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r: favour of the probability of a material diminution of expense in each successive year. Your Committee being fully aware that one popplir objection which is continually offered to any system of emigrAtion on an extended scale, is the argument, that the benefit would be only temporary, and that the tem porary...usam •F A id l e rap idl y filled up. It was felt necessary to direct mquir:es to the consideration of such collateral measures, both of a legislative and of a prac tical nature, as might be calculated to repress, if not to prevent, that tendency ; they have, therefore, pursued their inquiries very extensively ; and have been fortu nate enough to collect very valuable evidence on this branch of the subject. Your Committee were also aware that a popular ob jection exists to emigration, on the ground, that the numbers to be taken away for the purpose of producing any benefit must be necessarily so great as to prevent the possibility of any practical measure sufficient for the purpose. Your Committee, therefore (without express-; ing any opinion whatever on this point), have directed their inquiries to this investigation, as comprising an , element of primaty importance in the consideration of emigration as a national measure. 'lbis part of the subject may be illustrated by the fol lowing hypothetical statement. If a district be admitted to require only nine hundred labourers for its adequate cultivation, and it a thousand are fount t r exist there, who are all more or less employed, it is evident; whether the case be supposed to happen in Englani or in Ire land, that the fund for the remuneration of labour in that district is divided among a thousand inst .ad of Line hundred persons; the consequence may, and probably wiil, be, that the whole one thousand will receive less than would be adequate to support them, and that they may all present an appearance of want and destitution ; but if one hundred labourers be removed from this district, and by that operation the supply of labour be proirortioned to the real demand, the wages of labour will necessarily rise, and the condition of the remaining nine hundred may be materially improved ; and what is of mote importance, the actual work executed by those nine hundred labourers, in their improved condi- tion, may and will be equal, if not superior, to that which was executed by the whole one thousand in their state of comparatively unremunerated service. In Instration of this subject, reference also may be made to the Report, printed in 1824, of the Select Committee appointed to inquire into the practice which prevails in some parts of the country, of paying the wages of labour out of the poor rates, &c. Your 'Committee observed in the Reports of the Committees appointed in 1817 and 1819, to consider of the poor laws, that a strong opinion was expressed as to an extension, unlicensed by actual law, of the relief afforded to able-bodied paupers, ur.der which much of the evils incident to the poor law system have been considered to arise; and they thought it Would be ex pedient to inquire in what manner and to what degree a well organized system of emigration from England would facilitate the appropriation of the poor rates ac cording to their original application, as contended for by those. Committees ; and how far it might be found practicable to mortgage the poor rates, for the purpose of relieving the parishes from their superabundant population. They have, therefore, made particular in quiries on these points ; and here they have again to revert to the valeable evidence of Mr. Hodges, who has shewn that voluntary efforts have already been made for this special purpose ; that within his knowledge, parishes have furnished money from the poor rates for the purpose of facilitating emigration ; and that the emigrants, availing themselves of those facilities, had proceeded to the United States of America. Your Committee presume, that it would be unnecessary to argue in favour of any determination of emigrants to cur own Colonies, provided it can be sbewn that the expense necessary to be incurred will not be so great as is necessary in their removal to the United States. An application was made to your Committee by the Colombian Agricultural Association, with reference to the subject of receiving emigrants on the lands located to them in Colombia; and your Committee beg to refer to the evidence of Sir R. Wilson upon this point. Your Committee beg also to inform the House, that during the course of their investigation, they received an 'application from Mr. Chambers, a Police Magistrate, requesting to be examined upon the subject of that nu merous class of persons in the metropolis, chiefly under age, who, being thrown upon the streets in perfect destitution, soon resort to crimes for their support. A class so numerous, and whose case is so lamentable, deserves the attention of Parliament as one of those special cases which must be either left to the benevo lence of charitable institutions, or of Parliament, to supply those funds for the first period of emigration, which, as already explained, the Committee are dis posed to recommend should be furnished by the indi viduals specially benefitted by the removal .f the emigrants.—They would also beg to refer to the evi dence cf . Mr. Bodkin the Secretary of the Mendicity Society, upon this subject. It will be observed, from the examination of the evi dence, that in the event of any general measure of emi gr.tion being carried into effect, it has been suggested to the Committee, that several legislative measures might, under certain modifications, be introduced as auxiliaries to the object ; such, for example, as to enable parishes in England to mortgage their poor rates, for the purpose of forming a fund for the emi gration of the poor ; to enable tenant+ for life in Ireland and Scotland to charge their estates for that object ;to enable parishes in Ireland and Scotland to effect a similar charge, subject to the consent of some definitive proportion of the contributors; to provide some means for regulating the erection of cottages in those agricultural parishes where rates may be mort gaged for the purposes of emigration ; to establish a Board of Emigration, with protectors of emigrants; to hold a lien on the lands allotted to the emigrants, as a security until the original debt be liquidated, such lien to be in nature of a land tax, redeemable at any time at a certain rate of redemption ; to legalise apprentice ships, in no case to exceed seven years, during which foutth of the wages received by the apprentice should be set apart by the master in liquidation of the expense incurred in the transport of the emigrant, such apprenticeships only to continue until that expense shall have been liquidated, and after that period the appren tice to be entirely free. Your Committee beg finally to express their decided conviction, that the circulation of their Report, and of the Minutes of Evidence, throughout the United King dom and the Colonies, will enable any future Commit tee to resume the subject, with the means of proposing measures sufficiently definite to justify their recommen dation of them to the House for its adoption. LONDON. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1826. STOCK EXCVANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The same stagnation prevails in the Consol market as for several days past, and Consols opened this morning at 7s& * for the Ac count, and 7$ for October, without the least fluctuation, being the same price as they remained the whole of yesterday, not a speculator of the least note either comes to purchase or sell. Bu siness being completely at a stand, it is expected that to-morrow will be a Holiday at the Stock Exchange. In the Foreign Market, Mexican Bonds remain steady, but there has been some fluctuation in Brazil Shares, but not to the same extent as yesterday. Current prices : Old Spanish 9i 10, bleziems 46k, Colombian 32i e, Peruvian 24 26, Russian 3* I, Greek Bonds 13 14, Bra. sillan Shares 9 11 prem. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The only operation of consequence is the Comet market this morning was the purchase of Eighty Thousand Consols for money, at 78i, which had not the least effect on the market. Consols hare continued from the opening of the market to the present time at 781 for the Account, and 781 buyers for October. The Foreign muket also remains without any animation, and South American Securities remain steady. FRICE OF STOCKS AT TWO O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 203 S rer Cent. Red. 79% 3 4 S per Cent. Consols 78% V s 1 h 3,4 per Cent. 87 33 per Cent. Red. 86% 1 ,4 New 4 per Cent. 94 3 / 4 1 / 2 4 per Cent. Scrip 2 4 per Cent. 1826, 95% 1 4 Long Ann. 19 5 16 Vs India Stock 232 1 h IndiA Bonds 25 24 EI,OOO Excheq. Bills 17 19 £5OO ditto 17 19 India for Acct. 231 1 / 2 • C ins. for Account 78% 1 h FOREIGN FUND'S, TWO O'CLOCK. _ _ _ • Colombian Bonds, Mee. MIS 1895,6 p. Ct. 461 1 1 Do. Bonds, 1824, 3421 Met. Acct. 46 # 1 1 6 4 6 l'o. Ace. 321 1 21 Portuguese Bonds 5 p C. Greek 80nd5.18u5,5 p C. 13 Ditto Amt. 72 11 Gustimala Bonds, 6 p C. 25 Span. Bonds 5 p Ct. 91 Ditto Acct. Span. sp. G 1825, 61 BRITISH AND FOREIGN SHARKS, TWO O'CLOCK. 611 A MIL PA M. Anglo Mexican spm. 100 65 17i Brazilian 4 100 15 29 31 284 30 284 British Iron Company 100 524 6 General Mining Asso. no 5 44 General Steam Naviga►ion 100 lO 4 • German Papers were received this morning. A commercial letter from Ancona, in the Nuremburgle Correspondecit, contains the following observations on the present state of things inConstantinople:—" Though Mahmoud mar have buccseded in obtaining the assent of the Mufti, and several of the most distinguisLeJ of the Ulemas, to the plan of reform which be has prok cted; ye , l the great majdrity of that powerful body by no means con cur in it. A great part of its members are indignant at the measures which have already been carried into effect, have left the capital, and gone to various parts of the Empire. It may be easily imagined that they will not fail, wherever they come, to impart to the Turks this unfavourable opinion of the projected reform ; and as they are highly revered as the legal and authentic interpreters of the Koran, it is much to be apprehended that, through insinuations, great difficulties may be raised, which the Sultan may, perhaps, find it beyond his power to overcome." WARSAW, JOLT 51. Since the death of Prince Zajonezek, the functions of President of the Council of State are exercised, till further orders, by the Senator Wowode Sobolleosky. JEVER, AUGUST 1. In conformity with the convention concluded at Berlin on the Bth of June last year, M. Minsen, the Commissioner appointed fur the purpose, yesterday delivered up to the Agent of Count Bentinek the Lordship of Kniephausen, in the presence of the Procurator of his Serene Ilighneu the Duke of Oldenburg. The French Papers contain little intelligence. The Journal des Deists renews its former assertion, that a Continental Congress was to be held at Johannisberg, and says, on the autho rity of a letter from Frankfort, a that Senator TATU' err, Ex traordinary Envoy, and Ilinister Plenipotentiary of Russia to the Austrian Court., had reached Frankfort, on his way to 'Johannis berg; and that the Marquis of CANAXAN and Count BERNSTONIT were also expected at the same place." The Etoile, dated Monday, contains a portion of the Firmaun, addressed by the SULTAN to the CAD! of Constantinople, declaring the dissolution of the Janissaries. The continuation of this docu ,ment is promised for the fot'owing day. It is a sort of indictment, setting forth, in the first instance, the former virtues and renown of this military body, with their subsequent degeneracy and cow -1 ardice, which rendered their extinction necessary to the safety and dignity of the Ottoman Government. It is given in another column. We have received a file of Hobart Town Papers (The Colonial Times), to the sth of April. They are chiefly occu pied with some squabbles between a Mr. BENT and the Colonial Authorities. Mr. BIN; it seems, is connected with the Paper above•mentiened ; and, as far as we can judge from the acrimonious statements put forth, has incurred the displeasure of the local Government. It will be seen by our Report from Lancaster, in another column, that the trial of Mr. Musa's Watimu.o, which was to have taken place before Mr. Justice PARE on Monday, is gone off, In consequence of the defendant absenting himself. BRIGHTON, Aucusr 21. The Princess AVIVISTA. from Bognor, arrived at the Pavilion, on a visit to the Duke of Tonic, accompanied arrived Miss Ws/reams, at half-past one o'clock this afternoon and had the happiness to find her illustrious brother in greatly improved health and spirits. Her Royal Highness continued at the Pavilion until three o'clock, and then ascended her travelling carriage, and departed, to return ' to Bognor. The answer to inquiries at the Palace to-day is, " Its Royal Highness passed an excellent night, and Is much better." The Royal Duke continues his airings with the usual beneficial effect. His Royal Highness Is evidently and materially improved in health since the time of his arrival this dayse`nnight.. Mr. Secretary Caawma returned to his Pavilion Parade residence last night, between eight and nine o'clock. and with numerous others of Nobility, left his name at the Palace this morning. The Bari of Gtaxoatt, dined at the Aids-de-Camp table, at the Palace, yesterday, with Col. Sir HENRY COOK; COL Arum, &c. Sir Goararr Wear= is prolonging his stay at the Royal York Hotel. The Baronet is babited is the true sailor-like trim, short blue jacket and trousers. Mr. Secretary CAMINO, it is said, has it in contemplation to pur. chase a house here; the common hope of the town is that the rumour may be true. A vessel has arrived from Lima, which place she left on the 19th of May, full one month later than the accounts from the above quarter. The market in Mincing-lane has improved to-day, a large quantity of Spices has been purchased, and Sugar has got up 2s. per hundred. The Duke of GLOUCESTIR left his residence, Glou cester House, Park lane, yesterday afternoon about four o'clock, in his carriage and four, for his seat at Bagshot. Mr. WILMOT. 1 - 102ToN, Under Secretary of State for the Colonial Department, has arrived in town from Worthing. Mr. H. transacted business yesterday with the CIIANCELLOR of the EXenzeuza, at his residence in Downing street, for upwards of an hour. - ---- That part of the late QUEEN'S Palace where the Books of the late Knus were bound, for which an establishment was kept up, is to be cued with stone, to correspond with the New Palace; and it Is stated will be converted into a Private Chapel, attached to the Palace. It would appear that all the family of the WANK. MUDS had decamped from Lancaster, as none of its members were to be seen, although they were hourly parading the town for the last fortnight, in company with a French Lady and Gentleman, of very fashionable eaterior. The last time any of them were ob served was on the morning of Sunday, about eleven, when they were all seen standing in a cluster, near the Commercial Inn. ED. .vhass Grown Wazartzsa was reading a letter io the others, and then they separated, the elder Mr. Wazznezz (the father), with his wife, proceeding towards the house of Mr. Barry the sta tioner, in the Market-street, where Mr. Destsox (Wakefield's Attorney) resided. It is supposed that it was by the advice of his Counsel, that Wazartzt.n forfeited his recognizances. It is said they recant- . mended this sacrifice rather than have the case of EowARD G. WArarteLn prematurely disclosed, which would be the result If his brother were now tried. __ _ _ _ _ ___ The WA ICIMIELDS' grandfather, Mr. EDWARD WA KR rum), senior, of Ipswich, has just died at a very advanced age. He was the husband of the authoress, Mrs. Pauiciu.AWAKarnu.o, who survives him. _ _ _ ENGLISH ()PIMA Housa.—Last evening, after the Opera of The Oracle, Miss KELLY enacted the character of Edmund, the Blind Boy, with all that fidelity and expression so peculiarly her own. BARTLIT played Oberto with judgment, feeling, and effect; and BVINI2I made the most of gang. W. CHAPMAN, as Moths., in troduced the song of My Eye and Betty Miran, and was enamel. The Operetta of 14ing wade Easy concluded; WARM= was as usual, clever and bustling.—The House was exceedingly well at tended ; indeed such excellent entertainments as last evening's cannot fail to insure good houses. Monday morning, about half-past nine o'clock, the following occirrence, which placed the lives of several individuals in jeopardy, took place in the Kingsland Road. One of Jonas's Stoke Newington Coaches, driven by his son, stopped near the Elephant public-house, to ta ke up a passenger. The driver of Allard's Ed monton coach (an opposition) endeavoured to pass thy other, but in doing so, drove his pole against Joynes's horses, and the wheels of the coaches coming in contact, Joynes's coach was overturned, and fell upon Allard's horses, one of which was killed. CANTERBURY, Auo. 22.—The Hop plantations are beginning to assume the height of their beauty; some grounds will soon be looking superbly, although the crop, it is generally supposed, will not be very abundant ) awing to the fire blast, and being also a top crop ; yet the sample is expected to surpass what has been known for many years, the plantations being perfectly free from mould or any other disease; this, together with the total exhaustion of the stocks in hand, will create, very generally, a great demand, that the planters may anticipate an excellent price for their gross till. r FRENCH PAPERS. 7ROM Tlit DAYND liIONDAY, AUGUST 21.- - COSISTA NTI NPP . MILS SW ADDAMS= 11` THa SULTAN TO THE CADS or VoNsTANTINort.v, AND ST WHICH THI DISSOLUTION OF TIM JANLIWANIES WAS DEOLARZIA. EXCRLIANT ENIENDI,CA DI OV CONSTA N VINOPLZ.-- Every Mussulman knows that Islamism owes its main tenance to the mildness and purity of its principles, and that the Mahometan power is indebted for its increase, which embraces the East and the West, only to the vic torious armies of the believers, who are always ready to combat the enemies of Mk Faith. The Musselmen, those warriors who believe in one only GOD, being ne cessarily divided from the beginning into different corps. The first institution of this Sublime Porte, which may GOD preserve to the end of time ! was that of the Odschak (corps) of the Janissaries. 14 But your Sublime Sovereign has remarked, that the Janissaries, who had formerly gained so many victories, and conquered so many countries by their courage in at tack, and above all by their blind obedience to the orders of their master, had insensibly degenerated, and become cowardly and mutinous : that these troops, in the wars which have been carried on for this century past, have despised the orders of their chiefs—have been seized with consternation from the slightest causes—have spread terror by false news—quitted their ranks, and shamefully fled before the enemy, abandoning to then the fortresses and provinces : that during this time the i enemies of the faith, considering this degeneracy and cowardice as equally to be attributed to all Musselmen, did not cease daily to importune us with fresh preten l i - sions and demands. On the other hand, considering, that the whole nation is bound by law to arm itself with the' zeal of the faith, and to find means to resist, under the auspices of religion, the enterprises of the enemy: that it has convincingly shown in the late wars that the ene my owed his superiority only to the exercise to which his troops had been accustomed ; that since the wars of 1202 (1787), attempts have been twice made to introduce that exercise into the army : that the corps of the Janis saries has shewn itself unfavourable to the military ma nceuvres ; that it has disapproved, and always opposed them ; and that several sovereigns, who deserve to live as long as the world, have been the victims of the ob stinacy and ferocity of this corps. " In this state of things a General Council has been convoked in the palace, from which the decisions of the law should emanate ; the august Viziers, the learned Ulemas, the Bedschalsf (Ministers of State), and the Chiefs of the Janissaries themselves, were summoned to it. It was considered that the suspension of the Janis saties, who were an ancient corps, had never been thought of; that, however, they had long since been l in the habit of sometimes obeying, and sometimes ez- citing sedition, as their caprice dictated ; that they per sisted in their ignorance. Lastly, that the enemies, whose eyes were always upon us, seeing our position, Irskd conceived the idea of attacking us on all sides. " The holy union of the laws having been convoked in the Council, a noble Fetwa, the emanation of the light of the law, and accompanied by a Hodschet (legal document), signed by all the Members of the Council, proclaimed the following decisiOn: " With a view to revive the word of Gots, and to ren der vain the stratagems by which the infidels have ob tained their superiority, the Musselmen also on their side: " 1. Shall arm themselves with the seal of the faith, and shall submit to subordination. --- " 2. Shall learn the military nerdse, which is the only means of resistance to be employed under present - circumstances; and lastly, in order to obey the general wish and public voice of the nation, the corps of Janissaries, without any change in its ancient statutes, and without any infringement of its privileges, shall furnish a hun dred and fifty men from each company, to be incorporated with the new exercised troops known by the name of Muallem Eskindief (disciplined infantry)." THE EVENING STAR. WEYNIOUTII, Avctsr 21. The binh.day of his Royal Highness the Duke of York was eels. bated here by a Royal Salute fired by the cutters in the Road, asul, the usual testimonies of loyalty and respect—previous to which there was a sailing match between the Admiralty Cruisers, Tartar, Lieut. bisect ; Fancy, Lieut. Spark ; Sylvia, Lieut. Welch ; and Nimble, Lieut. Loney. The Tartar had decidedly the advantage un all points; the contest between the other three was admirable, each having a slight superiority on some particular point of sailing.... There was a fresh breeze, and the vessels ran about fury miles. The sailing afforded a rich treat to the admirers of nautical skill. and was highly gratifying to the visitors and the multitude assembled ea the Esplanade. . _ _ The town continues full of genteel company. Among the latest arrivals are—Lord Seymour. Mr. and Mrs. IL Williams and family, M.P. Colonel and Mrs. Melville Browne, Colonel H. Vyst , , Rev. Mr. and him Urquhart, Rev. Mr. Grassest, Rev. Mr. Hampden, Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Clarke, &c. &c. Saturday Colonel and Mrs. Fleming, M.P. arrived here in their elegant yacht, on a visit to Mr. and Mrs. Metcalfe Wardle, and this morning sailed again for the island of Guernsey. FATAL EFFECTS OF LIGHTNING AT SCARBOROUGH. !ROM THR YORK COURANT, AUGUST 22. Sunday night, York was visited by a long-continued succession of flashes of lightning, but we are glad to remark that no serious accident occurred here. Scar borough, however, was visited the same night by ciiie of the most tremendous storms of thunder and light ning ever remembered there. The rapid succession of the vivid flan* immediately after the loud and tre mendous peals of thunder, struck every heart with awe, and made pale the most firm and lively counte nance. At length the heavens seemed to open, and in the immensity of flame, which enveloped every indivi dual and every object in the place, the commission of Death assumed its terrors, and the day of general disso lution seemed at hand. The storm, however, passed over, but amongst many less important effects, it was 'lcon learnt that the lightning had struck five individuals to the ground, who were sitting together in a priiite room; they were all dreadfully affected with the stoke. Me dical assistance was instantly sent for ; one of them, a respectable female, aged 25, the daughter of Mr. Bar ker, of York, clerk at the Church of St. Maurice, and one of the choristers at the Minster, was so seriously affected that she died soon after, and her disconiso!are relatives and friends were yesterday tent for. Site had been advised to go to Scarborough for the ben, tit of her health, having had a rheumatic fevers The others were in a dreadful state, but we have not yet heard the final result. Scarborough being crowded with com pany at present, this melancholy occurrence has struck a damp over every countenance, and is the subject of general conversation. PROM THE TYRE MERCURY, AUGUST 22. Sunday night last this neighbourhood was ♦isited by a thunder storm, accompanied by copious showers of rain : the lightning was ♦ery ♦ivid, and the weather, which for some days previous had been very sultry, has become much more cool and agreeable. TRADE AND MANUFACTURES. LIVERPOOL, MONDAY EVENING.—Our Cotton Market opened this morning will a good demand, and a hich has continued brisk throughout the day, and the sales may be estimated at 2,000 bags, nearly half of which quantity were Egyptians, principally 6fd. a 7d. per lb. Five hunched of them have been taken by speculators, and some American were taken for export. Prices ate steady. There appears to be a stir in our Sugar Market, but holders are not offering freely for sale. GLASGOW COTTON WOOL MARKET, AUGUST 13.—A more general disposition has been evinced to purchase this week, than for some time back, and a considerable extent of business has consequently been done, at prices fully maintaining the previous currency, and, in a good many instances, at a shade advance.—Scotch Times. MONTROSE.—WhiIe it gives us pleasure to notice, that in some of the manufacturing districts southward, evidences of reviving trade are apparent, we have un feigned gratification in stating that the staple trade of this place has suffered very slightly from the general stagnation ; and that the workmen of every class are yet in active employ. Almost every Journalist varies in his accounts, but fur our parts we feel confident, that there is a slight improvement in the country at large. It is impossible that the much decreased production should not begin to be felt ; and as at this time of the year there is always an increase of demand for some time, it is a necessary consequence that there must be a consumption fully adequate to the supply.—Uockport Advertiser. Woollen cloths, especially ot some particular kinds, continue to be disposed of with rather more freedomthaa some time ago, but at inferior prices. Many., however, indulge a sanguine hope that this incidental renewal ot activity will prove the happy precursor of a better state of things. In the woollen market less business has been done this week than in the pmceding one, and conse quently, no advance in price can be expected. In con sequence of the very low prices to which combing-wools have fallen, from 20s. to 175. per ted, several purchasers attended in the wool markets of Lincolnshire and Lei cestershire about the commencement of this month, with an intention to purchase on speculation at these prices. The growers immediately demanded an advance of a shilling per tod, which in some instances was re luctantly given. Encouraged by this, the farmers at tempted a further advance of two shillings, which had the immediate effect of putting an end to all business, the buyers being well aware that, in the present state of the trade, nothing could possibly justify their submitting to any augmentation in the price of the raw material.— Wakefield and Halifax Journal. CORN Titarse.—The improvement in commerce con tinues steadily maintained. The accounts from all the principal ports of the Continent continue favourable as to the revival of trade. There is intense interest excited among the Foreign Merchants on account ot the rapid advance in Spring Corn. Wheat is a fine cror, Barley middling, Oats very short, Beans and Peas all entire failure. Our ports continue shut for the ensuing three months against the importation of all Foreign Corn, and Pulse from Europe, &c. (except of Buck: Wheat and Tares), the Quarterly Average Prices being below import limits; but are opened to the importation of Beans and Peas at a duty of 7s. and of oas at the low duty of 4d. per quarter, from the British Co. honks in North America, from whence, however, we have never yet received any supplies of those de.crip tions of Grain, and it does not appear probable that-the supply of Canada Wheat will be large this year, Cloagh importable at a duty of only ss. per quarter. A meeting took place yesterday on Putney Commoo, between some parties who are not at present known. They reached the Heath in a post chaise and a Gentleman's carriage. Firing wee distinctly beard and seen, when the whole, one excepted, returned in the Gentleman's carnage. The other Gaitletnab left the r od, chaise at Charing-cross.