Star. — London, England, 1831-03-18 00:00:00

SECOND EDITION. STAR OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. HOUSE OF LORDS—Tins DAY. Petitions for reform were presented by Lord RADNOR ; also by the same Noble Lord, from Newcastle- upon• Tyne, against the measure of reform. The Duke of NORFOLK presented a similar petition for reform, from Fife, Annan, dr. The Duke of ARGYLE promoted a petition against the repeal of Barilla Duties, from the manufacturers of kelp in the Hebrides, Petitions for reform were presented from various places by the Duke of Davossnraz. The LORD CHANCELLOR presented petitions, signed by 300 practising barristers. The Noble and Learned Lord said. that there would have been many mare signatures to the petition, but that many of the barristers were absent on drank. He begged also to in. form the House that the petitioners were remarkable for a diversity of political opinion, as most other classes, but be never had witnessed such an unanimity of opinion upon any question brought under the notice of the Bar, as he bad the satisfaction of witnessing on this occasion.— The Noble and Learned Lord also presented 29 petitions to the tame effect from Corporations of Edinburgh, Stirling, &c. Also, 40 additional petitions to the same effect from Corporations of Perth, Leith, Glasgow, Banff; Leeds, Lincoln, &c. The Noble and Learned Lord said he had 79 more petitions on the same subject to present, but as the mere enumerating of them would take up too much of their Lordships time, seeing he had occupied—Left sitting. HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tuis DAY. There being a ballot for a Committee to try the merits of the petition complaining of the undue return of Mr. EwaRT for Liverpool, the gallery was not opened till after five o'clock. Mr. BROWNE presented a petition from a parish in Mayo against the continuance of the grant to the Kildare-street Society. DZCCAW PRIZE MONEY. Col. SIBTHORP asked when the prize money on account of Deccan would be decided ? He regretted to say that many persons were kept in a state of suspense in consequence of the uncertainty on the subject. Lord A LTHORP replied that the only remaining question on that subject was referred to the Solicitor-General, who had not been engaged in the cause on either side, and as soon as that was attained the distribu tion would take place. Left sitting. GENERAL MINA. EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM BORDEAUX. " I am happy to inform you that our brave and indefatigable general is fast recovering from his late illness. We conti nue at present in winter quarters, but in the spring, I have no doubt, but what he will recommence operations to try and rescue our enslaved country from the yoke of tyranny. There is a force of patriots now within a few days' march, that might be mustered to about 7,000 in number, all ready to undertake a coup-de-main ; as for arms and ammunition we should not want for, and with freedon and determination on our side, success is more than probable. " The accounts we receive here from Madrid, and other parts of Spain, are of the most despairing nature ; the royal coffers are nearly without a maravedi to support the extravagance of Ferdinand ; and the Minister, to keep in favour, does not care to what extremities he goes so as to procure for his Royal Master money wherewith to gratify his propensities. The clergy, once his staunch friends, are now turning against him, as they feel that their pockets are put into requisition , and the greater part would support the Carlists, if they dare openly do it ; as to the troops, they are in the most wretched state for clothing, pay, provisions, and other necessaries; and, as the old proverb says, " Sin dinero no hay soldado," (no pay no soldiers,) they are con sequently much dissatisfied at the present aspect of affairs; and every thing appears more and more favourable to the sacred cause of liberty. " The causes which led to the result of the late ill-fated attempt of our brave General to restore freedom to Spin, have never been properly made public ; and many misrepre sentations have appeared in the foreign journals on the sub ject. At the period Mina left London for Bordeaux and Bayonne, to assemble those patriots who had been obliged to seek refuge in England, France, and other parts, he was acknowledged unanimously by us all as our Chief, and as the one who was to lead us to freedom and to victory. When he fist undertook to rescue us,there was no oppo sition shown to us by the French Government; we were allowed to muster. arm, and drill our men without the slightest interruption from the local authorities, and every thing appeared favourable to our cause, at that time ar rangements were making by Mina with our compatriots in vat ious parts of Spain, that as soon as we should pass the frontiers the Constitution should be proclaimed, and thou sands would have been ready to have joined us ; but suddenly imperative orders were given by the French Government, that they could not allow us to form ourselves into a corps d'arnu'e on this side of the Pyrenees, and that if we did not immediately pass them, we must be disarmed by force. Such was our position soon after the revolution, when our cause ought to have been considered the same. Mina, finding himself placed in this predicament, long be fore he could complete the arrangements, and the plan of attack he had contemplated, was however determined that the attempt should not be thus frustrated, and issued his commands for us all to be ready in marching order to pass the frontiers—an unkind or rather ambitious feeling then existed on the part of Valdez, which injured us much, and tended to create disunion ; notwithstanding led on by our chief, we once more re-entered our native country, and took possession of different military passes in the Pyrenees, but we scarcely had money, or provisions, and had to un dergo great privations ; surrounded as we were on every point by a superior force of the descamisados or royalist troops, we were not able to communicate with our brethren in arms, and as they were not aware how suddenly we had been driven by the French authorities to enter Spain, we consequently were deprived of their support, and they not being prepared to encounter the attacks oe the enemy— Mina found that to continue any further contest against such superior force, would only be uselessly sacrificing the lives of his officers and men (for bad there been the slightest chance of success, he and all would have perished in the , itteiript), issued an order for us to retrograde on to the frontiers of France, which we accordingly did ; but on being strongly pursued by the enemy, we re- passed the frontiers into France, whilst Mina, in the most heroic manner, and at the imminent danger of his life, remained in the intricate ravines of the Pyrennees, to watch the movements of his most in veterate foes who were thirsting for his blood. On entering France, we were met by a number of French troops, who bad received instructions to disarm us, and we were therefore deprived of all means of rallying again, and orders were issued that we should be sent to various parts of France, and not be allowed to form any sort of corps, which order, however arbitrary, we were obliged to comply with. Mina, who had been suffering from ill health for some time, suc ceeded in escaping from the searches of his enemies, and with several other officers, took up his quarters in this city (Bordeaux), until a more favourable opportunity should occur to render that service to liberty and his country that jaw strongly required from his patriotic arm. Such was the result of that ill-fated expedition, in consequence of the most unforeseen obstacles, but the cause is not an hopeless one as long as there is a Mina to lead us." PANORAMA OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE. CHELTENHAM JOURNAL, MARcn 14. Mr. W. Payne, of Rodney Lodge, adve rt ises a committee of twenty respectable names, to assist his return for Cheltenham, under the new bill. Col. Berkeley and Mr. Trye are the other candidates. Derthunt, Hon. Mrs. Wallis Grieve, Hon. Miss Burton. Sir Lewin Glynn, Sir Gilbert Sterling, Col. Enke, Col. May nerd, Col. Powell, Major Bayley, Captain Tonikinson R.N. Captain Dundee, Capt. Coulthard, Capt. Inglefield, Rev. F. Thackeray, Rev Mr. Knight, Rev. Mr. Masters. Long and frequent as it has been our gratifying duty to notice the animated gaiety which Cheltenham now displays from year's end to year's end, without distinction of seasons, we own it would be no easy matter adequately to describe the enlivening bustle which pervades every quarter of the town, where the electioneering spirit is as actively engaged in anticipation of our new representative functions, as in the most crowded city that ever enjoyed the proud privilege of the elective franchise. But whilst the " busy stir" from east to west, from north to south, denotes the progress of the respective candidates and their friends in the anxious pursuit of the general canvass, the amusements of the fashionable world seem to derive additional attraction from the, novel incitement. The quadrille ball on Monday evening afforded the most satisfactory evidence of the " impetus" that has thus been given to the refined amusements of the beau monde ; and we are assured that the assembly of this evening will be still more numerously attended, although it so immediately precedes the great fancy dress bail on Saint Patrick's Eve. There are at present in Ilchester gaol 94 prisoners, besides 54 in the i two other prisons for the county, making a total pf 148 for the next as. sizes, 68 of whom stand committed for capital offences, and several of an aggravated nature. A garrison court martial was held at Devonport last week, for the trial of a private of the 98th depot, for being absent from his quarters at tattoo-roll.call, on the evening of the 25th February, and not re turning until brought back by au escort on the following evening ; and for outrageous and insubordinate conduct. He was found guilty of both charges, and sentenced to receive 500 lashes, which horrible punishment was inflicted. PAaLtAstanTo--Since the close of debate on Reform, the following is a brief analysis of the Members who spoke for and against Parlia mentary Reform : Representing— Freeholders of Counties Open and extended Constit Individual { PCeersommoners For it. Against it. .. 13 ... 2 ies ... 17 ... 6 ... ... 4 ... 19 ... Total .. 37 36 CHELTENHAM, Thursday, March 10.—Wheat, 'per bushel, 8a 3d to 9s ; Barley, 4s to 5s 6tl ; Oats, 2s 6d to 4s ; Beans, 41 9d to 5s 6d ; Peas, 5s to 8a : Beef per pound, 5d to 6d ; Mutton, 5d to 6d; Veal, 541 to 6d ; Lamb, Od to 0d; Pork, 5d to W.—Hay, 3110 s to 31 15s per Ton.— Priee of Bread—Wheaten, lld ; Standard Wheaten, 10d ; Best Butter, 17d ; Eggs, 12 for ls; Potatoes, 10d per peck ; Fowls, per Couple, 3s 6d to 41 ; Chickens, do 3s to 4s ; Ducks, 3s 6d to 43 6d ' • Rabbits per couple, Is 6d to 2s ; Pigeons each, 6d to 9d; Geese do 4. to 5s 6d. MARRIED.—At Bristol, Thomas Baghott Baghott, Esq. to Mar garet, daughter of Mr. Thomas, of Rodborough.—.Lately, at Bath, Mr. Davis, draper, to Mrs. Elston, of that city, and daughter of Mr. Holdship, of the Royal Well, in this town.—At Frampton Connell, Mr. William Slat, woolstapler, of Hambrooke, to Miss Jane Buroombe. TaiED.—Richard Philip Scudamore, Esq. of the ancient family of Scudsmore, of Kentchurch, Herefordshire. He represented the city of Hereford in several Parliaments, after the decease of his lamented brother : and like him, he never gave a vote in opposition to the rights of the people of England, or to the progress of liberal opinion.—At Montpelier Retreat, Mrs. Bradshaw.—Park.place, near Suffolk - square, Catherine Williams, daughter of Mr. ProssereLJessamine Cottage, Mr. John Dodwell, . TYNE MERCURY, MARcit 15. The question now every where asked is, will the Reform Bill be carried ? We would gladly answer that question, and we hope in a few days to be able to do so with truth; but it does not become us to shut our eyes to the gloomy probability of a negative, and its results—at the very least, a stormy election, and an empire in confusion. We would gladly congratulate the country on the passing of the measure, if, foe no other reason, on account or the inutility—the worse than folly, of a mere momentary triumph on the part of the bovough-mongers— on account of the great interruption to all public and private business, which must necessarily take place after a dissolution of Parliament under such circumstances, and the violent popular irritation which may ensue,--the extent, continuance, and consequences of which it is altogether impossible to conjecture.— The borough.mongera must be fully aware that they can do nothing of permanent advantage to their cans,. They must be certain that their rottenness is now fast descending to the tomb. If they succeed in throwing out the bill this session, they must be conscious that it will be carried in another Parliament, or the peace of the country cannot re main secure. The enlightened public of the British empire will not quietly stand by, and see a protracted contest between their represen tatives and a set of persons who represent only themselves or their pa trons. If another Parliament should carry the measure, it will be well; but if the present should do so, it would be infinitely better; for even this postponement may be attended with dangerous con. sequences. SOCIETY FOR TEE RELIEF OF WIDOW. AND ORPHAN, OF SHIPWRECKED 11ARINERL—We are rejoiced to Lear that this society, which was established tat a public meeting held in Newcastle on the 24th of last month, has met with the most liberal support. Among the donors to this institution we are happy to notice His Grace the Doke of Northumberland, for 100 L Duchess of Northumberland, 201. Bishop of Durham, 621. 10. Lord Prudhoe, 1001. Corporadon of Newcastle, 621. 10e. Rev. H. Branding, 231. John BrandUng, Esq. 201. R. B. Sanderson, Faq.2ll. &c. Mr. Martin's justly celebrated picture of " The Fall of Nineveh," is expected to arrive in Newcastle in the early part of this week, to re main a few days for exhibition. On Monday the 7th instant, the annual meeting of the Literary, Scientific, and Mechanical Institutien of this town was held in their hall in Blackett-street, James Losh, FN. In the chair. The thanks of the members were voted to Mr. Abbatt for his interesting lectures on Chemistry, and to Mr. J. Wright, of the Close, for supplying the Society with fuel. THE PITNEY or THZ TTIEZ AND WEAII.--For the last few weeks the pitmen or colliers of the Tyne and Wear have evinced a dis. position to desert their work, unless they can obtain an advance of wages. They have held several meetings with this object in view, and on Saturday last assembled together in immense numbers, we believe, to the extent of 10 or 12,000, on Black Fell, in the county of Durham. The resolutions they agreed upon are not known, but we take It for granted they would embody the claims they in tend to make on their employers. They demand, we under stand, in the first place, a direct increase of wages. This in crease is not uniform ; indeed, the present wages are not uniform, but vary at different collieries, and in different parts of the same colliery, according to the kind of work to be done. The miners now demand an increase of from sixpence to fifteen pence a. store for the coals wrought. This refers to the hewing of the coal. A corresponding advance in the wages for other kinds of work in the mine Is likewiserequired. Another demand, we believe, is that the men shall be henceforth employed constantly, or paid so much a day for every day they are not set to work, and this claim is made with a view of placing the servant and the master on a similar footing. At present, it appears that, for every day the workmen absents himself, he is obliged to pay a fine : whereas he is to remain idle three days before the em ployer pays him any thing ; the pay begins now on the fourth day,' supposing the coal owner does not require the pitman's services ; but the men require dust henceforth they be paid for the first and every suc ceeding day they are obliged to remain idle, as they are fined on the first and every succeeding day when they do not chuse to work. According to the present system, the men say they are only employed five or six days in the fortnight, but at many collieries, we are informed, they are employed nine or to days a fortnight. In consequence of these meet. ings of the pitmen, and of the petitions they have sent to their employ ers, the coal owners in the district have come to the determination of ascertaining the amount of the averabe rate of the weekly earnings of pitmen at each colliery for the last year, and of publishing a list, with' a view of contrasting them with the wages of other workmen. The number of resident freemen (who alone of the burgesses will be allowed to vote) is, we believe, about 2500 ; if to this we are to add 2000, the greatest number of householders, we have only 4600 voters : if we are to add to the 2500 only 1300, the smaller number of householders, there will be only 3800 voters in Newcastle. We are glad to learn that the large steam-packet, which has been so great an accommodation to the inhabitants of this town for the con• veyanee of both goods and passengers, is to continue to run between Newcastle and the metropolis. Tax Paws or Costs.—lt is a remarkable fact that the coals were sold higher in London a hundred years ago than they are selling now. In the course of the year 1731 the price of Newcastle coals was hem 25. to 28a, averaging 26s lid, a London chaldrun : on Friday the llth March. 1831, the price was from 20s id to 26e, averaging about 234 a London children. The price of the best coals here a hundred years ago was from 9s to 13s a Newcastle ehaldron, the price of the best coals here now is 32s per chaldron, (which is about equal to two London chaldrons.) In a word, Newcastle coals, which are now nearly three hundred per cent. dearer than they were a century ago on the spot where they are produced, now sell in London for less money than they did then. Durres ox Coo.. lx LowDox...-It is understood that by the but about to be brought into parliament the meting system and the tax by measure will be whoUy abolished, and that a new duty of one shilling' portion will be imposed, of which eight pence is to be applied towards the expense of erecting London Bridge, threepence as an indemnity to, the Corporation , and the remaining penny to for a fund, out of which at Indere and others, who will of necessity be discharged by the opo man it the Bill, will receive penalties proportioned to the length of disk anises. Tbs aessuspbasa extension of the privilege of sending Members to Palleassa, which includes Gateshead, North and South Shields, Sun derland, ac. bas produced a lively sensation in this neighbourhood.— Mr. Advised and Mr. Ellison have been mentioned as candidates for Gateshesd, bat the general feeling appears to be in favour of Mr. Att weed. aes of Kirkley Hall, and Mr. Ingham, of Wester., are for South Shields. Mr. John 'handling, Mr. and Mr. M. De C. Lawson, have also been named as candi. ales North Shields. We have not beard any gentleman men. dad as Sunderland. Mr. Ellison end the Hon. H. T. Liddell are spleen of as likely to offer themselves as candidates to be the new members for the county of Durham, and Lord Howick Is named u the third member for Northumberland. W. R. C. Charm, Esq. has offered himself as a candidate to Tepee. sent the city of Durham in Parliament, in the room of Sir Roger Greeley, who has been declared nut duly elected. The Hon. Arthur Trevor is also a candidate. Nranz, Clerk, v. SlinCIEELL.—This was an action brought by the Lecturer of Sr. Hild's Chapel, South Shields, against the proprietor of the John Bull newspaper, to recover compensation for a libelous attack upon his character, which appeared in that journal on the 27th of December last. The imputed libel was contained in a letter purport. ing to be written by a Colonel Parrot, of Fair Acres, near Hexham, (Which was altogether a fictitious address), and which wed him with having received COL from the Society for Pe the Gospel in Foreign Parts, for writing a " venetneus=t - cf on the Bible Society, and which he was said to have procured the senior secretary of the former Institution to enter in the ac counts of the Society as having been disbursed for " contingent expences." The defence set up was a most extraordinary one—namely, that the libel was written by the plaintiff himself ! In support of this assumption, a letter, subsequently written by him to the editor of the Buil, in reply to the libel, and another letter to a gentleman in Shields. were put in. Several witnesses were examined on this point ; those called on the part of the defendant, who knew the plaintiff, alleging that the libel appeared to them to be in his hand-writing--one of them, the Rev. Mr. Kennicott, of blonkwearmouth, with whom Mr. Neale bad been for some time an assistant, positively swore that he had no doubt of it ; the two gentlemen who were examined for the plaintiff expressing their opinion that it was not. The letters them selves, with respect to paper, folding, seals, and superscription, bore a very striking resemblance to each other. Mr. Cresswell, in reply. log on the part of the plaintiff, urged the jury strongly to give large damages after such an aggravatory defence; but the jury, after being absent foe above an hour, though they returned a verdict foe the plaintiff, gave him only one shilling damages. Current Prices.—Wheat, Northumberland white, new, per quarter, 88e to 76s ; do. red do. 64s to 745; Berwick, red, 58s to 65$ ; white, fffis to 655; Scotch, white, 58s to 68e ; Dantsic, 74s to 765; Foreign, fed, 66s to 74s ; Rye, Norfolk , 36s to 48s ; Foreign, 42s to 484 ; North Country, 36s to 42s ; Barley, Norfolk, new, 38s to Oils; Ber wick, do. 38s to 39s ; Malt, Norfolk, pale, 66s to 72s ; Oats, potatoe, new, 28s to 31s; common, new, 22:1 to 29s ; Foreign do. (free), 24s to 17s; Beans, 38s to 42s ; Peas, boilers, 50s10541; Grey or Hog, 38s to 42s ; Flour, fine, per sack, 53s to 575. MARRIED.—Mr. C. Roach, of the Retreat, South Lambeth, to Eleanor Ann eldest daughter to B. E. Stagg, Esq. of Rampsback Lodge, Ulswater. DIED..—Io Pilgrim-street, much respected, Mrs. Reaveley, widow of Cuthbert Reaveley. Esq. of Centon—W. Smith, eldest son of the I Bev. J. Tyson, in his 21st year—At Eden House, near Sunderland, L Markham, Esq.—At Durham, Rosette Ann, daughter of the Rev. J. Carr—At Howick Rectory, the wife of the Rev. O. Head—At Marley Hill, Mrs. Fenwick, wife of R. Fenwick, Esq.—At Cocker. mouth, Dr. Jonathan Peil, aged 79. EXETER ALFRED, MARcir 15. A meeting was held at the Guildhall, Exeter, on Thursday last ; and the object of it being not only of great importance, but highly popular at the present moment, a very large assemblage of persons met together, the hall, indeed, was crowded to excess. The Mayor having, in reply to a requisition for the purpose, given his sanction to the proceeding, took the chair. T. Northmore, Esq. of Oren, addressed the meeting in his usually ironic strain, to the following effect—My excellent fellow citizens, we have for a long time had great cry but little wool ; it is row time we should have a great deal of wool and little cry. We can now address a patriot King and a patriot Ministry. Mr. N. at MIL arable length proceeded to eulogise the character of that venerable pstriot, Major Cartwright ; and attributed the taxes with which we have been burthened, nowt only to the French and American wars, but to drecarmpt borough factions, in order to preserve their own power. He thingbe that, if reform did not take place, Englishmen would not was taxation any longer. Mr. N. humourouly detailed the circumstances of BubbDoddington, et Bridgewater, having offered six votes, all good "marketable ware," he the consideration of being created Baron blelcomb and Treasurer of du Navy. Mr. N. concluded with describing the patriotism of Andrew Martel, who had a shoulder of mutton roasted one day, a remnant of it hashed the following day, and the bone griddled on the third day; and then read to the meeting a petition, of which the following is a copy : " That our petitioners, being convinced that the measure of Reform by his Ma' 's Ministers, and now before your Honourable Hesse, will, if into effect, be the means of giving the people of this realm confidence in their representatives, of attaching them more firmly to the form of government under which they live, and of preserving end ensuring the peace and prosperity of the empire, most earnestly en treat your Honourable House to give it the sanction of your branch of the Legislature. Captain Buller, R.N. (Whimple) never addressed his fellow-citizens with greater satisfaction than on the present glorious occasion, now that they were met to support the just claims of bOO,OOO of their fellow subjects, whom right had been usurped by a few individuals. He midi not take up their time in discussing various plans of reform. The pas of Lord John Russell had the advantage of combining the views of ails (Much cheering.) He had hailed it with pleasure, be met it with gra. titude, and he hoped it would be received by the whole kingdom. The discussion had occupied five days—five minutes was sufficient to filly state the question. Two hundred persons had hitherto returned the majority of the House of Commons, and 200 speeches had berm he off in endeavooting to show that they bad used this privilege, not fa thus. selves, but for the people at large; and that nobody understands isle Interests less than the people themselves. That it would be utter dmis. ladon for the people to return their own representatives ; but a nays month, would not be too long to rove this ; but this emb= not a word of sound sense or argument—indeed it was an insult to cam mon sense. But let them not forget that these 200 persons held the majority of the House of Commons, and that that majority was against the interests of the people. Will they venture to oppose this measure of justice ? Will they dash the cup of grace from this lips of a whole nation ? A petition in the same tone was then carried to the King, and it was decided, on the motion of Mr. Tyrrell, that Mr. Norihmore and Capt. Truscott should present it, and the meeting separated, after having oc cupied about four hours ands half, with three cheers for the Mayor and three times three for his Majesty's Ministry. The inhabitants of Liskeard and Penzance have sent petitions to Par liament in favour of the Reform Bill ' • and similar petitions are in pre paration, in different other towns and parishes. Though the whole of the twenty boroughs of Cornwall are to he af. feeted by the Ministerial plan of Reform—it being proposed to dis franchise twelve, and to deprive the other eight of one Member each. the measure has been received with the most lively satisfaction by as friends of Refonn—that is, by the great majority of the county. The excitation on the Reform measure continues unabated, as is amply proved by the numerous meetings that are taking place—first to address the Ministers, for bringing the question before Parliament; and secondly, for congratulating the King on having a Ministry that seems disposed to promote the wishes of the people. The anxiety manifested by the public during the seven nights' debate is, of course, appeased, though the result, strictly speaking, is not such as to calm all apprehensions upon the subject among those who have been most sanguine that the bill, as produced by Lord John Russell, will be carried into effect to its full extent. By the proposed bill for parliamentary reform, it will be seen that, while the borough of Saltash, which, together with the parish , contains 1173 inhabitants, is wholly disfranchised, the borough of St. Germans is to retain one of its members, though that town and parish contain only 2404 inhabitants. This and similar discrepancies arise, no doubt, from incorrectness of the returns, which will, as the measure passes through the house, most probably receive amendments. Notwithstanding the information we gave last week, that the duty on coals was to be continued three months longer, we are now enabled to state, that the collectors of customs in the western ports have received directions to cancel the former order, and that the duties are to discon tinue from the Ist of March last. A melancholy accident occurred on Thursday week, which has plunged three families in the deepest distress ; the sloop Betsey, C. Lake was. ter, belonging to Barnstaple, on her return from Wales, with a cargo of coal, was discovered on the afternoon of the preceding day, in Barnstaple Bay in distress, when a boat from Appledoce went out to render her as sistance, but through the violence of the surge was unable to meet her, and on endeavouring to aces the bar she capsized, and the master, his brother. and a mariner, unfortunately perished. On Monday last four of the Excise officers of Dorchester seized at Overmoigne, 60 tube of Foreign Brandy ; and they were proceeding to Dorchester with the tubs in a waggon, when, at Warmwell Cross. about eight o'clock, a gang of smugglers, to the amount of forty and upwards, armed with bludgeons, made a furious attack upon them, knosbed and dragged them from their horses, disarm. d them, and evenlosny sum-eeddeedd in carrying off the tubs. am are forty-four prisoners for trial at the ensuing Assizes imingy—Three for murder, doe cutting and wounding, two horse. stealing, two sheep.steslin, six burglary, two bonse.bresking, two highway robbery, and mumps!: for other offences. Sir H. Davie, having taken into consideradon the actual coodition of the agricultural labourers, and feeling convinced that the present rate eif spew is not adequate generally to their support, without their being eseapelled to have recourse to the parochial funds, has rope, d every tenant oe his property to begin making such an increase, by Day i e Y-day ea ne ch x4 o w f h th ic e h ir w con ill a be an al t la lo tt e u d rera mic a of t tts s rate rent. of la a week, from L d g to Beretta Alaaxxvit—Friday last we had a middling sup p l y of tit baste, which sold readily at from ds 8d to 9s &I per more Th ere xa ; a large quantity of poor cattle, on which the sale proved to b e dull a The show bl. Co of sheep ws anwrodes were unusuallyv scarce, : small, a n d the: readify so deci ld in fr i ee ng ly p a ri t cei abou . t 7d sold st high prices. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 10.—The trade for each description of g ta ,„ has been, during the week, exceedingly depressed, particularly the condary and inferior qualities, although the markets were fully at . tended by dealers. Averages—Wheat, 73s Sd, Barley 34a 441, 24a Id. Current Prices—Wheat 60s to 765, Barley 28s to 265, o at ; 22a to Ws. Coma ORES SOLD AT RRDRUTH, MARCH 10.—Tons, Average Protium 9e —Quantity of fine Copper, 232 tons, 7 cat,._ Amount of Sale, 15.7041. 13a.—Average Standard, 971. lOs. MARRIED—On Tuesday, at Sid well, Joseph Brown, of Suffolk. to Miss Slater.—The Rev. R. Antram, M.A. of Pentridge, to Haunai, Burnaby, youngest daughter of T. B. Galloway, Esq. of Corte Castle. DIED —At Wembury House, of consumption, aged 22, !lents Edward, eldest son of the Right Hon. Sir Rdward Thornton, clerk i t . the Treasury.—At Yealmpton, Mrs. Catherine Shillabeer, the wife o f Mr. W. Shillabeer—At Torpoint, Frances Jones, the lady of Lieut. Jones, R. N.—At Kingsbridge, Capt. Andrew Lockhart, It. At Exbourne, John Brock, Esq.—ln Dix's Field, Miss Hannah Todhunter, 6.3.—Mr. Robert Foster, 77.—At Penzance, M argaret, wife of Mr. Thorn's; also, Mr. Ri chard Boaustow, of Restallarh suddenly, Mr. Peter Young.—Mrs. Lemon, 84.—At Hele Bridge Cot. Cage. Stratton, Lieut. William King, R. N.—At St. Ives, Mr. Thoma, Rowe, 63.—At Treclegs, near Camelford, Miss Honor Penhallos. aged 101 years. SCINTILLX. ACQUA llv TA wcz TABLE.—Two glances make one bow two bows, one how d'ye do ? six how d'ye do's, one conversation ; four conversations, one acquaintance. Saturday morning a petition was presented to the Ho nourable the House of Commons, from "the Society for the Suppre.• slon of Duelling, of Dublin, for the adoption of measures for the pre. vention thereof "—to quote the elegant language of the Common, Journals. Le Voleur, in reprinting a portion of the Parliamentary debates, gives Mr. O'Connell the quaint appellation of " Ihmouratic, Agitator." LOG ic.—Fievie, in his " Causes and Consequences of the Events of July, 1830," observes that " the first cause of the fa:l of the Bourbons was their restoration." He might as well have pro pounded that Charles I. was alive before he died, or that George I. never drank egg.puncb without eggs in the same. The announced intention of the Police Commissioners to attempt the expulsion from the metropolis of " beggars of etery description" has caused considerable consternation amongst the hangers. on about Downing-street and the Treasury, while it is said to have afforded a hope of great relief to his Majesty's Ministers. Ever since they have been in office, it is astonishing how many " hundreds upon hundreds" of second sons, younger branches, and unfortunate gentlemen and ladies, have been daily tru dging beyond Whitehall to the tune of " a begging we will go." A Mr. Fames is amusing the Liverpuddlean lovers of the drama by " placing a real donkey alive on the top of a ladder and balancing the same on his own proper chin, without any deception." ATOMS.--M. Becquerel, the French Academician, in making some thenno.electrical experiments on atoms, has ascertained that in certain combinations atoms arrange themselves as little galvanic piles, the reciprocal action of which constitutes what is called molecular attraction.—Werom Gazette. ESCAPE The governor and turnkeys of Lancaster Castle were on .ponds} morning struck with dismay at finding that the enormous bars of one of the windows of the gaol had been, on the preceding night, wrenched asunder, and that two prisoners, the offence of one of whom has made a great noise in the North, had escaped. Dade, the filler up of the bank notes forged upon houses in the north, and against whom there is also evidence to prove that he has been many years concerned in filling up forgeries on the Bank of England, was one of the fugitives. Mes sengers were sent off in pursuit by Mr. Gates, the solicitor to the united association of bankers, who attended to conduct the prosecution. Dade and Holland, knew that three murderers were to be executed at the gaol on Monday morning, and the governor and his assistants bad been employed, up to a late hour on Sunday night, in making the necessary preparations on the top of the prison. The two prisoners took advantage of the noise arising from the work, and went hard to work themselves at the bars. Having made a sort of rope of their beti ding, by cutting it up and knotting the pieces together, they contrived to get upon the walls ; but as the rope was short, they had to drop from a stupendous height. This they effected, it is believed, at about one o'clock in the morning. Dade, as soon as he had power to move about. exchanged clothes with his wife, who was in readiness on the spot where they descended, and at two o'clock they were both seated in the Manchester mail, which passed through Lan caster. The trace of the fugitives was lost at Preston. As soon as the Court sat, Kirkwood, the engraver of the forged notes on Arkwright's bank,land Collin, and Calvert, all of whom were accomplices of Dade, who was to have been tried with them. were put to the bar, and anaigned for having forged the plate and bills of Heywood and Co. and, after a trial which lasted till nine at night. were found guilty. The scaffolding placed against the prison on the Saturday night, and forming part of the gallows on which the men were executed for murder, broke the fall of the two fugitives. The night of Sunday, too, being boisterous and dark, gave them assistance. MARRIED. At Eilnutine, Capt. Portlock, Royal Engineer, to Julia, second daughter of Arthur Browne, Req. of Glimeorrib, county Mayo.—W. H. Wilson; Esq. of the 3d Dragoon Guards, to Louisa, youngest daugh ter of the late R. Le Hunt, F,sq. of Artramon, in the county of Wee. ford.—The 16th inst. at St. George's, Hanover-square. Wm. Hutt, Eaq. son of the late H. Hutt, Esq. of Appleby, in the isle of Wight, to Mary, Countess of Strathmore. DIED. In London, Much 12, Samuel Reed, Esq. late Secretary to the Army Medical Department, for more than thirty years. Mr. Reed's health had been declining for several years, in consequence of almost uninterrupted application to public business, from the insupportable fa. tigues of which he only retired last year. His constitution, however, had been already too much broken down, and his life may be said to have been sacrificed to official duties. Mr. Reed possessed attainment% beyond the common measure of mere official men. The ability and success with which he conducted the multifarious details, and intricate arrangements of the Army Medical Office, under successive changes of principals, and during a very long and eventful periul, both of war and peace ; his mildness, and uniform friendliness of disposition ; and. above all, his constant readiness to serve, and to promote, as far as in him lay, the intetests and wishes of every, even the humblest medical officer, when he had business at the Medial Board Office, are well known, and will be long remembered ; while the recollection of his many private virtues endear him to the affections of his afflicted widow and surviving friends. Tuesday, in the 711th year of his age, T. Payne, F.sq. of Pall-mall. bookseller—The Bth of January last, in the island of St. Lucie, Wert Indies, K Lloyd, Esq. fourth sun of tbe late R. Lloyd, Esq. of Thread needle-street, and Holloway-house, Middlesex—At Streatham Com mon, on Monday, the 14th lost, J. Wilson, Esq. of Hanably House Academy. in the 78th year of his age—ln August last, on board the Berwickshire, at Sincapore, on his passage from Bombay to China, G. Moore, Esq. of Raedon. Aberdeen, and of the Hon. Bat India Com pany's civil service—The 15th inst. at West-Ham, Essex. Mr. John Bell, of the Royal Exchange. aged 73. CORN-EXCHANI E-THIS DAY. Wheat,new,Kent, Essex 74, 711 s Old . —s —s Peas, Grey Beans, Small . . Me 401 . 401 421 Suffolk. (White) . 72. 7611 Tick . 32136. Norfolk 8 Suff. (Red), 66s 726 Oats, Potatne . iBs 311 Rye . 30. 34s i Poland . 21h !Bs . Barley, 38s 40s ..Fine 441 47s Feed . . 22s 21s Peas, White . 40s 4281 Flour, per sack, . . 60s 685 Boilers . . 461 481; Rapeseed . .836 £3B per la't AKRIVALII. Wheat, English (qrs.) - 1,260 Barley, Foreign . Irish . - -.— Oats, English Foreign . . . 7,400 , Irish . Barley, English . . 810 ) Foreign • Irish - - -—• I Fluor (sacks) 2.890 • ....... ....... 735 SMITHFIELD—THIS DAY. CAVILS AT 111411111111? : Beasts, 377—Sbeep. 3,4lo—Pip, 130—Calves, 124. ,„ Beef ....... 4s 2d to 4s ad I Pork Mutton .... 4s 841 8s 44 Lamb .. Os Od 08 (k ' Veal.. Os 04 as 04 Hay (per load), £2 16s. to £4 Os. Clover, 13 Ss. to An M.-- Straw, £1 14a. to 42 Os. COAL-EXCHANGE--THIS DAY. Ships arrived during the month During the week Best WsEisend Coals 2B. Od 30s Od Other smut Ships at 21arket, 81. --. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-NOR S RO . W itm. • Morning 5B 2 iSk. 1 Afternoon LONDON 8 hinted and Published by JOllll MATNE, at Ilia 6/As Orncs, No. 1, Pickett-place, Temple Bar.