Star. — London, England, 1829-09-11 00:00:00

:r l/ ; I ti;:T 7 1%,":1 \vf. ~4 i~\ .:~~ jT: a! LETTER TO TER EDITOR OF TIIE TIMES, - *slain Tatisigim.:. • - • R,—That I may lay a foundation fbr part of the follewing reasons, I request the reader to study the following tsklie TABULkR VIRW OF THE WARS IN WHICH GREAT BRITAIN HAS BUN ENGAGED FROM THE REVOLUIION, teSS: - TO THR CLOSB OF THR WAR IN ISM. Tod (IT . . _ - - --. • *lib 1n 4108 Wiwi i v i eft , BY Witi na l . ..I::tratlse °wages Oaf! nreaelw i ntim at Debt etz •Totil ili the dnd ttit Amor e . wima * ' 114413 * ' bias- 606 ‘ : waif& • • •wle. • Met: ' eitillideeitlr each toisr. sock war. reeteeke. .---------;--, 1 . ~,n ‘,.,,,' Barbi Peal V. NJ} , v. it N. ge. A. At I. France Will lIL • ri i irZ.l.ll99 lrvift ; . . 4"1 ilt • 798,4 1 It 664,262 20,251,480 20,700,000 3,010,459 *wick. * France . - - A ' iff .,... • ,;. ..„ Sid -laid mai . i Anne ' - ...." . ........'. feleilol 10 11 95 9 3 16,304,70 37,386,375 53,181, 3,705,027 3 Psin 1702 17/9 1 • l i ft *. ; - ) bcat S. Spain Gm T. 16 Dee. 13 Jew, rp ob eiset.at 2 5 2314 4 651 ,211,013 4,011,903 56,181,978 4,290,642 1718 1721 Madrid. Ott.Ridodetid- Spain* Geo. 11. I. °et ' Is . iiiitliAtAlz: •81130 7 7 0 46.9.54,623 31,3311,6119 72,293,313 6,494.304 / 0... ~. 1. 1 13. 1 11 1748 Li_ca ive u e.. Fran ce G ael . - ...11, 10; Feb. ) 1:1 cif 134- 1. ai•.111. . " 56 " 33 tan ea feed i ltP u on . . 6 II 24 12 2 9 72,289,673 73,526,409 1464116,000 7,177•554 Mr. Gren- Amnia Geo. 1111. 39 3 P ril, 3 Sept.'me, at 8415 9 5 8129,141,322117,076,069 244,222,392 11,534,44 177.5 1763 Perla. . . France 1. ...,,, ~. Marq.Corn. &e. & Ditto 11 Feb. e. $ •"' " es. '" warns, at 91160 11 11 271,113,051326427,586 507,640,4311 26,393,033 1793 1902 &Mena. V. Castle &e. 1903 1114 France 'I Ditto 9 March ' 30Ma Y° reset, at 10 11 18 597,640,452 1 456,404,4421,0540,46,184 61,215,242 • Park. • •Ta_ ir . . 4146,181,005 257,946,824 799,300 The Loans williestted in the ins Revels*. war With France were . . DlBl6 list war. mill the 300 of May, 1814 . . . . Add debentures subscribed is 1813, 53 Gee. cap. 41.53 That we may derive Instruction from the above document, width 'tidbits the the and progress of the national debt dwelt to the con. elision of the war in 11114, many remarks, aid a &mouth U. amhution of our system of finance, both past and present, will be necessity. From this document, and the Information we derive from other: 0011111111, it appears 1. That the total debt at the end of the war in 11114, was 1,054,046,1841.; but this sum includes the redeemed debt stand frig In the names of the Commissioners of the Minting Pund, and leaves out exchequer bills, life annuities. and annuities for tenite of years. 2. That the net public revenue in 1814 was 814213,2421. ; but then It must be remembered that the average puke of gold through. out the years 1813 and 1814 was 101. 3s. I Id. per ounce; and therefore the value of the Bank note was only 14s 1141., and there. fore the 81,213,2421. raiNd by tares in the year 1814, kid I real value of only 45,656,3691.; whereas the sum raised by taxes dur ing the year 1823 amounted to 52,104,1421. S. That in the year 1814 thn lime* tax produced 14,000.8001., and the assessed taxes about 7,000,0001. but since that period the income tax has been wholly repealed, and the assessed taxes have been reduced, and produce now only about 4,000,0001. ; and so that whereas in 1914 the proportion which the direct taxes hiiie to the whole sem of taxation was as about 34 to 100; so in 1828 was the same proportion but as about 8 to 100. 4. That the two wars with France (the last ending in 1814) added 807,823,7921. to the national debt, vs deck ; and that the money received for this stock was 506,917,1291. ; but part of the money so raised by loan was applied to the operations of the Sinking Fond. . . Sur& immense sums of money having been raised in this country by means of public loans, and the fact also being (however extra ordinary It may appear) that the deeper we got into debt the greater facity we found in borrowing. I will now make a few ob servations ors this mode of raising motley by. loan ' • and then, If we coolly end carefully consider the matter, I belie ve we shall find that a loan is a voluntary tax, that is, a certain sum is furnished by the people voluntarily, and free of expense, which must otherwise have been exacted from them (and this at considerable expense) by the ordinary mode of taxation. And that this definition is correct, may very easily be made to appear • for when a tax is imposed, what ir the result ? Why, that a certai n sum of money is collected at a certain expense, and which money is paid into the Zmesury. What afterwuds becomes of the money? It is spent by the Government. So again, when a loan is negotiated. what is the result? Why, that, voluntarily and free of all expense, a cereals sum of money is paid by the people themselves into the Treasury. What becomes of this money? As in the former case, it is spent by the Govern ment ; and therefore in both cases the thing raised is the sante, and it receives the same application, and the only difference is this, that in the one case the money is furnished willingly and free of expense. whereas in the other it is collected at considerable ex pense, and gives rise to no little grumbling. Bia then it is said that all loans carry interest. Now this would certa!nly he • very serious objection if the Government were to spend the interest as well as the principal ; but this is nut done, and the fa: imposed for the payment of the interest is regularly re turned to the community in the shape of dividend, and throughout the whole affair of tax and dividend. the Government merely acts iv the capacity of trustee to the public for the purposes of assess ment and distribution, and its business is so to order matters that the man who has subscribed more to a loan than his quota would have amounted ro it the money bad been raised by a tau shall be indemnified by him who has either subscribed nothing, or lesathan hi. quota would have amounted to if the money bad been raised by a tax. Ard to say that this is injurious to the community, is to say that tun man ought to he allowed to lend money at interest to another, when the purposes tow hkh the money is to be applied is the payment of a tax imposed by the Government. Now, that I reason right in this particular may, I think, be proved without mu h difficulty. For let A have an income of 1,0001. per annum, and B al.o hive an income of 1,0001. per an num, and then let there be an income tax imposed of 10 per cent. the quota of .1 to this tax will be 1001. and the quota of B will also be 1001. Then let A (finding an opportunity to emph.y his capital in an advantageous manner) borrow 1001. (his quota of the tax) of 11 at four per cent. interest, and then it is clear that Ii will have paid the income tax of A, and the whole matter will stand in this way—that B will have parted with a capital of 1001. for which he will receive an annuity of four pounds ■s an equivalent, and A wi'l retain a capital of 1001. which he must otherwise have parted with, and for the use of which capital he will pay four pounds per annum to B. Let the Government now resolve to raise the money it requires by loan at 4 per cent. interest. and impose an income tax for the payment of the interest; and then A being in the receipt of 1,000/. per annum, and B being also in the receipt of 1,0001. per annum, the quota of each to this income tax will be 41. per annum. I say this will he the quota of A and B, because 1001. per annum being the quota of each if the money had been raised as in the first case by an income tax alone, and this money being raised by loan at 4 per cent. interest, and a small income tax being imposed for the payment of this interest ; the quota of A and B must be according to the rate of interest on the sum borrowed, and this bring 4 per cent. the quota of each must consequently be 41. per annum. Now let A and B each subscribe 1001. to the loan, and they will be precisely in the same situation as if the money had been taken from them, as in the first case by an income tax alone ; be cause though they will each be taxed to the extent of 41 per annual, yet precisely this sum will be returned to them in dividend. And here take tlis observation, that nothing can be an evil in finance against which a man may guard himself ; and that he may protect hinisell here is evident, for he has merely to subscribe that sum to a loan (or to purchase stock) which would have been exacted from hem if the money bad been raised by a tax : and as in that case., the tax which he pays on the one hand, and the dividend which he receives on the other, will be of equal amount, whether the money be raised by tax or by Man is (or ought to be) to hint a matter of indifference. And yet shall he jump at the loan, but growl most confoundedly it the rune money for exacted from hint by a tax. And this shows the benefit of allowing people to assess themselves, and to hr their own tau-gatherers ; and this is done when money is raised by loan. Now let B subscribe !Cato the loan, and A nothing; and then 11 will pay 41. per annum in tax, and revise al. per annum In di. Indeed, and A will pay 11 per annum in tax, and receive nothing. And thirsts just, fur 11, having sunscribed 2001. to the loan, while his quota if the money had been raised by a tax was also 100. and A having sibscribed nothing, while his quota, is the tottery bad tern nixed by a tax was also 1001. it is plaits that A must indemnity Li; and the position of things will be this—that II parts with a capital in the purchase ot an annuity ; and that A pays an annuity in order to retain a capital. And title is precisely the stare ot thing. which obtained, whets is a money was raised by an inc,me t.% alone, and when we suppu-ed Bto lend A 1001. at 4 pt.r cent. this .em of 1001. being the quota of A to the income tits. Take now the law cage, and then 1. t 13 •utwcribe 1301. to the W n, and A 501. and then U. w It ply 41. per annum hi tax. and re ceive 81. per annum in divideutl, anu A will pay 41. per annum in .2506,927,129 tax, and retie, IL per annum in dividend ; and as all our peeved. pent kg bier n=ine apply equallyto this case, it is quite melees to re- Awns. - Aid new, link( considered the whole matter, it is phis to me time whelleatiseary be raised by an income tax alone, or by leen, with an ire me as for the-payment alb' interest, mast in the east conk to the same thing; and that to raise any given sum annual deekg a certain eseMber of years, it will be necessary in both cases Addle country should have precisely the same wealth and re mime. And thee, as far as regards the mode of raising money by • Inkrviak in sunk the position of things : •Us than saleentlbes that sum to a loan which would have been his If thelkeney had been raised by a tag, receives jes=t as divided as be pays in tax ; and to him it is all a ease, whether there is or is not a national debt. ' He that subscribes less to a loan than his .quota would have amounted to lithe money bad been raised by a tax, pays more in tax than be receives in dividend; bat for this he Is indemnified by retaining a capital which he may apply to other purposes. He that subscribes nothing to a loan pays an annual tas which is equal to the interest on that sum which would have been his quota, if the money, instead of being raised by loan, had been raised by taus ; and for this he is indemnified by retaining a capital which he may apply to other purposes. Aod, finally, be that subscribes more to a loan. than his quota would have amounted to if the money had been raised by a tax, receives more in dividend than he pays in tax • and it is this man alone which, in the strict sense of the word, is a landholder ; and therefore a fandlookier is one who, when money was required for the State, subscribed more to a loan than his quota would have amounted toll' the money had been raised by an income at;, and in consideration of this he receives an annuity which must be paid by ethers • and that he shield be placed in this situation, no t by subscribing to a loan, but by the purchase of stock, or by t h e bequest or devise of stock subsequent to the loan, makes its manner of difference, because. in that case, he only purchases or succeeds to the tights of others. With respect to what Is called a National Debt (which Is the malt of socceseive 'loans), my definition of it is this—that it is the ' record or evidence of large sums of money which have been fur nished voluntarily and free of expense by the people themselves, and which money has been spent by the Government. Bet if this money bad been levied on the people by the usual and ordinary modes of taxation it would also have Iven Te nt ; ami therefore the evil (If anyyls , that the Gimernment should spend money ; but when money is absobarely required for the service of the State, it is quite impossible that any harm can result from tildes it by loan with an income tar for the payment of the interest : on the contrary, by no other mode can it he railed with so much facility end at so little expense, nor is there any other mode which so effectually provides for an equal, sound, wholesome di%trlbutlon of the public wealth. But is not our present distress to be traced In part to the ruinous system of public loans? No; but to the abandonment of this system. As long as we continued to rain. money in this Manner, we pro, red ; but by leaving it off, we have declined, as We shall show hereafter. We have seen that a loan is a voluntary tax, and then comas the &dimple, 'kat whereat the money raised by taxes on commodl. ties must necessarily come out of the pockets of the lower clines of the community. because they are the great consumers; so when money is railed by loan. must it es necessarily come out of the pockets of the rich—(by rich, I understand all who have a surphis, however small ; beyond what is requited for the serenades mil conveniencies of life); and this is evident, because be that Oki' barely obtain the necessaries of life has but small means ' and less inclination, to subscribe to a lean, or purchase st o rk. This is my exposition of the matter. Let or now apply what has been said, and endeavour to convert it to some useful purpose. We have seen that the taxes at the end of the war iota amounted to 6,448,4741. less than at the present period. We have also seen that of the amount raised by taxation to 1814, the sum of 21.000,000/ was the produce of direct MN. and therefore came out of the pockets of the rich ; whereas, °Mr amount of taxation in 1828, only about 4,000,000 f. was the pro duce of direct taxes. And, finally, we have seen that in the two wars with Frame, from 1793 to 1814, there was raised by public loan the 41111•0119 suns of 508.927,1291. being at the average rate of about 24,0211.2011 L per annum, anal which sum was expended in consumable ammo. dicks, an the pay of soldiers and sailors, and in the wages of every description of labour. Add this to the 21,000,0001. of direct taxes, and you will have a sum of 45,000,40001. which was annually levied on the rich, to be expended on the poor. And then the conclusion from all this is im-sistlble, and it will follow that a war conducted upon so large a scale, and under seek a system of finance, must necessarily be a period of prosperity to the lower classes of the community, and that they could not by possibility heel the pressure of taxation, because though commodi ties were taxed then as well as at present, yet this was amply com pensated by a tarp Government expendinue. the Money to deny. which expenditure was extracted from the pockets of the rich by means of pub.lcloans and direct taxes. Things standing in this condition, what Is the remedy? It is very simple : we must return to our former system of loans, or is. come -tax, or both. And this is just, for the capital to carry on the war having been raised by this means, the annuity which is now become the equivalent of this capital ought to be raised in the same manner, and therefore this is my proposition. That we repeal the whole of the excise duties on malt, beer, and hops, and the whole of the customs' duty on sugar, and that we supply the deficiency of revenue which will be thereby occa sioned, one half by a tax on all income derived from funded and real property, and the remaining half by in' lic loans. As an increased produce of the remaining taxes would be a sign that the system worked well, and as by means of this increased produce there would be a surplus revenue, we might rh-n deter mine whether we would reduce the rate of the income.tax, or the amount of the annual loan, or whether, changing nothing in this respect, we would not, in proportion to this surplus revenue, take off further taxes on commodities. The last would be the best and most consistent with reason, because, having proofs that a reduc tion in the taxes on commodities was productive of good effect., we might be pretty certain that the farther we proceeded to this reduct.on, the greater would he the advantage : but all this would be matter for future consideration, and we must be guided by circumstances. But we want no argument where we have plain matter of fact to guide us. The slaty on salt was 15s. per bushel, and when this duty existed the price of salt in London was 20s. per bushel; hut the duty bring repealed. the price of salt fell to 3.. per bushel ; and so that the public gained the whole of the du:y, and Ss. per bushel beyond it. And therefore, hyltlbat't•itinit an income tax .41,11.httsi tor money tale. on commodities. there would not only he a great annual gain to the community, 1.4... ;he money raised by this mode would come irom a very different 'class of persons, there would imme diately ensue a much more equal and judicious distribution of pro. petty ; and this above all others is the object which we should en deavour td accomplish ; and whether this be done by an income tax or by loans, or by t.oupling the two modes together, is to me a matter of indifference; ..nd I would merely premise that wherev e r large sums are or have 1 , een raised by publi c loan, it is nekeenry there should be an income tax, as otherwise the itnerestim the loans must be provided tor by taxes on commodities; and then; as a have purch ase d an- anbuity of the halal malt, the rich Will merely pool ; et grand bien Intrigue. HERMES. OLD BAILED ISPIQNS, Sept. 10. (Fiefora Mr; rpigke GasSas) noun YAP satLibierredbe toSre liemd for eosin hi tbo dweilharlaribe at David %item V/ sefierstgis, sad oder Ruin; The primers. trio are gong awe et its and eigbt and meaty. request's! tbi t the witaestss misfit leave the Court, which was seceded to. Ann Batton, the wife et the prosecutor, deposed that dm re ' sided in Cluorch•street, Portman-green. The primers cane WI her house on the geth June last. They came on the four ftdlOwing ; days. On the Ist July they asked for Aiwa kmr sovereigns, which the witness gave. The dub•roont Where the company ,sit ' adjoin. her bed-toosn. The pelsonees cause of the Thereby fol lowing. and *eat up stairs, and my daughter was in the bar. I went up stairs to get mate money to pay my maid-seenst, locked "my hos, and brought the keys down with me to the bar. The tlllscame down stain and asked me for two small for - tber were going away without Paying for ir e whin I called them back, and Thanes payed me ed. I stepped up stain to the cbga-room, and went to my bed-room, about a smarter of an ' boor after they had left ' • when I tried the key it would not *Mei the door. I then Wentdmrn stairs to look for *Oar key, but not finding one I went up again with the setae key, ithish Was the poorer one; I saw something in the hey-Isle; I tried Othlaandleof the door, and found it open, and a skeleton key fell upon the ground as My entering. I saw the strong chest broken open, and all the motley, and even my lientse„bad been taken. Cross-examined—When did you count your tostmey?.—.That morning. What was hi the box!--117i. in gold 401. in silver 561. and a W. Bank of Ragland efts. The Winners came that day about one, and remained nearly four hourkindi then went away. There was no other roam up' stain, neepdag the chtb-roota, but what were bed rooms. Have you ever seen say of your money since 1---No, my Lord, I paid my servant tin that day (Thursday) between ono and two o'clock, and missed my money after the had left. Slaty Ann Batton, the daughter, thee tame forward—like de posed she knew the prisoners; this she saw them the day the robbery was committed ; they were the only persons that had been up stairs. She fully corroborated the statement made by her mother. The waiter at the public-house being examined, stated be went to Fairlop fair, and saw the prisoner Thomas Walker near a booth. I asked how fie did; be immediately asinged counte nance. I asked him If he knew me, and he said be did very Well: I asked bim if he knee/ Mr. Button ' • he said " Tel." I gave him Into custody. I then looked for his brother, and fused him in one of the booths smoking. He also was taken into custody ! The prisoners requested to be treated like men, and they troold act so in return. The prisoner Thomas titobed thtough sa reeled of peo ple, and attempted to nuke hid escape. They offered teasel', way, sod closed span me, and would not allow me to pass sail he bad time to get a loos way off. I afterwards followed sod got knocked down several times, bus a Bow-street patrol passing by Stopped them. The police-dicer deposed that Cochrane, the waiter of the pub• lic.bouse, pointed out to him at Fairlop Fair the prisoner Thomas, and gave him Into custody. When be took hint, he told him It was for having committed a robbery near Limn-grove. He asked to be allowed to go into the booth again; to which I consented. Thomas Walker's brother was in the booth, pad he said, • I am going to town with this person." When the waiter told me be was the prisoner's brother, I took him also into custody. When . the score was paid, Thomas Walker got up, Ind wished toss away( to which I would not consent. Ile resoled himself and ran out of; the booth, pursued by Cochrane. I immediately handcuffed John, and then proceeded after Thomas ; after l ran a short way, I saw him taken by one of the How-street patrol. Cross-examined by Mr. Poismes-..Was this Bow-street patrol examined and sworn in your presence?—Yes, my Lord, Morris was examined. Did you see witnesses for the prisoner examined?—Yes, three or four ; and obe of them proied an alibi with respect to John. Sir. Justice Gasates—How many times were the prisoners ex. tuninedt—Three or four; Amon—Prisoners, you have heard what bas been stated, and now is the time to speak. The prisoner Thomas said—My Lord, and Gentlemen of the Jury, you see before you a prisoner who Is totally innocent, aid that be had left the house of the prosecutor at five minutes afier two, and that sentencing him for an Ignominious crime would be the cause of the death of an aged mother and wife. John Walker also declared his innOcenct. Richard Chapman deposed that he had known the prisoner,Johu Walker, for three or four years, and Saw him On the stand in Al. dersgate-street on the day in question. The prisoner was a hack ney-coachman, and witness had been a watertnan for three years at the stand in question. He attended there morning and night.— When ise was a morning man be was on from stn till five, and when a night man front five in the afternoon till two in the morn. int. On that Occasion I was the night man during the whole of that week. Joan- - What It John Walker?—A hackney-coachman, or the coach 196. .boos—You were not with him at Fairlop Fair ?—No, my Lord. JUDos—Do you mean to say that his coach was on the stand be. tween three and four till sit?—lie stated that he was there on that day, but that he had not seen him on the Monday or Tuesday. Stephen Morris, a backeey -coach master, stated that the pri soner John Walker was in his service, and drove a landau. No. 1116, on Thursday, the Id of July. and came home between eight and nine o'clock and paid Min 10s. for fares. He had been in hi. service nearly two yeari, and was an industrious honest Servant. Cross-examined by the Jooos-What tasked you able to St on the 4d dfJuly?--Ifecauae my horses were at home early on that evening, to go the next day to Faltlop fair. By the A/bill—How came the prisoner not to drive your coach that day?—Because I was not in want of him. James Smith, a hauseketper in the service of Stephen Morris, deposed that he saw tbe prisoner John cleaning his coach between two and three o'clock on Thursday, the Id of July, in Whitechapel. By the Junces—l know it was Thursday because the prismiet was ordered totting MI coach home early, to that the bases might have a good night', rest before good Friday ; the witness corrected himself by saying, that when *he said Good Friday, be meant the day of Fairiop fair, when his meter drove the coach. By the Junos—Mr. Morr is, did you drive a coach to Ririe, fair I Witness—Tea, my Lord ; the coach No. 570. _ William Johnson, a mmehmaster, &Posed, that John Walker had been in his employ fee give years, and had conducted himself well during that period. • Mr. Harnett, a constable, deposed that Thomas Walker was, at three o'clock on the day of the robbery, in his honk in the Bo rough, and took some ginger beer. Mr. Henry Gray, a coal merchant, of Winchester Wharf, South. wark, deposed that four months before the irttprehension of the prisoners,.Thomas Walker, who is a halr-dresair, attended him and always conducted himself in a most respectable manner • and he believed him to be perfectly helmet, as he had ma* op loffo aities of acting dishonestly during that time. Mr. Justice Gaset.sa summed up the evidence, and the Jury returned a verdict of Gat, against both, but recommended them to mercy. Transportation tor life. Anti Davis, aged 24, was capitally indicted for stealing 67 save. reigns and 19 half sovereigns the propetty of h e r mast e r, J o hn Frost, a baker, residing in Tavistoek-street, Bedford-spine. It appeared that when the prosecutor took ,tut in Midsummer, he found himself abort ice be, accounts about f-200. Suspecting that this defalcation arose from the dishonesty of some person in his employment, he was induced to search the pi 'suttees Liu:, where he found the above sum of money. The pr,solier acknowledged the money to be the prosecutor's, and said that she purloined 'it a sovereign or two at a time. The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty of stealing under five pounds, which does away with the capital part hi the charge. William Carrington was capitally indicted for stealing a mare of the value of &2i, the property hi Hobert Y. ung. The prosecutor is a farmer residing at Hendoh, In the county of Middlesex. On the 24. h of July, a mare was stolen front his held, and about twelve o'clock the orate ni ht the pri:unr 41.111 stopped at the Holloway Turnpike, with the mire in his pos-e-siim. The toliuwing Nion ay, the pro-ecutor a.* the mare mostupped, and identified her as his property. Silowdent and the ilev. Theodore Williants gave the pri soner an excellent ch wider. The Jury retutned a •e•rdiet of Guilty. but strongly recom mended the prisoner to mei ty. NEW COURT. Beture Mr. Common SaltaltAST and a Nliddlemeg Jury. Thonsas Situth. aged 52 yeats, W4s indicted for embezzling the aunt to 21. 1.. 4d. the property of Mr employer, George Statham, on the 6th of Dzcember last. 31r. Statham stated that the prisoner was Lis foreman. and t►at on the day in question he sent Smith with a pair Of *mall clothes and gaiters to a customer named Jonea, who always paid for his clothes on delivery. The priionei returnid, and said tie had not received any moony, because NO. Jones had not time to try the articles on. Mr. Jones being called, stated that be had paid the prisoner Yl ls. 4d. the balance •t an manna between hint and Mr.Statham, a few days after the delivery of the cluhes,•and receited a receipt for the sante front the pitman.. Mr. Cosmos Seineatrt hieing recapitulated the evidence. the Jury found the prisoner' Guilty, Isot strongly recommended him to mercy, on sccount of his hunter good character. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TA TTIC RSA LL'S. Many of the betdeg Snits Wake already takes their departure f vr Doncastor,tbe mom war not very fully attended, par was badm en , so heavy as on Monday, owing to this, and the time occupied i n comparing Woks. Sir Hernia fell bash those palate; beau*, • and has no backers at present; be is My likely to come spin, or the odds would be More tisk 10 to 1. Rowtoo is within a Ew e l of Vokalre.—bm plenty of Minds, and is @onto he the Samorke. Cloak was in pond invest, and so was Wandering Boy, both eCtlikii * springing a little. Forth's two keep . their ground, and 01111Whie win party the qualms iss closed whether he will win, bet which 'hp trill with. The odd thus :- 1 ST. LEGE& 7 to It ages Lard Cleveland's Voltaire 4 to 1 agst Mr. Petre's Reggio°. to 1 apt. Mr. Forth's Frederick. 10 to 1 apt Lard Langford', Sir Herman. -(no takers) ; , 11 to 1 apt. Mr. Ridadale's antilde. (taken freely) IS to 1 apt. Lord Cleveland's &odor& 14 to 1 opt. Mr. Tbeobald's mo• Esquisite. (taken) .20 to 1 apt. Mr. Atkaroe's Wandering Boy 20 to 1 apt. Mr. Scott's Fek. U to 1 apt. Mr. Petre'i Aransas. JON to 20 apt. Lord Scarborough's lot (taken) 1000 to 15.agst Esquiske, for this and the Cup (taken) THE CUP. 5 to 4 apt. Lard Chesterheld's Engine, 4 to 1 ask. His Majesty's Fleur de Ls. (taken) 4 to 1 agst.Major Yarborosgh's Lased. Murphy and Estjaisite are talked of, bat the odds are indefinite. AIR RACES CONTINUED—Sernamaa 3. A Plate of /0 rows. far all ages. Om mile and a half heats. Mr. G. Dawson's b. f. Queen =saheb, 4 years old..—,laesnos Sir J. H. Mazwell's bi. f. by Epperston, 5 yrs old—Spriopte s Colonel Blair's b. f. Mary, S yrs old— Garbet 3 A pod race. Hunters' Stakes Five guineas each, r. r. to which the Western Meeting will add 20 pineal, for horses not thamqh bred, that have been regularly busted. at least sot less than tin da : with any pub of hounds within the three Comities eompo,log the Waters Meeting. Heats, once mond and a distance... Gentle men riders, sst. 7th. Mr. A. Anoesley nausea Wagtarip—Sir J. Bpowell Mr. S. D. Slidini's ih. ni. Ur: Geo. .1. Campbell's b. we. Mks Fanny • Woo easy. Furors--Eirriaan 4. A Plate of 70 tors. far all ages. Two mile heats. Mr. Armstrong's b. g. Charley, S yr. oki—Boynton Mares and Geldiogo allowed Sib. to! all the Plains and a 'dank of ttae_pretent year of a Fifty to carry . Sib. extra; of the value of two` Finks, a Gold Cup, King's Hundred, bl 6. earra. Sweepstakes of 50 sore. each, half forfeit. One mile and a half. SW Et H. Blair's 6. f. by Passe Milliner, out of Maria A handsome Stakes of 5 lows. for all horses belonging Of Oen dream. MAlf a mile. r.r. Gentlemeorlikrs. Sir James Boswell'- ch. g. (Owner) ........ 1 Lord Kennedy Lord Egliohton't•VOet Duke of POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL FIRE AT TUT Pet/VAAL IforirC::lbeJustice noon yesterday was crowded to exam by respectable persons, assines re War the further investigatioo relative to the late tire at the . Portugal Motel. At twelve o'clock Sir P. Lanais arrived, sod the prisoner, Ann Argo, was brought up for ce7eaantination. Mr. baler intended on the pert of the prosetetlon, and Hr. Wooler for the prisoner. At the request of the farmer the depo. skims already taken against the prisoner were read. Mr. Woofer thertioquiril If Mr. Modes had any fresh evidence tea rer? H. Butler replied in the aflipuative. Mr. Bailee then proPoied to examine young )Jr. Oakes, and Elizabeth Harvey, the kitchen-maid. John Oakes was caned, and all tbi other witnesses were enkred to retire. He deposed to the sane effect as en his taws era ittinatien. Crbss-ezatnined by Mr. Wooler-rfle did not know bow the Ere originated. Sir Pam—lt was about ten minutes after itement to bed that be iaw the prisoner on the stain. Was induced to go to the stair case by bearing a raiding noise. Sir Pena—Perhaps the prisoner win bete no objection to say whi m s: o 4 o t er went on die top of the stairs. —.I was not. Mr. Wooler—As her professional adviser, I object to her an swering any questions. Oakes said the prisoner bad I)er/town on when be saw her ; be was in a state of alarm from the lint fire when be went to bed ; there was a light In the prisoner's bed-room wine he saw her; be thought she bad cove oat of that room, Paioner—l.tt off. my frock when brew to bed, mid when I beard an alarm Of are I pit on my frock gain, and ran down stairs into the hill. Sir Pinutt--Tben you deny going into your moon Ira with a candle. and looking over the banisters after? rriemter—l Ismail recollection of it. I did manes tliew*, nem Oakes, or speak to him. Mr. 04kes etamlned—hlr. Anderson went to bed about tail o'clock that night; there is nothing peculiar or et/centric in Ml' manners. Sir Pam—l will sit fur twelve months but I will sift this mat ter to the bottom. Mrs. Oakei etantined—The first fire was at No. 5. on the op. poetic side of the house from where she primate slept. The pri mmer was told to go to bed about eleven o'clock. Eike appeared !rely much confused at the time, and said she !wished to go out in the morning before the house was open, tri purchase some caps, and witness gave her 51. foe that purpose. The prisoner apps red to have bees drinking ; she might have taken spirits from the bar without its being missed. _ _ Joho Oakes, fun. recalled—His uncle was the first person be in formed of his baying seen the prisoner oo the stairs; be never had any quarrel with the prisoner. Mr. March, the Ward Beadle. examined—After be got the pri soner to the Compter she said *be was in bed and asleep at the time of the fire. Prisoner-1 never said so. Witnem--I am positive she said so; she did not appear at an confused ; there was no appearance of intoxication about her when at the Cumpter. Cyrus Eillingham examined—Saw the prisoner before she was taken from the hotel; she appeared to be mad drunk. Pleue.er Button eximli:ed—After the Beebe heard John Oakes say that when be kft his mom he saw the prisoner OD t►e stairs. The prisoner was finally discharged on giving ball to appear whew called on. M A RLBOROUG lI—STREET. Henry linker, a respectable-looking lad, not more than ten years nine. was yesterday placed at the bat, befo►e F. A. Itos. Rsq. 4.1 4 .4 with stealing a pocket-book from the prison of Si: George Furant (one of the Alagittrates of this establishment). containing twu 5. not... Sir George stated that as he was passing through Grosvenor. squire us his way to Upper Brook -street, about two o'clock yes terday afternoon, he ten a tug at ids coat pocket, and on turtling round he saw the prisoner behind him, who was shuMing some thing into his trowarrs pocket, and he (the Alaglstrat,) imme diately missed his pocket-borik, and upon thrusting his hand lobo the prisoner's browsers he diworered that be bad his book cert. reeled. The worthy Magistrate concluded his statement by re marking that he never saw a more evert practitioner. The prisoner when called upon Whig &knee cad, " What are you going to do witk me ?" Mr. Hoe replied, •• Why 1 ►hell commit you for trial." " Thank pso, Sir; replied the prisoner, and he was accordingly committed.. UNION If ‘l.l. Johgi nice, a youth who was recent tried ar the Old Bailey fur a felony, was again luUy committed to take his trial, charged with olitainirg some iron by means of a forged order. purporting to be in the handwriting of an ironmonger named Keartiaud,with whom he had lived sonic years. MISUNDERSTANDING.--Aniontr the Polish prisoners of war who were io ituwisin 1661, was a distinguished Noblanao. with whom nobody waa allowed to speak without witnesses. This man became dl, and epptied for a physician,which the CZAR gr..nted. lhephriciale j.rescrihed tremor Terteri. The doctor had scarcely got Monte, when he was arrested and carried before the Minister, vrhn addressed him very angrily, calling him a traitor, threatening. hiM with:puitishment, and eiciainilng, •• Yon dog. what baste you been saying to the Pole about the Crim Tartars?' The doctor. who stood motionless with astonishment, now comprehended the Mt" otideistantling,•arising from the report made by some listeners to the •Notti-ter. and ispisthed it by showing the prescription be bad left fee the patient H • ATIIII it' LONDON-810MR TO 111010toW. • Mortanv • 13 sunate• ate 1 A ttrititisa 32 stinveve War 1 I.4.itiatia I Printed and Published by Josue Maras, at des Slow Urrica, Nu. t, Pickett-place. Temple Ku. 1