Star. — London, England, 1831-06-08 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE JOURNALS. TI3IP.S.—PRINCE LEOPOLD AND THE THRONE OF 1;t Lt; IV 31.—1 t appears that there is what may be called the ;allure, at least for the present, of the Belgic arrangement. 11,! crown being on particular conditions, presented to Prince L e opold, has Lien by him refused ! " King Charles of this not having need, " Thanks you as much as if he did," was the answer that the witty Rochester gave in the person of is master to an imaginarypetition of the Commons tendering a mutilated constitution and diminished rights to the King. The Belgians do not tender a mutilated constitution to the Prince, out offer him more of a country than it belongs to them to give • in consequence of which, his Roy a l Highn e s s has declined their crown. The protocols of the great Powers do not assign Limburg and its territory to Bel gium, but these the Belgians assume to themselves with. cut leave, and invite Prince Leopold to govern the aug. rstinted state. The result Is, as we have said above, that ;le has declined the offer. The Belgians have now, there. :ore, to seek another King. Whom they may find we know not ; but we must say, that he is a bold man who shall accept the crown on conditions which France and England prohibit. In fact, the Belgians have not ad. vanced a step : they have merely chosen Prince Leopold instead of the Duke de Nemours. The other and main questions are in Oulu quo. POST.—Prince Leopold, as we ventured in the first in. stance to predict, has prudently refused the proffered Crown of Belgium. The ostensible ground of this refusal is the becoming deference of his Royal Highness to the decision of the Five Great Powers, as expressed in the confer ence held on Monday, against the unjust pretensions of the Belgian Government to the district of Limburg, in manifest injustice to the King of Holland. All this Is highly plausible, and looks well in a political view, showing as it does a just sense of the iniquity and folly of the wretched faction to whose gross misrule alone can be attributed the present ruinous state of Bel gium. But the real fact is, that prudential, more than political considerations, have wisely governed the decision of his Royal Highness. He well knows how to distinguish betw:en an ample comfortable settlement in England and the ; , uclrious situation in which he would find himself as the n..ul of a revolted state, and a people incapable of duly appre- L•ating the benefits of a good and safe government ; and has prudently determined to enjoy what he quietly and safely pos sesses rather than risk t he consequences (fearful necessarily in :bele nature) of assuming an insignificant Sovereignty under the most precarious and degrading tenure. The obstinate telly of ti.e Belgic government will cause the English and French Ministers to be immediately recalled from Brussels : and if this necessary proceeding does not serve to convince the misrulera of Belgium of their errors, they will soon expe. rime.: the natural consequences of their temerity. Dispatches announcing the determination to this effect were yesterday sent off to Lord Ponsonby, at Brussels. The Belgic depu tation has not yet reached London. 111:RALD.—If Prince Leopold has refused the Crown of Belgium, we cannot say we regret it. His near alliance with the Royal Family of England, and the almost pa rotid situation in which he stands with regard to the ::..ir-presumptive of the Throne, makes it not improbable t!.at his Belgic politics, which afford no present prospect of a tratquil arrangement, would entangle England in Continental broils—and that, too, on the wrong side of a great principle, as the affairs of Hanover did in former limes. We never expected to bee the day when a Whig mi. nistry in England would lend themselves to the views of the Holy Alliance," from whose fatal connection Mr. Canning had the energy to sever the destinies of England when he advised the Crown to recognize the independence of the South Antsrican republics without asking the permission of the Courts of Vienna or Berlin, or even deigning to enter into a ),:.rtnership of protocols with the diplomatic agents of the Northern Autocrat. It is because we wish well to the present Gaiiiirnment that we are sorry to see them keeping such com pany. If they allow their flatterers to betray them still fur ther into errors, we shall have the conscious satisfaction of hating given them wholesome advice, in the exercise of that independence of opinion, in which consists the vital usefulness of the press. We reprobrated the conduct of the late Adini nistiatinn in enlisting itself, as far as it then dared to go, on th.i side of the " enlightened King of the Netherlands" :zainst the Belgians. The members of the present )linistry, then in opposition, took the same view of the •11,*(ct in Parliament, as we did In the Press. If we iorport men because they profess certain principles, we cAnnet admire conduct which bespeaks a dereliction of then: principles. We have no right to Intermeddle in the internal affairs of Belgium. When Mr. Canning was most anxious that Portugal should adopt that Con. AtitUtion which Don Pedro had sent from the Brazils for her acceptance, he nevertheless said, " It is not the Juty nor the practice of Great Britain to offer suggestions fur die regulation of the internal affairs of foreign States. It would not be for us to force that Constitution on the peo ple of Portugal, if they were unwilling to receive ii." Thus Canning would not use dictation or compulsion, to in duce a foreign State to adopt liberal institutions ; b ut our present Government threatens Belgium for not regulating her own affairs, as a confederacy of Continental despots please ! We hope they will retrace their steps before it be too late. T I EC —We have received a - proceeding, and the public at large have an interest in the means of such oppression being put en end to. An opulent establishment may bear up against it, but to an Individual such a prosecution would have been utter ruin. Notwith. standing the pertinacity with which the accusation was made, there was a circumstance which induced us, from the first, to believe that it would turn out to be without founda tion, and to be fabricated with some sinister purpose ; which was, that Lord Grey,—the Honorary President of the County Fire Office, continued to remain so which we were quite sure he would not have done, had there been even the most distant grounds for the charge of defraud. ing the Revenue brought against it by the Commissioners of Revenue Inquiry. A Peer of his high and honourable character, we felt, assnred, would have withdrawn his name instantly, had be not been abundantly satisfied that the accu sation was utterly unsupported. We again repeat, that the whole of this affair might be taken up by Parliament, and it behoves those Commissioners to promote this In justice to the late Chairman of the Board of Stamps: for there never was a public servant of the Government more wronged than he has been. But for the total change of system that may hereafter be looked for, suspicions would have been always attached to a Commission of Revenue Inquiry. Mr. BURFORD'S NEW PANORAMA of BOMBAY. On Siturday last we had the pleasure of viewing Mr. Burford's new Panorama of Bombay, which we think is the most interesting of any which that gentleman's magical powers have transplanted from the East. The scenery of Bombay—including the sea—so many islands, one of which it is well known, contains the almost miraculous excavation of Elephanta—the shipping in the harbour—the mountain. ous scenery of the adjoining continent—and the whole clothed in the peculiar vegetation of the East—present to the spec tator &diversity of objects, which no former Panorama has possessed to perhaps an equal extent. The painter has very tastefully introduced the Cottage occupied once by the Eliza of Sterne, into the picture ; and thus given an interest to the oriental scene, by connecting it with the tender asso ciations of the west. SURREY THEATRE. The visiters of this theatre had a rich treat last night in the varied and most amusing performances selected for the benefit of Mr. J. Melvin. The entertainments of the evening were so numerous, that we have room for little more than the mere mention of them in the order in which they were given, though, from the spirit with which every individual exerted himself, each piece deserved a more lengthened notice. The first performance was the favourite musical drama of John of Paris, in which the excellent acting of Osbaldistone, Vale, Miss Somerville and Williams, drew down loud and de served plaudits from all parts of the house. This was fol lowed by one of the most amusing dramatic sketches we ever heard; it was called Yard-arm and Yard.arm, or two ways of telling a story. T. P. Cooke (whose appearance though fo this night only, was hailed with thunders of applause) is intro duced, and gives a most animating description of a chase, and engagement with and capture of an enemy's frigate.— One of his auditors is an Irish fiddler, who undertakes to tell the same story to another, who affects not to under stand sea-terms. The Irishman's (Dibdin Pitt's) blundering version of the nautical terms was one of the most amusing things we ever heard. Of T. P. Cooke's simple and natural, and forcible because simple and natural, mode of telling his story, it is unnecessary to say a word. His horn pipe which followed was loudly encored. After this came the first act of La Ptruuse, in which George Wieland was as usual inimitable as a monkey. Next followed a musical Pasticcio. Miss Grosamith (a pupil of Blewitt's), her first appearance, sang, and was encored in, " Romance for me." Miss Harrington (another of Blewitt's pupils), from Covent garden Theatre, gave her assistance in the celebrated " Tyro. lienne Qttintette," in which she has been so successful in that house. Miss SONERVILLZ, Visa VINCFNT, Hiss Hoe. TON, and some amateurs, ccntributed their aid with much effect. DIAN/ITT himself sang an admirable Irish comic song, "?torah M'Frisky," accompanied by himself on the piano, which was deservedly applauded. After a variety of songs, duets, cantatas, &c. the entertainments of the evening concluded with the melodrama of The "meals& We were glad to find that the house was crowded in evety part. STAGE COACII INFORJMATION special Meeting of Magistrates, in the Brentwood Division, wu held on Friday last, at the White Hart Inn. In that town. fur the purpose of hearing and determining several stage. coach informations, laid by Byew, the well-known common informer : present, the Rev. J. Holden and the Rev. T. Lud. bey. The tint de cided was against Samuel Taylor, the driver of the Star, ft om Yarmou th to London. Mr. Shearman, of Lon. don, who attended as solicitor for some of the defendants, ob jected to this information, as having been laid upon the second instead of the seventh section of the Act. Byers replied to the objection, and the Bench having over-ruled it, the evi dence was proceeded with. Charles Digby, of Hinton-road, proved that on Friday, the 20th of May, between eight and of the original nat. copy e. cadre published at Warsaw on the 29th ult. a trarislatie nof Line o'clock in the morning, he saw the coach in ques which, as it appeared in the Prussian Stale Gazelle of the tlon at Brentwood, with six horses, and having thirteen 2J inst. was given in our paper of yesterday, The intelli. outside passengers, exclusive of the coachman. " Wil pence which reaches this country and France through Prussia Liam Chaplin, Yarmouth and London," was upon the is often distorted, and it is natural that the Poles should, on panel of the door. Samuel Taylor was driving. All the men an occasion like the present, be anxious to guard their cause were, he said, grown persons, and he described the situation apinst misrepresentationsof its enemies. Hence care has been in which they were placed upon the coach. He was sure taken to forward correct accounts of the late important events, that there were no children under ten years of age, but Oa comparing the article in question with the original, we he could not say how many were men and how many were fiod several variations and omissions, which are sufficient to women.—By Mr. Holden : I should have thought it easier jinniy the suspicion of the Poles, and to render it probable for you to have distinguished between men and women than that the partiality of which they accuse the Prussian editors between men and children.—Witness : I made no memoran. is not an unfounded charge. Where the Poles describe chilli at the time, or I could have told the number of men the people of Lithuania as their "brethren," the Berlin and women.—Mr. Shearman said that the information con. Gauge writer states them the " insurgents." After the taiaed one allegation which had not been proved, viz. that ebeereation that " Russian troops displayed a degree of " Samuel Taylor is a person known to the informer." The courage and resolution far superior to what they had magistrates, however, considered these words as surplus s'u..er. in the preceding part of the campaign," the follow. age ; and Byers said that if, instead of those words, he had i sentence is omitted—" The prisoners who have fallen inserted, " one not known to the informer," his information :::o our hands, state that cannon were pointed on the rear would have been equally good. Mr. IShearman said that of the Russian columns, and grape-shot fired on those that he knew nothing of this case till he arrived at Brentwood.— retreated." After the statement that the Russian loss must The Magistrates, after some discussion, convicted the defen. he "at Last double ours," which, by the by, is in the migi- dant in the midgated penalty of 51. with costs amounting to real "more than double," the following words are omitted— 1714. Gd. including 55. for each of Byers's two witnesses— " This is may explained by the tact, that the greater part Digby and the witness who proved the service of the sum o,: the Russian soldiers were in a state of intoxication, and mons. Mr. Holden could not, he said, in these eases, precipitated each other from the Dike." The conclusion of help feeling for the Coachmen, who, generally speaking, the account, in which it is announced that 12.000 Polish were very civil fellows, still this statute was a wholesome one, troops have formed a junction with the Lithuanians, is inasmuch as it tended to the safety of people's lives, and retirely omitted by the Prussian Gazelle: it is as follows : therefore such men as Mr. Byers were very useful to enforce Numerous reserves arc proceeding to the army, and will it.—An information against John Cole, the driver of the till up our ranks, until the new recruiting decreed by the Diet Shannon Ipswich Coach, was next brought on, but Mr. shall augment our force. The enemy, notwithstanding the Shearman requested that it might be postponed, in order to ' superiority which numbers give him, will find in the execution enable the defendant to produce witnesses in his defence.— of his plan for passing the Vistula the turtle resistance which The Magistrates appeared to think that the summons bay has already so often disappointed him ; besides, the prosecu- ing been issued on Saturday, sufficient time had been tion of this plan is not free from danger, now that 12,000 of allowed ; but Byers said he should be very sorry that oar brave troops have joined their brethren in Lithuania, and any parties against whom he had laid informations should that the insurrections in the southern provinces are daily have cause to complain, still he should expect the de. zeiuiring more consitsency. The talents of our Generals, the fendant to pay the additional expenses to be incurred by good spirit and courage of our army, the ardour and entbu- a second attendance. Teals was agreed to, and the in ,:as nof the whole nation, afford us assurance of the success formation, with another against John Vye, driver of et' the most gum' of causes." the Scale and DiAS Coach, was adjourned to Monday, POST.—Not the least dangerous part of the sweeping re- the 13th inst.—John Stedman, the driver of an Ipswich fern bill is the needless complication of its machinery—its Coach, was also informed against fur having 11 passengers, santor. hacking and hewing of our whole representative sys- with luggage, upon the roof, being one more than the law tvet. In fact, the perilous principles of the treasure are one allows. Byers said, in consideration of there being very thing— their clumsy application in the clauses of the bill ano- little luggage, he should withdraw the information. Mr. ti.tr. We are satisfied that any six men of common ac- Shearman here observe.', that a new act was in preparation, tioireenents, who, for the sake of an experiment, should which would allow of say number of passengers, upon pay. admit the justice and policy of the objects which the bill ment of an extra mileage duty. Byers said, that the con. pretends to effect, could work out severally, in the course templated Act only extended to inside passengers.— of two hours, six new Constitutions which should tally bona Henry Taylor, the driver of the Star from London to fide with the bill's principles, as declared by Lord John Yarmouth, was the next case, but the informer's witnesses Russell, yet carry each of them those principles into effect, failed in identifying the coach, the information consequently by simple means, with less disturbance of existing privi- fell to the ground. A youth, named Francis, applied to leges, with far less spirit therefore of general subversion, postpone an information against Cracknell, the driver of the yet probably each with as fair a promise of working well for Talk -Ho Chelmsford coach, but on being asked whether he the country. would be answerable for the extra expenses attending an MORNING CH RONICLF--We have more than once adjournment, hereplied in the negative, and O Stapleton, the suggested that the dissolution of the late Stamp Board, and informer's witness, waa called to prove the service of the sum the ground., whatever they were, which led to it, ought to mons. This, however, he was unable to do, and Byers said he nt. made nutter of Parliamentary Inquiry. Upon the should take out a fresh summons. The hearing of this ease was face of it, it was certainly a proceeding which calls loudly therefore adjourned to the 13th inst. John French, Samuel 'or explanati o n. O ur attention is called to the subject Hayward, John Murrells, and Simon Bolden), all coachmen, hy the fact of the heavy charge of Fraud which was made , against slum information. had been laid, were called at the by the Commissioners of itevenue Inquiry against the Coun- ; door, but neither of them answered. These eases were also ty Fare Office, turning out to be without a shadow of faun-: adjourned.—Byers took a careful survey of the coaches, as dation, and toe Law Officers of the Crown having last week they drew up at the Inn during the proceedings, but the bye aharaurad 311 further proceedings, and consented to have ' standees several times exclaimed "No food for you there, their bill dismissed. And this after carrying on a prosecution Byers!" At the conclusion of the business. Byers and one Inainst that of ee for five years, and putting it to between of his witnesses left the town in a gig, amidst the openly 12 and 1.1001. expense, which, as the Crown pays no costs, avowed wishes of many that they might break tbelr peeks they tan never recover. This is really a most oppressive before they reached home. DOVER, Jess 7. Arrived the Royal George, steamer, from Calais, with Messieurs Jean Baptiste Nothomb and Paul Devaux, Members of the National Congress of Belgium, proceeding to London, in quality of Commissioners, for the settlement of the Crown. blessieurs Vilain Quatone and Van de Weyer, and four other Commissioners, it is said, are gone direct from Ostend to London. COURT CIRCULAR. The Duke of Cumberland honoured Mr. Green wood with his company at dinner on Monday evening, at his residence at Brompton-park. Ihe Duke of Gordon, Sir G. NVarrender, and a select party, were present to meet his RoM Highness. The Landgravine of Hesse Romberg, the Prin cess Augusta, and the Duchess of Gloucester, visited the Princess Sophia Matilda yesterday, at her residence on Blackheath. The Ministers of the Great Powers held a con ference on the affairs of Belgium, yesterday afternoon, at the Foreign Office. There were present—the Russian, Aut. trian, and French Ambassadors, the Prussian Minister, the Russian and Atistrian Envoys, on special missions, and Vis count Palmerston. The Ministers assembled at half-past three o'clock, and did not conclude their sittings till half put six o'clock. The Spanish Minister visited Viscount Palmer ston yesterday, at the Foreign Office. THE ARMY. A Military Board, consisting of cavalry officers, sat on Monday at the Cavalry Department Office, Whitehall, to decide upon the propriety of adopting the new cavalry field. movements of Major-General Sir Hussey Vivian, or of still continuing the practice of those of Dundas, which have been in use throughout the service since 1796. Viscount Com bermere presided at the Board. Among the other officers present were Gen. Fane, Major-Gen. Sir Colquhoun Grant, Colonel Thukwell, 13th Hussars, Colonel Stistead, 3d Light Dragoons, Colonel Kearney, late of the 6th Dragoons, and Colonel Lord Loughborough, of the 9th Lancers. Major Smith, who imitated the example of the Athlone corporator, in refusing to light up his house, is Brigade Major there, a situation he received six months ago from the pres.nt Government. He previously held a similar appoint. ment in Dublin, which was abolished last year. Major Smith was, during the fever of Brunswickism on the Ca tholic question, one of the most violent opponents of the Duke of Wellington's administration. The depot of the 73d Regiment of Foot, it is expected, will shortly remove from Truro to Dcvonport. The Long.room Barracks being vacated by the South Devon Militia, oa Tuesday the 87th Irish Fusileers from' Devonport, and on Wednesday the 220 from the citadel, re moved into these quarters. Thursday the last division of the 79th Foot arrived at Aberdeen from Newhaven, and immediately joined the main body of the depot In barracks. The 79th was relieved by part of the 47th, or Hereford Regiment, from Plymouth. The 17th Lancers, stationed in Limerick, have received the route for Cork, and were to have marched thither on Monday. They are to be replaced by the 6th Carbineers. The detachments of the 17th in Clue still remain. The depot of the Rifles is stationed at the Pigeon-house. The depot of the 29th at Beggar's Bush. The Lancers, 30th, and 92d, in the Royal Barracks. The 70th in Richmond banacks, and the Enniskilleners at Portobello. The Lord Lieutenant lost one of his medals at the review in the Park, on Saturday. The 10th Hussars, 43d, and GOth, are now stationed at Manchester. The following officers of regiments just returned from India will be placed on half-pay :—Royals: Lieut. Col. Campbell ; Lieutenants Lucas, Dalrymple, Thompson, and Dalton, 14th Foot ; Lieutenants Dorner, Johnson, Grearson, De Vernet, Otto, and Graves ; Ensign Senior, 89th ; Lieut. Colonel 111‘Caskil ; Lieutenants Kingston, Graham, Pole, White, and Wilson. Recruiting is still going briskly on in Edinburgh for the 92d Highlanders ; and as the officers ate so remarkably cir cumspect and punctilious with their recruits, some time is likely to elapse before they complete the number required. THE ARMY IN INDIA. The Dacca provincial battalion disb a nded on the Ist of January, in conformity with the Instructions furnished to the Commanding Officers; the Adjutant and European non commisioned staff of the battalion being placed at the dis posal of the Commander in Chief. The Military Board at Fort William was re-organized on the Ist January ; the Board to consist of the Chief Engineer, the Commandant of Artillery, Chief Magistrate of Calcutta, and two stipendiary military members ; and to controul the ordnance, public works, canal and embankment, commissa. riat, and stud departments. The officers appointed to the Board are, Lieut.-Colonels A. Galloway and J. Craigle, with salaries (2,250 Sow rupees each month ; Capt. (}.Young, 70th-N.I. secretary; and Captain Gowan, of the Artillery, assistant ditto. The Mundlaisin local battalion au also disbanded on the Ist of January. The Aulstant.Surgeon is for the present retained, to perform the medical duties of the Nimur district. .... The Court of Directors have directed the issue of sashes to be once in every four years, instead of triennially. as hitherto. The next issue will be in 1832, in advance until 1836. The 9d and 4th Native Veteran Battalions were die. banded on the 31st December, and the Ist and 2tl Native Veteran Battalions were re-organized from the same date, to consist of 10 comparies of 1,000 privates. An order in Council, dined Fort St. George, Oct. 26, fixes the same batta for Veterinary pupils u is authorised for medical pupils. A riding-school has been established at Bangalore, for training young officers arriving from England ; their riding, drill exercise, &c. Capt. Wilkies. 7th Regiment, L. C. is appointed superintendent of the school, who is to draw the pay and allowances of the young officers. An order of the Court of Directors extends the term of ser vice of General officers on the staff of the Presidency of Ma dras, from four to five years. The term" Northern division of the army" is in future to be substituted for that of " Surat division of the army." A Court-martial was held at Saugau, India, on the 23d of September, 1830, of which Lieutenant• Colonel Note, of the 16th Regiment, was President, for the trial of Serjeant- Major Duffey, 71st Native Infantry, for disobedience of orders, in not quitting Colonel Warden's bungalow when commanded, and, when taken away, for having returned to it ; for other disgraceful and disrespectful conduct, and for threatening expressions. He was found guilty of three of the charges, and sentenced to be reduced to the rank of a private. The Court accompanied their sentence with a re commendation of the prisoner on account of the great aggra vation he had received. Earl Dalhousie, the Commander in -Chief, remitted the punishment, and added the following remark :—' That the misconduct of the Serjcant arose from the very reprehensible interference of Lieut. Colonel Warden with the domestic concerns of the non-commissioned Euro pean Staff under his command." _ The Prince of Joinville arrived at Ajaccio, in Corsica, on the 26. h of May. We are informed by a letter from Stockholm, datcd Nay 20, that the King of Sweden was so ill with the fever that it was found necessary to publish bulletins of his health. Private letters from Poland recommend not to credit either the Russian bulletins or the Prussian accounts of the progress of the Lithuanian insurrection. It is extend ing rapidly, u well as that in Podolia, Volbynia, and Ukraine. The report of the cholera marlins having mani fested itself in Berlin and Hungary, wu circulated in the Rhenish provinces. Tne Berlin Gazelle of the 30th, and the Austrian (Ammer mention nothing of that circumstance. M. Aguado left Paris for London, on Monday, in consequence of instructions he received from the Minister of Finances of Spain, to conclude, if possible, an mange meat with some hullers of this metropolis. It is thought that he will be litre only tour days. M. Aubernon, th. prefect of Versailles, writes to the editor of the Journal des Debate to deny any comp'. tag against Louis Philippe having been discovered, or ex isted in that place, the day of the King's fete. M. Mane, editor of the Tribune, was sentenced by the Court of Assizes of the Seine to three months' im prisonment, and 3,000 francs fine, for an article published by that Paper, In which it was stated that " with the pre sent law of election there was liberty or equality of rights only for the rich t that the rest of the people were mere canaille, and that from being the helots of the King imptued upon than by the Cossacks, they had become betas to the King of the both-aides." CLARE CODIMISSIO*. Fronde Correspondent of the Month's Re,isier. Hants, tiartranairs —The trials of the misguided men who have violated the laws and done such deep injury to themselves and their country, continue. The crisis has cer tainly arrived when the law and those opposed to it, have to try their strength with each other; the extraordinary and unlooked-for attendance of jurors, already slows that the violators of the law must be defeated. Ido not think it ne. cessary to go into the details of the trials that took place yes terday—the facts, changing the names of the prisoners, are nearly the same as those detailed upon the trial of the fourteen who were transported on Thursday. One man was yesterday convicted of being of a party who visi:ed a house near Ennistymun, and demanded money from the inmates. He was found guilty, and sentenced to transportation for life. The next trial called on was of very considerable interest, from the number of persons, whose fate was involved in the result. Twenty-six individuals were placed at the bar, charged with unlawfully assembling at Doonas, and turning up land there. Five of the prisoners were acquitted, and 21 found guilty. Mr. O'Connell, whose labours and professional talents have been unceasingly devoted to the service of his country men, has, upon this occasion, made immense sacrifices of his time, his health, and his abilities, In the defence of all those for whom the slightest defence could be made. In the vial of the twenty-one prisoners, he took an exception to their conviction, and the consequence is, that no sentence has yet been passed upon them. It was the intention of those prosecuting on behalf of the government, that this day thould be exclusively devoted to the trial of the prisoners accused of being concerned in the murder of the policemen at Listoomvara. There are three persons to be put upon their trial, charged with that horrible massacre. Amongst the witnet.ses brought forward against the prisoners, are two approvers. I regret to have to state that outrages still continue to be perpetrated--one was committed on Thursday night, in the immediate neighbourhood of the barracks, and a few hours after the transportation of the fourteen prisoners took place. Our popular representative, Mr. Maurice O'Connell, ar rived here last night, and he will give to the prisoners the gratuitous aid of his valuable professional services. His reception in this town must have been most gratifying to his feelings, as it demonstrated the ardent and sincere affix don of the people for him. FINCIILEY PETTY SESSIONS. YEW DEER SHOP PBASECUTIOSTIL A few days ago Messrs. Ray and Carpenter, County Ma. gistrates, held a Petty Sessions at the Bald-faced Stag, Finchley, to hear several Informations laid against the pro prietors of new Beer-shops In that neighbourhood, by Raw. line, the informer, for serving during the hours of divine service on the Sabbath.day. The first case was against John Moulton, proprietor of a new Beer-shop, styled the Jolly Farmer, on Finchley Common. The defendant pleaded not guilty. Brooks, the informer's witness, stated that he went into the defendant's beer-shop at twenty-five minutes put ten o'clock on Sunday morning, and was served with beer, for which he paid. The Magistrates fined the defendant 40s. and cats. The next case was against John Chater, proprietor of a Beer-shop called the Traveller's Rest, on lanchley-common. Brooks /nosed that he was served with beer at the defend. ant's shop at thirty minutes past ten o'clock on Sunday morning, and the Magistrates fined him 40s. and costs. The next case was against James Tharriott, proprietor of a Beet-shop at the same place, and he was fined 40s. and costs fur serving beer at four o'clock on Sunday afternoon. SUICIDE BY A SOLICITOR. Yestet day an Inquest was held at the Barley Mow public house, in Mount -street, Grosvenor-square, on the body of Barton Greenwood, Esq. solicitor, of Blandford-street, Manchester, who shot himself in Hyde-park on Ft itlay last. By the evidence, It appeared that on Friday last the de ceased was seen in Hyde-park, wandeting about in a very melancholy mood, and his demeanour attracted the attention of a female who was at a short distance from hitn. Shc ob served, when he approached the receiving-house of the Hu mane Society for drowned persons, that he put one of his hands to the side of his head, and at the same moment she heard the report of a pistol. The deceased fell down, and she raised an alarm. Several persons ran to his assistance, but he had done the decd most effectually—he was a co-pse..— He had placed the muzzle of the barrel to his ear, and the blood was gushing from the wound. The pistol was found lying near his side. The body was taken to the receiving house in Mount -street, and his address being digcovered by papers found in his pocket, the dreadful itnelligence was conveyed immediately to his highly respectable relatives and friends. Several of his friends stated to the jury that the de ceased was a nervous man, and the commission of the act was the effect of temporary insanity. The Jury returned a verdict of " Sot himself in a state of temporary derangement." COURT OF ICING'S BENCH. Yesterday Mr. GURNEY moved for a rule to show cause why an attorney, whose name was not mtntiontd, should not answer certain matters contained in an sffilavit, and why be should not be struck off the Rolls urdet the following circumstances :—The son of a Baronet, only nineteen years of age, was attracted to the office of the attorney in question by an advertisement, stating that he had money to advance to the extent of 20,0001. The miner was desirous of borrowing 2001. but the attorney told him he did not deal In such small transactions, but, if he would accept bills to the extent of 2,0001. he would let him have 1,5001. by instalments of 2501 a day until the whole was advanced. The minor accordingly accepted bills to that amount, but the money was Lot forthcoming, and, after waiting some time, the young man only got two sums of 101. making 201 in the whole. When he found that he could not get the bills back he told his father of it, and, after repeated applications, the attorney said be would give up the bills on being repaid the 201. The attorney of the father, however, suspecting that he had not the bills, refused to pay until the bills were produced ; and it then turned out that he had not the bills. He subsequently said he had advanced 501. upon the bills, and not 20 ; but, when this was denied, be promised to restore the bills yesterday. He had not done so, however ; and he trusted their Lordships would, therefore, grant the rule, for they would never permit an attorney of the Court to be thus laying traps for the unwary. Lott' TINTERDEN said he did not think that the Court had the power to call upon the attorney to answer the mat ters lu the affidavit ; but the Learned Gentleman might take a rule to show cause why he should not be struck off the Rolls, and then he might answer, or not, as he thought proper. GRAND CO-OPERATIVE DELEGATE MEET lNG.—Thursday-week, a meeting of delegates, from the forty-seven societies, in London, Bir mingham, Sheffield, Huddersfield, Halifax, Roch dale, Liverpool, Wigan, Warrington, Chester, Burslem, Holywell, Manchester, and other towns and villages, was held at Mrs. Caton's, Spread Eagle, Salford, and amongst the number were the following distinguished persons :—Mr. Robert Owen, of New Lanark ; Mr. Thompson, and Mr. Vandeleur, of Ireland ; Mr. Pare, of Bir mingham ; Mr. Finch, of Liverpool ; Mr. Dixon, of Chester ; and many others. At this meeting it was agreed to establish a general wholesale trading company in Liverpool, for all the co-operative societies in this part of England, as far as Birmingham ; and, at the second day's meet ing it was resolved that it was exceedingly desirable to establish a community on the land. The talent displayed was allowed, both by Mr Owen and Mr. Thompson, to be the finest they ever beheld. Yesterday afternoon, a very numerous tea party, consisting of co-operators, their wives and friends, was held in the Town Hall, Salford, Mr. Robert Owen, in the chair. The meeting was addressed by Mr. Owen, and other gentlemen, and the greatest harmony prevailed throughout the whole proceedings of the vening.—Manchetter Times. MAYOR'S COURT. THE OLD DOAK'S INZAD,HOOPER AND SHARLAND, AND THE CITY OF LONDON. This was a case of compensation under the I.ordon.bridge Approaches Act. The claimants were the owners of the house No. 2, Great Casteheap, in the days of Did the cele brated Old Boar's Head. in which fafaar, and the Prince, and Nina anti Pi,gel , eat-oust , d. Tne claim made by 31, Para. Hooper and Shetland, who are tea-news. amounted to 2,1361. of which 1,4801. sere required for the lea-c, RA 7031. for the loss by removal. The fixtures had ben agreed upon et 1321. 16s. Gd. The Common SEROFAIIT, in opening the eas: for tie C.ty, stated that he could not at all conceive how the claim ants could expect, for premises which they were in the batik of letting to tenants-at-will, an large a sum of money. Ti .e tenancy was, as the premises were let to mere ledkrs, way equivocal, and the business which the claimants carried ein in part of them was of such a nantre as to he very easily trait ferred, without lo.s, to ano.her plea•. The learned gentleman then called three surveyors, Mr. Montague, Mr. Higgins, and Mr. Smith, who valued the lease at the different rates of 4471 4321. and 50G1. Sir JAMES SC/MM.:TT, for the claimants, trusted that the time was approaching fast sheet the City of London would not have the power to determine in its own way to have the business transacted before its own Judge, by Its own counsel, and in every respect to rreAs upon the claim ants Ile eonsid:red that, however dignified might be the conduct of the learned person who presieLd, that person c.:uld not be looked upon as an impartial judge in deciding upon a question affecting the interests of the Corporation.— (A laugh.) The karnea counsel tit.'n stated that the house to which lie was to call the attention of the Jury was once the Old Boites Head, memorable for being the place in which Shakspeare made his immortal Faisheft; " the cause of wit in others," and Mel and his companions, celebrate their orgies, and M. .s Qu ok'st and Dot! Teariheri gave ad ditional life to the scene. The RECORDEII... 'clic exploits of the day you speak of would, if they were contmitied in the present day, give some work to the Recorder. (Laughter.) Sir JAMES SCAWLETT said, that the city police were now so powerful, and so dexterously itistructed. that no Prince could do what Henry V. had done, according to dramatic authority. The C,orpiration of London, shattvcr e told be the reason of it, did not appear to pay much regnrd to the classical associations of that great depositary of sit, and humour, and merriment, the Iluar's Head. II: deprecated the idea of throwing a .light upon the q 'cation of private interests. The trade which the claimants follosed required • lightsome premises. His claimants being tea agents RA co lonial brokers, were constantly in the habt of expinining the article with which they impelled tile pulii;e. The COMMON SERJEANT.— 1 ednu!ii think that the best way of judging of tea would be by the p larr, not by the eye. (A laugh.) S:r JAMES SCAIILZTT said that a goad li A ht wa4 iticli.— pensable. He then stated that the claimants, he.iii,ll *Teo. eying part of the premises, had a net finial-eel rent of 1401. a year, arising from the several reams. which were iu constant occupation, and which would nevrr hart , : wanted a tenant if the house had been allowed so s sal. The Jury settled the claim at MI. 19s. viz. 3911. for the lease, and 2931. 10s. fur the 10.,s by removal. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, JUNI: 7. William llaiehril, a builder, was opposed by Mr. Wm.& roffe, on behalf or a lace-dealer named Ladd:emote ; Mr. Cooke defended the insolvent. It appeared that the insolvent and his cousin, a carp: titer, named Samuel Lilward, had married two sisten,. All tl„• parties entered into partnership, the wives as dressdrakt r• the husbands as builders. The insolvent and I..ilwa , d Imre, d to build several cottages, and in furtherance of the object, th • later advanced money for materials, while ihe forma suites - intended the erections. The cottages are now nearly com pleted; but a short time back the brothers.in.law had a family quarrel, and Lilward in consequence caused die insolvent to be arrested through the agency a lab surer. named Thomas Humble, rtaidlng in Jobn-si re,t, Hestia 1. green. This person war consider,d "a bit of' a oiler." abd had, by the desite of [Award, trade an that •h•• solvent owed him (Lilwatd) 45 1 . for in n y paid on his se. count, and on this the insolvent trad b e.; a rest,d. In !ha affidavit of debt the detainirg ere.l itc was wrongly stated, and the Court in cui,stqu,nce i ir. ctz.l the am. r. area of Lilward and Humble ; ea,li was ,r,ant:th.d whi r other was out of court, and on th:ir cros-o xlnrination cat. tratlicted each other in several mat;ri.,l poi;.u, Mr. Commissioner !lawns stoi•pged the exantinwiun of Humble, °been ing, that he thought the ease had beets " dead" a lung while, and that there was co pretence rot th,• claim. Mr. Commissioner Bowie (to Hunil,!..)—You L, d bet:tr take care that you are not indiered fOr poj,:ty feraucarrg to a debt that you know i.n;hing Humble attempted to explain, but V 4% cttlertd to leave the Court. Thomas Andrews, latc of Brighten, gereral sliopkt.pt and soda-water manufacturer, was opposed on I.ehalr of a gt...er namcd Willie. The insolvent, it appeared, had erccail ie.() '.ouscs at Be l h. ton, which he had heavily mortgaged. When great!). irk. merited in debt, he ptoposed tiLlt the orposing creditor elsuu'll take them and pay his creditor. a compogit ion of :Ss. in Ike pound; tut the creditor, he said, declined cluing so, sha in it that proper:y would be greatly deprct Lacd shortly. c: pert at Brighton, owing to " the Reform Bill" (loud Ihughtei), and he had in conaequece.: made an assignment of them to a Freon named tioneysett. He h..d tlisposed of his soda. aster machine to a person named :iloglid, and Lad apes t the proceeds; but his lankily were still carrying on the business with soda-water supplied from the identiml machine. The Cuter Cost NISSIONE It 2 1 .^.id the insclvent had frau. dulently made away with his property, and sentenced It m to els c•lendar month's imprisonment. James Fielding Street, described ss of Neekinger, mondsey, foreman to a parchment manufacturer, was oppom d by a butcher named Pearce, 'raiding at Doekhead. The insolvent, it appeared, had been declared a bankru;i: in 1818, and under drat commission all his property h.r.l been sold. His son, John Cooke Street, putchased of the assignees his business of parchment mantraeturer, and Ile bad since lived with him, and his partner, William Wig g i t . s as their foreman. He had dealt with the opposing miker for some time, and now only owed him 141. He had no fur. niture of his own, but bad used, since the year 1818, f urn .- lure that belonged to his father, by the permission of bosh his brothers, one a clergyman, the other a barrister. The insolvent denied that he had ever represented himself as the proprietor of the parchment manufactory. The Court ordered a statement to be inserted in the sche r dule describing the person to whom the furniture belengtd, and ordered the insolvent to be discharged. It is generally known that. prior to the Duke of Richmond succeeding the Duke of Manchester, as Poetnias ter-General, and subsequent to the former Noble Duke en tering on the functions of that office, which he fills with such unqualified approbation, the limits of the Twopenny Poet did not extend to that district of the opulent parish of St. George, Hanover-square, which includes part of Grosve nor-place, Belgrave-square, Eaton-square, and adjacent streets, although persons of the highest distinction— amongst whom are the Duke of Bedford, the Earl. of Munster and Essex, Lords Milton, Rivers, Byron, lalenburough, and Lord and Lady Frederick Fitzcia. melee - arc residents in that improving quarter of the metropolis. To remedy the inconven , ence so frequently complained of, Mr. Cubitt suggested, that if letters intended for the Twopenny -post were left at his office in the immediate vicinity of Belgrave-square, he would undertake to forward them to the Post-office every half hour. This pro posal was gladly accepted, and forthwith acted upon. Mr. t'. however, apprehensive that he might be violating the Post. office regulations if he had not the sanction of the Postmaster General, directed one of his people to apply to the Post office Solicitor foe the required permission ; and, on the un derstanding that the Post-office acquiesced in the design,Mr. Cubitt continued; when this arrangement had existed about three or four months, Mr. Cubitt received an otheiel corn. munication from the Noble Duke, informing him that be had incurred penalties to the amount of uptards of 1,11001. for infringing the Acts of Parliament regulating the Post: office, being at the rate of 100 L per week. Mr. Cubitt immediately inatituted an inquity, and it was then disco vered that the individual whom he had Jirected to apply to the Post-office Solicitor had neglected to do so. Under .hesu dreumstances, it is believed his -Grace has consented to re mit a moiety of the penalties so uncenselously ineureeti. Atrangtments have since been made for including tier (1 venor-place district within the limits of the Tact ego twat. —Morning Herald. 4 i rd ig :n in mi to ill e : nt he or ed d,