The Sun. — London, England, 1829-05-27 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE LONDON JOURNALS. We trust that the defeat of Mr. Grant's motion for a reduction of the duties on all imported sugars is to be considered as no more than temporary, and that a measure in all respects so just, humane, and wise, will, if not introduced, be at least, on the sug gestion of others, adopted by his Majesty's Govern ment before the end of 1830. Mr. Grant's argu ment went to a variety of points, which are all worthy of serious consideration. He showed, by a striking reference to the progress of consumption ►n the two great articles of wine and coffee, that a large addition to the quantities brought to market had followed a reduction of the taxes on these articles. In coffee the consumption, which before the duties were diminished had sot exceeded 8,500,0001 b., rose in four years to upwards of 17 millions. The reduction of the wine duties had produced an abso lute and extensive increase of revenue. The tax on French wines, for instance, in 1820, was 65,000/. ; and in 1826, after a repeal of (about) two-fifths of the duty, its produce was very nearly double —viz., 119,000/. In Port wine, the high duty yielded (1824) 490,0001.; while the amount of the low duty, in 1827, was 723,000/. So with Spanish wines. The year 1823, during the opera tion of the full duty, gave 202,000/. to the reve nue ; and the low duty of 1827, 410,000/. After such facts as these, Mr. Grant might well wonder at any doubt being entertained as to the consequence of lowering the taxes on sugar, which, it appears, had not increased during 20 years from 1807, in any degree equal to the population.— Mr. Goulburn, in his attempt to cope with this rea soning, merely refused his concurrence by alleging that although sugar was sold in 1815 at 91s. 10d. per cw t., and now at 535. or 595., the consumption had not extended itself with the fall of price. But Mr. Goulburn forgets how much of that fall has been only nominal on account of the change in the value of money, and of a corresponding diminution in the apparent price of all other commodities as well as sugar. Wages have fallen in as great a proportion, if not still more sensibly; but a reduction at present, or at any time since 1824, would have operated as powerfully as that in the tax on wine at the same period,—an argument from analogy with which the Chancellor of the Exchequer did not meddle. There was► another consideration which was not noticed by Mr. Goulburn, viz. the large increase of comfort to the poor throughout the whole kingdom, which would accompany a larger enjoyment of this most whole. some and palateable production. The use of coffee has spread more peculiarly among the lower classes than in the upper or the middle. A more liberal consumption of sugar would naturally have attended that of cof f ee, had a similar indulgence as to the article of taxation been vouchsafed to the working classes in the former instance as in the other; and it is really time for Finance Ministers to look a little at the effect of taxes on the feelings and domestic economy of the poor, and not confine their measures either to precedents furnished by their official predecessors, or to purposes of mere revenue, were the revenue to be injuriously affected, which in the present case Mr. Grant has proved very clearly that it would not. With respect to the pre cise adjustment or proportion of duties out West India sugar, as compared with those on the East Indian and the foreign, we are not competent to offer an opinion : but as it is certain that in time the free labour of India, when directed by European skill and capital, must possess extraordinary advan tages over the slave-wrought produce of our colo nies in the west, it may be worth the trouble of Ministers to consider how they ought to frame the schedule of comparative duties so as to save the property of our countrymen in the old western colo nies from too rude and sudden a depreciation.— Times. In the purity-of-election Meeting at the Crown rind Anchor, the public will have perceived that there was much violence : the result was, that Cobbet was at intervals overpowered by noise and numbers, and at other intervals defeated in reasoning by Mr. Hobhouse. However, we observed, and with some contempt, that the latter gentleman chose to tem per his triumph over his adversary by many ill placed and hollow compliments to the talents of the defeated. He was a great knave, but a clever one. This is very much the language of the day, with respect to the person to whom it was applied; and we are therefore inclined to give its propriety and justice a few moments' consideration. Now, in the first place, we very much doubt whether a man can be reckoned a really clever one, who does not see the advantages of a regular, honest, truth-telling, consistent line of conduct, and adopt the virtues into his practice through policy, though his heart be a stranger to their influence ; and as to truth, con sistency, or any thing of that kind, why no one ever thought or thinks of attributing them to Cob bet : he would take it to be an insult—very stu pidly and erroneously, but he would still take it to be a mockery, or an insult—to his under standing, if they were attributed to him. Then with respect to his literary attainments. He was self educated, and in that respect has the ordinary merit of such persons, of whom there are not a few. He makes more noise than the generality of them, because his labours are dedicated to popular subjects, and he is withal clamorous, noisy, and impudent to an excess. Mr. Hobhouse shamed him and put him to flight on Monday; Alderman Waithman frightens hint out of his wits in the city ; but this is not al ways his fate. Yet, with respect to self-educated persons in general, it may be said of them that they are hue usque gentry—" hitherto shalt thou go and no further"—and Cobbett has long been at the length of his tether. Indeed, we put it to general observation, whether there ever was a public writer who improved so little as he has done from the first moment at which he was known in that character. He treads the same dull sound of expression every week, like a mill-horse in his track. If his too kind benefactor, Sir Francis Burdett, be mentioned, it is always " Daddy Burdett, who thrust his knees into Canning's back." Lord Londonderry is always " Castlereagh who cut his throat." No invention— no variety iii the course brute's malice! If there were any wit or talent in these expres sions, it would be exhausted when they were first made : if there be none, what disgust ing stupidity and dullness in their endless repetition ! Then as to his sagacity on political questions. Was there ever writer that blundered with more beastly ignorance than he has done on the question of the currency ? And yet he goes on bragging like Katterfelto when he had failed in a conjuring trick. He was to be roasted or grilled if ever we resumed cash payments ; and as a sign of his certainty on this point, he placed the grid iron on which he was to suffer at the head of his publication. Well, we have resumed cash payments, and probably with less difficulty than wiser heads than his imagined; yet we have resumed them. Still he goes on bragging, as if he had been right. Ay, but small notes—the revocation of these was impossible in his thick sight. They are recalled ; yet he brags on. Was there ever greater stupidity than this ? In fact, we will give him any political question of any kind (he knows nothing else)—give him a truth, we say, however clear, and if he can establish it by reasoning, without a•grievous admix ture of lies, we will eat him when grilled. Let us hear no more, then, of this man's genius and talents; and let not Mr. Hobhouse disgrace his taste by at tributing to him either in a superior degree. He has picked up a precarious livelihood, as others have done by similar arts, and that is all that can be said of him.—lbid. There was distributed yesterday a statement of the number of perttons committed for criminal offences in Ireland during the last seven years, with the number of convictions, acquittals, no bills, &c. and the sentences and executions. It is curious that the year 1828—the great year of agitation as it is called—stands distinguished as being the lowest in the commitments of the whole seven yeara. The number of commitments, however, even for 1828, is very great-14,683. The -lumber for the seven years is 112,838, averaging 16,419 a year. The convictions for the whole seven years are 62,512, somewhat less than one-half; but there is an evident improvement towards the last years—the convictions for 1828 being 9,269. A comparison between the crimes of two countries so differently circumstanced as Ireland and England, might be b oth curious and instructive. One distinction immediately suggests itself, the excessive number of crimes of violence. The commitments for murder during the seven yea r s, amount to 2,590 ; for manslaughter, to 653. The convictions for murderare 429; for manslaughter 513. The acquittals for murder are 1,083; for man slaughter, 54. The no bills and not prosecuted, for murder, are 1,078; for manslaughter, 56. The commitments for rape are 1,497; the convictions only 71. The no bills and no prosecutions for rape amount to the enormous number of 1,116 ; from which we may infer that the prosecution has effected in most cases a marriage. Some offences of frequent occurrence in England seem to be, on the other hand, unknown in Ireland. There is no sort of proportion between the population and commitments of the different counties. It would seem, however, that the wealthy and prosperous counties are the most distinguished for the paucity of their commit ments. Thus, for instance, the flourishing counties of Down, Antrim, and Derry, with a population of 793,303, have 961 commitments in 18.28; while the county of Kerry, with a population of only 205,037, has 944; greatly beyond all the commit ments of Scotland. Sligo, with a population of 127,879, has 402; while Wicklow, with a popu lation of 169,305, has only 103. Thus Con naught, the wildest part of Ireland, with a popu lation of 856,380, has 1,696 commitments for 1828. Deducting Dublin County and City, with a population of 346,550, and 2,375 commit ments, Connaught is considerably above the average of Ireland—including them, it has one eighth of the population and one-eighth of the com mitments. In \Vales and the Highlands of Scot land, and the mountainous districts of the North of England and South of Scotland, there are hardly any commitments. There must be excessive dis tress in the county of Kerry, to account for no fewer than 5,983 commitments in seven years, out of a population of 205,000. But the commitments in a country like Ireland give a very faint idea of the state of disorder. In the county of Down, which approximates, perhaps, the most to an English county, the commitments may bear a considerable proportion to the crimes ; but in the less cultivated parts of the country, who dares to give his testi mony in the most cases ? It cannot be too often in culcated that security must precede accumulation and the embarkation of capital. There seems to be almost an impunity for certain crimes, and while thissis the case there can be no security. Arson is one of the crimes which it is most necessary to put down, arid out of 486 commitments there were only 60 convictions.—Abduction, another dreadful crime, is not better. Out of 361 commitments there are only 68 convictions.—Cattle stealing, too, seems to enjoy nearly impunity.—Mor aing Gluon. The question at issue between Sion College and the Church of Scotland, respecting the right to the records of the Kirk of Scotland from 1561 to 1616, was agitated last night in the House of Lords, on the pre-entation of a petition from the General As sembly by the Earl of Haddington. The possession of these documents being of so much consequence to the Scotch Church, and of so little to Sion Col lege, some amicable arrangement will, we suppose, take place. It would be ungracious in the extreme in the Fellows of Sion College to throw any diffi culties in the way of the re-acquisition of their pro perty by the Kirk. The Bishop of London said, li "if his Majesty, as the Head of the Church of Scotland, should assert the claim of that Church, and direct his law officers to make inquiry as to the means of establishing that claim, the Fellows of Sion College would make no opposition to giving them up." In consequence, probably, of some animadversion on this by Lord Haddington, the Bishop of London said, in explanation, " It was us Head of a Scotch Episcopal Church that he had spoken of his Majesty's claims." In which way are his Majesty's claims, as head of a Scotch Episcopal Church, connected with the claims of the Scotch Pres byterian Church ? It is riot surely meant, that his Majesty, as head of a Scotch Episcopal Church, should bestow on that Church the property of an other—namely, the Church of Scotland. As to the Church of Scotland, his Majesty has nothing to do with it in its Ecclesiastical capacity, any more than he has to do with the Church of Rome. He does not bes ong to it in any way whatever, and it is only in their civil capacity that the members acknowledge the au thority of his Majesty. The Presbyterians, in this re spect, resemble the Catholics.—lbid. It would appear from a statement of the amount of the Revenue in some of its principal departments, from the sth of April to the 23d instant, that in the Excise, in the Assessed Taxes, and in the Stamps, there has been a diminution to the tune of nearly half a million ; and that in the Customs only has there been any increase, and that only amount ing to the petty sum of 4,0001.! We are not in the least surprised at this statement, but, on the contrary, should have been surprised if the Re venue had not decreased. Where the people are poor, and unable to purchase, the Government must also be poor—its means must decrease with the decreasing means of the people—and its revenue suffer with the suffering revenue of the individuals who support it ; for no Government has any other means of wealth but the prosperity of its subjects ; and if they are involved in bankruptcy, it also must suffer,,unless it resorts to a system of spoliation and plunder. But half a million deficiency in two months ! What a proof does this fact furnish of the increasing misery of the people—the decay of trade—and the necessity of not wasting our re sources ! But palace building is the order of the day, arid what is still more melancholy, the build ing of palaces which would even disgrace the pettiest burgh of the empire ! Half the sums foolishly expended in this way would have given liberty to Portugal, and wiped off the disgrace which, in the eye of every foreigner, attaches to England, of abetting the cause of usurpation and t y ran ny.—Moraing Advertiser. A young man of the name of RYAN, a car penter, having been in company with a soldier of the 34th Regiment, at a public-house in Blackpool, on Monday, and the latter possessing great taste for theatricals, both agreed to perform Richard the Third. In the fencing scene the soldier used his bayonet, and RYAN, who repre sented Richmond, held the scabbard. By some awkward fatality in parrying, the bayonet passed with great force into RYAN'S chest, and penetrated the heart. —Cork Southern Reporter. A day or two since, a traveller, in his eagerness to explore the beauties and wonde►s of Pendennis Castle and rock, reached a position from which he could neither recede nor proceed, and would, in all probability, have met a watery grave, if it had not, fortunately been for some ladies, who chanced to approach within bearing, and to whom he succeeded in making known his perilous situa tion, when they immediately procured assistance, and by the aid of ropes, &c. rescued him from danger.—Fal mouth Packet. RECEIPTS FOR FASHIONABLE SUPPERS. —For a simple soiree I recommend Katie sandwiches of fowl, of ham, of tongue, &c., some plates of pastry, and here and there on the table some baskets of fruit. These, judiciously placed on the table, with the lights, will pre sent au agreeable coup d'ceil, and will cost less by three fourths than a very common supper, where the guests are required to set to work in carving pates, hams, fowls, aspics, &c. &c., while at a buffet, furnished as above, neither ladies nor gentlemen need remove their gloves, and an, notwithstanding,sati4y themselves in every way. For a select ball I would have more variety in the composition of the articles. Put on the sideboard, in the first place, sandwiches of supreme of fowl, sandwishes with fumet de giblet; sandwiches of fillets of soles ; sandwiches of salad, and sandwiches of anchovies, for those who happened to like them. All these things, made with great care, have many admirers ; and I am confident that, if it were once customary to adopt them generally, they would never again give place to those ancient suppers which are only ridiculous signs of the extravagance and bad taste of the givers ! Ude e s Frinch Cook, 10th Edition. LAW INTELLIGEMCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, MAY 26. WELLESLEY V. THE DUKE OF BEAUFORT. At the rising of the Court this petition, to stay an order for the taxation of costs, and the allowance of the attendance of Mr. Wellesley before the Master, was only partly heard. The argumen►s of Counsel were now concluded. Mr. BEAMES addressed the Court in opposition to the petition, and enforced the right of Mr. Wellesley to have the order for the taxation of costs carried into execution. The LORD CHANCELLOR asked why Mr. Wellesley was so anxious to go into the Master's Office ? Mr. BEAMES replied, merely to protect the inte rests of the infants. The LORD CHANCELLOR thought their interests would be much better protected by the guardians, when appointed. Mr. ifEAmEs referred to the affidavits filed in order to show the payments which hadsbeen made to the witnesses by the Misses Long, and to prove the necessity of an immediate taxation. The LORD CHANCELLOR observed, that Mr. Wellesley had not thought fit to make any affidavits. The case rested wholly upon the assertion of the solicitors. Mr. BEAMES said, that the Misses Long had pursued a similar course, by abstaining to make any affidavit. The affidavit, however, of Mr. Welles ley's solicitor was sufficient to shew the dealings with the witnesses by the Misses Long and others. The payments made by them to O'Meara were ad mitted, and the spirit in which they were given was pretty well declared by O'Meara himself, when he spt aks of the " glorious cause," and alludes to his character having been traduced and injured during the investigation. These were the grounds upon which advances were made to establish this injured character in some lucrative situation abroad. This, however, was but one single, solitary instance; that of Mrs. Scott was another; and no doubt many others would be discovered if the taxation were now allowed to proceed, and Mr. Wellesley were per mitted to attend the Master upon it. Mr. KNIGHT, on the same side, adverted to the affidavits, and read that portion of them which charged Mr. Wellesley with desiring to attend the Master only for the purpose of examining papers and documents he could not otherwise obtain a sight of. lie denied most positively that there was any truth in such a declaration. The reasons for Mr. W.'s interference were apparent, upon the affidavits filed in opposition to the petition. In these affida vits was contained a letter of a very extraordinary description, so extraordinary that he could not for bear drawing the attention of the Court to it. It was a letter written by Mr. Hutchinson, the attorney for the Misses Long, to Mrs. Scott, inclosing two guineas. It required Mrs. Scott to send an acknow ledgment for the money, and stated that nearly 1001. had already been advanced to her. It was added, that as the Misses Long would have to pay out of their own pockets all which would not be allowed in taxed costs, it could not be expected that any further advances would be made. The letter con cluded with this most extraordinary recommenda tion, that they should " struggle to obtain a livelihood for themselves." Mr. KNIGHT, after some further observations, con cluded by opposing the petition. Mr. SUGDEN rose to reply. The LORD CHANCELLOR thought it unnecessary to trouble the Le:titled Gent. He was satisfied that there was no ground for allowing Mr. Wellesley to attend before the Master, nor was it necessary that the taxation should take place immediately. It would be better for the interests of all parties that the pro ceedings should be stayed until the guardians had been appointed. He would therefore grant the prayer of the petition. Mr. SUGDEN was anxious to say a few words re lative to some remarks thrown out upon the conduct of the Misses Long. It had been insinuated that there had been some unfair dealings with the wit nesses. He begged leave most unequivocally and decidedly to deny the assertion. The LORD CHANCELLOR observed, that it would be most unfair and unjust upon such evidence to raise such a charge. The production of two or three loose letters could form no foundation for it. Mr. SUGDEN wished the assertion to be distinctly met, and positively denied. The LORD CHANCELLOR had no difficulty in saying, that nothing had been stated or proved before him which could in any way prejudice the character or conduct of these ladies. Mr. SUGDEN thanked his Lordship for the de claration. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Yesterday a young rilsn,;;CnW44ffred Smith, was brought before Mr. CONANT, the sitting Magis. trate, charged with robbing his employer, Mr. James Ridgway, the publisher and bookseller, in Piccadilly, with whom he lived as porter, in the following manner :—Mr. Sheppard, a respectable cheese monger, residing in Wardour-street, Soho, stated that a few days ago the prisoner came to his shop, and offered for sale as waste paper, a large quantity of printed sheets, weighing about 121 1 .5. On looking over them, however, he (the witness) observed that they were parts of a recently printed work, published by Mr. Ridgway, and on seeing this, he told the prisoner that he could not purchase such paper as this without ascertaining that it had been properly come by, and he _therefore desired the prisoner to call another time; he (Mr. Sheppard) in the mean time, detaining the paper. He immediately sent to Mr. Ridgway, to ascertain how that gentleman had parted with the printed sheets, and then, for the first time, the robbery was discovered; but the prisoner never returned, either to Mr. Ridgway's service or for the value of the paper to Mr. Shep pard. The latter, however, on Monday, accidentally met the prisoner in Windmill -street, and stopped him, upon which the prisoner asked if all was right about the paper ? " Yes," said Mr. Sheppard, " it's all right, and you come along with me," seiz ing the prisoner by the collar, and giving him in charge to a constable. • • Mr. Ridgway, jun. stated that the printed sheets of paper produced were his father's property, they were unbound parts of a work published by his fa ther, called " Memoirs of Admiral Lord Coiling wood," and were never sold or parted with in that state. The prisoner, he said, had been for some months in his father's service as porter, but had absented himself for several days past. Lindley, a constable, who took charge of the pri soner, and searched his lodgings, produced 13 vo lumes of bound books, and a large collection of Lon don newspapers, which he found at the lodgings. Mr. Ridgway, jun. said that these bound books, and newspapers, were also the property of his father. The newspapers, Mr. Ridgway said, were given to the prisoner on various occasions to put in the Post office, folded and addressed to persons at Madras, Calcutta, and various other parts of the globe, and money had also been given to the prisoner to pay the postage of those papers, which is necessary to be done; but it now appears that the prisoner pit the money in his own pocket, and, to avoid detec tion, never forwarded the newspapers at all; and it was impossible, Mr. Ridgway said, to calculate what injury his father might suffer in the estimation of the customers to whom those papers had been addressed, for the seeming neglect of not forwarding th em . The prisoner had notlsing to say in his defence, and was fully committed for trial. QUEEN-SQUARE. THE LATE FIRE AT MESSRS. DOWNING'S FLOOR CLOTH MANUFACTORY AT CHELSEA. — On Monday James Butler was brought up for further examina tion, before D. W. GREGORIE, Esq., char ge d w i t h wilfully setting fire to Messrs. Downing's floor-cloth manufactory, on Sunday, the 17th instant, in the King's- road, Chelsea. The inquiry excited the most intense interest, and the office was crowded to excess, when, after addi tional evidence was adduced, the prisoner was again remanded. WEST'S GALLERY. Quantity of Copper Ore sold 2,562 tons; average produce 81. Quantity of fine Copper 210 tons 16 cwt. Amount The extraordinary excitement produced by this Sale can of sale 16,262/. ss. Average standard 1051. 17s. only be estimated by those who were present. Monday • was the last day, and although the most valuable of the Collection had been included in Saturday's Sale, the Rooms were crowded beyond measure, and the quality of the Visitors may be e.timated by the knowledge, that almost all the Patrons of the Fine Arts now in London were to be seen in the brilliant assemblage. Mr. NEELD again sent his agent, and gave fresh proof of the correctness of our remarks on Monday; it is quite manifest that he pos sesses, in an eminent degree, a taste for the Fine Arts. It must have been quite refreshing to the Artists of the pre sent day to see the lively interest this respected and wealthy gentleman has taken in encouraging the works of native talent. Mr. GEORGE ROBINS addressed his numer ous auditory in a few concise observations, leading their attention to the fact, that it was the last opportunity that would present itself of enriching their collections with the works of the venerable and immortal WEST. He pleaded in an energetic manner, and it is gratifying to add, his appeal was duly appreciated, the competition being even more general and spirited if possible than on either of the previous days. The following are the prices of a few of the leading features in this memorable collection:— Lot Ge. I Lot Gs. HAY MARKETS.—( t per Load cf & Trusses.) ST. JAMES'S. Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay £2 0 to £2 10 Best New Meadow Hay 2 10 2 15 Fine Upland Meadow and Nye-grass Hay 3 10 4 4 Clover Hay 3 10 5 0 Oat 'craw .£l 16 to £2 01 Wheat Straw 2 0 2 6 A good supply, and a very dull trade; prices as last quoted. There was one load of New Meadow Hay in the market, which sold for 3/. PRICE OF SEEDS.—May 25. New Englishßed Clover Seed (per Cwt.) 403. 50s. fine 565. (Its. Old Ditto Ditto New Foreign Ditto sos. 60s fi-se 655. 70s. Old Ditto —.... 30s. 40s. fine 50s. 65s New White Clover 4os. 60s. fine 70s. 80s. Old Ditto Ditto 6os. 70s. fine 85s. 9Y. New Trefoil Old Ditto Rib Grass 38s 41s fine —s. . . 125 Moses receiving the Laws '7s 127 Peter's first Sermon 4B 128 Christ healing the Sick 48 152 Landscape ICO 153 The Golden Age 130 154 Expulsion of Adam and Eve 420 _ue English Ca►raway SeetL.--.—.--...... —s. 41s. 465. fine .-4. Foreign Ditto -a. —s. —s. fine —s. Coriander ... —s. 17s. fine —s. 19s. St. Foin (per Quarter).....-- —s. —s. —s. fine —s. Rye Grass Pacey Ditto . 40s. 50s. new —s. —s. Linseed, for feeding ____ _ .... --a. 38s. fine —s. 40s. Ditto, for crushing —s. 41s. 425. fine —s. Canary Seed, New —i. 455. fine —s. 48s. Ditto Old --s. —s. —s. fine --s. White Mustard Seed..—.(per Bushel)—.... Os. 6s. 7s. 6d. fine ....S. Brown Ditto —s. Bs. 10s. fin.. —a. Turnip Seeds, Rounds . —s. —s. 10s. fine —s Green and Red Ditto —s. 9s. 12s. fine —s. Tares, Old . 9. 345. 40a. fine —s. Ditto New —a. —s. fine 41s. 48a. Rape Seed, English, fine (per Last) 301. 321...... Foreign 271. 29.. 129 The Ascension 5O 132 Paul and Barnabas 115 133 Moses consecrating Aaron. 100 155 The Stolen Kiss 7B 156 Windsor Park 65 157 Venus and Adonis 280 159 Windsor Castle ...... lOO 134 Raising of Lazarus 5O 135 Hagar and Ismael 5O 139 View near Windsor 7O 141 The Resurrection 150 112 The Three Merles 52 143 Allegory of Love 6O 114 Sheep-washing 7O 145 Daniel interpreting 110 147 Cranford Bridge B5 161 Foetus and A rria. 7O 163 Ophelia before the King 50 166 Waters subsiding after the Deluge 450 168 Overthrow of Pharaoh 60 169 The Ascension 7O 171 General Johnson saving a wounded French Officer from the toms. 150 Overthrow of ITharaoh 110 151 Thetis and Achilles 5O hawk of an Indian.... 52 The residence and Exhibition Rooms (which are lease hold) were sold the last lot to Mr. Sarrrii for 4,800 gs. It is calculated that at least 15,000 persons have been gratified by a bight of this National Gallery. The amount of the sale, it was stated in the room, exceeds 25,000 gs. PRICES OF HOPS.—May 25. Kent Pockets 4l 4s. 41. las. to Sussex Ditto .....—......---......... 41. Os. 41. 6s. to Essex Ditto ...... 4/. Os. 4/. 10s. to Farnham Ditto, Fine . 01. Os. 71. Os. to Seconds ........... 0!. Os. 61. Os to ....... 3/. 15s. 41. 4s. to 31. Ws. 31. 18s. to 31. 15s. 41. 10s. to Old Duty laid at £125.000. 61 6s. 41. Ms. 51. 12a. 81. Bs. 71. Os. 51. Os. 41. Os. 51. Os. Kent 13!tgi Sussex Ditto Essex Ditto. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. LONDON MARKETS. (From the London New Price Current of yesterday.) SUGAR.—There was a general and rather extensive de mand for Sugar last week ; the purchases of Muscovades were estimated at 3,000 hhds., and they would have been more extensive, but the strong and good qualities were scarce. The Market was very firm, but we cannot state any alteration in the currency. The stock report, and the deliveries of Sugar last week are rather unfavourable for the Market ; the stock is now 2,829 hhds. and tres. more than last year ; the deliveries from the warehouses 2,731 hhds. and tres. last week, being 416 less than the corre sponding week of 1828. The scarcity of good Sugars continues so great that the buyers have for several Market days been waiting fur hours previously to the opening of the Market, to get the preference of new good Sugars at the Market prices. This day several new cargoes were brought on show, and immediately attracted all the buyers ; at the close of the day the es►imated purchases, including 152 hhds. and tres. Barbadoes at public sale, were 1,100 hhds. and tres. The Market is Is. higher ; Antigua and Jamaica sold so high as 695. a 71s. 6d. In the Refined Market the purchases last week were so con siderable that the stocks were greatly reduced, and prices a shade higher were obtained; the request was general, the low and middling qualities taken for export, and the fine inr the home consumption. Crushed in more demand.— Molasses steady in price, but more in request. Goods under 82s. are very scarce this afternoon. Bastards 2s. higher. Molasses Sd. higher. Foitaia ri Su naa.—ln addition to the fine white Ha vannah we not:ced sold on Tuesday last, we had about 700 chests fine brown and yellow Havannab, sold at an average of 30s. ; two parcels of fine white Pernambuco sold 38s. and 38s. 6d. mid. at 365. EAST INDIA Stroaa.-The advance on Mauritius, which we stated on Tuesday, was fully maintained, and about 5,000 bags were afterwards sold. By public sale this day 2,055 bags Mauritius, and 517 begs Bengal, the latter sold, mid. white at 328.6 d., good mid. at Sys. ; the Mauritius was nearly all one quality, good strong brown, and sold 50s. a 525. 6d. ; prices are Is. higher. WEZT INDIA MoLasszs.—The prices of West India Molasses were 6d. to ls. higher last week ; some Antigua sold at 235. ; Demerara at 225. COFFEE.—The public sales of Coffee last week were ex tensive; they consisted of 12,130 bags Java, 2,360 bags La Guayra, 240 bags Sumatra, 150 bags Brazil, 152 bags Manilla, 600 casks Jamaica, 637 packs Demerara and B rbice, and about 70 casks Dominica. The two latter were nearly all taken in, and there were few offers; all the other qualities sold with briskness, and at very full market prices; good ord. Batavia Sls. 6d. a 355. 6d. ; fair Su matra 3 Is. ; good ord. pale Manilla 335. 6d. and 345. ; good ord. La Guayra 348. a 345. 6d., fine ord. 365. a 395. ; good ord. Brazil 345. 6d. This day at public sle 143 casks 183 bags British Plantation Coffee, the great pro portion Dente' are and Berbice ; a few mid. Jamaica sold at 60s. 6d. good ord. coloury 40s. 6d., good mid. Berbice 87s. 6d. Coffee market steady. Rum, BRANDY, •ND HOLL•NDS.—_The Rum Market continues very heavy, and the sales effected are at rather lower prices. About 400 puncheons Leewards have been sold, of which 300 were proofs, two over at 2s. Id., and a few stronger in the saute proportion. Jamaica Rums are offered on rather lower terms without facilitating sales; the only purchase we are aware of is a parcel SI over good Rum, but old landed at 3s. 9d. Brandy is held with firmness, but there are few sales—Geneva continues neglected. HEMP, FLAX, AND Tar.Lew.—Tallow has been heavy and declining, the reduction appears to be occasioned by the continued money sales.—ln Hemp or Flax there is little alteration. LAC DlM.—Several sales are reported ; the prices are unvaried. SALTPETRE.-The demand has been limited ; some pur chases, however, are reported. By public sale this fore noon 1,003 bags Saltpetre; a few lots taken in 245. 6d. and 259. 6d. ; the whole then withdrawn ; 255. offered for the fine. Cocoa.—By public sale last week, a parcel of very superior Brt.zil Cocoa, 1,131 bags, sold with briskness 225. 6d. a 231. This day 103 brls. Trinidad Cocoa sold, fine 61s. 6d. Hoes.—There was some speculation as to the duty on /lops for this year. It commenced at 125,0001. to 130,0001. There have been a few purchases of Hops, but at former prices. The accounts from the Hop Plantations continue favourable ; the growth of the bines is very rapid, and the plant has a healthy appearance ; but in several places the fly is reported. PINIENTO.-This itiy 124 bags Pimento, chiefly 7id. a V. Iwnico.—There were renewed inquiries after Indigo last week, but few sales took place. It was reported the Liverpool speculators were prepared to go on further in their purchases of Indigo, hut there was no movement in the Market to confirm the runioqr. The public sale of Indigo to-day consisted of 43 serons Guatemala, the lowest description yet arrived, and affords no guide to the Market prices. FRUIT.—The holders of Raisins did not press sales last week on account of the proposed alteration in duty; the demand for Valentia has been checked by the late ad vance. Two cargoes of Currants were divided last week among the trade, 7Ss. and 795. COTTON.-The holders of Cotton have become more firm since the favourable report of the Liverpool Market transpired ; the purchases for the week ending last night inclusive consist of 1,200 Surats. Bd. a 5(1. ; 500 Bengal, sp. a 4id. ; 100 Bowed, Sid. a 6d. ; 120 Peruvian, 611 TgA.—The Prompt for last sale is on Friday; in the Market the operations this week are limited, and the opportunities of effecting sales not frequent. • latsu PaovtstoNs.—Ther e is little alteration in Irish Provisions this week. Arrivals, 1,443 bales Bacon, 4,614 casks Foreign Butter. COCHINEAL.-There were more inquiries after Cochi neal last week ; about 100 serons sold at an advance of 3d. a 6d. per lb. on the late public sale prices. This day, at public sale, 24, bags Cochineal, mid. silver, taken in 9s. 2d. a 90. 6d., except two lots. SILY.—The late reduction in the prices does not facili tate sales; the trade remains in the most depres•ted state. Woot.—By public sale on Wednesday 36 bales New South Wales Wool, 9d. a Is. ; 131 bales Van Die men's Land Wool, aid. a 9d. ; 200 bales Spanish Wool, Ord. a Is. IFd. ; 11 bales German Wool, Is. 4d. a 1,7. sd. ; 10 hales Cape Wool, 9d. a Is. Id. The Wools were an of low to middling quality, and obtained their full value. On Friday 435 bags Spanish Wool sold 41. a ls. 7d., which was rather higher than last sale. The stock of Wool is limited, and of Spani,l there is not a week's consumption, yet still the prices decline. Ton.acco.—The time for warehousing Tobacco has been extended to fire i n place of three years, after that period 444. per week, per hltd. The transactions in Tobacco have been confined to small parcels to the trade. MINING INTILLIGENcIi. —Sales at lledruth last week. COAL MAlt Adair's Beaumont 24 9 Heaton Holywell— . 26 6 Killingworth 26 0 Liddell's Maim— —.— 23 9 Ord's Redhugh 24 0 Pelaw Percy East '24 0 Pon top Windsor 23 0 Percy Main 23 6 26 0 Wade's Eighton unsc.— 26 0 Wylam Walls End Brown's 25 0 Ditto Bell Robson & Co. 27 0 Ditto Carr and 24 0 Ditto Clarke and Co. .r 24 0 Ships at market, 101—Ship El.—May 25. Walls e".nd Newniarch.... 295. Od. Ditto lii!cla 25 3 Ditto 30 3 Ditto Pearetn 24 6 Ditto Perkins and Co. 26 0 Ditto 28 0 Ditto Russell's Ditto Walker 29 0 Russell's 28 9 Walls End Helton 30 9 Walls End I.yons 28 0 Walls End Stewart's —II 0 Russell's Hetton's W. E. 30 3 Hartle) V 6 Pontop Trader 23 6 Walls End small 12 0 Russell's small 15 6 sokt, 55 1 A-Unsold, 45%. COUNTRY CORN IMARKETS DUIIING THE WEEK. Wheat. I Barley. Oats. Beans. Per Quarter. s. to s. s. to s. s. to s. s. to 8. Boston — 67 36 17 Gainsborough 73 25 39 Grantham . 68 73 34 27 37 41 67 70 22 26 17 '2l 34 36 Horncastle.- . 62 73 24 29 18 24 36 40 Lincoln Spilsby 6B 74 26 30 18 22 38 ' 40 Stamford, 62 :6 30 34 21 24 37 39 York 7O 80 32 38 20 28 38 48 NORWICH, May 23. We have a fair supply of Wheat at market, which is fully equal to the demand at the present prices of Flour in London, as our millers are doing but little business. Barley fully supports last week's prices, as du also Oats, Beans and Pease are steady in price. No alteration in Flour. Wheat (per qr.) Barley Oats 60s. 70s. 755. Beans (per qr.) 3os. 40s. 265. 31s. —s. Pease, Grey 36s. 406 2Us. 2Ss. —6. Flour, fine (per sack) 535. 55a. CANTERBURY, Mayll3. We had several rather large parcels of Wheat offering from our farmers this day, which scarcely maintained our last quotations, lint we note no further alteration in other articles of Grain, which was in good supply for the season of the year. Wheat, white 6Se. to 75s red s3s. to Ws. • Barley, Malting 36e. to 38e. Oats Beans 26e. to 325. Pease 32s. to 355. Old.— Old Grinding Old Old Grey .. -.8. tO , -8. .• —.S. to --S. ;. 265. to 303. ~ ..-.41. to .-.S. ~ US. to 36g. . 325. to 355. CITESTER.—W heat, per '7slb. Hs. 6d. to I Is. 9.1., Batley,3B qrts 6s. Od. to 6s. 3d. ; Oats, 491 b. 3s. 3d. to 3s. 9d, NANTWICH.—Wheat, per 751 b. 12a. 6d. to 13s. Od. ; Barley, 39 qrts, 6s. Od. to 6s. 6d. ; Oats, 561 b. 48. Od. to 4s. 6d. GLASGOW MARKETS. (From:the Glasgow Herald of Monday.) The demand for Raw SUGARS has been very steady all the week; the sales amount to 1,190 hhds. and tres. ; for Browns and Low Middling qualities very full prices have been realized, and for the better descriptions an ad vance of 6d. a ls. has been generally obtained, and the market very firm. Nothing whatever done inCorvxE, GINGER,OrPIMENTO. About sixty puncheons of Jamaica RUM have been sold at 54. 4d. a 3s. 6d. for 16 0. P. No sales made in Lee wards. There has been a steady demand for Corrox this week at former prices; the sales are 1,125 packages, the parti cu!ars of which are, 40 Sea Island at 11 d. a 12d. ; 289 Bowed Georgia, at sd. a 64d.; 276 Orleans at sid a 5-ad. ;40 Mobile at SP. ;20 Egyptian at '7P. ;68 De merara at '7.1. a 74d. ; 30 West India at SP. ; 362 Surat at Sad. a 4d. The sales made in DYEWOODS are 18 tons of Jamaica Logwood at 6/., and 6 tons St. Lucia at Si. 10s. The transactions in ASHES have been very limited, the sales being retail parcels of Pot and Pearls at 345. 6d. Nothing done in TOBACCO, and prices are without variation. Y. C. TALLOW is selling in small parcels at 41s. Fish OILS find a very limited sale ; Whale 22/. a 22/. 10s.; Cod 22/. ; and Pale Seal 23/. 10s. a 24/. per tun old measure. The supplies of all descriptions of GRAIN still continue very limited. In the early part of the week there was a partial speculative demand for Wheat, and several lots changed hands at former rates ; but the trade have been buying sparingly, and no alteration in price can be quoted. For Oats there has been a fair demand, and full prices obtained ; latterly there have been few sellers, in con sequence of higher prices being anticipated. Fine Malting Barley, which is rather scarce, has sold at a trifling advance, while Grinding qualities are without alteration. For Beans there has been a fair demand, and fine Peas are in good reptest. IRISH MA DUBLIN MARKET NI. .RKETS. ITE.—Fn! From ' 21 0 10 0 13 0 11 0 6 0 12 0 tinav, May ' 2 2 "fo M. r. 44 0 33 7% 17 0 12 9 21 0 16 1 1 4 16 0 13 2% 28 0 18 0 15 43 583 Wheat, per barrel 20 stone! 97 Bete _ 16 stone] 41 Barley.. l6 stone 1,535 Oats 14 stone 12,005 Cwt. Flour 9 stone 1,137 Oatmeal 11 stone Sold to Bakers (only. 9,151 Cwt. Flour -- Average price c Receipts of Flour, 9, Sales of Do. 12, 18 0 of Wheat and Flour 55: Firsts, fro ,864 ,,/ Seconds, tro to PRICE OF BREAD. )2. I Half-quart, I 27 0 I 21 3% is. Od. per sack. nn 231. 01. to 28s. Od. nn 16s. Od. to 225. Od. nn 6s. Od. to 143 Od. tern, 21b. 2ox.— sd. CORONER'S INQUEST. At five o'clock on Monday afternoon an 14 14 1 . was held at the .White H orse , South Audley -10 7 1 before J. M. GELL, th e C oroner f o r Westmit tat i to inquire into the death of Joseph Baker, a gr ° l' in the service of the Earl o f W es tmoreland, committed suicide by cutting hi. throat. F if Robert Stutt, a helper in the stables of the of Westmoreland, hearing a groan in the stab i l went towards' the place, and f ou nd the dece s ‘d, lying on his back ; he raised the deceased .up, :i his head fell back upon his shoulde r s ; the was so extensive that the head was nearly seiTA. from the body. The deceased h a d evidently 14 . 1 e instantly. Mr. John Coofield, the Foreman of the Jury,_ J ere. said that on Saturday evening h e s aw the deer so and asked him how he was ? he replied, " better, but very unwell. There is always 90 d thief attempting to rob me." The witness d e alt d him to keep his spirits up, and having heard be i t lost something, said, ."Oh, you have a good you will soon get over that." The, deceased plied, " I don't know th a t, a nd I d on ' t know' w h t e ; ther lam standing upon.my head or heels. 11 1 4 I shall cut my throat some day or other with , r , razor you gave." The deCeased was very'ooo able in his situation, arid much-respected. 6,4! The Jury here said they we re p er f ec tly sat' and returned a verdict of " Temporary lier",, merit." PRICE OF POTATOES.—May 25 - Sl. Os. to 01. Os. per ton. 61. Os. to 61. 10s. d.tto. Kidneys Scotch Red: WHITECHAPEL HAY MARKET.—May 23. flay 50a. Od. to 80a. Od. ( lover (Oa. Od. to lU5s. Od. Straw 335. Od. to 444. Od. PRICE OF OIL. Rape Oil, brown 421. Os. Refined C 44 6 Linseed Oil —. 22 10 • 10 0 5 10 SMITHFIELD. Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Har — Best New Meadow Hay 2 17 3 4 Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay 3 4 4 0 Clover Hay (extra fine)...£s 0 ... Generally • 3 0 4 10 Oat Straw £l 12 to .£1 16—Wheat Straw 1 16 2 0 Clover Hay t s., and Straw 2s. per load lower than last quoted; in prices of Meadow Hay no alteration. A great supply. and a very dull trade. PRICE OF BREAD. The highest price of Bread in the Metropolis is 10}0. fin the 41b. Loaf. There are others who sell from }id. to I}4d. below that price. Linseed Oil Cake at the Mill, per thousand Rape Cake, per ton ----......—...,.................,.. PRICES OF Per lb. rl: to 561 b... 19 20 Ditt0.....—.60 to 661 b... 21 22 Dressing Hides 14i 17 Fine Coach Elides 19 21 Crop Hides, 35 to 4.01 b. 14; 154 to 501 b 15} 171 Ditto 2O LEATHER. Per lb. d tod. Tanned Horse Hides.. 16 18 Sp•inish Ditto -22 26 I'er dozen. Cat( Skins... 36 to 4(lb. 18 24 Ditto 50 to 701 b. 24 30 Ditto 70 to 801 b. 22 24 Small Seals, Greenland 20 22 Quartern 41b. Wheat, Barley. Oats. Flour, per cwt. per barrel per barrel per barrel , 20 stone. 16 stone. 14 stone. Ist. 2d. ---- --- ----- s. it. as. d. s. d. as. d. s. d. as. d. s. d. as. d . s. ii. as. d. 1 C0rk.....,.. 12 0-36 6 16 0-17 01 8 4-15 0 20 0-24 ( 12 0 - 18 0 Limerick 30 0-31 8 10 6-20 0 10 4-13 0 18 0-21 0 0 0-15 0 Waterford 27 0-35 0 10 0- 16 0 6 0 -14 0 18 0-22 0 10 0-15 0 Cloinnel —3O 0-31, 010 6-16 012 8-14 020 0-25 0 12 0-16 0 Car10w.,.... 30 0-36 0 12 0-19 0 12:0-14 0 20 6-21 0 0 0— 0 0 Beef, Mutton,' Pork, gaiter. per lb. per lb. ' per cwt. Ist. 2d. 3d. 4th. sth. _— -- --- ---- d. a d. d. a d. s. d. a s. d. M. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Cork 4 —6 4 6 22 0 —24 092 078 059 048 ') 40 0 Limerick-4 --5444-6 30 0— 35 072 0 61 056 0 48 0 40 0 Waterford 4 5 5 —6 20 0-- 26 673 070 066 053 0 0 ci onme i _ 3 —5 4 —6 et 0 —2B 072 065 060 058 0 56 0 Carlow-- 4 —SEO —0 00_ 00750 65 0 :.5 o—o 0 .. MARRIED. Cio rlg. s, d. as. d.ls. .1. as. d. On the 21st inst. at St. George's, BloomsbnrY , ~ 10te t 20 0-24 ( 12 0-18 0 Upham Barry, Esq. of Torrington-square, to E 14 0-21 0 0 0-15 0 nill 0 , tilda, youngest daughter of the late T. Dodd, 94. 18 0-22 0 10 0-15 0 20 0-25 012 0-16 0 Montague-street. 20 6-21 0 0 0- 0 , I Butter. DIED. Of On the 10th inst. at Littleton Glebe, Tipperary' 1 d. a d. S. d. a s. &Is. d. s. d. s. (I. s. d. s. d. r : bare, the wife of the Rev. Richard French Laurence',o - icon 4 6 4 0-24 0920 78 059 048') 40 0 near Dorchester, Dorset, the Rev. David Henry Vil On the 22d inst. at the Rectory-house, Broad, 44-6 30 0-35 0,72 061056048 0 40 0 ag ed 74 , , 5 6 20 0-26 673070 0 66 o 5.3 o— o - 0 ' 4 6 et 0-28 072 065 060 r.. - )8 0 56 0 d 1 1 ' C . wnes, Eeq. of Lowestoft, age . 1. Rey i o 0 00—0075065 0 5 0 0 0 At Huckworthy Bridge, near Tavistock, the 1 Jahn Dawson Do C. Luitnore. KILKSPINV.—Butter to —B. per cwt. ; Wheat 335. to 365. per barrel; Flour 21s. to 425. per bag; Oath 10s. to 12s. per bar- rel ; B sley 15s. to 17s. ; Beef td, to 5%d. per lb. ; Mutton 43yd. p rix TSD as. . . MURDO . YOUNC I, 7 to sd. • Potatoes 2d. per stone; Co a l s I s . id . per cw t .; B aco.i Pigs 225, to 295, per cwt.firms, 112, &WAND, LON/1014. 114 THE ARMY. Lord Fitzroy Somerset, as" Military Secretary te ar i o Lord Hill, Commanding-in-Chief, went through b ia yesterday, at the Horse Guards. tf is' A few Generals, and about fi fty other o ffi cers, - meted militarY business with his Lordship. On Saturday the last division of the 84th Reserve C°113 :01 panies, under the command o f M a jor Vaughan,arr at Limerick from Longford, on route to Cork. 'P e D a Royal Hussars, from Dublin, arrived at Newbrid ... g e o, Thursday. Paymaster Sherlock, of the 87th RIP': is dismissed the service. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. LIVERPOOL. MONDAY, MAY 25.—High water three minutes .r - , four o'clock.--Wind E.N.E.—Ar r ived the Sa g i tei Cummings, from Monte Video ; Alfred, Egypt; Georgia, M'lntoeh, Londond e rry ; Cordelist" — Belfast. CLEARED OUTWARDS.—.The Commerce, Barteeoi o St. Petersburgh ; Betty, B a i ns , f or Nassau ; A L ti a do, King, for Valparaiso, Arica, an d Li ma ; Silas Holdridge, far New York. and SONTAG'S husband is a German Count , - .0 at the termination of her pre s ent engagement the - assume her proper title.—Morning Paper. c THOMAS MOORE, the poet, is now at -be tenham.— Warwick Advertiser. t he IRISH ESTIMATES.—The Committee °- House of Commons, now bitting on the Irish E 4 t ilni ‘i to are, we understand, determir.ed to carry retren cbroe p ific a this department of expe n ditn re i n t o th e v e ry losvelV, paid for by the public pur se . Thi s d a y Si r A. 1 3 .:;„ . t e a0 r M Bart.. Stationer to his ijesty ; Mr. Gatensox. to his Majesty ; and Mr. STOKER, received suenro,,u'-` to attend before the Committee, and were to sail for r•l i ; land in the evening. The retrenchments to be t 5 the Post-Office, we understand, will be equal to 7 . ‘ ) • made in the Customs and E xc i se a f ew y ear s ago.--"m lin Evening Post. On Saturday Captain Ross left Woolwic h 1 ,/ his steam-vessel, the Victory, with w hi c h he is 3 7:0 once more to attempt the discovery of the Norelk,' Passage, but in this instance, it is said, the expedifil ee r equipped entirely at his own expence. The steauer employed in the Victory is on a wholly new prince 0. being so contrived as to combine every advantage of Inv power, with perfect capability as a sailing eels eL fi xe d boilers used occupy so small a space, that they are r between the engines; the consumption of fuel one -13114 and r d i mai t it h yi e e y w i inn ei a g uy i n t b t .e o f ai t engines jt h pn e eontsheedr w ad va n t age dt only n wt, aoghneie:hf gainedr leaves o thethose tsde !e l masts, and rigging wholly unencumbered. It only I; mains to be seen whether the engines so constructed be adequate to all the purposes of difficult steam OsS; gation, and a doub!e interest therefore in regar d to promotion of science now attends Captain Ross's pro' voyage. Tus.n WHAT'S IN A NAME.—An American ..T et of the 29th ult., received last night, contains the tbil°ll : ing paragraph :-4 , Married—At Fall River, Aft Monday morning, Mr. ANDREW C. F EAR ING, 111er tf, Boston, to Miss ALDIBOILONTIPHOSCOPHORINO tioir of the former place." CHELMSFORD PETTY SESSION'S, FRI.'- A - ft to MAY 222.—JOHN TE RRY , M OSIAR M EA D, MEAD, and Joint TILLEY, were put to the bar arj rather a curious charge,—that of having broken, outfahr the poor-house at Great Waltham, and wilfully and ciously supported themselves by their own !about. prisoners had, during the winter, been inmates of.thel ea t, house ; about a week since, having obtained ernplaY ale : n i they requested permission to leave; this was refused,' t ; iji , they in consequence absconded. Such an offence f ing ly ; was not to be overlooked, and th e constable al:- over'.' apprehended them at their work; " f or ," s aid l i cie, seer, "we have supported them six months far t heir pleasure, and we will supp or t them the other six 0°- ip for our own ; if we allowed paupers to leave the boa l/e ,,,.. summer, we should be deluged with them in winter. The Chairman said this was rather a novel doctrine; sides, he was not aware of any law to prevent a °r i ll ; working; this was doubtless an oversight of the Leg r . ' ture,—and, in this enlightened age, he should not he 6ii eh, prised at a pauper's appealing against a conviction WO ° an offence. The prisoners were therefore discharged. The fine weather during the past and pre s i ll o week, has altered the appearance of the country' ."-of wonderful degree, and brightened up the expectati mo o , the farmers. The corn and grass lands are looking f° luxuriantly, and the prospect of cider from the Pr 6 " - . .., blossom is said to be more abundant than ever knav e°. Devonport Telegraph. EXTRAORDINARY BIRTH.—On bi t at the house of her mother, Mrs. CLARKE, Spon-sty ' Coventry, the wife of FREDERICK Caatamcas, of the 14th Light Dragoons, was delivered of foal': p born children. We are happy to say the woman i 8 fair way of recovery. —Leamington 'Spa Courier. , On Thursday last a young man of the ill °1 0: of JOHN NORBURN, a nail-maker, was murdered b,/, brother WILLIAM. An inquest was held on the b ey Saturday, at the house of Mr. Hoaxsuax, the Gardfco. Arms, Thorpe-common. It appeared from the et, that there existed a family grievance ; and on the 07 o t question, Wm. NORBURN went to deceased and chsli efiv a him to tight, and before quitting the shop he took a i t liF piece of hot nail iron, and thrust it into deceased's " s he' and twice into his liver. Deceased immediately lefg , ho shop to fight, but before he had advanced sixty yard, r e fell down, and shortly afterwards expired. The Ju r l o si turned a verdict of " Wilful Murder" against Wi z ':ito NORBURN, who has since been conveyed to York O s ' g ,) await his trial.— Sheffield Courant. 'Viet or BIRTHS. On the 25th inst. at the residence of her ino Mecklenburgh.square, the lady of R. S. Ruddach, g" 54. Englefield-green, of a daughter. Off On the 23d inst. in Arlington-street, the LadY St eph enson, of a daughter. In Dublin, the lady of the Rev. W. Betty, of a dauge . At the rectory, Aston Sandford, the wife of the James Cooper, of a daughter. At Sluley-house, Norwich, the lady of the Re''' Cubitt, of a son.