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SURREY SESSIONS, Jan. 4. The General Quarter Sessions for the County of Surrey imminence(' this day at the Court House, Newington, before ltobert Hedger, Esq. Chairman, Mr. Denison, and Mr. Briscoe, Members for the County, Sir W. H. Joliffe, Bart. High Sheriff, Holmes Sumner, M.P. and an unusually nu merous attendance of Magistrates. The Calendar is comparatively light, there being only 26 committals for felony since the last Session, and 18 for mis demeanor. The Grand Jury having been sworn, The CHAIRMAN in addressing the Grand Jury observed, that the Special Commission directed by his Majesty, and then in progress in the country, would materially relieve the labours of the gentlemen before him in the discharge of their duties. The object of that Commission, he was happy to say, had been fully answered, and there was no doubt the unhappy men who had been deluded into a commission of the breach of the peace, would return to a sense of their duty and to the paths of virtue. THE LATE DISTURBANCES IN THE COUNTY. Mr. CRAWFORD, it magistrate, addressed the bench at great length, and said that during the late disturbances in this county, he had found it expedient to call in the aid of a number of labourers, who were taken from their daily labours, for the purpose of swearing them in as special constables for the preservation of the peace and property of the public. These men were unable to give their time gra tuitously, and he had therefore been obliged to pay them from his own private purse, added to which he had been to a great expense in printing placards. He (Mr. C.) had looked over the different Acts of Parliament, but could not find in any of them any authority whereby he could make a demand upon the county, he therefore wished to have the opinion of the bench, how he should seek to be reimbursed the monies he had expended for the peace of the county, amounting to 1201. and prayed that a Committee might be formed to consider and report upon the whole subject. Mr. HOLME Su am za, and other Magistrates, in approv ing the sentiments of the last speaker, eulogized his conduct in warm terms, amidst the unanimous approbation of the whole Bench, in preventing the riotous intentions of the agricultural and other labourers. A lengthened discussion then took place, in which Mr. Denison, Mr. Briscoe, Sir Thomas Turton, and Mr. Drummond, took a part, to ascertain how or from what fund the special constables, and especially the expenses tti hich Mr. Crawford had been subjected to, were to be supplied. _ . _ GAME LAWS. Mr. LAW sox, the Clerk of the Peace, read a letter, which he had received from the Secretary of State, re quiring him to forward the names, sexes, and ages, of the different prisoners committed and convicted for offences against the Game Laws in the county of Surrey.—Ordered accordingly. COAL REPORT. The document which has heretofore been a cause of much discussion, was then read and agreed to, and gave a more favourable account than usual of the manner in which the coal trade was conducted ; and it appears that the /lauds upon the public are much abated. Mr. DENISON said the coal trade was a subject which would occupy much of the attention of Government, and it was proposed to sell coals by weight instead of measure. The Court then adjourned. POLICE REPORTS. 111wonrionouom-STaEET.—A man, named Thomas Wallace, WI brought before Mr. CONANT, charged with attempting to stab a police constable of the C division. Police Constable 148, C. said, that at a quarter past one o'clock yes terday morning, be was on duty in Castle-street and the prisoner came up to him and began to insult him. Finding he could not induce him to go away, he attempted to take hint into custody, when the prisoner drew out a knife and attempted to stab him. The sergeant on duty at the watch-house said, that when the prisoner was brought there, be said the police were a parcel of thieves, and he should like nothing better than to cut his (the sergeant's) throat. Mr. CONANT ordered the primmer (who is known to the police) to find bail for his good behaviour. QutEn-scitrana—CowAlDLY ASSAULT ox • LADT IN ST. JamEs's Paix.—Yesterday two young fellows, named John Haugh and Win. Tole, were brought up from the station-house and placed at the bar, before Messrs. WHITE and GalooatE, charged with assault. ingMiss Eliza Barton, a young lady of respectability, in St. James's Park, under the following . carcumstances : It appeared from the evidence, that Miss Barton, accompanied by her brother and mother. were returning from a party in the city to their re sidence at No. 53, Stafford-place, Pimlico, at a late hour in the even ing. In passing through St. James's Park the defendants, in the most villainlike-manner, came up to Mr. Barton and offered to fight him for a sovereign. The offer was, of course, declined ; when the defen dente, in the most impudent manner, began to take liberties with Miss Barton by throwing their arms round her neck. Fired with Indignation at this cowardly assault on his sister, Mr. Barton knocked both the de. fendants down, and made them kiss their mother earth. The defend ants, astonished at the reception they met with from one so young, and apparently not near their match, that they quickly arose and came to the scratch, as it is termed, a second time, and again did the valiant heroes bite the earth. By this time an alai; had been given, and a police constable, of the A division, came up and conveyed the defend ants to the station-house. The defendants said nothing in their defence, but merely that they were rather elated with what they had drunk. Mr. WHITE said, for the sake of the public, he was of opinion that the defendants ought to be made an example of. He should, therefore, inflict the full penalty of 51. each, and, in default of payment, they must both be committed for two months to Cokibath-fields. Mr. WHITE complimented Mr. Batton in the highest terms for the . courage and bravery he had displayed in protecting his sister and mother. Mr. Barton said, that he bad no vindictive feelings 'against the soners, end begged that part of the punishment might be remitted. 'Mr. WHITE said, that the public must be protected against such men, and refused to mitigate the punishment. liaTTox-oaRDEE.--Blizawr.......Thfa a Cove, whose We appeared in our journal of Saturday, as being charged with bigamy, was yester day brought up and discharged, on account of the posecutrix failing to appear against him. Tae GonallAND.—Edward Dandy, of oyster... Ming notoriety, was, on Monday evening, once more placed before Mr. LAING, charged with a new version of his old tricks. Dodo does not improve in his per sonal appearance at all; his outward man, which was very b d when we last had occasion to notice him,has since suffered muck dilapidation; and the fragment of a hat. which be was wont to wear; - has now entirely disappeared (perhaps he has eaten it,) and is replaced by an old greasy red nightcap. A person who keeps a cook-shop in Charles-street, Hatton garden, sated that the prisoner had come into his shop about seven o'clock, and culled for a boson of soup and bread, with which he was promptly sup plied, and which lie very soon dispatched. As soon as he had swallow. ed the soup and bread, he deliberately walked towards the door with his Lands in his pockets, whistling a turn and was about to leave the shop. Prosecutor demanded payment of hi i, as might be expected, before he would consent to his departure. Prisoner, with the utmost coolness, answered," Man, I have got no money—l cannot pay you—it is of no use your keeping me—you may as well let me go." This prosecutor did not agree to, but gave hint in charge to a constable. Dando having no bail present, was consequently locked up. LASSIETH.IITIEZT.—RITAL TELATlLM4—Yesterday was the day appointed for liming the summonses which had been granted in the early part of last week, on the upplication of Mr. Farrell, the proprietor of the Pavilion Theatre, in theWhitechapel-road, against the proprietors of the " Garrick," in Leman-street, Goodman's-fields, to show cause why they were performing without a license. At two o'clock the hour appointed for entering on the proceedings, the parties entered the justice-room, when they were addressed by Mr. Hardwick, who informed them that there was an end to the proceedings at this office, as Mr. Baddely, Mr. Farrell's solicitor had cidled a sheet time before, and stated that it was not the intention of his client, Mr. Farrell., to proceed on the summonses which had been granted, but at once go for redress to the sessions. This announcen ent appeared to give great dissatisfaction to the par. ties, particularly those belonging to the " Garrick," who were vety san guine in their hopes of being able to obtain a victory on the merits of their defence. In a short time afterwards filr. Prendergast, the barri ter, who, with Mr. Platt, was engaged foe the defence, entered the office, and address ing the Magistrates, said that he same prepared with an information against Mr Farrell, but in consequence of the business having terminated in the reamer in which it had, he should decline pressing it. • ~4..4,...r4eN,u5i4011V0il OLD BAILBT. A Suroseray Statement descriptive of the various offences with which the Inissome for trial at the enissabg Sweden of Oyer and Ta uber sod Gaol delivery of Nowt* severally stand charged, via.— London. Middlesex. 1 2 BIMINI lithrlinseking - - - - • s fi . - - 1 = i ll ac t b w b r i t i ang-hanass . - 3 t - - - 1 1 Stealing barn dni= - - 7 11 Receiving beim - - - 5 Lanais . . - - 12 97 Frani - - - - 2 Uttering a forged request for the delivery of Geode - - • - 2 Sending a threatening Letter signed' Swing' 1 Total ..... ...149 Never since we have published these periodical statements has it-talka to our lot to give one so numerically light and so little stained with atrocious offences, there being only ten primulas who are charged with the commission of crimes which affect their lives, a circumstance which is almost without a parallel in the annals of Newgste. It will be ob. served that the crimes of burglary and highway robbery are very much on the decline, as well as that which of late has been so prevalent, we allude to "street robberies." The magistrates attribute this alteration principally to the gradual improvement in the New Police system. This reduction in the amount of crime must be gratifying to the inhabitants of the metropolis, when they take into con side ration the disturbances in other parts of the kingdom. STATE OF HIS MAJESTY'S GAOL OF NEWGATE, TIIZSDAT, JAN. 4. -- - Males. Females. Prisoners under sentence of death - transportation for life for 14 years for 7 years . -• • 24 90 imprisoned for various periods for Felonies and Misdemeanours - • • • - 4 —.— for trial at the ensuing Sessions . • 120 29 - remanded hap last Sessions • . 1 where judgments are - • - - 3 - acquitted on the of Insanity, and remain during 1 pleasure • • - 4 180 81 Total - - - - 241 CORONER'S INQUEST. At six o'clock last night an inquest was held before Tho mas Stirling, Esq. at Middlesex Hospital, concerning the death of an elderly lady, which took place under ♦ery me- lancholy circumstances. The house-surgeon deposed that she was brought there on Friday evening,with her face and the upper part of her body dreadfully burned, and she died in consequence of it on the following night. Mr. Robert Griffith, of No. 180, Tottenham-court-road, Gent. stated that she was his sister, and at three o'clock on Friday afternoon be left her in her room, at his house, for she lived with him. About an hour afterwards, as he was sitting in the drawing-room, he heard a violent knocking; he ran up stairs, and be saw a light shine under the door of her room as if it was on fire. He burst it open, and saw her standing buffeting flames, which surrounded her; hers clothes were almost consumed, and he pulled her down, and tried to roll her upon the floor ; while he was doing so, some persons came from the street and advised him to throw the carpet over her ; with their assistance the fire was extin guished and she was carried to this place. She was insen sible after the accident, and he had been unable to learn how it was occasioned. Sophia Steer, her servant, left her but five minutes before she was in flames, sitting in an arm chair by the fire side. She told the witness she would take a short sleep, for she had no rest the night before, and the witness left the room that she might not be disturbed. She waited upon the de ceased after she had been burned, but she never recovered her speech, or became sufficiently sensible to make known the circumstances of the accident. No further evidence could be produced, and the jury re turned their verdict " Accidental Death." SHOCKING SU IClDL.—Yesterday, at half-past one o'clock, an inquest was held at the Cherry Tree, Bowling green-lane, Clerkenwell, before Mr. Sri maw) and a res pectable jury, on view of the body of Samuel Shirley, who destroyed himself by nearly severing his bead from his body. Charles Bellinger stated, that he lodged in the house kept by the deceased, at No. 6, Lock's-gardens. He was a glass-cutter, and, witness always considered him a respect able, industrious tradesman. He and his wife occupied the two parlours, one of which they used as a bed-room. On Sunday morning, about half-past five o'clock, witness was awoke by the loud screaming of Mrs. Shirley below. Wit ness and his wife ran down, and found the deceased lying on his face in the front parlour, the floor of which was co vired with blood, and his wife bending over him, with her hands clasped together, and still screaming, or rather groan ing. A surgeon was immediately sent for, but he was quit dead. A razor was lying on the floor. Witness knew of no cause for his committing the act. He and his wife always appeared to live very happily together, and she was a re markably kind and attentive wife. Witness had beard him sometimes complain of a pain in his head, which he said was rheumatic. He looked rather weak and sickly of late. Mary . Shirley, a resp ectabl y - dressed young woman, wt then (gilled in find sworn, bather grief and agitation so over powered her that hit's* some time before she could proceed. She stated that the deceased was her husband, and at the time of his death was 28 years of age. For a week or two previous he had been but poorly, and complained of a dread ful sensation in his bead, and fancied that be saw images of various kinds passing constantly before his eyes. On Satur day afternoon be was much worse, and at night witness thought he looked very wild, and at half-past 12 she went for a surgeon, who came and bled him, and gave him medicine. He was very feverish and was very uneasy. He was in bed when the doctor caw, and witness remained up by his bed side until three o'clock, when he pressed her to come to bed and said he shoeld not be happy unless she did. She at length laid down, and soon after fell asleep, not having had any sleep for a week before in consequence of the sudden death of her own brother, who dropped down dead in a fit, when apparently in full health. Witness awoke about five o'clock, and missed her husband from her side, and called out ; but receiving no answer she got up and struck a light, and going into the front parlour found him lying on his face upon the floor with a rasor in his right hand, and the carpet was soaking with his blood. She screamed, and brought her lodgers to her assistance, and a surgeon was sent for. He and ber poor brother were very much at tached to each other. Leonard Moss Goddard, assistant to Mr. Austin, surgeme, No. 15, Red Lion-square, deposed that he was sent for M the deceased on Saturday night, and found him in a fever ish state, and with symptoms of inflammation of the liver. He complained also that his head was affected, and that he saw images passing before his eyes. 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Editors of papers, desirous of being quoted in the &Art, are requested to transmit them ; and, in our daily references, the strictest impartiality shall be observed between conflict ing interests. MANCHESTER AND SALFORD ADVERTISER. Die. 31. The Parishionen of Wilmslow, Mr. (immix, Church-warden, in the Chair, have, in public meg, resolved. let. That the tithes were originally panted for the pow, the church edifies, and the clergy. Id. That theh present rigorous exaedon upon the diminished means of formers, is a grievous burthen. And, Id. That petitions be presented to both Houses for a great and effectual alteration. The leaders In the Methodist interest at Liverpool and Blanchester are endeavouring to prevent Steam working on Sunday on the rail-way. Do they prefer the running of Sunday coaches, as is the established practice in and round London I The Editors of the Manchester and Salford Advertiser snake oath of the sale of 2864 every week, placing It in the first rank of weekly PePers... Mr. satire of Ashton, in a late public meeting, Nestled, "that the Manchester Guardian had done more to creme and engender bad feelings between the masters and their mm, than all the sane papers put together ; but the writer's object and his mallgnky were well 'mown." Petitions are preparing against the end mischievous duty on printed calicos. requisition has been signed, and addressed to the borough, to call a meeting of the householders of Manchester, to agree on a petition for a Reform of Parliament, an extension of the Amin franchise, and the vote by ballot. Itappars that there galas no prospect of an adjustment of the dif. Mynasbetween the manufacturers and their numerous witoOs In Manchester and its vicinity. The alarm has caused a meeting to be held of the Lord Lieutenant and Magistrates. Oolong Berkeley has given a liberal distribution of mosey, beef, beats, and blankets, to the poor of Berkeley. IN the par =Mug 46th March, 1827, the amount of Local Taxation in Watasissilso was, Highway Rates - imps am& Rates . - 12,111111 Pear An Informer has lately been laying the 21141 08 : 13.11 41 15 ante in some parts of this country, under contribu by moms of motions. The plan he adopts Is, to hire the vehicle for a certain Ms. tame, and on his return to state that be has bass a little further tits he agreed fort then prevails on the livery stoble-kespe.. to take a compensation for the over.distanes, on whisk be lays his In the nights of the 24th and 11th ult. in a south upset, in the neighbourhood of the Montpellier Spa, the register thermometer MI to 00 deg. of Fahrenheit. The following is the number of herr and cider licenses gamesd in tb Gloucester Collection, under the late Act: lEEL 60 .. 101 68 .. 231 .. 171. Olotterster District Chshookoso ditto Coggin ditto &rood Me Westseeediredge ODER. • • 1 .. 3 •• •• 1 2 .. 2 Tad • • .. 681 sa One humid ea SR/ pounds were lately =need a in Chelinshmn. after a sermon la Whiff of the Anti.Meodietty Society. A paragraph is the round of the that a bagging vagrant has tesity oenfeserd to a that he was the where many fires. He is dubbeFtiVinifehisrst hseendiery, bat th e whale seems to be a fabrication, and one of the wooden in which newsmen Slight. A boded el coals, properly consumed, raises seventy millions of pounds weight a foot high, and this is actually the average Abet of an meere at this moment working in CornwalL UNILISTMAII Piz.—On the 25th ult. Mr. Roberts, of Margate, cut a large Christmas pie, whose contents were 30 rabbits, three stones of pork, two lege of reel, and four stones of flour. It measured upwards of three feet in length, sod weighed about 16 stones ! and Mr. F. Kirk, of Rotherham, had one, containing four geese, twelve rabbits, six brace of partridges, three stones of veal, two stones of pork, eight fowls, three turkeys, - seven pounds of sausage, four hares, four stones of flour, Re. Re. About one o'clock on Wednesday morning, a fire broke out on the premises of Mr. Nunnetley, in Tilstock.lane, about three miles from Whitchurch, Shropshire, and a detached building, containing a few tons of bay and some coals, was totally consumed. The new salt factories of Messrs. Psrden and Co. at Stoke Prior, are now in full work. The mine of rock salt, is likely to prove to the full ae rich and extensive as at first anticipated. Much of the rock is also sent in Its naiad state to other parts of the kingdom. In the year milks Dena, there were weighed in Worcester market, 1934 new pockets el bops, end 477 . 1 On Monday last, the bleed stock of the late R. Griffiths, Esq. of a, was submitted So sale at l'restbu4Mr. Beardswor th , w Th h: l3l r following were disposed cis — Fanny at 135ge. ; Pala tine. 100 gs. ; &rabbets, ; Fanny Leigh y (foal) by Reveller. 70gs. ; Paled= filly (let) by Ditto, 4fogs.; Sylph filly (foal) by Master Hmry, !Op. felbwing were bought in t—'lltorngrove, at foilp. ; Sylo, Nes. ; Homy (a stallion), Ugs. ; Mosquito, 60gs. ; Spectre colt, Up. ; Msenri ditto b = e r_ Whin the deeds ef Lued - Ali terpe's th e Hon. Sir R. Spoiser--was.ressudy ennatmesd, it was said,ru dn our new Minis. tees had detaining ups ehelfebing the ofike d Surreyor.Oeneral of the Osience. Bat the elks la lamed= is not only not to be abo. Mid; but hes been 1111111 up by appointments, in the Gamete of Friday. MAKRIED.—At nowt's-upon-Severn, Capt. Pierrepolat Gard ner, to Mary, daughter of th e late W. Austin, Esq.—Francis &thee sten, Esq. of Dublin, to Catherine Emily, daughter ofJohn Wologey, M.D. DIZD.—At Full Court, neer Tewkesbury, Mary Theodosia Dow. &swell, daughter of the late right hoe. Wm. Dowdsewell.—At Paant ley, Ann Fiances, wife of the Rev. Thomas Comuseline, of Mottoes. Iter. —Mr. Chas- Heath, aged IS, printer, of Mentueuth.— At Framp. ton.upon.tievern, Ann, relict d the Rev. Richard L.ckley. The proprietor of the Joint Susi Bank of Manchester have pre. sented a piece of plate to each of the directors of that way flourishing establishment. During the late frost the engines on the rail-way were four hours as their route to Liverpool, instead of two. A turn-out of 1,200 fustian.cutters has added to the dillculdas of Manskiester. The Manchester spinners demand b. 2d. per 1,000 kinks, No. 40. They got lately but have also to Ws. par week. Out of this day had to pay boys and girls. The spindloanskersturned SOL The Leeds and Selby rail-read has just bean commenced. The first spinners who turned out were ham forty mills in Glossop asi Longendale. Hyde kept on. Three factories of Manchester Wild out, and the infection is spreading. At Ashton and fftak7 k is more general. At Prestos, the Mayor has publicly defended himself against Mr Beesley's Canselease, la which be was supported by Mr. Brandt, the essapt.Mr. Hist fisted that a all should be made ea Stanley's Mai to NNW but no on e raring, the Mayor then proalsel He them addressed the elates hen bom b al mat pobts expressed his determina tion to bring to jean the authors of the Manchester mamma in August 1819. A public dinner was afterwards given him at Black burn, Oldham, awl Mensbniss At the latter place, Mr. Condit& was in the chair, ea Imam were made by Messrs. Prentiee,Wititde, Tate, and Walker. On Friday week Mr. Brookshank's saw-mill in Deansgate, was burnt ; and on Saturday morning Mr. Engers warehouse in bound. ing-alieP DIIID.--In Saddkworth, the Re,. B. Dace. LIVERPOOL CHRONICLE, JAN. 1. 20,874 bap of Cotten. 9,773 Mike of Baum ' 2,431 bags of Salt petre, 5,167 'barrels of Turpentine, 13,058 quarters of Irish and Foreign Wheat, and 13,041 barrels of Foreign Flour, were imported in Liven. pool in the week ending Jan. 1. New Commercial News Rooms have been opened by Mr. Wiliam:, in Church-street. The new Church of St. Bride's was consecrated on Wednesday by the Bishop et Chester. St. Luke's on the 12th. The Liverpool Political Union, S. Tucker, President, have speed to spirited Petitions to both Houses for Reform, triennial denims, and payment of Members by constituents. MARRIED.—Mr. L. Duckett to Mss }negation. DIED.—At Didabury, 72, Isaac Blackburn., Bag. Distributor of Stamps for Manchester. HAMPSHIRE TELEGRAPH, JAN. 3. WINCHESTER, JAW. I.—Tbe Soc ial Assizes terminated on Thur. day evening, fu more severely for therigour than was ever eontem plated by themselves or the public. Six unfortunate men are to ex piate their offences by their blood, numbers see to be banished, some for ever, and some for terms of years, and the remainder of those convicted axe doomed to various periods of imprisonment and hard labour. A great number were discharged on their own recog nisance., and others without being put on their trial. Many of them were tried several times on different indictments, for offences committed on the same day, in the same society, and under the isms euitesnent. The public feeling is decidedly against the winks& swam at life denounced in the comes above alluded to, and a pcdules is are is aurae of signature, praying the six men now ender sensor of death may be reprieved, and transported for life. The while tither Ursa the utmost contrition for their conduct ; and the ex ample wstrN safely be equally effective, r regards the only legitimate object of all punishment, and for less revolting, If their sentences were commuted to perpetual banishment, instead of offering them up, a bloody sacrifice to laws scarcely known, and 11l understood, for offences committed under circumstances of unheard-of excitement ; in the majo rity of cases ' without deliberation, motive, or 'name, and in total igno rance of the dreadful consequences, immediate or remote, of the sets committed. The poetise will, no doubt, be numerously signed. and it is to be hoped that his Majesty's servants will lend a favourable ear to such an appeal from the sympathy and humanity of the public for whom they dictate. The new Ministry are endeavouring to silt to the bottom the cause of the late disturbances In this and the neighbouring counties, and for this pupae they have sent W. E. Talents, Esq• to attend the route of the Special Commission, to ascertain how the various individuals tried had been employed, at what wages, and if in actual distress. To obtain this information more accurately, the magistrates of the counties who may have cotnetitted any of the rioters to prison, have been called on by the Clerk of the Peace, Mr. Woodham, to give what particular* they can of the parties they have committed. CHELTENHAM JOURNAL, JAN. 3. • Gloucester Quarter Sessions commence tO.MOITOW, and observe there are not bus than 100 Flamm for trial, the pester part of whom are upon charge of machine-breaking or rioting. The hiembas of its Mechanics' leadtedes held their second Anni versary dinner, In the Town HalL bit Joseph Lock, in the chair, ae. Icompanied by the Mayor, Dr. Kidd, Dr. Ogle, the Vice-Preddenta, z. &e. Scotland and Ireland put to the blush the gentry of England, few of whom appear at Reform Meetings ; and London and Middlesex are be. low the most corrupt of the Scotch Burghs in this duty. At Dingwall, the 24th day of December, at a meeting of the Provost, Magistrate- end Council of the royal Burgh of Dingwall, the follow. ing Kesolutioos were proposed try the Peovest, and agreed to by the Cuundl : That the representatien Ise roi g agurghs in Scotland is defective, and incongruous in the That the magistrates V e lla annells of royal burgh., being self. sleeted, the burgesses has no voice hs their oominatlon. That those self-demi onlbeelties, M each burgh, have alone the power of voting. by tor a marcher of Pediment. That these Or mei have mat bomb empseatises be. come) stifle int way the thee disks at the majority of the inhabit ants, however. nusowess, intelligent, aid reepectable r —that they are prejudicial to the Worsen of royal buggies, and sight to be abellthed. Tbat all these beenninithre in royal - burghs, who peewee the wealth and constitute the mgesnials and intelligent pen ef such ammanaltiee, ought to have a dime hien= in the &Wen el their sepossentative is the HOW, of Comm ; end that to them dee eight of voting ter their member of Mimeo might to be hemelinth exesaisd. That, in like ram, the *Am Of their magistrates end lowa councillors in mpg Might, might an kart to be restricted by the self. elective and clam meson I but theta be equally extended to all , who shell have the suldmil en then by the leg islature, et electing Ite future their That such owe = sa t ti l n ‘ g will secure to royal burghs the serving et she met 1~1 wad respectable among the inhabit. eats as their forsasOnmes ad sown onuseinors. That it will lawn the tempswien to bribery and render their tellenr.cithems be gam& more alive to corf g e r r e tt a l l :o7::. able duties of the magismacy en those alone worthy to be entrusted with them. That thereby the advancement and pew r ty of royal burghs will be permanently pestooted. At a public weeding of the burgesses, householder% and inhabitants of Elgin, called in virtue of a requisition subscribed by upwards of 50 respectable inhabitants of tbs burgh, for the purpose of petitioning Parliament for a reform in the repeesentatka of Scotland, William Ro. balms, Esq. of Auchinroath, Presto. The following resolutions were moved by Isaac Forsyth, 114 q. seconded by Captain Duff, ft N. and unanimously adopted by the meeting, vb.— That the system of Parliamentary Representation in the counties and burghs of Scotland is extremely limited and partial in its operation, and Is calculated wonder the representatives irresponsible and the people indiffrrent to the best interests of the country. That the elective franchise ought to be extended was to 'minds a full propeeden of the property and intelligence of Scotland, and the reform in the burghs be such as to put an end to the system of eelf-eleetion. That this meeting hail with the highest satisfactiso the announce. mart made by his Majesty's Ministers, that reform is to be by them in troduced he the approval of the legislature, and rely arm the concur. rem of the Members of both Houses in aiding Government to carry through a measure supported by the almost unanimous volm of the Pa*. That Ns Meting is desirous of convejleg to his Majesty's govern ment their decided opinion on the necessity of Timm, and now resolve that petitkes should to forthwith prepared for both Hamm of Podia. went praying for such an alteration in the representation of the counties and burghs of Scotland as may in their wisdom wpm to be most sweat. _ Our ebloril countryman, the Lord Advocate has, as will be seen from our Paper this week, advanced in goad amen into the crowded mina of political bustle and contention. He has °feted him self a asiliises tar the representation of the Forfar burghs, vacant by the valsodos of Mr. Wortley, instead of snugly ensconcing himself in mesas one st these Calash boroughs which, under a nominal rept. sentatim, Government generally hold In rtferstis foe their friends and supporters. His prospects of success are already flattering, and t in some memos over.reached by Mr. Shaw, who has a voice potential in the Town Council of Caper, Mr. Jeffrey bids fair to be lord of the ascendant. Path and Saint Andrew's have come forward with their unanimous sufiVages ; Dundee is also declared to be mina..• and there wants oily the voice of Cupar to swell that of the nation in favour of the popular candidata MA RRIZD - .—At Kinseylion, David Munro. Esq. of Allan, to Kin, only daughter of William Bonnet, Req. Kinmylits.—At Port-Glasgow, William Muir, Req. merchant, °moral, to Martha, youngest daugh ter of :Mr. James litawset.—Buceleuch Place, Edinburgb,llfr. Ales. Livingston, merchant, Edinburgh, to Helen, eldest daughter of John Murray, Esq. Contentibus. DIED —At Nlgg. Wolin Ross, Esq. of Nigg..—At Baena* 19th ult. Archibald Macintyre, bard to the Laird of Cluny Macpherson. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. n. u. is. S. 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