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iN'I'ERESTING PETITIONS lor criminal, have also powet to summon witnesses, and to execute ail their orders and judgments, whether by arrest of FROM BRITISH INDIA, ;the psrsmn or by seizure and sale of property, throughout PRESENTED TO THE i the whole of the territories under the presidencies at which HOUSE OF COMMONS, SEPTEstREst 1, ' these coons are respectively esteblithed. Those courts, in By Six CHARLES FORBES AND Ma. HUME. the execution of their processes and orders, have always I —op— been scrupulously observant of the religious doctrines, rites, " To the Honourable the Commons of the United Kingdom and observanci it, and of the martyrs and usages of the na uf Great Britain and Ireland, in Parliament assembled, I five , . The experience of more than half a century at " The Humble Petition of the Hindoos, Parsees, and Calcutta, :led of more then a quarter of a century at Mathenetans. Natives of the East Indies, and Inhabitants Madras and Bombay, has proved that life, property, cliarac of the Island of Bombay, whose Nunes are underwritten, ' ter, and personal liberty, can be protemed by his Majesty's " tittowEln—We beg to be permitted to offer to your courts of justice, without violation of the religions, wan- Honourable House our grateful acknowledgments, for the ners, and usages of the natives. We appeal 'o that evi mare testimonies we have had of your solicitude to promote d ? l,ce .n contradict erroneous repntts which have been sc our welfare and happiness. We are satisfied that our terns dulotely propagated, and h ave be e n ton long acquiesced isentations for the amelioration of our condition in society, in, teat the introduction of courts of justice into India, and for the improv e ment of our political institutions in strictly administering the law fur the protection of life, pro- India, will be listened to by you w ith patient attention— . petit.. chatacter, and personal liberty, is incompatible with will have your unprejudiced consideration, and that it will the religions, manners, and usages of the natives, and would ever be your desire, that all the subjects of our gracious he highly offensive to them. Miserable, indeed, would be Sovereign, in whatever region they may be, shall be fully the condition of matikind if the duties of judges could not be protected in their lives, their personal liberty, their charm- executed without offending the religions, manners, and ter, and their property. usages of those over whom they have jurisdiction. Reports tt We beg your honourable house to take into your con. also have long prevailed, and been acquiesced in, that the sideration the expediency of rendering all his Majesty's sub. religions, manners, and usages of the natives of India re jects, being natives of India , eligible to serve on grand ju - pilled their employment in judicial functions, and that they ries ; and further, to introduce and establish the trial by had not capacity to perform them. The unprejudiced mind jury in civil cases. in his Majesty's courts of justice at three of Sir Alexander Johnstone controverted the truth of that presidencies in India, and to render the entities ot Lelia cli- report; and the experience of five years at Calcutta, Ma. giblet to serve on those kitties. Alrettly ter natives of India dras, and Bombay, has denionsttated the willingness of the serve on petit juries, i n all criminal ti ed. i n his Majesty's natives to aid in the administratioa of justice, even in the courts in India t and the supreme snort of judicature at . unpleasant office of Jurors on trials for crimes, and their Bombay has acknowledged their utility oil those trials. Of utility as Jurors has been repeatedly declared by the Su. all trials, tine by a petit jury ter crimes is the moat int. prom Court at Bombay. portant ; and when the natives of India are declared by "it is true, that the impartiality in the courts of justice, Parliament to be qualified to serve as jurymen on those that we have presumed to solicit and enforce, will be offen. trials, and experience has proved their utility, we venture ! sive to some of the connections and adherents of former so. humbly to submit to your honourable house, that there is ; vereigns, who had privileges in some respects exempting no sufficient reason to exclude them front grand jaries, told ! them from the jurisdiction of courts of justice ; as, for in. petit juries, in civil causes. Whether before a wand jury, stance, the Sirdirs in the Dekan, whose privileges have been or a petit jury, in the court of dyer and terminer, or a jury , conceded to them by regulation 29(1Iumb. g0v.)1827. But we in plea causes, the subject under investigation generally ease I are sure that your honourable house will not expose the braces transactions of a local nature, and the witnesses arc meanest of his Majesty's subjects in India to injury in life, principally natives of India. To ascertain the intemion of I property, character, or personal liberty, in complaisance to the witnesses, and the degree of credit that is due to them, the vicious pride of those personages. in order to pronounce a true verdict, a knowledge of the I "We implore your Honourable House, earnestly and languages of the country, of local usages and customs, civil i without prejudice, to reflect on the condition of the natives I presume religious, and of general character, we pretue to mtg. inhabiting Ilia Illajesty's territories in India ; in number, gest, is as touch required before a grand jury, and before . they exeteil sixty millions; the greater part of them are his a petit jury in civil causes, as before a jury on trial fur Majesty's natural burn subjects, and almost all the rest are crimes. denizens. This immense population, who have strong, ne tt We beg your hen. house also to take into your consi- tural, and legal pretensions to participare in the advantages Aeration the expediency of rendes ing his Majesty's subjects, of society, are almost entirely excluded from offices of trust the natives of India, qualified to b t his Majesty justices of and emolument. it is impossible for your honourable house the peace for the several presidencies in India, and the ter- to credit misrepresentations, obviously originating in pre. riteries subordinate to them respectively. IVe admit an ob- judice and self-interest, that confound the whole native po jection to arise, from a want of knowledge in the natives, of ',elation into one mass of ignorance and corruption. The the laws administered by justices of the peace ; but that ob. entices of the territories now British India, were very jection may be obviated by declaring, that all their acts, as highly civilized, and, by their various manufactures, justices of the peace, to be valid, shall be in conjunction largely contributed to the splendour of Thebes, of with a justice of the peace, who is a British subject. Since Pahnyra, and of ancient Alexandria, when the inha. parliament has declared the natives of India, under the ad. bitants of one of the most powerful and illustrious kingdoms vice of the Court, to be qualified to serve on petit juries, on of modern Europe lived in woods, and fought with bows and trials for crimes, it surely may be allowed to us to argue, arrows and clubs. Whatever injury has been done to their that they are qualified to act as justices of the peace, in understandings and moral principles, by the long modem. conjunction with one of his Majesty's British subjects. ante of despotism, will easily and rapidly he rectified by "We see no reason to dissemble, and we avow to your Courts of Justice Intelligently and impartially admistering honourable house, that one of our reasohs for soliciting as justice among them • and by their admissibility into honour eligible to serve on grand juries, and kaki in civil causes , aids and profitable Offices in the Judicial, Territorial, and and to be justices of peace, is to diminish the odious dis- Financial Departments, being made to defend on their intel. tinction that separates us from his blajesty's British sub. lectual and moral character. The dynasties of the Save. jects ; that pronounces us an inferior and degraded class in reigs of the territories conquered by the British arms were society, and unworthy of the confidence of our Gracious of very short duration ; those Sovereigns never hail a strong Sovereign and of the Government. hold on the affections of their subjects, and since those con. " ‘l'e beg your honourable house to take into your con. quests, the natives have always manifested a desire to coa. sideration the system for the administration of justice itt the lesce with the Crown of the United Kingdoms:—their interior of' British India; it is eminently detective—it al- wishes to do so have been repelled even with contumely. Up fords no ad, quate protection for the rights of property—it wards of sixty millions of his Majesty's subjects are at this affords scarcely any protection from personal wrongs—and, time disjointed, loose, and floating on the surface of India. in particular, from false imprisonment when committed by Nothing is more easy than to consolidate this immense po persons possessing public authority. Your honourable pulation into one mass of cohesion with his Majesty's tern. house are perfectly sensible bow much life is embittered by tones ; administer justice to them wisely and impartially, personal wrongs, and especially by false imprisonment. It I and reward intellectual and moral merit with honourable and Is true, that by Acts of Parliament, and by the Charters of profitatile offices, both at the Precidencies and in the Pro. the Supreme Courts in India, actions for damages will lie in i vinces, and the principle of cohesion will circulate through all those Courts for personal wrongs, including false impel. the whole body. tionment, committed by his Majesty's British subjects, or ea- " With a view to the same principle of cohesion, we yen fives of India in their service ; but it is probable, that at a tore to suegest, that it is highly politic to introduce the distance of thirty miles from each of the precedencies, there English language into the vernacular languages of India— , is scarcely a native of India who has the slightest knowledge and with that intention, for Parliament to enact, that no of those Acts of Parliament or Charters; and, if they were native, after the period of twelve years, shall be admissible known, the immense distances from his Majesty's Courts in into any office in the Judicial, Territorial, or Financial De. India would, in most instances, prevent application to them , partments, unless his competency in reading, writing, and fur redress. At present, we are inhabitants of the island of i speaking the English language, has been certified by the Bombay, but many of us have families in the intertur of the • Committee appointed for his examination. The children of British territories in India, and all of us, fur trade, pilgrim. I the natives of India have great aptitude in learning to read, ages, and other purposes, occasionally leave the island of I write, and speak the English language. Since the institu. Bombay, and at once are under the Judicial administrations tion of schools fur the instruction of the natives in the Eng that is in force beyond this presidency. We tearposely de. : list% language, under the advice and patronage of the Hon. cline a statement of particular instances of grievances by the ! Me untstuart Elphinstone, Governor of Bombay, many of Judicial System in the interior of India—our objections ! the children of the natives read, write, and speak the Dig apply to the system itself. . lish language with facility and fluency. Besides the prm tt We beg to be excused entreating the attention of your ciple of cohesion which we have noticed, a knowledge of the honourable house to the very extraordinary situation of his English Language extensively dispersed among the natives Majesty's subjects, the natives of India. l'he dynasties of India will afford great facilities for the future improve. that have been conquered by the British arms in India, were' ment of the judicial system in India. only of short duratiou—scarcely one of them had been in . " Illustrious Legislators! Benefactors of the Human existence more than a century—we allude to the Nabub of Race! Your persevering and intelligent tut does to abolish Bengal, Behar, and Orixa—the Nabob of Arcot—Tippou ' the trade in slaves, have spread the fame of your humanity Sahib, and the l'aishwa, there wet nothing venersble in the . over the whole world. The destiny of upwards of sixty remote antiquities of those dynasties—the natives cat India ' millions of human beings depends upon your Councils ; had no other attachment to them than what arose from ' they are the natural-born subjects, or the denizen subjects, their possession of power. The ettenget of the present gc. 'of your own Sovereign. We are sure that you will be aeration did not exist when the Nabob of Bengal, Behar, • eager to regress the wrongs we have submitted to you. and Orixa, the Nabob of Arcot, mid Tippoo haltib, were tt Knowing, as we do, the propensity to misrepresents. conquered. In another quarter of a century, few of the na. tion that will be active against the natives of India, and that fives who were the subjects of the Paisliwa will be alive.— it will be suggested that this Petition does not contain the The immense population, calculated at upwards of GO mil- real opinions of all who have signed it, we have taken the lions, which inhabits those conquered enmities, now !otter fur liberty to subjoin to it a translation into the Goozarette protection and happiness to tee Braish stievernmen. alone. end Malwatta languages—the languages in most frequent They have no sentiments of hostiliy to the British tievcris. use in leintbuy • and if, in having so done, we have trans went —they have uo hopes but what arise from British in. greased any of :he Rules of your Honourable House, we stitutions--is is their wish to possess and to merit public crave your indulgence and pardon. confidence, and under the auspices of your honourable house " And your Petitienets, as in duty bound, will ever aed the enactments of parliament, to be declared eligible to F Y' r‘ &C. fulfil and execute all civil offices throhout British India-- judicial, financial, and territorial. We presume to suggest " Bombay, 25th Jan. 1831. to the consideration of your hotiouraele houseetsat ths tittle is Signed I y at length arrived, when public institutions th.ouglieut the : HORMUZJ RE ROMANJEE, "" JAHANGIIEIR NASSERVANJEE, Com ten:utiles in British India ought to be adapted to the JEEJEBHOY DADABHOY, miller; permanent continuance of the Itritish authority over them. " CURSETJEF. MUNCHERJEE, Your honourable hcum will not believe, that a popuhatem And by upwards of four thousand respectable Native Inha. of sixty millions does not contain within itself talent, mei bitants of Bombay, of every religion." dusty, and integrity to justify heir being largely admitted into the execution of judicial, financial, and territorial offices. We retrain from enlarging on the eumberless ad vantages, in policy, and in morals, both to the United Kieg. 'lotus an d to British India, from the natives of India bei g extensively admitted into thou offices. The philanthropy uotl wisdom of your honourable house are our guarantees that all will be dune that can be done to make the situation cat bring his Majesty's subjects in India the cause of conga. tilation to all the natives of British India. " We have stem pleasure in acknowledging our oblige• riots to your hon o urable house, tor your undeviating atten tion and and anxiety to secure to the natives of British Latta the full and fret enjoyment of their respective !elisions. — A In! your petit ~,,, erb, as iu duty bound, will ever pray, &e. PANORAMA ot"rnE BRITISH EMPIRE. MANCHESTER I'OICE OF THE PEOPLE. THE SeINNING BRANCH of the cotton wade is unusually flat at present at Ashton and Stalybridge. The master. complain of having heavy stocks on hand, and say that they cannot find a market for their goods. One large establish. ment at Ashton has commenced working " short time," and it is esyccted that ore long this arrangement will become general. About this time of the year, preparations are usually made for lighting up their mills with gas, but there In no sign of any thing of this kind at present : some of the masters say they do not intend to " wake" this aide of hu: to shorten the hours of labour as the days shorten. The workmen, generally speaking, are but in a low et edition, not having yet recovered from the effects of Nee late turn.cut. 'rhe weaving branch still continues pretty brisk, nor is there any appearance of any of those mills I working short time where weaving is tuned on. St Ltz WEAVING.—This trade is at present greatly on the deck. e, both as respects the quantity of work given out, and ' the price _Raid for it. THE BATTING TRADE.—This trade has likewise suf fered a great depression. LANCASTER, SATURDAT.—THE SENTENCES ON THR • FORGERS AND WIGAN ItIOTRIIS.—James Collyer a d ALlTtin Collins, who were found guilty at the last assizes, before ,lr. Justice Littledale, of being accessories before the I fact to a forgery, were brought up this morning to receive sentence, together with Jonathan Dade, who was convicted on Tuesday, and Robert Kirkwood, William Calvert, John Stanfield, John Campbell, and James Kirkwood. The Judge then passed sentence on the prisoners in the usual form. " Jonathan Dade—in your ease I have allowed ,the; sen tence, after much consideration, to be recorded. I have telt that the justice of the country required that you should be involved in the sentence which has just been passed, but I hope there will be sufficient example in the other two. Hubert Kirkwood—your life has been spared. I have had great difficulty in making the selection, both you and Dade came into the plan after it was prepared." With respect to Campbell, I have permitted the sen tence to be recorded. " To the Honourable the Commons of the United King. dam of tire.' hritnin and Ireland, iu Parliament assembled ; " The Humble Petition of the undersig,ned Cinistians, Hindueb, Parsers, N.atiometans, and Jea-, natives of his Illajesty'r Territories in India, and Inhabitants of the Wand of Bombay : " Most humbly sheweth—lt is with confidence and otitis. faction that we address ourselves to your honourable house it i 3 to Parliament that the natty s ut his Majesty's tern tories iu India are indebted for ti.: public institutions in. tended to prevent injury and insult to them, and to raise them in the ranks of society ; and we acknowledge with gratitude the &oils of your honourable house to promote' those good purposes. It is principally to inquires pursued by your honourable house, that the natives of India owe their earliest Enact:non from injustice and degradation, by the establishment of the Supreme Court of Judicature at Calcuttan Front that origin have succesrivay proceeded the Recorders Courts, and mac Supreme Courts ut Judica ture at Madras and Bombay : those Courts have ever fulfilled the duties entrusted to them by our gtacious Sovereign Lord the King ; they have acquired we con fluence and esteem of the natives of India, and at tached them to the British Government. At Cal cutta, Madras, and Bombay, are the most numerous wenn blages of the natives of India, and of foretAn countries in Asia ; they are of every variety of religion, c.tst and sect ; di. versified illsaracd rites and observances, and in social 1114111)CM and usages. The Supreme Courts of Judicature, where they have jurisdiction over the matter to be tried, whether civil "James Kirkrood—rou have been convicted at the last seat to judge according to law, ought not to command his' assizes of uttering a forged note, and I have allowed in this brethren to be •• smitten on the mouth," contrary to law ease the 'tartlet to be recorded, by which your life will be (Acts 23 ; 1,3) ' • and, saved." : Gthly. That th e Itiahop of Ozford, in depriving me of ___. • _ . THE WIGAN Rrtyrens.—James Thompson and Richard Meadows, two of the Wigan rioters, were then brought up, and his Lordship said he had, with some reluctance, for borne passing sentence of death, and had acceded to the re. commendation of the jury, on account of their youth. It was melancholy to see two such young men, one of the age of 16. and the other 17, engaged in such a transaction ; and he did not know that he had ever witnessed a more horrible affair than the attack on the houses of Rice and Smalley. IF they had been of more mature age he should have felt it necessary that they should expiate their crimes *tth their life. Their lives would certainly be spared, but they must not expect to remain in this country. James Conway, convicted of stealing two gowns from the house of J. H. Kieraley, sentenced to two years' imprison ment, and hard labour; Henry Duffy, two years; Wm. Hunt, John Ewen, and James M'Garry, transported for seven years; Thomas Fairhurst, one year's imprisonment and hard labour; Ellen Hunt, six months and hard labour. John Wareing, Peter Hoosey, George M'Cann, William Cooper, James Fairhurst, Margaret Catterall, and Elizabeth Prescott, who had been convicted of rioting at Wigan. on the 234 of May, were then brought up, and his Lordship, after remarking on the highly criminal nature of their offence, sentenced them as follows : Peter Homey, two years and hard labour, in Lancaster Castle; Joobn Wareing, George M'Cann. and James Fair. burst, eighteen months; Margaret Catterall and Elizabeth Prescott, six months ; Wm. Cooper, a boy only 14 years of age, to one year. We are delighted to learn from several of our contempo raries. in both town and country, that numerous meetings have been recently held in various parts of the kingdom, for the purpose of establishing reading-rooms. for artizans, me. thanks, and others of the working classes. As a proof of the people's eagerness to obtain useful knowledge, we need only remark, that when, at a meeting held in Glasgow, last week, for the above purpose, a master tradesman present offered an immediate subscription of 51. and his influence to raise 51. more amongst his friends, the room literally rang with deafening applause, and cheers from all the workmen assembled : and that (according to the Scotsman) upwards of seventy individuals became subscribers to the rooms before they retired. This is a cheering example, and ought to be zealously Imitated by the industrious classes in every city, town, and village of the united kingdom.— Let these classes be assured, hat to themselves alone they must ultimately ow e their deliverance from po ll teal thraldom ; and that no measure of parliamentary reform, however extensive, can permanertly benefit them, unless they possess knowledge and wisdom to take advantage of coming events. Without political knowledge, every change in the government will prove to them but a change of masters—it will be for them but a transfer of vassal allegiance, from a feudal aristocracy of landowners to an insolent mushroom sub-aristocracy of ironmongers and cotton-spinners, who, themselves the slaves of competition, will (for their own protection) be driven to make abject slaves of their workmen, by grinding them down to starving wages. Without political know ledge, our ingenious and bard-working artizans will be ever liable to become like degraded Irishmen—either unavenged victims of a sanguinary yeomanry, or the credulous prey of designing demagogues, brief-hunting lawyers, and rapacious " patriots,"—men who would use them as tools of their own ambition and aggrandizement; and their sinister pur poses once accomplished, would, like Sbakspeare's " young ambition," turn round upon the ladder on which they climbed, or dash it to the ground, and leave the multitude gaping, and begging and crawling in the mud, and starved, as well as despised, into the bargain. Anxious as we ever are to encourage every invention which tends to abridge the time and labour necessarily em ployed in teaching, and, of course, the expense of ac quiring a competent knowledge of any useful art or science, we cannot help adverting, with feeling, of peculiar plea. sure, to a system invented, or at all events greatly im proved, by a Mr. Templeton, a respectable and intelligent teacher, of Preston, in Lancashire, by which arithmetic may be taught in much less time than is now usually de voted to that purpose, by the aid of a number of small pieces of wood, on which figures are marked, and wide! may be removed, altered, or increased, at will, and which are called arithmetical rods. al A RRI ED—At Prestwich, F. M'Connsche. Es ti Miss H. Dalton, only daughter of the late W. Dalton, of West-street, Oldham—James Murray, Fag. merchant, Glasgow, to Anne, daughter of James Houston, Esq. of Lloyd-street. DIED-77, Mrs. Slack, of Stockport, widow of the lam John Slack. Esq. of Slack hall-75. Mr. Charles Gratthrof Hale Barn Cottage—Elizabeth, wife of C. Webster, Ras. —At Gigg, near Bury, Mr. James Wrigley, cotton spinner and bleacher, 72. PLYMOUTH JOURNAL, Sept. 1. DEVONPOILT AND STONEHOUSt GIIION.ID conse quence of a private letter addressed to some of the leading characters of Devonport and Stonehouse, a meeting took place on the evening of Friday last, in the Town•hell, for the purpose of considering the benefits that might likely to accrue for the formation of an union ; which, beside em bracing some of the objects of the Birmingham Political Cnion, might also be rendered instrumental in promoting the best interest of the inhabitants of those towns. E. Abbott, Esq. baying been called to the chair, T. Husband, Esq. jun. addressed the meeting at great length, and said, that he had no doubt that many persons might consider that partiality had been used in sending the circulars, but he could assure them that such had not been the case. He was convinced that great benefits would be derived by these towns from the formation of an union, as it would be the means of more closely connecting their interests, and this was the more needed now, as the Legislature were about to confer on them the united right of representation in parliament. Mr Hus band was successively followed by 31r.Williarn, Mr. Coady, Mr. R. Burnet, Mr. Symons, Mr. Buchan, Ideut. Somer. ville, &c. and it was finally a greed that the present meeting do form themselves into a committee for furthering the establishment of the proposed association, and that they do again assemble, preparatory to calling a public meeting on the Monday fortnight from that day. The following letter has been addressed by the Rev. Sir Butted, to the Editor of the Oxford Herald, respecting his dismissal from the curacy of St. Ebbe's " On Tuesday, August 9, I received a letter from the Bishop of the Diocese, stating that he had withdrawn my licence, on no other charge than that of preaching the Gospel : his words are as follows:—" After your admission of having, in many instances, preached in Dissenting Sleet ing Houses, and la the open air, it becomes my duty to withdraw your Licence to the Curacy of St. Ebbe'r" And the very next day I received the official communication of the same, bearing the Episcopal ar.ns. seal, and signature. As the law of England giv.s bishops a right to turn out curates from the walls of their church just at their will and pleasure 1 could, therefore, do no other than submit to the Episcopal decision, thinking it right, however, before ser vice, last Lord's Day, to protest, in presence of the church. wardens and officiating ministers, then in the vestry, against the arbitrary measure of the bishop, but as there is no law which invests bishops with the power of gagging their cu rates outside the church walls, I therefore gave notice that divine service would be performed in my own garden at six o'clock in the evening. The whole number of hearers in my own and the adjoining gardens may have amounted to more than a thousand ; when, having commenced with a hymn i l and having read a portion of Scripture (Acts 4), and put up' an extempore prayer, I preached front Acta 20, 24, and in my discourse, 'hewed first, what I had always taught my people to be the Gospel of the Grace of GOD ; and secondly, the hardships we must undergo in testifying of the same.— In speaking on the latter clause. I alluded to the circum atsnce which caused them to meet together on that spot, and taking in my hand the notification of my dismissal from my curacy, I spoke to them, as near as may be, in the following words : Dear Brethren—Seeing that in my late proceeding of going forth and preaching the Gospel every where, I have met, ly followed the plan commenced of my Lord (Mark 16. 15), and have done nothing contrary to the word of GOD, nor, as far as I can see, to any one canon of the Church of England ; and seeing, 2dly. That it is plainly the duty of a Christian Bishop to promote by all means in his power, the preaching of the Gospel, and rot his duty to prevent it by all means in his power; and 341 y. That Christian Bishops are commanded by the Hay °hos , ' not to be " u Lords over GoD's heritage," but examples to the flock (I Pet. 5,3), not to rule in an arbi trary manner. but with mildness and moderation ; and, 4thly. That it is by the Word of GoD, and by the Ca. none of the Church of England (where they are not con. trary to the Word of Gott), that a Bishop ought to acquit or condemn any one of the ministers against whom a charge is brought ; and, 5011 y. That the High Priest who sits in the judgment . - my curacy , solely on account of preaching the Gospel ever y when, has been guilty, in every one of the articles gerified ; I, therefore, feel myself called upon, in the sight of GoD, and in the face of his people, to protest most solemnly against this iniquitous and tyrannical mending; and do pronounce it from the Word of Goo, to be the act of an offi cer of Antichrist's Church, and not the act of a true pastor of the flock of our great shepherd. I also protest most solemnly before Gorr, and before you, his people, that the act I am now about to perform is not the result of anger, malice, or revenge, GOD is witness; but that all men may know how I abhor such tyranny, under the mask of religion, and how that I will not give place by subjection —no, not for an hour, where the welfare of the Gospel is at stake ; I therefore take this man's sin in my hand, rend it in pieces before your eyes, and scatter it to the winds of haven; I pray GOD it may not be laid to his charge. I have thus, Mr. Editor, given you the substance of the transaction, without note or comment of mine. The Bishop has done what he thought to he right and I have done no less : to his own master must every man stand or fall. I only think it necessary to observe in conclusion, that the Rev. W. Tiptaft, vicar of Sutton Courtney, Berks, the coo. panion of my travels, and the partaker of my crimes, (I write this with his most full concurrence.) as yet remains unscathed by the iron hand of Episcopal authority." TazmExuotra ENGINE OT DeSTRUCTIOX.—A recent discovery has been made of rendering fire-arms tremend ously destructive. It has already been practically tried.-- lat. A pistol. either for cavalry, for the defence of breaches. , Or for boarding, which can be loaded and fired ten times in ; one minute, projecting at each discharge twelve missiles in ' one horizontal line, diverging laterally from 12 to 18 feet, and with an elevation of six feet, at the distance of 30 or 40 yards. Each man discharging 120 misfiles per minute, 100 men in ten minutes are enabled to discharge 120,000 missiles, each equal in effect to an ordinary pistol-ball.— ' l Suppose that a squadron of 100 men charge an enemy's I squadron of equal numbers, and that 75 direct their aim so' hazily that not one of their missiles took effect, there still re-! mains 300 well-directed missiles at the first discharge ; or, even imagine it possible that only one in 100 was efficient, 100 men in ten minutes could put 1,200 hors de combat.— . 2d. A short carbine, capable of being discharged with the same rapidity as the pistol, but propelling 16 instead of 12 ; missiles, and particularly applicable to naval warfare, as 50 men directing their fire on the enemy's deck, while the fire of 50 more was directed against the men on the masts and rig ging would in one minute pour a shower of 16,600 missiles over the whole vessel, thus rendering her defenceless, and the boarding and capture consequently easy and almost in stantaneous. The invention is applicable to cannon as well as smaller arms. PLYSIOUTZ Coax RETURN, Aug. SO.—Average-1 Wheat 64a 5d ; Barley, 33s 4d ; Oats, 24s 7d. Currency —Wheat. 60s to 725; Barley, 275. to 341; Oats, 225. to 30s. The corn trade, since this day se`nnight, has been fluctu ating in price. On Thursday, as advance of from 2s to 3s per qr was demanded for fine wheat, and generally obtained, but the sales effected were not to any extent. At this day's market (Monday) the farmers were still demanding higher prices, with which the buyers would not comply, conse quently, the business transacted was very limited.— For all descriptions of inferior grain, there was very little demand. TRUSO.....Wheat, average, 235. Od. Barley, lOs 6d. Oats 84 6d. fizaarox—Wheat, average, 23s 6d. Barley, 12. 6d. Oats, 8s 6d. DIED.— At Deal, Capt. Leath, R. N.—At Deal, Capt. Richard Budd Vincent, R. N.—At Hutu Hospital, Mr. T. Elizeus Jessep, eldest son of I'. Jessep, Esq.—At Star. eras, 86, Capt. Nathaniel H0ne....-At Appledore, Copt. T. May, Fore-street, Devonport, 78, Mr. John Rad- More. DUBLIN MORNING REGISTER, Aug. 31. In despite of all the machinations of the fanatics—of all the canting and drivelling of " the Saints,"—the Mustcm. FESTIVAL has been much more successful than its most sanguine supporters had anticipated. During the last thirty years, such an assemblage of rank, beauty, and fashion has not been witnessed in Dublin as was congregated at the grand miscellaneous concert witch commenced the festival on Tuesday evening. His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant, accompanied by several members of his family, and attended by some offices of his staff, appeared in the vice regal box, and was very warmly greeted. In the boxes adjoining were his Grace the Duke of Leinster, Lord and Lady Cloncurry and several other distinguished fuhionables. The Concert commenced with a Grand Sinfonia, com menced by F. Ries. The enchanting glee of the Earl of Mornington, " Here in Cool Grot," was admirably sung by Mrs. W. Knyvett Messrs. W. Knyvett, Bedford. and E. Taylor. A rant:ale, on the flute, by Mr. Nicholson, was the next portion of the performance. De Begnis next ap peared, and, in his own inimitable style, gave the Aria " Largo al Factotum." The Recitative ed Aria, " Dove Sono," from the opera of Figaro, was given by Mrs. W. Knyvett, with much sweetness. Doctor Callcott's beautiful air, " Angel of Life," was given by Mr. Phillips, with all the effect of a rich and powerful bass. Madame Stockhausen next came forward, and gave the Recitative ed Aria, by Mozart, " Non Paventar," in the most touching *and de lightful strains. Braham, who, we were delighted to ob serve, looked as blooming and healthy as when he was last amongst us, neat advanced, and was greeted with enthusi astic applause. He sung, as well as ever, the Scent from Oberon, .‘ Oh ! 'tis a glorious Sight." At its conclusion. the house rang with acclamations. Paganini was no sooner recognised than plaudits burst from every part of the house, and were repeated as he ad vanced. As soon as the aka of his entrance had somewhat subsided, he turned abruptly to the Orchestra, and made a sign with his bow, with the air of one whose magic com manded the elements, and then raised his violin as sud denly, but not his bow. The piece selected for his debut was a Sonata Militaire, composed by himself, and de signed for one string (the fourth.) The Signor seemed to feel a just pride in the applause he excited, and retired from the stage after testifying his sense of the honour done him ; but he was recalled by a unanimous and irresistible cry of " encore," and he re. pealed the allegro part of the piece in a manner that drew forth increased plaudits. The second part commenced with the Grand Overture of Oberon, which displayed the astonishing power, and va riety, but exquisitely harmonized combinations of the mul titudinous orchestra. Braham followed (accompanying himself on the piano forte, with the very pleasing air, " There was once a golden time," which he executed in the most captivating style.--" Cease your funning," by bliss Ashe, was one of the most successful efforts of the evening. A Duetto, "I due Pretendenti Dellis'," by Madame Stock hausen and Signor De Begnis, was a splendid effort of scien. titic skill. A delightful air, "The sea, the sea," composed by the Chevalier Neukomm, was next given by Mr. Phil lips, in admirable style. "The Herdsman's Spring Song," a charming Swiss air, was sung by Madame Stock hausen, accompanied on the harp by Mr. Stockhausen. Signor De Beanie and Mr. E. Taylor next gave a du. etto from Cimaroaa, "Se fiato," which was much ap plauded. It may readily be supposed Paganini's second appearance was greeted with marks of admiration proportioned to the effects of his first. He selected for this effort what he is pleased to call a Variasone, Sul Tema, "Net Cor ;" it was composed by himself, and performed without any or chestral accompaniments. Bursts of uncontrollable ecstacy were repeatedly elicited by the witchery of his skill, and if the rapturous delight of thousands demonstrate ability, then Pagan in i's success has transcended all our previous experience. Unaffectedly, we declare, that the utmost praise that has been bestowed upon it by the musical enthusiasts at the ether side, falls beneath its deserts. In fact, it cannot he described. It is like nothing else one has ever heard be. fore. Tt cannot be said that its worst parts arc as good as the heat efforts of other performers on the same instrument. I lfor it has no bad parts at all—and here, indeed, may be said to lie its great power of producing astonishment. It is per. fection all through. Bowing, fingering, shifting, sliding, shaking, piazicato, staccato, all arrive alike at the utmost stretch of the art. Of the Yaneiwitunt, Spagniolettis. Mori*, some will be good at one thing and some at another. The same performer will be beneath and above his average efforts on the same night. The distinction of Paganini is, that he has more than the combined excellencies of all of them, and that he is always the same wonder whatever he attempts. The chorus of Mozart, " To R ome's immortal Hero," which terminated the concert, was given in a most magnifi. rent style. The Marquis of Anglesey was so highly pleased and in terested by Paganini's execution of tbe Sonata Mililairt, in the first put of the conoert,that he expressed much aillt:o to be inwodnced to that truly wonderful performer. On lull.; made acquainted with the Lord Lieutenant.% request, whit waited upon his Excellency, and was introduc,d Mr. Caicraft. We lament to state, that one of the most respectable thr in Belfast has sustained a heavy loss, by the burning of of the handsomest steam flour mills in Ireland, On day night last, the persons employed in the steam mill of t , Messrs. Gamble, of Waring.street, left off work a littl e than usual, about 8 o'clock. Shor tly before 11, some prt.(.;, passing through Tomb.atieet, observed smoke issuing frut the south end of the building, and almost immediately ak t . ' wards the flames burst out of the windows of the atory so the attic. An alarm was instantly raised ; but in than half an hour, and before any effectual measures couk be adopted, the fire had attained such a height, as can. pletely to do away with any hopes of saving either the or any of its contents. The fire raged with terrific grandee! till near two o'clock, when it reached the grcund fluor, and this lofty and extensive building then presented the asptct ot a vast cauldron of red-hot flames. After two, the tire wa s gradually exhausting itself ; and we may thank GOD tha. none of the surrounding buildings,in some of which Were ...egt, quantities of flax, hay, and coals, took fire ; for, in that case, it is impossible to say where it would have ended...— In the afternoon of yesterday, some parts of the building were still burning ; hut they were carefully watched, to prevent the fire from spreading. The walls are standing, but the loss to the M . Gamble will be severe, amount ing to nearly 14,0001. and it gives us pain to state, that insurance has not been effected to the amount of much more than 9,0001. hi A RRlED.—Surgeon Samuel Halahan, of York street, to Bliss Hannan, eldest daughter of the late Captain Hannan.—Samuel Poer, Esq. of &Wilk Park, Waterford, to Eleonora, relict of the late Major Owen. BIRTHS. The 2d inst. the Lady of Monsieur J. bfallan, Half Moon-street, Piccadilly, of a son—The Lady of W. Wrixon Beecher, Esq. of Banygiblin, of a son. MARRIED. At Weymouth, on the (t instant, Edmund, only bOll of the late E. Elmer, Eiq. of Bath, to Helen, second daughter of David Munro, Esq. late of Quebec, Lows, Canada—The 3lst August. at Aberystwitb, William l'an, Esq. late of the 16th Lancers. to Katherine A. M. Wain,. eldest daughter of the Hon. Mrs. Wilkins, of Dany p ar k. Breeonshire. DI RD. The ht inst. at her house in Orchard-street, Pinttuan. square, Mrs. Udny—The 2d inst. at her house in Sackville. street, after a few days' illness, Mary Isabella Duchess Dowager of Rutland, widow of Charles late Duke of Rut land, aged 75—The 30th ult. in Lincoln's IntuFicltl•, Maria, daughter of J. P. Vincent, Esq. aged 16 years-- The 25th of March, on his passage from madras to England, Henry Chas. Fraser, Esq. Captain in the Ist ReFiment ci Royals--August 31, 31r. John Pearl, Jeweller, of Burliu,- ton Arcade. aged 65 years. STA Pl OF BM' [TISH CO: .Pes7pOund: Corross (Liv.; IPernams N. Orleans: iSaxony lAustria pr.l Wool. (Lon.) Stgovia, S Down SILL (thrown; (raw) Blanket Pied. wh Modena Bengal Fu: - Riga Antwerp Pig I SON COTTER, Swedish British S. America Bars Blocks LEAD TIN SUNAILS * Bengal Jamaica Maryland Virginia Cuba Florence Linseed Pale rape Bordeaux Jamaica Demerara Irish Tosacco - On. liaaa:Dr - • Rtna • ( 14) (10 a 20: M'uisiuct Pula . Stitall ILana♦ :Good ;Good Prime Bs) Butts B. Ayres British t Plant. S.Dominge Mocha Babes Congou Hyson Cor► Dutch Cheshire Glo'ster ) Yellow White • Carolina CA !It - HMIS . Corns . rz. Burns - CH RUB - TALLOW ( Rua .: Rica - Blain (Lond.: Mutton Veal Coax (London, Hon (Loodoo: HAT (London: Gastrn Avis. I Pork Wheat Barley Oats Beans Kent Sussex Essex Farnham Gond Clover St raw Wellsend Others Wheat Barley Oats Beans COVENT-GARDEN MARKET-THIS DAY. ►RICES. Filberts, 41. to 71. per 100 lb. Peaches. is to 61 P dozen. Melons, 9d per lb. Nectarines, is to 6s per del. Peas, Is 8d to 2s 6d per half sieve. Cucumbers, lid to Is per brace. Pines, lis to Os per pound. Grapes, Is to Al per pound. Mushrooms, 2s 8d to 3s 6d per small basket. French Beans, Is to 2s 6d per half sieve. Broad B r as Is to 2s 6d. Scarlet Beans, Is to 2s 6d. Potatoes. fkl to 5s per cwt. Turnips, 4d per bunch. Carrots, to 13d. Cabbages, Od to Is 6d per dozen. Cauliflowers, 2s to dozen. Pears, Golden to MNIERCE. 5d to 6jd 7d to ild 5d to 7ld 31 to Ss 2s 6d to 4s 2s to 3s is to Ii 34 6d to 10d 30s to 44s 13s to 15s 104 to 14s 12s to 16s sCSI IPer ton £55 to £6O ,E 4 to XS ,e 6 to .26 103 Xl2 10 to i:l3 £B7 to XBB ,C 72 to 175 11215 to £l5 1 .e3 to Z 4 ' Per t wt. 1 48 s to 50. (fine)7os to 7116 —22 s 25s - 1501 to 53s Per poundAd to bd , 1 5d to bed Irs 1d to Is 4il eltest:2l• Half ,Per cwt. Per p to 40 a 3d to 2s Sd 2s to 2s 64 19s to 10s 101 to its 24 6d to 21 91 £35 to £39 £2B to £39 £3O to £4O £8 to £l5 sod to 234 to 114 £2 13$ to Ai 13 £3 4s to 14 £2 to £2 Is £5 to £6 9d Ils 101 to 2s Its ld to 2s 61 ,4s 2tl to 4s Sd 124 10* to £4 1;* 1 24 to £4 12$ I D Ils to ,e.-, 16. -- '/C2 ds to £2 1::: 42 --- ,X 2 is 114$ to 161 - 1121 to 16s 6J 'Per stone As 6d to 4$ 21 14704 to 4s lid 41 41 to Ss 41 --.. 1 4s MI to 4s 81 Pr quatt:r 62. to 77* 1 1 •246 to 42. 1 -- gzs to 281 --. 135 s to 42. Per cwt. £3 to £6 ins I -- £3 101 to £5 10, 1 ---- £3 Os to £6 O. ; -- £4 to £lO Os Per load A 15s to £4 O. -- 24 lOs to £6 6. £1 12s to £1 16- Per ehald.29s Od to 311 64 1 ---- Is to 27s 6d 1 'Pr quarter 61s 9.57114 1 1 , 2 2 9. 6.696 d -- 6s 6-6514 --- 401 2.299 d Par pipe Per ;Os Ptr cwt. .--. IPer pound! ..... , Prf Cwt. Spanish hundred. Celery. score. is TO 6. per dozen. Apples. 3; to 12. per half eiev6 Pears, 5s to 12s. Gteen Gages, 2s Gd to 3s 6d per punort. Golden Drop Plums, Gd to 22. Walnuts Is GI to 2s Gd per hundred. Girkins, ad to Is Per hundred. Onions for pickling, 3s Gd to Gs per halt si:vt• Celery. Is to 21 6d per bundle. Lettuces, Is to 2s Pr score. Onions, 3d to 6d per bunch. Horse Rathsh.ll to as per hurdle. Tomatoes, 3s 6d to 4. 6d per ball sloe Orange., 7. to 20s per hundred. Lemons, 5s to 1:r• Spanish Nuts, —. Barcelona Nut., 6. 6d per PM. Almonds, 7.. _ ___ COUNTRY MARKETS. Uzastnar —Wheat per load (40 bushels) 361 100. 10s. Barley per quarter, 34. to 365. Oats 26. to :O. Beans 40s to 475. Peas 42s to 445. H IMAD—Wheat per load (five boatel.) 4t\ to 48s. Beans 26s to 28s. Peas 27s to 235. Barley, Fr quarter, 710. to 361. OAS 27s to 31s. Roaroao—Wheat per qr. 64s to 80s. Barley 36104,46 Oats 26s to 325. Beans 38s to 445. Peas 381 to 461. 40s to 435. Lexuoxt hinted and rublisbed by Jos' BIATr r• S the *TAIL 011 T i 22, No. 1. Pickett place, Temple 847' COAL.