Star. — London, England, 1831-03-11 00:00:00

PANOItAAIA OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE. __,-- FREEMAN'S JOURNAL, MARCH 8. Yesterday, the several Guilds of the Corporation held a meeting at the City Assembly House, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Committee appointed to inquire into the state of manufacturing distress, and to adopt a petition thereon.—Mr. Stamm, in mo vi ng that the Report be read. spoke at considerable length on the dis tressed and mined state of the manufactures of Ireland. He ascribed that distress, in a great measure, to legislative nogleet. The Irish silk manufacture was declining, whilst a most unfair preference was given to the product of the Lvoncse loom. Mr. Davy 111-Cleery dwelt particularly on the evils of absenteeism ; and until some means could he adopted to levy n tax on absentees, he despaired of seeing any good done for Ireland. Mr. Judkin Bader had been bred to the linen trade, though he was not now in that trade. He had lately been in the county Monaghan, and in one district, within a space of sixteen miles, where he recol eted sixteen bleach-greens. there were now only two. At a meeting of the Protestant and Homan Catholic clergymen, and principal landholders of the parishes of Castlemore, Kileolman, KU navec. and Kilbeba, in the barony of Costilo. county Mayo, keld in Ralkoghaderin, on the 2Gth ult, for the purpose of inquiring into the degree of distress prevailing in those parishes, it was ascertained by the concurring testimony of several most competent and unquestionable inits,es, that the potato crop, which constitutes the ordinary, oe rather the sole food of the great body of the population in that extensive die niet. tailed to a lamentable and frightful extent in the preceding year. The deficiency amounted, by the clearest evidence, at least to one-third o; tot average crop, and a further decrease was occasioned by early dig ging in summer before the crop arrived at proper maturity. It likewise appeared that there are several families at the present mo ment quite destitute of food ; that many hundreds, with a view of eco nomising their scanty store, are dragging on a wretched existence on one meal in the twenty-four hours, and that the entire stock of potatoes in the whole district will be consumed early in May. The plan of reform introduced by ministers is one upon which there cannot be two opinions. But, as fat as regards Ireland, the first object of our care, it is exceedingly defective. No protection, in Irish coun ties at least, is given against the overwhelming rower of a heartless, oppressive aristocracy, but as concerns England, it is, saving a few ex. ceptions, a bold, sweeping, noble, and wise reform. The Freeman of yesterday, notices the prosecution instituted against the Pilot. We pot it to the Ministry, to Lord Anglesey himself, is this the time for such proceedings ? Is this the time to exasperate the people by prosecutions of their friends ? Few circumstances weakened the late Ministry more, and none certainly caused more personal ob loquy, than the bloodhound chase of Mr. Alexander ; the vindictive- ness and cruelty with which they pursued him to ruin and beggary. So generally do prosecutions of the Press recoil on the authors. The parishioners of Colnenagh, in this county, have unanimously agreed to pay no tithe. The property of several individuals (among whom is the Rev. Mr. Malone, the parish priest of Mountrath) has been driven for tithe, and lodged in the pound of Mountrath. The land. holder suffers his cattle to be driven and set up to pnblie auction for the tithe. The purchasers are all landholders, and consequently interested, and will not bid for the property of their neighbours, so that by this means the property seised remains in the hands of the Rector. A late letter from our Westport correspondent gives the melancholy tidings of eight fishing-boats, with their crews, consisting of from four to six men each, having been cast away off the herring fishing ground at Ennisboffin island, being all lost. Several other boats were east away, but succeeded in making land. MARRIED.-I:oben C. Barber, Esq. of Rathmore ' county Long ford, to Johanna, youngest daughter of the late Richard Dawson, Esq. of this city—Thomas S. Chapman, Esq. to Mary Henrietta, daughter of the Rev. Thomas Coffee, Rector of Kilvine, in the county Mayo— F. Bland, of Killarney, Esq. to Theresa Har riet, daughter of the late T. Gallwey, Esq.—Mr. D. Kennedy, solicitor, to Miss Anne Branigan, of Merrion—W. Jevers, of Mount-levers, to Anne, daughter of the late L. Wilson, Esq. of Springfield. DIED.—At Ballynagh, Mrs. Patrick Brady, of Aungler-street.— Tolka-park, Paul Savage, Esq, 70.-89, William Jones, Esq. Town Clerk for Cork.-13allinamona. Miss Murphy.—Anna, second daugh ter of Mr. James Davock, of Merchant's-quay. • MORNING REGISTER, FEB. 5 to 8. A new adjustment now of Representation, would entitle us to a entai ler portion on the score of exports than in 1800, but to a larger on that of imports, revenue, and population. Revenue would now entitle us to 59 instead of 39 members; imports to 131, instead of 39; population to 376, and exports only to 94. 'The average of these numbers, is 160, being ten more than the estimate which Mr. Newenham would have considered fair in 1800. It seems it is upon Belfast, Limerick, and Waterford that it is proposed to confer the extension of privilege, such as it is, which is meditated. We should think the metropolis should get the preference to any of them. Limerick, in 1821, had only 50,000 inhabitants ; Belfast (as it was supposed,) 30,000 ; and W terford, 28,000—making a total of 117,000 ; while Dublin had a population of 183,000. Dublin should clearly get an addition of two to its members, and the third ought to be conferred on Cork, which had in 1821, a po pulation of 100,000 inhabitants. On Saturday, a peace officer called at Mr. Barrett's residence, in Suf. folk.sueet, and stated that he had a warrant against him f rom the Head-office. Mr. Barrett immediately proceeded to the pollee of accompanied by Mr. Fitzpatrick, of Dame-street. Upon entering the board-room, the magistrates, Aldermen Dailey and Mr. Tudor, both lose, and Alderman Darley said, " I am sorry to see you how again, Mr. Barrett."—Mr. Barrett: I am much obliged to pm Alderman; hot I am not as yet aware why I am brought hem— Alderman Barley : It is for publishing a seditious libel in the !Wet of the 28th February, and we now call on you to give bail, yourself In 2001. and two sureties in 1001. each.—Mr. Lennigan had been engaged during Monday and Tuesday, in collecting rents in the neighbourhood of Thomastown. He etas on Wednesday returning to his residence in the County Tipperary, when he was attacked at Rockview, a place be tween Cashel and Golden, by four armed men. They leaped across a ditch upon the road, and desired him to deliver. Mr. Lennigan imme diately presented a loaded pocket pistol at them, which missed fire. The ruffians then fired at him, and knocked off the third finger of his left hand, while some large shot lodged in his left cheek they then beat him with their guns, and several serious but not dangerous wounds upon his head. After breaking open his gix box, and taking from him 31. in cash, his watch and pistol, they retired. The ministerial plan of Reform has been laid before Parliament, and we are freee to confewtosbit there is a great deal in it which merits the warmest approbati4Tht', The Carlow Mornit i rl sates , that the Editor of that paper was arrested on. Thursday Carlon dill wallikut charging him with having pashlatiliod a libelous the Bettlaiiiheti Chutch in the Carlow Post of the 121Ith of Dec. last. The watrant was issued in the name of the Attorney4Sentral ; but the Editor says he does not identify the Go vernment, With the proccdings. The *fledged libel was reflecting on the character of the Bishop of Elphin. Public attention having been lately directed ton project for establish ing a railway communication between Dublin and Kingstown, a com mittee was formed for the purpose of instituting inquiries. The service of an experienced engineer being indispensable, Mr. Nimmo was en gaged to ascertain by surveys the most eligible line of road, and his surveys, estimates, &c. have been completed ; and the committee hay. mg maturely considered them, together with Mr. Nimmo's ac companying reports, express their opinion that the undertaking, cannot fail to contribute to the convenience of the public, at the same time that, as a commercial speculation, it preseuts a fair pros pect of proving amply remunerative. The whole cost of the under taking, including the materials and execution of the work, the pur. chase of land and premises, and other incidental expenses have been estimated by Mr. Nimmo at 130,0001. but in order to provide for nil possible contingencies, it is proposed to fix the capital of the Company at 200,0001. to be raised by subscription in shares of 1001. each. Time Hibeinian Temperance Society publishes as follows : The consumption of Ardent Spirits by the people of Ireland has gradually Increased from year to year, until in the year 1829, it arrival at the frightful measure of Ten Millions of Gallons. The poverty, misery, and vices of our people have grown with the la. atasing consumption of Ardent Spirits. All the remedies hitherto tried to cure intemperance, the national :NeaSe. have been found utterly fruitless. A new remedy. namely, the establishment of Temperance Societies, i,sa been proposed. The experiment of Temperance Societies has been tried in the United :tames of America upon a great scale, and with signal success. The same experiment has been partially tried in Ireland, Scotland, and England, and the results have hitherto been unmingled good. Tied single object of the Hibernian Temperance Society, is to abolish the use of ardent spirits as a beverage, and this object can be effected only by the union of the temperate. be fundamental pm inciple of time association should be total absti nence from ardent spirits. The moderate use of ardent spirits by the temperate is inconsistent with our fundamental principle ; it promotes the manufacture of our people's poison, and gives sauction and encouragement to its common sale and gener al use. The amount of money spent on whiskey yearly in Ireland is six millions three hundred thousand pounds. This sum would support t;4O mendicity institutions, or 20 institutions, each equal to the Dublin establishment, in every county in Ireland, or it might be employed to prevent pauperism. In 1762,the quantity of Spirits distilled in Ireland, on which duty was amounted to 692,875 gallons • little more than half a million. In lend , the quantity was a fraction s hort of Ten Millions of Gallons. A most interesting occurrence lately took place at the Presentation Convent, in the western suburbs ; a young lady in the prime of life, of most attractive person and endowments, volentarily resigned this world and its vanities, and dedicated herself to the service of her Creator ; the postulant was Miss Eliza Oullioyle, and the ceremony on the occasion was exceedingly solemn and impressive.—Tipperurg F. Prete ' The Rev. T. Perceval Magee, LL.D. is Archdeacon of Kilmacduaghii Rector of St. John's, in Dublin, Prebendary of two Prebends, within the diocese of Dublin, and was some time since appointed to the union of Wicklow, for the tithes of which he has demanded 1,6001. a-year, there being attached to the living besides, glebe lands for which he re ceives between 2001. and 3001. alear: VALENTINES.—The number of valentines sent through our Post offic e last Feb. 14, was 35,433, the receipts on which were 1641.6 x. Id. The number last year was 37 L 9b0. COUNTY or BIZATILTI3 II I COunty has not, within the last week, been disturbed by any tumultuous meetings. The magistrates have de cided upon applying fur the insurrection act. At a meeting held on Thnrsdsy. when this course was resolved upon, Mr. Nape:, J. P. pro duced a petition, signed most numerously by the body of labourers that waited on him. The labourers required for chance work Is. per , day. They are satisfied with Bd. for permanent work. The con-acre to be no more than 6L The house rent at ss. per couple (alluding to the two rafters of the roof of the cabin); plough drivers 6d. per diem. The Trustees of the Dublin Relief Charity submit a statement of the number and families relieved, and the sums given for their relief since ' the Ist January.—ln January : Barrack Division, 671 persons with 561.' Workhouse, 1,092 do. with 571. Stephen's-green, 838 do. with 531. Ro. tunda, 921 do. with 581. Total, 3,522 persons with 2251.—1 n February : Barrack Division, 2983 persons with 2041. Workhouse, 3,801 do. with 2031. Stephen's-green, 3,3111. do. with 2001. Rotund a, 2,288 do. with 1961. Total, 12,383 persons with 8051. The county of Kildare is a striking proof of what Catholics have derived from Mr. O'Connell's agitation. The ensuing assizes will. produce a coincidence never known in Ireland—a Catholic High Sheriff; a Catholic Foreman of the Grand Jury, and a Catholic Member of Parliament. MA RRI ED.—J. O'Reilly, Esq. to Matilda, youngest daughter of the late J. Langstaff, Esq.—J. Dawn, Esq. of the Bth Hussars, to Frances, youngest daughter of the late Colonel Taylor, C.D. DI ED.—At Upland Cottage, William Lord, EA. many years pro prietor of the " Wexford Journal" and " Wexford Evening Post."— The Rev. John Tobin, Catholic curate of the parish of A ghadown.— At Dunmanway, Ed ward Hayes, Esq.—ln Mygillane, Mrs. Mar garet Scallan.—ln Clonmel, Henry Jones, Esq. son of the late Richard Jones.—At Callaghan's Mills, Ralph Nash, Esq.—The Rev. Charles Moore Stewart, rector of Aughaven and Killyntard.—The Rev. John Martin O'Donovan, Catholic chaplain to the Richmond General Peni tentiary, Gra an-Isne, and also Catholic chaplain to the Sisters of Charity, Stan pa-street. CALEDONIAN MERCURY, MARCH 7. The announcement of the Ministerial plan of Reform has been re. oeived in the Metropolis, and throughout the country at large, with but one expression of feeling—that of enthusiastic joy and delight, united with gratitude to that bold and upright Ministry, with the noble originator of the plan at its head, and to our most patriotic, liberal, and generous Monarch, who has crowned it with his sanction and apptobs. tion. In this pla ce, scarcely had our pen given utterance to the re. commendation of the plan, when its adoption was announced by the Merchant Company and the Incorporation of Hatters, both of which meet this day, the first at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, and the latter at half-past six this evening. A public meeting of the Citizens at large, is also summoned for Wednesday. Leith also meets this day. The theological students in Aberdeen propose drawing up a petition to both Houses of Parliament, praying that in the measures about to be introduced regarding Reform, the gradnates of Scottish Universities, and members of the learned professions generally, may not be over looked. SOCIETY FOR THE SUPPRESSION Or PUBLIC BEGGING.—The Directors of this excellent institution have just published their fifteenth annual Report. The subscriptions of last year did not exceed 2001. while the expenditure was 3531. 13s. 4d ; and the amount at peasant on hand is only 823 L Bs. 7d. During the year, 920 articles of cloth-1 ing have been distributed. A second view of the Exhibition has confirmed the impressions left on our minds by the first. On the whole, there is this year a great im provement. More care and judgment has been bestowed in the selection of pictures for exhibition • there are many fewer specimens of the tea. tray and sign-board scho ols, with a corresponding addition to the num ber of pleasing at least, if not very powerful, pictures. One admirable, and more than one respectable, specimen of historical painting have this year been furnished by our native artists. The following plan, by the Right Hun. Sir Joila Sinclair, Bart. for convening " The entire Potatoe" into meal, has been Ibund completely to answer. The potatoe must first be thoroughly steamed or boiled, but steaming is preferable. They must be prepared with the skin on, that less liquid may be imbibed; but after being steamed or boiled, the skin must be taken off by the hand. When thus prepared, the potatoes must be put, as soon as possible after they are skinned, (to prevent de. composition,) into a stove, heated to about 100 degrees, in rows, quite separate from each other, on plates of tin, or on canvas, but not on brick or stone. They must re maini in the stove for about twenty-four hours, and then be put into a grating machine to be reduced into powder, for lumps do not grind easily when dried. If they do not seem to be thoroughly prepared as meal, they must, after being grated, be replaced in the stove, and kept there, until they are reduced into a state of dried powder. These operations are not to be compared to the trouble and expense attending the conversion of wheat into flour. The Courier of Thursday produced an alarm here by a wand edition foolishly eDough beaded " Rebellion in Ireland." A carrier's dog, belonging to Perth, was some time ago buried be neath a quantity of straw in a stable loft, where he remained fourteen and a half days without meat or drink ; and yet when he was extricated, he possessed so much strength as to leap with joy over the heads of the by-standers! A correspondent furnishes us with the following particular relative to a hedge-hog:—" I got it last May. I put hint into a bake-house, and never troubled myself about feeding him. He came out at eight o'clock at night every night, picked up what he could get to eat, and retired every morning regularly to his den (a place of his own making), about six o'clock. He continued to do this till last November, when he never came out, but appeared to be quite dead. As the body did not seem to decay, I allowed it to lie.--when, to our astonishment, out be came the other day as lively as ever. I weighed him when 1 got bim, as he appeared large, and found him to be 41b. I find now be is only BERWICK, COIN MARKET, MARCH 3.—There were very few sam ples of any kind of grain shown here to-day ; for wheat and oats the sale was heavy, and each is per quarter lower Barley in fair demand, and 6d to Is per quarter down. Wheat 58s to 82s ; fine, 63 to 64s per quarter. Barley 34s to 351; fine, 36s to 37. Oats, Potato, 28s 6d to 30s ; fine. Ditto Angus, 264 to 27s ; hue, Brans, 40s to 41s._ Pease, 39s to 42: _ _ _ _ _ • _ MARH/ED.—Robert Her, Esq. late of Grenada, to daughter of Jame Ure, Esq.—At Irvine, James Mack, Esq. of the Customs, to Elizabeth, daughter of Mr. Andrew Cunnik . —At Leith, Captain John Eyre, of the royal artillery .-: ors, daughter of Wm. Goddard, LK- _ ' - , •t. DIED.—At Greenock, Di. Andrew Hill.—At -. lKat hrine Bannerman, relict of James Bannerman. Rsq.— , 7 . .. Stuart, relict of the late Captain Archd. Stuart, of Ayr—ln : ..-_, - can, Macleod, widow of the late Reverend Dr. Mad -- •"' - pal of King's College. GLASGOW FREE PRESS, MARC II 5. The late decision of the Lord Chancellor, by which purchasers of grain,'.otherwise than in bulk in open market, are liable to repetition of the price to the landlord if the farmers' rent is unpaid, has very natu rally excited the attention of corn dealers. Glasgow is peculiarly si tuated in this respect, as it has neither a D ora sample market. The authorities, however, now that the stat *raters forces it upon them, are beginning to turn their attention to %Object. The p r place would be in the Cattle Market, but Dr. has another . He proposes "to throw the whole north- burying d into one grand vaulted Cemetery, similar to, but OD &much largie We than the Crypt of St, David's Church, the spandrils or upper aide of tie peed *relies to be paved, and the area or square thus limed is be aced far public purposes. The paved square will be 306 Act keg and 207 feet wide, containing upwards of 7,000 yards of ground, a spice Urger by one-third than St. Enoch's Square. He proposes to form a row of small shops close by the walls, which will reduce the square to about 6,000 yards, in the centre of which a Rotunda will be erected for a stock corn market with a sample gallery. The rotunda to have a co lonnade on its exterior for the sale of small articles which are now ez in, or hawked about, the streets, to the annoyance of the shop re:Pees and the other inhabitants. As the shops will be only one story high, with the exception of the centre compartment of one of the sides of the square, to be used for a bazaar, as after mentioned, the light and air will not be injured. By this arrangement, a considerable inter mediate space will be reserved for ulterior purposes. Carriage entries to the square will be formed from George-street and North Albion street with gentle acclivities, and foot entries from Ingram.strect and Montrose-street by a flight of easy steps. We have been most agreeably disappointed. We expected little from the present ministry, and have obtained much. Their measure of Re form is, under all the circumstances, more liberal and manly than the public had almost any cause to anticipate ; and it therefore will be hailed by every real friend to his country and to public order, with sincere delight. As a proof of the immense anxiety felt here on Thursday to ascertain the nature of the Ministerial measure of Reform, we may mention that, at the time tire mail arrived, the New Exchange wu crowded with above :100 gentlemen ; and when it was learned by them that Glasgow was to have two members, an enthusiastic shout spontaneously burst from them all, indicative of their high satisfaction at that particular fact—and indeed at the details of the measure generally. A letter, dated St. John's, Newfoundland, 11th January, states, that a most destructive fire had happened there on that day, at four o'closit in the morning. It commenced in Mr. Perkins house, at the corned Water-carat, and Church-hill-street. In a few hours it had communi cated to a large block of buildings adjoining, forming a square, bounded by Water-street. Church-hill, Duckworth.street, and a lane. In a few hours all was consumed. The Grenada Gassene quotes from our paper the petition which, in November last, went from this town so numerously and respectably signed, praying for gradual abolition of slavery, and compensation to the colonists; and in the same sheet are some striking comparisons be- Cunninghasil - 41 tween the conditions of the slaves In those colonies, and that of the now miserably-reduced free labourers in this country—one of which com. l:I:1s, as it may not be without its use, we shall here copy. The foi ;72re the cases cited relative to this country :—They are copied from the Bury and Sofro& Chronicle : "Charles Herbert, (committed by the Rev. W. Perlin), convicted of refusing to go round the parish a Bury St. Mary in search of work, and of being insolent to the parish officers when offered relief, to be imprisoned twenty-one days. " William Spalding, (by the Right Honourable George toed Cal thorpe, and the Rev. R. Havers), convicted of being a person able in part to maintain his family by work, and having wilfully refused so to do, whereby they are become chargeable to Ruby , to be impri soned fourteen days. " John Potter, (by J. P. Case, Esq.) convicted of absenting himself from the service of Ephraim Hobbs, of Bury ; to be imprisoned one month and corrected." (517tieieiiiiritiitcases of arbitrary coercion, the Grenada Gazette says, " If our enemies defend the necessity and justice of the punish. meatof William Spalding by Lord Calthorpe, or refusing to work; what, in the name of humanity, can they urge to defend the callous apathy they evince at the shameful announcement in the public papers of a " Free-born Englishman" (John Potter) being sentenced to one month's imprisonment and corrected, for refusing to work for a particu lar person ? or, in other words, for claiming the right to choose his own mister ! !—Sh ame ! HOUSES IN SCOTLAND, AssasszD AT AN AND UPWARDS, AND AT EIGHT WINDOWS MID UPWARDS.. Counties. From 101. Above to 301. WI. Aberdeen 1585 177 Argyll 388 131 Ayr 1118 90 Banff 225 9 Berwick 310 191 Bute 173 8 Caithness 189 2 Clackmannan 203 7 Cromarty 22 0 Dumbarton 394 25 Dumfries 851 43 Edinburgh 8128 3700 Elgin 262 21 Fife 1117 92 Forfar 1587 139 Haddington 266 29 Inverness 395 49 Kincardine 111 13 Kinross 48 3 Kirkcudbright 349 10 Lanark 6319 1248 Linlithgow 215 21 Nairn 43 3 1 Orkney 69 0 Peebles 1117 17 Perth 1204 170 Renfrew 1971 1431 Ross 193 11 Roxburgh 473 24 Selkirk 32 4 Stirling 758 80 Sutherland 32 1 Wigton 249 17 Shetland 93 0 No. of Houses Amount of Assessed. Rental. ZlO 17,915 A 208,093 16 7,121 131,380 21 4,481 116,927 31 2,339 86,648 41 1,350 62,313 61 703 40,151 61 440 29,428 71 403 30,957 81 313 26,815 91 , 234 22,790 101 106 11,075 111 247 31,315 151 31 5,290 201 17 4,222 301 7 1,900 400 2 1,470 T0ta1...315,702 800,714 Number of Houses Assessed at eight Windows and upwards. B 8 to 810 .. 11,271 --- 15 6, 214 •-•• 20 ... 2,590 - 25 .. • 1,242 :,=.•• 30 ... 011 -- 40 GOO 60 .. 241 75 .. 246 100 ... 115 Above 100 ... 88 Total ..... 23,318 T0ta1.... 29,617 6185_, GLASGOW GRAIN MARLEY AIARCR 2.—The Market firm for all descriptions of grain, at the pri ces of last week.—Wheat, British old, per 240 lbs. 36s to 38a ; Ditto, new, 30s to 34. ; Oats, Irish, per 264 lbs. 23s 6d to 255; British, ditto, 24s to 265; Barley, Scotish. per 320 lbs. 30s toils ; Beans, English, per 260 lbs. 23s to 255; Scotia's, ditto; 23s to 255; Pease English, per 260 lbs. 241 to 25s ; Oatmeal. a boll of 1401bs. 20s to its ; Flour. a sack of 2301b5. 54s to 575. MARRIED,—T. Chalmers, jun. to Catherine Wilkie, eldest daughter of J. Govan Esq. Glasgow. DIED.—Mr. W. Govan, well known m the judicious and able Editor of an Edition of Dr. Johnson's Dictionary. Mr. SEYMOUR, on the second count of the indict ment against him, has been acquitted at Salisbury. He had the benefit of a moat eloquent defence by Sergeant Wilde. The compensation to the commissioners of bankrupts is, of course, only to be in proportion to the time they have held office, i. e. two hundred pounds above ten years, and one hundred and fifty pounds for less. Mr. P. M. ST EW ART has announced himself as candidate for Lancaster. Mr. VAN HoMRICH, late M.P. for Drogheda, died sod denly in the news room of that town on Saturday last. No less than twenty-four of the disfranchised boroughs are in the patronage of the whig aristocracy. The housekeepers of London find it very difficult to rea lize the diminished duty on coals. It is wonderful that no public spirited dealer advertizes coals with the full abate ment. The shipping and colonial interests fraternize in a splendid dinner, on Saturday, for which the names of 112 stewards are appointed. The Coinage of William the Fourth will be completed in a few weeks. It embraces a range from the five pound gold piece, to the quarter farthing. New sovereigns will appear next week. A sensible pamphleteer calls it political suicide to return to cash payments without a reduction of taxes to an amount equivalent to the rise of the value of money, as well as an immense reduction of the national expenditure. The pres sure of Taxation, he observes, is now as high as during the most expensive period of the war ; and nothing enabled the likOrfr and manufacturer to bear the very heavy pressure of talotiton during She war, but a paper currency, and nothing 'rheeXpense otlifloWar, or the national debt, is the re mote, and Peel's WI; 'is the pr oximate cause of the present public distress ; while the censequences have been not a little aggravated by the experiments in free trade, the repeal of the navigation laws, &c. The currency must be enlarged to the extent of our bur thens, or the taxation must be reduced to the level of our currency. Perhaps we must wait for a reformed parliament to adopt one of these alternatives. The present men seem to be infatuated, and to have accelerated their own political destruction by passing Peel's Bill, and neglected to provide an alternative ! Shopkeepers who never can see beyond their counters at present, ascribe the stagnation of all business to the counter irritation about the Reform question. Sometimes they as cribe it to the weather—sometimes to " deadness of trade" —to people being out of town—in short to any thing rather than the true cause—Peel's Bill ! A Dublin philosopher announces that a small vial, filled with mercury, and held in the hand, cures acute rheu matism and rheumatic gout : and the same in the lower limbs, if tied to the soles of the feet on going to bed. He considers it also a specific for cramp. The City has established a day police, in costume like that of the suburbs, but under its own control, and therefore sub ject to no jealousy. A dinner has been given to the Poles in London, at which Sir Francis Burdett was announced as Chairman, but be preferred attending the debate in the Commons, though be did not speak as was expected. Mr. Hobbouse was in the Chair, and Count La Borde, from Paris, M. Behr, from Belgium, and the Marquis Wielopoleki, from Poland, were present, besides Mr. Hume, Mr. O'Connell, Mr. Wilke, and other British Liberals. Some excellent toasts were drank, and some speeches made in aid of the Polish and Italian Patriots. Messrs. SAMSOX and Co. were an old and highly re spectable firm. The stoppage was only for £85,000, and they are prepared speedily to pay 10s. in the pound. Other recent commercial failures are of far greater magnitude. A contemporary, in his over-seal to outstrip time, us, and every body, brought forth, it seems, in a state of imperfec tion like Esop's blind puppies. Among other mistakes -he omitted Greenock, and a meeting of the Bailiff and Junta was the consequence,but the opportune arrival of the Errs a dispelled their alarm, and chagrin was converted, into rapturous public rejoicings. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE HOME CIRCUIT.—CRELsbroan Mama 10. BURGLAILT •wn ATT,MPT TO MUIZIE. Witlianiloe, a dts perste looking ruffian, was capitally indicted for having burglariouslt entered an outhouse within the outline of the dwelling-house of Ali. G. Buckstone. Another count charged him with having, in eo mp ,, with two others, inflicted divers wounds with a cleaver on the head or Mr. Buckstone. _ _ _ The charge was clearly proved, and the Jury found a verdict Guilty. Judge BAYLEY, in passing sentence of death on the prisoner, e x honed the culprit to employ the few brief hours he had to live i: asking that mercy from Aratrourir GOD which on earth he had dl. vied to man. SALISBURY, natal 9. ARSON.—Henry Wilkins ifas indicted for having set fire to, and burnt down, a cottage or dwelling.bouse, the property of Wm.Pea s h yn at Ludgershall, in this county, on the 20th of November lass. The examination of the prisoner before the Magistrates was ps sv‘d and read, wherein he confessed that he was present when the COll3/.. was set on fire, and that he had taken the iron bar into the house, but which was not used. The prisoner in his defence protested his innocence of the chug, brought against him, and declared that the witnesses had sworn fals e ly He received a very good character from a person named Batchelor, xh o had known him from his infancy. The Learned JODGZ having summed up, the Jury returned a vet. diet of Guilty. Soon after the conclusion of the trial, his Lordship having put ou his black cap, proceeded to comment upon the enormity of the °Ff ixt. of which the prisoner had been proved guilty, and concluded an im. pressive and eloquent address by passing the awful sentence of death upon the prisoner, and cautioned him not to entertain any hope of coney on this side the grave, for it certainly would not be extended to him. His Lordship, during the delivery of his address, was visibly affected LANCASTER, MARCH 7. &Hanel Mahlon was indicted for the manslaughter of his wife, a t Manchester, on the 17th of December last. From the evidence of a surgeon, it appeared that the deceased died from a rupture of an artery, and that the rupture of that particular artery might have been Deco.stoned by a fall against any hard substance—The prisoner was ac. quitted. Samuel Haiku was convicted at the same Anises of the mar. slaughter of Robert Willin, of Great Bolton. It appeared that th. prisoner and the deceased worked in a bed-quilt factory, and that the prisoner, whilst intoxicated, was so provoked by the taunts of the de. ceased, that he beat and kicked him in several parts of the: body, and thereby caused his death.—The prisoner was sentenced to three month; imprisonment. WORCESTER, MARSH 7. T. Slaughter, aged 18, has been found guilty of setting fire to a wheat rick, of the value of 1001. the property of Rebecca Tonilinsoo, to whom the prisoner was a servant. The prisoner had trade a code% lion of his guilt. He was sentenced to be hanged. POLICE IMPORTS. Mr. Bouafield, of Chatham-place, solicitor, was charged with assault. ing Mr. Thomas Marshall, of the Old Bailey. The complainan t stated, that on Friday last he called on Mr. Bonifield to pay him some rent, and at the same time required an explanation relative to a notice to repair certain dilapidation., with which he had been served. Mr. Bou.field, however, would not give the required explanation, and said u complainant did not abide by the notice, the necessary steps to comp e l him would be resorted to. Complainant replied, if he were compelled to repair, he should consider it a robbery. Mr. Bousfield s a id, if he used such words again, he would knock his head off his shoulders. Complainant observed, he must not do that, and repeated, that he con. sidered the compelling him to repair a robbery. Mr. Bonifield instantly seized him by the collar, shook him, and ordered a clerk to bundle him into the street, and issue a writ against him. Complainant then ten. dared a check in payment for the rent, and within an hour after he vas served with a copy of a writ. Mr. Bout& d said, that when the complainant came to his house h, behaved in a very hostile manner, and used language which justifiol his ordering him to be turned out of the house. The MKisuates said, they were of opinion that the assault was jut. tigabic, and dismissed the case. MABLOOROUGIPBTEEET.—ROBBEBY AT THE DIAWING-ROON. —As the Magistrates were about to retire between three and four yester. day, Sir W. Alexander, late Chief Baron, gave information of a robbery which had been a few minutes before committed on him. As he was walking in the vicinity of St. James's he became hustled in the crowd, and immediately afterwards discovered that his gold watch and appen. dirges had been stolen, and also that a pouch, containing some bore. reigns, had been abstracted from his pocket, but the thieves had had the kindness to leave the gentleman some loose silver. His suspicions tell upon two individuals, whom he described, and as Mr. Thomas, the Su. perintendent of Police, was in the office, information was given to him, in order that if the property should be taken to Bow-street, information should be given to Sir William. ROBBERY AT Ildzssas. Mecum AND Daarxnases..—The pri soners in this ease were yesterday again brought up foe re-examination before F. A. Ron, Esq. The examination was conducted in the pd. Tate room, and from the courtesy of the Magistrate the Reporters were admitted : but as very little evidence was given, and the publication of that would frustrate the ends of public justice, we reserve it for the reexamination which is appointed for next Thursday, and the prisoners were remanded. GAYNOR AND NEAT..—The whole of the stakes for this fight, which is to come off within a hundred miles of London, was made good last night, at Tom Gaynor's, Duke'a.court, Bow -street, after a Waling dia. ner. Little betting took place, both parties wanting odds ; but neither inclined to take the lead. Gaynor looked extremely well, and was for. tunate enough to win the toss, which entitled him to name the place of meeting. After this Event—considered a " lucky omen" for Gaynor— he set out for his training ground at Staines, intimating that on Monday next, at his crib," the proper " office" as to " the where" might be obtained. JED WARD AND SIMON BYRNE.—After the previous match had been disposed of, ten pounds a-aide were put down to make the long. expected match between these men, to decide who shall be the Cham. pion of England? The mill to be for 2001. a-side, and 251. aside to be made good, and articles signed, at Tom Spring's. PIGEON Mayett.—A sporting pigeon match between Tom Spring and Tom Cannon, and two amateurs, at eleven birds each, was made at the conclusion of the evening, to come off at the New Inn, Staines, for twenty pounds. As this Is c lo se to Gaynor's training quarters, a otrong muster of the fancy is anticipated . Al CEDE R. Between eleven and twelve o'clock on Wednesday it was dittemercd that an aged female, named Elizabeth Malcolm, who for several years kept a small broker's shop at the corner of Elis abeth-street and North. street, Dog-row, Bethnal-green, had been murdered in her own house, About the time above-mentioned one of her sons was Fusing the house, in company with a man of the name of Morey, and being, as he says, surprised at seeing the doors and windows closed, he forced his way into the house, when the unfortunate woman was found dead, with her skull fractured in many places, and her person and the floor about her covered with blood. She was partly sus. pended by a piece of jack line from the latch of the door, which led from the kitchen to a small yard attached to the house. On examining the rooms up stairs, all the drawers, presses, and co boards were found to be ransacked and stripped of their property. Their were also two beds, the one which the deceased lay on, and another. taken away, together with the bedclothes, and various other articles of property. The last time she was seen alive was on Monday afternoon. and, from the circumstances of the house being closed during the whole of Tuesday, in the same manner as it was on Wednesday morning, there is little doubt but that the milder was perpetrated on Monday night. In consequence of some suspicions being entertained against the son he has been taken into custody, together with a porter of the name of Clarke, who was in the employment of the deceased. The deceased had no inmate in her house. Two men and a female have been taken up on suspicion of being concerned in the murder of the old woman at Bethnal-green, and un. derwent an examination at Lambeth-street Police-office. CORN-EXCHAN( Wheatinew,Kent, Rises 74s 781 i Old . —s —s Suffolk. (White) . 72. 7th Norfolk &Suff. (Red), 66s 721 Rye • . 30. 34s Barley, Ms 401 ..Fine 441 47. Pees, White . 40s 42s E-THIS DAY. Peas, Grey . 36s 40s Beans, Small . . 4fis ♦:s Tick . 32s 38s Oats, Potatoe . iBs 31s Poland . 26s 27s Feed . . Vs 243 Flour, per sack, . . dos 6 Rapeseed . 436 Da per lo BoUen . . 451 481 /1111111 Wheat, English (qrs.) - 2,23.5 1 Irish . - Batley, Foreign . Oats, English Trish . Foreign - Flour (sacks) Foreign - . . 1,5110 i Barley, English - . 6,6 W r Trish - - . ••••—• SMITHFIELD-THIS DAY. CAVILS AT WA Beasts, 501—Sheep. 3,2 Bo.—Pigs, 110—Calve., 101. Beef ..... 4s 04 to 4s ad Pork ...... 4d tO Mutton .... •40 ad Si Od Lamb .. Os 04 O• Veal.. Ss Od S. ad COAL-EXCHANGE—THIS DAY. Ships arrived during the month During the week Best Wailsend Coals . 2Bs Oil 285 Gd t other sort.... 2ls Od 265 6d Ships at 11sAcei. 213. .- —-----............. 3 Itt the O." OrricE, No. 1, Piciett:place, - Temple Bar. 1141)031 : 300 9.2 41 ' 2,9;t" ........- 5.13 P f •1 { ( ~ 11