The Sun. — London, England, 1829-06-18 00:00:00

'...~ . course of 'Nit or five . minules the whole build liras in flames. I Y Mr. ADothititist did not know the priioner 're that diti - on which the fire happened; was ' t og through the window when I saw a man rig from thepalinas 0 • did not see 'any boy look through the palings. A mes Jacks on examined—l Hire nt the White 1, King's -road. Remember the day of the fire. )11 ,t two o'clock I was in an alley leading to i e ' L loan's-hine, When I saw a person running very „ciVvith his coat-skirts tinder his arm.. ..1. am not ~, . "le, but to the best of my belief it was the I tlet , en 1 Y Mr. Afoommus—Have known the prisoner for j gth of tiMe: - l i - 4 L 'oes James examined—l am eleven years of age, h ave learnt to say my prayers. Ido not go to 4 4.01 because I live at a chemist's.—(A laugh.)' il, e c t roember the fi re on Sunday. On the day be t I sa w two little girls in my master's shop :•they ti e to buy a fire-box, which was served to them. • 0 them leave the shop, -and go • towards Mr. .1 1 .1 e 1 ' i ng's manufaCtory. - I afterwards saw them at 1,% 1 .- square Police-office, and pointed them out qr. Downing. er tY Hill examined—l am servant to Mr. Down- Was in the kitchen on the morning of the fire, 4 Z" is near the stable; When the dog barked I iiat,, g. irdiiatine9.,„, Ira, him Did not hear him on that t • C r ''. Graham examined--4 am gmom to Mr. •• i f ,: il ing• On the Friday before the fire, I saw the ,2 4 ; I wa4i watering my master's garden, when ' rud, " Water away, you —, you shall want 11t Y of wat er soon. " 4 Y Mr. Abor.etws—Had not spoken to him be he, said this. Was not examined at the Police `e' Had siibScquently told his young master lat prisoner bad i i the said. t ,Y Mr. BnonEitieK—The prisoner was taken up t;,. l ' say of the fire. When he made use of the ssion about water, he addressed me by name, 1; 4 „ 41 , " Graham, water away," &c. ' !dam Poole, constable of St. Luke's, Chelsea, te ed --I apprehended the prisoner in the King's - h eL ehout h a lf-p as t t h ree o ' c l oc k on t h e same d ay . t ,, ; "Y Russell had given m e a d escr ipti on o f hi m .', i . °l 'sly ; and after I had faken him into custody, .- • n , said he was the same person that he had °II Mr. Downing's premises. When I told the 4 i t ier that I b a d i nstruct i ons f rom M r . Downing 'l ll Prehe n d him; s he said; " —," or " —me, 4 '( l not think so." . . t°4 -examined by Mr, ADommus—l did not see • - ":. rsone r assisting to put out the fire. I appre - . k e d him very near to the manufactory. ~ ti 1 . Downing recalled, and in answer to a ques : i, fro=n one of the Jury, said the matches that k , .ound on the floor were not phospherous Qy n " k . - , s'lr. Pututps—The premises were worth fk;,L.2 to 14,000/. es was the casc . for the prosecution. i, t ' baron litmLocK 7 -Prisoner this is the time • lee to I, , say anything in yOur defence. 1 - ri s • - 1 h u ner—l um innocent of the charge my Lord, ', ; ,have got witnesses to prove it. V e il following witnesses were then called j t h i giaris Butler I examined—The prisoner is my rii; e . , r ; he had entered into -his Majesty's service, 1. 4 ,4 not joined the regiment at the time of the .1; 'Was with him army father's no the night be ' Sti; 14 afterwards went to the Sift 'Bells public 'Atie, and staid till about ten o'clock, when we Nv - er it , li „, t Y brother l .:tri::law's an - d . had striper"; the prisoner . • ~,rkt ther e; t siW him again about ten o'clock the 4 tn orning, and we went together into St. James's ' 11 1 ) we afterward s went to Hyde;Pa t k, whe r e 1 q i n about o' c l oc k. At t e n minutes past • met him at Chelsea Common, and dined with r • , lie did -not le ave ' t ill past two o ' c l oc k , not t il l • : k t 'ertri of fire was given, when he got up and . • ,4 IVly wife and brother-in-law din e d w i t h us . ti ' 4 Yed the. prisoner to the fire in about twenty 1 ,1 %t ,es afterwards; he was standing by,' but not , ( : 11 1? in pUtting it out. r)s, i - examined—l have two little sisters. Did 'w thetu . Say anything about a phosphorus-bo x . •!i c g ,. °ll se where we dined is about three minutes' c h t "tri Mr. Downing's manufactory. A person ', t un the'distance in half that time. I did not 1.- ."' titt the clock, but think the time my brother . tr \l ' ss about ten minutes past one. litoDETilaK—Now, young man be careful, . ' •y„ P e your little sisters here. Now, did not the i Or din e at . home that day, and not at your ez 's - -Witiiess—He dined with.me. The ques has repeated several times, and the same • 1 er returned.—What I have sworn is true. j Mr. ADOLPIIUS-The eldest of my sist e r s is 7 ,, s 12 Yeats . ..old. .I repeat that I neyer heard S ay anything about a fire.or a phosphorus Pkt,, uel Dickens, father-in-law to the Prisoner, cgated the evidence of the last witness, as to Ping to the Parks together on the Sunday ge fire took place, and afterwards dining to e Lat Chlsea-common; at the house of the last il; e 4 Y Butler, %vile of William Butler, the first k: s exama'l tett--The prisoner - dined with us on 10- f the fire. lie remained at our house un :,4lrtn of fire was given, when he and his i r left together. He came to our house about ttli . I t i h flutes after one o'clock ; we had not been 41; 1 4 dinner for him. Ai ° ,, 4111 8 Butler, another of the prisoner's brothers " e d--The prisoner was never out of my sight k, o'clock in the morning until the fire It out. - --, 4.tY Butler (a child about twelve year's of a g e) I , : 4 d--I am sister of the prisoner. I ,went he r o . Monday night for the first time since my i i \ , was sent to prison; had before been kept at 4 ,tional Sch oo l, - I knew the shop cf h'lers,: the chemist, in King's-road. I have 1, ''ream of tartar there for my father ; but I):,, t iiher . there.or any *here else, purchased a .ta,::' I Avas not in Mr. Sellers' shop at all on :ty ) , "IrdaY b e f ore t h e fi re . fi N l4 r. BRODERICK—Never told my school :'4 t hat I went to the chemist's for a fire-box for , tt/ tber. t 150 Y James was here confronted with the i4 s . and h e pos i t i ve ly swore t h at s h e was one .', - - girl s that -came to his master's shop for a .• lII' - ;..1, k_k l , tt ln:Butler, th ld e fat e her tha : in to ined. m the prisoner d ,. was . they waited inner li kiik ‘!as the isoner's defence. „"th Perry examined by Mr. BRQDERICK.— , I;: s chool-mistress at Chelsea. Mary Butler, I , ' t ' ul: "Itteesa it 'today for the prisoner ten minutes. Another At h ° l . the prisoner's said she had bought a box at It , et nist's for h er b ro th er , an d th a t h er s i s t er M ary iylth her t o b u y i t . A f tt ' ll . AnotPnus—These children were put to n IY care by the Magistrates. Wh en t h e 1 4 of them said that her sister Mary went i ti qt r to b u y th e b ox , M ar y re pli e d t h at 7 A I h titW; 1 did not. Witness had instrue 'ittl'elt to let the children see any of their teed Mr. Downing told me, I should be 14, 4 to state the conversation I had with the y Ii °n the p r i soner ' s tri a l. 5 , 1 7 . - 13 RontsRicti—Tlie children were given h e '"eir father last Monday, since which tine, It, tresent, I have not seen them. , 11) .1,,, t401 1 litmLocx—At ten minutes before !It ' " c ", legal] to sum up the evidence. i tt . ill, 17 . 1 at - half-past three o'clock returned a Guilty." wi ' k e Lt oroLD h onoure d t h e E ar l o f L ON S itge,this comp an y t o di nner y ester d ay , a t hi s its . - per t ' l4l es-street, Berkeley-square. There was a /' to meet hi s R o y a l Hi g h ness , eb . t0 „..-ANcELLort of the EXCHEQUER ar t 4 0 : 4 Yesterday after Loon from Cambridge. The Gentlema n had, after his arrival, a conference - "ilto Of WZLIINIIION at the Treasury. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) Ftlf LLOYD'S. DEAL, JUNE 17.-, , Winkl . W.S.W.—Arrived- the Thomas Cow I ie, from - China ; .Ctstle Huntley, Drunonbii , l, torn China ; .- Generid Harris, Stanton, from Chno ; Troughton, from Jamaica; Fairy, \Vilbon, from the Mauritius; James, Patter son, froth Calcutta; Prince - Regent, Hosenar, from Calcutta; Wellington, Evans, from - Madras ;* Colo ni3t, from-Barbadoes; Arundel; from Jamaica; and George Canning, from Grenada. • PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 17.—Wind W.—Pa=sed the Duke of Bronti, Harris, from-Jamaica. Sailed the Helen, Robinson, for New York. PLYMOUTH, JUNE 16.--Wind the Sr. Andrews, Deeper; Norval, O'Brien ; and Woodbridge, Dunstan, from Sierra Leone. FALMOUTH, JUNE Ig.—Wind W.—Arrived the Tyrian packet, from the Mediterranean, sailed from Corfu the 19th of - April; Malta the 23d, Gibraltar the 23d of May, and • Cadiz' the 25th; also the Flora, Fatrant,' from SMyrna. GREENOCK, JUNE 15.—Arrived the Isabella, Cochrane, from Trinidad ; Alpha, Lowden, from ditto; •and Bon Accord, Gordon, from Tobago. Dumas, JUNE 16;—Arrived the I lannah, Holmes, from Antigua; Odium; Small, from Barbadoes ;- Dublin packet, Newcombe, from New York ; and Shamrock, Wolacori, from Oporto. DARTMOUTH, JUNE 16.—Arrived the Anna Maria, Grant, from the Mauritius. • GUERNSEY, JUNE 15.—Arrived the Union, Mal lard, from-Rio Janeiro. . BRISTOL, JUNE 17.--Arrived the Meredith, Brand, from OportO; and Henry, Memkin, from Memel. • DOVER, JUNE 17.—Arrived the Courier, Stow, from Valparaiso; Antwerp, Nolvaron, from Rio Janeiro; Betsey and Sophia, and Edgar, Mann, from Dominica ; Lynx, Thoma-, from St. Thomas's ; Lusitania, Gibbons, from Oporto; and Augustus, Caesar, from Jamaica. The Hector, Sadler, from Jamaica, has arrived off Easthourn. The Emma, frost Jamaica, has arrived off Brighton. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY). HAy MARKETS.—( At per Load of 35 Trusses.) ST. JAMES'S. Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay ' £2 Bto£2 15 New Meadow Hay 2 10 5 0 Useful Meadow Hay 2 15 3 0 Fine Upland Meadow and Ilye-gras. Hey 3 15 4 10 Clover Hay - .•• 3 10 5 0 Oat tttraw....„. £1 .10 to £1 IS I Wheat Straw... 1 18 2 2 A good supply, and a dull trade; prices as last quoted. SMITHFIELD. Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay £2 0 to .ft 10 New Meadow Hay 8 10 2 15 Useful ftle,dow levy 2 17 3 4 Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass fLy 3 .5 4 4 Clover Hay (extra finel...£s 0... Ciencial4 Oat Straw £ 1 12 to £1 JO I Wheat Straw 1 16 2 0 Tie best Old Meadow Hay from 4s. to ss. per load higher than last - quoted; in prices of other kinds . f Hay, or of Straw, no al tera ion. A slum supply, and a sluggish trade. SOUTHALL MARKET'.—June 17. At this day's market, which was throughout la►gely supplied, and rather thinly attended by both London and country buyers, each kind of meat met with a very doll sde at the following prices per stone of Sib. to sink the Beef 33.0 d. to 4s. 2d I 4s. 241 to ss. 01. Mutton 3 2 4 2 Pork 4 0 5 0 Lairll lad. to 53 10.1 The foregoing quotations are precisely the same as those of this day steimight. Much of the stock la , the market unsold lIAI I.SH Ahi MAIM ET.—.June 17. • . 3s. 3d. to 4s. 04. 4s. Od. to 4s. 6d. I 4 0 4 6 Pork 0 0 0 0 lamb.-- 4s. ed. to ss. Od. A moderate supply. and a very dull trade. STEYNING MAlll4'4 , ll'.—June 15. Bea— 32‘. 6d. to 4s. 2tl. I Veal 4s. 21. to 4s. Bd. Mutton 4, 0 - , Pmk 0 0 0 0 Lamb —.4s. 10d. to ss: 4d. Supply limited. and trade dull. • ARUNDEL MARKET,-tune 91.9 d. to 45.2 d. 4s. At . to 4s. 4a. Mutton I 36 • 4 2 Pork - 0 0 0 0 Lam 4 4l: Id. to 55. 4d. - • A fair average time of year supply, And a dull trade. CHICH ESTE WM VIM Et—June 17. Beef--; 3s. 2t. to 4a. tkl. Od. to Is. 41, Muttonl 3 6 4 2 Pork.---- 0 0 0 0 Lamb 4s. Cod. to ss. 2d. •In Store Stock but little doing. A, good supply, and a eery dull trade. RU M FORD MARKET.—June 17. P. d.tos. d. I. d. s. d. Ucef I 0 4 0 Veal -0 5 0 Mutton 3 4 4 8 i Pork Lamb . . 4s. rd. to ss.- Rt. Suckling Calves from I Is. to 30s. ; Quarter old l'igsl2s. to IGs. each, Supply limited, and trade dull. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY ELECTION. (From It Morning •Paper.) • SECOND DAY,' ONE' O'CLOCK. The polling is going on'this"morning in the same quiet gentlemanly way as yesterday. To give the reader some idea of the coolness and decorum with which the thing is managed, I will mention one fact. The writer was actually in the SetUtte-house three quarters of an hour yesterday morning, during which time the polling was all along going on, without knowing that the election had commenced. I am thus particular in dwelling upon this point, it being in truth the only thing remarkable about a Cam bridge University election. It forms a striking con trast to the uproarious conduct of the learned electors at Oxford when they did themselves the honour of turning out Mr. Peel. Mr. Bankes's friends are exerting themselves to the utmost this morning. With respect to the re sident electors, it is confidently said that Mr. Ca vendish has a majority - of three to one. Mr. Bankes, it is alleged, is, comparatively speaking, a stranger to the University. He never distinguished himself while there—he obtained no lionouts, and took one of the very lowest degrees, that of LL.B., which does not entitle him to vote in the Senate. It is, indeed, a matter of doubt whether he is eligible to represent the University. Such are the opinions of the Cavendish party. For myself, I doubt very much whether Bankes can be properly called the Government candidate, for his Matesty; it is affirmed, has declared that he wished Mr. Cavendish success. The Chancellor of the Exchequer was here yester day, and voted for Bankes. His vote was disputed by the Whigs, on the ground that he was concerned in the collection of the Revenue—that,he was, in fact, a sort of Custom-house or Excise officer. The objection, after some consideration, was overruled— I forgot to mention yesterday that the Marquis of Tavistock, and other distinguished Whig Noblemen, voted for Mr. Cavendish. The polling has been going on with a good deal of spirit this morning. SECOND DAY.-STATE OF TIIE rout.. NINE o'cLocK. Mr. Cavendish • 246 Mr. B ;tikes • - 232 HALF-PAST ELEVEN. Mr. Cavendish Mr. Banker 2Bl TWELVE. Mr. Cavendish 316 Mr. Rinke= The Poll adjourned till One o'clock. QUARTER TO TWO. Mr. Cavendihli Air. liankes 320 HALF. PAST TIIREF. Alr. Cavendish. Mr. Banks 385 358 FIVE O'CLOCK. Mr. Cavendish is c•►rryiug the election against Mr. andies in the inost.triumphant manner. CLOiE OF THE TOLL. Mr. C wendish 434, ?kir. Baukes .389 Majority 45 Mademoiselle SoN TAG has her benefit this evening at the King's Theatre. • It affords us pleasure to learn that there is ag4in an expectation in the Court Circles of his MAJESTY'S visiting Brighton next autumn. So many things however occur to alter resolutions thus formed, that it is not un likely that the visit after all may not take place ; but we pledge ourselves for the truth of what is here stited.— ighton Gasettc. THE DUCHESS O. S't. PE ft% 'On Tuesday was kept at ['oily Lodge, Highgate, the seat of the Duke and Duchess of Sr. Aura xs, the anniver sary of their marriage. Their Boys! Ilighoes , es the Dukes of Sussex and GLOUCESTER, Prince LEoror.o, together with rtimard,i of COO nt . the N.d.ii,ty and Gentry, were present ; amengs• h• m icire the I,lliDei*Oll4 na mners of the houses- of IluTa, !him:cm - AK', GUI, rwm, 131;suo. ROUGH, DONDAS, lIARROWBF also of the families of WELLESLEY, GORDON, BREADALBANE, DE RGOS,DOD- Lay, CHESTERFIELD, TANEERVILLE, ELPHINSTON, PAD NOR, ROSSLYN, CARLISLE, ABINGDON. &C. A new _pavilion for music and dancing was erected on the lawn; it was ornamented with white and rose-coloured hanging., fluted ceiling of the same materials,' and white transparent curtains. Several marquees.were placed in various parts of the grounds, from whence the most exten sive at:d beautiful landscape scenery presented itself, com bined with the view of the smoky BritisleMetropolis. The whole suite of rooms were thrown open for refreshments; the yellow room, adjoining the. conservatory. was appro priated for the reception of the members of the Royal Family. At half-past two o'clock the company began to arrive, and were received at the principal entrance to the lawn by the Duke and DuChess. The latter was attired in a rich white satin dress, trimmed with deep Valenciennes lace, while satin Spanish hat, surmounted .by a plume of rich ostrich feathers. The principal walks were decorated with a profusion of garlands of artificial flowers, in addition to those of na tural growth, which abounded on all sides in a state of full bloom. The walks leading to the lawn were car peted ; and on either side were placed ottomans, sofas, &c. The band of the 3d Regiment of Guards, consisting of thirty instruments, under the direction, of Mr. HOPKINS, were stationed On the lawn, and upon the approach of the several Members of the Royal Family, from a signal given by the sound of a bugle, they struck up " God save the King." A band, composed of keyed bugles, was• also stationed at a greater distance from the mansion. The festivities commenced, at three o'clock, with a concert, performed in the pavilion, composed of various pieces of Italian music, sung by Mesdames Caltroarsz and STOCKIIA USES, Mdlle. Bnasis and Miss WILKINsoN, Messrs. CURIOS', DE BEGNIS, and SEG UIN. Sir GEORGE SMART presided at the pianoforte. Messrs. OURY, ELLA, TOL BECK, ROUSELET, and STOCKHAUSEN assisted in the accompaniments in their respective departments. The whole of the arrangements .ot the Italian corps of vo calists, and the petit ballet, were under the direction Signor Fuzz'. _ _ _ At four o'clock, a Spanish company, attired in rich silk dresses of the Spanish national costume, were introduced before the company, and commenced singing a series of their national airs, accompanying themselves on ti:e gui tar. Immediately the pavilion was thronged -with visitors, who appeared to take great interest in their pertimmances. At five o'clock the company made way for six young ladies from the Italian Opera, who, in the costume worn in the. ballet of Masaniello, executed the Bolero, Tante retie, and a Quadrille, with characteristic grace. The company retired at the conclusion of this latter ex hibition to the banquetting-room, where a most sump tuous repast was prepared. In the yellow room, in the centre of the table, was plead on a plateau, presented to the Duchess by the Marchioness of BUTE, a rich gold cup, intended to be presented by the Dulie of ST. ALBANS, to be rode for at the ensuing Lincoln Races. It bears the following inscription : LINCOLN RACES, )829. ?RESENTED BY HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF ST, ALBANS, HEREDITARY GRAND FALCONER CF ENGLAND." The cup is of the value of 200 guineas, and inanufae timed by Messrs RUNDELL and BRIDGE. It is beautifully embossed, and presents a basso-relievo of the Grand Fal coner; the cover is surmounted by a falcon, richly chased. During the repast Sir GEORGE SMART presided at the pianoforte in • the conservatory, where Miss STEEHENSt Alizat WILKINsoti, and Mrs. Knrvzrr, with Messrs. VAUGHAN, KNYVETT, and SALE, amused the company. The Tyrolese Minstrels also excited much interest by their vocal performances. The dancers from Covent-garden Theatre,. under the direction' of Mr: AUSTEN, appeared in the costume of "Morrice'Dancers," with garlands of flowers, and paraded the grounds, and' danced several country dances, to the sound of the pipe and tabor. After the repast the company repaired to the pavilion, where WxterAax's band was stationed for the perform. ance of quadrilles, waltzes, &c. The dancing was re newed and kept up until long after midnight. The gardens, in the evening, were illuminated by varie gated lamps, in imitation of the flowers of the fruit of the garden of the Ilesperides, intet spelled with natural and ar tificial flowers.. The refreshments and banquet were under the arrange ment of Me.:srs. GUNrER. Several new equipages were displayed, and that which appeared to attract the most notice was the carriage be longing to Mr. and Mrs. W. CA MAC, with four bay horses; the postilions in rich scarlet and gold jackets, caps, &c., and two outriders in new liveries. Amongst the coinrany present were-Their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Sussax, the Duke of GEoccEs- TER, Prince LE:oroLD, Earl of HARROWBY, Lord HILL, Lord PottcunsTEra, Colonel FiTzmsstENcE, Earl of CAR NARVON, Marchioness of STAFFORD, Lady DUNDAS, CoUnteOf ST. ANTONIO, Lord RANELAGH, the Marquis and Marchioness of ButsToL, Viscount and Viscountess DEERHURST, Lady HARRIET BERESFORD. Sir J. and Lady DoYLE, Miss DOYLE, Lady E. TALMASH and Alias TALMASU, Colonel and Mrs. DAM:TAME, Lady WEE LEsEEy, Lady a - ad Miss Das VAUx, Sir P. and Lady DURHAM, Lady and Miss ROWLEY, Sir H. WEBB, Lady LlNDssr, Countess of ABINGDON, Count TOTSELL, two Ladies HERBERT, Captain REAUCLERK, Mr. CHOL MONDELEY, Lord and Lady LOWTH, Captain ROACH, Sir CHARLES CRESWE;.L, Mr. G. CLIVE, Lord ABOYNE, Colonel HILL, Mr. and Mrs. MacDoNaDD and family, Co). LINDsEy, Sir COUTTS TROTTER, Mr. R. HOWARD, Ladies SOPHIA and GEORGIANA HARVEY, Mr. and Lady DAVENPORT, Sir WM. ABDY, Lady PAULETT, Lady and the Misses Trtot.DovE, Lord GARLIES, Mrs. RoTuscumn anri farni!y, Lord FITZROY, Sir THOMAS FARQUHAR, Lord MORLEY, lion. E BYNG, Mr. It. WELLESLEY, Mr. G. VIVIAN, Mr. COLTHURST, Mr. ARCHDEACON, Mr. MILDMAY, Sir CHARLES COCKERILL, Captain HA MILTON, Mr. BONHAM, Mr. B. WILBRAHAM, Mr. WILDE, Mr. and Mrs. STANLEY, Mr. C. MAXWELL, Prince de CHEMAY, Lord WHARNCLIFFE, Miss WORT LEY, Lord PETRE, Lady BARBARA PONSONBY, Rtfl and Countess of BEsBOROUGH, Lord and Lady F. SANDON, Earl DUDLEY, Colonel D'EsTE, Countess of WEmYss and daughter, Mr. and Lady L. DUNCOMBE, Prince CAM TRILL, Lady HoßuousE, Lord and Ladies BEA UCLERK, Count LEDOLF, Princc KOSLOFSKI, Lady WARBURTON, Mr. DICKE, Lady and Miss SHEFFIELD, Mr. and Mrs. HARRISON, Mr. KNOX, Lady INGESTRIE, Lady and Miss TIERNEY, Mr. and Miss DENtsoN, Lord and Lady and Captain ONGLEy, Miss GORDON, Miss BLACK, Lady and Miss GRAVES, Mr. and Mrs. W. CAMAC, Miss STEVEN SON, Miss JOHNSON, Miss HARTLEY, Mr. and Mrs. At- DEssoN, Miss CATON, Mr., Mrs., and Miss MILES, Mr. and Mrs. LOCKE, Colonel CLITHEROE, Captain and Mr. Puirrs, Miss BLACKWELLs' (Iwo), Colonel HARE, Lord LAMBERT and Miss SMITH, Mr. GRAY, Mr. SontEBBY, Mr. BAcoN, Captain BENToN, Mr. and Mrs. BUSK, Mr. and Mrs. LINDSEY, Miss GORDON, Captain liumsouGus, General and Mrs. FITZROY, Mr. and Mrs. WATSON, Colonel and Miss TsutuELL, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. Rus- SELL, Mr. FRANKLIN, Mr. A. TAYLOR, Lady FLOYD, Miss MURRAY, Lathy FARQUHAR, Hon. Mr. PETRE, Miss JERNINGHAM, Mrs. and Miss HERBERT, Mr. ALDEN, Lady M. and Misses STANLEY, Sir A. GORDON, Mr. and Miss FERGUSON, Mr. WILLIAMS, Mrs. DR GRAY, Miss NORTH, Lord and Lady RODNEY, Hon. General RUCH, Lady BERTIE, Sir J. OGILVY, Mrs. and Miss JOHN KNIGHT, Mr. ANDREWS, Admiral and Mrs. KEPPELL, Captain HAMILTON, General KErrELL, Captain BROWN, Mr. HILL, Hon. Mr. KNOX, Capt. and Miss KNoi, Mr. and Mrs. SnEstwaN, Galen', Mrs., and Miss BALFOUR, Mr. PauLt, Mr. !Wm, Capt. CHANDLER, Miss DUN BAR, Mr. PIERREFOINT, Mr. STUART, Capt. METHOLD, Ala:or FORSTER, Mrs. L. COTTON, Mrs. and Ali,s W. SMITH, - Mrs. CoTrERELL, Lady BROMLEY, Colonel ARM STRONG, Mr. and Mrs. PON SON BY, Mrs. Rosa RTS, Miss TURNER, Mr. HARE, Captlin DasuwooD, Miss SALTOWRX, Mr. SELwYN, Mr-. M. BIDDULPH, Aliss KNIGHT, Mr., Mrs., and Miss HOWELL, Mr. and Miss MARSH, Mr. P. HOWARD, Miss H OWARD , M r. F ORD , Col. WILSON, Mrs. and M i s s BEAUMONT, Mrs. and Miss A. DEACON, Mr. TEESDALE, Lady C. STUART and Miss STUART, Mr. and Mrs. CALTON, Mrs. NEWTON, Mrs. MALCOLM, Miss M'LEoD, Lady HouiroGsE and Miss HoDuousr, Sir M. S. STUART, Laly E. CAMPBELL, Mr. harilly TRACEY, Mr., Mrs., and Miss RowDEN, Sir T. and Miss NEAVE, Mr. E. HENEAGE and Miss HENEAGE, Mr. FOLEY, MIS. CUTHBERT, Mrs. Bum:Guam. Sir C. WETHERELL entertained a distill guisheti p3rty to dinner yesterday, at his house, Whitehall place: Viscount GODERICH gave a grand dinner on Tuesday, at his residence in Privy-gardens, to the Slarquis and Marchioness of LANSDOWNE, Earl end Countess of FALMOUTH, Earl and Countess of CatznoN, and E.irl and C6outfns Uf HAILDWICKE. . sPoIITING INTELLIGENCE. ASCOT RACES. The attendance at Ascot yesterday wan thinner than on the r receding day, bat if the company was less numerous it was more select. Majesty and suite arrived at f e w ea l eu t, a after I , IIV u'elae k, in eight carriages. Tll4 Royal piety cous'sted o individuals as we mentioned yesterday. Al''Jr , iamaeliately after its ar rival the spurt comenepeed, still more indifferent than In fore. Bahadilla won the first race (the Swinley Stakes) with the greatest ease, little or no opposition beim,- offered by the two other horses, Jour des Noees and Chal lenger. . Of these the former came in second, the oth er last. •'I he race was extremely contemptible —a donkey match would have afforded as much sport, and infinitely more fun. The one hundred soveecign sweepstakes— ' a race which ought to have been a goad and interesting one—went off as tamely as that which we have just mentioned. The horses that started were Green Mantle (who, as the winner of the Oaks, carried 51bs. more than her opponents), Lady Emily, and Shepherdess. Green Mantle won in a canter—Lady Entity being next, but next longo intervallo. We hardly know whether we should pronounce these two actual races or not--it they were run and won bona fide, certainly the horses were most unequally matched. The match between Lore Jersey's Glenartney and the Marquis of Exeter's Red ganntiet, was one of a very different character from the two preceding races. We haVe seldom witnessed a more exciting or better-contested beat. After an almost life and-death struggle, Redgauntlet won by a bead. The winner was considerably mote distressed titan his oppo nent, who, if the race had been six yards longer, must have won. Glenartney's failure was less attributable to want of power than of will,—the horse was slow in answering to the demand upon his energies, which, besides, rime a little of the latest. However, as we have already inti mated, it was a capital race—worth all the other races o! the day put together. • The Albany Stakes were not contested, Varna walking over the course, —and her opponents, Whalebone, Niger, and Post Obit, paying half forfeit. The 50L Plate for all ages, and tha Sweepstakes of 10 sovereigns each, for horses the property of subscribers, officers of the hottehold cavalry brigade, were both poor races. Mr. M. Ricaytlo's Linkboy won the latter, the Duke of Richmond's Helenus the former, each with the utmost ease. We should have observed that , his Majesty's appearance on the course was the signal for those demonstrations of respect and loyalty with which the Monarch is invariably received at Ascot. " God save the King" was played, and sung by an instrumental and vocal band, as soon as his Majesty had taken hisplace at the window of the Royal Stand. The King, looked a little paler than he did yes terday, otherwi.e his manner and appearance denoted the enjoyment of xc:tllent health. The Dukes of Cumber laud and Leeds rode along with his Majesty in the first of the Royal carriages. There were premit on the pound, among many others of the Nobility, the Dukes of Portland, Grafton, Rutland, Richmond, Dorset; Marquises of Exeter, Cleveland. Titchbourne, Worcester, Conyngbam ; Lords Sefton, Verulato, Stradbioke, Cavendish, C. Somerset, G. Ben tinck, H. Bentinck, Chesterfield, Mounteharles, Strath. aven, Uarcourt, Ashley, Fife, Jersey, Lowther, Scar borough, J. Fitzroy, Anson, Southampton; Prince and Princess Esterhaze, Princess Lieven, Count Atintrontl, the Duchess of Richmond ; Marchionesses of Exeter, Ginyngliam ; Ladies Manners, Harcourt, Scarborongh, M. Conyngbans. The weather was exceedingly f.vorable for the running; clouds, which served to mitigate the heat and scatter a few passing (hops that improved t•,e condition of the ground, and somewhat rarefied the atmosphere of dust that bung over the approaches to Ascot, aided in bringing abut this desirable state of things. The air was also rendered cool and pleasant by light breezes which prevailed throughout• the day. Eiactly at five o'clock, the running being just then concluded, a magnificent rainbow rose in the western part of the - horiz9n—its span was immense : luckily the heavy showers that occasioned it passed over the heath without_ descending on the homeward-bound visitere. The race for the Gold Cup, which takes placeon d.if (this day) engroSses universal attention, and is the subject of increasing interest to the betting world. The state of the odds will be found below. It is worthy of mention, that the estimated value of the horses entered to run upon this occasion is 40,000 guineas and upwards. The Colonel cost his Majesty 4,000 guineas, Mr: Gully paid a like sum for Mameluke, Lamplighter was recently valued at 3,500 guineas, Chifney has refused 3,000 guineas for Zinganee, and 5,000 guineas have been offered to the Marquis of Exeter for Green Mantle and Varna, and declined. The Swink) , Stakes of 2 Imes. each, for three and fotir year-olds. Last mile and halt. To start at the Styli'ley post. Lord Sefton's Bobadilla, 4 yrs Mr. D. Radcliffe's Jour de Noces, 4 yrs 3 Mr. Sadler's Challenger, 4 yrs Mmeenas, Rough Robin, and Lord Cavenditth's Ridicule filly were also entered, but did not start. _ _ Betting 5t04 on Bobadilla. To give this the n►uze of a race would be mockery, for at no part of the running had it th e appearance of one. Bobadilla tailed them along from the beginning, and without any difficulty won by ten lengths, rode by G. Edwards, Jour de Noccs by Robinson, and Challenger by Goodison. Match for 200 sous. each. Last three quarters of the old mile. Lord Exeter's Redgauntlet Lord Jersey's Glenartney Betting 5t02 on Glenartney. This was decidedly the best race that has been run tOr some time past : indeed, the only good one out of the number contested both days. The pace was remarkably bigh all through, anti it was only in the last stride or two that Redpuntlet got his head in fr on t, by which only he won. Glenartney, when called up .n, did not answer so freely as he might, or he would probably have ended the match differently. The winner, rode by Arnull, was terribly punished, Robinson rode Glenartney. Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. b. ft. The winner of the Oak to carry Sib. extra. Lord Exeter's Green Mantle, by Sultan Mr. Greville's Lady Emily, by Emilius 2 G enera l Groevezior's Shepherdess The following p a id forfeit of 50 sues, each : —Si r M. W. Ridl e y's AmaryHis—Fleur-de-Lis's dam, Duke o f R ot - I ind's Sorcery filly, Sir J. Shelley's Maresfiehl illy, Mr. Stonehewer's f. by Tirestas, hl r. Poyntz's f. by Sultan, Lord V eru lam's Venom f., Lord Exeter's Al v an j e 1., L or d Lowther's Francine, Mr. Payne's Sister t o P r i vateer , M r. Greville's Fancy, and his Majesty's Electr ess co l t (d ea d ). This was the only important race of the day, as its result was e xpected to influence Lord Exeter in fixing which of , the mares shall run for the Cup. Notwithstanding the 5114 extra, Green Mantle was the favourite aga i nst t h e fi e ld at ; ttti,ll 1,.1f within Q. Lady ttioieokdi,ttlaieneleet,then Green M an tl e and made severe Ph went Emily 'Pi' antl passed her at once; Goodison finding that Lady nily had no chance, pull: l up, and ran in a ba,l second by three lengths. Dockeray rode Green Mantle, and Robinson Shepherdess. The Albany Stakes of 50 soya. 11. ft. for three-year• olds. New mile. Lord Exeter's Varna Duke of Rutlaud's brother to Moses, Mr. Dickinson's Niger, Mr. Pettit's Post Ohit, Duke of Grafton's Burm an , I Sefton's Morris Dancer, Mr. Greville's Vortigern, Lord Tavistecles Katherine colt, Lord Warwick's Niobe colt, and Lord Jersey's Will-0 . -the-Wisp, paid. A plate of 50 MM. for all ages. Mile and a half, starting at the Swillley post. Duke of Richmond's Helenus, aged Lord Egremont's c. by Whalebone, 3 yrs 2 Lord Warwick's brother to Paul Jones, 4 yrs 3 B ett i n g-5 to 2on !Menus, who took the lead at start ing, kept it, and won very cleverly by half a length, rude b y F. Boyce, Spree by Arnuil, and brother to Paul Jones I,y J. Day. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, for all ages, bona fide the property - of the Officers of the Household Cavalry Bri (" 6 Ade. Two miles. (22 su b scr ib ers .) Dir. M. Ricardo's Linkboy, 6 yrs Gascoyne's m. by Tramp, 5 yrs Captain Bulkeley's Burlesque, 5 ;yrs Mr. T. Bulkdey's Goblet, 4 yrs Little or no betting on this race; Linkboy the favourite. Goblet made very strong running to the last turn, where Litikboy went up, got in front, and won in a canter, rode by Dockeray, Trulla by Lye, Eurlesyne by Boyce, and Goblet by Chaple. The Guld Cup. The betting on the Heath was exceedingly heavy, and closed as follows : Tito 2 agst Zinganee (taken; 'loto 1 agst Bobadilla to 2 agst Mameluke 10 to 1 agst Lamplighter , 1 to 1 agst The Colonel (taken' ) 12 to I agst Cadland to 1 agst Green Mantle 20 to 1 agst Varna. From Cie delight evinced by the King when his favourite little mare Ma; is won, some idea may be firmed of his ' * Majesty's interest in the Cup. Among such a field of howses collected from all parts, consisting of the very best in the kingdom, it is too much to allow one's feelings to rise too high for one only ; but if condition, blended with perfect symmetry, can avail any thii.g, then the (s lone! must win. All that a trvviner can do has been don& for him to render him fit to come to the post ; am! w are assured his Majesty, in his excellent judgment, has signified hi s entire appml;:iton of the appeataLce of the horse. Iquiteyur q4entcl4! LONDON BRIDGE COMMITTEE. (FROM A - MORNING PAPER.) Yesterdsy the Lords' Committee on the London Bridge Approaches' Bill re-a-swirled at one o'clock. It was very fully attended, but the doors were no! opened even to Counsel.- Thrir Lordships debated for upwards of an hour on come offers of accommo dation that had been made, resulting, it was under. stood, from the intercession of Lord Wharncliffe (S. 'Wortley). It was eventually decided—at leas; the extraordinary result had been so decided accord ing to the testimony of several Lords of the Corn matee in their statements to persons attendiug both or an'l against the Bill— That the present Bill will be virtually abandoned. as far us regards its main principle and for the City's profit, the tax levied on coals used not only by the City, but by the country round for 50 and 60 miles; — That the Bridge-house Elates are to be given upH in perpetuity, in-read of for 40 years ; That the existing Coal Duties receivable by the City, under the (humbug) appellation " for the Or phans' Fund," terminable in a few years, will also be given up ; That the concurrent City Wine Duties will like wise be given up ; That one half of the profits of the new Fleet marhet will also be given up for aver ; — And that all these are henceforth to be under the management and control of the Treasury—on con dition that the Treasury finish the approaches to the Bridge, and for the purpose of keeping the bridge in repair. _ _ _ Vial - , in fact, the Corporation shall give up for ever, to Che control of the Government, all those estates, taxes, and the bridge-management: Some sort of intimation - was lolwarded to the Committee that tire Corporation on these terms would release their hold of inch estates and taxes; whereupon the CJmmittee adjourned till Friday next, merely for the. purpose of receiving the formal ratification of these conditions on the part of the Courts of Aldermen and Common Council. The clouds of Counsel, Attorneys, Agents, &c. who have been in daily attendance, crowded round the doors of the Committee-rom to hear the result, and as Lord Wharncliffe was the first who left the room (the memorable Painted Chamber), he was sur rounded with peachers, desirous of obtaining a par ticipation of what was, pro forma, limited to the " preserves," of the sail venerable chamber. Hav ing generally stated the result of the proposed ac commodation, he added, addres-ing - the Counsel, " And you need not attend oh Friday; we shall not want Counsel, agents, nor witnesses. We shall have no occasion to examine Mr. Hunt ; neither Mr. Hunt nor any other witnesses need to attend. We only re-asemb'e on Friday fcr form's sake, to receive the formal sanction of the Common Council, and other parties, to the arrangements that have been determined upon." Lord Nlclville soon afterwards left the Committee room, and in the passage-ways he also was made subject to anxious questioning. Mr. Jeffrey, who had been 'examined at'some length on several pre ceding days, as to amended approadies to the Bridge, inquired whether a:clause would be introduced into the Bill to secure the improved approaches, &c. ? Lord Melville replied, that " there can be no alteration of the , Bill;" so - thaL how the Treasury is to take the place of the Corporation in the management (or tnismanagement) of the property devoted to Lon don Bridge, together with London Bridge itself, did not transpire; whether it was to be by an altera tion of the present Bill, or by a short Bill generally, vesting certain property in the Treasury for specific purposes. The immense crowds in the several avenues lead ing to the Committee-room received intelligence of the result - with great satisfaCtion, and many asked " How much per cent. is the City's Charter below par ?"—while others inquired, " As alt. the City • jockeys have daily, during the progress of this Btll, had a grand dinner at their tavern, will they have one to-day; .and if so, who is to pay for it?" Then others said, " What will be told us on the 24th (Midsummer Day), at the Common-hall Meeting ? how will the domineering, accounts-refusing, turtle eating Corporation folks then meet us and address us ?" Tite scene was - remarkable, and defies de scription ; therefore, adjourned till Friday next. (Extract from a letter addressed by Mr. Hunt to the Liverymen of the City of London.) " 1 arrived in London on Saturday evening, and found that numerous inquiries had been made for me by messengers front the House of Lords, and that orders for my attendance before the Committee bad been repeatedly left at my house. - I attended on Monday mornng, and sent in a note to Lord Durham, who had presented my petition, and I at once satisfied him and the Marquis of Londonderry that the evidence I could give would be of the very highest importance, and such as would cause the Bill to be thrown out of the House of Lords alto gether. I distinctly stated to them that I would lay before the Committee such a scenic of delin quency, such a mass of jobbing, such unquestion able proof of the most wanton, wicked, and pro fligate waste of the City money, such deception, fraud, plunder, and robbery, committed by various members of the worthy Corporation upon their tie fenceless fellow-citizens, as would not only astonish their Lordships, but the whole world. I corn tnuuicated some of the infamous transactions that I should prove. Up to this time the city gentry ap peared very flippant, and very confident that they should carry their intended measures ultimately, not withstanding a little exposure, as they intimated that the Duke of Wellington had promised to pull them through, let the mire they were in be - ever so filthy and disgusting. However, when it was come municated to the Duke and the Noble Lords who supported the Bill what sort of evidence I was pre pared to give, and that Mr. Cherles Pearson, an old Common Councilman, was summoned to bear me out in some of the charges of the grossest delin qeency, they took the alarm, and a compromise, or rather abandonment of the City, was proposed. The result was this—that the Biil should pass into law as it is, with this distinct understanding, that the whole of the Bridge House Estates should be appropriated for the payment, as far as it would go, of building the Bridge ; that the duties on coal and on wine should go for the same purpose, as well as half the income of Fleet-market ; and that the whole management of the concern should be taken from the Bridge Committee, and vested in the Lords of the Treasury—in fact, that the whole job should be taken out of the hands of the corrupt City Jobbers, and in future be wholly and solely carried into execution by the Government, and not by the City Corporation. I received this statement of the facts both from Marquis Londonderry and Lord Durham. So you e s e n e rn , e G n l ,. e e m b e r t, o t u t g h h e t s e Citytheir pigs Jobbing t : , Common a pretty Ctu t market- at last. They are declared by this proceeding— nay, they admit—that they, like the spendthrift, are unworthy aey longer to be intrusted with the property of others, and the Government have began to take the management of it into their own hands. It appears- by the evidence given by Mr. Scott, that all the vouchers of the expenditure have been produced for the inspection of myself and brother Auditors ; but the fact is, there are disbursements to the amount of upwards of 10,000/. of the last year's expenditure, of which the vouchers have not yet been produced. But, Gentlemen, I hope to meet you on Midsummer-day, when I will lay a more de tailed account of all these matters before you. I and my brother Auditors have discovered one thousand pounds a year that has never been brought into the City account, but which will, in future, be placed to your credit.—l ant, Gentlemen, your faithful and obedient servant, H. HUNT. The KING patronizes the triennial meeting of the choirs of Gloucester, Hereford, and Worcester. .The Earl of ABERDEEN visited the Duke of NVELLiNGTON‘ yeecerday. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. Mr. Villiers Stuart has published an address to the freeholders of the county of Waterford, professing to be explanatory of the Honourable Gentleman's reasons for the singular step of re • tiring from the representation of the county. We have read the address, and we arc dull enough not to comprehend the reasons ; the retirement, therefore, appears to us as " singular," to say the least of it, as when it last was ►►oticed in this journal. The Honourable, Gentleman states, that since the passing of the Disfranchisement Bill, for which he voted, though strongly dis approving of it, -because he conceived it to be a sine qua non cf emancipation, he feels himself to be no longer the representative of the same " constituency by which he was returned ;" and, in short, announces his intention to resign. Now the remark which must strike everybody is, that if the motive assigned be the true motive, it has no foundation in justice or common sense. On that ground every Member of the Irish Parlia ment, who had been returned by Protestants or( the last election before the year 1793, ought to have instantly resigned their seats on the passing of the law which qualified Catholics to be voters. But further, if Mr. Stuart resigns because ho cannot now represent the forty-shilling free holders, will he be kind enough to inform the county of Waterford, how he mends the case . of such extinct freeholders by giving the county another representative? Will Lord George Beresford represent the class of voters by whom Mr. Stuart was lately returned, any better than does Mr. Stuart himself? Does Mr. Stuart pretend that 'he confers a benefit. on the 41 - 4. occupiers of the county of Waterford, by abandoning the duty of protecting them from wrong—of speaking their sentiments, anti sup porting their petitions; .and turning them over to the mercy of another individual, exasperated . against them for their successful preference of Mr. Villiers Stuart to himself? We do nut say that the Hon. Gentleman means unfairly towards' the freeholders of Waterford, or that he has any sinister and selfish object of his own to realize ; but we beg leave to state our opinion that Itc acts unwisely, both for himself and hi sup , porters. A man in public life must be true td . that cause, and to those principles, on the .asr sumption and through the prevalence of whicff he obtained a high station, involving a great public trust ; otherwise there can be no effectual union among the members _of a political body, —otherwise no valuable purpose can be accom plishedno bad system can be strenuously anti perseveringly opposed—no confidence demanded from the people by men of property. Mr. Stuart ought to look at the substantial conse quences of this ill-timed and ominous desertion of his post. Ills return for the county of Wa terford inflicted the very first serious wound to the Court and anti-national faction in the south of Ireland. It gave repute and . influence . tcy public opinion—it waved the flag of policy in the midst of the enemy s Mr. Stuart deceives himself, if he imagine:4 that the country will give him credit - for having performed his tchole, duty by- watch. ing the progress of Catholic Emancipa tion, and aiding its final victory. He sought the suffrages of the county of Waterford as the advocate of freedom, civil and religious. He came in by the side of Mr. Power, as the sworn adversary of an overbearing family interest, which had for more than a century trampled on the in dependence, not of Waterford alone, but of al most every quarter of Ireland. The Hon. Gen tleman was not engaged by his country for a single trip; he was commissioned for so long as he might be fit for service; he was not rigged up as a jury -mast, or driven in like a plug to stop a shot-hold. Mr. Stuart ought to .have felt himself a fixed and inseparable member of the Whig garrison of the Southern counties, and not on frivolous or less pardonable pretexts delivered up his gate to the enemy. There is not out: Irish Representative in twenty, who might not have betrayed his friends by virtue of the same quibble, viz. that after the Disfranchisement Bill he served no longer the constituency which had returned him, as if the people had no interests to be protected because they were deprived of their voter. There still remains to be done for Ireland what will call for.the utmost vigour and activity on the part of every liberal and hone 4 politician in the island, for many years to come. Ir. Stuart, we repeat, is not faithful to his pledge, if he resigns a county struggling for in dependence in favour of Lord George Beres ford !—Times. Our readers will find in another column an ac count of a meeting held at Hampstead on Tues day eveni►►g, on the subject of the Bill which has been smuggled through the House of Lords, and is now proceeding through the House of Commons, conferring certain powers on Sir Thomas Maryou Wilson, as Lord of the Matior of Hampstead. It appears that the first notice the copvholders of Hampstead received of a Bill, by which their interests are seriously threatened, was from a letter addressed by a Member of the Upper House to a lady at Hampstead, expressing his sorrow ,‘ that the Heath v‘as about to be enclosed." This was after the Bill had been twice read. Sir Thomas Maryon Wilson has evidently been guided by the best advice. By commencing with the House of Lords, he had all the privacy that could be desired ; and it entered the House )1 Commons at a time when attendance for any business could with difficulty be obtained. But what are we to think of the Tribunal which is so constituted, that numbers of individuals may at any time be deprived by stealth of their property ? The chances Were as ten to one that Sir Thomas M. Wilson would have been suc cessful ; and then the people of Hampstead would have been entirely without a remedy. Had Hampstead been a hundried miles from London, the chances, too, against discovery Would have been greatly multiplied. • That a multitudinous body, like Parliament, should retain the power of making private laws—that is, of setting aside the law in favour of individuals—is of itself a very great evil; as it necessarily opens the door to all manner of acts of injustice and fraud. Those who ask for private laws ask for what will either affect the rights of others or what will not . . affect them. In either case, Parliament is not so constituted as to be able to conduct the in quiry which is necessary to determine whether the favour sought for is a matter of indifference to the rest of the public or not. It is.precisely the sort of tribunal which a dishonest applicant would choose for the effecting a dishonest pur pose. In the first place, there is the chance of making his way unobserved amid the multitude of jobs of all sorts. In the next place, there ins the enormous expellee connected with all Parlia mentary pioceedings.. And then, except the business is of a nature to rouse public feeling, and through public feeling the honest, but lazy Members of the Legislature, the object is sure to be tarried b.v_ paeki:g. Responsibility in a _ . -_