The Statesman. — London, England, 1823-06-23 00:00:00

•IPT& - -;~~ r A - : very Statute. From the above facts your Honourable House will perceive that the select Vestry of Wily were uniformly in the wrong when disputing with your Petitioner, and your Petitioner asserts that the Magistrates were also in the wrong when they refused summonses regularly ap klied for, to procure the fulfillment of a declared contract. These facts afford a small specimen of the injustice and emelty which the poor experience in the Vestries and Courts ot Wiltshire; and your Petitioner has witnessed such in jestiewproersedhtg to a vast Went, for many years, snd without chock or remedy, against paupers who were less able than your Petitioner to plead for themselves ; and, *be, of course, became more the victims of tyranny and op pression. Arose Petitioner asserts that it is a principle of nature and religion, that every man should have a fair opportunity to earn bread by the sweatof his face ; that the 43i1 of Ells. corroborates this principle, as have Many other more recent Statutes ; that; in particular, the 50th George 111. upholds this, even by authorising land to be appropriated for the snecialiturpoae of keeping the poor employed ; while too. Statute-law has decreed badges to disgrace idleness, and while the Bill now before your Honourable House proposes the same. Your Honourable House can see from the above facts that the practice of admioistering Poor-laws is indi sect opposition to their theory aad letter—in direct opposition to the dictates of nature and religion. From these facts your Honourable House can see that your Petitioner was restricted to the earning of Ss. when he could earn 95., and that the tyranny of the Overseer and Vestry was confirmed by the neglect of the Magistrates. Your Petitioner, in contemplatinean efficient change in the system of the Poor-laws, would first maintain, that. all genuine and solid wealth is derived from labour, and, that, it is the interest as well as duty of every good Government so to provide that labourers should have a sufficiency of the n cessaiies and comforts of life. Your Petitioner asserts, that in America, even in British Colonies, an agricultural labourer can earn wages equal to the value of THREE PECKS or WIIIPAT per day ; and, were it riot for laws which restrain the importation of corn and transport of men—corn-laws and emigration laws, that an agricultural labourer could, in England, earn wages equal to the purchase of TWO PECILP or WHEAT per day. Your Petitioner asserts, that while the price of labour is kept down throughout the United Kingdom by corn-laws and ennevation laws, that, in England It is depressed still more under the system of the poor-laws ; and that this is evident from the fact that while in Scotland common Is t:miners receive from Os. to 9s. per week, the wages of the same description of labourers in Wiltshire runs from Ss. Bd. to ie. In Wiltshire a common labourer, with a wife and four children, had, ten years ago, Ios. 6d. per week ; and latterly, he has not been allowed more than 7*. 6d. a week by the same rule of the poor-law system. Your Petitioner asserts, that he himself, living spot. the earnings allowed by the Select Vestry of Wily, for three months together. could not afford to purchase a single ottere of butcher's meat, or a drop of beer, and had, by the inuttion of his pay, from 41. 6d. to Ss. a week, to lessen his consumption of bread, and live chiefly on potatoes. At the end of three months your Petitioner found himself un able, from his pay, to have his shoes repaired ; and without an increase, must assuredly. in the course of a few years, be clothed in rags. Your Petitioner protests against badg iv, for idleness. lie feels that a ragged coat would be dis grate sufficient; and he knows that an empty stomach has a natural and, excellent effect in quickening industry. He knows that quickened industry can produce wealth, and that national wealth may be most increased by a liberal allowance of pay to labourers. On the contrary, that want of full employment and fair pay must tend to poverty, as well of the nation, •as of the individual. Your Petitioner was not bred to labour, and has, by an extraordinary run of misfortune and persecution, been reduced to worse than mere poverty. II •is in the 46th year of his age, and has five ehildren, but if your Honourable House would either repeal corn-laws and emigration-laws, or adopt his propo sals for the abolition of pauperism in England, he would most willingly give up his claims on the parish of Wily, both for himself and children, end he would not fear going 4... t into the world to earn a livelihood even by the sweat of hie face. Your Petitioner, therefore, most earnestly entreats that your Honourable !louse will immediately appoint a Com mission to-visit the pariah of Wily ; enquire Into the de p!orable case of your Petitioner, and view the misery which row prevails among his fellow paupers ; listen to what he I.as to say regarding a reform of the poor-law system, and report the whole to your Honourable House. . WEEKLY, REGISTER or WEATIIER.—Though some of the days last week were bright, 'and the sun shone warmly at noon, others were very gloomy and austere; with a keen north-easterly wind throughout the week, and most of the uigf,'s and moruings very cold. On Wednesday morning. at 7 o'clock. we observed the Mercury in our thermometer, in 4 ,.utilern exposure, so low as 49 degrees: and kir.Cob bet', in his Register of Saturday last, says that, at Reigate Clete was frost. Many people express surprise at the coldness of the weather at this season of the year. If they 23 read our ob lions on the weather of the correspond period of last year, they would not have been surprised. the STATESMAN of June 24, 1822, are the following words, v h:ch are too apposite to require an apology for repeating : 6 • On Friday morning at eight o'clock. the thermometer was e-ly :A and at an earlier hour we believe, it was down to 5. , . it has often been remarked that the longest days have heel the (oldest of the summer; and many persons can re member. that near )lidsummer, about 20 years ago, there was a frost so smart as to wither the vine leaves, and, to destrcy the walnuts when almost large enough for pickling.—ln Bessie, June is one of the most uncomfortable months in tee year. The heat, in the preceding month, becomes so vwerfel as to dissolve the ice and snow of the northern re pions; but on their dissolution, bleak and boisterous wea t'ter follows, from the• absorption of the caloric; and the Vet nometer, which may have been up to 70, is rove to fall to 3). This has actually been the case at Petersburg this year ; and from the prevalence of north-easterly winds, our c'imate has probably; now, been affected with the change." No rain has fallen here this week that could be measured. — On Friday morning early, a mist overspread the parts of the metropolis near the Thames, like the mists that sometimes come off the sea. The continuance of dry weather has been very favourable to the hay harvest. Jet -and. June 24. 111111111011ETEft. - 8 I 1 II 1•1110111ETEll. o'clock. o'clock. at night. June --. 13, 6 .... 63 60 50 30,10 Fair 16, M. .. AS 63 49 ,33 Fair 17, T. • ... 60 63 66 ,U Fair IS. W.. 30 ' 53 ao ,23 Cloudy • 19, Th...... 60 60 60 ,I 0 ' Fair Y:+, F..... 1 63 66 61 / , U 3 i Fair 21. FL... 60 56 49 ,li Cloudy NATURAL STS' CALENDAft.—To enable our readers to judge of the ltesson, we select from the ctlendarsof the Rev. Mr. White of Selborne, end Mr. illerkwick, of the neigh bourhood of Battle, the dates of the following familiar oc currences, which have been oblerved during a course of years, and which ma) usually be expected about the present period : (Where two dates are given, they denote the earliest end the latest times at which the occurrence was observed. The letters W. and N. are the initial% of the names of the ob servers.) • Young frogs migrate—W. June 23.—Aug. 2. Cora poppy flowered.—W. Julie 24.—M. April 39, July 13. (Treat Horse-jig sp.—W. June 94. Aug. 11. Mushroom sp.—W. June 28. Aug. 30.—A1. April 10, Aug. 10. Common snel/ole 11.—W. June 28.—M. May 27. July 13. Dwarf mallow 6.—W. June 28.—M. May 12, July 30. St. John's wort 6. W. Jane aB.-31. June 13. July It Deadly nightshade 2.—W. June 27.—. V. May 21. Aug. 14. Young partridges fly.— W. June 28. July 31.—M. July 9-28. Lime tree B.—W. Juba 98. July 31.—M. June 12. July 30. Wild thyme ff.— W. J u ne continued)2—M. Je 0. July 19. (T. We are glad to find that a requisition to the Mayor it course of siroature, to convene a.publie meeting of the inhabitants of the tows is aid of the Spanish cause.— (Can:bridge Paper.) THE STATESMAN. . if A*B. -- • man.. . ate. *V DUB. !....Dublin (X . I, 1....H0115nd....• .... 0 • 11..`..Watettor4.&.• 0! . 1.... - ..Hambro , 0 • ' 0....0 & Jersey. • ..0 ' I.... France 0 7.11....Uab0n. ..... • •11 - .... L. _1 ...Flanders 0 l....dottenbars....o . 0.... Malta ..0 • PRICE OF STOCKS fiats, DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Sank Stock -- • India Stock per Ct. Red ..... . "SW Ditto Bonds. 942 40s. 30s.prn n • Ct.Cons... . . ........ E5.8111.2d. 19s _ e Pm 3} per ..... •• • • 10001.. I per Cents • 97i l7s 10s pin. New Fours .. Long Ann..... 7-16) Lottery Tickets 13/.Bs. Insp. 3 per Ct.' Con.for Aect . 81If. Watt%man. masnay EVENINO. JUNE 23, 1823. PACKING OF JURIES. Ur. Western is most laudably employed in endeavour. ing to obtain some amendment of the laws relating to the formation of Juries ; which are, indeed, bad enough of themselves, but still worse in the mode in which they are pretended to be carried into effect. The majority of those who compose Country Juries are utterly incompe tent for faring an opinion on any difficult point ; and this ignorance its general matters, subjects them entirely to the will of the Judge, who has only to indicate an Opi nion in an intelligible manner, to bane it followed imme diately. We remember conversing with a IVarwich - shire Juryman, who had grown grey in the trade, and boasted, as the very climax of his powers of discrimina tion, that be could always find out what the Judge wanted better than any of his colleagues ; one of whom, upon one occasion, lie complained of most bitterly, as being an ignorant, obstinate, blockhead, in refusing to find a person guilty, though " the Judge spoke as plaits as need be." This man bad, literally, no other idea about the duties of a Juryman, than that he was to find ont, and conform to, the inclinations of the Judge—and there are thousands of his opinion. Indeed, we have some reason to believe that the most ignorant and incompe• tent are carefully selected for such purposes, in certain districts, to the exclusion of those who are better inform ed, and might be more independent. The difficulties that lie in the way of any amendment, arc, however, numerous. In the first place, an ignorant and obedient Jury wastes no time in deliberation. There is, besides, an advantage sometimes in an assurance that matters will go right. In political cases, for instance, a failure to securaa verdict, might occasion great displea sure at the head quarters ; and political trials, if the re sult were doubtful, would be dangerous experiments ; instead of being, as now, pleasant roads to wished-for preferments. The advantages of "knowirtz your men" are evident in all matters ; but to know them, and to know them on your own side, is the great point to be I secured, when you would have nothing go wrong. The following curious conversation took place, on the 10th inst., at the Crown-office, between the master and a person who attended to see the Jury nominated, in a case in which be was defendant. The Master began, as usual, to picic for kis men ; when the defendant observ ed—" would it not be more fair, Sir, to take the whole of the names as they occur on the page which you acci dentally open ?" Master—No, I have good reasons for not doing so. Defendant —It is complete packing, to take them in the manner you do. Master—loo, it is not. I take them fairly ; and if you know any of them you have the advantage. Defindant—Noryou do not take them fairly; or you would not fear to take them in rotation from any page. Master—You may make what objections yon like to the Court, but you must not interrupt sue here. Defendant —Then will you open the book at random. and take the names as they come ? Master—eNo; I tell you positively that I will not. Defendant —1 suppose that all the persons whose name are in the book, are eligible to serve as Special Jurors? Master—No :--only those with the word merchant at tached. Defea , ?ant—Tint I counted nine merchants on one rce, and you selected only one front among thesis. Master—That may be, by accident. Defendu nt —lt could not be by accident, it most be de sign ; for you still persist in the same course, and t shall protest against the practice, and expose it. Master—You may expose it where you think proper. Here the conversation terminated, and the Jury was l , packed. No doubt, the Master has good reasons for his conduct ; but he might have spared the defendant the wanton Insult of telling him that he might state his objections to the Court ; when he knew that only a few weeks since the Court refused to hear an application charging him with partiality and improper conduct. The Court has also good reasons for its conduct; but it is rather too fond of keeping them to itself. The declaration of the Master, that only merchants are eligible, instead of being the law, was a direct and pal pable untruth, which has been rang in his ears this live years, since he first ventured to assert it. He knows that the law expressly declares all the names is the book out of which he now nominates City Juries to be eligible to serve. lie knows that the only qmtlilleation of a Juryman in the City, Is to be a resident Citizen, and worth IDOL personal property. lie knows this: and yet iu the face of his Own knowledge, he declares that threat majority of the list, seat in to him by the Sheriff, is legally qualified, are not eligible. If so, he has no right to nominate out of the list at all. It is a false return, Red he has no right to.make any use of. lie should return It, and say, send Me a proper list of qualified persons only. But be has "good reasons," for his conduct; and we have not now time to question it further. Paris papers to the 21st instant have arrived since our last. The event which, in the present state of Spain, was most desirable, the removal of King Ferdinand from Seville to Cadiz, it is said, in the Journal des Debuts, took place on the 12th of Jane. This occur• rence is of great importance. It affords convincing evidence that the boasts of the French, and the reports of tutunl:s among the people of Seville, to take the King back to Madrid, have been without foundation, and that the Cortes have had the determination and the power to accomplish a measure by which Ferdi nand is safe against all the force and artifice o t h e enemy, and the (government manifests the reso lutien to carry on the contest to the last extremit;. r.r, The Etale as4rts under the date of titeBth instant, from Madrid, but on if authority that can be deemed official, that " all it Wafted" at Lisbon, that " the King is free," and that " the Ministry" (a very servile Ministry, if any, no doubt) " at whose head is M. de Pa!mere, hod jolt beds nominated by his Majesty." It is remarkable, however, that this new Ministry is the only Object which the counter-revolution is stated to have accomplished, and that net a word is said about the dissolution of the Cortes,or the abolition of the Constitution. A short time may enable us to ascertain how far there are any grout.di for inch a statement. There must be at present no leis than four packets at sea, viz. the Marlborough, which was to leave the Tagus on the I st instant; Duke of Kent, No. 2, on the Bth ; Duke of Kent, No. 1, on the 15th, and the Stanmer, on the 21st or 22nd. The last advices direct from Portugal to England were of the 23d ult., from Oporto, and of the 25th from Lisbon. The Jour. Nal des Debate contains an article which, implies a doubt, if not a denial, of the Duke of Angouleme's Regency having declared all the acts and money transactions of the Constitutional Government null and void. "No official act of this kind," says that Journal, " has come to our knowledge." Independent of the baseness of an act of this kind, there is another consideration that must have had weight with the Regency, unless they were as des perate as revengeful. It would bring the French and British Governments into collision with each other. In consequence of a negotiation between the British and Spanish Governments respecting British claims for cap tures of British merchantmen in the West Indies, by ves sels under the Spanish flag. a sum of 500,00411.u . as voted by the Spanish Government, in compensation. Would the Regency be so rash as to declare this contract null and void ? The accounts in these Journals from Catalonia, represent Mina as having experienced a serious check in the Pyrennees, and as about to be " either killed or taken." This is a condition to which he has been so often said to be reduced, and from which he has so often emerged to the discomfiture of his enemies, and the admiration of hi• friends, that we should not be astonished if the next ad vices inform us that be has again surprised the French. Mosen Anton, the Royalist Commander, is stated in a let ter from Gerona, to have been dangerously wounded by the bursting of a shell before Hostalrich ; the garrison of which made four sallies on one day. FRINCII FUNDS, June 19.—Five per Cent. Consols SBf. 50c. ; Dank Stock, 1,595; Neapolitan 5 per cent., 76i; Kentes d'Espagne, 401. • June B.—Five per Cent. Consols, 89.; closed, 98. 20. ; Bank Stock, 1,592. 59. ; Neapolitan 5 per cent, 761 ; Kentes of Spain, 3/. At slate hour this mormng, Patts papers of Saturday came to hand, containing a Telegraphic Despatch from Madrid, dated Jane 17, announcing that on the 12th, in the evening, the King was removed from Seville to Cadiz, and that the French troops will arrive at Seville on the 21st and Vd, when they immediately move on Cadiz. A morning paper has in a second Edition, published a communication from its Correspondent, dated Paris, Sa turday evening, which states that three different couriers had arrived there from Madrid, and that Government has received information that the Portuguese counter-revo- lution is entirely consummated ; that the Infant Don Miguel entered Lisbon on the 3d of June ; that General Rego was deposed from his command, and that the troops under his orders bad sent in their submission; and, in a word, that the King had been establish ed in all the pleniitude of absolute power. Un what foundation this communication rests, we know not; but if true, it is very strange that it formed uo part of the above-mentioned Telegraphic despatch. FRENCH Fuxin, June 2).—Five per Cent. Consols opened at SSE 80c. ; closed at 881. 73c. Back Stock, I,s2s.—Exchange on London, 35f. 65c. STOCK EXCHANGE, 12 o'CLoca.—Consols opened this morning at 8111,at which price theyare stea ly,with lite* doing. The Expresses from Paris, have brought the French Funds 88-70. We do not hear of any news o f importance from the army in Spain ; nor are there any reports afloat this moraine', except one, that some bat• talions of the Guards are going to be sent to Ireland. Oxa o'CLoca.—There is a report on 'Change that Valencia and Tortosa have surrendered to the French. It is also stated that a messenger has arrived to Go• vernment with important despatches from Spain. Spanish Bonds at Paris are 37. - - - - - FOREIGN FUNDS.—Owing to the unfavoerable intelli gence from Colombia, the above Bonds fell from 55 to 49-30.—Spanish Bonds opened at 32 with a heavy market, and little doing. New Spanish, 311 to 32—New Prussian, 84/—Russian, SO—Danish, 90—Colombian, 50. CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION. — At an Adjourned Meeting of the Catholic Association in Dublin, on Thursday last, it was moved by Mr. Lawless, in pursuance of a .00tice given on a former day, that an Address should be presented. to his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant, for the purpose of preventing the annual Orange processions, which take place in various parts of the country on the 12th of July. The motion was seconded by Mr. O'Con nel, and opposed by Mr. Encas *Donnell, who thought the bringing it forward both unwise and un• worrantable; it was in direct opposition to the first re solution of the Association. It was unwarrantable, be tiause it did ndt come within the-objects of the Associ ation ; it was unwise not to leave it in the hands of Government The saute principle which permitted them to bring forward that motion, wuold also permit them to go into every grievance which was felt throughout the country.—Mr. Shed supported the right of the Associ ation to entertain the motion, and Mr. O'Gorman thought it would be inhumanity to the people of Ireland, not to call the attention of the Executive to the circumstances which might occur in consequence of the Orange pro cessions on the 12th of July. The question was then pot, and carried, with the dissentient voice of Mr. *Donnell. Mr. O'Connell moved, that an Address should be pre pared to the people of Ireland, the object of which should be, (if he might use a word that had become the jest of r Orangemen,) Conciliation. The Orange Ness teemed with calumnies against the Catholic people ; those calunir nies were repeated and circulated in England; num- I hers of the Gentry of Ireland left it, but many still clung . to it with a fond fidelity; it was the place of their birth, it was the grave of their forefathers ; they were nut there ▪ as birds of pasage, for a season ; or as bin Is of prey, to d part *hen the carrion feast would be over. They should s ay to the people th a t the object of the tirangcmeo wa4 ▪ to produce a paxtiel insurgent)°, that they might wide . ; ' in blonslyaml stalk to finftnne . thrsaugh the means of r-- pine and plunger. Mr. O'Connell concluded by moving that a Cortunittee of thirteen should be appointed to prepare an Address to the people of Ireland of all drnaminations. Mr. Ronayne seconded this isiorion. Mr. Eneas M.Donn ell opposed ft. The 9stevion was then pot, an I eaerie I with the dissentient voice of Mr. M.Donnell Mr. Shell gave notice,.that on Saturday we-k he would move that Cot name of the Association should be changed to that of The National Association." The meeting then ad journed. FAT4I. 'AFFRAY AT NIAGUERA.—FrOM the Isiah papers that have arrived this morning, we learn that the town of Maglsera presented a most ruiuuus and dilapidated ap pearance. On Saturday the Rev. Spencer Knox, having been informed that the Whin:mown in'ended assembling to the number of thousands, on Saturday night, tor,the purpose of destroying the town and and its inhabitants, called out the Yeomanry, whom, lie kept on duty the whole toi3Ost, patroling the streets at intervals, by which precaution, furcrer mischief was effectually frustrated.— The precise number of the killed and wounded in the ,late affray is still doubtful. Inquiries hare already been set on foot, and a very respectalsie character taken to pri son, charged nn the oath of a min now not expected to live, with having fared a shot through his body, and whirls in the opinion of the surgeon, will cause his death. A. Coroner's Inquest sat on Saturday, at Swatragh, upon the bodies of • he deceased, and a Jury of that place foam! verdicts of wilful murder against person or persons un known. Warrants have been issued for the appre!sen- . . lion of persons implicated, and a general meeting of Ma gistrates and Gentlemen appointed. On Saturday, at two o'clock, a Cabinet Council was • held at the Poreign Office, Downing-street, which AV:4 attended by the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Ilarrowhv, the Earl of Westmorland, the Earl of Liverpool, Mr. Peel, Mr. Canning, Earl Bathurst, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Viscount Melville, Mr. Wynn, Lord Bexley, • , &c. The Cabinet sat in deliberation till half-past four o'clock. The Neapolitan Minister transacted busincza at the Foreign Office on Saturday. On Saturday the Lords of the Council assembled at the Council Office, Whitehall. There were present the Earl of liarrowhy, the Earl of Lauderdale, the Earl of Alter_ Been, the Duke of Montrose, Lord Stowell, Lord St. lir. lens, and Lord Colchester, Viscount Melville, Lord Bin ning, Mr. W. Dundas, Sir Wiliiam Brant, Lord ltedes 'dule, and Mr. Becket. Their Lordships assembled to hear the appeal of Lord Douglas against the Calmed right of the Duke of llamilton to carry the King's Crown' at the Coronation. This was these.- and sitting' of their Lordships upon thesame subject. The first meeting on Saturday se'nnight, when Mr. Warren and Mr. Krung - ham were heard for Lord Douglas. On Saturday last, Mr. Abercrombie and Mr. Adam were heard for the Duke of Hamilton, and Mr. Warren was in reply. Their Lordships met at half-past eleven o'clock, and broke up at half-past three. SILLPPLNG INTELLIGENCE. DUI., Just 22.—Wind N.E.—Came down from the river and sailed, the Abeons, Turner, for JAMAICA ; Delight, Cas sie, for Berbice ; Penryn Castle, Walker, for Halifax ; Killingbeck, Smith, for Barbadoes, and Mary, Archer, for Miramict.i ;, the Patrick, Henry, for Havanna!), broke her 'anchor this afternoon, and has been supplied with an ' other, and proceeded on her voyage. Arrived and r sailed for the river, the Nerina, Lauclilan, front the Cape of Good Itope.-21st, N.E. Came down from the river and sailed the Sally, Grey, for Quebec; Alknornack. for Madeira; Peace, Owen, for Trieste; Oporto, Covey, for Oporto. Arrived and sailed for the river, the Brisk, sloop of war, from Dublin. PORTSMOUTH. Jur'a 22.—Wind N.C. Arrived the Charles. Fisher, from St. Thomas's. Sailed his Majesty's ship Ran ger, for Newfoundland. PLu YOUTH, J11:411 21.—Wiall S.W.—Arrived off the Port the Fox, from New York; Albion, from Demerara; an& Planet, Barclay, from Jamaica; bound for London, tailed under convoy of H. M. S. Falmouth. FALMOUTH, Joss 21.—Wind S.C.—Sailed H. M.Packet Frolic for Lisbon; the Norway ship Arundel, from Arun del, arrived here yesterday, has been seized by the officers of his Majesty's Customs, in consequence of there having beers found on board 34 kegs. containing brandy and other con traband goods.—June 2(l,—Wind N. to S.—Arrived the Os borne packet, Pascoe, from the Leeward Islands, 'Ailed from Thomas's, 10th May. I n our report of the House of Lords, on Friday, Lord Clinton was, by mistake, mention-d instead of Lord Clifden. We are informed that his Majesty has said he wi .1 not resume his acquatic excursions in the Royal George yacht until after the dissolution of Parliament, about the 12th of next mouth.—(llanspehire Telegraph. ) It appears by the Glasgow papers that the dispute be tween the operative cotton spinners and their employers is not yet terminated. The subject of the dlfterence is, we understand, shortly this :—The masters insist that they shall be masters in their own works, and hare the power of retaining and dismissing such servants as they , consider it their interest to dismiss or retain. 'lke Cotton Spinners, on the other hand, insist, that the masters and proprietors shall, whenever called upon by theta, turn away any individual or individuals, without any reason being adduced, and however faithful and deserving the masters ns ty consider such servants. The inasters,we learn, have come to the resobttion to take back none of the spin ners, unless every one comes under an agreement, that such unreasonable demands are renounced by the spin ners. A forgery has been d.leeted upon both the guinea and 20s. notes of Sir ‘Viiliaus Porbes and Co. of Edinburgh.— (Carlisle Jona..mai ) We are authorised to say that the statement ?...tich ap peered in this paper on the 7th instant, relative to a forgery on the notes of the Leith Banking Company is incorrect, and that there is no forgery on any of their notes. The in formation was given to us by a correspondent on whose ac curacy we have been accustomed to rely • but who, in this instance, hos led us into an error.—(lbiri.) CONFLAGRATION.—MANY TIIOCSAND Pou:vos WORTH or BANK NoTes CONSUSIED.—Last night, about the boor of 12 o'clock, a strong sensation of alarm was excited in the city, bv the appearance of reflection of a great tire, V. companietl by innumerable sparks which illuminated the heavens in that part of the sky, apparently over College green or Fleet-street. " W here is the lire r—" Whose house is it ?"—were the questions that 'vety one asked, but no one could answer. They were all in the dark as to these queries; still the lire raged, and every sud den burst of same called forth an acclamation from some gaping individual by the Liffey-wall. " liod hless,me it's dreadful—oh! mother of. Moses look at it now." Some inspired if the fire hells were beard; all answered. no; Others asked if any engines had been seen going to ex tinguish it; still the answer was is the negative. At length the riddle was at last solved, by its being stated that the re flection of the fire which had been seen was occasioned by the burning of the old casein-ten Bank notes, at the Rank of Ireland, where a kiln has been erected for the purpose. Al though the amount of BANK NOTES consumed were consider able, (six cart loads, we understand,) yet it is pleasant to know, that no loss of property was sustained ou this cots sion.—(Dablin Morning l'osi of Saturday.) hir.Cnichester,the nephew of a Ilsronet„residing iitheWett of E.:gland, haring h en observed for some time piewd to have occasional aberrations of mind, was brought to town for medical advice, and haring yesterday montill escaped from his atteutlants, lie threw himself off the &airs of Westminster-bridge. The lin :v Was not found for about an hour, when life was extinct. gentleman was Lie 'Atsr ' to a very considerahlr estate. amt his !anther has beet: is ' a state of destraction, ever since site howl of Inc saocl. l ' ' catastrophe, . ~....r From I Dutch. Fl tract the STUTG cm Atli Wertemb STOCKI patam an Sir B. B 1 Malelay the 1. ren thidepar vwse p he ean u aarlf r rr.t c derih be les.eedi a ttr:i p iticitce BAYON den!). ma The mail affirm th troops, NT soon rote We hat which ar have had theroogis! rilty we BaUasten Cuenca, 1 that he is it seem confirmed an article with the i Lion, the I been seals lished yes tice, took confidenci paper, da s We wet WWI*. sr nounced i Ps from tl Valium been rec• trribers.' All:re:net published lion of th Ministers fore belie' publish al ASTRO Learned of tier here Isl 9, whi ear, at tl this retna ed as pern observed i to the sun Septembei 3 years an medal was for his inp and print' one who derate de treat of ! vention w curacy, al are sueces most abet A medal for his die his zealow Pons has 20 of thei maths, in Silver lfa En eho's C t,