The Sun. — London, England, 1829-04-22 00:00:00

, PAM; rit p OF CHURCHWARDENS. °l ' s ST. GILES'S IN THE FIELDS, AND ST. (co, Net GEORGE'S, BLOOMBURY . 13" p ROM OUR PArr a OP TESTERDA Y.) YB. :stet-clay, at two o'clock, as we stated, the poll itnnigritc. 4) . ninience d , after the adjustment of several preli- L ng ales, and the hour of finally closing the poll "aVi 14een. determined upon to be 12 o'clock at at. As night approached the excitement in cre' tad, a ni 1 the crowds of people in the neighbour ho od of St . Giles 's Church, in which the votes Were 3(en, We "'ePt re at t i mes immense. The polling was with much spirit to the last. About eleven an attempt Was made by the friends of the 44'1i eg • candidates to have the polling adjourned till. to -day, but the Chairman decided that he sho - tild Abide by what had been agreed upon at the outset, them fore the a theapplication f o ll owe d or rather preceded fae.e of those on whose behalf it sv , :. s made. At 12 o'clock the books of the east uj poll clerks w e r e to bet for ), and the numbera by tb- j Chairman declared 590 Arr. Roc,,,s .. ...... 561 lAir•l;;,akley n ...... . 299 Mr. Robinso .. 278 Air. Whi ttein ... 4 Mr. Th atcher I Ur. W ar i ng .. Messr s . Rol- 'Cared to be :ger s and W a kl e y were therefore de en sßin e 'd u l y e l ecte d . Ch urc h wardens for the year,of The new officers then left the scene electionth lo d t ' th f their Committee amidst e room Q 1:41:u est cheers of their friends, and a great con -17e,0f ^ the populace. Here they were received at, the most enthusiastic greeting, and Artier a de oi Si' fence was obtained. ROGERS immediately rose and mounted chair, for the purpose of renewing his pledges and ret ilr n i ng t h an k s . T hough jaded with the fa wees of th e d a y, h e sa id t h ere was one feeling felt • ov ercame a ll, w hi c h was, the desire he i. e 'r• of ex p ress i ng hi s sent i ments to those around ~e r the honour they h a d con f erred upon him. •tle felt gratified that so much public and indepen dee t spirit had bee n ev i nce d among those with whom be ^ . } ka d lived froth his youth. They had now eman rip ,ited themselves from the chains and thraldom nu der which they had been labouring, and had av yoke to a sense of the rights which every man, e. p r 'ore especially an Englishman, ought to possess.— • they had.placed their oppressors under their feet, where he trusted they would remain. --(Loud 'eheers.)—He had pledged himself on a former occa sion that no means should be untried to put down l 'the Select Vestry, and those exertions should be (4Xerciied till every iota of peculation, robbery, ' Plu nder, and jobbing, was put an end to. He trust ''ed, to use a fashionable phrase, that a new era had 4 arrived,—that the parishi.oners, for e tie tO co, 'lvaa ld Walk under the influen ce of th liberal in prcip me sle _ft the Name ratio as, for the last six-and-thi r t y years, I°Hess T Y dh • . been sts•l3-jec • 1 to the influenc e o f s l av i s h _t i ri eg, on They hart f e lt th e consequences o f c l ose Ves kYit rdenshi ;7 o 4) ;l and large scale. Under the church- Aeould his colleague and himself, they „ of at zusted, feel the benefits of the abolition litre? d v as , : on e close Vestry. Th e pl e d ge h e h a d should I given he h e ld sacred i n every respect, nor 114 ,, 4 tb e it be f orgotten b y h i m till the parishioners power of controlling their OWII affairs. l ‘ fT • WAKEEv, like his friend and colleague, t'Farfad indulgenc e on account of the great fatigue e•lihad underg one d ur i ng t h e day, but as he lad to express the feelings of truth, he thought he ' l4 e uld not ha ve muc h di f fi culty. Mr. Rogers had, • the conclusion of his speech, reiterated his pledge. e (Mr. %V.) was not one of those who would say 4 thing before an election, and forget it afterwards. ttis friends might rest assured, that no portion of his pledge on his public conduct hereafter should be di -Tatted from.—(Great cheering.)—He could speak lauar e Freely here than in that crowded, cramped, 'Arid inconvenient place allotted for the purposes of ibting. Th a t p orc h was too small for a man that yred liberty—(Loud cheers and laughter) —to him I "PPeared like a dark hole leading to the elect -and-corner system.—(Loud cries of bravo.) — ho ped. no individual would be offended at what Isai d .' He appeared before th em as a pu bli c man, stat e ield. ILs the such h e wou ld spea k openly what he felt, and „ grounds upon whi c h h e was d eterm i ne d to Ps They would find him then, in word, and ``e 2 ed. a radi ca l reformer.—(Bravo.)—He would not lam e (lone e.hrnisatters but he would address all a s h e h a d it. A friends' before, if his life d e p e nd e d u p on a a r a di cal reformer he had ever acted, 43 844 LL h he had tour s been successful, and in the glorious which h e had thus begun he would continue li thO c"ig e as ht', should be supported by men like he 11' . c a Y n ' t b•nm he was now . surrounded, as . long as as 1 11 ,,, i expectation of achieving such triumphs 4 v . °W been accomplished. If any thing could b•lAritlrce of satisfaction to him, it was the dee 41°n of him se lf j o i nt l y w i t h such a friend as Mr. into i the offices nosy they were to fill. He pleasure n calling him a f r i en d, f or h e be ped a more staunch man in the cause of Reform not exist. It was to his exertions the triumph 4 if this day.was solely to be attributed, he set the pariah in motion, and but for his manly conduct, in all probability, the result would have been different. Re: (Mr. W.) was not remarkable for using civil words to his opponents, nor could he let the present Iha nc - meat pass without alluding to the trickery that d been resorted to on the present occasion, not only for th e avowe d purpose of defeating the triumph this day, but for cast i ng over i t a shadow which - , renuer it more a matter of mourning than of tr. He a ll u d e d to an infamous placard that had tr circulated without the name of the accused or Zesteuset. No doubt could be entertained that lie i ." the i n di v id ual to whom it was intended to apply. i tn e had gone to the Vestry-room that morning to e t anY person who might think proper t o come Ll°eard and accuse hint of a dishonourable act; C s uch perso n had made his appearance. Why ? e at-Ise the c owar d w h o had posted the placard evy it was for a base calumny brought forward , ci the v il e i t of purposes, and intended to lead `G such a conclusion as would be favourable to the exist ence o f a most infamous system, which had too °ill; been tolerated in that parish. Persons capable of such conduct, were it not for the terrors of the 810 Pig arm of the l aw , wou ld comm it assassina tion. Such measures were only to be regarded ‘litb consummate contempt. He defied the vlreath of calumny to taint him in any re- The example of this day, h e trusted, wo u ld t e followed throughout En g l an d, an d measures ,!ken to aboli s h a ll such corrupt systems.—(Cheers.) tit he largest rivers did not form the smallest streams, the smallest streams were the means from which e largest r i vers or i g i nated. If the people would soul re form themsel ves , no government or power Gld re s i st t h at which they demanded. On that Y t he , pari s h es o f S t . Gil es ' s -i n - t h e -Fi e ld s and St. tf e l r ge 8 , Bloomsbury, had accomplished a triumph th;r r ineiple almost unequalled. Who could doubt When no less than five hundred and sixty-one gentlemen had come forward and supported him on 11):1,1)lie am grounds, to whom he had never spoken, he had never even seen, for the pur 4:idt of placing him there to destroy a system which ni been the disgrace of the parishioners, and in a• ny Instances their ruin. It had been said by his po rt ents that he h a d come f orwar d f rom am bi t i ous folea, but the fact was th a t h e b a d b een d ragge d the era - Let his opp onen t s h owever i n d u l ge i n to e k ; 'tatement, because if ambiti on cons i s t e d in an c n od P — eiY to pro:ect the parishioners and ensure their f lepini on he should never object, but feel proud the a aPpellation.--(Great cheering.)—No doubt i ' 3 elect Vestry would find that the parishioners 44 ele cting Mr. R ogers an d hi mse lf, h a d i n t ro d uc ed Ch br ace of T ar t ars among t h em . —(T remen dous ee r i ng.) to The e newly elected Churchwardens and their n ds 4taidst the warmest congratulations. STEPHENSON DISCHARGED. The Philadelphla P.ipers to the '2 th ult, say that Rowland Stephenson has been discharged, and the laws of the Amc•rlcasi Republic vindicated: The following are extracts !--- " The Superior Court of New York, on applica tion to discharge Stephenson on common bail, upon the ground that he had been illegally brought within the jurisdiction of the Cour4 went further, and dis charged him altogether, declaring, that as the pro cess under whieh he was held issued from them, they wonld discharge him from it, as in legal con temidation he was not within the jurisdiction at the time it was served. " 'We stated yesterday that a rule was granted by the Superior Court against .T. W. Parkins, to show cause why Rowland Stephenson should not be discharged from custody, and that the question was argued at some length on Mowsky, and the discus sion further postponed for one day to allow the plaintiff time to procure further affidavits. The Court met yesterday at eleven o'clock, all the Judges being present, when the case came up for final de cision. We deem it unnecessary to enter into 4 full detail of the proceedings, as they related chiefly to points of law, but think it sufficient to give a brief outline of the authorities adduced for and against his discharge. It is proper, however, to state that Mr. Parkins's Counsel produced no fur ther affidavits. " The Counsel for Mr. Stephenson founded their application for his discharge upon the principle of the law laid down by Lord Holt, and supported by many subsequent decisions, which they cited, that if a man is wrongfully brought into a jurisdiction, and there lawfully arrested, yet he ought to be dis charged, for no lawful thing, founded on a wrong act, can be supported.' " Mr. Stephenson's Counsel also cited authorities to show that when the original arrest was illegal, all detainers lodged under it were also illegal, and that it was immaterial whether Mr. Parkins had, or had not, any agency in Mr. Stephenson's abduction from Georgia, and bringing him, against his will, into this State. " The Counsel for Mr. Parkins contended that such agency did not appear, and denied that it existed. They further urged that Mr. Parkins, finding the defendant in this city, had a right to commence a suit against him, and cause him to be arrested. " The Court sustained the principles contended for by the defendant's Counsel to the full extent, and decided that as he was brought into this jurisdic tion illegally, he could not be exposed to any arrest whatsoever, and was entitled to the protection of the Court from any subsequent arrest, until a reasonable time had elapsed for his return to the place whence he was abducted. " Chief Justice Jones delivered a very able opi nion, which was fully concurred in by his associates, which we hope to have it in our power, ere long, to lay before the public."—Ncw York Gazette. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING. NEWM ARK ET, Monday Night. The result of the Riddlesworth Stakes this afternoon forcibly recalls to our memory the Two Thousand Guineas Stakes of last year, when the Navarino bubble exploded. Like that impostor, the Luss filly has been kept at the head of the Riddlesworth betting from its commencement, without any other recommendation than the light weight upon her, and the apparent enthusiasm with which she was supported. So wonderful were her performances in private, that a young Baronet (Sir Mark Wood), recently arrived at the posses sion of a very extensive property, was induced to give 2,000 guineas for her,—a price in no degree warranted by her blood, nor did she come from a stable to fetch such a sum, for Mr. Batson's horses have been any thing but fortunate. After all her trials, in which, Navarino-like, she proved her self a flyer, she comes out for the Riddlesworth, and supports our parallel of this race, and the 2,000 guineas stakes, by playing the whipper.in to the other four,—thus reducing herself from 2,000 guineas to little more than as many hundreds. The thing becomes the more palpable from the exceedingly heavy state of the course, which naturally gave an advantage to the light-weighted horses, and for this reason Canvass must be a poor thing. The race does not require any description, for Patron (as Lord Exeter has christened the Augusta colt) had it all his own way, and won easy, although we believe some little difficulty was experienced in getting him off. The Loss filly certainly made an attempt to win, and Robin son did all that good jockeyship could do, but her story was soon told. In short, the race proves, either that Patron is a horse of uncommon merit, or that the other four are very bad indeed. The result puts a snug 1,700/. into Lord Exeter's pocket, and is indicative of the extra ordinary improvement which has lately taken place in his Lordship's stable, which is the strongest in three year olds at Newmarket. Up to the July meeting last year, his Lordship's horses had run very indifferent nags, but Green Mantle's winning the July stakes broke the spell, and since then the stable has acquired a reputation which is evidently on the increase. The fortunate jockey in the above interesting race was George Dockery, who dis played more than usual ability. We forgot to state that at starting they laid 5 to 4 agst Luss, 7 to 2 agst Patron, and 4. to I agst Canvass. The Craven Stakes was one of the finest races ever seen at Newmarket, being equally remarkable for its severity and the admirable jocke y ship it called into play.— Amphiou, Fleur•de-Lis, and Zinganee, were together till within a few yards of home, when Zinganee and the mare made a tremendous effort for the stakes. Chifney, however, who was on Zinganee, by that terrific rush for which he is so remarkable, absolutely lifted his horse in front, and won by a bare head. It was one of the most brilliant thi ngs we ever witnessed, and all who saw it allow that the mare has lost no credit by her defeat. The odds were 11 to 8 agst her, 5 to 2 agst Zinganee, and 4to 1 apt Amphion. For the Handicap, the odds were 5 to 2 agst Theresa. The following races were not decided in time for our express : - Match for 500 sovs. h. ft. Bst. 71b. each. R.M.— Mr. Pettit's Rosary, by Waverley or Tramp, beat Mr. Hunter's c. by Gustavus--Peablossom. Wun in high style by two lengths. Sweepstakes of 200 sovs. h. ft. ; colts, Bst. 51)s. ; fillies, Bst. 21b. D.M. Mr. Dilly's Windrush, by Whalebone Lord Wharncliffe's c. by Whisker—Octaviana Mr. Dilly's Xeuxia, by Reubens :3 Duke of - Grafton's Artist, by Ernihull. ' I) Lord Exeter's c. by Phantom—Ada Mr. Rogers's c. Bazaar, by Tiresias Lord avendish's Brother to Sontag Mr. Nowell's c. by Phantom—Sister to Election...— paid Only three placed ; 7t04 on the winner. Won cleverly. Sweepstakes of 100 toys. each, h. ft. for fillies, Sst. 51b. T. Y. C. Mr. Payne's Paulina, by Moses—Quadrille Mr. So' li•erby's Impudence, by Tiresias—Bronze . Duke of Grafton's Lyric, by Merlin—Piquet Duke of Richmond's Estrelle, by Blacklock 4 Mr. Wilson's, by Cervantes—Juggler's dam Two paid ; 2 to 1 on Paulina. Match for 200 soya. h. ft. Sat. 51b. each. D.M.— Mr. Greville's Mohican beat the Duke of Grafton's Dea con. 5t02 on the loser. Virgin Stakes.—Flirt, who walked over for this Stakes, entered as Mr. Petre's, is the property of Mr. Irby. Betting.—The following state of the odds up to the close this night, will show some highly important changes : OAMANDS. 3 to 1 agst Toso 5 to I at Stumps I 3 to 1 agst Jenkins 5 to I agst Rapid Rhone 10 to I agst Maecenas. CLA RET. 2 to 1 agst Rough Robin 3!;, to 1 agst Zinganee. DERBY. to I agst Patron (Augusta) 114 to 1 agst M o rris Dancer I to 1 agst Camel IS to 1 agst Windrush I to 1 agst Espagnolle 12 to I agst Canvass 40 to 1 agst Luss. The others are not much tidked of, the betting being chiefly in the first three or four of the above. OAKS. _ _ Even on Cadland 6 to 1 agst Green Mantle 5 to I agst Varna 7 to 1 agst Paulina (Quadrille) 10 to 1 agst Clotilde. BT. LEGER. 9to 4 agst Itowton 25 to 1 agst Lady Sarah 0 to 1 agst Voltaire 1000 to 30 agst Minster 15 to 1 agst Pilgrim 1000 to 25 agst St. Nicholas 18 to 1 agst Wodenblock 1000 to 25 agst Troubadour 20 to 1 agst Stotforth 1000 to '25 agst Nicanor. Thursday's Races. Lord Orford's Scheik will walk over for the 200 sove reigns' sweepstakes, in which he is engaged against Semi ramis and Apollonia. Mr. Nowell's Rosanne colt pays for the 300 sovereign Produce Stakes. Mr. Houlds worth's Terror has paid for the Claret. Friday's Races. Lord Exeter's Ada colt receives in the 200 sovereign stakes. The tuatch (no day mentioned) between Lord Exeter's Augusta f. and Mr. Greville's I. is off by consent. The Jockey Club dinner was numerously attended this evening. There were several private dinner parties. Fixtures for Wednesday. Filly Sweepstakes of 100 sues. each, b. ft. (No weight mentioned.) Lord Catrendish's ; by t;odolphi.il-13arrossa Lord ApsOn'4, TrtMv—Pnie Mr. Rash's ch. he Phantom—Discord Mr. Rogers's, by . Tiresias—Scratch Sweepstakes of 200 soss..each,h. ft. for colts, by untried stallions, Sst. 41b. 1111 i. Mr. Greville's Vortigern, by ErailitisßoWena Lord G, Cavendish's ' by ('citlolpiiin—Espagnolle I,ord W a r w i c k' s, by Centaur—Niobe j r urd Eketer's, by Sultan—Athenian's darn Diike of Grafton's Deacon, by Centaur Sweepstakes of 100 sous. each, b. ft. for fillies, Sst. 411) R. Al. Mr. R. Wilson's, by Hedley—Charlotte Mr. Rogers's Francine, by Tiresiat—Corinne Lord Exeter's Green Mantle, by Sultan Lord Wharncliffe's, by Whisker—Calypso Duke of Grafton's Lyric, by Merlin Mr. Nowell's br. by Walton—Brown Duchess, pays forfeit. Sweepstakes of 100 sous. each, h. ft. for fillies, Bst. '7lb, D. AI. Mr. Thornhill's, by Sam—.Murei Mr. Greville's Faocy Duke of Grafton's Grin has paid. Match for 100 sovs. b. ft.—Mr. Weatherley's Tokay, Est. 71b. agst Mr. G. Edwards's Glory, 7st. 111 b. A.F. Match for 100 sovs. h. ft. Sat. 41b. each. R.M.— Lord \Ternlam's Laurestinus, agst Lord Southampton's brother to Urganda. A Plate of 50 sovs. for 2,3, and 4-yr-old. T. Y. C. Tuesday Evening. Sweepstakes of 200 sovs. h. fr. colts Bst. 71b., fillies Sst. JIM. Duke of Richmond's Scimetar Lord Orford's Tancreda 2 Won by a length. One paid. Sweepstakes of 100 sous : h. ft. colts Sst. 71b., fillies Bsl 31b. 11.31. Mr. Rush's c. by Tiresias—Rhoda 1 Mr. Newton's f. by Tiresias—Brillante Mr. Stonehewer's Chiron Won by a length. Sweepstakes of 100 cove. each, h. ft. for colts Sst. 71b, R.M. (Six subs.) Mr. Payne's hl. c. by Walton—Doll Tearshect Duke of Portland's c. by Abjer—Pledge . . Mr. Stonehcwer's The Lion 3 Mr. Rogers's St. Laurence Won by a neck. Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. h. ft. for fillies, Bst. 41b. ILIV (Six subs.) Mr. Udny's Lady Emily, by Erailius Mr. Payne's Jungfrau Mr. Dilly's Canary, by Woful 3 Won by a length. Sweepstakes of 100 soya. h. ft. for fillies Sat. 71b. (Six subs.) Mr. Batson's 1). 1. Seraph, by Phantom 1 Lord Orford's Emilina Mr. Shard's Little Ecstacy Mr. Payne's, by Walton—Johanna Southcote Won by two lengths. Sweepstakes of 200 sous. each, h. ft. D.M. (Three subs., Lord Orford's Scheik Sir J. Shelley's br. by Centaur 9 Won by a length. Sweepstakes of 200 Wl's. h. ft. colts Sat. 71b., fillies, Sat. -'• 31b. Mr. Vansittart's Magawiska Lord Wharnclifle's Vortigern 2 Lord Orford's Emilina Won by two lengths. _ _ Match for 100 sovs. h. ft.—Lord J. Fitzroy's Lancas ;rian received from Mr. Bacon's Paul Jones. The Oatlands of 50 am's. each, h. ft. D.I. Mr. Rush's Jenkins, 3 yrs 1 Mr. Robert's Locket, 3 yrs Lord Sefton's Souvenir, •S yrs Mr. Irby's Toso, 4 yrs 4 Won by half a length. Sweepstakes of 100 soya. Is. ft. for colts Sat. 71b., and fillies Sst. 216. D.I. (Nine subs.) Mr. Thornhill's Mariner Duke of Grafton's Omen Won by a length. RACES T Bath Spring April 28 Durham 3O Newmarket Ist Spring... May 4 Chester 4 Hambletion 5 Clifton and Brist.,l l2 St. Alban's '3 Newmarket 2d Spring Liverpool - Sr' 0 COME. Preston July 14 Wells l5 Cheltenham 21 Bibury 22 Stamford 22 Taunton 23 Knutsford IBrighton 29 York August Meeting... Aug 3 „, - York Spring Meeting 25 Oxford 4 Epsom June 2 Derby 4 Beverley South Shields S Wolverhampton 12 Manchester lO Worcester lB Ascot Hest!) Newton l7 Stourbridge '2s . Kendal 23 Warwick Sept. 2 Haigh Park (Leeds) 24. Lichfield Buxton 24 Northampton Stockbridge '2s Leicester 9 Tenbury 25 Doncaster l4 Ascot Second Meeting 30 Shrewsbury l5 Lancaster 30 Carlisle 22 Ludlow July 1 Walsall 23 Rochdale Newcastle 6 Lincoln 23 Ipswich 7 Newmarket Ist 0ct0ber....... 28 Liverpool 7 Richmond 29 Bath and Bristol fi Newmarket 2d October... Oct. 12 Newmarket July Meeting FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. CHANGES. Lord and Lady Maryborough, from their house in Saville street, for their seat, Fern Hill, Windsor • Viscountess Hain!). den, from her h ouse i n Green-street, Grosvenor-square, for Paris; Lady Riversdale, from the London Hotel, Albemarle street, for Taplow House, Berks ; Sir William Houston, B art. from his house i n Y or k -street, St. - James's, for the Royal Lodge, Windsor • Major Bedingfield , from Chesterfield, for Maid stone ; Captain fiutchinson, from I'aris to Bath ; Mr. and Mrs. Hard wicke, for Bright on ; Captain Maxwell, from Salisbu ry , for Maidstone; Mr. and Mrs. Bolton, from Chester for Bath ; Mr. and Mrs. Villiers, from Sidmouth, in Devonshire, for Bath ; Mrs. and Miss Latimer, from Devizes, for Brighton ; :Miss Cas: well, from Sussex, to Dayies-street, Berkeley-square; the Duke and Duchess of Athol] and family, from their house in St. James's-square, for their scat in Scotland; Lord and Lady Grantham, from their house in St. James's-square, for Brighton ; the Earl of Dartmouth, for Birmingham ; Lord De Clifford, from Symmons's Hotel (late Jordan's), St. James's-street, for his seat, King's Weston, near Bristol ; Countess De Grey, from her house in St. James's-square, for her seat, Putney Heath ; Captain and Mrs. Forbes, from Brook-street, for Newmarket ; Hon. Captain and Mrs. Blackwell, from Mivart's Hotel, for the Continent. ARRIVALS. Captain It. Jebb, in Brook-street, from Bath ; Mr. and Mrs. Browning, at their house in Welbeck-street ; Capt. Wellesley Ashe, at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street, from Bath ; Lieut.- Colonel O'ReAly, the Duchess of Roxburgh, and her son (the Duke of Roxburgh), at ditto, from Windsor; Lord Dormer, at ditto, from Hants ; Mr. and Mrs. Summers, at ditto, from York shire ; Mr. and Mrs. Sampson, at Kirkham's Hotel, Lower Brook street, from the Continent ; the Rev. G. Chetwood, at ditto, from Gloucestershire ; the Itev. J. Ripling, at ditto, from Berks ; Lord Waldegrave, at Mivart's Hotel, Lower Brook and Davies-streets, from Paris ; Mrs. and Miss Clayton, at ditto, from Warwickshire ; J. Dauncey, Esq. at ditto, from Northampton ; the Rev. W. Spencer, at ditto, from Oxford. His MAJESTY took an airing in an open carriage on Monday afternoon, in Windsor Great Park, and inspected the progress made in the formation of a road in the vicinity of the Long Walk, under the superintendenc of Mr. APAnAm. The Duke and Duchess of SAXE WEIMAR areshortly expected to arrive in town, on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of CLARENCE. Their Serene Highnesses were expected to leave Ghent on Monday. A steam-vessel, with some of the Household of the Duke and Duchess of CLARENCE on board, has been sent to bring their Serene Highnesses to this country. The Princess AUGUSTA, the Princess SOPHIA, and the Duchess of GLOUCESTER, took an airing together on Monday, in a carriage, and paid a visit to the Earl and Countess of HARCOURT, at Mr. GREENWOOD'S Villa, at Brompton. An Italian messenger arrived in town yester day morning, with despatches from Sir FREDERacK ADAM, the Lord High Commissioner of the loni in Islands, for Sir GEORGE Mukt.D.AY. The messenger also brought despatches for the Foreign Office, and from Sir PULTENEY MAL coL3I, the Commander of the naval force in the Medi terranean, for the Admiralty. The messenger performed the journey from Ancona in eight days. BIRTH.--This morning, in Dover -street, Piccadilly, the lady of Dr. PARIS, of a daughter. BIRTIL—On Easter Sunday, at the Coun tess Dowager of Howrit ' s, Dublin, the Viscountess DUN. , GanvaN of a son and heir. The Rev. Mr. Fox, a clergyman of the esta blished church, and the Rev. Mr. M'HuGH, a Catholic clergyman, cu-operated lately in a manner worthy of their sacred calling, in a successful effort to prevent a collision of rival factions in Kinawly. A statement of the fact having been made to the Duke OF NORTHUMBERLAND, his Grace, to manifest his sense of the judicious and be coming conduct of Mr. Fox, was pleased to make that gentleman one of his chaplains, and in point of fact, he has, we understand, officiated in that capacity at Dublin Castle. His Grace could not confer a similar distinction upon the Rev. Mr. M'lluuu, but with a taste and tact becoming his high rank and station, lie ordered his private Secretary, ARcnDrAcON SINGLETON, to write a letter of acknowledgment to that Rev. Clergyman, and to transmit him, at the same time, as a further token of his Grace's approbation, the most expensive set of books which could be found at Mauxitri's.—Dublin Morning Registir. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL, EXTRAORDINARY ATTEMPT AT ROBBERY.-Yesterday Ann IT'illsdn, a young woman, only eighteen by her own reckoning, dres , ed in a black bonnet and clean yellow gown, except which the constable who searched her du dared she had scarcely any other covering, was charged before Sir PETER LAURIE, with breaking a square of glass in the shop-window of Mr. Fredsham, watch and chro nometer-maker, Gracechurch-street, and attempting to steal therefrom au armful of watches. The examination took place about one o'clock, and Mr. Frodsham stated that, about an hour previously, be was standing inside his counter, when he suddenly heard some glass broken. He looked around to ascertain where the accident took place, when, said the complainant, "I was absolutely petrified to behold one of the squares in the shop window completely broken in ; the prisoner standing at it ; one hand thrust in, and she helping herself to a whole armful of my watches, as deliberately as if she were at work at her own property. When I recovered myself I hallooed to her, at the same time making my way as fast as pos sible outside the counter. At hearing my voice she let go a handful of the watches, and walked away. I followed her, and overtook her within a few yards of the door, for she proceeded up the street as cool and as slew as if she had been engaged in the most pious work in the world, and when I stopped her I found two of my watches in her hands." The worthy Alderman seemed almost as much asto nished as the chronometer-maker at an attempt to rob a shop in the open day, by dashing in a square of glass, and especially in Gracechurch_street, at present thronged by the fair-goinggentry. He proceeded to put some questions to her, when the following dialogue took place, which she went through with the most sullen and dogged composure imaginable : Sir P. LAURIE—How do you get your living? Pri soner—By thieving ! • Sir P. LAURIE—How long have you adopted that pro fession ? Prisoner—About two years—it may be three. I can't be particular. Sir P. LAURIE-You must have associates. Who are they? . - Prisoner—No; I work by myself. Sir. P. LAURIE-Where do you reside? Prisoner—l have no settled place of reaidence. Sir P. LAURIE-Where did you sleep last night ? Pri soner—That does not concern you to know. Sir P. LAURIE-Where were you born ? Prisoner—l n London. Sir P. LauatE—Have you any parents or friends? Prisoner—None; they are a!I dead. Sir P. LauntE—What did you intend to do with the watches ? Prisoner—To sell them. Sir P. LAURIE-Where? Prisoner—You slia'nt know :hat. Sir P. LAURIE—Did you break the window ? Pri soner—Certainly. How could I come at the watches else ? Sir P. L!►URIE—Do you like thieving? Prisoner—lt makes no odds to you whether I do or not. Sir P. LAURIE—I shall commit you to Newgate. Were you ever there ? Prisoner—Never ; but I don't care what you do with me. It was suggested to Sir PETER that the prisoner might be insane, but, except that the desperate character of the attempt may be construed into insanity, there was nothing in the priso:ler's manner to sanction the supposition. She was fully committed, and Sir PETER observed, that there would be opportunity enough between her committal and the next sessions to ascertain if her mind was affected. BO W-STEEET. Yesterday a dirty ill-looking fellow, named John Foty, was charged by Groom, a street-keeper of St. Martin's, with having wilfully cut the silk cloak of a lady named Walgrave, in Cranborne•alley. Mrs. Amelia Walgrave stated that the cloak produced was her property. It cost her three guineas, and was very little the worse for wear. On Monday evening, about eight o'clock, she was passing through Cranborne-alley, when she was told that a man had cut her cloak, and iu a few moments the prisoner was taken into custody. George Rogers said he was passing through Cranborne alley about the time mentioned, when he observed the prisoner following Mrs. Walgrave and the lady who was in her company. He watched the prisoner, and saw him take the lady's cloak in one hand and cut it with a pair of scissors which he held in the other. He immediately ac (painted the lady with the circumstance, and then pursued the prisoner and took bins into custody. Mr. MINSMILL was at a loss to know what motive could have induced the prisoner to commit an act so wan ton and mischievous. The prisoner denied the charge, and said he was a poor tailor just dropped into London to look for a little work to earn an honest penny. He was on his way, he said, to a house of call for tailors in the neighbourhood of the Hay market, when he was taken into custody on a charge that was quite groundless. Groom, the constable, stated that he had frequently ob served the prisoner following well-dressed females, both in Cranborne-alley and St. Martin's-court. He thought that his object had been to beg charity. Groom then produced a pair of scissors which he took from the prisoner, who endeavoured to conceal them in the sleeve of his coat. Mr. MiNsirutr. ordered the prisoner to pay 14s. on ac count of the damage, and in default of payment he was sent to hard labour in the House of Correction for two calendar months, agreeably to the 7th and Bth of Geo IV. cap 4. Previous to the passing of this amended Act the offence was transportable, a tailor under similar circum stances was sent to Botany-bay for seven years, for wilfully cutting the dress of a female at Bartholomew-fair a short time ago. THE EMERALD Ibtal.—We deem it right to correct an error made by our reporter in his statement of what took place on Tuesday last at Bow-street, before Mr. Halls, respecting the possession of an emerald ring. Mr. Levy, sen. was not present at that examination, and the observation imputed to him was made by a friend of his family. It is right also that w e supp l y w h at our reporter unintentionally omitted—namely, the words used by Mr. Halls, the Magistrate, when Mr. Neutnegen expressed his wish or intention to prefer a charge of felony against young Mr. Levy; they were these—" I think there is no pretence whatever for snch a charge, as in my opinion the Levy's have satisfactorily accounted for the ring found in their possession, and I must say that throughout the busi ness I have not seen any thing to justify a charge, or the colour of a charge, against any of the Levy family." MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Sir GEORGE FARRANT was yesterday privately occupied in a further investigation of the circumstances attending a robbery committed on Friday night last, at the house of Sir William Beechy, No. 18, Harley -street. The property stolen consisted chiefly of plate of consider able value, and the person On whom suspicion rested was a footman in Sir William's service, a young man of the name of Alexander Finlayson, who underwent a long exami nation on Saturday before the same Magistrate. It appeared in evidence, that on the evening of the rob bery; Lady Beechy gave the prisoner leave to go out for his own amusement. Schofield, an officer, was employed to investigate the business, and he found reason to suspect Finlayson, who was taken into custody and conveyed to this office. When before the Magistrates, his answers to the questions put to him were reserved and evasive. Ile refused to tell where he had been when out, or to give any account of himself, or the persons with whom he is connected. Ile was re manded for further examination on Friday next. 111 AltYLEBONE. CoMaloN INroßmEtts.—Y --- esterTlay the " Head of the Gang" was completely defeated before Messrs. GRIFFITH and HossaNs. It was the time appeinted for hearing charges laid by Johnson, against seven respectable licensed victuallers, for selling exciseable liquors on Good Friday during the hours of divine service. The informations were laid under the 9th of George IV., cap. 61, and it was agreed that the witnesses belong ing to each case should not be present until their evidence was required. The evidence produced against the de fendants was given by John Foster, of 11, Bull-street, St. Luke's, a young man who described himself to be ae in former's witness, In five cases the evidence of the informer was so decid edly contradicted, that the Magistrates immediately dis missed it, mid refused to hear the remaining cases ; and Mr. HoslaNs told Johnson it would not be in his power to receive any more informations to be supported by that witness, pointing to Foster. WORSHIP-STREET. On Monday evening and yesterday an inquiry took place before Mr. BROUGIITON, bethre whom Dennis Sid limn, an Irishman, was charged with stabbing Ellen Sul livan, his wife. The prisoner was taken into custody about two o'clock on Sunday, at his lodgings in Turk's-head-court, Golden lane, by Fordham and Hands, constables of St. Luke's parish, who found the whole place in uproar in conse quence of what had taken place. The woman had then been conveyed to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, and was pronounced by the surgeons to be in a dangerous state. It appeared that she had received a deep wound in the left breast. It appeared from the evidence of a man named Connor, a pauper i❑ St. Luke's work-house, that on Sunday he was invited to dine with the prisoner, between whom and his wife, who had just come home from chapel drunk, as It waS stated, a quarrel took place. The prisoner I attempted to t urn ou t a woman w h o h a d accom p an i e d his wife home, and in the course of the scuffle the wound was inflicted. The witness stated that he lifted the wile from the ground after she had fallen, and found her wounded in the breast hod bleeding profusely. She loni in her bosom the broken phial produced, in which she boa! brought I,othe a supply of " holy water," to keep in the house, as customary with persons of the Catholic religion. The officers produced a case-knife, which had heen found on a bed in the room. It was stated to have been bloody when first discovered, but was not secured in that state, and when produced to the Magistrate was free from blood. The prisoner said he had no knowledge of what took place, and it appears that he was intoxicated at the time. Fordham stated yesterday, that the nurse of the hospital ward, in which the patient was lying, assured him that she was not in liquof when brought these. The patient her. self told him that her husband threw the knife at her, and she said that she wished never to hear of him again. The prisoner W 0,9 remanded for further examination. UNION-HALL. Foster, the man who has been in custody for some time, charged with having a plurality of wives, was brought up again for examination. He was remanded on the last occasion for the purpose of obtaining the evidence of a material witness, the daughter of his second wife, to pore his identity. This lady yesterday attended, and on being sworn exhibited the greatest possible reluctance in giving her testimony. She admitted that she was present at her mother's marriage to Mr. Fester, nine years ago, at which time she (witness) was 18 years of age ; and al though she resided for nine months afterwards, yet she could not now say whether the prisoner was the person to whom her mother was married. She admitted, however, that she cailed on her mother at the sign of the Champion, the house kept by Mr. Foster, but could not say whether the prisoner was the man. This link, however, in the chain of evidence, was supplied by the chief constable, who proved that the prisoner was landlord at the house in question at the period alluded to. A solicitor, tvho attended on the part of the prisoner, said that the lady who had just represented she was mar -1 ied to the prisoner, had another husband now alive, named Cox. The assertion, however, was contradicted by the lady referred to, who stated that her former husband died at Madeira 16 years ago. She added, that she had every reason to believe that the prisoner had married another lady previously, who was still in the land of the living. The young lady to whom the prisoner was recently mar ried stated, that soon after her marriage with the prisoner he introduced a lady into the house, whom he called a housekeeper : this person she (the witness) was convinced was another of his wives ; for one day, while looking over his papers, the witness discovered a will in the hand-writ ing of the prisoner, bequeathing all his property to the said housekeeper, in the event of his decease. The Magistrate having been informed the " house keeper" was to be found, again remanded the prisoner. PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE. PARIS, APRIL 17.—1 t appears that there was a settled design for not allowing the discus sion of the two laws which have been so hastily withdrawn to come to a conclusion. They were introduced solely to flatter the wishes of the pro vinces, to avoid the appearance of performing a mere farce in getting them prepared by the six months' labours of a Royal Commission, and to make at least a show of keeping the pro mises made in the speech from the Throne at the opening of the session. The whole affair is only a solemn mystification, the consequences of which may yet be serious. In the mean time it ought to be remarked, that these import ant law projects, the importance of which has however been exaggerated, were never laid be. fore the Council of State. It was anticipated that the discussion would expose the faults of the law projects, the adoption of which was ex pected, but the abandoament of which was to be justified by- the first difficulties opposed to them by the Chamber. The debates have now changed their colour. Resentment and distrust have succeeded to those favourable dispositions which it was heretofore prudent and advantageous to cultivate. It ap pears that the party seks to depart more and more from the course which the elections of 1827 traced out for public affairs. The other day our Ministers published a list of 55 honorary gentle men of the King's Chamber, all of whom arc marked by that line of opinion which is far from being the prevailing one in society. This Court distinction is certainly, in itself, not of much im portance, but in the present circumstances such a choice of persons gives rise to serious reflections. Among them we perceive a Baron Saillard, the son-in-law of the Count de Portales, keeper of the Seals, a gentleman of very obscure origin, and whose father and brother have been bank- rupts. On Sunday evening, when the Court played at cards, the Marquis de Boissiere, an old Yen dean chief, distinguished for the vehemence of his anti-national opinions, was selected by the Dauphiness for her partner at whist. This favour, shown to one of the most furious opponents of the withdrawn laws, did not fail to be observed and felt. Thus, then, for the sake of avoiding to do what would have been at once easy, becoming, and just, the finest opportunity which has pre sented itself these fifteen years, for reconciling parties and planting the Royal standard in the midst of the nation, has been lost. Some pretend that the irritation manifested on the part of the Court is specially caused by the electi-m of General Clause' by the Electoral College of Rhetel. General Clause! was one of the officers of the Imperial army, and it was he who obliged the Dauphiness, then Duchess of Angouleme, to quit Bordeaux in the month of March, 1815. However, those who affect to be best informed on the subject, assert that this Princess, sensible of the attentions which the General had paid her, addressed to him a letter written with her own hand, assuring him of her protection under any circumstances in which it might be needful. If the first reason assigned for the irritation of the Court be the real one, it would unfortunately appear, that a feeling of re sentment, which length of time ought to weaken and obliterate, had for a very long peried been cherished and encouraged. The very few persons who still remain at tached to the Ministry, affirm that matters will be arranged much better than it is generally sup posed, and that the future good conduct of the Ministry will cause to be forgotten a proceeding deserving of condemnation by all wise and pa triotic men. A report is spread that a Royal ordinance is being prepared for the purpose of effecting what the Chamber shewed itself un willing to effect, by refusing to join in the adop tion of projects which it considered improper. I cannot believe that this course will be adopted, for the ordinance ill such case, will not possess the necessary authority and legality. A piquant anecdote is related in the political circles. It is said that M. Le Vicomte de Mar tignac, in order to remove from himself the odium of keeping from a part in the Administra tion of the country those men whom the public voice and their own merits demand should form part of the Government, endeavours to make it understood that the obstacle rests not in him, but in a much higher quarter. He laments the circumstance—he hopes fbr a change—he is in clined to hope so. Time will remove all the obstacles, and will assuredly expose all this trickery. The Count de St. Aulaire, who has become pu h t i i c e h s. had T i r t e e t u A r i n i e u d is by the death o f hi s f a th er a M arqu i s an d a P eer of Franc e , not ified to the Ministry his desire to be made P res id ent o f t h e El ectora l C o ll ege w y im re t g o te t t l t i e e d C t l h ia at in t lT e r v of c, D ,u e lti not accede to his wish. This might doubtless have been easily done, but would the King like it The Marquis, it was said, has been so long ss s c e d t e a l i l u lv in placed )la whether in the ranks of th e o p pos i t i on, where he was dis tinguished by his ch aracter an d hi s talents, that Inrntbe eofa suddenly ca)TheMarquis,iifideiiee ca desirous was or was not the fact, requested and obtained an audience of the King. The King received him graciously, and promi se d to remmber the wish of the Marquis to be made President of his Electoral College. A few days afterwards, the King authorised the Duke of Reggio to an nounce to the Marquis of St. Aulaire his nomi nation to the place. The Marquis immediately repaired to the Minister for the purpose of re turning thanks. The Minister, astonished at this proceeding, requested to he informed what it was that occasioned his gratitude. The new Peer replied, " Your recoaamendation of me to his Majesty for the Presidency of the Elec toral College of Verdun."—" N. le Marquis, I. have not recommended you." " Oh, your Ex cellency is surely joking; and I must say that you keep up the part in the most perfect manner, but that will not prevent me from entertaining 'a due feeling of obligation towards you."—" I am s2riously in earnest." " Are you, then, not jest ing ?''—" By no means." " The King has, nevertheless, informed nte, through the Duke of Reggio, of my appointment ; and that this fa vour has been conferred on me only through your intercession, I am the more convined, since your Excellency has not allowed me to remain ignorant of the unpleasant objections which the King entertained towards me.' The Minister, overwhelmed with surprise and embarrassment, was unable to collect more than a few vague and disconnected expressions of congratulation. The report respecting a change of the 'Mi nistry becomes every day weaker ; excepting that it is still maintained that the Comte de Rayne val might very possibly accept of office before the arrival of M. de Chateaubriand, who is about to quit Rome for Paris, if he be not al ready on his way. BLit in our country, where the mode is so variable and fugitive, M. de Chateaubriand is no longer the saint of the day. The Journal des Debats, which used to be his tripod, now utters only inarticulate sounds. It is said that M. de Rayneval is to be suc ceeded in his office of Ambassador of Switzer land, by M. de Gabriac, formerly Minister Pleni potentiary at Brazil.—Times. EXERTIONS on BEHALF of the SPITAL- FIELDS WEAVERS. The Lord Mayor received the following note from the Marquis of Cleveland, which will be read by the friends of liberality with great satisfaction, and will, it is hoped, be followed by many communications of the same kind : " Cleveland House. " My Lord,—Having observed an advertisement of a concert to be held at Guildhall, under your Lordship's patronage, for the benefit of the distress. ed but deserving and meritorious class of our fellow subjects, the Spitalfields Weavers, I regret that ruy health will not allow me to attend. " I therefore request the favour of your Lord ship to convey to the Committee fcr conducting the Spitalfields Relief Fund, a further subscription, which I now beg leave to enclose. " The very patriotic and meritorious exertions of his Majesty's Government, so happily carried into effect by an Act of the Legislature, to afford good fellowship and tranquillity to 7,000,000 of our fel low•subjects, evinces the strongest proof, that what ever public measures can be consistently and bone fically adopted to the relief of the partial distress in the country, with due consideration to the public interest, arc certain to meet with the attention of a Prime Minister so vigilant as the present, and so indefatigable in his exertions for the benefit of his country, a Secretary of State for the home Depart ment so devoted to the prosperity of time umpire, and a Government so worthy of confidence and sup port.--I have the honour to be,. your Lordship's very obedient servant, " CLEVELAND." It is in contemplation to blend a great deal of the music of the Messiah with the concert music with which the public ear is to be delighted on the 2d of May. This change was suggested by the know ledge of the fact, that at that period the town tciil be tilled with Dissenters, and the mixture would, in a great measure, do away with the comparative levity of the usual plan of concerts. The number of persons whom the Committee are now drily re lieving, amount, we are given to understand, to up wards of 20,000. The letter cf the Marquis of Cleveland, which enclosed a cheque for 500/., has received the most unqualified admiration. The wife of the celebrated HUMBOLDT died a few days ago ; she accompanied her husband in most of his journeys. BALLOON ASCENT.—Mr. GREEN made another ascent in his balloon, accompanied by two friends, on Monday evening, from the Jamaica Tea Gardens, Ber mondsey, for the amusement of the " motley group" on their way to Greenwich Fair. Mr. GREEN ascended a few minutes after six o'clock ; the balloon took a north easterly direction, and, there being little wind, it was visible to the naked eye for nearly twenty minutes. Those persons who had assembled in Greenwich Park had a de lightful view as it passed. TIIE ESSEX INCENDIARIES.--The iniqui tous gang of incendiaries who have been the cause of so many destructive fires at Witham and its vicinity, have at length, after much exertion and inquiry, been discovered, and the greater number of them taken into custody. On Saturday last five of thorn, against whom the evidence, though circumstantial, is said to be most conclusive, were conveyed to Chelmsford iu post-chaises, and deposited in the Old Gaol. The person who has hitherto beets in cus tody has been the instrument of their apprehension, and will, it is supposed, be permitted to become an evidence for the Crown. SINGULAR ACCIDENT.—A youth, named JAMES RiDEIL, who resides at 23, poster's-buildinp, Whitecross-street, has been suffering for a week past froln the effects of au extraordinary accident. On Wednesday last, while trying a bird-call, he unfortunately swallowed it. The instrument, made of tin, snick/in his throat, and with each respiration sent forth a whistling sound. The poor boy was for some hours in danger of suffocation; but at length a surgeon, who found it impossible to. ex tricate the bird-call, removed it from the windpipe to, a lower position. The instilment is still in the body, fre. quently occasioning acute suffering to the unhal.py youth. FIRE.—An alarming fire broke out about nine o'clock on Monday night on the premises of Messrs. AUSTIN and Co., wine -merchants, in Botolph-street. The flames soon communicated to the premises, of Messrs. LOWELL, and to those of Messrs. BELL and Sons, orange merchants, in Pudding-lane. From the very confined nature of the houses in the rear of Messrs. LowEi.r.'s premises, it was thought the destruction of property:mist have been much more considerable than it has been. Great difficulty was experienced in bringing the engine to play. Pipes were carried through the hall, and various means resorted to to quell the flames, but it was not until Messrs. LowELL's. back premises had been reduced to a heap of ruins that there seemed any prospect of getting the fire under. The inhabitants of the surrounding houses began to remove their goods, but so dense was the smoke that but little property was saved from the Mouses which have been destroyed, The fronts of Messrs. Low- ELL'S and BELL'S premises are standing, and the furniture in the first and second floors of the former is now being removed, not much injured. The stock of Messrs. Low- Ell. is all destroyed, anti the total loss must be very great, There were no lives lost