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Board or Commission appointed to examine young Magistrates, as appeared to be contemplated by the Hon. Member who spoke last in the plan which he had proposed. With respect to the Clergy, great difficulties must arise in' many places—Dorsetsh►re for instance—if the Clergy were excluded from the Magistracy. He referred to the gentlemen of the county in question, who he was sure would bear him out in saying, that in consequence of the num ber of absentee proprietors, there would be the greatest difficulty in obtaining efficient Magistrates, but for the Clergy, who, he might add, were ex amples of industry and attention to the Lay Ma gistrates. No one could be so fit a judge as the Lord Lieutenant of each county, of the degree of ne cessity that existed for the appointment of clerical Magistrates. Mr. EDWARD DAVENPORT did not say it was necessary for candidates for the magistracy to undergo an examination before any Board of Com mission. What he said -was, that they ought to attend a certain number of times at the Sessions to learn their duty. Mr. BYNG asked the Right Hon. Secretary the nature of the property that was to determine the qualification and eligibility of persons for the office of magistrates. Mr. PEEL replied, freehold, copyhold, or custo mary tenure. Mr. BYNG could only say, with regard to the clergy, he had never found them anx►ous to put themselves forward to obtain the office, or act in the capacity of magistrates. They generally did so to oblige their neighbours. He had no hesitation in expressing his opinion as to the propriety of clergy men being admissible as Justices of Peace. Mr. PEEL submitted, that the qualification of property was the best test that could be devised rattler existing circumstances, with respect to magis- Ifites. He took the test as he found it established, and thought it might be difficult to find a better. — The power of appointing magistrates now rested in the Lord Chancellor, and was exercised on as fair a principle as possible. An Hon. Member appeared to suppose that the Secretary of State recommended the appointment of clergymen as magistrates. This was a mistake. He (Mr. Peel) had never re commended any person to be appointed a Jus tice of the Peace. Indeed, he had cautiously abstained from any interference with the ap pointment of magistrates, lest it should he sup posed that it was desired to give a Jolitical bias to the magistracy. On this account he threw all the responsibility of selection on the Lords-Lieutenant of the respective counties, where it should rest, and, he might add, by whom the power had been pro perly exercised. To give power to any board or commission to examine magistrates, and determine upon their legal acquirements and fitness for the office of Justices of the Peace, was altogether out of the question. An individual arrived at tlae age of 31,, and who possessed the necessary qualification as to property, could exercise legislative functions in Parliament without any previous examination. The idea of examining candidates for the magistracy was impracticable. With respect to an exclusive law affecting the clergy, he beli-rred that it would be at tended with great public injury. In fact, he be lieved tl►e clergy did not wish to be included in the magistracy, but he felt satisfied that during that portion of the year when many of the lay magis trates were necessarily absent from the country upon duties whiali called them to the metropolis, great in convenience must arise if there were not resident clerical Justices of the Peace upon the spot. He had no desire to have clergymen appointed to the magis tracy except where the public interests required it. It was impossible to lay down any precise rule on the subject which local circumstances might not ren der it necessary to vary. It was admitted t hat clergy men performed their magisterial duties with diligence and ability, and therefore he should be sorry to see them excluded by any general rule; he might add, he should be equally sorry to see any rule as to their general admission or general exclusion adopted.— With respect to magistrates, clerical or lay, attend ing at petty sessions, he had taken precautions in the Bill against the attendance of Justices being di rected so as to carry a particular object or overbear others. This was a provision in the Bill, the main object of which was to regulate the administration and proceedings otCourts of Magistrates assembled in petty session; and with that view, he thought an open court a much better security for the due administration of justice than any other which it was possible to devise. Mr. HUME said it was highly desirable, at least, that no conviction should take place except by the sentence of two Magistrates in open court. Lord J. RUSSELL hoped time would be afforded so as to allow an opportunity to receive suggestions as to the clauses in the Bill from practical men. Leave was then given, and the Bill was intro duced, read a first, and ordered to be read a, second time this (lay fortnight. Sir A. GRANT brought up the report of the Committee on the Qualification of Freeholders (Ire land) Bill, which was agreed to after an observa tion from Mr. HUME, and also from Sir JAMES GRAHAM. The Innkeepers' Bill was read a third time, and passed. Mr. BYNG moved the second reading of the County Bridges Bill. Lord LOWTHER opposed it, and after a short conversation, the second reading was postponed, in consequence of the thin attendance of the House, a►:.d fixed for Wednesday next. Mr. INPLEOD presented petitions from the bo rough and incorporated trades, also from the inha bitants of the town, of Inverness; and another from Fearn, in the county of Rose, against granting fur ther concessions to the Roman Catholics. The House adjourned at a Quarter past Seven o'clock. The Earl of ABERDEEN and Mr. Secretary PEEL visited the Duke of WELLINGTON yesterday. Earl BATIIURST transacted business with Sir Groacac .3.ll:Raax yesterday, at the Colonial-office. The Earl of HUNTINGDON visited Ear, 13Arllur.sT yesterdly at the Council-office. A vessel empt)yed in the India trade, called the Jane Eliza, together with a valuable cargo, has been seized to-day in the river, for a violation of the charter of the East India Company. It seems that the law by which the monopoly of that great trading body is established, prescribes that no vessel shall make the voyage direct home from China to England, without incurring the forfeiture both of ship end cargo. The operation of this law has, it seems, been heretofore usually evaded by touching at Singa pore, where the cargo being landed, and fresh clearances obtained, nothing remained to vitiate the voyage. In the low prices to which almost every description of goods has fallen, this condition, necessarily involving a considerable expense, was felt to be a very onerous one, and came by degrees to be only partially complied with—that is, a portion of the cargo, instead of tha whole, was landed and the new clearances thus obtained were suffered to pass without question. In the case of the June Eliza, how ever, no part of the cargo, it is admitted, was landed, but the vessel, after having touched at Singapere, proceeded with fresh clearances for England, and the informality or fraud baying been discovered, has been subjected to seizure in the manner described. The cargo, independently of the vessel, is valued at 50,0001. ; it consists chiefly of silk, nankeens, tortoiseshell, and other articles usually imported front China. One house alone in the East India trade has 800 bales of silk on board of the Jane Eliza, and there are large consignments of the same valuable description of goods to other houses in the sante line. The affair has excited a most lively sensation among the mercantile interest connected with that part of the globe, who contend that this part of the Company's privi leges is most injurious to them, it is of no advantage to the Corporation itself, and that it deprives them or their cor respondents, in the present depressed state of the English markets, of all profit whatever from the shipments. It is generally supposed that both ship and cargo will ultimately be released, but not without considerable expense to all concerned, as well as loss of time, which may prove more injurious to the owners of the goods than any fine that will after due consideration be imposed. The merchants are highly indignant at the whole proceeding, and will, it is said, avail themselves of it as a striking instance to prove pany's aaon o p o ly. the injurious nature of the Com FIRST DEVELOPEMENT OF A PERFECT BUTTERFLY OR MOTH. Although in Kirby and Spence's valuable work there is an interesting description of the first developement of the butterfly, yet I take the liberty of sending you an account of an instance which fell under my own observation, containing particulars which do not appear in their narration. The moth (Phalm's pavonia, Emperor) which I observed, was about five minutes getting out of its tomb ; its wings were at first small, shrivelled, and flabby, its body very large and unwieldy ; for the first five minutes after its exit it did no thing but stretch its legs, and lie first on one side and then on the other ; it afterwards lay gently down on its back, with its wings lying negligently at each side ; its pulse at this period was at 60, for, as it lay stretched out, the joints of the abdomen, if I may use that term for the pliable parts which are not so visible in a mature subject (like the joints of a lobster's body). were transparent, and I could, there fore, see the internal movements ; after remain ing a few minutes in this state, the pulsa tion became considerably slower, and at the same time the wings began to grow, the first process was the injection of a yellow fluid from the body, which shot very rapidly into the ner vure of the wings, and seemed to strengthen them. Their further developement continued to proceed from the base ; the action resembled the convulsions of a bit of parchment in the fire, and the wings, from the nervures being tense, were very like a Savoy cabbage-leaf. In about a quarter of an hour they had attained to their full size but not strength. One side was perfected before the other half was done ; the colours and pencilling grew more evident and brilliant, as the wings increased in size, which was the most beautiful part of the process. The moth at last turned itself heels over head, and then walked about a little, but was very dull, and the wings did not attain their maximum of strength till about five hours after, when a copious evacua tion took place, and it immediately became quite lively.—Maga;ine of Natural History. PARLIAMENTARY PAPER. CHARING-CROSS IMPROVEMENTS. Abstract Account, to the sth January, 1829, of all Mo nies received and expended for the purposes of carrying into execution the Act 7 Geo. IV. c. 77, intituled, " An Act to extend to Charing-Cross, the Strand, and Places adjacent, the powers of an Act for making a more convenient Communication," &c.: and an Esti. mate of the Sum to be provided for completing the Im provements authorized by the said Act. RECEIVED. Produce of Exchequer Bills for 400,000/. borrowed under the powers of the said Act £409,179 10 0 Amount arisen from sales of Estates of the Crown, rents, &c. £553,106 1 9 Amount to be received from Crown pro• petty agreed to be sold, and for the equalization of exchanges Estimated produce of further sales 139,100 0 0 £852,111 10 3 Estimated sum to be provided fur com pleting the aforesaid improvements... 295,202 2 6 £1,147,313 12 9 EXPENDED. Amount paid for property purchased, compensation, &c. &c. £542,209 19 4 Amount remaining to be paid for pur chases of property agreed for, but not yet completed, and fur the equalization of exchanges Estimated cost of property remaining to be purchased, and other expenses £1,147,313 12 9 Abstract Account to the sth Jan. 1829, of all Monies ex pended for the purpose of carrying the above Act into excution, and of the total estimated expense of com pleting the same. Expenditun up to th, present time. Strand Improvements £533,626 1 4 Downing street 7,131 IS 0 ... King-street Bedford-street 1 1;452 0 0 T0ta1...." ...... £at2,209 19 5 ' Total Estimate. £1,018,237 4 9 93,966 8 0 18,010 0 0 12,100 0 0 £1,147,31312 9 It appears from a Parliamentary paper that 72,8244 dozen pair of leather gloves were imported into the United Kingdom between the sth of April, 1828, and the sth of January, 1829. The amount of duty received for these gloves was 15,7171. 15s. 2d. ST. JAMES'S PARK.—During last week two niore gates in St. James's Park have been opened for the accommodation of the public, besides the gate opposite the Horse Guards, one at the corner near Storey's Gate, and the other near Buckingham-gate, so that persons going from the Horse Guards, or Storey's-gate have a delight ful walk through the grounds to Pimlico and Chelsea. Upwards of 800 of the shrubs which were planted last year have died during the winter, but the remainder are in a very thriving state, Workmen are now employed in removing the dead shrubs, which are immediately to be replaced by others to fill up the vacancy. Several wild ducks were turned into the Park last summer, and the top pinion of the wing cut to prevent them flying away. These birds associate constantly with the swans, and are become quite domesticated and tame. Yesterday, several of their nests, containing eight or nine eggs, were disco vered by some of the workmen on the small island oppo site his Majesty's Palace. We understand it is the inten tion of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests to have benches erected in different parts of the Park, for the convenience of the public, and also to throw a light bridge over the piece of water in the Park, about the middle. The process of Macadamizing proceeds very fast in the parish of Marylebone; most of the streets and squares having un•ergone, or being destined speedily to undergo, the operation. The inhabitants of Gloucester place and Baker-street, however, preferring noise to dust, are opposed to having their pavements disturbed. The improvements which are in progress at the west end of Brighton, will astonish those who have not visited the town for a few months. Numerous villas are in course of erection on what was lately a field betwee❑ Brunswick-square and the Temple, formerly the residence of T. R. KEMP, Esq. These will each have a space of ground allotted to them ; and the situation being remark a!ily pleasant, and commanding an extensive prospect, they will form very desirable places of abode. The whole of Brunsivick-square and Brunswick- terrace, with its per haps unrivalled esplanade, also present a range of noble houses, which, we feel confident, cannot be equalled out of the metropolis. Eastward of Brighton the " march of improvement" his been scarcely less rapid. Kemp Town has arisen from its long slumber of desolation ; and the ac • cession of the Duke of DEVONSHIRE, who has purchased two houses for a residence there, will of course tend mate rially to increase its attraction. Portland-place, on this side of Brighton, forms a noble pendant to Oriental-place on the other; and, in short, we hesitate not to siy that no place exists in the kingdom which can show so striking and rapid an increase and improvement.—Brighton Gazette. At the sitting of the Court at the Here ford Assizes, Mr. Justice PARK said that the conduct of the attorneys of this county was extremely reprehensible. His Lordship stated that they would not enter their causes for trial till the last moment, becau , e they wished them to stand low in the list, that they might be paid for four or five days' attendance at the Assizes instead of one. One attorney, indeed, had called ten times before he would en ter his cause, fearing that it might be tried en the first day of the Assize. His Lordship intimated his intention of mentioning this at the next meeting of the Twelve Judges, with a view to some regulations being adopted that would make it the interest of parties to enter their causes in good time. We think that such things as this ought to be attended to by the Law Commission, and if that commission is ever to be of any service to the coun try in the reform of abuses, the Commissioners should get matters of this kind set to right, and not leave it to be done by the Judges, whose other duties are sufficiently arduous. FOREIGN INTELLIGEN. FRENCH PAPERS. (From the Messager des Chambres, March 23.) PARIS, MAucll 22.—Letters from Leghorn quoted in the Augsburgh Gazette, say that a convoy with troops, ammunition, and provisions, sent by the Viceroy of Egypt to reinforce the fortresses in the Island of Candia, has been obliged to return to Alex andria, though escorted by some Egyptian men-of war, because it met with the Russian squadron. According to commercial intelligence from Con stantinople, the Austrian Internuncio, residing in that capital, had given notice that it had been agreed with the Ottoman Porte, that all vessels laden with corn, under the Austrian flag, might sail from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean with two-thirds of their cargoes, and that the other third shall be paid for in ready money, at fixed prices, for the supply of Constantinople. Notice has accordingly been given to the captains of Austrian ships, who intended to sail to the Black Sea, to obtain the usual firmans from the Sublime Porte, which has promised to grant the free naviga tion to the Black Sea to ships of all nations on these conditions. (From the Gazette de France, March 24.) FRANKFORT, MARCH 18.—We have just received letters from Jassy, which inform us, that the open ing of the campaign is expected to take place very shortly, as the weather is so mild that the ice in the Danube has almost entirely disappeared. Though the army has a great number of sick, the soldiers are animated with the greatest zeal. General Die bitsch, the new Commander-in-Chief, who has ar rived at Jassy, has had a grand review of the troops. Hopes were still entertained in the army that the Emperor will arrive in a few weeks. There had latterly been no news of any fresh en gagements. Every thing was tranquil. We learn from Darmstadt, that M. Hoffmann, who concluded the treaty with Prussia respecting the duties of customs, is gone to Munich, in order to forward the negotiations, the object of which is to unite the north and south of Germany in one uniform system of commerce, and of duties on im portation and exportation. We learn that the German Diet has appointed a Committee to examine the differences between Hanover and Brunswick, FRENCH FUNDS. —PARIS, MARCH 23.,--Five per Cents. 10Sf. 10e. 15c. 20c. 25c. 30c. 20c. 25e. ; Three per Cents., 78f. 30c. 40c. 43c.; Bank Stock, 1,835 f. ; Rentes de Naples, 82f. SOc. Ssc. 90c. 85c. ; Royal Spanish Loan, 81 ii; Rente Perp. d'Espagne, 511 II i; Haytian Loan, 522 f. 50e. 520 f. Exchange on London, one month— (money), 9.5 f. 35c. ; three months (paper), 25f. 20c.; (money) 25f. 20c.—Coors Authentique. PRICKS OF STOCKS Till& DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank stock , shut South Sea Stock 3 per rent. Bed. 3 per Cent. Cone. 57%% iNew Dittu — 3 per Cent. shut lEx. Bills, .£l,OOO 2d. 57 56 pm. Ditto Red. shut Ditto 500 24 57 56 pm. 1 per Cent. 10176 2li ;Ditto Small 2d. 5! 56 inn. Ditto, 1126 B ink L. Ann. India Stock shut 'lndia for Account ... 231!6 256 Ditto Bonds — 49 pm. ICons. for Acct 8734% PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCZ. Austrian Bonds Brazilian Bonds 573j Peruvian Bonds Buenos Ayres Bonds 'Portuguese Bonds ... ..... .... Chilian Bonds — Prussian, Old Colombian Bonds .... ...... ... 'Ditto, New — ....... Ditto, 1821 Danish 6414 Spanish, 1821 9 14 Greek Bonds 1823 — Ditto, 1825 14% French Rentes, sp. c. —l. —c. Guatimala — Exchange —f. —c. Mexican Bonds Ditto, 1825 2 2 14 Exchange ...... —f. —c. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT 0242 O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share Brazilian Imp. Min. Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) £2O 49,47 45 16 Ditto National 5 5 14% - '79 Alliance Marine Insurance Comp 5 5 1 ,‘ United Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 21. pm.) £3(44 9 %% Protector Insurance Comp. Van Dieman's Land Agricultural Co 7% I% PRICES OP IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, MARCH 23. Bank Stock Consols, 3 per cent — Royal Irish Ditto Gov. Stock, 3% per cent 95% National Ditto — Ditto, New 4 per Cent — Hibernian Bank — Gov. Deb. 3,,i per cent... —lProvincial Ditto Royal Canal Stock — Royal Irish Mine — Grand Canal 5t0ck......... Imperial Mine City Deb. 4 per cent. — Mining Co. of Ireland Ili% Ballast Office Deb. 4p. c. ---,Commercial Buildings — MAILS. Arrived. Due. Arrived. Due. 0 America 1 1 Hamburgh.. .......... 1 0 Brazil 0 Buenos Ayres . 0 0 Jamaica ............ ... 0 1 Dub' n 0 0 Leeward I s land 6 ... 0 1 Flanders 0 0 Lisbon .................. 0 1 France. 0 0 Malta ................... 0 0 Gottenburgh 1 0 Mexico ................ 0 0 1 Guernsey& Jersey 0 0 Waterford ............ 0 HIGH WATER AT LONDON ;RIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning —.23 minutes skier 6. I Evening ...51 minutes after 6. TO THE PROPRIETORS OF EAST INDIA STOCK. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, SINCE I had the honour to address you on the 4th instant, I have been pressed by my friends to state at what period I intend to proceed to the ballot. Your suffrages in support of the unsuccessful Candidate at the last Election, having so strongly marked your fa vourable opinion of his pretensions, I consider it my duty respectfully to defer to that indication of the feeling of the Proprietary. It is not, therefore, my intention to offer myself in op position to Mr. Ft rgusson ; but I shall certainly come for ward on the first. vacancy after his election, and for which 1 earnestly entreat the favour of your support. I have the honour to be, Ladies and Gentlemen, Your faithful and obedient servant, JOHN FORBES. 15, Harley-street, March 24, 1829. • ttino Etrc , LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 26, 1829. The feeling in favour of Emancipation is, we are delighted to perceive, gaining ground among all the high-minded and intelligent classes of the community. That exemplary Prelate and un impeachable private character, the Bishop of WINCHESTER, in presenting a petition last night to the House of Lords, took the oppor tunity of declaring that his sentiments were strongly in favour of the measures proposed by Government for the relief of the Catho lics. Such an opinion from such an authority will, no doubt, meet every where with the deep and serious attention it deserves. In the House of Commons Sir .T. SCARLETT presented a petition, signed by 324 , gentlemen of that in fluential body the English bar, in favour also of concession. Thus it will appear that the en lightened Members of the church and law are both equally averse to the longer continuance of that odious system of intolerance and exclusion which has so long degraded the spirit of the English Constitution. The Prussian State Gazette, of the 20th instant, contains the following short article in favour of the Greeks. With respect to the sentence of the National Tribunal of Warsaw—we think that the Emperor NICHOLAS would consult both his own honour, and the good sense of the Empire, by showing more clemency to those culprits convicted of High Treason. The Emperor is now surely too strong for the acts or the seditious, and policy might whisper that it is wiser to conciliate than to exasperate : LGINA, JAR. 31. (From the Greek Bee.) Captain Falconer, commanding the Perseverance steam boat, has undertaken an expedition to the Gulf of Volo and Negropont, where he has captured four Turkish ships of war, which are a very welcome addition to our flotilla. Captain Falanga has delivered 500 unfortunate Greeks, who to avoid the Turks who came from Zeitoune had taken refuge in caverns, and were in danger of perishing from hunger. WARSAW, MARCH 16. The National Tribunal of the kingdom of Poland will announce to-day, in its public sittir,g, the sentence passed on the individuals accused of high treason. _ _ The Prince of Hesse Homburg arrived here on the 14th, on his return from Petersburgh and Vienna. The French Papers contain no news of im portance. Their extracts from the German Journals serve merely to strengthen the reports that the Russians and Turks are using every endeavour to recommence the war with as much spirit as possible. The following are extracts from Brussels Pa pers of the 25th inst.:— BRUSSELS, MARCH 24. Letters from Rome of March 19, say that the Count de Celles, Ambassador of the Netherlands, was to present the following day his credentials to the Conclave ; this is the first time that the Minister of a Protestant Prince basbeen admitted to the sacred College. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wurtemburg rrrived here to-day from Paris. BRUSSELS, MARCH. 23. On Wednesday the Chamber Fill discuss in a secret sitting the proposed address to the King; next Monday it will discuss in a public sitting the question of the re-esta blishment of the Jury. An amended Inv on the public press has been submitted o the Second. Chamber. The Hamburgh Reports), and other Ham burgh papers of the 28th March, have been re ceived, but their contents are not interesting. The Danes are again making exertions to re cruit their Navy : _ COPENHAGEN, MARCH 14. We have two ships of the line, a frigate, and a corvette, on the stocks, which will be completed next year. We shall then have six ships of the line ; there are besides two others en the stocks. HANOVER, MARCH 15. Great inconvenience arising from the variety of weights and measures in different provinces, it is in contempla tion to introduce a uniformity in this respect in the whole kingdom. BORSEN HALLE, MARCH 20. The inactivity of our Corn market still continues. For Foreign account no purchases have of late been made. Between the 9th and 13th Inst. one cargo of oats passed through the Sound on its way from Kiel to London. ... Weight. Rix dollars. Dantzic Wheat 124 to 130 170 to 190 Pomeranian 125 to 132 160 to 170 Anhalt, white 122 to 132 175 to 185 red 118 to 128 165 to 175 Danish 120 to 130......123 to 150 Dantzic Rye ll9 to 122 SO to St Magdeburgh Barley 100 to 108 63 to 73 Anhalt 100 to 108 65 to 73 Upland Oats Holstein Rapeseed Much business has been done to-day in Polish securi ties, which have risen considerably. They were done yes terday at 944, and to-day at 96 to 96i, to be delivered three months after their appearance. This advance has been occasioned by the favourable reception of these securi ties upon the Amsterdam Exchange, and the expectation of an equally favourable reception at Frankfort. In other stocks there has bean but little doing. Austrian Bank Shares are dull in consequence of the low courses from Vienna. Auglo-Russian and Danish continue brisk. Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per cent Anglo-Russian Loan 92 Ha.nburgh-Russian Loan Anglo-Prussian Loan of 1818 9934 VIENNA, MARCH 14. Austrian Bank Shares 1093 Austrian Metalliques 97 1-16 Among the reports circulated at Cadiz, on the authority of letters from Mexico, one was, that General SANTA ANNA had declared in favour of BRAVO being named President of the Republic. SANTA ANNA was at that time in Colombia, where his services could be of as little value to BRAVO as his wishes. The last accounts received at Toulon from the Morea, stated that a convoy of transports, with troops, had left Navarin, but owing to bad weather were obliged to return to port, and the troops were relanded. The destination of the troops was not mentioned. It was reoorted this morning in the City that Ministers intended to ask Parliament to put off the Easter • holidays, except Good Friday and Easter Monday, in order that the Catholic Relief Bill may be made into a law as quickly as possible. Whether this be so or not, we th ink it will be for the benefit of the nation at large that the Catholic Question be settled without delay. When once passed, the wonder will be that a measure of such indispensable ne cessity should have been so long delayed. ERRATUM.—In the List of Subscriptions in the Spitalfields' Advertisement, in yesterday's Paper, the name t'f Capt. G. MINE DY Was inserted instead of Captain GEORGE MuNnY, C.B. EXTRAORDINARY DESPATCH.—The Earl of Liverpool steam-packet, Captain 1116 DEN MAJOR, left Ostend at one o'clock the day before yesterday morning, landed her passengers in London at half-past three in the afternoon, towed the Mary, of 280 tons, from the London Docks to Gravesend, and returned to her moorings off the Custom-house by 12 o'clock in the evening. NATIONAL GRATITUDE.—O'CONNEI.L.— We perceive, and perceive with pride as Irishmen, that a meeting is to he held in Dublin on Wednesday, to make arrangetnents for the intendel national tribute to Mr. O'CoN NELL. This national testimony has been talked of for years. It matters not who was the first publicly to call for it, let it be the object of every one to press forward, an d not to be the last. It is but justice, however, to an eminent Nobleman, Lord RossmoaE, to say that we be lieve he was the first publicly to call upon the country.— Dublin Morning Register. DRURY-LANE THEATRE.--The Oratorio 13st night at this Theatre was well attended. It consisted of a selection from the vocal compositions of HANDEL, MOZART, WADE, ROSSINI, P ACINI , an d others. As one of the " signs of the times," we may observe that CIIERU- B iNi's overture to Anacreon was encored by the one shil ling gallery ! What will Lord ELDON say to this innova tion on the old musical tastes of the country ? SUFFOLK-STR EET EX II I B ITION.—TbiS COl lection of paintings was yesterday opened for a p rivate view. It is a very improved exhibition, and the pic tures for the most part of a high order of excellence. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) FR OM LLOYD'S. DEAL, MARCH 25.—Wind N.E. moderate.— Arrived from the River and sailed, the Thames, Reymarden, for Jamaica; and Excellent, Strong, for Demerara. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 25.—Wind E. to S.E.— Arrived the Francis, Waterworth, from Seville. COWES, MARCH 25.—Arrived the Fancy, Far rant, from Seville; Triton, Pines, from St. Michael's; and Maria, Hill, from St. Andero, in four days. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 24.—Wind E.S.E. blowing hard.—Arrived the Briton, Parkley, from the South Seas and St. Helena, full ship; Frederick, Stille, from Bahia for Antwerp; Creoles, Bendigon, from Rio Janeiro for Hamburgh ; and Union, Clinck. from Trieste for London, out 110 days. Off Ply mouth, the Orynthix, Rixon, from Batavia ; Mary, from Bengal ; and lEolus, Cook, from Bahia. FALMOUTH, MARcit 24.—Wind E. fresh gales and squally.—Arrived the Duke of Wellington, Thomas, from St. Michael's. PENZANCE, MARCH 24.—Off Port, the Atlantic, Johnson, from the Mauritius ; Gute, Christine, from Rio Janeiro. Arrived the Valentine, Crosby, from St. Michael's, leaky, and lost anchor and cable. BRISTOL, MARCEL 25.—Arrived the Surprise, —, from Malaga. THE FUNDS.--(THIS DAY.) CITY, TwsLrE o' Cr.oer. By accounts of the sth inst., received from Gibraltar, we have intelligence that the trade of the port had been totally suspended, in consequence of the declaration of the Spanish Government, by which Cadiz is declared to be a free port, and num bers of the first houses in the garrison had the inten tion of either going altogether from Gibraltar, or forming branches of this establishment at Cadiz; this measure is considered as a severe blow to the commerce of the former place, on the rain of which the future splendour of the latter port is likely to be founded, if conducted with a due regard to a liberal and enlightened policy on the part of the Spanish authorities. Consols have been rather heavy this morning, they opened at 871 a for money, and 87t for time ; were buyers at 87/ for a short period, when the market gave way without any important business; they are now 871 4 for immediate transfer, and 875, sellers, for account. Exchequer Bills are 56 7; India Bonds, 48 .50 pm. Little or nothing is doing in the Foreign Securities, Brazilian Bonds, 561 ; Buenos Ayres, 25 7 ; and Colombian, 17 1; Portuguese, 411 21 ; but none of the above appear to have much life in the few operations that have hitherto taken place; Russian are 941 51 ; Danish, 64i 5. In Shares Imperial Brazilian Mines are 22 4 pm.; Bola►►os, par ; and Real Del Monte, 125 35 per share. Three per Cent. Consels, 87* I ; Ditto, for Account, 878. sellers; India Bonds, 48 50 pm.; Exchequer Bills, 56 7 pm. Fox tax.-Brazilian, 561 1; Buenos Ayres, 25 27; Chilian, 21i 2i ; Colombian, 17 # ; Danish, 64 5 ; French, 5 per Cent., 107 i 81 ex. div. ; 3 per Cent. 774 Si; Greek, 13i 14i ; Mexican, Five per Cent., 18 19 ; Six per Cent., 22 I ; Peruvian, 12 13 ; Portuguese, 414. 421; Russian, 944 51 ; Spanish, 94 4. MaNEs.—Anglo Mexican, 78 6 die. ; Brazilian, 22 4 pm. ; Bolanos, par ; Colombian, 224 14 die. ; Real Del Monte, 125 35 per share; United Mexican, 304 294 die. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols have recovered their first price, and are now 87} for account ; 4 per Cents. 101 i 102; Brazilian Bonds are rather better, 57}; and Portu guese 42k; Imperial Brazilian Mines continue to flag, the premium is at present 21 3. THREE 0' CL 0 CK. Consols for Account, 871 j. It is reported pretty generally that Sir JAMES ScARLETT is again to be Attorney-General.— Times. Viscount MELVILLE held a levee yesterday at the Admiralty. A fortnight having elapsed since his Lord ship held a levee, there was a numerous attendance of naval officers. It appears, from returns made by order of the House of Commons, that the total number of steam boats or ♦essels beloning to all the ports of Great Britain is 310, and the number of tons 26,374. Vessels belonging to Government are not included in this account. Of the number in the return 57 belong to the port of London. It also appears that 16 steam-boats are now building. At an adjourned Meeting of Students of the four Inns of Court, held March 16th, for the purpose o considering the expediency of preparing a Petition to Par f Earnest in favour of the Catholic Claims, the following Gentlemen were appointed a Committee to carry that ob- ject into effect : —A. Beckett, William, L. 1., A Beckett, Gilbert, G. 1., Arnold, Thomas James, L. 1 ., A ..yrton, Scrope, M. T., Byles, John Barnard, L T., Chitty, Jo seph, M. T., Chitty, Thomas, I. T., Duncan, Geo. I. T., Gurney, Sidney, I. T., Jones, Jacob, I. T., Mansell, George Barclay, M. T., Mayhew, Thomas, L. 1., Parker, H e nry, G. 1., Petersdorff, Charles, I. T., Mudd, Eric, L. 1., Sarel , Joh n Perc y , I. T., Shee , James, L. 1., Smith, William Henry, L. 1., Spencer, William, I. T., Sturgeon, Charles, I. T., Theobald, William, I. T., Tighe, George, L. I. A Petition to the House of Lords has ac cordingly been prepared, and lies for signatures at M. Stevens and Sons, Law-booksellers, 39, Bell-yard, Lin coln's Inn.—Sidney Gurney, Hon. Sec. The great main of cocks, fought between the gentlemen of Gloucestershire and the gentlemen of Mid dlesex, on the 9th March, and three following days, was won by the former, by six mains and four bye battles.--. NASH, feeder for Gloucester, Cook for Middlesex.— Cheltenham Chronicle. A fine bed of oysters has been discovered, by a fisherman, about 15 miles off Bognor.—Brighton Guz. There are no less than twenty three prisoners from Brighton for trial at the Assizes, many of them, we regret to say, for offences of greater magnitude than usual. —Brighton Gazette. Among my numerous visitors this morning I had a travelling musician, attended by two boys. His M strument was a violin, made of a gourd, with three strings of horse-hair, not in single hairs, but a number for each string untwisted; the bow the same; the body of the violin was formed of half a long gourd ; the bridge, two cross sticks ; the top, the skin of a guana, stretched tightly over the edges; the neck was about two feet long, orna• mented with plates of brass, having a hollow brass knob at the end. To this instrument was hung a diminutive pair of sandals, to denote his wandering occupation, a piece of ❑atron, strings of cowries, and stripes of cloth. The boys had hollow gourds with stones or beans in them, with which they kept time by holding them in one hand, and beating them against the other. The musician accompa nied his instrument with his voice, the boys joining in chorus. His songs were extempore.—Clapperton's Se cond Expedition. AN IMPUDENT, INDISCREET TIIIEF.-011 Saturday night, the house of respectable individual at Be verley was broken into by a fellow ❑amed JONES, who it seems is a notorious character in the neighbourhood. He had made his way undetected into the bed-room of the master and mistress of the house, where he had stolen money from the pockets of their clothes. In the course of his depredations, however, having found some wine, he made free with it till he became so much intoxicated, that his noise and singing awoke the initiates of the house, who having given the alarm and procured assis•ance, be was taken into custody. He was yesterday examined be fore the Magistrates, and committed to York Castle, to take his trial at the present assizes for the burglary, Hull Packet. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) COURT OF CHANCERY. TATE V. MOSS, SAYERS V. HANDLEY. The LORD CHANCELLOR was occupied this morn ing till eleven o'clock, in his private'room with these cases, the subject of which, we understand, related to Wards of the Court, but in consequence of the private hearing the facts did not transpire. THELLUSON V. WOODFORD. His LORDSHIP postponed his judgment on this case till Saturday, in consequence Of having been unable to read the papers. BULL V. PRITCHARD. The LORD CHANCELLOR, upon the" application of Mr. Horne, stated that he would appoint some day next week on which ho would . give judgment in this case. BEVERIDGE V. NAY. It will be recollected that some time ago an ap plication was made to the Court, in this case, for an injunction to restrain the defendant from carrying on the business of a surgeon in Newgate-street. The defendant was nephew of the plaintiff, with whom he had served his apprenticeship. An agreement was afterwards entered into between them for a part nership, to for two years, one of the provisos of which was, that the defendant should not carry on business within five miles of Newgate-street, un der the penalty of 50001. At the dissolution of the partnership, the defendant took a house a few doors only from his uncle's, where he carried on the business under the firm of Beveridge and Hay. An injunction was granted to restrain him from doing so, and this morning Mr. HORNE applied for its dissolution upon the coming in of the defendant's • answer—contending that the agreement could not be considered as-bind ing on the defendant after the_ artnership. • The Learned Counsel had not concluded in opeM" ing when we left ; and , the case appears likely to occupy the whole day. . . ~ .. , VICE-CHANCELLOR'S 'COURT.' BUSINESS OF THE COURT. Mr. SUDDEN said lie wished to draw his Honour's attention to the order he, made a few. days since, from the terms of which it would be naturally in ferred that Counsel were remiss in attending to their duties. Now the fault aid not rest with Counsel, but with the constitution of the Court. He had himself given up all Irish and Scotch Ap peals in the House of Lords, but it could not be ex pected that he was to decline taking a brief in other cases in that House, and if he did not, the diffi culties of which his Honour complained must occur. VICE-CHANCELLOR—I am always most willing, Mr. Sugden, to consult the comfort and convenience of Counsel; but the plan we have been acting upon was very injurious in its consequences, not only in wasting the time of the Court, but also in creating much additional expense to suitors. There is alwayn two Counsel at least engaged in every motion,,or petition, it will therefore be very easy for the junior to attend, if it is inconvenient foi the senior so to do. I feel inclined to try the effect of the order. Mr. SUGDEN—There is another plan I will suggests which I think would be preferable, viz., for the Court to go regularly through the list, and take any case that might be ready, and then, instead of striking the cases out when Counsel were not in attendance, to begin the list a second, or, if necessary, a third time• 1 do not mention this, (said Mr. S.) on my own'ae count, for I should be very willing to give up bank rupt petitions altogether ; but it strikes me, by such an arrangement, the Court would have always sufficient business to goon with, and it was extremely , painful to clients to have their cases struck .out of the paper,—they naturally thought their Counsel fled ' glected their duty. The VICE-CHANCELLOR—Monday last was suf ficient to prove that something should be done; on that day several junior Counsel, who were present when their cases were called on, refused to proceed in the absence of their leader, it was therefore ne cessary to have a rule that would expedite the-busi ness. I have made a calculation that twenty mi nutes are lost every day by Counsel not being in. a d t a t y e s n d i n a n t c h e e . y e N a r o i w, we a t s h t u l e s o,43 Court r s t i e e t s n two y s h . u n r u e: ready to do all I can for the convenience of Counsel, but it is my duty to see the time of the Court is not wasted. The conver ation here dropped. . . STANFORD v. FOWLE. to Mr.R v . eaonsE injunct i on(with whom whicho Na v N s va ll I r. granted I_ AnT l a N applied e y since, to restrain the defendant from collecting any of the partnership debts, dissolved. After a very long argument, His HONOUR refused the application, and o rdered the injunction to continue. • NOVEL APPLICATION. A. gentleman applied in propria persona to the Vice-Chancellor for his cheque on the Accountant" General,-to pay him (the applfeant) a sum of monei, to which he stated he was entitled from an 0 1 ° Chancery suit. The VICE-CHANCELLOR told the gentleman that he had mistaken his power, he had a° authority to draw cheques on the itccountasfr General, if there was any money to which he (the applicant) was entitled, he must proceed in the regular way. The gentleman said be had so much to do with solicitors, that he rished, if possible, to have done without them. The VICE-CHANCELLOR again told him h-e must proceed in the regular way. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) HAY MARKETS.—(At per Load of 36 Trusses.) ST. JAMES'S. 2 4 10 C oa rse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay £2 5 to •C: 0 B es t New Meadow Hay 2 15 4 4 Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay 3 10 6 Clover flay 3 8 5 Oat Straw £llBto£l It 1 Wheat Straw 114 118 Supply good, trade dull, and prices as last quote d- SMITHFIELD. Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay £2 5 to £2 15 3 0 Best New Memlow Hay 2 15 4 6 Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay 3 0 4 10 Clover Hay (extra fine)...£s 0 ... Generally 3 0 1 16 Oat Straw £l Bto £1 12—Wheat Straw 1 12 A very great improvement has taken place in the mode of nocturnal watching, in the western district of the parish of St. Pancras. The persons employed are all active men, and better paid than in other parishes, and those who are vigilant, are preferred and rewarded for , good conduct. The watchmen have seventeen shillings a-week each, the patrols twenty shillings, and the serjean ts of the watch twenty-five shillings. Each party is a watch on the other, and those who neglect to complain 80° 4 those who misconduct themselves, are dismissed; but is case a complaint is made by a watchman against a p a trol, and it is proved to be well founded, the patrol is distnissed, and the complainant is appointed to fill his place; and the same regulation exists with respect to the patrol and ser jeants of the watch. The watchmen do not call the hour, and as the parties are always on the move, house breakers and other thieves are the more liable to be de tected. This new Lain of watching, we understand, has fully answered the expectation of those gentlemen wh° suggested the regulations. ANECDOTES OF EMANCIPATION.—A few days ago a gentleman from Glasgow chanced to be from home on a visit to a certain village in North Islands, and, entering the place he was thus addressed by an old WO' landman of his acquaintance :—" It's to be a crait tay 111 our place to mohrn, Mr. --....," " A ye , w h at i s to be t . done?" inquired the gentleman. " Och, to petition agar"' grantin' falarther cohnscience to the Cahthelics." " }tuts are surely mistaken," returned the gentleman, smiling' it is concessions you must mean." " Noh !" said n°"' NALD, sprucely, " it's cohnscience I tell ye. Did n s ~ seat an' read in prent wi' my sin e'en ?"—Again, in th e neighbourhood of Glasgow lately, au honest Hiber nian came up to his employer, and thus addressed him with an air of triumph :—" Well, have ye heard the good n ews, master ?" ‘. What news ?" " Why, that 1: 1, ' 14 O'CoNNELL's got into the Parliament House : an' when he was in, the KING comes up to him, an' tak's h im by the fist, an' well, DAN,' says he, sit you there,' say s he, an ' the man dare say a w or d t o ye,' says h e. By my soul, there'll be wigs on the grass before many w ee" go, master Glasgow Free Press. •