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~f ~~ u. 'I 1111 1 I I I p t LAW INTELLIGENCE. 'COURT CV KING'S BENCH, MoxoaiT, MAT 17• _ -ey was not ally a Trustee but the Chairmin of . the Truce- 1 VITS,; that it was the duty of the Trustees to appoint the Treasurer, ! IWO pan his accounts; and that Mr. Sketchley had usually large ' ain his hands. The deponent further suited, that by law it was bed there should be an annual meeting of the trustees, to pass ' i i fitessurer's accounts, which were, within thirty days afterwards, thinunitted to the Clerk of the Peace, for the inspection of Ita li M : a t tC y men t n af ts f a or 1823, fee. who fiZnadalrilet bad y had aea n t ot a ble r ; Ned ; a complaint was laid before the Magistrates, who dn . II for want of jurisdiction, the penalty being above 54W. ' nit concluded with saying, that it was the firm belief of Aloponent that Mr. Sketchtey had acted from corrupt motives, pot causing the table of tolls to be put up. and in not having ittibual accounts passed and transmitted according to law. t il was another affidavit, confirming the application to see the segspta, and the answers given, that they had not been trans. —W. SCARLETT this day appeared to shew cause against the Idle." He said he had a very abort answer to make to the affidavit by. which the rule was obtained. Mr. Sketchley, in his affidavit, stated, that there was no salary attached to the office of treasurer; that.he had received no gratuity whatever, that it was not a place of profit, that he had not sought to obtain it, and that he had sc. teptW it purely as an honourable employment. He further stated, that 'he had never acted as chairman on any question relating to the Amounts, though the compliment had usually been paid him On other occasions ; that in point of fact, the accounts were kept 14 the clerk of the trustees, and produced at every meeting, and that lie paid no money but on a warrant signed by seven trustees, Whllpespect to the annual passing of the accounts, Mr. Sketchley stat 4. that prior to the last Act, the year's accounts were =WI*, a January and February ; but at a meeting of the trustees on the 3d of February, it was resolved that the general =ail audit should take place in April. By the Act it was pro s, " that an annual meeting of the trustees should be held in Apri or September : and they had conceived therefore that they ought not to audit the accounts at any earlier period. The ac. counts of 1822 were audited under the old Act, and the accounts of ffiffil would have been audited in February, if the new Act had not passed. Mr. Sketchley was always prepared, and desirous to pay whatever the trustees had directed him to pay. The large lan* fn Ida hands was principally lying there for the payment of the principal and interest of certain bonds which the holden. did not choose to deliver up. 51r. Sketchley denied that even the collectors had received more tolls than they were entitled to until be was tabmena'd as a witness on the complaint before Sir Richard Bin* On the passing of the new Act a board was put up, ems. taming die words of the Act. The 3d of George IV. imposed a toll or half,as much again on carts whose - wheels were beyond a certain breadth. The next year that prevision was repealed, and at a Meeting of the trustees a beard was ordered to be put up, stating that such carts would be exempted from the additional toll, bur main terms that market-carts were exempted. The trustees had not the slightest interest in unduly exacting, as the tolls were let for a number of years on lease, and therefore an imputation of at. minidity against them, for omitting to put up the board, was without tiny just foundation. !'hey had not passed the annual ae. comae till April, and there too the imputation of criminality was without foundation. There were several affidavits as to the into. grity and honour of Mr. Sketchley. The office of treasurer was to him a matter of indifference, except as a mark of respect and can .' Weser. He had never acted on any question relating to his own conduct. The Learned Counsel contended therefore that the mule should be discharged with carts. Mr. Lawts, on the *me side, argued the absence of all poled. , Oity of etwomt motive on the pant of Mr. riketchley. Mr. 1511011011Aac in support of the rule, observed, that his Learned Friends hail expressed great surprise that he should sitrek sugar. Sketehley as the object of a criminal information, as if it ' win not most material to select the trustee whose name ap peared on e hoard Chairman. l fi as caexterr —Point out where that appears in the affidavits. Loin CHIET JUSTICE—You say it II natural to Wee; the iltilavidbelgrbose name appears on every board. In which ail &slit la it so Meted P L ISH Q H6tiAii--Certalnly it is not distinctly SO stated, but It Is a baud was put up by him. The Loin CILUST jUSTICE—He denies that. 'Mr. °Neoax— tis a matter of common notoriety that turn. • bond; have the name of the Chairman and another trustee. he Loan CHIEF JUSTICE—It is not known to me. I have erne boards, I think, with the name of the clerk of the trustees nuoirau—lt is not so hefe. ` CII- - -- .cr —How dot how that ? ... pike 6. The 111101. _ Tts LORD JUSTICE— How do e Mr. Hitettianasi proceeded. Mr. Sketchley was acting not mares a bustee but as treasurer, and those two offices were wholly iacknpatible by . Act of Parliament. His Learned Friend (Mr. initiatt)had om itted that part of the ease altogether. The holding of Ogee two offices was coctrary to the express provisions of the Act. The LORD Cu lEF JUSTICE—Do the terms- of the Trokibition y directly to the office of treasurer by name, or generally to any office of pofit ? Mr. BROUGH•M—To any office of profit, under which we in. elude that of treasurer. Mr. Sketchley might have taken it merely no an honourable employment, and have received no gratuity or orlalfy midet it might be an office of profit and advantage within she Aim Whatever motive Induced - him to accept it, it might poem locearive, and it might be lucrative though neither salary nor try were attached to it. He had not sworn that no profit or followed the office. Ile found heavy sureties, and he , taMlAlei slat he had sometimes a floating balance of 4,00 01. in his • L o I ZI‘ , itti o CCHIEFJIISTICR—For the infringement of the Act 4 g a trustee fium accepting a place of profit under tie • net, I see there is a specific penalty of WM Mr. BROUGUAN.—That is if he take the office after he is ap. pointed a trusses. The penalty is particular, the prohibition is 'genera, we have no means of punishing the offender but by a infeentasion. The Learned Counsel argued that Mr. -dlostehley was interested in exacting the high tolls, because it in. ..:enMesed the balance in his hands. r.i 1.-41 fr.; Scat LitT.—The balance was always forthcoming. • • Me, Retooonast.—That we do DOI deny. We do not proceed I mgribm Mr. Sketckley as an embezzler. H• the-lionnenizr Just' ICE said, that mpg to the practice fast COY • criminal information could not be sled unless tiers ;+mta+reaeeanenbie mined to suppose that the act complained of pro geed .froes-eonupt motives. The pint for the Court to coossder iliettwer, m either view.of the matter, what had been mini-, slltamar'striied, lontldly, la emitting to put up the board, or in de - ying for an improper length of time to submit his accounts to the tier, Mt. Menhir, had acted corruptly. It appeared to the that neither Mr. bketchley, nor any other trustee, could get advantage from permitting the lessees to take a higher toll than melielbught. On that ground the Court could not grant a criminal feeformatton ageism him alone. With respect to the other point, It thdthat the trustees had resolved not to audit the accounts P e ril. It was impossible to say that Mr. Ske:chley acted iser. ropePtin delaying to do what the trustees would not allow hint to • .41: - There was another point, name*, that he had held the office administer while he was trustee, and that, as a plate of profit, it vat within the Act of Parliament. The Act prohibited any person Isom holding an office of profit before he resigned his trust under a I=sll of •10111. It had been urged that this did not apply to Mr, ey. It was not necessary to put a construction on that pro e4 iso and If not necessary, it was prudent to abstain, ea the at . notion of the Court might be galled to the question again. If it Aims doubtful whether the penal clause applied to Mr. Sketchley's elm, the Court could not grant &criminal information, because thav was a proeeedingto which recourse could not be had, unless he was 'dearly exempt from all other penalties. The Court was of opinion VW there was an inconsistency in holding the office of treasurer -while ha remained a trustee, because in the latter capacity he was into of the persons who ought to pass his own accounts. Whether It was a place of profit admitted of question. It was probable, that ' in large sums were floating in his hands, it might be a place of prof tOsirt that depended on the arrangement with his banks % It lad not appeared that he had made any profit. The Court, there.' fore,_ought not to grant a criminal information ; yet, as his conduct washy 110 means trreprehensible, the Court would discharge the rule, but without costs. LORD BYRON'S VISION OF JUDGMENT. KING V. JOSIN HUNT. moved the judgment of the Court on the 'witted before the Lord Chief-Juctice of a ) late King. ice said, that as the Court would rii.e at Nits Prias, he should nut have 4 had been waiting all lam term, and had moving the Court. ed between Mr. SCAILETT Ind Mr. , aa agreed that an early day nest it eek The Court then role, and Mr. Justice LITTLZDALZ Sit St Nisi Pr ism MARE V. HOXPIIRITS. This was an action to recover compensation in damages for bodily injuries sustained by the plaintiff in consequence of the negligent , , overthrow of the defendant's coach, on which he was an outside . KENSINGTON ROAD TRUST. passenger. THE KING P.SAMU EL SEETCHLEY, ESQ. Mr. CoMYN opened the pleadings. 1 last term a rule was obtained by Mr. Brougham, calling upon l, Mr. Grays stated the case. 'The defendant was the proprietor r a Xte ata tchley, the Chairman and Treasurer of the Trustees of the of a stage running Irons Kilburn to the Bank. fhi the 19:h Sep t.iroad, to thew cause why a criminal information should tember, the plaintiff, a respectable surveyor in the Regent's Park, not Iliad against him, foe not having caused slue notice to be was riding outside the coach, when, through the overdriving and girds of the repeal of certain tolls. and fax not passing his accounts, . negligence of the defendant's son, who acted as the coachman, the aslalayteegutred. The application was founded on an affid avit . 1 coach was overact, and the plaintiff severely injured. by MrAVilliam Cobbett, apolitical notoriety, which stated, that Mr. Swainson, from Somerset ( louse , then proved that the de by the 34 ile IV., it wars enacted, that the toll on one-horse carts , fondant was the proprietor of the Kilburn stage, No. 4.407. should be raised from 3d. to 41d. liv a subsequent Act the toll was 1 Ms. Barnard sworn—l am a surgeon. residing in the City-road. • deduced to 3d. from theist of January 18:13. The increased I was standing at toy own door on the 19th of September. I ()b -uil, bowever, was exacted on the Kensington-road till the Ilkh of , served the stage coming on the offiside at the usual pace, which is ( lid, when it was diocontinued, in consequence of a coin- I shamefully quick, endangering every passenger. There was another Idged by thtdeponent before the Magistrates at Row-street.', coach following on the near.side. When the latter coach came up. In the interval a sum of 301. was overcharged weekly. On the Humphries dre w across, so as to prevent it from passing. The coo 2eil September the deponent went to the collectors, and warned sequence was, dia. coming up with so mach velocity, Humphries's 'bent* desist, but they disregarded him. When the case was coach was overthrown. Mr. Mare, who was one of the outside e Sir R. Birnse,it was found that the tolls were rented by passengers, was on the ground. Ii is ancle was dislocated, and a - 4 wh er7i ni att: leCrlZleldt:ebluievt b eliev e d t cl i b e t ha a n l i e re w ins i or t i o a ; k v ed e I:i h n e r i I =ll l htn "l in i em red z ht i se des. I I arfetderuwctitis"eh dislocation W conveyed withr rum, home to an) whereupon , whereuPon Mr. Sketchier , who was subpet:ra'd as • 1 Regent's Park Place . Ile was confined two months neatly. Mr. bythedtaponent, and sat on the bench; said, I recent- Mare had some medical friends whose assistance I received. Ile mend Levi to suspend taking the aid." The result of this cam. will never fully recover from the injuries he has suffered. 'Mint ems, that the practice was prevented for the future, but no Cross-examined—l was examined in support of a bill of indict remedy TM obtained for the past. The deponent expressed his went preferred by Mr. Mare. The hill was found, hut there was astonishment to hear this Jew declare that he had conversed with Ino trial. Mr. Mare wits put into the box. but not exaniined. The Me t italsidand Let Viv, and other Members and Clerks of the House case was dropped by direction of Mr. ('chat. of Cdmmous, as to the provisions of the General Turnpike Act. I Mr. Coke, an outside passenger on the same day, proved that The east went on to state, that every trustee of a turnpike road i the coach was overthrown through the ncligence of the defendant's ... ud to pot up a table of tolls * which iu this cute had been 1 son who drove it. 7dE; that the treasurership was • place of gook, that Mr. I Mr. SCARLETT for the defence, contended that his client was !At . tehley - . ___ - ..._ . -.— -_. - he had the object of a conspiracy among tie stage-owners, because he established his conveyance direct from Kilburn to the Bank. Some of his rivals had removed the linch-pin, and that, and not the negligence of the driver, was the cause of the accident. Three witnesses were examined to support the defence. Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE said that the question was whether the injuries sustained by the plaintiff had arisen from the negligence of the defetxlant's coachman. If they had so arisen, the plaintiff was entitled to reasonable damages. The Jury, after deliberating about a quarter of an hour, found a verdict for the pl.tintilf—Da.nages 40/ , t MIMI Ut emery e • TILL LIMO Mr. ADOLPHUS men move 411eiendant, who was convicted -libel upon the memory of the The LORD CatErJurrit at one o'clock foe the Sittings • time for this aim. KT. ADOLPH us said, be hi rail bed an opportunity of mo• fame conversation ensued ADOLPHUS, after which it wi edeould be Sited. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. MONDAY, MAY I 7• RARER V. RIDGWAY. This wean rule to shew cause why the defendant should not be discharged out of custody, and satisfaction entered on the judg. ; meet. The question has occupied the Court for several days. It appeared that the defendant hail been a wine-merchant, and resided at the Egyptian Hall, Pioeadilly. In the year DUI be was con. corned in an action, in which a verdict was given against him for damages to the amount of upwards of 3.304 n. l' ton this verdict his person was taken in execution, and he was lutlpd in prison at the suit of the plaintiff Subsequently a C0111111153i1011 of bankrupt I issued against him, and the plaintiff, conceiving that he hail better come in under it, voluntarily discharged the defendant out of cus tody. But after this the commission was superseded on the peti. tion of the petitioning creditor, whose debt was only 3h1., and no ' E eels commission was taken out. In consequence of this feet, the I plaintiff took out a fresh writ upon the original claim, which the vertliet for damages gave him against the defendant, and he was again placed in custody. Mr. Sergeant BOMAN (aryl', upon these grounds, moved for the rule, which the Court granted. Mr. Sergeant VAUGHAN and Mr. Sergeant TADDY 'hewed cause against it at great length, and were followed by Mr. See. 4eant BOSANQUER and Mr. Sergeant WILDE on Friday and Saturday, when the argument was postponed until this morning. Mr. Sergeant Wilma: was acconlingly heard in continuation upon the ease. lie contended that if there had been fraud upon the part of the bankrupt, in the issuing and superseding of the commission, the defendant was still entitled to his discharge ; but he also argued that there was no evidence of fraud whatever. The LORD CHIEF JusTicE—Brother Wilde, do you think that this is a question which ought to be decided upon motion ? Mr. Justice Paar—The question here is whether the commis. sion was fraudulent. Mr. Sergeant WILDE would not continue an argument against the impression of the Court. This was not the case of a person who had been discharged by the act of the law, but that of one who had been voluntarily discharged by the plaintiff'. who thought there was peoperty, and chose to avail himself of an opportunity of coin ing in made, the commission. The LORD CHIEF Juni . Ice then proceeded to give hi, de cision. His Lordehip, in an elaborate judgment, gave his opinion that the rule should be discharged. .Me. Justice PARK thought the affidavits were in favour of the defendant, and that the rule should be made absolute. Mr. Justice Bu Knout:us concurred in the opinion of the Chief Justice. Rule discharged. THE RICARDO LECTURES. WILLIS'S ROO3lB, MONDAY, MAY 17. RENT. Mr. MiColkielt entered, in this I:tc:ure, into the history of rent, and an analysis of its nature and causes. By a series of rigid de- doctions from indisputable facts, he arrived at the conclusion, that rent does not enter into the coat of raw produce; that rent was the ' I difference of value, or productiveness, between the best and the ' wont soil cultivated. This doctrine had been first discovered and published about the sante time, by Mr. West, in the pamphlet published by him, under the name of "A Fellow of University College," and Mr. Malthus. A few objections had been made to it, to which he would advert. It had, in the first place, been ob. jested, that there wareno land btu paid some rent. Mr. Mill had justly said, in answer to this ebjalion, that if it were true, the rent paid by the worst lands was so trilling that it made no alteration to the doctrine. But lands of no value were let in large quantities, and it was for some good parts among them that the rent was ac tually paid. Suppose that a certain piece of land fed ten bullocks, and that by applying capital to. the improvement of this land it fed one bullock more, the farmer would apply that capital, if it returned the rate of profit which it would return in other employ ments, and in addition restore the capital itself at the end of his lease ; th is one bat k was the standard, and would be added or withdrawn, as the rate of moth was more or less. Mr. 111`Culloch proceed to answer other objections of a similar kind, ' and then reverted to the conclusion that rent did not enter into the expense of production. Suppose cultivation extended to lands .of the fifth degree in quality : if this cultivation was further ex. tended to the sixth degree, it was clear that the increased supply would depress prices. If the depression of prices reduced the rate of profit upon the additional capital thus applied, the capital would be again .withdrawo, and prices would consequently rote in the same proportion as they bad fallen. Ile had already shewn that no rem was paid in countries where only the best soil was culti vated. Suppose tto loaves of the same quality, the one from the best land i n Kent, and the other from poor soil in the Highlands' of Scotland, it was quite clear that the prices of both would be the same, though very high rent was paid for the lands in Kent, and none at all for those in the Highlands. This analysis of the nature and causes of rent disclosed a strik ing difference between manufactures and agriculture. There was no limit to improvement in the machinery of manufactures, and according as machinery was improved, prices were reduced. On the contrary, in agriculture the best machinery was used in the that instance; that was, the best soil was first cultivated, and the extension of cultivation to inferior machinery was the result of high prices and the cause of rent. litre he quoted with great prasea ouge from Mr. 111althus's Pamphlet, to which he had be fore a ll uded. The soil of the earth might be considered as ma chinery of great variety of qualities and powers. As prices rose inferior machinery would be called into action ; as prices fell they would be thrown out of employment. in the first stages of culti. vaDon no rent was paid. Rent was paid fur lands when inferior lands came to be cultivated, and capital came to be applied with diminished returns. The increase of rents depended only on the extension of tillage. Rents taripi in the inverse ratio of the ex. Pense of production. But rents, high or low, did not enter into the I price of the raw produce. It was the same with the rent of mines and fisheries. The rent of houses could be considered only as compensation for the capital employed in them, and the rise or fall of such rent depended en. tirely on the rise and fall of profits- This doctrine, equally supported by theory and experience, be ' sides chewing the totter fa.j , and worthlessness of the cry that prices depended on rents, was of great importance as it applied to tithes and other taxes on agricultural produce. It had often been I said that tithes were ultimately paid by the landlord ; that was quite unfounded. Tithes were equally exacted front produce in unfavourable and favourable circumstances, and tell wholly on the consumer. Lands that did not pay tithes paid higher mot, because the tithes raised the price of produce on tithed lands, and as there could not be two prices, the produce of the uptithed lands brought the same prices. In the event of tithes being abolished, rents would rot be raised for holds now tithed. but the rents of lands which now paid no tithes would lath The Rev. Mr. Howlett, rho ablest advocate of tithes, stated that certain land, paying only 24. n. of rent, paid 7/. or W. in tithes. Now, to suppose that the tithes in this case fell upon the landlord, would be to suppose that the whole was taken from a part. He was anxious to bring this subject before them, because the limits of this course of lectures would not allow hint to advert to particular taxes, and because It shewed the real bearing of political economy on the practical pur. posts of lite. Without a knowledge of the principles of political economy, a gnrcrninem must he conductal by accident or caprice, and in ignorance of the cause of prosperity or misery to the com munity. When the public should become acquainted with the sound principles of political economy, they would learn that they were Out Oa the surface, and that fluent declaimers on political subjects, who were ignorant of the causes and principles of public' results, were not w be regarded or trusted. The company was very numerous, and highly distinguished for rank and talents. They applauded very cordially at the conclusion of this lecture. EAdvertisement.]—Ecoacisty.—Families wbo are de sirous of using the best articles that can possibly be ob tained, haring tried most of the establishments within the metropolis, have found the begt qual•ties at the China Go 'nuine l'ut Company, 23, Pavement, ➢ioorbelds. POLICE. GUILDHALL. CARLII.E'S PIII I LICATIONS.—The Solicitor of the Treasury is persevering in his prosecutions against the venders of libellous and blasphemous publications, a t - Carideo shop, No. hi I , fleet street, with a zeal and determination which must, it might be ex pected, put a final stop to the sale of such works. At present, how ever. an equal determination is displayed on the other side, and no sooner is ote individual removed than another is ready to take his place and continue the sale at every risk. No less than three per. sons of this description wen brought up hefore Mr. Alderman limner yesterday; two who had been apprehended on Saturday, and the third, against whom a warrant was issued whale the Magis trate WA% sitting that inoming. The tiro put to the bar was a boy, apparently about twelve years old, a n d final the deposition of Cousins ' a flow-street officer, it appeared that on his going to th e s h o p on Friday last, he saw Cam pion, one of the sbopmen who has been held to bail, sitting there, apparently taking orders from a gentleman. lie asked him for the last number of the " Republican." Ile replied, " I don't serve myself, but tint boy (pointing to the prisoner) will give it to you." The boy did so, and he paid hint lid. for it. Ile then asked for " Paine's Theological lc arks," which the boy also served him with. tie then turned to Campion again, and asked for " Pal. tner's Principles of Nature," and was, es before, referred by him in a similar manner to the boy, who sold him a copy of that work. Everything that passed between him (Cousins) and the boy was seen and heard by I ampion. The offence therefore charged against the boy was the sale of the patblications, and that against Cam. pion, for directing, siding and assisting in such sale. The boy, as might he expected, seemed somewhat frightened, and was in tears, but it was evident, thaw his answers to the questions put to him by . the Alderman, that he knew she nature of the offence he was committing, as he allowed he should not have sold such books to the Marshalman, with his red collar to his coat, if he had asked for them. The mother of the boy, who stated herself to be a widow, with three children, of whom the prisoner was the eldest, residing at No. In, Vine-court. Spitattieltis, would have had it be lieved that her child had got the place at Carlile's as errand-boy, I by accidentally inquiring for a situation ; but thegrandfather, one John Butler, a weaver, in Great Powell-atrect, Spitalfields, said enough to put it beyon d doubt that both he and the mother were perfectly aware of the nature of the boy's employment. Butler, indeed, commenced a enlogy upon the moral character of Caine, as a justifiattion for his putting his grandson there as an errand-boy- The gentleman who attended the Solicitor for the Treasury expressed his repugnance at pro-ecuting such a child ; but the sale of such works must be put a atop to, sad if it was to be curried on through such children, they must be prosecuted. If, however, any proper assurances could be given for the boy's future conduct, he would willingly listen to them ; and upon that suggestion the Fria saner was remanded for a few days. W. (tampion was then brought forward, and, on the depositions being read to him, he denied having used the expresaions stated by Cousins. Ilia observation was, that he had no connection with the business. He had, he said, on liberation open bail, returned to the shop, because he was a lodger in the have, but lie was no longer Carlile's servant; and had not intended to take, and had not taken, any part in the business since. Had he thought he should have been proceeded against again, he would never have entered the house. . Cousins, however, persisted in the facts. and the prisoner was again committed to tied bail, himself in 11101. and two sureties in Mi. each. The person just appreher.ded wen then put to the bar. His ap pearance was respectable, and he gave his same Juin Clarke, but declined stating his residence. Ile was charged with having sold to Cottains that morning a copy of the 17th number of the ninth vela me of the liepublieg 11, passages from which, defaming the Bible, were read. The ftr‘orter said he was entirely ignorant of the tendency of the work ; that he had taken up t'arlile's cause, and had volunteer& himself to keep the shop open to preserve the property for the man. He had gone there only that morning. He did not intend to sell ' any of the prosecuted works, and had put Lem all away. The 17th No. of the Reps/ohms had never been prosecuted, therefore he sold it. That be fully Agreed in Carlile's opinions was, how ever, soon evident, for on the reading of the passage charged as blasphemous, he observed, " What you have read I am ready to ninintain ; anti I think you ought rather to prosecute those who lull the Bible." On this declaration the Alderman thought it unnecessary to argue with him; and he was accordingly committed, to tind bail in the same amount as required fsom Campion. LAMBETH-STREET. Yesterday maarr,c - licia;, - and two associates, named William Ninety and John Wilson, were brought before the Magistrate, charged with haring picked the pocket of John I Arnold, Esq. of the Bank of England, of his purse, containing some guineas, half. guineas, and silrer, on the night of Thursday week. It will be doubtless recollected, that on the above night a dreadful fire took place at the sugar houses of Messrs. Alderman Lucas and Co., in Osbome-street, Whnechapel ; and, as usual, there was a numerous attendance of conveyancer, vulgarly speak ing pick-pockets; and notwithstanding the assiduity of the police and parochial constables, wbo mustered very strong, their noc turnal operations were very generally felt amongst the concourse that were assembled at the destructive scene. Amongst the individuals whose property had been taken from them, was /llr. Arnold who was pinioned in a corner by three mem, two of whom held him, whilst the third turned out his pockets, and dispossessed him of his purse and money. He erodes voured to have them secured, but they mingled amongst the crowd. I and he lost right of them. Fortunately, however, their deeds did I not pass unnoticed, for whilst they were robbing Mr. Arnold, a lad who was well acquainted with the persons of the prisoners stood a spectator of their enterprise. The honest youth communi cated his knowledge of the thieves to Mr. Arnold, who gave in. formation to Plunkett, the beadle of Whitechapel, since which he has been on a constant look-out for the parties, but it was not until yesterday morning he succeeded in finding them. :Maurice Delay was apprehended in bed at his crib in M entwortb-street ; and his associates at their lodgings in the neighbourhood. Plunkett stated to the Magistrates, that if the prisoners were re manded, he should be able to bring forward most material evidence that would strengthen the case against them. The prisoners were accordingly remanded. ALARMING FlRL.—Friday se'nnight an extensive tract of fir plantation on the estate of Lord Cawdor, in the neighbour. hood of Nairn, was discovered to be in flames, and notwithstanding the united exertions of several hundred persons who collected on the spot, and cut an avenue horn side to side of the wood, the whole, consisting of nearly 00 acres, was consumed. Thd fire was discovered at ten o'clock of the forenoon, on the windward side of the wood, and the plantation being quite close, with much rank dry heather on the surface of the round, the progress of the flames was irresistible and frightful. K e cannot learn whether this event arose from accident or design ; but it is a singular circumstance, that the Castle of Lord Cawdor, and another plantation belonging to this Nobleman, were almost totally consumed by fire within the last few years.—lnverocu Courier. On Friday last two men at Dunning happening to quar rel, from words proceeded to blows, and shocking to relate, one of them was killed ; the other, a man of the name of Mailer, was ap prehended, and'on Saturday lodged in Perth gaol. It is distress. mg to remark, that within the last six weeks three men have been incarcerated in Perth gaol, on separate charges of murder.—Gku. gow Paper. On Thursday forenoon a poor blind fiddler, in Santlgate, Newcastle, was suddenly arrested, near the door of his humble mansion, by the grim tyrant Death. Poor Jemmy Spence's last ' quavers being performed in " double-quick time," he fell down, and died instantly. He had taken his breakfast in the morning, ' apparently in his ordinary health, without coml laint. lie was se years of age, and was weU known among the common people in the lower part of the town and neighbourhood, to whose mirth and merriment he oft ministered. lie has, we hear, left a wife and se veral children to lament his loss.—Darlions Chroa. DESPEUATR SUICIDE.—A pensioner named Byrne, re siding in Tullow-street, put a period to his existence yesterday forenoon, by applying a pistol to his ear, and discharging its con tents into his brain. lie had been sick and in a state of despondency fur three or four days previous to his perpetration of the desperate deed, and he has lett a • ite and four children to mourn his untimely end.—l Ptah Times. On Tuesday, a Mr. C— summoned J. W—, J. J—e W—, A. W—, J. W—, and S. W —, to the head police-office, on a charge of having assaulted him. ' The defendants, four of whom were females. stated, that notwith ' standing the complainant had been married before, he had con tracted inatriage with a member of their family, and that in cooling ' to the house of the young lady's father, he was or:hired or turned away, on learning that he had already three other wives living !!! The complainant not appearing at two o'clock to substantiate the charge contained in the summons, the magistrates dismissed the con:plaint, and it is understood the case will now assume a more serious aspect, as the defendants intimated their intention of taking proceedings against 111r.C. for polygamy.—Datlia Paper. ArrEcTios; or A CAT.—It is not long since an old woman died in Falkirk, who had for many years been attended in her lonely dwelling by a cat, almost her only companion. On the death of the t o woman, the body was, as is customary, locked up all night, while poor puss was observed to warder anxiously about the house, evincing by her conduct that site missed her old mix. tress. Next morning, to the astouishment of all, the affected beast was Mund stretched out dead behind the door of the room where the corpse of her mist r:.!ss lay. The cat, which is generally inure attached to the house than to its inmates, has been rarely known to exhibit such an instance of affection.—ChtsArow Jimenal. On the night of the 12th a melancholy event happened in the environs of Paris. A master-butcher, of Montlernied, having bought 26 sheep at Semmtis market, confided them to the care of a youth of eighteen years of age to drive them home ; the lad was found this mourning hanging on a tree, in the wood near Montier meil, ad the sheep had disappeared. The gentl'annes are in pur suit of the robbers, who, it is supposed, have killed the sheep, but it is hoped they will he taken if they offer them our sale in the neighbourhood.—Frenth Paper. On the lOth inst. nine malefaciors were exceed on the Place de Justice. It was shocking to observe the youth of these debarments joined with such unfeeling effrontery. Two were branded, one of whom demanded of the executioner two bumpers of wine ; three others, for highway robbery, were removed to the Ilicetre, and are to be exposed in the piliory on the Place de Justice, in a few days ; one has been condemned to death, being a second offence.--Paria /J ar ,. —--•-- - - - A literary French journal shames that more than LOW copies of La Biographic tics Coidemporiens par Napskww s acre sold last week, with a remark, tAlset scandal never fails tri its effect.—French NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Rear-.ldiniral W. T. Lake, C.B. is expected to hoist his flag on board the Jupiter, in the course of next week, at Portsmouth, on his appointiocn , as Commander-in-Chief on the Halifax station. Major-General Sir Howard Douglas, Uovernor of New Bruns- Pick. and suite, are arrived at l'oetstuouth to take their passage to Halifax, in the Samarang, 28, :Air Wm. Wiseman, which ship will shortly sail for tht North American station. The Niemen, 28, I Captain Sibly, is daily expected from the station, with Lieutenant. General Sir James Kempf., Governor of Nova Scotia, who is on his return home on leave. . . Captain Jeremiah Logtdan, C.B. is appointed to the Dartmouth, 42, at Plymouth ; Lieut. F. Wood, to the Genoa; Lieut. H. L. Richards, to the )Etna ; Lieut. Fletcher, to the Albion ; I.ient. Wm. Parker, to be Agent of transports, and to command the Vibelia ; Lieut. Ilenalow, to the Thetis; blr.Wnt. Turner, to be Purser of the /Etna. A detachment of Marines has been ordered to embark on board the Thetis, from Portsmouth head-quartcrs, to reinforce the squa dron on the coast of Africa, under the command of Commodore 'Sullen. SHEERVESS, MAY 16..—The Fury discovery-ship was towed from Northfleet yesterday afternoon, by the Comet steam-vessel, and is anchored at the Little Note ; the Ifecla is expected to-day. The crews of both ships are to be paid wages on Monday, and will sail on Tuesday, or as soon after as possible. A transport. to ac company the ships on the Expedition, is arrived at the Sore, but the Hecht is not yet down. DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE MONEY. The Cerberus, for the capture of a gun-vessel, name unknown, on the 21st inst. at N 0.7, Great Scotland-yard; and recalled there Tuesday. and Fridays. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. CUSTOM-HOUSE, MAT 17. ENTERED IXR ARDS. Fame, Stratford (Waltham, broker), from Dantzig. Nora, Evansen (IVir.dle), front Christiana. FALMOUTH, NAY 13.—Sailed yesterday , the Sandwich packet, for the Brazils ; Duke of Kent packet, for Lisbon ; and Augusta Frederica, Zane, for Madeira. DEVONPORT, MAY Is.—Came in the Wickham cutter, from Ireland; and the Hamosze lighter, bound for Deptford, to be fitted for a mortar-vessel, at Algiers. Remain, Britannia, Ocean, Genoa, Primrose, Sappho, Nimrod, and Meteor. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 16.--Sailed his Majesty's ship Thetis, for Africa; and tiainsbro', Ayathorp, for London. DEAL, MAY 16.—Sailed the Fairlie, Oldham, for Madras; Exmouth, Owen, for ditto; Meanwell. Phillips, for Jamaica ti Orwell and St. Vincent's Planters, for St. Vincent's. Arrived or! Dover the Ant, Griffin, from Charleston ; and the Isis, Elling. wood, from Boston. Dov,s, Mar 16.—Arrived a French galley from Calais, with Lieut. Martin, charged with despatches front Al gi ers. SHEERNESS, MAT 15.—The Althass, Wri ght, t from Selby to London, has been on shore on the Heaps, and is brought into this harbour, leaky, by two smacks. QRAVESEND, MAY 16.—Arrived the Earnest, Beatson, from Harnbargh. Sailed the Royal George, Sma/es; Brunswick, l Blake; and Sir George Prevost, Morison, for Quebec; Aim well, Anderson, for Port-au-Prince; Sandwich Bay. - Laurie, for Labra dor; Vigilant, Church, for Antigua; Friendship, Mills, for Hip; John, Lovell ; Henry Cox, Sergeant; Marquis of Anglesey, Reed ; and Temple, Beatley, for Jamaica ; Nestor, Weakner, for Miramichi; Calypso, Phillips, for Lisbon; Mary, Pady, for Elsinore ; Eagle, Buderchoff, for Copenhagen ; Aimwell, Bryant, for St. Kitt's; Elizabeth, Service, for 3lonserrat ; I4geria, Leary, foe Nevis; Lady Raffles, Coxwell, for Madeira ; and Peter Proc ter, for Dominica. Lirraroor., MAT 15.—Arrived the Hector, Spence, from Demerara; Eliza, Spence, from Messina; Active, Gross, aad Johanna, Wallor, from Dantzic ; Helm, Kruse, front Wismar; Catherine and Maria, —, from liamburgh ; Telegraph, Berry, from Philadelphia; Delaware, —; s od North Briton, from Savannah. The Mantle, of Newcastle, Coulthard, from —, was abandoned at sea the 15th ult. being leaky ; Captain and crew arrived at Dover in the his, from Boston. The George, Pickering, from Trinidad to Cork, was spoken with on the 27th ult. in lat. 33. long. 12, by the Rolla, arrived in the river. DESTRUCTION C.4USED BY THE RAIN. Owing to the late heavy rain that this metropolis was visited with on Friday and Saturday last, we regret to state the effects have teen severely experienced at the outskirts of town. At Battersea the inundation was dreadful : all those beautiful meadow-grounds, corn fields, &c. for miles in extent, which only a fcw days previous bore such a promising aspertiof the:season. are now completely laid waste, so that scarcely anything was perceptible to the spectator's eye on Sunday last, but a flowing stream of water. The embankments of numerous enclosed gardens and fences have all been washed away and totally destroyed, and the rural walks from Long Edge Farm, on the Wandsworth-road, across the corn and wheat fields, leading to the Red House, at Battersea, is totally impassable, and a number of houses let out in tenements, which lay low in the streets from the main road of Wandsworth, are so completely surrounded by the flood that the inmates are confined within their dwellin the water having entered the houses several feet deep. The gs, road from Kennington Common to Brixton Washway, where a rivulet or running stream leads into Brixton, was so overflowed by the in cessant torrents of rain, that • brick wall, from 5 to 6 feet in height, and between 15 and 20 in length, which inclosed a gentleman's garden, was forced down, and carried away some distance by the current. Across this rivulet, or ditch, it appears were erected seve ral wooden bridges, for:the inhabitants to pass over to reach their dwellings ; these, however, shared a similar fate, by being pletely destroyed and washed away, and it was not until temporary erections were made, and properly secured, that the individual, could return to their habitations, and then it was accomplished with some difficulty. So severe was the hurricane on Saturday evening, that the deluge extended itself across the main road, and gradually continued to rise for some time, so that the coaches, carts, iwc. were compelled to wade through the deep to the nave of the wheels. The immense mass of gardeners' grounds that are situated on the Milbank side of B'estminster, and which extend up to Pimlico, have suffered to an alarming degree . • the plantations have been torn up by the roots, and the hoshedsbereaved of their coverings, conveyed down the stream, and broken to pieces. At Deptford, a large range of buildings, occupied by Mr. Brown, a respectable currier, in which a quantity of leather had been recently deposited, was washed down, and carried, with the whole of its contents, along the stream into the river ; a house, also, occupied by a poor widow woman, and her four children, near 31M-stream, on the same spot, was also removed and forced down the current, with the whole of the furniture , the family fortunately, but narrowly, escaping with their lives. A subscription was set on foot on Sunday last, by several humane persons, to relieve this poor distressed and house less family. It is stated that the rain fell without intermission for upwsrda of 30 hours, and the damage done is calculated to be very considerable. UNIIMIDGE, SUNDAY NIGIIT.—The flood from the late rains is increasing every hour. The millers are now at work removing meal, wheat, &c. to the upper apartments of their mills, and the inmates of the houses near the flood are also removing, apprehen sive of a still further increase of the inundation. Forty lambs were lost in a field of Mr. Elton's, at Denham, this morning. The via. ter has not been so high here for the last twenty years. There was a greater flood on the river Coe, near Rickmers. worth, than has been witnessed for the last 29 years. The waters rose yesterday morning so rapidly as to undermine and blow up the highway bridge over the river, near the church, and to endan ger the premises and lives of the inhabitants residing in the neigh. bourhood. . At Lee and Lewisham, the waters were very high, and we fear great damage was sustained : in some houses the flood was five feet deep. A brewer's drayman was precipitated into the flood, and would inevitably have been lost, but for the intrepidity of another ' person who plunged in after him, and with difficulty brought him to land. . _ . . ~At Welling, in Kent, we are informed, a poor woman Post her , life late Saturday night. She was en a return post-chaise, the driver l of which coining to a part where a bridge had been blown up by I the waters, was unaware if the circumstance, and the whole was carried away by the flood. The driver escaped, but the poor wo: man and the horses were drowned. The ancient water-course named Turnmill.bacik, communica:. ing with the Tnaines from the vicinity of Highgate and Hampstead, in that part between St. Pancras and the House of Correetion, over ' flowed the banks, inundated the gardens, and did considerable in jury to the inhabitants and their dwellings. The liagnigge Wells Tavern, being Immediately contiguous to the brook, experienced injury and inconvenience to such a degree, that on Saturday after noon all was bustle and confusion to pump and clear the water front the premises. About nine o'clock, a report reached that place, that one man by accident, and another in endeavouring to rescue him, had been washed from the open part of the gardens in the Hagnigge Wells road, clown to the enclosed part at the back of Pearl Crescent. Every endeavour was made by the inhabitants of the Tavern to im. pede their further progress, and render assistance ; and in a short time they succeeded in rescuing one person almost exhausted, who had grappled the stem of an alder tree. The person thus saved from a watery grave was soon recognised to be Mr. King of Drury_ lane Theatre. In the pariah of Llanymynech, Wales, there has not been a funeral (luring ten months. The inhabitants are about 1,000, exclusive of Pant Trustan (Vale of Troubles), which is a very populous place near Llanymynech (th o u g h in Oswestry parish), and the inhabitants generally attend ' Llanymynech church. The old sexton and parish clerk arc almost ruined fur want of business ; clergymen they have none at present, and are often in the same prelica ment.. One inhabitant is now dead, viz. an at.ortiq's bailiff or catclipole.—Shreserhury Chronicle. Yesterday morning, a man who was cleaning windows at a house in Hatton-garden, fell from the first floor window and bloke his thigh. He was carried to St. Bartholomew's Hospital. -- - Another dreadful accident, from cleaning windows, occurred about five o'clock yesterday afternoon, at the National School, in Baldwin'ti-ganiens, Gray's Inn-lane. William Batting, one of the boys educated in that establishment, and whose parents lire in Leather-lane, whilst In she act of cleansing the upper win down, missed his hold, and falling iu the street on his head, he as killed on the spot, Printed et THE BRITISH PRESS Dees, in J. W. Cana ox. 181, Strand, and Published by R. Eskimos, setts plea. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S, MAY 17. The Second Spring Meeting commences this day ; consequent!, all the high sporting characters are of to Newmarket, and cony. doable interest is excited from the nrclls who hare left Lyndon. The betting, of course, was confined to a few subscribtrs, who d o not make a practice of making books, but merely take the run sc. carding to their fancy. The Derby and Oaks Stakes, at I:p.m. seem to absorb the general interest at present, and the betting on each cor.tinues much the same as in our report of Thursday last. MARKET'S. CORN EXCHANGE, 310NDATOIAY 17. We had but a moderate supply of Wheat and Flour this most. ing, and the quality of the former being chiefly Inferior, the few tine samples met a ready sale on full as good terms as last Monday, but any other description was quite unraleable. The price of }loin is still quoted 89s. per tack. There was rather more inquiry for Rye. There was a better sale for Barley this morning than at the close of last week, and prices of this day week were fully maintained. We had more sale for Oats to-day, and the advance of F r id a y was fully established, which is about Is. per quarter from last Holiday. Grey Peas were ls. to 2s. per quarter, and white boiling peas Is. to 4s. per quarter dearer, but we have not to note any improvement in prices of Beans, though we had a fair inquiry for than. It is very doubtful whether the port will open for any ankle next Friday, but certainly not for Wheat, Oats, Beam, and Peas. BLINS. Kent & Essei (red) 46s to 721 Ticks . Ditto (white) -50 s to 784 Harrows Suffolk and Norfolk Small - (red) . . 46s to 70s Ditto (white) . bes to 76s North Country -66 s to 7'.ht Irish . -44 s to 58, Rye - . . 40s to 42s BARLEY. Making . 3tis to 38s Winding - -32 s to 64s rs to 47. - 391 to 484 7 414 to Ws MALT. Norfolk (pale) - :Its to Gtr Suffolk & Eascx(tlo.).lli to Cli, Ditto (brown) - 44 to 34h DZIANK. English - -26 s to IN Foreign - - 2,ts to 2ns LINSEED. OATS. Feed, Essex . 22s to ns Lincolnshire 22s to 27■ Yorkshire -23 s to Os Irish - . ...is to 26s Poland,Lincolnshire 22s to 21Is English Foreign - bps to Us -34 s to 40s RAPESEED. English (per Lis) Yoriuthire - 234 to 30s Potato Lincolnshire 22s to 30s Yorkshire . 21is to 31s Scotch 23. to Si. Irish - -24 s to Vs P 11.113. _ ni to 2111 flog - -__ - 336 to ILis Maple Grey - - Ms to 38s White . - -33 s to Ma Boiler, . . . 38s to 42s 01.: 1 LDFO Wheat per 1. 141 03 to 181 Os Old ditto 01 Os to 01 Os Oats, per qr. 11 4s to 11 14s Old ditto 01 Os to 01 Os SEEDS. Hemmed (per qr.) 3i to 40t Foreign (ditto) - alts to 40s :If ustardaeed (brown) per bushel - Ils to lts Ditto (white) - 91 to Ils Clover (red) per cwt. 40s to 6/Is Ditto (white) - 4 1 / 3 to Ws Trefoil - l6s b 2os ('arrawayseed (new) 46. to 50s Coriander - - Vs to lOs Tares - - NW to 41 Od D. MAT 15. Rye - 01 Os to 01 Os Barley - 11 I'2s to 11 lOs Beans, per qr. 11 Its to 21 Os Grey Peas 21 Os to 21 2s PRICE OF BREAD. The highest Price of Broad in the Metropolis is 100. fer the 4. pound Loaf. There are others who sell from a hat: fenny to three halfpence below that rate. SMITHFIELD, Mont:tax, Max 17. We have nut for some months past had so brisk a market 34 this morning. Although the number of cattle was not scanty, yet such was the briskness of the trade, that Norfolk Scots and other good qualities were quickly bought up at Is. Wl. and we doubt not but that in a few cases 51. were obtained. We have another short market for Sheep, there being only 15,350 Sheep and Lambs here; the former experienced a rise of 4d. per stone, with a ready sale a: that price. The Lamb trade, on the contrary, WAS heavy, except fur the very best. Calves are few in number, but with no advance. Pigs also continue as last week ; it must be something tine to ex ceed ss. per stone. The Dairy Pork market at Barnet was couch the same as here. Beef - 3s Od to 4s 8d Veal - Mutton - 3s Id to is 8d j Pork . Lamb as 4d to Gs Cal 3s 44 to as 84 3s 44 to Sr 04 HEAD Or CATTLE THIS DAY: Beasts, 2,3ll—Sheep, 15.350—Calves, 170—Pip, 210. HAY-MARKET. Hay (OW) Ditto (Inferior) Clover (Old) . Ditto (Inferior) Straw . 41 les Od to 61 Os Od 31 4s Od to 41 Ss Od bl lOs Od to 61 Os Od 41 10. Od to 31 Os Od 1[ es Od to 21 lOs 04 N'EWG.ITE AND LEADENTHALL--(By the Carcase). Beef . 20 Id to 36 8d Pal - 3s Od to 4s Od Mutton . 35 Od to 4s Od Pork - 2i Od to 41 Od Lamb 46 to Gs 0.1 PRICES OF HA ST. JAMES'S. Hay - Id to 120 s Od Clover -100 s Id to 120 s Od Straw - 3tis Od to sl■ tkl PRICE OF TALLOM Town Tallow -37 s Od Yellow Russia -36 s Od White ditto -33 s Od Soap ditto . 32s Od Melting Stuff -29 s ltd Ditto Rough - 16s Od X AND STRAW. WHITECUAPEL. Hay - 803 Od to 1106 oe Clover -100 A Od to 1261 Od Wow . 021 Od to 40s Od SOAP, Ace. per 1121 b. Yellow Soap - 70. Od Mottled - 7133 Od Card- - 823 Od Chaves . 16, Od Good Dregs . 6s Od PRICE OF RAW FAT, pee Stone of 81b. Price by Tallow (as stated by the Tallow 31eltero. 2s Od PRICE OF CANDLES—TaIIow Chandlers' Hall. Price of Candles, per dozen, gs. 6d.—Moulds, les. dd. Sixpence per dozen allowed for ready money. N.8.--The prices in the general retail shops arc from 7d. to Ild. per pound. SHEEP SKINS. Downs, Os Od to Os Od—Polled, Os Od to Os Od—Shearlings, Fells, 4. Od to 5s Od—lambs, 2r Od to 3s Od PRICE OF POTATOES, per Ton. Ware - 21 lOs to 31 Os York Kidneys 31 51 to 31 101 I Marsh Chimps. 31 lOs to 0/ Os Scotch Reds 31 lOs to 31 lk COAL MARKET, MAT 17. Shir at Market. Ships sold. Prix. 64 Newcastle . . 234 - - 321 Od to 38a 8d 25 Sunderland . . 164 - -311 s Od to Os Id BIRTHS. On the 14th instant, at the Vicarage, Edgware, Middlesex, the lady of the Rey. R. H. Millington. of a son and heir, On the 13th instant, in Park -street, Grosvenor-square, the Lady of Sir Edwyn Francis Stanhope, Hart. of a son. MARRIED, On the 15th instant, John Cross Buchanan, Esq. of Auchinto shan, Dumbartonshire, to Jean, eldest daughter of Andrew Vl'ardrop, Esq. of Madeira. DIED. Elizabeth On Saturday, the 15th May, Margaret, eldest daugh ter of the late Hon. Wm. Grey, in the 18th year of her age. Oti Friday, the 14th inst. after an illness of two days, Creoles Max. Thomas Western, Esq., late Captain in the 111th Hussars, and Lieutenant-Colonel in the Portuguese Army. At Clapham, on Friday night, the 14th instant, the Rev. James Philipps, fur 24 years Pastor of the Independent Congregation in that On a visit at Mil. Horne's, Russell-square, Hannah, the wife of Joseph James, Esq., of Esher, Surrey. On the 7th inst. 31rs. Clark, of Wicken Hall, in the county of Essex, aired (18. In Rutland-street, Cheltenham, Pool, at the age of 110 years. She retained her 1..,eu! ,, -s to the last moment, having only be.. confined to her room a few days. Lately, at Little Eaton, Susannah Frimsall, aged 64. She had receiv parish relief for forty years. On searching her house 171. 41. did. was found concealed, part in a tea-pot, and the It. mainder in a box. At his house, Serpentine-avenue, near Dublin, on Friday t ,tall 7th instant, after three days' illness, John Burke FlRPOinrnn , . for many years a Magistrate of the county of Dublin. The re bel. , lion of 1,98 called into act i on t h e zea l an d l oya l ty o f M r . 1 it:- aim:ins, who, on many occasions, distinguished himself for intre pidity as a member of Ale. Beresfortfs cavalry. He subsequently raised a corps of yeomanry at Sandymount. near Dublin, which he continued to command down to the period of its being disem bodied. As a public charactet 11r. Fitzsimons was well known. He was remarkable foe his zeal and attachment to the coostituflen in Church and State, of both of which he was a most able and efficient supporter. For many years he was the proprietor and con doctor of the Hibcr nian Jon r nal, and, since the decease of Mr. Gifford, he has been the leader in the Common Council of Dublin. and the niomt influential man in corporate affairs. As a political writer Mr. Fitzsimons was clear, enflame, and nervous ; as a l' u ! )11c writer he was bold, energetic, and eloquent, possessing invincible personal courage, and endowed with a warm and generous heart. Ile was a kind, sincere, and affectionate friend; and his loss sill be long deplored by those who, acquainted with the excellent qua lines of his nature, could best atimate his meths and appreciate his worth. 111611 WATER THIS DAY AT LONDON-BRIDGE. Morning, 21 win. after a. I Afternoon, 42 min. after PRICE OF LEATHER per lb. Butts, 50 to 56Ibs . . - - ild to 120 Ditto, 56 to 661bs - . - -23 d to 24d Dressing Hides - - - - - lad to 905 Fine Coach Hides - - - -21 d to 22d Light Crop Hides, for Cutting, 35 to 401bs -17 d to 18d Ditto, 45 to dOlbs - - . - lad to Wig Calf Skins, 36 to 40Ibs - - - - 204 to 96d Ditto, 50 to 701bs . - . . 24d to rid Ditto, 70 to Illabs - . - - 224 to Sid Small Seal, (Greenland) - - - -18 d to fig Large Ditto . - - - -16 d to lail Tanned Horse Hides - - . -14 d to lid Spanish Horse Hides - - - I4d to 20d