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whom the sufferers IoA It to with particair and habitual respect, we learned that they had already made earnest application to General Tor rijos, to exert himself ffir their relief, expressing the utmost confidence in his sympathy and com passion. We are sure, therefore, that any com• mittee of that brave officer's choice, would be to these unfortunates a guarantee for the judgment, integrity, and discrimination, with which their re spective wants would be considered. If this state ment should meet the eye of the gallant Spa niard alluded to, we trust that he will not suffer any over-scrupulous taste for retirement to inter fere with the promotion of an object which must be precious in his eyes on grounds both of na tional and universal charity. Another benefit which might result to the refugee soldiers from such an interference of General Torrijos for their suc cour, would be the perfect recollection which, no doubt, the Duke of Wellington possesses of the eminent military services rendeted by him under his Grace's own command—the conse quent esteem which the Duke must entertain for his character, as well as sympathy for his per sonal sufferings, and respect for his recommen dations on behalf of poor distressed fellow-sol diers. In the mean time, no notice seems to have been bestowed on our supplication relative to nightly shelter ; or on that which we indi rectly addressed to official persons, that these worn-out men might have leave to rest their bones on the pavement of an empty and useless barrack. They have now no place to (lie in but ditches or streets.—lbid. A correspondent informs us of a new insur gent chief having arisen in the county of Clare, under the mime of Terry Alt. This formidable personage is an Agrarian " Le,_cislator" upon the Rockite principle—that is, the rapid and energetic principle of nocturnal burning, murder, and intimidation. What exploits he has yet performed to make his name terrible we arc not told, but it appears considerable alarm exists about the peasantry enlisting under his banners and becoming Terry Alt-men. There ought to Sze no alarm of the sort, if half of what we were told of the tranquillizing consequences of con ceding the measure of " Catholic Emancipa tion" had been true. We were told that mea sure would be equivalent to the " pacification of Ireland ;" that the fuel on which the flames of agitation were fed would be removed ; and the expense of governing by an army saved to the empire. Many persons stho had been originally strenuous opposers of a measure which went to allow Roman Catholics to legislate for the Church of England, although they would not permit any Protestant power to legislate for their own ; many persons, we say, who would not at first consent to this " one-sided reciprocity" of " free trade" in religion were eventually induced to ac quiesce in the " breaking in upon the Constitu tion," in consequence of believing the state ments made both in Parliament and the Press of the vast saving of expellee which was to ac crue to the nation from converting the declaimers of the " Catholic Association" into the Legisla tors of the British people. One paper, which calls itself the " leading Journal of Europe," if we recollect rightly, fixed the amount of saving at four millions annually. According to the same oracular authority the army in Ireland was to be immediately reduced ; and, indeed, the country was forthwith to enter upon a sort of political millenium. Any man who had the hardihood to express a doubt of the infallibility of such predictions was laughed to scorn—he was sneered at by the Solomons of the Press, or coughed down by the Solons of Parliament. The " con cessions" were granted to a fuller extent than the most sanguine champions of the cause could, a few months before, by any stretch of political faith, have possibly anticipated. How has Ireland been since governed ?—without an army? or an army considerably reduced ? The expense of a single soldier has not been saved to the nation. The old factions still continue to distract the country, and new ones spring up under the circle of discord, and preserve the reign of terror and barbarism. Where sleep the energies of Government all this time ? The Rockite banditti have extended their sanguinary operations into parts of the country which were previously undisgraced by their crimes. Why are not those Ishmaelites of the mountains crushed at once ? Our correspondent says that Terry Alt's " usurpation promises to be long and turbulent, unless Mr. O'Connell and some influential agitators oppose his career at an early period." So the hope of protection is not in the Government, according to this account, but in Mr. O'Connell and the " in fluential agitators." If this be true, the security of the peaceable part of the community rests upon as frail a foundation as before the " heal ing measure" was carried. We do not allude to that measure now in any spirit of hostility—but we have a right to remind its advocates of the pledges that were given, and we have a right to demand that those pledges !should be redeemed. They repeatedly assured the people of England that the refusal of " Emancipation" was the sole cause of the disorders of Ireland, and that the measure would be no sooner granted than peace and prosperity would follow as its. inevitable consequences. Instead of that golden prospect opening on our view, the gloom of the past pro jects its shadow upon the future. Every where that disturbance prevailed before it prevails still, and in roost places in a more malignant degree. We wish it were otherwise ; but we cannot close our eyes to the truth. Notwithstanding the boon of Emancipation, the mass of the Irish peasantry, in many parts of Ireland, seem to be anxious for a servile war and wanting only a Spartacus to lead them on. its to Mr. O'Con nell, he promises a new subject of popular ex citement and agitation on the question of the " repeal of the Union." Where then is the prospect of governing Ireland without an army, and saving four millions to the nation as the re sult of her established peace and improvement ? —Morning Herald. • We have much satisfaction in being enabled to state from public and private accounts, that the state of Ireland is considered to afford cer tain evidence of progressive improvement. The Viceroy, in the same sensible and conciliatory spirit which dictated the denial to a somewhat ill advised application for the blessings of the In surrection Act to a provincial district, has put a veto upon a piece of antiquated intolerance, which has usually hitherto signalized the inau guration of the Lord Mayor of Dublin. We 'allude to the ridiculous and. offensive toast of the Glorious Memory. It is difficult to the mere English reader to preserve his gravity, when he hears a convivial foolery treated as a matter of national importance ; but in Ireland it is quite another matter—there the obnoxious toast has long been considered as the Shibboleth of a faction heretofore dominant, but now, fortunately for the general welfare, and in the end not less fortunately for the individuals of . whom. it was composed, rapidly sinking into insignificance.-- It will scarcely obtain credit, but it is neverthe less perfectly true (as we know from a private account), that an application was made to the Lord Lieutenant to sanction a repetition of this irritating, and, therefore, unwise ceremonial, on the 29th of September, the Dublin Lord Mayor's ; that this application was strenuously urged and pertinaciously repeated, and mildly but firmly negatived as it deserved to be ; in fact, an assurance was required, that it would be omitted, as an indispensable preliminary to the Viceroy's acceptance of the Civic invitation. We are in possession of the names of the persons who made this unseemly application to the King's Repre sentative. Had their application not been fol lowed by the rebuke it deservedly met with, we should have felt no hesitation in consigning them to an unenviable notoriety ; as it is, it is better to suffer a specimen of impertinent bigotry, not likely to be repeated, to sink into merited obli vion. We repeat our conviction, founded upon what we consider a decisive authority, that the state of Ireland affords rational grounds to hope for a progressive amendment.—Morning Citron. The accounts from some quarters of the coun try speak more favourably of the state of trade than those of the past week ; but it is evident on the slightest examination of the facts men tioned by our provincial cotemporaries, that the improvement, if any has taken place, is entirely one of degree, and that nothing has yet occurred to justify us in announcing that the country has returned to a state of even comparative prospe rity. More cotton, it appears, has been disposed of at Liverpool during the last week than during some that preceded ; but the demand from abroad is still for cotton yarn, and not for cotton goods, and there is, therefore, but little in the improved sale for congratulation. It appears, also, : that the workmen in various parts of the country are in a state of insurrection, if we may so state it, against the masters—in some cases from the want of employment—in others, in consequence of a reduction of prices—and in one instance from the effect of improved machinery. All these occurrences add to the distress of the times, and particularly to the distress of the working classes—spread a gloom over the face of the country, and alarm and want of confidence among commercial people ; while the failures which occurred on Saturday have added to the panic, and we believe we may state with truth, confirmed an opinion which had been previously gaining ground, that the affairs of the country are in all but a desperate condition. On this subject, therefore, our readers will bear with us in adding a word or two to the many which we have already published, on the state of the country. And, in the first place, it ought to be borne in mind that the inevitable effect of return ing to a metallic currency, and doing away with the small notes, would be a fall in the price of labour, and of every commodity of which labour formed a component part. The value of our currency was raised by the measure alluded to, and a less nominal amount of it, therefore, could be given, compared with what had previously been usual. That the working classes should comprehend this change of things, or indeed the community generally, was not to be expected, until experience had taught them ; and it has ac cordingly happened, that while one class has held out for the same wages which it was accus tomed to receive in a depreciated currency, another has insisted on receiving the same price for the commodities which it had to dis pose of—and hence, on the other hand, the strikes of the workmen against the master, and the all but complete stagnation of trade, both in the wholesale and retail branches. Nor has this been the only evil of the change. The greatly restricted facilities of the Banks in afford ing that accommodation to the trading commu nity which they were wont to supply, has sent many to the Gazette who might otherwise have been carrying on a successful business, and re duced others to a state of comparative inactivity, who, but for the change in question, would have been affording employment to numbers of distressed artisans. The suppression of the small notes has, in fact, greatly aggravated and extended all the irremediable evils under which the country laboured, and increased them to such an extent that it is now generally re ported, that either a repeal of the Act must take place, or a large issue of one pound notes on the part of the Bank of England. With regard to those who have been thrown out of employment by mechanical im provements, there is not only - no -remedy which can be applied to mitigate the evil, but even no reason, so far as this country is concerned, why such improvements should not be adopted. Whatever improvement or useful invention may be made here is immediately made known to our American and Continental neighbours, and, if English `manufactures did not take advantage of them, their .rivals undoubtedly would, and thus would both-the English capitalist and the English workman be thrown out of the foreign market, which, as every one is aware, is not sufficient to consume the supply. Though we regret therefore that " single-hand weavers" should be thrown out of employment by those who have been taught to work machines of four times the amount of power, we see no remedy for the evil but in the " single-handed weavers" learning to .weave on the improved invention. Such changes are daily taking place, and it would -he as easy to arrest the planets in their course as to check that march of mind which is daily giving them birth. To conclude, though the country generally is distressed, there is no good ground to despair. The debt is heavy, and the expences of all the public departments are heavy ; but the country has still within it all the main elements of its former prosperity— the capital of its moneyed men, not to be equalled in any country on the globe ; the in dustry of its manufacturers, which is not to be matched ; the enterprise of its merchants, hi therto unrivalled ; and the intelligence of the community generally, which is not surpassed ; and confident we are that it only requires a wise, a vigorous, and an economical Government, to render these productive of as great a state of prosperity as the country has ever known, and to make the nation as much respected and.feared abroad as when its navy rode triumphant in every quarter of the world, its merchandise found every market open, and its commercial marine an unrivalled welcome in every port.— Morning Advertiser. - The North Somerset Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry (about 800 strong), under Colonel HoaNER, will assemble in this city to-morrow (Saturday) for eight days' training and exercise.—Buth .liesald. On Tuesday night the Ariadne steam-packet while proceeding in the dark down the 'West Channel, on her way to the islands, accidentally ran foul of a small fishing hoy, belonging to lichen, which had imprudently attempted to cross her bows, and immedi a t e l y sunk h er, the force of the concussion being so great, as to cut her into two unequal pieces, on one of which that floated, the men en board were providentially eaved. THE NEW LORD MAYOR OF DUBLIN, Wednesday the new LordMayor,Ahlerman Jacob . - West, accompanied by Alderman Montgomery, hi s predecessor in the Chief Magistracy of the city, the new Sheriffs, Messrs. Hoyte and Scott, the %Tor .ler, the late Sheriff, and the different officers of the Corporation, proceeded from the Assembly House in William-street to !he Castle, for the purpose of being sworn into office, before his txceliency the Lot d Lieutenant. At one o'clock the Lord Mayor and the members of the Corporation were admitted into the presence chamber, where they found the Lord Lietrenant sur rounded by the different officers of the household, Lord Plunkett, the Chief Remembraticer, Mr.lllalt, the Attorney-General, Mr. Joy, &e. The Recorder addressed his Excellency, and said, that he hail the honour of presenting to him, Alder man Jacob West, who had been elected by his fel low-citizens to the high and distinguished honour of ;meting as their Lord Mayor fur the ensuing year. Six centuries had now elapsed since the Corpora& 'ion of Dubliu had obtained a King's charter, 'and the same loyal principles now governed that Corpo ration, which were to be found in all its records, and might be considered coeval with the first traces of its existence. Upon this occasion, the first that the Corporation had the opportunity of offering these congratulations to his Excellency, since he had as sumed the reins of government, and of expressing their delight and pleasure on having such a represen tative of their gracious Sovereign, they could not but hail in him the descendant of an illustrious pre decessor, whose virtues and whose munificence had endeared him to the recollections of the citizens of Dublin. He should feel that he would be trespass ing somewhat beyond the bounds of his office, if in the high judicial presence in which he then stood, he should enter into a detail of the many important duties that devolved upon a Lord Mayor of the city of Dublin. The Recorder then glanced at the many important functions which a Lord Mayor of Dublin had to discharge. Amongst these it would be ne cessary for him to look to the state of the poor, and to provide the best means of affording them relief. He regretted to say that the new Lord Mayor would have difficulties of a very serious nature to encoun ter, for he would find himself surrounded by distress, which prevailed to a very great extent amongst the operative classes. It would, however, be a vain hope to hold out that either individual or the com bined exertions of charity or benevolence could sup ply the want of a natural demand for the produc tions of human industry. The process was always painful in itself to transfer a portion of capital from one channel into another. He was certain that the utmost exertions would be used by the Lord Mayor to alleviate the public distress; but while he was anxious to administer relief he should be also vigi lant to suppress outrage and insubordination. He was sure that when the year of Alderman West's office should expire, he should be able to offer him the same testimony of approbation which he now tendered to his esteemed predecessor. That indi vidual had so conducted himself in his office as to win the approbation of those by whom he had been elected. And such had been his desire to serve his fellow-citizens, and such his unbending integrity, as to gain for him the esteem even of those who differed fro►n him in opinion. The usual oaths were then administered to Alder man West, and he was invested with the insignia of his office. Lord PLUNKETT then addressed the Lord Mayor. After the very able observations of the Recorder, he should dispense with saying any thing upon the duties of the Lord Mayor, if it were not usual so to do ; and lest his total silence should be interpreted into a want of respect, which he was desirous of personally expressing to the Lord Mayor himself. The duties of the office of Lord Mayor were com prised in the oath which the wisdom of their ances tors had devised; and in that oath he would find what important duties he had. to discharge. He would perceive that he had to maintain and preserve the rights of the ('rown, and he was bound under the solemn obligation of the oath he had taken to be careful that the revenue should not be impaired in any respect. Next to this important duty, it was his care to look that the regulations between mas ters, servants, and apprentices were duly observed. Much of the mischief that had arisen from time to time, arose from the neglect of their duties by mas ters towards their servants and apprentices. He did not mean to say that there was any peculiar neglect of them here; but it was incidental to human affairs that it should be so, and it was particularly neces sary to look on the domestic relation between these classes in society, that there was a due observance of morality and of religion, without which morality was but a name. Besides the duties which affected the corporation, his Lordship would carry in his re collection, that by the words of his oath he was to attend to the interests of all persons in the city, whether of the corporation, or citizens at large; and that strangers were peculiarly under his care. To all he should administer justice impartially—without reference to wealth, respect to greatness, and no neglect of poverty—within the scope of his jurisdic don, the Lord Mayor should administer equal justice to all. In the discharge of his duties towards his fellow-citizens, as much would depend upon manners as upon laws; and in the administration of the laws, he would deal them out in such a manner as would be best calculated to promote a spirit of union, of harmony, and of concord amongst all classes of his Majesty's subjects. The Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND then addressed the Lord Mayor and said—My Lord Mayor, after the very full explanation that has been given of your duties, the easy labour devolves upon me of congratulating you upon the situation to which your fellow-citizens have elected you. I entertain no doubt that you will judiciously perform the office of Lord Mayor. My only recommendation to you is, to administer justice in an impartial and fearless manner. lam satisfied that that peace, tranquillity, and good order which has so long distinguished this city, will be continued during your year of office, and I am quite satisfied that you will retire from your office having satisfactorily performed your duties. His Grace added a few words which we did not distinctly hear; but we understood that he congratulated Alderman Montgomery upon the manner he had filled the office of Lord Mayor. The Lord Lieutenant appeared in very good health—he was dressed in the Windsor uniform, and wore the star and ribbon of the order of the Garter. The new Lord Mayor proceeded to the Sessions house, Green -street, where George Hope and William Scott, Esqrs. were sworn to act as Sheriffs for the ensuing year. Mr. Twycross was sworn in Sub-Sheriff. The RECORDER, in speaking of the new Sheriffs took occasion to advert to the manner in which the duty had been performed for the past year, and complimented in very warm language the late She riffs and their deputy for the impartial, honest, up right, and efficient discharge of the offices they had filled. TIIE DINNER. A short time after seven o'clock. the numerous and highly distinguished company, invited by the Lord Mayor, sat down in the round room adjoining the Mansion-house, to one of the most sumptuous dinners ever set forth in that " hall of feasting."— Every luxury which expellee could procure, and every delicacy which taste could select, were laid before his Lordship's guests. The richest and most costly wines were abundantly supplied, and the Corpo rators, and those who were not of the Corporation, had a most magnificent repast prepared for them. — To this dinner there were not less than seven hun dred noblemen and gentlemen invited. Amongst the company, exclusive of his Excellency the Duke of Northumberland, we noticed the following dis tinguished personages :—The Lord Chancellor, Lord Muskerry, Lord Bingham, Sir George Byng, Lord l3rudenell, Colonel Bruce, George Moore, Esq., M.P., Colonel Kingsmill, Captain Percy, Archdeacon Singleton, Hon. Colonel Gore, Capt. General, Colonel I.3yng, Attorney-General, Surgeon- Shortall, the French Consul, Sir Idward teal, the Chief Remembrancer, Sir David C. Roose, &c. &c. As soon as the cloth was removed the following toasts were given from the chair : " The King."—God save the King. " The Duke of Clarence and the Navy."•—Rule Dritanniit. " The Duke of Cumberiand." — Hearts of dalt. (Nine times nine.) The Lotth MAYOR, in proposing the health of the Lord Lieutenant, hoped It wriuld tie reeived with the honours it deserved. N o thing but the wish to meet the citizens of Dublin would have in duced his Grace to venture out in his present deli cate state of health. He was certain that if his health permitted his Excellency to remain he would do great good to Ireland. Ile pEoPoneti-::= " The Lord Lieutenant and prosperity to Ire land."—Patrick's Day. (Three times three.) The Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND rose amid load cheers. He said that in returning his thanks he assured the assemblage he received their marks of kindness with gratitude. Every day he continued in the country he felt increased attachment for this land of brave men and of lovely wotnett.-..(Hear, and cheers.)—Let them put away from themselves every appearance of unseemly party. Let us, said his Grace, all labour for the prosperity of Ire land, and we shall see the laws established upon the firmest basis; and when they are administered impartially, we way expect the blessings of trade and commerce to follow.—(Hear, arid cheers.) The LORD MAYOR said he should next propose the health of the Duke of Wellington and his Ma jesty's Minister's.—(Cheers, and some hisses.)—l hope, said the Lord Mayor, that it will be drunk with that becoming respect that is due to them.— (Cheers.) " The Duke of Wellington and his Majesty's Ministers."—He was famed for deeds of arms. The Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND, in proposing the health of the Lord Mayor, said that •- a person more competent to fill the situation could not be selected. He proposed— " The Lord Mayor, and prosperity to the City of Dublin."—Fly not yet. The Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND gave three cheers for this toast. The LORD MAYOR, in returning thanks, observed, that many abuses had crept into the public markets which he was determined to redress; and also re lieve the distresses of his poor fellow-citizens.— (Cheers.) The next toast was : " Lord Hill and the British army."—Britons strike home. Sir GEORGE BYNG returned thanks. " Lord Leveson Gower, Chief Secretary for Ire land."—The tight little Island. " The Primate and Church of Ireland."—When order in the land prevailed. Dean 111‘QuirtE returned thanks. " The Lord Chancellor."—When I think on your truth,,l can doubt you no more. Sir ANTHONY HART returned thanks. " Sir John Byng, and the army serving in Ire land."—British Grenadiers. Sir JOHN BYNG, in returning thanks, said that no country was more deserving of the best exertions of our army; for in no country were the army received with more kindess than in Ireland.—(Cheers.)—ln no country were their services more liberally or con siderately returned. If his thanks were not re turned with that eloquence to which they were ac customed, he hoped that they would not think the less of them, because they were offered with six cerity.—(Cheers.) " The Attorney-General.”—Hope told a flatter ing tale that joy would soon return. " The Lady Mayoress."—Kiss my lady. " George Moore, Esq. M.P."—Bid me discourse. Mr. MOORE returned thanks. Previous to his health being drank, his Excellency left the room, accompanied by the Lord Chancellor, the Chief Remembrancer, and most of the respectable indi viduals in the room. Mr. Moore said he could not but avail himself of the opportunity of deploring that the bulwarks of the Constitution had been re moved. It was known to them all that the spirit of innovation was abroad, and it was necessary for them to be cautious in not permitting themselves to be made unconscious instruments in undermining their glorious Constitution. He hoped that the endeavours to establish Protestant Colonies in Ire land would be successful, and that plan be deemed the best security for the continuance of their Pro testant religion.—(Cheers.) " Lord Blayney and the resident Landlords of Ireland." Lord BLAYNEY, in returning thanks, said that he attributed all the miseries and misfortunes of Ire land to the exorbitant rents exacted from poor tenants, and the absence of the great landholders of Ireland.—(Hear and cheers.) The Recorder and Board of Aldermen, the High Sheriffs, and several other toasts, were then drunk. The company separated at a late hour this morning. 'The" Glorious Memory" was not proposed. THE BOARD OF %VIDE-STREETS. (From the Dublin Morning Register.) The Board of Wide. streets are now seventy ,wo years in their labours ! They began at Par- liament-street in the reign of George the Second, and they appear to have now as great a gad for new enterprises as if they had only commenced operations yesterday. Great improvements have been effected in parts of the city by these Commissioners, but at enormous cost, as will be seen by the following statement : Expended on Dame-street £206,646 3 South Great George's-street 11,029 6 Sackville-street Lower Abbey-street 191,010 10 Sundry other streets North Frederick-street 11,596 1 Westmoreland-street, D'Olier-street, &c. 132,256 4 Fleet-street and College-street Great Brunswick-street 14,880 1 North Cope-street Wellington-quay King's Inns quay 9,380 17 Merchants'-quay . 9,935 6 Cutpurse-row 9,936 11 Werburgh-street 5,757 15 Nicholas-street Patrick-street Migh-street and Corn-market 36,071 19 Wine. tavern-street 15;652 13 Skinner- tow, Christ Church-yard, and Fish-shamble-street 2Q,304 16 Ditto 9,382 0 Ditto 5,419 17 High-street, &c 15,186 17 Ditto 17,581 0 Total £855,148 4 1 There have been receipts in rents and ma terials sold to the amount, probably, of the sixth of the above sum ; but the balance is still very enormous and, of course, it forms only a part of the expenditure of this Board. Our readers are aware that until lately the funds of the Commissioners were aided by an nual grants from Parliament. These grants for some years, during the secretaryship of Mr. Peel, were as high as 19,0001. per annum. Th e y fell off subsequently to 10,000'. a-year, and at length they were altogether witldrawn by Mr. Goulburn. Mr. Peel maintainee, on one occasion, that the citizens of Dublin had a right to these grants arising from the less of their Parliament. If they possessed such a right in Mr. Peel's secretaryship, they did so in Mr. Goulburn's, and that these grants were then withdrawn, is, we presume, only to Je taken as the declaration of the Executive that the labours of the Commissioners ought to be Srought to a close. The Parliamentary Committee which sat in 1825 on the Local Taxation of Dublin, ex pressed themselves doubtful whether any new works, to be defrayed by local taxation, should be undertaken by this Board, and at the same time declared it to be " at least questionable, whether the benefits of any projected improve• inetitg i to the people of Dublin, do not counter- Vail the pressure of this tax." The existing funds of the Commissioners consist almost alto gether of a tax on coals. It is the very worst ta-1; tiniiOuld be invented or levied, and they must be rare " benellti3" indegd which its pres sure would not countervail. The records of the Commissioners furnish many instances of prodigal and useless expendi ture; A.' an instance we need do no more than mention, that geotding to a parnatrentary document published last year they paid within a few years 1,1141. 12s. 7d. for advertisements W a newspaper (the Correspondent) which had, notoriously, in that interval, not a dozen readers in the city of Dublin. Their law costs have been always enormous ; and as to the way in which the business of valuation has been some times conducted we will leave the reader to draw his inferences from the following passages in the Fifteenth Report of the Commissioners on Courts of Justice in Ireland : LUNATIC, WIDE -STREET, AND VALUATION JUarr.S•---. With respect to these juries, the panels of them are pre pared by the sub-sheriff and his clerk. Under the provi sions of the Wide-street Commissioners Act, a precept is issued by these commissioners to the sheriff, by virtue of which he is required to empanel and return a jury for put. poses of valuation. A case has been brought forward in the course of our present investigation, in which there is but little doubt that a Wide-street jury was packed, in consequence of a corrupt dealing with some person con nected with the sheriff's office. The parties whose pro perties were ordered by the commissioners to be valued, having arranged among themselves the formation of a list of names of persons from whom they anticipated a favour able verdict, forwarded this list, through their solicitor, to the sheriff's office. By whose particular instrumentality this management was there effected, we have not been able to trace ; but it is cleat ly proved that the bribe to the sheriff's officer was given by the parties to their solicitor, together with the list, and that the plan was successful, as several of the persons named in the list were actually on the jury, and the valuation was accordingly excessive. The solicitor, however, on his examination, has denied, according to his recollection, the delivery to him either of a list or money for such purpose, and positively denies any payment of money by him, directly or indirectly, into the Sheriff's office. However, in a similar case, in which the sante solicitor was concerned, in the year 1816, so fully impressed was Mr. Alderman Beresford, then one of the Wide-street Commissioners, after inquiring into the subject, that a jury had been somehow packed, that he made a representation of the matter to the High Sheriff; since which period a more respectable class of jurors has been returned for making valuations under the Wide street Act. An increase of the remuneration of these jurors was at the same time made from Is. to one guinea per day; but though more respectable juries have since that time been returned, it appears to have induced a prac tice, which has created much di-satisfaction, of confining the selection of these jurors almost exclusively to mem bers of the corporati-n, an advantage which is greater than would at first si g ht appear, as juries have continued sitting for a considerable number of days. With re spect ro lunatic and valuation-juries, we have to make the same observation. We have published the notice of a new appli cation which the Commissioners intend to make to Parliament for additional funds. We believe it has created general astonishment. The pro fessed objects for which thtse funds are required, are, for the most part, such as it is monstrous even to think of in the present condition of the city. It certainly must have required some hardihood to gravely talk of abating " projec tions," such as we witness in Nassau -street, at a time when the begging-box is at every man's door, and one-third of the houses of the entire city are tenantless, or tumbling to ruins! INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, OCT. 3. Henry Lacey, late a partner in the firm of Knight and Lacey, was brought up on his petition to be discharged. He was opposed by Mr. MAHON, On behalf of Messrs. Alderman Key and Co., sta tioners, and Joseph Robertson, Esq.; and by Mr. Salmon, of the firm of Cunningham and Salmon, In person. Messrs. COOKS and DUNN were Counsel for the insolvent. The insolvent's schedule was of very great length. The debts on the schedule, most of which have been contracted since the bankruptcy, amounted to 2,178/. 17s. 11d. ; debts owing to the estate, 1,7251. ss. sfd.; partly bad, and partly doubtful. The insolvent examined—When myself and part ner went into business, in 1822, we had capital to the amount of about 7001., the furniture and fix tures were worth 5001. more ; the amount of our debts at our first failure in January, 1826, was about 60000/.; we had about 1001. in cash, after our bankruptcy, to begin again with. Mr. Joseph Clin ton Robertson was the editor and part proprietor of the Mechanics' Magazine, in which we had a con siderable share; Mr. Robertson was not the sole proprietor; he received 5001. a-year for performing the duty of editor; its circulation was very great, at one time it amounted to 30,000 weekly. We had also another work, called the Pulpit, which had a good circulation; after our bankruptcy, Messrs. Ire land and Duckworth, the printers, of Fleet-street, became our securities to the assignees, Messrs. Edw. M‘floy and David Sydney, for the payment of the debts owing on account chiefly of the Afechania Magazine; and this work and the Pulpit were then assigned to us by them. By a deed dated June, 1827, we assigned to Mr. Robertson—in considera tion of the sum of 1,2001., to be paid by bills—the copyright of the Mechanics' Magazine. This was done with the consent of our assignees. We re ceived some accommodation bills from Mr. Herne man, of Leeds, to the amount of about 600/. or 7001. The old debts of the bankruptcy were not included in the bills we gave him in return. I be lieve a balance of those debts were included. We gave him also a mortgage on our premises. Messrs. Ireland and Duckworth, when we failed, were credi tors to the amount of about 5,0001. We assigned them a large stock of the Mechanics' Magazine, Pulpits, and stereotype plates of the Mechanics" Magazine. The CHIEF COMMISSIONER here interposed, and observed, the examination had better be restricted to that point. Mr. MAHON then put in the deed of assignment to Mr. Robertson. Mr. Robertson was the bona fide proprietor of the Mechanics' Magazine. Mr. CooKE, for the insolvent, said, if the Court considered the deed of importance, the whole of it must be read ; but the fact was, Messrs. Knight and Lacey had assigned the copyright of this work fora consideration, no part of which had been paid. Examination of insolvent continued by Mr. COOKS.—The consideration money was paid by Mr. Robertson in bills; these bills were taken up by Messrs. Bodden and Walters, solicitors to the Com mission of Bankruptcy; Messrs. Ireland and Duck worth also paid part of them, and ourselves the other. To further questions, the insolvent said, that he left the concern with only 71.45. in his pocket, and the furniture of his bed-room. Mr. Morris Salmon, of Fleet-street, printer, op- posed the insolvent in person on behalf of himself and partner, Mr. Cunningham. He stated that lie was a creditor for 1081. for printing a work entitled Public Characters.—(A laugh.) Cross-examined by Mr. COOKE—I have received, as a security, a considerable stock of " Pulpits."— (Laughter). — They were sent to us to prevent our striking a docket. We consented not to do this,', and also discharged an action to recover 40/. Mr. COOKE—Did you ever issue such an adver tisement as this ?—(heading)—" In the press and , shortly will be published, a copy of the schedule of Messrs, Knightand Lacey; showing how two young men cats enter business with a capital of 500kp *Ild in a short period become bankrupts for 60,r and fail a second time for 20,0001. Price 6(1: - ,. Mr. Salmon—Yes; I thought by exposing tP e,,„ I skould get my debt.— (Great laughter.) Mr, Salmon then examined insolvent—Mare i t r: any interest in your brother's house in St. P se:- Ch urch -yard ? Insolvent—No. Do you not mean, if you get your discharge ° is ; this court, immediately to commence business th ere Insol vent —No. w g The CHIEF COMMISSIONER — Suppose he will not be disreputable for him to do so, on'ff you can chew that he has property there 01 4 Might. td be given up to his creditors. I have he t `, this long find irrelevant examination with paties because I did not wish that any creditoi have the slightest occasion to say that his oppoit',,,,l was not attended to. " Your qttestions," said learned Commissioner, " to the insolvent have W;;, , very properly answered, and he will be discharge:et VIV COURT then appointed Mr. Alderman P . , e ' d the assignee, tail pronounced the insolvent enti t ' o to the benefit of the Act, and ordered him t° forthwith discharged. ere j James William Morris, a person so bewhisk /, 'and mustachioed, as to strongly resemble a ne` l 4, l imported ourang-outang, was brought up from_ ,,{, King's Bench prison, on hispetitiott ;,,P he He was opposed by Mr. HEATH, oti Z o o host of ladies (lodging-house-keepers), with'irl, he had -contracted debts of varionrr the assumed names of Captain Grant, Mr. Wa! Mr. Wall, &c. After the examination had proceeded same W, it was ascertained that the insolvent had not card reedy described various residence' whirs 10_ 4 ' contracted debts, and the. Chief Commissioner 441 " ' sequently dismissed the petition. Mr. HEATH said, the insolvent had assumes many shapes as Proteus, but if he had any difficiP t i,l in supplying the omission of his multitudinous risei, and descriptions, he could refer to the various O f f tia returns with which he had favoured so 11° parishes in the metropolis. As soon as she insolvent had mounted the female in the gallery fainted, and was carried 0 0 4 , Thomas Delves, a genteel-looking man, waf posed by Mr. Hodson, and four other creditors.,l o ; The opposing creditor said he lent the 2001. to start in business, and he'ivished to 101 few inquiries relative to the manner in which:: l o disposed of some of his . property, particidarly a I quantity of wine and spirits, which he had, before he went to prison. The insolvent said he had been recomme ~,It his doctor to drink wine, in preference to 50 liquor or spirits; " so," said he, " I ordered ~ dozen of wine, and some acrd bran( l l',his COMMISSIONER—WeII, and what became of , L ,„ wine and spirits ? Insolvent—l have drank it Or I and my friends. COMMISSIONER—How long were you in dri it? Insolvent—Fire weeks. COMMISSIONER—HO Vt, much did you take prison ? Insolvent—None, Sir. COMMISSIONER—What did you drink m ere. 1r solvent—Milk and water. est eP COMMlSSlONER—Well,yonappear in good h I should have supposed that after having_ drat* to freely of wine 'and spirits, a sudden transitisl / milk and water would almost have caused desti l i o f (Laughter.) Insolvent--The wine was toitio good, and I am recommended to refrain from fir, ill COMMISSIONER—Of course th ere are no spir it-/. prison ? Insolvent—There is none" (Bursts of laughter.) The opposing creditor then said that the 1 61 vent had contracted debts with nine tailors. i i% It turned out, however, that there were onil tailors. i °ll. The opposing creditors said, that shortly be 6 0 the insolvent went to prison, he contracted debts and pawned the articles ; a dock, in Pet' lar, was pledged after he was arrested. a d The CHIEF COMMISSIONER said, this was 0.10 the most impudent attempts he had witness be some time. The insolvent had pretended . to brought into his present state of insolvency IS 7",, sequence of illness, and yet he had drunk int mense quantity of wine and spirits just beforre went to prison ; and, at the Barrie time, hsd_ e frauded numbers of tradesmen out of their 5 - 0 perty, for the purpose of pawning. it. The C a d would be remiss in its duty, were it not to rel is h the insolvent for the longest period under tho_ ne lii section of the Act. At present the Court ww er order the case to be adjourned, to obtain a Insr e _ ive pt plicit account of the manner in which the /one? had disposed of his property, arid when he 01 0 " again the Court would give its judgment. MEETING OF THE COPYHOLDER g Of THE MANOR OF HAMPSTEAD. • CoP l ' A meeting of the General Committee 0 A0 $ holders was held at the Workhouse, Hampst e vl r ol Friday evening, in consequence of a letter rect a ,, by their Clerk from Sir 'F. Maryon Wilson, ))"" Lord of the Manor of Hampstead. 00 The Chair was taken by T. SHEPHERD, Eegltml inquired how the Committee was constituted ;_:77,0( general conversation then took place as to ther i j e ri, of the Committee to act for the body' of CoPi b iler: who are about 340 in number. The minutes.oo" mer meetings were refery`ed to as fai back tteoitr• when it was thought they might receive an/ c`L t t t t o nication from the L o rd of th e M a nor, 304 ter " the body of Copyholders. he P f The letter was then read by the Clerk, t port of which was to " Sir Thomas Maryon Wilson would be hs o r meet the Copyholders, either at Chalton 09 0 at his Steward's, Carey-street." - The object of this meeting does not apP o i' v , th e A lengthened conversat i on th en e nsued. 0 . hell' probable object of th e L or d' s wishing to : meet 00 ); (there not having , been any previous commusict their many grievances as Copyholdersl.aud tuvrst' Bill, which it is reported is to be brought int ° liament in the next Session. • It was resolved— e pd o etio That Thos. Shepherd, Henry White' rd William Wingfield, Esqrs., should meet t " e h o o ter the Manor of Hampstead at his Stewar d 's at 00 Carey-street, on the 20th of October nett, o'clock, and 'report the result of the meeting tQ CopPholdere. - . ° NEWARK, SATURDAY EVENIXO<d v meeting is to be held at twelve o'clock on Monday , ',re° is expected to be numerously attended. A spacioooo4 has been taken for the occasion. Mr. CnAs. Pt A ig , th e agent of Mr. Serjeant WiLnx, is here, engelleu tor taining statement s o f th e cases o f t h ee j ec t e d elector.o o , laid before his principal. Invitations to attend 11° 0 5 7 ing were sent to the Dukeof NawcAsms, to Mr. Sr ten and to Mr. Serjeant WILDE. His Grace •bee vr , e etil courteous apology, 'which will be laid before the ; 0 0 1 0f, and will explain his reasons for declining to be PL , Airfi well as the motives from which he has acted. Frg!`" ifiv oe no reply has as yet been . received. Mr. S01°1 1 ; 1 ,1 6 . 0 has signified his intention of being present, 1,"100 bet met by an escort of his friends at Bsidpion l a , be •• miles from the town), on Monday morning. rot Is music, to usher him into Newark, is talked e ..4e " 1 ,0 arrangement seems to be adverse to the pod : 1 1 0i Learned Setjeant and the mor e judicious eirii ol f friends. It is thought, ther e f o re, it will be yetA o t o r with. It is understood to be the intention of t he ote ll Serjeant to remain in the neighbourhood for • ten days, in order to canvass the electori •1111, BIRTHS. On the Ist inst. at Bonehill, in •Staffordebire' Jane Peel, of a son. MARRIED. Vib" -Moo ts On the 29th ult. at Willoughby, Mr. P. . 0 010-. Catherine, second daughter of Mr. Cro?per, of Spa, Worcestershire. DIED. relic t On the 30th ult. at Harrogate, aged 7S , L fr c e l ;° f tilt of the Rev. G. Anderson, and only surviving °I-- late Hall Plumer and Sir Thomas Plunaer. - --- 1 .., -- ~ ---„., , — y - U.SG' FEINTED AND I'UZLIsfrED 3y MURw , - ° • 711 E O llrics, 112, SZSAVD) 1.."4"'s