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ilrough of Derby in favour of the treasures introduced by Ins Majesty's }Ministers, for the tranquillization of Ireland. Mr. CALCRAFT brought up the Report on the Na ttonal Vaccine Establishment.—Laid on the table, and or 4cred to he printed. Mr. TYNTE presented a petition from the inhabitant h ouseholders of the boronzh of Bridgewater, praying for a repeal of the house and window tax. CATHOLIC CLAIMS, Mr. COKE presented a petition from en enlightened body of Clergymen, residing in the county of Norfolk, in favour of Emancipation. The lion. Member read the pe tition, and as well as *e sotild hear Wm; proteeded to State that it had been got up very Hittsrkniky fl . dul a former petition, vrhieh had been pre:welted to the House as the bedtime of the frifeegy of Norfolk. He had been re queered ht estate, first, that the Archdeacon of the county heees- heard a syllable about that petition until after its Presentation to the Ilonse ; and secondly, that only 110 Of the 350 Clergymen of the diocese had signed it. So enlightened and benevoltet were the mind's of men fit Nor folk, that he had no doubt that if a diestillitlen of Pet liament were to take plate to-iiteeroiee there would he otee keeeitil feeling throitghoet the county in favour of re testeileg two sieepbrters of the Catholic claims. It: B. WODEHOUSE concurred most cordially in the t're'rer of the petition, but could not flatter himself that the feelin g in favour of Catholic emancipation was neat: 30 anal:imous as his lion. Colleague supposed. Sir R. HERON congratelated the county of Norfolk ne posseceing a clergy so liberal as to desire to eonununi eate to those who differed from them in religious opinions the fall benefit of the Constitution. The petition was ordered to be printed. Mr. JEPHSON, in preventing the petition from Mallow in favou r of the Catholic claims, .id, that knowing he* irksometi it was to the House to hear these tse-tliscassions on .oternetrinciple of a measure which l'eel been, and would be, any discuss edt i h Y i egorth a fetv days again, lie would not say bet h e PnetAl question of Catholic emanc:pation preen his would with the leave of the House, ex- Cathe" reVee: that the Bill for the relief of the eel had b een so worded as to leave undecided a guts bron _ ,0 of very great importance, and which must now be ght hereafter befor e the Honee—he meant the return of Air. O'Connell.O'Connell.H a d he been admitted under the n ew Bill, it would have been a most popular measure in Ire land. This was a solitary case, which it was not worth while to have omitted, He also begged to call the Right 11011. Gentleman'e attention to that part of the Bill which reined tO the Universities. He found that Oxford was "iii tO attain those regulations which prevented a Catholic Nit residence, even for general education. Cambridge, NI the contrary, kad broken through those restrictions; Core lie believed that a Catholic could remain, at least for a time: in Oxford, however, it was totally prevented.— He must say, that if he were not prepared to do away with all the distinctions that had separated Catholics from Pro testants, it were better not to have emancipated them ; we Should only be giving them every substantial power, yet, by useless restriction, irritate and annoy their feelings.— "a thought this course was against all true policy. After a few words from Mr. H. GRATTAN, the petition bas laid on the table. Mr. jj, MAXWELL presented thirty-two petitions ( Men various parte of Armagh, Wexford, and Donegal, against Catholic emancipation. ftlte MOORE presented a similar petition from the b D ean and Chapter of the collegiate church of St. Patrick, i t din, which was agreed to at ever rernembered. the largest convocation Colonel I3AILLIE presented several petitions in favour of the Catholie claime from several parts of Scotland. Ile deel 'ared Lis concurrence with the petitioners. Mr. THANT presented petitions from the Baptists of Limehouse, against the Catholic claims. Mr. P. MACQUEEN presented similar petitions from Celnworth and Rysdale. fro Mr. DIJG DALE presented a petition of the same nature m Sutton Coldfield. Mr. MACNAGHTEN presented several petitions against concession to the Catholics from several places in the county of Antrim. Mr. SCOTT presented a similar petition from Kelso. Sir E. HARVEY presented several petitions of the seine kind from parishes in Essex. The general feeling of that county was, he said, against concession. Air. LENNARD denied the statement which had fallen from the Gallant Admiral, that the feeling of Essex was strongly opposed to emancipation. LEYCESTER said, that in many places the anti- Catholic feeling in Essex had undergone a change. Mr. WODENOUSE presented a similar petition from Norfolk, bet declared his dissent from the opinions of the Petitioners. Mfr. MARSHALL presented a petition from Tadcaster, ie favour of the Catholic Claims. Mr. O'NEILL presented a petition against them from the neighbourhcA of Hull. ee Mr. D. W. HARVEY gave not i ce o f a mot i on for ""anorro w , respecting certain returns from the different Comte of Justice. Mr. MONCK presented a petition from an individual named Thomas Flanagan, of Sligo, praying that the Bill respecting Charities be extended to Ireland; also &petition from the same person, praying that the law of Patents be extended to Ireland. Lord ALTHORP moved for accounts of all monies paid to the Bank of England for the management of the public debt in 1828 ; of allowances made by the public to the Beek of the charges for the management of South Sea • Stock ;of the balances of public money in the hands of the I3aak, including the balances of the Accountant-General in . the Court of Chancery; of unclaimed dividends ; of the amount of advances, made by the Bank to the Government nn account of Exchequer Bills, &c., between August, 1828 1 and February, 1820 ; of the number of branch banks of the Bank of England, established under the Act aathorixin g the same, together with the dates and places of their establishment.--Ordered. PATENTS. Mr. LENNARD said, in compliance with a request made by the Attorney-General, he should postpone his Irnotion for a Select Committee to inquire into the present stat e of the laws and practice relative to the granting of Pa tents for Lirentions. JUVENILE OFFENDERS. Mr ' P.•• bVENPORT, in moving for leave to bring art 41 a Bill to extend A the power of summary conviction in rT sin eases of juvenile offenders guilty of petty larceny, observed that when gaols and houses of correction were first established, it was under very different circumstances fr om those which now existed. Persons were sent there not onl y for purposes of punishment, but of correction and amendment. Now it was notorious, that from the crowded o it tle of p r i sons, an d the i nd i scr i minate m i ng li ng toget h er f to of different ages and various degrees of edit-li -4"V, result s di rec tl y th e reverse o f t h ose or i g i na lly con vrPlated took pl ace . Th e ill e ff ec t s o f th e p resen t system k Peculiarly apparent in eases of juvenile offenders. ?Y gaoler whom he had consulted was decidedly of t i r i° l l that wh e n boy s w e r e s e nt to p r ison they were ini eeltdede into every sort of vice so rapidly as generally to for r their condition irretrievable. His object in moving „ "re to b r i ng in the proposed Bill wa s to p reven t thi s " t ". He wi s h e d t o di s p ense with th e i n t erven ti on o f Juries in the t r i a l o f y ou thful offenders wh erever it cou ld I d ° l 4. But in cases where a jury should be necessary, he would prefer taking hail for the appearance of the ac ensed party to committing him to a house of correction. 4 notber feature of hi s measure c onsist e d i n th e substi .% °tinn of trials at petit sessions ender certain restrictions In lieu of trials at quarter sessions. After a few further r emarks, the Hon. M em b er c oncluded by moving for l e ave to bring in a Bill to the effect before stated. /tr. PEEL would not oppose the Hon. Member's mo tion : at the same time he considered the measure to he surrounded with great difficulties, to get rid of which required serious deliberation. W i M LOCKHART objected to the proposal to dispense with Trial b y J ury i n th e eases o f you thf u l o ff en d ers charged with petty larceny. th Si r T. BARING entirely concurred in the principle of * Bill, but c o uld n ot h at ard an opi n ion on the subj e ct of t th i e details. o atr- PEEL, as an a dditi ona l o bj ec ti on t o th e measure , ;Merl to the possibility of persons of tender age being ;,.. 11 mtlated to commit offences by individuals of greater ZP"ience, if it were determined that youthful criminals " h l in all eases b e m ore f a vourably dealt with than sobers, Ile th ere f ore o bj ec t e d t o th e p r i nc ipl e o f fi x i ng a et main age to which, without reference to other eircnin the Bill should apply. The Right Hen. Gentleman trK occasion to mention, with reference to the police of *, metropolis, that his attention bad been given to the h-°".iect during the entire of the last summer, and that he Ili a " prepared a Bill, founded on the report of the Com itteee which circumstances already alluded to prevented MI from submitting to the attention of the House at Pres ent. After a few words from Sir T. FREMANTLE and Mr. "AvanroaT, leave was given to bring in the Bill. k B r UPPLY OF SUBJECTS FOR DISSECTION. r. wmtuurrroN, pursuant to his notice, rose to stor e necessa ry to the H eave a p ro j ec t, w hi c h had been rendered sto 're necess ary t h an ever b y l ate occurrences , w hi c h no o ne Is: : than hims e lf l amen t e d. It was no t his intention in ei t 2 n thing to th e H ouse t h e h ea d s o f th e Bill, to impose "er penalties or prohibitions. His first object would be to confer a epodes of legality on the practice of anatomy ; .and with this view he should propose:-:- . 6,t•stt .-.nicti.ient to render anatottit , in its practice and as a anode t:tr itittl'nction in all cities or towns corporate, Wherein there were srhoola which conferred degrees in anatomy, or wherein there were hospitals which were ca pable of receiving 50 patients at a time. This would, he conceived, entre- a valtiable pritilege oh ttiost of t!te fotns: tr cities which inight be tonsidefeti to inelit or require stich a distinction. The next difficulty to stirmount would be the obtaining a suticient nunsber, , of subjects for the pur.poSeiof sciene.;'e end institiCtinh: His project had for sts basis the pb:lo;ice of the Vrench tiovernment in tile ciiy of Paris at this day. In fact, this was the only ra tional basis to found a system of supply upon ; for if we were not to apply to public institutions, such was the strength of prejudice or natural affection, that obstacles would arise which would put an end to the practice of dis section altogether, or place such supply upon the preca rious and revolting footlng,oti which it r nfurt , !nately stood at th'e pre eat hone. He therefore should propose that the tivei•seers of the poor, in certain cases, and the governors of hospitals, should be empowered by this Bill to give up to surgical examination the bodies of such persons as fell a victim to disease whilst iii the hospital, and were not claimed within a certain time after their decease, Here lie begged that he should not be understood to treat the feelings of the lower orders with the slightest disrespect by the present enactment. In fact, they ought to recollect they were perhaps more deeply interested than other classes in this humane provision becoming part of our laws, because, from s teal-let). of reasons, they were more liable to disease and accident. He begged them to take this into their con sideration, and also to reflect that in the ease of the late disclosures of the horrid atrocities committed in order to Obtain a supply of subjects for dissection in Edinburgh, the lower classes had in all cases been the vietinas.—(Hear.) —He felt assured from calculations which he liat made, and some eminent men in their profession had sanctioned, that the supply thus created would be more than adequate to the exigencies of the profession, and he was happy in contemplating that if his project was adopted and became law, it would be the means of exonerating hereafter a be neficent and humane profession from the possibility of being implicated in the charge of being confederate with either ressurrectionmen, or a class of villains whose atroci ties had so very recently been brought to light. The Hon. Alember concluded by moving for leave to bring in a Bill "to legalize and regulate the supply of dead bodies for the purposes of dissection." Mr. LEYCESTER seconded the motion. Mr. HYDE VILLIERS believed the plan of his Hon. Friend had originated in the most humane feelings. He considered the measure eminently calculated to benefit the poor, and therefore he would give it his support. The LORD ADVOCATE was also friendly to the pro position of the Hon. Member, for it was admitted on all hands that dissection was necessary to the perfection of medical science, and it was evident, that without subjects there could be no dissection. By the law, as it at present stood, anatomy could not be prosecuted without its pro fessors being compelled to have intercourse with the most depraved characters, and oftentimes net without being liable to the suspicion of being accessories to the most atrocious acts. He had been engaged for some months lately, in an anxious and minute inquiry into the mode of supply of subjects, to which the anatomical schools with which lie was best acquainted were compelled to have re course. The result of his inquiry was, his conviction that the present high price of subjects--a price consequent in n great degree upon the existing law,—was the origin of all the evils that had arisen from the practice of procuring (lead bodies for dissection. He was also convinced that unless sonic means were devised fur checking those evils, they would not only continue to exist, hut would extend more and more every day.—(Hear, hear.)—lre trusted and hoped, that the late atrocities that had taken place in his native country would have the effect of preventing a delay of some attempt ,to remedy the existing law; for, till some such attempt was made, no man could take it upon him to say that there would be no renewal of those atrocities. The inquiry i❑ which he had been lately en gaged, showed how easy it was to elude the heavy penalty of the law for murders, with a view to obtain the present high price of subjects for dissection ; for it was impossible, as it appeared on that inquiry, to discover by the appear ance of such subjects that they had been murdered, render ing it impossible, therefore, to obtain from professional in vestigation the evidence of the crime which the law de manded, as necessary to the detection and conviction of the murderer. The bodies of those who had been mur dered on the occasion that led to the inquiry in which he had been engaged, afforded no indication of murder, and therefore no means of detecting the murderer. Neither did the character of those who usually supplied subjects afford any security against a renewal of the late atrocities ; for it appeared in the evidence furnished by the report of the Committee on the subject of that House, that the majority of those who trafficked in dead bodies were capable of any crime; that upon their atrocities their was no check but the fear of the law. Sir A. Cooper, among other compe tent witnesses, said, that but for the fear of detection, he was convinced his own body would not be safe from the hands of those persons who usually supplied the medical schools of the metropolis with subjects.—(Hear, hear.) — Under those impressions, he (the Lord Advocate) thought that some measure relative to the necessary supply of dead bodies fur the purposes of medical science should be brought forward with the least possible delay, and that he was dis posed to support the Bill of the Hon. Member for Brid port. He considered that Bill to be freer from objections than any other proposition that he had heard of. Its ten dency was entirely permissive —for by it the governors and managers of hospitals would not be compelled to dispose of the unclaimed bodies of the poor, best only permitted to do so under certain wise regulations. No measure ap peared to him so unobjectionable, he repeated, as giving the permission to the manager of hospitals to devote the bodies of such persons as had no relations to claim them, to the purposes of anatomy ; for in this case no feeling could be outraged. Mr. LOCKHART hoped that care would be taken to insure decency and due regard to public feeling in the mode of transmitting bodies for dissection. He thought also it would be advisable to have the constitutional security against unfair death of a coroner's warrant for every body handed over to the professors of anatomy. Mr. PEEL considered that nothing would be more use less than for him to then waste the time of the House by discussing the importance of anatomy. The necessity of anatomy to medical science had been admitted on all hands; and if its existence were necessary, it would follow that a supply of subjects was also necessary. The question, then, for the House to consider was, the mode of that supply. By the present law, the cultivators of anatomy were com pelled to resort to at least illegal means of procuring dead bodies, and to associate with those who committed the most egregious violation of decency, and who were too often capable of any atrocity. That such was the fast, the answer to the questions contained in the report of the Committee on Anatomy must carry conviction to the mind of every Hon. Member who read that report. One of the witnesses who was much engaged in the supply of sub jects for the London schools, stated that he had, in one year, himself supplied 305 adults, 44 children, and 43 infants ; in another year 312 subjects ; in the next year (IS I l) 234; and in the following summer, 241, sub jects. He stated also that he was paid at the rate of four guineas each for the adults, and that he sold the children for so =eh per inch.—(Hear, hear, hear.) — This in itself sheaved the great demand that existed for dead bodies, and the great temptation that existed for furnishing the necessary supply. But if proof were necessary on this point, and that something should be done by the Legislature, the atrocities that had come to light within the last six months, afforded more than sufficient. It was now absolutely necessary that something should be done to check the evils of the existing law, were it only from regard to those feelings which they all held in the highest respect ; and no proposition with that view ap peared to him so unobjectionable in principle, and so likely to be beneficial in practice, as that just submitted to the House by the Hon. Member for Bridport. He thought, however, that the public required that the Hon. Member's Bill should contain a clause by which it would he obliga tory on parties demanding subjects, not only to give their names, but also, to prevent professional jealousy, that they should be licensed teachers of anatomy. Such a clause, he thought, would add to the beneficial effects of the Hon. Member's measure. It could not be objected to that mea sure that it would render the bodies of the poor more liable to dissection than those of the rich ; fur, in consequence of the present law, the bodies of the poor are mere readily accessible than those of the rich, for the coffins of the latter are buried so much deeper in the ground, that it is very difficult and tedious to get at them. It could not, therefore, be charged as an objection to the Honourable Member's Bill, that it would render the dead poor more liable to be dissected than . the rich, as the fact existed under the present law, the great supply of subjects being those of poor persons. Besides, as he thought it would be very easy to show, the poor them selves would be the parties most benefitted by the measure ; for, at present, the rich possessed means of ensuring pro fessional efficiency far beyond those within the reach of the poorer classes, upon whom therefore all improvements in medical science must have a more direct effect. Ile trusted that no attempt would be made to impede the Bill by the invalid objection that it paid en undue deference to the feelings of the rich ; fur he repeated hie conviction that the part most Ileili!!ttell il;&Ad be the poei selves. (Hear, hear.) He %roold on that conviction give his support to the Hon. Member's Bin, which he trusted would contain provisions which, while they promoted 11le.. dical science, wonld be an effectual precaution against a renewal of those atrocities by which public feeling had been lately outraged. tlrottid be moat happy to avail bimseif of O'ery suggestionlsly to attain the great ob ject they all had in tie*, and therefore should adopt the recommendation of the Right Hon. Home Secretary as to the sei.'ttrity bf haiing the itamei of and a notice from the medical gentlemen to *Nun bodies shotild be Made Over. He could not, however, see the expediency of requiting coroner's warrant with each body, unless indeed it were in tended to include within the operation of the Bill the bodies of these who had come to an untimely - death, or had committed suicide. Leave was then given to bring in the Bill. TOBACCO TRADE. Mr. G. DANtTSON moved for a Committee on th• laws regulating the growth of Tobacco in Ireland. Ilis object, he stated, was to bring in a Bill to assimilate the laws in England and Ireland with respect to the manufac ture of Tobacco of domestic growth. By the present law all Tobacco of Irish growth was prohibited from being em ployed in the manufacture of Snuff, Ike., though no less than 600 or 700 hogsheads had been in the last year smuggled into this country, to the great injury of the revenue. Mr. WHITMORE thought the subject of a reduction of prohibitive duties on the domestic growth of tobacco well worthy of the serious attention of the House and the Government. Mr. C. GRANT would not object to the House going into a Committee ; but should take another opportunity of calling its attention to the expediency of considering all the prohibitive duties on domestic tobacco, with a view to their reduction. He would then merely observe, that the original ground or cause of those prohibitive duties no longer existed, for they were enacted in order ta encourage the cultivation of tobacco in Virginia and Maryland, then, but no longer, British colonies. Lie thought mature de liberation was necessary before the House agreed on pro hibiting the growth of Irish tobacco by the present enor mous duties on the article. He was aware that those duties were defended on the ground of the great revenue they afforded, and he submitted it to the House, whether the enormous rate oC those duties—not less than from 1,000 to 1,200 per cent,—did not tend to encourage and perpetuate smuggling. After a few words from Mr. JeritsoN, Mr. limn sox, and Mr. DAwsoN, in reply, The House went into a Committee on the Bill, and on the motion of Mr. DAwsoN it was resolved, that it is the opinion of this Committee, that it is expedient to assimi late the laws in Great Britain and Ireland relating to the growth of tobacco. The House having resumed, the resolution was reported to the House and agreed to, and leave was given to bring in a Bill founded upon it. _. _ _ The Mutiny Bill was read a third time and passed. CHARITIES (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion of Mr. WALLACE, a Bill " to extend to Ireland the provisions of the Act 52d Geo. 111., c. 101, for providing a summary remedy in cases of abuses of trusts created for charitable purposes," was read a second time, and ordered to be committed to-morrow (this day.) The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at Ten o'clock. FOREIGN EXCHANGES OR LONDON'. ASISTRRDAR, MARCR 10.-11. 97 5-10.—Two months, 11. 92 5-10. HAMBURG'', MARCH 6.-13. Ki.—Two months, 13. 73i. BERLIN, 31.ancti 3.—Three months, 6. 21;z. CMRISTIANIA, FEB. 21.—Three months, 6. 16. VIENNA, Fin. 25.—Three months, 9. 50. FRANEFQRT, MARCII:3.--TWO months, 148. " BY PERMISSION." MR. SECRETARY PEEL'S SPEECH, on Thursday, the sth March, upon the ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIEF BILL. The Proprietors of T nE MIRROR OF PARLIAMENT respectfully inform the Public, that they will, in the course of a few days, publish at this Office, " By Permission," the only revised and authentic Edition of this great Speech. This speech will be sold at 52, Parliament-street; and by Messrs. Longman and Co., Ridgway and Son, Calkin and Budd, Hatchard and Sons, Parbury and Allen, Mr. Booker, and all other Booksellers. Mirror of Parliament Office, 52, Parliament-street, Westminster, March 12, 1829. SPITALFIELDS DISTRESS. THE Committee of the Spitalfields and Bethnal Green Association beg leave respectfully to acknowledge, with feelings of heartfelt gratitude and thanks, the gracious Benefaction of ONE THOUSAND POUNDS, as transmitted this day to the Right Honour able the Lord Mayor, by his Grace the Duke of Wellington, froni his most Excellent Majesty the KING. ROBERT BRYTTON, Secretary. 37, New Broad-street, City, March 12. ribr LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MARC?! 13, 1829. The Public will be happy to learn that his MA JESTY, with his usual benevolence, has sent, through the hands of the Duke of WELLINGTON, One Thou and Pounds to the indefatigable Secretary of the Spitalfields' Committee, for the relief of ;the dis tressed artisans. 'We trust that his MAJESTY'S most gracious example will be followed by the Nobility and the Public in general, for the necessities of the poor Silk Wearers and their famished families are great beyond description. Any dona tion in the present instance will not only be a deed of charity, but of patriotism. Let the benevolent look to it—they cannot find more worthy objects for their kindness. Mr. WARBURTON brought in a Bill last night for the parpose of legalising the practice of Anatomy, and supplying the hospitals with a requisite quantity of subjects for dissection. The details of the Bill were listened to with much deference by the_House, more especially %Then the LORD ADVOCATE, who has been engaged for some months past in the investigation of the late horrid transactions at Edin burgh, delivered it as his opinion, that if some plan were not promptly adopted by Parliament to legalise and regulate a supply of bodies for dissection, murder as it was perpetrated in the North, " must still continue to exist, and even in all probability be extended." The Noble Lord added that a further inducement to the commission of such crimes con sisted in the difficulty of detection, for experience had shown that a means might be resorted to which would deprive individuals of life without that chance of discovery which arose from the appear ance of marks of violence upon the body, while at the same time, they (the Resurrectionists) were placed in the possession of a method of disposing of those bodies, which still further took away the means of detection." Mr. PEEL also advocated the mea sure, the professed object of which is " to make it lawful for the Overseers and Managers of poor houses and work-houses, and for the Governors of Hospitals, to give up to the Surgeons and Teachers of Anatomy the bodies of those persons who having died in those poor-houses, work-houses, or hospitals, were not claimed within a specified time by some friend or relation." In reply to the objection that the bodies of the poor are by this measure to be come the source of the supply, the Right Hon. Secretary observed that already it is from the lower classes that the subjects are taken, inasmuch as the bodies of the rich are usually secured in such a man ner as to render them inaccessible :to depredation) Perniisiofi; 1 . , (1 hardly tdd;wag given to bring in the Bill, the crying necessity fdr which haS been for some years so self-evident, that we wonder it has not long since been taken up by the Legis lature. The Anti-CatholicA, we perceive, have not yet become sufficiently ashamed of themselves for their late unconstitutional methods of manufacturing pe titions. They still continue their artifices with the most unblushing auJacity, notwithstanding the repeated exposures that night after night they are subjected to in either House of Parliament. In one respect, we are glad of such perseverance; it gives the country an opportunity of fully and impartially entering into the merits of a fac tion which can only support itself by long continued trickery and falsehood. Had the Liberals employed but one-half the artifices that these Anti-Catholic gentry have, within the last few weeks, had recourse to, in order to evince their attachment to Church and State, what a pother they would have raised on the occasion How would their patriotic sensibilities have been out raged by such conduct ! " Compel a convicted pickpocket to sign a petition to Parliament ! Monstrous !--incredible !" This would have been the cry of one nud all of them ; a cry that would have drawn from Lord ELDON one of those patriotic bursts of tears which whenever we are fortunate enough to witness them, never fail to remind us of these two appropriate lines in the Dunciad : With that a tear, emblem of loss of place, Stole from the master of the sevenfold face. On the present occasion, however, the Brunswickers are marvelously silent. Though their agents are every where ransacking poor-houses, hospitals, and prisons for signatures to their incendiary petitions, not a word do we hear from them in reprobation of such proceedings. What then has become of their patriotism, their sense of justice, their nice feelings of morality ? The question suggests its own answer, they never had any of these fine feelings, and con sequently cannot lose what they never possessed. The French Papers contain nothing but Parlia mentary discussions, which possess the less interest because we have enough of our own. One report says that the King of SARDINIA has been taken seriously ill while another report contradicts it. `• FRENCH FUNDS..—PARIS, MARCH 10. —Five per Cents., ex. dir. 1071. 30e. 50c. 55c. ; Three per Cents., 771. 80c. 90c. 95c. ; Bank Stock, 1,858 f. '7se. ; Naples Stock, 82f. 45c . Royal Spanish Loan, 80f. ; Haytian Loan, 530 f. Exchange on London, one month, 25f. 35c. ; three months 25f. 20c.—Coors Authentique. The•Hambnrgh I?eportcr, and other liamburgh Papers, of the 10th instant have been received, from which we make the following extracts:— iii.taultatr t MARCH 6. Boasn4 HALLK, FOUR O'CLOCC.—The inactivity of our Corn Market continues, but the thaw having now apparently set in, we may shortly look for the re-opening of the navigation of the river. Weight. Rix dollars. Dantric Wheat 134 to 130 180 to 190 Pomeranian 125 to 132 165 to 176 Anhalt. white 122 to 131 175 to ISO ---- red 11S to 128 165 to 175 Danish 130 to 130 130 to 150 Dantzie Rye llB to 132 B4 to 88 Hagdeburgh Barley 100 to 108 62 to 70 Anhalt 100 to 109 65 to 79 Upland Oats Holstein Rapeseed The further drline of bank-shares at Vienna has operated unfavourably here ; the cause of the decline continues un known. No political cause appearing, funis have been firm at the prices quoted. End of February. Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per cent Anglo-Russian Loan 9ls, Ila,nburgh-Russian Loan Anglo-Prussian Loan of 1518 Austrian Bank Shares lfri Austrian Motalliques 9l WARSAW, FRB. 26. On the 24th his Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Michael left this capital to proceed to Tnlcayn, the head quarters of the Guards. German Papers of the 6th instant have been re ceived, but their contents possess little interest. The Russian blockade of the Dardanelles had compelled the Turks to unload their corn ships at Smyrna, and to transport the corn over-land on twelve thousand camels. It is said, in letters from Ser via, that the grounds for deposing the GRAND Viztua were, that he had rendered himself odious to the army by his excessive severity. The prices of provisions at Constantinople had risen consider ably, and some fears were entertained for the tran quillity of the capital. M. JAUBLRT was expected to leave it shortly. We have this day the satisfaction of publishing an abstract of the List of Premiums offered in the pre sent year by the HIGHLAND SOCIETY OF SCOT LAND AT EDINBURGH, and we think it may be satis factory to many of our readers that we should also give some account of the purposes for which this patriotic Institution (now comprehending about 1,700 members of the first rank and property in Scotland) was established, and the manner in which its business is conducted. This we cannot do better than by referring our readers to the notice appended to the Society's annual List of Premiums presented for distribution. THE FUNDS.--(THIS DAY.) CITY, TwEtrE o' CLoer. For several days past there has been an unusual dull ness in the English Funds. Up to the above hour there has hardly been a bargain of any importance done. Con sols, which left off yesterday at 87 it, opened at the same price this morning, with little or no animation in the market. In the Foreign market prices are nominal. A Dutch Mail brings the price of the Funds with no variation from the last quotation. Two o'CLocK.—Consols, 87 TRIMS o'CLocx.—Consols, 87i I. FOUR O'CLOCK.—CLOSING PRICES. Consols for Money, S7l; For Account, 871. LIES OF THE DAY: Lord Eldon intends to retire from public life, and turn Jesuit, before (as the Noble Earl is pleased to say) the Constitution shall he repeeled. Toleration at Oxford is a crime without benefit of Clergy. His Grace the Duke of Newcastle,—so soon as he shall have collected his ideas,—intends bringing in a Bill to give the benefit of Oxford law to the kingdom at large. The doors of both Houses of Parliament are to be en larged, to admit the anti-Catholic petitions, signed by cha rity children and perish paupers. " Nervis alienia mobile liguum." reproving The the rubbish.parishscaveng scavengers are expecting an increase of fees for The King has given 1000/. towards the Spi talfieldg Fund for the Relief of the Silk Weavers. _ .... ....... - BIRTII.—On the 11th inst. at Ashcroft, near KinViC°t.l Gloucestershire, the Lady of the Rev. Alan G. Cornwall, of a daughter. SHIPPING INTELL'IGF,NCR-(THIS DAY.) ,s FROM LLOYD'S. MAactt. Tad E. by N.—Arrived from London, the Juno, Lott, foi: ; arid Good Agree ment, for St. Andrew's. PLYMOUTIT, RCti 1 1.--Winri r. _ the lEolus, Falcon, and Sir D. Ogilby, from St. Sebastiana. FALMOUTH", MARCH 11.---Wind E.--Sailed the Rinaldo packet, for Halifax and Bermuda. SCILLY, MA noi I.—Arrived the Edward, Brander, from Terceira ; Devonport, Parry, from St. Andero ; and Eliza Ann, Grey, from Charente. Coat, Matter 10.—Arrived the Lydia, Gibb, from Campeachy. DOVER, MARCH 12.—Arrived the Adler, Tees, from Bahia. Cow's, 111AncH 12.—Arrived the titmtett, from gt. blichaers. The Nadir, Paty, fron: St, Miehael'a, has arrived off Newhaven. The Jane, from St. John's, N. 8., is 2..-Tp0441 to be arrived at Sligo. . , MEETING AT THE THATCHED-HOUSE, ST. JAMES'S-STREET.-(THIS DAY.) Mr. O'CONNELL, P.M. in the Chair, Mr. LAWLESS mond, that 200 Copies of that very powerful and animated appeal in support of the rights and character of the forty-shilling freeholders of Ireland, from the pen of Colonel Westenra, Member for Monaghan, and published by Mr. Ridgeway, Memfilly, be immedi ately circulated among the Members of the House of Commons. The Motion was seconded by Mr. Verdeen, and passed unanibnoosly. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. BOUDEN V. DAYLY. The Court was occupied the whole of tide morning in this part-heard case, which involves a question relating to the pedigree of some of the parties, the details of which arc totally uninteresting to the public. THE MAR KETS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCIANGE. There is a good supply of Oats this week, but a mode rate quantity of every other description of Grain. The duty on Foreign Wheat being already Gs. Bd. per quarter, and likely to advance materially, the factors demand more money for Wheat, but the sales not being extensive to-day, very little improvement can be reported on the terms of Monday. In all other Grain there is no alteration in value. There has been rather more business than of late done in the Fleur trade this week. ARRIVALS. Wheat. I Barley. I Oats. I Flour. 900 qrs. 4,000 qrs. 13,100 qrs. 3,1,50 sacks. 5,1'00 700 brls. English Irifh Foreign 7,300 GENERAL AVERAGE PRICE OF BRITISH CORN, For the Week ended March 6, 1529, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the di fl'erent Cities and Towns in England ii and Wales, per imperial Quarter. Wheat.-- 6s. 6d. Oats —.... 225. sd. I 8ean5.........341. Id 8ar1ey.........315. sd. Rye ..—..363. Ild. 1 Pease..—.— 331. sd. IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGEI3 of the Six WEEKS PRECE.DING. Wheat...—. its. Ind. 1 Oats ...... 225. lid. 1 Beans—..— 333. Id. Barley 335. Bd. 1 Rye ...—. 398. Eld 1 Pea5e..,.,,.., 365. sd. DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN, Wheat—.— (33. Sd. I Oats IN. Ski. I 4d. Rye Ils. Cki. PeaAe D MARKET. :h exhibited a good Friday's a limited number of Sheep, ;lid of meat met with a very S. TO SINE THE OYFALS. s. d. to s. d. Large Lambs Prime small ditto 0 0 0 0 Large coarse Calves 5 0 5 8 Prime small ditto 5 8 6 0 Large Hogs 4 0 4 fi Small Porkers 4lO 5 0 Suckling Calves 12s to 40s. each. Quarter old Pigs 10s to 203. pads. .Eltes STATEMENT. I I Calves. figs. 131 100 serous, were in brisk demand, SAIITHFIEL: At this day's market, whi, supply of Beasts, with but Calves, and Porkers, each 16 dull sale at Monday's prices. PRICES PER STONE OF 81, s. d. tog. d. Inferior Beasts 2 2 2 4 Second quality ditto 2 S 3 2 Prime large Oxen 3lO 4 2 Prime Scots, 4 2 4 4 Inferior Sheep '2 6 3 01 Second quality ditto 3 0 3 8 Coarse-woolledthtto 4 0 4 6 SouthdownWethers 4 8 5 0 SUPPLY, As TEX. cr.: Beasts. Sheep. ' I 401 3,290 Mulch COM, though num, at high prices. NEINOATE AND LEADENHALL ➢IARKETS. At per stone, by the Carcass. s. ct. tog. d. s . d. to s. d. Beef I 2 310 Veal Mutton 2 8 4 41 Pork 4 0 5 4 CITY MARKETS-TWO O'CLOCK. PLANTATION SuGaits.—Very little business has been done this week, and prices remain the same as last ; the good, fine, and strong qualities are still scarce, and when any parcels are shown, are taken off at firm prices : the public sale of Barbadoes on Tuesday, consisting of 143 'Aids. and 6 barrels, went off at rather higher prices for the coloury lots, although very little briskness in the bid ding was displayed. Delivered last week from West India Docks, 2,611 hhds., 244 trs. Stock on hand in West India Doeks (on 9th inst.), 17,531 hhds., 1,625 tn. . . Stock on hand in West India Docks (on 11th Mardi, 152E),13,551 lihds., 1,375 trs. Foitztcx SUGARS.—TWO public sales of Brazil Sugar, consisting of 797 chests and 69 barrels, have been brought forward since Thursday last, but only part sold, and those at a decline of full Ss. to 4s. per cwt. in the prices of the yellow and brown and low to middling white soft qualities, of which both sales chiefly consisted. REFINED Sucarts.—The market to all appearance con tinues extremely languid, but a good many parcels of low and middling lumps and loaves have been taken off fur ship ping, and although prices cannot be quoted higher, the re finers evidently show rather more firmness in their gle mantis ; a few parcels of the middling and good descrip fleas of Crashed have also been sold for the Mediterranean at about the quotations, and offers are still making for small parcels rather below them. COFFEE.-The demand continues chiefly confined to small parcels for the home trade, and for the good qualities of this description offered full prices are paid : about 1,400 bags of Brazil have been brought forward by public sale, and taken tiff at steady prices for the coloury lots, but the ordinary qualities met with less demand. Delivered last week front West India Docks, 229 casks, 1,813 bags, &c. Stock on hand in West India Docks (o❑ 9th instant), 8,973 casks, 74,786 bags, &c. Stock on hand in West India Docks (©n 11th March, 182 S), 10,801 casks, 92,367 bags, &e. FILIIIT.-Yesterday was offered, by pulslic -sale, 23 butts Currants. part damaged, and sold from SOs. to 83s. and 73 caroteels sound ditto 83s. to 845., quality only middling ; 1200 baskets Denia Raisins of a very inferior quality, being candied and much pressed, of which only part was sold at 30s. to 345. ; a quantity of Imperial French Plums was also offered, but all bought in with the exception of one or two fine lots; a parcel of Cepha— lonia Currants, of middling quality, is being divided at 82s. by private contract ; but generally there is very little doing. In SALTPETRIL there is a tendency to improve, with an increase of business for the Continental markets. BALTIC PRODUCR.-In consequence of a very large transaction in Russia Tallow much attention has been di rected to the article within the last few days. A sale of 2000 casks has been made by a Russia merchant to a prin cipal speculator in the same trade, and the price declined to 595. A previous heavy sale had been made, to deliver in the present month, and the delivery being pressed on the market, found the minor speculators unprepared to take the Tallow, and were compelled to pay the difference be tween the present low price and the high quotation at which they entered on the transaction. Prices are ex pected to be lower, and the home produce is pressing on the trade. Lot Sul( TRADE continues in a most depressed state, and scarcely a day passes without the announcement of failures either in London or some of the districts, where the manufacture is carried on. It is extremely difficult to sell any quantity of Raw Silks, excepting the finer sizes of Bengals, unless very reduced prices are submit ted to. Rost.—The market for Rum is heavy, and 'hot much expected to be done, until the result of the Government contract is known to-day. The general stock of Rum is about 17,600 pun. and 1,360 hiids. BATII ELECTION.—In consequence of the former election having been declared null and void by a double return, the Earl of Brecknock and General Palmer were again put in nomination on the 10th inst., when the ormer was declared elected. ANNIVERSARY DINNER OF THE LONDON OmgrAN ASYLUM.—The above dinner was given yesterday at the City of London Tavern, /3ishopsgate-street. his Grace the Duke of Wellington was in the Chair, and after the cloth was removed, handed over his cheque for fifty-two guineas to the Secretary. The entire cqllection of the evening amounted to upwards of 1,6001. GRAND SALE AT 'GEORGE, ROBINP,'S. Public curiosity has rarely been excited more than on this oceaelon. The remarks that we made on Saturday, expianstory of the " new light" by which the " ways an 3 means" are provided for by the heirs to large hereditary possessions, has been the mngnet to congregate all the gay nit? .geelionahle world to George Robins's this week ; and yesterday, 7;t'fore the sale commeneed, the large rooms' were crowded aitil'&iok to suffocation. In his exordium lie took the opportunity t explain the peremptory cause of so much and such a splendid variety of property being committed to his direction ; but he however did not fail to remark, that however sanguine his arrtory might be to know the name of the personage of consideration, whose property had caused them to assemble, yet he should not travel out of his usual coarse to indulge idle curiosity, but persevere in his invariab!e custom never to reveal " the secrets of the prison house." These, with many other rdrereations, made in great humour, were received with correspote-ling feelings, and soon after one o'clock the auc tion commenced. We have not space to enter into parti culars. The opportun?tiee were very frequent for Mr. Robins to call his oratorical poeeers into action ; but when tiie diflmond necklace worn by Marie Antoinette (the un fortunate Qttesn of France) was to be sell, he introduced her name with such feeling and propriety, as could not fail to awaken the interest of his auditory. The following are the prices of a few only of the leading articles ; Let Guineas. Lot Guinea,. 56 A Chased Gold 80x... 35 131 A ditto 77 A Cifttilar ditt0......... 133 A ditto Brooch The Necklace of the of Queen of France 615 103 78 A A n p o ,o b r lo o n f g E tli r t ‘ t r l. ,;2 .. : . 50 41 Sapphire 104 A Bracelet of Rubies 42 The Ear-rings, 93 110 A Pearl Necklace, The Emerald Necklace, Bracelet!, and Ear- Ear-rings, and The Pin tertly, &c. But rings, with Brilliants 715 115 A Ruby Suit 118 A Single Stone Ring t2 loon ...... ........ 121 130 A Diamond Necklace 390 149 A Brilliant Ring........ 30 &c. ac. The sale ter.day embraces Two complete Services of Silver and Silver Gilt nate, of the most costly description, and its the very best taste—the cost price of which exceeds Teti Thousand Pounds, &c. Mr. Haynes' renowned Dressing case is included—so is the celebrated 'Warwick Vase. The Society of Arts and Sciences vnted their Medal for its elassic execution. To-morrow is dedicated entirely to Articles of Taste and Vertu, including splendid Specimens of the taste of Louis Quatorze. LENT ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. WORCESTER ASSIZES, MARCH 11. John Hunter, Esq. a gentleman of very considerable fortune, residing near Perehore, was charged with forging a deed relating to the title of a house situate at Pershole. Mr. TAUNTON applied to the Learned Judge (Mr. Justice Panic) to order that the trial should be postponed to the next Assizel, on the ground of the illness of a material witness. Mr. Justice PARK—As this is a case affecting the life of the prisoner, I think I cannot refuse the application. 31r. TAUNTON—My Lord, I believe that Mr. Hunter can procure bail to any amount. Mr. Justice PAitic—As this is a capital indictment, the prisoner should give bail, himself in 2,0001., and four sure ties in LON. It is understood that Mr. Hunter is a person of the greatest respectability, and that he was one of the three gentlemen put in nomination last year to serve the office of Sheriff of Worcestershire. AYLESBURY, 31ARcit 11. THE hIARQUIS OF CHANDOS V. NEALE AND OTHEIV, The nominal defendants in this action were certain la bourers and others, having no " gentle blood" in their veins, but the real defendant was Lord Carrington. It was an action of trespass, for pulling down a certain wall which the plaintiff had built on a piece of land, situate in the borough of Wendover, and which was part of a housti intended to have been erected. Issue being taken, both on the property of the land and on the extra violence and pro stration, the cause came on for trial. The fact was, that the whole of the disputed land was exactly of the length of three feet and a half—an extent of ground which the pleadings in the cause would, in all probability, haves covered.—Verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 5/. CHELMSFORD, ALAlicit 10. Legh Doraville hoisted, alias J. Dines, alias Dims Jones, was placed at the bar on a charge of stealing a mare, the property of E. B. Bulwer Lytton, widow, on or about the 16th December. The Jury, after a short consultation, returned a verdict of Guilty. His LORDSHIP directed that sentence of death should be recorded against him. THE LATE HUMBUG AT LEICESTER. In consequence of a public notification that Peter Craw ley and Jem Ward would take a benefit at the Tennis Court yesterday, the assemblage of the Fancy was ex tremely numerous, not so much from a desire to do good to the copartnership, as to hear any explanation or ape logy which Jem Ward might think proper to offer wills respect to his conduct at Leicester on Tuesday last, when he declined entering the ring under circumstances at once so questionable and so extraordinary. The anticipations of the amateurs, however, were again destined to disap pointment; for although Ward was in attendance, he had not the courage to face the Gann. Crawley aad several of his friends endeavoured to persuade him manfully to come forward, and by telling the whole truth, to make some art ends for his misconduct. At first he promised he would mount the stage and follow the advice Of his coun sellors; but as the time approached, his heart failed, and he at last bolted altogether, previously pledging himself, however, to make an ample confession to Crawley before Sunday next, and to state unequivocally the names of the parties to whom his refusal to tight on Tuesday was attri butable. As far as we could collect, from his half admissions, it would seem, that on the morning of fighting, he was offered 250/. down, and promised 250/. more if he would lose the fight—with an intimation at the same time, that unless he did so, certain parties with whom he was acquainted, and who placed their confidence in him, would be completely ruined, as they had sent to Liverpool, Manchester, Bir mingham, and elsewhere, to take the odds against him. To this proposition he determined not to agree, because he would not rob those gentlemen by whom he had been so liberally patronised. Between the two difficulties, there fore, he had preferred not fighting at all. Such is the out line of the private explanation given by Ward—how it will agree with the public statement he has promised, remains to be seen. On Peter Crawley mounting the stage at the dose of the sports, there was a loud call for Ward—when Crawley thus delivered himself:--" Gentlemen, Ward is so much ashamed of his conduct, that he dare not meet you. He has, however, solemnly promised to state to me all the particulars connected with his behaviour on Tuesday last to be put in the papers of Sunday next, and if he tells me those particulars, by I mean to report them." Peter then set-to with great spirit with Tom Spring, and the business of the Court was concluded. There were several challenges during the day, but the only one which came to a point was that of Lenny to Har ris, the waterman. A sovereign a-side was put down to make a match for 251. a-side ; articles to be drawn up at the Castle Tavern, Holborn, on Thursday next. Iu the course of the evening the stake money forfeited by Ward was given to Simon Byrne, at the Castle Tavern, when Byrne said he would lose no time in consulting his friends respecting the challenge of Sampson, which be was most desirous of accepting. BROWN AND Dons:LC—The eleventh deposit fur this fight was made good last night at Dobell's house, John street, Smithfield. Dobell was present, but although suf fering from a cold, looked well. The last deposit will be made at Tom Spring's, on Thursday next, and the tight will come off on Tuesday week. HARRY JONES AND RIDICOND.-The fifth deposit for the mill beween these men will be posted this evening, at the Sol's Arms, Wych.street ; a strong muster of the fancy is expected. PROTESTANTISM AND POPERY.—The fol lowing judicious observations are from the Times of this morning :_Why should Protestantism fear to grapple with. Popery upon equal terms? We confess we know not.— The more the two creeds are brought into contact with each other, the more will the tree one triumph. But it is said the Roman Catholic clergy are sealous—insinuuting—in dustrious—and that they lase no opportunity of propaga ting their religion. Well, let all this be true of them ; why should not the Protestant clergy be the same ? If the latter have ao opponents to contend with, they will inevi tably become idle and ignorant. Let it be recollected, that it was only when Carthage was wholly destroyed by brutal force, that Rome became totally corrupt. An extraordinary pig, which was only 22 months old, belonging to Mr. Luzon, of the Western inn, Bodmin, was killed on Monday last. The animal mea sured nine feet in length, seven feet five inches in girth, and weighed Slb 1b5......1 3 /yssotalt Anornal.