The Sun. — London, England, 1829-12-05 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY). COVENT-GARDEN MARKET. 3.11 " was an exceedingly good supply at this morning's blarket for the time of year, but the trade was dull, and P r "' throughout the same as on this day se'nnight. P - ot ato .„ s. d. s. d. sd. s.d C a bb al - - "t.) ......... 3 oto 6 0 S)inage (half-sieve) 1 0 tol 6 I) eu itt. Resd(l2 • heads)... 10 2 6 Onions 2 0 4 0 1 0 4 0 g re, orse t it ad i sh.. ........ .•• 1 6 4 0 Apples (bund+e) 2 0 3 6 Pears 2 0 5 0 Eeleruyl ....... .. .......... 1 0 2 0 Sweet Oranges (II 0) 3 6 7 0 Carrots....... •••••! .... 10 2 0 Seville Oranges 8016 0 .(12 bunch — es) .. 40 60 Lemons 66 14 0 col ' , lin ..... .. .......... 1 6 2 6 English Walnuts 0 6 1 4 Leeekwsorts orGreens... 1 6 2 6 Span. Chesnuts (peck) 5 0 10 1) _. t ........ .............. 1 0 1 6 French ditto .. . ... 3 0 6 0 Spanish Hazlenuts g ' Gr aPes (per ..... ... 06 1 4 French Walnuts 40 6 0 ilA'y ----- -- , -------- T —,, . '''AftKETS.—( At per Load of 36 Trusses. ) Coarse heav ST. JAMES'S. N ew .. y I.oviland Meadow Hay £2 2to£2 10 __ meadow Ray Useful Old Ditto - 212 310 Fine 2 15 3 8 Clover yl and .. meadow and Rye-grass Hay 3 15 5 0 Oat Sir .... . 1 . ... ~....—.... . . . —. . . Withod i ..... 4.1 14 ... £l . 1 . 6 I Wheat Straw— llB 2 0 l e a te supply, and a sluggish trade; prices as last quoted, h avin le exception of the hihest uotation of Meadow Hay ket degybeen obtained in fewer g instances than on the last mar- Co ar , SMITHFIELD. Ne....."eavy Lowland Meadow Hay £2 0 to £2 13 ljarlead, ow Ha, Filt — e' l 9k l Ditto ' 3 3 310 C10 4 . 13 0.and Meadow and Rye-grass Hay 3lO 4 4 04 s et , ' I4 Y (extra fine)--£5 5 -Generally -4.0 ' n ,.' ...X I Bto XI 12 1 Wheat Straw 1 12 1 16 ... ' • Supply good, trade dull, and prices stationary. - . ,_. 'ASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. The ARRIVALS. fro% Eton of Farnham, at Leamington, Warwickshire, seat ' •it on Hall, Staffordshire; the Earl of Falmouth, at his kt t i . etregOthall, Cornwall, from a tour; Mr. and Mrs. Garth, Ile r k t ,.,, S t. George's Hotel. Albemarle-street, from their seat in Alb.;: re i Captain Sandys, at Hawkins's Hotel, Dover and a4o,7e..streets, from a tour; Mr. and Mrs. Piggott, at Sym r4 4 4: G otel (late Jordan's), Ft. James's-street, from New ; Sir James Longhorn, Bart. at his seat, Cottesbrooke, -tharaPt onshire, from Southend, Essex ; Capta in and i nd e Mrs. , dorlald Brook-street, from Brighton ; Mr. and Mrs. Da "` V alLinall, from Ireland. DEPARTURES. ao4 k,: l aretut 11111, from Arlington street, for Brighton; =Gore Langton, from Grosvenor-square, for New Place, tor rt - T u Pton; H, .Seymour, Esq. from his seat in Bedfordshire, Alb=eford; the Hon. Miss F l from the Pulteney Hotel, 1 1.1t1;7 r1 P-atreet, on a tour ; J. Salwin, Esq. from ditto, for 00... 31 r Richard Acton, Bert. and Dr. Quin, from the St. Rie .. Hotel, Alb emar l e-street, f or P ar i s ; M r. an d t h e Mi sses Jos ' - `l:,,.froltr Hawkins's Hotel, Dover and Albemarle-streets ; tire 1 4 . "'"u.,„ . Esq. from Berkeley square, for his seat in Wilt from Gloucester-place, on A tour a t arlr; and s l%lrs. Greaves, front the Burlington Hotel, on seat i n tz04..,,,nt) Mrs. Lloyd, from Grosvendr-street, for l their la Y l Lotreet. t " ; J. Gosling, Esq. from the British Hot ,Jer for Oxford. MIURY-LANE THEATRE. tr agedy of Othello brought KEAN forward last night t ra g e dy • as b er e second time this season. He was received b atio ore With applause, not unmixed with disappro 7 thou His performance, on the whole, was good, sa ° L ittamer than what it used to be in his best days, t k i n i zi e - }c " ty P t i ( r ) t displayed evident signs of care, and an do the best. But it was for the third act th: t i — EAN reserved his powers. Here he mustered ev e ,.„ ee ble remnants of his energies; every look— ;11,417 word was pointed with particular emphasis, V ntiv i"duced a corresponding effect upon the house. „ 4 ,: i s tago was admirable, and equally divided i th e e - "" a use with KEAN'S Othello. On the fall of t(:) curt a i n both were called for, and came forward rece ive th e VI, • congratulations of a house as crowded e . ev er remember to have seen it. /T' MARY WOOLCHURCH HAW. t!Pari s hioners are respectfully informed, that at aVestry " t 't lP 4 rials held on the 9th day of October, 1829, Winirt-;11tato Consideration the opinion of Counsel on Mr. 4 , 14 ) a '" the late Churchwarden's defalcation, and p- P q r°l-sa l made by bins to pay a composition of two 45 / 41 ; 4 - in the pound on the amount of the balance, kti " s ' g d.s due from him to this parish, and to adopt t?leasures thereon as might bo deemed expedient," hap oP ' il kn of M r . William Bollaml (now one of the e n% of hi s Maiy est 's Court of Exchequer) was read, and a% fell ows j Y oriNxos. T h ion of the money by Mr. Burton is tv4c't Puoisl :ib a l PPr°P o t ff . offence The powers over a Church 17'ttritclZ giv en e to as iN a Li n gist e rates . by the 43d , of Elizabeth ) , the are e :". 11., cap. 38, an d the -50th Geo. 111., Cal 49 , illti; ° ! ' " 4 4 to his character of Overseer, they have no 2:l.tetion over him as Ch urc hw ar d en . 111 esui; 111 f e 7 : .ett 'eily against Mr. Burton, is by action at !„ _ present Churchwardens. Turner v. Barnes, Black. 559. li ark: Whet her the Insolvent Court will remand Mr. l'eliane ell 4 8 to the m oney d u e t o th e Parish, oi the Lord -or e will t I i certificate, must depend upon te „ cou Ba y 3 use of the misap roprniat tio uurton may give of the c Inner T WILLIAM BOL LAND. e rople, July 23, 1829. tecoodeti , a nd the following Resolutions were moved, let nisl d to : 44t y in -- i - i-!7 l . es° ' l v erly That his r Vestry regret that the laws publi c c e are inadequate to punish the deliquency of ,) a vi rtu "tek'r collecting the money of the parishioners . t y ti tatel e ‘, ° t 1 , 1i . a office, and appropriating the same moue tu 4 s own use. thi s .ttesolved, that considering all the circumstances of tt., I: l "trac e f u l transaction, the various futile proposals end a te from time to time been made by Mr. Burton, tars atriteriWarils abandoned by him •; the great unneces tad et tule and expence occasioned to the parishioners, de, Particularly to the officers of this parish ; this Vestry iiitri, t i t 'j e ct Mr. Burton's last offer of compounding . the d uty ► debt at two shillings in the pound, and feel it a l o a ‘ r v g e e, both to their fellow-parishioners and the to oppose Mr Burton's discharge by the that i t v i e et Court on the 2,1 day of November next,_ am tit lte; 'eCli urehwardens, assisted by the Vestry Clerk, do ti '"measures for opposing his discharge by Counsel a',eYall think fit. *ittY l4"ele ed, that the Vestry Clerk do transmit i a of the l aat Resolution to Mr. William Burton fort 1- Pile.hie,(''hurchwardens, therefore, beg leave to inform the tql:tB.,,u°"ers that having, in pursuance of the aforesaid e itt'e of Vestry, instructed the Vestry Clerk to oppose P B urton Vestry, di scharge by Counsel in their names, as the Chur chwarilens of this parish, in respect of the ' tt 4e t aBl(l debt of 456/. 3d. 9d., so due from the said Mr. ,rs tti t e " t° this P ar i s h as per audit of his accounts, the case t 0 be heard in the Insolvent Court on the 2(1 day tr ) -•••er last, when the Insolvent was remanded to prison illy: a new special balance sheet of all his receipts and e4te g e nerally, with dates, from the time of his np ie nt trie „ ' l ' as Ch urchwarden of this parish, which having k t : 4 ll done, the Insolvent was heard again upon his petition io),l44lended schedule on the 21th day of November hest, elait, i t ' l e,ease Was then ' adjourned until the first day of_De t„°°, when the Court, ordered Mr. William But blea(lll,ii"Selvent, to be imprisoned at the suit of Messrs. for th e '" and Burn, the Churchwardens of the said parish, fitted peri od of six months, for a breach of trust, coin ! t laieil It ) . * hint in respect of his misappropriation of the IF4' Church rate, made on the oth day of Janu f ary e , sz, for defraying 0 -sths, being this parish's quota o reoces attending the recent general repairs of the Church. Dec, y order o f th e 'Ch urc h war d ens, 2 ; 1 8 829. MOY THOMAS, Vestry Clerk. P r . ho ok ;1140 LEOPOLD left town yesterday after r-h stet at Cl aremon t. n ve4t, r, e of GLOUCESTER arrived at Glou -4h 44, Park-l ane, yesterday, from his seat at Bag- Park . Th e ' 11,41, Governor and Deputy-Governor of the ~o r Engl an d attended by appointment yesterday the t a e of he tha Treasury, an d h a d a l ong con f erence ofwitl W n-lasicTax and the CI-unwell-Loa th e Th i e" qPitit. k e p tT , of ROSSLYN, Lord ELLENBO- 14 )(0 1 . 0 ' a nd Mr. HERMES, vi•ited the Duke of Wet " 1 Yeste rday at th e T reasur y. A Arb MONTROSE.—The spinning-mills b ieav er l°a th, are all at work (16 in number), an d d the t t ot e , a.re employed ; but what is the wre ? tche Five pi or thil u i pr days' hard labour procures them 4 tui 4 '!',ge are a ll , aworkman can make to suppor t . a wife "' ti er "'tier d rn a '.. l ' " , in a conversation with an octogenarian, t olat " m entioned that, at the time of the break e ' 4 04, " the American war, he got a load of meal f or fee . 4 a web, and this he did in one week. Taking t he „„t I 'M of meal a t it s presen t v a lue, a we a v e r ‘roa ero - s ' ep 4eareel Y make in seven weeks the value of it.— «per. CELEBRATION OF ST. ANDREW'S DAY. (From the Manchesti:r Pimps of this day—S•►turday.) On Monday last, St. Andrew's day was celebrated in this town, by two parties, one of which numbering a hun dred and fifty-eight gentlemen, met in Salford Town Hall, and another of fifty-five, in the York Hotel, King-street. At six o'clock, the Salford company were all mustered is the Ante-rooms of the Hall, and in a few minutes afterwards took their seats in the large room, the excellent band of the 87th playing with great effect, " Oh, the auld Scotish trail brose." The Chairman, William Grant, Esq. was supported by John Walker, Esq. of Levenshuhne, the Reverends Campbell, M'Kerrow, and Carlisle, Dr. Hen derson, of Bury, &c. M. Sinclair, Esq., M. D., occupied the Vice-Chair. The dinner, which was provided by 111. Hayward, of the Bridge-street Hotel, was plentiful and elegant. Before the cloth was drawn, the drones of a bag pipe were heard on the stairs, and the door opening, in marched a piper of the 93d, pealing warlike music, and creating quite a sensation. During the evening the very , full and effective band continued to play a number of na tional airs, and the company were also gratified by some beautiful airs on the harp, by Williams, who has, for some years carried off the principal prizes at the Eisteddfod. After dinner, and when one of the clergymen had re turned thanks, Mr. GRANT rose and proposed " The health of our gracious Sovereign the King, Baron Ren frew, Duke of Lancaster, and may God bless him." This toast, which was drunk with the usual honours, was ap propriately followed by the song, from Mr. Hudson, " Here's a health to the King, God bless him !" The next toast was " The Royal Family," and then " The Ladies." Mr. Grant then, after expressing the gratifica tion which all Scotsmen must feel, that the rose and thistle were now entwined, gave " The Land o' Cakes," which was drunk with enthusiasm, and was followed by• an ap propriate song by Mr. Platt. The Chairman then gave " The land we live in," prefacing it by some remarks on the hospitable and kind character of its people, and the disappearance of all rivalry between them and their northern neighbours, which in former days had occasioned so much bloodshed. " The Army and Navy" were then given with the usual honours. Mr. PaissinCir having obtained the Chairman's permis sion to propose , a toast, addressed the Vice-Chairman—My fellow-stewards, : said he, have permitted me the privilege of addressing you, and I do it with pleasure, whatever embarrassment I may-feel.; for although I am not much accustomed to be eulogistic, nothing can give me greater satisfaction than to bestow on worth the praise that is justly its due. To a person occupied in observing the conduct of prominent men, grieved as he must often be at the failings and folly of some, and indignant as he must often feel at the perversity and profligacy of others, it is exceedingly refreshing to to be able at times to regard the course of a man whose whole careeegives:evidence that he possesses, in an eminent degree, the best qualities of the head and the heart. Were I now to draw the picture of such a charac ter, I know that you would at once understand whom I in tended to describe, and that I had risen to propose to you the health of William Grant.—(Loud and long continued cheering.)--1 knew, Gentlemen,. that the bare mention of this honoured name would be sufficient to ensure your plau dits, and perhaps I should do well to say no more; but I cannot deny myself the pleasure of stating on whit grounds I consider him as entitled to the most public manifestation of our respect. I will not dwell, Gentlemen, on the in dustry and integrity which have characterized Mr. Grant's business life, because industry is necessary to all success, and a certain degree of integrity also, for honesty has at all times been found the best policy; but it is not a slight thing where the most wary circumspection and the ut most keenness seem indispensible to successful dealings to say of William Grant, and of the house of Grant and Brothers, that the man does not live who can accuse them of one single shabby transaction.—(Loud and reiterated cheering.)—l say, Gentlemen, continued Mr. Prentice when silence was restored, that in men who from small beginnings have become as the princes of the land, it is no slight thing to be able to challenge the world to adduce one single instance where they have taken advantage of the poverty of those who have sold to them, or where they have used undue harshness to those who have bought of them, and have unfortunately been un able to pay them, .nr where they have exercised an act of oppression to one of the thousands, and tens of thou sands to whom they have , given. employment.—(En thusiestic and long-continued applause.)-,Gentlemen, the wealth of Princes has been acquired, not mer e ly without One act of. injustice, but without one sacrifice of elevated and generous feeling, .and can we, therefore, regard the head of this honourable house with other sentiments than those of respect . and, admiration ? (Loud cheers.) I will not trespass on your time, by, dwelling on the character of our Chairman as, a pious son, an affectionate brother, and a warm friend, though lie is eminently exemplary in all of these relations; nor will I give bins pain by any eulogy on that well known disposition of his, which makes his heart and hand, " open as day to melting charity." (Great ap plause.) I wish to confine myself to his character as a merchant and a magistrate. There is, Gentlemen, in this our adopted country a law which says, that no man shall perish for want of food, while there exists the power to relieve him. Some may think that such a law is impolitic, as encouraging improvident habits. Others may, like me, he convinced that such a provision for the poor is not only in perfect accordance with the merciful precepts of Christianity, but as a measure of policy, absolutely necessary for the safety of the other more fortunate classes of the community. But whatever may be thought of the law itself, there can be no doubt that in its administration, it is highly important the Ma gistracy should exercise their discretionary powers with sound judgment and good feeling. (Hear, hear, hear.) —And, Gentlemen, allow me to say, that in this most important department of his duties, our excellent Chair man is distinguished alike for the firmness which disre gards the importunities of the worthless, and the hu manity which gives prompt relief to the distressed.— (Great applause. )—I have spoken of the qualities which entitle our 'excellent Chairman to our respect. Ile has another quality, which especially entitles him to our affec tion—his nationality. Though his is the spirit of a citizen of the world, and though he is ready to hail every man, of every nation, as his brother ; Lis heart especially warms at the sight of the tartan, and we know that his is no lukewarm spirit, when he recognizes " Scotland, his auld respected mither."—(Enthusiastic cheers.)—l am. sure, Gentlemen, that in drinking the toast I am going to pro pose, you will all feel that you are doing no more than a just homage to exalted merit. Let us therefore pay the tribute to sense and worth to which they are so well en. titled ; and further, Gentlemen, Let us pray, that come it may, " As come it shall, for a' that ; That sense an worth, o'er a' the earth, " Shall bear the gree for a' that." The CHAIRMAN rose amid the applause which followed these observations, and his rising caused its renewal with increased energy. He said he felt extremely gratified to see around him so many of his esteemed friends, and so re spectable a company on an occasion when they could Hill the wishes of an ancient monarch of their native land, who having achieved a glorious victory, 'assumed net to himself or his brave warriors the merit, but piously ascribed his success to the God of battles, and instituted an order which the motto nemo me impure lucesstt,whoever touches me shall net go unpunished, a motto that has been the Scotsman's pride ever since —(Loud applause.)—and I trust, said Mr. Grant, we shall not, when we meet on the Saint's day, be less:mindful of the God of armies, than that pious Prince was; and though we may boast of our bravo kings and our brave generals, our Wellingtons and our Grahams, we will not forget that we owe dependence upon a kind Providence.—(Great Cheering. )—On a former St, Andrew's Day, I had the honour of entertaining some officers of the Scots Greys, that noble 'regiment that so often has made our enemies tremble, and next year, it seem., that for want of a better I was selected to preside over you. I should have been glad if Lord Balcarras had now been enabled to fill the chair ; or our good friend David Bannerman, the Boroughreeve of Manchester, but he, alas !• is ill. However, Gentlemen, I could not refuse your depntation, and agreed at once to dine with you, (Loud eheers.")—l should have been glad if all the natives of Caledonia could have dined together ; but there is only a bridge between us and our friends in King-street, and perhaps, with a long pull and a strong pull, we may be pulled together next year.—( Loud cheers.)—Let us, there fore, drink to our friend Connell and the Gentlemen at the York Hotel, and to our countrymen all over the world, who are now celebrating St. Andrew's day.—(Loud and long applause.) Gentlemen, resumed Mr, Grant, I should not have sat down without expressing my heartfelt thanks for the ho nour you have done me ; but I fear I cannot reply to all the kind and friendly things that have been said of me by Mr. Prentice. It is delightful to me to see that al though our English friends tell us we dinna like to gang back again to Scotland, we like England so well, that a Scotsman never forgets his country.—(Loud cheers and laughter.)-1 hope these meetings will continue, and that we shall often meet and spend happy St. Andrew's days together. My esteemed countrymen, accept my grateful • thanks for the honour you have done me. Long may ye • all live, and happy may ye all be.—(Loud applause.) • The next toast was " The towns and trades of Man chester and Salford." " Gentlemen, (said Mr. Grant) ovhen I came to Manchester, there were only two factories in it.;--(Hear, hear.)—Since that time, many , changes have taken place. Many of my freodS, have 'been re moved ley death, and many whom I havi , 'Seen in pros= parity have experienced bitter adversity-- ; I Live-seen the trade of the place flourishing, and I have seen it sick ; (a laugh)—aye, and have seen it unco' ill at (great laughter)—but, somehow, it has aye come round again, and, gentlemen, I hope it will never die.—(Loud and long cheering. )--Vire have yet some mechanical ge nius, and some integrity and industry, and, thank Gud, Some wealth also ; and I trust that whatever other nations do, we shall always keep a day's march before them.— (Loud applause. )—Let the rich be kind to the poor, and let the poor he industrious and contented, and let us all pull together, and I hope we shall see things righted yet.-- (Renewed applause.)—The General can do nothing without his soldiers, and the Admiral nothing without his sailors, and the master nothing without his men : and I hope God will bless their united labours, and send bread to the poor, and make the land rejoice in peace and plenty.—(lmmense applause.)—Again, my esteemed friends, allow me to express the pleasure I have in meet ing so numerous and gentlemanly a company, and to hope that we shall all meet again and often." The next toast proposed by the CHAIRMAN was " The Scottish Universities and their Graduates," many of whom the Chairman said he rejoiced to see around him. Dr. SINCLAIR, the Vice-President, rose to acknowledge the honour that had been conferred on the graduates of the UniVersities. It was well known, he said, that these se minaries of learning were originally ecclesiastical corpora tions, instituted for the cultivation of divinity; and that, consequently, while Priests maintained the centroul, phi losophy and science were utterly neglected, until a change in the religious sentiments of men gave a new impulse to the mind, which overthrew Popery and the traintsels that had been imposed on the advancement of literature. The Universities were new modelled on a more liberal basis, and being unfettered by ecclesiastical domination, were fa mous for being the promoters of knowledge. The Rev. Mr. CAMPBELL (Minister of the Scots Kirk at Rochdale) here rose and said he must protest against the continuance of language which aspersed any class of men. Dr. SINCLAIR said he would have proceeded very briefly to state the advantages that had resulted from giving the Professors, instead of rich livings, a very scanty provision, but not to give offence even to one man, he would desist, and conclude by again thanking the company on his own behalf, and on the part of his fellow graduates, for tile ho nour they bad done them. The Rev. I. CARLILE, A.M., also briefly acknow ledged the honour conferred on the graduates of the Uni vereities. " The Kirk of Scotland" was the next toast, and after it had been given, The Rev. Mr. CAMPBELL rose, and said that as a mem ber of that Church, he felt bound to thank the company, although he wished the duty had been placed in better hands. He had never spoken at any public meeting but one, and then he made so complete a bungle of it, that he resolved never to inflict a speech on any company again ; but he was now going to break his resolution. He could not help saying that he loved the Church of Scotland. He could not help thinking that it was a pure Church, and he trusted there was no truth in the remark that when Scotsmen left their native land they forgot their religion and their Mother Church. He could not but congratulate the Meeting on the prospect of there being erected in the town of Manchester a Church in connection with that establishment which must be dear to them all ; and he could not help saying that they would rejoice to have an opportunity of worshipping the God of their fathers in the Church within whose pale their fathers' fathers had wor shipped. He hoped the patriotic feeling that had been awakened would be fostered, and that they would soon have to rejoice in meeting together, when out of their fa thers' -land, as one family within the Mother Church.— (Applause.) Mr. GRANT said, that they owed a duty to the mother church, and that he would be amongst thefirat to acknow ledge it. They had reason to congratulate themselves on having a respectable and able Minister among them of another denomination, and on his now having an able young colleague. There was little in the mere name of a church, for men would be judged not by what church they had gone to, but by what they had done. He would most cheerfully contribute.his share to the establishment of a Scotch Kirk, and provided it were on a scale like that of the national churches, he would give his 500/. towards its erection.—(Loud cheers.) Mr. PRENTICE said he would rejoice in seeing the pro gress of any thing that would advance the cause of religion amongst his countrymen, and therefore he was glad to hear of the prospect of a Kirk being built ; but he could not but rise to remark that in the Address-• of the Rev. Gentleman, there was a most extraordinary omission of all notice of the Kirk that was already established here.— (Hear:)—" Yes," said Mr. P. " the Kirk. We have a Scottish Kirk and Scottish Ministers, and that Kirk is not" less dear to us that it is the reformed Kirk."—(Loud cheers.)—As a Member of the Secession Kirk of Scotland, he should think he did not do his duty if in any assembly of men, who venerated the character of their forefathers, he did not claim for it that respect which its purity de manded from them; and he was sure that the Chairman would gladly give him permission to propose the health of the venerable Dr. Jack, and his congregation. Mr. GRANT said, he would give the toast with the greatest pleasure, and would add to it the health of Mr. M'Kerrow, Dr: Jack's young colleague, who had favoured them with his company in the early part of the evening. The toast was then given with general applause. The CHAIRMAN, after having given several other toasts, appropriate to the occasion, rose, and begged to call the attention of the company to an awful inundation in Scot land, which had rendered 500 families utterly destitute, and covered the fertile soil with sand and gravel. A sub scription had been opened for the sufferers, and he and his brothers had given 1001., but all that had been raised was insufficient for the relief of the poor people who had escaped only with their lives. He felt unwilling to press upon their liberality, but he could not help taking the opportu nity of saying that a subscription book was opened at the Exchange, where the smallest contributions would be thankfully received. Mr. Grant concluded by drinking to the health of the strangers, as usually described, but Scots men knew no strangers on such occasions. Mr. THOMAS PEET briefly and neatly returned thanks for this honour, and eulogised the industry and integrity of the Scotch, and said a better instance could not be given, than that which the Chairman afforded in his own person, of the advantages of these qualities to the country of their adoption. The Chairman then took his leaVe amid the loud plaudits of all the company. The Vice-President was called, by general acclamation, to the chair, and Colin Gillespie, Esq. to the vice chair, and a number of other toasts and songs were given, amongst which was " Per petuity to the St. Andrew's day meetings, as long as they are conducted on popular principles ;" and it was an nounced that the Committee would appoint half a dozen or ten gentlemen to confer with the same number appointed by the gentlemen in Manchester, as to an union in one place next year, with a view to the support of a charitable in stitution, or to make other arrangements if that union could not be effected. The company broke up about half-past eleven, and before twelve the last lingerer on the scene of festivity had taken his leave. THE MANCHESTER DINNER. About six o'clock in the evening, a party of fifty-five gentlemen, including some of the most wealthy and respec able of our Scottish residents, with a few English friends, sat down in the York Hotel, in King-street, to a most sumptuous dinner, which, although the first public enter tainment provided by the landlord, Mr. Swyer, was served up in a style that would have done credit to the most ex perienced restaurateur. Edward Connell, Esq., of St. Peter's Cottage, filled the chair, and Captain Hay the rice chair. The excellent band of the Ist Dragoons was in at tendance in an anti-room, and one of the pipers of the 93d. On the cloth being removed, the following toasts were given from the Chair, with a few introductory remarks to each :—" The Kiag, Duke of Rothsay, and Baron Ren frew" (four times four). " The Duke of Clarence and the rest of the Royal Family," (three times three)—Band, " Rule Britannia." " The Duke of Wellington, the Hero of Waterloo"—Band, " See ! the Conquering Hero." . The PRESIDENT, in proposing the memory of the " Gude St. Andrew," expressed his trust that all Scots men, both those who remained in their native country, and those who, after " wandering mony a weary fit," had settled elsewhere, would still gather themselves together at every annual recurrence of this festival. In this town these meetings had not been observed with unfailing regu larity, but as it was now proposed to form a society in connection with these anniversaries, and as the benevolent purpose of establishing a school was also proposed to be attached to it, he hoped that a greater degree of regular* would attend their future meetings. For himself, he cor dially hailed the proposal, and trusted that it would re• ceive adequate support. He then gave " The memory of the pious and good St. Andrew," in solemn silence. The PRESIDENT, in proposing " The Land o' Cakes," observed that lie could say nothing that Would add to the warmth of those feelings and recollection s which. were called up by the toast, whether they looked back to the family firesW of their infancy, to " those simmer days when they pain,l ;n the burn," or to those more advanced years when ti en. first lagan to throb at the sight, of a bonnie lassie. When they considered also the present secure and pe.u.'eable state of their native country, as con trasted with the turbulence of former times, the toast afforded matter I,Oth for warm and pleasurable reflection. " The Land o' Cakes." Mr. OONNELL-Having drank the land of cakes, we must not forget the hospitable land we live in. —(Immense cheering. )--Our southern friends joke us that we don't like to go hack again.—(Laughter.)—But I have a good set off against these gentlemen, for I tell them that some of th e m would gladly be Scotsmen if they could.—(A laugh.) —Where is there a fair fabric in society that is not well sprinkled with Scotsmen ?—(Cheering and laughter ) —Without them things certainly don't go on well.—(A laugh. )_This brings to my recollection an anecdote of a Scotsman who had long lived in London, and who had been sore pressed by some Cockneys about the unwilling ness of the Scots to return to their own country. Egad, Gentlemen, (says he) take care what you're about, for faith if a' the Scotsmen in London were to gang aff, you might stick a ticket upon Temple-bar, ' A toon to let.' " —(Great laughter,) The PRESIDENT in proposing the next toast observed, that since the Union the prosperity and happiness of Scot land has been progressive. He wished to God that their fair sister Erin were equally happy, content, and prosper ous. But he trusted the day was not far distant when she would appear - in all her strength and beauty, and when the three united kingdoms would present to the world the aspect of a spotless family, free, happy. and brate.—" The Rese, the Thistle, and the Sharnroek." The PRESIDENT, after a few complimentary remarks, proposed " the Magistrates of the Division." The PRESIDENT, in proposing the Authorities of the Town, observed, that when they got gentlemen, at great inconvenience to themselves, to watch over their domestic peace, they were bound to cheer then on in the discharge of their duty, and to assure them of their best support.— (Cheers. )—They were all happy in having at this moment officers so efficient and so respectable. ,The BOROUCHREEVE, in returning thanks for the com pliment paid to himself and his colleagues brso respect able a company, stated that if they received the approba tion of their townsmen, it would be the greatest satisfac tion they could obtain. The PRESIDENT said, that although there were not yet arrived at the winking hour of midnight, the time was come when they must drink to a band of witches—not however, those whom Burns describes as Wither'd beldams, auld and droll, Rigwiddie hags wad spear a foal." but rather resembling the " bonnie burdiLs" imagined in the succeeding lines of the same poet, which he repeated with great effect. He then gave--" nose ' plump and strapping queens,' the Lancashire Witches."—Three times three and one cheer more. The BOROUGHREEVE proposed the health of the gentle man who had so satisfactorily and ,ably filled the Chair that evening.—(Great applause.) The PRESIDENT, in returning thanks, said they bad spent a very pleasant evening, and in the words of the air they had just heard, if there was ony luck about the house, while he was gudeman, the hick wad na gang awa' for a guid while yet.—(Loud laughter.) The CHAIRMAN, in proposing "The Towns and Trades of Manchester and Salfimd," hoped that although a cloud bad for some time hung over our commei cial horizon, it would soon be dispelled, and we would yet Lave better times. Mr. CONNELL then proposed " The health of William Grant, Eq. and our countrymen who are celebrating this day in Salford."—(Cheers.) As countrymen they were well entitled to the regards of the compariy, and be was glad to find that the two parties were provoking each other to good works. A more liberal, a better hearted man than Mr. Grant, did not exist in this or any other country.— (Cheers. )—Drunk with three times three. Mr. WALKER, jun., in proposing " the health of our countrymen all over the world " read the following extract from a poem, written for the occasion of the Liverpool St. Andrew's dinner, in 1527 My countrymen ! at this same hour, Where Ganges distant waters pour; Where swells Jamaica's verdant land; Where stretches Afric's deadly strand; Wherc'er is heard the ocean's roar, Or Commerce glads the foreign shore : Where'er is spread the lofty sail, This day rejoicing Scotchmen hail! It brings to mind the days long sped, When gallant Scots " Wi' Wallace bled ;" Their ain firesides it brings to min' And loud they chorus " Auld lang sync," And scorn the wretch, whose heart, whose face, Ne'er turns to home, that holy place. And shall, not we, then pledge, to day, Our Brothers who are far away ; And shall not we our love proclaim. Of a' that loves and moves at haute? - Yes! we will drain th' inspiring bowl, And share the genial flow of soul : While full the stream of friendship runs, We'll drink to England's, Erin's, sons : Our prayer—that long in peace repose, The Thistle, Shamrock, and the Rose. The toast was drank with much enthusiasm. The PRESIDENT said, that the words of the last song recommended that they should cherish and love one an other, a sentiment which they could not too closely or earnestly cultivate. There were some friends present who had not been born north of the Tweed, and who had this evening given proofs of that kindly feeling. They were not Scotsmen, but that was not their fault,—(Laughter)— and they were entitled to the thanks of the Scotsmen present, for favouring them with their company. " The gentlemen not born north of the Tweed who have favoured ns with their company to-day,"—(Three times three and one more ) Mr. R. C. SHARP rose to return thanks, as one of those who had the misfortune not to be born north of the Tweed.—(Laughter.)—He had been proud to accept the invitation so kindly sent him, because although born in this town, and proud of the name of Englishman, he was not less proud that he was connected with Scotland by mar riage.—(Applause.)—He was quite sure that both be and the other strangers present were most happy, to meet to gether so many natives of the " land of the mountain and the flood," whose sons were pre-eminently distinguished for heroism and bravery, and whose daughters stood among the very foremost in the ranks of virtue and beauty.—(Cheers.)—For the heroic deeds and venturous exploits of Scotia's sons, it was not necessary to revert to the ancient annals of her history, since they shone forth so gloriously i❑ the late protracted war. He need only refer to the names of Abercrombie, Moore,Hope, Dal housie, and Graham, to prove that during the momentous struggle, Scotland had sent forth a host of brave men.— (Cheers.)—The hospitality of Scotland was not less con spicuous than her bravery. Her arms were ever open to the strangers who visited her shores ; and there never was a man, deserving of the name, who visited Scotland, with out receiving the most gratifying proofs of her hospitality. —(Cheers.)—Mr. Sharp concluded by proposing---" The health of the Stewards. Mr. BARBOUR returned thanks on behalf of himself and the other Stewards. He hoped these Meetings would long be kept up. There was a pleasure in once a year throw ing aside the distinctions which prevailed amongst them, and in calling to recollection the early:scenes of their lives; and he was gratified to find that there was an intention of conjoining with those Meetings objects of a higher and nobler character. The PRESIDENT gave, " The Universities of Scotland, which had long maint lined a high rank in the literary world. Long may they - flourish and send forth their sons thoroughly furnished for every good work." The Rev. Mr. WILSON, of Liverpool, returned thanks. He had been educated at St. Andrew's, which though not the largest is the most ancient university in Scotland. St. Andrew's College had sent forth a number of illustrious men, amongst whom was the learned historian Buchanan, who was its regent, and Mr. Ivory, the celebrated mathe matician, who had been peculiarly honoured by Buo naparte. Professor Leslie, of Edinburgh, was also an eleve of that College ; and Chalmers, the boast and glory of the Scottish Church, had likewise been educated there. The Reverend Gentleman, after some further remarks in praise of St. Andrew's College, proceeded to observe, that to the national Church of Scotland, in conjunction with the Universities, .that country owed all her greatness and glory. What would Scotland be without her Church and her , Universities ? It might be a land covered with red heather, but it would be a poor and miserable corner of the kingdom. The introduction of the study of the Greek language into the Scotch Univer sities was coeval with the reformation, and such was the zeal of our reformers to promote the interests of learning, that Andrew Melville, one of the regents of St. Andrew's, consented to go to Glasgow in order to gather together the scattered students, though he had the promise of nothing more than a bare subsistence. This called to his remem brance the situation in which he stood this day. He had accompanied a young clergyman (the Reverend William Sorley) to this town, whose purpose in visiting Man chester was to open a national church, in which his coun trymen could worship God as in their early (lays. The love lie bore them had prompted him to this duty, and it was gladdening to see a Christian minister animated by such a spirit. The respected Chairman had requested him to propose as a toast, " Sir Walter Scott, and the living poets of Scotland." Poetry had to do with all that was ennobling and elevating i❑ roan, Sir Walter Scott, by his writings in verse and prose (tor in his latter pro ductions there .was much of poetry) had thrown around Scotland an enchantment, by painting with his force and brilliancy the days of; former years, and had rendered the country an Object of the greatest attraction. The lakes were now visited . by individual* of all nations, in conse quence of the deli g htful de-criptions which bad been gives by S;t: Walter Scott of their scenery. Then there was Campbell, whose Micity of expression and purity of de sign Were conspicuous in all his writings, who, he be ,ieveJ, had not written a single line, " Which, dying, he would wish to blot." And, finally, he would include Allan Cunningham ; who doubtless was now celebrating the anniversary of St. An drew with his countrymen in London. Mr. BURT, after a few remarks on the excellent consti ' tution of the Church of Scotland, and the character of her ministers, proposed a bumper to" The Kirk of Scotland, and long may it flourish." The Rev. Mr. RALPH, from Liver pool, returned thanks at sonic length, and in the course of his address alluded to the object for which he and his cle rical brethren had visited Manchester. If the Church of Scotland, said he, had any feature in its character more peculiar than another, it was the quality to produce an in tellectual people. Its sermons, its prayers, its whole form of worship, the pastoral visits of its ministers, its admirable catechisms, and above all, its parochial schools,—all these were calculated to produce a refined and thinking people. From this combination of causes the fireside enjoyments of the humbler classes in Scotland were ren dered more refined than those of the peasantry of this end of the island. The reverend gentleman proceeded to oberve, that a few months ago he had the honour of being associated with two of the most distinguished ministers of Scotland (Dr. Andrew Thomson and Dr. Dun can) in a visit to this town for the purpose of promoting the spiritual interests of the natives of Scotland who resided there, by the establishment of a national church. In pri vate he and his colleagues had met with the most refined and generous hospitality, and in public a liberality unex ampled. A deputation for the same purpose had again arrived, and had experienced a Most cordial welcome.— Their object was not sectarian. They ardently wished that religion might be promoted ; and, knowing that a national church was much wanted in-the town, tkey were anxious to render all the assistance in their power to wards establishing one. Their exertions for this measure had arisen from an earnest desire to promote the best inte rests of the Scotch people in this town: The CHAIRMAN proposed the health of the Rev. Win. Sot ley, which was drunk with every mark of respect. Mr. Soarant returned thanks in an able and energetic speech. The kind reception which he had experienced from the company would ever be deeply impressed on his mind; and the warm approbation which had been be stowed ON the object for the promotion of which he had left Scotland, could not fail to call forth the most grateful feelings. If the enterprize in which lie had embarked did at first view, and on the mere calculation of human probability, appear to a too suspicious, per haps, and distrustful mind, somewhat unpromising, he had seen enough to day, and he had only been that day in town, to convince him that the Scotch inhabitants of Manchester would never allow any shoot from that goodly tree of religious knowledge whose branches overspread the land which they had left, and whose sheltering shade protected and blessed their early years, to wither, to languish, and to die, from the care lessness of cold neglect, or from the cruelty of active oppo sition. He was sure they would nurse it with a delicate and kindly hand during the feebleness of its infancy, and among thedifficulties that obstructed its progress in this foreign soil. And he would ever look back with un ntingled pleasure to the period of his abode in Manchester, if, before the termination of his short engagement, he may be of any service to his countrymen in forwarding those plans which will enable them to choose a pastor, who by his faithful and diligent ministration may fix their hopes, and increase their comforts, and gladden their hearts. At half past ten o'clock, William Grant, Esq., who had occupied the Chair at the Salford dinner, arrived, along with John Walker, Esq., to pay the compliment of a visit to the party dining at the York Hotel. They were received on his entrance into the room with three sheers by the company. A bumper was also drunk to the health of these two gentlemen, with three times three. Mr. GRANT, in returning thanks for the enthusiastic teception he had met with, addressed the cotnpauy at some length; and Mr. War.xxn having also expressed his acknowledgment, they soon after left the room, amidst re iterated cheers. The PRESIDENT gave the health of ten gentlemen who had volunteered their services as stewards for the next an nual meeting. Dr. BRAID, one of them, returned thanks, and proposed that next year the two parties who were this year dining separately, should meet in one company, to celebrate their national anniversary. Dr. B. then offered some observa tions on the proposed charitable institution to be established in connection with that anniversary, and suggested that some fund should be set apart, on the principle of the Highland Society of London, for the relief of deserving Scotsmen reduced to embarrassment and distress through unforeseen and unavoidable causes. The PRESIDENT observed, in reply to Dr. Braid's re marks, that he was not prepared to state the precise ob jects and purposes of the proposed society; but a meeting would lie held in January for the special purpose of con sidering the matter, and Dr. Braid or any other gentle men, might then attend, and make any suggestion that might be deemed desirable. A great variety of other toasts and sentiments were afterwards given, including " The memory of Burns," which was not proposed until a late hour. At half-past twelve Mr. Connell was still in the chair, and seemingly determined to fulfil his promise "not to budge for a while yet." The meeting was characterised by a happy union of conviviality with strict propriety of demeanour, and a pleasing and uninterrupted exhibition of sociality and good humour. THE ARMY. (From the Limerick Chronicle of Wednesday. To-morrow morning the following Companies of the 60th Rifles march hence to replace the-62d Regiment : Major Glenie's company, with Lieut. Corbett, to Bruff. Captain Cm Ins and Lieutenant Pasley, to Rathkale. Capt. Goldfrap and Lieut. Powis, to Newcastle ; and Captain Piggott's company, under Lieut. Bullman, with Lieut. Bunbury, to Glanasheen. - To-morrow, at one o'clock in the afternoon, the lead quarters of the 60th Rifles and 62d, will exchange Bar racks ; the former to the Castle and Square, the latter to the New Barracks. Captains Nair, Bagot, Pender, and Burgess's companies of the 62d Regiment arrive here to-morrow. There was a grand review of the 87th Royal Irish Fu sileers at Manchester on Saturday, by Major-General Sir Henry Bouverie, when this distinguished Regiment exe cuted a variety of movements with the rapidity and accu racy of veterans in discipline. The 87th is now composed of all young men. The new Royal uniform will be milli by the Regiment next spring. • The right wing of the 3d Battalion Grenadier Guards, under Colonel Higgins, commenced its marched on Mon day, from Brighton to Windsor, to do the Royal duty. Monthly returns dated 25th September, have been re ceived from the following Regiments at Malta :-7th Royal Fusi'eers, 10th, 11th, 18th, 28th, 80th, 85th, 88th, 90th, and 95th; also, returns, dated 25th of October, from the 12th, 23d, 42d, 43d, 73d, and 94th Regiments at Gibraltar. The troops in both stations enjoy perfect health. We regret to hear that Sir Mathew Tierney hal just received an account of the doath of one of his nephews, Lieutenant John Tierney, of the 40th Regiment Bengal Native Infantry, at Mahow, in the East Indies, in the 24th year of his age. This young gentleman, who ditd of an attack of spasmodiC cholera, after an illness of seventeen hours, was the second son of Thomas Tierney, Esq. late Paymaster of the 43d Light Infantry. His amiable qualities so gained him the esteem of his brother Officers, that they intend erecting a Monument to his memory. Lieutenant-General Lord R. E. 11. Somerset, ALP. is appointed Colonel of the Ist (Royal) Regiment of Dragoons, vice General Thomas Garth, deceased.— Major-General Sir John Elley, K. C. B. Governor of Galway, succeeds to the Colourlcy of the 17th Lancers, vice Lord R. E. Somerset, appointed to the Ist (Royal) Regiment of Dragoons. Despatches for Sir JAMES KEMPT, the Go vernor-General of the Ctnadas, were sent off on Thursday night from the Colonial Office. It is said that it iS the intention of Govern ment to have the cavalry barracks near Kensington Gar dens pulled down, and also the unsightly cottages adjoining them, which, as well as the barracks, are in a very dilapi dated state. The barracks are merely used as a station by a detachment of Light Dragoon Guards, aho are employed in the express duty between London and Windsor, &e. The troops who perform the above duty will then 'be stationed in the cavalry barracks at Knightsbridge, which will. prevent the facility which the present barracks afford the men of scaling the walls at night when they please, which was proved at the Coroner's Inquest held on the un fortunate woman who was found murdered hi AdiliSim's huie, Kensington. .:F_: ,~ ~- SPIRIT OF TIME PUBLIC 'JOURNALS. The renewed discussion respecting the Police may not be without its use, in leading men to re flect on the proper end of Government: When we know what the end of Governinent is, we shall know what Government ought to do, and what ought to be left to the discretion of indi viduals. In almost all the discussions on this subject, there is nothing so common as the re ferences to history, and yet nothing serves more to perplex a question than an injudicious histori cal reference. Because a measure was beneficial under certain circumstances, it does not follow that it would be beneficial under other circum stances, and therefore, however valuable the les sons that may be derived from a judicious peru sal of history, we must always bear in mind, that w e are rot to look to it for precedents to be slavishly followed. The progress of mankind from a rude to a civilized state is a very del, ions one, and measures may be called for to meet the evils of one period, which, if retorted to at another period, might themselves be productive of evil. Thus, for instance, in the feudal anarchy of Eu rope, the privileges of Corporations might tend greatly to promote civilization, while, under a more improved social state, the same privileges might be found a great impediment. Thus the civilization of Europe, and of England in par- ticular, was promoted by the success of the Monarchs in crushing the - nobility ; and those countries in which the Nobles re- :ained their power, as Poland and Scotland, bore testimony, by their stationary condi tion, to the benefit produced in the others, by the triumph of Royalty. This is well put by Sir Walter Scott in the volume of the History of Scotland forming part of Dr. Lardner's Ca binet Cyclopedia, just published. " In Govern meLt and Constitution (he says) the I:Iglis!' and Scotch Kingdoms had originally the strong est resemblance to each other, both being founded upon the feudal system, at this time universally adopted in Europe. Indeed, before the reign of Henry VII. there was little difference betwixt them. But the wars of York and Lancaster had swept off such numbers of the English No bility, and left those who remained so shorn of their power, that that politic Prince had no difficulty in executing his deep-laid purpose of depriving the Aristocracy of their influence in the State, and raising the Crown to that height of power which it displayed under the House of Tudor. This scheme, to which the intro duction of mercenary troops instead of feudal levies greatly contributed, was slowly and silently operating to increase the power of the Clown, and diminish that of the Peers ; and the Bo roughs and Commons of England, whom the King favoured as a weight in his own scale, were yet more imperceptibly gaining consequence in • the Constitution. But in Scotland the Crown was possessed of very little power, and the King could scarce be considered more than the first. Baron of the Kingdom, subject to be restrained, imprisoned, dethroned, and slain, at the pleasure of a turbulent Aristocracy difference betwixt the lower orders in the two king doms was such as might be expected from the com parative point of civilization to which each had attained. In England, the merchants were pos sessed of great capital ; the principal citizens were skilful and thriving ; the ordinary °tics sub stantial and easy, living under the protection of equal laws. The yeomen and farmers, in a great measure loosened from the dominion of their Lords by the law against feudal retainers, and other laws in favour of personal freedom, were possessed of opulence, and employed themselves in improving the agriculture of the country.in stead of following their Lords to battle. In Scotland this was all diametrically reversed. . . . . The farmers, who were in absolute de pendence on the landlords, rode up and down the country in armour attending upon their Lords, while the labours of the farm were left to old men, women, and children if a farmer took a lease over the head of another which his poorer neighbour could not afford, the dispossessed agriculturist would kill his successor to be revenged of his avaricious landlord. Nu merous laws were made to suppress these evils, but in vain ; the Judges seldom had power, and often wanted will to enforce them. The Scotch Parliament saw the disease, and prescribed the remedy; but the difficulty lay in enforcing it." But because the power of the Monarch was beneficially exercised in crushing the Nobles, it does not follow that the power which effected this ought to be retained after the evil was remedied. For a desperate disease a desperate remedy. When the Commons be came powerful, the Stuarts began to use the Nobles as instruments to oppress them, as for- . tner Monarchs had before availed themselves of the Commons to crush the Nobles. We often rid ourselves of one noxious animal by the agency of another noxious animal. In sonic countries the dread of assassination is the main check against abuse of power ; but because as sassination may have been necessary in Russia, it does not follow that it would not be a great evil in a more civilised community. What is the end of Government ? The protection of the individuals composing a community from the aggression of foreigners, and from their en croachments on each other. Hitherto, however, Governments have for the most part been com binations of a certain portion of the com munity to oppress the remainder ; and his tory exhibits to us little more than a suc cession of struggles between different parts of the same community, for the purpose of exercising or resisting oppression. The end of Government is, however, not the less what we have stated, however much those who have wielded the powers of Government may in all times have abused them. Government ought to provide Judges in sufficient number for the administering justice to all the individuals of the community, to provide a force sufficient to preserve order, in which is implied both the punishment and the prevention of crime. The business of Government is not to direct men hi what manner they shall exercise their industry or ingenuity—in what manner they shall promote their own happiness; but to prevent them from interfering with others in the fair exercise of their industry, or endeavour after happiness. Hence all monopolies are an abuse of the powers of Government. Hence all establishments which have not general or individual protection for object, are abuses. All attempts of Govern ment to give a particular direction to industry by expendmg the money of the community in .the protection of certain manufacturers, is an abuse. When one part of the community take i t particular religious belief upon on themt rest,papi(l)(lse their to tax the community f or he to o the purpose' of teaching that belief, this is an abuse. Each individual ought to be left at full liberty to provide as he best can for his own happiness, both in this world and the next, the Government merely interfering where indi viduals, in the furtherance of this object