The Sun. — London, England, 1829-06-17 00:00:00

factories now at work amounts to more than a hundred, and that the quantity of sugar which they produced in the course of last year exceeded four millions of kilogrammes (about eight mil lions of pounds) or about a twelfth part of the consumption of France. This is no doubt a small quantity compared with the importations of Great Britain from her West India Colonies (amounting to about 400,000,0001b5. annually), but considering that it is a new manufacture, it bears a great proportion to the consumption of a country like France, where the use of sugar is not so universally spread among the lower classes. Nor would even the relative quantity appear of great moment, unless the manufacture were new and extending. But, on the opinion of the same parties, who gave evidence as to the present success of its manufacture, its pros perity is increasing, the machinery employed will soon be doubled, and, the quantity of sugar made from the beet-root next year may be cal culated at 10,000,000 of kilogrammes, or about 20,000,0001b5. In every one of the existing factories one apprentice is employed, and in se veral from 10 to 15, whose knowledge may afterwards enable them to erect and to superintend new establishments. It is calculated by some of the witnesses that if the present system of protection is continued, and if the beet-root ma nufactory increases at the rate which has been witnessed within the last four years, in five or six years more France will be able to prepare within her own territory all the sugar which she consumes. Nor does it appear that the protec tion against foreign competition, by Custom house duties, would either require to be very high, or to be indefinitely continued. Accord ing to the present rate of expence in cul tivating the plant and manufacturing the sugar, a pound of the latter may be sold at about 3d., and afford a profit to the manufacturer. An intelligent witness examined on the question, whether the expenses of production might not be materially diminished, replied that he saw so many imperfections at present both in the cul ture of the root, and in the preparation of the extract, as to be convinced that when all the im provements of which both were susceptible were carried into execution, beet-root sugar might be sold for 30 centimes• (three-pence) the kilo gramme, or about three-halfpence the pound. Another witness stated that if the domestic ma nufacture continued to receive such improve ments .as it had done within the last few years, he would. state his conviction that in ten years it could support a competition on equal terms with the sugar of the colonies. These facts must excite the surprise, if not the alarm, of the West India.colonies connected with both coun tries: What a reduction in the price of this sugar, from 3s. to 3d. the kilogramme! In the petition from the West India planters and colo nial merchants of London, presented towards the close of last session by Mr. Pallmer, we find it stated as a subject of complaint, that while the average price of sugar during the year had been 635. the cwt. the Government duty was 275., leaving only 365. for the expense of cultivation and the transport of the article to Europe. Though the duty, therefore, were en tirely withdrawn, the price of West India sugar at that rate would amount to more than 31d. a pound, or more than double the price at which the French manufacturers of beet-root sugar ex pect to be able to sell that article after a few years of experience and improvement. Happily for our West India interest they see no rivals at home ; they need have no apprehensions except from a class of growers at more than twice their distance from England, and they are even pro tected against these Asiatic competitors, by a duty of 10s. a cwt. above their own. Should the beet-root manufacture prosper and extend, France may bid farewell to her colonies, to her colonial marine, and to slave-labour.—/bid. The first Report of the Commissioners on the Law Of Real Property has been distributed. The law of real property itself seems to them to re quire very few essential alterations ; " but a view of the law respecting the transfer of real pro perty suggests remarks of a different nature. It appears .to us that the modes by which estates and interests in real property are created, trans ferred, and secured, are exceedingly defective, and require many important alterations." In this first Report they give the conclusions they have formed upon the several detached subjects of Inheritance, Dower, Gurtesy, Fines, and Recoveries, and Prescription and the Statutes of Limitation. They explain the leading con siderations that influenced them in their deli berations, and subjoin the final result of them in the form of distinct , propositions, " which may assist (they . . say) in the framing of Bills to be introduced into either Howse of Parliament, if any of the measures they suggest should be deemed worthy of being proposed to the Legi slature." That the Alterations suggested by the Commissioners will improve the law in many most important respects, by the substitu tion of direct for circuitous modes of procedure, is sufficiently obvious. The objection to their labours, we apprehend, is, that these alterations are not carried sufficiently far. They seem to us to be by no means liable tb the charge of ex-. eessive temerity. To take as an instance their okservations respecting a general registry—" No meaSure (they say) has been suggested to us from so many different quarters, or has been so earnestly pressed upon us, as a general registry of deeds ;" and the Commissioners evidently in cline to a registry. But they conjure up, not withstanding, all manner of obstacles to the measure. " We are aware (they say), however, of the numerous and weighty obstacles which present themselves to the establishment of a plan so extensive, and, in order to make it effective„ so novel in this country. The experiments which have been tried in . two English counties and in Ireland have been so imperfect, both in principle and detail, and have been so marred by the doctrine of equitable notice, that they afford no- criterion of the utility of the measure or the means of accomplishing it. We found that information upon this important subject must be sought not merely from the practitioners of English law and from English treatises, NA from Scotland, where a general registry has been long established, which the great boast of the law Alia country, and from the Continental States, in many of which a similar institution has been introduced with more or less success. We have taken steps for obtaining this information in the most authentic shape ; and we should anxiously consider whether the plan can be safely adopted in a country of so great extent as England, where transfers of land are more frequent than in any part of the globe, where the law of real pro perty must ever remain a peculiar and compli cated s3stem, and where the disclosure of pri vate affairs may be dangerous to commercial credit." oow s registry can be dangerous to commercial'eredit is what passes our power of compreheiliion. Without a registry, g man pos sessed 01 propertyomnst'often labour under the discredit caused by the uncertainty as to its being exempt from burdens, while a man with out any property may obtain credit for having what he has not. But this state of things is in jurious to commercial credit. What is wished for is, that a man should receive the credit to which he is entitled, and no more. We can easily conceive, however, if a number of assump tions must not be questioned, and among others that the law of property must ever remain a pe culiar and complicated system, the additional expellee caused by registration may be some ob jection to it. We are glad to find that the Commissioners, among other improvements, re commend the establishment of a Civil Register of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, including all classes and religious professions ; giving the ad ditions, trades, or professions, and residences of the parties.—Morning Chronicle. When the Civil body first evinced its reluc tance to let Parliament into a sight of its ac counts, the Duke of Wellington seemed inclined to afford to them his protection. The Duke, however, with that ready good sense which cha racterises the main of his proceedings, soon gave up this idea, considering, as no doubt he did, that no persons, either in a public or private ca pacity, could have any right to apply for either a loan or a gift from the Government, on account of the deficiency of their own means, without showing how and to what extent that deficiency had arisen. And then, as to the inquisitorial nature of such a proceeding, it was absurd to think of it. Any nobleman or gentleman's steward would have just as much right to com plain of his employer calling for his accounts as the civic body have, who are merely stewards to the great body of freemen of the different compa nies, and to the Parliament, which is the guardian for them all. Besides, a common creditor's bill would open the whole of their accounts to the Court of Chancery, and to every copying clerk em ployed under it. And as for the demand being in quisitorial, why the Property Tax, instituted (as it is again likely enough to do) an inquisition ten times more prying into every man's affairs than this public exposure of public concerns called for. The truth, we have no doubt, is, that the City accounts would, if minutely exa mined, present so much law, so much feasting, jobbing, and favouritism of a hundred different kinds, that no wonder that they who have been prospering under its sunshine should dread the cloud which is calculated to damp all their hopes: • No wonder that they cry out " Shut the door" when the profane eye of Parlia mentary curiosity calls for an exposure. But, the .more odious this exposure is to the whole race of Civic jobbers (its " Stipen. diary Magistrates" among the rest), the more we rejoice at its accomplishment, for the more the common good will be brought about by it. Al ready have fear and trembling fallen upon the ranks which heretofore revelled either in joyful fruition, or scarcely less joyous expectation. All now is sorrow, melancholy, and dismay. The thought that funds must for the future be applied to legitimate purposes which have heretofore, there is-too much reason to fear, been dedicated to purposes quite the reverse, fills the whole tribe of Civic hangers-on with bitter disappointment. And how do they revenge themselves but by angry vituperation against two great and noble coal-owners, to whose disappointment in the way of business they allege that they owe their own ? But what do the public in general care for this ? They know that self-interest is the all-controul ling principle of mankind ; and if, on this occa sion, it has produced a public benefit, why so much the better.--Morning Herald. A rumour was current yesterday that the Ses sion of Parliament would be prolonged until nearly the end of the month, for the purpose of affording the Speaker of the House of Com mons time to issue new writs, in consequence of a partial change of Ministers, calculated to strengthen the Administration of the Duke of Wellington, and to afford greater satisfaction to the country, being expected. The alleged cause is, that the state of Europe is such as to require a stronger and more efficient Ministry to direct the affairs of the State than now exists. Ex pected changes in the law department are also mentioned; but these will, in a great degree, de pend on the re-establishment of the health of the Master of the Rolls, who is so far recovered that his medical attendants have given it as their opinion that he will be enabled to take an airing on horseback in the course of a fortnight.— Morning Advertiser. CANTERBURY, June 13. Having a large supply of foreign samples of Wheat, and a fair quantity of English, together with very fa vourable weather for the Wheat on the land, caused our prices to rule exceedingly dull, and to make sales our fac tors were obliged to submit to Is. to 2s. per quarter re duction. Other Grain a short supply, but without altera tion in value. Wheat, white 69s. to '74s. red Barley, Malting 32s. to 365. Oats B?ans 26s. to 345. Pease 32s. to 335. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. LONDON MARKETS. (From the London New Price Current of yesterday.) SUGAR.—The Sugar Market was exceedingly heavy all act week, and although the supplies were limited, yet the eagerness of the holders to effect sales was so great that a general reduction of Is. per cwt. must be stated ; the low brown descripthms were particularly heavy. The estimated sales last week were only 1,500 hhds. and trs. The stock of West India Muscovades is 1,500 hhds. and trs. more than last year. The delivery for the week is 2,657 hhds. and trs., being 1,180 hhds. and trs. less than on the cor responding week of 1828. The marked falling off in the deliveries, and the very depressed state of the trade last week, attracted the attention of the buyers this morning ; there was a full attendance, and a general anticipation of lower prices. At the conclusion of the Market this after noon the estimated sales were only 600 hhda. and trs. ; the prices were at the reduction we have stated. The Refined Market was very dull last week, but as the stock was very limited, no general reduction in the prices could be stated ; but the anxious sellers had to submit to a de cline of 'id. per cwt. before they could effect sales. The demand for crushed and Bastards has subsided. Molasses were about 6d. lower. The Refined Market remained in a very languid state this afternoon ; the supply of goods, and the demand, appear to be eqnally EAST INDIA Suaaas.—The public sales of Mauritius Sugars last week consisted of about 4,600 bags; the prices again declined Is. per cwt. and the reduction did not facilitate sales ; more than a half of the quantity brought forw,4. - A was taken in, low brown 455. a 475., good to fine 48s. a 405., yellow, 50s. a 525. FoaxIGN Sucaa,„...._The purchases of last week were, fine white Havannah at 4423., mid. to fine yellow, 30s. a 325. ; foe white Pernams averaging 375. ; considerable parcels were sold at these rates. Of 271 chests Havannah, yellow at public sale, fine colour yellow but no stre4gth, only the damaged sold ; one lot damaged fine white 465. By public sale this forenoon 003 chests fine strong white Havannah Sugar sold with briskness 475. a 395. 6d. . . WEST INDIA MOLASSES.—There is little o.lteration in West India Molasses. Coe EE.—There were extensive public sales of Coffee last weeks ; about 4,500 bags East India and Foreign offered, of Wirich only 825 bags St. Domingo and a small parcel fine ord. La • Guayire were taken in, the latter 38s. a 395. ; for St. Domingo there w,e,re f,eyv offers, none for the coloury, and for the pale good ord. only 3rs. ; Batavia faoffee sold in large parcels, chiefly 335. a 345: f 0,7 fair quality; fiumatra 325. a 335. ; good to fine ord. Hatiii'n nab 345. a Sys. sil. About 1,000 casks and bags British Plantation Coffee offered at public sale; all qualities of Jamaica, from fine ord. to fine x4isel. Pqd cs. higher, and appeared in demand, on account of the very low prices ; of the inferior qualities a great proportion was takeu iu . ; the Demerara and Berbice were also languid; the Dorm aiiza sold at late price., but some proportion of the latter was also taken in. The public sales of Coffee this day consisted of 900 bags La Guayra, 109 casks 20 barrels ; 216 bags British Plantation—Demerara , Berbice, Ja maica, and Dominica Coffee; good prd. La Guayra 345. 6d. and 355., fine ord. 365. 6d. and 375. ; the Demerara, Berbice, and Dominica went off at previous prices; a con, siderable proportion taken in ; Jamaica descriptions un- DUBLIN MARKET Ni iTE.—Fai 581 Wheat, per barrel 20 stone Bei e 31 Barley l6 stone 2,800 Oats 14 stonei 7,430 Cwt. 9 stone 694 Oatmeal 11 stone Sold to Rakers only. 5,348 Cwt. Flour lB @I2B 0 21 114 Average price of Wheat and Flour 555. Od. per sack. ?" " n " from 15s, Od. to 225. Od. 8,866 Firsts, from from 235. Od. to 28s. Od. Sales of Do. 7,480 Receipts of Flour, `Thirds, from 7s. Od. to 13s. Od. Frolli 25 0 113 Ali, Jung 1 4ToO e 12. M. P. 35 5% 0 17 0 12 8 15 0 12 0 6 0 11 0 18 0 17 0 28 0 18 0 14 5% PRICE OF BREAD. Quartern Loaf, 41b. 50%. 10d. Hatf-quartern, 21b. GLASGOW MARKETS. (From the Glasgow Herald of Monday.) The transactions in Raw SUGARS have been limited this week ; the sales are only 270 hhds. and tilt. and 100 brls. ; prices, however, are without any variation. A public bale of 100 tierces and 133 bags of St. Lucia COFFEE was attempted today; only 20 tierces and 10 bags of fine ordinary were sold at 525. to 545. ; the other part was withdrawn for want of bidders. _ _ At yesterday's sale of East India articles, 80 bags Black Pepper sold at aid. a 3j-d. ;30 bags Rice 14s. a 14s. 6d. ; 24 cases Arrow Root at 7id. a 10d. ; 13 bales Mocha Coffee 83s. a 87s. ; 31 cases Goat Arabic at 475. a 525. ; and 13 cases Safflower at 655. up to 81s. No sales made in PIMENTO or GINGER. Nothing done in Rum. Jamaica, 16 0. P., 3s. 4d., and i.eewards 2s. for Proofs. There has been a steady demand for COTTON. The sales are 1,035 packages, and last week's prices have been fully supported. The particulars are 18 Sea Islands, at 10p. ; 5 stained ditto, at 7d. ; 387 Boweds, at 50. a ; gl3 Orleans, at 6P. a 61d.; 39 inferior ditto, at 4id. a bid.; 47 Mobile, at 6d. ; 110 Egyptian, at 6p. a Bi-d. ; 10 Demerara, at 7d. ; 206 Surat, at 3id. a 4.P. In DYEWOODS there has been nothing done ; the trifling parcels of Jamaica Logwood and Fustic at market are held at six guineas and 81. The sales made in ASHES are about 50 barrels Pot, brand 182.&, 345., and 100 barrels Pearls, at 335. 6d. a 345., principally at the former rate. The sales in TOBACCO are a few hhib., at 61d. a bad. for good leaf. yrbtow CANDLE TALLOW is selling in small parcels, at 40s. tid. Irt Fish 01L:: there is rot much doing; Whale is selling at 221. 10s. a *3l. ; and Cod, M. 10s. per tun, old measure. The business done in WHEAT this week is very limited ; prices are supported ; the sales made in OATS have Been rather extensive; and BARLEY has been in fair demand ; for both fully higher prices have been realised. BHA Ns and PRA4Eip rod request. varied. The Coffee Market is steady, but without brisk aess. Rum, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—The Rum Market had a heavy appearance last week ; the buyers appear to expect lower prices on account of the large imports and the limited demand. The only purchase of any extent was a cargo of Rum belonging to an eminent West India firm at 4s. (these rums are usually contracted for by the trade for home consumption for all the import of the season), some Leeward proofs and a shade over at 25., and some low quality of Leewards free on board, the price of the latter did not transpire. Several small parcels of Brandy were taken for shipping last week at fair prices, but generally th►r market was very languid. Hollands Ge neva,was sold in small lots at 2s. 4d. ; for German there is little demand, parcels of the latter offer at 2s. HEMP, FLAX, AND TA Ltow.—The Tallow Market has been steady, little variation in the prices can be stated, but there is more firmness. In Hemp or Flax there is no material alteration. The letters from St. Petersburgh are dated 29th ult. Exchange rather high, Tallow on the spot 101 a 102, contract 97 a 98. The navigation open, and many arrivals. TEA.—Since the sale some of the early-bought Congous have been inquired for at a little advance. Sricas.—Spices are still neglected. This day 105 bags fair Pimento at public sale, mid. sold 71d. a 7-V. TOBACCO.—The sales of Tobacco last week were chiefly small parcels to the trade ; some ord. Virginia out of time were purchased about 3-id. IRISH PROVISIONS.-In Irish Provisions there is little change; India Pork is rather higher; Bacon very dull, though the season is very favourable for consumption; Butters maintain the former prices, on account of the dry season. Arrivals last week 874 firkins Irish, 7,053 casks Foreign Butter ; Bacon 4,231 hales. TURPENTINE.-Sales of the late imports are reported at lls. 6d. a 11 s. 9d. ASHES.—By public sale on Friday about 500 brls. Ist Pearls 335. a 345., 2d, Pots 30s. a 31s. 6d. RICE.-There have been considerable purchases of Rice lately. On Thursday 2,500 bags mid. Bengal I Is. 6d. a 12s. and several small parcels since 1 Is. a 121. By public sale this day 1,200 bags Bengal Rice, good middling Bengal sold at Us. 6d. and 12s. ; 624 bags Paddy at 3s. 6d. a 6s. 6d. COCHINEAL.-The demand for Cochineal for export is again considerable; the purchases yesterday were at prices 3d. per lb. higher. Oir.s.—Linseed Oil is in good demand, at rather higher prices. About 20 tons American Sperm sold at 681. a 681. 101. Hors.—The Accounts from the Hop Plantations state that on the strong and good old Plantations the Hops look healthy, but there is an increase of fly, and in many places the plant is completely covered with fly. The Planters do not sell Hop•, and the duty has fallen to 60,0001. EAST INDIA PIECE Goons, &c.—At the East India Sale last week, Bengal Silk Piece Goods 10 to 15 per cost. above last sale—China Piece Goods were unsale able—Nankeens very heavy—Company's white Madras Goods 3 per cent. lower—Blue heavy. SILK.—The Silk Trade remains in a state of great de pression. CASSIA LIGNEA.-About 600 chests were yesterday offered for sale, the prices were 3s. a 4s. under the last India House sale. SALTPETRE.-Saltpetre has fallen about Is. About 600 bags have been mold. FRUIT.—The Fruit Market is very dull ; the only sale of any extent is Cephalonia Currants at 78s. INDIGO.—The quantity of Indigo held by the specula tors, and their selling some proportion, attracts much at tention ; about 330 chests were brought forward at public sale last week, chiefly Oude, which sold 3d. below Market prices, and 6d. under the last India House prices ; the few 13 , -ngals from last sale prices to 3d. lower ; the sellers de clared that only about 150 chests more were placed in hands, which must sell, all the remainder firmly held ; the declaration had a favourable effect. This day the inspec tion of the next India sale commenced. MINING INrxwGlENcx.—Sales at Redruth last week. Quantity of Copper Ore sold 2,750 tons ; average produce seven.—Quantity of fine Copper 193 tons five cwt.— Amount of sale 13,6201. 6s. 6d. Average standard 1091. 129. _ COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURING THE WEEK Wheat. Per Quarter. s. to S. Boston — 64 Gainsborough 73 Grantham 64 75 Grimsby 66 '75 Horncastle 64 '7O Lincoln Spilsby e4 72 Stamford 5O ea York '7o 80 Oats. I Beans. -___ s. to s. I s. to s„ I s. to s. 32 31 24 29 22 28 31 36 - 30 21 25 16 26 20 26 20 26 18 24 16 25 20 28 36 40 34 38 38 40 39 40 39 40 36 40 40 50 30 38 NORWICH. June 13. Our buyers of Wheat having well supplied themselves last week, we had a heavy market to-day, at a reduction of ls. to 2s. per quarter on all descriptions, with little doing in inferior quality, of which a large proportion of our supply consists. Barley, and all descriptions of Spring Corn, sell readilly at last week's prices, in consequence of the dry weather. Flour dull sale. Wheat (per qr.) sBs. 68s. 725. I Beans (per qr.) ...... 365. 4es. Barley Oats 2os. Flour, fine (per sack) 525. 555. CHESTER.—Wheat, per 751 b. lls. 9d. to 12s. Od.; Barley, 38 qrts ss. 3d. to ss. 6d. ; Oats, 491 b. 3s. Od. to 4s. Oct. NANTWICII.—Wheat, per 751 b. 12s. Od. to 12s. 3d. ; Barley, 38 qrts. ss. 9d. to 6s. Od. ; Oats, 501 b. 4s. Od. to 4s. 6d. EXETER NEAR Beef (score) 9s. 6d. 10s. 9d. Mutton (lb.) 0 5 —0 5.1 Vest and i amb 0 44-0 6} Pc rk 0 5-0 6 Turkeys (each) 0 0 —0 0 Ducks (coup e) ~ 3 6 —5 0 Fow s 3 0 —4 6 KEYS.—June 12. Wheat (bushel) 9s. 9d. 108.6 d. Barley 4 6 —.5 0 Oats 3 3 —3 8 Beans 6 0 —6 6 Butter (lb) 0 8 —0 10 Eggs (18) 0 0 —1 0 Potatoes (peck) 1 2-0 0 Barley. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL SELECT VESTRlES.—Yeaterday Mr. Bell, one of the trustees of St. Bartholomew the Great, ap peared before Sir PETER LAURIE, on a summons, to answer the complaint of Mr. Wyse, one of the parishioners, for refusing to allow an inspection of the accounts, and the making such extracts as he may deem necessary. Mr. Wyse based his claim to inspect the accounts, and take copies, on the 119th section of the metropo litan act, which provides that any person who pays a certain rate is entitled to call for the production of the expenditure of such rate at all seasonable and convenient times. A rate has been established in the parish for the purpose of paving and lighting. This rate, which produces about 1,100/. per annum, Mr. Wyse pays, and, therefore, he considers he has a right to keep an eye upon its disbursement. He served a written notice, under the Act of Parlia ment, upon the Vestry Clerk, by which he was en titled to a copy of the accounts within twenty days after the service of such notice. The Vestry Clerk promised the accounts should be forthcoming; but after the expiration of the term allowed for their production Mr. Wyse was informed the books were not in his possession. Sir PETER LAURlE—Calling for the production of accounts of expenditure seems suite the fashion now-a-days ; they are calling for them in another quarter likewise. But what is your object, Mr. Wyse, in wishing to see the accounts; do you con. sider the rate has bee n misappli e d ?— Mr. Wyse—l consider the monies collected have been applied to other purposes than those contemplated by the Act of Parliament. Sir PETER LAURIE—WiII you state what impro. per purposeayou consider they have been applied to? Mr. Wyse—ln the first place a share of them is expended in dinners on St. Thomas's day and Plough Monday ; and likewise an evening lecturer is paid out of them. Now, the act never says a word about making provision for feeding the trustees nor supporting the lecturer. Sir P. LAURIE—NOW, Mr. Bell, you hear the charges; what do you wish to say in reply ? Mr. Bell—l can't imagine why lam summoned at all on such an occasion; he charges me with refusing to show him the accounts. I never refused him. Mr. Wyse—l summoned Mr. Bell as one of the trustees, not individually. If I summoned the whole body I would be under the necessity of taking out about six and thirty summonses. Mr. Ellidge, one of the select body—There is seven pounds allowed out of it for dining thirty-four trustees on St. Thomas's day, and surely that is no thing extravagant. The custom did not emanate from the present body : it has been established from time immemorial. We only took it as we found it, and would not deem it becoming to interfere with established customs. On Plough Monday the Swearing in of the constables takes place, and we could not think of keeping men out all day without some refreshment. Mr. Wyse was not refused the inspection of the books; on the contrary, he has seen them. Mr. Wyse—Yes, I had a glimpse at them; but you would not give me a pen and ink to make a single extract. Mr. Ellidge—No, certainly ; nor will I supply you with pen and ink. Mr. Wyse—l shall take care to bring one the next time. Sir P. LAURIE—Seven pounds is not very extra vagant, certainly; but in my parish, Marylebone, there is not sevenpence expended in cookery through the whole year. Mr. Rell—Our parish is as econo mical in its expenditure as any parish in London. Mr. Wyse—So says St. Paul's, Covent-garden ; but 1,1001. is a handsome sum for a parish which has only eight watchmen, a few gas lamps, a little paving, no police, not even a street-keeper. Sir P. LAURlE—Perhaps Mr. Wyse has an eye to a trusteeship himself. Mr. Ellidge—Olt, he has already petitioned Parliament to throw the vestry open. - Mr. Wyse—That's " the head amd front of my offending. Sir P. LAURIE—We have now disposed of dinners. What say ye to the evening lecturer—how is he paid ? Mr. Bell—We cannot be called on to answer that. Mr. Ellidge—We have no wish for concealment ; we are ready to expose our accounts before the world. I will tell you, Sir Peter, how he is paid.— We had a gentleman to attend the church in the evening. We had no Act of Parliament to autho rise us in levying a rate for his support; but a voluntary one was laid on. This gentleman went about from house to house with a book, in which he kept an account of the sums received, and got at one house perhaps fourpence, at another sixpence, and oftentimes at the third place he happened to call he was snarled at. This we deemed degrading to a clergyman, and it was agreed to pay him 50/. per annum out of the sums collected in fines from persons refusing to serve as constables and church wardens. Sir P. LAURIE—Pray, what was done with these fines before they were applied this way ? Mr. Ellidge—They went to the consolidated rate ; and at present, if there be any surplus after paying the lec turer, it is applied to the same purpose. Sir P. LAURIE—In case the fines do not amount to fifty pounds how is the deficiency made up ? Mr. Ellidge—An instance has not occurred since the rule was made of the fines being below it. Mr. Bell—Mr. Wyse shall see the accounts at the next meeting of the trustees. Mr. Wyse—The Apt empowers me to call for them at all seasonable and convenient times. The term commences next Friday, and if I wait for the meeting of the trustees, and they refuse me, I shall lose the opportunity of applying to the King's Bench fors mandamus before another year's rate is audited. Sir P. LAURIE-4 would advise you by all means to keep out of the King's Bench, for all the law expences will fall upon the parishioners; but if they now promise to produce the accounts at the next meeting, I think, as honourable men, they will not violate their engagement. " Certainly not," replied the select vestrymen, with ene accord. Mr. Wyse expressed himself satisfied, and both parties then withdrew. Joseph Pratt and his wife, who were remanded o n Saturday last, were bro ug h t up for re-examination. This man was porter for eight months past in the service of Messrs. Ward, Brettle, and Ward, hosiers, Wood-street, and was charged with robbing them. The circumstances which led to a discovery of the prisoner's malpractices have been already de tailed in The Sun of Monday last, and Pratt was remanded in order that Mr. Brettle might inspect the articles found at his lodgings, consisting prin cipally of stockings. Mr. Brettle stated, that, although there was no doubt but that the articles were his, yet there was no mark about the stockings which would enable him to identify them, the prisoner having taken the precaution of destroying the papers in which they had been wrapped, and which contained their private mark; but, fortunately for the ends of justice, the goods were enclosed in several b ags , a ll o f which Mr. Brettle's clerk swore positively to. One of the paper wrappers alluded to was also found in the prisoner's lodgings, but n o t w i t h the property. Sir P. LAURIE considered the evidence quite suf- ficient, and called Mr. Brettle's attention to the number of robberies recently committed by servants, which required employers to be particularly cautious. Mr. Brettle replied, that they considered they took every possible precaution against being pilfered. while y the porters were cl eaning t h e warehouse nine pr ten young men were with them, who kept their eyes constantly on them, to prevent any thing being taken; but the only possible conjecture as to the manner in which the prisoner effected this robbery wag, that it i fire.an inne rlt w awarehouse prisoner'stl eyve d r u e ty t o obliged re to k ee e e put - inoy t h e ashes, and they considered that he must hv the stockings in th e box, covering them have p over with ashes, and thus have carried them out.— IPratt and his wife were fully committed. • LAMBETH.WriEgE Yesterday afternoon, shortly before the business of the day was over, and just as the sitting Magis trates (Messrs. HARDWICK and WYATT) were about to leave the bench, Simpson, the Constable, and Purdy, the watch-house-keeper, of All Saints, Poplar, entered the office, bringing with them a young man named William Jackson, to account for an occurrence of a very mysterious and tragical nature, which had on that morning taken place on the river Thames. Purdy stated, that about two o'clock the prisoner and two foreign ladies were handed over to one of their watchmen, by some of the men stationed on board the Trinity barges lying off Mill wall, for the purpose, as they then said, of having the females, who appeared in a state of disturbed mind, taken care.of, and the young man being brought before their Worships in order to his giving some account of the death of the third, who was drowned in the river. The prisoner, who appeared considerably affected at the serious charge, which subsequently appeared to be groundless, preferred against him, proceeded to state, that he plied on the river, and that he was on that morning, about half-past one o'clock, at the Crane-wharf, near Greenwich College, when three ladies came up to him, ar►d asked him if he would' take them to London. He replied, that it was not in his power; and just as he had given the refusal, two warermen, named Gilbert and Hart, pulled up, and he said to the former, " Gilbert, here's a fare for you to town." Gilbert said he could not take it, as he had a ship to go on board, and desired him (the prisoner) to get a boat and row up the ladies himself. He followed his advice, and having pro cured a wherry belonging to Burdon, a waterman, the ladies went on board it. He then pulled up the river, and just as they had got opposite to the King's Arms tavern, Limehouse-reach, his three passengers leaped up the same instant, and jumped overboard one at each side, and the third over the stern. He immediately stopped the boat, and with his right hand he grasped one of them, while with his left he held out an oar to the other, who sup. ported herself by its aid for a minute or so on the surface of the water. He then called out " murder," and a skiff from a Trinity yacht came to his assist:- ance, but before its arrival he succeeded in getting two of the ladies into the boat, and the third sunk. Mr. WYATT—What is the appearance of the sur vivors--is it respectable ? Simpson answered in the affirmative; they:seemed lady-like women, and to have moved in good society. He found on one of them, lie said, a passport, from which he inferred that they were Hanoverians. The passport was here handed in, and was made out in the names of Charlotte Both, Hermandine Both, and Adolphine Both, and purported to be for Hanover, via Calais and Paris. It was under the hand and seal of Count Munster, the Hanoverian Ambassador, and was dated the 27th April last. _ _ _ Mr. WYATT (to fackson)—llad they any con versation in your boat previous to their throwing themselves into the water ? Jackson—None, Sir, that I could hear. Mr. WYATT—Did they, when you saved them, seem grateful for your exertions? Jackson- They never thanked me; but they did not look as if they were sorry for being saved. _ Mr. HARDWICK asked where the surviving sisters were at present ? Simpson replied, at private lodgings, which he had procured for them, and where they are attended by the parish surgeon ; they seemed, he said, affected both in body and mind. Mr. HARDWICK—DO they give any account of themselves, or of this occurrence ? Simpson—By what I have learned from them, Sir, they yesterday morning left Chelsea, with the intention of going to Woolwich, but on reaching Greenwich they changed their mind, and determined on returning home. For that purpose they got into the boat; but their sister who was drowned (Hermandine) getting ill, she, in leaning over the boat's side, fell overboard, and they in endeavouring to save her, were also precipitated into the water. They further stated that they lodged at the house of Mrs. Wells, 151, Sloane-street, Chelsea, and that they had left some property there. . Jacison was particularly questioned by the Ma gistrates as to the correctness of this version, and he positively asserted that it was not true, for that the whole flung themselves over, in different directions, at the same moment. Mr. WYATT—Did these ladies appear to be under the influence of liquor ?—Jackson : Not at all, your Worship. The Magistrates said, that there was not the slightest ground for supposing that Jackson was at all culpable; on the contrary, he deserved rather to be rewarded than censured, and holding this opinion, they ordered his immediate liberation. Jackson thanked the Magistrates, and giving his name and address, said, that he would be at all times ready to come forward when called upon. Mr. Miller, the chief officer, received directions to make inquiries at their lodgings and other quar ters, as to who and what these ladies were, and to report the result on this day. During the investigation a person in the office suggested that it was probable they were the foreign females who lately occupied, by their alleged claims on the British Government, their freaks at Sablon niere's, and White Cross-street Prison, so much of the public attention. WORSHIP-STREET. Last Monday Mr. Ven, the proprietor of the Gol den Hart,Phcenix-street, Spitalfields, attended before the Magistrates, in answer to informations laid against him for having sold, on Sunday week, during the time of divine service, a pot of beer and three pennyworth of brandy. Thomas Mathersell said, he was one of the Bow street patrol, and on the day stated, a little before eleven o'clock, he accompanied Mr. Garton, the chief officer of Worship-street, and Mr. Prosser, to the house of the defendant, and saw that it was cleared out before eleven o'clock. About twenty minutes before twelve o'clock he saw a young woman served with a pot of porter at the rear of the pre mises, and something which was put into a bottle. The defendant said he admitted the fact that after Mr. Garton cleared the house he gave a girl a pot of beer and three pennyworth of brandy, about twelve o'clock on the day stated. He was in the trade of Truman, Hanbary, and Co, and one of th e i r dray men lived near his house. He had three children lying in the meazles, one of whom died in an hour afterwards. While the infant was struggling in the agonies of death, it was deemed advisable, in the shape of an antidote, to administer a little brandy, and, as a neighbour sending to his house under such afflicting circumstances, he should have considered himself worse than a brute if he had not acted as he had done. Mr. BENETT—Can you prove what you state ? Defendant—Here is the father of the child. The father of the child corroborated this statement. Mr. BENETT would not inflict a penalty upon a publican for giving spirits to a neighbour, or to any person, under such circumstances. Prosser, the informer, said he only acted under the directions of Mr. Garton. Mr. BROUGIITON—No imputation whatever could be alleged against the officers, who, lie believed, dis charged their duty to the best of their judgments. —Dismissed, UNION-HALL. Yesterday a genteel-dressed man, named William Horsley, who formerly held a responsibl e situation in the Custom-house, was brought before Mr. CHAMBERS, charged with a description of felony which has become extremely prevalent of late, and by which several tradesmen and sh o pk eepers i n the metropolis have suffered considerable losses. Mr. William Ives, a cheesemonger, residing at Brixton, stated, that on the 22d ult. t h e pr i soner came to his shop, and having s e l ecte d a h am and cheese, the price of which amounted to 11. 9s. sid. desired the articles to be sent to his residence, Grove-cottage, • Tulse-hill, together with the dif ference in silver of two sovereigns, adding, that 0 9 delivery the order would be immediately settle ] . Notwithstanding the prisoner's reepeCtable app s ance, the cheesemonger instructed the shop-hoi , who was sent with the articles, not to leave tbenit at Grove-cottage withotit-the money, and cautiain him to be most particdlar on the road,''if ther soner or any other 'person should meet him, not' ell part with the goods until the price of them was into his hands first. The lad having received' hl instructions, then proceeded towards Tulse=hill; OP: on arriving near that place, he was met by the pr i ' soner, who, affecting to be in a passion about til t delay in sending the goods, then took two sae' reigns out, and throwin g th em i n t o th e b oy ' s basket' . snatched them up quickly, and transferring the ° again to his pocket, said, " Those sovereigns are‘ not for you ; give me the basket containing ile . things, and also the change you have brought, and take this 5/. cheque back to your master, and desire him to send the remainder of the money' in led , butter, and cheese, at the same time putting a pier e of paper, purporting to be a c h eque f or t he who l e . sum, drawn ON Sir William C u rtis an d C o . intothe boy's hands. The lad hesitated at first to part with the goods on those conditions but the prisone r silenced his scruples, saying the cheque Was as good as the Bank, and that as he was about having dinner-party that day, despatch m us t b e u sed i° sending the remaining portion of his order. Th e , boy was at length induced to give up the him W cheese, together with the change, to the prisoner , in return for which he got the paper purporting r ° be a cheque. It is needless to add that the " cheque" was subsequently discovered to be of no value, having no signature to it; and that no suc h person as Mr. William Horsel e y res id e d at Grofr , cottage, Tulse-hill, nor was known in that neigh' bourhood. The prisoner eluded detection ever sin ce, the transaction occ u r re d unt il yester d ay , when °Le complainant's boy happ ene d to meet • him in Nort h Brixton, and gave him into custody. The prisoner was fully committed. Maria Swain, a girl of the town, decked out it the most gay attire, and wearing a pink satin hat , with three immense ostrich feathers, was placed et the bar, charged with having made use of indecent language on the preceding night in Vauxhall-go' dens. It was ludicrous enough to see the defendant dressed out in the tawdry manner described, sitting, cheek by jowl with two sweeps and a motley groUP of other offenders, male and fema* in the slip. " The superintendent of the porter stated, that the defendant's conduct in the garden was so extremely improper, that he was compelled to lock her up, but would have subsequently sent her about her business, had she not still persevered in behaving in a similar manner; he was therefore constrained to bring her before a Magistrate. Mr. CHAMBERS (to the defendant)—What sure can you possibly have in making use of little' cent language, and shocking the ears of respectabl e females ? The girl evinced not the least contrition for her conduct, and the Magistrate had intimated his de' termination of sending her to Brixton, when an el; derly woman, all bedizened out in silks , satins, and lace, with a huge hat and ribbons, pressed forward through the crowd, for the purpose, it was i n timated . to the Magistrate, of saying some thi ng i n b e half U . the defendant. She was at once recognized as 0 1 "old bawd" who kept lodging-houses for young girls, whom she dressed up and sent to the theatre' and other places of public amusement, and in re' turn she secured all the profits of their prostitution to herself. She affected to be in great trouble a bout ; her lodger , but in reality all h er uneasiness wee from the ear of losing Maria Swain ' s, dress if 'the unfortunate girl was sent to gaol. Themornent,gr• Chambers was apprised of the infamous character of the woman, and when he had ascertai ne d an a dmir, sion from her own lips that she was the mistress 0 a brothel, he refused to listen to her, and in coin') mitting the defendant for a fortnight to.Brixton, vised her not to deliver up the clothes she had ori to the old bawd. MA RLBORO Ll Gil-STREET. EXTENSION OF FEVER.JUSI before the close of the office yesterday Mr." Grist, the assistant overseer' of St. George's, Haaover-square, made the ing extraordinary application to the sitting Magis trate, Mr. CONANT, respecting the extensions of e fever which had began to appear in part of the above ; parish. • • ' Mr. Grist stated, that he had been desired by the Governor and gentlemen of the Committee to sp ply for several summonses upon' a 'case which had excited considerable alarm and apprehension arnongr the inhabitants of the parish, relating fo 'a fever which had made its appearance' in OrtfOrd-bniidingeo. , and which, from the nature of it, had excited cow, siderable anxiety in the above buildings, Which are, inhabited by the lowest description of Irish. attention of the parish authorities had been calid i o ;' :- consequence of eleven persons . in Noii. 20 'arid 21 being attacked by a fever, one' of whom *had' s ince died. On examining the houses as to the . causes , they found the lower part of the houses completely filled up with filth ; the stench arising from it Wee insupportable, and which was the occasion of the fever. He instantly procured carts arid men to Clear' it away, when four loads of the most horrid stuff that ever was seen were removed. On going to the' other houses they were found to be in' the &re state, more especially Nos. 6,7, 8, and 11, and in each of those houses were persons labouring under the same symptoms as the others. To prevent the extension of it any further he was requested to ap• ply for summonses against the proprietcrs of those houses, to show cause why they did not cleanse their respective places. Mr. CONANT, who expressed his utmost astonish ment at the information, said that summonses should be issued instantly. • - - . Mr. Grist—The only motive the parish has is to prevent the infection spreading any further, for, if i gets a head, there is no knowing what may b e the result. Mr. CoNANT—The parish has acted in a most praiseworthy manner, and certainly shall have everi. assistance which the Magistrates can afford. But are not the persons living their Irish ? Mr. Grist-- They are all Irish, and of the lowest description, and, coming there in rags and filth, are constantly . adding to the accumulated mass. Mr. CONANT—Has any thing similar appeared iA St. Giles's ? Mr. Grist—Not to our knowledge; but our surgeon shall attend at the office, and state the nature of the fever more particularly. Summonses were instantly ordered to be made out, and to be served on the landlords of the houses, directly. BIRTHS. On the 14th inst. at 11i;housain Wickham, Hants ) the lady of F. 0. Trent, Esq. of a daughter. On the 15th inst. the lady of Foster Reynolds, Esq•/ of a son. At the Rectory, Haseley, the lady of the Rev. W. T. Hadow, of a daughter. At Romsey, the lady of the Rev. Jahn Ford, of a daughter. MARRIED. On the 16th inst., at St. Marylebone, Western Wood, Esq., youngest son of Alderman Wood, M.P. to Sarah Letitia, youngest daughter of J. Morris, Esq., Baker-st. On the 13th inst. at Newark, T. S. Godfrey, Esq. of, Beaconfield-house, N o tt s , t o Eli za b e th, e ld es t d aug ht e r 01 W. E. Tallants, Esq., of the former place. On the 12th inst. at Stonehouse, Devon, O. T. Win gate, Esq. to Ann Clarke, niece of H. M•lntosh, Esq./ ° f Bloomsbury- square. DIED. At the Isle of Wight, Lady Thompson, wile of the Rev. Sir H. Thompson, Bart., and daughter of the late floe' Commissioner Sir G. Grey, Bart. On the 12th inst. at Cheltenham, after a few days' ill ness, the lion. Sophia Walpole, relict of the late Hon. Robert Walpole, for many years his Majesty's Envoy &c:. traordinary and Mini s t er Pl en ip o t en ti ar y a t th e C o urt 01 Lisbon. On the 13th inst. at St. Sidwell'a, Exeter, B. Long:' dill, Esq. a retired surgeon in the East India Comp . 13 Y Madras establishment. 'lemma§ and PUELISHID by MURDO YOUNG, at tio Ormit, 112, STPAPD, LONDON,