The Statesman. — London, England, 1824-02-13 00:00:00

IME S - ----- 7 DUCHY OF LANCASTER COURT.—YuIe Day. ...0011/.. Tug KING V. WILLIAM CLEMENT, APPELLANT. At 11 o'clock the Right Hon. Lord Bexley, CFancellor of Ns Pitchy, and Mr. Justice Bayley, with Mr. Justice Hol- N O, came into court and took possession of the antient judi cial woolsack and bench. The court being proclaimed, the case of th.. King respon dent, came on against Mr. W. Clement. proprietor of the Ob ,.erre r, for having in the year 1820, incurred the contempt „f t ip Court of Special Commission held in the Old Bailey fur the trial of persons charged with high treason, for which 10 , tined in the sum of X5OO, the charge averring the i-nafritipt to the publication of the proceedings contrary to eammand of the Court. Mr. SCARLETT now rose on behalf of Mr. Clement, to „ t a s ide the penalty, and to c ill upon the Conn to order e i e then Sherilf to return bock the sum of MIOI. which bad iven irregularly paid into the Exchequer, upon the follow i3g grounds:—First, that the original order calling upon z !, 6 defendant to pay the sum of 500/. was not established even authorised by any prece3ent what..ver ; secondly, Orit the process was not properly executed; and thirdly, that it could not he recovered as it had been, throe!' the Exchequer. Upon the first of these grounds ' I ke Learned Gentleman said, he did not dispute the rizt.t o f .11:11geS to fine, butt only in cases where the law applied ei Jurors, and not in this . case, because there was no con- at all. If an order of a Judge had been disobey-d •!irre was another and better mode of proceeding, but' :'.en ovule:al chants foended only upon inveterate nsage the courts of the king torn was so severely acted upon, i , nat;ineti that the. W (.011M not hear out the charge. app !hint, as proprietor of a newspaper, had given to the public the proceeding; of tie trial of lihistleueoil for high treason ; and beeaase a command nits given that the precee , linas shonl , l not he published until t'ie trials were over. The Sheriff had made his levy, and cart had received th , fin-; but he did this only by ao Exchet :per process, which tvas very defective; and he contended that in such a case as this, execution could oniy issue from this Court, end not through the Exuhuquer. The learned Counsel then, at very great length, proceeded to argue from variotts ruthorities, thAt the process was defective. it not having fully f...t forth the naoire of the line, and indeed havimt emanated from n difren-ot Court. could not be held in this Court, which, its institution, had full power to annul all the pruceetlinss Cast led h!•!•11 carried into effect. Messrs. RROUGHAM. DENMAN, and PLATT were to follow on the snme side. soot were to I), answered by the ATTORNEY (ic: • ERAL Rod the Crown lawyers. 1 case will not he over for so me days. SII!PPING INTELLMENCE. February 12.--IVind W.S.W.--The Probity r. from London, remains.—None of the outvrard bound • i h sailed yesterday have put hack. ?on rimouxit, February 12.—Wind S.W.—Arrived from limrlim the following outward bound vessels, viz : --Mary, M Clare ; Ilenry Davison, Ilarday ; and S niacin, Hearn, for .13M1i(11 ; Mari %one, Gardner; and Thames, Meak, for the South Seas; Active, i.endy; AIM NACS7III. Tremavne, for l' , Jirente.—The Skelton, Dixon. from Van Dieman's Land, parsed by all well, sailed sth Sepiemher, and on the 2Stli en v41114.11.4 a heavy gale, which washed her jolly hosts anti some of her dirk lumber. In Int. 51•. S. lone. 55. W. fell in w ith two large fields of ice. Spoke the brig Reliance. of Rye, front Vayo. bound to Rio, in lat. 35. 28, S. long. 45. W. on the 7th November, and on the 1 1th spoke the Isaac. of Leghorn, in lat. 23. 35.5. long. 42. W. On the 20th Nov. arrived at Rio, mid •aimed from thence Gth December.--Off the Port the Oscar, Jameson, from Demerara. FA I.M(.1"111, February Il.—Wind variable.--Sailed the Relent Packet, Collins, and Perthshire, Sangster, for St. Mr awls; Industry, for Pernambuco; and George, Davis, for Lisbon; Fanny, Guild, for Seville; Phy:ieria, Hill, from Cadiz ; Riga, Royal, for Tobago ; and the following are get. Cwt under weigh—Syren, Selmer% for Oporto, anti Earl Sel• Walker. for Gibraltar.—Arrived the Comet. Moore, and Yamaseaw, Chia, from Now York ; and Providence, Griffin, 'rum Lisbon. The it'll'', Dunbar, from Cork for this port, was totally blst near Holyhead the 6th instant ; four men, two women, :cad live children (passengers), with two of the crew, were !rowned ; the master, mate, and four seamen saved. About .ight hundred casks of butter, and a few sacks of flour lave been saved.—(hircrpool Advertiser.) Captain A. D. Y. Arbuthnot having• been appointed to the Redwing, 18 guns. from the Jasper, at Portsmouth, un We Inesilay, the crew of the Litter ship made him a pre'ent of a magnificent sword and belt, as a mark of es teem for their late Commander. Tile sword is richly mounted, and the belt superbly embroidered. Sir Win. Wiseman, Bart., is appointed Captain of the Namaranz trigate, at Portsmouth. Captain W. LI. Stnytb, of the Adventure surveying vessel, is promoted to the tank of Post Captain. TUX. BRPARTHRZ OF TIIR kI:NTG FROM BRIGHTON FOR WINDSOR. liammens, THURSDAY. FEB. 12.-At half past twelve s'eloek this day, his Majesty left the Pavilion for Windsor. At eleven o'clock in the forenoon, the four troops of, the 7th Hussars, and the sStli Regiment, formed a line trsm the gates of the Royal Pavilion, each side of the road, on the New Stein, where his Majesty passed. At twelve ~ ' clock his Majesty, accompanied by the Marquess of CO nynghant and Sir William Knighton, got itito his travel iMg carriage, and proceeded through the gates of the Cagle-yard, across the Old Stein, and along the East Cliff 1.1 the new Chain Pier, which his Majesty viewed from his ratriaee, when he again returned to the Pavilion, and at 'he time above mentioned, set out for Windsor. On enter inr the read joining the gates of the Pavilion, the Rands of the regiments shove mentioned played "Uod save the King." Ilk Majesty looked extremely well. 'lie Mr. John Kinnear, the banker, who lately stopped pnytnent at Brighton, it is understood, lived formerly in ..trpool, where he failed for about two millions of money in consequenc e of overtrading to South America, when Sir Home Pophsns opened the trade of that part of the vorld to Great Britain. THE /1&M r.--The depot of the 75th Regiment of Foot is ordered to proceed from Albany to Gosport bar red:•. Detachments belonging to the 30th, 41st, and 46th Re ri,nents of Foot, now at Chatham, will einbark about the .ttli inst. for India. - - --- Detachments belonging to the 54th and 89th Regiments of Infantry, and a detachment of the 13th Light Dragoons, embark. about the 20th inst. on board the William !a ; rlie, Indiaman, for Madras. A d..tschtnent belonging to the Royal Staff Corps, under 1110 rilmmand of Ensign IVestonacott, will embark to morrow on hoard the Orpheus, for Mauritius. The worthy Member for Galway, though foiled in one 01 11, intended measures, is not likely to relinquish his 'Nem or his post. He has, a correspondent observes, decidedly declared against ratting. This looks well. FALL OF A HOUSE TO DAY IN DRURY LANE. .An accident of a supposed serious nature took place this I :l , Kiiing in Drury Lane. About 12 o'clock, as two men were naaeed in clearing away the rubbish from the ruins of a house ;.t the corner of Feather's Court, lately pulled down, part of adjoining house occupied by Mr. Bragg', a baker, gave 'lay and came down with a dreadful crash. On the accident talc• place, great fears were entertained, that the above labour ers, as well as some of the inmates of the house, were buried in the rules. These fears, however, we are happy to find, are groundless ; for though several persons have been injured by the accident, no lives were lost; the warning, though short, bein g su ffi c i ent l y alarming to hasten the escape of those who care in danger. COAST OF:AFRICA. Odd Coast Gazettes, which have been received to the 13th of December, bring intelligence that Sir Charles M`Carthy arrived at Cape Coast on the 19th of November The more immediate object of Sir Charles's voyage was to bring to a decisive close the differences with the King of the Ashantees. This chieftain bad long exercised tyranny over the neighbouring tribes, particularly the Fantees ; and at length he had carried his insolence so far as to murder a Serjeant in one of The Negro corps in our service. In consequence, the English have extend ed their protection to the oppressed tribes ; a strong confederacy of Native Chiefs has been formed against the A•hantee tyrant; and two British Officers-, Major Chisholm and Captain Laing, have conducted mili tary operations against him with great success. It is said that the wish of the English tiovernment on the Coast is not to make conquests, but to :induce the Ashantces to adopt habits of moderation, and to engage, if possible, in peaceful traffic, for which their country is well suited. The arrival of Sir C. M'Carthy appears to have spread dismay among► the Ashantees, many of whose dependents have already deserted their standard, while the Confederates in the cause of independence are pro portionately animated by the presence nf his Excellency. The 00111 Coast Journalist states for the information of those disposed to speculate in plantations of coffee, indigo, sugar, that a lane tract of fit land can he procured on that coaft, that the price of labour is lower than any other of his Majesty's colonies, the people friendly and well-dis posed, and that full secarity may be expected both fur per son and property. These Papers notice the interesting fact of a black slave having been sent from Brazil by his master, an Englishman, to be brought up as a Freeman at Sierra Leone, and instructed in the Christian Religion. We regret to add that they mention some vessels still carrying on the S 1 aye 'frade under tae French and Spanish I flags. COMMON corSCIL. BILLINGSGATE 3IARKET. Mr. Alderman Brown presentA a l'Altion from Mr. Sr..ivart, complaining; of his having been removed from a stand in the m4rlcet to which lie had been appointed by the Officers in the atonal manner, and moved that the corodder ation of the Petition should b. referred to the Cointnittee of City Lands, &e.; that till finch time as they had reported thereon, and an Order of the Coot ramie, that Mr. Stewart should be replaced in the occupation of the said stand. A very long discussion then entitled between Mr. S. Dixon, Mr. N. Saunders, Mr. Savage, Mr. James, Mr. It. Smith, Mr. Deputy Oldham, Mr. Jones, and several other Members; and on the question heing put, Cie LORD NIATOIt declared the Alderman's motion to have been agreed to. PRICE OF COALS. The Court proceeded to consider the Report of the Coal and Corn Committee, on the result of their inquiries into the mode of delivering coal ships, and the price of that necessary article, in which they recommended the present vacancies of Deputy Coal Mrt -rs (tieing three) to he filled up, and twelve additional Meters to be elected, which was introduced by Mr. Southgate, the Chairman of the Committee, who concluded his oblervations by okaying the Court to agree to the Report. Mr. Deputy RouTu opposed the Report, and moved a long series of Resolutions, by way of amennutent, which finished with declaring that 40 additional Meters should be forthwith Nspointed. The Report was supported by Mr. Durcombe and Mr. S. Dixon, and opposed by Mr. James, Mr. Favell, Aldermen Wood and Lucas, and other Members ; and on the spew of hands being taken, the amendment was carried by a consi derable majority, anti the Committee directed to proceed to the election itumrdiately. The Court, on the motion of Mr. Alderman Wool), agreed to a Petition to Parliament for a reduction on the Duty on Coals bron2ht into the Port of London; which was ordered to be presented by the Sheriffs iu the usual manner. ROYAL UNIVERSAL DISPENSARY. The eighth anniversary of this excellent institution was celebrated yesterday by a public dinner at the City of London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street. At six o'clock, his Royal Highness the Diik • of Y.nic entered the room, ac companied by Lord Bolton, Sir C. Flower, Bart., Alder man Thompson, M.P., Alderman Garrett, R. Bernal, M.P., Alderman Key, C. Barclay, Esq., the Hon. and Rev. E. J. Tornour, Dr. J. B. DAVIS, H. Read, Esq , W. Banbury Esq., George Durant, Esq , and several other gentlemen. Ilia Royal Highness having taken the chair, the company, consisting of nearly 250 persons, sat down to an excellent dinner. After dinner, Non Nobis was sung in good style, by Messrs. Taylor and Broadhurst and other vocal per formers. The cloth being removed, the usual toasts of " The King," "The Duke of York,"" flue Army and Navy," &c. were drank with loud applause. His Royal Highness, after a short speech, in which hr eulogised the object of the In stitution, and congratulated its friends on the numerous and respectable assemblage which was then met in its support, gave " Prosperity to the Royal Universal Dis pensary for Children," which was drank with loud ap plause. Dr. J. B. DAVIS, in retuinirg thanks for the toast, took a review of the Institution front its coni.tiencement. From this we learned that since the establishment of the charity not fewer than 69,000 children had bet n prescribed for, of whom not one in sixty had died. It was also stated, that in the same time, the deaths of children, under ten years of age, within the bills of mortality were 5,000 less than in any preceding seven years. It was added, that from the establishment of the " Royal Infirmary for Children," in the Waterloo K ad (which is now in progress, and the completion of which is only delayed by the want of suffi cient funds), still greater benefits might be expected to acs true to the children of the poor. In the course of the evening a liberal subscription was made at the tables in aid of the funds of the charity. His Royal Highness having quitted the chair at half-past nine o'clock, Alderman IJARRATT nas called thereto, and the friends of the cha rity continued to enjoy the festivities of the evening to a late hour. THE STATESMAN COURT OF KING'S BENCH. DUBLIN. - SATURDAY, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT TATTERSA Ws, Fen. 11. Luont..—Mr. Illaelcburne obtained a conditional rale for a criminal information against Bartholomew Carter, M.D. Thomas Mostyn, %%Tinian) raussett, Bernard Coyne, M.D. Alexander Cochrane, Alexander M'Creery; Wiltiatn OVeirne, and Alexander Molten, pointer, for a libel pub lished in the Sligo Journal, on the 20th Dec. last. 'the BISHOP OP KILDARE.—A namdamus was granted • at the suit of Mr. John Smith, the eminent musician anti vocalist, and one of the Vicar's Choral of Christ-Church, directed to the Archbishop of Dubin, calling upon him to conloke an Assembly, to inquire into certain complaints, advinced by Mr. Smith, aga,ust the Dean of Ihrist-Church, (the• Bishop of Kildare.) A CORONER'S Juan.—A conditional order for a criminal infoseation was granted, at the prosecution of Mr. Patter son, Manner, against several members of a Jury, who were snasmoned on an inquest in the town of Abbeyleic, upon bring refused a shilling each, behaved to him with great contempt and insolence. Tim Sr:imam:sr OP ATIILONE.-Mr. Flanagan, of Sligo, having addressed the Count, obtained a tale requiring the Sovereign of Athlom• to answer a complaint for having refused to take Mr. Flanagan's informations for an assault sr.c. Mr. Thel:uson's Ist Capt. Smith's Ist 2 60 12 .11111. SPRING ILICJ AND WALLER. O'GRADY. (19nost THE DUBLIN MORNING POST OF WEDNESDAY.) We have much satisfaction in being enabled to state, that the very unpleasant affair between the above-named Gentlemen has tertninated amicably, and as it should have done; th. party who gave an unprovoked offence admitting his error, and, in a manner hunonrable to himself, with- drawing the imputation cast upon the noble relative of Mr. Rice. It Intr.t be highly gratifying to the last mentioned Gentleman to learn the very great interest taken by the public generally, of all parties, in this affair, front an anxiety for his safety. JOHN TIIURTELL. MARKETS.—TuIs DAY. DFRBv.-1 to 1 syst Stelss-6 to 1 egst Reformt r-11 to 1 egst Grenadier-1S to 1 egst Jessv--14 to 1 agFt Osinorxl -20 to 1 8 . 7. t Don Carlos-92 t• 4 1 nest Cressida—t23 to east Iludy Burly--. 0 to 1 egst Reserve-50 to 1 ogst Cal binaro. DONCASTER ST. LEGCR.—IO to 1 ogot Allisidora-10 to I agst Swiss—l 7 to 1 agst Rosanne—d: to 1 oast Mil! ,r of 11ansfe111-23 to I agst Reformer-- to 1 ogst Eephau t -27 to 1 agst Equity. No alteration in the Riddlesworth, and n3thing dote on the Oaks. FOOT PACE FOR ONE HUNDRED So% surfuNs.—An interest ingNlatch for the above sum, made at file Tun on Monifoy evening, took place yesterday betweeu i'3 31. Smith and Mr. Thelluson. The distance was ten rniit , s ortr ft... two n:iles of ground, each starting at different ends, on the Harrow Road, and without :reining. The performance was of a first rate kind, as follows : MIN. SEC. 2 !ties l2 3 utiles Second ditto Third ditto . 13 4 TlOrci ditto Fourth ditto l2 6 Fourth uitto l9 tit/ Fifth ditto. ...1S 5 Fifth ditto committed upon him in that town. MuNDAY, FlittitttAßY 9. TALBOT V. vERNEB. This was an application on the part of Mts. Talbot, the wife of the popular actor of that name, for a c riminal in formation against 31r. Verner, the Sovereign of Belfast, for an act of Magisterial of oppression. This lady was ar rested or a charge of felony, taken through the streets of Belfast [ , in custody of constables, and lodged in the com mon gaol. The grounds of the charge upon which Mr. Last week the Whizelturch harriers started a hare. which Vern e r proceeded were snortiy these:—)tr. West Digges, they ran foenearly an hour, when, pusssfinding herself clos , .y an actor, bad been performing in the Belfast Theatre, then pursued, took refogo in a pohile house at Penbiaith, near Mcna under the management of Mrs. Talbot, who conducted it i mon th, and hid her,•e:f behind sotre wood in the corner of a for her husband, and became debtor to the estabiislstuent in back kitchen ; the hounds were in coast :pence thrown off their the suns of a few shillings. The right prrvicus to his scent. Whilst they were at fault, a :atwitter at arork a short setting off forEtublin,Mr.Digges r:ipreserited a tragedy hero, distance cif described a fox, which he supposed to he tae °h ad some sitar ob - and whilst a ff ecting to lament the loss,Sect of the:r search, and instautly gave the alarm. The sports • .t of his affections, he little dreamt the fates had jetmen were soon collect, d and the hounds pat upon the seen!, and thus puss was freed from her implunble enemies. Rut, determined that Lis assumed grief would be soon ex although tay her ingenuity she escaped the d-igs, she did nut changed for real woe; for no sooner had he thrown long enjoy her go id f.rtline, as she was soon doomed to ex aside Iris tinsel finery, and prepared to resigns the garb •• pretence an tip-ally creel f Ilea laniilord of the house of real life, than he pas shocked by discovering that he ]'sliest observed the whole affair, at soon as the hounds were was deprived of his inexpressibly , . The male dresser of fairly out of sight, siicared the unfortunate hare; an I forgetirg the Belfast Theatre, having secured the spangled horse, ' the laws of hospitality and the Name i.iwa, ecsirc cc) the poor Alt. Digges was necessarily exposed to the rule gaze of the asthma. which had sought the prutoctiou of his roof in tai::. — curious of his own sex, the titter of the ladies, and the vex- (Ilerdord Journal.) ations jests of the malicious of both sexes, while in search I Il ‘io..axr IluN WITH Mr. LITTLETON'S BUCK Dot:Nos. of the most indispensable piece of his dress, Mrs. Talbot i —On Saturday this :Bat silt. Mr. Littleton's .Itisek Moods having prevailed upon the dresser to secrete it, in order to met at Ashton, rear Store, in consequence of information procure a setileusent Irons Mr. Digges. Some one havir X that the Buck which wait turned out at 'l'i:tensor on the at length taken pity on the necessity of pour Digge,, and ; 9th ult., and which was lost after a long rue, leas in supplied bins with the garment of which he had been de- covsr rear Pirchill. The alive hour's bad run with him prived, he repaired to the Sovereign of Belfast, and upon his since h^ was first torneil smut, .era azain lost him after a complaint (sworn informations) the warrant for felony was h ar der chow than the first. Ua S mut:ay thy fund `ins issued. Mrs. Talbot, in heralidavit,impitind the tioverriga's again in the same rover, and tan him a beast for Astor, verity to souse ill will, owing to a disimte that had previ• Enson 310.ar, anti Iltiraton, across l'illington to ously taken place between the. Soverei.tit and Mr. 'Talbot, Stafford Itare-eottree, where they viewed him ; thence back her husband, and stated some cirettni•tances in support of to Marston, Enson Moor, and lliirstnn, down the sitht of her all-Ration. he Court of King's Bench delivered its the 'Trent, which he erosisil at Aston Mill ; whence betook judgment, on the application of a eritninal irfortnation, Re f oss the Canal for Oratore Boys and Sandon. where Site and ordered that the defendant (in the case of tit: , King v. turned to the left over llarrdiaicli Heath, by the Holy-wood, Couaens) should pay the prosecutor's costs of teas appli- I Peak'aiiill, and Hilder.tonr, in the istrection of Coton, cation ; and if the defendant should object to do so, then where here brit7teil : he again the hounds viewed him, and the s contlitional order for act iminal information against him ran him I t- , Ileld,v stone, across a very hilly country should be made absolute. 'their Lordships also observed, for Dravcett, niiar which place the hound, rail into bite, that the decision of the Court upon the present application after a most sto.t-r! chase of three itoars„ During Vail must not prejudice the prosecutor's right to seek further space the himmla were only twice at check for a few satisfaction by way of action. I minutes• TLe lust burst of eight miles was tremendous, Mr. Doglserty, (K.C.) appeared as Counsel for Mr. Ver- and the rest w•ts all Is trtl running . ; the 'leer was so game, ner, and consented to the terms imposed by the court. that he wettll not be alive, atilt fell dead before the The Rule was therefore discharged. !minds. It was calcu;ateil by the gentlemen who were out, and who liwiv the country, that lie could not have ran less than thiro toil .s. A a the appointnient was not moilt known, she fie!l .ve iteolerstarol,wais not uninero,o , , -sod few were up a t t h e ,1e..10....-(ll'olvcchtt.apton Ca l t /* ) 62 20 V:e race was an extelle»t one until the lost half mile, when Captain Smith flatting he could not Ay:it. wolsed in. With mosey setts lo it octht• time, as reit)...r, it was tlicught , culd perform the distance in N NOTES TAKEN AFTER • CONVERSATION RELATIVE TO TIM MURDER OP THE LATE WEARB.—Leman, taf whom so much was said in the newspapers previous to the trial, was not, it appears, out of the country, hat on the contrary. the Magistrates of Herta were assured, that if he was really requited in the misfortunate busine. , s, h e would be forthcoming in six hone after such notice thing everoccurred, however. in the course of the evidence to criminate or aifect him in the slightest degree. Thurtell, when apprehended, hut a passport in his pocket for France. This was not, it stnems, procured under a fear of the discovery of the murder, but it was ob tained, as appears frnn a letter addressed to Miss Nov.; on account of that laity's positive rejection of 'Uwell as a suitor. This letter is described as a composition ot some m oit awl path. , s, and he therein states that as sloe leaves hilt without hope, be is about to quit the king dom. Thortell, on his way to gaol after his commitment for trial, on being informed that Hunt had split, said. that " had he thought he should have been nosed, he would have token care of himself first ; that there were three others with him at the time of the act." Here then be admitted his h ttilt. Nothing after this c odd be extract ed from him, either t'efore cr after trial, but he conducted himself in prison with the greate,t firmness, decorum, and respect to all that had a right to approach him. lie stated to the relater of this, that he himself consmed the begin ning and conclusion of his address as delivered on the trial; the middle part he gleaned from Phillips's speeches, and the law points be obtained from his legal advisers.— After condemnation, he did not persist in hi• innocence; but the solemn manner in which he concluded his address. was done to shake, if possible, the opinion of' the Jury as to the truth of the evidence brought against him. He was not placed in a condemned cell, bet in a comfortable room, with a boarded fluor, with a fire night and day, and bed, table, chairs. &c. &e. Way he was handcuffed, 1 could not learn. His death, as witnessed by those that were in tiro interior of the place of execution, was instantaneous. It is a singular coincidence, and in some degree marks the retributive hand of Providence, that his body was removed from the gaol at Hertford in a sack, by two medical stu dents, in a gig between them, to London for dissection. with as little ceremouy as he appears to have paid to the body of his unhappy victim, on that very day /ourtcen weeks before.—(BrigAton Gazette.) • CORN EICHANGF. FEB. 13.—The quantities e Corn tills week have increased considerably. Wheat, ti,tleto ; 13nrie, , 8,400 ; Oats, 10,200, Irish Oats, 1,300 qrs.; Flo tr, 900 sacks. The dullness in the wheat trade still continues, and tun prices have given way full 2s. per qr., from the quotations of Monday last.—Barley continues at much the same prices last quoted—but the sale to day is heavy. Beans are Is. per qr. elteaper.—ln Pease there is but little doing.—Outs are now plentiful, and the buyers still hold elf from making purchases, so that they are Is. to 2s. per qr. lower than Monday.—Flour is unaltered. SMITHFIRLD, Fen. 13.—The market this morning was rather short of cattle, and all articles of good qu silty ob tained last Monday's prices. The trade, however, was heavy, and only cattle of the hest descriptions were in demand. Film—Soon after nine o'clock this morning a fire broke out in the workshop of a cabinet maker in Rvder's Cuurt, Leicester Fields, which, with much valuable furnitnle, was consumed. rit • - I KISH ELEC I'l UN S. (FROM TIIE DUBLIN EVENING POST OF TUESDAY.) WESTMEATH.-- Smith, E•q. of Brunieree, will be re turned for this County, through the interest of Lords Long ford and Castlemain. Col. Itochfort, the son of the late member, would have been preferred, but be has declared his sentiments in fivor of Catholic Emancipation, which was sufficient to bar his claim on the present occasion. The other Candidates for the future representation of this County are, FL Trite, Esq. of Sanna, a gentleman univer sally liked and esteemed in the county, and who takes his stand upon the Independent Interest, with the good wishes of a very large portion of the !;le.•tors of the County. Sir Thomas Clispinati, his rival Candidate, roes on the Ascen dancy Interest ; but neither of these gentlemen are willing to try their strength oil the present occasion, as there are Many rumours afloat of the near approach of a General Election. lAA: TH.—J. L. Foster, Esq. will be returned for this County. CAVAN.—A high Ascendancy Nlember will be returned for this County. PORTARLINcToN.—A high Government Member will be returned for this Borough. A London Paper says—" An Irish Earl, hitherto in opposition, is mentioned as likely to succeed to the Colonelcy of an Irish Regiment of Mili tia, and the present vacancy in his Borough is, we under stand, to be filled up by a Ministerial Member !" RETAIL BREWERIES. READING, Friday, Feb. 6.—This day was appointed for bearing informations preferred against Mr. Adams, and Mr. Tilley, retail-brewers, in this town, under 35 Geo. 111. c. 113, for beer by retail, not being duly licensed so to do. At I I o'clock, %V. ANDREI/8, Esq. the Mayor, and AusTwteN, Esq. one of the aldermen of the bo rough, took their seats in the Council Chamber, which soon afterwards became crowded to excess. Mr. PLATT appeared for the prosecutions, and Mr. Tatvoutto fur the defendants. The information against Mr. Adams was first called on, and argued at considerable length ; but the Mayor post poned judgment till Wednesday week, in the hope that the special case in the King's Bench may be in the mean time decided. That case differs from this, however, inasmuch as there the defendants had no license to retail from the Excise. The information against Mr. Tilley was gone through pro forina, and the decision postponed. The election of a member for Eye, in the room of the late Attorney-General, will take place on Friday. Mr. Wells, we believe, perseveres in his intention to offer himself. — (Bury Post.) BELGIC EDUCATION.—The following is an account of the number of students in the six Universities of the king dom of the Netherlands : —At Louvain, 326: Liege, 446 ; Ghent, 266 ; Leyden, 402 ; Utrecht, 377 ; Groningen, 290; Total, 2,127. While in France every effort is made to check the progress of general education, in the Netherlands the Government fosters and encourages it by building and endowing schools of all kinds. In the last year no less a sum than 242,246 florins had been devoted to these ob jects out of a revenue by no means over-abundant. This amount is entirely independent of provincial and local ex penditure for the same purposes. The Theatre at Cremona was totally destroyed by fire on the 18th ult. The Select Vestry of Chippenham have determined not to In reference to the New Columbian Loan, Mersrs. B relieve a pauper that keeps a dog. ley, and Mr. I. L. Goldsmid, yesterday posted the following The parish of Aglis, in the west of the County of Water- notice on the Foreign Stock Exc hange. : ford, was on Tuesday visited by a thunder-storm, in which " Messrs. F. and A. Bailey, IL. Goldsmid, beg a young woman was struck dead by the lightning, and leave to inform the Gentlemen of the Stock Exchange. tea two children dreadfully scorched. Th. particulars of they understand a confidential agent is about to arrive in this melancholy event were kindly communicated to us England from Columbia, for the purpose of negotiating a yesterday, but too late for present insertion,—(Waterford Loan for the Government of that ootintry, and that they Chronicle of Tuesday. bare forming alaist for such Loan." ~~ t is . c ) I. it LI 5 l i t •