Star. — London, England, 1826-10-23 00:00:00

THE THEATRES. DRURY-LANG. Saturdey evening, the Opera of The Devil's Bridge Introduced BRAHAM to a Drury-line audience, after an absence of three years, and be was greeted with the most cheering plaudits from every part of the House. In the song of Though kw is wane a while, he was en cored, bat his chef d'airore was the descriptive ballad of Fancy's Sketch, which be gave with a spirit And force, that drew' orth a rapturous call for its repetition. Miss GRADDOW was encored in the song, Tell me, my heart. A Gentleman named Gunmac made his dlnct in the character of Florian. His voice appeared to want com pass, and to be destitute of sufficient melody to raise him very high in his profession. The White Lady followed. COVENT G ARDEN. Saturday night, a new Opera entitled Patera of the Peak, and founded on the Novel of that name, was produced at this Theatre. The following are the prin cipal characters: 114 Charles 11. Mr. Scam . Duke e But:1.110am . Mr. Pow's: Geoffrey Peveril Mr. FAWCETT. Peverii . . . Mr. &WO. iftdorliridgersords Mr. WARD& Tophant . . Mr. Has vows. Whittaker Mr. BLANCHARD. • Cbuntess of Derby Mrs. FAUCIT. Lady Pe Brit Mrs. SLOYAK. Ake Bridgenorth . Miss PATON. Fend& . Miss M. Gravies. Deborah bebbite.h . Mrs. Goss. The story of the novel is closely followed throughout. there are of course great omissions, but we observed no considerable deviations nor additions. The Opera opens `with a scene of the Court-yard of Peveril Castle, with a 'fine view of the surrounding country. The servants are expecting the arrival of Sir Ge9firrey, but in his stead the Countess of Derby and Fend& make their appear. -once. The Countess obtains an interview with Lady Patera, and meets with Bridgenorth. The Countess relates the death of Christian on the scaffold. Bridge north enraged, threatens her with imprisonment. He is placed under confinement in the Castle of Peveril, but contrives to make his escape, and returns to the Castle with Tophant, an Officer of the Parliament, and some at tendants, to take the Countess into custody as an accom plice in the plot of Titus Oates; but the Knight, who has arrived in the meantime, treats Tophanes authority with contempt, and the Countess escapes. These events, with some love-scenes between Alice Bridgenorth and Julian Peveril, make up the first Act. The second com mences with a view of Peveril Castle in the distance, and Deborah'Debbitch soon arrives with news that the Knight and his Lady are in the custody of Bridgenorth. He gets into his power Julian Peveril also, and endea vours, by means of his love for Alice, to bring him over to his party. Julian is confined in Moultrassie Hall, .Bridgenorth's residence, while the Knight and his Lady are left to be conveyed to London by Topham to answer charges brought against them. They also are conducted by lispham to Ilridegnorth's. In order to rescue Julian Peveril, Whittaker, at the head of a band of miners and 'tenants, attacks Moultiassie Hall, and breaks through the window, but is unable to accomplish his purpose, as Julian has given his parole not to leave the custody of Bridgenorth. So ends the second Act. The third Act cotnmences in St. James's Park, with the introduc tion of fenella to the notice of Charles. Alice then ap pears and claims protection of the King from the vio . fence of Buckingham. Then follow the scenes between BuChiseghant and tenella, and between Sir Geofisy and Julian t'everii find Bridgenorth, at Btidgenorth's lodg• ings. In the litter, the meeting of round-heads is lett out; nor is Sir Geo s tfrey Hudson exhibited. In the last scene, the secret of Fend& is discovered, Bridgenorth is exposed, and the lovers are united. The music, by Boa's!, is not Without merit.—The opening chorus is simple and charactetistic. _Au air by Mass PATON, 4 1 4 When sorrow speeds," in the first act, was encored; . and so were a glee and chorus at the commencement, of the second act; and an air, by Miss PATON, to the following words: 0, I never will marry a Puritan lad, So dull snd'so formal, so solemn and sad ; • • He talks about love, while he thinks of your pelf, And he cares for no being in life but himself; His heart is like ice—and his passion so cold, One would think little Cupid a hundred years olds But I have long cherished the pretty boy here, And I must be the bride of a young Cavalier ! 0, a young Cavalier is so Whilst and gay, He's bright and be's warm, as a sunbeam in May; With a =llia on his lip, and a bonny blue eye, That goes home to the heart, be one ever so shy. They may say little Cupid is blind, if they please, But I know 'very well that the pretty boy seek; lie shot but one arrow, and hit Me just hire, Su I must be the bride of a young Cavalier ! An air by Julian, in the second act, to these words, was given by BAIIIO with much modulation and effect, and de s ervedly applauded— • Tell me, 0 tell me, thou Maiden dear, Tell me, without disguise, Why from thy Lady thou'it wander'd here= I read it in her eyes! (Repo& frosts?* stakes 'Ala Fend& gives Brits,) The Lady would roam To her island home, " And may there in safety dwell; " But thou art beset, • " By the fowler's net, " And I know the fowler well!" Tell me, 0 tell me, the traitor's name, Sheer me the fowkr's snare ; Tell me, 0 tell me, if here you came, My hapless fate to share rikPress artist-- " It was only thee, " That was kind to me " Wbea I had sus friend or home, " And thou ash net die " By traitor or spy, "Thu' Fenella be.deaf and (Wahl" The introduction of Cherry Ripe, as a Finale, excited some disapprobation. The actors bad not much to do. WARD; in Bridgenorth, was sententious and solemn. Mrs. Etyctr was a most imperious Countess, and looked, indeed, like 44 the Queen of Man:" Fawcrrr played Sir Gape, pretty mu c h as he d oe s C a pt a i n Copp. Miss M. GLovaa's dumb-chew, in Fenella, was expressive, and the little she had to say, was delivered with emphasis and good discretion. BLANCHARD, -as Whittaker, was capital. The scenery is good through out, and the last scene, the Royal Chamber is, of its kind, one of the most ingenious in contrivance, and beautiful in, effect, ever exhibited. The opera was an nounced for repetition with applause. A fatal occurrence took place on Sunday week, at' Ashton-on-the-Mersey, Cheshire. A family tithe name of Hamlett, consisting of the father, mother, and son, Were suddenly attacked by the cholera morbtts, and all died within the space of an hoar. They were buried in one grave at Ashton Church, op Tuesday following. , THE MURDERS NEAR LEATHERHEAD. Wednesday, it will be recollected that Hall, the chief constable, and Pople, set out f or M a id stone , i n conse quence o f ! information having been received that Mary Ayres. the grand-daughter of the old man Akehurst, and her paramour, had been seen in that part of the country immediately subsequent to the murders. °Rae officers' arrival at E.lthans, they met with an encampment of gipsies, from whom they learned some particulars re specting the parties of whom they were in pursuit.— The gipsies described the person of Mary Ayres and her paramour very accurately; the latter, they said, was a middle-sized man, very stout, and his face deeply scarred with the small-pox; the last time they bad seen him he was dressed in a smock-frock and vel veteen trousers. He went by the nick-name of " Cobbler Bill" • was a shoemaker by t ra d e ; b ut hi s rea l name wa s William Page. At the above encampment they also ascertained that " Cobbler Bill" was wanted at Manchester, for horse-stealing. The officers then cut across the country to Broniley, and from thence to Beckenham, into Surrey ; visiting Croydon, Beddington, Carshalton, Sutton, Cheam, and the whole extent of that county, without, however, meeting with the parties whom they were in pursuit of. At Esher they came up with several trampers, all of whom said that they knew Mary Ayres and " Cobbler Bill," but that they had not seen them for some time before Leatherhead fair. In the course.'of their journey, on arriving at, Ewell, a woman named Lucas, who resides in that town, communicated to them that she bad seen Mary Ayres a few days prior to Leatherhead fair, but whither she was gone, or what direction she had taken, could not be ascertained; and on Saturday morning the officers returned to town, after an unsuccessful pursuit of four, days after the fugitives. Subsequent to the examination of the premises, after the perpetration of the murders, the police officers, it will be remembered, did not discover any money secreted in the cottage. Since that search took place, however, 21 guineas have been found in a place of concealment . that was little expected. Mr. Hankey, the Magistrate, all along conceiving that the poor old man had hidden a little taeasure in 'the house, did not feel satisfied with the search that had previously taken place, and accord ingly commenced one him se lf on Thurs day last, and succeeded in hunting out the above sum in gold. After, having diligently rummaged all th e crev ices and places 'in the rooms above and below stairs, Mr. Hankey went into a small pantry, where the old people used to keep their stock of victuals. In this place be ob served an old churn, that had not, apparently, been in use for years, and on taking off the top, and look ing into it, he perceived a part of an old silk stocking. On taking it up, the stocking was covered with cob webs, and feeling heavy, on turning it inside out, the guineas; that in. all probability had been there for years, rolled out. It is a curious circumstance, that when, Pople, the officer, searched the pockets of Elizabeth Haines, the housekeeper, on the morning after the mur ders were perpetrated, he discovered in one of them the remaining half of the silk stocking, which, it appeared, she actually kept her money in, but was empty on that occasion. The Rev. Mr. Rolland was at Union• Hall yesterday, where he attended for the purpose 'of being present at an examination of a man named Jones, who was appre hended on Saturday last, on suspicion of ha►ing been implicated in the murders at Fetcham. It, however, turned out that he warperfectly innocent of that charge. YURTH 6ft PARTICULARS. Red Lion Tavern, Leatherbead, Saturday evening. The Magistrates have been actively employed in • the examination of persons, against some of whom much suspicion had been expressed by many of the inhabitants of Eetcham, and more particularly against. a man named Bennett. Mr. Williams, the Rev. Mr. Bolland, and the Baron* Tessier, arrived before noon, this day, at the Lion'Tavern, at L eatherhead. Bennett, his wife, and a daughter of theirs, about 11 years of age, with two young men, John and Thomas Brown, the sons of Mrs. Bennett by a former husband, were in attend ance. It appears that John Brown is in the service of two maiden Ladies; named Pickering, who reside about a mile distant from the cottage of Akehurst. The old man was very much attached to him, and he was in the habit of visiting the cottage almo s t ily. Mrs. Haines was his godmother, and she always evinced a strong partiality for Johnßrown. About three weeks ago, when he called at the cottage, he was tpld by Haines, that old Master Akehurst was very ill, and she did not think he would survive long. He (John Brown) said to Mrs. Haines, ‘‘ Well, I hope you have taken careof yourself," meaning that she had been able to save a little money to support herself after the old man's death. Mrs. Haines nodded a kind of assent, bat made no other answer. On Thursday last, John Brown went to the cottage, and said that he was sure the old woman had concealed some money in some part of the house, and at the request of Mrs. Ayres, Akehurst's daughter, be COM• merited a strict search. On lemming some lumber and rubbish, which were in the wash-house, adjoining one of the kitchen% an old churn was discovered. On its being removed from the place where it had in all pro bability been standing for a eery long pe& iod, a jingling noise was heard, John Brown exclaimed “ Here is money." On taking off the lid and examining the in side, ten guineas were found in a piece of an old silk glove or stocking. Old Mrs. Ayres was quite overjoyed at the discovery, and she and John Brown proceeded further in their search. On a shelf, covered with dirt and cobwebs, they discovered a sort of tundisb, in the funnel of which they found eleven guineas. It is believed that this money was secreted by Mrs. Haines. Think. cumstance of John Brown finding the money, caused many of the neighbours to be very illiberal in their re marks—some of them observing, 41 those who hide can find." The Magistrates were anxious to give the young men (John and Thomas Brown) a full opportunity of exculpating themselves. Yesterday, the Rev. Mr. Bolland went to the house where John Brown lived, and searched his boxes, but found nothing whatever to implicate him in the murder. The Magistrates afterwards interrogated both Jelin and 'Thomas Brown, and expressed to them their entire con viction of their innocence. Elizabeth Bennett, the girl, was then examined. She had stated, on a previous day, that bet lather and mo ther, who lived in the cottage near to Akehurst, were up nearly all the night of the murder, and other cir cumstances tending to criminate them. Since her last examination, she had been evidently intimidated, and we doubt whether it was politic in the Magistrates to allow bet to go home with her parents, who charged her with being a wicked liar, and that her statement is a mere Invention. During the examination of the girl, Bennett, her father, sat on a form in front of the public.' house, sad was both load and frequent in his protests, dons of innocence, using the words di So help me Goo, I had no hand in that job." He slept with his wife in a back room on the night of the murder, and, to go down stairs, must have passed throegh the room in which his fon t Thomas Brown (the youth who went to Akehurst's cottage door, and first discovered the murder), was sleeping. Thomas Brown admitted that his step father told him, that be paned' through his bed room in the middle of the night, while he (Thomas Brown) was asleep, and that he went down stairs; but he denied the truth of the girl's statement "' that his father told him to stick to the same story he had told before." Bennett was asked why he left his cottage. He said that he went only a few steps from the door, to a heap of bricks, for a certain purpose. He must, therefore, have been dressed at the time ; and on being told that he hat! no occasion to have left his bed-room for that purpose, he made no reply, except by reiterating his former asseverations of his innocence df the charge. Bennett, 'we understand, will be ex amined again on Monday next. The cottage of old A kehurst, since Thursday last, has been locked up, his daughter and her son having desert ed the place, and returned to their former residence.— Before her departure, she told a person who called upon her at the cottage, .4 that she believed her daughter, Mary Ayres, had done it ;" and a brother of Mary Ayres said, Id it would not give him half so much sorrow to see her hanged, as it did to see the poor old creatures as they lay murdered." It ought to he mentioned, that a very superficial examination of the bodies took place by the young man, an assistant to a surgeon, who gave evidence before the Coroner's Jury, and that he was in correct in stating that the wounds were given by a blunt instrument. The Rev. John Bolland, Mr. Wil liams, and other Magistrates, discovered injuries in the heads of the old people which the young surgeon had not observed. The old man wore a piece of flannel next his head, over which he also wore two cotton night caps. The cape and flannel being examined were found to have been cut through. There were two punctures parallel with each other, at the distance of half an inch. On examining the cap and head of the old woman, at the back, two similar injuries were found,which satisfied the Magistrates that the same instrument, in form some what resembling a coach wiftch, had been used by the murderer to destroy both victims. After the examinations terminated this day, one of the Magistrates gave an intimation to a Gentleman pre sent, that be was somewhat sanguine that the plan which the Magistrates had determined to adopt would be the means of unravelling the mystery Which at present envelopes this horrible transaction, and that a few days would bring to light the real offender. A matt named Saunders was conveyed before the Magistrates on Saturday evening. He had been appre hended nett. London ss a suspicious chara.cter,and taken to Leatherhead ; but, after an examination of some length, the Magistrates were convinced of his innocence of this crime, and he was set at liberty. LATZR PARTICULARS. *ace the bodies have been interred, the cottage where the inhuman murders were committed, has been com pletely deserted, and is now locked up. So great bas been the terror excited in the minds of the country people, since the murders, that no human being is to be seen now within a considerable distance of Akehurst's cottage after nightfall, every one carefully avoiding the approach to it; andgoing donsidetably out of their way kir that purposes Shortly after the murders had been perpetrated, it was reported very generally in the neighbourhood of Fet cham, that a young Man named Ratcliffe, who, it ap peared, robbed Elizabeth Haines about three years ago, had been seen at Leatherhead prior and subsequent to the murders. It has been correctly ascertained since,. that this person was tried, convicted, and transported for the offence. The parents of Ratcliffe, who are aged and respectable people, reside in the vicinity of Esher, and since the perpetration of the murders, they have been continually annoyed by numbers of people charg ing their 'son with being the Murderer, and accusing them (the patents) with actually concealing him , and keeping him out of the way of justice . A letter horn Ratcliffe, however, completely exonerates him or his parents from the remotest connection with the mur derer of the aid people. DUBLIN, ()cram 19. Monday, about four o'clock, Peace-officrs Cannon and Pollock, hi consequence of information received at Henry -street Police. office, repaired to Load Charkmont's demesne, where they found Mr. Morgan, of Astescis-quay, and Mr. PT Cull;ch, of Anne-street, accompanied by their seconds. and a professional assistant, about to fight a duel. The parties, on seeing the Peace-officers, fled, leaving behind theta in one of the carriages, a use of pistols, which were taken possession of by the civil authorities, who then gave chase to the belligerents, and came up with them at the North Bull, where, armed with a pistol each, of the remaining case, they were proceed ing to fire, when they were again interrupted by the appearance of the Peace-officers, and finally obliged to return to town, without being able to terminate their affair. Ow Tuesday morning they were arrested at their respective residences, and brought to the above once, where thiy were remanded while they procured ball. Sir WALTRR SCOTT was at the Ade lphi Theatre on Saturday night. He sat in Mr. Trairv's box, and seemed to enjoy the performances very much. The HOW* was, as mat, crowded. The embankment at the east end of the S rpentine river, in Hyde.park, facing the new etone.luidge building across the river, bas been raised considerably. Lieutenant . .. Colonel Lord ARTHUR HILL, who ac companied the Duke of %salmons, as kis Aid-de-camp. through out the *hole of the Peninsular war, and fought with his Grace at Waterloo, now commands the Scots Greys, which are stationed at CAM, in the county of Tipperary. He is next brother to the Marquis of Downinaa, and one of the Representatives of the county of Down. Lord Auden is heir in remainder to the title and estates annexed to the barony of &WIWI, now enjoyed by his Lordship's mother, the Dowager Marchioness Doentuttax, the Maroons Serums, of Omberaly Park, in Worcestershire. A man named Thomas is in custody at Marlborough, on suspicion of having murdered a woman he cohabited with, whilst drinking at a public-house, about a mile from that town. Not above five minutes before be struck the deceased, he lent the knife with which he perpetrated the horrid deed, to one of the party, to cut some bread and cheese, who returned it shut up, and saw him put it into his pocket. There is very little doubt, from the facts elicited, that the reason of his commit t i ng t hi s ra sh act was the effect of jealousy. The deceased was a floe young woman, and understood to be of rather respectable c annex i ons , an d bear ing a striking dur mast to the prisoner, who has i very forbidding appearance. The body awaits the Coroner's Inquest. CHILIIBIOII4 °cross& 20.--We are sorry to an nounce the melancholy death of SYkrnitti Divert GIL- Lun t Esq. of Middleton Hall, Shenfield. Wednesday, that Gentleman, whilst riding ipthe vicinity of Brent wood, it being the second dayiof the fair, his horse stumbled and fell; and Mr. (lumps received so much injury in consequence, that he survived the accident but a very few minutes.-.A similar accident te the above. occurred on Wednesday night, between Writtle and Chelmsford, to Mr. HID= LAAIRRTH RATIIRR, residing at the former place, who was thrown from his horse, and fed yesterday morning. SPORTING- INTELLIGENCE. HUNTING. APPOINTWINIII POP. THlt t WSW. Mr. Joiliffe's Hounds meet au Wednesday, at Nutfield ; Thurs day, at Bor Hiq ; and Saturday, at Cbipstead Church. The Surrey Fox Hounds on Thursday, at Heston; and Satur day, at the Half Moon. The Harriers Wednesday and Saturday, at kennel. ROYAL HUNT. Monday last, a large field of sportsmen attended at King's Beech Hill. to meet his Majesty's stag hounds, which hunted on that day for the first time this season. After a short run the stag attemp.mi to enter the door of Mr. Church's house at Bracknell, but was driven back; being closely pursued he leaped a high fence into a meadow adjoining, and immediately after the effort dropped dow n dead. The bounds meet on Friday at Wellington Bridge, near Virginia Water. Tuesday, the 10th instant, the Froome Bishop Fox Hounds, he. longing to John Browne. Req. of Hall Court, threw off at the Vent' Wood, and afterwards unkennelled, in the Eleven Acres Coppice. an old smoky dog fox, which had been lately making much havoc with the poultry in that neighbourhood, and after a very sharp rue of 47 minutes, without a check, Reynard was killed in gallant style, near Canon Froome. NEWMARKET, Ocrom 21. The following are further particulars of the Races of yesterday : Match—Crony and the Comas colt. Betting 5 to 2 on Crony. Mr. Mitres Comm colt made all the running• until near the cords, when Crony let loose and got up, making a fine race home, and winning it rather cleverly. 'ode by Sam Day; Comm colt by Buckle. _ _ _ Match—Tarapluie and Rachel. A.F. Betting, 5 to 4 on Rachael. Paraplule made steady running to the Abingdon mile bottom, where Rachael went up, and continued with her sane distance, at a rattling pace, but soon gave way, and was beat rather easy.— Buckle rode the winner, and Boyce the other. • Sweepstakes of lo p sou. each. T.Y.C. Betting 7 to 4 against Pasta, b to 2 against Upas, and S to 2 against Heroine. There was nothing In this race to remark tin they got to the ropes, when Pasta and Pantina filly were in front, and the others completely beat off. The remainder of the ground was run with considerable truth, and the stakes given to Pasta, who was rode by Buckle, Pantina by Robinson, Upas by Arnull, and Heroine by Dockeray. Sweepstakes of 26 Ems. each. T.Y.C. Betting, 6 to 4 against Borderer, 2 to 1 against Soubrette, and 5 to 2 against Novice (the winner). This race excited no interest whatever, as the winner was to be sold for 150 guineas.. Borderer kept the front with tolerable run ning nearly home, bat Novice' who had been on the look out, then came out, got the lead, maintained it, and won easy ; rode by young Buckle, Borderer by Buckle, and Soubrette by Cowley. The Prendergast Stakes. T.Y.C. Betting 6to 4 against Brother to Attica, to 1 against Morel, and 4 to 1 against Belvoirina filly (the winner). From the interest and importance which always attic's to this race, the betting was very brisk, and its result was looked for with considerable anxiety. Brother to Attica, although he ran third for the Clearwell Stakes on Tuesday, was first favourite, it only 6 to 4. At starting Attica jumped off, and made severe running,watched by Belvoirina, closely followed by the others. Attica kept the lead until near the cords; when Belvoirina and Morel came up and challenged, the latter, however, could do no good; the remainder of the distance was beautifully run, but, when close at home, Bel voirina threw herself in front in a most surprising manner, and carried off a stakes worth nearly E 700; rode by Boyce, Attica by Robinson, Morel by Chifney, Spite by Chft ; Sparkler, the Flyer filly, by Barnard, and sister to Gironette by Arnull. Match—Enamel and Babel. A.F. Babel led to the bushes, with Enamel at her haunches, at which spot the horse came up, and racing commenced. It would be superfluous to say more than that, after a beautiful head and heed race as was ever seen on this or any other course, the Judge pro. nounced it a dead heat. Babel (wh o won the Oaks) was rode by A null, Enamel by Robinson. This race brought an excellent week's sport to a conclusion, in which we have great pleasure in noticing the good fortune of the Duke of York's horses ; they have run very well, and netted his Royal Highness about A 2,000. The rooms last plait were attended by the Duke of Rich mond, Lords Stradbrooke and Kensington, C. Wilson, Rie. Colonel Anson, etc. &e. _ His (trace the Duke of Grafton left us today for Euston Park, accompanied by the Lords Fitzroy. His Grace be joined by Lord and Lady Clinton, Lord Kensington, Sir John Shelley, Hon. Colonel Anson Mr. Holyoake, Mr. Greville, Lord and Lady Whalliclilfe (w hol are bore on a visit at the Earl of Bristol's seat, lzworth Park, near Bury &. Edmunds, which they leave on Tue.- day), Lord Charles Somerset, Lord Duowich, &c. on a sporting party. Lard Orford, the Duke and Duchess of Richmond, Lord Anson; Lord Lowther, General Grosvenor, Colonel Russell, Kohut ' , Esq. Pierrepoimt. Esq. Duke of Rutland, Marquis of Graham, &c. have left for town. Lord Exeter, for Burieigh ; Lord Jersey, for Middleton Hall, Oxfordshire; Mr. Rush, for his sea:, near HockeriU; Mr. and Mrs. Wilson, for Mr. Waddington's seat, Cavanham Park; Mr. Thornhill, fur Riddlesworth ; M r . Wyndham) remains at his house here till neat Meeting. Mr. Thorn hill has a grand shooting party, which Lord Anson joins on Monday. Lord Alvantey and several others have left on a visit at the Duke of Norfolk's, near Bury. The Swedes are so fond of sweet sauces, that even Rhenish wine is seldom drunk by them without a mixture of sugar. A circumstance occurred on Wednesday se'nnight, which shows in a striking point of view the estimation in which the Bishop of Finns is held by the population In his Lordship's neigh bourhood. It having transpired that his Gram intended to have his lawn ploughed up, the peasantry voluntary came forward with upwards of fifty ploughs. Protestants and Roman Catholics vied with each other in this demonstration of their respect. NAIRN.—At a meeting of iteeholderi and heritors of the county of Nairn, on Tuesday the 17th inst. William Mackintosh, Esq. of Geddes, in the Chair—it was re solved that Lotd Cawdor be requested to present a pe tition to the House of Lards, and J. Stewart, Esq. of Carhousie, M. P. to the House of Commons, praying fora protecting duty on the importation of foreign grain, for horn? consumption, and leaving it to the paternal cate of Government, to determine the amount of that duty, so as to afford a fair recnuneration to the home grower. CORN EXCHANGE, MARX-LANE, Ocv. The ariivab of most kinds of Corn last week were considerable, Inclusive of the large supply of foreign Oates There was also a good quantity of Flour. This morning fresh arrivals are short.— There is a good attendance of buyers today, and prime samples of Wheat being scarce, obtain rather higher prices than last Monday ; there is also more life in other qualities at last quotations. Barley, for making, sells freely at previous prices • grinding parcels are also much in demand. Beans, of good quality, are enquired after : there are few at market, which sell readily at former quotations.— In Belling and Grey Peas no variation. Foreign Oats are here In abundance; and though the buyers hesitate, yet such parcels as are in shipping condition, have sold so the same terms as last Monday. In Flour no alteration. Wheat. Bed, new, 42s 57s old, 48s Gals White, new, 45$ 621 old 55s 64s 211.15 1 _sos 56s Sala 41s Pm% Grey, 1826, 504 55s Old, Oft Oft Maple, 1826, 541 Sis ---- old, OM 00s White,eld, 411 e 50s new, 50s 52s 6,1825, 546 56s 1826, 586 60s 411111111VALS _ Wheat, British, qrs. 4,747 Peas, qrs. 1,564 Do. Foreign 8,560 Irish Oats 851 Barley, British 4,647 Foreign Oats 48,551 Oats 750 English Flour, sacks 11,276 Beans 1,038 Foreign Barley 798 SMITHFIELD MARKET,, Oct. O. Beef is rather cheaper, 4s. 6d. to 4s. 10d. per stone being the cur rent price for flue Mat; and Mutton is front 2d. to 4d. per stone lower, line young Dawns not reaching more than 51. 6d. to ft. pee stone. In Veal there is little variation, the best young Calves are 4s. ad. to Se. per stone. Pork also remains nearly as an Monday.— Beasts, 5,001 ; Sheep, 26,750; Pigs, 150; Calves, 156. Beef, per stone, 4‘ to 4s. 104. Mutton, 3s. to 4s. Veal, is. to ss. Pork, 4s. to ss. 44. Rye, new, 116 s Os Beans, Small, new, 454 32s old, 4115 544 Tick, new, 44s 454 old, 44$ 47s Oats, Feed, net., 14s 274 -- old, 25, 211 s Poland, new, 24ts 304 - old, 23$ 32s Potato., new, Ons on. - old, 28$ 34$ - Scotch, 34s Us Floor, per Sack, 454 504 Seconds 404 4114 an Will.