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ideixe, therefore, or the gentry but aggravatc;, the disease ; and it is not only on direct questions between Catholic and Protestant, as 3 ch, that the evil bearing of an Orange gentry shows itself. With them the peasants, under every form, are looked upon but as the " Irish enemy" of old ; and there is not an occurrence of lire, no matter how obliquely relative to more formal matters of quarrel or alienation, which does not give rise to some display of a spirit in all its movements calculated to prolong and widen the gulf by which the two hostile parties are se parated, In such a state of things, every con 'Art betntitet a collision. Every offence, how :Wet. sitkall in itself, takes from the bad blood on kmtlt sides a poisonous and mortal quality. Mr. Low was to be put to death because " he was a leading man in the county," —a formidable officer m the enemy's camp The plain infe rence is, therefore, that any of the peasantry would, at a convenient time, consider it a part of their public duty—an effort of acknowledged patriotism and honour—to cut off any leading country gentleman. Of course the weak, when they act against the strong, will act through the medium of a confederacy ; of cou rse , a l so , when 4 barbarian is resolved on vengeance, he accepts nothing short of his victim's death. We know not of another country on earth where the ele ments of society are so fitted as in Ireland to thwart and embarrass, instead of assisting, the wisdom of its legislature and the justice of its executive officers.—Times. Though we would on no account be guilty of the stoning rudeness of applying the words of tenain old proverb to the " fallings out" of *such eminent persons as Noble coal-owners on the one hand, and the civic body of London on the other, yet we are not without hopes that their rivalry and bickerings may in the end be qdrantageous to the community. We aided the l'ormer by all the means in our power in bring ing the accounts of the latter before the House of Lords, in the last Session ; and we should now as readily aid the civic body in resisting the alleged combination among the coal-owners in keeping up the price of that necessary of life. We were not without our suspicions at the time as to the patriotic motives of those who declaim •ed so loudly against the civic tax on coals ; but as any tax on such an article is in itself objec tionable, we readily join in the object, regard less of the motive. When the Duke of Wel lington was in the North, during the summer before last, it was said that his Grace discovered both the coal combination and the means to de feat it. As to the first, the Duke discovered no more, we take it, than all the world knew before him, and the revival of the combination in all its vigour shews that, up to this time at at least, the public are none the better off for the Duke's discovery. This we are not sorry for, because we are persuaded that trade, if let alone, is much more likely to right itself than can be done by airy legislative means. Combination is best put down by competition ; and we are happy to find, from what took place the other day in the Court of Common Council, that there is a competition arising from a new quarter, which is likely to defeat the manccuvres of the patriotic Nobility and Gentry who contrive to levy so enormous a tax upon us in the odious shape of hearth-money. A petition, we see, has been presented to the Court of Common Council, pointing out a new and inexhaustible source of supply of coals to the metropolis, and asking the aid of the Corporation towards it, without which " the power of the present large coal-owners" threatens to crush it. We hardly see how, on the one hand, this can be the case, or in what way the Corporation is likely to be able to aid • the new undertakers. Surely there can be no thing, if they have capital, to prevent them bring ieg their commodity to market ; and sure we arc that the public, if they find their coals both good aml cheap, will soon give them the preference, and so break down a combination which mono poly alone can sustain. 'l'o be sure there is one way in which the civic body might aid the new undertaking, viz., by exempting its coal for a time at least, from the tax which the old coal owners have so warmly objected against. But this we fear is not likely to be the case. The tax is already mortgaged beyond redemption or abandonment ; and we fear that, as far as the civic body is concerned, we must be contented with speeches and professions, taking, as the public is too often obliged to do, the will for the dee.l.—Morning Herald. We find it necessary to recur to the subject of the introduction of contraband articles into France under cover of the British Ambassador's peivilege, not for the purpose of retracting any particle of the authentic statement already given in this Journal, but to put our readers in posses sion of some additional particulars which have since transpired, and which have the effect of at once increasing the importance of the transaction and of enhancing the difficulty of proceeding with a due regard to international rights and to the ends of substantial justice. It may be as well to premise our narrative with an assurance, which we _give on conclusive authority, that beyond the imputation of unguarded facility in re-admitting at; a confidential domestic a man whose previous character had called for animad version (and that, we admit, implies a culpable negligence in a public functionary selected for a high and important trust), no blame attaches to Lord Stuart de Rothesay of' participation or connivance—the rigid examination which has been instituted most distinctly exonerates him. Another Diplomatic character has been less for tunate in passing this ordeal. It will be remem bered, that at the time the contraband consign ment was handed over to the French Authorities three out of ten parcels were claimed by M. de Barboza, the cl-devant Portuguese Charge d'Affaires—and by some means or other this claim was attended to. It since appears that, either from inadvertence or mismanagement, a considerable part of what was intended for this respectable Functionary was not included in the three parcels ; of course, the unclaimed portion shared the fate of the rest of the consignment, and was sent back to the Port of London. When this fact came to the knowledge of the el-de vant Diplomatist, he coolly put forward a claim to the British Government for the restoration of what he calls his property, which claim was peremptorily refused ; and an official communication, explanatory of the light in which the whole thing is viewed here, has been made to the proper quarter by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and will, of course, be duly attended to. With respect to the parts of the transaction which may be more peculiarly called British, it is enough at present to state that all the necessary documents, including the Report of the Commissioners of Customs, and the legal opinions of the proper authorities, are under the consideration of that Member-of the Administration to whose depart ment they more directly belong,; and that there is a fixed determination So to , act as" to. secure, as far as the law will warrant, the punishment all those whose share in the transaction leaves them amenable to the criminal tribunals of the country. It is almost superfluous to add, that we do not consider a late statement of this affair, purporting to have the sanction of the British Ambassador, entitled to the consideration claimed for it ; this much at least we can confidently al sea, that it is not thought by those whose official opportunities give their opinions more than or dinary weight as sufficiently accurate ; and al though the discrepancies between the document just alluded to and our earlier accounts of the transaction are more of a verbal than of a sub stantive nature, we think it right to repeat the assurance we have already given to our readers —that the only statements to which implicit credit may be given, so far as they extend, have appeared in the columns of the Morning Chro nicle. We expect to be enabled, at no distant date, to submit an important official voucher cohnected with this affair, and fully corroborative o f what we have stated above, to the considera tion of our readers.—Morning Chronicle. The Bishop of Ferns has published a second letter, addressed by him to Lord Mountcashel, which our readers will find in another column. Many of the positions of the Bishop of Ferns may be safely conceded to him. As far as ap pearances go, the Established Clergy of the present day are seldom deficient. In an age of which the prevailing characteristic is cant and hypocrisy, it would be singular indeed if the Clergy, who are so much more exposed to ob servation than others, and have so much at stake, should be found wanting in regard to decorum. We believe also that, in general, they are not griping in their character of exactors of tithes. Still the great argument of Lord Mountcashel is not met. His Lordship considers the reve nues of the Church as a trust, of which the object is the advancement of religion, and he shows satisfactorily enough that that object would be greatly promoted by a distribution of Church property very different from the present. What does the Bishop of Ferns answer ? That the Puritans formerly inveighed against the cor ruptions and abuse of the Church, and that the Church was overturned ; that Great Britain, and still more, Ireland—nay, all Europe is revo lutionary. Moreover, he contends, that if the incomes of the Clergy were more nearly on a par, less talent would be drawn to the Church. We observe, that at a Meeting for the formation of a Reformation Society, numerously attended, at Norwich, last week, and which lasted two days, the gentlemen who took the leading part, stated in the presence of a number of Clergymen of the Established Church, including several Dignitaries, that " the growth of Catholicism arose mainly from the lukewarmness of Protest ants ;" cited " the effbrts of the Society in Ire land, and traced its origin (in 1631) to the translations of the Scriptures into the Irish lan guage, circulated by the Bishop of Kilmore (Bedel), which attracted towards him in an emi nent degree, the love and veneration of both Catholics and Protestants," and alluded in terms of eulogy to the efforts of Lord Mountcashel. —Time Bishop of Ferns will find that all un biassed people will adopt these views. They will not ask themselves whether this or that mode of distribution of the Church property is best calculated to enlist men of splendid talents into the service of the Establishment, but at once infer, from the thinness of the Protestant ranks, that the distribution is not adapted to its object. There is too much for ornament, and too little for use. If the spiritual wants of the people are to be attended to, the money ex pended on the superfluous Bishops may be de voted to a working Clergy. It is easy to in veigh against Puritans, and to charge all who wish for change as enemies of the Church ; but if such arguments were to be availing, no abuses would ever be remedied.—/bid. The proceedings at the Middlesex Sessions yesterday were characterized by the usual want of kindly feeling on the part of those in autho rity in this country towards those who are sub ject to them. We regret to see every day the line of separation between the rich and poor drawn more closely. The lower orders are looked on as existing by sufferance, rather than right — as necessary to labour and consume taxed com modities, but not entitled to any amusement or relaxation, in the enjoyment of which they may for a moment forget their toils and priva . ions. In dealing with the applications for music licences, the Magistrates, if we may judge from their language, seemed to think favours were demanded from them. The rule seemed to be rejection ; but in one case a license was granted by a majority of seven to four. The spokesman on the occasion, a Colonel Bird, said " he was sure the Magistrates would do a charitable action by granting the license." Another reason urged by the Colonel was, " that the greater number of the middle classes of society—of persons such as he was—made use of the Southampton Arms to take a comfortable dish of tea after their walk of an evening; and it was for their recreation that the music was intended." Now, with all deference co the worthy Magistrate, persons in his rank of life are least entitled to any relaxa tion of a general rule. They can have music in places of amusement—they can have music in their own houses ; but the poor have no places of amusement accessible to them, and they can have no music at home. But Colonel Bird knew his audience.—lbid. An appeal under the new Licensing Act has met with a different fate in Devonshire from that in Essex, to which we adverted on Wednesday last. The town of Torquay, which has increased greatly of late, has only one hotel, of which the landlord is Sir Lawrence Palk. An application for a licence for another hotel was made to the Magistrates, at the Licensing Session, at New ton, by Mr. Merchetti, a confectioner, in Tor quay. Sir Lawrence Palk did not act as a Ma gistrate, but he was present, walking about in the Sessions-room, and the Magistrates, nine in number, (Mr. Studdy, Chairman ; Sir H. Carew, Hon. Captain Pellew, Serjeant Praed, Mr. Y. Buller, Mr. C. Pair, Rev. W. Kitson, Rev. R. Holdsworth, and Mr. Sweetland), having a dis cretionary power to grant or withhold the licenses. naturally preferred obliging their colleague, Sir L. Palk, to the accommodation of the public. On the appeal, the arguments which were so suc cessful at Cheltenham were urged with much confidence. " The question, (said Mr. Crowder) for you to determine is, are the Magistrates at Petty Sessions to have any discretion, or are they not ? That is, translated into plain English, are the Magistrates at Petty Sessions to have the power of committing injustice, or are they not ? " What undue influence (he added) by Sir L. Palk has been proved ; and if none were used, then is the appeal at an end, if the Magistrates, however mistaken, exercised a sound discretion, and acted fairly." Mr. Praed, a Magistrate, went so far as to say, " There is a discretion vested in the Magistrates below, which they have exe►cised, nut in an unfriendly fceling to Mer chetti; and now to-day has IVlerchett►, by his ingratitude (that is his application for just►ce) proved his unfitness for a license." What tyrants the rural Magistracy of England are ! At the Licensing Session, the Magistrates were unani mous in refusing a license. On the appeal, the judgment was, that a license be granted. The oppositio►►, however, was formidable ; and all the Parsons, as usual, were on the illiberal side. There were nine IMagistrateti for the appellant, and seven for the respondent, including three Reverends. A majority of two in a meeting of sixteen Magistrates, in favour of right feeling, is still, all things considered, a great triumph !. It was observed by Mr. Tyrrell, Counsel for the appellant, " Every one was aware of the inte rested purposes to which the Licensing System had been made subservient ; though, perhaps (said Mr. Tyrrell), it has been less abused in Devon shire than in almost any other part of the kingdom?' Whenever we know of a disinte rested exercise or discretion in England, where the science of making the most of everything is so admirably understood, we take it for granted t'at a very little inquiry would account for the apparent miracle in a natural way. We suspect the reason why Magistrates anal Brewers have trot jobbed licenses there as well as elsewhere is that the general drink is cyder. We have ►►ever heard cyder called by the endearing name of Justices' Juice. Cyder is manufactured by farmers, and not by large capitalists. We long to see an instance of disinterestedness in a county in which opulent brewers have had a monopoly of pillaging the poor.— Ibid. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. HATTON-GARDEN, John Allan, who was some days ago brought to the Justice-room, charged with having robbed Mr. Newtot', the agent of Mr. Vincent Stuckey, of the Taunton bank, of 6251. in country bank notes, and three sovereigns, in the lodging-houe of Mrs. An• Brews, in Ironnionger•lane, was placed at the bar for a final examination. Mr. E. H. Brown and Mr. R. H. Collard, clerks in Mr. Stuckey's banking-house, gave evidence as to the identity of the notes. The parcel was sealed up, addressed to Robarts, Curtis, and Co., and put into Mr. Newton's possession for the purpose of be ing conveyed by him to Loudon. The paper in which the notes were wrapped up, and on which the direction was given, was found in the possession of the prisoner, and was here pro duced and identified. Mrs. Morton, a lady who resides at Chatham, stated, that the prisoner arrived at her house accom panied by a friend of her husband's. {This was the occasion on which the officer kept at his heels.] She permitted him to have a bed in her house, in consequence of that sort of introduction. The prisoner's solicitor asked whether more mo ney had not been taken out of the portmanteau than had been accounted for ? John Forrester, the officer, who searched the pri soner's portmanteau, replied in the negative,—not a farthing more. The prisoner's solicitor understood that his client had left a 51. Bank of England note, and a 101. country note, besides what had been exhibited. Forrester denied, in the most positive manner, that there had been any more money than he had displayed. He searched the portmanteau most scru pulously.—The portmanteau was then produced and searched, but no note was found in it. The LORD MAYOR asked Mr. Newton whether he slept more soundly on the night the robbery was committed than was usually the case with him.— Mr. Newto►► felt much fatigued and sleepy after the journey. He felt particularly sleepy after the re freshment he had taken. The LORD MAvoß—`What was exactly the re freshment you took ? Mr. Newton—A glass of ale and some tea. The Lott]) MAYOR-It has been of late the practice to doze people who are known to carry money about them. Do you suspect that any drug had been mixed up in what you took that night, to have thrown you into a sudden and deep sleep ? Mr. Newton—l do not think that any thing of the kind was done. I was greatly fatigued with the Journey, and I happen to be deaf, too, so that a trifle could not have awakened me. _ The depositions were then severally signcd, and the prisoner was fully committed for trial. Soon afterwards the Grand Jury found a tine bill against him. It was stated, that the prisoner had been courting the daughter of one of the persons employed officially on board the convict ship which he went to visit. Two boys named Ryan and Clarke, who have been shoplifters for some time, were brought before Sir C. S. HUNTER., charged by Herdstield, the mar shalman, with having stolen three silk handkerchiefs value 305., the property of Mr. Dossetor, the haber dasher, of Chcapside. Ryan moaned greatly, and all who heard him thought he was overwhelmed with tears. The mar shalman, however, said he knew the boy could not cry. He had often heard Ryan make a noise, but never yet saw a tear from him. He then held up Ryan's face, who almost burst into laughter at find ing his trick discovered. Sir C. S. HuNTEß—Prisoners, you won't be hanged, but you will be very desperately punished. It is evident that you are old hands. Ryan—No, my Lord, no; they tell no truth. The prisoners were fully committed for trial. BOW.STREE r. Yesterday, Johnson, a street-keeper of St. James's, was brought in custody of one of the new police, and charged before Mr. MINSHULL with having com mitted a violent assault upon a poor boy, named Murray, whose head exhibited a severe cut, from which the blood was flowing freely. Two respectable men, who witnessed the assault, described it as unprovoked and brutal. The blow which the boy received was sufficient to knock down a bullock. The street-keeper, in his defence, said that he had repeatedly told the boy to remove his basket, but he would not do so. Upon this occasion he set his au thority completely at defiance, which irritated him so that he upset his fruit, upon which the boy struck him a terrible blow upon the head. Mr. MINSIWLL told the defendant that he must put in bail to answer the assault, and ordered the boy to be taken to a doctor's shop in the neighbour hood to have his wound dressed. A young man, named Charles M'Dougall, was charged with having assaulted Mr. M'Eaghan, a jeweller, residing in Islington. The complainant stated that curiosity red him to a mock auction shop in the Strand, nearly opposite to Southampton►-street, over the door of which is written the name of Elmes. An elderly lady was in the act of bidding for a Nvatch,whiell was knocked down to her for 11. Knowing that the watch was not worth 55., and thinking it a shame that the old lady should be so imposed upon, witness followed her into the street; and told her how she had been treated. This observation having reached the ears of those in the shop, the prisoner was sent out on purpose to assault him. He carried a basket upon his shoulder, and turning suddenly round, dropped it upon him as if by accident. Sir R. BIRNIE was quite sure that an assault was designedly committed, and under that impres sion he should call upon the defendant to find bail. These mock auctio►► shops had become an into lerable nuisance, and means ought to be adopted to put them down. The Magistrate then called over Preece, the po lice inspector, and told him that it would be con ferring a very great benefit on the public if he would order a couple of his men to stand at the doors of these mock auction shops, and in particular at the door of the shop now complained of, for the pur pose of warning pacisengers not to purchase at such places, " the proprietors of which," added the Ma gistra.e, " are a set of swindlers and rascals." The proprietor of a public-house called the Heath cock, situate in lleathcock-court, in the Strand,was fined in the mitigated penalty of 20s. and costs, for keeping her house open at an unseasonable hour of the night, and harbouring bad company. A similar complaint was brought against the land lord of the White Lion, in Wych-street, Strand, The defendant's wife came forward, and stated that her husband was dangerously ill, and that four of her children were ill also. Upon this representa tion, to which was added the belief of Preece, the inspector, and two of the patrol, that the landlord was doing all he could to clear his house of bad company, _ _ . _ Sir R. BtRNIE said he would overlook the offence ' this time, hut if another charge of a like descrip tion should he preferred, it would be visited with a _severe penalty. The defendant owed his escape from a fine to the good character which the police had given him. MARYLEBONE. A country gentleman was brought yesterday morning before Mr. GRIFFITH, from Marylebone Watch-house, because on the preceding night he was unable to take care of himself. The gentleman said his name was John Duke. He came up to London from Berkshire on Wedne.s day morning, and dined afterwards with Mr. Alder man Venal)les, and the Alderman's wine ivas . good, and he drank too much of it. Mr. GRIFFITH fined him five shillings, and ad vised him not to drink so freely at an Alderman's table in future. QUEEN-SQUARE. Yesterday Samuel Sutton, a private in the 2d Battalion of the let Regiment of Guards, was placed at the bar before Mr. GREGORIE, charged with a most dreadful assault on Louisa Jones, who was brought up from the Westminster Hospital by two police constables, and placed in a chair in the office, and was forced to be supported by pillows. The complainant met the prisoner on the previous evening, in York-street, Westminster, and he accom panied her to her lodgings. lie offered her some money, which she refused, and desired him to leave the room ; he would not go, and she threatened to call in the police to force him out. She had three pence in her hand, and dropped a penny on she floor, and on stooping to pick it up, he said he supposed she had robbed him, and threatened to knock her brains out with the poker, and any policeman who came into the room. He then seized the poker, and struck her a violent blow with it across her head: she screamed out murder, and he struck her four blows with the poker across the head. Fearful she should lose her life, she ran to the window to jump out, but her clothes caught a nail outside the win dow, and while in that situation he struck her across the shoulders with the poker, and also across her arm, which he dislocated. William Mercy, a plasterer, living in New -court, between eight and nine o'clock the previous evening. heard a violent screaming, and a cry of murder. He ran out into the back yard, and saw the complainant banging out of the first floor back window, and the prisoner holding her by her clothes. Witness de sired the prisoner to let her go, and he would catch her, which he did. She was not hurt by the fall, but she had been dreadfully bru'sed, and the blood was streaming from her head, which was severely cut. The prisoner in his defence spid that the com plainant had robbed him of 195., and denied having struck her with the poker. Handley, the officer, had searched the room, which was covered with blood, and all the money he found was 2d. The police constables said that the nurses at the hospital had searched the complainant, but no money was found. The complainant, on being questioned by Mr. GREGORIE, said she thought she was (lying, and stated, in the most solemn manner, that she never touched a penny of his money. Mr. GREGORIE believed her. It was one of the most brutal assaults he ever heard of, and ordered the prisoner to be remanded from day to day. The complainant was then conveyed back to the hospital in a coach. UNION-HALL Yesterday Mr. HoNE, the sitting Magistrate, was engaged for several hours in hearing informations against the proprietors of coffee-shops in the district of this office, some for opening earlier, and others keeping their shops open later, than allowed by law. Mr. HONE inquired minutely into the character of each defendant, and as to the manner in which he conducted the business of his shop. Those in whose cases a favourable report was made were fined a mitigated penalty, and the rest were punished by the infliction of heavier fines. The defendants were warned in future not to open their shops before seven o'clock in the morning, and to close them at ten o'clock at night, which regula tion is to remain in force from Michaelmas until Lady-day next. OLD BAILEY, OCT. 29. !Martha Geary, a respectable-looking woman, above the middle age, was indicted for stealing two sheets and other articles, the property of the Earl of Aberdeen ; and also for stealing nine sheets and other articles, the property of Granville Anson Chetwynd Stapleton, Esq. The Jury acquitted the prisoner on this charge. The prisoner was again capitally indicted for steal ing several pairs of sheets, table-cloths, and napkins, the property of George Stapleton. The Jury found the prisoner guilty of stealing under 40s. James Mitchell, labourer, aged 18, was capitally indicted for stealing a suit of clothes and a great coat, the property of Samuel Phillips.—Guilty— Death, Daniel Lewis and George Lewis, two chimney sweepers, were indicted for the manslaughter of Nancy Johns, a child of about ten years of age. The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty against Daniel Lewis, and acquitted the prisoner George. The former wus tined Is. and discharged. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, Our. 29. Yesterday there was a very full attendance of Ma gistrates, it being the annual day for hearing and de termining applications for music licenses. Upon the application of Mr. ADOLPHUS, the li censes of the Adeiphi, the English Opera-house, the West London Theatre, the Haymarket Theatre, Sadlers' Wells, arid the Royal Pavilion, White chapel, were renewed without the slightest objec tion being raised. The licenses of Bagnigge-wells, White Conduit house, the Royal Standard, Pimlico; the Toy, at Hampton; and various other Avell-known places of public resort, were also renewed without objection. Mr. ALLEY applied, on behalf of Mr. Carr, the rQ;pi-ctabic proprietor of the Union Tavern, Bag nigge-wells-road, for a music license. The petition was signed by the Churchwardens, Overseers, and a great proportion of the respectable inhabitants of the parish in which the house is situate. The petition having been read, a counter one was produced, from Mr. Thorogood, jun., the proprietor of the Bagnigge-wells Tavern, stating that he had expended a very considerable sum on the premises ; that the neighbourhood did not require an additional licensed house; and praying that the present appli cation might be rejected. The CHAIRMAN put the question to the vote, when it was lost, the only hand held up in its fa vour being that of Mr. Beaumont, of the County Fire-office. ow, Mr. ALLEY next applied for a license to the Crown Inn, Bayswater. He had the certificate of a host of the most respectable inhabitants. The proprietors had laid our In nOO/. on the premises, and had been in the Law, of having an occasional music parly, till such time as Johnson, the infoi mci, revived an obsolete Act of Parliament. The application was rejected. Mr. ALLEY next applied for Mr. Ridley, of the Crown and Sceptre, Vauxhall-road, who had ex pended 4,0001. on the premises, and whose petition was signed by nearly 200 parishioners. The application was refused. An application for the Pewter Platter, in Charles street, Hatton-garden, was next made, but was re fused. Mr. ADom.ilus then applied for the Sun Tavern, Devereux-court, Strand. The petition was signed by Mr. Petersdorff, the barrister, and by a number of other most respectable gentlemen. It was, however, refused. The newt application was for the Eagle, in the City-road, and which, like the rest, was rejected. Mr. ADOLPHUS then applied for the London Hos pital Tavern, Mile-end-road.—Applica•iol re`u-e•'. The application for a license for the Bayswater Taverta was also rejected, there being four Magis trates for, and seven against it. A license for Copenhagen-house, Battle-bridge, was also refused. Mr. ADOLPHUS applied for the Jerusalem Tavern, St. John's-square. Application rejected. Mr. ADOLPHUS said he had reserved his present application to the last, it being one in which he was opposed by Mr. Alley, because he was determined not to die ingloriously. his application was on be half of the landlord of the Weavers' Arms, Mile - end-road. The application was refused ; two hands, how ever, were held up in favour of it. The last remaining application was for the New Southampton Arms, Camden-town. The CHAIRMAN put the application to., the vote, when there appeared eight for it, and none against ii. THE COUNT DE RAYNEVAL. (From a known Correspondent.) The Court of Vienna is, of all other Courts in Europe, that which attaches the greatest im portance to the advantages of birth, and the Ca binet of the Tuileries will not suffer itself to he represented there by a person taken from the rank of simple citizens, unless all considerations of etiquette vanish at the present moment, before the necessity of securing a skilful diplomatist at that important post. The appointment of M. de Rayneval, who was created a Count less than a Lvelvernonth back, is, under these circum stances, a fact of itself sufficiently remarkable to induce us, instead of inquiring whether M. de Rayneval makes a greater sacrifice in partaking of the unpopularity of the Ministry, than M. de Poliguac gains in exhibiting by this selection a proof of the rectitude of his views, rather to ask who and what is this new Ambassador ? M. de Rayneval is connected with no party in France ; but his reputation for talent has never been disputed. He is considered to unite to a perfect acquaintance with the objects and resources of the different Powers of Europe, that of a knowledge of the diplomatic agents at the different Courts. When M. de la Ferronays resigned the portefenille of Foreign Affairs, the Martignac Administration, which was destitute of support both in the Chambers and at Court, entertained the idea of taking in M. de Rayne val, who possessed as little ; but displaying to a Chamber, wearied by the absence of all direc tion, as well as by its own insignificance, the novel spectacle of a statesman knowing his busi ness, acquainted with the true interests of the country, and pursuing them with rigour, M. de Rayneval might have been able to rally:a majority which was desirous of forming. It is asserted that his appointment was actually signed at one of the councils in the month of May. The King himself appeared to enjoy the idea of a choice, which, being prompted by no party, and capable of being regarded as a spontaneous act of his free will, might realize the wishes of all moderate men. However, on the breaking up of the Council, two Ministers, who are not quoted for the inflexibility of their opinions, stopped M. de Martignac at the foot of the stair case, and insisted upon the necessity of keeping up certain precautions in respect to anwars propres, which spoiled the choice just made. M. de Martignac, whose persuasive rhetoric can espouse either side of a question with equal success, went up stairs again to the King, and prevailed upon him to rescind the ordinance relative to M. de Rayneval. From this very moment the King, disgusted at the part he was compelled to act, and presuming the impotence of a ministry that was so little certain of its own determinations, formed the resolution of changing it immediately after the vote of the budget. M. Portalis alone was acquainted with this design in the Monarch's breast, and his col leagues were ignorant, even on the 7th of August, that he merely held the poriefeuille of Foreign Affairs as a deposit, and as a piece of accommo dation, of which the presidency of the Court of Cassation was the stipulated reward. M. de Rayneval, who knew the weakness of the Mi nistry, had never wished to form a part of it. Whilst others were thus intent upon him, he held off ; he returned to his embassy in Switzer land, whence he passes to Fiume. It were to be wished that he could succeed in persuading M. de Metternich of the danger there may be in suffering the Christians of the East to look to Russia alone for protection and liberty, and to regard those Powers which are the most inter ested in opposing barriers to the terrific ambition of the Cabinet of St. Petersburgh, as the pro tectors of their oppressors. If M. de Rayneval is as discerning as he is said to be, his proximity to the East will reveal to him all the dangers which threaten the tranquillity and the honour of Europe on that side ; and there is no fear that he will allow himself imprudently to be governed by the inclination towards Russian connexions Ni Well may still subsist, from his intimacy with the Duke de Richlieu, and the part he took in certain negotiations. Whatever may be the issue, we sincerely re joice at the appointment of M. de Rayneval, because if he serves his country well, Europe at large will benefit thereby. It is the actual in terest of England, that France, strong and re• spected, should have no cause to seek a foreign patronage in the uorili, an sh will follow with confidence that line of policy which her own dignity and true interest point out. The merited unpopularity of those individuals with whom M. de Polignac has associated himself has created a deplorable sensation in this respect : a country is neutralized when the people and the Government have so ill an understanding with each other : and this effect is too easily fore seen for any reasonable man to continue to attibute to the English Cabinet the smallest influence on its causes. If our Ministers had been anxious to secure to themselves the co operation of France,—and perhaps their neglect on this point will shortly be a subject of self reproach,—they would have had sense enough to commence by some act which would have conciliated the opinion of this country, and not by raising up an insurmountable obstacle in the path which should conduct them to their objectTintes. LAW INTELLIC4ENCE. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Ocr. 5 TRACEY, BART., AND ANOTHER, V. THE BANK (3 ' i ENGLAND. In this case, which was not concluded yesterday when we went to press, the Jury, after having re tired for about half an hour, found, that Mr. Street,' had had no knowledge of Fauntleroy's frauds, bet was guilty of negligence on the subject, arising NO a want of knowledge of business. • The object of the action was stated by the de; fenditnts' Counsel to be, to relieve the estate °I.„ Marsh and Co. from the claim which the 801 l England would be entitled to prefer against it I the agreement entered into with Sir E. Straeerr were to be carried into effect, because, if the plain ti recovered against the Bank, they would cease to , creditors of the estate of Marsh and Co., and thee they would have no rights or el tim against it to transfer. THE MARKETS. C:OUN V (7()ltN 51 AUK ETS 1)11111N(3 'l'llR Vero NN heat. Barley. oacb. Per Quarter. s. to s. s. s. s. to s. atO :;' 01andlord t , 3 35 25 -- ss Brigg. 4 50 25 3 1, 18 22 3 1 Cambridge— 56 31 18 -- 0. Chard 56 10 32 54 24 30 42 s s kltintingdon 56 67 f 4 34 18 23 3 0 0 Long 44) 54 10 21 SS Louth 44 50 21 28 16 21 3 0 46 I , : 4 61 26 31 16 94 36 4 6 Newark 51 60 30 38 20 23 26 4 6 Nottingham -- 63 31 41 1 21 30 3 9 Petertioroligli 56 70 37 40 19 25 57 Plymouth —....—.... 52 74 30 36 18 25 Ruitedi f 0 33 24 41 Sleafor 1 49 55 30 31 19 24 40 t o Unpingliam 50 60 :".0 31 20 28 36 Wisbech 42 56 —1 16 21 30 LEEDS CORN MA RKET.-ct. There has been a better supply of so kinds of Gr af except Oats, to this day's market than last TnesdsY . ; The best samples of New Wheat have fully obtained Dr Tuesday's price, but other descriptions of New have brl takcn off slowly at I ist week's prices ; good fresh • Las not varied in price, but stale samples have been I°wAeril if sales have been efficted. The best Malting Barley 1. sale, and other descriptions Is. to 2s. per quarter low,, r e New Oats 4d. to id. per stone lower. Shelling 18 ° 1 ; - t load cheaper. Beans Is. per quarter lower for the boo samples, and still more for Old black ones. No at market. In Malt, Flour, and Rapeseed, no alteralr: Wheat, Norfolk and Suflblk, 60Ib. -- York. and Lincoln. 601 b. Batley, Norfolk and Soilblk -- Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Grinding Beans 63lb. Oats, l'otatoe Foreign l Id. to 12d.... English 10%,1. 227:9 ; ) ,E 5551.: 1 ttttt 2i. 3 : :117; ; 1i i t' 4. 1. Shelling 284. to 30s. per rot. ttareseed, English, 271. to 29/. Foreign, —l. to LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANUE.—Oct. 2i. n , id: WHEAT. English, White, per 701 b. Red ---- Scotch, Welch, and Manx --- Irish, White 7 9 9 ----- Red 6 9 8 Foreign 9 0 1 . 11 OATS, English, Welsh, and Scotch, icr 451 b 3 2 "., Irish Foreign BARLEY, English, Malting, per Imp. quarter 34 0 :'l 5, Scotch and Irish, per 60Ibs. ... Feeding 4 3 4 BEANS, English, per Imperial quarter 42 0 45 -- Irish, &c. •*; 0 41 -- Foreign Pease, English, per Imperial quarter 4O 0 Foreign Ft.orn, English, per 2801 b ------ Irish OATMEAL, English and Irish, per 2101bs. 23 0 28 ISMAN Cues, per 44oth. RYE, per Imperial quarter MALT, per Imperial quarter INI rowr or* GRAIN for the Week ending Oct. 01 to e Wheat I Oats. Barley Flour. CI !! . 0.• Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Foreign, Bra!lrish, &c. Sad 7ael 5,1 , 32 12,376 1, •53 -- 873 It QUEER MUTTON.—Yesterday se'imight , small quantity of meat, in the possession of a butcher 0 5 "1„, MuscnAmr, alias SMITH, was seized by the proper au w- J i rities, it having beat exposed for sale as good mut when it proved in fact to be nothing more nor le s IP. ' th • flesh of a goat !—Hull Packet. the SHOCKING ACCIDENT.—Mr. ATKINS, proprietor of the menagerie exhibited at the late Det e fair, went into the elephant's den, in the absence of keeper, for the purpose of inducing him to perform 1 1, tricks, as be had done on many previous occa s i on s; 13° _.4 ... ever, the elephant became irritated at his presence, pressed hint violently against the iron bar of the which caused a fracture of the right scapula and co s the ribs, and very much inured the muscles of the o'l On hearing the cry of Mr. ATKINS, one of the men had considerable influence over the animal, made his 1 1; pearance, on which he withdrew to another part of ,g den, and Mr. ATKINS was enabled to extricate him"' We are happy to learn that Mr. ATKINS is likely to fe, caver.—Bath Chronicle. BIRTHS. On the 29th inst., at his house in Pentonville, the Wi r6 of Mr. Wm. Clarke, of a son. On the 26th inst. the lady of Dr. M. Allen, Fair Meg Housc, Hig,h Beach, E54eX, of a son. Ti On the 27th inst. L•nly Flardinge, the lady of =•• J meA, Esq. of a son. e , On the 27th inst. the lady of H. Earle, Esq. of Georg street, Hanover-square, of a son. 5 , On the 27th inst. in Clarges-street, the lady of 1. Gaskin, Esq. of a son. MARRIED. re l ' On the 29th inst. W. Rodwell, Esq. of Keppell - et j, Russell-square, to Eliz t, youngest daughter of the W e Williamson, Esq. of Tavistock-square. • 10 1/. On the 28th inst. th e R e v. C. Barnw e ll, of Mile 0: hall, Norfolk, to Sophia, youngest daughter of the Is" Wyndham, Esq. of Cromer-hall. DIED On the 29th inst. Elizabeth Mary, the affectionate w. of Mr. C. Mann. ffr On the 29th inst. Martha, relict of the late •- munds, Esq. of Chancery-lane, aged On the 12th in‘ t. on his pissage from Quebec "AO his family at Florence, the Hon. M. H. Percival, co of hi 4 Majesty's Customs at Quebec, and son-in-ha C. Flower, Bart. aged 50. : 0,0 14 At Thorpe Hall, the infant eon of Mark M.' Esq., M.P. On the 23d inst. Wm. Dawson, Esq., of Mandl - , square. On the 29th inst. at Camberwell, the wife Brown., of Lawrence Pountney-lane. moo, the 27th inst. at Brentford, Walter, son of • -e T. C. R. Read, aged nine years. „ A ils On the 10th inst. at the very advanced of 101 7*-4 e Mis. Mary Ligget, of Ballynaganick, near Gi ff ord. 'so! enjoyed the full possession of her faculties to the last) d o could see to read small print without the aid of sped° .1 till within a very short period. idence ip tbe On ninday, the 26th inst., at his resit Sti and, after an illness of severe and protracted suffei l " ef Mr. John Mime, author of " Travels in the Interior of Brazil," &c., Member of the Mineralogical Societe Jena. Mr. Mawe was in the 64th year of his age ; through a long life of honourable and successful exer ts g ol few individuals have been more actively or usefully ea Bpd. in literary and scientific pursuits. To his en t er prise, B pd, talent was this country indebted for the most be interesting description of the Brazilian States, whiles traversed in the year 1810, under the sanction and eu s S o bti of the Prince Regent of Portugal (afterwards King 1501 5 01 VI.), for the purpose of inspe c ting th e extensive g °l diamond districts of that empire; being the first E n g 510 • man to whom such a permisiion was granted'_..o4 " Travels in the Interior of Brazil," which first alT;h1 0 in 1812, took immediate rank amongst the most /"', 0 9 0 , standard works of that class; and hive not 0013 '4;0 through numerous editions in England and the u, States of America, but have also been transla ted its almost all the Continental languages, and publisho7ol, France, Sweden, Germany, Russia, Portugal, and, a , tb°,.. As a Mineralogist, Mr. Mawe tt as deservedly bel u tr highest estimation for the variety and importance ofi e l d gb. formation, and die facility with which he develop riil;' principles of his favorite science, upon which he b i t IV fished several popular Treatises. In the doMe s lott_ l i f lations of life, as a liii , band and as a father, he was affectionate and fondly solicitous for the hapP'° e d tpW welfare of his family, whom his death has plu o g e . n erft the deepest affliction ; as a friend, he was t i lf z and stedfast ; and in his intercourse with non3ji, carefulness and ingenuous simplicity of his dise. l i ireS unblemished integrity of his character, the instre'rh stro of his conversation, and the suavity of his men ° , 4 ,ll for him the respect, the esteem, and the regard °' knew him. 4°l PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY MURDO . THE SUN OYFICE, lie, STRAND, LOPHW"-