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cano• 'n calculate on the chances of pardon as far outweighing the chances of punishment. Have not the reformers of our criminal law been constantly urging the substitution of mild and certain punish ments to sanguinary but uncertain punishments. The clergy of Hanzip 'lore may h a ve received a new light since the recent outrages: they ce had very different notions regarding penal kw. Ti mes.—The landed interest of England, and more especially the labouring classes of England, conceived themselves to be much aggrieved ey the endless influx of Irish poor into this country, and the consequent depreciation in the value of English labour, and reduction in the rate o f wa ges. Is it to be presumed, that the Parliament of Great Britain would any .longer forbear to impose a tax on the entrance of Irish men into British ports ? or that any impost could be devised so popular among the working classes of our countrymen? Thus w e see in this single topic what momentous Irish interests s r / involved:—Tee British corn-market and labour-market closed at o nce against the rich and poor of Ireland,—against the grower of corn, and the emigrant reaper. The Irish farmer forced to sell his pro lila cheap ; and if the Irish Parliament retaliates by protecting duties on manufactures, he will be forced, at the same time, to buy his com torts dear. For let it be well understood and remembe red, that Ireland cannot find throughout Europe a market half so good as this country for her corn, nor a source whence she can obtain manufactured goods o cheap : while England can every where buy corn cheaper than in Ireland, and can in every country where she buys that corn find a tall indemnity for the loss of the Irish purchaser of her wares. 11• c cannot at present pursue this argument furthet ; nor need we. Let the Irish labourer who now shouts in phrenzy for O'Connell. and with mad hatred execrates the name of England. bethink himself of the Marge of U. Is. levied on every passenger from Dublin to Liverpool, ere he can set foot on our shores. One word on absentees, and one only. We consider the great proprietors of estates in behind to be, morally peaking. the worst of all residents for that country. Let the country but enjoy repose, and money and commercial industry will flow into it. ltrfore the lapse of one generation. a new and incalculably more valuable oLle of proprietors will be created ; the old estates will be gradually rotten up by piecemeal transfers into the bands of manufacturers and merchants, and the obsolete aristocracy, as worthless and useless a class of people as any to be found in Europe or out of it,will leave.no subject of regret, but that they did not perish sooner. POST.—We very much apprehend that we shall dot be gratified with a sight of one of the new Lusitano-Brazilian bonds so early as we could have wished. We now learn that this Loan is for 1,250,0001. Stock, for which 600,0001. are to be given, bringing it to about 47, barring extras. With the contracting of this Loan Brazil has nothing to do. The whole is on account of the Emperor Don Pedro, who, on the face of the bond, most probably pledges, we can scarcely say mortgages, his private property. But where does that lie? Some nine or twelve mouths ago a refugee Lawyer wrote an elaborate Treatise, to shew that the Dukedom of Brogans'', held in a distinct right from the Crown, would be an excellent security for a Loan ; and certainly the good man was no fool, as it offered a much better basis for a speculation than that of the Vigo Bay scheme, which was under water ; but it was unluckily discovered that the Dukedom was in Portugal, and a difficulty thence arose as to the administration of the revenue. Don Pedro is certainly in possession of one of the finest estates in the world, called Santa Cruz, about 40 miles from Rio de Janeiro, which formerly belonged to the Jesuits ; but it has been over and over again declared, in the Brazilian Chambers, that this is Crown property, of which the Sovereign has only the enjoyment during his lifetime. Under these circumstances, therefore, we can senicely think that a lien can be given upon this estate by any transaction in London, without the previous concurrence ei the Brazilian Chambers, and much less for a purpose distinctly dis avowed by them. However, what the securities are matters little fee the present, as long as the contractors are satisfied ; and it is fervently to be hoped that they will favour their advocates and auxiliaries with a respectable slice. Now to the employment of the money. We under. stand that a naval armament is to be fitted out, consisting, as it is said. of three large vessels, with a corresponding number of steam.boats,which are intended to take on board all the troops, at ;present very much Wed nf their quarters in the Island of Terceira. This expedition, it is further stated, is to be commanded by a British ex-Naval Officer of some notoriety, fond of foreign service ; and as the blow is in. tended to be struck on some part of the Portuguese coast with great eclat at this precise moment, it is confidently added, the new Loan is to be produced in the market, and expected to outtop every other foreign stock now found on the list. Immense preparations are already making for a masterly stroke, and it is even reported that tenders will be received for a supply of poetic talent, it being intended to celebrate the whole prospectively in heroic verse. In this case we do not expect to get a glimpse of one of the bonds before Spring, that being the time appointed for the grand denouement. THR CHURCH. OXFORD, J•w. 7. At an election held on Wednesday, the llth of December last, at Cor pus Christi College, the Rew. Robert Eden, M.A. and the Rev. Thos. Medland, M.A. were elected Fellows of that Society. The Rev. Thomas Dudley Fosbrooke, MA. of Pembroke, College, is presented to the Rectory of Watford, with the Vicarage of Ruardean, Herefordshire.—Patron, the Precentor of Hereford. The Rev. Lovelace Bigg Wither, M.A. of Oriel College,is presented to the Vicarage of Henia4 Haute, vacant by the cession of the Rev. John Ord. The Rev. John Old ZiUwood, M.A. of Magdalen Hall, Chaplain of Hants County Gaol and BridewcU, is presented to the Rectory of Comp tom, Hants, void by the death of the Rev. P. Williams, Prebendary of Winchester, ite f _ _ _ The Rev; Robert Tomes, B. A. of Magdalen Hall, is presented to the Vicarage of Coughton, in the county of Wuwicit.—Patron, Thomas Bowles, Esq. of Milton Hill, Berks. PROMOTIONS. Rev. James Buller, Rector of St. Just, Cornwall, to the Curacy of St. John's, Plymouth, patron, Sir John St. Aabyn, Ban. Rev. John Graham, B.D. Bishop of Ely's Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge, to the Vicarage of Comberton, Cambridgeshire; patrons, Muter and Fell. of Jesus College. Rev. J. R. Sheppard, to the Rectory of Thwaite, Suffolk ; patroness, Harriet Sheppard. Rev. Robert Crockett, to be Domestic Chaplain to Lord Lilford. Rev. Godfrey Goodman, to the Rectory of Hemerton, Gloucester. shire ; patrons, the Mayor and Corporation of the city of Gloucester. Rev. Joseph Fayrer, M. A. of Clare Hall, Cambridge, and Master of the Grammar School, Chard, Somerset, to the Perpetual Coracles of Chillington and &Arington St. Mary, Somessetabire ; patron, Earl Poulett. Rev. Francis Duncan Oilby, to the Vicarage of Rckington, Worces ter patrons, Dean and Chapter of Westminster. The Rev. C. Tookey, AI. A. Rector of Oddingly, Worcestershire, has been elected Head :thaw of Woverley Free Orammar School. At an Ordination lately held by the Bishop of Lincoln, at Backdat e the following gentlemen of this University were ordained:— DEACONS. W. M. H. Bradford, B.A. Magdalen HalL C. Childers, B.A. Christ Church. E. Cove, B.A. Worcester College. A. Cox, B.A. Lincoln College. S. V. Edwards, B.A. 'trinity College. D. E. Jon:l4 B.A. Lincoln College. 11. H. Way, Merton College. PRIESTS. 13. Bing, M.A. Exeter College. J. Lister, 8.8. Worcester College. W. F. Major, Magdalen College. F. Neve, B.A. Oriel College. O. J. lbannby, B.A. Lincoln's College. H. T. Streeton, B.A. Queen's College LONDON DUCK COMPANY. Yesterday a general meeting of the proprietors of London Deck stock was held at the company's house, Princes street, Bank, for the purpose of declaring a dividend. J. Jolly, Esq. in the chan. It appeared that for the Jest half year the dock returns were 105,5551. premises granted on lease, 10,0331, and other sources of revenue, raised the receipts to 131,3981. is. 9d. The Dock Expenditure in the same period of time had been, 8,3301 ; salaries, 10,2881; wager s 28,1021; man agement , 4,881 ; which, with other items of Expenditure, made a total outlay of 73,0971. 2a. The earn ings, for the last half.year were 115,9031. 7s. Pd. and there was due to the Company for goods in warehouses, 110,9211. It was, therefore, Proposed to declare a dividend of 11. 103. per cent. for the half year end ing 31st of December last. In answer to questions, the Chairman stated, that in the former part of the year there were due to the Company 1 11,9041. that the works now in progress would be completed within the estimate of 150,0001. and would be highly advantageous to the 'hipping interest. Mr. Dixon regretted that the Company's profits were decreasing, and he thought the competition between the London and St. Kathaine's Weirs would prove highly injurious. lie thought economy should be used, and the charge for management should be lessened. A Paosairrea recommended that a Committee should be appointed, to confer with a Committee of the St. Katherine's Docks to put down ths competition. The CHmarratt thought it would be bad policy to have any under derstanding with other Docks as to the charges. The reduction in the .`urges on wine had decreased the annual revenue of the Company 41 0001. The tonnage of the port of London had fallen off; but Ihr London Docks had retained its business. • Mr. Goldsmid disapproved of the competition between the Docks, recommended that a conference should take place with the li' London )ck Committee. Other Proprietors opposed this suggestion. The dividend was then ~ ,;rted to, and the Court adjourned. Viscount Althorp left t own on a v i s i t to hi s f at h er, at :as seat, at Althorp-park, Northamptonshire, on Wanes- LITERATURE. THE HAIIIMOXICON.-•••LOWOMAN, &C. The general merits of the comprehensive musical periodical, entitled The Hanuoaioon, are so well known to the musical amateur, that it be comes unnecessary for us to state them ; but the number just published, commencing the New Year, is one peculiarly rich in pleasing and in. structive matter; and, a perusal of it, has suggeged to us that it may gratify our musical Readers to afford them, monthly, a sketch of the in- 1 formation presented to the public, in this elegant and useful Miscellany. The fine artiele is a sketch of " The State of Music during the year 1830." The review which is here given of the performances at the Opera House, Theatres, and Public Rooms, as well as of those who have ventured before the public as composers during the period, is not encomiastic, and 'leaves an inference not very encouraging. It is observed, there are epochal in all arts and sciences, and last year will not be one in music." The next article is a Memoir of Dr. Crotch. It contains some curious anecdotes, illustrative of the rrnaritable musical precocity of this great musician, and intelligent and truly respectable character. The Professor has kindly allowed the proprietors of this work to add to their Memoir. a Gloria Pain of his composition. The third article is a short account of the JEolophon—one of the new instruments, and perhaps the most successful, fanned on the principle first brought to notice in the Eolina, the peculiarities of which instru ment were so ably and perspicuously explained last year. by Messrs• Farraday and Wheatstone at the Evening Parties of the Royal In stitution. The fourth article is a letter to the Editor on musical intervals!: and the fifth a letter on " the operatic performance of the Pupils of the Royal Academy of Music." This writer points out some disadvantages which mayattend these exhibitions of youthful talent, but it should not be forgotten, that it very rarely happens that any thing is entirely exempt from objection. Some notices Om occur on several of the present novel musical exhi bitions. An interesting sketch is given of musical literature in North America, from a New York periodical, entitled, " The Buterpiad."— Some very amusing musical anecdotes and remarks are contained in the " Extracts from the Diary of a Dilettanti." A copious review of new music, a report of foreign music, and a review of the drama, conclude the letter-press of this number; which is succeeded by an interesting melange of original vocal, and instrumental music. THE FAMILY CABINET ATLAS.-BULL. What may with truth be termed the gem of the geographic art— the beautiful Family Atlas, engraved by Mr. Thomas Starling, on stea— ls proceeding towards completion, without any diminution of its exeel lence. The ninth number is now before us, and contains maps of England and Wales, East India Islands, Southern Africa and La Plata, Chili, and the Banda Oriental. TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR. Sra,—lt has been asserted that the condition of the labourer in bus.' bandry has not been deteriorated the last thirty or forty years. Now it is incumbent on those who have made this &tuition to prove it. Mean. time, the following information may not be unacceptable. In the 2d voL of the' Gentleman's filagaaine," in the numbet for May, 1732, it will be found that the justices for Kent fixed the wages for labourers as f 01l ow & Labourers by the day, in summer - - - Is. 2d. in winter - - - Is. Making an average of 6s. 6d. per week. The prices of wheat in Lon don were as follows : In March, 1732, from 20s. to 221. p equ atter. May 22a. to 26a. Thus we see that the allowance of wages made to the labourer at that time exceeded the value of two bushels of wheat per week. It remains to be shewn whether this standard of two bushels of wheat has been de parted from since the year above quoted, up to the period which has been assumed, namely thirty or forty years ago. More recently, indeed, it has undergone a grievous reduction, inasmuch, as in the year 1825, if I am rightly informed, the price of labour was 91. per week, and that of the bushel of wheat the same. The average prior of wheat at present is, 1 believe, rather more than 7s. ed. per bushel. Now I would ask if the average price of wages in many parts of the country has much ex. ceded that sum during the past year ? Indeed, I am credibly informed, that at this moment the rate of wages in a parish in Suffolk is only 71. ed. per week to a labourer with a family. And the Tines of the 30th Dec. in its remarks on the late trials under the special commissions, states that the poor men appear generally to have been ill paid. If these are facts, may we not fairly conclude that the labourer's condition is materially worse at present than it was in 1732, since from the in stance in Suffolk it appears that he is only receiving the value of one bushel of wheat for his labour instead of two. And I think it may be asserted that so considerable a reduction in the wages of those who form so large a portion of the population of the country, has been the chief cause of the general distress, or of that diminu tion of the amount of money in circulation, which is sup. posed to have occasioned it. But has not the poor man been deprived, not only of his bushel of wheat per week, but also of the piece of land which was attached to his cottage ? Let those who contend that he has not suffered in his condition for the last thirty OT forty years answer this. So far from admitting their position we contend that he has been the greatest sufferer of all. On his unprotected head the storm has beat with all its fury. Being more strictly attached to the soil than any other class, no way of escape was left open to him. As he stood at the bottom of the scale, he has bad to sustain through every change the accumulated tome of all the difficulties of the landed in terest. Whilst other branches of industry have been improving, the condition of the soil las been declining with that of the husbandman, and its powers of production have, as a necessary consequence, been materially injured. And whilst the nation herself has been rising in external wealth and splendour, the greatness at which she has arrived can only be viewed as sickly and artificial. For all this time her native strength, which consists in a well employed and contented popu lation, hart been rapidly hastening to decay. How forcibly does such a state of things remind us of the lines of the poet : 11l fares the land by luxury betray d, In nature's simplest chasms at first array's'; But verging to decline, its splendour's rise, Its vistas strike, its palaces surprise. While, seourg'd by famine from the smiling land, The mounting peasant leads his humble band, And while be sinks, without oae arm to save, ----- T e country blooms—a garden and a grave. Dec. 31, 1830. • AN KNOLISH M AN. DISCOVERY OF DES. N•LEOD. It may be remembered that, three or four weeks ago, a good deal of anxiety was occasioned by statements respecting the sudden and mysterious disappearance of a lady, by the reward of 501. having been offered for the discovery of the lady, or for any information respecting her, and by the subse quent publication of certain anonymous letters, &c. which it was stated, had occasioned t►e lady's hasty departure from her family, then residing at Havre. According to the corre spondence and statements, the lady turned out to be a Mrs. M'Leod,. a lady of considerable beauty and accomplishments, and having a young family; but into whose mind the anony mous correspondent succeeded in infusing so much jealousy as to make the lady soddenly quit Havre for England, where her husband then was, to watch his proceedings. Having arrived here, she gained no information ; but after going from hotel to hotel, she wee required to be in the Re , gent's-park, where she was beckoned by a lady in a g r een carriage, into which carriage she got, and after which, all clue as to where she went was lost. Till within these three or four days, all remained a painful mystery. At length, however, the lady wee discovered at a house in Parliament-street, but in a terrible state of mind. Why, having ascertained that the anonymous cor respondent bad imposed on the confidence raised by the let cars which brought the lady to England, she should remain so long in secret, remains a mystery ; and though efforts were made to gain information, it is mentioned that the state , of the. lady's mind was sub as to preclude inquiries being at present preased,—?gases. THE ARMY. MILITARY FORCE OF GREAT BRITAIN FOR 1831. 'RAPT OITICRRS. 7 Field Marshala.• I 089 Majors -110 Generals. 1,706 Certain'. 215 Lieutenant-Generals. 4,485 Lieutenants (Ist and 9d.) 238 Major-Generals. 1,989 Ensigns and COWL 295 Colonels. 776 Lieutenant-Colonels. 8,777 Total 011kors on Full Pay CAVALRY. 2 Regiments of Life Guards (Ist Calmed= fanning thel and 2d) valry of the Household 1 Regiment of Horse Guards, Blue Brigade. 7 Regiments of Dragoon Guards. 3 Regiments of Heavy Dragoons kin 9d, and 6th.) 5 Regiments of Light Dragoons (3d, 4th, 11th, 13th and 14th.) 4 Regiments of Hussan (7th, Bth, 10th and 16th.) 4 Regiments of Lancers (Bth, 12th, 16th and 17th.) 28 Regiments of Cavalry t. Royal Hone Artillery. Royal Waggon Train. tannin:lM. 3 Regiments of Guards—lit, or Grenadiers; 2d, ot:Coldstream • and 3d Foot Guards, formin g th e inf a ntry of . the Household Brigade. 1 Regiment of Royal Artillery. 1 Regiment of Royal Engineers. I Regiment of Royal Staff Corps. 99 Regiments of the Linet. 1 Rifle Brigade. 2 West India Regiments. I Ceylon Rifle ditto. I Cape ditto ditto. 1 Royal African Colonial Corps. 1 Royal Malta Frneible Regiment. 5 Royal Veteran Companies for service in New South Wales, and -- Newfoundland. 117 MILITAIT DIPARTWINTS. Department. Ordnance, Commissariat, Assistant urtermaster-Generars, Medical, Paymaster-General's, and Chaplains' • Ft ekia-MAILSIIALI.—His Royal H ghoess the Duke of Canal:ridge, K.G. G.C.B. &c. his Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland. K.O. K.S.P. &c. his Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester, K.G. G.C.B. &c. his Royal Highness Prince Leopold, K.O. G.C.B.fice. his Grace the Duke of Wellington, K.G. G.C.B. G.C.H. Sir A. Clarke, G.C.B. and Right Hon. Sir S. Hulse, G.C.H. t In the 26 Regiments of Cavalry three are Scotch and three Irish ; and in the 99 Regiments of Infantry five are Scotch Lowland Regi. ments, eight Highland, six Irish, and one Welsh (Royal FusUeers). The Royal Malta Fencible Regiment is a Maltese Regiment, all com posed of natives ; and in the Ceylon Rifle Regiment the men only are Ceylonese, but officered partly by English and natives. These are the only two Foreign Regiments at present in the British service. The whole forming an effective military force of 9,735 Cavalry, 5,104 Foot Guards, 89,399 Infantry of the line, with Artillery, making a total of about 135,000 men, including the present levy. BIRMINGHAM POLITICAL UNION AND AGRICUL. TURAL LABOURERS. TO THE 11NG . 5 MOST EXCIELLIIIT MAJESTY. The humble Petition of the Council of the Birmingham Political Union : SIRE—We, your 31ajesty's sincerely dutiful and loyal subjects, the Council of the Birmingham Political Union, beg leave humbly to approach your Majesty with our earnest prayers and bumble re presentations on behalf of those unfortunate men, our fellow-subjects, who bare lately been convicted, under Special Commissions, of acts of incendiarism, and of riotous and illegal proceedings. And also, on behalf of those other unfortunate men, who are about to take their trials for similar offences. It is unquestionable, that those unhappy individuals have been goaded into such desperate proceedings, under the excitement and phrenzy pro. duced by a long course of unparalleled sufferings and privations, arising out 'of cruel and oppressive laws, some of wbich have been expressly intended to enhance the price of bread, and others of which have been equally calculated to beat down the price of labour. Under the pressure of these laws, and of others equally unwise and disastrous, the unhajSpy subjects of your Majesty have for years scarcely been enabled to endure their unexampled sufferings. Great numbers of them have been tossed from difficulty to difficulty, and from a state of precarious and ilhrewarded employment to a state of utter destitution. They have struggled on for year after year under the influence of hope, constantly disappointed, and constantly diminishing, until at last the reiterated declarations of your Majesty's late Ministers—first, that no distress existed, and then that no relief could be afforded—have posi tively driven them to despair. We respectfully submit to your Majesty, that your Majesty's pre sent Ministers have publicly acknowledged that the wrongs, diffi eulties, and distresses of your Majesty's faithful and loyal people have been occasioned by the mahadministration of public affairs, and that such distresses have tended much to produce guilt and mis conduct; and we cannot but lament that these great truths have not been sufficiently borne in mind by your Majesty's Ministers in adopting the course which they have thought fit to pursue to wards the unhappy men in question. We are of opinion that the extreme penalty of the law ought not to be inflicted upon men convicted under such drcumstancee. We think also, that in adml. nistering any punishment whatever, due regard should be had to the dubitable character of evidence produced by the powerful Influence of large pecuniary rewards, which may tempt one man to commit perjury, and another to seduce his neighbours into crime, for, without this precaution, it is certain that, under such eircumstancas, no man's life can be secure. We therefore humbly hope, and most earnestly pray, that your Ma styj_e will be graciously pleased to take these representations into your Royal consideration; and, following the dictates of your own merciful and benevolent heart. to extend the Royal Clemency to all the unfor. tunate men who hare been, or who may be, convicted under the afore said lipaial Commissions. And we, as in duty bound, shall ever pray, &c. In the name arid on the behalf of the Council of the Birmingham Political Union, THOMAS ATTWOOD, Chairman, CHARLES J ONES, Secrets, y, pro temp. Birmingham, Jan. 6, 1831. Viscount Palmerston left town on Wednesday morning for Cambridge. NBV/GATR AND LIKADENHALL—THIS DAY. Beef, Motion. and Pork, were in good supply this morning. Veal was not so pltnnful, and was dearer. Beef and Mutton were lower. By the Carease.—Per stone of labs. Beet 21 2d 2s 104 5s 4411 Mutton 21 6d Ss Od 3s 6d Veal 3. 6d 4s Sd Ss 4d Pork 3s Od 3s id 4,4 d FA RIIINCDON MARKET—THIS DAY. Prices per lb. to the consumer : Bsa►—Finest Roasting, 7d to 74d. Bulling. 4id and 3d. Equal quantity of each, 6d Rump Steaks. od. Beet Steaks, bd. Rump of Bed. 61d 7d. Wa►man Marron—Leg, 7did and 64. Loin, 64d. Saddle, hid. Shoulder, Sd sod Sid. Haunch, 7111. Neck. 3d. and 34d. Breast. 44. Vast—leg. Tid to ad Fillet. 10d and 1014. Loin. Yd. Breast, 6d. Neck, 74 Shoulder, 6d and Sid. Poss. 6id to ad per lb. CUMBERLAND HAY-MARKET-THIS DAY. Coarse Heavy Lowland Meadow Hay. El Os. to Alt 10s. New Ditto, £0 Oa. to £0 Os. Maui ditto, XS Ss. to £5 10s. Fine Upland Meadow and Rye Grass Hay. 24 Os. to £4 15t. New Clover Hay. d's ISa. to 4 . 5 Ss Old ditto, .t,— Os. to 2 Os. Oat Straw, £1 lis. to 21 14s. Meat Straw, El 14$. to tl les. per load of 56 MOON. SMITHFIELD HAY-MARKET• lIS DA' Coarse Heavy Lowland Meadow Hay, £2 Sa. to £2 13e. New II Meadow Hay, A— Os. to A— Os. Useful Old, £3 Os. to £4 Os Vine Upland Meadow and Rye Grass Hay. £4 Os to £4 10s. New Clover Hay, AS Os. to AS 10s. Old ditto. A— Ca. to A— Os. Oat Straw, Ai $. to ti M. Wheat Straw, £1 121. to 41 His. per load of 38 trusses COVENT GARDEN MARKET-THIS DAY. The Bedford Conservatories at the top of the Market mere cloyed to the public to-day, In consequence of workmen being enspkiyed in erecting a fountain, mac. There was a good supply of Vegetables at market • of Rogitsh Grapes thou were none; Asparagus was 10.6 d per bun dle ; Pines, Se to Ss per Ib ; Sea Kan, 2s fed toes 6d per motet; 16d to as dd per bundle ; Apples, Ss to Ss per half sieve ; Pears Ss to 20s; Bphiack, la 6d to Is 9d ; Potatoes, Is to do per ewt. In ot her Fruits and Vegetables so alteration. COUNTRY MARIENTS. HEMEL HEMPSTRAD. Jar. 11. Pa Quarter. Per Load of Five BsAds. ... 40e to Oa 1 Beam .. .. 201 to 2ls .. 32s to ale Pane ... SU to We ... 231 to 27s NBWBURY, BERKS. Jai. S. Imperial l = tet. ... Ns to 711 s ...1k to 4181 Pose ... les to 34s ..f9• a 46 ... to 41i ROMFORD, JAL 6. Per Quint►. to 76 Beans ... so ea Peu Sb y Ses Rye ... UR se As ~ JM so 44. .. tie N -. CONVICTS AT WINCHRSTVR AND OTHER PLACES. We nave, with the greatest satisfaction., been informed, that a Depu. taboo from the Meeting held at dr: Kest and Essex Tavern, waited on Lord Melbourne, at the Home Office, at half put eleven o'clock on Thursday niot, to present a Petition. most respectably signed wi hire 20 hosts by 000 inhabitant householders of London and its vicinity, Pitying his Al ''esty to remit the punishment of " Death" on those unfortunate and deitla& men, who have bees convicted under the Special Commission "for breaking machisery," to His Lordship received the Deputation with hie usual urbanity, and immediately pro. mined that the Petition should be submitted to the King. We hope that the few days allowed to there offenders will be sufficient to enable the whole community to express their opinion on this solemn occasion, and that they will imitate the Christian example which hr. been shown them by the Committee who have so earneady engaged in this moment. ous question.—Herald. OLD BAILEY SESSIONS, Jaw. 7. OLD COURT. James Green was convicted of stealing three saddles and bridles, the property of Thomas Charles Pennington, veterinary surgeon, Pacers'- street, Clerkenwell, on the 24th December last. John Carroll, a private in the 9th Lancers, was indicted for assaulting on the highway, Joseph Andrews, on the 11th December last, at Hamp ton, and taking from him a handkerchief, a cap, and five shillings. Mr. C. PimAin appeared for the prosecution. J. Andrews stated, that on the evening in question he was a' the Toy. tap, at Hampton Court. The prisoner at the bar acne in and offered to sell him a loaf of bread for 4d. The witness had received 12:. his wages for the week; the soldier was on one side of the table, and he on the other. The prisoner saes him put the silver into a sample bag, *hick be tied up in a silk handkerchief, and placed it in his cap. The soldier told him that when the trumpet sounded he should be at lekttre, and then be would bring the loaf. They went into the street together, end the soldier snatched the cap front his head, and ran off with it. He had seen the handkerchief since, and was quite sure the prisoner wJa the man who took the properly. Joseph Gunner.—Vas at the public-house, and saw the prosecutor put the property into his cap, as had been described. He then left the house, and shortly afterwards returned without his cap, and told the witness that he had been robbed. Henry Palmer, a corporal in the 9th Lancers, stated that the pliAiner was not at his quarters at the proper time, but came there in a «tate of intoxication at one o'clock in the morning. William Lindley, a private in the same regiment, stated, that when the prisoner came to his quarters he took a handkerchief out, and said he would see how much money be had, and that there was about 2s. 4d ; but in the morning there was only Is. 3d.—He was at the barrack. at nine o'clock, answered to his name, and went out afterwards. The prosecutor here identified the handkerchief. The learned judge addressed the jury, and stated, that as the pri. sourer had used no violence, the more serious part of the charge could not be sustained. Verdict—Guilty of stealing from the person. Theodore Raildon, aged 21, W:111 found guilty of stealing a copper, the property of his father, William Baildon, picture.dealer, Dlanstield. place, City-road. The prisoner, in his defence, rtatcd, that wantof food had driven him to commit the crime for which he was indicted, and that he had not taken any for two days. MR. ST. JOHN LONG. 31r. ALL.? rose and stated, that be was desired by the Solicitor of Mr. St. John Long, to apply to the Coot and request that a day might be fixed for the trial of that gentlemen. as it was his intention to sur render himself whenever the pleasure of the Court should be known on the subject. The CHIEF Bestow—Mr. Alley, is it not the practice for the de fendants to surrender the first day of the St WOO ? Mr. ALLEY—•Yes, my Lord ; but my client is not at Loge on WI, foe he has never been in custody, and, therefore, I request the indulgence of the Court in fixing a day for the trial, that he may not be subjected to unnecessary inconvenience. The Cmise Bestow.—Much confusion may arise by deviating front the general rule, because the witnesses for the prosecution have been at the trouble of attending here at the commencement of the Sessions, at . d it will take some dins to bring them together again, which would in all probability keep the Court sitting much longer than will be required by the regular business which is to be brought before it. Mr. ALLET.--My Lord, notice has en served upon the solicitor for the prosecution, and his only wish on the subject is, that the court will be pleased to fix a daysufficiently distant to enable him to bring a material witness from Wolverhampton to London, the expense of which he is unwilling to incur unless a day is fixed for the trial by the Court. The defendant was granted the indulgence on a former occa sion, and surrendered himself at the appointed time. Mr. Justice Otassens—Was not a similar application made to the Court dining the last Session, on the part of the dcfetidant ? Mr. ALLEY—Yes, my Lord. Mr. Justice Orissizz--I believe the defendant did mike" his word. Mr. ALL ar —He did not, my Lord; but 1 had the honour of stating M the Court that a circumstance had occurred over which be bad no Ilsoosel, and which rendered It impossible for him to ap . I have ast me Mr. St. John Long; I am now proceeding ing to the in. sintedies which I have received from hismolicitor. I can therefore only my that I am told be will surrender ; nor will I pledge myself to the Court that I will advise him to take that step. The court, after consulting with the clerk as to the course adopted on a former occasion, refused to interfere, as no cognizance could be taken of the affair until the defendant was in custody. It ilfiane Heal, aged IS, wee indicted for stealing a quantity of fur tippets, the property of William Milbank. A policeman stated that he saw the prisoner and another lad standing near a waggon in Whitechapel, on the evening of the 3d of December, and saw the other lad take out a parcel and give it to the prisoner. He immediately went up to them, and apprehended the prisoner with the parcel under his arm—the other lad escaped. The parcel contained fur tippets, which were identified by the owner. —Guilty. John ilobeign, aged 18, was indicted fcr anteing a quantity of bread, beef, and mutton, the property of Henrietta Hamar. The prosecutr ix lives in Egremont-plax, is the New-road—.her maid-servant saw the prisoner in the morning carryieg off the pro visions in a bag, which she had left in a safe in she area the night before. He was pursued and overtaken.—Guilty. William Reesman, aged 24, was indicted fur stealing a handkerchief front William Edington, on the 27th of December, at Sadler's 'Wells Theatre. Reynolds, a constable who attends Sadler's Wells, saw the prisoner, In the box.lobby, steal the handkerchief from Mr. Fdington's pocket ; and on taking him into custody, found two handkerchiefs concealed in his hat; he had also a handkerchief in his pocket. Mr. Religion identified one of the handk. rchiefs found on the pri. sorter's hat is his property, stolen from him at the theatre that Guilty. The prosecutor strongly recommended the prisoner to mercy, on as count of his being the tail, ran of a respectable widow, by wham he had been weU brought up ; anti believing this to be his first offence. Tits constable who apprehended the prisoner Rated his belief that the present wu his first oce. At liesideek tit Jodpe retired. the recorder , took tie seat on the bench, • London Jury was swoon, and the trial of London prisoners proceeded on. Thames Fent', a yonng man of rospectabb appearance. aged 21, was indicted for forging and uttering s forrd moan for dm delivery of certain shawls, with intent to defraud Hobert Johnson and William Bulmer. Mr. ADOLPHUS stated the are for Ilse prosecution, which, he /mid. •-•- - - was maid as by goadsma who had been deeply Mitred in dirk pro. perty,witbsta =assay, but for the promotion of the ends of justice. Mr. Illiaus Rtelmerstated, that he nadirs in Watling street, and on the Mb d December readved a letter dated hem Newark, which bore thedgiestare of J. and J. Oliver. His house has customers of those amass is Newark. The letter is in the prisoner's lir. Cuisicsox, who was Counsel for the primmer, address. d the Recorder, and said his clknt was anxious to withdraw bis .pks .1 lat _ _ guilty, slid to plead guilty. 11111 RECORDIR said, a the prisoner had aim to that ccncluairw, with the consent of his legal adviser, he slwuld offer Do objection. The prisoner then pleaded guilty. Benjamin Illts . stpis, aged 36 , WWI indicted for forging and urretit.g a request for the delivery - of certain goods, with limit siMmad Notion Johnson and Wm. Llohoar. Mr. ADOLPH us stated tle rem for the peceecutiom, which he said was similar to tbe last. A Clerk of Skein. Jobneen and Bulener's primed. 'bat ea the ath of December the prisoner brought the letter produced to their warehouse, io Wading-street. The kuer was read, and contained an order for goods, timed Peeklun, and signed, for 0. Cameo, 8. Howell. PHILLIII4I here came into Court and said, he was Counsel for the prisoner, and the one baring been taken out of its turn in his ab sence, the prisoner woad be grimly prejedkod if it wow allowed to go enu4m soor.he had several witnesses to proems who was not now is at. The Recorder said, the comfy thing he cad& now &a, was In postpone the trial to eight o'clock. Mr. PEILLIos expensed -himself aatisiod. 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