The Sun. — London, England, 1829-08-15 00:00:00

THE GREEKS. NEW REGULATIONS AMONGST THE CHIMNEY SWEEPERS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. W hen o ne o f our p er i o dic a l m e etings, W hen th e sages o f t h e cra f t di ne w i t h t h e as pirants, and afterwards retire to the benches in an inner room to revel in the luxuries of heavy- W et and toba cco , an d w i n d u p with a g l a ss of . 11 , e 'roill, supplied by a damsel regularly bred 41 " called to the bar (the sages of other crafts a re said to revel in the luxury of port instead of P ot ter, and fi n i s h w i t h B or d eaux an d B urg u n dy), de state o f t h e H onoura bl e S ociety o f hi nmey Sweepers, their melancholy increase of 'mnbers, and the more melancholy division of fe es, became the subject of a gloomy but ani ma• ted discussion ; when at length a veteran sweep, Indignant at the countless intrusions since he st arted as a member of the craft, blushed nearly scarlet through the professional sables that c overed th e outwar d man , as h e rose to sugges t s ome resolutions to remedy these monstrous s e llis, re cover t h e l ost di gn i ty o f our pro f ess i on , 01• 1 (1 (th oug h last not least) secure the fees to o urselves or those only whom we shall hence ' fnr th permit to share them. He admitted we e njoyed and exercised a veto, but ably con tended that so many persons had nevertheless ' b een permitt e d to creep i n an d nes tl e among t h e ho nourable Fraternity of Chimney Sweepers, . th at it was hi g hly expedient some more effectual •Mode o f exc l usion s h ou ld b e resorte d to, with out exposing, h o wever, our real objects, mor e tPeetally as to the fees ;—for you must know, Editor, ours 'is not an ordinary calling Pursued f or t h e mere purposes o f l ucre . N o , o • it is both an honourable and an honorary craft, we scorn anylegal demand for fees, and !nerdy take care to finger the fee before we do the osines s ; w hi c h i s " t h e per f ect i on o f reason ," 1 Y to be acquired in our Honourable Society, and th e only thing ever learned there. But to re al"- Oti r wort hy nex t d emons t ra t e d, with more a n mathematical clearness, that an individual . Possessed of 4001. per annum was neces sarily tell times better qualified to become a nl eMber o f t h e H onoura bl e F ratern i ty o f Chi mne y hweepers, than one who possessed only 401., and e necessity that each aspirant should thence ierth he exam i ne d an d cross - exam i ne d as t o hi s kn owled ge of Greek, before allowed to enter o , r oi ! his novitiate, (a deep acquaintance with G ass l L eal lor e , an d a thorough knowledge of eh . e eK bein g exce ll en t w h e ts to the dry study of h Rnn eY sweeping), which double qualification not "'embers of the learned Universities, and the qualification even many of them. • r Propositi ons so w i se i n themselves, so a bly ihotoreed, and promising such vast advantages to e e r aft; allowed of no debate, they were re- Efewe ca with d ea f en i n g cheers, and resol u ti ons o f :miler effect unanimously carried. It was then e i h re .Posed th a t th e heir-at-l a w to hi s M a j es ty' s the new office of Examining Cerberus, and charged with th e care th a t th ence f or th no new members were admitted who did not come pre- Pared with the requisite sop. Before proceeding, however, to carry these re solutions into effect, it was deemed expedient to hint the matter to the young aspirants in the .outer room, and through them to let it leak out t o the public, taking care, in order to avert op position, to intimate that the new regulations s hould not apply to them, which was admirably Panaged by the mover, who put forth and drew . b ack his - feelers, with a tact and intelligence -that • " woul d ha ve d one h onour even to an Attorney when conducting a horse cause. e Public, on hearing the whisper, at first looked I ncredulous, and then seemed as though Struck .mute by the modest assurance of the hear when p resent l y a h o ll ow murmur was 1 (1 of "a, job, a job," and it was felt \-le nie to give up the first qualification (at t o 4t temporarily), in order the more securely c arry the s econ d, w hi c h it was confidently ex nu Peeted wou ld u l t i mate l y b e equa ll y efficaci -1 working exclusion ; our friends accord ••ang, disclaimed our ever having entertained I dea of the first,* while they energetically as ..aert_ ed th a t t h e h onour o f t h e cra f t , an d we lf are o f the nl Public, alike required that chimnies should wh Y be swept by persons who understood Greek ; i s t eh point, once e ff ec t ua lly carr i e d, littl e d ou bt b e e Ptertained a conve ni e nt oppo r tu n ity w ill soon of "nd t o d ec l are th a t M as t ers o f A r t s o f one t he le arne d U n i vers i t i es are t h e on l y persons (N nit sl ified for a d m ission to the Honourable Frater • t ot / i a Chimney Sweepers ;t a regulation abso tiretY indisp ensa bl e , since our learned Univer enles are now suc h mono p o li s ts of l earn i ng and N itir non sense, that they have not left a single / of either to be shared amongst the rest of the Public. . OTI •s affair • hl It is really one of vast importance.— Y Consider, Sir, in Holland, chin - lilies are • for the decimal part of a florin t (barely p p Mee), a nd how dreadful it will be if the iC l e Ple of E ng l an d s h a ll e ver become so unfor :ate and degraded as to have their chimnies w e lt at the same miserable rate, which will in toltably be the case unless some ode be resorted ~%v e e f k eeping the Honourable Society of Chimney f r o ePers select. The advantages that will result Io n) chimnies being swept by none but persons ",° und ers t an d G ree k, are t oo numerous t o b e te • ! forth in a l e tt er ,—what immense benefits will b ls e to the public from the classical use of the 4,, 11 , 811 and scraper, when none but Masters of , to ils are p erm i tte d to w i n d t h e i r wa y t h roug h t h e I ,: t tlons flues of our modern structures, ascend h i L t he chimney-tops, and then look from the o g" station they have attained with ineffable •• ti "tempt on the canaille below,—moreover, gen .. ti lli tl lett of the craft, need not then waste any i d e in acquiri ng a knowledge of the art, since, th he n none c an b e e mployed but themselves, t• 044 7 Must sack the fees, whatever their qualifi ',,t4:ens, and the public will have the great advan '•4 of paying, and attic chimney sweepers the wh i n t ag adv an t age o f b e i ng p a id like gentlemen, ~p ia tever fashion they perform the work. th e ` t ie vulgar have hitherto considered it to be • trlproud privilege of Englishmen that the i b lest of his Majesty's subjects, if possessed 14 4 "stry, integrity, and talent, may rise to the tr hest offices of the state,—that the Constitu -4,lllhas no predelictions, knows no favourites, Nes of no exclusions. Away with such trash, e , infallible sages of the Honourable Society ni t s ne t ,• 'they Sweepers will shortly prove all such • ie ns mere fallacies. Our Universities, it is are numerously attended ; the students, thkti'Ait fe at would certainly be insolent and cruel to require' a t 64 tion iu money."— Times, Aug. 1. a We would at once assi g n to the Universities the ' de tre : righ t of introduction, by makin g the Master's 4 tlg. j, Ike• an indispensible re q uisite." Standard, 'l l4 l 4 :rh i , •ze following seems analagous :—" If the En g lish `. l tit tis l iet . is to be saved from falling below the callin g of a glq;` Advocate, whose fee is half a florin (91d.")— , 41 : d ? Au&. 11. nevertheless, are not equal to . one in a thousand of the gross population. Now, Sir, when none but members of one of those learned bodies shall be eligible to become members of the craft, nine hundred and ninety-nine out of every thousand of his Majesty's liege subjects will be ousted of these fancied constitutional rights, so far as chimney sweeping is concerned ; and as Parlia ment, in the plenitude of its omnipotence, would not have ventured on such an enactment, the Honourable Society of Chimney Sweepers will thus practically prove themselves omnipotent even over omnipotence. I shall not at present enter further on these subjects, but shall con clude, Mr. Editor, by subscribing myself your most obedient, and setting forth all my additions and titles of honour.§ A CONSTANT READER OF THE SUN NEWSPAPER-A CI.EIMNEY SWEEPER-AND (OF COURSE) A MASTER OF ARTS. § A writer in the Morning Chronicle of yesterday has pretty clearly established two things—lst, that he is qualified in pocket ; 2d, that his pocket is his only qua lification. When all persons shall be excluded but those of the same calibre with himself, " A Looker on" may hope to become " a Chief." FROM THE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT. Windsor, Aug. 12, 1829. The King was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon Albert Conyngham, Esq., commonly called the Right Hon. Lord Albert Conyngham, Secre tary to his Majesty's Legation at Berlin, and Knight Com mander of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order. Crown Office, Aug. 13. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PAR- LIAMENT. COUNTY OF CLARE.-Daniel O'Connell, of Derrinane abbey, in the county of Kerry, Esq. Whitehall, August 10. The Lnrd Chancellor has appointed Thomas Frederick Robinson, of Tring, in the county of Hertford, Gent. to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY. Rue Langley, Oxford -street, perfumer. James Nicholls, Phipps-bridge, Mitcham, Surrey, silk manufacturer. Philip Closson, Harwich, sail-maker. Thomas Hunt, Surrey-street, Strand, broker. BANKRUPTCIES ENLARGED. Mary Wellevise, Crescent-place, Bridge-street, Black friais, milliner, from Sept. 1 to 15, at eleven, at the Court of Commissioners. Timothy Wood, jun. Clayton, Yorkshire, worsted-ma nufacturer, from Sept. 4 to 21, at eleven, at the Yew Tree Inn, Robert-Town, Yorkshire. Robert More, Dean-street, Shadwell, distiller, from Aug. 2S to Sept. 4, at ten, at the Court of Commissioners. BANKRUPTS. Thomas Whitcomb, jun., Kidderminster, hatter, to surrender Aug. 25, at four, 26, at eleven, and Sept. 25, at three, at the Royal Hotel, Birmingham. Norton and Chaplin, Gray's Inn-square; Spurrier and Ingleby, Birmingham. Frederick Moore, Birmingham, victualler, Aug. 25, at four, 26, at eleven, and Sept. 25, at two, at the Royal Hotel, Birmingham. Norton and Chaplin, Gray's Inn square ; Spurrier and Inglehy, Birmingham. James Fauns, Bond -street, Piccadilly, tailor, Aug. Is, 21, and Sept. 25, at eleven, at the Court of Commissioners. Arnott and Elderton, Farrar's-buildings, Temple. Francis Griffith and Chat les Griffith, Southampton row, Bloomsbury, linen-drapers, Aug. 18, at nine, 25, at twelve, and Sept. 25, at ten, at the Court of Com missioners. Jones, Sise-lane. Samuel Wilby, Upper St. Martin's•lane, victualler, Aug. 21, at two, Sept. 1, at one, and 25, at two, at the Court of Commissioners. Gaitskell, Poultry. Solomon Huffam, City-canal, Poplar, mast-maker, Aug. 21, at two, Sept. 1, at one, and 25, at two, at the Court of Commissioners. Nukes, Southampton-street, Bloomsbury. Mark and William Pearce, New Park-street, South wark, timber-merchants, Aug. IS, at ten, 25, at twelve, and Sept. 25, at eleven, at the Court of Commissioners. Thwaites, Queen-street, Cheapside. William Jones, sen , and William Jones, jun., Kensing ton, builders, Aug. 18, 28, at one, and Sept. 25, at eleven, at the Court of Commissioners. Smart, Percy-street, Bedford-square. Joseph Scott, High Holborn, linen-draper, Aug. 25, at nine, 28, and Sent. 25, at ten, at the Court of Commis sioners. Davison, Bread-street, Cheapside. Lewis Joseph John Noel, Great Ormond-street, Queen square, money-scrivener, Aug. 21, 28, and Sept. 25, at twelve, at the Court of Commissioners. Annesley and Son, Charlton-place, Great Dover-road. William Taylor, Lombard -street, stationer, Aug. 21, Sept. 4, at eleven, and 25, at twelve, at the Court of Commissioners. Turnley, White Hart-court, Lombard street. John M'Gregor, Liverpool, merchant, Aug. 26, 27, and Sept. 25, at one, at the Clarendon-buildings, Liverpool. 13Iackstoek and Bunce, Temple; Brabner, Liverpool. Robert Ragge, Gnat Bookham, Leatherbead, Surrey, saddler, Aug. 18, at one, 28, at twelve, and Sept. 25, at eleven, at the Court of Commissioners. Walter, Chan cery-lane. Absalom Symmonds, Thomas -street, Kennington-com mon, Lambeth, carpenter, Aug. 21, 28, at twelve, and Sept. 25, at eleven, at the Court of Commissioners. Benton, Great Surrey-street, Blackhiars. Richard Ball;, Exmouth-street, Euston square, Mid dlesex, victualler, Aug. 21, 28, at ten, and Sept. 25, at one, at the Court of Commissioners. Burt and Drummond, Carmarthen-street, Tottenham-court-road. Lee Lee, Chorley, Lancashire, cotton-manufacturer, Aug. 28, at five, 29, at nine, end Sept. 25, at three, at the Bridge Inn, Bolton. Hurd and Johnson, Temple, London ; Peadlebury, 13olton. Levi George Bird, otherwise George Bird, Birmingham, victualler, Aug. 21, Sept. 4, at eleven, and 25, at twelve, at the Court of Commissioners. Templer, Great Tower street. DIVIDENDS. R. and R. Miller, sen. and jun., Bermondsey, Surrey, glue-manufacturers, Sept. 4, at eleven, at the Court of Commissioners—R. Burns, Liverpool, Lancashire, chemist, Sept. 15, at eleven, at the Court of Commis sioners—J. J. Thomas, Blandford, Dorsetshire, wine merchant, Sept. 11, at twelve, at the Court of Commis sioners—W. Mason, St. Albans, Hertfoidshire, linen draper, Sept. 4, at eleven, at the Court of Commissioners —R. Franklin, Wilmot-street, Brunswick-square, tailor, Sept. 4, at twelve, at the Court of Commissioners—R. B. Burleigh, Bishopegate-street-without, wine-merchant, Sept. 4, at ten, at the Court of Commissioners—J. Ste vens, Plymouth, ship-owner, Nov. 28, at eleven, at the Royal Hotel, Plymouth—J. Stevens, Plymouth, culm merchant, Oct. 7, at eleven, at the Royal Hotel, Ply mouth—J. L. Stevens, Plymouth, coal-merchant, Oct. 7, at eleven, at the Royal Hotel, Plymouth—S. Briggs, Grantham, Lincolnshire, tailor, Sept. 4, at ten, at the Court of Commissioners—J. Holmes and F. E. Edwards, Derby, booksellers, Sept. 5, at ten, at the Court of Com missioners—T. Smadley, Warwick, victualler, Sept. 12, at eleven, at the Warwick Arms Hotel, Warwick—J. Goodwin, Manchester, flour-dealer, Sept. 5, at nine, at the York Hotel, Manchester, Lancashire—T. Amphlett, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, baker and seedstnan, Sept. 12, at eleven, at the Hop Market Inn, Worcester—J. Wardle, Carnaby-street, Golden-square, carpenter, Sept. 4, at eleven, at the Court of Commissioners. CERTIFICATES-SEPr. 4. J. and J. Eastman, Streatham, Surrey, wheel-rights— S. Burton, sen. Palace-row, New-road, eating-house keeper—R. Thomas, White Bear, Piccadilly, coach-pro prietor—T. Don, Holland-street, Christchurch, Surrey, engineer—E. Lycett, Nelson-street, St. Luke, bookbinder —G. Norton, Rateo-highway, cheesemonger —W. Greenwood, St. Paul's Church-yard, merchant--W. Cleveland, Gravel-lane, Southwark, innkeeper--J. Bar ret, Upper Berkeley-street, Marylcbone, painter—T. Dickinson, Liverpool, timber-merchant—G. J. Paris, Bristol, victualler. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. H. Stead and G. T. Andrews, York, brick-makers— W. Newton and J. Brown, Manchester, surgeons—S. H. and S. Deed, High-street, Bloomsbury, leather-sellers—. J. Hunter, P. Burnet, J. Rogerson, D. Burnet, J. Robert son, jun. J. Tasker, P. Hunter, jun. and D. Tasker, Quebec, dealers—J. N. Johnson and D. Lomas, Liverpool, colour-manufacturers—W. and G. Falkner, Cumberland street, Middlesex Hospital, butchers—H. Hanbury and R. Bradley, Windmill-street, Haymarket, saw-makers — S. Mounsey and R Holden, Liverpool, lacemen—T. Scurr and E. Heseltine, Finch-lane, stock and share holdeis—W. and H. Lintot, Petersfield, Yorkshire— W. Mirrielees and A, Reid, Aberdeen, haberdashers— G. Booth and D. W. Jerrold, Fleet-stieef, late proprietors of the Weekly Times and the Liberal, Sunday newspa pers—J. Whitley, J. Piekmere, and W. Stubs, Warring ton, Lancashire, iron -founders—C. Meaden and E. J. Meaden, Blandford-Forum, Dorsetshire, coach-builders— W. B. Brodie, J. Dowding (deceased), and C. G. Brodie, New Sarum, Wiltshire, printers—J. Atkins and J. Thorp, Evesham and P,adsev, silk-throw ,, ters—T. and W. Wood, Birmingham, printers—G. Lomax and W. A. Par son, Camden Town, surgeons—E. K. Jarvis, Hinckley, Leicestershire, and H. Power, Atherstone, Warwickshire, attorneys—T. Gardner and J. Sanders, New-road, Mid dlesex, plumbers—S. Taylor and J. Oven, Boad-street, tailors—W. G. Elliott and H. Burt, Toweester, North amptonshire, attorneys—NV. Metcalfe, and W. Hickling, Leicester, dealers in whalebone—J. S. Gregson, and M. Booth, silk-throwsters—C. and E. Burrell, Tokenhouse yard, auctioneers—J. Hall and W. Rogers, Brighton, plumbers—R. P. Bousfield and R. Phillips, Chimell street, auctioneers. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. Mr. Lawless, an Irish gentleman, applied to Alder man SCIIOLEY, under the following circumstances:— He had, in conjunction with other friends of the Ca tholic Charity Schools in Spitalfields, engaged a steam-vessel called the Diana, to take a large party up the river, forithe benefit of that charity, on a plea sure excursion. On the return to London from Richmond and Twickenham, the Diana was passing along without being molested for some time. At length the steam-vessel called the Excursion, which was also returning to town, began to try its speed, and evidently showed a disposition to leave the Diana behind. This sort of competition, bad as it was, would have been tolerated, had it been carried on without endangering the safety of the public, but the Endeavour steam-vessel determined to get a-head at all hazards, and she took the most desperate means of accomplishing her ends. There was one arch of Kew-bridge which was considered the most advis able to pass through, and the Diana, of course, di rected her course through that arch, leading the way to the Endeavour. The Endeavour, however, in stead of following, ran through another arch, and going an oblique direction, dashed against the bows of the Diana, and carried off her railways. The terror that was occasioned in the ladies on board the Diana was indescribable; several of them fainted. Some of the passengers thought, so alai ming was the concussion, that the vessel was blown up ; and alto gether the confusion created on board was extreme. Mr. Lawless requested to know whether there was any way of punishing persons who acted with such a total disregard to the safety of the public.— The proprietors of the Endeavour bad offered to pay 5/. as a remuneration for the injury that had been done to the Diana by the shock, but that would be but a trifling retribution for the fright and pain which had been produced. Alderman SCHOLEY consulted with Mr. nobler, as to the propriety of summoning the proprietors of the Endeavour, but Mr. Hobler said the jurisdiction of the Lord Mayor did not extend to the part of the river at which the transaction took place, and application must be made to the Middlesex or Surrey Magis trates. The most advisable course, as it struck Mr. Hobler, was to proceed by action. Mr. Lawless then went to Queen-square Police office, but was told there that the Magistrates had no jurisdiction over the Thames, and received the same advice which Mr. Hobler had given him. Mr. Lawless, however, signified that he would make a second application at the Mansion-house, on a future occasion. OBSTRUCTIONS ON THE THAMES.—Two per- sons, who had been employed to take the mud out of Billingsgate lock, appeared before the LORD MAYOR upon an information, charging them with having thrown several tons of rubbish upon the banks near Battersea, in such a manner as that it would fall back again into the water, and impede the navigation. The City Solicitor proved the fact beyond all mariner of doubt, and stated to the Lord Mayor that the practice was now become so prevalent, and the dangers arising from au obstructed navigation were so great, that heavy penalties were necessary to deter individuals from persevering. These two defendants had regularly contracted to remove the filth from Billingsgate Dock, and were paid extremely well for the labour : but in order to be better paid, they threw the mud any where but in the proper place, and saved the expense of working upon land. The defendants made a very lame excuse. They were not aware that they had acted illegally, and hoped to get off with the ordinary fine-40s. The LORD MAYOR said, he should inflict severe penalties upon all occasions of the kind, and fined the defendants 101. each. Two men, who had been employed by the former defendants, were also convicted by the City Soli citor, who said that the evil was so enormous, he would give no quarter. These defendants were fined .5/. each, and locked up in default. In consequence of a report in the Times of Thurs. day, the 13th, of an application to the Lord Mayor by Mr. Dunsby, the foreman of the Inquest of Far ringdon Ward, a deputation from the two wards in which Newgate-market is situate, waited upon the Lord Mayor. Mr. Hazard, the foreman of the inquest of Castle Baynard Ward, attended by the ward beadle, met the deputation at the Mansion-house. Mr. Hazard stated to the Lord Mayor that he understood it had been insinuated that the inquest of Castle I3aynard-ward had been negligent in the performance of their duties, and had not used due diligence in seizing unsound meat exposed for sale. He begged to assure the Lord Mayor, that himself and colleagues had repeatedly visited the market, and bad not found any occasion to interpose their authority ; he had desired the ward beadle, who re sided close to the market (and who was a compe tent judge of meat), if he saw any improper meat ex posed for sale, to come to him, and the inquest would immediately attend, and that either from his own inquiries or personal inspection, he had no reason to be dissatisfied with the manner in which the busi nessof Newgate-market was conducted. The LORD MAYOR observed that the informa tions had not been laid before him, but before the sitting Alderman at Guildhall. Mr. Hicks,.. one of the deputation, said he was quite aware of that ; but his Lordship, as Chief Magistrate, was the highest authority in the city. The deputation had 'therefore considered it their most straightforward course to wait upon him and explain the nature of their business. Mr. Hicks stated to the Lord Mayor that the chief supply of meat to Newgate-market was consigned from the country butchers and graziers to the different sales men, and was sent in hampers and packs; and until it was pitched on his premises and unpacked, no salesman could tell what consignments he should re ceive, either as to quantity or quality, and that occa sionally articles were sent, which had been killed on account of some accident, and that in such cases if a salesman thought it unfit for food he sent it to the boiling-house for dogs' meat. The City Solicitor said the best way would be to send back such meat to the person who sent it. Mr. Hicks wished it to be understood by the Lord Mayor, that there were not any regular consigners of bad meat, but that those who regularly supplied the market with the best meat, occasionally sent the articles in question. Ile would take that oppor tunity to state, that the salesmen of Newgate market felt themselves unjustly calumniated by the report of yesterday's proceedings at the 11lansion• house. The LORD MAYOR said he had made no obser vations in any way disrespectful. Mr. Hicks begged to assure his Lordship, he had not meant such an imputation ; but from what Mr. Dunsby is reported to have said, he believed the salesmen of Newgate-mark e t must stand very low in public estimation. Mr. Hicks observed, that he had carried on business in that market for near 25 years, and there were those present of much longer standing, and whose characters had always stood high both with the trade and the public; it was, therefore, too much to expect that they would quietly submit to such unfounded aspersions. A Member of the deputation-stated, that hiaNi.L . and other salesmen, whose premises were i n Kat ringdon ward, were quite beset with persons on the watch, and that if any damaged article was ni packed befora a salesman had an opportunity N. examine and give his directions as to what should be done with it, these persons pounced on it, saying they seized it; the consequence was, the salesman was compelled to attend at Guildhall for misde meanour, and the Alderman had declared he would fine a salesman 3001. who had had meat seized on his premises. Surely the Lord Mayor did not think it just that respectable individuals were to be thus dealt with, and who, until after such seizure had been made, were not acquainted that such meat was on their premises. The LORD MAYOR said, in his opinion, the best course for the salesmen of Newgate-market to pursue was, to send such meat as was decidedly unfit for human food to be boiled for dogs' meat, and that when they received an article that would create a reasonable doubt in their minds whether it was fit for human food or not, then to send for Mr. Fisher, the clerk of the market, and if he was of opinion it was fit, they would be justified in selling it ; but if he decided that it was unfit, then they would send it away for dogs' meat. One of the deputation from Farringdon ward wished to ask the Lord Mayor one question,—viz. whether a reasonable time would be allowed to send for Mr. Fisher in any case which admitted of doubt, and previous to Mr. Fisher's arrival, should any of these persons seize such meat, would the salesman be held liable to legal proceedings; his Lordship would much oblige the deputation by his opinion on that point. The LORD MAYOR said he would advise them, when such meat was unpacked, to have it thrown at the - back of their premises, and put a ticket written on " unsound meat," and not expose it for sale until Mr. Fisher had given his opinion. The LoRD MAYOR declared he would not convict any person who had acted on Mr. Fisher's decision; and he was sure no Magistrate of the city of Lon don would act otherwise. his Lordship asked the City Solicitor and Mr. nobler if his opinion was correct, and they both perfectly coincided with his decision. The City Solicitor said he would inform the sit ting-Magistrate at Guildhall that a deputation from Newgate market had waited on the Lord Mayor, and with his Lordship's decision on the subject. The deputation, after thanking the Lord Mayor for his polite attention, withdrew. DARING ROBBERY AND DESPERATE ATTEMPT AT RESCUE. On Wednesday last, about one o'clock in the day, a daring attempt, which had very nearly succeeded, was made to rob the Boot Inn, at Edgeware, Middlesex, of property to a large amount. Wednesday was the last day of Edge ware fair, and as usual on such occasions a great number of characters of every description had as sembled about the town, and were congregated at the different inns and public houses. The Boot, which is situated near the place where the fair is held, was particularly crowded. About one o'clock on that day Mr. John Large, the nephew of Mrs. Tattersay, the landlady of the house, and who is her chief assistant in the business, went up to his aunt's room, which was always kept locked, merely to wash his hands and adjust his dress for the afternoon ; and when he put the key into the lock he found the door already unlocked, and pushed it, but it was fastened inside, and he endeavoured in vain to get it open. He tried the lock again and again, and found it work correctly backward and for wards, but still the door would not open. At length, during a pause in his exertions, he heard a noise inside the room, and listening more at tentively, he distinctly heard the sound of money, as if a quantity was falling upon the floor. It at once occurred to him that some one was robbing the house, and he called out, "Whoever is inside, let them come out instantly, or I will procure fire arms and blow their brains out." He was just about to call for assistance from be low, when the inside bolt of the door was drawn aside, and a man with a silk handkerchief drawn over his face and secured under his hat, rushed out upon Mr. Large, and with a blow of his fist sent him to the bottom of the stairs, and, jump ing over him, escaped out of the house. He was pursued, however, and overtaken, and safely lodged in the town cage. On examining Mrs. Tattersay's apartment, it was found that every drawer and other place of security had been ran sacked, and a bag containing 91. in silver, 801. in sovereigns, and a quantity of bank notes, amounting in the whole to nearly 5001., had been removed from the bureau, and was found on the floor, and the noise occasioned by its fall was doubtless that which Mr. Large heard just before the thief opened the door. Some bills of exchange, a quantity of plate and other property, had also been removed from the bureau, and were found scattered about the floor. The thief, on being taken into custody, en deavoured to get away, but was overpowered by numbers. He was recognized as Willianz Thompson, a man who had been engaged dur ing the fair in playing at what is called " the thimble rig," and other games, by which the un wary are duped at such places. He had not been long in the cage before several of his com panions assembled at the Boot, and intimated pretty plainly that they intended to get him out during the night. Mr. Large determined to prevent this, and hired four stout countrymen to watch the cage. At three o'clock in the morning, when the inhabitants of the town were all at rest, a gang of about 20 fellows, armed with bludgeons, came down to the cage and commenced a furious attack upon the four men, who in a very short time were levelled with the ground, and one of them, named Gray, was most desperately beaten, his head being terribly cut in several places. The cries of the men, however, roused the inmates of the Boot, and Mr. Large in a short time col lected several persons together, and went to the assistance of the countrymen, and drove the rescue gang away, but not until a desperate scuffle had taken place ; and it is most probable that the thief would finally have been rescued, only for the presence of mind of a person named Newman, who happened to be sleeping at the Boot, and, who on learning the cause of the disturbance, called out, " Bring the fire-arms, Harry, what the d—l are you about—bring my pistol and the blunderbuss—we must shoot the rascals to save ourselves, for they are determined upon murder, and shall have enough of it." The fellows who had shown so strong a determina tion to rescue their companion, on hearing the call for fire-arms, ran away, and the prisoner was left safe in the cage. The assailants, however, had suc cee d e d i n drawing three bolts out of four of the cage lock, and would certainly have rescued the prisoner, but for the timely interference of Mr. Large, and the ingenuity of Mr. Newman. A crow bar, a picklock key, and other imple ments, were found near the cage door. Oil Thursday morning the prisoner, William Thompson, was taken before Mr. Williams, a Magistrate; at Hendon, and after the evidence was heard, in which the above circumstances were stated, he was fully committed for trial for the robbery, the worthy Magistrate deeming the rt,i!wval the ino!;ey a.:(1 .C.er property from ,;w. Fart or roi:.t to zffiot!,:r, with intent to a ;;Ylfriiis,'.lt to IlLt!(e t!f,slonv complete. The prisoner had not a ~vord to say, and was conveyed to prison to await his trial. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. GOODWOOD MEETING. FILIDA V . EVENING. 'atch for 200 sous. eaeli, 50 ft. Last mile. Mr. Gully's Trample, 4 yrs, received forfeit from Mr. B. Bond's Pegasus, 3 yrs. The Moleconth Stakes of 30 sows. each, h. ft. for 2-vr.olds. T. Y.C. Duke of Richmond's Convert General Grosvenor's Red Rover 2 The City Plate of 50 sovs. with a Sweepstakes of five sows. each, for all ages. T.Y.C. Mr. Gardnor's Emmelina 4 yrs Mr. Weatherall's Smuggler, 6 yrs Mr. Bulkeley's Ilelas, 6 yrs Duke of Richmond's Convert, 2 yrs Captain Lock's Bottle Imp, 3 yrs 5 The Waterloo Plate of 50 sovs. given by the City of Chi- Chester. Heats, once round. Mr. Cosby's Constance, 5 yrs 1 1 Duke of Richmond's Chico, 4 yes 5 2 Mr. Shard's Revelletta, 3 yrs 2 3 Captain Lock's Bottle Imp, 3 yrs 4 4 Mr. Gardnor's Conqueror, 5 yrs 3 dr The Rwing Chili Handicap of five sevs. each, for all ages, with 100 added by the Duke of Richmond. One mile. Marquis of Worcester's Maresfield, 5 yrs 1" Mr. B. Bond's Pegasus, 3 yrs Mr. Bulkeley's Helas, 6 yrs Two accidents occurred here last night, one the over tinning of an open carriage, containing four females, but who fortunately received no other injury than a liberal supply of mud, to the great chagrin of the fair occupants ; the other, we regret to say, was more serious, a Mr. Har rison, solicitor, of London, being thrown from his gig, and received a compound fracture of his right arm, but now doing well. The course was well kept by the police, who, during their perambulations, caught a fellow with his hand un fortunately in a gentleman's pocket, without being aide in any way to account fur it; he remains in custody, awaiting an examination. WOLVERHAMPTON RACES. WEDNESDAY, Am I2.—The Stand Plate. Lord Grey's br. in. by Filho, 5 yrs Sir W. Wynn's Stapeley, 4 yrs 4 2 The Sweepstakes for half-bred horses was won by Mr. Wahnsley's Caribert, beating Mr. Hicks's Jack of Clubs and three others. WENLOCK RACES. THURSDAY ; AUG. 13.—Sweepstakes of 10 sous. each, with 20 added. R. Benson, Esq.'s Courtier, 4 yrs Sir E. Smythe, Bart.'s, The Weaver, 5 yrs: 2 Sir W. W. Wynn's Granby, 6 yrs 3 F. Lawley, Esq.'s ch. f. by Tiresias 4 Sweepstskes of 5 sovs. each, for horses not thorough -bred. Sir R. Lawley's b. m. by Crecy, 4 yrs 1 5 1 R. Collins, Esq.'s Little Harry, 4 yrs 2 1 2 BISHOP'S CASTLE RACES. THURSDAY, AUG. 13 7 —The Borough Stakes of five sous. each, with 25 added. Mr. Thorne's Prudence, 5 yrs 1 1 Mr. Oseland's Courtezan, by Filho, aged Mr. Beddoes's Milkmaid, 5 yrs Mr. A. I). Jones's b. m. by Spectre, 6 yrs Mr. I)avies's 'the Bishop, by Matchless 6 5 Mr. Jones's Ma Belle, by Strephon, 4 yrs The Hunter's Stakes of three sovs. each, with 35 added, for horses not thorough-bred. Mr. Vaughan's Cholstrey La=s Mr. Williams's Cassandra, 6 yrs Mr. G. 'l'. Reynold's Milkmaid, 5 yrs 3 3 Mr. Hiron's Vixen, 4 yrs 2 dis Mr. Jones's b. m. by Mortimer, 4 yrs A splendid Silver Cup, for Galloways, made up 50 sovs. Mr. F. Stubbs's br. 1. by Manfred 'l 1 Mr. Patrick's bl. g. 6 yrs 2 2 Handicap of five sovs. each, with 25 added. Mr. G. T. Reynolds's b. m. 5 yr• 2 2 1 0 1 Mr. Davies's b. g. by Matchless Mr. J. Jones's Ma Belle, 4 yrs 3 1 dis LONDONDERRY RACES. TUESDAY, Auc. 4.—Maiden Stakes of two sous. with 40 added. Mr. Maxwell's Robin, 3 yrs Mr. Gobbins's Smuggling Moll, 6 yrs Mr. Marshall's Mary Jane, 3 yrs Mr. Joyce's Eliza, :3 yrs 4 bolted 'WE DxEs n A 1-, AUG.s.—Handicap Plate of 40 cove. ... ..... ... Mr, Caldwell's Ballysax, 3 yrs Mr. Ferguson's Saladin, 5 yrs 2 2 Mr. M.Cance's Navarin, 6 yrs Mr. Tolan's Bustler, 6 yrs Farmers' Stakes of ten shillings each, with 20 added, for Farmers' horses. Mr. Murphy's Derry Lass, 6 yrs Mr. Griffin's Miss Blackthorn, 6 yrs 2 2 THURSDAY, A uc. 6.—Sweepstakes of one soy. each, with 30 added. Mr. Ferguson's Saladin, 5 yrg 1 l Mr. Gobbins's Smuggling Moll, 6 yrs 2 2 Mr. M'Cance's Navarin , 6 yrs FRIDAY, Auc. 7.—Produce Stakes, with 30 says. added. Mr. Joyce's Eliza, 3 yrs 2 1 1 Mr. Maxwell's ltobina, 3 yrs 1 2 2 It was stated yesterday on 'Change, that the negotiation between the City and the Bank of England, fur making advances to complete London-bridge and its approaches, has been broken off, the Directors having de manded a higher rate of interest than the Corporation thought it right that they should pay. This is not, how ever, the exact state of the case. The Directors are willing to furnish the sum required at four per cent., and it re mains to be seen whether the Corporation, who expect to obain it at 34 2 - per cent., will accede to those terms. At present nothing is, we believe, decided. Times. It was said in the City yesterday afternoon, that the Directors of the Bank have refused to lend money to the Corporation of London under four per cent., but that the Equitable Assurance Association offered it at 3} per cent. which was accepted. The inference is, that the Equitable Association will have to sell a great deal of Stock to meet the arrangement. —Morning Chronicle. MR. SHEIL AND TEI BERESFORDS.—Since Mr. SHEIL's arrival in this city he has received from the people the most unequivocal demonstrations of the feelings which his junction with the BrjtEsFoans has created amongst them.—This demonstration of the public feeling has been conveyed to him " frankly, and without any af fectation of Use delicacy."— Waterford Chronicle. THE CHINA TRADE.—We have often com mented on the advantages which brother Jonathan obtains over John Bull by the operation of the East India Company's monopoly; and the mailings from this port during the present week furnish two instances of it. On Wednesday, the American ship New England left our harbour, full laden, for Canton, (but officially cleared for Batavia ;) and yesterday the American ship Isabella also sailed, full ltden, for Canton (officially cleared for Java;) both of them containing goods which might have been con veyed in British vessels had we not sold our birth-right for less than a mess of pottage to the Jacob of Leadenhall. street. 'lbis is the fourth departure of the Isabella on a similar errand ; and we imagine her owners will have sub stantial reasons for self-gratulation that she made her last round from Liverpool to Canton, thence to Baltimore, thence to Charleston, and thence to Liverpool, in fourteen months. This is truly a shipping interest !—Liverpool Mercury of this day (Saturday.) A failure has occurred in a large manufac turing house in Manchester, among the consequences of which the most serious are, that it will at once throw 900 or 1,000 individuals out of employment. In point of credit the house has maintained, in general, a very high character up to the period of the failure; but it is believed by some persons that the house owes its fall to the fatal year of 1826, having never been perfectly solvent since that time. The sensation in Manchester has 1000 very great on the occasion, and the probable consequences of the disaster were so strongly felt there, that very large offers of assistance, some say to the amount of 200,0001., were made, but the partners were not able to show any thing like adequate security for the re-payment, even at a very distant period. A branch of the house existed in London, which of course shares its fate.—Times. That beautiful ship the Gilmore, sailed on Monday evening for the Swan River. She has upwards of 200 passengers on board, the whole of whom are highly respectable, and many of them are in opulent circum stances. When Mr. PEEL came alongside (accompanied by Mr. Sorir.a.l4), just before the ship got under weigh, the passengers and crew gave him three cheers, and his re ception altogether was of the most gratifying nature. The property on hoard the Gilmore alone amounts to more than 60,0001. We understand also, that the Minstrel will call at this port in about a fortnight, to take out other settlers on account of Mr. PEEL, We are infOrmed that Government have increased Mr. PEEL'S grant of land from 350,000 to one million acres.—Plrno* Journal. SPihIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. There are two vacancies at present on the judi cial Bench :—one occasioned by the death of Mr. Baron Hullock ; the other by the more re cent decease of Mr. Charles Warren, Chief Justice of Chester, who expired at his house in Bedford-square, on Wednesday afternoon, in the sixty-sixth year of his age. Mr. Campbell is spoken of as the successor of the former ; and the choice, we suppose, will be generally deemed to be a proper one. With respect to the Chief Justiceship of Chester, an Evening Paper, The Sun, very properly recalls to public recollection the fact, that " the Commissioners on the Com mon Law had recommended in their report, the abolition of the Welsh judgeships altogether ;" and adds an opinion, in which we perfectly coin cide, that " the present seems a fair opportunity for carrying the recommendation into effect."— Indeed, in our mind, every opportunity is a fair one for reducing public expenses, when public burdens are oppressive.—Times. We copy, this day, passages from the French Papers, and publish a letter from one of our correspondents, really for no other purpose than to shew the extreme stupidity of our neighbours in matters of politics. The truth is, that Buena parte kept the whole race of Frenchmen so long in ignorance of all that was doing in the world, that they actually have not the slightest rational idea of what is, or not, probable, in national councils or diplomatic relations. We publish the particulars of a ridiculous treaty, " of the reality of which," our private correspondent says, nobody "doubts concluded between England, Austria, and France. What does he mean by writing this trash to us ? Nobody doubts of the reality of such a treaty ! Why, the man who forged the treaty must have had such a contempt for the understanding of those to whom the forgery was offered, as in truth no thing but the result could excuse. He must have said, " Frenchmen are the greatest fools upon earth ; they may be made to believe any thing that suits their malignant passions. I will pro pose this nonsense to them." And our corres pondent now says, that " nobody doubts the re ality" of the nonsense. Now we would inform the French nation, if their journalists would but translate us faithfully, that England has no dread of Russia; that if the Turks are determined not to make peace, they must abide by the conse quences of their obstinacy, It is not our affair; but if they would come to an arrangement, we might press Russia amicably to treat theta gently, and abstain from harsh terms. But we are not going to inundate the Mediterranean and Black Sea with the blood of Admirals lii cord and Heyden ; nor to send 30,000 French men in balloons to succour Constantinople ; nor Austria going to swallow up France, in the ab sence of the 30,000 Frenchmen whom we are to transport into Turkey. All these things are as probable as the " peacock with the fiery tail !" And we really think it a misfortune, when the French journalists are determined to write prodigies of absurdity suited only to the apprehensions of their own countrymen, that they cannot, for the honour of their nation, find some method of conveying their gross fictions, which none but Frenchmen comprehend.—lbid. No book which has been published for many years, will produce a stronger sensation than the " History of the Peninsular War," by Colonel Napier, of which the second volume has just been published. There is hardly, perhaps, an instance of any man speaking with such uncom promising•impartiality and regard to truth, while the. actors in the scenes described are in life. The well-known ability of Colonel Napier, and his title to speak confidently on subjects con nected with his profession, will not render his opinions, when unfavourable, the more palatable to the sufferers. There is nothing, however, like spleen throughout the work. The author seems always eager to do justice to merit either in friend or foe ; anti to be only indignant when meanness or incapacity come across him. Col. Napier appears to great advantage when con trasted with General Foy. In the Frenchman there is no doubt evidence both of ability and industry ; but we arc ofte❑ at the same time struck with flights, which, when analysed, turn out little better than nonsense. Colonel Napier takes nothing for granted, and hazards nothing. We see every where his ardent temperament un der the objection of a clear head. The follow ing remarks of Colonel Napier respecting the qualities of the British soldiers, are interesting ;-- " It has been said that the British soldiers ar e less intelligent in providing for themselves, and less able to sustain privations of food, than the soldiers of any other nation. This is one of many vulgar errors which have been promulgated respecting them. How they should be constantly victorious, and yet inferior to all other nations in military qua lification, does not at first sight appear a very logi cal conclusion; but the truth is, that with the ex ception of the Spanish and Portuguese, who are undoubtedly more sober, the English soldiers pos sess all the valuable military qualities in as and many in a much higher degree, than any other nation. They are as rapid and as intelligent as the French, as obedient as the German, as enduring as the Russian, and more robust than any; and with respect to food, this is sure, that no man of any nation, som e kind with daily, l p s s i than r,cat ; toNduvogo hispho he does reioscf well solid f f o o r od an o y f ample h ro from justicealio w t i o ng hi t s be ext m - rao i l s i t i r i y ary of e - N\ attempt elina length tr oi me rits. sic: od 000senfostime."Colonel faNr af to conceal the errors of the Duke day to share with him the glory of the war, he attributes to their stupidity the faults which have been found with some of his operations by French Generals " It was more agreeable (he observes) to the Aristocratic feelings of the English Cabinet, that the French should be defeated by a Monarch in Germany, than by a plebeian insurrection in Spain. The obscure intrigues carried on through the Prin cess of Tour and Taxis, and the Secret Societies of Germany, emanating as they did from Patrician sources, engaged all the attention of the Ministers, and exciting their sympathy, increased those dis tempered feelings which led them to see weakness and disaffection in France, when throughout that mighty empire few desired, and none dared, openly to oppose the Emperor's mishes—when even se cret discontent w a s confined to some Royalist Chiefs and sple ne ti c R epu bli cans , whoseinfluen ce was never felt unti after Napoleon had suffer e d Ministers attributed and the gr an d eur of his th e resu l ta of the direst revej ses . U na bl e to c on ceive t h e ex iis genius, oft i ent his profound calculations to a blind chance--h;,, vic tories to treason, to corruption, to anything ' Out t h at admirable skill with which he wielded the most j p o o d ‘ g v ienrgfu the militarya.m forceetitthatdifficulties t o e b v e e r encountered, orders tbey of a single Chief. And thus sadeluded, and mis editetrheed adopted er.ery project, and squandered their re sources, .without any great or decided effort. While uegoetating.with the Spanish Junta, for the occupa tion. of Cadiz, they were also planning an expedition against Sicily and while loudly asserting their res Ge.,