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it loses in one way as much as it gains in another, and that prejudices always reviving, take from us as much acquired knowledge, as cultivated reason can replace.' If this proposition of Rousseau's were true, there would be no difference in point of knowledge between the people of England and the people ofs Loo Choo. But when we com pare together aSbarbarous and a civilized nation, we at once see the utter falsity of the allegation. When we look about us in this great metropolis, in which is contained a population of nearly a million and a half—one equal to that of many a large region—we perceive great order and regu larity, and a disposition in all whom we meet to concur in promoting the happiness of each other. We leave our houses with the most per fect confidence that we shall find every thing safe when we return—that no aggression will be com mitted against us in the course of our pro gress. This perfect subjection of a large popu lation to the principle of order, is already a vast improvement. If a crowd of people happen to be assembled, any man who shall submit to them a proposition to violate the public peace, or to commit impropriety in general, would be scouted by the audience, some of whom would pro bably be heard expressing themselves in the lan guage of good sense and propriety on the sub ject. You fall in with a Meeting of Journey. men Weavers or Journeymen Tailors discussing their grievances, and though it is probable that the views of the speakers will generally be partial, yet we do not believe we are going too far when we assert, that there will be found nearly as much ability as in an equal number of the higher ranks, and no greater deviation from correct rea soning. If the weaver or tailor blunders about the cause of the distress he is suffering, so does the country gentleman. Take a hundred Me chanics and a hundred Peers (the Commoners in Parliament are the elite of their order), and as many of the former will be found able to speak fluently on any given subject as of the latter. This could not have been said of the mechanics even thirty years ago. When, therefore, we speculate on the prc spects of society we should take the progress al ready made by the people as a guarantee of the progress they will make hereafter. Frederick of Prussia was a correct observer of mankind and had great experience. In a letter from him to lYsliembert, in 1770, he grapples with this question of the capability of improving our species, and it may not be amiss to contrast the description he gives of any supposed nation of ten millions, with, what would be applicable to such a nation now. " Let us take," says lie, " any monarchy you please; let us suppose that it contains ten millions of inhabitants ; from these ten millions let us discount first the labourers, the manufacturers, the artisans, the soldiers, and there will remain about fifty thousand persons, men and women ; from these let us discount ' twenty-five thousand for the feminine sex, the rest will compose the nobility and gentry and the respectable citizens; of these let us examine how many will be incapable of application, how many imbecile, how many pusillanimous, how many dissipated, and from this calculation it will result that out of what is called a civilized nation of nearly ten millions of inhabitants, you will hardly find a thousansl well-informed persons, and even among them what inequality with re spect to genius ! Let us suppose it possible that these thousand philosophers were all free from prejudices, what effects would their lessons produce on the public? If eighf-tenths of the nation toiling for their subsistence never read— if another tenth are incapable of application from frivolity, or dissipation, or imbecility, it 1-w:tilts that the small share of good sense of which our species is capable can only reside in a very small fraction of a nation ; that the remainder are not susceptible of it, and that the greater number will always be dupes. These considerations lead me then to believe that credulity, superstition, and timidity of mind, will always prevail with the public—that the number of philosophers will be small in all ages, and that one superstition or other will always subjugate the universe. Moral and physical imperfection is the character of the globe that we inhabit ; it is lost time to under take to enlighten it, and the attempt is often dangerous for those who make it. We must be sontented with being wise for ourselves, if we can, and abandon the vulgar to error, endeavour ing.at the same time so turn them from crimes Oriels trouble the order o(uociety." The falsity o f ts 'sese gloomy views of the old King is best d emons Srated by comparing any cinsntry now w ith hi s e ,stimate. In consequence of the pro digious i m rovements made in inachiaery, and even i n agnesn ture, property has become exten sively distributed, And the number of men who have leisure to read mid to think, and whose ex ample is extensively 0, is prodigiously in creased. But we have not .assw space to pursue the subject to its conclusion. Wes shall resume The rumours of a change in the Cabinet, to which we alluded a few days ago, are still indus triously circulated by the persons who are vio lently opposed to the Duke of Wellington ; nay one of our contemporaries has gone so far as to l-ay beiore his readers the names p( Ow distin guished persons whoare likely to form the Whig and Tory Cabinets, in case the present apositae one should be dissolved ! In reply to these ru moors, we have only to state, that although the Duka of Wellington be desirous of effecting a recont&ation with th 3 Afernber: of the Pro testant ports?, it cannot be expecteml that his Grace woulA consent to any arrangement at the expellee either of his reputation as a Minister , or of his honour as a goldier and a gentleman. Of course we do not for a 4noment suppose that slue Protestant Tor:es would suhmit any propo sition to which the Duke of Wellington could not honourably accede; but as those persous who pretend to speak o f ficially the sentiments of Tories have been dealing in obscure hints for sorin time past, we deem it right to remind them of the extreme improbability of any unfair pro position being listened to by the noble indivi dual at the head of his Maie;ty's Government. That some w riters, in tits e.ss of their pa triotistii, Would rejoice to witness tt4 4.e,Frture of the Duke of Wei:.ington and Mr. Peel 4'.0 office, we can well belicy.? ; but we really cannot imagine why the total dist:4,l6on of the present Government is " a consuntmaiion devoutly to be wished ;" nor can we conceive Li/ yvhat spe cies of legerdemain a Cabinet which sys 4 9nce supported as a model of political excellence, has been converted into an unholy cabal, a gang of greedy tax-eaters, or a drum-head Court Martial ! It is true his Majesty's Ministers have unfortunately abandoned their long-che rished opinions upon the merits of the Catholic Question ; but does- that circumstance qtforsl ;any argument- agaius&-the abilities or the honesty .of the individuals concerned? Does the mere fact of a change of opinion, upon a single poli tics, question, justify any person in denouncing aa ideots and traitors those Ministers whom he formerly supported as enlightened Statesmen and honourable patriots? We say decidedly, it - iloes not. It is ridiculous—nay, it is more than ridi culous—it is an act of the grossest injustice, to make the conduct of the Duke of Wellington on the Catholic Question a ground of opposi tion against his proceedings upon any other question of foreign or domestic policy. As well might it be said, that because a man is lame of his right leg, his intellects must of necessity be defective. We freely confess that such a revo- lution of sentiment as that which we have re cently witnessed on the Catholic Question is generally to be regretted; but we never can, and never will, agree to the absurd proposition re cently advanced, that when a man changes his opinion on a single political question, he neces sarily forfeits the reputation for talent or in tegrity which he may have previously enjoyed. The argumentunz ad hommem, though not always a fair, is at all times a most effective weapon of attack; and in the present instance we feel that we can apply it with infinite ad vantage. One of our contemporaries—the most violent of the Ultra-Oppositionists—has re cently declared his adherence to the cause of Par liamentary Reform. " Events change opinions" (says he), " and we now openly profess ourselves to be Parliamentary Reformers. For the first time in our lives we make this important con fession, and we do it under those feelings of conviction which speak to the heart, and tell us that such a change is indispensible." Far be it from us to doubt the honour of our contemporary in this act of " apostacy ;"—we wish not to be guilty of such intolerance ; all we ask is that he will extend to his former friends the same liberal consideration which he claims for himself. Convert the cause of Reform into the Catholic Question, and what difference is here between his conduct and the conduct of those whom he now denounces as profligate and unprincipled turncoats ? Not at all. In con• fessing his adherence to the cause of Reform, he has attended to the march of events ; Ministers have done the same in granting emancipation to the Roman Catholics ; and if his rule against a change of political opinions stand good, l►e him self deserves all those opprobrious epithets, as an apostate, which he. has so unsparingly applied to the Duke of Wellington and his colleagues. We have made these observations for the benefit of those persons who pique themselves on the violence of their opposition to the present Ad ministration. We are not amongst the number of those who delight in meddling with the opi nions of their neighbours ; but we must tell our contemporaries that their character, as men of principle and integrity, will gain little by the course which they are now pursuing.—Morning Post. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, JULY 28. EX-PARTE CANE, IN RE KEEL, A BANKRUPT. The LORD CHANCELLOR, after hearing the argu ments of Counsel, gave judgment in this case, which was an appeal front a decision of the Master of the Rolls, on a petition for setting aside the commission of bankrupt, and which had been dismissed by that Judge. His Lordship said, that considering the in timation which had been made by the bankrupt to one of his creditors before the commission was sued out, and the affidavits filed on the part of the bank rupt, he was of opinion that there was room for sus pecting the commission had been the result of collu sion. At the same time the facts disclosed were by no means Co clear as to warrant the Court in com ing to a conclusion. He therefore gave leave to have the validity of the commission tried in an action at law, and limited the petitioner to declare his in tention before the next petition day. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JULY 28. MIDDLETON AND ANOTHER V. FROST. This was an action on a bond which the defend. ant had entered into as surety for a person named Thomas Squire, one of the collectors of the assessed taxes for the Second division of East Brixton. The sum sought to be recovered was between 9001. and 1,0001., the amount of a deficiency in Squire's ac counts'. After some evidence had been gone into, verdict was taken for the plaintiffs, subject to a referetlm ELTCT VESTRIES. The long-pending question between the inhabit ants of the district of St. George, Camberwell, and the select vestry under the New Church Acts, re• specting a church-rate imposed by the select vestry, was degided on Friday last, the 24th instant, in favour of the inhabitants, the Judges of the Couit of King's Bench having given their judgment that the rate was illegal. SHERIFFS' COURT, JULY 28. CRIM. CON.-D'OYLY V. BEVILI.E. This waa an action brought by Mr. John Hadley D'Oyly, a gentleman residing in India, against Henry Edward Beville, Esq., Lieutenant in the sth Dragoon Guards, to recover damages for criminal conversation with the pla;ntiff's wife. The damages were laid at 5,0001. 'Mr. COCKBURN hating opened the pleading., Mr. Serjeant SPANKIE stated the case.---The de fendant having suffered judgment to go by default, it was only necessary for him to prove that adultery bad taken place between the parties. The plaintiff was the younger pti of the late Sir John D'Oyley, at whose death the title and property fell to his eldest son, Sir Charles D'Oyley, who was without any children, and the plaintiff consequently was his presumptive heir in the event of Sir Charles dying without issue. About ten or eleven years ago the Vi,..intiff, then about twenty-three or twenty-four yeas of ;,,•ig,o 7 married his present wife, who was then about cightegn. au Yi4mage, which was solemnized at Calcutta, was contracted upon mutual affection, and with the approbation of the fr;el:..d§ of all parties. The lady was also exceedingly respectably gOPllgg,ted. While they remained at Calcutta, they visited and Were visited by the most respectable persons there ; they alo fre.quently visited at the house of Sir Charles D'Oyty, ‘yhp was married to a near relation of the Marchioness of I:fast:lnas, They continued to reside in Caitiatta until it became necessary for Mr. D'Oyly to remove higher up t)lp pow)tri, and to a better station than he had before, The awry were, no doubt, aware that in the detached stations in pkdia there were very few Europeans ; the com pany aad,socioty of a wife was therefore indispensi hie, and she was,a.o,ast nrepissary companion. Mr. Doyly, it would be proved was s. Inogt 1 ,, pd and attentive I , usband, and 414nifestecf an af ection? that c t a - iminted almost to uxoriousness, In progress of time he be-1 came the father of three ehildien, two boys and a girl. In 1825 Mrs. D'Oyly's health waa greatly 4- 1 fated by the climate, and one of the children of the sfna,?. time became very ill. It was usual for Euro peans .to 1:.?/tiove their children to England at the age of four or 6 i , e,years, pot only for the advantage of receiving a good aaii - e-o alto for the benefit of their health. Mrs. D'Oyly . 's f.kea4.lt keing consi derably impaired, it was neeesiakry trait 5h4 shp,t,ild i.ccompany the children, and in 1825 shu took her deparAvg or England. The plaintli was not in of fluent ctreurriAti;nces—why, it was not necessary for him to state ; but he .;y,; ;ht just say that it arose out of the system pursued at ; J r College, where, thoitgi,l yc,i.nig• men might be improve{: f '.?r ir.itellectual acquirements, ,:':,.i!l that advantage was greatly (3..ip :: , terbalanced by thejniury which was done to them in a ii ecani ary polnt of 'yiew. Lir, D'Oyly, like other young gentlemen, felt the yernicioilts erects of this system, but he allowed his wife a thousand lioun.ds a-year during her absence in V-,ngland. person in . his situation in lifer This, for a wa s a very adequate arranged that Mrs. D'Oyly should leave tngland for India at the end of 1827, but when the time ar rived that she was to quit England, she peremp torily refused to go; in fact she had then become pregnant. She then quitted London and went to Gloucester, from thence she proceeded to Malvern, and from thence to Leeds, where the defendant's regiment lay, and where she passed as his wife, and was delivered of a child. Mr. Snow deemed it his duty to ascertain if the reports in circulation were correct, and he proceeded to Gloucester in search of Mrs. D'Oyly; from thence he proceeded to Mal vern, and thence to Leeds, where he found her liv ing under the name of Beville, and far advanced in pregnancy. Under these circumstances it became necessary to proceed with this action, and to insti tute at the same time a suit in the Ecclesiastical Court, in order that a divorce might be obtained. This was the case upon which the Juty had to de cide. Not one single circumstance could be brought forward to throw suspicion on the conduct of the income, and it was to the full extent of his means. She took with her a letter of introduction to a Cler gyman, named Snow, who resided in the West of England, and who was married to a sister of Mr. D'Oyly's. Mrs. D'Oyly, upon her arrival in Eng land, was met by her brother, and accompanied him to the house of her half brother, a gentleman named Vansittart, residing in Yorkshire. There she stopped about two months, and from thence went to the residence of Mr. Snow. In the spring of 1827 she came toLondon,and became acquainted with Mr. Beville, who is the son of a clergyman. His mother's name is Brown, having married again. She is a lady of considerable property, and the de fendant was the only son by the first marriage, arid was related by marriage to the D'Oyly family. Mrs. D'Oyly took a house in Bentinck-street, and here she first saw the defendant, and here the unfortu nate circumstances originated which gave rise to the action, for in March or April, 1828, Mrs. D'Oyly gave birth to a child, of which the defendant was father. He should have stated, that it had been plaintiff. lie was not able to produce witnesses from Calcutta, but it would be proved that, previous to the intercourse with Mr. Beville, she was a most affectionate wife, and from time to time spoke of her husband with the utmost affection. But when this connexion took place, his name was not mentioned, and the mention of him was dropped altogether. Mr. James Atkinson examined.—l resided at Calcutta at the time Mr. D'Oyly and his wife were living there; they were married in 1818; his age was 24 or 25 ; the lady was 18; she was the ►laughter of a gentleman named Thompson; I visited them constantly; the plaintiff is brother to Sir Charles D'Oyly, and his wife is related to Lady Hastings ; I am married, and my lady was in the habit of visiting them ; they lived happily together : the plaintiff ap peared greatly attached to her; they had three children, two boys and a girl ; in 1825 Mrs. D'Oyly left India, in consequence of the extreme illness of one of her children, and she brought the three children with her to England. It was utterly im possible for the plaintiff to accompany them, without the destruction of all his prospects. He allowed her 1,000/. a year, and when she complained of this being inadequate to her want , , he allowed her a larger sum. The plaintiff is the son of Sir John D'Oyly, and brother to Sir Charles, who married in 1814, but has no children, and the plaintiff is the heir-pre sumptive to his property. On cross-examination by Mr. Serjeant TADDY, he said, I knew Mrs. D'Oyly before her marriage; she went to India very young ; I heard it stated that she uas fourteen when she arrived, but I be lieve she came out before that age; when she was married it was said she was eighteen, but I believe she was more than that ; I frequently met them at parties in Calcutta; the society in Calcutta is not very extensive, but is on a very expensive scale. Mr. Serjeant TADDY —And so expensive, that when a lady and gentleman go out from England, they, i►i adopting the manners and customs of Eng land, are not considered as living sufficiently splendid. Mr. Alexander Melville said—l know the family of the plaintiff, and never saw greater affection sub sisting between persons in India. The Rev. Thomas Snow said—l am related by marriage to the plaintiff; my wife is his sister; when Mrs. D. came to England she was introduced to me by letter; I saw her about two months after she arrived in England ; on her arrival, she went to her half-brother, Mr. Vansittart, i►► Yorkshire, and then came to reside with me; her three children were under her care during part of the time she was in the country ; in the spring of 1827 she went to reside in Bentinek-street ; it was intended, first, that she should return to India in 1827, but her depar ture was postponed; in August, 1827, she explicitly and peremptorily refused to return; the children lived with her in Bentinck-street ; the defendant's mother was married three times; her first husband was uncle to Mr. D'Oyly; in consequence of some thing that I had heard I preceded to London, in March, 1828, in quest of Mrs. D'Oyly; from thence 1 went to Gloucester and Malvern. There I found the children in the care of a Mrs. Husband, who had been a servant i❑ the plaintiff's family. In con sequence of a communication made to me I pro ceeded to Leeds, accompanied by Mrs. Husband; I found Mrs, D'Oyly lodging at a house in Leeds ; had an interview with her, and found that she was preg nant, and near her confinement; I left Leeds a few hours after I had seen her ; on my return Mr Bel rille overtook me at Axminster; he took me into a private room and said his name was Belville, and stated that he wished the matter might be hushed up, and that Mrs. D'Oyly, after her confinement, might return to her husband. The only answer I made was The husband must decide that. Examined by Mr. Serjeant TADDY—Mrs. D'Oyly arrived in England in November, 1825, and came to my house in the following March ; she is now about 29 years of age. It is not the fact that she was left any length of time without any person receiving her, she staid with her children at my house some months, and then went to London; this was in the spring of 1826; she took the journey contrary to my wish, and that of my family; she was six weeks in London alone ; I never heard her regret that her husband's relations had refused to talie notic=e of her; I heard that she mixed in parties a good dual in 1826; she was a person fond of society, at 4 likely to enjoy the gaieties of London. Re-examined by Mr. Serjeant SPANKIE—Mrs. D'Oyly was reckoned a most attentive mother; son - 40;17)es she was very attentive to her children, and sorostimzs shP twglected them by going out; she was rather gay, and fond of nniYitlg in company. Was she fond of being admired 2—She was gay, and fond of observation. Eleanor husband, before her marriage, was in Mr, D'Oyly's service ; this was in 1826, when she wag re;iding in Yorkshire. In the spring of 1827 Mrs. D'Oyly wer r t tR live in Bentinck-street, and the Merida:it, who was introdnred by his mother, used to visit Mrs. D'Oyly; Mrs. D'Oyly used tp spe,k to her husband in affectionate terms before her acquaintance with the defendant. From Lon don she went to Gloucester, and then to Malvern, ,where she left the children in my care, and then Went to Lerdp. J afterwards accompanied Mr. *now tq Lpec)s, rpid ppinted out Mr. Belville; Mr. tphi me w hpre I should find Mrs. D'Oyly ; I went to her, she was then pregnapt, and told mr she was in the family way. Mrs. Mary Kay—l resided at Leeda In 1828, awl knew Mrs. D'Oyly ; she was confined at my house, and went by the name of Belville ; it was a boy ; the defendant afterwards lived with Mrs. D'Oyly, atidihey slekt tor,ether as man and wife. This . closed tlfe pli , tof the plaintiff. Mr. Serjeaikt TAnDY teen adtfref;s:e4 the Jury for the defendant, after which the Under. Sheriff summed up, and the Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff. Damages—ONE THOUSAND POUNDS. W • , eciiie,;(!.:l-y last were interred, in the clieirCh-Yr.datValbeitotri kernain3 of Widow late of that parish,aged -9 Z y eals. the Was t - ne payept of 12 children, 75 grand-children,. and 74 gliat-g4nd-cbil dren, making a total of 161, nearly the whole of whom are now living.--qussex Advertiser. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. Two young fellows who had come up to town, the oue from Birmingham, the other from Glouces ter, in order to get employment in London, were brought before Sir C. S. HUNTER, not having suc ceeded in their endeavour, and having no food nor place to lie in. In fact,, they appeared to be quite destitute. Sir C. S. HUNTER said that it was surprising the paupers did not stay at home instead of trudging up to London, as if London was paved with gold. He was sure that this was the time at which the real workmen most easily found employment. He bad himself occasion to employ several, and he knew that they required higher wages than were formerly demanded. The young men said that they could not obtain work at home, which, however, they were sorry they left, as things were in such a state in London. They had fallen into the error which other inexpe rienced persons had not escaped, that London was the best place for talents and industry of all sorts. Sir C. S. HUNTER told them to make the best of their way home, or they must, if found about the city in idleness, be disposed of in Bridewell. Mr. Hobler suggested in this case the propriety of giving to each of the young men a trifle to help him on his way home. Sir C. S. HUNTER—Do what is usual on such occasions. Mr. Hobler said the young men were without shoes, and it might be necessary for each of them to have a pair from the Compter to help them on the way. Sir C. S. HUNTER—Shoes ! No, no, they can get on very well without shoes. If they have not been in the habit of going without shoes, this is the weather and the time to begin to go barefooted.— (A laugh.) One of the applicants for relief said, that the soles of his feet were blistered, and would in a short time be much worse if he went on without shoes. Sir C. S. HUNTER could not think of giving shoes to men who were not supporting themselves. Formerly labouring men walbed without shoes at all, and he did not see why persons who were not sup porting themselves should not go and do so likewise. The countrymen were sent off barefooted, but with money in their pockets. &ignor Anthony Antonio, an Italian, was brought before Sir C. S. HUNTER, by Daniel Forrester the officer, under the following circumstances: — Forrester stated, that as he entered the lower hall of the Mansion-house, he observed the Italian gen tleman walking up and down in an evident state of uneasiness. Witness asked him what his business was, and was answered in very imperfect English, that it was something concerning his wife. Upon requesting to know what the matter was, however, the officer was addressed in such a manner as made the Italian an object of greater interest. " I want justice," said the foreigner, " and if I don't get it, I'll shoot." " Indeed," said the officer, " where are the pistols ?" The Italian walked away, but the officer having heard such formidable words used, went to him, and touching his pockets found that his customer was armed. Forrester instantly seized the pistols, which he found filled up to the muzzle with powder and brass nails, and brought Signor Antonio into the Justice-room, where rather a curious scene took place. . . Sir C. S. lIUNTER a asked the defendant who he was; and was answered sometimes in bad French and sometimes in bad English, to several interro gatories. _ . _ - He had, he said, been a doctor of civil and cede siastical laws• at Rome, but had been compelled by circumstances to leave that country, and betake him self to Ireland. He•fixed himself in Limerick, where he was adding to his patrimony by instructing the rising generation in the literature of the ancients, as well as in the continental languages. (By the by, before he went to teach in Ireland, he ought to have learned either the Irish or the English language.)-- A lady, however, became attached to him, and he married her. Before, however, he passed the honey moon, he found that she had another husband. Sir C. S. HUNTER naturally supposed that the resentment which the Italian had exhibted had been kindled against his wife. _ _ " No,'" said the Italian, " I vish to get her se parated." " Ay," said Mr. nobler," you wish to be sepa rated from her ?" " No, no," replied Signor An tonio; " I visit de first man to go away from her, and leave her to de second man."—(Laughter.) Sir C. S. HUNTER-Oh ! you wish to keep her yourself ? Signor 'Antonio—Ay, ay, dat is it. 1 vish her have all of me. Sir C. S. HUNTER —Pray, do you teach here now ? Signor Antonio—No; I no teach since I left Limerick. Sir C. S. HUNTER—Have you taken to your old profession again ? Signor Antonio—No, dat would not do, because if I was doctor of laws here, I would starve.—(Laughter,)—in which the poor Italian joined: Sir C. S. HUNTER—Do you carry on any busi ness ? Signor Antonio—Yes ; and my vife keeps shop. We sells cheese and backy.—( Loud laughter.) Sir C. S. HUNTER—WhatI a doctor Of civil and ecclesiastical law sell cheese ard tobacco ? Signor Antonio—Ah, ha ! If I don't, I starve. 1 tell you, better sell cheese and backy den eat no WittelA. Mr. nobler asked the Italian what he expected could be done for him, as regarded the lady ? Did the civil or ecclesiastical law of Italy give the title to the wife to the second husband instead of the first ? The Italian replied in the negative. lie thought his claim, however, would hold good in England, for in Italy he had seen many English wives living with their second husbands, and their first husbands living with second wives.—(Laughter.) Sir C. S. HUNTER thought it pi udent, as the Italian had rather a wild appearance and manner, was very unconnected in his narration, and had such weapons of destruction about him, to send him to the Compter, until it should be ascertained whether such a metamorphosis had actually taken place in his profession. GUILDHALL. Mary Fitzgerald vas committed for knowingly uttering four counterfeit shillings in the course of Monday afternoon, at the Blue Last public-house, in the Broadway, Blackfriars. BOW-STREET. Yesterday Mr. Phillips, solicitor for the parish of St, Paul, Covent garden, waited upon Mr. HALLS, and said he appeared before him in consequence of a statement which appeared in the Times journal of that day under the head of " Bow-street," which was calculated to do him injury as a professional man, if it remained uncontradicted. Mr. Phillips went on to state, that the paragraph in question purported to contain the opinions of the Magistrates zm i o thers with respect to the clumsy and defective manner in which the new Act was framed for the government of St. Paul's Covent-garden. It was also stated, that before it was five days in operation the opinion of Counsel was obliged to be taken upon one of its clauses. Now he (Mr. Phillips) having framed the Act in question, begged to deny that it \vas either clumsy or inoperative, but, on the con trary, it was fpund to work well; in proof of which one of the.overs.•ers, and also Dn c4l eof the Committee a for m inaegaiint)Poge3(tillierelalltffocicaiNri I' I 4 affairs l of the .parish, With regard to the statement respecting the opinion of Counsel, it was quite true that Mr. Corder, the vestry clerk, in his anxiety to discharge the duties of his dice, had obtained Counsel's opinion upon the bearing of a pa;•ticulaT clause in the Act, but, it was the unani mous o pinion or tie offiFers that it was quite unneces sa•y to do so, ari d fi l e (Mr. 'Phillips) hrid assured Mr. Corder to the same effect. The result proved that there was not the least necessity for the opinion of Counsel. Mr. Phillips, in conclusion, wished to know whether Sir Richard Birnie and M r . Halls had expressed themselves, with regard to the Act, in the manner stated. • Mr. HALLS replied . that' lie certainly had taken occasion to remark upon some errors which the act contained, and he believed Sir R. liirnie had done so too. It was not intended, however, by any re marks which might have been made, either to wound the feelings or injure the professional reputation of those who had framed the Act. He was glad to hear from Mr. Phillips that it was likely to work well, and he hoped there would be no occasion to apply next Session for an amended Act. - Mr. Ruddell (one of the churchwardens), Mr. Black, and Mr. Yockney, concurred in expressing their belief that the new Act would be found to produce considerable benefit to the parish. Mary Fail, an Irishwoman, was committed for passing badViShey. SUMMER ASSIZES. OXFORD CIRCUIT.-ABINGDON, JULY 28. Mr. Baron flum.ocx is rather better this morn ing, but still too much indisposed to go into Court. It has therefore been arranged that Mr. JERVIS shall assist in trying the prisoners, and Mr. Baron VAUGHAN, it is expected, will sit at Nisi Prius at three o'clock. Mary Taylor, an ugly old woman, was indicted for the murder of her male bastard child, by suffo cation. Mr. Baron VAUGHAN having summed up the evi dence, the Jury found the prisoner guilty of con cealing the birth, and the prisoner was sentenced to one year's imprisonment. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. LONDON MARKETS. (From the London New Price Current of yesterday.) St/GAIL—The demand for Muscovades during last week was languid, and the total sales of the week did not exceed 2,800 idls. and tes. Where parcels of good Sugars could be cleared off, a small reduction in prices was submitted to ; the brown qualities were in better demand, on ac count of the fruit season, and the prices of the latter were fully supported. Towards the close of the Market last week there was mote firmness in the trade, and at the public sale of St. Lucia Sugars, which were expected to go off very low, there was some briskness, and the market prices were fully supported. The delivery last week was more than anticipated, 3,551 hhds. and tcs., Leing 763 less than in 1828. At the close of the Alarket the esti mated sales this day were 1,000 hhds. and tcs. ; prices are again rather lower. In the Refined Market there was very little variation ; the purchases for the home consumption were rather more extensive, but there was no improve ment in the prices of fine goods. Some inferior Lumps sold at rather lower terms ; the Market for the latter is heavy. Molasses steady. In the Refined Market there was no alteration this afternoon. Foil . SuGa,a..— , The purchases of Havannah Sugars lastweek were 100 chests low middling yellow at 295. by private contract, 'and at public sale 221, boxes slightly washed, the. white 425. 6d. a 445. yellow 265. a 30s. 6d. ; 89 chests low white Pernams, all taken in, IS barrels good white sold at 31s. ; there were extensive inquiries made fur white Havannah, but the buyers offered Is. a 2s. tinder the llark,.t prices, and the offers were rejected. This day 115 chests Havannah mid. yellow sold at 295. EAsx INDIA SUGARS. —In Mauritius or East India Sugars there was no alteration last week. This day 6,324 bags Mauritius Sugar, the whole sold, ord. brown 435., good brown 465. a 479., ord. yellow 475. a 48s. These qualities were 6d. to Is. lower, the fine at former rates. COFFEE.-The purchases of Coffee last week were ex tensive, and the fine fine ord. and mid. Jamaica which we remarked selling lower than any other qualities, and rating lower in proportion than any other descriptions, have again advanced Is. to 25., and were purchased eagerly, both by exporters, and by the trade for home consump tion ; about 1,000 packages of Jamaica were sold ; the small parcels of Dominica and St. Lucia sold also more freely, and at better prices. Two hundred and sixteen bags Demerara sold at previous market rates. About 1,000 bags St. Domingo sold at a reduction of Is. a 25., ord. to fine ord. 325. a 335. 6d. About 4,000 bags East India Coffee sold ; Ceylon 31s. a 82s. 611. and 335. ; Batavia ord. to good ord. 325. a 355. 6d. ; Samarang 309. a 315., good ord. Manilla 335., good ord. Brazil 345. The Coffee Market was firm at former prices, except Jamaica fine fine ord. and ord. mid. which were Is. a 2s. higher, and St. Domingo, which was Is. a 2e. lower. This day 1,932 bags East India, 673 bags Foreign, 304 casks British Plantation ; the Sumatra, 30s. a SOs. 6d., Cheritron 31s. a 31s. 6d., good taken in 345. and 345. id., ord. dark Batavia 275., St. Domingo ord. good pale taken in much above market prices ; fine fine ord. to ord. mid., Jamaica 495. a 50s. 6d. The Coffee Market cannot be stated at any variation. Rum, BRANDY, AND lIOLLANDS.-The Rum Market continues to have a heavy appearance ; the only purchases to any extent are parcels of proof Leewards at is. 9id., and free on board at Is. I Id. In Jamaica Rum there are no sales worth reporting. Brandy and Geneva continue neglected. llrmr, FLAX, AND TALLOW.-The Tallow Market continues firm : the prices rather improving. In Flax and in hemp there is no alteration worth reporting. The letters from St. Petersburgh are of the Bth inst. ; Exchange 101. ; Tallow 100 q to 101._ latsit PRovisio;rs.—ln Beef or Pork there is no alte ration. Bacon and Butters meet a more ready sale. Ar rivals 3,104 firks. Irish, 6,236 Foreign Butter. Tobacco.--There are no considerable inquiries after Tobacco, but no actual sales to any extent are reported. hors.—The fine weather has occasioned some improve ment in the appearance ; the new shoots are vigorous, but coining from a diseased plant it is a question if they can yield. The duty has advanced to 38,0001., and the prices of Hops are 5.. lower ; the best now offered at 71. Woor..—By public sale Thursday, 168 bales New South Wales Wool 4d. a Is. 2d. per lb. ; 41 bales Van Diemen's Land sd. a 9il. ; 29 bales unwashed Spanish Wool 4id. a sd. ; three bales German Wool Sid. a Is. sd. Tca.—There is almost nothing doing in the Market, and the dem•tnd from the country is very slack. RlCE.—This day 3,000 bags East India Rice, Bengal fine white 13s. a 145., good I ls. Gd. a 18s. ; cargo 7s. 6d. Rice is rather lower. INDIGO.—The East India Company's sale of 5,763 chests Indigo, which commenced on the 14th inst., en led the 22d ; there was declared for sale 5,916 chests, of which 153 chests were withdrawn by the proprietors. The sale opened heavily at a decline of 6d. to 9d. per lb. on April de's rates, but as it advanced prices rallied, and, in many instances, April sale's prices to 3d. lower were obtained for good shipping qualities, and from 3d. to 6d. lower on the middling and consuming. The total quantity bought in is about 1,406 chests, in the following proportion ; 350 chests Bengal, 700 chests Madras, and 350 chests Oude. The fall may be thus estimated— On the fine and good April sale's prices to fid. lower Onthe good middling and middling On the middling, ordinary and consuming 6d. to 9d. On the Madras... On the fine Oude.. On the middling and ordinary Oude . 6d. to IL 3d. to 611. to 3d. FRUlT. —Fruit is without-variation. COTTON.—The Cotton Market last week was unusually quiet, owing to the numerous public sales brought forward on Friday. The East India Company put up 4,470 bales, 2,775 bales Bengals, ordinary to good fair, sold 3d. a 3id. (210 bought in); 286 bales Madras, ordinary to middling, all bought in, 2id. a 31.1. ; 220 bales Bourbon, middling to fair, 6d. a 7-4.1. (100 bought in) ; 1,209 bales Surat, ordinary to middling, all bought in 3id. a 3d. The other sties consisted of 6,100 bales Surat., about 1,500 sold, the rest bought in, ordinary 3d., middling sp. a 30., fair 3id. and good fair 4-id. a4d. ; 483 bales Domingo, half sold, all faults, 4i.1. a 41d., the rest made merchantable, bought in at 6d. per lb. ; 75 bales Georgia, ordinary to good, sold at 4id. a sid. in bond. The re sult is, the Bengals sold at a reduction of „Id. on our pre vious currency, and the Surats at about id. reduction, but, on the whole, fully on a par with the public sale of 29th May, of what has been bought. The sales were thinly at tended. The purchases by private contract are 70 Bengals at 5/I. a 61d. ; 100 Surats at 3id.'s 4d. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURING THE WEEK. Wheat. Barley. 1 Oats. 1 Beans. S. to 8. I 8. to 8. 19 Per Quarter. s. to s, Boston,. , 58 -,- Gainsborough 611 Grantham 63 67 24 28 Grimsby ------- 60 66 26 32 60 66 26 30 Lincoln 60 63 Spilsby 58 , 66 28 30 ,0 32 35 66 74 32 38 s. to s. 22 . 30 20 26 18 24 24 26 18 24 15 26 20 28 40 42 30 40 38 40 36 42 42 45 s 45 -77-7-77-- NORWICH. Juiy 25. We bad a liberal supply of Wheat, and the weather being very fine caused a heavy market, although the coin ing crop does not promise well, bit the Wheat on hand being of ordinary quality, with the prospect of a pressure for money both by farmers and buyers, there seems to be no disposition to hold stocks ; the prices have nearly re verted to those of this day fortuisht, say Ss. per quarter lower than last week. All other dra'n villains the Woes with but little doing. The priest quoted last week O f Flour could not be established. Wheat (per qr.) s"s. 655. 70s. I Beans (per qr.),,„„... 37e. Barley Oats 2os. 265. 28s. Flour, fi ne (p er sac k) 50e. 0.1'4 EXETER MAR Beef (score) Os. Od. 9s. 6d. Mutton (lb.) 0 5 —0 51 Veal and I. amb 0 5 —0 6 Pork 0 5 —0 6 Turkeys (each) 0 0 —0 0 Ducks (coup'e) 3 6 6 Fowls 0 —l, 0 KEYS.--July Wheat (bushel) fs. 91 103 gd• Barley 4 6— 5 t: Oats Beans 6 0 t ! ' Butter (Ib) ,..0 Eggs (IS) 0 0 Potatoes (peck) 1 4 --1 " ' CANTERBURY. July 25. . We had a fair supply of Wheat, but the p r i c es of 186. week being generally asked, our millers felt but little io' ' clination to purchase. Beans are rather dearer, but °chef Grain without variation. Our Wheat harvest is likilY i.A W commence in about ten to fourteen d a ys ti me , provi de d ' the weather continues favourable, and we have no dosu l but what we shall have some of very good quality, those' a peat deal will be much injured. The quantity is r e ' ported as likely to be deficient. Wheat, white 7os. to 745....... Old —s. to --"I• red 60s. to 70s. Barley, Malting 32s. to 365. • Oats Beans 32s. to 40s. Pease 325. to 425. CITESTEn.—Wheat, per 751 b. 10s. Od. to 10s. 3d. Batley, 3 3 g rti. N. 3d. to ss. td. ; Oats, 491 b. 3s. 3d. to 4s. Od. Nnyrineu.—Wheat, per 751 b. I Is. Od. to I Is. 3d. ; Barle y . qrts. N. 9d. to Os. Od.; Oats, 50Ib. 4s. Od. to 4a. 3d. GLASGOW MARKETS. (From the Glasgow Herald of Monday.) For Raw SUGARS there has been a steady demand thi 6 week ; the sales amount to 850 lihds. and trs., and tatted,' prices are a shade lower. The sales made in COFFEE, by auction and private ca . tract, are 170 bags Demerara triage, 290. 6d. ; broken , 31s. a 425. ; ordinary at 425. ; good ordinary, 445. a4sg. ; and fine ordinary, 48s. a 50s. No sales made in PIMENTO. Jamaica White GINGER, 23 casks, were sold at 80a, • and 185 bags Black PEPPER, by auction, at Sid. a si d • The sales made in Rust have been limited ; 30 puns. 0' Jamaica, were taken by the trade at Sr. a Ss. ld. for 1 6 over proof ; and 14 puns. and 20 hhds. of Grenada at 22d• for proofs. For Corrox there has been a good demand; the sail of the week amount to 1067 packages (principally Bowe" Georgia,) and no alteration on last week's prices can quoted ; the particulars are, 6 S e a I s l an d a t 12d. ; Stained do. at 7 d. ; 22 Bowed de. at 61d. ; 607 Bois ° Georgia, at 51d. a 6(1. ; 49 Orleans at 6d. a 611. ; 24 Mobile, at Sid. ; 45 Egyptian, at 71d. a Bd. ; 27 Pt"; merara, at 6p. a 7td. ; 11 West India at sd. ; 26 ' Surat, at 34d. a 4p. The sales made in DYEWOODS are confined to wog' tons Hcaduras Logwood at 6/. 12s. 6d. The transactions in ASH ES are, 200 barrels, of Montre al New Pots at 34,., and 200 brie. of Pearls at 335. 6d. , In TOBACCO there has b een no thi ng d one , an d prices 0 ' sd. a 7d. for Leaf are without alteration. Y. C. TALLOW is retailing at 395. a 40s. The demand for Fish OILS remains flat, prices without variation; Whale 221. 10s. a 231. ; Pale Seal, 221. / 05 ' a 23/. ; and Cod 221. per tun old measure. The supplies of GRAIN brought to market this week are . principally confined to Foreign Wheat from the East C 0 204 and a few cargoes of Oats from Ireland. For Wheat ther e has been a speculative demand, and a fair business done and in some instances an advance of 6d. a Is. was realise d ' Fresh Wheats were sought after by the Trade, for which 0 similar advance was generally obtained. Oats have been in good request, and last week's rates fully realized. v' e Trade have taken a fair supply of Barley at former rste#' There has also been a speculative demand for Grinding qualities, and all offering was bought np, and now held ae higher prices. Beans and Pease steady. GLASGOW RETAIL. Reef per lb. Os. 4d. to Os. 9d. Mutton 0 4 0 7 Veal ......... 0 6 0 8 Hams 0 5 0 tsi Lamb pew. 1 6 4 0 Quarters Loaf... 0 9 0 11 lour, per stone 2 0 3 4 Rye MARKET'.—JuIy 27. 2a. pp O oe a ast tn i n z e n a rel l e , ayr,c r: t.l23 Odoo 17 t0329.64:' Pearl ditto.... IS 8 2i 0 u Grey P ease 12 0 14 0 White ditto l2 0 Blue ditto l2 0 20 DUBLIN MARKET N TEL—FatuAY, July 24 . From To 27 0 40 0 33 " 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 6 7 0 0 — l3 7 12 0 17 0 14 it 171 Wheat, per barrel 20 stone' 17 Bei e l6 stone 0 Barley l6 stone! 1,455 Oats 14 stone 11,754 Cwt. Flour—..—. 9 stone 9,394 Oatmeal 11 stone Sold to halters only. 9,039 Cwt. Flour Average price of Wheat ani Receipts of Flour, 9,1841 Second First s , Sales of Do. 11,754 Thirds, 17 e I es 0 I 20 934 d Flour 58s. 4d. per sack. , from 20s. Od. to 265. tr, Is, —.. from 14s. J. to 19s. Uu*,.., ~.,.«.. from Os. Od. to 12s. u`'' BREAD. Flalf.quartern, 21b. 511 PRICK OF Quartern Loaf, 41b. soz-9N(I. I BRITISH EXPORTS. STATEMENT OF THE QUANTITIES CLEO OF BRITISH MANUFACTUI FROM JULY 17 TO 2-1 INCLUSIVE, OR TDB UNDBRMENTIONRD Air ll : atE EXPORTED FROM Livsaroo.4 Pieces. Yards. Cotton 125,490 2,116,753 Linen 409 565,41 S Blanketir.g - 58,10'7 Carpeting - 14,247 Kerseymeres - Flannel ElIs• Sail Cloth 1S Cotton Hose 4, 4 3 ' Worsted Hose ....... Cotton Handkerchiefs 681 Cotton Braces ........ Hats Hardware ,X2IP I Earthenware X6 ,59 3 4, S.dt White Bushels 35,45" - 'alt Rock ............. ....... 21,32? Tons. Cw t. 7 ChP Coal 1287 15 0 Iron Ends. Woollen Stuffs 1,541 70 Worsted Stuffsl3,s94 Calicoes Baize O3 Inf. Woollens 4,749 1,026 Cotton Thread 11,1611 b. - Cotten Yarn ...MOW £36 CATTLE. ‘ 2 0 ♦N ACCOUNT OF CATTLE IMPORTED INTO LIVERPOOL FROM JUL- TO 25, BOTH DATA INCLUDED. COWS. I I Calves. I Sheep. Pigs.' Horses. I MOO' 1 1240 338 I 6663 2569 5 0 IRTS. EX PORTED* IPreviOt ly this year. - Bags, * c ' 22,163 3.1, 546 231 COTTON WOOL, LIST OF IMPORTS AND impl I3IPORTED. Same pe- This riod last year. year. Bags, &c rags, &c., 492,225 417,614 London 51,2% 41,403 Glasgow 23,109 26,619 Total exported in V Same pet iod 1328 BIRTHS. --- On the 27th inst. at Wheatfield, Oxon, the lady of the Rev. Charles Spencer, of a son. At Rossana, Wicklow, on the 23th inst. Mr. D. Tighe' of a daughter. MARRIED. On tlic 28th inst. at St. George's, Hanover-square, 1 , 9 the Very Rev. the Dean of Carlisle, the Hon. PhiliP Stourton, to Catherine, eldest daughter of Henry Howard , of Corby Castle, Esq. and previously, according to the rites of the Roman Catholic Church, by the Rev. W o * Wilds. On the 28th inst. at Islington, Mr. Wm. Gostling, 4311 Highbury, to Jane, third daughter of W. Wilkinson, Esc!' Of Highbury Grove. On the 28th inst. at Hackney, Mr. Edw. S. Meyers of Bedford -street, Covent-garden, to Hannah Maria, elje' S (laughter of W. Jameson, of Clapton, Esq. Dr. J. Oldermann, of Hamburg, to Miss Westley, ° the Strand. DIED. On the 26th inst. Edward, the infant son of R. ftfY bells, Esq. of St. John-street. On the 27th inst. aged 4,5, Eleanor, wife of Mr. W°' Hobbs, of St. George's East. On the 25th inst. at Canterbury, aged 42, Mr. GO' Webb, of Wye, in Kent. On the 22d inst. at Bruges, Charles, the younger AO of John Gould, Esq. formerly of Hampton, in the countY of Middlesex. On the 27th inst. at Park -street, Islington, Mr. G° s " tenhofer, aged 55. On the 27th, of rapid coniumptio - t, Mr. A. C. pe r ' tridge, aged 17, youngest son of the late A. Partridge, East India Company's service. On the 27th inst. Miss Sampayo, the eldest daughO r of A. Sampayo, Esq. of Peterb oroug h-h ouse , P ars ons' green, Middlesex. On the 25th inst. at Woolwich, Chriitiana, wife of Lieur.-Col. Cox, R.M. On the 22d inst. at Cheltenham, Lieut. George P?' trickson, of the Hon. East India Company Madras Engv neers, aged 21. On the 27th inst. aged 79, Mt a, E. Atkinson, Barnard Castle. The infant daughter of the PO3. Edward Stafford Jet' ningham. On the 25th inst. at Elm Grove, Southsea, a ged at George Edmunds, Esq. one of the Attorneys of the CotO of Exchequer. PRINTED and PUBLISHED by MURDO YOUNG, a t as 077104 112, STRAND, LONDON, Bags, *cc. 1,673 1,080 58,701. 39,328. L ,1