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S support ; but It was useless to bring forward the:guidon till it was. supported by the great body of the Irish people. The Honourable Gentleman read the letter. Sir JOHN BURKE said, he declared on the hustings at the corn menennent of the Galway Election, that he was against the Repeal of the Union, yet he was elected, which showed the opinion of his con stituents ; but certainly the Learned Gentleman's letter to the people of Ireland had produced a great champ in that opinion. Sir JOHN NEWPORT said, Lad Oriel, who had led the oppo sition to the Tinton, considned It irrevocable. This was also the opt. nion of Mr. Fox and others, by whom the Union was condemned. Mr. T. LRFROY said, the majority of influential persons in Ire land were against the repeal of the Union. Mr. O'CONNELL remarked that the hon. gentleman (Sir John Newport) had not answered the main al ion, namely, that Mr. Grattan bad not been favourable to a re peal of the union. Be (Mr. O'Connell) could assert truly that the fee ling was now becoming very general throughout Ireland, favourable to the repeal of the union. He bad received a number of votes of thanks for his exertions in the cause, from many quarters, even from avowed Orangemen. With regard to the hon. member for the city of Waterford's repeated attacks upon the Irish Parliament, he (Mr. O'Connell) was certain it could only apply to the concluding term of its existence ; be acknowledged that the last two 1 years of its being was disgraceful, but if the preceding fourteen yens were taken into account, it would be found, that under that good resi dent and downright Parliament, every thing in the country was in prosperity. The honourable member then proceeded to state that he thought the agitation of this question of the repeal of the Union semi the only means to preserve tranquillity in Ireland. That country during the time of its local Parliament, except the last six years, was happy ; but let them look to the history of Ireland, and it would show that such had not been the twee since the Union. The ques tion was one that could not, nor would it be now put down ; and In taking the part which he had done, he had been working for the interest of both countries. OALWAT tLiCTIOX. Mr. O'CONNELL rose to present a petition from Robert Ar. chibaki Douglas Creaden, who had petitioned against the return of the sitting member. He had tendered the required securities, who were men of undoubted qualification ; but when they were brought before the examiners to ratify their recognisance', an objection was made to one of the names, a Mr. John Lynch Alexander. The gentleman's name was John Lynch ; but he, for distinction, always assumed the name of his father, who was Alexander Lynch, and by that name he was known. It was necessary to state, that in 0' alway, a. well as other places, there existed tribes or clans. who were all individually of the same name, and it was absolutely neeesery to adopt some distinguishing mark to persons. In Galway there were 13 of these tribes or family names. Mr. John for this reason, adopted his father's name Alexander ; bat the examiners the sitting member's agent had turned round and put In an affidavit, de. Glaring that then was no Mr. Alexander. and in consequence of which the examiners refused to accept the recognisance. The present petition prayed that the recognizance might be ordered to be accepted. The SPEAKER put the motion, and the petititioner was heard at the Bar on his petition and then retired. Mr. O'CONNELL then moved for an extension of the time to ten days more. The SPEAKER explained the law on the question, and the rule of the house in such eases, and when he put the vote, Mr. GOULBURN ruse to oppose the motion for the time being ex tended, on the ground that the examiners had acted very properly in refusing the recognisance, because of the misnomer. If it was a ems. tom for a man to take his father's Christian name as a surname in Gal. way, it was no reason why such should be the case in that House, and he considered, that if the time was on that account extended, it would be admitting a very bad precedent. Mr. S. RICE supported the motion. The hon. member stated, that the practice of adopting the cluistian name of fathers was very gene. ral in that county as well as many other places. In his own family he received many letters, and it was only by names being thus adopted that he was enabled to tell from whom he had received the letter. The gentleman in question was best known by the surname of Alexander ; and if he had put that name to a bill be would be compelled to pay the rum, Mr. CAMPBELL supported the motion. General GASCOIGNE spoke in opposition. Sir R. PEEL asked if a sheriff' could levy upon the gentleman under that name ? [Several members . from their seats answered in the affirma tive.] The hon. baronet proceeded to regret it as an unfortunate thing, that Irish gentletnen could not favour the house with their real names, instead of adopting the names of their fathers, as in this ease. He thought it was a bad precedent to admit ; for the house might in time be asked to acknowledge people by nicknames. Lord JOHN RUSSELL supported the motion, and stated his knowledge of the practice of names being so adopted. Mr. O'GORSIAN MAHON said, that Mr. John Lynch Alex ander adopted the name in all his bills and transactions, and that he recovered in Courts of Law in the same name. _ _ _ The SPEAKER put the question, and the extension of tan days was allowed. PARLIAXINTART RETORT& Mr. O'CONNELL said that he had given nodes of a motion for Parliamentary Reform . • but be meant to defer that motion ; be would not say till when : bathe did so on the assurance that that question was to be taken up by his Majesty's Ministers. Sir R. PEEL, moved for a return, which he stated was already pre. pared by Mr. Hickman, regarding the rates and expenses of the coon. ties and parishes. The annual amount was about 6,500,0001. through. out England and Wales, and the return contained in separate calculi'. tions the highway rates, church and poor rates, &c. and the different items of expenditure. The return was ordered to be printed. COXSOLIDATZD !CND. On the motion of Mr. S. N ICE the report of the Committee on the Consolidated Fund was read a second time, and ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. COMMITTEE OE Ovrtn.T. Mr. S RICE moved that the House should resolve itself into a Cornmitteee of Supply. il. or IRIBLAND. POSTAI. Mr. GOULBURN rose to give some explanation of a statement that had been made by an hon. member on a previous evening when he (Mr. G.) happened to be absent. It regarded the situation of the Postmaster. General of Ireland. 'The hon. member went on to state, that whatever bad been saved by the present ministers in that department would have been saved by the late government. lie thought that the present minis ters would find that they had been too precipitate in abolishing the office. Such had been the intention of the old government, and they had only deferred it until they could have an opportunity to have a new arrange ment before Parliament. It was his intention to have brought forward a motion for a bill to have the Post-offices ennsclidated ; and to do away with the Postmaster General of Ireland. The present Ministry had, therefore, dune nothing more than what the late government had Intended to do. The Honourable Member was of opinion that the Go vernment would soon discover their error in abolishing the office, with out a previous arrangement ; for the Postmaster General was the only responsible person as the law now stood ; and without some efficient ar rangement the office was indispensable. Mr. S. RICE explained that what he had stated was called forth in answer to a question that had been put to him. He had not been guilty of want of candour ; for had he known the circumstance of the intention of the late Government, he would have given the house the informa tion ; but he had stated all the facts of which he was possessed at the time. STATE OT THIS COUNTET. Mr. Alderman WAITHhI AN rose and stated, that soon after Christmas he would call thrattention of the house to a few facts re. laung to the state of trade in the country, and other matters that would perhaps astonish some of the oldest members in the house. He would also take the opportunity to give notice, that it was his intention to bring forward a motion for a bill to do away with house and window times. Mr. DAWSON rose and said that u the gentlemen on the opposite benches seemed to take so much credit to themselves for their uteasum of retrenchment, he would take the earliest opportunity that the rules of the House allowed, to lay before it the reductions that had been made by the 'late Government,: and also such reductions as they intended to have made. Sir GEORGE WARRENDER spoke in favour of retrenchment, and said it was the only means by whichOoverment could attain the unfidenee of the country. He hoped that they would persevere in their measures, and that means would betaken to allay the agitation occa sioned out of doors by exaggerated statements. It was necessary to have all returns distinctly defined, such as that moved for by the hon. baronet opposite, to prevent misunderstanding in the country. He (tile G. Warrendet) had never seen any Government in this country. in his remembrance,eo much entitled to his support as the present Government. Mr. DAWSON rose to explain, that he did not mean to deprecate retrenchment, he only meant to say, that the abolition of offices hastily, might endanger the public service if carried too far. Mr. BAKING thought the returns moved for, ought to be submitted to a Committee, for there might be many items that could be explained. There had been times of great extravagance, but he could say, that the last ministry had nut been pre.eminently so, nor had any of the minis. try since he had had the honour to sit in the house. With regard to the notice that had been given by the hon. Alderman regarding the state of the country, and i:s distress, be (Mr. Baring) thought it would set be sent to Committee, as he had already seen such measures tpro. ductive of no good, but to have occasioned much labour. He thought that it would be more advisable for the House to tako into con. sideration the state of the Southern Counties, and he hoped that some Member would shortly bring forward some measure with a view to ascertain the state of the labouring classes in these dis tricts—their rate of wages.: and other matters connected with them. He feared that it was beyond the reach of legislation to cure their dis. tresses ; but it was the duty of the house to make this attempt, if pos sible, before that punishment should be inflicted on the misguided ;Auden. This would be much better than going into the general question ; all that the country wanted was pence, quietism, good Walt, and confidence. (A laugh.) Colonel SIBTHORP remarked, that the savings which had been ahead by the present Government reflected upon them the highest I credit Mr. ROBINSON would caution the House against the dangles that the state of the country would ever be socatained without inquiry. Hs reminded the House of inquiry hawing been refund last Session, when the country was is as bade state as it is now. When the Hon. Member for Dover hied proposed to institute an inquiry on the state of taxation of the country, it was refead by the Hoses ; re si t ( Mr. Robinson) was happy to my that the motion was supported by severs] of the Hon. Members of the present and be hoped thee now th a t t h e y h a d the raiment in their own they would adept the measure. It imla form a most important Committee, and woad tend to equalise the tamales. He wadi advocate X tax upon real property ; the late Ministers had at one time eateetaned an idea of having such a an, and the late Mr. Haddam had acknowledged its necessity. By this revision, taxation would be withdrawn in some degree from the necessaries of life, and would be kw oppressive on the labouring classes. Be supported the preposition Fier a general inquiry into the state of the country. Sir R. PEEL said, that if a committee was to be appointed foe a general inquiry, having so mane points se take into consideration, it would only be to involve them in endless labour, without salving at any remedy. He was convinced the period was now arrived for a die. minima* inquiry into the 'sericulture,' elate of the country. A limited inquiry, by which the Mama between the present charge foe labour and that made forty yeas ago, and su r a gi c : the natant of the contrast between the Inhabitants a the and those of the other countries should be ascertained, would be pr and beneficial. There was another point on which many inquiries were made, the pos sibility of the population finding a vent in the North American cola Mee. He would not now allude to the subject farther than to observe, that the individual who had been rent out to make enquiries was now returned and the result of his observations was before the committee. Sir E. KNATCHBULL thought that an inquiry was indispensable. An Hon. Member deprecated the introduction of the poor rate in the payment of wages. as bad been the practice of a certain noble lord (Lord Gage). In his county, in which the mesa labour was from 9s. to IS.. the custom bad been to attach a kind of stigma to the accepting of any thing from the poor rate. Mr. L. WELLESLEY observed, that the noble lord alluded to had been quite ignorant of any of his labourers being paid part of their wages from the poor rate, and that be bad, on leaning it, refunded the whole. Mr. O'CONNOR DON expressed his surprise at the disturbances in England, when the people of Ireland, who were in a much worse eon. dition, remained quiet. After a few words from Mr. O'Brien. Mr. Cartels, Sir J. Burke, Mr. Pelham, Mr. Rice Trevor, and another Member, the Speaker was al lowed to leave the chair, and the house went into a COMMITTZZ OP SUPPLY. On the motion of Mr. S. RICE, the following sums were voted:— 137,5001. to complete the sum necessary to defray the extraordinary expenses of the army for 1830. 113,0001. to defray several army services for seven days, from the 25th to the 31st of December, 1830. 03,872 L to defray the remaining expenses of the Commissariat De partment. 10,0001. for the remaining Civil eontinpocies. 00,0001. to defray the remaining expenses of the works executed by a direction of the Board of Ordnance. £25,000 for the repairs of Windsor Castle. On this item, Colonel SIBTHORP observed, that a stop must be put to expenses which from 150,0001. at which they had been originally calculated, had been carried to DOO,OOOl. Mr. 8. RICE observed that the report of the committee to which the subject had been submitted had put a limitation to the expense. In this as in every other estimate the greatest economy would henceforth prevail. Sir O.WARRENDER said that the true economy was now to com. plete the edifices begun. Mr. ROBINSON said that the estimates should have been correctly framed at first. _ _ --- --- lift. Ferguson, Mr. Curtels, and Mr.Warburtoo, said a few words. ILIDZAU CAWAL. Mr. SPRING RICE said thatthe Important vote which he was about to propose, and which related to the Rideau canal works, nein phlied the necessity of the House being possessed of a full view of the subject of expenditure before voting. The Ottawa and the Rideau canal expenses estimated at first, In 1825, at 279,0001. had been carried successively to 474,0001. to 558,0001. to 570,0001. and, In 1828, to 734,0001. of which 488,0001. remained to be paid. After the house had agreed to pay the latter sum In three yearly instalments of 163,000 L each (part of the second of which the house was now called on to vote), it had been discovered, in 1830, that the total would be carried to 1,012,0001. (Hear, hear.) Without inquiring at resent into the pro- priety of these expenses, he had thought it St to lay the whole facts of the case before the house. He would now move a vote of 40,7501. to complete the Rideau canal expenses for the year 1830. Mr. WARBURTON observed that the trade of the country for which the canal was executed, would be lost whenever the free trade system was followed up. Mr. MABERLT observed, that the fortifying of 700 miles of fron tier was a profligate and useless expenditure. Lord HOWICK said he had opposed the original motion. Mr. LABOUCHERE, though he censured the manner in which the money had been expended, thought that it was the better policy to in cur an expense which would supersede far heavier ones which the de fence of the colony would °melon without the present works. Physical defences, however, would be useless if government did not direct its at tention to the civil government of Canada. which had excited such loud complaints, and which might easily be rendered satisfactory. Mr. GOULBURN rose to state, that the Government bad been the first to be deceived, owing to the fact that the moat elaborate in- quirisa had been made by the persons sent out, and that it was imps. sible to draw up the accounts correedy. Mr. MABRItLY said he was still more convinced than ever that a more wild speculation never had entered the brain of man. Upp wards of three millions bad been thrown away upon these absurd sehamsa If such ture were to be continued by the Government, the wit of man cou ld relieve the country's difficulties. Sir H. HARDINGE defended the work, and said that the of carriage up the St. Lawrence had, in one year, cost 630,000 ci l uir re canal would, therefore, be a measure of economy. He reminded the house that the late Government bad given a pledge that new works should not be commenced without previous estimates being produced; that pledge had been redeemed. Alderman WAITH MAN said that he had ever viewed the expen diture as wasteful and extravagant. After what he had heard to. night, he considered it to have been most profligate. He should pro test against such mischievous outlay. Resolution agreed to. Mr. S. RICE then moved that there be granted the sum of 71,7281. to complete the sum granted for the miscellaneous services of Ireland for the year. Agreed to. Report to-morrow. ADJOURNMENT AT CHRISTMAS. Sir E. KNATCHBULL said, that previously to other business be ing proceeded with, perhaps he should be excused for enquiring whe ther the hon. members connected with the Government had yet deter mined when the adjournment for the Christmas recess should commence, and of what duration the adjournment shouhl be? Lord PALMERSTON replied that when the adjournment should commence would depend on the progress made with the public business now before the house; at present he thought it would be about the lith, but he repeated he could not precisely state the day. As to the length of the adjournment, it was impossible for him to give any reply Ist present ; indeed he could not tell what were the intentions of Go vernment. He must admit that in the present state of the country it would be advisable that the members should have the opportunity of being in their counties and districts as much as possible; indeed their presence there might be quite as useful, probably, as attendance in that house under existing circumstances; and it would therefore be de sirable— if the public service would permit it, that the adjournment should be as long as possible. And that might be as desirable for the Government as it was to honourable members ; for it would afford the new Government an opportunity of looking round them, which as yet, since their appointment, they had hardly been able to do. The ad journment would be, he doubted not, consistent with what had been the ordinary practice at such period of the year. ADULTERATION or OZER. Colonel SI BTHORP then moved for an account of the number of convictions for the adulteration of beer under the several acts imposing penalties for such offences, of the penalties imposed, and distinguishing whether it was the first, second, or third offence ; account for Ragland and Wales, and since the year 1827 inclusive t and further distinguish. ing whether the convictions were against wholesale brewers and datlffs, or retail traders. The hon. member also moved for an account of all informations filed against those parties by command of the Excise Board, relating to the adulteration of beer, together with the result thereof, and for the like period. Accounts severally ordered. ADDITIONAL CHURCHES. Mr. H. HUGH P.S .-- iSvc notice titaJOnThursday next he would move for leave to bring in a bill to repeal the 7th and Bth Geo. IV. for building additional churehea in populous places and substituting other provisions in lieu thereof. Also that he would move for copies of any opinions of the Law Officers relative to the construction thereof, particularly as to the construction of the third clause of the Act. Mr. DENISON presented a petition from Dorking for the abolition of colonial slavery. Several similar petitions were presented from pa thins, &c. in Somersetshire. Orderri to lie on the table. Mr. DENISON presented a petition from the Ladies of No rwoo d, for the abolition of negro slavery. Also a petition from St. Gilts Cam berwell, relative to the New Police. Ordered to lie on the table. Mr. BRISCOE presented a petition from Camberwell and its vici nity, for the abolition of colonial slavery. Ordered to lie on the table. _ NZW POLICZ. Mr. CALVERT presented a petition from St. George, Southwark, against the new police act, which the petitioners considered as °ppm. she in psisslgla, eml whimsy to per, sod a him that might be mud to ledwillme tho people. The petition was weld to belbse the change of 1111hisima. The opwation of die nut was Inch as to he ele. mirages. lisMnd of eightpenes, en the petidonen. The form the pr. damns vehled wholly on account of its unconstitutional elteracter, as beMg maw as adds le the standing army. He was glad that inquiry was le be intim* neer Clnistanas.—Petition read and ordered to be prised The remeining orders of the day were postponed till to-morrow old Wednesday. Mr. WARBURTON moved the an address be presented to his Ma. Pew!, he en account of persons capitally convicted in the city of London shoe 11127...—Ordered. The remaining business having been disposed of, the house adjourned at Haitian Nine o'Clock. AFFRAY WITH THE NATIVES OF SWAN RIVER. The India papers of July, just received, contain the following se. count of an ally between the natives an d the emigrants at the new Altamaha settlement on the Swan Up to the sth of May last the =this bat been friendly to the settlers, but on that day they first showed hostile hasp in an attempt mode by some of them to commit some petty theft in the settlement of Perth. A quarrel ensued, the military were called out, and before the 'Say meld be quelled, the natives had seven of their number killed, and one officer and three of the military were wounded by spears. The natives on this occasion showed no signs of alarm or fear at our musketry, but on the contrary. a great deal of daring sad spirit. From the tops of trees the Chiefs harangued their tribes. They dared our men to tight, and one of than was se bold as to advance, and with his waddle to knock a Corporal down in the ranks. This is the most unfortunate circumstance that could have happened for the welfare and prosperity of the colony. The natives on the ilwan have neither houses nor clothing, and nothing yet resembling a boat or a raft has been found amongst them. They were to be seen on the banks of the Estuary, where they resort to spear the fish, which abound on Its shores, and all along the coast, and of diferent kinds, but particularly a kind of rock•cod, which is excellent. In their endowments the natives are the same, and carry the game sort of spears as those of New South Wales—the women, or.throwing stick, and the waddle. The epees is about 12 feet long, and as thick as a man's finger. They harden one end by burning, and attach to the point of it, with a kind of black pitch or rosin a wooden barb. The waddle is a short stick, about two and a half fee t long and one inch inch in diameter." NSW SOUTH WALES-SYDNEY. The papers which have been received from the above colony contain accounts of a most horrible murder that took place in February last, and of the trial of those who were concerned in it. The wretches who are sent out of this country for the commission even of ordinary crimes, instead of endeavouring to retrieve in some measure their bad chase. ten, plunge still deeper into crime, and, from committing depredations upon honest men, fall to quarrelling amongst themselves, and to ex. exercise their former Ingenuity in robbing sod even murdering their associates in crime. It appears that, in the present case, a num. her of convicts had been sent for offences committed In the colony to a place called Moreton Bay, at some distance from Sydney, in which barracks were erected for them to sleep in. One night, in the middle of February, several of the convicts were awoke by a noise, and, on getting up, they observed the arm of a man moving quickly up and down, as if he were striking the man who slept with him. They counted six or seven movements of the arm, and distinctly heard the cracking or breaking of bones, occasioned by the violent blows of the weapon, which afterwards proved to be an axe with a very short handle. An alarm, on this, was made, and on the appearance of the overseer and soldiers, who slept in an adjoining hut, with lights, it was ascertained that a man named ?Stark King was wounded dreadfully upon the head and breast, and in an exhausted and dying state. The convict who slept along-side of him, was found to be Henry Muggleton, and the man who had given the blows, his own appearance still fur. thee confirming the proof, as his right hand was covered with blood. The only circumstance that could In any way ac count for so diabaical an set, was that King slept with his knees up, on which he had a boil, to prevent any one treading upon him, and that this situation annoyed hluggleton, and prevented him from stretching his limbs. Three other convicts were suspected to have'' been aecessaties to the murder; but the only evidence that was pro.' duced against them was, that one had been heard to say `, Be quick !" and a rustling of his irons, which were French, and produced an un. usual gingling noise, had been heard at the time of the murder. near the place. On the above circumstances being proved before Mr. Justice Dowling. in the Supreme Court, at the beginning of June last. the Jury returned a verdict of Guilty against hluggleton, and the others Not Guilty. Muggleton, who acknowledged his guilt, and said that the others were not concerned with him, was then sentenced to be hanged, which was carried into effect on the Monday following. POLICE RRPORTS. DOW.STREIT.--Jobt Hdlloll WM charged with a street robbery. Mr. Hodges, at two o'clock on Sunday morning, was on his route home, when he was attacked by the prisoner in Little Turnstile, Hol born, and after a struggle both parties fell to the pavement, and, while ptostrate and grappled in each other's arms, Mr. Hodges felt the pri. goner's hand at the pocket of his waistcoat, where his watch was de posited. The cries which Mr. Hodges uttered of " Police, police !" soon brought to the spot two constables, who secured the prisoner. Complainant's trousers pocket had been torn, and from thence his purse, containing four sovereigns and a half sovereign, which had been safe a moment or two prior to the conflict, was gone. On the prisoner only a few shillings and halfpence was found, and no trace of the purse could be discoveretL The prisoner was fully committed for trial. Lestriztx-sussed.....Testerday, two sweeps, named DLIMA and Ceilingwood, were charged with being guilty of most violent and Mime ,mmdnet, and one of them, Dixon, with breaking the leg of William Cooke, a police-constable. On Saturday evening, between seven and eight o'clock, a serious yet and disturbance took place at the Compasses public-house, in Glass. lease, Rosemary.lane, and Cooks and other constables were sent to quell ft. They secured the prisoners, and, while taking them to the eletion-house, the prisoner Dixon. in endeaysuring to make his escape, Melted Cooke, who had him in custody, in so brutal a manner as to beak his thigh. Robert Christian, a sergeant belonging to H Division, stated that Is ties found necessary at once to remove Cooke to the London Hes. gi4where he still remained, but though his thigh was broken, the 1. as ry was not considered so serious to endanger his life. Magistrates then convicted them in M. each, or two months to hard labour, remarking at the same time that, as no punishment which they, the Magistrates could inflict, would be sufficient to satify theends of justice in the ease of Cooke, for the prisoner Dixon's brutal assault a him, they would not take cognisance of it for the present, but leave Is optional with him when he recovered, either to indict him at the See. skim, or adapt any other course he thought proper. USIOX-ILlLL—Captain Fend, alias Clarke. alias Madders, wee charged with obtaining money under false pretences. Mr. Marter'• gentleman residing in Thomas-street, East, stated that about a fortnight ago the 'prisoner called at his house, and introduced himself as Capt. blond, of the 86th regiment, recently arrived from Corfu. Witness having met with an officer of that tame on the Co.. tinent, said that he was acquainted with CAmt. Flood, of the 74th Nit. and inquired of the prisoner whether he knew that gentleman. The prisoner said "yes, I ought to know him, for he is an esteemed has. the, of mine." After having recounted the various hardships he had met with in defence of his King and country, the prisoner solicited Mr. Marter to lend him some money until the Tuesday following. Mr. M. gave him a sovereign, with which the prisoner depart e d. Mr. Rennie stated that be had been_previously apprised of the visit the prisoner had made at the house of Mr. Martel., soon after it had N. caned. On Sunday the prisoner celled on witness, and having repro. sented himself to be Captain Flood, of the 86th regiment, saki that be bad only arrived two days before from Corfu, and then entered upon • long statement of his services, concludin g hi s account with the quer. eel with the Major, and his subsequent resignation in the army, and his present distressed condition. Mr. Rennie, convinced that be was the swine person who had bamboozled Mr. Matter, kept him in converse den until he sent for the latter gentleman, who at once identified hint as the person who ho, been with him a fortnight previously. The Magistrate said that he should remand the prisoner until Thins. y, on which day it wee probable many o t h er persons whom he had 'on would attend. If in the interim it was found that the was actually labouring under want, as he had represented. Umber course would be adopted ; but if it was ascertained that be wale an impostor, and went about to noblemen and others soliciting, then the used-mill would be his portion for at hest three month.. On Sunday, a horrible attempt was made by a man named John Clark, to destroy the eyesight of Air. Westbrook and his wife, by throwing two cups of vitriol at them. I t appears that for some tim e past Clark had been paying his addresses to Mr. Westbmok's sister, and it being discovered by her brother that Clark had imbibed similes theological doctrines to those promulpted on certain nights at the Ito. tends, Mr. Westbrook pre upon het to break ofthe aciamintasaa Clark procured a quiudity of vitrio4 sod on Sunday be atatieeed MEW outside the door of Dr. Collyer's brave!, at Peckham when the my& sodso were corning out, and Mr. and Mrs. Westbrrt;ok being amongst a,.., he permitted them to walk on a little distance, and having pou re d est a cupful of vitriol fr om a bottle which he ca rried with hint, ha on quietly in frost of Mr. and Mrs. Westbr oo k, an d threw the =lig liquid at the face of the latter. Fortunately for Mrs. West. brook, she tad time to throw up her arms and save her (tee, the liquid falling on her dress and part of the front of her bonnet Some poetise of the vitriol went into Mr. Westbrook's face, and white he was wiping the liquid from his face, Clark fi lled another cupful; and dashed it at Mr. Westbrook's head, and some portion went into one of his eyes, the sight of which. It Is feared, be will lose; some also went into Clark's Own face, and burnt him driadfelly. Clark was shover& taken to the station-house, where he refused medical aid, and fa the course of the sight be destroyed himself with poison. The circumstance has excited a great sensation in the neighbourhood. loner raR TURF. STATE OP THE ODDEBEITING ROOM, Dec... 51tRaT. IS to 1 apt Lord Sligo's Bras-de-Fer (taken) 19 to I Lord Jersey's Blunder's dam (tetra) IS t• 1 --- Illr. Cbifney's Caleb to I -- Mr. Beardswortb's Colwiek 111 to 1 --- Lord Jersey's Flilagree (taken) IS to I Lord Bzeter's Boitestian te to I Lord Rxeter's Hamm (taken) 1111 to I .--. Vareell et (taken) 19 to 1 Duke of Grafton's Pastille t 7 to t Brother to Recruit IS to 1 Camel Udny's Antiope (taken) 30 to I Lord Jersey's Cobweb SO to 1 Sir J. Sbeltry's Cressida SS to I Pbillp 53 to 1 Afflatus* 35 to 1 Coronae. SOO to 300 betted on Bras de-Fer apt Pastille and Cobweb. 000 to 400 ou Hamm apt Antler. 3000 on Blunder and Filagree apt Hatnns, &Mope. Cressida, m g Cobweb. SOO on Antler* and Blunder apt Cobweb and Bras-de-Fer. _ OiU. S to 1 ea the beld.—li to 1 oo Delight. AM was given for an even bet of 1,000 between the two Arm G. vourites, and Circassian wu chosen. REGISTER OF PUBLIC SALES, DEc. t GAIRAVIAT'II. Messrs. Mullett and Coo—Three Leasehold Mouses, Nos. 32, 33, ata 34, Bowling-green street, nearly opposite the Horns Tavern, Kenning. ton, leading to the Oval, let at M. per annum, held for 38 years at Ili ground.rent--Knoeked down at 196 guineas. The Caroline Cottage Residence, No. 7, Kennington Oval let at 22, a.year, held for 23 years at 21. ground.rent-130 guineas. Two Houses, Nos. 27 and 28, Trafalgar-street, Wa!worth, let at 451. a.year, held for 48 years at 51. 5.. ground.rent—Pamed. A House, No. 3, Amelita.sueet, Old Kent road, let at 181. 18s. lield for 47 years at 41. 4a. a.year-70 guineas. A House and large garden. No. 1, Montague-place, Old Kent mad, let at 471. a.year, held for GO years at Ist guineas ground -rent-19', guineas. SCINTILLA. FRENCH LIBERTY OF TUE PRESS.—Whoever wishes to become a ptinter or a bookseller in France, will be obliged to pay to the tressury—in Paris, 10,000 francs ; in towns containing Am inhabitants, 8,000 francs; 30 to 50,000 ditto, 8,000 franc,; 20 to 30,000 ditto, 4,000 francs; 10 to 120.000 ditto, 3,000 francs; .5 to 10,000 ditto, 2,000 francs. One of the crowd at the House of Lords on Monday evening, when asked which was the castings of the Lord Chancellor, said in reply, " Vy, he as none, don't you know he was made L or d Broughams, and troika? (Vans.) In " Pepys' Diary" we find the following candid entry : “ Up, to walk up and down in the garden:with my father, to talk of all our concernment% about a husband for my sister, whereof there is at present no but we must endeavour to find her one now, for she grows Zr e aO r el an Ziy." MRS. CLAREE.—On the 3d of July, 1809, a cause was tried in the Court of King's Beneb,S3n which an upholsterer named Wright was plaintiff, and Wardle, the member, defendant. Mrs. Clarke, in support of the plaintiff, gave evidence with her accustomed precision and force. During the cross.examination one of the counui pertly accosted her thus :—" Pray, Madam, under whose protection are you now f" She replied instantly, looking archly at the Bench— " Lord EUenborough's." His Lordship smiled, and the egssiroqrs of the truism convulsed the Court with laughter.—Beadose Lift ql Mrs. Jordan. The French Government, amid other projects for the Algerian, had beim at the expense of building a theatreorhich will be opened about the middle of January. The project has mightily tickled the fairy of the Moors, and offers of native co-operation are mode daily in prefusion. Odsellos may thus be had at a cost prier. without the expense of blacking; and in future the skint. of the lar k,* Richard and his " Possum up a gum.tree." must yield to the guttural declamation of the dramatic Abe:sea:rages of modern Bar. bay. A FASTIDIOUS FREEMAX.—The following whimsical in stance of the fastidious nicety of independent freemen occurred in the front of Mr. Swart's tally-room, in Cork -street, the other day. A greasy journeyman butcher, rather mere than half-seas over, came out of the tally-room followed by a canvasser, and exhibited great linen. lingoes• to go to the poll. The canvasser was earnest In his tabors. Lions ; but the worthy freemen was deaf to all expostulation. At last, being reminded of his promise to vote, and asked why he did not per. form it, the obstinate knight of the cleaver replied, " I'll be d--. 41 if I go to the poll I—you know did well that when I axed for hales night, you gave me cold water to my punch !"—Llwerpeol Mowry. A DUCAL. ANECDOTE.—In the year 1816, the Arch duke John made the tour of Italy. One day his Highness, attended by a numerous suite, was inspecting a famous rotunda, the ceiling of which commemorated some brilliant exploit, where Napoleon stood foremost at the hero. At the moment of raising his head towards the plafond, the Duke's hat accidentally fell off. In an instant all was commotion, and hands were out-stretched in every direction to restore the prostrate beaver. To the most zealous in the cause of its recovery, the Duke observed, " Let it remain. It is in this attitude," continued he, (hit eyes still fixed upon the picture), " that we should pay our homage to the man, by whose example we are t aug ht t h e way to glory and to con. quest." F. E. HOW TO DISMISS AN AUDIENCE.—A manager of a smell theatre, somewhere not tar from the banks of the Liffey, pereeir ing, shortly before the eurtain.drew up, that the audience consisted of only th ree persons, found himself under the dire necessity of putting of the performance to the following day ; so advancing to the from et the stage, with a theatrical air, " Ladies and Gentlonen," said Mr. O'Higgins, for that was his name, " I perceive there ir nobody here— I am forced, therefore, with the greatest regret, to send you all hoar, .t being understood that the entertainments, announced by the bill, ai'l not take place tonight: however, I have the honour to apprize you. Gentlemen and Ladies, that the performances of this evening will lit repealed to.snorrow."—lbid. DILPLORABLE CASE.—Saturday evening, an inquest tvli held at the Pitt's Head, Paddington -street, on the body of Elizabeth Collins, aged 46, whose death was occasioned by a want of the common necessaries of life. The deceased was the widow of a litaLcr and undertaker, once of great respectability in the parish of 31ary.b. bonne : she carried on the business after his death ; but a may, whom she employed as assistant, robbed her to a great extent, and she failed. About four weeks ago, the deceased and her tour children went to lodge at No. 16, Deronsi,ire.place. Lisson Grove.. They had no bed, but two mattresses and one blanket ; one o f the mattresses was placed against the window, which was broken, to keep the cold out. The deceased had 3s. per week allowed from the parish, and at one time, when it au stated to the officers that that 'OM was not sufficient, an extra allowance of 2s. was made for one week. The eldest daughter, who was examined as a witness, said that she re presented the state of her mother to Mr. Stocker, one of the parish officers t but be spoke so harshly to her, that s h e was a f ra id to men tion it again. Often for two or three days together, she said her mo ther had gone without f oo d ; an d t h ey had all gone without foo d or tiring for a whole day. Th e d ecease d , i t appeared, would nit ma k e her distress known to her friends, and they were quite ignorant a her place of residence. She at last died from want of food. A verdict to that effect was recorded. BIRTH. Monday, the (Ith inst. Mrs. Frederick Temple, of Guildhall, of s daughter. At Aberdeen, the 21st ult. the lady of Captain Thomson, I k ng al &Rioters, of:a 1100. MARRIED. The bt inst. at St. James'sChureh, the Earl of Jermyn, eldest son of the Marquis of Bristol, to Lady C. Manners, daughter of the Duke of Rutland..—Dec. 2, at Cheshunt, R. M. Dale, Esq. King's Advocate. and Proctor of the Vice.Admitalty Court, Berbice, West /tidies. to Mies I MBrien, only c hild of Capt. T. O'Brien, Hope House, Chrshont' DIED. Sunday, in a St of apoplexy, the Rev. W. Woodhall, Vicar 0 ( Bran' stone, Rector of Waltham, and a Magistrate for the county of Leicester. --At Prince of Wales Island, on 30th of June last the Lady of Rebe l ' Fullerton, Esq. Governor of th a t island.—On the lath ult. the Be'. I George Creig, minister of the Scots Church, Crown Court, Covent °sr' den.--At Dublin, on the 30th November, the Right. Hon. the Coun ters of Kilkenny, slitter to the Lord Bishop of O ssov y.—The :10th ult. st Dublin, Bri dget, wife of Allan Cameron, Esq. late a Major in the 'lloth Light Dragoons.—At Crake*, in the county of Sutherland, on the 24th ult. Major Wm. Clunes, late of the 50th rrganent.—On the 234 ult. Sirs. Margaret Kinmonth, a ge d MI years, who lived for many years In Lord Rliban k's family, a nd who held the situation of matron in Gillespie's hospital for 23 years. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW . %- N. 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