Star. — London, England, 1831-06-14 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE JOURNALS. T I MES.—If the magnates of distant corporations cannot ;any all things before them on the hustings, in the election of members of Parliament, or cannot ensure the certainty :hit their favourite member, when chosen, will be able to -Lake good his ground against those troublesome persons called petitioners, they do, it must be confessed, take ample Avenge on such of the King's subjects as pretend to the anti •orperate privilege of free agency, whether in the tendering of otes or the expression of opinions, by exercising pugnacious tad rather outrageous superintendanee over the public ..race. The " loyal and affectionate" corporation of Car .narthen—sore, we lament to say, at the present aspect of he reform question—bare made a war of proclamations, nit in a very termagant manner, and in sesquipedalian :pglish, upon the refractory lieges of the said town, for perambulating the streets," " disturbing public tran ,:iaillity," " fancying " that the felt " disapprobation or hatred," seeking " victims for their licentious wayward less," and other felonies of the like burglarious nature : -o all of which the simple answer is—Make the most of :our time, my fine fellows . it is almost over with you. POST.—The Great Council of the Nation assembles this Jay, and although a short period will of necessity be dc toted to business of mere routine before the awflll question of Parliamentary Reform can regularly come under discus. .ion, TAIDI TS THE DAT which history will mark as the -pod: of the meeting of that Parliament, by the decision of which the future weal or woe, prosperity or declension, of the British Empire is to be determined. The questions which the new Parliament will have to discuss, are szof whether abuses have existed in the British Government, or whether the Consti tution of the Legislature has been free from anomalies, in. congruities, or defects ! but whether, admitting the existence of these practical abuses and organical imperfections, they hare risen to such an enormous and mischievous height as to warrant, with a view to their correction, an experiment of which every man fit to take any share in such a discussion, :rust see the danger, and whether the specific experiment it is proposed to try be that which presents the best chance of success, and guards moat cautiously and effectually against the dangers inseparable from every such experiment.— It is not by the influence of personal or party f_elings ;—it is not by the reeollection of a popular clamour, artificially excited, ephemeral, already extinguished —it is not by any reference to pledger., unconstitutionally extorted and given upon the hustings, In the presence and under the terror of furious mobs—it Is not by deference to the personal wishes of any individual, however exalted, even if the wishes of the most exalted individual of the realm could (which is impossible) be authentically and constitutionally known, that any conscientious or intelligent man will be guided to a decision upon the great and awful questions we have described. 11ER ALD.—A rumour is very prevalen► to the effect, that France and England have at length determined to Inter fere on behalf of the Poles. It is said that Casimir Perier has ir formed the Court of Russia, that if the Emperor will not admit of mediation, he will be compclltd to submit to an interference—that, in short, France is determined to see the treaty of 1814, with regard to Poland, carried into effect.— S_4l3 are the reports, and, though we cannot pledge ourselves as to their accuracy, yet we have pretty good reason to think that they are not devoid of truth. We know, indeed, that negociations on the subject have been going on between the French and English Governments for some time past ; and, it is understood, that the best understanding stibsists between them. The reports are rendered very pro. bab'c from the circumstance of the great naval force which is now ready for sea. We have little doubt that the fiat under the command of Admiral Codrington is destined T A . the Baltic; and this is the opinion of the officers ~ f the different ships. The following ships of war are row lying at Spithead, ready for sea at a moment's Nairn ; while it will be seen from the subjoined list that a number of others are in the harbours fitting out : Caledonia, 120 guns ; Prince Regent, 120 ; Asia, 84 ; Donegal, 78; Wellesley, 74; Revenge 76; Alfred, 50; Barham, 50; Briton, 46; Pearl, 32; Wasp, 18; Brisk, 10. In the harbour, fitting for sea: Spartiate, 76 guns; Royal George, 120 ; Samarang, 28 ; Rattlesnake, 28 ; Tweed, 28 ; Childers, 28 ; Victor, 18 ; Recruit, 10; Charybdis, 10.— These ships, by blockading the Baltic ports, would soon bring the Autocrat to his senses. Let the Nobles be de prived of a market for their tallow and other produce for a few months, and they will read their Imperial Master a moral lesson which he will not soon forget. POST.—To the assertion that the news of the serious riots in Wales and other parts of the country was received by the Tory party with " undisguised joy," we have only to offer an unqual►fied and indignant denial. They cer tainly called the attention of the public to those alarming circumstances, when the venal press of the government seemed disposed to make light of them, or to suppress the facts altogether; but it is the duty of faithful sentinels of :he constitution to make the people aware of the danger which threatens them. We repeat that the riots in iVales and in Dean Forest ate most serious signs of the times, and indicate but too plainly the state of insubordina tion to which political excitement has brought the population of these districts, when they dare to venture upon outrage so extensive. We too have our information from Dean Forest, and we have reason to know that the rioters there avow a con nection with their fellow-rioters in Wales, and in the district of the Potteries. The country is in a most dangerous state, and the Government may ere long And that they shall have to pay a bitter reckoning for the p opular triumphs at the elections. HER A LD.—lf the Merthyr Tidvil dreadful catastrophe has been the result at an endeavour, on the part of one or more of the iron.masters, to lower the rate of wages at the present time, it makes inquiry more requisite. It is too bad that the lives of so many human beings, if that statement be true, should be sacrificed to the cupidity of any man or set of men. There is no doubt the soldiers acted according to orders, but the country ought to know who gave those orders, and under what circumstances they were given. We should like to see a list of the widows and orphans who have to deplore this dreadful transaction. If the magistrates, the masters, and the soldiery, be free from blame, inquiry will exculpate them, and distinguish the innocent from the guilty. If, how ever, it should be true that the bodies have been interred without a Coroner's inquest, the Coroner is responsible to the law ; and the relatives and friends of the parties are not precluded from presenting bills of indictment for homicide, if they can undertake the expense of legal proceedings,— to the Grand Jury at the ensuing Anises. The (Wren. tape of a Coroner's inquisition is,—that if a bill of in. (liniment, preferred to a Grand Jury, be ignored, the accused party may still be arraigned and tried on the coro ner's " inquisition," which is the finding of the coroner's jury drawn up in form, and signed and sealed by the coroner and the jurors. It is particularly important that the most solemn investigation, both in Courts of Justice and in the High Court of Parliament, should take place in such cases, lest military power should, in course of time, become too formidable to be consistent with the preservation of the liber. ties of a free state, or the people should become so familiar with scenes of blood, as to rely more upon the sanguinary exercise of their strength than upon the impartial dispensa tion of equal laws. We prejudge not this use, but public justice demands that It shall be thoroughly investigated. Warsaw, the object of so much contemporary interest, is an ancient city, on the Vistula, bich there is nearly the width of the Thames at Deptford. For the last two hundred and tifty years it has been the seat of the Government of Poland. It contains about 100,000 inhabitants, and is a scattered town, extending three or four wiles in length, and consists of an old town and a new town on the banks. It contains noble feudal palaces, mingled with many wretched habitations. Its site is elevated so as to be above the inundations of the Vistula. Praga is a suburb on the opposite or eastern, or right side of the river, and they communicate ou a bridge of boats, which rises and falls with the floods. War stw is an open town, with an old and extensive rastle, in which the Diet meets, and the Adminis tration resides. Praga is low and flat, and latterly ;,,ts been strongly fortified. It is 300 miles from 500 from Petersburgh, and 160 from the CATHOLIC PEEllB.—There are in the Peerage of the United Kingdom eighteen Catholics; eight tur England—one Duke, one Earl, and six Barons; tight for Ireland—two Earls, four Viscounts, and t io Barons; and two for Scotland—both Earls. COUBT CIRCUL.4R. Their Majesties, accompanied by the Duchess of Saxe Weimar, arrived in town about half-past 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon, in a carriage and four, escorted by a party of Light Hor se , f rom t h e i r P alace at Windsor. The Laxigravine of Hesse Romberg, the Princess Augusta, and the Duchess of Glocester, visited the Queen after her arrival, and partook of a dejettne with Her Majesty. About three o'clock the Queen, accompanied by the Duchesses of Gio cester and Saxe Weimar, and attended by her Chamberlain, and the Marchioness of Ely, went in two carriages to the Bazaar for the benefit of the distressed Irish, at the Hanover square Rooms. In the evening the Princess Augusta entertained the King and Queen, the Landgravine of Hesse Homburg, the Ducheu of Saxe Weimar, and a select party at dinner, at her residence, in the King's Palace St. James's. Their Majesties gave a State Palace, (the third this season) at their Palace at St. James's, last night, which was very numerously attended. The Duke and Duchess of Cumberland and suite came to town yesterday, from their residence at Kcw. A conference of the Ministers of the Great Powers, on the affairs of Belgium, was held yesterday afternoon at the Foreign Office. There were present the Austrian, French, and Russian Ambassadors, the Prussian Minister, the Austrian Minister, on a special mission, and Viscount Palmerston. Precious to attending the meeting, Prince Tal leyrand had an interview with Earl Grey, at the Treasury. The Belgian Deputation had a conference with Earl Grey, at the Treasury, yesterday morning. The Brazilian Charge d'Affaires transacted busi ness yesterday at the office of the Secretary of State for Fo. reign Affairs._ Mr. Arehitald, the Attorney-General for Nova Scotia, had an interview with Viscount Godellol yesterday, at the Colonial Office, to take leave, on his return to Nova Scotia. A King's messenger, with despatches from Lord Ponsonby, arrived at the Foreign-office on Sunday night, from Brussels. Prince Talleymnd and Viscount Palmerston had interviews on Saturday with E:rl Grey at the Treasury. The Lord Chancellor also visited the noble Earl in the aftemcon. Lord Durham and Lord John Russell had inter views with the Chancellor of the Exchequer at the Treasury on Saturday. A Deputation from the manufacturing districts had a conference with Earl Orcy on Friday, at the Treasury, respecting the truck system. The following circular is in the hands of mem bers of Parliament known to be favourable to the reform bilL It is important, as showing that ministers are deter. mined to bring forward that great measure with all the energy in their power, and without the loss of a single day : —4- As the preliminary arrangements necessary at the meet ing of a new Parliament will be completed, and the business of the session will commence on Tuesday, the 21st of June, I most earnestly request your attendance on that day. It is unnecessary for me to call your attention to the importance of the bill fur the reform of Parliament, which will be intro duced at the earliest possible period, and on which a full attendance is most essential. (Signed) " A LTHORP. " Downiapstreet, May 31. , ill NG'S THEATRE. Signor Paganini's third concert took place last night at this theatre, on which occasion he introduced a new concerto in three parts, a fantasia on the fourth string, and the solo which he played at his first concert, accompanied in ptssi. sato by himself. In musical beauties the new concerto was quite equal to those in which he was formerly heard, abound. log in passages calculated to display the Signor's extraordi. nary powers of execution. The first movement closed with an ad libitum cadenza, in which there was novelty in a pas. I sage done in running chromatic octaves on the whole finger. board, in ascent and descent. Piesirsto notes were also abundant, and the clearness, precision, and rapidity I with which they were produced drew forth bursts of applause from all parts of the house. We were glad to p er ceive that Signor Paganial looked in far better health than he boa done on any previous occasion on these boards. There was much greater ease in his manner of presenting himself, and more firmness in his step than formerly, though still modesty and simplicity were predominant. The other pans of the concert were sustained bMademoiselle Beck, and Signori Lablache and Rubini. The two latter gave the duet from L'fiafiana, se incises, a }vendee' moglie, in their best style, and were a good deal applauded. In a word, Paganini is a wonder both to the professional and unprofes. atonal listener :• to the former his skill and execution are prodigies ; to the latter he is an enchanter, producing more beautiful sounds than ever before were elicited from voice or instrument. SADLER'S WELLS THEATRE. THE " ENGLISH PAGANINI." Paganini, like other great artists, is to have his imitators, and to have them, too, in this country at least, close in his wake. Scarcely has his first bow been drawn, ere a compe. titor enters the lists with him, and takes his stand on the same high ground of pretension. He makes, to be sure, his approaches modestly—.he presents his first essay in this dis tant region—he is willing to dwell in the "suburbs of our graces," or, like a cautious general, forms his first lines out of the reach of point-blank cannon-shot; but in other respects he braves a comparison, and professes to give us all the " feats of Paganini." Mr. Collins, which Is the name of the hero of this adventure, might have said " more than all," as he certainly gave us things which Paganini could not do; for he could not, if he would, stop out of tune. We will not analyse the performance; but in its praise we are bound to say that it was dexterous and clever in a far greater degree than could have been expected ; and, considering that Mr. Collins bad probably never heard Pa. ganini till he visited London, the little he did produce in the sante manner shows no common facility in him. Still he is more likely to spoil than to improve the skill he has, by going on with such attempts. We are sorry to remark, that even the merit he displayed was not appreciated as it de. served by this enlightened audience; that the gods grew exceedingly impatient at the length of the Adagio ; and that the vociferations of the tiers *tat entirely drowned the solo on the 4th string. At the last weekly meeting of the Horticultural Society Lady Cochrane was elected a Fellow of the Society—at least so say its records. Exton.%Tiox.—The credulous cannot be too much on their guard against the corrupt and lying 1 accounts published about foreign settlements. Persons who speculate in land, write books and fill the papers with accounts of their paradises, which are found to be inhospitable deserts when it is too late to correct the error. No one should be beguiled, except by manuscript letters, or re ports of eye-witnesses, on which they can depend. Many plausible letters in the papers are fabricated, and even quoted names and places are often gross forgeries. Some knave buys a title to a large tract, and his object is then to coax and cajole persons from all parts of the world to become set tlers ; hence all these unprincipled fabrications. We erred, it seems, in stating that the Royal Society of Literature is extinguished. The King has merely withdrawn his stipends from the asso ciates : and really, unless they were a very diffe rent class of writers, no man will blame his Majesty for diminishing the pension list, as far as within his own control. What good can arise from a close corporation to direct taste and literature ? That this society can do none, is evident from its inef ficiency during nine years, when it possessed all the vigour of youth and novelty. We consider it as an abortion of bad times, and one of the pro ducts of the hey-day of Church and King politics. We have already too many self-elected corporations ; and though there may be amiable men in this So. ciety, yet literature demands many superadded qua lifications; and, above all, sterling originality, and men who stand on their own legs like nouns sub stantive. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PRIVATE LETTER. Fatmourn, JUNE 12.—Wind S.W. by W.—Artived the Sandwich packet, Schuyler, from Lisboo—left that place on the Bth inst. with mails. Up to that date nothing of im. portance had transpired In the city, but the French squadron were still or the Rock of Lisbon, and taking all Portu• geese vessels : the number taken up to the sth were 14, all of which were sent to France. The Diana, Portuguese frigate, and three smaller vessels of war, were being equipped for sea in the Tagus ; their destination was not known at the time of the packet's sailing. Also arrived the Stranger, Day, from Blemel, in 21 days, for Wexford, to perform quarantine. Sailed his m a j est y, s teamer Confiance, Lieut. Blison, for the Mediterranean, with mails of the 7th inst. Don Francisco Maguireyra, as special messenger for Cu runna, went from this port this morning, in the Confiance steamer, she having received orders to proceed there at first, after which she will proceed to the Mediterranean with mails. DOVER, JUNE 13. It is generally ackpowlet!ged that few places possess the attractions that obtain for this town so decided a preference. The arrivals from the Continent have been unusually nu mcrous to-day, and consequently the piers presented a moat animated scene, being crowded with the rank and beauty at present sojourning here. Among the many fa milies at Wright's Hotel and Ship Inn, were—H. E. Lord and Lady Ponsonby, and suite; Mr. Abercrombie; the Earl and Countess of Mulgrays, and family, and suite; Mrs. Wyndham (from Naples), with he brother and sisters; Mr. Rothschild ; Sir William Brown ; Captain Boyd ; the Marquis d'Estrade, &c. &c. RAM MOHUN ROY. Ram Mohun Roy, whose arrival in this country has excited so much interest, is a native of Ben gal. He was born a Bramin, which is the first and principal caste of the four grand divisions of the Gentoos, who are by reason of their birth of the sacerdotal order. In the year 1812 he became the friend and companion of the late John Digby, Esq. of the Civil Service, who was at that period Collector at Rungpoor. Mr. Digby was a considerable pro ficient in classical literature, and prosecuted his studies during his leisure hours, in which he prevailed on Ram Mohun Roy to join him. Their intimacy subsisted for a period of nearly five years, when circumstances led Ram Mohun Roy to resort to Calcutta. In the course of his sojourn, at the Presidency, he became ac quainted with Bishop Middleton, and ninny of the leading characters of the day ; and invariably lis tened with the most earnest attention to all the dis cussions which were of a theological nature. He became so deeply interested in the questions which frequently arose, and observed, that so much dif ference of opinion existed between Christians them selves, that he was determined to study the Scrip tures in the original ; and for this purpose he de voted himself to the Hebrew and Greek languages, is which he acquired very great proficiency. The result of contemplating the divine records led to his abandonment of the idolatrous faith he had pre viously held, and to his taking up what may in some measure be viewed as a species of Unitarian ism ; but he by no means denies the divinity of our Saviour, though he withholds his assent to the doctrine of the Trinity, as propounded by the church of England in the Athanasian Creed. It is impossible to contemplate without feelings of the deepest interest, the residence in this coun try of an individual who is the first of the many millions of his countrymen, who has shaken off the trammels of the superstitious faith under which he was brought up, and has burst those shackles which would have chained bim to his native land. They never embark on shipboard ! His arrival is to be hailed as a harbinger of those fruits which must re sult from the dissemination of European knowledge and literature, and of those sound principles of rule and government, which it is the solemn obligation of Great Britain, to extend to her vast and interesting empire in the east. In Rain Mohun Roy is an example of what we may expect from such an enlightened course of policy. He is understood to be decidedly in favour of the present system of government, as administered through the East India Company, and is not backward in ac knowledging the benefits which India has derived under it. He is no friend to colonization, in the broad acceptation of the term, as nothing but the . most serious evils can be anticipated from the promiscuous and unlimited resort of those, who form the redundant and unprovided portion of the population of the mother country ; but he advo- 1 cates the expediency of allowing, under proper restrictions, the resort of men of capital and sub : stance, through whose energies the capabilities of India may be developed. He is decidedly in favour of the great question of reform which engrosses the public mind at the present moment, and enters with the greatest in terest into the various points which arise in the course of discussions on a matter so materially connected with our constitution, with the principles of which he is fully conversant. He has received marked attention from many of the leading branches of the nobility ; and particularly from the Directors of the East India Company, whom he accompanied on their lute half-yearly examinations at the East India College, and at the Military Seminary of Ad discombe. With the latter establishment, and with the proficiency exhibited by some of the Cadets in the Hindoostane, he was peculiarly gratified. It is to be hoped that his longer residence may tend to strengthen him in the conviction, with which he appears already to be impressed, that whilst Eng land herself enjoys privileges and blessings which have been well described as the envy of surround ing nations, she feels it to be one of he paramount duties to extend the same to those realms, which it has pleased Providence to bring under her sway, and in favour of none is she called upon to exert herself more, than in behalf of our Indian empire, of which the interesting subject of this brief notice is so distinguished a member.—Morning Paper. A sagacious Editor last week stated that the Polish occupation of Lomza cut off the Russians from their supplies in Prussia, the Russian army being midway between Lomza and Prussia. The God of Day was under an eclipse, and Stars ap peared to enlighten his benighted readers. Well may his provincial reflections be in similar dark ness. We have had no officials lately from the would-be official Journalist, who, we in the Cabinet know, has for some time been obliged to satisfy his curiosity in the outer lobby. MR. COBBETT. The following announcement appears iu the Herald of this morning : Kensington, June 13, 1831. Sra—l beg you to have the goodness to suffer me, through your paper, to state to the public, that 1 have again received from the Attorney-General, Nortce or IPRIAL for the alleged libel, published In my Register of the 1 1th of December last. This notice was sent to Mr. Faithful!, my attorney, on Saturday evening last, which was the eery latest hour at which it could be legally given. The trial will now come on the 4th of July, or some day just after that, at the Guildhall, to the City of London, when and where a stand shall be made for the real freedom of the press by, Sir, your most obedient servant, WM. COBBETT. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS-THIS DAY. LIBEL. JOHN IST. JOHN LONG V. CHUBB. Mr. SeeintWlin ist;tedth;t was an against the defen dant, a publisher, residing in Holywell-street, Strand, for a grow and malicious libel against the plaintiff; in which he attributed to him that he was a female destroyer —a vampire which went from family to family thirsting for blood, and seeking the next victim be might destroy ; describ ing him as a diabolical villain, and as the suassful seducer of delicate females. The Learned Serjcant dwelt at great length on the facts of the cafe, which arose outof a penny publication, subsequently to:the first trial of Mr. St. John Long, at the Old Bailey. lie called Mr. Samuel Taylor, a clerk to Mr. Harmer, the Solicitor, who proved purchasing the pamphlet in question, as well as others, up to yesterday. Mr. Srrjeant firAwitie appeared for the defendant, and maintained that as the plaintiff had not taken his degree as a member of the faculty, he had no right, after what had taken place at the Old Bailey. to call on a jury to give him damages, particularly as against the defendant, who was the mere publisher, while the author, who was known, was suffered to go at large. The Lord Chief Justice summed up the case to the jury, who retired. Verd'et was not returned when our paper went to press. Harwich is another example of the falsity of the favoured population theory. In 1821 it had 4,497 inhabitants, and now but 4,561—an increase of only 1 per cent. on a steady local population ; but if 5 per cent. on 220 were added to 4,497, for under enumeration in 1821, there would be a decrease of 160 in ten years, instead of an in crease. The surplus population will, we suspect, prove to be—either a diminution in the number of farms, or an abstraction of the currency, which disables the remaining farms from em ploying so many men—or more wicked still, the operation of poor laws, which restrains labourers from seeking work out of their own parish ! If there are too many labourers, why are furloughs granted to companies of the guards to go out to harvast labour ?—how are so many thousand Irish so gladly employed ?—how do so many thousands in breweries, &c. in London find so much profitable summer Rork in all the home counties ? These are undeniable facts, and yet we see shiploads of our best population departing—and make it matter of congratulation ! No inference is to be drawn either from the increased of pleasure towns, or spe culative manufacturing towns. Mem 11. Lenders, If they have made any dis covery in Africa, not well known to the Portu guese and other traders, are unfortunate in suffer ing from unscientific and empirical reporters. So many concurrent accounts give 16 and 18 degrees of latitude to the Niger, in that meridian that their tour to ten degrees, or 350 miles from the coast, would determine little of a space of 800 or 900 miles. Then Bousa and Yaori are on the Lamlem, which, on the best autho rities, does not even join the Niger. Why did they not ascend to Gabi, still on the Lamlem two degrees nearer the Niger. In truth, they seem to have discovered that the Lamlem of D'Anville runs into the gulf of Benin, and not to have approached the Niger at all, which flows from West to East. The first announce ment reminded us of Damberger, and though they lost their papers, &c. among the Awerris, yet, it seems, we are to have a book. We suspect the Kong Mountains are at once the source of the Niger on their Northern side, and of D'Anville's Lamlem on the South, which may debouche into the gnlf of Benin ; but really the whole question is of no importance. THE MONTGOMERYSHIRE ELECTION.—As it will doubtless be the object of the anti-reformers, in the next Parliament, to make swans of their geese as often as it may be in their power, it may not be irrelevant to give a short sketch of the means by which one of the members, who voted for Ge neral Gascoyne's amendment, obtained a majority in the county of Montgomery. In the autumn of 1830, a county meeting was convened, to consi der the question of reform ; and on that occasion, resolutions were carried, in opposition to the minis terial partisan and his supporters, and strictly in accordance with the Reform Bill, since brought forward by his Majesty's ministers. This exqui site rat was at this time in office, having accepted place under Lord Grey's administration, on the understanding, that if he should not approve of the measure brought forward by ministers, be should be at liberty to resign. A short time after the county meeting, the Government having deter mined to re-organise the yeomanry cavalry, the same deceitful individual was appointed Colonel of that of Montgomeryshire. This gave him an op portunity that was not to be lost, and he proceeded to dole out the gingerbread dignities placed in his gift amongst those who had voted for him at the county meeting. His ancient tools he never called together, and many of them he did not even con , descend to apply to for support. When the Reform Bill was brought forward, it was bailed by the people with the most enthusistic applause ; the honourable individual in question, it is well known, resigned hie place, for reasons as well known to the public as to himself; and upon that occasion he repeated his usual creed on the subject of re form, namely, that he " thought it gross injustice to disfranchise rotten boroughs without proof of corruption." Much to the surprise of every body, however, he voted for the second reading of the bili ; and it will be remembered that he was de nounced, by the tory press, as the most time-serv ing of all political apostates—as a man proverbial for turning round whenever it suited his own in terest. Much, however, to the amazement of his friends as well as foes, Mr. W— voted for Ge neral Gascoyne's amendment ! Thus this mighty tory triumph amounts simply to this—that they have returned a man who is distrusted as much by their own party as by the reformers—a man who voted for the second reading of the Reform Bill though he had before resigned office because he would sot support it—a man who declares at one moment that he is the main-stay of the Reform Bill, at the next, declares that it is unjust and un gracious to disfranchise any one of the sixty bo roughs which it proposes to destroy " without : inquiry." Ruch is the triumph of the anti-re• formers ! like all their triumphs, a victory of nonsense over sense, and of darkness over light! LAW RETORTS! COI*RT OF CHANCERY, Jstre 13. at&LTM • WEBB. Mr. Esacwr stated that, on a former day, he bad an order for a writ of hetes corpua to issue, fur pose of bringing up the plaintiff from the King's Bent son, that he might be turn. d over to the custody Warden of the Fleet prison, being in contempt for payment of certain costa. Mr. Evelyn craved the indulgence of the Court heard for a few minuet. At the time his late Mg; having his coronation robes made, he (Mr. E.) %'ebb a considerable sum of money, which he had able to get back. On account of that loan, and in ment, he held a hill of exchange for 501. of Mr. which had been paid to him, tut which had not I noured when arrived at maturity. The costs Mr. been ordered to pay to Mr. Webb amounted only attd he desired to pay them in a set.offagainst his claim Mr. Webb. For this purpose, he hoped the Court s refer the accounts to the blaster, and send him back i meantime to the King's Bench. The LORD CHANCELLOR said that great doubt had been entertained, whether the order now pray td co• made as a matttr of CORM. The subject must reed mature consideration. Mr. Evelyn was then sent back to the King' prison. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JUNE 1; PALMER V. IFIUNGERFOLD MARKET CONS. This was a rule for a mandamus, cilling upon the gerford Market Company to show cause why they not summon a jury to assess the damages sustained ' in losing the goodwill and fixtures of his house, was necessary to take down, for the purpose of k the defendants to erect the New Hungerford Market. Sir J. SCAULZTT showed cause against the rule, that this was a different cue from tlicie in which th had formerly made the rule for a mandamus absoli here the plaintiff had entered into a special agreemeni Mr. Wise, the ground landlord, to take the how, year, and to accept afterwards three months' notice such notice being any three months Mr. Wise should This agreement was made by Mr. Wise, because, at riod at which it was made, namely, 1824, he cant selling the property, for the purpose of its being into a market. The plaintiff under these circumstances, had no good-will to dispose of. The Attorney-General and the Common Serjaust supported the rule. The Court were of opinion that, under the circumstanc.s cf the special agreement entered into between the parties, the plaintiff had no goodwill to dispose of. Rule discharged. NUICTICE or Tug COUIT—SIMICIAL TLZADUSG. In the course of the morning Lord TUNTZILDWI informed the liar, that the Court had directed certain rules to be (bairn up relative to Special Pleas, Declarations, &c. an nexed to which was a schedule setting forth the number of folios to which declarations in certain cues should extend, and that in future no extra costs would be allowed in cases where declarations exceeded the length prescribed. This rule was to commence the first day of filichaelmas term. The Court had further ordered that in all future notices of bail, not only the residence of such bail sh ou ld b e i nserte d i n them, but also the description of every place of resident:: tor the last six months. THE KING V. CARLILE. A rule was obtained, by slr. Evans, two or three since, to show cause why the record in this case, which brought up to the Court upon a writ of error, should taken uff the file and returned to the Court below, I purpose silts being amended. This morning the Learned Gentleman mov.d that the ru'e be made absolute. The Attorney General, on Vie part of the proucution, said that he had no objection that the application cf his Learned Friend should be &waled to, if their Lordships felt they had the power to do so. The Court felt some doubt on the subject, as there no precedent as respected criminal cases, by which could be regulated. They desired Mr. Evans to look the books, and see how far he was justified in making application. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Jams 13. HORNER V. GRAVES. The Olinda' wu a dentist at York, and the defendant had become his pupil at the salary of 1201. per annum, at the same time entering into a bond, restricting himself from practising within a circle of 100 miles of the residence of the plaintiff. The defendant having broken this agreement, an action was brought, and a verdict of damages 1,0001. was returned against him. The Court were of opinion, that as the defendant bad had considerable experience as a dentist before he entered the service of the plaintiff; he could have commanded business without restriction. If the plaintiff should think proper to quit the place, or relinquish business, the restrictions were more extensive than was necessary to protect the plaintiff's emoluments.—Judgment arrested. 1. 1 o::'a'n.d r the par. lynch pr i • dy of the r the non- in being sjesty WAS •tit Mr. l not been part pay- . 11'ebb's, been ho- r. E. Ltd ly to 191., laim upon net would ack in the had lately could be :eit•e more rs Bench 13. I PAN Y. the Ilut: • ley should d by him, which it f enabling • let. r, and said the Court solute, for bunt wi..h re for one ce to quit, dd choose. 1 at the pc- t itcmplared converted 111:1114111CRII, supported astanc.s cf arties, the ea. informed tiles to be ; &c. an. number of .1d extend, ml in cases d. This Imes term. notices of inserted in sidene...: ;Or three dais which ass uld not be w, fur the e Learned roucution, ion cf his Lordships there was which they look into raking this 13. endant had lum. at the itself from esidence of agreement, ges 1,0001. POLICE REPORTS. GUILDHALL.—WiIIians &dines, a private In the Cold. stream Guards, was brought before Mr. Alderman /Pima- BIOTHEIL yesterday, charged with stealing a coat from the shop of Mr. Stafford, a tailor, In West Smithfield, at the corner of Long•lane. The charge having been fully made out by evidence, Mr. Alderman FARzsaormsa asked the prisoner how he ac counted for his conduct. Prisoner said he could not account for it at all. " I must commit you to the 01.1 observcd the Magistrate. " I suppose you know the Old Bailey." " 0 yes." replied the soldier, without the least concern, " I was tried there last sessions." Ald. FAIIIIIROTuza—Indeed ! for what? Soldier—For breaking a pane of glau and stealing a watch. Alderman Fanansornza—Then are you not a emitter from your regiment ? Soldier—No, for I was discharged from Newgate only on Saturday : my sentence was one month's imprisonment. Mr. Alderman Faitaiaornea said he could not divine his motive, but be must send him for trial. Bow. s neer.— Yesterday Mr. Henry Bibbert appean d before Sir H. Busts, to show cause why he should not I e compelled to pay for the maintenance of an illegimuste child now chargeable to the parish of St. Paul, Coven:. garden, and of which a young woman, named Mary Barton, is the mother. The circumstances of this ease were it-mitred peculiar from the facts that the child sought to be affiliated was four years old, and that the reputed father denied all knos ledge of the mother, and declared positively that they had nevtr been acquainted. Mr. C.lPhill:ps, and a respecable solieitor,appeared to de fend Mr. Hibbert, and Mr. Corder, the vestry-clerk of St. Paul's, Covent-garden, atttnded ou behalf of that parish. Mr. C. PntgLirs urged that as it was morally impouti ble the complainant could hav e go n e 12 mont h s with child, as by her own showing it would appear she had, the ma gistrates should dismiss the case. Sir it. Bigwig said that certainly the complainant had made it appear that 12 months had elapsed from the period of her alleged acquaintance with the defendant until the birth of the child, and as that was a thing impossible, he certainly would not think of making aoy order on the defendant un der such circumstances. The complainant declared that she had told the parish officer who took her examination, that the child was born, not in December, but on the 18th of September. Sir It. litaxto said that be should certainly dismiss tie ease, owing tp the discrepancy which appeared upoo the face of the informstian, and leave the parish to renew it or not, 'as they should think proper. blaattLzoost.orricz.—Yesterday an elderly man, of respectable appearance, named Jailers Brows, was charged at this office with being the father of an illegitimate child. Mrs. Brown, Ms wife, folinwtd him to the office, where she became so outrageous as with difficulty to be restrained from summary acts of violence. The facts having b.en sworn to by the mother, Mr. Brown tremulously said, " I am the father, Sir." Nothing could exceed the wife's resentment egi hearing this; and such apprehensions were entertained for ;Op safety of Mary Kills, with the infant in her arms, and liven for Mr. James Brown, that the parties were let separately out from Jae office. ttr fferosumomotosamaro. imensmionmEm WICK EDNEII.—A London paper of Sunday was base enough to advise the savage Chasse to bombard and destroy Antwerp; and then, says be, if the Dutch King declares Rotterdam a free port, he will not hire to regret the loss of Belgium.— IN'as he well said for this atrocious opinion ?—and . if so, who paid him r" If the spontaneous senti ment of an Englishman, in the name of all England we disown the wretch. I Bt le ce v, r- les ler bis to, led w et, to