Star. — London, England, 1831-05-24 00:00:00

LITERATURE. Asiatic Journal. MAY. The present number contains several extremely interesting commu nication& The Ist article is an acute examination of the article in the last Edinburgh Revietv, against the Company's exclusive trade to China. We have endeavoured to expose more than once some of the fallacies current on the importance of opening the trade to Chine; and the subject is very ably treated in this article. " The account of fossil remains in New Holland," cannot fail to at tract the attention of the Geologist. Caves have Leen discovered in that distant country in many particulars analogous to that discovered by Professor Buckland. at Kirkdale, in the North of England. The intricate subject of the nature of land tenure and revenue in India, receives the most satisfactory illustration in a letterby Col. Tod, the able author of the " History of ltajpootana." It is a communication which has been elicited by, a side-wind criticism, which was directed Realm Col. Tod . . opinion in a former number of this journaL We think he has triumphantly ;moved the existence of something quite .c.alogous to the feudal system, and rrimogeniture succession, to have o the custom of India. He at once cleats away the obscurity cithe subject by showing that the possession of the largeproprietors lesetrided entire i.y law of pritro,teiiiture—the small landed posses ! ens of the other classes were divided t qually among descendants. He Hums, too, that the revenue from laud might descend by the same law, while the land Itself followed another. • The account of the missions in India agreeably surprised us. We really suspected that little or no success had attended the pious labours of the missionaries in the East : but we have here an account of 7500 converts at one place, and full details of similar success. Some learned dissertations on the language and antiquities of India complete the number. The Life of Thomas Muir, Esq. .Advoersie, nun". of Huniershill, le. By PETZIMACCLXZIE. SIMPLIN and ItisasnALL. Nothing could be more seasonable than this publication, bearing, as it does, directly on the grand question of reform, which now absorbs the attention, not only of this kingdom, but of the whole civilised world. It is the life of a man who MI a victim to that system of persecution by which reform was stifled in this country, after the demand for it had been stimulated by the first revolution in Ireland, and which would , assuredly follow a failure of reform in the second instance, with all the aggravated atrocity that would spring from the presumption of a final victory. It is a specimen of the manner in which the Dundasses and M'Queens of that period could, without remorse, violate all the sanctities of public and private life, in order to wreak a sort of instinctive vengeance on the purest morality and patriotism that ever adorned the country. The reply made by corruption to the abstract reasonings of liberty is, that "the system works well ;" that, although it may have entailed on posterity a debt of eight hundred millions, nevertheless it is, at the worst, only a fiscal one ; and that it is, in fact, the means of securing that constitu tion which guarantees life, liberty, and property, to indi viduals. This is, we confess, a practical argument, and therefore, instead of dealing in general reasonings, we are enabled, unfortunately, to present to our readers a particular case in point—one which embodies all that is pure, talented, and noble in patriotism, on the one hand; on the other, all the malignity, sophistry, and chicanery, that were ever ar rayed on the side of political guilt. although the elder generation of public men in this coun try is familiar with the character of this great man, whilst all Scotland honours him with a deepening veneration, we shall, for the sake of our young readers, briefly sketch the outlines of a career as romantic in its details as it was august in its principles. For many particulars we must, however, refer to the work before us, which faithfully and enthusiastically records those facts which we have the means of confirming from private sources. Thomas Muir, of ancient and honourable family, residing on his paternal estate, was a profoundly educated and elo quent member of the Scottish bar; a man of unimpeachable morality and ardent piety, who, for lending a volume of Paine's Political Works to a friend as a matter of curiosity, and with a declaration that " it might be dangerous to per sons of weak minds," and for arguing that the house of com mons was venal and corrupt,—in other words, for saying and doing no more than is now said and done by the bulk of the community, and for saying and doing which the present mi nistry have been heaved over the great sand bar of corruption into the haven of power and reformation—by the spring tide and concurring movement of a united people—was prose cuted by the Dundas faction, convicted by the evidence of the scullion, the priest, and the hair-dresser, whom the dainties of the treasury had enticed from the crumbs that fell beneath his table ; found guilty by a jury packed according to a law (now, happily for Scotland, repealed) composed of a majority of placemen and others, whose names yet rot upon the pension -list; sentenced by judges who rivalled Jeffreys in the scurrility of their language and the iniquity of their decisions,—sentenced—to what? A man of genius, learning, piety, patriotism—a man seemingly ordained by the hand of GOD to rank among the saviours of mankind— for no other reason than lending a volume, and advocating parliamentary reform—to be transported for fourteen years to Botany Bay ; a sentence which was actually carried into effect alter he had ate, drank, slept, and worked in irons, among common felons, on board the bulks in the Thames. During this ignominy, we learn that he had no other con solation than was afforded by his pocket Bible and his con scious rectitude; whilst his persecutors," in purple and fine linen," were chanting hypocritical strains over the downfall of the atheistical reformers. We must refer to Mr. Mackenzie's work for the details of his voyage to Sidney; his rescue thence in a vessel despatched by the immortal Washington : his shipwreck and miraculous escape on the coast of America ; his entertainment by a tribe of Indians less barbarous than the faction that had transported him ; his journey alone, and on foot upwards of four thousand miles across the American continent ; his de tention by the Spaniards at Mexico, and transmission to Eu rope in irons ; the capture of the Spanish vessel by Lord St. Vincent ; his escape, under the supposition that he had been killed in the action ; and his Onal deliverance by the interpo sition of the French goverohent, which received hint with public honours. All these things, with his death in conse quence of the wounds he had received, we can only glance at, as simple and undeniable facts which blacken the admi nistration of Pitt with colours that only suit its true charac ter ; showing the real spirit of the party, and what public men may expect if the present opportunity for reform should be lost. We have at last fairly thrown the monster; and, while it is down, it will only be our own fault if we do not destroy it. When we read the overpowering arguments and com manding rhetoric of Thomas Muir's defence, and bear in mind that he died at the age of thirty-three, we are indig nant at the loss which literature has incurred ; but we are convinced that he did not murmur at his martyrdom when v e read the prophetic language with which he addressed tl:e judge on receiving sentence " Were I to be led this . moment from the bar to the scaffold, I should feel the same cal:tmess and serenity which I now do. My mind tells me that I have acted agreeably to my conscience, and that I 1.4% e engaged in a good, a just, and , a glorious cause which, sooner or later, must and will prevail, and, by a timely reform, save this country heal distruction." .It is gratifying to read of the sympathy extended at the time to the sufferer, especially of the exertions made in Par liament to procure a reversal of the proceedhlgs, and, abovie an, to find among the most protninent speakers on that mt. elision our noble premier, then Mr. Grey, and the Lord Higb Commissioner, then Mr. Adam. The motion was supported by Sheridan, Fox, and others, in a way that could only be answered by the votes of a pro fligate majority. In the Lords, Earl Stanhope singly divided on behalf of justice and humanity. In the first year of William and Mary there were noises than four acts passed reversing the proceedings against Ald. Cornish, Alice Lisle, Algernon Sydney, and Lord W. Rus sell. It now remains for ns only, by a solemn legislative act, to reverse the sentence of Thomas Muir, to honour the bills drawn by him on thejustice of posterity, and to sestina a stigma on the unprincipled lawyers of the High Court of Justiciary as may make them wither in conspicuous infamy, and convince all who suffer in a righteous cause, that the God of Nature, who stimulated them to make sacrifices, will assuredly raise up others to appreciate them and to vin dicate their fame. ~ .. 1 .iI ~. PANORAMA OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE. SHEFFIELD INDEPENDENT, MAY 21. On Monday last, the freeholders and inhabitants of Rotherham bad a public rejoicing, in humor of the retort , of four representatives for the county, pledged to support the bill for a reform in parliament. The arrangements of the day, under the superintendence of several of the principal gentlemen of the place, were of the most extensive, liberal, and spirited description. A public dinner, in the new Court-Bouse s appeared to be the most important part of the popular triumph, ball ample provision was made for the gratification of every individual he. longing to this most public-spirited toter, in the manner met accepts. ble to them. Early in the meaning, the bottom and streets peasated an. usual signs of gaiety—flags, garlands, &c. were suspended hem the wis. down of the householders. and numerous panics paraded the WWI* streets, preceded by bands of music, and banners bearing epee duo sentiments expressive of the attachment of their followers to the pied. pies of ,liberty and representation. About ten o'clock, by weeks concert, between two and three thousand children assembled In a plass called Gray's-field, in the Crofts, and received each a penny . pie. ... This, trilling but to each little individual most acceptable uonatioa, was distributed from a large barrow, in which the coin was cos. veyed to the field. At one o'clock, the principal inns of dm place offered ample accommodation to those who were inclined to feast (without charge) upon fine joints o beef, mutton, lamb, These provisions, besides bread, &c. were supplied by Messrs. Badger, Boomer, Oxley, Marshes, and Jackson. After dia. nee, at each house of entertainment, three pints of strong beer were tendered is every guest. This portion of the feast was the gift of Robert Bentley, Esq. In about two hours, the numerous tables which bad been spread at one o'clock were abandoned, and large companies of freeholders and others again marched through the principal parts of the town. About four o'clock, a Urge body of people proceeded to dm residence of Air. Bentley, and escorted him, with several of his friends, to the Court House. Here, at five o'clock, a very powerital Mod pve notice by the well known tune used on such occasions, th at the pests were about to Nit down. The dining room (t h e principal room of the Court House) es No alemelon presented a very handsome appearance. A raised table eons pied the upper part, and two long tables diverged from it, which en. ensiled nearly to the entrance eoor. The walls were elegantly ot msented with colours, amongst which, the British naval Hag, and ban. men bearing the names of Morpeth, Johnstone, Ramalen, and Striek had, with appropriate mottos, were conspicuous. The dinner, which; by most singular punctuality was ready to he served at the precise mo. wet at which it lind been promised,wes of a reollyexcellent description. aid Included every dish of flesh, birds, and vegetables afforded by the season. The wines, supplied by Mr. oilier, merited and received from the whole company the rare praise of being as excellent as could be furnished at the best private table. About half-past five the tables were cleared, and the company, about 80 in number, sat under the frank and good.humoured presidency of Robert Bentley, Esq. This gentle. man, on various occasions, introduced the great and important national measure of reform, to celebrate the progress of which the day had been devoted to rejoicing. He was ably seconded by the various speakers, and both their remarks and those of the chairman were generally re. ceived with loud expressions of satisfaction. During the evening, the company were gratified by the exertions of a very numerous orchestra, and four glee sbgas from the neighbourhood of Barnsley. In the even. ing, the last arrangement of the committee for the gratification of every class of persons, provided for the females a general tea drinking. They were entertained in parties at the,nsost respectable public-houses, and a liberal subscription of about SOL provided a little Prawn cream for those who chose it. The following Song was composed for the dinner : PARODY OX THE DEATH or NILSON. By honour's side, with silent grief oppress'd, Britannia mowed her Patriots now at rest ; But their great efforts ne'er shall fade with years, Though spent in vain, to save a nation's tears. In Expectable: Bay The Tory Macomb* lay, Our hearts were bounding then; We scored the tyrant yoke, Our King was bean of oak, And hearts of oak our men ; Oor Homed', with his colleagues brave, And gallant yeomen, three sheen gave, At.d thought of home and beauty; While through the crowds this signal ran, "England ex pe cts that every man This day will do his duty!" And as the day ram on, To enforce Reform they ran. Great Morpeth leads the way; His messmates all were named, Long may all four be famed, Combined they've won the day Nor dearly was the conquest bought, For well the gallant berme beght For Ragland, home. and beauty; While all cried, as the hour came on, " England expects that every man This day will do his duty!" And now a galling wound, To all the Tories round, Their Dunamnbe's cause received; Heaven fought on our side; " The day's our own, " we cried, " We've been enough deceived. ° " The tyrant's power is fallen at last, Then let Reform cure all that's past, For Ragland, home, and beauty; And stedfast all, as we began, Let England own that every man That day perfornt'd his duty !" Within the last fortnight, the extraordinary nunmer a seventy. two male convicts have been removed from the York Castle, via. thirty to Chatham, twenty to Woolwich, and twenty-two to Sheerness. Sir William Ingilby, amongst his other eccentricities, has been re. markable for wearing (as the boys call out in the streets) " a shock. ing bad hat." During the last week he has been presented with a handsome new one, purchased by the proceeds of a penny aubsaip. don, entered into by the ladin of Boston. Sir William received the donation, which was presented to him by filr. Tennyson, with his accustomed good liumoue sod urbanity, and acknowledged the compliment in an excellent harangue delivered upon the occasion. A dealer in Manchester was lately in want of a particular lot of sugar. lie wrote to his correspondent in Literpool by the ORO o'clock train, with We necessary orders, and the sugars were in NS. cheater the same evening. WAKEFIELD CORX MARKET, MAY 20,.•Tbil supply of what' is tolerably good for this day's market, but moderate of other anklets The trade continues extremely heavy, yet there is much less disposal= to urge sales than of late ; the demand is almost exclusively amilneil In the finest sorts, and these command the rates of last week, Mt ell bibs rior descriptions are guise neglected. Barley sells very slowly, MIMI maltaters having finished fur the season ; the value remains much the same. Oats and shelling are lower, the former ed. per stone, the bras la. per load. Beans remain steady in price. Nothing doing In idler articles. •-•%. j: MARRIED—Mr. Gregory, solicitor, Ityam ' to &rah, youngest daughter of the late Mr. Froggatt—At Wakefield, Mr. Jeremiah Stead, to Harriet, oily daughter of the Rev. G. Ambler—At Huddersfield, Mr. R. Butterworth, to Miss Mailmen. DIED-31r. J. Oates, of Huddersfield, architect. NEWCASTLE CHRONICLE. NEwCASTLZ, SAT URDAY.—The business of this and the nett. bouring port of Sunderland is still impeded by the unfortunate - ferences between thecoal owners and their workmen, which in this point of view alone, are becoming an evil of the most serious Unportance ; in addition to whicb, we regret to add, that matters have likewise assumed a more alarming aspect for the peace of the neighbourhood.-- As we mentioned in our last, the pitmen who would not agree to the terms offered to them, have, in several places, been this week turned out of their houses, en extremity which, we believe, was never resorted to In any previous strike. This, we understand, has been enforced at New. bottle, Hebburn, and Percy Main, at each of which places several families have been ejected, and their furniture bundled to the dem This step has led to much mimed's, sad serious disturbances have since taken place, and attempts barytes, sande to stop some tithe solitaries which had resumed working. At Williwessa, on Pr a detachment of the Yeomanry were called oat to protect the colua when one of the men, in endeavettelng to maps from the meshy. leapt from a precipice and unfortunately alighted upon a post, by whh he was so much injured that he died on Tuesday morning. At Hobbies, on Tuesday, we are told. considerable damage was done, by a large body of men, whe threw curves, warns, Ake. down the shaft, and forced those teen who were at work to desist. Such conduct cannot be too much deplored, ns too highly deprecated, and independent .01. its penal antesqueness, Is sore to Injure the taus e in which it is employed; we, therefore, early hope, that we shall not have to record a repetition of it. It besides seems the most mistaken policy ible, for the pitmen to throw Nay obstacle in the way of those which have come to terms wi.h their workmen, as it must of necessity prevent others from following their example ; whilst if those who had adjusted their tares.. mem were suffered to work unmolested, it would naturally be one great means of inducing others to do the same, and leading to a general recoodliatim. Since Tuesday, we are glad to say, some collieries have been at work unmolested, amongst which are Willington, Manor Wsllaend, Pontop, and Tanfield Moor. On the Wear, we ucderstand some collieries have commenced working, the Marquis of Londonderry having agreed with his workmen, and others are said to be following his example. We consequently, would fain hope that next week will see an end to the unhappy dispute. In the meantime troops are march ing in from various quarter; the head quartets of the 3d Dragoons have arrived from York, a detachment of foot has also arrived, and more are on their way. MANCHESTER ADVERTIZER MAY 21. CARRIAGE Or LIVE STOCK ON THE RAILWAT.-00 Thurs. day week the railway company began to convey a new class of pas ' sellers. On that day forty-nine Irish pigs quitted Liverpool in one carriage, and arrived safely at Manchester, after a most noisy journey. ' The respectable quadtupedt evidently clid not like the new mode of travelling, and in pacing through the tunnel made an outcry which " echoed through the hollow nark abyss," and startled all within bear , ing. Since that time upwards of three hundred of the swinish herd have made the same journey, being probably the first set of pigs that have travelled in a locomotive since the creation of the world. The fare fora pig is eighteen-pence, being just half the fare of a pig driver. The company will begin .o carry cattle very shortly, several comm. thous carriages hiving been constructed for their accommodation. SINGULAR CIRCUSISTANCE.—The following death is deserving of particular notice s—A man named John Turner, a Staly.brklge, died on Wtdnetclay the 4th Inst. He was an obi and w attl e advoca te f or re• form t he had 'wended the reception of Mr. Wilbraham at Staly. bridge, on the previous Monday, and was so overpowered by his feel ings and exertions in hue:Dung, that, after quitting the crowd, he Dever uttered nod= word, but Immediately took his bed, and died on Wedunalay. DESTRUCTIVE FIIIL•-•On Saturday night last, the mill belong. lug to the eneett.ors of the late Me. Sitiebottom, of Treeele-street. near Motuam, was burned down. It was a new and stiltatential building. being twenty windows in length, and four stories high, and it is said was insured ;or 1 ORS. which will not, perhaps, cover more than one half the lo s s. Awri-Alm.rmustates.—There is at present a loving couple teskling at Simis•cr•lane,who have had 29 children baptised a► Prestwich church within the last 34 years. Dear awn Dusts Scsoox..—The half-yearly meeting of the go., tenors of this invaluable institution was held in the Exchange dining. room on Wednesday last, for the pur pos e of dieting six pupils to the school--three boys and three girls. The atteudaeree was istmeroms and highly respectable. Robert Phillips, Seq. was called to the chair, and briefly addressed the meeting In support of the charity. dwelling on its importance, and also on the desirableness of having a building erected, la order to extend the benefits of the 'radiation to a larger number of children. The Rev. Hu;,,li Stowell, in a brief but animated strain, sect ably advocated the claims of dear and dumb institutions, and of the Manchester institution in panienlar, whkli, he remarked, for the excellence of its internal regulations, might vie with the ineiropolhan school itself. After a few words from Mr. Vaughan, an examination of the pupils touk place under that gentleman's dhcction, in the rations branches of edheation, in shiest they displaytd a proficiency which was truly surprising. A. the close of the interesting proceedings a collection was made at the door,' which amounted io several pounds. In the mean time the election was proceeding in the ante.rooni. There were 23 ceadidates-12 boys and II girls. ,~ BIRMINGHAM JOURNAL, MAY 21. • According to invariable custom, on Wednesday last, the electors of Tamwortil, in the interest of Sir R. Peel, were entertained by the Baronet at a dinner in the Town Hall. About a hundred and My gentlemen ' eomprking a great portion of the tenantry and tradesmen of Sir Robert, were present on die occasion. On the cloth being re. moved, Sir Robert Peel rose and said—Gentlemen, 1 beg leave to pro pose to you a toast, which I am sure you will drink with that enthu alum with which such a toast ought to be drank in every society of loyal Englishmen. " I give vou " The Sing, and God bless him." Sir Robert then gave " The Queen, and the rest of the Royal Family," and " The Duke of Wellington and the Army." Samuel Tylecote, lisq..—Gentlensen ' having had the honour and pleasure a nominating the Right Hou. Baronet on the day of election, I have now the additional gratification of proposing to you, as a toast, his health and happiness. This toast was received with cheering which lasted fee some minutes, in the midst of which Sir Robert Peel rose and said," Gentlemen, I would much rather refer you to the feelings which animate your own breasts, as a:test of what mine must necessarily be, than trust to any imperfect expression of my sentiments upon this most flattering oats. aka. Gentlemen, I have little to say on political subjects, as I have already, in the proper place, when I presented myself in the most per fect confidence for your sulDages, explained my views and opinions upon the all.abaorbing question of the day. Bat when making my canvass; I vet:onset some one objected to me—(who it was I forv, for the remark occasioned no lU.wlll In my mind)—because it 6d been stated that I had declared in Parliament the Reform Bill would not affect me, as from the influence of my _property in Tamworth, I was sure of my return. Gentlemen, I honour the man who candidly avowed his opposition to me on this ground ; but I most positively and unequivocally deny that I ever made such an assertion. (Cheers.) I never boasted of the influence of my pro. party, nor shall ever set an value upon a seat In Parliament, unless with It I enjoy the good midge and osallimeo of my oonstituents.— (Classes.) Gentlemen, Ina Pend of he* lotursod to Parliament by t3fminilpniwt and molest korsegh, because I can attribute the honour you have osulosod span EN M noting else but a general confidence in my principles and okimanis (Mom) I lay causal conlidersco, not bemuse I emoilus slat yes all aims with sow a 1 polities' questions. There are moury, &Ads^ In thin ram, who MIN from se at many subjects, but who, she Nino dim hay: that asmsl asollimes la us) character that' they ounadvs ilmmosives justified St oundsrbause Ask support. So stiongly do I find that 66 6 tbo unor-diat lam sop. ported by many who, upon sous points, from cose6dos, entertain dif. ferent views to myself—that if I personally knew any deman in the room, I should not hesitate to propose his health. (Cheers.) Gets. denten the chief lesson I have learnt in public life, is toleration. The inhabitants of Stratford-upon-Avon were so highly delighted at the election of Sir Gray Skipwith, Bart. its Recorder, as one of the ca Repress of die county, that they wished to testify their gradfl. c e tro r e e s s fo n a public manner, and at the same time to display their affec tionate estean and regard its him as a man, on account of the many excellent qualities be possaan and which they, bolos his neighbours, have had so many and constant opportunities of Observing. He was seconlinely waited upon by a deputation of the Corporation, to request him to allow the people of Stratford the pleasure of receiving him pub. Hely int* the town. He kindly conceded lois en treaties of his Mends, and yesterday week, be was met at the ausanto et the borough by the mayor and corporation, In their robes or elks mad of the neighbouring gen. damn, and the reeposuisb 'wishbones of sho sown, together with a vast mud, which the oceasien had tamed. As soon as file Gray Skip. wish appeared in sight, be was hailed with long and hearty cheers ; the bid stuck up an enlivening air, and the whole party fen hock, on each I Ilk Isroonklo him to receive the sincere congratulations of all present. 16aptessealses then moved on to the Town Hall i ard as it peasedthroogn the principal streets, it presented a very gratifying spectacle—the win. de of the houses wen filled with welLdressed females, who appeared moot askatly to join in the public expression of regard to one who has perm" hismolf most deserving of estimation by his public and private virtu& _ The churchwardens and sidesmen, with the guardians and overseers la the poor, having been fecuired, in accordance wilt the Act o. Par. lismont, to take a census of die population of Birmingham,accordiz e z instruction furnished, a meeting of sok:men u filling the above was held at the public office, on Monday evening last, when it was dedded wpm to divide the parish into 58 districts, to each or which are to he Mashed two or more individuals to superintend the business, with power to employ such assistants as they may consider necessary. It was arranged to commence on Monday week, the 30th instant, and continue until the whole of the districts are completed, the largest of which, it Is expected, will not exceed three days, the duty icing made comparatively light by the pariah having been divided into sn many districts. With the view to show the plan and principle upon which these returns are to be taken, we subjoin a list of the QUESTIONS Al/PRESS= TO THE OVE•{SEAM let. How many inhabited hems are were in your parish, township, or place; and by how many families are they occupWl Yid. How many houses are now building, and therefore not yet in habited P 3rd. How many other houses are uninhabited ? dth. What number of families in your parish, township, or place, are chiefly employed in and maintained by agriculture ; or by trade., manu facture, or bandicraft ; and bow many families are not comprised in either of the two preceding clement bib. How many persons (iaeleding children of whatever age) are there actually found within the limits of your pada, township, or place, at the time of taking th account, distinguishing males and females, and exclusive of men notedly meting in his Majesty's regular forces, or randy =dubs in the mili and =dubs if seamen,elther in his Majesty's g anise. belongin to tia, tesed vends gbh. How many of the Males inmost lei in answer to the 6th Question are upwards of Twenty Tors ell P 7th. How many Males upwards of Twenty Tears old an, „rt. ployed in Agriculture, including Greaten, Cowkeepas, Shepherds, and other Farm &events, Ganknen (not taxed of taxable u Male Servants), and Nurserymen f Bth. How many Males upwards of Twenty Tears old ate employed in Manufacture or in making Manufacturing Machinery ? How many Males upwards of Twenty Tears ola are annio t (LI in Retail Trade or in Handicraft, as Masters, Shopinen, Jourp eyn , o, Apprentices, or in any capacity requiring skill in the business ? 10th. How many males upwards of 20 years old are wholesale r t ,„ e chants, bankers, capitalists, professional persons, artists, teachers, clerks, surveyon, and other educated men ? 11th. How many males upwards of 20 years old are miners, fi s h er , men, boatmen, excavators of canals, road makers, toll collectors, bowers, employed by persons of the three preceding classes (qutst or ions Bth, 9th, 10th), or otherwise employed in any kind of bodily labour, excepting in agriculture? 12th. How many other males upwards of 20 years old (not bo o , taxable servants under the next quesdon) have not been includ e d in any of the foregoing classes ? Including, therefore, in ans wer to this mie; tion, retired tradesmen, superannuated labourers, and males disease d- o r disabled to body or mind. 13th. How many household servants, including all female servants, and such male servants (of whatever age) as are taxed or taxabl e al such ; also waiters and rttendants at inns : distinguishing the males upwards of twenty years of age from the males under twenty years of age f 14th. If you have entered any males to answer the Bth Que st i on, be pleased to specify the man u f acture or manufactures in which t h ey are employed ; and what proportion of die number of those entered in answer to question llth, ars employed in any quarry, mines, coal pits, futhery, or public works now in progress ? Snixturo or lean.—lleated air for blast rumens has been used for some time at the Clyde trot. Works, and with great success. Ex. paiments have proved that iron is smelted by heated air, with that. fourths of the quantity of coal r equ i re d w h en cold air t hat is air not artificially heated, is employed for that purpos e . I t is supposed that this improvement will accomplish a saving in the cost of the iron in Great Britain, to the amount of at least 200.01101. a year. POLITICAL UNION.—Tite usual weekly meeting of the Council took place at the Globe Tavern, Temple -sheet. on Tuesday night last. The meeting Wig numerously attended. Mr. Bibb and Mr. Hipkiss, brought forward the report of the committee respecting the futurelelections of the members of the council. A fong, uninteresting dia. cussion ensued, when soma improvements were suggested, and uhi. mately the committee were requested to re-consider the report, and bring it again berme the council at the neat ineetiog. An application was read from the reformers of Leicestershire, requesting the loan of 2000 knives and forks. The request was unattioniusly complied with. Arrangements are making for tine annual meeting of the Union. It expected to take place at Venetian, on the first Monday in July. Political Unions arc about to be established in Northumberland on. der the auspices of Lord Howlek's Committee , and at Tewk es b ur y under the sanction of the two memb ers for tile lturougl'. The late slackening of trade may be traced to the connection of Bank issues. The Bank of England no longer sends Exchequer Bills into the market—no longer holds its its circulation—anti we expect to see a speedy revival of activity. About 20,000 firelocks have been recently shipped for Holland and Austria. They are entered, by permission of die customs, as wrought iron, the barrels being packed in one case, and the locks in another. The bark harvest has commenced in Herefordshire, and. proceeds 11sly. The general prices giv e n are 111. 10a. per ton. .471.7xitetemetow, May 18.—This market to-day was glutted with wheat: every one anxious to sell if cash could be depended on for payment. Wheat fetched 10s Ithl to 11a211 72 lbs ; Barley 484 to a Winchester ; Oats, 30s to 325. 8 aeons ; Beans, 18e to ills 6d 10 scares; Old Beans, 20s to 21s. Hop INTILLIOZNCL, WORCESTER, May 18.—An advance in. price has taken place in our market, occasioned in some degree by the damage done to the plants by the frost. MARRIED—At Fownhopc, R. Griffith., Esq. of Thorngrove to Susan, second daughter of the l a t e S. Home, l?aq. of the Nish-1 At Thornbery, Mr. J. bete, of Chaddesicy Corbett, to Amelia Anne, second daughter of the Rev. T. Lewes—The Rev. H. TuU, to Elisa beth, daughter of the late G. Day, Esq. of Prospect House—At Bur tomtipon.Trent, the Rev. J. Davies, Dissenting Minister, to Mary, second daughter of Mr. Sinipson—At Malvern, C.W.H. Evened, son of J. Evened, Esq. of Hill House, to Emma, daughter of H. Candler, Esq. grandson of the Venerable H. Candler, of Callan Castle, Kilkenny. lED.—Aged 87, Margaret, widow of tire late Richard Hudson, Esq. of Moseley.—James Hipkins Esq. of Berwood, 07.—John Lingard, Esq. of Atherstone.—The Rev. W. F. Bird, recta of Wklmerpool, Nottinghamshire, 138—In Quarry Place, Shrewsbury, Harriet, relict of the Rev. John Rothe., 88.—William Jackson, Req. of Castle Pulver.. batch.—At Ellesmere, Maria Grace, wife of lir. Charles Edward Hughes, solicitor, 21.-1 n Burion-upon-Trent, George, youngest son of the late John Whatley, Esq. 21.—The Rev. James Taylor, twenty eight years one of the pastors of the High -pavement Society, Not. thighatn. What a disgrace to human nature appears in the revolting fact, that a monster could be found unfeeling and wicked enough to skin dogs and cats alive for the sake of their skins, and that in the very heart of this metropolis We fear that horrible as is this fact, yet that scores of other instances of cruelty, in every form, are inflicted by man on creatures, whose cries never reach his heart, in this same assem blage of all the virtues and all the vices. Legislative attempts hare hitherto been made in vain to correct such practices by adequate pu. mishmash ; and they have been thought beneath edueation in its various quackeries. Where is THZ SOCIIITT on such OH OCCIMH)II Perhaps without funds ! The close Corporations through the kingdom are kw making up their accounts for that public display which will attend their being thrown open; and the people are everywhere specula on the facts which th e disclosures will bring to light. The secrets of the mo nasteries and numerics will be scarcely less revolting than those which will transpire on the breaking up of all thew rotten, abased, and ow ruptell establishments. Of course for misappropriatious and embeale. fur asco the is of tim f e ue be ds ing entn win sre i :l e L i th e e raspon m for si p b u i l e ili go c thpuerai,Berd Comm I:l 2inions, embers which it is proposed to institute after the precedent of those at the glee dons reformados. Mr. BEartyrT, whose authority. Mr. HUNT quoted for his extraordin ary and unmedited, charge gr ave ly, ma d e sp i net M r . O'Custxtu.t. in open Parliament, has come forward a second time, utterly and in the most unqualified way, to deny, that Keever median, assertion to justify the attempted slander on hit. O'Connell! lie even appeals to two gentlemen who were present at the conversation, as cor roborators of hie statement. What the public at large think of the affair can be no question ; and If the elation of Preston do not think of it as all men must, they will furnish a damning proof spinet the im. propriety of universal Barrage. Is it not, in truth, a case which calls for die special notice of the Louse ? BIRTHS. At liorni on lie WA inst. Mts. Burehett, of Burton-recant, of a son.—The Zd inst. the wife of J. Binder, Esq. of Parliament-strew of a son.—The 21st inst. at Lower angels, the wife of It. Hanbur,, Esq. of a son. The 21st Inst. at Poole, Major E. M. Wood, Hon. Neat India Com pany's 14th Regiment Bombay Native Infantry, to Mary Aim, youngest daughter of J. Dunne, Esq. of the former plsee.—The 21st inst. W. H. Fryer, Esq. late of the Hide Brigade, to Hellenamaßtest daughter of 0. H. Andel, Esq. formerly of the South Gloucester and First Dragoon Guards—The 21st lust. Mr. G. Eley, of Retinae, to Cailw.rine, daughter of the late Mr. Harvey, of Tottenham. DIED. In Rethink, at a very advanced age, the Rev. Wm. Bader oda. The 23d ilia. at his residence in Owen -street, J. Humphries. t!! Serie - muck. lanadn'e-inn, Esq. aged 60, for many years private soh. citor to her late Royal Highnes s Ciuseloite Princess of Wales and Saxe Coburg, his Royal Highness the late Duke of York, and also solicitor to his Majesty's let Regiment of Foot Guards.—The 21st instant. k! his house, Lambeth, I. Guar, Esq. aged 72.—At the Cape of ()o'er Hope, on the 7d, of March last, in the 20th year of his age, &earth son of Mr. Alexander Sinclair, of Trinity-square.—The d instant. in her 76th year. Mary, the wife of Mr. C. Notris, of Windmill-Ow. CaroberwelL—The 22d inst. Jane, the wife of 51r R. Burton, of rte chief office of Excise ; London, and eldest daughter uf J. Thornton. Esq. of Kensington, in the 45th year of her ago—ln Great Queen' street, Lincoln s inn-Sells, ot. the 23d inst. Mr. J. Nunn, bookseller. aged 76.—The 20th inst. in Norton.street, Portland-place, 31r* Isabella Maxwell.—The 21st htst. at Warmswortb-hall, near Don caster, F. O. Edmunds, Esq. of Woraborough, in the county of York. in the 68th year of his age—On die 23d int. Mary Ann, wife of kir- Wheatley, of CommeiciaLroad, Lambeth, Surrey —The 23d inst. cf a consumption, Robert Andrew, only surviving son of Mr. Andre' White, of the South Sea-house, aged 17. SMITHFIELD HAY-MARKET—THLS DAY. Coarse Heavy Lowland Meadow Hay, 1 lo t , to £2 IS,. then,/ ditto, 13 Os. to AS 15s. Fine Upland Meadow and Rye Gras' H. ,13 154 to 14 Os. Clover Hay, 43 10a. to LS sa. Oat Sao. El Is to /1 12s. Wheat &raw, 11 12s. to Zi lU per L.A. CUMBERLAND HAY-MARKET—THIS DAY. Coarse Heavy Lowland Meadow Hay,l4 10s. to £8 154 1 1 '° 1 ditto, atir ins. to 41:3 Fine Upland Meadow and Nye Gra" Hay, Ida 50. to £4 las Clover Hay, 413 10s. to 45 516 Oat .raw , £1 14 , 4 to iBl 18,. Wbeat Straw, al 111 s. to Xi Sts. per kmd. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW• Morning ls. Ms. I Afternoon --- LONDON: Flung and rubliobal by JOHN 111,tvx E. n the a*•a °Trier, No. 1, Pickett-place, Tee:l•le Bar. B 1 , i I