Star. — London, England, 1826-10-17 00:00:00

At what hour did you rise in the moruhse?-4 should think about wren o'clock. And %hat did you do on getting up P.I cleaned the pots ; and while standing at the door of the Rising Sun, about ten o'clock on the Friday, a Gentleman, I think his name was Gibbs, told some persons in my hearing that a shocking murder had been committed the previous night at Fetcham. What did you do afterwards, for you must be parti• cular in giving me a very minute account of your time up to your arrival in tows ?—I am not afraid to state every thing that I know, Sir, said Corney; and after I had done cleaning up my pots, as Mr. Bruce did not' want me any longer, he paid me for my services, and I left and came up to town. Did you call et the Hells pobliabouse, Merton, on your way to town ?—Yes, I did, Sr, and bade pint of porter there, and left the house immediately after drinking it, as I was in a hurry to get into London. CiLtwases.—There appears to be a spot of blood on the breast of your shirt; how do you account for that? 4' It is not blood, Sir; it is the stain of port wine, that splashed -out upon me while I was drawing the cork of a bottle of wine at the Rising San." The Magistrate, although persuaded that the mark was caused by blood, directed Graumith to take the shirt into the Infirmary next door, and have the opinion of the medical men as to whether it was produced by blood or by wine, as had been asserted. On the Officer's return, he told the Magistrate that it was the opinion of the Surgeon, that it was a stain of blood, and that it presented an appearance of having been very much rubbed, in order to obliterate the mark. At this stage of the investigation, a messenger arrived from Fetcham, with a letter from the Rev. Mr. Bolland, who, together with the other Gentlemen resident in the immediate neighbourhood of the murders, have been indefatigable in their exertions to obtain some clue to the discovery of the perpetrators. The letter was ad- dressed to R. J. Chambers, Esq. or the Magistrate then presiding at the office, and was as follows: FITCHAM, OCTOllit 16. " Sta—l have evidence of the best description that a grand daughter of the old man murdered at Fetcham was at Leatherhead, to the fair booth, on Wednesday and Thursday last, and that she was then in company with two young fellows. Indeed, I have also reason to believe that she was seen travelling with these com-* panions on the road from Leatberhead to Esher, within three miles of the spot where the deed was done, at halt past ten o'dockon Fri day morning—the murder having bees then pretty publicly known for three boors,' William Smith saw Mary Agnes (the grand daughter) at Leatberhead fair, on Thursday morning, about eight o'clock. I met her in a passage, and spoke to her. She was in company with a man in a round frock. The man was tall and thin, and of a fresh colour. Mary Agnes Is a thin young woman, about 0 years of age, a thick waist, paleish face, and fair, with lightish hair. She is quite a tall woman: She had on high-laced shoes, with nails, a light gown, something of a pink, a flower run ning all down, and a black beaver bonnet.' "' Isaac S heath saw three men, one oldish, with his face wrapped up as if from rheumatism, and two young hearty fellows, with Mary Agnes, at half past ten o'clock on Friday morning. This was at Oakshot, two miles from Leatherhead; they were travelling towards Esher. My attention was drawn to them, because they were driving their donkies very fast. One of the men asked me what o'clock it was? I have known Mary Agnes all my life; she is a good-looking girl, used to be jolly ; she is about k 4 years old.' _ " Michael Derby saw Mary Agnes at the fair on Wednesday. • She was in company with two men, one had on a velvet jacket, tie other bad on a brown frock. I was coming from the air at four o'clock on Friday morning, and was going towards Fetcham. Be tween Leatberbead cage and Leatberhead bridge I met a man and a woman; they were whispering. I was frightened; I could not distinguish their dress.' " This is all I caw collect. It is my opinion that no stranger com mitted the murder. Everything favours :he presumption that the perpetrators, either directly by themselves, or indirectly by others, were cognizant of the lonely and helpless state of the inmates of the house, and expected to find money. because the did creature had freehold property. I shall be at Sessions to-morrow, and will bring Isaac Sheath. If you think it advisable to let HaU or Pople meet rne, Sir, I am clearly convinced of the necessity of finding Mary Agnes. Pray excuse haste.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, " J. G. HOLLAND." On the perusal of this important information, Mr. Chambers immediately directed the chief officer, Hall, to lose no time in setting out to apprehend the suspected persons. Post-chaises were ordered to be in readiness, ;tad by half.past one o'clock yesterday Mr. Hall, Pople, and Urassmith, the officers, were on the road, and bad taken different routes, in order to come up with them as expeditiously as possible. The young man named Corney underwent ao further examination, the Magistrates having permitted him to go back to his master, Captain Everard, and to come up on a future occa%ion should he be wanted. Corney strongly protested his innoceace of having any knowledge of the murders, and during the period of his' examination, frequently declared that the spots or marks on his shirt were not caused by blood, but in the man ner he had already stated. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Ills Majesty's sloop of war Nuescht, Captain S. SPAILINOTT, has arrived in the Shannon, with instructions front the Board of Admi ralty to inspect the ♦ariow navy pensioners in the district of Li merick. The inspection commenced on Wednesday, and will can. tisane to the 20th instant. FALMOUTH, OCT. 15.—Wind S.S.E. and EL—Arrived the Gipsey, BROAD, from St. Domingo. Ptemourn, Ocr. 15.—Wind S. and Pas—Arrived the Dove, Ilvrcnatt, from London for Teneriffe ; Astrea, HUNT, from New castle , and Twins, Jitters, from St . Petersburgh. Passed by, the Kerswell, Asstrraoao, for the Cape. Poarsmoorn, Ocr. 11.—Wind B.W.—A7-ived the Juno, Ems, and Courier, Colo., from Antwerp. His Majesty's ship Da IILT. MOUTH came into harbour. Sailed the Wellington, Evans, for Madras. Dear., Ocx. 16.—Wind S.W.—Remain, with a brig outward bound, the Stately, Enemy, for Jamaica; and Amity, Gear, fur the Cape. Gaavzszstn, Oct. 16.—Arrived the Harriet, MORLIT, from St. Petersburgh ; Martha, Pau., and Sandwich, ADLAND, from Gre nada; Argo, MARTIN, from Bourdeaux ; WUSHO, SIMPSON. from Quebec ; and Flora, Sulara, from Sierra Leone. Sailed the An dromeda. MUDDLZ, for New South Wales; James and Theresa, ASTON. for Bourdeaux ; Demerara, VINAWIS, for Demerara; Denton, Wit : sou, for Honduras; and Brasil Packet, Scaatarr, for Trieste. PATISTOTI, OCT. 14.—Arrived the William and Thomas Smith, —, from Prince Edward's Island. Passed, on the Ist October, in lat. 45. 15. long. 37. 6. a large brig, timber laden, with " Pomona" on the stern—no person on board, and the ma inmast hanging over her bow. Coax, Ocr. 13.—Wind N.W.—The crew of the &dive, of Jersey, Maarie, bound to Newfoundlansl, arrived here, having abandoned their vessel on the 17th ult. in lat. 45.33. lan. 80. She lost her rudder 12 days previous, and had become a total wreck. His present Mt.:astir has always :hewn great perso nal kindness and liberality to 111CMAIL Ket.t.r. When his Beni. flacon:es first appeared, the ICING sent him one hundred guineas, and a similar suns was s nuaUy given on his benefit night at the Opera House. DugL—A duel as fought yesterday morning on Finchley Common, between Mr. C--.3a—n, and a Captain in the Army. The ground being measured, the parties bred, when the Captain received the ball of his antagonist in the thigh. It was skilfully extracted by the Surgeon, and the patties proceeded to town immediately. The Lord Lieutenant of All RDZINSHIRZ has, with his Marnsrv's approbation, appointed the following Gentlemen to be Deputy Lieutenants,vix. Dammam. Banc; of Scotstown; H. D. Foam, of Balgownle • Assam GAMIZIXO Countesswells; Jamas Gamma., of Ardifery; and Rossur GIANT of Tillyfour. The venerable Earl of CATHCART, it is believed, in tends to retire to his native country, as a house is fitting up for his Lordship at Cathcart, near Glasgow, from whence be *rim, his THE GRAND IMPROVEMENTS AT ST. JAMES'S, Tice plan of continuing Pall-mall by the splendid Crescent, and the new road and enttante to the 'Green Park and his Majesty's Palate, will give a fine eelip treed of the Palace from the extreme end of Pall-mall-4c will also give beautiful and refreshing breezes born the Green Park to Pall-niall and that neighbourhood. The Jewel office, also the Lord Chamberlain's, together with Mrs. Bar nard's house adjoining, are included in the new improvements.— ffir. Barnard's house would hate been taken down long since, bat the King ordered it to be delayed u long as possible, in consequence of his late Majesty having said, that Mr. Barnard should not be dis turbed. At present there is no approach to the Duke of York's new residence, and it is resolved that an early period shall be fixed for the removal of the official reskffinces that obstruct the Pall-mall entrance to the Duke of York's mansion. Clevelancgrew and Cleveland square consist only of sixteen houses, which block up all view of the new Palace and, the Green Park, and form a sort of burin to the Park; which, when removed, will give great consequence and splendour to the neighbourhood of St. James's. It is a part of the town that has long been neglected, and the estimated expenses being trivial, in comparison with the advantage of the improvements, no time will be lost in getting the sanction of Parliament to the measure. ADELPHI THEATRE. A new Melo Drama was produced at this Theatre last night, under the title of Luke ; or, Me Lost Sox. The story is as follows :—Luke has been a servant of Farmer Wake, discharged for drunkenness. The Piece opens at a period when it is supposed that Luke 1 has risen into power, and is taking every means in his power to oppress his Former master. He succeeds, and finally reduces him to beggary. Luke is also in the pay of the Squire of the village, who hires him to assist in forcibly running away with Clara, the daughter of Wakefield. Luke consents, and is in the act of carry ing the young Lady away, when he is met by Bets, a sailor, who interferes and saves the victim from the ruffian's grasp. This sailor turns out to be the long lost son of Farmer Wakcfield, and Clara's brother. Luke escapes, but in the end he is detected in an attempt to shoot the sailor. In consequence of Luke's midnight attack a discovery ensues, and he is consigned to the Officers of Justice, to receive his reward. TICRRY, as the revengeful Luke, was excellent. He made a power ful impression upon the feelings of the audience. T. P. Coons was the Sailor, and he treated us with an unso phisticated specimen of the honest hearted and blunt Tar. The other parts were well supported. The cha racter assigned to Mrs. H. Hughes made her highly amusing, and was loudly applauded. The House was crowded in every part. LAW REPORT. -.0..-- COURT OF RING'S BENCH, OCT. 16. COLLIVI O. cox. This was an action brought by the Assignees of the plaintiff, a haberdasher, residing in London, to recover from the defendant, a tailor, residing also in London, the sum of 1311. odd ; being the balance of a bill of 1621. furnished to the defendant, for goods advanced to his wife on credit, in the course of 16 months.—The defence set up was that the plaintiff had studiously concealed from the defendant the circums , ante of his advancing so much to his wife in so short a time, believing the husband to be perfectly ignorant of the fact. To prove this, the book-keeper of the defendant was called, who deposed that the plaintiff calling for Mrs. Cox one day, and not finding her in the way, he offered to send Mr. Cox to him, upon which plaintiff said—O, no; Mr. Cox must know nothing about it. Mr. Cos also stated, that when the plaintiff presented him the bill, he said—This is not tradesmanlike to let my wife rua up this long bill without letting me know it. The plaintiff replied-11 we were always to inform husbands on these occasions, it would very much diminish our business. On these grounds the defendant resisted payment.—These cir cumstances were denied by the plaintiff. NEW MEASURE ACT-CLARKE AND OTHERS V. THACKER. Mr. Farm. POLLOCK stated that this was an action to recover the value of s nne brandies, which they had fur nished to defendant. The brandy in dispute was lying in the Docks at the time the bargain was made between the parties in the present action, and it was sold to de &ndant at the usual reduction in price, to be paid for ooe month after delivery. The brandy was delivered to defendant in pursuance of this agreement, in the month of January. Now it so happened that doting the time which transpired between the time of the brandies being sent in, and the time payment was demanded by the plaintiffs, the new Parliamentary Act, respecting the alteration of the wine measure of the country was passed, in consequence of which Act, defendant refused to pay for the articles, unless on the scale of the g new measures.' He (the Learned Counsel) maintained that, as the agree ment had been entered into between the parties by written letters, prior to the new Act, the defence now set up was altogether nugatory, and mast fall to the ground. Mr. &Ann: (for the defendant) said, that his defence would be directed to the written correspondence solely. A number of letten, &c. were now put in and read, to prove the agreement between to parties, the purchase of tits brandy, &c.; when, afteg a long discussion between the Counsel for the respective parties, and the Lord Chief Justice, the plaintiffs were nonsuited. The LOAD CHIEF JUSTICR charged the Jury, that their verdict must depend upon the credit which they gave to the evidence of Palmer, as opposed by that of the bankrupt. If Palmer told the truth, and they be lieved him, he should hold, in point of law, that the defendant was entitled to a verdict, on the principle, that if a tradesman gives credit to, and deals with, a man's wife clandestinely, and without his knowledge, for articles not suitable to her degree, the value of goods sold and delivered under such circumstances could not be recovered in a Court of Law. This principle had been solemnly decided in the late case of Montague tr. Baron, 3 Barn. and Cress. 631, and 5 Dowl. and Ryl. 532. If, however, on the other hand, they disbelieved Palmer, and gave credit to the bankrupt, then the plaintiff was entitled to a verdict ; but still they were at liberty to examine the bankrupt's bill, and make such deductions as appeared to them to be reasonable, with reference to the description and quansity of articles sold to the wife of a tradesman, in circumstances like those of the defendant. The Jury retired for about an hour, and found their verdict for the plaintiff—damages KC the plaintiff baying failed in proving part of the demand, amounting to 301. in consequence of the illness di wituess. We are happy to learn from Ireland, that mach good has resulted from the late rains, and that there will be an abundant crop of potatoes. Saturday as a butcher was returning from Gloucester market to his residence at Upton, with his horse and cart, one of the wheels got into a ditch and stopped his progress. Upon this the two•legged brute became so violently enraged, that he jumped down, and with his cleaver chopped of one of his horse's ears. . t FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. The Duke and Duchess of Richmond have left their seat, wood, Sussex, for Newmarket. The Earl and Countess of Hardwicke left their house in St. Jaunes'..square, on Saturday, for their seat, Wimpole, Cambridge shire. Lord Graves has arrived at his seat, Bishop's Court, Enter, from a tour. . Lord Mo!pen: has arrived at his father's (the Earl of Sefton's) seat, Crortethll, near Liverpool, from a tour. Lord and Lady F. L. Gate have arrived at the Marquis of &af. ford's seat, Trentham Han, Sta ff ordshire, from Earl Bethune., Cireneeste, Gloucestershire. Lord and Lady Holbssd left Holland House, Kensington, yester day, for Brighton, for a few days, on their way to Bowood Park, Wilts, on a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdown. The Hon. Colonel Anson, M.P. left his house in Curzon-street, May-fair, yesterday, for Newmarket. Sir Henry and Lady Penn have arrived at Cheltenham, from Brighton. Sir Robert Gunning, Bart. left the Brunswick Hotel, Hanover square, yesterday, for his seat, Horton, Northamptonshire. General Ord left Gordon's Hotel, Alben for Fulmer's Place, Gerrard's Cross, Berks. C. Hartshorn, Esq. arrived in town yesterday, from a tour. Wiliam Delafleld, Esq. arrived yesterday at the Royal Hotel, St. James's-savet, from Hants. yesterday, Mi. and Mn. Morley arrived in town yesterday, from their seat in Devonshire. Mr. and Lady Caroline Capel arrived yesterday at their brother's (the Duke of St. Alban's), in St. James's-square, from their seat in Berks. Departures from Warten's Hotel, .ltegent•street—Mrs. Henry Bosauquet and Miss Sterne, for their seat in Hants ; J. N. Strachan, Esq. on a tour. Arrivals at the Burlington Hotel, Old Burlington and Cork Streets—lcir Gregory and Lady Way, from Kent. Drparture 111r. Blackburn, for Cheltenham. Arrivals at Fentou's New Hotel, St. James's-street—A. F. Nunez, Fog. from his seat in Hants; Captain Digby Murray, from Wind. sor ; Major G. Johnston from lierks; Major Vandrrhue from tour • Captain Beresford , from Windsor. Departure—Lord Lake, for Brighton. Arrivab at the Bath Hotel, Arlington -street—Sir Hugh and Lady Palliser, from Cheltenham; Captain Slade and family, from a tour; and Mr: Mrs. and Miss Campbell, from a tons Departures— Ueutenant Colonel, Mrs. and Miss Watt, for Cheltenham ; Mr. Mrs. and Miss Robertson, for Bath ; and William Fitzgerald, Esq. for Brighton. BRISTOL, Oc To' a a 16. DARING HIGHWAY ROBBRAIY AND INTREPID RESISTANC& On Saturday evening, as Mr. John Shifter Williams, a respectable Solicitor in this city, and agent to the Lon don Insurance Association, was returning to his house at Vittoria•place, near the White Ladies ,Turnpike, soon after he had passed the Park-gate, he received a dread ful blow on the right temple, which laid him insensible on his back in the middle of the road. He could only have remained in•this state a few moments ; and, on coming to himself, - he found one" man kneeling on his hip, and another standing near his head; the former was pulling at his watch seals. He instantly put his band to his watch,when the villain struck him a desperate blow on his mouth ; at this moment he saw the hand of the other raised, with the instrument in it which had no doubt first felled him, and again levelled at his head. Mr. Williams seized it in its descent, and by a sudden effort wrenched it out of the ruffian's hand; and disengaging himself by a blow from the villain, who was upon him,. succeeded in regaining his feet. Mr. Williams had a double-barrelled pistol in his pocket, but unfortunately it was bolted, and by the time he had got it ready the villain had leaped the wall into the Park. He fired, and thinks be wounded the man, as he fell on his hands and knees ; he attempted to fire again, but the other barrel flashed in the pan, and the villain escaped. Mr. Williams then turned to the man he left in the road, but he had taken advantage of 4is attention being engaged by his confederate, and effected his escape. Mr. Williams was then obliged to go home, for be had received a desperate cut or wound just above the right temple, which bled most copiously ; the wound in his mouth was also bleeding freely. The villains succeeded in tearing away the two gold seals, and the ring and handle that connect them to the watch. One seal had a stag engraven on it ; the other, Mr.Williams's initials, J. S. W. in old English characters. He still retains the weapon he wrested from the ruffians. It is a carpets ter's long screwdriver, with a large wooden handle, pear shaped, and the point is a little bent, either acci dentally by force used, or to afford a better huld to the person using it.—Bristol Mercury. Yesterday, Count Lorrust, Prussian Counsellor of Legation, and Charge d'Affaires at the Court of London, jointly with Mr. N. M. Romantic% and accompanied by Mr. BONNET, Notary, Cancelled, and Deposited in the Bank of England, the amount of £44,800 in Special Bonds of the Prussian Loan, Nego tiated by Mr. N. M. Rornscuicu, in London, being the Sum fixed for the Sixteenth Half.yearly Redemption, due on the Ist Instant. Mr. Alderman Bridges has been prevailed upon by his brother Magistrates to relinquish the intention he had entertained, of relinquishing the Aldermanic gown. A second meeting of the leading Members of the Corporation was held yesterday in one of the chambers in the Guildhall, to arrange the Resolutions to be pro- posed to the Common Hall on Thursday next. Mits. Astnonon.—The maiden name of the cele brated Mrs. Abington, was Barton, at which period she was distinguished in the audience part of the Druz y-laaa Theatre, with her basket ' n her arm, for the elegance of her gure, sweetness of voice, and arch expression of her features whilst employed in her nightly avocations of crying " choice fruit and a bill of the play." These requisite qualifications for forming a comic actress, in duced Mr. Garrick to transplant her from before to be. bind the curtain, and she soon became not only the ad mired representative of Ladies of Fashion on the stage,' but also in the characters of Hoydens ; her taste in dress was the means of introducing her into the higher circles of female ton, who gladly won her money at cards, and in return took tickets for her benefits. Be. fore she retired from the stage she became very (wows pint, and at one of the fashionable routs laid a wager' of 5001. that on her next benefit night sbe would play &rub in the Beaux Stratagem. The bills announced the singular attempt. On the evening of performance the House was crowded almost to suffocation, and hundreds of persons were unable to procure admission. Oa the appearance of the female &rub, the whole audience were convulsed with laughter, and every eye rivetted lon her smolt-clothes, which would have set easy on the ample rotundity of a Dutch Burgomaster. The wager was thus won and the s snoney paid. This sum, with the receipts of the House, extra prices given for tickets, and many handsome presents, Is said to have netted the fair Scrub little short of 1,2001. _ _ _ The Sessions commence at Clerkenwell on Monday next, and at the Old Bailey on Thursday the 26th inst. and though the number of prisoners for trial amount, at present, to not more than one-third of those tried at the last Sessions, many of .the offences are of a more seri ous die. Upwards of three hundred offenders are now confined in Tothill•fields prison, among whom are an un usual proportion of females. The Westminster Sessions commence to-morrow. .• PIP 4 HUNTINGDONSHIRE AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION. A meeting of the above Association was held On Sa turday last, at the George Hotel, Huntingdon, for the purpose of taking into consideration the recent measures of Ministers, as affecting the present prospects of the farmer, and the permanent interests of agriculture.— About 70 Gentlemen were present, including Lord Vis count Mandeville, M.P. the Marquis of Tweeddale, and the principal owners and occupiers of land in the county. James Torkington, Esq. of Stokeley, being called to the Chair, opened the proceedings with a few appropriate remarks on the present suffering state of agriculture. They had, indeed, he said, met to benefit themselves, but so intimately were the agricultural and commercial interests of the nation blended together, that a benefit could not be conferred upon the farmer, which did not at the same time extend to the manufacturer. A series of resolutions was then produced, and the Chairman was about to read them, when Samuel Wells, Esq. Registrar of Bedford Level, entered the room, and said, he objected to the meeting in Coto. Why had not a re• quisition been sent to the Sheriff to convene a county meeting,where all interests would be fairly heard, and the subject fully discussed? The Learned Gentleman then launched out into a glowing description of the distresses of the country, and• miserable condition of the labouring poor. He concluded by proposing a string of counter resolutions, in which a large reduction of taxation was held out as the only effectual means of relief. The re solutions being read from the Chair, a spew of hands was demanded, but only four were hehl up, including Mr. Wells himself. He then left the room, satisfied, he said, with having performed his duty. The original resolutions, which were afterwards embodied in the subjoined petition, were then read. Tithes being stated as one of the grievances under which the farmer la boured, a conversation ensued as to whether they should . be mentioned in the resolutions. The Rev. Mr. Nash objected to such a declaration, tithes being, in his opinion, no more outgoings than rent ; they might as well specify the latter as a grievance. Mr. Wildes said, it appeared, from the report of Mr. Jacobs, that in Poland the tithe was not felt as a burden by the farmer, being compounded for by the proprietor ; in France, there were no tithes. Lord Mandeville said, as the tithe was now collected, it was a great grievance to the farmer, and a bar to agricultural improvement. The clergy did not lay out so much in improvements, and every shilling that the farmer laid out in this manner was taxed With a tenth. His objection, however, only went as to the mode of collecting the tithe, not to the abstract principle. The, Chairman remarked, that in nineteen enclosures out of twenty, there was no tithe ; a certain quantity of land having been given in lien of it. He disclaimed any imputation upon the clergy; the tithe was only one of the burdens of the country, which fell upon the farmer. On the suggestion of Colonel Piofold, which seemed tt meet the wishes of all present, the objectionable phrase was ordered to be expunged from the resolutions. It was then agreed that the fol lowing petition should be regularly written out, and ex posed for signature, previous to the ensuing meeting of Parliament. A subscription was also entered into, to defray the incidental expenses, and to enable the Asso elation to correspond with the other Agricultural Asso ciations formed for similar purposes. "To the Hoy. the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in Parliament assembled. The humble Petition of the Owners and Occupiers of Land in the county of Huntingdon, whose names are hereunto subscribed, I 44 Sbeweth—That yoor petitioners Dave invested large sums of money in the purchase or occupation of land, fully expecting to re ceive a fair remuneration for the capital, skill, and labour so em. ployed, and on the faith of basing that Legislative protection con tinued which your petitioners have heretofore enjoyed. " That the agricultural interest is at this time labouring under great distress, in consequence of the interferences with, and Infrac doss of, laws enacted and intended for its protection. " That your petitioners view with feelings of intense concern the efforts now making to prevail on the Legislature to sanction the un icted importation of foreign corn, the consequences of which your petitioners conceive would be, that not one half of the corn now grown In the country would be produced, and the subsistence of our own population be made to depend upon the mercy of foreign powers " That, in addition to the other burdens which press upon the land, the repair of the highways, the assessments for the relief of the poor, and the county rates, fall almost entirely upon the occupiers of the soil, over and above their contributions to general taxation. Your Petitioners, therefore, humbly pray that their case may . be fully considered by your Honourable House, and adequate pro tection afforded to interests of such vital importance to the tona -1 munity at large. And your Petitiotsers will ever pray, &c." C, The Turkey Mail has brought accounts from Smyrna to the Bth, and from Constantinople to the 12th ultimo. They state that if The Sultan will never give in to the Russian claims, and that the most vigorous military preparations continued." The letters from the Turkish capital also allude to the movements of the Persians.— The Greek war is looked to with little interest, and con sidered as settled. The Turkish force under the Captain Pacha, it is said, still intends to make a descent on Sa mos. Trade continues to be well protected by the En glish vessels of war. The military survey of Ireland is making _great pro gress. The greater part of the counties of Deny and Antrim are finished. CHILIAN MINING A saocranow.--Yester day a Meet ing of the Shareholders of the Chilian Mining Associa tion was held at the City of London Tavern, for the put. pose of adopting the Resolution passed at a meeting held on the 27th ult. the object of which was to dissolve the Company. After some discussion, the Chairman read the Resolution for dissolving the Company, owing to a want of funds, which was unanimously agreed to. Such is the fatality of the fever raging in Rooney Marsh, that thirteen persons were last week lying dead in the small parish of Warchorne, which contains about 400 inhabitants. Immense fortunes have been lost in the bop trade in the present year; Last year the speculations were very extensive, when new hops were bought at about 141. or 151. which will now fetch from Si. to 44. Old hops last season sold for 61. to 71., and are now worth about 251. The present is supposed to be the largest growth ever known, and far exceeding the consumption of two, if not more years. The Malden coach, on its return from London, on Thursday last, was overturned within two miles of the town, occasioned by one of the horses shying and sud denly starting out of the road. The coach was heavily laden with passengers, inside and out ; several of them were injured, and amongst others, a Gentleman who was going on a visit to Henry Coape, Esq, of Maldon ; Charles Wbods, Esq., solicitor, was also hurt; and a Gentleman, whose name we could not learn, bad his arm dislocated. On Saturday evening, the Safety coach was accidentally overturned between Melbourn and Hanton, Cambridgeshiie, when Mr. Tuck, of the latter village, who was on the coach, unfortunately bad his leg broken, and a child's collar-bone was fractured: t No other serious injury was sustained. I