Star. — London, England, 1830-03-15 00:00:00

HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY MEETING. HERTFORD, Mmica 13. Pursuant to a numerously signed requisition presented lo Wm. HALL, Esq. the High Sheriff, a meeting of the nobility, sentry, clergy, and freeholders of the county, was this day held (by adjournment from the Town.haU) in the market place of this town. At the time of the High Sheriff taking the chair, there could not be less than 1,600 or 1,700 persons assembled. Among other distinguished characters we observed the Earl of Vcrolam (Lord -Lieutenant of the county), the Marquis of Salisbury, N. Culvert, Esq. M.P. Viscount Melbourne, Sir John Sebright, Bart. 31. P. Thomas Byron, Esq. M.P. T. S. Duncombe, Esq. N.Y. the Hon. Baron Dimsdale, Thomas Daniell, Esq. William Blake, Esq. S. G. Smith, Esq. C. Dimedale, Esq. C. M. Camp. bell, Esq. Colonel Brown, Wm. Franks, Esq. the Rev. Messrs. F. Faithful, R. Baker, W. Acton, F. Sullivan, lion. R. Eden, C. Price, S. G. Price, Esq. John Green, Esq. J. Pardoe, Esq. T. Wilshere. The Mott SHERIFF read a letter from Mr. Giles, apologizing for that gentleman's absence from the meeting, owing to continued indisposition. Mr. Giles, in his letter, said that he thought the primary causes of the present distress was not of very old date, and not imputaLle to the present government. . . Mr. J. G. FORDUAM, of Odsey-house, in a speech of great length, moved the .tesolutions. Tire worthy gentleman prefaced his adlress by referring to the conduct of Lord Deere, who had, in 18'22, opened.the business of a meeting on a subject similar to the present, by . a most forcible and comprehensive statement of the urgent necessity there was for a reform in parliament. He (Mr. Fordham) much regretted the absence of that nobleman, and he could not refrain from reading to the meeting a letter the noble earl had done him (Mr. Forditam) the honour to address to him on this subject : . _ _ " Chesterfielddtreet, March 11.. " My Dear Sir,—You will, I am sure, be convinced of my in finite regret at being unable to attend the county meeting on Satur day. I this day attempted, for the first time since my illness, to go out. Though convalescent, the inflammation on my chest has left me with little or no voice, and the exercise of the little voice which remains to me is forbidden by my medical attendant. " If I could be present at the meeting, you would receive my sanguine support of every recommendation of reduction of expen. diture. This appears to me the only safe and certain mode of mitigating the intolerable sufferings of the country. Though I was an original bullionist (having been one of the bullion tom. wince, and concurring in its views), I might be inclined to admit that the recurrence to our monetary system was adopted too sud denly and severely, but I would never recommend a return to a depreciated or a depreciable currency. It appears to me that the only present course is to bring down our expenditure to our reduced nominal income. This must be done sooner or later—partly by economy, partly, perhaps, by amendment of our fiscal system ! I ant well convinced that the country cannot go on in its present state of suffering, and that you cannot too strongly impress the urgency of immediate measures for Ifs relief. "Nearly twenty years are now past since I detailed in Parliament my views upon Parliamentary reform. They remain not only un shaken, but confirmed by the experience I have since had • but I neither then attached much importance to metaphysical ;heavies upon abstract rights of voting, nor do I now. My opinion then was, and still is, that the nomination boroughs should cease to return members, and their writs should be directed to the populous towns which have risen up in the natural course of manufacturing and com mercial prosperity. I never have been able to comprehend the ad vantage of voting by ballot. Unleu the English people are ashamed of acknowledging the principles and object of their choice, I cannot see the benefit to be derived from it. I hope never to see the day v hen such shall be the condition of English voters. •• It Is very, very painful to me, to feel myself precluded from the possibility of attending on Sausraly. Slime i boa first the honour of representing the county, I have never been absent upon such occasions. I have no alternative : I must submit. " Yours, most sincerely, " DACRE " To John Fordham, Esq. Odsey-house." In continuation, 1w said, the meeting had been called for the par. pose of expressing their opinion on the present state of affairs, and to petition for redress. -He would first ask—was there any distreisf (Loud cries of " Yes, yes,") His Majesty's Ministers, in the speech from the throne, on the opening of Parliament, speak of it as being partial and slight; the people, on the contrary, consider, and in his opinion had a right to consider, their situation any thing but prosperous. The surprise occasioned by the statement in the King's speech was succeeded bp • burst of indignation from every class of the community, except those directly or indirectly interested in keeping the people in the dark, and in amusing for. tune! at their expense. Can there be a greater proof of distress in a country than the fact that stares every body in the face, that the middling ranks are rapidly becoming impoverished, and that in consequence thousands of industrious labourers are :ompelled to resort to the parish, not only in time of sickness, but to obtain even a partial subsistence ? Under this state of distress, is it to be wondered at that the people are dissatisfied ? He then en. tend into detail of the amount of poor.rate paid in several parishes in the county in 1792, and contrasted them with those of 1829, with a view to show that a great increase had taken place. He next turned his attention to the whole of the items of expenditure in the Go. %%Inn - lent of the country, and showed the different increases that had almost annually taken place. In 1792 the whole expense of the Royal Family, pensioners, members of the government, army, navy, and extraordinaries under the management of Pitt, was 5 654,900/. but in 1829, the fifteenth year of peace, 28,500,0001. that is, where a farmer paid one bushel of wheat in 1792 to wards the expenses of the Government, he now pays at least four bushels and a half. Let us now see how this arises : first in the number and pay of the army. In 1792, 45,242 men cost 2,300,0001. in 1829, 89,281 cost 6,123,1121.,—this I. double the number at three times the cost : the pay of the army in 1792 was Bd. per day, now it is 13d. clothed, lodged, tulles, and coals. He (Mr. Ford. ham) then gave several other instances of what were in his opinion unnecessary expenses: he instanced the large sums paid to support Ambassadors at foreign courts the expenses of artificers at the :!ock.yards—abd, lastly, the pension list. With respect to one of the principal objects of the meeting, the malt and beer duties, he would say, repeal the duties, and the consumption must increase. 'Why should the poor man pay a war price for his beer, and the opulent classes have a reduction in their wine? (Loud cheers.) The beer tax was so monstrously unjust, that only one other tax at all similar could be proposed, and that could not be levied even if a minister dared to bring it forward, viz. 20s. per quarter on every quarter of wheat ground into flour, and 30s. per sack on every sack baked, and excise-officers stationed at each place. (Cheers.) He trusted he had said enough to prove the justice and the possibility of a large reduction of taxation, and the necessity of a reform in that house, where all this profligate expenditure has been sanctioned. With these observations, he should read to them the resolutions which lie begged to offer for their adoption. (Cheers.) The resolutions had for their object the total repeal of the malt, hop, and beer duties, a general reduction of taxation, and an effectual . refon n in Parliament. T. S. DUNCOMII2, Esq. M. P. in seconding the resolution; kud, that, turn which way he would, every man admitted the ex. menu of distress save placemen, sinecurists, and pensioners. He did lot mean to say that the pr esent di stresses were to be attributed solely to the Duke of Wellington's administration, far from it: he attri buted it to governments long gone by—to a series of years of bad a dministration, of gross misgovernment, to had ministers, and con. r uin Parliaments ; bet let us see and take care that we have not now 1 / 9 "etament relapsing into those .error.—that we have not now a parlionent adopting the same corrupt practices. That is what we must now look to, and endeavour to guard against. He to. I joked that this meeting had not been called prior to the meeting of ?ailment ; for they might have been tald, " You ought to nit silently, and rely patiently upon the wisdom of that body, and the probability that th e G overnment would apply immediate relief." The People had waited, but what had the ministers done ? Not merely nothing, but worse than nothing ; for the Government has treated the complaint and distresses of the people with indifference and contempt, ands majority of the House etComosons has decided distress to be only partial." The honourable member concluded Ids remarks by stating, that a rehtm in Parliament was the only The beer at all aim if a minis quarter u baked, at crusted hi a large re house, wl With the %stoic') he I The rev hop, and I refvo:-To in T. S. I nld, that istenc e of not me.n to the Du boned it administr ruin Pari a .ooverr a puhan we must joiced th ?entente wait elle the prof): The pee; merely no treated tk and emu 1( djitres glis resew iubstantial relief that could be &forded, and by supporting the resolutions. . The Marquis of SALISBURY differed from the hon. member who had just seconded the resolutions, as to the plan of relief for the pre sent distress of the people. The hon. member thought that it was a reform in Parliament to which the people were to look for relief for all their sufferings and privations. He (the noble lord) was not of that opinion. He could not see how a reform in the Commons House of Parliament, was to procure the farmer or the householder money wherewith they were to pay their rent. He did not see how a reform was to he brought about which was to pay the taxes. He did not see how it would find money to pay the labourer. Nor did be see how it was to telleve the other numerous distresses and difficulties under which the whole country at this time laboured. Then the meeting ought to pray the Legislature to afford them re lief—it was relief the people wanted. He agreed with the hon. mover of the resolutions in all that he had said on the subject of a repeal of the malt and beer duties, and he hoped that before any great period of time had elapsed, some relief would be afforded by the repeal of those duties which fell so heavily on the lower classes of the community. (Cheers.) But he would entreat the freeholders not to lose the present opportunity to call upon Government to attend to their distresses : he hoped they would put the Legislature, boldly and freely, in possession of all their grievances. The noble marquis next directed his attention to the subject of a more extended repre sentation of the people, and concluded by moving that the two last resolutions be omitted. Lord Mer.norrawr next presented himself for the purpose of se conding the amendment which had been proposed by the noble mar. qui'. In the first place, he quite admitted the prevalence of general distress, and he should not consider it necessary to say mach either in extenuation or aggravation of it. He esteemed it his duty, how ever, to make a few observations upon that passage in the King's speech which represented the distresses as partial, and which had been commented upon with hostility at every meeting and in every assembly where it had been brought forward. It should be remem bered that that speech was not only addressed to the legislature and to the people of this country, but that it found its way to every people, and to all the nations of the world. It was true the distresses and complaints of the people were general, and while he deplored and lamented their extent as much as any man, he should be want. ing in his duty to them, and to himself, if he did not say, that, to their own energies,—to their own exertion,—to a dating almost be yond what any other period or circumstances would justify, they must mainly look for relief. With respect to those resolutions, in which was expressed the importance and the necessity of a reduction of taxation, he certainly very readily concurred, and he admitted the fairness of the observations which Mr. Fordham had made upon many of the details which he exhibited of the public expen. diture. He concurred with his noble friend (Lord Salisbury) in the propriety of expunging the resolutions he had censured, and he should not then withhold his support to the remaining re solutions, but, on the contrary, use Any influence he might pos sess, both in or out of Parliament, to enforce their prayer. The subject of Parliamentary reform was perhaps one of the snort delicate he could touch upon at a meeting like the present. He had ever been a friend to temperate and moderate reform, but not to those sweeping changes in the representation of the country which the hon. mover, and many other gentlemen, might consi der to be necessary. There was Infinitely more wisdom in going to Parliament united than otherwise, and moreover it savoured somewhat of inconsistency to send a petition to a body, any part of which should express that we have no confidence in those whom we petition. He would on those grounds strongly put to the hon. mover the propriety of memos to hi. request. The hon. member for the borough of Hertford (Mr. Duncombe) had stated that we were now rueing the consequences of a long system of misgovernment and extravagance; but he Lord M.) attributed our distresses more to the effect of a long and arduous war, which was unjustly entered Into in 1793, for the purpose of interfering in the internal affairs of France. It was impossible, from the present as. pect of affairs, to say how long it might be before the necessity of such a measure again became a question. He trusted that the people of this country would support those who should oppose taking any part under such cireumatances, and that they would loudly pro. claim their unwillingness to do so, unless our authority as a nation was menaced, or our security endangered. (Loud cheers.) Sir J. SEBRIGHT, Bart. M.P. next addressed the meeting. The honourable baronet observed, that he should ill discharge his duty as a representative of the county did he not present himself on every occasion to the notice of his constituents, and give them an opportunity to put any questions to him as to the manner in which he had fulfilled his pledge to them. (Cheers.) On the first day of the present session of Parliament he went down to the House of Commons, without any intention to oppose the present , Ministers, because he believed they were more liberal in theif semi. meats than any set of men we have yet had in office. He (Sir J. S.) could not feel otherwise than grateful to the Ministers for the one great act passed in the last session, as by the measure of Catholic eman. cipation the Duke of Wellington had got rid of the source of ever lasting quarrels on the subject of toleration. But, when he found that the King's speech represented the country as being only in a state of partial distress, he was then bound to oppose it, and move an amendment on the address.— (Cheers.) With respect to the last clause in the resolutions, he should not hold up his hand, either on one side or the other. While he had been in parliament he had al , ways voted for parliamentary reform, and he should always vote for that sort of reform which would afford to the people the greatest por. tion of liberty.—(Cheers.) N. CALVERT, Esq. M.P. said that those around him, and many of those he had the honour to address, well knew that be was no hand at public speaking, and that his grand object was to express his sen timents in as few words as possible. He was not opposed to the present government, for he should always consider they bad been the means of removing a source of great civil discord. They had also greatly amended our criminal laws, and succeeded in the abolition of several useless places. (hear.) But when the budget was brought forward, did it not announce considerable reduction in the public expenditure, he should then be reluctantly compelled to en ter the list with these who opposed them. (cheers.) The ITHHER Suzan., then read over the original resolutions, as also the amendment. The Hues SHERIF). proceeded first to take the opinion of the meeting on the amendment, for which there were about 100 hands held up. On the original resolutions being put, they were received by loud cries of " All, all," and carried by a large majority. The meeting then gave three cheers. JOHN Foannax, Esq. afterwards moved the adoption of a petition founded on the resolutions, which was almost unanimously adopted. Thanks were then voted to the High Sheriff for his able and im partial conduct in the chair. The Hum SHERIFF returned thanks, and declared the meeting to be dissolved. • A HINT TO MATCIIMAKERS.--it may not be always much amiss to employ a friend to buy one a shendryden or a trotting pony, though even th en a man had far better go a b out t h e b arga i n himself in a business-like way ; but when the transaction regards a wife, pray keep the pen in your own hand, fold and seal with your own hand, put into the post-office even with your own hand, read the answer with your own eyes, and, beg your pardon, begin from the beginning with consulting your own seven senses, and your seven thousand fancies, and the inn u mer a ble t h qug h ts and feelings reel. dent all the year through in your brain and your heart—begin with liking, loving, longing, desiring, burning forme objett,to you incom prehensibly different from all objects of the same name and nature —Woman--and end with suddenly pressing her, by moonlight, =a lit, or candle-light, or even sunlight, to your bosom, end ing her, by the pity in the heaven of her eyes, to promise, in due lesson, to become your wif e . I n all probability you will thus be happy in wedlock, and cut a respectable, or even shining figure in life, not only as a husband, but absolutely as a father. Your children will be all like you as on many pees—end your &nag will be attended by heaven Moos bow many mores dipestaity all kgi. timately descended front your honourable lotus. Ad if you employ an amanuensis—a secretary—a sleek, not may to write your pro. pond of marriage to your intended, but commission him to put his linger on the Wiled proper for your choice—len ham may thatlook along the " vista of your future years," and ids shut by int. pressive temple—Doctors' Commons.—lthrebesed's . NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The Ellen, Payne, front Gambia, hu arrived at Jersey ; and the Guernsey Illy, Lullastre, from Monte Video, off that island. Livaaroot., Maacu 11.—Arrived the Utter. Shannon, from Honduras ; Atlantic, Johnston, and Robin Hood, Candler, from Charleston ; Percival, Forrest, from Savannah ; and Alert, Ray. mond, from Charente. Menem 13.—Arrived the Dart, Craig, from Tampico • Wil liam, Pearson, from Honduras ; Elizab et h, N e il son , f ro m Deme rara; Amity, White from Bahia ; Canadian, HamUton,:from Maranham ; Wm. Neilson, Penris ; Vitae, Marshall; Hibernia, Boyle; and Golconda, Jameson, from New Orleans; Arabella, Bradford, and Maria, Stenson, from Savannah ; Madison, Cor mark, from Virginia; Martha, Heuer, front New York; Frede rick, Law, from Terceira ; and James, Cunningham, from Faro Dam., MARCH 13 and 14.—Arrived the Gsorge 13entinck, WKinsey, from Rio Janeiro, and Royal Admiral, Vincent, front the Mauritius—sailed dth December. Arrived front London, the Nymph, Butcher, for Syra; Hudson, for New York ; and Arno ' Walls, for Cadiz. Sailed the Sir Charl e s F or b e s, L es li e , fo r i New South Wales. POILTIMOUTH, MARCH 13 and 14.—Arrived of the Wight, the Anna Louisa, De Jong, from Demerara; and Augusta, Sturges, from Boston. Famorrat. Matto' 13.—Off the port, the Orion, Mazton, from Port au Prince. CuWit, Matto' 13 and 14.—Arrived the Neptune, Grayson, from Port au Prince ; Dromo, Rand, front Matanzas; and the Wade, Cunningham, from Charleston. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 14. (From the Portsmouth Herald.) Admiral Sir Thomas Foley, G.C.B. of the Blue), is to succeed I Sir Robert Stopford as Commander-in-Chief at this port. The following Midshipmen passed their examination for Lieu. tenants at the Royal Naval College last week. Messrs.: Henry Laird Coxe, Charles George Edward Patey, John Compton, James Augustus Mends, and Samuel Mercer. By a letter received last week from the Coast of Africa, we learn that Dallas, (tender to 11.51.5. Sybillc), commanded by Lieut. Harvey, captured in the month of December the Brazilian schooner Tentadora, with 440 slaves, and had sent her to Sierra Leone ; and also that the Spanish schooner Christianna, recently captured by the ' Black Joke, was wrecked on her passage to Sierra Leone, but that all the slaves and cargo were saved. Neva transport, Lieut. John Adamson, agent, arrived here on Tuesday from the Mediterranean, with returned stores, Naval and Military invalids, and detachments from the Royal Ar tillery, Royal Engineers, Rifle Brigade, and from the following Regiments, viz. 7th Fusilcers, 11th, 12th, t2341„:27th, 42d, 4:kl, 72d, 85th, and 94th Regiments. The following are amongst the passengers, Ili?. Lieutenant R. W. Henderson, of H.M.S. Glou cester; Assistant Surgeon Thompson, of H.M.S. Revenge ; Mas ter's Assistant Burney, of 11.51.5. Britannia, and Mr. KM. Aus tin, Midshi?man, of H 51.5. Rifleman ; Lieut. Ellis, of the 23d Regt. and Ensign Kenney, of the 73d ltcgt. Mrs. Wilson and three children, and Mrs Metcalf and three children, were also passen gers. The Neva left Malta on the 17th of January. llihs sailed for Deptford on Friday. PROMOTIONS, APPOINTMENTS, &c.—Lieut. Richard H. Stopford, of 11 M.S. Victory, Flag- Lieutenant to Admiral the Hon. Sir Robert Stopfbrd, K.C.B. Commander.in-Chief at this pm, and Lieut. James Hope, of HMS. St. Vincent, Flag. Lieutenant to Al miral the Earl of Northesk, G.C.B. Commander-in-Chief at Ply. mouth, arc promoted to the rank of Commander. Mr. A.L. Keeper, of H.M.S. Prince Regent, is promoted to the rank of Lieutenant. Commander John Hindmarsh, one of the Students of the Royal Naval College, is appointed to H. 51. sloop Scylla, vice West. phal, whose appointment is cancelled. Commander Wm. Bur nett is appointed to H.M.S. Blanche. Lieut. H. V. Huntley is appointed to H.M.S. Ganges, vice 0. G. S. Gunning. Lieut. G. K. Wilson is appointed to H. 51 sloop Scylla. Lieut. C. M. Mathison, lately appointed to H.M.S. Talavera, is ap. pointed to the Scylla, vice Halket, whose appointment is can celled. Lieut. Thomas Mathias is appointed to the Talavera, vice Mathison. Lieutenant Jacob Ley Young is appointed to H.M.B. Curlew. Lieutenant Edward C. Miller is appoint. ed to the Sussex Blockade, vice Prangnall. Lieutenant tasasas Vost•issiiii is Appointed to H.M. packet brig Nightingale. Lieut. Sydney King is appointed to command H.M. revenue cm= Lapwing, vice liore. —Lieut. C. W. Richardson is appointed to command MM. revenue cruizer Ranger, vice King. Lieut. C. 13. Sutherland is appointed to the Preventive Service. Lt. Caulfield, of H. 51. sloop Pelican, is appointed to H.M.S. Gloucester, vice Carroll, who exchanges to the Pelican. Lt. Yorke, of lI.M. bomb Meteor, is appointed to the Gloucester, vice Henderson, invalided home. Mr. Sullivan, son of Mr. Sullivan, of this duck-yard, is promoted to the;rank of Master, and appointed to the Scylla. Mr. John Farrier, Assistant Surgeon of his Majesty's ship St. Vincent's, is appointed to his Majesty's ship Heels. Mr. F. Osborne, late As sistant Surgeon of his Majesty's packet Sheldrake, is ap pointed to the St. Vincent, vice Farrier. Mr. M. Healy is appointed Super. isumerary Assistant Surgeon of the St Vincent; The Rev. A. Ro gers, late of his Majesty's ship Sybille, is appointed Chaplain of his Majesty's ship Blanche. A MAN OF FA SIIION AT • "ATE RING-PLACE.—My arrival at M—.— created a considerable disturbance. A man of rank and high fashion, and the defendant ins trim. con. was • monster which, perhaps, had dimly figured in the fancy, but which bad never been substantially illustrated to the eye of the natives. The public promenades and assemblies where I daily exhibited myself were thronged with men, women, and children, all eager to obtain a sight of the illustrious stranger. The Beaux of Bath, who carried themselves loftily toward the natives of M----, contested the presence of a superior being, and shrank to their natural dimensions. At first, the inhabitants viewed me with astonish. ment and awe; but when they found that I evinced no ourageous propensities, but was, on the contrary, quiet and docile in my manner, their apprehensions gradually disappeared, and they approached me with something like confidence. At the time of my arrival, the lion was a eoachmaker's son, who had just come from Long Acre to this place, with a view of making a prodigious splash. Accordingly, he drove furiously through and about M.—, in a tandem, to the imminent danger of his bones, and the unrestrained admiration of the unsophisticated maidens, with whom it was an object of no slight nor generous emulation to obtain the vacant seat in the gig. He was said to be immensely rich, and was admitted to be extremely elegant; consequently, all the manceuvring mammas set all their daughters at him, secure in the certainty that one must be in at the death ; and each sanguine that her own girl would be that envied individual. But my sojourn at —~ was fatal to the fame of the aspiring young coach.builder ; for no sooner did my star appear upon the horizon, than his hid its diminished head. In other words, the poor young man was gene. rally cut : for all the damsels who had set their caps at him, with out producing the desired effect, spoke with strong indignation of the audacity of the vulgar tradesman, in intruding into the aristo cratical circles of M--- • and thine who ventured to dream o f attracting my attention, f elt ashamed of such a disgraceful se. quaintance. The mortified buck subsequently ended his career of quality by marrying one of the four daughters of a gentlewoman at who, it was said, had been somewhat irregular in her youth, but who, at this time, subsisted herself and her family, very respectably on an annuity of one hundred and fitly pounds.— ' Syde•shane, or Memoirs of a Man of Me World. Mr. William Wakefield has now to endure little more than two months of his term of confinement. Ile was sentenced to three years imprisonment May 14, 1827. Tit x Ti m El.—During the hearing of a cause in the Insolvent Debtors' Court, at Wakefield, on Friday, it was stated upon oath, that at a sale of a publican's effects which had been lately distrained for rent, amounting to 701. in the neighbourhood of Penistone, near Barnsley, this auctioneer was compelled to cease selling when he had disposed of goods to the amount of 3/. as, from scarcity of money in that part of the country, people could not be induced to bid even a tithe of the value. Corm ELecnori.—Colonel Longfield has resigned, and a new candidate ban appeared in the person of Mr. Dan. Callaghan, brother to the ex-member. Mr. Newenham, the other candidate, will have the support of the liberal and influential Protestants, with the great body of the Catholic electors. Mr. Dan. Callaghan, on the contrary, although a Catholic, will be supported chiefly by the Brunswickers, and the strange anomaly will thus be presented of a Protestant Candidate having Catholics for his supporters, whilst the Catholic Can didate is upheld by Brunswichers. This is one of the many singular changes produced in Irish politics and society by the Relief Bill—Dublin Register. The following circumstance bas excited some sensation in the parish of St. Mary, Newington Butts : —A pauper of that parish was buried on Wednesday last. The pa rish officers having occasion to open the grave again on Friday for a similar purpose, left the grave open and wont to breakfast; on their return they found the coffin had been forced and the body stolen. It was traced to Guy's Hospital ; and has, it is said, been since recovered. MR. OWEN S EXPOSE, AS SUBMITTED TO THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT (Continued.) r.- Fundaments! Laws of Ilman Nature, on which it is props., to found nrc Arrangements of Society. 1. That human nature in the aggregate is a compound c.tn5,...;. 6 of animal propensities, intellectual faculties, and moral quali , i. t. 2. That these proper.aities and faculties are united,- u, dill .n. proportions, in each individual. 3. That this difference In the proportion of the same general pro pensities, faculties, and qualities, constitutes the original diffe:v.ce between one individual and another. 4. That this difference in each is made by a power unknown to the individual, and, therefore, without his consent or control. 5. That each individual comes into existence within certain ex. carnal icircutnstances ; and that these. acting upon his peculiar or ganization, during the early period of his life, impress their getters/ character upon him; and that thus the local and national char tact of each individual Is formed, independently of himself. 6. That the influence of these general external circumstances is -modified, in a particular manner, by the peculiar organization of each individual ; and that thus the distinctive character of each ie formed and maintained through life. 7. That no infant has the power of rlochling at what period or time, or in what part of the world, he shall come into existence—cf . what parents he shall 're born—in what particular religion he s• . trained to believe, or by what other external circumstances he be surrounded, from birth to death. 8. That each individual is so organized that, when young, be i be made to receive either just ideas, derived from nor facts, or to receive false notions, derived from the iination. supported by, or in opposition to, facts. 9. That each individual is so organized that he must riecessar,!! become brational, when he is made from infancy to receiv,, truths, false notions, and can only become rational when he shah ti.• made, from infancy, to receive true ideas, unaccompanied by any an opposite character. 10. That each individual is so organized that, when young 1 e may be trained to acquire injurious habits only, or beneficial Itabi•. only, or that be may be made to acquire a mixture of both. 11. That etch individual is so organized that he must heU •• according to the strongest conviction that is made upon his mitt • and that this conviction cannot be given to him by his will, but cl• the will Is generally formed by the conviction which he is cot • pelted to receive. 12. That each individual is so organized that he must like th which is pleasant to him, or, in other words, that which produces i: him agreeable sensations, and dislike that which is unpleasant to hint ; or, in other words, that which produces in him disagreeabit sensations ; and that he cannot know, previous to experience, what particular sensations new objects will produc,• in him. 13. That each individual is so orgar.ized, that his will is formed far him by the effect, either immeliate or more realms, which cir cumstances produce on his individual organization. 14. That each individual is so organized, that rot only hi- will, his feelings, and his thoughts, arc formed for him by the effect of the impressions which circumstances produce upon his individual organization, but that his whole character, physical, mental, and moral, is also thus formed independently of himself. 16. That each individual is so organized, that impressions, which at their commencement, and for a limited time, produce agreeable sensations, will, if continued without intermission beyond a certain period, become fleet indifferent, then disagreeable, and ultimately painful. 16. That each individual is so organized, that when, beyond a certain degree of rapidity, impressions succeed each other, the efrect produced is to dissipate, weaken, and otherwise injure his physical, mental, or moral powers, and to diminish his enjoyment. 17. That each individual is so organized, that his high; st health, his greatest progressive improvement, and his permanent happiness, depend upon the due cultivation of all his physical, intellectual, and moral faculties and powers ; upon all these constituent parts of his nature being called into action at a proper period of life; and upon their being afterwards temperately exercised according to the strength and capacity of the individual. 18. That each individual is so organized, that he is made to re ceive a vicious, unhappy, or what Is commonly called a had cha racter, when lie has been created at birth with an unfavourable pro. portion of the general propensities, faculties, and qualities of our common nature; and that, when so unfortunately organized, he has been placed, from birth, amidst the most unfavourable cireunt stimees. 19. That each individual is so organized, that he is made to re ceive what keened a medium character when he has been created at birth with a favourable proportion of the genet:xi propensities, fa. culdes, and qualities of our common nature; and when the extar nal circumstances which surround him from birth are such as to produce continued vicious or unfavourable impressions. Or when he has been created with an unfavourable proportion of these propensities, faculties, and qualities ; and when the esterna circumstances in which he is placid ate of a character to impr.r's him with favourable sensations only ; or when he has been created with a favourable proportion of some of these propensities, faculties, and qualities, and an unfavourable proportion of others ; and a hen the individual has been placed, through life, in varied external cir cumstances which make on him impressions which produce some good and some evil sensations. This last contponnd has hitherto formed the general condition of mankind. 20. That each individual is so organis d, that he is made to re ceive a superior character when his original organization is such as to contain the best proportions of the propensities, families, and qualities of which human nature is formed ; and when the eiretim. stances which surround the individual from birth are of a character to make impressions upon him which produce only superior sensa. dons ; or, in other words, when the circumstances or laws. institu. dons, and customs under which he lives, are all in unison with the laws of his nature. The Countess of Suffolk had married Mr. Howard, and they were so poor, that they took the resolution of going to Hanover, before the death of Queen Anne, in order to pay their court to the future royal family. Such was their poverty, that having invited some friends to dinner, and being disappointed of a small remittance. ale was forced to sell her hair to furnish the entertainment. Long wigs were then in fashion, and her hair being fine, long, and fair, produced her 201.—Nirror. CORM-EXCHANGE, MARK—LANE, Matto' 15. The supply of Wheat being small last week, and having bat little fresh in this morning, that of fine quality met reedy sale. at full as good terms as on this day week, but the damp and inferior samples were dull sale, at an abatement of from is. to ti, yer quarter. Earley of all descriptions is full it. per quarter dearer, having a short supply, and many Luyers at market. Rain. see more inquired after, and may be rated full is. per quer, r Wee'. Tie Oat trade is much brisker than last week, as we continue to have but few arrivals of English, and none from Irei,nd. The sales made this morning are at Is. per qr. advance. Wheat, Kent & Eases . 60s 761 Peas, Grey . 33s :15, Suffolk, . 60s 745 Beans, Small . 58s 444 Norfolk . 605 67s -. Tick . 274 St. Rye . . Urs 345 Oats, Potatoe re 304 Barley . . 25s 2114 Puland • 234 k7s Malt . 50s 56• Feed . 17s 245 Peas, White . 16s 404 Flour, per sack, 554 60s Boilers .—s —. Rapeseed 2si 301. per last. IMPORTATIONS LAST WIER. Wheat, English, quarters 5,139 Irish Oats . Do. Foreign . . 1,397 Rye, English . Irish Ditto . . . -- Beans.Rnalkb Barley, British . 5,593 Ditto, Foreign W. Foreign . . -- Do. Irish . Irish • • Peas. English . Malt, English . . 6,073 Ditto Foreign —,-- English Oats • 1,078 English Flour. sacks . 6,156 Foreign Ditto . . American dia., brk. . SMITHFIELD, MARCH 15. The supply of beast and sheep is coadderailv g-ccer tfrin last Week, which has produced a reduction of about :1/ I.er stone, in tl e inferior qualities; but the best meat is at much il e sazie lis la,' market. 1,310 CATTLR AT 11 Beaus.. 1.1371 Calves ... .. ........ ...... .. 111 Sheep and Lamlw 17,020 i Pip .. ..... ........ ... ... .. 17b Beef 54 66-to is 24 Veal ....... —Ss Od t• 6. 04 Mutton 4l 2d 46 Oil Poo* ..L. 44 Od de Od Lamb Nay (per WA), ASV 15s. to .C 5 Os.—Cluver, ES 10.. to 4*5 la Straw, .Cll Si. to .12 tie. NEWGATE AND LEADENII.II.I., Nlancii I. There was a good supply of melt at 111. se mark t. to.day Mutton was about the saute price at on 3 curds". reor and Veal were a Rule dearer. By the Carease.—Per pone of nag. Beef 3latton Chl 4s ed Pork "a 101 ts od COAL RICHANGIL Nampo iv _There was a eery abowilast supply be* of Soneittland and Newcastle Coals at Nudist 141 ships having arrived since Filday last. Ti. Coal Isoboodo was folly aimed by snerehante, Wpm siviestibeag so ir4uteb..NOL Oast ifolleend Cede ...... • :Ilo• ed. 344 Od. Oeber arse o ...A...ice o'. us 04. &fp at . . r . • _ - 764 as p. I aimMi