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115 Or las 11. b. n-. NI! bed ,f the it the I iet4. ttl he with . rtiful Arad mop: ti va. •prraa talion Iraq. leiter. Lc thlt which e him laded ins he whole :g that gcr, to "long tomept 7 .7 11ra ring to ty and 'achy. The °lax!! ipoli di laughs r song* Zaini : several I army. ,i/nseir. •11 16 form • Coloco wird ems ad end SI am had urn of 07 . li i , ,--..111 . 011.1 . • -;`---' da,f,--117.•• LIT • ,__F - • 4 Nl' ls Alit • -':-i(f: it - ''.•-' --"t t - -4.4.;•=. ••,... ~,, V. . . MOVEMENTS. The puke of Wellington has returned to town, from Earl ("ore's amt. P.insanger, Herts. The Alum";" of Camden lift town yesterday, for his seat, the Wilderness- pent. ru e Earl of fahnouth has arrived at his seal, Tregothan, Corn. wall. from Woolltampton, Berk.. The Earl of Cimarron has left town. for his seat in Berks. hod strived yesterday at his hours in Gralion-street, Biool..nreet. from P:ITI. Lonl and Laity G. 11. Cavendish have arrived at their seat, I'A...bourne, Sussex, from a !nor. Countess Lieven has arrived in town, from a visit to Earl and teoftess Cowper, at their seat, Pansanger, Herts. llama Fags has let town on a tour. The lion. Gorge and Lady Georgina Ellis left town yesterday, or the Earl of Carlisle's seat. Casale Howard, Yorkshire. Sir George IVonibwell, Haut. left town yesterday, for Brighton. sir Charles sod Lady Cockerell have arrived in Scotland, front Ireland. Sir I. P. Milbanke. Bart. has left Holmes% Hotel, Parliament inert. his Best in Yorkshire. Janus Gower, Esq. arrived yesterday at the Royal Hotel, St. lonees-street, from Bristol. llr. and Mrs. Iloperere and family arrived yesterday at the St. entree's Hotel, Albemarle-street. (tont Worthing. Arrival* at Fenton's New Hotel, St. Jamee'a.street t—Le Baron D+ from and family, from Paris ; .1. Brewne, Esq. frum Bich- ri1;4 1 : AMU'S st Mivart'a limel„ lower Brook-street :—M. Feray, E.q. scot Miss Feray„ from 3lanchenter; :118-quis trAlmatie, f r om France; the floo. 3lrs. Childers, Iron' Ilealleymn-Thames. BIRMINGHAM THEATRICAL COMPANY'. ',From the Miming/dam (ourite.l The members of the Company assembled under the mt. nagetnent of Mr. Brunton, in ordi r to testify their estima tion of the disinterested and lilit ral conduct of Mr. Jilimsily during his late visit, unanimously agreed to and ! the following addresa, which was per sewed to him isimetliately after his Remind appearance, in the character of Vo%:iniav, by Me. Bellamy, stage manager, on behalf of binisell and the other mewl), rs of the Company : .‘ Theatre Royal, Birmingham, Aug. ?it, 11126. Mar fir—Your truly liberal and disinterested conduct towards Pit !eat' of the estiblislienent of whi li we are members has ex. i ts all so warm a feeling of aentiration and esteem, that stare desirous, before you quit your native land. of offering you cit timbal thanks fur your gritemsity„ in whirl. we all indirectly p i niviiiate, and rue hest wish,. for your health. pr 'verily, and ▪ ,•,rn. We honour the motive. which have indtietal you to gt ie . tau have done tit on the present occasion ; and we feel enittful to you. not only for this individual instance of kindness, but le soproriiiie. by your example, both in public and private Ile, tie rNivelabiliiy of a prolession which has been too much 4egratki by nutty who ought to have sustainca is credit and .• WI regret that the British stage should lose you even for a tied, but esentsily hove your talents will be as jinoly ap rro.,!. sird even inure liberally rewarded, in the New World tl;ar !her have been in thitain, seal t! at you will shortly return ✓olt a I , ree liter , use of fame and fottune. Accept the humble o • of our entire esteem, which we respectfully cert. ; and, in g you farewell, permit us to subscribe uuraelvta, " Dear Sir, " Your very obliged and faithful servams. (Signed by the •Itote Company.) To Wm. Maeready, Esq." _ _ In reply to this very appropriate and flattering testimo- Mr. Moslemly. who left town early on the following morning, addrened Mr. Bellamy as follows: " floral Hotel, Cheltenham. My dew Sir—l return ynu, and the bailie. and Gentlemen of the inningham Theatre, my heartfelt acknowledgments for the kind and thitering letter you put into my hands hut night. If I dal nut feel honoured and gratiliAl by expressions so full of re po!, I must be imenaible d. hut you orer..rate an act of 'Fenny good feeling—a far .greater tacrifice than any I can bare made would be more than compensated by your liberal esti mation of it. . . . The Inget complimant you offer me. in associating my name so prolilly with the nopset ability of our p ro fession, would make me :oo happy if I could believe it just ; but the credit you give tee for drert I can only assume for a disposition ambitious of destrvirg. Ism, therefore, the more indebted to you. and through t:y 1.,e I shall treasure this friendly testimony of your approba tion wrong its happiest enjoyments. '• Iron• my heart, I wish you generally, and individually, wry suc.ess ; and bearing with me this inestimable proof of r.ur kir,d feeling towaids me, as a monitor to stimulate my fu are efflnts to merit it, again I thank you most sincerely, and bid .is farewell. " I am, my dear Sir, " Yours and the Ladies and Gentlemen's truly " obliged and gra•etul servant, Aug. 23, 11126. " WILLIAM CHARLES 3IACRZADE. " To 13. P. Bellamy, Esq." The Duke of York was engaged yesterday morning in vansacting business with Sir Herbert Taylor, his Military ccretarv, and Sir Henry Torrens, Adjutant-General. His loyal Highness was visited by his usual medical attend cats, Sir Henry Halford, Dr. Macmichael, aml Mr. Mac vrigor, Sergeant-Surgeon to the King. The Royal Duke, ve Are happy to say, is in a forward state of recovery. The Duke of IVellington and the Lord Chancellor visited his alai Highness. The Earl of Liverpool came to town yesterday morning, from his seat at Combe Wood. A nuinber of official gesi i;etiten connected with Finance had an interview with his I. , :rdship, about twelve o'clock, at his residence at White /all. Mr. S cretary Canning was busily engaged the whole of testerday, at his office in Downing-street, transacting busi- Kis with different Foreign Ambassadors and Ministers, nnong whom were the Chevalit-r Los Rios, the Spanish 11inister, the Prussian Minister, Mr. Stabavena, the M ister from the Emperor of Brazil, Don J. Hurtado, the *oltsubian Minister, the Hanoverian Charge d'Affaires, &c. rhe Earl of Liverpool and Mr. Iluskisson also transacted Anneal with the Right Hon. Secretary yesterday after- Dor CR, SEPT. 4.—This place is become all life and fluty. The lodging houses are nearly filled, and those list arc not are daily expecting to he occupied. Musical promenades are taking place every evening at the libraries, mil are respectably attended. This evening the inhabi tuts are anxiously expecting the arrival of his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, and are much gratified that the metropolitan of all England should make Dover his rammer residence on the coast. He has taken the same house in which he resided last year. Preparations for the Regatta, which is to take place on Thursday, are carried on with great spirit. Balls, &c. arc announced for the even ing, soil a eland day is expected. Ttic\r i a Svonm.—On Wednesday last we had a severe storm of thunder and lightning in this neighbour baoll. A correspondent at Fullwooei has sent us the fol low'? particulars of it, as connected with the part where Le e(Wlra:--At about two o'clock the storm commenced litre. The thunder was extremely loud, and the rain very heart. I never saw but once, during a residence of four tern years in the place, such a current of water. In a field adjoining Fullwood Chapel, in the possession of T. Pear aml,rlOrit-merchant, Sheffield, a thunderbolt fell on a large Ovowing tree. Near the top of the tree, about three yards the bark were struck of; and about a yard and a half lower it struck MT a withered branch, and drove it into the adjacent field. About three feet from the root it struck off' the bark again, and entered near half an inch into the wood, and then descended into the ground. The back and tome of the green leaves were driven into the next field, to the distance of eighty-six feet. I had the curiosity to Measure the distance, and gather up the scattered bark aNtl some of the green leaves, as soon as the storm sub- Many people have been to see the phenominon. I cannot but consider such occurrences as displaying, in an ,110.1 11 manner, the power and majesty of the Divine Being. frig. 111 consequence of the popularity of the new song of oat a Br om ," sung by Miss Love at Vauxhall.gardens, a vs ''"? or other musical publications have appeared under the same ''"e• We are re9uestcd by Messrs. Goulding and d'Almaine to W 'e that th e original song (the words by Planclie, with Bishop's is Fublished by no other music-sellers in the kingdom, they t" .4l " , ing the exclusive copyright. The public a re like w i se L p.it against purchasing any spurious edition of Parry's duet of n• C," sung by Miss Love and Signor 1)e Ilegrds, at Vim:. i . " 1 1. compo se d by J o h n p a rry. The popularity of this co m p os i t io n 4' b rought forth numerous imitations of Goulding and d'Almaine's P' Litricen. IMPERIAL DISTILLERY COMPANY. A Meeting of the Shareholders of this projected Company was held yesterday at the offices of the Cotnpany, in Mark-lane, for the purpose of inquiring into the prospect , of the Company. (In the motion that the Arouse in the dxed of settlement he read as respects the taking the chair. Mr. Scums said he protested against any perusal ref the deed of settlement as it might mfer that the Shareholders. by such it step, considered themselves as being bound by the deed. The Company was an Mewl one. Mr. Cyanic and others were of a similar opinion. Mr. ASTON (a Director) said he was only anxious to go on re gularly. He begged to state that he was the only Director who was present, and he hoped that some indulgence would be afforded him, as he was not supported by the other Director.. Mr. CLARK asked the reason of the absence of the other Di. rectors ? Mr. AXTON said he could not inform the Meeting on that point. Mr. P. Moore had just sent a note. requesting to know at what time the Meeting wan to take place, but the person who brought it ran away without waiting for an answer. It was then moved and seconded that Mr. Aston take the Chair; and the motion being carried, that gentleman took his sea , . The CIIAIII MAN. after a few oleoervatiomi, read the Report. It commenced by stating, that the Directors had no wish to conceal anything, and attributed the various difficulties under which the Company laboured to the nonpayment of the calls made, and thereby preventing the Directors from going on with the concern. The Directors had, from the commencement, thought the share balers would be highly benefitted ; but as the calls were not paid, it only remained either to procure the necessary funds to carry the Company on. or to dissolve it with credit. The Directors had re ceived no fees for their attendance. The Directors entered into the concern with a firm conviction that a national benefit would accrue therefmm, if carried on with spirit. The Directors had hoped that they would have been supported, and still trust that they will be enabled to goon with the concern. The monopoly existing in the Imminent of distillation is an evil that affects the public at large; to obviate this monopoly the present Company was formed. The application for shares am•mn'ed to 30,000—the number to form the Company was 12,000-4,000 were reserved for privies more inte rested in the trade. 220 were reserved as qualifications of the Di mann', and 7.780 were divided between the applicants. The Directors had never contemplated that airy would bare to call for the whole teo/. on each share. As the individuals who volun tarily gave their *suction to the undertaking were highly 'collectable, t' e Directors felt themselves fully authorized to . nter inio the engagements they have done. In the early stage of the proceeding. the Directors were in treaty with the proprietors of an estate, but the cast of which was 1:d1.0001. If the Directors et:W(l not have purchsesd a property below that sum they would have dis solved the Company immehately. The Stanstend Dattillery, at thin 'wind, was offered for sale at a sum not exceeding 30.0001. and die Directors thought, with an outlay of 15.111101., all the ne cessary improvements would be completed. The repeal of halt the di t ty on spirits convinced the Directors that, under such fa vourable circumstance•. the Shareholders would have come forward to support the undertaking. The Scrip had produced The first call And the last only .C 11,465 5.:w0 2.110 Making together . 19,105 The small amour t receivzd crippled the Directors : they them selves have been the greatest sutitrirs. The Direetors were convinced the concern might be carried on with advantage. The capital nevesaary for the undertaking wriu'd be 100.0001. Towards that capital 19,1031. had beat received; there had been expended 201411. Os. Id. ; 211.73 W. 11. i. 9d. are "ue fur contracts, and an additional expenditure of 2 or nom would render the works complete. Toe question for the proprietors to decide was, whether they would carry on a concern which would yield 10 per rent. per 'onion, or whether they would sacrifice what they had paid, and be liable to leather calls if any deficiency should arise by the sale of the property ? If the previous course be adopted, the Directors recommend that the shares be reduced to 4000 of 251. each, toe whole to he paid on or before the 30:11 Sep:ember, without prejudice to the forfeited shares. The necessary Milo would be thus raised to carry on the concern. _ _ . l'he works the 11,reetors had purchased were stall, ienily eaten. .ive to produce 210 000 gallons of P pirit antoinlly. which would at. turd a profit of about 20.000/. The items of rrccipt and expentli. lure will be found in the lollJwing statvinent BALANCE SHEET. ItECCIPTS. LIPIENDITUItZ. .C. s- d. X. s. d. Received on sc. Paid for the pro_ count of Shares, petty, at Stas es above stated 19,105 stead - - 15,0e4S 13 4 [Sorrowed front Purchase of Shares 1,643 12 IS 51mars. Perring 2.000 Commission on C.o. 245 12 6 Do. do. - LIMO Solicitor's Pill, on Do. from Directors 571 6 6 account - 500 0 0 Sslariev . 926 19 8 Paid 11111 in favour of the Bankers - 2,000 0 0 Cash in BaiikLre hand - . 25 5 0 Tradesmen's and other Bills . 2,255 12 6 6 .1:22,676 6 £22,676 0 6 The debts to which the Company are liable are these : .£ a. d. Remainder of Purchase-money of Slanstead Estate 14,000 0 0 Interest at 4 per coif. - - - 796 17 6 Balance due to the Bankers - - - 911:1 12 3 Sundry Debts - - - 0.732 5 0 .Iftries . - - - 1143 5 4 Other Liabilities—in all amounting to - - 1,373 1G B .t 26.753 16 U The CIIAIIISIAN stated that he had no further observations to make. He WWI ready to anaaer any questions. He wished to know whether the Report was to be received. - . To a question from Mr. Chitty, the CHAIRMAN stated that the Directors had not all paid on their shares. Mr. CLARK said that Mr. Aston's conduct was honourable in meeting the Shareholders, while the other Directors had acted highly dishonourable. He observed that the original Prospectus stated that the Company was formed to do away with the monopoly of the malt distillers, which an unjustly kept up the price of ardent spirits, and the public were induced to become shareholders, under the expectation that the shares were much in request. a nd it been stated to them, when the second call was made, that so few had paid the RIM instalment. was it likely that they who hwi would have paid it ? It appeared that, out of the 7,1100 shares divided among the public, only 2,295 had been paid upon, and the Directors, in order to deceive the public, gave orders, on the day the first payment was to be forthcoming, for the purcha ,, e of eight hum. dred shares in the market , and with this purchase the Company was chatged. The Directors well knowing that with a capital of less than 20,9001. they could not go on with the project, had no right to enter into engagements for the purchase of a distillery for 30,000/. If they had had any honesty they would have called the shareholders together, and told them the truth. It was the height of absurdity that they should have gone on increasing the liabilities of the Company. More than 22,11001. hall been expended, and there were liabilities to the extent of more than 28,0001. With re spect to the deed of settlement, that document was not valid, as the Directors had gone on with the concern without the proper amount of capital having been subscribed. The Directors had said that they informed the Shareholders of the purchase of the premises, but this was all a system of trickery, as they did tot tell them also the slate of the funds. It was perfect madness for the Directors to have gone ao far as they had, anclitheir non-attendance at the meeting showed plainly that their actions ;would not bear investigation. With respect to the appropriation of shares, he (Mr. C.) should like to see the share minute book. The CHAIaMAN stated that as the Secretary was not present he could not furnish that book. In answer to a question, the CHAITIMAX stated that there was a writ against the Secretary, and that accounted for his non-attend ance. Mr. TAYLOR Said he had been told that the Directors bad pocketed various aunts of money, but had returned them. The CHAIRMAN answered there was no truth in the allegation, as the balance-sheet would prove. In answer to the inquiries of Mr. CLARK, it Ippe2re3 that the shares allotted To Mr. P. Moore were - 50, and had paid on 10 Mr. Pigou 70U , - none , Mr. Caw t borne - 50 , none Mr. Mackinnon - 50, . none Mc. W. Russell - 50, none The above were all Directors ; and there were 100 shares allotted to Mr. Martineau, the engineer, which were not paid on; and lOC more to Mr. P. Taylor. the partner of Mr. Martineau, unpaid. Mr. Bosanqurt paid the first call only on 50 shares, and Mr. John Dray the same on 10 shares. Mr. Onirr ITHS here stated that Mr. 'Martineau, as well as Mr. Taylor, would have paid the amount called on their shares; but, on looking over the names in the prospectus, they did not like to be amodsted with the individuals there stated as belonging to the Direction. Mr. CLARK stated, that it was plain nothing but injustice could have been contemplated towards the Shareholders when it was seen how few of the Directors had taken the shares allotted to them. Had they gone to a premium, no doubt all the shares would have been paid up. It was, therefore, clear that the Directors had only suited their own interests, and it would remain to be seen whether the Shareholders would quietly submit to have their property taken from them, or whether they would not proceed against die guilty persons for their deposits. The CHAIRMAN said that the Directors still thought the eon. cern, if properly managed, would turn out productive. He had many friends who would take shares if the Company was carried on. As it was, he had advanced 1501., and the other Directors various other sums. CLant replied that it only remained for tbe Chairman to in tmduee his friends. and put them in the shoes of the present Share holders, who would gladly give np their interest in the concern. After some further discusston a Resolution was tweed and se- THE BRITISH PRESS. rnnded, that the meeting do adjourn till this day fortnight, with a' request to the Directors that they would attend on that day. fliis motion was carried ; and, after thanks had been voted to the Chairman. the meeting separated. The following are the names of the original Trustees and Direc tors. dec. :— Imperial Distillery Company—Capital 600,000/, in 12,000 s h ares of FAL each. Trustees—Sam. Bosanquet, Esq., Peter Moore, Esq. 31.P.,and John Fred. Pigott. Esq. Directors—S. B. M. 11 trrett, Esq. 31. P.. Chairman ; Wm. Aston, Esq., J. 1. C'airtltomr, Et 9 . 31. P., John D u ng an , D al _ John Gray. Esq., Robt. clone, Esq., A. W. 31aetinnon, Esq. F.R.S., Wm. Russell. Esq. M.P ., Matthew Sorters, Esq., Col. Talbot, 31. P., Ruben '1 aibut, Esq. 31. P.. and John Wilke, jun. Esq. Auditors—John Campbell, Esq., John Fairlie, Esq., and Win. Kershaw. Esq. Bankera—Messrs. Dosattqliet. Pitt, and Co. Standing Counsel—Chas. Bellamy. Esq. and John Evans, Esq. Solicitors—Messrs. Fisher and Norcutt. Distiller—Mr. Thomas Baird. Engineer-51r. W. Griffith. Sccretary-31r. W. lane. EXTRAORDINARY MEETING ON TILE DIS. TRESSES OF TIM COUNTRY. The following advertisement appeared in most of the dally papers of Tuesday:— " Kings Head, Poultry. " To morrow, the 11th instant, a Meeting of Oentlemen will be held, at one for two o'clock precisely, for the purpose of taking such measures as may be deemed requisite for convening a public Meeting no the consideration of the Revision of the Corn Laws, and taking measures for the permanent Employment and e puiuble Remuneration of the Agricultural and 51aeufacturing Labourers." Yesterday we sent a Reporter to note the proceedings of the "Gentlemen" who thus anonyninusly invited public attention. On his entering the room, he found four elderly persons, and some two or three young men, seated at a table, with a parcel of papers ar ranged before them. The first duty was that of appoint' tg a Mr. LIVESEV (one of the elderly ones) Chairman. This being over, A Mr. Wisss, or MILLS (we know not which), opened the bu siness of the day, ty commencing a speech upon almost every topic which the prolific 'science of political economy embraces. He first minutely traced the history of the poor's rates, from their origin, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, up to the present day ; and, after disseetating upon the pernicious nature of the system which threw the labourer upon the parish for subsistence, instead of his receiv ing a fair remuneration in the Aerie of wages, the worthy gentle. man proceeded to argue, that it was but justice to the labourer that he should be fully rewarded for his toils. la support of his argu 'en', he quoted O'iser Goldsmith's political work, known by the title of the Deserted Village, and some letters front alr. Hume (not David Hume, the historial, but Joseph, the M. l'.) Mr. Hume declared, that by tile present system consumption decreased iu the exact proportion as the population increased. here the speaker was interrupted by a respectable merchant, who had been drawn to the party (for we cannot call it a Meeting) by the specious terms of the advertisement, Ile !aid that he under. stood their object at present was to consider the propriety of re questing the Lord Mayor to convene a public 3leetistg . upon the subject of the Corn Laws, and not to enter upon discuassnin of any other topics; such discussions being better reserved for a future public Meeting. He suggested that the advertisement should be read. The advertisement was looked for, but could not be found. After some converaation upon this subj-ct, Mr. Mills (who ap peared to take the resumed his lecture. It would be idle to attempt to follow the political theorist, unless we had space for Adam Smith, in 5 ens. quarto. Sir Matthew Hale's opinion and reasons in favour of a minimum of wages, together with the lucu bration* of ale Hale. of Spindliest% upon the same subject ; and though last, not least, the Report of the Committee appointed by the House of Commons upon the subject of Emancipation. Suffice it to say, the sneaker recapitulated every thing that has been said upon Ate cultivating of waste lands, of the mischiefs at tendant on machinery, the payntint of wages nut of the poor's rates, the fixing and minimum of wages (for, said he, the poor are entitled to fifty millions sterling a year more than they now receive for their labour), the repeal of the Corn laws, the establishing of a free trade in every thing, so that the whole world may form one great nation, ant England become a mere province of it, like as a county is now in respect to England; and, finally, the necessity of raising a rate to employ the Irish peasantry. %' ti ins were the interruptions the speaker expesienced, especially by the gentleman above alluded to. who thought there was too person present of sufficient respectability to justify the lord Mayor in convening a fleeting at their requisition ; tut this did not deter Mr. Mills from proceeding to read a string of Resolutions expressive of opinions on the subjects we have just enumerated. Oae old fanner-like mast (a Mr. 111as:fail). indeed, somewhat .agreed in thinking that the names of persons better known were desirable ; for he declared that there was not a single person in th e room capale of legislating on the affairs of the country, and asked whether they thought Lord Liverpool and Mr. Ilusktssen would take then' by the hand. Mr. MILLS regretted the absence of 31r. ILiskisson on this important occasion, and then said a great deal about Mr. Fox and the Whig Club. Two or three other persons followed this gentleman in nmelt the same strain ; but it was finally agreed to abandon the Resolutions, and confine themaelves to declaring the necessity of sending a requisition to the lard Mayor, to call a Meeting on the subject of the Corn Laws and the distresses of the country. A Sub-Corn mit tee, we understood, was to be appointed, in order to obtain the signatures of some gentlemen whose names were somewhat know,. at least to the citizens of London, and whose respectability would justify the Lord Mayor in acceding to their request. The CHAIRMAN then observed, that as the topics which were adverted to in the rejected resolutions were of the gravest import, he should be happy to bear the sentiments of any gentleman pre sent upon them. One of the younger members' of this club (as we gravely surmise it, after all, to be then asked whether the causes of the existing distress were temporary or permanent The CllAle max thought they were not of a permanent nature, but still they would continue until they were removed by an Act of the Legislature. The speaker then declared that he must speak out. He was one of those who thought the Repeal of the Corn Laws nothing—free trade nothing—the cultivation of waste lands nothing—a minimum of wages nothing-50 long as the taxes continued to be so enor.. moms. After exhausting the subject of the currency, the history of which he faithfully gave from the incorporation of the Bank of England, in William and Mary's time, to the Act of the last Sea- Sion, he unequivocally pronounced himself in favour of a free trade in taxation. At this point our Reporter looked at his watch, and observing that full two good hours had been spent in listening to this kind of thing. and not having the most remote prospect as to when this new City Parliament would adjourn,he deemed it prudent to retire, and his example was followed by everybody else except the mem bers themselves. Under special far Our, perhaps, we may be able to obtain the result of the debate, In which ease our readers may depend upon having it faithfully repotted to them. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when the following Captains were sworn into the command of their respective ships, viz.:—.Captain John Rennie Manderson, of the Bridgewater, and Cap tain Thomas Baker, of the Lowther Castle, consigned to Bombay and China. EXTRAORDINARY INCREASE.—There is now in the possession of Mr. Thomas Lockhart, land-steward upon the estate of Sir Thomas Trowbritlge, Bart., Rockville, East Lothian, the produce of two pickier, of barley ; upon the first there is ninety-five heads, fifty-five of which arrived at maturity ; the remaining forty were not fully ripe when pulled, but all the heads perfectly formed. The produce of the second was fifty-four heads, thirty seven of which arrived at maturity ; the remainder were in the same state as the former. Now, supposing twenty-two pickles a head, the produce of the above which came to perfection would be 2,024 ; and bad the remaining pickles been allowed time to ripen, their produce would have been 1,234—in all 3,27 B—the produce of two pickles town. The above were selected as a curiosity by Mr. Lockhart, when he was su perintending the reapers. For some time past the Tower-ditch has been the ren dezvous of all the depravity of the east end of the town ; its unfenced state, and the mutilated condition of its em bankment towards the thoroughfare, has presented a more than common inducement for the congregation of vaga bond!, and afforded a facility of escape, from its sloping banks and shallowness of water, to thieves, who, while the officers were in pursuit of them, might easily slip down the Rides, and thus baffle every attempt at their apprehension. These facts have been long a matter of notoriety, and an annoyance of a very sensible nature to the inhabitants of Tower-hill. They have, however, on a representation to the Government, been met with attention; and the evil is now in the course of being remedied. Two gentlemen on Tuesday waited on the magistrates a tLambeth-street, and informed them that a communication had been rec.:in.(' the inhabitants of Tower-hill. representing the state of the from the Board of Works , in reply to an application from ditch, and the asylum it afforded to thieves, informing them that his Majesty s Government had given orders to have a strong iron railing thrown round it. In the course of its erection it was apprehended that some injury would be done to the w or k, an d t hey wished that orders would be given to the police for its protection. The magistrates re plied certainly, a nd M r . Wyatt observed , that as the work of reformation was going on in the Tower district, be wished that som e at t en tion would be directed to that into lerable nuisanc e , th e " Proof House , " in Church - lane ; the peace of the inh a bit a nts was not alone disturbed by its terrific explosions, but the lives of his Majesty's subjects were endangered by the starting of horses In that narrow thoroughfare. BOW BELLS. On Tuesday a Vestry Meeting was held at Bow Church. to re ceive the Report of the Committee appointed to examine into the state of the bell+ belonging to the church, and of the masonry of the tower, as connected with dotes. The Meeting was more nume- MN than any which has been held there fur a considerable time. Mr. Statwsow, the Chairman, stated, that the Committee, afire some proceedings, thought proper themselves to take the ooinions of their architect, and of Mr. Mears, a hell-founder, wits was a per. of considerable experience and science, on the subject. The Chairman then read the Report of these gentlemen. It stated, there could be no question with persons acquainted with the sub ject. that much injury had been done to the tower since the year 1742, when the present peal wis act up. This injury they felt no doubt had arisen from three causes, namely, frian the injudicious mode of hanging the bells—from that part of the frame, on which the bells swing, being wedged up against the masonry of the tower —and from a want of sufficient solidity in the construction of the tower itself to withstand the force created by the motion of a peal of hells, consisting of ten tons of metal. In 171,2 tan new bells, and a considerable addition of weight, were added to a light peal, consisting previously of only eight bells. The old frame was altered to accommodate the addition, bat without any improvement. In course of time it eppeared the frame became ricketty. and. to keep the bells steady, wedges were fixed between the frame and the masonry of the tower, by which means the motion of the frame in ringing 114 , 1impruilentle transferred to the tower ; whereas, were the frame left properly detached from the walls the motion wool.' nearly lose itself in it. The remedy which these gentlemen proposed for thin evil was to re-hang the bells, ao that the direction of the framing, and the ringing of die bells, should be against the four angler of the tower, instcsd of being solos' the four sides, as at present. and at the same time disposing of the weight of metal as nearly equal on all sides, and also the swinging reciprocally in contrary directions, as far as circumstances would allow. To remedy the want of solidity in the tower, Mr. erwilt suggested the fixing of a chain of iron ties below the main timbers of the hell-frame, which, he said, was decidedly the place where the tower suffered moat. The total expense of putting the tower in complete and ante repair, and of effecting these alterations, they estimated at 7751. A model had been prepared by these gentle. men, to exemplify the new mode of hanging, and was exhibited in the vestry. Mr. II rc ICS said the subject of these bells, which were great &- vouches in the City, had, as might be expected, excit e d consi ler. shle public interest; and he had received several itnonymotis let. ten frmn person% who felt anxious on the subject. These letters he should beg to read to the Vestry. Mr. Tette., the bookseller, opposed the reading of these letters. Mr. HICKS, however, read two of them. One was from a per son who appzored to have superior knowledge on the subject, and who accused the ringers of injuring the tower by unskilfulness in the mode of ringing. Mr. AUGHTIE requested that ,Ir. Owilt's previo•ts Reports might be read. These expressed an opinion, that in the then state of the tower the ringing of the bells ought not to be persevered in. The parishioners contended that they ought to be pot a stun to, on the ground of the expense. "fetish' that, in general, remedies were exceedingly expensive, but he timed that this would cost (Smiles of approilating from several of the parishioners.) He lived next door to the Church. and he assured the Vestry that, when the hells were at work, his house was shaken by the steeple, and tbat there was not a piece of furniture, nor an article of his trade, which was not vet in vibratory motion by it. H r concluded by moving a Resolution to the effect that the ringing of the bells should be dis continue I fur the future, on account of the danger attending them on such ne.VISiOTA. Mr. M•LII7 nes/ seconded the motion. . . Another Pan !SUMNER, whose liou4e is next door but one to the Church. decl4red that such was the effect of the ringing, that even in his house it made his chandeliers swing seven or eight inches. . . The motion was put without any discussion or the Report, or examination of the :mulct prepared by Mr. Mears .11.1 it was carried by a Loge majority, there being but four against it, Mr. Hicks, Mr. Smith, Mr. Lewis, and another parishioner. Mr. Am:urn': then proposed a motion, declaratory of the reasons for the Resolution the Vestry had just adopted ; but this was law/hell at, and lie withdrew it. Mr. TATE drew the attention of the Vestry to the condition of the acroterior, anti the urns paced at the four' ends of the tower. These, it was reported, were in a state of decay, one of them dangerously so. A long and warm diacwodon took place. Mr. Tenn, and several others, wished to stay further repairs until the parish got more money. Several were fur pulling down the acroterior, to save further expense. Mr. Lewis inquired of the architect, whether he considered that the acroteria funned part of the original design of Sir Christopher Wren ? Mr. Gs-rev—Certainly. Mr. Lewis aubmited that they ought not, on that account, to be destroyed. One orator spoke with great vehemence on the uselessness of the /turns, and urged their removal. Another. whose opinion seemed to hive many su pp or te r s, was fir removing only that urn which was absolutely in danger of fall ing and letting the remainder stand. Mr. fl ices rose, and exhorted the Velery not farther to make themselves the laughing stock of every intelligent person in the City, and of the public at large. Let them poll down all the urns. or repair the witele ; and not make the Church look. with one of the four pulled down, as grotesque as a pig with one ear. He had lived in that parish for twenty-six years, and he did not like to see it exposed to the p ublic ridicule which would surely fall upon them when that day 's proceedings because known. He declateti his conviction that the bells might be rung with perfect safety, and that they were not justified in stopping them. He hoped they would reconsider their decision. Mr. STEVENSON was for repairing the urn with cement, which would be the cheapest. Mr. OWILT said cement would not be much cheaper, and its success would be doubtful. Mr. Lewis asked Mr. Owilt what would be the expense of re pairing that one of the acnsteria and the urn, which were in a dan gerous condition ? Mr. OWILT said M. or 7W. at most. Several of the parishioners wished to know whether Mr. Gwill would guarantee the repair of them for that sum. Mr. OWILT said he would, though it was not his profession, and he ought not to participate in the profit of work which he recommended to be done. After a long dhcu akin the offer of Mr. Owilt was accepted. Two of the parishioners then gave tne Committee a "set-to" for ordering the urn, which was in a dangerous condition, to he taken down, and thereby incurring expense to the parish. They were only appointed to examine and report. What right had they to order things to be done ? what right had they to order the model fur re-hanging the bells ? • • Mr. MEARS, the artist, who had, with Mr. Gwilt, prepared the model, here rose, and requested that the expense of his share might not weigh upon them, for he would make them a present of it. " Well ! that's very handsome of you," eaclaimed a parish ioner, and the affront was pocketed. After much discussion, in which the Committee urged that what they had ordered was requisite, the Vestry agreed to sanction the measure. The Report of the Committee was approved, although its recommendation had been rejected. The Meeting then adjourned. We understand that one or two of the advocates for the ringing of the bells are determined not to let the matter rest here, but to apply to the ecclesiastical authorities on the subject. Such was formerly the zeal in favour of these bells, that one citizen left two houses in Bow-lane (from which the parish receive 1001. per an. num). for maintaining two of the bells. A lady also bequeathed 2,0001. for embellishing the church, and furnishing it with bells. WesnovEa, SEPT. 3.—The pariah of Cholesbury, in Bucks, has become tithe-free in an extraordinary manner. No composition or act of Parliament has abated the de mands of the church, and achieved that desired consum mation for the farmers of Cholesbury. It is the simple operation of the poor laws, which, in this instance, have effected more than the eloquence of Mr. Brougham or the calculations of Mr. Hume, and completely overlaid the " divine rights" of the church. The rector, the Rev. Mr. Roderic, finding that the tithes cost him more than they were worth, that in fact they impoverished rather than enriched him, declined exacting the sacred tribute any longer, and thins has Cholesbury defrauded Melchisedec. How did this happen? The clergyman having to pay poor rates on his tithes, found that for every 20s. of tithes that lie received he paid 23a. in poor rates. Here was the novel case of losing three shillings in the pound by enforc ing the claim of a beneficed clergyman ! a precedent that well might be viewed by any church with alarm. IVIio can be surprised that the worthy rector, under such cir cumstances, abandoned his right of tithe altogether? If any of his brvthren blame him, I venture to say the, would not like to accept his preferment on the terms of paying more to the support of the poor than they receive from the produce of the land. This is to be regretted, as the incumbent is a very old gentleman of amiable charac ter. A farmer of this parish yesterday appeared before a Reverend Magistrate at St. Leonard's, on the complaint of an overseer, respecting the non-payment of the rates of a few acres of meadow land. He declared himself willing to give up the land to the overseer in lieu of the payment of the rates, which the overseer declined, and this too in • parish where lands are tithe-free. The overseer was will ing indeed to accept the land if he also gave up a cottage along with it, from which he derived rent, but he would not take the land alone for the payment of its own rates. 'f he same farmer stated, that he holds twenty-three acres o p f ai l d an l d ast in ye t a h r e o a i d . jo w in s i . n g in p po ari o a r h -r o a f te ll s, u a e l k id la w nd . , in on ti w th h e ic , h an h d e I that he expected the poor-rates this year will be shove 201. although there is not an acre in the whole worth more than 205., and some not worth that much. DESPERATE CONPIACT BETWEEN THE FOLIC,- AND 1 lIE 11(ILLOCK-HUNTERS OF MILE-END. On Monday evening last a scene of violence and confusion, such as is seldom witnessed in the metropolis, took place in the vier ity of Soitaffields and Bethnal-green, in which an organized gang Of ruffling, called weavers, but more properly denominated determined • thieves. played the principal part. In Site early part of that day s gentleman named Brown, a whole. sale butcher in Whitechapel-inarket, applied to the Magistrates of Lambeth-street for the assistance of their officers in the retovery Of two bullocks belonging to I ' which had been forcibly tither, hem his drover. As the grounds of his application, he. stated that ects that morning, as a shover of his was conveying a number of bullocks to the marshes at West Ham, he was met, while pa.sing along the Commercial-road, by a numerous gang of bullock-hunters, who violently took away two of the beasts, beat the drover severely, and danserously lacerated his knee. The Mmistrates at once granted the request, and Foster, Lea, and Dalmn, assisted by Skillun and Gooding, of Bow.street, nen immediately despatched on the business. 1 hey proceeded to Han. atreet-fields, and there succeeded in retaking one of' the bullocks, and dispersing a gang of ruffian., exceeding 201) in numbers This they renewed, and placed in a stable belonging to the Woodman public-house, for security, and hearing dolt the other beast was In the heeds of another gang, in the Ilackney-fields, they hastened thither, and came up with the desperado es a t T w ig Fo lly. They here niso were successful in making their capture, and removed tt to the same public-house, with the intention of conveying both the animals to Mr. Brawn, when, on their arriving there, they found that their labours had only commenced, and that so great was the terror inspired in the neighbourhood, that not alone was the public house barrimuloed, but all the shops surrounding it were shut up. During the absence of the officers at Twig Folly a third gang endeavoured to force the public house, and recover the bullock ; but in this they were unsuccessful ; and the officers having at length got both the animals into thrk possession, were proceeding with them to their owner, when they were met shout half-way by a termitic multitude, who postal ihemulves at the corner of Fleet-street-hill, and commenced a matt furious attack. Large (lint stones. brick bats, and missiles of every deseription,were Hung with the greatest rapidity. even the parersess was tote up, and large pieces of granite hurled in every direction : with one of the latter Read was felled to the pavement, and 'se verely hurt. Finding the number of their opponents momentarily increasing, both the gangs, that of Twig Folly, and Hare. street-fields. having concentrated their strength, and amounting to above 500 person*, and being surrounded and assaul id on all sides. the officers were at length, for self-preservation, coon elled to fire on them. This measure, however, had no effect. The ruffians still remained in a firm compact body, well armed with stones and bludgeons, and waving the Litter, called out. " Come on, we are ready for you." At length, perceiving it would be useless to think of contending inch by inch with such numbers, the officer., having drawn their cutlasses aid cocked their pistols, made ols, one desperate effort, and succeeded in dislodging the scoundrels from their ground and stizicg tour of their leaden'. These hove since been examined and sent to the House of Correction, and it is said that in the firing which took plate one life had been lost, and several persons wounded. EXETER PACKET. The Agents to Lloyd's, at Mal, have transmitted the following letter from Lieutenant Chants Turner, of the C3ast Blockade, to Captain Pigot, of his Majesty's ship Rand - lies, detailing the particulars of the accident by fire which happened to the Exeter packet, ant speak in terms of high praise, as regards the conduct of Lieutenant Turner:— Biehopstone, near Beenleer, Sept. 4, 9 P. M. Sir—l beg leave to inform you that the Exeter packet, of Exeter, Webber master, took tire at eight this morning, abreast of this station. I immediately put oft to their assistance, and with my boat's crew assisted in saving tome part of her cargo. The Sea lark and Fly revenue cruisers were also there, and assisted. It was fou d necessary to scuttle the vessel, and at ten o'clock she sunk upon Vie rends, a quarter of a mile oft* Reculver. On the rising of the tide, the vessel fell on her beam-end; by this time eight or ten vessels, with ■bout 200 men, were anchored near her. Messrs. Bell, of Herne. were etnployed to raise the veatiel, which, with our assist ar.ce, no doubt would have been done, but the wreckers declared th • vets I consequence of her being on her beam end) a wreck. We kept them off some ti tie by threats; howevir, they persisted in getting their woad, alongside, and commenced plundering her cargo, consisting of groceries, oil, and British manufactured cotton, and turnery, with sundry articles of iron. I succeeded in getting the vessel upright, and at eight o'clock left her. Her decks were dry, and the wreckers were baling and pumping her out, and they were gaining fast uron her when I left her. As the miller had given tier up to the Messrs. Bell, of Herne, to raise her, and I had done all I possibly could for the vessel, I considered it advisable to return. Rehire I left her a vowel was lashed down on each side to keep her upright, and as the weather is very fine, I have no doubt site will be taken into Margate or White able to-morrow. If I had remained longer I could have done no more than I did, and I have written to the several officers on either side, requesting the property may be secured upon its being larded, for the protec tion of the uncle re/titers and the revenue. I have the honour to be, Ike. &c. &e. Capt. Pigot, Ramillies. CHARLES TURNER, Lieut. We learn from Herne Bay that considerable inconve nience, not to say distress, baa occurred to the poor fisher men and their families residing in that neighbourhood, in consequence of their praiseworthy exertions in saving port of' the cargo of the Exeter trader, the Hoop, burnt on Monday, off that part of the Kentish coast. The boata, on their return, were seized upon the beach by the Preventive Service, although an excise officer had been actually sent for to take charge of the goods preserved. Jr. fact, this system has reached such a height as to become the most intolerable tyranny. The same letter states that the writer, returning home a short time since in a carriage, wished, in consequence of the darkness of the night, to obtain the as sistance of a lantern down a steep hill in the neighbour hood, but no one could be found bold enough to carry it, from the certainty of at lent spending a night in the guard-house. ANOTHER FATAL ACCIDENT AT LONDON BRIDGE.— On Tuesday afternoon, between three and four o'clock, Mr. Josiah Alexander, M.P. Sir John Scott Lillie, Mr. Kynaston Powell, Master Alexander, the son of Mr. Alexander, and a Mr. Dunn, were proceeding from one of the steam-packets off' the Tower, through London Bridge, when unfortunately the boat came in con tact with some of the works of the New Bridge, and was immediately sunk. Other boats put out as soon as possi ble, one of which took up Sir John Scott Lillie, who ap. mired to be a good swimmer, with the son of Mr. Alex antler (a boy about eight or nine years old, who could not swim), who was supported in the water by Sir John Lillie; another boat took up Mr. Alexander, and a third Mr. Kynaston Powell, but Mr. Dunn unfortunately sank to rise no more. The frequency of such accidents it Is hoped will call the attention of the Chief Magistrate of the City, and all boats he prevented, during a certain period of the tide, from shooting under the arches of this bridge. SHOCKING OCCURRENCE.—On Sunday morning the neighbourhood of Silver-street, in Manchester, was thrown into great alarm, in consequence of a report that a man named Wil liam Thomas bad cut his wife's throat. It appears that the uafor tunate woman was addicted to liquor, and on Saturday evening last, having been intrusted by her husband with a sum of money to dia. charge some debts which he owed in the neighbourhood, she spent a great part of it in liquor. On the Sunday morning she was again in a state of intoxication, and was seen to go into the house in that state, about half-past eight o'clock in the morning, in a short tiros afterwards, dreadtutscreams of murder were heard to issue from the , house, and a aoise as of some person falling down stairs. Several of the neighbours immediately rushed into the house, where they found the woman lying at the foot of the stain, quite senseless ; and, on lifting her up, found a dreadful gash on the left side of bee throat ; from which the blood was flowing in greatprofusion. Some of them immediately went for a surgeon, whihtothers proceeded up stairs, where they found the husband seated by the fire. Near hint, on the floor, lay the blade of a table knife, covered with blood ; and it appeared, from the traces of blood on the floor, that the wound in the throat of the unfortunate woman had been inflicted near the . fire-place ; that she had afterwards gone or been dragged towards the bed, and then to the head of the staircase. When - the boatload was questioned respecting the wound, he admitted, without hesiti don, that he bad inflicted it, and that be had afterwards kicked his wife, down stairs. He was, of course, immediately taken into nu tidy, and lodged in the New Bailey. Mr. Windsor, the surgeon who was called in to examine the wound, found that, though of considerable extent and very frightful in appearance, it was merely • superficial, and none of the vital parts were injured. indeed the , knife with which the wound was indicted was so dull, that consi derable force must have been awned to make it penetrate so far as it had done. 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