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1 r, she feelic A s which pervaded the meeting at been agrted to. At the head of these peti i so distinguished in his services very. the hon. and learned member proceeded l in some colonies sl a very 11/101 on the decline, still not adopted in any colony as the country wa W he professionsof government, should be adopted,' don of slavery. He considered it due to the 1, to the country, to the house, and to the crown emendations had been neglected in the colonies ; constituents of the house, to raise his voicel forward this subject before the dissolution of thought that his hon. and learned friend discreetly, if he had reserved his observa. came regularly before the House. When Douglas) would be able to meet the state. karned friend. tpportell the conduct practised towards the Colonies. y observations from several Members, the pe. table. presented a petition from Leeds, respecting presented two petitions from Staftmlshire, l conduct of the Commissioners for building new IRE presented a petition from a Mr. Row. iing of having been discharged from the invert been heard against the charge preferred observed that the decision come to by the Ad. tie charge here alluded to, had not been come to .cliberation, and without having afforded to the opportunity of meeting the charge. %ORE postponed, for the present, his motion re. of the Ecclesiastical Courts. Lys and Means Committee was brought up, lions by Mr. BITCH'S, complaining of the talon made in the duties of the West India and sugars, which the West India interest felt in no way obliged to his Majesty's government, Mr. FERGU SON 'felt much for the distress of the West India planters, at the same time there were other parts of his Majes. tr. dominion, • which required protection. The produce of the Lastindies should be equally as much encouraged as that of any other part of the British dominion.; and under such circumstances he hoped that the House would riot consider that the 'eduction made in the East India sugar duties was too much. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER defeneed the pro. posM reduction of duties, and denied the hardships of which the, on. member for Bristol complained. General HASCOYNE accused the Chancellor of the Exchequer of inconsistency in his plans respecting the sugar duties, and still . entertained hopes that the right hon. gentleman might be induced to make a further reduction in the West India sugar duties. Colonel DAVIES was rather surprised that the Chancellor of the . Exchequer did not at otree, after the decision of the house a few • nights ago, make a reduction of 7.. per cwt. on sugar. It would come with better grace thin if government were compelled to mats such a reduction. . Mr. H. DAVIS said a few words not audible in the gallery. Mr. C. N. PALLMER observed that this was not only a fiscal but apolitical question, and he therefore thought that his 11Iitjesty's ministers might still be prevailed on to 'adopt a different view of the question. A new feature had been lately thrown on this subject, which would insure it a more serious consideration than it had as yet experienced. If the duties on sugars were reduced, it would con . tribute to the relief of the IVest India labourers as well as the plant. era. The Chancellor of the Exchequer should make a proportionate reduction in the duties of the East India and West India sugars. . As he professed to leave things as they . were, he ought to deal fairly —leave them as they were, and not give one an interest and ad vntitage over another. The real way to give relief to the colonies was to make such a reduction in the duties as would induce an in crease of consumption of the article fn this country. The consump tion of sugar in Ireland was four pounds for every individual ; in England it was 22 pounds fur every individual. If Ireland could have sugar proportionably as cheap as the English, would they not consume so much of it in proportion ? The sacrifice of revenue by a greater reduction would be made up by an increase of consumption, combined with the benefit which the colonies would derive tram it. He therefore hoped that the Chancellor of the Exchequer would to morrow night he induced to give to the colonies a real boon, by a further . reduction. The hon. member concluded by moving that the duty should be 225. instead of 245. The amendment having been put, Mr. , ItrSKISSON was of opinion that a reduction might he made which should give an immediate relief to the planters, by icducing a greater consumption. lie did not feel sanguine that a rtduction of 3s. would increase the consumption. He felt satisfied that the revenue would not suffer more from a reduction of 7s. than it would from thatsprOposed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. (Hear.) —The only effect of a reduction of three shillings would be to al low the refiner a drawback of three shillings; it would not tend to increase the consumption, or to benefit the planters ; all our experience in legislation for several years went to shew that an increase of consumption was the consequence of a reduction of duties. The diminution of duty on molasses was not reduced-in proportion to that on sugars. The duty on the former •was 10s while that on the latter was 30s. If the latter was now to be reduced to 245. that on molasses should be reduced to Bs. instead of Ps. as proposed. He felt satisfied, that when the duties on au. .gars expired, the sugar-holders would abide by a resolution of that • honse. and continue to pay the duties without any Act having heed passed on that subject. He knew that some parties concerned in sugars had held meetings, to consider whether they might not enter • sugars after the sth of July without payment of the duties, but Ito misted - that* these parties would be governed by the sense of that 'house. ' Mr. BARING felt much for the distresses of the West India in. . !crests, still he could not consult their interests without reference to the finances of the country. The assimilation of stamps had been I givelt up, and he did not see how the house could recommend a -further reduction in taxation with safety to the finances of the iyoutitry. • • Mr. MAHE RIX recommended a large reduction in the duties, tits the only thing which could benefit the sugar planters and the onsurners. Bir. TRANT supported the greater reduction. The house then divided, when there appeared— For the amendment .... 23 • Against it.. Majority against the amendment....... —43 The report was then received. • The common law fees' bill was read a second time and passed. - T -NN i .;!!;1 4 . to describ e crie th c petition at . Alps the name of V .4t to pefiting down slavery, - 'ay, that though in si such measures were not ed to expect, from the for the total suppression colonies, to the slaves, tc itself, whose recommend •and above all, to the co once more, and bring foi parliament. Mr. covaLits would have acted more tiort until the subject that came on, he (Jr; I mcnt of his hon. and Mr. BRIGHT - suppi slaves in Some British C After some desultory tition was laid on the sal Mr. MARSHALL pi Danish Claims. Mr. LITTLETON Lnmplaining of the cond I hutches. Mr. W. WHITMOT land Milner, complainin service, without having against him. • Sir G. CLERK obser miralty respecting the ct without mature deliber petitioner a full opportui Dr. PIIII.I4INORE specting the jurisdiction The report of the AVa and after some observath disproportionate recluctio East India sugars, for w TILE BEER BILL. Upon the order of the a ..- yfo;Tiethit4reailing of the beer bill, Mr. WESTERN said that he thought the bill, as proposed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, was not palatable to the public. He wis in favour of the principle of the bill, but he thought that 'there should he a difference in the license respecting the police of the public-houses at present in existence and those who should hereafter be engaged in the sale of beer. The latter should not be opened without the consent of the parish. The applicant to open a house for the sale of beer should be a householder in the This in which he lives, and should be rated at 151. a year. was a principle that was wished by many persons who were favourable to the principle of the bill. Unless there was a limit to the powers of opening places for the sale of beer, considera ,ble mischief might ensue. The honourable member moved, that every, person applying to sell beer should give ten days' notice to the overseers of the parish of his intention to do so, and that it shall he iii the power of the rate-payees of the parish to say whether or no the applicant shall be at liberty to sell beer? The hon. member ' added to his motion this, that, if the applicant should not require to sell beer upon the premises, it would not be necessary to give the notice in question. . Mr. ESTCOURT saw nothing in the beer bill calculated to reduce the price of bear, nor to benefit the public gene *rally. He did not think that private families would be be ncfltted by the measure before the house. The case would be different if the ditties upon malt were lessened. He thought it would be impossible to prevent beer being drank upon the premises. With respect to the influence of the Beer Bill upon the morals of the community, he could say that he thought it was not at all cal. culated to produce the effect anticipated by 31inistets. He con. eluded by moving that the Beer Bill be read a second time that day six months. Mr. BARING seconded the motion, and said, that although he had voted against the bill in all its stages, he had never given his opinions upon the bill. His objection to the bill was, that it was a loss of income to the country. without affording any benefit to the persons intended to be relieved by it. By reducing the duties, in the case of candles; soap, and sugar, they would relieve the poorer portions of the community' But not so with respect to the beer ditties ; they only beneftwed the. beer.drinker ; they, perhaps, re lieved the workmen in the manufacturing towns, but they afforded them a greater facility for combining against their masters for an increase of wage . He thought the poor and the lowly would not be benefited by the bill, in quntion.—(Heat, hear.)--He thought that the bill was very ilefective, in respect to the police the houses selling beer. The power of the country geotleman was taken away by the present.: bill relative to the police of the beasts where beer was to be :adds,- The whole order of the country rested entirely upon the power of the country magistrates, and the moment That that power was set el Asught by the keeper of a public-hence, that moment WAS the mord the country placed is a very pros noun state. Upon the score of vested interests, he thought that the Ilause should well consider the DUI before the Hots' previous to their passing it. It was admitted. that the moiropoltwf the great 1111 . breweries would not be affected by the Bill, but the result of the passing of the Bill would bete ruin the individuals at present keep ing, licensed houses. Mr. AVODEHOUSE supported the amendment. Mr. BATLEY also agreed in the psinciple of the Bill as far as it, was intended to give good and wholesome beverage to the people, but when it was intended to allow parsons to drink beer upon the premises, he thought that the peat object which they all bad in view would not be effected. He therefore was in favour of the amendment. Mr. LIDDELL was in favour of the Bill. lie thought that per sons were calculated to get their beer cheaper at the public-houses, and that in itself was a great argument in favour of the Bill, be cause it was the nature of man to join with his neighbours in social converse ; and was it not, under such circumstances, an advantage to the poor man to get his beer at a-cheap rate lie saw nothing m the present bill that might not be remedied in a subsequent session, if such a course was considered necessary. Mr. Alderman WA ITHMAN said that he was of opinion that some other measure than that before the House might have been introduced into the House to relieve the country of 3,000,000 L of money. He thought that the measure in question would not have the effect intended. Colonel DAVIES said that the object of the Government was to raise in pot-house licenses the deficiency occasioned by the loss pro. duced by the reduction of the duty on beer. The bill would not put down the monopoly of the brewer in town, and in the coun try no such monopoly existed; therefore the bill would be ineffec tive respecting monopoly. Mr. BAhCbAY said it was well known that within the last few years the trade in beer had considerably ;decreased, and the trade in spirits increased. If the present bill were thrown out, the sale of beer would decrease more than it had. The very system of mono poly in licensed houses by the brewers was generated in consequence of the piesent system. The persons opposed to the bill before the house forgot that they were likely to be benefited by the increase in the consumption of beer. He gave his right hoe. friend great ere dit for introducing the present bill, because it would relieve those persons upon whom the duty more immediately pressed. In ad verting to the clause about to be brought up by the hon. member for Abingdon (Mr. Maberly), he begged to say that he was favour able to such a clause. He was anxious that time should be 'allowed to the publicans to get out of their business if they pleased. This would be some compensation to the publicans. Mr. W. SMITH thought that the present bill would be the cause of overrunning the country with pot-houses. lie considered that this would lead to immorality. He was instructed by his con. stitucnts to move a clause that would remedy the evil, and he would do so at a future stage of the bill Sir T. ACLAND could not support the amendment of his hon. friend. He thought that the bill was calculated to produce much good. He thought it was not fair to oppose the principle of the bill now, after the manner in which it had been canvassed in the course of the session. He was, however, favourable to time being given to the publicans, as a sort of compensation for the loss which they were likely to suffer from the operation of the bill. He was also opposed to beer being consumed upon the premises. Ile would sup port the third reading of the bill, but he would also support t he clause of his honourable friend the Member for Abingdon, (Mr. Maberly) when introduced. Mr. H ERRI ES denied that his Majesty's ministers brought for ward the Beer Bill in consequence of public clamour. They brought it forward, because they thought that the bill would have the effect of taking away a burden from the labouring classes of the com munity. It had been said that nothing could be so calamitous as cheap beer. iVhy, if you are to give beer to the people, give it them freely, give it them cheaply. If immorality flowed from beer, he did not know from what species of taxation the people should be relieved. Mr. G. CALVERT intended to move for an alteration in the title of the bill, if it should pass. Instead of being entitled a bill to promote and encourage the sale of beer, it should be called a bill to promote drunkenness and immorality. The hon. member concluded by stating that he should support the amendment. Colonel SIBTHORPE would oppose the bill in all its stages._ He considered it one of those bills which, if carried, would not tend to recommend his Majesty ministers to the confidence of the coun try. It went to deprive a great number of persons of their vested rights, sanctioned by Parliamentary enactments. Mr. BENETT was of opinion, that a reduction in the duties on beer and a free trade in beer, should go hand in hand. In answer to those who apprehended an increase in drunkenness and immorali ty, by extending the number of ale-houses, he would ask did people eat more beef or bread on account of an increase in the number of butchers' and bakers' shops? (hear) Those who arc inclined to drink could easily get what they thought proper to drink, even now. lie denied that there was any immorality in drinking beer.—(Laughter.) Those who now went to public houses were often induced to drink spirits on account of the company which they met. If there were bar shops near them, they would not have the temptation to drink spirits. For these reasons he should support the bill as it stood, and be entreated ministers not to submit to have any of the clauses so changed as to alter the principle of the bill. Mr. ESTCOURT explained. Mr. CA LVERT observed that the present bill would hold out an inducement to smuggle spirits to sell it in the ale-Mouses. Mt. FY LEA hoped that the hon. member for Oxford would not press his amendment until the amendment of Mr. Maberly was put. Mr. MABERLY perfectly concurred in the principle of the mea sure' but said it had a dangerous tendency, inasmuch as it made an inroad on property. He should oppose it in its present state. He hoped he should satisfy the house that there was no necessity for this measure. The licensing system had always been considered a monopoly, but it was upheld and sanctioned by Parliament, and consequently many persons under such a sanction were induced embark property in it. What would now be the result if the bill passed ? why a loss of at least 30 millions to those who had em. barked in that monopoly, supported and sanctioned by several Act, of Parliament. (Hear.) lie (51z. blaberly) had been an advocate for free trade, but not to that extent as would interfere with private property. The hon. member here read extracts from speeches made' by ministers on former occasions, supporting the monopoly of the licensing system. These speeches and consequent measures, he ob served, held out an inducement to persons to embark in the public line. He submitted that the property of the publicans should be protected at least for two years. If this were complied with, it would prevent those who had embarked their property in that line from being annihilated all at once ; he should introduce a clause Us that effect, and he hoped the house would support him, to prevent the tremendous crash which must be the unavoidable result of open. lug the trade all at onto. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER concurred in what fell from the member for Devonshire. As the House had approved of the principle of the bill, and had discussed it so frequently, they would not contribute much to their character for consistency if they should now reject it ; but above all, they should not reject a mea sure brought forward for the benefit of the labouring chew. He denied that there was any article which it would be more advantage ous for the poorer classes to have cheap than beer, u alleged by some hon. members. The Act which passed in 1023, empowering any per son to take out a license to brew and sell beer on his premises, did not injure the publicans, and the present bill differed from that only in allowing the beer to be consumed on the premises. Tin right hon. gentleman then proceeded to point out the consequences of the retail brewers' act, which induced a considerable competition among the brewers throughout the country. In some districts, where there had been only front two to fourteen brewers, the number increased to nearly 100, in consequence of that act. The right hon. gentleman concluded by imploring the house not to reject now a measure which had excited such considerable hopes throughout the country. After a few words from Mr. Massasv and Mr. Eavcortaw, respecting the propiiety of withdrawing the amendment of the latter, Sir R. VYVYAN observed that it was the opinion of many pat rons out of that house, and in that house, that the house had been for the last ten years the arena for one interest to tax another, so that there was not an interest in the country left untouched. Hi felt strongly on many occasions when attacks were made on the me. gistracy of the country, and a paid magistracy recommended. lie was afraid that this bill would give rise to so many private recep tacles for drunkenness, that a new system of police would be intros duced to guard against its evil consequences. It was vain to recur to speeches made by hon. gentlemen twelve months ago, for con sistency was not the ceder of the day ; inconsistency implied that members were open to conviction ' • to be consistent, implied that a person did not keep up with the rapid strides of the march of in tellect. If the hon. member for Oxford would persevere in his motion, he (Sir R. Vyvyan) would go along with him. Mr. BROUGHAM took it for granted that the member for Ox ford would withdraw his amendment, to give way to the amendment of the member for Abingdon, in order that the sense of the house should be taken on the latter. He (Mr. B) took that opportunity of saying that he should oppose the amendment of the hon. member for Abingdon, because he t oh ght that no good bene fi t could arise to the public a ns by giving them two years' notice. He could not see how a greater risk of contraband spirits should be run by ex tending the licensing system, as contended by the Member for Southwark; for even in a licensed house for spirits such spirits were not allowed, and contraband spirits would be more easily con cealed in such licensed houses than in the new alehouses, where use spirits at all were allowed. This measure, he conceived, would be the only salutary measure which this long and busy stamisa should pass. Mr. CALVERT explained. Sir E. KNATCHBULL did not deny that this bill was intro duced fur the benefit of the poorer classes, but the Cbaneelloe of the Exchequer was much mistaken if be thought the labouring gimes would bank much ftowk it. He should oppose the bill. The bill was Oda read a third time. Mr. MABBItLY rose to introduce a clause to resew arc pearl. sioas of the bill-owning into operation for two yeses. The loss which the licensed victuallers would experience, if this bill was areeisd Into immediate operation, would be immense ; he therefore did not see why parliament should not prevent such &serious injury—(Cries of Move, move.) The hon. member then read his clause, which was in effect to prevent any person licensed updsr this Act *A% heer.kkbe coustumed on the premises until after the cep don of two years after the passing of this Act. The amendment having been put, Mr. WRSTERN opposed the clause, as destructive of the salu te) effects of the bill. The House then divided, when there appeared For the clause ... Against it ... 91 ... 133 • Majority ... • 42 Mr. ESTCOURT moved that nothing in the bill should enable Commissioners of Excise to grant licenses on premises in any place having less than 300 inhabitants. After some discussion, this was withdrawn. Mr. BATLEY proposed to revive the penalty imposed by the Act of 21st James I. with regard to tipling. This, after some discussion, was negativgd without a division. The House then resumed, and the bill read a third time, and passed. LABOURERS' WAGES BILL.. Mr. LITTLETON moved the further consideration of this bilL Mr. HUME objected to the discussion of this bill at so late an I hour, and moved as an amendment the postponement of it for a month. 6 lir. LITTLETON opposed the amendment. Mr. BARING also opposed the amendment. After a short discussion between Mr. Baring, Sir K. Peel, Col. Davies, Mr. Huskhoon, Mr. Warburton, Mr. Moberly, Mr. W. Smith, and Mr. H. Gurney, Mr. Hume withdrew his amendment. The house then went into committee upon the bill. Mr. Hula and Mr. WansuaTow objected to the clause prohi biting workmen from spending their wages as they pleased. Mr. WARBI7ITOW moved that the words recommended In the bill be left out. The gallery was then cleared for a division, but there being only 36 member present, the house was counted out. The house then adjourned at a QUASTER TO Two o'CLocir 'rats Moulin°. LAW REPORTS. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JULY 1. LIBEL.— -WHITEHEAD V. SMITH AND OTHERS. This was an action to recover compensation in damages for certain Libels published in the Liverpool Mercury, of which the defendants are the proprietors. The plaintiff is an attorney, practising at Liver pool. The alleged libels imputed various acts of oppression and cruelty to the plaintiff, towards two poor persons of the name of Yates. They were also alleged to bare stigmatised his conduct when acting in the capacity of attorney to several actions. One of them accused him of having been taken before a magistrate, on a warrant of bastardy. Witnesses were called to prove the proprietorship of the paper, the publication of the paragraphs complained of, and the damage sustained by the plaintiff; by the loss of professional business, in consequence of the publication. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL and Mr. KELLY conducted the plaintiff's case. Mr. BROUGHAM, for the defendants, made a very long, eloquent, and ingenious speech, commenting in very severe terms on the fact of this cue being brought up to London for trial, when the imputed offence ' if offence there was, had been committed in Liverpool—when the plaintiff was a resident in Liverpool—when the plaintiff was in full practice. as his learned friend the Attorney-General had said, though he disclaimed any knowledge of him in Liverpool, (the heart almost of its county,)—when the defendant's paper was pub lished in Liverpool, and was read there and in the county—where the parties must be better known, and where, as he (Mr. B.) should contend, the plaintiff would have been able to obtain such damages, in the shape of compensation, as he was entitled to, if indeed the Jury could have been satisfied of any injury having been sustained by him. The plaintiff however had determined to try this experi ment, and he trusted that the Jury of Middlesex would prove to him the folly of his having deviated from the general practice. Mr. Justice PARE summed up. The Jury retired for half an hour, and on their return found a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 501. ARCHES' COURT, JULY 1. THE LORD BISHOP OF ELY V. GIBBONS AND HOLLEY. The question in this suit assumed the form of an appeal from the Coneistorial Court, and is of importance as respects the liability of tithe.impropriators to repair the chancel of the parish church. The suit was instituted by the churchwardens of the parish of Clare against the Bishop of Ely, for having refused to repair the chancel of the church, the Lord Bishop being the principal impropriator of the great tithes. Dr. Phillimore appeared to support the suit, followed by Dr. Lushington ; and the King's Advocate, supported by Dr. Addatns, contended for the non•liability of the Bishop of Ely. It wu admitted as a general principle that all titha.ownen were liable, severally and collectively, for the repairs of the chancel ; but in this case, the objection rested upon peculiar grounds, arising from the history of the tithes. The tithes originally belonged to the monastery of fit. John the Baptist, and were confiscated by Henry VIII. In the reign of Elizabeth, it was alleged that these tithes bad been exchanged for estates of value by the then Bishop of Ely. It was now contended that the Bishop claimed exemption from time immemorial. To tstablish this fact, the Judge considered that certain answers ought to be put in, and therefore allowed a fortnight to bring forward the requisite proceedings. DUBLIN LAW INTELLIGENCE.-JUNE 26. Mr. Owen Kelly, who had been convicted at the last Asslees of Mayo for having used language and being guilty of conduct towards Captain Stewart, of Mayo, tending to provoke the latter to fight a duel, was brought up to receive the judgment of the Court. Judge JERB pronounced judgment, and sentenced the prisoner to six months' confinement in the gaol of Mayo—to find security to be of the peace, himself in the sum of 5001. and two sureties in the sum of 1001. respectively—and further, to be confined until such were complied with. Mr. Kelly's Council submitted to the Court the propriety of changing the place of his client's confinement, on the ground that hMayoe (Mr. Kelly) had had a dispute with the keeper of the gaol of The COURT immediately acceded to this, and altered its rule in i this particular to the gaol of Kilmainharn. ' POLICE REPORTS. Mr. Ado ; business of THE MAJORS AND THE MINORS AT Bow.STIEET....4n the Bran of yesterday we gave the preliminary tgf between Mr. AL LET and Mr. ADOLPHUS, in the case of the auger theatres against the fNiNOTO. With respect to the way in which these men spoke of the Press, they must have been well aware that the gentlemen belonging to the newspaper establishments do not care onefarthing about them If Mr. ADOL put: • calls a prosecution a mereifu/ proceeding,' then he subjects himself to the scorn and laughter, not only of the gen. tietnen of the press, but of every man in these realms, " from the King upon the throne to the beggar on the dunghill" Mr. ALLEY IS much in the same predicament : he, forsooth, says that "he has the vaulty to think, that he is not treated fairly by the press."— Let his vanity administer, then, to his comfort; but it would have been better and wiser, both for Mr. Anoiraus and'Dlr. ALLEY, to go about their own immediate business, and proceed in the cases they are well paid for , than introducing such irrelevant matter as their personal vanity may dictate, about their respective merits as errs in a Police Cowl, and the estimation in which they are )), the public. The evidence adduced by Mr. AnoLonus was to the following effect : Mr. Charles Samuel Eddison, uhmdescrihed himself as second Assistant Clerk in the Lord Chamberlain's Office. Dlr. Adolphus—Could a licence be granted to any theatre in the metropolis without you knowing it ? Mr. Eddison-.-No, Sir. Mr. Adolphus—Has any licence been granted by the Lord Chant balain to the theatre in Tottenham-street ? Mr. Eddisoa—There hu not. Mr. Alley—ls there any registry for the entry of such transac tions kept in your office ? Mr. Eddison—There is, Sir. Mr. Alley—Have you got that registry hare ? Mr. Eddison—.No. I have not, Sir. Mr. Alley—Then I object to the evidence of the witness being re ceived until the registry is produced. Parole evidence of the contents of a, written document is not admissible. Mr. C. Phillips euppotted the objection. Mr. Adolphus, in reply, said that the registry was a public docu ment. and as such could not be removed from the place where it kept consequently it wall quite suflicieot that they negatived the fate of any such licence having been granted. Sir It. Birnie : The witness has admitted that there is a registry, and I think that registry ought to be grodused. This information is laid under a penal statute, and the best evidence that cap be bad ought therefore to he given. Mr. Halls concurred . , observing that the allegation being • sub- Mantles one , ought to be Stergri,22 pee ved. Mr. Adolphus (evidently j 'ell, if se, we must send for the books. Witness, go for it at once. Ma Halls: Your sera u fee the book es readily, satisfies or • the aunties* of mu Mr. Adelphse--014 j de nee awl for them, biome I AM th law regains the m&enon ; but because •yen bath decided thee yr will not be snsisW them A clerk Mtn the PaesnuAllee weakliest galled femenni, bet b e of got the registry with him. . I Mr. AUey also objected to the evidence of this witness. Mr. Adolphus, however, contended with some warmth that • the evidence was strictly legal, and ought to be received. Sir Richard Bitsle—The objection in the present instance; as in the iinonver,inust prevail. Mr. lialls.—Undoubtedly. The books themselver must be pit. duced. Mr. Unwin was next called, and produced a petition to the Mid. dines Magistrates from the defendant, for a music license for the Tottenham-street Theatre. Mr. Alley—Upon my word, Mr. Adolphus, I wonder, for your own character, that you persist in calling this sort of evidence. • . Mr. Adolphus—Let my character alone, sir, if you please ; it is in my own keeping. Mr. Alley—Oh dear, certainly ; I don't wish to have any thing. do with ii —(a laugh) Mr. Adolphus—l shall withdraw the information. Mr. Alley—Oh no, you shall do no such thing. The case is now 'in the hands of the magistrates, and I shall call for a dismissal. Mr. Adolphus—.l have 900 more intonations reedy. Mr. C. Phillips—Hear that So, then, there are no fewer 900 more of these merciful informations ready—(a laugh.) Mr. Adolphus—No doubt the mob of fools, to excite laughter this observation was made, have been brought here for purpose of applauding, with their boisterous and unseemly the wit of the defendant's Counsel. Mr. Halls—The Court will heir ao ISOM upon the subject. case is dismissed. Mr. Alley applied for the costs to which ths defendant . put, as the Magistrate had power, under the Act of the Cleo. 111. ch. 19, to award costs in such cases. Mr. Halls—The Court will reserve that question for a future day. A very warm altercation here ensued between Mr. Mr. Halls, and the former observed, with a sneer, as he tiring, that he did not understand such treatment. Mr. Halls.—Then, sir, you are at liberty to retire without under. 'lna it. Let the next cause be called on. lohus and the other parties then retired, and the / office was then proceeded with. he ease is now dismissal. iy. no fewer than , ugh-) excite whose ht here for the' tseemly mirtb,'t e subject. The . Ideal had been of the 18th of: n for a future Adolphus and as he was re.. • without under. and the usual , of France, noths is made, - y of salt, and I extract, &s- -nake excellent ion Govern- mutiful horses of them cost aria 500,000 crease in price; makes a (lifer. le low black- " Doncaster s many colours keeper of the to be the first his Majesty, 1, Mongden, is pairs are there. SCINTILLA. VEGETA/ILE Exile the north of F: an excellent extract of the herbs used in soups and broths is by boiling them slowly, with a sufficient quantity of salt, afterwards evaporating the fluid. A little of this extract, solved with gum arable, in hot water, is said to make soup. A few days ago, an agent for the Russian Govern ment left Hull for St. Petasburgh, with some beautiful which he had purchased for the Emperor. Three of them £1,400. Baron Ferusac states that there are in Paris 500 persons who subsist chiefly on bread, and that an increase in of this article, at the rate of one halfpenny per day, makes once in the year of 9,125,000 francs. A new game was introduced by some of the low black• legs who attended at the late Ascot meeting, called " Races." It consists of a race by as many balls of as as there are players, the black one belonging to the keeper table, which, some how or other, of course contrives to be to reach the goal oftener than any of the rest. SUPERSTITION.-It has been reported to his Dat that one of the palaces, at the ancient Tartar capital, M injured by time, and leaks during heavy rains. Repairs are there. fore determined on but previously, the Imperial Astronomers are requested to ascertain whether or not next year will be a lucky time to undertake the repairs. If not; they must be deferred.—A Charm, to be recited to Budha's mother : " Nan mo sat to nan San maon, san po to ke to nan," ecc.—These sounds are as unintelligible to the native Chinese, as to the English reader. But if any monk, or nun,. shall repeat this Toloncking 800,000 times ; all the crimes they may have committed uninterruptedly, through interminable past ages, shall be annihilated, and leave no remnant. Wherever the devout monk or nun may be, they shall have direct intercourse with Budha. All supplies of wealth shall be completely according to their wishes. In every future life, they shall be in the priesthood, maintainers of the pure laws of Poosat, and for ever have a place in the human heaven, never falling down to a lower grade of existence, but shall be upheld and protected by the power of all the heavens.—ln do. made life, thoae who will repeat this charm 100,000 or 700,000 times, shall never meet with any calamity, sickness, or vexation, but in all they do, shall enjoy harmony and peace ; in their dreams shall see Budha, nd all, even their most enormous crimes, shall be completely annihilated, &c. CHINESE SAYINGS.HO who mentally is not quick cored, and shisrp.sighitd, is unit foir a /Ling ; and he who cannot be both blind and dsqf, when occasion requires, is unfit for public business.—He who would farm, must seek a robust slave-man • and be who would weave silk, must find a strong slave-woman ; this is domestic econom.—ln national affairs, when about to declare war, no monarch shou ld consult with a (Pih meen shoo sang) white-faced bookworm. 11. Kings x. 7th, " And they slew seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent them to Jehu at Jesreel."— This disgusting mode of gratifying a despot's revenge is still pie. tised in China. From the most distant parts of the Empire, the heads of traitors and rebels are sent to the Monarch. And the end designed by hanging a whole dead body in iron chains formerly prac tised in England, is attempted in Ch , by suspending the crimi nal's head in a basket, or cage r the cage is made of wooden bars, just large enough to contain the horrifying spectacle of a human head severed from the body, corrupting, or corrupted. Official people are deputed after execution, to carry these displays of severe justice, to the place where the crime It hich induced the punishment, was committed, and they are there hung up to be a warning to others. DIALECTS OF CIIINA.---In an empire so large, every province of which is equal to a little kingdom, it Is natural to ex.. pent a variety of dialects. In this part of China, we meet with three that are spoken extensively ; the Mandarin, the Canton, and :the Fokien dialects. The Mandarin is the language of the Court, of Goverament'officers, and of the learned, throughout the Empire. llt is spoken by the people generally, in Peking, in Nanking, in I It T.nen uen, and other provinces. There are considerable varieties .in it. The reigning family of Tartan have introduced a Tartar. Chinese pronunciation. They use eh soft fot k, so as to make the ;name of the capital of China Peiching, and sometimes Peitaing, in. 'stead of Pekin, or Peking. And there is a sort of cockney slang (spoken by all those who inhabit the metropolis, which is imitated Iby. the fashionable throughout the empire. —The Fukien dialect, or that•spoken by the inhabitants of Fokien province, and by most of the settlers on Java, and in the straits of Malacca, is very peculiar. They not only pronounce the Chinese characters differently from the Mandarin tongue, but have a number of peculiar words and phrases. Mr. 3lediturst, an English missionary on Java, who speaks Chinese admirably, has written a Dictionary of this dialect, which the late Sir Stamford Raffles intended to have printed at the Singapore Institution. But his death, and the consequent failure of the Institution, has put an end to that design.—The Canton dia lect, or that of the province in which we live, differs from the Man. darin chiefly in a different pronunciation of the sane words or cha racters. There are also some local phrases and idioms, but the Canton dialect approaches nearer to the general language of the empire than the Fokien.—The people who come mostly to contact with Europeans speak only the Carton dialect; and should Doctor Morrison succeed in reducing the (`anton dialect to writing, which he is attempting in an alphabetic Dictionary, to be printed. in Ro. man letters at the Honourable Companz's press, the acquisition of it will become comparatively easy. }or the names of places in China and Tartary, the spelling of D'Anville and Du Halde had probably better be retained. But in the province of Canton, the names of places, in the common dialect of the neighbourhood; seems best.—Cartion liegiaer. BIRTHS. Oo the fish ult. at Peckham, the lady of Capt. E. Kiagdey, Nth tegimsat, of a daughtet.—On the 29th ult. at Brighton. the lady of f. Beau, Esq. of a daughter..-.on the 30th ult. the lady of F. Tyffell, Esq. surgeon to St. Thomas's Hospital, of a son.-0c the 30th ult. the lady of J. J. Echalu, Esq. of Claptoo. of a daughtes. AIAkRIED. On the Ist of May, at Guanaxuato, T. Stokes, Esq. merchant, of (bat city, to Cecilia, youngest daughter of J. Milli ngton , Req. Chief Commissioner of OK Angloalesicaa :Mining Association.—fester. cur at St. Goatee, Hamra-square, T. Wawa!, k:sq. to Ann a , daughter of the late S. Milgrim Eag.--.04 the let Imes. at St. Giles's. Camberwell, the Rev. S. Doane, of Usweatry, to Mary Vasa* eldest daughtee of J. Honer, Esq. Greore.blll, Caluleeneeu, , _ • . lask DIED. Oo the 25th ult. at Pesyleapark, Cartnerthenshire (th e m ia ow elites son.ia.law, Lieut. Col. Mallet, C. 8.) aged 74, &h u b s * relict of the late Rev. C. Smetana, Da and sister to Admiral Mr T. Foley, G.C.B. Conunaudervia.Cbiet at Portstnouth.-0a Witis nesday lest. tutkiettly, at We lodglap in Penton-square, ilayieattt kilt, J. I. finial^ M.A. of Welty College, Cambridg e.— Ow tin , si b. e s hi e ',shiest*. Itlysitloboo- house, Enfield, If. C. Bowhi s Eemi. 1.8. A. is the fath pear Ohio sge.—On the 80th uk. Mawr Haney, seeen4 son of W. Dariboa, lleutharpton.etrest, NNW% lam-square, aged two Yes*. • pd ste d sqd PubUMW by 41111 Wes% at the & .. a. Oesses No.l. Plslmeigsss.Tomerbs ,5 ~~