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v if e• i ~~ ~; ~~ ~: r: it, I i ti ~; '? I LAW RITOBTS. i' t I. (Blots the LORD Caaircrt.Loi.)_Aeatt. 16. IN ?HZ MATTIS OP Mr. WYBoaa applied for leave to file a petition and • affidavits, on behalf of a gentleman, who stated that he bad been confined nearly two years in a Lunatic Asylum, by the influence of his family to prevent his marriage. The object of his petition was for an inquiry into the state of that Asylum. The Secretary for Lunatics (Mr. Lowdbam) had refused to file the petition and affidavits, alleging a want of jurisdiction in the Lord Chancellor, under his commission from the King as Guardian of all Lunatics. Mr. Wrborn eontended the Lord Chancellor now posesssed, beyond the authority of that Commission, a statutory jurisdiction (by, the 9 Geo. 4, c. 41, a. 39) over all Lunatic Asylums, and that, whenever he thought fit, his Lordship might issue his Commission to examine and report upon the state of every such place of confinement. The Secretary considered that in cases where the Commissioners named by that act had jurisdiction to enquire —there the Lord Chancellor had none, and vice versa, Mr. Wyhorn asserted on the contrary, that by the 39th section the general contronl over the sys tem, even of the Commissioners themselves, and the County Magistrates, qua visitors of Lunatic Asylums, was expressly reserved to his Lordship, and, as a proof of it, the Lord Chan cellor was authorized to grant his Commission to any one individual Commissioner, to examine specially, and report to him the subject under the general controul of the whole body of Commissioners. Lord BROUGH A st—What you assert, surprises me much. Is it possible that any statute gives me such an extensive jurisdiction? Mr. WYBORN—It does, my Lord; and at the expense of the country. Lord BROUG H A 74.••1 shall be almost sorry to find I possess such unlimited power—read the words you rely on. Mr. WYBORN then read as follows :—lt shall be lawful for the Lord Chancellor if he shall think fit, to employ any commissioner appointed under this act, or medical, or other person, to inspect and enquire into she state of any lunatic asylum—public hospital, or other house, or place of confine ment of insane persons, and to report to him the result of such inspection or enquiry, &c. And every medical or other person so employed by him shall be paid or allowed such sum of money for his attendance and trouble, as to his Majesty's principal Secretary of State for the home department shall seem an adequate and reasonable allowance ; such expenses to be charged on the contingency fund of the home office, or on the county rate, as the case may be." Lord BROUGHAM—But surely I may decide whether or no I will issue such commission. Mr. W Y BORN —Most undoubtedly my lord. I only ask, and all I have asked for more than two months, is merely to be allowed to submit for your consideration, by affidavits, such a case of oppression as shall convince your mind that this is a fit subject for investigation. Lord BROUGHAM—As 8 lunacy case, is it not fitter for toy private room than an open court? Mr. WYRORN-4 am driven to this public application by the refusal of your lordship's secretary to receive my petition upon the file ; I complain that my client has been long and is still confined under a false pretence of insanity, whereas if those who confine him dared to ask for a commission, a jury would declare hie perfect sanity. Lord BROUGHAM—Then your remedy is by an action for false imprisonment, or why not move for a habeas corpus ? Mr. WYBORN.—We applied upon the affidavit (amongst others) of an eminent physician, who had attended him and his family for nearly thirty years. But we were met by affidavits, setting forth trifling acts of incoherency, subse quent to the rule nisi, when the Court of King's Bench was compelled to discharge the rule,—which your Lordship knows is confined to the moment when the applicant is to be brought into Court. Lord BROUGHAM.—Certainly that remedy is only quousque—but you might have made a fresh application, the next day. I will look into the statute, and give you my construction of it hereafter. Aram 18. Mr. WY BORN applied for the decision of the Court. Lord BaouGn AM.—I am at a loss what to do, as a pre cedent.—According to your argument, any person may, as a right, call upon me to issue commissions to inspect and enquire into the state of all the lunatic asylums in the kingdom. Mr. W YBORN.— I humbly submit, my Lord, that any and every subject of his Majesty, who finds hiroselfaggrieved, and amongst other remedies, finds a statute, giving your Lord ship a power to relieve him, has an absolute right to place his petition and affidavits on the file of this Court, as be would in the Courts of Common Law. Suppose an action of trespass, in the Court of King's Bench ; —Could the Clerk of the Declarations refuse to file my declaration, even if he had the certainty that the close is an ancient demesne ? Should the defendant plead in abatement, I have a right to join issue on hie plea. Here it is beyond a doubt, that your Lordship has jurisdiction, limited only by your own opinion, of its being rip case for interference. But how are you ever to know, or hear judicially, of a fit case for inter ference, but by petitions filed, supported by affidavits, ad mitted, or not satisfactorily answered by the parties incul pated ? I maintain, that not only the 39th, but the 42d and 51st, and other sections of this statute, plainly show that the intention of the legislature was to preserve to His Majesty's highest Law Officer, the supreme power over all lunatics, their estates, keepers, and even the Commissioners themselves, in the last resort. Lord BROUGHAM—I am by no means satisfied, or pleased with the extent of the jurisdiction, or, it may be said, duty, you wish to cast upon me, sitting here ; nor do I think this at all a subject for a motion in open court. But, to save further discussion, you may file your petition. Mr. W Y BORN—We humbly thank your lordship; that is all we solicit at the present moment. It appears to us a defect in the present statute, that the visits are to be periodical, i. e. once only in three months, and those visits to be preceded by a notice. How easy is it for a skilful man to stimulate, or depress a patient. What an effect is produced, even on a healthy system, in twenty four hours, by a very few drops of laudanum. It is always in the power of those who have an interest in preserving their patients, to present them to their periodical visitors, at these notified periods, in such a state as to satisfy the con sciences of well-meaning neighbours. But there is an esprit de corps amongst mad doctors, which renders such profes sors purblind to abuses in their department. The visitors should be regular physicians, and their authority to protect the persons of his Majesty's subjects, not inferior to that possessed by excise officers on behalf of the revenue. A small permanent commission in constant activity, at fixed salaries and rates of postage, would be more economical and efficacious, than the present enormous and expensive power (if exercised as it may be by law) of appointing five hun dred commissions at the expence of the county rates, or the contingent fund of the Home Office. The Earl of b3nsdale came to town purposely to entertain, on Sunday, at his house, in Charles-street, Berkeley-square, the anti-reform party, consisting of eighteen or twenty perscns. Amongst the company were the Duke of Wel imeotio, the Marquis of Chandos, Lord Westmorland, Lord Lowther, Sir K. Peel, Sir E. Sugden, and Sir J. Scarlett. PANORAMA OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE. SHEI.FIELD MERCURY, APRIL 16. The Assists for this county terminated on Saturday evening last, hav ing lasted three weeks. Mr. Justice Park left York on Friday after noon, leaving four unfortunate youths for execution.—Turna and Twi. belPfor highway robbery, and Yeardley and Sadler for anon. A petition in favour of the two latter was presented to his lordship by the jury- The learned Judge said that the application placed him in a most painful situation. It should, however, have his consideration ; " but," added his lordship, "an example must be made. I see by this very mornirg's paper, that there has been another fire in one of the southern districts this week. The two boys, Yardley and Sadler, who were condemned to death at the York Assizes, for setting fire to a corn stack in the park, are not to suffer the extreme penalty of the law ; Mr. Justice Parke having sent down a reprieve. The poor unfortunate youths are indebted to our worthy Magistrate, Hugh Parker, Esq. for this act of clemency, who promptly and successfully pleaded their cause. On Monday morning last, about four o'clock, the corn-mill of Mr. Staniforth, of Beighton, was discovered to be on fire, and notwith standing the elation, of all classes, aided by the engine of Mr. Sorb), of West Park Cottage, it was soon reduced to a shell. The toes is very great ; but we are grieved to say it is not the consequence of seri- dent, for no doubt whatever remains of its having been wilfully set fire to after being robbed. We have seen a handsome silver cup made by Messrs. Smith, Hoult, and Co. by order of the members of the Cricket Clubs of this town, and which will be presented, on the 4th of May, to Thomas Marsden, the celebrated cricket player, as a compliment to his great achievements in that interesting amusement. Mrs. Palmer has subscribed, for the relief and employment of the poor, 4,0001; one half for the Petit Sessions district of Westport, the remainder for the baronies of Gallen and Tyrawley. Two young men were killed, last week, by the bursting of the boiler of the steam engine, at Blackside Colliery, near Brampton, and a third was severely scalded. Lrour.—At the Royal Society of Edinburgh, on the 21st March, a communication from Dr. Brewster was read, containing an account of a new analysis of white solar light. He showed that it consists of three primary colours, red, yellow, and blue; and that the other colours, shown by the prism, &realm compounds of these. A portion of white light cannot be decomposed at sIL SHETTILLD, April B.—Beef, 8d to 7d per lb. Mutton, 66 to 7d; Veal, 74 to 8d; Pork, 6d to 7d ; Butter Is 6d to Is Bd. Eggs, I 0 for 6d. ROTHERAD, April ll.—Wheat, 20. to 29s pa load t Oats, 26e to 304 per quarter. Barley, 48s to 48s per qr. 134 aos, 16s to 184 per load; Peas, 15s to 18s per load. MARRIED.—The Rev. G. B. Blackley, to Mary, only daughter of Thomas Harrison, Esq. of Eastwood—At Barmby Dun, Mr. Isaac Morley, to S arah Elizabeth, only daughter of Th omas Hall, Esq—Jo seph Morley, Esq. of Blackburn, to Frances Coates, third daughter of the Rev. Edward Parsons, of feted'. DlED.—Mary, wife of Matthew /kyle, Esq. Assay Master, of this town—Mrs. Hannah Tunnidiffe, of Huddersfield, sister to the late R. Turner, Esq—Mary Anne, second daughter of George Dixon, Esq. of Halifax—At the Rectory, Carlton 64, Charlotte, relict of the Venera ble Archdeacon Eyre—At Beverley, 59, C. Stewart, Esq. WORCESTER HERALD, APRIL 16. An enlargement of Stafford County Gaol is in contemplation. The gaol was originally intended to hold but 160 prisoners; but there has lately been confined within it not less than 400. Hereford Easter Fair, on Wednesday, contained the largest and finest exhibition of cattle ever witnessed in that mart, and although many were sold, yet the supply exceeded the demand. Stores were disposed of at prices about 10 per cent. lower than at the first February Fair, and fat animals averaged bid. per lb. some very prime reached 6d. Sheep (shorn) sold as high as Bid. and 7d. per lb. The Horse fair contained a very indifferent show, and few were disposed of. Mr. Richard Pendril, of Brecon, surgeon one of the coroners for that county, was found dead on the banks of the Swansea canal, on the morning of Monday sennight, with his horse near him tied to a gate. It is supposed that he must have felt himself unwell, alighted from his horse, tied it to a gate, and died soon afterwards. SUSPECTED MUEDEIir...At most serious inquiry commenced in Hereford yesterday, into the case of a supposed murder, alleged to have been perpetrated under the following circumstances. A person named Carwardine, an extensive, and, we understand, affl ue nt f armer , w h o resided at Pembridge, left home to attend the last Hereford Assizes as a witness, and from which period until the discovery of his corpse in the Wye, at Rim) near that city, on Tuesday last, no tidi ngs w h atever could be obtained of him by his friends. Yesterday an inquest was held upon the body, and from what transpired, there are strong grounds for the conclusion that the unfortunate deceased was enticed into a brothel in Hereford, there robbed and murdered, and his body after wards thrown into the Wye. AIARRIED—Tbe Rev. Samuel Ramsden Roe, to Anne Whit. burst, only child of the Rev. John Ellis, of Wootton Wawen—.Mr. Daniel Eaton, bookseller, to Frances, youngest daughter of Mr. Perry, surgeon—Mr. Henry Hu rst, to Mary, second daughterof the late Wm.l Howes, Esq. of Wins= House—The Rev. Henry Thomas Sweetest. of Hempay, to Sarah, youngest daughter of John Warren Paget, Esq. —Richard Holden, Esq. late of Derby, to Sarah, youngest daughter of Mr. Abraham Edmunds--Mr. James W. Rowland, surgeon, of Iron. bridge, to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the late Mr. Thunfield—The Rev. T. G. Roberts, BLA canon St. Asaph, and Rector of Llanrwat, to Maria Diana, eldest daughter of Charles Thomas Jones, Esq. of Oswestry. DIED.—At Stourbridge, 27, Jane, wife of Mr. John Perry, soy. gan—Mrs Lydia Meredith. 78—Mrs. Mary Heywood, relect of Mr. James Heywood, of Salford, 76—At Ombenley, Charles Hinchley, Esq. in his 81st year—The Rev. T. !Stetter, Rector of Shipton.upon- Cherwell, Oxon, 48—At Sudbrook, near Gloucester, Captain Frederick —Mary, widow of Henry Owen Conlife, Esq. of Wycoller Hall—W. Trigg, Fuq. many years one of the Coroners for the County of Glouces. ter—At Whitchurch, Mr. Richard Beckett, surgeon, 36. DURHAM CHRONICLE, APRIL 16. We alluded, in our last, to the petitions got up by the Duke of Northumberland, against the Reform Bill. They have been, we rejoice to am, decided failures. On Friday last, the News Room, at North Shields, was thronged to get a peep at the precious documents; but al. though they were advertised to lie there for signatures, the gentleman to whom they were entrusted thought it prudent to get a few respectable names attached to them, before he ventured to place them before the " awful tribunal" of the collective wisdom and independence of the com mercial interesu of the town. In vain did be endeavour to get a" round graceful dozen ;" but after being wearied, or disgusted, he applied to an eminent auctioneer, famous in electioneering annals, for his assistance. This, however, was indignantly refused. A knight of the hammer, of less import, but more yielding disposition, was afterwards persuaded to take charge of the unpopular parchments, which were carefully con. cealed in a hateful " green bag . " After four days' hard labour, this individual succeeded in obtaining nearly a score of names, some of whom had signed the town petition for reforn; but up to this hour, we un derstand, the petitions have not been placed upon the table of the News Room. With the tenantry, the petitions were, of course, more successful. Early on Friday morning, one of the most active and in dustrious of the Duke's agents posted into the country among the farmers, but although several signed, for various reasons, numerous indeed were the refusals among the more intelligent and wealthy, who respectfully but resolutely declared their opinions in favour of the mi nisterial plan. Resort was also had to the cottager', labourers, and even pauper tenants, to swell the list. No sort of threat was used ; but a hirer was given to all, that the Duke if:peeled every tenant to sign kis petition fur " moderate reform." We are wiry to add that, according to information received late on Thursday evening, the pitmen are beginning to indulge in acts of still more unjustifiable and unreasonable violence than before. A party of workmen, who were engaged in sinking a shaft for a colliery, belonging to an entirely new Company, in the neighbourhood of ileum, (for which they had only just broken ground,) were compelled to desist, by a detachment of pitmen from the latter place ! We have no room to enlarge upon this disgraceful fact, which may be taken as a proof of an utter want of correct feeling among the unhappy men who chew them-1 selves thus lamentably lost to a proper sense both of their duty and of their interest. Thursisyse'nnight ' a deputation of millers had an i nterv i ew w i t h the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in Downing -street. We understand the object of their interview was to represent the injury the trade re ceived by foreign flour being allowed to be imported free of duty. And in answer to which his Lordship informed the deputation, that it was not the intention of Government to propose any alteration of duties during the present session of Parliament, and in all probability, when an alteration was proposed, it would be a reduction of duty on corn, and not by laying a tax on flour. The Committee of the Port of Newcastle Association for the Preser vation of Life from Shipwreck, have received from the Central Com mittee, in London, seven sovereigns, to be given to the men who went off in two eobka, and saved the crew of the Jane, wrecked at the ennance of Blyth harbour on the 2d of February, and five sovereigns to Thomas Walker, mariner, of North Shields, for swimming on shore with a rope, from the wreck of the Isabella and Dorothy, lost near &runnels, last autumn, by which all the crew were saved. A beautiful large vessel was, on Wedn es d ay last, launched from the building yard of Messrs. George Kell and Son, South Shields, which received, with the " crash of the bottle, " the popul a r name o f “ L or d John Russell," amid th e thundering ch eers of an admiring crowd. The new chain-bridge across the river Tyne, at Spot swoo d, was opened for public use, with great parade, on Tuesday last. MARRIED.—At the Friends' MeeUng-house, Sunderland, Mr. John Bowron, jun. to Miss Binns.—At the Friends' Meetinghouse, Whitby, Mr. John Simpson, of Yak, to Jane, daughter of the late Mr. Jonathan Sanders. DIED.—At Lartington, 83, William Witham, Esq son of the late Thomas Witham, Esq. of Clife.—At Hurworth, Colonel Murray Macgregor ' uncle of Sir Ev an J o h n M acgregor. —At Owistt Hall, 88, Mrs. Ann Bone.-7th inst. in Eldon-street, Newcastle, in his Oath year, Thomas Cook. Esq. R.N.—At Thornton Hall. near Northaller. ton, Winograd, wife of F. P. Bedding field. Esq. 116.—At Edinburgh, lately, Miss Rotheram, of Newcastle. HAMPSHIRE ADVERTISER APRIL 16. We are sorry to record another Instance of supposed ineendiarism in the neighbourhood of Winchester. About one o clock In the morning of Saturday last, a straw heap, at Borough farm, in the parish of Mitch. Meter, occupied by Mt. W. Pain, a tenant of Sir Thomas Baringoras discovered to be en _ _ __ - Cow=s, April 16.—the master of the barque Delaford, which ar rived ben on the 10th inst. from the Isle of France, states that the In heirloom's of that island were ander considerable excitement, owing to a champs, laws about to take place, the French code having existed up to the t period agreeably to the terms of capitulation. We are alas lttgasmsd that the Queen of Madagascar has declared that the Fratii shall never hold a footing in that island whilst she exists. There is Nu place M the kingdom that has manifested more decidedly the spirit ef Bohm dna this Island. On Friday last, a large party of the hinds of Reform dined together at the Vine Hotel, West Cowes, to whit enema to the measure, in its further progress through the Houma of Parliament. On Wednesday, pursuant to an order of the Commissioners of the Navy, eaves vessels of war were sold at the Navy Office, by what is termed " Dutch Auction." The prices obtained were s the Heels, put up at 3,000 L knocked down for 1,9901 ; the Infernal, put up at 3,0001. sold for 1,910; the Camilla, put up at 1,9001. brought 1,1001; the Pandora, put up at 1,5001. sold for 9001. The other ships were not sold. They were thus put up and of—the Sampson, put up at 3,5001. stopped at 2,5001; the put up at 5,0001. stopped at 3,0001; and the Prothee, put up at 2,5001. set aside at 1,5001. The whole sale did not occupy half an hour. SALISBURY, APRIL 16.—0 n Monday last, pursuant to a requisition presented to the worshipful the Mayor, a numerous and very respectable meeting of the inhabitants of Salisbury was held In the Council Chain. ber, for the purpose of preparing an address to his Majesty on the sub ject of Reform. His Worship, John Pinckney. E.sq. with the greatest urbanity presided. The business was introduced by Richard Fowler, Esq. M.D. one of the senior members of the Corporation, whose seal and devotedness In the cause of Reform are beyond all praise. The Overseers of Cheat Somerford, Wilts, are going to send ten fa. milks from that parish to Canada: the wag advanced for the pur pose, (2001.) to be paid off by instalments, rincipal and interest, in the course of ten years. Lords G. sod A. Leeson arrived in Chhieelar on Thursday after noon, ebout four &desk; the lower boils ware rung, and a public no tice issued that Lad O. Lummox weak muse his friends at the Swan Inn, at eight o'clock be sbe evanks. Lei biro that hour the room was respectably sad manorenely Abase bait past eight the noble Lords entered amid the mist manendese &slats ; Lord G. ad. dressed them, and stated his bused= of retiring tom the representa tion of the city, and from die deelsring —a he bad been received throughout the county of Sews; he felt esmident of enceles. Roamer, April 16.—The iodination of if Wows on Thursday night, that if the present number sf Members was not reduced by the enactment of the pending Ream Bill with modifications, the vacan cies occasioned by the disfranchisement of the condemned boroughs would be filled up by extending the franchise to populous places at pre sent unrepresented, has put this town on the alert, and a meeting was consequently held to.day, at the Town Hall. The Mayor presided ; and after reading a lettter from the Recorder, recommending a petition to Parliament, it was unanimously agreed that one be presented without delay. 51ELIIIIIAM, Aram 11.—Our market to-day was very largely supplied, and well attended. The demand for m u tt on was brisk from Gid to Thd per lb. Beef, ether dull sale, at from 9s 6d to 10. 6d per score, inferior beasts lower. NEWBURY, Baize, AvalL 14.—Wheat, Imperial quarter, 00. to 78s ; new ditto, —4 to —8; Barley, 30s to 47s ; Oats, 24s to 34s ; Beane, 39e to 48s; New Peas, 404 to 48s ; Bread, per gallon, 18d to 20d. AILIRRIED.—At the Island of Malta, Major Floyse, of the 73d regt. to Al iu Nesham, daughter of Capt. Nesham.—H. Behan, Esq. Surgeon of H. M. S. Druid, to Susanna, youngest daughter of the late G. Truman, Esq. of Plymouth.—At the Friends' meeting-house, C. Smith, Jun. of Frame clothier, to Emma, youngest daughter of C. Heath, Esq.—At Twy ford, l)elme Ratcliffe, Esq. to Miss Wadding ton, only daughter of Waddington, Esq.—At tdisterton, Somerset, T. Daniel, kaiq surgeon, of Beaminster, Dorset, to Fanny, youngest daughter of the late R. Symes, Esq. of Horsehill, Dorset. SUSSEX ADVERTISER, APRIL 18. At a public meeting of the inhabitants of Horsham, held this day, at the Crown Inn, Mr. Thomu Hon e y w ood, in th e chair, the following resolutions were proposed by Henry Padwick, Esq. seconded by J. C,oppard, Esq. and carried unanimously -Ist—That the inhabitants have witnessed with feelings of the utmost mortification and surprise, the anvil and quartering of troops in their town during a period of profound tranquillity, which they had not the slightest reason to apprehend was in any danger of being disturbed. Saturday a general meeting took place at the Old Ship, which was attended by about 200 persons, on the subject of the pending Reform Bill, and the representation of Brighton. The result of the meeting was as under: Resolved,—That. in the opinion of this Meeting, the town of Brigh. ton, which cootains a population exceeding 40,000, ought to be included in Bth dale C. annexed to the Reform Bill now be fore the House of Cemesses, and to be allowed to return two members to Padiseamat that the hdoence of the landed interest in that House is shady estenelve ; that the aforesaid bill will, if passed into a law, aasfy extend that influence by increasing the number of county memelsre, and by throwing the return of such members entirely into the hands of those who are immediately interested in the land; and that it is, therein, expedient to petition the House of Commons to in eat the town of Brighton in the said schedule C; that the number of county members may not be increased; that all additional members may be renamed by populous towns ; and that freeholders in towns may retain the eight gutting in the election of the county members. NARRATIVE of the VISIT of their Most Gracious Majesties WIL LIAM IV. and Quinn' ADILAIDI to the ancient Borough of Lewes. By Ginsox MANTELL, Esq. F.R S. &c.—Under the above title, Mr. Mantell has given a pleasing and graphic description of the me morable Visit of their Majesties to Lewes, on the 22d Oct. 1830. DIED. —At Uckfield, Mrs. Gouldsmith, relict of the late Joseph Gouldsmith, of Seaford, Esq. an. GLASGOW FREE PRESS, APRIL 16. PROORZII or CULTIVATION.—Every attentive observer, who visits the Pentland Hills once only in three or four years. must be struck by the progressive, and it may be said, rapid change in their ap peanut. Year after year, acre after sae is brought into cultivation; the dark and useless funs and heath are rapidly disappearing: and, guessing from the progress of cultivation in that quarter, within these few years, and from the exertions made this Spring, there are good grounds to conclude, that they are already at school who will live to see the “yellow harvest" wave on every rood, except where the steepness of the precipices, and a surface of solid rock: set bounds to human perse verance and human ingenuity. CHASACTERS IN Our lady, acquainted with the private Maury of this celebrated production, has politely favoured I us with the following list of the originals of its principal characters: Pleydell, the lawyer .........was The late Mr. Andrew Crosbie, of Edinburgh, an eminent lawyer. Mr. Glouin Sir Robert Halewood .... Sir D. Maxwell, Cardenas. The footmark measured by the shoe maker which Sir A. Gordon traced and discovered the murder. Kippletringen - House, and the seat of the history in that neighbourhood. The Young Bertram.... A Sir Edmond M'Cullocb, who was stolen by gipseys, and from whom Mrs. Scott's family are' descended. FALKIRK, APRIL 14.—We had about 200 bolls of grain in stock market to day, which had rather a dull sale, at last week's quotations. i Prices as under :—New Wheat, 29e. to 325. Ditto Barley, 30s. to 335. ! Beans, 211. to 245. fid. Pease, 21s. to24s. 6d. Tau, 445. to 495. Com- I mon Oats 21s. to 24,. Flemish ditto.96B. Bd. t tatmeal, 435. to 465. ! Butter, lid. to 81. per lb. Eggs, 7d. to Bd. per dos. DIED.—At Rothesay, Mr. Robert Sharp, merchant, 78. The Sugdenites and Weymouth men, having failed in argument, have on a sudden taken to prophesying. They are running about the town, and sending letters through the country, prophesying that the Reform Bill will be rejected. We have too long had reason to give them credit for craft and cunning; but having, since the late division, conceived a great horror of Number one, which till now they pre ferred to every thing, they have turned prophets. The bill is changed, cry these hypocrites, and it will not be carried ! How is it changed, cries an unsuspecting reformer ? 0, the number of members was to be 596, and now the number is to be increased I So much the better, rejoins the reformer, if the representation thereby includes more large towns.— Ah, but that is a change, the Bill will be rejected ! Is that the only reason, rejoins the reformer, if so, it is a bad one. 0, no, they've got corrected lists, and certain places, which were to be disfranchised are now to have one member, and others to have two, which were to have had but one ! So much the better, replies the reformer, if the real population is found to be different now to what it was in 1821, the alters. tion is just Aye, but it's a change—an abandonment—a deception—it can't—it won't—it shan't be carried—it will be rejected ! Let us wait and see ! replies the other. Such are our street colloquies, such the wilful blindness of desperate partisans, and such their zealous spirit of prophecy COURT OP ALDERMEN. CONTR.? FOR TRZ TOILTSORRIF ROWN. Yesterday the pubis wink, _to witness the proceedings in thig singular case was amass than is had hem previresly. The rush to g et into the Chemise we and them was a great difficulty in preserving silsece, whisk y tessimil miss interruption frog, laughter than an &Mg wits. #: A s i„ some mew was disenil l Mr. Bonet', the counsel the the petitioners against Mr. maga lam sassed Lau. who deposed that he had hem se by Mr. Scales to en to the yard, where a leek et his was sonfined, and to fib g a berme and asekhar with him. Whams did mood Mr. &Wen told him to dime the ow open, hut he refused. Mr. Inks thin took t h e toils sad %woke ern the dem himself. Ame attended le remit rite sheep from going sot of the yard, but Mr. Saks set him at defian ce , and out went the The copy of the sh acent of Gnat upon this matter, that th e de fendant should pay a of M. and be discharged, was then rend. The sheep, it appeased, had been taken to the Green-yard on acco unt of having been driven through the streets during the hours of divine service on Sunday. Statements were read from inquest books of different periods relative to the exposure of meat for sale on Sundays at Mr. Scales 's shop, as well as at the shop of others, and extracts were read, showing that pigs which had died, and not fit for food, were found in his shop, scalded,drawn,and dressed. Mr. Scales was represented as always having denied that he had ever any notion of selling them to any person except a sap-boiler, and be had complained that they had been poisoned by the gas tar-water close to his premises. A witness deposed, that Mr. Scales swore, that if any officer seised his sheep again, he would, if he never again should see his family alive, shoot any such person. The next charge entered upon was that which mated to Mr. Stales the offence of having sold a donkey for veal. Thomas Wheel, of Romford, carrier, said--T was employed by Mr. Scales some years ago, for whom I then worked, to kill a jackass. I did it, and we hung it in the back part of the shop, and dressed ft as we would a calf. Mr. Stubbing was the first bu tch er as looked at is, sod be did'nt know what it were. (Laughter.) It was not for sale. Mr. Stubbing (the Common Councilman and a butcher) said.—l was pertain by Mr. Sealer's shop at five in the morning, and he called me, and we went backward together, and he showed me an am dressed and blowed like a calf. (Loud laughter.) He asked me what It was, and I did'nt know, but I thought it was a buffalo. (Laughter.) It was not amongst the animal for sale. When I told him I didn't know, be said, "Go along, you fool, it's an ass." (Loud laughter.) I told him he was an ass to have such a thing in his shop, and he said he'd ad It in an hour. Mr. ALLEY (counsel for Mr. ficitles.)—Did you tot say it was a kangaroo ? (Laughter.) Mr. Stubbing.—Never. Sir PETER Lanais (to Mr. Stubbing, who is a large man) —Pray was it a fat ass or a lean one ? (laughter.) Mr. Stubbing.--I don't understand any thing about it. He told me he'd sell it in an hour, and I said I would not for 6001. that it was in my shop, for I knew it didn't ought to be in such a place. Cross-examined by Mr. ALLEY.—I think he did it out of $ banter. I don't think so ill of any man as to think he would kill an ass for the selling on it. (Laughter.) J. Lilly.—l have been a butcher, but was unfortunate. Mr. Scales showed tne the ass, and ask'd me if I'd buy it. I bad laid out many thousands with him. The ass was dressed like a calf, and blowed out. I did'nt buy it, but he marked it as sold by sticking a skewer in the leg. Mr. A LLlT.—Did'nt you call it a" Bob"—and did'nt he correct you and call it a " Ned 1" (Loud laughter.) Witness.—No • he never said it was a Ned. He pointed it out to me as a calf, andaaked me to give him a crown for it, but I would not buy it, for I did'nt want it. (Laughter.) I remember it, for it was the ruin of me. fir PETER Lacrazia—How so? Witness.—By the idea that he said he sold it to me. I was amused of having it up to my own shop. Sir PETER Lauata.—Ha asked you bs. foe it. Of what value would a calf of the size be? Witness.—About 10s. (A groan of " Oh, Lord," amongst the butchers in the Court.) I believe it was sold to Sparks, the soap boiler. I had a good business, but, under the idea of buying the jack ass, and selling it for veal, I lost all my customers. Alderman OAaaaTT.—Who reported that? Witness.—lt was reported by thousands. Mr. Scales himself said be sold the Radical to Jack Lilly (a roar of laughter); so that I went down with the public. Wheel was again called, and said, the jackass weighed about 10 stone, and s calf of the rise would have coat 21. It had been ill, and when it could not recover Mr. Scales °Weird us to kill it, as we could kill it with more kindness than they could at a slaughter-house.— (Laughter) Mr. Scales kills with wonderful awe lo dye seconds, and he received the thanks of a public body for his humane way of despassh log. He was'ot at home when we killed it, and the tom of eral me a half pint of gin to dress it like a calf . We had many in to look at it, but nobody knew what It was, and I took it. afterwards to the soap. boiler's. TheltECOnDlta..-WaS it a necessary piece of humanity to the animal to dress it up like another animal ? The witness stared at this question. The Racouotta..—Upon your oath, did not Mr. Scales himself de sire you to dress it like veil ? Witness.—He did, my Lord. Mr. Carter, the Councilman, deposed, that ha hoard Mr. Baku threaten Mr. Blackburn on St. Thonmes.day, and say to him, I hate and detest you, and I shall expectorate upon you. (Laughter.) Mr. Bodkin.—Did you hear him say any thing about the Recorder ? Mr. Carter—l heard him say the rder was a cadavemus wretch. (A laugh.) The RECORDCR.—Is it possible that that can form a ground of complaint ? Very probably I did look cadaverous. It might have been after a severe illness. Mr. Carter declared, that though he was one of the petitioners spinet Mr. Scales, be did not know who were to pay the expenses of this pro- ceeding. Mr. Blackburn stated that Mr Scales bad threatened him. Mr. Hilton, an attorney, proved that he had got a verdict against Mr. Scales to the amount of 51. for an assault in a vestry4sorn, at Bow. Dr. Herschel', the chief Rabbi of the Jews, deposed, that at a certain pffiod of the year, according to law, the seal was fixed to the animals killed for the use of the Jews. Mr. Scales had been employed to kill for them, but something found about the seals caused his suspensloo. He said his son was in fault, and was restored, but the Jews had ceased to employ him upon finding that the same error was repeated.—Adj. BIRTHS. The 18th inst. at South-plaTx,letTnington.conunon, the lady of Mr. F. H. Hunter, of New Inn, solicitor, of a son—the 18th inst. in White- Wiliam, Lady H. Cholniondeley, of a daughter—the 2d inst. at Roam, the lady of I. Donnithorne Taylor, Esq. of Southgate, of a son. MARRIED. The 19th inst. at St. John's, Holum, J. R. Hartison, Req. of High bury, to Miss Atkinson, of Glocester-terrace, Hoxton—the 18th inst. at St. Giles's, Reading, T. H. Forrester, Esq. to Mary Louisa, eldest daughter of H. Simonds, Esq. of Reading—the 19th inst. at St. Pancras New Church, Mr. J. Castle, of Newgate.street, to Sarah, second daugh ter of the late Mr. Satchel, of Kettering—yesterday, at All Souls, Marylebone, E. P. Danvers, Esq. to Mary, second daughter of G. Fen nell, Esq. late of Iver, Bucks. DIED. The 17th inst. in Park-place, St. James's, in the 56th year of his age. Sir Thos. Mostyn, Bart. of Mostyn, in Flintshire, and M.P. for that county.—The 19th Inst. in the 24th year of her age, Eliza, third daugh ter of Mr. M. W. Livermore, of Chiswell-street, Finabury-arptsre-- Saturday last, at his residence, Lambeth -terrace, Mr. G. Corderoy,sra 61.—The 15th inst. J. Ward, Esq. of Mertin's.lane, Cannometzed, 61.—The 10th inst. at Smalley in Kent, Cicilia, the wit, of J. Twysden, Esq. and daughter of the late Louis Basalgette, Esq. of East wick-park, Surrey.—The 15th inst. at Lewisham, Mary, wits of John Lee, sen. Esq April 6, in iVigtnote.street, General blir Wm. Payne Galloway, Bart. of the 3d Dragoon Guards. CORN-EXCHANI E-THIS DAY. Wheat.new,Kent, &sea 76s 784 Peas, Grey . 3116 des Old . —s —5 Beans, Small . . 40s al Suffolk. (White) . 74s 711 s Tick . . 36. MB Norfolk & Suff. (Red), Olis 72s Oats, Potatoe . ills 31a Rye . . 30s 34s Poland . Ns 27s Barley, Ma 401 —Fine 441 48s Feed . . 226 Us Peas, White . 40s 42. s Floor, per sack, . . 00e 601 Boilers • . 45. 48/ Rapeseed . 436 £3B pea kg aaarru.s. ___ _ ___ Wheat, English (qrs.) - 1,870 Barley, Foreign . . 19,38 6 Irish . . . -- Osu. English - 10,450 Foreign . . - 27,500 Irish . . 855 Barley. English . . 2,030 I Foreign -12,091 b Irish - - -—1 English Flour (licks) 3,921.' COAL-EXCHANGE—THIS DAY. Ships arrived during the month During the week BestWallsend, Newcastle, & Sunde r l an d C oa l s .. 27s &I • 21 6 I Inferior sorts Ships at Market, 1801. I!•• HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning Ss. Um I Afternoon LONDON: Printed and rubliahed by JOHN MATINS. at the Seal- Orrici, No. 1, Pickett-place, Temple Bar.