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Hew were Government to be accountable for such notions being ehreu., laud. Nothing co,,lti prevent interested potions from making those statements, or ignorant persons from being gulled by them. With res.. pect to the offices of Lord Steward and land Chamberlain, they were necessary, for the purpose Of keeping up the link between the King and the Aristocracy. '1 t was miiinitrous to suppose that the Civil List merely meant the , expense or his Majesty?, Household. With respect to dividing the items of exi.enditare, he certainly saw a great disadvan- ' !age in such a course of proceeding. The present mode was one that' hhd the sanction. in addition to other great men, of Mr. Fox. How. ever. the question was one of grave consideration ; and when the matter came to be discussed, he should give it his best attention. Mr. BROUGH A M was glad he had bate detained. He expected that he should have been proved ignorant, but he would presently prove that it was not he but the Right Hon. Secretary that was afflicted in that way. His arguments' were mis-stated ; not intentionally to be sure ' but they were misstated . He charged the last King '* Speech with being ignorant and ungrammatical, but did he at all refer to any other King's Speech ? Certainly not. Why then should those speeches be adverted to at all ? So confident was he that the revenues of the Duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall were to be given up by the Crown, that he on the first night in his speech spoke of the " noble surrender of the King, of those revenues. for the benefit of the people." But if those surrenders only amounted to what had been given up by the late King, whose reign nobody but the Chancellor of the Exche quer could call economical, how could he call them noble ? And yet, while he was straining his throat, lauding the King for giving up those very Duchies, no one said he was mistaken in his calculations. He expressly adverted to the duchy of Lancaster, and pointed at his hon. and learned friend, the Attorney-General, who find been attorney-general for the duchy, and yet not one word was said against him. Although there were three ministers of the crown pre sent when he was saying all this, not one of them opened one little cor ner of his mouth to say, " You poor, unhappy mortal ! you unfortu nate eight! you are quite mistaken; no duchy of Lancaster has been given. No ;no such thing. He was allowed to go on . lauding his Majesty, and not one word was said to set him right. (Laughter.) It was certainly not his intention, nor did he believe it was his noble friend's. should a committee be granted, to examine the scullions of his Majesty's kitchen. Sir R. PEEL in reply, said that his majesty's ministers on the second night informed the house, in answer to a question put by the hon. mem. her for Colchester, that the king did not mean to give up the revenues of the Duchies. Mr. BROUGHAM said that that was the first time he ever heard of this fact. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that as his hon. and learned friend was in the habit of making very long speeches, he perhaps would be creused. if he forgot portions of them. Mr. BROUGHAM.—It is easier to forget than recollect.— (Laughter.) The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that he was so used to this mode of warfare from his hon. and learned friend, that he was not astonished at an exhibition of it now. He denied that it could at all be understood, that the words " without reserve," meant the giving up of the Duchies of Cornwall and Lancaster. His hon. and learned friend was not justified in his arguments by any Act of Parliament, or any tormer King's Speech. Sir J. STEWART denied in the most positive terms that his noble relative, the Marquis of Bute, received one single shilling for the last ,ixteen years from the government. Lord PALMERSTON did think, as many others thought, that the words " without reserve," meant the giving up the revenues of the Duchies of Cornwall and Lancaster. (Hear, hear.) He regretted that advantage was not taken of this present period to simplify the accounts before the House. He thought that it was not for the dignity of the ('rown that charges should be made in the Civil List totally unconnected with the expenses of the Household. He thought that as the Civil List contained other matters than those necessarily connected with the tspenses of the Household, it was a fit subject for inquiry by a Select Committee. _ _ Sir H. PARNELL gave notice that when the right hon. gentleman proposed the further consideration of this question, he would move for a select committee to inquire into the entire of the civil list. The house then resumed, the chairman reported progress, and obtain. ed leave to sit again on Monday. Mr. HUME moved for a list of those persons who received pensions in England, Ireland, and Scotland. After a few words from Sir R. PEEL, notice of the motion was given for Monday. SUPPLY._ Upon the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, the house resolved itself into $ committee of supply. After a few words from Sir H. PARNELL and Mr. Hunt, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved that 3,253,8821. be granted to his Majesty, to make good the supplies granted to his Majesty last Session. After a few words from Mr. R. GORDON and the Caatrcztios of the ExcnEctuza, the grant was allowed. Sir A. GRANT brought up the report. Upon the report of the British Possessions' Abroad Act being brought up, Mr. WHITMORE objected to the policy about to be adopted by his Majesty's government respecting this country and America, as contem plated by the proposed alteration in the existing law. The sugar duties proved very injurious to this country, and to the West India interest, which he should undertake to prove at a future period. He would at present content himself with opposing the report which was about to be brought up. Mr. KEITH DOUGLAS objected to the scale of duties proposed by:the bill, as detrimental to the West India Interest. He never would consent to an increase of duty on articles imported into our Colonies. Mr. WARBURTON observed, that all the principles of free trade which had influence.) the conduct of the Government for the last ten years seemed to be forgotten in this instance. He had the highest ob jection to increase the amount of duties on articles imported into our West India colonies. After a few words from Mr. JEPHIIOII', Mr. HERRIES conceived that the nature of the scale of duties had been's() fully explained on a former occasion, that he should not at pre. seht enter into it. He denied that this was a deviation from the prin ciples of free trade, which had been followed up by the Government fur some years. The object of the bill was not to impose new restrictions on trade, but to form commercial relations with the United States. It was not on the basis of public principle alone that this measure was founded. Government were under a special obligation to pursue this ' course. It would not be fair to deal hardly with the Canadians on the present occasion, because of favours formerly conferred on them. He contended that on the whole his :Majesty's ministers had done justice to all parties, by proposing the measure now before the hOuse. Sir H. PARNELL would do everything in his power to prevent a return to that obnoxious system of pro:ecting ditties, of which we had been getting rid for some 'CAM He therefore should oppose the present measure, by proposing an amendment in the duties on lour. 31r. COURTENEY was as friendly to the course pursued by his predecessor in the board of trade as any member in the house. He was not an advocate for restrictions in any branch of trade, yet he would defend the measure before the house. Mr. HUM E could not undeistand the arguments of the right hon. gentleman, who professed himself an advocate of free trade and of an abolitiorrof protecting duties, yet, at the same time, supported a mea. sure of an opposite nature. How could it be consistent with the prin. ciples of free trade to impose a higher duty on articles imported for consumption ? We were by this bill preventing the West India colonies from obtaining various articles at the prices at which they had a right to receive them. He should support the motion of his hon. friend, which went to prevent an increase of duties on imported articles. Mr. ROBINSON observed that there never had been a subject before the Mouse so little understood as free trade. Mr. MARRYATT would not oppose the measure ; at the sante time he expected that &reduction would be made in the scale of duties on one or two articles. Mr. Hannits explained. Sir H. PARNELL moved that the duty on flour should be reduced from Is. 2d. to Is. on which the House divided, when there Appeared, For the Amendment .. . . .. 39 For the original Resolution ... .. Majority against the Amendment .. The report was then received. The Parliamentary Oaths' Bill was read a second time. The Sussex Juries Bill went through a Committee, and was ordered to be reported on Monday. Sir H. HARDIIVE, in moving for leave to bring in a bill to amend the Subletting Act, observed that due consideration should be given to the principle of non.interference between the landlord wad tenant. Mr. O'CONNELL wished to know if it was intended to give in this bill a power to the landlord to evict the tenant, though such a power WAS not In the teasel? If so, he should oppose it. Mr. DOHERTY thought it more convenient to defer any die. cuuion on the subject, until the measure came properly before at house. Mr. S. RICE would not object to the 'bill, providing no part of it were retrospective. . . Mr. "CAMPBELL wished to see the law assimilated in countries. . , .. After aTew words from 11r. Jephson, Sir He Iludirige,- Laid-AL thorp t _aoklfr. O'Connellleare was given to bring inthe bill. Sir H. lIAEDINGE moved for leave to bring in ...bill far• taking a census of the population of Ireland, eimilar to that psseed,ht MS, Span which i report was 'Made , in Itni, !hit* wnsinnsddieted . thei almost accurate census ever taken. The populw#on h sf behindwss• ship 64101,827. Mr•V'99I4OTIR,I4 slid that , the eenott,i l traa voosidedably inda,the number, ant ;verrinaccsrate:, fire,theo•lo 'IBM &Wag that mason of dist •t'he Jells( committee of theotsunty of Mayo bad relieved 36,0041 mere sk t o the lathe of the county, as stated is the liaw census of 1 .He ',Wed thrume machinery appointed to take a me', teinkiolpiett be infrsented. to pertain the Dumber of the vat. ?iota meta.; We was 49vpri to being in the bill. , r I ... The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER laid upon the table some papers, which were ordered to be printed. Mr. S. RICE moved for an account attending the last census taken in Ireland.—Ordered. The House Adjourned at a Quarter Put Eleven. DIVISION OF THIRTY-NINE On Sir Henry Parnell's Motion for reducing the Dvty on Corn im ported from the United States into the West India Colonies, from is. 2d. to la. Adeane, H. J. Lumley, S. PWlUps, G. R. Althorp, Lord Leader, N. T. Rice, S. Bunbury, Sir H. Lambert, J. S. &met, E. Co!burn,. R. Morrison, J. Smith, V. Chapman, Marshall, W. • Wayland, Dawson. Ales. Malcolm. N. Warburton, H. Douglas. Keith Martin, J. Wyse. T. Evans, Wm. Marryatt, J. Wood, J. Ferguson, Sir R. Macnamara, Major Whitmore, W. Grant, Rt Hon C. O'Farrell, M. Wrightson, W. B. Gisborne, T. O'Connell, D. Wynn, Rt Hon C. Jephson, C. D. 0. Palmer, F. 11:111111111. Killeen. Lord Palmerston ' Lord Parnell. Sir M. Kennedy, T. F. Pendarvea , R. Hume, J. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. THE OMIT CIVICBLUNDEI. Yesterday a Court of Common Council was held for the purpose of receiving the report of " the Royal Entertainment Committee;~ but we have no room for more than a mere sketch of the proceedings. Mr. OLDHAM, Chairman of the Committee, gave a flourishing ac count of their labours in preparing everything for the due reception of their Majesties; which labours had been frustrated, he said, " by the extraordinary interference of Sir Claudius Stephen Hunter, and the va cillating conduct of the present Lord Mayor." In the first place it was arranged that his Lordship should return by water from West minster, as former Lord Mayors had done. In the next place his Lordship made up his mind to return by land ; and, when the Com mittee had altered their arrangements, in conformity with his Lord. ship's land project, all those arrangements were rendered null and void by Sir Claudius Stephen's interview with Sir Robert Peel, who repre sented the great impropriety and inconvenience of the said land project. Here Mr. DEPUTY Dew interrupted the Chairman of the Entertain ment Committee by moving a vote of thanks to the loge Lord Mayer; and the interruption produced great agitation on the right and left of the Council. Mr. WOOD eulogised the late Lord Mayor, but greatly regretted that the state of his health had made it necessary for him to choose a locum tenens, and more especially such a locum tenena as Sir Claudius—a lo cum tenena who had acted with such egregious folly (laughter on the right, left, and centre), as if determined to throw all manlier of ridicule and contempt on the Corporation. Mr. Srzyswa deeply regretted his late Lordship's want of judg. ment in the choice of &locum :enema; but that was not his late Lordship's only error, for he had treated irith the most marked indifference the re quisition of 70 Common Councilmen. on the subject of the late French revolution. He should, therefore, vote against the vote of thanks.— (Hear, hear, on the right, and No, no, on the left, or vice versa.) Mr. GALLOWAY said he, for his part, had nmer seen such arbitrary conduct as the late Lord Mayor had exhibited. No other Lord Mayor bad" thrown such slights" on the Common Council; and he could not see why they should thank him for unkindness, or admire him for the " arbitrary strides" he had taken. Here the gallant Sir CLauuttrs himself entered the Court.; and the moment lie appeared the Council hissed louder than the waste pipes of so many steam-engines. Sir Claudius stared, and the hiss became loud laughter ; but as Sir Claudius essayed to wind his way through the Coun. cil, the laughter became a yell. " GOD bless me !—what's all this' about ?" said Sir Claudius, turning himself round and about to all parts of the Council, as if in search of information—so innocently that the yell subsided in more laughter ; in the midst whereof Sir Claudius stepped briskly up to the dais, and sat himself down by the bide of the Lord Mayor. Mr. GALLOWAY resumed.—He regretted that the late Lord Ma yr had fancied a locum tenens, whose conduct had rendered him so pre eminently ridiculous--(more laughter and checre)_and he should op. pose the vote of thanks. Mr. Ticxwert defended the late Lord Mayor, and contended that his late Lordship had exercised his " prerogative very judiciously. Mr. THORNHILL was of a different opinion. MI. RICHARDSON thought the late Lord Mayor deserved praise for the first three quarters of his sovereignty, and therefore he should only negative the vote of thanks for the last quarter of the said sovereignty. Sir CLAUDIUS, the loam tenens, than rose, and his rising was greeted with shouts of laughter. " Consider (said be) that I presided at the last Court, with great patience, for thirteen hours, and listen to me—(laughter , and cries of Oh !oh !) It is only fidr th at, after the re ception you first gave me, all of you, that you should hear me. I sat over you thirteen hours the other day. I assure you there is no one ac tion of mine concerned in this business, in alludm to my unfortunate friend, except on Saturday last, when the unfortunate news wee brought to tne. Upon my word no man regrets the unfortunate disappointment more than me. We had every thing to lose, and nothing to gain. It is said that I applied to be locum tenens. Now, it is 20 years since I was Chief Magistrate over you, and I hope I am as calm now as I was the other day, after presiding thirteen hours." (Loud laughter, and cries of Folly, folly ! Nonsense I) In this strain was the hon. baronet going on, when the Court actually roared against him. Ald. THompeox said the Lord Mayor had better decide whether the hon. baronet was or was not in order. The Loin Maxon, as he was as far from com uite nglir C. 8. , Hunter as any other person in the Court, ap earreedd At last he said that the Hon. Baronet was in order W i ttenspeaking of the office of locum tenens, but when he deviated, if he did elate, he was out of order. (Hear i and loud laughter.) Sir C. S. HUNTER-Oh, very well : I'll keep my explanation till by and bye, and I hope you will lister. patiently, for really—(excessive laughter, during which Sir C. S. Hunter sat down.) Mr. Prwvarss opposed the vote of thanks, and Mr. Rouvu and other Members advocated it. It was eventually carried. Mr. OLDHAM then continued his statement about the arrangements made by the Committen, and said that they were all frustrated in every respect by the locum tenant and the Lord Mayor elect. At length they learned that his Majestr would not come at all. The Committee were now desirous to know what was to be done: their fellow.citizens were desirous of seeing the preparations, which were so near a state of com ple.ion, and it was most anxiously wished that tickets should be issued for the purpose, and that the Guildhall should be visited under proper regulations. The report was then read. It embraced the matter of the worthy Chairman's speech. Alderman WOOD said he had attended the Court of Aldermen held upon this business regularly ; that there were no facts which be could discover that should have caused the disappointment, and he had heard nothing of any alarm. They had numerous offers of assistance for the preservation oath peace; for instance, 1100 India-house volunteers, and 200 of the royal artillery company; in addition to which 1,600 house keepers had come forward as special constables, in divisions of from 150 to 500 men each. There were also 150 firemen available to act on any emergency. The trades also, to the amount of several thousands, were ready to come forward, and yet he had been told that with these auxiliaries the police were incompetent to the preservation of the safety of the City. It was true the Lord Mayor Elect and locum tenens had received threatening letters signed "Swing," and so had many others, not, he supposed, from the Stock Exchange. He had seen enough of danger not to be alarmed, and he was satisfied there was no cause for alarm— (hear, hear.) That the Duke of Wellington was un. popular ' and that exp ressions testifying that unpopularity were natural enough. After several other observations, the worthy Alderman said it was true Sir C. Hunter had been locum tenens often, but it appeared that his mind was now under some strange impulse, the nature of which nobody could understand, although he could see its operations. Sir CLAUDIUS said the hon. Alderman (Wood) had saved him three fourths of his speech. " I had," said he," " one communication with the Secretary of State, but not until Saturday, and then the question was whether his Majesty should meet the Lord Mayor at the City gates ? told Mr. Phillips that what soldiers his Majesty liked, there could not be any objection to their coming into the City. I was locum teams to the Lady Mayoras, and I told her Ladyship I could not act for her; and she said, 'if you can't, Alderman Wood will.'" (Roars of laughter.) A Member—" What induced you to go to the Secretary of State on Saturday ? Sir CLanDsys--" I believe a personal request front the under secretary, Mr. Phillips." He then took a letter out of his pocket, which appeared to be front Sir R. Peel, and which requested him to call at the Heine Office at two o'clock on Sunday." A Member—" But how came you tithe office on Saturday " " Sir CLAUDIDI —" I am inclin e d to think it is quite itmnaterial. (Rears of laughter.) There is so much confusion, I,hould rather say it was my own direct communication, without any solicitation front any one. (Near, bear.) I'll tell you all about it. At two o'clock in the Saturday the Lord Mayor and I were tired, and could stay no longer ; and so we went to the Secretary of State'st office; and something was' said very seriously, previous to Mr. Peel's coming in, about the inten. • tion to minder the Duke of Wellington (roars of laughter). Now, this was the first interview I ever had with Sir Robert Peel. When he map in, the first thing which he said was, what shall we do with Welling , ton ? It had been represented to him previously that such and such proceedings had taken place, and there war a starving disposition amongst the poor. After a great deal of nonsense of this kind, Sir C. 8. HUNTER con ' eluded amidst roars of laughter. Aftereome observations from Aldermen Farebrotha, Waithtnan, Mr. Routh, Mr. Stevens, a nd others, the Court ascertained that Sir C. 8. H un t er h a d po s itiv e ly seamed the Duke of Wellington that no reliance could be placed on the City pollee, and begged that his Chaos would send troops into . the city. This excited alarm in the minds of GOvern. ment, and no doubt was the ewe of the disappointment. The Court, after a very lengthened discussion, agreed with the report. LAW REPORTS. COURT OF CC IM — ON PLEAS. CRIBS. CON.—MAROVIs. v. BROOKS. This was an action brought by Captain Marquis, of the Hen. Bast India Company's Service, against the defendant, a professor of music, residing in Hunter-street, Brunswick-square, for criminal conversation with the plaintiff's wife Mr. CLARKSON opened the pleadings. Mr: Sergeant WILDE stated the case to the Jury. The damages were hid at 5,0001. It appeared, from the statement of the learned counsel, that the plaintiff left England in 1826, and during his absence abroad the defendant was introduced into the family as a teacher of the harp and pianoforte to the wife of the plaintiff and his children, during which time the criminal intercourse in question was committed. • Mrs. Elisabeth Lock sworn—l am a widow, and was acquainted with the plaintiff's wife in 1818 ; remembered her coining out to India—she was then unmarried ; her father was Col. Parlby, of the Engineers, and my house was at Burhampoore ; Miss Parlby came out in the Lady Campbell, commanded by Captain Marquis; the plaintiff paid his addresses to Miss Parlby, and they were married in December, 1816; in the following year they left Burhampoore for Calcutta, and I had no opportunity of seeing them ; in 1818 the pkintirs wife returned to India, when they appeared to live together very happily. Catherine Dresden, was next sworn.—ln October, 1828, went into the service of Mrs. Marquis, as a nurse, and was with her six weeks before the child was born ; 1 never saw Captain Marquis ; the day after I entered the service, I raw the defendant, who frequently came to the house three times a day ; he breakfasted there some days, and fre quently stopped to dinner and tea ; I do not know what lessons he gave, but if he gave any they were private lessons (a laugh). Mrs. Marquis had four children then, and was living in Speldhunit-street, Burton crescent ; Mrs. M. gave orders for breakfast when the defendant came, and frequently went out with him; on the occasion of his coming, Mrs. M, desired me to carry her ear-rings, necklace, and cap up stairs; and while he remained in the room the window-blinds were shut down ; in the afternoon Mrs. M. generally wore a white dress ; I frequently saw the defendant in the second pair back apartment ; I have also seen him go into the bed room and saw nothing of either of them till five o'clock, when dinner was ready ; 1 had no means of knowing where Mrs. M. was when the defendant was in the bed room • there was a sofa in the drawing room, and (frequently saw Mrs. M . and the defendant on it together. I have seen Mrs. M. lying along the sofa, and the defendant sitting at her feet, and on one occasion when I entered the room unawares in the afternoon, about three o'clock, I perceived my mistress and the defendant together on the sofa ; I gave warning after this, but stopped , another month to enable my mistress to suit herself ; she wished me to stop till the return of her husband; they said nothing to me on my ' entering the room, but appeared much alarmed ; the defendant rose on hearing the door open ; he seemed very much confused, but said nothing. lain quite confident of the truth of my testimony. Mrs. Ann Acker examined—l attended Mrs. Marquis as nurse ; the plaintifi'used to treat his wife with great affection ; have heard my mis , tress speak of her husband's coming home with joy. I observed an al teration in her manner after she was confined, two years and a half ago; I saw the defendant, who, I believe, gave Mrs. M. lessons on the harp ; his visits were of several hours' duration, and he often came two or three times a day ; the defendant often dined there, and sometimes remained as late as half.peat eleven ; they sat in a back drawing room. but I can not tell h. what state the blinds were ; sometimes when Mr. Brooks came he accompanied Mrs. M. cut for several hours; the dress of Mrs. M. was frequently rumpled, but that might be accounted for by her often having the child to play with ; it appeared to me that her dress was disturbed after Mr. Brooks had gone ; I have seen them in the street walking together. Cross-examined—After Capin Marquis's return in September, he went to reside in Speldhurst.street, but witness did not inform him of his wife's conduct till they quitted that place, and the children were then taken away. Re-examined by frerjeant WILDE—Her mistress lived in the front bed-room; Mr. 111. slept in the house till the children left ; he slept in a different room, and when the children left, he did not return ; they went to Stanstead to look at a house ; she went as far as Hockerill with them ; Mrs. Marquis slept with me in a double bed-room ; she slept in one bed, and Mr. M. in the other ; after returning to town, they went to an Inn ; the plaintiff never slept in the same room with Mrs. M. they had high words about the house at Starotead. Cross-examination resumed--Mrs. Marquis went out of the bed room where she and witness slept for the best part of an hour; she went in her night clothes ; did not hear her and Cape. M. in another room ; Mrs. M. went to bed with her. The plaintiff was in the habit of visit. ing his wife when she resided at Charing.cross, and remained about an hour or two ; they sat in the room together ; and witness often left them there to look after their child ; there was a sofa in the room ; the plaintiff did not come every evening ; he was sent for to get Mrs. M. a lodging ; the plaintiff might have remained in Speldhunt-street two or three hours at a time; had seen them together in the apartment, which was both a sitting and abed-room ; was in the custom of leaving them in that ( room did not think they agreed well enough to go to bed ugh) together— Re-examined by Mr. Sergeant WlLDE.—Witness had no reason to suppose that plaintiff and his wife had lived together as married people usually do since his return. Mr. Milroy proved that the plaintiff and his wife lived upon affec tionate terms, and that during his absence from England she received about 4501. a year. Other witnesses gave similar evidence. Mr. Serjewit' Sturm= addressed the Jury on behalf of the defend ant. He could not deny that a criminal intercourse had taken place be tween the defendant and plaintiff's wife, but taking into considera tion the feet that he only attended the family as a teacher of music, it could not be supposed that he would have presumed to make advances to the lady unless be had received sane invitation on her pat. The , Learned fierjeant drew the attention of the Jury to the defendant's situation in life. observing that he was only a teacher of music, who, as all the world must know, was not ins situation to pay large da mages ; and that, therefore, if the Jury awarded heavy damages, it would arse his total ruin. In commenting upon the evidence, the Learned Gentleman observed that it was evident the plaintiff did not view his wife in a very criminal light; for it appeared, that after be had been informed of his wife's conduct, he again took her under his lived with her in the same house, and, there was reason to C r e7re i , ° /abited with her. The Loan Camp JUSTICE summed up the case, and the Jury, after consulting together a few minutes, returned a verdict for the plain. tiff—Damages, Two Hundred Pounds. COURT OF RMIMTIER—Dunt.rx. BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE. MART AWE ILAYANAGE V. waamtart. _ _ This was an action brought by the plaintiff, the daughter of a re spectable publican in Dublin, against the defendant, a pawnbroker, re siding in Merrion-row, for breach of promise of marriage. Damages were laid at 10001. The promise was fully proved, and the disparity in the ages of the parties admitted ; after which Mr. Smrn., on behalf of the defendant, said that he must admit that the plaintiff was entitled to receive some damages. A promise had been proved—the Jury were to determine them. What was the case ? The action was brought by a bar-maid—the Hebe of the tap.room, who administered to the consolation of certain good fellows, who met every evening in Patrick -street, at her father's house, against a sexage. narian, who belonged to that class of worthy perso ns who, in the spirit of a thrifty benevolence, write " money to lend, in golden characters over their doors. The girl was three-and-twenty. Her lover upon the verge, the precipice of sixty. It appeared that the latter had been in the habit of frequenting the dispensary of joyousness where Miss Kavanagh presided. She attended him in the month, the merry month of May." What will not three-and-twenty do with sixty ? She would come in with all the apparatus of festivity, bearing hot-water, tumblers, and the essence of Jobn Barleycorn and the other implements of exhil aration. Peter Magarry thought that her smiles were more sugary and saccharine than the largest lump of sweetness which she dropped into her choicest tumbler. Punch operated as the elixir site —he became young again. Poor fellow !he imagined that she had pawned her affections—that she had given her heart in pledge to him, and he popped the question in return. (Loud laughter.) But he afterwards bethought himself. He looked in the glass, and found that he was engaged in a perilous adventure. He broke oil It is, perhaps, well for both parties. He has escaped from her and she from him. A mutuality of liberation has been thus ef. fated. What injury has she suffered? Have her feelings been wounded and lacerated ? Is your verdict to be applied as balm to them ? Surely not one of you will think that she was in love. She might have protested It to the old pawnbroker, but it required a credulous se. nility to believe her. She therefore comes before you without the least substantial wrong to complain of. She is better off now than if she were the wedded wife of Peter Magarry. with his 1,400 L a year, and his 14,0001. in Bank Stock. Mr. Wallace has appealed to your gallantry. Do not indulge it in a case like this, where a blooming bar-maid demands a compensation for her hymeneal disappointment from a man who has 60 years of apology,white and bald, upon his head. The defendant produced no witnesses, and the Juty, kfter a short consultation, returned a verdict of 7001. damages, and costs. POLICE REPORTS. Murex-sows.—Yesterda Mr. Hunt came to the Justice. room, old addressing the Lord Mayor, said that he waited on his Lordship for a double purpose. First, he had been informed that some body had mentioned publicly in the city that a state warrant had been issued against him (Hr. Hunt). Now be wished to know whether his Lordship had had any official communication on the subject ? As he (Mr. Hunt) was cos °t his Lordship's constituents, be had reason to ex. pert that the fact would not be concealed from him. . The Loin Illanoz—l certainly heard such a report, but .I did not place the slightest degree of credit in it, and I said sot but I do not recollect who the person was Atm whom I heard the Motantent. Mr. Hunt said that those were rather extruding:, times, and that big Lordship had been mistepressmed amongst other people. He (Mr. Hoist) wis of Opinion that his Lordship had contributed to save the religion of blood in the metropolis. Every one regretted that his flia jesty had not visited the City, but it wasinost proper to giv e a bi n , ~, the Duke of Wellington to stay away. The Lona MAYOII said that nobody regretted more than he (141 ti unfortunate event. Mr. Hunt said the King might have proceeded with the most per, . safety to the Guildhall, and be met by the acclamations of his as he passed along, but it would have been far otherwise with th of Wellington, and it was very proper in his Grace to submit to tl.O force of public opinion on this occasion, but very wrong to involvt 1 1 , Majesty by interfering to prevent the visit. But your Lordship, g ; ,,, Mr. Hunt, informs me that you have bad no official notice of any 1 ... tendon to arrest me on estate warrant. The Loup MAyoa—Certainly not. I have had no intimation the kind from any source of which I think any thing. Mr. Hunt then said that he should at once go to the Secretary State, and say that he was ready to meet any state warrant. He iNa not in the habit of doing things in holes and corners, and he should with his usual consistency, Mr. Hunt then called the Lord Mayor's attention to the sta te , Blackfriar's Bridge, which, notwithstanding his repeated compLim remained in a most disgraceful condition. A fellow-creature had I— his life on account of the ruts in the bridge, a few days ago, and :,cc dents were constantly occurring there. The Loan MAYOR assured Mr. Hunt that he was obliged to for the communication, and would attend to It Immediately. IMPERATIVELY : IMPERIOUSLY. " We read in leading articles, in speeches printed as spoken in P ar . Bement, in Adel despatches, th at 'a remedy is iesperiousty called for' ; a change is imperiously demanded.' A moment's reflection, and 3 look into Jamison, would teach us that this is not what the peopl e mean to say ; imperiously does not mean urgently,' or 'of neeeNsity, as those, who now use it, intend, but it means ' with arrogance of eon. mend,' or with insolence of authority.' The fact is, these wonhit, mean to say imperatively, and if they will say so, they will be right." Animus, in the Times. Oct. 19, Min . But by an appeal to the Latin language, such use of the adver, imperiously may beastly defended. It is synonymous with vielenity, irresistibly • a remedy is imperiously called for • i.e. in a manner to urgent, ouiessent, violerd, as if the call proceeded from one, whom authority could not be resisted. Imperatively is an adverb of le power, denoting simply authoritatively, with the voice, or in an air of authority, but not necessarily implying the he • ' of resistane.: to the authority ezereised. Hoasca Od. 1, 14, 8. quer impale. sius,' " Vinlentum et eui ohsisti non possit," says Gasxxa Thes. L.ls QIIINTIL. 6, 3. 'Hisus habet vim math an imperiessissimam, et es: repugnari minime potest Putt. N. 11. 29, I.' Imperiosa inedia.' The most amusing part of A minx s's letter is its conclusion ; "Vet we are not satisfied with our own slip-slopisms, but we must import wok* from Scotland ! What busineas has an English writer with such expressions as 'fully more,' compete,' and many 'sir liA , I pray you avoid them." Here, while strenuous against innovation, he has coined two word% elip-stepistus and neMoyia, one English and one Latin, and what &Luba tiny bad he for fathering compete on Scotland ? E. 11. BAUD I. AMERICAN TOASTS. At the Centennial Dinner in celebration of the Settlem,nt of Rox bury, the following toasts were drank with great enthusiasm : Proposed by H. A. S. Dearborn, Esq.—" Freedom—having been graciously received at the French Court, she will speedily demand an audience of all the Sovereigns of Europe." By Mr. Thomas Simmons—'• The Tree of Liberty, planted by out fathers, two hundred years ago—not exclusively adapted to the merniian of America, but suited to any clime or country where Education has prepared the soil, and Virtue attends with her pruning hook." By Mr. Enoch Bartlett—" Political Coopers--Should any one at tempt to start the hoops on the National Cask, may he be hung up wind. bound, as a beacon." By Wm. B. Dorr, Estp.—" Charles the Tenth's Mistake—who thought, by extinguishing the Dey in Algiers, he could produce dark. ness in France Strange that one despot should have so little sympathy for another"— He digg'd a pit, he digg'd it deep, he digg'd it for his brother, But for his sin, be shall fall in, the pit he digg'd for another. By Joseph Harrington, Esq.--" The Memory of Paul Dudley, Chief Justice of Maasachussets—Harvard University bears testimony to his munificence, the country to his patriotism, and even the highways in the town of Roxbury speak his praise"— His works in every street we see. The very stones are mark'd P. D. By Dr. Fox —"Africa in 1830" May her sons be enlighttn'd, and happy and free, And her daughters be blest, as the fair sex should be ; May virtue and usefulness claim all their care, And fashion and cornetts be never known there. " The name of our town (Roxbury)—Blore appropriate now thar when it was christened; for we have buried its rocks under a treat.. soil." " Lafayette—The fortunate survivor and active agent of ore, distinct Revolutions—May the last prove as durable as the tint (the American); and less bloody, terrific, and fruitless, than the second." Sunset and sunrise on the day of the celebration (the Bth of October last) was ushered in by the discharge of a hundred pieces of cannon and, previous to the commtnexinent of the festivities, a hymn, written for the occasion, was sung at the bleeting-house. GAMBLING AT A CITY FEAST, AND YOUR KIYGS Fnarrien.—ln 1363 a most sumptuous entertainment was given in Henry Picard, vintner, wi.o had been Lord Mayor of London in 13.5 i. to the Kings of England. France, Scotland, and Cyprus,—Edward the Black Prince, and a long train of Nobility and Gentry. After the banquet was oncluded, "the said Henry Picard," says Stowe, in hi , Annals, " kept his hall against all coalmen whosoever that were willing to play at dice and hazard ; and in like manner the Lady "tlar• glint, his wife, did al-o keep her chamber to the same intent. Tne King of Cyprus, playing with Henry Picard, in his hall, did wince of hint fiftie marks ; but Henry, being very skilful in that ante, altering his hand, did after winne of the same king the same fiftie marks, and fifths more ; which, when the same king began to take in ill pan, a:- though he disguised the same, Henry sayd unto him, My Lord and King, be not agreeved ; I covet nut your gold, bnt your play ; h,r have not bid you hither that I might grieve you, but that I In g!.! Brie your ,play;' and gave him his money againe, plentifully be stowing of his oune among the retinue; beside he gave want rich gifts to the King, anti other Nobles and Knights which dined with him, to the great glorie of the citizens of London in thew dayes." STORY OF A QVACK NOSTRUM.—" In the summer of to st a Le:r (1820), being on a visit to the country-house of a friend near I frequently met there an old man, late a farmer, who, though be had for some time abandoned the plough and the harrow, had neverthe less come up to the metropolis in the hope of reaping a golden harvest, from the sale of a newly-invented snuff, to cure net only weak, but sore eyes ! The snuff was, as he said, a compound of various herbs, which his deep knowledge in botany had enabled hint to discover. Phi, man of science, being diffident of his own orthographical power (le: modesty generally accompanies merit) requested I would do him ti., favour to correct the prospectus, of which the following is a literal copy. and through which he intended to recommend it to the public Eye snuff. The most astonishing Remedy Ever found out for the Benefit of Mankind. H.G.—the Heftiness Leafe to inform the Publicke. that by a long Expediment and study, he has found,:out a remedy su perior to any Ever yet before discoverl. It is Proprieted 'fotely for the Eyes. It Cures All sorts of sore Eyes, Suckers the Breane, and Helps the memory. It is drawn up the nose in the same manner as Common snuff, and the eyes to be beached with cold spring water, and a Bonen Cloath every malting. By using it six times a day for the space of one wheek it will strengeth a wheek eye of rather young or old, and by using it Regulear Three times a day it will take a ;per' of the Eyes. It is a remarkable strengthener of the Obnoctive nerves, there fore there is no doubt but it will Clem and preserve the Eye-sight , for life.' Whether thus snuff has been found to be an efficacious re medy for weak eyes I do not know, but it was, a few months after it was promulgated, purchased with as much avidity as if it had also been adapted to weak heads !”—Frons Parke's Musical Memoirs. BIRTH. The 10th inst. in Grosvenor-place, the Lady Susan Lygon of a son. MARRIED. Thursday, at St. Marys Church, Bryanston.square,VAL J. D'Arey, K.S.L. late of the Royal Artillery, to Katherine Lucy Eliza, only daughter of John Hyde, Esq. of Montagu-square. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICE OF BRITISH CORN, ______ (venial armee ntroavamoa) Fee the Week ended Nov. 5, 1630, made up from the Returns M. the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Watt-- Imperial General Weekly Average. Wheat... 625. 3d. I Oats .. 235. 9d. Beans... 361. 8.1. I Barley .. 375. id. Rye ... 355. Id. Peas .. 445. 4d. Aggregate Average of Six Weeks which governs Doty. Wheat.. ins. 04. Oats.. 235. 114. Beans.. .10s. 441. `Barley .. 351. Ild. Rye —. 545. 4.1. Peas ... 41.. 1141. PRICE OF SUGA . The Average Pries of Hamra or Moscovano SUGAR. computed from tee Returns snide in the Week ending the 9th day of November, 1630, Is 245. 71d. per cwt. exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid ne payable domes es the importadon tketeof into Great Britain. _ --... • HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO.MORROW. s.. t. •. ry *ld el it An I Afternoon _nem, • tummies Piloted mid Published by Joss MATS!, oche Semi- Orriss, bk. 1, Piekett-plum, Temple Ser. Ttl Told low!: at D Sa 1111111 with liver who to al Tem Coe Mal Plat 183 Bee Chi Col Cat Do Da Fal Ga apc MO Ism Ge AI I'ly pet on dr en