The Sun. — London, England, 1829-01-09 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. G Mtge Bamfvlde, Bart. in Grosvenor square ; Colonel rrd Frederick in Berkelev-Rquare ; Mr. Edward Sharp, in ,„:Place, Portman- square ;Major Carnac, in Upper Harley ,e`'; Miss Thoroughgood, in Baker.street ; Mr. Henry „' in Norfolk -street, Park-lane; Mrs. Gahagan, in Green- Park.lane ; Captain and Mrs. Seabrooke, in Hertford , May-fair, from Paris; Mr. Henry Alexander, in Upper ,` , e Y - street ; Mr. and Mrs. Harper, in Win-mole-street ; Major 01 j, iu Brook-street, from Parii ; Mr. George Simeon, in klarlsty-street ; Major Robert Bolton, in Saekville-str eet. DEPARTURES. '• George Efarley Drummond, from Piccadilly, for Devon_ e Henry Smyth, Esq, from Long's Hotel, Bond-street, for 4.4 t,: i lourit Henry, Queen's County. the young Queen of Portugal, attended ier suite, came to town on Wednesday morning, from seat at Laleham, to pay a return visit to the Duchess Her Majesty arrived at the residence of the quii de Palmella, in South Audley-street, about one 3 ek. Viscount Itabayana, the Brazilian Minister, and Marquis de Rezende, had previously arrived, in . rto accompany the Queen. Her Majesty, the Marquis Barbacena, the Marquia and Marchioness de Palmella, Marquis de Rezende, the Brazilian Minister, and the ' 1 ; Queen's suite, proceeded in four carriages to the 'trnents of the Duchess of K e nt, i n t h e Ki ng ' s Palace Kensington. The young Queen was received on sting from her carriage by Sir John Conroy, Ge -1 Wetherall, and the Baroness du Spaedth, who lacted her Majesty to the drawing-room, where the iiess of Kent, accompanied by the Princess Victoria, att en d e d by Lady Conroy and Baroness de Lebzen, ived her Majesty. Shortly after the Queen's arrival Princess Sophia joined the party. About two o'clock party sat down to a cold collation. Her Majesty ra nd with the Duchess till half-past three o'clock, when Queen and her suite left the Palace on their return to !ham. The M arqu i s and Marchioness de Palmella, the til!an Minister, and the Marquis de Rezende, returned heir respective residences. A marble but of the Princess Victoria (as 'red by the Kin g ) was b roug h t t o hi s M a j es ty' s p a lace PVlndsor on Wednesday, by Mr. Behnes, the sculptor, `ch, with a marble bust of Prince George of Cumber ', by the same artist, have been placed in the gallery. Mr. Secretary Peel returned to town yesterday n a visit to the Earl of Verulam, at Gorhambury. The Duke of Wellington came to town yester from the seat of the Earl of Verulain, at Gorham 3') near St. Alban's. Prince Polignac, the French lbassador, had a long conference with his Grace at the !asury after his arrival. Mr. Secretary Peel also visited Noble Duke. A courier was sent off on Wednesday evening i hdespatches, fr o m Cie Marquis de Barbaeena and the tzLlian Minister, for the Emperor of the Brazils, in , wer to those brought from Rio Janeiro by a gentleman to reached town on Monday night. Sir George Murray arrived in town yesterday, al the seat of the Duke of Buckingham, in Stowe-park, eks. The Princess Augusta continues, we are PPY to say, in the enjoyment of good health at the Pa ion. On Sunday, in consequence of the weather being Wet and stormy, her Royal Highness was preyente4 from ending divine service at the (..hapel Royal. Her Royal ilitess in the afternoon drove out in her carriage, ac opanied by Lady Mary Taylor. On Friday Lady Agnes Iler bad the honour of dining at the Palace with her yzii Highness. The Princess took an airing in her 'riage on M o nday, accompanied by L a dy M ary T ay l or . - tyition Gazette. Nothing decisive has been heard in the City Petting Stephenson. It is said that Mr. Welch, the ger, accompanied Stephenson to Bristol, at which place took a skiff, and proceeded down the river. They went Bristol, it is added, by way of Windsor. A shrewd ver man, who has taken a great deal sf trouble to in 'tigate this affair, says that he is decidedly of opinion that phenson is either on board the Calr4bria or in London. Aterning Paper. A Correspondent assures us, with the utmost ifitlence, that there is not the slightest ground for sup ,ing that Rowland Stephenson is still in this country; that there is any chance whatever, beyond what the ac lent of contrary winds may afford, of his apprehension. is, he says, beyond all doubt that he was eat at sea on t evening of the day after he quitted London, and that has never since neared the English coast. He promises give details. —Morning Paper. The teachers of anatomy in this city were ex litled by the Lord Advocate on Monday. The subject of ernination related to the mode of procuring dead bodies, 'd the dealings of the anatomists with those who bring ern; but the particulars, as might be expected, have it been suffered to transpire. Other examinations, with ! view of probing the system to the bottom, have been "i g on in the presence of the Sheriff; and we understand ' er a is a probability of some others of the individuals teerned in the bloody traffic being brought to account r their misdeeds.-- Scots/non. • COLLEGE OF PIIYSICIANS.—The members tbla medical body met yesterday, and, after some dis u°T3p appointed a committee to consider what steps teAt to be taken by them in the present circumstances. c' h l oeeting was convened, as ustui , by private notices. e Surge"iouttnons are to hold a meeting on the subject also. — '. lA C OURT OF KING'S BENCH, J.N. B. v. Stit Wat. LUYILKY.—In this caw, the major , 4 13 - I,"f Which we gave in our Paper of yesterday, but vett not concluded when we went to press, the Jury 44, d a verdict fur the plaintiff, damages, 10001. About eight days ago, an infirm bed-rid old at Sinallhohn, near Lochmaben, had her arm )a u „ .. " l by a blow dealt to her by her randson, a young •-". B ove 20 veers of age. He is said g to be deranged in ig nitellects, and to have a particular antipathy to hie l'arst relations when the paroxysm comes on. The case ' D I '"? undergoing an investigation before the Sheriff.- 4rnfries Courier. Durin g a debate in the beginning of the French Ferguson, of Aberdeen,ad retired o dne a 8e1,!,1'1r4, ,!, 1 ' 1 r 4 , with two or three other t members. As i they t were ''r'ag over their wine, a messenger announced that Mr. itt was up. Instantly every one hurried down stairs to 'ear him. Ferguson, unwilling to quit his bottle, pressed be Party to stay. " Why Pitt is up," was the answer. That's nothing to me," said Ferguson : "let us have some no te wine; for I am sure that is the very thing that Pitt Iraself 'would do, if he were here, and they were to tell ern that / was speaking." ASSESSED TAxEs.—We have been informed S r espectable correspondent, that the citizens of Chester a're had great cause to complain of the recent increase on el ahabited H ouse D u ty ; and when they remonstrated fr ► t one of the Government Office's upon the subject, he ; P: i e(i, (after ex h aust i ng a ll his usual reasons without sa htYitlg the complainants,) that one of the first poets and kut hors of th e age had r e commended the measure many le 2 lll ago; for in the poem of Marmion, Sir Walter Scott 0 41 a celebrated passage with " Charge, Chester ! &c._ Cheltenham Chronicle. i, W e hear that the quantity of soap made in b 4 '1)001, London, and Glasgow, in the course of the last is forty-four millions of lbs., of which twenty-three !llions have been made in Liverpool, eighteen millions in "aclo nb and three millions in Glasgow.-- Glasgow Chro aide. Ih . A beautiful bi r d w hi c h i s ver y rare ly seen in 11, ! 3 Part of the kingd om , was s h o t by a young man in I 5 port near the residence of Thomas Tourle, Esq., of A k anl4 Part, in whose possession it now is, of the genus n Velis, Chatterer. The bird in question is the Waxen, b ohemian Chatterer. The hind, head crested; secondary ilutl feathers, tipt with red horny appendages ; bill and eg', black ; irides, bright ruby ; cheeks, tawny ; throat, !leek with a small bristly tuft in the middle ; head and 4) 4, reddish ash above; ocular lies and chin, black ; !reast and belly, pale purplish hay; lesser wing coverts, rown; greater remotest from the body, black tipt with l'hite; quill feathers, black ; three first tipt with white; i% next, with half an inch of the exterior edge yellow ; trier, white; tail, black tipt with yellow. Length about igh t inches; size nearly that of a starling. Inhabits Europe, Northern Asia, and America, occasionally visits ~I ' l 4 country, migrating in flocks. In the m on th o f Febru ary it frequents the neighbourho o d of Edinburgh, klier e it feeds on the berries of the mountain ash. It i 3 Iu PPII , ed to breed farther north, and to build in the holes of rocks. Its flesh is excellent. —Brighton Gazelle. A Coral er's Inquest was held on Tuesday r e t, at the Col:ege-street Police-office, on the body of the 'Edward Sweeny, wl o was supposed to have been d, in cor sequen.:e if the money for the Catholic iti nt, %%Ilia, it is reported, he carded is a box, as a con rth utiun fr o m some A - nerican well-wishers to the cause. e lor.n .. est was adjourned until the am rival of t he Ca p t of t L ain "t A ottingliom shim r.-p acket. WEST-PORT MURDERS. (From the E+1;01,,,i - ilt.Weektg loroniele.) There have bei-n some 'vet) ,:ispiriong of late that the invesrigarion ot• these be further proseet ; and, from the ekeu•ns!anoe of 31`Dougal and Consroznine Borke anti His wife having left this city fur the West Ceumfy on Wed nesday morning lost, we are inclined to believe that such at one time was the Lord Advocate's deter mination. We hopper. to know that a certain public functionary, (not the Lord Advocate, whose zeal in forwarding the late trial is beyond all praise,) re marked the other day that they were perfectly sick of the business, and were resolved to stir no farther in it, lest it should bring shame upon the city ! If this gentleman's sensibility is such as to dispose him to throw a shield over crimes of the deepest die, all we shall say is, that he is totally unfit for his situa tion. If, by limiting the inflicticn of punishment to one of the murderers, others shall be encouraged to repeat crimes of the same kind, then, according to the views entertained by this gentleman, still greater disgrace will attach to the city ; and then, according to his precious logic, so much greater will be the propriety of taking no notice of them. In the pre sent excited state of the public mind no Lord Ad vocate will dare to say. " Thus far—(to the death of Burke) —shall the tide of public vengeance flow, and no farther." With regard to Dr. Knox too much delicacy and reserve have been maintained by a part of the press. When the atrocities in question first transpired, it was stated that Knox conducted himself with the utmost civility towards the police officers, who went to his house in search of the body, when the fact is, he swore at them from his window, and threatened to blow their brains out; and it was only upon their proceeding to force the door of his lec ture-room, that it was opened by one of the keepers. Great pains, too, have been taken to persuade the public that the Doctor was imposed upon by Burke and Hare with regard to the mode in which they acquired their subjects ; but mark how a few queries will put down that supposition Were not bodies—one of them of a girl, with her hair en papillote—both warm and supple, repeatedly received into his lecture-room ? Did not Burke and Hare exclusively deal with Dr. Knox; and must not all their subjects have ex hibited nearly the same symptoms—which symp toms, in the case of the woman Docheity, at once satisfied other medical men that she had been vio- lently bereaved of life ? And why did not the constant reeurrence of these symptoms, as well as the symptoms thernselveF , , rouse Dr. Knox's suspi cions ? Has not the Doctor acknowledged that he has re peatedly bought bodies which had never been in terred, alleging (and we believe partly with truth) that they had been disposed of by relations ? And did not his doing so encourage among the lower orders a most barbarous, unnatural, and demoralizing practice? There are certain atrocious particulars connected with the murder of the woman Docherty, which are very susceptible of proof. A person in Dr. Knox's employment actually ofcred her for sale to a re spectable gentleman of the profession before she was despatched; he saw her in Burke's house imme diately after the spark of life had been extinguish ed ; and he then again offered her for 15/. to the same gentleman, who indignantly ordered hith out of his house. If neither Dr. Knox'nor his man can be consider ed as any way accessory to any of the murders (and we hope it may be so) there cannot be the least doubt that both may be indicted for the misdemean our of purchasing bodies under the circumstances we have described ; by which process the public may be relieved of those terrors which their presence in this city so naturally inspires. While the question as to the policy of winking at occasional exhuma tions remains unsettled, we have no desire to have the law strictly enforced against those who purchase subjects which have been come at in the ordinary manner; but all the circumstances of this case are fraught with a peculiar criminality, which requires must exemplary punishment. . . We are sorry to learn that Mr. Brougham is so much indispos;l as to he unable to !cave his r00m..-.. MOnling Herald. BOROUGH OF conse quence of the flight of Mr. Stephenson, one of the Repre sent Itives of this Borough, Mr. Bish has again offered his services to the Electors. A friend of the latter gentleman visited the Borough last week, and was very cordially re ceived.— Worcepter Journal. At the Catholic Association held on Tuesday last, Mr. O'Connell, after expressing, in animated terms, his regret at the recall of the Marquis of Anglesea, which he very properly designated "a Rational calamity," moved that - all the parishes in Dublin should meet on Sunday next, in the Plicenix Park, for the purpose of petitioning Parliament against his recall. He also suggested that meet ings for the same purpose should be held in every part of Ireland. The article in Blackwood's Magazine, on the policy of abolishing the Vice Regal Government in Ireland, is, we suppose, intended as a mere feeler. We hope that the people of Dublin will louk to it in time ; the thing we believe is in contemplation, and they ought to bestir themselves ere it lie too late. Dublin is bad enough, but that would reduce it to complete beggary. Dublin Morning Post. There is now living at Lynn, a Mr. Flenry Regester, formes ly a considerable wholesale tailor and draper in that tuwn, who, since he was seventy-four years of age, has cut six teeth ! He has been blind four and twenty years, and though now in his eightieth year, has lately cut out and made himself a complete suit of clothes, without any assistance whatever.—Stamford Mercury. On the 27th ult., a slomp, about 40 tons, was seen off Holyhead, with loss of bowsprit, nothing stand ing but the mast, and no person on deck. Two steam boats went out of harbour, but did not see her ; it is sup posed she had been run down the night before.—North Wales Chronicle. FOG.—Yesterday the fog on the river was so close, that several of the steam boats were interrupted. We have even heard that a collision between some steamers took place a good way down the river, but the particulars, at the hour of publication, had not reached us.— Glasgow Free Prese. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—We regret to state, that on Thursday the 25th tilt. a fishing boat, con taining seven of a crew, was entering a small creek at Seter, near John o'Groat's ; a sudden surf rose, by which the boat was upset, and all on hoard perished—four of the sufferers were married, and have left families to deplore their untimely end ; four of the bodies have been found, but nothing has been seen of the boat or the other three.— Seotsman. MYSTERIOUS AND FATAL AFFAIR.- About one o'clock on Friday morning, one of the watch men observed a man standing at the head of an entry in the Castle Hill, in a sickly state, bordering on insensibility. As he gave him no satisfaction when questioned, the watch man brought his neighbour, and they assisted to convey him to the police-office. When he entered, he stated that he had been robbed of his watch, but could neither say when, where, nor by whom. When searched, a silk purse, containing 2s. 2d. and a silver pencil-case, were found in his possession. lie was lucked up in a watchman's room, and visited and examined by the surgeon, hut making no complaints, he was left till the morning. When next visited, he complained of a severe pain iu his back, and lie expressed some anxiety to get to his own house, which is in the southern districts. When he obtained his hat, he walked out of the office, took a coach at the foot of High-street, and was driven home. He stated that an attempt had been made on his life, and ern ! phaticaily said, "he had been Burked." He became weak so rapidly, that no farther explanation could be ob tained. The remark that he had been " Burked," led the medical men to examine his body, and very decided marks of injury were discovered on the thorax and abdomen.— Such are the facts of the ease, and they certainly do lead to the euspicicn that other parties have been engaged in the trade of murder, besides the nest of ruffians whose deeds have been recenrly brou g ht to light. It is but fair on the other hand t o ac k now l e d ge , th a t w hil e th e public mind is so much exeite.l, there mast be a tendency in indi viduals to trace a purpose of assassination in ev;ry act of personal violence offered to them.— Scotsman. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. CAMBRIDGE, J.N. 9.—The Rev; John Brassy, D.D., late Fellow of Trinity College, and Vicar of Stotfuld, Bedfordshire, has been elected to the Lectureship of Enfield, Middlenx. The Rev. E. P. Ilenslowe, oi' Jesus College, Curate of Somerset, and Chaplain to Viscount Hood, has been 4pointed by Lord Beres ford to be Chaplain to the Royal Artillery at Wool wich. On Thursday the lst inst., the Lord Bishop of Peterborough instituted the Rev. John Field, M.A. to the Rectory of Braybrooke, ht the county of Northampton, on his own petition, vacant by the death of the Rev. Robert Young. At an Ordination recently held by the Bishop of Winchester, at Farnham Castle, the following gen tletnen of this University were ordained :- DEACONS.—John Daintry, M.A. Trinity College; Geo. Coleman, B.A. Christ College ; William Jackman, LL. B. Trinity Hall. PRIESTS.-Thomas Stevenson, B.A. Trinity College; and Herbert Smith, B.A. Caine College. The followiHg gentlemen of this University were ordained on the Ist inst. by the Bishop of Chi chester : DEAcoxs.—Charles Goring, B.A. Sidney Sussex Col lege ; William Leeke, B.A. Queen's college ; Alfred Lyall, B.A. and Horatio Morgan Rice, B.A. Trinity College. PniEsTs.—Courthorpe Sims, M.D. and Francis Ed ward Thompson, B.A. Trinity College ; Samuel Burnell, B.A. Queen's College; David B. Baker, B.A. St. John's College. - - --- - THE LORD ADVOCATE OF SCOTLAND. The office of Lord Advocate is the highest and most important, by far, of all the go•.•ernment offices of Scotland. He is an officer of state, and his power is so unlimited, that it is controlled only by his responsibility to the state. In so far as regards criminal procedure, in relation to which he is styled " public prosecutor," he may be said to hold the " keys of life and death ; ' for no criminal prosecution can be instituted without his consent. In England there is a " grand jury" to investigate every matter of a criminal nature ; and, when they find a " true bill," the private party is " bound over," as they call it, to prosecute. But here we have no grand jury. The preliminary inquiry is made by the " pro curator fiscal" of the county within which the crime is committed. This officer reports the re sult of his investigation to the Lord Advocate ; and, so far from the private party being com pelled to prosecute, he hiss not even the power to do so without consent of his Lordship, to whose discretion it is left to determine whether any criminal prosecution shall be instituted, and whether it shall be at the instance of the " public prosecutor," or, with his consent, at the instance of the private party aggrieved. Such being the powers of the Lord Advocate, his duty and responsibility are proportionate. It is the duty of his Lordship to watch over the safety of the public, both in their persons and their property, with a jealous care ; and, when . ever any rumour of a crime having been corn mitted comes to his ear, it is his duty to investi gate, by himself or others, the matter to the bottom, and satisfy himself, and, if necessary, the public, whether there be any ground for the rumour ; and when there is ground, and pro bable chance of conviction, it is his duty to bring the accused to trial. And here the Lord Advo cate has a double duty to perform ; for the ac cused is under his protection as well as the public in general, and it is his Lordship's duty to judge impartially between them, and to exercise, with a sound discretion, the power reposed in him. This part of his Lordship's duty must often he matter of great delicacy and difficulty ; and it must be obvious that it is here that his great responsibility rests ; for, if he recklessly and hastily bring a man to trial, without serious cause, he is guilty of oppression towards the ac cused ; and if he willfully and perversely refuse to bring a man to trial, when there is serious cause, he is guilty of treachery to the public ; but for both he is responsible ; and should either happen, the public voice would be raised, and would not easily be stiffed. In this awful re sponsibility rests the security of the public. It has hitherto been found sufficient ; and we have no doubt that it will continue to be so. And here we may remark, that the relation in which the Lord Advocate stands to the public seems to be misunderstood, and that the person holding the office has not, in our day at least, been re garded by the public in his proper light. We mean the officer—not the individual. Hitherto the public seem to have regarded the Lord Advocate as an officer who ought to be viewed with suspicion and distrust ; and speak of him as a public enemy, whose interests and inclinations are altogether opposed to their own. If conviction follow a trial where public sym pathy has been excited on behalf of the ac cused, the public prosecutor is loaded with obloquy, and branded with every term of cruelty and reproach ; and if acquittal follow a trial where the public prejudice has been raised against the accused, the public prosecutor is charged with partiality and a desire to screen the accused. In short, wherever the public are dissatisfied, blame is always imputed to the officers of the Crown. Now this, we say, is wrong, and in this respect the public prosecutor is treated with ma nifest injustice ; for, instead of being regarded as a public enemy, or as an officer whose inte rests, and duties, and inclinations, are hostile to the public, he ought to be regarded as the pub lic protector and the public friend, and treated with every demonstration of confidence and en couragement. His interests, instead of being opposed to those of the public, are evidently identified with them ; and, instead of his being inclined to persecution and cruelty in the dis charge of his duty, it must frequently happen that the discharge of his duty as a public officer must be very painful to his feelings as a man ; and that, if his personal feelings were alone con sulted, it would be much more agreeable to plead for the accused than to crave a verdict against them.—Scotsman. FlRE.—This morning, about one o'clock, the public-house called the Six Cans and Punch-bowl, High Holborn, was discovered to be on fire, and such was the:rapidity of the flames, that it was with the utmost diffi culty the inm•ites escaped death. In the spare of two hours the house was reduced to a heap of ruitl9. The landlord, it is understood, is fully insured. RAISING FU WIND—A person, rather in want of the needful, drew an order for 1001. on a banker in Kirkaldy, a few days since, and carrying it to another banking-office, requested them to money it, as the coach was ow the eve of starting. This was complied with ; but, on presenting the cheque where it was payable, " No ac count" was the answer, nor have any tidings been heard of the person since.—Edinburgh Weekly Chronicle. On Thursday last, as Mr. Hewitt, a poor woman residing near Pittville, was pouring some boiling water into a tea-pot, it broke, and the contents falling apart her daughter, a child about two years and a half old, she was so dreadfully scalded, that her death took place o❑ Monday.— Cheltenham Chronicle. The plan for connecting the ports of Boston, Lynn, and null, by steam-navigation, will be acted upon in the ensuing Spring. To ascertain the actual demands of trade in this line, a steam-vessel will be hired in the first instance, and a regular establishment be afterwards formed suited to the public convenisnce.— Stamford Mercury. BIRMINGHAM. A pullic meeting was held at Birmingham on Tuesday, to pass the current accounts for the past. year. The C ,, nstables', Overseers', and Head borough's bills met with little opposition. The High Bailiff's account, amounting to 1,1471., was opposed by some of the most influential men in Bir mingham. One of its items was 1,050/. for the ex pences of a deputation to London to obtain the transfer of the Borough of East Retford to Birming ham. This deputation was appointed by a public meeting held in June, 1827, and its powers were limited to the furnishing of local information on the purposed transfer to Members of Parliament. The town felt extremely the hardship of paying monies, the outlay of which the inhabitants had not sanc tioned, and perhaps this indignant feeling was in creased by the circumstance that East Retford is not yet disfranchised, and that even if the transfer of the borough rites take place, Birmingham will not be benefited by it. Mr. Russell (one of the lower class, but a most intelligent man, who was examined before the House of Commons in March, 1828, against the transfer to Birmingham) opposed the charges in question, and suggested the hardship of imposing a fifth levy, or a sum equal to it, for the poor rate payers. Mr. Bird, a lawyer and gentle- man of much information, tact, and talent, also op posed the charges. Finally, they were passed, but a hint was thrown out that they would be appealed against. The town has been very much interested in the discussion of this (to it) highly important question. TIIE STAFFORD BARONY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. StR,--I beg to inform you of your mistake in stating, in your Paper, that Mr. Cooke who died was the claimant to the Stafford Barony ; he was brother to the claimant, Mr. Richard Stafford Cooke, and who is now actively prosecuting his claims. lam not informing you of this from hearsay-, but from my own knowledge, and by your inserting this you will oblige, Sir, your obedient humble servant, W. JOHNSON, New gender. 83, Garden-row, London-road, Scuthwark. Jan. 8, 1829. COLOSSEUM. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Stu,—From the numerous applications now daily made for information respecting that part of my un dertaking, which is intended for the use of Annual Subscribers only, and as that department cannot be correctly understood without inspection, I propose to issue, for a short period, a very limited number of Tickets daily, at a sovereign each, which will ad mit a party of four to a partial view of the interior of the Colosseum, the rooms preparing for the An nual Subscribers, and the Conservatories. Tickets for Wednesday next, and the following days, may be had at the North Lodge of - the Colos seum ; at Sums's, Library, St. James's-street ; and at Richardson's, Royal Exchange. I am, Sir, your very obedient servant, Jan. 8, 1829. THOMAS HOll NON. A lIINT TO MARINERS. 'l'o THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sut,—Being at sea some little time ago our pumps got choked, which being a most dangerous circumstance, I found by hoisting them up a foot or eighteen inches from the bottom, and lashing them so, that they could not choke, and that we kept them sucking. I wish to give this hint, hoping it may do some good, for many a good ship has gone to the bottom of the sea, no doubt through the same circumstance, or at least they are obliged to bear up for some harbour•, or run on shore through very great risks. Your's truly, • Loadon, Jan. 7. C. T. With reference to an article which appeared in " The S 711 1" paper of Friday the 211 inst., under the bead of "Police," relating to Mrs. Stamp Sutton Cooke, now under sentence of transportation, we are authorised an re quested on the part of Lord Stafford, to say that the whole of the statements contained in that article, so far as his Lordship is mentioned, are totally false and groundless in every respect; and we are also authorised by Sir Richard Birnie, to state that he has made inquiries at the Home Secretary of State's Office, and has ascertained that no ap lication has been made for a commutation of Mrs. Cooke's sentence, or otherwise respecting her, either by Lord Staf ford, or by any other person of rank or respectability. THE WEEKLY DISPATCH.--The Proprie tors of this Journal beg to acquaint the public, that not withstanding both 'Mr. Richard Taylor's steam-engine machines have been continually employed in printing the DISPATCH since Friday Evening last, the supply has been insufficient to answer the immense demand for that paper; and in order to accommodate those persons who have hitherto been disappointed in obtaining the first number of the ENLARGED SERIES OF THE DISPATCH, and may still wish to obtain the same, together with the ENGRAVING, which is given GRATIS to every purchaser, the proprietors will continue the publication throughout the present week. —Dispatch Office, 139, Fleet-street. The Calendar at the sessions for this county, which commenced at Wells on the 12th instant, will be unusually heavy. It is expected that the number of prisoners will amount to one hundred and forty.—Bath Chronicle. STATE OF TRADE.—The new year has commenced unfavourably for our manufactures; business in every branch of the cotton trade being at present ex ceedingly dull. The prices of yarn, however, do not ex hibit any tendency to fall, thbugh the demand is so limited. Piece goode have reached the lowest point to which low wages, low materials, and no profits can be supposed to re duce them, and we ale sorry to add, that even these terms do not tempt buyers to come into the market. We are sorry to add that the silk trade partakes of the dulness of the cotton trade. There has been a turn-out of cotton spinners at Stockport for higher wages ; but it is not likely that they will succeed in obtaining an advance at a time when the market pike of yarn will barely cover prime cost. The spring is, however, approaching, and we hope, notwithstanding the unpromising state of the market at present, that we shall soon have to announce a considerable imprevetnent both in the demand and price of our mann factures.—Manchestcr Poper. ROYAL. MECHANIST AND TIME-KEEPER. —A respectable watch and clock maker of this town, who bad been recently honoured with the influential patronage of his Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester, naturally emblazoned the auspicious event in handsome gold letters on the outside of his boutique; but in a manner that would produce a smile even from his Royal Highness him self, should ho ever be aware of the circumstance. By a mistake of the painter, or of his employer, the announce ment rrads in the following singular manner :—" His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester, Maker and Coaductor of the Public Clocks."—Cheltenham Chronicle. FEMALE INTREPIDITY. --Ott the 26th tilt., a woman named Janet Anderson, when returning from Fal kirk to Aim th Castle, about five o'clock in the evening, with a large bundle upon her back, was attacked near the South gate by a fellow, seemingly Irish, who goes about the country with books. After knocking her down, and kick ing her severely, the ruffian, with a sharp knife, attempted to cut away her pocket ; but although the instrument pe netrated through her stays, and cut up her petticoat, the pouch being attached by a strong cord, was not got at.— During the struggle Janet recovered her wonted presence of mind, and starting to her feet, she seized the fellow by the handkerchief and held him so frmly, that he fell to the ground almost strangled, when his stout hearted victor adminiAtered such a mpl e punishment on his ribs, as laid him quite senseless; but ere assistance could be got, the tdact.suard had crawled otT,—Scbtman. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S. The room was not by any means co well attended as on Monday, owing to the unfavot;rahle st;te of the weather, and no h u ,; n ess clone worth notice. In the Oaks the only olterttinn that was inn de of ant consequence was that on \'at (Lord Siip',s Nurti,-e,unt:; tiNy) who n,.w stands at lb to I against her, and bets were freely taken.—Fall particulars of the present state of odds we subjoin : DERBY. to I agst Duke of Rutland's Brother to Mold 16 to 1 apt Mr. Hunter's Catwas colt 16 to 1 agst 31r. Pettit's Posthurna col: 16 to l apt His Majesly's Electress colt (tA a : 16 to 1 agst Lor,l Sligo's Prince Eugene 17 to 1 apt Lord Sefton's Morris Dancer IS to 1 agst Lord G. Cavendish's Espagnolle e. 19 to 1 apt Lord Jersey's 20 to 1 t , gst Lord Exeter's Augusta cult 20 to I apt Mr. Batson's Loss filly 22 to 1 agst Mr. Forth's The Exquisite 22 to 1 agst Lord Verulani's timbre 35 to 1 apt Lord G. Cavendish's Brother to Sontag Si, to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Ada colt 40 to 1 apt Lora Egremont's Brother to Lapdog OAKS. 7 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Green Mantle 7 to 1 ugst Lord Exeter's Varna 12 to 1 apt. Mr. Batson's Luss filly 12 to 1 agst Mr. Ridsdale's Clotilde 12 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's Quadrille filly 1S to 1 agst Lord Sligo's Vat (taken) 25 to 1 agst Duke of Rutland's Sorcery filly ST. I. EC; a't. 12 to 1 agst Mr. Stephenson 's Voltaire 13 to 1 agst Mr. Petre's Roston IS to 1 agst Major Yarburgh's Pilgrim 20 to 1 agst Mr. Watts' Wooden-block (taken) 22 to 1 agst Mr. Gibbeson's Lady Sarah 25 to 1 agst Lord Sligo's Prince Eugene 25 to 1 agst Mr. Metre's Colder Will 30 to 1 agst Mr. I)arnell's Stotforth 40 to 1 agst Lord Cleveland's Tainhoff lIUNTING INTELLIGENCE. APPOINTMENTS FOR. THE ENSUING WEEK. The Puckeridge Hounds, on Monday, at Wadesmill ; Wednesday, at Stanstead, Essex; and Saturday, at Cum below—at half-past ten. The Grander' Hounde, on Monday, at Coton ; and iday, at Patton Wood—at ten. The Royston Harriers, on Tuesday, at Pape: Mills, Shepreth ; and Thursday, at the Red Lion, Reed Mill. The Worcestershire Fox-hounds, on Tuesday, at Bishop's Wood; and Friday, at Bredon-hill—at half-past ten. Mr. Boycott's Hounds, on Monday, at Chillington; Thursday, at Woodcote Green; and Saturday, at Island— at half-past ten. Mr. DaLesey's Hounda, on Tuesday, at Hope Turnpike; and Thursday, at Westhide Village—at ten. The Warwickshire Fox-hot:ride, on Monday, at Snitter field—at half-past ten. The Brighton Harriers, on Monday, at Patchens ; Wed nesday, near the Rase Course ; and Friday, at the Dyke— at half-past ten. The Brooksido Harriers will continue to meet every Monday, at Newmarket ; Wednesday, at the Lewes Race Course ; and Friday, at Tellescambe Tye--at half-past ten. Mr. Lester's Harriers, on Monday, at Parkstone; Wed nesday, at Corfe Hills ; and Saturday, at the hack of Al derney Cottage—at half-past ten. The Somerset Subscription Fox-hounds, on Tuesday, at Ihgborough-house ; and Friday, at Week Park, Stogurscy. The Anglesea Hounds, on Monday, at Maenaddwyn ; Wednesday, at Bodedern ; and Friday, at Lianhedr—at half- past ten. The Blackraeor Vale Hounds, on Monday, at Point ingdon Ridge; and Friday, at Holton-street—at ten. The Cadbury Harriers, on Wednesday, at Silton ; and Saturday, at the Down-house. Sir Rick. Sutton's Hounds, on Monday, at Skelling tborpe ; Wednesday, at Newsharn Lodge ; Friday, at Thanoek Grove ; and Saturday, at Swallow Cross-roads —at eleven. FARRINGDON WARD WITHOUT. A number of the electors of Farringdon Ward Without met at dinner yesterday, at the London Coffee-house, Ludgate-hill. The Chairman, Mr. FEARoN, gave several toasts —" The King ;" " The People ;" " The Rights of the Elective Body of Farringdon Ward;" " Mr. Samuel Thompson ;" " Civil and Religions Li berty ;" " Corporate Reform ;" " The Stewards," and" The Health of our guest, Henry Hunt, Esq., the Senior Auditor of the City of London, and may he succeed in his efforts to investigate the applica tion of the property of his fellow-citizens." Mr. HUNT, in returning thanks, made a speech, of which the only remarkable parts were his relation of the manner in which his connexion with the City commenced, and cause of the hostility of Alderman Waithman to him. He said that in 1811 he was visiting William Cohbett in Newgate, who was im prisoned there for a libel on the Government. There were present Sir Francis Burdett, Major Cart wright, Mr. Samuel Miller, and probably Mr. Wardle, and some other gentlemen. They told him they had just been reading an account of a Com mon Hall, and that they regretted to see that one man was leading the Livery by the nose. Sir F. Burdett said to him " Hunt, will you become a livery-man ? I'll pay the expellees, in order that you may attend the Common-halls,and advocate general and not partial li berty." He answered that he would, and went af terwards into the country, thinking no more about it. In a day or two he received a letter, saying that every thing was ready; so he came up to town, was sworn in, and paid 30/.; but he must not forget to add, that Sir Francis Burdett did not recollect to pay the expellees, or any part of them. The cause of the hostility of Alderman Waithman, whose public measures he had always supported, was this : —Some years ago it would he recollected, that, of the Members of the City, Alderman Curtis always laughed at their petitions, and said plainly that he would have nothing to do with them, while Al derman Combe always approved of them, but regretted that in consequence of ill health he could not support them in the House of Com mons. This was the message they constantly re ceived from Alderman Combe. He, therefore, on one occasion, expecting the usual answer from the Alderman, went prepared with a few resolutions. The first complimented Alderman Combe for what he had done as their representative; the second re minded the Alderman of his pledge to resign if his constituents thought proper ; and the third called upon him to fulfil that pled g e. He showed these resolutions to Sir Richard Phillips, who said that they were very proper ; and he (Mr. Hunt) said, " Then, will you second them ?" Sir Richard said, " No, but I'll ask Waithman." He believed that his reply was, " Will vou, by God ?" He expected what the answer of Alderman Waithman would be. The Alderman replied, in a loud voice, " No; they are intended to cut my throat :" and Sir Richard came away as much frightened as if Mr. Waithman had fired a pistol at him, and only just missed him. The resolutions, however, were seconded by some body in the Hall, and put by Mr. Alderman Wood, who was Lord Mayor, in spite of the protestations of Mr. Waithman that they could not be put then, but that a special meeting must be called for the purpose. The resolutions were carried tuiani mouslv. As soon as the Common-hall was over, Mr. Alderman Wood, who meant to start in case of a vacancy, and whose office of Lord Mayor almost assured him of success, posted down to Alderman Combe in the country, told him what had happened, and Mr. Alderman Combe expressed his willingness to resign. Just as Alderman Wood vas coming out of Mr. Combo's gate, who should he meet but Alderman Waithman, who, it seemed, had made great haste from town, and who was upon the same errand. The result was, that Mr. Alderman Wood started, came in without opposition, and in spite of his (Alderman Wood's) vehement protestations, Mr. Weidman' would never believe that the former had not employed him (Mr. Hunt) to thwart Ow, views of Alderman Waitharan. 'I his was a Criat: too great to be forgiven, and ever since that time Mr. Alderman Weldr:an had exhibited towards him the same disposition which he had lately evinced at the ward-mote. Several other speeches were made during the evening, and some songs also were sung. Tbe din ner was attended, we should think, he about 130 person,,. SPIRIT OF THE LONDO`: JOURNAT.S. On looking over the lately published distribin tion of our military force, we observed—what, indeed, we could hardly he unprepared for—that an enormous proportion of it was dispersed over Ireland, viz. not less than seven regiments of ca valry, and 22 entire battalions of infantry. Be sides which, there are an equal or greater number of depots, consisting of 221 rank and file each, with a numerous corps of horse and foot artil lery. This is a more formidable military power than the British Government finds it necessary to maintain in India, where there are almost a hundred million of natives to he kept in absolute subjugation. But there is another difference, • which men who take a sober view of the public interests cannot be expected to overlook. That portion of the British army which is stationed India, receives its pay from the Company, and costs the empire nothing ; whereas every soldier employed to garrison Ireland, and to keep down the inhabitants, adds grievously to the financial burdens of this country, which alone has to fur nish the expellee. It is a melancholy reflection that while India, with 100,000,000 of Malm metans and Hindoos newly conquered, at such an immense distance from Great Britain, has been governed with a degree of mildness and equality which admits of its being retained in al legiance to the empire, and in security from fo reign attacks, by a corps of 20,000 Eu ropean soldiers, we administer the affaira of Ireland on such opposite principles of jealousy, partiality, and downright coer cion, that a people of fellow-Christians, who have lived for six centuries within six hours' sail of England, and under the dominion of the Bri tish Crown, cannot be trusted with the guar dianship of their own peace, of their So vereign's rights, and of the Constitu tion of which they have the nominal benefits, unless in the presence of an army of 30,000 men ! Such is one among the bitter fruits of a system of legislation refusing to conform itself to the circumstances of the society upon which it operates, but tending to provoke, and finally to arm against itself, the growing bulk of numbers, property, and intelligence, the rapidly advancing strength of the Irish people. We are asto nished that some few of the great city arithmeti cians, the dealers in funds, the scouts of com mercial enterprise, the pioneers of prosperity in all its branches, the jackalls of untried specula tion, do not examine this fair field of Ireland, and prevail upon their Treasury friends to help a little so promising a job as that of giving re pose to Ireland, not from any visionary notions about justice, liberality, or long-sighted wisdom, but for the prompt and intelligible purpose of lowering the army estimates, reducing the taxes a couple of millions a year, and opening a fresh • and productive channel for the impatient capital of several hundreds- of rich citizens panting for advantageous investments, by proving to them that Ireland, maintained in tranquillity by popular and wholesome laws, would yield them at once labourers at low wages, proximity to well-situated outports, per fect security for the. enjoyment of Mlle ence, and, altogether, a beneficial transfer- of money, skill, and industry, from the most fortu nate districts of Great Britain. In extending one's observation to those details of the military distribution which belong to the Vs'est India Co lonies, it is impossible not to feel surprise aria regret at the amount of military force which has been assigned to them, and at the enorm ous addition of expellee which such an ap propriation of the army entails upon the empire, as %Yell as at the diseases amt loss of life to which the officers and soldiers are every year exposed in that most deadly cli mate. There are stationed, as it appears by the return, sixteen battalions in our West Indi a co lonies (including two regiments of blacks), and of the number five battalions me in Jamaica. This is an immense force for such a quarter, at tended by a severe cost, and by a frightful and deplorable mortality. It seems odd that during the last war there should have been ten or twelve battalions of black soldiers in constant pay, be having themselves in a manner which entitled them to the most implicit conf:idence, and Which relieved the King's Government of all apprehere, sion for the safety of the islands against any efforts of foreign hostility, or of domestic trea son ; yet that now, since the peace, when there are no foreign enemies to assail them from without, or to foment internal dise turbances, the islands are held to require the presence of British troops, and to be insecure under the protection of negro regi ments, officered by Englishmen ; or if not, why were the latter corps disbanded "a I ,l'e certainly shall not be suspected of undervaluing the lives and properties of our fellow-subjects and come, trymen in these colonies ; but we feel eati4ed, that by a moderate increase of the naval force on the Jamaica and Leeward Island station,—by trying a more extended experiment than at pre sent with black troops, and by encouraging an active militia throughout the islands,—the seen rity of these valuable possessions, both outward and within, might be provided for with even in creased efficiency, while a considerable reduction might be made in the financial burdens of the country ; and by the reduced number of Eng lish men and officers employed there, a large an nual amount both of invalid pensions and mili tary deaths might be avoided. The speech of the Lieutenant-Governor of Jamaica to the House of Assembly, is well drawn up, and in a wise and conciliatory spirit. His recommenda tion of measures for improving the intellectual and religious character of the slave will, we trust, be attended to by the island Legislature : for undoubtedly there is no other basis on which an improvement of his physical condition can be so likely to obtain for him that amelioration with the full consent of the great body of the plan ters. The law of 1826, of which the general provisions were concurred in by his Majesty's Government, but which was rejected for one or two objectionable clauses affecting the subiect of religious instruction, was again proposed' to the notice of the Assembly, and taken into con sideration, by a majority of votes.—Times. We some time ago offered some observations on the strange inconsistency in our judicial sys tem of allowing the verdict of a jury in a civil case, howevery trumpery, to be set aside again and again till one is obtained which meets tile approbation of the Court, and allowing no ap peal in criminal cases, even when life is at stake. We observed at the same time, that the prero gative of the Crown to pardon was, in the stlict sense, a nonentity, as the Crown could not be supposed to possess any prerogative inconsistent with the good of the subject ; and the punish ment of guilt could not be dispensed with, with out giving encouragement to crime—a result obviously opposed to the general good, which must always be supposed to be the aim of the Sovereign. The prerogative to pardon, we fur, titer obseived, had in some sort aceennnotkljtA