r. Oivsley's Happy-go-
Lucky, 3 yrs; Mr. R. J. Mostyn's Preparation, 3 yrs; and
Mr. Price's Ernestine, 3 yrs.
Match, 50 soya., half a mile—Lord•Maidstone's Wide-awake,
3 yrs, beat Mr. Payne's Pensive.
The Ladies' Purse of 50 sovs. Heats, twice round.
Mr. Graydon's Clinker, 6 yrs...
Mr. Dawson's The Biddy, 3 yrs...
Mr. Langley's RancoOr, 4 yrs ...
The third heat was not run, when our account left.
LATEST BETTING.AT CHESTER.

DERBY. —Seven to 2 agst Attila (taken), 5 to 1 agst Frede-
rica (taken), 8 to 1 agst Canadian (taken), 14 to 1 agst Auck-
land (taken), 15 to 1 agst Jack, 25 to 1 apt Lord of Holder-
ness, 25 to 1 agst Tiptoe, 27 to 1 apt Ballinkeele (taken), 27
to 1 agst Chatham (taken), 40 to 1 agst Tiptoe, and 50 to 1
agst Combermere. _

''OARS.—Nine to 1 agst Dil-bar, 9 to 1 agst Adela filly, 9 to
I agst sister to Yorkshire Lass, 11 to 1 agst Firebrand, 13 to
1 agst Syren, 2b to 1 agst Fury filly.

FRENCH PLAYS.

MadenadJelle Dejazet, who has just arrived from Paris,
made her first appearance, at the St. James's Theatre, last
night, in one of her favourite travesties—that of Veit-vert, in
the three-act vaudeville of the same name, on which Grissei
has founded a poem. The parrot in the play is transformed
into a spoiled youth, and Mademoiselle Dejazet, in her mascu-
line attire of powdered wig, green coat, and scarlet inexpres-
sibles, practises all the possible little iniquities which an amusing
pet parrot is capable of enacting. She afterwar2s performed
to La Fille de Dominique, in which she assumes three differ-
ent disguises. As the ~Tambour aux Gardes Francaises,"
or the drummer, she sang her " Ra-pa4a-plan plan," which
commanded an enthusiastic encore. A very distinguished
company, among whom were the Duchess of Beaufort, the
Countess of Buckinghamshire, Lord Wharncliffe, the Marquis
of Normanby, Professor Whewell, &c., were present.

LYCEUM AND ENGLISH OPERA

HOUSE.

This theatre opens for the season on Monday, and spiritedly
commences the campaign with two new pieces, and an excel-
lent company. Harley, we perceive, has returned from the
provinces, and comes out here afresh on the 23d. Among the
theatrical favourites engaged appear the names of 'lliddear,
Bland, F. Matthews, Wherry, and Vining ; as also, in the
female east, Mesdames Humby, Faucit, H. Y. Grattan, Mor-
daunt, Lacy, and "cayleur. The new burletta, entitled Enthu-
siasm, is reported to contain some excellent developments of
Thespian eccentricities; and the• serio-melodramatic piece of
The Trooper's horn, or the Goblin of the Chest, from the pen
of Mr. Frtzball, gill be rendered effective by new scenery, and
well•selected characters.

Z.M7DDEN DEATH IN A CAB.—Yesterday morning,
shortly before nine o'clock, the attention of police-constable
Edward Bettison, 112 V, was called to a crowd of persons which
were assembled round a cab then standing in Bond-street,
Vauxhall, near the turnpike, wherein was a female leaning n,
one corder, and quite dead. The cab-driver then proceeded
with police-constable Bettison to the station-house of the L
division, in High-street, , Lambeth, where he stated that at
about a quarter past. eight o'clock he was engaged to convey
the deceased from Abbey-road, St. John's Wood, to' , Bond.
street, Vauxhall. She had lived as servant of all work at
the former place, and when she entered the cab she ap-
peared so ill and weak as to be scarcely able to walk. Her
mistri!ss gave him fourpence to pay turnpikes, and direction-
were.given that she should be driven mith all possible speed to
her kister's, in Bond-street. On arriving there the driver de-
scended from the box, and, after knocking at several doors
without finding the right house, on returning to the vehicle and
opening the door for the purpose of obtaining further informa-
tion, the deceased was discovered as above described. Het
sister was afterwards found, and it was then ascertained the,
the poor woman's name was Elizabeth Carter. Police consta-
ble Bettison subsequently repaired to the Abbey road, when tin
mistress stated that Elizabeth Carter had been ill for several
days, but added that she had not the least idea that she was so
near her end.

SHIPWRECKED FISHERMEN AND MARINERS' BE-
NEVOLENT SOClETY.—Yesterday afternoon the third anniver-
sary meeting of the above Society took place at the London
Tavern, ,Bishopsgate-street. Admiral Young was in the
Chair, and many officers of the Navy were present. Mr. E.
West, the Secretary, read the annual Report. The Commit-
tee had the pleasure to state that many additional and liberal
supporters had, sines the last meeting, been added to the So•
ciety, amongst whom were her Majesty the Queen Dowager,
who had consented to become its Patroness • and the Kir.g of
Prussia, who, unsolicited, had forwarded a handsome donation.
and become a Vice-Patron. The Committee had expended,
during the past year, nearly 3,0001. The receipts amountet.
to 4,701/. 15s. tid., and a balance of 350/. remained with the
Treasurer. The Report was adopted, and thanks having been
given to the Chairman, the meeting separated.
CALEDONIAN CANAL.—The Select Committee have
made their Report, and are of :opinion that it would not now be
advisable to abandon this great national work, at an additional
from the evidence submitted ti
outlay of a farther sum of 110,000/.
ilhaiceermicietape
obstaclesopf9avklir,lssi6c that
which
b
havywethhe' hitherto impeded the navigation of the
canal would be completely removed, and such an increase of
trade might be expected as would justify this heavy expense.
They concur in the resolnt ions of the Committee of 1839, which
have been confirmed by the report of Sir E. Parry.

LITERATURE.
THE .HERBERTS. 3 vols.
Saunders and Otley, London, 1842.
The hero of this domestic tale, William Herbert, is
the son of a country gentleman of ancient descent,
whose fortunes have been seriously impaired by the
extravagance of his immediate ancestors. At the
usual age his-son 'William is sent to the University,
and as .he .is a youth of a shy, studious, and
thoughtful turn of mind, he is of course destined for
the Church, to which his. own wishes point; but un-
fortunately.before the period arrives .for his taking a
degree, and entering into holy orders, his father dies,
leaving his family in a state little short of destitution.
Under these circumstances, the widow, Mrs. Herbert,
is compelled, together with her two children, William
and Fanny, to quit the family estate of Alverley
Hall, and take up her abode at a small cottage in
the vicinity, where they receive visits of condolence
from the gentry of the neighbourhood, who had
known them in their more prosperous days, and who
testify their feelings of commiseration in such an
insulting, worldly manner, as to realize the truth of
Rouchfaucault's sarcastic remark, that "in the mis-
fortunes of our friends there is always some-
thing not displeasing_ to us." Having got over
the embarrassing feelings consequent on their removal
and altered prospects, the widow and her children,
finding that they have scarcely enough to provide
them even with the necessaries of life decide that
'William Herbert shall endeavour to push his fortune
in the world; and accordingly the young man, with
whom the project has originated, quits home with the
view of seeking some of his father's old friends, through
whose good offices he mighthe enabled to complete his
terms at college, and obtain priest's orders. The first
person on whom he calls is an old Tory Baronet, who
gives him a cordial welcome, until he learns the re-
verses that have befallen him, when he suddenly be-
comes cold and formal in his manner. In the hope
of meeting with kinder 'treatment, Williain Herbert
next calls on a Bishop ; but the Prelate, on being
made acquainted with his distressed circumstances,
acts precisely in the same manner as the Baronet.
The details of the inexperienced, sanguine young
man's interview with theSe two worldly personages,
are true to the life, though they certainly do not lean
to the sunny side of human nature. After a severe
struggle with himself, William finally decides on
abandoning for the present all thoughts of the
Church, and, with hardly a penny in his pocket,
goes to London in the fojrlorii hope of winning
fame and fortune as an author. We need not add
that he is disappointed in his ambitious expectations ;
having no name and no connexions to back him, the
publishers refuse to have any thing to do with his
schemes, and he is driven to a variety of shifts, some
of them painful and humiliating enough ; but by one
of those sudden turns of the wheel of fortune, which
are of such constant occurrence in fiction, but so
seldom heard of in real life, the young, penniless, but
high-spirited literary adventurer attains to ease and
competence, and, what he values still more, is enabled
to enter the Church, where he speedily acquires dis-
tinction as a preacher. There is an episode in the
story, which relates to ,certain love passages in
the life of William Herbert, who, it seems, has formed
an ardent attachment to a young lady, Mary Walton,
in which he is disappointed, but which has the effect
of bringing out all the finer qualities of his nature,
and so far Works out the author's views of character;
Though, 'otherwise the episode is a tame one, and is
certainly not remarkable for depth of sentiment.
But indeed feeling is by no means one of the redeem-
ing merits of the story ; in this respect it is more
than ordinarily deficient, and must trust for success
to its calm good sense, and its frequent shrewd insight
into the goings on of every-day life. The opening of
the narration is somewhat prosy, and the author is too
fond of imitating Fielding 's, manner in his introduc-
tions to his several books of Tom Jones."

PRINCIPLES OF MONEY, 4.c. By J. Wade.
We have had lying befoie us for some time two or
three pamphlets on money and the currency,"
which other and more temporary pressing matters
have prevented us from noticing. Mr. Wade's
pamphlet, to which we now first attend, is Written
with his usual diligence and care, and contains, in an
appendix, some valuable and statistical documents.
He gives a short and neat history at the beginning
of some of the most remarkable incidents in the
history of the English coinage, subsequently adverts
to the evils of our present system, and suggests one
bank of issue, under one authority, as the remedy
for the evil. Without entering at length into this
thorny subject, we will . recommend Mr. Wade's
pamphlet to our readers, while tve must avow that
we differ entirely from his premises and his conclu-
sions. Mr. Wade, in his account of the prerogative of
coining, overlooks the most material fact in
our present condition, namely, that the Govern-
ment, though it determines by law the relative
value of gold and silver coins and decides their form'
and size, does not interfere with the supply.
Every person, can export rnd import bullion, and
have it coined at the Mint. Thus the meat im-
portant element, the quantity of money, is entirely
left to be, supplied by commerce, and with that the
prerogative of the Crown does not interfere. Again,
paper money is exclusively the offspring of commerce;
and to propose, because ignorant and ambitious Go-
vernments have usurped a' control over it, to sanc-
tion that, by placing the issue of paper money in
the hands of a body appointed by Government, is, in
our judgment, to extend the exercise of that
power which all experience shows is quite in-
adequate to execute the numerous functions already
attributed to it, and which has continually and com•
pletely failed to execute successfully what it had un-
dertaken. We do not assent to Mr. Wade's doctrines;
but his arguments, like everything which proceeds
from his pen, arc clear and precise.

MONEY SHOULD BE 7'HE SERVANT OF
THE PEOPLE, AND NOT THEIR MASTER ;
By James Taylor, of-Bakewell.
The title of this pamphlet is excellent, -.the conten's
extremely poor. We can figure to ourselves nu-
merous examples of individuals, of lawmakers, and of
States becoming the slaves of gold, instead of remain-
ing its masters, but not one of these • does James
Taylor, of Bakewell, advert to. He is' Wholly
taken up with a currency Scheme of his.own, show-
ing, that gold is pretty much his .master, but
to not one of the instances illustrative of the
manner in which man has forgotten the precept
which constitutes the title of his book, does Mr.
Taylor advert. In fact, his pamphlet is chiefly a
recommendation, of a petitiOn which he presented to
Parliament, in 1830 ; but though he has revived the
forgotten document, that no proof that the public
will thank us for bringing into notice. We pass
on to

REMARKS RESPECTING CURRENCY AND
BANKING. Murray, London:
This is a pamphlet of a totally different charac-
ter from the last mentioned, the contents being
much more valuable than the title is striking. The
author stigmatises as incorrect the notion that our
circulation must be regulated by the exchanges, ex-
poses the error of those who ascribe a rise and fall o
finance exclusively to the action of the currency, and
points out with historical. detail and accuracy the
consequences of the conduct of the Bank of England
under the influence of the mistakes which the
author corrects. The. remedies which he sug-
gests for the evils of the system are extremely
simple; namely, a legislative enforcement of large re-
ierves, to be held by banks in proportion to their
liabilities, and frequent .and universal exchange
of their paper. The author we take to be a man o
mlarged views, who is at the Fame time more a prac-
tical man than a theorist. His pamphlet is a con-
siderable accession to our knowledge of the eflects of
our banking and currency systems, and will repay the
trouble of perusal.