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I 1 1 s I Hoop, Detuarata, ht Feb. 1831. IMPORTANT RESULTS OF EXPERIMENTS NOW IN PROGRESS IN DEMERARA. FOR OBTAINING NA TIVE RAW SUGAR FROM THE CANE JUICE. Front the &liana Chronicle and Demerara Goodie. TO TIIE FLANTZAS OT DIENAIARA AND essadomo. ts tolemen.—The attention that has been latterly excited by the ya re„iit attempts to improve the manufacture of the staple produce of the whilst it evinces your sense of the importance of the subject, implies a conviction on your part that the manufacture of sugar is susceptible of improvement. also encourages a hope that any commtud ration, which may have for its object the accomplishment of so desha tie an end, and one so intimately connected with your interests, will, in Its turn, meet with its share of attention. The respective merits of the several systems which have from time to time, been proposed for your adoption, have not only been the topic of much private discussion, but have given rise to some animated con ooversy in the public prints—in the course of which, allusions have been made to the principle of boiling in vaeuo. Several months have elapsed since my arrival in this colony for the express purpose of introducing this scientific system, which though, till now, never applied to the original practice of manufacturing sugar from the cane—has, by the advantages resulting from its adoption by the principal refiners of Great Britain, during twenty years' practical operation, acquired the highest reputation. It is the fruit of many scientific experiments, and much indefatigable preseverance, of a late very eminent chemist ; and has received the unqualified approbation of the most eminent of that profession, amongst whom are to be found the names of Sir Humph re y Davy, D es. Ure, Trail, &c. Although a long acquaintance with the propeeties of the vacuum pan, might have warranted me in soliciting your attention thereto at an earlier period, I considered it not only more respectful to you, but also as more in accordance with the d ice which, as a stranger to the profession of a planter, I ought to feel, to abstain from so doing, until the applicability of the apparatus to colonial purposes was placed be yond dispute.-in other words, until I had completed the erection of an apparatus in the colony. I considered also, that postponing it till then, the subject would be divested of that speculative character which is always more or less attached to new applications, and that, instead of having to meet objections, which •no doubt would have been raised against the system, whilst its advantages were problematical, I should, upon the successful result of the experiment then making, be enabled to adduce actual multi, instead of plausible conchs/out; and facts, instead of reasonings. The experiment has now been tried, and its success is equal to our most sanguine expectations. The apparatus has been some weeks in full operation on one of the largest estates in this colony; and its re sults enable me to offer it to the notice of the sugar planter, as the means of making a superior article, and in a much greater quantity than can be produced by any other process hitherto discovered. Although it would exceed the limits of this address, to give a detailed description of our apparatus and the process, it may be expected that I should give an outline, and, by a few general remarks on the principles upon which this system is founded, point out the connection between the effects and their causes. It is somewhat remarkable, that whilst almost every branch of manufacture has been improved by the advance of science and general diffusion of scientific knowledge, and its ap plication to practical purposes. the art of manufacturing sugar should have remained stationary from the time that Bryan Edwards described that process in the History of the West Indies ; and that it should be reserved to the planter of the present day to make the attempt to verify Hs predictions, when he said—" That it was no extravagant hope, that the time would come when the salt of the cane, or what we call sugar, would be made pure, and strike into transparent crystals." The concentration of the cane juice on the present mode of making sugar in the hollers requires a long exposure to the action of the fire, the temperature increasing as the operation advances, until it bas acquired its proper grain and consistence, when it may be quoted at 250 degrees. The length of time required to complete the process varies according to circumstances, and depends much upon the skill with which the boilers are hung, the state of the megass, and the consequent inten sity of the heat, &c. Practical chemists well know how injurious so high a temperature is to the flavour and colour of any delicate extract, its tendency to car. bonize being in proportion to its consistence; a desire to counteract which, led to the invention of the vacuum pan, by the late Hon. Ed ward Charles Howard, and its application on an extensive scale to the refining of sugar. The vacuum pan is a Lege, strong, copper vessel; its form is ele gant and scientific; its pans are manufactured and fitted with so much we and exactness, as to exclude the admission of all exter nal air. It is worked by the agency of steam, applied externally be tween the lower part of the pan and an outside casing. An air-pump, worked by, and attached to, the steam-engine, is connected by pipes to the upper part of the pan. The pressure of the atmospheric air on the surface of sugar, or any other liquid, boiling in an open vessel, counteracts the ebullition, and, by thus retarding the evaporation, renders either excessive heat, or a longer exposure to one less intense, unavoidable. The common culi nary operations of the kitchen afford us daily proofs of the effects of fire upon animal and vegetable substances, and their tendency to car bonize. Milk. for instance, exposed to a fierce fire, not only contracts colour, and a disagreeable taste, but forms a black and adhesive crust an the bottom of the vessel. Meat, fish, eggs, &c. possess this ten dency in a greater or a less degree ; a certain portion of their substance is tither entirely destroyed, or undergoes a chemical change, which leaves it little, or no affinity to the original mass of which it formed a component part. In the manufacture of sugar in the teethe, the destructive effects of socessive heat obtain to an extent beyond what may generally be sus pecied. It destroys a great proportion of the crystals —or, what is the same, it converts the syrup, which would otherwise crystallize, into molasses, by which the quantity of sugar is very materially diminished ; and, by the creation of carbon or colour, deteriorates its quality. By this two-fold mischief, the planter is subjected to a great loss from which be now possesses the opportunity of relieving himself, by the adoption of this system. The excellence of the principle of boiling in vacuo, consists in the property resulting front the exclusion of atmospheric air, and the con. scquent removal of its pressure; of being able to perform that operation at from 90 to 100 degrees less heat than is acquired in an open vessel, at which temperature i. cannot possibly sustain any injury in its crys tals or colour. The crystals or grain of the sugar thus manufactured are very large and brilliuni. Theta characteristics give it a peat superienity oversugar made on the present system. It is also semi-transparent t this moves its purity or comparative freedom from molasses. The size of the eetstals involves a very important consideration as connected with the Interests of the planter. It is, 1 believe, a truth susceptible of loathe- matical -demonstration, that in proportion to the increased size of the grain. is the increased weight of the sugar. A piece of candy when broken to pieces, or in other ways disintegrated, cannot by any known rower he made to occupy so small a space as before. The greater the -tuber o: fractuies, the greater is the number of interstices between them. and consequently the greater loom required for their reception ; from which it is clear, that any measure of capaci,y which contains the fewest divisions of matter, will contain the greatest quaotity or *eight. A gallon of sugar of a large grain, and perfectly erred, will out• weigh a gallon of sugar equally cell cured of I. small grain. By actual experiments on sugar manic on one estate, four gallons of sugar made it he teache weighed 241bs; foul gallor.s made in the vacuum pea we.glied 321bs; giving us the result a difference 0 Sibs. or 21bs. to the gallon, a difference much greater than was expected. The cleansing of the liquor from its impurities previous to its b boiled, has long been a desideratum in the manufacture of sugar t 2 many attempts have been made to accomplish :so desirable an object without success This operation forms one part of our system, and W which we owe in part the production of so clear a chry-tal, by attenol Lion to the proper consistence, temperature, and previous preparation d the liquor. We have succeeded in this very important department, by filtering. Our system of potting and curing, is marked by several important deviations from rite usual mode, into which it is not my intention to enter, beyond tuakiag a few gennal remarks. I have before observed, that sugar made on this principle, exceeds in qualm) y oi weight, the sugar made in open vessels, (as appeared by experiment,) in the proportion of 321bs. to 241bs. in an increase of 25 per cot. which I endeavoured to chew was attributable to the largeness of the crystals ; which result corroborates the truth of another oirerva non, viz. thtt a great proportion of syrups is convened into molasses by excessive heat. Now this excess not being required in vocum the pro duction of molasses is limited to the proportion which mute has given to the cane. although I am not exactly prepared to state, with the con. lidence and precision which I could wish, what that proportion may bear to the whole sacchatine substance; yet, it is evident from these data, that the operation of curing must be necessarily diminished or as sisted in the ratio of the diminished quantity of molasses intended to be separated. I have nisei observed, that carbon, or colour, is another eff,ct of the same cause ; which, being obviated in the improved plan of boiling in vacuo, there exists no necessity to have recourse to those powerful chemical mensuua, which were only calculated to re pair an injury sustained in the original process, at the expense of quantity. As this injury is moved not to take place in the vacuum pan, the sugar stands in no need of any artificial expe dients of this nature. Having, in. the comae of this leuer, telt myself warranted in offering the vacuum pan and accompanying ap parttus to the notice of gentlemen connected with sugat estates, and endeavoured to show, by actual results, that the advantages of this st stem are not chimerical ; and, by a very imperfect and superficial explanation of the principles which govern its operations, having at tempted to convey some general idea of its characteristic features, it only remains for me to inform those gentlemen who may be desirous of fu ther satisfaction on any points connected therewith, with a view of -.Ale' themselves of its advantages, that as the Agent of Messrs. W. of Loudon, I shall be happy to afford any additional give estimates, make drawings and designs of buildings, sm, Gentlemen, your's very respectfully, THossAs Dooscost. The Bator °Abe Guinea Chronicle notices the foregoing communi cation in the Mowing remarks "We refer to an article on Sugar-boiling in Vacno, which we this day insert. We leave it to experienced planters to decide on the prac tical advantages of the plan. We always avail ourselves with pleasure of every opportunity of submitting to their judgment any proposed im provement in it process of such vital importance to the interests of these Colonies., where such proposals bear the appearance of being the ofikpring tsf science. experience, and practicability. From anaurple of the sugar which we have examined, we find it in 'granular crystals, of four and six sided prisms terminated by two and three sided summits, and sensi.transparent ; there le a manifest sn periority perceptible even over our double refined sugar, by the old mode of refining—this is opaque, not is the form of the crystals ob servable on incidental observation, lly the addition of a small quantity of animal charcoal, there is no doubt but that the decolorization would have been perfect, and that the crystals would have been obtained per fectly transparent. It has a very rich, mellifluous, taste, and must prove more advantageous for sweetening, than any other sugar, not ex cepting the double-refined. It appears, from the experiments, that an addition of 25 per cent. in quantity is obtained by this improved mode ; and we also understand, that an addition in price of from 10s. to 12s. per cwt. has actually been offered for a sample exhibited at the Liverpool Sugar market, The apparatus possesses the power to make double the quantity of sugar, in the same space of time, as the old method. PANORAMA OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE. BATH JOURNAL, APRIL 2.5. ARRIVALII.—EarI of Dudley, Lady Somerset, Le Comtede Mon. tslambert, Comte Emanuel de Blather ' Sir J. and Lady Paul, Sir 0. and Lily Smith, Sit W. Call, bir R. Fletcher, bir 8. Stuart, Sir J. Thorne, Gen. Mundy, Colonel Dick, Col. Jones Graeae, Colonel Bowyer, Col. Rooke, Major Lewis. Captains—.Collingwood, Arthur, Cuthbert, Dunn, Dawe, Matcher, Hooke, Dyson and dau. James R.N. Lieut. Lipsemnbe ; Dr. and Mrs. Blake, I.k. Ryan. Rev. Mesas.-- Junes, Crook, Coker ' Halliday, Templenian, Wood, Baker, Bateman. A reward of one hundred and forty pounds has been offered for the apprehension of theperson or persons who act fire to the ricks of hay and straw at Hutton, Somerset, on the night of Wednesday sennight— one hundred pounds by government, and forty pounds by Mr. Good, the owner of the proyaty destroyed. A barn and shed, a stsxk of barley, and a quantity of thrashed bar. ley ' the property of Mr. 1. Goodman of Clatfurd, in this county, were witully destroyed by fire, on Friday evening. A reward of 2001. has been offered for the discovery of the offender.—On Saturday evening, two bean stacks, the proiwny of Mr. Harry Hitchcock, of Manning. ford,were consumed by fire : also the act of an incendiary.—On Saturday night, the poor-house at Fordingbridge, and five adjoining cottages, were reduced to ashes by fire. PALACE, WELLS . — In the night of Thursday last, an execrably wanton spoliation was committed on the property of our venerable dio cesan at Wells, by some wanton miscreants, who entered the high ! walled garden, lying without the north-side of the moat of his lordship's palace, and dashed to atoms nearly every light of the grecn.house, amounting to 1055 feet of glass, and committed other devastations. On the morning of the 14th inst. the second day of our Spring Races, Vincent, the landlord of the Hare and Hounds, on the road leading to Lansdown, observed, in a garden near to his own house, some earth lightly turned up, and on examining it, discovered a bag containing 72 !shillings and 59 sixpences all counterfeits. A watch was set. and 'soon afterwards John Davis, (well known to the solicitors to the Mine), fetched the bag and its conteuts, and was instantly apprehended by the persons watching. BRIDOWATER.—At Middlezoy, near this town, is a steam-engine of 20 horse power,now applied to drain about two thoesand acres of marsh land, the surface of which is upwards of seven feet under high tide water-mark in the river Ferret, to which river this land adjoins, and from its low situation, no natural drainage can be effected, and the country is Inundated for many months during the winter, and often flooded in spring, to the total destruction of the crops, and injury to the occupiers and proprietors of the soil almost incalculable. During the last Session of Parliament, an Act was obtained, by the spirited pro. prietors of the land, to enable them to lemedy Ads evil, which they and their predecessors have so long endured; and under the full confidence of the opinion and judgment of Mr. J. Easton, who is the sole commissioner named in the act, the works have been completed ; and on proving their effect last week, the result was most satisfactory. To give the public an idea of the power of this engine, it may net be improper to mentioo,that the supplying drain from the low lands to the engine is on a perfect level, in length about half a mile, andin breadth 8 feet, with a depth of 3 feet of water ; the engine, which is fixed at the extreme cnd of this drain, on the banks of the river Panet, was set in motion, and in about ten minutes it produced a current, the ve locity of which was upwards of 70 feet per minute, at a distance of more than 200 yards front the engine, thus leaving no doubt in the minds of the numerous spectators of its capability; and it is said to be equal to drain four, or even five hundred acres. EXECUTION Or Haw LETY.—The extreme sentence of the law was carried into effect on Wednesday, at Ilcheseer, on Richard Hewlett, who was condemned at the Somerset assizes, for maliciousl shooting and stabbing Charles Capell Hardwicke, on the King's hi ghway, with intent to murder and rob him. LITERARY bneruruYiow.—Mooday last, the present session of the Literary and Philosophical Association was closed by a paper et Ott the authority of Common Sense in Philosophical Inquiries," by the Secre tary, T. & Davies, Esq. A splendid entertainment was given at Prior Park, on Thursday last, by the Rev. Dr. Baines. The Duchess de Berry and suite, with several respectable residents of this city, were among the guests. It may not be unnecessary to remind the Reformers who have votes for the county, that, to ensure the same, they should immediately see that their names are entered in the land-tax books, now being made up by the assessors. The Annual Bachelor's Ball took place at the Assembly Rooms on Tuesday night, and was characterized by considerable spirit and bril liancy. About 350 fashionable. were present. A nest Catholic chapel is to be erected at ll'eymouth. JIAItRIED.—Mr. Randall, surgeon, of Roeherhithe, to Sarah, only daughter of Mr. Salgfield, of Hillwortb.—At Taunton, Mr. svm, Addison, of Balmool, to Anna Maria, only daughter of the late Capt. l Blake, R. N.—Mr. Jos. Matthews, of Westgate.buildings, to Ann ! daughter of S ir. Collins, of the Lower Borough Walls.—ltev. Edward Bowden, vicar of Highworth, to Ellen, eldest daughter of the Rev. Dr. A. Trenchant.—The Rev. Wni. Newland Peddar, M.A. Vicar of Clevedon, Somersetaliire, to Caroline Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Peter Cotes, Seq.—At Clifton, David Jamieson, Esq. to Mary, eldest daugh. tar of the late Charles M'Nish, E.sq. ofJantaica.—At Lyme, C. Knott, l Esq. to Charlotte, third daughter of E. Hillman, Esq. DlED.—Patten, Esq. of Barnwell, near Taunton, 27, Mrs. Mock. ridge, wife of Sir. J. Aloekridge, of Greenway—Jas. Button, 29, eldest son of the late Mr. Buttou—At ll,lle Vete Cottage, near Frotne, Miss Hannah larkant, 54—At Coogiesbitry, Ili, Mr. John Butcher— At Twertun, 45. .11r. 8010. Doole—l n Upper Church -street, Dr. Hay. ward, 92—Air. Jas. Purnell, yourgese roe of 111 n. Parnell, of New King street—Mrs. Miller. u; Southeot-place—Cant. W. Shariand, of East Teignmovilt, Gil—The lady oi'— Kendall, Eeq. Lower Cres cent, Clifton—Ann. 53, wire of Mr. Jos. Cozens, of Bristol—At Clifton, Mrs. Margery Albucto. 12, CHEL'fENHAiII CHRONICLE, APRIL 28. Anarvaxs.—Rev. Lord, and Ludy William Somerset, Lord Boyne, Lord J. Stewart, the Ladies Bourke, Lady Nisbfit. sir R. B. and Lady Phillips, Sir Robert Price, Compte Zabello Col. Broughton, Col. Welsh, CoL Montle. Col. Woßerton, Col. W ood, Licut..CuL Baines. Lieut.-Col. W. L. Watson, Major and Mrs. Danterton, Major Lewis, Major Mahon. Maj or i Powell, Major Mackay, Dr. Griffiths, Dr. Wolseley, Dr. Beattie Rev Mr. Street, Captain Engstrom , Captain and Mrs. Hepburn, Captain Collier, Captain Anatice, Cap. Macdonald, Captain Dawes, AssEnßLY.ltoons.—On Monday evening last, a series of balls of the most brilliant character ever experienced in this faahionabk town, terminated with a crowded attendance of the subscribers wbo assembled upon the occasion and with their animating presence, graced ibis splen did establishment, as a mark of decided approval of the uniform spirited conduct and liberality of the proprietor throughout the management of these Winter Assemblies. lIIARRIED.—Cuptain John Campbell, of the Spa, Gloucester, to Miss Stone, of Beaufort.buildinp. DlED.—Miss Ballinger, 54-26, Adeline, wife of Mr. F. H. Bath, of Leckhampion—at Stratfo rd, near &loud, 73, Nathaniel Jones, Esq. BIRMINGHAM JOURNAL, APRIL 23. Fars SCHOOL BILL.—The Committee met on Friday last, when the case or the Governors was opened by Mr. Whewley's brother, as Counsel ; whose speech occupied the whole afternoon, till the adjourn ment at three o'clock. The Learned Counsel in his opening address stated, that the bill as proposed by the Governors, had been fully appprovcd by the Lord Chancellor, (Lord Brougham.) The Committee adjourned over Saturday, met again on Monday, at twelve, and commenced with the exam i nat i on or Mr. Whatcley, who was called to prove the preamble of the bill. Examination in chiei ; hlr.Whatele j r :iposed to the complet e app rova l rn or the Govern scheme by Lord ham We hear that the de putation representing the opposition to to bill, had an interview with that noble lord on Sunday, respecting this alleged consent; and stated to his lordship the prejudicial use thus made of his name by the Governors in the Committee. 1 he particulars of that in. terview we arc not apprised of, but we understand it was highly courteous and satiafactory to the gentlemen who attended, and that they fully apprised his lordship of the objects and merits of the case of the inhabitants. On Tuesday morning, at the opening of the committee, Mr. Lawley, the chairman, addressed them as followe s —" I feel it my duty to state to the Committee that in consequence of a message I received yesterday from the Lord Chancellor, I waited upon his Lordship , who having heard it had been frequently swag is tho Committee that he had expressed his entire and full ap of the Bill as it proceeded from the Lards to the Commons, me Ma tinedy to state to the Clileinittee, that be never had expressed his ap. probation of the deans et the muses's." Taxes.—Some of the ammeed lass were reduced, by MI act parsed on the 16th of July he mad ea pram have new to make NUM= for another year, diey abseil bet Ohm heillNikell• boo dm delivered to the m, as well se hem the mew= ettre as sgre. of the particulars of those redactions, bale Mery the Boemor tient. Elninstr.—We wain that andlinklb 18 making in the &emetics of these wises t emit _ um 1 11 2 , ! the committee have card 1111111.111111NRS fer lab. adviso et r situation which nature se nisikehty provided he laying sat them grounds as a place of resort he the reepeetabk inhabitants of the town and Deighboutheod. NATIONAL RRPOSITORTATORRII the many valuable aml tent institutions with which this country is adorned, the Nation= pository. Pall Mall, London, for the exhibition of new and improved productions, will take the most prominent rank in polid cal or moral. The extensive scale of usetidasta ea g =inrinindsd, renders it a most favourable medium to all cameo of the esummoky for bringing into public notice the productions of thdr &111 and ininnal% whereby themselves and the public at large may be mat materially be nefited, which, tor want of such an institution would, to the more obscure part of our industrious artisans, have been a matter of impos sibility. Pastszir STA?! or Faaarcz.—At a meeting of the political coun cil on Tuesday last, Mr. Arwood mentioned an extraordinary fact on the authority of Mr. Jacob, the statistical writer. He stated that 32,000 bankruptcies had occurred in France, since the revolution in July last. The Craven Arms Hotel, Coventry, was sold by public auction, by Messrs. Margetts and Son, yesterday week, to Mr. Hart, liquor mer chant, of London, for 3,9401. BIRMINGHAM Coax MARKETWO have had a good supply of grain at to-day's market, but very little business date. Wheat, per 62 lbs. old and new, fie to 10s ; Barley, per imperial quarter, for malting, 42s to 48s; grinding, per 49 lbs. 3s 9d to Is 3d. Malt, per imperial quarter, old and new, 54s to 66e. Oats, per 39 lbs. old and new, 3s 11 to 3s 9d. Flour, per sack of 2801 b.. net, fine 58s to 60s; seconds, 55s to 5711. NAT-MARILET:There being • pretty good demand for both hay straw, each was a little dearer. Hay, Gus to 90s ; Straw, 55e to 655. per ton. 13attrnrixim.—There was a plentiful supply; the trade dull. Beef, scl to 6tl; mutton, 5d to 611; veal, 6d to 71 per pound. Fat Pigs, 8s to 9s 6d per score. 211ARIIIED.—W.& Burman, Esq. solicitor, to Anne Eliza, daugh ter of John Barry, Eaq. of Caroline Cottage..—At Stratford-upon-Avon Mr. P. 'f. Proctor, to Sarah, daughter of Mr. Joseph Warrilow.—John Elcy, Eaq. of Alpert, to Elizabeth, youngest daughter a the late Mr. Benjamin Fox.—At Leamington, the Rev. G. Pease, to Jane, young est daughter of the late John Swinfen, Esq,—Richard Bolden, Esq. late of Derby, to Sarah, youngest daughter of Mr. Abraham Edmunds, of irtneeeter.—The Rev. Samuel Ram sden Roe, to Anne Whithurst, only child of the Rev. John Ellis, of Wootton Wawen.—At Meole, Charles VauAlian, of Kingsland, to Lucia, second daughter of the late Robert Hale, Esq.—Lieut. Tudor, R.N. to Margaret, second daughter of the late Robert Cartwright, Esq. of Oswestry. DlED—Eliza, wife of Mr. Smith, surgeon, of Park-street, Wel aall—Mrs. Parkes, of St. Nicholas -street, Coventry. relict of the late Mr. John Parkes —The Rev. Brian Hill, 75, youngest brother of the late Sir John Hill, of Hawkatone.—At Pulverbstch, 70, Elizabeth, wife of the Rev. Wm. Oilpin.—At Dimsdale, 42, J. Bennet, Esq. MIDDLESEX ADJOURNED SESSIONS, APRIL 28. These Sessions commenced yesterday morning, before F. Coast, Esq. and a full lunch of Magistrates. A Magistrate proposed that a county rate should he levied, amount- ing to a halfpenny in the poond, which was seconded and carried. Gen. Thornton said he had a motion to make to correct the irregula rity in the delivery of the parish accounts by the parish officers ; he was Induced to do so from the irregularities which he discoved in the pariah of St. James, Westminster. A long discussion then took place between Sir P. Laurie, Sergeant Pell, and Gen. Thorntorn, and it was ultimately agreed to refer the General's motion to a Committee. themselvo Oa: . and Son, infor.latioo, to gi or ap t tratus, fie. I / Pl. Vrct.:2 en.Ho ./111V WZITNINSTEIL GAOL. A Magistrate said that the sum of 36,0001. which had been borrowed for the purpose of building a new prison at Westminster, was lying idle hi the hands of the county treasurer ; lee therefore suggested that it should be extended in the purchase of Exchequer Bills ; the county were paying 1,81101. per annum ; he thought that would be the beat way, as it would reduce the amount of the county expenditure. It was at length agreed that 30,0001. should be laid out in bachequer Bills, in the joint names of the Chairman, the Treasurer of the County, and the Commissioners. The trials which followed were of no public interest whatever. POLICE REPORTS. MANSION MOUSE.—THE I xrarsrixierloirs.--Yestertlay, three men and a boy vete brought before the Lord Mayor, charged with having broken windows in Cheapside and Comitill. An officer stated that, at one o'e.Jock in the morning, he saw one of the defendanis throw a stone at the window of a house which had been well illuminated, but which at that late hoot had no great brilliancy about it. The defendant seemed to be rather disguised in liquor, and numbers of persons loudly condemned his conduct, and called *upon the police to tate him into custody. Indeed, wherever a window was broken, the feeling of the crowd was strongly expressed in cries oil " Shame, shame !" The defendant was first laid hold of by one of thc ' crowd. The second defendant, an Irishman, was seen flinging something at a window which had a few expitiag lamps in it. The third was a half.bluid fellow, who missed his aim at a house that was rather dark, and broke the windows of one that was brilliantly illuminated. The three defendants assured the Lord Mayor that it was quite a mistake. They were merely walking about to look at the illuminations, and did no mischief whatever. The officers said that the defendants were distinctly seen Hinging their arms towards the windows. The Irishman declared to his GOD that it was only a way he had, when he spoke upon say thing that put his mettle up. The Lord Mayor: Were you taking about the Reform Bill P The Defendant: I don't exactly 'mow, my Lord; but if l threw anything, it was a bit of a pipe stopper. The LORD Mayoa.—Are you a friend, or an enemy to Reform P Defendant .—Gon knows, I'm too poor to be the Mend to any body, for I've got no money, and I can't be of service to any one. The other defendants 'deeded the habitual violence of their gesticu. lations; but in pleading before the Lord Mayor, they convicted them selves, for although they defended themselves warmly, they used not the' slightest action. LORD ?davoi said that he should punish every fellow who should be brought before him for offences of the kind. He had walked through the streets in the City, and visited every watch-house, and never beheld so extraordinary an exhibition of loyal feeling since he was horn.' It was too had then that a few idle vagabonds should attempt to die. turb the general tranquillity, and supply the enemies of reform with t. sort of argument, for they grasped at every thing, however absurd. He had been complimented with a pennypiece through one of the windows of the Blansion-houte. but he suspected that it came from a ties-son who had other motives than the idle ones which influenced the defendams.— He was happy to be able to say, that, notwithstanding the suspicions mid cautions uttered by certain Sokmons is the city, there r•ever was manifested a more decided dislike to a row than appeared all through the city. Mr. C.rpc, the Plrrsb-1. said, it was matter of considerable surprise that suer order prevailed teuun k .l4 such i 1111 l masses of people. Several gentlemen declared that they had fiom curiosity gone into ac. vent public-houses, and they never witnessed such proofs of unanimous sentiment in their lives. The only toasts that were given were " His Majesty," and " his Maj est y' s 111 misters." The officers, streetkeeners, inarshalmen, and several others, acting for the protection of the city, made statements to the same effect. The boy who had been charged proved to be a glazier's apprentice, and it was odd enough that the person whose windows he broke, occa sionally employed his master, and owed hint for a late job, as much as would cover the e xp e n se o f t h e broken glass. The defendants all begged to be discharged. Ti,e LORD MAYOR: I certainly shall not discharge you; much I mischief might have arisen from your conduct, and 1 shall take parch. cults care to punish any fellow who may in future throw stones under any circumstances. Ichether the defendants are reformers or anti-re. formers, the offence is one which ought to be strongly marked. To throw stones at a reformer's windows is Ingratitude, and to throw them at an anti-reformer's is cruelty, for they are redu ced to such a condition as almost excites the pity of the humane public. (Laughter.) The defendants here declared that they were reformers. The Lord Mayor : Very well, you shan't escape on that account. If the cause were not too great to be injured now the conduct of in. judicious friends will be calculated to do it prejudice. I shall fine every one of you. The defendants were sent back to prison. His Lordship has very properly determined to punish severely every window-smasher that is brought before him, more particularly as his Majesty's visit to the city will assemble together the whole popul a tion of metropolis. MsasimratrusmAtairr.— Yesterday no fewer than 74 individuals ware brought him Mr. Rot, from the police station in Vine-street, Piccadilly, diluted with having demolished the windows of a consi derable aumbor ot the Nobility and Gentry, who neglected or declined to illuminate their mansions on Wednesday evening, and who were 11 therefore, coadired by the populace to be hostil e to the projected Par. Rains. =1 Wilma, who resides in Regent-street, attended to prefer lamed Amps Of the 'shwa desaipden ; and a person front the esta blishment of thoiarl mail Oats @ at Jassy, in Berkeley-square, also as the Mobis Aft trgaeeesea ire. Holdeocos lions, was by the mei, and am 'adulate may be fanned of the valn 2 glh dli r s 4slos destroyed when it is stated that each pane, of awry 101 l e there caw upwards of 100 bruits's, cost the Marquis of London- A youth, spprently, not more than 15 years of age, who was de. scribed as fin his education at a respectable aasy in Poland. street, was char with being concerned in demolishing the wind ows of filr Robert ilson's house. A police constable said he was on duty in Waterloo-place betwee n Me and eleven o'clock the preceding night, when be saw a great crowd Of persons opposite to Sir Robert's residents ; they were throwing stones at the windows s the defendant was very active amongst them, end the stones which be aimed, he (witness) broke wind ow; in the house of Mr. Currie, the army clothier, opposite Sir R. Wilson's. The defendant was in the act of stooping down to pick up another atom, when witness took bin: into custody, and upon taking him to the station a stone was found in his pocket. Sir Robert observed that he thought the youth at the bar was an in. finitely greater object of commiseration than punishment. He eon . templated giving evidence against an individual, who, he understood, incited the mob to the tumultuous attacks on his house, and the coo, duct of this person be really reprobated. Mr. Rot censored the conduct of the defendant, which was in th c highest degree mischievous, and convicted him in the penalty of 51, under the " Wilful Damage Act," and in default of payment be was ordered to be committed to the House of Correction for two maths' bard labour, Sir Robert said he purposed claiming the amount of damage his house had sustained from the county : his shutters were absolutely forced, and, as he considered, with felonious intention. Mr. Rot explained the law on this subject to the Gallant General, and told him that, to establish his claim to compensation, he mutt prefer it within seven days. Sir Robert intimated that he would act on the Magistrate's muss. don. He, however, thought it ought to be known that in these cases the persons upon wham dwellings the damage was inflicted would not eventually sustain any pecuniary loss. The Gallant General then withdrew, the other cases in which be wu concerned being postponed. m c , uzzu.satroax...—Yesterday, thirty-three individuals were charged by the police with breaking the windows of Northumberland Home. They were mostly mechanics and apprentices. Most of their pockets were filled with stones. John Philpots and Francis Bolton were fined 61. each, for assaulting the constables. George Austin was lined 40s. for a similar offence. Some of the rest were ordered to find bail, and others were ordered to pay the damages done. CORONERS INQUEST. CAUTION AGAINST TIGHT STAY-LACIG. __ Tuesday evening an inquest was holden before Mr. Baker, at the Rose and Crown public house, Charles-atreet, Stepney, on view of the body of Miss Betsy Harris, a fine young woman, 22 years of age, who came to her death under the following circumstances : Mr. Richard Pater, a surgeon, residing in the Commercial-road, stated, that on Sunday evening last he was sent for to attend the deceased. On going to her mother's house, he found her lying oa the carpet in the back parlour. She was then quite dead, but the body was not cold. For the satisfaction of her friends he opened a vein in the arm, but only a few drops of blood followed the incision. On that morning he opened the body and head of the deceased, and found the brain in a state of congestion. This, he imagined, was produced by compression on the descending aorta from a very hearty meal, and great pressure from the stays of the deceased. which at the time of her death was really incredible. The effect of ti•e pressure was, that the blood was prevented from passing in i•s °military course to t he lower extremities, and consequently caused a greater (low of it to the lungs and Wain. The heart, the lungs, the stomach, and intestines, were perfectly healthy, but the two latter were considerably distended with fluids and food. There was an excessive I quantity of 10116 t beef and spinach in the stomach. which appeared to I have been but recently taken. He was of opinion that the congestion of blood on the brain, which she was predisposed to bun her make, and which was occasioned by die pressure he had before described, prodaoed apoplexy, which was the cause of the death of the deceased. Mrs. Roger., a lady living next door to the deceased, deposed that about half-put eight o'clock on Sunday evening, she was called in to see the deceased. On entering the house the deceased lay in the passage appparently lifeless, and seemed as if she had just ex pired. She was removed into the back parlour, and she (witness) assisted in loosing her clothes, which were extremely tight round the body. Her stays were laced particularly Melt, so much so as in her, witness's opinion, to cause a very unhealthy and improper pressure. Indeed she did not know how the deceased could have borne them on, and was not surprised at their having occasioned her death. There were no marks of violence on the body. The deceased lived with her mother and sister, and, as far as she (witness) was able to judge, they lived on most friendly and affectionate terms with each other. Witness saw the deceased on Sunday morning, when she appeared in perfect health. Mn. Anne Maria Wood, sister to the deceased, said, that she was at the house of her mother on Sunday evening, the de erased died. Turoughout the day she was in met ent health and spirits, and ate a hearty dinner of roast beef, spinnach, pudding, bread, and ale, about one o'clock. She made no complaint of illness during the evening, but merely once or twice said that cite felt rather sleepy. About eight o'clock the deceased was standing with her mother at the front door, admiring the beauties of the moon. Her mother observed that it was absurd or imagine that the moon had a face. Upon which the deceased remarked, that that which was generally taken for, sod called by r.ome, the man, and by others the face, in the moon, were mountains. and that it (I.e moon) formed another world. Just as she pronounced the last word she fell back in the hall, exclaiming, “ Oh! mamma, "and never spoke more. The jury, without hesitation, returned a verdict that the deceased died of apoplexy, produced by her stays being on tightly laced, and expressed a hope that the proceedings might get publicity as they might warn females 'pima a practice which was so decidedly injurious to their health, and in many instances the cause of death. BIRTH. The 27th instant, Mrs. Robert BiTabe, oh daughter. MAK Edoti e, The 28th inst. at St. Geotire's, Bloomsbury, J. Req. c Pockeridge-bouse Corsham , Wilts, to Mary Anne, eldest d the late 8. Yockney, Esq. of Upper East Hayes, Bath. —The th inst. at the Friends' Meeting.house, St. John's -street, W. Luso, jun. of Hitches, to Elisabeth, eldest daughter of W. Clay, of West Smithfield. —The 26th inst. at St. George's, Hanover-square, W. G. Mad, &q. of Enfield, to Elisa Anne, only daughter of T. Archer, Esq. of Sri. grave.place.—The 28th inst. at fit. Helen's, Bishopsgate, Mr. A. God.. trey, to Elisabeth, second daughter of the late Mr. T. S. William.-- The 2 th inst. at St. Sepulchre's. Mr. J. Faulkner, of St. Martin's-le grand, to Lucy, eldest daughter of T. Wright, Bog. ofWestSmhhfield. DIED. The 28th inst. In Devonshirc.sireet i lPordaud.plamt, Mrs. Anne WI son, wife of John Wilson, Esq.—The 27th inst. at his house in South ampton.row, J. Paulson, Esq. in the 69th year of his age, and one of the Directors of the East India Coropany..—The 27th inst. at Ham. common, Surrey, Ann, the wife of G. 8. Storey. ER. in the 56th year of her age.—The 27th inst. in his 72d year, Mr. F. Franks, of Ham merstnitb.—The 26th host at her house, Westbourne-place, Chelsea, Mrs. Mary Hare, aged 75.—Thc 25th inst. Mra. Mary Mor..craft. wife of Mr. Win. Blortank of Hammersmith, wine merchant, aged W.. The 23d inst. at Walworth, Wm. Adcock, EAR. aged 37.—The lltbof January, on board the Euphrates, (when at anchor in Table Bay, Cape of Good Hope) on his passage to England, C. Dawes, Esq. of the Ben. gal Civil Service. CORN-EXCHANI E-THIS DAY. Whestosew,Kent, Baez 74s 761 , Peas ' Grey . 38. 400 Old . —s —a' Beans, Small . . 40i 42. Suffolk, (Whit.) . 72. 76. Tick . . Mb 361 Norfolk & Sat (Red), 86. 70. Oats, Potato* • 26. 311 Rye . . 308 34. Poland . 24s 27 1 Barley, 361 40. ..Fine 44. 46. Feed . • 112. 241 Peas, White . 401 42. t Flour, per sack, . . Ws 621 Boiler. . . 468 40s' Rapeseed . 430 £36 pss lass •11111•ALS. Wheat, English (qrs.) - 1,120 1 Barley, Foreign . . GAO Irish - . - I Oats, English . 4,460 Foreign . . . 1,010 Irish - . 2,135 Barley, English . . 630 Foreign . 1,73 0 Irish - . - English Flour (sacks) 2,730 BbIITHFIELD—THIS DAV. CAM, •T WARE= Beasts, 377—Sheep, 6,3lo—Xiss,lBo--Calves, 144. Beef & 104 to 4s 4d Pork ......... 4s Od to 41 Mutton .... 4s 4d 51 Od Lamb .. &04 is 04 ...... 4s 84 fn 8d Hay (per load), 43 Os. to 44 Bs. Clover, 43 15s. to 15 5$ &raw, 41 les. to 43 21. CUMBERLAND HAY-MARKET—THIS DAY. Coarse Heavy Lowland Meadow Hay, AI di. to £2 10s. Osetoi ditto, AS 10s. to XS IS& Fine Upland Meadow and Rye Gm' Hay, £4 Os. to £4 10s. Clover Hay. XS Ss. to £5 Os Oat Straw, £1 12a. to elt Ills. Wheat Straw, .11 Ills. to £2 St& per load' HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-BIORROW. doming sa. 411 u. I Afternoon Lemnos( s Piloted and Published by JOHN MAYNE. at dm rus• therma l No. 1, Pkkeu•plsce, Temple Bar. COAL-EXCHANGE—THIS DAY. Ships arrived during the month During the week BestWallse4 Newcastle, & Sunderland Coals.. gas &I • 310 Sci Inlet ior sorts Ships at )locket, 1314.